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Originally Posted by diehardskin2982
taylor's not a true redskin. Would you be...
Please remember not everyone grew up loving the skins like us fans. First He's drafted under contriversy, then he sign's a contract many in the league say he got stiffed, then he's been persecuted by the DC media since his arrival. Everyones mad at him cause he choses not to speak. He comes from Miami were he's treated like a god to DC were he's treated like a punk kid on a sorry team. if u haven't noticed 40% of the dc area media act like their cowboys, Giant, or Eagle fans (hate to say it)
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No offense, but cry me a river. First off, he got a guaranteed $7.2 million signing bonus before he ever stepped on the field (which is over $1.5 million more than Ed Reed has gotten paid all his years combined, including this year's salary under his current contract). Second, the media was not harder on ST than they've been on any other star athelete in DC. Missing rookie events, getting pulled over for drunk driving and getting arrested for aggrevated assault with a firearm will tend to bring some negative publicity unto yourself. Third, the only controversey surrounding his draft pick was KWII spouting his big mouth off about how he was "promised" by the skins to be drafted. There wasn't any controversey surrounding Taylor being selected. The pick was immediately embraced by most fans and the team. Fourth, the players and fans tried connecting with ST and making him feel at home immediately. ST just decided to spit in their faces and spend more time hanging with his friends in Miami, rather than attending voluntary camps where he should have been like every other Redskins player. And Fifth, and most importantly, he's a professional athelete being paid to do a job. He doesn't have to grow up loving the skins like us..........but when he gets paid millions of dollars to play a game for our team, I expect some loyalty and some professionalism.
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I say suppport him as a team and organization and he'll become a true redskin. There have been no real true redskins since Snyder has been the owner.
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I would argue that Arrington, Samuels and Jansen are "true" long-term Redskins. Of course that's up for debate and everyone has their opinion on the matter, but, to me, I feel good saying those guys are skins.