<p>pickle- that was a good clip. It will be interesting to watch the chess game between Sherman and Manning.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link, pickle. I had seen it all over FB but assumed it was him participating in a charity and wasn’t interested in that. But I love seeing him read offenses and especially coaching others on his team. Good stuff.</p>
<p>So what’s the line on this game as of today?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/[/url]”>http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/</a></p>
<p>^^^ Can someone interpret that? :)</p>
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Being a smart football player or a “student of the game” does not give you a free pass to act like a jerk.</p>
<p>Denver is favored by 2 1/2 points in chart. The total for the game is currently set at 47-48 points.</p>
<p>I know what the problem is. People are disappointed there was no fisticuffs finale. What, you used your words? Bummer!</p>
<p>I was shocked at the Sherman interview. It caught me off guard and I wasn’t sure what I was seeing! I have since decided it isn’t that big of a deal given the circumstances and I’m over my shock.</p>
<p>I agree MOWC. He is an emotional player and the interview happened right at the end of the game. I think we need to consider the circumstances.</p>
<p>He clearly is the type of player that gets jacked up during the game. They say defensive players can play like that but offensive players need to be more controlled.</p>
<p>He’s a jerk. Players are interviewed after games all the time and they don’t act like that. They may thank God, but remember: they’re coached about how to deal with the media. NFL teams have vast PR staffs who advise players - and often accompany them to press dealings and pull them away if anything starts to go amiss. This player is a jerk and a loose cannon. Don’t assume his ability confers other positive attributes on him.</p>
<p>I was actually happier to see this then to have another player thanking Jesus!</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>In addition, his reported smartness makes his antics and thugish attitude worse. It would be easier to excuse the behavior of a player reported to be dumb as a rock. All in all, I agree that sticking a microphone in the mouth of a highly emotionally charged is not the best of ideas. But then on the other hand, it makes for “good” TV and ratings. The reporters know what to do, and they got bored with classy or hear hundred times answers. </p>
<p>Oh wel, there will be more Sherman at the Super Bowl circus. The foreign press is bound to cover him, and he will absolutely love to provide them more material. After all, he must be preparing for his next move post football. The network will be calling!</p>
<p>Smart and calculating, Richard is. Although he probably did not calculate his Stanford GPA the same way as the gullible fans and “writers” have mindlessly continued to spread.</p>
<p>Does he have a masters from Stanford? That has been written also.</p>
<p>Does anyone else view this as a smart move by Sherman? I personally love the guy and am a Seahawks fan, but just look at how much he has been talked about. The last few pages of this thread have been all about him. I took much of the attention away from the play and put the spotlight on him. I think it’s smart of him honestly. </p>
<p>And I believe he graduated with a 3.8 at Stanford with a communications degree. If he has a communications degree from Stanford I’m sure he knows how to maximize his media attention, which seems to be what he did.</p>
<p>Sure, if you believe there is no such thing as bad publicity.</p>
<p>When you factor in the choke sign, taunting Crabtree on the field with his bogus attempt at a handshake, his rant after the game ended, his post-game interview he spent continuing to run down Crabtree, and his lame non-apology column in The MMQB, sure everyone now knows who is.</p>
<p>But not for positive reasons.</p>
<p>Will the negativity and notoriety fade, leaving only the fame?</p>
<p>We’ll see. I feel like this will follow him forever. Maybe he is smarter than everyone and knows what he is doing.</p>
<p>I was actually happier to see this then to have another player thanking Jesus!</p>
<p>God does enjoy a good game!</p>
<p>It is a very sad state if this one episode defines him forever. I mean it is not like he pulled an OJ. He talked smack about an opponent. </p>
<p>Now I happen to be a Giant fan and like guys that do not act like that. I was not a fan of Shockey for example. I like the RB that hands the ref the ball after he scores and the player who just walks away after a sack.</p>
<p>I respect the guy is talented and seems to have done mostly the things we want a person to do- got an education, worked hard, used both his physical and intellectual abilities etc.</p>
<p>I loved the way Sherman gave it to Skip Bayless in this [url=<a href=“Richard Sherman vs. Skip Bayless on ESPN 1st Take - YouTube”>Richard Sherman vs. Skip Bayless on ESPN 1st Take - YouTube]interview[/url</a>].</p>
<p>@notrichenough yes I’m not saying the media attention is positive or ever will be, but that’s not the point. For example, you aren’t going to buy a football Jersey for a guy you have never heard of. But now that Sherman is more out there I’m sure his Jersey sales will increase. If you didn’t K Ow about him but now don’t like him you weren’t going to buy the jersey anyway. But for those who now do know about him, some of them are now bound to buy his Jersey etc. </p>
<p>I explained that very poorly using an ineffective example, but I think it got more of my point across. </p>
<p>Non-football example. Remember Rebecca Blacks song “Friday”? Of course you do. Why did everyone listen to it? It wasn’t because it was good music. It essentially started becoming popular because it was so bad others wanted to hear it and share it to their friends. Yet, the video got millions of views, which was beneficial for its purpose. Although the media wasn’t good media it still made the song heard by virtually the entire country. </p>
<p>So what I’m saying is that this is smart of Sherman because now everyone knows his name, who he is, how good he is, etc. Yes, people don’t like him for what he did, but is that what matters? For people who read into it more, they will realize that he is actually a great and generally well collected guy as well. Am I saying he did this on purpose? No. But I think it is beneficial for Sherman.</p>