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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 13, 2020 17:08:39 GMT
Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports.com reports ESPN plans to offer CBS announcer and former Cowboys QB Tony Romo a deal that would make him the highest-paid sportscaster in history.
Per McCarthy, ESPN is prepared to offer Romo a seven-year deal with a salary in the range of $10-14 million annually, which would blow away the current high-water mark for NFL analysts currently held by Fox's Troy Aikman ($7.5 million). It would be an eye-popping sum, though Romo would be a clear upgrade on current Monday night color analyst Booger McFarland, who has struggled to say the least since joining the broadcast in 2018. Romo is due $4 million in the final year of his three-year contract with CBS, which is set to expire after this season.
SOURCE: FrontOfficeSports.com
Jan 13, 2020, 11:31 AM ET
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jan 13, 2020 17:17:25 GMT
Michael McCarthy of FrontOfficeSports.com reports ESPN plans to offer CBS announcer and former Cowboys QB Tony Romo a deal that would make him the highest-paid sportscaster in history. Per McCarthy, ESPN is prepared to offer Romo a seven-year deal with a salary in the range of $10-14 million annually, which would blow away the current high-water mark for NFL analysts currently held by Fox's Troy Aikman ($7.5 million). It would be an eye-popping sum, though Romo would be a clear upgrade on current Monday night color analyst Booger McFarland, who has struggled to say the least since joining the broadcast in 2018. Romo is due $4 million in the final year of his three-year contract with CBS, which is set to expire after this season. SOURCE: FrontOfficeSports.com Jan 13, 2020, 11:31 AM ET The dude's name is really Booger? 
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 13, 2020 17:19:33 GMT
Romo's one of the best out there.
A pleasure to listen to.
Up there with Buck and Aikman for me.
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 13, 2020 18:03:16 GMT
Romo's one of the best out there. A pleasure to listen to. Up there with Buck and Aikman for me. Joe Buck?
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 13, 2020 18:11:07 GMT
Romo's one of the best out there. A pleasure to listen to. Up there with Buck and Aikman for me. Joe Buck? Joe Buck is God. He's one of those people haters hate on because it's 'cool' to hate on him and the trendy thing to do. I couldn't imagine my Sunday's without Buck and Aikman and find Bucky a pleasure too watching baseball as well. Very informative and doesn't go too over the top with his commentary and he and Aikman are like Peanut Butter and Jelly - great chemistry - I'd argue just as good as Madden and Summerall.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 13, 2020 18:18:39 GMT
On one hand I don't want Romo exiled to what is often the shit game of the week that nobody watches. On the other hand, anything that will take Booger McFarland off the air...
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Post by SportsFan19 on Jan 13, 2020 18:56:54 GMT
Joe Buck is God. He's one of those people haters hate on because it's 'cool' to hate on him and the trendy thing to do. I couldn't imagine my Sunday's without Buck and Aikman and find Bucky a pleasure too watching baseball as well. Very informative and doesn't go too over the top with his commentary and he and Aikman are like Peanut Butter and Jelly - great chemistry - I'd argue just as good as Madden and Summerall. Always been a Joe Buck fan myself, although mostly only heard him during the World Series.
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Post by millar70 on Jan 13, 2020 21:04:36 GMT
If they sign Romo, they have to get rid of play by play guy Joe "THIS IS THE BIGGEST 3RD AND 7 IN TITANS HISTORY" Tessitore. That guy is way too uptight and serious to have a good flow with how Tony Romo does his thing.
As much as I like to goof on Jim Nantz, he is the perfect guy to work with Romo. Jimbo can get all serious and stuff, but never seems over the top with it, and he has a good sense of humor which works great with Romo.
Not sure if Tessitore would have as good of chemistry with Romo as Nantz does.
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Post by dianachristensen on Jan 13, 2020 21:14:47 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if part of the deal is ESPN lets him announce NCAA hoops; he  s us.  |
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 13, 2020 21:17:58 GMT
If they sign Romo, they have to get rid of play by play guy Joe "THIS IS THE BIGGEST 3RD AND 7 IN TITANS HISTORY" Tessitore. That guy is way too uptight and serious to have a good flow with how Tony Romo does his thing. As much as I like to goof on Jim Nantz, he is the perfect guy to work with Romo. Jimbo can get all serious and stuff, but never seems over the top with it, and he has a good sense of humor which works great with Romo. Not sure if Tessitore would have as good of chemistry with Romo as Nantz does. Nance reminds me of Tom Rinaldi a bit - I enjoy him but he sure does fawn glowingly like a lovesick fanboy at times. He looks at Romo sometimes like he wants to make love to him 
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Post by millar70 on Jan 13, 2020 21:25:51 GMT
If they sign Romo, they have to get rid of play by play guy Joe "THIS IS THE BIGGEST 3RD AND 7 IN TITANS HISTORY" Tessitore. That guy is way too uptight and serious to have a good flow with how Tony Romo does his thing. As much as I like to goof on Jim Nantz, he is the perfect guy to work with Romo. Jimbo can get all serious and stuff, but never seems over the top with it, and he has a good sense of humor which works great with Romo. Not sure if Tessitore would have as good of chemistry with Romo as Nantz does. Nance reminds me of Tom Rinaldi a bit - I enjoy him but he sure does fawn glowingly like a lovesick fanboy at times. He looks at Romo sometimes like he wants to make love to him He should, Romo has been the best thing that's happened to Jim Nantz's career since he got hired by CBS. I actually enjoy seeing Jim Nantz do a game now, where before I used to cringe. |
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Post by Xeliou66 on Jan 13, 2020 21:35:06 GMT
I would love to hear Romo every week on a national game when it’s the only game on, he’s the best NFL analyst out there, he really adds a lot to the game. I agree that Tessitore would have to go along with Booger, I don’t care for either of them and I don’t think Tessitore would have good chemistry with Romo, Nantz and Romo have great chemistry, I’ve been critical of Nantz for being an ass kisser but he does have a smooth, laid back style that goes well with Romo.
I can’t believe someone on this thread thinks Joe Buck is great, he’s terrible - dull and adds nothing to the broadcast, he’s only a top level broadcaster because of nepotism, if his daddy was a nobody Joe Buck would never be calling NFL games, he would be lucky to be calling high school games. He sucks, I like Aikman fine but Buck is one of the worst play by play guys in sports.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 14, 2020 5:29:32 GMT
Good. MNF deserves better all around, not least its match-ups. Please stop delivering Jaguars @ Cardinals... TNF got marquee games, time for MNF to reclaim some again.
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Post by stickman38 on Jan 14, 2020 7:41:28 GMT
Please god make this happen, I cant listen to McFarland anymore.  |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 14, 2020 16:08:53 GMT
Booger Macfarland may not be great, good, or tolerable...
But at least they got rid of Witten.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 14, 2020 16:22:43 GMT
Booger Macfarland may not be great, good, or tolerable... But at least they got rid of Witten. It was 3rd and long near the end of the game and Booger wanted to run a quick play to pick up a few yards and then spike it. I think they can do better than a guy who thinks there are 5 downs in football.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 14, 2020 16:40:51 GMT
Booger Macfarland may not be great, good, or tolerable... But at least they got rid of Witten. It was 3rd and long near the end of the game and Booger wanted to run a quick play to pick up a few yards and then spike it. I think they can do better than a guy who thinks there are 5 downs in football. Oh yeah, they can certainly do better... Just don't bring Witten back. He sucked too.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 14, 2020 16:54:54 GMT
It was 3rd and long near the end of the game and Booger wanted to run a quick play to pick up a few yards and then spike it. I think they can do better than a guy who thinks there are 5 downs in football. Oh yeah, they can certainly do better... Just don't bring Witten back. He sucked too. Halloween is on Monday in two years. Bring back Witten, McFarland and Dennis Miller for the 'scariest' MNF of all time!
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 15, 2020 10:42:47 GMT
I'll forever be grateful to Romo for getting Phil Simms out of the booth - who was just horrific to listen to. That said, I think Simms is doing better now that he's a halftime guy who has time to look at footage and compose himself a little. In the heat of the moment, however, he used to be all "well Jeeim you see the linebacker tackle the running back who keeps a firm grip on the football!" Simply telling us what we already saw instead of actual insight.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 15, 2020 11:47:21 GMT
Getting rid of Booger would be great.
And not losing the Romo Sunday game to being in the Texans' market.
But I hate Tessitore's angry-excited yelling over key plays, and often don't stay up for the entire Monday night game.
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