So, I Found The Reporter That Tried To Start A Controversy With Cam

[JawnyBlaze]

"Back it up" means to justify your words. "Elaborate" means to give more details. There's a difference. One implies there's something wrong with what was said, the other is a neutral request for more information. It's that simple. 

[t96]

7 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Someone then asks Cam to back it up.. twice. Then wrote about his reaction to it as if it was from the elaborate question. 

No, he wrote the exact reaction Cam had to the elaborate comment

 

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I jumped in and asked Newton why he couldn’t elaborate on his words from a week earlier. Did he believe there’s still somewhat of a stereotype that says black, mobile quarterbacks cannot throw in the pocket effectively?

“We shattered that a long time ago,” he said, a sheepish smile on his face.

 

[Go To Girl]

3 minutes ago, Cookie Lyon said:

It was 2 different reporters, but Jerry Sullivan was the one who jumped in and told Cam to "back it up."

So then who asked the original question?  Because to me, the voice that asked the question and the voice that asked to elaborate sounded the same.  But like I said earlier, the voice that said to back it up was different.  According to this guy's article, he is the one who asked the question and he is the one who asked him to elaborate.

I kind of see a bunch of something made here about nothing.

[t96]

4 minutes ago, Cookie Lyon said:

 but Jerry Sullivan was the one who jumped in and told Cam to "back it up."

How do you know this? Do you know Mr. Sullivan personally and know his voice well enough to distinguish? Sullivan says in the article he was the one who made the elaborate comment and doesn't mention the back it up comment. Why in the hell would you randomly assume that he's lying?

[t96]

8 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Asking someone to back it up is asking for elaboration in my book, but what do I know? I'm socially unaware.

Guess I am too. The question is, why the fug am I even wasting my time on this? I mean it beats working but still...

[Cookie Lyon]

Just now, thomas96 said:

How do you know this? Do you know Mr. Sullivan personally and know his voice well enough to distinguish? Sullivan says in the article he was the one who made the elaborate comment and doesn't mention the back it up comment. Why in the hell would you randomly assume that he's lying?

Jesus Christ dude. I'm done talking to you.

[beastson]

Maybe it's me but as a local writer reporter whatever I wouldn't actually care if it's not my local team. That's something I expect ESPN NFL media to get at Cam about

[Prowling Cat]

36 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Yes, he was. It is a reporter's job to get down to the bottom of things rather you or anyone else likes it or not. If you make a statement, it's not unheard of for someone to ask you to "back it up" or elaborate. 

I am not going to assume that Sullivan understood what Cam meant meant, but even if he did, there are plenty of people across this country who may not have known what Cam meant, so asking him to elaborate was not out of order.

You're trying to support someone who even the fans from his area say is a hack... You're saying that you're not going to assume, but you're assuming that the reporter was doing his job and not being an eggplant.

[t96]

1 minute ago, Cookie Lyon said:

Jesus Christ dude. I'm done talking to you.

Great. I'm trying to help you out so you don't continue accusing people behind their back of lacking integrity without backing it up with facts. If you want to continue doing so, then so be it. Have a nice day.

[Ricky Spanish]

Jesus I can't wait for this damn game 

[Panthro]

Out of spite I am going to demolish some wings at Tavern on the Tracks...a buffalo backer bar

[Datawire]

There was an initial reporter that asked a question.

(on what he wants his legacy to be as a black quarterback)

Cam answered that question and then Jerry Sullivan piggy backed off that initial question with two follow up questions.

(on the stereotype of black quarterbacks not being able to play from the pocket)

“I think we shattered that a long time ago.”

(on stereotypes around black quarterbacks being an issue)

“It’s not an issue. It’s an issue for you.”

[JawnyBlaze]

11 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

How do you know this? Do you know Mr. Sullivan personally and know his voice well enough to distinguish? Sullivan says in the article he was the one who made the elaborate comment and doesn't mention the back it up comment. Why in the hell would you randomly assume that he's lying?

There was no "elaborate" comment, only the "back it up" comment. No one asked Cam to elaborate, this Sullivan guy changed the story when he wrote it to "elaborate".  

[top dawg]

19 minutes ago, Prowling Cat said:

You're trying to support someone who even the fans from his area say is a hack... You're saying that you're not going to assume, but you're that the reporter was doing his job and not being an eggplant.

That's what reporters do (and more). So, no, I'm not assuming anything. Furthermore, I am sure that Jerry Sullivan did not get where he is from being a hack. Moreover, if you look closer at his career you will see that he has at least one award. Saying that a fan from an area thinks that someone is a hack goes along with the business. Anyone who knows the industry, and life in general, knows that you can't please everyone all the time. 

To me it's really a non-story, the real story being the larger issue that was addressed in his article---which in my "socially unaware" opinion is worth reporting about.