Sean Taylor struggling???

I'm looking at a player who this year, has attempted to over compensate for changes, as well as injuries to a secondary which as a whole, did not perform to the best of their abilities. He has not performed at the pace of the previous two years, but there are varying reasons for it. Sean will bounce back when we establish a little more stability around him, and he has the opportunity to play with the same group for an extended period of time. Let's face it, he's had to play next to no less than three different players this season. He therefore found himself pressing, trying to do too much, being out of position, and missing tackles, feeling more of a responsibility to make plays.

For the hundreth time. Why is he getting the blame when nobody on the defense is helping him?

When is a safety the cornerstone of a defense? I have never seen a good defense that is built around a safety.
Great point. Taylor has all-pro abilitity, but I believe it will only be drawn out if we get more consistent play from the front seven. We should probably be in position to draft Gaines Adams as a stud DE with the first round pick. We should probably look try to catch another Golsten with the latter picks and address the MLB deficiencey thru free agency. Once we address the issues up front, Taylor will re-emerge as the playmaker we saw in his first two seasons.

ST is the redskins new LA. He is out of position often and misses a ton of tackles. Sure he makes big hits once in a while but he is too undisciplined to become a superstar.

ST is the redskins new LA. He is out of position often and misses a ton of tackles. Sure he makes big hits once in a while but he is too undisciplined to become a superstar.
I feel the jury is still out - Taylor was on the verge of superstardom last season. Let's see what he looks like next year after Gibbs addresses issues on the front seven.

ST is the redskins new LA. He is out of position often and misses a ton of tackles. Sure he makes big hits once in a while but he is too undisciplined to become a superstar.


ST is a monster. Don't compare him to LA. First and foremost he isn't hurt. Second, he is a freak of nature and his time to shine is much shorter than LA's. Take a deep breath, ST has everything in front of him. He is currently on a bad team trying to find it's way. Next year will be different!!!

sorry that my football knowledge isn't as great as the magnificent grimreapers, but I'm glad you want to talk about fundamentals. isn't tackling a football fundamental? right now, i don't think Sean Taylor could tackle me. isn't pass coverage keeping the opposition in front of you? Taylor still trying to peek into the backfield, as every tom, dick, and harry goes blowing by him. and the biggest fundamental a safety learns in pop warner, is don't let anyone behind you. anyone have a guess on how many times this has happened this season? the defense being horrible isn't all Sean Taylors fault. but no way he gets a free pass. he was just as bad as everyone else

My three year old could tackle you.

You were the one who labled Taylor as a marginal player. Own up to your misguided claim.

Marginal players don't get NFC players of the week.

It is obvious Taylor suffers from being on a bad defense, but I do think he is often out of postion and misses too many tackles going for knock out hits. He has the potential to be a great player, but I do not think he is one yet.

ST is a monster. Don't compare him to LA. First and foremost he isn't hurt. Second, he is a freak of nature and his time to shine is much shorter than LA's. Take a deep breath, ST has everything in front of him. He is currently on a bad team trying to find it's way. Next year will be different!!!



i agree with you 100% thank you for not buying into that crap. sean is the best player we have on defense bottom line, you lose him you have nothing. hes been playing through injury as well this season, something lavar (hate mentioning that bums name) never did. when ST sits out for 6 weeks with a thigh bruise then you can make calls like that. i agree with you 100% next season will be better for him, provided our D as a whoile gets thier head out of thier ass. its like a snowball effect, do people think that its easy to watch your team give up plays and not want to do anything and everything to win. when has sean ever complained or said anything stupid to the media, in fact when as he ever said anything, let him do his job.

My three year old could tackle you.

You were the one who labled Taylor as a marginal player. Own up to your misguided claim.

Marginal players don't get NFC players of the week.
first off, I'm 6'2" 245lbs, so i don't think your 3 year old would be tackling me anytime soon.
secondly, right now, in my eyes, Taylor is a marginal NFL player
and lastly, how many times has Taylor been player of the week? can you name one game, other then the Carolina game, when Taylor has played well? if you look thru some of the players of the week, I'm sure you will find some marginal players that could shine for just that one week. i like Taylor. i think he has a world of talent. but he has under achieved this season.

ST is the redskins new LA. He is out of position often and misses a ton of tackles. Sure he makes big hits once in a while but he is too undisciplined to become a superstar.

Well put - Sean Taylor is as good at playing safety as a healthy Lavar was at playing OLB. Both go for the big highlight reel hits and are often caught out of position.