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Boomer Esiason

Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 9:29 pm
Worked with a controller (accountant) for a fortune 200 company.
If not the most calm and mild mannered men I’ve ever met, he’s close.
Maybe second to my grandfather.

I mentioned Esiason once to him and he responded with this -

“Yeah Dan, every time I see that guy on tv I start cussing under my breath and my my wife asks me what’s wrong” - he says to her “Nothing”

When he was in college here in Cincinnati he delivered beer while in school. One day he delivered to Boomers house. Oh and keep in mind he is a fragile guy. A very thin man couldn’t imagine when he was just a young man. He delivered multiple kegs to Boomers basement - he had a hand to truck and Boomer said “No way kid - carry them in! You’ll dirty the carpet”

So he carried multiple kegs in, down flights of stairs.

Then, Boomer says, “Hey kid, god job! Buy yourself something nice.”
And proceeds to hand him $2!

This story just came to mind because I was searching clips on the internet about the Giants hiring news and found one of Boomer’s clips.

He always seemed like an arrogant classless individual.
This story just wrapped it up for me.

It’s amazing what small actions we all make in life ripple through time to come me back to us.


Thanks Daniel in Kentucky  
jbeintherockies : 1/17/2018 9:34 pm : link
I will pontificate on this for the rest of the evening ...
Anthony Cumia from the ex-Opie and Anthony show  
montanagiant : 1/17/2018 9:34 pm : link
Went to high school with him and said he was somewhat of a big asshole all through school. Use to bully him all the time
I mean, seems like someone is bitter  
DennyInDenville : 1/17/2018 9:34 pm : link
Boomer gave the guy $2 he didn't have to.

Why bring the hand truck inside? That's definitely rude and bad for the carpet. Sucks, but sometimes not every job you get will go well.

Could boomer have given more then $2? Sure maybe, but $2 is better then nothing. Especially an hourly wage delivery job that doesn't rely on tips, pretty sure beer delivery men get benefits and stock options
RE: Anthony Cumia from the ex-Opie and Anthony show  
jnoble : 1/17/2018 9:38 pm : link
In comment 13794688 montanagiant said:
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Went to high school with him and said he was somewhat of a big asshole all through school. Use to bully him all the time

Yeah. Fancy Man Cumia broke his arm trying to punch Bully Boomer. Then he probably went home to cry about it with his puppets while dad threw spaghetti at the wall
Denny  
Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 9:38 pm : link
Point taken

I think it was the way he built his expectations up and then belittled him
A sadist enjoyment of making him feel small
Not so much a bout the transaction
He could have helped the guy carry them in and avoid the tip.  
Ivan15 : 1/17/2018 9:39 pm : link
Or he could have called his teammates to help.
Not that I believe  
ryanmkeane : 1/17/2018 9:42 pm : link
or don't believe this story, but I think Boomer has a reputation as being somewhat of a dick regardless.
Meh, he was in college and it was 30 years ago..  
Sean : 1/17/2018 9:47 pm : link
I’m sure we all have done crappy things in college.
Ryan  
Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 9:47 pm : link
It’s true as far as I know; and I heard it first hand.
This is a guy who used to tell a couple stories every year - I doubt he made it up.
I know that suspicion abounds this of year.
;)
He went To Maryland  
Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 9:48 pm : link
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RE: RE: Anthony Cumia from the ex-Opie and Anthony show  
montanagiant : 1/17/2018 9:59 pm : link
In comment 13794694 jnoble said:
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Went to high school with him and said he was somewhat of a big asshole all through school. Use to bully him all the time


Yeah. Fancy Man Cumia broke his arm trying to punch Bully Boomer. Then he probably went home to cry about it with his puppets while dad threw spaghetti at the wall

LOL..What a shame that show went away
My coworkers wife  
crackerjack465 : 1/17/2018 10:00 pm : link
dated him in college... She actually said he was a pretty nice guy, but eventually it amicably ended between them towards the end of college.
I've told this story before..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 1/17/2018 10:05 pm : link
but I was at the Pro Bowl practices in 2000, and Boomer had just recently become an announcer.

So the players are out there warming up and having a good time joking with one another when Boomer comes out in his suit and grabs a football and makes the "go deep" signal to a few guys.

All of them just started walking the opposite direction disinterested. One guy even gave Boomer the dismissive hand wave.

Boomer just stood there with the ball in his hand without a player 30 yards within him. Finally after about 5 minutes, he walks back to the sideline.

RE: Thanks Daniel in Kentucky  
Bill L : 1/17/2018 10:08 pm : link
In comment 13794687 jbeintherockies said:
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I will pontificate on this for the rest of the evening ...
not sure this is true, since it’s your only post on the thread.
Bill  
Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 10:11 pm : link
No worries

FMIC
Thanks for the story - news to me
Validates my friend’s story to a degree
One time while golfing I was randomly  
Pete in MD : 1/17/2018 10:19 pm : link
put in a foursome with a guy who played with Boomer at Maryland. The nicest thing he could come up with was, "Boomer is an interesting guy. He really has a high opinion of himself." This all came up organically over 18 holes. I left that round with the impression that Boomer is a major asshole.
RE: RE: RE: Anthony Cumia from the ex-Opie and Anthony show  
jnoble : 1/17/2018 10:21 pm : link
In comment 13794720 montanagiant said:
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In comment 13794688 montanagiant said:


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Went to high school with him and said he was somewhat of a big asshole all through school. Use to bully him all the time


Yeah. Fancy Man Cumia broke his arm trying to punch Bully Boomer. Then he probably went home to cry about it with his puppets while dad threw spaghetti at the wall


LOL..What a shame that show went away


I was so depressed when the band broke up one day in July 2014 leaving behind warring factions in its wake
Boomer is insanely jealous of the money the Manning brothers have made  
arniefez : 1/17/2018 10:28 pm : link
Especially Eli. He's literally tortured every time someone brings up Eli's name. He's pretty bitter for a guy who won genetic lotto.
Arniefez  
Daniel in Kentucky : 1/17/2018 10:32 pm : link
True true
RE: He went To Maryland  
paesan98 : 1/17/2018 11:06 pm : link
In comment 13794709 Daniel in Kentucky said:
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I think he meant his friend went to college in Cincinnati and delivered to Boomer's house when Boomer played for the Bengals
RE: RE: RE: RE: Anthony Cumia from the ex-Opie and Anthony show  
montanagiant : 1/18/2018 1:21 am : link
In comment 13794766 jnoble said:
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In comment 13794688 montanagiant said:


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Went to high school with him and said he was somewhat of a big asshole all through school. Use to bully him all the time


Yeah. Fancy Man Cumia broke his arm trying to punch Bully Boomer. Then he probably went home to cry about it with his puppets while dad threw spaghetti at the wall


LOL..What a shame that show went away



I was so depressed when the band broke up one day in July 2014 leaving behind warring factions in its wake

I still listen to Bennington but I can't stomach the Jim and Sam show
RE: Boomer is insanely jealous of the money the Manning brothers have made  
gmenatlarge : 1/18/2018 7:18 am : link
In comment 13794772 arniefez said:
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Especially Eli. He's literally tortured every time someone brings up Eli's name. He's pretty bitter for a guy who won genetic lotto.


Absolutely true! He is a huge douche and he mentions that he "actually played the game" every day on the air. Like we don't know that he played in the NFL, is there any chance that he's on the air if he didn't, I don't think so...
I am very good friends with a guy who  
joeinpa : 1/18/2018 7:59 am : link
Played with Boomer at Cincinnati. By all account he was a pretty good guy, generous and a fierce competitor.
is an asshole  
Sec 103 : 1/18/2018 8:00 am : link
?
RE: I mean, seems like someone is bitter  
Gatorade Dunk : 1/18/2018 8:10 am : link
In comment 13794689 DennyInDenville said:
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$2 is better then nothing. Especially an hourly wage delivery job that doesn't rely on tips, pretty sure beer delivery men get benefits and stock options

Further proof that Denny is a 15 year old kid. Beer delivery men get stock options?
he was a well known self-entitled doosh in Suffolk County.  
Victor in CT : 1/18/2018 8:13 am : link
now he's one of the biggest phonies alive.
He was on an old episode of Family Feud  
Motley Two : 1/18/2018 8:43 am : link
with a bunch of other former QBs from back then.

One of the survey questions was: Name something a bully might do to one of their victims

Then Boomer begins to think out loud,"Hmm, I was the bully! What did I used to do to kids?"
RE: Meh, he was in college and it was 30 years ago..  
Dr. D : 1/18/2018 8:53 am : link
In comment 13794706 Sean said:
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I’m sure we all have done crappy things in college.
Boomer was not in college in Cinn. He was a pro QB for the Bengals making a lot of money, relative to most people. The guy delivering the beer, was in college.



When i was in college  
cjac : 1/18/2018 9:28 am : link
i delivered a pizza to Phil Simms in Franklin Lakes

he tipped my 50 cents.

It really doesnt bother me.
RE: When i was in college  
Victor in CT : 1/18/2018 9:39 am : link
In comment 13794998 cjac said:
[quote] i delivered a pizza to Phil Simms in Franklin Lakes

he tipped my 50 cents.

It really doesnt bother me. [/quote
sorry, did not mean to reply,  
Victor in CT : 1/18/2018 9:40 am : link
clicked the wrong button
ha, i wonder what the carpet looked like after  
gtt350 : 1/18/2018 9:51 am : link
the party
Boomer sure does love  
Metnut : 1/18/2018 10:06 am : link
Boomer.
how about  
spike : 1/18/2018 10:07 am : link
rolling the kegs on the carpet?
IMO, he's not very smart and  
mrvax : 1/18/2018 11:29 am : link
does think he's always right.

Anyone remember Boomer's last MNF broadcast? He was arguing with Al Michaels over the use of time outs late in the game. Boomer was dead wrong, Michaels was right and Boomer was kicked off the show soon after.
Boomer has been in this town for a long time  
Rflairr : 1/18/2018 12:08 pm : link
Arrogant and classless is just not true about him.
Of course he is a huge asshole  
Jay on the Island : 1/18/2018 3:12 pm : link
Why do you think Craig Carton looked up to him so much?
I've heard mixed things about his personality  
Matt M. : 1/18/2018 3:27 pm : link
But, compared to Carton every day, it was hard to call him a dick, given who he was opposite. But, one thing that seems to universally be accepted is that he is very cheap.

My personal take just from watching and listening to him is that he has a real chip on his shoulder. He always seems on edge and with something to prove, especially when Simms is around.
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