Georgia Bill Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name Give em hell J.P. and make em all eat crow! That is just pure BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name Give em hell J.P. and make em all eat crow! That is just pure BS. 465653[/snapback] Unfortunately, I am starting to hear that down here in Miami from all of these Dolphin fans. I really hope that we kick their ass this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 What did they say about Jimmie Johnson admitting that he crashed Elliot Sadler going into one on lap 20 of 188? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Bill Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 Me too! A win against Miami is a fine salve on an open wound. I just hope these guys get up for this game. I'm not so sure they really have a hot rivalry w Miami anymore (sad). When I was young I suffered through the 21 straight losses to Miami. In my mind, until that score is evened, we cannot beat them enough. GO BILLS - Kick some Tuna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I've been suggesting this will happen for two weeks. It's unavoidable, in his situation. It will only stop when wins become the norm. This is additional pressure on JP, but perhaps, also, extra incentive to prove people and the press wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat-boy Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name Give em hell J.P. and make em all eat crow! That is just pure BS. 465653[/snapback] I feel so honored to live in a world in which journalists earn a wage by writing articles that viciously denigrate 24-year olds with limited experience for their subpar performance in a high-pressure environment. oh, wait...JP's being paid millions of dollars, so that gives people the right to crap all over him in a national paper. oh, wait...it's the author's first amendment right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I feel so honored to live in a world in which journalists earn a wage by writing articles that viciously denigrate 24-year olds with limited experience for their subpar performance in a high-pressure environment. oh, wait...JP's being paid millions of dollars, so that gives people the right to crap all over him in a national paper. oh, wait...it's the author's first amendment right. 465687[/snapback] I agree. They should be required to write that he is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loadofmularkey Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I feel so honored to live in a world in which journalists earn a wage by writing articles that viciously denigrate 24-year olds with limited experience for their subpar performance in a high-pressure environment. oh, wait...JP's being paid millions of dollars, so that gives people the right to crap all over him in a national paper. oh, wait...it's the author's first amendment right. 465687[/snapback] You're kidding right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I agree. They should be required to write that he is great. 465691[/snapback] Crusade, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Typical. The day after TKO went down USA Today ran a big article on injuries plaguing the AFC East. The entire article was about Pennington, Fiedler and Rodney Harrison. No mention whatsoever of TKO. It'll be years until The Bills become media darlings again. So if that's what you're after I suggest you chill out for awhile and come back later - say 2007 or so. Because time is running out for this year's squad to find an identity other than a Chinese Firedrill. Nobody likes a loser and the lack of success at OBD for most of the DonnaHo era makes it infinitely easier for the national media to heap scorn on The Bills than to sing their praise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beausox Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name Give em hell J.P. and make em all eat crow! That is just pure BS. 465653[/snapback] Stop whining and face the facts JP has been bad. the team as bad. this is the big time he and the team better improve. And the buffalonian " everybody picks on me" is old and tiresome. Do something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 If JP cares about a jackass reporter making fun of his name, then he doesn't belong in the NFL. It's pretty simple, JP is a celebrity and is open game. Perks of the job is your a millionaire and you get to bang as many hot chicks as you want. The down side is a newspapers reporter is going to write stevestojan about you. Sign me up for that anyday! We need Kelly, Thomas and Reed at the game to rally the troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34-78-83 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Looks like we now have Hot Pocket media to go with all the Hot Pocket fans Of course a first time starting qb must become good instantly or else he's a complete failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 But, Isn't that how his name is pronounced??? I've seen in articles both (Las-man) and (Loss-man) as pronunciations, perhaps you are being a bit too sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name Give em hell J.P. and make em all eat crow! That is just pure BS. 465653[/snapback] Instead of being known as the queen city, Buffalo should be called "The City of Perpetual Whiners". Typical Buffalo paranoia and inferiority complex at work here. Maybe the writer simply wanted to clarify the pronunciation of his name so people don't say it as "lows-man" or "Lawz-man" . It's hardly uncommon in newpaper articles for athletes who are anything less than household names to have the pronunciations shown. But wait a minute..... It must be because Buffalo is a small market team! Yeah, that's it. Isn't there someone that we can sue!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Typical. The day after TKO went down USA Today ran a big article on injuries plaguing the AFC East. The entire article was about Pennington, Fiedler and Rodney Harrison. No mention whatsoever of TKO. It'll be years until The Bills become media darlings again. So if that's what you're after I suggest you chill out for awhile and come back later - say 2007 or so. Because time is running out for this year's squad to find an identity other than a Chinese Firedrill. Nobody likes a loser and the lack of success at OBD for most of the DonnaHo era makes it infinitely easier for the national media to heap scorn on The Bills than to sing their praise. 465707[/snapback] Such is life with the double-edged sword of the market economy. Big markets are big markets and when decisions about column inches or the opinions stated in an article are driven by the market then other issues such as fairness, balance or even accuracy take a back seat. Certainly these "side-issues" such as accuracy should be at the center of articles and coverage and I am happy that some still advocate this, our advocacy needs to also realize that money talks and the rest often walks in our market economy. The NFL used to a sport that happened to also be a business. Now it is a business that also happens to be a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Bill Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 Instead of being known as the queen city, Buffalo should be called "The City of Perpetual Whiners". Typical Buffalo paranoia and inferiority complex at work here. Maybe the writer simply wanted to clarify the pronunciation of his name so people don't say it as "lows-man" or "Lawz-man" . It's hardly uncommon in newpaper articles for athletes who are anything less than household names to have the pronunciations shown. But wait a minute..... It must be because Buffalo is a small market team! Yeah, that's it. Isn't there someone that we can sue!?!?! 465865[/snapback] You judge for yourself. Here is the exact quote from the USA Today article: "The Bills won eight of their final 10 games last season, making many forget — until now — that they started last season 0-4. The Bills have lost three in a row and the job of starting quarterback J.P. Losman (pronounced LOSS-man) is in jeopardy." maybe the emphasis on LOSS was not an intentional stab, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 You judge for yourself. Here is the exact quote from the USA Today article:"The Bills won eight of their final 10 games last season, making many forget — until now — that they started last season 0-4. The Bills have lost three in a row and the job of starting quarterback J.P. Losman (pronounced LOSS-man) is in jeopardy." maybe the emphasis on LOSS was not an intentional stab, eh? 465988[/snapback] Generally in a pronuciation key, letters are capitalized to impart emphasis on a sylabol. In this case, LOSS-man, would be a correct representation of the the pronunciation of his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 sylabol. 466015[/snapback] How unfortunate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeRay Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 It was pretty low for the USA Today, in front sports page article on struggling AFC East, to write "...J.P. Losman (pronounced "Loss-man")...". Give the guy a break! It's bad enough all the second guessing for a new QB, now they stoop to making cracks on his name mad.gif JP is really a nice guy, unlike me. So, what has JP done for us lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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