NFL broadcast thread (née ABC to kill MNF?)

[ice grillin you]

just because someone played football doesn't mean they're not an idiot when it comes to their football opinions

except that kornheiser admits he knows absolutely nothing about football and has shown time and time again that he isnt lying...pti is the perfect forum for him and where he can spout off about anything and everything and even if he sounds likes an idiot or is wrong 99% of the time it doesnt matter because its a 530pm sports talk show...but that kind of crap shouldnt be on monday nite football

[The BIGSTUD]

Right, and neither is the least bit funny or witty, and neither tries to be. All I want is for you to be objective, and know what you are talking about. Also to not say the same stuff over and over again or say obvious things like Maguire, Theismann and Madden do.

[phattymatty]

Theismann is bad, but he's not as bad when he's not with Patrick and Maguire. Kornheiser doesn't add anything to the program. Theismann can at least add some insight when Kornheiser really has nothing to add.

Never in my life have I ever heard Theisman add any insight to anything.  He spouts his opinions with absolutely nothing to back them up.  He has no more insight than any of us here.  And Kornheiser is going to rack him up on shtein like that all year long.  He already started last night and it's going to work.

[phattymatty]

however, i do think theisman will be better without mcguire and teh other dude dumbing him down even more.

[Rome]

Instead of hiring "personalities" to man the broadcast booth, how about they hire qualified, experienced broadcast journalists instead?

Nah.   

- Also -

I still think that Tirico is ill-suited for NFL PBP.  I can't stand listening to his screeching whenever something happens on the field.

[The BIGSTUD]

NBC did a great job with their crew. It's a shame ESPN farged theirs up so badly.

[MDS]

I'm too lazy to link it, but the critics (except for the Wash Post) praised Tony.....

[Wingspan]

i only watched about 15 minutes of the game...i didnt mind the announcers that much. i barely noticed them in fact.

some of you care way too much about talking heads.

[Geowhizzer]

I didn't notice the announcers... then again, having it on mute the whole time may have something to do with that.

[phattymatty]

some of you guys are so anti-establishment.  way to stick it to the man and not pay attention to the announcers.

[rjs246]

This is what I know.
1. I hate John Madden. I can't stand his rambling or his memory lapses and inability to recognize the difference between things that are happening now and things that happened 5 years ago.
2. The commentary last night was so much worse than anything that I have ever heard come out of Madden, or anyone else's mouth, that I was actually wishing for Madden to be there. Theisman is terrible. His voice is awful, his 'insights' are completely biased and frequently proven incorrect mere seconds after he makes them and he still talks about the taterskins all the time. Worse than Theisman was Kornheiser, though. It was like he was a kid trying to get his older brother's attention by tossing out non-sense and interrupting people now and then.

The whole goddamned thing was terrible.

[MDS]

Still an improvement over the old SNF team.

[Geowhizzer]

some of you guys are so anti-establishment.  way to stick it to the man and not pay attention to the announcers.

Mine had more to do with needing to get work done and letting the toddler sleep.

[Wingspan]

some of you guys are so anti-establishment.  way to stick it to the man and not pay attention to the announcers.

not exactly what i mean. i didnt really notice if they were bad or good it was a stinking preseason game for christ sake, what exactly are you supposed to talk about in the 3rd and 4th quarters?. although i am thinking it will be week 8 when either wobble leg or tonk k gets thrown out of the booth and onto the field.

[rjs246]

I only watched the first quarter straight through (the rest of the game on and off) and they were farging awful from the outset.