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Being a successful NFL news breaker is basically a measure of how solid a dude you are are considered in the sports agent community.
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At least Schefter isn't as blatant a shill about who his sources are as Woj at yahoo! (NBA). For instance, he was 2 steps short of a professional PR rep for Joe Dumars. Woj is basically a stenographer for some people.
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May 4, 2015 01:55
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It says a lot about Schefter and his actual clout that ESPN doesn't feel compelled to throw his expertise in people's faces. What I mean by that, is no one questions he's in the position he's in, so they don't have to sell him. Mel Kiper and Kirk Herbstreit on the other hand...
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Chilichimp posted:Being a successful NFL news breaker is basically a measure of how solid a dude you are are considered in the sports agent community. Also if you're willing to play ball on hyping up guys during FA. Schefter I think is probably one of the better at it because he never seems like a shill or carrying water for people. I remember how pissed he was during the whole Ray Rice thing when he realized Goodell played him.
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May 4, 2015 05:21
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It just occurred to me it would be really funny if someone looked over his shoulder while he was typing his tweet and just shouted "OH MAN LA'EL COLLINS IS REFUSING TO SIGN????"
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May 4, 2015 13:03
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lmao he's only working 2 phones? scrub
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May 4, 2015 13:21
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I think it's hilarious how hard he's trying to making this look. Why not plug in a headset so it doesn't look like you woke up with a crick in your neck? He could be in a recliner talking on the headset and typing instant messages on his other phone. No, no, no... He has to look uncomfortable so people respect the effort.
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May 4, 2015 13:57
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Chilichimp posted:I think it's hilarious how hard he's trying to making this look. Why not plug in a headset so it doesn't look like you woke up with a crick in your neck? He could also just have a laptop and do everything at once.
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May 4, 2015 14:11
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Mel Mudkiper posted:He could also just have a laptop and do everything at once. Lets not get crazy, Mel. He operates exclusively in social media; a laptop would discredit him more than leaking a false story.
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quote:My first thought after this pick: Rod Marinelli’s going to have Greg Hardy and Randy Gregory in his defensive team meeting room. Hope he’s ready. The Cowboys honestly considered Gregory in the first round, too, before going for another need guy, cornerback Byron Jones of UConn. When it got close to pick 60, I’m told a serious conversation wasn’t needed; Gregory was such a strong candidate as a player that Dallas was willing to work with him on his marijuana history, and his history of depression and anxiety, according to SI.com’s Don Banks. Other reports say Gregory was either bipolar or had some other personality disorder that made it difficult for him to focus on football, or anything, for long periods. Gregory, without question, was a top-10 value on talent alone. But he tumbled down so many draft boards because of his character flaws. Now the 65-year-old Marinelli will ride herd on Hardy and Gregory, two players most teams in the league wouldn’t let in the front door of their buildings. Now whether the talent can stay on the field, and on the roster, is the big test for Marinelli and coach Jason Garrett. Peter King is now apologizing profusely on Twitter for calling Randy Gregory's marijuana use/depression/anxiety/etc. "character flaws."
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Real Name Grover posted:Peter King is now apologizing profusely on Twitter for calling Randy Gregory's marijuana use/depression/anxiety/etc. "character flaws." and only because legions of people called him out on it
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May 4, 2015 21:30
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Somebody made money writing this http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000490966/star-wars-draft-day Somebody is making house payments and supporting their family by writing this
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GNU Order posted:Somebody made money writing this That article was written by Adam Rank. It stinks.
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So, a somewhat well-known Broncos blogger, It's All Over Fatman, decided to call it quits this week. Not big news at all, but it's the offseason, and I thought this section about the "why" was pretty  :quote:It's become increasingly difficult for me to think about football outside the context of the brutal long term physical and cognitive toll the sport exacts upon its players. This would be somewhat more palatable if I thought the league and its owners cared about their current and former players to a greater extent than a settled class action lawsuit dictates. Their actions consistently suggest otherwise.
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@NYTSports: Scoop from @RichSandomir: @BillSimmons is leaving ESPN. Story coming soon here @NYTSports.
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That could be bad news for Grantland. Please don't ruin one of the few things you do right ESPN.
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poo poo, please don't separate Barnwell and Mays.
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@flasportsbuzz: ESPN President John Skipper said it his decision not to renew Bill Simmons and it is time to move on.
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May 8, 2015 15:46
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ESPN, you doofuses. He should go to the New York Times.
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Lol this could not be more transparent if they had Goodell hand him the pink slip himself
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So a journalist is fired for making a major business and sponsor uncomfortable its about ethics in sports journalism no seriously
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"not renewed" is not "fired," but essentially yeah
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Mel Mudkiper posted:So a journalist is fired for making a major business and sponsor uncomfortable Disney doesn't care too much for the ethnics
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Ehud posted:@NYTSports: Scoop from @RichSandomir: @BillSimmons is leaving ESPN. Story coming soon here @NYTSports. He cant write for poo poo anymore. i can't rememeber the last time I actually read a Bill Simmons article. He did do a good thing with Barnwell and Mays though. Some of the other staff kinda sucks, but Simmons was best at this point when he wasn't seen or heard. He was best at getting other people exposure to say their much better and well thought out ideas.
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Don't worry. ESPN will seamlessly slide Jason Whitlock's whateverthefuck in to fill the void after they scuttle Grantland.
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I'd be in favor of Simmons starting his own thing where he could lob bombs and swear whenever he wanted.
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Grantland was one of the few sites I actually read, and I really enjoyed watching Simmon's podcasts on youtube. Sucks that he's leaving but I hope he ends up somewhere good.
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waah posted:He cant write for poo poo anymore. i can't rememeber the last time I actually read a Bill Simmons article. these two sentences back to back are hilariously incongruous to me
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:Grantland was one of the few sites I actually read, and I really enjoyed watching Simmon's podcasts on youtube. Sucks that he's leaving but I hope he ends up somewhere good. Why the WWE you say?
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@OmarKelly: Gentlemen.....Call your lady now and tell her "I was just thinking about you." When she says "thinking about what?" say "How sexy you are." @OmarKelly: Then tell me what her response is.... 
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@OmarKelly: RT @leroyp33 she asked me if I was cheating on her? Lol. Thanks Omar > Just means you need to spit more game to her. @OmarKelly: RT @LanceMinzer she sent me a selfie!! Which I will not share!! > You letting me down. SMH "please send me your gf's tits" - Omar Kelly
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for the first time in history Omar Kelly is being kind of cool
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Raku posted:for the first time in history Omar Kelly is being kind of cool You married? If yes, what does your wife's underwear smell like? -a cool post from Chichevache Ehud posted:@OmarKelly: Gentlemen.....Call your lady now and tell her "I was just thinking about you." When she says "thinking about what?" say "How sexy you are." Well that took a creepy turn.
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I'm going to go to Miami and become Omar Kelly's jet-setting, football-reporting, hotter-taking, twitter aggrandizing rival Lance Powerboat
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R.D. Mangles posted:I'm going to go to Miami and become Omar Kelly's jet-setting, football-reporting, hotter-taking, twitter aggrandizing rival Lance Powerboat When that fails you've got an amazing porn career ahead of you, Lance. Btw, what's your first headline grabbing scoop?
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Chichevache posted:When that fails you've got an amazing porn career ahead of you, Lance. Btw, what's your first headline grabbing scoop? Ryan Tannehill had better be good at football, for the money they pay him my column
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R.D. Mangles posted:I'm going to go to Miami and become Omar Kelly's jet-setting, football-reporting, hotter-taking, twitter aggrandizing rival Lance Powerboat R.D. Mangles posted:Ryan Tannehill had better be good at football, for the money they pay him my column These are quality posts, bro, keep this poo poo up.
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"I was just thinking about you" "Thinking about what?" "You, bitch. I was very clear about that."
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Mods, please change R.D. Mangles name to Lance Powerboat. tia
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