The Biggest Putz On The Planet

What the hell happened in Tampa Bay? 
How did we go from champions to nitwits in only 14 months?

 Get rid of John Lynch without even asking him if he would re-structure his contract? Are you insane, Bruce Allen? No! You don’t even get the respect of being called by your given name. We’ll call you Brucie! It conjures up the image of a bad little boy, doesn’t it. Brucie! A mean little kid nobody picks for their team so he let’s the air out of the game ball. A spiteful little twerp that was apparently brought in to dismantle our championship team.

Oh sure, we went 7 - 9 last year and had a long way to go to get back to the playoffs, but getting rid of guys like Nate Webster, Karl Williams, Tom Tupa and Aaron Stecker isn’t going to help! Publicly humiliating Warren Sapp doesn’t benefit anyone! Insulting Brad Johnson isn’t the answer! 
But John Lynch!?!!

"Here’s your hat, don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out!" Now, there’s a solution!

People who know a hell of a lot more about football than you do were seeking him out and offering him a job. On the first team. As a starter. And he’ll play a lot of football – Quality football in Denver - before he retires. Retires with class, by the way, not that you’d know anything about that, Brucie.

Did you even consider talking to the man before you cut his throat…while he was out of state? Oh! No, you probably didn’t. You came from a town that celebrates winning a conference title by rioting, vandalizing stores and tipping over other people’s cars, so, no, you wouldn’t have the character to discuss the issue privately, man to man. You slipped it to the media and sat back giggling like a naughty child while the man you blind-sided handled it with class and dignity. 
You’re pathetic, Brucie!

But let’s talk about this guy you got rid of, Brucie, let’s analyze why respected coaches like Tony Dungy and Herm Edwards were trying so hard to get John Lynch on their teams.

Community leader. Role model. Loving husband and father. Scholarship contributor. Motivational speaker. Youth sports coach. The list goes on and on. And that’s before you even get to his exceptional athletic skills, his team leadership and his knowledge of X’s and O’s.

Yes, after 12 years, he’s lost a step. Nobody denies it. But if you really know anything about football, you’d recognize why a strong safety is playing just off the line of scrimmage on so many plays. It’s because he’s studied the film. He recognizes the play, and he’ll either stuff the runner or the quarterback will audible or call time out. He’s interrupted the offensive flow and games, dear Brucie, are won and lost on defensive plays like that. His experience is invaluable. While he’s on the sideline he’s on a headset talking to the coach in the booth. Or he’s sharing information with younger players. Or pumping up the guys on the bench, motivating them to win! Because he is a winner. And he is a legend to Tampa Bay. And you, dear Brucie, should have learned more about how the residents felt toward John Lynch before you ran him out of town. You’ll never be welcome here, Brucie, don’t even bother to unpack your bags.

-  the people's voice

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