Taylor's 2005 Season Likely Unaffected by Charges

On the thread subject, I do see a positive out of the situation. Taylor is going to have major troubles off the field this year, as the trial will be hanging over his head all season long. I think he'll look at football as his escape from his troubles. Once he gets on the field practicing and playing in games, I think he'll realize that he needs football in his life so he's not constantly thinking about his trial and the potential for jail. I think he'll play with passion this year.

I don't think this legal issue has any bearing on his desires for a new contract.

I agree with Schneed that this could be a big wakeup call for ST and make him realize how important football should be to him.

I think the only bearing it could have on the new contract is that it takes away his bargaining power. Rosenhaus has to know that no team is going to renegotiate and shell out millions more in bonus money for a player that could be looking at significant jail time. If I'm the skins, I gotta say to Sean: "look, we'd love to pay you more, but we can't make that kind of investment until we know how your legal issues shake out." Imagine giving the guy another 7 million, just to have him spend 3 years in jail. Whether we think he'll actually ever see jail time or not, the skins can play that card if ST thinks about renegotiating.

I agree with Schneed that this could be a big wakeup call for ST and make him realize how important football should be to him.

I think the only bearing it could have on the new contract is that it takes away his bargaining power. Rosenhaus has to know that no team is going to renegotiate and shell out millions more in bonus money for a player that could be looking at significant jail time. If I'm the skins, I gotta say to Sean: "look, we'd love to pay you more, but we can't make that kind of investment until we know how your legal issues shake out." Imagine giving the guy another 7 million, just to have him spend 3 years in jail. Whether we think he'll actually ever see jail time or not, the skins can play that card if ST thinks about renegotiating.

Yeah and on that note, the almighty dollar may be exactly what ends up getting through to Taylor. When he realizes that nobody will want to pay him while he's a legal risk, then just maybe he'll learn to keep his nose clean. I sure hope so.

I'm just glad that he might get a chance to play football. He is our playmaker on defense like reed and lewis are for the ravens. our defense will not be as good as it was last year without taylor. also i think that if anything he will get probation. just as long as he did not have a gun.

"Innocent until proven."--Sean Taylor

I'm just glad that he might get a chance to play football. He is our playmaker on defense like reed and lewis are for the ravens. our defense will not be as good as it was last year without taylor. also i think that if anything he will get probation. just as long as he did not have a gun.

"Innocent until proven guilty."--Sean Taylor

Yeah and on that note, the almighty dollar may be exactly what ends up getting through to Taylor. When he realizes that nobody will want to pay him while he's a legal risk, then just maybe he'll learn to keep his nose clean. I sure hope so.

Amen!

Well, it is true that in some Southern areas, racism is probably a bigger problem than other areas, however you can't lump the entire south into a category of being full of whites who are racist.

Florida is by far - NOT one of those areas. Actually, I would assume that Florida probably has one of the highest concentration of non-white people. I don't believe this has anything to do about race - it has alot to do about stupidity! Even if Sean Taylor is found inocent, me thinks that he got himself into this situation whether if the end result was that Sean was the victim or the instigator.

I don't believe this has anything to do about race - it has alot to do about stupidity! Even if Sean Taylor is found inocent, me thinks that he got himself into this situation whether if the end result was that Sean was the victim or the instigator.

Agreed. I just don't understand how hard it would have been to dial 911? If you really think you got the guys who stole the ATVs, how are the police not your first call? No matter his guilt or innocence, the fact that he was even there is just pure stupidity.

e16 makes a great point with those stats. i will admit that i made an ignorant comment about miami-dade county.

unfortunatly race is a factor in some areas of the south and i think ST will be concerned about it.

If you feel the need to flame on, please keep the board clean and send it to my PM.i think i have room for 13 more pm's

I'm sorry for grouping the Whole south as racist. that was clearly a mistake, i should've worded things differently.

In some areas of the south, I agree jamf - but Florida isn't one of them.