Comments on: Pete Prisco Insults L.J., Leaves Him Off Top 50

By: SEANBCOOL

SEANBCOOL — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:02:43 +0000

He averaged 3.5 yards a carry and 6.2 yards a reception. He had 3 TDs in 8 games. How was he not doing that bad?

Fred Taylor averaged 5.4 YPC last season and 5.0 the year before that, with over 1,000 yards each season. That’s with Maurice Jones-Drew sharing carries.

I don’t Larry Johnson not making this list has anything to do with anyone criticizing him. It’s not like anyone specifically left him off the list as a personal slight against him. He just didn’t make the cut after the season he just had.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:54:13 +0000

Plus, we were 4-4 with L.J., and beating the Packers and driving when he went down. We were 0-8 without him. That being said, I can’t possibly imagine that he isn’t one of the 50 best players in the league, based on his importance to the Chiefs. He really wasn’t that bad early on, despite no line and playing against monstrous front sevens (SD, MIN, JAX, etc…). I just can’t wait until L.J. steps back on the field and silences his critics. Been waiting for that day for too long now.

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:59:26 +0000

Yah Dwight Freeney and Steven Jackson had down seasons too. I am not worried about LJ, if Fred Taylor or any other RB ran behind that line last year they would look awful too. LJ was barely left off that list, he doesnt get hurt he is on it.

If LJ has a bad season this year than I will worry, but almost everyone on the Chiefs had a horrid season last year.

By: SEANBCOOL

SEANBCOOL — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:48 +0000

Well, consider this Adam:

Is this list an annual sort of thing? If this ranks the top 50 players RIGHT NOW, based on the most recent season, LJ should not even be considered for it. He had a pedestrian season in ‘07. Fred Taylor, on the other hand, greatly complemented a team that played into January.

Even if the list has never been done by this source before, I’m fairly sure that’s how it was intended. It can’t really be argued that LJ had his most horrid season starting ever in 2007. Even before the injury, it was relatively painful to watch. Let’s just hope he makes the list next year.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:34:55 +0000

This isn’t the career achievement awards, people. This is which guy would you rather have playing for your team, right now? I’m pretty sure L.J. would be just about every GM in the NFL’s choice.

By: SEANBCOOL

SEANBCOOL — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:04:05 +0000

Jeanne has some great points, Adam. Fred Taylor has had a fantastic career despite injury, etc. He’s one of the greats.

I agree that Larry Johnson should probably crack the list, but perhaps not at the expense of Fred Taylor.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:41:22 +0000

The Steelers do! Fred Taylor completely destroys them. He broke the “most yards allowed” record against them and then came back like six years later and broke it again.

And you can’t say that Fred didn’t suffer from being on a low radar team. He’s had 7 1,000 yard season and that is with him being injured half the time. No one really even talked about how amazing it was that he broke the 10,000 yard mark and that he is 17th in all time rushing. After missing about two and half seasons to injury.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:28:12 +0000

Fred Taylor is good, Jeanne, but Larry Johnson is an elite player. I honestly don’t think there’s a defense out there that fears Taylor more than L.J. I don’t.

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:28:45 +0000

You can just search our video category:

http://arrowheadaddict.com/category/chiefs/chiefs-video/

By: ComeSackMyQB

ComeSackMyQB — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:50:22 +0000

hey, i was just over checkin out arrowhead pride and they have an awesome Ja Cha video, i think the kid is gonna compliment LJ very well and eventually become more, we oughta have a spot on here where we can put videos we find for all of us to check em out