By: Dennis Waszak
bostonherald.com
NEW YORK — Bart Scott is still yapping, saying whatever's on his mind.
Whether you like it or not.
Scott was one of the NFL's biggest trash-talking playmakers during an 11-year NFL career as a hard-hitting linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets. His teammates loved him, opposing offensive players couldn't stand him — but everyone heard what he had to say.
These days, it's still much of the same. Scott has made a seamless transition from the football field to the TV studio as an analyst on CBS Sports Network's "That Other Pregame Show" every Sunday during the NFL season.
"I love informing people and try to give it to them without being too technical," Scott said. "I love breaking down film and being able to explain why someone is playing at a high level or isn't playing at a high level. You might not believe me, but I can take the film, and here's the evidence.
"It's almost like being a teacher because you're making the viewer a smarter football fan."
Scott's new TV teammates include Adam Schein, Brandon Tierney and former NFL executive Amy Trask, and they tackle issues around the league, whether it's discussing how teams or players are performing or weighing in on the Miami Dolphins' locker room controversy.
"I thought it was a great opportunity for me to grow as an analyst and to bring something different that I didn't think they had, which was a young, African-American defensive player," Scott said. "They have a lot of great talent but it's mostly coaches, quarterbacks and offensive players, so I thought I could offer something a little different."
And, as you might expect, Scott pulls no punches.
"I'm honest and you might not agree with what I say, and if you prove me wrong, I'm man enough to say that I'm wrong," he said. "I can come here and I can do it my way. I always have. If I talk about something, understand that I kind of know what I'm talking about because I've seen it, not because I listened to what somebody else said about it."
That approach has made Scott a welcome part of the show that launched this season as an alternative to other networks' pregame programs.
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