OK, I know he's a paid shill for the Green and White, so I get (but have little respect for) his over-the-top 'Rider Pride and suspect that his whole "League is out to get us because we're so great" tripe is about page hits and fan love as much as his true belief in it. But I was genuinely surprised at his bashing other reporters (Justin Dunk, Scott Mitchell, and a shot at Arash Madani too just for good measure) when they broke the roster scandal, suggesting they may be fabricating it and that the "riders could sue if it was false and how far Drew Edwards went to call out Pederson in return. Then reading the weekly picks and seeing John Hodge and Santino Filoso also slide in shots about how the Ticats would lay waste to the 'Riders "conspiracy or not" in an obvious shot back at Pederson.

So the question is, "what is this feud all about?" Seems to be more than just professional rivalry, and you don't usually see reporters calling each other out for unprofessionalism in public like this. Bryan Hall was a huge homer for the Eskies, but I don't recall people taking shots at him in print. Is Pederson not respectful of others because "they are just bloggers" (some media types seem to have a thin skin about their 21st Century competition because they didn't attend the true journalism school of hard knocks and just picked up a laptop and started typing one day and earned instant cred - or is that just my incorrect perception?) Is he that disliked by other journalists, and if so, why? Is it due to solely just because of his homerism, which is kind of his job and others get a pass on? Or is it something more?

Asking legitimately; I have no desire to defend Pederson, as he makes himself look ridiculous with his ranting (Mike Reilly pretty much got it right with his pre-season tweet), but this seems out of character for the media to engage in public smears against each other, and Pederson sure looks like he has a number of detractors in his own profession and not just amongst the fan site peeps.

Opinions and insight welcomed.

Point taken. lol. I wonder if the one genius in Saskatchewan ghost writes for Rod? I doubt he really does his own writing.

6 minutes ago, Dragon37 said:

Point taken. lol. I wonder if the one genius in Saskatchewan ghost writes for Rod? I doubt he really does his own writing.

AHA! A conspirator reveals his true form! It's official, the entire league is against the Riders, Pederson and anything the colour green.

Bah! I only conspire against the fans and Rod Pedersen I am not a fan of them. I prefer the team itself to not completely suck. It is much more enjoyable when our neighbouring rivals push us to do better. It is also not good for a nine team league to have one team doing so poorly.

12 hours ago, Dragon37 said:

I am not sure why anyone would employ Rod. I get the whole fan thing but if you hire some for a somewhat journalist position they should operate with some mode of decorum. He does no service to the Riders or the league. If they wanted a cheerleader they should have just put him on the field in the Gainer costume. 

 

it's not a journalist position. It's a glorified cheerleading position. 

36 minutes ago, Noeller said:

it's not a journalist position. It's a glorified cheerleading position. 

It's the same position as Ed Tait. A SOMEWHAT journalist position. Most teams have them and most them are not too bad at it.

Well he did it again this morning as a guest on the big show. This time he called out Lawless. He repeatedly called him Garry Clueless and asked this is the best sports writer Winnipeg can produce?

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shitty spelling

1 minute ago, MyDogHasScheifeles said:

Well he did it again this morning as a guest on the big show. This time he called out Lawless. He repeatedly called him Garry Clueless and ask this of the best sports writer Winnipeg can produce?

How ironic when Rod Pederson is as clueless as they come.

At this point, I'm convinced it's just a wrestling gimmick....

6 minutes ago, MyDogHasScheifeles said:

Well he did it again this morning as a guest on the big show. This time he called out Lawless. He repeatedly called him Garry Clueless and ask this of the best sports writer Winnipeg can produce?

Rod is losing it

Heh. I'm not a Lawless fan at all but he does actually know some things (more so hockey than football). Pedersen is about as clueless as they come though.

6 minutes ago, Noeller said:

At this point, I'm convinced it's just a wrestling gimmick....

I believe Pederson may honestly think that himself....part of his schtick will be prodding other reporters "playfully" because he knows he has to be over the top with the 'Riders and gets some bite back from fans and other media who are not on the "'Rider nation" bandwagon. But when an opposing editor like Drew Edwards feels compelled to write a piece in defence of his reporter against Pederson's attack, that looks from the outside to go beyond the wrestling fakery and a line has been crossed. Especially when other reporters chime in and take their shots too. Pederson's been around long enough that I'm surprised even he would have thought it was a good tactic to boost his profile in this way.

Read Pederson's latest opus.....where he continues to nuzzle up to Jones....but describes the firing of Taman as "a mistake"

What a hack.

 

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

At this point, I'm convinced it's just a wrestling gimmick....

I'd buy the Lawless vs. Pederson PPV.....

2 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I'd buy the Lawless vs. Pederson PPV.....

The rare big guy face vs. small guy heel

Lawless is Shakespeare compared to Pederson.

2 hours ago, Dragon37 said:

Heh. I'm not a Lawless fan at all but he does actually know some things (more so hockey than football). Pedersen is about as clueless as they come though.

As outspoken as Lawless was when he first started he has been 100x better the last couple years at least since the Jets came back. At this point he's one of the best in the business.

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7 minutes ago, LimJahey said:

As outspoken as Lawless was when he first started he has been 100x better the last couple years at least since the Jets came back. At this point he's one of the best in the business.

I also think this is a weird statement as Lawless is an ex CFL player so saying he has more Hockey than football knowledge is almost completely false.

What? He was an Argos Public Relations guy at one point..............but player?

Edited August 25, 20169 yr by Noeller

Just now, Noeller said:

What? He was an Argos PR guy at one point..............but player?

Beat me to it.... I was consulting Google before posting 

oh my bad... i swear he talks like he was on the field and he's definitely the size of an olineman 

He does remind me of the shape of some guys in our beer league hockey, does that count as being a "former" athlete?

10 minutes ago, LimJahey said:

As outspoken as Lawless was when he first started he has been 100x better the last couple years at least since the Jets came back. At this point he's one of the best in the business.

I also think this is a weird statement as Lawless is an ex CFL player so saying he has more Hockey than football knowledge is almost completely false.

As other have said Lawless wasn't a player. There were some things he said in the past that showed that his football knowledge wasn't quite up to snuff. As well, even if he was a former player doesn't mean it makes him an authority/good reporter. To be honest though I can tolerate Lawless as I am free to ignore his articles,etc. Just like I do with Friesen.

 

cfl just posted the pics on face book for week 10.  Idk whats a worse pick, pedersen going with the riders again. Or jim morris picking calgary to win the montreal winnipeg game. 

Lawless played football, but not professionally.

I'd agree that Lawless has emerged as a credible source for information that can be backed up by facts. He was iffy to start, but has inflated his credibility enormously. (did I use too many softball float words in that sentence?)

Anyways, Lawlees is not flawless, but I hold what he says now to be solid information.