tombonneau
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Reiss needs to chill on his draft predictions though.
It's too bad Reiss (or anyone for that matter) couldn't dig even deeper and find out the actual timeframe involved in the implementation of the videotaping policy being referenced in spygate.
For those of us old enough to remember the Pats at Fenway and the Impossible Dream - remember the good old days when the Sunday Globe was by far the best sports page in the world, with Will McDonough, Peter Gammons, Leigh Montville, Lesley Visser, Bud Collins, and a pre-espn Bob Ryan stuck to hoops?
Reiss is the best reporter of the Patriots.
However, Tony Effeminate Squeakerotti told me that Reiss wears a Patriots jacket in to work every day, so now I guess I have to consider Mike to be a stooge for the Patriots... a sellout... unworthy of the high mantle of antagonistic journalism to which all reporters must aspire.
After all, it's not about providing the fans with good information about their favorite team... no no! It's all about making a name for yourself by taking down the best coach in the history of the NFL and tainting the reputation of one of the best dynasties in football. THAT's what reporting is all about my friends.
Tidbits about Chad Jackson looking good in passing camp? ... Surely you jest!
I don't think he is interested. Which is why I won't jump on this bandwagon. I'm not impressed with any of his spygate stuff. Today is a good example in his mailbag:
They should start sending some of his written reports, bits of clothing, some hair, and his chewed gum to Canton. His bust there will have full access to the Bellichick's and Brady's area.
IN his LATER days..he wrote a very interesting story about Fred McCrary (as he was a guard), the 25th anniverasary of the Stingley hit, and a few others..BUT other than those few more in depth non-column pieces..his day to day things were horrible..Back in the days, I liked reading Borges, he worked for stories and outlined facts to support it. IMO, his best highlights; when he reported on the drug problem under Raymond Berry and later on he made the case for Tipplet going to the hall b/c he had comparable and sometime better stats than LT, and was more impressive given Tip played strong side while LT played weakside. When he became a columnist his contrarian approach just embellished him.
My point, I hope Reiss stays a beat writer and does not succumb to the dark side as a columnist.
Reiss, like a lot of us, is basically sick and tired of the whole thing, and just wants to get back to covering football. Frankly, while I would love to see him be a bulldog for the Pats, I'm sure as heck not going to condemn him for choosing not to do so.
Tony? John? Your jealousy couldn't be more evident.
Mike gets all the access and we get ignored. How can they ignore us... don't they know who we are?! We are the REAL reporters. We have journalistic integrity and independence (ie. we stab our team's players/coaches/owners in the back and take the contrarian position at every turn).
For the record, they can't put John's bust in there because of limited space and Tony's, if it ever made it in, would come complete with a little pull cord that laments what a bunch of yahoos, here worshippers, and gutless suck-ups we Patriot fans are. It would do so in the squeakiest voice possible of course.
Yep, Mike does a great job. He takes info directly from the Pats, no questions asked. I can see why we all love him.
PTR
You misunderstand. There was not a drop of sarcasm in my post. I actually meant what I said