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lol now I’m really curious about what he said

I’m sure he has opinions but also that he’s smart enough to not want to take heat from either side because he is like he said “not a politician” and doesn’t work in a field where he can benefit from discussing it. Given what you know about him and what he said about Trump though, would you be more surprised to hear he voted for Trump or for Harris?

He could be but apparently Trump is actually a huge fan of Saleh lol

In the modern media landscape most people concerned about things like seed oils were/are Trumpers. Btw there is basically no scientific evidence they are bad. Seed oils are in lots of unhealthy things (fast food, frozen foods) but they are not the reason they are bad for us.

Can we go all in on this and have a quartet of Locker, VY, Mariota, and Levis? Maybe Mett is the Sideline reporter. It’s hard to imagine how amazing/horrific that would be. I wish we could see it.

I think it’s fairly likely this was just the equivalent of a workplace affair and even if it was more it definitely wasn’t Russini preying on anyone. Saying she did is like the polar opposite of the power dynamics argument. Taken to its extreme, it’s why women get stoned to death for adultery in Muslim fundamentalist societies and have to completely cover up. Sure, Vrabel may have given her some scoops and she may have printed some stuff to keep her source but it would be difficult to say it’s any different than any other GM or HC who has a preferred media mouthpiece (heh). Painting Vrabel as a victim instead of a grown ass man who can make his own decisions and Russini as some evil succubus is kinda wild.

Yeah, anything that comes out will be from outlets and reporters who don’t work exclusively in sports. Sports media is the purest form of access journalism. They are not going to report on Russini publishing actual fake news because they all do it to maintain access to their sources.

If there’s an investigation and it reveals Vrabel was leaking false information to a reporter he was sleeping with in order to manipulate other teams and players then he absolutely should see punishment from the NFL.

Men get drafted because the men in charge are sexist against men?

I remember hearing this at the time and thinking it sounded so odd and not likely something a GM would say.

Real reporters would get fired for sleeping with their sources. Olivia Nuzzi got fired for having an affair with RFK Jr. RFK Jr. would have had some consequences if is boss was anyone other than Trump. Sports journalism is a joke but standards should apply.

Sucks for their spouses and while I know sports journalism is a joke Russini should lose her job and Vrabel should be punished for some sort of ethics breach. Seems unlikely anything will happen to Vrabel though.

While I had the same thought that some of this is likely motivated by trademark defense (not a lawyer so...) and possibly just sticking it to Houston for trying to "take back" the Oilers I don't think it's "just" to strengthen their claims. I think the move can be justified on the merits of the look. The Oilers style uniforms are broadly popular across the sports world right now. I've seen the Oilers unis praised a lot in recent years. I think that they just fit the current aesthetic trends of the moment. The throwback uniforms were popular when they wore them and all the gear sold really well. The flaming thumbtack and semi-realistic sword just don't fit the current aesthetic trends. I'll bet that they will cycle back into fashion at some point and they may bring them back. It's a way to make a big splash when trying to build hype for the new stadium. It really isn't "just" to bolster a legal argument.