NS - Junior Seau Dead - Apparent Suicide

breesfan27 · 05-02-2012, 03:33 PM

This is so sad. My prayers to his family.

Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities.

It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it.

Beastmode · 05-02-2012, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by breesfan27

This is so sad. My prayers to his family.

Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities.

It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it.

I'll bet it had a lot to do with it if they find CTE in the later stages. It's well documented to cause depression and dementia.

saintfan · 05-02-2012, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by breesfan27

This is so sad. My prayers to his family.

Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities.

It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it.

Give ESPN a break. I'm sure with a death they wanted to confirm the story, and they aren't used to confirming anything - they have no confirmation workflow to follow so I'm sure the delay is the result of them having to figure out how to actually confirm something 'on the fly'.

breesfan27 · 05-02-2012, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Give ESPN a break. I'm sure with a death they wanted to confirm the story, and they aren't used to confirming anything - they have no confirmation workflow to follow so I'm sure the delay is the result of them having to figure out how to actually confirm something 'on the fly'.

TMZ had confirmed it long before ESPN mentioned anything about it. Say what you want about TMZ, but they're pretty accurate with their stories. Even if ESPN could have broken away from Bountygate for just a few seconds to say, "We have breaking news. Reports that Junior Seau is dead. Stay tuned for further updates."

For a station that prides themselves as "the worldwide leader in sports," they sure pick and choose which breaking news stories to report on.

saintfan · 05-02-2012, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by breesfan27

TMZ had confirmed it long before ESPN mentioned anything about it. Say what you want about TMZ, but they're pretty accurate with their stories. Even if ESPN could have broken away from Bountygate for just a few seconds to say, "We have breaking news. Reports that Junior Seau is dead. Stay tuned for further updates."

For a station that prides themselves as "the worldwide leader in sports," they sure pick and choose which breaking news stories to report on.

Wikipedia updated before ESPN had the story...seriously...

05-02-2012, 03:33 PM	#1
breesfan27 Mrs. Drew Brees Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Who Dat Nation (by way of South Dakota) Posts: 2,276 Blog Entries: 1	This is so sad. My prayers to his family. Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities. It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it. neugey likes this.

05-02-2012, 03:44 PM	#2
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Originally Posted by breesfan27 This is so sad. My prayers to his family. Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities. It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it. I'll bet it had a lot to do with it if they find CTE in the later stages. It's well documented to cause depression and dementia.
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05-02-2012, 03:46 PM	#3
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by breesfan27 This is so sad. My prayers to his family. Annoyed that ESPN waited almost an hour to report on the story because they were too busy slamming the Saints. #priorities. It also angers me that so many people are blaming football for Junior's death. NO ONE knows why people take their own lives, and I'll bet football had nothing to do with it. Give ESPN a break. I'm sure with a death they wanted to confirm the story, and they aren't used to confirming anything - they have no confirmation workflow to follow so I'm sure the delay is the result of them having to figure out how to actually confirm something 'on the fly'. RockyMountainSaint and sharke like this.

05-02-2012, 04:10 PM	#4
breesfan27 Mrs. Drew Brees Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Who Dat Nation (by way of South Dakota) Posts: 2,276 Blog Entries: 1	Originally Posted by saintfan Give ESPN a break. I'm sure with a death they wanted to confirm the story, and they aren't used to confirming anything - they have no confirmation workflow to follow so I'm sure the delay is the result of them having to figure out how to actually confirm something 'on the fly'. TMZ had confirmed it long before ESPN mentioned anything about it. Say what you want about TMZ, but they're pretty accurate with their stories. Even if ESPN could have broken away from Bountygate for just a few seconds to say, "We have breaking news. Reports that Junior Seau is dead. Stay tuned for further updates." For a station that prides themselves as "the worldwide leader in sports," they sure pick and choose which breaking news stories to report on.
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05-02-2012, 04:33 PM	#5
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by breesfan27 TMZ had confirmed it long before ESPN mentioned anything about it. Say what you want about TMZ, but they're pretty accurate with their stories. Even if ESPN could have broken away from Bountygate for just a few seconds to say, "We have breaking news. Reports that Junior Seau is dead. Stay tuned for further updates." For a station that prides themselves as "the worldwide leader in sports," they sure pick and choose which breaking news stories to report on. Wikipedia updated before ESPN had the story...seriously... SmashMouth likes this.

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