Mike Florio calls out ‘symbiotic relationship’ between insiders and agents
"'Insiders' aren’t journalists. They’re external P.R. reps..."
"'Insiders' aren’t journalists. They’re external P.R. reps..."
"Not from coaches or NFL personnel. Only from the media."
The reporter urges that there is "nuance" to the Richie Incognito story.
"We're all set. We're full speed ahead."
Key officiating decisions were left unexplained.
"We are not slow, just being diligent."
Tom Brady’s roles as a broadcaster and minority owner of the Raiders have been a conflict of interest, and so will his being an AP voter.
"I don't want to look stupid if somebody sees my ballot."
"They chose to mix it up with me rather than address it on the merits with ad hominem attacks and other things."
"Yes, the purveyor of journalism is an aggregator who spends most of his time re-posting everyone else's work."
"The league has no interest in exposing this type of misconduct by teams, not in a world of widespread legalized gambling."
"I mean, that's a legal term. I'm sorry."
"It should be a fair balance for all teams."
"Shut up, you baby."
"You start asking questions, you're not on the text chain anymore."
"To the folks who try and dismiss our reports by saying we have no sources or whatever, you realize I've been doing this 23 years, right???"
"They made me determined to put my finger on the issues that they don't want to talk about."
The Bears are not the 10th-best AFC team.
"What the hell does Mike Florio know outside of journalism?"
'I don't want to do the picks, I just want to enjoy the games. … Why do we have to do the freakin' picks?'"
"I'm willing to throw the dart if it misses the board, if every once in a while it hits the bullseye."
"There was a time that the interaction added to the experience. That time, in our assessment, has ended."
"...and NFL.com pretends their guy broke it."
"This is more about agent retaliation for something that was said about him on one of our shows."