The Current Most Desired Free Agent Analyst Is....Wait, Rodney Harrison?
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
All of us watched NBC's coverage of the Super Bowl, and I think most (if not all) of us can agree that Rodney Harrsion's performance as an analyst was less than stellar. Sure there was a great segment on the "David Tyree Catch" involving him, but for the most part he didn't really blow me away with his "analysis".
Well today comes the news, that not only Harrison is being considered by multiple networks, and could even replace the rumored to be fired Jerome Bettis at NBC. Via the Boston Herald....
Harrison represents a trickier case. He has not played a full season since 2004. He turns 37 in December and appears to be paying the inevitable price that comes with his take-no-prisoners style of play.Before we get into this, it needs to be noted that this rumor is coming from John Tomase. He who claimed the Pats were involved in walkthrough tapings of the Rams. So I would tread lightly when taking it as fact. However, this wouldn't necessarily be a bad move for NBC.
Because he’s feisty, fearless and opinionated, Harrison has drawn interest from the broadcast networks and could easily land a studio role. Anyone who saw him on the NFL Network during Super Bowl week knows he’s a natural in front of the camera. But Harrison has not yet publicly shut the door on another comeback, and for the time being he appears to be limiting his options to the Patriots, though the Atlanta resident’s hometown Falcons always could be in play.
Yes, I've said that NBC need not hire anyone to replace Bettis. But, that was before we learned that Cris Collinsworth was heading to the booth to replace Madden. With just Costas, Tiki, Olbermann and Patrick (and the random appearances from Peter King), the set would seem rather empty. Harrison might be worth a tryout.
D-Day Looms For Rodney Harrison, Jason Taylor (Boston Herald)
8 Comments:
He sucks. It really is that simple.
Emmitt Smith is available, why doesn't NBC give him a shot?
I could not disagree more with AA aobut Rodney Harrison. I thought he was petty good on NBC's Super Bowl pre-game show, and would be a great addition to NBC or any networkt that wants to hire him for their football coverage. Hei smuch better than TIk Barber and Jerome Bettis that's for sure.
Sorry, network and he is much better.
Harrison can do a comparable segment to Tom Jackson's "Jacked Up," only he can pick the dirtiest hits and call it "Dirty Hits With Rodney." He is, of course, the mater of cheap shots.
It's a sad story when our society gives jobs to people like Rodney Harrison. Dirtiest player of all time, completely arrogant and full of himself, caught with HGH (hello!?!? did everyone forget this?!?!) which means he's a damn cheater.
Michael Irvin...Deion Sanders...why are these brainless morons allowed to work???
I like reading older posts to do Monday Morning quarterbacking. We can all agree, whether you agree with him or disagree, that Rodney Harrison was a tremendous upgrade over Jerome Bettis and Tiki Barber. He is a keeper and is better than most studio analysts in that he is candid, and informative.
I don't think Harrison would a bad job, in fact, I just think it is a matter of time before he gets quite good at it.
They should give him a chance.