As I write this, it is half-time in the game between the Ravens and the Falcons which is being broadcast on the NFL Network. I'm surprised my ears aren't bleeding. The team of Bob Papa, Matt Millen, and Joe Theisman have set a new standard in broadcast idiocy. So far, they've identified Matt Ryan as Joe Flacco and Willis McGahee as Le'ron McClain. Joe Theisman stated that it was good for the Ravens that their secondary was better because "they got cornerback Fabian Washington back," when it was reported before the game that he had been benched for poor play. Theisman then added this gem late in the first half: "The Falcons have been successful on these third downs all night and what the Ravens have to do is stop them." . . . Insert your own facetious comment here.
These guys sound as if they showed up to broadcast the game about 5 minutes before it started. In fact, it sounds as if they were hanging out in a bar before making their way to the Georgia Dome. And they got to the bar early.
Then, too, just as we discussed Wednesday, Theisman and Millen are suffering from serious FAS. They WILL NOT shut up. About anything. At all. Why Matt Millen is even allowed to speak about football is beyond me considering what he did to the Detroit Lions when he was general manager there.
The second half is about to start, so I better get back to the television. I don't want to miss some brilliant insight such as "The Ravens will need to outscore the Falcons in order to win this game."
Postscript: They didn't.
THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one screaming at my TV for these three stooges to just SHUT UP.
Posted by: al Smith | November 15, 2010 at 04:06 PM