Michael Lewis Saga Is a Perfect Example of Bay Area Media Hypebole

October 2, 2010   ·   Patrick Goulding II   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers 2010 season took another interesting turn over the last couple of days, when news broke that disgruntled starting free safety Michael Lewis had left the team, would not return, and was requesting his release.

Lewis was apparently upset over rumors that he would be asked to relinquish his starting job to rookie Taylor Mays (rumors mind you that head coach Mike Singletary said publicly he knew nothing about—5:38 of this feed), and—in a move reminiscent of Kentwan Balmer—fled the team and through his agent refused to return.

Practically since the moment the 49ers selected the highly touted Mays out of USC at 49th overall in April, fans and analysts alike let out a collective battle cry for Mays to immediately ascend to the starting role. He was reported to be a far better option than Lewis, who had suffered nearly as many concussions in recent years as former quarterback Steve Young at the end of his playing career.

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