San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman wears his heart on his sleeve, which is a big reason why he has found as much success as he has.
Back in 2018 when Sherman signed with the 49ers, he said that he felt he would be back in the Super Bowl hunt soon, a notion that people laughed off given the state of the franchise at the time.
But here Sherman is, in January 2020, getting set to battle the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game for a spot in the Super Bowl.
Sherman says that a big problem with the world is that people are too scared to think big:
“In the outside world, everybody loves to criticize,” Sherman said, according to Jarrett Bell of USA TODAY Sports. “Nobody dares to go out and be great, to have the courage to be great. They’re like, ‘That’s risky. I would have played it more conservatively, because I don’t want to be judged and criticized.'”
Sherman added that he had full confidence in the Niners' coaching staff and organization right from the jump:
“I trust myself,” the 49ers corner said. “I trusted the conversation I had with Kyle (Shanahan), John (Lynch) and (Robert) Saleh, that we had enough in place and that they were getting the pieces we need to be competitive.”
Turns out, Sherman was right.
The 49ers won 13 games and captured the NFC West division title this season, locking up a first-round bye in the process. San Francisco then defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to set up this matchup with the Packers on Sunday.
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