Aaron Rodgers hates on Skip Bayless

Aaron Rodgers took to his weekly radio show on 540 ESPN Milwaukee to talk about the media member that makes his, and just about everyone else's blood boil.

Skip Bayless.

Rodgers had this to say:

“I just think it just goes to the point that you can’t take a whole lot of what those people say too personally because they’re shock experts on ESPN and NFL Network. A lot of them are just going for the shock value of what they’re saying, as is typified by that guy on ESPN, I don’t want to even say his name. He works for “First Take.”

“All he does is say things that are so ridiculous just for the shock value. So everybody who was saying stuff about our team this offseason about not getting together for workouts, there hasn’t been a lot of talk about that. The different people who said stuff about whatever player they are talking about over the years, I think sometimes people forget about the human element to our story.” “We take stuff personally at times. We get upset if somebody says something real negative about us, but more than that, our families do, our friends do, and they feel like they need to tell you. So, I think that stuff just reminds you that you can’t take yourself too seriously, and you can’t take the pundits too seriously.”

Movers and shakers: Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock calling NFL Network games

NFL Network has begun its string of Thursday night games, and will showcase Tim Tebow and the Broncos battling Mark Sanchez and the Jets tonight. Yuck. What an ugly QB matchup. 

Anyway, the network has decided to change up its broadcast booth, bailing on the Bob Papa, Matt Millen and Joe Theismann experiment. 

Instead, Brad Nessler will be calling the game with the network's own Mike Mayock doing the color commentary. 

Nessler is more famously known for doing college football on ESPN and Mayock as a draft analyst. 

I'm interested to see what the duo will bring to the table. Mayock also is a TV Analyst for NBC on their Notre Dame football broadcasts. I've checked out those games a few times. 

Gotta admit, pleasantly surprised with Mayock in the booth. 

John Fox: Tebow would be "screwed" running a regular offense

As Tim Tebow gets ready to take the field against the New York Jets tonight, in the back of his mind has to be the comments made by his head coach, John Fox, earlier this week. 

Though Tebow has led the abysmal Broncos to three wins thus far in 2011, Fox's lack of faith in his signal caller is becoming more and more evident by the day. 

Fox had this to say about Tebow on Tuesday (via Yahoo! Sports): 

"Do whatever the hell it takes," he laughed. "I mean, what the hell? You don't get points for style in this league. Let me tell you something: My man is really good in this offense. You know what I mean?

"If we were trying to run a regular offense, he'd be screwed."

I don't disagree with Fox's comments whatsoever. Tebow would, in fact, be screwed if he were running a true NFL offense designed for accurate quarterbacks to spread the ball around the entire field. 

What I have a problem with is Fox publicly criticizing his own starting quarterback, knowing that anything that is said about Tebow instantly becomes news. 

How can Fox possibly act as if he feels Tebow is the right guy now? Even if he doesn't, it's all but in his job description as a head coach to fake it. 

Come on, Fox. Think about it. 

Chris Bosh gets ripped again... and again

Shaquille O'Neal used his new book as a platform to take part in America's favorite hobby: ripping Heat forward Chris Bosh.

Shaq's comments, in a nutshell, echoed many of the same things that have been said about Bosh since his decision to join the Miami Heat.

According to Shaq, Bosh is not an elite player, cares more about numbers than winning and has more undeserved stardom than just about anyone.

Right. Bosh cares only about his numbers, which is why he teamed up with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, knowing his numbers would plummet (which they did), for the simple reason that winning a championship would be a near guarantee.

Remember, Shaq is the same guy who called Bosh the "Rupaul of big men."

Come on, man.

Bosh shook it off. And somehow, someway, he'll likely be criticized for doing so.

Weighing in on the week that was the Penn State Scandal

Photo courtesy: LA Times

On my radio show Saturday morning, my producer/co-host Joe and I had our first chance to talk about the Penn State child sex abuse scandal on the air.

Plenty is discussed in this opening segment, which can be found below, but above all, I found it astounding that Joe Paterno became so big, that the entire culture surrounding the program became centered around him. It's a toxic culture. And it led to plenty of children's lives being harmed. 

Listen to some of my Penn State thoughts HERE. 

Paterno's front-lawn press conference

Photo courtesy: Cherokee Tribune

Due to the fact that Penn State cancelled Joe Paterno's weekly press conference on Tuesday, the media is yet to formally hear from the PSU legendary head coach.

However, when hundreds of fans gathered outside of his house on Tuesday night, Paterno briefly stepped outside of his front door and addressed the herd of fans and media that had been otherwise limited to images of him peeking out of his window.

Take a look at what Paterno, in the wake of perhaps the biggest story and most disgusting scandal in sports history to recent memory, had to say:

It's so hard to be mad at the guy, because of his demeanor, but the scope of this entire thing is just too great for me to go to a place of compassion for the winningest head coach in Division I college football history.

The facts remain that Paterno had knowledge of his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky molesting, raping and abusing children from 1998 onward, and as recent as last week, Sandusky was on the Penn State campus.

Paterno was an enabler. He enabled a sick man to harm and potentially ruin the lives of a great number of young boys.

And perhaps as disappointing as his lack of action on the matter is the reaction from the Penn State fans camped outside of his residence.

Did you ever think that a man who turned a blind eye to a child sex offender would walk out of his house to hundreds of screaming fans cheering, chanting his name, calling for him to remain their football coach despite reports that he will be forced to step down?

I'm a huge football fan myself. But this is not a football issue. This is a morality issue.

Last I checked, the academic standards at Penn State weren't exactly the lowest, but this particular group of college students is down-right stupid.

Should they be blamed? Paterno has been the coach of their university more than twice as long as many of them have been alive. Many are likely born to parents who went to Penn State when Paterno was coaching. Hell, their grandparents may have even been fresh out of high school when Paterno took over.

Regardless, it displays a complete lack of perspective. Shame on them.

And somehow, someway, Paterno can make reference to the Nebraska game on Saturday. As if a football game even matters right now. Unbelievable.

More Penn State reaction from LaVar Arrington

LaVar Arrington was a two-time All-American linebacker at Penn State University, and has spent the majority of his time on air this week reacting to the Jerry Sandusky scandal, both as a guest and as a host. 

Photo courtesy: Sports Illustrated

Arrington now hosts a radio show in Washington D.C., where he played out the majority of his NFL career with the Washington Redskins. 

He is extremely passionate about the subject and reacted to the scandal on his radio show, "The LaVar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes" on 106.7 The Fan in D.C. 

CLICK HERE to listen to LaVar's response on the situation.