Richard Sherman - What he taught us

[JediTerminator]

controversy makes sports exciting. if you can't take trash talk get the fuck out of the league. crabtree seems to not really give a shit

[Palpatine Q]

I can't believe faggots are still upset over this

The best part was in the post game interview. ..he goes " I know, RIGHT ?!" ....like the reporter agreed with him....comic gold.

[Shockwave]

Our society is so fucking retarded.... we get all butthurt at the guy that talks shit back and shuts up the other guy, rather than the guy that started the shit in the 1st place (crabtree).

Its like the guy that gets lit up by the media or citizens for beating the shit out of another guy when the other guy attacked him 1st

retarded. People are such bitches.

[RagingBull]

Being loud and proud is not the issue as far as I am concerned.  He IS an amazing athlete and his accomplishments are praiseworthy.  There was no need to put down Crabtree though...something the article COMPLETELY glosses over.

I never read the Huffington Post but I saw this on my FB feed and thought it was great. For all of you who thought Sherman came off classless, read this.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isaac-saul/what-richard-sherman-taught-us_b_4631980.html


"I'm the best corner[back] in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you going to get."
--Richard Sherman

That's the quote that got America talking.

The man behind it was Seattle Seahawks all-pro defensive back Richard Sherman, a guy whose mouth is about the only thing louder than his game.

In the moments after Sherman's post-game interview, Twitter exploded. People called him everything from a "thug" to a "disgrace," and even Justin Verlander - a professional pitcher for the Detroit Tigers - suggested that Sherman would get "high and tight" fastballs if he were in the MLB. On top of that, tweets and memes like the one below spread like wildfire.

    #Truth I can't stand him!! The reason why I hate the Seahawks! pic.twitter.com/2IECYsANaT
    — Kelly Michelle (@kelly_MichelleJ) January 20, 2014

But from my perspective, the heat Sherman is getting is not just misguided but ludicrous. This is a guy who represents one of the best kinds of sports stories there is in the world: the rise from the bottom, the profound destruction of obstacles, the honest success story built by a foundation of hard work and loving parents. If anyone with a brain took the time to learn about Richard Sherman, and then put him in the context of the rest of the National Football League, he'd be a pretty hard guy to bash.

Firstly, we're talking about a 25-year-old who came out of the streets of Compton, California. Sherman graduated from one of the worst school districts in the United States, one that boasts a high-school graduation rate of 57 percent. In a country where 68 percent of all federal and state inmates are lacking a high school diploma, you could say Sherman avoided a horrifying fate. But to say he "got lucky" or "escaped" would be foolhardy. He didn't "just graduate," either. He finished with a 4.2 GPA, second in his class, and went on to Stanford University, one of the most prestigious places to get an education in the entire world. He busted out in a rocket ship. He went from a world of gang violence and drugs to everything that Palo Alto and Stanford University represent.

And where did Mr. Sherman get the work ethic to put up those grades and make it to a school that offers that kind of education? Probably from his father, Kevin, who has worked in the sanitation department for Los Angeles for more than thirty years. But you won't see that on Sherman's stat sheet, and you definitely won't hear about it when ESPN analysts comment on his post-game interview today. Most interesting, though, is that Sherman's story isn't a big secret. NFL Films has even done a short documentary on "the trash-talking cornerback."

So now, America, let's talk about Richard Sherman in the NFL. Let's talk about the Stanford graduate from Compton who has never been arrested, never cursed in a post-game interview, never been accused of being a dirty player, started his own charitable non-profit, and won an appeal in the only thing close to a smudge on his record.

This past off-season, 31 NFL players were arrested for everything from gun charges and driving under the Influence to murder.

Last year, Kansas City Chiefs player Javon Belcher killed Kasandra Perkins, his girlfriend and the mother of his own child, before taking his own life.

Week in and week out, we sit down in front of our televisions and cheer for these freak athletes to destroy each other's bodies in one of the most brutal games known to man. Most of us probably do it with a beer in our hand, screaming and cursing at our TVs in a desperate hope to change the outcome of the game. We ignore how the NFL's owners use our tax money so freely, and we don't seem to care much about the brain damage retired players suffer from every year.

Yet, when one kid who has overcome everything, one kid who was doubted by the very player he overcame on Sunday, decides to emphatically claim he is the best (by the way: he is), this is what upsets us? Man, could you imagine if this generation had to deal with Muhammad Ali?

Last night, when Richard Sherman went on his rant to Erin Andrews, most of America thought they were learning about the arrogance of another NFL player. But in reality, what Richard Sherman did was teach us about ourselves. He taught us that we're still a country that isn't ready for lower-class Americans from neighborhoods like Compton to succeed. We're still a country that can't decipher a person's character. But most of all, he taught us that no matter what you overcome in your life, we're still a country that can't accept someone if they're a little louder, a little prouder, or a little different from the people we surround ourselves with.

In the words of the great Richard Sherman, there is only one question: You mad, bro?

[Shockwave]

Being loud and proud is not the issue as far as I am concerned.  He IS an amazing athlete and his accomplishments are praiseworthy.  There was no need to put down Crabtree though...something the article COMPLETELY glosses over.

Really? Im pretty sure Crabtree was dissing him pretty hard...

[El Diablo Blanco]

Being loud and proud is not the issue as far as I am concerned.  He IS an amazing athlete and his accomplishments are praiseworthy.  There was no need to put down Crabtree though...something the article COMPLETELY glosses over.

What they are glossing over is probably the cheque drops or tren he was on causing all the rage.

[tu_holmes]

I can't believe people are still talking about this.

Unreal. Let it go people.

[Mr Nobody]

I can't believe people are still talking about this.

Unreal. Let it go people.

X2 its old.

[Option D]

lol

[240 is Back]

Sherman is a really talented kid that broke NFL drug rules, and happens to be an a$$hole.

these are 3 facts which nobody can dispute.  Even his supporters have to admit he's a level 5 prick... they're just okay with that

[Shockwave]

Sherman is a really talented kid that broke NFL drug rules, and happens to be an a$$hole.

these are 3 facts which nobody can dispute.  Even his supporters have to admit he's a level 5 prick... they're just okay with that

im not convinced he a level 5 prick... most of his shit talkong is eother good natured or in retaliation to shit others have said... hes just a little better and a little louder.

[tu_holmes]

im not convinced he a level 5 prick... most of his shit talkong is eother good natured or in retaliation to shit others have said... hes just a little better and a little louder.

And this "NFL rule" was complete bullshit.

The NFL doesn't test for Steroids hardly ever, but take an upper and you're done.

[JediTerminator]

And this "NFL rule" was complete bullshit.

The NFL doesn't test for Steroids hardly ever, but take an upper and you're done.

Marshawn Lynch got arrested with like 5lbs of weed in his car and a Mac-10. Gets community service and NFL suspended him 4 games. something like that. lol nfl don't give a fuuuuuuuuucckkkkk when it comes to protecting valuable players.

[240 is Back]

im not convinced he a level 5 prick... most of his shit talkong is eother good natured or in retaliation to shit others have said... hes just a little better and a little louder.

You think doing the "choking" motion in someone's face while gloating a win on national TV isn't level 5 prick?  

LOL... I mean, yes, Crabtree is also a level 5 prick... but when you WIN, and you win like an a-hole, then yeah, you're the prick among pricks.   And the way he went on ESPN and said "I'm better at life than you" because Skip shared his opinion that Revis was the better CB at the time.... WTF is that?   That's what 1st graders say... I'm better at life than you"...

If he's not a level 5 prick, he's pretty darn close.

[ProudVirgin69]

You think doing the "choking" motion in someone's face while gloating a win on national TV isn't level 5 prick?  

LOL... I mean, yes, Crabtree is also a level 5 prick... but when you WIN, and you win like an a-hole, then yeah, you're the prick among pricks.   And the way he went on ESPN and said "I'm better at life than you" because Skip shared his opinion that Revis was the better CB at the time.... WTF is that?   That's what 1st graders say... I'm better at life than you"...

If he's not a level 5 prick, he's pretty darn close.

XFACTOR has been known to say "I'm better at life than you"

[Shockwave]

You think doing the "choking" motion in someone's face while gloating a win on national TV isn't level 5 prick?  

LOL... I mean, yes, Crabtree is also a level 5 prick... but when you WIN, and you win like an a-hole, then yeah, you're the prick among pricks.   And the way he went on ESPN and said "I'm better at life than you" because Skip shared his opinion that Revis was the better CB at the time.... WTF is that?   That's what 1st graders say... I'm better at life than you"...

If he's not a level 5 prick, he's pretty darn close.

all in response to the other peoples attacks. I call that not taking shit

[bigkid]

lol

I think it's BS that he got a 1400 SAT.  On Scout.com, a recruiting site, it says he got a 990 and a 1060 on a retake.  Not saying he's not smart.  Just think its starting to get sensationalized

[240 is Back]

I think it's BS that he got a 1400 SAT.  On Scout.com, a recruiting site, it says he got a 990 and a 1060 on a retake.  Not saying he's not smart.  Just think its starting to get sensationalized

the gap between 1060 and 1400 is a MILE.

[bigkid]

the gap between 1060 and 1400 is a MILE.

I know, its a HUGE difference.  I would trust Scout's numbers from 2006 over the media's number in 2014.

[tu_holmes]

I think it's BS that he got a 1400 SAT.  On Scout.com, a recruiting site, it says he got a 990 and a 1060 on a retake.  Not saying he's not smart.  Just think its starting to get sensationalized

Yeah, that's bullshit.

Although, not completely impossible, it's pretty unlikely.

[240 is Back]

I learned that without adderall, richard sherman sucks.

Did you see the way shermann got burnt on the play late in the 4th quarter?   lost his man, who scored the game-winning TD.

then he acted like a pussycat in interviews afterwards.

Even stephen A Smith, the biggest sherman kneepadder ever (they even did a commercial together), even Smith was asking what was wrong with sherman.


Sooooo I guess we see how good/focused he is without playing on 80 mg of adderall.  Too bad.   I guess without banned drugs, the seahawks have no winning edge.   So much for coach carroll's wisdom.   Cheat + use drugs + liberal everything, seems to be coach's formula.

[Twaddle]

I learned that without adderall, richard sherman sucks.

Did you see the way shermann got burnt on the play late in the 4th quarter?   lost his man, who scored the game-winning TD.

then he acted like a pussycat in interviews afterwards.

Even stephen A Smith, the biggest sherman kneepadder ever (they even did a commercial together), even Smith was asking what was wrong with sherman.


Sooooo I guess we see how good/focused he is without playing on 80 mg of adderall.  Too bad.   I guess without banned drugs, the seahawks have no winning edge.   So much for coach carroll's wisdom.   Cheat + use drugs + liberal everything, seems to be coach's formula.

Solid "thread from the dead" bump.  I see you're keeping your old thread bumping to the required 2 or less per week.  Good man.

 

[240 is Back]

Solid "thread from the dead" bump.  I see you're keeping your old thread bumping to the required 2 or less per week.  Good man.

 

sherman was in the news.   it was a solid contribution to this relevant thread. 

many "people" said his skill and ability on the field wasn't due to the drug use, which sherman denied, then blamed other players for, then said everyone does it.

well, without the drugs, sherman is getting burned out there.   "Legion of amphetamine"

[twitchfibres]

sherman was in the news.   it was a solid contribution to this relevant thread. 

many "people" said his skill and ability on the field wasn't due to the drug use, which sherman denied, then blamed other players for, then said everyone does it.

well, without the drugs, sherman is getting burned out there.   "Legion of amphetamine"

Boooom

Great posts 240!

[Thong Maniac]

Sounds like a bunch of complainers who have never played a sport at a very high level. I guess u guys have never experienced making incredible plays to win games, and then trying to control how pumped up u are after such an event. Dude was excited and pumped up. Thats what happens. What thr fuck do people expect? "