The Monday Night Football was a gongshow. You talk about no defense in a football game. Forget the relentless offenses, there was just no defense. No two teams should be scoring at the rate the Packers and Saints were scoring at. I am not even sure if the punters dressed for the game because it is likely they were hanging out in the locker room drinking beers watching Monday Night Football like the rest of the country.
Tony Kornheiser. Come on Tony. I want to enjoy you as a commentator. I want you to say important, insightful things on the telecast. I want you to do a good job and have people like having you as a member of Monday Night Football. But week in and week out, you let me down, and week in and week out you get worse as a broadcaster.
Now, there have been some ridiculous Kornheiser comments over the past couple seasons on Monday Night Football. There have been some comments that make you wonder how he is qualified for the position and there are other remarks that make you laugh at the nonsense coming from Tony’s mouth. But never in the history of Monday Night Football has Tony had as many ridiculous lines as he had last night.
The funny thing is that Tony didn’t even talk much last night. But when he did, oh my, did he have some insane statements. And lucky for you (and not so lucky for Tony) I was able to capture nonsensical words that came from Mr. Kornheiser’s mouth.
1. On Jeremy Shockey getting a few extra yards on a reception…
“That’s why you want Shockey. He can catch, hold on, and drag a guy for a few more yards.”
He can also try to be the center of attention, argue with the head coach, fight with the quarterback, and singlehandedly destroy an organization.
2. Aaron Rodgers throws an interception that is run back all the way to the Green Bay 5-yard line before Rodgers tackles the defender to prevent the touchdown (for the moment).
“Give him (Rodgers) some credit for that hit. That’s pretty good.”
Yeah, give him some credit. With his team down 10 and their season on the line, he throws a ball where there are no Packers in the area, and it is picked off and run back to the 5-yard line, setting up a scenario to put the game out of reach and put the Packers on the brink of playoff elimination. But give him some credit for recording a hit on the player he just threw an interception to. That’s pretty good.
3. Deuce McAllister scores a touchdown to make it 38-21 New Orleans. The commentators then talk about what Deuce means to the Saints.
“I asked Deuce, “Would you like to score the winning touchdown on the last play of the game?”
Now Deuce did say no to the question, as he was trying to be humble obviously, and he said he hoped they had put the game out of reach, so he wouldn’t be faced with that situation, but what kind of question is that Tony? Why not ask Derek Jeter if he would like to hit a walkoff home run in a game, or ask Chris Drury if he would like to score an overtime goal in a game, or ask LeBron James if he would like to hit a game winning shot at the buzzer? I’m sure none of them would like be the hero of a game.
4. The Saints pick off Aaron Rodgers for the second time and have the ball on the Green Bay 29-yard line. Up 38-21 with a chance to put the game in the books, Sean Payton calls for a trick play that has Lance Moore instead of Drew Brees throwing the ball into the end zone. The play resulted in a Green Bay interception.
“He’s just so great, Sean Payton, isn’t he? He would do it (the trick play) again and again and again. That’s just who he is.
Yeah, Sean Payton is really great. Up 17 with a chance to make it 24 and extend the Saints season and keep their playoff chances alive, he tries a play last seen in the movie Little Giants. What a coach. What a game manager that Sean Payton. He’s so great that instead of making it a three possession game, he gave the Packers a chance to get back in it. But hey, that’s just who he is.
What a night for Tony Kornheiser. If you are going to suck at your job, I guess you should suck to the absolute full extent, and Tony did that last night. He didn’t just throw in a bad comment here and there. He made sure all his lines were absolutely horrendous. So, I guess I have to hand it to Tony in that regard. He gave it everything he had even if what he had was pure garbage. Please Tony, stick to PTI. Please.
Some other incredibly idiotic comments from the MNF team.
“The former New York Giant, Ryan Grant” – Mike Tirico
Actually Mike, Ryan never played for the Giants. He was on the practice squad in 2005 and missed the entire 2006 season before being traded to the Packers. I think you need to play in at least one game to be considered part of the team. At least Rudy did.
Now this next sequence is rather embarrassing and for once not for Tony Kornheiser, but for Ron Jaworski. Don’t get me wrong, it is embarrassing for Kornheiser too, just not as bad as it is for Jaworski.
“Everytime Aaron Rodgers goes out, he competes against the other quarterback, and Brett Favre.” – Tony Kornheiser
“I think it is a ridiculous statement.” – Ron Jaworski
Now Jaws is right. It is a ridiculous statement. There are two things Tony Kornheiser does. He says stupid things and he constantly talks about the Brett Favre/Aaron Rodgers saga. But Jaws, you never show up your teammate, partner, or co-worker, not in public at least. That is just a jerk (G-rated) move by Jaws there to throw Kornheiser under the bus and if I was Kornheiser, I would have made a comment to the “great” (sarcastic) Jaws on the commercial break.
Now aside from all the blunders it was a bad game overall. The Saints and Packers are both bad and they displayed that for the nation last night. Neither team would have a chance at winning a playoff game. Not with those defenses. Then again, neither team will make the playoffs.