Ian Rapoport’s rapid rise at NFL Network is likely the main reason Rand Getlin parted ways with the company last year, and it would appear Getlin does not think very highly of his former coworker.
The Tennessee Titans announced on Monday that they have mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Mike Mularkey. The change of course came as a shock to many, especially since people like Rapoport reported on Sunday that Mularkey had been offered an extension and would remain with the Titans.
Sources: The #Titans have offered coach Mike Mularkey an extension in the wake of their playoff run. He’s staying.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 15, 2018
Getlin wasn’t about to let that slide. He feels Rapoport has been responsible for a lot of inaccurate reporting and is never held accountable for it, and he went off about it in a Twitter rant.
How can a reporter be so wrong, so often, and still keep their job? Honest question.
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) January 15, 2018
Literally dozens of examples of being spectacularly wrong, and still gets promoted by his network like he's the lol.
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) January 15, 2018
And let's not pretend like there aren't receipts floating all over the innernets … like, this is not a shocking miss. Dude misses literally all the time lol
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) January 15, 2018
For real, @Rapsheet, just out of curiosity, how does this happen so often? Help us understand.
— Rand Getlin (@Rand_Getlin) January 15, 2018
Rapoport has had some misses in the past, but that comes with the territory. He tends to overstate some injuries, with one notable example coming when Drew Brees hurt his shoulder a couple years back. However, as Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk pointed out, Getlin was being a bit hypocritical by ripping Rapoport.
Rand Getlin is criticizing Ian Rapoport for supposedly being wrong about something. I only know that because someone I follow retweeted Rand's tweet. I can't see Rand's tweets directly because Rand blocked me when I pointed out something he was wrong about. pic.twitter.com/c0kOBc1n0C
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 15, 2018
Even if Rapoport has eaten crow in the past, this particular instance wasn’t reckless reporting. While he probably shouldn’t have said so emphatically that Mularkey is “staying,” the Titans confirmed they discussed an extension with Mularkey. Rapoport explained on Monday that Mularkey didn’t want to make changes to the coaching staff that the team asked him to make.
The #Titans did offer him an extension… then fire him. Likely this was about not bringing in a new OC. https://t.co/VkNN81BJ5H
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 15, 2018
The Titans are eyeing a big-name head coaching candidate anyway, so that’s probably why they were unwilling to bend with their demands for Mularkey.
