Salisbury Done at ESPN

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

We've got to give ESPN some credit. They do produce some damn good shows and do employ some pretty outstanding individuals, such as John Clayton and our very own Smootsmack. I don't care for Carter either, but let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

We've got to give ESPN some credit. They do produce some damn good shows and do employ some pretty outstanding individuals, such as John Clayton and our very own Smootsmack. I don't care for Carter either, but let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Thanks. Don't forget EEich and DGreene28. They do some pretty damn good work here as well. But look, just about everyone of us has good and bad coworkers and can say both positive and negative things about our companies. Just so happens mine is under a bigger microscope here and it's fun to pick on the big guys.

I wish we had done better than Carter but he's just one person here. And who knows, he may surprise us all.

[celts32]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Thanks. Don't forget EEich and DGreene28. They do some pretty damn good work here as well. But look, just about everyone of us has good and bad coworkers and can say both positive and negative things about our companies. Just so happens mine is under a bigger microscope here and it's fun to pick on the big guys.

I wish we had done better than Carter but he's just one person here. And who knows, he may surprise us all.

I am sure that a large % of ESPN's employees are excellent at what they do, but they have certainly made some questionable hires when it comes to on air NFL talent. I mean they hired Emmit Smith and he can barely get out a sentence. I know you work there Smoot and your in a tough spot to criticize people directly but you have to shake your head at it in general.

On a positive note, I think Jaws is the best in the business so it's not all bad.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by celts32

I am sure that a large % of ESPN's employees are excellent at what they do, but they have certainly made some questionable hires when it comes to on air NFL talent. I mean they hired Emmit Smith and he can barely get out a sentence. I know you work there Smoot and your in a tough spot to criticize people directly but you have to shake your head at it in general.

On a positive note, I think Jaws is the best in the business so it's not all bad.

Sure they've made some questionable hires (Emmitt on-air is abysmal) and those are usually more scrutinized than the solid under the radar hires they make. I don't know where you work, but you mean to tell me that ESPN is the only place that makes questionable hires? Of course not.

But I don't see why I have to shake my head at it in general.

[RobH4413]

I've always liked Cris as a 3rd, or 4th commentator kind of guy...

I can handle him in small doses, and hopefully they'll realize that.

The problem is when they promote him to "The Guy", he just seems to ramble on. Maybe it's just that my ADD can't handle it. I don't know.

Personally, I wasn't mortified by Salisbury... he wasn't horrible and I couldn't care less about his personal life (bring Marv Albert in!).

[celts32]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Sure they've made some questionable hires (Emmitt on-air is abysmal) and those are usually more scrutinized than the solid under the radar hires they make. I don't know where you work, but you mean to tell me that ESPN is the only place that makes questionable hires? Of course not.

But I don't see why I have to shake my head at it in general.

I work for a broker dealer in the investment management business. And yes my company makes questionable hires from time to time...and they are not scrutinized publicly like at ESPN. I may have phrased what i meant poorly...I did not mean to imply that you should shake your head at ESPN in general. I just don't understand how anyone can listen to Emmit Smith talk and think he would make a good on camera NFL hire? I would personally shake my head at that decision and blame the person who hired him because anyone can see after listening to him for 20 seconds that he is not suited for that line of work.

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Sure they've made some questionable hires (Emmitt on-air is abysmal) and those are usually more scrutinized than the solid under the radar hires they make. I don't know where you work, but you mean to tell me that ESPN is the only place that makes questionable hires? Of course not.

But I don't see why I have to shake my head at it in general.

but you've got to admit, it is different. i work for a small grading company. my employers make bad decisions all the time but nobody knows except for the 15 people that work there. when espn makes a bad decision, like the one we're discussing, millions of people know about it. you would think espn would want to put people in front of the camara that the majority of the viewers are going to like. imo, jim rome,steven a smith,sean salisbury,and chris carter are all bad choices. i can understand trying emmit smith out because he is a very likable guy.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

but you've got to admit, it is different. i work for a small grading company. my employers make bad decisions all the time but nobody knows except for the 15 people that work there. when espn makes a bad decision, like the one we're discussing, millions of people know about it. you would think espn would want to put people in front of the camara that the majority of the viewers are going to like. imo, jim rome,steven a smith,sean salisbury,and chris carter are all bad choices. i can understand trying emmit smith out because he is a very likable guy.

I personally think Jim Rome is awesome. And I suspect that Carter and Salisbury would be regarded a bit more highly here if not for the "anti-Redskins slant." But there are so many on-air personalities, many of whom are very good.

But I mean it's pretty obvious how it works around here (and across the Internet message board world). When ESPN makes a "mistake" or has something not so nice to say about the Skins we're all over it (look at how many posts there were in the thread about Len P's article about Gibbs after he resigned). When the opposite happens we tend to be pretty quiet (look at how many posts there were in the thread about Clayton's article about Gibbs when he retired).

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I personally think Jim Rome is awesome. And I suspect that Carter and Salisbury would be regarded a bit more highly here if not for the "anti-Redskins slant." But there are so many on-air personalities, many of whom are very good.

But I mean it's pretty obvious how it works around here (and across the Internet message board world). When ESPN makes a "mistake" or has something not so nice to say about the Skins we're all over it (look at how many posts there were in the thread about Len P's article about Gibbs after he resigned). When the opposite happens we tend to be pretty quiet (look at how many posts there were in the thread about Clayton's article about Gibbs when he retired).

yea, i agree with that but for me it has nothing to do with the redskins. i just feel like those individuals that i mentioned are arrogant, they have a "in your face" style that really just makes me not like them.