Jamaican'Skin
07-13-2005, 07:00 PM
The judge is letting Taylor go to work
http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/WAS/8641007
MIAMI (July 12, 2005) -- A judge allowed Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor to travel to training camp, and state prosecutors did not offer a plea deal at a court hearing to discuss charges the player pointed a gun during a dispute over an all-terrain vehicle.
Will Taylor attend camp? Will this help to take his mind off things? Will this be the beginning of a turnaround?
Tune in tomorrow for another episode of the soap opera surrounding the Redskins.
What are y'alls thoughts?
Daseal
07-13-2005, 07:20 PM
When did Taylor ever say he was holding out for a new contract? When did Taylor say he wouldn't be in camp. I honestly think he took a lot of shit this season and wanted to just go home and get it off his mind and come back fresh. I, for one, feel that constant off-season workouts just contributes to extra injuries. As long as he comes to the MANDITORY camps and not the optional ones I can deal with it.
Riggo44
07-13-2005, 07:32 PM
I think that he will show up and have a pro bowl season. Kobe Braynt played pretty good for the Lakers 2 years ago when he was going through his legal troubles. Sean will do the same. I bet he will get off like Kobe did too.
SKINSnCANES
07-13-2005, 07:39 PM
Gibbs was letting him go to work to but that didnt get him to do it, lol. I hope he goes and stops worrying about a new contract. That or just add a clause sayign we will pay for his lawyers during the contract. That could add up to more than a signing bonus.
Paintrain
07-13-2005, 07:48 PM
I think that he will show up and have a pro bowl season. Kobe Braynt played pretty good for the Lakers 2 years ago when he was going through his legal troubles. Sean will do the same. I bet he will get off like Kobe did too.
Damn, as much as I HATE Kobean I have to agree (somewhat) with the correlation.. If Taylor plays to half the level Ko-me played at then he'll be just fine..
SmootSmack
07-13-2005, 08:12 PM
get off like Kobe did.
hahaha, no pun intended right?
diehardskin2982
07-13-2005, 08:36 PM
When did Taylor ever say he was holding out for a new contract? When did Taylor say he wouldn't be in camp. I honestly think he took a lot of shit this season and wanted to just go home and get it off his mind and come back fresh. I, for one, feel that constant off-season workouts just contributes to extra injuries. As long as he comes to the MANDITORY camps and not the optional ones I can deal with it.
I agree wit u completely well said
Riggo44
07-13-2005, 08:54 PM
hahaha, no pun intended right?
I'm glad you caught that TAFKAS. :thumb:
sportscurmudgeon
07-13-2005, 10:20 PM
Daseal:
You are parsing sentences here like former President Clinton. Taylor never said he would hold out because he wanted a new contract, but he did indeed say he is unhappy with his current deal and wants a new one. And he did indeed skip the "voluntary" workouts that all the other Redskins managed to attend; and all the time, found a way not to return any phone calls from his coach. My assessment is that he has not been a "true Redskin" this offseason.
He'll be in camp and I suspect that his agent will be the one who makes sure he shows up on time for camp. Remember, his lawyer in Florida made a point of getting the court's permission for Taylor to leave the jurisdiction of the court to go to camp because it was important to his job and his career for him to be in camp. It would be very bad for the judge back there to learn later that Taylor was holding out and not going to this thing that the judge allowed him to go to. Important rule for people about to stand trial:
Don't piss off the judge presiding over your case!
I don't read minds so I have no idea why he went home and didn't return any phone calls to his team or his coach. Maybe he agent told him to behave that way. Maybe he is an anti-social MEATHEAD. Maybe he just forgot to place the calls. Or maybe he wanted to get his head straight. I don't know; I suspect you don't know,and I'm not convinced that he knows.
There are 32 NFL head coaches and about 360 NFL assistant coaches who disagree with you that offseason workouts lead to injuries and are more harmful than helpful. Until one team decides to put your theory to the test and decides not to have any off-season workouts - and then that team wins at least a divison title - I'm going to go with the approximately 400 professionals in this field and say that offseason workouts are beneficial to NFL players and teams.
Daseal
07-13-2005, 10:26 PM
I'm not saying no offseason workouts at all, however, that was a big topic of discussion on NFL radio today. Also, I believe Brian Billick is really lenient on off-season workouts.