The article is called "Buccaneers are a bad franchise from top down".

The author, Mike Bianchi, is a bitter sportswriter upset that Art Valero didn't single him out for the exclusive scoop on Mike Alstott. Sportswriters are about a half step above the paparazzi to the coaching staff at this point, asking and re-asking the same fucking questions, waiting for just the right quote to take out of context. Look at what Jon Gruden had to deal with in last Wednesday's quotes about Alstott.

(On if FB Mike Alstott was getting rest or if his absence from this morning's practice was injury related)
"He's sore right now. We told him to take a couple of days off, and that's the case with Mike."

(On where Alstott is sore)
"Sore, he's sore. He's taking some time off to get well, and we'll update you hopefully tomorrow."

(On if FB Mike Alstott will play Friday)
"I don't know that he will. Again, I'll update you when I can."

(On FB Mike Alstott's status)
"He's sore right now. He'll be out for a couple of days, and we'll update you later."

Is it any wonder that coaches answer you with vaguarities and non-answers? Use any criteria you want to decide if you are a Bucs fan or not. If you don't think they're trustworthy and want to use that as your reasoning, whatever. But your false sense of entitlement to inside Buccaneer information is misplaced. The Buccaneers owe you nothing more as a journalist than they owe the general public. The Bucs owe us all the absolute best team they can field on any given game day and an entertaining experience for our money. That's it. Spewing out the same inane answers to the same inane questions don't help anyone achieve their goals... except the sportswriters.

The article is called "Buccaneers are a bad franchise from top down".

The author, Mike Bianchi, is a bitter sportswriter upset that Art Valero didn't single him out for the exclusive scoop on Mike Alstott. Sportswriters are about a half step above the paparazzi to the coaching staff at this point, asking and re-asking the same fucking questions, waiting for just the right quote to take out of context. Look at what Jon Gruden had to deal with in last Wednesday's quotes about Alstott.

(On if FB Mike Alstott was getting rest or if his absence from this morning's practice was injury related)
"He's sore right now. We told him to take a couple of days off, and that's the case with Mike."

(On where Alstott is sore)
"Sore, he's sore. He's taking some time off to get well, and we'll update you hopefully tomorrow."

(On if FB Mike Alstott will play Friday)
"I don't know that he will. Again, I'll update you when I can."

(On FB Mike Alstott's status)
"He's sore right now. He'll be out for a couple of days, and we'll update you later."

Is it any wonder that coaches answer you with vaguarities and non-answers? Use any criteria you want to decide if you are a Bucs fan or not. If you don't think they're trustworthy and want to use that as your reasoning, whatever. But your false sense of entitlement to inside Buccaneer information is misplaced. The Buccaneers owe you nothing more as a journalist than they owe the general public. The Bucs owe us all the absolute best team they can field on any given game day and an entertaining experience for our money. That's it. Spewing out the same inane answers to the same inane questions don't help anyone achieve their goals... except the sportswriters.