My father used to say that opinions were like anuses -- everybody has one, but they shouldn't be shown in public. Of course, he didn't actually say "anus" but used a very similar word that clearly meant the same thing. Before I start, I must confess to be perfectly honest, it feels...wrong to speculate about another man's livelihood. Nevertheless, I am compelled to ask this question: should the Atlanta Journal-Constitution fire sportswriters Mark Bradley or Jeff Schultz for their failures to perform their job with peak efficiency every day? Before we make any quick decisions, let's look at some of the evidence: Mark Bradley has been with the same newspaper for twenty-five years. But exactly what has he accomplished in all that time? According to his online biography, Mark Bradley freely admits that he "Has won some awards but lost many more." Sorry, but doesn't that make him a loser?  If he's truly lost more awards than he's won, his overall record is below .500. By comparison, Mark Richt's winning percentage at Georgia is currently .739. His teams are ninety games above .500. Yet curiously enough, it was Mark Bradley who recently suggested it was time for Mark Richt to be fired. As if to further confirm my belief that it has become time for the AJC to make a move, Bradley put in his own bio that he "Isn't as smart as you might believe." However, Mr. Bradley might be surprised to learn just how smart I don't believe he is. And as for Mr. Bradley's co-defendant to my charge of journalistic malpractice, what should we say about Jeff … [Read more...]