Rod Woodson Criticizes Patriots; Says Ed Reed Better Than Polamalu
NFL Hall of Famer, Raider Asst. DB Coach and Former Steeler & Raven Rod Woodson joined The Norris & Davis Show to talk about "Deflate-Gate" and Ed Reed's career and retirement.
Possibly the only player beloved in both Baltimore and Pittsburgh, Rod had some pretty critical opinions on the New England Patriots, Tom Brady & Bill Belichick.
On whether the penalty was enough:
"I thought it was not enough to be honest. First of all you're talking about a team that had the Spygate...and then they come out with this. Tom Brady did not comply & try to help the NFL with their due diligence."
"You look at the Cleveland Browns, who their GM texts from his box to the sideline, & he gets 4 game suspended. Then you look at the Atlanta Falcons of recent, who pumped in noise. The GM had no knowledge of the noise, they still strip him of his duties on the Competition Committee & they fine him. To me it's a little weird because this guy (Tom Brady) put his hand in it, he did it. I think we all say he had something to do with it. I thought it was going to be 6 games or more."
On Bill Belichick & The Patriots history:
"Bill Belichick pushes the envelope to put things in his advantage to win games. I don't believe in the model "if you're not cheating, you're not trying". I know a lot of coaches who don't cheat and they win. So, it's a little disappointing that a guy who's done so much since he's been in New England as a head coach has to stoop or do such things. They're saying he had no knowledge of it, but everything in that building is ran by Bill Belichick. I think he has knowledge of everything that happens one way or the other."
Listen to the interview:
No career Safety has been inducted into the NFL Hall Of Fame in 35 years. Rod talked about whether Ed Reed will change that & compared him to recently retired Steelers Safety Troy Polamalu:
"I think Ed will end that. A lot of people talk about Troy Polamalu but, I tell them to hold their brakes with the Troy Polamalu talk...he wasn't a play-maker like Ed." "...doesn't mean he (Polamalu) doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame, I just think Ed Reed, to me, is a sure first ballot Hall Of Famer.
"I thought I did a lot of studying and I thought I jumped a lot of routes, but Ed Reed took it to another level. If it wasn't for the injuries for Ed, I thought he had an opportunity to break the all time interception record.
Listen to his comments here:
Rod is in Baltimore to recognize Caroline Schultz as a U.S. Army–Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence finalist this Saturday at Northeast High School.