More digs at the Skins from Fatty P

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

And it comments like that by these guys that piss me off. It is just intellectually dishonest. King, Pasta, Banks and the rest are entitled to their opinions but they try to pass those opinions off as being supported by making factually conclusive statements that are at, best, disengenous. In doing so, b/c others rely on these guys for the "facts", they perpetuate the anti-skin bias held by other talking heads and local medias. How many people did the research concerning the likelihood that the Skins would be signing 20-30 rookies if the CBA hadn't gone through? I believe it started w/ Pasta and got repeated by everyone else.

These guys are paid the big bucks - yet they can't follow simple analytical rules: Check the facts and conduct an analysis based on those facts then reach a conclusion (i.e. who did we sign, who did we cut, what role did those cut play, what role will those signed play, what was the stated reason for the cuts and signings, do the stated reasons match the factual backgrounds of the signings and cuts?). It's a lot of work but, hey, isn't that what they are supposed to be doing all day?

Instead we get these "blow up the roster" and "cutting Corey Raymer is significant" type of comments. I mean seriously, what could Pasta's basis be for saying we are blowing up the roster? Cutting Ramsey and Arrington? Two players who had almost no role in last year's playoff run and who's replacement has been debated for at least a year now? Replacing marginal starters with better players (Bowen, Clark - Archuletta)? Signing players who hopefully will upgrade a position that was obviously a need (Lloyd, R-El)?

Get the facts straight, conduct an analysis, support your conclusions. I thought those were the requirements for good analytical commentary. Apparently, I was wrong.

But That Guy is right - they won't shut up unless and until we start winning.

and see, this is where other fans get their opinions of our team.

[GoSkins!]

Guys, give the P-man a break. Someone has to write the articles to make the fans of the other 31 teams feel better. Like...for instance... Philly fans. It wouldn't be nice to tell them: "Hey, you guys just have cheap owners and really could have won the suprbowl a couple of years ago if they had just signed a couple more key guys". Instead, point at the Redskins and say they are dumb for signing the best free agents available. Say things to help them believe that the Skins are conducting shady accounting by not handing out the players contracts to any shmuck that asks. Make up stuff about them "blowing up" the roster so that they think thier team is still on the same off-season playing field. Tell them that the skins are killing themselves by trading draft picks... and how the Lions will end up drafting a great first round receiver this year when the skins should have.

He is just serving up what those other fans need. It's kinda like he is "Jabba the waitress".