Boomer's postgame comments

[#56300ex]

Anyone catch that little back- handed comment that Boomer Esiason made about Salomon Wilcots interviewing a losing head coach (Lovie Smith) and actually getting a "good" interview without acting like a "poor sport" ? It was really obvious who he was referring to.

 

[unoriginal]

Dennis Green?

 

[PonyExpress]

I know everyone is hating on Wilcots, but I don't think he's a bad guy. It's very hard to hold on to his gig at CBS, and he could be replaced at any time, and its incumbent on him to get a good interview to keep his job. He's not a HOFer or a recognized personality like air-head Dan Marino. He actually has to do a good job. And I think BB was tough on him that night, and Boomer is just backing Wilcots up. Of course, I don't blame BB in the least. He was absolutely devastated, barely holding it together, the emotion of the disaster raw, the wound bleeding. I don't think people realize what an emotional guy BB is, and how broken he was by that performance. When you're leader and you always have to remain taciturn in front of the men, and the public, keeping your cool in a hurricane... afterwards I think BB was so emotionally drained, he was afraid of breaking down on camera, embarrassing himself and his legacy by crying publicly. Just my take. IMO the interview BB gave was the only one that had any real content. The other loser coaches were just blowing smoke and massaging the press keeping their network job applications in good standing once they get fired. As far as sportsmanship goes... Sportsmanship is leaving everything you have out on the field, and BB does that every game.

 

[#56300ex]

I'm not hating on Wilcots. I'm hating on the rest of the media who, for some reason, feel the need to pick apart everything about BB from his interviews to the way he dresses.

 

[upstater1]

I'm hating on Wilcots. He was still after Belichick just the other day. If he's a professional, he doesn't critique Belihcick, and especially in the unfair way that he did. He kept stating that Belichick was mumbling incoherently.

He wasn't. If Wilcots had simply said BB was surprisingly curt, I would have been OK with it. But why say he was inaudible when he wasn't? I clearly heard him speak.

The other thing is that WIlcots sent BB an impossible and baited question: "Talk about how tired the Patriots were because of the flu and the cross-continental travel from San Francisco?" Well, maybe that's an easy set-up for Belichick, but on the other hand it's also baiting. What is BB supposed to say, other than what he did say, that the Colts outplayed the Patriots and deserved to win?

 

[dolphinx]

quoting my favorite kinks song "Paranoia the destroyer" brady threw a bad pick just let it end!!!

 

[DarrylS]

BB never has been, and never will be a darling of the media.. Simon Wilcotts, Boomer Esaison or anyone who expects this does not know Bill well and have not done their homework. He was in a very nasty mood after the Indy loss, he probably knew the probs with the officiating.. however chose not to dwell on it on national TV.

Outside of our fandom, BB is hard to like and oft criticized, in our world though he is the greatest.

 

[Bella*chick]

Oh, Lovie Smith is a gracious loser, big effin' deal. He also lost to his good buddy Tony Dungy whom he had been having a lovefest with all week. I don't think he was even that devastated, personally.

 

[vyrago]

But why say he was inaudible when he wasn't? I clearly heard him speak.

And in that same followup piece he said he still doesn't know what Belichick said (apparently it was taped at least twice--even more reason for Belichick's mood. He was curt, but not rude) doesn't Wilcots have access to replay. How is it we all heard what he said and wilcots didn't?

This is very common press behavior. When someone is on top, they get in line to kiss butt, but when he slips a bit they substitute the shoe for the lips.