No need to experiment with Reed

I read recently that Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron thought about using Reed as a wide receiver last year because of injuries to receivers Demetrius Williams and Derrick Mason and tight end Todd Heap.

I'm glad that idea never got off the drawing board.

Cameron did an excellent job working with the material he had last season and was creative with the trick plays and the unbalanced line. But if he had used Reed as a receiver, and he had gotten hurt, that would have significantly damaged the defense. Reed was one of the best playmakers in the NFL last season despite struggling with neck and shoulder injuries. As a receiver, he would have been exposed to greater risk.

Sometimes, these offensive coordinators have a tendency to outsmart themselves when they are tinkering in the laboratory.



(baltimoresun.com)