John Kincade is an idiot, which is why he filled in nicely for Shrutebag today

It must be the time slot on ESPN Radio, but if you heard John Kincade today as he filled in for Shrutebag, he sounded like a complete moron.  He is so desperate to find a "new angle" on the Michael Vick story, Kincade was actually making stuff up.

First, the back story.  Here is a link to the video of Vick's lawyer, Billy Martin, reading a statement allegedly prepared by Michael Vick.  Make sure you watch the entire clip.

Apparently desperate to say anything negative about Michael Vick, Kincade poses a hypothetical to the listening audience: Michael Vick didn't actually write the statement.  Kincade then goes on to conclude that because -- in Kincade's small mind -- Vick didn't actually write the statement, that somehow means that Vick is guilty of the charges brought against him. Kincade is an idiot.  Which is why he filled in nicely for Shrutebag today.

What does Kincade cite as evidence for his hypothesis?  Well, first he claims that Vick's statement calls training camp "Spring Training".  Second, Kincade claims that Martin never read from the statement allegedly prepared by Vick.  These are the two facts that Kincade rests his argument that Vick never prepared the statement read by Martin, therefore, Vick must be guilty.

First, the "Spring Training" comment.  Again, watch the entire video.  The "Spring Training" comment was an error by Vick's lawyer.  Why was it an error, because, contrary to the second point made by Kincade, throughout the statement Billy Martin was READING Vick's statement, until the very end, when Martin was concluding Vick's words.  It was then, when Martin was no longer reading the statement, that Martin called training camp "Spring Training".  In short, those were clearly Martin's words, not Vick's.

Why is all of this newsworthy?  It certainly has nothing to do with Vick's guilt or innocence.  I think Vick is guilty as sin, and deserves to be locked in a cage, but that will come later.

This is newsworthy because it demonstrates two things: (a) ESPN does not necessarily hire the smartest people in the world, and (b) how desperate "reporters" are to get a new angle on a story that they will go to extreme ends to make up facts.

Comments

[Avid]

How about some BEAVER FOOTBALL commentary??? It's only a month away from the HOME OPENER!!! GO BEAVERS!!!

[Jeff]

Kincade is a moron. I don't know a guy like that has a job.