Profootballtalk.com in Time Magazine
Jun 16, 2008 Eagles Rumors
Time magazine just named ProFootballTalk.com as one of the “50 Best Websites of 2008.” I’m torn here. One the one hand, I won’t deny that I have regularly been one of the many millions of hits that Florio’s creation has clocked. The site is richly entertaining and the editor clearly has some connections deep inside the NFL.
But on the other hand… he’s just so damn wrong most of the time. I understand the site isn’t called “NFL News and Facts” — it’s a rumors site. And Florio makes no apologies for his high-mindedness and often annoying opinions.
But in my humble opinion (as a fan), it’s really time for someone to caution Florio that the site’s strengths — his inside sources (which mostly seem to be agents with an agenda) that deliver his unique rumors and rare breaking news are being drowned out by his clumsy attempts at on-the-field, roster, or talent analysis.
I, for one, have realized that over the course of the last 8 or 9 months I’ve visited the site quite a bit less. It wasn’t a conscious decision to do so, just the sort of thing that happens when an internet/football junkie like myself starts to lose interest in a site.
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Annoying
Apr 25, 2008 Eagles Rumors
Normally there is enough going on during the off-season (free agency, trade rumors, legal issues) to keep Florio and PFT from chiming in on anything related to what actually goes on in an NFL game — which is he is terrible at.
But today, possibly out of boredom, he tried to make the case that USC puts out a disproportionate amount of NFL busts. He used Mike Patterson as a piece of evidence. Read the hilarious comments and his attempt at reconciling his error, which comes of just as idiotic as his initial point.
NFL front offices are always in the habit of signing draft busts to seven year extensions, Mike. Well done.
Stick to the rumor mongering and terrible prediction making.
