"My guess is that what you are really seeking is fact such as, "Texans coach Gary Kubiak reported that he has interest in signing Jake Plummer if he were on the market and looking at drafting a day one QB to groom under Plummer" The problem is that there just isn't that type of infomration coming out right now. Football is so big that it has become a 12 month sport, and there just isn't 12 months worth of information to report. So we are stuck with opinions (some lame, some not) from writers in markets around the country. "-Hanson (a portion of his comments from the previous post).
That is precisely what I am looking for, they are called reporters, not forecasters. (At least the weatherman's job is forecasting). Reporters on the other hand are supposed to do just that, report. What did so and so say about this and that. What rumors did you extract from Player A and Owner B. Let me come up with my own opinions on what that means for a team. I can speculate and make up scenarios on my own, and don't need someone to do it for me. Unfortunately, we are a society that needs to have our gaps filled. There is no football going on, and thus there is this tremendous gap for those of us who follow it so closely all year around. I'm as guilty of it as anyone else. However, how we choose to fill this gap is often ridiculous. We settle for crap and drivel from reporters, who only write so that they can be employed year round. If only the talents of some of these reporters could be employed elsewhere during the offseason, or there wasn't pressure on them to produce when there is no news worth printing.
The fact is though, that there are many (including myself in the past) who will read anything and everything, even if it is crap, just to fill up that empty spot. This need to fill the gaps of life, manifests itself in many ways. One that is glaring to me, is a need to be on the cell phone anytime I am walking between my workplace and the car, or the car and the house. For some reason there is a fear (at least in me) to be alone with myself and my thoughts, even if it is for two minutes between my workplace and the car. I am willing to call anyone during times when I have a few minutes and am driving and don't have my audiobooks with me to distract me. I'll even be satisfied if I call someone and get their voicemail, if the whole process was long enough to move me along to my next distraction. What does this all mean, I don't exactly know, but I do know, that I am sick of settling for crap in reporting, phone conversations, T.V. shows, movies or even personal relationships all in an effort to keep from having any time to ponder life. Does this mean I'll change? Probably not, but hey had to get that out of my system....
Oh, and if you ever catch me posting crap, seemingly just to post something, feel free to call me out on it, as I will do my best to only post stuff that I find truly interesting and worth sharing, and will try to avoid posting for the sake of posting.
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