Everyone seems to want to try to compare Byrd to a HOF(he will be first ballad) Ed Reed. The kid has played nothing short of great in his first 4 years here even with a lousy supporting cast.
So I wanted to look at the first 4 seasons of each.
[Reed] (Byrd)
INTs Reed-22, Byrd-18
FF/FR Reed-4/2, Byrd-10/5
Total Tackles Reed-269, Byrd-308
Stuffs Reed-17/0yards, Byrd-10/41yards
This should be noted Byrd played 4 more games due to an injury with Reed in his 4th year. Byrd has yet to be injured.
Reed has always had the better defense around him no one can argue that. As we all see Reed has more INTs then Byrd, but Buffalo's problem has been the run which is why Byrd has more FF. Reed has 24 turnovers and Byrd has 23. They are both very sound in their tackling. In Reeds first 4 years he took 2 turnovers in for TDs, So has Byrd.
This doesn't mean we give him the world just some people are writing him off b.c they don't think he is good, or we can just plug in another guy. FS is a strong position when the QB is getting pressured, it is the FS that benefits from it most. This team has gone through so many defensive changes 3-4, 4-3 vanilla, and now a 3-4 hybrid, while Reed has gone through a very consistent defensive scheme.
Thanks for reading. I know people don't want to overpay and their are two sides that need to talk not just one, but don't write this guy off b.c you don't think he has done much for us b.c that is a lie.
I hope a deal can be made or at the very least he signs his Tag, either way we need him to be out there with us.