SoulfishHawk":1k53c6xr said:
I love Sherm as a player, but as a safety? Doesn't seem like a good fit at all. As great as he has been, he's not really that fast, and isn't a guy who covers a lot of ground quick like Thomas.
Strong safety, not free safety. The Chancellor role, not the Thomas one. He's 2-tenths faster than Chancellor in the 40, so if Sherman is too slow, what is Chancellor?
SoulfishHawk":1k53c6xr said:
He relies on incredible coverage skills, and getting up in a guy's grill at the line of scrimmage and getting his hands on him from the get.
He also relies on his brain, which leads to...
adeltaY":1k53c6xr said:
I don't get why people think Sherman would be a good safety.
Because he's a student of the game and does a ton of research on tendencies and tells to determine what the coming play is, which allows him to be at the right place at the right time. That transcends physical talent and measurables when it comes to what position a player can play. He was a receiver transitioned to corner and wasn't a complete disaster at it...