TheBillsWillRiseAgain

This isn't some private citizen whose life we're prying into when it's not our business. He's a sports entertainer for one of the most watched sports in the world. We're not our"infringing on his personal life." He has no personal life. This is the NFL.

If you have social anxiety you don't do things that draw attention to yourself. He KNOWS you can't wear golden cleats during a game. He was ALREADY warned about the crotch grab the game before and he did it again anyway. And now he makes a spectacle of himself during his interviews, while wearing a hat to promote his "Beastmode" brand of clothing even though it's against the rules and he'll probably be fined $100k for it. Why? Because he's a businessman and he knows his profits from merchandise sales will exceed the fine due to the publicity he's getting for his antics. I can respect a dude playing a good hustle like that. What I can't respect is people claiming he has some kind of mental disorder to explain his behavior. They have a name for people like that where Marshawn grew up and in every other hood in America. "Chumps" or "Marks."

But you're ignoring the attention-seeking fines he also incurs, like the crotch grab and trying to wear golden cleats. The guy isn't as much of a hermit as you're all making him out to be.

I don't know man. I really don't. While I realize that players probably think like this quietly, I just can't believe a player would be that dumb nowadays with everything going on to say something like that in an interview. The league should fine him for pure stupidity. Not even kidding. Just say it's to protect players' health or something, but slap him with a fine for being a complete idiot.

That's basically what I think of him. Social anxiety is just an excuse people are making for him. Has he ever even said he has it? He may have I didn't check. But he certainly doesn't have the telltale signs of it. He has the telltale signs of not wanting to do something he's supposed to so he just throws a tantrum.

I fully support the comish having to abide by the same rules AND letting players fulfil their media/fan obligations any way they want I hope they change he rule soon so Marshawn cam just tweet a bunch.

Serious question: Social Anxiety is an officially recognized psychological disorder. If he had a doctor diagnose him with it and state that being forced in the spotlight can cause him real psychological trauma, wouldn't the NFL be forced to give him an exemption or risk a lawsuit? Why doesn't he just do that? Some people with anxiety disorders smoke weed to alleviate the symptoms.

I don't buy it. 90% of the people in the world would feel anxiety with a camera on them broadcasting to the world. But legit social anxiety? Doubt it. He wouldn't be where he is today if he had real social anxiety. He doesn't like to be on camera, which I'm sure plenty of athletes can relate to. He's just throwing a fit and taking it to the extreme, refusing to do it.

Wait do people really believe he has clinical social anxiety? lol. Not liking being asked questions on national television is NOT social anxiety. It's almost an insult to people with that disorder to say Lynch has it. Someone with severe social anxiety can barely stand in line at the supermarket. Does Lynch strike you as that kind of person?

Yeah I'm sure his $500,000 lawyer made it sound like he was the victim in all those cases.

An overgrown kid that's been arrested for running over a lady and driving away, felony gun possession, and DUI on 3 separate occasions during his pro football career. I have a hard time siding with a guy like that. Unless he's a Bill. With that said I'd love for him to stampede the Patriots and break some Superbowl running records this Sunday.

My life

^hahaha that would be great.

I mean I know players DO that as a strategy but what an idiotic thing to say to the media. With all the BountyGate crap and the concussion crap and the media attention to player safety lately, I'm surprised they wouldn't say something to him or fine him or something.

Hard to believe that's even possible at this point with the deflategate scandal and the Blount thing people are talking about now. http://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/nfl/browner-wants-patriots-to-attack-sherman-thomass-injuries/ar-AA8Cx2H?ocid=AARDHP I don't see how he could say something like that without repercussions?

Well it looks like we'll be waiting awhile. The lawfirm the league hired to investigate just said that it will take "at least a couple more weeks" until their investigation wraps up.

HOF Watkins too plz

How many semesters do I need before I can pull 'A Beautiful Mind' on all these secret billionaires and know how much they're REALLY worth?

Right. because the entire financial world is conspiring to hide the truth about John Bolge's wealth. Business Insider, Forbes, they're all in on it. Real world my ass. He's a crafty one for sure. He even went so far as to write a whole book explaining why his philosophy on life capped his personal wealth! http://www.amazon.com/Enough-True-Measures-Money-Business/dp/0470524235

Do you ever admit that you're wrong? Or do you just keep changing your argument every time it's proven wrong to keep arguing? EXAMPLE: http://www.businessinsider.com/jack-bogle-mutual-fund-wealth-2012-8 But go ahead and explain how John Bogle didn't really give away most of his money to charities throughout his life and how he's "probably hiding hundreds of millions of dollars" because "that's what rich people do." You seem so keyed in to billionaires' financial inner-workings.

You mean the parts where they give examples of a CEO who's stock wealth could fluctuate wildly(Doesn't apply to Ralph Wilson)?

Seems fine to me. Unless you're suggesting that Ralph Wilson had some kind of secret stake in with Columbian Drug lords or had any reason whatsoever to hide a bunch of money that people a lot more rich than him don't bother to do. Maybe he was secretly in the CIA?

Wow.

Do you have a link to back that up? Anyone noteworthy you can point out that they miss?

I wonder if he'll be able to maintain the same level of success behind a worse line(assuming whoever grabs him has a worse line). It'd be pretty funny if he held out, got signed by another bunk team, and watched his career start circling the drain.