PFT: LaCanfora to NFLN

Pariah....has a nice ring to it.

I appreciate your willingness to play devil's advocate here, but you can't distinguish between his blogging and his reporting:

First of all, JLCs blog was more than just a place for him to place his opinion. It was titled Redskins Insider and was presented as a place to get inside information on the skins before anyone else. And for a while, thats exactly what it was. However, JLC decided to use his blog to make thinly vieled jabs at the skins. As a result, the skins stopped providing him as much information. So JLC retaliated by becoming more overt in his attacks, going so far as to accuse the de-facto GM of the team as being a slanderer and its owner as essentially being an idiot. As a result, the Skins completely blacklisted him. Not only did this affect his ability to provide inside information on his blog, but it also affected his primary job:

For a while, JLC was the primary WP reporter for the Skins. However, because of everything he did in his blog, was left without sources. What reporter can continue to do his job without multiple reliable sources?

JLC built up so much ill-will with the Redskins that it ruined his ability to be effective in both his "blog" and his "real job." Perhaps it was all part of a plan to distinguish himself and get his name out there so he could advance to the type of position he has now. If so, he did a marvelous job of it. But what JLC stopped being, a long time ago, was a good source for redskins fans to get inside information about the team.

I dont give a crap what a reskins beat reporter (whoever it is) thinks about my team. I don't want his opinion. I can form my own opinion based on the information he provides. If i need help forming an opinion, or want someone elses opinion, i can go to a forum like this one or read a different sports columnists' take on a certain situation.

Bottom line is this: that the guy who reports the news shouldn't opinionate on the news - otherwise, his ability to report becomes compromised. Hopefully Jason Reid will take note.

Very, very well said. :food-smil

NFLN is kidding themselves if they think he'll fill Schefter's shoes. Guess we'll get a healthy dose of Ravens' news now.

Seriously. JLC, in covering one and only one team, managed to piss off the VP/GM (Cerrato) to the point where he wouldn't speak to him (even on major team news/issues), had all of his inside sources dry up, and in the end couldn't even keep pace with the national media on Redskins' news despite that being his sole function.

His reporting reeked of bitterness and sour grapes, and at times seemed borderline unprofessional. Good luck with this guy, NFLN. How do they expect him to successfully keep up with 32 teams when his coverage of only one team got steadily worse over his time in DC?

thats real talk GMScud.. JLC is a joke..

To be honest at one point JLC was a serious leader in terms of the blogging and real insider type info. Now everyon e does what he is doing and he has burned some Skins bridges. It twas time for him to move on he got a good bump. Good for him...and good for us too.

Good riddance.


Hopefully Jason Reid won't follow in JLC's footsteps and give us accurate and honest information without letting it get personal.

It won't be Jason Reid; the WaPo will promote .................................................. .......................................
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Unconfirmed as of this time!


Nah! Never happen!




Man, I'd never read the WaPo Insider again if that happened!

It won't be Jason Reid; the WaPo will promote .................................................. .......................................
wait for it................................................ .................................................. .................................................. ....................wait ....for.......it.................................. .........wait..................................... ...........for.................................... it..................................Sally Jenkins!



Unconfirmed as of this time!


Nah! Never happen!




Man, I'd never read the WaPo Insider again if that happened!

LOL that was great!

Just give it to Michael Wilbon

NFLN is kidding themselves if they think he'll fill Schefter's shoes. Guess we'll get a healthy dose of Ravens' news now.

Whoa whoa whoa! Wheres Schefter going? I mean if he's leaving I sure as hell had no idea what with NFL Network seemingly becoming NFL Films network during this point in the offseason.

Edit: Never mind, good for him going to Espen. However ESPN is stupid to think that Schefter can fill Sal Morten's shoes...what?

Just give it to Michael Wilbon

That would be a step down for Wilbon going from co-host to correspondent. Especially when you go from ESPN to NFL Network. Not that NFLN is bad but consider the fact that virtually every cable provider carries ESPN.

Anyway one things for sure. NFL Network is slowly collecting people who seem to hate the Redskins. Casserly, Lombardi, and now JLC.