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I don't think the non-team player comment was about playing Brown all over the field. I think it was,'Hey Richard, your defense gave up 490 passing yards at home. What's that about?" And his response wasn't, 'We all have a part in that and will have to get better.' But instead, 'Yeah, but did you see how great I was.'
And this part, even according to the article, was tongue-in-cheek. Prior to that he gave props to the Seattle offense for the big day (particularly Doug Baldwin) and gave a ton of respect to Antonio Brown and the Steeler's O for putting up such a huge day. So in essence, it was nothing like you just insinuated.

 
I don't think the non-team player comment was about playing Brown all over the field. I think it was,'Hey Richard, your defense gave up 490 passing yards at home. What's that about?" And his response wasn't, 'We all have a part in that and will have to get better.' But instead, 'Yeah, but did you see how great I was.'
And this part, even according to the article, was tongue-in-cheek. Prior to that he gave props to the Seattle offense for the big day (particularly Doug Baldwin) and gave a ton of respect to Antonio Brown and the Steeler's O for putting up such a huge day. So in essence, it was nothing like you just insinuated.
Yeah --the title of the article was typical baiting -- I was inferring what Catbird said --but agree you'd have to hear the interview to get context.

 
I don't think the non-team player comment was about playing Brown all over the field. I think it was,'Hey Richard, your defense gave up 490 passing yards at home. What's that about?" And his response wasn't, 'We all have a part in that and will have to get better.' But instead, 'Yeah, but did you see how great I was.'
And this part, even according to the article, was tongue-in-cheek. Prior to that he gave props to the Seattle offense for the big day (particularly Doug Baldwin) and gave a ton of respect to Antonio Brown and the Steeler's O for putting up such a huge day. So in essence, it was nothing like you just insinuated.
Yeah --the title of the article was typical baiting -- I was inferring what Catbird said --but agree you'd have to hear the interview to get context.
Yeah, I don't blame either of you nor am I trying to be combative. It's more me just fed up with the media and how they do circular reporting to try to clickbait everyone.

 
BusterTBronco said:
Sherman played hurt all year.  So don't even THINK about bumping this thread!
Again? Could you be more of a tool? You're not a Seattle "fan". You somehow get a kick out of acting like one. WTF? You show up after they lose a game and act like a tool. Do us a favor please and don't come back. TIA. 

 
Again? Could you be more of a tool? You're not a Seattle "fan". You somehow get a kick out of acting like one. WTF? You show up after they lose a game and act like a tool. Do us a favor please and don't come back. TIA. 
Do you think this is really going to happen?  It seems like you get baited by him every time he comes in.  Why not just ignore him and accept that he's just a tool   :shrug:  

 
BusterTBronco said:
Sherman played hurt all year.  So don't even THINK about bumping this thread!
It's been almost a year.  No one was considering it until you did, he's just not that important to anyone else.

 
Do you think this is really going to happen?  It seems like you get baited by him every time he comes in.  Why not just ignore him and accept that he's just a tool   :shrug:  
He doesn't represent us. That guy was a Bronco fan that was severely butt hurt after Seattle destroyed Denver in the SuperBowl. Every time he shows up I'll point it out. Perhaps its just a part of team success? Are all teams worthy of having fake fans? Same with Sabertool posting in here I guess. Seattle put some emotionally tough losses on Green Bay so some of the Packer fans troll through Seahawk threads. 

 
Sabertool! (c) 


He doesn't represent us. That guy was a Bronco fan that was severely butt hurt after Seattle destroyed Denver in the SuperBowl. Every time he shows up I'll point it out. Perhaps its just a part of team success? Are all teams worthy of having fake fans? Same with Sabertool posting in here I guess. Seattle put some emotionally tough losses on Green Bay so some of the Packer fans troll through Seahawk threads. 
You're better than that Hooper... You're making yourself look like the tool... come on. Just because Sabertooth isn't a seattle fan doesn't mean he can't come in here at all (why is that automatically seen as trolling? If they're pretending to be fans yeah that's one thing, or actually trolling). For me, I'm a football fan. GB fan yes but I find conversations with other fans about their teams to be constructive. Biabreakable also gets butt hurt over someone coming in and discussing at all; automatically assumes it's trolling. People need to R-E-L-A-X.

And Imthescientist deserves every bit of grief he gets

 

#2. Keep the personal attacks way down. I understand it's football and you're passionate. I am too. But I'm seeing the tool factor going way up in some of these posts and we can't have it. Disagree, argue, debate, support, critique whatever. But if you can't keep from calling the other guy a dumb###, you won't be posting here. This is the time of year when I have 10,000 urgent things to do every day. So please don't push this.

Bottom line -

1. Keep this focused on NFL News and Player Discussion and General Strategy topics.

2. Understand most people in the Shark Pool don't care about your team and keep the focus on stuff that is applicable to all.

3. Be Excellent to One Another.

 
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You're better than that Hooper... You're making yourself look like the tool... come on. Just because Sabertooth isn't a seattle fan doesn't mean he can't come in here at all (why is that automatically seen as trolling?
Conversation is one thing. Sabertool has no interest in conversation. His reputation is well earned. 

I'mTheScientist doesn't come round anymore. I made it my business to call him on his crap. How about you spend some time patrolling Packer fans and calling them out when they're out of line?

 
Conversation is one thing. Sabertool has no interest in conversation. His reputation is well earned. 

I'mTheScientist doesn't come round anymore. I made it my business to call him on his crap. How about you spend some time patrolling Packer fans and calling them out when they're out of line?
Saber is called out enough by his own kind in the Packer forums. His message wasn't directed at you at all. He was calling out a mutually disliked obnoxious poster. If anything I think you'd appreciate the poke in the eye Saber was giving Imthescientist

 
You guys? Who is you? I suggest that you direct your commentary towards whoever "you" is. If that's Richard Sherman, I doubt he's reading this thread. 
Seahawks fans in general.  You were so matter of fact about your dominance.  So #### sure about your dynasty.  Maybe not you in particular but you have to admit that the 12s were a bit over confident.  

 
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Seahawks fans in general.  You were so matter of fact about your dominance.  So #### sure about your dynasty.  Maybe not you in particular but you have to admit that the 12s were a bit over confident.  
What do the Aggies have to do with Seattle?????

;)  couldn't help myself....


Give Seattle fans a break... they had the best defense in the league one season and it looked like it was going to be kept intact for years. They had a young QB. No one could have predicted that Wilson would crumble after his contract was signed... okay... maybe some people could have, but Wilson looked like one of the up and comings in the league. Still could be, but I think that ship has sailed. He's a good QB. I doubt that some day he will be in the same discussion as Brady, Rodgers, etc are currently. his contract will handicap Seattle for years. At least that's what I thought when he first signed it. 

I guess I never understand why people start saying "dynasty" with defenses... I can't remember the last dynasty defense ever to carry their team to multiple superbowls. Great QBs do that (Brady). Cheating does that (Brady). The problem with defenses is one year it works and the next OC figure out how to break it. They spend months figuring out what to do to get around it. Tampa 2 was all the rage years ago. That was broken. Same with Seattle. Their schtick is figured out. 

The problem is these guys look for their pay day and they are expensive. 1 QB can carry your team to a superbowl. 1 DB cannot. And when you have 3-4 DBs who are the best at their position... you can't keep them together forever. 

But yes, I know of many Seattle fans that immediately started talking about dynasties. It's the first true taste of dominance for many of them. I can't fault them. Guys like Imthescientist it's fun to poke them in the eye, but for other fans who aren't obnoxious it's not really necessary. I mean how would we feel if the Packers lose because Rodgers throws 2 INTs and Hooper comes into the Rodgers is playing the QB position better than anyone ever thread and starts talking trash. Kicking everyone while their down because you want to kick 1 deserving man while he's down really isn't necessary. 

I think Sherman rubs a lot of people the wrong way due to how over the top he is. We've seen these guys come and go. CBs are just as bad as WRs... all full of themselves and think the team revolves around them. The problem is teams figure it out eventually. 

 
Dr. Brew said:
Give Seattle fans a break... they had the best defense in the league one season and it looked like it was going to be kept intact for years.
One season? They gave up the fewest points in the NFL for four consecutive seasons. This past year they gave up the 3rd fewest points. That defense is still intact. All 11 starters are still under contract for next season. 

I make no claims about what they will do next season. Sure, they could fall off the NFL map of elite defenses. That happens over time, but you're not giving enough credit here where credit is certainly due. 

 
Dr. Brew said:
No one could have predicted that Wilson would crumble after his contract was signed
You've made your thoughts clear before. You don't respect Wilson and will look to belittle him when possible, but this just too much. Do you want to double down on this before anyone responds? Or perhaps dial it back a bit?

 
Dr. Brew said:
I know of many Seattle fans that immediately started talking about dynasties.
No you don't. "They" aren't saying it. You are.

Every fanbase has their tools. All of them. If you're going the route of trying to argue one large group of sports fans are better or worse than any other group I think you're wasting your time. 

 
Dr. Brew said:
And when you have 3-4 DBs who are the best at their position... you can't keep them together forever. 
All three of Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor are under contract for next season. Further investigating, they have tons of cap space available next year too. They can easily keep all three as long as they think all are worthy of being kept. 

Actually, Seattle has a bit of an oddity next year. All 22 of their starters are already under contract for next season. The biggest questions will be whether they "want" to keep Graham and Chancellor. They can easily afford it, but will they want to? I'm thinking that both will still be in Seattle next. 

 
No you don't. "They" aren't saying it. You are.

Every fanbase has their tools. All of them. If you're going the route of trying to argue one large group of sports fans are better or worse than any other group I think you're wasting your time. 
I do, actually, know many seattle fans. in real life. not a message board. but real cute of you to try and pretend you know me and who I know and talk to

You've made your thoughts clear before. You don't respect Wilson and will look to belittle him when possible, but this just too much. Do you want to double down on this before anyone responds? Or perhaps dial it back a bit?
I like Wilson as a person a lot. I think he's a good player. his stats this year and how they match up to his other seasons speaks for itself

One season? They gave up the fewest points in the NFL for four consecutive seasons. This past year they gave up the 3rd fewest points. That defense is still intact. All 11 starters are still under contract for next season. 

I make no claims about what they will do next season. Sure, they could fall off the NFL map of elite defenses. That happens over time, but you're not giving enough credit here where credit is certainly due. 
you had one season where seattle was the #1 defense, yes

 
I like Wilson as a person a lot. I think he's a good player. his stats this year and how they match up to his other seasons speaks for itself
Your opinion of Wilson has been noted time and again. There are many varying opinions of him as a player. I don't have a problem disagreeing with yours. 

Best of luck to you and your team moving forward. 

 
So you agree the Patriots had the #1 defense this year, correct?
Sure, by the metric of points allowed. Again, what metric would you prefer that your team lead the league in? Would you rather your team gave up the fewest yards or fewest points? Neither statistic is wins and losses. They're just statistics. They only have whatever meaning we assign to them in the long run. When did anyone ever decide which statistic represents the #1 defense? And why is that suddenly valid?

 
proninja said:
lol @ Packer fans still trolling Seahawks threads. 

That NFC Championship game really hit you guys hard, didn't it?
Sure it did. Just like the 2005 Super Bowl hit Seattle fans hard. I saw a guy in a Seahawks jersey Sunday morning on the golf course yelling at a guy in a Steelers jersey. Emotions run deep and last a long time when it comes to painful losses. 

 
proninja said:
lol @ Packer fans still trolling Seahawks threads. 

That NFC Championship game really hit you guys hard, didn't it?
At the time, sure it was tough to swallow. The next season, yeah I wanted to kick the crap out of Seattle. Now, no I couldn't care less about what happened years ago. It may have hit Sabertooth a little hard. He had frequently referenced that game as the beginning of the downfall of McCarthy earlier this season when GB looked destined for failure. 

Sure, by the metric of points allowed. Again, what metric would you prefer that your team lead the league in? Would you rather your team gave up the fewest yards or fewest points? Neither statistic is wins and losses. They're just statistics. They only have whatever meaning we assign to them in the long run. When did anyone ever decide which statistic represents the #1 defense? And why is that suddenly valid?
I'm not a big fan of using points against exclusively. I don't think we should ignore it but at the same time I don't think it should be the "be all end all" of defensive statistics. There are a lot of scenarios where a defense is so bad but they give up fewer points in a game than they would have otherwise. If a team is down 21-0 in the 4th quarter and the opposing team kicks 3 FGs instead of going for 3 TDs. That game will result in fewer points allowed than a team that wins in a 38-37 shootout, but both are probably equally bad defenses. Or, a team like New England gets up by a lot early, forcing teams to chase them in points, which usually doesn't work out so well. And finally, points allowed is a bit skewed if you have a division that can't score points. That means that 6 games a year you're allowing low points. Not saying that is the only factor, but if the other three teams in your division have bad QBs playing, it's not as hard to hold them to fewer points. All you have to do is look at a team's schedule and see the games that they allowed very few points against and it's easy to see how they can get a lower average than an equally good defense in a better division. 

I guess it's a matter of preference. If Seattle gave up the fewest yards but gave up a lot of points I'd imagine some Seattle fans may be arguing the opposite point. Now now I didn't say all... 
I don't think NE is the #1 defense this season. They are #1 in points against. They have a 5-10 defense IMO. I wouldn't say they are 1 though. That's just my opinion and a lot of people would disagree I'm sure. Especially NE fans. 
Seattle has a good defense, has for several years. Top 5. I think some teams are figuring them out a bit, but when I think Seattle I definitely think defense first. If we want to argue if they are ranked 5th or 3rd I think that's rather silly. At the end of the day they are top 5, who cares where they land within there. They aren't 1st, and if you aren't first you're last! Ok not really but 2-5 there is really no difference IMHO. You can brag about being 1, but at the end of the day there usually isn't a significant difference between 1-5. 

 
Dr. Brew said:
Give Seattle fans a break... they had the best defense in the league one season and it looked like it was going to be kept intact for years.


Seattle has a good defense, has for several years. Top 5. I think some teams are figuring them out a bit, but when I think Seattle I definitely think defense first. If we want to argue if they are ranked 5th or 3rd I think that's rather silly. At the end of the day they are top 5, who cares where they land within there. They aren't 1st, and if you aren't first you're last! Ok not really but 2-5 there is really no difference IMHO. You can brag about being 1, but at the end of the day there usually isn't a significant difference between 1-5. 


Ok, so which one is it? Was it a one year showing of being the best that they didn't keep intact? Or was it several years of being top 5? Or maybe I misunderstood. What does "keep intact" mean?

 
Ok, so which one is it? Was it a one year showing of being the best that they didn't keep intact? Or was it several years of being top 5? Or maybe I misunderstood. What does "keep intact" mean?
I feel like it's pretty self explanatory. 2014 Seattle had the #1 defense in the league, aka the best defense. Since then they have been top 5 but not best. In fact, since then Seattle has dropped each season. However, I understand we can argue about 2015 if they were #1 or not depending what criteria one would use. As I said, if you aren't 1 then it's not really much to argue over. 

I think what Saber was poking at was that some Seattle fans were a bit obnoxious talking about a dynasty of complete dominance in Seattle on defense. Since the superbowl they've obviously been good but not as good as 2014. 

2014: 4274 yards allowed, 15.9 points per game
2015: 4668, 17.3
2016: 5099, 18.3

Obviously not the same dominance as 2014...  If they had the 2016 stats in 2014 they'd be 5th in points and yards. Same as 2015... 4th in points 5th in yards. Nothing to scoff at but hardly dominant. 2014 was dominant. That was the lowest yards allowed since 2009. That was a special defense that some Seattle fans were touting would be kept intact and be dominant for years. They were amazing in 2014 and they are just really good now. 

The same players may be intact, but clearly lost a step almost giving up 1000 more yards and 2.5 points per game; meanwhile (I would argue), their division has gotten worse (you'd think with a worse division their stats would be even better or closer)

 
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BusterTBronco said:
2 things, Hooptie.

1) Sherman wuz injured

2) the NFL better not take away no draft picks
so you're saying the NFL should take away draft picks?
"Better not take away no draft picks" = they better take away draft picks

 
Sherman is the kind of guy you love if he's on your team, and likely don't if he's not. As a Raiders and an old-school Pistons fan, I call this the Bill Laimbeer/Bill Romanowski effect.  

I've come to really respect him despite some of his more brash (and sometimes needless) in-your-face-isms because 1) he has consistently backed up his trash talk with his performance on the gridiron and 2) really listening to the guy -- not just the trash talk but in interviews, his work in and outside the NFL, etc. -- he seems to me to actually be an intelligent, thoughtful person who does way more good than you may suspect if you only saw the "U Mad Bro" memes.

Not defending his style, but that's how I see him. As a locker room leader, and a solid off-field presence too in the community. A guy who actually does give more than take.

At this point, if I was a GM I'd be really leery about signing him -- he's no spring chicken, was already arguable slowing, and coming off an achilles heel injury that could cause even more of a decline coming out of it, etc. I think Sherman realizes he won't command top dollar as a result, but I can see him going for the right price to a team looking to bring some of Sherman's veteran influence to the team.

Can see this being attractive to teams like the Jags or Colts or Cowboys who have young secondaries that could benefit -- leadership and education-wise -- from Sherman's presence.

 
It will be interesting to see if the refs allow for the “sherman rules” in his new venue.  In a time when some DBs get flagged for seemingly looking at a WR too hard, Sherman as a rule initiates contact well outside the legal boundaries, grabs jerseys, and uses arm bars - just daring refs to throw a flag almost every pass play.  Then to hear hs arrogance when talking about his cover skills when those watching his play know better is extremely frustrating and engenders some understandable negative reactions.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to see the league go back in time about 30 years in coverage rules - the current rules for pass coverage are IMO a part of why the league has become so less watchable.  But why Sherman gets to play by a different sets of rules than the vast majority of other DBs is beyond me.  He’s not stupid, he knows what he’s doing and simply gets by on intimidation of the refs, daring them to flag him so often.  But then to hear him talk about his love affair with himself and how much greater he thinks he is than his play supports just really grates on fans and reduces his tolerance significantly.

 

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