Sports

Twitter became where you went to break news and gather information. It’s where you built an audience and answered questions. And while it became an inescapable part of the job, I’ve increasingly come to struggle with the business rationale for doing so.

ESPN is obviously testing something, and it’s worth poking around at why the network wouldn’t follow the schedule it has used for the last 16 years, scheduling kickoffs at 7 and then 10 on their primary channel.

"Who is in the booth may not be your primary concern, but clearly it does matter."

"You know the old saying that you'd rather be right than be first in journalism? Well, these men and women have built their careers on being right faster than anyone else."

"We have never had more NFL content on TV and still, we are starving for more of it!"

"How do you even begin to pick a single best syndicated show for NFL talk when it is the lifeblood of all of them?"

"Whether they are doing something very different or just offering a deeper dive than most, quality content should be recognized."

Everyone is way too sensitive to what are totally understandable and even innocuous barbs from an irreverent personality.

"I only wanted to do the things I'm most interested in doing and only as much volume as I feel comfortable with

There’s more to a media career than just grabbing the audience’s attention, though. You have to hold onto it day after day, year after year...