Quote:I am pretty sure that having 2 local icons (Sammy and Mark) calling the game is the reason and probably saves some money... I did hear on the podcast that Tony B will be doing the TV cover in Detroit... Mark Brunell has improved his TV I think since he's been with ESPN as a commentator.. Let's see how much whoever covers the Bears/Jags game ( probably the main ESPN crew for its first warmup) talks about the Jags anyway.... What's Gruden going to do without Gabbert to beat up???
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Its just odd. Khan has not skimped on much.
Quote:Aside from that lisp, stutter, and constant repeating, he's pretty good.
Those things, and apparently his mother never told him to not talk with his mouth full.
Wait, what? He's not eating?
Quote:Its just odd. Khan has not skimped on much.
If you're worried about the choices for game announcers, just remember how long it took Khan to get rid of Gene Smith and Mike Mularkey. If Frangie and Kouvaris suck, they won't return next year.
I'm going to listen to the radio broadcast on my way home from work. Hopefully I don't drive into a ditch listening to Frangie.
I think Kouvaris has been pretty dang good tonight to be honest. Brunell too. Anyone listen to radio ?
Quote:I think Kouvaris has been pretty dang good tonight to be honest. Brunell too. Anyone listen to radio ?
Yeah, Frangie sounds good to me.
Quote:I think Kouvaris has been pretty dang good tonight to be honest. Brunell too. Anyone listen to radio ?
I liked them tonight too. It was way better than listening to someone that doesn't have a clue about the team!!
Quote:I think Kouvaris has been pretty dang good tonight to be honest. Brunell too. Anyone listen to radio ?
I thought it sounded pretty amateur. Kouvaris just is not a PBP guy. WJXT had audio issues. And they used the old logo on multiple occasions.
Quote:I thought it sounded pretty amateur. Kouvaris just is not a PBP guy. WJXT had audio issues. And they used the old logo on multiple occasions.
It's the first game...I'm giving them a pass for now.
Frangie was Frangie. When the fourth quarter started, he said more than once we were in the fourth period. What sport was he watching?
Just started watching the game on the dvr. The opening sequence set the tone. Dead silence. No audio. Attaboy channel 4! At least it's not a Cheers rerun.
Quote:Just started watching the game on the dvr. The opening sequence set the tone. Dead silence. No audio. Attaboy channel 4! At least it's not a Cheers rerun.
I'm okay with them getting the bugs out now rather than later!
Wow. Kouvaris was really awful. On the Winston Guy pick 6, he sounded like he was doing play by play of paint drying. Just awful.
Quote:Frangie was Frangie. When the fourth quarter started, he said more than once we were in the fourth period. What sport was he watching?
Frangie was bad as expected, in the 1st quarter he tried to say Bucs and I can't remember what he said but it wasn't Bucs. Multiple occassions where he called the wrong penalty even after the ref just said it.
Quote:Frangie was bad as expected, in the 1st quarter he tried to say Bucs and I can't remember what he said but it wasn't Bucs. Multiple occassions where he called the wrong penalty even after the ref just said it.
What really got me is that he almost sounded like he was on delay, but he wasn't. The rest of the broadcast was in synch except for him.
I don't know if he was waiting on his spotters to tell him what was going on, but he was always a bit behind the play.
Did Chris Smith really say that this was the first NFL game he's ever seen, or did Kouvaris just make that up? I thought he said it was the first NFL game he's been to, which isn't out of the ordinary whatsoever.
Quote:Did Chris Smith really say that this was the first NFL game he's ever seen, or did Kouvaris just make that up? I thought he said it was the first NFL game he's been to, which isn't out of the ordinary whatsoever.
I think Sam screwed that up.
Quote:Wow. Kouvaris was really awful. On the Winston Guy pick 6, he sounded like he was doing play by play of paint drying. Just awful.
It was bad. We get the ESPN guys this week so we get a little break.
Flashing the old logo wasn't good either. How do you screw that up?
On multiple occasions too