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[Harry Frogfish]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

 

[Chaka]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

Everything I wrote was aboveboard and there was no slight.

I chimed in because I find it funny how people get worked up over something as meaningless as a color commentator.

"I'm gonna watch this game because X is in the booth" said no one, ever.

 

[Harry Frogfish]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

Everything I wrote was aboveboard and there was no slight.

I chimed in because I find it funny how people get worked up over something as meaningless as a color commentator.

"I'm gonna watch this game because X is in the booth" said no one, ever.

There you go again. No offense but who's "worked up"?

It's a two year old thread with some guys making fun of Chris Collinsworth. It's funny for some, and if it's not to you, what's the big deal?

You labeled it "hate" and stated how people just loved finding that. I don't know buddy, and just trying to get a little clarity, but if anyone is getting worked up here, that would qualify.

 

[wgoldsph]

I don't understand the love for Aikman here. I listen to the guy and am sure he's got some serious CTE.

I don't like any color commentators, I'm not exactly sure what they add. Give me what happened in the play and move on.

This is one of my biggest issues with Scott Hansen, every time he tries to introduce a new game he spends five minutes blathering about nothing while talking over the announcers of three different games.

I do like Romo, but that's because he seems like an excited kid whenever a big play happens. I also love that he calls Jim Nance, "Jim" every chance he gets.

 

[greenmountaingoat]

The ideal (alone) football watching is on my laptop while working and checking my ff scores. Pause the game- work for 5-10 minutes and then buzz through the commercials- watch one play, fast forward 15, 15. Play. 15, 15, play, 15, 15 play, injury, skip commercials, find out how hurt he is, play, 15, 15, penalty, 15, play, 15, 15 timeout, pause. Back to work for 5-10 minutes. I get a lot of stuff done during the games. I watch live for less than half the game. Even then, I let the sound run and let the mindless blather queue me into when to put the game back up.

Most of the announcers are just occupying space which is- as they say- the last skill to erode.

Playoffs and while watching with friends/ relatives is a different story. I find them very repetitive and will get pretty peeved if I perceive that they're rooting against my team. They bring almost nothing to my experience. I will say that when you're new-ish to the sport, they add a ton and are pretty important.

Thanks for sharing.

I personally completely disagree. But I know it's the cool thing to have your position on this, and think the announcers don't really know anything or aren't very good.

I personally find many of them to add a great deal, whether it's former players like Brady or Aikman or Romo, or extremely skilled play-by-play announcers.

I know that gets dismissed as the "newish" angle on it.

It's good to hear from you, Joe.

For sure, there's a disconnect between the compensation of that job and "message boarder" perception of the skill involved in doing it. It's always easier to criticize than to do. After all, I'd drop what I do in a heartbeat to switch jobs with any of them and quickly realize that it's harder than I'm giving them credit for.

I'm 50 and have been watching NFL football since I was a teenager, though most intensively starting in 2000 or so when I jumped on the Patriots bandwagon. I find the number of times that they're wrong about things, I sense a bias or it's just mindless puffery is more than I'd like. Also, I listen to Waldman's pod quite a bit and he's very nuts and bolts about play design and execution so I'm getting my education elsewhere. But there's is a lot about the play design and execution that you're right, I'm not giving them enough credit. I do enjoy that part of what they do.

Also, have ADHD and hate commercials. When I'm watching the game alone, I really prefer to watch a much more condensed version of the action which includes skipping over a lot of the commentary. I find in this way, I develop my own opinions on the spot which has been useful.

 

[Joe Bryant]

The ideal (alone) football watching is on my laptop while working and checking my ff scores. Pause the game- work for 5-10 minutes and then buzz through the commercials- watch one play, fast forward 15, 15. Play. 15, 15, play, 15, 15 play, injury, skip commercials, find out how hurt he is, play, 15, 15, penalty, 15, play, 15, 15 timeout, pause. Back to work for 5-10 minutes. I get a lot of stuff done during the games. I watch live for less than half the game. Even then, I let the sound run and let the mindless blather queue me into when to put the game back up.

Most of the announcers are just occupying space which is- as they say- the last skill to erode.

Playoffs and while watching with friends/ relatives is a different story. I find them very repetitive and will get pretty peeved if I perceive that they're rooting against my team. They bring almost nothing to my experience. I will say that when you're new-ish to the sport, they add a ton and are pretty important.

Thanks for sharing.

I personally completely disagree. But I know it's the cool thing to have your position on this, and think the announcers don't really know anything or aren't very good.

I personally find many of them to add a great deal, whether it's former players like Brady or Aikman or Romo, or extremely skilled play-by-play announcers.

I know that gets dismissed as the "newish" angle on it.

It's good to hear from you, Joe.

For sure, there's a disconnect between the compensation of that job and "message boarder" perception of the skill involved in doing it. It's always easier to criticize than to do. After all, I'd drop what I do in a heartbeat to switch jobs with any of them and quickly realize that it's harder than I'm giving them credit for.

I'm 50 and have been watching NFL football since I was a teenager, though most intensively starting in 2000 or so when I jumped on the Patriots bandwagon. I find the number of times that they're wrong about things, I sense a bias or it's just mindless puffery is more than I'd like. Also, I listen to Waldman's pod quite a bit and he's very nuts and bolts about play design and execution so I'm getting my education elsewhere. But there's is a lot about the play design and execution that you're right, I'm not giving them enough credit. I do enjoy that part of what they do.

Also, have ADHD and hate commercials. When I'm watching the game alone, I really prefer to watch a much more condensed version of the action which includes skipping over a lot of the commentary. I find in this way, I develop my own opinions on the spot which has been useful.

Thanks GB. All good.

Lots of different desires from different fans!

 

[Chaka]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

Everything I wrote was aboveboard and there was no slight.

I chimed in because I find it funny how people get worked up over something as meaningless as a color commentator.

"I'm gonna watch this game because X is in the booth" said no one, ever.

There you go again. No offense but who's "worked up"?

It's a two year old thread with some guys making fun of Chris Collinsworth. It's funny for some, and if it's not to you, what's the big deal?

You labeled it "hate" and stated how people just loved finding that. I don't know buddy, and just trying to get a little clarity, but if anyone is getting worked up here, that would qualify.

Believe me, I think this thread is funny.

 

[BassNBrew]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

Everything I wrote was aboveboard and there was no slight.

I chimed in because I find it funny how people get worked up over something as meaningless as a color commentator.

"I'm gonna watch this game because X is in the booth" said no one, ever.

Manningcast?

 

[ShamrockPride]

A shockingly large number of people have an unhealthy obsession with the announcers of a game.

 

[Chaka]

People just love finding something to hate.

Agree but nothing new, nor is the underhanded slight.

After all, it's just a magic football message board, no?

So basically you chose to chime in to do something similar. Was it the topic that got to you?

And let's not try and turn some opinions or jokes on the topic at hand into some form of "hate". Speaking of the love of "finding something to hate", that was quite the jump you made.

Everything I wrote was aboveboard and there was no slight.

I chimed in because I find it funny how people get worked up over something as meaningless as a color commentator.

"I'm gonna watch this game because X is in the booth" said no one, ever.

Manningcast?

Never seen it. Thought it was a variety show with football in the background.

 

[wgoldsph]

A shockingly large number of people have an unhealthy obsession with the announcers of a game.

To be fair, an awful announcer can take you out if the game. I mentioned Scott Hansen before - he will say some things where halfway through the sentence he's corrected himself three times. It confuses an already confusing situation. An announcer should should be heard and not distract from the game itself.

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

A shockingly large number of people have an unhealthy obsession with the announcers of a game.

To be fair, an awful announcer can take you out if the game. I mentioned Scott Hansen before - he will say some things where halfway through the sentence he's corrected himself three times. It confuses an already confusing situation. An announcer should should be heard and not distract from the game itself.

I used to be a big fan of Hanson and the whole RZ show but I wish they would just show the games with the broadcast audio and then Hanson can just direct the switch overs briefly.