Sean Taylor or Ed Reed

[JosiahBuzzy]

Sean Taylor is the greatest position for position football player of all time. I feel like you could him at any position and would dominate.
Ed Reed is the greatest free safety of all time. His playmaking ability, leadership and intangibles is what set him apart. He brought an intellect to the defense.
At free safety I would take Ed Reed. If I just wanted to choose a football player I would take Sean Taylor first.

I meant Sean Taylor is the greatest position-for-position Hurricane football player of all time.

 

[GeorgiaHurricane]

And absolute B.S. Sean didn't win the Thorpe and Bednarik award his junior year too

 

[For_The_U]

All depends on the style of FS play you like. ER20 is the GOAT by default (Career was not cut short). But I loved ST26 style of play so much more. So it's ST26 for me

Solid answer as well.

 

[DontCareJustWin]

Sean Taylor is the greatest position for position football player of all time. I feel like you could him at any position and would dominate.
Ed Reed is the greatest free safety of all time. His playmaking ability, leadership and intangibles is what set him apart. He brought an intellect to the defense.
At free safety I would take Ed Reed. If I just wanted to choose a football player I would take Sean Taylor first.

pretty much sums it up!

 

[deleted4697]

Ed- 1
ST-2

 

[uprising]

And absolute B.S. Sean didn't win the Thorpe and Bednarik award his junior year too

One of greatest travesties in the history of CFB, which should never be forgotten

 

[coffeecane]

Hard to say, but Sean's last 2 years in the NFL he was the best safety in the league IMO, he just took that next level step...so ******* depressing.

Just like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sublime, ended way too soon.

 

[CherokeeCane]

Just like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sublime, ended way too soon.

Nirvana, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Petty, etc.

 

[Dwinstitles]

ST

 

[tuckg305]

Sean Taylor is the greatest position for position football player of all time. I feel like you could him at any position and would dominate.
Ed Reed is the greatest free safety of all time. His playmaking ability, leadership and intangibles is what set him apart. He brought an intellect to the defense.
At free safety I would take Ed Reed. If I just wanted to choose a football player I would take Sean Taylor first.

I agree but people never speak on ST leasdership cuz he wasnt vocal. He didnt have to talk tho cuz that first hit let everybody know who was in the building!

 

[PimpCane7]

But can you imagine them both on the field at the same time.

 

[Home Slice]

Not a 1 and a 2.

Not even a 1A and a 1B.

Both are 1A.

RIP ST

 

[bambam]

I agree but people never speak on ST leasdership cuz he wasnt vocal. He didnt have to talk tho cuz that first hit let everybody know who was in the building!

This is so funny but sooooooo true!

 

[bambam]

But can you imagine them both on the field at the same time.

UNFAIR. Unfair in any sport.

They were THAT good!

 

[Tblack2g]

Blessed to see both play and both were stellar representatives of Miami football but I give Sean Taylor the edge by a slight margin.

 

[GeorgiaHurricane]

Both were great and I'm not going to say one was better than the other.

BUT...I have never seen any safety in any game ever take over a game like Sean Taylor took over the FSU game back in 2003. It was probably the best game any safety ever played.

Sean should make the college football hall of fame off his games against FSU

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

Two legends.

 

[GeorgiaHurricane]

One of greatest travesties in the history of CFB, which should be forgotten

Ranks up there with the refs giving Ohio State the natty

 

[itsacanething]

hard to compare - reed played for 4 years. ST only put up stats as a DB for two seasons. you have to give it to reed on that alone but that one year taylor had 10 Ints was great.

 

[Go Canes!!]

I’d have to go with Reed only because he may have been a bit more of a team leader.

PS. Bennie Blades is right there with them statistically and as a leader. He was a complete beast who was a huge factor in the foundation of toughness it took to play at the U.

Nothing given, everything earned.