Troy Polamalu vs. Ed Reed II (the 2009 edition)

Since my original video, inspired by an article written by James Walker on his AFC North Blog on espn.com, has caused such a stir, I have decided to do a follow-up video with a more thorough statistical break-down of the two players. Several users, mostly Ravens' fans, refuse to admit that Polamalu belongs in the same discussion as Ed Reed. A few Steelers fans also deny that Ed Reed is anywhere near Polamalu. I believe that I have disected all of the stats down to the bare bone in such a manner as to conclusively prove that these two players are comparable.

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• polamalu
• ed
• reed
• pittsburgh
• steelers
• baltimore
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[captainbannana69]

How many rings doesnt matter at all in judging a player, (dan Marino never had one but Trent dilfer does and Marino is 100x better)

[chuckhowe]

@captainbannana69 i love how everyone ignores the entire video where I talk about how comparable the two are and focus on the end... which was an intentional stab at Ravens fans, I am still a Steelers fan afterall... try getting a sense of humor

[captainbannana69]

@chuckhowe yeah haha it was so funny that u showed a clip of the steelers taking away the ravens super bowl chances!.....dick wad i'm not going to have a sense of humor about that

[chuckhowe]

@captainbannana69 you should... but that is probably why you sound like a poor sport...

[wrubleski]

@chuckhowe, I know I'm just saying that reed owns polamalu in almost every defensive statistic and even award, making him the more dominant player. But of course all opinionated.

[chuckhowe]

@wrubleski i feel you... i'm not trying to disrespect Ed... I actually like him despite the fact that he's a Raven. He always seems very humble and classy to me.

My point is, that when you look at the rate at which these two men accrue these statistics, they are almost even in most categories. Troy accrues tackles at a higher rate and Ed accrues interceptions at a higher rate... everything else is nearly even (forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, passes defensed, etc...)

[uso6B]

chek it theres only one record that troy has that ed dnt have. and this record puts troy way over ed.. RINGS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so fuk wut anybody say thats the recod ed mr reed dnt hve thats y troy is the best case closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[serve1234]

You pp kill me bottom line who cares ones a fs the other a ss two different positions requiring to different roles on the field one is supposed to be run support (Troy) the other a secondary spy (Ed) so to answer the question you would be lucky to score either one on ur team if you never played defense you want understand they playing to completely different schemes out there so to get it you would have to reverse their roles to see who is a better player

[jaymac508]

both these guys WILL BE NAMED in the Top 10. In the Top 100 players of 2011. WHY Compare?both great at THEIR position.Ed Reed a Ball Hawk and great return FS..and Troy a 100 mile in hour to the ball SS, who also has good ball skills. The only thing I compare is WHEN the play each other.Troy Polamalu has returned a pick to take his team to the Super Bowl and EVEN last year he stripped sacked Flacco to win the Div Title. while Ed is a non factor because ward puts him on his ass.both great players

[tddog2]

@wrubleski that is a good point but the dynamics of each of these players is way different. Pittsburgh's cornerbacks are very weak so they are thrown at much more than Polamalu is and he plays close to the line most of the time to act as the last line of the defense for the run, so he is not always available for pass defense.

[daheat0627]

@jordan5221 Dude threw it almost 60 yards...if Ed Reed is as good as everyone likes to say --where is he in games like that one, do you think Joe Flacco would've been able to toss a ball down 60 yards and not have Troy P back to at least swat the ball down? --- that's how I rate them, Ed can have all the fancy numbers --i'll take Troy cause 9 out of 10 times -he will win the game-- (look at week 13 in Baltimore 2010 season)

[daheat0627]

@jordan5221 well, when i compare the 2 --i actually go by-how well they play under pressure, in do-or-die situations, how much the demand respect in their division (in which ed and troy are in the same div.) Troy INT'S people like Phil Rivers,Joe Flacco,Mannings (both) --a couple plays later he is jumping over the pile before snap to sack the QB...Troy is "Clutch" you can count on him when you need a big play....where wass Ed Reed when Big Ben shoved that ball up Baltimore ass in the playoffs?