Is anyone else really annoyed by the way reporters phrase their questions?
I feel like most of the time, they're not real fuckin questions questions, but rather loaded questions that force the players to talk up about the narrative that the media has pushed.
For example, in a recent Deshaun press conference, I believe a question that was asked was "how happy are you for your fellow draftee Zach Cunningham to get extended and how confident do you feel about the team moving forward" or some bullshit like that. Like, you're not really giving him a lot of flexibility to answer here. How the f**k is he supposed to answer? Of course he's fucking happy, but if he wasn't, he wouldn't say it. It's a fucking loaded ass question that doesn't mean s**t other than to make dumb clickbait stories.
Another question I think I saw asked to BMac as something like, "your chemistry with Cunningham, talk me through it and how close you've become as friends because of it" or something of that nature. Again, there's no fucking room for an actual fucking answer, like even if he wasn't friends with Cunningham, it's not like he would say that. Again, stupid fucking question that seems to try to bait the players into confirming the narrative rather than an actual question.
That fat f**k in Deshaun's recent conference opened it up in a way that made it clear that he was fishing for some sort of emotional story to write for the Chron. Like, obviously you bring in Swinney and his family and of course he's gonna be emotional, but McClain opens it up with:
"Have you had a chance to think about all the people here that have helped you get where you are today, second highest paid player in NFL history?"
Like dude, shut the f**k up and just let it play out naturally. There's no reason to force it.
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