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Alot of us can agree right now but Sean Taylor is the greatest safety ever I mean no safety has had the rare gift Taylor had.


Alot of you can agree or disagree but Taylor is and has been a pro-bowl safety since he came to the NFL.


He just was great and not even Ed Reed-BDawk-Troy-Hope-Bob-Wilson had the talent like Taylor had.Taylor was been said in the ESPN today being the best safety any one ever knew.


He had

Speed
A lock down safety
aggressiveness
pressure
could of played WR-RB-LB-CB-QB- and other postions besides safety
A smart Safety
and his trade mark A Hard Hitting safety and every one in his path feared him espically Terrell Owens.



Its so sad but Taylor was looking great this year and will be mist alot.Very possibly even with 4 NFL experience he could very well make the HoF if NFL considers it cause I would.

hailskins666 wrote:](*,)

por-tiz2skins wrote:

hailskins666 wrote:](*,)

you're so young. it's hard to hat for that.

Ronnie Lott
Steve Atwater
Alvin Walton
Dick Lane
Ken Houston
Paul Krause
Larry Wilson
Willie Wood

Should I continue?

Man please... Sean Taylor is the "MJ" of Free Safties. He re-defined the position.

Nothing wrong with having an opinion.

I have to say he could have been the greatest. He did alot with the little time he was here. He no doubt played every play like it was his last. This is why we appreciated him so much.


He certainly is the most gifted safety ever to step on a football field. If Portiz 2 skins thinks he is the greatest , I do not see anything wrong with that.

An all time team I would have Sean Taylor starting over any other free safety no doubt.

Tell me any other safety with the physical tools Taylor had.

por-tiz2skins wrote:

hailskins666 wrote:](*,)

LOL good work.

If this tragedy had not occured, and he played about 6+ more seasons, I think you would be able to say that. True, he was redefining the position, but he did not have enough time in the league to be the best ever. Best current? I would say right there at the top. Best ever? He was to young to be given that title. If he had been able to have a complete career, most would say he would have been the best ever. He was definitely headed in that direction. HOF? I doubt it. Not enough time in the league. Just because his career (and life) ended early, does not make him a bet for the HOF. Plenty of guys' careers were cut short, and they did not make the Hall just because of their potential.

Hard to call him the best ever (RIP) at 24 years old, but I will say this: He's the first Redskin I've feared since The Hogs and #44 running behind them, I swear to goodness.

When you guys drafted Taylor I was like "damn" because I knew he was gonna be a great one. At Miami, I don't think I've ever seen a bigger ballhawk than him. Ever. The probability that he was gonna come up with a pick or fumble and make a big play was so great that it made him a serious OFFensive weapon who didn't play offense (save for a few plays).

Okay, Brian Mitchell and Dexter Manley were always slightly intimidating to me too...

BeeGee wrote:Hard to call him the best ever (RIP) at 24 years old, but I will say this: He's the first Redskin I've feared since The Hogs and #44 running behind them, I swear to goodness.

When you guys drafted Taylor I was like "#$@!!!" because I knew he was gonna be a great one. At Miami, I don't think I've ever seen a bigger ballhawk than him. Ever. The probability that he was gonna come up with a pick or fumble and make a big play was so great that it made him a serious OFFensive weapon who didn't play offense (save for a few plays).

Okay, Brian Mitchell and Dexter Manley were always slightly intimidating to me too...

Nice touch with the new avatar.

ST was not the greatest ever. He was very special and had the chance to become one of the all time greats. He just wasn't given the time to do it. What we have to do especially in the coming years is to make sure the young fans don't forget about him. Let them know that he was one helluva player for us.

Yeaaa, I'm gonna have to disagree with the greatest ever thing. I'm leaning more towards Ronnie Lott or Steve Atwater for that one. However, he may have been one of the best safeties OUR organization has seen sure.

BeeGee wrote:Okay, Brian Mitchell and Dexter Manley were always slightly intimidating to me too...

Hey BeeGee, weren't Dexter and Irvin like best friends on "snowy" days? LOL

Sean COULD have been the greatest if some lunatic hadn't cut his life short.

hailskins666 wrote:

por-tiz2skins wrote:

hailskins666 wrote:](*,)

you're so young. it's hard to hat for that.

I think we see his maturity just fine. Nice MATURE response Por-tiz.

NC43Hog wrote:Sean COULD have been the greatest if some lunatic hadn't cut his life short.

Whole heartedly agree... Sickens me even more.

He was just becoming a perennial Pro-Bowler for the next 10 years. I'm glad to have witnessed such a terrific player.

Sean was not quite the best free safety around....not quite yet.

With each passing year, however, he improved his game. It would have been only a matter of time, in my opinion, for him to earn the reputation as the best to ever play that position in the NFL.

I still can't believe he is no longer with us.

Don't know if ST was the greatest safety ever to play the game. But its not hard to see why so many fans loved him as a Redskin. He's has always been one of the bright spots on this team even when it has struggled.

I keep reading about how Sean was so quiet around the media, etc; Personally that was always one of the things I liked about him. There have always been too many players on this team running their mouths and not delivering on Sundays. Nobody can say that about Sean Taylor.

Justice Hog wrote:Sean was not quite the best free safety around....not quite yet.

With each passing year, however, he improved his game. It would have been only a matter of time, in my opinion, for him to earn the reputation as the best to ever play that position in the NFL.

I still can't believe he is no longer with us.

I can understand how anyone who was never priviledged to watch Ronnie Lott intimidate receivers would not appreciate him. Those who never had the opportunity to see Kenny Houston snatch Walt Garrison up in mid-stride, and slam him to the ground a couple of yards short of the goal line, would not know. There was greatness.

Sean Taylor was a once in a lifetime talent. Too young to be the best ever. In this scheme, playing center field in a cover 3, a scheme that was tailor made for him, he would have grown into true greatness...

Not the best ever. Damn sure would have been... but not yet.

Hey CounterTrey, I don't know Kenny Watson besides the film that they show occasionally (primarily the one play you named) but I sure as hell remember Ronnie Lott. The monster that he was in San Fran and Oakland primarily before he moved on to NYJets and such. ST would have definitely been up there if those bammaz didn't murder him.

langleyparkjoe wrote:Hey CounterTrey, I don't know Kenny Watson besides the film that they show occasionally (primarily the one play you named) but I sure as hell remember Ronnie Lott. The monster that he was in San Fran and Oakland primarily before he moved on to NYJets and such. ST would have definitely been up there if those bammaz didn't murder him.

Rolle (CB) from cards said that Taylor has been targeted since he was a kid.And believe its a former friend but now I hope the guy that killed the great Sean Taylor will pay for this.

por-tiz2skins wrote:

langleyparkjoe wrote:Hey CounterTrey, I don't know Kenny Watson besides the film that they show occasionally (primarily the one play you named) but I sure as hell remember Ronnie Lott. The monster that he was in San Fran and Oakland primarily before he moved on to NYJets and such. ST would have definitely been up there if those bammaz didn't murder him.

Rolle (CB) from cards said that Taylor has been targeted since he was a kid.And believe its a former friend but now I hope the guy that killed the great Sean Taylor will pay for this.

And this has exactly what to do with this thread that you started?

GSPODS wrote:

por-tiz2skins wrote:

langleyparkjoe wrote:Hey CounterTrey, I don't know Kenny Watson besides the film that they show occasionally (primarily the one play you named) but I sure as hell remember Ronnie Lott. The monster that he was in San Fran and Oakland primarily before he moved on to NYJets and such. ST would have definitely been up there if those bammaz didn't murder him.

Rolle (CB) from cards said that Taylor has been targeted since he was a kid.And believe its a former friend but now I hope the guy that killed the great Sean Taylor will pay for this.

And this has exactly what to do with this thread that you started?

Ummmmm cause maybe I want to refer to his quote"kill those bammaz"as to I wanted to update in the murder.

Ken HOUSTON

For all you youngsters, here is maybe the greatest defense stop in Redskins history.

Houston tackle link

and the greatest game this 13 year old ever saw. Long time ago.

1972 NFC Championship Game