The biggest example happened yesterday with Media Day. This is where media from all over the world converge like locusts at the Super Bowl to interview players from the respective Super Bowl participants.
Usually, the players are asked meaningless questions that have nothing to do with football from members of the media who seem like they have never covered the game whatsoever in their career. With that being said, it was somewhat interesting to see that the focus this year was on Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney's ankle injury, making him questionable for Sunday's big game. He'll probably play, but how effective he'll be, that's another question.
In a sense, Media Day has sort of turned into an Oscars Red Carpet special that nobody really cares about. What true football fan really wants to know what kind of shoulder pads Drew Brees wears? I certainly don't. Questions like these must annoy those media members who are experts that have followed the game for years like Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter. Other media members who don't cover sports, especially football, have no business going to Media Day to cover the big game.
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