OnTheRocks Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I know Pro Football Talk is a crap rumor site, but it has actually gotten better over the past year: Profootballtalk.com reports that Joe Theisman is out as ESPN's Monday Night Football analyst. Bill Parcells was reportedly offered the job, but didn't take it. Ron Jaworski is reportedly the favorite to earn the gig alongside Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser. This news is so enjoyable it probably isn't true. Source: Profootballtalk.com Edit to add updated report from PFT: POSTED 9:35 p.m. EDT; LAST UPDATED 11:00 p.m. EDT, March 24, 2007 SUNSHINE OUT AT MNF A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that ESPN is yanking analyst Joe Theismann from Monday Night Football. Earlier this year, the network said that the lineup for the weekly NFL broadcast would return unchanged in 2007. Per the source, the likely replacement for Theismann is Ron Jaworski, who performed well (despite wearing ladies' glasses) during the back half of a season-opening Monday night doubleheader and who currently is handling booth duties for the ESPN/ABC coverage of the Arena Football League. It's unknown whether Theismann will be reassigned to other ESPN NFL-related shows, or possibly to ESPN's college football coverage. After Mike Patrick and Paul Maguire weren't shifted with Theismann from Sunday night to Monday night, Patrick and Maguire landed with the network's NCAA broadcasts. The problem, as we understand it, is that Theismann received a lucrative contract in the waning days of Mark Shapiro's tenure, and the network is unlikely to eat the balance of it. We're told that there are at least two years remaining on the deal. Per a source with knowledge of the in-house dynamics at ESPN, Theismann and Tony Kornheiser didn't mix well, and there's a school of thought that Kornheiser would be better without having to worry about tiptoeing on eggshells with Theismann. (And we agree with that. Completely.) The information came to us in response to an item we posted earlier on Saturday indicating that ESPN had offered a spot on Monday Night Football to former Cowboys coach Bill Parcells. Stay tuned. "Sunshine"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I know Pro Football Talk is a crap rumor site, but it has actually gotten better over the past year: Nice, but the mute button will still be engaged for me, even if Jaws is the new guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 Nice, but the mute button will still be engaged for me, even if Jaws is the new guy... Really? My god man. Jaws is the best anaylst the network has. and i thought he was great on the game he did with Vermiel early on last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Soland Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 it's too good to be true. i don't believe it. i need to see his head on a pike outside the headquarters in Bristol. then i'll believe that it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Really? My god man. Jaws is the best anaylst the network has. and i thought he was great on the game he did with Vermiel early on last season. He is the best, but I'm not listening to the other two clowns take up 80% of the airtime to get Ron's insight. I hope Jaws still has his cable show for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heard of Buffalo Bills Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Its too bad that they didn't get rid of the bald dufuss "Corn-whys-Zer while they were at it. Thats another jerk of all trades that takes up needless airtime with his pseudo take on the players and the onfield action. Send him back to PTI where he can't hurt anyone with his mind numbing rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 left feet Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 i cant stand theisman but jaworski is even worse. the only thing that would be more intolerable would be merril hodge. such a tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuile Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hodge is a tool for sure. "Every QB in the draft sucks," is a fav line of his. Jaws is a good fit if they are going to retain the other two guys. Tony and Jaws work well on PTI. I would like to see Steve Young do MNF because he would work well with the loud-mouthed Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 F*#k yeah! I'd much rather have Jaworski in there over Theisman. Woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Why doesn't ESPN just get it over with. They're gonna this crew together eventually, so get the shock out of the way all at once... Stuart Shizzle Kenny Mayne Suzy Kolber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Good news indeed. JAWS is an awesome analyst. He studies the tape and gives great analysis of whats happening and what to look for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 If true, this is great news for ALL football fans. Bring on Jaws...PLEASE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 If true, this is great news for ALL football fans. Bring on Jaws...PLEASE. Bring in Jaws and I'll watch with the sound on again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMIEBUF12 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 i hear joey sunshine is gonna be hired as ron mexico's publicist.ha ha ha go bills in"07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 i cant stand theisman but jaworski is even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 left feet Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 my bad, what i meant to say was: 'PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS JUICED MOUTHED SPEECH, PRAISE HIS OVER-ANALYSIS AND LONG WINDED BREAKDOWNS OF INSIGNIFICANT PLAYS. PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS WALRUS LIKE SHAPE AND LOOK. PRAISE JAWORSKI. PRAISE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 my bad, what i meant to say was: 'PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS JUICED MOUTHED SPEECH, PRAISE HIS OVER-ANALYSIS AND LONG WINDED BREAKDOWNS OF INSIGNIFICANT PLAYS. PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS WALRUS LIKE SHAPE AND LOOK. PRAISE JAWORSKI. PRAISE. Translation: You have no interest in football or what is happening on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 left feet Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Translation: You have no interest in football or what is happening on the field. i pwned you and you know it. dont hate on me because i like a different announcer than you, you probobly think tasker does a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 i pwned you and you know it. I never get enough of people who use "pwned" and think it makes them sound cool (or should I say L33T?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 my bad, what i meant to say was: 'PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS JUICED MOUTHED SPEECH, PRAISE HIS OVER-ANALYSIS AND LONG WINDED BREAKDOWNS OF INSIGNIFICANT PLAYS. PRAISE JAWORSKI AND HIS WALRUS LIKE SHAPE AND LOOK. PRAISE JAWORSKI. PRAISE. walrus like shape and look...hilarious. I don't know about jaworski but theismann departing has been rumored for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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