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Cromartie to Sherman: If you’re the best corner, cover the best receiver
Posted by Josh Alper
AP
In the past, there have been verbal battles between Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis about which of them is the best cornerback in the NFL.
Those arguments have faded out, but one of Revis’s teammates with the Jets is fanning the flames with Sherman. During an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio with teammate Willie Colon, Cromartie was asked who he thought was the best cornerback in the NFL. Cromartie said that Revis was and pointed to Sherman’s permanent post at left cornerback as a big reason why he’s not No. 1 in the league.
“Go play in a defense where you don’t have two All-Pro safeties. Go follow the No. 1 receiver,” Cromartie said. “Follow him around for a whole entire game and see what you can do. Darrelle Revis has done it his whole career. I’ve done it, Patrick Peterson has done it, Joe Haden has done it. He’s the only defensive back that hasn’t.
There’s no point in critiquing him. If you want to label yourself as the best corner in the NFL, follow the best guy on every single team. His whole thing will be ‘we don’t have to do that, I have my trust in the other corner on the other side.’ That’s not the point. If you want to consider yourself the best, the best do what the best do and they follow around the best. And that’s what we’re all getting to.”
It’s not the first time we’ve heard such an argument about Sherman, but it is a change from the opinion Cromartie shared during an appearance on Pro Football Talk on NBCSN in January 2014 when he said that Sherman was the best corner in the league. That change may be explained away by the fact that Cromartie and Revis are again teammates, but we’re looking forward to seeing if Sherman issues a response all the same.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/09/sherman-calls-cromarties-remarks-unfortunate/
Sherman calls Cromartie’s remarks “unfortunate”
Posted by Mike Florio
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Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie recently fired shots at Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. To no shock, Sherman has fired back.
It’s actually a little surprising it took Sherman so long to respond.
Via the Associated Press, Sherman called Cromartie’s remarks “unfortunate” during a Tuesday media availability. Cromartie had questioned Sherman’s status as a top cover corner because he stays on one side of the field and doesn’t follow the offense’s best receiver.
“I think it’s one of the things that’s just the ignorance of the public,” Sherman said. “How many great left tackles do you see switching to the right side because there’s a great D-end [switching] to the right side? You don’t see it. Great players stay on their side and do what they’re supposed to do. How many guys have you seen switching from side to side on a No. 1 defense? We’re the No. 1 defense for a reason.”
While calling the public ignorant may not be the smartest way to deal with Cromartie’s comments, Sherman has a point. Greatness shouldn’t be defined by whether a guy plays in one spot or moves around. Sherman routinely takes away his half of the field — and when the offense refuses to throw at Sherman (like the Packers did in Week One of the 2014 season) it becomes even easier for the rest of the defense to do its job.
Meanwhile, at a time when receivers have gone traded bravado for boredom, cornerbacks continue to be the new divas of the NFL, chirping at each other and generally adding a little WWE-style intrigue to the game. It helps make an already interesting sport even more compelling.
Cromartie to Sherman: If you’re the best corner, cover the best receiver
Posted by Josh Alper
In the past, there have been verbal battles between Richard Sherman and Darrelle Revis about which of them is the best cornerback in the NFL.
Those arguments have faded out, but one of Revis’s teammates with the Jets is fanning the flames with Sherman. During an appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio with teammate Willie Colon, Cromartie was asked who he thought was the best cornerback in the NFL. Cromartie said that Revis was and pointed to Sherman’s permanent post at left cornerback as a big reason why he’s not No. 1 in the league.
“Go play in a defense where you don’t have two All-Pro safeties. Go follow the No. 1 receiver,” Cromartie said. “Follow him around for a whole entire game and see what you can do. Darrelle Revis has done it his whole career. I’ve done it, Patrick Peterson has done it, Joe Haden has done it. He’s the only defensive back that hasn’t.
There’s no point in critiquing him. If you want to label yourself as the best corner in the NFL, follow the best guy on every single team. His whole thing will be ‘we don’t have to do that, I have my trust in the other corner on the other side.’ That’s not the point. If you want to consider yourself the best, the best do what the best do and they follow around the best. And that’s what we’re all getting to.”
It’s not the first time we’ve heard such an argument about Sherman, but it is a change from the opinion Cromartie shared during an appearance on Pro Football Talk on NBCSN in January 2014 when he said that Sherman was the best corner in the league. That change may be explained away by the fact that Cromartie and Revis are again teammates, but we’re looking forward to seeing if Sherman issues a response all the same.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/09/sherman-calls-cromarties-remarks-unfortunate/
Sherman calls Cromartie’s remarks “unfortunate”
Posted by Mike Florio
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie recently fired shots at Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. To no shock, Sherman has fired back.
It’s actually a little surprising it took Sherman so long to respond.
Via the Associated Press, Sherman called Cromartie’s remarks “unfortunate” during a Tuesday media availability. Cromartie had questioned Sherman’s status as a top cover corner because he stays on one side of the field and doesn’t follow the offense’s best receiver.
“I think it’s one of the things that’s just the ignorance of the public,” Sherman said. “How many great left tackles do you see switching to the right side because there’s a great D-end [switching] to the right side? You don’t see it. Great players stay on their side and do what they’re supposed to do. How many guys have you seen switching from side to side on a No. 1 defense? We’re the No. 1 defense for a reason.”
While calling the public ignorant may not be the smartest way to deal with Cromartie’s comments, Sherman has a point. Greatness shouldn’t be defined by whether a guy plays in one spot or moves around. Sherman routinely takes away his half of the field — and when the offense refuses to throw at Sherman (like the Packers did in Week One of the 2014 season) it becomes even easier for the rest of the defense to do its job.
Meanwhile, at a time when receivers have gone traded bravado for boredom, cornerbacks continue to be the new divas of the NFL, chirping at each other and generally adding a little WWE-style intrigue to the game. It helps make an already interesting sport even more compelling.
