Raiders Reporters Respond To Pete Carroll Presser Criticism | Raiders News Today

Raiders Reporters Respond To Pete Carroll Presser Criticism | Raiders News Today

Raider Nation, good morning. It’s Mitchell Ren here, host of the Raiders Report. Back in the Chat Sports Studios, which means you already know I’m going to be live later on today, 4 PM Eastern time, 100 pm Pacific. The Raiders news that I want to talk about today is I had multiple Raiders reporters respond to my criticism of the Pete Carroll presser yesterday because I know I wasn’t the only one and I know I’m not the only one that has been frustrated with the weeks on questions that Pete Carroll, Gino Smith, and a bunch of these coaches have had to answer for a very, very long time. I want to make this statement though very very clear. If you subscribe to the Raiders Report, I know I’m a loud individual, but our voices are heard. And the more people we have here, the louder and louder our voice can get. I know that we’ve been able to prove it on this channel for a very, very long time. We got Josh McDaniels fired. We had the Raiders moving on from Chip Kelly. We break stories here on this program. But at the end of the day, I’m a Raider fan just like all of y’all. So, I’m not afraid to put my opinion out there. I’m not afraid to tell everybody how I feel because again, I put my pants on the exact same damn way and I do this thing because I am a Raider fan first. I am not a Raiders reporter. I am not a Raiders beat writer. I am not a Raiders insider. Yes, of course I get scoops because if you don’t think that agents and players and all these other guys want to talk to me, then yeah, you probably live underneath the rock. But the reason why you hit that subscribe button, our voices out will be heard. So, make sure you’re subscribed. All right. So, I had four Raiders reporters reach out to me yesterday because again, I told people, “Hey,” and I actually want to be very clear on this. I respect the hell out of the four Raiders beat writers, the four Raiders beat reporters that reached out to me yesterday because that was the point of the video. I don’t put out videos. I don’t put out content. I don’t say the stuff that I do because I’m afraid of somebody coming at me, right? I still am waiting for Gino Smith to write back. So to the four Raiders beat reporters, you have earned a whole new level of respect from me. And I hope that Raider Nation shows a whole new level of respect to the beat reporters that I’m going to talk about today. Though I will only mention one by name because I don’t know if I can mention the other three by name. But hey, if you guys see this video, you know who you are. If I can mention you by name, I’d love to be able to do it. Let’s go to the first uh remark here, and it’s from your boy Q on Twitter. And you know, I’ve interacted with Q in the past. And if there’s one thing that I came across from yesterday, I might not be the most well-liked guy from Raiders PR. I might not be the most well-liked guy in that Raiders Report room. But you know what? I know every single one of those guys respect me. And I know every single one of those guys know what we do here at the Raiders Report is not an easy thing. And I know that there is a mutual respect there. But here’s what Q had to say to me. I know what I asked, Pete. I’m very comfortable with what I asked, and I’m always have been. will ask what I feel I need to ask. Nobody’s questions are ever pre-screened. Not sure where that came from, but they are not. So, my rebuttal to what Q had to say, and again, Q, shout out to you, man. I really do appreciate you getting back to me, but I do think like a little bit of that answer and and again is a little bit Pete Carol, Chip Kelly-ish because I get that you’re comfortable with what you asked, but when there is a group of people that are a little bit frustrated with the questions that you’re asked. I I kind of wish, you know, there would be that little bit of self-reflection of all right, maybe I’m not asking the correct questions. And to be real with you, Q, I don’t know which questions you asked yesterday in that Pete Carol presser, but to me, there was not a single good question or a top needed question because there was nothing asked about Gino Smith. There was nothing asked about what Pete Carol’s job availability is going to look like in the future. And if you didn’t see the questions that I wanted the Raiders reporters to ask yesterday, I put it in that video. It’s going to be down in the comments. It’s going to be down in the description of today’s show. I put nine questions that I think would have been much better questions than any other questions I would have been asked. And again, I’m not going to sit up here and tell a grown man how to do his job. But I do want the Raiders reporters that responded back to me and anybody that saw that video go, you know, like, can we ask some more difficult questions? And I don’t know if that’s going to come across uh as a jerk way, but to me, I think the amount of pointless questions that are being asked on a weekly basis are why fans are wondering if the questions are pre-screened. And I think it’s a very very fair thing for us fans to wonder just because of how, you know, how bad the questions have been. And again, it’s not a one day thing. It’s not a oneweek thing. It’s been weeks upon weeks upon weeks of really poorly asked questions that, you know, make me wonder like, do our Raiders reporters actually have a good pulse of the fan base? Do they actually have a good pulse of the team, the players, the coaches, the front office, the entire organization from top to bottom? I’m not 100% sure. But I’ll also say this, a lot of the responses that I got yesterday kind of made me in a sense happy because there’s a reason why people watch this program. because we have a better pulse on all things going on Raiders than I think anybody that works inside of that organization. I’ll say it once and I’ll say it twice. I’ll say it a hundred times. You don’t need to be inside of that room to be able to cover the Las Vegas Raiders. And the Raiders Report has proved that for seven, eight straight years that the reason why we’re the number one most watched Raiders show on the entire planet. Let’s go to the next one here. And again, I’m not going to mention this Beat reporter by name, but I’ll just say it like this. Every single one of y’all watching the show know exactly who this person is. every single person watching this show um would know exactly that he’s one of the the biggest Raiders beat reporters, let’s call them, on the planet. And that’s how I’m going to leave it. So, this is his quote. Not sure where any of this started. Um but that’s not even an ounce of accuracy to anyone who thinks or suggests that questions are pre-screened. No one here would put up with some nonsense like that. I know fans are out for blood, but everything’s been asked multiple times that can be asked. It’s a total mess. The key now is how do they clean it up and who will be in charge of the cleanup? All of those questions will be asked starting in January. But there’s no place on planet Earth where I or anyone else covering the team would be okay having to screen questions. It’s preposterous that anyone would even think that, let alone actually suggest it. It’s freaking football, not world or national security. So when you hear that statement from Q, when you and when you hear that statement from that Raiders beat writer, again, that one that I just put out, I’m not going to mention them by name. You know who you are. If you don’t mind me mentioning you by name, I actually think that you’d earned some flowers and I think you’d earned some stripes from Raider Nation, quite frankly. So here’s going to be my question to you and it’s going to be the pin comment on today’s show. What would you like to say to the beat reporters who think it’s crazy that we think that questions are pre-screened? My answer is going to be coming up here after this YouTube ad break. So, first off, shout out again to Q and shout out to the Raiders beat reporter and everyone who, you know, again, everyone who responded back to me, but at the same exact time, okay, I feel like these responses are very Pete Carol and a very Chip Kelly related because, you know, we can sit up here and we can poke holes that Pete Carol’s not doing a good job, Chip Kelly wasn’t doing a good job, that certain coaches aren’t doing a good job, and they can sit up there at the podium and they can go, “Well, we’re doing everything in our power, right? Being Pete Carol’s go-to right now is the communication has been really, really solid. Well, my communication with these beat reporters, again, I think it was solid and I appreciate it. But there’s a reason why people are wondering, right? Like, we’re not wondering if they’re pre-screened because we’re just wondering that. We’re not just pulling that out of our, you know, what. The reason why those questions are being brought up and the reason why, you know, there’s the question marks around the pre-screening is because the amount of poor questions, the amount of softball type of questions, the amount of questions that quite frankly is a waste of your time as a professional is a waste of a fan’s time. It’s just a waste of time. And I’ll keep saying, I say it all the time on this show, there’s nothing more valuable than time. And when I feel like my time’s wasted, when I feel like Greater Nation’s time’s wasted, yeah, I get fired up about it. So, even if to the Raiders beat reporters who think it’s crazy that the questions are pre-screened, all I ask you is this. Wonder why we are wondering that they are pre-screened. And if you still can go to bed, you could put your head on your pillow and you say, “Hey man, I’m doing everything in my power. I’m doing my best job possible.” Then that’s fine. That’s your prerogative. And again, I’m not going to tell a grown man how to do his job. But all I ask is that you look at the frustrations where we’re coming from and at least sit back and go, “All right, I can understand why. Maybe they didn’t like that question.” Or, “You know what? Maybe I can understand why they didn’t like that one.” Because I’m not saying all the questions that you guys ask on a week- toeek basis are bad, but let’s be real. There are definitely questions that seem to be off limits. And if you’re telling me that that’s not the truth, come on, man. Shame on you. All right, we got more Raiders reporters who This is where I think this show gets interesting because I did have two Raiders reporters who I talked to yesterday on the phone and again I appreciate the phone call. Uh we spoke for about 30 minutes or so and they feel like they are being held back and which is again I think it’s the Raiders are such a disaster right now of an organization because you got two Raiders reporters that are telling me that you know there’s no pre-screening that there’s nothing that they’re being held back on. They can ask whatever the heck that they want. And I would again say like if you can ask whatever the hell you want and the questions that are being asked, I again I encourage you Q and I encourage the other person who DM’ me to ask better questions. Uh that I’m just going to keep it a buck, right? Just like you guys kept it a buck with me. But I got two Raiders reporters who told me that they felt like they are being held back. And I know that they’re not the only ones. So I’m going to tell you what those guys had to say to me here in just a moment. 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If you got an awesome prize picks lineup and you want to get it featured on the show, I’d be more than happy to feature it on there because I love when you guys send me the stuff that you’re doing because it gives me also something to root for. Well, donator, you know how much I appreciate you, ma’am. All right, coming up next here, let’s go to the two Raiders reporters that I spoke with yesterday on the phone and uh they made it very clear to me they do not want to be mentioned and I will not mention them by name. But first off, there are and it’s not just these two gentlemen. So I want to be very clear on that. But these two gentlemen made it very clear to me that the way that the Raiders reporters, the way that the Raiders media team works is the Raiders media team, the Raiders, you know, staff, let’s call it, they got their favorites. And if you’re willing to kiss ass, and if you’re willing to talk only cupcakes, butterflies, and rainbows, you might get extra access. then you know you other these other people might get pushed out a little bit more but there are some Raiders reporters that feel like that their hands are tied and you know uh again the pre-screening I was told by every single Raiders reporter that I talked to yesterday the pre-screening rumors the pre-screening whatever is 100% false. The Raiders do not pre-screen anything. They do not pre-screen questions. They have never pre-screened questions and they never will pre-screen questions. So I do want to get that out. Um, every Raiders reporter that I talked to yesterday made that very, very, very clear to me. However, though, Raiders PR does encourage positive questions. And I also was told that there are some Raiders reporters that are afraid to ask quote your type of questions, referring to me, because they could lose some of their access slash they could lose some of their credentials. Um, I was also told that there’s a lot of new Raiders reporters out there that are just trying to earn their stripes. And again, like when you follow the Las Vegas Raiders, when you follow the Oakland Raiders, I think for people that literally follow the team inside and out and people that watch this program every single day, you’ll know that there’s been some turnover with those Raiders reporters, right? Like Vic Tafer doesn’t cover the team anymore. Deshawn Reed doesn’t cover the team anymore. So when they’re looking for new guys to step into those roles, those do new guys are trying to earn that love, that earn that respect with that organization. That way they can continue to move up. The problem is though that Raiders PR, they are encouraging a lot of the beat reporters to have positive questions. And you know, in a two and 10 season, I I just ask Raiders PR to let these grown men do their job, right? like you’re paying these people to do a job and I don’t think that a lot of these people would sit up there and you know probably do say and do a lot of the things that you know I do on here and it is what it is but like you know I’m not afraid to do it but at the same time you know I don’t know if I would have done it back when we were at 10,000 subs 5,000 subs like I don’t I don’t even remember what used to go through my mind but at this point you know I know I’ve been able to build a larger platform and at this point like I’m going to be real with you like I’ll say whatever I want I’m not afraid to say what I want and it’s why I I think people enjoy this program because we’re uncut. We’re un raw. And I’ll tell you this, there’s a lot of Raiders reporters out there that are I don’t know if jealous is the right word, but wish that they could say and do a lot of the things that I say and do on here because it’s what the fans deserve to hear, right? So, yes, the questions are not pre-screened, but when you are encouraged by your bosses to ask layups and softballs and easy questions for your head coach and your quarterback, and again, it’s been made very clear to me that there are certain people when they take that podium that the encouragement is supposed to be a little bit of a higher level of encouragement and not so many tough questions. But I was also told that, you know, apparently certain Raiders reporters encourage other reporters and Raiders PR also encourages its reporters to not interact with me on Twitter. Apparently people are allowed to interact with me on Instagram. Uh but on Twitter, it’s a place where they’re not really supposed to interact with me. And it’s because I am quote too negative. Let’s just be real here. Um we’re two and 10. This is the worst Raiders team that I’ve seen in a very, very long time. Raiders fans haven’t seen a playoff win since 200 what two? It’s been how many years since this team’s been relevant? One winning season in the past god two winning seasons, right? I’m trying to think. It’s 2016 and 2021 are the only two winning seasons. One playoff game, zero playoff wins. If I’m being too negative around a two and 10 team, then I would encourage Raiders PR to sack up a little bit. And I again, like I have no ties with the Las Vegas Raiders. And I I know that. They know that. And it’s why I’m allowed to say whatever the heck I want to say. But if me being too negative about a two-10 team rubs you the wrong way, let’s again like let’s look ourselves in the mirror here and be like, what’s the real problem? It’s not me being too negative. It’s the fact that this is a two and 10 football team and they look like the worst Raiders team that has ever stepped foot on a Raiders field of all time. And the Raiders been around, I don’t know if y’all know this, for a very long time. So, I’ll just keep it like this though. Again, um I think I’ve been able to prove on this show that you don’t need to be in that room. And there’s been many Raiders reporters that uh have said things to other Raiders reporters that they shouldn’t interact with me. And you know, there’s been some people that have been a part of that organization for a long time that have probably, you know, had to look at me, deal with me as competition. And if you’re looking at me as competition, find a way to beat me. Don’t try to find ways to, you know, ruin my name, I guess, in a sense. And I know who the one person is in particular. And again, there’s a lot of politicking in this game, and I don’t do the politicking. I don’t do the high school Um, again, there’s certain Raiders reporters that do the politicking. There’s certain Raiders content creators that do the politicking. And if you’re telling people to not interact with me because I’m not in the building, with all due respect, grow the up. And there’s a reason why we’re the number one most watched Raider show on the planet. And I’ve been able to break stories way before a lot of people that are in that room. We have broken multiple multiple stories this year, last year. And I think there’s a reason why people appreciate the content that we put out. It’s because you’re not going to put a muzzle over my mouth. You’re not going to tie my hands behind my back. And if you do try to put a muzzle over my mouth and if you do try to tie my hands behind my back, I’m gonna raider the f out and I’m going to just sit up here and I’m going to find a way because that’s what commitment to excellence is. That’s what actually trying to show up to do your job to 100% ability every single day is. And that’s what we do here on the Raiders Report. And I think it’s why people again like this show. And I want people to really understand that our voices will be heard. Our voices are being heard. And I was told that Raiders reporters hear our frustrations and that they will try to ask better questions moving forward. Um, you know, I I I think the goal of my video yesterday was to light a little bit of a fire, not only, you know, underneath, you know, Pete, Gino, this entire organization, but to light a fire also underneath a lot of those Raiders beat writers and beat reporters because, again, it’s a privilege. It is a privilege to be able to ask Pete Carol questions. It’s a privilege to be able to get in that locker room and ask those players questions. It’s a privilege to be able to ask, you know, Chip Kelly, even though he’s not here anymore. It’s a privilege to be able to ask Gino Smith questions. And even though I don’t have the ability to be in that room, I will still sit up here and I go, I am jealous of the fact that I do not get the same privileges that a lot of y’all get. But you know what I do have? I got a voice and I got a channel here and we’re going to be loud and we’re going to do it. So, to the Raiders Beat reporters that reached out to me yesterday, again, you got a whole new level of respect for me and I hope that you guys know that. Um, I don’t I’m not going to doubt y’all that you probably weren’t loving a lot of the things that I said because I wouldn’t love if somebody attacked me either in those ways. And it’s just again, I think there is a mutual respect here. I hope that we can still keep moving it forward because at the end of the day, the reason why I do this job is to give Raider fans, you know, the best coverage that they can get. And I know that I’m not always the guy. I’ll say it all the time. I don’t do a lot of the X’s and O’s. You want X’s and O’s, go follow my guy Sanjet. He’s one of the best in the biz, right? Like there are other people that do certain things and there are a lot of great raiders, content creators out there. There’s a lot of really solid raers, beat reporters, and beat writers out there. But at the exact same time, I appreciate that you guys reached out to me. Some of y’all told me that you will try to ask better questions moving forward, that you hear and you understand our frustrations. And all I can ask is that was the point of my video for you to hear and understand our frustrations and hopefully we see some better questions moving forward because I’ll guarantee you this. If we don’t see better questions on Wednesday and if we don’t see better questions after probably when the Raiders lose every other game for the rest of the season on those Mondays, I’m going to keep making these videos and I’m going to keep calling people out because I want change. Raider Nation deserves change. And the only way that we’re going to get change is if we speak up and speak our minds. And that’s how I’m going to leave this video. All right, y’all. I’m hopping out of here. I will see you guys later on today, 400 p. p.m. Eastern time, 1 p.m. Pacific, live here on the Raiders Report. If you guys are looking for even more content around the Silver and Black, make sure you click the subscribe button right here. I promise you, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure that our voices are heard every single day because that’s my job here as the host of the Raiders Report. 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From Your Boy Q:
“I know what I asked Pete, I’m very comfortable with what I asked, and always have been, will ask what I feel I need to ask. Nobodies questions are ever pre screened. Not sure where that came from but they are not.”

From Raiders Reporter:
“Not sure where any of this started but there’s not even an ounce of accuracy to anyone who thinks or suggests that questions are pre screened. No one here would put up with some nonsense like that. I know fans are out for blood but everything’s been asked multiple times that can be asked. It’s a total mess and the key now is how do they clean it up and who will be in charge of the clean up. All of those questions will be asked starting in January. But there’s no place on planet earth where I or anyone else covering the team would be ok having to screen questions. It’s preposterous that anyone would even think that let alone actually suggest it. It’s friggin football, not world or national security.”

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