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Mike from Niagara Falls, Canada
Pretty fair assessment on the XFL, however, the failure of that league was then and this is now. The NFL was untouchable in the early 2000's. I’m pretty sure any other football league would’ve folded at the time. Now, the NFL’s arrow is pointing downward. Fans are angry and the NFL keeps making decisions that gets fans even angrier. Now those angry fans will have an alternative. I know we shouldn’t take the XFL as a serious threat, but Blockbuster didn’t take Netflix seriously, either. The NFL's arrow isn't pointing down and won't point down until revenues decline, and that's not happening because the NFL is woven more deeply into the fabric of America than ever before. We have to have it. This Sunday's Super Bowl is the No. 1 entertainment event of the year. Amazing! Super Bowl I wasn't even sold out. You're right about the fans; they're angry. Americans are angry about everything. They're even angry at each other. Imagine if we had gas lines as we did in the '70's. There aren't enough markets left for a rival pro football league to succeed. The NFL owns football. It is no longer the college game, it is the NFL game. Jay from Omaha, NE Vic, please help me understand the trajectory of Eddie Lacy's career. How can a former rookie of the year, who started his career off strongly with two great seasons, experience such a sharp, sudden decline? In the days prior to the 2013 draft, the Steelers discovered Lacy had undergone toe fusion surgery. He was their guy but the toe surgery revelation caused them not to draft him because they believed it would cause Lacy to have a short career. Did the toe get him? I don't know. Information on it was never divulged, but I considered the possibility it was at the root of his chronic ankle problems. Hey, football is a short-career sport. That's why I say it's a game of replacement. Mark from Ventura, CA Do the Cleveland Browns draft a quarterback at both one and four in the upcoming draft, or just one quarterback? It would be reckless cap and personnel management to draft two quarterbacks that high. At some point the Browns would have to choose between the two. Why delay the decision? Pick now and get on with finding out if you made the right choice. That's why the Browns are paying John Dorsey a big buck. It's his job to know which one to pick. It's a crystal ball business. Karl from Albuquerque, NM Vic, given the high number of QB draft picks turning out to be busts, how much of the success of drafting a QB is luck? Is the QB position a harder position to pick successfully than other positions? Yeah, because the demands of the quarterback position are greater than those of any other position. Successful drafting is all about predicting a prospect's future. It's about knowing what his ceiling is. You know what he is. The question is what will he become? He must be able to achieve a higher level of performance. If this is as good as he's gonna be, he'll be a bust. How about Baker Mayfield? Does he have the look of a guy with a higher level in him, or is this as good as he's gonna be? I'm not sold on him. Mike from North Hudson, WI Vic, in regards to the Packers, what will you be watching for heading into the start of the regular season? First up, I want to see what they do in free agency. Are they going to be more active in it? Next, I want to see them draft. Will they continue to be a trade-back-and-collect-talent drafter, or might they trade up and swing for the fence? Before I can get a feel for what they'll do on the field, I want to get a feel for any changes in philosophy and operation. They have a new GM. He's going to put his stamp on this team. I want to know what that stamp is going to be. Mark from Bettendorf, IA Vic, no more Chief Wahoo? When did we stop having fun? I don't like fun that causes others misery. I support what baseball did. Marty from Grafton, WI Vic, you said the Packers would not be here if it wasn't for Pete and the things he did. What other teams would be gone? How many teams would there be? What would the NFL look like now? It's difficult for me to imagine the NFL not negotiating a leaguewide TV contract -- that's by far the biggest piece of sharing the revenue -- but I'll give it a whirl. For starters, all of the big-market teams would have major network deals. Before Pete Rozelle delivered the CBS leaguewide deal in 1962, each team negotiated its own TV contract. The Rams had a deal with Admiral TV that was considered cutting edge, and the Steelers and Colts had a two-team deal with NBC, I believe it was. Home markets were blacked out back then, so when the Steelers were at home we saw the Colts and when the Colts were at home Baltimore saw the Steelers. It guaranteed an NFL game in the Pittsburgh and Baltimore markets each Sunday. If there was no leaguewide TV contract, I think you'd see a lot of those combination-type deals. For example, CBS would own the rights to the Giants, Eagles, Bears and Rams, and NBC would own the rights to the Jets, Patriots, Steelers and Chargers. ABC, FOX and ESPN would each have a stable of teams, and TNT would probably get involved, too. The Packers of today would certainly be attractive to a network, but I don't think the franchise would've survived as we know it today without the CBS deal Pete negotiated and his share-the-revenue plan. Jesse from Bonita Springs, FL So I flew back to Wisconsin this week for meetings at corporate and had to fill the tank. Every time I do this in the frigid cold I say to myself this is baloney, but I don’t say baloney. Has anyone mentioned it’s balogna and not baloney? Thanks for making me laugh at such a mundane task, Vic. You need to look up the definition of the word baloney. Kevin from Kenilworth, UK When you were in Jacksonville, you often mentioned your two dogs in the "Ask Vic" column. Did either of those friends of yours make it to Edisto Beach, or did you lose them in the move? Kaylee passed in Jacksonville. It broke my heart. Jake made it to South Carolina. He died last winter at the ripe age of 17. Memories do, indeed, make us rich. Chase from Madisonville, KY Vic, who was more intense, Jack Lambert or Joe Greene? Lambert was more intense, but Joe had that scary look that let you know he was experiencing bad thoughts. After a galling loss in Oakland in the 1976 AFC title game, Lambert said, "Give me a six pack and 20 minutes and I'll go out and play them again." Wonderful words! Those are the moments I remember fondly from my career. Jack truly wanted to do more than just contribute. Joe was an easy-going mean guy. You don't get a lot of that combination. On the final play of the first half of a game in Cleveland, as everyone's eyes were following a rainbow Hail Mary by Brian Sipe fall harmlessly incomplete, Joe used the opportunity to punch Browns center Tom Deleone in the stomach. I just happened to see it because the roof of Cleveland Stadium blocked my view of the ball, so I dropped my eyes in disgust and there was Joe punching Deleone. After the game, I said to Joe, "I saw what you did to Deleone." Joe smiled. Bill from Sheboygan, WI What did you think of the SOTU address? I'm ashamed of our leaders' behavior, going back to the Republican butthead who yelled liar during President Obama's State of the Union address, and including the Democrat cretins who booed at Tuesday night's event. What did this to us? If cable news did this to us, which I think it did, then I'm doubly ashamed because I'm media and it is not the job of the media to prey on the emotions of its readers and viewers. Justin from Titonka, IA Who are the winners and losers of the Alex Smith trade? Smith is the only winner. The Redskins aren't good enough for Smith to make a difference, and the Chiefs didn't get enough in return for Smith to make the trade meaningful. Jesse from Anaconda, MT Who wins on Sunday? I'm picking the Eagles. They have a better roster. If they can make it a three-phases game, they'll win. If it's Brady vs. Foles, the Pats will win. Stephen from Jacksonville, FL What Super Bowl do you think has featured the best pair of starting quarterbacks? Bradshaw vs. Staubach, Marino vs. Montana and Brees vs. Manning come to my mind as the most obvious top matchups. Who’s the best quarterback Tom Brady has faced in the Super Bowl? How about Favre vs. Elway? There have been a lot of great matchups. Manning vs. Grossman? That's probably the worst. Kurt Warner was flying high when Brady faced him. I think the Rams coach lost that game. Why did he stop running Marshall Faulk? Tim from Lancaster, PA True or false? If the Jags played at the exact same level versus the Patriots as they did against the Steelers, do they win? No. They gave up 552 yards and six touchdowns against the Steelers and there was no garbage time. The Jags defense fell in love with itself with its performance against Buffalo. It lost its grit and desperation. Celebration became more important than execution. Never sell, only buy. Nick from Water Mill, NY So Tarkenton mentions the obviousness of PED use on the part of the Steelers in the mid seventies. You were there, Vic. What's the scoop and how did it mold your view then of the evolution of the sport? Did Tarkenton also mention steroids were legal to use back then? I did a story in 1974 on this new drug called steroids. Chuck Noll talked about their miraculous healing powers and Rocky Bleier was the example. It wasn't until a few years later we learned they could be used in a negative way. A rookie named Steve Courson whipped Joe Greene in an Oklahoma drill and we all knew something bad was in the wind. I still think it's a problem. I think players are beating the testing. Isaac from Nashville, TN Vic, do you remember what you thought when Blount, then with the Bucs, broke off that big TD run in 2011? That was the first moment I began to worry Green Bay could score lots of points but couldn't impose its will. You da man, Isaac. You get it. That was pure power and my first thought was the Packers were weak at the point of attack. That's been the bottom line. The Packers defenses have been weak at the point of attack. That's been the No. 1 problem. Braden from Waukesha, WI What does a fan do to be new? Packers fans need to adjust their expectations. Stop with the Super Bowl stuff and grasp the fact this is a franchise in transition. Adam from Wausau, WI I've spent a lot of years hating Tom Brady because he's better than Aaron Rodgers. By hating him all these years I haven't truly been able to appreciate his greatness. Something happened to me during last year's Super Bowl that changed that. This Super Bowl I will just sit back and truly appreciate the greatness I will be witnessing. It's called surrender. Randy from Billings, MT Vic, if Josh Allen, the Wyoming QB, is available at pick 14, do you draft him or trade the pick, like the Packers did last year with T.J. Watt? If you really like him, you pick him. I think the Packers have reached that point. Bob from Sumter, SC How do you beat Brady? You rush him. That's how the Broncos beat him. You make him move his feet. He's beginning to sack himself. It's the first sign of age. As Bill Cowher said, "Rush the quarterback."
Justin from Odessa, FL
2/1/2018 09:02:03 am
To save Jesse from Bonita Springs, FL's time, and maybe some of you.
Vincent
2/3/2018 05:54:43 pm
Bold prediction- If Eagles get a good pass rush on Brady... they Win....... if Brady is comfortable in the pocket, Patriots win.
Nathanael
2/1/2018 09:25:31 am
Adam from Wausau hates Brady because he's better than Rodgers? Rodgers is certainly more talented, so no need to hate.
Adam
2/1/2018 12:08:58 pm
We have three receivers making over 10 mil a year. Brady would never throw an incompletion if that were the case.
Scott
2/1/2018 01:27:07 pm
fortunately for brady, if he did, the officials would just throw a flag because brady can do no wrong.
Justin
2/1/2018 04:50:40 pm
Brady isn't that much better than Rodgers. If at all. He's the LOAT. Luckiest of all time.
Sid V
2/2/2018 10:14:06 am
If he had Rodgers’ receivers Brady would never throw an incompletion? That’s beyond silly. I agree Rodgers has more talent, except perhaps during crunch time, Brady has another gear Rodgers has as well, but seemingly less consistently. It’s really what allows some, like Vic, to call him the GOAT. But there’s been lots of luck and weak competition too, as well as good coaching and talent acquisition, you need all of those things to stack titles, not just Brady.
Neil
2/1/2018 09:37:11 am
To beat Brady, you rush four, drop seven and ensure you get pressure on him with those four and flood the passing lanes weith the seven. (Sound familiar Vic?) The best coaches and the best players in the NFL have demonstrated that this is easier said than done. That Patriots O Line deserves far more credit than anyone really gives it, in my opinion.
AndyC
2/1/2018 09:42:58 am
The real key is to do this throughout the entire game.One of the reasons that the Brady Man does Brady Things is because a lot of team's pass rush tends to peter out late in games which suddenly allows him to find the open guy. It's the very reason why football is a 60 minute game.
Vincent
2/2/2018 12:53:14 pm
Tom Brady trying to scramble and run, is like seeing up-chuck in motion
Dean
2/1/2018 09:45:13 am
It is not time for the Pack to throw away their first round pick on a QB. What they need is a veteran backup.
Mike
2/1/2018 12:41:33 pm
I don't think it matters that much. It might have mattered in the 2017 season where a "veteran backup" might win you an extra game, maybe two, and if that's the case then the Packers have a better chance to make the postseason, but even then it wouldn't have been guaranteed.
Andrew
2/1/2018 08:17:48 pm
Well said. The roster around whichever backup the Packers had wasn’t good enough for them to be successful without Rodgers.
Vincent
2/3/2018 05:05:56 pm
Agreed.
Dan
2/1/2018 10:29:56 am
I never would have taken Vic for a wimpy liberal but I guess I was wrong. Funny how the only people who are in "misery" regarding Wahoo and the Redskins name are white liberals who need any and every reason to cry. Native American's couldn't care less as been documented on several occasions.
Brae
2/1/2018 10:45:12 am
That's because white liberals are first and foremost pretentious people who think others are stupid, don't have to be accountable, and don't think for themselves, thus white liberals have to rescue them from their ignorance.
Matthew
2/1/2018 11:21:01 am
Our cynical friends here have just reminded me that I should probably star etching that date in the good ol' USA's tombstone. It's been great while it lasted, folks. What an experiment it was.
Matthew
2/1/2018 11:24:10 am
Hey Brae - I've got a great idea to test whether there is some sense to Vic's point of view. Why don't you go put a "chief wahoo" t shirt on and walk around the nearest Rez. standing rock perhaps. Then, if you get out intact, you can let us all know what you find.
Dan
2/1/2018 11:40:06 am
@matthew...speaking like a true liberal there. Funny, if it was such a big deal to Native American's they'd be out in the front line protesting...wait...where are they?? Ohhh that's right...they have better things to care about
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 03:11:57 pm
Just because the cameras aren't pointed at them doesn't mean they're not there, Dan. They've been there for a long time, now.
tghn
2/1/2018 11:42:57 am
I was expecting a different reply from Vic. I guess I like tradition. Is the native American really in misery because of a team mascot? I hope not. Redskins seems more "miserable" and it lives on, but for how long now?
Dan
2/1/2018 11:56:17 am
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15608840/native-americans-say-unbothered-redskins-team-name-washington-post-poll
Nick
2/1/2018 01:45:20 pm
@Dan any good statistics person could tell you that a poll that is taking less than 1000 people into account is not worth mentioning. it's also been proven that humans always focus on the arguments that support their own opinions while discrediting others. so, there is really no point to discuss this any further guys
Ryan
2/1/2018 04:41:40 pm
Dan, it is pretty ironic that in the same thread you say that you don't trust Washington Post, you cite a poll from Washington Post to prove your point.
Dan
2/1/2018 04:52:51 pm
@ryan it's also ironic how they went Left-leaning when their fearless leader Hillary didn't become President
Ryan
2/1/2018 05:00:55 pm
Ah, so anything published before November 2016 is good and anything after is a no-go. I get it, I'm sure that's not cherry picking reports that conform to your beliefs. Good thing you don't trust NYT too, because they were the ones who initially uncovered the private email server. That totally proves how much they favored Hillary.
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 03:14:29 pm
Oh, that poll. LOL Do you know anything about that poll? For instance, do you know the respondents were allowed to self-identify as "Native American"? Over the phone? Do you know the sample size?
Mark
2/1/2018 12:16:48 pm
You guys always crack me up. You seem preordained to have to start everything with an insult. Maybe some day you will become mature adults.
Ryan
2/1/2018 12:25:52 pm
Maybe people in this country have diverse views, and maybe it's ignorant to dismiss someone with differing views as "a wimpy liberal" or a "stupid conservative". If there are really only two ways to look at the world for people (and for you, as the liberal comment implies), we really are lost.
Dan
2/1/2018 12:43:27 pm
Seems to me the biggest issues in the country are because of liberal views and actions...fyi I was a registered Dem voter and am now independent because of the lunacy going on that party
Brae
2/1/2018 01:46:37 pm
As was the case with Dan, I used to be a liberal myself. Problem is that most of the liberal agenda is to make us all think the same.
Dan
2/1/2018 02:00:49 pm
@brae If I could give you a standing ovation I would
Matt
2/1/2018 02:26:52 pm
Brae, how do you argue for individuality and then get upset when someone argues for their opinion? And I hope this doesn't escape you, but all you posted on this board is opinion. For example, you have the opinion that liberals are pretentious people who think others are stupid. It's just a weird thing to have a problem with. My guess is that you just have a problem with his opinion because it doesn't conform to yours.
Mike
2/1/2018 12:44:57 pm
This is what Vic was talking about. Why do so many people feel such a compulsion towards being ugly to one another?
Matt
2/1/2018 01:17:46 pm
It's ironic that you post this in a column where Vic writes about the divisive nature of the media. I've come to the conclusion that if you only read Republican leaning news, you will learn to hate Democrats and vice versa. Anger is what they are feeding you and it seems America can't get enough of it.
Dan
2/1/2018 01:31:14 pm
Like I mentioned earlier I was a Dem until I "woke" from reading neutral news...I'll never go back to the dark side I encourage everyone to face facts vs. standing in an echo chamber absorbing hog-wash
Matt
2/1/2018 01:43:31 pm
Dan, out of genuine curiosity, what neutral news do you read?
Dan
2/1/2018 01:47:01 pm
@matt literally everything other than CNN, BuzzFeed, Politico, WashPost, HuffPost and NY Times for obvious reasons
Matt
2/1/2018 03:09:21 pm
Lol, all that looks like is that you removed any left leaning source from your reading but kept everything else which I would assume contains right leaning sources as you said you read literally everything. I wouldn't consider that "neutral news".
Dan
2/1/2018 03:22:46 pm
Such a fool. Do you know many news sources there are out there? So I'm automatically Right leaning because I choose not to read a few far-left leaning sources that have been proven to be jokes time and time again? You should get your head checked
Matt
2/1/2018 03:46:12 pm
Dan, I think what made you right-leaning in my mind is the use of the term "wimpy liberal" and your opinion that "the biggest issues in this country are because of liberal views and actions". When people start using terms like "whiny liberal" or "stupid republican" I assume that they're a cheerleader for one side or the other which generally means they can't think for themselves. Anyways, good luck on being "woke".
Lee H
2/1/2018 04:55:09 pm
@Dan - also genuinely curious ... Wondering if you could be a bit more specific than "literally everything else"? Are there one or two sources you've discovered that really do look at the news from a place of neutrality? Because I'm looking for something like that.
Christian
2/2/2018 07:06:54 am
Regarding neutral news, I find this
Andrew
2/2/2018 03:53:03 am
This entire thread sucks. I read this column and follow sports to divert my attention from this type of banter... smh
Vincent
2/2/2018 12:55:34 pm
Vic went to Kent State U.......a very bad incident occurred there that might have set his mind in motion towards the liberal side.
Peter
2/3/2018 10:34:49 am
Opposing Chief Wahoo is not "liberal". It's just "not being a jerk". Look at the thing. Anyone who looks at that and doesn't immediately think "this is the textbook definition of a racist characiture" is a racist.
Dan
2/3/2018 10:45:32 am
As I argued earlier, if it was an issue within the Native American community there would be motion to get it changed. The only ones you see complaining about it are virtual signaling non-Native Americans.
Andy
2/5/2018 12:22:47 am
Dan,
Jay
2/9/2018 10:11:55 am
Funny how Vic suggests that he doesn't like fun that causes others misery and someone equates that with liberalism. It's called "not being a jerk-faced puke!" (Or is that puke-faced jerk?), or, in other words, not being a butthole (except I didn't say butthole). Why do forty % of Americans choose to be buttholes?
B_C
2/1/2018 10:30:02 am
Maybe the Vikings just blew it. Before that, Foles put up 15 (falcons playoffs) 0 (cowboys) and 19 (raiders).
Hugh
2/1/2018 11:52:02 am
Thank you, Vic, for your thoughts on the SOTU. I believe you have put to word what so many of us really think. That the media may be part of the cause is an assessment I cannot make nor refute. That the media has embarked on a slippery slope appears a certainty.
Vincent
2/2/2018 01:04:09 pm
One guy yelling " lair" and then apologizing , it not at the same level of what we saw Nancy Pelosi and the demo's doing during the SOTU......
Hugh
2/2/2018 07:22:56 pm
I am certainly no fan of hers. But if you watch any SOTU address, the other party rarely applaud, much less do so standing. The polarization of America is running deep and dangerous.
Adam
2/1/2018 01:15:31 pm
I’ll be generous and say that 90 percent of media is left leaning and despise this president. If that is so, then what are we to make of this Russia hysteria and climate change? Seems like the ultimate prey on the publics emotions.
Bob
2/1/2018 04:17:23 pm
Do you think you need to be left-hand to despise the president's actions? Lol.
Dan
2/1/2018 04:38:36 pm
Best stock market in history, implementing Veteran care, middle-class tax breaks, lowest African American unemployment ever recorded...yeah that's a whole lot of things to despise. Do us a favor and stay in your echo chamber
Ryan
2/1/2018 04:56:19 pm
And I'm sure all of those things are 100% attributable to the guy you're defending. It's not like the DJIA has been hitting records highs pretty regularly since 2013... I also forgot that African American unemployment has continuously dropped since 2010...
Vic
2/1/2018 05:30:14 pm
Ryan, just for the record, the Dow was at 6,900 in March of ‘09. Just sayin.
Ryan
2/1/2018 05:43:27 pm
Vic, that is my point, this growth didn’t randomly start last January
Ryan
2/1/2018 05:46:20 pm
I used poor wording again, the growth didn’t start in January, it was in motion long before then
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 03:22:38 pm
I love how the stock market is seen as some kind of metric for how Americans are doing economically. It really says something about which people count as "Americans".
Dan
2/2/2018 03:43:28 pm
@ lotusmaglite2 it tells me non-liberals are living prosperously because they are making their own way versus suckling the teet of government handouts as many many liberals do
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 11:11:01 pm
Vic - The Dow dropped 666 points today. Make of that what you will.
Adam
2/3/2018 11:17:01 am
@lotusmaglite "Vic - The Dow dropped 666 points today. Make of that what you will." It's called a buying opportunity. There haven't been many of those in the last year.
Pie Fight 88s
2/1/2018 02:46:58 pm
So, no Rodgers/Roethlisberger in the best QB Matchups....
Sid V
2/1/2018 05:01:52 pm
All you voicing political opinions please give it a rest. This site should be about football. There’s more than enough websites’ comments sections ruined by this sort of uncivil discourse, let’s not make this another one.
Mike
2/1/2018 05:17:41 pm
Sadly, you are asking the impossible in this day and age my friend
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 11:11:50 pm
I think Vic will decide what his own website is about, and he seems to have decided some political content is a-okay.
Sid V
2/3/2018 10:06:22 am
I don’t presume to tell Vic what to post on his own site, but if people can be mature enough not to take the bait or take it as an open invitation to make this like nearly every other comment section, we’ll all be better off.
Jimbo
2/1/2018 05:31:42 pm
And I thought the subject was FOOTBALL...
JPT
2/1/2018 07:59:08 pm
Connor
2/1/2018 09:45:34 pm
I can understand people arguing to change the logo, but really, for those who want to keep it, what impact does it have on your life that makes it so imperative to keep? Chief Wahoo seems like a strange hill on which to make your stand.
Vincent
2/3/2018 05:44:43 pm
its seems we live in age where many want to live with a " victim" label on their foreheads, many look for things to be " angry" about.....This is in contrast to close friends I have from different races and cultures, none of my First Nation friends are offended by the Redskins name or logo, and none of mentioned Chief Wahoo as a source of " pain" in their lives...
Connor
2/3/2018 07:27:26 pm
Many disagree with me but I think when deeming something as offensive it's important look at whose saying/doing it, and the history behind the two parties. My parents were born in Ireland and they don't care about Notre Dame's logo. But the few times I've seen an English person make fun of them or the Irish in general, they get furious. It's valid that a baseball team (originally only white) using a cartoon logo could bring back bad memories or be offensive to Native Americans. My point remains: what do you gain from keeping Chief Wahoo, especially if you aren't an Indians fan? I am still genuinely interested in why people who oppose changing the mascots want to keep them. I am not trying to be condescending or disrespectful, I truly want to know why you want to keep the mascots. Can someone who wants them please explain to me why you want to keep them?
Vincent
2/4/2018 04:37:33 am
My response is based solely on the " I am not offended by the ND logo"...... and my First Nation friends are also not offended by Chief Wahoo and the Redskins logo...
Dan
2/4/2018 07:35:00 am
The issue I have is if we buckle to public uproar (non-Native American Liberals) then we open ourselves to being cuckolded for other issues like people now complaining Notre Dame mascot is offensive. It's like what happened when they wanted to take down the confederate statue...right after everyone was trying to take down EVERY monument they felt was offensive
Thank you Dan and thank you Vincent for your thoughtful responses. I want to make sure I understand you both correctly.
Karl
2/1/2018 10:47:00 pm
"it is not the job of the media to prey on the emotions of its readers and viewers." Vic, I never thought about the cable news being the culprit, you may on to something. I think special interest groups (on both sides) adds fuel to the fire too. However, the media has been using emotions for sometime. Isn't Cronkite's quote "no new is good news" a function of emotion sells?.
Karl
2/1/2018 10:49:20 pm
should say "no news is good news"
Matt S.
2/2/2018 09:12:54 am
Maybe for the viewer. If you're the media, it's "all news is good news, especially the news which gets us viewers or clicks."
DH13
2/2/2018 09:34:59 am
People can blame the media all they want but they wouldn't be doing what they are doing if it wasn't making them $$$$. And it's making them $$$$ because people consume it. We do it to ourselves.
Pete
2/2/2018 12:48:11 pm
Y'all need to find the right forum for spewing you politics, and it isn't here. You aren't convincing anyone, and no one cares. If you hate Vic for his opinions, stop reading - there are thousands of sites where everyone will agree with you. You somehow missed the exact point that was being made.
lotusmaglite
2/2/2018 03:28:27 pm
Not that I agree with the people "spewing" their politics, but people obviously do care, and Vic seems to think it's okay (as long as the "debate" doesn't get nasty, I assume).
Vic
2/2/2018 04:06:06 pm
I’m proud of the debate in this comments section. It’s healthy, as long as it remains respectful.
Vincent
2/3/2018 06:10:58 pm
news reports Jerry Kramer is IN the HOF!
Vincent
2/4/2018 04:45:46 am
Conner ( have a grandson named Conner, good name ) :)
Connor
2/4/2018 12:04:20 pm
Yes the Notre Dame logo and Irish-English relations are separate issues. That's my point.
lotusmaglite
2/4/2018 02:09:26 pm
Kudos to you, Connor for plugging away at this respectfully. As for your questions, I would bet large amounts of money the answer to both is exactly the same, and even larger amounts you'll never get that answer from anyone concerned.
Vincent
2/4/2018 03:33:16 pm
What is gains or lost by Chief Wahoo is a question for Cleveland Indians fans... I gave the input I received from my 1st Nation friends, they are completely indifferent to Chief Wahoo. Regarding the Washington Redskins, Joe Norman is on the Indian registry, and he stated he is proud to wear that noble logo on his helmet.
Ben
2/4/2018 03:49:08 pm
A small, symbolic, and incremental step toward affirming the identities, rights, and human dignity of indigenous peoples.
Vincent
2/4/2018 04:43:59 pm
I appreciate the exchange of positions and ideas. However, with Vic's site having such a cumbersome comment app, I am going to disengage from any protracted discussion.
lotusmaglite
2/4/2018 10:41:47 pm
"However, with Vic's site having such a cumbersome comment app..."
Ben
2/4/2018 06:31:31 pm
While I may not be confident I truly understand where you are coming from, I am grateful for having engaged in a discussion I was afraid may no longer have been possible. Thank you, you have restored some of my faith in our culture and society. Enjoy the game! Comments are closed.
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