He said proven. I'm ready to be pleasantly surprised by Taylor again this preseason, but I don't want to rely on it.
Optimism is gripping the boards lately. We are all penciling in Teixeira, Matarrita, Mena, Shelton, Harrison, and now Taylor as wild successes.
Remember last year at this time when we were doing that with Nemec, Mendoza, Calle, et. al.?
Say Teixeira battles injuries, Matarrita and Mena have large holes in their game, and Shelton and Harrison both play extremely unpolished. Suddenly our defense is just as bad as last year, and our offense is just as one dimensional, relying on Villa. We could definitely use more proven depth to help prevent this.
EDIT: Happy Monday.