Falcons: Barnwell: It is time to take Ryan and the Falcons seriously

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This was a pretty good article. I have seen it pop up in a few different places and hope it gets more exposure. It won't change anything regarding the media but any time someone expands on why the media is full of clueless assholes, I can dig it. The playoff thing is a prime example of how retarded sports media is.

The media directly impacts how casual fans view the NFL and all the teams; so when they deliberately act like idiots, filter articles to insure "popular" franchises get most of the media attention, or lie through omission to garner ratings or page hits, it really impacts the fan perception. Considering that there is close to a monopoly on mainstream NFL news by the NFL Network and ESPN, I feel like they cause more problems in today's NFL than they are worth. Its a fucking shame that Matt and the rest of our guys don't get the attention, nationally, that they deserve but ultimately it doesn't affect how well we do.

They can keep drumming up new hurdles our team and players must overcome before they are taken seriously. Fuck em; I have faith that those hurdles will be jumped. I do NOT have faith that the sports media will ever stop being so terrible.