Sean Taylor, We Loved You and Already Miss You
I cannot believe that Sean is dead. He was my favorite Redskin, with Mike Sellers coming in a close second. Sean was so young and strong and seemed to have found his happiness and stability with his 18 month old daughter and fiancee.
Sean was exactly what you want a Redskins defender to be: smart, hard hitting and extremely quick on the ball. He went to the Pro Bowl last season, despite the Skins D being ranked 31st overall and Sean having to operate in that dysfunctional D environment.
My favorite Sean moment was in 2005 when we were playing the Cowboys at home in December and I was there and Bledsoe tossed a long pass to Terry Glenn. It was an easy catch and could have been a touchdown. But when Glenn saw the Grim Reaper bearing down on him he put his arms behind his back and let the pass go incomplete to avoid the Taylor tackle. We won that game and went on to the playoffs.
Next season again against Dallas Taylor picked up a field goal block and ran it back far enough that we won that game.
This season Sean was nothing short of brilliant. With the added strength of Landry he caught 5 interceptions, which makes him still #2 in the NFL despite the fact that he missed the past two games.
Sean is leading on the pro bowl selections. Fans, please vote him in. That is the least we can do for this awesome Redskin who fought so hard for out team.
And, also, it is upsetting to hear those media reports,like on NPR this morning, that barely tell you he is dead before linking it to his past behavior. Sean was killed in his bedroom defending his fiancee and infant. He was not at a strip club with an entourage shooting people. We do not know who killed him, or why. I plead for media restraint as we fans and his family and team are devastated by this loss. As the investigation proceeds it might make sense to connect Sean's murder to his past deeds but at this point it is just a tragedy for all of Washington and we will miss you baby.
Sean was exactly what you want a Redskins defender to be: smart, hard hitting and extremely quick on the ball. He went to the Pro Bowl last season, despite the Skins D being ranked 31st overall and Sean having to operate in that dysfunctional D environment.
My favorite Sean moment was in 2005 when we were playing the Cowboys at home in December and I was there and Bledsoe tossed a long pass to Terry Glenn. It was an easy catch and could have been a touchdown. But when Glenn saw the Grim Reaper bearing down on him he put his arms behind his back and let the pass go incomplete to avoid the Taylor tackle. We won that game and went on to the playoffs.
Next season again against Dallas Taylor picked up a field goal block and ran it back far enough that we won that game.
This season Sean was nothing short of brilliant. With the added strength of Landry he caught 5 interceptions, which makes him still #2 in the NFL despite the fact that he missed the past two games.
Sean is leading on the pro bowl selections. Fans, please vote him in. That is the least we can do for this awesome Redskin who fought so hard for out team.
And, also, it is upsetting to hear those media reports,like on NPR this morning, that barely tell you he is dead before linking it to his past behavior. Sean was killed in his bedroom defending his fiancee and infant. He was not at a strip club with an entourage shooting people. We do not know who killed him, or why. I plead for media restraint as we fans and his family and team are devastated by this loss. As the investigation proceeds it might make sense to connect Sean's murder to his past deeds but at this point it is just a tragedy for all of Washington and we will miss you baby.
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