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The league might love it anyway, so it doesn't matter. Maybe that's why they fine the guy for a crotch grab and then start selling plaques that include a picture of him doing it, or why they always post articles about lynch's antics on their official social media pages.

So what exactly is the point of distinguishing who his actual boss is when they supercede the team he works for? Isn't that like saying the lawyer doesn't have to listen to the state bar because they're not his boss?

The NFL is the boss of the entire league. They make the rules. I'm not sure how you could not see that. If the NFL banned Marshawn Lynch from the league tomorrow, he'd be it of a job regardless of what the Seahawks want.

Have you ever in your life heard a player say that his current team doesn't practice ball security enough? What the hell do you expect them to say when a reporter asks about fumbling?

On the other hand, the NFL may be loving all the drama because it grabs peoples' attention. I bet they already raised the price for a company to have their logo behind lynch during press conferences. Because as Americans we're so smart we'll tune in in bigger numbers to watch a guy say the same thing over and over again.

Pretty sure every coach in the league places a huge emphasis on ball security. There's only so much emphasis and practice you can do in ball security before doing that much more doesn't make a difference. We're talking about one of the most basic principles of football that players learn when they're in peewee football. Do the patriots invent some secret way to hold a ball or something?

The NFL doesn't give a crap about Lynch. Anyone that thinks the league cares how good of a football player he is is misguided. His talent can be replaced easily. The league cares infinitely more about public relations and advertising money.

^^Er, I've already said I don't care what Lynch does in interviews. I just think it's funny some people act like he's some kind of hero sticking it to the man when he's just some dimwitted crying about stipulations of a contract he willingly signed.

He started refusing to talk to the Buff media because he was pissed they kept asking him about the lady he ran over.

That's just the way it is. We may not care if players do interviews or not but plenty of fans like hearing what players have to say. I know I always listen to Bills player interviews when I can. I'm sure plenty of Seahawks fans would like to hear what Lynch has to really say.

Ralph's entire worth was wrapped in the team's value. It's kind of like having $50,000 of equity in your house because you own it, but that money isn't cash you can spend unless you sell the house.

Every office I've ever worked in works like that.

Players are paid to do whatever it is their contract says they need to do. That certainly isn't just playing football. And no, answering 'yeah' to every question is dumb. He's just trying to circumvent the rules. The NFL requires the players to do interviews for the FANS. He should either give the fans what they want, pay his fines, or go play somewhere else where he doesn't have to give interviews.

The point is that there are a lot of fans that like hearing players talk. That's why the league makes them do it. It's an entertainment company and the players are the entertainment. I'm not going to feel bad for a guy making millions of dollars for having to talk so fans can hear him. If he doesn't want to do it he can go play in the CFL. Why doesn't he? Because he's being payed millions of dollars to play football AND give interviews.

I'd imagine the money thing is more than 50% of most coaches' decision when deciding where to go. I mean very few people are going to be motivated purely for love of the game at the professional level. And yeah, it's freaking awesome to finally have an owner that's loaded. =D

That's probably because you completely misunderstood what I was saying. I don't think anyone else read that as "Talking to the media is being all about the game."

I think Lynch is going to get in a lot of trouble if he keeps it up. I don't see his career in the NFL lasting much longer. He seems like the type to say eff you and just retire early if/when the NFL come down hard on him. So I actually expect his fine eventually to be higher than the Pats'

I don't really care what Lynch does in interviews, but people acting like he's right don't seem to realize he's a very well paid sports entertainer with contractual obligations that were negotiated by his union with the NFL. Don't want to be forced to speak to the media? Don't sign the contract. Nobody is forcing him to play in the NFL. If he's really "all about the game" then he could always go play in the Canadian league where they're not obligated to do interviews. Football is football right? If he has a problem with the rule he should ask the players union to lobby for it to change. Throwing a hissy fit and acting like a spoiled brat millionaire isn't going to get anything changed.

Other coaches don't care if their players fumble. Only Bellichick.

Bingo. The massive improvement coincides exactly with the time the rule changed which would allow the Patriots to doctor their footballs.

I think we can agree that we're not going to agree on this.

Probably because he's contractually obligated to.

Tighten up but still not put the Patriots in the average. It's not a court of law and we'll never get factual proof out of anything with any statistic football tracks.

Who cares? I was posting for the video. I didn't even read the article.