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"ESPN is in the bag for the NFL" Simmons
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:36 am
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“Granted, I’m a little biased here,” he began, before saying: “The way everyone else was covering Roger Goodell in this whole story versus the way ESPN covered it, it was embarrassing. I couldn’t believe nobody called out ESPN about it.”
“You have Dan Wetzel at Yahoo, you had Sally Jenkins at the Washington Post, you had all the people in Boston, you had different radio personalities, and people really going after how the NFL was handling this, how Goodell was handling this, all this stuff. Especially in the weeks after the broken cell phone thing, when it came out that they had obviously leaked stuff and something really legitimately shady was going on, and yet if you went to ESPN you didn’t see anything…
“It’s hard to come away from that and not think that ESPN is in the bag for the NFL, because they were.”
Goodell's bagmen
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 11:37 am
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Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:37 am to TigerintheNO
Well duh. They're partners
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:44 am to TigerintheNO
but lets completely ignore that Simmons is in the bag for the Pats due to growing up as a Boston sports super fan. 
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 11:46 am
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:51 am to Malik Agar
So what?
He has been no more biased than ESPN when it comes to deflategate.
Does he have a point? Yea probably. But he is also the absolute worst person to be going after ESPN for this b/c he was never going to look at things rationally to begin with. He's a Pats fan and he has an ax to grind over getting shite canned.
This would be like a man/woman calling their more successful ex out for fricking up their newest relationship. Maybe they are right and the ex is a complete a-hole who should shoulder all the blame. But it's pretty damn hard to take everything the ex says at face value when you know they are still incredibly bitter and reflexively defensive about everything.
He has been no more biased than ESPN when it comes to deflategate.
Does he have a point? Yea probably. But he is also the absolute worst person to be going after ESPN for this b/c he was never going to look at things rationally to begin with. He's a Pats fan and he has an ax to grind over getting shite canned.
This would be like a man/woman calling their more successful ex out for fricking up their newest relationship. Maybe they are right and the ex is a complete a-hole who should shoulder all the blame. But it's pretty damn hard to take everything the ex says at face value when you know they are still incredibly bitter and reflexively defensive about everything.
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 11:54 am
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:57 am to TigerintheNO
ESPN, at least ESPN radio, was pretty critical of Goodell throughout 
Posted on 10/1/15 at 11:57 am to Dr RC
Yep
Posted on 10/1/15 at 12:00 pm to Dr RC
Who out there right now has a better perspective on, and is willing to openly discuss, how espn operates than Simmons? That alone makes what he has to say worthwhile.
Also, I don't think he's bitter. He has significantly more freedom to do what he wants. He was ESPN's written content, and now he has the opportunity to prove it.
Also, I don't think he's bitter. He has significantly more freedom to do what he wants. He was ESPN's written content, and now he has the opportunity to prove it.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 12:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Water is wet
Posted on 10/1/15 at 12:51 pm to TigerintheNO
He's going to be talking mad shite about ESPN in the coming months. Should be entertaining.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 12:54 pm to Dr RC
quote:
He has been no more biased than ESPN when it comes to deflategate.
You mean he's been more correct than ESPN? SOMEONE GET LESTER MUNSON UP HERE!
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:02 pm to TigerintheNO
Thanks for the reminder of BS's return. 
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:28 pm to TigerintheNO
I've never understood why people like Simmons so much, but I'm not a big basketball fan and that seems to be his real expertise.
Different strokes for different folks though.
Different strokes for different folks though.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:31 pm to TigerintheNO
bashed on Mike & Mike pretty good
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:31 pm to TigerintheNO
No shite
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:33 pm to TigerintheNO
Didn't ESPN have some shitty show based off of Pro Football, and it showed players doing drugs, parting heavily, and shooting up with Roids, and NFL wanted show taken off the air.
And the show disappeared, poof!
And the show disappeared, poof!
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:34 pm to TigerintheNO
Simmons is an attention whore and really believes he's important. A lot of people blow him because they dislike EPSN and he likes to rail against the network.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:44 pm to hbuc88
Mike and Mike are terrible, they deserve to be railed on.
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:56 pm to TigerintheNO
Bill echoed my point yesterday about the great MLB stadiums and fanbases in the playoffs this year
Posted on 10/1/15 at 1:58 pm to hbuc88
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an attention whore and really believes he's important. A lot of people blow him because they dislike EPSN and he likes to rail against the network.
Genre changing talent in both web columns and podcasts, 2 NYT bestselling books, acclaimed Highbrow sports website, and creator / producer of 30 for 30.
hes goat, mate
This post was edited on 10/1/15 at 2:02 pm
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