# Boomer Esiason

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 15, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714 "2020-06-15T18:56:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/1 "2020-06-15T18:56:54Z")

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Do you like the former NFL quarterback and current radio broadcaster/CBS Sports commentator? Some people don’t like him because of his anti-Colin Kaepernick rants due to the national anthem kneeling issue.

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**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/2 "2020-06-15T19:03:20Z")

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I’ve never found anything particularly appealing about the man as either a QB or a commentator. If he disappeared, it wouldn’t bother me in the least.

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**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/3 "2020-06-15T19:18:30Z")

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A bunch of years ago, when I was working an event he was participating in, I dealt with him for a bit. Incredibly nice guy. Calm, not in the least arrogant. Seemed really forthright in a stereotypically Midwest way. Decent tipper, too. Could be I just met him on a good day.

Huge in person. I think he’s about 6’5" or so. I shuddered when I first saw him, realizing how much bigger and stronger the guys had to be, who rag-dolled him routinely when he was QB for the Bengals.

As an announcer, ehhh. He’s OK. I’m not turning the channel when I hear him. No Tony Romo though.

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**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/4 "2020-06-15T20:21:30Z")

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He’s pretty much 90% of all football broadcasters: rambling, pulls his punches on criticism of players, restates the obvious. I’ve noticed radio announcers, whether local ones or national ones like Kevin Harlan, are much better than the TV ones.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/5 "2020-06-15T20:43:41Z")

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He’s not offensive but he’s pretty dull.

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boomer-esiason/855714/6 "2020-09-11T19:16:22Z")

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I give him a pass because of his kid and 9/11.