(S4) - Weekend PT #2 - Old School Football

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Most would assume that because Owen Taylor is a running back, he wouldn’t be a very large man. They would be wrong. At 6’2” and 225 pounds, Taylor is larger than the average man. In fact, many would say that his large stature would be prohibitive to his position. Because of this, if Owen Taylor were to play football in nearly any other era, he would not be a running back. Based on size alone, Taylor would most likely play linebacker or tight end. If you go back to the 50’s, his 225-pound body weight would most likely put him on the offensive line. For the sake of this exercise though, we’re going to put Owen Taylor as a running back in the 1970’s.

An easy comparison would be to that of Hall of Fame fullback, and Steelers legend, Franco Harris. Their size in nearly identical, with Harris being only 5 pounds heavier. Harris is twelfth all-time on the rushing leaders list with 12,120 yards and scored 91 touchdowns. The interesting thing is that while Harris may have been stronger, Taylor is both much faster, and more agile. To take someone with Harris’ stature and give him significantly more speed and decent bit more agility, they would become unstoppable. Unfortunately for Taylor, this isn’t 70’s, and his size advantage is all but non-existent.