Florio Lectures Rodgers

[BadgerBeer]

Sorry if this is being discussed elsewhere but Florio/PFT really took Aaron Rodgers to task a couple days ago for "dissing a cancer patient" asking for an autograph at the GB airport.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/16/aaron-rodgers-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-where-his-money-comes-from/

He based this on 3 sec video and made no attempt to put it in any context. It turns out that this lady is at the airport every week and Rodgers actually signed a jersey for her after the Philly game and in the past has signed numerous items for her. The lady came out yesterday and expressed her anger at Florio's story and said she had no issue with Rodgers. What was Florio's response? He is still right and Rodgers is still a pud.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/17/last-word-on-the-aaron-rodgers-jan-cavanaugh-video/

I am far from a Packer apologist and Rodgers may very well be a jerk(his rep however is as a very good kid that does a ton of stuff behind the scenes and asks that it stays quiet). My question is about Florio...I would think that a "journalist" would perhaps do a bit of research before destroying a player's rep in this way and I also would assume after the entire story came out the "journalist" would admit a mistake and give us a "my bad". Gregg Doyel did just this...http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14567073/twosecond-video-clip-doesnt-at-all-capture-rodgers
Now that Florio is hooked up with NBC should he not be held to a certain standard? Am I overreacting or is Florio being the douche here.

 

[Gutter]

If I'm Rodgers, I tell NBC to pound sand next year when they want to speak with him in production meetings and postgame interviews as long as Florio is still on their payroll.

And Doyel nailed it out of the park ... that should've been the follow up Florio wrote.

A prominent Packers blog also had a very interesting take as well as to why Florio may have written the slam piece to begin with: http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/mike-florio-attacks-aaron-rodgers

 

[Starman]

I am very very sorry the woman has cancer, but my tolerance of autograph seekers of any health status -- sick, healthy or anywhere in between -- has just about hit the very bitter end.

Anything an athlete/celebrity says to an autograph seeker short of a full-throttle scream of "**** off" and a right cross to the jaw is just fine with me.

Grow up and get a ****ing life.


Ohhh, and the blog link background on Florio and Bus Cook is verrrrry verrrry interesting. Everyone's favorite ****-waving drama-queeening Hall of Famer-to-be rears his ugly head once again.

"Ohhhhh myyy gawwd Tiffanieee, everybody thinks that other gurrrrl Aarynne is so much prettier than meee!!!!! All my old friends in Green Bay, like Oh Mah Gawwwd. I just hate herrr sooo much!!! Somebody told me she was super mean to some bald chick!!!! I'm gonna tell my BFFF Bussie to texxxxt alll my grrrls on my cellie and tell them alll what a BIIIIITCH she is!!!!! "

 

[BadgerBeer]

If I'm Rodgers, I tell NBC to pound sand next year when they want to speak with him in production meetings and postgame interviews as long as Florio is still on their payroll.

That is my first thought as well. While I have enjoyed much of what PFT has done over the years I would think that NBC would expect more from Florio now that he is one of them.


EDIT: Attributed the quote

 

[Bubbler]

What an idiotic "controversy".

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Florio is forgetting where he came from -- calling national writers Pastabelli, comparing a Jacksonville quarterback to Fat Albert and compiling a weekly turd watch. If he sticks to aggregating other people's work he'll be fine.

 

[Rhody31]

I have a feeling Rogers didn't even see her.
Think about it for a second - had he seen her, he would have obviously seen the TV cameras and I'm guessing he's bright enough to ignore a cancer patient in full view of cameras. I'm guessing he was trying to get out of the airport, was listening to whatever on his ear buds and saw a body out of the corner of his eye and just kept walking.
Whatever happened to getting the other side of a story? Florio is a joke for writing what he did without talking to Rogers.

 

[Bob Cook]

That's a pretty damning accusation that Florio took money from agents to puff up their clients. Has anybody said that other than that Packers blog?

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I like Florio and love his site.

He completely missed the boat on this one.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

I love his site also, but not for him. The peanut gallery in the comments section has become the star of that site.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Of all the traits good and bad that Florio displays on his site, his inability to admit when he's wrong is the strongest and most consistent.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I love his site also, but not for him. The peanut gallery in the comments section has become the star of that site.

The comments are hilarious.

 

[JackReacher]

Florio is a clown. Good for him for finding a way to be a clown and do what he does, getting paid whatever it is he gets paid. Dude's still a Grade A clown, though.

 

[Pancamo]

Florio is a lawyer. If the blog comment about taking money is false, Florio should sue.

To use Florio logic: No lawsuit indicates he took the money.

 

[The Big Ragu]

The criticism of Florio is valid.

I just want to point out, too, that that was a really good column by Gregg Doyel. It read well. Made an important point. And he stepped up and tried to make good on a mistake.

Good on him.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

I can remember a woman making a scene at a baseball fantasy camp because Pete Rose wouldn't stop for an autograph.

 

[deskslave]

Impeach Florio?

 

[Starman]

I can remember a woman making a scene at a baseball fantasy camp because Pete Rose wouldn't stop for an autograph.

All she needed to do was bring money. Lots of it.

 

[beardpuller]

The really ironic thing about this sort of stuff is that if you ever call Florio to task, or even try to have a little fun at his expense, within 10 seconds you get an email from him wailing about unfairness and "cheap shots."
I've never encountered anyone less self-aware.

Well, maybe Terrell Owens.

 

[greggdoyel]

Too much about Florio. Not enough about me. I have more to say, about me, but my Google alert just ...