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Saw it on the MANE, and thought...huh, this should make for a great ****storm of discussion over here.
The Ravens have told Ed Reed to either play within their secondary schemes, or risk being benched this season.
To a guy who they just over a year ago handed a $44.4 million contract, that's quite a statement. However, the Ravens went back to the tape this offseason and saw how poorly Reed played in help coverage with Samari Rolle in 2006. "I play with instincts," Reed says. "I'm never going to change my game."
Source: Baltimore Sun
SLAP from the MANE has this to say about REED...
This is the culmination of a situation that has been building for a few years. There has been friction between Reed and Ray Lewis for quite awhile. His comments make him look bad, but it was a fairly predictable reaction to such pointed public criticism.
Reed's play has dropped off since an injury plagued 2005, but he did play at an extremely high level his first three years in the League. It's hard to just dismiss 21 interceptions, four sacks, four blocked punts, four forced fumbles and three touchdowns; along with three Pro Bowl appearances and a Defensive Player of the Year award.
Baltimore went 13-3 last year and finished first in total defense and scoring defense. How badly could Ed Reed have been getting exploited anyway?
Reed didn't seem very overrated in his last ballgame, when he was intercepting Peyton Manning twice in the divisional playoffs. Reed actually would have had three picks in that game, but Lewis knocked one out of his hands.
No question he gambles more than he should, but there's probably nothing wrong with this guy a change of scenery wouldn't cure. I honestly believe he thought Lewis was going to be phased out by now and last year he realized that wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
So, with this little tidbit of info now out in the publics hands, how many here would be willing to trade for MR. REED??
The Ravens have told Ed Reed to either play within their secondary schemes, or risk being benched this season.
To a guy who they just over a year ago handed a $44.4 million contract, that's quite a statement. However, the Ravens went back to the tape this offseason and saw how poorly Reed played in help coverage with Samari Rolle in 2006. "I play with instincts," Reed says. "I'm never going to change my game."
Source: Baltimore Sun
SLAP from the MANE has this to say about REED...
This is the culmination of a situation that has been building for a few years. There has been friction between Reed and Ray Lewis for quite awhile. His comments make him look bad, but it was a fairly predictable reaction to such pointed public criticism.
Reed's play has dropped off since an injury plagued 2005, but he did play at an extremely high level his first three years in the League. It's hard to just dismiss 21 interceptions, four sacks, four blocked punts, four forced fumbles and three touchdowns; along with three Pro Bowl appearances and a Defensive Player of the Year award.
Baltimore went 13-3 last year and finished first in total defense and scoring defense. How badly could Ed Reed have been getting exploited anyway?
Reed didn't seem very overrated in his last ballgame, when he was intercepting Peyton Manning twice in the divisional playoffs. Reed actually would have had three picks in that game, but Lewis knocked one out of his hands.
No question he gambles more than he should, but there's probably nothing wrong with this guy a change of scenery wouldn't cure. I honestly believe he thought Lewis was going to be phased out by now and last year he realized that wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
So, with this little tidbit of info now out in the publics hands, how many here would be willing to trade for MR. REED??
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