I've been reading the sports section of the Washington Post every day since I was six years old. The first headline I can remember was "Ciccarelli traded to Detroit"when my favorite Capital at the time, Dino Ciccarelli, was, well traded to Detroit, thus breaking my six year old heart. It wouldn't be the first time the Capitals would do that. But I digress.
Now, since I'm poor (I know poor Jewish guy is an oxymoron), I read the Post online every day. I actually look forward to it as much as I did every single morning when I was a kid. So imagine my happiness when while perusing the page this morning when there was a preview of "No.7 Alabama," written by Mark Viera. My favorite paper reviewing my favorite college football team. What could go wrong?
Apparently, a lot. Okay well maybe not a lot. But if you get paid to write for a nationally respected newspaper, maybe it would help to do a little research on the team you're writing about instead of just perusing the media guide and making shit up as you go along.
Let's examine the first problem I have with this "article." It's this sentence. "But Jones isn't the only option: The Crimson Tide has 10 scholarship wide receivers on its roster." Okay Mark, let's talk about this. Last year the second leading receiver for the Crimson Tide behind Julio Jones was Nick Walker. He had about 400 yards. Where is he now? I'm not sure but it's damn sure not playing for Alabama since he graduated. The next leading receiver on the team had 200 something yards and that was perennial dissappointment Mike McCoy. So please Mark, enlighten me. What other options do the Tide have at receiver? Perhaps if you had opened up the media guide beyond the first page you would know this you fly by night hack.
Which brings us to the second problem, and the most egregious in this article. "The Crimson Tide is also thin offensively, breaking in a new quarterback and a new running back." WHAT?!?!?! He probably opened the roster page yet again, saw that our starting running back was a sophmore, and said, "Oh new running back." Not realizing that Mark Ingram was an All-SEC fresman last year, racking up 728 yards and 12 touchdowns. That seems like a big question mark to me, you lazy no talent jackass.
Now, since I'm poor (I know poor Jewish guy is an oxymoron), I read the Post online every day. I actually look forward to it as much as I did every single morning when I was a kid. So imagine my happiness when while perusing the page this morning when there was a preview of "No.7 Alabama," written by Mark Viera. My favorite paper reviewing my favorite college football team. What could go wrong?
Apparently, a lot. Okay well maybe not a lot. But if you get paid to write for a nationally respected newspaper, maybe it would help to do a little research on the team you're writing about instead of just perusing the media guide and making shit up as you go along.
Let's examine the first problem I have with this "article." It's this sentence. "But Jones isn't the only option: The Crimson Tide has 10 scholarship wide receivers on its roster." Okay Mark, let's talk about this. Last year the second leading receiver for the Crimson Tide behind Julio Jones was Nick Walker. He had about 400 yards. Where is he now? I'm not sure but it's damn sure not playing for Alabama since he graduated. The next leading receiver on the team had 200 something yards and that was perennial dissappointment Mike McCoy. So please Mark, enlighten me. What other options do the Tide have at receiver? Perhaps if you had opened up the media guide beyond the first page you would know this you fly by night hack.
Which brings us to the second problem, and the most egregious in this article. "The Crimson Tide is also thin offensively, breaking in a new quarterback and a new running back." WHAT?!?!?! He probably opened the roster page yet again, saw that our starting running back was a sophmore, and said, "Oh new running back." Not realizing that Mark Ingram was an All-SEC fresman last year, racking up 728 yards and 12 touchdowns. That seems like a big question mark to me, you lazy no talent jackass.
What makes me the most angry about this is that it's just pure laziness. The story in its entirety is 286 words. And yet he makes two complete factual errors. In 286 words he screws up twice. And these are errors that could have been avoided if he had simply read a stat sheet or googled the names of two players. And the worst part about this is this assclown is getting paid for this. My favorite paper, my hometown paper, the thing I used to look forward to most every morning is spending money on a guy who is too damn lazy to turn to page 23 of a media guide. And no one will call him on it, because what do they care. It's a 286 world blurb on page 2 of the sports section.
What would it take for the Post to do something? Sam Bradford seeking his first Heisman? Calling Terrelle Pyror Terrelle Aftor? Tim Tebow, who credits his Muslim faith for his success on the field? Where does it end?
I don't have the answer. But I shouldn't have to have one.
Ok for a bama loving Jew IMO
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