I think of Goff a solid old school sportswriter and Ives as more of blogger. The very nature of blogging is that is less about the craft of writing a great story and more about getting page views by getting information posted quickly and presenting entertaining perspectives on issues. In my opinion Ives is a good blogger, but he's not a real soccer expert, his evaluations of draft prospects are inaccurate (often overly optimistic) and he tends overvalue offensive prowess in judging teams and players. That said I enjoy his blog.