Favorite announcers

[Gunakor]

Joe Buck. Doesn't matter too much who they pair up with him, because he's the best play by play guy in the business IMO. They could do far worse than Aikman to pair with him, as Aikman is a great color guy IMO.

As far as pregame/postgame shows, I'd like the NFL network crew best if they'd only get rid of Rich Eisen. I like Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith. Not too partial to Marshall Faulk, but he's tolerable. Rich Eisen is garbage though. I like Fox NFL Sunday, but Terry Bradshaw goes off the deep end too often. Frank Caliendo makes it worth watching still. I don't care for the CBS crew too much, although Shannon Sharpe can be very funny at times. Bob Costas is a joke, as is the entire Football Night in America program on ABC on Sunday nights.

I miss Inside the NFL. I don't get to see it anymore now that they've moved it from HBO to Showtime. That one was always fun to watch.

[Redbelly]

From 1973 until they retired - I grew up listening to Jim Irwin and Max McGee. Way down here in mid Illinois I spent my Sundays carrying around my radio - trying to find a place where I could pick up a very weak signal -

Listening to Jim and Max call the game through all the crackling and popping and fading signal made for some fond memories - even though the teams were so crappy

One game in paticular - the Packers made a late season run under Bart Starr - if they'd beat the Jets on the last day of the season - they were going to the playoffs - unforntunatley Joe Kleco owned Mark Koncar and Lynn Dickey never had a chance. At the loss Jim Irwin talked about what a great run it was and that the Packers weren't even supposed to be there - tried to make us all feel better - it didn't work - but it was nice attempt

I supposed there were/are better - but I just loved listening to Jim and Max

By the way - to pick up that Jets game - I had to set on my back porch under an umbrella - in a cold freezing rain - I froze - how sick is that

[Cheesehead Craig]

Dan Fouts is fantastic and I wish he'd get a full time announcing gig. Too bad he got lumped in with the Dennis Miller fiasco on MNF.

For college games, I always liked the pair of Keith Jackson doing the play-by-play with Dan Fouts as the expert "color man." Their skills complimented each other very well.

I have watched a couple of games where Fouts is doing the play-by-play. He is not as fluid in that role. His strength lies in being the analyst, IMO.

BTW, Fouts keeps his permanent home in Sisters, Oregon. It is a very scenic community in Oregon's Cascade mountains. If I had the financial assets, I wouldn't mind living there myself.

Fouts is at his best at color/analyst. He points the big keys to plays out so quickly and clearly. He and Jackson were gold together.

[DonHutson]

I couldn't stand Aikman as a player, and I suspect I wouldn't like him as a person, but I have to admit he's a great color commentator. Joe Buck is a pompous twerp, and I truly can't stand the guy.

I'm a little surprised by all the Dan Fouts love, only because I thought I was the only person who appreciated him. He's great.

Al Micheals is the best in the business right now. And it's hard to dislike Madden.

Keith Jackson was the best ever. Greatest voice for football there could ever be.

I'm happy Ron Pitts has made a nice little career for himself. He's not great, but he's very solid.

On the radio side, Jim and Max were the best. I never liked McCarren ever since he stiffed me for an autograph when I was like 8 years old. He was just walking across the parking lot with nothing better to do. I never liked him as a local sports anchor either. However, he does a great job on the radio broadcasts. Nobody is better at describing the nuances of the play on the line of scrimmage.

[sheepshead]

Fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03La-4pcR9o

[oregonpackfan]

From 1973 until they retired - I grew up listening to Jim Irwin and Max McGee. Way down here in mid Illinois I spent my Sundays carrying around my radio - trying to find a place where I could pick up a very weak signal -

Listening to Jim and Max call the game through all the crackling and popping and fading signal made for some fond memories - even though the teams were so crappy

I agree that Jim Erwin and Max McGee were very good radio announcers. Erwin had that enthusiastic, homeristic, glass "half-full" type of outlook.

McGee tended to call things the way he saw them but his humor was second to none. It was entertaining just to listen to his commentary.

[gbgary]

Ray Scott, John Madden, Pat Summerall, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, John Facenda

those are all good especially the great Ray Scott.

3rd and inches from the Packer 40...Starr...to Dowler...touchdown!!

johm madden has become a little tiresome the last few years though. pat summerall was best, imo, early on when he was with tom brookshire. troy's been better than i thought he'd be. he and joe buck are good.

the worst team was dick enburg and merlin olson. oh my!

[TheCheese]

Joe Buck. Doesn't matter too much who they pair up with him, because he's the best play by play guy in the business IMO. They could do far worse than Aikman to pair with him, as Aikman is a great color guy IMO.

As far as pregame/postgame shows, I'd like the NFL network crew best if they'd only get rid of Rich Eisen. I like Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith. Not too partial to Marshall Faulk, but he's tolerable. Rich Eisen is garbage though. I like Fox NFL Sunday, but Terry Bradshaw goes off the deep end too often. Frank Caliendo makes it worth watching still. I don't care for the CBS crew too much, although Shannon Sharpe can be very funny at times. Bob Costas is a joke, as is the entire Football Night in America program on ABC on Sunday nights.

I miss Inside the NFL. I don't get to see it anymore now that they've moved it from HBO to Showtime. That one was always fun to watch.

Now what the hell is wrong with Rich Eisen?

[sheepshead]

Good Thread by the way.

(oh my )

[texaspackerbacker]

I'm glad to see so much love in here for Ray Scott. I thought most in here wouldn't even be old enough to remember him. Lindsey Nelson was good back in the day also.

I used to dislike John Madden, but the respect he has displayed for Vince Lombardi has won me over to him.

I don't have much regard for any of the modern guys. Al Michaels is good in a bland and normal way, but practically all of the ex-players get away with talking out of their ass and apparently getting paid for it.

The guy I was really hoping to hear as a commentator this season?






None other than Brett Favre. It will be a shame if he becomes a back-stabber of his old team like damned Aikman.

[Gunakor]

Joe Buck. Doesn't matter too much who they pair up with him, because he's the best play by play guy in the business IMO. They could do far worse than Aikman to pair with him, as Aikman is a great color guy IMO.

As far as pregame/postgame shows, I'd like the NFL network crew best if they'd only get rid of Rich Eisen. I like Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith. Not too partial to Marshall Faulk, but he's tolerable. Rich Eisen is garbage though. I like Fox NFL Sunday, but Terry Bradshaw goes off the deep end too often. Frank Caliendo makes it worth watching still. I don't care for the CBS crew too much, although Shannon Sharpe can be very funny at times. Bob Costas is a joke, as is the entire Football Night in America program on ABC on Sunday nights.

I miss Inside the NFL. I don't get to see it anymore now that they've moved it from HBO to Showtime. That one was always fun to watch.

Now what the hell is wrong with Rich Eisen?

It's like he's trying too hard to look cool on TV. It always seems to me like he's trying to be like Deion in front of the camera. You know, witty, funny, energetic, etc. Except he's not. He's a dull talking head, without a funny or witty bone in his body. And he looks and sounds stupid when he tries to be something else IMO. If he'd just stick to football without trying to be "cool" all the time, maybe he'd be tolerable too.

[CaptainKickass]

Deion is an asshat.

Kornhieser (or Kornholer as we like to make fun of people) shouldn't be allowed to speak to anyone ...ever.

I pretty much hate the entire ESPN MNF crew.

The only time I actually listen to the in game announcers is when Madden is on. He has the most insane and retarded way of pointing out the ultra-obvious. Here's a quote from after a game in which Favre had one of his 4th quarter comebacks. Favre dropped back in the pocket, scrambled left avoiding pressure and makes one of those "toss up" throws and a packer comes down with it putting them in FG range.

Madden says this:

"My.......That Brett Favre........He is a football player......and this is a game!"

He also loves to say things like "the only way to score a touchdown is to get the ball into the endzone. And the only way to do that is to either run the ball, or pass the ball."

Al Michaels wins - only because he's the lesser of all that sucks in sports broadcasting.

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[retailguy]

Howard Cosell

[Bretsky]

I miss Inside the NFL. I don't get to see it anymore now that they've moved it from HBO to Showtime. That one was always fun to watch.

I miss HBO's Inside the NFL

Honestly, Showtimes sucks. They have new guys and are nowhere near as analytical or entertaining as the HBO Crew.

The show is crap now IMO

[KYPack]

I miss Inside the NFL. I don't get to see it anymore now that they've moved it from HBO to Showtime. That one was always fun to watch.

I miss HBO's Inside the NFL

Honestly, Showtimes sucks. They have new guys and are nowhere near as analytical or entertaining as the HBO Crew.

The show is crap now IMO

Get Showtime, you two weasels.

Seriously boys, the show content isn't at the HBO level, but it's still NFL Films footage. It's the show the pros watch to see those great highlights, far superior to anything the networks or NFL's own channel churn out.