Adam Schefter roasted for incorrect George Pickens trade rumor

[KingCorcoran]

Wouldn't be surprised if the source is David Mulugheta. Not sure he doesn't have a bone to pick with Dallas.

I doubt that. NFL GMs may play games spewing nonsense. Mulugheta knows his discretion forces NFL GMs to come to him.

 

[erod]

There really wasn't any good reason for Pickens to sign his tender right before the draft unless something was coming together as a trade.

Mulagheta probably asked for JSN money, and it fell apart.

 

[blueblood70]

Adam Schefter is not a wildly popular man in Dallas right now. The NFL insider has been giving updates regarding the Dallas Cowboys and George Pickens, but his updates have been incorrect.

One example happened before the NFL draft kicked off. Schefter wrote that Pickens signed his franchise tender, leading to plenty of speculation that he was going to be traded during the draft. Not long after Schefter got everyone fired up, Todd Archer said Pickens has not signed his tender.
On Monday, he was at it again. This time, Schefter went on The Pat McAfee Show and said Pickens wanted a long-term extension, or he would like to be traded. The post was quickly deleted, which indicates that Schefter was once again incorrect in his report. That chain of events sent 105.3 The Fan’s Shan Shariff into what he called “a tizzy.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...ens-trade-rumor/ar-AA21Vyqh?ocid=BingNewsVerp

That's the good thing about some people with common sense they can tell when there's click bait and rage baiting going on trying to gaslight fans because these guys live on drama they love the Parsons drama some fans love it too they act like they don't love it but they do they they want activity and get their blood boiling over sports so sometimes they need help like with idiots like this...


It's so bad that when the Parsons trade actually happened and it was to Green Bay I said there's no way that's real but it turns out it was But there's so many fake stories and now AI driven pictures and videos and automatic posts on a lot of these guys group pages that is hard to know what's real and what's not real now..

Choose personally to err on the side of caution and I'm not believing anything until I see multiple true reports from reliable resources but the number one resource would be the team they play for go to the team website and the team ran group pages you need to go to the ones that are actually official and if it's not anywhere to be seen there then it's probably fake.
I didn't believe this because generally speaking the Cowboys and David along with George have been very quiet about this they seem to be cordial and after the phone conversation they seem to be at least willing to be in the same room again so maybe they can make a deal at some point.

Fact is he be willing to sign the tag at some point So if he was gonna demand a trade we saw what happened with Parsons with that agent they sent out that ridiculous long winded written by David talking about demanding a trade..

So if something like that was truly happening we know about it this agent is not shy and he loves drama he's egocentric and we would know about it it would be not just hearing about it from one source we would know about it And you remember how that starts working where the player starts blacking out his team social media accounts and you you can get a feeling when that starts happening..

 

[rambo2]

It was his opinion not a report. They took it down after the backlash and pretended like it never happened. It's BSPN.

 

[shabazz]

My question........bad source or did he lie/make it up? Either way, he has too much experience to get this clumsy and messy with false information. Does he NOT have access to Pickens' agent.....I mean, he could have avoided this with a simple phone call.

I'd be surprised if it was an outright lie

He one of the few that seems hyper-vigilant in remaining credible

He used the word "alleged" more than Johnny Cochran.

 

[blueblood70]

Wouldn't be surprised if the source is David Mulugheta. Not sure he doesn't have a bone to pick with Dallas.

I don’t believe that anymore. Last year, the Parsons drama was a mix of the player, the agent, and Jerry, it was a circus that got out of control, spun out, caught fire, and led to him being moved.

This time, it doesn’t feel the same. I think when they had that phone call on draft day, or the morning of it, they mended fences. It feels like water under the bridge now, more of a case-by-case situation, and things have been very quiet. That’s why I don’t buy this story, because if he really had an issue, they wouldn’t need to send a fake source to one media person.

They’d go public like they did with Parsons, putting out a long, drawn-out statement about demanding a trade and clarifying the whole situation.

It’s been pretty quiet, with no word from the player or the agent, and whenever the Cowboys are asked, they’ve been honest but not dramatic, definitely not trying to stir things up.

It seems like everyone’s on the same page right now, though I could be wrong. Common sense says they’re fine with where things stand. It’s been five weeks since the non-exclusive tag was applied, and there hasn’t been a single offer for George Pickens. I think they’ve realized the market is basically dry unless they find a trade partner, which could happen, but I doubt there’s a big market for the money they want. If there was, we’d have heard about trade offers by no, especially since any deal wouldn’t have to include two first-round picks. Teams can offer whatever they want, and the Cowboys can reject it, unless it’s two firsts, but you’d think if someone was really interested in George, they’d come with multiple offers to try and get the Cowboys to take a little less.


My real feelings on this are that a lot of people around here believe George Pickens is being held back by the system. They think it’s unfair, two first-round picks are too much, and then expecting him to still get a big payday on top of it is just wrong.

That’s misinformation. Last year, Parsons went for two first-round picks and a player. A lot of folks locally and online feel Pickens’ talent level is in that same market, he’s just on offense. His camp believes he should be paid like JSN or a top five wide receiver. Look at guys like Waddle, who brought in plenty of picks, or going further back when Khalil Mack got a huge haul. And how about Tyreek Hill? Inflation has only made those deals bigger.

A lot of people in here realize that we pay attention two first round picks is not a lot If the perception is George Pickens is one of the top elite receivers in the league there should be no hesitation to give up two first round picks but that's my premise though you don't have to offer two 1st round picks you can offer one dexter Lawrence got one 1st rounder AJ Brown is older and not at his peak anymore and New England's going to give up a 1st round pick for him..

I think people we're playing both sides of the fence is he an elite top receiver that deserves money like JSN got if that's the truth then no team should be worried about giving up two 1st round picks, if he's that type of player because we've seen that compensation Go to other players.

My last example the Ravens gave up two first round picks for Max Crosby, He's making around 30 to $35 million a year and he's older just came off surgery we're talking in about a very young player about the peak in George Pickens and you're saying and I mean like the general response is the only reason he's not on another team is because the free agent market is different than the tag market and that may be slightly true, but no there have been other trades for other players that are supposed to be at the top of position that have come with two first round picks or something close to it..

I don’t want to hear about George Pickens being held back by the tag, because elite players can demand two first-round pick, we’ve seen it happen.

Maybe the reality here is there have been no offers, and while no one doubts his talent, perhaps he’s not seen as a top five guy yet since he hasn’t done it long enough.

He’s never carried a team on his own like JSN just did, or like Ham did in 2023 to prove he was worth that contract. His market might really be top 10 money, maybe around 32M at most, and they might be waiting for it to rise before signing the tag. As long as he’s here for game one, I’m fine, he knows the offense already.

Just get him in about two weeks before the season starts, and I’m good with it. I’m not worried about the soft holdout since things have stayed quiet, cordial, and professional so far.

 

[blueblood70]

It was his opinion not a report. They took it down after the backlash and pretended like it never happened. It's BSPN.

Posting gut feelings and rumors as if they are real The way it was worded it seems like he had a source that is just wrong and media should be fried for doing that It's misleading it's misinformation..

 

[shabazz]

Posting gut feelings and rumors as if they are real The way it was worded it seems like he had a source that is just wrong and media should be fried for doing that It's misleading it's misinformation..

If that was the case their wouldn't be a single media outlet anymore.




.....except for Newsmax.

 

[blueblood70]

If that was the case their wouldn't be a single media outlet anymore.




.....except for Newsmax

I Understand that, there's no accountability,

That's why when I read things nowadays, I don't react quickly, I go around searching for multiple stories and sources before I make comments about it...

because I don't believe anything anymore.

This this happened just after the draft around the draft he did say he was willing to sign the tag there was a friendly phone call where they seem to put a lot of the issues with Parsons aside and mended fences... therefore, only having one source saying this it was hard to believe because we could take everything else that we've seen and heard into account and say well this is hard to believe..

 

[shabazz]

@blueblood70 quote

"It’s been pretty quiet, with no word from the player or the agent, and whenever the Cowboys are asked, they’ve been honest but not dramatic, definitely not trying to stir things up."

This has actually been very refreshing and the way these things should go

 

[shabazz]

I Understand that, there's no accountability,

That's why when I read things nowadays, I don't react quickly, I go around searching for multiple stories and sources before I make comments about it...

because I don't believe anything anymore.

This this happened just after the draft around the draft he did say he was willing to sign the tag there was a friendly phone call where they seem to put a lot of the issues with Parsons aside and mended fences... therefore, only having one source saying this it was hard to believe because we could take everything else that we've seen and heard into account and say well this is hard to believe..

The other things I always look for is when they cite "anonymous sources"

I understand that sources may have to remain anonymous for many reasons but unless they are willing to take responsibility for it, it should be taken with a grain of salt

 

[MarcusRock]

In Schefter's defense... maybe there was a potential trade that fell apart, coz I fail to believe he just made it up, especially given that the report was verifiable. In the end, it appears his source gave him bad info and he ran with it WITHOUT getting a confirmation.

I agree. In an industry where everyone is chomping at the bit to be first, you're bound to get one wrong here and there racing ahead. Look at the Steelers calling a guy before they were on the clock. Spit happens.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I agree. In an industry where everyone is chomping at the bit to be first, you're bound to get one wrong here and there racing ahead. Look at the Steelers calling a guy before they were on the clock. Spit happens.

Interestingly, he's taking it on the chin..........notice he hasn't tried to explain or clean it up. That tells me know he F this one up OR he's trying to protect his source. I'm guessing he's trusting his skin on the wall is enough, so he let it die w/o explaination.

 

[MarcusRock]

Interestingly, he's taking it on the chin..........notice he hasn't tried to explain or clean it up. That tells me know he F this one up OR he's trying to protect his source. I'm guessing he's trusting his skin on the wall is enough, so he let it die w/o explaination.

News moves so fast that it'll get forgotten by most so long as he goes back to usual, correct reporting.

 

[gtb1943]

Any reporter worth a hoot will always make sure he has confirmation on something important.

IF he has only one source, then he needs to say
"A source says" and leave it at that

so there are two possibilities here

one is that schefter went too far with what he had because he was primed for a headline and got careless

OR

He was used.

 

[Brooksey]

Fake News Schefter should have checked his sources. These media hacks are desperate to turn the Pickens tag into drama

 

[jazzcat22]

News moves so fast that it'll get forgotten by most so long as he goes back to usual, correct reporting.

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on"
Winston Churchill

 

[jazzcat22]

The thing is, most on here took it and ran with it. For 3 days.

The report was Pickens intends to sign the tag. It did not say when.
But that got turned into he signed his tag and was going to get traded.

 

[rambo2]

The thing is, most on here took it and ran with it. For 3 days.

The report was Pickens intends to sign the tag. It did not say when.
But that got turned into he signed his tag and was going to get traded.

Gavin Dawson from 105 the fan is ridiculous. He goes off the deep end with this bs. The bottom line is Pickens will sign and play on the tag. He has no leverage to do anything else and he will make over 27 million this year and more than that next year if he plays up to his potential and doesn't create problems.

 

[Praxit]

....that guy is a tool for BSPN. Probably sleeps with his phone in hand.

*Cringe* .....