Theismann must be really slipping!

[MTK]

I thought this thread was going to be about this:

Theismann’s weighing offer to do college football at

[Monkeydad]

Joe was hyping the Arizona Cardinals to go far in the playoffs the last couple of years, looking bad every time.

Maybe he is slipping.

[SmootSmack]

Joe T's a genius

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Joe T's a genius

Plus, old pictures of Joey T look just like old pictures of my dad, so much so that my sister once, upon seeing an autographed picture of Joey T, asked "why is dad in a Redskins uniform"?
I don't know what that has to do with anything, I just thought I'd share.

[MTK]

A lot of so called experts swung and missed badly on the Cards the last two years.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

A lot of so called experts swung and missed badly on the Cards the last two years.

Yeah, but they should know the Cards are cursed by Dan Dierdorff.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

A lot of so called experts swung and missed badly on the Cards the last two years.

Yeah, it seems like it's been the trendy thing to do to pick the Cards to succeed the past few years. Theismann is still a homer and a meathead. Love him as a player though.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Buster:

The Cardinals last won a championship in 1948. Dan Dierdorf was not even a passing thought in his dear mother's mind in 1948.

Since 1948, the Cardinals have won 1 - as in ONE - playoff game.

I suspect their "curse" goes well beyond Dan Dierdorf. And I suspect that insufficiently talented players on the field has a whole lot to do with that history of futility.

[That Guy]

he's right on 4/5. iggles are run much better than the roids though. best depth in the league.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Beemnseven:

As I understand it, Theismann was the recipient of a real sweetheart deal from ESPN the last time they sat at the negotiating table. According to one report I read, Theismann was getting "over the air network money" (not what Madden or Aikman get but waay more than anyone on cable should hope to get). According to that report, the guy at ESPN who gave him that deal is now gone; that's the guy Danny Boy hired away from ESPN to help him run Six Flags. Isn't that just swell?

I also understand Theismann's deal has two more years on it.

So, Theismann can certainly walk away and ESPN would probably like to save the money because if Theismann walks he won't get paid. But that's not a likely thing for him to do unless one of the networks comes up with a bagload of cash to make that move "financially sensible".

Supposedly, Theismann has been "offered" the college anaylst slot alongside Brent Mussberger on ESPN/ABC games. He doesn't "have to" take that, but if he turns down ESPN's suggestion, he might get a much less attractive offer to consider - - like coverage of the Denny's Pro Bowling Tour on Sunday afternoons opposite NFL games on two of the over the air networks. At some point, he could lose his ability to say "no" and have to take what they give him as his assignment lest he violate some kind of "cooperation clause" in his sweetheart contract.

At the moment, my guess is that he will ultimately get the choice between college game analyst and talking head on one of the myriad ESPN analysis shows related to the NFL. I'm hoping for the studio job because those shows are easier to avoid than a major college football game where he and Brent "Contrived Exuberence" Mussberger could poison the well...