Michael Irvin sacked!
 

ESPN has announced that Michael Irvin will not be returning to his analyst position at ESPN next season - i.e. he's being let go.

I despised him as a player (obviously I'm not a Cowboys' fan) but thought he brought a player's side of the game to the booth most can't or won't bring in.


Was it a move by ESPN because he was controversial? A ticking time bomb? Or was it to make room for Bill Parcells?


My vote is for Parcells.

Nor am I. But I know a good many Cowboys fans who despised him too. And I'd venture you are right about Bill Parcells.

I thought he was great on the show. I think this is a really bad decision.

I found him annoying. I'm not sad he's getting the boot. Did he get caught with strippers and blow again?

Eh, he was okay. He sometimes took the wrong stand on things, but overall, I could tolerate him. He definately made some bad choices.

I don't have a problem with them getting rid of him. He didn't annoy me, but I didn't always agree with his stance, especially his constant apologizing for T.O. I suppose he felt like if he was critical of certain players, especially the controversial ones, he would loose some credibility or be seen as a hypocrite. I mean, he wasn't exactly a choir boy.

He was pretty obnoxious, I don't think this is a big loss. Curious as to why, though, exactly, because despite my opinions I thought he was pretty popular.