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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Commanders Football > Locker Room Main Forum > NFL Network broadcasts PDA NFL Network broadcasts Pages : 1 [2] 3 4 5 Beemnseven 12-08-2006, 12:09 PM TAFKAS, what exactly do you do for ESPN? celts32 12-08-2006, 12:10 PM Gumbel is just not a football guy...he brings no passion to the game. He calls the game like he's doing a Today Show...I keep expecting him to throw it over for our local weather report. Listening to him I felt like the last place he wanted to be last night was Pittsburgh... MTK 12-08-2006, 12:14 PM A little off topic here but why are the booths in most stadiums not enclosed? It seems a little ridiculous that these guys have to sit there freezing their tails off. You could see their breaths in the booth last night. I don't get it. SmootSmack 12-08-2006, 12:25 PM TAFKAS, what exactly do you do for ESPN? I work on Programming Planning and Acquistions. Specifically I work on all our motorsports properties (which is cool because I get to talk to guys from Joe Gibbs Racing pretty regularly, get some inside dirt from JD, but I digress). Anyhow, I help negotiate deals with different motorsports leagues (NASCAR, NHRA, IndyCar, Champ Car, etc.) as well as other motors related programming and the planning part is basically scheduling the programs on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classc, etc; actually determining when the races/shows will air on our networks. That's tricky because I have to work with all the other sports to figure out what works best for everyone. But it's cool when it all comes together. SmootSmack 12-08-2006, 12:26 PM Gumbel is just not a football guy...he brings no passion to the game. He calls the game like he's doing a Today Show...I keep expecting him to throw it over for our local weather report. Listening to him I felt like the last place he wanted to be last night was Pittsburgh... Hmmm...maybe they should make Willard Scott a sideline reporter celts32 12-08-2006, 12:26 PM A little off topic here but why are the booths in most stadiums not enclosed? It seems a little ridiculous that these guys have to sit there freezing their tails off. You could see their breaths in the booth last night. I don't get it. No idea...but I have heard some of them say they like that becasue it gives them the feel of the game. My guess would be that Bryant Gumbel is not counted among them... MTK 12-08-2006, 12:29 PM No idea...but I have heard some of them say they like that becasue it gives them the feel of the game. My guess would be that Bryant Gumbel is not counted among them... Back in college we opened all our apartment doors and windows a few nights while watching MNF. People walking by thought we were crazy. We got the feel of the game alright. dmek25 12-08-2006, 01:40 PM yeah, but all the booze kept you guys warm:) jdlea 12-08-2006, 01:49 PM I cannot stand Collinsworth. He's a bad announcer, he brings nothing to the table, and if not for being for shocking and, at times, borderline racist (called Simeon Rice a "cheetah"). I really can't stand him, he's like a stupid version of Sean Salisbury. celts32 12-08-2006, 02:42 PM I cannot stand Collinsworth. He's a bad announcer, he brings nothing to the table, and if not for being for shocking and, at times, borderline racist (called Simeon Rice a "cheetah"). I really can't stand him, he's like a stupid version of Sean Salisbury. I agree completely on CC...but I guess when he is sitting next to Bryant Gumbel there are bigger fish to fry.