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I like the fact that a rumor mill site, which never hesitated to report any rumor associated with the controversy (not to mention "Randy Moss to be cut"), is hesitating to report this rumor. The only reason they aren't viewed as a tabloid site is because, when it comes to the rumor mill, they make no judgements and simply report what the rumors are.
That is simply untrue. They have often said that they are holding back details of a rumor because there is no corroboration at all or because there are conflicting stories. They tend to do so when naming a name could hurt the person in question if the rumor turns out to be untrue.
PFT has always been good about stating the general source of a rumor and their own feeling as to whether it's true. PFT is not for mindless readers who want news served to them so they don't have to think very much. (Which is apparently true of many here.)
This allows us to look at all of the ridiculous rumors they've reported (like the Moss one) and mock them for it. Without consistency Florio is just a hack with an agenda.
As are many here. PFT never actually said Moss would be cut, as many people here wrongly claim. It reported there were rumors. Tomase reported the same thing. So did others. PFT in fact said "We scoffed when we heard it ... and we agree that this sounds crazy. "
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