A good interview by Jake Ellenbogen

[Allen2McVay]

Insiders and connected people hint at breaking news thats coming all the time, that's nothing new.

Not in this case.

I'm not gonna argue that he did it bc he wanted to prove he had credible sources and boost his name in the industry. You can agree with that approach or not, but if he had come out and said that he knew Aaron was gonna retire all along bc his sources told him, after the fact, no one would believe him.

That's why he should have sat on it. Or, at the very least, understood the blow-back he was going to receive.

As for people's reactions, again, if he had told people that it's not good news, everyone would have known what it was and he would have burned a source.

Again, should have just sat on it ... as others did.

It's like a kid who sees a huge present under the xmas tree and gets all excited bc they think it's one thing, then they open it and it's not what they expected, so they get mad at the parents.

If it's a pile of dog shit, the kid should get mad at his parents.

It's old news and not really worth dragging on ...

Agree

 

[Loyal]

Jake lover.

I still liked hearing from Big Whit, ya Jake hatin' bsstid!

 

[PARAM]

Can you name one single talking head that does that? I’m not taking sides here and I think Jake is a bit of a dweeb (no more than many in his field), but it seems that a lot of people are hell bent on wanting him to burn.

I certainly don't wish the kid any ill will. He's doing something he's probably always wanted to do. I always wanted to be a concert pianist and I could buy a piano but that doesn't make me a concert pianist.

 

[RhodyRams]

I certainly don't wish the kid any ill will. He's doing something he's probably always wanted to do. I always wanted to be a concert pianist and I could buy a piano but that doesn't make me a concert pianist.

it's never too late

 

[tempests]

Saying something is "big news" isn't positive or negative and is up to the interpretation of the one reading it, thats not on Jake.

"Franchise altering" was the phrase he used, and in the McVay era there's an obvious connotation with that term.

Donald's future with the Rams was already a subject of speculation because of what Jourdan told us. In my estimation Donald retirement was "too big" for Jake to handle, and his behaviour reflected that.

 

[El Chapo Jr]

Can you name one single talking head that does that? I’m not taking sides here and I think Jake is a bit of a dweeb (no more than many in his field), but it seems that a lot of people are hell bent on wanting him to burn.

I don't want him to burn. He came on this site and did what he did. Any aspiring journalist pulls that shit, I'm not supporting.