More than two million people a week rush to SI.com to read Peter King's column, Monday Morning Quarterback. There they find a potent mix of analysis, opinion, humor and inside-the-NFL locker- room information delivered as no one else can. In this book, King, the award-winning Sports Illustrated pro football writer, brings the same blend of wit and wisdom, ranging from his famous "10 Things I Think I Think" to his Top 100 player rankings; from the football clichés he hates to the coaching hires he loves; from Brett Favre's golf game to Peyton Manning's comedic skills. And all freshly flavored with King's inimitable observations on the best hotels, the worst airports, the greatest traditions-and coffee, coffee, coffee. There is no journalist better connected to the NFL's players, coaches, general managers and owners, and no writer renders the inside information as entertainingly as Peter King.
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Peter King joined Sports Illustrated as a staff writer in 1989 after spending nearly a decade as an award-winning newspaper journalist. Now a senior writer at the magazine, he is Sports Illustrated's primary NFL expert and is one of the country's premier pro football writers. King is also a key contributor to SI.com, which includes his popular column, "Monday Morning Quarterback."
King has also served as an on-air reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football, NBC's Football Night in America, CNN's NFL Preview, and as managing editor for HBO's award-winning "Inside the NFL'' show. He hosts a show on Sirius NFL Radio.
Following graduation from Ohio University in 1979, where he earned a B.A. in journalism, King covered college athletics and professional football for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. Following that stint, he covered pro football for Newsday, in New York, from 1985 to 1989.
King has won two Associated Press Sports Editors awards for excellence in sports journalism.
King has also served as an on-air reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football, NBC's Football Night in America, CNN's NFL Preview, and as managing editor for HBO's award-winning "Inside the NFL'' show. He hosts a show on Sirius NFL Radio.
Following graduation from Ohio University in 1979, where he earned a B.A. in journalism, King covered college athletics and professional football for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. Following that stint, he covered pro football for Newsday, in New York, from 1985 to 1989.
King has won two Associated Press Sports Editors awards for excellence in sports journalism.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A confession: I know and admire Peter King. Another confession: I'm a professional writer, and when I want to read for pleasure, I either crack open another Elmore Leonard or, Mondays, at lunch, treat myself to Peter's MMQB. No one knows football like Peter King, and it's a treat to have some of his best columns collected in a book. If you haven't read him, I envy you the pleasure of encountering his voice for the first time -- expert yet unaffected, knowing yet curious, and funny, always funny, often laughing at himself with as much gusto as he pokes fun at some of the athletes in these pages. Reading some of these columns a second time gave me as much pleasure as reading them on line. Better in fact, because they seem more resonant on the printed page. Some of his most poignant work is here too. "Family Matters," his column on the death of James Dungy, Tony Dungy's son, still gives me pause, makes me reflect. Peter, of course, is writing about a lot more than football. He's a chronicler of American culture. Sometimes his lens is the game, sometimes the life of a player. Here too are riffs on coffee and airplane rides and -- how can I put this delicately -- even his colonic caper. He is us and we are him and the voice is both original and familiar. That's his great writer's secret. He writes as if he knows everyone who reads him. Hats off too to Sports Illustrated for producing a good looking and clever text with entertaining asides and catchy icons. And I really enjoyed the photo insert in the middle, especially the last page which shows my Giants and Michael Strahan swarming poor Tom Brady to create the famous 18-1. I know what I'm getting my sons, Ben and Josh -- Giants fanatics like their father -- for Christmas.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By J. Mead
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or at least it would seem from his writing. I read him religiously on Monday's at lunchtime. This book is basically excerpts from his column with some added lists. If you like Peter King's column, you will like the book. I remembered some of the columns and some were new to me. New or not you still get the same thing - insight into the NFL on a much more personal level. All of us that follow the NFL wish to some extent we could be part of it, be part of the decisions, hang out with the players, question the coaches and GM's. Peter is able to do that and then tells the story. It's the closest most of us will get.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a collection of on line articles Sports Illustrated author Peter King wrote over the years. He has access to football players, coaches, staff and has a great touch in telling these stories.
This is not at all about the strategy of football or the business side. It's the people side, the smack talk, the respect players have for each other, the things coaches say when their guard is down. Peter even takes you into his personal life (he was told to include these in his articles) and I found his ability to tell the story of his daughter's championship softball game was amazing and really, really touching.
If you love football and want to see the insider's view, this is a great read. It's fast paced, funny - best read on an airplane, so everyone around you can wonder what in the world is so funny.
This is not at all about the strategy of football or the business side. It's the people side, the smack talk, the respect players have for each other, the things coaches say when their guard is down. Peter even takes you into his personal life (he was told to include these in his articles) and I found his ability to tell the story of his daughter's championship softball game was amazing and really, really touching.
If you love football and want to see the insider's view, this is a great read. It's fast paced, funny - best read on an airplane, so everyone around you can wonder what in the world is so funny.
By C-Man
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The book is OK but I much prefer listening to him on the radio providing insight and stories. There are much better NFL books out there with more in depth stories about behind the scenes football.
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Peter King's compilation of his previous MMQB articles was enjoyable, but dated. Some of Mr. King's work is timeless, but some is rather dated and feels it in this book.
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"Sports Illustrated Monday Morning Quarterback: A fully caffeinated guide to everything you need to know about the NFL", by sports-journalist and television analyst Peter King, is basically a compilation of some of his columns from his popular "Monday Morning Quarterback" column on Sports Illustrated's web site, along with some new filler, such as his list of the 100 greatest players of all time.
If you've never read Mr King, as a sportswriter he typically treads the middle ground between the purely cerebral analysts and the unabashed fan-boys, leaning slightly toward the fan side of the equation. He enjoys wide access to players, coaches, general managers, and team owners, in part because he's very good at what he does, in part because he typically doesn't bash anyone unless they've truly well earned it, and in part because he's enthusiastic about what he does and I think it shows. His columns, while primarily about professional football, tend to regularly wander over into other topics that are of interest to him, such as good coffee, travel, baseball, and (until they graduated from college) his daughters' sports careers. Although some people may disagree, I find this digression from strictly writing on football to be entertaining, and after you follow Mr King's writing for awhile, it almost seems like you're reading a letter from a good friend or relative letting you know what he's been up to.
You don't have to be familiar with Mr. King's work to enjoy the columns in this book. Because of the wide access he has with the teams and players, he's able to give you behind-the-curtain views of many big stories, such a discussion with former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi on the drafting of Eli Manning. Mr.... Read more ›
If you've never read Mr King, as a sportswriter he typically treads the middle ground between the purely cerebral analysts and the unabashed fan-boys, leaning slightly toward the fan side of the equation. He enjoys wide access to players, coaches, general managers, and team owners, in part because he's very good at what he does, in part because he typically doesn't bash anyone unless they've truly well earned it, and in part because he's enthusiastic about what he does and I think it shows. His columns, while primarily about professional football, tend to regularly wander over into other topics that are of interest to him, such as good coffee, travel, baseball, and (until they graduated from college) his daughters' sports careers. Although some people may disagree, I find this digression from strictly writing on football to be entertaining, and after you follow Mr King's writing for awhile, it almost seems like you're reading a letter from a good friend or relative letting you know what he's been up to.
You don't have to be familiar with Mr. King's work to enjoy the columns in this book. Because of the wide access he has with the teams and players, he's able to give you behind-the-curtain views of many big stories, such a discussion with former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi on the drafting of Eli Manning. Mr.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waste of Time and Money
Clearly, super-fans of Peter King will enjoy this stroll down memory lane of his column.
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Published on January 27, 2011 by Andy W
3.0 out of 5 stars
Love the MMQB column, but...
King's weekly column by the same name is a must-read throughout the year, but his book felt more like filler than an essential read. Read more
Published on July 19, 2010 by Robert Neely
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice set of short stories
This is a collection of Peter's short (1-2 page) articles he wrote for MMQB. I had never read many of these, so it was interesting to see the progression of his work through the... Read more
Published on May 21, 2010 by Andrew Featherstone
3.0 out of 5 stars
Peter King Spouts Off About the National Football League
I have always considered Peter King to be a bit of a blowhard and this book mostly confirms my opinion. Read more
Published on May 1, 2010 by C. Baker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Casual NFL fans will like this tooAbout: A collection of pieces from...
About: A collection of pieces from King's Monday Morning Quarterback column from Sports Illustrated's web site. Read more
Published on March 9, 2010 by Charlie
4.0 out of 5 stars
The cure for the Football fan who thinks they know everything.
Very well-written book. Not just about football, but about life. King is a gifted writer who's apt to tell you which airports to avoid in the US as his is about the chaos that... Read more
Published on March 4, 2010 by Dan Pieroni
5.0 out of 5 stars
On-line to paper!
A wonderful compilation of the best of Peter King's weekly online columns. Light hearted and fun reading!
Published on February 12, 2010 by C. Green
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, light reading
I'm a big football fan, and this book reads like an intimate conversation with another fan. It's a pleasant, quick read; I probably would've been better off checking it out of the... Read more
Published on February 6, 2010 by NatureLover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book about the NFL and life
Peter King is undoubtedly one of the best-known people in sports media covering the NFL. He writes for Sports Illustrated, does a Monday Morning Quarterback column for the CNNSI... Read more
Published on January 20, 2010 by David Pruette
