Peter King in Afghanistan

All I'm saying is as a sportswriter he sucks. He's not paid to write about war, he's paid to write about football. And honestly, saying he's knowledgeable about football b/c he thought spurrier would win really doesn't advance the argument that he's a good sportswriter, or knows anything about football.

Anyone who writes about seeing soldiers die should be commended. But the key here is anyone. Peter king is a queen. I have no respect for him. And he is fat.

Why does he "suck"? Because he doesn't always write glowing reviews about the Redskins?

And what does his weight have to do with anything?

i think its funny how King writes something negative about the redskins, and as a reporter, he sucks. i don't think he is all the good of a writer, but seems like as a person, is an alright guy. if he writes positives on the skins, everyone will yell because he is jumping on the bandwagon

I don't think King is a bad sportswriter, but he does stick it to the Redskins more often than not. I don't mind though, it's something to do and like it or not he gets readers because of it. But he got a lot of respect from me for going from his "Monk shouldn't be in the HOF" stance to his "I'm gonna see what everyone around the league thinks, and then make an informed opinion about it" stance. He could be one of the biggest reasons the table finally turned and Monk got in this year.

And he wasn't writing an exclusive piece on war, it was a small mention in his MMQB article, which usually covers a lot of topics. I think that was a really nice thing to do to let the word out about that, and it was a good article. We may not support the war but I def. support the soldiers doing what they do.

From a Marines perspective, I see it like this. The USO tour is a great way to promote Unit Morale, and it really gives you a break from the day to day stress that Mortars and Bullets provide.
Today I saw that Jessica Simpson was over there, and I know there's been a ton of Sports players, and actors/actresses over there and Iraq. Outstanding. But, Peter King?? I think my morale would be better boasted by a bowel movement. I'd probably throw on a cammo Redskin Jersey, and slap him.
Every little bit counts, and I'm glad he's a supporter or our guys over there.

You guys can get all caught up in this jingo-istic crap, and I support the troops as well, but peter king is a SPORTSWRITER. And his SPORTSWRITING sucks - always has, always will.

I will never have anything nice to say about him. He is a fat loser who thinks he knows more about football than Joe Gibbs.
I'm no PK fan, but IMO it was nice to see an article about NFL players away from the field that didn't have to do with criminal activity. The media (no offense to any media folks intended, it's just the nature of the beast) will always push the bad stuff to the headlines, it generates web-hits and increases ratings. Over 95% of the NFL players are good guys and do great things for their communities but stuff like that doesn't make for great headlines so it doesn't hit the web and news outlets nearly as much as the bad news.

I don't get a jingoistic feel from this story at all. I think PK was just trying to give credit to the players visiting the troops. I thought it was a good article.

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I don't think King is a bad sportswriter, but he does stick it to the Redskins more often than not.

The sad part is, the Redskins deserve it more often than not.

good article.

PK is an idiot for ever saying Monk didn't deserve the Hall. That's just plain old foolishness that can't be explained away.

PK appears to be a stand-up guy for using his quasi-celeb status for a good cause: supporting the troops.

Take those two things out of the equation, and PK is completely forgettable in a sea of experts.

I was in Afghanistan in 2004 and 2005, stationed primarily in Kabul but made frequent trips to Bagram, K-Har and Herat.

During my time there I was fortunate to witness the dedication and grand opening of the (then NEW) Pat Tillman USO center at the passenger terminal at Bagram AB. There were 3 NFL stars scheduled to attend the dedication. Warrick Dunn, Larry Izzo and Ben Rothlisberger. Don't know what came up, but "Big Ben" did not make the trip but Izzo and Dunn were there.

Very emotional ceremony and Dunn and Izzo were visibly moved. After the ribbon cutting, they brought out a big box full of "mini footballs" and Izzo and Dunn started throwing them randomly into the crowd of troops gathered there.

As I was taking pictures of this I felt a solid "THUD" strike my armor vest near my left shoulder. I thought I has just been shot. Just before I was going to scream in panic I looked down and on the ground next to my left boot was a ring.....It was Larry Izzos Super Bowl ring. Apparently it had come off while he was tossing a ball.

I picked up the ring, put it on my left ring finger and took a quick picture of it. When I returned his ring to him, Izzo thanked me and autographed one of the mini footballs for me.

It is a great distraction from the day-to-day over there when celebs like that come for a visit. And I for one appreciated it.

Nice story Sandtrap.

Um...I mean, who cares what you have to say you jingoistic DallASS Cowturd fan? And you're probably fat now too :)

Seriously though, nice story. Thanks for sharing.