Trotter's Takes

Jim Trotter

October 22, 2007

Redskins safety Sean Taylor is quietly having an outstanding season. The fourth-year vet (right) had an interception in each of his last three games, giving him four for the year, and almost had two more on Sunday at Green Bay.... Could this week's trip to play winless Miami be Tom Brady's sternest test of the season? Stop laughing. The Pats QB is 2--4 lifetime as a starter on the Dolphins' home field and has not had a plus turnover differential in his last three trips to South Florida. His passer rating was below 78.0 in each of those games.... Yes, the Bears are injured on defense, but they've allowed 149 points through six games—one fewer than their total after 12 last season. Said defensive end Alex Brown after a 34--31 loss to the Vikings that dropped Chicago to 2--4, "If there's a panic button anywhere around, we all need to race to it."