StockingAnarchyNumber12
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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.ESPN deserves whatever venom comes their way from New England and Patriots fans. There was a really simple way to avoid that: Stop lying about their team. Mortensen's 11 of 12 report turning out to be false was a big deal and they continue to pretend like it was valid. The Rams walkthrough story is fiction, but all of their platforms continue to treat it like it's real.
Something I could never understand was why ESPN never had anyone be pro-Patriots. I don't mean saying that the team/Brady/Belichick are great because they do do that. Those mentions just don't get as much attention as the negative stuff the peddle. I mean a person who calls BS on all the cheating nonsense. There's no counter-balance for that. If anything, there's evidence that they discourage people disputing that. Reiss poked a few holes in the negative Wickersham/Van Atta story a couple years ago and those were removed from his column.
As a hypothetical example, 5 years ago, you could hear Skip Bayless say Kobe Bryant was the greatest ever. Then, a few house later, Colin Cowherd would say Kobe's totally overrated. Now, you'll hear Stephen A. Smith say something negative about the Patriots. Then, a few hours later, Dan LeBetard will say something negative about the Patriots. Wouldn't they entertain more people or relate to a wider audience if they offered differing opinions, like they do on just about every other topic?
Earlier today there were co-hosts on ESPN talk radio. Both were trying hard to bring down the Pats. One said: 'The thing with New England is that they played nobody this year--until they played Pittsburgh, and they came into Boston all beat up and fatigued. Big Ben was the only good QB they went up against all year. I think they're in for an awakening tomorrow.' (not the exact words, but damn close to it)
I had never read the Wickersham/Van Atta article before. I just looked it up because of your post. The amount of misinformation in that article is unbelievable. No wonder so many people are convinced the Pats are cheaters when the media is reporting outright lies. Absolutely shameful behavior by ESPN.