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ESPN narrative changes suddenly on Tagovailoa story. It was inevitable and understandable BY BARRY JACKSON UPDATED JANUARY 12, 2023 1:01 PM BY For months, as Tua Tagovailoa dealt with multiple head injuries, television analysts across ESPN platforms opined about when he should return, and more recently, if he should return this season. That narrative suddenly shifted this week when the Dolphins announced that Tagovailoa hasn’t been cleared by doctors to play in Saturday’s wild card game in Buffalo. Now, there’s a new focus filling air time on ESPN: whether the Dolphins should move forward with Tagovailoa as their unquestioned starting quarterback. For the first time, ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears wondered if that’s realistic. “I love Tua. I’ve championed Tua,” Orlovsky said on NFL Live. “I’ve praised him. [For the Dolphins], it’s really difficult to sit there and say ‘that’s our guy.’ Because not only does he have the injury history that is always going to hang over his head from college, now there’s this new injury narrative around his name. “I don’t know if an organization can sit there that’s been searching for their quarterback and say that’s the guy. He has the ankles, the hips, and the three concussions this year, two that we know of and one assumed, that weren’t off these old-fashioned ‘oh my goodness’ hits. “Organizationally, they’re going to have to have that conversation this offseason, which stinks. I wonder if the Dolphins entertain [this idea]: Tua is going to be a guy that is going to contend for our starting job and we’re going to get [impending free agent] Jimmy Garoppolo. He knows our system. So you have a high level of comfort no matter who the quarterback is.” Spears put it this way: “The Miami Dolphins have to be in the market for a quarterback. That’s so unfortunate. Tua proved he’s an NFL quarterback. He proved this system worked for him as well. But he missed a lot of games and there are some serious conversations that have to come from Chris Grier and the management and between Tua and his family.” The issue of whether the Dolphins should stick with Tagovailoa didn’t become a national talking point until word came down that he would miss a playoff game. Whether you agree with them or not, it’s a fair point to raise, and Orlovsky and Spears — who have been reasonable and responsible in their assessment of Tagovailoa and his concussions this season - made it in a thoughtful way. A case could be made either way about whether to go into next season counting on Tagovailoa as the team’s unquestionable starter. (The view here is to give him another year, with a more durable backup.) Less debatable is whether to give Tagovailoa a huge contract extension this offseason. (A $200-million plus extension would be too risky at this point.) “I don’t know how you can invest in a player long-term [with a concussion history],” ESPN’s Bart Scott said. “He’s eligible for a contract extension. I don’t know how you do that in good faith knowing that next season if he gets one or two concussions next season it could be the end of his career. “He hasn’t gotten to that contract, so it’s hard for him to walk away. This has been the family business. His entire family moved from Hawaii to Alabama. He’s right at the doorstep of being able to get a megadeal to secure generational wealth, but it may not be left up to him. I could see a decision made that you bring in a guy like Tom Brady. That’s a way to give the guy a fail-safe. Now they’re in an unwinnable situation. Where do you go for the future for a roster you put all the chips in for Bradley Chubb?” While a long-term extension seems unlikely, the Dolphins must decide by May 1 whether to exercise Tagovailoa’s $22.4 million fifth-year option for 2024. MORE ANALYST TALK ▪ Here’s Orlovsky’s advice to Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel for Sunday’s game: “Two things that should happen no matter what quarterback is playing: The outside zone from [shotgun] has to be a part of their offense. It had become a good little wrinkle they had. Try to get the ball to the edges, outside the tackles in their run game.” And here’s Orlovsky’s other suggestion: “They have to have some really good uniquely creative play-action passes. Not the traditional ones but some that are unique with formation, motion and action after the snap.” Another former NFL quarterback, David Carr, offered this advice on NFL Network: “A lot of what they do in the pass game is off quick play-action passes. When they get in trouble the last couple months is when they force the issue to Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.” Carr implored McDaniel “to stay with who you are and have always been... a run game guy and let those big plays happen [naturally instead of forcing them]. You’ve got to ride that run game.” ▪ CBS’ Phil Simms, talking about the Dolphins on Paramount Plus’ “Inside The NFL:” “When Tua’s not in there, it’s unbelievable to watch Miami’s offense, how it does not resemble anything that they did all year and had great success. “If Teddy Bridgewater plays, that’s going to help them out. These wide receivers for the Miami Dolphins — it’s real. They’ve gotten by that Buffalo defensive secondary a few times. But the big thing to me — can Miami keep Josh Allen in the pocket? If you keep him in the pocket, I think you’ve got a good chance. If you let him get outside, run, create plays down the field, that aura and that crowd and everything is going to be crazy — I’m going to take Buffalo.” ▪ NBC’s Jason Garrett: “They have to attack different ways. They became reliant on those two receivers and Tua Tagovailoa throwing the ball down the field. They have to get the run game back first, and the RPO game back. They do have some confidence playing against Buffalo; you feel good about that heading into this game.”
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Al Michaels compares calling 'Thursday Night Football' to selling a used car after first season with Amazon
Amazon is paying the NFL $1 billion a year to stream TNF games on Prime Video.
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Al Michaels compares calling 'Thursday Night Football' to selling a used car after first season with Amazon
Amazon is paying $1 billion to stream TNF games on Prime Video
Jack Baer
·Writer
Thu, January 12, 2023 at 9:51 PM EST·3 min read
Broadcasting legend Al Michaels has finished up his first season calling NFL "Thursday Night Football" games for Amazon, and the overall result was a mixed bag.
Michaels was his usual self, which is to say good. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit was solid for a broadcaster with a background located almost entirely in the realm of college football. The production values were immense outside of some sound engineering hiccups, which is no surprise given the amount Amazon has invested.
But, unfortunately, the whole crew still had to cover "Thursday Night Football," the primetime slate infamous for often delivering duds between underprepared and/or fatigued teams. The 2022 season did nothing to dispel that stigma, even with Michaels along for the ride.
Michaels addressed the question of the TNF games' quality in an interview with The Athletic's Richard Deitsch published Thursday, and he didn't sugarcoat his answer, especially when it came to the dud of all duds between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts:
Michaels isn't wrong there, nor he is alone in saying it. The game, a touchdown-less slog with four turnovers, was so unwatchable that a local Denver television station apologized for airing it (TNF games are still broadcast in local markets), with one commentator saying "It burns the retinas."
There were more bad games though. Michaels called games with three first-half points, lopsided blowouts and performances so brutal they basically erased any optimism about a certain No. 2 overall pick. Some games were good, most were not.
According to Michaels, Amazon took the issue in stride, which you would hope they do considering they are paying $1 billion a year until 2033 for the privilege of streaming the games:
Perhaps the "Thursday Night Football" games will finally get better next year. Amazon wouldn't be the first rights-holder to hope so.
Meanwhile, Michaels will at least get to enjoy a playoff game, as NBC announced Wednesday he would return to call the Los Angeles Chargers-Jacksonville Jaguars wild-card game on Saturday.
Al Michaels compares calling 'Thursday Night Football' to selling a used car after first season with Amazon
Amazon is paying the NFL $1 billion a year to stream TNF games on Prime Video.
sports.yahoo.com
Al Michaels compares calling 'Thursday Night Football' to selling a used car after first season with Amazon
Amazon is paying $1 billion to stream TNF games on Prime Video
Jack Baer
·Writer
Thu, January 12, 2023 at 9:51 PM EST·3 min read
Broadcasting legend Al Michaels has finished up his first season calling NFL "Thursday Night Football" games for Amazon, and the overall result was a mixed bag.
Michaels was his usual self, which is to say good. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit was solid for a broadcaster with a background located almost entirely in the realm of college football. The production values were immense outside of some sound engineering hiccups, which is no surprise given the amount Amazon has invested.
But, unfortunately, the whole crew still had to cover "Thursday Night Football," the primetime slate infamous for often delivering duds between underprepared and/or fatigued teams. The 2022 season did nothing to dispel that stigma, even with Michaels along for the ride.
Michaels addressed the question of the TNF games' quality in an interview with The Athletic's Richard Deitsch published Thursday, and he didn't sugarcoat his answer, especially when it came to the dud of all duds between the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts:
Michaels isn't wrong there, nor he is alone in saying it. The game, a touchdown-less slog with four turnovers, was so unwatchable that a local Denver television station apologized for airing it (TNF games are still broadcast in local markets), with one commentator saying "It burns the retinas."
There were more bad games though. Michaels called games with three first-half points, lopsided blowouts and performances so brutal they basically erased any optimism about a certain No. 2 overall pick. Some games were good, most were not.
According to Michaels, Amazon took the issue in stride, which you would hope they do considering they are paying $1 billion a year until 2033 for the privilege of streaming the games:
Perhaps the "Thursday Night Football" games will finally get better next year. Amazon wouldn't be the first rights-holder to hope so.
Meanwhile, Michaels will at least get to enjoy a playoff game, as NBC announced Wednesday he would return to call the Los Angeles Chargers-Jacksonville Jaguars wild-card game on Saturday.
ESPN announces premiere date for '30 for 30' Ravens documentary 'Bullies of Baltimore'
The Ravens “30 for 30” documentary called “Bullies of Baltimore” now has a premiere date
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ESPN announces premiere date for '30 for 30' Ravens documentary 'Bullies of Baltimore'
Steve Rudden
January 20, 2023 8:06 am ET
ESPN collaborated with the 2000 Baltimore Raven for ESPN Films’ “30 for 30 series” in a documentary called “Bullies of Baltimore”. In November of 2022, the trailer was released for the documentary. It was announced that it was going to be released in 2023, but a date wasn’t officially set at the time.
On Thursday, ESPN Public Relations tweeted out the official premiere date of when the documentary will be released. It will be premiering on Sunday, February 5th at 8:30pm EST, which is one week before the Super Bowl and airing after the new Pro Bowl Games.
The 2000 Ravens’ defense was one of, if not the, best defensive units of all time. Opposing offenses were completely dominated, and it’s argued that there may never be a defense as elite as Baltimore’s from that year ever again.
Former ESPN Anchor Says Executives Made It Clear She ‘Didn’t Matter’ As a Black Woman
Former ESPN anchor Cari Champion held nothing back when discussing her time on the hit network show 'First Take'.
Aaron Rodgers calls Tony Kornheiser "stupid," "dumb" and "terrible"
In 2008, when Tony Kornheiser was a Monday Night Football commentator for ESPN, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers once sat down with him for a pre-game production meeting.
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Aaron Rodgers calls Tony Kornheiser "stupid," "dumb" and "terrible"
Posted by Mike Florio on June 8, 2010, 10:52 AM EDT
In 2008, when Tony Kornheiser was a Monday Night Football commentator for ESPN, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers once sat down with him for a pre-game production meeting.
It would be an extreme understatement to say that Rodgers came away unimpressed.
In an interview with ESPN Radio in Milwaukee, Rodgers went off on Kornheiser and said he was embarrassingly unprepared for his job.
“You know who was better than Tony Kornheiser? Dennis Miller was ten times better,” Rodgers said, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. “Dennis Miller was a great comedian, but one of the worst Monday Night Football guys ever. And he was ten times better than Tony Kornheiser. His stuff was actually funny. Tony wasn’t funny at all. He did absolutely no research. We’d sit in those production meetings and he would add absolutely nothing to the conversation. I’d be like, ‘What are we doing here? This is stupid.'”
Rodgers praised Monday Night Football play-by-play man Mike Tirico as coming into production meetings thoroughly prepared. Kornheiser? Not so much.
“You get in there with Tony and he’s asking you all these dumb questions that have no application to the game you are playing or anything you are doing,” Rodgers said. “He’s terrible. . . . I don’t think he’s funny. I don’t think he’s insightful. I don’t think knows, really, anything about sports.”
Most football fans regard Ron Jaworski as one of the top analysts in the business, but Rodgers isn’t particularly thrilled with Jaworski, either.
“I like him, but, when I was coming out, he did the worst segment in the history of TV about me talking about my fundamentals,” Rodgers said of Jaworski. “It was not even close to anywhere near my fundamentals. The first time I met him, someone introduced me to him and I said, ‘Yeah I know him. He’s the guy who ripped me before the draft.’ The rest of the night he told me how great I was. I was like, ‘I know your song and dance.’ And now he loves me.”
The whole interview, in which Rodgers criticized other ESPN employees and took a shot at the Detroit Lions, is well worth listening to. Rodgers comes across as an entertaining and engaging player who’s not afraid to speak his mind. When he retires, he’d be perfect for the Monday Night Football booth. Or as co-host of Pardon the Interruption.
Damn, that sucks for dude. I actually like listening to ol' G-Reg from the 7the Floor Crew (IYKYK) during games.
I guess they gotta justify paying Tawmy all that money.
respect to that man because he KNEW he was just a placeholder from jump
came in did the job and cashed those checks.