The Media Circus: Kurt Warner Leads St. Louis Cardinals to Super Bowl?

You gotta give the United Kingdom some credit.

Their people might not give two craps about some of the sporting events that take place in this country, but they genuinely make an effort to track them anyway.  At least much more so than we track theirs. 

After all, when is the last time that you’ve seen a headline in an American sports page about a particularly crucial cricket match that took place in Manchester, England.

Considering the effort, we’ll try not to bust their chops too much when their efforts come up just a little bit short as they did today in the UK’s Times Online...

Unlikely, indeed.

Truthfully, we can’t even blame them for their error. Throwing Kurt Warner’s name into the whole St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals mix certainly doesn’t make it any easier to understand.

The Cardinals moved from St. Louis to Arizona, but there’s still a team named the St. Louis Cardinals only they’re in a different sport. And Kurt Warner led both the Cardinals and St. Louis to a Super Bowl but never both at the same time...

Seriously, you try following this storyline from across the Atlantic Ocean when deep down you really don’t give a shit.

Hell, if we weren’t from this city, we probably would be freaking lost too.

Crap that actually came from somebody’s mouth

“They literally have ridden the defense thus far.” - Joe Buck, on the Eagles

Jim Johnson’s back is literally sore right now. And Brian Dawkins can’t even walk.
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“You can bang’em. I thought that was pretty good.” - Troy Aikman

As Bill Raftery is eager to point out, banging on the inside is the preferred method of banging.
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“That is some call by John Harbaugh. We didn’t even see the (ball come out) - or I didn’t.” - Phil Simms

Clearly, John Harbaugh is a genius because he spotted a fumble when Phil Simms didn’t notice it. Normally Simms sees everything, and if he doesn’t, he predicted before the game he wasn’t going to see it.
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“I’m just taken back by that handsome shot of you, partner.” - Jim Nantz

At this point, we’re of the belief Nantz and Simms take turns scrap booking their NFL adventures.
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“More people watch the NFL on CBS than any other network.” - CBS voice guy

Probably because it’s the only network that features the “NFL on CBS." You probably need to retake that one, CBS voice guy. By the way, SportsCenter voice guy sends his regards.
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“When you look at the descendants of the Giants defensive coordinator, the lineage with that job …

"Tom Laundry was a Giants defensive coordinator, Bill Parcells was Giants defensive coordinator, Bill Belichick was a Giants defensive coordinator, John Fox was a Giants defensive coordinator, and of course Steve Spagnuolo, now the Rams coach, also was a Giants defensive coordinator.”-Adam Schefter, NFL Network

Giants defensive coordinator.

Why WWE will Forever Entertain

Josh Bacott is not a WWE fan - at least not since the days Chyna posed nude in Playboy. Patrick Imig is, and he was highly entertained this past week when WWE.com featured the new presidential cabinet — WWE style.

He’s also talking in the third person right now. Beyond the Undertaker’s appointment as Secretary of State and real-life businessman John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) taking office as Secretary of Treasury, Imig was most entertained when the company followed through on their time honored tradition of latent racism.

Consider it a G-rated version of a Dave Chapelle joke.

The “Natural” Butch Reed has yet to comment on the appointment.

Just What We Wanted - More Colin Cowherd

Over the past week, the worldwide leader has shook up their stagnate daily radio routine. ESPN is ushering John Seibel and Orestes Destrade OUT of the drive time slot and Doug Gottleib in for the 4-7 slot.

The moves didn’t end there. Colin Cowherd is expanding his role with an additional hour (10-2) while Mike Tirico heads to the 2-4 slot. The shifts mean recent TBL interviewee Scott Van Pelt and his one hour show are no longer. Lastly, Brian Kenny will have his own show from 8-10 pm, which may prove to be the best show of the daily lineup.

So to recap, the world’s biggest, most powerful sports media conglomerate has the following daily lineup of radio programming:

* Morning show promoted as the gay/metrosexual momma’s boy with the fat meathead ex-football player.
* Mid-morning show hosted by a blowhard who appears to operate under the assumption that his audience is stupid and can’t grasp his forced, contrived act.
* Afternoon show hosted by a solid play-by-play announcer who isn’t creative enough in the radio format to be entertaining.
* Drive show hosted by a college basketball expert.

That's ESPN, they really have their fingertip on the pulse of the nation. (Previously posted by Mr. Imig on The Big Lead)

Steve Tasker — the ultimate team player

Tasker has been heaped into Hall of Fame discussions in various circles over the years because of his superior special teams play for the Buffalo Bills. And in the meantime, he’s been analyzing games for CBS alongside Don Criqui.

Proving that his team first attitude sticks in broadcasting, Tasker accepted sideline duties for the AFC Championship Sunday. The fact that he was willing to be a special teams player for the broadcast is impressive. It’s that type of attitude that we here at the Media Circus salute.

Okay truthfully, we don’t care about any of that. We just wanted one last excuse to post the awesome Steve Tasker card. He really looks pissed.

Bob Carpenter Memorial Snappy Line

Just last week, we issued a warning to Media Circus readers - the phrase “Leader of Men” is the next big thing to hit the football vernacular.  And sure enough, the purveyors of the NFL Network chose to throw it in our face just days later by adding a little snap to it…

Give them credit, they knew that if they got on the Bobber’s good side and coaxed a few thumbs-up from the czar of snappiness, they’d have a better chance at avoiding standard Media Circus mocking.

Well done, NFL Network. You truly are a Leader of Snap.

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