Of Course, They Could Be Wrong

Just so I’m not accused of Monday morning quarterbacking later on, let me say right now that putting Dennis Miller on “Monday Night Football” is a really bad idea.

If I understood the rationale correctly, “MNF” was losing audience share to stuff like wrestling, and ABC thought Miller could bring in that Gen-X crowd. I have nothing against Miller, even though his particular brand of cynical humor is now irrelevant since he started doing commercials.

I suppose the good news is that the collective wisdom at ABC figured out that Rush Limbaugh would cause all generations of football viewers to tune out.

JOHN VASI

Santa Barbara

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Larry Stewart states that Dennis Miller said he won’t be expressing political views on “MNF,” a reference to “controversial” talk-show host Rush Limbaugh who was also considered for the job.

Has Larry ever seen Miller’s routine? If not, he is far from alone. If he has, isn’t Miller every bit as “controversial,” other than that he attracts a fraction of the audience that Rush does?

PETER S. GRIFFITH

Arcadia

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Last year we had two “Monday Night” announcers who agreed so much it was kissy-kissy. Now we will have three personalities that will clash and that should make watching these boring games a little more interesting.

Dennis will be hated and loved. Let’s face it, those who do not like Dennis are jealous because they are not as intelligent as he and most of his humor goes right over their heads.

DOUG VONBERG

Costa Mesa

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I just hope Dennis Miller continues to laugh at his own jokes, so the rest of us will know they’re funny.

WILLIAM D. WOLFF

Los Angeles

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If Dennis Miller doesn’t work out, perhaps ABC can hire Howard Stern to critique the cheerleaders.

RICHARD BAKER

Beverly Hills

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What a joke, comedian Dennis Miller as one of the two new ABC “Monday Night Football” commentators. The only Miller I want on Monday night while watching football comes in a can.

RON COOPER

La Crescenta

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