JoeF Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x2088983289/SOURCE-NFL-lockout-is-over Looks like the reports from a blogger last year that said Cowher was going to accept the Bills job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 His source... http://www.nfl.com/lockout_over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x2088983289/SOURCE-NFL-lockout-is-over Looks like the reports from a blogger last year that said Cowher was going to accept the Bills job. The Eagle-Trib is a Boston-area daily paper. (Lawrence MA/So.NH) Bill Burt is a regular guest on WEEI, so I think he would not report something unless there was substance to it. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 What is awesome is the comments in Burt's article all unanimously call this guy a fool. I almost wish the lockout would end tomorrow just so he can have an article that says "Suck it Haters! I told you so." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Florio's response: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/09/small-massachusetts-newspaper-claims-lockout-almost-over/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 The Eagle-Trib is a Boston-area daily paper. (Lawrence MA/So.NH) Bill Burt is a regular guest on WEEI, so I think he would not report something unless there was substance to it. PTR Thanks PTR. Good stuff--maybe a little hope. Has he broken Pats or NFL news in the past? His source... http://www.nfl.com/lockout_over... of course you were. I thought you were going to link the guy in the Peter Pan outfit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Florio's response: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/09/small-massachusetts-newspaper-claims-lockout-almost-over/ I sure hope Burt is right, if nothing else just to point out the type of reporting Florio does. His quote "Actually, the headline says it’s “almost over.” The body of the article, written by Bill Burt, says that the lockout is indeed over." just isn't true. Did I read the article wrong? Seems like a lot of the comments agree... You know, I take it back, I hope he's right so we can get some Buffalo Bills Football ON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Sorry but... Massachusetts paper publishes false alarm about the end of the lockout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Well there you go, I DID read it wrong, or at least the wrong article. Bummer, bro. Still, lets hope that the gears are turning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 The Eagle-Trib is a Boston-area daily paper. (Lawrence MA/So.NH) Bill Burt is a regular guest on WEEI, so I think he would not report something unless there was substance to it. PTR Everyone knows the super tight editing and fact checking that goes on in "Boston-area daily" papers---like the Boston Herald, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I just hope these Not so Secret "Top Secret" meetings are actually accomplishing something. It is getting close, maybe 3-4 weeks away from actually affecting the NFL season in one way or another, not to mention cancelling camp at St. John Fisher which is the highlight of my summer, driving up from Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 If you trying to be a legit reporter sticking your neck out like this and being wrong is not a good thing for your rep. The Eagle-Trib is not some weekly shopping rag, its a daily with a sizable circulation. I'll bet Burt has a "meeting" with his editors today. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Gun Special Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 If you trying to be a legit reporter sticking your neck out like this and being wrong is not a good thing for your rep. The Eagle-Trib is not some weekly shopping rag, its a daily with a sizable circulation. I'll bet Burt has a "meeting" with his editors today. PTR Ill bet he doesnt. He likely has a source. He only siad they have reached a tentative agreement but clearly states the deal isnt final and the lockout isnt over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 They just had a scroll on the bottom of ESPN where it said Smith/Goodell were seen having dinner together last night & their mood looked pretty festive. I would be surprised if there is not an agreement in place by father's day. Just too much money involved to not meet some sort of compromise. If they wait for the courts(I think the next court date is August 29th, half the season will be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Ill bet he doesnt. He likely has a source. He only siad they have reached a tentative agreement but clearly states the deal isnt final and the lockout isnt over. Of course he is going to have a meeting with his editors over this. They are probably going to want to know his source and see if he could get another source before the rest of the media crucify them a 2nd time around. With all of the "sources" people in the media have, this guy has the only source that has leaked this info out? Sounds fishy. Not impossible, but the editors are defenently going to want to know more about this source. Usuaully, one source is pretty naughty in journalism. 2 is the bare minimum, and 3 is a whole lot more pretty. Imo, if the lockout were ending soon (next couple weeks) then there would be a lot more leaks out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Gun Special Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Of course he is going to have a meeting with his editors over this. They are probably going to want to know his source and see if he could get another source before the rest of the media crucify them a 2nd time around. With all of the "sources" people in the media have, this guy has the only source that has leaked this info out? Sounds fishy. Not impossible, but the editors are defenently going to want to know more about this source. Usuaully, one source is pretty naughty in journalism. 2 is the bare minimum, and 3 is a whole lot more pretty. Imo, if the lockout were ending soon (next couple weeks) then there would be a lot more leaks out there. you say that because you are assuming they didnt know about this story before it printed. Do you really think there was a rogue writer at a daily who snuck this story past everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 If that paper has an editor, he/she already knows all he/she needed to know to run that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 If you trying to be a legit reporter sticking your neck out like this and being wrong is not a good thing for your rep. The Eagle-Trib is not some weekly shopping rag, its a daily with a sizable circulation. I'll bet Burt has a "meeting" with his editors today. PTR You don't think this went through an editor before being published the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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