Jon Gruden's first year in the Monday Night Football booth has been met with mixed reviews. For me, though, he's been a refreshing change from Tony Kornheiser and his "I'm just an average fan and I have NO idea what's going on!" shtick that grew old about 10 minutes into his debut. The soft bigotry of low expectations? Probably. But Gruden also knows football, something Mr. Tony had no interest in. More than that, he has a sense of humor, something you'd think Mr. Tony would bring to the telecast (but didn't).
Take, for example, the closing minutes of last night's Ravens-Packers MNF get-together. The camera scanned the crowd, spotted this industrious fellow, and everybody had a chuckle.
Because nut huggers are always funny. And somehow more so when it's freezing outside.
via Shutdown Corner




