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With great power...

...comes great responsibilty.  Or in our case, with great success comes lot's of media attention and not all of it so great.  I wonder how much traction either of these stories would have had if we were 6-10 and not in the playoffs.  Both of these stories were posted within minutes of each other on PFT

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/30/michael-turner-avoids-an-arrest/

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/30/mckay-enters-the-fray/

Now I could care less about McKay leaving the team, but the Turner situation is a little unsettling for the sarcastic tone that Florio takes.

"But, conveniently, no arrest was made and no charges filed."

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Florio always has to be a smart ass. A real reporter might try to find out some facts surrounding the event, instead of insinuating impropriety with no supporting evidence. I generally like PFT, but this guy seems to have no reporting skills or ethical scruples.

When Morten Andersen retired, Florio made no mention that he was the all-time leading scorer, but he did find time to make fun of his age. What a dickless excuse for a “reporter”, he gives the occupation a bad name.

by tom slick on Dec 30, 2008 9:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Florio's a hard worker

But that article reads like he gets off on either hating the Falcons or coming up with conspiracy theories. As a reporter myself, I can tell you that domestic disturbances can be as benign as two people shouting at eachother, in which case the cops aren’t going to get out the nightsticks and haul a guy off in cuffs. Florio doesn’t know any more than we do what happened there, so I’m completely baffled with the way he wrote that.

Still, I’d rather not see any Falcons coming up in these kinds of stories. It always makes you uneasy when the family is involved.

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 30, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

And before anyone says anything

I am aware of Florio’s writing style.

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 30, 2008 9:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah
Still, I’d rather not see any Falcons coming up in these kinds of stories

I concur. Florio or not, something did happen.

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on Dec 31, 2008 12:54 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Mountains out of mole hills.

Nothing to see here, move along.

"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."

by tlozwarlock on Dec 31, 2008 2:23 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

From Florio's Pre-Season Predictions

“I see the Falcons taking the NFC South. No, I’m kidding. The Falcons STINK!”
What does he know?

by phoenix falcoholic on Dec 31, 2008 2:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Florio could fall into a bucket of money and come up

grasping his own… well, you know.

"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."

by tlozwarlock on Jan 3, 2009 6:36 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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