Mike Montgomery Visits [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel] / Cochran's RFA Tender Rescinded

[Keith]

Our best and only local beat writer has broken the story! /sarcasm

This week, the Texans released defensive end Earl Cochran and brought in Green Bay defensive end Mike Montgomery for a visit. ... The Texans aren’t expected to offer him a contract. ...

The Texans told Cochran they’d like to re-sign him when he’s healthy, according to agent Mark Slough.

“We’re disappointed they chose this direction,” Slough said. “Earl likes Houston, and he’d like to be with the Texans. Teams have inquired about Earl, but we’re not in a hurry to make a decision.”

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6306465.html

[papabear]

Originally Posted by Keith

Our best and only local beat writer has broken the story! /sarcasm



http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6306465.html

It's amazing how late the chronicle was with this information. On another note, best in the business, Justice was on 1560 yesterday. They asked him about Texans Free agents. Who might still come back, where some of them might end up etc. They got to Nick Ferguson and Justice had no idea who he was. They had to tell him he played safety. I could understand not knowing a practice squad guy or some warm body brought in mid-season, but Ferguson started 9 games for us last year. Pathetic.

I tuned him out from there on, but I think he was confused about Cecil Sapp as well...I think he thought he was a WR.

[cadams]

Justice has less football insight than and understanding than an 5th grader. it amazes me that someone would pay him to do what he does. i am also amazed that john and lance keep him on at 1560. the guy is a douche. he must be tight with someone

[Bigtinylittle]

Justice actually does know something about baseball, but he obviously doesn't understand football and is too lazy/uninterested to learn it. Add to that the fact that he has no journalistic integrity at all, and you end up with basically nothing. The guy is a total loser. He supposedly admires Skip Bayless, the biggest tool in all of sportswriting. To me, that says it all.

[jppaul]

Justice is a hack and its is hilarious that he won the texas sportswriter of the year award. Between his time bagging on one of the best owners in sports, McNair, and slobbering on Rosencopters jock, he is actually even more worthless.

[popanot]

This thread is useless at this point.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Bigtinylittle

Justice actually does know something about baseball, but he obviously doesn't understand football and is too lazy/uninterested to learn it. Add to that the fact that he has no journalistic integrity at all, and you end up with basically nothing. The guy is a total loser. He supposedly admires Skip Bayless, the biggest tool in all of sportswriting. To me, that says it all.

Justice is basically a baseball guy and obviously loves the game while he's definitely less interested in other sports. But I wouldn't call him worthless, certainly not compared to the other "writers" on the Chronicle.
I think a lot of people dislike him because he's a N.Texas/Cowboys guy (this Texas version of the Hatfields & McCoys doesn't seem to ever end either ?), but he has atleast one redeeming feature if you don't like his columns/blog.
He has compiled some tremedous contacts over the years who guest on his 1560 time. Rich Gosselin (the master mock Draft guy) for example
or one day he had PTIs Wilbon on who was really interesting & entertaining.
And give Richie a break here, he's just trying to be provokative in his stories to retain some readership as I'd imagine the Chron (and his job there) are in a tenuous situation as most print-media is in this challenging economic environment.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Justice is basically a baseball guy and obviously loves the game while he's definitely less interested in other sports. But I wouldn't call him worthless,

Calling Richie the skinniest girl at the fat camp is faint praise. "worthless" might be harsh, because we are all worth something, but he is not worth a whole lot. Spare change in my pocket is what I have his value pegged at.

[TexicanMexican]

To continue the downward spiral of this thread, I think Justice is a hack. He's an Astros fan, which I have no problem with, but just about as anti-Texan as it can get. His little cat fight with Steph and his VY the Great piece the week of the Titans game were bad enough. I quit reading when he had his hissy fit over his BFF getting fired by the Texans.

[jppaul]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Justice is basically a baseball guy and obviously loves the game while he's definitely less interested in other sports. But I wouldn't call him worthless, certainly not compared to the other "writers" on the Chronicle.
I think a lot of people dislike him because he's a N.Texas/Cowboys guy (this Texas version of the Hatfields & McCoys doesn't seem to ever end either ?), but he has atleast one redeeming feature if you don't like his columns/blog.
He has compiled some tremedous contacts over the years who guest on his 1560 time. Rich Gosselin (the master mock Draft guy) for example
or one day he had PTIs Wilbon on who was really interesting & entertaining.
And give Richie a break here, he's just trying to be provokative in his stories to retain some readership as I'd imagine the Chron (and his job there) are in a tenuous situation as most print-media is in this challenging economic environment.

Boo!!! Hes a freakin hack. ::

[Warren]

The Cody signing probably makes this a moot point, but Montgomery re-signed with the Packers.

[nero THE zero]

Originally Posted by papabear

It's amazing how late the chronicle was with this information. On another note, best in the business, Justice was on 1560 yesterday. They asked him about Texans Free agents. Who might still come back, where some of them might end up etc. They got to Nick Ferguson and Justice had no idea who he was. They had to tell him he played safety. I could understand not knowing a practice squad guy or some warm body brought in mid-season, but Ferguson started 9 games for us last year. Pathetic.

I tuned him out from there on, but I think he was confused about Cecil Sapp as well...I think he thought he was a WR.

You should have stayed tuned in; he went on to not knowing who C.C. Brown was.

I was embarassed for him.