John Harbaugh has found success as coach of the Ravens, leading the team to the playoffs in all three of his seasons. But one of Baltimore's stars acknowledged Friday that many of the player's pulled for Rex Ryan to land the job in 2008. Ed Reed didn't hold back this week when explaining his affection for Ryan, now the Jets' outspoken coach. "(Ryan was) like a dad, like a brother, man," Reed told ESPN, in comments reported by The Baltimore Sun. "We wanted Rex as the head coach in Baltimore. We did not want him to leave. It hurt when he left (in 2009). We knew he was a great coach. There was a reason why that defense was the way it was."