>>"he became a caricature of his own persona and lost his edge.<<
Ahh. You honked. But I take comfort in the knowledge that he may endure some rather tense moments now that the NFL is his main source of material. Some of those guys simply aren't smart enough to have a sense of humor when it comes to being ridiculed on national television. When he encounters these guys, out on the town, I wonder if he'll have the same look of terror in his eyes that Bill Maher had when he had the pro wrestlers on his show?