News: ESPN plotting dream 'Monday Night Football' booth: Al Michaels and Peyton Manning

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ESPN plotting dream 'Monday Night Football' booth: Al Michaels and Peyton Manning

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Thinking large and outside the box, ESPN plans to attempt to acquire Al Michaels from NBC Sports for "Monday Night Football," The Post has learned. ESPN would like to team Michaels with Peyton Manning in its dream booth, according to sources. Manning is now ESPN’s top choice as analyst after Tony Romo agreed to his 10-year, $180 million deal to remain with CBS last week.

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ESPN plotting dream 'Monday Night Football' booth: Al Michaels and Peyton Manning

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Thinking large and outside the box, ESPN plans to attempt to acquire Al Michaels from NBC Sports for "Monday Night Football," The Post has learned. ESPN would like to team Michaels with Peyton Manning in its dream booth, according to sources. Manning is now ESPN’s top choice as analyst after Tony Romo agreed to his 10-year, $180 million deal to remain with CBS last week.

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It's got to feel good to Romo to be first choice over Peyton Manning at something.
 

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Yahoo reported CBS was looking at Peyton Manning in the event they couldn’t work out a deal with Romo. It’s all about trying to get big names in the booth, especially QBs who know how to break down defenses and dissect plays.
 

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MNF is dead cause they have crap match-ups - I dont care who they get to announce the games.

Crap games - crap ratings...

The broadcasting teams have gone to hell over the years. It’s tiring hearing motormouth Booger McFarland referred to as boog.
 

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ESPN plotting dream 'Monday Night Football' booth: Al Michaels and Peyton Manning

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Thinking large and outside the box, ESPN plans to attempt to acquire Al Michaels from NBC Sports for "Monday Night Football," The Post has learned. ESPN would like to team Michaels with Peyton Manning in its dream booth, according to sources. Manning is now ESPN’s top choice as analyst after Tony Romo agreed to his 10-year, $180 million deal to remain with CBS last week.

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I wish Peyton Manning would just go away
 

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I can't see this happening. Michaels was quoted as saying that he would never work for a four letter network. There's no reason for that to change now.
 

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ESPN has never had good night games for NFL.

They do a good job with College games but NFL games have been terrible since I was a kid on their network.

I hated their Sunday Night broadcasts in the past and their MNF has never been good either. Something is just off about it.
 

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I mean that varies year-to-year.

The bigger issue is that Thursday night has taken away the appeal of Monday night.
I agree with this. MNF was special, in part, because it was the only opportunity to watch NFL football other than Sunday. Actually, that uniqueness was first cut into when they started showing Sunday night games in 2006, so at that point MNF was not the only evening opportunity for NFL fans. Then came Thursday night football, and that cut further still into the uniqueness of MNF.
 

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I don't think Peyton Manning would sound better than Chris Collingsworth. Collingsworth has been pretty good over the years, unless he is retiring from broadcasting?
 

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ESPN always thinks they can flash their brand name and throw money at anyone they want, assuming everyone wants to come work for them. They're like the Knicks
 

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Meh. Something about Peyton's voice. Just doesn't sound like a TV voice. Romo's voice is borderline, but his knowledge and personality make up for it.
 

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Manning has the intelligence and charisma to succeed. Not a bad backup plan.

Still can’t believe Witten got a gig, just because he wore the star and was Romo’s bff. It’s like ESPN never saw how dry Wit’s player interviews were.
 

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Meh. Something about Peyton's voice. Just doesn't sound like a TV voice. Romo's voice is borderline, but his knowledge and personality make up for it.
Peyton may not have the voice, but he has the same traits that make Romo so successful as a commentator. Football IQ, charisma, and a good sense of humor.
 

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Oversaturation. I'll watch a good game regardless of the broadcasters. I won't watch a lousy game regardless of the broadcasters.
 
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