[Déjà Bru]

Forget the sportsmanship angle. Any old fool talking about sportsmanship these days in a forum like this is going to be a lonely old fool.

But, why would a guy make it harder on his team and himself by acting in this manner?

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman gave Tom Brady a mouthful as he was walking off the field following his team's 24-23 victory over the Patriots on Sunday and later said the Patriots had a "gimmick offense" that his team solved in the second half.

Sherman, who intercepted Brady in the third quarter, said he was jawing with the Patriots' quarterback during the game.

"I kept saying I'm going to get that next time," he said, according to the Tacoma News Tribune. "Every TV timeout, I went up and said it right to (Brady): 'Please keep trying me. I'm going to take it from you.' That was when they were winning. He just gave me that look and said, 'Oh, I'll see you after the game.' Well, I made sure I saw him after the game."

The second-year cornerback did approach Brady after the game, tweeting a photo of himself yelling at the quarterback as he was walking off the field.

"Me and (safety Earl Thomas) walked up to him and said, 'We're greater than you. We're better than you. You're just a man -- we're a team,'" Sherman told the News Tribune.

After the game, Sherman tweeted a photo of Brady looking dejected with the caption, "Brady sure looks like a man who turned the 12th Man against us."

Well, I'd say Sherman and his buddy just made it a hell of a lot harder for the Seattle Seahawks the next time they play the New England Patriots. Talk about motivation!

And even just on a personal level. Brady is going to be all over this guy the next time they meet. He may not drill him like he wants to, but he is sure as hell going to try his damnedest. Also, if I'm Brady's 6-foot 7-inch 300lb tackle, I'm stomping on Sherman's head if I get a chance.

But this is all about Richard Sherman, not his team, and as I tell my friends when we wonder over NFL matters such as this one, most of these guys are not exactly rocket scientists.

Richard Sherman gloats after Seattle Seahawks top 'gimmick' New England Patriots - ESPN Boston