An All New Low For Media Hate...

[tml6157]

So I just arrived home (2pm) from work and I live in Allentown PA (about 1.5-2 hours north of Philly) and Im greeted by the Allentown Morning Call, the daily Allentown newspaper. The MAIN cover story of the ENTIRE paper has a picture of Shanahan and McNabb with the headline "Who is Responsible for Mess in DC?" I couldn't get past the first few sentences. The writer goes on to say that Shanahan is responsible for the "mess" and that once he is fired for screwing up the McNabb/franchise period and when he lands at Notre Dame (cuz thats probably the only place that will want him once he is fired the writer says) he will regret screwing up the whole thing. Also the writer says if he had a quarter for every time he said McNabb was washed up since 2005 he would own some business. Thats as far as I could read. Seriously tho, WTF??? I cant believe the garbage people get paid for writing to a demographic well out of DC territory in the heart of Eagle land.

[Going Commando]

Yeah it's stupid writing but he's just being a homer. Since sports writers are about half as intelligent as the average person and Eagles fans are about half as intelligent as them, you're ending up with a product here that's only really fit to wipe your ass with.

I agree with the overall point though. Sports reporting is a joke with no serious journalistic integrity or cache. With a potential readership of millions, you would think there would be more than four or five excellent football writers in the country. But the writers are mostly stupid and untalented and they pander to the lowest common denominator of fan anyway.

[scott.sharrer]

Key to this, it is Eagle Country, the land of the McNabb haters

But in seriousness. I mention things like this a lot on here. I have been anti-media for about 10 years now because that is all they do. They want one thing only and that is money. Creating Controversy creates the cash.

[Scamp1]

Brother I hear yah. For a team thats 4-4 and undeated in their division, the media is treating us like ohhh say last years team.

We have to take it, and the Skins have to remove it by just going to work and winning.Thats the only way you get these negative

feeding slugs off yah. Keep the faith and always remember what the Saints & RedSox had to endure.

We are only into year 18 without a ring, Iggles still waiting.

[Rocky21]

Cue the Philly jokes.

Here is a picture of the dude who wrote this small town garbage.

There is a typo on the newspaper's own website in the about the author section so I'd say journalistic integrity isn't exactly high on the list of priorities for the folks over at the morning call.

[MikeK]

Well said! My thoughts exactly. They (the media) can make the most boring game of the week sound so special. You just have to be intelligent enough to realize they are full of Sh*t and are only doing it for the money and ratings.

[Brandon Lloyd Christmas]

all of this will be over tonight after the game. there will be something new to talk about.

if mcnabb gets benched somehow tho, LOL.

[skins2victory]

Wow what a joke!!!! I love when people can write a whole article on a team, when more than likely, they havent even seen the team play once this year. This guy probably dosent know anything about the skins, but yet is going to write a whole article bashing the coach. Its actually pretty funny!

[tml6157]

Im just taken back by it being he cover of the main page of the Allentown paper. Not the sports section, the main section haha. I dont expect any credit, frankly we dont deserve it yet because we have played bad at times but instead of writing about the Eagles looking for redemption, he just talks about stuff he has NO idea about. I guess it truly doesn't surprise me tho...

[Sekhmet728]

Mess? What mess?

We're .500 after going .250 last season. That's called cleaning up.

[DGREENHULK]

Yeah I can't wait to turn on the National Media run Monday Night Countdwon crew to tell america how much we suck before making heir picks and how the Shanny/McNabb SAGA continues etc :doh:

[TSO]

Honestly, I'm more shocked at the players/coaches of the Eagles than these idiot journalists. They've been talking some major crapola, it's actually pretty surprising they're exposing their hate like that.

[VRIEL1]

I found even more interesting is how the media could take M.Shanahan's comment "McNabb does not know the 2 min. drill all that well" and "McNabb was not physically fit to run the 2 min. drill" to be a racist comment and mean "I hate black QB's and benched McNabb for a white QB."

Only to start the rumor that McNabb is not coming back next year cause of how he's been treated. Drama. Just because the HC is not giving the media all the inside details (which might help our opponants) they have to create drama to sell their product. Guess what .... McNabb has stated he "will" be here next year. From both GM and McNabb we keep hearing how the contract is almost complete. People with inside info have said there are small details to be worked out but the major part of the contract is finished.

Gotta love the media. Can't find dirt or drama ya gotta make it up.

[VRIEL1]

For those who said McNabb was leaving after this season..... bite this:

http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?338795-Schefter-Allen-McNabb-s-agent-to-meet-Monday-to-discuss-four-year-deal.

[Rocky21]

I found even more interesting is how the media could take M.Shanahan's comment "McNabb does not know the 2 min. drill all that well" and "McNabb was not physically fit to run the 2 min. drill" to be a racist comment and mean "I hate black QB's and benched McNabb for a white QB."

That was just John Feinstein and he should be ignored because he is a bitter old ****.

[WesB]

True "the media" likes to make a big story over the smallest controversy when it comes the Redskins. I can understand why they do to a point because our organization has been circus for most of Dannyboy's ownership (overpaid/overage players, firing Shotty, Spurrier's rubber lips, the whole Zorn era), you name it. It will take time and continued success for our beloved team to gain respect again from anyone in the media.

I say they can start tonight! HAIL!!!

[SWFLSkins]

Cue the Philly jokes.

Here is a picture of the dude who wrote this small town garbage.

There is a typo on the newspaper's own website in the about the author section so I'd say journalistic integrity isn't exactly high on the list of priorities for the folks over at the morning call.

This guy is a blogger and I think we should all contact him after the Skins win tonight.

101 North 6th Street

Allentown, PA 18101-1480

(610) 820-6558

mailto:nick.fierro@mcall.com

http://www.mcall.com/sports/football/eagles/mc-mcnabb-redskins-1114-20101114,0,4593191.column

[Rocky21]

Good plan.

We should also ask him when his Mom and Andy Reid got together as well as send him some information about coronary disease and the benefits of cardiovascular exercise.

[Farbod21]

Something needs to be done about the DC media hate factory. I dont care about the national media, but local media has gotten to the point where they exist only to dump on the skins. We as fans, must do something...

[jflow78]

**** the Eagles, AND their fan pandering media!

.......or is that media pandering fans? Oh whatever.

I hope Nick Fierro dies of gonorrhea and rots in hell.

[mossomo]

Seriously tho, WTF??? I cant believe the garbage people get paid

Ahhh - legacy media living on borrowed time. And they wonder why circulation is down.

[Chachie]

It's basically a credit to the Washington Redskins that 4-4 is a "mess." If the Lions or Bills were 4-4 it would be a comeback or a "rebirth." Even if we lose tonight and go to 4-5, there's no "mess" in DC. It's a transition year.