What is Portis' Motivation for This?

[warriorzpath]

I'm telling it's happening more and more these days. There's more and more hype, buzz and bullsh*t that you have to sift through to get to the truth and what's real. And that's not only in football, but in news and media overall (and even through people spreading rumors in regular conversation). But since football (and sports & entertainment) get a lot of attention, it tends to happen alot in football.

That's my social commentary for today and now I can get off of my soapbox.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Couple of points here:


OK, so John Riggins was not the ideal teammate except on Sundays. That makes him a tad hypocritical when he criticizes Clinton Portis. But, does it make him wrong? Even though you are paranoid someone may be out to get you. Even though he is a hypocrite, he may be absolutely correct...


PFT signed a deal with NBC recently that carried enough money with it so that Mike Florio can quit his "day job" as a labor lawyer. That's right; he's an attorney and the deal he signed with NBC is big enough that he can "retire" from that job and forego that income. Somebody somewhere must think he knows what he is doing...

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Couple of points here:


OK, so John Riggins was not the ideal teammate except on Sundays. That makes him a tad hypocritical when he criticizes Clinton Portis. But, does it make him wrong? Even though you are paranoid someone may be out to get you. Even though he is a hypocrite, he may be absolutely correct...


PFT signed a deal with NBC recently that carried enough money with it so that Mike Florio can quit his "day job" as a labor lawyer. That's right; he's an attorney and the deal he signed with NBC is big enough that he can "retire" from that job and forego that income. Somebody somewhere must think he knows what he is doing...

I think both points lead to a lack of credibility. Riggins being a hypocritical former pain-in-the-ass player and Florio being a lying (soon-to-be) former lawyer.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Couple of points here:


OK, so John Riggins was not the ideal teammate except on Sundays. That makes him a tad hypocritical when he criticizes Clinton Portis. But, does it make him wrong? Even though you are paranoid someone may be out to get you. Even though he is a hypocrite, he may be absolutely correct...


PFT signed a deal with NBC recently that carried enough money with it so that Mike Florio can quit his "day job" as a labor lawyer. That's right; he's an attorney and the deal he signed with NBC is big enough that he can "retire" from that job and forego that income. Somebody somewhere must think he knows what he is doing...

NBC didn't buy PFT, just to be clear. In case anyone thinks that. So I'm not sure that Florio is necessarily quitting his "day job" because he's got bundles of cash coming his way from this agreement.

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

NBC didn't buy PFT, just to be clear. In case anyone thinks that. So I'm not sure that Florio is necessarily quitting his "day job" because he's got bundles of cash coming his way from this agreement.

Either way, see what I'm saying about sifting through the BS before taking anything you read or hear as truth.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

PFT signed a deal with NBC recently that carried enough money with it so that Mike Florio can quit his "day job" as a labor lawyer. That's right; he's an attorney and the deal he signed with NBC is big enough that he can "retire" from that job and forego that income. Somebody somewhere must think he knows what he is doing...

Yes, they do - NBC thinks that Florio knows how to get eyeballs on his site by walking the fine line between pure BS and some truth when it comes to feeding the ravenous information hunger of football fans. Does that mean they think he knows football? Doubt it... Since when has knowledge been a prerequisite for entertainment value?