Tony Dungy’s Dull Vibes
Tony Dungy seems like a great guy. He’s a big figure in football history. First black coach to win a super bowl. Creator of the Tampa 2 defense, which won a different super bowl and has been used in various forms since. He’s calm and humane in his personality, like a loving dad. He genuinely seems like a quality person overall. He’s like a soothing reassuring dad of the league. If Tony Dungy sat by my bedside, tucked me in, and told me that I’m worth something, I might cry. Probably because he looks like a goblin with those ears but also because he just has that air of positive reinforcement and love about him.
This personality doesn’t translate to being a good talking head and I have no idea what bum stuck him in the NBC halftime booth with Rodney Harrison.
Every time Tony talks during the halftime segments I find myself counting sheep in an effort to focus and stay awake. Dungy should not be on TV. I don’t doubt his football credentials. I doubt his ability to inject literally any inflection or change in style into his voice. Tony Dungy does not have broadcast charisma. Tony Dungy reminds me of Bob Ross or Mister Rodgers. I don’t want Mr. Rodgers or Bob Ross in the booth. I want sass. I want energy. I want smarts delivered in understandable language. I want literally any sort of voice inflection. I don’t want Tony to stare at me as if he’s looking into my soul. Not judging my soul, but he’s for sure looking at it.
Give Tony a show on NFL network where he goes around telling players who had notable fuckups that it’s okay, that their lives are meaningful and they matter. Take him off the halftime show. His talents are not suited to that. Halftime shows should be reserved for people like Boomer screaming highlights at me or the FOX crew constantly mocking each other, not gentle football goblin daddy.
EDIT: This was supposed to go up Wednesday lmao, do not expect a new comic tomorrow, I scheduled it wrong
I keep misreading that second panel as “the sounds of whales fucking.” That is all.
I agree with almost everything said here, except to add that his successor (Jim Caldwell) seems even worse, but with none of the “positive vibes” energy, or the “good at coaching” pedigree considering what happened when he became the full-time replacement everywhere he’s gone. [I also kinda like the Dungy/Harrison combo on the pregame show, but it falls much flatter at halftime]
Wait, did you mean Mr. Rogers, the also-on-PBS-like-Bob-Ross children’s television figurehead, or Mr. Rodgers, the up-and-coming-Jeopardy!-host who delivered his lines a little quietly?
Dave when’s the playlist going to be public??
Every time Tony Dungy is mentioned, it warrants a reminder that he said that Michael Sam would be too much of a locker room distraction. He perverts sports with his personal religious beliefs.
Came here to say this. He’s helped anti-gay-marriage lobbies raise money too.
This doesn’t diminish his substantial contributions and accomplishments in football. But if we’re raising him up as a family man, nice guy, etc. let’s pump the brakes.
(that said, a lot of football folks are problematic off the field, so grain of salt, relatively)
If I’m not remembering wrong, Dungy was the last player to score while starting for both the offense and defense, he got a pick six as a safety and a touch down pass as QB?
Watt got a touchdown on offense, but wasn’t starting in the position.
Dungy’s the main reason I don’t bother with NBC’s pregame or halftime show anymore. He’s too dull and doesn’t add enough quality analysis to make up for it. Cool guy, but I agree that he shouldn’t be on TV.
“Arin, how’s Darude Sandstorm go again?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvQgMx1yhU