A Farewell To Whitlock

I bet he regrets leaving K.C. Kudos to the person who lured him away.

Whitlock is a no talent joke. He masked his lack of talent by writing controversial crap in order to attract readers. I am glad he is gone. Good riddance to a worthless piece of shit.

I never really understood all the hatred pointed in Whitlocks direction. His often critical analysis was hard to read at times but given the product on the field the past few years, and even the past decade and a half, can you really blame him? When a team fails to win a playoff game for 16 years, criticism is not only valid, it is needed. Even if I didn't agree with his viewpoint, his articles were always thought-provoking. That is more than I can say for 95% of the columnists not only in sports, but in every facet of news. He usually offered an opinion or angle of thought not offered by his peers. His unique views are something I will miss, especially when it was about the Chiefs.

Great column, Big Matt. I by no means always agree with Big Sexy -- and often wrote about how preposterous some of his takes were -- but he definitely made the Kansas City Sports scene more relevant and the Chiefs much more entertaining. I'd be a liar if I said his writing and wanting to see more humorous, witty, no-holds-barred takes on the Chiefs like his wasn't one of the inspirations for the site. Thanks for putting the right spin on this.

I agree that Jason was not loved by the management of several organizations, but he brought a very acute view of the world and sports as he saw it. His columns could always be counted on to be thought provoking and of interest. I will miss him and I believe so will many of his former readers in this market.

Speak for yourself, Whitlock's "shit disturbing" often included race-baiting and other unnecessary "literary" devices. In a largely white market, Whitlock's constant injection of race into issues became tiresome and often made Whitlock the star of the story rather than his subject matter or writing. I noticed that most times, Whitlock would often take popular "white man" opinion and make it his own, and only making him controversial because he wouldn't side with the "brothers" on some if not most issues. His bromance with Jeff George was funny for a while until he began to seriously stump for the Chiefs to pick him up over the last few years. It isn't sad that Whitlock is done in KC, its sad that the Star can't afford to keep him and is a commentary of the dying print media. Whitlock's dismissal is a microcosm of a far larger problem. I won't miss him, his opinions went stale a long time ago.

Very seldom did I agree with biscuit head. I think it was just the lazy/easy way out to use racism in nearly every column. I'm glad he reported on the Chiefs for you, because anything I noticed in any other platform stunk. Maybe he was a 'decent' reporter on the Chiefs. I don't know. What I do know is that everything else he did was junk. See ya biscuit head and make sure to wipe the gravy off your chin. (if that's what it really is)

I didn't always agree with him but I appreciated that he always held the front office accountable and was demanding of them.

Jason also was very good on the radio years ago when 810 was just starting and he had the morning show. If I remember correctly, he then went to the competitor 610, and I think he had some type of silly falling out with them and went off the air. He also had trouble with getting up at 5:00 for the morning show at 810.

I will miss his report cards and his ability to write a good article....I will not miss his arrogance. When it comes to sports writing, Joe Posnanski will always get my vote as the #1 sports writer the Star has lost. Good luck in all your future endeavours Jason.

I was one of those who grabbed the Star and went straight to his column - his writing was clever and I loved how he just called it was it was. I have really missed him recently. I'm also glad to see a lot of people felt like me - personally I never understood why some people were always criticizing him.

I'm a Whitlock fan. He was great on the Chiefs and often excellent on race issues. Never my favorite columnist because he knew nothing about baseball and gave up even writing about it. Posnanski is a better columnist. My only reservation about him was that I don't know if he was really respected by NFL players, coaches and executives. They obviously had some reasons not to like him, but at the same time, there normally is grudging respect for a tough columnist if he actually knows his stuff. I never sensed that the Chiefs respected him. The annual grades were superb.

I moved away from KC to the DFW area about 4 years ago. While in KC, I too had my ups and downs with Whitlock's writing. But the interesting thing is that once I was gone, I made the KC Star my home page and his column was the first thing I looked for. I didn't always agree with him, but he always made you think. His rants about Carl and the Chiefs are pale in comparison to how the Dallas sports media addresses the local pro teams and coaches.

I will miss him. I didn't agree with him all of the time, but he did a great job as a columnist. A columnist should provoke opinion, that's what makes a column great , they take a stand and then you think about it. Agree or disagree - that's the deal. i always looked forward to his gradecard - he didn't sugarcoat it!!!!

Solid work Big Matt... I always looked forward to Whitlock's articles...My only complaint is he never drank BEER during Chiefs games and still got fat!!!

regarding whitloock, I used to like him years ago and told him so personally in River Falls. Over the years in my opinion he became a cartoon of himself and as he reached celebrity status he became more of the story than the story. He sprung to create controversy and to me his stories became predictable and tedious and for the last few years I lost interest in what he had to say. I don't miss him. The MSM has brought this on themselves. They all to often are lazy in their reportage. Sites like. this one and AP, Chiefs Coalition, Gretz, etc. do a much better job than talk radio and Star in reporting on Chiefs. Just like Big City newspapers are more and more reviled and disrespected so is the Star. Check the national polls News and MSM credibility is on the level of used car salesmen, lawyers, and Congress. We are tired of being jacked around by lazy celebrity reporters pundits and radio sports personalities. Jayker

After this write-up, I guess we know who is in lne for Whitlock"s job. Stay in there matt, you will make the big time some day.

I enjoyed the comments section after his articles. I always take pleasure in how uneducated people can sound when trying to insult an educated person. Whitlock, di not write about the chiefs to gain fans. He wrote his persective, biased or unbiased. People would get so angry with the guy for nothing. Sometimes I think he intentionally pulled out anger. He was not the spokesman for a Homeristic fan, that was for sure. I will miss him!!

The man did own up to it when he was wrong, most of the time. He showed up at our High School Pep Rally and sang our fight song in a cheerleader's skirt for being wrong about his predictions. He claimed nobody would be able to beat Blue Springs and was wrong. I didn't agree with him more times than not, but he was a good writer. I wasn't his biggest fan but will certainly miss him.

You have to have on objective view of everything. Without critisim and granted sometimes they are wrong you can not grow. I always read the guy and hope he is big wherever he goes.

Great farewell Matt. I had a love/hate relationship with Whitlock. I always love an antagonist.

What take will Billy Bob from Nowheresville come with on Keitzman's show now that "Fatlock" is gone? Devastating blow for that guy. I once saw Whitlock out and got to thank him for his coverage of the Chiefs and the sports scene in Kansas City in general. I guess I'm in the minority because I often times found myself agreeing with a lot of what he said but even if I disagreed, I felt more informed after reading his column. I thought he made Kansas City seem a little bit more important on a national scale. I guess that doesn't mean anything to some people but I never took that for granted. His LeBron takes have been too funny.

Whitlock is as "impartial" regarding the Chiefs as Fox News is "fair and balanced" regarding Obama.

Good tribute to Whitlock. Boy, he was definitely the reason I read the star on Monday mornings following a Chiefs game. To me, his opinion was the one that mattered. During the Herm years I would watch those games and wonder what / how Whitlock would rip on the Chiefs the next day. He absolutely put KC in the national spotlight and it really is amazing we held onto him as long as we did. It was a shame for the Royals when we lost JoePo, but losing Whitlock is a devastating blow to Chiefs nation. I don't know how or why so many people hated him out there (I'm assuming people say he played the race card too much, but he was so quick to harp on anyone regardless of their race). Reading the comments following his article (which is a mistake btw) was just full of angry people hating on him. I know there are plenty of his fans out there and he'll be missed in KC.

Well put Matty.

oh i see now that twitter is back up. looks like nick wright will get the radio interview. https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason

i've had plenty of time to prepare for his official departure but it's still sad to see him go. in a time when the media (newspaper) was pretty soft on our sports teams, he would often challenge the way i thought as a fan. does anyone know when "the explanation" is going to air?

yeah Ill miss him too I guess.

I did enjoy is grading cards and I appreciated his perspective. He did not suck up to the Chiefs and that is a good thing. It did appear that his bias colored his view to much from time to time. I will take that over propaganda any day.

I am really going to miss Whitlock's report cards. He can post them here if he wants.

I bet he regrets leaving K.C. Kudos to the person who lured him away.

Whitlock is a no talent joke. He masked his lack of talent by writing controversial crap in order to attract readers. I am glad he is gone. Good riddance to a worthless piece of shit.

I never really understood all the hatred pointed in Whitlocks direction. His often critical analysis was hard to read at times but given the product on the field the past few years, and even the past decade and a half, can you really blame him? When a team fails to win a playoff game for 16 years, criticism is not only valid, it is needed. Even if I didn't agree with his viewpoint, his articles were always thought-provoking. That is more than I can say for 95% of the columnists not only in sports, but in every facet of news. He usually offered an opinion or angle of thought not offered by his peers. His unique views are something I will miss, especially when it was about the Chiefs.

Great column, Big Matt. I by no means always agree with Big Sexy -- and often wrote about how preposterous some of his takes were -- but he definitely made the Kansas City Sports scene more relevant and the Chiefs much more entertaining. I'd be a liar if I said his writing and wanting to see more humorous, witty, no-holds-barred takes on the Chiefs like his wasn't one of the inspirations for the site. Thanks for putting the right spin on this.

I agree that Jason was not loved by the management of several organizations, but he brought a very acute view of the world and sports as he saw it. His columns could always be counted on to be thought provoking and of interest. I will miss him and I believe so will many of his former readers in this market.

Speak for yourself, Whitlock's "shit disturbing" often included race-baiting and other unnecessary "literary" devices. In a largely white market, Whitlock's constant injection of race into issues became tiresome and often made Whitlock the star of the story rather than his subject matter or writing. I noticed that most times, Whitlock would often take popular "white man" opinion and make it his own, and only making him controversial because he wouldn't side with the "brothers" on some if not most issues.
His bromance with Jeff George was funny for a while until he began to seriously stump for the Chiefs to pick him up over the last few years.
It isn't sad that Whitlock is done in KC, its sad that the Star can't afford to keep him and is a commentary of the dying print media. Whitlock's dismissal is a microcosm of a far larger problem. I won't miss him, his opinions went stale a long time ago.

Very seldom did I agree with biscuit head. I think it was just the lazy/easy way out to use racism in nearly every column. I'm glad he reported on the Chiefs for you, because anything I noticed in any other platform stunk. Maybe he was a 'decent' reporter on the Chiefs. I don't know. What I do know is that everything else he did was junk.

See ya biscuit head and make sure to wipe the gravy off your chin. (if that's what it really is)

I didn't always agree with him but I appreciated that he always held the front office accountable and was demanding of them.

Jason also was very good on the radio years ago when 810 was just starting and he had the morning show. If I remember correctly, he then went to the competitor 610, and I think he had some type of silly falling out with them and went off the air. He also had trouble with getting up at 5:00 for the morning show at 810.