Skip Bayless doesn’t believe Tom Brady’s prowess on the field has translated to the booth.
During Monday’s installment of “The Skip Bayless Show,” the former “Undisputed” star roasted Brady’s broadcasting chops just nine weeks into the job, comparing the NFL legend to a certain embattled Giants quarterback.
“Good news, Sunday’s Cowboys game is on CBS not on Fox, so we get Tony Romo instead of Tom Brady, finally,” Bayless began, citing Dallas’ Week 10 matchup against Philadelphia.
“As I’ve said, I don’t know, 12 trillion times, Tom Brady was by far the greatest NFL player ever by far, but as a TV analyst, he’s nothing but Daniel Jones.”
Bayless continued his Brady pile-on by honing in on the seven-time Super Bowl champ’s coverage of Detroit’s 24-14 win over Green Bay on Sunday, likening Brady to “Captain Obvious” in his assessment.
“Tom Brady drove me nuts [Sunday] during the Detroit-Green Bay game with his endless, giddy Captain Obvious blabber. He just talks and talks and talks some more about what is just so cliche, obvious, so annoyingly obvious, so Patriot-Brady talking to the media obvious, so eager to be nice-guy Tom obvious,” Bayless said.
“So little insight, so many words, so many on-camera closeups. ‘Hi, I’m Tom Brady’. Yeah, we know, unfortunately, we know, Tom.”
Brady, who signed a monster 10-year, $375 million deal with Fox in 2022 to become their lead NFL analyst, has grown more comfortable following an uneven start in September.
Although there have been some viral moments along the way — a la audible Cowboys frustration and an outfit that was likened to ’90s pajamas — the most controversial commentary of Brady’s career thus far occurred Sunday.
When discussing the ejection of Lions defensive back Brian Branch over a hit on Packers wideout Bo Melton, Brady disagreed with the call on the broadcast.
Given Brady’s new status as a minority NFL owner — his stake in the Raiders was approved earlier this fall — he has to walk a fine line with commentating as he is unable to criticize teams or officials on the air.
Front Office Sports reported Monday that Brady will not be punished over the comments.
Although Bayless may be breathing a sigh of relief with Brady-free Cowboys coverage this week, Fox will be covering Dallas’ Thanksgiving tilt against the Giants later this month, with Jones — whose future with Big Blue is murky at best — likely starting under center in Arlington.
Jones, in year two of a four-year, $160 million extension, has thrown eight touchdowns against five interceptions through nine games for the 2-7 Giants.
