No... no he wasn't, but he did above average work and was paying attention to the game he was covering. Half the schmucks they got out there are too busy trying to be funny, flippant or up on the latest celebrity gossip.
There is nothing more boring or more pathetic than a sports guy who isn't funny trying to be.
You got that right. Trying to watch ESPN has become unbearable. How many times can I hear about mobile ESPN, which isn't just sports on your phone, but a WHOLE NEW WAY to watch sports? Most of the reporters are an even greater assault on the senses with their idiotic prattle.