For a decade the Ravens were one of if not the top rated defenses in the league. That squad made the Ravens one of my favorite teams to follow no matter who they played.
@@larryparr2799 Yea man I feel you on that. Its so sad they just never had a real offense during that time. If they had a top 10 offense with that defense, they would have won 3-4 no problem.
Growing up a ravens fan my whole life watching Ray (best inside LB ever) and Ed (best safety ever) was honestly incredible as someone who loves the game
I personally think Ed Reed is better then Sean Taylor just because we didn’t see enough of Sean Taylor, Ed Reed was dominant for so many years, RIP Sean Taylor and if he had been in the NFL for many years they would be very close imo.
I miss both Ed and Ray. Wish we had them today. We got spoiled watching those 2 legends. I'm glad this video showed how Ed Reed was very good at blocking kicks early on in his career. People forget that. I'm glad he finally won that title in 2012. By that point his wheels had almost gone flat and it was awesome that it was Ed who made that play on kapernick to seal the deal. When he charged him it forced him to throw the ball b4 he wanted to.
Ed Reed holds the record for the longest interception return in history, and the most career interception return yards. He's also the only player in history to score a TD on a fumble recovery, interception return, blocked punt and punt return. The man just had a nose for the endzone. THE. BEST. SAFETY. EVER.
6:14 this clip in its entirety is way funnier. The coach was so mad at Ed for taking it out, crying for him to go down in the end zone. It then turns to absolute hype as he gets free for the TD. So much history here man. Making me sad. Miss them dudes.
0:43 we outcheaaaa. Lmao Now do Jamal Lewis. Especially his amazing 2k yard year. He was a VIOLENT runner of the football. He was later caught selling cocaine an undercover cop and went to prison. But that's another story haha
Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Halotai Ngata, Peter Boulware, Cris McAllister, Tony sirgusa, samauri role, Bernard Pollard aka the hardest hitter ever. Ravens have had the best defenses for a long time. And Ed and Ray played together for the majority of each other's career. They were THE most feared tandem. Haunted QBs nightmares.
As a pretty young Ravens fans I can only imagine how dominant they would’ve been if they had an above average QB all those years before Joe Flacco. Had some decent weapons too, Todd Heap, Derrick Mason
Haloti Ngata was a fucking beast on the Dline seen him manhandle 2 guys every snap with ease. I fucks wit the big men who put in work guess because I’m a packers fan ie Gilbert brown 💪🏾
Ray and Ed were the dream pair, I loved watching them together...and the rest of the team completed them. Suggs, Pollard, Rice, McPhee, Yanda, Smith, McAllister...the list goes on. They played freaking beautifully together. I was ready for someone to get carted off the field each game
I love seeing people react to my favorite and only team! We had legends on our defense for years and while I wish you could have seen the greatness over the years like me, you still get to relive/react to some of the highlights. Yet I'm telling you the highlights don't do all of the players full justice. Week in and week out these guys made these highlight like plays over and over again.
Not only did Ray Lewis and Ed Reed played together we also had Terrell Suggs on that defense. 3 absolute monsters the 2012 Ravens defense was the best defense in NFL history in my opinion
Reed is the GOAT! I think Sean Taylor had the potential to be the best. Crazy thing is they played college football together for the Miami Hurricanes. Sean Taylor was Ed Reeds protigé
Yes, they played together. At that time the Ravens had the best defense in the league. That's what Baltimore was known for. In many, many games, the defense scored more points then the offense. Absolutely dominant! Check out Terrell Suggs, who was also part of that defense.
Love this vid. Yes, played with Ray for I think 11 seasons. I'm from Baltimore and the most insane play was that 109 yard int return for a TD against Philadelphia. Most insane thing I saw live in person. Two side notes about that game. First, they benched Donovan McNabb and put Cobb in who got picked off by Reed and secondly, I found it hilarious that all the Eagles fans sitting around me during the game criticized Andy Reid not stop about how bad a head coach he is. He might of made a mistake benching McNabb but he is turning out to be one of the best head coaches of all time. The reason they didn't win more was the offense for years was atrocious.
Terrell Suggs was a beast too. They all played on the same team at one point. The Ravens are also notorious for have great defense, including their legendary 2000 defense.
If you ever watch the ravens, you’ll notice they always have the toughest and usually a top 5 Defense every year and that still reigns true today. Along Lewis, Ngata, Suggs and many more, this defense was insanely great! Since you enjoy watching the ravens I recommend watching top 25 ravens plays of all time, some of the greatest plays ever in that video and I’d think you’d enjoy!
Ray lewis is original raven ed reed was drafted in the 2002 nfl draft. Ed reed and ray lewis both went to the university of miami. They played together until the ravens went to the superbowl. Ed reed went on to play for the jets and texans before his retirement.
Terrell Suggs for the ravens was also a beast he went to the highschool I go to now and my high school coaches told me they knew he would be a hall of famer his freshman year
As I am a Ravens fan, I know alot of players that played for us, such as Rod Woodson, Deion Sanders, Chris McAlister, and Haloti Ngata, Terrel Suggs. Duane Starks, Peter Boulware, etc
I saw nearly every game he played. For like a decade he averaged it seemed nearly 8-9 interceptions a year. It was crazy. He was always in the right place at the right time. As a Ravens fan we got excited every single time the announcer said a pass was down the middle of the field. We knew Ed Reed was gonna be there to pick it off. He finally won a Super Bowl in 2012 when he was at the end of his career. He was the best safety to ever play. He was just as good if not better than Ray Lewis.
Yes, they played together for a few years. They also had Terrell Suggs too. You should do a video on him too. 6:00, I was at that game, we went nuts when he scored on that pick.
Funny that you said you'd do a reaction to the waterboy if he got a story to tell, cause Lamar was dishing out gatorade to his teammates at the Pro Bowl last year so technically that works 🤣
Gotta had T Sizzle (Terrell Suggs) to the mix to, another beast of a defensive player they had Life long patriots fan here, but have always love the Baltimore style of play
Marlon Humphrey is another Raven you should watch. He straight punches the ball out of receivers hand on a constant basis, leads the league in forced fumbles
Another Raven great that you should check out is Jamal Lewis. He didn't have the longest career, and a knee injury derailed a couple of his prime playing years, but he was a 250 pound back who ran a 4.3 40yd dash. The dude was a monster, and had one of the greatest single seasons for a running back in history.
Wow your channel is blowing up, honestly think you’ll definitely hit 10k by June. Also react to Rob Gronkowski or Brady they’re playing in Tampa right now. I’d recommend watching game highlights occasionally as well.
Man stop, he was a good player but his career trajectory wouldn’t even match Ed Reed. A more comparable player to Sean Taylor would be Troy, and even then, Sean’s numbers and impact wouldn’t match Troy either.
@@bxbba-2345 I give you 5 safeties better and go look at the stats and impact and tell me was he better than Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, John Lynch, Darren Sharper, and Adrian Wilson. That’s not an all time list, just the players who played during his 4 year career.
You gotta do a review on Ronnie "The Playmaker" Lott, dude was a beast. He played for the 49ers, Raiders, and the Jets. 3 rings, and broke plenty of records throughout his 14 years in the league.
That Ravens defense is arguable the greatest defense of alltime. Up there with the 1985 Bears defense. Regarding Sean Taylor, he never had the chance to reach the Ed Reed level but many believed he would have if he didn’t get murdered. Sean would have def been an alltime great.
You gotta do the Seattle Seahawks defensive secondary. They had that enforcer Kam Chancellor, AKA Bam Bam. Earl Thomas which is like a baby Ed reed, and one of the biggest trash talker, but highly educated Richard Sherman. They each have their own respectable and great highlight reel, but together they were known as "The legion of boom"
Yes sir. They were both on the same team. They were life time ravens together. Ed played one year after the super bowl for a different team, but I hardly count that lol
Shawn Taylor is who you are thinking about. He was Ed Reeds backup at the U. Reed and Lewis were on the Ravens together Reed missed the first superbowl but they played together on the second superbowl
Reed wasn’t on the 2001 super bowl team. He came in the league in 2002. But him and ray won the super bowl in 2013. As a ravens fan and someone from Baltimore I can tell you that Ed is the best to ever do it at that position.
The redskins guy your looking for is Sean Taylor. Honestly, if Sean was still alive he would be up there. However, the 2 had very different play styles imo. Sean Taylor was a thumper who really liked to tackle, but i never saw the interceptions like how Reed did it. I could see Taylor play as a strong safety or as an undersized linebacker in today's NFL. Ed Reed was what we call a "ball hawk". He's famous for his turnovers and actually played a little bit of wide receiver in college. What I'm getting at is it would be hard to compare because they have 2 different play styles. Ed Reed is the best free safety of all time though.
While Ed Reed and Ray Lewis won a SB together in 2012, the best Ravens defense (and constantly in the argument for best all time) was 2000, before they added Reed in '02 (Lewis was on the 2000 squad). So the possible best defense of all time *added* Ed Reed in 2002.
Reed was the best ever IMO revolutionized the position now every safety wants to be hybrid like him but Sean Taylor would have been the goat if he didn’t die 😞😭. The highlights you saw from Sean was form only his three seasons in the league imagine his stats if he had a full career like all the greats the fact his name still holds weight against all time greats holds volume
