Are you ready for some Football?!? (NFL)

[John Crichton]

And, oy, those celebrity interviews. ESPN has said that they're staying, that they're important for attracting the casual fan...but, boy, they detract from the game. The one with Brian Bosworth a few weeks ago, when Seattle and Green Bay were playing, was particularly bad...his 15 minutes of fame ended a long long time ago, and he had nothing to say. Tonight, we'll be treated to Jim Belushi, who they drag out every time the Bears play, because Jimbo has a show on ABC.

Bleh.

As much as I like Rocky, that Stallone but last week was terrible. None of them have been good. I recall a Giants game earlier in the year when they had Ronde Barber in the booth. I couldn't take it. Too much Tiki-talk. Enough already. Just give us the game.

It's bad enough when it's a game where I am just watching as a football fan. But when it's the Giants playing it's just awful. I can only imagine it's the same for other fans of specific teams.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Footballs is a team sport, a QB needs other people to win no matter how good he happens to be. Elway is the perfect example of that. He couldn't win until he got a very good running game.

And yet people continue to blame Jake for why the Panthers keep screwing up, especially in the 3rd quarter....

 

[Gunslinger]

Bleh.

As much as I like Rocky, that Stallone but last week was terrible. None of them have been good. I recall a Giants game earlier in the year when they had Ronde Barber in the booth. I couldn't take it. Too much Tiki-talk. Enough already. Just give us the game.

At least Stallone actually seemed to be into the game, unlike most of the other guests they've had who just treat it like any other interview on a talk show.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Agreed.

Man I hate their broadcast now....

Could be worse.... two words: Dennis Miller.

*makes sick green facial expression*

 

[Crothian]

Miller was at least entertaining.

 

[John Crichton]

At least Stallone actually seemed to be into the game, unlike most of the other guests they've had who just treat it like any other interview on a talk show.

He did, that's true. But he lost me when he said that he routed for both the Eagles and Giants. That's just unnatural.

Does change that they kept talking about anything but the game being played.

 

[jonathan swift]

And yet people continue to blame Jake for why the Panthers keep screwing up, especially in the 3rd quarter....

That's more bad play calling. I go back to TMQ's law: sometimes the best thing a team can do is run up the middle for no-gain.

 

[jonathan swift]

And speaking of announcers, I'll take any booth team even with dumb special guests over John Madden any day of the week. Double bubble indeed.

 

[kenobi65]

Hint to the Buccaneers, for next Sunday:

Don't kick to Devin Hester. Really.

Crikey, the guy got a TD on a kickoff when he didn't even have the regular blockers in front of him. Wow.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Madden cracks me up- always has, always will. He's like a favorite Uncle who knows a lot about the game, but still mocks it...sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Listening to him reminds me of the old Batman TV show..."BAM!" "POW!" (without which there could be no "Jacked UP!")

Theisman's disgust with the state of the rules protecting the QBs of the game fascinates me. That a man who had his career cut short in such a particularly ugly injury still talks about how the position is currently overprotected speaks volumes to me.

Kornheiser? I prefer Miller, but he's OK. However, I have had enough of the non-sports celebrity interviews. If somebody's going to be interviewed during the game, he or she had better be an athelete of note...even if its just Brian Bosworth hawking a new action movie.