I remember Billick once recalling how on certain playes Reed suddenly rushed towards positions he had no business going to, with great results most of the time, only to explain later how, watching a ton of film on the QB he was facing, he realized how in this or that situation he would consistently thros here or there... tendencies even coaches failed to pick up on... heck, probably even the QBs themselves :)
As a Steelers fan he is one of Hardest Hitting Safeties in NFL History Ed Reed will definitely will not be denied at all make no mistake about it just this sure he's one of a kind player there's no question about it
Ed Reed was on of the absolute BadAss Safety in NFL's History he was a impactful player 1st Round 24th overall draft choice by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2002 NFL Draft Former University of Miami Hurricanes a National Champion in 2001 he'd won a Super Bowl Championship in 2012 now a Pro Football Hall Of Famer 2:48
Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Ronnie Lott, Sean Taylor are just Special. Best I've ever seen by far... and Brian Dawkins, Rod Woodson, Steve Atwater, John Lynch, Darren Woodson, Rodney Harrison.
@@NoFace-ke9pc My guy Kyle Hamilton bout to make a new trend of Great Safeties my boy will be among them if he has a healthy enough career! But yes to your point they don't make em like anymore!!!
Its warm, its poor, the government is corrupt and keeps the opportunities for the people artificially low. So the kids play sports all year dreaming of a better life, and that's how you get some of the best. Just like Brazil and association football(soccer.)
The evolution of drafting left some decisions that were a bit wonky. In the earliest days of football scouts did it all by eye and by "having a feeling" then they started to go by archetype- super big fat guy goes here, very tall fast guy goes here, and if you dont meet that then you're out of luck, etc. and now they go by statistic prediction of multiple factors that arent just counting stats. Ed Reed fell foul of the latter two as he was not the "big and fast" safety (supposedly) and he did not have the projected numbers on things like his speed to make front offices think that he was going to grow into a dominant NFL players. In their defense, the best college players dont always translate to good NFL players, just look at Tebow. Like Reed himself said "they always say 'Ed Reeds small'" which was a huge fear of a lot of old-mentality GMs. So many players fall through the cracks because of fears that look at everything about a player that cant be fixed instead of focusing on how capable that player is of elevating themselves. The GMs that can see past that have made themselves into fan favorites and legends because of their ability to pick the gold out of the pile everyone else already walked past. This is what makes Ozzie Newsome such a legendary GM. He managed to merge the three styles, using stats and types to draw his attention but not as a reason to discredit someone, and then the years of experience to evaluate them personally before making a decision. The man just knew the qualities to look for especially in a players mind and was great at not getting distracted when he saw an exceptional talent. He drafted Ray Lewis And Jon Ogden in the same round(first) of the same draft(1996,) 4th for JO and 26th for Lewis. His track record is quite remarkable, the only real mistake he made was hiring Brian Billick and letting go of Trent Dilfer.
Ed Reed is one of the greatest players to play the safety position by learning from Ronnie Lott. He is one of the greatest defensive players to ever play for the Baltimore Ravens with Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs. He is a ball hawk who finished his career with 64 interceptions.🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
Another aspect this video doesn't mention is how much a film room warrior he was. He watched tape like very few others. Once when asked what sets him and Ray Lewis apart of the rest, maybe the first thing he mentioned was how much they both spent in the film room watching and disecting game film either alone or with theammates. By the time a game came, many times they knew the tendencies of the opponent's palyers almost better than those players themselves. They could literally foresee how a play would happen.
Fr this isn’t someone who is “slept on”. There’s a reason when the greatest safety of all time conversation comes up Ed is always one of the first 3 names.
Ed Reed is what made me a football fan. He made me a Ravens fan. My first introduction to football was getting destroyed in madden constantly. Until I discovered the Ravens. I was unbeatable all because of Ed Reed. Ive been a Ravens fan ever since.
I love going back to the older Madden titles and starting up a franchise just so I can play with him, Ray & Suggs. We haven’t seen anything close to that Baltimore defense since the legion of boom & I don’t think we ever will tbh
He had the physical traits...but his football IQ was off the charts. He would go at Manning and Brady and have them confused. Bait them into throws they shouldnt make. Saw him a lot being in Massachusetts. That is what I remember
My all-time favorite player! Not only he is the BEST safety of all-times, but dammit....he also have the BEST HOF BUST of all-times!! His bust is DOOOOOPE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
He's probably the most stylish Hall of Famer, especially of the more modern era. Also, at first I wondered why he allowed himself to get all gray, as it made him look older. In time as I got older myself, I lauded him for embracing it and becoming the dapper, 45-years young silver fox that he is now.
Ed was just different mentally and i think him landing in the AFC north and more specifically the Ravens was meant to be. But man, Dawkins, Troy and Reed were such a great trio of top tier safeties to watch
I'd like to say they were put into place because he figured out how to be so effective they needed to stop him, but no. Its just that he was a garbage human being. It doesnt matter how intensely you play your sport, you dont try to paralyze people or permanently disfigure them. "It wasnt illegal" is a very weak defense, a lazy governing body does not equate to morality. Did everyone graduate from the Chase Utley school or something?
So good that Philadelphia PD was like nah that's Marvin Harrison, we ain't gonna charge him for a murder even though they matched the bullet casings from the scene to a gun Marvin Harrison owned.
So damn good he had Manning befuddled on an interception, so damn good Tom Brady had to make sure he he want every play, he was so good. You mentioned his name around Bill Belichick he gonna start smiling., so good primetime said himself that he so good he could be a Hall of Fame corner. so damn good. he had your favorite idols scared to throw at him.
Day 1 of requesting, "How Good Was Arian Foster Actually?" As a udfa Foster has such an amazing story and is the greatest runningback in texans history I would love to see him get some respect.
2:46 interesting insight from an interview ravens gm Eric Decosta did with Ryan Ripken recently. EDC claims they wanted to draft another guy, but he was picked before so the had to settle on reed.
Tbf nobody knew Reed would become who he was. Not all talent is obvious. Look at Patrick Mahomes. He was extremely raw and wasn't even the most NFL ready QB in his draft. Now, look at him vs. the other QBs drafted the same year. None come close.
When I was young everybody talked about Tom Brady… bro I start to love the NFL for Reed and Sean Taylor! When the defense can play hard…. Now is hard be a rude player
Ed Reed was very nice. He was one of those players that was so good even as a fan of another team you respected him. If Cleveland would've gave Art Modell the new stadium he wanted there wouldn't have been a Baltimore Ravens team. Cleveland would've had all those good Ravens teams and players plus those Super Bowls. To Browns fans it was like seeing your ex girlfriend thriving and living her best life while you were homeless lol.
71 percent of the earth is covered by water , the rest is covered by ed reed
Right
You ain't ever lied !!!!!!!
No wonder I cant catch dam
Lmfao
I love how the percentage changes every time someone writes this comment 😂
The 🐐 at the safety position
His speech to his teammates at miami when he said "im hurt dawg" still gives me chills to this day
Definitely top 5 all time speeches in any sport
@dutchdinero9323 I totally agree...but as a diehard fan of The U I'm a little biased lol
I remember Billick once recalling how on certain playes Reed suddenly rushed towards positions he had no business going to, with great results most of the time, only to explain later how, watching a ton of film on the QB he was facing, he realized how in this or that situation he would consistently thros here or there... tendencies even coaches failed to pick up on... heck, probably even the QBs themselves :)
As a Steelers fan he is one of Hardest Hitting Safeties in NFL History Ed Reed will definitely will not be denied at all make no mistake about it just this sure he's one of a kind player there's no question about it
I got the same flowers for Troy…all time greats..
This is a fact
Troy polamalu......Goat safety...not ed reed
@@jameswatsonv9506really 1A 1B. 2 different type of safety pick whoever you want. But Reed is definitely one of the goat
@@baltimoremike9161if Bob Sanders stayed healthy where would you put him
Ed Reed was on of the absolute BadAss Safety in NFL's History he was a impactful player 1st Round 24th overall draft choice by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2002 NFL Draft Former University of Miami Hurricanes a National Champion in 2001 he'd won a Super Bowl Championship in 2012 now a Pro Football Hall Of Famer 2:48
didn’t they just explain all that shit in the video??
Him and Sean Taylor are the best safeties I’ve ever seen with my two eyes, I can’t speak on generations before that
Troy?
troy was far better than sean, I am a ravens fan and can tell that long hair dude was a beast. sean wasnt on his level
Best cover safety of all time, love watching him play
Best safety of all time.
Ed Reed was unbelievable 💪🔥
So glad he got his ring before having to call it quits. The best to ever play the position.
Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Ronnie Lott, Sean Taylor are just Special. Best I've ever seen by far... and Brian Dawkins, Rod Woodson, Steve Atwater, John Lynch, Darren Woodson, Rodney Harrison.
We will never see that again. Football has changed and sadly it took the safety position with it.
@@NoFace-ke9pc My guy Kyle Hamilton bout to make a new trend of Great Safeties my boy will be among them if he has a healthy enough career! But yes to your point they don't make em like anymore!!!
@@mainetain15 ill keep my eye out for him
@@NoFace-ke9pc HArrison Smith on the Vikings has been elite the past 7-8 years
@@bavingates2502 he's been established since before the rule changes that will rob us of great defensive players
The Ball hawk Ed Reed is The Best Safety in NFL History
Best safety I've ever seen - what a player.
you guys should do how good was charles woodson because he isnt talked about much and is my favriote player
Facts One of the best DBs ever
Louisiana has produced some spectacular talent.
Its warm, its poor, the government is corrupt and keeps the opportunities for the people artificially low. So the kids play sports all year dreaming of a better life, and that's how you get some of the best. Just like Brazil and association football(soccer.)
I remember watching that draft and had no clue how he fell all the way to 24th. He was a stud at Miami. You knew he was destined to Canton!
Damn u old 😂
@@DchampionYM😭😭😭
@@DchampionYMThat's petty lol
Damn you young 🤣🤣
The evolution of drafting left some decisions that were a bit wonky. In the earliest days of football scouts did it all by eye and by "having a feeling" then they started to go by archetype- super big fat guy goes here, very tall fast guy goes here, and if you dont meet that then you're out of luck, etc. and now they go by statistic prediction of multiple factors that arent just counting stats. Ed Reed fell foul of the latter two as he was not the "big and fast" safety (supposedly) and he did not have the projected numbers on things like his speed to make front offices think that he was going to grow into a dominant NFL players. In their defense, the best college players dont always translate to good NFL players, just look at Tebow. Like Reed himself said "they always say 'Ed Reeds small'" which was a huge fear of a lot of old-mentality GMs. So many players fall through the cracks because of fears that look at everything about a player that cant be fixed instead of focusing on how capable that player is of elevating themselves. The GMs that can see past that have made themselves into fan favorites and legends because of their ability to pick the gold out of the pile everyone else already walked past.
This is what makes Ozzie Newsome such a legendary GM. He managed to merge the three styles, using stats and types to draw his attention but not as a reason to discredit someone, and then the years of experience to evaluate them personally before making a decision. The man just knew the qualities to look for especially in a players mind and was great at not getting distracted when he saw an exceptional talent. He drafted Ray Lewis And Jon Ogden in the same round(first) of the same draft(1996,) 4th for JO and 26th for Lewis. His track record is quite remarkable, the only real mistake he made was hiring Brian Billick and letting go of Trent Dilfer.
100 yd + int return CMON DUDE
Before watching:
Me: _Best free safety ever_
After watching:
Me: _Well.. hm.. best free safety of all time_
Awesome video, dude was a beast!
Safeties in the 2000s were 🔥🔥🔥
Ed Reed is one of the greatest players to play the safety position by learning from Ronnie Lott. He is one of the greatest defensive players to ever play for the Baltimore Ravens with Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs. He is a ball hawk who finished his career with 64 interceptions.🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈
Love ya Reed #LLBrian (your brother) Wh1600P
🙏🏽✊🏽🤙🏽💪🏽🏈
#REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
#LikeNoOther
#2Tickets2Paradise
#LLBrian
#BaltimoreBlackHawkSavage
Another aspect this video doesn't mention is how much a film room warrior he was. He watched tape like very few others. Once when asked what sets him and Ray Lewis apart of the rest, maybe the first thing he mentioned was how much they both spent in the film room watching and disecting game film either alone or with theammates. By the time a game came, many times they knew the tendencies of the opponent's palyers almost better than those players themselves. They could literally foresee how a play would happen.
One of the best that ever did it!
An absolute DAWG!!🐶
How good was Ed Reed? Bro we all know how good he is.
Fr this isn’t someone who is “slept on”. There’s a reason when the greatest safety of all time conversation comes up Ed is always one of the first 3 names.
From an Eagles fan. Ed Reed is my number one safety to ever play the game. And of course Brian Dawkins is my number 2
I respect your honesty! Steelers fan from Compton love Troy but that man was on another level.
Ed Reed is what made me a football fan. He made me a Ravens fan.
My first introduction to football was getting destroyed in madden constantly. Until I discovered the Ravens. I was unbeatable all because of Ed Reed. Ive been a Ravens fan ever since.
The caption says how good that is an understatement. The man was amazing genius great at his craft iron sword.
Ed reed as long as i knew him hes always been 98 n 99 in madden insane
I was loving life when I saw that tape of Tom Brady talking about Ed Reed. Watch out for that guy Ed Reed. OK?!!!!
I remember playing him a lot on madden, and he was gonnna be awesome in life with a name like his! I miss him 😭🔥
Best safety of the 21st century. Arguably the best ever
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady used to write on his arm sleeve "Watch for Reed" when playing.. let that sink in lol.
One of my top 5 all-time favorite players at any position!!!🏈🏆💪🏿
I love going back to the older Madden titles and starting up a franchise just so I can play with him, Ray & Suggs. We haven’t seen anything close to that Baltimore defense since the legion of boom & I don’t think we ever will tbh
He had the physical traits...but his football IQ was off the charts. He would go at Manning and Brady and have them confused. Bait them into throws they shouldnt make. Saw him a lot being in Massachusetts. That is what I remember
Rest in peace to Ed Reeds brother.
My all-time favorite player! Not only he is the BEST safety of all-times, but dammit....he also have the BEST HOF BUST of all-times!! His bust is DOOOOOPE!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
He's probably the most stylish Hall of Famer, especially of the more modern era. Also, at first I wondered why he allowed himself to get all gray, as it made him look older. In time as I got older myself, I lauded him for embracing it and becoming the dapper, 45-years young silver fox that he is now.
ill never forget Ed Reed leading the league in pics in 10 games
Ed was just different mentally and i think him landing in the AFC north and more specifically the Ravens was meant to be. But man, Dawkins, Troy and Reed were such a great trio of top tier safeties to watch
GOAT safety, ball hawk and fun to watch......
How good was Night train lane” actually? Please
Would love to see this. So many rules were put in place because of how he played.
I'd like to say they were put into place because he figured out how to be so effective they needed to stop him, but no. Its just that he was a garbage human being. It doesnt matter how intensely you play your sport, you dont try to paralyze people or permanently disfigure them. "It wasnt illegal" is a very weak defense, a lazy governing body does not equate to morality.
Did everyone graduate from the Chase Utley school or something?
Ed Reed and Ray Lewis were both defensive GOATs
Can you do How good was Antonio Peirce Actually? the new HC of The Raiders.
Great video. Can you do one on Sean Taylor if he didn't die
How Good was Marvin Harrison
So good that Philadelphia PD was like nah that's Marvin Harrison, we ain't gonna charge him for a murder even though they matched the bullet casings from the scene to a gun Marvin Harrison owned.
So damn good he had Manning befuddled on an interception, so damn good Tom Brady had to make sure he he want every play, he was so good. You mentioned his name around Bill Belichick he gonna start smiling., so good primetime said himself that he so good he could be a Hall of Fame corner. so damn good. he had your favorite idols scared to throw at him.
Man…I wish I started watching football a lot sooner
In the nfl dictionary theres a picture of ed reed instead of a blanket 😅 one of the best modern safeties ever
The Goat
E D Reed boy the best safety you ever seen boy
ED REED#20 IN THE CONVERSATION OF THE GREATEST SAFETY IN NFL 🏈 HISTORY ..
#THE#U
Face mask man! POW! Wsup boy?
How about how good was Sean Taylor
Or John Hannah or Gronk or Chris Speilman or John Randle
Anyone of these players
Day 1 of requesting, "How Good Was Arian Foster Actually?" As a udfa Foster has such an amazing story and is the greatest runningback in texans history I would love to see him get some respect.
Only thing I remember him for is claiming he could beat a wolf in a fight. He had a couple good seasons but meh overall
In 2004 Ed reed had 402 yards and 2 touchdowns on defense that’s how good he was
Very good
Best safety to ever step foot on the gridiron !
The goat 🐐
This video need to be only 5 seconds long. Ed reed was the goat
Might be the greatest football player ever
He did get Peyton Manning nobody done that to Peyton Manning like the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense
The Pat's, Ravens, and Steelers use to give my guy Peyton problems.
Best free safety ever ya herd
Very good.
2:46 interesting insight from an interview ravens gm Eric Decosta did with Ryan Ripken recently.
EDC claims they wanted to draft another guy, but he was picked before so the had to settle on reed.
Facts and this is why we cannot trust EDC
@@darriuss4574 well considering Ozzie was the gm at the time, it’s sort of a team effort. Sometimes things just work out for you.
For what it’s worth, the 23rd pick in the 2002 draft was Napolean Harris and the 22nd was Bryan Thomas…
Tbf nobody knew Reed would become who he was.
Not all talent is obvious. Look at Patrick Mahomes. He was extremely raw and wasn't even the most NFL ready QB in his draft. Now, look at him vs. the other QBs drafted the same year. None come close.
Ed Reed was awesome
The alleged goat speaking on the real goat 🐐
4.57 40 but his football speed is unmatched
Probably the best to ever do it
The best safety of all time.
When I was young everybody talked about Tom Brady… bro I start to love the NFL for Reed and Sean Taylor! When the defense can play hard…. Now is hard be a rude player
Ed Reed was very nice. He was one of those players that was so good even as a fan of another team you respected him. If Cleveland would've gave Art Modell the new stadium he wanted there wouldn't have been a Baltimore Ravens team. Cleveland would've had all those good Ravens teams and players plus those Super Bowls. To Browns fans it was like seeing your ex girlfriend thriving and living her best life while you were homeless lol.
I’m glad he turned his life around.
Greatest safety of all time.
🔥🔥🔥
Do LT next
Fun fact my dad had a class with ed reed in college
Goat!!!!!!!
Damn Good!!!!!
goat
Reed was the GOAT. Sad to see Sean Taylor’s life end soon he was on his way to being better than reed
The best
Touches your heart. Alhamdulillah
Ed Reed best coverage, Ronnie Lott best hitting safety
Ed Reed vs Deion Sanders
GOAT DB
How good was ed reed?
Everyone: Elite!
The answer? The best
Don’t forget They didn’t wanna draft ED they wanted somebody else.
❤❤❤❤
HOW GOOD WAS night train lane PLEASE
Just put his photograph with his name under it and a video of his highlights with the caption this is very definition of a S. Go Hawks
No debate
man if you weren't in Baltimore the night of the mile high miracle yall missed out..Was a party and some more lol
Are you kidding me ??? How good was ed reed ??? This is a rare player who had the heart of a Lion!!!!
Did you watch the video?
I hate the Ravens, but Ed Reed is the A#1 FS of all time
Top 2 safety of all-time. Only Ronnie Lott is on the same level.
The greatest safety
Total package