That's my take on Rutherford, I don't think there's any reason to 'play' the media....He seems very transparent to me, and has made no bones that there's work that has to be done..(to improve his established core group, and take it to the next level)...Thinking that other GM's are listening to his radio interviews to 'get a leg up' ..is absurd...As I said before, there's no secrets here..Whatever his plans are have no bearing on the value of his top players (of which he is in no urgent rush to unload)
Benning was a poor public speaker..I don't think that affected him in dealing with other GM's ..Most of the damage he did was in UFA.
Gillis had complete disdain for the media from day one (came across to me as being really defensive)...All 3 GM's seem completely different in mannerisms to the media.