tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post1647734980173560055..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: Peter King Over-Respects Darren SprolesBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-11455708301287328392012-06-21T09:30:02.534-04:002012-06-21T09:30:02.534-04:00Murray, that could be very true. I feel like New O...Murray, that could be very true. I feel like New Orleans had built up some goodwill with the media and we see some of that now. I think the NFL should release some of the evidence, but they didn't really do that in Spygate either. It doesn't mean the NFL has nothing. <br /><br />I feel like the general public doesn't care about whether there is evidence as much as the media seems to care. I believe, and I can't speak for everyone, the general public accepts and believes the NFL has evidence. Obviously Saints fans hate the outcome.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-68007480259716895692012-06-21T06:36:12.936-04:002012-06-21T06:36:12.936-04:00Here's what I don't get
NFL doesn't r...Here's what I don't get<br /><br />NFL doesn't release "Spygate" evidence the media calls for a congressional investigation/firing squad<br /><br />NFL doesn't release "Bountygate" evidence. MEdia= Pfffft they got nothing<br /><br />Doubt it's because Peyton plays nice with the media and Billy B treats them like the entitled *** suckers they areMurraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-38704868823374862882012-06-20T16:30:12.194-04:002012-06-20T16:30:12.194-04:00Jack, it's fine to disagree with me. I don'...Jack, it's fine to disagree with me. I don't know if he is a bad person, but he does come off as elitist. There is definitely a disconnect between what he writes and how he wants to come off to his readers. He wants to give them insight into his life and talk about what he is doing, but he does come off as elitist. <br /><br />Perhaps I didn't have enough anger this week left over after dealing with his "Sproles is the 4th best all-purpose back in NFL history" bullshit. <br /><br />I did hate his Brennaman comment though. His complaining about anything that disrupts his otherwise perfect existence gets very old though. He is one of those people who typically wants everyone to bow down to him in terms of giving customer service.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-14784711160714712722012-06-20T12:41:00.834-04:002012-06-20T12:41:00.834-04:00"I don't think Peter is a bad guy, but sm..."I don't think Peter is a bad guy, but small little comments like this can come off as elitist...at least to me."<br /><br />One of the few times I disagree with you on here, Ben. I think Peter comes across as an entitled, pampered, gaping asshole. There are at least 7-8 snide remarks he makes in every MMQB that make me want to slap his fat face. The nit-picking of Brennaman's Votto comments, his bitching about free coffee, his bitching about restaurant service, his whining about no Peet's coffee...reading those things I can tell he would be a real know-it-all haughty prick.jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-10049867820793850022012-06-20T11:16:43.240-04:002012-06-20T11:16:43.240-04:00Jack, I put this comment up on the scale of lunacy...Jack, I put this comment up on the scale of lunacy with his comment that Derek Jeter is the best player of his (PK's) lifetime. I know it is his opinion, but sometimes an opinion is so out of the ordinary it should be mocked. I know Sproles is a great returner, but he isn't really a running back and he has had one great year. <br /><br />I haven't seen PK defend this selection yet. Pete Prisco of CBS Sports questioned him about it and didn't get a response that I know of. It's ridiculous. He takes one year and makes Sproles the 4th best all-purpose back in the NFL? It's clear Peter weighted rushing yards heavily, which is an area that Sproles is not strong in at all. <br /><br />If I was PK's editor, I would email him and ask him if he is sure Sproles is 4th on the list. Maybe that happened. <br /><br />So Allen is behind Sproles b/c he isn't as explosive? Even if that were true, that's only one criteria Sproles has over Allen.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-43189269971487942472012-06-20T10:40:31.225-04:002012-06-20T10:40:31.225-04:005. Marcus Allen. Strange to put him behind Sproles...5. Marcus Allen. Strange to put him behind Sproles, but Allen wasn't as explosive<br /><br />One last thing I had to address is this stupid comment. Show me one play in Super Bowl history more explosive than Allen's run against the Redskins. The guy is simply one of the all-time great running backs to play the game, and Peter King thinks a niche player like Sproles is better. Mind-blowing.jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-41224136583653099092012-06-20T10:28:31.008-04:002012-06-20T10:28:31.008-04:00His infatuation with Sproles is lunacy. Apparently...His infatuation with Sproles is lunacy. Apparently his all-purpose RB doesn't need to be all that great at the main task running backs handle: running the ball. Sproles has 1,757 CAREER rushing yards. His previous season high for rushing yards before 2011 was 343. He had a remarkable year in an offense with a HOF QB and an offense that was able to perfectly incorporate his skills, but to rank him ahead of Marcus Allen, are you shitting me? Allen has 12,243 career rushing yards, 587 career receptions, 5,411 career receiving yards, and 145 total career TD's (Oh ho-fucking-hum, that's only good for 6th ALL-TIME). <br /><br />SI should be embarrassed to employ a man that knows this little about the game he is paid handsomely to cover. What a jackass.jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-83586963830584396442012-06-20T08:44:10.099-04:002012-06-20T08:44:10.099-04:00Rich, I may be exaggerating but I would probably p...Rich, I may be exaggerating but I would probably put 20 RB's over the last 30 years ahead of Sproles. Nothing against Sproles, but he isn't one of the top 5 best all-purpose backs over the last 30 years. That's crazy to me. Curtis Martin could have been on the list. I would probably put a guy like Ricky Watters ahead of Sproles too. I could probably go on and on. <br /><br />I think it is terrible she recanted her story 10 years later. What took her so long? Screw being bitter towards the system, what's wrong with being bitter towards her? Obviously rape and sexual assault is a serious thing and we want to believe and trust a person accusing another person of this crime, but I can't believe it took her that long to recant. <br /><br />I thought releasing Ballard was a surprising move b/c I was under the impression the Giants really liked him and wanted to keep him around. You know more than I do about the Giants, but my perception was that Ballard wasn't special, but was a guy the Giants would want to keep around. Bennett has a ton of potential, so maybe Eli can turn his career around too. <br /><br />I think Chris Chambers retiring as a Dolphin is kind of stupid, but I'm not a Dolphins fan and I'm not Chris Chambers. It doesn't hurt anyone and if the organization agrees to it, that's great. I feel like there are 1000 more worrisome things to discuss as opposed to this issue. <br /><br />I agree with you on the McCoy to Philly thing. McCoy may not have the arm strength to play in that offense. I could be wrong, but I know the big knock on McCoy is his arm strength so seeing him throw the ball to Jackson/Maclin could be a little interesting. <br /><br />I couldn't believe he nitpicked Brennaman like that. We know he was using hyperbole, but Votto was red hot. I hate hyperbole, but I feel like saying Votto was virtually impossible to get out was being used relative Votto's peers. <br /><br />Sproles as the 4th best all-purpose back in the NFL. Ridiculous.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-29204203601537902982012-06-19T19:28:15.084-04:002012-06-19T19:28:15.084-04:00He's been in the Saints offense for one year!
...<i>He's been in the Saints offense for one year!</i><br /><br />Reggie Bush had more all-purpose yards than Sproles last year... <i>Reggie Bush</i><br /><br />How about Curtis Martin? Has the football world already forgotten about him already?<br /><br /><b>The NFL can't just say, "Trust us on this.'' Too many lives, too many reputations, are on the line here for that.</b><br /><br />Yes it can. You know why? Because there is absolutely no legal obligation for the NFL to make the evidence public. As long as they have it and the players and arbitors see it, then that's it.<br /><br />This "the fans deserve to see the evidence" is bullshit.<br /><br />No one is going to stop watching the NFL if the evidence isn't released, so it doesn't matter.<br /><br /><i>My biggest question in this case was what his attorney was doing suggesting Banks could go to jail for decades when there wasn't a single bit of physical DNA evidence suggesting he committed the crime?</i><br /><br />That was my first thought as well. To plead no contest to a rape you know you didn't do...<br /><br />Then I remembered how fucked up the laws are in this country and that when it comes down to it, a trial of he said, she said often goes the way of the woman in rape trials.<br /><br />The fact that the accuser isn't in prison is a travesty in and of itself.<br /><br /><i>I didn't get the move and I am not surprised a team picked up Ballard.</i><br /><br />Ballard will not be taking a single snap this year, so losing Ballard isn't a huge deal. He's an undrafted player who played well, but then again, Eli made Pascoe and Boss look good too. Boss got 4M a year and then got cut a year later.<br /><br />They needed to make a roster spot for Rocky Bernard, so losing a guy with a torn ACL isn't a huge deal.<br /><br /><b>But the gamble seems worth it for a guy who made so many big catches for the Giants in the last two months of the season last year.</b><br /><br />"many big catches"? He had like three big catches on a team with Cruz and Nicks. <br /><br />I love Ballard and I'm upset they put him on waivers, but seriously he's an undrafted free agent who looked good on a team with two pro-bowl caliber WR and a (now) elite QB.<br /><br /><b>Who cares where you retire? Now Chris Chambers wants to retire as a Dolphin. Why? Who cares?</b><br /><br />The fans and the player care, Pat "the Bat" retired as a Phillie as well he should. When you devote a good portion of your career to an organization it means a lot to fans and the players that they retire with that organization. <br /><br />It's not costing anyone a roster spot, so shut the fuck up Mr. Starbucks.<br /><br /><b>I'm calling Cleveland GM Tom Heckert and sending a 2013 sixth-rounder to Cleveland for McCoy.</b><br /><br />Unbelievable.<br /><br />1) The Eagles already have someone like McCoy backing up Vick in Kafka.<br /><br />2) In an offense with McCoy and Jackson, you really want a backup who struggles to throw the ball 25 yards?<br /><br /><b>I just felt Thom could have chosen his words better.</b><br /><br />Says the guy who called Sproles a better all-purpose back than Curtis Martin and Marcus Allen.richnoreply@blogger.com