Monday, March 16, 2009

McCutlergate

This town's media appetite for the Broncos is well known. I don't even waste time anymore lamenting the amount of coverage devoted to the Broncos during the season and even during the off-season. But I am alarmed by the breadth and scope of coverage being devoted to the growing rift between new Broncos' coach Josh McDaniels and alienated quarterback Jay Cutler. In fact, on 9news, they are actually sending out general assignment reporters (Thanh Troung and Jaime Kim) to offer live reports from Dove Valley. Now, I'm aware that the Denver Post does the majority of work for 9News (save the occasional (9wants to know investigation on state employees urinating in port-o-lets on the taxpayer's dime) but where are the sports reporters. Isn't this their job. Send out Susie Wargin and Rod Mackey. Sports live in their own delusional world of self-importance out there. We shouldn't mix it with news.