Potential Taysom replacement (1 Viewer)

[Fiyo]

I want Taysom back next year and hope he can come back healthy and will restructure his contract if needed. But if anyone else watched the FCS championship, Montana State QB Tommy Mellott gave me TH7 vibes tonight. He’s not as big as Taysom but plays with the same kind of fire. He’s a run-first QB with a good arm and ran, caught and threw for TDs in the first 16 minutes of the Bobcats’ quarterfinal win over San Houston State. I love Taysom’s joker role and what it can add to an offense and would love to see it continue into the future.

 

[DerrickB]

I want Taysom back next year and hope he can come back healthy and will restructure his contract if needed. But if anyone else watched the FCS championship, Montana State QB Tommy Mellott gave me TH7 vibes tonight. He’s not as big as Taysom but plays with the same kind of fire. He’s a run-first QB with a good arm and ran, caught and threw for TDs in the first 16 minutes of the Bobcats’ quarterfinal win over San Houston State. I love Taysom’s joker role and what it can add to an offense and would love to see it continue into the future.

What if the new HC doesn't want that?

 

[Fiyo]

What if the new HC doesn't want that?

Then we don’t try to sign him or spend a late-round pick on him. And we probably cut Taysom regardless of health. But there are some NFL teams that to be searching for a TH7-type player and I was simply pointing that out, because as I said, I appreciate what Taysom added to our offense, especially this season.

 

[cwesleyc]

Taysom is one of one.

 

[picnicwithfish]

That Skatteboo kid could fill a lot of roles but there is only one Taysom.

 

[Fiyo]

That Skatteboo kid could fill a lot of roles but there is only one Taysom.

I just plain want Skattebo even with one of our thirds. But Mellott caught my attention tonight. Not as big Skat, but plays with a similar fire

 

[Elvis]

That Skatteboo kid could fill a lot of roles but there is only one Taysom.

Yet. He set the blueprint for a player who has massive drive and can do a lot of things well but none of them elite. An all around motivated and good football player. Finding those traits will be rare, but there are more out there that don't even realize it and it'll take a special combination of player and receptive coach to see it again. Before Taysom, I think Tim Tebow, Pat White and Jason Campbell could have been that if anyone had had a vision for it.

 

[rsmith2783]

I would love to have another Taysom but as others mentioned he's one of a kind. Also Payton was the one who "invented" his role. No one else has been able to duplicate what we've been able to do with him.

 

[Fiyo]

I would love to have another Taysom but as others mentioned he's one of a kind. Also Payton was the one who "invented" his role. No one else has been able to duplicate what we've been able to do with him.

There’s some truth there … except, Taysom maybe had his best year this year without Payton or Pete … I just think the joker type role can be effective with the right coach, system and player. … How even more dangerous could Lamar Jackson be if he could catch, too with at least a decent QB out there with him at the same time?

 

[SweetT]

Touchdown Tommy is fun to watch.

 

[SweetT]

I would love to have another Taysom but as others mentioned he's one of a kind. Also Payton was the one who "invented" his role. No one else has been able to duplicate what we've been able to do with him.

Are you sure bc TH7 was absolutely balling this year the games he played

 

[reason2believe]

Why do we need a new Taysom. He is great and all, and we needed his contributions on this team. But it doesn’t last long. And it is not a necessity.

 

[Fiyo]

Why do we need a new Taysom. He is great and all, and we needed his contributions on this team. But it doesn’t last long. And it is not a necessity.

True. And we MUST reload at other positions. But an effective Taysom-like weapon isn’t a bad thing to have either. I’m not talking a high draft pick. More likely a UDFA signing. But Taysom makes (or made) players around him better but of his versatility that kept defenses guessing. Not a necessity, but a great thing to have if you do

 

[picnicwithfish]

Why do we need a new Taysom. He is great and all, and we needed his contributions on this team. But it doesn’t last long. And it is not a necessity.

I remembered when the wild cat offense came out and defenses were dumbfounded on seeing it in person. Then someone found a way to stop it and it became a novelty thing. Then came Taysom and all the variants that could be run from him being on the field. Year after year, defenses acted like they had never seen a player like him and continuously failed to stop him. This year, in particular, our entire offensive scheme was different when the defense had to account for him on the field. It just opened up everything. The only thing that stops a Taysom, with his ferocity, is the human factor of injury, and/or a Pete Carmichael that only gave him 3 or 4 plays a game. He eventually takes enough damage that he can’t continue.

 

[NatureBoy]

There is no replacement. It's a unique situation that cant be sourced or counted on. When it presents itself, you'll know and you do the most you can with it. Otherwise, I don't think it's wise to chase unicorns.