His trash talking annoys me too much. Also because he plays for Seattle.
Why was he drafted 5th? Just slow or not enough exposure?
We drafted another CB that year and I'm happy with that selection.
He was a WR at Stanford that was moved to CB late in hsi college career. He was also believe it or not considered to be "too cerebral" by some scouts. It's funny now people think of him as this trash talking guy from Compton but he is an EXTREMELY smart guy and there's a certain element in the NFL that thinks other than certain positions(QB) really smart guys usually aren't "tough" enough to survive in the NFL.
I brought up Sherman prior to the draft that year as a kid I thought might turn out to be a decent NFL player. but then I bring up lots of Stanford and Cal and SJSU players every year because they're all local to me. I wanted us to draft Aaron Rodgers, doesnt' mean I knew how good he'd be, I certainly had no idea how good Sherman was going to be.
USC recruited him out of HS so my guess is Carroll felt he had some insight and he was right.
