Per Andrew Marchand (New York Post) Troy Aikman is ESPN bound for MNF

[Greg S]

(16) Andrew Marchand on Twitter: "NEWS COLUMN: Troy Aikman is leaving Fox Sports for ESPN and he could bring Joe Buck with him, The Post has learned. https://t.co/XIwmM297db" / Twitter

[Buffalo_Stampede]

It seems to me like networks are wasting money. No one watches football games for the play by play crew. 

[Bangarang]

Saw it was 5 years at $17mil per year. Also heard they were going to try and get Joe Buck as well.

[Ya Digg?]

I like Troy Aikman, but I don’t think it will matter if they keep scheduling terrible Monday night games 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Just now, Bangarang said:

Saw it was 5 years at $17mil per year. Also heard they were going to try and get Joe Buck as well.

My goodness. 

[Gugny]

Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:

It seems to me like networks are wasting money. No one watches football games for the play by play crew. 

 

I can tell you that if the Manning Bros., were on, that I did NOT watch the games on ESPN.  That crew is horrendous - especially Levy.

[dpberr]

I'm still amused Aikman is considered on-air "talent."

[H2o]

Everyone thought he was going to Amazon with Al Michaels, but he chose ESPN. Now they say that Amazon may try to go after Sean McVay. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

2 minutes ago, dpberr said:

I'm still amused Aikman is considered on-air "talent."

That's the thing though, the game itself is the talent. I prefer less talk during games. I want to hear the sounds of the game.

[Brand J]

Aikman and Buck rank near the bottom of my play by play crews. Most times I don’t know if they’re calling a football game, or providing commentary for someone painting a fence. Give me a color man who gets excited for plays, someone in the mold of Gus Johnson or Kevin Harlan. On a positive note, at least this gets the biased Collingsworth out of there.

 

EDIT: Cris calls SNF not MNF, my fault.

Edited February 24, 2022 by JayBaller10

[Process]

Sean mcvay would be crazy to continue coaching. The guy could make 2x the money announcing, for 5% of the work/stress.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Process

[Greg S]

1 minute ago, JayBaller10 said:

Aikman and Buck rank near the bottom of my play by play crews. Most times I don’t know if they’re calling a football game, or providing commentary for someone painting a fence. Give me a color man who gets excited for plays, someone in the mold of Gus Johnson or Kevin Harlan. On a positive note, at least this gets the biased Collingsworth out of there.

What does Aikman going to ESPN have to do with Collingsworth on NBC?

[Chicharito]

I would’ve left along time ago if I was stuck with joe buck . 

[Big Turk]

Hopefully no relation to Brad Marchand

[Greg S]

1 minute ago, Process said:

Sean mcvay would be crazy to continue coaching. The guy could make 3x the money announcing, for 5% of the work/stress.

Just like Cowher. You can tell how much he enjoys working the pre and post game show for CBS. Get paid millions to show up in studio to talk/watch football all day. Then he has the whole offseason off. 

[skibum]

What a shame - Aikman and Buck are terminally boring. I stopped watching the World Series years ago because Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are so lame. I can't understand why MNF, or the NFL for that matter, would want these two stiffs to anchor their flagship program. I don't love Chris Collinsworth's personality, but at least he has one. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

5 minutes ago, Process said:

Sean mcvay would be crazy to continue coaching. The guy could make 3x the money announcing, for 5% of the work/stress.

Some people love competition. 

[Greg S]

23 minutes ago, Bangarang said:

Saw it was 5 years at $17mil per year. Also heard they were going to try and get Joe Buck as well.

 

Might as well complete the hattrick and include Erin Andrews as well

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

18 minutes ago, H2o said:

Now they say that Amazon may try to go after Sean McVay. 

McFarland, too!

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There's talk of launching him off in Bezos' rocket. 😁

[BuffaloBud]

I actually turned the volume off for the Bills-Chiefs game as I was getting sick to my stomach listening to Nance / Romo.  I was doing the PxP in my head.  The only saving grace for Romo is that he will be an analyst and contribute to the broadcast.  Aikman - just blah blah blah - nothing of substance.