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[QUOTE=onlydarksets;353523]I saw that - that is a beautiful thing!

I wouldn't mind the coverage if they would just shut up when the game is being played and [U]actually show the game instead of the idiots in the box[/U].

[B]There was one point where they were jabbering away and showing the booth, and after they missed [U]an entire play[/U] Tirico goes "Oh, and Washington called a timeout, too". They really dropped the ball on that one.[/B] Of course, I guess they figured it was going to be a pretty bad game. Still, they get paid to do this - do it right![/QUOTE]

Yep, when that happened I almost kicked my dog (but I thought of Michael Vick and kicked the door instead). In addition, Jaws mispronounced a Redskin player, can't remember who, but I think he called him Randy or something. Absolutely dreadful coverage. Loved the HD broadcast though. Being in the ATL I don't always get HD for Skin's games. Apparently the NFL Ticket doesn't provide that unless it's nationally broadcast or something. Anyway, I would have preferred listening to Knarles Barkley over Charles Barkley. Who the f*** cares about hearing him go on and on about basketball, or even baseball at one point. Please ESPN, for all the good you do, stop the insanity!

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ESPN was a total philly homer broadcast. I can't believe they did not replay ST's hit in the first quarter. Yet they replayed every one of McChunky soups incomplete passes.

Unbelievable.

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[QUOTE=Dlyne8r;353558]Yep, when that happened I almost kicked my dog (but I thought of Michael Vick and kicked the door instead). In addition, Jaws mispronounced a Redskin player, can't remember who, but I think he called him Randy or something. Absolutely dreadful coverage. Loved the HD broadcast though. Being in the ATL I don't always get HD for Skin's games. Apparently the NFL Ticket doesn't provide that unless it's nationally broadcast or something. Anyway, I would have preferred listening to Knarles Barkley over Charles Barkley. Who the f*** cares about hearing him go on and on about basketball, or even baseball at one point. Please ESPN, for all the good you do, stop the insanity![/QUOTE]

yeah, Tirico called our fullback Randy Sellers. Which was nice. Can't blame him though, who could think straight with that cacophony known as Kornheiser in the booth with him?

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[QUOTE=Redskins1960;353466]Hi
I liked Barkley and I thought he told us how the Philly fans don't get it.
I was surprised how much of the game I missed by the drivel and drool coming out of the booth by Kornheiser and Tirico.
I was ready for Charles to take out a deck of cards and take all of their money.
I loved the come back by Charles when Tirico said "The Eagles should have won last week".
Barkley went on and on about how last week doesn't count.
I lost 1 or 2 plays in the game with bad camera angles and green faces.
MNF has come down to Kornheiser/Jaws and Tirico.

I thought ESPN was smarter.

Get over it the Redskins won.[/QUOTE]


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It does make you appreciate Madden and Michaels. They actually talk football.

And yes, say what you want about Joe T. but he actually analyzes the game.

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That did it for me and MNF. If I wanted to watch the view, I'd watch the damn view. Kornholer sucks...fire all of them.

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[quote=redsk1;353577]It does make you appreciate Madden and Michaels. They actually talk football.

And yes, say what you want about Joe T. but he actually analyzes the game.[/quote]

Madden and Michaels are still the cream of the crop.

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Speaking about the Patriots as long as they did was absurd considering any topics on that situation were exhausted on the previous night's national broadcast on Sunday Night Football, when they were featured against the Chargers.

The two teams playing on Monday Night should get the focus, since some of them will have only one game in the national spotlight anyway. Can't they save that editorial crap for halftime when we are are waist deep in the fridge.

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Without question the worst coverage I've ever been exposed to.

I know I'm just repeating what has already been said, but they had too much Barkely, too much Reid, and too much Philly this and Philly that. The whole Donovan desrves better campaign was sickening! Then they jumped to Belichick and cheating! Really, who cares? Balance, guys, balance!!

They never talked up or barely acknowledged, for that matter, how well the Redskins were playing defensively. And if they were going to delve into Reid's personal life, they could have easily brought up Gibbs' grandson who has been ill too. Or some of the fresh blood the Skins added during the off season.

Also, why must I suffer through a pre-game video of how bad ass Brian Dawkins is and his comic book selection, but nothing about Sean Taylor or Landry? Taylor laid some wood last night, and they pan the camera to Barkley's fat ass! I was as pissed as one could get! A total, complete, and utter fiasco.

As a Redskins fan, I felt down right disrespected by the crap they pulled last night.

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[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy;353506]As bad as the Eagle knob polishing was, Kornheiser has no credibility as a commentator when he talks about being a Redskins fan. What's the problem with impartiality? And MY GOD, could they fit any more commercials in there?[/QUOTE]

Gotta have commercials. They pay the bills

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the only thing missing from last night's "broadcast" was some bonus Yankees/Redsox coverage. I'm surprised they didn't break away from MNF to show a highlight of a Jorge Posada single to right.

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[QUOTE=Daseal;353488]1) No one in that booth was a DC guy. Yes, Kornheiser has been around DC for a long time and still works here for the post. But Kornheiser is from Long Island, New York. So he's probably a Jets fan at heart, he just doesn't wear it on his sleeve like many other announcers.

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Even so, last he bragged, he held the copyright for The Bandwagon. He did, however, give a nod to Gibbs, saying he's DC's Rocky Balboa. Not the best analogy, but it sounded better last night after two beers.

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It's ironic how they were discussing cheating in the league for about 15 minutes during the broadcast while simultaneously cheating the Skins out of national attention during their only Monday Night Football game this year.

"By the way, the Redskins just called a timeout" - Mike Tirico, with camera panned to the broadcaster's booth.

Oh, thanks a lot man! I much rather hear you verbally describe a timeout during gameplay than actually seeing it for myself. How about this?...you get your boring asses off my screen and start filming what I tuned in to see!

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Speaking of the Sean Taylor hit that was not given any attention, anyone know where to find a clip of that on the internet?

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Most of the time that I hear people complain about the announcers I just kind of blow it off as I'm to busy watching the game to give them any attention. Last night was a different story as the game seemed to be the side show to what the announcers were doing.