If Anna-Megan could read, she’d rip us off, too.
Feb 25, 2008 2008 Draft, Bloggerating, Dancing With the 'Tards, Fuck the Cowboys, Houston Chronicle, I really dig my readers, Megan Manfull is retarded, Pancakes McTard, Roster, Secondary issues are primary, Teams that aren't the Texans, The Future
Now, I know that at least once before, I wrote a post about the Chron ripping off something that happened here and passing it off as original. I was subsequently accused of being overreaching, paranoid, and narcissistic (none of which I can dispute). Whatever. Let’s ride that horse again.
I got an email from Jersey Bill tonight, pointing out a little similarity between a comment he made and a column written by Megan Manfull. Bill writes:
I honestly believe it is a testament to Al Gore’s Internet that this could happen. Notice the post date and time [of this Megan Manfull column]. I put up the same thing about 3 hours before she did in BFD’s CB post. Now, I’m not claiming that I had inside knowledge and this an exclusive. I’m saying that a goof who likes to read a blog about the Texans throws out the same question, and on a nothing doing day, it ends up in a major media website. This pretty much takes another stomp at the dead horse, but how lazy could these writers be? I wouldn’t mind that much, but all these smarmy writers takes shots at fan sites and blogs whenever they get a chance.
Interesting. Let’s investigate. First, Jersey Bill’s comment on BFD’s post about CBs.
Jersey Bill replies at 24th February 2008, 3:42 pm :
Brian Kelly (Bucs CB) opted out of his contract and Michael Huff is available via trade. Wouldn’t it be nice to grab those two with one fell swoop? Certainly would change the draft board.
Now, for Megan’s missive.
How does safety Michael Huff sound for Texans?
There are reports around Oakland that former Longhorns safety Michael Huff is on the trading block. With the draft full of offensive tackles and cornerbacks, the Texans will be looking for safeties in free agency. Anyone want to see Huff become a Texan?Posted by Megan Manfull at February 24, 2008 07:25 PM
Is it completely plausible that Manfull heard the rumor elsewhere and thought it would provide thought-provoking fodder for her blog. I realize that. At the same time, it is awful convenient (as Bill points out) that on a day when next to nothing is happening other than the combine, Manfull writes a blog entry about something that was posted here three hours prior. (This is where I would say “verrrrry interesting” and stroke my long white beard if I were an evil mastermind.)
It’s ok, Megan. There is no shame in reading DGDB&D. Well, other than some of the stuff BFD writes, that is. All we ask is that you give a little nod or hat tip or some kind of Lilith Fair fish taco wave or whatever.
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In other, related news, I hope to have some sort of rundown of Combine results tomorrow or Tuesday. My wife and this damned fetus are in “well, it could fall out at any point” mode, so I promise nothing. Actually, that’s not true–I promise a Romo-Simpson wedding post at some point real soon. And if Pancakes does the fake conversation before I do, I will kill a puppy.
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February 25th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Wow, I must have been really drunk last night. I have no recollection of writing this. Let this be a lesson about mixing pills and booze. (The lesson is that such mixing is AWESOME!)
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February 25th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
The Comical’s Pancakes response to a question that I believe Matt already asked and answered himself:
Drayton Florence? the same Drayton Florence who cheap shotted our starting QB the guy we paid throught the nose for and you think we should sign him? why?
{James, because he’s tough and he can play. Schaub wouldn’t have a problem with it. Why should you? — JOHN}
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February 25th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Does he really think Drayton Florence can play?
The biggest deterrent to us signing him is not that he injured our quarterback… It’s that he’s an absolutely shitty CB. Think Petey, but with more personal foul penalties.
Then again, we could always have him cheap-shot good opposing players to take them out of the game. Ala Robert Horry for Stoudamire and Barbosa.
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February 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but I read about the Michael Huff situation on Rotoworld yesterday afternoon. They posted it at 12:23 pm CST and I was immediately intrigued as to the possibility of him coming back home to Texas. I honestly don’t think she was searching the blogs for content to write about, I think she’s really too stupid for that. I think her lazy ass was tuned into Rotoworld yesterday afternoon hitting refresh every 5 minutes hoping she would find some inspiration.
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February 25th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Like I said, that’s totally possible. Either way, though, that smacks of laziness on her part. Posting a “what say ya” entry that just recites something you can find on rotoworld or this shithole isn’t exactly quality journalism.
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Plus, I just fucking hate the Chron and I like bitching about them from time to time.
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February 25th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Matt, I think you should start off your posts about them with “I don’t mean to go off on a rant…” Believe me, they deserve our contempt. What happened to proactive journalism? Why does everything they do have to be reactive and about the same shit other people have written about? I will shit a wild monkey when one of them has an original thought.