Dissecting Troy Polamalu's Biggest Plays in the Biggest Games | Baldy Breakdowns

- first ballot hall-of-famer Troy Polamalu up in the right hand part of your screen right here how many times we watch this the hair flying the bodies flying and the tackle the shirt tackles of Troy Polamalu now these next 20 plays here shows the instincts that made that first ballot Hall of Fame here is in a cheap safety position seven and a half ban box right here but watch what he does here - Joey Harrington covering the tight end right here but then seeing Roy Williams run the skinny post and he gets in front probably should have had that interception didn't drop many but in perfect position instincts dripping with instincts here he is rightly a gap I'm Detroit between the center and the right guard I watched some rush to pass it right here and then smell the screen but not just smell it I pop the ball out get the ball out right here and force the fumble recovered by Erin Smith so many great players so many great plays by Detroit Paulo model saved his biggest plays for the biggest game here he is - safety position right hand side your screen watch him take Rudy Johnson off his feet right here thus full speed collisions he put the fear into the fearless right here no hesitation whatsoever now watch this play right here John Chetan is that quarterback for Cincinnati in the jungle watch Polamalu kick to never cease here he is coming across just feeling the play just going where some would never dream of going to make that type of play laying out for and then little backyard football right there flipping it - hope you trying to pick up as many yards they possibly can in the platypus saving his biggest plays in the biggest games watch heads region takes them right off his feet in the plans remember this playoff win in Indianapolis you go through his career man edge will join in Canton Ohio this summer being inducted but taking the edge right off his feet shirk tackling never allowing you to turn that corner in the out how about this one to Payton man playoff win here he is the left-hand side of the screen right on the playoff logo i watch he's gonna step to his left to fake peyton manning out and then bathe them to make this throw over the middle to Fletcher Fletcher and then take that ball and intercept it right there helping to secure that Steeler win moving deeper into the playoffs how about the AFC Championship game in Denver this is 39 Polamalu fakes like he's go to blitz right here and then reads the screen to Bell I watch him chase down its flipped by the offensive guard somehow stays on his feet to take bailed out for an eight-yard gain forcing a punt the biggest plays in the biggest game against Seattle his first Super Bowl in 2005 Sean Alexander what a year he had till he got hit right here by Polamalu watch the only one on the ground the only one on the ground all those great players right Ferrier in Hampton and old watching Paul Amato get up off the ground to make that time just coming and cleaning up hitting full speed collisions and then there were the Raven playoff game the raven games period how about these instincts what a dick LeBeau say when he saw these kind of things Flacco sends two back out of the backfield the full-back is not gonna get the ball on fourth and one right here how about the time over the top take it flat go down not letting them get that first down play our football paloma of course there's this one right here the chant AFC championship game Steelers up 1614 on a frigid day at Heinz trying to preserve the win right here here isn't a rat position right in the middle of the field gonna read Joe Flacco all the way bait him into making his throw to Derek Mason on the outside he steps right in front of him not just steps in front of it but he finds his own path like running water water finds its own path Polamalu finds the path to the endzone to secure the win and send the Steelers off to another Super Bowl same play from the engine let's watch Paul a mile away see he's looking at the motions right here he's reading flacco he's playing his keys Flacco's makes the throw and there's Paul Amato with that interception and the return setting up the convoy picking up blockers and the celebration was on in Pittsburgh second trip to the Super Bowl in three years how about this 2010 he's the pro football Defensive Player of the Year first-team all-pro in the first quarter everybody cheats in Polamalu coming off the edge right here this was the force first quarter taking Willis McGahee off his feet and then when the raises late in the fourth quarter ravens up 10 to 6 what does limo do he calls another place in Baltimore coming off the edge and get the ball to flack no chance and there's Lamar Woodley picking it up Steelers down 10 6 they neither play who makes it Polamalu Steelers go on win the game 13 to 10 go on to another Super Bowl how about this divisional championship round against the Ravens Polamalu right here against Todd Heap try to get the ball out of heeps hands try to get the strip right here we send C on a heap just flying another one of those hits from the free safety position how about this week 17 2011 that's Joshua cribs emotion going back is he got cribs or is he got a mind of his own what made him do this get into the a down and take you down Seneca Wallace for 3-yard loss remember this tight game week 17 got to get to the postseason here comes the tight end in motion right here more right he picks him up in the slot he could do it all free safety strong safety lat lying back covering the slot right here Seneca walls trying to get the ball out Paul Amato steps in front of that pass for the interception and a 6 6 tie late in the game Paul Amato make it another place sending the Steelers to a playoffs and then how about this how about this playoff game against them how does he get through the eggshells and the coffee grind to go make another time I'm Willis McGahee finding his way like running water always find a way all the way to his final game his final game left it all on the field against the Ravens how pity taken Justin Forsett off his feet Troy Polamalu first-ballot Hall of Fame I'm just trying to do him a little bit of justice here in the career that he had instincts that could never be coached yet congratulations for what a warrior

Channel: NFL

Views: 200,539

Rating: 4.9377666 out of 5

Keywords: NFL, Football, American Football, sport, sports

Id: lfZXuiV4jJQ

Length: 6min 55sec (415 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 17 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/WabbitCZEN]

I can't get enough of this. The first minute of this video is just fucking amazing. He had such a nose for the ball and sniffed out so many plays. Shit was wild.

[u/The_Big_Daddy]

He doesn't include the time he covered the C gap against the Colts, saving an easy TD.

[u/NickFolesPP]

the explosiveness he displayed at 5:40 to beat the block of the right guard is incredible

[u/uggsandstarbux]

Troy fucking Polamalu