I watched the opening Monday Football Games this week and I can’t believe how far MNF has fallen.  I didn’t watch hardly any of the games last year because of the time difference, but due to being sick, I watched them on tape the next morning. 

First of all, Jaworski is a disaster as a live color commentator.  I lost count, but I think he pointed out that Carson Palmer likes to throw to the outside about 4,382 times.  I’m not sure he made another point during the game.  It was absolutely laughable.  I like him in the studio shows when he has had time to prepare.  He is great at pointing out nuances of pass coverage and quarterback decisions, but he could do none of that during a live game. 

Also, I’m not sure Tony Kornheiser made an interesting comment the entire night.  He threw a couple of insults at Jaws, but other than that was totally worthless.  Again, I love him on PTI, but this just isn’t his gig.  How did they not figure that out last year?

On the other hand, I watched the first quarter of the Arizona-SF game and Mike n Mike n Mike were pretty good.  Greenberg and Golic have incredible chemistry and Golic does a great job of making insights on the fly.  Ditka is good for the mix.  I say throw out the A team and bring in the Mikes full time. 

I knew that MNF was at the end when it switched to ESPN, but they seemed determined to kill it off altogether.  For now, it is clear that Sunday night has become the new Monday.  Long live Sunday Night Football.