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Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 2:55 am
by Mags FTW
http://www.stationcaster.com/player.php ... 01&f=51019

Pretty good off the cuff interview of Rodgers on Homer's show. The highlight probably being Aaron slamming Kornheiser.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 3:34 am
by Captain Erv
Sounds like he isn't much of a "Homer" fan either.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 5:34 am
by rilamann
Haha,Rodgers is one of those guys I continue to like more and more.

Kornheiser & Homer are two people I absolutely can't stand,listening to Rodgers blast them was quite entertaining.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 8:08 am
by PkrsBcksGphsMqt
I basically agreed with everything Rodgers said. I have always said Dennis Miller was better than Kornheiser even though Dennis Miller really wasn't that good.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 5:10 pm
by humanrefutation
rilamann wrote:Haha,Rodgers is one of those guys I continue to like more and more.

Kornheiser & Homer are two people I absolutely can't stand,listening to Rodgers blast them was quite entertaining.


I actually like both Kornheiser and Homer (though, most times I wish Mitch would STFU), but I agree with Rodgers on Kornheiser's MNF role - he was terrible and TK knew it and owned up to it.

The problem with putting Kornheiser there was that he was a journalist and writer, not an analyst or a football mind. What I mean by that is that Kornheiser was interested in the casual headlines and broad themes rather than the specifics of the game, and while that's fine for a newspaper writer or a talk show host, that doesn't work when you're broadcasting the game. ESPN thought that bringing Tony in would revolutionize it's broadcasts, but, in doing so, they set him up to fail. His work with the Washington Post was really good and I like the back and forth with Wilbon on PTI. But, he just wasn't the guy for calling games, plain and simple.

I agree that Miller was better on MNF, but I despise Dennis Miller in general, so it's not like I really enjoyed listening to him, either.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Tue Jun 8, 2010 8:53 pm
by El Duderino
I obviously prefer certain announcers over other ones, but generally don't care that much who is calling games i watch. Kornheiser was an exception to that, i loathed him calling MNF games to the point i had to mute the TV a few times.

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Wed Jun 9, 2010 5:17 pm
by Mags FTW
Nice of the Journal to catch up. 8-)
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/95915799.html

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:09 pm
by MartyConlonOnTheRun
"Didn't realize people actually listened to Homer's show," Rodgers said in one. "No disrespect meant, just sharing a couple funny stories and opinions in jest."

Re: Rodgers: Not a Kornheiser Fan, and Other Musings

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:33 pm
by Turk Nowitzki
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:
"Didn't realize people actually listened to Homer's show," Rodgers said in one. "No disrespect meant, just sharing a couple funny stories and opinions in jest."

:lol: :lol:

What I've learned from these stories is that Aaron Rodgers rules.