Peter King upsets Dwight Freeney.

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Dwight Freeney, the Indianapolis Colts' all-time sack leader, did a double take when shown Peter King's "five most fearsome pass rushers for 2010 and beyond" in the Sports Illustrated NFL Preview edition.

Freeney wasn't among them.

The ninth-year pro, who has boosted his franchise-record career sack total to 87 with three in two games this season, took issue with the No. 4 selection: Washington's Brian Orakpo.

Who is this?" Freeney asked, pointing to Orakpo's name.

The second-year outside linebacker had 11 sacks as a Redskins rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl.

"When you put Brian Orakpo -- and nothing against the guy, he is 24 -- but mention him over me, that hurts your credibility as an analyst," Freeney said. "I know who Peter King is. But to mention (Orakpo) over me? For him not to mention me in the top five, that is an insult."

King, who has been with Sports Illustrated for two decades, mentioned Freeney in explaining why Chicago's Julius Peppers edged out the Colts defensive end for the final spot.

The list included the context, "They'll chase and drop quarterbacks for the next half decade." DeMarcus Ware of Dallas was No. 1, Minnesota's Jared Allen second and Houston's Mario Williams third.

Perhaps Freeney got edged out because he's 30. But it still didn't sit well with him.

"So I guess it's over?" he said, shaking his head.

Freeney is curious to know who NFL foes would prefer to face, him or Orakpo? "Would you rather see him or would you rather see me?"

What would be ideal, Freeney said, is a survey of the opposition.

"There has to be something said for longevity and consistency," he said. "There's only one year I didn't get hurt where I didn't have the stats. And look at how many fewer pass attempts we had against us.

"What he needs to do is ask the people around the league in a poll, all of the offensive coordinators and all of the offensive tackles. Ask them: 'Give me the top five pass rushers.' If I'm not mentioned in the top five by almost all of those guys, then I'm wrong."

In Freeney's eight NFL seasons before 2010, which included five Pro Bowl selections, only Jason Taylor had more sacks with 88. Of King's top five, the closest to Freeney's 84 sacks was Peppers, who also started his pro career in 2002 and had 81. Ware has averaged more, 12.9 per year, in five seasons.

"Tell (King) to do more research and ask around before he publishes that," Freeney said. "He should be better than that."

 

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Video of me doing a weird voice while ranting about Calvin Johnson as a joke lol