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Armando, i apologize for all the times i spelled your name with an H on the end. Much respect.
Mando Blog Destroys Martin
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I have nothing against Mando voicing his opinion, and in this case the way in which he does it (a one-sided, factually-devoid rant) makes it clear he's not even attempting to be an objective journalist, so I'm ok with that too.
But I'm not ok with his opinion. He (like most on this board) wants to default to the "Martin is a snake" and "Martin is a p*&&y" narrative, which frankly just smacks of ignorance and intellectual laziness (no, not on Finheaven! :) ) . Look, either Martin is a manipulative, two-faced con-man looking for maximum profit at others' expense, or he's a troubled person who couldn't handle the vulgarity and aggressiveness of his Dolphins teammates. There's no way he's both - they are fundamentally incompatible (unless he has multiple personality disorder). I personally vote for the "troubled person" scenario because a con-man would've done a lot better job of gathering evidence, incriminating everyone (top to bottom) in the organization, than Martin has.
But fine, if you all want to go with "Martin is a "pu$$ysnake" because it makes you feel good, go ahead.
But I'm not ok with his opinion. He (like most on this board) wants to default to the "Martin is a snake" and "Martin is a p*&&y" narrative, which frankly just smacks of ignorance and intellectual laziness (no, not on Finheaven! :) ) . Look, either Martin is a manipulative, two-faced con-man looking for maximum profit at others' expense, or he's a troubled person who couldn't handle the vulgarity and aggressiveness of his Dolphins teammates. There's no way he's both - they are fundamentally incompatible (unless he has multiple personality disorder). I personally vote for the "troubled person" scenario because a con-man would've done a lot better job of gathering evidence, incriminating everyone (top to bottom) in the organization, than Martin has.
But fine, if you all want to go with "Martin is a "pu$$ysnake" because it makes you feel good, go ahead.
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You and Hayden? I believe some of you started to waver on Incog, believing the drip drip of nonsense. Only a few here stayed steady in defense of Incog.
And yes I do remember you being one of the better posters at the time on the topic. I agreed with you about 98% of what you said, have to leave room to not be a bobble head. I was thinking of someone else. My bad homie.
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I have nothing against Mando voicing his opinion, and in this case the way in which he does it (a one-sided, factually-devoid rant) makes it clear he's not even attempting to be an objective journalist, so I'm ok with that too.
But I'm not ok with his opinion. He (like most on this board) wants to default to the "Martin is a snake" and "Martin is a p*&&y" narrative, which frankly just smacks of ignorance and intellectual laziness (no, not on Finheaven! :) ) . Look, either Martin is a manipulative, two-faced con-man looking for maximum profit at others' expense, or he's a troubled person who couldn't handle the vulgarity and aggressiveness of his Dolphins teammates. There's no way he's both - they are fundamentally incompatible (unless he has multiple personality disorder). I personally vote for the "troubled person" scenario because a con-man would've done a lot better job of gathering evidence, incriminating everyone (top to bottom) in the organization, than Martin has.
But fine, if you all want to go with "Martin is a "pu$$ysnake" because it makes you feel good, go ahead.
I guess someone who has been in the league and performed at high level, like Eric Dickerson just wants to feel good.
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Why do we still care about this???
We all want to feel good. It's being willing to move out of your comfort zone by asking (and answering) honest questions - that's what no one seems to want to do (including Eric D).
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gawd. I hate to defend Armando and Omar.
But, there is a difference between a columnist and journalist. Journalists distribute unbiased news, theoretically. Columnists offer opinions.
I would put both Armando and Omar down as columnists.
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I just got a very strange visual in my head of your new word.But fine, if you all want to go with "Martin is a "pu$$ysnake" because it makes you feel good, go ahead.
Wow.....that maybe the best article that Armando Salguero has even written. Oh ya, you are clearly correct......Martin is a snake...a BIG snake :-(
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Omar and Mando are both beat writers. They report on the daily goings-on of the team.
Guys like Dave Hyde are columnists.
Guys who can't even put two sentences together without committing an egregious grammatical error don't often get a gig as a columnist.
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So Salguero is good when he writes his opinion but he kinda stinks when he needs to report factual information.
He wrote this on an online blog. You'd have to intentionally look for the story to read it. One can't claim to be offended by the story if they looked for it first.
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People want unbiased reporting. Well you can all throw that out the window with Twitter and social media.
Reporting has now become 140 character phrases. Bullet point items are dissected and opined on by not only writers but by their entire audience. It's the new game. It's what now sells and sensationalizes.
You may not like it.
But it's here's to stay.
Reporting has now become 140 character phrases. Bullet point items are dissected and opined on by not only writers but by their entire audience. It's the new game. It's what now sells and sensationalizes.
You may not like it.
But it's here's to stay.
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I have a lower opinion of Armando for writing this column because it's pretty damn unprofessional, IMO. Even if I agree with it to a large degree.
But I have a higher opinion of Armando now for how he handled Richie.
But I have a higher opinion of Armando now for how he handled Richie.
Not "kinda"
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And Hyde's columns still leaves alot to be desired. These writers would benefit from leaving their opinions out of it and stating the facts. They make it personal and look like baffoons in the process.
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And Hyde's columns still leaves alot to be desired. These writers would benefit from leaving their opinions out of it and stating the facts. They make it personal and look like baffoons in the process.