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https://www.fieldgulls.com/2020/1/2/210 ... acks-homer
Not only was the whole article overly praising, but it's also wrong.
"But Marshawn Lynch’s return to Seattle is a thing unlike any we have seen in the National Football league. ... He’s the only player to come out of retirement twice in the history of the NFL."
HE DIDN'T RETIRE FROM OAKLAND. It's been explained time and again that the only reason the Hawks were able to get him after the deadline to bring back retired players (like Gronk) was because he didn't retire. His contract expired.
"Lynch also has come back with a completely unexpected level of professionalism, ease, fitness, and ambition for a playoff run - the thing for which he was exclusively brought back."
He was brought back b/c he's familiar w/the team and was serviceable with Oakland. He was brought back because there was no better option.
Fitness? Dude looked like a guy who quit playing in October. Of 2018.
Professionalism? Rather than be ready with his helmet, he sits there in a ski hat preoccupied with the Jumbotron.
"In a very tangible way, Marshawn Lynch saved this season. Sure, the Hawks lost the only game he played. The most likely scenario is that they go 1-2 with him on the 2019 roster. "
Again, if he'd had his helmet ON, maybe there wouldn't have been a delay of game. I'm not saying it is all on Marshawn, but his not doing something every 9-yo in Pop Warner knows contributed to blowing the game.
He hopefully won't do that again. But he wasn't brought here specifically so we could force-feed the ball at the 1 for some sort of storybook ending. That's irrelevant now. It's five years later. He's here as an RB2 for Homer. That's it.
If we DO go 1-2, that'd be more on other people and players. Diggs and Brown's return. Pete managing his timeouts. Russ rushing more.
Again, I'm not saying he was a bad option considering what we had. But hanging all our hopes on this guy, as this article seems to, flies in the face of how things actually are.
Not only was the whole article overly praising, but it's also wrong.
"But Marshawn Lynch’s return to Seattle is a thing unlike any we have seen in the National Football league. ... He’s the only player to come out of retirement twice in the history of the NFL."
HE DIDN'T RETIRE FROM OAKLAND. It's been explained time and again that the only reason the Hawks were able to get him after the deadline to bring back retired players (like Gronk) was because he didn't retire. His contract expired.
"Lynch also has come back with a completely unexpected level of professionalism, ease, fitness, and ambition for a playoff run - the thing for which he was exclusively brought back."
He was brought back b/c he's familiar w/the team and was serviceable with Oakland. He was brought back because there was no better option.
Fitness? Dude looked like a guy who quit playing in October. Of 2018.
Professionalism? Rather than be ready with his helmet, he sits there in a ski hat preoccupied with the Jumbotron.
"In a very tangible way, Marshawn Lynch saved this season. Sure, the Hawks lost the only game he played. The most likely scenario is that they go 1-2 with him on the 2019 roster. "
Again, if he'd had his helmet ON, maybe there wouldn't have been a delay of game. I'm not saying it is all on Marshawn, but his not doing something every 9-yo in Pop Warner knows contributed to blowing the game.
He hopefully won't do that again. But he wasn't brought here specifically so we could force-feed the ball at the 1 for some sort of storybook ending. That's irrelevant now. It's five years later. He's here as an RB2 for Homer. That's it.
If we DO go 1-2, that'd be more on other people and players. Diggs and Brown's return. Pete managing his timeouts. Russ rushing more.
Again, I'm not saying he was a bad option considering what we had. But hanging all our hopes on this guy, as this article seems to, flies in the face of how things actually are.