DMN Blog: Bob Papa, Deion and Faulk will call Saturday's Ravens-'Boys

[WoodysGirl]

Voice of the Giants calling Texas Stadium's closing game!!!

12:24 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | Permalink
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Bob Papa, Deion Sanders and Marshall Faulk will call Saturday's Ravens-Cowboys closer at Texas Stadium for NFL Network. It will be simulcast in Dallas-Fort Worth on Channel 33 (KDAF).

Papa is new to the broadcast this year. He replaced Bryant Gumbel, who stumbled through two seasons of play-by-play work. Papa, the radio voice of the New York Giants, has received rave reviews and is really good. But his biggest plus is that he isn't Bryant Gumbel.

Sanders and Faulk are NFL Network studio analysts. They are working the game because Cris Collinsworth, the first-string analyst, has a prior commitment to one of his other employers - NBC.

So what does Papa think of putting the Cowboys' home to bed for the nationally limited cable TV audience? For that answer we turn to our trusty colleague at Newsday's Watchdog, who finds Papa's presence "amusing."

"I've been entrusted by the league and the NFL Network to be their lead voice," a not amused-sounding Papa told Watchdog. "I don't view it as being the voice of the Giants."



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[xWraithx]

Bob "Papa"? what a stupid last name - I would have changed it

 

[utrunner07]

oh geez. I'll be watching 33.

 

[Direwolf63]

Papa may be a Giants guy, but he's really good.

Of course, anybody would have been good following that clown Bryant Gumbal.

 

[Don Corleone]

Papa may be a Giants guy, but he's really good.

Of course, anybody would have been good following that clown Bryant Gumbal.

He's on Sirius NFL radio a lot. He seems fair and unbiased.

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Bob Papa, the Giants commentator?

I suppose it could have been worse. For example, this could've been an ESPN Monday Night Football game with Ed Werder penciled in as the "surprise" lead-commentator.

 

[theebs]

what a shame. The final game in the historic stadium and those three are calling the game.

Thank god for the radio.

After all the games there called by so many greats, it goes out with these three stooges, amazing.

 

[5Stars]

what a shame. The final game in the historic stadium and those three are calling the game.

Thank god for the radio.

After all the games there called by so many greats, it goes out with these three stooges, amazing.

It would have been cool if Troy, Moose and Irvin calling the game with Emmitt on the sideline. I would not like Emmitt "up in the boff" with the other guys!

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Uggg...prime time.

 

[Don Corleone]

It would have been cool if Troy, Moose and Irvin calling the game with Emmitt on the sideline. I would not like Emmitt "up in the boff" with the other guys!

If you can't get Brad Sham, you can listen to Irvin on the national westwood one broadcast. He will be on with Marv Albert to call the game.

 

[cowboys4life]

what a shame. The final game in the historic stadium and those three are calling the game.

Thank god for the radio.

After all the games there called by so many greats, it goes out with these three stooges, amazing.

i hear ya bro....i just gotta figure out how to sync the tv with the radio... i tried last week and couldnt do it...mainly because my kids wouldnt leave the receiver alone lol...