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A Redskins fan abroad who watched the Australian broadcast of the Monday night curbstomping administered by the Giants in FedEx Field caught an interesting exchange in the announcing booth that supposedly wasn't heard by audiences in the U.S. One that, if true, gives an idea of the frosty relations between a head coach that was rumored to be considered for the Redskins imminent head coaching vacancy and the ownership. (All sic'd.)During a 2nd Quarter TV timeout, we did not go to commercial, so you could just here Jaws, Gruden and Tirico talking in the booth (thinking they weren't on air).The reports that the Redskins are aggressively trying to court Mike Shanahan to be their next head coach despite them hiring Bruce Allen, who worked in Tampa while Gruden coached there lends minor credence to the anecdote. Without an audio or video clip, it's hard to be sure. Still, if true, it's revealing based on the prompt agreement from all involved just how poor Dan Snyder's reputation is within the football world.After a bit of back and forth and laughing with each other about how the hell they give America the impression this is still a contest or that the Skins can come back, Jaws laughing says, "You know what I think, the Skins are guaranteed to win this game, they are gonna come back." Next, Jaws and Mike have a go at Gruden for being too negative (while laughing) and just putting teams down. Gruden then replys:
"Spend ten minutes with Dan Snyder and you'd be negative all the time too" to which Jaws and Mike stop chuckling and just sort of solemnly, but completely agree.
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Dan Snyder: Modern day Archibald the Grim
by markmaymustdie on Dec 23, 2009 3:50 PM EST reply actions
what a scandal!
by scurds on Dec 23, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions
by cowboysfan on Dec 23, 2009 4:10 PM EST reply actions
A team with tons of needs to address and he wastes 100 Million dollars and 7 years for a DT nearing the end of his prime and a shady past… that’s about all you need to know about the decisions inside Dan Snyder’s head.
by XLI on Dec 23, 2009 4:58 PM EST reply actions
I can defend the boss on THAT one… you lose sometimes, but you win more often than not in the NFL by being the one who owns the biggest, meanest man. Taking haynesworth is like betting against teh lions… you get burned now and then, but it’s a generally good operating principle.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 23, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions
News Flash… Dan Snyder is a jerk. Who knew?
Here’s another hot story off the press… Al Davis is a moron too.
by 23Witness on Dec 23, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions
How come I pull the word ‘curbstomped’ out of my Zap Comix memory and someone uses it the next day, for the first time I’ve seen it in print in almost 40 years? C’mon Mike, gimmee a plug.
by Radatz on Dec 23, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions
Radatz.. first of all, awesome name. We loved the Monster up here in Bosstown.
Radatz.. first of all, awesome name. We loved the Monster up here in Bosstown.Go rent a very influential movie among the blog demographic called "American History X." That’s where "curb-stomp" re-entered the sports blogger patois.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 23, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions
Glad you remember the real monster, mon ami. I live here too btw. But I still used the word yesterday and I never saw AHX. I used to read S. Clay Wilson. BTW I’ll see the movie. Merry Christmas!
by Radatz on Dec 23, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions
The Giants, Eagles and Cowboys are laughing all the way to the play-offs at the skins expense.
by cgcptom on Dec 23, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions
Don’t watch it at Christmas… it’s not really a feel-good movie. I’m actually a Duxbury girl, but I taught in Boston long enough to speak for them.
The Monstah ruled on WEEI… you got the sense that he was one of those old guys who could still kick someone’s ass if the need arose.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 23, 2009 10:35 PM EST reply actions
Monster Radatz was the TSN Fireman of the Year a couple of times, so we’re not technically off-topic.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 23, 2009 11:07 PM EST reply actions
Neato torpedo
by mgillis on Dec 24, 2009 7:53 AM EST reply actions
FYI – sports broadscasts shown overseas (using US Network feeds) are shown without the commercials (the exception is the AFN broadcasts) – so when you expect to see a commerical, you ususally get to hear the broadcasters vioce their opinions – their mics are not off during the breaks. I remember hearing Al Michaels calling a game and at the break (a change of possession), asking John Madden "What the F&*( were they thinking running that play". Madden and Summerall usually were professional, while many of the Play by play guys were jerks…jocks usually were the "pros" in the booth
by fmfnavydoc on Dec 24, 2009 8:49 AM EST reply actions
Slow news day? How on earth is this worth a story?
Jeez, get a life Sporting News.
by ruffster22 on Dec 24, 2009 8:57 AM EST reply actions
Slow news day? How on earth is this worth a story?
Jeez, get a life Sporting News.
by ruffster22 on Dec 24, 2009 8:58 AM EST reply actions
This really doesn’t surprise me. Snyder throws money around but he doesn’t have football knowledgeable people making the right decisions. I would love to have Jon Gruden as the Steelers head coach !!
by kohphares on Dec 24, 2009 9:14 AM EST reply actions
kophares, have you seen grudens track record? are you aware that every qb that’s played under him can’t stand him? do you know he can’t evaluate talent to save his life and hasn’t had a decent draft pick in like forever? jon gruden built a raiders team that was good but couldn’t coach them to the next level, then inherited dungys’ team and won the superbowl against a team he built. only to dismantle dungys’ team afterward and hasn’t done squat since
by nfc beast on Dec 24, 2009 9:20 AM EST reply actions
I though the headline was Gruden rips Skins while on a MILF.
by Lurch61 on Dec 24, 2009 9:24 AM EST reply actions
How dare you disrupt our Monster Dick Radatz conversation?
by L'etat, c'est moi on Dec 24, 2009 10:18 AM EST reply actions
No surprise that Dan Snyder has zero respect around the league. The guy thinks he knows football because he plays fantasy football with real money.
by STP43FAN on Dec 24, 2009 10:29 AM EST reply actions
Thought that Dan Snyder was a good owner, willing to spend his money to improve his team…but needed some guidance….However I heard a story about Dan asking about another football coach with Jim Zorn in the same room….basically humilating Jim Zorn…..it was no class…..
by StupidBob on Dec 24, 2009 11:44 AM EST reply actions
Telling truth to power is never easy..
by leeh2003 on Dec 24, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions
Who knew that Gruden could be negative in the MNF booth? Normally he’s vomitting up rainbows.
by ChiAdam on Dec 24, 2009 12:56 PM EST reply actions
Gossip anyone?
by snowhill on Dec 24, 2009 3:01 PM EST reply actions
i hate it when gruden begins a sentence with the words "this guy".
by scurds on Dec 24, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions
Just to let you folks know … "LIVE TV" here in the US is of course controlled in a "broadcast truck" …. some engineer turns on/off the audio when the game goes to a commercial … I lived in Brazil for some 5 years, and would go to a TV station in Rio de Janeiro to get NFL games on their international "feeds" … not available to the general public … the microphones are indeed ON in the booth … even if here in the U"S we ae seeing just a commercial … so the person in Australia who heard Gruden’s comments is indeed correct … that part of the "broadcast" is not monitored/scrutinized/edited etc!
by rneedham on Jan 4, 2010 11:01 PM EST reply actions
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