Why Is Taylor's Death So Troubling To Us?

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Originally Posted by 12thMan

If any current Redskin had suffered this untimely and tragic death, I know we'd all be mourning and very sad today. But is it possible, as much as we hate to admit it, there's something a little more hurtful, if you will, about Sean Taylor's death. How did we come to like a player so much in such a short period of time? How did we seemingly look beyond his past transgressions and cheer so hard for him and got excited when he was in the lineup?

I hate to say it, but save maybe a guy like a Clinton Portis or a Jason Campbell, do we still mourn like this? To this extent? Why is this death, Taylor's death, so damn devastating? It's like one minute the guy is about to return from a knee sprain and the next minute he's gone. I can't fathom this.

Was Taylor just an athlete? More than an athlete or something we fixed in our minds and we're sorry to see a bad ending to our fairytale? I don't know...I'm just trying to get it all out.

I understand your feelings as I feel the same way- going to the games and seeing sean play was amazing. But, these young athletes need strong mentors. I was professionally involved in another young pro athletes incident that started at a night club in DC and ended in Northern Virginia where he was shot. He survived and I watch him on tv playing on the court now- starting. I can't described to you seeing the man laying on the operating table defenseless. We talked and only he and I know what was said - but it seems that it may have impacted him. [I hope]. I wish sean's family all the best and they are in my prayers. Sean is looking down now and he can finally see how much he was truly loved by the redskin fans and fans across the nation. God Bless you Sean.