There is a war raging between Patrick Peterson and Richard Sherman, wherein Patrick Peterson says stuff about Richard Sherman and then Richard Sherman tweets back facts at Patrick Peterson. It is rather entertaining.
Patrick Peterson calls Richard Sherman out, so Richard Sherman tweets stats
SHUTDOWN CORNER TWITTER BEEF
Chip Somodevilla
First, Peterson said he thought he was worth more than Sherman after Sherman’s $57 million contract extension. Sherman tweeted this:
Want what I got? Get the stats I got! Least targeted. #opinionvsfact pic.twitter.com/f2juIjKm66
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) May 13, 2014 Next, Peterson said this:
“He’s only covering space. He’s not really covering a guy,” Peterson said. “At the end of the day, he has great stats and he has great playmaking ability, not taking that away from him because he is a good corner. “But as far as being a shutdown corner, man-to-man guy, in my eyes, I don’t believe he’s that.“So Sherman tweeted this:
Lockdown everywhere but the field pic.twitter.com/5vUyyhNIvn
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) May 23, 2014 And more:
@RealPeterson21 last I checked u have up more Tds this year then I have in my career. U have a long way to go kid. Maybe u should focus
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) May 23, 2014 Peterson’s a fine corner -- one of the league’s elite, a back-to-back-to-back Pro Bowler, who even allows a lower completion percentage than Sherman, as shown in the graph! -- but this doesn’t seem to be a war he’s winning.
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