‘It was the fourth straight year Reed made the cutdown to 10 but was eliminated on the last round of voting.’
Archives for February 3, 2013
Beebe, Lett linked together forever
‘”When you’re getting beat 52-17 in the Super Bowl or any game, you’re not in a very good mood,” he said. “When I ran down and made that play, the last thing I thought about was good things that might come from the play. I just thought that was what I was supposed to do.”‘
Andre Reed is disappointed, but not dejected about another Hall of Fame snub
‘”I don’t know how he can go in, and Andre can’t. … That’s a surprise to me,” said Dion Reed, another of Andre’s brothers. “It’s very disappointing.”‘
Reed again overlooked for 2013 Hall of Fame class
‘When the selection committee made the second cut from 10 to five, Carter was the only receiver to advance while Reed was eliminated. It marked the first time that one of the three receivers (Brown, Carter, Reed) finally advanced to the final five candidates that are put to a yes or no vote for enshrinement.’
Crossman out to create playmaking specs unit
‘”I think until you get to the end of it, the evolution of a special teams unit is more of a work in progress on a daily basis than any other phase,” Crossman said. “That even holds true more importantly when you get into the season in terms of injuries and actives and inactives. Again I think we’re going to start from day one and ground zero and build and have an idea who, when and what are our strengths and what are our weaknesses.”‘