TroutDog Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) This is music to my ears as I really loathe Collinsworth. The article also says ESPN went after him but he chose NBC. Further decline of ESPN. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/10/drew-brees-reportedly-will-join-nbc-sports-analyst-role-after-retiring-nfl/ Edited April 11, 2020 by TroutDog 5 1 1
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Quote Brees to be groomed to Replace Collinsworth at NBC After Retirement Expand Edited April 11, 2020 by DaBillsFanSince1973 9
machine gun kelly Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 Collinsworth is a tool. Brees is a sharp guy and will probably put the effort in to be successful as that role stakes skills as well, but with his intellect, attitude, disposition, and work ethic, will be great. You can bet he will be so prepared for the teams he calls each week. 1
thebandit27 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. 14
Nanker Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 Collinsworth owns PFF, that why he promotes it so much. The network should charge him for his advertising it. 2
thebandit27 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:56 AM, Nanker said: Collinsworth owns PFF, that why he promotes it so much. The network should charge him for his advertising it. Expand He’s part owner, and the ability to promote it is part of his contract with NBC 1 1
LabattBlue Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 The article says when Brees retires he will start out with the analyst role on Notre Dame games. There is no guarantee he ever makes it to the Sunday night games. He could flop with the college games, and that would be the end of it. 1
Bferra13 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:50 AM, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. Expand Excellent or not, his voice is like nails grating on a chalkboard. I'm sure Brees will be just fine.
thebandit27 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:00 PM, Bferra13 said: Excellent or not, his voice is like nails grating on a chalkboard. I'm sure Brees will be just fine. Expand Based on what? Have you heard him call a game? Can you think of any former QBs that have been lousy in TV? CC’s job isn’t to elucidate in a pleasing baritone; it’s to communicate complicated football concepts in ways most viewers will understand, and he’s excellent at it. 2
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 Not to nitpick but it doesn’t say he’s going to replace collinsworth. It says he will be “groomed to Eventually replace him.” May never happen and if it does could be years. Brees seems like a good fit for tv but he’s never done it and CC is a pro. 2 1
CommonCents Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) On 4/11/2020 at 11:50 AM, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. Expand Echoed my thoughts. Brees has done enough interviews that left me unimpressed, I fear he isn’t nearly as skilled as Romo. CC isn’t that bad and the more “old voices” that leave the booth the more the game because something different than what we grew up on. Edited April 11, 2020 by CommonCents
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:09 PM, CommonCents said: Echoed my thoughts. Brees has done enough interviews that I fear he isn’t nearly as skilled as Romo. CC isn’t that bad and the more “old voices” that leave the booth the more the game because something different than what we grew up on. Expand The patented CC “slide in” next to Al Michaels before the SNF games is hysterical too (at least to me) 1
Kirby Jackson Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:11 PM, YoloinOhio said: The patented CC “slide in” next to Al Michaels before the SNF games is hysterical too (at least to me) Expand 4
Lurker Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 Having to listen to Tirico will offset any gain that Brees (or someone else) will provide... 1
thebandit27 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:50 AM, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. Expand Quoting because news just dropped that Fouts is out ?
TroutDog Posted April 11, 2020 Author Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) On 4/11/2020 at 12:05 PM, YoloinOhio said: Not to nitpick but it doesn’t say he’s going to replace collinsworth. It says he will be “groomed to Eventually replace him.” May never happen and if it does could be years. Brees seems like a good fit for tv but he’s never done it and CC is a pro. Expand True. I went with what I HOPED will happen ? I fixed the title. Edited April 11, 2020 by TroutDog 1
4merper4mer Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:50 AM, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. Expand Lol Collinsworth "gets stuck on talking points". That is a little understated, no? When the game pits the Jags vs. the Falcons the talking point ends up being the greatness of Tom Brady. It's ridiculous and happens every week. 1 1
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:58 AM, thebandit27 said: He’s part owner, and the ability to promote it is part of his contract with NBC Expand You think that played into NBC’s desires to replace Collinsworth at all?
thebandit27 Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 12:24 PM, 4merper4mer said: Lol Collinsworth "gets stuck on talking points". That is a little understated, no? When the game pits the Jags vs. the Falcons the talking point ends up being the greatness of Tom Brady. It's ridiculous and happens every week. Expand I don’t know that it’s quite that bad, but yeah, it’s one of his weak spots On 4/11/2020 at 12:36 PM, atlbillsfan1975 said: You think that played into NBC’s desires to replace Collinsworth at all? Expand Do they actually want him replaced? Huh.
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