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I'll miss Madden from a few years back and not necessarily his most recent work.He will be missed.
This guy looks like he's having a lot of fun announcing.BOOM! And Madden retires.
This was exactly what I thought when I first saw this. It probably went something like this:Any coincidence that Madden is retiring at the same time as Favre?
This was exactly what I thought when I first saw this. It probably went something like this:
Favre (via text): im retired fo realz this time
Madden: NOOOOO! :'( xoxox
Madden (to NBC): Football is dead to me. I quit.
EA is contracted with the NFL until at least 2012.He will be missed, I liked his announcing. I wonder if he will continue the Madden video game series.
Finally!.....now if we could just get tony kornheiser off monday night football..
actually none of this is true, these are just rehashed jokes from frank caliendo's stand-up career.I used to enjoy Madden but he had gotten to the point where he either:
A) restated the obvious
B) didn't make much sense at all
or
C) compared everyone to Brett Favre
Any coincidence that Madden is retiring at the same time as Favre?
Now Kast. come on, you know at least 1 of those is true for his last couple of years in the booth. I'm inclined to go with stating the obvious b/c there were numerous times i caught him doing this in games.actually none of this is true, these are just rehashed jokes from frank caliendo's stand-up career.
madden's the best
Collinsworth knows his football.I liked Madden. He will be missed.
While at lunch NFLN ticker stated NBC has announced Chris Collinsworth his replacement.
It'll take some getting used to, but I don't have a problem with Collinsworth.
Now it'll be just like Madden '09.I liked Madden. He will be missed.
While at lunch NFLN ticker stated NBC has announced Chris Collinsworth his replacement.
It'll take some getting used to, but I don't have a problem with Collinsworth.
Collinsworth comes across as smug....don't like him at all, but whatever, I bet he doesn't last long.Collinsworth knows his football.
He doesn't have the same personality that Madden does, but he will do a good job.
I'm not a Collinsworth fan either, but it was probably the quickest & easiest fix for NBC. Aikman does a good job for Fox, but if NBC wanted him I'm sure it would cost them quite a bit.Collinsworth comes across as smug....don't like him at all, but whatever, I bet he doesn't last long.
Pretty much my sentiments Vinny. Colinsworth is too much of turd to last long. I dunno if has the analytical bravado that Colinsworth has but his personality doesn't grate people. That's who I would've gone with.Collinsworth comes across as smug....don't like him at all, but whatever, I bet he doesn't last long.
Yep.Finally!.....now if we could just get tony kornheiser off monday night football..
Yep.
This day is about fifteen years late. Madden is the most overrated broadcaster in history. I've never understood the infatuation with him. Not only is he the the masterest master of the obvious, he and Summerall schlurped Cowboy dong for so long in the 90's that I couldn't stand hearing him on my TV. Then, once the Cowboys started sucking again, he moved on to Favre.
Finally, he's retiring. Yay.
He did.Its too bad Madden never called a Texans game.
In his early days he was just fine. Over the last five or so years he's been boring as hell. Frankly the game announcers are just talking heads placed there by the networks to give us something to listen to and explain some of the more arcane rules of the game. They could all be replaced by a musical soundtrack for most of the game.Yep.
This day is about fifteen years late. Madden is the most overrated broadcaster in history. I've never understood the infatuation with him. Not only is he the the masterest master of the obvious, he and Summerall schlurped Cowboy dong for so long in the 90's that I couldn't stand hearing him on my TV. Then, once the Cowboys started sucking again, he moved on to Favre.
Finally, he's retiring. Yay.
Michaels gave a quote to NFLN on Madden's retirement. Is that considered silence?Michaels silence at the time of Maddens retirement announcement is conspicuous.
Madden was certainly popular but overrated in my book. Even my wife often remarked about how he went overboard with obvious attempts to
dumbing-down his analysis.
I always appreciate all you posts but I disagree with this one. NBC once tried a annoucer-less game and it didn't work. Not with me or the public. Madden IMHO was great in comparison to the others simply because he loved the game. I guess that was good enough for me, dunno.In his early days he was just fine. Over the last five or so years he's been boring as hell. Frankly the game announcers are just talking heads placed there by the networks to give us something to listen to and explain some of the more arcane rules of the game. They could all be replaced by a musical soundtrack for most of the game.
I agree. Madden's love for the game overshadowed any of his flaws. I think people are being too hard on the guy. I will miss him in the booth, but I'm not anal retentive about the announcers. It's just a football game.Madden was great. He had nothing but unabashed enthusiasm for the game he was calling and for the NFL. I can't say the same for many "announcers" calling games today.
Yup..I guess calling him the gold standard is silence. And he is on Rome talking about him now.Michaels gave a quote to NFLN on Madden's retirement. Is that considered silence?
Longtime broadcast partner Al Michaels said Madden will have a unique place in pro football history.
"No one has made the sport more interesting, more relevant and more enjoyable to watch and listen to than John," Michaels said in a statement. "There's never been anyone like him and he's been the gold standard for analysts for almost three decades."
the internet is full of crybaby complainers...it's amazing how many ugly comments I read on youtube, newspaper articles and whatnot. I kinda consider them the vocal minority of ugliness.I agree. Madden's love for the game overshadowed any of his flaws. I think people are being too hard on the guy. I will miss him in the booth, but I'm not anal retentive about the announcers. It's just a football game.
Could be because I've gotten used to watching the NFL replay games muted, with other music playing in the apartment. I don't recall me ever doing that during a live game. LOLI always appreciate all you posts but I disagree with this one. NBC once tried a annoucer-less game and it didn't work. Not with me or the public. Madden IMHO was great in comparison to the others simply because he loved the game. I guess that was good enough for me, dunno.
Next Sunday during the season can I come over? I'll bring beer.Could be because I've gotten used to watching the NFL replay games muted, with other music playing in the apartment. I don't recall me ever doing that during a live game. LOL
Next Sunday during the season can I come over? I'll bring beer.
I don't have HD, but Donna is pretty.....lol.We should check who's got the biggest TV, and go there.