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Working in a press box would be much better if these things would happen ...

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Official NFL press box food spread rankings, from 32 to 1, with an update to the Packers' section (cc: @SNICKERS)
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Yes, yes, we’ll have food. Quit asking.

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For goodness sakes, clean up after yourself.

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We also have concepts of a plan. Every night. Then some dude hits a 3 with 0.2 seconds on the clock.

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Don’t eat the sandwiches. We don’t know how long they’ve been here.

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We really appreciate it when you can provide a box score after games. Electronic, paper, whatever. Any box helps. (Crazy some places can’t do it in 2022.)

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You’ve got big news. Let’s just say, you’ve hired a coach. Yeah, post it on social media. But if you think that’s all you need to do, you stink at media relations.

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We know it's the opener and it's not the biggest priority for you. And even though this thing is called a press box, we know press is an afterthought. But would it be too much to wipe off the counter so there aren’t dead moths, ladybugs, spiders and 10-month-old pizza?

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We love receiving press releases. Love them even more when they have correct names and spellings.

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We never want to see stools in the press box again. Chairs only.

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Seriously, it’s 2022. We think you can figure out how to have working internet in the press box by now.

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Remember when there were landline phones in the press box? And those phones would ring?

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Yes, we know your grandson/granddaughter is really good at bowling. No, we don’t need you telling us about it every week, when we’re trying to track down the starting lineup. The story you want, it’s just not going to happen. Try calling the sports editor instead.

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@JournalistsLike We should get rid of agate/scoreboard pages.

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What's the protocol in the press box when someone is incessantly clicking their pen? Yes, it's loud in the stadium, but doesn't change how annoying it is.

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Clean up after yourself when you leave the press box. It’s just polite. The garbage cans are over there and your 315 pages of game notes can be recycled.

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We’re all for being timely as possible. However, three press releases within an hour announcing three transactions can be replaced by one full release and save everyone the trouble.

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Yeah, we get you need to do zoom for your pressers. Could ya maybe make sure the players actually show up for them?

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When you're on a Zoom press conference, TV people just recording and not paying attention, how about remembering to hit your mute button. For the rest of us. Not that we don't love hearing about your new turkey recipe while we're trying to actually hear the coach speak.

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We'd appreciate it if you would actually answer requests for interviews with players. It's OK if it's a no, but at least tell us that.