ESPN Rant: Just Say No to Skip Bayless, Tony Kornheiser

Jeff Bailitz — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:43:42 -0500

Next time you are home sick, off work, or just lying around on a weekday, make sure you don't watch ESPN at 2PM. The program 1st and 10 owns that slot in the TV lineup.

This show attempts to be Around the Horn without the points, and PTI without the knowledge.

Why do I care what Skip Bayless thinks about the world of sports? He doesn't specialize in any one particular sport and he doesn't exactly specialize in anything really except looking like a fool.

The man has made such quotes as, "LeBron James is not a good shooter," and "I wouldn't be shocked if Wade Phillips became Defensive Coordinator and Jason Garret became Head Coach."

Why do guys like this get an opportunity to voice themselves?

I realize that I, myself, am writing some pretty opinionated thoughts right now, but the fact that one guy is allowed to say so much with such little sense is absurd.

Which also brings me to my next topic: Who made the decision to allow Tony Kornheiser in the booth for Monday Night Football? He is great on PTI, don't get me wrong, but he is not a football announcer.

You start to lose the audience when he constantly calls the losing team "babies" and "whiners." Additionally, he doesn't really give good insight on the sport or game.

Mike gives great play by play and keeps the booth in line, and Jaws gives his ex-player’s opinion and also awesome analysis.

Kornheiser comes in and just destroys it.

I think ESPN should reconsider MNF's third person. What ever happened to Joe Theisman? He was great.

I won't even get started on Jay Mariotti.

A Bright 2008 for Chicago Bears

Jeff Bailitz — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:33:16 -0500

When the Chicago Bears started to become healthier in the last three games, the defense was back, the offense had sparks, and Hester, well, is Devin Hester.

I personally like Kyle Orton. He brings a swagger to the game much like Jim McMahon and unlike Mr. Marino, McMahon has a ring. Kyle doesn't make too many mistakes and manages the game extremely well.

If Mike Brown, Nathan Vasher, Tommie Harris, and our injury prone stars can stay healthy it's going to be a 2008 season to remember.

I say go ahead and draft your QB in the first round like everyone wants, but we don't need it. Give Rex another year of development, let Orton start next year to give Rex some motivation, and '85 can show up in the form of '08. Draft a RB because Benson obviously can not handle the work load himself, or get Thomas Jones back because I guarantee he is not happy in New York.

Also, I am not convinced Lovey is our guy. We are a smash mouth football team with a quiet coach...Bill Cowher how do you like Chicago? Now there is a coach!

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ESPN Rant: Just Say No to Skip Bayless, Tony Kornheiser

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