King is a Queen

Is it because Peter King is such a company hack or is he just indicative of the state of NFL reporting that he entirely dismisses Spygate and the importance of Matt Walsh, the Pat’s former videographer.

 

Writes King, “I think I don't have a lot of expectations that the continued fascination with Spygate will bear much fruit this offseason. I hear one news-media outlet spent two weeks, off and on, talking with former Patriots video employee Matt Walsh recently and came away convinced that Walsh did not have the goods on the Patriots -- or if he did, he was holding out for something (money? legal indemnification?) and left the impression he knew something but not quite the mother lode the Arlen Specters of the world wish he did.”

 

Note the pejorative use of “fascination,” the slap at the “Arlen Specters of the world” (i.e., those concerned with fair play) and the diminishment of Walsh’s knowledge and motivations. Hell yes Walsh should be concerned about his legal bills if he breaks his non-disclosure agreement with the Pats. King gets paid for writing stories. Walsh shouldn’t be compensated for providing the substance?

 

Peter, Peter – this is a big story. The premier team in the nation’s premier league accused of cheating in the country’s foremost sports contest (taping the Rams pre-Super Bowl walkthrough). And a possible league cover-up at the Commissioner’s level.

 

The big question is why you are trying to tamp the story out and not covering it more closely.