Marshawn Lynch Meets the Press this Week

[Voltaire 4,559]

The NFL requires it's players to meet with the media after a game. So last week, when Marshawn Lynch skipped his post game interview, the league fined him $100,000. This week, that wasn't a problem though since he did meet with them. Yeah.

 

http://www.seahawks.com/videos-photos/videos/Marshawn-Lynch-meets-with-the-media/9e5ec24c-326a-42fe-b004-088a0c0d31bc

 

 

Maybe he should get a manager from professional wrestling to help him out.

[kolp 9]

Classic

[Flyfreak 84]

Classic

yeah

[minuteofdecay 5]

Lol love it

[GreenTD 56]

Well played Marshawn.

 

Yeah

[SuperSteelers 1]

That's f'ing embarrassing. This guy is getting 6.5 sheets this year and one of the responsibilities for working for the NFL is to conduct interviews. Every player is required to be made available especially on game day. The fans, who technically pay their salaries, deserve to hear your opinion of the game. He is making himself look like a fool.

[DaBeerz 88]

That's f'ing embarrassing. This guy is getting 6.5 sheets this year and one of the responsibilities for working for the NFL is to conduct interviews. Every player is required to be made available especially on game day. The fans, who technically pay their salaries, deserve to hear your opinion of the game. He is making himself look like a fool.

well maybe the NFL should change this stupid policy. Just because a guy is good football player doesn't mean he'll give a great interview. Looks like he found a loophole if he gives enough s***** interviews they won't ever want to interview him again

[hoytdwow 202]

Good for him. Fock the media.

[phillybear 364]

The NFL should do some anti-bullying ad campaigns against the bullying they are doing against Marshawn Lynch.

[TwentyFourSeven 23]

well maybe the NFL should change this stupid policy. Just because a guy is good football player doesn't mean he'll give a great interview. Looks like he found a loophole if he gives enough s***** interviews they won't ever want to interview him again

Agreed! I think it's garbage that they make these guys talk to the media. I'd they want to, go for it. If they don't want to, let them be.

[KSB2424 3,083]

Agreed! I think it's garbage that they make these guys talk to the media. I'd they want to, go for it. If they don't want to, let them be.

 

I don't really agree or disagree, but playing devils advocate for a minute.

 

They are professionals, who's team and company they work for have lucrative deals with sponsors and sell television content to Television partners like NFL network, ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox. It's part of the whole "deal" about being paid millions to play a sport.

[activeobserver 0]

Yeah.

[p00h 85]

 

I don't really agree or disagree, but playing devils advocate for a minute.

 

They are professionals, who's team and company they work for have lucrative deals with sponsors and sell television content to Television partners like NFL network, ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox. It's part of the whole "deal" about being paid millions to play a sport.

Yup, at the end of the day it's an entertainment product. For any major movie that comes out, the big actors have to run around doing interviews to promote

[phillybear 364]

 

I don't really agree or disagree, but playing devils advocate for a minute.

 

They are professionals, who's team and company they work for have lucrative deals with sponsors and sell television content to Television partners like NFL network, ESPN, CBS, NBC and Fox. It's part of the whole "deal" about being paid millions to play a sport.

 

Maybe a guy has Aspergers. Or Tourettes. Or social anxiety. Or he's a stuttering lunkhead.

 

Do you really want to force a guy to speak to his enemy, the media, whose sole existence is to dig up some dirt on him or get him on film saying something unpopular so they can bury a guy and ruin his career?

[phillybear 364]

Yup, at the end of the day it's an entertainment product. For any major movie that comes out, the big actors have to run around doing interviews to promote

 

Some of them do that to be nice. Others don't. As far as I know, Jack Nicholson has never been a guest on any late night talk show. Not much promotion coming from him.

[Flyfreak 84]

Maybe a guy has Aspergers. Or Tourettes. Or social anxiety. Or he's a stuttering lunkhead.

 

Do you really want to force a guy to speak to his enemy, the media, whose sole existence is to dig up some dirt on him or get him on film saying something unpopular so they can bury a guy and ruin his career?

yeah

[p00h 85]

Yup. It's an entertainment product. With every major movie release, the actors have to run Round and do morning TV, Conan, blahblahblah. It's part of the deal. It's how money is made. If the NFL simply played the game and everyone disappeared into the night only to be seen again the next sunday, the product wouldn't be as valuable as it is. There are 24 hour sports outlets that need these interviews and crap to fill the air. Personally, I don't care for it. I don't tune into post game shows and barely even watch spoetscenter anymore, but clearly there's a market for this content, however inane it might be...

[SuperSteelers 1]

Agreed! I think it's garbage that they make these guys talk to the media. I'd they want to, go for it. If they don't want to, let them be.

Do you read the newspaper? Watch ESPN Countdown? How do you think these media outlets get their information? They are getting paid millions of dollars a year, speaking to the media is part of the spotlight. If he doesn't want to be a public figure maybe he should switch professions.

 

What's just as embarrassing is Colin Kaepernick conducting his interview at the podium with headphones around his head or Jay Cutler texting while waiting for his turn to speak. It's literally a joke. These guys are paid in the top 1% in this country and they can't even act like professionals for 10 minutes a week.

[KSB2424 3,083]

 

Maybe a guy has Aspergers. Or Tourettes. Or social anxiety. Or he's a stuttering lunkhead.

 

Do you really want to force a guy to speak to his enemy, the media, whose sole existence is to dig up some dirt on him or get him on film saying something unpopular so they can bury a guy and ruin his career?

 

Don't get me wrong, over half of these guys should be quiet. Maybe the players like this could stipulate in their contract or work with the team in regards beforehand.

[phillybear 364]

Last year, prior to the Superbowl, Michael Robinson played the role of interpreter for Lynch during his mandatory media session.

 

I like the idea of a Paul Heyman or Bobby The Brain Heenan type of hype man to speak for Lynch while Beastmode just glares at Erin Andrews and growls/grunts once in a while.

[KSB2424 3,083]

Last year, prior to the Superbowl, Michael Robinson played the role of interpreter for Lynch during his mandatory media session.

 

I like the idea of a Paul Heyman or Bobby The Brain Heenan type of hype man to speak for Lynch while Beastmode just glares at Erin Andrews and growls/grunts once in a while.

 

This is a grande idea and should be adopted. They all can't be Macho Man Randy Savage or Dusty Rhodes. Some of these neanderthals need a spokesmen, hopefully one carrying around a tennis racket.

[Rabid Wookie 0]

Next time I reach for my Magic 8 Ball, I think I'll go interview Marshawn instead.

[R8RMick 242]

That's the funniest crap I've ever seen. LOVE that guy.

[gpann101 32]

Imagine what his speech will be at his HOF ceremony

[murf74 461]

That wasn't an act

[Sho Nuff 719]

That's f'ing embarrassing. This guy is getting 6.5 sheets this year and one of the responsibilities for working for the NFL is to conduct interviews. Every player is required to be made available especially on game day. The fans, who technically pay their salaries, deserve to hear your opinion of the game. He is making himself look like a fool.

 

He was available.

You can't require people to be animated or colorful.

They don't have to answer just how you want them too.

 

I thought it was great.

[DaBeerz 88]

 

He was available.

You can't require people to be animated or colorful.

They don't have to answer just how you want them too.

 

I thought it was great.

 

Ditto. I don't understand why the press has to be in a guy's face right after game time. Imagine you just take a shitty loss, now the press wants to do a microscopic dissection of "what was going through your mind on this or that play?".

 

This obligation to speak with the media, why? Money. Ratings, that's it. So don't paint the player to be the bad guy people, when the only reason they obligate it is because of money, it's not like they're doing a public service by speaking to them.

 

As someone else mentioned, what if you have anxiety. Or anything bad you say will be blown up out of proportion. I'm amazed more guys don't give monosyllabic responses to interviews more often, given the risk of actually saying something relevant and candid.

[Flyfreak 84]

he seemed willing to talk about anything non football related

[murf74 461]

 

Ditto. I don't understand why the press has to be in a guy's face right after game time. Imagine you just take a shitty loss, now the press wants to do a microscopic dissection of "what was going through your mind on this or that play?".

 

This obligation to speak with the media, why? Money. Ratings, that's it. So don't paint the player to be the bad guy people, when the only reason they obligate it is because of money, it's not like they're doing a public service by speaking to them.

 

As someone else mentioned, what if you have anxiety. Or anything bad you say will be blown up out of proportion. I'm amazed more guys don't give monosyllabic responses to interviews more often, given the risk of actually saying something relevant and candid.

It's what they signed up for. I wish my biggest problem at work was talking to media about a ball game. He can answer any way he wants but if your job requires you to do it just show up

[DaBeerz 88]

It's what they signed up for. I wish my biggest problem at work was talking to media about a ball game. He can answer any way he wants but if your job requires you to do it just show up

 

Ok well on that aspect he delivered his contractual obligation then. I'm just saying, we all know he was pissing around with them, they all know it too. So now it's become a farce and an embarassment for the NFL? Good. I hope they try to fine him for "not giving good enough answers at his contract-obligated press conference", which they probably will knowing Goodell.

 

I don't think an athelete should have to sign up for media scrutiny after every game. It doesn't impact their on-field performance in any way.

[R8RMick 242]

A reporter worth a sh*t would have started talking about Lynch's foundation, maybe loosened him up a little and gotten him more animated. I swear sometimes we just give the media in this country a pass, like every last one of them are Cronkites or something. I get they represent the fans to a degree, but what a bunch of tools they are at times.

[Flyfreak 84]

most of the player interviews are the same boring sh*t regurgitated over and over ad nauseum, i'd rather hear a bunch of yeah's and some dude going on a tirade than listening to the same old, same old

[p00h 85]

A reporter worth a sh*t would have started talking about Lynch's foundation, maybe loosened him up a little and gotten him more animated. I swear sometimes we just give the media in this country a pass, like every last one of them are Cronkites or something. I get they represent the fans to a degree, but what a bunch of tools they are at times.

 

 

they're team beat writers. Pretty low on the totem pole. His act likely was the biggest story they got in the past 3 months. This is not real media. You can send a $300 robot with some preprogrammed questions to do their job as efficiently...

[DaBeerz 88]

A reporter worth a sh*t would have started talking about Lynch's foundation, maybe loosened him up a little and gotten him more animated. I swear sometimes we just give the media in this country a pass, like every last one of them are Cronkites or something. I get they represent the fans to a degree, but what a bunch of tools they are at times.

 

Well the stuff they're asking him was pretty sh1t-tier.

 

"was you catching passes out of the backfield part of the game plan?" - Maybe

 

"How do you feel about the defense of the team you just beat?" - Yeah

 

"you got those heated cleats?" - Yeah

[thePRO 78]

Maybe.

[DaBeerz 88]

Maybe.

 

Yeah

[shorepatrol 1,737]

Yeah, dude is a complete focking thug tool douschebag Yeah.

[tanatastic 2,061]

Dude is a moron. The press is the reason the people know you and buy your stuff Marshawn. No gold teeth without your fame.