Chris Berman too. He’s a caricature of himself now.

Just an fyi. That’s Tom Jackson’s 1978 Topps rookie card.

Used to love Jackson. But noticed about five years ago he was stating his opinion as fact. He has a credibility problem, this incident just amplifies it.

The fact that Bart Scott called him out after the game shows that Jackson had at least SOME influence in the outcome of this game.

Not a sports reporters job.

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You’re missing the point; Tom Jackson said he made the pick in the hopes that it would make the Jets angry and possibly play better.

Now, Tom Jackson may have an inflated sense of self-importance where the Jets are concerned, but the fact remains that a person whose job is to remain neutral (pick who he thinks will win, because that’s who he honestly BELIEVES will win) instead tried to actually influence the outcome of a game.

This makes him no better than Sal Alosi.

jackson’s explanation is him reacting to being publicly attacked.

NON STORY

I’m a diehard Packers fan, and I’m sure there are analysts out there that will pick the Bears. They’re giving an opinion based on the factors that they find important in a football game. I can’t imagine being upset with one of them for “disrespecting” my team, or one of the Packers players going crazy in an interview about how Mike Ditka “disrespected” them by picking the Bears.

First of all, Jackson was lying and has already admitted it. So all of your indignation after the fact is based upon a false premise.

Secondly, here we have you sadly returning to a topic that you have already spent way too much time on. That is the influence game announcers and analysts have upon the action on the field.

It started when you got hysterical about Brian Billick announcing games coached by his brother-in-law, and continues here.

Players and coaches think of these people as little more than clowns and fools, outsiders to be dealt with contemptuously.

Especially a senile old coot like Tom Jackson. He may only be 59, but his football scrambled brain is at least 75.

Bart Scott took a shot at him because that’s what Bart Scott does. It had nothing to do with his play on the field. Nothing an idiot talking head says on pre-game will ever, ever, influence what happens on the field.

Please get that through your conspiracy-theory addled head.

I don’t see why he said anything. Almost everyone picked the Pats. Jets fans and Jet players can’t possibly be mad for everyone picking a team that beat them so badly the last time they played.

When my (yes my, I own them) San Francisco Giants beat Philadelphia in the NLCS last year, a lot of Giant fans came out of the wood work saying “see! we told you!” but in reality, the smart money was betting against the Giants. I’m thrilled we won, but it isn’t as if I was so diluted to think “oh yeah, we got this” until the very last out.

espn hates the raiders

NEWSFLASH: Tom Jackson is a TV personality, not a journalist. There are differences.

Whether he was lying, telling the truth or joking, if you think it actually influenced the outcome of the game, you should step away from your computer and get some fresh air.

Only thing he needed to say was “Hey they proved me wrong. Hats off to them.” If more elaboration was called for, he could key in on 1-2 things the Jets accomplished that he didn’t think would get done. Makes him a good analyst.