Gibbs probably yelled at him once and refused to go on the record. Don't think sportswriters don't hold grudges. Stephanie had the nerve to question what was so horrible about a coach yelling at his players. The she had the further nerve to provide some evidence that swatted down his claim.
So then he starts in with the personal attacks. Not surprising but not cool.
Then he replies. "This isn't about me". Wrong. It's ALL about him. It's about him because some coach told him off or refused to talk to him and so when he writes a piece needlessly ripping him and gets called out by a blogger (God forbid!), his ego can't handle it and he starts going postal.
We're wise to his act. He's the Jay Marriotti of the Southwest, too thin-skinned to have to answer for the crap he dishes out and then carries grudges when sources don't want to talk to him. Marriotti finally got his comeuppance and Justice will someday get his too.
BTW, just as background, when Gibbs was in Denver was when the offensive line refused all interview requests and suffered through fines and other retributions for a few years because of it but it also served as a bonding thing for members of the OL and most of them, I think, rather enjoyed it.
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