stwasm Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162007/tv/theisman_not_over_it.htm FORMER NFL great Joe Theisman thinks his former bosses at "Monday Night Football" have turned the telecast into a new version of "The Tony Kornheiser Show." ESPN dumped Theisman this year for Ron Jaworski, who joins sports analyst Kornheiser. "Ron is a terrific football guy," Theisman told a Miami paper. "But he happens to work on Tony's show. It has become a three-hour Tony Kornheiser show. " Theisman has agreed to a buyout from ESPN on the last four years of his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I can't say I disagree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 I can't say I disagree with him. Yeah, Monday Night Football has become more about entertainment and less about the game itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryfuhl Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Korn is so annoying. Jaws was a good pick, but the cameos, booth shots, etc have gone too far why do I have to watch them? I can hear them, they're talking and.. sitting... if I want to watch someone sit during the game I'll put a damn camera hooked to a tv on myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonoman Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Mute button works great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1njskinsfan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 bitter, party of one.....joe your table is open....bitter, party of one...joe your table is open it is true, but hey he still got his money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGift Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 MNF was always about bringing in the casual fans...but ESPN OD'd as usual and made MNF less enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 i really don't understand why people love kornheiser, outside of the bandwagon stuff from almost 2 decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Mute button works great for me. :applause: It was my favorite thing about the Monday night Skins-Eagles game -- aside from the Skis win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlbai Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Kornholer is the worst. MNF has become just about unwatchable, in fact I don't watch it unless the Skins or one of our division rivals is on it. He sits there and argues with Jaws over some irrelevant point that no one cares about...then he gets quiet for a few minutes...and then starts it up again. He reminds me of a drunk uncle at a family reunion. :laugh: :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMuller7 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Can't say that Theismann isn't correct.... Cornheiser is just a blubbering vag and it has turned into his show, which turns me off from Monday night football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yeah, Monday Night Football has become more about entertainment and less about the game itself. That is what ESPN is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50yrSKINSfan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Jaws is a nice guy but he gets too excited over everything. Joe was better. Korn is a waste, and tries to be funny but he is not. He has a radio face. Then they bring in guests like Kimmel who are just aggrivating. Would rather have a former defence player or coach for insight than Korn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sens11 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I don't think ESPN/ABC has gotten over the idea of Dennis Miller. It just seems like they overly try to get Tony to be Dennis.... ANNOYING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Korndope is the worst...he doesnt even respect the game of football nor sports in general. Everything is a comedic rhapsody to him and its sooooooooo old. He goes on these monologues where it sounds like he's written some speech and he's trying to make some revolutionary statement about the game, player, play or coach....its flatout awful. I do love Jaws and I think Tirico does a fine job as well. I wasnt the biggest Joey T fan but i certainly didnt mind him at all and actually like the Mike Patrick/Joey T combo better than what they have now because Kornflake is so terrible. Its embarrasing that Kornflake is associated with DC in any way and people think he's a Skins fan so that makes in worse when the guy is a born and bred New Yorker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 I don't think ESPN/ABC has gotten over the idea of Dennis Miller. It just seems like they overly try to get Tony to be Dennis.... ANNOYING!! I think the big problem with Monday Night Football is that it's trying to regain the glory days of Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford of the '70s. The problem with that is, back then, there was no cable, there was no NFL Network and there was no Sunday Ticket. The games that aired in your region on Sunday were the games you HAD to watch. When MNF rolled around, not only were you going to get a good game, you also were going to get highlights from every other game. Thus, people anxiously tuned in, since there were less choices. Today, you pretty much know and saw who did what over the weekend, or at least caught highlight clips of it. Thus, unless your team or another team you're interested in is playing, the enthusiasm of the average football fan is not there to want to catch Monday Night Football. It's trying too hard to be like it was in the '70s and today's marketplace makes that strategy a bad fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I wish there was a way I could turn the normal commentary off, and substitute it for 92.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sens11 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I think the big problem with Monday Night Football is that it's trying to regain the glory days of Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford of the '70s. The problem with that is, back then, there was no cable, there was no NFL Network and there was no Sunday Ticket. The games that aired in your region on Sunday were the games you HAD to watch. When MNF rolled around, not only were you going to get a good game, you also were going to get highlights from every other game. Thus, people anxiously tuned in, since there were less choices. Today, you pretty much know and saw who did what over the weekend, or at least caught highlight clips of it. Thus, unless your team or another team you're interested in is playing, the enthusiasm of the average football fan is not there to want to catch Monday Night Football. It's trying too hard to be like it was in the '70s and today's marketplace makes that strategy a bad fit. Good point. :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFGA Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Does he still get paid by the Washington Post? He writes in there so infrequently it's hard to fathom him collecting a paycheck from them. Kornholio is good in small doses. He was OK on the radio when he was in DC, and when ESPN launched their radio they added him in the midday. That wasn't too bad. Then he got too huge: PTI, MNF. He's overblown. Him and Wilbon, who is a good scribe but not much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGift Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Kornholio LMAO. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Sack Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Unless the Redskins are playing or there is a game that could change our outlook on the playoffs, I do NOT watch MNF. It is absolutely horrific now. Tony Kornheiser is annoying and he has that retarded PTI segment at halftime. We need not mention when they have guest appearances in the booth and completely forget that game is actually being televised. Thanks ESPN for ruining MNF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'd take Joe anyday over Tony as an analyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_K Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I find it annoying the number of times they goto the booth. I would rather watch the players on the sidelines standing there during a commercial timeout than see those guys. I find the banter distracting to the game. The cameo's in the booth get too much face time also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Who's next, Drew Carey? :doh: *spins wheel* C'mon 80 cents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Now that would be an interesting combination right there. Jaws and Joey T. in the same booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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