ESPN made a roster move to it’s 2009 Monday Night Football crew. Pardon The Interruption co-host Tony Kornheiser stepped down and former Tampa Bay Bucs coach John Gruden is in.
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There are a lot of Kornheiser haters out there, but I’m a fan. I think the Monday Night games last year were absolutely horrible and I attribute that to their poor numbers more than Tony in the booth. The schedule set forth by the NFL sucked. Sunday night became the new Monday night last season.
PTI is the best show ESPN offers and I thought adding Kornheiser was a great move for them.
Tony reportedly stepped down because of the crazy schedule. “My fear of planes is legendary and sadly true,” Kornheiser said. “When I looked at the upcoming schedule it was the perfect storm that would’ve frequently moved me from the bus to the air. “I kept looking at the schedule the past month and wanted to find a way to quietly extricate myself.”
Jon Gruden…I don’t know. He’s kind of a psycho. I wonder if he’ll bring that energy into the booth or just be bland.
What do you think?
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While I love TK on Pardon The Interruption, I was never a fan of his on Monday Night Football. He just never seemed to fit in…and I always wondered how he could keep up that schedule with his fear of flying. Somehow, John Madden was able to do it, but broadcasting games was all he did. Madden didn't have a daily TV show like Kornheiser did.
I'm not sure Gruden will be better. He will definitely be different. I almost think ESPN would be better off if they just had Tirico and Jaworski work the game without a third person in the booth.
It's weird to think of people that are legitimately scared to fly. I like TK and PTI and while he was a weird fit with the other two I thought he was still funny.
Gruden is a really big question mark for me. I've heard him in interviews, but in order for this to work I want Gruden to be Gruden.
Madden needs to pull a Favre, come out of retirement and gas up that bad boy of a bus…
Gruden is an intense cat for sure so this will be an intriguing mix.
Yeah I think Sundays are going down without Madden.
Madden needs to pull a Favre, come out of retirement and gas up that bad boy of a bus…
Gruden is an intense cat for sure so this will be an intriguing mix.