Jeff Duncan Calls Out The Real JShock

Duncan works for the Times-Picayune, right? I’m trying to remember the last time I read that pile of garbage. Oh, that’s right. It was when my dog circled a Kibbles ’n Bits ad in urine.

I care a little about how they are with the media, but I care most about whether or not they or great teammates and I’m convinced Shockey was that. He totally signed on to the culture of team first and contributed to the best season the Saints ever had and of course the SB.

I think it’s great to call Jeff Duncan out on his lack of professionalism no matter how much it’s a settled fact that he is in fact a hack.

It’s freaking football. Do I care what the heck any hack reporter thinks about anybody on the Saints team?? Hells no. I don’t read their articles, I rely on the not-biased bloggers here to get my information. I know that when I need someone to tell it to me straight, I can come here to the cronic. Sorry I couldn’t get the entire post in the sarcasm font. But seriously does anyone really care what Jeff Duncan thinks about Shockey or does everyone see the game leading TD pass he got in the Superbowl and think to themselves, “Hey he helped us get a ring, as long as he’s not doing anything illegal, get off your high horse duncan!!”

and played hard for his teammates. thats all that matters to me. Media loves to cry foul. The guy doesn’t want to talk to you because all you’re going to do is badger him about his past with the Giants instead of talking about the game in front of him LIKE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO DO and now you wanna call him reviled. Whatever Jeff Duncan….

I voted “no” because they’re all adults, but I also don’t care if Jeff Duncan and co. rant about how they fell about a player.

now, in the slow offseason, Jeff has a fresh Sunday morning column idea that he didn’t have before (public outcry to my fact-based tweet about Shockey)

and he gets to sport an “I buck the popular mainstream thought” with my differing opinion – he’s a maverick, alright.

Why would u talk about someone negatively when they are out the door?! Oh wait… Probably because he doesn’t have the balls to do so! Of course I am not a man, but if u have an issue with me tell me to my face. Don’t turn to the computer screen and talk about me!

Shockey was a fan favorite, and he has to know this. And I understand the move the team made, but I wouldn’t be so sure that Shockey might not be back. There was no sense in signing him to a new contract before the CBA expires on March 4 without a new CBA in place. It’s possible they could bring him back for less than the $4 million a year they were paying for a short-term deal. And as for dealing with the media, I understand that a player should be professional and deal with them as such, but come on, Duncan.

Perhaps someone is cruising for a bruising. And no, I don’t mean Basia.

I never understood why a reporter feels like they can write anything they want and then expect everyone to love them.

Jeff Duncan? who care what he thinks..he used the Saints sucess to make a name for hisself,writing a book,always on sports show’s..I cant stand the guy,Shockey doesnt have to talk to any of these reporters..Go back and read some of JD SmartA@@ comments about the team,an players..You know players read the papers too..

kennywilkerson @jeffduncantp watch your step, sandy. there’s only room for one ostracized know-it-all in this town.

Bingo. Now, let’s see Jeff write something bad about Jason David.

why he doesn’t want to talk to the media. I’ve been in the newsroom and trust me bias is as prevalent as the sex drive. We’d be watching a sports event and a reporter would say, “Oh, I hate____!” Someone would ask why and the hater would utter some personal and weird reason for hating the player. Then they’d go off and write an opinion piece about the player and every time they’d mention that player or entertainer it had a tinge of hate in it. Not all writers were like this but tons of them are and I don’t agree with it.

At the end of the day, it’s a game that has evolved into a billion dollar industry. Yet, it’s still a game. These players are under a microscope and it’s tough to hear your name printed and talked about in reference to things you may or may not have done. It’s tough to hear rumors about your personal life; it’s tough to see newspaper and blog forums with people calling you names, judging you for your mistakes and etc., and they’ve never even met you. Money doesn’t change that! So, I’m with Shockey, yeah I’m sure he was a jerk to them and if I was a reporter I’d be a little peeved but I’d also probably figure out a way to get Jeremy to talk by not being a jerk myself.

Duncan is not a reporter, he’s a spin doctor—there’s a difference!

According to legend, Vince Lombardi was once questioned by a reporter regarding the negative impact his “winning is everything” philosophy might have on young people’s attitudes towards good sportsmanship. He suggested to the reporter that perhaps if he applied that same philosophy to himself, he might be somewhere else writing an investigative essay worthy of a Pulitzer Prize for Journalism instead of standing there asking dumb questions in the middle of a blizzard in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Vince and Jeremy may have shared a similar view of mediocre sports writers with over-inflated egos.

and he seemed to be a great guy. He was very nice to me, a fan. I’m sure Jeremy can act a fool or treat someone he doesn’t like badly. I know, I don’t like Jeff Duncan and Jeff Duncan would like me either if I meet him.

from the NY area reporters while he was a Giant, its no wonder why he shuns them altogether. If you are going to quote someone in an article it would be nice to quote it correctly and not a twisted version because you don’t like them. I think most of the bad press concerning Jeremy was due to the people he hung out with in NY and being vocal about Eli Manning’s ability to lead the team at that time. As most people in the NY/NJ area know the sports writers up here are very critical about players whether its football/hockey/basketball or baseball. Maybe Jeff should re-locate up here he would fit right in with the rest of the sport writing hacks.

At least to me. Like he secretly wishes he could be JS or get more attention by the hot jock but since he can’t get either he’d rather just talk smack now that JS is more than likely gone for good.