BradyManny
Pro Bowl Player
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Earlier this year, I was critical of Mike Reiss for what I perceived as throwing a couple shots Greg Bedard's way, as I felt Reiss wasn't in a position to criticize an analyst like Bedard. While I'm sure he never read that nor will he ever read this, in honor of Mike Reiss and his habit of holding himself accountable, I will do likewise for myself. I thought - now wrongly, I see - that the job of an analyst is inherently more difficult and risky.
However, the DeflateGate scandal has been eye-opening. There is no accountability for people offering up their opinions; there is no risk. Nothing comes cheaper than an opinion these days, and even if offering it up damages another's reputation or calls into question their integrity, there is no recourse for offering an unjustified, and damaging opinion. So therefore, instead, what I realize now is far more difficult - and far more valuable - is to show restraint.
During this DeflateGate saga, no one has shown more restraint than Reiss. He's holding himself to a standard that more journalists should, but very few do. This isn't to throw everybody else local under the bus, I think Curran has been gold throughout this whole mess, but again, he's in a very different role. I'm sure Reiss has a lot of opinions on the matter, but his ability to withhold those opinions until he knows they are based in fact and not rumor, is quite impressive.
I know this has become basically an annual thread, but I thought it was worth it, especially now. Kudos to Reiss for how he's handled himself not just in the last month, but all year - he "ignores the noise" better than anybody else.
However, the DeflateGate scandal has been eye-opening. There is no accountability for people offering up their opinions; there is no risk. Nothing comes cheaper than an opinion these days, and even if offering it up damages another's reputation or calls into question their integrity, there is no recourse for offering an unjustified, and damaging opinion. So therefore, instead, what I realize now is far more difficult - and far more valuable - is to show restraint.
During this DeflateGate saga, no one has shown more restraint than Reiss. He's holding himself to a standard that more journalists should, but very few do. This isn't to throw everybody else local under the bus, I think Curran has been gold throughout this whole mess, but again, he's in a very different role. I'm sure Reiss has a lot of opinions on the matter, but his ability to withhold those opinions until he knows they are based in fact and not rumor, is quite impressive.
I know this has become basically an annual thread, but I thought it was worth it, especially now. Kudos to Reiss for how he's handled himself not just in the last month, but all year - he "ignores the noise" better than anybody else.