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Bagging on ESPN's scoopmaster Chris Mortensen is old hat and a bit of a bore. But he's, like, a drum or two eggs, he wants to be beaten over and over.Despite rampant reports that the Chiefs are negotiating with former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan to replace Herm Edwards, they are not, sources said Friday. The Chiefs never have made any contact with Shanahan — never. And there have been no contract negotiations.Boom! Mort later reported that his sources now said there have been no negotiations, but that the Chiefs want Shanahan. In fact, Shanahan remains the main protagonist in ESPN.com's current coverage of the K.C. situation. Via Deadspin SI's Peter King is piling on, tossing out this sentence to lead his Shanny story: "Deposed Denver coach Mike Shanahan will "definitely'' not coach the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 [...]." Maybe this is all a public intervention from the rest of the staid NFL reporter class, trying to get Mortensen to check himself into a "bad scoop detox center."
So unless people I have known for years are blatantly lying to me, Shanahan will not be the next coach of the Chiefs. It's not happening. People can keep talking as if it is, but it's not. Shanahan will not be the coach of the Chiefs in 2009.
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Remember that time Mort said that Eli would be out for a month after Week One of 2007? How did that turn out?
by Dubsy on Jan 24, 2009 2:51 PM EST reply actions
This is the only way the media will ever clean up it’s act. Start policing it’s own and stop the incessant rumor mill. Perhaps if the rest of the media industry puts the clamp down on ESPN reporters, then perhaps we will eliminate this pathetic sludge of gossip that brings down the entire industry. Mortensen is a great place to start in policing this garbage. Make these scumbags reveal their sources prior to publishing anything, or don’t report it at all.
by Phileo on Jan 24, 2009 4:20 PM EST reply actions
There should be one blogger somewhere who keeps score on ESPN/SI/TSN analysts, maybe even with some sort of rubric. I’ve also long advocated this treatment of Weathermen. it’d be nice to hear a Manny trade rumor and be able to dismiss it by going "This reporter has a 78% bullsh*t rating."
by L'etat, c'est moi on Jan 24, 2009 11:21 PM EST reply actions
Screw you Mort..
Giving Chiefs fans false hope…
by npcPronk29 on Jan 25, 2009 10:35 AM EST reply actions
I don’t know how many times during the 2008 NFL season Chris Mortensen has pulled false stories out of nowhere. Mortensen needs to be held accountable by the higher ups at ESPN.
by RSH on Jan 25, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions
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