Is Ron Jaworski paid to be stupid? Serious question

So Jaw’s most recent bonehead quote came out today, when he said he wouldn’t draft Johnny Manziel in the first three rounds. Really Jaws? You wouldn’t take a Heisman winning quarterback until after the third round? You can honestly justify taking almost 100 players ahead of him? Really dude?

Get that shit out of here you fat faced idiot. In just two years in college football’s toughest conference the kid put up monster numbers. A majority of the guys he played against are already pros, yet you have to gall to say he’s not even a top 100 player going into the draft. Just shut up. There’s no person on the planet whose opinion I respect less than Ron Jaworski’s and these kinds of quotes just prove it (I’m not including Skip Bayless in this because I don’t consider him a person. He’s a troll, through and through, and only says things that he knows will piss people off). Jaws even admits he hasn’t seen many of Manziel’s games (calling bullshit on that right now. EVERY single thing Manziel did was on was on ESPN 24/7 you liar), so not only is his opinion stupid but it’s coming from willful ignorance. Stupid on purpose, as I like to call it.

This is hardly the first time Jaws has been completely wrong regarding a player. Last year he said Colin Kaepernick could be the best QB of all time. This was after only half a season starting in which he took the 49ers exactly one game further than Alex Smith. Or how about last summer, when he legitimately ranked Joe Flacco as a better QB than Drew Brees. That’s right. To Jaws, Drew Brees, the guy who has set multiple records since joining the Saints, isn’t better than Trent Dilfer 2.0. ESPN continues to pay this man despite being completely wrong all the time. Because to ESPN, there is no bad press.

So to answer the question, Yes, Jaws is paid to be stupid. Because talking about how stupid his most recent quote is playing right into ESPN’s hand. Saying something normal and informed, like Johnny Football is a top 3 QB this year and will definitely be drafted in the top 20, doesn’t get people talking. It doesn’t create any controversy because it’s a commonly accepted opinion. If ESPN can separate itself from the pack, even if it means standing behind a completely retarded opinion, then it can create something out of nothing. Where there was no story, now there is one. The headline is no longer “QBs work out at the combine”. It’s now “Hear what Jaws had to say about this year’s QBs, only on SportsCenter”. Bullshit journalism 101.

Just because:

Dear NFL, Go Fuck Yourself. Sincerely, Doug Baldwin

I’m just gonna link to his Twitter feed because there is way too much to post here. Start at the picture of the drunk Asian and read up. After you’re done reading all that, you’re gonna realize one thing: He is absolutely, 100% correct in every way. Everything he says is completely true and I couldn’t agree with him more. The NFL is a business, and their product is a sport meant to entertain. And to advertise that product, they need to promote interesting storylines to bring in more viewers. And when there aren’t any, they just create them out of midair. I’ve shared this story before but I’m gonna provide a link to it again because it’s the best example of bullshit journalism there is. When there is nothing interesting to report, places like ESPN and Sports Illustrated have their reporters either make shit up or bring up a meaningless stat and talk about why it’s a big deal. Example:

 

OK, cool. Now we know the heights and weights (and hand size for some reason) of three quarterbacks about to be drafted. Why the fuck is it important? So ESPN can rehash their story of “Short QBs can’t make it in the NFL?” Probably. I mean, it was so successful 2 years ago, informing us that Russell Wilson just didn’t have the height to be considered a good QB and would most likely not succeed in the NFL. That’s why Luck and Griffin were the only QBs worth drafting. Great journalism and spot-on assessment.

Nailed it Schefty. Don’t hurt your shoulder while you constantly pat yourself on the back

What you need to remember is that most journalists know nothing about front-office assessments. They’re not picking the players to fit into a certain role, they probably don’t even know what those roles are, and they aren’t going to be the ones on the hook if a player is a bust. All they do is make guesses. They find a stat, make up an opinion on it, then tell you why a scout for an NFL team should think the same. They literally know nothing about what they’re reporting on, but they report it anyway to fill time. Watch Johnny Manziel’s highlight tape and find every instance where he would’ve played much better if he was 2 inches taller. Then go tell all that shit to his Heisman.