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[MTK]

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

Yeah, it started with JLC and his blatant bitterness towards the team he covered. Since then it's just gotten worse. The WaPo simply doesn't have an analyst on par with Kiem and hasn't had one close in years. In addition, they really don't have any insider info at this point. They may get player quotes a bit faster than the nationals but not by much.

In short, no quality analysis, no inside information = national news with sprinkles.

If Keim starts hooking into true insider team sources for the hidden tidbits, he would be the news outlet. Maybe he has, and I just haven't seen it.

[Dirtbag59]

I think I owe it to myself to replace Redskins Insider on my Chrome favorite bar with the Examiners coverage. Obviously the WaPo isn't what it use to be in regards to Skins coverage (Capitals Insider is still good though). Granted Skins ownership isn't exactly innocent but I'm still a football fan first and foremost.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

Definitely, keim, rich campbell, etc are much better.. hell I enjoy some online only publications more than wapo

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

The WaPo has been down a few notches for a while now IMO

I hate to say it but since JLC left it hasn't been as good. He was a leader in that kind of constant-flow immediate reporting at the time. The insider was sorta revolutionary 5 years ago. Now everyone does it. The new guy isn't nearly as good as JLC or Reid were. Not even close.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I hate to say it but since JLC left it hasn't been as good. He was a leader in that kind of constant-flow immediate reporting at the time. The insider was sorta revolutionary 5 years ago. Now everyone does it. The new guy isn't nearly as good as JLC or Reid were. Not even close.

JLC was bad long before he left. Granted at one point he use to be THE MAN when it came to Redskin beat writers, especially during the Gibbs II era but after that he just became bitter and lost any sense of objectivity. Even now he bashes the team on NFL Network and loves talking about how bad the O-Line is, like its the same exact group from 09 after Samuels went down.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I hate to say it but since JLC left it hasn't been as good. He was a leader in that kind of constant-flow immediate reporting at the time. The insider was sorta revolutionary 5 years ago. Now everyone does it. The new guy isn't nearly as good as JLC or Reid were. Not even close.

I miss Thomas Boswell. Mike Jones the new guy, who is he?

Mike Jones covers the Washington Redskins for The Washington Post. A native of Warrenton, Va., he got his start in journalism covering sports for his hometown paper, The Fauquier Citizen, in 1999 and eventually became sports editor. Jones went on to cover the Washington Wizards for the Washington Times and CSNWashington.com from 2007 to 2010 before covering the Redskins for TBD.com for the 2010 season. He joined The Post’s staff in February, 2011.