ClevTrev
Rotational Player and Threatening Starter's Job
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Let's set the record straight. Will McDonough was the dean of the NFL sportwriters. His career spanned many years, so I can see why some think his Football Notes column every Sunday was representative of what he did. He did far more. He covered the details ala Reiss and Breer for many years and built solid relationships with long-time NFL and AFL people that gave him access to information and a historical insight few could ever or will ever match.McDonut was a good reporter in the sense of someone with unnamed contacts who could write about dirt and gossip. Not my preference. He stank when it came to any personal knowlege and insight into the game or into a given game. His contacts drove his agenda and he let his agenda run unbridled. I don't miss that era or 'reportage' one bit. Goodbye to McDonut, the CHB and their ilk.
He never tooted his own horn, nor would he have suffered the many media posers we see so much today. His unassuming manner and direct approach enabled him to educate a whole generation of football fans that will forever miss the day his writing stopped. He was precise and accurate with his news and never floated rumors like the ones we've seen recently regarding Green Bay's acquisition of a high profile receiver, etc., just for the sake of trying to scoop the others. He usually did scoop the others and was right on the mark with his information. Here's hoping that Reiss, Breer and others successfully follow in Will's footsteps.