NFL broadcast thread (née ABC to kill MNF?)

[Sgt PSN]

Slater in the booth was more annoying than Theisman in the booth.......if that's possible.

ESPN is doing a crap job with MNF.  I pretty much hate everything about it now.  From the daily "X days till Monday night" commercials, to that corny ass GMC advertisement that they call an opening and everything else that takes place until the end of the game.  This thread is titled inappropriately.  ABC didn't kill MNF.  ESPN did. 

ESPN is the devil. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

ABC didn't kill MNF.  ESPN did. 

ESPN is the devil. 

ABC and ESPN are one in the same and owned by Disney.  Thus, Disney is the devil.

[SunMo]

Slater was awful, he freaked out over every play like this was the first game he's ever seen.  Kornheiser is bad on the football end of things but he's great for just making fun of people who are in the booth.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Kornheiser is bad on the football end of things but he's great for just making fun of people who are in the booth.

I liked how he said something to Bosworth like, "Do you have any regrets about how your career turned out?"

That, and they showed the play where he got trucked by Bo Jackson at the goalline.  Good stuff.

[phattymatty]

Slater was awful, he freaked out over every play like this was the first game he's ever seen.  Kornheiser is bad on the football end of things but he's great for just making fun of people who are in the booth.

it very well might have been his first game in person.

one of the guys asked him if he was a football fan and he paused, then said "i have lots of friends who are football fans."

[phattymatty]

and i'm sticking with my statement that tony kornheiser is the only thing worth watching on MNF.  like sunmo said, he makes fun of guests, and his constant needling of theisman is definitely going to make him blow at some point this year.

[Sgt PSN]

Slater was awful, he freaked out over every play like this was the first game he's ever seen. Kornheiser is bad on the football end of things but he's great for just making fun of people who are in the booth.

I couldn't help but laugh at Slater just because he was acting like such a tool. 

And I really wish I could say I like Kornheiser on MNF but I can't.  I love his radio personality and I think he's awesome on PTI.  But in the booth it's just not working.  Part of that could be due to the company around him though.  I wouldn't mind seeing him and Wilbon call a game.  It can't be worse than any of the other crap that's been in the booth the last few years. 

[Wingspan]

and i'm sticking with my statement that tony kornheiser is the only thing worth watching on MNF.  like sunmo said, he makes fun of guests, and his constant needling of theisman is definitely going to make him blow at some point this year.

You must be on his fantasy team.

[phattymatty]

i like the fact that he talks about his fantasy team.  90% of the people watching are, as it's the only reason to watch the monday night game anymore.

[Geowhizzer]

The only MNF game I've watched in its entirety was the Eagles-Packers game.  I think I've seen about 3 other quarters.

Monday Night Football is dead.  Howard Cosell is rolling over in his grave.

[Diomedes]

MNF is awful.

[MDS]

they don't care. they get are getting some of the highest ratings in cable history. disney is laughing in a big pile of money.

[MURP]

how in the hell did Seattle/Oakland get good ratings?

[MDS]

Well not that game specifically, but in general. They are making loads of money off this.

[PhillyPhreak54]

how in the hell did Seattle/Oakland get good ratings?

Probably because many people had the channel on and fell asleep with it on, like me. That game was like prescription strength ambien. Knocked my ass out cold.