RolandDeschain":vqok95db said:
Hell, Sherman's already got TWO more All-Pros than Reed. Reed never even got one. Who is this loser?
Reed's in the HoF as of this year. If Sherman can put together a career of 10-15 years like Reed did a the level he's playing, then he'll get there too.
All of these high performing guys think they're the best. Find me a HoF receiver who would say that that Sherman would shut them down. And this wasn't a "can Sherman cover Reed" question/answer if you go read the quote; he was clearly asked if Sherman could "check" him. He also said that he wasn't Sanders or Woodson "yet". He was comparing Sherman to two HoF DBs, which should be a good indicator that he thinks Sherman will get there if he continues to play at a high level.
People are digging so deep in the noise at this point to find a slight to get upset about that it's comical.
To Reed's credit, dude was doing it when you were allowed to do some hardcore stuff on receivers. He was used to playing secondaries like the LoB back in the 80s and early 90s.