IMO - one of the great tragedies of the 24 hour news cycle we have in America is it has minimized the talent that is out there at actually doing good reporting - the Walter Cronkite type.
ESPN and their plethora of networks has done the same to football analysis. You have to fill the time somehow, so instead of legitimately talented guys like Rece Davis, Blackledge, Fowler, Herbstriet, etc - you have a bunch of second rate guys who fill time. Their opinion is worthless, but because they're given a mouthpiece people think they're good at what they're doing.
I'm not one of the guys who thinks that every time someone doesn't anoint us Kings on their show that they suck - I just think the constant coverage has really watered down the talent level. Block everything else out - talking good OR bad about us - and pay attention to the guys who know what they're talking about. Your sanity will be much better for it, IMO.