NaboCane
I'm on my comma
A lot has been said lately on the subject of local sports reporters, particularly in light of the ongoing feud involving the local writers and Saban. There have been valid points made, as well as some hasty conclusions.
All in all, it's a sad time if you're a Dolphins' fan because the press is our conduit for information about our favorite team, its activities and its players. Anytime you have information taken from its normal course and forced through a funnel to the end users, (us) it skews the result. Try as anyone might to minimize the importance of an unfettered press, the reality is that we wouldn't know **** without them except what the team deigns to tell us. And any skewing of the news gives us a product unlike the one we would have received otherwise. That's just a simple fact.
There are those who stand statue-like on one side of the issue; they only defend "the party line," substituting knee-jerk reaction for independent, analytic thought, thinking that this reflects loyalty to the team. They fail to see that with the exception of a few - very few - instances, life is not comprised of absolute right and absolute wrong; the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle of the combatants' subjective truth.
True loyalty to the team would dictate an abiding desire to have every bit of news about the team that can possibly be available, except where it functions to the detriment of the team.
And I find it ironic that most of the folks willing to give Saban 100% absolution in this matter are the same ones that wailed loudly at the discovery of all the behind-the-scenes malfeasance during the Wannstedt regime, and lamented that we didn't know sooner.
I will remain a motivated observer; I will keep my own counsel as to who I think is to blame for each episode in this unfortunate situation, using logical analysis and my own personal set of ethics. What I will not do is succumb to any form of dogma, and support or vilify based on having chosen a side before all the facts are in.
In other words, I'll watch, learn, listen, and decide for myself what I believe. In other words, I will approach this with an open mind.
And most importantly, I will keep in mind that each of these incidents is part of a big picture; one that is only just beginning to unfold, and one that will play out over the time of Saban's tenure here. A long and successful tenure, as I'm sure we all hope.
So, instead of rooting for only one side and hoping for a loser on the other, I will root for mutual understanding so that we all win.
I'm posting this in main as well, just for sh!ts and giggles. I will only respond to posts here, though. :evil:
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All in all, it's a sad time if you're a Dolphins' fan because the press is our conduit for information about our favorite team, its activities and its players. Anytime you have information taken from its normal course and forced through a funnel to the end users, (us) it skews the result. Try as anyone might to minimize the importance of an unfettered press, the reality is that we wouldn't know **** without them except what the team deigns to tell us. And any skewing of the news gives us a product unlike the one we would have received otherwise. That's just a simple fact.
There are those who stand statue-like on one side of the issue; they only defend "the party line," substituting knee-jerk reaction for independent, analytic thought, thinking that this reflects loyalty to the team. They fail to see that with the exception of a few - very few - instances, life is not comprised of absolute right and absolute wrong; the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle of the combatants' subjective truth.
True loyalty to the team would dictate an abiding desire to have every bit of news about the team that can possibly be available, except where it functions to the detriment of the team.
And I find it ironic that most of the folks willing to give Saban 100% absolution in this matter are the same ones that wailed loudly at the discovery of all the behind-the-scenes malfeasance during the Wannstedt regime, and lamented that we didn't know sooner.
I will remain a motivated observer; I will keep my own counsel as to who I think is to blame for each episode in this unfortunate situation, using logical analysis and my own personal set of ethics. What I will not do is succumb to any form of dogma, and support or vilify based on having chosen a side before all the facts are in.
In other words, I'll watch, learn, listen, and decide for myself what I believe. In other words, I will approach this with an open mind.
And most importantly, I will keep in mind that each of these incidents is part of a big picture; one that is only just beginning to unfold, and one that will play out over the time of Saban's tenure here. A long and successful tenure, as I'm sure we all hope.
So, instead of rooting for only one side and hoping for a loser on the other, I will root for mutual understanding so that we all win.
I'm posting this in main as well, just for sh!ts and giggles. I will only respond to posts here, though. :evil:
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