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Jamar Taylor wanted to Quit...

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by dolfan40, Apr 21, 2014.

  1. dolfan40

    dolfan40 Well-Known Member

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    Dolphins second-year CB Jamar Taylor told the Idaho Statesman that he considered quitting football during his disappointing rookie season. Last year's 54th overall pick, Taylor was part of a Jeff Ireland draft class that provided the team with next to nothing in 2013. Taylor only*got on the field for 45 defensive snaps. "It was to the point last year I thought I was done playing football," he said. "I didn’t want to play anymore. I was out of it. Thank God for my girlfriend, my family, my pastors and God — because I made it through and kept working. I’m really looking forward to this year....

    http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/for...all+(IdahoStatesman.com+Boise+State+Football)
     
  2. ckparrothead

    ckparrothead Draft Forum Moderator Luxury Box

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    You need to learn how to put links in your posts. Especially when you start threads.
     
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  3. SICK

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    Well doesnt he sound like a guy ready to face adversity. I know I'd love to suit up next to him every game */sarcasm*
     
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  4. Kucha

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    Can't help but think that unaddressed locker-room cancers can fuel thoughts like these. Hopefully, things will improve in this regard.
     
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  5. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    OMG! Someone had a problem and people helped him through it! The HORROR!
     
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  6. dolfan40

    dolfan40 Well-Known Member

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  7. LBsFinest

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    If he can't beat out Finnegan he sucks.
     
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  8. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    Unless Finnegan comes back to form. There is a chance of that. Not a great one, but it is a possibility.
     
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  9. ckparrothead

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    I don't think it's a great sign for a player's all around mental stability when you hear he needed to be convinced by others not to quit football during his rookie season.

    Especially when that player is only marginally talented to where nothing is really ever going to be 'easy' for him. Especially dealing with his kidney issues. He's going to need uncommon mental fortitude in order to excel. This is not a good sign that he has that.

    Nobody's convicting the man of a crime. We're trying to figure out how likely it is that he ever ends up a player worth talking about.
     
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  10. Dol-Fan Dupree

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    I do not think it is rare for people who work hard at something and have a set back to have a moment where they consider quitting.

    I know movies and our society likes to champion the guy who goes through a bunch of stuff, and never even comes close to doubting himself. Which happens much less than the guy who goes through a bunch of stuff and then gets some help from friends and family.

    To be honest, in our society, I think it shows stronger mental fortitude to admit that he went to some trouble and had his friends help him out than to keep it to himself. Especially in a sport that creates a culture of the classic 80s action hero tough guy.
     
  11. ckparrothead

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    I don't know what movies you're watching but this is one of the most commonly played conventions in drama, so yeah I think Hollywood rather enjoys portraying characters go through so much adversity that they must overcome self-doubt.
     
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  12. Sceeto

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    Thanks again lil' Jeffy.
     
  13. invid

    invid Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I'm just glad our draft picks are healthy finally. Let's hope previous medical issues don't rear their ugly heads.
     
  14. CaribPhin

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    I don't think he was saying they had to convince him to keep playing. Just that they were a support system. People lose hope sometimes. But what I found interesting was the contrast of quotes:

     
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  15. ckparrothead

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    Yeah, he talks the talk pretty good. But then when he has to go through the crucible of all that competition, he's got to be convinced not to quit.

    I'm just saying it's not a good sign. He's not a guy where everything is ever going to be "easy" for him. He's going to have to overcome more adversity than most if he wants to make it. Is that fair? No. Does fairness matter? No.
     
  16. invid

    invid Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Where are you extracting that?
     
  17. FinNasty

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    Doubt can be powerful man. When you've been on top of the world athletically your whole life... you've never known failure. Experiencing that for the first time can be hard and is a big learning experience. Sounds like, while the adversity was tough, he pushed through it and came out of the other side stronger and better.
     
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  18. Serpico Jones

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    Did you read the article?
     
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  19. VManis

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    There are plenty of players who have talked about how they almost quite in face of adversity but then hunkered down and became an elite player, our own Cam Wake comes to mind. The only thing odd about the quote is that a player generally doesn't admit to the "almost quitting" part until they have succeeded. So the take away in my opinion is either Taylor is the kind of person who just tells it like it is regardless of how it might make him look or he is so confident in his rise to success that part of the story is a given in his mind.

    OK, I'll admit I didn't read the article before posting this. Now that I have its definitely the later and TBH you need that kind of cockiness to be a NFL CB.
     
  20. invid

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    Yep. Seemed to me that the reoccurring injuries are what brought doubt, not just competition.
     
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  21. djphinfan

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    I believe in the kids talent, maybe the whole kidney thing is depressing and holding him back, making him feel like he will never be what he could if become, idk.
     
  22. Bumrush

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    While I agree with you for the most part, remember this guy?

    http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/12/26/5246614/keenan-allen-quit-chargers-nfl

    Guy wound up with over 1000 yards and was a key reason why San Diego made the playoffs and advanced to the second round.
     
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  23. djphinfan

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    Teddy bridgewater wanted to quit.
     
  24. Limbo

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    This is a non-story. Guy's a 23 year-old human being who had a wave or two of doubt when he met frustrating setbacks as he started working in his profession. Wow. That's...totally understandable.
     
  25. Hellion

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    Here and there
    And this guy DID quit.

    [​IMG]

    Think (as usual) too much is being made out of a story.
     
  26. NUGap

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    Personally I think it's a little different for a 18 year old freshman to be having doubts in his first time away from home versus a 23 year old professional who has been playing football for 5-6 years in a relatively unfamiliar environment.
     
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  27. Itsdahumidity

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    The one position in the league where mental fortitude, amnesia & having thick skin are requirements? This is not a good look for Jamar. IMO we're drafting a cb maybe no later than the 4th rd.
     
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    I never had a job during my working years that I didn't want to quit at one time or another. In fact I quit a couple of jobs when I was in my early 20's. So I don't hold it against him if he became so frustrated last year that he might have thought about quitting the game.

    That being stated, Taylor needs to show a lot more this season or he just might not be the person making the decision regarding his future in the NFL. I'll give him a pass for last year because he was injured most of the season, but that is only a one year pass, as far as I am concerned.
     
  29. djphinfan

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    I mean I think at one time he was fearful for his life no?
     
  30. Triggercut

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    After college, the NFL draft process and finding his kidney condition, the hernia failing to heal, the torn groin. This guy was top of the top at CB last in college, and it was a huge blow and drag down to reality.

    I'm glad he has a strong support system and is motivated to face the competition and be successful.

    The process is never-ending.
     
  31. MikeHoncho

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    Hoping he doesn't give up the dream and takes full advantage of this opportunity.

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  32. GMJohnson

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    Some of you guys ought to put down the gavel and grab a muzzle.

    Where I come it takes a lot of strength and fortitude to admit that you had doubts or pitfalls to overcome. It's no wonder a lot of players do their best to say absolutely nothing of substance to the media.
     
  33. HardKoreXXX

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    ****ing Ireland, man

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  34. Fin D

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    A-freaking-men and kudos to the both of you.

    I'm really starting to hate our fans.
     
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    the poor house
    well is it any wonder we were horrible last season seems like Ireland was the cancer that was spreading throughout the whole orginazation.
     
  36. LBsFinest

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    we should do that regardless.
     
  37. slickj101

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    What took you so long?
     
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  38. djphinfan

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    They'll be kissin his *** this season.
     
  39. MrClean

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    You're only starting to just now?
     
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  40. PhinishLine

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    Why? 23 isn't exactly the pinnacle of self actualization and maturity. A lot of rookies have a hard time in their first year. I think Jamar just actually was one of the ones that spoke on it. He didn't quit. He's still here and ready to compete. If he sucks he sucks and we'll find that out when it comes. But, I don't see this as any ready of the tea leaves that he's not dedicated to football.
     

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