PFT-Sunday Edion--Sean Taylor's career could be over! - Dallas Cowboys Forum

**MichaelWinicki** · 06-05-2005

POSTED 2:09 p.m. EDT, June 5, 2005

TAYLOR'S CAREER COULD BE OVER

The fact that Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been arrested for aggravated assault in connection with an alleged shooting in Dade County, Florida raises obvious questions regarding whether he'll be convicted, incarcerated, etc.

But given that NFL players charged with seemingly serious crimes generally have escaped significant consequences (with the exception of former Panthers receiver Rae "Father of the Year" Carruth, who is rotting in a Carolina cell after having his baby's momma killed), most folks who have heard about Taylor's arrest assume that the downside for him will be relatively minimal. After all, it's not like the shot he allegedly fired actually hit anyone.

Guess again.

Not about the shot hitting someone. It didn't. But the end result for Taylor could end up being worse in Florida than it would have been in another state if he'd actually planted the slug in someone's ***.

Why, you aks? In 1998, Florida passed a law imposing strict prison terms on certain gun crimes.

Pulling a gun in connection with an aggravated assault results in a 10-year sentence. MANDATORY.

Firing the gun pushes it to 15 years. MANDATORY.

Regardless of whether Taylor can find a way out of this one, there's no doubt that he's in some serious doo-doo.

Nice knowin' ya, Sean. . . . Actually, it wasn't.

POSTED 7:36 a.m. EDT; UPDATED 12:18 p.m. EDT, June 5, 2005

TAYLOR IN BIG TROUBLE

For anyone who had June 4 in the "When Will Sean Taylor Be Arrested For The First Time This Offseason?" pool, it's time to collect your booty.

After a day of being incommunicado as a "person of interest" in connection with a Dade County, Florida shooting -- during which time we're told Taylor consulted with a criminal lawyer -- the fifth overall pick in the 2004 draft turned himself in and was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and simple battery.

The shooting occurred on Wednesday, and was part of a "dispute in a residential area," according to police.

We don't see this one wrapping up well for Taylor, unless he's willing to listen (finally) to people who are trying to advise him as to his best interests. He also needs to be ready and willing to submit fully to the criminal process, or he'll get no breaks at all.

As to his NFL career, a conviction will subject him to a suspension. More importantly, the arrest likely has wiped out any chance of the contract extension that Taylor has wanted since signing his deal last summer and then concluding that former "U" teammate Kellen Winslow got a better package one spot behind him.

In hindsight, Winslow lost much of his money due to stupidity
And, in the end, the same thing could happen to Taylor. If, after all, Taylor ultimately is subject to a lengthy incarceration for these charges, our guess is that there's language in his contract that will permit the team to recover a nice chunk of the money.

WRIGHT TO WORK OUT ON JULY 8

With the supplemental draft now set for July 14, USC defensive tackle Manuel Wright is scheduled to work out for scouts on July 8 in Los Angeles.

As of June 3, Wright was scheduled to visit the Eagles, pending league permission. The Miami Dolphins are believed to be studying Wright closely, and The Miami Herald suggests that Wright will be taken in the third or the fourth round.

Then again, it only takes two or three interested teams to result in a player going higher than believed in the supplemental draft. Two years ago, the Texans ended up using a second rounder for Georgia Tech running back Tony Hollings, in what was believed to be an effort to get him before the Cowboys could do so.

SUNDAY ONE-LINERS

The Cardinals realize that Denny Green's depth chart never is written in ink.

From the "Oxymoron From An Ox Who Doesn't Know That He's A Moron" file, Browns LB Kenard Lang says: "I feel like a very educated man. [I'm a] University of Miami guy.''

It looks like the Browns aren't ready to break the bank for LB Peter Boulware, if this quote from G.M. Phil Savage means anything: "Pete Boulware in 1996 was the fourth player in the draft. Peter Boulware in 2005 still has the same name, but he is a different player."

The trial regarding RB Clinton Portis' failure to pay the full $40,000 promised to Ifeanyi Ohalete last year when Ohalete gave No. 26 to Portis upon his arrival in D.C. goes to trial on Tuesday.

Rich Cimini of The New York Daily News reports that QB Vinny Testaverde still intends to play this year. (Yeah, Vinny, so do I -- and the one thing that we have in common is that no NFL team is interested in either of us.)

Ah, the offseason in the post-salary cap NFL . . . when even the crappy teams like the Bucs can make their fans think they've got a chance to win the Super Bowl.

New Orleans coach Jim Haslett recently showed even more of his *** by taking this public shot at former Saints safety Tebucky Jones: "He doesn't have very good ball skills. He struggles in space. I don't know why he can't catch a ball. It's the oddest thing I've seen. I think [the Dolphins] took him because they didn't really have anybody else.'' (Hey, Jim, your comments don't say much for "G.M." Mickey Loomis and his staff, given that they coughed up three draft picks -- including a third-rounder -- for Jones, who had generated five seasons of game film before Loomis and company made the trade for him.)

Fins DE Jason Taylor says that there's been talk of him lining up at tight end periodically, but he's in no hurry to go both ways (or play offense and defense in the same game) as the Fins install the 3-4; "I've got to learn what the hell I'm doing on defense before I learn about playing offense.''

Five questions with Rams coach Mike Martz simply aren't complete without the words "Crazy," "Joe", and "Davola."

The Panthers aren't interested in WR Koren Robinson.

WR Az Kahim is visiting the Chiefs on Sunday.

NicholasD · 06-05-2005

Yeah well at least he can cover.

AJM1613 · 06-05-2005

Damn that sucks.

dargonking999 · 06-05-2005

he deserved it, for being dumb

THEHEREAFTER · 06-05-2005

All I can say is Wow! One hell of an offseason for the deadskins!

Juke99 · 06-05-2005

I think it's time to set aside rooting interests and realize that this is a troubled young man who we should hope gets his life together.

NOT.

:shootfoot

**big dog cowboy** · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by AJM1613

Damn that sucks.

Not from my perspective.

Hoods · 06-05-2005

I made this:

jsond · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Hoods

I made this:

that is hilarious..angle of his head looks perfect for the photochop..nice one!

Compacity · 06-05-2005

Honestly we need to be asking ourselves as NFL fans and not only Dallas Cowboys fans... Sean Taylor should get little time as possible...I liked this player coming out of college.. I was hoping that the Dallas Cowboys so happen to trade for him, but he got in trouble with the law... but I don't want to see him lose his career over a dumb incident that nobody got hurt over, that would be real petty..... It could've hit somebody but it didn't that's the real fact from opinion.....

Just look at the situations as if it was Roy Williams that just so happen to do something like that and he was in the same shoes as Sean Taylor's right now... Only now is we wouldn't want that to happen, oppinions in our case would be different because it's a player we like...

So look at it like that... If he was on one of our teams and he got in this situation what will you be saying then... I hope he doesn't get any time...

Hopefully George Bush stands up and let him out... but not to go in the service...

I know we look at football as this is a plus that Sean Taylor is gone but you got to look at this situation at a Somebody life situation too... just imagine if it was you.... Im not saying imagine that for every criminal in the world... but just look at his situation, coming out of college, best safety in the draft, and getting drafted in the top 10 pick... and he got a big contract....RICKY WILLIAMS should be convicted then ....

I think he should get two weeks and some community service hours...

OldButDeadly · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Compacity

but I don't want to see him lose his career over a dumb incident that nobody got hurt over, that would be real petty..... It could've hit somebody but it didn't that's the real fact from opinion.....

I hope your kidding...

Thats like me going up and trying to shoot you....Oh I missed...

So I shouldn't go to jail...It might ruin my life...

sheesh...

Wierd way to think about things fella!

Kev

dargonking999 · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Compacity

Honestly we need to be asking ourselves as NFL fans and not only Dallas Cowboys fans... Sean Taylor should get little time as possible...I liked this player coming out of college.. I was hoping that the Dallas Cowboys so happen to trade for him, but he got in trouble with the law... but I don't want to see him lose his career over a dumb incident that nobody got hurt over, that would be real petty..... It could've hit somebody but it didn't that's the real fact from opinion.....

Just look at the situations as if it was Roy Williams that just so happen to do something like that and he was in the same shoes as Sean Taylor's right now... Only now is we wouldn't want that to happen, oppinions in our case would be different because it's a player we like...

So look at it like that... If he was on one of our teams and he got in this situation what will you be saying then... I hope he doesn't get any time...

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So what your saying is if i go try adn shoot somebody for stealing my car,miss and hit him in the face, that i shouldnt go to prison, no i should keep my NFL career, and make millions of dollars tobuy morecars for people to steal so i can keep on shooting at them till i hit on of them, he gets waht he deserves

Compacity · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by OldButDeadly

I hope your kidding...

Thats like me going up and trying to shoot you....Oh I missed...

So I shouldn't go to jail...It might ruin my life...

sheesh...

Wierd way to think about things fella!

Kev

Well if you come up to me and try to shoot me, I was a initiated person that you was trying to kill, he didn't have no initiated person he was trying to kill, he just fired off...

LaTunaNostra · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Compacity

Honestly we need to be asking ourselves as NFL fans and not only Dallas Cowboys fans... Sean Taylor should get little time as possible...I liked this player coming out of college.. I was hoping that the Dallas Cowboys so happen to trade for him, but he got in trouble with the law... but I don't want to see him lose his career over a dumb incident that nobody got hurt over, that would be real petty..... It could've hit somebody but it didn't that's the real fact from opinion.....

Just look at the situations as if it was Roy Williams that just so happen to do something like that and he was in the same shoes as Sean Taylor's right now... Only now is we wouldn't want that to happen, oppinions in our case would be different because it's a player we like...

So look at it like that... If he was on one of our teams and he got in this situation what will you be saying then... I hope he doesn't get any time...

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I am almost always sympathetic to bleeding-heart degree with all the league's self-indulgent bad boys..their substance abuse, their posses, their generational foibles.

But anyone who points a gun at someone needs the rude awakening that only 'the can' can instill.

It doesn't matter that nobody got hurt. The second a gun is pointed, the probablity of serious injury or even death reaches critical mass.

This one needs to be prosecuted to the full extent.

And really, with our boys and gals dying in Iraq, I don't think Bush is gonna waste any time on this jerk-off. What a mockery...those forced to use guns to protect us compared with this punk playing Mad Maxx.

Bush's brother, however, the guv of Fla, might just ask his AG to make an example of him.

And I would be saying the same if he were my favorite player.

Compacity · 06-05-2005

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Originally Posted by dargonking999

So what your saying is if i go try adn shoot somebody for stealing my car,miss and hit him in the face, that i shouldnt go to prison, no i should keep my NFL career, and make millions of dollars tobuy morecars for people to steal so i can keep on shooting at them till i hit on of them, he gets waht he deserves

I could tell you missed my whole point. nda story...
Im saying he did not initiated a shot at nobody, it did not hit no body,....

You would actually initiated at shot to a certain person,so that is saying you did it purposely...