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Or so Tony Kornheiser of PTI fame described his replacement, Jon Gruden, on ESPN’s Monday Night Fooball. Gruden perfected his tan as head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucanneers for seven years and won one Super Bowl with the franchise before being fired this offseason.
The Washington Post quoted from Kornheiser's statement: "If I could handpick a replacement of a football guy, I would cast a net and drag in Jon Gruden. He is the two things you most want--smart and funny--and has the two things I don't--good hair and a tan. I love PTI and am looking forward to continuing to yammer and yodel with Wilbon until the end of time."
The story is that Kornheiser's decision to leave Monday Night Football was his choice and not pressure from ESPN. In the Post article, Kornehiser cites his fear of flying as the reason behind his decision.
Gruden knows his football - particularly the Tuck Rule - but only September will show whether his smarts can win over MNF fans (regardless of whether they liked Kornheiser or not).
And the coach apparently doesn't have Kornehiser's confidence in his George Hamilton glow. Gruden told People magazine in 2002 (when he appeared in the magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful issue): “I think I look like a freckle-faced Huckleberry Finn.” Even better, “I was carded at an Oakland A's game two years ago…and I forgot my ID, so a fan had to buy me beer."
We guess Mike and Jaws will have to do the honor now.
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Hmmmm, must be a trend. NBC 4 did the same thing when they relegated George Michael (and his dentures) to irrelevant, occasional weekend reporting while bringing in those hot pieces of ass Dan Hellie and Lindsay Czarniak. Out with the old, in with the young(er) and/or more attractive, I guess.
PS: Anyone too cowardly to get on a plane shouldn't hold such an awesome position which requires plenty of travel. What a putz. You have a much higher chance of getting plowed down walking up a city block than dying in a plane crash.
John Madden is also refused to fly, choosing to instead drive around the country in his massive motorcoach. Who cares how he or Kornheiser gets there, as long as they do? It's not my ass that has to drive across country every week.
And after all, it's not like they were FAA chairmen or something; they're just football announcers.
Jon Gruden your next Redskin's head coach.....
If there's a former NFL coach as snarky and smug as Kornheiser, it's Gruden. That said, he'll be offered at least three head coaching jobs by Week 10, and I'd be shocked if this is more than a one-season gig for him.
Anyone want to start a betting pool for how many times Chucky gets bleeped for dropping the f bomb?
I think Kornheiser is great on PTI, but in terms of regular sports reporting, Lindsay kicks ass. Very easy on the eyes as well. I wonder if she's single?
How many of y'all remember Glenn Brenner? I'll never forget seeing Gordon Petersen crying on air after Brenner's death in 1992.
ok Debbie Downer, I'll bite. I do remember Glenn, I was just a kid, but he is still my favorite. (Better than George Michael, who I'm glad is gone.) Then they try to replace him w/Warner Wolf? WTF?!
Lindsay is money in both the knowledge and looks dept.
I'm not a big fan of Warner Wolf either. "Let's go to the video tape!" gets old.
George Michael was annoying. Does he still do the George Michael sports machine?
Brenner was the best. I mean, upon his death, he was eulogized by members of frickin' Congress. That was 1992, back when the Capitals and the Bullets still played in Maryland, you could drink alcohol on the Mall on July 4, and National airport was still called National airport. Memories...
Tony was terrible as a color guy. He added nothing, and the fact that he has been fooling himself into thinking he is some sort of poor-mans' Howard Cosell over the years shouldn't mean we have to sit there every Monday and realize how untrue that is. Glad he's gone, obviously...
Tony's longtime fans are (ironically) psyched about his departure. Just means he's more than likely to end up on a new radio show soon - hopefully on a new station that rivals the Snyder Media Death Franchise of Doom(TM)
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I doubt Tony was hired to break down blitz packages or analyze kick coverage. Jaws is there for that. Tony was there to be funny and snarky to keep casual fans around. Gruden's clever and has a lot of football knowledge but can Chucky sit still for 3 hours?