This is how I'd like to see it work, given the changes that they seem to be implementing.
- Stick with play-by-play, but the addition of guys that actually know the team and attend the pre-season practices will upgrade the quality of the analysis instantly.
- After commercial breaks or during timeouts, cut to Andy and Paul to give their take on the game so far and include some of the social media aspects they have hinted at, but NOT during game action. Andy, Paul and social stuff can be focus of halftime programming. But IF they use them during the action, just let them cut in on audio and not a split-screen to take away from the field action. Let them cut in with an observation or quip about a bad or spectacular play. Maybe drop an anecdote about seeing the same thing in practice and how that compared to what we saw. Has it been working in camp but not game? Vice versa? Having trouble with it but seem to be working it out? That would be gold in my opinion. That's the stuff I want to know about pre-season, how is the game action comparing to practice reps/performance of new or bubble players.
- After commercial breaks or during TOs would also be an ideal time to take a deeper view into certain plays to show why a Mallett pass was intercepted or how a run play was blown up due to a rookie guard that missed a block.
- Side-line reporter shouldn't be used for promos exclusively (Like BOB and Sam Adams), but to actually give us a perspective of sideline action and things not caught by the camera in game. (Maybe they thought a Mallett INT was his fault but in checking the sideline, a coach was ripping into Aaron Dobson after the play) I'd even like to see a camera follow the sideline guy around, not just the broadcast camera; or even give him one of those wearable sport cameras to share what he sees at times. (if the footage is any good.)
- Open up player/coach interviews in-game for pre-season games. Have the player answer a Twitter question maybe.