Tom Brady's First Broadcast - An Interview

kskboys said:
Brady was a great player, but has a boring personality. He should quit now before everyone figures it out.
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I don't know he's done a lot of good post career. I see his personality a lot more. I just don't know if it will translate into the booth.
 
maryquality said:
Do you think he'll be better than Witten? Same kind of deal. Witten was a great player, but didn't exactly exude charisma.
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Whitten was tongue tied and Emmitts bugaboo was diction, but I digress.

Tom just has to keep flashing his SB rings and his pearly whites and he'll win over alot of people. He should get a honeymoon period but I bet he won't.

Don't be surprised if most of the criticism comes from his colleagues in the media.
 
jwitten82 said:
Big fan of Brady, but not sure if he has the voice for this job. Olsen was good and shouldve stayed on the first broadcast team
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Olsen was annoying. He tried to school the audience as if he was teaching football 101 and was a professor. Not sorry hes gone. Problem is, Brady COULD be more annoying. Not a huge fan of former players in the broadcast booth, for that reason. Audience needs to just have the game called, and tell us in layman's terms , not player/coach lingo. That is why I loved John Madden and Summerall.(former player but learned when to speak). They basically understood this and dumbed it down so the viewers can understand and be entertained. Aikman CAN be annoying when he tries too hard to be unbiased about Dallas, but is really good at explaining things as they happen in ways that are simple. This game IS simple other than the playbook itself. Its about who can out execute. Hopefully Brady is decent. JUST CALL THE GAME.
 
Rayman70 said:
Olsen was annoying. He tried to school the audience as if he was teaching football 101 and was a professor. Not sorry hes gone. Problem is, Brady COULD be more annoying. Not a huge fan of former players in the broadcast booth, for that reason. Audience needs to just have the game called, and tell us in layman's terms , not player/coach lingo. That is why I loved John Madden and Summerall. They basically understood this and dumbed it down so the viewers can understand and be entertained. Aikman CAN be annoying when he tries too hard to be unbiased about Dallas, but is really good at explaining things as they happen in ways that are simple. This game IS simple other than the playbook itself. Its about who can out execute. Hopefully Brady is decent. JUST CALL THE GAME.
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Agree and once he declared that a certain player recently signed his son's jersey I knew any objectivity toward that player was gone.

Definitely not our fathers unbiased sports media anymore.....they coddle the players that they are supposed to be asking tough questions to......ergo fluff interviews
 
shabazz said:
Agree and once he declared that a certain player recently signed his son's jersey I knew any objectivity toward that player was gone.

Definitely not our fathers unbiased sports media anymore.....they coddle the players that they are supposed to be asking tough questions to......ergo fluff interviews
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yep, its borderline propaganda and spin but in sporting venues. All we all want is the game called and I don't care about anyone's social cause,standing,platform or what have you. Im watching sports for those few hours to unplug my brain for a while so I can tune out that other garbage. I hate getting certain agendas jammed down our throats whilst trying to relax/unwind. I love the mute button, its my friend. YES, ask the hard questions PLEASE DO YOUR JOBS AS SPORTS JOURNALISTS. Go Cowboys!! Beat them Brown-stains.
 
I think he’s going to be very good… Different than say Romo, but will still be able to explain what’s going on without sounding a know all and I think he’ll bring more humour than people think he will.
 
what a blow hard. can not wait to mute the tv even more now.
 
Honestly, I think he did OK. Not perfect. I could tell he was thinking and taking stuff in. It's a new gig for him..he's a rookie...has to constantly think about the right things to say but he's absolutely not a stupid dude. Towards the end of the game, he was talking about how much he appreciated coaches not coddling Super-star players who have been told they were amazing since 4th grade.. Cussing them out when it needed to be done and that Zimmer does that. He has some great insight. I enjoyed that.

I think he can easily do the job. Just needs to learn the right communications and filters. If anything I bet he wants to SLAM people on both teams about how much they suck. I'd probably have a hard time too if I had done so much right. Let's face it, HE HAS.

I'll give him a 6.99 stars out of 10 for his first time out. I personally think he'll get better and better. I'm a fan so far.
 
Felt like a highly (football) intelligent player watching the game. There were times where he was calling out the open receiver as it was happening, and his subtle disgust when the pass was missed. Really down to earth. Incredibly knowledgeable. Had some moments where you could tell he was uncomfortable, and forcing something out bc he wasn't sure what to say.

It was his first live broadcast and I really enjoyed hearing his perspective and getting into his mind as he was calling the game. With his work ethic and refusal to fail, I think he will be a great as he wants to be in the booth, even if it takes some time.
 
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