With all that being said, you still have to put Ed Reed among the finalist to contend for 1st ballot.
I dont remember a player in any position as good as Ed Reed.
Many people knoe Reeds Int/and his ballhawk skill, but he was also a all-pro SS.
Ed Reed was a better SS than Troy Polamalu on their 1st year in that position. Reed transferred to FS, but Reed truely could do it all.
I would be livid if they gave Troy more recognition than Reed.