Did Peter King Really Call Us Fantasy Football Nerds?
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:30 am
In this week's Monday Morning Quarterback column for SI.com, respected writer Peter King talks about the heat that Kansas City head coach Todd Haley gets from fantasy players because he doesn't give the ball to RB Jamaal Charles near the goal-line. That was the simple way of explaining it. However, King -- who actually plays fantasy baseball and has for years -- took the low round and led off by calling us fantasy football nerds. Not cool, Peter, not cool. Here's his lead from this part of MMQB:
Chiefs, St. Joseph, Mo.: Finally, lots of options for Cassel.
The fantasy football nerds got to Todd Haley a few times last year. He'd be eating dinner somewhere in Kansas City, and a fan would come up and say hello, and, even after a win, would throw in a Great game, but I wish you'd give the ball to Jamaal Charles a little more. He's dominating out there, coach, and he only got it 12 times today ...
"We led the league in rushing,'' Haley said, "and all I ever hear is how we don't run the ball the right way because Jamaal's not getting it 25 times a game. It's anti-TEAM. The way fans looked at what we did on offense was so fantasy-football driven. You know, the curse of the NFL -- the scroll on the bottom of the screen, with all the individual stats. Fortunately for us, Jamaal's such a good team player. He says, 'Coach, I get it. Whatever you want me to do, I'm here.' ''
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Chiefs, St. Joseph, Mo.: Finally, lots of options for Cassel.
The fantasy football nerds got to Todd Haley a few times last year. He'd be eating dinner somewhere in Kansas City, and a fan would come up and say hello, and, even after a win, would throw in a Great game, but I wish you'd give the ball to Jamaal Charles a little more. He's dominating out there, coach, and he only got it 12 times today ...
"We led the league in rushing,'' Haley said, "and all I ever hear is how we don't run the ball the right way because Jamaal's not getting it 25 times a game. It's anti-TEAM. The way fans looked at what we did on offense was so fantasy-football driven. You know, the curse of the NFL -- the scroll on the bottom of the screen, with all the individual stats. Fortunately for us, Jamaal's such a good team player. He says, 'Coach, I get it. Whatever you want me to do, I'm here.' ''
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/w ... z1VlDIXJlm