For years, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ backfield has orbited around the presence of one man.
A man labeled as “fragile” in the past by fantasy owners, despite his now 11-year career in Jacksonville. A man who, despite being so "fragile," has rushed for more than 10,000 yards and scored 69 offensive touchdowns as a Jaguar. A "fragile" man who has played in 14 or more games in five of his last six seasons.
It is no mystery that Fred Taylor is that man. And now that 32-year-old man sounds ready to pass the torch to Jacksonville’s running back of the future: Maurice Jones-Drew.
Taylor admits that Jones-Drew’s time to be a star in the NFL has come, which means it may be time for him to take a back seat. Although he sees MJD’s star rising, he is not ready to go down without a fight.
Jones-Drew, meanwhile, seems reluctant to usurp the responsibility entirely from Taylor. Despite filling in as the primary ball carrier for Taylor when he went down with a head injury against Denver in Week Six, MJD seems content with sharing the load with Taylor. In that game, Jones-Drew carried the ball 22 times for 125 yards and two scores.
But it was against Denver, after all.
Even still, it may just be Jones-Drew’s time to take over in Jacksonville, regardless of his desire to keep Taylor in the fold. And I think Taylor knows that, too.
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