JTMacc99 June 30, 2023 Share June 30, 2023 Meanwhile over at ESPN, Disney is chopping all sorts of on air talent to save some money. (My company has to deal with Disney; they're a thug company from our experience. So I'm not shocked at the way they're going about this.) Of interest in the NFL group they terminated Suzy Kolber, Keyshawn Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck, and Todd McShay. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8059956
mojoween June 30, 2023 Share June 30, 2023 I’m mad at ESPN for dropping KeyShawn and Max Kellerman, I’m super pissed at ESPN for firing Suzy Kolber and I am *irate* at ESPN for canning number one Raiders fan, Jason Fitz. 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8060237
roamyn July 1, 2023 Share July 1, 2023 (edited) I'm sad at Keyshawn & Max's firing. It should've been the unintelligible Michael Irving. It's beyond ridiculous that the man can hardly be understood, yells all the time, and won't shut up abt the Cowboys. Edited July 1, 2023 by roamyn 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8060355
SuprSuprElevated July 1, 2023 Share July 1, 2023 8 hours ago, JTMacc99 said: Meanwhile over at ESPN, Disney is chopping all sorts of on air talent to save some money. (My company has to deal with Disney; they're a thug company from our experience. So I'm not shocked at the way they're going about this.) Of interest in the NFL group they terminated Suzy Kolber, Keyshawn Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck, and Todd McShay. Also Steve Young. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8060407
Carey July 1, 2023 Share July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, roamyn said: I'm sad at Keyshawn & Max's firing. It should've been the unintelligible Michael Irving. It's beyond ridiculous that the man can hardly be understood, yells all the time, and won't shut up abt the Cowboys. I might be out of the loop, and that may be a good thing. To be more specific, I haven't paid attention to much of the ESPN stuff. I'm more of an FS1 fan, as well as NFLN & PFT. Typically Dan Patrick and Rich Eisen precede anything done from ESPN, but Get Up / First Take is/are okay, as well as NFL Live, ATH, and PTI. Anyway, I haven't caught much of ESPN post-Super Bowl but IIRC, Irvin was removed from both the NFLN and FT during the Super Bowl week. I haven't seen or heard from him so it appears that Michael made the decision to boot someone that much easier than it would've been had he survived to this current point Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8060434
Johannah July 1, 2023 Share July 1, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, roamyn said: I'm sad at Keyshawn & Max's firing. It should've been the unintelligible Michael Irving. It's beyond ridiculous that the man can hardly be understood, yells all the time, and won't shut up abt the Cowboys. I don't pay attention to who is on what network and generally don't care when they move people around or fire them (but they totally ruined Speak For Yourself by getting rid of Marcellus - he and Ocho were great), but I would be eternally grateful if Michael Irving were forever off my TV screen. Edited July 1, 2023 by Johannah 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8060953
Carey July 3, 2023 Share July 3, 2023 While I’m okay with the new Speak (For Yourself), it does suck that they did away with Wiley & Acho on this Fox Sports product (not an ESPN show). Despite that, whether it was that lineup or the current one with Acho, Joy, and Shady, it was third place in terms of my FS1 viewing pleasure (behind The Herd and First Things First). I haven’t watched many studio shows over the past several years. Not so much a dislike of those shows, but it’s just that I don’t have the time anymore. It doesn’t help that some of the programming has been extended while others have been watered down. College Gameday is not longer a much watch program. Meanwhile, I can catch PTI and ATH via podcast or by other means. NFL Live is okay, but unless I’m earning something to watch it 24/7 it’s not something I’d watch all the time. The layoffs for the NFL hurt a ton, but Steve Young & Suzy’s exits were not surprising at all. In fact they were pretty much speculated in advance. Again, I didn’t watch the full Monday Night Countdown throughout the season, but caught it from time to time. That was a rather decent & professional pregame show. Kobler did a great job over the past decade in addition to everything else she did for a long time. Even though she & Stuart came into the ESPN family together she was in a role of filling big shoes, and succeeded there. I don’t know what the program will be like heading into the 2023 season, but I imagine ESPN will (or might) emulate what they did from 2008-2015. In other words, just have the Sunday NFL Countdown host the Monday Night Countdown as opposed to having 2 separate teams. Or, as mentioned elsewhere, have the NFL cast host it live. Barring that, the live crew would be done away with. It might be over & done with anyway Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8062288
grommit2 July 3, 2023 Share July 3, 2023 Hmm...I wonder how much these changes will have on their bottom line. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8062621
BlueSkies July 4, 2023 Share July 4, 2023 (edited) Chris Berman NFL Prime Time in the 90's/early 2000s was the last time I watched anything football related on ESPN. He Can Go All The Way... I had to edit my post to be extremely shocked he is still part of that network Edited July 4, 2023 by BlueSkies Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8063155
Carey July 4, 2023 Share July 4, 2023 Yeah, ESPN made it look like he was done & retired, when he wasn't even 62 during his farewell and the 2017 layoffs that followed Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8063281
mojoween July 6, 2023 Share July 6, 2023 I still can’t believe that for YEARS I watched all four hours of Sunday NFL Countdown. I stopped when Boomer left though, actually I think it was when Tommy left. Where on earth did I find the time? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8065702
mojoween July 7, 2023 Share July 7, 2023 Was someone asking about defense? (Links from Threads must not be able to be embedded yet) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8065941
merylinkid July 7, 2023 Share July 7, 2023 Wait a minute, you get $15 to build an offense but only $10 to make a defense? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8066189
Carey July 7, 2023 Share July 7, 2023 I guess the league is truly all about offense! BTW, I am still looking forward to building the best front 7 in terms of defense Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8066364
JTMacc99 July 7, 2023 Share July 7, 2023 13 hours ago, mojoween said: Was someone asking about defense? (Links from Threads must not be able to be embedded yet) Gardner, White, Woolen, Baker, Holland. If I'm going to grab one guy from the first column, it has to be Gardner. It's not exactly bargain basement shopping to fill out the rest of the DBs with the talent in columns 4 and 5, so I'd happily go to battle with this group. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8066376
BlueSkies July 8, 2023 Share July 8, 2023 (edited) I really could care less what athletes do in their personal lives so be it it’s all legal and consensual. But this story gives off Antonio Romo/Jessica Simpson vibes to me for some reason. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hailee-steinfeld-buffalo-bills-quarterback-220824800.html Edited July 8, 2023 by BlueSkies Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8067702
twoods July 9, 2023 Share July 9, 2023 (edited) If Josh has a bad season, the Bills fans are going to be merciless. Poor Hailee. Edited July 9, 2023 by twoods Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8067866
JTMacc99 July 10, 2023 Share July 10, 2023 Whenever I've seen or heard either of them interviewed, they both come off as very likeable people. Reading that article, it says that she's always been very private about her relationships. Then, because of what you said @twoods about the Bills fans, I read some of the comments after that article. (I rarely read internet comments outside of this site, because people are stupid.) The ones I got through were exactly what I expected, which means they ranged from Bills fans saying "just win the Super Bowl" and "I have a 24 year old daughter here in Buffalo; I'll set you up with her" to at least a couple that makes it clear why Steinfeld would want to keep her relationships private. So freaking rude. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8069554
Carey July 12, 2023 Share July 12, 2023 Whether the Jets want to be on Hard Knocks or not, they will be featured in the 2023 edition 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8072163
mojoween July 13, 2023 Share July 13, 2023 I literally just this minute found out Baker Mayfield is a Buc, in a tweet about the creamsicle unis they are rolling out this season (related note - good move, Tampa). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8072735
meowmommy July 13, 2023 Share July 13, 2023 Has anyone looked at the new YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket? Aside from the fact that even with a "discount," it's insanely more expensive than I paid last year for streaming Sunday Ticket on DirecTV, there doesn't seem to be a dedicated football app on Roku. Would I be correct that you have to go to YouTube, sign in, navigate to subscriptions, pick Sunday Ticket, wait for that, and maybe get to watch a game, and if you leave the app, have to start all over again? I am used to toggling between the Sunday Ticket app and my cable service for local games, which was generally simple and quick. Wish I could find screenshots/previews of what it's going to look like. If it turns out to be like Amazon's venture into live football, I'll forgo Sunday Ticket for the first time in 16 years and just watch Red Zone channel. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8073068
JTMacc99 July 13, 2023 Share July 13, 2023 15 hours ago, mojoween said: I literally just this minute found out Baker Mayfield is a Buc, in a tweet about the creamsicle unis they are rolling out this season (related note - good move, Tampa). Agreed about the uniforms. That's a fun look. (Although the first thought that enters my head when I think about them was the many, many times SportsCenter showed a highlight of Vinnie Testaverde chasing a linebacker into the end zone after he mistakenly threw the ball to him.) I have a good feeling about Tampa this year. Somebody has to win that division, and I'm not just handing it to the Saints because they went out and signed Carr. There are things to like about Atlanta and Carolina, but both of them are going with a very young quarterback and hoping for the best. I think Mayfield ended up in a damn good place for him. It's actually a relatively stable organization, which would be a change for him. He's got some real talent around him on the roster, and with any luck the OL won't be as horribly wiped out by injury like it was last year. And the big one for me is the new OC coach Bowles brought in. Dave Canales was with the Seahawks for a long time, and he was the QB coach last year with Geno Smith. His first couple of years when he moved to QB coach in Seattle were 2018-2019. Wilson threw 66 TDs against 12 interceptions and two pro bowl appearances in those years. It feels like Baker is set up to succeed this year. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8073246
ScorpioSoul July 15, 2023 Share July 15, 2023 Of course Rodgers is being a little crybaby about Hard Knocks. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8075633
AimingforYoko July 16, 2023 Share July 16, 2023 DeAndre Hopkins signs with Tennessee. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8076373
Magog July 19, 2023 Share July 19, 2023 😒 Gee, Aaron Rodgers & the Jets arrived today for the start of their Training Camp. Yay. I'm still on NFL Summer Vacation till Labor Day & I can't wait for Week 1 to come by so I can see Aaron Rodgers & the Jets fall flat on their faces this season. I will root for Aaron Rodgers & the Jets this upcoming season like I root for the Cowboys & their very scummy owner and I will most certainly enjoy Aaron Rodgers & Jets failing this season. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8080032
merylinkid July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 Today the owners meet to approve the sale of the Commanders. Our long national nightmare may soon be over. May Danny Boy crawl into whatever hole he came from and stay there. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8080792
mojoween July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 Normally I would think that Ol’ Danny would fail up, but I think he is juuuuust slimy enough that people will stay away. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8080877
Magog July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, merylinkid said: Today the owners meet to approve the sale of the Commanders. Our long national nightmare may soon be over. May Danny Boy crawl into whatever hole he came from and stay there. Good. It sucks that Danny Boy can't take Jerry Jones & his son (Stephen Jones) with him to whatever hole he came from & stay there. They all can get lost & stay lost. Edited July 20, 2023 by Magog 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081060
Carey July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 Well see how good Stephen Jones is when the Jerry era ends. Might not be much better than how the Mark Davis era is with that franchise post Al. However, I'm okay with Jerry and Stephen. AFAIK they haven't done anything to get kicked out. Of course, they also haven't done anything in terms of the ultimate prize, but unlike Danny, they actually have won before. Finally, laughing is healthy (for the most part), so thanks to Dallas for that annual gift Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081267
merylinkid July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 It's official. Pop the champagne. Snyder is out. Harris is in. 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081350
Black Knight July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 8 hours ago, mojoween said: Normally I would think that Ol’ Danny would fail up, but I think he is juuuuust slimy enough that people will stay away. He gets a record 6.05 billion on this sale for being an utter sleaze. I'd call that failing up. Of course he couldn't be made to give up ownership of the franchise for free, but it still sucks. I'm happy for the long-suffering DC fans that they're finally rid of him. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081463
Crashcourse July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 We've been getting drunk and celebrating all day! 🤪🍺 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081533
jennifer6973 July 20, 2023 Share July 20, 2023 Dancing 💃 through this topic to say bye bye bye to Dan. FINALLY. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081541
mojoween July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 He also got a 60 million dollar fine on the way out so take that, sleaze-boy! 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081546
Carey July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 Too bad the guy isn't going to notice that fine which is about 1% what he's getting as he disappears forever 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081555
ebk57 July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 The local all-news radio station (WTOP) played in the story with Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World". Heh 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081586
Crashcourse July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 For you, Danny Boy... 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081592
merylinkid July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 If you are ever rich enough to own a sport team be the kind of owner that everyone does not throw a party when you sell the team. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081874
jennifer6973 July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 I just have to say, Jack Kent Cooke was the type of owner I liked, was his personal life messy, yes, but he was fun. I never got the same feeling for the Snyders. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081966
DrSpaceman73 July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 Next up .....Jerry jones!! But I hate the Cowboys now so don't care too much. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8081971
roamyn July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 And may the Hasletts fall down after the Joneses. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082160
bluegirl147 July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 4 hours ago, jennifer6973 said: I just have to say, Jack Kent Cooke was the type of owner I liked, was his personal life messy, yes, but he was fun. I never got the same feeling for the Snyders. I don't think Snyder ever cared about football. The Commanders was just an acquisition to him. He didn't have respect for the game. Or the fans. Or any woman that was anywhere close to him. 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082218
rcc July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 22 hours ago, Black Knight said: He gets a record 6.05 billion on this sale for being an utter sleaze. I'd call that failing up. Of course he couldn't be made to give up ownership of the franchise for free, but it still sucks. I'm happy for the long-suffering DC fans that they're finally rid of him. Does the stadium go along with the team? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082396
Carey July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 Is this the worst ownership tenure in the history of sports? People older than me might have a more accurate answer but what a waste of a quarter century that started not too long after some very good times in Washington DC Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082432
mojoween July 21, 2023 Share July 21, 2023 James Dolan would like to join the terrible owner cage fight. Hey, is there any way to send Cole Beasley back to wherever he slithered out from? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082462
Salacious Kitty July 22, 2023 Share July 22, 2023 I'd like to kick Mark Davis to the curb. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082637
mojoween July 22, 2023 Share July 22, 2023 Magic Johnson is open to a name change. Please please please let Washington Team Football be on the table. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8082843
Carey July 22, 2023 Share July 22, 2023 No thank you to that name change. However, if they're called Washington Team Football, and not Washington "Football Team", I think I could be okay with that! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8083180
Magog July 22, 2023 Share July 22, 2023 (edited) 23 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said: Next up .....Jerry jones!! 20 hours ago, roamyn said: And may the Hasletts fall down after the Joneses. 12 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said: I'd like to kick Mark Davis to the curb. Jerry Jones can't go away fast enough for me. It pisses me off that ESPN & FS1 are always finding ways to talk about him, praising him, & his crappy NFL team and can't seem to keep his name out of their mouths. I'm always thinking that Jerry Jones is the NFL Commissioner & not that other f---face Roger Goddell. He's part of the reason why we have a 17 game season (🤬) & we'll never get another 0-16 season, much less ever seeing an 0-17 season (😒). He's also part of the reason why stuff that is not worth a damn in the NFL like Power Rankings are such a thing. As for those other two, they won't be missed. But to me after Jerry Jones & Stephen Jones, I rather see Dean Spanos (sucky Chargers), that rotten vile owner of those stupid Texans, Stephen Ross (Dolphins), & the Bidwells (Cardinals) be gone from the NFL & stay gone. Hopefully, I won't ever have to worry about those scumbags ever lifting that Super Bowl Trophy. It'll definitely be vomit-inducing seeing either of those losers winning the Super Bowl. Edited July 22, 2023 by Magog Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8083222
Carey July 22, 2023 Share July 22, 2023 While they're praise for Josh Harris succeeding Dan Snyder, it doesn't change the fact that he sorta sucks as a Philadelphia franchise owner. However, in a scenario where he'd go with the wishes of a player than a head coach, that ain't happening in the NFL Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3173-nfl-thread/page/493/#findComment-8083344
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