Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Peter King (and others) only read the East Coast police logs

Hey, remember when seemingly the entire sports media united to drag Plaxico Burress over the coals? Actually, it's still happening (in the wake of the Giants' loss on Sunday). Plaxico's situation was serious, and certainly some level of outrage from the media was appropriate.

A little consistency, however, does not appear to be in the "Cards." (Nice)

Monday's Peter King column is a good example.

In Pete's "Awards Section," (solid) he hands out the following praise:

Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona. He's becoming a gentlemanly Randy Moss, right down to wearing the gloves on his facemask when the game's been decided.

[A "gentlemanly Randy Moss?" Really? Pete is certainly not alone, but with the recent protection order filed against Fitzgerald, I'm not sure that "gentlemanly" is completely accurate.

And remember when a protection order was similarly filed against the actual Randy Moss last year during the NFL playoffs? The order was eventually dropped, and so may be the eventual outcome of Ftizgerald's current predicament. But, nonetheless, to call Fitzgerald a "gentlemanly Randy Moss?" In light of the reaction to the Plaxico situation, the lack of coverage with respect to Fitzgerald's story seems arbitrary and weak.]

1 comment:

K-man said...

Nice pick up on that one Archie. poor poor reasearch by our friend over at SI...