FORT BENNING, Ga. (Jan. 22, 2014) -- Will the Super Bowl be super?
Who knows, but the stage is set for the National Football League's No. 1 offense, the Denver Broncos, to face off against the No. 1 defense in the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl Feb. 2.
In their arsenal of defensive weapons, the Seahawks will be bringing their No. 1 weapon, super mouth cornerback Richard Sherman.
In a post game interview Sunday with Fox reporter Erin Andrews, Sherman ranted about San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree.
In his interview with Andrews, Sherman called out Crabtree and said, "I'm the best corner in the game," he yelled. "When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that's the result you're gonna get. Don't you ever talk about me."
In that one short interview, which appeared to shake Andrews, Sherman showed his true color.
Sherman showed that on the next to the biggest stage in his playing career, the NFC championship game, his focus was him, not the team.
He missed the opportunity to be a class act, rather than the classless act he showed. Now, the focus leading to the Super Bowl will be him shooting off his mouth, rather the accomplishment of the team he plays for.
Of course, Seahawks' coach Pete Carroll came to Sherman's defense, it's what coaches do, but I take exception to Carroll's characterization, "You're talking about a guy in a warrior's mentality in the middle of everything."
My research shows neither Carroll nor Sherman has ever served in the armed services, so what makes Carroll the expert on what a warrior's mentality is?
Having been one and served with real warriors, Sherman displayed none of the actions nor characteristics of a true warrior.
No matter which team you root for, the real class acts of Sunday's championship games were Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
Not once have I ever seen an interview where they were classless. And, there are plenty more classy players in the NFL like Manning and Brady, so the entire league should not be condemned because of one classless act.
Although Sherman did issue an apology Monday, I have a hard time believing he meant it. His super self-serving mouth has run all season long.
Talent is nothing without humbleness and as Forrest Gump would say, "That's all I got to say about that."
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