Bill Burt: One source says lockout is over - Page 4 - New England Patriots Forums

***Rob0729*** · 06-09-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan

No, hes out there as you can see from other posts. Once he was hosting on weei and instead of giving out weei's number for callers to call in, he gave out his home number.

Still not as dumb as the incident I referenced where he wrote a whole article blasting Jerome Bettis for disrespecting the Patriots by going on David Letterman and predicting the Steelers would win the Super Bowl just days before the Pats and Steelers met for the AFC Championship not realizing it was a repeat. That had to go down as one of the dumbest things in sports journalism history. I guess Letterman's topical references to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in his monologue wasn't a dead give away to Burt.

tuckeverlasting · 06-10-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

Still not as dumb as the incident I referenced where he wrote a whole article blasting Jerome Bettis for disrespecting the Patriots by going on David Letterman and predicting the Steelers would win the Super Bowl just days before the Pats and Steelers met for the AFC Championship not realizing it was a repeat. That had to go down as one of the dumbest things in sports journalism history. I guess Letterman's topical references to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in his monologue wasn't a dead give away to Burt.

must admit, he doesn't sound too bright.

supafly · 06-10-2011, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tuckeverlasting

must admit, he doesn't sound too bright.

That certainly sounds very true, lol. Not too bright, hopefully he's on to something here though. I must say, judging by the NFL's statement re: Yogi Bera etc "It's not over 'til it's over," that sounds to me like they're getting somewhere. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but the use of some humor never seems to hurt the cause. Of course the NFLPA came back with "Ummm....NO," so they had to go and deflate any optimism that I had.

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

Still not as dumb as the incident I referenced where he wrote a whole article blasting Jerome Bettis for disrespecting the Patriots by going on David Letterman and predicting the Steelers would win the Super Bowl just days before the Pats and Steelers met for the AFC Championship not realizing it was a repeat. That had to go down as one of the dumbest things in sports journalism history. I guess Letterman's topical references to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in his monologue wasn't a dead give away to Burt.

I can't even believe that Rob. That is amazing. What a buffoon moment.

BradfordPatsFan · 06-10-2011, 05:02 AM

The article did not make the print edition today and is now hidden on the site. It is still there but hidden under "more breaking news stories". So much for Bill Burt.

RhodyPatriot · 06-10-2011, 06:00 AM

Where there is smoke there is fire
My interpretation of the "lockout is over" - they've made enough progress on the big issues and have developed enough trust between the 2 camps that there will be training camp and there will be a full season.
I really don't think Bill Burt does a story like this unless he's talked to someone in a position to know where these two sides are at.

***Calciumee*** · 06-10-2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cmasspatsfan

No, hes out there as you can see from other posts. Once he was hosting on weei and instead of giving out weei's number for callers to call in, he gave out his home number.

That is brilliant

'Hi, I got a question for Burt'

'Sorry, he's at work right now'

***Calciumee*** · 06-10-2011, 07:16 AM

Massachusetts paper publishes false alarm about the end of the lockout - Shutdown Corner - NFL*Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Oh...

***NEGoldenAge*** · 06-10-2011, 07:24 AM

Bill Burt is a **** tease.

tuckeverlasting · 06-10-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Calciumee

Massachusetts paper publishes false alarm about the end of the lockout - Shutdown Corner - NFL*Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Oh...

between borges, tomase and this, no wonder i don't buy a newspaper anymore.

cmasspatsfan · 06-10-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

Still not as dumb as the incident I referenced where he wrote a whole article blasting Jerome Bettis for disrespecting the Patriots by going on David Letterman and predicting the Steelers would win the Super Bowl just days before the Pats and Steelers met for the AFC Championship not realizing it was a repeat. That had to go down as one of the dumbest things in sports journalism history. I guess Letterman's topical references to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in his monologue wasn't a dead give away to Burt.

No argument from me. Weei used to poke fun at him all the time, even had a little skit with a guy with a Burt voice acting like a dumbass. He was always a good sport about it though, seems to be a good guy, just not one of the better writers out there.