sports.aol.com - 12/3/2007
—
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden was displeased by a report Sunday from ESPN's Chris Mortensen saying that Bucs quarterback Jeff Garcia sustained a hairline fracture in his back. How displeased was Gruden? So displeased that the St. Petersburg Times reports he said this: "There's a lot of reports out there," Gruden said. "I just wish some of these reports were verified. (Mortensen) ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
Jon Gruden Goes Off On ESPN's Chris Mortensen
AwfulAnnouncing —
... out there," Gruden said. "I just wish some of these reports were verified. (Mortensen) doesn't have a (expletive) idea what he's talking about. I can't understand why he would say that unless he got the X-rays himself."Burn. I know Mortensen is just doing his job, and a million fantasy owners wait on his every word, but sooner or later he's going to "work" himself out of a job. Gruden, Garcia rip report, reassert that injury is minor (St Pete Times) Jon Gruden: ESPN's Chris Mortensen 'Doesn't Have a [Bleep] Idea What He's Talking About' (Fanhouse)
Herbstreit Refuses To Report Anymore Throws ESPN Executive Under The Bus
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
AT LEAST HERBSTREIT DIDN'T LET LES MESS BOTHER HIM: By now we all know about Kirk Herbstreit incorrectly reporting that Les Miles was going to take the Michigan job - and Miles publicly flogging him about the misguided reportage last Saturday. Missing on a story happens to the best of them , but apparently Herbstreit is now hanging up his reporter's hat, but not before throwing ESPN executives under the bus. CONSTRUDA has this from Herbstreit while guesting on WDFN-AM this week in Detroit: " I would much rather talk about what teams are doing on the field. One thing I can assure you, you will never see me gathering news and reporting information ever again . " " ...
Related Content
Tony Romo High School Jersey Selling Well
sportsbybrooks.com 12/3/2007 — LIKE NFL GEAR, ROMO HIGH SCHOOL JERSEY BIG SELLER: Already the owner of the best selling jersey in the NFL , Tony Romo now has a new merchandise market to conquer - high school : WTMJ in Milwaukee reports that requests have been pouring in to buy ...
Bucs: Gruden, Garcia rip report, reassert that injury is minor
sptimes.com 12/3/2007 — News | Bucs Gruden, Garcia rip report, reassert that injury is minor By STEPHEN F. HOLDER, Times Staff Writer Published December 3, 2007 NEW ORLEANS - Quarterback Jeff Garcia and coach Jon Gruden vehemently denied an ESPN report Sunday that suggested ...
You Made the Right Choice, Coach
mvn.com 12/3/2007 — Head Coach Jon Gruden made one of the best decisions of his career when he decided to start Luke McCown at QB over Bruce Gradkowski.
Jon Gruden Goes Off On ESPN's Chris Mortensen
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 12/4/2007 — I'm obviously not in an NFL Clubhouse, but I'm guessing this is the way a lot of coaches feel about Chris Mortensen these days. Mort broke the news on Sunday that Bucs' QB Jeff Garcia had a hairline fracture in his back. This did not sit well with ...
QB Garcia doesn't start for Bucs (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 12/2/2007
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers deactivated starting quarterback Jeff Garcia for Sunday's NFC South matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Garcia was listed as questionable throughout the week with a bruised lower back. Former Louisiana Tech quarterback Luke ...