Peter King tries to give the Colts the kiss of death

by BigBlueShoe on Jun 5, 2007 3:36 PM EDT in Analysis Comment 16 comments

Peter King of CNNSI is trying to give Colts fans the kiss of death.

In a recent article Peter penned for CNNSI.com, he made his Super Bowl prediction: Colts v. Saints. It's important to note that last year Peter selected the Patriots and Cowboys in the Super Bowl, and before that he had the Patriots and the Vikings. The only significant thing out this prediction is that for the first time in a long while Fat Pete didn't pick the damn Patriots to win it. I guess Peter feels that if he doesn't pick them, they'll somehow get there. King's routine ball washing of the Patriots continues to make hot vomit come up my throat. A Patriots v. Cowboys Super Bowl last year was a New England fan's wet dream. So naturally, Peter King "predicted" just that. Belichick defeating Parcells. Bill the genius giving Bill the fart a one way ticket to retirement. Patriots fans finally giving one last F U to Parcells, the man that turned their pathetic, nothing franchise into a contender only to leave them because their butthole owner (Bob Kraft) has an ego the size of Gillete Stadium.

King is such a Patriots fan it's sickening. You can stick your predictions, Pete! Our Colts won even when you gave them no chance, and it is only now that you start jumping on the bandwagon. Too late Pete. You wouldn't like it here anyway. No free buffet.

As many of you know, I picked the Colts to face the Saints for last year's Super Bowl, and I was nearly right. Had Reggie Bush not acted like a hotdog buffoon, Peyton Manning and the Colts might have thumped the team his dad used to play for in the Super Bowl and not the Bears. Predictions by someone as clueless as King aren't worth a damn, folks. I mean seriously, this guy actually picked a team coached by Mike Tice to get to a Super Bowl two years ago.

However, despite King's silly predictions, he did have one good point that almost had me choke on my granola as I read it. Why did I almost choke? Because King was 100% right on the money:

So the easy, and logical, thing to say is New England has loaded up where it was weak and will get over the Colt hump this year.

One problem. I still don't know if the Patriots' defense can get off the field in key spots.

I know they allowed the second-fewest points in the league last year (14.8 per game), but they allowed 65 in two games to the Colts -- and were absolutely terrible in the second half of the AFC title game. Thirty-two points, 311 yards ... in one half. They melted. And that's what I kept coming back to. As I sit here the first week of June, I'm unconvinced they have the linebacking backbone to hold Peyton Manning to enough three-and-outs in the second half of a big game.

Wow! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner folks. Apparently, Pete decided to hold off on the press buffet during the ACFCG and actually WATCHED the game. It's good and, once in a while, Pete can get the story right. He can ditch the predictions though. The moment his said a Mike Tice team gets a Super Bowl nod, King's editor should have had him tested for something, or smashed a brick across his face; something.

Update [2007-6-5 15:48:48 by BigBlueShoe]: Tip to PaytonMenning in the diaries for also blogging about King's prediction.

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I like Peter King

bigblue, i know that PK is from the Boston area, but I do not find his writing to be biased towards the patriots at all. Common just cause he made back to back predictions in favour of the pats doesn't make his writing bad. It was a safe pick. And don't forget hindsight is 20/20.

pce.

by torontocoltsfan on Jun 5, 2007 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

True

Part of it is tongue-in-cheek, but for years Kings has really carried the water for the Patriots, especially the last two years.

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by BigBlueShoe on Jun 5, 2007 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

King's a homer

in baseball too. Living in NYC, I hear lots of bitching about his bias towards the Red Sox.

by ctnyc on Jun 5, 2007 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

linebacking backbone??

didn't they sign Adalius Thomas??

by Terry on Jun 5, 2007 4:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Is he replacing Bruschi and Vrabel, who were so slow and old in the AFCCG that Dallas Clark ran around like a wild man?

Nope.

Hence, lack of a linebacking backbone.

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by BigBlueShoe on Jun 5, 2007 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the AFC Championship game

I saw Clark abuse the Pats FS, Artrel Hawkins, more than Bruschi and Vrabel. I personally know Artrel as he's from my hometown, great guy and everything, but not starting NFL material, better suited as a nickel back.

I think the acquistion of Brandon Merriweather will solve that problem.

by Terry on Jun 6, 2007 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So...

So Dallas Clark covered by a rookie is the solution? Sure.

BTW: Dalls Clark is better than Jason Witten, Terry. I do believe that "debate" is now settled.

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by BigBlueShoe on Jun 6, 2007 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no way BigBlue

Jason Witten is better than Clark. I don't know what makes you think that has changed. Obviously, Witten could abuse NE's secondary just as bad, probably worse as will be proven this October 14.

by Terry on Jun 6, 2007 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Merriweather

I'll put my money on him to cover Clark with no problem.

by Terry on Jun 6, 2007 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW BigBlue numbers don't lie

rec yds TDs
Witten 252 2838 14
Clark 121 1618 14

by Terry on Jun 7, 2007 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're right, they don't

Dallas Clark: 1 ring
Jason Witten: 0

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by BigBlueShoe on Jun 7, 2007 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Selective stats ....

So what? You can use statistics to prove anything.

Witten also wasn't on a team, that in 2004 had 3 other receivers with at least 10 TD.

All you've proved is the Cowboys had to rely on Witten over the past 3 years because of unreliable, incosistent receiver play.

by PaytonMenning on Jun 9, 2007 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Correct

I'll just say what I've always told Terry: I love Jason Witten. He is an outstadning and very, very under-rated TE. I'd persoanlly take in on my team over guys like Gonzalez. Witten is just solid when it comes to make big grabs and is an outstanding blocker.

However, he is simply an inferior player to Dallas Clark, who is a top 3 TE in this league right now. Clark can dominate blocking or catching passes. Cornerbacks have a hard time running with him. No safety or LBer in this league can cover him. and to have the kind of production he's had with guys like Harrison and Wayne on the team is amazing.

The difference between them is Dallas Clark is a difference maker. He can change the course of an entire game with his play.

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by BigBlueShoe on Jun 11, 2007 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

not correct

you just proved me right that Witten is the superior TE over Clark. If Witten was the focal point of our passing attack before T.O., then he was obviously doubled teamed. Clark, however, never faced double coverage because Harriosn and Wayne were the main targets of Manning.

Bottom line is that Witten can get open better than Clark which is proven in the numbers.

by Terry on Jun 11, 2007 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or here's another way to look at it ...

Per yard, Clark produces more touchdowns than Witten.

Anyway, if I were building a team, I'd take Clark over Witten anyday.

by PaytonMenning on Jun 9, 2007 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and he isn't that young

and adalius thomas has been around a few years too, what can you say for a team that still has junior seau on its roster. it is an embarassment that future HOFers can't see it is time to throw in the towel (favre is in that category too).

and now ashante is planning to sit out until at least game 10. if we play them before that we will roast their corners too, and if their LBer's weren't good enough to stop clark how will they ever deal with speedy gonzalez we now have in the slot...

by bluegirl on Jun 6, 2007 8:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs