Unpopular opinion alert: Marshawn Lynch is being immature

[YYZHawksFan]

He knew he was contractually obligated to deal with the media regularly when he decided to declare himself eligible for the NFL draft.

He has in the case where he did the "thank you for asking", the "yeh" and the "I'm thankful". He has fully complied. As evidenced by no action by the nfl. The no shows were sanctioned and his appeal was dismissed. I think you have not actually read the media policy. They must make themselves available. Not make the media happy not provide answers in good faith. Nothing of the sort.

 

[hgwellz12]

Some of the replies in here exemplify one of the sole reasons I work for myself. There's some real live teacher's pet ass 'grown' folk on this rock. Annoying af.

 

[3Girls'HawkDad]

Fart

 

[theENGLISHseahawk]

Ok now before you jump all over me hear me out. We aren't talking about a doctor or a teacher here or some other "important" job here so let's have a little perspective. Marshawn is paid a crap ton of money for playing a sport. Now I love marshawn, he's probably my favorite offensive player on the team right now, but in this case I believe he is acting entitled and immature.

Now if lynch actually has a social disorder that's one thing, but all the evidence points to this being fake, since he was nice and loud (comparitively) in buffalo, and has suddenly turned silent here. So common sense and rumblings from inside the locker room has told us he had bad experiences with the media prior, so the vast majority folks on here believe this gives him the right to blow off the media here, and be disrespectful to them? People across all jobs have duties that make them uncomfortable, that is part of being an adult and growing up! You shut up and do it because your boss told you to. Would you blow off your boss and tell him you don't want to do something because it makes you "uncomfortable"? I sure as hell hope not.

I believe people on here are letting their love of lynch and the Seahawks cloud their judgment on this situation. I think most on here would be call anyone doing a similar thing in their own industry an "entitled brat" or something similar. So why not hold marshawn to similar standards?

Ok now I'm ready

Fair.

It all just seems to unnecessary.

 

[Meeker]

He is making himself available....I don't see the problem. Are there requirements on how he must conduct interviews that I was not aware of?

 

[YYZHawksFan]

He is making himself available....I don't see the problem. Are there requirements on how he must conduct interviews that I was not aware of?

No. Much to the chagrin of many, it appears.

 

[hawknation2015]

Now if lynch actually has a social disorder that's one thing, but all the evidence points to this being fake, since he was nice and loud (comparitively) in buffalo, and has suddenly turned silent here.

I have personally known people in my life who have developed a social anxiety disorder over time. I remember one of the most gregarious people in my 1L law school class was later diagnosed with social anxiety disorder (for which he received accommodations) after an embarrassing incident in one of our classes.

I'm not saying this is true of Marshawn, although he has shown signs of it when put in those situations, only that it does happen. The humiliation of getting arrested for a DUI, the day before his football camp, could have been a turning point.

 

[irocdave]

Personally, I think it would be cool to get MS's take on things. But he doesn't want to talk and that's fine with me, I get why he doesn't and also get how he could view the mediots the way he obviously does.

Not to defend the mediots but.... they are owed a chance to speak with the players. That's the deal for the players, it's in each and every players contract. It's one of the ways the NFL as an employer has raised the income generated by the game (game = players). If no player had to talk, and chose not to speak guess who loses out? The cash cow that pays the bill, TV networks.

Like I said, what any player has to say isn't going to impact my life so I don't really care what they have to say, but it is entertaining to listen to their view on things. If NFL network (MROB) had a one hour special with MS I would watch as would a lot of people. I rarely watch that show until Sunday nights otherwise.

Just my .02

 

[SnoCoHawk]

It's not like the interviews aren't still making front page news and causing plenty of buzz. In fact I'll bet they get more clicks for "What that damn Marshawn is doing this week" (with his 3-word answers) than they ever did with generic interviews.

 

[Cartire]

It's not like the interviews aren't still making front page news and causing plenty of buzz. In fact I'll bet they get more clicks for "What that damn Marshawn is doing this week" (with his 3-word answers) than they ever did with generic interviews.

This is what kills me. They get FAR more press and 'clicks' with is one word answers then they do with any cliche interview. By extremely high margins. And yet they fight it. Its almost as if they dont get it.

 

[hawkfannj]

Man it's so crazy that people got to hear him answer questions . What earth shattering enlightenment that he depriving us of ? Haven't we heard it all by now ? Players say the se crap year after year after year . Would you be happy with the cookie cutter answers? Will it somehow change your life? Does he have some secret about football that nobody knows ? Get real .
This has got to be the most stupidest thing ever!
I remember when the Denver Oline ( the forgotten five) would never talk to the media . It was a thing for them and nobody ever bothered them .

 

[hawknation2015]

The requirement that all players speak to the media would likely be held to be constructive discrimination against a player that has a social anxiety disorder. The NFL would then have an obligation to accommodate that player.

There would be a number of options for how the NFL could accommodate a player with a social anxiety disorder. They could allow him to answer media questions by email. They could provide that he is only obligated to speak to one member of the media at a time. They could allow him to speak to the media over the telephone. The obligation to accommodate is to the point of undue hardship. The NFL, as a billion dollar industry, would likely have a difficult time making a case that any of these options present an undue hardship to the league.

http://cswan.com/does-the-nfl-need-to-b ... mmodating/

If you have a physical or mental disability and are qualified to do a job, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) protects you from job discrimination. Being qualified means you must satisfy an employer’s requirements for the job and be able to perform essential functions on your own or with reasonable accommodation.

http://www.adaa.org/managing-stress-anx ... -workplace

A person may be disabled if he or she has a physical or mental condition that substantially limits a major life activity (such as walking, talking, seeing, hearing, or learning).

The law requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee or job applicant with a disability, unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense for the employer . . . .

A reasonable accommodation is any change in the work environment (or in the way things are usually done) to help a person with a disability apply for a job, perform the duties of a job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.

An employer doesn't have to provide an accommodation if doing so would cause undue hardship to the employer.

Undue hardship means that the accommodation would be too difficult or too expensive to provide, in light of the employer's size, financial resources, and the needs of the business. An employer may not refuse to provide an accommodation just because it involves some cost. An employer does not have to provide the exact accommodation the employee or job applicant wants. If more than one accommodation works, the employer may choose which one to provide.

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm

 

[TestMo1337]

My favorite feature in Madden '15 is the media questions I get every 4 weeks when I play Connected Franchise.

Best feature ever. They should make NFL Beat Writer '16 next year.

Pretty much the only reason I watch football now too.

 

[hawknation2015]

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[ZagHawk]

My 2 cents:

If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity.

If you don't have a disorder, or refuse to do the work it takes to get diagnosed for it. Then accept that the media obligation is a crappy part of your job that you need to do. You get paid big bucks, and guess what..playing football is not the only part of your job. If I was getting paid $5M+ a year to do my job but once every 4 days I was required to sit and listen to a bunch of teenagers ask me dumb questions while taking selfies for 15 minutes, I'd do it.

 

[SnoCoHawk]

My 2 cents:

If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity.

If you don't have a disorder, or refuse to do the work it takes to get diagnosed for it. Then accept that the media obligation is a crappy part of your job that you need to do. You get paid big bucks, and guess what..playing football is not the only part of your job. If I was getting paid $5M+ a year to do my job but once every 4 days I was required to sit and listen to a bunch of teenagers ask me dumb questions while taking selfies for 15 minutes, I'd do it.

Says the guy without the disorder. By that token, anorexic people should just eat a sandwich. Depressed people should just suck it up. Alcoholics should just quit drinking. They're choosing the behavior, right?

 

[RunTheBall]

If we make the Super Bowl again I hope he trolls the sh-- out of all these entitled media morons again, I love what Lynch is doing, F the media.

 

[ZagHawk]

My 2 cents:

If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity.

If you don't have a disorder, or refuse to do the work it takes to get diagnosed for it. Then accept that the media obligation is a crappy part of your job that you need to do. You get paid big bucks, and guess what..playing football is not the only part of your job. If I was getting paid $5M+ a year to do my job but once every 4 days I was required to sit and listen to a bunch of teenagers ask me dumb questions while taking selfies for 15 minutes, I'd do it.

Says the guy without the disorder. By that token, anorexic people should just eat a sandwich. Depressed people should just suck it up. Alcoholics should just quit drinking. They're choosing the behavior, right?

Did you read the part where I wrote:

"If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity."


Jump to conclusions much?

Go get a beer.

 

[hawknation2015]

My 2 cents:

If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity.

If you don't have a disorder, or refuse to do the work it takes to get diagnosed for it. Then accept that the media obligation is a crappy part of your job that you need to do. You get paid big bucks, and guess what..playing football is not the only part of your job. If I was getting paid $5M+ a year to do my job but once every 4 days I was required to sit and listen to a bunch of teenagers ask me dumb questions while taking selfies for 15 minutes, I'd do it.

Says the guy without the disorder. By that token, anorexic people should just eat a sandwich. Depressed people should just suck it up. Alcoholics should just quit drinking. They're choosing the behavior, right?

Did you read the part where I wrote:

"If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity."


Jump to conclusions much?

Go get a beer.

That's easy to say, harder for someone with social anxiety to do . . . after all, getting diagnosed requires the person to talk about their anxiety with a professional. If he hasn't already, hopefully Marshawn's family and agent can convince him to see a phycologist during the off season.

 

[Cartire]

My 2 cents:

If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity.

If you don't have a disorder, or refuse to do the work it takes to get diagnosed for it. Then accept that the media obligation is a crappy part of your job that you need to do. You get paid big bucks, and guess what..playing football is not the only part of your job. If I was getting paid $5M+ a year to do my job but once every 4 days I was required to sit and listen to a bunch of teenagers ask me dumb questions while taking selfies for 15 minutes, I'd do it.

Says the guy without the disorder. By that token, anorexic people should just eat a sandwich. Depressed people should just suck it up. Alcoholics should just quit drinking. They're choosing the behavior, right?

Did you read the part where I wrote:

"If you have an actual disorder, then go get proof and the NFL will have no choice but to exempt you from such media requirements for fear of lawsuits and/or bad publicity."


Jump to conclusions much?

Go get a beer.

That's easy to say, harder for someone with social anxiety to do . . . after all, getting diagnosed requires the person to talk about their anxiety with a professional. If he hasn't already, hopefully Marshawn's family and agent can convince him to see a phycologist during the off season.

Geeez, layin it on thick here.