Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 1/5/09
Pats Pulpit —
... , and his MMQB column discusses the overtime rules in the NFL, speculates on where Scott Pioli will land, and keeps New England in his Fine Fifteen. ...
Peter King speculates on Pioli, Mangini, Cleveland situation:
First, I have to issue a major mea...
Pats Pulpit —
Peter King speculates on Pioli, Mangini, Cleveland situation:
First, I have to issue a major mea culpa to the radio listeners who heard me say the other day Mangini would never get the Cleveland job. Stupid me; never say never in January. I thought in midweek Mangini would never get the Cleveland job because I thought Pioli was going to be the general manager, and yes, someday the Manginis and Piolis and Belichicks will link arms and sing "Kumbaya,'' but I don't think they're all quite ready to do that right now. (At least not without metal detectors being ...
MMQB: NFL Prepares for Rematch Weekend
Football Outsiders —
05 Jan 2009 MMQB: NFL Prepares for Rematch Weekend In this week's installment, PK previews the divisional games, fails to explain Matt Millen, and give a detailed account of the NFL's seemingly random grading process for officials. Posted by: Doug Farrar on 05 Jan 2009 ...
Peter King Will Save Your Voice Mail
Kissing Suzy Kolber —
... Before we get this week’s batch of Peter King mental waste, I should note that I had the luck of catching King on the FNIA set on Saturday night. A reader emailed us a while back with a useful observation, and that is this: Every time King goes on TV, his report follows this template: ...
Should the NFL Change its Overtime Rules?
Comments on: Rotoscoop.com —
... This has become a hot topic after the Colts’ loss in which the NFL’s MVP never got a chance to step onto the field during the game’s final quarter. If football games are decided by offense, defense and special teams, then why does a sudden death frame often get decided without one of these aspects coming into play? Peter King vehemently argues for a change and offers some pretty compelling evidence: “So in 2008, nine of the 15 overtime games have been one-possession periods. Nine out of 15…In regular-season history, by the way, 141 games (33 percent of all games) ...
I think I think Peter King sucks
DGDB&D: a Texans blog. —
Peter King’s latest column sucks even more than usual.
I’ve grown to really, really hate how he shoehorns things to fit a narrative. I think I grew to dislike this over the presidential campaign, as that’s how most of the news from that fracas was presented; it’s easier to understand things if they fit a simple story. However I managed to come to have distaste for it, I can’t think of someone who uses this literary technique more frequently and shamelessly than Peter King. It’s true downside is that it’s just ...
Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Déjà Vu All Over Again Edition
Music City Miracles —
... I know he probably hasn't watched the second half of a game since 1996, but does anyone still think Peter King even pays attention to what he writes anymore? To wit [added emphasis is mine]: ...
Peter King on Overtime
The Big Lead —
... 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) ...
Overtime Rule Change Proposal: Last Clear Chance
Pro-football-reference.com blog —
... Following the Colts loss to San Diego, where Manning did not touch the ball in overtime, Peter King wrote that the overtime rule was the “dumbest, stupidest, and most indefensible rule” the NFL has. Now, I don’t think it’s actually the dumbest rule. ...
