Heels20X6 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Thumbs up. So true, and this is just from watching the highlights they post on nfl.com 847011[/snapback] Who was the team that called the 2nd Monday Night game during the first week of the season. It was Ron Jaworski and some other guy. Easily the best play-by-play I heard all year. So of course ESPN makes sure we never hear them call a game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawgg Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Vermeil. Who was the team that called the 2nd Monday Night game during the first week of the season. It was Ron Jaworski and some other guy. Easily the best play-by-play I heard all year. So of course ESPN makes sure we never hear them call a game again. 847017[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I just typed in 'insight' on dictionary.com and I'm pretty sure that doesn't apply to Sterling Sharpe. 846908[/snapback] You've obviously never heard him do color commentating before. Surprisingly, he's one of the best guys out there at it. He actually breaks down what happens on the field instead of simply stating the obvious. He's not smooth, but he's quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Who was the team that called the 2nd Monday Night game during the first week of the season. It was Ron Jaworski and some other guy. Easily the best play-by-play I heard all year. So of course ESPN makes sure we never hear them call a game again. 847017[/snapback] Brad Nessler was the play-by-play guy and I think it was Dick Vermeil doing color. Nessler usually does college football and basketball for ESPN/ABC and is one of the better play-by-play men around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Thank you. I thought it was just me. Just horrible. Did they have a microphone for the crowd? Every once and a while a good KC play would happen and you heard a smattering of applause. I thought: maybe they're in Denver? Nope, just amateur hour at NFL Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 People still haven't realize that TV networks don't put the best guys that they have to do game broadcasts? I thought everyone knew that. They do it because they can draw in more people that way, while pissing us off and getting real football fans to talk about now crappy they are. Win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Gay people aren't born that way. There is no evidence to assert this. You have random hypothesii for their belief, but it is contrary to all evidence. How is it a win-win for anybody(networks, advertisers, viewers, etc) when potential viewers actually turn off broadcasts so they don't have to listen to self-important windbags? Seems more like a lose-lose-lose to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFLstyle Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Football is football when it comes down to it, the NFL Network still has a lot of insight and I enjoy watching it, just glad to actually have an NFL Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I thought Collingsworth put himself in check last night when, during a critical part of the game -- 3rd and long for KC with the lead (I think mid-fourth quarter) where he basically said, "This is where Herm Edwards has got to really make a choice. He could go to a screen or draw, but don't look for him to go downfield and do anything dangerous." On the very next play Green went about 18 yards on a crossing pattern, throwing the ball to a wide open receiver who got decent yards after the catch, and the booth was dead silent. But I've recently seen Paul McGuire in hi-def commentating on a college game while sitting next to a roving cameraman on the sidelines. And I realized...okay, I'll take that trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 How is it a win-win for anybody(networks, advertisers, viewers, etc) when potential viewers actually turn off broadcasts so they don't have to listen to self-important windbags? Seems more like a lose-lose-lose to me. 847139[/snapback] I don't know why you quoted a post about gay people, but a lot of the fans who aren't completely interested in football would rather hear goofy announcers and "entertainment" then football. Most of the hardcore fans won't turn it off because they want to see the game. The risk of people actually not tuning in because of idiotic announcers is pretty low I'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 That game broadcast was absolutely terrible!!! 846870[/snapback] That's the NFL Netwrok. By the way nice avatar. USED TO HAVE THAT SAME ONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 I don't know why you quoted a post about gay people, but a lot of the fans who aren't completely interested in football would rather hear goofy announcers and "entertainment" then football. Most of the hardcore fans won't turn it off because they want to see the game. The risk of people actually not tuning in because of idiotic announcers is pretty low I'd think. 847212[/snapback] Doh! Too many windows open at once. I just don't know one single person who would watch a football game just to hear the announcers. Yet I know a lot of people who will turn a game off or watch w/o sound just so they don't have to hear the Theismanns and Collinsworths. It makes me think that the instances of people tuning out because off announcers are far greater than the instances of people tuning in because of announcers. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Brad Nessler was the play-by-play guy and I think it was Dick Vermeil doing color. Nessler usually does college football and basketball for ESPN/ABC and is one of the better play-by-play men around. 847038[/snapback] I think that's about the only opinion any 2 fans can agree on - Vermeil & Jaws were great and ought to be regulars At least the season is here for the gold standard that all sports broadcast teams should aspire to: McDonough/Bilas/Rafftery on college hoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 You've obviously never heard him do color commentating before. Surprisingly, he's one of the best guys out there at it. He actually breaks down what happens on the field instead of simply stating the obvious. He's not smooth, but he's quite good. 847033[/snapback] I heard him do the Bills-Broncos game last year - I don't remember thinking he was terrible or great. All I know is he is neither funny nor insightful in the studio. Collinsworth has always been very fair to the Bills - he did the '95 playoff game in Pittsburgh and couldn't stop praising us for being in the game with all the injuries. On another footnote Vermeil did the Miami game the week prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 All I know is he(Sterling Sharpe) is neither funny nor insightful in the studio. Guess what, Collinsworth isn't funny or insightful in a studio or a booth either. Even worse he seems to have convinced himself that he is. But he said something nice about the Bills so that must mean he's good. Personally I think Sterling Sharpe was very insightful throughout the season last year on NFLN's Playbook show; one of the best I've ever seen at actually sticking to football discussion. As for him not being funny, thank gawd for small miracles. I'm waaayyyy tired of these self-adoring, annoyingly unfunny former ballplayers (i.e. Collinsworth, Merril Hoge, Shannon Sharpe, etc) who feel compelled to clown around in front of a microphone because they think they're hilarious when in fact they're just too stupid to know any better. These asshats are the reason I haven't turned on a televison before 12:59pm on Sunday for over 10 years. If I want untalented comedians with pathetic material, I'll turn on one of the networks during primetime. If I want actual football in my football show, I'll go with Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 great analysts like Solomon Wilcots and Sterling Sharpe???? 846997[/snapback] I'm sure we'd all be fascinated to hear who you consider to be a good analyst, besides yourself of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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