Marshawn Lynch Wanted The Ball At The End Of The Super Bowl ...Seattle Didn’t Want Him To Be The Hero <br /> <br />Marshawn Lynch opened up about the Super Bowl, specifically his role at the end of the game. More specifically, not getting the ball at the goal line on 2nd down. <br /> <br /> “To be honest with you, I would be lying if I didn’t tell you that I was expecting the ball. Yes, I was expecting the ball. But in life, these things happen. Like I told a reporter after the game, it’s a team sport,” he said in the interview. <br /> <br />Great players want the ball at the end of the game so this is much ado about nothing…right? But hold on just a second. <br /> <br /> “I had no problem with the decision of the play calling. I mean, you know, I think it was more of a … how do I say this? When you look at me, and you let me run that ball in, I am the face of the nation. You know, MVP of the Super Bowl, that’s pretty much the face of the nation at that point of time. <br /> <br />So maybe that conspiracy theory has legs. Maybe, just maybe, Seattle didn’t want Marshawn to be the hero of the Super Bowl. Four weeks ago I would have called that asinine. Four weeks ago I would have told you to stop taking crazy pills. But I don’t know, now that Marshawn strapped on his tinfoil hat, I kinda sorta believe him? <br /> <br />Marshawn continued… <br /> <br /> “I don’t know what went into that call. I mean, maybe it was a good thing that I didn’t get the ball. I mean, you know, it cost us the Super Bowl. <br /> <br />Ok, I’m really confused. It was a good thing you didn’t get the ball because it cost you a Super Bowl? Can someone draw a diagram for me because I don’t u