Skins feeling the pressure

[MTK]

Not sure what's so nice about this article, if anything I'm wondering if maybe the fans and media need to chill out a bit and back off. At this point we could be doing more harm than good.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Not sure what's so nice about this article, if anything I'm wondering if maybe the fans and media need to chill out a bit and back off. At this point we could be doing more harm than good.

Agreed Matty. Notice the irony of the article: the article is a microscopic media examination of the Redskins which hints that a problem may be media pressure on the players because "the team operates under a strong media microscope."

We fans need to chill out and let 'em play.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Not sure what's so nice about this article, if anything I'm wondering if maybe the fans and media need to chill out a bit and back off. At this point we could be doing more harm than good.

I have felt that way for a long time now. This team has to operate under a giant microscope where every little thing is so highly scrutinized.

Case in point....Last year when Fred Davis overslept, it was reported in the media repeatedly for more than three weeks running. I remember a time when such a tribual ordeal would have been buried in an in-between colum of very fine print virtually overlooked. This new age of 24/7 rhetoric is a monster.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

I have felt that way for a long time now. This team has to operate under a giant microscope where every little thing is so highly scrutinized.

Case in point....Last year when Fred Davis overslept, it was reported in the media repeatedly for more than three weeks running. I remember a time when such a tribual ordeal would have been buried in an in-between colum of very fine print virtually overlooked. This new age of 24/7 rhetoric is a monster.

Back in the 80s and even the 90s we might not have even heard about it. The media/fan frenzy for constant info really is pretty ridiculous these days.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Back in the 80s and even the 90s we might not have even heard about it. The media/fan frenzy for constant info really is pretty ridiculous these days.

I believe Dan Hellie said it best as a guest on SportsTalk 980 - media outlets in this town that reduce their coverage of the Skins always see a subsequent slip in their ratings. Washington devotes more coverage to the Skins than arguably any other NFL city does for their team.