CBS Tabs Jim Nantz, Tony Romo To Call Patriots-Dolphins In Week 1

[FortressX]

[QUOTE Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will have the call of the Patriots-Dolphins matchup at Gillette Stadium Sunday Sept. 13, with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sideline. CBS is obviously pretty intrigued by New England’s first game, assigning their top broadcast crew to the contest. ][/QUOTE]

CBS Tabs Jim Nantz, Tony Romo To Call Patriots-Dolphins In Week 1

With no preseason games to serve as a preview and with Cam Newton likely taking over for Tom Brady at quarterback, no one really knows what the Patriots offense will look like in 2020. But Tony Romo will be trying to predict what it's doing ahead of every play in Week 1.

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I think this is more a reflection of the lackluster CBS games that week.

 

[fnordcircle]

I think this is more a reflection of the lackluster CBS games that week.

Probably both. No matter what, there would be a lot of curiosity about the Pats without Brady but you add in Cam and it's definitely something people are going to want to check out if only to see an opening day without #12 for the first time since 2002.

 

[catent]

My body is ready, can't wait!

Gotta say, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well NFL teams have done containing COVID. That doesn't prevent the inevitable mid-season incident, where a team (or two, or three) has an explosion of cases during a game week, but to this point it seems the NFL and its teams have done a good job of responsibly following protocol and doing what they can to maintain safety. I really expected this to go sideways during training camp but it hasn't, and that's been a welcome surprise.

 

[captain stone]

Too bad; I was hoping for some thoughtful analysis.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Tony Romo and Phil Simms are still the best analysts in the business

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[Vatahala]

Living out of state that's great news as it should be nationally televised.

Damn, Raiders at Carolina is also a 1PM CBS game so unless games get moved to Saturday I will be in a sports bar.

 

[Brandon_Cox]

Tony Romo and Phil Simms are still the best analysts in the business

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Tony Romo is great. Phil Simms is a moron.

 

[XLIX]

I think this is more a reflection of the lackluster CBS games that week.

Yeah CBS has a thin lineup week 1 with Houston and KC on Thursday and Tennessee on MNF. I would have been tempted to put the #1 crew with Baltimore/Cleveland to announce the reigning MVP, but announcing Newton is also a reasonable draw. It will likely be all regional telecasts for CBS.

 

[Joker]

My body is ready, can't wait!

Gotta say, I'm pleasantly surprised with how well NFL teams have done containing COVID. That doesn't prevent the inevitable mid-season incident, where a team (or two, or three) has an explosion of cases during a game week, but to this point it seems the NFL and its teams have done a good job of responsibly following protocol and doing what they can to maintain safety. I really expected this to go sideways during training camp but it hasn't, and that's been a welcome surprise.

Inevitable? How about future stock tips...got any before I "inevitably" face my demise?

 

[FCB02062]

I was hoping for Beasley Reece

 

[captain stone]

Tony Romo and Phil Simms are still the best analysts in the business.

I'd rather listen to Trent Green (for example, just off the top of my head) than either of them...

Tony Romo is great. Phil Simms is a moron.

No and Yes.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

This is all about "the Pats first season opener in 18 years without Tom Brady at QB." They could be playing Johnny Foxborough's crew and still get the "A-Team" (whether or not the "A-Team" is any good is a topic for another thread).

Kind of like traffic slowing down to rubber neck an accident on the highway: "Was it just a fender bender or was that car totaled?"

 

[sb1]

Will they be in the stadium or watching on a monitor like in other sports?