There is good news on the Manbearpig, ahem, Rendrick Taylor front. It turns out that his season ending injury wasn’t as bad as initially reported. But for no reason that I can easily discern, no one in the media bothered to report that it wasn’t that bad until just recently. Well now Rendrick is already back practicing at full speed.

I got tackled a few times today and fell on the elbow and it didn’t hurt at all. I bounced up excited and ready to get out there and make another play. Today was a real good day for me. I felt like I got a lot of my confidence back to take hit on and get out there and make plays.

I for one am certainly glad to have him back.

Lock your doors and board up your windows. Manbearpig is a beast out to destroy secondaries and your best defensive schemes — if not civilization as we know it.

The foremost Manbearpig experts agree that the elusive creature has successfully avoided capture, even photography throughout time leaving nothing but hastily rendered sketches. However there is a man believed to share very similar characteristics.

That man is 6′1″ 225 pound true sophomore Rendrick Taylor. And he’s reportedly having a very good off-season. That includes 4 catches in the spring game for 174 yards, which includes a 97 yard touchdown reception. (Aside from the 97 yarder, his other three receptions averaged a measly 25.7 yds.) He’s done even more than improve his hands and confidence. He has also improved his speed. His 40 time has dropped from 4.6 to 4.45.

“Monster” or “beast”, which do you prefer?

UPDATE: The Anderson Independent Mail has more (thanks TigerPundit). I neglected to mention that Manbearpig has apparently beaten out freshman All-ACC receiver Aaron Kelly for the starting gig at the ‘x’ receiver slot.