Commanders Post at The Warpath - View Single Post - Has the WP decided attacking the Skins is good for business?

freddyg12 · 03-07-2009, 11:07 AM

I've read the post for 25 years+, they're still one of the best papers in the country & only hire top notch journalists. If you don't know anything about the field, take a look into it. Many a reporter/columnist wishes they could be hired by one of the big time papers like the post.

I've been reading the warpath for at least 3 years, and there is some great material here. But there's quite honestly, also a fair amount of drivel and negativity, and it's 99% always much less thought out than anything Sally Jenkins writes.

We have a lot of fans on this site that are eager to bash the team's decisions. I certainly think the front office & Danny deserve some criticism, so I try & take the time to read such posts. I don't always agree, but sometimes I get a perspective that's different, so I learn from it. Just the same, I read JLC & Sally, Tom Wise, etc. on the post because they offer insight that we don't have.

In short, I do believe there's a negative slant from JLC & Sally (who are paid to write their opinions in columns & the insider) but I think that's simply from their experience, I don't think it's because they're negative people, trying to sensationalize stories, or poor writers. Usually I agree w/them to some degree. As it's been said so many times before on this site, if the Skins can build a consistent winner, then there will be a legit reason to complain about criticism of the team. Until Snyder does that, what do you really expect to hear after he signs AH & Hall to those type of contracts?

03-07-2009, 11:07 AM	#23
freddyg12 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,540	Re: Has the WP decided attacking the Skins is good for business? I've read the post for 25 years+, they're still one of the best papers in the country & only hire top notch journalists. If you don't know anything about the field, take a look into it. Many a reporter/columnist wishes they could be hired by one of the big time papers like the post. I've been reading the warpath for at least 3 years, and there is some great material here. But there's quite honestly, also a fair amount of drivel and negativity, and it's 99% always much less thought out than anything Sally Jenkins writes. We have a lot of fans on this site that are eager to bash the team's decisions. I certainly think the front office & Danny deserve some criticism, so I try & take the time to read such posts. I don't always agree, but sometimes I get a perspective that's different, so I learn from it. Just the same, I read JLC & Sally, Tom Wise, etc. on the post because they offer insight that we don't have. In short, I do believe there's a negative slant from JLC & Sally (who are paid to write their opinions in columns & the insider) but I think that's simply from their experience, I don't think it's because they're negative people, trying to sensationalize stories, or poor writers. Usually I agree w/them to some degree. As it's been said so many times before on this site, if the Skins can build a consistent winner, then there will be a legit reason to complain about criticism of the team. Until Snyder does that, what do you really expect to hear after he signs AH & Hall to those type of contracts?