Richard Sherman On His Five Toughest Wide Receivers That He Has Ever Covered
After years of not giving him the title as the best cornerback in the NFL I have to give Richard Sherman his credit. He is the best cornerback in the NFL.
Here are my top five cornerbacks in the NFL:
1. Richard Sherman
2. Patrick Peterson
3. Josh Norman
4. Aqib Talib
5. Xavier Rhodes
Ok now on The Players Tribune Sherman named his five toughest wide receivers that he has ever covered.
1. Julio Jones: "I’ll start with Julio Jones because he can basically do everything. He has great hands, great speed, he can leap up and snatch the ball out of the air he has the all-around game you want in a wide receiver. There are no weaknesses in his game."
2. Brandon Marshall: "Brandon Marshall is one of the hand-fighting greats. He will use his hands really well to pull or push to gain separation sometimes pushing guys to the ground because he’s so strong. He’s great at creating separation at the line of scrimmage by using his hands, and he’s just as good with them at the last second, right when the ball arrives, using them to gain an advantage."
3. Larry Fitzgerald: "I’ll drop Larry in the “physical” category as well, but he’s another one of those do-it-all guys, like Julio. More than anything, Larry relies on his unique feel for the game. He has a keen understanding of everything that’s happening on the field around him, and he has an incredible feel for timing, and how everything is supposed to line up."
4. A.J. Green and Antonio Brown: "A.J. Green is another receiver who varies his speed to great effect. But he can also jump out of the gym. Like Julio, his athleticism is off the charts. AB has mastered the subtle moves within running a route that can shake even the best cover guys in the league. Sometimes the deviation is so drastic that it looks like a double move, but it’s really Antonio changing his stride just enough to throw you off his trail."
5. Doug Baldwin: "This one is kind of a bonus, and it’s not just me pumping my guy up. Doug is my guy has been since our days at Stanford but I honestly believe he’s one of the best receivers in the game. And I go up against him every day in practice, so nobody sees him more than I do. For Doug, it all starts at the line of scrimmage. I think he has some of the most explosive releases in the league. But also, at the top of his route, no matter what the route might be, he’s equally explosive. We can talk about hand fighting and changing speeds and physicality all we want. But when it comes to Doug, it’s all about creativity."
Richard Sherman did not rank Odell Beckham Jr. in his top five toughest covers but here's what he said about him "He is definitely a YAC guy. You don’t see him blowing the top off of defenses too often. But once he has the ball in his hands, he can do some incredible things with it."
