drdiags wrote:As our young players transition to veterans, their personalities will come forward. Pete may talk with Richard to try to cap any bulletin board material, but in the end Sherman would not be the first DB to run off at the mouth. I like the "walk softly and carry a big stick" type approach to shutting folks up but in this hype-driven league, those who feel they aren't getting any generate their own.

If Sherman didn't play for the Seahawks, I probably would just consider him a jackass, but he is a Seahawk so I just accept him, warts and all.

Brady does talk crap, so it isn't like he doesn't like mixing it up. It should have stayed on the field in my opinion but Sherman chose not to keep it there. To the victor goes the spoils I gather.

HawksFTW wrote:Let Sherm be Sherm. He is at his best when he is running his mouth. It was worse last year, because he didn't keep himself in check during the game, and was called multiple times for penalties after plays. This year, he is keeping his anger controlled, and playing clean football. A good example of this was the Carolina game, against Steve Smith. Sherm gets under people's skin, and backs it up with SOLID cornerback play. There is little anyone can do to stop either one.

I fully support Sherman's attitude.

-The Glove- wrote:Damn Shark, not to be on your nuts, but you're on a roll today. First the post to the Pats fan and now this? Good stuff, man. And extra kudos for bringing up Gary. He was and still is one of the most popular athletes (not talking about in the media-with other athletes and entertainers, he's a popular man.)

PAT206 wrote:was anything sherman said untrue? from what i heard he told it how it is. cant argue with that

TJH wrote:

PAT206 wrote:was anything sherman said untrue? from what i heard he told it how it is. cant argue with that

He called the Pats a "gimick" offense. That's not true at all and sounds kind of dumb after he just dropped 400 yards on you.

Aros wrote:

-The Glove- wrote:Damn Shark, not to be on your nuts, but you're on a roll today. First the post to the Pats fan and now this? Good stuff, man. And extra kudos for bringing up Gary. He was and still is one of the most popular athletes (not talking about in the media-with other athletes and entertainers, he's a popular man.)

I was going to say, Shark, you're killin' it "my brotha" (see what I did there)!

Bringing the A game to the board. Love it.

As for Sherm, I absolutely love it. I'm so beyond tired of being considered a soft, mediocre, afterthought, joke of a team in South Alaska. If poah wittle Tommy's feelings get hurt, TOO BAD. And that goes for every other team, player, coach in the NFL. Gary Payton is one of my all-time favorite sports figures and our defense seems to have that GP Mentality.

Don't apologize for it, KEEP IT UP!

Escamillo wrote:

TJH wrote:

PAT206 wrote:was anything sherman said untrue? from what i heard he told it how it is. cant argue with that

He called the Pats a "gimick" offense. That's not true at all and sounds kind of dumb after he just dropped 400 yards on you.

That gimick offense went 1 for 6 in the redzone, maybe because the gimicks it uses are only effective against the Seahawks between the 20's.

CANHawk wrote:Aw who's the genius that f'd up the screen.....

JSeahawks wrote:

CANHawk wrote:Aw who's the genius that f'd up the screen.....

Fix'd.

"(Sherman's) a very good player, and I have a lot of respect for that defense and certainly that secondary," Brady told Jim Gray on Dial Global Sports, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "They play very well together. My dad taught me at a young age to play with class and respect and give my opponents respect, and certainly I have a lot of respect for the Seahawks."

GoldenTater81 wrote:I do not want him to tone it down.. I want teams to hate us.. I want to be an island here on the west coast that is talked about because teams hate to play us..

I am tired of the warm, cuddly Seahawks we have had the last 10 years.. I love a guy who is willing to talk and then back it up by shutting down his side of the field..

I am mostly tired of people finding out i am a seahawks fan and laughing because of the mediocrity we have been going through.. I want them to be pissed off and remember a time when a Seahawk punched them in the mouth and walk away irritated.

TJH wrote:

Escamillo wrote:
He called the Pats a "gimick" offense. That's not true at all and sounds kind of dumb after he just dropped 400 yards on you.

That gimick offense went 1 for 6 in the redzone, maybe because the gimicks it uses are only effective against the Seahawks between the 20's.

Zebulon Dak wrote:I agree. I love the attitude but I hope he settles down just a bit. We could still go 4-12 and then he'd look really silly.

Not that I think we're gonna go 4-12, I'm just sayin.

Starrman44 wrote:I don't care, all I know is if you are going to talk you gotta back it up. I like being the aggressor.

TaterHawk wrote:The Hawks went on the radar Sunday. It’s sad to say but one of the primary reasons was Sherm talking smack. The media is starting to love them, part of that is SWAG. If they keep it up (and it appears they will) come Friday morning the world is going to know what we know.

welcome to primetime

TaterHawk wrote:The Hawks went on the radar Sunday. It’s sad to say but one of the primary reasons was Sherm talking smack. The media is starting to love them, part of that is SWAG. If they keep it up (and it appears they will) come Friday morning the world is going to know what we know.

welcome to primetime

sam1313 wrote:

TaterHawk wrote:The Hawks went on the radar Sunday. It’s sad to say but one of the primary reasons was Sherm talking smack. The media is starting to love them, part of that is SWAG. If they keep it up (and it appears they will) come Friday morning the world is going to know what we know.

welcome to primetime

Agreed. I did note that Sherm apparently took down the "U mad bro?" pic he tweeted Sunday night, and I am assuming that PC said that was a little too far. That is fine with me. It is also fine with me that Sherm is talking it up before, during and after our games - and most importantly backing that talk up. I freaking love this Defense, I love this team, IMHO it has NEVER BEEN BETTER TO BE A SEAHAWK FAN!!!! (Talk all you want about 2005, it wasn't nearly as fun for me because it wasn't the type of football I wanted to see us play.)

VinceDee wrote:

kidhawk wrote:
So it was ok for Brady to talk trash during the game, telling Sherman to come talk to him after the game, but when Sherman actually does, then it's bad form? Ok got it

I knew this was coming, so let me point out that it was Sherman who started the trash talking. Read the linked article. Sherman took offense to the relatively innocuous comments made by Brady earlier in the week (about quieting the crowd, etc), so he trash talked Brady during the game...several times...until Brady responded.

Coug_Hawk08 wrote:This isn't the first time Dick has had his way with an asshole, and then told people about it. . .

kidhawk wrote:

VinceDee wrote:http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/8508095/richard-sherman-gloats-seattle-seahawks-top-gimmick-new-england-patriots

I like the "swag" and attitude of our defense, and I like Sherman's attitude and aptitude in general, but this constant chattering and then trash talking Tom Brady after the game is a little low rent, IMO. For one thing, the Tom Brady led Patriots have accomplished WAY more than we have at this point in history, and certainly more than Richard Sherman has. Brady is worthy of a little more respect than Sherman gave him here. Another point is that it's not like our defense completely shut them down...we just minimized the damage somewhat. On top of that, this wasn't quite the same as most of our games, where the defense basically had to win it and hope that the offense could score "just enough". The offense had to bail the team out (which it did, fortunately). Brady and company, particularly in the first half, were almost scary good, and it was clear that whatever plan our defense had going into the game wasn't working and had to be modified. For crying out loud, we were down by two touchdowns with 8 minutes left. This could have easily been a loss. Would Richard Sherman have sought out Tom Brady after the game then? Not likely, for the same reason that all those yacky 49ers fans have mysteriously disappeared from all the various discussion boards today.

In my opinion, trash talk is weak sauce. I'm guess I'm okay with it if you're just trying to get into your opponents head during the game, but Sherman hounded Brady afterwards and even tweeted with the pictures after the game...that's unnecessary.

So it was ok for Brady to talk trash during the game, telling Sherman to come talk to him after the game, but when Sherman actually does, then it's bad form? Ok got it