some people should not be on tv

[Tikker]

Deion Sanders


"....that interception change the whole complexity of the game"

[Kramer]

so, are you trying to say that knuckle-head sycophant ankle-length fur coat wearing ex-athletes aren't appealing to you?

i bet the next thing you are going to say is that Michael Irvin isn't a first class commentator either?



ever watch Steve Young try not bawlk, eye-roll and laugh Irvin out of the studio? it's painful.

[recks]

Who needs education when you can buy anything you want right?

[Tikker]

I'm saying that a great athlete doesn't instantly translate into a good commentator

Phil Simms is awesome
Boomer Esiason is terrible (everything always somehow goes back to boomer!)

Howie Long is great, Deion is terrible

Tom Jackson is fantastic

Terrell Davis is horrible
Rod Woodson doesn't speak particularly well, but usually says something meaningful, or at least, says something incredibly mean/funny to Terrell which makes him worth being on tv

Between Deion and Emmitt Smith, they've set the movemnet back like 400 years

[Kramer]

/agree

that trend has certainly run its course. hopefully they are starting to test these guys out and figure if they even understand the game that they gained some bit of fame for playing and if they can communicate that understanding above a 4th grade language level.

[Ouchyfish]

When Phil Simms first started calling games, he was annoying as fucking hell with some half ass southern sounding accent.. "Fahve yahd lon"

[Tikker]

that's just a tonal thing tho

at least what he says is meaningful, and adds to the games

Troy Aikman is getting to be not bad too, especially now that all his stories don't go back to the Dallas days

[Lyion]

ESPN as a whole has gone downhill for announcing and analysis. They used to be good, but now I can't stand their football pregame, or their announcers.

[Haylo]

I hate ESPN's announcers and I just tolerate CBS's. I enjoy Fox announcers the most. Deion Sanders has always and will always be an idiot.

(p.s. why am I the only female that posts in the sports section ><)