On Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, the most underrated runningback in NFL history Fred Taylor, surpassed the 10,000 rushing yards mark. He became the 21st person in history to reach that milestone. Not bad for a guy labeled as ‘Fragile’ early in his career.

I found this post on a Fantasy Football message board, FFToday, and thought this guy accruately described Fred Taylor. I know we’re talking about real football, but a lot of Fred negative image in the fan’s eyes is due to his poor fantasy football performances over the years.

I’ve seen him bust moves to deek out defenders, his feet are quick and he’s damn nimble for a guy his size. He’s got surprising power and could both go up the gut and around the corner. He’s got it all - hands, burst, vision, and in the open field good luck catching him because he also had breakaway speed.

He’s knocked by FFBers more than just about any player year after year and it’s a shame. He’s one of the best RBs in the NFL. Maybe not today, but certainly in his prime. He deserves a lot more respect than he gets. Warrick Dunn gets way more love and he’s been hurt more and had up & down production his whole career. Taylor has been the man, and 10,000 yds in that short a time is amazing.

He’s also not a douchebag - in an age of Larry Johnsons with the holdouts and attitude, Fred Taylor is playing the elder statesman to MJD and enjoying every minute of it. Lose GL carries? So what - long as the team wins. Never EVER hear a gripe out of him. The only time I heard him complain was when they were losing - he’s a total team guy. Gotta respect that.

Congratulations Fred! We at Mugdish love you!