Posted on 11/16/2010 10:08:30 PM PST by malkee
The Steelers fired kicker Jeff Reed Tuesday because of his erratic performance on the field this season or his erratic behavior off it or some combination of the two. No matter the reason, coach Mike Tomlin made a bad mistake. If he had brought in kicker Shaun Suisham to challenge Reed, and bring out the competitor in him, that would have been great. But to flat out release Reed? The team will be worse off because of it.
Reed has had a bad season, no question. He missed a 26-yard field goal against the New England Patriots Sunday night, although that seemed pretty far down the Steelers' list of problems after their 39-26 loss. The week before, he missed a 46-yard try that would have clinched a win against the Cincinnati Bengals, making his teammates sweat out a 27-21 victory that didn't end until the Bengals ran out of downs on the Steelers' 12. In the 17-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens Oct. 3, he missed from 49 and 45 yards. ~snip~ Reed didn't help himself by acting like a jerk after the game against the Patriots. Funny, I thought it was wide receiver Hines Ward who was hit in the head that night, but it was Reed who sounded loopy. He said he wouldn't make excuses for the missed field goal, then spent five minutes doing just that. He blamed the lousy kicking conditions at Heinz Field, even though he always used to brag about doing well on that imperfect turf. He even took on the fans -- OK, 5 percent of 'em -- for going out of their way to boo him or mock cheer him when he misses a kick. It's never a good thing to take on the paying customers
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Who cares. It’s the stillers.
Once he dissed the fans that was it.
There’s something not quite right with Jeff and hasn’t been for a while.
Then why bother to post?
Ditto.
He didn’t post it. I did. Jeff Reed has been trending on Twitter, not necessarily a barometer of FR but it is of interest to some.
got it. sorry. long day.
I meant post on the thread.
As Maxwell Smart would say, “Missed it by ‘that’ much.”. :)
I live in Pittsburgh too. Don’t think he should have been canned.
Sounds like a potential Cowboy pick-up.
Isn't that kinda normal behavior in Pittsburgh?
The second part of that supposition isn’t true. Someone else was doing that. As far as whether or not this is common in Pittsburgh, well, I suppose it’s as about as common as in other places. And I have lived in other distant places.
I wanted so much to say “including Nevada.” But I have only visited there.
Oh, that’s DEFINITELY normal behavior in Nevada!
Not only that but he was recently at a Dunkin Donuts that did not have a tip jar. So he took his eight cents in change and dumped it into a sugar dispenser on his way out of the store (as opposed to pocketing the nickel and three pennies). While at the sugar dispenser, he got sugar granules all over the burgundy countertop and instead of wiping them aside with a paper napkin, he blew the sugar granules off the counter and on to the floor. It was a crazy scene and it’s all documented on videotape.
One more in a long line of personality disorders exported to other teams or prison.
Steelers prefer players with class. If Big Ben hadn’t shaped up, he would have been shipped out too.
Remember that Kicker who played for the colts? The one who use to drink all the time and mouth off... Exactly! That’s who Jeff Reed will be a year or, two.
Forgettable and unemployed.
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