The FA Pursuit and Signing of S Ed Reed

[painekiller]

Am I the only that thinks the Ed Reed seduction is a waste of time? IMO he is to old to expensive and i would have rather keep Quin. I think they need to read the writing on the wall and go look at Huff for less money.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Am I the only that thinks the Ed Reed seduction is a waste of time? IMO he is to old to expensive and i would have rather keep Quin. I think they need to read the writing on the wall and go look at Huff for less money.

Nope, I'm right there with ya. While he would be a welcome addition, too much focus seems to be on him, and him alone.

Both sides need to $hit or get off the pot.

[barrett]

If we get him it is definitely not a waste of time. If we don't get him it's a waste of time. That's the nature of FA.

[HPF Bob]

I'm starting to think Reed is just using us to get a better deal from the Ravens. And I'm okay with that since I think he will cost more and give less than the Texans need.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

I'm starting to think Reed is just using us to get a better deal from the Ravens. And I'm okay with that since I think he will cost more and give less than the Texans need.

Reportedly......we offered a 3 yr deal, but the numbers were not to his liking.....
http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#story...reed-20130318/

[nunusguy]

"Any team that's fortunate enough to get him is getting a Hall of Fame player," Texans quarterback Matt Schaub said Monday night at the Ed Block Courage award banquet at Martin's West. "He's one of the best if not the best safety to ever play the game and still in his prime. If you can add that kind of player, the leadership, the intensity he brings to his job, he's going to make the whole team better. It's the nature of the business. We'll see what happens."
http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#story...reed-20130318/
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Memo to Texans' Scouting staff, when Schaub eventually retires don't even think about hiring him as a personnel evaluator because he seems to get very confused when it comes to determining what stage a player is at in his career cycle.

[popanot]

Ed Reed was good 2-3 years ago, but he's pretty much washed up at this point (despite his INT #'s last year). I mean, when the player himself is throwing out the word "retirement" over the last the year or two, you might want to consider spending your $$ elsewhere. If they want to sign an aging vet S at some over-priced amount for 1 or 2 years, they should target Woodson over Reed. At least he seems to have a littlle bit (and I mean a little bit) left in the tank.

Actually, I'm surprised Smith and Kubiak are even considering Reed as it doesn't seem to be their modus operandi over the last few years. Perhaps Wade has a bit more influence on Smith/McNair than what we thought??