ALLEY CAT REPORTING
Top of the morning, evening, or night to all of you ladies and gentlemen. Just for your reading pleasure, I am now going to present a special Aubrey Bruce 2024 anti-yinzer version of the 1955 folk song written by Pete Seeger, titled: “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”
“Where did all the writers go? Long time passing. Where did all the writers go? A long time ago. Where did all the writers go? Instagram, Twitter everyone. Some folks would rather burn. They’d rather burn than learn.” (Aubrey Bruce 2024).
Rotoballer (I am not kidding that’s his name), just posted a piece on the Internet titled: “George Pickens Skips Session With New QB.” Within this very less-than-stellar reporting, (reporting, sure that’s a laugh), Sir Roto-baller dredges a few nuggets of poopoo-lala up from the bottom of his journalistic septic tank. According to Mr. Rotoballer: “Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth recently got together with new quarterback Russell Wilson in San Diego for throwing drills. Interestingly enough, wideout George Pickens reportedly skipped out on participating with the group. Although a reason hasn’t been revealed, it’s something to monitor ahead of offseason workouts and moving toward training camp. However, with Wilson looking to bounce back from an unproductive year, not having his No. 1 wideout join him for voluntary drills isn’t ideal. It also isn’t a good look for Pickens, who fell below expectations throughout the 2023-24 campaign.”
Skipped out? What? According to my sources, George Pickens was never there! So how in the heck did Pickens skip out? Former Steelers QB Kenny Pickett wouldn’t dress for an in-season game and he was in the same stadium! Yet Mr. Roto Baller wants to tie George Pickens to the whipping post because Pickens declined to fly across the country just to work out?
Hey, here we go again. Another one of the “Truth Social” disciples on the loose. Russell Wilson is not looking to bounce back from a less-than-productive year in 2023. Why? Here’s why: Russell Wilson passed for 26 touchdowns last season. Steelers ex-quarterbacks Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky collectively threw for a measly 13 touchdowns! Mr. Rotoballer also continued dumpster diving for content as well as his journey to the land of septic make-believe by training his “darts of deceit,” the dartboard featuring the photo of Steelers wide receiver George Pickens writing, “It also isn’t a good look for Pickens, who fell below expectations throughout the 2023-24 campaign.” George Pickens caught 5 TDs in 2023 from 3 quarterbacks that only threw for 13 TDs combined. The only non-productive players and athletes that fell below expectations in 2023 were the quarterbacks residing in the Steelers’ quarterbacks room!
I am not going to be a Stephen A. Smith yeller and screamer. I am not going to be a Shannon Sharpe type “yes’m boss cryer.” However, henceforth I will be a warrior and a watchdog for truth and transparency in sports reporting. We must all watch and remain vigilant for the “reservoirs of venom” that are being stored covertly and conveniently to maim the dreams and visions of athletes of color.
How can anyone from any level of society who has an ounce of intellect say that a quarterback who threw for 26 touchdowns is less productive than three QBs who threw for 13 touchdowns collectively? Another gem of poopoolala floating around in the sewers of journalism was flushed down to the bowels of nonsense was a piece written and posted by Suzanne Halliburton: “NFL.com predicts Steelers QBs Russell Wilson, Justin Fields will be worse in 2024.” The beginning of this piece of a garbage dump reject reads: “The offense the Steelers are guaranteed to put on the field this season will be shiny and new. It’ll have a new coordinator with quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. But will it be better?”
Will it be better? Is she mired in the quicksand of stupidity?
Fields threw 16 touchdowns. This is the final time I will repeat this. The three sad sack Steelers QBs threw for 13 touchdowns combined. Again, the probable 2024 second-string Steelers’ QB threw three more touchdowns than all of the Steelers QBs from the 2023 QB room. Who in the hell besides certified crazies would even offer an opinion and comparison of the production of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields in 2024, compared to who the Steelers had? Who are they trying to confuse, other than themselves? There is also poison coming from the college coaching ranks. Andrew McCarty recently posted an article titled: “Nick Saban: Alabama Players’ Lack Of ‘Class’ Contributed To Retirement.” The article quotes Saban as saying: [He] “Saban was ‘disappointed’ by the lack of ‘class’ from Alabama players following the team’s loss to Michigan in the playoff. ‘I want to be clear that wasn’t the reason, but some of those events certainly contributed,’ Saban said. ‘I was really disappointed in the way that the players acted after the game. You gotta win with class. You gotta lose with class. We had our opportunities to win the game and we didn’t do it, and then showing your [expletive] and being frustrated and throwing helmets and doing that stuff … that’s not who we are and what we’ve promoted in our program.'”
There were no disputed class issues before compensation for NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) was enacted. As long as colleges and universities were getting free labor, disguising compensation for athletes as watered-down scholarships along with room and board. Alley cat reporting was, is and for the foreseeable future will more than likely be accepted and maintained to defile and devalue the abilities of vulnerable collegiate and professional athletes of color.