Wes Welker would have been proud of the internet for how it roasted Rex Ryan on Monday night.
Ryan made his national TV analyst debut alongside Beth Mowins for the second half of a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader on ESPN.
The broadcast was especially important, as Mowins became the first woman to do play-by-play for an NFL game in 30 years, although it ultimately was sideline reporter Sergio Dipp who stole the show for all the wrong (or right?) reasons.
But Ryan didn’t get off scot-free. We should mention it’s probably very difficult to do what the former Jets and Bills head coach attempted to do Monday night. TV commentating is hard, especially when you’re doing it for the first time (no matter how easy Tony Romo made it look Sunday).
And the internet was ready and willing to pick apart Ryan’s performance, which was uneven at best.
I hope some NFL team hires Rex Ryan….so I never have to listen to him on TV again. Now, let's get a goddamned snack.
— SnoMan (@SNo_Man2168) September 12, 2017
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Rex Ryan lives in a permanent state of Have Had Five Beers. I respect it very much.
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/chuckafoxmd/status/907430730132869126
https://twitter.com/DCDribble/status/907436796165988354
And, of course, there were foot jokes. Plenty of foot jokes. And if you need a quick refresher on why there were foot jokes, well, just click this and get caught up.
"Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet." -Rex Ryan's brain pic.twitter.com/yYS5HHQvAA
— Dreadlef Schrempf (@TheLesterLee) September 12, 2017
Incredible chemistry in the ESPN booth tonight pic.twitter.com/yOHVSA8fe8
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) September 12, 2017
Like we said, somewhere Welker is nodding in approval.
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