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Good catch. Puts into question the validity of the article. Point of reference, both Hudl and Rivals list Anderson at 6'2", and even Silver himself reported on SNYUCONN in March that he was 6'2" and 230 lbs. So, size should not matter (hehe) as far as the QB competition is concerned. What matters is who can get the job done best.Wow, this is awful. So an inch and one pound separate big from small?
"Shirreffs, 6-1, 216-pounds, is a big quarterback who can run."
"Anderson...is another running style quarterback, though on the small side at 6-foot, 215-pounds."
http://snyuconn.com/uconn/football/camp-preview-quarterbacks-2/
Or as John would put it. You right for a living. Do it write.Silver drives me crazy with the typos and grammatical errors... I like his coverage but it seems like every article I read has mistakes... You write for a living, do it right.
I noticed Silver didn't mention Rutherford in the O-Line preview. I would think he is in consideration for one of the Guard spots, no?
Blue you can add player omissions to the list of mistakes.Silver drives me crazy with the typos and grammatical errors... I like his coverage but it seems like every article I read has mistakes... You write for a living, do it right.
Now I am reading the linebacker article...
"Vann is one of the more productive layers in the American"
I don't disagree with you. At the end of the day it's really not a big deal, just a bit of a nuisance. With that said, I'll take his coverage with errors over most of the other clowns' content every day of the week.Silver is by far and away the best beat reporter. I can't kill him over blog posts he probably makes $25 on.
Silver is by far and away the best beat reporter. I can't kill him over blog posts he probably makes $25 on.
I agree that he is good...I wouldn't say far and away the best..but he is good. At least as far as his content.
But seriously...he writes for a living..I don't...and I see many errors in his work. This isn't a hobby for him, it's his career. It feels like one read through before he hits submit would catch these mistakes. Its not like he wrote a 5000 word article. It's like 4 paragraphs. I would think if you are a writer you would have a little more pride in your craft...even if you are being paid $25. By the way, the sure fire way to continue to get paid $25 for an article is to act like you are only getting paid $25 for an article.
I think you'd need to be on his end of the equation to truly understand what he's up against.
I'm sure he'd love to write perfect copy. I'm sure he'd love that SNY actually have an editor between him and being published.
There is almost no coverage of this program at this point. We get this blog for free and he provides pretty solid insight.
But it's the Boneyard so the thread is about spelling mistakes and not talking about the team. Shocker.
I knew that was coming....lol. I guess I thought we could do both....
Hey....I like Silver and think he does a good job...I am just surprised he doesn't put more effort into proofing his copy.
By the way...he doesn't blog out of the goodness of his heart. He makes a living (I know it isn't lucrative) as a writer and the blog is part of his brand.
I think that is what you are missing. Yes you see the writing. You don't see what 'writers' need to do to keep a small time newspaper running because they have eliminated all the employees who let writers focus on writing.
It's a handful of people getting paid peanuts keeping newspapers alive.
I think that is what you are missing. Yes you see the writing. You don't see what 'writers' need to do to keep a small time newspaper running because they have eliminated all the employees who let writers focus on writing.
It's a handful of people getting paid peanuts keeping newspapers alive.