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Yeh, that hosed me up during my game breakdown.every time I see Suzy Kolber I think "I Wanna Kiss You!" I guess I will until the day she retires.
Also, did anyone else notice, I can't remember when it was but the ESPN first down line had it first and 5 when it was first and 10 and then when our guy crossed it they said we had a first down even though it was really 2nd and 2?
Anyone else catch Mike Ditka (Al Davis's senile cousin) call Jerod Mayo O.J. Mayo?
Though Gruden did indeed screw up - multiple times - with the first name of the Pats left tackle, my question would be: where is the person (not sure if it is the producer, director, or another title) that is supposed to be in his ear? Why did it take four mistakes before somebody off-screen told a novice to television announcing that he was getting the guy's name wrong that he is talking about?
Yeah, Gruden should have done his homework better, but the failing grade goes not to him but to the espn production crew for that mistake.
I know. Name gaffes like that don't really bother me, perhaps because I do it myself sometimes and I have the benefit of only being heard by myself or a couple of other people. Those guys have an audience of millions.LOL I did!!!
The problem is all these guys are coached to talk to much and talk fast like it's an internal competition and they're getting paid by the word.
As for Gruden, I can't blame him as our Pro Bowl smattered OL features a couple of split personalities and Matt and Todd are among 'em.
FWIW Bill admitted on WEEI that the OL had issues early on lest we fall into the trap of blaming it all on Tommy and Rusty (or Maroney and Glassman).
Agreed. Besides which, confusing the first name of a player is embarrassing but utterly trivial. Gruden knew who he was talking about, and what he was talking about. Compared to past MNL crews -- especially the ones with "comic relief" guys to distract you from all that boring "football" -- this group was pretty knowledgeable and shtick-free.
The problem is all these guys are coached to talk to much and talk fast like it's an internal competition and they're getting paid by the word.I've noticed that on a lot of NFL-related shows - some guys insist on saying the full name of a team every time they talk about them, the Patriots are always the New England Patriots, the Bucs are always the Tampa Bay Bucanneers, or the NFL is always the National Football League.
But like someone else said, why did it take four references to "Todd" Light before a producer or someone told Gruden the right name? Course, we're talking about BSPN here, where accuracy isn't held in very high regard anyway.
Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't the Todd Light misnomer happen before in a nationally televised game? I could've sworn it has.