8-12-08 Peter King, SI/NBC NFL Analyst

Joining us on the line. From Sports Illustrated SI dot com and NBC as our body Peter King because we want to get his thoughts on Charlie sinks Major League debut tonight for the Red Sox. Well I -- I know knuckleballer was pitching tonight but I never heard this guy that I. He had a great year in Pawtucket I mean he has as -- like thirteen and four is ERA is. Is like two point nine he's earned the opportunity tonight.

Elbow that's good I mean I I was regular and does last night that. You -- probably smarter. Against such a great hitting team like Texas you might as well throw in knuckleballer. In -- QB Wakefield little beat this guy. I guess he's side. -- a little bit more about all the Wakefield as which it is not really they don't add much but. I guess he's a little bit different knuckleballer. That Wakefield as.

Let's talk about a a football player here for a second Peter. Watched the bit of Aaron Rodgers is debut last night and I was -- and -- dale. -- got a lot of offensive pieces around him in Green -- there -- very talented up -- the team how do you think you'll do this year.

Are you know I think yeah I'm going changed Michael I think he's going to be good to very good cornerback long term in part because. East -- three year gestation period I mean in a hotel Urbina -- The 24 pick in the 2006. Like Aaron Rodgers lost the first pick in the 2006 dress up like Alex Smith -- I mean there's some of these spread. Where are sitting watching. Shutting up learning. And then playing when you know what you're doing and I always think that's better young quarterback. So I think are going to ain't like any it would. Well I think he's going to have a good medical career.

Who's that who's been dropped into a better situation Brett -- in New York court Chad Pennington in Miami.

I think part because only by the time that the Dolphins did he could I would doubt that Pennington would be your order back. -- thing about that thing about our situation is. We have no idea whether the New York Jets right now our duty are to play our team that they -- A couple of years ago only -- out the fox well. You know I played. You know and played you know playoff game -- Our day routine that. You know what form twelve last year and went searching for answers allred to field. -- tend to think that. Calvin -- is going to give them a little bit of an edge rush that they really didn't have last year. And that. You know Chris Jenkins is going to want to show everybody. In Carolina and elsewhere that he's still a good NFL players so I think the Jets are going to be better. And you know how much better. I would say they're probably borderline wild card team but. The FC spoke good. Please say borderline wild card team that could be Beckett -- winning eight games than. Finished two games out of a wild heart you know he's just don't know.

I'm Peter went to look back over your long Award winning career. And think about all the editors and bosses that you work for and Tommy was the longest meeting you've ever had with one individual in your entire life.

All of us tonight hours early hours whatever part of that was Mike McCarthy said they need. And continued into the next day but here's what happened at that Michael. This is a classic case. Are you ever hear the story of Lleyton out when one person. All the story to somebody else and then the second person tell that started with third person. By the time against the assists -- to a story doesn't sound quite the same there's a lot of similar deet tails. Well I would sit there and not in -- now also -- ago. -- whatever it was. And now. I'm sure there are most of the bus cook. This is actually get in front in law's house at night but more so -- the Barnes scored his agent saying that. The Bucs want to frustrate the box say that the Packers lost first round pick for our. In the Green Bay Packers never asks for our first on -- are what they ask for is. -- draft choice for that could escalate to a first round pick if he had some miraculously been in the teammate the superbowl so I mean. If you know this this whole thing. It's part of had been talking to face the face -- Mike McCarthy Ted Thompson all the while. You know it reminds me I guess I I don't know what it is true but. Kind of like Manny Ramirez saved some Ortiz to Brad Mills took some bad and that's saying it Francona to -- what -- the I mean you know part of it part of the problem comes the end. Well and once I get the Saints directly to another guy and so this -- confusion. And that's what happened I think throughout this all are being which is why by the time that McCarthy are set and ever talk to each other. They would also really -- talk at the other.

Now a lot of people have mentioned that Brett Farr. Never wanted to go to New York as a matter of fact it was -- last place he wanted to be. Do you think that statement is accurate.

That's what I think it's accurate I think you couldn't you could probably say that and beat 851. And true. But it did it the reality of exactly public park felt. He would want to compete saying the soccer to Green Bay Packers -- and where matched ships sailed. Pete he wanted to be the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Say when that would be impossible. Then he went looking for like if you -- saving. Two weeks ago or two you know what you're going to play for -- beat Minnesota Vikings -- New -- expect any day of the week replica viking. So. Then when he confronted with a what should I do from here on out -- and yep so options. Well we've both of the places because -- gone too. I mean he didn't particularly want to go to New Yorker it's New York -- now he's probably limits and probably Turkey. Well I'd edit edit edit and I felt -- idea gonna play a group neither. Given that what he had to choose from the time he went to New York and I think that. I don't think he's doing jumping jacks. Saying boy this is my first choice but once we considered all of the options that greatest decision. I think it's okay will now that really -- lukewarm but don't artists. Trying to live in the moment live in the present. And I think he'll do okay there.

But in fact I I've I commented to Michael as I was watching all the video stuff of him. You know being introduced he looked like he had all the enthusiasm of somebody making a hostage to.

Create gap and I know he did well artery different that. -- into -- I don't mean Cleveland where they had that press conference. He came walking into the stadium. And eight -- army. In the in the concourse underneath Cleveland Browns Stadium anyway are relatively any ghosts. I am so worn out I'm just wore out. And should be there that you're some of what she's taught. In that in that first they -- totally he's he's -- spent. I mean it and then -- chips to -- did some really stupid. You know they -- including blowout Saturday night farm get the if you missed teammate. -- Friday morning you wake up early. -- good to meet the glare. At City Hall. Now the -- from Hempstead at the lower Manhattan. If it Ed rush hour that's an hour one hour and a I mean and it's totally ludicrous that they may even do that. We know he should have been doing his -- get as much sleep that the -- and all are attached themselves -- hit -- Brian Schottenheimer so we can learn this offense.

Steve Mariucci has talked about the ability of Brett -- after just almost have a photographic memory when it comes to play books. How quickly will he be able to pick up a totally new offense here.

I think you're gonna do if you -- it makes some shortcuts farm belt. I don't think I mean let's say. Let's say your head during the course of -- six putting in some luck they've got power everything. -- is. All the guys on the team which you do you install the entire offense. In the spring in the summer. I believe what you or what payroll and I'm doing. Is I -- I ain't gonna pick out somewhere between thirty and 50% of the playbook. And -- to -- and there may be a situation the week by week during the course of the year. That they may find it beat -- if there is airplane. New England in late -- in their play -- that they haven't worked on with him. You know could work at a week they'll bring it out that we but that's not to lift for the team to do. I think that there are going to be smart way around. And try to give him. At least. You know also that he knows that like the back of -- and thirty to 50% of the offense and they think that would be enough.

Outside of hard and outside of the Jets I know you've been on a training camp tour. Who has impressed you most so far -- offensively defensively to who who stood out to.

The Washington Redskins be sent to Washington Redskins offense and they Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense. End Julius Peppers. Does give you two cents on each. Jason Campbell was going to be a big big player certainly this year. I've never really good at this stuff but if he got fantasy pick. And Jason Campbell's likeness thirteenth rated quarterback. -- I'd go on the evidence he -- opinion of six ground because he's going to have a very very good year. They fight song is deep accuracy. -- is phenomenal. And Jim -- said to me he's been doing that every day. The Tampa bay eat and it's it's amazing. You know everybody within drafted high. With the exception of Gaines Adams that he should prove himself this year as its current proven himself that. He's them big time player in Monte Kiffin skiing. Yeah and nobody's ever going to -- and right now. But he's going to be one of the best safety in the lead for a long time he's physical he's really trust in his corner at Syracuse. Barrett -- beat these guys you don't really know yet but they're going to be very very good -- And Julius Peppers median Condo at this time he would -- out two weeks of training camp because of piracy keep backe was -- he gospel Ottawa eight. I mean looks totally like a different guy -- first quarter. Increase seed in the United truck series. He strips that Jim Sorgi on the first series the second series he forced an interception -- Sorgi. I think he's I think he's going to be real good again this year.

There are zero story lines with the Patriots aren't is there I mean there's nothing going on here.

I don't know -- beard this week's Austrian that. I mean hate that's better. Petra Bill Belichick benefited even you know quiet is good with the Patriots you know as long as Brady's Chelsea the receivers are healthy. You know their offensive wanted to shrug off what happened. In the Super Bowl and play well are. And you know late date they start to. Integrate some -- like like Ellington had a lot of backing core. I mean they're going to be great yet went -- I -- really really good so I mean I think it's gonna be business as usual there.

You're right next door to the team that beat him in the Super Bowl how do you think they'll be. -- in 2000.

You know I think it's going to be a little struggle with the Giants. And I don't think I don't think that because strange every tire harder or anything like that but. In there really need the kind of beat up right now in training camp I -- a lot of teams are. But in Portugal Bronx has not been able to do anything really this off season. Yeah at least still alert coming off of last year he got it out last year and played great the playoffs. You know was also in play in the playoffs. By eat you know he hasn't been practiced yet this I don't know how. Tom Coughlin keeps saying he wants to give them into reminds him what Tony Dungy kept saying about Marvin Harrison last year I'm going to go this week that he'd never go. So in the an outlet that would worry unique. It would -- he'd need at that you know it is as tight ends coach Mike pope's says. That are counted and can open up to rent a car and you know all under twenty. You know Kevin -- story it was a good story last year but now -- can you. For an entire season as the starting tight end. We don't know and just -- do that. Eat you don't want any consideration everything. LA you know although the qualifying negative stuff -- first forty years. With five great games at the end of the season I think he's going to be very good NFL player but. I -- still don't know if he's past the growing pains stage because he'd. You don't go to at Giants Patriots in week seventeen last year if you. Called Giants fans in the stadium that by those who didn't sell their tickets to Patriots trillions. If you had told everybody that night -- bit more than -- say -- melodic quarterback we look for somebody else it's -- concession now but. There's an awful lot of grumbling about your -- play in the late last season until we get to the Patriots it so I don't know you know. -- they could be really good again. Well I -- think that last year it was so it was a magic cease they're going to art and duplicate it.

Final question before we let you go you're going to see Peyton Manning at some point today where do you think he has physically.

You know I don't think I'm going to see I'm told that use he's not out here and I missed the morning practice 'cause some travel problems but. Outfield except you know I'm totally not out here he's not talking you talk wants -- just going to lay low until he's ready to play. I'm told that he's going to play in the final pre season game he hopes and then play opening day so. We won't eat I would be very surprised even if he -- eight dale. That he didn't play opening day needed please sixteen games because he just. That's that's what he basically except for himself. And it it would be I mean I see no indication. That buried Lowell broke suspect is going to prevent it from played at the start of the season so. I would assume -- play and play well because that's what we've always seen out of eight panic.

Joint Colts camp we'll see you sometime very soon maybe down at Gillette and thanks very much for taking the time. It hitter they have Peter King from Sports Illustrated SI dot com and NBC sports catching -- around the National Football League a will.