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I really liked that Stephan Taylor highlight reel. One play in particular stands out to me -- Taylor's TD reception against Oregon State in 2012, which was a season-changing play. Stanford was behind 23-14 and was not playing well. Taylor's TD was a great individual effort. It turned the game around and kept us on track for the Rose Bowl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_ucs2_ve0

Actually, it was more than a great individual effort.  Hogan made a great effort, buying time in the pocket and getting rid of the ball to Taylor just a blink before he would have gotten sacked.  Of course, Taylor's individual effort is great, including a nice juke that allowed him to beat the defender one-on-one and get to the first down.  But then Drew Terrell gets a nice block on two Beavers at the 20 yard line that allows Taylor to spring out of the sideline.  And of course, Taylor dazzled again with a sick stiff-arm at the 12 yard line that gave him a path to the end zone, and then a burst of speed to make it into the end zone before a pair of Beavers converged upon him.

Great team effort, highlighted by three great individual efforts.  A lesser QB would have gotten sacked or thrown the ball away.  Without Terrell, Taylor's block gets a nice gain, but no touchdown.  And of course, Taylor had a great run.

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[BostonCard]

I really liked that Stephan Taylor highlight reel. One play in particular stands out to me -- Taylor's TD reception against Oregon State in 2012, which was a season-changing play. Stanford was behind 23-14 and was not playing well. Taylor's TD was a great individual effort. It turned the game around and kept us on track for the Rose Bowl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_ucs2_ve0

Actually, it was more than a great individual effort.  Hogan made a great effort, buying time in the pocket and getting rid of the ball to Taylor just a blink before he would have gotten sacked.  Of course, Taylor's individual effort is great, including a nice juke that allowed him to beat the defender one-on-one and get to the first down.  But then Drew Terrell gets a nice block on two Beavers at the 20 yard line that allows Taylor to spring out of the sideline.  And of course, Taylor dazzled again with a sick stiff-arm at the 12 yard line that gave him a path to the end zone, and then a burst of speed to make it into the end zone before a pair of Beavers converged upon him.

Great team effort, highlighted by three great individual efforts.  A lesser QB would have gotten sacked or thrown the ball away.  Without Terrell, Taylor's block gets a nice gain, but no touchdown.  And of course, Taylor had a great run.

BC