Let's add Brian Costello for the Mt. Rushmore of dicks. I've wanted to punch all of those guys in the face at one point or another. But I gotta admit, every time I see Mehta's face I wanna punch it, lol. But Costello's right there tho
Cimini says things that makes it seem like he watches an occasional game. Mehta is a complete ass hat.
this, once you get past the snarky comment he has to make in every article it can be informative sometimes
Cimini started out as a knowledgeable read with the NYDN, then they realized that print was dead and their existence was under threat, and the tabloid shit started in the mid 2000s. Everyone considered Cimini a complete joke the moment he published anonymous quote after anonymous quote. Somehow, he weaseled his way into ESPN. Manish Mehta took over, and his work seemed promising. He wanted to connect with readers. He wrote a few thought-provoking articles. Then, over the course of a few years, he actually became worse than Cimini ever had been. As much as I'd like to trash Cimini and Manish, there's only one common factor. The New York Daily News is desperate to stay in existence and will do whatever it can to maintain whatever tiny bit of readership it has. Anything.
Good summary Abyz. Here's my 2 cents. Imagine you are Manish, and your editor tells you to get something out there that will command 1500 clicks by noon tomorrow. Ready. Set. GO! So Manish pulls up to Met Life looking for a story and sees the lights off, doors locked, and the parking lot empty. Hmmm. So he breaks out his cell and dials a few numbers of players to get their take on this or that. But none of them answer (they're all golfing in the Bahamas). Next he breaks out the tablet and scans the web for anything Jets related that he can chime in on with his own spin. Nothing. It's the off season. You get the point. I challenge you to post a relevant, interesting (1500 clicks) story by noon tomorrow. An NO anonymous sources! You can quote FBG214 from TGG, but that's it. Good luck!
Fake news alert! Breaking news: Ryan Fitzpatrick close to deal with Cowboys. Things are moving fast, but it looks like Jerry Jones is set on signing The Beard as his backup for 2016. We have seen Jerry in the Boston area, and he has been partying with influential NFL executives. Roger Goodell was said to have almost been in attendance. This is important. Mike Florio will repeat this exact sentence tomorrow. Jerry Jones likes Ryan Fitzpatrick's shoes. Jones has said he has no comment, but the entire Cowboys front office is said to be in contact with the same people who are familiar in some way with Fitzpatrick's camp. They are all planning to be in the same general vicinity soon, and the situation may heat up. This story is still developing. AP
All I had to do was make shit up. Which is basically the same thing as unnamed sources, but required more time.
