Sean Taylor going to the Pro Bowl!

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Now keep in mind that these guys play two different positions, except one year Williams did play FS. Williams is predominatly a SS and Taylor a FS. With that in mind it make sense that Taylor have a few more pass defense's than Williams. Williams has been to the Pro Bowl as a FS and a SS, and Taylor has not even gone as a FS.

By your logic, it also makes sense that Williams gets more tackles(horse collars, in Roy's case) than Taylor, since strong safeties generally play the run first, and the pass second, while free safeties play the pass first, and the run second. Williams does play the run very well, but he also bites on play action more than anyone in the league. He also appears to have learned pass coverage from a block of swiss cheese.

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

By your logic, it also makes sense that Williams gets more tackles(horse collars, in Roy's case) than Taylor, since strong safeties generally play the run first, and the pass second, while free safeties play the pass first, and the run second. Williams does play the run very well, but he also bites on play action more than anyone in the league. He also appears to have learned pass coverage from a block of swiss cheese.

So by YOUR LOGIC, since Taylor is a FS he should have more INT's than Williams, but that is not the case either.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

So by YOUR LOGIC, since Taylor is a FS he should have more INT's than Williams, but that is not the case either.

That's partially because when Taylor is in pass defense, he'd actually rather decleat the receiver, and not just sit back and cherry pick, or wait for them to run by so he can horse collar them like Williams does. And for every route that Roy Williams jumps to make a pick, the other nine times out of ten, he judges it poorly and gets torched for long gains or scores.