Marshawn Lynch being investigated for assault

[Basis4day]

To summarize,

Lynch does get special treatment in relation to managing his health. Which is understandable if you watch how Lynch plays on a run first team. It's a reality.

The team can't withold Lynch from the media and they don't. The League allocates punishment for such matters and only has knowledge of them when the receive a complaint from the media.

 

[Basis4day]

He got in hot water before the Superbowl and gave his first interview in a long time to avoid a fine. The NFL won't fine him until somebody complains and someone finally did.

The team makes Lynch available for interview, but Lynch himself needs to show up. The media fines come from the league, not the team.

Right, the fine came from the league because the Hawks were perfectly fine with giving Lynch special treatment.

It'll be interesting to see how it goes this year, as his no talking jig is up.

The league fined Lynch because Lynch didn't report to his interviews. How is that special treatment from the team?
Are you expecting them to tie a leash around him and drag him to interviews?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

And what's with the stupid fascination with a guy having to talk to the media. Geezus, there are 53 players and a bunch of coaches :roll:

 

[Sgt. Largent]

He got in hot water before the Superbowl and gave his first interview in a long time to avoid a fine. The NFL won't fine him until somebody complains and someone finally did.

The team makes Lynch available for interview, but Lynch himself needs to show up. The media fines come from the league, not the team.

Right, the fine came from the league because the Hawks were perfectly fine with giving Lynch special treatment.

It'll be interesting to see how it goes this year, as his no talking jig is up.

The league fined Lynch because Lynch didn't report to his interviews. How is that special treatment from the team?
Are you expecting them to tie a leash around him and drag him to interviews?

It's special treatment because the team PR people and the local media knew damn well he wasn't making himself available to the media after games, but they didn't say anything because they didn't want to upset Marshawn.

That's part of the PR department's job, to make sure the players and coaches know when and where they're suppose to talk to the media.

 

[vin.couve12]

I think some of you misunderstand why Lynch is sometimes not practicing with the team.

The RB position is the most physically demanding position to play in football. You get the ball A LOT and you get hit more than anyone on the field. Not like linemen where you're in a box, but where people are running full speed at you. As a RB your body takes more high speed impacts than any position.

It's not as if the team is "allowing" this to happen. They're often the decision maker in doing so. Lynch earns what he keeps on the field and always does a good job of taking care of his body even in the offseason. Instead of seeing things like a child where someone got a bit bigger glass of milk, maybe realize it's in the best interest of the Seattle Seahawks that Lynch get a little more time to heal during the week.

 

[chris98251]

So this offseason and preseason it would seem that the media has been targeting Lynch for everything and anything, without any real evidence or reason.

 

[Basis4day]

He got in hot water before the Superbowl and gave his first interview in a long time to avoid a fine. The NFL won't fine him until somebody complains and someone finally did.

The team makes Lynch available for interview, but Lynch himself needs to show up. The media fines come from the league, not the team.

Right, the fine came from the league because the Hawks were perfectly fine with giving Lynch special treatment.

It'll be interesting to see how it goes this year, as his no talking jig is up.

The league fined Lynch because Lynch didn't report to his interviews. How is that special treatment from the team?
Are you expecting them to tie a leash around him and drag him to interviews?

It's special treatment because the team PR people and the local media knew damn well he wasn't making himself available to the media after games, but they didn't say anything because they didn't want to upset Marshawn.

That's part of the PR department's job, to make sure the players and coaches know when and where they're suppose to talk to the media.

First why mention the local media? They have no affiliation with the team. It's their responsibility to complain and they didn't.
Any special treatment by the local media is irrelevant to this discussion.

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

 

[Sgt. Largent]

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

It's naive to think the team was unaware that Lynch wasn't showing up or speaking the media, and therefore doing their due diligence to make sure he was following the rules.

 

[Basis4day]

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

It's naive to think the team was unaware that Lynch wasn't showing up or speaking the media, and therefore doing their due diligence to make sure he was following the rules.

No doubt they were aware, but he wasn't levied a fine until January 2014. If the League received a complaint earlier, he would have been fined earlier. Would it really be that shocking if the PR dept said to Marshawn, "We told you so" when he finally received the fine?

Nothing about the team's role in Marshawn's availability seems any different than any other player. The difference is, the other players show up to the interviews. He chose not to.

It's Marshawn's responsibility to show up for interviews, and Marshawn's alone.

 

[bigtrain21]

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

It's naive to think the team was unaware that Lynch wasn't showing up or speaking the media, and therefore doing their due diligence to make sure he was following the rules.

No doubt they were aware, but he wasn't levied a fine until January 2014. If the League received a complaint earlier, he would have been fined earlier. Would it really be that shocking if the PR dept said to Marshawn, "We told you so" when he finally received the fine?

Nothing about the team's role in Marshawn's availability seems any different than any other player. The difference is, the other players show up to the interviews. He chose not to.

It's Marshawn's responsibility to show up for interviews, and Marshawn's alone.

Or he can pay a fine not to. It's his choice.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Money hungry psycho.

 

[Sgt. Largent]

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

It's naive to think the team was unaware that Lynch wasn't showing up or speaking the media, and therefore doing their due diligence to make sure he was following the rules.

No doubt they were aware, but he wasn't levied a fine until January 2014. If the League received a complaint earlier, he would have been fined earlier. Would it really be that shocking if the PR dept said to Marshawn, "We told you so" when he finally received the fine?

Nothing about the team's role in Marshawn's availability seems any different than any other player. The difference is, the other players show up to the interviews. He chose not to.

It's Marshawn's responsibility to show up for interviews, and Marshawn's alone.

I guess I just side on the side of "eh it's just Marshawn being Marshawn, so let's not try to piss him off cause he's playing REALLY well right now".............rather than the side of "we told you Marshawn!"

My guess is no one told Marshawn anything. He knew he wasn't following the rules, and the team knew he wasn't following the rules...........thus special treatment.

 

[bigtrain21]

Second, From my understanding the PR dept did make Lynch available all last season. He didn't show up for the interviews or wouldn't respond to questions in the locker room post game. That's on Lynch, not the team. (Which is why the player is fined, not the team).

It's naive to think the team was unaware that Lynch wasn't showing up or speaking the media, and therefore doing their due diligence to make sure he was following the rules.

No doubt they were aware, but he wasn't levied a fine until January 2014. If the League received a complaint earlier, he would have been fined earlier. Would it really be that shocking if the PR dept said to Marshawn, "We told you so" when he finally received the fine?

Nothing about the team's role in Marshawn's availability seems any different than any other player. The difference is, the other players show up to the interviews. He chose not to.

It's Marshawn's responsibility to show up for interviews, and Marshawn's alone.

I guess I just side on the side of "eh it's just Marshawn being Marshawn, so let's not try to piss him off cause he's playing REALLY well right now".............rather than the side of "we told you Marshawn!"

My guess is no one told Marshawn anything. He knew he wasn't following the rules, and the team knew he wasn't following the rules...........thus special treatment.

I mean, that's a very broad definition of special treatment. I call that respecting the individual player. Not all players are social butterfly's that want to talk to the media. I am guessing if others didn't want to talk to the media they would stay out of their business too.

If you want a situation where every player is treated the same in order to not claim special treatment then I doubt you find it anywhere.

 

[Bigpumpkin]

Truth is...as long as Marshawn can plow through tackles, he will receive "special treatment". When he becomes "ordinary", so will his treatment by the team and media.

 

[had2bhawk]

Do you really think M.Lynch pays those ridiculous fines? I bet SOMEONE takes care of that!

 

[scutterhawk]

There's a big misconception by a LOT of people in here, and the "given special treatment over the other players"
Marshawn Lynch is a punishing RB, a lot of his success is predicated on POUNDING his way thru would be tacklers.
How do you practice NOT to pound a team mate who is in your way and practicing to stop your forward progress,
Lynch is exempt from certain practices, as are a lot of RB's around the League with punishing style.
That doesn't mean that he's being given special treatment OVER his team mates.
He's required to attend practices and work out, to maintain, and hone his peak physical conditioning.

Then why does our local media give Lynch a pass with mandatory after game availability?

NFL Media Relations Rules:
Players must be available to the media following every game and regularly during the practice week as required under league rules and their contracts and as noted above. It is not permissible for any player or any group of players to boycott the media. Star players, or other players with unusually heavy media demands, must be available to the media that regularly cover their teams at least once during the practice week in addition to their required post-game media availability. This applies to a maximum of one or two players per team only. The minimum for such players does not include other required media obligations such as visiting team conference calls, network production meetings, and national media interviews arranged by the team.

This is why he got into hot water in NY for the SB, because he was used to the Seattle media looking the other way with forcing him to talk to the press after games. He wanted the SB press to do the same, but was made to talk.

Some of you guys can try to explain away Marshawn's special treatment, but you're only fooling yourselves. He absolutely is treated differently.............which is why Pete says at least 4-5 times a year "we just let Marshawn be Marshawn." You don't say that unless you're bending the rules a little in order to make a player happy.

You're quoting a stupid f----ng "MEDIA"rule?, really??
Ever heard of "Mike Fright"?
It's no big deal to most players, but it petrifies the shit out of some people, so why the hell should those who do everything to avoid it, be fined, and or ridiculed?
For our entertainment?
If Y'all remember correctly, Marshawn even had a problem talking into a mike for Robinson's real-rob-report, and that was with his FRIEND and team mate.
Some of the unnecessary shit needs exemptions, and THAT is what Pete Carroll was alluding to when he said " We Just Let Marshawn Be Marshawn"
I prefer him to entertain me when he's in "Beastmode"

 

[titan3131]

There's a big misconception by a LOT of people in here, and the "given special treatment over the other players"
Marshawn Lynch is a punishing RB, a lot of his success is predicated on POUNDING his way thru would be tacklers.
How do you practice NOT to pound a team mate who is in your way and practicing to stop your forward progress,
Lynch is exempt from certain practices, as are a lot of RB's around the League with punishing style.
That doesn't mean that he's being given special treatment OVER his team mates.
He's required to attend practices and work out, to maintain, and hone his peak physical conditioning.

Then why does our local media give Lynch a pass with mandatory after game availability?

NFL Media Relations Rules:
Players must be available to the media following every game and regularly during the practice week as required under league rules and their contracts and as noted above. It is not permissible for any player or any group of players to boycott the media. Star players, or other players with unusually heavy media demands, must be available to the media that regularly cover their teams at least once during the practice week in addition to their required post-game media availability. This applies to a maximum of one or two players per team only. The minimum for such players does not include other required media obligations such as visiting team conference calls, network production meetings, and national media interviews arranged by the team.

This is why he got into hot water in NY for the SB, because he was used to the Seattle media looking the other way with forcing him to talk to the press after games. He wanted the SB press to do the same, but was made to talk.

Some of you guys can try to explain away Marshawn's special treatment, but you're only fooling yourselves. He absolutely is treated differently.............which is why Pete says at least 4-5 times a year "we just let Marshawn be Marshawn." You don't say that unless you're bending the rules a little in order to make a player happy.

You're quoting a stupid f----ng "MEDIA"rule?, really??
Ever heard of "Mike Fright"?
It's no big deal to most players, but it petrifies the shit out of some people, so why the hell should those who do everything to avoid it, be fined, and or ridiculed?
For our entertainment?
If Y'all remember correctly, Marshawn even had a problem talking into a mike for Robinson's real-rob-report, and that was with his FRIEND and team mate.
Some of the unnecessary shit needs exemptions, and THAT is what Pete Carroll was alluding to when he said " We Just Let Marshawn Be Marshawn"
I prefer him to entertain me when he's in "Beastmode"

see 7:12 in this RRR
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIouEvQoD8s[/youtube]
BEAST MODE IS SO SCARED OF THAT MIC.

 

[sc85sis]

There's a big misconception by a LOT of people in here, and the "given special treatment over the other players"
Marshawn Lynch is a punishing RB, a lot of his success is predicated on POUNDING his way thru would be tacklers.
How do you practice NOT to pound a team mate who is in your way and practicing to stop your forward progress,
Lynch is exempt from certain practices, as are a lot of RB's around the League with punishing style.
That doesn't mean that he's being given special treatment OVER his team mates.
He's required to attend practices and work out, to maintain, and hone his peak physical conditioning.

Then why does our local media give Lynch a pass with mandatory after game availability?

NFL Media Relations Rules:
Players must be available to the media following every game and regularly during the practice week as required under league rules and their contracts and as noted above. It is not permissible for any player or any group of players to boycott the media. Star players, or other players with unusually heavy media demands, must be available to the media that regularly cover their teams at least once during the practice week in addition to their required post-game media availability. This applies to a maximum of one or two players per team only. The minimum for such players does not include other required media obligations such as visiting team conference calls, network production meetings, and national media interviews arranged by the team.

This is why he got into hot water in NY for the SB, because he was used to the Seattle media looking the other way with forcing him to talk to the press after games. He wanted the SB press to do the same, but was made to talk.

Some of you guys can try to explain away Marshawn's special treatment, but you're only fooling yourselves. He absolutely is treated differently.............which is why Pete says at least 4-5 times a year "we just let Marshawn be Marshawn." You don't say that unless you're bending the rules a little in order to make a player happy.

Most of the press guys seem to be OK with Marshawn being Marshawn and don't complain, and that contributes to Pete going easy on Shawn re: media obligations. However, after complaints last year (possibly by Clayton) the NFL threatened to fine Marshawn because he wasn't meeting media obligations. That happened while still in Seattle. At that point he did make a brief appearance.

Pete also rests Shawn more because of the wear and tear he takes every week.

 

[Scottemojo]

My guess is some Seahawks fan had a fantasy draft yesterday afternoon, and was afraid Lynch would not fall to him.

 

[scutterhawk]

see 7:12 in this RRR
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIouEvQoD8s[/youtube]
BEAST MODE IS SO SCARED OF THAT MIC.

So, let me get this straight, he acts out in a locker room amongst his friends and team mates, and you think that it washes away the mike fright argument?, LOL okay :34853_doh:
Just think of it this way, IF, Marshawn Lynch is more at ease just paying a fine, what the hell does that tell you.
I know, I know, you want to see him get in step, and conform to YOUR way of thinking, right?