NFL insider's ridiculous claim of Seahawks trading Darrell Taylor is laughable

Darrell Taylor had a fantastic first game for his new team, the Chicago Bears. He was traded by the Seattle Seahawks to the Bears in the preseason for a sixth-round pick. That is not a lot of compensation for a player who has gotten as many as nine sacks in a season. But as 12s all know, with Taylor, things are not as simple as they might appear.

Still, to give credit where it is due, Taylor did have three total pressures, including two sacks, in Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans. He also appeared to play the run decently well. Will Taylor keep up that kind of production? Likely not.

This is why when The Athletic's (paywall alert) Adam Jahns writes that "it’s only one game, but the trade for Taylor looks like another hit for general manager Ryan Poles, especially because it only cost the team a sixth-round pick."

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Oh, poor Jahns. He likely has no idea what will probably happen for Taylor this year. Maybe he hasn't paid that much attention to Taylor's career with the Seahawks because Jahns covers the Bears and not Seattle. Had Taylor been as consistently productive for Seattle as he was for the Bears in Week 1, the Seahawks would not have traded him.

Unless somehow Taylor has finally had the proverbial lightbulb go off in the few weeks he has been in Chicago, he will likely regress to his normal form. That means Taylor will have a couple of great games in a row and then disappear for five or six games. He will mostly play terrible run defense. That isn't meant as an insult to the player because he isn't a bad guy. He just never stayed consistent.

There is a chance that Taylor has another sack in Week 2. He could have four or five in the first five games. Even if that happens, he could finish with seven or eight along with being a liability in run defense.

In the season Taylor had 9.5 sacks (2022), 6.5 of those sacks came after Week 12. He has always gotten pressure in bunches but has not been able to be counted on for nearly every game. This is what Bears fans should expect.

As Jahns points out, his take on Taylor is based on one game. Let's let the season play out a bit more before deciding whether the Bears got a steal in the move. Seattle has already shipped the sixth-round pick they got from Chicago because ultimately, the Seahawks just wanted to get rid of Taylor. Chicago might feel the same way by the end of the season.

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