Is Taylor Jacobs Injury Prone?

Thanks to Scowan for posting this article (http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=7343)

and to Redskins_P for the poll idea

and to TAFKAS just for being TAFKAS :biggthump

For me its too early to tell, but I am a little worried. Hopefully if he can recover quicker than everyone thinks, and he'll come in and contribute. I still have faith in him and I still believe he'll play an important role in our offense.

The problem is - Most of Jacobs injuries have been odd. Turf Toe in the preseason isnt something that we should spend a massive amount of time worrying about. If this was the season chances are he'd be playing and we wouldn't even know he had it. However, they take extra precaution during the pre-season to keep everyone healthy.

I think its too early to tell, but one thing I dont get about the guy. Last year they say he was the fastest reciever on the roster. I hear people talk about him like he's the next Ricky Sanders, but I have yet to really see anything that would make me believe that. I'm not being a smart-ass, but I really want to know why everyone is so high on this kid.

All of the CBs coming to Redskins park have nothing but praise for the guy. I believe Coles was shocked at how great he was, Champ said he could be the best WR on the team, Rogers said he'd never had trouble covering anyone in college as much as Taylor Jacobs. If he could get on the field I see big things. If I remember correctly all Gibbs used him for last year were screens... of course... that's about all we ran last year.

Does anyone know what his past injury history was in college and high school. If he did have alot injuries in the past than I would have to vote yes. I'm sure someone on this site knows how to find these stats.

Taylor actually caught the 2nd longest pass play of last year against the Vikings. (45 yards) But we did mostly run screens...

All of the CBs coming to Redskins park have nothing but praise for the guy. I believe Coles was shocked at how great he was, Champ said he could be the best WR on the team, Rogers said he'd never had trouble covering anyone in college as much as Taylor Jacobs. If he could get on the field I see big things. If I remember correctly all Gibbs used him for last year were screens... of course... that's about all we ran last year.

I may be totally wrong, but didn't Jacobs have some injury that caused him to slip to the second round in the draft?

He had the flu on combine day.

I voted yes, only because he's had a spate of injuries that doesn't allow him to compete for the starting lineup. If he weren't injured so much, and he's as good as everyone (including Gibbs) says he is, we'd be seeing much more of him.

Hopefully, this is his last injury of the year and he'll be a consistent receiver who breaks into the Top 3.