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I guess because it's the NFL.

Sherman seems far more intelligent than one would assume from that interview. He's a passionate player and a helluva CB. QBs purposely avoid throwing to his guy.



�To Those Who Would Call Me a Thug or Worse ��
By
Richard Sherman


I show passion on the football field�but that�s only a small part of who I am. If you want to judge me, I can handle it.

What a night, and what a finish.

Near midnight I still had about 70 unread text messages from friends and family, most of which read, �Best interview ever!� Many of my Twitter mentions were less supportive. My body ached. I was thrilled and proud and upset, all at once.

Here�s what happened �

I spent most of the game on an island: I was targeted only twice during the entire NFC Championship. The first produced a BS holding call against me; the second ended the game. Michael Crabtree stutter-stepped out of his break on first down and sprinted toward the end zone. I was in good position for a pick until he pushed me in the back. My interception became a tip and an interception for Malcolm Smith in the end zone.

Game over. The Seahawks are in the Super Bowl.

I ran over to Crabtree to shake his hand but he ignored me. I patted him, stuck out my hand and said, �Good game, good game.� That�s when he shoved my face, and that�s when I went off.

I threw a choking sign at 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Why? Because he decided he was going to try the guy he was avoiding all game, because, I don�t know, he�s probably not paying attention for the game-winning play. C�mon, you�re better than that.

�It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am.�

Erin Andrews interviewed me after the game and I yelled what was obvious: If you put a subpar player across from a great one, most of the time you�re going to get one result. As far as Crabtree being a top-20 NFL receiver, you�d have a hard time making that argument to me. There are a lot of receivers playing good ball out there, and Josh Gordon needed 14 games to produce almost double what Crabtree can do in a full season. And Gordon had Brandon Weeden, Brian Hoyer and Jason Campbell playing quarterback.

But that�s not why I don�t like the man. It goes back to something he said to me this offseason in Arizona, but you�d have to ask him about that. A lot of what I said to Andrews was adrenaline talking, and some of that was Crabtree. I just don�t like him.

It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am. I don�t want to be a villain, because I�m not a villainous person. When I say I�m the best cornerback in football, it�s with a caveat: There isn�t a great defensive backfield in the NFL that doesn�t have a great front seven. Everything begins with pressure up front, and that�s what we get from our pass rushers every Sunday. To those who would call me a thug or worse because I show passion on a football field�don�t judge a person�s character by what they do between the lines. Judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community, what he does for his family.

But people find it easy to take shots on Twitter, and to use racial slurs and bullying language far worse than what you�ll see from me. It�s sad and somewhat unbelievable to me that the world is still this way, but it is. I can handle it.

One thing I can�t accept is what I read after the game about Seahawks fans throwing food at 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman as he was being carted off the field with his knee injury. If it�s true, it�s beyond terrible. That�s as low as it gets. I�m sure whoever did this is in a small minority of fans, because I don�t think that kind of action is an accurate representation of the character of the 12th man. Navorro Bowman is a great player who plays the game the right way. When he went down, I dropped to a knee and prayed for him. He deserves better than having food thrown at him as he�s carted off a field. All players deserve better than that.

So here we are, in the Super Bowl. New York-bound. There will be a lot of talking, but at this point, after 18 games, there�s nothing left to say. We have the right mindset, and nothing can change that. We�ve treated every week like a championship opportunity and we�ll obviously continue to think that way. We deserve to be here. We didn�t sneak into the Super Bowl; we earned our way. Now every goal we set forth at the beginning of the season is in front of us.

The Broncos stand in our way, and it�s a large obstacle. They�ve got the smartest quarterback in football and receivers who are large (mostly), explosive with the football and run great routes. Wes Welker is quick and elusive, Eric Decker is a great receiver with hands and speed, and Demaryius Thomas is as strong as they come. And Peyton knows how to get each of them in spots.

It�s the No. 1 offense vs. the No. 1 defense. It�s a match made in heaven, and we couldn�t be more excited. If you�re any kind of competitor and you have any kind of dog about you, you want to play against the best. Finally, we get the opportunity.

http://mmqb.si.com/2014/01/20/richard-sherman-interview-michael-crabtree/

Crabtree.........

Save it, the sheep have been told what to think, nothing will change public opinion at this point.

Nice group.

He's not a thug. He's a d-bag.

If you think the "handshake" attempt was meant with good intentions, you're a dumbazz. He just described how he "doesn't like him" and how sub-par he is. He also managed to bad mouth FOUR additional NFL QBs while he was doing so.

You think you'd hear that chit from the likes of Barry Sanders or Jerry Rice? Peyton Manning or Aaron Rogers? Drew Brees maybe?

Yeah, he's a super-duper guy. The funny thing is he showed his azz and now he's playing the victim card.

+1.

He's a [bleep] yapper on the field. This is what he does all the time.

I can't imagine the amount of chit talking that goes on the field.




Hopefully Peyton lights his ass up.

When you are good at what he does, common sense would tell you to keep your mouth shut and not draw undo attention to yourself.

I don't get what everybody is so worked up about.

Football.

I yell at my TV during games. My wife thinks I'm a deranged dumbazz. There is a chance she's right.

The destruction of a once honorable culture.

The choking sign should have been a defensive penalty, upon which the game could not end. Unless it would have been considered "offensive" at that point since they had already intercepted the ball.

He got away with one there, and he knows it. The Super Bowl refs will be calling against him now, just to show that they are in charge and won't tolerate that junk.

No kidding. People are stretching a bit to find something to complain about. The guy plays a violent sport at the highest level and just made a game saving play. Of course he was amped up. That's why they interviewed him. Adrenaline is a rush.

By the way, the guy is probably smarter than many posters here. Maybe that's whats eating at them.

Holly F uck did you just type that?

I have no use for either one of them.

Because their sorry as s teams are fishing and the Hawks are getting ready to win the SB.....TFF!!

What a joke. Who in their right mind would approach an opponent like that before the game is even over and expect them to shake his hand? My guess is he said more than just "good game". After hearing both after-game interviews by Sherman (one he called Crab a "sorry receiver" and the other later interview after he cooled down he called him "mediocre", and hearing Crabtree's locker-room interview, and after reading Sherman's B.S. article��..I know who the better man is in this case.

That guy shows the attitude that you want every cornerback to have. If your cornerback doesn't believe that he is the absolute best player on the field at all times, he isn't worth a schit.

He is God, alright.

I liked Sherman's interview. Crabtree was talking schitt and Sherman answered. Crabtree deserved the comeback.

No problem, it's all just entertainment anyway.