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Peter King: In Sports Illustrated this week, Peter King picked the Bears to defeat the Packers, 26-24, this weekend. On SI.com, however, King has the Packers beating the Bears, 23-16. That's one way to ensure accuracy. [Miami City of Champs] (19)
Sep 03

5 Things I Think Are Wrong With What Peter King Thinks About the 2009 NFL Season

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We once shared a beverage  – ours was beer, his was water – with Peter King prior to an NFL Sunday in the fall of 2005 at a sports bar in the Manhattanite escapee haven of Montclair, N.J. He wore a Cleveland Browns crewneck sweatshirt, his wife a Steelers hoodie. We assume the reason he brought his laptop to a sports bar to work on his MMQB column is because he had yet to start cashing those giant NBC checks. He’s also one of the few sportswriters we’ve been around who gets genuinely excited while watching the games and not just when an athlete gets arrested. So we admit, we’re fans. His NFL picks, on the other hand, we have a few issues with.
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Peter King and Brett Favre, a Timeline: The SI scribe went from this in 1994- "Favre won't be perfect. But he has proved he can carry a good team. And who wouldn't give the moon today for a 25-year-old quarterback with guts and a golden arm, scars and all?" to this, last month: "I give up. … So now I've been wrong three times. I thought he was retired last year and he played for the Jets. I thought he was retired this year, and I said he'll come back to play for the Vikings unless his arm is a problem. His arm wasn't. And he still isn't going to play. That's why I give up. Don't ask me anymore what I think about Favre, whether I think he's going to play or whether I think he's going to mow the grass for the rest of his life. I don't know because I honestly don't think he knows." [Slate] (11)
Peter King: "You cannot be serious about shuttering the Boston Globe, you New York Times people. That's unjust and ridiculous and will be a black mark against anything you do journalistically in the long-term. How do you walk into the flagship journalistic institution in a six-state region and say, 'Unless everyone in the building takes a monstrous pay cut, and a few of you walk away from your jobs forever, we're closing the place?' What kind of management style is that?" (SI) (17)
Feb 25

Much Ado About Andre Smith

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Andre Smith left the NFL Draft combine early because he was out of shape. This reemphasized for many the unrelated fact that he was also suspended from the Sugar Bowl, for dealing with an agent. Judging from the subsequent reaction, it appears that this nefarious villain stumbled into Chris Hansen in a living room.

Darren Rovell predicts Smith may lose $23.8 million in guaranteed revenue.

Peter King thinks he thinks Smith may drop out of the first round. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 11

PM Roundup: No A-Roid, No Favre, A Whole Lot of Weed

Baseball, Blithering Idiots, College Basketball, College Football, Commenters Doing All The Work, Courts, Legal, Drugs, Food, Jerks, Media Gossip/Musings, Peter King, Soccer tyduffy 38 Comments »

We are sticking with the TV shows TBL enjoys theme for the girl today.  Does anyone else find it ironic that Sports Illustrated buried their most high profile woman writer’s career defining story on swimsuit issue week?

A Grand Rapids Press sports columnist was arrested for growing marijuana. (Mlive)

It really is “a pity” Michael Phelps wasn’t “brave enough” to throw away his career and endorsements to become a marijuana advocate. (Forbes)

For those who emulate the first two gentlemen, the most disgustingly awesome fatty food you can imagine. (This is why you’re fat)

Peter King should stick to Starbucks, colonoscopies and his own sport. (Unprofessional Foul)

Obama’s “honeymoon is over” as far as Jay Mariotti is concerned. (Major League Jerk)

Retired math teacher finds $200,000 in his basement, spends years hunting down rightful inheritor. (ABC News)

Cristiano Ronaldo is now into 18-year-old college students, pics included. (Sports Crackle Pop)

LeBron James denies steroid use. (Cursed Cleveland)

Despite rampant speculation stemming from his cut physique, Kevin Youkilis claims not to have taken steroids as well. (Boston Globe)

Coach K wants more experience.  He wants Greg Paulus. (College Hoops Journal)

Economic cutbacks hit “The U.” (Miami Herald)

Darren McFadden is facing a paternity suit in Arkansas. (NWA News)

Bruins were felled by a vicious Shark Attack, three goals in 6:16.  (Boston Herald)

LA Galaxy ask for Ronaldinho in exchange for Beckham. (The Other Football)

NFL Overtime: From SI's Peter King. "I just hate the NFL's overtime rule, which puts an inordinate value on whether the visiting-team captain calls heads or tails. The Colts called heads Saturday night. It came up tails. So this is how the game sends Tony Dungy into his retirement deliberations - with the NFL MVP standing on the sidelines, never able to touch the ball with the season on the line. So in 2008, nine of the 15 overtime games have been one-possession periods. Nine out of 15." Agree. (Sports Illustrated) (58)
Dec 01

Nine Things We Pondered While Watching Football Sunday (And Plaxico’s Great Applebee’s Lie)

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1. The San Diego Chargers went to the AFC Championship game last season, and returned virtually the entire team intact. Sure, Merriman’s hurt, but to plunge to 4-8 after a home loss to Atlanta is inexcusable. Supposed offensive guru Norv Turner is now 69-84-1 in his career.

2. New Orleans coach Sean Payton, a media darling, is 0-17 when trailing entering the fourth quarter. When the media removes itself from Payton’s balls, perhaps they’ll write about how it is about time the offensive genius use his superpowers to conjure a comeback. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 12

Peter King on Jimmy Clausen: “He’s … Shaun Hill”

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Yesterday, Peter King was on a radio show that we have a history with and, when asked about Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen, offered this assessment (or something close to it; we weren’t taking notes): “Right now, Jimmy Clausen looks like … Shaun Hill.” Then, he chuckled the way people do when they’re trying to be funny and think they’ve said something funny. Soonafter, he reminded listeners that he has seen about 45 minutes of Notre Dame football this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 22

Think We’ve Seen the Last of ESPN.com and Peter King Protecting and Coddling Brett Favre?

ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, NFL, Peter King TheBigLead 18 Comments »

Brett Favre’s next book should be titled, “How to tarnish a legacy.” On the front of the book should be an image of Favre playing battleship with Peter King, along an image of the former Packers’ QB posing in front of an ESPN headquarters sign in Bristol.

First, King. The longtime cozy relationship between Favre and King was finally exposed to all non-blog sports fans this week. (We say “non-blog” because if you’ve been reading blogs for the last few years, this has been painfully obvious.) Read the rest of this entry »

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