Regarding Greg Ellis...

[theogt]

Great post.

If the media was telling us "good news" their sources would not be discredited.

"Isaiah Stanback is catching everything in practice and has the team excited according to sources." Fan: Good to hear!

"According to a source, Greg Ellis is saying doesn't trust the team's motives." Fan: Liars! MEDIOTS!



You must not appreciate the secret meetings they have in smoke filled rooms where they concoct their dogpile agendas to push myths and lies.

You beat me to it. When will the homers learn that the media isn't obligated to love this team as much as they do? Personalities like Galloway, Hansen, JJT, and JFE are not paid cheerleaders, even though, having worked in the Metroplex for many years, it's pretty obvious they want to see the team do well. Some of the snarkier comments from mainstream journalists (McMahon, Breer, Watkins, etc.) have popped up at the DMN blog, an informal site where objectivity is neither expected or demanded. Face it: we expect far less "professionalism" from sports writers as opposed to the "hard news" scribes. That's why we see wacky weather guys and sports guys (who always look grim when the home team loses), but not wacky news anchors. We (reasonably) expect the blog writers to get their facts straight, but pleas for "fairness" should fall on deaf ears.

Do either of these posts make the article any more trustworthy or believable?

Didn't think so.

"zOMG the media wrote it and itz negative so it must be true!!!11111"

There's a clear, reasonable justification for questioning media when it's attempting to stir controversy and there's a clear, reasonable justification for questioning media when they're praising the team.

 

[dcfanatic]

Mr Know It All....................So I guess it is a crime to voice your disappointment about losing with a team that you believe was better than they played. It's taboo to express that it is a known fact that somebody will not be returning to Dallas this up coming year. Oh, BTW, about 4 or 5 are already gone. I guess when you talk to your boss when you go to work and in today's changing market you have no concerns about your status in the future. So what makes his concerns so different. What make him bit***** because he looks to ensure his family future. Because he mentioned he will be talking to JJ. Or because he has not attend voluntary OTA's. Or because a over zealous reporter say he is crying. Did you hear this from some official from the organization, another player on the team, or Greg himself. Please inform me Ole Wise one.

TWO YEARS LEFT ON THE CONTRACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!