Sperm Edwards Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ron-jaworski-removed-monday-night-football-181728512.html Ron Jaworski removed from ‘Monday Night Football’ Ron Jaworski is out at "Monday Night Football." ESPN announced Wednesday that the analyst would be removed from the network's signature broadcast beginning in August. Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden will operate as a two-man booth. Jaworski will remain at the network and appear on various programs, including "Countdown" and "Matchup." The longtime ESPN analyst had been in the MNF booth since 2007, replacing Joe Theismann after one season. He was supposed to add a respected football voice to a broadcast that included Tony Kornheiser. He dutifully played that role for two years until Jon Gruden was brought in as Kornheiser's replacement. It was all downhill from there. [Rewind: Jon Gruden doesn't know who Michelle Obama is (video)] When Jaworski appears on other ESPN shows, he's an insightful football mind who breaks down X's and O's with clarity. His "NFL Matchup" program is the best on television for real football analysis. There was none of that on "Monday Night Football." Jaworski stuck to talking points, spoke in cliches and offered little, if any, breakdown of what was happening on the field. It was like a college professor being forced to teach third grade and not having any idea how to relate to his new surroundings. The addition of Gruden exacerbated the problem. Suddenly there were two football guys in the booth and they seemed to be in competition for who could say the most without saying anything at all. This paragraph, from a December article in The New Yorker about Gruden, was a perfect microcosm of Jaws' time in the booth: When it was Jaworski's turn, he issued a stern proclamation. "Call me crazy, but I'm really excited for Tyler Palko tonight," he said, and a roomful of skeptical sports producers erupted in laughter. Jaworski had given himself the thankless task of building up the Chiefs, praising them as much as he could without putting his own credibility at risk. Perhaps viewers would buy into the idea, however far-fetched, that Palko would emerge as the night's underdog hero. Later that day, as Jaworski was making a cup of coffee in the ESPN bus, he tried the line again. "Call me crazy, but I'm excited about Tyler Palko," he said. He exhaled. "I've got to sell this," he said to himself. He became a carnival barker, not a football analyst. That may have been his own doing or based on the suggestions of ESPN producers. Regardless, the mentality to promote the game rather than describe it, which seems to be shared by Tirico and Gruden, is a big reason why "Monday Night Football" has become borderline unwatchable in recent years. It's not a football game anymore; it's a promotional vehicle. (That's only going to get worse when Gruden is given a bigger stage.) [Also: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's salary draws ire] Jaws was out of place. His football knowledge didn't change, it was the forum he had in which to disseminate it. ESPN played up Jaworski's new role in a press release, but it's hard to consider this anything but a demotion. He goes from being in the booth for the network's marquee telecast to fighting for airtime on "Sunday NFL Countdown" with Cris Carter. "I am grateful for having the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of working on 'Monday Night Football' the past five seasons with Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and so many other talented people behind the scenes who make the show so great, and I look forward to bringing my passion and knowledge of the game to more fans in more places than ever before on any and all football topics," Jaworski said in the statement. The last two-man booth on "Monday Night Football" was Al Michaels and John Madden. ESPN has used three-man teams since acquiring rights to the telecast in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 maybe one too many Brady BJ's did him in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 maybe one too many Brady BJ's did him in Fail to see how that differentiates Jaws from any other booth commentator. They all gargle Brady spunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Fail to see how that differentiates Jaws from any other booth commentator. They all gargle Brady spunk. then it would be the Mike Tirico show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 then it would be the Mike Tirico show lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet27 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Fail to see how that differentiates Jaws from any other booth commentator. They all gargle Brady spunk. Dude WTF..I am eating my bagle now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Dude WTF..I am eating my bagle now..... Taste extra salty today huh. And Jawhoski? Who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19andOhWait Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 this is a bad move IMO. theory... Jaws dropping the S bomb last season may have forced him out (ESPN is full of d bag executives).. now we get zero personality Tirico and "i'll jock anyone on the field who makes a nice play" Gruden. welcome to the suckfest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The only reason this sucks is because now Gruden will have to talk more and he's the worst thing ever. Makes MNF almost unwatchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 MNF is best enjoyed while on mute. Thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 MNF is best enjoyed while on mute. Thank me later. Ha! Thats how I pretty much watched all MNF games last year. Volume down low, music in the background. Gruden makes my ears hurt. No joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The matchups were terrible this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Yeah, his going back and forth on who he decides to go down on that week is pretty annoying. But truthfully, he does give us a ton of love. Not me personally, cause I'm not into that... but Mark and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet27 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Taste extra salty today huh. And Jawhoski? Who cares. Don't know dude.....but I guess you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointman Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Don't know dude.....but I guess you do. Someones "bagle" was over toasted this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet27 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Someones "bagle" was over toasted this morning. Actually your right...got to put my dog down.....not a good day dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I did not think Jaworski was that bad-still long for the days of Madden and Michaels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Another commentator who won't be missed! Its really sad ESPN has not been able to come up with a competent football commentary team since the days when they telecast Sunday Night Football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 this is a bad move IMO. theory... Jaws dropping the S bomb last season may have forced him out (ESPN is full of d bag executives).. now we get zero personality Tirico and "i'll jock anyone on the field who makes a nice play" Gruden. welcome to the suckfest I actually think Tirico does a good job. He's pretty straight forward and doesn't really go off script. I can respect that. He's not suppose to give flavor and for the most part doesn't. Gruden I find amazingly annoying. Too bad as I actually would have preferred Jaws over Gruden if forced to pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damaged89 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The matchups were terrible this season There are usually a bunch of clunkers, but yeah this season was especially bad. SNF and flexing have taken all the excitement out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Fail to see how that differentiates Jaws from any other booth commentator. They all gargle Brady spunk. Collinsworth is the worst...with that stupid grin on his face whenever he talks about Brady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets62 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I personally feel Phil Simms&Al Michaels should do MNF. Grudens a clown, Tirico a dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 the producers should get canned or quit they can't come up with a decent booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg3 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 now all they need to do is boot Gruden ("Revis definitely interfered with Marshall""All plays should be automatically reviewed at any time in a game") and Tirico and start all over again " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 all three suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Jaws is best when breaking down QB prospects. He was the only one who knew that Kellen Clemens was the most pro-ready QB in his class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Marv Albert would bring a nice spark to Mondy Night Football. Would be a great addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Marv Albert would bring a nice spark to Mondy Night Football. Would be a great addition. With all the money he's probably made, you'd think by now he could afford a more convincing - that is to say A convincing - wig. Other than that, does he even call football games? If he does (or did) I'm drawing a blank at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 With all the money he's probably made, you'd think by now he could afford a more convincing - that is to say A convincing - wig. Other than that, does he even call football games? If he does (or did) I'm drawing a blank at the moment. marv works with my buddy rich gannon, very good team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 With all the money he's probably made, you'd think by now he could afford a more convincing - that is to say A convincing - wig. Other than that, does he even call football games? If he does (or did) I'm drawing a blank at the moment. he even called a couple of Jets games last year -- But Monday night football no way -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 marv works with my buddy rich gannon, very good team Like I said, I was drawing a blank for some reason. Don't know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Jaws >>>>>>>>>> Sanchez. Do it Tanny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg3 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 marv actually did MNF for about 20 seasons for Westwood 1 Radio Marv with Boomer as his sideman do it ESPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Like I said, I was drawing a blank for some reason. Don't know why. Marv is an awsome announcer. I remember him saying "Terrance Mathis REEFUUUSSIINNNGG to go down" ....he just brings a spark to the game that not many others can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Marv is an awsome announcer. I remember him saying "Terrance Mathis REEFUUUSSIINNNGG to go down" ....he just brings a spark to the game that not many others can. I was just only remembering him doing Knicks games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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