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Ed Reed
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balfan23
MVP
I can’t imagine there are many cases in history where a team had 1st ballot HOFs two years in a row
JO_75
Hall of Famer
Don't think so either. Do we have anyone up for the 2020 Class, make it three years in a row!
Tank
Hall of Famer
I hope they don’t break the trend. While it’s cool to be in the HOF game, it’s really not a good thing to have to play the extra pre season game, especially having to travel to do so.
Absolute joy to watch or nightmare, depending on who you were rooting for. He was the real 12th man, and 13th, 14th and 15th, for that matter.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Matt Maiocco
@MaioccoNBCS
The Pro Football Hall of Fame selection meeting has concluded. Longest discussions for the modern-era finalists were held on Ty Law (27:16), Tony Boselli (26:10), Kevin Mawae (24:52), Don Coryell (22:37) and Tom Flores (18:54). The shortest was Ed Reed (2:20).
8:50 AM · Feb 3, 2019 · TweetDeck
I think it helped us this year - it made the training camp less intense because it was spread out longer with more breaks
it gave us extra time to do everything while not physically expending any extra energy or anything + we got an extra game for those fringe players to make an impact
this is the play that bellichick and brady talk about in that famous youtube clip of them talking about reed
unbelievable
Tank
Hall of Famer
While there may be some small advantage I’m sure the vets hate coming to camp a week earlier. And I think the consensus is that 4 pre season games alone are way too many. The risk of injuries in meaningless games doesn’t make sense as it seems coaches feel they don’t really need game action to evaluate players. Playing an extra one just piles on to the concerns. The only reason they haven’t cut to two is $.
Regardless, I’d be very surprised to see the Ravens play in the HOF game two years in a row.
SaltyDog
MVP
The look on Andy Reid’s face was priceless!
Congrats to the GOAT! And thanks for all of the memories.
Although I agree that four is too many preseason games, but only when referring to veterans. The rookies need the gametime experience and if you cut a game, they won’t have that last game that is extremely important for those borderline players.
Tank
Hall of Famer
Having more pre season games for the benefit of a handful of players really doesn’t make sense and the coaches can well decide on borderline players without playing meaningless games. Pretty sure the only reason they still play 4 is because the owners don’t want to give up the revenue.
Considering the emphasis being placed on player safety and improving the quality of play it would seem changes to pre season are inevitable. I think they most likely go to two games and maybe look at adding another bye week to the schedule.
the vets dont end up with extra snaps though - i mean they come to training camp a week earlier sure - but they also get more time off during camp
this last year the vets played the exact same amount as previous years but it was spread over 5 games and the rookies and guys lower down on the roster got more snaps as a result over 5 games
im not really interested in the extra game though - (albeit its a little different now that our starting qb might actually play in pre-season more than flacco did because every snap helps), im more interested in having training camp spread out more
Willbacker
Ravens Ring of Honor
Itts not the 4th game they should give up but the 1st. Starters used to play one drive but now they sitting most of the time. So eliminate it. The 4th game is needed imo cuz these players have practiced and worked hard all offseason so they should have at least a showcase game to show their talents plus 2 weeks rest are given to the regulars.
it doesnt matter which game they eliminate lol
That’s the point, they need this game, but If they were to eliminate a game it would end up hurting the borderline players, because it would be the 4th game that is eliminated. They would need time for the vets in all three games and they would play more in these games since we wouldn’t have a 4th game. If you are saying to eliminate game 1, then the vets would play more in games 2 and 3, without having a game for for the rookies and borderline players.
What I’m saying is that the vets would play the same amount of snaps in less games, but the borderline players and younger players wouldn’t have the time that is needed, like they do in game four.
Willbacker
Ravens Ring of Honor
Why shouldn't it unless you want to play the starters the last game.