Everyone can appreciate a teammate sticking up for another teammate. It is an admirable trait. Ed Reed is a veteran in the league and a team leader. Good for him. Having said that, if there is a backup quarterback in the NFL that is capable of leading a team to the Super Bowl I guarantee that the GM of every team in the NFL would be making trade offers for that player. There are very little secrets in the NFL concerning the level of talent that a person has. If Troy Smith was a QB with the talent to lead a team to the promise land where are all the trade offers? There are no NFL GM`s beating down the Ravens doors at the castle for Troy Smith. If they were every media outlet would be reporting it.
I think that Troy Smith is a capable QB. He seems like a nice guy, a good guy. But if he had the talent to be a #1 QB in the NFL he would be.

Ed Reed must be friends with T.S. and he's doing what any good friend would do; Coming to the defense of a longtime friend and team mate. What he needs to worry about is getting healthy and jumping on the bandwagon concept of "team" defense. Yes he makes outstanding plays on the field, but some of his risk taking has cost our team in the past. Ed Reed knows there's no "I" in team, but he also knows that there is an M and an E in TEAM meaning I think that he knows and wants the spotlight on himself with his look at "ME" interception attempts. I want to see Mr. Reed worry more about winning a Superbowl more than on other players or highlight reels he can make. If we see a "team" effort out of Mr. Reed this year then there is no reason we shouldn't be lifting the Lombardi trophy at the end of this season. With or without Mr. Smith.