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OK, so I wanted to keep this blog informative, positive, and inspirational, but here goes my first rant. Tony Kornheiser needs to stick to PTI cause he sucks on MNF. Let me expand upon this: Two weeks ago the Falcons were playing and he couldn't quit talking about the one player who had absolutely no effect on the game at hand-Michael Vick. I mean, OK, Vick has adversely affected the Falcons season, but I guarantee you those players on the field weren't like, "Oh no, what are we gonna do without Michael Vick....(tear)." They played the f'n game hard nosed and tried to win just like any pro/amateur athlete would do. Then this week the Colts are playing and he can't stop talking about a player not even in the game, Tom Brady. He spoke 'as if' he were Peyton Manning saying repeatedly, "Look at me, I'm still here, don't forget about me, I'm still the superbowl champ....blah blah blah." C'mon Kornheiser, Peyton doesn't throw TD's cause he's trying to keep up with Tom Brady. He throws them so the Colts win games. If they need 6 TD's for the Colts to win, a good majority of the time he'll probably throw 6. He's got nothing to prove and I'm tired of Kornheiser getting stuck on a very mute point for the duration of MNF. Everything that comes out of his mouth has a negative feel. When the Giants were playing he spoke as if he was Eli and couldn't get over how (Kornheiser speaking)"Peyton gets all the attention, Peyton sells out to advertising, etc." Now I may be a product of American cinema/entertainment by wanting to hear feel-good stories all the time, but what's wrong with that. I want to hear about the guy who battled back from a would-be career ending injury, the guy who fought cancer or the loss of a family member and is dedicating his performance to their memory. Those are the things I watch MNF for--entertaining and enlightening stories that make you feel good after the fact, not stories unrelated to the game or hypothetical conversations with yourself speaking as if you were someone else. Save the speculation for PTI where you belong. There is a time and a place for the hypothetical questions like, "who's the best quarterback in the NFL", "who had the best performance yesterday", "what's the best matchup this weekend", but the time and the place is in the afternoon on a talk show, not monday night when I want to see the matchup at hand. Even if it isn't a good game, take notes from baseball commentators and fill the dead space with history of the game or interesting facts about players on the field. Do some homework, just don't show up with an agenda to talk about and force it upon the fans for 4 quarters. Tony does a good job on PTI opposite Wilbon. I like the point/counterpoint style of the show, and I watch it when I'm in the mood for that, but I don't want it on Monday night when I'm watching an actual game.
1 comment:
he will be gone as mnf lineup is changed every year as of late.
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