Triumph

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis finished fourth on NFL Network's top 100 players of 2011. Of course Tom Brady finished fourth. As part of NFL Network's coverage, Lewis provided some commentary, by way of Matt Vensel of the Baltimore Sun, during the Brady highlights

Lewis called Tom Brady “the greatest of greats,” saying “he was willing to go beyond limits that people won’t go to.”
“He’s not the biggest. He was never the strongest. He was never the fastest,” Lewis said intensely. “He was overlooked. He went in the sixth round. So with that being said, all of the intangibles that a quarterback is supposed to have, they overlooked with him because it was burning from the inside of him.”
Brady has 34,744 passing yards and 261 touchdowns in his NFL career. In 2010, he threw for 3,900 yards and 36 TDs while tossing just four interceptions -- and it wasn’t even his best season.
“It’s a chess match because he understands every coverage, he understands every defense,” Lewis said. “And If you give it away too early, then the game is like checkers then for him. He plays it how he wants to play it. … And that’s what makes it frustrating playing against him, he always finds those mismatches.”

“You don’t find too many people playing that’s willing to sacrifice that much time to doing that,” Lewis said of the 33-year-old. “That’s why Tom Brady will always be considered one of the greatest of all time.”

Run DMC

I now have some respect for that murderous criminal.

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betterthanthealternative

LOL. That will always be one of my favorite Patsfans one liners.

Raymond

This is unexpected. Ray usually comes across as a big mouth braggart. I suppose, he may require scheduled, controlled, occasional interviews in order to present himself as a knowledgeable NFL dude as opposed to the usual microphone in his face after a loss d-bag.

He's not as dumb as I thought.......maybe.

Patspsycho

I don't know- he hates Brady with a passion. I have no idea how he agreed to do this or why he did this.

Raymond

Exactly the reason for my post.

Ray always seemed like a post loss, "whiner... excuse" kind of player.

Frezo

Because now he can say the Ravens have beaten the best.

jays52

Ray Lewis is actually super-knowledgeable about football and it's history. He has always given me the impression of a guy who respects the game and all of it's great players. He's always struck me as a guy with a lot of respect for Brady. He may be insane, but in his own ways Lewis is a pretty bright guy given the context of his education and social surroundings during crucial formative years.

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strngplyr

True respect.

I dislike Peyton Manning quite a bit, he seems like an *******. I respect everything he does on the field though.

AndyJohnson

Playing with emotion and rage and being a bright guy who respects the greatness of their opponent is not mutually exclusive, as you point out.