Sam Farmer

Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his “long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football,” Sam Farmer has covered the NFL for 25 seasons. He’s a two-time winner of California Sportswriter of the Year and first place for beat writing by Associated Press Sports Editors, and has had unique assignments such as climbing Mount Rainier with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, traveling with an officiating crew, spending a week behind the scenes with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks, sitting in the “Monday Night Football” booth, piloting the Goodyear blimp and watching games on Sunday alongside John Madden. Farmer, a 1988 graduate of Occidental College, began his career at small papers in the Pacific Northwest before moving on to the San Jose Mercury News, where he was an Oakland Raiders beat writer for five seasons. At various times, he has also been a beat writer covering the NBA, PGA Tour, and college football and basketball.

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/sam-farmer

77%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • Kansas City cannot be overly aggressive with cool-under-pressure quarterback Brock Purdy because the 49ers have so many places they can go with the ball
  • So, if you’re looking for an upset, it might be hard to find one here
  • The Ravens were complicit in that too. The big problem defenses have with the 49ers is San Francisco has so many ways to go with the ball

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

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Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • San Francisco can grind out those yards on the ground with McCaffrey
  • The 49ers are all about precision and play calling

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is difficult to tackle after he makes a catch.

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