That the Broncos blew a game they should have probably won against Green Bay on MNF last night really didn't surprise or bother me all that much. With all their personnel/personal problems and injuries I think the Broncs are going to have their hands full simply trying to maintain mediocrity this year. Like I said, no big surprises there.
What bugs me more is the pathetic excuse for a football broadcast that ESPN continues to try to foist on the viewing public. It's simply unbearable. Who the hell is Tony Kornhole and why is he on my TV? Ever? And what's with all the "public interest" and "celebrity" interview crapola during the games? I admit that I do sort of like Brett Favre, but do I care enough about his wife to have her share the broadcast booth for nearly the entire second quarter and chat about her cancer survivor book? Or recite poetry about "Brett, the man, the legend," during breaks in the action? Nope, she's more than welcome to go do that on Oprah. And why, exactly, was Vince Vaughan in the booth? I like him too, but why was he even in Denver? Did he not look a bit "baked" on camera? Does ESPN think anyone watching a football game really gives a rat about some smarmy Christmas movie? I don't think it's even a Disney production for crying out loud (I do have to say I thought it was pretty funny when he gave props to the NFL Network during an ESPN broadcast though).
I wish ESPN would get their shit together and realize that they are actually supposed to be broadcasting football games on Monday nights. If I wanted talk I'd tune in to Rome is Burning. Get rid of the clowns in the booth and replace them with a real play-by-play announcer and a qualified analyst (although, in all fairness, Mike Tirica might be okay if he weren't saddled with "Jaws" and the Kornholer). Man, if it weren't for the satellite lag and other artificial "wardrobe malfunction/Don Imus" delays on the tube, I'd just mute the damn thing and tune into the local radio broadcast (maybe I'll just have to develop myself a time shifter that will let me stream a delayed radio feed from my media center PC).
What's really depressing is that the Broncos still have 2 more games scheduled for MNF this year. Watching them blow games they should win is bad enough, but suffering that broadcast crew could make them as unwatchable as the NBA.