also love the nut hugging propaganda by Erin Andrews and crew. Good stuff.
Tom Brady has really taken my NFL viewing experiance to a new level
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He’s less annoying than Tony Romo anyway.
Not sure he’s worth $38M per year….obviously he’ll grow into it. But this was the insight about the Browns at halftime.
“You're going backwards as much as you're going forwards..."
Pay me $300k per year for that shit.
“You're going backwards as much as you're going forwards..."
Pay me $300k per year for that shit.
True. But is he really any better or worse than Greg Olsen? I'm just saying the contract he signed has zero ROI. The NFL could have no names doing PBP, Color, sideline, and pre/half/post game show and it wouldn't change anything really.
I guess I don't know if it has zero ROI. maybe advertisers see the value. As far as viewership I find it hard to believe it makes a diff.
you think NFL is the most viewed / poplular sport based on who is calling the games and doing shows?
I'm not saying you could have hacks covering the sport. I'm saying the NFL sells itself and there is no need to make expensive/ splash hires to cover it.
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Frankly, centers are often as smart or smarter than QBs and almost universally more entertaining.
They’d also take less money, lol.
He didn't replace Rome, right? I thought it was Greg Olsen who was excellent.
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I’m just saying I’d rather listen to Brady than Romo. And considering Brady is in his first game, he’s doing pretty well.
Agreed if I was a network I would let the super expensive talent leave.
Nobody is not going to watch the nfl on Fox if it’s Greg Olsen vs Brady. It’s like they are dreaming up ways to cut profits.
Used to be that the center was recognized as the on-field game manager and he had to be a sharp guy. The QB was the executioner of the game plan but the center made sure everyone knew their job.
In fact offensive linemen were usually the “smarter group” on the field. They were also the “characters” - funny and smart.
Lots of B1G guys…
I’m not sure I’m going to want to listen/watch Brady. Let me know when his voice changes.
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Gotcha. Romo is brain damaged. Personally, I prefer Beth Mowins.
they have FU money and can't F up. quit acting like it matters. someone like Erin Andrews on sideline even more comical. It could be Eric Anderson and it wouldn't make a difference in ratings.
Oline has NEVER been the smarter group on the field imo. Centers have the most responsibilities as far as blocking schemes. Also, the qb is the manager of the offense, not the center.
Well look at you finally responding to one of my posts instead of just responding with 🤣.
So where did YOU play ball?
I of course did not but I do know a bit about the game at the collegiate and pro level.
It’s weird to pay broadcasters that much. Because people are gonna watch it regardless of who is in the booth.
Seems weird to pay that for a broadcaster vs perhaps someone you put in studio show to get people to watch pregame and postgame shows.
Maybe I didn’t play but I assure you I was around the game for several years very much up close and personal.
BTW anyone who’s ever taken a snap has played more than me.
Exactly. It’s all about the upfront money from advertisers. Brady sweetens the deal.
I've been saying the following for 20+ years around this place.
When it comes to watching football, the announcers don't really add anything to the broadcast for me. It's like my brain has selectively muted them out where only about maybe 5% of what they say actually is heard.
If you have a big screen, you can see for yourself enough detail to know what's going on and don't really need announcers because of graphics giving you down and distance + time, replays visually describing what occurred if you missed something, etc.
Otherwise, I honestly do not care who calls games any more (unless it's Gus Johnson, who is absolutely terrible).
When it comes to watching football, the announcers don't really add anything to the broadcast for me. It's like my brain has selectively muted them out where only about maybe 5% of what they say actually is heard.
If you have a big screen, you can see for yourself enough detail to know what's going on and don't really need announcers because of graphics giving you down and distance + time, replays visually describing what occurred if you missed something, etc.
Otherwise, I honestly do not care who calls games any more (unless it's Gus Johnson, who is absolutely terrible).
Announcers anymore seem to take more away from the game by making it about themselves and their ego (i.e. Gus Johnson, Tony Romo). I only heard a little bit of Brady today and it wasn't terribly impressive, but not terrible. I'm not sure he's worth the money they're spending, but they make fortunes so who am I to say if some rich network exec wants to overspend to inflate their ego.
Well he wasn’t an OL 😬 but he did play offense.
It was a long time ago.
I wasn’t a cheerleader.
On the college level as a female you’re the player’s girlfriend and you’re just supportive.
On the professional level you’re one of the wives, so It involves his livelihood annd his job and you discuss things with your hubby and others like teammates and wives. It’s a pretty big transition.
And I was gently trying to infer that any more information was personal.
And yet…now it seems like you’re veering into misogyny by assuming that women can’t understand football?
Tsk tsk. Not a good look for a liberal.
