dragondawg
08-01-2008, 03:59 AM
comment story from the denverpost......
John Lynch is a first class pro and also a great guy. No one in Denver should have one ounce of ill will towards this guy. Shanahan handled this with class by offering his release. The guy is a warriar and I hope he does get a shot to play. Fact is the speed of the game and a safety at his age are tough to overcome. I can't blame either side. Shanahan is doing what he feels is best for the team by reducng his playing time. Lynch has a lot of pride and fact is if he cannot start every down he may decide to hang up the cleats. Hard for a guy of his stature to accept a reduced role...lions at heart want to play every down.
I do want to publicly tell a story about Lynch and what he did for my son and nephew at a game in Arizona a couple of years back. After thumping the Cardinals he was walking towards the tunnel and stopped to give his sweatband to my son and glove to my nephew who were leaning over the wall. When some guy (in his 30's) tried to take the glove away Lynch reached up and grabbed his hand to make sure this guy would not take my son and nephew's prized possesion. John Lynch saved this guy from getting a first class a**kicking by me and my group, taught this "adult" a lesson, and established two young fans for life.
The word "hero" is used way too loosely with athletes. Fact is they play a game and entertain us. For doing this they get paid well and we get to escape our normal life to cheer for a team and go with the high's and lows. Hero's are established by what they do for society and the lives that they touch-soldiers, cops, teachers, and many others who go unrecognized by the media.
I can count on one hand the number of pro athletes I have ever consider a hero. John Lynch, with the example he set (charity work, work ethic, what I witnessed in Arizona, etc...) is one of those hero's and the type of guy I could tell my son..that guy really is a hero and you should try to live your life like he does.
John Lynch is a class act...best of luck to him and his family.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10056831
John Lynch is a first class pro and also a great guy. No one in Denver should have one ounce of ill will towards this guy. Shanahan handled this with class by offering his release. The guy is a warriar and I hope he does get a shot to play. Fact is the speed of the game and a safety at his age are tough to overcome. I can't blame either side. Shanahan is doing what he feels is best for the team by reducng his playing time. Lynch has a lot of pride and fact is if he cannot start every down he may decide to hang up the cleats. Hard for a guy of his stature to accept a reduced role...lions at heart want to play every down.
I do want to publicly tell a story about Lynch and what he did for my son and nephew at a game in Arizona a couple of years back. After thumping the Cardinals he was walking towards the tunnel and stopped to give his sweatband to my son and glove to my nephew who were leaning over the wall. When some guy (in his 30's) tried to take the glove away Lynch reached up and grabbed his hand to make sure this guy would not take my son and nephew's prized possesion. John Lynch saved this guy from getting a first class a**kicking by me and my group, taught this "adult" a lesson, and established two young fans for life.
The word "hero" is used way too loosely with athletes. Fact is they play a game and entertain us. For doing this they get paid well and we get to escape our normal life to cheer for a team and go with the high's and lows. Hero's are established by what they do for society and the lives that they touch-soldiers, cops, teachers, and many others who go unrecognized by the media.
I can count on one hand the number of pro athletes I have ever consider a hero. John Lynch, with the example he set (charity work, work ethic, what I witnessed in Arizona, etc...) is one of those hero's and the type of guy I could tell my son..that guy really is a hero and you should try to live your life like he does.
John Lynch is a class act...best of luck to him and his family.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10056831