tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post4682027718377249468..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: Peter King Still Doesn't Know What a Factoid Is EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-43777190460380172032015-10-23T00:12:13.553-04:002015-10-23T00:12:13.553-04:00I tried to find the commercial on YouTube, but ala...I tried to find the commercial on YouTube, but alas. You'll just have to take my word that this existed. In 1993, SI was selling subscriptions on a TV ad interspersed with highlights, magazine covers, interviews snippets, etc. In one snippet, Peter King opined solemnly, "...I see the 49ers beating the Cowboys in one of the greatest championship games..."<br /><br />This was just months after the Cowboys had gone 13-3, gone to Candlestick and beaten the 49ers by ten in the NFC championship, then routed the then-three times repeat AFC champion Buffalo Bills by 35 points in the Super Bowl. All of the Cowboys stars were young, the offensive line was monstrous, and they were deep. The Niners were already leaning on older talent then - what kind of "NFL Analyst" would have predicted a 49ers win the next season? Predictably, the Cowboys won the 1994 NFC Championship game over the 49ers by an even greater margin than they had in 1993.<br /><br />If you could watch that commercial, the reverence and self-assuredness with which King says this makes clear that he is predicting a win based on their run of dominance during the 1980s. There's nothing in that breathless, awestruck quote that suggests an objective, sober-minded football analyst.<br /><br />Is it possible there were some good arguments King made that didn't make the commercial soundbite? Possible, yes. And the BOLD STATEMENT makes for a better commercial bite than anything else one could throw into a 30-second spot. Is it likely Peter King had an argument better than, "Come on, this is the San Francisco 49ers we're talking about!"? Hell no.Ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994883648311298728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-76496619501299313872015-10-22T08:27:12.515-04:002015-10-22T08:27:12.515-04:00Chris, I guess because Peter feels like sharing th...Chris, I guess because Peter feels like sharing these little factoids with everyone. Maybe he is hoping we care about the factoids. I don't really know. To analyze "why?" would be a fool's errand. <br /><br />My understanding is there are several parts of beating addiction and moving back into your old life is one of those. That's where so many people struggle. They struggle get back into the routines and seeing the same people they saw before. Dealing with them and trying not to fall back into old habits. <br /><br />Oldcat, I'm not ready to give up on Manziel either. I have to say I wasn't totally convinced by him coming out of college, so his struggles aren't a huge shock to me though. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-42406488668060639762015-10-22T01:19:38.432-04:002015-10-22T01:19:38.432-04:00Now that is just crazy talk, Chris. All sportswri...Now that is just crazy talk, Chris. All sportswriters know that 87 days is quite enough to turn one from an insufferable punk no-talent bust into the comeback player of the year if we can bully the Browns coach into ditching the QB he signed just this year to be the starter.<br /><br />After all, he managed to complete 8 passes in a win, while only fumbling six times or so.<br /><br />I'm not sure where Manziel will end up, but giving the dude a break from the Factory of Sadness is doing him a favor, and the press is not doing him any favors this year or the last.Oldcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527540563016337083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-33738579901017342015-10-21T10:16:57.083-04:002015-10-21T10:16:57.083-04:00I'll add a third thing to your list of things ...I'll add a third thing to your list of things that shouldn't annoy you but do. If Peter's factoids are only interesting to him, why bother telling us about it if he assumes us naive simpletons won't care?<br /><br />I don't wanna be too harsh but in my mind if Peter says he empathizes with those with a substance abuse problem then he should also be able to understand that if someone has a deep seated substance abuse issue than 87 days in a facility may not always be enough. Most struggle for years with trying to kick an addiction and it may take several visits before someone is completely addiction free. This may be a bit of apples and oranges in terms of comparisons but take for example the actor from Glee(unfortunately I can't remember his name), who died a few years ago. He had struggled with a hard drug addiction for years and had been multiple times to a treatment facility and it still wasn't enough for him to overcome. Just because someone goes to a treatment facility one time doesn't mean when it's over they are magically cured. Chrisnoreply@blogger.com