Sean Taylor and ESPN

[harnesslover]

It's unfortunate that such a young, talented man had his life cut so short.. A total waste and its a tragedy..

With that being said, did Taylor save babies from a burning building that I missed?

ESPN is making this out to be a little ridiculous.. I am sorry, but a sports icon did not die, a legend didn't pass away.. A 24 year old was shot in a apparent burglary.. Unfortunate, yes.. Unexpected? hmmm..

I dont mean to sound heartless, but this ESPN coverage is getting sickening. This kid was headed on a path all too familiar with young, rich black athletes.. Beats a man with a pistol, assault arrests, pointing a gun at a person over an ATV, DUI, drugs..

Sad, yes.. Unfortunate, yes. Senseless, yes.. Shocking? no.

[Ron]

Should they go back to talking about Barry Bonds or Michael Vick?

[RaceBookJoe]

CNN did a really good job last night on the story. Sean Taylor was a legend in the making though. It might be a long time until we see someone like him again. A safety who was 6'2" 220lbs with the speed of a cornerback who scared most wr's in the league. Very unfortunate, not totally surprising , but I think the stories on both networks deserve the coverage. Just imagine how much coverage ESPN would have given the shooting death of Tony Romo given their huge mancrush on him.

[harnesslover]

Should they go back to talking about Barry Bonds or Michael Vick?

You have a good point.. I think ESPN is such a fraud. The make heroes of thugs, then bury them when they are not liked by the public.

I can barely stomach ESPN anymore.

[Robert Goren]

So many networks, so few athletes.

[JustRalph]

So many networks, so few athletes.

:lol: :lol: Line of the month!!

I lost all respect for the reverence being shown when I saw O.J. Simpson enter the service. Then Jesse Jackson sits with the family during the service.

[Dahoss9698]

It's unfortunate that such a young, talented man had his life cut so short.. A total waste and its a tragedy..

With that being said, did Taylor save babies from a burning building that I missed?

ESPN is making this out to be a little ridiculous.. I am sorry, but a sports icon did not die, a legend didn't pass away.. A 24 year old was shot in a apparent burglary.. Unfortunate, yes.. Unexpected? hmmm..

I dont mean to sound heartless, but this ESPN coverage is getting sickening. This kid was headed on a path all too familiar with young, rich black athletes.. Beats a man with a pistol, assault arrests, pointing a gun at a person over an ATV, DUI, drugs..

Sad, yes.. Unfortunate, yes. Senseless, yes.. Shocking? no.

I agree and was discussing it with some co-workers today. It's ridiculous. It's unfortunate what ESPN has become.