How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

I don't want this thread to sound like I'm being insensitve being so close to a tragic death of our beloved Sean Taylor. But, I'm just wondering how does the NFL help us recover a lose of a high quality player like that. I truely feel that he was a our best player on defense (if not the whole team for that matter). But, how do we get compensated personnel wise, or are we just SOL due to acts of God. This man was so instrumental to our team, and he alone led us to some crucial victories that will be hard to replace. If anybody knows anything about these rules I would appreciate it. Thanks Sean for being on our team.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

We don't...Taylor is irreplacable.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

He's irreplaceable. You go and find another S that's pretty good, but doubt that you will find a specimen like he was. You never know what you are gonna get whether they are 1 rounders or free agents. Case in point is Antonio Pierce he wasn't even drafted and look at him.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

I don't know if you can replace him but your best shot at coming close would require picking a top 5 player in the draft.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

I'm thinking in terms of the NFL giving us picks of some kind in the draft, and how would this whole thing impact our salary cap?

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

We are SOL. NFL will not do anything.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

You can't! The question should be what will we do without him.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

We should get the Patriots 1st rounder from Niners. Life just ain't fair sometimes!

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

He was the best player thats come through Washington in 15 years since D. Green. We dont replace him.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

We don't.. We find the best player via the draft, free agency or from within and do the best we can..

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

The NFL isnt giving the Skins or any other team extra picks because a player is killed or seriously injured (off the field) and can no longer play.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

[quote=irish;392643]The NFL isnt giving the Skins or any other team extra picks because a player is killed or seriously injured (off the field) and can no longer play.[/quote]

Might not be entirely true. The NFL awards compensation picks to teams who lose players to free agency. I'm not sure how a death like this works, he might be considered a lost player and we may receive comp picks. Or maybe it's handled entirely differently.

As for salary cap relief, we get none.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

The best you can do is move Landry to FS and hope to draft of develop someone to take over at SS. That will never hold the possibilities that Taylor at FS and Landry at SS did. Taylor and Landry might have become the best safety tandem ever, but now we'll never know.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

[quote=4mrusmc;392580]I'm thinking in terms of the NFL giving us picks of some kind in the draft, and how would this whole thing impact our salary cap?[/quote]
I think someone posted that ST will cost us around 2.4 million next year. Sa for a draft pick that would not be fair to other team even though this was a tragic loss other teams have had to deal with loosing players to death, injusries, etc... I do think the NFL should change the rules concerning the cap issues for team that loose players because of death or and maybe include career ending injuries.

Re: How do we replace Sean Taylor?
 

We could never replace ST, but I will say if LL continues to play like he played last week he will be the closest to ST we could ever get.