It may not have been the banner year of Richard Sherman's career, but he was still one of the best corners in the game this year. Sherman's 64.0 passer rating allowed was the seventh-best among No. 1 corners and he allowed just two touchdowns all season. However, Sherman did give up his fair share of big plays this season, allowing 14.6 yards per reception. On film, he looked a step less explosive than in previous seasons. Perhaps we received something of an explanation from Pete Carroll after the Seahawks were eliminated from the playoffs, as he revealed Richard Sherman played with an MCL injury for much of the year. You could see some of the difference in Sherman's game in that very playoff loss to the Falcons. While Sherman lined up over Jones on 21 of 28 of the receiver's pass plays, he only truly covered him on 16 of them, allowing three catches for 32 yards on five targets. The team was aligning Sherman as a shadow corner, but they weren't assigning him to cover as such. A healthy Richard Sherman in 2017 will make a huge difference for a Seahawks team that crumbled in their deep pass defense after Earl Thomas went down with a season-ending injury.