He's nowhere near as good as Romo or even Olsen.
I don't know what I was expecting but he's really not that colorful.
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I don't know what I was expecting but he's really not that colorful.
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Anyone think Fox overpaid Brady as a color analyst.
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He's from DoucheRocket U. so yes overpaid. Meanwhile Todd Blackledge is awesome at what he does.
Yeah while he's not awful, he shouldn't be the No.1 guy - that's Fox's fault not his.
As much as I disliked him during his college and pro years I didnt' think he was that bad. Romo has always annoyed me. I thought Olsen was pretty good on the Eagles game.
Can Romo say two sentences in a row without including " ... Jim ..."?
Somebody needs to tell him he's talking to a nationwide TV audience and he isn't having a private conversation with Jim Nantz.
Not a Brady fan, but he needs to be given a fair chance to learn his new position. Itās a learning-on-the-job situation.
The economics behind the decision to bring him in must be fascinating. From a cultural / social media / sponsor perspective, I think Kelce brings more to the table for ESPN. I can't recall the last time I saw Brady in a commercial but Jason is all over TV now and reportedly making a third of what Fox is paying Brady. I'm sure Kelce currently draws more content viewers and ad money than Brady even though he's just a pre-game analyst. Brady has been somewhat of a disappointment. I expected more for sure.
Brady is inarticulate and that will likely not change.
Brady is OK in the booth but not worth a premium
Can't imagine he is bringing more eyeballs, and thus ad dollars, to the games
Can't imagine he is bringing more eyeballs, and thus ad dollars, to the games
Very few can live up to the standard set by OG color analyst Tom Brookshier.
Agree but I think he just loves the game and wants to be around it.
As good as romo? Dear god. That is setting the bar very low.
he is the worst!
Didnāt he lose a crap ton in crypto-currency?
Divorce probably was favorable either.
You're paid what the market will allow, but the market seems to have been foolish. I don't say that because he's awful, I haven't really listened to him yet. I say it because I cannot fathom that he will return the investment. How many additional eyes per game does he need to pull in order to increase ad revenue by an amount covering his salary? I don't know of a single person tuning in because he's announcing a game, so I just don't get the rationale from the TV execs that made the deal.
Just get the names, and the situation down. Everyone gets wild over announcers, as soon as
a commercial comes on I'm switching channels anyway.
It's the 2 cents that these guys add, for instance,it's noticeable how ESPN and ABC are pushing the SEC
even on NFL games. I don't care.
a commercial comes on I'm switching channels anyway.
It's the 2 cents that these guys add, for instance,it's noticeable how ESPN and ABC are pushing the SEC
even on NFL games. I don't care.
I canāt imagine you would hire Brady to appeal to hardcore football fans as most fans canāt stand him. It must have been to appeal to fans who watch games to listen to a celebrity?
I think itās too early to tell. Itās a job you grow into. Tons of training and development. Aikman has talked about this. The money is the money, you canāt blame him for that.
Brady at heart is basically a nerd. Heās very smart but communication on air is a whole new thing for someone like that.
Yeah and they are too chummy on the air. Nance has jumped the shark. Iām not a fan anymore. He over excites broadcasts at times.
I have no idea what he is paid or what any of them are paid.
I rarely use the sound function while watching games on TV, so in that regard they are all overpaid.
I rarely use the sound function while watching games on TV, so in that regard they are all overpaid.
$37.5mm p.a. for ten. He'll make more from Fox than he did for his entire 20+ year career in the NFL.
Wonder if Fox has an out on this deal.
So we're looking to Terrible Troy to provide insight into development as an announcer? That is funny.
I've never heard an announcer/commentator/analyst in any sport better than the ones you get for pro tennis; John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova are elite when it comes to discussing strategy/tactics (Agassi too if you're ever lucky enough to hear him do some booth work). The insight is incredible; a lot of tennis players can remember exact moments/points/scenarios in a match where they noticed an opponents tendency or figured out their strategy, and hearing them dissect it is a far cry from what you get from most football players - which is not surprising since the coaches are the ones making the strategic/tactical decisions in football games whereas tennis players are usually doing it on their own (with some help from the coach).
And then there is Louis Riddick who is articulate and reasonably insightful, but doesn't know when to STFU.
Just my $.02. I'm finding Brady and Bellichick to be obnoxious and almost, vengeful on air. For how much success they've had, they like to sort of roast teams, players, and organizations in their commentary. Bellichick in particular was roasting the Falcons the other night bringing up their "tampering," which is pretty funny because he desperately wanted that job and feels jilted by not getting it. Then yesterday, as he always has to, he throws shade at the Jets about Sam Darnold stating "Not surprised by Darnold's success, everybody in the NFL liked Sam, I liked Sam, the only team that didn't like Sam was the Jets." Absurd, San Fran got rid of him, Carolina cut him, nobody was banging down the jets doors to re-sign him after his 4 years with the jets(including BB). What would have had the jets do? Re-sign him to another contract when they has so many holes on the team and he self proclaimed he was "seeing ghosts?" BB has become a troll.
Iāve never cared for Nance. I love Romo. He seems legitimately excited about football as opposed to schtick.
Fox is trying and succeeding at ruining broadcast football in general. First with the Fox Noon Kickoff, Gus Johnson and Klatt, then this.
Agree but I do think Klatt is pretty good. Johnson I cant' stand.
OH, let's see:
$348 mill for 10 yrs divided by 10 = $34.8 mill per yr.........my wife's cousin would call that pocket change
