Ok, I promise this is the last thing you’ll hear about Marshawn Lynch vs The Media. Ok, I can’t promise that at all… but this is a tweet that cannot be ignored. It comes from Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and it just might be a bit of an over-reaction regarding the controversy surrounding the Seahawks running back…
https://twitter.com/murphPPress/status/560507598043377665
Every time a media member complains about Marshawn Lynch not talking to the media, an angel loses its wings.
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the existential nature of this circus and why so many people are so upset/angry/outraged over a guy who refuses to answer reporters’ questions and why there are other people so upset/angry/outraged at those who are upset/angry/outraged.
And the incredible takeaway for me at least is that fans seem to be siding more with Lynch than the media when it’s Lynch who’s the one who’s acting like a jerk. How can that be? The reason is tweets like this, where media members try to say “THE MEDIA” is responsible for the popularity of the NFL and the billion dollar industry that it has become. As if press conferences are the key that holds it all together in its fragile state. As if without reporters getting quotes from players about taking it one day at a time, there would be no fantasy football, no Sunday Ticket, no RedZone Channel, and no Super Bowl. And that’s way more crazy than anything Marshawn Lynch has ever said or done.
