Aaron Donald status next season up in the air?

[Psycho_X]

Jourdan with her thumb on the Rams pulse again.

 

[baconandbread]

People need to stop doubting her so much. She's the best in the business

 

[Spider2YB]

A great many posts in this thread aged like milk in a sauna.

 

[AvengerRam]

Still think there is a bit of blind squirrel eventually finding an acorn hindsight here, but kudos to Jourdan.

 

[Kupped]

Still think there is a bit of blind squirrel eventually finding an acorn hindsight here, but kudos to Jourdan.

Lol.

You shouldn’t even bother if you’re still taking shots at her.

I get it.. you don’t have any respect for her or believe that she’s actually a professional with standards & resources.

 

[AvengerRam]

Lol.

You shouldn’t even bother if you’re still taking shots at her.

I get it.. you don’t have any respect for her or believe that she’s actually a professional with standards & resources.

Where should I send your new reading glasses?

 

[Kupped]

Where should I send your new reading glasses?

To the blind squirrel you were referring to.

Again.. I get it.. you don’t like to be held accountable for your words.

The meaning of your aphorism?

“This expression means that even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.”

So.. stand by your words… or don’t.

But they mean what they mean.

 

[Spider2YB]

Still think there is a bit of blind squirrel eventually finding an acorn hindsight here, but kudos to Jourdan.

I mean…the thread was filled with people saying she’s turning a non story into clickbait—which is exactly what they said about her over the summer when she hinted at Kupp’s setback. Probably the two biggest Rams personnel stories of the last 12 months, and both times she was on the money.

 

[WestCoastRam]

I mean…the thread was filled with people saying she’s turning a non story into clickbait—which is exactly what they said about her over the summer when she hinted at Kupp’s setback. Probably the two biggest Rams personnel stories of the last 12 months, and both times she was on the money.

Whatever... she still has split ends.

 

[Memento]

Guys, we're lucky to have Jourdan reporting for us. We had hacks in STL (Jabba the Hutt, er, Bernie, Jim Gordon, etc.), we had Nick Wagoner at one point. I don't think people realize how lucky we all are to have someone like Jourdan breaking stories like this, critiquing the front office in a non-judgmental way - and yet having the restraint to let AD announce his retirement on his own terms.

 

[AvengerRam]

Here’s my final say on this…

Jourdan first reported that Donald himself stated he was coming back. Later, she questioned this, but was vague and cryptic as to what changed.

I personally don’t care for that type of reporting. To me, a “teaser” report is clickbait…whether or not it proves accurate.

Maybe Jourdan knew more than she felt she could let on. Maybe she didn’t, and was just throwing something against the wall that stuck this time.

Either way, I’m not a fan of “teasers.”

And, no, whatever I felt about Jourdan’s reporting in this instance, I don’t dislike her, and I don’t think she is lacking in overall credibility.

 

[Kupped]

Here’s my final say on this…

Jourdan first reported that Donald himself stated he was coming back. Later, she questioned this, but was vague and cryptic as to what changed.

I personally don’t care for that type of reporting. To me, a “teaser” report is clickbait…whether or not it proves accurate.

Maybe Jourdan knew more than she felt she could let on. Maybe she didn’t, and was just throwing something against the wall that stuck this time.

Either way, I’m not a fan of “teasers.”

And, no, whatever I felt about Jourdan’s reporting in this instance, I don’t dislike her, and I don’t think she is lacking in overall credibility.

But you think she’s a blind squirrel who got lucky.

 

[AvengerRam]

But you think she’s a blind squirrel who got lucky.

Unless she KNEW he was retiring when she gave the podcast, and was sworn to secrecy, she was, at best, a myopic squirrel.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Guys, we're lucky to have Jourdan reporting for us. We had hacks in STL (Jabba the Hutt, er, Bernie, Jim Gordon, etc.), we had Nick Wagoner at one point. I don't think people realize how lucky we all are to have someone like Jourdan breaking stories like this, critiquing the front office in a non-judgmental way - and yet having the restraint to let AD announce his retirement on his own terms.

Bernie had his axes to grind but the guy was a font of insider info on the Rams. He was also reporting during a time of incredible strife within the Rams organization with competing fiefdoms and so sometimes his stuff sounded like sour grapes but that's just what the different sides were reporting to him.

 

[VegasRam]

I would posit that some (a lot of) people's livelihoods depend on/are enhanced by "clicks", and that referring to headlines as 'click bait', an (imo) inherently derogatory term, does some journalists a misjustice.

I signed up to the Athletic solely because of Rodrigue, and haven't been sorry.
Will be bummed when she leaves the Rams and goes national, which will happen.

 

[Kupped]

Unless she KNEW he was retiring when she gave the podcast, and was sworn to secrecy, she was, at best, a myopic squirrel.

So, there you go.

Because it’s black or white to you and she couldn’t have possibly simply been reporting things as plainly and clearly as she laid out.

Lol

 

[Kupped]

I would posit that some (a lot of) people's livelihoods depend on/are enhanced by "clicks", and that referring to headlines as 'click bait', an (imo) inherently derogatory term, does some journalists a misjustice.

I signed up to the Athletic solely because of Rodrigue, and haven't been sorry.
Will be bummed when she leaves the Rams and goes national, which will happen.

I think media literacy is actually a major problem in the country and we’re just seeing symptoms of it here.
People don’t seem to understand what a beat reporter does.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Wait... did this thread turn into a thread about ophthalmology?

 

[Spider2YB]

Here’s my final say on this…

Jourdan first reported that Donald himself stated he was coming back. Later, she questioned this, but was vague and cryptic as to what changed.

I personally don’t care for that type of reporting. To me, a “teaser” report is clickbait…whether or not it proves accurate.

Maybe Jourdan knew more than she felt she could let on. Maybe she didn’t, and was just throwing something against the wall that stuck this time.

Either way, I’m not a fan of “teasers.”

And, no, whatever I felt about Jourdan’s reporting in this instance, I don’t dislike her, and I don’t think she is lacking in overall credibility.

She reported that Aaron Donald *said* he was coming back. Which isn’t the same thing as “Aaron Donald is definitely coming back”. Players and coaches say they are coming back all the time and it turns out to not be true.

It’s clear as day that there were rumblings of his retirement behind the scenes. She was basically letting fans know what was coming without actually breaking the story. Peter Schraeger reported that the Rams have known about this for a while and wanted Donald to be able to announce it on his own terms. If Jourdan breaks the story 3 weeks ago that the Rams are anticipating Aaron Donald is gonna retire, it likely costs her some sources in the building, as keeping this under wraps appeared important to the Rams and Donald.

Being a beat reporter requires some finesse. You can’t just report every single thing you know as breaking news, even if you know it’s 100% true.

 

[WestCoastRam]

She reported that Aaron Donald *said* he was coming back. Which isn’t the same thing as “Aaron Donald is definitely coming back”. Players and coaches say they are coming back all the time and it turns out to not be true.

It’s clear as day that there were rumblings of his retirement behind the scenes. She was basically letting fans know what was coming without actually breaking the story. Peter Schraeger reported that the Rams have known about this for a while and wanted Donald to be able to announce it on his own terms. If Jourdan breaks the story 3 weeks ago that the Rams are anticipating Aaron Donald is gonna retire, it likely costs her some sources in the building, as keeping this under wraps appeared important to the Rams and Donald.

Being a beat reporter requires some finesse. You can’t just report every single thing you know as breaking news, even if you know it’s 100% true.

My guess. She reported what she could without jeopardizing her sources and relationships. She reported what other teams were asking, and people's word (Donald, McVay and Snead), no jeopardy there.