I got in the car today and ESPN Radio was on. Their topic was something like "Predictions for what will go wrong for your NFL team". They were expecting a caller to say, "Yeah, I'm a Cowboys fan and I don't know if we did enough to replace DeMarco Murray"...etc. Well the first caller I heard said, (paraphrasing) "The worst has already gone wrong for my team. Mortensen got duped by Mike Kensil and your network caused a whole firestorm for nothing. Why won't Mort set it right? Why won't you guys talk about it?". One of the hosts was former NFL lineman Booger McFarland and I think the other guy was Barrett Sallee. They quickly hung up on the guy and said (again paraphrasing), "Look, Chris is the best in the business and if something was reported wrong, that's between Mort and the Patriots. We're not going to speculate and I'm sure Chris will address things in the future if he feels he did something wrong. But he's a professional and the best there is. Next caller..."
And that was it.
I switch to Mad Dog Radio on Sirius only to hear Jamie Dukes ripping on the Patriots for releasing the emails. He says, (paraphrasing) "Who do they think they are? Are they special? So ESPN might have gotten wrong information, so what? Is the NFL supposed to drop everything and investigate the leaks and set the facts straight? Why? A ton of leaks come out in a scandal, some are right and some are wrong. The Patriots think they deserve extra attention to validate the facts and investigate the leaks? More arrogance from the Patriots. But I'm sure some of their fans will call in and argue but they'd be wrong."
So, being the douchbag I am, I call in. The co-host, Lance Medow is sticking up for NE while I'm on hold but Dukes keeps shouting him down. I get on about 15 minutes later and say "First off, the Patriots just wanted to have the accurate information relayed to the press. The NFL knew the PSIs were incorrect but let it hang out there for months. And secondly, there is a big difference between a leak and a leak from Mike Kensil". The fat-ass on the other end starts yelling, "Wait wait wait...the Patriots aren't special. The information came out eventually after the investigation was done. The NFL can't just drop things to address the PSIs and ESPN had a source and went with it. That said, nobody knows it was Mike Kensil. It's pure speculation."
I then brought up the Jets unapproved football in 2009. Their answer was, "It wasn't used in a game, so it's a moot point."
Infuriating.