B. Favre flubbs audition

[Lee Borgersen]

Brett Favre reportedly flubbed his audition for Monday Night Football, is out of consideration.

Awful Announcing
Alex Putterman:

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More than three months have passed since Jon Gruden accepted the Oakland Raiders head coaching job, but the network does not appear close to announcing his Monday Night Football successor.

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With Peyton Manning having rejected ESPN’s aggressive (and generous) advances, the network reportedly turned to another former MVP quarterback, Brett Favre, for an audition. That try-out, however, doesn’t seem to have gone so smoothly. Via the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand:

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Favre recently came in for one of the auditions, according to sources. Though it was unclear if Favre would even want the job, sources said he was not great during the tryout and has been told he is no longer under consideration. Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, did not return a call. ESPN declined comment.

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It’s not exactly shocking that Favre submitted an underwhelming audition. He was a great quarterback and is probably a smart enough guy, but he was never quite as polished or well-spoken in front of the camera as Manning was, and he has no significant experience in television. From afar, his personality seems like a better fit for Wrangler commercials than for the broadcast booth.

And so the search continues.

With Manning and Favre out of the picture, ESPN will almost certainly have to settle for a less splashy name to call Monday Night Football alongside Joe Tessitore. In-house candidates Matt Hasselbeck, Randy Moss and Louis Riddick have been floated for a while, as have NFL Network’s Kurt Warner and recently retired offensive lineman Joe Thomas, but the network seems to be casting a wide net. Marchand reports that ESPN has already auditioned Jason Witten and Greg Olson, with plans to bring in studio analysts Rex Ryan and Booger McFarland as well.

In other words, the folks in Bristol seem to have no idea who will call Monday Night Football next season, except that it won’t be Brett Favre or Peyton Manning.

[New York Post]

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[Steve-o]

I like B. Favre interviews and speeches for what they are - good self-aggrandizing humor.  He can pretty much interview himself (asks and answers his own questions) and I take them with a grain of salt.

But who had the idea that his style would translate to TV?  You only got 40 seconds between each play.

If you ax me...  anyone but Moss.

[LPS]

Yup I would enjoy the heck out of spending some time with him.  Maybe shoot some critters on his estate.  Tip a few brews etc.

[Rebel SS]

How about Snoop Dogg? He said he likes football.....

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[savage270]

He nailed the role of playing himself in Something About Mary.  Can't believe he blew the audition for MNF