5_Golden_Rings
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Sherman is more or less eliminating one side of the field. As of right now, REPEATEDLY the other side is getting man handled. Next season, however, assuming Sherman remains and remains at about his at least above average play, if he is paired with someone else who is an upgrade over what is presently there, then he will be quite worth the investment.Uncle Si":3sutxu37 said:Popeyejones":3sutxu37 said:Uncle Si":3sutxu37 said:Popeyejones":3sutxu37 said:Sherman allowed one catch for 10 yards and had an illegal contact penalty called against him.
If he's the reason the 9ers D gave up 33 points I dont understand football.
This has always been the debate with Sherman.
Is he "playing well" by not giving up catches but not matching himself with the opponent's best WRs? His limitations allow teams to scheme against him, and the 9ers are suffering, quite clearly, by how many points they are giving up with him on the field.
His stats are misleading. He's not giving up any yards per attempt because noone feels the need to challenge him when the other side of the field is basically wide open.
I having nothing against Sherman, but this has always been part of the debate of his greatness.
Oh, I'm with you.
I used to get a ton of crap here for saying I thought Pat Peterson was better than Sherman even though his stats were worse because what Peterson was asked to do was much harder than what Sherman is asked to do.
That's a "who's the best of the best?" debate, though.
Sherman doesn't move around, but he also controls his side of the field. And quite frankly, if you have a player that can take a side of the field away entirely and the other side gets picked on, that's not an argument against the controlled side of the field, it's an argument against the disastrous play on the other side.
Having a guy like Sherman locking down one side of the field exposes the other side for who they are.
What I'm saying is on a very poor defense like the 9ers have, is he having that much of a good impact? How many times was a CB with half the physicality, technical skill and experience find himself matched up with the Packers best WR last night while Sherman got the 3rd/4th WR because he was on his side?
Do you think the 9ers wouldve been better last night if Adams (Packers clear #1) was matched up with Sherman?
Folks are pointing to stats that basically say Sherman isnt getting challenged. But the most important stat is the overall play of the defense, of which it's difficult to say he's helping.
It's a rebuild. Adding one good player ins't going to fix the team. Adding NO good players is definitely not going to fix the team.