Cincinnati Bengals: Third Straight Loss
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The article of discussion was written following the Cincinnati Bengals third straight loss. At first glance, Joe Reedy’s (Cincinnati Bengals beat writer) description of the game and the possible repercussions it could have on the rest of the season would indicate that he is a very critical person. Obviously, it is Mr. Reedy’s job to write about the team he covers, and give the readers an informed explanation of what occurs in the games they play. However, this particular summary of their performance seems as if it came from someone who was quite frustrated. “The offense looked the worse it has been since Jay Gruden took over last year, the defense returned to the form it had over the first couple games of allowing big plays and the second half was one of the worst we might have seen in Marvin Lewis’ tenure” (Reedy, 2012, p.1). To me, that indicates a certain degree of impatience with the team he is covering, as well as a critical attitude towards their performance. Based on those qualities exhibited in Mr. Reedy’s writing, it seems safe to assume that as a person his subjective nature is one of criticalness and high expectations, and these characteristics are very evident in his writing. A team like the Cincinnati Bengals, who have a fairly extensive history of struggling, would seem to bring out the worst in a writer like Reedy. As a person who gets frustrated easily by a lack of success and ineptitude in general, Reedy’s subjective tendencies in this regard are very likely to shine through when the team he covers not only struggles, but is embarrassed. Many sport writers would take a far less aggressive approach when the team they write about has issues, in an attempt not to upset the players and coaches on that team because that could potentially make doing their job more difficult down the road. With this excerpt, it is clear that Reedy feels very free to print his real, unedited opinions which bring out his subjective nature of harshness in the
The article of discussion was written following the Cincinnati Bengals third straight loss. At first glance, Joe Reedy’s (Cincinnati Bengals beat writer) description of the game and the possible repercussions it could have on the rest of the season would indicate that he is a very critical person. Obviously, it is Mr. Reedy’s job to write about the team he covers, and give the readers an informed explanation of what occurs in the games they play. However, this particular summary of their performance seems as if it came from someone who was quite frustrated. “The offense looked the worse it has been since Jay Gruden took over last year, the defense returned to the form it had over the first couple games of allowing big plays and the second half was one of the worst we might have seen in Marvin Lewis’ tenure” (Reedy, 2012, p.1). To me, that indicates a certain degree of impatience with the team he is covering, as well as a critical attitude towards their performance. Based on those qualities exhibited in Mr. Reedy’s writing, it seems safe to assume that as a person his subjective nature is one of criticalness and high expectations, and these characteristics are very evident in his writing. A team like the Cincinnati Bengals, who have a fairly extensive history of struggling, would seem to bring out the worst in a writer like Reedy. As a person who gets frustrated easily by a lack of success and ineptitude in general, Reedy’s subjective tendencies in this regard are very likely to shine through when the team he covers not only struggles, but is embarrassed. Many sport writers would take a far less aggressive approach when the team they write about has issues, in an attempt not to upset the players and coaches on that team because that could potentially make doing their job more difficult down the road. With this excerpt, it is clear that Reedy feels very free to print his real, unedited opinions which bring out his subjective nature of harshness in the