Ryan Clark gonzo @ ESPN?

[SuperBigFan69]

Not quite what I said. Criticizing is different than acting like you could do better or acting as if you have any clue what he is responsible for or does on a daily basis based on your experience coaching 9th grade B team football. The comment was in reply to someone stating that coaching P4 football in 2026 is the same as coaching P5 football in 1990 whatever it was.

Oh man, you got the word possible "like" on this post.

 

[Big bo fan]

This and I’m sure Schraeger played sports at some level. Just because it wasn’t the NFL doesn’t mean he has no concept of what it’s like to be a player.

Just because you played HS you know and can talk about being an NFl player That’s the most ridiculous take I have ever heard.

 

[Poster FKA schuele]

I don't watch much baseball on ESPN, but I will miss Karl Ravech. He was really good on the College World Series, and was probably their best MLB voice since Dan Shulman left to be full-time with the Blue Jays.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

 

[Kcopsker]

Just because you played HS you know and can talk about being an NFl player That’s the most ridiculous take I have ever heard.

What is so complex about being an NFL player that people who are around players and football all the time can’t understand? So much so that they shouldn’t even talk about it. We’re talking about Peter Schrager who eats breathes and sleeps football. Serious question.

 

[Kakdawg]

ESPN is paying Stephen A. Smith $20 million a year and Pat McAfee $30 million a year with a $30 million raise being negotiated. They might cut guys like this but they are overpaying the high end guys.

ESPN knows who butters their bread and it's definitely those two guys whether you like them or not.



Holla

 

[Kakdawg]

I don't watch ESPN but I'm familiar with Ryan Clark from his Steelers days. He's always been a talk first, think (maybe) second guy. I think he only got into ESPN to begin with because he played next to Troy Palamalu. Troy did it all and made everyone else around him look good. Otherwise, Clark is just a journeyman safety and those guys don't get network analyst jobs.

Clark was already working on his second career while he was still a safety on the Steelers. He participated in an NFL draft and it was widely known this was gonna be his next move.

I just laughed at how playing next to Troy helped get him a job at ESPN. Like him or not he got there in his own merits.


Holla

 

[Kakdawg]

Just because you played HS you know and can talk about being an NFl player That’s the most ridiculous take I have ever heard.

Your wasting your time buddy. Guys are clearly determined to not understand your very valid point. I think sometimes guys take a take like your personal and deep down have inserted themselves into a similar situation.

Not saying this is the case here of course. But fwiw I absolutely agree with you. As much as a fan of a reporter may "know" the game. He can't tell you what is going through a players mind at a certain point in the game. Or what it's like to go through something ON THE FIELD that a player has clearly gone through.

It's levels ...



Holla

 

[SuperBigFan69]

Your wasting your time buddy. Guys are clearly determined to not understand your very valid point. I think sometimes guys take a take like your personal and deep down have inserted themselves into a similar situation.

Not saying this is the case here of course. But fwiw I absolutely agree with you. As much as a fan of a reporter may "know" the game. He can't tell you what is going through a players mind at a certain point in the game. Or what it's like to go through something ON THE FIELD that a player has clearly gone through.

It's levels ...



Holla

While I agree...isn't that true for every single job and every single situation ever?