Sean Taylor Shot in the Thigh (UPDATED 6:54 PM)

[FRPLG]

"People's opinions are shaped by the way they've grown up, the way they see the world, what they know about the world the person in question grew up in, etc. Sean Taylor isn't the only guy I know who fits his general profile. I've known guys like Taylor all my life, grew up with some. They still have shades of gray and shouldn't be painted in black and white...I know how I feel about Taylor, and this latest news isn't surprising in the least, not to me. Whether this incident is or isn't random, Taylor grew up in a violent world, embraced it, claimed it, loved to run in it and refused to divorce himself from it. He ain't the first and won't be the last. We have no idea what happened, or if what we know now will be revised later. It's sad, yes, but hardly surprising."

--Michael Wilbon

Wilbon is dead to me.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by squrrelco3

3 - 5 minutes for major brain injury to set in...

Wow. This is just.. Tragic. I am just at a loss for words. This is so much more than football now. It kills to know he had a little baby and didn't even get to spend time with her. I hope he pulls through just for her.

[skinsnut]

new link
Redskins' Sean Taylor shot in S. Dade - 11/26/2007 - MiamiHerald.com

[Rajmahal33]

Please pull through man, forget football, please come out of this fully functioning for ur own sake!

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

--Michael Wilbon

Wilbon is dead to me.

I can't believe Wilbon would actually say that. God, let the guy either recover/pass or whatever the higher powers will it to be first, before you crap on him. Jeez, whatever happened to a little respect?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Of course I'm speculating, but this has to be a targeted attack. The neighborhood is pretty swanky, neighbors have said it's very peaceful, and his home has been targeted several times.

I have been thinking the exact same thing since reading the Miami Herald article. If this is the case there is probably a better than average chance of catching the piece of scum that did this.

More importantly right now, based on the last Insider update, we should all be praying hard for ST. It's all we can do to help.

[SteelandSkin]

Originally Posted by Rajmahal33

Please pull through man, forget football, please come out of this fully functioning for ur own sake!

Amen to that.

From the Steelers Organization Sean,

our prayers are with you.

[Luxorreb]

Get well soon #21!
Pull through!

[Cowell]

Not just from a football standpoint, I really truly hope that Sean comes out ok even if he can't play again. He is just so young.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by SteelandSkin

Amen to that.

From the Steelers Organization Sean,

our prayers are with you.

Thanks for the Steelers' fans support and prayer

[Paintrain]

Terrible news. Anyone who can post updates please do so.

[GMScud]

My friend just called me. He is listening to 980AM locally and heard that when Sean's house was broken into a week ago the intruders rifled through his belongings and left a large knife on the bed. Maybe to send a message? A warning? Something is going here. This can't be random. Especially when I hear the report that Taylor grabbed a large knife to confront the attackers.

[NYCSkin]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

He must have flat-lined for a pretty long time for them to be worrying about trauma to the brain. Don't you have to be out for at 10-20+ seconds for any serious brain injury? I'm a Psych/Crim major so I don't know about medical issues. Anyone with medical knowledge feel free to inform me/us.

When I was medical school, one of the surgery department heads used to berate any students who were ever late. He used to say that if you're 5 mins late to a code (when a patient "flat-lines")--there's only one person you should call at that point--the pathologist for an autopsy.

Brain cells start dying under 5 minutes. The longer ST experienced cerebral hypoxia--obviously the worse his current and longterm prognosis.

[NYCSkin]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

He must have flat-lined for a pretty long time for them to be worrying about trauma to the brain. Don't you have to be out for at 10-20+ seconds for any serious brain injury? I'm a Psych/Crim major so I don't know about medical issues. Anyone with medical knowledge feel free to inform me/us.

When I was in medical school, one of the surgery department heads used to berate any students who were ever late. He used to say that if you're 5 mins late to a code (when a patient "flat-lines")--there's only one person you should call at that point--the pathologist for an autopsy.

Brain cells start dying under 5 minutes. The longer ST experienced cerebral hypoxia--obviously the worse his current and longterm prognosis.

[flashalexb]

Please Pull through. Our prayers are with you.