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Emmitt on espn (1 Viewer)

johnnybronco

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With all due respect to the man and what he accomplished in his career, does he fit into the ESPN Countdown crew? I just don't see it. When he talks, I just tune out, he just doesn't have the "it" factor to be on TV.

 
i'm not paying much att'n tonight, but the last couple of weeks what i noticed is that he needs some grammar lessons if he's going to be in broadcasting. i find him a little franker than the others as well.

 
He's horrible. He has a hard time getting sentences out and he has a hard time following the questions asked to him and will just go off with answers unrelated to the question.

LAUNCH

 
I missed Emmitt, but I think Keyshawn has been doing a great job. he's very well spoken and much less of an idiot than Irvin was.

 
Sort of along the same lines...

With all the local broadcasters being aired on NFLN it seems to me that there's a rule that states that a local broadcast must include one former player who is almost completely unintelligible. i can't remember who was the worst, but it seemed like every game I was listening to somebody call plays and Shannon Sharp in the booth with him.

 
mad sweeney said:
Sort of along the same lines...With all the local broadcasters being aired on NFLN it seems to me that there's a rule that states that a local broadcast must include one former player who is almost completely unintelligible. i can't remember who was the worst, but it seemed like every game I was listening to somebody call plays and Shannon Sharp in the booth with him.
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Speaking on NFLN Can Jamie Dukes get anymore annoying? Wow. Well I guess he can since they give him his own show.
 
Agree. Emmit was a fine RB in the NFL, but is clearly out of his league in broadcasting.

When its his turn to talk, I sometimes forget what the topic is. He tends to stammer and stutter his way through 30 seconds of rough dialogue. He is obviously a smart man, but doesn't seem to be able to get his thoughts together properly.

One thing he does that drives me crazy is the misuse of has/have:

"What Mike Vick have to realize is.." :lmao:

 
I couldn't (and can't) believe that Emmitt got away with saying that Michael Vick needs more Jesus.

I'm sure he'll be taken behind the woodshed for that one.

 
I think ProFootballTalk.com had the most astute commentary on Emmitt as a broadcaster:

DEAR ESPN, FIRE EMMITT

One of these days, Emmitt Smith will show up at PFT headquarters and put his shoe so far up my ### that a lace will be protruding from a nostril.

But we can't keep quiet about this. Emmit was a great football player. He is unfit to be a broadcaster. He needs to go. Now.

Consider these lowlights from Monday night's pregame show, which we recorded so that we could get the quotes right.

First, Emmitt referred to his new colleague, former NFL coach Bill Parcells, simply as "Parcells."

Then, Emmitt got himself all tongue tied when talking about Mike Vick. Consider this passage: "let alone now spending three -- three years or whatever many -- however many time -- how much time he's away from the game."

Later, Emmitt made up a new word, using "trickilate" in place of "trickle."

Also, Emmitt generally needs to work on his conjugation of verbs. We understand that, in some settings, it's okay to speak in an informal, colloquial manner. But, when attempting to work as a broadcaster, it's time to talk correctly. You know, like a guy who has been to college.

It's not "he come," it's "he comes." It's not "he like," it's "he likes." It's not "all he have to do," it's "all he has to do."

There's simply no excuse for a guy who now makes a living by talking to talk so poorly. And to not demand that ESPN and other networks hire men and women who can speak properly sends a subtle message to the audience that it's perfectly okay for them to butcher the language, too.

And, please, don't send us a bunch of e-mails arguing that Emmitt is entitled to learn on the fly. There are plenty of people who could do that job better than Emmitt. He was hired for his name recognition, and nothing more. We're supposed to be impressed that ESPN was able to attract the all-time leading rusher -- and we're supposed to not notice that, if he played football like he comments on it, he would have been cut during the first week of camp.
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ceo3west said:
I never thought I'd say it, but they've downgraded from Irvin.
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Emmit was bad, i tuned out after hearing his first few opinions. I could almost care less how he talks, his thoughts were just....blah, blah, blah...the whole show tonight came as just more politically correct BS that seems to flow non-stop from most mainstream media outlets
 
******DISCLOSURE*******COWBOY FAN********

Jamie Dukes = Good (some controversial opinions on NFLNetwork, who would've thought?)

Emmitt Smith = Bad (not good on NFLNetwork, even worse on ESPN)

(Troy and Moose Good, Irvin could've been good BUT too over the top, Keyshawn = jury still out)

 
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BigTex said:
And the Cowboy hating begins.......... :rolleyes:
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Truly. Emmitt was solid, good take on Pennington and TJ, grammar was fine. It was Keyshawn stumbling and he pronounces supposably so clearly it makes me laugh.
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well, Emmitt says 'axed' when he's supposed to say `asked`.I think Sterling Sharpe is one of the best studio guys around.Very articulate, speaks well,knows his stuff :banned:

but for some reason, espn keeps hiring guys who seemingly didn't pay attention in English class in grade school. I like Emmitt's message, tho.he doesn't beat around the bush, he gets right to the point, he has no problems going off on someone. He was laughing about AD and talking about how he's been hurt 3 of his 4 years in college, playing 11 games, and that he will never finish a 16-game season in the nfl. I do like the candor from Emmitt in that regard, he's not a suck-up like Salisbury, he shoots from the hip..Only, he doesn't say it in a language that anyone can understand.

 
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SammyJankis said:
I think ProFootballTalk.com had the most astute commentary on Emmitt as a broadcaster:

DEAR ESPN, FIRE EMMITT

Later, Emmitt made up a new word, using "trickilate" in place of "trickle."

Also, Emmitt generally needs to work on his conjugation of verbs. We understand that, in some settings, it's okay to speak in an informal, colloquial manner. But, when attempting to work as a broadcaster, it's time to talk correctly. You know, like a guy who has been to college.

It's not "he come," it's "he comes." It's not "he like," it's "he likes." It's not "all he have to do," it's "all he has to do."

There's simply no excuse for a guy who now makes a living by talking to talk so poorly. And to not demand that ESPN and other networks hire men and women who can speak properly sends a subtle message to the audience that it's perfectly okay for them to butcher the language, too.
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Yes, those are the things I remembered when I posted my grammar comment above. Can't say if he was better last night -- didn't need to hear any more Vikc talk. And, speaking of that, while OT to Emmit, I could not believe they were interviewing reporters on the sideline at the expense of not calling plays -- even on a Falcons touchdown drive. I don't care if it is pre-season. They spend hours talking about whether Joey can succeed and then, instead of calling the drive talke to an Atlanta reporter who doesn't even like football. Okay, I fell better now...

 
ESPN's broadcast of Monday Night Football continues to be atrocious no matter who they have doing the shows. They can't call the game properly. When the Giants played the Cowboys last year they couldn't shut up about Emmitt Smith about Dancing With the Stars (I think that was it) and neglected to report, explain or barely even show Lavar Arrington and a few other players being taken out of the game. It was despicable.

I stopped writing letters to ESPN to stop making it a circus and make it a real, respectable broadcast.

 
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