Hold your breath and prepare to be shocked...
It's Mars!
Input by Mike at 3:44 PM
For Those About to Rock
Maybe it's mostly chance, but there's got to be some kind of skilled craftwork in FOX's coverage of the Green Bay vs. Seattle game. One astounding replay showed a closeup of Brett Favre in the center of the screen with D.D. Lewis' back taking up the bottom right corner... You see Lewis jump a little early and Brett Favre look directly at him and realize the threat. Favre stops counting and makes a change up. Now, the chances of a FOX camera man catching this moment perfectly composed like it was are slim. The chances of a producer catching the moment in enough time to kick it up to the announcers to specifically comment on are even slimmer. But there it was on my TV screen. Yes, this is the number one coverage team and this kind of thing should be expected, but they still deserve a hats off for this shot.
I've been wishing that football commentary for the playoffs (and in general) was a little bit more like what FOX did with the baseball playoffs (and world series), where the network brought in a pitcher for the Mets (I can't remember his name; apologies to him and his family). Said pitcher was detailed in explaining the strategy and method of pitching throughout the game, leaving anyone listening to FOX's coverage a little more learned.
Many (including me) are under the impression that football is all emotion and drive, because that's all announcers can talk about. Their ability to explain what quarterbacks are seeing, how blocks are working or why defensive schemes are working is virtually non-existent. So few actually understand the complexities of the strategies of the game and believe solely in hype.
Chris Collinsworth.... Don't tell us that "angels are still floating above this Green Bay Packers team". I have seen you on Inside the NFL and I know you know more about what's happened than that.
Clarify-cation
I guess I should put the real emphasis in my Soap entry on drug stores. I generally find soap in grocery stores (but I do think it takes longer than it should).
Input by Mike at
3:36 PM
