Before I start though, I'm not too sure how I feel about this Super Bowl matchup. Denver vs Seattle. I have no real ill will against either of these teams. This is the first Super Bowl since 2009 in which I'm entering the game somewhat neutral. In Super Bowl XLIV I was leaning for the Saints but if they had lost I wouldn't have been upset. But the past three Super Bowls contained the Steelers, Patriots, and Ravens so I was invested in rooting for or against a team. However, for this Super Bowl I'm pretty sure after hearing Richard Sherman talk for two weeks I'll be rooting for the Broncos.
1. Richard Sherman is a smart person and a great cornerback but he is also a huge dope.
First off all he made a great play that got the Seahawks to the Super Bowl and I really have no problem with him yelling at Erin Andrews immediately after the game. None of us have any idea how that moment would feel. I'm fine that he was pumped up and called himself, "The best corner in the league." I also don't really have a problem with him bashing Michael Crabtree in the post game press conference. Those two clearly have their issues. Trash talk is part of the game, we just don't normally hear about it off the field but whatever.
My one issue with Sherman was when he went up to Crabtree right after the play and smacked him on the ass and said good game. I believe that he honestly thinks he was trying to show good sportsmanship, which is just completely insane. Crabtree did exactly what he should have done by shoving him in the face. That was an attempt to show up Crabtree right after his season was ended. The choking gesture to Kaepernick wasn't too classy either.
With all that being said, Sherman knew exactly what he was doing with everything that happened after that play. He took over the sports world from that moment on and he will continue to do so for the next two weeks. He's a great corner and he's cocky. Deion Sanders was cocky and Deion is a hall of famer. Having tremendous confidence is not a bad thing for a corner. Sherman loves to be in the spotlight and he certainly has our attention now.
2. Peyton Manning still needs to win the Super Bowl.
I picked the Patriots to win the game yesterday because I trusted TFB more than Peyton. I was clearly wrong about that. Lord Brady missed some key throws and didn't look awesome. Peyton on the other hand did look awesome. 400 yards, two touchdowns, and no turnovers. He should thank his offensive line because he barely got touched the entire afternoon. The Broncos dominated the Patriots for the entire game mostly because of Peyton and the offense controlling the clock.
Peyton is now 2-2 vs the Patriots in the playoffs but I think he really needs to beat the Seahawks to cement his legacy as one of the best quarterbacks of all-time. I already think he's in the top three all-time but losing another Super Bowl to fall to 1-2 in the big game wouldn't look great on his resume. Winning two rings as a starting QB puts you in a different class. Plus having less Super Bowl rings than his younger brother Eli, who threw 27 interceptions this year, isn't a great look for Peyton.
3. For the first time, Bill Belichick should probably shut his mouth.
Belichick saying the Wes Welker pick play on Aqib Talib was, "one of the worst plays I've seen," seems a bit like sour grapes to me. The Talib injury clearly affected the game and hurt the Patriots chances but the play itself was a borderline pass interference call but certainly not dirty or unnecessary roughness. It was a designed play to rub the corner to get Demaryius Thomas open. Welker did his job and he hit Talib at almost the exact moment the ball got to Thomas. He also hit Talib right in the new strike zone. Was it a hard hit? Yes but it's part of the game. The Patriots run as many rub routes as anyone else in the league.
So Billy, go enjoy playing Pebble Beach instead of preparing for the Super Bowl but stop being mad that Wes WELKAHH isn't on your team anymore.
Thanks for reading.
P.S. Thinking about writing a Pro Bowl blog because I'm excited for it. I know it's horrible football. But guess what? There are only two more football games until August. That's brutal.
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