Sean Taylor's a Redskin!!!!!

[badpigs442]

With the 5th pick in the 2004 draft the Washington Redskins select Sen Taylor!!!!! YESSSS!

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RichardBradley]

Way to go Greg Williams

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

WE HAVE ARRIVED PASSENGERS!!!!!!!!!

:honor:

[natgbz]

damn

[Death_Venom]

A very NICE MOVE....... :Partyred:

[Skins57]

yea baby, and no Postons

[PSUredskins]

Hail to the redskins. Sean Taylor Rocks

[Portis-DA-Great]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[JakeIron]

Excellent!!!! Eli will be INTed by Sean 7 times next year!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LATrueRedskin]

We got our team, lets go out and do it

[Farbod]

Im Dancing!!!!

:Partybig:

[jporterweb]

Helluva pick. I Just can't envision a situation where KWII would've been more effective next year.

[TexSkin]

WOHOOOO!!!!

[PennSkinsFan]

Welcome to DC Sean!

[JakeIron]

I simply can´t wait till next season, Madden --- create a player -- here I come!!!!

[bosshog001]

SWEEEEEEEEET :Partybig:

[sdredskinsfan]

I really thought it would be Winslow. I guess good disinformation ploy. Happy with either Winslow or Taylor.

[¤Smooooot¤]

I know i have been on Winlows wagon lately but the past few days i really started to love Taylor and im excited that he is a redskin.

[frankez99]

happy...better taylor than Winslow....but we still are rough defensively w/o addressing the DL. :cool:

But Taylor is a very solid pick! :)

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

im happy. i wouldve been happy either way. we have upgraded our defense ladies and gentlemen, celebrate.

btw--i just got a cellphone yesterday, and the first thing i did today was download the hail to the redskins ringtone. im ready....are YOU ready for some football??!!

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Counter Trey]

Yes! Hopefully we just added a huge playmaker on defense. Loved the Winslow smokescreen also.

[redcayman]

Way to GOOOOOOO GIBBS!!!!!!!!!! Release the beast!!!!!!!!!

[PennSkinsFan]

This also tell me one thing, Gibbs is a cimplete head coach, unliek Steve Spurrier. He wanted Winslow badly, but he allowed William to have his say, allowed Williams to have the opportunity to convince him on Taylor, and he went with Williams advice here. Spurrier woudl have never done that, period!

[Farbod]

I bet Portis is happy... Looks like he gets to wear #26 afterall :rpunch:

[Odyn]

Excellent job done. They don't fall prey to the Winslow lure.

[skinswin]

Can Taylor have stopped Troy Hambrick from running for 189 yards against us last season? No.

Can Taylor have stopped Travis Henry from running 160 yards against us..on a broken foot? No.


Taylor won't get much use because other teams will be too busy running up our gut.

[RedskinsVision]

Taylor Bandwagon in full swing now! Does anyone else get the sense the Winslows are disappointed by not being drafted by Joe Gibbs?? I know he's got his old college coach in Cleveland but they just didn't look that happy to me.. maybe cuz they KNOW the Skin's are way closer to a championship than the Browns ever will be!

[VirginiaRedskin]

Well, since I do not base my preference on Madden football, I will go on record as saying Winslow would have been the better pick. However, I am going to all 8 home games of my season tickets this year and he better live up to the hype.

[Monk4HOF]

I think safety was the fourth position of need behind DE, DT and H-back. I am not sure how well the Gibbs offense will work with the current list of H-backs and the down-to-down defense will not truly improve until the DE position improves.

That being said, when you bring in a player with Taylor's ability, you have to be satisfied. He is a playmaker and will hopefully improve the defense's ability to create turnovers. He improves the defense in its capacity as a scoring defense, but I hope our current DEs and DTs find a way to over-acheive this season.

[VirginiaRedskin]

Taylor Bandwagon in full swing now! Does anyone else get the sense the Winslows are disappointed by not being drafted by Joe Gibbs?? I know he's got his old college coach in Cleveland but they just didn't look that happy to me.. maybe cuz they KNOW the Skin's are way closer to a championship than the Browns ever will be!

If that is so, his father, as great as he was, was stupid for allowing his son to sign with the Postons.

[Canes & Skins]

I would have been happy with either KII or Taylor, but I am a little biased (as you can tell by my screenname).

Seriously though, I have seen both players the last couple of years and met both in person. I think Taylor is the better player in the long run, but really we couldn't go wrong with either one.

I talked to players on the Miami team (my roommate at Miami was on the team) and the consensus was that Taylor would be better.

I can't wait until the season starts!!!

[Axegrinder]

Taylor Bandwagon in full swing now! Does anyone else get the sense the Winslows are disappointed by not being drafted by Joe Gibbs?? I know he's got his old college coach in Cleveland but they just didn't look that happy to me.. maybe cuz they KNOW the Skin's are way closer to a championship than the Browns ever will be!
I agree,he didn't look happy.Good pick for us,although it's now time to go out and live up to the hype!

[Redskinfan28]

I'm pretty sure the Skins had Winslow and Taylor rated equally. The Browns gave up too much (a 2nd round) to trade up one spot.

I think that fact that Taylor is versatile and can solidfy the middle of the field. I liked Winslow alot and am happy with the selection of Taylor.

[Skins57]

I am pumped to see Taylor smashin heads this year

[VirginiaRedskin]

I really wish we had another pick today. There are some real values in the defensive line that would keep Taylor from having to make so many tackles...20 yards down field!

[Skins57]

I would not be surprised to see Gardner traded for a day one pick

[VirginiaRedskin]

I would not be surprised to see Gardner traded for a day one pick

That would make my day!

[truant]

I LOVE IT!!

Welcome to DC Sean Taylor!!!!!

[ArRiNgToN_56]

This is so wonderful :Fruit:

[natgbz]

Ah hell, how can I be mad? Welcome to your new team Sean. Stick around for a while.

[TwistyNiblet]

I honestly could not be more happy. Welcome, Sean Taylor!

[badpigs442]

WE HAVE ARRIVED PASSENGERS!!!!!!!!!

:honor:

Let us prepare for a lovely gallery of amazing plays an hits!

[fourthandinches]

guys, isnt it still possible the pats will trade for taylor later in the round? i dont think we should rule that out just yet

[TwistyNiblet]

guys, isnt it still possible the pats will trade for taylor later in the round? i dont think we should rule that out just yet
I suppose it's possible, but why would we trade away Taylor?

[Death_Venom]

Can Taylor have stopped Troy Hambrick from running for 189 yards against us last season? No.

Can Taylor have stopped Travis Henry from running 160 yards against us..on a broken foot? No.


Taylor won't get much use because other teams will be too busy running up our gut.

I am QUITE SURE Gregg Williams has thought over all that you have mentioned........And PLEASE bear in mind our DEFENSE consists of more than just Sean Taylor.......Give A LITTLE CREDIT to Gregg Williams.......... :twak:

[gibbsdaman]

i belive this will be a great pick for washington. i also feel in my heart that if eli would not have come to our division that we would have went with winslow. we would have come out on top either way! taylor will an outstanding defensive player!

[badpigs442]

I am elated.

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

This also tell me one thing, Gibbs is a cimplete head coach, unliek Steve Spurrier. He wanted Winslow badly, but he allowed William to have his say, allowed Williams to have the opportunity to convince him on Taylor, and he went with Williams advice here. Spurrier woudl have never done that, period!
me and my brother were just saying the same thing PSF. gibbs knows that KW2 wouldve given us the best O in the league but he did something unselfish and let his DC have a new toy today.

[TwistyNiblet]

I was so expecting us to pick Winslow, when I heard Tagliabue utter that first "Se...", I didn't even have to hear the "...an Taylor", I was dancing around the room in absolute joy.

[gibbsskins1]

we got sean .....hell yeah

[Skins57]

God we are the luckiest fans in hte world to have Joe back. I think Joe realized Taylor would make the defense better than Winslow would make the offense better.

[badpigs442]

We got the best player in the draft.

[syphy]

WOHOOOO!!!!


damn beat me to it :Pickle:

WOOHOO!!! :rpunch:

[syphy]

:Partyred: :moon1:

[RedskinRyan]

i had my change of heart yesterday. im very excited about having a playmaker in our secondary. as much as i liked bowen and ohalete, taylor has the speed and power that was lacking.

[BigCountry]

Supposedly the F.O likes Randy Starks alot, if he drops to the 2nd round, we'll probably be making some phone calls.

[badpigs442]

i belive this will be a great pick for washington. i also feel in my heart that if eli would not have come to our division that we would have went with winslow. we would have come out on top either way! taylor will an outstanding defensive player!
I think all of the passing threats in our division were a very important reason that the Redskins took Taylor.

[TwistyNiblet]

That would rock if we got Starks, and the fans would love him.

[syphy]

I must admit, Manning going to the Giants kinda bums me out...


but I'm VERY excited about the Taylor pick :giantsuk:

Welcome aboard Sean!!!

I hope you and Lavar give Eli a fitting welcome to the NFL and the NFC Beast :rpunch:

[Skins Guy]

I WAS GOING CRAZY AND STILL AM!!!

WELCOME TO DC BOOOY!!! :dalassuk:

[VirginiaRedskin]

Supposedly the F.O likes Randy Starks alot, if he drops to the 2nd round, we'll probably be making some phone calls.

I would be far happier than right now if that does happen.

[skinsfan2k]

With the 5th pick in the 2004 draft the Washington Redskins select Sen Taylor!!!!! YESSSS!
Great move for the Skins. While Winslow would have been a nice pick too Taylor fills a more pressing need. Now if we can just get some quality DL's in free agency.

[hockeygoalie29]

Supposedly the F.O likes Randy Starks alot, if he drops to the 2nd round, we'll probably be making some phone calls.

I would love to see us trade away a pick next year to pick him up if he falls, it would give us two new playmakers on defense.

[hockeygoalie29]

I must admit, Manning going to the Giants kinda bums me out...




Man screw Eli and his selfishness, I would not be at all suprised if he's a bust in New York. Hopefully a couple of guys here can help that happen...

[WinslowRedskin]

Trust me, if the Cowboys do end up getting Stephen Jackson, we WILL trade someone or something for a day 1 pick for a DL.

[badpigs442]

Trust me, if the Cowboys do end up getting Stephen Jackson, we WILL trade someone or something for a day 1 pick for a DL.

Darn. There is no one I want to give up.

[flave1969]

Vinnie Cerrato on NFL Radio said Butch Davis had done a deal with the Giants to pick Taylor, but then the Giants completed the deal with the Chargers. Probably why they gave up so much.

Taylor nearly went to Cleveland. WOW that would have been something.

[badpigs442]

I'm anxious to find out just how much they wanted Taylor over everyone else. Also how many of the rumor were just that, rumors.

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

I'm anxious to find out just how much they wanted Taylor over everyone else. Also how many of the rumor were just that, rumors.
I want to know what Sean Taylor thinks about this. I hope he's excited.

[badpigs442]

Is he flying to Fed Ex?

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

Is he flying to Fed Ex?
He must be... Maybe that's why there are no news already.

[DallasSux]

a great pick. i would have been really mad if they would have picked winslow over taylor.

[badpigs442]

He must be... Maybe that's why there are no news already.

I'd be happy to pcik him up! :D :D

[Skins57]

a great pick. i would have been really mad if they would have picked winslow over taylor.

I would have been upset also

[TwistyNiblet]

Upset? I would have been FREAKING OUT!

[colkurtz]

I happy for the 'skins defense - Taylor will help the re-building effort there. It's also good for all the hailredskins who supported him! I'm a little surprised at how far down some of the DL players went......

Udeze's shoulder injury really hurt him (no pun intended). As did Wilfork's recent weight gain.

Perhaps we will get extremely lucky and pick up a UFA or June 1 FA DL project player or situational player....

We've got some really exciting additions - Portis, Brunnell, Washington, Taylor.
Trying to decide which jersey to buy -- probably Portis!

Hail!

[Gibbs4Life]

Welcome to the redskins ronnie lott, i mean sean taylor. sorry


Guys we just got the best defensive player in the draft. Great day for skins football. Defensive just got alot better.

[JoeJacksonTaylor28]

Welcome to the redskins ronnie lott, i mean sean taylor. sorry


Guys we just got the best defensive player in the draft. Great day for skins football. Defensive just got alot better.
Now let's just give him #42

[skinsorbust]

brian dawkins,roy williams,shawn williams,and now welcome to the nfc east sean taylor.......


now what do we talk about?

[NCskinsfanatic]

I like many still question the lack of D lineman that can pressure the qb. I will say this though. Im very happy with the Taylor pick over Winslow. Winslow would have been a luxury Taylor will prove to be an instant difference maker on D IMHO. Defenses are built up the middle or inside out. Griffin at DT, Barrow at LB and Taylor at FS make a one strong ass middle lol.

[badpigs442]

I like many still question the lack of D lineman that can pressure the qb. I will say this though. Im very happy with the Taylor pick over Winslow. Winslow would have been a luxury Taylor will prove to be an instant difference maker on D IMHO. Defenses are built up the middle or inside out. Griffin at DT, Barrow at LB and Taylor at FS make a one strong ass middle lol.

Their will be plenty of opportunity to add pass-rush from somewhere. When we do sign a player their is a good chance he will have more of an impact than a rookie (who are typically busts in round 1) who would have been taken this year.

[colkurtz]

I like many still question the lack of D lineman that can pressure the qb. I will say this though. Im very happy with the Taylor pick over Winslow. Winslow would have been a luxury Taylor will prove to be an instant difference maker on D IMHO. Defenses are built up the middle or inside out. Griffin at DT, Barrow at LB and Taylor at FS make a one strong ass middle lol.

This year the DBs and next year the DL. I can live with that. Griffin is a good addition.

[badpigs442]

This year the DBs and next year the DL. I can live with that. Griffin is a good addition.

Never forget Noble. He was a huge pickup that is yet to prove that he was worth it. He will this year.

[Hailyeah]

brian dawkins,roy williams,shawn williams,and now welcome to the nfc east sean taylor.......


now what do we talk about?


Don't forget old man Woodson in Dallas also. We've watched him make play after play against us for over a decade. Now we've got our own slick ballhawk at Safety. Absolutely love the pick. We couldn't have passed this guy up.

I do hear those that are concerned that our D line needs weren't met, but I don't think addressing another glaring weakness can be contrued as a bad move. There simply wasn't top 10 talent at DT or DE this year. A skeptic should point to the various trades of our other draft picks, and not the Taylor pick, as evidence that the Skins didn't properly prioritize bringing in a solid young DT or DE. I actually am not questioning anything Gibbs is doing right now especially if we can somehow get rid of that hump Samuels prior to Sept as had been rumored.

[VirginiaRedskin]

Don't forget old man Woodson in Dallas also. We've watched him make play after play against us for over a decade. Now we've got our own slick ballhawk at Safety. Absolutely love the pick. We couldn't have passed this guy up.

I do hear those that are concerned that our D line needs weren't met, but I don't think addressing another glaring weakness can be contrued as a bad move. There simply wasn't top 10 talent at DT or DE this year. A skeptic should point to the various trades of our other draft picks, and not the Taylor pick, as evidence that the Skins didn't properly prioritize bringing in a solid young DT or DE. I actually am not questioning anything Gibbs is doing right now especially if we can somehow get rid of that hump Samuels prior to Sept as had been rumored.

I do not like Samuels either but it is unlikely that we will find another OT to take his place.

[colkurtz]

Never forget Noble. He was a huge pickup that is yet to prove that he was worth it. He will this year.

I hope so, but realistically he is one knee injury away from being finished. Don't see him being a factor until a little later in the season unless he has made a huge recovery....

[redwolf1218]

I hope so, but realistically he is one knee injury away from being finished. Don't see him being a factor until a little later in the season unless he has made a huge recovery....
i agree, i dont know who is starting beside griffin at this point, but i can picture a corner blitz, and the QB makes the hot read, throws it, and taylor has the speed to get over and pick it off and take it back for the TD.

[JoeDaSchmoe]

And thuis, my crusade against Sean Taylor ends. He best show me somethin this year.

[redwolf1218]

And thuis, my crusade against Sean Taylor ends. He best show me somethin this year.
he is, after all, just a safety, but the fact that we picked him shows gibbs knows and is willing to get what the team needs most to get to the top, i think. then we get cooley, who might take 2 tenths of a second longer to get 40 yards down the field, but probably doesnt have the postons as his agent. woo hoo!

[Dexter72]

And thuis, my crusade against Sean Taylor ends. He best show me somethin this year.

You and me both. I think he'll do okay maybe even pretty well, and the Cooley pick up coupled w/ the fact that Rod is still here (red zone/possession targets) should put the offense in very good shape, but I still see a gaping hole in the front 4 when there really isn't even an above average pass rusher in the group. Noble, Griff, Daniels, and Wynn could be solid against the run, but gives us zero pass rush.

[CamLwalk]

Hurray! We got a playmaker on D! I'm really happy we went D. It would have been great to grab a talent such as KW2 but...I worry about his Howard Dean-esque overenthusiasm, plus the whole agent thing (it's important--he's no good to us if we can't sign him). I didn't think we needed another target for Brun-sey. That said, I mighta gone with Harris instead. Bears got really lucky he dropped so far. He looked like a handful last year @ OU. I'm surprised the Jets let him get past (Vilma was a reach imo). Back to Taylor: he obviously can be a major playmaker and will make teams think twice about goin' deep on the Skins. My only worry...and this is because of the way the linebackers and safeties played last year...is that he'll be out of position sometimes on running plays. All the more important considering the Skins pedestrian D line. I'm praying Williams will fix that.

[IowaSkinsFan]

Way to go Greg Williams

You going to change your avatar now, RB?

[IowaSkinsFan]

This also tell me one thing, Gibbs is a cimplete head coach, unliek Steve Spurrier. He wanted Winslow badly, but he allowed William to have his say, allowed Williams to have the opportunity to convince him on Taylor, and he went with Williams advice here. Spurrier woudl have never done that, period!

Couldn't agree more. They really had to go defense with this pick. Williams probably was sweating it after seeing the team trade away Champ Bailey. But Gibbs taking Taylor is a huge vote of confidence for Williams and a sign that Gibbs wants GW to know that he is really glad he (GW) is in DC.

Good pick.

[IowaSkinsFan]

And thuis, my crusade against Sean Taylor ends. He best show me somethin this year.

I'm with you Joe. Time to get behind the new Redskins, even if they don't rush the passer.

[IowaSkinsFan]

Don't forget old man Woodson in Dallas also. We've watched him make play after play against us for over a decade. Now we've got our own slick ballhawk at Safety. Absolutely love the pick. We couldn't have passed this guy up.

I do hear those that are concerned that our D line needs weren't met, but I don't think addressing another glaring weakness can be contrued as a bad move. There simply wasn't top 10 talent at DT or DE this year. A skeptic should point to the various trades of our other draft picks, and not the Taylor pick, as evidence that the Skins didn't properly prioritize bringing in a solid young DT or DE. I actually am not questioning anything Gibbs is doing right now especially if we can somehow get rid of that hump Samuels prior to Sept as had been rumored.

Woodson is a strong safety and more of a thorn in the running game, but your point is well taken.

[IowaSkinsFan]

Their will be plenty of opportunity to add pass-rush from somewhere. When we do sign a player their is a good chance he will have more of an impact than a rookie (who are typically busts in round 1) who would have been taken this year.

Speaking of pass rush, I think we need to reserve judgement on Regan Upshaw until after the season starts and he is no longer being held out to accomodate Bruce Smith. He needs repetitions like anyone else in order to have opportunities to make plays. He deserves a chance.

[badpigs442]

You and me both. I think he'll do okay maybe even pretty well, and the Cooley pick up coupled w/ the fact that Rod is still here (red zone/possession targets) should put the offense in very good shape, but I still see a gaping hole in the front 4 when there really isn't even an above average pass rusher in the group. Noble, Griff, Daniels, and Wynn could be solid against the run, but gives us zero pass rush.

If we had a dominant pass-rusher upfront, in addition to the run stuffing capabilities of our line we would be a super bowl favorite. One year at a time. The guys we have on the line need the opportunity to become players. We have a weakness, but we also have great strength behind them.

[joethefan]

Sean you'll love it here....I hope that you'll be a contributer for a long time.........

[hailskins]

Belated congratulations to Sean Taylor and the Redskins organization!

[VTSkins897]

st baby

[Skin Tight]

MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT! ...Sean Taylor gonna knock you out! How's about that, we nabbed the best defensive player in the draft. Sounds good to me. Feels good to be a Redskins fan!
:typeR2:

[Avg Joe]

*doing my best Ric Flair impression*

Wooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

I thought the Giants were going to pull a fast one and trade that pick, then when the joka at the Skins war room said they were going with Winslow I was like aww man. But they proved me wrong. Way to do it Skins!!

[halter91]

In my best Dodge Hemi commercial voice.....SWEEEEEEEEET!!

Lavar and Taylor in the same colors....you gotta love it!!!

:dance:

[REDMAN]

I wanted a d-lineman, but I do know ST is a beast! welcome to DC baby!

[AGibbsGirl]

Well, I wanted the TE but, defer to the Coach!
Congrats to Taylor!
Now move my boy Bowen over to Strong Safety and let's make something happen in the secondary this year!

[TexSkin]

Yup although I hope we still sign Iffy for depth.

[VirginiaRedskin]

You and me both. I think he'll do okay maybe even pretty well, and the Cooley pick up coupled w/ the fact that Rod is still here (red zone/possession targets) should put the offense in very good shape, but I still see a gaping hole in the front 4 when there really isn't even an above average pass rusher in the group. Noble, Griff, Daniels, and Wynn could be solid against the run, but gives us zero pass rush.

I hear you man. Now that he is here I will become one of his biggest fans, even though I did not agree with selecting him. I do hope that we still do something up front and have to admit that I had thought that Lavalais would have been a steal if we had the late round picks. I am hoping that Cooley becomes the next Kleinsasser.

[Beast56Redskin]

Yup although I hope we still sign Iffy for depth.

Please God sign iffy back. i think he is more talented than matt bowen at the safety position.

now that we have S.T. (WOOOOOOOOOOOOO), is there gonna be a three way battle for #26?

[LadyNRedskinsfan]

the one thing thats comforting for me concerning the D Line is that williams has an attacking defense that will be blitzing early and often. we will get our pass rush for somewhere....whether its the LBs or the safeties....and now we have a very good group of both......

[TwistyNiblet]

now that we have S.T. (WOOOOOOOOOOOOO), is there gonna be a three way battle for #26?

No, there won't be a three-way battle. I predict Iffy will get cut, and Taylor has said that he doesn't care what number he gets. Portis will wear 26.