Matt Mascona Nails It Again!

And I do not want to question the motivation of others because I disagree with their opinions. But of the major media figures covering the team, it seems that Underhill has been the most supportive of what the organization has been doing and of those running the organization, whereas I do find balance with Triplett. And those on the radio know they must be interesting to be successful--that is, entertain. Moscona, Asher, Gus Kattengell all fall in that category. It is the nature of the medium.

But Moscona, though he covers LSU and the SEC first, spends much time on the Saints and the NFL, constantly says he is a life-long Saints fan, wants to see the team do well, and is knowledgeable. And regarding the Saints, I find that he has been right about the big issues facing the franchise. I think he is right about Derek Carr, about Pete Carmichael, about Dennis Allen, and about the current direction of the organization.

I don't care about team access--in fact, it can adversely affect what one says and writes. In fact, I would rather have a confidential source on the Atlanta Falcons or Green Bay Packers staff providing me with opinions on the Saints rather than someone employed by the Saints organization, who by nature of his employment will have an agenda.

In the day, someone who had strong, though respectfully stated, opinions was Joel Buchsbaum. But he had sources throughout the entire league--Bill Belichick used to call him for information.

But I don't care who in the media goes to practice and training camp unless I am looking for daily reports. In fact, I have learned to discount much of the positive news coming out of camp in early August. Come September, I can watch the games like everyone else. I may be totally unqualified to assess on a play who blew coverage in the secondary and whether a receiver ran the wrong route. But I do think that I am capable of forming an opinion on whether a quarterback is good, whether a head coach should keep his job, whether an offensive coordinator is capable, and whether a general manager is skillfully using or blowing away draft capital.