Ok, there will always be a degree of bias in sports commentating. I’m cool with that, really, and most times I cna overlook it. But for the past, like 6 years, Cris Collinsworth has consistently and thoroughly bashed (subtely and not-so) The Denver Broncos every chance he gets. If they win, it was an accident. If they lose, it was to be expected. The first time they won the Superbowl he passed it off as an anomoly. The second time they went (the next year) he actually said they didn’t have the right to be there and they would lose.
The Broncos didn’t beat the Rams last week because they were the superior team in the game–but because the Rams have always had problems converting 3rd downs. To that, I say “huh”?
So,after putting up with years of brainless bullshit, I have to ask, what the fuck is his problem? Was he playing for the Bengals during the famous “Drive”? Is that why he acts like such apiece of shit?
Hell, why is even a commentator on not one, but two stations? My fucking cat can do a better job at calling the games than that bloody wanker. I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but he is actually worse than John Madden.
I fucking hate that asshole, and I hope that Howie Long drives his fist into that motherfucker’s smarmy, lop-sided face. God, i would pay money to see him knocked on his ass. Maybe next week Elway will do it during the pre-game show on FOX. That would be so sweet and satisfying!
It’s not just Denver. He hates the Steelers as well. I am sure he remembers bad things that happened to him while playing many teams. I’m not sure, but he seems to favor NFC teams.
Har har. Only kidding. And come to think of it, I recall that before the Denver-Atlanta Super Bowl (I’m a lifelong Falcons fan), Collinsworth was the ONLY commentator who picked the Falcons, thereby earning a place on my Gratitude List.
Don’t feel bad, even The Simpsons make fun of the Broncos. Collinsworth is a hack, a perpertual 3rd chair guy destined to sit in the shadows no matter what he says.
Eh, well, about the whole Bengals/Browns thing—I’m not old enough to actually remember the game, and quite frankly, it’s all the same to me. They both suck a lot. But my bad, and thank you for correcting me, I won’t forget again.
I don’t care if The Simpsons makes fun of the Broncos, when they do it, it’s funny. I do have a sense of humor, I have to, I mean, it’s the Broncos.
It’s cause he’s a whore. The moment his football career was over, he sold his name to every product that came along. No idea why he hates the Broncos though :).
It is always printed with initial capitals. “The Drive” is not just any drive, it is a very specific event, like “The Catch” (49ers) and the “Immaculate Reception” (Steelers).
FTR, I was only 5 when it happened.