News: Awful Announcing: ESPN's 2020 NFL Draft Telecast Recap

[WoodysGirl]

ESPN's 2020 NFL Draft telecast: The (very few) gaffes, bizarre scenes, and a mea culpa ESPN's 2020 NFL Draft telecast: The (very few) gaffes, bizarre scenes, and a mea culpa

ESPN's NFL Draft telecast was a very smooth production despite the circumstances of everyone participating remotely.

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[WoodysGirl]

I actually watched NFL Network broadcast, but I really enjoyed the presentation last night. It seemed less noisy for lack of a better word.

 

[iceberg]

I actually watched NFL Network broadcast, but I really enjoyed the presentation last night. It seemed less noisy for lack of a better word.

i just kept thinking it was funny they kept going to goodell as he was saying "y'all cheer!"

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It was awful.

I shut it off... Wasn't watchable.

 

[Doomsday]

Ended up muting it and listening to the Draft Show on twitter.

 

[phildadon86]

It was awful.

I shut it off... Wasn't watchable.

After 2 months of no sports anything would have been watchable

 

[darthseinfeld]

I actually watched NFL Network broadcast, but I really enjoyed the presentation last night. It seemed less noisy for lack of a better word.

ESPN was bad

 

[KJJ]

I had no issue with the telecast I watched it on ESPN. It went much smoother than I expected.

 

[darthseinfeld]

ESPN needed more Irvin. Was just too mechanical

Im pretty sure Irvin said "stank leg" when talking about Juedy last night

 

[CATCH17]

Goodell gave me Mr. Rogers neighborhood vibes.

 

[CouchCoach]

It was different to see them not stepping all over each other and Riddick's delay was noticeable.

Kiper looked like a character out of "The Dark Crystal" or "Hunger Games". The other thing he reminded me of when he'd finish talking was Sam the Eagle from The Muppets.

That whole screen of fans behind Goodell was just dumb.

However, with the lack of anything live to watch, I would have been fine with mynah birds doing the commentary.

I must say, looking at the team people and the players in their homes did nothing for me and that one player who's father rolled around in the floor should get a special award for living with that fool. a living example of why kids go off to college.....and some never return.

 

[aikemirv]

Goodell should have been in a studio.

His basement was like a low budget film. Stupid

 

[Oneiros]

I actually watched NFL Network broadcast, but I really enjoyed the presentation last night. It seemed less noisy for lack of a better word.

I switched between the NFL Network and ESPN broadcast and they were pretty similar to one another.

The real difference came on the ABC broadcast of the draft. It was, imo, just weird.

 

[Plankton]

The video delay from all of the bonded technology feeds made it very clunky. They did the best they could with a crap hand. Too many people on set. Didn't need McFarland, Warner or Irvin, TBH.

 

[Clove]

I'm not picky when it comes to sport. I was more about the news than who or how it was delivered.

 

[SSoup]

Goodell gave me Mr. Rogers neighborhood vibes.

It reminded me of when Michael Eisner took over at Disney and kept inserting himself into the spotlight with various intro videos (I guess because Walt had done it, he thought he had to too) even though he was just a finance guy and had no business being in front of a camera. His on-camera presence was very stilted and unnatural, and that's how Goodell felt.

 

[bewp7]

i think they did a fantastic job over all, but the only odd thing was all the talk about death and tragedy for so many players. they would say like “this man is 6’2” 210, 4.45 40 at the combine, 2019 all sec, grew up in mobile alabama, entire family died in a car accident”...it was just weird the way they presented it.

 

[foofighters]

ESPN's 2020 NFL Draft telecast: The (very few) gaffes, bizarre scenes, and a mea culpa ESPN's 2020 NFL Draft telecast: The (very few) gaffes, bizarre scenes, and a mea culpa

ESPN's NFL Draft telecast was a very smooth production despite the circumstances of everyone participating remotely.

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This is why I just had the tracker up on my iPad and was zoning out to Neflix...

 

[calico]

Goodell gave me Mr. Rogers neighborhood vibes.

It was painful watching him try to relate to the plebs with his hands in his pocket and trying to talk to fans. Cringe worthy every times he was one screen.

 

[WoodysGirl]

The video delay from all of the bonded technology feeds made it very clunky. They did the best they could with a crap hand. Too many people on set. Didn't need McFarland, Warner or Irvin, TBH.

McFarland is never needed. Alas, they continue to trot him out.