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[Jack White]

Cole Beasley is like Wes Welker in his prime.

Ok Joe Buck, ok.

Buck and Aikman are so pro-Cowboys it's ridiculous.I'm surprised they don't say "we" or "us" instead of "Cowboys".

I've heard this for years, about many different announcers.

And it's almost always BS.

You don't think a guy like Aikman can be objective in his role as a professional?

Do you think Matt Stafford was "pro-Cowboys" when he was facing them last week, just because he grew up as a Dallas fan?

 

[Peyton Marino]

Cole Beasley is like Wes Welker in his prime.

Ok Joe Buck, ok.

Buck and Aikman are so pro-Cowboys it's ridiculous.I'm surprised they don't say "we" or "us" instead of "Cowboys".

I've heard this for years, about many different announcers.

And it's almost always BS.

You don't think a guy like Aikman can be objective in his role as a professional?

Do you think Matt Stafford was "pro-Cowboys" when he was facing them last week, just because he grew up as a Dallas fan?

That's a pretty terrible analogy.

 

[Jack White]

Cole Beasley is like Wes Welker in his prime.

Ok Joe Buck, ok.

Buck and Aikman are so pro-Cowboys it's ridiculous.I'm surprised they don't say "we" or "us" instead of "Cowboys".

I've heard this for years, about many different announcers.

And it's almost always BS.

You don't think a guy like Aikman can be objective in his role as a professional?

Do you think Matt Stafford was "pro-Cowboys" when he was facing them last week, just because he grew up as a Dallas fan?

That's a pretty terrible analogy.

OK, forget the analogy then.

Those who think Aikman (and Buck - not sure why he'd be a Cowboys homer) is biased in his role as announcer:

Let's hear some proof.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I have to agree with White. I think Aikman for sure does a good job being unbiased. Buck slurps all of the stars, regardless of team.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I have to agree with White. I think Aikman for sure does a good job being unbiased. Buck slurps all of the stars, regardless of team.

I agree. I also think that was an excellent use of the word "slurps".

 

[bryhamm]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

 

[GTBilly]

Darryl Sutter doesn't get nearly enough credit as a bench boss.

Um, what?

 

[Mr. Ected]

I know he's not an announcer, but here is a great one by Ray Lewis.

“Listen, not to go all totally out of conscious, but just think about this, Stephen A., honest to God,” Lewis said. “When we — the first time we created something called a tuck rule, it's the only reason we know — I'm just being honest! — the only reason we know who Tom Brady is, because of a tuck rule! There's no such thing as a tuck rule! If the ball is in your hand, and I knock it out your hand, whether it's going backwards, forwards, lateral, sideways, however it's coming out, that's a freaking fumble!

“But guess what we created? We created a freaking tuck rule!”

Bitter?

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

True that the point differential affects the thinking here. But if they punt from the 20 instead of the 5, assuming even an "average" 40-yard kick -- plus the normal 15 yards that the punter is behind the line -- you're talking the Ravens snapping the ball for that FG from their 25-yard line or so.

 

[bryhamm]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

True that the point differential affects the thinking here. But if they punt from the 20 instead of the 5, assuming even an "average" 40-yard kick -- plus the normal 15 yards that the punter is behind the line -- you're talking the Ravens snapping the ball for that FG from their 25-yard line or so.

You mean FG kicker, not punter, right? It is only 7 yards, not 15.

But, keep in mind that there is no rush on something like this. One thing a FG kicker has to worry about normally on very long kicks is a block because it starts out so low. Not the case here.

 

[17seconds]

I've never seen Aikman be pro-cowboys. His brain works at about 15mph though. Has a bit of a Tim McCarver thing going on.

 

[Jack White]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

A punter who doesn't have to worry about a rush can probably kick a ball 60 yards in the air, 50 at the very least. That would make a fair catch at the receiving team's own 30. Not in field goal range.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

A punter who doesn't have to worry about a rush can probably kick a ball 60 yards in the air, 50 at the very least. That would make a fair catch at the receiving team's own 30. Not in field goal range.

Wouldn't the NE ST being able to concentrate on run down-field to get the receiver rather than having to protect the punter also have an effect? Just like on a regular kick off.

 

[gmbacm]

Boomer isn't exactly the shiniest spoon in the drawer.

At least Boomer mentioned the possibility; the TV guys didn't.

I thought taking a safety was a viable option there. You don't risk a punt block, or a Jacoby Jones return TD, or even a Hail Mary. Instead of punting from around the five against a rush, you punt from the 20 with no rush, and with only a few seconds left on the clock.

Would have been a bad decision. NE was only up 4. You give up the safety and have only a 2 pt lead. BAL could have then done a "fair catch kick" for a game winning FG with no rush from NE.

A punter who doesn't have to worry about a rush can probably kick a ball 60 yards in the air, 50 at the very least. That would make a fair catch at the receiving team's own 30. Not in field goal range.

This is true, they could also muff it. Good chance at a 70 yard or closer free kick for a field goal. Long shot to make that, but still possible.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Did Phil Simms stroke out in the first quarter while trying to explain a coach's challenge? I can't even reproduce what he said because it just didn't make any sense.

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Chris Evert just stated something like now that it is the third set that Maria Sharapova is starting to get vocal.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

During the Super Bowl Cris Collinsworth gives us "Even in overtime they play until someone wins".

 

[Dexter]

During the pregame chris carter said he missed banging other guys for 16 seasons

 

[Annyong]

During the Super Bowl Cris Collinsworth gives us "Even in overtime they play until someone wins".

To be fair, regular season games can end in a tie

 

[shadyridr]

Collinsworth talking about Sherman signaling 24 in reference to a New England CB. Um, was pretty sure he was pointing at the scoreboard.

yep

 

[Mr. Ected]

Dan Patrick interviewing Rob Gronkowski after the Super Bowl.

DP: "How does it feel to win this again?"

RG: "This is my first time winning this thing."

Gronkowski would have been 16 when the pats won their last Super Bowl.

 

[Gawain]

Dan Patrick interviewing Rob Gronkowski after the Super Bowl.

DP: "How does it feel to win this again?"

RG: "This is my first time winning this thing."

Gronkowski would have been 16 when the pats won their last Super Bowl.

Patrick asked it twice. First time Gronk shrugged it off.

There were two players on the Pats that had played on the 2004 team; Brady and Wilfork.

 

[TenTimes]

Chris Evert just stated something like now that it is the third set that Maria Sharapova is starting to get vocal.

During the Super Bowl Cris Collinsworth gives us "Even in overtime they play until someone wins".

During the pregame chris carter said he missed banging other guys for 16 seasons

How many makes a trend?..

 

[Cjw_55106]

Collinsworth talking about Sherman signaling 24 in reference to a New England CB. Um, was pretty sure he was pointing at the scoreboard.

yep

Its possible. However, given the little that we know, I'll side with Collinsworth's assumption. Based on Sherman's personality, it seems more plausible he was talking about Revis rather than the score.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Dan Patrick interviewing Rob Gronkowski after the Super Bowl.

DP: "How does it feel to win this again?"

RG: "This is my first time winning this thing."

Gronkowski would have been 16 when the pats won their last Super Bowl.

Patrick asked it twice. First time Gronk shrugged it off.

There were two players on the Pats that had played on the 2004 team; Brady and Wilfork.

Heard him taking about it on his show today, his subordinates were giving him a hard time about it. He was admitting that he screwed up on the interview, that he had a couple of standard questions, and his mind slipped.

 

[Master of Past and Present]

Jay Bilas was talking about a play in Duke-Syracuse. Replay of a Duke guard defending a fast break and gets both arms around the Cuse guard, no foul was called so Bilas while talking about it says that's a foul at every level of basketball and then he ends it with that's even a foul in football.

 

[apalmer]

Jay Bilas was talking about a play in Duke-Syracuse. Replay of a Duke guard defending a fast break and gets both arms around the Cuse guard, no foul was called so Bilas while talking about it says that's a foul at every level of basketball and then he ends it with that's even a foul in football.

And that's stupid because..........?

 

[jhib]

Jay Bilas was talking about a play in Duke-Syracuse. Replay of a Duke guard defending a fast break and gets both arms around the Cuse guard, no foul was called so Bilas while talking about it says that's a foul at every level of basketball and then he ends it with that's even a foul in football.

And that's stupid because..........?

I didn't get it at first, either, but I think the Syracuse guard had the ball on the fast break. A defender is obviously allowed to wrap his arms around the guy with the ball in football.

I was picturing a guard without the ball getting in position for a pass and being held or something.

I think this is probably the play he's talking about.

 

[apalmer]

Jay Bilas was talking about a play in Duke-Syracuse. Replay of a Duke guard defending a fast break and gets both arms around the Cuse guard, no foul was called so Bilas while talking about it says that's a foul at every level of basketball and then he ends it with that's even a foul in football.

And that's stupid because..........?

I didn't get it at first, either, but I think the Syracuse guard had the ball on the fast break. A defender is obviously allowed to wrap his arms around the guy with the ball in football.

I was picturing a guard without the ball getting in position for a pass and being held or something.

I think this is probably the play he's talking about.

If you have to work that hard to understand why something is "stupid" it probably means it isn't.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Clark Kellogg just pontificated that the best way for a team to get off the NCAA tournament bubble was to win games down the stretch...

No #### Clark

 

[MC Gas Money]

Cole Beasley is like Wes Welker in his prime.

Ok Joe Buck, ok.

Buck and Aikman are so pro-Cowboys it's ridiculous.I'm surprised they don't say "we" or "us" instead of "Cowboys".

I've heard this for years, about many different announcers.

And it's almost always BS.

You don't think a guy like Aikman can be objective in his role as a professional?

Do you think Matt Stafford was "pro-Cowboys" when he was facing them last week, just because he grew up as a Dallas fan?

I wouldnt care if the announcers were even overtly fans of a team. They have no bearing on the game.

Frankly I think it might be more entertaining if announcers werent trying to hide their bias.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Cole Beasley is like Wes Welker in his prime.

Ok Joe Buck, ok.

Buck and Aikman are so pro-Cowboys it's ridiculous.I'm surprised they don't say "we" or "us" instead of "Cowboys".

I've heard this for years, about many different announcers.

And it's almost always BS.

You don't think a guy like Aikman can be objective in his role as a professional?

Do you think Matt Stafford was "pro-Cowboys" when he was facing them last week, just because he grew up as a Dallas fan?

I wouldnt care if the announcers were even overtly fans of a team. They have no bearing on the game.

Frankly I think it might be more entertaining if announcers werent trying to hide their bias.

I used to really enjoy homer radio broadcasters for baseball - I still would if ever listened.

Joe Nuxhall/Marty Brennaman/Al Michaels on WLW.

 

[Jack White]

Tried to do a search for "sports announcers" after the upgrade with zero results. Good to see it again.

Mike Tirico has a call that bugs me when he calls NBA games: "LeBron tries a three . . . got 'em all!"

He also keeps an eagle eye out for the clock to hit 1:40 so he can say "a hundred seconds left."

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Phil Simms: "4th-and-1, they should go for it"

(Chicago lines up to punt)

Phil Simms: "I like the decision to punt here."

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Phil Simms: "4th-and-1, they should go for it"

(Chicago lines up to punt)

Phil Simms: "I like the decision to punt here."

Even when Simms says something right, he changes it into something dumb.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Two Sunday nights ago Michaels and Collinsworth (both of whom I like) were going on about Rodgers' presnap cadence. They claimed it was "3-19." It's "Green 18" and Pack fans even have corresponding t-shirts.

 

[UOFI_316]

Phil Simms: "4th-and-1, they should go for it"

(Chicago lines up to punt)

Phil Simms: "I like the decision to punt here."

2 and 10, Jimmy Graham caught a pass and when he was tackled for what would have been a 9 yard gain he kind of landed on the defender, got up and ran for another 10 yards. SImms was questioning whether Fox should challenge the play since it was only yards they were giving up. After the call was reversed and it was third and 1 he said "Yeah, that is why you need to challenge that play, to make it a 3rd down." Or something stupid like that, like he had no idea a 20 yard play would give the Seahawks a first down.

 

[Galileo]

Can Al Michael's ever say Dwayne Harris' name without qualifying it with "the former Cowboy" That has to be the 4th or 5th time tonight...

 

[The Ref]

Can Al Michael's ever say Dwayne Harris' name without qualifying it with "the former Cowboy" That has to be the 4th or 5th time tonight...

Dwayne is related to Shane "former Patriot" Vereen

 

[Mr. Ected]

Did you know there was a guy in the game last nite who played rugby?

 

[Mr. Ected]

Just heard Tom Jackson talking about the Greg Hardy situation saying something to the effect of "we don't know when those pictures were taken, was it a week later, two weeks later..."

MORON, they were taken by the police during the arrests and in the hospital afterwards, you can see 'bracelets' on her wrists about where she was. Football players talking about news...

 

[Ilov80s]

Announcer just said he was impressed with Crabtree's ability to "suck in these balls".

 

[Mr. Ected]

Announcer just said he was impressed with Crabtree's ability to "suck in these balls".

One up by Louis Riddick.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Ref in the PITT/OAK game just said it was "4th and a half" down.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Ref in the PITT/OAK game just said it was "4th and a half" down.

He's used to calling a NE game and giving them extra plays!!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Announcer just said he was impressed with Crabtree's ability to "suck in these balls".

One up by Louis Riddick.

I have to wonder if that annoucer has a second career we don't know about.

 

[shady inc]

Last night after a DPI on Richard Sherman, the camera zoomed in to Sherman's face.

Al Michaels said "you can tell by the way he's blinking, he knows it's on him". LOL

 

[offdee]

Bengals game tonight: Rex Burkhead covered downfield...just ANOTHER weapon you have to worry about on this team!

 

[Raider Nation]

John Lynch isn't quite sure how many points field goals are worth.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

John Lynch isn't quite sure how many points field goals are worth.

Mike Francheska would know.