The modern NFL news cycle has become a little weird
Somebody speculates on something, and myriad bloggers act like it’s real news.
Take the Breece Hall trade rumors.
This emanated from something ESPN’s Rich Cimini wrote:
“(Breece) Hall is a gifted player who would attract interest if dangled in trade talks. Perhaps the Jets would consider moving him if Boise State star Ashton Jeanty is available with the seventh pick in the April 24 draft.”
I have no issue with Cimini writing this.
What I have an issue with is how many people blogged about it, leading to the concept of trading Hall going viral on the internet.
Writers’ speculation should not be news.
Just like how mock drafts aren’t news.
People guessing and speculating is not news.
Could the Jets trade Hall?
You can’t rule out anything with a new regime. People are talking about Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis as potential replacements for him. While both are solid players, neither is the home-run hitter or receiving back Hall is.
Hall is a dynamic playmaker with 4.39 speed who is rarely caught from behind. He sets up runs well with his exceptional vision and is a tremendous receiver who tracks the ball well and catches in stride.
He is a rare talent.
It’s not like the Jets have a ton of difference-makers, so why trade one of them?
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