Captain Hindsight Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Mute and listen to music or something. The announcers are just awful
Gugny Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Booger is terrible. I can't sit and watch the game. I keep in on in the background and do other things, checking periodically. He's impossible to listen to. His voice is annoying. His pitch raises to the level of a 4-year-old girl if he gets excited. And he's clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. This is worse than the Dennis Miller experiment, which was the last time I found MNF unwatchable. How ***** hard can it be to find two people who are good at this job?????
IDBillzFan Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 We've gotten to the point in my house as I turn on MNF that my wife will inevitably ask "Are you going to spend the next three hours bitching about the announcers again?" Even the ref in the booth is handled poorly because he suddenly jumps in with some incredibly obvious comment, but they never intro him like every other broadcast. "Let's bring in Gene to give us his thoughts on that call." The MNF ref almost has to comment on a ball placement because it's like the booth forgets him, and he feels like he needs to say something to earn his paycheck. We need another Cosell.
Seasons1992 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said: Mute and listen to music or something. The announcers are just awful Exactly what I do. Put on TV, put on records, drink a beer, repeat.
row_33 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 1 minute ago, IDBillzFan said: We need another Cosell. that would end the complaining....
buffaloboyinATL Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, May Day 10 said: It was obnoxious and puzzling when he pleaded with "america" twice to not put tight ends 1 on 1 with elite pass rushers... but looking back, it is also funny and memorable LOL. I'll be honest, I thought I somehow backed up a little bit by mistake and was re-watching what I had already seen. Then I realized he just repeated himself word for word. 1 1
Dopey Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 54 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: Let’s start a petition... Tasker for MNF Ugh. 1
Bills fan since 87 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 The play by play guy is the worst in sports. I can't stand him. I'd rather listen to Beth Mowins. 1 3
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 It’s sad—used to be appointment viewing when I was younger including even the awesome opening theme music, and now it’s an afterthought of hot mess, qualitatively speaking. ABC seemed to do it right. 1
Dopey Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: We've gotten to the point in my house as I turn on MNF that my wife will inevitably ask "Are you going to spend the next three hours bitching about the announcers again?" Even the ref in the booth is handled poorly because he suddenly jumps in with some incredibly obvious comment, but they never intro him like every other broadcast. "Let's bring in Gene to give us his thoughts on that call." The MNF ref almost has to comment on a ball placement because it's like the booth forgets him, and he feels like he needs to say something to earn his paycheck. We need another Cosell. We need "Look at that little monkey run!" ?!? 1
T master Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Mostly thanks to Booger. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/26/monday-night-football-espn-booger-mcfarland-joe-tessitore-nfl? I attribute this to ESPN ! You can't improve on perfection & when ESPN got greedy they had to put the most watched game every week since Howard, Dandy Don, & Frank were the announcers on a cable network & let Al Micheal's go to NBC they screwed them selves terribly !! Now Sunday night football is the game of the week end & will be until Al calls it quits then the NFL as we know it will never be the same ! Buck & Aikman are a good pair but all the classic NFL announcers are almost gone with Micheal's being the last of the greats !! I'm not sure who can pick up the slack especially seeing as Costas has pissed someone off some where in a high ranking seat but i'n sure they will find someone to fill the role but the will Never replace this guys !! And i bet there is someone at ESPN that is regretting the day they ever let Micheal's walk & changed the format from free TV to cable ... 1
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Al Michaels and Frank Caliendo? ? 1 1
Mark Vader Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Bills fan since 87 said: The play by play guy is the worst in sports. I can't stand him. I'd rather listen to Beth Mowins. 1 1
MDH Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Booger is horrible but people are forgetting it’s been bad for awhile. Are we forgetting guys in the booth like Kornheiser or Dennis Miller? 1
zow2 Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Eh, i don't really care about the announcers. I mostly have the sound low and keep an eye on the game while I'm doing something else. I will say that this crew doesn't make any game feel like a "big game". Having them in the booth it just feels like any other Sunday 1pm game...not a big event.
BillsfaninChicago Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 I pretty much just glance at Monday Night Football if I have some fantasy football interests. I unfortunately did on Monday and I had to hear Booger rant about how much he LOVED one of the player’s mom...odd
Nihilarian Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: We've gotten to the point in my house as I turn on MNF that my wife will inevitably ask "Are you going to spend the next three hours bitching about the announcers again?" Even the ref in the booth is handled poorly because he suddenly jumps in with some incredibly obvious comment, but they never intro him like every other broadcast. "Let's bring in Gene to give us his thoughts on that call." The MNF ref almost has to comment on a ball placement because it's like the booth forgets him, and he feels like he needs to say something to earn his paycheck. We need another Cosell. I can't stand them either! However, we don't need an another announcer saying "look at that monkey run"... OJ to Cosell, Howard, you have an astute vision of the obvious... I do however miss the Don Meredith days with the "good night the parties over" singing. There have been some memorable MNF crews and this current one is bar far one of the very worst. ESPN has made a mess of things. I liked Keith Jackson, Frank Gifford, Al Michaels and now i sorta miss "chucky" in the booth. They need a new crew.
IDBillzFan Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Dopey said: We need "Look at that little monkey run!" ?!? 35 minutes ago, Nihilarian said: However, we don't need an another announcer saying "look at that monkey run"... I so despise today's culture. With a passion. 2 1
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