Post by Jet Nut Sauce on Jan 22, 2015 2:58:41 GMT -5
Brady's a twat
Chatty Seahawks CB Richard Sherman rips Tom Brady, deflates Patriots QB's 'clean-cut' reputation
According to Sherman, Brady kept telling him throughout the Patriots' 24-23 loss to Seattle in 2012 to 'see him after the game when they win.' So after the Seahawks won, Sherman found him and, with cameras rolling, famously asked him 'You mad bro?'
It remains to be seen if Tom Brady is a cheater. But Richard Sherman is pretty sure he’s a fake.
That’s what the controversial Seattle cornerback said on Wednesday about the all-American Patriots quarterback. Sherman insisted that Brady’s immaculate image is much different from the reality the rest of the NFL sees.
“I think people sometimes get a skewed view of Tom Brady,” Sherman said at a press conference in Seattle. “That he’s just a clean-cut (guy), does everything right, never says a bad word to anyone.
“And we know him to be otherwise.”
Sherman has apparently known that since an infamous game in 2012 when the Seahawks upset the Patriots, 24-23, in Seattle. According to Sherman, Brady kept telling him throughout the game to “see him after the game when they win.” So after the Seahawks won, Sherman found him and, with cameras rolling, famously asked him “You mad bro?”
Brady had no response, but Sherman later posted a picture of the moment on Twitter. There were even T-shirts made with the slogan “U Mad Bro?”
Brady, according to Sherman, started it all by being relentless in his trash talk that day. “He said stuff like that throughout the game,” the cornerback said. “So, in that moment of him being himself, he said some things. And we returned the favor.”
“Unfortunately, he apparently didn’t remember what he said,” Sherman added. “I’m sure also in those moments when he’s yelling at the ref, he’s just saying, ‘Good job. You’re doing a fantastic job. Keep it up.’”
Brady, in an interview on WEEI radio in Boston on Monday, did claim to have no memory of the incident. “Truthfully at that time, I thought he was just coming up to say, ‘Good game,’ ” Brady said. “That’s all I thought it was.”
Sherman, though, seemed to have a clear memory of the incident — including the things that Brady said to him and Seahawks safety Earl Thomas during the game.
He was just pretty much saying we were nobodies and that we should come up to him after they got the win,” said Sherman, who had one of Seattle’s two interceptions that day. “So we should take that pretty well? We should just (say), ‘Ah, cool, can I get your autograph, too?’ ”
Needless to say, given his thoughts about Brady, Sherman didn’t sound the least surprised by the DeflateGate story — the accusations that the Patriots purposely deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game to make them easier for Brady to grip and throw. Asked for his reaction, Sherman joked, “I have to go back to my collection and check them now, I don’t know. I’ve got to see if there are pounds missing.”
Even if there are, he said, he doubts the Patriots will be punished. And their presence in Super Bowl XLIX means they would have gotten away with any crime.
“I’m not sure anything will come of it, honestly,” Sherman said. “If it’s against the rules, it’s against the rules. But it’s not going to have any effect on this game. Nobody’s going to get suspended. Nothing’s going to happen. They’re going to play this game.
“Whatever they did, the risk-reward was greater.”
Sherman may be right because the belief around the league seems to be that if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hands down any punishments for DeflateGate, it’ll be in the form of hefty fines or draft picks — certainly not a suspension for any player or coach from the Super Bowl. And Sherman noted the irony in that, too, when he mentioned how the NFL reportedly threatened to eject Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch from the NFC Championship Game on Sunday if he tried to play in the game wearing his custom-made gold shoes.
You know, they were trying to suspend Marshawn for gold shoes and that really affects the game if you suspend Marshawn,” Sherman said. “But then you’ve got balls being deflated and that’s (another) issue.”
Of course, none of this will matter when the Seahawks and Patriots meet in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 1. Although Brady and Sherman could certainly have some interesting interactions — that is if Brady decides to throw in Sherman’s direction during the game.
“I hope so,” Sherman said. “It will give me more opportunities to get the ball. He had me in his sights before.”
Chatty Seahawks CB Richard Sherman rips Tom Brady, deflates Patriots QB's 'clean-cut' reputation
According to Sherman, Brady kept telling him throughout the Patriots' 24-23 loss to Seattle in 2012 to 'see him after the game when they win.' So after the Seahawks won, Sherman found him and, with cameras rolling, famously asked him 'You mad bro?'
It remains to be seen if Tom Brady is a cheater. But Richard Sherman is pretty sure he’s a fake.
That’s what the controversial Seattle cornerback said on Wednesday about the all-American Patriots quarterback. Sherman insisted that Brady’s immaculate image is much different from the reality the rest of the NFL sees.
“I think people sometimes get a skewed view of Tom Brady,” Sherman said at a press conference in Seattle. “That he’s just a clean-cut (guy), does everything right, never says a bad word to anyone.
“And we know him to be otherwise.”
Sherman has apparently known that since an infamous game in 2012 when the Seahawks upset the Patriots, 24-23, in Seattle. According to Sherman, Brady kept telling him throughout the game to “see him after the game when they win.” So after the Seahawks won, Sherman found him and, with cameras rolling, famously asked him “You mad bro?”
Brady had no response, but Sherman later posted a picture of the moment on Twitter. There were even T-shirts made with the slogan “U Mad Bro?”
Brady, according to Sherman, started it all by being relentless in his trash talk that day. “He said stuff like that throughout the game,” the cornerback said. “So, in that moment of him being himself, he said some things. And we returned the favor.”
“Unfortunately, he apparently didn’t remember what he said,” Sherman added. “I’m sure also in those moments when he’s yelling at the ref, he’s just saying, ‘Good job. You’re doing a fantastic job. Keep it up.’”
Brady, in an interview on WEEI radio in Boston on Monday, did claim to have no memory of the incident. “Truthfully at that time, I thought he was just coming up to say, ‘Good game,’ ” Brady said. “That’s all I thought it was.”
Sherman, though, seemed to have a clear memory of the incident — including the things that Brady said to him and Seahawks safety Earl Thomas during the game.
He was just pretty much saying we were nobodies and that we should come up to him after they got the win,” said Sherman, who had one of Seattle’s two interceptions that day. “So we should take that pretty well? We should just (say), ‘Ah, cool, can I get your autograph, too?’ ”
Needless to say, given his thoughts about Brady, Sherman didn’t sound the least surprised by the DeflateGate story — the accusations that the Patriots purposely deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game to make them easier for Brady to grip and throw. Asked for his reaction, Sherman joked, “I have to go back to my collection and check them now, I don’t know. I’ve got to see if there are pounds missing.”
Even if there are, he said, he doubts the Patriots will be punished. And their presence in Super Bowl XLIX means they would have gotten away with any crime.
“I’m not sure anything will come of it, honestly,” Sherman said. “If it’s against the rules, it’s against the rules. But it’s not going to have any effect on this game. Nobody’s going to get suspended. Nothing’s going to happen. They’re going to play this game.
“Whatever they did, the risk-reward was greater.”
Sherman may be right because the belief around the league seems to be that if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hands down any punishments for DeflateGate, it’ll be in the form of hefty fines or draft picks — certainly not a suspension for any player or coach from the Super Bowl. And Sherman noted the irony in that, too, when he mentioned how the NFL reportedly threatened to eject Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch from the NFC Championship Game on Sunday if he tried to play in the game wearing his custom-made gold shoes.
You know, they were trying to suspend Marshawn for gold shoes and that really affects the game if you suspend Marshawn,” Sherman said. “But then you’ve got balls being deflated and that’s (another) issue.”
Of course, none of this will matter when the Seahawks and Patriots meet in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 1. Although Brady and Sherman could certainly have some interesting interactions — that is if Brady decides to throw in Sherman’s direction during the game.
“I hope so,” Sherman said. “It will give me more opportunities to get the ball. He had me in his sights before.”
