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Then I take it I'm in the minority. Because I would trade for him. I see a bargain, others see a risk. If it's a risk, it's certainly a low risk if you do consider his age and contract.
I mean I'm not ignoring his checkered past, I'm not just looking at one player's talent. No, I feel that it takes a better person to admit that mistakes have been made in their life. Or they've made the wrong decisions but they'd learn from it and were able to move on and get on with things. Sometimes, a person proves he isn't as bad as it would seem on paper. The first step is to acknowledge that you aren't perfect. But it'll be up to you to change and not ruin your career. At his age, he does have room for growth.
It seems obvious to me that he's a person who could benefit from a change in scenery.
In my opinion, Belichick has to be the opportunist in this case. One team's castoff is another team's good fortune. In other words, acquiring him is a shrewd move.
Lynch ready to make best of tough situation - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
I mean I'm not ignoring his checkered past, I'm not just looking at one player's talent. No, I feel that it takes a better person to admit that mistakes have been made in their life. Or they've made the wrong decisions but they'd learn from it and were able to move on and get on with things. Sometimes, a person proves he isn't as bad as it would seem on paper. The first step is to acknowledge that you aren't perfect. But it'll be up to you to change and not ruin your career. At his age, he does have room for growth.
It seems obvious to me that he's a person who could benefit from a change in scenery.
In my opinion, Belichick has to be the opportunist in this case. One team's castoff is another team's good fortune. In other words, acquiring him is a shrewd move.
Lynch, whose charitable efforts in the Bay Area include an annual football camp that will take place in July and efforts to provide housing for single mothers, made a conscious effort to be active in the Buffalo community. Among other endeavors, he joined teammate Terrence McGee in helping to sponsor a three-on-three basketball tournament last June that was sponsored by the city’s Police Athletic League.
While Lynch may be tentative about going out in public, he is bringing a go-for-broke mentality into the 2010 season. He recently surprised Hendrickson by telling the agent he intended to participate in some of the Bills’ OTA sessions and to fight for playing time in training camp.
"He’s in great spirits," Hendrickson said. "He’s looking forward to competing and being the back he’s capable of being. People are writing him off, but he’s only 24 years old and he has a lot of great football left."
Said Lynch: "People are going to have their doubts. They’re supposed to, and that's the beauty of it all. They doubt you. You prove ‘em wrong. Then they say, 'This guy is wonderful.' I love it.
"What will you see from me this year? Beast mode."
Whatever his football future holds, Lynch vowed that his days of misbehavior are behind him and that he’ll work to change the way he's perceived in Buffalo and elsewhere.
"If I was that much of a menace, if I was really that bad – the way that people look at me, have this perception of me – I’d probably be in a much worse situation," he said. "Yeah, I’ve done some bad things. But I’m bouncing back.
Lynch ready to make best of tough situation - NFL - Yahoo! Sports