Better shutdown corner? Revis or Sherman?!

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The Seattle Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman is known for getting under the skin of his opponents due to his effective trash talk on the field.  He has openly voiced his opinion as the best “Shutdown Corner” in the NFL, however some disagree with his claims.  On the other hand, Darrelle Revis has been considered the best cornerback in the game today even though he suffered a major injury that would ultimately ended his season.  After a spectacular year in 2012, does Sherman actually have the game to back up his talk?  It can be argued that people have forgotten about the seasoned veteran Revis because he missed last season, so I will compare the two DB’s best season.

According the “hawkblogger.com” this is how the two cornerbacks fared against each other in the categories below:

As you can see Revis was targeted 85 times in 2011, and only 35 times the pass was caught by the receiver.  Although Sherman was targeted more often and gave up more receptions last year, he forced more turnovers than Revis with eight interceptions in 2012.  Both players are very close statistically when you analyze the numbers presented above and it is almost like splitting hairs.  

The fact of the matter is that Darrelle Revis was injured during last season, which means that somebody must assume the throne of “Best Cornerback of the NFL” right?!  Sherman stepped up to the plate and produced on the field and backed up the smack he talks on  social media as well.  As for Revis who was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason, time will only tell if he can return to the top of his game that we are used to since he entered the league.