Big Turk Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) Kinda crazy that teams have to be careful what they tell him in production meetings...like I believe the Bears are on Fox this week where he is doing the broadcast and then playing the Raiders next week so he could theoretically take any info he learns from them and tell the Raiders, especially with news coming out that he talks with Chip Kelly multiple times a week. Massive conflict of interest. At minimum he should be barred from production meetings with teams that play the Raiders that year. Edited September 18 by Big Turk Quote
T.E. Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) 19 hours ago, TBBills Fan said: Mike Florio (who loves to make the NFL look stupid) has made it his mission to talk about this He has a real issue with trying to speak things he wants to happen into reality, whether it's an award for a player he likes or something like a lawsuit he'd like to see levied against the league or specific team owners. It's really transparent and makes it impossible to take him seriously as a journalist. Edited September 18 by T.E. 1 Quote
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted September 18 Posted September 18 4 hours ago, Billsatlastin2018 said: “It's an obvious conflict of interest to be an owner of a team and a broadcaster with access to other NFL teams.” THIS, ^^^^ No need to beat a dead horse. Only those unfamiliar with COI AND corporate HR codes prohibiting same, can’t comprehend this fact! This is an obvious black eye for the NFL. Brady cannot be allowed to broadcast or have differentiated access via FOX Sports to ANY Raider opponents. A decision needs to be made, as multiple sources have raised the COI. The media seems to be the one thinking this is a conflict though. Coaches never seem to care because they give the media nothing anyway. Quote
Ya Digg? Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Honestly this is a pretty big nothing burger. Yes there's a little bit of a conflict of interest, but if teams are giving him any info in a production meeting that's on them. Coaches and players should know at this point to give them nothing more than coach speak and boring soundbites. He's not going to see anything during a game that the Raiders won't also notice. I get it, we don't like Brady, but this is probably being blown way out of proportion Quote
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted September 18 Posted September 18 3 minutes ago, T.E. said: He has a real issue with trying to speak things he wants to happen in to reality, whether it's an award for a player he likes or something like a lawsuit he'd like to see levied against the league or specific team owners. It's really transparent and makes it impossible to take him seriously as a journalist. Can't stand florio. He's treating this whole situation like brady and media get some super juicy information and that its destroying the integrity of the NFL. Coaches look at it like - you already get the film? Brady's watched film for 25 years, he's going to get more out of that than a recording of a practice (that isn't an all-22) he probably didn't watch. As for interviews, same thing - you get 95% coach speak and the rest is just personal conversations. 2 Quote
dpberr Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) I think Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll are bigger cheating masterminds than Tom Brady and Bill Belichick ever were. For all of the concern about Tom Brady, NFL fans have amnesia when it comes to the cheating conspiracy Harbaugh very likely oversaw at Michigan and Carroll's numerous recruiting violations at USC. Nobody seems worried what these dudes are up to? People are concerned about Tom Brady tampering with club personnel and players. He doesn't need to be an owner to do that. Edited September 18 by dpberr 1 Quote
TBBills Fan Posted September 18 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, T.E. said: He has a real issue with trying to speak things he wants to happen into reality, whether it's an award for a player he likes or something like a lawsuit he'd like to see levied against the league or specific team owners. It's really transparent and makes it impossible to take him seriously as a journalist. I agree. He has an agenda and some serious dislike for the NFL. Which is odd Because the leagues popularity is how he makes his money by reporting on it 1 Quote
TheFunPolice Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) The most interesting part this story is him not being allowed in production meetings where they show special packages and talk about strategy to help announcers prepare. The lead is being buried here. There are a group of trusted people connected to the league and networks who have advance knowledge of some key elements of the game plan. I seem to remember a team with a silver helmet and a logo of Elvis about to puke up his lunch whose head coach always seemed prepared for the other teams game plan no matter what. That team also got busted for stealing signals and filming the other team with covert cameras. That coach also is now persona non grata in the NFL despite "winning" 6 Super Bowls for the puking Elvis team. If I were a conspiracy theorist.... Edited September 18 by TheFunPolice Quote
TBBills Fan Posted September 18 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said: Can't stand florio. He's treating this whole situation like brady and media get some super juicy information and that its destroying the integrity of the NFL. Coaches look at it like - you already get the film? Brady's watched film for 25 years, he's going to get more out of that than a recording of a practice (that isn't an all-22) he probably didn't watch. As for interviews, same thing - you get 95% coach speak and the rest is just personal conversations. I'm sure the coaches/front offices would be bringing this up if it was an issue. But they are not. They could also say no to Tom being there for this preproduction stuff. But they are not. Florios ego drives stories like this he is crusading on Quote
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Just now, TBBills Fan said: I'm sure the coaches/front offices would be bringing this up if it was an issue. But they are not. They could also say no to Tom being there for this preproduction stuff. But they are not. Florios ego drives stories like this he is crusading on I think he wrote 25 articles about lamar not having an agent and that it was costing him money in the long run, and that its a distraction, and that he doesn't know how to negotiate. Like it was so obvious he was representing agents in his articles. 5 years and 260 million later (he'll save 7.8M on agent fee's in the life of this contract), i think Lamar's doing alright. Agent's help you secure other money opps like advertising and stuff, but they also take more of a % on those things. 1 Quote
TheFunPolice Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) IMO it's the league trying to prevent a repeat of whatever Belichick had going on. I don't think it's anyone not trusting Brady. Can you imagine McDermott going to 8 Super Bowls with Josh Allen, winning 6 of them and after he retires he's banned from the Bills facility? Edited September 18 by TheFunPolice Quote
Mr. WEO Posted September 18 Posted September 18 21 hours ago, MJS said: This is not something I care even a little bit about. If teams are concerned, they can control what information they present to him when he is in his role as a broadcaster. If they are dumb enough to give him information that would help the Raiders, that's on them. yeah this is not much of interest. weird "controversy" being encouraged by the NFL for the drama..... Quote
TheFunPolice Posted September 18 Posted September 18 3 hours ago, T.E. said: He has a real issue with trying to speak things he wants to happen into reality, whether it's an award for a player he likes or something like a lawsuit he'd like to see levied against the league or specific team owners. It's really transparent and makes it impossible to take him seriously as a journalist. He did that with the Bills to Toronto topic for sure. That's when I stopped reading his stuff. You know in his quiet moments he sits at his table looking out the window thinking "If I had just written one more article...." 1 Quote
Donuts and Doritos Posted September 18 Posted September 18 (edited) IF the Raiders get good. This will get more attention and be more of an issue. Edited September 18 by Donuts and Doritos Quote
Harold Jackson Posted September 18 Posted September 18 More pointless media hyperbole. The league approved this and didn't do anything about the old filming practice drama back in the day in the first place. Just pointless NFL soap opera drama. Quote
TBBills Fan Posted September 18 Posted September 18 1 hour ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said: I think he wrote 25 articles about lamar not having an agent and that it was costing him money in the long run, and that its a distraction, and that he doesn't know how to negotiate. Like it was so obvious he was representing agents in his articles. 5 years and 260 million later (he'll save 7.8M on agent fee's in the life of this contract), i think Lamar's doing alright. Agent's help you secure other money opps like advertising and stuff, but they also take more of a % on those things. He did indeed He is one of those I think I'm smarter than everyone but I need to show it ass holes Quote
Billsfanatic8989 Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Top 10 QB of all time. Nobody can dispute that. But as an announcer, I don't think he is better than Olsen. Brady seems to always hold back in saying what he wants to say. He should be forced to make a decision: Raiders or Fox. For me it's a conflict. Quote
Buffalo716 Posted September 18 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, dpberr said: I think Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll are bigger cheating masterminds than Tom Brady and Bill Belichick ever were. For all of the concern about Tom Brady, NFL fans have amnesia when it comes to the cheating conspiracy Harbaugh very likely oversaw at Michigan and Carroll's numerous recruiting violations at USC. Nobody seems worried what these dudes are up to? People are concerned about Tom Brady tampering with club personnel and players. He doesn't need to be an owner to do that. No offense but recruiting violations is not a bigger cheating scandal than deflating footballs Colleges have been playing payers since the dawn of time.. Bear Bryant at Alabama was paying players Deflating footballs so you're running backs don't fumble them an entire season is actually hurting the integrity of the game a lot more.. compared to Pete Carroll paying players which all coaches were doing They just all don't get caught... Alabama Georgia Ohio State Texas etc have been paying player since the 60s and 70s.. well before nil Quote
Augie Posted September 18 Posted September 18 2 hours ago, TheFunPolice said: The most interesting part this story is him not being allowed in production meetings where they show special packages and talk about strategy to help announcers prepare. The lead is being buried here. There are a group of trusted people connected to the league and networks who have advance knowledge of some key elements of the game plan. I seem to remember a team with a silver helmet and a logo of Elvis about to puke up his lunch whose head coach always seemed prepared for the other teams game plan no matter what. That team also got busted for stealing signals and filming the other team with covert cameras. That coach also is now persona non grata in the NFL despite "winning" 6 Super Bowls for the puking Elvis team. If I were a conspiracy theorist.... Elvis did it??? Trust nobody! 1 Quote
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