It's rare when one broadcaster calls out another broadcaster by name. Well, that's what Boomer Esiason does when he drops Troy Aikman's name on the radio. Boomer tells the WEEI's Dennis and Callahan Show that he "heard a legitimate bias from one Troy Aikman towards the Dallas Cowboys" and calls it rather "stunning."
Aikman's role as analyst on Fox's no. 1 NFL broadcast team has him doing several Cowboys games. Yes, he is a media guy now and can't hold a bias toward any team, but we all know that he loves the silver and blue.
(Hat tip: AA)



















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10-14-2008 @ 5:11PM
caj said...
Boomer would be the same way with the Bengals if they were any good.
I've heard Troy make enough critical remarks about the Cowboys to know that he's not totally biased.
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10-14-2008 @ 7:32PM
Matt Morin said...
Troy and Daryl are both bias for the Cowboys whenever anything questionable occurs to the Cowboys....Troy and Daryl should not announce the NFC EAST period
10-14-2008 @ 5:34PM
D.Pete said...
Perhaps Boomer would be bias towards those sorry Bengals if he could have been more than a mediocre QB.
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10-14-2008 @ 5:37PM
Brad said...
this is ridiculous... when you play in the league for that long and with a team that long you can't let go... I'm a die hard redskins fan and I wouldn't even get a little angry with aikman being a tiny bit biased... the man deserves to love his team and be able to show it and i don't see how anyone can get mad over this when every weekend we've got Micheal Strahan and Terry Bradshaw and every other former hall of famer showing respect to their team.
everybody just needs to leave it alone.. it was one little comment take a freakin chill
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10-14-2008 @ 5:46PM
Danny Zuniga said...
Some one tell boomer that Troy has 3 superbowl rings with cowboys and he can be pro cowboys as much as he wants! Boomer no rings with the bengals,jets or cardinals! Tell him to shut his pie hole!
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10-14-2008 @ 6:17PM
Jeremy W said...
Im a diehard skin fan and Aikman routinely says his favorite player in the league is Clinton Portis. This is bull. Aikman and Moose, even though I hated them as players, are 2 of my favorite announcers.
That said, we still kicked the Cowboys ass a couple weeks back.
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10-14-2008 @ 6:21PM
milton thoroughgood III said...
That's insane....Troy seems to go out of his way to not gush over the Cowboys.
Seriously Boomer, watch Troy's games from last season.
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10-14-2008 @ 6:24PM
giant fan since 57 said...
Of course Troy's heart is with the Cowboys. Even so I find his commentary to be fair and balanced.
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10-14-2008 @ 6:28PM
Kevin M said...
I am a skins fan too but you cant hate too much.. I see that Troy is biased to the boys but so is all of FOX CBS and ESPN... Fr example when we beat them the media was talking about how they killed themselves. Last night the cards played a great game, give them credit they had a great special teams play at the end of the game lets talk about that instead....
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10-14-2008 @ 6:36PM
WILL said...
NORMAN NEEDS TO GO COUNT HIS SUPER BOWL RINGS!! AND SHUT THE HELL UP
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10-14-2008 @ 6:43PM
ken E said...
Kevin M is right. There is way too much bias on Smith's, Irvin's, And Sanders's part. The 3 of them are big mouthed blowhards that couldn't ne neutral if they tried. Aikman does a very good job as Johnston usually does. Bias towards the Cowgirls is also on the field. If you look at all of their games, 3 out of 4 contoversial calls always go in their favor, against any team. I didn't like Aikman calling the Skins' games at first but he surprised me by doing a good job. It is okay to favor your old team some, it is natural, but not to be blatantly biased.
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10-14-2008 @ 7:02PM
the cooker said...
I don't see how anyone can say that after watching last Sunday's game in Arizona. I guess Boomer did not see the hose job the refs gave the Cards with the NFL's blessing.
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10-14-2008 @ 8:40PM
phil dade said...
Boomer has a history of making statements about Hall of Fame commentators(Dierdorf and Aikman), each surpassed his achievements, both on the field and in the booth. Boomer never got the job done with the Bengals of Jets. When you hear "Boomer", you first think of Chris Berman! Think about that one.
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10-14-2008 @ 7:58PM
hollywoodbig said...
I hate the Cowboys and always have but I don't feel that Aikman is that skewed towards the Cowboys, Believe me I would cringe if he did show obvious bias.(and I haven't been cringing)
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10-15-2008 @ 10:02AM
TC said...
Aikman is over the top in being bias for the Cowboys. Just listen and you will hear his tone. This statement from Boomer is on the money.
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10-14-2008 @ 8:36PM
#1SkinsFan said...
Aikman is about as fair as it comes in the booth. And I'm a Redskins fan. Deion and Irvin are the worst. I don't think Aikman calls bad games at all.
He and Joe Buck are the best booth team going right now.
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10-14-2008 @ 8:38PM
Go Cowboys said...
One question where is Boomers SuperBowl Ring? Troy should show him his right across his cry baby lip. Oh I forgot Boomer never got fitted for one. So what Troy will always be pro Dallas so will Daryl Johnson so get over it, change the channel, or turn on the radio. Hell if Cincinatti was worth a crap Boomer would be walking around with his chest stuck out and talking smack but.......
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10-14-2008 @ 9:45PM
Robert said...
Boomer's analysis of Troy is completely and absurdly offbase. If anything, Troy goes too much out of the way not to favor the Cowboys. Boomer couldn't surpass Troy on the field, and he can't touch him off the field either.
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10-14-2008 @ 10:09PM
casey jones said...
You go Boomer! It's about time someone called out this Cowboy Homer. During the Redskins Cowboys game Joe Buck was pointing out how well the Skins were playing and says the Skins are playing quite well, Troy's comment " The Cowboys are playing pretty well too"! Huh? Then last week, When Mcbriar gets his punt blocked to end the game, Troy said he felt really bad for Brian,huh?????
If he want's to be a Cowboy announcer, do local radio, but Fox is just as much at fault for putting him on NFC East games! He's a Jerry Jones suck up!
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10-14-2008 @ 9:56PM
Jackson said...
Matt Morin you must be a Eagles fan and still bitter because, Troy is not bias towards any team. Boomer is a complete idiot and loser.
score Troy 3 Boomer 0
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