tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13803659656654390772024-10-08T15:50:08.796-07:00ProFootballTalk has been consistently consistent in their hypocrisy and is very afraid of people calling them on it. They delete comments regularly and I'm tired of my comments being deleted. Instead, I'll post them here.Steve Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16886857284164309085noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1380365965665439077.post-88629559860551909942008-11-23T15:53:00.000-08:002008-11-23T15:56:35.848-08:00

They had to wrap up their coverage of Adrian Peterson's absence from the starting lineup with another Viking Crusade post.  How much of a non-story can this be?  Is it really worth 3 posts in one day?The answer is no, but because it involves the Vikings it will make PFT headlines.  If it wasn't the credible Michael Smith doing this post I'm sure it would have been accompanied by a "Childress is

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Everyone knows it's not acceptable to give yourself a nickname.  Adding to that edict, you can't also attribute a "curse" to yourself either.  In fact, it's probably more pathetic.Mike Florio decided he should test the "PFT Curse" by noting the big lead the Jets have opened over the Titans.  This is the first I've ever heard of this supposed curse, so I decided to search the tubes for evidence of

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And he reacts with criticism of Childress of course.  Quick to point out that AD is the NFL leading rusher, and also that Chester Taylor is not Adrian Peterson, Florio also neglects to tell the readers that the Vikings scored a TD on just 3 plays.What a moron.  No, not Childress this time.  

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Well, he had to follow up his post regarding Peterson not playing initially.  What I don't get is the automatic assumption that it was a "benching" and not just dictated by their opening script.Peterson is one of the really good guys in the league and there have been absolutely no reports all week in regards to trouble.  Maybe Florio is angling for a reason to tie together the sideline argument

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I didn't wait those precious 10 seconds to see if Florio would mention Peterson isn't in the game yet.  How could I have been so careless?This is shaping up to be one hell of a Vikings Crusade day at PFT.

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If you guessed the Vikings vs Jags game, you win!!Already got one post from him.  Expect at least 10 more.  I am a little surprised that he didn't mention that Peterson didn't get the ball in the Vikings first drive (which lasted all of 3 plays).

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At least Florio posted the conflicting report.  This is another example, in a long line of examples where Florio throws some cockamamie idea against the wall and waits for traction.  Just one notable exception.  He didn't cite sources this time, so he's cleared of the Accuracy Report.

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Mike Florio loves to cite his "sources" regarding some outrageous speculation and then follow up with a post of this ilk.  It's speculation surrounding his earlier speculation.  Brilliant really, because this post makes presumptions that distract from the real speculation.  It's an attempt to make the story, not about the contract offer to Cowher by the Browns, but rather whether Cowher would

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Florio cites his usual "league source" in the case surrounding the suspended agent, Greg Williams.  Florio claims the client that files the grievance was Adrian Wilson.  He's had a bit of a vendetta against Wilson this season.  Florio basically considers Wilson a dirty player and often calls for fines against him.  Makes one wonder if this report isn't a tidy coincidence.

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Is "reliable source" code of some kind?  Does it actually mean "I really do have a source this time". In any case Florio actually calls his source for this post "reliable".I'd think this story must be reported by the legitimate press at some point.  You'd figure there would be either a police or insurance report filed.  I'm anxious to see the outcome of this one.STATUS: Unconfirmed

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I'm a huge fan of Gregg Easterbrook's NFL column on ESPN named "Tuesday Morning Quarterback".  You can see a link in my blogroll.  I look forward to reading him every week.Today I decided to research some of the "citations needed" links in the PFT wikipedia entry.  While doing so I came across a snippet from a TMQ column from February of this year.  It's amazing.  Read for yourself, and make him

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I noted and commented on Florio's attempt to generate a story surrounding NFL personnel celebrating with the Jets earlier.  PFT has followed up with a new post that essentially shuts down his efforts. I guess the "league insiders" he referred to earlier weren't the one's that stuck a fork in this story.I posted this commentYou should have mentioned the fact that the NFL calls for the removal of

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Florio, unprecedently, starts off his latest post with this pathetic statement: We need to start this one off by making clear that this item is purely speculative.  (And if you don’t like that kind of stuff, just scroll, baby, scroll.)Well, I'm not scrolling.  I'm documenting.  No, this won't go in the Accuracy Tracker.No responsible journalist would ever write anything like closely resembling

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In a pathetic attempt to create a story where there is none,  Florio decides to feed the trolls surrounding a video of NFL personnel purpotedly celebrating a recent Jets victory.  Whatever.  I'm not even going to get into this non story.  I will however, point out an extremely misleading comment in this post.  And some league insiders believe that the longer version of the video promptly exited

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How is it worth comment that the Vikings owner accompanied the Vikings Pat and Kevin Williams to their appeal?  Plus he fails to mention, as noted in the article he referenced, that the primary reason for this is the use of his private jet.  Wilf has hoped that they players would be able to get back to Minneapolis in time for a Friday practice.

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I didn't want to get involved in the Ainge suspension story.  It's really not worth mentioning, but a little statement caught my eye in this post.And, frankly, this is the way it’s supposed to happen.  There should be no report regarding the potential suspension until the suspension has been finalized.  That way, if the suspension ultimately is overturned, no one will know that there was ever

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Florio simply, without linking to the actual article again, reports on a report from Adam Schefter.  As was expected by 99.9% of all media members, Ray Edwards was fined for his actions in last Sundays loss vs Tampa Bay.  Here's the caveat:  Florio writes, "As expected", but that's NOT what he expected.  His first round of speculation was that the Vikings would have their entire DL suspended this

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Florio must be distracted.  He almost went the entire day without posting on the Vikings.  Give him some credit.  He's a persistent fella.This time is reports on the answer Adrian Peterson gave to the media regarding not touching the ball in the 4th quarter of the Vikings loss to Tampa Bay.  Of course Florio frames the situation around Childress, but he fails to mention that the Vikings actually

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Originally Mike Florio stated that his source couldn't believe that Savage would send the derogatory email to a fan.  Florio concurred and half heartedly apologized to Deadspin for questioning their report.  Florio and his source were proven wrong.  What could possibly be his response?  How about questioning Savage's integrity.In a span of less than 24 hours Florio completely reversed course on

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Well this one will sit unconfirmed for quite some time.  I have doubt this report is accurate for a few reasons, but primarily because it would expose the Browns to trouble with the Rooney rule.  At this point neither Savage nor Crennel have been fired, so confirming this report may eventually be impossible.  I guess it's one way to avoid criticism of his sources.  I sure hope this isn't the same

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I had to read this, not twice, but three times to truly believe what I was reading.  For all his criticism of Brad Childress' conservative game planning, Florio would have you believe he was Belichick esque in his strategy.  Not true.  Mike Florio believes the Eagles should have run the ball so the clock would wind down and keep the Bengals from having time to score.  His strategy isn't to

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Mike Florio, as documented here, used a source to question the validity of the Savage email.  Turns out the story was accurate and the email was sent.  How does Florio react?  Does he admit his source was wrong?  Does he express remorse for quoting a source that obviously doesn't have credibility?  No.Florio decides to give himself credit for having the story first, but failing to document it on

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Mike Florio uses a "source" again to comment on the Phil Savage fan email story.  This source claims the email comment would be out of characters.  Goes as far as claiming Savage is a Southern Baptist and claims the Deadspin report is a ruse.STATUS:  WrongPhil  Savage acknowledge and apologized for the email.  Guess this "source" doesn't know Savage after all.

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So Brad Childress is having some witty banter with the local Minnesota media.  PFT quotes his statement concerning his height and weight to a reporter that was taking a boxing angle in the ridiculous story of Troy Williamson's comments. In the most telling fashion surrounding his crusade, Florio decides to inject his patented snarky remark.  "We know one thing for sure.  If a fought broke out,

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That's what Mike Florio believes.  I can't imagine any other reason to post such a ludicrous statement other than to elicit reaction.  It's like trolling on Fark.There have been examples of players that just didn't enjoy playing football in the past.  Those players never lasted long in the league, and most were released from their teams.  You simply can't play in the NFL without loving to play

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