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Old 05-19-2009, 10:43 AM   #39
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Re: Kornheiser out/Gruden in on MNF

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Originally Posted by djnemo65 View Post
I think you are underestimating the sophistication of your average NFL viewer FRPLG. This is not 20 years ago when Joe 6-Pack needed Madden to explain nickel coverage to him. Your average NFL fan today has grown up on simulation video games and NFL network, and resultantly, understands the game with a depth of knowledge that his father most likely did not.

I think both the backlash that Kornheiser and Dennis Miller before him engendered, as well as ESPN's decision to fill that third seat with a pure football guy this time around, say a lot about the changing demands of the NFL viewer.
Salient points by you and by FRPLG
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