Update: Just saw Tiger Woods responded to Chamblee’s comments. Check below.

It’s not easy to steal a conference call with Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo also on the line, but Brandel Chamblee did it.

Chamblee may not be as unpredictable as Miller, but he is every bit as blunt. The fearless Golf Channel analyst didn’t hold back in his assessment of Tiger Woods in advance of the Players Championship, which begins Thursday.

Chamblee called Woods’ situation “sad.” The former No. 1 comes into the Players after a poor showing in the Masters and a missed cut last week in Charlotte.

Now sad is a relative term since Woods did win at Bay Hill in March. However, he still doesn’t look close to resembling his old self.

Chamblee thinks there’s only one solution to the problem: Fire swing coach Sean Foley, and re-hire Butch Harmon.

Chamblee said.

Simply, he needs to fire Sean, call Butch.  I think that would get it done right there.  Fire Sean, call Butch.  And I know he’ll never do that, because he’s letting his ego get in the way of common sense.  He wants to prove to people he’s right.  He would rather prove to people he’s right than be right.

He’s going to ride this thing as long as he can, and it’s just sad to see.  I think Butch ‑‑ golf is all about rhythm.  Any athletic endeavor is about rhythm, and he’s out of rhythm.  I think Butch would make him stand up tall.  He is a tall guy.  He would start to swing like a tall guy.

Earlier, on the subject of being tall, Chamblee said:

Tiger Woods is 6’2″, 6’3″, and by the time he gets over the ball, he’s probably 5’9″, 5’10”, he’s bent over so much.  With his driver, he’s standing about a foot further away from it; when he was playing his best golf, he’s standing about a foot further away from it now, than when he hits his iron shots now.

He’s got just very complicated swing thoughts going on, and he’s been at it for the better part of two years trying to incorporate these, supposedly one of the best athletes, trying to incorporate these swing thoughts over two years.  It’s just sad.

Woods was asked about Chamblee’s comments Tuesday. Hard to think of anything Woods hates more than somebody questioning his swing. Looks like no Christmas card for Brandel from Tiger.

Outwardly, Woods said:

I can understand that everyone has an opinion, and he’s entitled to his. But he’s no longer playing anymore, so, so be it.

Here’s what Woods really wanted to say:

F-you, Brandel.

Naturally, Faldo and Miller also weighed in on Woods. Here is Sir Nick’s assessment:

He won at Bay Hill, and including myself, thought, basically, wow, he’s back.  And all of a sudden, the Masters, he hit nerves a lot.  His nerves just went off the red line and he basically succumbed to the pressure of the Masters and I think that really affected him.  I think that was a shock to him that he went from the top of his game to just like, what the heck is going on, and it really made him very human.  And that was very difficult for him psychologically I think.  The Masters really hurt him, especially after you saw what he did at Bay Hill.

Sir Johnny had this to say:

He’s trying to go with the perfect shot he’s working on, and instead of going with, you know, like Trevino said, if you’re choking, just hit it low and you don’t have time to get off line.

He needs to learn to have these couple, three or four shots that just are infallible so to speak; they are sort of ugly, but that’s what I would work with him a lot on, especially with the driver.