Well here we are, the beginning of it all, opening night. We begin with someone who was ridding high, sitting pretty, and amusing fantasy owners with his potential.
But as of late, Marshawn Lynch has had his stock, reputation, and credibility take a hit with his hit-and-run incident.
Now, I can understand him having this accident. I mean, it was around 3:00 AM, he most likely was under the influence, and probably was out of it. But what really kills me is the fact that Marshawn waited until three weeks after the accident to admit to it.
I mean, I'm sure he knows the fact that if he did in fact hit a person, that they would have went to the police by now, and he remained silent on the topic, even with reporters heckling him about it everyday.
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What drives a person to just deny a crime like that when everyone knows he did it? I mean, we knew he did it, and he knew he did it, so what's holding him back from confessing? Is he just that stupid? Does he think the media will forget about it? Does he think it will just blow over?
What's weird is the fact that he's been a model NFL player up until now, so it just makes me wonder even more why he's done this.
So, just as we think the story is behind us, as Lynch pleads guilty to hitting the woman, he comes out with this little nugget. He states that he "didn't know that he hit a person."
Now, just from my one year of driving, I'm almost certain that if I hit someone, I would know that I did. How in the world do you not know if you hit someone? Did he think there was a deer running through the city at three in the morning?
I'm not sure, but this has to go down as one of the most boneheaded things I've seen in this past year. Hopefully he works his life out and doesn't become a repeat offender.
There has been a trend of NFL players getting caught up with the law, and then it repeats itself. Players are struggling, but we are not seeing the signs soon enough. I really think that the NFL should be makings some strides with these players who have struggles with the law. They see no hope, and they continue to make these rash decisions.
With as much money as the NFL has, it is not out of the question for them to throw some money out and help these players from throwing their lives away.
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6 months ago
Since when was Lynch, out of OAKLAND CALIFORNIA, considered to be a role model in the NFL?
6 months ago
I stated he was a "model NFL player" meaning he had no major offenses, he pretty much stayed with the law and wasn't a neusence.
Being a role model is in the likes of someone who does off the field work as in a Jason Witten, a Keith Bulluck, someone to that degree, who goes out and looks out for the community, plays the game great, and continues to be a model citizen and doesn't get in trouble with the law.
There is a difference between a "Role Model" and a "Model NFL Player."
6 months ago
another sad case of money being able to get you a light sentence. But that's o.k. becuse the woman he hit, will be getting a chunk of his paychecks for quite a while. Marshawn Lynch, you're a dumb-ass! you knew you hit someone, tried to lie and say it wasn't you and refused to talk to the cops, but that's o.k. too, your incompetence just made someone else wealthy off of your stupidity, you dumb-ass!
from 6 months ago
exactly, I Don't know if I'd use the same words against him, but I feel he has made a huge mistake.
Though as I noted, I really think the NFL really needs to go out and spend some money to implement a program or anything to help these players who are struggling with off-the-field issues. This really is something they need to consider as its begining to become a huge problem.
6 months ago
Thomas,
Your "out of OAKLAND CALIFORNIA" comment is completely ignorant and unfounded. Who are you to judge anyone solely based on where they come from, especially from behind a computer screen over the internet. NBA champion Leon Powe went to the same high school as Marshawn Lynch, in OAKLAND CALIFORNIA, and he IS the prototype of a what a good "Role Model" should be. Save your racist ignorant comments for your friends in the trailer park.
6 months ago
Marshawn Lynch is a Moron for not having a driver when he was out partying.
The way that Lynch handled the situation after the fact was very smart.
1) Leave so you don't get a DUI.
2) Don't say anything.
3) Let your lawyer do what he/she does.
It could have been much worse if he would have stuck around (intoxicated) and had the police search his car and find that someone in the car had something illegal like drugs, open containers or loaded a gun. Marshawn is going to get what he is going to get from Goodell and his punishment would have been much worse on all fronts if the Police were involved the moment it happened.
from 6 months ago
I see what your saying, and that is true, but still, in my mind I think Marshawn should have come out and said, "Yes I did this, I was irresponsible, and I deserve what I get as punishment."
Instead of not saying anything or even acknowledging that he did it. He also gets to me by trying to cover up AFTER the fact that he admitted to being guilty and then comes out and says "oh well I Wasn't sure that I actually hit a person."
You make a good points and he was smart in some of the decesions he made, but I just feel that it would have been less dramatic if he had come out earlier and stated and told the truth to what he had done.
from 6 months ago
Gage-
You'll learn as you get older and get "more to lose" that it is not so simple to say "sorry, I was drunk and hit somebody." Even though you are guilty, you want to be guilty to yourself and your team/family/friends, not the courts and money hungry lawyers representing the woman he hit. Just because Lynch is not signing up for jail and to write the woman he hit a blank check does not mean that he's not accepting the fact that he made a mistake...he can't come out and say that until he's out all of the legal angles.
Ask yourself this: How much $$$ did you get last time you had stiches? Also ask yourself this "If you drive drunk, are your parents going to allow you to serve 6 months in jail or whatever the potential consequences are in your state or are they going to attempt to get you a lawyer who will minimize your jail time/penalties.
6 months ago
Ok, I understand where you say that you want to be guilty to your parents and friends and family and should write off what the media cares about, but still the man needs to keep some credibility and trustworthiness. I agree in the fact that its not easy by any means to go out and apoligize for something like that, but it's still the right thing to do.
And about your questions, they would go and kill and do everythign they could to get me out of what I'd done, but still I would get the reprocussions I deserved for what I did.
from 6 months ago
Exactly. So how can you criticize Lynch for how he handled the situation? Like I said, he's a moron for not having a driver. Some of the other idiots around the league should take note of how he handled the situation whether he was drunk or otherwise.
6 months ago
God you're really ignorant ...you really need to get the FACTS of this case straight:
1. You write: "...he most likely was under the influence."
FACT: The police found no evidence that Lynch had been drinking.
There was no alcohol or drugs in his car.
Not ONE witness in Buffalo's bar scene from that night has come forward to say he was drinking alcohol.
One witness, however, has said she saw Lynch drinking water.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/373679.html
2. Lynch NEVER admitted he was driving under the influence, as you write.
3. You write: "What drives a person to just deny a crime like that when everyone knows he did it?"
When did he deny there was a crime? He was never charged with a crime -- just a traffic violation -- thus he never denied there was a crime. He only made one statement, and that was one of guilt last Friday. That's why he lost his license and was fined $150.
Now here are some other further facts of the case:
1. It was dark
2. It was 3:30 am.
3. It was raining heavily.
4. He was playing his music loudly.
5. He was in a Porsche Cayenne SUV, which is touted for its sound insulation.
5. Another woman, a friend of the victim's, was singing and dancing in front of his car (according to Lynch and eyewitnesses) just before the accident happened.
As the Buffalo News reported: "As [Shpeley] crossed the road, another woman was walking in front of her. The woman in front of Shpeley was kind of dancing and singing in the street . . . like ‘Singin’ in the Rain.’ That could have distracted whoever was driving Marshawn’s car,” a law enforcement official said.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/368141.html
6. The victim was wearing dark clothing.
7. He didn't stop or slow down AT ALL after hitting the woman (according to witnesses and a police camera).
8. Lynch's car was only damaged on the passenger's side (not the front), specifically to his mirror.
9. Lynch was driving below the speed limit as it was raining.
10. The victim suffered two large bruises near her hip and received seven stitches.
11. His car was found in his own driveway by police, not hidden away.
12. He didn't make any calls until 6 hours later, to his attorney.
Now based on all that, either Lynch is telling the truth or he is lying and *SO MANY* things just happened to go his way.
That's why police didn't bring criminal charges. The prosecutor would've lost. Police sources told the Buffalo News that even they think Lynch had a compelling case that he didn't know he hit someone.
Keep in mind, Lynch *WAS NOT* speeding 50 miles per hour when he hit the woman head on.
After the dancing woman passed by him, Lynch went from the stop position to just under the speed limit to turn left, when he scraped the victim with the right side of his SUV.
Now here are some other facts about Lynch:
–Lynch has never been arrested in his 22 years of life.
–Lynch has never ever been charged with a crime.
–And, before Friday, he’s never had to face a judge in his life.
-And also keep in mind that Lynch is from a part of Oakland that, in this week's Sports Illustrated, is portrayed as being so gang-ridden that even star athletes aren't immune.
http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141120/1/index.htm
Don't be so harsh on Lynch. He's a good kid. Everybody makes mistakes.
Brett Favre was a drug user.
Peyton Manning sexually harrassed a woman at the University of Tennessee.
Lynch is still a role model in his community.
In fact, next week Lynch will be holding his 2nd annual football camp for kids in Oakland.
http://www.buffalobills.com/blog/index.jsp?post_id=3503
Give him a break!
6 months ago
Also: With regards with why it took him so long to say anything, well, that's what his attorney told him to do.
It may not sit well in the court of public opinion, but exercizing your 5th amendment right to remain silent is the first thing lawyers tell their clients.
It doesn't do Lynch any good to spout off with his mouth before all the facts of the case are known and before he's well informed of Buffalo laws and ordinances, especially since he's a public figure.
Why should he NOT listen to his attorney?
In the end, Lynch was fined for a traffic violation (which is normal for this type of violation -- remember, it was a minor hit and run. One of nearly 900 that have happened this year in Buffalo, and all those 900 people aren't sitting in a Buffalo jail.)
In the end, Lynch will likely not face any punishment from Goodell (unless he starts suspending players for getting in traffic incidents)
6 months ago
For some reason, this comment bothers me, "Now, I can understand him having this accident. I mean, it was around 3:00 AM, he most likely was under the influence, and probably was out of it."
I'd like to think he's smart enough not to be driving drunk and was just tired. But I certainly wouldn't understand if he was drunk. As a matter of fact, if he WAS drunk and hit someone, he should be given the Pacman treatment by the NFL.
That said, I'm not sure there's any evidence that he was drinking. I know he hasn't admitted to it. So let's just say "Just a case of bad luck, but we'll keep an eye on the situation" and move on. I'm sure that's what the NFL is going to do...
from 6 months ago
I definetely see what you both have said, to where I needed to show some evidence as to where Lynch did drink and drive, but still my main point still remains that Lynch is on thin ice, he doesn't need to say, "oh well this is just a minor thing and nothing like this will happen again." He really needs to watch, and just be a little more careful, not that he hasn't been, he just needs to be on his toes.
And also I stated that the NFL should consider implementing some system so that we dont have repeat violators, not saying Lynch is one, but just that I dont want him to, and there are many other NFL players throwing their lives away.
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