I’ve really come to dislike Bedard. Pompous for no reason. Pretends that he has legit sources in the patriots organization and around the league, when he likely does not… at least anyone who matters. Om contrast, Reiss does seem to have some legit sources in the Pats organization and he earned that over many years, by showing himself to be a true professional who rarely writes or says something for clicks or to get run nationally. Some try to label him a “company guy“ but he is willing to criticize the organization, he does it the right way. You could tell that Belichick liked him from the start, possibly because Reiss would wear a suit to every press conference…..maybe that reminded him of Tom Landry.
Of the younger beat guys, Perry is probably closest to Reiss in terms of being professional and not sensational.
Nobody important is going to trust someone like Bedard or Chubby Trollin’ Volin with real inside information. Curran is in a similar boat, although he is higher on the food chain than the other two, which is why he was so pissed off when his main Pats source (Tommy’s dad) was taken away.
Bedard also loves to say “I’m just telling you what the tape shows”, as if we should take that as gospel. I have more confidence in a select few (very few) on this site who analyze game film in a serious manner.