 Something that I saw Richard Sherman say a long time ago and it really stuck with me ever since and I was like wow That is such a great point It was when he was speaking about the cornerback position in the NFL and really just in general too Since he did play cornerback and he played it at a very good high level as well Richard Sherman said that it's a shame with cornerbacks because people will only look at the big plays And he said with cornerbacks They have it tough because you could be locking somebody up all game long You could be shutting them down. You could be playing defense on them Well, but if you give up just one play one big play Then people will say you had a bad game and I'm like man That is a really really good point because you hear fans of every team saying that all the time about Players on the team like if they give a one big play. Oh man that player had a bad game While neglecting everything else that they've done throughout So that showed me that with Richard Sherman It's not just about the numbers and and really it's about focusing and actually watching the game to really see How good or even great a player is but now with what Richard Sherman is saying when it comes to Lamar Jackson's MVP race It's going directly against that team keeping clean We're gonna listen to what Richard Sherman his most recent take on Lamar Jackson not Being a good enough candidate to be the MVP and why before we get into it Make sure you subscribe to the channel like y'all have been which I appreciate a lot Turn your notifications on and leave a like on the video because it makes a huge huge difference I appreciate y'all team keep it clean without further ado. Let's have a listen No, it did not because the fact of the matter remains the same for me That didn't move the needles a fantastic performance by the more Jackson at a time His team needed it was a statement game late in the season in December You got to give him all the credit in the world But the five touchdowns in this game against the Miami Dolphins as crazy as it sounds Yep are almost as many as he had in the months of both September in November combined in those months combined He had six touchdowns passing and so when you when you look at the full picture I just don't see it and again people argue with me and they're like, man, you're just hating I don't see how I'm just laying out the facts of the matter if you're not hating I'll be the first to say you're not hating go ahead So that's how he started off his argument that Lamar Jackson is not the MVP of the NFL Because the number of touchdowns that he had against the Miami Dolphins was the same number of touchdowns that he had in September and November I don't know why he skipped October for some strange reason who knows but That's a like that's some really big-time mental gymnastics to really be reaching from September and skipping a month in it But anyway, let's continue This year he had 1200 rushing yards you look at he has about 843 or so this year And so I don't see it as the same in that respect and people are like well He should get MVP because of what if the numbers aren't there then there's not much to say people were like They were comparing it to the Peyton Manning season of 2008 I mean that season he had six fourth quarter comebacks He lay at the league in QPR There were things that happened late in that year that kind of pushed him over the top But the stats weren't necessarily there and again I was 15 years ago if I look at the last 20 MVPs of the national football league three of them being running backs You had all day Adrian Peterson who had 2,000 yards With 31 total touchdowns you had Shawn Alexander with 28 total touchdowns but outside of that it's been quarterbacks and those quarterbacks There's only been three three and two of them were co-MVPs in 2003 and now Steve McNair and Peyton Manning They had 29 total touchdowns for Steve McNair 28 for Peyton and they were co-MVPs And then you have the 2008 Peyton season where he had 28 total touchdowns and that's it Everybody else had above 30 touchdowns And so if you're gonna tell me there was an MVP 20 years ago They were they shared it and then Peyton Manning 15 years ago out of all the quarterbacks that I've wanted and that's it Nobody else has had less than 30 touchdowns in the last decade in the last two decades Then I'm gonna say I would assume they would stick to that pattern so I guess but he's the betting favorite So there's a chance he gets it But I think it would be one of the situations where they have to split it because he has under 30 touchdowns So they split it like they did in 2003 with Steve McNair and Peyton likely given it to CNC or Tyreek and Lamar because you know I guess that's what they're gonna do because otherwise I just don't understand so in that chunk of what Richard sermon was talking about he spoke about how Lamar Jackson's MVP season back in 2019 how his numbers were and I don't know why he said to put an Asterix on it because usually when you put an asterix on something then it's not a good thing or it just means that that it's not fully believable what not or that people can't put all the eggs into whatever that basket is but anyway And it wasn't the first unanimous MVP by the way It was only the second unanimous MVP because Tom Brady was the only other person that won the first but okay No big deal, but what Richard Sherman was also talking about He talked about the numbers because again that has been his big thing the numbers, but then he compared it to Peyton Manning And he talked about how Peyton Manning He didn't have the best numbers in one of the years that he won MVP. I know Peyton Manning I think he won it like five times But anyway one of the years where Peyton Manning won MVP his numbers weren't the best There were some other people who had better or prettier numbers than him But he talked about how Peyton Manning had like six fourth quarter comebacks or whatnot So what Richard Sherman did with Peyton Manning even though he didn't have the prettiest numbers He said what put him over the top was the context of the game Not necessarily the numbers, but what Peyton Manning did Peyton Manning's impact But see this is where we get lost with Richard Sherman because with Lamar Jackson He does not have the prettiest numbers If this season ended right now for Lamar Jackson Which it seems like it could because I don't really foresee the Baltimore Ravens playing many starters against the Steelers next week But we'll see This his numbers are not gonna be the prettiest. They're not But when you look at his impact if you actually watch the games watch the Baltimore Ravens play You cannot deny Lamar Jackson's impact on the game and that is exactly what Richard Sherman is doing That is why so many Ravens fans are frustrated with his takes like if he was just Sticking to the numbers and that was it that would be frustrating enough But it'd be okay. It is what it is Richard Sherman just going by the numbers but for him to Talk about to bring up Peyton Manning if he would have never brought that up They don't be like, okay Richard Sherman just still going about it But now he brought up Peyton Manning and Peyton Manning's impact on the team one of the years He won MVP and he talked about how that impact pushed him over the top more than numbers could But he's not doing the same for Lamar Jackson We see Lamar Jackson we see what he does on the field every week And I think that people just almost take it for granted because he does some crazy stuff every single week But again, you cannot deny his impact look at Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this year Look at them against the top teams look at them against teams that were coming into the game And it was like, oh, I don't know about Ravens in this one Ravens really gonna have a tough time in this one. Oh Ravens going against that team Oh, I don't know how they gonna fair against them and Ravens took care of every single one Every and they not only took care every single one, but they did it in a major way So you cannot deny the impact you could talk about the numbers You could talk about the numbers all day, but when it comes to impact There's no denying it. Let's finish up with Richard Sherman Okay, just for the record if you had a vote right here right now, it would go to Okay, one vote for no split vote. You just give it to Christian That's what we had to do. I mean it's closer than it was before you had five touchdowns Yeah, you know, he had five touchdowns this week and recency it counts to a degree But you also have to put the full scope of the picture So I have to give him credit for what he did against the San Francisco 49ers in a prime time game with the world watching Play fantastic and then what he just did against Miami with the number one seed on the line He played his best football and executed so I do have to factor that in and his yardage is rushing his impact So again Richard Sherman It just seemed like he might be a bit confused because he said he had to factor everything in his Russian His yardage his impact and him going against the Miami Dolphins for the number one seed and him playing his best football When the number one seed was on the line But he said he would still give his vote to Christian McCaffrey see this is why again I think it's very important that the games all watch we saw on December 25th 49ers in the Ravens that was a huge game huge implications for everything for both teams and their records and whatnot Huge game because we were getting to see people multiple people multiple people in the MVP race Play in the same game. So in that game alone, it's like, okay, man They talk about Brock Purdy as a possible MVP. They talk about Christian McCaffrey as a possible MVP They talk about Lamar Jackson as a possible MVP. Oh, we get to see all of them in the same game Oh, man, let's see the impact that those guys have Brock Purdy. Yeah. Yeah. It was a big yikes for him in that one Christian McCaffrey he got nice numbers But even with him getting nice numbers Look at how his team fared and then you see Lamar Jackson and look how he performed Look at how the Baltimore Ravens did if you take Lamar Jackson out of that equation That game ain't the same if you take Christian McCaffrey out of the equation Game is probably the same or maybe even worse. You take Brock Purdy out of the equation Maybe the game's a bit closer because Brock Purdy threw four picks and he almost threw more but again with Richard Sherman The consistency is and I know this is the same reason why a lot of Ravens fans are not the biggest fans of Shannon shop Right now because there's that lack of consistency when they speak about Lamar Jackson But like I said back in 2018 and I got to continue to say this because we can see with Richard Sherman This is the case Lamar Jackson for some people no matter what he does no matter what he accomplishes No matter how good or great he is on the field. He will never ever be good enough for some people