Bill Simmons aka the podfather aka Uncle Bill talks about being on ‘islands’. It started with ‘Dion Waters Island’ years ago with him and Zach Lowe. Other ‘islands’ popped up throughout the years. I’ve been on my own islands myself when it comes to a variety of players in Wisconsin sports. One of those is Kevin King. I own a big piece of property on King’s Island. Why? Well, I’ve been an ardent defender of him as people try to tell you the team should have taken T.J. Watt because of his last name and where he went to school. It was bullshit then and still think it’s bullshit now. But as King deals with yet another hamstring injury, it’s getting harder and harder for me to defend him.

Doesn't sound great about CB Kevin King. Said coach Matt LaFleur: "We'll know a little bit more in the next couple of days." King's 2018 season ended because of a hamstring injury, too. LaFleur said thus doesn't necessarily have to do with that injury. https://t.co/NsiHjPNCvQ

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 4, 2019

King is a really good player… When he’s on the field. That’s the key part. He has not been able to stay healthy for his entire career. And sometimes, that happens to young players because they do not know how to treat their bodies. But it’s usually injuries in multiple places, not the same fucking area time and again. Does he have hamstrings that are the size of violin strings? Like what in the actual hell? How does he keep hurting his hamstrings? King likely has talked with trainers about how to prevent this, I’m sure, but still, it is very frustrating to see this continue to happen to him.

Packers might be in a bit of trouble at the cornerback position if King isn’t healthy. Josh Jackson has a foot injury, and while Tramon Williams still has some left in the tank, you don’t want him to be your number two corner. Tony Brown is having a strong camp, but again, he is on the other side of Williams’ spectrum where he still might be too raw to trust. Ka’Dar Hollman has impressed at camp, and he will get a ton of reps in the coming weeks which might help things. I’m glad they caught this hamstring thing early for King and hope he can bounce back before the first game of the season.

Charlie.