Longtime Sports Illustrated football writer Peter King has kick started a new football website. The Monday Morning Quarterback. AKA the MMQB. It's going to be great. It's going to be great for what it's not. As King says, the site is not going to have day-to-day beat coverage of teams or really be a news-breaking site. One thing that I've always liked about Peter King is that he seems to approach football and the NFL with the enthusiasm of a fan. "We'll be the thinking person's site for pro football." All aspects of the game intrigue King and that intrigues me. He'll take the readers behind the scenes. He'll bring us stories that we can't find anywhere else.
Greg Bedard from the Boston Glode, Jenny Vrentas from the Newark Star-Ledger, and Robert Klemko from USA Today have signed on as staff writers. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman will write columns throughout the season. He certainly has a lot to say. Fortunately for all of us, he's a bright guy despite having gone to Stanford. Terrific Sports Illustrated writers like Don Banks and Jim Trotter will pop in with contributions. King will take the reader on a trip to Colin Kaepernick's hometown. This is particularly interesting to me as it's my hometown too. Also of particular interest to me is the chronicle of Minnesota Vikings undrafted free agent running back Zach Line's fight to win a roster spot this summer. The reader will also find what King calls the best piece he's ever read on what it's like to be cut from an NFL team. Written by a player that actually lived through it, Austen Lane. That's a lot of fine stuff in just the first week.
I get pretty excited about every new football season. This one's no different. I think the MMQB will be a real nice addition to my daily appreciation of football. Great football writing. Great football topics. I enjoy Peter King's approach to football and his presentation of it. I think that this new site is a keeper. The Flea Flicker says check it out.
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