05-25-2021, 10:12 AM
(05-25-2021, 08:05 AM)PDub80 Wrote: Players and coaches say things and reporters hear things off the record all the time. The writer reported and wrote what he wrote. You have NOTHING to counter the article other than not being spoon fed direct quotes.
You said you hadn't heard any other source about Dallas players not liking or complaining about PA, essentially accusing another member if making it up. I gave you one.... so, he didn't.
Same deal with the Bengals reporters reporting on Marvin Lewis not wanting Ross. They and the Dallas article writer reported what they reported and you want to question and not believe them without direct quotes from sources... Oooooooook.
These writers are respected, accredited, journalists that cover the team/sports. If you're going to accuse them of not having accurate information, lacking journalistic integrity, or not checking/having sources, you need to say why and provide your own sources as to why you have that opinion. If you don't/can't, you're just being argumentative to save face because you don't like how you feel when you're wrong.
Look, you provided one article from a blogger for SB Nation named David Halprin.
https://www.sbnation.com/authors/david-halprin
If you want to write for SB Nation, you can.
https://www.sbnation.com/pages/openings
Good ol’ David didn’t conduct any of those player interviews. He plagiarized those quotes directly from another source without properly, or even improperly, citing his sources. How much context can David give me from reading another person’s article written the day before his? None. Players and coaches might say things during those interviews, but David Halprin sure as shit didn’t hear any of what may or may not have been said because David Halprin wasn’t there. However, three out of three players interviewed didn’t blame Paul Alexander. Not blaming someone is a really funny way of incessantly complaining. But, even if you’ve got three complaints, that still doesn’t rise to the level of incessant whining.
