Goodbye to Gumbel and Rick Romo

by Tuna Helper on Apr 16, 2008 1:54 PM CDT in Dallas Cowboys News

A moment of silence for Bryant Gumbel.

Bryant Gumbel was the NFL Network’s go-to-play-by-play man for two years. He recently decided to forego another season.

Thank God.

Gumbel is an accomplished journalist. He’s the younger brother of another accomplished journalist. But he sucked on the NFL Network and that’s putting it lightly.

Number one, he called Tony Romo " Rick Romo" after the Green Bay game. It sounded like he said a curse word during a Bears-Redskins broadcast. I really don’t know what he was talking about here. Sounds like some fuzzy math.

My problem with Bryant is that ... he’s boring. Really really boring. Like Ben Stein in "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off." I mean, the Dallas-Green Bay game was exciting and I almost dozed off listening to him. And I was in a bar.

The other thing that bugs me about Bryant Gumbel is that he’s kind of a jerk. And some of the things he’s a jerk about are diction and accuracy. He’s super anal about those things. He speaks like my high school English teacher and I hated her. So how do you explain his numerous gaffes on the NFL Network?

And for that matter get rid of Cris Collinsworth too. I still haven’t forgiven him for talking about how ecstatic he was that Dallas lost to Carolina in the playoffs in 1996. He’s had some gaffes himself here and here.

So who replaces Gumbel?

The DMN Blog suggested Greg Gumbel and others. Boo. I’m through with the Gumbel family. Boo. I hate to say it but I don’t want any former Cowboys either. I like Deion but he’s kind of annoying. Emmitt is, well, Emmitt. Don’t speak. Just sit there and look classy. Troy is a little too dry for my tastes.

I’m old school. Give me Dick Enberg and Dan Dierdorf and I’m happy

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Thank God!!!

The guy's a tool and sooo monotone. Play-by-play guys need to be more familiar with the personnel and the game itself. I always felt like Gumbel was looking up players' names like announcers have to in the preseason.

Just as long as they don't replace him with anybody from ESPN like Theisman or Tony Kornhauser. Rotating guest announcers from Rich Eisen's gang would be cool and was pretty interesting last year (except when Faulk kept coughing).

Where's Pat Summerall? Doesn't he have a son or younger brother with?

That #38 sure can hit!

by Aaron Novinger on Apr 16, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions

nice call, Dierdorf is a very talented analyst

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions

Yes, he is but

he needs a complemetary play-by-play guy.

That #38 sure can hit!

by Aaron Novinger on Apr 16, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I posted a diary on this

last Friday and I got shorted a hat tip ;-) Just kidding, I'm not really sad...

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/story...

by Impatient on Apr 16, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions

Give this man his due!

by goodjobtimmyheresabluestar (46717) on Apr 16, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I always liked

Pat Summerall. He was one of the best game callers.

by jack dein on Apr 16, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions

+1

by Impatient on Apr 16, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree, Summeral and Madden were the best

play by play team ever.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Cosell

When I was growing up, I used to love watching Monday Night Football when Howard Cosell and the gang were in the booth. Phyllis George on the sidelines, I think.

by Cowboy Louie on Apr 16, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

the youngsters won't know this, but

Cosell's halftime hightlights were the only hightlights any fan got to see of games that weren't televised nationally or locally in your area.

As a kid, before DirecTV, ESPN and the internet, MNF halftime hightlights and Cosell were the only way I got to see hightlights of the Cowboys games if they weren't on national TV and music to them were priceless. Cosell did a tremendous job with that segment.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

+1 Terry..."This is Howard Cosell"

Halftime highlight show...dunt dunt dunt dunt....those were the days....great producers....

True Cowboys diehard since 1975.

by BoyzRback07 on Apr 16, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't remember a sideline reporter

from Cosell's days. I do remember Phyllis George was on the CBS pre-game show with Brent Musberger, Jimmy The Greek, and Irv Eatman?, I think was his name. Those were the days when they'd just give you the betting line right on the air.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003.

by APerfectStar on Apr 16, 2008 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions

you're thinking of Irv Cross

and yes, George was a CBS analyst, not a MNF sideline reporter. They didn't start sideline reporting during games until the last decade or so.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Irv Cross

Thanks Terry, I knew Eatman didn't sound right. LOL

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003.

by APerfectStar on Apr 16, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah, I think that was an OL for Atlanta

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Lynn Swan was on sideline...OJ too...

True Cowboys diehard since 1975.

by BoyzRback07 on Apr 16, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah, back in the 80s

not in the '70s though.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 17, 2008 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Jane Kennedy...hot chocolate...lol

True Cowboys diehard since 1975.

by BoyzRback07 on Apr 16, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Deion Sanders

Filled in for Dick Vermeil in the Second half of a game 2 years ago I believe. It was because Vermeil was sick and could barely talk the first half. I thought Sanders did a great job calling the game, it was his first time doing it, he kept it interesting, added some humor, and you are definitely not gonna doze off with Sanders in control.

Super Bowl party at my place, Dallas vs. ?, who's in?

by stevefs12 on Apr 16, 2008 2:53 PM CDT reply actions

Oh yeah!

It was Vermeil, not Faulk, who was hacking it up. Deion is good.

That #38 sure can hit!

by Aaron Novinger on Apr 16, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Dierdorf blows!!!

If I had a nickel for every time he used the phrase "could be the best in the league that..." I'd be a millionaire.

I would choose Pat Sumerall and Dan Fouts.

by Richard Joke @ Blogging The Boys on Apr 16, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

I disagree

Dierdorf doesn't blow, he sucks

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Apr 16, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions

The two guys that should be in the running

to take over for Bryant Gumbel, who is thee worst play by play guy ever, is Mike patrick, formally of the ESPN Sunday night Crew or the guy who was the play by play guy filling in for Bryant Gumbel, Houstin/KC game this year, his full name escapes me at this point but I remember him doing games in the early eighties for NBC, I think his last name is Hammond. Collinsworth is pretty good as the color man, Pat Summeral is too old now, I think he's in his eighties now and not in the greatest of health, but in his prime with Madden, there was no one better.

Trade up a few spots to get ahead of Houston and draft Jonathan Stewart, thee best all around Back in the draft.

by Deke on Apr 16, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions

Kevin Hammond is better than Patrick IMO

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions

I used to like...

Dick Enberg with Merlin Olsen

And

Don Criqui with Bob Trumpy

Those are guys I grew up watching on TV...

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by kcbrett5 on Apr 16, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions

great crew

After Summerall & Madden, I'd put Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy, they were a great tandem.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003.

by APerfectStar on Apr 16, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I've Wondered Recently If God Exists

Now, I have proof that there is a higher power out there, and he loves us very much.

I'd rather listen to a baby being beaten to death with a cat that hear Gumbel butcher another Cowboys game.

by jmangell0830 on Apr 16, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply actions

LOL!!!!!

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 16, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

LOL....geez...that's a image

True Cowboys diehard since 1975.

by BoyzRback07 on Apr 16, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions

The best case scenario

Marv Albert and Boomer Eisason do a radio telecast of Monday night football and they do it really well. I would love to see those guys in the booth for the NFLN. Add Collinsworth as the third guy and you're good to go.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Apr 16, 2008 4:20 PM CDT reply actions

+1

Good idea. Except, they can leave Collinsworth out as far as I'm concerned. He is too annoying.

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003.

by APerfectStar on Apr 16, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Despite his high irritability factor

Collinsworth is actually quite astute. He would be/is an awesome studio analyst. They should just leave him there and one other guy to talk about the game. Studio shows have way too many people trying to hear themselves talk.

by goodjobtimmyheresabluestar (46717) on Apr 16, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions