Yet another reason why Cris Carter is a moron

[NC_Skins]

Going back to Greeny, this was by far my favorite Greeny moment.

[SmootSmack]

"Sources tell ESPN's..." isn't one of my favorite things, quite honestly. That said, ESPN frequently credits other sources. And it's funny that CBS Sports and NBC Sports openly take issues with ESPN, it's not really they way professional media should act.

Oh well, que sera sera

[Jontrem]

Sorry if I missed this being talked about earlier but what do people think of Dan Graziano? he seems to go out of his way to be fair to all the NFC east team and I am really enjoying his insights into the East.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Jontrem

Sorry if I missed this being talked about earlier but what do people think of Dan Graziano? he seems to go out of his way to be fair to all the NFC east team and I am really enjoying his insights into the East.

The NFC East blog guy?

He's pretty good, but I didn't mind Matt Mosley either, even though he was accused of being a Cowboys homer.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The NFC East blog guy?

He's pretty good, but I didn't mind Matt Mosley either, even though he was accused of being a Cowboys homer.

Graziano's been a solid addition.

And you know who Matt Mosley's favorite NFL team is? Yeah, Hail to the Redskins.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Graziano's been a solid addition.

And you know who Matt Mosley's favorite NFL team is? Yeah, Hail to the Redskins.

So Matt Mosley is a freakin Skins fan? Wow i swear you read the NFC East Blog and the thing you always take away is Matt Mosley and Tony Romo were boyfriends.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Graziano's been a solid addition.

And you know who Matt Mosley's favorite NFL team is? Yeah, Hail to the Redskins.

Really? SS, I've never questioned you before, as you are one of the most level headed members of any forum I've ever been a part of, but for some reason I just have a hard time believing this. I for one couldn't be happier about the move from Mosley to Graziano, for multiple reasons.

If Mosley was/is a 'Skins fan, I'll give him credit, because he hid it extraordinarily well. But he seemed to give dominant coverage on the blog to the Cowboys, win or lose. Maybe it was because he lived in Dallas, wrote for the local Dallas paper, and obviously was well connected inside the Cowboys, but I always felt like his allegiances were to the Cowboys. He used to justify it by saying Cowboys fans had a large presence on the blog, but I always felt like since it was the NFC East blog, fair coverage to all four teams should be expected. His opinions on the Redskins were always of the negative-lukewarm variety, which never helped his cause, and he never covered us as often as he did the other 3 teams.

As far as Dan Graziano goes, I've really started to enjoy reading the blog ever since he took over. IMO he's shown fair and balanced coverage to all four teams, and he has shown an even-keeled opinion as far as the 'Skins go. He's not a 'Skins basher by any stretch of the imagination, and I feel like our coverage is better than what Mosley did. While it's safe to say he's not on our jock, it's nice to see us get some attention from a blogger on the national level.

Anyways as I was saying, if Mosley is a 'Skins fan, than I'm severely mistaken. But in this day and age most bloggers have no problems admitting where their allegiances lie, and Mosley is the first that I've heard of to keep his hidden, all the while appearing to have close ties with his favorite team's hated rival.

[Jontrem]

Yeah and he was accused by redskins fans of being a cowboys homer and cowboy fans as being a redskins homer! I do think DG brings a little more to the table than MM though, but that could just be my personal taste.

[SmootSmack]

I think he respects Romo, but that doesn't mean he's not a Redskins fan. I'm telling you there are many high ranking people and reporters here (and other places that are Redskins fans). And there are also Cowboys fans in the DC sports media. But professionals don't let their allegiances influence their work...though I know many think otherwise

[MTK]

Talk is cheap. We're going to win or lose based on talent and coaching, not what some blow-hard says on the radio.

[warriorzpath]

Why the backlash from the media, fans, and even punishhment from the league and team when someone makes disparaging remarks. Or accusing someone of wrongdoing without real proof.

[warriorzpath]

He's not just a blowhard. He has a national media prescence and even ties to respected people working in and around the nfl

[MTK]

Originally Posted by warriorzpath

He's not just a blowhard. He has a national media prescence and even ties to respected people working in and around the nfl

And his opinion is as worthless as anyone else's. What he says or thinks isn't going to have any impact on our W/L record.

[warriorzpath]

That's why I listen to and watch his shows- the other people that he gets on there. I try to ignore his opinion

[warriorzpath]

If opinions don't matter- how do you measure success? I measure it by meeting or exceeding expectations. Which are really what people THINK you are going to do. And external expectations impact you in a similiar way as internal, maybe more.