Pierce retires from NFL, joins ESPN as analyst

[Chrispy]

Former New York Giants and Washington Redskins linebacker Antonio Pierce is joining ESPN as an NFL analyst after announcing his retirement from football.

Pierce, who was released by the Giants in February, will appear on “NFL Live” Thursday (ESPN, 4 p.m. ET) to discuss his retirement from the NFL and his new role with ESPN.

Pierce, who officially will start in his new role with ESPN this month, will appear on “NFL Live,” “SportsCenter,” “ESPNNews” and 1050 ESPNNewYork. He also will provide weekly analysis for ESPNNewYork.com.

http://bandwagonerbuzz.com/2010/07/08/pierce-retires-from-nfl-joins-espn-as-analyst/

 

[EmpireWF]

He was a great leader on the field.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Great...another terrible football analyst.

 

[Champ]

He is football smart negro

 

[jags224]

Another Emmitt smith

 

[steeljake]

i think you mean emmit smifff... i hope this one can speak properly

 

[NAHSTE]

Wow, so another former player who will provide zero insight in terribly worded ways.

Can't wait.

 

[hoodyallen]

I hope he gets 5 or 6 concussions from banging his head on the desk every time Trent Dilfer screams into the camera.

 

[JBregz]

I hope he gets 5 or 6 concussions from banging his head on the desk every time Trent Dilfer screams into the camera.

Lmao so true.

 

[FedEx227]

Wow, so another former player who will provide zero insight in terribly worded ways.

Can't wait.

ESPN loves those. Instead of having guys that maybe never played the game actually give some thoughtful insights, they take near brain dead ex-NFL players that recycle the same shitty cliches.

ESPN's NFL coverage is AWFUL.

 

[NAHSTE]

ESPN loves those. Instead of having guys that maybe never played the game actually give some thoughtful insights, they take near brain dead ex-NFL players that recycle the same shitty cliches.

ESPN's NFL coverage is AWFUL.

It really is, I can't even think of any NFL analysts that I do like. I'd rather watch all three installments of the Twilight Saga than have to sit through a 30-minute segment of NFL Live.

Wingo is a cheesedick host...

Schlereth is always jumping on a soap-box about players in his day not doing this, or not doing that, and why today's players are soft....

Dilfer and Hasselbeck spout the same cliches non-stop, and never just say "NFL". Instead they say "NATIONAL.FOOTBALL.LEAGUE". The two of them suffer from over-annunciation disease (they must have studied under Colin Cowherd for this one, as they both employ his patented "talk slowly and emphatically, take 5 minutes to make a 30 second point, and you will sound smarter, trust me" tactic)

Marcellus Wiley deserves his own thread....

And guys like Shaun King, James Hasty, Darren Woodsen, etc. are interchangeable.


ESPN's analysts overall are pretty annoying these days, especially now that Reynolds/Gammons are at MLB network, but the pro football crew is by far the most unbearable.

 

[Point Blank]

lolGiants

 

[Diivox]

the point of people like Pierce providing commentary is for the name not the insight. people talked about Emmitt Smith, they knew who he was, and he probably had a ton of fans tuning in just because he is Emmitt Smith. that's why these guys get canned a few years later (sup tiki). ESPN uses them up them cuts them loose. aint hard to figure out

 

[StealthShot]

Pierce is the next LT going down for rape in the next 7 years.

CALLING IT!

 

[steeljake]

the point of people like Pierce providing commentary is for the name not the insight. people talked about Emmitt Smith, they knew who he was, and he probably had a ton of fans tuning in just because he is Emmitt Smith. that's why these guys get canned a few years later (sup tiki). ESPN uses them up them cuts them loose. aint hard to figure out

no dude, emmit got shit canned cuz he couldnt speak properly and always looked like a three year old kid trying to hold his pee when he was on camera.

 

[Fox1994]

no dude, emmit got shit canned cuz he couldnt speak properly and always looked like a three year old kid trying to hold his pee when he was on camera.

ROFLMAO.

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ESPN coverage in general is pretty shitty, it's just that there's no real alternative. Where else can you go for sports coverage? Fox Sports Network?

I don't watch MLB Network all that often, but I guess they're good. Iunno. They have Bob Costas. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is really up to y'all.

I watch NFL Network, but mostly for the Top 10s. All of their non-former-player analysts seem cocky, condescending, and pretentious. And the majority of their former-player analysts have the same problem as the ESPN analysts. They just have a better set and nicer suits. Idk, somehow it's just not as painful to watch. Maybe they have better topics.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I watch NFL Network, but mostly for the Top 10s. All of their non-former-player analysts seem cocky, condescending, and pretentious. And the majority of their former-player analysts have the same problem as the ESPN analysts. They just have a better set and nicer suits. Idk, somehow it's just not as painful to watch. Maybe they have better topics.

NFL's coverage is better IMO.

They have their rough edges too, some guys aren't bad, I don't mind Warren Sapp, have always liked Rich, even like Mike Mayock come draft time.

Not to say they don't have the idiots too, Deion Sanders is a joke for the most part, Jamie Dukes has the most retarded view points on 90% of topics discussed, and Rod Woodson can be counted on for making ridiculous predictions for the upcoming season. I think last year he had Indianapolis as 3rd in the division.