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Do articles ever get written or reports ever be given that someone was NOT impressive at OTA's and NOT "in the best shape of their life"? They seem few and far between. Like can you imagine this, "We sure were thinking Brock Osweiler was going to turn it around when we signed him but he has looked horrific so far in OTA's" or "Tunsil was getting a little bit of a weight problem last year and we thought he would do something about it, but he has just put on the pounds and really needs to getting back in shape right now"
 
BahamaFinFan78 said:
Do articles ever get written or reports ever be given that someone was NOT impressive at OTA's and NOT "in the best shape of their life"? They seem few and far between. Like can you imagine this, "We sure were thinking Brock Osweiler was going to turn it around when we signed him but he has looked horrific so far in OTA's" or "Tunsil was getting a little bit of a weight problem last year and we thought he would do something about it, but he has just put on the pounds and really needs to getting back in shape right now"
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Yes there has been negative reports before of people coming in out of shape or playing like crap. It has to be super obvious though they do lean more positive and people always look better in shorts performance wise.
 
Some writers will abide by the old adage , if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. I think if you don’t hear about a particular player you are monitoring, that can be telling. The writers style (optimistic/pessimistic view) will obviously be an important factor as well. You’ll find readers want both sides, and will favor the one that fits their preference
 
"this just in… Life goes on… Video at six"
 
read what they said about Dolphins OL play for the last 6 years

or anything the SS writes about Tannehill
 
the way i look at it is its miami vs miami every day so when one player makes a great play, that means one player got beat. For example Grant caught a bomb from Fales yesterday and obviously the tweets are all about Grant catching a deep ball. But the other half of that is some corner got burned. They won't usually tweet the negative stuff unless its a third stringer burning a first stringer. "McTyer got burned for a deep TD" just won't get as many retweets as "Grant catches a bomb from Fales" (no idea if it was McTyer, just throwing a name out there). Thats why everytime I see a positive tweet I always think about the other side (like Drake having these huge holes when we are worried about our run d is more of a negative to me)
 
Many of them are reporting on what they see. Take it as you normally would.

Trust that if Tannehill displayed any sign of limping or not going full speed; the reporters would have pounced all over that story.
Instead he came out without any brace on with his cape flowing in the wind and bossed it up out there. "Back from the dead".
 
It's also part of their job to drum up interest in their 'product', so to speak. Creating interest in the local football team also helps with access to the product, and last but not least, we are undefeated so far in the 2018 season...
 
Danny Amendola - WR - Dolphins
The Miami Herald's Armando Salguero said Ryan Tannehill to Danny Amendola "is gonna be a thing in 2018."

In an appearance on The Joe Rose Show, Salguero said he thinks Amendola can catch 80-85 passes as a replacement for Jarvis Landry. That certainly seems within the realm of possibilities, but it is important to note two things. One, Amendola has struggled to stay healthy under heavy workloads in the past. Two, the Dolphins also added Albert Wilson to their receiving corps this offseason. Even with those caveats, however, Amendola carries enough upside to warrant a pick in the double-digit rounds.
 
Some writers use words like "struggled" or phrases like "he needs to improve" when being negative about a player. Local writers especially are cognizant of the fact that a blow back might happen if they are to harsh on a particular player. Rarely to never do you see a writer come out and says a player "sucks" or "what a wasted pick by the Dolphins" that would be unusually harsh and a little unprofessional to be honest. Now there are exceptions to every rule, take shows like "First Take" or "Around The Horn" just to name a few...these guys get away with being a little more negative because it is talk show.
 
njFinsForever said:
Some writers will abide by the old adage , if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. I think if you don’t hear about a particular player you are monitoring, that can be telling. The writers style (optimistic/pessimistic view) will obviously be an important factor as well. You’ll find readers want both sides, and will favor the one that fits their preference
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It's absolutely this. We only heard about two bad plays by Danny Amendola because his reaction afterwards was to cuss up a storm and be very upset with himself. They devoted more time to him being mad about screwing up than they did to him screwing up.
 
J. David Wannyheimer said:
It's absolutely this. We only heard about two bad plays by Danny Amendola because his reaction afterwards was to cuss up a storm and be very upset with himself. They devoted more time to him being mad about screwing up than they did to him screwing up.
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As if they aren’t used to seeing players care enough, even if it’s just OTA’s or practice ...

Then they will write a story about how NE separates itself because it pays attention to details all the time and plays how they practice and so on..

That really bothered me yesterday that fake outrage over him being ‘wound to tight’ etc

— how many pre snap penalties did we have again last year?
 
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