E-Mail Reveals LaCanfora to be Gibbs Hater

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

I'll always defend Joe Gibbs, but at the same time I do have some empathy for the media. People like to blame them for a lot, ironically just as people will blame coaches for a lot. Yet, it's fans like us that fuel the media & read every Skins insider column, and also watch the team faithfully, buy tickets, gear, etc. The media wouldn't have much to report if no one was reading & listening 24/7. But the fact is, we are.

That said, JLC does a great job, but I think at some point he was soured by the treatment he got from Danny & Vinny, and now it appears from Gibbs himself. I don't make too much of the statement he made in the email, it kinda translates as: "everybody knows Gibbs won't give you a straight up answer." We all know that, but that doesn't mean he lied to the media or anyone else, he just wanted to keep things in house. Again, we all know this, and there's nothing wrong with it! If by treating you like a "moron" you mean he doesn't give you much detail, well then consider yourself a moron!

If JLC was trying to show how Gibbs did something wrong, I'd say he pointed out a sin that amounts to less than being caught w/a hand in the cookie jar.

Good post. Some want to criticize JLC everytime he sais anything less than positive about the team. We haven't exactly been the model franchise in the last 15 years. I don't think he's overly negative. Sally Jenkins..overly negative and that's annoying.

[JWsleep]

Well, needless to say, JZ is way more media-friendly than JG. Gibbs famously never trusted the media, and was relatively paranoid (as are many HCs in the NFL) about giving something away. My impression is that JG is pretty straight with his players and sees the media as an opposing team. Not a surprise to hear the media bitching.

But for all that, I think JLac does a good job. He blogs constantly and says what he thinks. But you can't say he's not a hard worker and that he's just phoning it in from a distance. So he's not a homer and sometimes, especially near the end of JGII, he let his annoyance with being treated like a cub reporter from some opposing team get the best of him. These guys are human--not everyone is a Boswell or a Povitch. But he's clearly pro-Zorn, as well as pro-Blatche, so I don't think that will be an issue now.

He applauds the team and the FO when the get it right and he does (on his blog at least) admit to errors, or so it seems to me. Not sure what else he's supposed to do.

If JG I had not happened, how many of us would have reacted like JLac to JG II (some on this site did!)? I think JG is one of the greatest coaches to ever lead a team in the NFL. But JG II was a bumpy ride, no doubt!

It's over, anyway. Can't change the past! We're in the Zorn era now. Let's hope the love-fest (and the wins!!!) continue.

[Hog1]

EXPOSE'.......awesome!

[jamf]

Originally Posted by Hog1

EXPOSE'.......awesome!

Awesome indeed, Those girls could sing.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by jamf

Awesome indeed, Those girls could sing.

Uh oh. Are you about to hijack this thread...to the point of no return?

[saden1]

I am sorry but it's completely irresponsible not to ask LaCanfora the answer to question 3 when you get a chance to ask him a question.

[That Guy]

no offense, but this doesn't really seem like a big deal or totally untrue...

[backrow]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no offense, but this doesn't really seem like a big deal or totally untrue...

Let's see the record:

1. HOF Coach, Sainthood and HOF status bestowed after first edition.
2. Total Schmuck - writes total schmuck stuff.

I agree, not a big deal.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by backrow

Let's see the record:

1. HOF Coach, Sainthood and HOF status bestowed after first edition.
2. Total Schmuck - writes total schmuck stuff.

I agree, not a big deal.

um, gibbs pressers were worthless cause he said absolutely nothing in them, so i don't understand the complex with someone writing that his press conferences were worthless...

no one's forcing you to read JLC anyways.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no offense, but this doesn't really seem like a big deal or totally untrue...

Fair enough if you don't think it's a big deal but the exchange did take place.

[JWsleep]

Here's my guess about JLac and the skins in the JG II era:

JLac walked into a pre-existing feud between the skins and Post. JG is not a friend of the press--he sees it as a bunch of spies and liars, pretty much. And the FO has been doing its best to control its media output. So they treat JLac like a cub reporter and have no problem blatantly misleading him, leaving him out of the loop, minimizing his access, etc. Is any of this incorrect? How would you react?

Meanwhile, JLac sets up his blog, which is one of the better sources of up-to-the-minute accurate skins news, IMO. Do y'all read redskins insider? My guess is you disagree with it from time to time, and find some of the coverage anti-skins for your taste, but you generally read it. Because it provides NEWS of the team, even among the opinion stuff. (And opinion is ok, IMO--it's a blog). And he does regular chats on the Post site. And the guy pretty reliably answers his emails and takes the job seriously. Is any of this incorrect?

Whatever. Don't like him, don't read him. I really do wonder why we skins fans have such a complex about the media. It's the friggin MEDIA, people! What do you expect? At what point did you form the nutty opinion that the media is 100% reliable, constrained to write what you agree with, inhumanely non-partial, etc? Newsflash: it's not. And if you think we've got it bad, try reading the dreck in NYC or Philly. Houston is ok, but IT'S BORING, sports-news-wise. I long for some "haters" at times just to shake things up.

(BTW, none of this applies to Sally Jenkins' skins coverage. She's off the radar. I do not read her. As Dorothy Parker once said, "Everything she writes is a lie, even 'and' and 'the'." Guess we all have our hatred. )

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Here's my guess about JLac and the skins in the JG II era:

JLac walked into a pre-existing feud between the skins and Post. JG is not a friend of the press--he sees it as a bunch of spies and liars, pretty much. And the FO has been doing its best to control its media output. So they treat JLac like a cub reporter and have no problem blatantly misleading him, leaving him out of the loop, minimizing his access, etc. Is any of this incorrect? How would you react?

Meanwhile, JLac sets up his blog, which is one of the better sources of up-to-the-minute accurate skins news, IMO. Do y'all read redskins insider? My guess is you disagree with it from time to time, and find some of the coverage anti-skins for your taste, but you generally read it. Because it provides NEWS of the team, even among the opinion stuff. (And opinion is ok, IMO--it's a blog). And he does regular chats on the Post site. And the guy pretty reliably answers his emails and takes the job seriously. Is any of this incorrect?

Whatever. Don't like him, don't read him. I really do wonder why we skins fans have such a complex about the media. It's the friggin MEDIA, people! What do you expect? At what point did you form the nutty opinion that the media is 100% reliable, constrained to write what you agree with, inhumanely non-partial, etc? Newsflash: it's not. And if you think we've got it bad, try reading the dreck in NYC or Philly. Houston is ok, but IT'S BORING, sports-news-wise. I long for some "haters" at times just to shake things up.

(BTW, none of this applies to Sally Jenkins' skins coverage. She's off the radar. I do not read her. As Dorothy Parker once said, "Everything she writes is a lie, even 'and' and 'the'." Guess we all have our hatred. )

Great post.

I check Redskins Insider at least 3 times a day for news. I think it's a great resource for us Skins fans and JLC definitely takes his job seriously. Supposedly, JLC is not compensated, at least directly, for his work on RI.

That said, JLC sometimes appears to let his personal feelings affect his work. He's no Sally Jenkins, but he also tends to view the goings-on at Redskins Park with a lot of skepticism and negativity. Don't get me wrong, I don't want JLC to blow smoke up our asses about how great things are, but I don't want him to be unfairly critical either. He also lays into Snyder a little too much for my taste (and I'm no fan of the Danny).

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Great post.

I check Redskins Insider at least 3 times a day for news. I think it's a great resource for us Skins fans and JLC definitely takes his job seriously. Supposedly, JLC is not compensated, at least directly, for his work on RI.

That said, JLC sometimes appears to let his personal feelings affect his work. He's no Sally Jenkins, but he also tends to view the goings-on at Redskins Park with a lot of skepticism and negativity. Don't get me wrong, I don't want JLC to blow smoke up our asses about how great things are, but I don't want him to be unfairly critical either. He also lays into Snyder a little too much for my taste (and I'm no fan of the Danny).

Well put.

Fair enough. My guess is that it will get better from JLac with Zorn at the helm (there seems to be a real bromance brewing between Zorn and the press boys... wonder what will happen when the honeymoon ends?). Plus, JLac is pretty young and this is a pretty intense beat--we skins fans are generally on-top of every little thing at Redskins park, so he's under the microscope. He'll mellow, most likely.

[BlueBlaze]

I'll bet you the people that has a problem with his comments are Larry Michael fans.

I'll guarantee it.

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by BlueBlaze

I'll bet you the people that has a problem with his comments are Larry Michael fans.

I'll guarantee it.

I'll bet you Wade Phillips wears a girdle.