Pre-snap Read article on Sherman

Good read. Here's the link. The author really did his homework

http://presnapreads.com/2014/02/19/rich ... dict-2014/

That second-to-last gif is great because Seattle used that exact play on offense in the Super Bowl, and it's fascinating to watch it get defended correctly, although Seattle's execution was far better than San Francisco's.

Good read

...you don’t throw at Richard Sherman’s outside shoulder down the sideline when he’s in man coverage.

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Couple notes from the author on Twitter:

@Cianaf: Most fascinating find from this year's analysis was something I already suspected, throwing at Sherman down sideline is pointless.

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@Cianaf: Had him at a 97% success rate versus routes that went parallel to the sideline. Believe it was 75 successful of 77 qualifying attempts.

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@Cianaf: Also, noted in the article, the 'Sherman holds all the time' thing is nonsense to me. He more often than not gets penalised when he does

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