FS1: This Debate Segment On ‘Speak For Yourself’ Was Actually Very Good

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On Monday, FS1’s ‘Speak For Yourself’ co-hosts Colin Cowherd and Jason Whitlock invited Cris Carter and Eric Davis to join them in a discussion about Tom Brady’s all-time greatness.

Honestly, it’s the kind of panel that would usually make me wince. Not because any of them are particularly bad at their jobs or uninformed or unintelligent, but merely because their job is often to fabricate disagreement.

The reasons that these shows can be so grating is because they’re entirely too self-aware. They cater to Twitter outrage and aim for viral, quotable and shareable content; and while that approach may be successful, it rarely leaves time for considered, fact-based discussions.

In short,…