[keg in kc]

The only problem with the situation in my eyes is the way they handled it on the radio broadcast. For nearly four hours Mitch Holthus said Haley was going to make a statement about it after the conclusion of the game. He said this during the pregame show. He said it during the game. He said it during the postgame show. And then when the press conference started, Haley said nothing about it. When Teicher finally asked him the question, Haley played dumb. I thought that looked (okay, sounded...) really bush league.

I have no problem with their PR approach in a general sense. They don't comment on much. They're locked up like Fort Knox. And that's fine. That is to say, that would be fine, if they didn't spend four hours telling everybody they were going to comment on this. Which made it sound like it was something important that Haley had to address. And then when he replied the way he did during the press conference, it just came off really badly.

If you want to stick with "no comment", then freaking stick with no comment. Don't treat the media like they're idiots (even if they are), don't treat the fans like we're idiots (even if we are). Don't say you're going to do one thing and then turn around and do another, act like you don't have a clue what people are talking about, and then act like you're offended that they're even asking, when they've been told for half the night you're going to comment on it. Now it sounds like something important that you're trying to sweep under the rug. And in doing that I think you're turning what I personally believe is a non-story, or a minor story, into a big story. Your're providing ammunition for pieces just like Mellinger's.

Maybe it was the left hand not talking to the right hand. Maybe Haley changed his mind. Whatever it was, it wasn't a good way to handle it.