Comments on: Wilbon cold as ice on Sean Taylor http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/ Orioles, Wizards, Redskins....and more Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:02:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Roy http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Roy Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:54:06 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-49 Has Wilbon apologized to Sean Taylors family? Ive been looking everywhere for an apology and have not found one. If he hasn't, put me down on the list of people who do not and did not wish him a happy recovery. Wilbon use to be a favorite of mine, but his callous, uneccessary and insensitive opinions on Sean Taylor were wrong. It sounds like Sean didnt give Wilbon any "props" or dissed him in some way. Wilbon and Jason Whitlock have lost one of their biggest fans. Has Wilbon apologized to Sean Taylors family? Ive been looking everywhere for an apology and have not found one. If he hasn’t, put me down on the list of people who do not and did not wish him a happy recovery. Wilbon use to be a favorite of mine, but his callous, uneccessary and insensitive opinions on Sean Taylor were wrong. It sounds like Sean didnt give Wilbon any “props” or dissed him in some way. Wilbon and Jason Whitlock have lost one of their biggest fans.

]]> By: Stafford http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Stafford Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:31:49 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-48 How can anyone be so naive to think that this man changed his life in 18 months? Everyone that knows shady people know they don't change overnight. Sure, he might have started to change his life since the birth of his daugther, but that doesn't mean there weren't remnants of his previous life still present. Just because a man is quiet and doesn't enjoy talking to the media doesn't mean he can't still be a roughneck and enjoy hanging with shady characters. It's obvious that whatever happened to Sean wasn't COMPLETELY RANDOM. No one deserves to get shot and killed, but if one uses common sense, it's obvious to come to the conclusion that this type of trouble is increased by the decsions you make. Lastly, let's be honest. This type of stuff and things far worse are happening to black men all across America, in part because of their environment and in part because of the decisons they make. Sean Taylor just happened to be a professional athelte. How can anyone be so naive to think that this man changed his life in 18 months? Everyone that knows shady people know they don’t change overnight. Sure, he might have started to change his life since the birth of his daugther, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t remnants of his previous life still present. Just because a man is quiet and doesn’t enjoy talking to the media doesn’t mean he can’t still be a roughneck and enjoy hanging with shady characters. It’s obvious that whatever happened to Sean wasn’t COMPLETELY RANDOM. No one deserves to get shot and killed, but if one uses common sense, it’s obvious to come to the conclusion that this type of trouble is increased by the decsions you make. Lastly, let’s be honest. This type of stuff and things far worse are happening to black men all across America, in part because of their environment and in part because of the decisons they make. Sean Taylor just happened to be a professional athelte.

]]> By: theruffian http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-47 theruffian Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:28:38 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-47 Wilbon's comments may have been unbiased (how could they not be? He didn't personally know Taylor) but they were also unsubstantiated by anything but his personal opinion based on repots in the media (kind of like the average commenter). Seems common sense to me like the people who had close personal interactions with him on a daily basis would be the best sources for information on his charachter i.e. coaches, teammates(just like any deceased persons co-workers would be). Personally I give their viewpoints more weight because of the main reason they cited for Taylor's change in attitude, redefining himself as the father of an 18-month old little girl. That can change even the most hardened career criminal (which I think Taylor was far from). Wilbon’s comments may have been unbiased (how could they not be? He didn’t personally know Taylor) but they were also unsubstantiated by anything but his personal opinion based on repots in the media (kind of like the average commenter). Seems common sense to me like the people who had close personal interactions with him on a daily basis would be the best sources for information on his charachter i.e. coaches, teammates(just like any deceased persons co-workers would be). Personally I give their viewpoints more weight because of the main reason they cited for Taylor’s change in attitude, redefining himself as the father of an 18-month old little girl. That can change even the most hardened career criminal (which I think Taylor was far from).

]]> By: Greg http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Greg Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:52:02 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-46 Wow I went to the same high school as Sean Taylor and Wilbon is clueless. Yes he had some troubled friends but he was no way running and embracing a violent world. Taylor's dad is the chief of police, his fiance is the niece of Andy Garcia. For the most part he keeps good company and is no way a thug they make him out to be just a very quiet guy. But a young man made a mistake, and paid for it but ppl are ready to say he deserved death? Wilbon must have got turned down for a few interviews with Sean but this makes me sick. Wow I went to the same high school as Sean Taylor and Wilbon is clueless. Yes he had some troubled friends but he was no way running and embracing a violent world. Taylor’s dad is the chief of police, his fiance is the niece of Andy Garcia. For the most part he keeps good company and is no way a thug they make him out to be just a very quiet guy. But a young man made a mistake, and paid for it but ppl are ready to say he deserved death? Wilbon must have got turned down for a few interviews with Sean but this makes me sick.

]]> By: WindRider95 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-45 WindRider95 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:31:48 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-45 John got it right. Wilbon didn't say anything callous or out of line. Unlike Taylor's Redskins teammates, coaches, etc., Wilbon's comments were not biased. John got it right. Wilbon didn’t say anything callous or out of line. Unlike Taylor’s Redskins teammates, coaches, etc., Wilbon’s comments were not biased.

]]> By: jake http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-44 jake Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:16:38 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-44 First John thanks for your thoughts. My point is that Wilbon is in no position to say where or not Sean had changed his ways and that the people who would know (his coaches, teammates, media maembers who actually covered him, etc.) say he had. I think they know what they are talking about, and Wilbon in this case doesn't. For instance, Wilbon should read on of his former co-worker's at the Post, http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3129417 First John thanks for your thoughts. My point is that Wilbon is in no position to say where or not Sean had changed his ways and that the people who would know (his coaches, teammates, media maembers who actually covered him, etc.) say he had. I think they know what they are talking about, and Wilbon in this case doesn’t. For instance, Wilbon should read on of his former co-worker’s at the Post,

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeffri&id=3129417

]]> By: John http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/comment-page-1/#comment-43 John Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:52:20 +0000 http://thesportsnote.com/2007/11/26/wilbon-cold-as-ice-on-sean-taylor/#comment-43 Wilbon is absolutely correct in pointing out that Sean Taylor did nothing to show that he had changed his ways. Portis and the Redskins are absolutely correct in trying to paint Taylor in a respectable manner after his death. It is a sad situation no matter how it is spun but Wilbon is trying to show that that the way Sean Taylor led his life my have contributed to his death. Claiming that stating the facts is cold is the reason why kids from Taylor's background end up dead or in prison, no lessons are ever learned because people arent cold honest with these kids. Wilbon is absolutely correct in pointing out that Sean Taylor did nothing to show that he had changed his ways. Portis and the Redskins are absolutely correct in trying to paint Taylor in a respectable manner after his death. It is a sad situation no matter how it is spun but Wilbon is trying to show that that the way Sean Taylor led his life my have contributed to his death. Claiming that stating the facts is cold is the reason why kids from Taylor’s background end up dead or in prison, no lessons are ever learned because people arent cold honest with these kids.

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