Cobb seems to be improving from a sprained right shoulder,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, an injury that occurred in the third preseason game. Still, he was somewhat limited with the routes he could run in the Packers' season opener against the Chicago Bears, though he finished with five catches for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Sherman was asked to start learning the responsibilities of covering the slot in Seattle's scheme just six days before the opener. It flies against the criticism aimed at Sherman at times by other players that the cornerback only played one side of the field.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Richard Sherman may not be a one-sided cornerback, after all.
Well, not quite the same, at least based on Seattle's 34-31 loss last week in overtime to the St. Louis Rams.
Against the Packers' common three-receiver sets,Wholesale Jerseys 2017, that likely means Sherman will face off against Cobb.
"No, I don't think anybody's afraid of me. I don't know. Maybe it's just in his progressions, other guys may have come open,Wholesale NFL Jerseys," Sherman said.
Sherman and Cobb might each have some added motivation beyond coming up with a big night against premier competition.
"He's still the same player. It's a lot more space that he has to work with, so it's just a little different,Cheap Jerseys," Cobb said. "He'll have to cover a little bit more ground, but they're still playing the same defense."
Without safety Kam Chancellor, who is a contract holdout, the middle of the defense was exposed against the pass. Now the Seahawks have to face an even more potent offense featuring Rodgers and Cobb.
Rodgers will be watching.
It just might be the top matchup within the matchup of NFC powers at Lambeau Field.
Or maybe Sherman might move on to covering James Jones if Jones has another day like his two-touchdown performance against Chicago. Or he could cover promising receiver Davante Adams, who was targeted a team-high eight times last week.
"Richard, he's kind of a different animal, he can do it all. Outside or inside —he's got great ball skills, intelligent, understands route concepts really well,Jerseys Wholesale," Rodgers said. "You've got to figure out where he's at every play."
If the Seattle Seahawks line up Sherman in the slot again on Sunday night against Green Bay, one of the best defensive backs in the league might face one of the top slot receivers in the game in the Packers' Randall Cobb.
"He likes it, there's a lot going on, there's a lot to learn for him in there as well," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.
Perhaps another week of Sherman in the slot might at least take away Cobb as an option for the MVP quarterback,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, though Sherman doesn't think that Rodgers is afraid of throwing in his direction.
"He's an exceptional player whether they line him out at the slot or outside," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "He'd probably play safety if you wanted him to, he can do it all."
The competitive Cobb is at his best over the middle, and as a go-to option for Rodgers on third downs. He won't shirk from a potential matchup against Sherman.
