Thank God Joe has that life insurance pitchman career to fall back on.

Kornheiser wasn't great, but Theismann is a first-class asshole that killed Tony at every opportunity. For Tony it was akin to trying to do stand-up with a room full of hecklers. Let's give Tony another chance.

I was talking to Joe Theisman at the hotel last night and he's planning to throw himself in front of a bus at his earliest opportunity.

So do I send fruit baskets and thank-you cards to someone in particular, or can I just write ESPN on the envelope?

Was this Norby's doing?

if so....NORBY!!!

As a lifelong Skins fan who watch Theesman take them to SB win, all I can say is "FINALLY"

I'll really miss his inability to understand sarcasm.

Sometimes there is good in this world.

In whatever his next endeavor is, I would like to let Joe Theismann know to "break a leg".

Thank God PFT got this right.

HIGH FIVE!

there is a god.

Which do you think hurts worse, the broken leg or getting removed from MNF while Kornheiser stays? It's a toss-up.

Also, I hate Theismann. Just look at him. He's the definition of a cock block. Too bad LT didn't hit him in the neck.

Damn, for the leader of the free world we sure have a lot of Long National Nightmares.
Can't we just ask George Clooney to come over here and fix this thing?

I'm sorry... I know this has been said before, but Oden and Noah are just flat-out getting DOWN on the front of ESPN.com right now. Hibbert and the UCLA guy, on the other hand, are just going through the motions. Should that affect my bets when I get to Vegas this Friday?

Now that The Goddamn Mouse, Inc. has exchanged one quarterback for another, it's time to switch print journalists in the booth. I'm thinking Pete Axthelm is an upgrade.

being the infinitely superior Ron Jaworski

Hey, don't slight Jaws like that. He's much more than infinitely superior to Theesmann.

If you've ever seen Jaws on PTI, he and Kornheiser (and Wilbon) have great chemistry and seem to like each other personally. I think Mr. Tony ends up looking light-years better with Jaws next to him.

I've said it before, and I will say it again:
There is no rest for the weary while that blowhard, kiss-the-asses of the ABC "guests" Kornheiser is still in the booth. Theismann might have been a dud, but at least he knew the game of football.

Kornheiser = Simmons in 20 - 30 years.

Today will be a day long remembered in the Galaxy. It has seen the end of Thiesmann, and soon it shall see the end of...well, I don't know, but I was watching Star Wars this weekend and I needed something good to quote.

It's no wonder the rest of the world despises us when people like Theismann, Buck, Morgan, McCarver and Madden all occupy prime positions on any worldwide telecast originating in America...

I think this is the appropriate metaphor

Theismann will land on his feet. I mean, look at the huge career that Frank Gifford and Don Meredith have had since being fired from MNF.

But will Jaws emerged long enough from the film room to actually do the games on site or will he just call in his commentary from NFL Films in Mt. Carmel, NJ?

"Double A, M-C-O"

Tony had the best sports radio show in history, and given time, I think he'll be better in the booth.

@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!: Don't forgot OJ

I think Jaws actually likes football.

Now if they could just replace Tirico with, uh, nobody.

@Get Him A Body Bag, Yeah!:

Being married Kathie Lee is a full time job. Would you like to deal with her 24/7?

We hope that Theismann kid can land on his feet.

I agree.

@JebusHChrist: Speaking of LT, I just finished The Blind Side.

It's a good read, if you don't mind the occasional typo/factual error.

I though Joe was actually great when teaming with computer generated Howard Cossell to call that game between the 90s Cowboys and the 70s Steelers

I think the Joe Theismann era officially reached its peak (trough?) when he said the following, regarding Drew Bledsoe's performance in a game:

"That was the straw... that lost them the football game."

Well Joe, last season was the straw that lost you your job.

@TheStarterWife: He does know the game. It's a shame he's incapable of talking about it coherently.

Who was it that said Tirico was not bad on PTI? They were right.

Kornheiser even himself said he sucked last year. I admire his honesty.

+1 to The Blind Side. Briarcrest is right down the street from where I live.

@Dread:

It could happen. There has to be at least one good-looking production assistant working on MNF.

@badbabu: Agreed. I read it in one sitting.

Shaun Livingston would like to point out that landing on your feet is useless if you do so "awkwardly".

@Discombobulatingly Devastating: And he's so utterly joyless.

@The Claudine Longet Firearm Training Academy: agreed with +1 for Blind Side. I would drive past Briarcrest every day during my short stint back home in Memphis in '04.

"Alfords Plane Hit by Lightning Leaving Iowa"

So when Dan Gable retired, did 5 of the 7 biblical plagues to rain down on Cedar Rapids???

let me tell you what happened here. you see, you've got this announcer who tends to overtalk and analyze, but in reality, he just doesn't know what he's talking about. and then, all of a sudden, he's hit in the blindside by someone who's clearly superior, and now he's left scrounging to get an endorsement from supercuts.

it's a flaw in the system that hired him in the first place.

isn't that right, paul?

paul?

We hope that Theismann kid can land on his feet.

Insert L.T. leg joke here.

The weird part with Tirico is that he's actually pretty decent for basketball and for golf. One would hope that he could improve for football -- at least there's hope, which is more than you can say for some guys.

Has anyone seen Jaws on the Arena telecasts? How is he on there?

Hmmm...With Leather has the best picture of a Florida Cheerleader ever...

I could love her...maybe even twice a night...

Wow! There is a God! And did everyone see Tirico on PTI? That was great, too!

I think Tony and Jaws will be great together.

@Jerkwheat: I read it really fast. I also had an advanced uncorrected proof, and although there were a few factual errors, I didn't see too many typos. Good read, though. I'm rooting for that Oher kid.

Mackey Sasser's Right Arm - The more I think about Alford the more I realize what a complete dick he was. Reminds me of Theismann is a lot of ways - humorless, smug, tight-ass, self-important, cock blocks.

The only error that peeved me was Steve Young winning 2 Super Bowls.

@12-inch Idongivafuck Sandwich: Dear Gawd.

Another recommendation here for The Blind Side. I found both the football and personal stories equally compelling.