When Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, and Troy Polamalu were in there prime was when the Steelers vs Ravens rivalry was an all time high. I think it’s the best rivalry in football.
The funniest thing about Troy is you see his play and think my God what kind of monstrous man is this..... then hear him talk and he has such a soft voice
As a Steelers fan, I still miss him on the field. I wear his jersey every Sunday on gameday. He was not only a great football player, but a great person. He was tough on the football field and a softie when the game was over. We miss him (and his hair!)!
Troy and Ed are the best at their respective positions. You cant really compare them. They are both safeties but had vastly different responsibilities. Strong and free safeties are as different as outside and inside linebackers.
His timing of the snap count was impeccable!!! People used to call him Baby Jesus...he definitely had an intuition about where the ball was going to be. MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLAYER IN THIS ERA!!!
Troy would be my pick. The guy’s timing was impeccable. He had speed, toughness and incredible agility. Just on a stand point of watching the Steelers vs Ravens rivalry including playoffs, Troy had a far bigger impact in those games than Ed Reed had.
Troy. Offenses tried to plan around him alone. It proved extremely difficult, basically the Steelers let him do what he wanted on the field without question. They trusted his instincts and to be at the right place at the right time. It's was difficult to prepare for him because you never knew where he was going to be or what he was going to do.
Hey there dude, I must tell you Troy Polamalu was an amazing football player. He played like he was on fire. His hair was insured for one-million dollars. He was a stud of a football safety. He was really good. He was a ball hawk!!!! You'll see!!!! His actions on the field spoke for themselves. He was BAD to the BONE!!! He had SO much fun out there. To him it was FUN..... He made good players look bad. He was that skilled!!!!!!!!! A true great! Enjoy.........
Bro I love your videos, I’d love to see you react to “Barry Sanders” he was an amazing running back (Greatest Ever) played for the Detroit lions, trust me, Joseph Vincent has a documentary on him 💯💯💯
New to the channel. I think you’re all time favorite would be Bo Jackson. Dude was the best athlete the world has ever seen. Ran a 4.19 40 and was played in 2 major league sports at the same time. Being an MLB all star and pro bowler in the same year
Do Darrell Green!!!! The guy was an Olympic track athlete who became a DB. Insane speed and insane skills! Also Larry Allen, the KTO video shows his strength and speed it’s truly insane for a giant dude!
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Ed Reed was the type you were afraid to throw it to bc you knew he would probably pick it off. Troy was the type you were afraid to throw it to bc he was abt to put your receiver on IR OR pick it off.
You HAVE to watch one on the greatest defense of all time, the Legion of Boom, or if you want just one player from it, Bam Bam Kam Chancellor. Or Richard Sherman. Or Earl Thomas. All some of the best to ever do it.
Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson were two VERY entertaining running backs. Deion Sanders was one of the biggest stars of his time and some people who watched him will say he is the greatest nfl athlete of all time he was so fast they even had him play offense and defense at one point.
Apples and oranges between he and ED but the instincts, the ability to tackle and IQ on Troy is second to none, ED was better at picking off quarterbacks but he also benefited from having Ray
Two different positions with Troy and Ed reed. Troy is a strong safety and Ed reed a free safety. Troy did it all though he was all over the field he played up against the line he played mid field and back field. Never seen a safety play and do the things Troy did
You could take both. Reed was free safety and Troy was strong safety. It’s weird how they get compared because they have different responsibilities in their respective defenses
Troy an edd played 2 different safety positions. A free safety ana strong safety. Free safetyis stong outside the box an the storng safety is strong in the box
Reed was someone you’d want because of his Iq on top of amazing ball hawk skills. People feared Reed for his interceptions, of course the man could level you if he wanted...HOWEVER I pick Troy. Troy made people fear him in every way. He was around the ball every single play. He had instincts for a player I’ve still never seen before today, able to predict new plays in seconds before they happen just by simply glancing at it. On top of that, yes Reed hit like a truck, but TROY hit like a goddamn tank and would shave years off your career. Reed was feared for his interceptions and IQ but Troy was feared for his power and instincts. I pick Troy any day and I regret nothing. Best safety of all time and top 3 defensive players of all time for me.
Troy was more about the hard tackles and being at the right place at the right time. Ed was more about the great coverage and picks with great returns.
It’s hard to compare Troy and Ed reed. As a Steelers fan my choice is biased but they played different positions. Ed reed was a pure ballhawk free safety so probably better in coverage but Troy was a strong safety in a blitz heavy 3-4 defense so he was more often in the box blitzing or stopping the run. So I can’t say who’s better but all I know is they’d make a scary secondary if they played together.
Here are s few other defensive players: Ronnie Lott Reggie White Charles Edward Greene (Means Joe Green) Ricky Jackson Mike Singletary Deacon Jones (He wasn't the meanest defensive player, but he dominated the position) Deion Sanders
Btw, if you get around to the toughest offensive players, start with Jim Brown. That man ate lightening, shit thunder, and made other teams hide in their locker rooms. Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Earl Campbell, and some others were, absolutely, top tier. But Brown was just a while different animal.
Yo they played different positions and had different jobs troy was a strong safety and Ed was a free safety they are the best at their specific positions so one isn't better than the other but one thing I've thought about an the past was what of they played together... I have no skin in the game im a cowboys fan and a fan of both these men but I would want Ed Reed on my team due to the points that he scored on defence and he had all of the intangibles just like Troy ;leadership, heart and so on. But do a video of Demarco Murray in his prime or of Emmitt Smith... Of the dallas cowboys doomsday defense from the 70's and 80's
I am biased, and Ed Reed was certainly not a lesser player. Plenty would argue he was better. But if I really had to pick one, it's Troy. Seemed like every week he was doing something to wreck the game for opposing offenses. Off the cuff, no risk it no biscuit type shit.
Ed Reed vs Troy Polamalu... You can't compare a free safety vs. a strong safety. That's like comparing a fullback to a half back. They're too different. Both were amazing athletes and definitely they were the best at their positions when they played the game, but I don't think you can say one was better than the other.
