The Jets will practice at 1:30 p.m. It is open to the public and, apparently, WFAN as well. Gotta love stories that are media-created and media-covered, and then propagated as news. As the old saying goes, "nothing draws a crowd like a crowd." How that relates, I'm not sure, and to quote Newsday's outstanding Knicks beat reporter Alan Hahn, just bloggin'. Hey, if we can't laugh at ourselves at times in the media, who can we laugh at?
So Eric Mangini in the press room at 12:45 p.m. where he'll be asked about a variety of things; among them certainly David Harris - who missed both practices yesterday - and Laveranues Coles, who missed the late afternoon workout. Maybe he'll, all together now...OBFUSCATE, but then again, maybe not. I'm really hoping to hear Mangini use the word "obfuscate" sometime this year for some reason.
Also, Mario Gonzalez from newsday.com will be here shortly to film a video segment. He was at training camp a couple days ago collecting questions from fans that would then be asked of me, your humble Jets beat person. I am working on a purple dot to be placed where my head would be for said video, and I'd say negotiations are "progressing."
* First "aside" of the day: my apologies to Jets interns Christie, Matt, Amanda, Andrew and Jeanette - hope I'm not missing anyone - who I'm told on a rotating basis have to read the beat reporters' blogs to see what is what (they also prepare a daily "clips" package that is helpful so we can all see what everyone else wrote on a given day). But back to the blog thing: I don't know who got the short straw last night but sorry to have written, to used a Mike Tannenbaumism, something "north of" 1,100 words in yesterday's afternoon practice report. You should get today off, and probably tomorrow too.
Comments (11)
So Boland must not have a soul. These poor interns have to read your horrendous inept writing and ridiculous prattle? My god. How did they handle last week when there were 3 a day? Christ, Boland, don't just say "sorry" buy the kids some lunch.
Erik,
I actually think your practice reports hwv been pretty much on the money. Good Job.
Erik: I like your practice reports. Make the interns earn their keep...
Dear Erik,
J. is correct -- the interns are here to have fun and more "bon mots" are more fun, by definition.
What's with CARTON?!
Yeah, Erik, make those interns work to not get paid.
I think it's big brotther Tannenbaum trying to control the masses. Would they cut off your access if you wrote something critical?
I agree completely about WFAN. There's a point where reporters, radio or otherwise, try to make themselves the story that they cease to be reporters. Like the crowd comment, very true.
Wow, that really does seem as if the Jets are trying to manipulate and influence the Blog world too. I'm sure it works too. It's easier to take the spoon fed info from the Jets PR / media people than to scratch around on your own. Not insinuating that you are party to it Erik, just the system you have to work in.
You have been excellent in your posts and appear to be impartial and relay the facts. You have also been very patient with some of our smart ass fellow bloggers. Kudos.
Poor interns, they read the beat blogs... thats what lots of people do at their own jobs!
Erik, How is Nugent looking? Is he getting the ball into the endzone on his kickoffs?
I would think that, if Mangini does not obfuscate when addressing the status of Harris and Coles, at the very least he would dissemble, given his pusillanimous nature.
Joe you should be banned from all sports blogs using "pusillanimous".
Here's one for the JETS and the poor interns. Take your PSL's and hide it with the sun doesn't shine!
Now back to our regularly transimitted blog...
I've never used dictionary.com so much in my life! I thought football fans were regular beer guys? This is geting to be like studying for S.A.T.s