There’s a reason you’re not supposed to ask “How much worse can it get?” in bad scenarios. That reason is Trent Dilfer.
The former NFL quarterback was in the broadcast booth for the second game of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” slate, calling a sloppy game between the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings.
To say the quarterback play between 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater was poor would be an understatement. But Dilfer’s in-game coaching of the two — who obviously can’t hear him and probably would turn him off if they could — was as horrendous as it gets.
He bumbled on about a lot of random things, but everything he said he yelled. So Twitter collectively wondered what the heck was happening — and why — so “Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me?” started trending.
https://twitter.com/MatthewSoffer/status/643623299042422784
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me? #MINvsSF #MNF #espn
— Rocky Festa (@Festa_7) September 15, 2015
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me through the screen
— Nick Jurney (@NVJurney) September 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/WhatAboutTob/status/643638244769329152
https://twitter.com/MrColesEnglish/status/643638103559770112
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling football at me?? #MondayNightFootball
— Race (@theonlyRace) September 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/RobSchroeder12/status/643637874479362048
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me? The bartender should cut him off. #MNF
— Mike W. (@whalebackslim) September 15, 2015
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me about changing the launch points? #MNF #49ers
— Pop Culture Reference Username (@xLargeAdultSonx) September 15, 2015
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me? I'm not the one who made Farris his middle name.
— Chris Murphy (@SeeMurphsTweets) September 15, 2015
Why is Trent Dilfer yelling at me through the TV? Is he trying to match the noise from Berman?
— Tom Fehn (@TFehn21) September 15, 2015
I bet Trent Dilfer also yells his order when he's at a drive-thru
— Nate the Sports Guy (@HumbleSportsGuy) September 15, 2015
Some were entertained.
Trent Dilfer is so bad he's good.
— Justin Faudree (@SmoothsHoops) September 15, 2015
Others offered a not-so-gentle reminder.
Trent Dilfer's career stats in the NFL, just FYI while he offers a quarterback perspective pic.twitter.com/b7nyOqEuQJ
— Nate the Sports Guy (@HumbleSportsGuy) September 15, 2015
It would only be fitting if Ray Lewis showed up to carry Trent Dilfer through the end of this game
— Nate the Sports Guy (@HumbleSportsGuy) September 15, 2015
It would almost be worth dealing with Dilfer for a full game every week if Twitter were this entertaining. Almost.
Thumbnail photo via Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports Images
