Members bluedogaudio Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4073253 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 hey Favre, take some notes. This is how you retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenshag Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 bye John, I will miss you being an announcer. Some may have hated you, but I always thought you were one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted April 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 Except Madden should have retired a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 Except Madden should have retired a long time ago. Like him or hate him, he's still much better than a lot of the talent that's out there now. Who would you rather hear, Joe Buck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 hey Favre, take some notes. This is how you retire. When you're 73? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dDigitalPimp Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 BOOM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 My favorite Madden moments... Drawing a picture of a hole opening up with lines going through the O & D lines and a circle around the middle linebacker. Totally looked like a penis. Talking about the 'A' gap and 'B' gap and how running backs are taught to run. Then he said, "...and [Eggerin] James took it right up the A-hole." Neither of those top when Dan Dierdorf farted on air. That was awesome. FWIW, Keith Jackson will forever be the greatest football announcer of all time. I shod a tear when he called it quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4073253Wow!Now if Joel and Benji Madden will follow suit....Just kidding! Hey! Don't tase me bro!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Svi Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 I liked him. I'm just wondering what idiot will replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 I saw Madden doing a great impression of Frank Caliendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Svi Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 I saw Madden doing a great impression of Frank Caliendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted April 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 Who would you rather hear, Joe Buck? Actually, yes. I like the earlier Madden, but he currently slurs his words too much and is kind of senile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dionysusolympus Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 That's sad, but it has been time for a while. At least his inane comments gave me some time to vent at the TV, even if the team was winning...I guess that's no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 That's sad, but it has been time for a while. At least his inane comments gave me some time to vent at the TV, even if the team was winning...I guess that's no more. You know, the last few years he has gotten into this habit of repeating himself, and I suspect he might have a slight bit of dementia. I saw a game last season in which he did his usual thing,with the chalkboard and said something like this (paraphrasing): See now the qb has got to do the seven step drop to avoid the pass rush. If he avoids the pass rush, not only will he not get tackled, but he won't end up on the ground under the pass rush. So it's up to him not to get tackled, or else the pass rush will get him. Yeah.......it's time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 Thanks for the memories Madden. I hated you as a coach (because you were really good at it and coached the Raiders ) but thought you were a class act in the booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted April 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yea! He needed to go years back. He and Summerall were a great team, but even Madden's schtick got old without Pat, particularly noticeable on NBC's broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted April 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 16, 2009 Like him or hate him, he's still much better than a lot of the talent that's out there now. Who would you rather hear, Joe Buck?Joe Buck is a play-by-play announcer. Joh Madden is/was an analyst. Not a proper analogy. Dan Dierdorf, Phil Simms, Tim Green, Troy Aikman, Moose Johnston, Boomer Esiaison are analysts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 FWIW, Keith Jackson will forever be the greatest football announcer of all time. I shod a tear when he called it quits. Which time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 I liked him. I'm just wondering what idiot will replace him. None. The talk is Cris Collinsworth, who is about as far from being an idiot as you'll find in a broadcast booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 I never liked Madden, he always annoyed the hell out of me, but I can respect his love of the game and the passion that he brought to the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted April 16, 2009 CMS Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 You gotta respect a guy who can call the obvious during the game, and then switch gears and hawk athlete's foot spray during the breaks. The guy's multi-talented, I tell ya!! I'll miss him. I happen to love the Capt Obvious style of analysis and commentary. He was the Phil Rizzuto of football (only Yankees fans will know this, sorry) and it was fun laughing at his gaffs and appreciating his true insights and wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted April 16, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 16, 2009 The talk is Cris Collinsworth, who is about as far from being an idiot as you'll find in a broadcast booth.He's top notch in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 even in his old age, he is leaps and bounds better than Kornholer (or whatever his name is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jugghaid Posted April 16, 2009 Members Share Posted April 16, 2009 even in his old age, he is leaps and bounds better than Kornholer (or whatever his name is) God, I can't stand that guy. Collinsworth would be a really good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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