tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post6925027398620801850..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: Much Too Late EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-39227084983571695382009-10-06T12:50:25.816-04:002009-10-06T12:50:25.816-04:00I don't think Favre would get a restraining or...I don't think Favre would get a restraining order because he likes the attention, but Peter King does talk about Favre every chance he gets to mention him. He has talked about him in every MMQB since the beginning of the year. <br /><br />I don't see how he can tell Fox they are over doing it when he follows Favre's every move and tends to fawn over him. Peter must not be very self aware.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-83657874491371590292009-10-06T12:31:23.761-04:002009-10-06T12:31:23.761-04:00Something is clearly off with King and his love af...Something is clearly off with King and his love affair with Brett. I mean something is really really really wrong here...I'm pretty sure Brett may need to get a retraining order on him soon. <br /><br />To call out Fox and then write a whole column on him the next day is way over the top, I agree with you Ben.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-22323182423877683142009-10-06T11:54:59.579-04:002009-10-06T11:54:59.579-04:00Really Rulebook, why wouldn't Peter write an a...Really Rulebook, why wouldn't Peter write an article about the game? It makes perfect sense doesn't it. <br /><br />It does sounds like a knock on his normal preparation but I don't think it is meant to be that way. From what I heard Favre separated himself from his NYJ teammates all year so I don't know how he could become more withdrawn that I have heard he is anyway. <br /><br />Peter King is an absolute hypocrite for calling out Fox for their Favre coverage and then writing a column about Favre after the game. He has saturated the world with more Favre coverage than anyone else. <br /><br />I mean this in all lack of sarcasm. I think Peter King loves Brett Favre...potentially in that way.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-64745584142641413392009-10-06T11:23:46.214-04:002009-10-06T11:23:46.214-04:00Peter King decided to write a Favre article about ...Peter King decided to write a Favre article about the game. From this article:<br /><br /><b>Rosenfels said the normally fun-loving Favre was pensive and withdrawn most of the week leading up to the game against the team he set every quarterback record for. "Not many jokes made this week,'' Rosenfels said. "He was studying a lot this week, wanting to make sure he had every read right. </b> <br /><br />Doesn't this imply that he usually doesn't care about getting every read right? This seems like a knock on his normal preparation to me.RuleBooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-25934331884806067852009-10-06T10:36:59.667-04:002009-10-06T10:36:59.667-04:00Thanks for the research, Rulebook. Because I am b...Thanks for the research, Rulebook. Because I am basically a jerk, rooting for Russell to set incompetence records is the most fascinating thing about this NFL season.<br /><br />Poor Raiders. At least this year's #1 pick has proved to be a star. No, wait a minute...KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-1384922691176245252009-10-05T21:01:35.252-04:002009-10-05T21:01:35.252-04:00Dan, you must have stumbled across that or seen it...Dan, you must have stumbled across that or seen it on Deadspin because I have that article bookmarked and was trying to find a way to cover it here. <br /><br />It's so funny because I thought about doing a little quiz to see how well we knew Peter King. I knew some of the answers to the questions before Peter answered. He can be so obvious at times. It's a good interview, I would like to find a way to work it in. <br /><br />He also talked about playing golf with Brett Favre and then saying when talking about not wanting to get close to athletes (or the point where he gets too close), he talked about playing golf with athletes and being invited to their house...he was probably talking about Favre. <br /><br />It's all about Favre to him.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-67648862858398972802009-10-05T20:46:57.079-04:002009-10-05T20:46:57.079-04:00http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125417474811047435...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125417474811047435.html?mod=WSJ_hps_RIGHTTopCarousel<br /><br />This is an interview with peter king...amazing he says one of his favorite memories is covering brett favre, well ill be!<br /><br />another thing that amused me...how he repeats word for word what his editor said to praise him then at the end saying he didnt need the praise, yeah rightdannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-4296805883845614222009-10-05T18:01:38.970-04:002009-10-05T18:01:38.970-04:00Don't get me wrong, Ryan Leaf was horrible in ...Don't get me wrong, Ryan Leaf was horrible in his own way, but I still believe that when all is said and done, JaMarcus Russell will be the worst top 5 QB draft pick ever. The Raiders seem dedicated to sticking with him this year, so I don't see him getting pulled and he is probably only going to get more frustrated and worse. <br /><br />I wish more people could pay attention to how bad Russell was this year. He is almost quietly having the worst year ever for a QB. He is not having any locker room blowups and he plays on the West Coast, so he may not get his due for being as bad as he is. <br /><br />I can't believe his name was Dick Wood.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-22611006768030426892009-10-05T17:25:27.533-04:002009-10-05T17:25:27.533-04:00Yes, there actually was a QB named Dick Wood. I w...Yes, there actually was a QB named Dick Wood. I was as shocked as you when I saw it.<br /><br />In all fairness, Leaf threw 45.3% his rookie year in 1998. But, that was his rookie year, and this is Russell's 3rd year, so yes, I'll agree with you the Russell is a bigger bust.RuleBooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-79982952266011812172009-10-05T17:07:49.307-04:002009-10-05T17:07:49.307-04:00We are watching history people. Rulebook, I really...We are watching history people. Rulebook, I really hope you have a job that requires the compilation and usage of mass quantities of data because you seem to be very good at that type thing. <br /><br />Martin, I watch LSU a lot for some reason. I think I really like Les Miles as a coach, but I didn't think Russell was all that great either. He wasn't bad but I was still surprised when he was the #1 pick. I did like me some Matt Flynn and thought he would be a great backup in the NFL. He is smart, makes good decisions and he always seemed to play well when it mattered. That's enough hyperbole, you get my point. I never bet against LSU, that's my gambling rule, which I break a lot. I bet against them this weekend saying they wouldn't cover the spread and they beat Georgia. <br /><br />Charlie Frye should be able to beat out Russell. I don't think he is great but I would be he could do it if they gave him a chance...which they shouldn't because I want to see history. <br /><br />There was a quarterback named "Dick Wood" or did you just throw that in there to keep me on my toes? Nowhere on that list was Ryan Leaf, so I get tired of hearing people say Leaf and Smith are still bigger busts than Russell. They are not...Russell has an outside chance to be the worst quarterback in history in regard to pass completion percentage and QB rating...yet they kept him over Jeff Garcia. I just don't get it.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-45589202804646569962009-10-05T16:11:01.263-04:002009-10-05T16:11:01.263-04:00As requested, here is the worst single season comp...As requested, here is the worst single season completion percentages in NFL history. I divided this into different eras, since they may not compare. The eras are pre-super bowl (1932-1964), super bowl/pre merger (1965-1969), merger/dead ball (1970-1977), live ball era/last decade (1978-1999), this century. <br /><br />For comparison perspectives, the live ball era is from 1978 and on, when the NFL passed rules that made passing much easier, and resulted in much higher numbers.<br /><br />Eligibility is defined as 14+ passes/game<br /><br />PRE-SUPER BOWL (1932-1964)<br />1949 - HB Jug Girard (GB) 35.4% (he had a 31.6 rating, however, he was technically a halfback)<br />1950 - QB Tobin Rote (GB) 37.1% (26.7 rating)<br />1962 - QB Cotton Davidson (OAK) 37.1% (36.1 rating)<br /><br />SUPER BOWL - MERGER (1965-1969)<br />1966 - QB Dick Wood (MIA) - 36.1% (30.6 rating)<br /><br />MERGER - LIVE BALL ERA (1970-1977)<br />1976 - QB Gary Marangi (BUF) 35.3% (30.8 rating)<br /><br />LIVE BALL - 1999 (1978-1999)<br />1988 - Rusty Hilger (DET) 41.2% (48.9 rating)<br /><br />THIS DECADE (2000-2008)<br />2000 - Akili Smith (CIN) 44.2% (52.8 rating)<br /><br />JAMARCUS RUSSELL 2009:<br />2009 - Jamarcus Russell (OAK) 39.8% (42.4 rating)<br /><br />So, yes, Russell is aiming to have the worst single-season completion percentage in at least the live-ball era.<br /><br />A few other interesting notes:<br />- Akili Smith 2000 (44.2%), Mark Brunell 2004 (49.8%), J.P. Losman 2005 (49.6%) are the ONLY QB's in the 2000s to have a season completion percentage below 50%.<br />- Steve Deberg in 1978 completed 45.4% of his passes, but only had a 40.0 QB rating, so Russell still has a live-ball record to shoot for.RuleBooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-58782702016273761482009-10-05T16:03:02.357-04:002009-10-05T16:03:02.357-04:00I remember arguing about Russell before the daft w...I remember arguing about Russell before the daft with some LSU honks, and them trying to tell me what a great arm he had, blah blah. He wasn't accurate back then, he's not accurate now, and what can you say about a QB who when his team got to a bowl game, I think the previous year, played the backup, (Flynn??), instead of Russell, because the back up made better choices. You are right, he could be history in the making here folks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-30119980382874635882009-10-05T15:39:26.800-04:002009-10-05T15:39:26.800-04:00Who would have thought that Raiders fans would be ...Who would have thought that Raiders fans would be wishing for the salad days of Marques Tuiasosopo? Also, how bad do you feel if you're Charlie Frye or Gradkowski? You can't beat out this guy? Cripes.The Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323030436625176444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-63938993679097741022009-10-05T15:23:53.958-04:002009-10-05T15:23:53.958-04:00I think we are looking at a record breaking year f...I think we are looking at a record breaking year from JaMarcus Russell. He may break every futility record for a starting quarterback, if the Raiders can manage to keep him in there for the entire season. That will be the hard part. Of course they cut Jeff Garcia, so he may be their only viable option at this point.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-65610154455589213232009-10-05T14:55:57.952-04:002009-10-05T14:55:57.952-04:00Notre Dame's disaster against LSU was in the S...Notre Dame's disaster against LSU was in the Sugar Bowl. For some reason, Russell got an insane amount of boost for that game, even though ND all season long had been a good offensive team that couldn't stop the pass against anybody. he went from a having promise to being the consensus for the #1 pick.<br /><br />Of course, if Al Davis hadn't gotten to pick first, he might have fallen a bit farther down. Anybody know what the lowest QB rating for a player throwing the qualifying number of passes in a season is? We could be looking at history.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-16166455377342021962009-10-05T13:50:35.326-04:002009-10-05T13:50:35.326-04:00I wanted to go back and check for sure but Peter d...I wanted to go back and check for sure but Peter did say he re-enlisted didn't he? I don't want to put words in his mouth or anything. I looked back, and it could have changed, but Tillman was only 2 years into his 3 year service and he could have gotten a discharge but decided not to. I changed it. I don't think the Army would have let him go either. <br /><br />I would like to see an on-ice reason given before fighting. Each combatant would have to state the reason and as long as it was a logical reason the fight could begin. It's a little too formal for hockey fights. <br /><br />Dubs, I didn't have too much to say about the baseball awards in regard to Peter. He didn't do bad, though I do question, like AJ, giving the AL RoY to a closer over Andrus and Porcello. He did a good job of closing but I think the other two might have been better this year. He met my low expectations for him so I didn't get on him too much. <br /><br />I don't know if a case could be made for anyone other than Pujols in the NL. <br /><br />Russell was not great in college. I remember being a little stunned they were talking about him being a 1st round draft pick and the next thing you know he is the first pick of the draft. Even coming out of LSU there was talk about his work ethic and he didn't show much except in the Sugar Bowl(?) against Notre Dame where he was throwing to two Buster Davis and Bowe. I think he will be the biggest ever when all is said and done. If he played for an organization that he any sense where we couldn't use them as an excuse for his lack of development people would consider him worse than Leaf. <br /><br />I have no proof of this but I knew Vince Young wouldn't be a good NFL QB. He couldn't see the field well at Texas and threw even worse. <br /><br />Eli is a good QB, but I still would want Carson Palmer over him at this point. <br /><br />I don't know about Rodgers over Romo, though that is close in my mind. Romo is digging himself a hole and it mostly has to do with his last game non-heroics. He didn't look super great in the MNF game this week either. I wonder what is wrong with him? <br /><br />Yes AJ, Peter King did a Brett Favre related stat of the week and then asked Fox why they over covered Favre. I don't know how he doesn't get this doesn't make sense. Tedy Brusci referred to Pete Carroll as the Pats "long time coach" on Gameday this weekend? Wasn't he only there like 3 seasons? <br /><br />I don't believe Peter King feels Ricky Williams is good enough to be better than Mercury Morris and Kiick. <br /><br />Detroit was in a tough situation because they had to win Sunday to play Wednesday, so it's really just a call the manager has to make. I trust Jim Leyland's judgment over Peter King's judgment. Jackson has proven this year he can handle Game 1 on the road. <br /><br />I sort of agree with you on the RoY closer issue. Really the NL MVP and AL MVP/CYA was pretty clear cut this year. I don't see room for too much argument.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-19374710561351122862009-10-05T13:26:39.986-04:002009-10-05T13:26:39.986-04:00Dubs, I agree with you about the NL MVP choice and...Dubs, I agree with you about the NL MVP choice and giving no credit...but I would also include that in the AL MVP and AL CY, those are two other awards have no doubt choices and anyone not picking them should have their votes revoked.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-60494419902844760282009-10-05T13:21:48.142-04:002009-10-05T13:21:48.142-04:0010. Green Bay (2-1). The calm before tonight's...10. Green Bay (2-1). The calm before tonight's storm.<br /><br />What does this even mean in terms of why this team is "ranked" 10th?<br /><br />Frank Caliendo - isn't he just soooo funny? This guy is still around? And people find him funny? <br /><br />You covered that STAT of the week...which wasn't really a stat at all. And then you covered the part where he calls out Fox for covering Brett to much. Just pathetic...unless of course he is being sarcastic becuase he talks about him all the time...if so, touche King. <br /><br />Can you believe NE opened up the season against a team with a 0-0 record? Amazing! <br /><br />He is wrong about the reason Pete Carroll is staying at USC...the real reason is because he sucks as an NFL coach. 33-31 record in the pro's. Plus he already is an a pro job, since they pay their players anyway. <br /><br />c. Ricky Williams, 35 Miami touchdowns. Jim Kiick 28, Mercury Morris 29. Does that stun anyone else?<br /><br />What is this saying? I'm confused. Is he saying 35 is a lot of TD's for a RB traded for 2 1st round draft picks? Or does he forget that half of those TD's came in one season when he was actually a sane person?<br /><br />I'm not going to deny the Detroit pitching situation and how is was mishandled. However, what he is saying is Verlander should not have pitched Sunday so he could pitch Wed. But he doesn't bother saying that if he doesn't pitch sunday Detroit probably isn't playing Wed anyway. And it's now set up, if we make it, that Verlander will pitch games 2 and 5, I'll take that with Jackson pitching games 1 and 4 with Procello pitching game 3 at home instead of in Yankee stadium. <br /><br />And I'm sorry, but in no way should a closer win any sort of award (like the AL RotY), unless of course there was an award just for them. Saving 26 games as opposed to starting 30 is no comparison.<br /><br />I don't even know what to say about this list of QB's. He says Flacco would be 9th, ahead of McNabb. Unreal.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973629881511639449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-47080984395261905612009-10-05T13:20:54.599-04:002009-10-05T13:20:54.599-04:00I think Kent is correct. Tillman wasn't in lon...I think Kent is correct. Tillman wasn't in long enough to re-enlist, only not opt out. He had only been in the Army for 23 months when he was killed. I suspect this is another Peter King dubious fact. <br /><br />Tony Romo rated over Rodgers....and they pay this guy to write columns! Not sure if you saw the last two plays of the game, but I now understand why Romo isn't very good. He completely locked into the right side of the field. He never looked left, even though the formation had two receivers on that side, but got the snap, and Jamarcused on Hurd, meaning he was going up against Champ Bailey. On the first attempt the slot receiver on the left was open by 3 feet, and on the 2nd attemp, the wide out on the left was open. Romo never even swiveled his head in the direction. It was amateur quaterbacking.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-59219268477720900002009-10-05T13:10:38.915-04:002009-10-05T13:10:38.915-04:00Jamarcus Russell is atrocious. The thing is, I di...Jamarcus Russell is atrocious. The thing is, I didn't think that he was good in college. How any scouts actually though that he would be a good QB in the NFL is a mystery. At least Leaf was good in college. Leaf's downfall was his immaturity and making enemies of his team. Russell is just bad. I'll agree with you that he might be the biggest bust ever.<br /><br />I clearly remember laughing at that '07 draft with Quinn and Russell, arguing that if they had been in the same draft class with Leinart, Young, and Cutler, they wouldn't even be 1st round picks, yet somehow everyone was shouting that the Raiders had to pick Russell.<br /><br />What does it say about King that he said at the beginning of the article "The Saints look like the best team in football", yet I expected the Giants to be at the top of his fine fifteen?<br /><br />I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to accept that Eli might actually be a pretty good QB. He's been really impressive this year.RuleBooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-86417768928124566352009-10-05T13:02:30.441-04:002009-10-05T13:02:30.441-04:00I actually have to give Peter a little bit of cred...I actually have to give Peter a little bit of credit for his baseball awards. I think that at the end of the day he got the majority of the correct. Maybe it's because when I got there I expected him to declare Jeter MVP and whoever won the most games in the AL Cy Young and was shocked that he got those two right.<br /><br />NL MVP gets him no credit though, as any sports writer in any field (even Euro soccer) who doesn't pick Pujols should immediately be fired.Dubsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-38937910066481456902009-10-05T12:58:50.421-04:002009-10-05T12:58:50.421-04:00Coming soon to theatres and laundromats near you.....Coming soon to theatres and laundromats near you... Matt Cassell as Tom Brady in THE PATRIOT WAY.<br /><br />I could be mistaken, but I don't believe Tillman re-enlisted. He owed the Army three years, but could have asked for an early-out after two and didn't, which most soldiers won't do during wartime, since it doesn't look good. If he had and the Army granted it, it would have been only because he was a football star, since the Green Machine isn't letting go of anyone these days.<br /><br />PK's idea to penalize arranged hockey fights is unworkable. If the NHL outlawed this, players would just make sure there seemed to be an on-ice reason for the fight before they dropped the gloves.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.com