As a 49ers fan, I like this move. No way to know yet if he recovers 100% from his Achilles tear, but he was still playing at prime level before he tore it: And that was with an already-injured Achilles, as it was reportedly bothering him before it tore. If he recovers physically, I think he'll still be a top-ten cornerback (so, off his peak level where he was one of the top two or three corners) which is well worth the incentive-laden deal the 49ers gave him. The 49ers badly needed a starting cornerback and I prefer taking this fairly risk-free (based on the contract details that have come out) flier on Sherman than signing someone like Trumaine Johnson or Malcolm Butler to a huge deal with a lot more guaranteed money.
Dude, ever play this game? It's great. Dusted it off about 4-5 years ago and played for a week or so, good times.
Jerry Rice kept me a fan. To this day they are my second favorite team behind the Sea Hawks and it's because of Montana and Rice, now long gone.
Huh.....I actually didn't know that he was producing those numbers before his injury. I thought he was a bit past his prime.....doing okay, but not as good as, say, 2 years ago. And to my knowledge, according to Sherman, he just had some bone spur shavings removed from his other ankle....not work done on his Achilles. I could be wrong though. He said it was a procedure that he's been wanting to have done for a while because it was bothering him.
Seems like the Niners and C hawks have a rivalry like we do with the Steelers, Bengals and Browns. <I was lucky to get a seat this close at one particular game.
