Hubbs Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hysterical. Link BRISTOL, CT—In what is being called the biggest gaffe in the sports network's 30-year history, ESPN totally forgot to cover last week's Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers storyline.Favre's legendary career with the Packers, which spanned 16 seasons, three MVP awards, and one Super Bowl title, was not mentioned even once during pregame coverage of the Monday night Packers-Vikings matchup or during the game itself. Records indicated that it wasn't until Wednesday—more than 48 hours after Favre led Minnesota to a dramatic 30-23 victory—that producers began to feel that they may have overlooked one of sports' most obvious storylines. ... ESPN news director Vince Doria said that if he or any of his colleagues had realized Favre would be playing against his former team, the network would have begun overhyping the week-four matchup the moment the quarterback signed with the Vikings. Instead, ESPN attempted to generate interest in the game by doing an extensive two-week profile on Vikings backup tight end Jim Kleinsasser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 There is no excuse. ESPN completely dropped the ball on this one. "World wide leader in sports" my ***. I mean, I didn't even know that Brett Favre was still in the NFL, let alone that he would be the first QB to beat all 32 NFL teams. And it's been so long since he played for the Packers, I had almost completely forgotten about that part of his career. That's what they get for not paying John Madden $80 bajillion and 3 turduckens to hose this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airs0ft3r Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Back up tight ends are very important. ESPN did the right thing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyLeeGhostHunter Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I wish someone would give them some equal competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I thought Tavaris Jackson had a much better storyline...someone's gotta hold that clipboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noshirtforyou Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Well to be fair to them, they have a lot on their plate being the worldwide leader in sports. With simply so many sports and so little time, obviously something is going through the cracks every now and then. Wait isn't Favre that guy from There's Something About Mary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 The NFL needs more Kleinsasser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Who's Brett Favre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 They were too busy working on this gem: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=snibbe1/091006&sportCat=nfl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzSkinsFan63 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hey come on it was hard for them...They love Brett Favre and they love the Packers...better to just show bias and ignore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Who is this "Brett Favre" you speak of? Must be some old-time from before my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrepDC Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Random bump because I didn't want to start a new thread, but is the Packers/Vikings game going to be aired in the local area(DC, MD, VA)? I just want to make sure because if not I am going to go somewhere that has Sunday Ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Random bump because I didn't want to start a new thread, but is the Packers/Vikings game going to be aired in the local area(DC, MD, VA)? I just want to make sure because if not I am going to go somewhere that has Sunday Ticket. Yeah where's the guy who posts those NFL national TV coverage maps every week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 the Pack/Vikes game will be on here. I would expect they'd try to play it in every market that doesn't have a local game playing at the same time. This is expected to be possibly the highest rated game in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 the Pack/Vikes game will be on here. I would expect they'd try to play it in every market that doesn't have a local game playing at the same time. This is expected to be possibly the highest rated game in history. You think they're going to boo Favre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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