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crasherino · 03-19-2010, 09:46 AM

[QUOTE=mcsully;3531653]Great back and forth debate with Peter King and Carl Banks regarding overtime changes..
Banks is killing him and I've never heard King off balance like this..
Sirius radio at its finest..

After hearing this, I've come to the conclusion King has great contacts and is a great writter [B]BUT has no more understanding of the actual game than us fans do[/B].[/QUOTE]

What led you to believe that he did before? He probably gets a lot of great insights from people he talks to, but as to fundamental understanding of the game, I doubt he has any greater knowledge than your average football zealot. That goes for most journalists, not simply King.

03-19-2010, 09:46 AM	#3
crasherino Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 16,826	[QUOTE=mcsully;3531653]Great back and forth debate with Peter King and Carl Banks regarding overtime changes.. Banks is killing him and I've never heard King off balance like this.. Sirius radio at its finest.. After hearing this, I've come to the conclusion King has great contacts and is a great writter [B]BUT has no more understanding of the actual game than us fans do[/B].[/QUOTE] What led you to believe that he did before? He probably gets a lot of great insights from people he talks to, but as to fundamental understanding of the game, I doubt he has any greater knowledge than your average football zealot. That goes for most journalists, not simply King.