I've had enough of Ed Reed's BS

**Rolfejr** · 11-11-2012, 06:03 PM

Note to Ed, retire, go to the Hall of Fame, and let us move on.

**HoustonRaven** · 11-11-2012, 06:07 PM

How dare he play with a torn labrum and that nerve impingement. What a bum.

And those occasional INT's are a pain in the ass. He leads all active players with 60 of them, but WTF dude, you can't lay their injured when DHB scores. That's inexcusable and, damnit, I need you to do better so I feel better!

Right?

**RavenMadness** · 11-11-2012, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

How dare he play with a torn labrum and that nerve impingement. What a bum.

And those occasional INT's are a pain in the ass. He leads all active players with 60 of them, but WTF dude, you can't lay their injured when DHB scores. That's inexcusable and, damnit, I need you to do better so I feel better!

Right?

Preach on! I was just saying to my husband some folks just dont get it..

**Poeboy** · 11-11-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfejr

Cannot (will not) tackle

Drama queen, (maybe worse then Big Ben)

Falls and folds like a striker on team Ecuador at the World Cup (Oh, poor me, look a how hurt I am!)

Hits like my grandma pushing in line at the Golden Corral

Tells more tall tales than Aesop (Please DO NOT interview this pathological story teller)

Get's his occasional interception to keep the "Ed Reed" jersey owners happy with their investments, then whiffs on two tackles to make them wonder why they did it.

"80% of the world is covered by water, the rest can score a touchdown while Ed Reed whines and limps down field behind the play"

Note to Ed, retire, go to the Hall of Fame, and let us move on.

Rant over.

You are preaching to the choir brother. The dude has no heart anymore and is afraid to get hit. Can't wait to see him go in the offseason.

**Beau Petard** · 11-11-2012, 06:16 PM

HR--
News in NC being mostly Panthers-related, I was unaware that Reed's labrum was torn and had nerve damage. I had posted in another thread a week or so ago that it seemed to me that he was doing his best to "protect" himself during tackles, and that his technique looked odd (at best) to me, suggesting something like this. I disagree with the OP - Reed is Reed, always has been, always will be. I think the only thing he's stopped doing as much as he used to that was "wrong" was trying to lateral to a teammate every time he created a turnover....

And when you have as many takeaways as Reed does, that's REDEMPTION!

**RavenMadness** · 11-11-2012, 06:16 PM

Ed Reed ‏@TwentyER Thanks for support! I'm good for next week. Just had a bad day. Not perfect, though we try!

**lowrider** · 11-11-2012, 07:07 PM

To me Ed has always been an egnima. A great playmaker who will walk into the HOF one day, but does things sometimes that just make you scratch your head. IMO he has never been a great tackler. Not his strong suit. And with this labrum injury he really looks pop warner on most plays where he has to make a tackle by himself. But I must say when the playoffs roll around there is not another FS that I would rather have back there.

**RavensQB** · 11-11-2012, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfejr

Cannot (will not) tackle

Drama queen, (maybe worse then Big Ben)

Falls and folds like a striker on team Ecuador at the World Cup (Oh, poor me, look a how hurt I am!)

Hits like my grandma pushing in line at the Golden Corral

Tells more tall tales than Aesop (Please DO NOT interview this pathological story teller)

Get's his occasional interception to keep the "Ed Reed" jersey owners happy with their investments, then whiffs on two tackles to make them wonder why they did it.

"80% of the world is covered by water, the rest can score a touchdown while Ed Reed whines and limps down field behind the play"

Note to Ed, retire, go to the Hall of Fame, and let us move on.

Rant over.

Um did someone have to much to fuckin drink today?

**Paintballguy** · 11-11-2012, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

How dare he play with a torn labrum and that nerve impingement. What a bum.

I'm not saying I agree with the OP, but if a player can't perform because of injuries he shouldn't be playing. Injuries aren't an excuse...

**Ravenous1** · 11-11-2012, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfejr

Cannot (will not) tackle

Drama queen, (maybe worse then Big Ben)

Falls and folds like a striker on team Ecuador at the World Cup (Oh, poor me, look a how hurt I am!)

Hits like my grandma pushing in line at the Golden Corral

Tells more tall tales than Aesop (Please DO NOT interview this pathological story teller)

Get's his occasional interception to keep the "Ed Reed" jersey owners happy with their investments, then whiffs on two tackles to make them wonder why they did it.

"80% of the world is covered by water, the rest can score a touchdown while Ed Reed whines and limps down field behind the play"

Note to Ed, retire, go to the Hall of Fame, and let us move on.

Rant over.

Ed Reed is playing hurt that much is obvious. Here is an idea, how about showing some respect for a guy who plays rather than sit out with an injury many others would sit out with. Ed recognizes that the loss of Webby means young inexperienced guys like Brown and Smith are seeing much more playing time, he recognizes the impact of the loss of Ray's knowledge and leadership and he has manned up, put on his pads and as you put it "LIMPED and WHINED" out on that field. He does this simply because the man is a warrior, he is leader, and he knows that if there were anyway possible at all Ray and Webby would play hobbled also. If you wanna debate if the injury is effecting his level of play enough that he should sit, that IMO is a valid discussion. There is a way to approach that without being a genuine jackass. The post you put up above is a clear demonstration of how not to do that.

I can think of very few people who have ever worn that uniform that have had the heart, the determination and pride in it than Ed Reed has shown us in his career. He deserves better than what you posted.

**Rolfejr** · 11-11-2012, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by HoustonRaven

How dare he play with a torn labrum and that nerve impingement. What a bum.

And those occasional INT's are a pain in the ass. He leads all active players with 60 of them, but WTF dude, you can't lay their injured when DHB scores. That's inexcusable and, damnit, I need you to do better so I feel better!

Right?

That is the best Kool Aid ever.
Pathetic, and from a Mod no less.
And "Um did someone have to much to fuckin drink today?" seems a bit personal don't you think?

**Ravenous1** · 11-11-2012, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Paintballguy

I'm not saying I agree with the OP, but if a player can't perform because of injuries he shouldn't be playing. Injuries aren't an excuse...

And thats a fair question to discuss I think. However the OP went on a rant and personal attack more so than discuss the level of play or options other than Ed. Not sure about anyone else but I might be inclined to take my chances on the missed tackles as opposed to running Hedigbo out as the starter...thats just me though.

**wickedsolo** · 11-11-2012, 07:40 PM

This D is better with Ed out there simply because QB's don't like to throw in his direction. He essentially limits the areas of a field where a QB can throw it and that alone is something that a lot of folks just don't think about.

I don't like seeing Ed - or anyone - miss tackles because that is what they are paid to do. I can understand missing a tackle here and there on guys like Adrian Peterson, Arian Foster, or Brandon Marshall, but the number of missed tackles this year isn't just on Ed Reed. It's on the entire D. That's called coaching fellas.

Whoever said above that if a guy can't tackle on D because of injuries, then the coaching staff should be considering sitting him out a game or two. Today would have been a good game to get Christian Thompson some legitimate game time experience.

**Ash55** · 11-11-2012, 07:40 PM

I love Ed but I agree. I think next year we should part wats with him.

**wickedsolo** · 11-11-2012, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Ash55

I love Ed but I agree. I think next year we should part wats with him.

Depends on what he wants (money).

**JustaslowZ06** · 11-11-2012, 07:45 PM

Lol another one who needs to wait till they sober up to post.

He made ONE bad tackle today by going high. Oh NM that torn Tabrum and the tackles he's made with it. I'm sure you could do much better. Rolleyes.

**Rolfejr** · 11-11-2012, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by JustaslowZ06

Lol another one who needs to wait till they sober up to post.

I don't drink.
Another personal attack.

Sure is hard to have an opinion in this board.

Mod's you are free to delete this post. PLEASE

**Sirdowski** · 11-11-2012, 08:09 PM

Low low post OP.

Most players would have retired years ago with the injuries Reed has dealt with. It sucks when your use to an all-world player, but at this point you have to take the bad with the good. It's been said many times, but 50% Ed Reed is better than 100% of what most starting FS's in the league bring.

Edit: P. S. Grow a pair

**Roland of Gilead** · 11-11-2012, 08:11 PM

Few current NFL players have sacrificed their body to the extent Ed has. He's been dealing with serious neck and nerve issues for more than five years and the labrum tear is an oddball injury. I've been through it and it's an injury you don't notice 99% of the time but when you stress it the wrong way it is pretty debilitating and extremely painful, which is exactly what looked like Ed had happen on the DHB touchdown. Everyone responds to physical pain differently and I find it difficult to criticize someone who has played through more pain than I have felt in my life. There is no doubt in my mind that he was a huge part of our defense's awesome performance in Foxboro last January and I will be very sad to see the Ravens defense lining up without #20 at free safety.

**Ravenswintitle** · 11-11-2012, 08:11 PM

he injured himself on that play and we all know he was already hobbled. I know he's at the end of his career but there will never be another playmaker like Ed Reed