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Shake-Up At CBS' "The NFL Today": Marino & Sharpe Out, Tony Gonzalez In

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by BNWriter, Feb 18, 2014.

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  1. BNWriter

    BNWriter Active Member

    Did not see this on the board. Hoping no D-B here.

    Shannon Sharpe and Dan Marino will be watching "The NFL Today" next season, according to report on shakeup at CBS.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shannon-sharpe-dan-marino-tony-gonzalez-major-cbs-173946358--nfl.html

    Sorry Marino is going. Don't really have a viewpoint on Sharpe. Wonder what other SJers think. It has been quite a while since there was a change in this show
     
    BNWriter, Feb 18, 2014
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  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    They'll be sorry when Gonzalez gets snapped up by Belichick to go to the Pats after Gronkowski gets hurt again in preseason.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Feb 18, 2014
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  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    That'll make the show 40 percent less unwatchable.

    I think I went the entire 2013 season watching them for less than 60 seconds total.
     
    LongTimeListener, Feb 18, 2014
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  4. Paynendearse

    Paynendearse Member

    Dan Marino has Nutrisystem to fall back on.
     
    Paynendearse, Feb 18, 2014
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  5. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Interesting that they wanted Rex Ryan. We were told by exmediahack that Ryan could not get a studio gig because he hasn't won a ring as a head coach.
     
    JC, Feb 18, 2014
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  6. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Sharpe will be missed. Marino will not.

    Gonzalez will be good, but I'm a little surprised at the move.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 18, 2014
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  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Yeah, if Ryan decides to do TV, there will be a bidding war for his services.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 18, 2014
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  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    The words "CBS" and "aggressive" aren't typically in the same sentence. But it went all-out for the Thursday Night package. Was reading a piece last night of how it didn't necessarily offer the most money, but just that it was aggressive from the get-go. Now shaking up it pregame show, which needed to be done a long time ago Change typically comes slowly and methodically at the Tiffany. The past couple of weeks has been anything but that.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 18, 2014
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  9. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    My only problem with Sharpe is his articulation. Maybe he just needs to slow his delivery.

    But like LTL, I didn't give the show much of a look this past season.
     
    Liut, Feb 18, 2014
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  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I rarely watched CBS' pregame show. Marino has always been somewhere between bland and awful. Sharpe's articulation is bad, but he's at least interesting and will speak his mind. He will not be out of work long...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 18, 2014
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  11. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    NFL starts for me at 10:00 am pacific on Sundays, not a second before. They could hire Shannon Tweed, and I'm not watching.
     
    poindexter, Feb 18, 2014
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  12. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    That's what, at times, was frustrating for me because the man is intelligent and, you're right, he will stake a take.
     
    Liut, Feb 18, 2014
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