Originally posted by frenchmov:
dick sherman is a f**king loser. his team gets worked, his DEFENSE gets worked, and all he can talk about after the game is "well i only gave up 3 catches! no TD's! no big plays! *I* wasn't the one who let the chargers score a touchdown! *I* wasn't the one who gave up big plays! so don't pin this loss on me!"
what a bum
Actually the first thing he said post game was :
Richard Sherman @RSherman_25
Great effort today! Gotta fix some things and get ready for Denver.
He didn't start running his mouth until the haters and Keenan Allen started saying he was exposed vs SD which is largely untrue. Sherman tweeted but once on the comments after the game and answered the media questions when they approached him after his tweet.
From PFF on Sherman's performance vs SD :
Richard Sherman, CB, +0.9
Breakdown: This was far from Sherman's best performance. In fact, Keenan Allen appeared to my eyes to give him more trouble than any receiver I can think of since Stevie Johnson back in 2012. The word 'exposed' was used a few times by people but that is pretty hyperbolic for a performance that saw him targeted six times but surrender just 54 yards and no scores.
Signature Play: Q2, 8:51. This is the play that caused the talk. On 3rd-and-5 Keenan Allen is able to turn Sherman around and gain an easy first down.
From Mike Sando :
Pro Football Focus registered six targets against Sherman, but the defensive coach I consulted counted four times when Sherman was at the point of attack in coverage. The Chargers completed passes for 42 yards on those four plays, with 27 of those yards after the catch. There were "traffic" issues on two of the plays, meaning the Chargers used route combinations to impede Sherman's ability to cover cleanly.
That was the case when Chargers tight end Antonio Gatesdrew Sherman away from Eddie Royal at the 5:35 mark of the third quarter. Royal pivoted and caught the ball 1 yard downfield. He gained another 15 yards after the catch.
"When Antonio Gates is running downfield and your guy is doing a shallow cross, everyone gets beat," the defensive coach said.
And Sando reached out to a vet QB, WR and Defensive coach for this :
If you are going to throw at Sherman, here's how to do it
If there were a way to expose Sherman, we probably would have seen someone do it by now.Stevie Johnson, then with Buffalo, enjoyed success against Sherman in 2012 by avoiding the jam near the line of scrimmage to get free releases. Last season, Indianapolis' T.Y. Hilton got free for a 73-yard touchdown against Seattle, but the Seahawks blew the assignment on that play.
"Sherman has a good thing going right now," the QB said. "He talks, he is abrasive, he is an intimidating corner. You don't want to get shown up. He has created a thing."
How to exploit Sherman? The QB, receiver and defensive coach described a set of circumstances that could make Sherman more vulnerable, at least:
• Get Seattle on the road. Crowd noise reduces the offensive menu. It helps defensive linemen gain advantages at the snap. Margins for error shrink. Veteran QBs operating in friendly environments have a better chance.
• Match confidence with confidence. A receiver with experience facing Sherman said the cornerback feeds off of getting a mental edge. "With him, you just have to have confidence," the receiver said. "He is going to talk. He will try to get you out of your game, and then you are playing his game."
• Wait until Seattle is in man coverage. There's no one-on-one matchup to exploit when a corner is responsible for a zone instead of an individual receiver. The Seahawks do put their corners in press coverage frequently, however.
• Use Sherman's size against him. Sherman stands 6-foot-3 and had the second-largest wingspan (78.25 inches) among the 35 corners measured at the scouting combine in 2011. His length can frustrate bigger receivers, who regularly see matchups against corners against whom they have a size advantage. So you're not likely to out-size him, making your best shot maybe to out-quick him. "If you can get him against someone with a lot of change-of-direction ability, he is not as good -- but that is true for every corner in the league," the defensive coach said.
• Use pick plays and rub routes. The Chargers did this a couple of times, and there's not much any corner can do when the offense is able to execute it. The Broncos seemed well-suited to accomplish this in the Super Bowl, but Seattle won physical matchups across the board, disrupting Peyton Manning and Denver's route running.
He might have a big mouth and talks a heap of trash but to date (and for the most part) he has backed his schtick up on the field and until teams can somewhat consistently prove otherwise, he will remain as one of the top defensive backs in the league. He didn't blame his teammates for the loss, he simply pointed out that he wasn't "exposed" or taken to school for 4 quarters. You're putting words in his mouth and or misconstruing his own words to use them against him. Yes he got beat on some plays, including some big first downs but all great players can be beat every now and then. It will be interesting to see how exactly the Harbaugh and Roman plan to attack the Seattle secondary and Sherman in particular later this year.
[ Edited by KRS-1 on Sep 19, 2014 at 7:24 AM ]
