Now That's A Hall Of Fame Induction Speech
Let me preface this by saying I can't/couldn't stand Michael Irvin in College, In The Pros, or as an "analyst". He was the one (Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is a joke) who turned the position of Wide Receiver into the most egotistical group of athletes in all of Sports.
Sure part of this loathing was because he was a Cane, a Cowboy, and really really good. But he was everything that Art Monk (2nd greatest receiver ever in my eyes) was not.
That disdain then carried over into his post-NFL life and ESPN. I really can't stand his whole shtick, but this was one hell of an induction speech...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ederi_g8qmU]
Does it bite off of Jimmy V a bit? Sure. But I genuinely believe that Irvin knows he made some mistakes in life, and you can tell he is grateful and honored to have made it to this point.
Sure part of this loathing was because he was a Cane, a Cowboy, and really really good. But he was everything that Art Monk (2nd greatest receiver ever in my eyes) was not.
That disdain then carried over into his post-NFL life and ESPN. I really can't stand his whole shtick, but this was one hell of an induction speech...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ederi_g8qmU]
Does it bite off of Jimmy V a bit? Sure. But I genuinely believe that Irvin knows he made some mistakes in life, and you can tell he is grateful and honored to have made it to this point.
