Well, if we're going that route I'd prefer Kiper. Seriously. Nothing to do with personnel. The franchise desperately needs a likable fan friendly approach, somebody who can step in front of a microphone and connect with the fans, even if it's partially a running joke. I don't know how many times I've complained about Jeff Ireland and his stone faced approach, accompanied by few words. When I was a kid we had the eccentric and bombastic Joe Thomas at general manager, followed by beach boy Bobby Beathard and the charismatic grin. Everybody was memorable. Even Joe Robbie was a howl, ranting against the city commission seemingly a half dozen times per year. You could see the steam.
Lately we've had a series of guys who can't communicate and lack any threat of warmth. How is that going to translate to ticket sales or fan interest or benefit of a doubt?
It shouldn't be impossible to find somebody with bare minimal competence in front of a microphone. Granted, everybody has strengths and weaknesses. But it's not automatically a terrifying experience, as someone else described in a thread today. I've done it countless times, primarily at handicapping seminars and some radio events in Las Vegas. I'm confident in that setting. The aspect I didn't like was the aftermath. If you perform well then people in the audience like to approach when you're finished. All of a sudden there are phone numbers and email addresses, everybody wanting to be your pal and discuss angles they specialize in. No thanks. I like to wander away anonymously and be free to spill things on my shirt, without anyone noticing or caring.
