holy crap, ron wolfley

[shockey]

i.d.'d during an nfl network interview about free agency as a "cardinals color commentator," did his thing wearing a polo shirt with an effin' cardinals logo on it. wtf? i know he's a former player, but it's still wrong.

(IF MODS WANT TO MOVE THUS TO THE JOURNALISM BOARD, BE MY GUEST)

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Different world, shockey.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Huh? He's a former Cardinals all-pro player who is now an employee of the Cardinals as their radio guy. Why the hell wouldn't he wear a Cardinals polo shirt?

 

[hockeybeat]

Different world, shockey.

I disagree. Wolfley should not be wearing a Cardinals shirt while being interviewed on TV (or anywhere, for that matter) about the Cardinals. It's unprofessional.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Different world, shockey.

I disagree. Wolfley should not be wearing a Cardinals shirt while being interviewed on TV (or anywhere, for that matter) about the Cardinals. It's unprofessional.

How is it unprofessional?

 

[shockey]

Huh? He's a former Cardinals all-pro player who is now an employee of the Cardinals as their radio guy. Why the hell wouldn't he wear a Cardinals polo shirt?

i shake my head and weep a bit. :'( :'( :'(

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Different world, shockey.

I disagree. Wolfley should not be wearing a Cardinals shirt while being interviewed on TV (or anywhere, for that matter) about the Cardinals. It's unprofessional.

But if he played for them and is currently employed by the team, what's the big deal?

 

[poindexter]

shockey's been watching some tv today.

 

[shockey]

shockey's been watching some tv today.

EVERY day. and it should say TOO MUCH TV. ;D

 

[hockeybeat]

Different world, shockey.

I disagree. Wolfley should not be wearing a Cardinals shirt while being interviewed on TV (or anywhere, for that matter) about the Cardinals. It's unprofessional.

But if he played for them and is currently employed by the team, what's the big deal?

The fact that he played for them is irrelevant. Fact is, in his role as analyst, he reports on what the team does on the field and what they're doing off of it. Like it or not, he's a reporter. And reporters should not wear team gear in the press box or on TV or on the radio. Simple as that.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Huh? He's a former Cardinals all-pro player who is now an employee of the Cardinals as their radio guy. Why the hell wouldn't he wear a Cardinals polo shirt?

i shake my head and weep a bit. :'( :'( :'(

Again, he works for the team. Are you suggesting it's a conflict of interest somehow? He is a Cardinals employee. He is not, and has never even remotely pretended to be, some kind of detached viewer of the game. He is a former Cardinal player who is now on the Cardinal payroll.

 

[shockey]

still weeping. :'( :'( :'(

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Different world, shockey.

I disagree. Wolfley should not be wearing a Cardinals shirt while being interviewed on TV (or anywhere, for that matter) about the Cardinals. It's unprofessional.

But if he played for them and is currently employed by the team, what's the big deal?

The fact that he played for them is irrelevant. Fact is, in his role as analyst, he reports on what the team does on the field and what they're doing off of it. Like it or not, he's a reporter. And reporters should not wear team gear in the press box or on TV or on the radio. Simple as that.

Again, this is completely off base. He works for the team. He is not, on any level, an unbiased reporter of what the Cardinals do. He's a paid representative of the team.

 

[shockey]

again, weeping. :'( :'( :'(

he's not a member of arizona's decision-making team. he's doing the interview to offer his insight/perspective on what's up with arizona. shame on him for wearing a cards shirt. and shame on nfl network on using him in a "reporter" role.

i'd like to give wolfley the benefit of the doubt but it was a stoopid wardrobe choice.

 

[broadway joe]

Huh? He's a former Cardinals all-pro player who is now an employee of the Cardinals as their radio guy. Why the hell wouldn't he wear a Cardinals polo shirt?

i shake my head and weep a bit. :'( :'( :'(

Again, he works for the team. Are you suggesting it's a conflict of interest somehow? He is a Cardinals employee. He is not, and has never even remotely pretended to be, some kind of detached viewer of the game. He is a former Cardinal player who is now on the Cardinal payroll.

Spot on. He's a member of the media, but he's not trying to be an unbiased journalist. How could he be when he's employed by the team? Nothing wrong with him wearing the team logo.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

again, weeping. :'( :'( :'(

So explain what's wrong with a Cardinals employee wearing a shirt with a Cardinals logo.

 

[shockey]

again, weeping. :'( :'( :'(

So explain what's wrong with a Cardinals employee wearing a shirt with a Cardinals logo.

fair enough. if you wish, i'll take out my outrage on nfl network then. they should suck it up and get a more credible person to offer their take on the cardinals.

still disagree with the notion that he's "a member of the media" but shouldn't be held to journalistic standards.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

again, weeping. :'( :'( :'(

So explain what's wrong with a Cardinals employee wearing a shirt with a Cardinals logo.

fair enough. if you wish, i'll take out my outrage on nfl network then. they should suck it up and get a more credible person to offer their take on the cardinals.

That, I think, is a legit beef. If you are looking for an unbiased analysis of the Cardinals, you're probably better off finding a guy who's not on the payroll.

 

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

He has plenty of company among NFL team-paid broadcasters who wear the team gear ALL THE TIME.

 

[imjustagirl]

I don't get the uproar. If anyone from a newspaper were on TV discussing the newspaper, I don't think it would be out of line to ask them to rock some newspaper gear, either a polo or a hat or something.

If you're asked on TV to talk about your employer, I don't think it's weird to rep that employer.