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[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Yeah I totally agree with your stance on Art Monk, it's just that nowhere in Peter King's points does he show any indication of bias. Bias isn't necessarily present when someone disagrees with you. I can't point to any bias in any of his writing. If he's biased against Monk because Monk didn't take to the media, then King's doing a really good job of covering up for that bias by making fair points backed up by stats.

Except his stats in this case are that stats don't matter. Monk's numbers - record-setting though they may have been - aren't enough. His other points against Monk can be explained by his general reluctance to kowtow to the likes of Peter King.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by BrudLee

Except his stats in this case are that stats don't matter. Monk's numbers - record-setting though they may have been - aren't enough. His other points against Monk can be explained by his general reluctance to kowtow to the likes of Peter King.

That's a hollow explanation though. What support do you have for saying that Peter King doesn't like Art Monk because he didn't kowtow to him? That's just speculation, I can't find any evidence in any of King's writing that he has a general dislike for anything related to the Redskins. Just because he argues against Monk doesn't mean he has something against him.

But even if you take that point away and dismiss it as media bias against Monk, it still doesn't account for King's point that Monk was voted to the Pro Bowl only three times. I know that voting now is decided 33% by fans, 33% by players, and 33% by coaches. It may have been an entirely player-driven thing back in the 80s, I'm just not sure. But the point remains, Monk's peers didn't put him in the Pro Bowl that often. That is not a media-related issue, and it's a fair point.

I think Monk's 100 catch season and his super bowl rings make the case for him, but disagreeing with the man is entirely different than finding him biased.