Hi all-
Someone mentioned (and a few agreed) that in the BBI Game Reviews - they skip the game recap and move right to the player analysis.
To be blunt with myself - I know I am more of a scout that is trying to write. I am not a writer that is trying to scout. Professional journalists are much better at that than I am. Completely aware of that.
Personally - writing the game recap is a time/word suck (give or take 1,200 words) and I could switch the format up if you (and Eric) agree it would be better content for you to read. Here are 3 options and any opinions would be welcomed. I have thick skin - you can be real.
A) Keep it as is.
B) Take away Game Recap - add a bit more to Player Analysis
C) Instead of a Game Recap - write the 3 most influential / turning points of the game. This mayget dicey and cause unnecessary disagreements / fights - but maybe could add more discussion.
I am all ears, thanks.
B is my favorite option, C is also good.
Another option: Someone else could write the recaps, you could review them and add anything you want to flag. It'd be a good exercise for a young, aspiring writer who wants to build up their resume and get some clips to show.
We watch the game and basically see or read the game recap elsewhere.
Your individual player analysis is much more important because I never look at all 22. I’m sure most of us would agree.
I trust your opinion on our players more than anything else I read or what I see with my own eyes.
Kudos to you and your expert analysis!
As others have said, your analysis, insight, and intelligence are superb: we hang on those words.
Thanks, so much
I know that you will often reference coaching in your "3 things" section, but that is often more of a "big picture" view rather than coaching decisions made in that particular game.
Its all so valuable that I will be reading regardless. I recognize how much work this all is and I just want to tell you how enjoyable and insightful it all is. Thanks
That said, you're saying 'time suck' so that tells me if you could bullet your key points/observations/what-we-might-have-missed by drive and feel like that was a better allocation of time, I'd go that way. I guess this is a modified 'C'
More positional content by all means. I had a person curious about why NYG let Landon Collins go and sent them the link to the reviews of his final full season here and got a 'wow, now I get it - thanks' in response.
I also like the 'few thoughts' on the opponents. Hard to evaluate your team without some context. You were sticking up for the way Carroll and Schneider have worked together even as Russ was showing his level of cooking wouldn't cut it at Papa Johns. Please keep these up.
We are a fortunate fanbase in general in terms of content but we can never say too many times how much your work is appreciated here.
I’d agree with you that Owner Eric should have major input on removing A, for the reason you cited. And then, Fan Eric might have another selection…
He is the Boss, so there’s that!
I would agree that B often has C included, so an enhanced B makes good sense.
I should also add there's nothing wrong with your writing. I enjoy your writing!
You are the best !! C sounds like it would be the the best!
And , living out of the market and getting fewer Giants feeds without streaming, a game recap is helpful without reading the whole BBI game discussion( sorry Eric) because the wife sees a game non network availability as an opportunity to do something else( she does understand that situation and willing to also not push to do ‘something else’).
An example would be where Daniel Jones made the best play he could have or missed a wide open receiver.
Another might be where Kayvon or Ward held the edge / or didn’t hold the edge on a running play.
C
A
With heartfelt thanks to you for your contributions and to Eric for still the best MFin site on the internet.
Thanks so much to yourself and Eric for these.
I’d love more of B. It’s what your key value added is. There’s a game summary posted each week. Just link to it.
But I’d love if you paid more attn to special teams, for example.
I could write part A. Most of us could.
I could never write parts B and C.
This board greatly appreciates all of your contributions, but if you could save yourself an hour not doing a big recap, I mean yeah, that's no big loss for us :)
This may cause you extra work, but I think your reports would be improved if you put the players' names in bold font so that they would stand out.
B&C
Thanks I enjoy your perspective 👍
Also I enjoy your writing style. I read it because you’re a scout and not a “writer”. I want straight to the point and not flowery BS.
If Eric gets traffic and SEO from the recaps, you can probably kill that bird with a few paragraphs and then get to the meat.
Your player reviews and when your explanations of key moments, are top notch.
So yeah, I read everything but the recap not because of your writing or anything, but because I watched the game and am looking for something beyond a recap when I read your reviews.
Sy… do what you want to do!
Maybe a play or 2 breakdown would be great which would help us learn the game and why you scouted the way you do.
Thank you the writing and whatever saves you the most time while providing the benefits you do works for me
Still a must read any which way you do it
I thank you for every post you've made. So very appreciated.
You add tremendous value to BBI