Jim Trotter Calls Out Stephen A. Smith

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I don't know many people that would pressure the leader of the partner of your employer on national TV on a current legal issue :yeshrug:
A lot of people like to sit on their couch and anonymously say this and that but wouldn't even tell their boss a fukking thing.


Other than that for his journalistic career, being on friendly terms with Goodell is probably a good idea. The only bad thing he did was mentioning it at all, if you're gonna mention it you gotta do it correct, instead you become a mouthpiece.

Edit, that is of course to the posters in here calling Stephen A a bunch of names not to the journalist.

then don't do the interview.
 

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then don't do the interview.
He's not a Vlad TV regular, any reasonable person wouldn't talk about an ongoing lawsuit. He asked the question, to act like he "covered everything" but he didn't do it all the way correctly, which unfortunately might rather have the opposite effect or just flat out have no effect.
And equally unfortunate is that very few people give a single fukk about this lawsuit, there is a lot of things that a lot of people want to hear from Goodell.

So just cause he doesn't wanna ask the question you, me, or John Johnson wanna hear doesn't mean he should't do it :yeshrug:
 

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He's not a Vlad TV regular, any reasonable person wouldn't talk about an ongoing lawsuit.
And unfortunately, very few people give a single fukk about this lawsuit, there is a lot of things that a lot of people want to hear from Goodell.

So just cause he doesn't wanna ask the question you, me, or John Johnson wanna hear doesn't mean he should't do it :yeshrug:

Skip over the question or not do the interview.

SAS wants it both ways (pause) but nah man. He's not a journalist anymore. No matter how much he screams he is. And that's okay.

But don't get it in your feelings when people see the obvious.
 

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I understand all he saying but come on. You work for the NFL and thought it would go well for you to try and corner the head of the NFL in public? Bruh was not working for an independent institution, he was literally being paid by the NFL. Prime sample of when keeping it real goes wrong.

Any job you have there will be a point where you can be right or you can keep your job. You can’t have both.


Breh talking about a lawsuit. Man they can get your ass up out of anywhere at any time. Management can ALWAYS find a reason.
 

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I don't know many people that would pressure the leader of the partner of your employer on national TV on a current legal issue :yeshrug:
A lot of people like to sit on their couch and anonymously say this and that but wouldn't even tell their boss a fukking thing.


Other than that for his journalistic career, being on friendly terms with Goodell is probably a good idea. The only bad thing he did was mentioning it at all, if you're gonna mention it you gotta do it correct, instead you become a mouthpiece.

Edit, that is of course to the posters in here calling Stephen A a bunch of names not to the journalist.
Then he should have never brought up the Jim Trotter situation to Goodell if (1) he did not properly research the issue(he didn't) and (2) was not actually going to ask about it in good faith. he could have interviewed Goddell and sucked his kneecaps all he wanted to, it's not like anyone takes him seriously as a real journalist at this point anymore.
 

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I understand all he saying but come on. You work for the NFL and thought it would go well for you to try and corner the head of the NFL in public? Bruh was not working for an independent institution, he was literally being paid by the NFL. Prime sample of when keeping it real goes wrong.

Any job you have there will be a point where you can be right or you can keep your job. You can’t have both.


Breh talking about a lawsuit. Man they can get your ass up out of anywhere at any time. Management can ALWAYS find a reason.
That’s actually against the law to do that as that would be considered employee retaliation.

It was dumb what he did but he was well within his right to do so as it’s related to the workplace environment.

I wouldn’t have done it, but everyone is built different :yeshrug:
 

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Then he should have never brought up the Jim Trotter situation to Goodell if (1) he did not properly research the issue(he didn't) and (2) was not actually going to ask about it in good faith. he could have interviewed Goddell and sucked his kneecaps all he wanted to, it's not like anyone takes him seriously as a real journalist at this point anymore.
I agree
 

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The thought of SAS furiously typing in all caps got me :mjlol:. He been told everybody he lives by the golden rule:

"He who has the gold makes the rules"

Beyond that this nikka think he is a mob boss now :russ:. Dude be talking so reckless. He aint taking shyt off nobody, except his bosses.
Sounds like the famous rappers Little XY and Z
 

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This contradicts everything he said on the Joe Budden Podcast. All that unity talk and I’m trying to put on as many black people as I can. But behind closed doors it’s a different story. All he did was asked what to come on your show to explain his side. That’s what you said you do when you see a black man get blackballed because it happened to you. That’s why you claimed you asked ESPN to hire Shannon Sharpe. I guess since it doesn't benefit you like how taking Shannon Sharpe from undisputed would. So, you couldn’t care less about Jim Trotter getting blackballed.
 

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nikka will hulk up on a brother

And talk all low and subdued with white figures with any semblance of influence

he is a caricature. A sketch comedy
This shyt he did to Jim Trotter was totally uncalled for and the way he used all them exclamation points in the exchange was borderline gay

SAS is a mad sassy and spicy faghot
 

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I agree with you 100% and this is where he gets himself in trouble when he wants to act like he has full autonomy to speak on things knowing he has relationship he has to protect.
SAS talks out both sides if his mouth when it comes to this. One day he'll be on his boss shyt and the next he'll remind people he has bosses. The irony here is him shytting on Max's lack of journalistic credentials only to display a lack of journalistic integrity himself.
 
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