Christian Hatke and he always went to his backup QB’s on game day whenever my Ravens played him and told the backup QB I want u to watch Ed Reed all game!
They even cut out the part of that interview where they said Ed played the coverage wrong in other games intentionally knowing Brady & Manning would see it & that's why he knew they would let it go if they saw him drifting to the wrong side.
Having two guys like Ray Lewis and Ed Reed with their level of reading ability on the same team was devastating. It was a pleasure getting to watch these guys win one for my city 🙏
The crazy part of the Manning play was that it probably wouldn't have worked on anyone BUT Manning. Manning was a disciple of the film room and Ed said that for like 2-3 weeks, he did that same move to the middle because he knew he was playing Manning soon. Manning had that move almost ingrained in his mind so when Ed did the flip around, Peyton was completely caught off guard. Literal chess match going on for weeks just for this one interception.
I think its more reading the pump fake move of manning. He said Manning would throw in the direction he pumps, especially if he sees the safety go in the opposite direction. So when manning pumps that way, reed fakes that he is going in the opposite direction. He also makes it look as if his eyes are not on manning, but he still can see manning in his periphery. Then as SOON as he sees manning wind up he knows where he is going and turns around and books it to that spot. Either way its amazing next level athleticism smarts and talent. But I think he could actually see manning making the throw out of the corner of his eye
Thats what I was thinking. To be the best team to ever exist you would need to have that skill down pact but its such a dangerous move that NFL teams probably don't even allow their players to do it.
@@ramrover honestly, you're probably correct. But seriously, that's how every score is achieved in rugby. We're definitely missing out on a huge chunk of the game
@@emilyvictoria5706 I feel like I remember a few times he would lateral and lose the ball on a fumble too. Which is why it's dangerous. I think it's ok to do occasionally but he would try to do it literally every time haha
@@emilyvictoria5706 when I first saw a lateral, I got excited because I didn't know that was allowed in American football. I will say that the way American football is allows all types of people to be good players. Good at specific things that contribute.
One of the best to ever play the game.. Man do i miss growing up watching this guy play. This dude made me realize to never take HOF players for granted while their still playing because once they retire that's it all we have to watch is highlight films of thier greatest plays.
@Matthew Vides lol right also no WR will want to go across the middle and than every teams game plan will be to run the ball but wait can't forget about ray lewis and the LB/DL core
People never understood how a lived in Cleveland my entire life and a die hard browns fan favorite football player was Ed Reed. The best football player I ever seen. The rival jersey didnt matter to me.
I coach football. 10 years. I watch film. I've never seen ANYTHING like this, offensively or defensively. The level of difficulty of some of these plays he seemed to do on a recurring basis is mind boggling.
Remember when Reed was a rookie and that one announcer said “He’s making a big mistake. The rookie will learn to get down.” Right after he caught and interception and ran for more yardage. And now he’s in the HOF and has the record for most yards after an interception!
Cleanest interception I ever saw Ed Reed make was in 2009 when the Ravens played the Bengals at M&T. It was 3rd & 13 and Carson Palmer was staring down Chad Johnson from the snap. Ed ran full sprint towards him as soon as the ball was snapped and picked it off and was gone the other way for a TD so fast, you barely saw him on screen when they showed the replay. I was in complete shock. O-O
I love the call on that interception from Gus Johnson. I go back and watch that play every once in a while to appreciate Ed's grreatness and to hear the call from Gus Johson, what a great combination.
It’s well documented the sessions that Ed and Ray held for film studying. Those guys treated X’s and O’s like how scientists are trying to figure out and get around to cures for the next ailment/disease and such. Film study has often been swiped aside by a lot of players and dismissed as boring, but those guys took their craft so seriously, it was impressive to watch them during their peak. I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed another tandem in NFL history that worked in synergy as those two. It was Beethoven and Mozart in motion.
These plays are all so easy. I couldve made all of them too, I just dont have quite as much speed, quickness, athleticism, talent, intelligence, football IQ, work ethic, or as good instincts
@@daleatsoverton3677 Ya but they also left out a lot of much better plays, they put too much emphasis on gross overthrows, underthrows, and tipped balls
As a Steelers fan I have nothing but the utmost respect for Ed Reed I miss those battles between him and Hines Ward those were just Epic Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed hands down we're the best to do it
I love Baldy's breakdowns. I don't know how this man is not a coach. If you look up ball hawk in the dictionary, it will simply say Ed Reed. The most complete safety the game will ever see. Elite IQ, elite hands, elite return skills, elite instincts, hard hitter, leader, mentor and on field coach. The GOAT 🐐 💜🖤. There will never be another duo like #20 and #52 Sugar and Quick, Ray and Ed, Thunder and lightning 🌩️⚡
This era is the reason why we had the #1 or #2 defense in league. Just understand that our defense changed team dynamics across the league. It was so good that we didn't even need an offense. That's unbelievable
@@youreokayboah2128 I always say to myself, if the Ravens front offense could have put together an offense that could reliably put up 21ppg in the regualr season and playoffs during the Reed, Lewis, Suggs era, the The Ravens would have at least 4 or 5 superbowls as a Franchise instead of 2. I firmly believe that.
🤣 Lateral to Haloti Ngata was golden. I think this was an underrated ability too - him always seeming to know when there was a guy around who could get some more yardage.
Back in the day there was an Ed Reed Highlight video set to DMX's X Gonna Give it to Ya. It was my pre-game ritual when I was 33 and playing tackle pick up games with the 20 somethings. Needless to say, I was pumped up and ready to go. Ed Reed is THE G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.T.s.
This guy has solid, concrete analysis... Impressive, I look forward to his views on ANY subject... And Reed is a bonafide GOA.... Just a damn good player.. A player you want to play with... So comfortable in thier abilities... Ed Reed is... Timeless...
On the pick at 2:30 he wasn't out of bounds, he flipped it to McAlister before stepping out. McAlister had a lot of open field and was a great returner himself. This was the 2006 playoffs and if the refs would have just let this play go the outcome could have very well been different. The Colts won the super bowl 2 games later, but that was one of the best Ravens teams.
I've been a Packers fan for life but Reed was always my favorite to watch the plays hes made and how he makes them is what made me want to play defense him and DBs like Charles Woodson even Nick Collins before he suffered a career ending injury i love watching a smash mouth defense over a high powered offense hoping the Packers defense can turn things around this year been a rough two seasons.
I hate the Ravens, being a Colts fan, but I can't help but love Ed Reed. He was so much fun to watch, even though much of his plays stabbed me in the chest. A great, great legendary player. Arguably the greatest Safety ever.
Much respect, froma Ravens fan. I feel the same exact way about Peyton Manning, god i loved watching him play despite the fact he caused me great pain.
I think the best part of watching ed reed play is you can just tell that he loves his position and has thought of every little thing he could do to keep improving at it
His name is EDWARD REED for a REEson; it means "Ed-Would Read" Definitely tied, for best coverage safety ever, with Krause. BEST "All-Around Safety" EVER is too close for me too choose with Ronnie Lott and Brian Dawkins.
I miss Ed Reed. Tipped balls, you knew he wasn't far away. Sometimes he wasn't even in the frame of the TV yet but you knew he was there. Im telling you it seemed 9 out of ten times he'd intercept the pass. I mean a bad year for him was like 6 INTs. You'd be like oh, he had a down year. He was the best player on that defense for most of the time he played. Out of all the Ravens defenses from about 20 years of great defense I miss him most. There will never be another Ed Reed.
I really miss that stacked defense we had a few years back. Ray Lewis, Terrel Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Ladarius Webb. I just remember never feeling out of a game, because you just knew Ed would get a huge pick.
Perhaps the best ball hawk ever! This guy was such an athlete with such a nose for the ball he could do it all picks picks to the house strips blitz sacks fumble recoveries cover deep cover shallow and lay huge hits. Did it his whole career against some of the best ever like Manning and Brady!
The best thing about Ed was you just knew he's gonna make a play to save the day. Someway, somehow. It was inevitable. It was like watching a superhero lol
He didn't show one of his trademarks. Early in his career he was great at blocking kicks, Punts especially. I think he did it like 3-4 times in his first 2-3 seasons. He was amazing. As a Ravens fan you always knew we weren't gonna get lit up by nobody because of him, and guys like Chris McCallister, Samari Rolle...For 20 years the Ravens had like no offense but were in EVERY game. Earlier this year they got blown out by Cleveland and it was really odd because most Ravens fans have NEVER seen that. It literally doesn't happen. Since like 2000, the Ravens, every week, in just about every game are in the game until the end. That's amazing.
I would always get nervous because when Ed would pick the ball off and start running he would palm the football instead of tucking it in, he obviously knew what he was doing though Congratulations to The Hall of Famer Ed Reed
Jordan Davis I remember trying to mimic him in high school we would play in the field next to our school and I’d pick off the ball and palm it and it would just slip right out of my small ass hands lol
@@jordan12118 It's definitely happened to him before. I believe in his rookie year he was about to take one back to the house and then it got knocked out for a touchback lmao
As a Day 1 Ravens fan I just Marvel at how lucky I was to witness both the G.O.A.T. Middle Linebacker and the G.O.A.T. Free Safety play side-by-side each week!!
Ed Reed aka "ed ReEd" actually had 14 total touchdowns in his career - including the one in playoffs @ Miami - via interceptions, fumbles, block𝙀𝙙 punts & a return𝙀𝙙 punt (the only player in NFL history to achieve said feat of scoring in each of these 4 different ways). Plus, he also once scored by way of hand-off - following an interception - from fellow DB teammate, CB Samari Rolle. Thus, he did NOT score a total of ten times, as was proclaimed by Brian Baldinger during this film breakdown! Additionally, the aforementioned fumbles were forced by Ed himself, and he also accounted for all 3 of his own block𝙀𝙙 punt return touchdowns! What a special individual, both on and off the field!
The most electric defensive player in the league period! Now Baltimore is blessed with the most electric player on offense in Lamar Jackson! The two players you cannot stop watching. Worth twice the price of admission.
Pitts and Balto tough rivalry. The Steelers hate the Ravens but real football fans everywhere loved and appreciated Ed Reed's work. Yes, even in Steel country.
God the NFL has gotten so much better at these videos. They used to be half interview, half coaching lesson, half highlight real. And all bullshit, now we can actually see the play. Good work team
Just always seemed like Reed was at the right place at the right time watching him growing up. I watch this and somehow he soul reads the QB 40 yards away. Reason whys he's a HOF. Stats speak for themselves
im 31 years old, i am very very lucky i grew up at the time i did, watching ravens and the legendary defence from start and untill their end. That team is the reason i am still watching today, even though the game has changed a lot.
“He covered Roy Williams on that play WITHOUT LOOKING at Roy Williams.” Also, I love how he was focused on gaining territory after every interception. It wasn’t enough for him to pick it off. He had to get yards and help out the offense as well. And he was phenomenal at that.
If you find the original video of belichick breaking that play down he talks about how earlier in the year Reed played that defense a certain way to make sure it was on film to bait Peyton into that throw
For that interception against the dolphins in the red zone. The Ravens where playing cover 2, but, like Baldy said, Ed had studied the dolphins so much he knew where Chad Pennington was going to go on that play. Ed Reed said, during his film study, based on that formation and down and distance, that Chad Pennington threw the ball to that receiver 100 percent of the time. So when he saw that formation on that down and distance in the game, he trusted his film study and Chad Pennington's tendencies, and abandoned his cover 2 responsibilities ( without communicating to the corner what he was doing) and jumped that route, coming from across the field. Outside of the legendary pick on Peyton Manning, that to me, is his most impressive defensive play of his career, because it was in the playoffs and they where basically on the goal line. I was watching that game live and saw the play when it happened. But as with all all time great players, as impressive as a play is in real time, once you get the broader context on what went into making the play happen, you realize it wasn't just another Ed Reed interception. That play was the result of a once in a generation player making a play that only once in a generation players can make.
RAVENS FAN HERE , AFTER WE JUST GOT TORCHED BY MAHOMES I JUST CAME HERE TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WATCHING MY BOY ED MAKING PLAYS AND CAUSING TURNOVERS BECAUSE AFTER HE LEFT OUR DEFENSE CAN'T SEEM TO FORCE TURNOVERS TO SAVE OUR LIVES ... MISS WATCHING ED THE GOAT REED PLAY MAN ...
The fact that Tom Brady had "find #20" on his wrist every time he played Ed Reed says something about just how good he was.
that first play ever shown is why bill belichick thinks that ed was the best FS to ever play the position.
Christian Hatke and he always went to his backup QB’s on game day whenever my Ravens played him and told the backup QB I want u to watch Ed Reed all game!
Notice He didn't do that for #43
They even cut out the part of that interview where they said Ed played the coverage wrong in other games intentionally knowing Brady & Manning would see it & that's why he knew they would let it go if they saw him drifting to the wrong side.
Did he really lol?
2/3rds of the earth is covered by water, the other 1/3rd is covered by Ed Reed.
😂
ingmarc McKenzie I like this 😂😂
Don’t you mean Roy Williams? Lol
I think Dieon Sanders said this about himself when Ed Reed was still at the U.
Greatest Miami Hurricane ever !
It was a privilege growing up watching Reed in Baltimore. Put the fear of God in every QB.
One of the best ever IMO
thank you for taking the words out of my mouth
You could say the same thing about Lawrence Taylor
@Evo Shift Was that you just testing to see if your comment would get deleted? Lol
Having two guys like Ray Lewis and Ed Reed with their level of reading ability on the same team was devastating. It was a pleasure getting to watch these guys win one for my city 🙏
The crazy part of the Manning play was that it probably wouldn't have worked on anyone BUT Manning. Manning was a disciple of the film room and Ed said that for like 2-3 weeks, he did that same move to the middle because he knew he was playing Manning soon. Manning had that move almost ingrained in his mind so when Ed did the flip around, Peyton was completely caught off guard.
Literal chess match going on for weeks just for this one interception.
That's insane.
@@chadzard4 That’s awesome.
I think its more reading the pump fake move of manning. He said Manning would throw in the direction he pumps, especially if he sees the safety go in the opposite direction. So when manning pumps that way, reed fakes that he is going in the opposite direction. He also makes it look as if his eyes are not on manning, but he still can see manning in his periphery. Then as SOON as he sees manning wind up he knows where he is going and turns around and books it to that spot. Either way its amazing next level athleticism smarts and talent. But I think he could actually see manning making the throw out of the corner of his eye
It wouldve worked on anyone because he uses your habits against you............................
73 total career interceptions! Let that sink in! They didn’t throw as much as they do now, but reed would be pickin off everyone 👌🏾🙌🏾
Ali Razvi Accept mahomes.
@@seabass62yearsago lmao Ed reed? Mchomes my boy but reed was playing mind games with MANNING AND BRADY a young mchomes would get picked apart
@@diamondmoore3165 i understand what youre trying to say, but you really couldn't do better than call him MCHOMES
64 INTs my friend not 73.
@@jsan5297 73 including playoffs are you not listening to the video?
Ed Reed makes you seriously consider if we should all be laterally passing more
Thats what I was thinking. To be the best team to ever exist you would need to have that skill down pact but its such a dangerous move that NFL teams probably don't even allow their players to do it.
@@ramrover honestly, you're probably correct. But seriously, that's how every score is achieved in rugby. We're definitely missing out on a huge chunk of the game
@@emilyvictoria5706 I feel like I remember a few times he would lateral and lose the ball on a fumble too. Which is why it's dangerous. I think it's ok to do occasionally but he would try to do it literally every time haha
@@TheQwerty200 with your logic it's dangerous to throw the ball at all lol
@@emilyvictoria5706 when I first saw a lateral, I got excited because I didn't know that was allowed in American football.
I will say that the way American football is allows all types of people to be good players. Good at specific things that contribute.
Ed Reed is a once in a generation DB.Not a fan of that team but wow what a weapon during his day.
Once every 20-40 years ... transcendent
Ok u might not believe me but Ed reed is my cousin
Yup him and ray lewis were a deadly combination
SAVVY RYRY he was my uncle
Twice in a generation, Polamalu.
One of the best to ever play the game.. Man do i miss growing up watching this guy play. This dude made me realize to never take HOF players for granted while their still playing because once they retire that's it all we have to watch is highlight films of thier greatest plays.
@Matthew Vides u mean same secondary?
@Matthew Vides lol right also no WR will want to go across the middle and than every teams game plan will be to run the ball but wait can't forget about ray lewis and the LB/DL core
I wish The Ravens had Ed Reed right now.
paul jenkins We’re doing great without them, but I’d never say no to Reed, Lewis, Ngata or Suggs. Miss all of them.
I’ll never forget the year he played eight games and still led the league in interceptions
*10 games, 8 picks (2010)
@@marvinlynch1305 And someo hwo they gave Charles Woodson DPOY that season. I still get upset when I think about that.
ED REED best Free Safety of all time! 🐐#Goat
The Jordan nah
@@OkNowProveIt Who is better at Free Safety?!?;?!
@@thejordan7114 Emlen Tunnel
uh let me think no one lol
Dawkinns>reed check the stats!
We never knew how blessed we were with Suggs Olb Ray lewis Mlb and Ed Reed Fs... 3 hall of famers playing 90% of their careers together! ♥️
And Ngata in the middle too!
I knew Ed reed was the best safety ever but watching this really makes you appreciate why. Crazy good
Fax
The only reason I can be content with the Ravens beating my 49ers a few yrs back is bc one of my favorite players of all time Ed Reed got a ring.
One of the more underrated SB that one was classic
Fock GooglePlus it wouldn’t have been a classic if the NFL didn’t shut the lights off. That game was a blowout
@@jordan12118 thats what made it classic for me the ravens were on a mission that year after beating the broncos and pats
That one hurt because I really wanted Randy to get a ring that year. I wasn't too mad though because Ed got it.
@@Ianthesportsguy91 that old D put in work ray,suggs,reed. i say I say all HOFs......
I have never seen a safety play this deep wow. That alone makes his the greatest, his range, catches and run backs are amazing as well.
People never understood how a lived in Cleveland my entire life and a die hard browns fan favorite football player was Ed Reed. The best football player I ever seen. The rival jersey didnt matter to me.
As a ravens fan, it was an great honor and privilege to watch Ed Reed play the safety position.🙏✊
Ik wym
Great breakdown, make more of other NFL legends!
Let me guess u want Dawkins
@@nightmareassassian4130 Why not? Dawkins was an elite safety as well.
@@nightmareassassian4130 Well since you mentioned him 😉
@@PhillyFan20 ik i just seen the eagles picture so i assumed him.
@@nightmareassassian4130 Wouldn't mind Jason Peters, Polamalu, Lewis, Urlacher, just to name a few.
I feel like some people have forgotten how good Reed was, he is one of the best, if not the best safety ever
Definitely the best
Best safety top 3 dbs of all time debatable for 1
@@Bmoreflow Top 3 DB’s Primetime, Reed, Troy Polamalu. Dawkins honorable mention.
Best FS ever.
@@Bmoreflow him and lewis arguably the best NFL duo of all time.
5:22 "He covered Roy Williams without EVEN LOOKING! at Roy Williams" 🔥🔥🔥 GOAT!!! 🐐
This is old but beautiful
Hector Rodriguez I’m 13 but I like goin to the old games it’s better than this new stuff
I coach football. 10 years. I watch film. I've never seen ANYTHING like this, offensively or defensively. The level of difficulty of some of these plays he seemed to do on a recurring basis is mind boggling.
Exactly, and he made it look easy.
Remember when Reed was a rookie and that one announcer said “He’s making a big mistake. The rookie will learn to get down.” Right after he caught and interception and ran for more yardage. And now he’s in the HOF and has the record for most yards after an interception!
Cleanest interception I ever saw Ed Reed make was in 2009 when the Ravens played the Bengals at M&T. It was 3rd & 13 and Carson Palmer was staring down Chad Johnson from the snap. Ed ran full sprint towards him as soon as the ball was snapped and picked it off and was gone the other way for a TD so fast, you barely saw him on screen when they showed the replay. I was in complete shock. O-O
The camera shots on that one are amazing!!
I love the call on that interception from Gus Johnson. I go back and watch that play every once in a while to appreciate Ed's grreatness and to hear the call from Gus Johson, what a great combination.
Got to watch Reed and Ray Lewis at every home game...buying PSLs in 96 was the best thing I’ve ever done...both are incredible men too
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*Tom Brady wants to know your location*
It’s well documented the sessions that Ed and Ray held for film studying. Those guys treated X’s and O’s like how scientists are trying to figure out and get around to cures for the next ailment/disease and such. Film study has often been swiped aside by a lot of players and dismissed as boring, but those guys took their craft so seriously, it was impressive to watch them during their peak. I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed another tandem in NFL history that worked in synergy as those two. It was Beethoven and Mozart in motion.
Got the chills watching this. Ed Reed is the GOAT!
5:32 I love how Reed crouches down, looks like he's hiding from the QB, like a tiger about to strike
These plays are all so easy. I couldve made all of them too, I just dont have quite as much speed, quickness, athleticism, talent, intelligence, football IQ, work ethic, or as good instincts
Joe Dorben 😂😂😂
Joe Dorben 😂😂😂 I like that!
Lmao!!
Honestly a lot of these were terrible throws lol
@@daleatsoverton3677 Ya but they also left out a lot of much better plays, they put too much emphasis on gross overthrows, underthrows, and tipped balls
Being a Steelers fan we had to play these guys 2, sometimes 3 times a year. Believe the hype kids. This is the best player to ever play the position.
As a Steelers fan I have nothing but the utmost respect for Ed Reed I miss those battles between him and Hines Ward those were just Epic Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed hands down we're the best to do it
Congrats to Ed Reed going into the NFL hall of fame.
I love Baldy's breakdowns. I don't know how this man is not a coach. If you look up ball hawk in the dictionary, it will simply say Ed Reed. The most complete safety the game will ever see. Elite IQ, elite hands, elite return skills, elite instincts, hard hitter, leader, mentor and on field coach. The GOAT 🐐 💜🖤. There will never be another duo like #20 and #52 Sugar and Quick, Ray and Ed, Thunder and lightning 🌩️⚡
Wouldn't have been a football video if Tony Romo wasn't throwing a pick in it 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Cowboys fan btw
Lol at last yall can laugh at it! Also the only QB who can throw for 500 yards and still lose 🤣
@@phdonme1 Not true. Brady threw for 505 in the Superbowl against the Eagles and lost.
@@JohnDavidDunlap It's a joke sir. And Marino did it as well. However Romo is a serendipitous hyperbole of his position. A victim of circumstance.
Ed was really out there doin whatever he wanted LOL #goat #proCanes
Loves playing the best. They're so smart that he could predict their moves. The GOAT!
This era is the reason why we had the #1 or #2 defense in league. Just understand that our defense changed team dynamics across the league. It was so good that we didn't even need an offense. That's unbelievable
Y’all could’ve been a dynasty as if you drafted a qb better than Joe Flacco.
@@youreokayboah2128 I always say to myself, if the Ravens front offense could have put together an offense that could reliably put up 21ppg in the regualr season and playoffs during the Reed, Lewis, Suggs era, the The Ravens would have at least 4 or 5 superbowls as a Franchise instead of 2. I firmly believe that.
🤣 Lateral to Haloti Ngata was golden. I think this was an underrated ability too - him always seeming to know when there was a guy around who could get some more yardage.
Haloti played rugby before he got drafted, so not the worst player to toss it to.
This man is so great to watch!😍
Beautiful breakdown of Reed‘s plays!👍🏻
I mean that Defence in general was legendary.
Back in the day there was an Ed Reed Highlight video set to DMX's X Gonna Give it to Ya. It was my pre-game ritual when I was 33 and playing tackle pick up games with the 20 somethings. Needless to say, I was pumped up and ready to go. Ed Reed is THE G.O.A.T. of G.O.A.T.s.
This guy has solid, concrete analysis...
Impressive, I look forward to his views on ANY subject...
And Reed is a bonafide GOA....
Just a damn good player..
A player you want to play with...
So comfortable in thier abilities...
Ed Reed is...
Timeless...
(Great video/editing btw... well done. )
On the pick at 2:30 he wasn't out of bounds, he flipped it to McAlister before stepping out. McAlister had a lot of open field and was a great returner himself. This was the 2006 playoffs and if the refs would have just let this play go the outcome could have very well been different. The Colts won the super bowl 2 games later, but that was one of the best Ravens teams.
Nobody asked for this..... but i didn’t know I needed this lol ED’s the best safety this century! So dominant!!
More of these type of videos please
I've been a Packers fan for life but Reed was always my favorite to watch the plays hes made and how he makes them is what made me want to play defense him and DBs like Charles Woodson even Nick Collins before he suffered a career ending injury i love watching a smash mouth defense over a high powered offense hoping the Packers defense can turn things around this year been a rough two seasons.
I hate the Ravens, being a Colts fan, but I can't help but love Ed Reed. He was so much fun to watch, even though much of his plays stabbed me in the chest. A great, great legendary player. Arguably the greatest Safety ever.
Much respect, froma Ravens fan. I feel the same exact way about Peyton Manning, god i loved watching him play despite the fact he caused me great pain.
I think the best part of watching ed reed play is you can just tell that he loves his position and has thought of every little thing he could do to keep improving at it
His name is EDWARD REED for a REEson; it means "Ed-Would Read"
Definitely tied, for best coverage safety ever, with Krause.
BEST "All-Around Safety" EVER is too close for me too choose with Ronnie Lott and Brian Dawkins.
Reed is fav but dawkins and lott are up there as well for me. I liked Nick Collins a lot too
Reed is the single greatest free safety to ever play and it’s not close. Lott and Dawkins were more natural SS.
A great breakdown and an even better player.
I miss Ed Reed. Tipped balls, you knew he wasn't far away. Sometimes he wasn't even in the frame of the TV yet but you knew he was there. Im telling you it seemed 9 out of ten times he'd intercept the pass. I mean a bad year for him was like 6 INTs. You'd be like oh, he had a down year. He was the best player on that defense for most of the time he played. Out of all the Ravens defenses from about 20 years of great defense I miss him most. There will never be another Ed Reed.
4:00 “Ohh, he loved tipped balls”
Pretty sus
I really miss that stacked defense we had a few years back. Ray Lewis, Terrel Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Ladarius Webb. I just remember never feeling out of a game, because you just knew Ed would get a huge pick.
Imagine if that Ravens 2000 defense had Ed Reed bruh!!!
Where was rod woodson gon go lol😂
Perhaps the best ball hawk ever! This guy was such an athlete with such a nose for the ball he could do it all picks picks to the house strips blitz sacks fumble recoveries cover deep cover shallow and lay huge hits. Did it his whole career against some of the best ever like Manning and Brady!
Great video! One of the best things about being a Ravens fan was watching Ed Reed. That pick against Kevin Kolb and the Eagles might be my favorite.
LOVE baldys breakdowns!
The best thing about Ed was you just knew he's gonna make a play to save the day. Someway, somehow. It was inevitable. It was like watching a superhero lol
His skillset was so deep..so many ways he was dangerous
He didn't show one of his trademarks. Early in his career he was great at blocking kicks, Punts especially. I think he did it like 3-4 times in his first 2-3 seasons. He was amazing. As a Ravens fan you always knew we weren't gonna get lit up by nobody because of him, and guys like Chris McCallister, Samari Rolle...For 20 years the Ravens had like no offense but were in EVERY game. Earlier this year they got blown out by Cleveland and it was really odd because most Ravens fans have NEVER seen that. It literally doesn't happen. Since like 2000, the Ravens, every week, in just about every game are in the game until the end. That's amazing.
I would always get nervous because when Ed would pick the ball off and start running he would palm the football instead of tucking it in, he obviously knew what he was doing though Congratulations to The Hall of Famer Ed Reed
Jordan Davis I remember trying to mimic him in high school we would play in the field next to our school and I’d pick off the ball and palm it and it would just slip right out of my small ass hands lol
@@RJBuildsPcs 😂😂that's what I thought was gonna happen to Ed, or somebody would knock it outta his hand
@@jordan12118 It's definitely happened to him before. I believe in his rookie year he was about to take one back to the house and then it got knocked out for a touchback lmao
Michael Vick was the worst
YayoUltimatewarrior GoatmanJenson I remember when he used to do it. I used to get nervous watching him too
😢 so beautiful to watch... Ed Reed you are missed in the NFL
As a Day 1 Ravens fan I just Marvel at how lucky I was to witness both the G.O.A.T. Middle Linebacker and the G.O.A.T. Free Safety play side-by-side each week!!
His instincts and smarts are inhumane!! It’s like he was a psychic. Definitely best FS of all time
Ed Reed is an absolute legend!
Ed Reed aka "ed ReEd" actually had 14 total touchdowns in his career - including the one in playoffs @ Miami - via interceptions, fumbles, block𝙀𝙙 punts & a return𝙀𝙙 punt (the only player in NFL history to achieve said feat of scoring in each of these 4 different ways). Plus, he also once scored by way of hand-off - following an interception - from fellow DB teammate, CB Samari Rolle. Thus, he did NOT score a total of ten times, as was proclaimed by Brian Baldinger during this film breakdown! Additionally, the aforementioned fumbles were forced by Ed himself, and he also accounted for all 3 of his own block𝙀𝙙 punt return touchdowns! What a special individual, both on and off the field!
He was a complete monster on the field. He could see right through the QB fakes and played mind games with them
I think he was referring to TDs off of INTs. He was great on kick offs and FGs as well. Dude was just amazing.
The most electric defensive player in the league period! Now Baltimore is blessed with the most electric player on offense in Lamar Jackson! The two players you cannot stop watching. Worth twice the price of admission.
I've always felt like Lamar would have an Ed Reed impact ever since he got drafted. They were both doubted similarly coming out of College..
E D Reed boi. Best safety you ever seen boi
Not to mention the classic Miami hurricane 🌀 games!
Pitts and Balto tough rivalry. The Steelers hate the Ravens but real football fans everywhere loved and appreciated Ed Reed's work. Yes, even in Steel country.
10:25 cmon bro this guy’s a legend and you couldn’t come up with a better name than “The Human Ball Magnet” 🤦🏽♂️
Justn Brnard
I always called him RRREEEEEEEEEEEDDD!!!!!!
Its Ed READ. Baby!
The most underrated receiver in NFL history.
man i miss seeing #20 and #52 on the field. best LB- FS duo ever.
My favorite player of all time blessed to have been able to watch him
God the NFL has gotten so much better at these videos. They used to be half interview, half coaching lesson, half highlight real. And all bullshit, now we can actually see the play. Good work team
You know you are good when you have Bill B extolling your abilities
Reed, Suggs, and Ngata also need statues outside M&T bank stadium.
Tbh i can agree them plus ray made a scaary ass defense
Ngata came later but fosho Reed & Suggs
Nah Reed and Ogden
Chris Mccalister has a good run to
THIS IS SUCH A PHENOMENAL BREAKDOWN. Can you please do Revis???
Facts and plz do revis and Charles Woodson
The dislikes are all the qb’s that threw him a pick
Ed Reed is freaking insane
The commentary is perfect
Just always seemed like Reed was at the right place at the right time watching him growing up. I watch this and somehow he soul reads the QB 40 yards away. Reason whys he's a HOF. Stats speak for themselves
I absolutely love Baldys breakdowns!!!
im 31 years old, i am very very lucky i grew up at the time i did, watching ravens and the legendary defence from start and untill their end. That team is the reason i am still watching today, even though the game has changed a lot.
I love how Belichick broke down that first play with Peyton against Ed. All three of them are definite students of the game.
“He covered Roy Williams on that play WITHOUT LOOKING at Roy Williams.” Also, I love how he was focused on gaining territory after every interception. It wasn’t enough for him to pick it off. He had to get yards and help out the offense as well. And he was phenomenal at that.
If you find the original video of belichick breaking that play down he talks about how earlier in the year Reed played that defense a certain way to make sure it was on film to bait Peyton into that throw
Segev Goldberg oh wow! That’s definitely a chess move.
During his HOF speech, he praised his dbs but damn, he fooled QBs dirty! Lol
Best safety of all time
You're thinking of Ronnie Lott.
@@hiphoprbloverjon9180 Nah 😂😂
4:00
“Uhh he loved tipped balls”
Well done, sir. Well done.
ED REED BOY! BEST SAFETY YOU EVER SEEN BOY!
Ok now I understand why Pat McAfee was scared of Ed Reed 😂 This dude is a killer
wow what amazing breakdown....Ed was a beast of a player so intellegent.
I love Baldy Breakdowns he's one of the best to me.
My favorite safety of all time , I used to play with him on Madden
Best center fielder of all time
He wasn't out of bounds when he tossed the ball back to McAllister
I rem that one live the finesse was crazy
Good ole C Mac
Forward progress was stopped i guess
@@tweetlova@3:33 I don't see it
The Greatest to do it. Loved watching him
For that interception against the dolphins in the red zone. The Ravens where playing cover 2, but, like Baldy said, Ed had studied the dolphins so much he knew where Chad Pennington was going to go on that play. Ed Reed said, during his film study, based on that formation and down and distance, that Chad Pennington threw the ball to that receiver 100 percent of the time. So when he saw that formation on that down and distance in the game, he trusted his film study and Chad Pennington's tendencies, and abandoned his cover 2 responsibilities ( without communicating to the corner what he was doing) and jumped that route, coming from across the field. Outside of the legendary pick on Peyton Manning, that to me, is his most impressive defensive play of his career, because it was in the playoffs and they where basically on the goal line.
I was watching that game live and saw the play when it happened. But as with all all time great players, as impressive as a play is in real time, once you get the broader context on what went into making the play happen, you realize it wasn't just another Ed Reed interception. That play was the result of a once in a generation player making a play that only once in a generation players can make.
RAVENS FAN HERE , AFTER WE JUST GOT TORCHED BY MAHOMES I JUST CAME HERE TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES WATCHING MY BOY ED MAKING PLAYS AND CAUSING TURNOVERS BECAUSE AFTER HE LEFT OUR DEFENSE CAN'T SEEM TO FORCE TURNOVERS TO SAVE OUR LIVES ... MISS WATCHING ED THE GOAT REED PLAY MAN ...
He didnt even cover his special teams plays! Greatest defensive special teamer ever!
this was an amazing video. well done all around
6:40 That play was beautiful
As a pats fan my gut would hurt knowing we had to go against ed reed and ray lewis. “We might lose this game...”
The "we might lose this game" feeling is mutual. See you in the finals.
Agree, greatest FS to ever play the game!