On June 15, 2012, I launched Football Perspective. Since that day, Football Perspective has posted at least one new article every single day. This is the site’s 856th post, so I won’t blame you if you’ve missed an article here or there. At the top of every page is a link to the Historical Archive, a page that is updated after each post is published.
It continues to amaze me how many of you come here and stop by every day. I thank you for that. Your support is truly appreciated, and I hope to continue to earn your trust and devotion. I have a lot of people to thank for the success of the site, so I hope you’ll indulge me in allowing me to express some gratitude today.
So thank you to my parents and brother, for well, everything. Today being Father’s Day, it’s a doubly good time to thank my parents for being great parents, and my brother for being a great brother.
Thank you to David Dodds and Joe Bryant for hiring me twelve years ago. The first step in my journey as a football writer was getting hired at Footballguys.com, and I’ve been there ever since. There aren’t two better bosses in the world than David and Joe.
Thank you to Doug Drinen, who spent countless hours mentoring me. Doug is the best teacher I’ve ever met, and I’m thankful he spent the time teaching me his ways. Doug’s still the best football writer I know, even if he’s largely retired from the game.
Thank you to Sean Forman, for welcoming in to the Sports-Reference community. He’s a great guy on top of being a great guy to work with.
Thank you to Mike Kania, who’s one of the nicest and most patient folks I’ve encountered. He puts up with my endless requests and comments, and is a big part of why Pro-Football-Reference is such a fantastic site.
Thank you to Neil Paine, who’s at various times been a data source, co-blogger, sounding board, and is now firmly planted in the friend column. He’s having a ton of success over at Five Thirty Eight, all of it well-deserved.
Thank you to Jason Lisk, who’s not just a confidant but the top trivia expert in the land.
Thank you to Chris Brown, who has always been a great supporter and kindly offered a landing spot as I transitioned from PFR to Football Perspective.
Thank you to Toni Monkovic, my editor at the New York Times, who has always been so much more than that.
Thank you to Shattenjager, Steve Buzzard, and Warren Sharp for their guest posts.
Thank you to Andrew Healy for becoming a regular guest poster here.
Thank you to all the great football writers who have taken the time to provide me with feedback and tips. There are too many of them to name, but you know who you are.
Thank you to my supporters who take the time to link to Football Perspective, including a special thanks to Its All Over, Fat Man!, which has long been a big supporter of the site.
Thank you to my girlfriend, who manages not just to tolerate this hobby of mine, but support it.
And thank you again to you, the reader. Without you, this would be a diary, not a website. So I hope you keep coming back for more. We’ll be back with a fun post tomorrow. And Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.