MMQB Peter King

groundss · Post by **groundss** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:55 pm

I'm sure the subject line has already sent some people's blood pressure up but here's what he had to say.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/peter_king/04/25/mmqb.draft/3.html

3. I think, when history judges this draft, one of the best five players in it will be Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell, who went to Washington at No. 24. That isn't to say Washington did a smart thing, paying a ransom for the pick -- particularly when it already has another quarterback there who's good enough to win with and iconsidering Joe Gibbs will be at some racetrack by the time Campbell s an experienced starter. I'm just commenting on the quality of the player. He's good.

gibbs#1 · Post by **gibbs#1** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:45 pm

that was a good post when we start winning nobody will be talkin naccar they will be talking playoffs

SKINZ_DOMIN8 · Post by **SKINZ_DOMIN8** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:46 pm

Campbell is a great player as proven by his undefeated season in a real conference.

Fios · Post by **Fios** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:51 pm

OK, am I the only person waiting for SI to issue a correction? This can't be the same Peter King.

BernieSki · Post by **BernieSki** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:00 pm

Wouldn't that be great!!!

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:34 pm

Wasn't Campbell picked at #25? :hmm:

I think he had too much coffee this morning.

gilbertarenas · Post by **gilbertarenas** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:56 pm

Cambell isn't a bust yet. What surprise? Who isn't a weekend after a draft. If Cambell pans out to be a good qb, Gibbs will regain his status as a genius but for now he has appeared to have lost it.

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:58 pm

gilbertarenas wrote:Cambell isn't a bust yet. What surprise? Who isn't a weekend after a draft.

Maurice Clarett.

terps and skins · Post by **terps and skins** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:18 pm

Fios wrote:OK, am I the only person waiting for SI to issue a correction? This can't be the same Peter King.

woah, i was just thinking the same thing...king was just on sportscenter and he was busting the skins about this pick...

ToxicSkin · Post by **ToxicSkin** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:30 pm

Clarett may be a bust, but he must have showed Denver enough to make them draft him in the 3rd. Heck, maybe they dont think Garrison Hearst, Quentin Griffin, Ron Dayne, Tatum Bell, or Mike Anderson will be able to get it done?

vtfootball07 · Post by **vtfootball07** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:45 pm

terps and skins wrote:
Fios wrote:OK, am I the only person waiting for SI to issue a correction? This can't be the same Peter King.

woah, i was just thinking the same thing...king was just on sportscenter and he was busting the skins about this pick... :?

I saw that, too, and started wondering if King has a problem with the Redskins. Think about it. Even though this pick may not have made the most sense, he barely mentioned on Sportscenter the upside he thinks Campbell has. And then he drags Art Monk down so that he can't get into the HOF. I'm starting to hate Peter King again...

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:19 pm

It's not just King...Has anyone outside the Redskins said anything positive about drafting Campbell?

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:57 am

Do backhanded compliments count?

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:55 am

At this point sure!

Warmother · Post by **Warmother** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:55 am

DEHog wrote:It's not just King...Has anyone outside the Redskins said anything positive about drafting Campbell?

You know what I don't care what anybody outside of the Redskins has to say. Let them all get there shots in now. When the Skin's start to win they will have nothing to say.

stwasm · Post by **stwasm** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:53 am

gilbertarenas wrote:Cambell isn't a bust yet. What surprise? Who isn't a weekend after a draft. If Cambell pans out to be a good qb, Gibbs will regain his status as a genius but for now he has appeared to have lost it.

Keep in mind that Gibbs is a coaching "genius," not a talent-evaluating genius. GM isn't his strong suit. I still say we need a "real" GM.

Gibbs' Hog · Post by **Gibbs' Hog** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:04 am

ToxicSkin wrote:Clarett may be a bust, but he must have showed Denver enough to make them draft him in the 3rd.

Clarett probably won't be a bust - Denver could start Ramsey as RB and he would probably rush for 1,500 yds. Next year's blockbuster trade, perhaps?

vtfootball07 · Post by **vtfootball07** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:19 am

Who knows what Shanahan is thinking...he needs to be fired after the past few drafts they've had, or he needs to make the playoffs without Elway.

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:34 pm

DEHog wrote:At this point sure!

In that case I've said lots of good things about the Skins' draft.