04-06-2024, 10:28 AM
(04-06-2024, 09:47 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: Those guys have zero clue. They aren't plugged in at all. All of the teams signing and "inside" information comes from national writers.
Zero? It's not like these guys are just Twitterers or created their own fan pages out of nowhere (like Zim or Goodberry)....
- They are both accredited journalists with media passes/access from the both the team & NFL. Both have been on ESPN or interviewed by ESPN, Fox, & other news outlets. They are also local to the area and this is their full time job. They travel to each game, get access to Bengals media coverage, rooms, zooms, and on field reporter access.
One covers the Bengals for Sports Illustrated, the other for the Athletic. They both interview & speak to and interview coaches, players, Lapham, other national media members, etc regularly on their podcasts & youtube channels.
So, when one of them says "I have this from a very good source within the organization" or "This wasn't leaked out last year because the Rams refused to consider it, but the Bengals called them about Aaron Donald to see what it would take to trade"... or something to that effect, it isn't just made up nonsense for clicks. These two don't do that. It's not how they view or do their jobs and never has been. Your waving of the hand type of dismissal of them as journalists close to the team is sticking your head in the sand.
