Kornheiser out/Gruden in on MNF

Kornheiser in the booth was about as out of place as a ballerina calling a title fight.


I tend to agree with you there. It was certainly awkward to listen to Tony in the booth, but Jaws and Mike are almost as bad. They just need to scrap the whole cast and start over.

Kornheiser in the booth was about as out of place as a ballerina calling a title fight.I dunno, I think Mario Lopez could call a fight.

I got tired of Kornheiser always trying to make a story out of the game, yeah I know that was his angle but it just got old quick to me. Gruden at least is a true football guy and if his passion for the game comes through he could be interesting in the booth.

I'm not surprised by this move. Gruden is a "football guy" that will compliment Jaws and Tirico.

Hey Tony, Hey Tony, Hey Tony... You're Fired.

I hope this signals a realization on the part of ESPN that the game IS the story.

I did not think Gruden was all that great on NFLN during the draft, but if he stays in the job I am sure he will improve. If I were going to poach someone from NFLN I would have taken Marshall Faulk. He was not very good when he started there, but he has really made himself into an excellent commentator.
I actually like Gruden during the draft stuf on the NFLN. He seemed to find the postive side of each pick or issue they talked about. We allready get enough negative feedback from the other guys.

yeah i think tony felt too much pressure to be the "funny" color commentator guy, always seemed like a real real bad reaching episode of seinfeld.

but the man did give us atleast one great line . ."joe gibbs is to DC what rocky balboa is to philly . . . except he's real."

go skins!!

I used to be a fan of TK until he went to MNF and got all bitchy when ppl were criticizing his performance in the booth. He should stick to radio. I think Chucky is a nice addition, I liked him during the NFLN coverage of the draft.

Since Gruden probably wants another NFL Head Coaching gig, just how candidly critical do you expect him to be regarding bad teams - - the ones that might be looking to hire a new coach in the next year or two?

If he wants a coaching job, he isn't likely to tee off on bad GMs or ownership situations around the league. Jon Gruden is not stupid; he will see immediately that would be a bad job-hunting strategy.

I expect him to be only mildly critical of anyone or anything. Time will tell...

Since Gruden probably wants another NFL Head Coaching gig, just how candidly critical do you expect him to be regarding bad teams - - the ones that might be looking to hire a new coach in the next year or two?

If he wants a coaching job, he isn't likely to tee off on bad GMs or ownership situations around the league. Jon Gruden is not stupid; he will see immediately that would be a bad job-hunting strategy.

I expect him to be only mildly critical of anyone or anything. Time will tell...

Good points.