Tak7
Registered User
No, I definitely noticed the same - more awkward in front of the media this year.I've actually found him very standoffish with the media this year. Maybe I just didn't notice it as much before. I know a lot of the media in this city can be assholish, but he seemed very short and curt a lot this year.
Like I said above, I think he's a player / person who isn't properly protected from external noise, meaning he always knows what's going on with social media and fan narratives. His quotes always seem to be taken out of context, or even like today, presented very poorly with missing context. THat has to turn someone defensive when it keeps happening.
I'd much rather see him just not do media than what we have seen this year, but then again, that doesn't go down well either.