Dave Wyman’s Football 101: Why Seahawks can take advantage of 49ers CB Richard Sherman
Nov 27, 2018, 3:25 PM
Richard Sherman was an All-World player when he was with the Seahawks.
He helped bring a Super Bowl championship to Seattle, was named first-team All-Pro three times and a Pro Bowler four times, and was responsible for perhaps the most memorable (positive) play in Seahawks history.
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On Sunday, Sherman returns to Seattle for the first time as an opponent, playing for the same San Francisco 49ers franchise that he made “The Tip” against, no less. But as former NFL linebacker and current Seahawks radio color commentator Dave Wyman points out in this week’s Football 101 video, this isn’t the same Richard Sherman.
Not only is Sherman 30 years old and in his eighth pro season, but he may still be feeling the after-effects of the Achilles injury that ended his 2017 season and signaled the end of his time with the Seahawks. And that presents an opportunity for the Seahawks, who are coming off a strong performance in the air game last Sunday, to take advantage of their former star corner.
Regardless of how Sherman plays on Sunday, Wyman is curious how Seahawks fans will welcome him in his return to CenturyLink Field. How will you react to Sherman playing in Seattle in a different uniform? Let us know in the comments.
And for more play breakdowns from the Seahawks’ season like this one, click any of the links below:
Week 11
Heaps: Seahawks get Doug Baldwin involved for first TD of 2018
Wyman: How Aaron Rodgers beat Seahawks’ Cover 1
Huard: Ed Dickson’s touchdown vs Packers
Week 10
Heaps: Why final play in Seahawks’ loss fell incomplete
Week 9
Heaps: Seahawks’ success on 4th down late in game
Wyman: How Seahawks had trouble defending trap play
Week 8
Heaps: Ed Dickson’s immediate impact for Seahawks
Wyman: Punter Michael Dickson’s decision to run instead of take a safety
Huard: Tyler Lockett’s TD catch in Seahawks’ win over Lions
Bye week
Heaps: The state of the Seahawks’ offense after 6 games
Week 6
Huard: Seahawks’ 1st opening-drive TD in over 2 years
Heaps: What Seahawks’ Doug Baldwin proved in London
Week 5
Wyman: Using Frank Clark’s stop to show how to defend fly sweep
Huard: How Seahawks’ Lockett got so open for 39-yard TD
Heaps: Seahawks take advantage of weakness in Rams’ secondary
Week 4
Heaps: Why play-action pass is major key for Seahawks
Wyman: CB Tre Flowers has been one of the Seahawks’ surprises
Week 3
Wyman: Why Bradley McDougald is Seahawks’ best player right now
Huard: Tempo leads to Seahawks’ 1st TD vs Cowboys
Heaps: Seahawks’ offense won a crucial chess match
Week 2
Wyman: How Shaquill Griffin, Mingo stepped up for Seahawks’ D
Heaps: How Russell Wilson improvised TD pass to Tyler Lockett
Week 1
Wyman: Where was Seahawks’ breakdown on Sanders’ 43-yard TD?
