Morning Cup Of Joe
October 21st, 2024
Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.
This really flew under Joe’s radar. Apparently, NFL ratings for Monday Night Football were sinking so badly that the NFL went to Disney to sweet talk them into simulcasting the games on ABC. It seems the Monday Night Football ratings were creeping toward Amazon levels. Could it be that people are tired of all the bulls(p)it the four-letter is pumping out and have just mentally tuned the outfit out? Is it that it’s very easy to watch some 27 hours of football on the weekend before Monday hits and unless it’s a good NFL matchup, folks aren’t inclined to watch? Or maybe, just maybe, folks don’t consider flag-throwing exhibitions to be entertaining? Perhaps all of the above? Very interesting info to Joe. [PFT]
Despite kickers being better than ever, the NFL is not considering narrowing the uprights. [CBS]
To get approved to be an NFL part-owner, Tom Brady had to promise owners he would not unretire. So unless he sells his chunk of the Raiders, Brady has played his last snap for the Bucs. [CBS]
Frying Dr. Pepper. [TikTok]
Jameis Winston lashes out at Browns fans who cheered Deshaun Watson getting injured. [X]
Booger McFarland has a really good analogy about stats. He’s absolutely correct. [Awful Announcing]
NFL suit apparently follows NFL strongman Roger Goodell around with a shovel. Suit claims the NFL has zero intention of having a Super Bowl played on foreign soil. This, just days after Goodell claimed he could easily see a Super Bowl played on foreign soil. [Outkick]
Ian and Noah Eagle (separately), will handle the play-by-play duties of Nexflix’s Christmas Day doubleheader. Greg Olsen will handle one of the game’s commentary. [Awful Announcing]
Hassle on South Florida’s bench during game against Trent Dilfer’s shatty UAB. Where was that passion when you guys played Miami? [X]
Jim Rome launching his own streaming channel which will be available on Twitter, Amazon, DirecTV, Sling and Vizio. [Variety]
Bear freaks out kangaroo and the marsupial bounced out of its pen to roam Volusia County untethered. Video style! [WESH]
Fire station in Germany burns down, in part, because it didn’t have a fire alarm system. [AP]
Squish. [TikTok]
With Illinois wearing jerseys in honor of their game against Michigan 100 years ago, CBS started coverage with a radio reenactment of some of Red Grange's six TDs on that day, and with Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson dressed in 1924 press box fashion: pic.twitter.com/JQFQdlgyWN
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 19, 2024
"Jameis Winston should be the starting quarterback."@PriscoCBS pic.twitter.com/2qqkgN0i5j
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) October 20, 2024
October 21st, 2024 at 6:26 am
We just can’t seem to get away from Jameis.
October 21st, 2024 at 7:07 am
I hope Jameis does what Baker did and makes the Browns keep him as the starter.
October 21st, 2024 at 7:17 am
Good for Jim Rome!
Brady sure does have a lot of rules to follow in becoming part-owner to the Raiders. He was ready to commit and he does well as a sports analyst too.
I believe it about the Monday night ratings. However, tonight will be a great rating night. Go Bucs!
October 21st, 2024 at 7:30 am
James better get a TV gig when he’s done playing
October 21st, 2024 at 7:31 am
*Jameis
October 21st, 2024 at 7:35 am
Oh, JayMiss will get a TV gig.
A lot of people just can’t get enough of watching idiots talk sh!t.
The bar is that low.
October 21st, 2024 at 7:52 am
I love me a good Monday morning squishing! Mahalo Joe’s!
October 21st, 2024 at 8:04 am
“… the NFL is not considering narrowing the uprights.”
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I pulled this gem from the end of that article:
“So far this season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin has been closer to the middle of the uprights than anyone else in the league. He’s made all 11 attempts with an average of just 0.7 yards (or 2 feet, 1 inch) off center.”
October 21st, 2024 at 8:24 am
“Jameis Winston lashes out…”
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Jameis Winston declared that he is a “man of increase.” What does that even mean? LOL
October 21st, 2024 at 8:31 am
I had no idea ratings were that bad. I think the Aikman-Buck tandem is the best they’ve had in years. I can’t get ABC over the air and I don’t have cable so I stream the game via NFL+. It was a mistake to broadcast the games on cable only and clearly they’re paying for it.
My feelings on Jameis as the Bucs starting QB during the lost decade aside, Jameis should absolutely be the starter on the Browns. I think it’s disgraceful that he’s not. Jameis currently gives the Browns the best chance to win football games. It’s as if Browns leadership want to make sure the team continues to struggle to justify the absolute failure of the Watson trade. That’s the only reason why they didn’t bring Joe Flacco back who, by the way, is better than Anthony Richardson as well.
October 21st, 2024 at 9:17 am
Really doubt that, though he has the personality for that.
Jameis is poison to advertisers.
October 21st, 2024 at 9:52 am
@Joe, so Jamies is more poisonous to advertisers than Vick, who was convicted of a crime, or Ray Lewis, who was part of a murder? I have nothing against them; I’m all for second chances. I do not understand why Winston still gets so much flack for allegations from 10 years ago.
October 21st, 2024 at 9:55 am
@Hunter’s Crack Pipe lay of the crack and maybe it will help you understand basic words 😂😂
October 21st, 2024 at 10:01 am
Yeah. This may come as a surprise, but folks tend to value women (allegedly) over dogs. Besides, Vick was wildly popular before his dog hassles. Jameis was never remotely as popular as Vick.
And Vick did his time and sort of rehabbed his image.
Ray Lewis, somehow, overcame that double-murder. It helped that he was one of the best to ever play his position. That tends to squash a poor history. Time heals all wounds so long as you aren’t alleged to have hassles like Jameis had.
October 21st, 2024 at 10:04 am
The lack of viewers can be attributed to where the game is being shown. Look at the numbers: Peacock, Amazon, ESPN+, and any games not available for free on local channels struggle with ratings. In contrast, games broadcast on public channels consistently achieve nearly record-breaking viewership, regardless of the teams playing.
October 21st, 2024 at 10:05 am
Gee, an electric emergency vehicle burns down a fire station. another reason not to buy one.
October 21st, 2024 at 11:02 am
I’m not buying the whole MNF ratings are down narrative. All of the “facts” you can read at espnpressroom indicate ratings were up 30% last year, and various weeks have achieved high viewership milestones, including those NOT simulcast on ABC, that seemingly refute this idea.
I’d have to see some independent research to make a call, but I’m not taking Mike Florio’s opening line at face value without something to back it up, when I can see data from ESPN that seemingly refutes it.
I think owners are just being greedier…. shocking isn’t it?
October 21st, 2024 at 12:31 pm
I cut the cable not too long ago and was planning to go to Hooters for the game. Still might.
October 21st, 2024 at 12:42 pm
This is an example of what Joe learned in high school: You can twist numbers any way you want to prove whatever point you want to make.
LOL “Facts.” You really believe the four-letter’s marketing department would type one word about lower ratings?
Here is a story from an independent site that sort of backs up Florio’s intel.