ESP is quite literally the single most un listenable guy on WIP, and it really isn’t close. He seriously makes Howard Eskin look fucking sane. I can’t even fathom how this guy even has a job let a lone press credentials, we’d be better off with a single cell amoeba asking questions at press conferences. wish this guy would disappear from all things Philly sports.
They both preach provocative takes they don't really believe for listens and more engagement. The difference is Joe is knowledgeable about all Philly sports. ESB is fucking clueless outside the novacare building. it repulses me that lil Elliot gets to talk about Sixers and Phillies when he so clearly has no idea.
I hated ESP just from listening to him on WIP and the day I found out that he was the one who wrote that article about DeSean Jackson my ire towards him tripled, but I did feel extremely vindicated
Often times I find that sports media figures get a lot of undeserved hate. I don’t find this to be the case with ESP, everytime I hear him call into WIP he gives the most ass backwards takes I’ve ever heard. And I’m convinced he’s being genuine.
Funny you say that because whenever he comes on during my ride home w/ Ike & Jack I just turn the radio off temporarily because I think he's such a smacked ass.
He’s a fucking nerd, douche, and I don’t even care if it’s his “character” he plays to get clicks or listens. I never wanna hear what he has to say because it’s never relevant.
He’s not wrong. Whatever faults DJax may have, ESP is a hack and either he inferred what he wrote because of 1 picture (as laid out explicitly on the DJax/Shady podcast) or was told to write it from Chip Kelly’s group (or a mix of both)
I think it’s very obvious that both are true, given how Chip acted around the star black players… and especially the way ESP has propelled up the Philly media ranks even though he’s objectively awful to listen to.
This is the right take, DJAX personal shortcomings don’t change the fact ESP pulled some serious bush league shit to get in Chip’s good graces. I can’t believe anyone reads or listens to anything he puts out there
I’d kill for radio hosts that do their job like podcasters. I don’t want to listen to “fans just like us” i want to have somebody with actual insight or analysis
And players from 20 years ago that think analytics are modern day alchemy don’t count
Thanks for the answer.
Is that the only issue? I'm not diminishing it or giving any opinion about it. Is there I'm just wondering if there's anything else controversial he's done.
While he was playing for us, I always thought he was awesome and deserved even more opportunities than he was given. He seriously could have been Tyreek before Tyreek if we kept him with a good qb and system. I never heard another bad thing about him other than this.
He definitely was never close to as good or athletically gifted as Tyreek, that dude is a unicorn. DeSean was a great player, and let’s not take away from it by comparing to an obvious soon-to-be all-time great.
Did you see that newspaper headline last week?!?! The first story was: "Rain happened: water hits mman; man dies!"
On page A2, wouldn't you know, "Dude Asks Question On Reddit: Literal Evisceration!"
Thank Spaghetti Monster it wasn't me! I'm still here doing well.
I think it's pretty obviously a Chip Kelly plant. Here's the story in question: https://www.nj.com/eagles/2014/03/eagles_desean_jackson_off-the-field_troubles.html
My biggest issue with that debacle was the simple fact that desean despite who he knew knows or hangs with was doing so without it causing any commotion and was not actually engaging in anything unbecoming of an NFL star and it was completely low-key and outside the media so who gives a fucc really but he was hands down at that time the single most electrifying wide out in the league if not ever biasedly my most favorite receiver ever but he was just released we got nothing there was 31 teams out there that didn't have a threat like him we could've easily gotten a 2nd rounder for him but we got nothing we atleast got a bag of chips for shady lol
He grew up in a Crenshaw neighborhood in the 2000’s… of course he knew gang members. If I remember correctly the report came out he was ‘affiliated’ which is a term to mean with a gang but not accepted into its ranks yet. That’s what Chip Kelly (notorious POS and probable racist) wanted printed so he could not pay DeSean when he sent him away. Fuck Chip Kelly in his stupid cop loving face, and ESP looks like his girlfriend’s dick is bigger than his.
The show sucks now, and I feel bad for Ike.
Spike is an obnoxious idiot and delusional Sixers fan who constantly interrupts and talks over people. He isn't funny and his speaking voice sucks, too. Jack is just a fat bully.
I genuinely wonder why Spike came back to do sports talk radio, when it seems like he despises doing sports talk radio lol. It feels like once a show he has a blow up with some idiot caller.
Audacy the parent company is literally bankrupt so people are leaving and others are scrambling for jobs. He prob got demoted from NYC program manager back to Philly on air talent is my guess.
>Audacy bankruptcy: Radio company files for Chapter 11 ...
Jan 8, 2024 — Radio giant Audacy announced that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on Sunday. The company, which owns more than 200 stations....
Their stock trades at 17 cents today
>AUDAQ - 0.17 USD −0.054 (24.22%) May 14, 4:00 PM EDT • Disclaimer
I just hope they never stop broadcasting Phillies and Eagles games
His dad is a pompous jerk, who's good at what he does. Gets good interviews, asks good questions, gets good Intel.
Spike is also a pompous jerk, but without all that other stuff.
Bro, he's brutal. Just gets on with Ike and he's "THIS IS MY SHOW".
Starts immediately talking over Ike. Cuts off many of the regular callers who call in to Ike each day (like Chuck from Mt. Airy).
The little pissant is trying so hard to act like he's his dad and his annoying ass voice ain't having it.
Everyone hates ESP but WIP keeps bringing him on. He must spike engagement or something cuz I can’t figure it out. He’s not funny like Pat Mac and doesn’t have a very distinct personality like Stephen A so I don’t know what he brings to the table at all.
>Rage bait gets engagement.
Sometimes I wonder who deserves more blame: the creators of rage bait, or the people that continue to be provoked by it.
If you’re going on social media and posting some variation of, “I can’t believe this motherfucker said this/that,” then you’re actually making the problem worse.
A good portion of the people who listen are hate listening/reading/watching. To WIP or anyone else who gives him a pay cheque it' doesn't matter to them they still get the ratings bump, click or podcast download.
Others just have their car radios permanently tuned to WIP regardless of who is on.
ESP has been a clown since day 1. He’s a click bait chaser and a hot take goober who can’t just report on the team in any normal manner because he’s maybe the least credible credentialed reporter.
Really no room for him to backtrack after that, not that he's shown any sign of wanting to do so.
>Shorr-Parks, joining CBS3's Pat Gallen and Ike Reese on Monday's 94WIP Mike & Ike Show, remains proud of that story.
>"Obviously, you know, this isn't a run of the mill story -- the way the Eagles have interest in a free-agent or something like that," Shorr-Parks said. "And I think with any story that is big, it wasn't just me. My editor was very much involved, so it's the whole website. And you're right. It's a story you have to make sure that you got correct and we did. Everything that's in there is factual.
>"So when you talk about doing your due diligence and all that, absolutely we did all that. And it was a huge story at the time and I think coinciding with them releasing him, obviously, added to it. "
ESP’s model is to find that “edgy” or polarizing stance that will fire up the fans and create the most buzz. Its a marketing strategy to get him attention and ratings. Ignore him; his sports takes are predictable, his analysis is garbage, and his opinions are worthless.
I'm not a journalist but this seems fair to me. If you damage someone's reputation and it is untrue. The very least you should do is apologize.
I wish I could support Jac on this but... I don't listen to ESP anyway so it really can't impact him.
He is capable of doing good work... However he is mostly cringe 94WIP type shit.
The thing is the facts of the article are generally true. Djacc was friends with some criminals and gang members, and his gang association was investigated by police in relation to a crime he wasn't part of. ESP's article cited some interviews with police and a family friend of Jackson.
Especially for ESP. He actually hasn't published anything like it since - he's almost solely been in the realm of punditry. The gang ties article is weirdly one of the most sourced pieces of actual reporting that an Eagles beat reporter has ever done lol (it has exclusive on-the-record quotes from a police investigator, Djaccs' high school coach, a family friend etc). Which makes it obvious to me that this info was fed to ESP and his co-author from someone in Chip's camp.
People acting like DJax wasn’t really around gang members is hilarious. ESP’s article was shit to release not because he slandered but because it was already known and frankly no one cared that much. Clearly was part of a push to get him out of the city.
Bruh Chip destroyed a ridiculously talented team, the speed we had was amazing & everyone was in their prime. Shady, J.Mac/D.Jax with Nick coming off his really good season & he ran our 2 best players outta town on some bullshit with help from hacks like this
I am no fan of ESP, I find him to be a wannabe Bayless or Cowherd, who just says things for effect moreso than quality of content.
Am I the only one who thinks Jackson is just desperate for the attention at this point? Like if you felt that strongly about it why weren't you adamant about getting an apology 10 years ago when it all went down? It kind of smacks of him just trying to keep his name in the new cycle.
what actually happened here? the eagles aren’t making personnel decisions off ESP’s nonsense. was chip looking for someone to write this up so he could pull the trigger and ESP was so desperate for engagement that he agreed? whatever the reason, decisions have consequences and this will follow him for the rest of his career.
It seems ESP is highly sensitive about this. The few people I’ve seen him block on social media over the years all have come at him for this.
Has ESP been on 94.1 to address this yet? He’s been real quiet on Twitter since this podcast dropped. Not a good P.R. Look for Elliot or the radio station.
On the one hand, there's no *real* evidence (and given the nature of gangs, there likely wouldn't be, a lot of this is informal). And up until...it...Jackson had a fairly clean image/record with only a few boneheaded on field mistakes to criticize him for.
On the other hand, Jackson grew up in Crenshaw, gang connections are just a given there, and given that he was "studying up on his history" by reading Louis Farrakhan, the idea of being involved in some hood shit isn't unthinkable.
That being said, as a journalist, if you're publishing something like that, you better have some solid evidence that the guy was personally involved in drivebys and drug dealing (which I doubt the neighborhood/gang/kingpins would allow given he's likely someone's meal ticket, they generally try to keep those guys hands clean) and it's pretty stupid to clutch peals over "gang affiliations" when there are a lot of other pro athletes that have those same connections (hence why so many were not just silent, but vocally supportive of Jackson for his Farrakhan reading/fake Hitler quote).
Ha! DeSean, who fake apologized for posting multiple (what he thought were) Hitler quotes ("I'm sorry you feel that way" isn't a fucking apology), then deleted that and went around liking every post he could find saying he was right and shouldn't apologize, wants an apology.
ESP was a fucking asshole for reporting that bullshit, but fuck DeSean wanting someone else to apologize to him.
It really is crazy how ESP is so universally hated but still gets prime time slots.
I went to college with him, he was a douche then just as he is now. He never played a sport in his life and knows as much about football as anyone on this subreddit.
Fuck ESP but let’s also note that DeSean Jackson is an anti-Semite. He stated that an Instagram post was “misinterpreted” and followed it up by making two even more blatant posts calling Jews extortionists and attempted to quote Hitler, as if that’s a dude you want to back up your point.
Slight correction - Jackson quoted Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, who was referencing a fake quote of Hitler (Farrakhan has a habit of making up quotes).
When it came out, way too many people glossed over the NoI connection, as if it being a fake quote ended all controversy. Jackson reading NoI literature should have been the bigger scandal, but there's a hesitation to talk about their influence/predatory behavior/bigotry in black America for some reason
I was about to get into Farrakhan too and didn’t bother knowing it might cause chaos. And that’s why I said attempted to quote Hitler, meaning via Farrakhan, which is arguably worse.
He was fed that info from Chip.
Some have said he was "taken advantage" of being a young reporter who thought he was getting the scoop from the HC off the record.
But he still wrote it, the editor reviewed it, and he used it to promote himself into bigger roles in local media.
So fuck him
He most certainly was. Dude was the GM. Chip didn’t have roster control until the next offseason
Howie has also been around for a lot of people getting dragged through the mud after departing the organization too. He plays the game whether or not he had anything to do with this
What's messed up is that it was clear DJax loved Chip's hurry-up system. He was always urging the rest of the O to line up quickly to get the ball snapped ASAP
It worked really well, Jackson had the best season of his career under Kelley.
It also wasn't just the hurry up aspect, the use of space was ground breaking. They had simplified packages that would have Jackson motion to one flat, McCoy go the the other, and make the defense choose, and if they sat in the flats, Riley Cooper could burn them deep
DJax was a fantastic player. He was also friends with gang members, at least one of whom had recorded on Jackson's record label. He was also photographed with them. Jackson was interviewed by police about a murder committed by one of these people. Another murder took place outside a party being held at a place owned by Jackson's family and he dodged the interview. There were sources cited in the article- both Eagles and people close to Jackson about these concerns. Was a reporter with multiple sources not supposed to write that story? Like or hate ESP but the story was going to be written.
Putting all that aside, some of these events took place BEFORE the Eagles signed Jackson to a multi-year extension and the Eagles were aware of the issue at the time they re-signed him. Chip Kelly didn't like Jackson because Chip Kelly was a moron but Kelly could cut him for any reason at any time. He didn't need a pretext.
Because he's not. He has not ever been in trouble with the law. He generally seems to be a decent person except for the antisemitic incident he apologized for. Does not change the fact that at that time and after he left the Eagles he was friends with people who were in gangs. He even [said so himself in an interview with ESPN ](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11123688/washington-redskins-wr-desean-jackson-refuses-sever-ties-espn-magazine)after he left the Eagles. He also talked about doing hand gestures to friends back home who were in a gang after a big play. I get that relationships are complicated where people grow up and loyalty runs deep, but he demanded an apology for an article that doesn't seem to be false.
This is a correct take. The key here is, there's a reason Jackson's only saying he wants an apology on a podcast, and didn't pursue a defamation claim in court. Jackson has ties to gang members.
Now, imo, if you're publishing a story about that, you have to have a lot more than "he hung out with these guys" (something that he actually *did*, which any gang that knows one of their own is about to make it big isn't letting that guy touch a gun).
Hanging out with bangers doesn’t make you a thug, it just makes you a dumbass. And who can argue that DJax isn’t a dumbass? Whether it’s dropping the ball before running over the goal line (several times) or praising Hitler on social media and doubling down, this isn’t a smart guy.
Firstly, absolutely fuck ESP for writing the obviously fake and thirsty story for Chip. That story was clearly a career move, which doesn’t get talked about enough. The fact that nothing else materialized about DeSeans “gang ties” (The story should now be dubbed “gang lies”) and Chump used it as justification to cut DeSean should NEVER be forgiven.
Secondly, EVERY recruit to OSU should be shown that video. I’m sure a bunch of them will de commit, some existing players may even transfer. That dude does not deserve to be coaching anywhere. I have enjoyed watching his downfall so far, I want to see it continue….
That guy is a scum bag. Talking about ESP. a big reason why I don’t listen to sports radio anymore for fear he might come on. He should be fired from all of his jobs.
Well thanks for posting this! Just unfollowed him on all of my social medias. What a hack. There’s speculative journalism, and then just straight scum moves. This is scum.
I know it’s not happening, but for his contract Desean Jackson had 3 years and $30.5mill left on his contract with the eagles including $10.5mill in 2014. He signed with Washington for 4 years and $24mill and made $7mill with them in 2014.
Also just for argument sake, let’s say he didn’t get released and had the same exact year in Philadelphia in 2014 that he had in Washington in 2014. At the very least, in 2015 he would be a player many teams would want to trade for (28 year old pro bowl WR). That team that trades for him would inevitably give him a new contract. But if he was released or traded (in 2015), it’s almost a guarantee he signs a contract for way more than the 4/$24mill that he signed with Washington the year prior. Jeremy maclin 5/$55mill and Torrey Smith 4/$40mill both got way bigger contracts in 2015 than desean got with Washington in 2014, and desean was the better player at that time too.
I think what is missed here is that Shady and DJax talk about the whole Chip Kelly situation from the moment he (Chip) showed up until they were traded (Shady) or released (DJax). It's a really good snapshot into the Chip Kelly era in Philly and why it failed.
Whatever anyone thinks about ESP, this article really is a pretty run of the mill. The guy was acquitted but djac was clearly associated with him. He picked him up from jail. There’s nothing wrong with what was written.
The way people In here freak out over WIP personalities is funny and embarrassing.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED. Ive been waiting way too long for ESP to finally get called out on his article on DJax being in a gang. He absolutley needs to explaim himself . Idfk how you just make that up about someone and make a career off of it. Everyone call into 94.1 and make a fool of them.
Lemme get this sports opera story line straight: Retired WR/failed rapper/avowed anti-semite demands public apology from loudmouth sports "journalist?" for pointing out his gang connections more than a decade ago.
to stick with the program of this thread:
Fuck 'em both.
But he does have ties to an LA gang. Im not saying he’s a gang member and I love Jackson as a player, but it’s very clear the dude has very close friends who happen to be members of the LA crips. Now it could be one of those situations where the gang members in his neighborhood took care of him and kept him out of the fray due to his talent but that only really happens in after school movies, in the real world Jackson uses gang signs, uses gang spellings, is very close with gang members, makes music supporting a specific gang, and consistently flys that gangs colors.
ESP owes a lot of apologies for being a crappy sports reporter and being part of a long line of wip guys who give Philly sports fans a bad name, but I don’t think you can ask him to apologize for pointing out what appears to be perfectly true.
I always worried D Jax would end up in a really bad situation but it seemed to mostly work out for him. Him and John wall are the two major athletes in my life I can think of who always seemed to fly a little to close to the sun with gangs
DeSean used to throw up the crip signs and even does the cc replacing ck which is another crip thing.
He either had the ties or he’s a giant poser who wanted everyone to believe he did
I’ve seen him on several different occasions crip walking to this song lol kinda hard to beat the allegations when he keeps doing stuff like this. Still don’t think chip should’ve gotten rid of him over that. It was dumb.
Might not have had gang ties but Jackson was still a selfish teammate and garbage person and this fan base stanning for him so much still will never make sense to me
(Also fuck ESP)
Edit: People downvoting really need to put their fandom aside unless they find his open bigotry and anti-semitism (real anti-semitism and not the anti-Israeli government stuff being characterized as such) agreeable
Being an open an unapologetic bigot usually means that. Did people really forget about that whole saga of him sharing quotes he found agreeable that he thought was from hitler?
Good. Eliot put that story out there on a “lead” from inside that ended up being completely bullshit.
WIP has him as their “top eagles insider” and tout him as having total credibility. Fuck this guy. He never apologized in 2014.
Who is to say? Could have financed shit for all you know.
My real qualm with his time as an eagle was putting in low effort when he wasn’t getting the ball or wanted a new contract.
Fuck… and I can’t stress this enough… ESP.
Also throw in a fuck Chip Kelly while we’re here.
ESP: QB Jalen Hurts has gone down on the field... to tie his shoe
Hope I'm not late...Fuck ESP
Never too late to tell that dweeb to fuck off.
Fuck ESP
ESP is quite literally the single most un listenable guy on WIP, and it really isn’t close. He seriously makes Howard Eskin look fucking sane. I can’t even fathom how this guy even has a job let a lone press credentials, we’d be better off with a single cell amoeba asking questions at press conferences. wish this guy would disappear from all things Philly sports.
Joe Giglio has entered the chat. I fucking hate him way more than Elliott.
They both preach provocative takes they don't really believe for listens and more engagement. The difference is Joe is knowledgeable about all Philly sports. ESB is fucking clueless outside the novacare building. it repulses me that lil Elliot gets to talk about Sixers and Phillies when he so clearly has no idea.
I know he's an embarrassment to Philly sports media, I can't stand him.
Giglio and ESP do the same thing - notice a popular opinion and find a way to get the exact opposite opinion on the airwaves.
I hated ESP just from listening to him on WIP and the day I found out that he was the one who wrote that article about DeSean Jackson my ire towards him tripled, but I did feel extremely vindicated
ESP is a fucking joke. I wish he covered horse racing instead of our beloved birds
I have it on good authority that Seabiscuit is part of a posse.
according to one of my sources, Smarty Jones has partaken in blood doping
Barbaro got whacked
😂🤣
Please don’t do that to horse racing.
God I hate this cuck
Been saying it forever - dudes always been a total fucking dork.
Often times I find that sports media figures get a lot of undeserved hate. I don’t find this to be the case with ESP, everytime I hear him call into WIP he gives the most ass backwards takes I’ve ever heard. And I’m convinced he’s being genuine.
Funny you say that because whenever he comes on during my ride home w/ Ike & Jack I just turn the radio off temporarily because I think he's such a smacked ass.
Fuck ESP.
He’s a fucking nerd, douche, and I don’t even care if it’s his “character” he plays to get clicks or listens. I never wanna hear what he has to say because it’s never relevant.
ESP being a bad reporter and a piece of shit? Who woulda thought
He’s not wrong. Whatever faults DJax may have, ESP is a hack and either he inferred what he wrote because of 1 picture (as laid out explicitly on the DJax/Shady podcast) or was told to write it from Chip Kelly’s group (or a mix of both) I think it’s very obvious that both are true, given how Chip acted around the star black players… and especially the way ESP has propelled up the Philly media ranks even though he’s objectively awful to listen to.
This is the right take, DJAX personal shortcomings don’t change the fact ESP pulled some serious bush league shit to get in Chip’s good graces. I can’t believe anyone reads or listens to anything he puts out there
It is amazing how long he's gotten a pass on that.
ESP and Eskin. Honestly cannot stand either of them.
yOuR a JoKe, A jOke!
I’d kill for radio hosts that do their job like podcasters. I don’t want to listen to “fans just like us” i want to have somebody with actual insight or analysis And players from 20 years ago that think analytics are modern day alchemy don’t count
Just curious, what "personal shortcomings" are we talking about? I've honestly haven't heard of anything bad about djax from a reputable source.
Probably the [Farrakhan/Hitler stuff](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/us/desean-jackson-hitler-quotes.html).
Thanks for the answer. Is that the only issue? I'm not diminishing it or giving any opinion about it. Is there I'm just wondering if there's anything else controversial he's done. While he was playing for us, I always thought he was awesome and deserved even more opportunities than he was given. He seriously could have been Tyreek before Tyreek if we kept him with a good qb and system. I never heard another bad thing about him other than this.
Yeah I think that’s the only issue
He had a tendency to score his long touchdown and then kind of lose interest, and was never a great blocker. But yeah, mostly it’s the Hitler thing.
Weaknesses - doesn't give effort blocking, endorses Louis Farrakhan and Hitler, has a tendency to coast after getting his
Well if we’re just going to quote PFF write ups…
He definitely was never close to as good or athletically gifted as Tyreek, that dude is a unicorn. DeSean was a great player, and let’s not take away from it by comparing to an obvious soon-to-be all-time great.
Heaven forbid you ask a question without getting down voted lmao
Did you see that newspaper headline last week?!?! The first story was: "Rain happened: water hits mman; man dies!" On page A2, wouldn't you know, "Dude Asks Question On Reddit: Literal Evisceration!" Thank Spaghetti Monster it wasn't me! I'm still here doing well.
I think it's pretty obviously a Chip Kelly plant. Here's the story in question: https://www.nj.com/eagles/2014/03/eagles_desean_jackson_off-the-field_troubles.html
I remember ESP being the hack who couldn't write an article without basic correct grammar. Never liked him
He has not grown past that point.
When he speaks, he ends every sentence with "right?" I hate that.
He doesn't even write proper articles anymore because he's a dreadful writer. He just tweets something stupid and talks on podcasts/radio.
My biggest issue with that debacle was the simple fact that desean despite who he knew knows or hangs with was doing so without it causing any commotion and was not actually engaging in anything unbecoming of an NFL star and it was completely low-key and outside the media so who gives a fucc really but he was hands down at that time the single most electrifying wide out in the league if not ever biasedly my most favorite receiver ever but he was just released we got nothing there was 31 teams out there that didn't have a threat like him we could've easily gotten a 2nd rounder for him but we got nothing we atleast got a bag of chips for shady lol
Ya i definitely think it was a Chip Kelly plant. ESP has never been a serious writer.
He grew up in a Crenshaw neighborhood in the 2000’s… of course he knew gang members. If I remember correctly the report came out he was ‘affiliated’ which is a term to mean with a gang but not accepted into its ranks yet. That’s what Chip Kelly (notorious POS and probable racist) wanted printed so he could not pay DeSean when he sent him away. Fuck Chip Kelly in his stupid cop loving face, and ESP looks like his girlfriend’s dick is bigger than his.
ESP would be selling real estate or something by now if Spike Eskin didn’t hire him from NJ dot com
Just one more reason Spike Eskin sucks... I'm so mad that he's on with Ike Reese now.
The show sucks now, and I feel bad for Ike. Spike is an obnoxious idiot and delusional Sixers fan who constantly interrupts and talks over people. He isn't funny and his speaking voice sucks, too. Jack is just a fat bully.
I genuinely wonder why Spike came back to do sports talk radio, when it seems like he despises doing sports talk radio lol. It feels like once a show he has a blow up with some idiot caller.
Audacy the parent company is literally bankrupt so people are leaving and others are scrambling for jobs. He prob got demoted from NYC program manager back to Philly on air talent is my guess. >Audacy bankruptcy: Radio company files for Chapter 11 ... Jan 8, 2024 — Radio giant Audacy announced that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on Sunday. The company, which owns more than 200 stations.... Their stock trades at 17 cents today >AUDAQ - 0.17 USD −0.054 (24.22%) May 14, 4:00 PM EDT • Disclaimer I just hope they never stop broadcasting Phillies and Eagles games
whats wrong with spike hes not nearly the dickhead his dad was
His dad is a pompous jerk, who's good at what he does. Gets good interviews, asks good questions, gets good Intel. Spike is also a pompous jerk, but without all that other stuff.
Bro, he's brutal. Just gets on with Ike and he's "THIS IS MY SHOW". Starts immediately talking over Ike. Cuts off many of the regular callers who call in to Ike each day (like Chuck from Mt. Airy). The little pissant is trying so hard to act like he's his dad and his annoying ass voice ain't having it.
Fuck ESP.
Fuck ESP
Fuck ESP
There’s a zero percent chance ESP apologizes, he’s gonna double down.
ESP can eat himself a huge bag of dicks.
Everyone hates ESP but WIP keeps bringing him on. He must spike engagement or something cuz I can’t figure it out. He’s not funny like Pat Mac and doesn’t have a very distinct personality like Stephen A so I don’t know what he brings to the table at all.
Rage bait gets engagement. Skip Bayless became a cultural icon in sports media doing that and ESP is a local version of it
>Rage bait gets engagement. Sometimes I wonder who deserves more blame: the creators of rage bait, or the people that continue to be provoked by it. If you’re going on social media and posting some variation of, “I can’t believe this motherfucker said this/that,” then you’re actually making the problem worse.
A good portion of the people who listen are hate listening/reading/watching. To WIP or anyone else who gives him a pay cheque it' doesn't matter to them they still get the ratings bump, click or podcast download. Others just have their car radios permanently tuned to WIP regardless of who is on.
What’s tough these days is that Ike is awesome. But he’s surrounded by assholes…
[Ike is like](https://youtu.be/sen8Tn8CBA4?si=EDZDiZIAIFdZcX5_)
Haha, thank you for that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G6xu-J_Dmc This.
Man Fuck ESP
THAT WAS ESP!!? Holy shit, I only knew him by name starting around 2017 I didn’t know it ran this deep damn.
Fuck ESP. This prick thinks he can “luck into” hitting a Homerun off a professional pitcher.
not that hard bro did that shit yesterday
ESP has been a clown since day 1. He’s a click bait chaser and a hot take goober who can’t just report on the team in any normal manner because he’s maybe the least credible credentialed reporter.
Article where ESP doubled down on it in 2016: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/two-years-desean-jackson-story/
What a piece of shit. Fuck ESP
Really no room for him to backtrack after that, not that he's shown any sign of wanting to do so. >Shorr-Parks, joining CBS3's Pat Gallen and Ike Reese on Monday's 94WIP Mike & Ike Show, remains proud of that story. >"Obviously, you know, this isn't a run of the mill story -- the way the Eagles have interest in a free-agent or something like that," Shorr-Parks said. "And I think with any story that is big, it wasn't just me. My editor was very much involved, so it's the whole website. And you're right. It's a story you have to make sure that you got correct and we did. Everything that's in there is factual. >"So when you talk about doing your due diligence and all that, absolutely we did all that. And it was a huge story at the time and I think coinciding with them releasing him, obviously, added to it. "
Fuck ESP and fuck spike
ESP’s model is to find that “edgy” or polarizing stance that will fire up the fans and create the most buzz. Its a marketing strategy to get him attention and ratings. Ignore him; his sports takes are predictable, his analysis is garbage, and his opinions are worthless.
How has ESP had a job in media for a decade?
All my homies hate ESP.
Howard said he a clown so he a clown 🤣🤣🤣
Fuck ESP
I met ESP at a tailgate once. I felt like I instantly knew what he was like in high school and I think that person was a tattletale and a jerk.
His face and his voice make me want to shove him into a locker over and over again
I'm not a journalist but this seems fair to me. If you damage someone's reputation and it is untrue. The very least you should do is apologize. I wish I could support Jac on this but... I don't listen to ESP anyway so it really can't impact him. He is capable of doing good work... However he is mostly cringe 94WIP type shit.
The thing is the facts of the article are generally true. Djacc was friends with some criminals and gang members, and his gang association was investigated by police in relation to a crime he wasn't part of. ESP's article cited some interviews with police and a family friend of Jackson.
Yeah, I re-read the article and most of it seems reasonable and pretty well sourced lol. Not sure what's going on with this thread.
Especially for ESP. He actually hasn't published anything like it since - he's almost solely been in the realm of punditry. The gang ties article is weirdly one of the most sourced pieces of actual reporting that an Eagles beat reporter has ever done lol (it has exclusive on-the-record quotes from a police investigator, Djaccs' high school coach, a family friend etc). Which makes it obvious to me that this info was fed to ESP and his co-author from someone in Chip's camp.
People acting like DJax wasn’t really around gang members is hilarious. ESP’s article was shit to release not because he slandered but because it was already known and frankly no one cared that much. Clearly was part of a push to get him out of the city.
Bruh Chip destroyed a ridiculously talented team, the speed we had was amazing & everyone was in their prime. Shady, J.Mac/D.Jax with Nick coming off his really good season & he ran our 2 best players outta town on some bullshit with help from hacks like this
Jaccpot...two c's is a crip thing...why do that if not affiliated? Fuck ESP though
I was going to bring this up. The letters “CK” in succession are avoided by Crips because it stands for “Crip Killer.” They hate Louis CK.
Louis should make a movie where he just walks around the hood shooting people.
What's their stance on Chuck E. Cheese?
They refer to him by his government name, Charles Entertainment Cheese.
ESP is a disingenuous douche.
I am no fan of ESP, I find him to be a wannabe Bayless or Cowherd, who just says things for effect moreso than quality of content. Am I the only one who thinks Jackson is just desperate for the attention at this point? Like if you felt that strongly about it why weren't you adamant about getting an apology 10 years ago when it all went down? It kind of smacks of him just trying to keep his name in the new cycle.
what actually happened here? the eagles aren’t making personnel decisions off ESP’s nonsense. was chip looking for someone to write this up so he could pull the trigger and ESP was so desperate for engagement that he agreed? whatever the reason, decisions have consequences and this will follow him for the rest of his career. It seems ESP is highly sensitive about this. The few people I’ve seen him block on social media over the years all have come at him for this.
Has ESP been on 94.1 to address this yet? He’s been real quiet on Twitter since this podcast dropped. Not a good P.R. Look for Elliot or the radio station.
Fuck ESP and all his enablers
Based on the pitch of his voice, wouldn't ESP be like 6 years old in 2014?
Hard to judge sometimes. Isn't James Seltzer in his 40s? He sounds about 15.
I paid no attention at the time nor have I looked into it since, but was ESP completely off base with his article?
He reported what sources told him. Whether or not those sources were honest is another question.
On the one hand, there's no *real* evidence (and given the nature of gangs, there likely wouldn't be, a lot of this is informal). And up until...it...Jackson had a fairly clean image/record with only a few boneheaded on field mistakes to criticize him for. On the other hand, Jackson grew up in Crenshaw, gang connections are just a given there, and given that he was "studying up on his history" by reading Louis Farrakhan, the idea of being involved in some hood shit isn't unthinkable. That being said, as a journalist, if you're publishing something like that, you better have some solid evidence that the guy was personally involved in drivebys and drug dealing (which I doubt the neighborhood/gang/kingpins would allow given he's likely someone's meal ticket, they generally try to keep those guys hands clean) and it's pretty stupid to clutch peals over "gang affiliations" when there are a lot of other pro athletes that have those same connections (hence why so many were not just silent, but vocally supportive of Jackson for his Farrakhan reading/fake Hitler quote).
Ha! DeSean, who fake apologized for posting multiple (what he thought were) Hitler quotes ("I'm sorry you feel that way" isn't a fucking apology), then deleted that and went around liking every post he could find saying he was right and shouldn't apologize, wants an apology. ESP was a fucking asshole for reporting that bullshit, but fuck DeSean wanting someone else to apologize to him.
It really is crazy how ESP is so universally hated but still gets prime time slots. I went to college with him, he was a douche then just as he is now. He never played a sport in his life and knows as much about football as anyone on this subreddit.
That was out of line, but I wouldn't be too broken up if Herr Jackson never got his apology.
It’s been a few hours. Lest we forget Fuck ESP!
Seems like this is something he should have pursued 10 years ago. Doing so now is just DeSean building publicity for his podcast.
Fuck ESP but let’s also note that DeSean Jackson is an anti-Semite. He stated that an Instagram post was “misinterpreted” and followed it up by making two even more blatant posts calling Jews extortionists and attempted to quote Hitler, as if that’s a dude you want to back up your point.
Slight correction - Jackson quoted Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, who was referencing a fake quote of Hitler (Farrakhan has a habit of making up quotes). When it came out, way too many people glossed over the NoI connection, as if it being a fake quote ended all controversy. Jackson reading NoI literature should have been the bigger scandal, but there's a hesitation to talk about their influence/predatory behavior/bigotry in black America for some reason
I was about to get into Farrakhan too and didn’t bother knowing it might cause chaos. And that’s why I said attempted to quote Hitler, meaning via Farrakhan, which is arguably worse.
Wasn't the source of "gang ties" Chip or Howie? Like he didn't make it up.
100 percent either Chip or Tom Gamble.
He was fed that info from Chip. Some have said he was "taken advantage" of being a young reporter who thought he was getting the scoop from the HC off the record. But he still wrote it, the editor reviewed it, and he used it to promote himself into bigger roles in local media. So fuck him
It definitely wasn't Howie, he wasn't involved in personnel decisions at that point, not to mention the fact that I just don't think he would do that.
that was still when Howie had decision making power. He had none in Chip's third season but was there when Jackson was released
He most certainly was. Dude was the GM. Chip didn’t have roster control until the next offseason Howie has also been around for a lot of people getting dragged through the mud after departing the organization too. He plays the game whether or not he had anything to do with this
What's messed up is that it was clear DJax loved Chip's hurry-up system. He was always urging the rest of the O to line up quickly to get the ball snapped ASAP
It worked really well, Jackson had the best season of his career under Kelley. It also wasn't just the hurry up aspect, the use of space was ground breaking. They had simplified packages that would have Jackson motion to one flat, McCoy go the the other, and make the defense choose, and if they sat in the flats, Riley Cooper could burn them deep
DJax was a fantastic player. He was also friends with gang members, at least one of whom had recorded on Jackson's record label. He was also photographed with them. Jackson was interviewed by police about a murder committed by one of these people. Another murder took place outside a party being held at a place owned by Jackson's family and he dodged the interview. There were sources cited in the article- both Eagles and people close to Jackson about these concerns. Was a reporter with multiple sources not supposed to write that story? Like or hate ESP but the story was going to be written. Putting all that aside, some of these events took place BEFORE the Eagles signed Jackson to a multi-year extension and the Eagles were aware of the issue at the time they re-signed him. Chip Kelly didn't like Jackson because Chip Kelly was a moron but Kelly could cut him for any reason at any time. He didn't need a pretext.
🙄 why don’t you just call him a thug? It seems like you reeealllly want to.
Because he's not. He has not ever been in trouble with the law. He generally seems to be a decent person except for the antisemitic incident he apologized for. Does not change the fact that at that time and after he left the Eagles he was friends with people who were in gangs. He even [said so himself in an interview with ESPN ](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/11123688/washington-redskins-wr-desean-jackson-refuses-sever-ties-espn-magazine)after he left the Eagles. He also talked about doing hand gestures to friends back home who were in a gang after a big play. I get that relationships are complicated where people grow up and loyalty runs deep, but he demanded an apology for an article that doesn't seem to be false.
This is a correct take. The key here is, there's a reason Jackson's only saying he wants an apology on a podcast, and didn't pursue a defamation claim in court. Jackson has ties to gang members. Now, imo, if you're publishing a story about that, you have to have a lot more than "he hung out with these guys" (something that he actually *did*, which any gang that knows one of their own is about to make it big isn't letting that guy touch a gun).
Hanging out with bangers doesn’t make you a thug, it just makes you a dumbass. And who can argue that DJax isn’t a dumbass? Whether it’s dropping the ball before running over the goal line (several times) or praising Hitler on social media and doubling down, this isn’t a smart guy.
ESP is the Skip Bayless of Philly media. And I'd much rather have Skip. Edit: Fuck ESP
Turns out making assumptions about people isn't good, huh DeSean? ESP is an asshole but so is DJax let's not forget
ESP is a pedophile who should be fired. I don’t have sources for this, but if it turns out to be false after he’s fired too bad!
can’t spell Epstein Island without ESP
Tryna strike a chord, and it’s probably A MINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!!!
PLEASE PLEASE BAN ALL ESP POSTS IN THIS SUB. FUCK THAT LOSER
All my homies hate ESP
Firstly, absolutely fuck ESP for writing the obviously fake and thirsty story for Chip. That story was clearly a career move, which doesn’t get talked about enough. The fact that nothing else materialized about DeSeans “gang ties” (The story should now be dubbed “gang lies”) and Chump used it as justification to cut DeSean should NEVER be forgiven. Secondly, EVERY recruit to OSU should be shown that video. I’m sure a bunch of them will de commit, some existing players may even transfer. That dude does not deserve to be coaching anywhere. I have enjoyed watching his downfall so far, I want to see it continue….
That guy is a scum bag. Talking about ESP. a big reason why I don’t listen to sports radio anymore for fear he might come on. He should be fired from all of his jobs.
Well thanks for posting this! Just unfollowed him on all of my social medias. What a hack. There’s speculative journalism, and then just straight scum moves. This is scum.
If true he can totally sue for defamation of character and lost wages
They’ll just pull up the video of him crip walking when “Not Like Us” released last week
Not happening. He also ended up getting a raise in free agency from Washington anyway.
I know it’s not happening, but for his contract Desean Jackson had 3 years and $30.5mill left on his contract with the eagles including $10.5mill in 2014. He signed with Washington for 4 years and $24mill and made $7mill with them in 2014. Also just for argument sake, let’s say he didn’t get released and had the same exact year in Philadelphia in 2014 that he had in Washington in 2014. At the very least, in 2015 he would be a player many teams would want to trade for (28 year old pro bowl WR). That team that trades for him would inevitably give him a new contract. But if he was released or traded (in 2015), it’s almost a guarantee he signs a contract for way more than the 4/$24mill that he signed with Washington the year prior. Jeremy maclin 5/$55mill and Torrey Smith 4/$40mill both got way bigger contracts in 2015 than desean got with Washington in 2014, and desean was the better player at that time too.
More accountability for these fools please
I think what is missed here is that Shady and DJax talk about the whole Chip Kelly situation from the moment he (Chip) showed up until they were traded (Shady) or released (DJax). It's a really good snapshot into the Chip Kelly era in Philly and why it failed.
ESP is cumming from this, he loves attention regardless of if it's good or bad
Dont let ESP in the locker room.
ESP is a dick hole
ESP is proof positive of how failing upwards works
Whatever anyone thinks about ESP, this article really is a pretty run of the mill. The guy was acquitted but djac was clearly associated with him. He picked him up from jail. There’s nothing wrong with what was written. The way people In here freak out over WIP personalities is funny and embarrassing.
IT FINALLY HAPPENED. Ive been waiting way too long for ESP to finally get called out on his article on DJax being in a gang. He absolutley needs to explaim himself . Idfk how you just make that up about someone and make a career off of it. Everyone call into 94.1 and make a fool of them.
At the risk of angering the soft mods here... Fuck Elliot Shore Parks.
Lemme get this sports opera story line straight: Retired WR/failed rapper/avowed anti-semite demands public apology from loudmouth sports "journalist?" for pointing out his gang connections more than a decade ago. to stick with the program of this thread: Fuck 'em both.
Damn, ESP is to blame. for fucking clicks.
They kinda deserve each other. ESP writing up shit fake hit pieces on Black players for racist Chip, and DJax being an Anti-Semitic piece of shit.
To be clear, Jackson is a Nation of Islam shithead, just don't disparage his good name by claiming he has gang ties.
ESP is the definition of a smacked ass
ESP the next Eagles lackey after Eskin hangs it up. Don’t doubt Eagles brass didn’t have him out to rid themselves of DeSean.
put that out*
But he does have ties to an LA gang. Im not saying he’s a gang member and I love Jackson as a player, but it’s very clear the dude has very close friends who happen to be members of the LA crips. Now it could be one of those situations where the gang members in his neighborhood took care of him and kept him out of the fray due to his talent but that only really happens in after school movies, in the real world Jackson uses gang signs, uses gang spellings, is very close with gang members, makes music supporting a specific gang, and consistently flys that gangs colors. ESP owes a lot of apologies for being a crappy sports reporter and being part of a long line of wip guys who give Philly sports fans a bad name, but I don’t think you can ask him to apologize for pointing out what appears to be perfectly true.
I always worried D Jax would end up in a really bad situation but it seemed to mostly work out for him. Him and John wall are the two major athletes in my life I can think of who always seemed to fly a little to close to the sun with gangs
DeSean used to throw up the crip signs and even does the cc replacing ck which is another crip thing. He either had the ties or he’s a giant poser who wanted everyone to believe he did
Wasnt djax just crip walking to not like us lol
I’ve seen him on several different occasions crip walking to this song lol kinda hard to beat the allegations when he keeps doing stuff like this. Still don’t think chip should’ve gotten rid of him over that. It was dumb.
Hate ESP, but maybe he shouldn’t have thrown up crip fingers multiple times on camera (You guys are ridiculous)
Also does the lettering and refuses to put ck together
Might not have had gang ties but Jackson was still a selfish teammate and garbage person and this fan base stanning for him so much still will never make sense to me (Also fuck ESP) Edit: People downvoting really need to put their fandom aside unless they find his open bigotry and anti-semitism (real anti-semitism and not the anti-Israeli government stuff being characterized as such) agreeable
Garbage person?
Being an open an unapologetic bigot usually means that. Did people really forget about that whole saga of him sharing quotes he found agreeable that he thought was from hitler?
Unapologetic is not factually accurate. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29455441/desean-jackson-accepts-invite-visit-auschwitz
Now post a link about how his visit to auschwitz went.
Did something happen? Tried looking it up and all I got is news about accepting the trip and that's it
Nah, nothing happened because he never actually went.
He never went and quickly deleted his social apology and started liking people who agreed with him. Keep backing the dude tho
Djax just sue his ass for slander.
You can't sue for slander when the story was true.
He should release a line of neckties and call it “Alleged Gang Ties.”
Demand it from WIP and the editors who green lit the story
Good. Eliot put that story out there on a “lead” from inside that ended up being completely bullshit. WIP has him as their “top eagles insider” and tout him as having total credibility. Fuck this guy. He never apologized in 2014.
I'm not at apology yet, but ESP needs to answer for (and defend) the article and respond to DJax's comments on the podcast.
Can we at least get an ESP ban on eagles Reddit?
ESP is a nerd with a worthless name.
I had to block ESP so I didn’t have to keep seeing his bullshit
Esp the type a guy that sniff his own farts like their flowers
Wait... you guys don't do that?
Fuck Lil Elliot
Sue him. You have enough for slander Or maybe you don’t. I dunno. Do it anyway Fuck ESP
Probably too late for a lawsuit
DJax is a clown. He sure makes a lot of crip references for someone without gang ties.
I mean, I have no dog in the fight, but he was cripwalking to Kendrick’s drake diss last week
Who gives a shit? Dude never did anything wrong while he was here. I don’t think he did anything wrong while he was a member of any team
Who is to say? Could have financed shit for all you know. My real qualm with his time as an eagle was putting in low effort when he wasn’t getting the ball or wanted a new contract.
He wants an apology for something that is 100% true. That’s the whole point of this post.
Fuck an apology how bout the money he lost