TruthSeeker

The article was a non-story. Dan shares that the Patriots don't share information (duh) and that he and a number of other reporters don't care for that setup (duh). Of course, he also wrote in such a way as to characterize the Patriots as paranoid, but exaggeration by reporters is so common nowadays that it really means nothing.

Patriots Nation NY

it's becoming so predictable and unbearable .. Im down to just Dale & Holley, then Sirius NFL Radio .. that's it ... And Reiss .. Gasper, Curran, SMY, and Breer, dear lord don't get me started on Breer ... I don't know where it went wrong with him, but in 04 05 he was decent ..

Uncle Rico

I think everyone here (almost) would agree that Reiss is a good example of local Sports media.

Critics will say it's because he's a "homer" who got his start within a part of the Patriots organization. But he is able to be critical, he just does it in an analytical way, hold the anger.

See, where these other people lose me is when they take the "I'm going to show I'm smarter than the Patriots" attitudes. Talk radio has been almost entirely been taken over by this, pausing only for other angry outbursts. Really it's unlistenable, though I sometimes enjoy listening to Zo & Gresh (mostly Zo) on my brief mid-morning commute. They have fun, they analyze, and their tone is never "I'm smarter."

Among print/web media. Reiss still rules as stated above -- information and analysis; it works. I still have hopes for Breer but he's prone to snarky asides in his blogs. Rapoport has gained a lot of credibility this pre-season and his blog tone is often very fun (though not silly), and he does actually report information.

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SVN

i wont read chb ever but did find this

Boston Sports Media Watch A Challenge To Dan Shaughnessy

lets see if he accepts the challenge.

NYCPatsFan

Awesome!! Let's see if Mr. Shaughnessy has some guts.

SVN

breer wants be national and always is enamored with the cowboys and jets and others and tries to 'show off' his national knowledge in his articles...

Pats726

He went to dallas wanted to be national...and his HEAD grew so so LARGE!!! Now back and..I liked him better in 04-05...

Triumph

He really is.

Long story short, I called him and left a voice mail while in AZ for SB42 to see if he knew where I could score a SB ticket. He calls back and acted like a total doosh on the phone.

I eventually scored a ticket from an ESPN announcer from Baltimore and sat next to his wife who was a sweetheart.

jmt57

In fairness to Breer, his title is "Globe national football writer" while SMY and Monique Walker are 'Globe Patriots reporters'. I take that to mean that his focus is supposed to be on the rest of the league as much or more than the Patriots.

Regardless, I did like his columns and commentary much better five or six years ago.

lostjumper

Maybe Felger.