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06 Oct 2008

MMQB: RBs Calling Plays

Peter King discusses several topics in this week's MMQB, but one concerned me: "The incredible case of Matty Ice?"

I assure you that no case of Natty Ice has ever been incredible. So Matty Ice being incredible is disconcerting to me.

Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 06 Oct 2008

11 comments, Last at 06 Oct 2008, 6:05pm by Boston Dan

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1
by Doug Farrar :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 9:04am

Clinton Portis didn't call that fourth-down draw, PK -- it was Coach Janky Spanky. For shame!

2
by fogarty :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 9:38am

Ooooh, so close. I kept reading and reading, and I suddenly realized on page four that King had still not mentioned Favre at all. I started wondering if he might actually make it through the whole column without praising Favre, but then he broke down in the "Ten Things". So close...

4
by Drunkmonkey :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 11:08am

Same here. I thought maybe since it was a bye week...

3
by Ben Stuplisberger (not verified) :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 11:02am

"Matt Cassel has been allowed to throw it way far downfield"

Way far? Has PK been possessed by Hannah Montana?

5
by Temo :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 11:21am

I feel like Springs has confirmed what I said in this thread:
http://footballoutsiders.com/extra-points/masters-disguise

The Redskins limited the Cowboys not on any great genius scheme, but rather good, physical, fundamentally sound man coverage by their corners.

6
by george (not verified) :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 12:19pm

"As quick as I could, I hard-tapped the brakes and veered to the left. The man never budged, never looked up, never acted like there was a car or another being in his planet. I missed him by 20 feet, maybe."

Wow, that is close. As a pedestrian, I'm always on the watch for cars passing me from 3 lanes over.

7
by Eddo :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 1:00pm

No kidding. Being a pedestrian in a large city (Chicago), you basically get missed by 20 feet every time you cross a busy street. I rarely take special notice of a car when it misses me by two or three feet.

Though this is why I read PK. He has a conversational tone, but is so out of touch with reality. The most egregious example of this was his irritation (Costas's, actually) when hotel room service knocked on the door, asking if they had permission to enter.

8
by dolphinsfan (not verified) :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 1:40pm

Why does everyone keep saying the Wildcat won the game for the Dolphins again this week? They averaged 4.3 ypc out of it. Effective, but it didnt win the game. Why not just say the Miami D was good?

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by The Hypno-Toad :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:44pm

Good defense + Reasoned analysis = boring.
Gadget plays + Things named after wild animals = awesome.
Sorry, that's the best justification I can come up with.

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by tuluse :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:33pm

Two things I think I think

#1 That's a pretty cool think Dawkins does. Most players are content with donating money or setting up a charity and feeling good about themselves, but Dawkins takes it a step further with the one on one time he spends with those kids. This isn't to disparage the other guys, but it's just really cool what Dawkins does.

#2 It's refreshing to hear a player admit his limitations, Shawn Springs has trouble with small shifty receivers, and he admits it.

Edit:

One more thing

e. Roger Goodell said Sunday it was "highly unlikely'' the schedule will be adjusted for 2009 to add more regular-season games while subtracting preseason games. Good. I hope it's "highly unlikely'' for the next 30 years that the league would play more than 16 regular-season games.

Looks like PK has completely changed his mind on this.

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by Boston Dan :: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 6:05pm

"The incredible case of Matty Ice?"

Someone needs to inform PK that his name is Matty Heisman.

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