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I got bored this morning, and was trying to look up the Hines Ward rule. What I found was this...

Star-divide

NFL.com had this 'readers poll (towards the bottom-right hand side of the main page) of who the best safety in the league is. I am, of course biased and voted for Troy-boy. Unsurprisingly (or maybe not to us of the Black and Gold) Troy is second in the voting to, wait for it....Ed F-ing Reed!! (46% Reed, 35% Troy. 52,850 total votes).

 

WTF?!?!  Of course, Troy is in second place, but second doesn't count for much (example: every super bowl loser).

 

I'm plenty pissed about this, so I thought I would re-poll all of us here at BTSC, using the exact same players as NFL.com used. Just to see how many times mr. malor votes for big-mouth Ed Reed...hehe

 

PS. I hope I did this right. My first time using the fanpost format, but I hope to do more, and contribute to this great site.

Poll
Who is the best safety in the league?
Troy Polamalu, Steelers (of course he's first)
119 votes
Brian Dawkins, Broncos
0 votes
Michael Griffin, Texans
0 votes
Ed Reed, Ravens
3 votes
Adrian Wilson, Cardinals
1 votes

123 votes | Poll has closed

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Malor better get over here and give ol Ed at least one vote. Hehe

Got a problem with Harrison, why not take it up with him? Oh you know why!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Jul 3, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who's Michael Griffin?

"That Troy Polamaga guy looks like Predator"-A less than knowledgeable fan's view on Superbowl 43.

by HighSchoolSteeler on Jul 3, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

wait he’s free safety right?

Got a problem with Harrison, why not take it up with him? Oh you know why!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Jul 3, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the titans?

Got a problem with Harrison, why not take it up with him? Oh you know why!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Jul 3, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol no clue

"That Troy Polamaga guy looks like Predator"-A less than knowledgeable fan's view on Superbowl 43.

by HighSchoolSteeler on Jul 3, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah saftey for the Titans going into his third year. Made the probowl last year.

by archon095 on Jul 3, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thats what i want to know lol

Maybe a Cardinal fan came a wandering

Bleeding Black and Gold since 1989 baby, Blitzburgh is back, time for a repeat!

by Steeler_ on Jul 3, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOW!

Gee, who’da thunk it? Over here Troy got almost all the votes! HEHE…

I am a tad disappointed though, I thought Brian Dawkins would have at least one or two. He really is/was a damn good safety(I say “is/was” because I don’t know how he played last year, since I don’t have cable. Therefore, I had to go to my local Steelers bar here in Portland Oregon, and since the birth of my son, I don’t have alot of money so I just go to watch BB and the guys).

Thank you drive through...

by SteelFever on Jul 4, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hard hitting

Reed has the finesse, but he didn’t make as much contact as Troy did. Plus I’d say troy got more respect last season than Reed, which show who the NFL coaches thought was better.

He will be getting a lot more respect like try did this year, so he’ll have to work even harder for that title.

by 40s on Jul 5, 2009 4:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Reed is the better safety, IMO, and I'm a Steelers fan. Although Ed is a FS isn't he?

Although Troy is probably my favorite athlete to watch of all time. He has made the best plays I have ever seen on a football field.

by houksyndrome on Jul 6, 2009 2:47 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs


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