Did you really expect Colin Kaepernick to pick the Seahawks for the Super Bowl?? Of course not, but him picking Peyton Manning and the Broncos to win is only a small part of this interview. He took his opportunity to go in on Richard Sherman and his actions & comments. This should make for some incredible divisional games between the 49ers and Seahawks over the next few years. Hit the jump.
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Kaepernick in an interview with the NY Post gave his Super Bowl opinion, then went for Sherman:
“Go Peyton!” Kaepernick told The Post in an exclusive interview on Thursday. “I think there are a lot of opportunities in the inside zones that [the Broncos will] have a chance to exploit, and when [the Seahawks] get their nickel defense out there, they’ll have some good matchups. They have the receivers to match up really well with [Seattle’s] defensive backs, and they’ll have opportunities to make some big plays.
Regarding Sherman:
“I think everyone knows his comments were ridiculous,” Kaepernick said at the Super Bowl XLVIII media center in Midtown, referring to the FOX postgame interview in which Sherman mocked 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree and proclaimed himself the best cornerback in the NFL.
I’ll take that matchup every day,” Kaepernick said. “I feel like he’s afraid of our receivers, and that’s something I look forward to [exploiting] next year.
“I had Crabtree one-on-one with half of the field to himself, and I’m going to take that every single time. He made a good play on that ball, but if I throw it a foot farther, it’s a touchdown and now you’re the goat, Richard Sherman. It’s a game of inches. The inches were in [Sherman’s] favor in that case, but this game will humble you very quickly.”
As you might expect, Kaepernick’s hostility was fueled by Sherman’s verbal assault on Michael Crabtree and the choke gesture he made toward the Niners.
“Did that make you feel better about yourself? Then go ahead,” Kaepernick added. “Because I’m not worried about you. … As my dad has always told me, if you have to tell people how good you are, then how good are you really? If you have to go on national TV and try to say you’re the best cornerback in the league, then you’ve got your own insecurities.”
Can’t wait to watch these two teams play next year.
