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Sherm drops matter-of-fact take on Deebo-Pepper sideline scuffle originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Former 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is all about accountability.
And after Jake Moody missed three field goals in San Francisco’s 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Sherman believes 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel was totally justified in telling the kicker to “lock in.”
The sideline interaction led to an altercation between Samuel and Taybor Pepper after the long snapper defended Moody — something Sherman thinks Pepper shouldn’t have done.
“Yeah, it’s frustrating,” Sherman said Sunday on “The Richard Sherman Podcast.” “Before the injury, I think [Moody] was 14 of 15, looked pretty good, looked like he was putting away all the all the doubt that people had, all the concerns. But then you come back from the injury after the two kickers that replaced you pretty much were flawless on PATs and field goals, if I’m not mistaken … the third [missed] kick, you start to have a lot of questions, and you start to see a frustration from both players and fans
“And when Deebo Samuel goes up to [Moody] and says ‘lock in,’ and apparently that’s what he said — that’s what Taybor Pepper said he said — you don’t defend him from that. You don’t get to defend him from from accountability from the team, when if I give up a touchdown pass and one of my teammates comes on like, ‘Hey, come on now. Lock in,’ somebody’s not going to come in and save me.
“You got to be tough. This is the National Football League.”
Pepper told reporters after the game exactly what led to Samuel striking him in the throat during the fourth quarter, and also shared why he felt the need to stand up for Moody.
“[Samuel] was telling [Moody] to lock in,” Pepper said. “We know what our job is. We got us. It’s hard being a specialist. As a young developing specialist like Jake is, the best mental exercise you can have is — I mean, I don’t know how much better it gets than missing three…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-11-11 23:35:32
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