Chris Russo has fired a broadside at CBS senior NFL commentator Tony Romo after he mistakenly called a play in the Chiefs win over the Bills as a ‘Franco Harris’ – which is apparently a huge blunder.
Russo was giving his two cents worth on yesterday’s First Take, calling Romo’s blunder one of the worst he has seen.
“I know he’s making $17 million, and everybody gets a kick out of him, I’ve had enough,” Russo ranted.
“On Sunday, during this game, 56 million people watched it, Tony, our little pal Romo on this particular play early in the game…Tony said, ‘Boy, that’s like the play with Franco Harris.’ The play with Franco Harris is Immaculate Reception, for crying out loud!”
For those of us in the dark about the comment, it refers to the Holy Roller play from 1978 when Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler fumbled the ball, before it was batted over N zone for tight end Dave Casper to fall on the ball and earn a touchdown.
Romo said on air, “that’s the old Franco Harris play, Jim.
“Where you’re going down, it’s fourth down, ‘let’s just bat it to get a first down,’ they don’t allow that.”
Russo continued barking “He needs a history lesson, call me! This is called the Holy Roller!”
“Romo sat there and talked about Franco when that ball is knocked out of bounds by Kincaid! That is AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!”
Mmm, battle lines have been drawn though we doubt Romo will be paying much attention to Mad Dog.
