Can we vote Madden off the Planet?

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

Aikman is a Cowboy. If we are in a playoff game in January, I don't want to hear the game from a Cowboy. Aikman is the best color guy in my opinion but I would still take Madden over him.

Well in my opinion I would rather have a Cowboy, who actually gives a quality game, rather than Madden who seems to be concerned about food and Farve. Aikman does a very good job of being unbias during Redskins games. If I wanna hear opinionated coverage of the Skins I'll just listen to the radio coverage of the game.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

Aikman is a Cowboy. If we are in a playoff game in January, I don't want to hear the game from a Cowboy. Aikman is the best color guy in my opinion but I would still take Madden over him.

Aikman is in my top 3 color commentators/analyst and the funny thing is he's new to the TV game. He is very knowledgeable and object. I love it when he announces our games and I personally don't care if he was a Cowboy.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by saden1

Aikman is in my top 3 color commentators/analyst and the funny thing is he's new to the TV game. He is very knowledgeable and object. I love it when he announces our games and I personally don't care if he was a Cowboy.

Agreed 100%. He is completley unbiased and I think he's the best voice on the TV Today.

[724Skinsfan]

I'm okay with Madden. I've gotten to the point where I can tune him out if he starts to ramble. He still offers a lot of knowledge though. I've learned more from him all these years than any other announcer when it comes to football, not the facts of life though. He totally confused me on THAT!

[ncskinsfanec]

Man, I sure do miss that Madden-Summerall combo!

[CrazyCanuck]

Madden is the best announcer I've seen in my lifetime. He revolutionized the position and even got a major video game named after him. Who would have thought the top selling NFL game would be named for an ANNOUNCER??? Yes he rambles a little more these days but he knows his football and I still like listening to him.

Aikman is by far the best of the new crop, despite being a Cowboy. He is very professional and always fair to the Skins. Plus every time he did Skins games they would replay Lavar's hit on him, it must have driven him nuts. Despite being 10 times the football player Lavar is/was Aikman always handled it with class.

[Redskin]

Most of the time the announcers are wrong with thteir analysis of the game anyways so who gives a flying.

Madden is usually right and his stupid coments make me laugh

[BDBohnzie]

There's another Cowboy who does pretty decent color commentary, and that's Moose Johnston. He and Aikman must have gone to the same broadcasting school...

I don't care for Madden much, but I wouldn't vote him off the planet. Now Brian Baldinger, that's a horse of a different color (shit colored).

[JWsleep]

I am pro-Madden. He at least gets most of the important stuff right, and his goofy rambling is better than the shrill nonesense we get from most NFL color commentators these days.

Aikman and Buck are probably the best, these days--people forget that the real play-by-play pros like Michaels and Buck set up their color guys well.

But, if it isn't Aikman and Buck, and Moose (if you like him) and maybe Simms, who would you like over Madden and Michaels? So Madden isn't the best anymore--he's still better than most.

[MTK]

I really like the Madden/Michaels team.

Overall NBC's coverage is much better than ESPN when it comes to providing a high quality football broadcast.

It's funny, ESPN used to provide the best game coverage, now they've gone Hollywood and provide more entertainment than quality football coverage.

I'm tired of the booth interviews with celebs, the stupid emails that Tony takes, etc. Not the quality coverage that we've come to expect from the "Worldwide Leader".

[irish]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I really like the Madden/Michaels team.

Overall NBC's coverage is much better than ESPN when it comes to providing a high quality football broadcast.

It's funny, ESPN used to provide the best game coverage, now they've gone Hollywood and provide more entertainment than quality football coverage.

I'm tired of the booth interviews with celebs, the stupid emails that Tony takes, etc. Not the quality coverage that we've come to expect from the "Worldwide Leader".

There is an article in the current issue of Sports Illustrated talking about how ESPN's MNF coverage has gone the entertainment route as compared with NBC.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

There is an article in the current issue of Sports Illustrated talking about how ESPN's MNF coverage has gone the entertainment route as compared with NBC.

Yeah I read something similar in PFW a while back too

[JWsleep]

I agree--ESPN is a circus--sometimes they seem to forget there is a game on.

[munny]

Madden is no better or worse than the others. Aikman is a absolute moron who doesn't even understand the rules of the game - and proves it each week. The worst in the NFL though, is without question, the MNF crew and NFL Net crews. They are absolutely God-Awful.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by munny

Madden is no better or worse than the others. Aikman is a absolute moron who doesn't even understand the rules of the game - and proves it each week. The worst in the NFL though, is without question, the MNF crew and NFL Net crews. They are absolutely God-Awful.

So it sounds like you hate everyone, are there any announcers you like?

Agreed about NFL Network, but as much as I hate to say it, I thought the booth was better when Deion and Faulk were in it last week. What happened to Vermeil? Did his voice kick the bucket that night??