An incredibly sad, well-reported, well-written profile ...

[militantoysterdog]

I don't read the Daily News much. But this was great.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/492483p-414846c.html

 

[JayFarrar]

That was a good article. Not very well-edited, its arrested, not arrrested, but shows the power of being there as opposed to doing it on the phone.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

How long til they write that story about 4th-and-26 Freddie Mitchell?

 

[Montezuma's Revenge]

Good story.

Sloppy, slopping editing all over it.

I'd have preferred to see most of the player-assistance stuff as short sider. I thought it got away of the human story a little bit. I'd have left some of the too-proud-to-ask-for-help stuff in the main story but pulled most of the rest of it out as a short separate.

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

It seems like I'm reading one of these profiles of ex-80s NFL players at least once a week. And everytime I read them, I get a little angrier with the league.

 

[write then drink]

strong piece by Gary

i'm not crazy about the voice -- said works better than says, especially if you change voice in midstreak

but, damn, he got some great quotes from a lot of people and told the story without getting in the way

nice work, Gary

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

told the story without getting in the way

He never gets in the way. He is a reporter first, writer second, and that's what leads to work like this.

 

[shockey]

gary rocks when he does pieces like this. 8) 8) 8)

 

[Ike Broflovski]

I read the story and couldn't help but think what a better writer would have done with the same information, but I guess you can't really have it both ways.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

I don't know, Ike. Gary was good enough for Dave Smith, so I suppose he's good enough for me.

 

[Bears00]

Good story. Liked the way it was presented.

 

[friend of the friendless]

Sirs, Madames,

Heart-breaking. Emotion and reporting over-ride the editing.

YHS, etc