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Did I read that right that he puts the Steelers as his pick for one of the best teams this season?
I can't see the Steelers doing better than 9-7,they could go 1-3 to start without Ben
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King said his clear top three teams in the NFL are the Steelers, Saints and Packers, with the Panthers and Colts a notch below. He has a number of concerns about the Patriots. “I don’t know about their running game,” King said. “Can Fred Taylor stay healthy? Because I think he’s the best running back they have. Is Brady going to have enough time behind some different guys on the offensive line? Is he going to have the weapons? They just, in my opinion, have not focused enough right now on the receiver position in the offseason, but obviously they did focus on the tight end. I would be very, very excited if I were them about the tight end position.
Where's the problem with his opinion there? Moss, Welker, Tate and Edelman were already on the team. The 'major' additions were Holt, Price and D.P.. That's two 'venerable' receivers and a rookie 3rd round pick from a college program that isn't exactly known for churning out ready made NFL receivers. He notes that it's just his opinion, after all.
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Where's the problem with his opinion there? Moss, Welker, Tate and Edelman were already on the team. The 'major' additions were Holt, Price and D.P.. That's two 'venerable' receivers and a rookie 3rd round pick from a college program that isn't exactly known for churning out ready made NFL receivers. He notes that it's just his opinion, after all.
The point is that it's a stupid point, regardless of whether or not he's technically correct.
Of the issues to focus on with the Patriots (young, inexperienced D, thin at CB, questions at OLB, lack of rush from the front 7), it seems weird for King's opinion to focus on the receivers.
The point is that it's a stupid point, regardless of whether or not he's technically correct.
It's not a stupid point at all. Wide receiver was a clear area of weakness for the Patriots last season, and not much was done to address it in King's eyes. The reality is that the Patriots are counting on a player who showed almost nothing last year to become a legitimate WR3. Whether you and/or I think Tate can get it done is irrelevant to King's opinion on the matter.
Are we supposed to pretend the Aiken as a WR3 era wasn't just last year?
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The problem, and it's not unique to Peter, is if he has a problem with a team that had one of the best WR duos in the league last year only adding a couple of youngsters (not to mention seriously upgrading the TE talent), then it's incomprehensible he can't have concerns with teams who had QB (among other) concerns last season who are starting the season without a functional one... Steelers is bad enough...PANTHERS???
It would seem at times we are the only perrenial contender who has problems... Every team has problems whether the mediots grasp that or are remotely equipped to assess them or simply choose not to because they're too busy twitting and competing for breaking news scoops...
I actually am one of the rare people that likes Peter King, but I don't read him for his insight or analysis. His picks and predictions are basically no better then the average persons. His access though is outstanding.
When I first read the headline I read it as the Patriots themselves had concerns about something. Now that I read it, it is clear that he has concerns about the Patriots. That I don't worry about.
It's not a stupid point at all. Wide receiver was a clear area of weakness for the Patriots last season, and not much was done to address it in King's eyes. The reality is that the Patriots are counting on a player who showed almost nothing last year to become a legitimate WR3. Whether you and/or I think Tate can get it done is irrelevant to King's opinion on the matter.
It is empirically ridiculous and criminally negligent for a guy in Peter King's position to list RECEIVER as a concern for the Patriots. I can list at least three or four bigger concerns on the team. In fact, outside of kicker and QB, I'm not sure if anything is LESS of a concern than the WR depth chart. That's seriously asinine.
Peter King: "Patriots have concerns"
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