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PonyExpress · 04-21-2008, 03:53 PM

Is everyone's favorite columnist lying for NFL teams he likes?

My draft fever compelled me to click on the link from this board to his mock and I observed a couple interesting things:

1. King says Miami is about to sign J. Long. And he says if Gholston isn't drafted by Miami, he will drop, because St.Louis, et.al., is not interested in Gholston.

What better way for Miami to apply pressure to Gholston to sign a below market contract than to imply that he will drop if he doesn't take a below market contract? We know King is BParcells' poodle "I talk to him 3 times a day". This could be misinformation released by Miami through P. King intended for Gholston and his agent.

2. King says the Jets will take McFadden over Gholston. IMO the Jets would definitely take Gholston over mcFadden, and the King statement is misinformation directed at the Pats. The Jets don't want the Pats to trade to #5 for Gholston if Gholston falls.

The Jets may take McFadden, but not if Gholston is on the board.

Just some food for thought regarding Peter "the pompous poodle" King.

tuckeverlasting · 04-21-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

Is everyone's favorite columnist lying for NFL teams he likes?

My draft fever compelled me to click on the link from this board to his mock and I observed a couple interesting things:

1. King says Miami is about to sign J. Long. And he says if Gholston isn't drafted by Miami, he will drop, because St.Louis, et.al., is not interested in Gholston.

What better way for Miami to apply pressure to Gholston to sign a below market contract than to imply that he will drop if he doesn't take a below market contract? We know King is BParcells' poodle "I talk to him 3 times a day". This could be misinformation released by Miami through P. King intended for Gholston and his agent.

2. King says the Jets will take McFadden over Gholston. IMO the Jets would definitely take Gholston over mcFadden, and the King statement is misinformation directed at the Pats. The Jets don't want the Pats to trade to #5 for Gholston if Gholston falls.

The Jets may take McFadden, but not if Gholston is on the board.

Just some food for thought regarding Peter "the pompous poodle" King.

saying king is pompous is implying he has something to be pompous about. i can't think of anything further from the truth. i pity the man.

tombonneau · 04-21-2008, 04:15 PM

King is a lot of things, but pompous isn't one of them. I'm not sure why all the hate. To me, he's just an average journalist who happened to hit a gold mine. My guess is 90% of his success is his personality & likability with his subjects, and not his insights or writing ability.

He's just a glorified fan boy, for better or worse.

As far as him using his mock drafts to obfuscate certain team's intentions, well, that's beyond conspiracy theorist. He might be an unwitting pawn or mouthpiece, but I can't see him jeopardizing his journalistic integrity by colluding with someone like Parcells to willfully deceive his readers.

SamBamsFan · 04-21-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

The Jets may take McFadden, but not if Gholston is on the board.
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I can't imagine the Jets not taking McFadden, no matter who else is on the board.
As far as King goes- every sports journalist in America is being lied to and used this week.

***fgssand*** · 04-21-2008, 04:52 PM

I do not think anything P. King says or does about any player will have any effect whatsoever on decisions by the Pats, Jets or any team.

He is a blowhard writer - nothing more and nothing less.

jeffbiologist · 04-21-2008, 05:23 PM

Everything the jets have done this offseason leads me to believe they NEED DMF. They have no offensive threat otherwise. Why go out and spend that kind of $$ to have just Tom Jones run behind it?? It doesnt matter who else is there or who says it, they are after DMF.

Mangold74 · 04-21-2008, 05:32 PM

They have three running backs on the roster. Spending $20 million on a running back would be a huge mistake. He's not going to be a great every down NFL back he just doesn't have the right body for that. The Jets still need to focus on the pass rushers, defensive lineman and offensive lineman. They have shown a lot of interest but I feel like they are just doing homework on every possible player.

***Spiral*** · 04-21-2008, 06:14 PM

One thing King said that I agree with is that the Jets are in "win now" mode. With their PSLs and boxes that need to be sold in the next year or so, another down season would be a disaster for that franchise. Their pick will be someone who can make a difference this year. I think that rules out Matt Ryan or any of the OL prospects. Mc Fadden fits their need for a player who can make immediate impact. I don't think that Tangini cares about the contract guarantees or logjam at RB. They'll clean that up in 2009--if they're still around.

makoute · 04-21-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mangold74

They have three running backs on the roster. Spending $20 million on a running back would be a huge mistake. He's not going to be a great every down NFL back he just doesn't have the right body for that. The Jets still need to focus on the pass rushers, defensive lineman and offensive lineman. They have shown a lot of interest but I feel like they are just doing homework on every possible player.

I really don't understand why everyone feels the Jets will draft McFadden either, I hope they do, but I don't see it. Just like I don't see the Raiders drafting McFadden either, it just makes no sense.

kurtinelson · 04-21-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffbiologist

Everything the jets have done this offseason leads me to believe they NEED DMF. They have no offensive threat otherwise. Why go out and spend that kind of $$ to have just Tom Jones run behind it?? It doesnt matter who else is there or who says it, they are after DMF.

I agree. Lock it up.