When will Sean Taylor be in camp?

gibbsmeatitle · 07-12-2004, 11:05 PM

My first post so I'll keep it brief. This sounds like trouble a la one Michael Westbrook. I hope I'm wrong. I hope...

itvnetop · 07-12-2004, 11:03 PM

as long as taylor doesn't sign master p to represent him...

espn says that several players have been fined for missing the symposium for even more legitimate reasons for the player- dayne had an ear infection with a doctor's note saying he couldn't fly and some other guy was helping his sister give birth or something... maybe dayne should have gone anyway...

BossHog · 07-14-2004, 02:56 PM

Any other top 10 picks signed?

That Guy · 07-14-2004, 04:36 PM

only first rounder signed so far is the texans' i believe.

MTK · 07-14-2004, 07:52 PM

the real question should be how many other first rounders have agents?

bedlamVR · 07-15-2004, 04:11 AM

Tick tock tick tock the clock is ticking there is no way Taylor is going to be in shape or in camp on day one... he has missed voluntery work outs and just out right doenst seem interested in signing for the skins

backrow · 07-15-2004, 12:38 PM

Maybe this has been covered!

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I hope this connects you!

I've heard this guy, Del Duca on the local radio. He's an agent that knows what he is talking about!

That Guy · 07-15-2004, 12:42 PM

corrected link for mozilla browsers (mine keep having the actual ... in the link itself):
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-...p-sports-local

Gmanc711 · 07-15-2004, 12:44 PM

I'm gonna be flat out honest now. Ill be VERY suprised if hes in camp the first week. This is really starting to look bad. Camp starts in 15 Days, and "if somthings gonna happen, its gotta happen now." Seriously though, he needs to have a agent by weeks end to have any sort of chance of getting into camp.

That Guy · 07-15-2004, 12:47 PM

good article, thanks.

I hope he's not holding out for 1%, in the long run, its not really that much money, and he'll be getting a ton of cash from his 6% take on jerseys and such...

SkinsRock · 07-15-2004, 01:04 PM

Yeah, it's officially mid July, and still no agent. What is up with this guy? I'm with Gmanc711...the longer this goes on, the more skeptical I am of him showing up to camp on time...or close to it......

Come on Sean, get it together!!!

That Guy · 07-23-2004, 09:31 PM

its cause he's a high pick and they want to make an example out of him... seems high, but if i got 14 million this year, I wouldn't be quite as concerned.

skinsfanthru&thru · 07-23-2004, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by That Guy

its cause he's a high pick and they want to make an example out of him... seems high, but if i got 14 million this year, I wouldn't be quite as concerned.

Wasn't ryan leaf the #2 selection when he got drafted but yet he was fined the same $10,000 fine. this makes no sense to me since he only missed one day where as others missed the entire thing and got fined the regular fine. what makes taylor's mistake so much worse than those before it?

joecrisp · 07-24-2004, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

Wasn't ryan leaf the #2 selection when he got drafted but yet he was fined the same $10,000 fine. this makes no sense to me since he only missed one day where as others missed the entire thing and got fined the regular fine. what makes taylor's mistake so much worse than those before it?

It seems to me that the NFL is saying, "okay, so the fact we've fined guys $10,000 in the past isn't enough to deter these young punks from continuing to skip our mandatory rookie symposium? Well then, we'll just have to bump it up to $25,000 and see what they think of that! Not enough? You guys just keep skipping, and we'll keep multiplying the fine, and then maybe you'll get the hint."

I say good for the NFL. This whole rookie symposium thing is supposed to be a reality check. These guys have to realize they're professionals now, and they have to start conducting themselves as such. Anybody who blows off the mandates of their employer is going to suffer the consequences, and these guys should not be exempt. Keep bumping up the fine until there's 100% attendance.

As for Mr. Taylor, I hope this wakes him from the stupor he seems to have been in for the past 3 months. He needed a swift kick in the ass, and the NFL gave it to him.

skinsfanthru&thru · 07-24-2004, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by joecrisp

It seems to me that the NFL is saying, "okay, so the fact we've fined guys $10,000 in the past isn't enough to deter these young punks from continuing to skip our mandatory rookie symposium? Well then, we'll just have to bump it up to $25,000 and see what they think of that! Not enough? You guys just keep skipping, and we'll keep multiplying the fine, and then maybe you'll get the hint."

I say good for the NFL. This whole rookie symposium thing is supposed to be a reality check. These guys have to realize they're professionals now, and they have to start conducting themselves as such. Anybody who blows off the mandates of their employer is going to suffer the consequences, and these guys should not be exempt. Keep bumping up the fine until there's 100% attendance.

As for Mr. Taylor, I hope this wakes him from the stupor he seems to have been in for the past 3 months. He needed a swift kick in the ass, and the NFL gave it to him.

what u said is true but if u have to be somewhere else, u gotta be somewhere else. I say just fine him maybe 5grand and make him go again next year for the whole thing. I mean the guy is still pretty much a kid who didn't have an agent, like the other players do, looking out for him. We still don't know why he went w/o an agent for so long and the reason could be innane or it could be because he wanted to make sure he found someone he trusted for instance if rosenhaus(sp?) had done something to cause taylor to make him question his own agent.

all in all I think this is bs cuz he only missed one day because he needed to get his stuff out of his apartment before getting evicted. I mean Ron Dayne, coming into the league as the Heisman trophy winner, didn't even bother to come for any of the rookie lectures and yet he still got the regular fine.

I could see the nfl maybe raising the fine but not 2.5 times the previous highest fine for someone who only missed one third of the event.

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07-15-2004, 12:38 PM	#7
backrow The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 36.28 x 76.22 Age: 74 Posts: 1,812	Maybe Maybe this has been covered! Daily Press: S.Taylor:Who do Skins Talk to? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daily Press: Taylor: Who do Skins Talk to? posted on July-15th-2004 08:09 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp...dp-sports-local I hope this connects you! I've heard this guy, Del Duca on the local radio. He's an agent that knows what he is talking about! __________________ '37, '42, '83, '88, '92. Championship!

07-12-2004, 11:05 PM	#1
gibbsmeatitle Camp Scrub Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 59 Posts: 4	My first post so I'll keep it brief. This sounds like trouble a la one Michael Westbrook. I hope I'm wrong. I hope...

07-12-2004, 11:03 PM	#2
itvnetop Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 49 Posts: 3,007	as long as taylor doesn't sign master p to represent him... espn says that several players have been fined for missing the symposium for even more legitimate reasons for the player- dayne had an ear infection with a doctor's note saying he couldn't fly and some other guy was helping his sister give birth or something... maybe dayne should have gone anyway...

07-14-2004, 02:56 PM	#3
BossHog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Norfolk, Va Posts: 665	Any other top 10 picks signed?

07-14-2004, 04:36 PM	#4
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	only first rounder signed so far is the texans' i believe.

07-14-2004, 07:52 PM	#5
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,050	the real question should be how many other first rounders have agents?

07-15-2004, 04:11 AM	#6
bedlamVR Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 389	Tick tock tick tock the clock is ticking there is no way Taylor is going to be in shape or in camp on day one... he has missed voluntery work outs and just out right doenst seem interested in signing for the skins

07-15-2004, 12:42 PM	#8
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	corrected link for mozilla browsers (mine keep having the actual ... in the link itself): http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-...p-sports-local

07-15-2004, 12:44 PM	#9
Gmanc711 Thank You, Sean. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Age: 40 Posts: 7,506	I'm gonna be flat out honest now. Ill be VERY suprised if hes in camp the first week. This is really starting to look bad. Camp starts in 15 Days, and "if somthings gonna happen, its gotta happen now." Seriously though, he needs to have a agent by weeks end to have any sort of chance of getting into camp.

07-15-2004, 12:47 PM	#10
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	good article, thanks. I hope he's not holding out for 1%, in the long run, its not really that much money, and he'll be getting a ton of cash from his 6% take on jerseys and such...

07-15-2004, 01:04 PM	#11
SkinsRock Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Crofton, MD Age: 56 Posts: 907	Yeah, it's officially mid July, and still no agent. What is up with this guy? I'm with Gmanc711...the longer this goes on, the more skeptical I am of him showing up to camp on time...or close to it...... Come on Sean, get it together!!!

07-23-2004, 09:31 PM	#12
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	its cause he's a high pick and they want to make an example out of him... seems high, but if i got 14 million this year, I wouldn't be quite as concerned.

When will Sean Taylor be in camp?

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