Thompson Yearly Preseason Q&A with McGinn

[mraynrand]

If they want these eyeballs to keep watching and the pockets to keep buying whatever, then they need to be ready for public explanations. So I not only am happy to tolerate the media dip----s, I encourage them whenever possible. People exposed to no scrutiny perform less well than those who receive it.

Interestiing. I really could not care less than I do about their reasons for the decisions they make. I only care about the results in terms of the quality of the entertainment the team provides. I don't feel any right to hear their explanations.

True, but it's pretty boring. Guess the best advice is to just not read/listen to the GM. In response to your sensible post about finding it humorous that fans would expect TT to describe why they chose Rodgers over Favre. I see your point. After reviewing some of the copy, especially McGinn's litany of reasons the Packers would favor Rodgers, I was under the impression McGinn was getting that stuff from the inside (not a 'leak,' but just through good reporting). Thompson's best response probably is "I'm not going to discuss our decision making process on the Rodgers/Favre situation." It's obvious they think they are making the best decision for the team. I disagree, but I hope they're right. I am a bit skeptical about McGinn - I think he needs to be a bit more careful about identifying what is his opinion and what is coming from sources within the packer organization (or I need to be more careful reading his stuff).

[mraynrand]

I hate these assholes like God damned McGinn presuming to speak for the fans--when they are shit-spewing outsiders who value their stinking "objectivity" over loyalty to the Packers.

Why should McGinn be 'loyal' to the Packers? And if so, how should that loyalty influence his reporting?

[pbmax]

On the JSO website, Gerry Howard (sp?) has a piece describing in detail what makes a piece opinion and what is a news report on the sports page. He goes so far as to describe how to tell the difference by the byline and picture.

Given that McGinn's Favre Decision article was a column (I assume this since its in Packer Insider, I haven't seen the ink on page edition) its possible Mr. Rand has a point. McGinn might not have had the "Football People" decision from the right sources to make it a reported fact. Interesting.

[CaliforniaCheez]

I thought after the embarassment of last year's interview there would never be another one.