Roethlisberger Thoughts?

[GoBigOrGoHome]

He's not a reporter. He's a jumped-up little blogger whose vanity demands that he be in front of a camera. Even before NBC he was hosting awful little TV bits which added no value to his site. He has two skills: assiduous gatherer of other people's work, and legal analysis.

I admire that he built a business out of nothing. But he's a snarky little prick and I have no idea why NBC uses him as some kind of expert, something he clearly isn't.

Clearly I have mixed feelings about Florio. Before he hit the big time, PFT was a must read for NFL fans. Hew used to do a weekly radio spot in Detroit where he would routinely break Lions news before the local guys had it (Mike called out Mayhew/Lewand as the replacements for Millen the day Millen was fired and he was not spitballing. He had sources). It really rubbed said local guys a little raw until they realized Mike was pretty good at his hobby (that's what PFT was in the beginning - a hobby) and they started reading and contributing to his site.

I have mad respect for Florio in that he took a basement project, made it a cottage industry and parlayed that into weekly appearances on the most-watched sports program in the country. I just wish he would assign the collating of others' work to his minions and get back to breaking real news. He used to be pretty good at that.

[Bengals1181]

PFT is great at compiling news that someone else reports first into a central location. It's when they offer up their own opinion of any kind when PFT turns to crap.

[wxwax]

PFT is great at compiling news that someone else reports first into a central location. It's when they offer up their own opinion of any time when PFT turns to crap.

I share your point of view.