The Bucs Like Preston Parker For Many Reason$
June 13th, 2010
Never one for not exposing the dirty side of the rock, Tom Balog, ever so deftly, explained why the Bucs are infatuated with free agent wide receiver Preston Parker.
The Bucs beat writer for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune believes the Bucs like Parker as much for his affordability as they do his talent.
The Bucs love to mine potential gold nuggets like Parker, without having to pay the guaranteed signing bonus money they will have to shell out to their high-round rookie wide receivers, Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams.
Parker’s 102 catches in 2007-08 were the most at FSU since Warrick’s 132 receptions in 1998-99.
“I probably would have been drafted, first, second, third round,” Parker said. “But I’m here. It probably happened for a reason. I know it happened for a reason. I’m just going the way that God led me to.”
The story is a great read and Joe strongly recommends clicking on the link above. Parker talked about how playing last year at Division-II North Alabama was akin to living in “the slums.”
June 13th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Raheem likes EVERYBODY out there.
June 13th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Another observation based on stupidity by a moronic hack. If this was so true, why did the Bucs draft two WR’s who they will have to pay signing bonuses to. Balog is an idiot.
June 13th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Joe, this story is a good example of why people sometimes take issue with your articles. The title is this:
“The Bucs Like Preston Parker For Many Reason$”
Your intro says this:
“The Bucs beat writer for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune believes the Bucs like Parker as much for his affordability as they do his talent.”
The inference — due to the title with “many reason$” and the use of the phrase “as much for his affordability” —is that the article says that the Bucs are cheap and want Parker “as much for” his “affordability” as his talent. But the underlying article is about Parker, not the Bucs. In fact, the only bit about the Bucs is this one sentence:
“The Bucs love to mine potential gold nuggets like Parker, without having to pay the guaranteed signing bonus money they will have to shell out to their high-round rookie wide receivers, Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams”
DUH. The only quotes from the Bucs focus on his talent, right? So the title and the lead in create one impression (that the writer believe that the Bucs like Parker’s affordability as much as his talent) but the article does not match. The susbtance does not match the tease. But hey, I clicked the link.
June 13th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Joe here,
JimBuc – Now you’re the voice of the people? Please. The headline is appropriate and accurate. Joe’s got 7 words usually for a headline. And Joe’s going to always craft what he feels is accurate yet interesting to catch readers’ attention.
In this post, Joe wrote three paragraphs outside of the quote from the article.
Paragraph 1 translation: Cool guy Tom Balog wrote a feature about Bucs hopeful Preston Parker.
Paragraph 2 translation: Balog thinks he’s the textbook smart value play by a clearly frugal club.
Paragraph 3 translation (after quote from story): Joe advises you to read the whole thing and learn and think for yourself.
And you have a problem with this? You think waaaay too much.
June 14th, 2010 at 12:12 am
Not thinking way too much. Just telling you about my actual experience. I was curious why the writer would have believed that about the Bucs and their view on Parker. I guess the Bucs are absolutely thrilled about Williams too.
June 14th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Jimbuc is like Glenn Beck….
I agree with 90 percent of what he says but sometimes i just wish he would stop talking.
June 14th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Pretty Hair Parker will screw up some way. If he could not meet FSU’s superrelaxed rules of conduct, how can he perform up to Rahs? Oh wait Rah has no rules………….sorry, go back to what you were doing………