Could there be a worse representative in the super bowl than seattle for the nfl's image?

Don't misunderstand my point, I will certainly enjoy this matchup as will a lot of fans. However, my point was that in a year where, for various reasons, the NFL's image has taken a huge hit this is bad timing.

As for your point about role models, KIDS are exactly the people I am talking about. You say nobody over 7 has NFL players as role models. First, that is an incorrect and ignorant statement. Second, even if that were the case how is that better? Do we not want popular figures such as Lynch to set a good example for 7 year olds? He has to be there for a certain amount of time anyway, why can't he carry himself in a way that children can look up to? I am sorry if some people are too ignorant to understand that and will just say "who cares its just the media."

[quote]Precious Roy wrote:

There is so much money in the NFL now. Everyone believes that they are better than everyone else. Lynch acts like a jerk at the press day because he thinks the league cannot live without him. /quote]

Lynch has some sort of social anxiety disorder. Give it a rest.

Seattle is for sissies wrote:

As for your point about role models, KIDS are exactly the people I am talking about. You say nobody over 7 has NFL players as role models. First, that is an incorrect and ignorant statement. Second, even if that were the case how is that better? Do we not want popular figures such as Lynch to set a good example for 7 year olds? He has to be there for a certain amount of time anyway, why can't he carry himself in a way that children can look up to? I am sorry if some people are too ignorant to understand that and will just say "who cares its just the media."

I agree that the NFL has taken an image hit, but don't think it has anything to do with Lynch not talking. I have kids and I have no trouble explaining to them why Lynch doesn't talk - although the crotch grabbing is definitely something I can do without.

However, I don't want to have to explain to my kids why someone can't play because he is accused of rape, or why a star player beat his child, or another one punched his fiancee.

The NFL can deal with Lynch not talking. It's not as if it will trigger a bunch of other players wanting to mimic him. What they need to deal with is the violent and criminal activity so many players are involved in off the field. One player refusing to do interviews is just a distraction from the real problems facing the league.

A very reasonable post. Thank you.

HoneyBadgerDGAF wrote:

They are only the most penalized team because of all the new rules about defensive holding the NFL instituted this year because the Seahawks were so good in the Super Bowl last year and SHUT OUT the Broncos. The league put in those rules to there would be more scoring and make more people want to watch.

They were the most penalized team in the league in 2013 before the new rules. They have been a highly penalized team for some time.

Seattle is for sissies wrote:

12th man- Texas A&M had 12th man before the Seahawks were even a franchise. Not to mention when your bandwagon fans leave before the game is over you can't use that term and not be laughed at.

"Go Hawks"- The University of Iowa had 70,000 people chanting Go Hawks during games before the Seahawks were even a franchise.

I am not a Patriot fan, but will be on Sunday. Anyone else with half a brain will be too.

See here for more reasons why the Seahawks suck & are an embarrassment to the entire national football league.

My biggest beef with the Seahawks is the fans. Fans were nowhere to be found 3-4 years ago, & now they claim they're the loudest, best, most loyal fans in all of sports. Ha. It's because of the dumb & pathetic fanbase that they had to hire some guy to design the stadium like a canoe to echo sound & make it look/sound like somebody, anybody was passionate about the home team.

Yea I'm not saying lynch is doing much of the tarnishing by any means. Rice et al was a whole different level of dummy. I am just saying that it's silly, and unnecessarily sets a bad example.

lol Marshawn Lynch is hilarious

Seattle is for sissies wrote:

No "bro" I'm not angry, actually just had an excellent cup of coffee and its 70 and sunny today, so I am doing quite well. How are you?

You call Seattle sissies and then say that lol think I found the real sissy.

kod3200 wrote:

Seattle is for sissies wrote:

No "bro" I'm not angry, actually just had an excellent cup of coffee and its 70 and sunny today, so I am doing quite well. How are you?

You call Seattle sissies and then say that lol think I found the real sissy.

What is it you don't find manly? Coffee? The sun? An arbitrary temperature?

Not to mention this will be my last post to you because you use "lol." This means you are either under 16 years old, or dumb as hell. Either way it's against my policy to argue with children or the mentally disabled.

If you think Marshawn Lynch is being ignorant and not a genious who is creating buzz for himself and his own sponsors than you must be the ignorant one.

Case and point:

http://youtu.be/u5PgOk1Hjcc

jay_l0w wrote:

If you think Marshawn Lynch is being ignorant and not a genious who is creating buzz for himself and his own sponsors than you must be the ignorant one.

Case and point:

http://youtu.be/u5PgOk1Hjcc

I think you meant case IN point, but nice try.

Yeah, I'm sure Lynch has been playing us for years & he's smart enough to think that far ahead to use this to his advantage. In reality, it's Skittles who are the smart ones to make a commercial out of his whole media awkwardness, but time will tell if this commercial is even helpful for the company.

This should be a close and interesting game but I hope the Patriots dominate the Seahawks and instead of the network interviewing the winners, they put the Seahawks on camera and see if they can still be so entertaining, That's what I hope.