GoZips Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Any one catch the NFL commercial featuring Jason Taylor?During ESPN2's pre-draft show featuring the college kids and where they might get drafted there was a commercial for the NFL. This commercial featured Jason Taylor.How Jason was selected in the third round. Several shots of his days at Akron. Jasonas a Dolphin. How many great NFL players are not selected until the later rounds, etc.The commercial closed by honoring Jason as the 2006 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I missed that one. Hopefully they run it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I caught it last night, during ONE of the numerous mock drafts that ESPN aired (how many times can they do this??!!). Unfortunately, I had fallen asleep (go figure) and it was only hearing "Jason Taylor" and "Akron" that managed to wake me up. I'm hoping they run it a few more times during the real draft. By the time I had fully recovered from my slumber, there were only 1 or 2 Akron video clips left for me to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Craig Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I saw it. It was great. Showed a picture of him wearing one of those old unis with the moving A on the helmet. Pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 hopefully they show it during the draft to help us get a little bit of national exposure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I did not like the part where they said "they did'nt even know where he played". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmrzipsOL Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I liked the commercial...BUT they don't mention Akron, i thought they did, DVR'd it and they don't say Akron. To follow up on someone else's point, they didn't say "They didn't even know where he played" they said "They didn't know WHAT he played, is he a linebacker or defensive line or is he a basketball player." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I've seen that commercial a few times now and it is great! LOTS of shots of the old school Akron uni! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 BUT they don't mention Akron, i thought they did, DVR'd it and they don't say AkronMy bad! Like I said, I was sleeping I'm pretty sure the word Akron appears on the screen though, correct?I did catch the last shot of #33, in the "Block A" (Owens) helmeted, GB Packer-patterned unis, diving to catch somebody near the sideline. I think they may have shown some old gold, "moving A" (Faust) action as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I just seen the Jason Taylor commercial for the first time, and i thought it was very nice. They even said he was skinny and scouts didnt know where he would play. ha ha. but it did show his name enlarged with Akron next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's great for Jason and a total diss on Akron. C'mon guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's great for Jason and a total diss on Akron. C'mon guys.Yeah, my 12-year-old also thought Akron got trashed a bit in the commercial ("The scouts didn't even know where he came from."). Surprised they didn't include "What's a Zip?!?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I didn't feel it was a diss on Akron. Of course, perhaps I'm just calloused at this point. But the commercial didn't say, "They didn't even know where he played," i.e., didn't even know where Akron was. The commercial says something more to the effect of "They didn't know what position he would play," i.e., linebacker or DE.I didn't get the vibe that they were dissing Akron's program. I thought the exposure was positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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