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Revision as of 22:01, 13 March 2007 by Enigmaman (talk | contribs) (→PFT 'Staff')(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Profootballtalk.com is a website dedicated to delivering inside news, rumours and commentary on everything associated with the National Football League (NFL). It has become crucial for all interested due to its uniquely unbiased position and service as watchdog over other professional NFL media.
Site Information
The site, often referred to as PFT, was created on November 1st, 2001, by Mike Florio. The engine behind PFT, Florio is responsible for the multiple daily updates to the primary page of the site, the "Daily Rumor Mill." The site relies on inside information, calculated rumors, humor and dedication to the NFL to maintain and develop its fan base.
As the site has grown in popularity and respectability, other elements have been added to PFT such as: Photos, Live Blogs, Podcasts, a Fantasy Mill and even a sister site dedicated to the college game. Alongside Florio, Dante Aligeri handles the business side of the site, where successful partnerships with Sprint and promotional deals cut with other companies have helped the site to grow.
PFT 'Staff'
| Name | Duties | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Florio AKA "The Grand Poobah" |
Editor, Journalist, Podcasts | Aside from his work on the website, Florio works as a lawyer and has a wife and son. He resides in West Virginia, supporting the Mountaineers collegiately - yet has no allegiance to any professional franchise. Before creating the site, Florio worked as an editor for ESPN. According to colleague Dante, Florio sports a toupee and has a penchant for backless sandals and Michael Jackson. |
| Taco Bill | Photos | Taco Bills produces photos for the site, usually by Photoshopping images for humorous effect; he also polices the site's message board and seems to have the ability to piss off almost anyone he interacts with. |
| James Clinton AKA "JetBlackNinja" |
Technical Design | JetBlackNinja handles all visual aspects of the website, along with all html, php, etc. He is relatively new to the PFT Crew, having enlisted in the summer of 2006. |
| Morningstar Sinclair AKA "Tustar" |
Server maintenance, Admin's PFT Forums | Tustar also new to the PFT Crew; he started showing up in the fall of 2006. He is the PFT Server Guy, and admin of the official PFT Forums. |
| Joe Collegio | collegefootballtalk.com | Writes the college equivalent to the pro site. Dante fears Collegio's increased role as the sister-site grows.
Site Sections / Elements
PFT & 'The Real Media'PFT offers a free service to football fans which often conflicts or attacks the views of other media outlets. As a result PFT struggled to gain acceptance and its breaking stories were, (and still are) often stolen by the paid writers and commentators around the country. PFT's reputation has grown due to its continued success in delivering news and has been accredited in a myriad of online columns and even on television (Peter King of SI.com and Tom Jackson of ESPN are two prominent examples). The fact that Florio now makes multiple radio appearances around America is further proof of PFT's increasing reputation. The site is reportedly read by many NFL 'insiders,' including players, coaches, journalists and most NFL front offices. Whilst not often acknowledged, issues originating from the site have been confronted by people of these positions. Inaccuracies and criticisms of official NFL team websites have often been addressed and fixed within hours of being noted at the site. PFT often acts as a watchdog for the NFL media. In an effort to improve the NFL product, PFT keeps an eye out for the lazy, incorrect or biased stories that are often written, scrutinizing their authors in the process. While PFT has criticized a lot of journalists, franchises and media outlets, certain entities have become repeated targets of PFT. Some of these include;
StyleAmid the information and observations PFT relies on humor to entertain its fan base. Toilet humour, mixed with references and comparison's from television shows such as Seinfeld, The Office, The Simpsons and Family Guy combine to keep the site entertaining. Seinfeld above anything else is used in comparison to NFL situations;
The site received much negative feedback for making fun of the death of Barbaro. They used a reference to the movie Animal House with the scene of the dead horse in the dean's office. NicknamesPFT also gives nicknames to just about everyone related to football. Some of these include, Coaches
Players
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