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SykesvilleRavensFan
09-25-2006, 08:21 PM
Did anyone happen to catch Joe Theisman's words of wisdom on MNF tonight? "They will have to run with their bodies on top of their legs". Is there any other way to run?
Purpleguy
09-25-2006, 08:30 PM
Someone had to be the Madden of the group.
RavensInBrazil
09-25-2006, 09:30 PM
I laughed so hard when I heard that xD
While we're on the subject, ESPN continues to show how fantastically crap they are. American ESPN image is on, very nice, and in the middle of the game they switch to the latin ESPN (because obviously for all the ESPN execs know, we speak Spanish here in Brazil), in which the image is INFINITELY worse, and they even managed to not show a play because some dolt was interviewing Marshall Faulk!
GOD I hate ESPN. I hope they start showing some games on FOX soon, because otherwise I'm gonna go nuts
You don't have to be a Norman Einstein to know you run best with your body on top of your legs.
Mobtown
09-26-2006, 06:53 AM
Theisman is easliy the worst announcer in football.
UKRavenStockers
09-26-2006, 07:09 AM
Thankfully I've only seen one quarter of MNF this year, it seems like this gamecrew is absolutely hopeless.
highwater
09-26-2006, 07:38 AM
"They will have to run with their bodies on top of their legs". Is there any other way to run?
Okay, I give up -- what point was he attempting to make with this?
Theisman is pretty bad, but that's dumb even for him (but not as funny as Madden's "They ran it right up the A-hole!" comment).
SykesvilleRavensFan
09-26-2006, 08:11 AM
I'm not really sure what point he was trying to make, but it was such a ridiculous statment that the other announcers were making fun of him.
Personally, I think the whole MNF show should have been on Comedy Central. Bono and U2 singing about being an American? What the hell do they know about being an American?
larrylater
09-26-2006, 08:34 AM
Not to take up for Joe but I think he meant that some people can walk or run on their hands, circus people for example. :thumbup:
Art-Florida
09-26-2006, 08:52 AM
'Norman' Einstein. :) :)
GreenWave52
09-26-2006, 09:13 AM
You don't have to be a Norman Einstein to know you run best with your body on top of your legs.
"Norman" Einstein is one of my favorite Theismanisms. Did anyone else catch that he called Scott Fujita (pronounced: Foo-Ge-Ta) Scott Fajita (pronounced Fa-He-Ta)? Maybe he just wanted some mexican food?
I'll tell you what, as much as I like Tony they neeed to can those three and promote the B team of Vermeil, Jaworski, and the play by play guy I can't remember.
flraven
09-26-2006, 09:18 AM
I'd prefer they'd bring back the Sunday night team from last year, I thought Dan Patrick made a great play-by-play announcer, IMHO.
BaltimoreRon
09-26-2006, 09:33 AM
Greg - well done. :)
My favorite was Dan Dierdorf arguing that time of posession was the most important stat. I may not be a football genius, but I'll take the points every time.
Joe The Crow
09-26-2006, 01:05 PM
How about the announcer last night (i think it was Cornheiser?) that made the statement something like, "He must have seen something, or he wouldn't have pulled it out of his pants", referring to a play where a flag was thrown and then picked up for no penalty. They all cracked up as soon as he said it.
Losac
09-26-2006, 01:22 PM
Madden's "A-hole" comment is an all-time classic. I also like his pontification on the Bengals "leading the league in Johnsons".
SykesvilleRavensFan
09-26-2006, 01:26 PM
One of my favorite Madden-isms is when he said that he thought that the team that scores the most points will win the game. Duh.
RavenTD
09-26-2006, 02:50 PM
What Joe the smoe was trying to say,was that the new field turf was like playing on a muddy field.If you ever have played on a muddy field you have to run more upright,otherwise your feet are going to slide out from under you.It just sounded strange the way he put it with his foot in his mouth.
This MNF crew blows huge chunks.
Joe did also say something about the ref pulling it out of his pants.Which got childish laughs to.:grbac:
Art-Florida
09-26-2006, 05:11 PM
I kind of like Thiesman-go figure... Of course I also like the smell of chlorine bleach, so there you are.
I like Theisman as well.
My favorite was Dan Dierdorf arguing that time of posession was the most important stat. I may not be a football genius, but I'll take the points every time.
And after points, I will take turn-overs. If you hold the ball for 40 minutes and turn it over 5 times to none you will lose.
bassgtrst
09-26-2006, 06:03 PM
What I think he meant is running straight up and down. When players cut their legs aren't directly under them. I think this was his intention.
But still it was quite funny.
Dont Know
09-26-2006, 06:27 PM
Theisman is easliy the worst announcer in football.
I dont know, Bill Maas is certainly giving him a run for his money (http://nobillmaas.blogspot.com/).
darb72
09-26-2006, 08:09 PM
We were listening to one of the local high school games a few weeks ago and it started raining at the field.
The announcer actually said, "There's not a lot of water in that rain."
His co-announcer earned a lot of respect by responding, "What the heck are you talking about? It's rain. It's full of water."
RavensInBrazil
09-26-2006, 08:18 PM
There was also a great part about a receiver catching the ball with his hands. Those guys are brilliant
I'll take Theisman over Kornheiser any day though. Good lord, I wanted to throw the remote at the TV every time he mentioned the field. He had something to say about it in every goddamned possession. "Reggie Bush can't make the cuts he likes because of the field" or "Michael Vick loses some running ability because of the field". Argh!
GreenWave52
09-26-2006, 10:16 PM
"His hands are like cobras!"
- Bill Maas on Larry Fitzgerald
Ravens0587
09-26-2006, 10:20 PM
There was also a great part about a receiver catching the ball with his hands. Those guys are brilliant
whats wrong with that. Some Wr's let the ball hit them in the chest and try to trap it.
There is nothing wrong with a guy sayin go up and catch it with your hands
BlackSunday
09-27-2006, 02:15 AM
There was also a great part about a receiver catching the ball with his hands. Those guys are brilliant
We don't need no steenking hands!
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8228/47afde62c1f64ae38d5ec9d46e34c0b8ri8.jpg
BS
Rochardrik
09-27-2006, 10:37 AM
How about the announcer last night (i think it was Cornheiser?) that made the statement something like, "He must have seen something, or he wouldn't have pulled it out of his pants", referring to a play where a flag was thrown and then picked up for no penalty. They all cracked up as soon as he said it.
No, that was Joe Theesman, and then Tony cracked up like a 10 yr. old boy... couldn't stop... But I hate to disagree with the one person ...note only one...who likes theasman. He's just awful!! He sucks up to everybody, even contradicting himself in the process.. He's just awful! There's no other way to say it! :rolleyes: I think if they replaced him with someone credible, the entire crew would benefit!!!!!:rolleyes: