Game Coverage Sucks

[TampaDude]

Originally Posted by brent

D

Ditka picked the REDSKINS on the radio!!

Ditka is good. Ditka is wise.

[redskinsfanatic]

i can put up with barkley bsing around the booth a lot better than i can put up with all that analytical bullshit from espn anytime.keyshawn,young,and emmitt may know football,but they can't talk about it very good.ditka,parcells,and jackson make a lot more sense!

[4mrusmc]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Yep, ESPN is all over Philly's nutz of course.

Everyone except Tom Jackson picked the Eagles. A lot of eggs on the face at ESPN tonight.

Yeah Matty, alot of philly pregame jock sniffing was going on network-wide. This was one game that should serve as a building block towards a little respect. Good teams get respect by beating good teams, and philly is still a good team (defending NFC East champ).

[4mrusmc]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Somehow I knew that would happen -- if the Skins won, the story would be "What's Wrong with Philly".

It's like, how could the mighty eagles get beat by those pathetic Redskins. Hey world, here is a towel to wipe off all of that egg. Put a line through the fish and the eagles. Hey giants, your ass is next. Good job Skins!

[XtremeSkin1]

This was the first time I have ranted and complained about MNF coverage this was so so bad, Why do these commentators feel they have to put their two cents in on national television after talking about it all week to their listeners. Tricio missed so many play by play calls it was ridiculous and even when they got a call the booth idiots continued talking like it was still halftime. The sideline commentators Suzy and Michelle had to have felt so disjointed from the booth I mean you cut to them for injury update when the booth is talking about Andy Crack kids and Philly's Booing Fans !

I'm glad a found somewhere to vent my frustration over this MNF coverage.

[The Zimmermans]

ESPN should not be allowed to acknowledge football. I cannot stand their coverage, their "expert analysis" and their freaking arrogance about being the center of the sports world.....another sports network needs to step the F*** up.

[firstdown]

It was not only the skins fans who were ticked about what went on durn the third quarter the two philly fans I asked said they got ticked off as well and just wanted to see the game. Does anyone have a link to ESPN where we could send emails about how poor of a job they did. I'm not commenting on wether they did a good job but more so how they rambled through the whole 1/3 quarter. Evertime it seemed they were done someone would ask Charles another dumb question. If they just had him pop up for a few minutes and did not skip around the game it would have not been that bad. I remember one of the guys after enough time had gone by i knew something was going on said "Oh, by the way the skins took a time out" and then went right back talking.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It was not only the skins fans who were ticked about what went on durn the third quarter the two philly fans I asked said they got ticked off as well and just wanted to see the game. Does anyone have a link to ESPN where we could send emails about how poor of a job they did. I'm not commenting on wether they did a good job but more so how they rambled through the whole 1/3 quarter. Evertime it seemed they were done someone would ask Charles another dumb question. If they just had him pop up for a few minutes and did not skip around the game it would have not been that bad. I remember one of the guys after enough time had gone by i knew something was going on said "Oh, by the way the skins took a time out" and then went right back talking.

I've already shared all your complaints along with the other thousands (literally) of emails we have to review for all sports.

But as I've said:

-Compared to other networks and the grand history of Monday Night Football, ESPN isn't doing things dramatically different. (that said a lot has changed from last year to this year)

-MNF is part of a bigger business strategy, not just a football game ESPN slaps on every Monday

-No matter what, people will always complain

(and yes, CB was on longer than planned. Why, I don't know)

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I've already shared all your complaints along with the other thousands (literally) of emails we have to review for all sports.

But as I've said:

-Compared to other networks and the grand history of Monday Night Football, ESPN isn't doing things dramatically different. (that said a lot has changed from last year to this year)

-MNF is part of a bigger business strategy, not just a football game ESPN slaps on every Monday

-No matter what, people will always complain

(and yes, CB was on longer than planned. Why, I don't know)

Frank, Al and Dan kicked the crap out of the clowns they pulled off the street they have now. In fact, the networks always had better commentators than ESPN.

Don't be a work-homer.

[SmootSmack]

I'm talking about the concept of having guests (not always sports related) on during Monday Night Football. That's been going on for years across the televised sports spectrum.

Plus, as I mentioned in a private message to an esteemed Warpath colleague of mine, keep in mind that NBC (for example) only has the game and pregame to expose their coverage of football to all fans (hardcore and casual), whereas on ESPN we have NFL Live, SportsCenter, NFL Match Up, Countdown, and so on, plus the game itself. So whereas we'll get really technical during one show, we'll do more of a treetop analysis on another.

It's not about being a work-homer. Believe me, there is plenty to legitimately complain about. None of us on this side of the fence are ignorant to that. It's about presenting a different perspective and explanation that I'm able to offer.

[XtremeSkin1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It was not only the skins fans who were ticked about what went on durn the third quarter the two philly fans I asked said they got ticked off as well and just wanted to see the game. Does anyone have a link to ESPN where we could send emails about how poor of a job they did. I'm not commenting on wether they did a good job but more so how they rambled through the whole 1/3 quarter. Evertime it seemed they were done someone would ask Charles another dumb question. If they just had him pop up for a few minutes and did not skip around the game it would have not been that bad. I remember one of the guys after enough time had gone by i knew something was going on said "Oh, by the way the skins took a time out" and then went right back talking.

I left two in TONY's mail bag questions on ESPN MNF's website. I hope he answers my questions on National TV. (Not likely)

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by XtremeSkin1

I left two in TONY's mail bag questions on ESPN MNF's website. I hope he answers my questions on National TV. (Not likely)

Someone posted a link to the ESPN Ombudsman(woman?) - she's probably the best person to contact.