tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post3867730901977155144..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: More Official Insanity EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-16264918078399460072012-09-26T11:36:30.170-04:002012-09-26T11:36:30.170-04:00Jack, I don't know what his deal with that wor...Jack, I don't know what his deal with that word is. I think Peter uses it to describe smaller NFL players who still play well. I don't think of a grown man as precocious, but it seems once you become a sportswriter you become infatuated saying professional athletes are like children. <br /><br />"He plays the game like a kid out there!" <br /><br />Well, it seems like Hosley's greatness is guaranteed then!Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-24129654680143642842012-09-26T09:57:50.789-04:002012-09-26T09:57:50.789-04:00rich, you're forgetting the most important thi...rich, you're forgetting the most important thing about Jayron Hosley. He's PRECOCIOUS!! Seriously, what the fuck is with PK's infatuation for that word? Does he even know what it means?<br /><br />Oh and I wouldn't worry about Hosley, he was a great CB and KR for me in my Va. Tech dynasty on NCAA 2012, so obviously he's headed for greatness.<br />jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-70475930460889500032012-09-26T09:09:40.541-04:002012-09-26T09:09:40.541-04:00Zidane, I didn't think it was bush league eith...Zidane, I didn't think it was bush league either. I would have preferred he not do it, but the game wasn't entirely out of reach at that point. The fans love it, and along with taking the football after a TD is scored and handing it to a young fan, those are sort of his signature moves after scoring a touchdown. I figured Cam would do it, but I saw why people got irritated. It doesn't merit a mention three days later though. <br /><br />Anon, to be honest I gave up worrying too much about his power rankings a few years ago. They seldom make sense. You would think Baltimore would move up by beating a very good New England team that managed to move up. I don't get why the Eagles got knocked out of the Fine Fifteen all together. They lost to a really good team. Is it really that embarrassing to love to Arizona, one of two teams that is 3-0? <br /><br />It gives me a headache to analyze these power polls because I very seldom like how they are done. If NE moves up, it may make sense for the Ravens to move up, and Philly shouldn't drop out b/c they lost to a 3-0 team. The same crap happens in college basketball. A team that is 20th in the country will fall out of the Top 25 because they lost to a Top 10 ranked team. It's stupid. Shouldn't a team that is 20th lose to a team in the Top 10? So why knock them out of the Top 25 rankings all together? <br /><br />HH, it shows good taste that Newton isn't a Carolina Panthers fan. We are an insecure, fairly fickle bunch of people. <br /><br />In regard to Revis, I understand how vitally important he is to the Jets and what he allows them to do defensively. That being said, there are 31 other teams who don't have Revis and manage to play defense. I don't see a cornerback as a QB-type guy. Losing one corner shouldn't ruin the season. <br /><br />Rich, who is this Hakeem Nicks guy you talk about? I see why PK included Andre Brown and that's b/c he had a great game on Thursday night. Brown had an Achilles injury after making it to the NFL, so maybe bouncing around wasn't completely his fault, but he really hasn't been impressive overall. Of course the Panthers defense makes everyone look impressive right now. <br /><br />You can choose players from every draft who have been great for every team. Very seldom does a GM miss on every pick. I think Reese has done a great job, but the more PK focuses on this, the more holes can be poked in the idea...or at least holes poked in the players he uses as examples. <br /><br />I'm just bitter PK is on Cam's ass about being mature and being defensive. If Cam Newton had refused to play for Carolina I can only imagine the craziness that would occur after that. I have to say I would probably refuse to play for certain teams in the NFL too and Manning's unwillingness to play for San Diego is all but forgotten until I bring it up b/c I am bitter the media seems to believe Newton should be a mature man at this point. <br /><br />That's what irritates me too. If Cam had been positive then people would claim he is blind to how badly he played. There's always a story with the media. I always wanted the media to cover the Panthers more and after this past week I am fine with them just ignoring the team. I've learned my lesson. <br /><br />Martin, sometimes it is hard for me to get past PK writing something, but it was well written. The me-centric quality of MMQB seemed to move away from that column and Peter gave us an understanding of what happened in the game and why it happened. I read it and didn't have a complaint, which is hard for me to do. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51410301989674780922012-09-26T02:46:05.418-04:002012-09-26T02:46:05.418-04:00On the other hand, his article today about the fin...On the other hand, his article today about the final play was really well done I thought. He explained things clearly and without all the Peter'isms we are used to by now. Perhaps this is the kind of article he used to write before he became Peter King.Martin F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14565240074256943063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-30071426810191944682012-09-25T23:04:35.376-04:002012-09-25T23:04:35.376-04:00Charting players who have been good Reese picks in...<b>Charting players who have been good Reese picks in his first six drafts with the Giants:</b><br /><br />I'm going to go ahead and dissect Peter's choices because they seriously pissed me the fuck off.<br /><br /><b>2012: CB Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech (Round 3, 94 overall)</b><br /><br />A guy with an incredible three games under his belt. He's played well, especially for a third rounder, but lets hold off on calling him a good pick after three games.<br /><br />Remember, the Giants still have Webster (10M a year) and Amukamara (last year's 1st) ahead of him, so once they both get healthy, that pick may not look so good.<br /><br /><b>2011: LB Jacquian Williams, South Florida (R6, 202) </b><br /><br />Wins by default - the rest of the 2011 draft for Reese hasn't paid dividends yet. A solidly below average defensive player who excels on special teams.<br /><br /><b>2010: DE Jason Pierre-Paul, South Florida (R1, 15) </b><br /><br />Can't debate this - JPP is incredible.<br /><br /><b>2009: RB Andre Brown, North Carolina State (R4, 129)</b><br /><br />Once I saw this I was actually very confused about what this list was supposed to be. Andre Brown has been cut 8 times and finally had a good game after 3 years in the league. <br /><br />This is not a good pick.<br /><br />Also taken by the Giants in the 2009 draft? Some bum named Hakeem Nicks.<br /><br /><b>2008: WR Mario Manningham, Michigan (R3, 95)</b><br /><br />Again, confused by what this list is. Manningham was the best pick that draft, but that's not saying much - he never reached his potential, had hands of stone and fucking sucked ass until he became the third WR.<br /><br />There's a reason why he's managed all of 12 catches in SF's revamped offense.<br /><br /><b>2007: RB Ahmad Bradshaw, Marshall (R7, 250)</b><br /><br />Can argue otherwise, but a solid choice.<br /><br />So basically, PK's picks are:<br /><br />Fourth stringer playing due to injury (and has three games played), a special teams player, a legit pick, a RB who sucked ass save for one game and another crappy player before getting a second legit pick.<br /><br /><b>If Steve Jobs were still here, I wonder whether he'd feel triumphant that the masses can't live without his invention for three hours</b><br /><br />1) Steve Jobs did not invent the motherfucking cell phone. Steve Jobs was the idea man behind the iPhone, there's a huge difference. People have been glued to their phones long before the iPhone came out.<br /><br />2) Steve Jobs was alive long enough to see this behavior exist long before he died. It's not like he died in 1997 or something. He lived to see four versions of the iPhone be released.<br /><br /><i>(apparently refusing to play for the Chargers is all but forgotten)</i><br /><br />Two Super Bowl rings helps that out a lot. Plus, I think a lot of people are okay with the fact that he didn't want to go play somewhere he had reservations about (that all proved true). <br /><br />He also made the point very clear that he would sit out a year and re-enter the draft before playing in SD, so in our minds it wasn't "classless" enough to warrant any big issues.<br /><br />Personally, I'd love to see players tell teams to fuck off more often. Seriously, if the Jags or Browns end up with the first pick, holy shit, even I'd say no.<br /><br /><b>then pulling the Superman act in the end zone; bush league.</b><br /><br />Non-issue. It was the third quarter in a two possession game, you can celebrate a damn TD. Now if it was a 30 point blowout in the fourth? ya, that'd be kind of dumb, but a big score in the third? You celebrate all you want Cam.<br /><br /><i>The Panthers came out and laid down an absolute turd in front of a national television audience and Newton let his understanding about the fan's frustrations show through in his quotes. </i><br /><br />The best part about it is if Newton had come out and said positive things, the media would be blasting him for not taking it seriously enough and that he's too immature to be an NFL QB.<br /><br />No matter what Cam did, someone was going to find fault with it. This is why the media sucks.richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-88274678315369544302012-09-25T18:53:53.476-04:002012-09-25T18:53:53.476-04:00Because the media talks about what a great defensi...<i>Because the media talks about what a great defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is, yet it seems his entire defense hinges on the health of one player? </i><br /><br />Amen<br /><br /><br /><b>If I was a fan of the Carolina Panthers, I would be holding my head down in shame of the product that was out there today."<br /><br />-- Cam Newton </b><br /><br />I think the more important thing to note here is that Cam Newton is not a fan of the Carolina Panthers.HHhttp://www.twitter.com/kingharisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-75443191914903302772012-09-25T17:19:36.170-04:002012-09-25T17:19:36.170-04:00So, I understand that power rankings don't mat...So, I understand that power rankings don't matter and are purely based on the opinions and views of the person making them. But Peter is one of the preeminent NFL writers (main NFL guy for SI), so I expect a little more out of his analysis/writing. Admittedly, I'm a Baltimore fan, but how does this make sense?<br /><br />Last week:<br /><br /><br /><b>7. Baltimore (1-1). Ravens 67, Foes 37, after two weeks. I don't think there's a lot of shame in losing the kind of blood feud they lost to the Eagles on Sunday.<br /><br /><br />10. New England (1-1). Waaaaaay too much leakage from the offensive line, and now it looks like half of the tight end luxury package (Aaron Hernandez) is gone for at least a month. I don't know how Tom Brady lasts 16 games if he's under the kind of pressure he was on Sunday, and if he's without Hernandez until Halloween.</b><br /><br />This week:<br /><br /><b><br />7. Baltimore (2-1). Never heard a manure chant that loud in my life, Al Michael said Sunday night. Imagine what those fans would have done if the Ravens had lost.<br /><br />8. New England (1-2). So much for the mothballing of Wes "8 for 142'' Welker.</b><br /><br />I can deal with Baltimore staying put, but why do the Pats move up? Eagles are 2-1 now and have fallen out of the fine fifteen all together. If anything, Pats should have stayed at 10. If they were so impressive in a loss, then shouldn't baltimore maybe get a little more love?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-32064683589044883732012-09-25T16:59:56.821-04:002012-09-25T16:59:56.821-04:00Maybe it's because I'm not an old white ma...Maybe it's because I'm not an old white man, but if I made a list of all the things I hated about Week 3 of the NFL, Cam's Superman celebration down 23-7 wouldn't even be in the Top-100.<br /><br />What made it "bush-league"? There was still nearly a quarter and a half left and the Panthers just made it a 2 score game and were hoping to stage a comeback. It's not like Cam invented it on the spot; he does it after EVERY TD.ZidaneValornoreply@blogger.com