Jeff Duncan's take

Saint Spud said

He sided strongly with the NFL/Goodell on bountygate.

I agree with you on the name calling. There’s no place for it. And Duncan has proven that his info can be solid (even if his opinions aren’t).

But that’s why there’s so much emotion whenever his name is brought up.

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This. A lot of fans forgot about it, didn't care, or didn't take it personal. Some of us didn't forget. Some of us cared. Some of us took it personal. What people like Duncan and Peter King did during that debacle was unforgivable in my opinion. They helped Roger Goodell push the big lie. They were part of the pearl clutching, pious media spreading Goodell's message.

They said things like, "There is no place for this kind of thing in football", knowing damn good and well that locker room pools have been part of the NFL since the beginning. They continue to be part of the game. Players have openly talked about it since then. But Goodell, Peter King, Duncan, ESPN, etc. tried to convince the world that the Saints invented player pools and they were the only ones to ever do it.

Mike Florio was one of the few people in the media that stood up to Goodell and challenged the narrative. He was one of the few who dared to be honest about it.