Locker roomgate

[Benton]

(10-23-2015, 11:29 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: what can be asked in a locker room that cant be asked in the formal post game press conferences?

As Fred already said, a lot of it has to do with getting an honest answer.

Think about when you know you've got something important to say. Meeting with your boss, presentation to coworkers, your wife found her sister's phone number written on a prophylactic in your wallet. Do you blurt out the first (and typically most honest) answer? Or do you practice what you're going to say?

If you give someone 20-30 minutes, they're going to sound like they're reading a script. And in some cases, they could be. 

[fredtoast]

(10-23-2015, 11:29 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: what can be asked in a locker room that cant be asked in the formal post game press conferences?

"What does that tattoo on your scrotum say?  I can't see the part on the bottom."

[Sled21]

(10-26-2015, 11:34 AM)Benton Wrote: First off, it's not ridiculous. Deadlines are deadlines. Whether it's print or the more flexible online, it's still a deadline. If media have to work around when it's convenient for everyone, then it doesn't work for anyone. For broadcast, you've got to get the few minutes of footage and have time to edit it before it goes on air, which may have to fit into a tight window. For print (both online and paper), you've got to get the info, write it, run it by your editors, package it with the art and then get it out. That takes time. And, more importantly, if you wait until everyone is ready on their schedule, the majority of the time you're going to miss someone.

As far as the bold, it goes with the job. The owners don't pay a QB $20 million to throw a football. That figure includes being the face of the franchise — attending events, being a community member and talking to the media. Same way with all the guys on the team. If the owners want coverage because it's good for the team.

Complete hogwash. Letting them take a 10 minute shower and get dressed is not going to delay some major news story. It's football, not the Hindenburg Disaster...why didn't we see any interviews in the locker room after the women won the World Cup?