Kornheiser out/Gruden in on MNF

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Originally Posted by djnemo65

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.

This is why I like Jaworski so much. He's as good an X's and O's commentator as there is in the NFL. In all honesty, I don't think a 3rd body in the booth is necessary. Tirico is excellent, so is Jaws. I like Gruden the coach, but his pre-draft stuff on NFL Network wasn't all that great. It's also an odd move for a guy who is expected back on the sidelines in 2010.