Peter King on Bill Belichick’s Pro Football Hall of Fame snub, Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl LX matchups and Surprising Head Coach Hires

Legendary NFL reporter Peter King joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation that kicks off with his thoughts on Bill Belichicks’ shocking Pro Football Hall of Fame snub (2:45). King, a longtime Hall of Fame voter before his retirement, makes his first extensive comments on the topic that had the sports world buzzing this week. King also reacts to HOF voter Vahe Gregorian’s (Kansas City Star) published rationale for leaving Belichick off his ballot (6:25).

King’s institutional knowledge on the selection process takes us behind the scenes of the spirited debates on candidates each year. He also chimes in on Eli Manning’s exclusion for the second consecutive year (11:00) before a deep dive on why finalist Adam Vinateri deserves a spot in Canton (15:00) and why more players from the Patriots dynasty are not in the Hall of Fame.

King makes it clear that Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who is a Hall of Fame finalist in the contributor category this year, has waited too long to be enshrined (20:45).

King’s take on wide receivers – especially HOF finalists Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne and Larry Fitzgerald – is a must listen (24:50). So, who would have King voted for this season? He shares what his ballot would have looked like (30:30).

King wraps up the Hall of Fame discussion with a fun deep-dive on Mike Shanahan (37:25), whose exclusion to this point makes little sense given his impact on the field and historic coaching tree.

Burg and Manish pivot to the current head coaching cycle (44:00). King offers his biggest surprise hires (44:30) and belief that the Raiders’ best move would be to trade superstar edge rusher Maxx Crosby (47:45). The conversation turns quickly to the New York Jets’ ongoing ineptitude (49:55) when King pulls no punches on the historic laughingstock.

King provides an interesting perspective on why the Eagles have had trouble finding an offensive coordinator too (57:00). Is Jalen Hurts a selling point or detriment to the job?

The Super Bowl LX conversation begins with King’s explanation why head coaches now seem to be allergic to kicking field goals in an analytics-driven NFL (1 hour, 5 min). And should more teams build domes after the snow globe AFC Championship Game between the Broncos and Patriots? (1 hour, 9 min).

Can the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl? (1 hour, 13.25 min) Kings sees parallels with Tom Brady’s first Super Bowl-winning team 24 years ago.

The conversation comes to a close with King sharing his upcoming television piece on NBC on Super Bowl Sunday (1 hour, 20.45 min) The veteran scribe canvassed the country to find why we love football. From Alaska to a Native American Reservation in America’s heartland, King will take the viewer to special places to uncover people’s enduring fascination with the sport.

King concludes by sharing details of his forthcoming book entitled “The Game,” a closer and updated look at some of his favorite stories in 40 years of covering the NFL (1 hour, 25 min). King goes back and re-reports some of the most fascinating tales that he brought to light throughout the years. King’s latest book is set to be released in the fall.

An incredible conversation with the best NFL reporter of this generation.

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