San Diego Chargers Claim Richard Sherman Was ‘Exposed’ On Sunday

Sunday was a rather forgettable day for top-tier NFC cornerbacks.

The San Diego Chargers upset the Seattle Seahawks, which gave the defending Super Bowl Champions their first regular season loss since week 16 of 2013. The most surprising part of the game was Philip Rivers’ success against the famed Legion of Boom.

Rivers threw for 284 yards, and three touchdowns as the Bolts put up 30 points on the lethal Seattle defense. Following the performance, a bevy of Chargers players said Sherman was “exposed”, according to the U-T San Diego.

Here’s a video of Keenan Allen making Sherman, who was playing man coverage, look like anything but an All-Pro.

A week after seeing no passes thrown his way, All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman had an uncharacteristic off day. Sherman let up four passes for 56 yards, which doesn’t seem astronomical. However, for a guy that’s been very vocal about his belief that he’s the game’s top corner, 56 yards and four completions is more than average.

While Sherman declined to speak with the media after the game he took to social media to vent his frustrations. While his calculation of passes thrown his way is slightly incorrect, he does have a valid point. It’s not as if Sherman let up 150 yards and two touchdowns. You could even chalk up Sherman’s outing as nothing more than an off day.

While there’s obviously not a whole lot to worry about, the Chargers have proven that it is in fact possible to throw Richard Sherman’s way.

At least Sherman wasn’t the only corner to struggle, as his NFC West rival Patrick Peterson also had a rough day as well. Peterson, who’s also claimed he’s the best corner in the league (see a trend here?), was beat numerous times by Eli Manning’s Giants. Peterson let up a touchdown against Rueben Randle, albeit a perfect throw by Manning. However, Peterson got beat not only Victor Cruz and Randle, but also less adept Jerrel Jernigan.

Let’s all be honest for a minute and acknowledge the fact that nobody can play perfect every Sunday. No matter how much you dislike Sherman, the guy is still an elite corner, and so is Peterson. However, I’m sure Sherman’s workload will increase after teams watched San Diego have success throwing his way.