Ed Reed's Comments Blown Out Of Proportion
by lastcallbmore on Jan 19, 2012 7:00 PM EST
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By now everyone has heard that Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed "bashed" QB Joe Flacco in the media recently. I'm not sure I get what the big deal is?
What did Reed say that was so wrong? He said he offense struggled against Houston. They did. He said Flacco looked flustered in the pocket. He did. He got sacked five times! The offensive line was like a sieve. How can you fault Joe for not having a firm grasp on the plays they are trying to run when he only has 1.5 seconds to throw the ball?
Ed Reed was just telling it like it is. The offense, including Joe, has to play much better if they want to go to the Super Bowl. The good thing is, they will. The Houston defense was throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Flacco and they bottled up Ray Rice all the same. You don't here too many people talking smack to Rice and Vonta Leach for their performance in that game. Why? Because everyone knows the Texans have a great defense. So why should it be any different for Joe? The New England Patriots defense is not built like that. They do not have the pass rushers or the secondary to pull off that kind of a performance.
The Ravens will have the opportunities to score in this game and Joe Flacco will have to make plays. If Baltimore can keep putting points on the board and get a few turnovers this game and the Super Bowl will be theirs.
So, don't let ESPN tell you that our team is having problems. Ed Reed said nothing that everyone in Baltimore didn't know already. Joe missed some throws against a very good defense. Our receivers also dropped some balls. Our run defense got gashed and our offensive line looked useless. So where does this all fall on Joe?
The Houston Texans are a very good team. they are built for playoff football. We beat them while having a sub-par day. That is all that needs to be said. We will need to bounce back this week and get back to being physically dominant against New England.
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So where does this all fall on Joe?
probably when Ed said he didn’t see open receivers that were obvious to most others
But you keep pulling out your "refs-threw-the-game" card if that’s what you need for catharsis. You can use that card after every loss. It is a lifetime pass. Get it laminated. -Maryrose
Easy to see things from the comfort
of our living room sofas, eh?
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 19, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
One specific play that sticks out to me was when Ray Rice came out and got pushed out of the backfield and [Flacco] still threw him the ball and he had Torrey Smith on the outside. I can see that sitting on the sideline or sitting in the stands.- Ed Reed
But you keep pulling out your "refs-threw-the-game" card if that’s what you need for catharsis. You can use that card after every loss. It is a lifetime pass. Get it laminated. -Maryrose
What do you think pitt does in the first round… Lineman or LB…maybe CB?
by Evan Skev on Jan 19, 2012 10:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think it does suck when you have one of your most accomplished vets undermining the guy who is supposed to be leading your team during a title run by airing dirty laundry in the media instead of taking care of it in the locker room..
Since both you and Bruce didn’t speak otherwise in response means that you also feel that way.
My apologies for hitting a sore spot, I thought maybe you guys might really believe that Ed was just trying to be a motivator….maybe it will work that way anyways.
But you keep pulling out your "refs-threw-the-game" card if that’s what you need for catharsis. You can use that card after every loss. It is a lifetime pass. Get it laminated. -Maryrose
I think it does suck when you have one of your most accomplished vets undermining the guy who is supposed to be leading your team during a title run by airing dirty laundry in the media instead of taking care of it in the locker room.
Yeah I think it’s pretty hard to debate that much.
Seeing Joe react to it today in a press conference though he did seem to genuinely laugh it off. As Reed said, people say WAY worse things in the locker room anyway. I’m guessing Joe hears it a lot worse in person after a loss. He just seemed to react as if “you really think I give a shit what Ed thinks?”
Seeing his body language, and hearing Boldin talk about it motivating him, I actually do buy into that. Is he going to put up 5 TDs on the Pats? I doubt it. But I expect him to play well Sunday.
I love it knowing that there are a handful of Ravens fans in this area who despise the fact that Joe will be our QB for the next 10 years. --Mr. MaLoR
Just don’t see it the way you two want it to be… But you’re pitt fans and pitt fans want Baltimore to fail.
You should he concerned with the mess that pitt has become… Rothlis is declining steadily and the FO gambled and lost by not fixing the O line and payroll problems… Not to mention a host of other personnel and coaching problems.
by Evan Skev on Jan 20, 2012 10:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Please source
Rothlis is declining steadily
You want to bring out valid stats? Because most of his numbers for 2011 are a bounce back from last season, although I will give you that he did better with int and QB rating in 2010.
a host of other personnel and coaching problems.
A host means more than three. Please find more than one article from a respectable source discussing these problems which are not just posts from fans. I would be interested.
But you keep pulling out your "refs-threw-the-game" card if that’s what you need for catharsis. You can use that card after every loss. It is a lifetime pass. Get it laminated. -Maryrose
You will never get this guy to give you a source for anything. He just rambles on and shoots out stupid comments that he thinks are funny. The only thing he knows less about than his own team is the Steelers.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
He actually probably knows more about steelers than ravens
He seems to follow the steelers and blindly cheerlead the ravens. Frank, I do not think Ed was being that negative about Joe. He was stating facts. Joe should not be the one who is upset about those comments it should Matt Birk and the Offensive line. Joe was getting flustered because every time he stepped back someone missed a block. Ed just fell into the media trap and gave them fodder that they could use out of context
I didn’t think it was what Ed said (outside of “he looked rattled” ) that was the problem, what I thought the problem was, was that he did it in the media a few days before the AFC championship game. It could end up motivating Joe, or it could add unnecessary pressure, or it could mean absolutely nothing, but why risk it? Why take the chance of a locker room rift before a big game?
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
That is your imagination again. Why would I have rooting interest in what you guys do? Does that make sense to you? It is possible (not for you I know, because you have a one track mind, and you can only see things from a Ravens fan perspective) that people can react to a story the same way regardless of the team that is involved in the story. I know…tough to digest, I’ll let you try to wrap your noodle around that for awhile.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
He said Joe looked rattled. If Joe said Ed looks like he’s afraid to make a hit/tackle (which it does sometimes) , how would Ed Reed react? Not well, I assure you. He took a shot at the man’s pride.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Which may be why Joe thought Ed’s criticism was laughable in the first place.
I love it knowing that there are a handful of Ravens fans in this area who despise the fact that Joe will be our QB for the next 10 years. --Mr. MaLoR
haha Belichick is always on Reed's jockstrap.
He’d give you a third-round pick right now for him.
Lakers and Patriots forever.
I've watched the film
and yes, the Ravens’ offense struggled, but did Flacco turn the ball over, no he did not, and he did make several nice passes to Anquan Boldin, Lee Evans and Dennis Pitta. If Flacco continues to throw touchdown passes and not interceptions, I think the Ravens win at Foxborough Sunday
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by the new Bradfather on Jan 19, 2012 7:41 PM EST reply actions
The whole thing is ridiculous. People who took it as a slight at Flacco’s pride, obviously don’t know who Joe really is. The media just finally ran out of ways to constantly talk about Tebow, so no they’re taking this and running with it. I can’t wait until Sunday.
I will say this much though
Ed better not ever run for public office if he couldn’t have seen a media firestorm coming over a comment like that. You never use your quarterback’s name and the world “rattled” in the same sentence, unless it’s something like “Joe Flacco can never be rattled.” He should have kept his mouth shut.
Did they take it out of context? Yeah. That’s their job if you haven’t noticed. All the more reason to just move along with your day and not really pay attention to it.
I love it knowing that there are a handful of Ravens fans in this area who despise the fact that Joe will be our QB for the next 10 years. --Mr. MaLoR
Reed's behavior in this is baffling.
Flacco didn’t throw a pick and threw 2 touchdowns while getting his butt lit up pretty much all day by the Houston D. I could see Ed being mad if Flacco had done some things to lose the game, but he didn’t.
I can’t figure out what the hell Ed was thinking, dogging his QB after a tough win with the title game coming up in NE. It almost makes me think there’s some unhappy history between the two of them behind it.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
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With my pretend psychology degree, my is analysis:
I think Ed got his ego caressed by the media after his great play in the Texans game. He probably felt he had a little leeway to express his displeasure regarding the O’s inconsistent play.
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I wrote above that it was taken out of context but......
Ed could realize that Joe plays better pissed and decided to take up a notch. Joe was pissed last week when no one was giving him any credit. He made a bunch of good throws many of which were dropped and did not turn the ball over once. And with the saying of s#@$ rolling down hill get Joe pissed he gets on his receivers encouraging better play from them. These comments do not have to be divisive they can be unifying. The media tries use them against only gets the whole team defending Joe Look at comments from Q and Tsizzle and other Ravens including Ray Lewis. So let them bash Joe because Mr Mcgee You won’t like us when we are angry.
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