Jonathan Coachman thinks Pat McAfee is a unicorn in the world of commentary.
The Coach recently appeared on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, and discussed the state of commentary in WWE today.
He spoke about Pat McAfee, calling the NFL legend a “unicorn” in what he does on the microphone. Jonathan Coachman noted that he says what he wants, without any fear of repercussion. This was a stark difference to Coachman’s time in WWE, and is refreshing to see.
“McAfee is a unicorn, and he says stuff without any fear of repercussion. Michael Cole, the reason you see that reaction from Michael is because if somebody’s gonna get yelled at for something McAfee says, it’s gonna be Michael. So he’s like, oh geez, whether it’s swearing, whether it’s saying something out of bounds, whatever it is. They’re not yelling at McAfee, because they’re like man we love McAfee. We love all the things he does. He does the football, he does the show, he does ESPN. That’s who he is.”
Jonathan Coachman: It’s So Different In WWE
Jonathan Coachman noted how different it is now, compared to his time in the WWE.
“I mean, last week, for God’s sake, he admitted to drinking 30 Guinness beers, and 18 of them were on camera. He took an edible that was 100 milligrams, admitted to it, and everybody laughed. Every video I saw they go he’s a regular dude, and I’m sitting there going when I was at ESPN, I couldn’t even turn left out of the parking lot if I was supposed to go right, I would get yelled at. “
“Man, it’s so different now. Also, these networks have realized that they can pay guys less, not McAfee, he makes a lot, but pay guys less and allow them to do other things. So if a guy wants to make a million dollars, instead of paying them a million dollars, they could pay them $600,000 and they can go get the $400,000 somewhere else. That was not the case when I was there.”
