Richard Sherman
Ugh. Man this story exploded, and for all the wrong reasons. As a major market media pundit who is super important, I must now give my opinion so the bleeting sheep can follow me blindly.
This got way too big. I don’t think even Sherman himself was ready for how big this got, and he’s pissed plenty of people off before. First off, I have mixed feelings about Sherman. He is one of the best if not the best CBs in the game (though he isn’t even the best defender on his own team, Earl Thomas is the man). He’s also a giant personality. He’s currently playing the Deion Sanders role, in that he is supremely hateable and that’s part of the reason he’s awesome. I touched on this with Dez Bryant a while back, but Sherman is a player you love to hate. He talks a big game, and backs it up with great play, which just makes it even easier to hate him. You might hate the guy but he’s great for the game of football. We need more players like him in the league.
The cameras and Erin Andrews yesterday caught Sherman at a big moment. He had just made the biggest play of his life to help send the Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Of course the guy is going to be emotional, screaming, pure adrenaline. I can’t judge him for that, if I had just made that play in that situation, I would be freaking out too. So the usually well spoken and coherent (though loud) Stanford grad suddenly struggled to put together sentences and called out Crabtree several times…for reasons unknown. Andrews was clearly confused at the turn of events (her face is hilarious the whole time as she’s trying to figure out how to proceed with this interview which is not going as expected). And the result is we get a hilariously awkward interview of Sherman blabbing out Crabtree insults as everyone looks confused. It was great.
Then Monday hits, and what the hell. The most interesting part of the whole thing for me was him calling out Crabs specifically. I had no idea there was bad blood between the two so the callout seemed…out of place. But Sherman confirmed as much in an article he wrote for MMQB, so now it makes more sense. However annoying Sherman is though, and how much people might hate him, when the racism started, woof. No one deserves that kind of blatant horrible vitrol. Sherman might be a giant dick but he’s not really being criticized for being a dick, he’s being criticized for far worse and less relevant things. The worst thing he said in that interview was that Crabtree was mediocre. He doesn’t deserve people suddenly making it about his race and saying far worse things than he ever even insinuated.
Anyway, get ready for two weeks of Richard Sherman talk and Peyton Manning talk. I hope you’re pumped.
Lastly, I got some news! I was interviewed last friday for Campus Insiders regarding my hipster logos! You can watch it here:
I also lost a bet when the Seahawks made the Super bowl, so I had to run around my apartment making woosh noises wearing a seahawks jersey, so watch me embarass myself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSISmQ3B19s&feature=youtu.be
If Richard Sherman hates crabs, how does he feel about Marshawn Pinch?
http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/blogs/Marshawn-pinch.372.png
I think even funnier was all the people who tweeted horrible things at Tom Crabtree, thinking he was Michael.
Who the hell is Dex Bryant
I have mixed feelings about him too, but he absolutely *is* being criticized for being a dick. In fact, it’s almost all the criticism I’ve seen/heard so far.
The way I see it, Sherman calling out Crabtree like that, would be like if the Giants beat the Eagles in the title game, on a last second Antrel Rolle or Will Hill pick in the end zone for the win (yes I know they’re not CB, but they have the most personality of all the Giants secondary), and he goes over to Desean Jackson and flagrantly taunts with a choking sign. Yes that would be out of character for Hill or Rolle to do, but by god that little shitspawn from hell would deserve that kind of treatment, and so would Philly fans.
That’s the closest I can analogue to how Seahawks fans feel about Sherman’s actions. They hate the niners almost as much as I hate Philly…
Also imagine that the Eagles are the ones with a bunch of Superbowls and the Giants were the ones who’ve gone and never won, because I think everyone who’s watched their team win their first Lombardi can vouch for how much more emotional that makes things.
Worth mentioning is that the choking sign came after Crabtree punched Sherman. Still not a very nice thing to do but it’s not like Crabtree is a total victim in this scenario.
Broncos fan and personally I love it. I’m of the opinion that you can talk you like as long as you continue to be the best; if you don’t like it, stop him. I’d love to see him stopped in two weeks. Knighton/Lynch is going to be the most important match up of the Superbowl game but Thomas/Sherman is the narrative that makes me giddy.
You have very skinny legs
pretty much what i was going to say: damn he’s a skinny kid
Mmmm, I’d want some of that Sexy Rexy Lobster here in Washington
Still using ©2013
As a 49ers fan, thank you for making me smile.
DAVE. Y U make bet against c-hocks
Looks like Crabs was the one being salty, not Sherman.
Mic’d Up works miracles.
Also why the hell are you wearing a John Kitna jersey?
It’s a Rick Mirer jersey I found at a thrift store for 1 dollar
Did you meet macklemore there?
Leave.
sherman has crabs std lol penis pinchers get all up in him cant defend those tho
I like to imagine a world where players dine in upscale restaurants in full game gear.
I also like how the related videos are a collection of Seahawk vids and one video about Jim Cornette’s days in the WWF. I approve Youtube, I approve.
I know it’s been a while since you posted it … but I really want a T-Shirt with a picture of Sherman in that last panel.