Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Too Much Gossip by Tannen

When I first began doing this show on our local ESPN affiliate I expressed my concern about the gossip end of the once brilliant all sports network. It hasn't gotten any better. I just caught the morning SportsCenter and a main story was how new Bronco coach Josh McDaniels is going to talk with quarterback Jay Cutler about the tension between them. WHAT? That's newsworthy? Next we should be getting an update on Suzie hoping to sit at little Joey's table during 4th grade lunch. Maybe Cutler and Coach M should head to the nearest drug store for a supply of Midol! Watching football up close you realize the insane physical nature of this game. Why is it that guys like Terrel Owens and Cutler can actually seem like such wussies off the field when you know they put their neck on the line on it? It's an amazing contrast. Cutler is upset he was almost traded for the Patriot's Matt Cassell. When did freaking Jay Cutler become an untouchable? Can't be due to all those Denver playoff victories he's engineered cause the knucklehead hasn't even been in a post season game. Plus he was under center for last season's complete & total tank job. What a putz!
Keeping along the lines of moronic sports coverage. ESPN also has a piece online about how Tiger Woods has struggled during his comeback. This one almost put me on the floor. Guy had knee surgery and has been back for 2 appearances. Won a first rounder in the match play, then finished in the Top 10 of the only traditional tournament he's played. Did they expect him to bring the cure for the economy back from his layoff? Again.....gossip, gossip, gossip. Can we actually talk sports? Oh yeah! We'll get to that at 3pm. Catch you then.

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