[donkey687]

Outdated cable model being hit hard by cord cutters. The lost cable subscribers aren't coming back so belt tightening was necessary.  ESPN did seem to have an excessive amount of writers in duplicative areas. Bloated organizations can survive in periods of growth but when you are losing millions of subscribers per month, bloat can't last. Miller may be more insightful and experienced than Lombardi or Bonugura, but he was also likely more expensive.  With Bonogura and Lombardi, they still have good coverage.  Lombardi has been criticized on this board, but I think we recognize that he is growing as a writer and becoming more insightful so hopefully we will enjoy his future work and not be burdened by our past biases against him. It is still free content for us after all.

[donkey687]

Outdated cable model being hit hard by cord cutters. The lost cable subscribers aren't coming back so belt tightening was necessary.  ESPN did seem to have an excessive amount of writers in duplicative areas. Bloated organizations can survive in periods of growth but when you are losing millions of subscribers per month, bloat can't last. Miller may be more insightful and experienced than Lombardi or Bonugura, but he was also likely more expensive.  With Bonogura and Lombardi, they still have good coverage.  Lombardi has been criticized on this board, but I think we recognize that he is growing as a writer and becoming more insightful so hopefully we will enjoy his future work and not be burdened by our past biases against him. It is still free content for us after all.