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Richard Sherman makes Josh Allen MVP case to disagreeing ‘Undisputed’ cast

Richard Sherman makes Josh Allen MVP case to disagreeing ‘Undisputed’ cast

Josh Allen is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and in the middle of a three game win streak after beating the Chiefs and the Cowboys, two of the NFL’s best teams, there have been talks more recently that Allen should be win MVP this season from rival quarterbacks and national media.

And Richard Sherman joined the media as he made Josh Allen’s MVP candidate case for the 2023 season on Fox Sports’ talk show ‘Undisputed’.

Last year, Allen finished 3rd in MVP voting as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes almost unanimously won the MVP. This year, the Bills beat the Chiefs and Allen performed as well as the Chiefs quarterback in their matchup against each other. After the win against the Chargers this Sunday, the Bills quarterback made NFL history as the first player ever to have 40+ touchdowns in 4 consecutive seasons.

And Sherman is presenting Allen’s MVP case now. On the talk show, the former cornerback who was once the interceptions leader in the league pointed out to host Skip Bayless and co-panelist Keyshawn Johnson that Allen was responsible for 83% of his team’s touchdowns, which is more than any other quarterback who won MVP in previous years.

The MVP conversation has recently started to focus on Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson, who now has the best odds to win MVP. Sherman pointed out that Allen has been responsible for more of the Bills touchdowns that Jackson has for the Ravens.

Now, this show is about hot takes and incessant arguing, but you can watch the full clip here, including Sherman backing up Allen’s MVP case with numbers and data (you can also watch it for the entertainment of Johnson storming off and Bayless shaking his head) here:

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Watch: Former Notre Dame player was fired as NFL coach at halftime

Bet you haven’t heard this story.

The Los Angeles Chargers’ putrid performance against the Las Vegas Raiders cost coach Brandon Staley his job.

In fact, during Amazon’s halftime report, Richard Sherman wondered out loud if Staley should still have a job in the second half. While it turned out to be Staley’s final half coaching the Chargers, a halftime dismissal would have put him in extremely rare company.

YouTuber JaguarGator9 tracked down the only time a coach didn’t survive a game. It was [autotag]Frank Coughlin[/autotag], the captain of Notre Dame’s 1920 squad after [autotag]George Gipp[/autotag]’s withdrawal from the university. He was named coach of the Rock Island Independents, one of the NFL’s founding franchises, for 1921. The problem was he also was a practicing lawyer in South Bend and refused to move to Rock Island, so he was barely around for practices.

JaguarGator9 explains it all here starting at 5:55:

So, yeah, it was clear Coughlin was not cut out for coaching. To his credit, he went on to a very successful legal career as a St. Joseph County prosecutor and Indiana’s assistant attorney general under two governors. When it comes to pro football though, he is notorious for all the wrong reasons.

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Marshawn Lynch could not believe this MVP pick by Richard Sherman

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If you (understandably) passed on watching Thursday Night Football this week, you missed a 60+ point outburst by the Raiders, who got shut out in their previous game. You also missed a cameo from Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch, who visited the set for Amazon.

Watch Beast Mode’s reaction when Richard Sherman picked 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy for MVP.

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Richard Sherman ruthlessly called for Brandon Staley’s job after the Chargers’ historically awful first half

Richard Sherman has seen enough of Brandon Staley.

With the Las Vegas Raiders jumping out to a massive 42-0 halftime lead over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night, there was no other reasonable conclusion: Brandon Staley’s job was clearly on the line. That was seemingly all anyone could think after seeing L.A. face its worst halftime deficit in franchise history.

You can count Richard Sherman among the folks who think Staley should officially be done. Not that this is a hot take, per se.

During Amazon’s halftime panel analysis, Sherman proclaimed that Staley should’ve been fired at the break for his team’s woeful performance. Honestly, it’s kind of hard to disagree!

With the impending loss, the Chargers will fall to 5-9. This was a team with legitimate preseason Super Bowl expectations now getting blown out by a backup quarterback in front of a national audience.

It’s challenging to see how Staley’s job could possibly survive this.

Richard Sherman says Chargers should fire Brandon Staley at halftime

Richard Sheman had an idea for the Chargers at the half

Well, when the game is 42-0 at the half, the only way to attract attention is through a sound bite.

Richard Sherman of the “Thursday Night Football” analyst panel did just that with the Las Vegas Raiders up six scores on the Los Angeles Chargers.

Sherman said he didn’t want anyone to lose their job but … the Chargers should make history and fire Brandon Staley at halftime.

Didn’t look like the Bolts brass too the former great NFL DB up on his suggestion.

It actually got worse in the third quarter as the Raiders used trickeration and had Jakobi Meyers throw a TD pass to Davante Adams.

It was Meyers’ second completion of the laugher.

Devon Witherspoon echoes Richard Sherman on defensive mentality

One could also apply Spoon’s message to the personnel department.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll didn’t have any answers on Thursday night when he was asked how his team can close the gap with the 49ers. His rookie cornerback offered a colorful anecdote that might provide at least the right philosophy to bounce back.

Devon Witherspoon is not only one of the game’s best cornerbacks, he is one of the few athletes around the NFL who isn’t afraid to say something interesting. After the game, when Witherspoon was asked about another slow start for his team, he replied with an answer that reminded Doug Farrar of something he heard from Richard Sherman back in 2015. Specifically, the Seahawks need to drop their nuts.

Perhaps allowing Witherspoon and the rest of Seattle’s talented defense to try playing some man coverage would inspire a little more nut-dropping. In any case, Pete Carroll has to learn that his soft zones won’t work when he’s not getting any pressure up front.

One could also apply Spoon’s message to the personnel department, where the Seahawks are still vastly outmatched in the trenches compared to the 49ers and the Eagles – the exact teams they’ll need to get past if they’re going to return to the Super Bowl anytime soon.

More than anything else that’ll mean upgrading on both sides of the line of scrimmage this offseason…

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A touchdown would have made it a one-score game.

Truth is, the 49ers DBs play a lot like the Seahawks did during their Legion of Boom years. One need only follow Richard Sherman’s commentary on Twitter during a Niners game to see it at work.

While they’re not nearly as talented as the peak Sherm, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor defenses, these Niners do ride the line between physical/aggressive play and galling penalties. This one from last night’s game was a clear instance when they went overboard. Watch 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas get away with a blatant hold on rookie wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the end zone.

Swallowing the flag there came at a critical point. The Seahawks had all the momentum going for them after coming out of the locker room with their cleats on fire. A touchdown would have made it a one-score game. Instead, a field goal by Jason Myers kept Seattle just out of reach and Brandon Aiyuk’s touchdown put them away for good.

That said, even if they’d thrown a flag there the Seahawks would still have had no answer for Christian McCaffrey, no answer for Kyle Shanahan and no explanation for their pass rush going quiet in a big game yet again.

In any case, Smith-Njigba finished the game with two catches for 41 yards, which doesn’t do justice to how sharp he looks out there. He is quickly replacing Tyler Lockett as the team’s go-to receiver on third down.

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The Seahawks cut Russell Wilson from a Thanksgiving photo in an incredibly petty way and NFL fans loved it

The Seahawks have the weirdest grudge with Russell Wilson. Even on a holiday!

Russell Wilson is the best quarterback in the history of the Seattle Seahawks franchise. Full stop. Even with a breakup that didn’t appear amicable, ignoring what Wilson did for the organization — winning a Super Bowl and qualifying for nine Pro Bowls, for example — would just be silly.

That seems to be precisely what Seattle wants to do.

In advance of the Seahawks’ home matchup with the San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving night, the team’s Twitter account paid homage to the last time it played San Francisco on Turkey Day. The Seahawks traveled to the Bay Area to beat the 49ers on Thanksgiving 2014. In celebration, Richard Sherman and Russell Wilson ate some holiday dinner with NBC’s Michele Tafoya after the win. Again, all of this definitely happened.

Yet, the Seahawks’ Twitter profile literally cut Wilson out of a photo of the moment (who is supposed to be on the left of Tafoya below). I mean … c’mon. Really?

I can’t believe the Seahawks would essentially pretend Wilson doesn’t exist … even on Thanksgiving! What did that man do to that organization except for providing excellence under center and from the shotgun for nearly a decade? Sure, Wilson might have eventually gotten “bigger” than the team, but that’s no reason to cut the man out of one of the more notable moments in franchise history. That’s just unnecessarily petty.

I look forward to the day the Seahawks and Wilson inevitably reconcile because this is too much. Everyone please hug and make up.

Richard Sherman comments on clutch finish by Geno Smith

Richard Sherman for one was impressed by Geno Smith’s finish.

Seahawks fans got pretty much the full Geno Smith experience in yesterday’s win over the Commanders. In the first half Smith played about as poorly as he ever has for Seattle, ending the second quarter with a brainfart of a grounding penalty that resulted in a runoff and a wasted opportunity for the Seahawks offense.

Whatever Smith did in the locker room at halftime, it worked. When it mattered most Smith turned his game up a few levels, putting in a super-clutch performance on the team’s last two drives of the game. Geno went 9/10 for 100 yards, one touchdown and just enough production to put Jason Myers in position to win the game with his fifth field goal.

After it was over, a lot of Smith’s harshest critics were nowhere to be found on social media – despite Drew Lock’s name trending again only a couple of hours earlier. Richard Sherman for one was impressed by Smith’s finish, saying that this is what he can do when he is protected properly.

Collectively, the offensive line did a much better job of keeping Smith clean than they did against Cleveland or Baltimore. In the end, Smith was only sacked once and hit five times.

If right tackle Abe Lucas actually returns this week as expected, it should provide a huge boost for a unit that’s been sorely missing him.

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Here’s Seahawks legend Richard Sherman on Undisputed sharing his reactions to the biggest headlines coming out of the trade deadline.

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