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Richard Sherman Podcast - Seahawks-49ers REACTION: Seattle’s defense shines & 49ers’ missed chances | Richard Sherman NFL
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This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Hey, everybody. I appreciate you joining us as always. You guys are phenomenal. You're the best in the world. You're watching the Richard Sherman Podcast. But if you could do me a huge favor and hit that sub button, it would be greatly appreciated. You would do a. A service for your boy Sherm. And I tell you what, I got your back, you got my back. All love. Welco. Back to the Richard Sherman Podcast. And what a game. What a defensive battle. I love defensive battles. And the Seattle Seahawks put on an absolute clinic all game long. And it was wasn't just about the scheme. It wasn't just about schematically. Sure, Mike McDonald does some incredible things schematically. But it was the effort and intensity they were playing with that impressed me the most. And I said it during the game, while I tweeted it during the game, I said that effort got rewarded with the. With the interception and. And the fans were like, well, they didn't have to do anything. Christian just dropped that. No question about it, Christian. That was a drop. That was one I'm sure he wishes he has back had back. But in order to take advantage of that, you got to be running to the football, you got to be hustling, you got to have energy. And that was the frustrating thing all night watching his 49ers defense is they didn't have that kind of energy. And sure, they held the Seattle Seahawks second highest scoring offense to 13 points. That should be applauded. They did a phenomenal job. Some of it was a benefit of a miss field goal and some mistakes by the Seattle Seahawks. But sure, it still goes on the record. They held them to 13 points for the second time in a row. But there was a turnover. There was a point in this game. There's a couple points in this game that were really the turning points for me for this defense because they couldn't stop the run, they couldn't stop Kenneth Walker, they couldn't stop Sharpenay. And it just seemed like the Seattle Seahawks were resetting the line of scrimmage every single play on every single possession. And they were owning it. They were the more aggressive they were the more dominant team. They were. They had the mindset. They went in there with a plan and they executed it. Sam Darnold played really solid football. He didn't turn the ball over, but the one play where he had a chance to turn the ball over, where he got stepped on and he fumbled the ball away and it was down, it was a free ball for Anybody to go get. I didn't feel the sense of urgency. And that's what I mean when, when, when fans are like, oh man, they played really good. Are we watching the same game? Yes, we're watching the same game. But I watch it with a different lens because I know the fanatic pace in the desperation and sense of urgency that you have to have to play great defense. And I saw that with the Seattle Seahawks. I did not see that with the San Francisco 49ers. And now I didn't care either way. You know, I'm not, I just was loving a great game, but I was like that was missing when I watched the Seattle Seahawks defense get on the field. They're running, they're playing with swagger, they're running, hitting, everything moving. You see three, four guys at the football every play, every time you look like, hey, you got to count these guys on the field. Is it 12 because they're running and hitting. And then you look at the San Francisco 49ers and it just seemed like it maybe they just running out of gas. You know, this is a team that's been through a lot this season, dealt with a lot of injuries, dealt with a lot of heartache. But on third and 17 with your offense needing to get the ball back, they run a play not even expecting to get the first down. I don't think Clint Kubiak when he, when he drew this up, when he called this play expected, you know, he expect this is a give up play. Hey, we're going to run the ball, get us a couple yards, punt the ball away, get. And nobody was there to tackle him. Like he's not going to stop running if nobody's going to tackle him. He's not going to just give up on the play if nobody's going to tackle him. And that was the play that really frustrated me as a, as a, as a person watching a game and, and it would frustrate me watching either defense play like that because I'm a guy who loves to watch great defense and Seattle Seahawks gave me that today. They filled my cup up with great defense, flying around, hitting interceptions, sacks, guys in the secondary playing with swagger. Ernest Jones playing with Nick Emmett worry look like he fight. He looked like a guy out there today. He's been looking like a guy, but he looks like he's found his confidence on the field. His swagger, his leadership is he's comfortable doing what he's doing. But even, even my guy, Reek, Reek was still, was swagging out There a little bit too. But outside of a play by d' Amador Lenor on, I think it was fourth down on Charbonnet where, where Charbonnet tried to bounce it. D made an incredible play, but again he made the play by himself. By himself. The play, the third and 17 play is a play you cannot put on tape. Not a team fighting for the one seed, not a team that's won 12 games like that's as a defense. Because those things take no talent. The effort and attitude that you play with, it takes no talent running to the ball. It doesn't take talent. It just takes want to. It takes mindset. And that was the most concerning part watching this team. It just that that part wasn't there. And they still had a chance. They still had a chance. The San Francisco 49ers offense marched down the field, got inside the red zone and, and had a chance to win this game. And that's what you knew, that's what we talked about earlier today when I had did the preview. It's going to come down to the end of this game. It's not going to be a blowout by any stretch of the imagination. If The San Francisco 49ers score right there, which it looked like they were going to do, if Christian McCaffrey catches that football, then it's a, it's a 13 to 10 ball game and, and they got their timeouts. And we're trying to figure out what happens at the end. And that's with the Seattle Seahawks playing dominant football on both sides of the, of the ball. And that's what you want them to look like going into the playoffs. They look like the number one seed in the nfc. They deserve it. Everything's going through Seattle and I can't wait to watch it. The San Francisco 49ers likely are going to play the Philadelphia Eagles if the, if the Chicago Bears can come, pull out a win. But if not, then they'll go to Chicago and it'll be a rematch of a couple weeks ago. And that was a fun game to watch as well. But let's, let's talk about these playoff scenarios. Like I said, if the Rams win, they're the five seed. They play, they play whoever goes out of the NFC south, either Carolina or Tampa Bay, depending on what happens with the Saints and Falcons game. And we'll get to that in a second. Then you got the San Francisco 49ers playing either the Bears or the Philadelphia Eagles. And that Philadelphia Eagles matchup could be interesting because I think that's a matchup. It's a revenge game. And I know it was a couple of years ago, but when, when Brock Purdy got hurt and that, that developed into a little bit of a rivalry between Philadelphia in San Francisco for a while. And it was, you know, Juwan Jennings going back and forth with him. If we would have had our quarterback, you know, it wouldn't even mean close. And I think that's a game the Seattle, I mean, The San Francisco 49ers can win if they, if they, if they get that matchup. I think, you know, obviously they beat the Bears, so they can clearly win that game. But it's going to be a dog fight either way, and if not, then the Bears play the packers and that's going to be a cool matchup. And the Seattle Seahawks are waiting for, for the lowest winner of all of it, and it's going to be a fun ride on the NFC side. No question about it. I can't wait. But right now, the Seattle Seahawks look like the class of the division. Mike McDonald, this is the reason they hired him. This is, I think the Seattle Seahawks front office and ownership group saw Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy in this offense struggle versus the Baltimore Ravens and multiple, multiple matchups with Mike McDonald. And I think that went into the decision to hire him because he does a good job against Kyle and he's done a good job this year in both matchups against Kyle Shanahan. He's finally got the system installed the way he wants to. It's year two and he has a deep rotation of the defensive line. I think they're the only team with, with over four guys with 40 pressures and they look like a team that knows what they're doing. They're confident, they're swagging my guy, DeMarcus Lawrence said. Hey, they're the dark side because they turning the lights off on people and everybody got to come through Seattle and see the dark side and that's what's going to. It's going to be in the playoffs. If you want to win a Super bowl, you're going to have to come in Seattle and turn the lights on. And I don't know if anybody can do that. We'll see. We'll see. But Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat The Carolina Panthers 1614 A lot of the game was, was, was back and forth, a little bit sloppy. The conditions were bad. A missed field goal. There were missed field goals by Jason Myers in the Seattle Seahawks game. Uncharacteristic. He had made, I think, 18 straight. So I expect him to get that cleaned up. But in this Carolina, Tampa Bay game, Bucky Irvin, you know, they, they tried to established a run game and they did a good job with that. The defense for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers forced two sacks, recovered two fumbles and had an interception. And the Carolina Panthers still had a chance in this game at the end. Obviously there's that offensive pass interference on Te Rua McMillan that I don't think was a great call. I think inside the five yard box for both sides. Let him play Russell. If you can't battle within the first five yards, then no reason to play this game. Like he was being physical. Was he being overly physical? Yes. If you can't handle that as a db, you probably shouldn't be pressing him. And the same is true on the other side. If a receiver's getting pressed up, can't call PI on me. I'm within five yards and I don't think you can call that. He bullied. That was a good play by him. He bullied him. That's good football. That's physical football. That's playoff football. And if you call that in the playoffs, oh my God, I hope you never call another game. So I don't agree with that call. I think it was terrible. I thought the flea ficker play that they called, where they fumbled the ball was a terrible call. You don't run no play like that in bad conditions. Obviously you're struggling, you're looking for a spark, but in bad conditions. And then of course, Carolina quarterback not dieting on the football. That's going to just make that, that, that headline is going to write itself. Thankfully it wasn't in the Super Bowl. But, you know, it's weird. It's so weird. The NFC south is so weird because even though Tampa wins this game, there's still a chance they don't enter the playoffs. So you think this game was like, oh man, this dessert determines the winner of the NFC South. And it just seems like every year it comes down to some weird scenario for the NFC South. And again it's, that's the case. If the Saints win, the Bucks go. If the Falcons win, the Carolina goes. And if you know anything about the South, NFC south, you know that the Saints don't care for the Bucks very much at all. And so with, with Chris Olave out for the season, I don't know. I don't know. Football's a weird sport. I don't know if they're going to win that game, but we'll see. I thought Carolina and Bryce, Bryce Young, I mean he's fighting, he's starting to play better football. I kind of want it for Carolina this year. Tampa Bay's wanted the last few years because I just want it for Canales and I want it for, for Bryce Young. I think he, he can, he can finally feel good, you know, getting that weight off his back, taking his team to the playoffs, a team that struggled mightily. He's been under a lot of scrutiny and pressure. So I think that'd be, be really fun. It'd be good for football in my opinion. But who knows? We can talk about this Sunday night matchup that's going to come up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. A good classic AFC north battle for the AFC north crown. All odds and lines come from our partners at Hard Rock bet. We've got the Ravens at the Steelers on Sunday Night Football. Hard Rock BET has the Ravens as a football four point spread in this game. I really, I really don't know. I, I, I don't know if you can call it, it's a dog fight. How is Lamar Jackson going to play it? Is his back still stiff? You know, there's been a lot of speculation there. How's this Pittsburgh Steelers offense going to play DK Metcalf? They struggled without DK Metcalf in the last game. So I can understand why Vegas has his team favored. Derrick Henry is going to King Henry is going to be the biggest factor in this game in my opinion. Winning for either team. And if he plays well, then I agree with, with, with Hard Rock. It's going to be, it's going to be at least a four point game. And the Baltimore Ravens are going back to the playoffs, but who knows we gonna see. As always, I appreciate you guys joining me. You could be anywhere in the world, but you're here with me. Whether you're a niners fake 4 or a seattle 12. Always appreciate you all love and respect. What a game. What a season. I hate that it's coming to a close, but this is the money time. It's playoff time. And the Seattle Seahawks only go to Super Bowls when they're the one seed. They've gone to three Super Bowls. They've been the number one seed three times. We'll see if they can make it a fourth. And Sam Darl take them to the promised land. We'll be at Lumen Stadium to see in a couple weeks. I can't wait. And the 49ers, you still got a chance. You still got life and can you go on the road and find a way to pull out a win? If anybody can do it, it's Kyle Shanahan. Robert Sala at the helm. I can't wait to watch it. We'll see you next time. Make sure you hit that sub button. If you're new, This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.