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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 274157, member: 716"] Minor quibble - being a strong writer should be Priority #1. Workable knowledge of the sport is important (and should be the next most important thing) but, as you noted, lack of knowledge can be improved upon. One could throw a Bill Safire out there, completely ignorant about football, and have him learn on the fly; he'd end up with pretty good work product. When an adult writes at a middle-school level, he can know the game like Vince Lombardi and still not be able to convey what he'd like to. That's the problem we see at the Post-Standard, and it's compounded by the fact that a.) their parent has starved the copy desk and b.) the editors don't seem to have any shame in running half-assed work. [/QUOTE]