Post by Dante, The Voc on Mar 24, 2015 14:32:10 GMT -5
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It's pretty cool. He uses a lot of football analogies but I like Jon and his style so this was pretty interesting for me to watch.
With the NFL draft occurring later and later in the calendar, ESPN analyst Jon Gruden has been afforded extra time to use his talent evaluating prowess for ventures off the field. And with "WrestleMania 31," WWE's marquee event going down Sunday, who better than Gruden to analyze the field of wrestlers set to step into the ring for the second annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal? (Seriously, though -- is a form tackle all that different from a spear?)
The always astute ex-coach offered his unique analysis on the wrestling techniques of gifted grapplers such as Ryback and Titus O'Neil, who himself boasts a strong football pedigree as a former national champion. Gruden even went so far as to praise the dexterity of one of his favorite new guys, The Bunny.
So while Gruden may not have the wrestling chops or a devastating pile-driver finisher like, say Jerry "The King" Lawler, the man has a penchant for identifying talent and is always ready to analyze the makeup of "that guy," whether he's a rocket-armed QB or shirt-ripping Hulk Hogan wannabe.
The always astute ex-coach offered his unique analysis on the wrestling techniques of gifted grapplers such as Ryback and Titus O'Neil, who himself boasts a strong football pedigree as a former national champion. Gruden even went so far as to praise the dexterity of one of his favorite new guys, The Bunny.
So while Gruden may not have the wrestling chops or a devastating pile-driver finisher like, say Jerry "The King" Lawler, the man has a penchant for identifying talent and is always ready to analyze the makeup of "that guy," whether he's a rocket-armed QB or shirt-ripping Hulk Hogan wannabe.
It's pretty cool. He uses a lot of football analogies but I like Jon and his style so this was pretty interesting for me to watch.
