Peter King Is Skeptical Of The Sean Taylor Draft Pick

There was a while on this blog where it seemed like I was really poking a lot of fun at SI.com's Peter King, and -- honestly -- I kind of felt bad about it. He's an easy target, and he was a genuinely nice and accommodating guy the times I've met him, so I tried to dial it back a bit and, I don't know, write about Fred Smoot being goofy instead. Still, this was a bit much. For everything that's gone wrong for the Redskins in the last decade, you would think that the on-field performance of Sean Taylor would be the one thing that's pretty much beyond reproach. In his tragically shortened three-and-a-half year career, Taylor made two Pro Bowls and one All-Pro team. (The second Pro Bowl was announced posthumously, but Taylor was tied for the NFC interception lead when he was injured and also had 42 tackles.) Among NFL safeties for his entire career -- so for the 2004 through 2007 seasons -- Taylor finished twelfth in tackles, tied for fifth in forced fumbles, ...