Reading the coverage: Taylor tribute edition

<em>Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky</em> <p><strong>Houston Texans</strong></p> <ul> <li>A <a href="http://blogs.chron.com/nfl/2009/02/join_the_monday_nfl_combine_ch.html" target="_blank">transcript</a> of John McClain's combine chat.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Indianapolis Colts</strong></p> <ul> <li>The city of Indianapolis is ready to <a href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20090217/SPORTS03/902170361/1100/sports03" target="_blank">host the combine</a>, and Mike Chappell looks at what's coming.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Jacksonville Jaguars</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fred Taylor offered to take <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-02-17/story/farewell_fred" target="_blank">less money</a>, but the Jaguars had made up their mind, writes Michael C. Wright. While the team may draft a back, Jack Del Rio intends to use Greg Jones to complement Maurice Jones-Drew.</li> <li>Vito Stellino says Gene Smith is showing he likes to <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-02-17/story/a_change_of_pace" target="_blank">make quick decisions</a> and move on.</li> <li>Pete Prisco says the Jags <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11385867" target="_blank">made a mistake</a> and that Taylor would fit well in Indianapolis or Arizona. (Mike Sando is <a href="/blogs/nfcwest/0-8-149/NFL-casts-off-older-running-backs.html" target="_blank">not so sure</a> about Arizona.)</li> <li>Jones-Drew is now <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-02-16/story/jones_drew_due_for_big_contract_as_featured_back" target="_blank">due a big contract</a>, says Stellino.</li> <li>Gene Frenette says the clock on Taylor's time with the Jags <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/interact/blog/gene_frenette/2009-02-16/taylors_time_with_jags_reaches_expiration_date" target="_blank">had been ticking</a>.</li> <li>Taylor was the <a href="http://wokv.com/blogs/cole_pepper/2009/02/fred-taylors-amazing-run.html" target="_blank">face of the franchise</a>, especially the last couple years, blogs Cole Pepper.</li> <li>A collection of Taylor's <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-02-16/story/quotable_fred_best_quotes_from_fred_taylors_jaguars_career" target="_blank">best quotes</a> during 11 years with the Jags, put together by Scott Kendrick.</li> <li>Taylor <a href="http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-02-17/story/fred_taylor_charts" target="_blank">by the numbers</a>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tennessee Titans</strong></p> <ul> <li>A look at the famous Chuck Cecil <a href="http://data.tennessean.com/v2/bin/pluckTools/display/groupblog.php?blog=96f9f738-ab2a-406c-bf09-a7c50ccfaaed&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A96f9f738-ab2a-406c-bf09-a7c50ccfaaedPost%3A35b9e47e-4862-4833-a53b-38616ea92950&sid=sitelife.tennessean.com" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated cover</a>, courtesy of Gary Estwick.</li> </ul>

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