Sean Jensen has a little Holmes in him, sort of speak, when you read this.....this guy Brando has to be a member of this board....Gloop or SID I'm thinking...







Q: My question is why did the Sun Times hire you Sean when you use to be a Vikings beat reporter. In my opinion Inside the Bears have lost its luster and INSIDE info on the Bears sense Brad has left. The news you post is not only on every other NFL based site but it is almost always a day old.
Brando

A: Ah, I saved the best for last.
I try - like Denny Green - to travel on the high road. I've posted many comments critical of me on the blog. I have no problem with people taking issue with something I post.
But I cannot stand idly by when someone attacks me.
I'm not going to even bother pointing out the countless mistakes in his "question," which lacks a question mark, like my friend Gregg Doyel of CBS Sportsline might do. Nor, am I going to dredge up and obsess about some regrettable comments he's made on this blog in the past (like on Michael Turner or Lance Briggs).
Instead, I will try to answer the question as honestly as possible.
The Sun-Times hired me because they liked the way I covered the Minnesota Vikings. You'd have to ask my editors specifically what appealed to them, but I pride myself in my versatility, having earned awards for breaking stories, features and even a series.
It seems Brando is implying that the fact that I covered a rival of the Bears is a knock against me. Well, I covered the Green Bay Packers for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel before I worked at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and that didn't seem to be an issue.
Let me highlight that: I worked of the Journal Sentinel and Pioneer Press. I didn't work for the Packers or the Vikings.
That might explain why I often wrote stories that the Vikings were thrilled to see in print but other stories they wished had never seen the light of day.
Brando is entitled to his opinion that Inside the Bears has - as he says - "lost its luster." And I agree with him that Brad Biggs is good. That's why Biggs and I often communicated, when I covered the Vikings. I might fetch a quote for him or provide him an injury update, and vice versa.
But I do think Brando is way off base in his assertion that the news I post is "on every other NFL-based site."
I've had plenty of stories unique to the Sun-Times, although I believe it would be absurd to list them. And I can assure you that I will continue to vigorously pursue stories that you can only find at the Sun-Times.
Again, I've got no problem with banter and people having differing opinions. But, I do think people should be more courteous and respectful to one another.


By Creighton on July 2, 2010 4:07 PM
Hehehehehe, hahahahahahahaha, hohohohohohoh, woooooooooooooooooo! Oh man LMAO, Brando you just can't stop yourself can you?

Sean don't take it personal, Brando loved Brad. He once asked Brad to be his Valentine, he once pretended he and Brad were family until Brad made him stop. Brad would write the final scores of sunday games and Brando would write things like "your writing moves me."

I love the concept though, Sean is a secret spy form the vikings because he used to cover them. Hahahahahaha, hay Brando by your logic, that means Lovie, Angelo, Tice, Martz, Cutler, Peppers, Taylor and many others are all secret spies sent to destroy the Bears by other teams. Hahahahahahahaha. Its job Brando, a job.

Oh and this is the off-season how much Bear football action do you think there is going to be. The fact is the only thing you are mad about is the fact that it is much harder to make personal attacks on this board now. Which is basically all you do.

If you don't like Sean and what he writes you can go to other places, nobody is making you read his stuff. Not like you would be missed.

By Brando on July 3, 2010 1:27 PM
Yeah Sean we are all pee-ons compared to you. Who cares if I didn't use a question mark I got the point across. Sean in my opinion your not here for the passion of the Bears, your here to collect a pay check. Thats why I asked about the Sun-Times had choosen you. Neil has passion, Neil gets pumped about the Bears you seem to only do your job and that is it!
Sean tell me when I have ever wrote anything about Lance Briggs that that I would regret. The answer is NOT ONCE have I ever said anything bad or in anyway put down Lance Briggs. Maybe your refering to your BBF Creighton.
I can see why your on your third job writing for 3 different papers and 3 different teams. In my own opinion you stink at what you do. Just because your an english major of some sorts doesnt make you good at being a sports writer. It will be a matter of time Sean, when your gonna be released from the Sun-Times and start working for a paper writing about the Lions.



By Sean Jensen on July 3, 2010 3:46 PM
Geez, Brando. You just don't get it, do you?

I didn't start this, and I never intimated that any of you are "pee-ons." I respect everyone's opinion, even if it differs from mine. You don't know anything about me, and I wish you would stop pretending as if you have any special insight. I have countless readers of the Pioneer Press who can attest to my passion for my job. I am privileged to make a decent living writing about sports and, in particular, the NFL.

I don't care to get into a back-and-fort with you, so this is my last response.

When did you put down Lance Briggs? Read for yourself, in a comment you posted on May 28, 2008. You wonder how effective Briggs would be, without Urlacher. Well, he performed just fine last season, after Urlacher went down with his wrist injury.

Just in case, though, here it is, verbatim, sans a swipe you take at Joe and Creighton:

"Why trade a Hall of Fame linebacker???? Makes no sence. 
You claimed Briggs can shed Blocks??? Thats not true. Not true at all. Why do you think Briggs has more backfield tackels then any other Bear. Ahhhhh Because opposing offenses key on Urlacher and Tommie Harris to open up a big holes for Briggs. Most every play Briggs is in the backfield he is untouched!!!
What happen to Holdman when he left free agentcy? What happen to Rossie Colvin besides break a hip when he left for free agentcy? What will happen to Briggs if Urlacher leaves the Bears? What will happen to Hunter if he is Traded or released.
I have an answer for that Joe. There average at best. Let the Bears do a dumbie move like the Charger did with Junior Seau.

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Yep... the Sun Times got blindsided when Biggsy went to the competition.

I assume Mulligan is too busy with his radio show to be the full time beat reporter - instead contributing similarly to his former mentor Dan Pompei.

Whatever happened to Vaughn McClure, I thought he was an up and comer.

For critical yet constructive columns on the Bears I read Mark Potash.

Oopsie.



People in the media shouldn't get into arguments with readers online. Or if they do they should keep it as brief and professional as possible because otherwise they wind up saying stuff like that and sound like any other garden-variety pud arguing on the internet.

"You don't know anything about me..." Next thing you know he'll be challenging the guy to a fight outside his office.

Did I miss something or is it normal for a writer that just got the job to be quoting something that was posted in 2008? Maybe they have a search function?

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