Thanks for asking!

[IrishLion]

Is it really that hard to answer a few questions for the reporters so they can do their jobs and move on?

Thank you for asking.

 

[JughedJones]

I know, right? I'm sure people will love the schtick even when the reporters tried throwing him softballs, including his own charity.

Professionalism oozes out of him.

Wooly still mad about this.


Propheshanlizm, SON!!!!

 

[BobD]

I just want him to play good football (except against the 49ers) and could care less what he says. So many of these players are painful to listen to anyway.

The NFL as mentioned by wooly is a private company and can make their own rules. IMO they should stop making stupid rules that they won't strictly enforce. To pay a man millions and fine him pennies makes them look stupid.

I'd suggest they have the team's appoint media reps and make anything else voluntary.

 

[bkess8]

Is it really that hard to answer a few questions for the reporters so they can do their jobs and move on?

Thank you for asking.

I appreciate you asking about my video.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

I honestly have no clue how players do it. Public speaking is issue for a lot of people myself included. I'd probably pull a Ricky Bobby and ask what to do with my hands.

side note- I'm not saying ML has a fear of public speaking I'm just saying what I would do.

I wonder if this stuff goes beyond just not liking the media. To play armchair psychologist, he looks genuinely uncomfortable. It reminds me of Ricky Williams giving an interview in his helmet because he was so nervous.

 

[GoldenDomer]

They should probably just leave him alone. I get that it's part of the job, but he clearly doesn't give a fvck about that.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

They should probably just leave him alone. I get that it's part of the job, but he clearly doesn't give a fvck about that.

His refusal is just as good a story as anything he might say. Would there be a thread about him if he just gave Nuke Laloosh answers?

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[ARALOU]

Who wants to listen to someone that can't talk plainly, or doesn't want to talk. If thats who the media wants to interview, then yes, they don't have a clue regarding who to interview.

 

[bkess8]

Saw this on ESPN. Enjoy!

NFL playoffs -- Petition wants NFL to revise media policy, stop harassing Marshawn Lynch of Seattle Seahawks - ESPN

 

[bkess8]

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[johnnycando]

That was great!

Hahahahahahaha

That guy is hilarious.

I kinda get his personality. He's a perpetual smart ass. To that, I can relate.

 

[bkess8]

If you aren't watching his SB press conference it is an instant classic.

His one and only answer to all questions: "I'm just here so I won't get fined!"

Video as soon as it is available!

 

[bkess8]

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[IrishJayhawk]

Marshawn Lynch Delivers Eloquent 45-Minute Address On Privacy In The Modern Age | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Here's Lynch on why he hates talking to the media:

"I've never seen anybody win the game in the media. But at the same time, I understand what it could do for you, if you wanted to be someone who talks a lot. But that's not me.

"And I'm not as comfortable, especially at the position I play, making it about me. As a running back, it takes five offensive linemen, a tight end, a fullback and possibly two wide receivers, in order to make my job successful. But when I do interviews, most of the time it'll come back to me. There are only so many times I can say, 'I owe it to my offensive linemen,' or, 'The credit should go to my teammates,' before it becomes run down.

"This goes back even to Pop Warner. You'd have a good game and they'd want you to give a couple of quotes for the newspaper, and I would let my other teammates be the ones to talk. That's how it was in high school, too. At Cal, I'd have my cousin, Robert Jordan, and Justin Forsett do it.

"Football's just always been hella fun to me, not expressing myself in the media. I don't do it to get attention; I just do it 'cause I love that (expletive)."