MNF with Chucky

[Mr. Scot]

Anyone else think they should have gone with Dick Vermeil instead?

Yeah, Gruden is "young and hip" and all, but Vermeil has much more experience and is more of a proven winner. Plus he can be just as quotable as gruden and isn't nearly as abrasive.

[Fireball77]

Maybe someone a bit abrasive is what they were going for? Tirico is the smooth operator low key type, Jaws it the one with the rational type side. After all, TK was abrasive in a different way on there. He grated my nerves big time. It was like watching football with your uncle who watches football like once a year on Thanksgiving or something. All those silly things he said. And REPEATED. Ad nauseum. GAH! And I say that while saying that I LIKE TK on PTI with Wilbon. They have a good chemistry like Mike & Mike do.

[Darth Biscuit]

You make an excellent point Fireball.... TK just didn't fit with the other two. The REALLY needed a "football guy" in there with Jaws instead of someone like TK. Maybe Gruden will fit that mold and work out well. I wish more than anything though that they'll concentrate on FOOTBALL and particularly the game that is actually being played instead of things like news headlines and celebrity interviews...

[Fireball77]

Dude, you and me both. Some of the lowest lowlights were watching that NASCAR driver talking about some wedding gift he got while the GAME was going on and everyone in the booth pretty much concentrating on that instead of the game. UGH. I LOATHE all that stuff interfering with coverage of the action, even in preseason. Save that ish for halftime.

[Darth Biscuit]

Yep... when I did watch MNF it was often with the MUTE button on.

[X-Clown]

Maybe someone a bit abrasive is what they were going for? Tirico is the smooth operator low key type, Jaws it the one with the rational type side. After all, TK was abrasive in a different way on there. He grated my nerves big time. It was like watching football with your uncle who watches football like once a year on Thanksgiving or something. All those silly things he said. And REPEATED. Ad nauseum. GAH! And I say that while saying that I LIKE TK on PTI with Wilbon. They have a good chemistry like Mike & Mike do.

Yes. I'm so glad we'll be rid of the "So and so is on my fantasy team" garbage that he would say EVERY week.

[bigdog_10_2002]

I really like this move. The more knowledge of the game in the booth makes for a much better viewing experience...imo

[Mr. Scot]

Maybe someone a bit abrasive is what they were going for? Tirico is the smooth operator low key type, Jaws it the one with the rational type side. After all, TK was abrasive in a different way on there. He grated my nerves big time. It was like watching football with your uncle who watches football like once a year on Thanksgiving or something. All those silly things he said. And REPEATED. Ad nauseum. GAH! And I say that while saying that I LIKE TK on PTI with Wilbon. They have a good chemistry like Mike & Mike do.

But wouldn't that essentially be Theismann II?

(you'd think they'd have learned from that mistake)

[Fireball77]

Theismann was abrasive because he said idiotic things (like his ridiculous worship of Vick even when Vick screwed up mightily in a game), just like TK. Gruden won't be the same type of "abrasive" IMO.

[thefuzz]

I think it's a good choice....

The more "real" football knowledge in the booth the better. I like learning what is actually going on down there, and you certainly couldn't get that from TK.

[Mr. Scot]

I think it's a good choice....

The more "real" football knowledge in the booth the better. I like learning what is actually going on down there, and you certainly couldn't get that from TK.

But you'd get a lot more of that from Vermeil than you would Gruden.