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Thank you, Piotr.
And that kind of disconnect, somebody else can have it.
And that kind of disconnect, somebody else can have it.
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Piotr Rasputin said:There are smart fans out there who enjoy compelling stories and honest journalism. They just don't post on message boards, for the most part.
shotglash said:I believe it because those are the people I deal with, not the fanboys.
ADifferentOkie said:I choose to frame this argument in a different way.
It's not about a disconnect. It's about the ignorance of readers/listeners/viewers who tend to believe our job is to be P.R. for the athletes/coaches we cover.
News flash -- they have P.R. people. It's my job to find and tell the truth, warts and all.
hondo said:Christ, not that "they never played the game," about the media.
Football is a pretty simple game. Coaches try to make it as complicated as possible to cover their ashes and create the illusion, as Jim Mora so eloquently put it, that "we won't know and we can't know."
Guess what coaches ... we do know, and so do most of your knowledgable fans who watch and attend games. And that scares the crap out of you.