dorquemada Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Was it just me being nervous/crabby, or did it seem like through most of the first 3 quarters that between every play, or at least many of them, that the broadcast veered into a prepared piece about some human interest aspect of the game? There were some compelling stories in last night's game off the field, but all the same, save that for the pre-game or maybe halftime. It really cut into the game, and took the focus off the action, and there was virtually no discussion of the plays preceding the bits. Is this how SNF always is? I don't watch it much, and at this point, wont watch it again unless the Bills are on 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Was it just me being nervous/crabby, or did it seem like through most of the first 3 quarters that between every play, or at least many of them, that the broadcast veered into a prepared piece about some human interest aspect of the game? There were some compelling stories in last night's game off the field, but all the same, save that for the pre-game or maybe halftime. It really cut into the game, and took the focus off the action, and there was virtually no discussion of the plays preceding the bits. Is this how SNF always is? I don't watch it much, and at this point, wont watch it again unless the Bills are on yeah, unfortunately SNF and MNF have turned into this. They talk over plays, don't discuss plays or the game, etc. The stories can be very interesting, and I agree, save it for halftime, pregame, postgame, a different show, etc. It does neither the game or the stories justice to be talking over the game with these stories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 It's for the ladies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 College broadcasts are full of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: College broadcasts are full of this We watch a lot of college football (Mrs Dorquemada is from Alabama and we met in Tuscaloosa) and don't think it's as bad as last night, but maybe I'll pay a little closer attention through the bowl games. It could be simply that I really can't stand Chris Collinsworth, there, i said it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I truly wish there was an option to just listen to the stadium sounds, just hearing the crowd and officials would be fine by me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Was it just me being nervous/crabby, or did it seem like through most of the first 3 quarters that between every play, or at least many of them, that the broadcast veered into a prepared piece about some human interest aspect of the game? There were some compelling stories in last night's game off the field, but all the same, save that for the pre-game or maybe halftime. It really cut into the game, and took the focus off the action, and there was virtually no discussion of the plays preceding the bits. Is this how SNF always is? I don't watch it much, and at this point, wont watch it again unless the Bills are on In Chris Collinsworth's defense...what else is he qualified to talk about? Football? 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 minute ago, 4_kidd_4 said: I truly wish there was an option to just listen to the stadium sounds, just hearing the crowd and officials would be fine by me. Yeah, they actually did a game like that back in the 80s where the announcers didn't say anything except down and distance. It was a little weird! But back then I could put Van Miller on the radio and turn the volume on the TV off. Maybe as we move towards games being streamed we can get multiple choices for audio feed. I'd like the Buffalo radio broadcast over anything on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, dorquemada said: We watch a lot of college football (Mrs Dorquemada is from Alabama and we met in Tuscaloosa) and don't think it's as bad as last night, but maybe I'll pay a little closer attention through the bowl games. It could be simply that I really can't stand Chris Collinsworth, there, i said it Bowl games will be worse. Welcome to prime time football. You get a few extra camera angles and a lot of stories for fans that aren’t diehards of either team. It’s how they introduce guys in a national stage instead of a regional broadcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 The baby photos of the Edmunds boys with their dad, William and Mary College clips of Tomlin and McDermott with shots of their college coach at the game is all good. His McNasty nickname was new to me. With everyone complaining about Collinsworth's commentary, you seem to be wishing there was more of it. It was nice seeing my team get the star treatment for the first time in decades. If things as well as I think they will we are all going to need to get used to it. This will all become more routine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 46 minutes ago, dorquemada said: Was it just me being nervous/crabby, or did it seem like through most of the first 3 quarters that between every play, or at least many of them, that the broadcast veered into a prepared piece about some human interest aspect of the game? There were some compelling stories in last night's game off the field, but all the same, save that for the pre-game or maybe halftime. It really cut into the game, and took the focus off the action, and there was virtually no discussion of the plays preceding the bits. Is this how SNF always is? I don't watch it much, and at this point, wont watch it again unless the Bills are on It's another of the reasons that the NFL has become soooo hard to watch (at least for me). When I'm trying to see the field so I know what offensive personnel has come out for a key down, how the defense has deployed, etc. instead I am stuck with a close up of some guys facemask for 30 seconds while somebody else yammers on about what that guy likes on his hot dogs. I don't give a **** whether he likes mustard and onions; I agreed to forego doing something fun and sit on my kiester in this chair for three hours to watch football, not to stare at some guys' nose hairs while a couple goobers discuss the relative merits of condiments. You can't do or say a single thing more interesting than what's happening on the field (you know, the reason I even turned on the TV in the first place?) so quit blocking the view of the field with celebrity close-ups, somebody's Tweet, a promo for your mindless vapid TV show or whatever other People magazine nonsense that I can find on 100 other channels. <end curmudgeonly rant> 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 This is what sports broadcasting has turned into in America. Part commentary, a lot of useless non insightful color commentary and a whole lot of "aww shucks" feel good reality TV style irrelevance. I didn't mind the McD/Tomlin bit or the Edmunds family story bit (both were cool) but the fixation on the Rooneys and their legacy etc was too much. Dan Rooney has been dead 2 years so I'm not sure why they had to keep bringing him up last night. As a friend pointed out to me last night, the sanctimonious portrayal of the Rooneys as the perfect NFL family and the Steelers as a team that highly values moral character doesn't jive with the whole turning a blind eye to Roethlisberger's off field sexual transgressions ten years ago. But I guess that's all forgotten now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 You mean the "human interest" of Collingsworth swooning, as in "I'm so proud of James Washington." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorquemada Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: You mean the "human interest" of Collingsworth swooning, as in "I'm so proud of James Washington." get a room, you two 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 We’ve been yelling at the TV about this for years! The broadcasts are spent staring at the coach who’s typically doing nothing more than staring blankly at the field! Or trying to see a guy on the sideline who’s completely surrounded by other players! Or waiting for the sideline camera to autofocus while it’s struggling to see through the thermal waves coming off the space heater! The coverage is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 It's the worst. It's like the Olympics. There is no on-field analysis beyond, "That guy is the best." It's amazing Romo is the only good analyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Simon said: It's another of the reasons that the NFL has become soooo hard to watch (at least for me). When I'm trying to see the field so I know what offensive personnel has come out for a key down, how the defense has deployed, etc. instead I am stuck with a close up of some guys facemask for 30 seconds while somebody else yammers on about what that guy likes on his hot dogs. I don't give a **** whether he likes mustard and onions; I agreed to forego doing something fun and sit on my kiester in this chair for three hours to watch football, not to stare at some guys' nose hairs while a couple goobers discuss the relative merits of condiments. You can't do or say a single thing more interesting than what's happening on the field (you know, the reason I even turned on the TV in the first place?) so quit blocking the view of the field with celebrity close-ups, somebody's Tweet, a promo for your mindless vapid TV show or whatever other People magazine nonsense that I can find on 100 other channels. <end curmudgeonly rant> I have said it before.,. i grew up listening to Van.. Curt Gowdy.. and of course one of the best .. "Starr , Dowler .. Touchdown" Ray Scott.. Those were the days.. no :"hip hop" pregame show BS.. just a few features on the games.. then the Freakin Game.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That's why I'd much rather watch the game in stadium. At least I know what is happening. Last night, they talked about a flag being thrown. Where was the flag? In the offensive backfield or defensive backfield? Just give us a clue instead of a close-up of some obscure player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 The human interest stories, plus the paid advertising of the military makes broadcasts really hard to watch. The truly awful is when they combine the two. I guess anything else would be unamerican. Guts, god, glory, commercials, hyper-individuality, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, JESSEFEFFER said: The baby photos of the Edmunds boys with their dad, William and Mary College clips of Tomlin and McDermott with shots of their college coach at the game is all good. His McNasty nickname was new to me. With everyone complaining about Collinsworth's commentary, you seem to be wishing there was more of it. It was nice seeing my team get the star treatment for the first time in decades. If things as well as I think they will we are all going to need to get used to it. This will all become more routine. Same on McNasty. Been thinking about finally dropping Coy from my Forum name and adding Nasty. Real McNasty Edit: Screw it, it's a done deal Edited December 16, 2019 by Real McCoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Turtle Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Human interest stories have been a part of prime time football since the beginning of prime time football. Howard Cosell's job wasn't breaking down blitz packages. Hard core football fans are a given. Hell, we'll watch the Bengals play the Giants on a Monday night. Networks try to create narratives to expand the audience to casual viewers. In the early 70s half the audience watched MNF to see if Dandy Don would finally be liquored up enough to punch Howard in the mouth. And the audience ate it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Perry Turtle said: Hard core football fans are a given. Hell, we'll watch the Bengals play the Giants on a Monday night. I agree that certainly used to be the case, but I have to wonder if it still is. I probably won't watch 10 seconds of MNF tonight because it's become about everything but the game being played on the field. Between the constant commercial breaks, the never-ending officiating conferences, the issues mentioned previously in this thread, etc the NFL game has become boring melodrama. I know I'm a weirdo but I can't be the only football fan who has been mentally checking out over the last few years. I just wonder how many of us there really are. And I love the Don and Howard example, but neither one of those guys would ever get anywhere near an NFL booth today, They just weren't dull enough..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist_to_open Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Livinginthepast said: This is what sports broadcasting has turned into in America. Part commentary, a lot of useless non insightful color commentary and a whole lot of "aww shucks" feel good reality TV style irrelevance. I didn't mind the McD/Tomlin bit or the Edmunds family story bit (both were cool) but the fixation on the Rooneys and their legacy etc was too much. Dan Rooney has been dead 2 years so I'm not sure why they had to keep bringing him up last night. As a friend pointed out to me last night, the sanctimonious portrayal of the Rooneys as the perfect NFL family and the Steelers as a team that highly values moral character doesn't jive with the whole turning a blind eye to Roethlisberger's off field sexual transgressions ten years ago. But I guess that's all forgotten now. I agree, plus It went on too long during the game and bleed over a Bills possession, which I found incredibly annoying, seeing how it was/is such an old story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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