" In addition to the obvious, Jeremy Lin and James (Guitar Jimmy) Dolan have something else in common — they were the media's bridge to the start of NFL training camp. With the Yankees running away with the AL East and the Mets teetering on a second-half swoon, there might not be much juice to squeeze out of baseball until the Bombers hit October. History suggests a defending Super Bowl champ, like the Giants, faces major distractions the following season. Big Blue won't have that problem. As far as the media is concerned, Albany sets up to be a snoozefest. Or as one scribe said: "Expect plenty of stories about the gutty third-string offensive tackle trying to make the team." This must please Tom Coughlin. A controversy-free, quiet training camp may not go over big in the Valley of the Stupid, but it works wonders for a coach and his staff. This won't be the case in Cortland, where the media will descend on Camp Chaos starring Tim Tebow, Mark Sanchez, and Santonio Holmes, the Jets official media ombudsman. Then there's anyone else who shoots off his mouth. It promises to be so whacky, so dysfunctional, even ESPN can't cover it with one reporter. So the faculty at Bristol Clown Community College is dispatching three mouths — Hannah Storm, Ron Jaworski and Sal Paolantonio — to Jets camp. Beginning Thursday, they will offer live, continuous coverage on "SportsCenter." No doubt "VOS" pontificators will make the scene too. Gasbags, like Jets de facto general manager Mike (Sports Pope) Francesa and maybe even football expert Stephen A. Smith will show up looking to match wits with Mike Tannenbaum, the human fountain of misinformation." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...ts-a-circus-media-spotlight-article-1.1119234
