Why Does the Media Make Such A Big Deal when Players Don't Report for VOLUNTARY Workouts?

[ryguy101]

Why Does the Media Make Such A Big Deal when Players Don't Report for VOLUNTARY Workouts?

• De'Von Achane didn't attend and its such a big deal 🙄

[mushypeaches]

Clicks mean $$$$

[billsfan89]

It's the off-season and writers have nothing else to write about...

[DrDawkinstein]

It's this or Vrabel/Russini...

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

It's this or Vrabel/Russini...

 

Sex sells, but anything that gets a click will do. 

[billsbackto81]

Its usually fueled around players that are due or in line for a lucrative contract. 

 

 

[DrDawkinstein]

2 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said:

Its usually fueled around players that are due or in line for a lucrative contract. 

 

 

 

Yep, there is usually some validity to reporting on it since it indicates where negotiations are and that directly affects the roster, draft, FA, etc.

[Paup 1995MVP]

1 hour ago, ryguy101 said:

Why Does the Media Make Such A Big Deal when Players Don't Report for VOLUNTARY Workouts?

• De'Von Achane didn't attend and its such a big deal 🙄

Why does it bother you, that they are reporting on football news when they are likely the teams reporters?  

 

Haven't you heard enough about women's college basketball by now, and baseball in general?  I sure have.

[Warcodered]

because not football season is boring.

[US Egg]

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

It's this or Vrabel/Russini...

Draft can’t get here soon enough. Back to the normal insanity in here. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 hour ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

Why does it bother you, that they are reporting on football news when they are likely the teams reporters?  

 

Haven't you heard enough about women's college basketball by now, and baseball in general?  I sure have.

Yup. And, if they didn't report it people would be asking nonstop. Look at last year with Cook. "Did he report yet? Oh he did? What was his participation? Did he do drills or just sit off to the side? What did he have for lunch?"

[pennstate10]

Lets think this through for a minute.

Unless you just won the superbowl, by definition, your team can be better.

Practice usually makes you better.

 

to highlight, OTA provide an opportunity for:

 

--Team building

--Check in on offseason strength/conditioining/weight goals

--Develop timing/"chemistry" with new pass catchers/throwers

 

Call me crazy, but I think OTA attendance should be mandatory.

 

Yes, these guys work hard, but they work for 7-9 months out of the year.  Anyone else here with a full time job working those hours?

[Goin Breakdown]

Because they know we will. 

[nuklz2594]

"news" today is schmekis. if you read the news, you are misinformed. if you don't read the news, you are uninformed. 

[JPL7]

My take is the exact opposite… My question is always, why wouldn’t you attend the workouts?? Voluntary or not. If you don’t attend, it tells me you aren’t bought in. All these guys get paid a lot of money to play a sport that we would all play for free. It’s an opportunity to be with the boys again. You’ve been off for three months already, and you’re going to be off again for another couple of months. So why in the hell can’t you go do some very light workouts and be with your teammates??

[Mr. WEO]

every year someone starts a thread asking why the media makes such a big deal when players don't report for voluntary workouts...

[MJS]

Say what you want, but it does often mean something. The vast majority of players do show up to the voluntary stuff. The ones who don't sometimes are trying to send a message to the team that they aren't happy with something (not always, but sometimes).