Armchair GM Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Good thing Hardy beat up his girlfriend and infant child before he got to the NFL, or we'd be out TWO major weapons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Good thing Hardy beat up his girlfriend and infant child before he got to the NFL, or we'd be out TWO major weapons! What's your definition of weapon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Gotta love opionated reporting... Or the 'need' to start another Lynch thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Yeah, right, hitting a person with your car at 3:30 am and leaving that person for dead in the street (remember, he didn't know what condition the person was in) as you flee is gentlemanly behavior. It's not "alleged" - he basically fessed up to it yet got off practically scot free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Yeah, right, hitting a person with your car at 3:30 am and leaving that person for dead in the street (remember, he didn't know what condition the person was in) as you flee is gentlemanly behavior. It's not "alleged" - he basically fessed up to it yet got off practically scot free. Scratched leg = dead? It was a drunk Canadian broad so brain dead I can buy, but dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Work on your reading comprehension...Graham said Lynch shouldn't get the same treatment as Marshall. He didn't say that Marshall deserved to have his suspension reduced. In no way, shape, or form does he imply that Lynch's crime is worse than Marshall's. Stupid logical fallacy on your part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Scratched leg = dead? "leaving a person for dead" = hitting and fleeing without looking back. He had no idea (I suspect in part because he was at least buzzed) whether the person simply got a big cut or died of blood loss. That's because he hit and ran. I actually like Lynch - he plays hard, has a good attitude w/regard to the team, and is good. But I'm not going to overlook his miscreant behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 "leaving a person for dead" = hitting and fleeing without looking back. He had no idea (I suspect in part because he was at least buzzed) whether the person simply got a big cut or died of blood loss. That's because he hit and ran. I actually like Lynch - he plays hard, has a good attitude w/regard to the team, and is good. But I'm not going to overlook his miscreant behavior. I'm sure if he would have hit somebody so hard that death was a possibility, he would have known. Criipes, I've had noisy run-ins with squirrels that haven't resulted in his or her death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 "leaving a person for dead" = hitting and fleeing without looking back. He had no idea (I suspect in part because he was at least buzzed) whether the person simply got a big cut or died of blood loss. That's because he hit and ran. I actually like Lynch - he plays hard, has a good attitude w/regard to the team, and is good. But I'm not going to overlook his miscreant behavior. I'm going to close my browser window now. I hope I'm not leaving you for dead when I do it, considering that I don't actually know it won't kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Spoken like a true Bills fan. I think Tim G. is right; and thought maybe this is a pipe dream, perhaps a 3-game suspension will really force Lynch to change his ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Quint Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Not to mention, the slap in the face by then being the first to arrogantly post his companies article on TBD. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, indeed, Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Work on your reading comprehension...Graham said Lynch shouldn't get the same treatment as Marshall. He didn't say that Marshall deserved to have his suspension reduced. In no way, shape, or form does he imply that Lynch's crime is worse than Marshall's. Stupid logical fallacy on your part. Back to logic class kiddo. By not saying Marshall received undeserved favors, Graham, by implication, say he did deserve said favors. If he thought otherwise the article would have said something like: The NFL should not repeat the Brandon Marshall mistake with Marshawn Lynch. The entire premise of the article is that Lynch does not deserve the reduction. If Graham thought that all players get off too easy, he would have said so. When you advance with your understanding of what you're being taught in logic class you will be able to discern what is known as the "subject". Also, the pornographic reference in your reply is unnecessary. "Stupid logic" would have still been rude, but adding in a reference to "fallacy" is over the top. Kids read this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Criipes, I've had noisy run-ins with squirrels that haven't resulted in his or her death. If your car is drifting to the right at impact, you have to turn hard left and vice versa. You can actually flip them pretty high into the air if you do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's recent article on espn.com states that giving Lynch the same treatment as Brandon "Scumbag" Marshall (reduced 3 game suspension to one game on appeal) as "It would be a bad idea to give Lynch similar treatment." Are you kidding me!? Lynch operated within his legal rights last year in dealing with the alleged "hit and run" incident and Graham says he "jerked the local police around for a month." You're telling me, a kid from a single parent home in Oakland, who had been previously "mistakenly" targeted in a drive by, who has a gun in a bag in his trunk is worse than a third arrest (for which Marchalls suspension in the beginning of the '08 season was predicated on) for domestic charges. In my mind, beating up your girlfriend is a far worse, cowardly offense than both of Lynch's brushes with the law. Gotta love opionated reporting...screw getting the facts and comparing apples to apples, right Tim? Marshall has never been convicted. The charges are often dropped. The point I'm making is, if you keep letting people off the hook and reducing their punishment, they never learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Marshall has never been convicted. The charges are often dropped. The point I'm making is, if you keep letting people off the hook and reducing their punishment, they never learn. Your clarifying comments seem to contradict Sage's interpretation of your article. Please revise them or feel Sage's "Logic 101 wrath". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Graham's right. Lynch got away scott free the first time, then he went and got busted again. He deserves whatever is coming to him. Goodell can't make it a habit of reducing punishments, he's got to stand firm. Don't think of it from a Bills fan's view, think of it from the NFL's view. Don't blame Goodell, blame Lynch, he did the crime and has to do the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I don't think the level of the woman's injuries in the hit-and-run matter one bit. You stop and see if the person is all right. It's what civilized humans should do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Your clarifying comments seem to contradict Sage's interpretation of your article. Please revise them or feel Sage's "Logic 101 wrath". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGraham Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Your clarifying comments seem to contradict Sage's interpretation of your article. Please revise them or feel Sage's "Logic 101 wrath". You and I aren't reading the same things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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