Does the Post's Jason La Canfora Hate the Skins?

What's his relationship with ES anyway?

ES likes to bang heads with just about everyone in the media. Nothing new there.

One of the worst things that has happened to the WP in the last 6 months is Howard Bryant has left . JLC is one step away from Sally Jenkins ...he is only happy when it rains he had made his mind Heyer was going to suck before he took a snap and only last week was advocating trading Brunell for a fith and then using that to trade for Kendell, so by his logic a valuble backup and a draft pick and ensuing cap hit is less harmful than a 5th/possible 4th pick -- okay whatever

JLC also has a tendency to ermm make stuff up...ayone else remeber hearing anything other than what JLC was spouting about Denver looking to trade Bly before his contract got redone ...it was all JLC speculation, not even Blys agent knew anything about it . Also does anyone know who he is talking to when he quotes NFL officials ? Does that include parking attendents...janitors... who ?...and tell me what professional journalist gets into slanging matches in the media with guys off a message board ?

JLC is good on occasion but there are better sources ...one other thing that struck me and put the final nail in the coffin for me is as an english man i hat e, HATE, soccer it is a game for girls, homosexuals and homosexuals who want to be girls ...ahem....and anyway Jason is a BIG MLS fan gushing over the appearance of David Beckham for Galaxy in Washington this past week ....shesh

I could tell, you write like an English prick... Spend a few minutes out on the pitch with me and I'll show you a game for girls... actually spend a few minutes on the pitch with my little sister and she'll knock you on your arse so hard you'll become a huge soccer fan like JLC. I always found people who share your opinion about soccer have no eye foot coordination, you probably have two left feet and were the last one picked in PE. You probaly used to strike out in kickball... Chump

70Chip[/B];343508]He's obviously letting personal feelings find their way into his blog. It's unfortunate that someone in such a position can't be more professional. When Coach Gibbs made his statement, I think he was circling the wagons. Maybe trying to give a little us vs. them mentality to his group. That's the way I choose to look at it and I think JLC would be better off looking at it that way. He's not going to win any spitting contests with Coach Gibbs.

Dude, you really brought it in JLC's RI blog! Bravo mate! I wish Glenn Brenner were here to make a comment. Miss that dude.

For those of you who want to ask JLA about his hate towards the Skins....he's having a chat right now on washingtonpost.com.

Dude, you really brought it in JLC's RI blog! Bravo mate! I wish Glenn Brenner were here to make a comment. Miss that dude.

Glenn Brenner was by far the best. Granted, I was very young when he passed, but I remember him very much. He was a good guy (and funny as hell).

I am no huge fan of the Post as a paper, but whether or not the pulling of their season tickets by the Skins was justified, it came across as petty and vindictive. Back to the original post about JLC:

a) Most of the gripes expressed here come from comments posted on the Redskins Insider blog, which is where I believe he has more latitude to express his own point of view.

b) The Skins deserve to be criticized when they do dumb stuff and they do dumb stuff a lot. I love the Skins, but I do get sick of people in this town that see them as incapable of doing anything stupid or wrong. It's refreshing to me have a somewhat critical eye cast upon them and that view expressed in the local media.

c) Again, I love Gibbs, but it was a bad move by him to go after JLC at a presser. It is actions like this that reinforce the Skins as being vindictive.

Good post RYF. But I agree with those who've noticed a nasty tone lately, and no doubt, Gibbs personal call-out didn't help. JLac obviously has a number of "NFL sources" who give him a very different line from what the skins say (didn't he cover the Ravens?). So he says they need a real LG, he gets smacked, then they DO get an LG, and Gibbs says "were just making the team stronger, no big deal, yatta, yatta." So there's obviously animosity. But I don't think it's Sally Jenkins type negligence--JLac works hard and his blog is generally very good, and one of the best sources of skins info, IMO.

Let me start by saying that I think that the Washington Post's Jason La Canfora is a good reporter and he seems like a pretty good guy. I read his blog quite frequently as it is informative and interesting. His articles are well written and, apparently, well researched.

Let me also note that I do not tow the company line and I often criticize the team for various moves (e.g., I think we overpaid in a big way for Kendall). I am not your typical fan who immediately jumps down the throat of any journalist who critiques the front office. In fact, I often say that guys like Peter King do NOT have it out for the team, Art Monk, Dan Snyder, etc.

That all being said, I am starting to think that JLC has a serious personal gripe with the team, members of the front office, Danny, or some combination of the above. JLC rarely expressed divergent viewpoints or says "on the one hand....and on the other" in his blog. In short, he seems to piss on every move and everything that the team does.

Does anyone else agree?

JLC is a journalist but he also has the blog where he is allowed to provide his editorial input on things. He is a sharp guy who basically has a view of the team that none of us have, and I think he is simply telling things like they are.

I think we need to face facts that the Skins need a sharp GM to come in and run the show - sort of like what Grunfeld is doing for the Wizards.

I think we need to avoid looking at the team we all love, through rose-tinted glasses. I'm sure some Warpathers are going to jump on me for saying all this stuff, but lets face it - JLC is simply pointing out that the team's personnel is not always run competently. I certainly think there are good things about what they have done (make good use of high draft picks for one) but the constant trading of mid-round picks for aging or overrated talent is really symptomatic of this team.

For what it's worth, JLac's latest addresses this very issue:

Funk-Free Zone

Hey there, finally got a chance to get caught up on some comments.

Just want to let you know that I am in anything but a funk. Actually. feeling good, rolling right along, but thanks for your concern. I love the fact people agree and disagree on this blog, and sure, there are some myopic, naïve folks who post on here, but that's cool, too. There's room for everyone.

But wanted to let you guys know a few things:

Just to make it clear, any references to some sort of event or conversation in the press box Saturday night as mentioned in the comments here is a complete lie made up by pathetic souls. Forgive them for they know not how lost they are. Please consider the source.

Some of you guys have also alluded to a problem with Coach Joe, but wanted to clear that up as well. We're cool, and all of this stuff, as I've said before, is part of the gig. Not the first time it happened and certainly won't be the last time we differ, for him or me.

I'm a big boy, and he has a job to do and they want to sell tickets and pass along a certain message, and have their means for doing so. That's pro sports. I thoroughly reported on major issue with the team, and he responded. Not a big deal.


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Dude, you really brought it in JLC's RI blog! Bravo mate! I wish Glenn Brenner were here to make a comment. Miss that dude.

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Have you tried to read his blog posts? Jeeze, he kant spel an it vary hard too reed. Isn't JLC from "Balmer" anyway and a closet Ravens fan? Maybe that would explain some of his negativity towards the 'Skins. He not too long ago compared The Raven's and 'Skins front offices and said something to the effect that the Ravens FO was a much better run organization. No surprise there I guess. Anyway, I do share some of his thoughts on how the Redskins are managed overall and even though I live and die by how the 'Skins perform every season, they deserve criticism where it is due.

I wouldn't necessarily knock JLC for the spelling and grammar errors. As I understand it, he phones in a lot of his blog reports and an assistant does the actual typing