kingwilly Posted November 30, 2007 Report Posted November 30, 2007 Whoever thought bringing Gumbel in to announce games for NFL Network should be fired.Bryant has to be the most whining, boring and otherwise lifeless voice in broadcasting. His voice lacks any hint of passion. It lacks even the most nuanced inflections that might indicate human emotion. His voice is, without a doubt, robotic.What can possible have been the reasons for having him paired with Collinsworth, who knows his stuff and lets his sense of humor bleed through his more serious color calls. You can often hear Collinsworth smiling as he talks, whereas the only thing I can think of when Gumbel speaks is what kind of batteries he runs on...D? maybe those big suare things you put in camping flahslights? Whatever they are, I have to believe the NFL Network gets a deal on them from Rayo-vac.For this to be the announcing "product" you get on an NFL Network gamecast, I cannot fathom how they think we should pay extra for this. Someone needs to reconsider the on-air tandem for the next go round. Gumbel has to go. Quote
ckj414 Posted November 30, 2007 Report Posted November 30, 2007 What bugs me most about him, Gumbel has virtually no understanding of football. I haven't seen an NFL Network broadcast this year, but last year Gumbel was so WRONG on virtually everything, it was unlistenable. I remember he kept saying after a failed 3rd down attempt that the team was 'turning it over on downs', and apparently nobody on the NFL Network team liked Gumbel well enough to correct him and stop him from making an even bigger moron of himself. Quote
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 For the life of me, I have no idea why either of the Gumbo brothers allowed to do play-by-play. Especially Bryant, who sounds like he's doing a Kermit the Frog impersonation. And yeah, doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. And yeah, does the whole game in a monotone.Other than that, he's friggin' fantastic. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 I still prefer him to Joey (Sunshine) Thiesman. Quote
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 I still prefer him to Joey (Sunshine) Thiesman.That's like saying I'd rather drown than die in a fire. Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 1, 2007 Report Posted December 1, 2007 I still prefer him to Joey (Sunshine) Thiesman.That's like saying I'd rather drown than die in a fire.Good analogy. Quote
jjakq27 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Posted December 3, 2007 I hope they get the NFL Network business settled before next year.BTW, I assume the Bengals game against the 49ers will be broadcast here in Cincinnati. Quote
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