I probably wouldn't like Easterbrook if I met him, but I really enjoy reading his TMQ columns. Reading them is a guilty pleasure, like eating a huge meal.
That LA Times article was pretty strange -- "Bush would be a good environmental President if Democrats would stop criticizing his environmental policies" -- and I also have noted many times, here and elsewhere, how tired I am of Easterbrook's fixation on the byline Hillary Clinton uses on her books. And, while I used to be a huge fan of TMQ, I find it descending into "schtick" in recent years, with the same points pounded over and over and over again. Not that I disagree with his points, all the time -- far from it, like how tired I am of NFL teams blitzing constantly, etc. But TMQ almost seems to be the exact same points from week to week, with just the names and the details changed. It's the sports commentary version of Law & Order. I guess one's appreciation for TMQ reflects how much one likes the formula, to a certain extent.
I lost a lot of respect for Easterbrook when he made some poorly-researched claims about a 'cover-up' by the Canadian government of the torture death of a Somalian by members of the airborne. See Flit for more details. (Scroll down to September 3, or search for Easterbrook.)
I think Sports Guy is the Page2 columnist that I'd say descended into recycled schtick moreso than Easterbrook. Easterbrook's columns have some repetition but it's more of an expected, running items kind of repetition. Notably absent were his gripes about the games chosen by networks... perhaps because he can't criticize those with which the NFL has a partnership? That's a section I look foward to every week, because every week I am forced to watch utterly horrible games because I can't get Sunday Ticket here. This sunday I was treated to Bills-Colts (I hate both teams) as my only choice at 1, then Bears-Broncos (yawn) on Fox at 4, and the Raiders-Chiefs which absolutely shocked me, on CBS at 4. Anyway, I still enjoy TMQ and am glad it found a home. He apparently also gets to be on TV and in other places now too, so he probably is better off than he was at ESPN.
Jaquandor, why didn't you link to the actual TMQ column on nfl.com?
Notably absent were his gripes about the games chosen by networks... perhaps because he can't criticize those with which the NFL has a partnership? That's a section I look foward to every week, because every week I am forced to watch utterly horrible games because I can't get Sunday Ticket here. no jabs at danny snyder/steve spurrier either. (the sunday ticket riff is one of my favorite gags, too)
I hope they didn't spend too much time designing this lame logo: 
It still looks better than this: 
I didn't actually link the NFL.com TMQ article because it wasn't up at the time that I posted. The original announcement I linked was that NFL.com would announce TMQ's arrival at around noon eastern.
Isn't TMQ just a ripoff of Peter King's MMQ? Or is that part of the irony?
