ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Darryl Tapp cared. It starts there.
Devin Taylor's improved production in 2015 with the Detroit Lions began over a season earlier and it started with a move that likely barely registered to him.
The Lions signed Tapp in free agency before the 2014 season. Lions coaches understood the effect Tapp's positivity and energy had on younger players. Soon after signing him, ex-Lions defensive line coach Jim Washburn gave him scouting reports on every defensive lineman from Ndamukong Suh down to Taylor.
Washburn gave Tapp personality traits, strengths, weaknesses and hinted where he could help.