Man, I wish every game was broadcast like an NFL Films production. I just got through watching their DVD coverage of last season plus the playoffs and SB. Along with Jim Henderson and Hokie's call of the game, they also included the sounds from the field that were captured by those bubble mics you always see on the sidelines. It would add so much to the broadcast and make the games even more fun to watch, if those sounds were included. Although we all witnessed the big hits that Favre took in the NFC CG, hearing them as well gives you a whole new perspective of just how bad he got the sh!t kicked out of him. Those hits on him were vicious and understand just how bad they were when you can see and hear them. I'm not saying to do away with the analysts, but I'm sure there's a way to do both. I realize it would have to be a balancing act because of the 'colorful' language that would have to be beeped, but with today's technology, it think it could be done. Like most live radio stations have a 7 second delay in case there's an inappropriate caller or what not. Do you think it would make for a better broadcast to have the sounds from the field added into the coverage?
OOOOKKKK, so I'm the only one that thinks that using the sounds captured with the bubble mics would enhance a game's telecast?
More *crickets*? Man, tough crowd. Guess I'll keep replying to my own thread. Ok, those of you with Netflix, add 'NFL Super Bowl XLIV Champions: New Orleans Saints' to your queue. Then you'll see what I'm talking about.
NFL Films is the best around. It's always my favorite version of the sound bites. The dude they hired to replace the ex-Phillies announcer who died in the past year, sounds so much like him.
NFL radio on Sirius devoted a lot of time to NFL Films yesterday to hype the "100 Greatest Players of All Time" series that starts on the Network this week. Included a pitch for having Ed Sabol inducted into the Hall of Fame, which I totally agree with. BTW, Steve Sabol tipped us off that no Saints are in the top 100, though I would imagine Ricky, Sam and maybe Drew had to be in the original pool of 250 from which they chose the final 100. As for fanatic's suggestion of live action mics, the networks have had them for decades, but they have to be careful about how they use them. Games are not telecast with a delay, and players do tend to get a little profane in their speech on the field, as "Hard Knocks" has demonstrated.
