I think it’s a good move. I couldn’t stand Kornhieser and the way he “baited” Jaws with dumbass questions. I think Jaws tends to get a little overzealous at times and maybe Gruden can keep him in check.

I’m still trying to figure out how to gain aspect control over cable TV volume so I can mute these jabberjaws while not losing onfield sounds and such.

The problem is he can only get so critical. If he wants to coach again he needs to watch what he says and not piss off the powers that be. I think that’s a significant obstacle in creating the product we really want to see

I was suffering from some serious overexposure to TK, I’m guessing he’s just about exhausted his joke arsenal so this move was made just in time. I’d rather have to listen to Dennis Miller this year than hear TK constantly hail Jaws as the greatest football analyst who ever lived for another year.

maybe Gruden will be so successful that he becomes the next John Madden. Former Super-Bowl winning coach turned prime time announcer for the NFL. Madden was a colourful character in his young days, doing Miller Lite ads. Obviously when he went into the booth, he became the “Bam!” guy, delighting audiences with Maddenisms.

Gruden could be that brand of special in the MNF booth. Heck, he’s already won a SB, and is probably quite well off financially. He’s got a family, maybe getting away from coaching and being a big time personality on TV will give him a life in football, minus all the stress of being a coach. He’ll be getting some pretty decent coin for doing the MNF gig, I imagine.

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Howard Cosell.

I wasn’t knocked out with Kornheiser, but I didn’t hate him like some people.

I hope Gruden is okay, but I expect he’s hoping to coach next year, so I doubt that this will be a long-term gig.

They were ABC/ESPN’s “B” team a few years ago, and I think they only did one game. Everybody who has watched that game still remembers that broadcast. I was the best booth combo ever, and even people in the media said it was. Vermeil was explaining plays before they happened, just by looking at the formations and matchups. Both he and Jaws really explained the game in beautiful detail, and it was just awesome. Nessler was perfect. He never got in the way of both Vermeil and Jaws.

Heres is a small article on it.

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2006/09/14/more-love-for-nessler-vermeil-and-jaws/

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I’m most concerned with what this means for Gruden’s future as an NFL coach. I’d have liked to see him back on the sidelines within a year or two…but if he really takes to broadcasting, then he may pull a Mooch and make a career out of it.

Look, let’s make this clear. As a coach, Jon is without a doubt one of the brightest in the game. He’s still relatively young, a firey personality, and an unwavering motivator. However, He also seems to have the subtlety of a dump truck!

I believe that of the coaches that are available for this type of job, the 2 best would have been Herm Edwards, who has a very intelligent approach to the game, or better still Tony Dungy, who can make a simple comment sound like the most eloquent Hai-Ku! Gruden, unfortunately; is cut from the same cloth as Mike Ditka. With the exception that Ditka’s personality is real and he has the ability to poke fun at himself. Gruden is just to self absorbed to warrent any real consideration. I hope MNF still has Dennis Miller’s phone # on speed dial. This could get ugly quick!