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04-06-2013, 08:12 AM #37
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Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
I do...It's a nice perspective. So what if he's a PR guy? He offers unique insight to some of the hidden moments of the team.
In this case, it should be taken as an opinion piece. But to me, if the report about not wanting Reed back was true, why not just stay silent about it? There was no "need" for him to come out and write that piece. He did it because he wanted to address it. I'd say that while you can't take it as the total truth, it's probably more true than not..
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04-06-2013, 08:34 AM #38
Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
"I don't know a man on this Earth who can outwork me". Ray Lewis
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04-06-2013, 08:40 AM #39Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
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Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
A distinction needs to be made here. Preston was not reporting facts...and he also was not providing his opinion. He was purely speculating. There is a difference. See my post from the Boldin thread.
Preston could have written a perfectly acceptable piece where he made it clear that there is a lot of speculation that Harbaugh cut Pollard because of his clubhouse lawyering, and then gone on to give his opinion that--if this speculation is true--a coach can't tolerate constant defiance...or a coach should welcome a little defiance if it brings the team together.
I'm fine with Preston having opinions as long as he's clear if he's basing his opinion on fact versus rumor.
It's fun to debate how much leeway an NFL coach should give players. It's not fun to debate Preston's theories about what Harbaugh may have been thinking.
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04-06-2013, 10:13 AM #41Legendary RSR Poster
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@AlbertBreer: The Ed Reed situation as I understood it having covered it -- The Ravens told him how far they'd go $$-wise, and let him hit the market.
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04-06-2013, 10:19 AM #42
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04-06-2013, 10:57 AM #43Veteran Poster
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Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
The Ravens would have been better served just ignoring the column. A canned and weak defense (with a healthy heap of feigned indignation) from the PR guy is worse than silence.
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04-06-2013, 06:52 PM #44
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04-06-2013, 10:10 PM #45Veteran Poster
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04-06-2013, 10:57 PM #46
Re: Kevin Byrne slams Mike Preston over his Reed comments
The Ravens had no choice as just the implication that the Ravens made a personality based (and on the surface, vindictive move) hurts the image of the franchise. If nothing else it puts donut boy on notice that his lies won't be tolerated. The Ravens could take the next step and deny donut boy access. Ask Matt Simon if he'd like a second chance to be used by donut boy...
Byrne not only responded to donut boy, but he dressed him down in a very thorough and professional manner...
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