I won't even bother listening. Seriously, like what else is he going to say to a Seahawks-centric audience? He'll just be blowing smoke and hot air like he always does.

Damnit, I wanted to hate on Irvin but that was pretty classy and well put, I think he's a little crazy, but I respect his loyalty and competitiveness. I also respect his honesty, on some level it was a relief to hear a tv personality admit that a producer wanted things a specific way, he had to "bury" a team, he chose poorly.

Speak for yourself. I love Jerry Rice. Favorite player of all time.

The only way I would care about that interview is if the first question they ask him is: "So Mike, what drugs were you on when you said that the Seahawks would lose the rest of their games?"

I listened to the interview. He made some good points about leadership. He ate his crow. I don't like watching or listening to him as an analyst but I understand some of the things he was trying to say in this interview. He admits to being a Cowboys homer and considers himself a fan. That is the problem with the NFLN guys. They are ex-players who are fans of a particular team so they sometimes cannot be rational.

Prime is just as much a hater on teams he has not played on or doesn't think highly of. The worse is Sterling Sharpe going on and on about his Green Bay Packers. We get it, you played for the team. Why tie other game tape to your favorite team. It is silly and unprofessional. Though, if I were a Packers fan, I would be sucking it up like crazy.

Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Michael Irvin explains why he believes the Seahawks are set up to succeed for a long time. He also tells us why he has been blown away by rookie quarterback Russell Wilson and discusses why he thinks the Seahawks can do some damage in the playoffs.

Ha. Here's the description of the segment:



I'm only 5:00 in, but it sounds like his reason for changing his mind entirely over the course of a week is that he actually watched one of their games. Also, apparently his producer told him he had to take a crap all over one team, either San Diego or Seattle. He went with Seattle because he "knows Norv".

I've never cared much about Irvin one way or another, but this interview is making it really explicit that he has no credibility as an analyst. It's kind of surreal listening to Calabro asking his opinion on the Seahawks as if he's shown any kind of actual knowledge of the team.

Unless you can't stand Hass. I'm guilty of that

We also hate Jerry Rice.

This pretty much says what many of us thought. The NFLN and ESPN channels aren't about sports it's about manipulating viewers. So the truth is an incidental thing if it happens to be there OK, if not they don't care.

Unless you can't stand Hass. I'm guilty of that