i know this may be hard to swallow for some people, and dont get me twisted, ed reed is an excellent safety, but ed reed was not even the best safety on his college team. ed reed is an excellent ballhawk and has great anticipation skills, but you have to account for the blitzing style of his defense that makes opposing QBs just throws ducks up out of fear, i would say a solid 33% of his interceptions are lame ducks, but he does make plays either way. he is a great safety.
that being said, sean taylor IS BETTER(NOT WOULD'VE BEEN), and i'd be willing to bet you ask any player in the NFL, INCLUDING ED REED HIMSELF, will give you the same answer. sean taylor. this guy was straight scary. a freak. 6'3 230 lbs, 4.2 something speed, a 40+" vert, the hands of wideout, the best football mind i have seen in some time, great anticipation, and, need i really even say it, unparalleled tackling. he was seriously unbelievable for the short time that god let us watch him. i've never seen any other nfl rookie make opposing offensive players, cringe, take kneel downs, and run out of bounds. ask anyone who you would not want to be hit by, it is unquestionably sean taylor.
now i understand that many of you will argue this point, and you have valid reason to do so considering the lack of time that sean had to prove himself, but i promise you, he IS THE BEST SAFETY. not just athleticly, but his mind is what set him apart. people may remember him for spitting in micheal pittman's face, or laying out the punter in the pro bowl(LOLOLOL), but ask anyone who ever played with him, he didnt need to say one word, and you knew that he was going to everything it took to get the W, and it inspired all around him.
god bless his soul, and rest in peace sean.
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i know this may be hard to swallow for some people, and dont get me twisted, ed reed is an excellent safety, but ed reed was not even the best safety on his college team. ed reed is an excellent ballhawk and has great anticipation skills, but you have to account for the blitzing style of his defense that makes opposing QBs just throws ducks up out of fear, i would say a solid 33% of his interceptions are lame ducks, but he does make plays either way. he is a great safety.
that being said, sean taylor IS BETTER(NOT WOULD'VE BEEN), and i'd be willing to bet you ask any player in the NFL, INCLUDING ED REED HIMSELF, will give you the same answer. sean taylor. this guy was straight scary. a freak. 6'3 230 lbs, 4.2 something speed, a 40+" vert, the hands of wideout, the best football mind i have seen in some time, great anticipation, and, need i really even say it, unparalleled tackling. he was seriously unbelievable for the short time that god let us watch him. i've never seen any other nfl rookie make opposing offensive players, cringe, take kneel downs, and run out of bounds. ask anyone who you would not want to be hit by, it is unquestionably sean taylor.
now i understand that many of you will argue this point, and you have valid reason to do so considering the lack of time that sean had to prove himself, but i promise you, he IS THE BEST SAFETY. not just athleticly, but his mind is what set him apart. people may remember him for spitting in micheal pittman's face, or laying out the punter in the pro bowl(LOLOLOL), but ask anyone who ever played with him, he didnt need to say one word, and you knew that he was going to everything it took to get the W, and it inspired all around him.
one last point, not only could he tackle, look at the numbers, im not positive on it, but i believe i saw a stat that balls thrown within 10 yards of him over his career, were only completed at a 9% rate. so you werent exactly about to pick on him through the air either...
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one last point, not only could he tackle, look at the numbers, im not positive on it, but i believe i saw a stat that balls thrown within 10 yards of him over his career, were only completed at a 9% rate. so you werent exactly about to pick on him through the air either...
true! sean taylor would probably have been better than ed reed. but i'll still take troy polamalu over the both of them. ed reed and sean taylor might have better athletic ability than troy, but troy has the better football mind and you see this guy all over the field! ed reed patrols his side of the field while troy is wherever the football is!!! plus he's non-stop until the play is over. they say that football is 70% mental and 30% physical. that's the difference between polamalu and ed reed. ed reed has the physical part while polamalu has the mental part! just like larry bird... not the most gifted athlete but the mental part of the game, he was off the charts that's how he beat his opponent, by outworking and outsmarting his opponent! that's what troy polamalu does, he outworks and outsmarts everybody on the field! ed reed will outrun polamalu but never outsmart him!
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true! sean taylor would probably have been better than ed reed. but i'll still take troy polamalu over the both of them. ed reed and sean taylor might have better athletic ability than troy, but troy has the better football mind and you see this guy all over the field! ed reed patrols his side of the field while troy is wherever the football is!!! plus he's non-stop until the play is over. they say that football is 70% mental and 30% physical. that's the difference between polamalu and ed reed. ed reed has the physical part while polamalu has the mental part! just like larry bird... not the most gifted athlete but the mental part of the game, he was off the charts that's how he beat his opponent, by outworking and outsmarting his opponent! that's what troy polamalu does, he outworks and outsmarts everybody on the field! ed reed will outrun polamalu but never outsmart him!
first of all, you couldn't be more wrong on the mental aspect of your argument. take for instance the second interception ed reed had yesterday. he came from the dead opposite safety, into the left flat(about 40-50 yards), in less the 5 seconds and jumped an IN ROUTE!!!. that is all mental straight up, ive never seen polamalu do that. and i think the best part of sean taylor was his mental game, thats what made him scary...
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whoah whoah whoah....
first of all, you couldn't be more wrong on the mental aspect of your argument. take for instance the second interception ed reed had yesterday. he came from the dead opposite safety, into the left flat(about 40-50 yards), in less the 5 seconds and jumped an IN ROUTE!!!. that is all mental straight up, ive never seen polamalu do that. and i think the best part of sean taylor was his mental game, thats what made him scary...
I must really be dating myself when I say Jack Tatum! For any of you that had the privilege of watching Tatum play, the man truly was a game changer and an intimidator. Ronnie Lott came a somewhat close second, and there is nobody playing right now that is as intimidating as Tatum was.
If you ever have watched the man play, you'll know this is the easiest choice for the all time best. He would punish people.
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I must really be dating myself when I say Jack Tatum! For any of you that had the privilege of watching Tatum play, the man truly was a game changer and an intimidator. Ronnie Lott came a somewhat close second, and there is nobody playing right now that is as intimidating as Tatum was.
If you ever have watched the man play, you'll know this is the easiest choice for the all time best. He would punish people.
Taylor Mays from USC. He's one to look out for in the future. He's a freak at his position the same way demarcus ware is for the Cowboys. I can't wait to see him play on Sundays.
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Taylor Mays from USC. He's one to look out for in the future. He's a freak at his position the same way demarcus ware is for the Cowboys. I can't wait to see him play on Sundays.
He has laid out many people in his career with some ferocious hits. Don't let his size fool you.
He isn't hitting anybody this year because he is playing with a terrible neck injury to a nerve. They say one bad hit, and his career is over. There was a rumor he mightve been forced to have career ending surgery before the season started.
Look at this video (greatest on youtube) . Watch at 1:41, 1:58, 3:52 and 5:14. Then tell me the kid doesn't lay people out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeexDrlNx5E
Btw, that is the greatest NFL team video ever put together
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Reed doesn't hit????
You guys obviously don't watch him.
He has laid out many people in his career with some ferocious hits. Don't let his size fool you.
He isn't hitting anybody this year because he is playing with a terrible neck injury to a nerve. They say one bad hit, and his career is over. There was a rumor he mightve been forced to have career ending surgery before the season started.
Look at this video (greatest on youtube) . Watch at 1:41, 1:58, 3:52 and 5:14. Then tell me the kid doesn't lay people out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeexDrlNx5E
Btw, that is the greatest NFL team video ever put together
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