My god Marshall Faulk is stupid

I will with hold judgement until my tells me what coward and bayless have to say about this.

Overall Faulk is very good, imo. I like when he puts Irvin in his place. His bias towards Chicago has everything to do with Mike Martz.

I quit watching these idiots years ago. Sure, Chicago was resting their starters, that's why Urlacher, Briggs, Cutler and Forte were in the game at the end of the 4th quarter and Lovie Smith emphatically said all week that he was going to play his starters . A two second glance at an article recapping the game would have made all of this obvious.

I never watch pregame crappola, but my parents are in town visiting and my dad loves this stuff. I'm being reminded right now how much it absolutely sucks.

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Originally posted by JJSD:
I never watch pregame crappola, but my parents are in town visiting and my dad loves this stuff. I'm being reminded right now how much it absolutely sucks.

Likewise, I used to revel in the attention the Packers got, in particular with Brent and Reggie. And now I see it for what it is, mostly distraction, and ratings material. There are some decent broadcasts...playbook comes to mind, with Sterling, where they actually do the X's and O's, but most of it is blather.

- artis slipped in on me but that was originally meant for JJSD

haven't watched pregame crap since the late 90s.

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Originally posted by JJSD:
I never watch pregame crappola, but my parents are in town visiting and my dad loves this stuff. I'm being reminded right now how much it absolutely sucks.

Likewise, I used to revel in the attention the Packers got, in particular with Brent and Reggie. And now I see it for what it is, mostly distraction, and ratings material. There are some decent broadcasts...playbook comes to mind, with Sterling, where they actually do the X's and O's, but most of it is blather.

Like Rodgers said last season when he blasted Jaworski and Kornheiser, a lot of these guys do not put the prep work into their analysis. Some do, but a lot don't and when you have to speak intelligently on 32 teams, you look like an unprepared idiot. Sad thing is, Faulk is typically pretty good (compared to most). Sapp is actually better than I thought, although the bar was set at 0, so wasn't exactly tough to exceed my expectations. Irvin, though, is the worst on TV. That's a hell of a statement when guys like Shannon Sharpe and Emmitt Smith embarass themselves on a weekly basis. But I just can't handle Irvin's incessant yelling. That guy needs to lose his job.

I think part of Faulk's problem is he doesn't have as much time to prep, given how much attention he's given to starting that new university.

I like Boomer Esiason on the radio (Westwood One). He should be in television.

The play-by-play guy drives me nuts though: "Cincinatti on offense is moving from LEFT to RIGHT..." (Um, no they are not if you're sitting on the other side of the stadium.) Says it like 10 times a game.

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"Cincinatti on offense is moving from LEFT to RIGHT..."

The statement ends...

"...on your television."

Some of the radio guys say. "Moves left to right on your radio."

No kidding, so THAT's why they do that! They never ever say the last part.

Thanks for that.

all the radio guys do that pistol

Its like buying a car that turns out to be a lemon,you pay big bucks but keep it around until you get sick of the costs for repairs and get rid of the heap.

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"Cincinatti on offense is moving from LEFT to RIGHT..."

The statement ends...

"...on your television."

Some of the radio guys say. "Moves left to right on your radio."

Or incase you want to chart the game from home some people want to know which way to set things up.

Faulk may be bad, but he's not Emmitt Smith bad.

Give Faulk a chance, he's more good than bad, unlike Michael Irvin...

I have no issues with Faulk. But hell, guys like Sapp, Irvin and Sanders don't bother me either and are quite funny at times.

Guys that bother me include Mayock, Jaworski and Theismann.

I'm pretty sure I'm racist.

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I'm pretty sure I'm racist.

I for one am shocked by this revelation

I don't watch much of that stuff, if I do it's the FOX guys, they're not bad. The bits they do with Frank Caliendo aren't funny at all, but I like the insight that they provide.

I can't hardly watch the ESPN guys. Tom Jackson gets worse every season and Michael Irvin is plain awful. I like what Ditka has to say sometimes, he's pretty honest and fair. Can't stand Chris Carter at all.

The NFL Network guys are okay if they stick to what they know. If Faulk is talking about RBs or Warner is talking about QBs or Sapp is talking about DL or LBs then I think they're pretty insightful. When they start analyzing other positions and players, they're analysis gets downright awful. Sapp is pretty honest and I appreciate that, but he takes one issue and beats it to death at times. I don't pay much attention to Mooch, he doesn't offer much analysis anymore.

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I can't hardly watch the ESPN guys. Tom Jackson gets worse every season and Michael Irvin is plain awful. I like what Ditka has to say sometimes, he's pretty honest and fair. Can't stand Chris Carter at all.

Anyone hear what Tom Jackson said before the Bears game? Something along the lines that Finley will struggle against the Bears Cover 2. Any intelligent football fan will tell you that a great TE kills the Cover 2. Apparently that escaped Tom Jackson, who also didn't bother to check last years box score, where Finley went over 100 yards in Chicago. There's being wrong, and there's just not doing your job.

Jackson is too busy gushing over Cam.

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Tom Jackson gets worse every season and Michael Irvin is plain awful. I like what Ditka has to say sometimes, he's pretty honest and fair. Can't stand Chris Carter at all.

So you like the white guy and hate the black guys. Got it.

I like Michael Strahan, does that help? Or is he too much like Wayne Brady?

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Originally posted by Grave Digger:
I can't hardly watch the ESPN guys.

So you can mostly watch them?

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I like Michael Strahan, does that help? Or is he too much like Wayne Brady?

Do you think all token black guys have gaps in their teeth Racist Digger?

Touche PackerHawk.

I'm am so anti-racist that I am above suspicion of being a racist.

Pretty much sucks top to bottom.

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Touche PackerHawk.

I'm am so anti-racist that I am above suspicion of being a racist.

Are you one of those "Equality" activists that secretly dates within his race?

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Originally posted by Henry:
Pretty much sucks top to bottom.

That's what she said.

All the Fox pre-game guys are pretty good- maybe I like them because they've been around so long. Really like Curt Warner and Deion Sanders- both guys are solid in their analysis and give the Pack plenty of props. All the ESPN analysts are tools- their pro-East coast bias and mindless takes are unwatchable. Tom Jackson is a clown.

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Touche PackerHawk.

I'm am so anti-racist that I am above suspicion of being a racist.

"No one is above suspicion." - Jesse Jackson

"Diggy is always rong." - Goalline