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I'll bet they had at least a syllable in the first 1:38 yesterday.It's been on the crawl several times. M&M hasn't spent a whole lot of time on it in the first place.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'll bet they had at least a syllable in the first 1:38 yesterday.It's been on the crawl several times. M&M hasn't spent a whole lot of time on it in the first place.
As ESPNs reporter-centered investigation brand of journalism that fully intends to be fact-based, OTL took a major hit in my eyes. Its a shame really. Most recently they did such a good job with the Ray Rice and Steelers "Cleaner" storylines. They clearly rushed information out there to re-establish credibility reporting (which OTL had) with the story. OTL is more than what Naqi ran with. The additional issue is that she doesn't have the credentials (see Walter Cronkite) to support the OTL brand. She got shuttled out there as a puppet of ESPN/TMZ. If ESPN felt so good about this, they would have given Bob Ley with a megaphone. Instead they made Naqi into a canary in the mineshaft.
The other problem with Naqi's report that the OTL (ESPN) story her editors forced her to run with lacked the completeness and thoroughness that this story requires. She tried to couch it as "just the facts" but she- and her editors damn well knew that this story has many layers and unanswered questions. For example..why didn't the NFL official just give the ball to the ref? Why did Kensil "personally"check the balls? What about the Colts assertions? Cold temperatures impacting the ball's PSI.
For a brand that prides itself on trustworthy, thorough investigative journalism, I expected more from OTL. Instead we got a 1/2 ass combo of Hank Phillipe-Ryan, Perez Hilton and Bob Lobel.
To be fair shmessy gave him credit once he reported the Schefter stuff.
Any chance she's related to John Tomase?I agree with a lot of this, but you are letting Naqi off the hook. I think she wasn't pushed on this report. She has had a rather unremarkable career and already in her late 40s/early 50s and she thought she had an earth shattering scoop that could define her career. Unfortunately for her, it will likely define her career. I think she wanted this story to be true because she thought it was the story of her career.
Any chance she's related to John Tomase?
I still think the guy is full of crap, but the more information comes out, the more that a large portion of the Wells report will be on the atrocious handling of the footballs by league officials and staff. According to Mike Freeman, the Wells' investigation is wrapping up even though they haven't interviewed Belichick or Brady. In other words, the attention may be turned elsewhere than the Patriots.
Any chance she's related to John Tomase?
I agree with a lot of this, but you are letting Naqi off the hook. I think she wasn't pushed on this report. She has had a rather unremarkable career and already in her late 40s/early 50s and she thought she had an earth shattering scoop that could define her career. Unfortunately for her, it will likely define her career. I think she wanted this story to be true because she thought it was the story of her career. She let her ambition cloud how she researched this story. I think if she asked the right people, she would have gotten similar answers Adam Schefter got.
LOL! I just heard a clip on WEEI from ESPN THIS MORNING where Sal Pal and Bill Polian are talking about this as if the Schefter report never happened and talking that the allegations against McNally are unprecedented and if he did purposely try to insert an unapproved football into the game it would be a sever form of cheating by the Patriots.
Tell me that ESPN doesn't have a bias against the Patriots. They ran with the Naqi story because they wanted it to be true and will continue to run with it and try to damage the Patriots even though their own employee debunked the story.
That has been the problem with this "story" for weeks! Why? BECAUSE ALL THE FACTS HAVE BEEN HIDDEN BY AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION! NO story has been "complete and thorough." EVERY story has been based on conjecture, hearsay, and partial bits of allegedly leaked "information." So far I trust only one account of this nonsense -- the Patriots (Brady/Kraft/BB). Everything else is a bad dance routine.
Why oh why do people like you inflict such a false sense of Misery upon yourselves??
01 ~ Money brings Pleasure, but not Happiness. Happiness can only come from being Good to others.
02 ~ The Unjust & Selfish live their entire Lives in self-loathing Misery, and even Pleasure is poisonous.
Yes, I know that sounds like a Fairy Tale to most of you, but here's the Punch Line: It's True. I swear it.
Those who live their Lives only for their own Pleasure will of course reject these Fundamental Truths.
I agree with a lot of this, but you are letting Naqi off the hook. I think she wasn't pushed on this report. She has had a rather unremarkable career and already in her late 40s/early 50s and she thought she had an earth shattering scoop that could define her career. Unfortunately for her, it will likely define her career. I think she wanted this story to be true because she thought it was the story of her career. She let her ambition cloud how she researched this story. I think if she asked the right people, she would have gotten similar answers Adam Schefter got.