Where's Omar?

"Fin D wrote:

Not to start a firestorm or anything, but since Saturday I haven't seen any Tweets or articles from Aaron Hernandez, Joseph Stalin or Blackbeard....coincidence?!??!?!?

Yes!
Its because they had horrible off-seasons.

"DrAstroZoom wrote:

Johnny Cash shot a man for the purposes of objective observation.

In Reno, if I remember correctly.

I learned how to fire weapons with the intent to harm someone. It was at the request of some gentleman named Sam, but I swear he was not a relative.

"bigbry wrote:

Yes!
Its because they had horrible off-seasons.

Heath Evans disagrees.

"DrAstroZoom wrote:

Johnny Cash shot a man for the purposes of objective observation.

I thought it was because he called him Sue ...or I am mixing the songs up ;)

"Triggercut wrote:

Mutombo'd

Those commercials are gold.

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

I guarantee the people who care about money and page views don't think Omar is doing a bad job.

Media (television, radio, and newspaper) survive on advertising dollars. Better ratings means more demand which means more money. Omar has a loyal following and those that really dislike him still read his articles anyways.

Who are these people?

It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. Take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have.

He has mentioned for weeks that he is taking some vacation time.

"slickj101 wrote:

Who are these people?

People on Twitter?

I've soured on Omar a lot this offseason. He really needs to get off his high horse already. He acts like we should feel privileged to read his views on football and life. I used to find him kind of amusing and slightly entertaining, but now he just acts like an entitled know-it-all.

With that being said, I think the controversial tweet was blown out of proportion. He's a dope for saying it, but I don't actually believe he pulled out and gun and actually tried to kill someone.

Hell, he was probably talking about playing GTA or something.

^Blank stare and points to corner.

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

I guarantee the people who care about money and page views don't think Omar is doing a bad job.

Media (television, radio, and newspaper) survive on advertising dollars. Better ratings means more demand which means more money. Omar has a loyal following and those that really dislike him still read his articles anyways.

you're right. i've tried to defend omar but lately he's just so....ugh.

I read his stuff and about half the time he has good info. The other half is just pure nonsense. He seems to enjoy his own company quite a bit. If you follow him on twitter 3/4's of his tweets are some sort of ego driven drivel that he tries to pass off as wisdom. Quite bizarre. Some of it is amusing, but most of it is just annoying.

Some sportswriters' Twitter accounts enhance their work (Peter King is a great follow); others, not so much.

"DrAstroZoom wrote:

Some sportswriters' Twitter accounts enhance their work (Peter King is a great follow); others, not so much.

For a lot of the press, Twitter is a place to post non-confirmed rumors that they couldn't post in their respective publications. Notice that the Twitter accounts are generally personal and not through their paper/blog/etc. Basically, they can spout crap there and when it sticks, they can point back to it from their proper medium and claim it as a source and/or proof they scooped it.

Nothing could be better for SoFlo sports writing than for both Armando and Omar to go away. They are both really bad for different reasons. Omar offers nothing of substance as a writer or analyst. Most of the regulars on here could do a far better job.

The Herald and Sentinel should have fired both Omar and Armando at season's end, then combined their two salaries to hire Ben Volin to write for both papers.

"Da 'Fins wrote:

Nothing could be better for SoFlo sports writing than for both Armando and Omar to go away. They are both really bad for different reasons. Omar offers nothing of substance as a writer or analyst. Most of the regulars on here could do a far better job.

The Herald and Sentinel should have fired both Omar and Armando at season's end, then combined their two salaries to hire Ben Volin to write for both papers.

I'm sure the two competing companies would certainly fire their respective writers to share a different one at the same cost. That'll reel in the dollar signs...

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

I'm sure the two competing companies would certainly fire their respective writers to share a different one at the same cost. That'll reel in the dollar signs...

Dude ...

The suggestion was an absurdity to illustrate what would be an upgrade in quality (and illustrate the extreme lack of quality presently with those to writers) reporting at both papers.

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

Prove it.

Prove people that dislike him still read his articles...

"SICK wrote:

Prove people that dislike him still read his articles...

Omar Kelly: 28K Twitter followers
Ben Volin: 16K Twitter followers

Certainly judging by the opinions shared among Dolphin fans, Ben Volin was much more liked than Omar Kelly.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

Omar Kelly: 28K Twitter followers
Ben Volin: 16K Twitter followers

Certainly judging by the opinions shared among Dolphin fans, Ben Volin was much more liked than Omar Kelly.

Amanda Bynes: 2, 600, 109 followers. Some people just like following a train wreck.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

Omar Kelly: 28K Twitter followers
Ben Volin: 16K Twitter followers

Certainly judging by the opinions shared among Dolphin fans, Ben Volin was much more liked than Omar Kelly.

Thats not his articles. Dude spouts off religious bull**** also. Maybe he has christian followers also? Thats extremely skewed.

"SICK wrote:

Thats not his articles. Dude spouts off religious bull**** also. Maybe he has christian followers also? Thats extremely skewed.

I'd venture to guess that twitter followers correlates pretty closely to page views. I'm not sure why someone would follow someone on twitter, but not read their work, or vice versa.

The reality is that Omar Kelly is very entertaining to a lot of people. Religious stuff, shooting people, fighting with his readers, etc. There is a reason why his employer puts up with all the negative attention he gets, and thats because he brings in ratings.

"SICK wrote:

Thats not his articles. Dude spouts off religious bull**** also. Maybe he has christian followers also? Thats extremely skewed.

He may quote a verse every now and then, but I would never say his tweets are remotely Christian, or of any religious value. His tweets are as religious as your posts.

"Triggercut wrote:

He may quote a verse every now and then, but I would never say his tweets are remotely Christian, or of any religious value. His tweets are as religious as your posts.

haha go back and read some of my posts........I don't talk about make believe things :wink2: