Emmanuel Acho Goes Extra Mile to Prove Point to Richard Sherman on Twitter
By Liam McKeone
Emmanuel Acho logged onto Twitter this morning and threw out a take: Micah Parsons is a better defender than Nick Bosa. Alone, this is not the most controversial stance, but Acho garnered further attention by directing the take towards a NFL on CBS graphic that he accused of being misleading.
This graphic is misleading. The graphic displays who’s a better pass rusher, which is objectively Bosa. But Parsons makes more game changing plays (scoring on defense, etc), and plays with greater effort. Bosa would need significantly more sacks than #11 to truly be DPOY. https://t.co/MMDuEMQMNo
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 6, 2022
Accusing something of being misleading is a surefire way to get a reaction from those who think otherwise, especially when you're a talking head like Acho. Richard Sherman politely obliged and pulled out the big words to explain to Acho why he is wrong.
🥴🥴🥴 Bosa literally had 3 sacks last week. The last of which was a forced fumble that resulted in a Dre Greenlaw scoop and score TD. He has also played in 1 less game. Bosa is DE so yea I dont expect INTs. Your points are erroneous and irrelevant regarding this graphic https://t.co/FWhwiko6Gh
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) December 6, 2022
This led to a back-and-forth over the course of several tweets that Acho would take to the next level.
That is an opinion you are stating as an objective fact. There is no subliminal manipulation at all. Your OPINION is that Parsons is the better player my OPINION is that Bosa is the better player. Both SUBJECTIVE, however those numbers are OBJECTIVE. https://t.co/ISSlhZtZKh
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) December 6, 2022
Those numbers are not inaccurate, but they are INCOMPLETE. Parsons has way more tackles, more pass deflections, more Forced Fumbles, and more defensive touchdowns. Hence why I’m saying there is manipulation. They show a graphic exclusive to categories Bosa leads in. https://t.co/XfJCrJ2EeD
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 6, 2022
He plays LB?! He literally Plays MORE snaps period. Played in 1 more whole game. I can find LBs with more Tackles…DBs with more FF/INTs and TDs…That does not making them better players. He plays a position that accumulates more stats that doesnt mean better player. https://t.co/TMltGaWWpl
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) December 6, 2022
This is when Acho decided to stop responding directly to Sherman and instead began to retweet all of his pro-Niners clips from the last few months to prove he is not anti-Bosa but simply pro-Parsons.
As you can see, I love me some #49ers football, I have all season… https://t.co/1m8mZcrLnT
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 6, 2022
Then Acho tweeted out a minutes-long film breakdown to further hammer home his point.
Nick Bosa is a better pass rusher, Micah Parsons is a better defensive player.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 6, 2022
I draw my conclusions from facts, not feelings. Turn on the tape. #Cowboys #49ers #AchoAnswers pic.twitter.com/lrb7ljbf2S
The man is dedicated if anything. I, personally, would like to see him apply the "facts not feelings" mantra to his Justin Herbert Is A Social Media Quarterback take but I won't hold my breath.