ESPN Considering Al Michaels For “Monday Night Football” As Amazon Enters “Deep Negotiations” For “Thursday Night Football”

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On 1/28/2022 at 2:55 AM, WestCoastMole said:

During the early 1980s NBC got permission from the NFL to do some experimentation with broadcast crews. They wound doing the 1 Announcer Game. Charlie Jones did the 1 Announcer Game, Do you remember Charlie Jones ? The Jets wound up getting the No Announcer Game. The TV Producer decided to start the show from the perspective of a fan going to the game. You see the front of Giant Stadium from the perspective of a fan walking up to the Gate. Then a hand pops up in the field of view of the camera presenting the Gate Agent with a Ticket. The Agent takes the ticket rips it in half and gives the stub back to the fan and admits him. The camera is then seen making its way to its seat. (on the 50 Yard Line of course) A commercial break upon which the second departure from a normal broadcast became apparent. They had a camera down on the field to show the opening coin toss much like they do in the Super Bowl. After a commercial break they returned up to the position of the seated fan and the game proceeded. It was a surreal experience. The crowd noise was present but the clues of how the game was going from the announcers wasn't there. It was the type of broadcast that a diehard football fan could get into because that type of viewer doesn't need the input of an announcer to get into the flow of the game. But someone who is a casual viewer would get totally lost by the presentation. I really wish NFL Network and NFL Films would dig up that tape, Remaster it, and play it again on NFL Network. It would give alot of people a different perspective on how much announcers contribute to a broadcast.

I watched that game. Not great, but materially better than a game listening to blithering idiots, too many of which are on TV today.