I read the article and thought it was interesting reading if overly melodramatic. I'd take Richard Sherman on my team any day of the week, and twice on Sunday (as the saying goes). Clearly he CARES, and on the Pats what he complains about on the Seahawks wouldn't be happening here.
His biggest issue, as I see it, isn't so much what happened in superbowl 49, but the failure of anyone to take accountability for what happened then, AND accountability for the lack of offensive production since that game.
Now while I personally believe there was nothing wrong with the play call in superbowl 49. People forget that Lynch was 1-7 in that situation that season, AND the Pats D had stuffed him before in short yardage situations that game, AND the Pats GL defense created a numerical mismatch vs an inside run.
I believe too much is made of Seattle's decision and not about the Pats EXECUTION on that play. It wasn't about what Seattle did wrong on that play it was what Butler and Browner did RIGHT. 99 times out of 100 if the Pats play that play correctly it would have resulted in an incompletion. The greatness of Butler's execution of that play wasn't that he broke up the pass, but was he managed to hold on to the ball after a collision that was so severe it knocked the receiver BACKWARD.
But all that being said, Sherman's complaints wouldn't be valid here since accountability is ingrained into the culture by both the players AND the coaching staff, starting with the 2 most important people in the organization, Brady and BB. No, Sherman would thrive in this enviroment.
But it should be mentioned that Pete Carrol's style was criticized too much in this piece. It was his "style" that allowed Sherman to developed from an overlooked 5th round pick to the best CB in the league. You may want to question his decision to seemingly protect Wilson from any negativity, but you can't argue about what he's managed to get out of Wilson these past 5 years. Anyway, whatever Carroll has done out there has given Seattle a very successful team for last 5 years.
But it also shows goes to point out the genius of BB's program. Of how hard it is to MAINTAIN greatness over time. There are some coaches who are great at building a program, like Parcells. But he failed when he was called upon to maintain it. Carroll is now facing that test. He built a great program in Seattle. Now lets see if his "style" can maintain it.
