This is a straight comedy.
If you're an NFL fan, you probably know who Mike Florio is. But otherwise, he's a reporter (sort of) for NBC Sports and also runs his own brand with Pro Football Talk, which is also associated with the Peacocks. Florio also happens to get a lot of terrible things wrong, resulting in people not being able to take his “reports” seriously. (Related: Jason Kelce receives a really cool retirement gift from a fan: a keg of beer)
Well, as time went on, more and more fans jumped on the bandwagon and started going after Florio for his lack of credibility. And apparently, things have gotten so bad that Florio felt the need to slam X over the matter in a super-defensive post Monday night.
“For those of you who try to ignore our reporting by saying we don't have sources or whatever, you know we had about 50 guests from Indy on last week's show,” Florio wrote. “You realize that almost everyone in the league reads his PFT, right? You know I've been doing this for 23 years, right??”
For those of you who are trying to ignore our reporting by saying we don't have sources or whatever, you know that last week's show had about 50 guests from Indy, right? You realize that almost everyone in the league reads his PFT, right? You know I've been doing this for 23 years, right?
— Pro Football Talk (@ProFootballTalk) March 5, 2024
As you can imagine, many soccer fans, faster than they can jump on nonsense on a hot summer day, pounced on Florio's post, slamming him, and also wondering why it's so hard for people to take him seriously. I brought up multiple examples of what this is.
How can 50 guests make mistakes so often when they are such a great source of information?
— G Money$ (@cgramlich) March 5, 2024
Realizing that Joe Burrow was drafted by the Bengals just to play with them, and for six months he said he wouldn't play for the Bengals if they signed him to the biggest contract in NFL history three years later. Is there one?
— Duggs (@yuggsy) March 5, 2024
Realizing the Cards didn't fire Gannon after a year, MHJ wants to play Kyler, right?
— Chris Medina (@chrismedina) March 5, 2024
This is exactly what someone without a reliable source would say. 😂
— Kevin Harlan Effect (@KevHarlanEffect) March 5, 2024
You mix up your own assumptions with your sources so often that you don't get taken seriously. Making a big deal about collusion conspiracies destroys your own credibility.
— Reality Check (@KeeperofReal16) March 5, 2024
Yeah, we all know you're a broken clock in the NFL. Get it right twice a day and get it wrong 1,438 times a day. Let's put an infinite microphone his Florio on an infinite number of keyboards for clicks and see what happens.
Is your Big J journalism hat under Andy Reid's resignation letter? https://t.co/i7AHuW3rh4 pic.twitter.com/QMhwd3dbY4
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) March 5, 2024
I thought Tyreek Hill would stop reporting if he stayed in the NFL. https://t.co/j4DFsBvHBk
— Conner Kristofferson (@Conner_DKC) March 5, 2024
Andy Reid made up a “rumor” that he was retiring after this season, people blamed him, and now he's playing the victim.
You are the best, Florio. https://t.co/IS4CIY7Cac
— 🗣🎙!! ️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) March 5, 2024
I’m dead…Mike Florio is toast.
