Is it just me or is Theismann an Idiot on TV

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by SkinEmAll

Really? in what way exactly????

Little things: describing a fourth and very long one as "just a hair short" to the raucous consternation of everyone in the bar; apparently unaware of the fact that 99 percent of viewers were US nationals living overseas, not football neophytes, frequently devolving into long disquisitions on the rules of "American football" as if the audience was watching its first game ("in American football, we have many ways to score. One is the field goal. It's worth three points"); talking about inane, irrelevant things during critical moments in the game, most egregiously during the onside kick sequence, which he didn't seem to realize had even happened for about 30 seconds; worst of all, not telling us a single thing that we didn't already know.

I saw your previous diatribe and don't wanna get into a thing with you. It's obvious that Joey T is your uncle or something. And honestly, broadcasting aside, he sounds like a great guy. I can speak to his generosity, at least anecdotally: he once contracted a friend's moving company and tipped each mover 500 dollars in excess of the regular fee. Good man and a good Redskin. But the Superbowl was honestly one of the worst broadcast performances I've ever heard, and I've heard some stinkers.

Anyway, I think it's really, really tough to make an argument that Theismann is good on TV. Unless one just asserts that he's good because all Redskins are good at everything, and that anyone who disagrees is not a real fan. That's probably the best one can do.