Should the skins retire the #21 jersey? - Page 2

hit_'em88 · 05-20-2008, 04:52 PM

goose? i guess puttin faces on milk cartons do work

Blaze_1UP · 05-20-2008, 05:35 PM

Goose is back in action

Goose · 05-20-2008, 10:24 PM

Guys I've just been super busy the last few months, we are going through a major aquistion at work and my wife keeps me busy at home. Things have slowed down so I should be back to football posting self again... and vBookie.

SKINTIME · 05-22-2008, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Skins 2008

I am new to the board so I don't know if this has been discussed. I was wondering if anyone thinks if the Skins should retire the #21 jersey? I think it should be retired because I think it would be very hard to see someone esle wearing #21 and not think of Sean and not of think how great he could have been if he had not been taken a way from us at such a young age.

I think the Redskins should retire the #21 jersey but it will probably never happen though. In my opinion Sean Taylor was the best safety in the game at the time of his death. He was leading the league in interceptions, and he ended up making the Pro Bowl for the 2nd straight year. He was taking steps since he had been in the league to be the best safety in the NFL and he finally was putting both his hard hitting ability and pass coverage speed/ball hawk talents together. I honestly believe he would of been making the Pro Bowl for years to come and would of been a Hall of Fame player.

Just to let everyone know im not a Redskin homer. I dont think any other player on the Skins roster right now will make the HOF except maybe Clinton Portis and thats a longshot. I really believed Sean Taylor was going to own the NFL and offenses for the next 10 years. I know alot of fans of other teams and even alot of Redskin fans disagree with my opinion about retiring the jersey but I think he was cheated out of his life, family, and football career. I think a man with his ability and also his potenial combined with his tragic death should have his jersey retired. Once again this is all just my opinion on a subject that is really sad to even talk about knowing he will never be with his family or on the football field again. I think a Man who protected his family and gave up so much in return deserves this honor. That is just my humble opinion on this subject though.

SkinFan26 · 05-22-2008, 03:44 PM

Nicely put

scarletbolt21 · 05-22-2008, 06:48 PM

He did? I guess they did`nt put it in the news. You would expect people to put it in the conversation. Are you sure?

scarletbolt21 · 05-22-2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SkinFan26

he did, he took the bullet for his wife

He did? They did`nt put that in the news. I think you should check that one.

SkinFan26 · 05-22-2008, 07:40 PM

A Clinton Portis Quote "I'm devastated that Sean died but I'm happy to know he died protecting his family"

Roy_Williams318 · 05-24-2008, 01:50 AM

If they want too...I wouldn't whether fans want to admit it he didn't play long enough to do anything special. I believe that's the only way you should get your number retired by what you did in your career not what happens off the field.

BOFACane · 05-25-2008, 08:51 PM

Being that I'm a Cane, this will obviously come across very biased BUT Sean Taylor would have gone down as the greatest safety to ever play this game. The guy was a freak of nature as far as playing football. He hit like Ronnie Lott...covered like Darrell Green and was a fierce leader on the football field. I had the priviledge of seeing him play since his high school days at Gulliver Prep to THE U to the NFL and he was one of a kind. There was a reason his NFL peers called him MEAST. Half man...Half beast.

Tragic ending to what could have been a a Hall of Fame career. Sean Taylor R.I.P.

Having said all that, potential alone or "what could have been" should not be reason enough for a jersey to be retired. He should be remembered and honored a different way but retired jerseys should be sacred. Just my humble opinion.

SkinFan26 · 05-25-2008, 10:08 PM

you guys are right only Hall of Famers should get their numbers retired

GaFootballFan · 05-26-2008, 06:46 PM

I'm Gonna Go Murder All My Favorite PLayers So Their Jerseys Get Retired!

SkinFan26 · 05-27-2008, 05:49 PM

yea murder jokes are real funny

ColossalCanadian · 05-28-2008, 12:21 AM

Personally, I think that his jersey should be unofficially retired but not officially. No doubt he was a good player and probably a better man, who died before he should've but that doesnt imo warrent retiring his number...

GaFootballFan · 05-28-2008, 08:36 PM

SkinsFan, I Ain't DIsrespecting Him. I Had Respect For Him, And For What He Did. I Just Think This Thread Is A Little Outrageous. We All Know They Won't Retire It, And We Know Nobody Is Ever Going To Be #21 On The Skins, Or At Least For A Long Time.

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hit_'em88 Moderator 7up Pinball Champion! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Magnolia State Age: 17 Posts: 1,042 vCash: 2375 NFL Team: New Orleans Saints NCAA Team: Southern Miss Golden Eagles	goose? i guess puttin faces on milk cartons do work __________________

05-20-2008, 05:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
Blaze_1UP Defensive ROY Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,373 vCash: 10200 NFL Team: San Francisco 49ers NCAA Team: Nebraska Cornhuskers	Goose is back in action __________________ Your gonna take a pound'n if you ride bulls for a liv'n, thats juss the way it is.

05-22-2008, 03:44 PM	#20 (permalink)
SkinFan26 R.I.P. Sean Taylor Join Date: May 2008 Location: P'Ville Age: 18 Posts: 45 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Washington Redskins NCAA Team: Maryland Terrapins	Nicely put __________________ It's better to have lived to see him then to have lived without him. 21

05-22-2008, 07:40 PM	#23 (permalink)
SkinFan26 R.I.P. Sean Taylor Join Date: May 2008 Location: P'Ville Age: 18 Posts: 45 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Washington Redskins NCAA Team: Maryland Terrapins	A Clinton Portis Quote "I'm devastated that Sean died but I'm happy to know he died protecting his family" __________________ It's better to have lived to see him then to have lived without him. 21

05-24-2008, 01:50 AM	#24 (permalink)
Roy_Williams318 Starter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 464 vCash: 50 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Texas Longhorns	If they want too...I wouldn't whether fans want to admit it he didn't play long enough to do anything special. I believe that's the only way you should get your number retired by what you did in your career not what happens off the field. __________________

05-20-2008, 10:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
Goose President and CEO of FBB Frogger 2004 Champion! Bowling Champion! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth Age: 31 Posts: 2,423 vCash: 3859 NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys NCAA Team: Texas A&M Aggies	Guys I've just been super busy the last few months, we are going through a major aquistion at work and my wife keeps me busy at home. Things have slowed down so I should be back to football posting self again... and vBookie.

05-22-2008, 06:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
scarletbolt21 Starter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: nj Posts: 461 vCash: 1704 NFL Team: San Diego Chargers NCAA Team: Rutgers Scarlet Knights	He did? I guess they did`nt put it in the news. You would expect people to put it in the conversation. Are you sure?

05-25-2008, 08:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
BOFACane The U - Restoring Order Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 36 Posts: 26 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Miami Dolphins NCAA Team: Miami Hurricanes	Being that I'm a Cane, this will obviously come across very biased BUT Sean Taylor would have gone down as the greatest safety to ever play this game. The guy was a freak of nature as far as playing football. He hit like Ronnie Lott...covered like Darrell Green and was a fierce leader on the football field. I had the priviledge of seeing him play since his high school days at Gulliver Prep to THE U to the NFL and he was one of a kind. There was a reason his NFL peers called him MEAST. Half man...Half beast. Tragic ending to what could have been a a Hall of Fame career. Sean Taylor R.I.P. Having said all that, potential alone or "what could have been" should not be reason enough for a jersey to be retired. He should be remembered and honored a different way but retired jerseys should be sacred. Just my humble opinion. __________________ It's ALL About The U--Restoring The Order

05-25-2008, 10:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
SkinFan26 R.I.P. Sean Taylor Join Date: May 2008 Location: P'Ville Age: 18 Posts: 45 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Washington Redskins NCAA Team: Maryland Terrapins	you guys are right only Hall of Famers should get their numbers retired __________________ It's better to have lived to see him then to have lived without him. 21

05-26-2008, 06:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
GaFootballFan That UGA Kid Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 16 Posts: 182 vCash: 500 NFL Team: San Diego Chargers NCAA Team: Georgia Bulldogs	I'm Gonna Go Murder All My Favorite PLayers So Their Jerseys Get Retired! __________________

05-27-2008, 05:49 PM	#28 (permalink)
SkinFan26 R.I.P. Sean Taylor Join Date: May 2008 Location: P'Ville Age: 18 Posts: 45 vCash: 500 NFL Team: Washington Redskins NCAA Team: Maryland Terrapins	yea murder jokes are real funny __________________ It's better to have lived to see him then to have lived without him. 21

05-28-2008, 12:21 AM	#29 (permalink)
ColossalCanadian Get up, Stand Up! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 1,756 vCash: 1300 NFL Team: New Orleans Saints NCAA Team: Iowa Hawkeyes	Personally, I think that his jersey should be unofficially retired but not officially. No doubt he was a good player and probably a better man, who died before he should've but that doesnt imo warrent retiring his number... __________________ Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.

05-28-2008, 08:36 PM	#30 (permalink)
GaFootballFan That UGA Kid Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 16 Posts: 182 vCash: 500 NFL Team: San Diego Chargers NCAA Team: Georgia Bulldogs	SkinsFan, I Ain't DIsrespecting Him. I Had Respect For Him, And For What He Did. I Just Think This Thread Is A Little Outrageous. We All Know They Won't Retire It, And We Know Nobody Is Ever Going To Be #21 On The Skins, Or At Least For A Long Time. __________________ Last edited by GaFootballFan : 05-28-2008 at 08:41 PM.

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