Sean Taylors play

[Southpaw]

Using the word "regressed" is completely inaccurate when describing Taylors season last year. Regression is usually based on a trend, and Taylor had one down season, as did the entire defense. That is not a trend. It's a down season.

And describing his play for last season as poor is a matter of perspective. He blew a few coverages, but he had 35 more tackles last season, than the average of his first two seasons, so it's just as easy to say the front seven blew quite a few assignments as well. He obviously had to compensate for the lack of production around him, which directly affected his own production.

With the way the defense performed as a unit last season, it's ignorant to say that Taylor individually cost Washington any games.