Will Joe Buck and Troy Aikman calling ESPN's Monday Night Football hurt the Manningcast?

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Even with a lackluster Monday Night Football booth, Peyton and Eli Manning's alternative telecast only drew 6.1% of the show's viewers. But what happens when MNF has an A-list of booth of Buck and Aikman next season? "With Buck and Aikman now taking over, how will the in-house competition play out?" asks ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio. "And it surely will be competitive. How can it not be? They’ll say all the right things. But Buck and Aikman will pay attention to the numbers, as will Peyton and Eli. There’s also a chance that Peyton isn’t thrilled with ESPN’s successful swing for the fences. He may have agreed to do the Manningcast with the express or implied understanding that ESPN wouldn’t hire an A-list booth. Now that ESPN has gone all in to snatch the top team from Fox, it becomes harder for the Mannings to generate good numbers." ALSO: ESPN is expected to pay $30 million to $33 million per year combined for Buck and Aikman's salaries.