I first posted the above photo of myself last summer. I'm not sure how old I was--I'm guessing I was eight--but I'm sure I had just read some super-important nugget of football information, probably from Will McDonough in The Boston Globe, and was waiting to share that with whoever would pay attention to me.
A relative passed that photo along to me a few Christmases ago, and it's helped me realize why I spend 16-18 hours a day reporting, aggregating and analyzing NFL news: It's what I've wanted to do ever since I was kid, and it's why I started Mac's Football Blog over 5 years ago.
After over 12,000 blog posts, though, the time has come for me to close this site down.
I will continue to write about football, and am pleased to announce that I have joined the staff at Football Outsiders.
I was an instant fan of the innovative stats and quality writing that Aaron Schatz and Football Outsiders are known for, and have been a volunteer game-charter for FO since the 2006 season. I'll be attempting the fill the very large shoes that J.I. Halsell has left behind in FO's "Under the Cap" section, and will also be chipping in on the Extra Points blog and coverage of the 2011 NFL Draft.
To all of you who have so kindly included this site as part of your daily NFL reading material, donated to the site, or passed along kind words of appreciation and encouragement, I can't possibly thank you enough. There were quite a few days where I didn't know if I had it in me, but you kept me going.
I hope you'll continue to follow me on Twitter, and if you have any questions or comments, you can always drop me a line via e-mail.
Thanks,
Brian McIntyre
14 comments:
I will miss this site as a part of my daily routine, but you can bet that I'll keep tabs on your work at Football Outsiders and wherever else the wind may take you. Best of luck in your future endeavors, Brian.
Perfect match. I hope you'll still keep us updated on news. And I hope we'll still have those brilliant weekly detailed Seahawks analysis from you.
This is going to leave a pretty huge hole in my football news routine. Thanks for all the hard work you put in here and I look forward to following you over at FO.
I have only been following for a year now. I loved the way you gave birthdays and all about the players. I as the others that have left messages will miss your informative site. I pray for much success in all that you do in the future.
Vegas Tee. :(
Good Job Man, sorry to see you go. Kind of sucks! Good luck you deserve all the success coming your way! Congratulations!
I've only been following for a few months now. This blog was a God sent. It will be hugely missed. Good luck in the future.
Hey mate been following you from all the way in New Zealand for only a couple of months but you have been great. Best of luck with your new work. Peace.
Thanks, Brian, for your tireless work on behalf of us, the fans, who are the engine of the NFL.
The players and owners may choose to ignore this fact, but you've been there, day in and day out, keeping us informed about the game we love...and likely still driving a 2001 car like I am.
From a West Roxbury kid in Baltimore to a Worcester kid who loves the Seahawks, good luck @ the Outsiders; hope it's not blocked where I work.
Brian--
This was without a doubt the best football info site ever. In addition to fast and thorough gathering of day to day info, you were the dfinitive site for draft signing info. Your site going away is a tragedy almost on the level of the lockout itself. Best of luck to you and thanks for the great work.
Brian,
I been following you for about 2-3 years (maybe even longer not sure) and I relied on this site daily. I would check it when I woke up, was on my lunch break and before I went to bed since you worked tirelessly in keeping us up-to-date and up-to-the-minute on all our football news. It kills me that you're closing this site but I understand you need to do what you need to do. I wish you all the best of luck on your future endeavors. I'll continue to read you columns on your new site. I already have it bookmarked. Good luck Pal.
P.S You're the only person from the Boston area I respect…since I'm a Fins and Yankees fan, it's in my nature to despise anyone from Boston.
Crap! I check this site every day and love it. Thanks Mac for being a great hub for NFL news. This blog will be missed greatly.
damn! This bumbs me out. Please don't make me work for my NFL fix of up to date info. This site rocked! Good luck, Brian.
i'm speechless, this was by FAR the best football blog out. wow.
Gonna miss this site, has 2 be the 3rd blog I read 2day that said they were done n moving on... Wish U The Best!
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