re: Ed Reed released by Texans [Update: Picked Up By Jets]
Surprised people don't want him here most likely he will play a complimentary rule rather than a major every down role..and with gregory out thw next wfew weeks why not?
The pros are obvious. We all know of the positives, so I wouldn't be shocked if it were explored, although I think I would be surprised on some level.
Some of the cons and concerns are:
--it may take him awhile to learn the defense, especially in the role of the secondary. He may not even end up seeing much time
--Gregory isn't really supposed to miss too much time, as was given a "few" week time period after the Steeler game. It will already be 15 days between games from PIT to CAR, due to the bye week. The reality is that he probably shouldn't miss more than a game or two, so the whole "missing Gregory" issue may be somewhat overblown. Only Belichick knows if Reed could contribute next weekend in the DEN game, but the jury is still out in the court of popular opinion
--Many feel that Ed Reed just isn't the same player due to the age, injured hip factor. We just cut the #33rd overall draft pick due to a bad hip, and already have our top CB sitting out the past 5 weeks due to his bad hip issue. Pretty soon we can just have them out there with their walkers with tennis balls on the bottom, with all of these hip issues
--We just took 2 top round safeties in the past 2 drafts, in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Unless they see increased reps, we probably aren't going to be able to reasonably expect any improvement. No one wants to see T.Wilson out there, but it would appear that Belichick is somehow okay with keeping him, or else he'd likely have brought someone else in (although I believe we have a safety on the practice squad)
--This is an optimal time to see Harmon gain some live reps and experience in the system. It's difficult to know how dire the need may be in the draft or free agency next spring, unless we know Harmon's potential and ability to actually play
