What is next for BB?

[cshea]

I love shenanigans, but that crew just isn't that funny. That said, I actually think some lightheartedness + Bill dropping knowledge every 7 minutes or so looks like a recipe for excellent tv so I support the McAfee pairing at least a bit.

Yeah, this is fair. I think if they ditched the Kiper guy and the Boston guy and just had Pat, Bill, Hawk and Darius Butler (I think that's who it was) it would've been better. And whatever the magic thing was. Bill does have good chemistry with McAfee and while I'm not the biggest McAfee fan I think he can draw the best out Bill in terms of serious football talk and the humor/shenanigans.

It's definitely an image thing on Bill's side, get him in a less than serious role where he can data dump his massive football knowledge, work in funny and interesting stories from his extensive vault, and essentially show the world he's not a grumpy curmudgeon.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Yeah, this is fair. I think if they ditched the Kiper guy and the Boston guy and just had Pat, Bill, Hawk and Darius Butler (I think that's who it was) it would've been better. And whatever the magic thing was. Bill does have good chemistry with McAfee and while I'm not the biggest McAfee fan I think he can draw the best out Bill in terms of serious football talk and the humor/shenanigans.

It's definitely an image thing on Bill's side, get him in a less than serious role where he can data dump his massive football knowledge, work in funny and interesting stories from his extensive vault, and essentially show the world he's not a grumpy curmudgeon.

The real issue honestly is... that's what the McAfee show is right? I mean it's a show in which a bunch of idiots shout and make dumb jokes that has a target audience of dumb guys. Oh you might get the occasional interesting football bit (mostly special teams) or guest, but the core of the show is basically a 3 hour long sports radio meets WWE promo.
Bill is a weird fit for the show, but also perhaps the thought is... audiences might not be interested in 4 hours of Bill talking about football.... the sickos will be, but not a big enough group. But the sickos might sit through the garbage, and the garbage keeps the dumb guy audience.

 

[ZMart100]

I don't like McAfee. I'll be happy watching the clips with BB this season rather than sitting through the show.

 

[Mike Thomas 802]

Imagine Mad Mel replaced by Julian Edelman, that would be something. I think BB and JE would be really, really great in a setting like last night.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Imagine Mad Mel replaced by Julian Edelman, that would be something. I think BB and JE would be really, really great in a setting like last night.

Replace Mad Mel with Edelman or really anyone who's not awful, get rid of the stupid Boston fan in a mullet with anyone who's not awful and just forget the dumbass in the cowboy hat exists and cut all those segments, it'd be perfect!

Unfortunately people who love PMS think those guys are great. I made it through the 3rd pick and had such a headache from it, I went back to ESPN.

Edit: I don't watch the show, but is Pat McAfee anything but a starfucker and suck up? For how cool and edgy he wants to come off, does he actually challenge or push his guests or make them uncomfortable? If he does, great, but he seems like such a safe guy who just hangs out with his friends.

 

[Van Everyman]

It's the eight man panel that never makes sense to me.

I had less of a problem with it because Pat and Bill took up about 75% of airtime (other than the ads). That was pure Bill porn last night -- in-depth film breakdown, stories about Bergen HS football games, guest after guest sharing their deepest thoughts about how incredible Bill is. I think AJ Hawk said about 100 words total last night.

 

[MikeM]

Can't see Bill signing off on that baffling bad team logic Penix pick yesterday.

Just saying.