Kirk Cousins 365 thread

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by MTK

Amazing times we live in when CNN is called fake news but some rando with a twitter account is a reliable source.

It makes you realize how little critical thinking people actually do. It used to be something most did, maybe because the news cycle wasn't so fast so people had time to digest information and think about it for a bit. Now it comes so quickly, people just seem to react.

Nobody wants to go through the process of filtering rumor from report, conjecture from fact, or even considering sources. It leads to a lot of stupid shit being bandied about on the internet, sports or otherwise. Is nobody concerned about their reputation anymore? If you get caught up in rumors often enough don't you start to feel stupid, or at the very least gullible? If you read Breitbart and buy into some of their manufactured shit, or Occupy Democrats and fail to recognize how they cherry-pick facts and purposefully omit others, then you're in the same boat as those who believe some blogger on the internet who says KC to San Fran is "all but done".

Let's step it up guys. We are The Warpath, for a long time we've been the smartest Skins board on the net. You have to question everything you hear. Nothing wrong with sharing rumor, but at the very least ask whether others think it can be trusted. Better yet, think about it yourself and offer original thought that's grounded and measured.

Matty this is obviously not directed at you, I just chose your post to reply to.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

It makes you realize how little critical thinking people actually do. It used to be something most did, maybe because the news cycle wasn't so fast so people had time to digest information and think about it for a bit. Now it comes so quickly, people just seem to react.

Nobody wants to go through the process of filtering rumor from report, conjecture from fact, or even considering sources. It leads to a lot of stupid shit being bandied about on the internet, sports or otherwise. Is nobody concerned about their reputation anymore? If you get caught up in rumors often enough don't you start to feel stupid, or at the very least gullible? If you read Breitbart and buy into some of their manufactured shit, or Occupy Democrats and fail to recognize how they cherry-pick facts and purposefully omit others, then you're in the same boat as those who believe some blogger on the internet who says KC to San Fran is "all but done".

Let's step it up guys. We are The Warpath, for a long time we've been the smartest Skins board on the net. You have to question everything you hear. Nothing wrong with sharing rumor, but at the very least ask whether others think it can be trusted. Better yet, think about it yourself and offer original thought that's grounded and measured.

Matty this is obviously not directed at you, I just chose your post to reply to.

Amen.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

It makes you realize how little critical thinking people actually do. It used to be something most did, maybe because the news cycle wasn't so fast so people had time to digest information and think about it for a bit. Now it comes so quickly, people just seem to react.

Nobody wants to go through the process of filtering rumor from report, conjecture from fact, or even considering sources. It leads to a lot of stupid shit being bandied about on the internet, sports or otherwise. Is nobody concerned about their reputation anymore? If you get caught up in rumors often enough don't you start to feel stupid, or at the very least gullible? If you read Breitbart and buy into some of their manufactured shit, or Occupy Democrats and fail to recognize how they cherry-pick facts and purposefully omit others, then you're in the same boat as those who believe some blogger on the internet who says KC to San Fran is "all but done".

Let's step it up guys. We are The Warpath, for a long time we've been the smartest Skins board on the net. You have to question everything you hear. Nothing wrong with sharing rumor, but at the very least ask whether others think it can be trusted. Better yet, think about it yourself and offer original thought that's grounded and measured.

Matty this is obviously not directed at you, I just chose your post to reply to.

Well said Schneed. There's so much noise coming from all sorts of directions that one doesn't know what to believe. Even trusted sources have fallen prey to fake news. I think society was much better off when we didn't have news so readily available. If you didn't read it through the news papers, watch it on the 6 o'clock news or the 6:30pm World News, then you just didn't hear about it.

[itvnetop]

I tend to analyze news from all sources, including the tweet I posted. Chad Ryan may be random to people who don't know him, but he holds water for a sizable group that does. In other words, he's not one to post rumors for click bait. His sources are usually credible- he may or may not have been given a false leak this time around. It remains to be seen. But why is he considered less reputable than anything that comes out of Bruce Allen's mouth or anyone from the Post nowadays? The Internet is the news medium, whether you like it or not.

This is a thread called "Kirk Cousins 365". People are going to post rumors on both sides of the spectrum. If we really are going to vet sources and cite everything in MLA format (hyperbole I know), it kind of detracts from the whole entertainment value of forums in general.


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[mooby]

Originally Posted by metalskins

Well said Schneed. There's so much noise coming from all sorts of directions that one doesn't know what to believe. Even trusted sources have fallen prey to fake news. I think society was much better off when we didn't have news so readily available. If you didn't read it through the news papers, watch it on the 6 o'clock news or the 6:30pm World News, then you just didn't hear about it.

This is why I am starting to get slightly concerned about Kirk staying. When you hear names like Ian Rapaport getting involved you start to wonder. And unfortunately for the most part when there's smoke with the Redskins there's usually fire, we have earned that rep and then some.

[Chico23231]

Daniel Jeremiah always wrong and Bucky Brooks...always right

[Alvin Walton]

Report: 49ers, Jets showing interest in Hoyer

So lets say the 49ers get Hoyer before any Cousins news....
Hoyer the starter?
Projected back up to Cousins?

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

This is why I am starting to get slightly concerned about Kirk staying. When you hear names like Ian Rapaport getting involved you start to wonder. And unfortunately for the most part when there's smoke with the Redskins there's usually fire, we have earned that rep and then some.

Well, even Rapaport fell prey to the misinformation and reported it when there was no evidence of truth. He probably went on the assumption that the Redskins were foolish enough to trade Cousins for Romo.

That being said, I think we all should just believe it when we see it. As long as nothing concrete has happened yet, then Cousins is a Redskin.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Daniel Jeremiah always wrong and Bucky Brooks...always right

lol Bucky Brooks

[metalskins]

How could you not believe anything from someone named Bucky?

[Alvin Walton]

Bucky Brooks mock has us and the Giants taking QBs in the first round.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

I tend to analyze news from all sources, including the tweet I posted. Chad Ryan may be random to people who don't know him, but he holds water for a sizable group that does. In other words, he's not one to post rumors for click bait. His sources are usually credible- he may or may not have been given a false leak this time around. It remains to be seen. But why is he considered less reputable than anything that comes out of Bruce Allen's mouth or anyone from the Post nowadays? The Internet is the news medium, whether you like it or not.

This is a thread called "Kirk Cousins 365". People are going to post rumors on both sides of the spectrum. If we really are going to vet sources and cite everything in MLA format (hyperbole I know), it kind of detracts from the whole entertainment value of forums in general.


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Thank u! That's all I've said, I'm not gonna sit there and copy and paste everything I see online lol or track down shit u hear on tv or radio. If you choose to not believe it that's fine, but it's a social media world now, news is all over it. Nothing any of us have said about Kirk leaving or staying has been made up by us.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Thank u! That's all I've said, I'm not gonna sit there and copy and paste everything I see online lol or track down shit u hear on tv or radio. If you choose to not believe it that's fine, but it's a social media world now, news is all over it. Nothing any of us have said about Kirk leaving or staying has been made up by us.

Unacceptable. Go to xtremeskins or whatever they call themselves now.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by metalskins

Well, even Rapaport fell prey to the misinformation and reported it when there was no evidence of truth. He probably went on the assumption that the Redskins were foolish enough to trade Cousins for Romo.

That being said, I think we all should just believe it when we see it. As long as nothing concrete has happened yet, then Cousins is a Redskin.

Well there is always the theory (yes I know) that Bruce Allen asked Rapaport to report that insane Redskins/Cowboys/49ers bs to get the heat of the McC story. How true it is? Idk. But I can definitely see our front office trying to cover up bad press with some other bs.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Unacceptable. Go to xtremeskins or whatever they call themselves now.

easy...while I agree with your post above, the context of this period of speculation of "legal tamper" feeds this type of rumor, bs, etc. This is what the NFL wants, even more build up, coverage, gossip, drama, etc.

Dude is a good, consistent poster...chill a lil bit.

We have a GM in Skins sweatpants roaming the suburbs of NOVA like a modern day Sasquatch...this is life of a Skins fan right now. Folks are a lil apprehensive with everything that is going on.