stillers4me
01-21-2011, 07:10 PM
Ike Taylor doesn’t have an island named after him. But his territory in the Steelers’ secondary has become a troubling place for opposing wide receivers.
Never is Taylor mentioned by the national media in any discussion about the NFL’s top cornerbacks. Never does he receive national acclaim like Darrelle Revis of the Jets.
But Taylor has defended the pass well enough since becoming a starter in 2005 that he believes he’s earned his own piece of the turf.
“Revis has his own island,” Taylor said, “but I’ve got like a little block. And I don’t want anybody coming into my block or disrespecting my block.”
"What’s the name of Taylor’s block?
“I don’t have a name for it, but it’s my block,” he said............
Read more @ http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1501/2011/january/20/steelers-taylor-defends-his-turf.html
Never is Taylor mentioned by the national media in any discussion about the NFL’s top cornerbacks. Never does he receive national acclaim like Darrelle Revis of the Jets.
But Taylor has defended the pass well enough since becoming a starter in 2005 that he believes he’s earned his own piece of the turf.
“Revis has his own island,” Taylor said, “but I’ve got like a little block. And I don’t want anybody coming into my block or disrespecting my block.”
"What’s the name of Taylor’s block?
“I don’t have a name for it, but it’s my block,” he said............
Read more @ http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1501/2011/january/20/steelers-taylor-defends-his-turf.html