Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Why He Never Won the Super Bowl

Many times I have complained about Dan Marino and his uninterested attitude towards the TV programs he's a part of. My initial observations came from seeing him on HBO's "Inside the NFL."
He always seems unhappy to be there, he makes fun of the segments, and it seems that when he fucks up something he doesn't let them redo it (it is a taped show after all).
But nothing is worse than what he did Sunday during halftime of the AFC Championship game.
He brought his cell phone on the set (why? I don't know, I doubt they were sitting there the whole afternoon watching the games) and it rang during the segment.
The first time, everyone laughed.
The second time, he picked it up and looked to see who was calling while Shannon Sharpe was talking.
The third time, James Brown demanded Marino give him the phone.
I just get the feeling that no producer has enough balls to say to him "look Dan, you cannot bring your cell phone to the set, and if you do, it has to be on silent."

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