This is a brilliant idea I can’t take credit for — I saw multiple tweets about it and I thought it was perfect.
It’s time for ESPN to back up the Brinks truck and hire both Eli Manning and Peyton Manning to work the Monday Night Football booth.
Seriously! How great is that!?
We all know that the elder Manning brother is incredibly good at breaking down film and explaining it to viewers. Did you see him on the network’s Detail? Imagine him taking all that knowledge and putting it to use between plays, the way Tony Romo does so beautifully in those limited-time moments.
Eli’s probably good at it too. But what he’s mostly in there for is the wisecracking the siblings would do. Both Peyton and Eli have proven they’re hilarious over the years — Peyton’s ESPYs hosting is legendary, both he and Eli were amazing on Saturday Night Live, and Eli’s retiring as the king of NFL pranks.
We’ve seen MNF try to bring the funny into the booth with names like Dennis Miller and Tony Kornheiser, and it’s never quite worked. But what if the booth had two football legends who also happen to be funny? And they’re related! They already have chemistry!!
Make it happen, ESPN. Here are others who agree:
