The American Football Thread

[Sparky]

if i was a coach i would want sherman to be as confident, arrogant as he is. Is this personal social analyzation the nfl revamping to fulfill a wider pop culture market

[butthead aka 216]

just from my personal experience of course my facebook blew up with posts about sherman. the vast majority of ppl hatin were niners fans (as they should), but mainly men who never played competitive sports even just through out high school, and women


also hilarious example of media sensationalizin every single thing..... belichik made a comment about welker which if u heard the comment, wasnt realyl a big deal.... and i hear mark schwartz of espn (who i will always hate cause hes a hypicrite to the nth degree for the way he covered the penn state scandal' with his lead-in to his segment sayin "and Bill threw a BOMB at Wes Welker with his comments after the game". lol it wasnt like that at all. any pats fan whinin about that play needs a dose of reality but lol @ espn for the way they cover things

[Forward To Death]

Would love to have this guy on the Vikings. Dgaf about his attitude. It's a good thing, if anything.

[Paul Smeenus]

^ I've known all along that Sherman had a very positive side to his personality and not just his undeniably great play at the cornerback position. Had he gone on a rant about how Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin and Russell Wilson and so on were being dissed in the media and what do you think of us now, I'd have been cool with that.

You're right about how ANY team would love to have him. He is loved here. I respect everything about him except for the selfish rants after the game.

[Necromancer]

He is a good cornerback, he was just pumped up after the game when he made his statement on TV, it doesn't matter either way because the Broncos are going to win the Super Bowl.

[butthead aka 216]

Sherm backs up his talk.... barely gets tested and leads the league in picks the last few yrs... hes incredible and will soneday stroll to the hall of fame

[Paul Smeenus]

There have been names attached to the games moct memorable plays, such as "the catch" or "the drive" or "the strip" and so forth. There have been 3 names for the Sherman play, "immaculate deflection", "the tip", and my absolute favorite, "the Tip of the Kap".

With all respect for my 49er loving friends

[Thom Yorke]

Originally Posted by Thom Yorke

Wildcard

Chargers @ Bengals
Chiefs @ Colts
Saints @ Eagles
49ers @ Packers

Divisional

Colts @ Broncos
Bengals @ Patriots
Saints @ Seahawks
49ers @ Panthers

Conference Championships

Bengals @ Broncos
49ers @ Seahawks

Super Bowl

Bengals vs. Seahawks

Awards (should win, not will win), + 2 runner-ups in brackets

MVP: Peyton Manning (Philip Rivers, Tom Brady)
Offensive Player of the Year: Josh Gordon (LeSean McCoy, Peyton Manning)
Defensive Player of the Year: Richard Sherman (Luke Kuechly, Lavonte David)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Eddie Lacy (Keenan Allen, Mike Glennon)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Kiko Alonso (Star Lotulelei, Eric Reid)
Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly (Andy Reid, Bill Belichcik)
Comeback Player of the Year: LeSean McCoy (Pierre Garcon, Sean Lee)

Nailed the NFC but the AFC was pretty much a disaster (LOL Bengals).

[Paul Smeenus]

Hahaha, yeah, Cincy pretty much fell on their face.

Defense (especially with a power running game) usually trumps offense, as great as PM is I think Seattle wins in a game reminiscent of Bills/Giants, minus the "wide right" element.

[Paul Smeenus]

Ok I'm listening to a Russell Wilson press conference, and he's fielding question after question...about Richard Sherman. He's handling it with all the poise and dignity you would expect, once you've learned to expect it.