Tracking the Preaux Career of Ike Taylor

[DestinCajun]

_ Thanks for saying that.

Personally, I'm grateful for anyone who CHOOSES to wear the Ragin Cajun uniform. You go out on Saturdays and place your bodies on the line for our entertainment. We should be thanking you. _

I agree 100%. Thanks to all who come to UL and play for us. Signed someone who is there watching them.


I will disagree that Ike Taylor (or anyone for that matter) gets places solely on his or her own. Because of others he got an opportunity here. To his credit and through his own hard word and dedication, he took full advantage. I think that is the way it's supposed to work.

[NewsCopy]

The Steelers remain the top-rated defense in the NFL -- No. 2 against the pass, No. 2 against the run. This despite Tom Brady's 399 yards passing and four touchdowns. The handful of defensive mistakes against a New England offense that at one point called 34 consecutive pass plays were costly but correctable. The same can't be said about the Steelers' free-falling offense -- No. 3 and steady on the ground, but No. 24 and stagnant through the air. Yet the performance of the Steelers' defense, particularly the play of the secondary, continues to be debated, analyzed and scrutinized -- ad nauseam. Cornerback Ike Taylor, who has emerged as the Steelers' most indispensable defensive player this season -- indispensable because Steelers cornerbacks are asked to do so much, more than most NFL cornerbacks -- bears the brunt of the responsibility as well as the scorn. "He's good, but it's hard to rate him because he's in a different type of defense," Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson said of Taylor, his chief nemesis among cornerbacks. "A lot of corners that are rated are those that take chances, that take those opportunities to gamble outside of what their system tells them to do. He's a very disciplined corner within the system that he's in." In a surprise move, Taylor was matched one-on-one against New England's Randy Moss for much of the game, following him from one side of the field to the other. Moss caught seven passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Was Moss' big game Taylor's fault? Well, Taylor was assigned to guard Moss. But in the Steelers' defense, Taylor is responsible for playing the run first. Unfortunately, free safety Anthony Smith also played the run on Moss' 63-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. The rest of the story By John Harris TRIBUNE-REVIEW

[NewsCopy]

Ike Taylor knows that his unlikely rise to NFL stardom wouldn't have been possible without plenty of help along the way. That's why it's so important for Taylor, a Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback, to come home to the West Bank every summer so he can pay it forward. Taylor, who came to live with his aunt and uncle in Harvey when he was in seventh grade, hosted his fourth annual "Face Me Ike" youth football camp at Arden Cahill Academy in Gretna on Friday. He was joined by a handful of Steelers teammates and friends from other NFL teams, including Steelers safety Anthony Smith and Saints rookie linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar. "You know, when I was little, I had an opportunity to meet some NFL stars, and it was just all about the memories," said Taylor, a former walk-on at Louisiana-Lafayette who is entering his sixth NFL season. "It was never about who they were. It was about, 'OK, these guys made it. They were successful. I would like to be a part of that.' "You can take away a lot of stuff, but people definitely can't take away a memory. And that's what I'm trying to give back." The rest of the story Mike Triplett The Times-Picayune

[BrudaCajun]

So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight?

[Zeebart21]

_ So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight? _

Ike who?

need I say more? Go Cleveland.

Z

[BrockMeaux]

_ So alot of you hate on him for not saying our university name on TV.

So what did he say tonight? _

Who cares what he did or didn't say on TV. That stuff, like Peanut's, is a bonus. I like Ike for what he did while he was here.

[Boomer]

what is the history of this and what did he say when????? thanks for the info!!!!

[NOCajun]

Since he started playing with the Steelers, every time he would do his introduction on TV, instead of stating his name and where he went to school, he'd just say, "Ike Taylor, swaggin'".

[RaisingCajun08]

Even the commentators made a comment about it. Something like "How can you get a degree from Swaggin?"

Needless to say, I also have lost all respect for that guys for the that yellow and black team wearing #24.

What was funny though, Ryan Clark got cut off when he said what school he was from. All that was aired was Louisiana. Not Louisiana State ... LOL

[RaisingCajun08]

Oh .. Also, what is "swaggin" supposed to mean?

[RedCajun]

In 2005 (right after Katrina), when the Steelers made it to the Super Bowl, Ike stated that he was from New Orleans, LA which was uderstandable considering the # of New Orleans residents scattered all over the country.

As for swagging

[BrudaCajun]

So are you saying he "swagged" it up again?