Len Pastabelly on Gibbs' Retirement: "Just An Ordinary Joe"

[JoeRedskin]

Fair enough. Neither will I.

How about a six pack?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Fair enough. Neither will I.

How about a six pack?

Don't you owe me a six pack?

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Don't you owe me a six pack?

Yes. It's been in my fridge for two years now. A bit skanky but, hey, it's all yours.

[BleedBurgundy]

Alright, that's enough. I have to go wash my eyes with rubbing alcohol to get rid of that mental image.

[70Chip]

This is good:

Is Len Pasquarelli Too Old to Cover Sports? - Media Blog - Jeff Bercovici - Mixed Media - Portfolio.com

[MTK]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

This is good:

Is Len Pasquarelli Too Old to Cover Sports? - Media Blog - Jeff Bercovici - Mixed Media - Portfolio.com

damn he's such a prick

[MTK]

Man look at that mugshot, what a miserable SOB

[70Chip]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Man look at that mugshot, what a miserable SOB

He looks like he should have a suicide note pinned to the back of his coat.

[skinsfan_nn]

Pasta is a TOTAL waste and classless as they come end of that story!

Here's a nice read on Joe in the NC paper:

Charlotte Observer | 01/10/2008 | Gibbs heeds homesick blues

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfan_nn

Pasta is a TOTAL waste and classless as they come end of that story!

Here's a nice read on Joe in the NC paper:

Charlotte Observer | 01/10/2008 | Gibbs heeds homesick blues

LOL I liked this line from that article:

a man who looks like a "Revenge of the Nerds" cast member gone to seed, but who leads like Mel Gibson in "Braveheart."

[Redskins_P]

Looks like Pastabelly is pissed again. Now he's mad at Falcon's GM Tom Dimitroff for leaking the news about their new HC to his colleague Mike Smith.

Here it is straight from PFT:

RUMBLE BREWING IN BRISTOL?
Posted by Mike Florio on January 24, 2008, 12:24 p.m.
A league source pointed out to us the catty comments of ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli regarding the fact that Len’s colleague, Michael Smith, broke the story that Mike Smith would be the next coach of the Falcons.

In critiquing the hiring of Mike Smith, Pasquarelli takes a jab at Falcons G.M. Tom Dimitroff for leaking the news to Michael Smith. (In hindsight, I probably should have assigned this one to our own Michael David Smith.)

“Perhaps the only failure of Dimitroff in the process was allowing word of his choice to leak out,” Len writes. “Michael Smith of ESPN knew who the new coach was going to be long before Mike Smith the new head coach did. But, hey, that was a win for the home team in Bristol, and we’ll take it.”

Our source described the comment as “childish.”

“He’s criticizing Dimitroff leaking the info to ESPN’s Smith,” the source said. “It sounds like sour grapes. Isn’t that how [Pasquarelli] survives? I think he’s jealous that Smith broke the story and he, based in Atlanta, didn’t.”

We agree. ESPN would have nothing to slap on the scroll as something that “Len Pasquarelli reports” if news only flowed from releases and press conferences. If people don’t allow things to “leak out,” there will be no cutting edge for ESPN or CBS or FOX or NBC or PFT or BFD to try to ride.

And isn’t it the goal of journalists to know things before as many people as possible? Instead of chastising Dimitroff for having loose lips (and thus potentially harming the ability of Smith or anyone from ESPN to get pry information from Dimitroff in the future), shouldn’t Pasquarelli be praising Smith?

Link: ProFootballTalk.com

[MTK]

Lenny P is such a jackass. C'mon ESPN fire that douche already!

[SKINSnCANES]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Lenny P is such a jackass. C'mon ESPN fire that douche already!

see look, even the most recent post before mine is our main mod just saying hes a jackass. Even if you disagree with everything the article said and hate the tact that he uses, he still put a lot of facts in there, showed data, listed other coaches ages, etc. He wrote the article in the same way we expect people on this site to write, to put their opinion and then back it up. So you dont agree, whatever, put some facts why you dont agree. Matty you can call me out of line if you want but Ive been on this site for years and Im tired of reading crap like this. I come on here because everyone puts up stats and facts and then we interupt them differently and discuss. Daseal tried to prove a point and he just got bashed for it along with Lenny P, whats the point...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

see look, even the most recent post before mine is our main mod just saying hes a jackass. Even if you disagree with everything the article said and hate the tact that he uses, he still put a lot of facts in there, showed data, listed other coaches ages, etc. He wrote the article in the same way we expect people on this site to write, to put their opinion and then back it up. So you dont agree, whatever, put some facts why you dont agree. Matty you can call me out of line if you want but Ive been on this site for years and Im tired of reading crap like this. I come on here because everyone puts up stats and facts and then we interupt them differently and discuss. Daseal tried to prove a point and he just got bashed for it along with Lenny P, whats the point...

Ok here's a fact. He says Gibbs doesn't understand the players' perspectives in his ordinary joe piece.

Says who? Who made the call to let players have their own workout program this past offseason. Who made the call to go light on practices down the stretch this year because the team was so emotionally spent?

[birdz4gibbs]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Ok here's a fact. He says Gibbs doesn't understand the players' perspectives in his ordinary joe piece.

Says who? Who made the call to let players have their own workout program this past offseason. Who made the call to go light on practices down the stretch this year because the team was so emotionally spent?

and thats no ordinary joe....

man the air is really thick in here lately aint it