The Official NFL Thread..

[jazz]

bout time they do something smart! :captslap:
i'm amazed myself. :faint:

Miami should trade everyone except Jason Taylor and Ronnie Brown for draft picks and OL... then start over...
i don't know about keeping taylor. he's an incredible player and everything, but again, he'll be enrolled in AARP by the time we get the defense back on track.

well....the Dolphins consider this season a wrap. :hrmph:
stick a fork in us, we're done for the year. :no:

so should the Texans. :what:

So should the Eagles.

http://byrchewroot.com/images/thxbyesmall.gif
lol

[dionysusolympus]

Goddell is doing a pretty good job with his iron hand policy, but he has an iron head for even thinking of staging the Superbowl in London. That is stoopid. :imslow:

[MojoFearsSatan]

yea, that's retarded.

[Bruce]

Superbowl in London? WTF? I hadn't heard that.

[dionysusolympus]

Currently, it's just a proposal, I believe. It was a brief snippet from this morning so I don't have an url or article to attach it to.

[Keith Moon]

- That would be the tops.

[dionysusolympus]

Giants >>> Eagles. Man, the Iggles were horrible -- yet again. And the Lolphins play in London next week!!! :woo:

[KenKill75]

They figured since they suck so bad in this country, they'll try their luck in another country. The Jetsth should try playing in Zimbabwe.

[MojoFearsSatan]

The Jetsth were worse than the iggles, MAGO. And I reckon Miami are only coming to London so they can suit up the 26ft. robotic Jason Taylor we've made for the occasion.

[Da Rafsta]

Sunday wasn't very pleasant to me. :sad2:

[MAGO]

:dio:

[Pun'KinG']

The Browns had a bye week. :yay:

So, I paid my last respects to their season. :bye:

[MAGO]

Browns are SB bound!!! :what:

[Modus Ponens]

Guh.......Skins play @ the Pats next week. 3/5 of our OL is banged up making our offense very predictable. We have the defense to at least challenge them but we're not going to be able to hang with them on offense unless the line gets healthy in a hurry.

[Bruce]

I'm sure they'll be fine. The Pats are having a terrible season.

[KenKill75]

From a Yahoo Sports article:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts rolled to their sixth consecutive win with a 29-7 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday.

The Colts and the New England Patriots (7-0) remain the only undefeated teams in the NFL.

:hmmm:

[dionysusolympus]

it's all a conspiracy by Goddell. :gaynoes:

[KenKill75]

Oh, nevermind. Colts had a bye week. They only played 6 games, while the Pats have played the full 7. :imfast:

[Pun'KinG']

http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/funny/polarbr.JPG

[Bruce]

The Colts make poopy in your mouth.

[Keith Moon]

- st.

[dionysusolympus]

- fu.

[Keith Moon]

- :clap2:

[jazz]

The Colts make poopy in your mouth.
the colts better avenge me :yell:

[Bruce]

:console:

We'll win one for the Gipper!

[jazz]

it's a shame i have to root against :bleu:'s team, but she cheers for the wrong people. :shrug:

:wink2:

[bleuMadonna]

it's a shame i have to root against :bleu:'s team, but she cheers for the wrong people. :shrug:

:wink2:

:lol: Awww...:hug2:

[jazz]

just a couple of hours away from the dolphins embarrassing themselves in another country, yes! :nanner5:

[Pun'KinG']

Go lolphins. :bored:

This game is about as exciting as English cuisine.

Way to go, Goodell. :boo:

[Bruce]

Colts.

:paygee2:


:yawn:

[Modus Ponens]

Pats........such a classy team.

[jazz]

Go lolphins. :bored:

This game is about as exciting as English cuisine.

Way to go, Goodell. :boo:
that was a really, really boring game. thank god i missed the second half and went out.

god, is there any way the lolphins and rams could just forfeit their seasons?

Pats........such a classy team.
now i don't feel so bad about our loss to the pats :what:

[bleuMadonna]

Pats........such a classy team.

I was actually wondering why they kept throwing the ball when they were up like, 42-0...I love my team, but that's some crazy shit.

[jazz]

i don't know, that's a tough one to call...i mean, the job of the offense is to put up points and these are all professional football players, but one thing is ensuring a win and another thing is going for it on 4th down twice, and airing it out (like :bleu: said) and padding your stats once you have a more than solid lead in a game. if i were the pats, i wouldn't risk having tom brady or moss out there.

in last week's game versus the dolphins, i actually wanted the pats to kick our ass...it's the only way our lethargic owner wayne huzienga will snap out of his coma and make some major changes next season.

on a side note: as horrible as the dolphins are this season, we've put up the most points against the pats this year. :what: hey, when you're 0-8, you look for any, and i mean ANY, positives you could find. :ohyou:

[MojoFearsSatan]

yea, but them continuing to throw it won my fantasy game (I had Wes Welker starting), so I'm happy with it, and I desperately want them to beat the Colts so I can shut up my mate who's convinced they're (Colts) going 16-0.

[Bruce]

That'd be awesome!

[dionysusolympus]

The Eagles won over Minnesota unconvincingly... :shame: Now they got :agent:'s Cowboys next...

[Modus Ponens]

i don't know, that's a tough one to call...i mean, the job of the offense is to put up points and these are all professional football players, but one thing is ensuring a win and another thing is going for it on 4th down twice, and airing it out (like :bleu: said) and padding your stats once you have a more than solid lead in a game. if i were the pats, i wouldn't risk having tom brady or moss out there.

in last week's game versus the dolphins, i actually wanted the pats to kick our ass...it's the only way our lethargic owner wayne huzienga will snap out of his coma and make some major changes next season.

on a side note: as horrible as the dolphins are this season, we've put up the most points against the pats this year. :what: hey, when you're 0-8, you look for any, and i mean ANY, positives you could find. :ohyou:

They are going to do it to the wrong coach and someone is going to pull a John Cheney on the Pats and bring in the henchmen to take some shots at Brady's knees. I have the utmost respect for the Pats and what they are capable of doing but at some point you have to say "enough is enough". They are telling the entire NFL to go fuck themselves because people had the nerve to question the legitimacy of their Super Bowl wins because they got caught cheating. They got caught abusing the system and they feel slighted. It's arrogance like I've never seen in the NFL which is a shame because Belichick is a decent guy outside of the confines of the game. Being a local guy I've had the chance to meet him a few times and he's always been pretty humble........shocking, huh? But to continuously rub everyone's nose in piss is bad for the game.

[sneakypete]

you hear that 90,000 tickets sold in 40 seconds for that europe game?

and everyone over there makes fun of the NFL and tries to say that soccer is the best.

[jazz]

football, soccer, hockey, basketball, etc, all rule, pete. :badpete:

anyways, i sort of agree with what was said here:

3084471
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?&brand=null&videoId=3084471&n8pe6c=1

[dionysusolympus]

here is my counterstatement:
http://www.encircling.us/photoplog/file_2555.jpg

[jazz]

here's mine:

http://www.encircling.us/photoplog/file_2426.jpg

[jazz]

i think this was the most exciting part of that football game in england:

kQgucylH9Q4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQgucylH9Q4

[bleuMadonna]

They are going to do it to the wrong coach and someone is going to pull a John Cheney on the Pats and bring in the henchmen to take some shots at Brady's knees. I have the utmost respect for the Pats and what they are capable of doing but at some point you have to say "enough is enough". They are telling the entire NFL to go fuck themselves because people had the nerve to question the legitimacy of their Super Bowl wins because they got caught cheating. They got caught abusing the system and they feel slighted. It's arrogance like I've never seen in the NFL which is a shame because Belichick is a decent guy outside of the confines of the game. Being a local guy I've had the chance to meet him a few times and he's always been pretty humble........shocking, huh? But to continuously rub everyone's nose in piss is bad for the game.

Yeah, this is my concern as well, and Brady's going to end up paying the price because his coach is being a jerk right now. I think they've proven through the first 8 games that they have the talent to win. I agree with :jazz: that it is the offense's job to put up points, as this is the NFL, not Pop Warner or anything. But still, there was no way they were going to lose that game to the Skins and I was just afraid Brady was going to get hurt.

[dionysusolympus]

i think this was the most exciting part of that football game in england:

kQgucylH9Q4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQgucylH9Q4

LOL.

[Bruce]

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z54/drw_gibby/goodvsevil.jpg

[Keith Moon]

- ^ Lammoe.

[Bruce]

Go Rams.

[Keith Moon]

- :jason'slargeasiangif:

[Pun'KinG']

WTF is wrong with the http://sportsevents.net/events/images/jets_nfl.gif? :shame:

Srsly.

:secret: Same thing that's been wrong with them all year.

[greg]

http://i21.tinypic.com/5xmoau.gif

[Pun'KinG']

http://www.texanstalk.com/nfllogos/browns.gifGO BROWNS!!! :woo:

[dionysusolympus]

i know. who would've thunk? :shake:

[Keith Moon]

http://i21.tinypic.com/5xmoau.gif


- Needz more KFC buckets.

[Pun'KinG']

i know. who would've thunk? :shake:

Not I. National Football Loleague.

:five:

[bleuMadonna]

That was an awesome play.

And :yay: :woo: for the Pats :smile:

[Bruce]

:yawn:

[Pun'KinG']

:byrche::lolook:

There there, BFF. :console: I was actually pulling for the Colts to win only for the simple fact that I despise Brady's newsboy hat/beret or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be. :sarcasm:
Damn talented, cheating, pretentious pretty-boy.

[bleuMadonna]

:byrche::lolook:

I despise Brady's newsboy hat/beret or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be. :sarcasm:
Damn talented, cheating, pretentious pretty-boy.

:lmao: newsboy hat :lmao:

[dionysusolympus]

:byrche::lolook:

There there, BFF. :console: I was actually pulling for the Colts to win only for the simple fact that I despise Brady's newsboy hat/beret or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be. :sarcasm:
Damn talented, cheating, pretentious pretty-boy.

LOL.

and the iggles suck but not as much as the jets suck.

[Pun'KinG']

Poor :MAGO4:.

[bleuMadonna]

Yeah, I would imagine Kolb might get a chance after the Iggles play the Pats.

[jazz]

Lolphins. Clolts. :lol:
so much for avenging me, :byrche:

:sarcasm:

[Bruce]

:sorry:

[sneakypete]

i woke up to highlights from the steelers/ravens game. man, the steelers looked sooo strong!

[Pun'KinG']

:jerk: Fuck the Steelers. That's the kind of guy I am. No offense.

[sneakypete]

oh, I am not a fan, I am from cleveland.

But you cant deny good football when you see it. They ran all over the ravens.

[Da Rafsta]

Knew Pats would win.....knew Steelers would kill the Ravens. Nothing surprising in either games.

[dionysusolympus]

Sage Rosenfels >>> Tom Brady + Peyton Manning.

[Keith Moon]

- When do the Steelers and Pats play against each other?

[Pun'KinG']

oh, I am not a fan, I am from cleveland.

But you cant deny good football when you see it. They ran all over the ravens.

Yeah, I woke up late, flipped it on and saw the 28 - 0 score. Great; that is, if you're either a Steelers fan or will benefit somehow if they win. :yawn:

[bleuMadonna]

- When do the Steelers and Pats play against each other?

Dec. 9 :ohnoes: in New England.

[Pun'KinG']

Let's just hope Belichick doesn't run out of blank VHS tapes before then.

:kneeslap:

[MojoFearsSatan]

Yeah, I woke up late, flipped it on and saw the 28 - 0 score. Great; that is, if you're either a Steelers fan or will benefit somehow if they win. :yawn:

see you on sunday :blink:

[Pun'KinG']

:boo:

[jazz]

i woke up to highlights from the steelers/ravens game. man, the steelers looked sooo strong!
the steelers looked great last night, but until they beat a team like new england, they will always be looked at as second tier (like the cowboys).

with that being said, i hope they beat new england...not cause i like them, but because i hate the pats so much. :wave:

[Pun'KinG']

If I beat Mojo in intercontinental arm wrestling and the Browns somehow defeat the Steelers this week then I think I should get some ice cream or coupons to the circus or something.

[jazz]

i agree...although the browns do have somewhat of a chance. hell, the broncos beat the steelers and the broncos suck balls. anything could happen.

[Pun'KinG']

The Browns don't have the worst defense in the league statistically for nothing. :sly:

[Bruce]

The Browns don't have the worst defense in the league statistically for nothing. :sly:

Actually, they do.

[Pun'KinG']

:lookup::up:

[Pun'KinG']

:lookup: What the fuck are you lookin' at?


:lol: :loser:

[jazz]

The Browns don't have the worst defense in the league statistically for nothing. :sly:
how can they be worse than my 0-8 lolphins?

in any case, :five:

[Pun'KinG']

That's just on paper. The lolphins have the worst defense in the sea....oh.. and on land.

[jazz]

i doubt the browns have had as many injuries as the lolphins

we're down to our last safety. :what:

[Pun'KinG']

:eek2: That sounds dangerous.

But like you said. At least you didn't lose this past week.

[jazz]

:nod:

god we're awesome

[Bruce]

Bye week. Thanks. Seattle got my money. :shame:

[jazz]

the pats are off this sunday, so no easy pick for me this week :bye2:

[jazz]

Security Guard Claims Colts Enhance Crowd Noise (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://wbztv.com/local/local_story_310083445.html)

A day after some unusual sounds were heard during the Colts-Patriots broadcast Sunday, the NFL issued a statement saying what sounded like simulated crowd noise at the RCA Dome was actually created by the CBS production crew, not the Colts.

But WBZ Photojournalist Bryan Foley says an unidentified RCA Dome security guard told him Sunday that the Colts do enhance the crowd noise.
lolame

[Bruce]

Priors!1

[KenKill75]

They should film the other team's signals.

[sneakypete]

yeah, I am sure that rent-a-cop with the missing teeth knows all about how to they reflush sounds into the stadium. someone really wrote an article and used this as a valid source? I hate Boston everything.

[sneakypete]

Andy Reid is NFL's American Gangster:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7422108?MSNHPHMA

An absentee father, a mother at home with five kids, two boys with guns and drugs scattered throughout the house and a cranky, mouthy judge at sentencing time.

You've heard this ghetto tale a thousand times. Only this time, we're not talking about boyz 'n the hood or menaces II society, and it didn't transpire in sugar hill or some new jack city.
We're talking about an American Wanksta: The life and times of Andy Reid's boyz.

[MAGO]

well at least the Jets didn't lose this weekend :what:

[dionysusolympus]

well, they should lose every weekend. :what:

[Bruce]

Manning FTW!

:phi:

[Pun'KinG']

Despite the fact that I'm tired of seeing Manning's mug on television I feel they will be representing the AFC in the Super Bowl again this year; that is if they ever get healthy before playoff time. They're probably the only team out there capable of beating the Patriots.

[dionysusolympus]

and the Browns >>> Steelers. :what: Srsly.

[Pun'KinG']

:erm:

That shit was disappointing. The Browns need a reliable field goal kicker like the Colts. :what:

[Bruce]

:lookup:

they can have Vanderjagt.

[Pun'KinG']

:lookup:

They'll have to wait until his shift is up at Burger King.

[jazz]

here's how this season for the lolphins has gone for me:

concern -> frustration -> anger -> embarassment -> laughter (at this point)

Defensive ends Taylor, Roth leave the game with injuries (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flspdolnote12nbnov12,0,4256785.story)

As if the injury-riddled Dolphins could afford to lose another starter, the defense played the majority of the second half of Sunday's 13-10 loss to Buffalo without its two starting defensive ends.

Jason Taylor missed all but a few snaps of the fourth quarter because of an injured left ankle, and fellow end Matt Roth strained his groin early in the third and didn't return.

The defense is already playing without three starters: middle linebacker Zach Thomas (migraines) and safeties Yeremiah Bell (Achilles' tendon) and Renaldo Hill (knee).

On offense, quarterback Trent Green and running back Ronnie Brown are out for the season.

^ lol

[dionysusolympus]

eaglols play the lolphins next... :nanner24:

[jazz]

at least you get a freebie next week

[Pun'KinG']

I wouldn't want to be the team to have to play the Dolphins. Winless teams are effin' dangerous. :ohnoes: Especially ones this far into the season. They don't give a shit about anything and will resort to pulling any inconceivable stunt just out of desperation in the hope of making you look bad.

[jazz]

that's what i'd like to think, but if we do anything "dangerous," we'll just wind up having someone else injured.

ah, who gives a shit at this point? maybe we'll get lucky enough that they'll forfeit the rest of the games because everyone's on the IR..

[Keith Moon]

- Everyone is on the infrared?

[Pun'KinG']

You're probably at the point where you're actually hoping they don't win any games for the remainder of the season, unless it's a win that messes up some other teams playoff chances. You gotta be thinking of the off season, draft picks and recovering your health.

[jazz]

You're probably at the point where you're actually hoping they don't win any games for the remainder of the season, unless it's a win that messes up some other teams playoff chances. You gotta be thinking of the off season, draft picks and recovering your health.
i don't want them to go winless, but i don't want them to miss the #1 pick after all this suffering :hrmph:

but don't worry, we'll fuck that one up too

[Pun'KinG']

:ha:

:sorry:

Well the Rams already helped you guys out yesterday with their fuck up.

[jazz]

well, the law of averages finally caught up with the dolphins...it was bound to happen eventually.

i just wish they won those superbowls while i was alive

[sneakypete]

dolphins v. bears 1985

[Pun'KinG']

:console:

I just hope the Browns even get to the Super Bowl before I die. :sad2:

[jazz]

i'm also scared the i may never see the florida panthers get a championship, much less the dolphins. :console:

[jazz]

Woman Crashes Into N.E. Patriots Practice Facility (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://cbs2.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_315161013.html)

i thought the patriots denied :bleu: entrance until i read her name. :lol:

[bleuMadonna]

Woman Crashes Into N.E. Patriots Practice Facility (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://cbs2.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_315161013.html)

i thought the patriots denied :bleu: entrance until i read her name. :lol:

:lmao:

I love how they said she's in observation at the hospital :bleu:

[jazz]

uh, finally!

Dolphins promote rookie Beck to starting QB (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/dolphins/2007-11-14-qb-beck_N.htm)

and..

Ricky Williams reinstated, awaits Dolphins' decision (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-ricky111407,0,4234820.story)

Williams relocated from his Yoga farm in Northern California to Boston last June where he has been undergoing therapy in a private treatment center since.

:lmao:

[MojoFearsSatan]

steelolers...

[dionysusolympus]

eaglols >>> lolphins....the eagles are going to get decimated next week by the pats... :shame: it's going to be like 105 to 17.

[Bruce]

The Pats aren't really playing that well, Andy. I think the Iggles have a chance.

[bleuMadonna]

:teehee:

If McNabb doesn't play, they might have a better chance. He was looking bad before he went down.

[Bruce]

:sarcasm:

[bleuMadonna]

Well, ya never know. I didn't expect the Stillers to lose to the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets :what:

[Pun'KinG']

The Pats are going to continue to "run up" the score and defend their actions by saying Belichick tells them to "score every time they get the ball, they're not out there to go three and out"..blah...blah...blah.. because they know no one can do anything about it. Displaying these attributes that they have and ramming shit down all the other teams' throats is not suicide and most surely is not going to come back to haunt them.
And it's unfortunate that the Colts sustained those key injuries because I felt they were the only ones capable of defeating them.

[Bruce]

We'll see them again in the playoffs. Freeney being out for the season is a serious downer though.

And: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3119400

:roflmao:

[Pun'KinG']

So who won the game last night? I don't has teh NFL Network and I haven't watched Sports Center yet today. :bored:

[Bruce]

I didn't even know I had the NFL Network until last night. Colts won.

[Pun'KinG']

Bastard. So, how is it that you get the NFL network, but not VH1 and MTV? Or whatever the hell those channels are that you don't get. :secret: Not like you're missing anything.

:mystery:

[Bruce]

:shrug:

[greg]

holy shit

Redskins' Sean Taylor shot at Miami-Dade home (http://www3.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI68880/)

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Sources say Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is in extremely critical condition after someone shot him at his home early this morning.

Before dawn Monday, Taylor, a former University of Miami football player, was shot in the leg, but the bullet struck the femoral artery, and he has lost a lot of blood.

Circumstances surrounding the shooting haven't been released, but, the Redskins released a statement that said the 24-year-old Taylor was in surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital and that Miami-Dade Police have begun an investigation.

The Washington safety missed his second straight game with a sprained right knee.

The shooting occurred at his home on Old Cutler Road in the southern part of Miami-Dade County.

Taylor is no stranger to trouble as he was involved in an incident when he was charged with assault and simple battery in July of 2005.

[Pun'KinG']

:modus::lolook:

[Bruce]

holy shit

Redskins' Sean Taylor shot at Miami-Dade home (http://www3.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI68880/)

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Sources say Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is in extremely critical condition after someone shot him at his home early this morning.

Before dawn Monday, Taylor, a former University of Miami football player, was shot in the leg, but the bullet struck the femoral artery, and he has lost a lot of blood.

Circumstances surrounding the shooting haven't been released, but, the Redskins released a statement that said the 24-year-old Taylor was in surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital and that Miami-Dade Police have begun an investigation.

The Washington safety missed his second straight game with a sprained right knee.

The shooting occurred at his home on Old Cutler Road in the southern part of Miami-Dade County.

Taylor is no stranger to trouble as he was involved in an incident when he was charged with assault and simple battery in July of 2005.

It was Ricky Williams.

[dionysusolympus]

and Barry B*nds and OJ Simpson.

[Bruce]

And Lee Harvey Oswald.

[greg]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/320910.html

The shooting happened at 18050 Old Cutler Rd. County property records list it as the address for Taylor. It is a four-bath, four-bedroom house with a taxable value of $704,297.

why did they feel the need to include this? :lol:

[Modus Ponens]

holy shit

Redskins' Sean Taylor shot at Miami-Dade home (http://www3.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI68880/)

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Sources say Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor is in extremely critical condition after someone shot him at his home early this morning.

Before dawn Monday, Taylor, a former University of Miami football player, was shot in the leg, but the bullet struck the femoral artery, and he has lost a lot of blood.

Circumstances surrounding the shooting haven't been released, but, the Redskins released a statement that said the 24-year-old Taylor was in surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital and that Miami-Dade Police have begun an investigation.

The Washington safety missed his second straight game with a sprained right knee.

The shooting occurred at his home on Old Cutler Road in the southern part of Miami-Dade County.

Taylor is no stranger to trouble as he was involved in an incident when he was charged with assault and simple battery in July of 2005.

I've been following this all morning and I'm sick to my stomach. We're supposed to get a press conference from Gibbs soon. From everything I've read though the situation doesn't look good at all.

[MAGO]

:shame: ...

[jazz]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/320910.html



why did they feel the need to include this? :lol:
:notes:

be back in a sec... :ontome2:

[bleuMadonna]

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/320910.html



why did they feel the need to include this? :lol:

Yeah, that's like an open invitation to robbers and such.

[jazz]

well, it's not like you can't find out about the actual property since the county web site here has a public database, but yeah, good going on the address, miami herald.

christ, you might as well publish the guy's driver license number, ss#, bank account #s, and shoe size.

[greg]

NFL's Sean Taylor dead (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/27/obit.taylor.ap/index.html)

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died, a day after he was shot in the leg, said family friend Richard Sharpstein.

Sean Taylor never regained consciousness after being taken to a hospital, says a family friend.

He said Taylor's father called him around 5:30 a.m. to tell him the news.

"His father called and said he was with Christ and he cried and thanked me," said Sharpstein, Taylor's former lawyer. "It's a tremendously sad and unnecessary event. He was a wonderful, humble, talented young man, and had a huge life in front of him. Obviously God had other plans."

He said he did not know exactly when Taylor died.

Doctors had been encouraged late Monday night when Taylor squeezed a nurse's hand. But Sharpstein said he was told Taylor never regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital and that he wasn't sure how he had squeezed the nurse's hand.

"Maybe he was trying to say goodbye or something," Sharpstein said.

The 24-year-old Redskins safety was shot early Monday in his home in the upper leg, damaging an artery and causing significant blood loss.

Miami-Dade Police were investigating the attack, which came just eight days after an intruder was reported at Taylor's home. Officers were dispatched about 1:45 a.m. Monday after Taylor's girlfriend called 911. Taylor was airlifted to the hospital.

Sharpstein said Taylor's girlfriend told him the couple was awakened by loud noises, and Taylor grabbed a machete he keeps in the bedroom for protection. Someone then broke through the bedroom door and fired two shots, one missing and one hitting Taylor, Sharpstein said. Taylor's 1-year-old daughter, Jackie, was also in the house at the time, but neither she nor Taylor's girlfriend were injured.

"It could have been a possible burglary; it could have been a possible robbery," Miami-Dade Police Lt. Nancy Perez said. "It has not been confirmed as yet."

Taylor was shot at the pale yellow house he bought two years ago in the Miami suburb of Palmetto Bay. Taylor played at the University of Miami, where he was an All-American in 2003, and was also a high school standout in the city. His father, Pedro Taylor, is the police chief of Florida City.

Taylor starred as a running back and defensive back at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami.

Teammates and coaches often have portrayed Taylor as misunderstood, and that much was true. A private man with a small inner circle, Taylor became distrustful of reporters and anyone else he didn't know well. He rarely granted interviews, sometimes declining with a smile and a handshake and sometimes with a snarl that said: "Get out of my way."

But, behind the scenes, Taylor was described as personable and smart -- an emerging locker room leader.

Especially since the birth of his daughter Jackie.

"From the first day I met him, from then to now, it's just like night and day," Redskins receiver James Thrash said. "He's really got his head on his shoulders and has been doing really well as far as just being a man. It's been awesome to see that growth."

An All-American at the University of Miami, Taylor was drafted by the Redskins with the fifth overall selection in 2004. Coach Joe Gibbs called it "one of the most researched things" he's ever done, but the problems soon began. Taylor fired his agent, then skipped part of the NFL's mandatory rookie symposium, drawing a $25,000 fine. Driving home late from a party during the season, he was pulled over and charged with drunken driving. The case was dismissed in court, but by then it had become a months-long distraction for the team.

Taylor was also fined at least seven times for late hits, uniform violations and other infractions over his first three seasons, including a $17,000 penalty for spitting in the face of Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman during a playoff game in January 2006.

Meanwhile, Taylor endured a yearlong legal battle after he was accused in 2005 of brandishing a gun at a man during a fight over allegedly stolen all-terrain vehicles near Taylor's home. He eventually pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors and was sentenced to 18 months' probation.

Taylor said the end of the assault case was like "a gray cloud" being lifted. It was also around the time that Jackie was born, and teammates noticed a change.

"It's hard to expect a man to grow up overnight," said Redskins teammate and close friend Clinton Portis, who also played with Taylor at the University of Miami. "But ever since he had his child, it was like a new Sean, and everybody around here knew it. He was always smiling, always happy, always talking about his child."

On the field, Taylor's play was often erratic. Assistant coach Gregg Williams frequently called Taylor the best athlete he's ever coached, but nearly every big play was mitigated by a blown assignment. Taylor led the NFL in missed tackles in 2006 yet made the Pro Bowl because of his reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the league.

This year, however, Taylor was allowed to play a true free safety position, using his speed and power to chase down passes and crush would-be receivers. His five interceptions tie for the league lead in the NFC, even though he missed the last two games because of a sprained knee. Teammates said he had overhauled his diet this year to include more fruit, fish and vegetables and less red meat.

"I just take this job very seriously," Taylor said in a rare group interview during training camp. "It's almost like, you play a kid's game for a king's ransom. And if you don't take it serious enough, eventually one day you're going to say, 'Oh, I could have done this, I could have done that.'

"So I just say, 'I'm healthy right now, I'm going into my fourth year, and why not do the best that I can?' And that's whatever it is, whether it's eating right or training myself right, whether it's studying harder, whatever I can do to better myself."

His hard work was well-noted.

"He loved football. He felt like that's what he was made to do," Gibbs said. "And I think what I've noticed over the last year and a half ... is he matured. I think his baby had a huge impact on him. There was a real growing up in his life."

[MAGO]

:shame: ... :rip:

[dionysusolympus]

:shame: ... :rip:

agreed, but you're still gay. :shame:

[MAGO]

stfu.

[dionysusolympus]

no u.

[MAGO]

no u stfu.

[jazz]

Wet and sloppy night poor time to rate Beck (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-flspskolnickspec27sbnov27,0,1461726.column)

i love the last line of that article :lol:

[Modus Ponens]

It's a very sad day in Redskins Nation. Despite the image the media loved to paint of him he was arguably the most popular player on the team amongst fans. He was loved like a brother by his team mates and like a son by the coaches. This is eerily reminiscent of the death of Len Bias and I wonder if it takes the community as long to recover. Despite his troubled past he died the most noble way possible.......defending the lives of his family.



http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n205/shalter20/75557853CM003_WASHINGTON_RE_2007091.jpg

[bleuMadonna]

Very said, indeed. :rip:

[Da Rafsta]

crazy shi I tell you...:shame:

[sneakypete]

prolly shot by one is gang banger brothers.

[Modus Ponens]

prolly shot by one is gang banger brothers.

Very classy.

[KenKill75]

It's unclassy to state the fact that he was killed by thug niggers? It's unfortunate that a person making that comment is criticized more than the actual low lives that are being referred to in the comment.

[jazz]

prolly shot by one is gang banger brothers.

Very classy.
i feel terrible for the guy, his family, and his teammates, but it's pretty obvious that he was murdered because he was involved with the wrong people. didn't he have a kitchen knife placed on his pillow like a week ago when they broke in his home the first time?

well, either way...:rip:

[dionysusolympus]

and on a brighter note, ricky williams >>> jethsths.

[Bruce]

I heard it was a machete. Who keeps a machete in their bedroom for protection? I keep my double-barrel shotgun nearby. Like a real American.

http://www.alcade.net/me/people/zach_m.jpg

[KenKill75]

All of professional sports has turned into one great big fucking ghetto. It's truly a disgrace.

[MojoFearsSatan]

ricky williams LOL

[jazz]

i forget the steeler player's name now, but that was pretty fucking dirty of him to step on ricky's back like that. it's obvious (from the replay) that it was done intentionally.

[MojoFearsSatan]

er... ricky williams LOL?

[KenKill75]

Murders, dog fighting, pot smoking, coke snorting, steroid taking, wife beating. These are the activities of today's role models. Heart warming.

[jazz]

Murders, dog fighting, pot smoking, coke snorting, steroid taking, wife beating. These are the activities of today's role models. Heart warming.
uh, why would you include pot in there? surely it's not the best thing you could do, but it's not cheating at the sport (taking steroids) and you're not causing harm to others (i.e. wife beating, dog fighting, committing murder, etc).

[Da Rafsta]

uh, why would you include pot in there? surely it's not the best thing you could do, but it's not cheating at the sport (taking steroids) and you're not causing harm to others (i.e. wife beating, dog fighting, committing murder, etc).

lol....you're missing the point. :imslow: :dopey:

[dionysusolympus]

Murders, dog fighting, pot smoking, coke snorting, steroid taking, wife beating. These are the activities of today's role models. Heart warming.

you forgot memorabilia stealing...

[jazz]

er... ricky williams LOL?
that whole game was LOL :smile2:

they should've just played that game in england. it would've been just as sloppy.

[Bruce]

It's amazing how sports are starting to reflect real life. :shame:

[Modus Ponens]

I heard it was a machete. Who keeps a machete in their bedroom for protection? I keep my double-barrel shotgun nearby. Like a real American.

http://www.alcade.net/me/people/zach_m.jpg


His right to own a firearm was taken from him because of his probation for the incident with the ATV's. An incident where the real criminals were the one's made out to be the victims.

[Modus Ponens]

Murders, dog fighting, pot smoking, coke snorting, steroid taking, wife beating. These are the activities of today's role models. Heart warming.

You only hear this kind of sports related news because this is the only kind that sells. The 'E' in ESPN has taken over for the 'S'. Disney's ownership has destroyed ESPN.

[Keith Moon]

- So true. ESPN needs more Mickey.

[jazz]

lol....you're missing the point.
i understand that ken said these athletes were role models (whether they want to be or not) and shouldn't be allowed to do anything he listed...that i fully agree with.

the only thing i'm pointing out is that everyone (particularly the sports press) is lumping in smoking a joint with all of those other rather fucked up activities. like if it was just as bad as taking steroids, beating up a gf or wife. got it now?

[Keith Moon]

- Ohh clap!!!

[jazz]

shit, i almost forgot to post this:

Fans Stuck on Sidelines in Cable Companies vs. NFL Network Dispute (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2089837/)

[Bruce]

I has it. :yay: And I don't pay for it. :woo:

[KenKill75]

uh, why would you include pot in there? surely it's not the best thing you could do, but it's not cheating at the sport (taking steroids) and you're not causing harm to others (i.e. wife beating, dog fighting, committing murder, etc).

Regardless of how we may feel about marijuana smoking, the point is that it still is illegal.

[jazz]

Regardless of how we may feel about marijuana smoking, the point is that it still is illegal.
um, ken...that wasn't my point, lol (http://www.encircling.us/forums/showpost.php?p=444478&postcount=4171)

[KenKill75]

Yes, that is your point. You don't want to lump it together with that other stuff, but I do, because the bottom line is that they are all illegal activities.

[jazz]

Yes, that is your point. You don't want to lump it together with that other stuff, but I do, because the bottom line is that they are all illegal activities.
no, that is not my point.

i know it's illegal and it's "lumped in" with all those other things because of its illegality, but what i am saying is that it's horseshit that they see it just as morally wrong as those other activities, because it isn't.

[MojoFearsSatan]

that whole game was LOL :smile2:

they should've just played that game in england. it would've been just as sloppy.

And you know what's worse? I'd have paid the exaggerated ticket prices too. Cos I loves me some american football, and though I wouldn't pay for the journey to London for the Jints, I'd have paid for the Steelers.

Anyway, I don't think even England is as soggy and shitty as that, and I saw how churned up Wembley got (we're using it as an excuse for our embarrassing and totally our own fault loss to Croatia in the football)

[dionysusolympus]

:gayfight:

[Keith Moon]

- Croatia > Patriots

[jazz]

And you know what's worse? I'd have paid the exaggerated ticket prices too. Cos I loves me some american football, and though I wouldn't pay for the journey to London for the Jints, I'd have paid for the Steelers.

Anyway, I don't think even England is as soggy and shitty as that, and I saw how churned up Wembley got (we're using it as an excuse for our embarrassing and totally our own fault loss to Croatia in the football)
the game that i saw between the phins and giants was pretty goddamn bad. i couldn't imagine them playing on that pitch with the amount of rain pittsburgh received that day. yikes!

[KenKill75]

Ok, fine, it's not as morally wrong as the rest, but it still doesn't make for an acceptable role model.

Would you not care if you had kids and they smoked pot? Or if your nephew smokes pot? Hell, smoking cigarettes is legal and I wouldn't even really want my kid looking up to that either.

[MojoFearsSatan]

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/29/20/22572029.jpg

look, it's some cute puppies. Can't we all just say "Ricky Williams LOL" and get along?

[jazz]

Ok, fine, it's not as morally wrong as the rest, but it still doesn't make for an acceptable role model.

Would you not care if you had kids and they smoked pot? Or if your nephew smokes pot? Hell, smoking cigarettes is legal and I wouldn't even really want my kid looking up to that either.
of course not, but i just want some sort of line to be drawn because one thing is smoking a joint to relax, another thing is cheating at a sport by taking steroids or killing somebody.

[MojoFearsSatan]

- Croatia > Patriots

that said, I would LOVE to see Rodney Harrison or Richard Seymour level some of our footballers. David Beckham? BOSH! off with his head.

[jazz]

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/29/20/22572029.jpg

look, it's some cute puppies. Can't we all just say "Ricky Williams LOL" and get along?
i just hope we trade him and get some players back before he gets tempted to leave again :lol:

[KenKill75]

Killing is cheating? :what:

[Bruce]

I hate puppies! :rage:

[MojoFearsSatan]

i just hope we trade him and get some players back before he gets tempted to leave again :lol:

I suggest you'll be playing shotgun 5WR for the rest of the season, as playing halfback for the lolphins is more or less like playing drums for Spinal Tap.

[jazz]

all i want is one win. that's all i'm asking for at this point.

:sad:

[KenKill75]

Nah, bro, you should be rooting for a place in the history books with an 0-16 season. Perfection one way or the other is still perfection. :what:

[jazz]

as long as we could beat the jetsth, i'll be good for this year :joga2:

[Da Rafsta]

the game that i saw between the phins and giants was pretty goddamn bad. i couldn't imagine them playing on that pitch with the amount of rain pittsburgh received that day. yikes!
http://www.encircling.us/photoplog/file_2375.jpg

[jazz]

:insecure: k..

[Keith Moon]

- I'm there. :up:

[jazz]

like a bear?

http://www.encircling.us/photoplog/file_2466.jpg

[Da Rafsta]

haha! Looks like a splat of jizz!

[jazz]

haha! Looks like a splat of *communist jizz!
*

[greg]

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/29/20/22572029.jpg

look, it's some cute puppies. Can't we all just say "Ricky Williams LOL" and get along?

:laughing:

[MAGO]

as long as we could beat the jetsth, i'll be good for this year :joga2:

:laughing:

[jazz]

let me tell you...i'm watching the dolphins/jets game right now, and i swear to fucking christ, i have never seen a more pathetic team than the miami dolphins. i don't know if it's the injuries, the lack of depth, the coaching, bad luck, prancing ponies, but this team couldn't get nailed in a wood shop. wow.

and this is against the jets, mind you. :shame:

:suicide3:

p.s. speaking of the jetsth, i think i like their classic :quote:new york titans:quote: look better than their green/white uniforms. even if they look like a cfb team.

[bleuMadonna]

This was the first week I picked the Fins to win because the jetsth are the sucketh, but dammit, it will be the last time I pick 'em to win.

[KenKill75]

Prancing ponies? :huh:

[dionysusolympus]

This was the first week I picked the Fins to win because the jetsth are the sucketh, but dammit, it will be the last time I pick 'em to win.

lol.

srsly.

lol.

[Bruce]

I think the Phins had a pretty good showing yesterday. :roflmao:

[Pun'KinG']

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/xtremeblazer52/20051012-Q.jpg

[jazz]

This was the first week I picked the Fins to win because the jetsth are the sucketh, but dammit, it will be the last time I pick 'em to win.
i haven't picked the dolphins to win a game since like week 2 or 3. :what:

Prancing ponies? :huh:
:nod:

I think the Phins had a pretty good showing yesterday. :roflmao:
seriously, why do i even bother cheering for the colts?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/xtremeblazer52/20051012-Q.jpg
:laughing:

and i don't care badly we got our asses beat...

http://drunkenpuppies.com/forums/customavatars/avatar59_1.gif

:sly:

[dionysusolympus]

to summarise, http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q144/JemVolta/freakybreakin.gif ...

[KenKill75]

By the way, Mago was at the game, down in Miami. I guess going down there was the only way he was going to get to see the jets win. :teehee:

[dionysusolympus]

so is :MAGO4: and :sneakyp: sharing a room together? :what:

[KenKill75]

No, Kroopy wanted Pete all to himself.

[jazz]

By the way, Mago was at the game, down in Miami. I guess going down there was the only way he was going to get to see the jets win. :teehee:
two of the jets' three wins are against the dolphins. :what: we made them look like the patriots yesterday.

:emonana:

[Bruce]

I could have went to the Colts game yesterday. :shrug:

[jazz]

die :wave:

[KenKill75]

Now you have to buy him Rock Band.

[jazz]

i'll buy him skin flute band

[KenKill75]

:eek2:

[jazz]

he'll like it too :nod:

[Bruce]

I can has two copies of Rock Band. One from Ken. And one from Dan. :nanner24:

[jazz]

ken will give you rock band, i'll give you skin flute band

:shake:

[KenKill75]

I'll give him Cock in Hand.

[jazz]

I'll give him Cock in Hand.
i'm sure he'll be pleased as long as it comes with the necessary :quote:attachments:quote:

[Bruce]

:huh:

[jazz]

yes, you can has it.

[bleuMadonna]

lol.

srsly.

lol.

I know. I lost my head. :shame:

[jazz]

Dolphins' Worrell out for season with torn ACL (http://www.encircling.us/go.php?url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-worrell120307,0,783297.story)

The Dolphins have lost their fourth safety to a season-ending injury.

Worrell will undergo reconstructive surgery later this week. He'll join safeties Yeremiah Bell, who tore his Achilles' tendon in the season-opening loss to Washington; Travares Tillman, who had season-ending knee surgery in October; and Renaldo Hill, who tore an ACL against the Patriots on Oct. 21, on the injured list.

:lmao:

[MAGO]

the Phins are so F!-ing gay!!!!!!!!!!....i went to the game on Sunday and wow!!!...they have this gay song they play after every score, i felt like i was stuck in an episode of the Partridge Family....they also have this thing where the PA announcer yells "And that's another Miami" and the crowd yells "first down!"...lol..that a-hole also had trouble saying Kellen Clemens name, he called him Kellen Williams, Kelvin Clemens and Kellen Clement....i thought their uni's were the only gay thing they had going, but now i can safely confirm it's everything associated with the organization... :laughing: ...

[MAGO]

here's the song...lol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlMnfHqPefY)

[Pun'KinG']

So the closer the Patriots get to being undefeated the more apt referees are going to be to issue calls in their favor? Just like an umpire in baseball feels inclined to increase the size of a strike zone during progressive innings of a perfect game? Not saying that there were all that many tremendously bad calls. I guess it's just the opponents having the Patriots in their sights and then turning the guns around and biting the obligatory "bullet".
I mean Eagles? Ravens? What?! The!? Fuck!?

[bleuMadonna]

Well, maybe it's payback for the game against the Colts where they had several ludicrous calls against the Pats, my favorite being against Hobbs, who was facing the ball in the end zone and was being tackled from behind and yet Hobbs was called for pass interference. Still, that holding call near the end last night was marginal at best.

[Da Rafsta]

ehhh....it was holding any which way you slice it. He clearly held him. Sure....more times than not, that calls not made but regardless.....it was holding and was called. Ravens had that game in the bag. That dumb ass on the sidelines lost it for them. The Ravens had stopped them on fourth down, only to be negated by that scum bag that called the time out.

You want to talk about what had an impact on the game's outcome....chalk it up to that bonehead move...not the refs calls on the field.

[Da Rafsta]

here's the song...lol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlMnfHqPefY)

lmfao....I can't help but picture 2 hillbillys with that song. One playing the banjo and the other stomping his right foot and clapping his hands. :what:

[Modus Ponens]

ehhh....it was holding any which way you slice it. He clearly held him. Sure....more times than not, that calls not made but regardless.....it was holding and was called. Ravens had that game in the bag. That dumb ass on the sidelines lost it for them. The Ravens had stopped them on fourth down, only to be negated by that scum bag that called the time out.

You want to talk about what had an impact on the game's outcome....chalk it up to that bonehead move...not the refs calls on the field.

There were actually 2 defensive holding calls that could have been made on that same play. Watson was being held at the 4 yard line. Scott (I think) had his arm around him when Watson made his cut across the middle of the field.

[jazz]

the Phins are so F!-ing gay!!!!!!!!!!....i went to the game on Sunday and wow!!!...they have this gay song they play after every score, i felt like i was stuck in an episode of the Partridge Family....they also have this thing where the PA announcer yells "And that's another Miami" and the crowd yells "first down!"...lol..that a-hole also had trouble saying Kellen Clemens name, he called him Kellen Williams, Kelvin Clemens and Kellen Clement....i thought their uni's were the only gay thing they had going, but now i can safely confirm it's everything associated with the organization... :laughing: ...
that :quote:gay song:quote: you speak of was formerly the houston oilers song and i've always hated it. i can't believe they still play that shit.

i haven't been to a game in like two or three seasons, so i don't know about the announcer shit (sounds lame and family friendly), but the team is 0-12...did you really expect the ambiance of the place to be as electric as it would have been if the phins were winning games? there are so many new york transplants living here, they wind up buying all the tickets dolphin fans don't want to waste their time with and from what i've heard, they're pretty obnoxious.

as far as the jerseys, i don't particularly like the aqua top for the phins, i preferred if they used their dark blue highlight color as their primary and the aqua as the highlight, but our logo and white-on-white jerseys are much nicer than the jets, dude. any day.

oh yeah, and :magodio2: and :badmago:

[jazz]

ehhh....it was holding any which way you slice it. He clearly held him. Sure....more times than not, that calls not made but regardless.....it was holding and was called. Ravens had that game in the bag. That dumb ass on the sidelines lost it for them. The Ravens had stopped them on fourth down, only to be negated by that scum bag that called the time out.

You want to talk about what had an impact on the game's outcome....chalk it up to that bonehead move...not the refs calls on the field.
that was one of the dumbest time outs in the history of time outs. they had them stopped on fourth down with seconds on the clock left. :shame:

that was only the second-most exciting monday night football game this year. :nanner9:

[Da Rafsta]

the first being which, the Bills/Cowboys game or the Steelers/Lolphins?

[jazz]

bills/cowboys.

i thought the phins/steelers game was ok, but since we lost, i scratched it. :eee:

[Da Rafsta]

...the shitty score and crappiest field conditions notwithstanding of course... :wink:

[jazz]

speaking of the steelers, i'll be cheering for them this weekend. enjoy it while you can steelheads :wink:

[Da Rafsta]

Go Pats! Can't stand the Steelers! :devil:

[dionysusolympus]

Steelers were pwned this weekend, and the Ravens were pwned last night. and since the Iggles have tanked completely, my weekends will be mostly free until the college bowls start up.

[Pun'KinG']

Can't stand the Steelers! :devil:

:shake:

[sneakypete]

yeah, where is DJ? The steelers are so dirty.

[greg]

http://www.priceless.com/us/personal/en/extras/peptalks/index.html

[Bruce]

Guess we'll have to beat the Pats in the playoffs. :shrug:

[bleuMadonna]

No.... :bleu:

[greg]

wow, petrino...what a piece of shit

glad florida didn't land this guy a few years ago

[Da Rafsta]

You can't blame him, IMO. He wouldn't have taken the job had he known he'd have to work without Vick.

[KenKill75]

Yeah, as if Vick was actually a good QB :lookup: