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

[Pocket$ $traight]

God bless Sean, his family, and anyone that he has ever touched.

[Ghost]

My father served in Vietnam in the 60s. He once saw a soldier get shot in the groin, ruptured his femoral artery (like Sean) and he bled to death in less than 1-2 minutes. My dad said blood was just shooting out of the poor guy in great spurts. There was nothing anyone could do to save him. It being wartime, the round was probably pretty high-caliber compared to whatever the would-be burglars were using, but if Sean got hit there, he probably bled out fairly quickly. Then how long did it take to get him to the hospital -- an hour, maybe 45 minutes? That's a long time for his brain to be without oxygen. This just doesn't look good to me but I hope I'm wrong. My thoughts and prayers are with Sean Taylor and his family. Life is short and tragic events happen quickly. Let's all be thankful for our own brief and fragile lives, and for those of our loved ones today.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Ghost

My father served in Vietnam in the 60s. He once saw a soldier get shot in the groin, ruptured his femoral artery (like Sean) and he bled to death in less than 1-2 minutes. My dad said blood was just shooting out of the poor guy in great spurts. There was nothing anyone could do to save him. It being wartime, the round was probably pretty high-caliber compared to whatever the would-be burglars were using, but if Sean got hit there, he probably bled out fairly quickly. Then how long did it take to get him to the hospital -- an hour, maybe 45 minutes? That's a long time for his brain to be without oxygen. This just doesn't look good to me but I hope I'm wrong. My thoughts and prayers are with Sean Taylor and his family. Life is short and tragic events happen quickly. Let's all be thankful for our own brief and fragile lives, and for those of our loved ones today.

We also don't know whether the artery was merely pierced or totally severed. If it was severed, it's unlikely that ST will recover. If it wasn't fully severed, who knows what will happen.

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

We also don't know whether the artery was merely pierced or totally severed. If it was severed, it's unlikely that ST will recover. If it wasn't fully severed, who knows what will happen.

Good point. I'm hoping that's the case.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

We also don't know whether the artery was merely pierced or totally severed. If it was severed, it's unlikely that ST will recover. If it wasn't fully severed, who knows what will happen.

One of the articles referred to in this thread said it was "severed"
Most articles say this unfortunately

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

One of the articles referred to in this thread said it was "severed"
Most articles say this unfortunately

Yeah, I just don't know if that is the case and hoping that it is not. If it was severed around 1:45 a.m. and the cops didn't get there until 2:00, he probably didn't reach the hospital for at least 30 minutes. Given the timeline and the tone of his attorney's statements (and I'm speculating here), I don't think things look too good for Sean. This has to be the worst thing that I can recall happening to the Redskins organization and fans.

[Darrell_Green_28]

sorry meant comcast sportsnet not redskins tv... but i understand what youre saying SGG..Either way PRAY

[WillH]

Gibbs is about to address the media the first time...if you're interested, they are about to show it on comcast sports net

[DGreene28]

Here comes Gibbs Press conferene at Redskins.com

[DynamiteRave]

I can't watch it right now cause I'm at school in the computer lab so please update us on what Gibbs says during the press conference.

[VTSkins897]

please keep us updated.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Gibbs is basically talking about how the team and the players reacted to the shooting, that he can't describe how everyone feels, that he has never been through anything like this, etc. I'll keep updating you. He hasn't said anything about Taylor's condition.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Gibbs is basically talking about how the team and the players reacted to the shooting, that he can't describe how everyone feels, that he has never been through anything like this, etc. I'll keep updating you. He hasn't said anything about Taylor's condition.

He said he doesn't know any current exact specifics of Taylor medically, but did confirm that Taylor's house was broken into back on the 18th. He also said he didn't know why Taylor was back in Miami this past weekend. So the team didn't know he was leaving town. Great. More shit for the media to jump on.

[GMScud]

A reporter just made a good point about Gibbs seeking out advice from other coaches around the football world who have dealt w/ this kind of stuff.

I don't like that he keeps referring to Sean in the past tense.

[Southpaw]

Well the Gibbs presser was upsetting. Gibbs was obviously upset, and basically no new information except that he didn't know why Taylor was in Miami last night. But he did say that he has no policy against players going home unless they're going to miss something.