It is difficult to justify the exclusion of the American Football Association media staff from AP

An unexpected decision (especially for voters) from Associated Press Full polls detection Among the fifty media members raised unprecedented scrutiny of votes and voters.

This has also sparked a kind of some kind of constant exclusion of the American Football Association’s media personnel.

The Associated Press has for years that journalists and analysts who work for them and are being paid directly by the American Football Association are not eligible to vote. Although this policy is logical in theory, it is no longer logical in practice.

Surprisingly, Tom Piecero from the American Football Association went there on Friday, with this tweet: “If you ask why (AP) gives votes to the people who pay their books, people from the discussions, the people who own parts of the teams The American Football Association, the people, the people have not even heard of, But no one from the American Football Association network. . . . Yes, I too.

A tweet directly indicates a minority/majority that affects Tom Brady, in his separate role as a main analyst for Fox. (No other analysts No. 1 of other broadcasting partners are currently voting.) It is a type of general statement that risk making a phone call from one of the executives wearing the case. But it is 100 percent accurate.

The conflict of the broad interests that come from work in the American Football Association is nothing compared to Brady’s conflict of his interest – in this specified context – from the possession of one of the teams. In the best way, we can say, that the problem fell through the AP dug from five units and is likely to be corrected in 2025. However, this happened. AP defended the decision with this statement: “As an approved media member The American Football Association covers regularlyTom Brady meets voting requirements for AP NFL Awards. We are confident that the integrity of the voting process will be respected by all voters. “

Under this standard, every NFL media member also qualifies.

Although Gripe’s GRIPE is about “People Pay by Sports Books” (NFL programming is filled with integrated gambling ads) and “Persons of Discussion Offers” (What? If Brady can do this, anyone/everyone can also the media of the American Football Association.

Then there is a note that the painting consists of “people who have never heard of them”. I was covering every corner and corner of the US Football Association for 23 years, and there were multiple names Biper of Connor McGregor. There are people in the list of voters covering the US Football Association on a part -time basis, at best. There is at least a person who has not been employed to cover the American Football Association, for several years.

But the biggest point is this. If Brady’s conflict in his interest as an owner of the invaders pass the tape, anyone and everyone else does it as well.

Then there is the question I was thinking internally since I created AP a story (and I created a harvest to click) by revealing the votes, without telling the voters that the votes will be revealed.

What is the purpose of being a voter?

It is the equivalent of vanity license plate. A feather in the cover that does nothing for feathers, live any voter. Nothing pays. It is a lot of work, especially with the voices due in the inherent days after the end of the normal season. The juice, frankly, is not worth pressing. Now, especially after people who are not returning to hunting their opinions taste, the rest of us will deal with every hour every day.

No one is appointed because they have a vote. No one shoots because they do not. It is a free work, dedicated to a project that the American Football Association is undoubtedly paying AP.

We have asked both the American Football Association and AP to reveal the terms of the arrangement; We do not keep our breath either transparent about the compensation that the league causes to contract from the subcontractor mainly for the task of choosing the officials of the US Football Association’s official awards to AP.

At some point, the American Football Association must only determine the prizes on its own, as it currently does for players per week and players/junior a month. Maybe this point now. The US Football Association includes a small army of correspondents and analysts that the league is already pushing to cover the league. Why don’t you tell them to vote on the end of the season’s prizes as well?

So, basically, here is the final message of Pelissero and any other league employees who are excluded: Be careful what you wish.