The look on Erin Andrews’ face Sunday night, as Richard Sherman burst into his 60 second rant at the end of the NFC Championship game, was just priceless.

The rolled eyes and almost patronising nod as the Seattle Seahawks cornerback announced that he was “the best corner in the game,” may have been lost on the hawks #25, but all of US saw it, and it was brilliant.

American sports, particularly the NFL, seem to throw up characters like Sherman every so often. A star through college and a great player in the big leagues, a media spotlight on him since he was 18, it’s hard to imagine not getting carried away by all the constant hype surrounding Sherman, and, in an emotional charged game like the NFC Championship game, it’s no wonder that Richard came off the field feeling more than a little amped.

Twitter, Facebook and most other social media outlets immediately went to town with the interview and still, on Tuesday morning, people are discussing the already classic sport television moment. While most either mocked or berated Sherman for his outburst, I couldn’t help thinking how lucky Erin Andrews, and how great Sherman’s reaction was.

Having spoken to a number of athletes in post-game interviews, I know how drab and dull those things can be. Lines roll out of the interviewees’ mouth with tedious repetition as they talk about the great effort the team put in, how it was a 110% effort, and how they were either unlucky or deserving of the loss or win respectively.  Those who are media trained can recite this playbook of ‘how to deal with the media’ almost off by heart, while those without are still able to blurt out the standard lines with relative ease. Unless there’s a good story going on elsewhere around the league or the club, the copy that gets brought out can be a little dry.

There’s a reason why Jose Mourinho is loved so much by the world’s media. Why those players who aren’t afraid to speak out, such as Roy Keane, are far more interesting to have a chat with compared to a current player/manager. Too often are players forced/encouraged to tow the party line of their clubs rather than opening up after a match. What we, the viewer, listener, the reporter wants are more moments like Sherman’s on Sunday, more players willing to call out their opposite number, to gloat about a big victory, to voice their opinions (much like Frank Ribery this week).

Erin Andrews had what almost every interviewer at Sky Sports, NBC Sports and national newspapers and radio, has ever dreamt of. A pro athlete blowing his lid on the national stage, and she was the one who got to hold the microphone. That may be one of the biggest moments in her professional career and all she had to do was ask two questions and record his voice. Rather than berating Sherman for doing exactly what we wanted him to do, we should be thanking him, while wishing more of our soccer stars were like him.

We’re still talking about it today.