MMQB Review

Here are the five things I think I think about today's Monday Morning Quarterback from Peter King.

1. Peter doesn't tell the whole second part of this story:

Two memorable pronouncements were made Sept. 14. The Patriots were in their Philadelphia hotel rooms -- kickoff wasn't until 4 p.m. ET -- when the first one was uttered. ESPN football analyst Tom Jackson looked straight into the camera and said the New England players hated coach Bill Belichick. Because Jackson is such a respected voice in football, and because ESPN is such a media power, the statement made the rounds among the Patriots by the time everyone got to the stadium that day.... Belichick was so ticked off by the Jackson comment that he stopped talking to ESPN. The only individual ESPN interviews he's done since, I believe, are with Chris Berman, an old friend. And last year when Berman got him to do a sit-down the night of the Super Bowl, Belichick walked onto the ESPN set and greeted Jackson's outstretched congratulatory hand with a bitter blast.

After the Super Bowl, Tom Jackson goes to shake Belichick's hand and Belichick just says "fuck you." That's the bitter blast Peter references. I love that.

2. I disagree with this:

Seems crazy, but the team that beat New England by 14 and Philadelphia by 24 in midseason falls to No. 3 entering Super Bowlmania ... all because its quarterback fell to earth with a thud in the last nine days.

Roethlisberger didn't fall to earth as much as he and his team ran into a superior game plan. Belichick and Crennel did the same to Peyton Manning (in fact Roethlisberger did much better against the Patriots D than did the current MVP). Credit should go to the Patriot coaches instead of fingers pointed at a rookie QB.

3. I used to not be able to read a Peter King column without it being in the voice of Fat Bastard from the Austin Powers movies. Recently the voice went away. Now after reading about a $449 tab for two people at a steak house - the Fat Bastard voice is back.

4. When I read stand-alone comments like, "That Rodney Harrison is one tough hombre" or "I love The Weather Channel. It's addicting." I get confused as to whether I'm reading Larry or Peter King.

5. The people at The Sports Frog's chat board call Peter King "Fatty McButterpants". That's right up their with SoSH's Slappy McBlueLips nickname for Alex Rodriguez. I can't get that nickname out of my head. Fatty McButterpants. Classic!