Tony Romo: Broadcaster (1 Viewer)

[Pip's Invitation]

So how's the FFA feeling about Tony after another year? I remembered this discussion last weekend because opinions came in on the far end of both sides of the spectrum - from being the best in the biz to the worst ever. I tend to think @mr. furley got this one right. One thing I noticed recently is that he doesn't seem to be as focused on predicting plays before the snap as he used to be. I think many of his fans saw that as a huge positive but was always annoying to me. I also seem to feel that the public is turning on Romo a fair bit from what I see on social media, but I think that's eventually going to happen to every sports color guy.

guy is a trainwreck, even if he has slowed down on incorrectly guessing play calls.

he tries to overtalk and produce the broadcast now. let Nantz do his job. as milquetoast as Nantz is, he's the air traffic controller. let him do his job. Romo just cannot help but to yammer on and on and on and on, stepping all over Nantz, Steratore, the sideline reporter.. he's trying to tell the production truck when to start/stop highlights. it's awful.

guy could be solo calling the games and would interrupt himself. it's just a miserable 3 hours.

My son has ADHD and talks like this, so I guess I’m used to it.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

He's terrible. Greg Olsen is the best out there right now.

Olsen has Collinsworth’s bad habit of blowing kisses at his favorite players all broadcast. It’s not that level of obnoxious yet, but Collinsworth got worse as he got older, so…

 

[Hot Diggity Dog]

The oh-ing and ah-ing over QBs is just nauseating at this point. There are other players contributing to the game Tony.

 

[mr. furley]

So how's the FFA feeling about Tony after another year? I remembered this discussion last weekend because opinions came in on the far end of both sides of the spectrum - from being the best in the biz to the worst ever. I tend to think @mr. furley got this one right. One thing I noticed recently is that he doesn't seem to be as focused on predicting plays before the snap as he used to be. I think many of his fans saw that as a huge positive but was always annoying to me. I also seem to feel that the public is turning on Romo a fair bit from what I see on social media, but I think that's eventually going to happen to every sports color guy.

guy is a trainwreck, even if he has slowed down on incorrectly guessing play calls.

he tries to overtalk and produce the broadcast now. let Nantz do his job. as milquetoast as Nantz is,.

Ok, who’s using the Furley alias?

i love cereal, and falling asleep with a beer in my hand

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I tend to be a fan of the guys you really don't notice that much. Usually the 2nd or 3rd team on that network, so unknown that I rarely remember their names. They simply call the game and let the picture tell the story. I can see what's happening.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

Player converts just don't really work out. Paul McGuire and Joe Theisman were awful. Dan Fouts and Dan Dierdorf, meh. Collinsworth is tired, cheesy and plastic. I don't have an issue with Romo, but I get it.

Gimme the Mannings without the special guests, except for maybe Jason Kelce.

 

[mr. furley]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

 

[ChiefD]

Romo is like a Labrador puppy in there. Jumping on Nantz' lap, panting with excitement, and the snap of the ball makes him run around in circles in the booth. During timeouts he sticks his head out of the window so the wind can blow through his hair and face.

I still stand by this.

 

[ChiefD]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

 

[mr. furley]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

 

[mr. furley]

what ever happened to @Chaka ?

 

[Sleestak]

what ever happened to @Chaka ?

You don't want to know. [burp]

 

[Zow]

So wait, Romo sucks now?

 

[Zow]

I tend to be a fan of the guys you really don't notice that much. Usually the 2nd or 3rd team on that network, so unknown that I rarely remember their names. They simply call the game and let the picture tell the story. I can see what's happening.

Olsen and Burkhardt are my favorites.

 

[Desert_Power]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

Well done

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

Well done

It was probably the greatest post in the history of this board, and the internet in general.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

The oh-ing and ah-ing over QBs is just nauseating at this point. There are other players contributing to the game Tony.

He’s got a lil thing for Mahomes , that’s for sure

 

[Cowboysfan8]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

This could be a Saturday Night Live skit.

 

[NewlyRetired]

The oh-ing and ah-ing over QBs is just nauseating at this point. There are other players contributing to the game Tony.

I don't think this is a Romo only problem.

It is so overbearing for almost every commentator (specifically focusing on coach and qb), that I get the feeling the NFL puts a mandate on all TV contracts that coach and QB have to be spoken of in god like terms when ever possible so that the league can hyper market on coach/qb.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Eagles game threads in the SP are like 25 Tony Romos interacting at once.

 

[Summer Wheat]

I tend to be a fan of the guys you really don't notice that much. Usually the 2nd or 3rd team on that network, so unknown that I rarely remember their names. They simply call the game and let the picture tell the story. I can see what's happening.

Olsen and Burkhardt are my favorites.

Olsen started out really solid..now he talks too much. The color guys do not have to make a comment after every single play.

After a run up the middle for no gain "Well the center and right guard were pushed back in the runner, the nose tackle collapsed the middle of the line, allowing the DT and LB to fill the gap to stop the RB for no gain"

Yes..I saw that.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I just can't relate to people who hate announcers that much. They're all fine with me. Romo isn't my favorite, but he's totally fine and I enjoy watching his broadcasts. (I didn't enjoy the Sunday night game, but that wasn't because of Romo).

 

[msudaisy26]

Romo is like a Labrador puppy in there. Jumping on Nantz' lap, panting with excitement, and the snap of the ball makes him run around in circles in the booth. During timeouts he sticks his head out of the window so the wind can blow through his hair and face.

I still stand by this.

How dare you bad mouth Labs in this way.
If Romo is any dog it is one of them annoying purse dogs that thinks they are bigger and tougher than they really are.

 

[msudaisy26]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

This could be a Saturday Night Live skit.

They should also add McShay and Kiper to this bit. TODD, TODD, TODD, TODD.

 

[belljr]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

Always reminds me of this

SFW

The dancing machine

 

[mr. furley]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

"IT'S HIGH LEVEL STUFF, JIM! THIS IS RARE! HE COMPLETES THREE-YARD PASSES AT A HIGH LEVEL! THIS IS RARE, JIM!!!"

I never get tired of:

"OH BOY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE. WE NEED GENE. GENE - WHAT HAPPENED THERE. I THINK HE DROPPED THE BALL. GENE....GENE!!!!!

"PAUSE IT RIGHT THERE! GENE! GENE, WE NEED GENE! GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FEET WERE DOWN! WERE THEY DOWN? THEY WERE DEFINITELY DOWN, RIGHT, GENE???"

Gene: "well, Tone..."

"GENE, IT LOOKS LIKE... OOOOOOHHHHH. HIS FEET WERE OUT, GENE! I THINK HIS FEET WERE OUT! PAUSE IT! WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT HERE, GENE!"

Jim: "here comes the red fl...."

"JIM! I THINK THEY"RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS ONE, JIM! GENE! WHADDYA THINK, HERE! HIS FEET WERE DEFINITELY INNNNN...... OUT! THEY WERE OUT!! I THINK THEY WERE OUT! THEY WERE DEFINITELY OUT!"

Jim: "they're going to the sidelines for a review...

"WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, JIM, LET'S GO TO THIS COMMERCIAL BREAK SPONSORED BY CIALIS! AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK I'M GOING TO THROW SOME MORE WORD SALAD AT THE MIC UNTIL SOMEONE FIRES ME, JIM!"

Always reminds me of this

SFW

The dancing machine

was pretty young when this was on the air and just remember being totally confused, but delighted, by the whole spectacle. what a wild show.

 

[Zow]

I just can't relate to people who hate announcers that much. They're all fine with me. Romo isn't my favorite, but he's totally fine and I enjoy watching his broadcasts. (I didn't enjoy the Sunday night game, but that wasn't because of Romo).

I share this sentiment. I never loved Gruden or Theismann but it never dissuaded me from watching a game. Booger was pretty bad but it was almost endearing. Joe Buck can be a bit pretentious at times but I think he announces a good game. Guys like Aikman, Tirico, etc. are just very benign/totally fine to me and I prefer them to silence.

Only time I've ever thought to myself, "oh, I want to watch in part because of the broadcast team, is the Manning Cast."

 

[mr. furley]

it's like watching a tv show or movie and saying "i didn't really pay attention to the words the actors were saying, but the explosions were cool". and i guess there's a pretty big audience for that considering we're on Fast & Furious 38 or whatever.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

The excessive use of hyperbole is outrageous and unprecedented.

Well done

It was probably the greatest post in the history of this board, and the internet in general.

Well thank you. I appreciate that!

Wait a second...

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

I tend to be a fan of the guys you really don't notice that much. Usually the 2nd or 3rd team on that network, so unknown that I rarely remember their names. They simply call the game and let the picture tell the story. I can see what's happening.

Olsen and Burkhardt are my favorites.

Olsen started out really solid..now he talks too much. The color guys do not have to make a comment after every single play.

After a run up the middle for no gain "Well the center and right guard were pushed back in the runner, the nose tackle collapsed the middle of the line, allowing the DT and LB to fill the gap to stop the RB for no gain"

Yes..I saw that.

Economy of words. It's an art form.

Mark Twain (I think): Sorry this letter is so long. I would have written a shorter one but I didn't have time.

Same goes for tv announcers.

ETA: And Stephen A. Smith. Dude could say what he's saying in a third as many words. Sheesh.

 

[Desert_Power]

eta: it's especially stark going from listening to Buck/Aikman who are more... classic? and generally understated.. to Romo who is an over-hyper puppy that just got let out. all the "JIM! LAMAR JACKSON SAW THAT DEFENDER AND SAID 'YOU THINK YOU CAN CATCH ME?! NOPE! I'M LAMAR JACKSON, PAL! I'M GONNA, WOOP, RIGHT THERE! I'M GONNA RUN RIGHT BY YOU!".

Trigger warning for Saints Fans:

I prefer the Kevin Harlan or Ian Eagle booths, but this clip is a great example of why Buck/Aikman are the best primetime crew in the game: https://youtu.be/OJzpoj_NxqQ?si=QS2gZpruriOjv-Zk

Really has it all. Excited play by play and a reserved color guy who has real analysis about the ****ty play from NO. Plenty of time to soak in the atmosphere. They know how to let it breathe.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Only time I've ever thought to myself, "oh, I want to watch in part because of the broadcast team, is the Manning Cast."

I like it, too. If the game isn't interesting, I can just listen to their mother shaking her head in the distance.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

This really makes me miss Pat Summerall.

 

[The_Man]

As a Ravens fan, I am kind of annoyed at the disrespect that the team with the AFC’s #1seed and the NFL’s MVP has had only one game called this season by CBS’s top crew

But after listening to Romo call the KC-Buffalo game last week, I wish he wasn’t about to do his 2nd Ravens game of the season this Sunday

 

[Wildcat]

I tend to be a fan of the guys you really don't notice that much. Usually the 2nd or 3rd team on that network, so unknown that I rarely remember their names. They simply call the game and let the picture tell the story. I can see what's happening.

Olsen and Burkhardt are my favorites.

Olsen started out really solid..now he talks too much. The color guys do not have to make a comment after every single play.

After a run up the middle for no gain "Well the center and right guard were pushed back in the runner, the nose tackle collapsed the middle of the line, allowing the DT and LB to fill the gap to stop the RB for no gain"

Yes..I saw that.

Agree. They don't need to break down every play. Olsen talks too much. Something about his voice grates on me too - not sure it is the inflection or what.

 

[Gally]

I prefer the Kevin Harlan or Ian Eagle booths, but this clip is a great example of why Buck/Aikman are the best primetime crew in the game: https://youtu.be/OJzpoj_NxqQ?si=QS2gZpruriOjv-Zk

Thanks for this great memory. Although in typical Vikes fashion they kicked us fans in the nuggets the next week with the complete meltdown vs Philly....ugh. I take it back. Terrible memory....Ugh

 

[Sullie]

I can tune most of the announcers out, I don't hate any of them. The only thing I really can't stand about any game is the pre-game garbage, the useless halftime coach interviews, the halftime rehash and the post-game non-sense, as a general rule, I avoid almost all of that. I think, initially, everyone loved Tony Romo b/c Romo replaced Phil Simms. . . I mean. . . the Alex Grinch of announcers. Like I said, I don't usually watch pre-game but when I do watch CBS pre-game, maybe I'm projecting, but I get the vibe that Simms is sulking in the corner, happy to still have a job, pissed that he's been reduced to the other Boomer Esiason. . . why do they have both of those doofus' on there anyway, isn't one enough? Anyway, I was happy that they gave Collinsworth a break and brought in Jason Garrett for a few of these games because every time I hear Chris Collinsworth, I feel like he's summoning his inner Jiminy Glick with the way Collinsworth does that obnoxious low/deep voice inflection/modulation for emphasis.

 

[Tecumseh]

Aikman is annoying only because he constantly chuckles during his commentary.

“The guard pulled *heehee* and put a great block on the linebacker *giggle* and that allowed the back to get the edge and pick up the first down *hehehe*.”

That being said, as annoying as that is, and as smarmy as Buck is, they do a really good job (not worth a combined $31M/yr, but that’s not my call).

Idk how much Romo makes, but he has become super annoying, as has collinsworth.

Of all the broadcasters, Kevin Harlan is the best, particularly on radio, and, imo, it’s not close.

ETA: Romo makes $18M/yr and we’re stuck with him through 2027.

ETA2: unrelated, but while looking this up I saw that Jim Rome makes $30M/yr??? I didn’t even know that guy still had a show!

 

[mr. furley]

Tony Romo and Jim Nantz are a mess with Super Bowl 2024 barreling toward them

This has left the duo endlessly searching for lifelines. Gene? Tracy? Jay? Anyone?

nypost.com

"Unlike the old-time familiar combo of Buck and Aikman or the new tandem of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen, Nantz and Romo don’t sound like best friends at a game, no matter how many times they say each other’s names. It feels more like a nephew spitballing jokes and saying whatever comes into his head, while his uncle is confused on how to react."




"Nantz and Romo have trouble meeting the moment together, making the analysis often chaotic. During the divisional round last Sunday in Buffalo, Bills coach Sean McDermott, with a fourth-and-5 from his team’s own 30 and nearly 13 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, decided to fake a punt. A gutsy call.

Nantz flatly said: “Fake … [Damar] Hamlin is stopped short.”

Romo then added: “That will be the first turnover. Even though you are not necessarily going to say it. But, to me. that was aggressive.”

Not great, but not terrible.

Nantz quickly threw it to one of their lifelines on the sidelines.

“Jay Feely, did you sense that was coming?” Nantz asked.

With no replay, Feely said the Chiefs only had 10 men on the field.

This caused Romo to change up and decide: “You are exactly right, Jay. You know 10 guys. [Drue] Tranquill does an unbelievable job of taking on two blockers and turning it back inside. It’s the right call. They only had six guys inside. You have eight blockers technically. Seven easily. Wow.”

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Tony Romo and Jim Nantz are a mess with Super Bowl 2024 barreling toward them

This has left the duo endlessly searching for lifelines. Gene? Tracy? Jay? Anyone?

nypost.com

"Unlike the old-time familiar combo of Buck and Aikman or the new tandem of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen, Nantz and Romo don’t sound like best friends at a game, no matter how many times they say each other’s names. It feels more like a nephew spitballing jokes and saying whatever comes into his head, while his uncle is confused on how to react."




"Nantz and Romo have trouble meeting the moment together, making the analysis often chaotic. During the divisional round last Sunday in Buffalo, Bills coach Sean McDermott, with a fourth-and-5 from his team’s own 30 and nearly 13 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, decided to fake a punt. A gutsy call.

Nantz flatly said: “Fake … [Damar] Hamlin is stopped short.”

Romo then added: “That will be the first turnover. Even though you are not necessarily going to say it. But, to me. that was aggressive.”

Not great, but not terrible.

Nantz quickly threw it to one of their lifelines on the sidelines.

“Jay Feely, did you sense that was coming?” Nantz asked.

With no replay, Feely said the Chiefs only had 10 men on the field.

This caused Romo to change up and decide: “You are exactly right, Jay. You know 10 guys. [Drue] Tranquill does an unbelievable job of taking on two blockers and turning it back inside. It’s the right call. They only had six guys inside. You have eight blockers technically. Seven easily. Wow.”

The Mannings would have caught that at once. How does Romo have a job? That was literally his résumé for this job.

 

[Dawg Pound 69]

Romo has become annoying, and it's obvious that his game preparation is minimal.
But if you REALLY want to be disgusted by an announcer ? Try tuning into an NBA game on ESPN when Mark Jones is doing the play-by-play. He is an embarrassment.

 

[prosopis]

Your assessment?

Horrible

 

[rockaction]

I liked Romo and defended him, but he's in over his head without being able to diagnose plays before the snap. He also sounds often unprepared. It's weird. He just fell off the proverbial cliff.

 

[Don Quixote]

QB catches a tipped pass and runs it for a 10 or so yards and it is “one of the greatest plays he’s ever seen.” Team punts a couple of plays later.

 

[northern exposure]

Surprised that a few are saying Olsen is the best one out there. That probably says how terrible the rest are more than how good Olsen is.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I liked Romo and defended him, but he's in over his head without being able to diagnose plays before the snap. He also sounds often unprepared. It's weird. He just fell off the proverbial cliff.

He was able to analyze well for the first year or 2 because the league was almost the same as when he played, but life comes at you fast as a commentator if you don’t keep working and learning. Plus he tends to kind of check out of the game isn’t that exciting.

 

[belljr]

I liked Romo and defended him, but he's in over his head without being able to diagnose plays before the snap. He also sounds often unprepared. It's weird. He just fell off the proverbial cliff.

He was able to analyze well for the first year or 2 because the league was almost the same as when he played, but life comes at you fast as a commentator if you don’t keep working and learning. Plus he tends to kind of check out of the game isn’t that exciting.

And teams aren't feeding him information like they did before because he would spill too much

 

[zamboni]

Surprised that a few are saying Olsen is the best one out there. That probably says how terrible the rest are more than how good Olsen is.

I think Olsen is really good. It’s a shame that Fox is probably going to replace him with Brady next year just because he’s Brady.

 

[Wildcat]

Surprised that a few are saying Olsen is the best one out there. That probably says how terrible the rest are more than how good Olsen is.

I think Olsen is really good. It’s a shame that Fox is probably going to replace him with Brady next year just because he’s Brady.

It sounds pretty, but I can’t stand the tone or cadence of Olsen’s voice.