Um that “restaurant freak” link seems like a bad ctrl-v? I mean maybe there’s a path from Pence to the Switch that I can’t connect

Only if she’s in the room, sweetie.

Look at Rippon’s face, Mother would deem it way too risky to allow Pence to be alone with such a pretty man.

He’s not a woman, so yes.

Hmm, not sure “restaurant freak” is linking to the right place. Unless Mike Pence is known for bringing his Nintendo Switch to Cracker Barrel.

“But will Mother let him?”

Bortles-Foles is the Super Bowl match-up we deserve.

WHAT???? He’s one the most thin skinned people ever.

Why the fuck would anyone jump from Deadspin and GQ to The Ringer?

Bill Simmons and his stans: the kings of Not Even Mad

You know Bill’s not gonna fuck you, right?

I thought about that right after hitting publish, but Drew goes after gasbags, not highly sourced reporters, and doesn’t pretend he’s anything but a non-reporter.

This is the right take. There was a time when Simmons’ writing was not stale and was in fact refreshing. SOMETIMES he would write a really great fucking piece. It has been a long, long time since I’ve seen one of those.

All of the above is true, but I call bullshit on the “Because he’s the most powerful, blah, blah” There is clearly a personal element involved here, just like that movie from the 80's

Is The Ringer on the awareness/clicks/exposure level that Grantland was? I can’t believe that it is. He’s moving backwards.

The incredible innovation of writing two articles a week of casual prose and posting them online doesn’t get someone a lifetime pass able to handwave away all criticism of his turning into an incredibly lazy hackish writer the previous version of himself would have roasted on a regular basis.

(And there’s another…

Drew didn’t say the best sportswriter, but the most powerful and influential and it’s hard to come up with a good counterpoint. There are many REALLY good sportswriters, but none can point to a grantland-level project let along multiple versions of it. Simmons is influential enough that ESPN though it was a good idea…

I have a sneaking suspicion that U2 will soon replace Bruce Springsteen as the go to band that every white, middle aged, out of touch sportswriter loves and mentions constantly in an effort to appear hip.

It’s funny to read someone who does no actual reporting question someone else’s. The last time Bill Simmons had a scoop he accidentally tweeted out what he meant to be a DM

Once upon a time, Simmons really was a unique voice. He was funny and insightful and unlike anything else on ESPN or elsewhere. But he’s been lapped by people who are better, edgier, and funnier.