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since he has egg on his face with the Brady situation, he is now trying to create a controversy with Welker. From his latest column:
Others accused him of that. For whatever the reason, the "Shoot the messenger" pile ons have been way over-the-top this offseason.
And come on:
Silver's face is clear. The bashers, you among them, notwithstanding.
Silver is a blow hard jerk. That was Gresh and Zo's analysis of him from their experience dealing with him on the WBCN pregame show when he was a regular contributor. So I wouldn't expect him to ever have egg on his face because he is incapable of admitting he is wrong...
All the bagging on Silver, and Brady's giving him an interview.
Patriots' Brady gets down to business - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
I don't know if Silver made up the story. Never accused him of that. I just think he blew the story out of proportion and twisted Kraft's quotes to suit his own puposes. Brady wouldn't be upset about it because the story put more pressure on the Patriots to work to get a deal done. So he benefitted from it.
the "friend" is the new "unnamed source"
well silver never asked in his interview if there was disconnect. He just says brady refuses to talk about his contract. He couldve really asked the question to prove if he was interpreting or if it was true...
Brady declined to discuss his contract status Tuesday night
I've read it twice, but I'm still not seeing anything in that article that would indicate that this was an exclusive interview between Brady and Silver. Just because he's quoting Brady doesn't mean those comments weren't made in front of several reporters during a media session.
Just my opinion of course.
But you're moving the goalposts. Regarding the "disconnect" story, which is the story that's being referred to here, Silver has no egg on his face, despite the bashing that you, and so many others, were/are doing regarding that piece.
the thing about the "disconnect" story is that there was no evidence of a disconnect except what he made it out to be. There is still no evidence of that and then he end on to say that Welker "wants a new deal" from a "friend" on another team that is not good reporting, hell i did more fact checking working at my high school newspaper
But, see... your comments are just you making a claim. Silver pointed to a source. That would be evidence.
We don't know if he asked that question or not:
None of this is a legitimate indication that Brady would prefer to leave Boston, but that might change if an NFL franchise were to relocate to L.A. in the next few years. Or perhaps he’d be tempted to try to play for the 49ers, the team for which he grew up rooting in nearby San Mateo.
Could things really get that ugly? Say no agreement on an extension is reached before the start of the 2010 campaign and Brady, as is likely, tables any contract discussions until the season is complete. Even if he wanted to leave via unrestricted free agency, the Pats would surely franchise him. At that point Brady could threaten to stay away until the 10th week of the season before signing his one-year tender, surrendering only a pro-rated share of his salary and potentially extending the stalemate into another offseason. It’s possible such a nightmarish state of affairs could compel the Pats to consider trading him.
But, see... your comments are just you making a claim. Silver pointed to a source. That would be evidence.
I am not going to get in to a heated debate about good vs bad reporting other then to say i'd trust someone with 2 or more sources then a "friend said" my friends say a lot of things doesn't make it true
But you're moving the goalposts. Regarding the "disconnect" story, which is the story that's being referred to here, Silver has no egg on his face, despite the bashing that you, and so many others, were/are doing regarding that piece.
But now you're pointing to the weight of the evidence, not the lack thereof.
If you're the type who doesn't care until it's official, that's your way and a I've got not issue with that. I've also got no issue with crushing someone when you've got evidence that they are wrong.
My beef was with people bashing the story when they had no idea whether it was wrong or not, especially those who were accusing him of making things up and the like, when they, themselves, had no evidence to back up their claims. This board has developed a ridiculous mentality about shooting the messenger, and Ian's even had to close up multiple media-related threads as a result of it.
But now you're pointing to the weight of the evidence, not the lack thereof.
If you're the type who doesn't care until it's official, that's your way and a I've got not issue with that. I've also got no issue with crushing someone when you've got evidence that they are wrong.
My beef was with people bashing the story when they had no idea whether it was wrong or not, especially those who were accusing him of making things up and the like, when they, themselves, had no evidence to back up their claims. This board has developed a ridiculous mentality about shooting the messenger, and Ian's even had to close up multiple media-related threads as a result of it.