Couple thoughts on Sean Taylor

This has nothing to do with the Bucs, but watching all the coverage of Sean Taylor's death, I feel compelled to say a little something.

This thing has really hit home for me. I covered Sean briefly during his high school career and later when I was assigned to cover the University of Miami for the Miami Herald.

Even then, Sean never said a whole lot. There was always a sense of mystery about him. But he was one of the most passionate football players you'll ever see, even before becoming a first-round pick and Pro Bowl selection. If you've ever seen him hit an opponent with that typical breathtaking force, you know he could convey that quite well without ever saying a word.

Even in high school, Sean was special. The kid set a state record for touchdowns in this football hotbed -- this from a player who turned out to be even better on defense. We're left to wonder how good he could have become seeing how he was just 24.

He was an imperfect individual. Spitting in Michael Pittman's face in that 2005 playoff game was not exactly a classy move. He was a brash and unapologetic player. And he has had a couple of brushes with the law, though his involvement in a 2004 shooting incident was deemed somewhat peripheral.

Thankfully, Clinton Portis, one of Taylor's closest friends, said Taylor seemed to have changed since the birth of his daughter last year. Regardless, no one deserves to be shot dead in their own home. Hopefully, someone can make some sense of this tragedy, because right now it seems unexplainable.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Taylor family.

Comments

[DR]

Stephen, the more and more I hear about what has happened, it looks like it's not a robbery, but a hit. Telephone line being cut, with everyone possessing a cell phone these days, they knew they had a hard line. A previous break in with a knife left on the bed. I'm assuming that Taylor's probation from his no contest plea resulted in him being not allowed to possess a firearm which seemed also to be in the knowledge of the murderer(s).
Whatever it may be, the problem is there will never be any sense made out of this tragedy.

[Ron]

RIP Sean.

[Tampabaysportsfanatic]

DR,

I totally agree. Those are great points and don't forget that Taylor told Gibbs he feared for his family, which was why he went home and was not with the team. The police in Miami are kidding themselves if they believe that one had nothing to do with the other.

[DR]

Tambabaysportsfanatic, the thing I don't understand is he didn't have a security system at all on that house. With the previous issues, he should have had a max security system and even some dogs in the yard. It will be interesting to find out who they consider suspects in this investigation. There are some pretty obvious ones in my opinion.

[ANDY]

Actually DR he had a security system but for some reason it was turned off. One report said that his girlfriends sister had been staying at the house. Who knows? It does seem like a hit though. The previous break-in, and leaving a knife on his pillow is a sign don't you think? I think when the truth finally comes out, we will all be shocked to why it happenedd. RIP!!!!