Taylor Coverage.

What a week to be a Redskins fan. Our best player was murdered on Monday and we have to play a game on Sunday. (Yes, I said we. I put plenty of time and money into this team, I will say we). Sean was my favorite player on my favorite team. And now he is gone. Gone. I've spent all week reading everything online. I thought about writing all this stuff about Sean and what I thought about him but I just couldn't. I just can't get the words to come out. So here is a list of links to the best articles I've read over the past week.


By far the best reporting and updating has been Washington Post's Redskins Insider. Jason La Confora has the 4th best job in the world, Redskins beat reporter. The other three? Player, Owner, Coach.

The big noise about Sean's coverage has come from Lenonard Shapiro, Michael Wilbon and Colin Cowherd. They all said they were not surprised that he was shot. Like, really? Not even a little bit? So if you weren't surprised then why didn't you tell Sean NOT TO BE IN HIS HOUSE SUNDAY night. But alas, some better writer's then me have already written articles ripping these hacks.

Scroll down to Colin Cowherd On Sean Taylor to read Dan Steinberg's take.

The Baltimore Sun has a more serious article on the subject.

And since these guys have been caught, The Huffington Post has the best article written by Earl Ofari Hutchinson. I wrote an email thanking him for calling people out. I said my only critique was I wish he would have called out Wilbon by name. He wrote me back:

"thanks,
you're right but as the old folk said
if the shoe fits wear it
they'll have to live with their shame--if they have any"

But my favorite one is from Mister Irrelevant. He just tears into Wilbon with a vengeance. I wish I could see him say this stuff to his face.

I'm sure most of you saw the ESPN coverage which basically made Sean look like he was in the NFL on work release. But the worst part was in their segment they said that Taylor's Pro Bowl apperance lost it's luster because he knocked the crap out of the Bills Punter. But I don't remember one article or one "expert" saying that his hit on the punter was uncalled for. Not one. But now that he's a dead "thug" it was controversial. The punter, Brian Mooreman even said it was a good hit.

At least one journalists has some morals. David Dupree was interviewed on the John Thompson Show. He actually says that we should not rush to judgement.

Here is another radio interview. It's Clinton Portis talking to John Thompson about Taylor.

The Miami Herald just wrote a really good article about growing up in Miami.


Rest in Peace Sean. I hope they put you in the ring of honor.