Overload
Posted in Uncategorized by RB on August 28th, 2007 I can understand the local fascination with Michael Vick. After all, he’s the face of our franchise and once represented hope for our beleaguered Falcons. His fall from grace probably means that we’re facing another 4 years of sub-mediocre performance. Those of us who aren’t pulling for his downfall keep wishing for another reality, but that’s not to be. And now that he’s pleaded guilty, it’s time for him to be punished. Like I said, I can understand our fascination.
Could someone please explain to me, though, why Kornheiser and the gang couldn’t talk about the game for even 10 minutes last night? Because of ESPN’s enthrallment with Vick we missed a large part of a decent pre-season game. The highlight was the sideline interview with a damned legal analyst right after Rossum’s kickoff return took the ball past the 50. There are times when the producer should cancel the next scheduled interview, but apparently the game (including a nice sideline catch and run for a touchdown) did nothing more than provide a few hours for them to fill with talking heads. You know, I think ESPN should create a show outside of the game where so called experts could talk about sports without ruining the game itself. The show could feature highlights from a bunch of different games from different sports, and there could be entire segments devoted to the special story of the day. Hmmm, intriguing…
