1 minute ago, jsb235 said:

I was referring to the question asked of Wentz by the reporter about Farve's comment.

As far as asking Doug about it, he and Farve are buddies and he was brought in to speak to the team before the Super Bowl. Once Brett said what he said, Doug should have been prepared for a question about that comment. Doug fumbled it badly, and now we are blaming reporters for doing their job?

The reporters didn't instigate this, nor are they doing anything wrong in reporting it. 

They asked him 3 times.  Once is enough.  DP gave a response and they kept digging and digging.  

Reporter asked a garbage question about another man's garbage click bait response - lots of garbage there

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

No.  You ask him a tough question like...."why did you hold onto the ball as long as you did, even after you told us all you will work on that"?  Or, "why do you continue to try to make every big play, rather than take what the defense gives you"?  

 

Not..."Carson, what do you think of another man's opinion, even though that man has absolutely nothing to do with you or the team that employs you".  

He’s been asked about those things ad nauseum over the years. 

Just now, bpac55 said:

They asked him 3 times.  Once is enough.  DP gave a response and they kept digging and digging.  

Doug's response is why they kept asking him about it. If they hadn't asked him any follow up questions, the situation would be a lot worse right now. They saved him from himself.

4 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

To get an honest reaction from him instead of the typical canned response. 

I didn’t listen to his answer. Frankly I don’t care about Wentz’s thoughts on it or Favre’s. I’m just pushing back against the notion that the question or the way it was asked was inappropriate. It’s not like the the reporter asked him "why are you playing so ****?” That would be inappropriate. 

Except all they got was a canned response (I'm honestly assuming, I don't care about his answer either). The media here in Toronto is similar with the Maple Leafs. They take on an antagonistic attitude towards the team and players, and it's just off putting me to me. It's like it's a pride thing, "look how tough we can be on these athletes". I find it strange, is all. 

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

Except all they got was a canned response (I'm honestly assuming, I don't care about his answer either). The media here in Toronto is similar with the Maple Leafs. They take on an antagonistic attitude towards the team and players, and it's just off putting me to me. It's like it's a pride thing, "look how tough we can be on these athletes". I find it strange, is all. 

There isn’t a single approach that works 100 percent of the time. If a reporter asked every question from a negative, combative tone, it’s not gonna work eventually. If they ask only from a positive manner, they’re going to miss out on some enlightening answers. 

The same people who complain about Pederson’s (and the organization) non-informative answers are complaining about reporters asking pointed, aggressive questions.

Carson shouldn't be asked tough questions now? How much coddling before you let Carson be a big boy and out his big boy pants on.

9 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

He’s been asked about those things ad nauseum over the years. 

Why does one care how Carson feels about Brett Favre's criticism of him? I care why he's playing like crap. The only reason to ask that question is to hope for a fiery response from Carson about Brett to be used for click bait.  

I get that you have been in the industry but give me a valid reason why me, Carson, or Doug should care what Brett Favre thinks?

3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

It's just trying to stir up ish and another reason why the media is universally hated.  

This is exactly why it does not matter and is not that big of a deal to me. We all expect it, so it shouldn't be a surprise. Carson answered it just fine. The fact some make it a big deal is exactly why they will keep asking those questions. They feed off those reactions. 

1 minute ago, Saltpeter said:

Carson shouldn't be asked tough questions now? How much coddling before you let Carson be a big boy and out his big boy pants on.

Yup, that's exactly what everyone is saying. Don't ask tough questions . How about don't ask stupid ones?

13 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

It doesn’t mean the lame way you would have phrased the question would have worked either. Quarterbacks are pretty media savvy. 

I don't necessarily disagree.  And what I stated earlier was just an example.

Honest question.  From your experience, this situation aside, do you foster better relationships with people by being respectful, for the most part? 

And if so, does it typically make it easier to ask "tougher questions" and get good responses since  you've already established a good relationship with a person? 

I'm honestly curious.  I would expect journalism to be similar to sales and marketing in that regard.  Am I wrong in assuming that? 

1 minute ago, Ace Nova said:

I don't necessarily disagree.  And what I stated earlier was just an example.

Honest question.  From your experience, this situation aside, do you foster better relationships with people by being respectful, for the most part? 

And if so, does it typically make it easier to ask "tougher questions" and get good responses since  you've already established a good relationship with a person? 

I'm honestly curious.  I would expect journalism to be similar to sales and marketing in that regard.  Am I wrong in assuming that? 

People expect to be treated fairly. If you ask a question in a certain way that implies you are on their side, and then write a critical article, how do you think they will feel about that?  

Just now, greend said:

Why does one care how Carson feels about Brett Favre's criticism of him? I care why he's playing like crap. The only reason to ask that question is to hope for a fiery response from Carson about Brett to be used for click bait.  

I get that you have been in the industry but give me a valid reason why me, Carson, or Doug should care what Brett Favre thinks?

I wouldn’t bother asking because I don’t care, but I can see why people would want to know what Carson or Doug has to say about it. Doug is best friends with Favre. Favre is Carson’s favorite player.

You really can’t see why some fans would be curious?

2 hours ago, Ace Nova said:

Favre was the king of just throwing it up after a broken play.  Heck, he did it against us several times....and ended up with ints. 

 

That said, he played in a different era and still among the better QB's of all time, imo.

Favre is a great display of being loyal too long.  Rodgers should have started two years earlier. One thing about Rodgers is he doesn’t throw many interceptions.   Maybe the right question for Carson would be, wouldn’t it be better to emulate Rodgers instead of Favre?

3 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I wouldn’t bother asking because I don’t care, but I can see why people would want to know what Carson or Doug has to say about it. Doug is best friends with Favre. Favre is Carson’s favorite player.

You really can’t see why some fans would be curious?

Fair enough. 

4 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Why stop there?  Why not say....

"Carson shouldn't be asked questions now?  

Why stop there? Why not say......

"Carson shouldn't be asked to do pressers now"?

4 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

I don't necessarily disagree.  And what I stated earlier was just an example.

Honest question.  From your experience, this situation aside, do you foster better relationships with people by being respectful, for the most part? 

And if so, does it typically make it easier to ask "tougher questions" and get good responses since  you've already established a good relationship with a person? 

I'm honestly curious.  I would expect journalism to be similar to sales and marketing in that regard.  Am I wrong in assuming that? 

It depends on what you’re trying to achieve. Building a relationship with a source goes well beyond on the record question and answer sessions. It’s about building trust, being fair, etc. I doubt Wentz has given that question a second thought because it really was no big deal.  Now if Smith were to take that approach repeatedly with Wentz it could lead to problems. McLane gets ripped to shreds in here, but it’s clear he has some really good sources in the organization despite his at times combative tone. 

1 minute ago, ManuManu said:

It depends on what you’re trying to achieve. Building a relationship with a source goes well beyond on the record question and answer sessions. It’s about building trust, being fair, etc. I doubt Wentz has given that question a second thought because it really was no big deal.  Now if Smith were to take that approach repeatedly with Wentz it could lead to problems. McLane gets ripped to shreds in here, but it’s clear he has some really good sources in the organization despite his at times combative tone. 

Fair enough.  Thanks for answering. 

6 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Most fans wouldn't even know about it....

 

And no, I think most fans, who aren't in the media or ignorant, would care what Carson or Doug thinks of Favre's opinion from an ESPN discussion.....unless they hate Wentz.  And we are seeing some of that in here, obviously.  

I don’t know, people watch Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, and it’s not for their intellectual viewpoints of football. Some people enjoy this stuff. 

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I still can't get over someone actually criticizing Doug for not having a better response prepared.  That might go down as one of the dumbest things said in here.   

Yes, because his fumbling of the question turned a non story into fodder for talk radio and this message board for an entire week. Obviously Doug handled this situation perfectly.

46 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I’ve worked in the business for more than 10 years. It’s not nearly as simple as you think. And asking the question in a negative matter doesn’t make it inappropriate. 

I don't think it's easy but I think the journalist in this case asked a bad question.  I mean what did anyone learn from the question? The only thing the question did was to bring attention to the journalist.  

2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Someone throw a wack job question to you out of left field and let's see how prepared you are.  I would much rather Doug be prepared to win a football game than a press conference.  How long should he prepare for such questions?  Any other moronic questions should he waste his time preparing for?    

Doug is the public face of a multi-billion dollar corporation. He gets paid millions of dollars a year. The team has a $100 million plus investment in Carson, and one of Doug's best friends just said basically that giving Wentz that contract was a huge mistake.

Yes, I expect him to be prepared to address that.

You may feel differently, which is fine. But you are wrong. 

3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

If that idiot reporter/s didn't ask Doug or Carson.  I am willing to bet, 95% of the Philly fan base would not know that Favre said that.  And out of the 5%, a fraction of them would have forgotten about it 5 minutes later.  

 

It's not about coddling an athlete.  Philly fans would never be accused of that.  It's about have EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE and picking your spots.  

I don’t think that question is some kind of indictment on EJ Smith’s emotional intelligence, but whatever. 

Just now, jsb235 said:

Doug is the public face of a multi-billion corporation. He gets paid millions of dollars a year. The team has a $100 million plus investment in Carson, and one of Doug's best friends just said basically that giving Wentz that contract was a huge mistake.

Yes, I expect him to be prepared to address that.

You may feel differently, which is fine. But you are wrong. 

I guarantee Pederson was aware of what Favre said beforehand. That’s the job of the PR staff.