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The 2010 Bill Cowher Rumor Train (to the Chiefs, Natch) Begins Early

Posted: Jan 19th 2009 4:50PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Pressing Issues, NFL Coaching, NFL Media Watch

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Rumors abounded quite frequently near the end of the 2008 NFL season as to where Bill Cowher might or might not coach next year. It turned out, he was just fine and dandy hanging out in the CBS booth, kicking it with Boomer Esiason and Dan Marino, even with the wonderful opportunity to coach Brett Favre dangling out there.

That's not entirely surprising though. What is surprising is that rumors about Cowher's potential employement for 2010 have already gotten a kickstart. From Adam Schefter, it appears that his buddy Boomer is already discussing on his WFAN radio show the possibility of Cowher as a replacement for Herm Edwards in Kansas City following 2009.

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Why Are People Still Defending Brett Favre?

Posted: Oct 27th 2008 6:49PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Media Watch

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If there is something I've learned in my brief time with the NFL FanHouse group, it is this -- people get as heated when you criticize Brett Favre as they do when people bring up politics in casual conversation.

Well Favre lovers, I'd toss down that handful of Gouda and get ready, because some Brett bashing is about to begin.

Earlier on "Pardon The Interruption," (and yes, that is me admitting that at times I watch "Pardon The Interruption") Ron Jaworski was asked about the Jets fans booing Favre. A reasonable person would agree that booing a quarterback that hasn't eclipsed a passer rating of 76 in the past three weeks, and has thrown twice as many interceptions (7) than touchdowns (3) over that stretch deserves a little hazing.

The guy was downright dreadful in the first half against the Kansas City Chiefs, almost causing his squad to fall to a team without their star running back and with Tyler Thigpen as an integral part of the offense.

What did Jaws say when Michael Wilbon asked about the booing? "Brett Favre does not deserve to get booed," as Tony Kornheiser, in all seriousness, replied, "Yeah baby." This is the moment when I call Jaworski another biased member of the media. Favre deserves to get booed, shunned, ridiculed, egged or at the least given a mean look if you're a fan of football.

The guy has had one great game this season, one decent one and five forgettable ones. He is tied with ~~Derek Anderson~~ J.T. O'Sullivan for most interceptions in the league. His Jets lost to Oakland last week. The guy is even being accused of calling the Detroit Lions and spilling the beans about his old team. He's almost 40, not four, right?

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Bengals Plan to Shut Down Carson Palmer for Year, Officially Give Up on 2008 Season

Posted: Oct 24th 2008 9:30PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Bengals, AFC North, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries

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MDS mentioned it yesterday: "The offensive line in Cincinnati is so awful that I continue to say they just need to shut Carson Palmer down for the season. Why risk your franchise quarterback, who's already hurt, behind a terrible offensive line in a season that's already lost anyway?"

And today, via ESPN's Chris Mortensen, them's the plans. Sort of.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is unlikely to play another game in the 2008 season but he will delay a decision on whether to have surgery to repair a "frayed" ligament in his right throwing elbow, sources told ESPN. ...

[T]he team has no plans to place Palmer on injured reserve, which would officially end his season. Palmer has asked the Bengals to wait "around two months" before taking any action because, a source said, the quarterback "does not want to abandon the team until he's certain he can't play ...the win-loss record has nothing to do with it, believe it or not."

Mortensen also reports that Palmer has visited five specialists, and consulted at least two quarterbacks who have undergone Tommy John surgery (which is what Palmer will be facing when he eventually goes under the knife) -- Jake Delhomme and Wade Phillips' legacy in Buffalo: Rob Johnson.

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Boomer Esiason Calls Out Troy Aikman For Being Too Pro-Cowboy

Posted: Oct 14th 2008 5:03PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, NFC East, NFL Media Watch

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It's rare when one broadcaster calls out another broadcaster by name. Well, that's what Boomer Esiason does when he drops Troy Aikman's name on the radio. Boomer tells the WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show that he "heard a legitimate bias from one Troy Aikman towards the Dallas Cowboys" and calls it rather "stunning."

Aikman's role as analyst on Fox's no. 1 NFL broadcast team has him doing several Cowboys games. Yes, he is a media guy now and can't hold a bias toward any team, but we all know that he loves the silver and blue.

(Hat tip: AA)

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Canseco Hangs Up on WFAN, May or May Not Be Defensive About Ex-Wife's 'Ta-Ta's'

Posted: Apr 1st 2008 6:45PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Gossip, MLB Media Watch

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Jose Canseco has to be completely and utterly delusional. If there is another explanation for why he thinks he was brought here to Earth to save the game of baseball, or for why he cannot understand when former athletes are not happy with his decision to keep writing tell-all books, I would absolutely love to hear it. And actually, I thought I might hear some of it when I listened to WFAN's interview with Canseco, in which Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton take a less than "cautious" approach to asking Jose questions about his new book, Vindicated.

Instead, Jose just abruptly got mad (sign!) when they queried about showing off his wife's breasts to Debbie and Roger Clemens and hung up the phone. Much to the delight of Boomer and Carton, actually.

It's a really funny interview, in fact, with such great hits as: "Your opinion doesn't count" (Jose to Boomer), "tell the truth" (what Jose's mission is) and "attack major league baseball back" (since they banned him from the game that he so clearly loves), "hypocrite, liar, politically correct" (all about Alex Rodriguez), and a slew of others. Sorry, No Photos
Clearly the best though is Carton's decision to ask Jose about his financial situation, to which Jose's emotions immediately swing towards defensive (sign!) and he refuses to discuss how much money he has, instead focusing on his heartfelt need to tell the truth about baseball and restore the purity of the game.

At this point I could go off on some tangent about the dual personality nature (sign!) of Jose's "love affair" with baseball. Or I could do what Boomer and Carton did and laugh about him hanging up at the mention of "ta-ta's". Or I could just sigh and enjoy the fact that a new season of baseball is here, and whether Jose Canseco cares or not, we're all going to enjoy it. And really, the only way to take him any more seriously at this point would be if he made an appearance on a C-list ex-celebrity reality television show.

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Detroit Tigers batter Ivan Rodriguez gets out of the way of an inside pitch from Kansas City Royals starter Brian Bannister during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, right, celebrates with Ramon Vazquez, center, after hitting a two run homer in the ninth inning of an MLB baseball game Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 5-4. (AP Photo/Jim Bryant)

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Los Angeles Dodgers Rafael Furcal, left, scores the game winning run under the tag of San Francisco Giants catcher Bengie Molina on a pinch hit by Dodgers Delwyn Young during the ninth inning of the baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Dodgers won, 3-2. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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an Francisco Giants pitcher Keiichi Yabu, of Japan, reacts in the dugout after the end of the game after giving up the game winning one run single to Los Angeles Dodgers Delwyn Young that scored Rafael Furcal from second base during the ninth inning of the baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday April 1, 2008. Dodgers won, 3-2. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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Los Angeles Dodgers Rafael Furcal, left, is congratulated by Andruw Jones after scoring the game winning run on a pinch hit by Delwyn Young during the ninth inning of the baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Dodgers won 3-2. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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Chris Berman Calls Al Michaels a 'F---head'

Posted: Feb 12th 2008 9:49AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Media Watch, ESPN

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These Chris Berman videos that a former ESPN employee is posting on YouTube are an endless source of amusement. In the latest, Berman seems to be practicing his halftime interaction with Al Michaels, and then at the very end, he uses an obscenity to refer to Michaels:

Former Monday Night Football commentator Boomer Esiason left the broadcast in large part because he couldn't get along with Michaels, the longtime MNF play-by-play man. Is it possible that Esiason isn't the only Boomer who couldn't see eye-to-eye with Michaels?
Previously on FanHouse:
ESPN's Chris Berman Explains How to Smuggle Codeine From Canada
ESPN's Chris Berman is Sorry to Explode
More Profanity From ESPN's Chris Berman
Yet Another Chris Berman Video: Who at ESPN Has a Vendetta Against Him?
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Boomer Esiason Supports Rudy Giuliani, but He Won't Say So on the Radio

Posted: Sep 3rd 2007 1:21PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Media Watch

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Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason becomes one of the biggest names in the radio business when he takes over the WFAN morning drive slot tomorrow, the slot that was previously home to Don Imus.

It was talking about sports -- the Rutgers women's basketball team -- that got Imus fired, but for the most part the Imus show was about politics and the news of the day. Esiason says he's going to find the right mix, talking some sports and some politics, but he says he won't be a partisan.

I would characterize myself as an independent. I'm not registered as a Democrat or a Republican. Am I going to sit there and tell you the night before the election who I'm endorsing? No. I don't think people give a damn.

It's kind of odd for Esiason to say he won't tell his listeners whom he's endorsing, seeing as it's public record that Esiason and his homemaker wife have each given $2,300 (the maximum allowed by law) to Rudy Giuliani's campaign. He ought to be forthright about that.

But I think he's right that people don't give a damn what his political views are. Esiason is a smart guy who can talk about more than just football, but when people tune in Tuesday morning, football is, mostly, what they'll want to hear.

Boomer Esiason Replacing Don Imus

Posted: Aug 4th 2007 4:49PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Bengals, Jets, NFL Media Watch, New York

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The long-awaited announcement of who will replace Don Imus on the radio is finally about to be made, and the New York Times reports that it's former Bengals and Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason.

Esiason currently serves as an analyst on the CBS NFL pregame show and on CBS Radio's Monday Night Football broadcasts, but he'll presumably leave those jobs to do morning radio in New York. It's not clear whether Esiason's radio show will just be on the local WFAN, or if he'll be syndicated, as Imus was.

Imus was fired after calling the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos." Imus has not reached a settlement with CBS Radio for the remainder of his contract, which had four more years and $40 million left on it.

Boomer Esiason Closing in on Radio Spot Vacated by Don Imus?

Posted: Jul 25th 2007 11:17AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Bengals, NFL Media Watch, New York

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The agent for former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason says he has been in discussions with CBS Radio about Esiason filling the morning slot on WFAN in New York City, which became open when CBS Radio fired Don Imus.

Previous reports said Imus, who was fired after advertisers objected to him referring to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," could get his job back. But that now looks very unlikely.

It's not clear if Esiason would get a wide syndication deal like the one Imus had, but there's no question that getting the old Imus spot would be a major promotion for a guy who's had an up-and-down career. Most notably, Esiason was fired as the TV analyst on Monday Night Football after getting mixed reviews and reportedly having a cold relationship with his partner, Al Michaels.

But Esiason has rebounded, and most listeners think the work he does on Monday Night Football on the radio is top-notch. If he does get the WFAN morning show, he would likely leave the CBS NFL pregame show, where he's currently scheduled to return as an analyst.