ESPN admits it will “talk to” Peyton Manning about Monday Night Football

[Denver Native (Carol)]

Jon Gruden’s decision to return to the Raiders has created a vacancy at the top job for ESPN: Monday Night Football lead game analyst. And ESPN has acknowledged that it will throw a harpoon in the direction of sports broadcasting’s white whale.

“We like Peyton Manning,” ESPN executive Stephanie Druley tells Richard Deitsch of SI.com. “And we would be foolish not to talk him.”

Talking to him and hiring him are two very different propositions. The first question is whether Manning wants to do it. The biggest question is how much he’d want for it.

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[MOtorboat]

Why wouldn't they? He's still the most marketable personality in the game and he's been retired for two seasons.

[dogfish]

that would be gloriously awesome. . .

[Buff]

He's kind of an overly critical jerk when it comes to evaluating the play of others, so that would be fantastic... The opposite of Gruden.

[Hawgdriver]

He's kind of an overly critical jerk when it comes to evaluating the play of others, so that would be fantastic... The opposite of Gruden.

I can get behind Manning's brand of sarcasm. Sharp but not scorned, scrappy.

[LawDog]

I can get behind Manning's brand of sarcasm. Sharp but not scorned, scrappy.

And he wouldn't turn into a Tom Shady knob gobbler like Tony Romo did last weekend.

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

He's kind of an overly critical jerk when it comes to evaluating the play of others, so that would be fantastic... The opposite of Gruden.

You’ve had some gold lately :lol:

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

I can get behind Manning's brand of sarcasm. Sharp but not scorned, scrappy.

Sharp but not scorned, I like it.

[Krugan]

I hope he tells ESPN to pound sand.

Emotional Stuff Personal Network, sports is an after thought...

[aberdien]

"Emotional Stuff Personal Network" really rolls off the tongue.

[Poet]

I would love to see PFM break down this mother ******* shit and tell us shit mother ******ing **** yes.

[OrangeHoof]

I'd rather see Peyton take over as president of the ESPN Networks instead of that POS clown they want from CNN.

[Denver Native (Carol)]

I'd rather see Peyton take over as president of the ESPN Networks instead of that POS clown they want from CNN.

Not sure anyone from ESPN will even be involved in that decision.

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[tripp]

I think Peyton ends up with a job on a football team, college or NFL. He's way too smart to be up in a booth.

[Dapper Dan]

I'd rather see Peyton take over as president of the ESPN Networks instead of that POS clown they want from CNN.

I agree. He’s the reason for “The Apprentice”. What a piece of shit.

[BroncoWave]

I think Peyton ends up with a job on a football team, college or NFL. He's way too smart to be up in a booth.

Agreed. I would LOVE to see him take Gruden's spot because I think he'd be great at it, but it would probably be putting his talents to waste. I see him following more of the Elway model and running a team one day.