Something stunning happened on national TV this week.
Viewers of a morning sports show were spared from look-at-me hot takes and overcooked, unrealistic shouting matches and instead saw something increasingly rare in the space — actual authentic analysis.
There was Chase Daniel, Mizzou quarterback legend and recently retired NFL veteran, using his decades of experience and impressive knowledge of the game to illustrate a play from Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s playbook.
The response was fast and full-throated. More of this kind of stuff. Please.
“We don’t want to be ‘First Take,’” Daniel said by phone this week.