Taylor Mays hitting

[|Lucid|]

[quote name='bengalbutch' timestamp='1345430394' post='1148696']
Then by the same token, if Mays is starter material shouldn't he [b]do more against 1st teams than blowing up a fullback that didn't have the ball[/b] ? He isn't exactly lighting it up
[/quote]

Please tell me you understand football better than this....

SMH

[Lewdog]

[quote name='Lucid' timestamp='1345430587' post='1148697']
Please tell me you understand football better than this....

SMH
[/quote]

How many fullbacks do you think Big Jen has blown?

[bengalbutch]

[quote name='Lucid' timestamp='1345430587' post='1148697']
Please tell me you understand football better than this....

SMH
[/quote]
OMG I understand taking out a blocker so your other teammates can make the tackle.

[Oldcat]

[quote name='bengalbutch' timestamp='1345430394' post='1148696']
Then by the same token, if Mays is starter material shouldn't he do more against 1st teams than blowing up a fullback that didn't have the ball ? He isn't exactly lighting it up
[/quote]

Try reading some of the analysis threads to find out what Mays did or did not do. They say it better than I could.

This isn't a competition between Mays and Vontaze and Cedric. They can all do well.

[|Lucid|]

[quote name='bengalbutch' timestamp='1345431958' post='1148703']
OMG I understand taking out a blocker so your other teammates can make the tackle.
[/quote]

I knew you did, which is why i found it odd that you belittled the play.. Mays blew that play up and allowed Atkins to get the TFL. It was a great play.. A very physical one to boot, that can help change the complexion of game.

[|BlackJesus|]

[b]It's even more important to take out the FB than go for the tackle in that scenario based on where he was on the field. [/b]

[unleashed]

[quote name='BlackJesus' timestamp='1345435026' post='1148716']
[b]It's even more important to take out the FB than go for the tackle in that scenario based on where he was on the field. [/b]
[/quote]

Turner was headed to the left behind where the FB was going to block. He had to change direction immediately after Mays destroyed the blocker and ran right into Geno...perfect execution of team play.

[Bengals1181]

[quote name='unleashed' timestamp='1345435572' post='1148722']
Turner was headed to the left behind where the FB was going to block. He had to change direction immediately after Mays destroyed the blocker and ran right into Geno...perfect execution of team play.
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yea I didn't even catch it when I did my analysis, but CincyJungle pointed it out. Atkins is able to make the TFL because the RB was supposed to follow the fullback through the hole, but you see him cut back after the Mays hit and he cuts right into Atkins.

[scharm]

Internet grudges are funny. Mays and Miles clearly look to be upgrading the spot Crocker held.

So what can you pull from what you've seen?

1. Crocker was a band aid that played well enough but moved past his effectiveness.
2. There is an open competition for his snaps
3. The two players trying to win the job look very good.

Mays to me adds and contributes to a very agressive and physical defense. It looks like he is going to set the tone. This is what Marvin and Zimmer have wanted in the AFC North.

[|BlackJesus|]

[center][size=5][i]"It’s called friendly fire. Sometimes that happens. He’s playing aggressive. He’s not playing cautiously. He played pretty good in the game the other day."[/i][/size]
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[center][size=5][b]--- Mike Zimmer, on Mays[/b][/size][/center]

[|BlackJesus|]

[b]Seriously, do you think if Mays killed an opposing WR on the field, that they would stop the game? [/b]
[b]Would the team winning just get the win? [/b]
[b]Would we get the win after the decapitated opponents head rolled 5 yards while still in the helmet? [/b]
[b]What if he killed a guy with a legal hit? Still get fined for "unnecessary roughness"? [/b]

[sois]

forward progress would say ball is down where head stopped rolling

[|BlackJesus|]

[quote name='sois' timestamp='1345508860' post='1148949']
forward progress would say ball is down where head stopped rolling
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[|Bunghole|]

[quote name='sois' timestamp='1345508860' post='1148949']
forward progress would say ball is down where head stopped rolling
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Good answer. My take is that Mays is similar to a young Roy Williams...a brutal hitter, something of a liability in coverage, but a guy you want in there in certain situations to set the tone for the defense, if at all possible. The BJ "friendly fire" quote from Zimmer is accurate. There's no way they dial down Mays' intensity. No chance.

[Homer_Rice]

Inspired by an old spoof song about a certain coach at Ohio State:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MerVQ5UJAaw[/media]


Taylor Mays is on campaign
Hitting guys like a big freight train
Outta control, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I spear this guy

Taylor Mays, I'm a big bloodhound
Don't really know who next I'll pound
Am I good or just deadly?
Whatever it is, Zim's put a spell on me.

Hit Rey, hit Taze
Oh no no ... no

Yeah
Taylor Mays, I'm not cockeyed
Just knock 'em down like drunk barflies
I'm not really, not really blind
But if it's Sunday I'll put a hurt on mankind

No, help me aw yeah! oh no no oh help me...

[|Bunghole|]

You're a kook Homer.



*golfclap*

[sois]

[quote name='Homer_Rice' timestamp='1345511442' post='1149003']
Inspired by an old spoof song about a certain coach at Ohio State:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MerVQ5UJAaw[/media]


Taylor Mays is on campaign
Hitting guys like a big freight train
Outta control, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I spear this guy

Taylor Mays, I'm a big bloodhound
Don't really know who next I'll pound
Am I good or just deadly?
Whatever it is, Zim's put a spell on me.

Hit Rey, hit Taze
Oh no no ... no

Yeah
Taylor Mays, I'm not cockeyed
Just knock 'em down like drunk barflies
I'm not really, not really blind
But if it's Sunday I'll put a hurt on mankind

No, help me aw yeah! oh no no oh help me...
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that's badass

[|Lucid|]

[quote name='sois' timestamp='1345513867' post='1149020']
that's badass
[/quote]

x2

[Jamie_B]

[quote name='sois' timestamp='1345508860' post='1148949']
forward progress would say ball is down where head stopped rolling
[/quote]

[Bengals1181]

[b] Mays feeling at home in Bengals secondary[/b]


[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=1]By [url="http://www.daytondailynews.com/staff/jay-morrison/"]Jay Morrison[/url][/size][/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=1]Staff Writer[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=1][b]CINCINNATI — [/b][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Thursday will be a significant date for Cinicinnati Bengals safety Taylor Mays for reasons beyond the fact the Green Bay Packers are visiting Paul Brown Stadium for a preseason game.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]The day will mark the one-year anniversary of his trade from San Francisco, a blind-side hit that rattled Mays’ confidence and shook him from the west coast comfort zone.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“It was totally unexpected, and it was really tough for me to deal with at the time,” said Mays, a Seattle native and highly touted defensive back at USC whom the 49ers selected in the second round of the 2010 draft.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Mays played in all 16 games as a rookie in San Francisco, starting six, but after just 16 months the team had seen enough and dealt him to Cincinnati for a seventh-round pick.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]The knock was that Mays, a two-time Washington state track champion in the 100 and 200 meters, was more of an athlete playing football than a true football player, a rap he has spent the last 365 days trying to disprove.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“I feel more confident,” Mays said. “Looking back, you kind of see it from the outside looking in. I’m more experienced and playing with a lot more confidence rather than just running around and relying on athletic ability.”[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]At 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds with sprinter speed, Mays obviously has plenty of athleticism.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“I think Taylor has had a good camp and kickoff to the preseason,” Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said. “He just needs to keep moving forward.”[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]And watching where he ‘s going.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]In two preseason games, Mays has injured three players – himself and two teammates, middle linebackers Rey Maualuga and Vontaze Burfict.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Mays hit Rey Maualuga in the opener against the Jets, knocking his former USC teammate out of the game with a knee injury that also forced him to miss last week’s game in Atlanta and likely Thursday’s game against the Packers.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Later in the game against the Jets, Mays knocked himself out with a concussion while delivering a hit on wide receiver Stephen Hill. Then Thursday in Atlanta, he collided with Falcons tight end Michael Palmer at the same time as Burfict, hitting his rookie teammate in the helmet and knocking him out of the game with a concussion.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“Maybe there’s some things that he can keep working on in practice to make sure when he gets into the finish point of those plays that his head and eyes are staying up,” Lewis said. “He’s playing a position, I would say, where our guys are knocking the tail off of folks right now.”[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Although he has started the first two preseason games, Mays is still in a battle with Jeromy Miles for the starting safety job opposite Reggie Nelson. Despite the friendly fire incidents, Mays has been impressive, as has Miles.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“I’d like to come out with one to start with and then figure it out from there,” defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer said. “I don’t know yet. It’s still early. We’re looking at a lot of different combinations.”[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Mays did not start at all last year following the trade, but he did appear in 10 games for the Bengals while adjusting to a new coaching staff, new teammates and new environment.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“Now that I’m here, I’m really happy,” he said. “I feel good on a day-to-day basis with the calls and doing what Zim wants me to do. That was the biggest thing, playing defense the way he wants me to play.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]“I feel a lot better physically, but more mentally, which is a lot more important,” Mays added. “Because putting together the mental part means you can let the physical take over.”

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[|BlackJesus|]

[center][quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1345637113' post='1149553']
[size=5][color=#444444][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mays, a two-time Washington state track champion in the 100 and 200 meters[/font][/color][/size]
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[center][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPmexUhjWk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPmexUhjWk[/url][/center]

[center][size=5][b]... Even Deion Sanders was speechless[/b][/size][/center]

[Tigris]

I've never seen this much nut licking before... oh wait, yes I have. New season, new love.

[|BlackJesus|]

[center][size=5][b]Look at Mays hit as a kid from 0:00 - 0:10 [/b][/size][/center]

[center][size=5][b][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBzcQhFgpUU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBzcQhFgpUU[/url][/b][/size][/center]

[Tigris]

Been killing people on both teams since he was a boy!!

[sois]

Mays + Burfict = Defense Boners