Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript: 3.6.12

[Fire Arians]

Originally Posted by austinfrench76

I've always wondered why Bouchette does these chats. He always comes off annoyed and like an asshole. Just my opinion. I learned nothing...

i don't know, but if you get used to hearing stupid questions all the time it probably makes you like that

[MasterOfPuppets]

rob from thomaston,ct: ed do you feel coach Tomlin might be mad or upset that some of the important decision making this year was done by the Rooney's and not Tomlin. its like the Rooney's are creating there team not Tomlin's as a coach

Ed Bouchette: You really should learn to spell just a little if you are going to chat.

[Heinz Hitman]

Originally Posted by tony hipchest

i like the chats. anyone who asks a good question, generally gets a good answer.

unfortunately the majority are dumbasses asking dumbassed questions and they typically get a sarcastic dumbassed response.

sometimes informative and insightful. most of the times, atleast entertaining.

take the good with the bad. part of eds job is to ask questions to mike tomlin every week, and he seldom gets the answers he wants....

anyways there is no steelers beat writer who has a positive approval rating = par for the course.

I agree as well. If somebody asks me a stupid question you can bet your sweet ass that I will have a sarcastic response. The chats are entertaining, but any of us that follow football like Rainman follows Jeopardy could answer any of these questions.

[Lady Steel]

Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

ZZZZZZing..went right over ed's head....

I noticed that, too. Zing!

[tony hipchest]

Originally Posted by Steel Boss

So asking why they chose Foote over Farrior was a dumbassed question that deserved a sarcastic non-answer?

hmmm... i didnt really find it sarcastic at all and it most certainly didnt make me angry, hateful, cry, sniffle, or even hurt my feelings.

it was a legitimate question that was met with a legitimate answer.

perhaps some people are just better suited to the sensitive, thoughtful, and caring softball answers gerry lobs up to the same question-

Steel Curtain Rising: Gerry, I was mildly surprised that the Steelers chose Foote over Farrior, was age the main determining factor, or was something else at play?

Gerry Dulac: Yes, I kind of was, too, but I think age was the determining factor. The money difference, I don't believe, was that great. And I believe Farrior could still go one more year on the same schedule as 2011 -- at least as well as Foote. Of all the players who have been released, he was the one and only who was and still could be a contributor.

"mildly, ....kind of, .....i believe"????

im suprised a few "i feel" s werent thrown in there.

i got more of an answer out of ed, supposedly being a dick-

obvious minimal money savings aside, with all other things being the same (other than foote being a tad bit slower), ed heard the steelers would chose youth over age.

sounds to me like ed doesnt agree with the decision w/o actually saying he disagrees (or feels or believes).

good reporting IMO.

[pete74]

i like his chats because he seems to always have inside details but i agree with some that he comes off as a sarcastic prick sometimes

[vasteeler]

[QUOTE=pete74;1001823]i like his chats because he seems to always have inside details but i agree with some that he comes off as a sarcastic prick sometimes ]QUOTE]


yeah but in fairness....so do you

[Pentheon]

Originally Posted by pete74

i like his chats because he seems to always have inside details but i agree with some that he comes off as a sarcastic prick sometimes

pretty much how I feel too...theres no question he comes off that way, especially if you were to read his chats for the first time

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

ZZZZZZing..went right over ed's head....

Ed definately not putting his best foot forward on that one.

[pete74]

Originally Posted by VASTEELER

agreed, i look forward to his chats

OF COURSE YOU DO