Comments on: First and 10: The Giants started 0-2 last season

By: larry d.

larry d. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:02:23 +0000

I guess they took the layoff portion out? Typical.

I'm sure it's no consolation to Pat but newspapers have been caught in a circle of stupidity for about twenty years now. Whenever readership or ad revenue goes down, they decide that lessening the quality of their product is the answer.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:29:05 +0000

Mac,

Reading about the Browns from St. George Utah since I got the internet in 1998 (Wow 10 years of net). I have to be one of the original First and Ten subscribers. "Men for Others" lifestyle will pay you back when you need it most. Good luck. Browns should have a weekly goal of having one series, Offense or Defense in with out a critical flag, that would be a start. 1st or 2nd down and 15 or 20 is not the way to win in the NFL.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:37:49 +0000

Pat,

After growing up in Ohio I moved to California for graduate school. Your columns and blogs provide not only insight and humor in regards to Cleveland sports, but give me something to talk to my dad about even though we are so far apart. I am hoping that the Browns save their season and that whoever has the power realizes you draw many readers to the ABJ. Best of luck,
Michael

By: Steve R

Steve R — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:08:56 +0000

Pat, very sorry to hear about the layoffs. To echo a commenter above, you and Brian Windhorst are the reason I read the ABJ sports (all online) over all other local coverage. Maybe the executives don't understand that the personalities they publish are the reason we read, not because it says Beacon Journal on the masthead.

For example, I'd never read anything on the Plain Dealer before Terry Pluto left. Now it's a regular stop in my morning news. Maybe the Beacon Journal will figure this out when we're all reading your and Brian's work at ESPN.com.

Good luck!

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:01:17 +0000

To be real with you the Browns should have won that game against the Steelers. I do not blame the players I blame the coaches for the lost. There's no way theshould be running the ball against the Steelers thrpw the ball. When they are playing against an aggressive defense you have to use a lot of change in direction plays. The screen play was a good play because the back changed direction. I thought Cleveland would look at that and make changes. The have to add double moves to the receivers routes. Two keys plays the interception right before the half. If it was a double move if would have been a touchdown. The second one a 3 and 7 in the 4th qtr. If Edwards does a double move they score a touchdown and tie the game but instead he runs a slant route. Cleveland has to look and see what they have. Edwards made double moves special while at Michigan, he could do them in his sleep.It's not Cleveland's defense that's the problem it's the offense. Once Cleveland gets a good offense the defense will be good. I say this if it was the defense last year then who lost the games for the teams in Arizona and Cincy the OFFENSE.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:35:03 +0000

I figured something was going on in the executive beancounter department when the Beacon Journal got rid of the Topix online service. But the dead giveaway was when they then announced that Beacon Journal carriers will now also be delivering The Plain Dealer. It didn't take Geraldo to get to the bottom of what was actually going on around here.

Poor Stephanie Storm. What is this, about the third time she's been told to hit the road? But this time she's not going to be offered an opportunity to come back, because this rag is going the way of the old Cleveland Press. LeBron won't be the only thing kissing Akron goodbye within two years. I'm guessing the honchos running The Plain Dealer had the wicked foresight of something like this eventually coming, or else they wouldn't have changed the name from the Cleveland Plain Dealer to simply The Plain Dealer.

But then again, last month The Plain Dealer announced they are trimming the paper by an average of 32 pages. Talk about cruel fate. Pluto thought he safely jumped off a poor man's Titanic, and now he may be forced to share his religion column with a Spitzer dealership.

Trying to read a "newspaper" on a computer screen or on one of those stupid miniscule portable phones built for dwarfs just plain sucks. I'm going to miss newspapers printed on actual newspaper. They made going to the bathroom worth the trip.

By: Steve B

Steve B — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:27:40 +0000

pat, i'm really sorry to hear about the possible layoff. i too believe the abj
is making a big mistake. you are the reason that i visit the site. best of luck to you and your family. steve from nw iowa

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:34 +0000

Pat, this is insane that they are choosing you to lay off. I will have no reason left to subscribed to this "paper". Hopefully someone close will recognize your talent and scoop you up. Best of luck!

By: LeRoi

LeRoi — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:34:49 +0000

Wow… This sucks more than the Browns playing pitiful football… I am sorry to hear about the layoff… I too had been a victim of a layoff recently… I know how it is…

You are a great sportswriter… You should be greatly sought after…

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:31:14 +0000

Yea, but the giants have a smart coach.