Unsung Hero: You Didn't Hear Duane Brown's Name Called At All, Did You?

We hit our 16th year anniversary in August. :-)

Poor, poor Mrs. bfd.

Welcome,my son…welcome..2 The Machine……Where have u been??…That’s alright..WE KNOW WHERE YOU’VE BEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both were sort-of there

But it was mostly an awesome catch

I’m gonna watch the game again tonight so I’ll double check

I’ve seen a lot of things in my life. I’ve been to the Great Wall of China, I have seen the Pyramids of Egypt, I’ve even witnessed a grown man satisfy a camel.

But I’ve never seen anything as awesome as my children being born.

if he avoided injury a bit more, it may be safer due to less chances for the backups… idk. you’re probably right, but I love all our linemen…. Brisiel is the most expendable in my humble opinion. if we lost any of the other 4, i’d likely be upset.

Color adds analysis.

As far as having a nice word to say about announcers…
I don’t vomit listening to:
Aikman
Gus Johnson
Al Michaels (I know… still…)
…struggling to take the rainbows and unicorns much further that that… They’re all pretty smug pricks for the most part. That’s my biggest gripe about Colinsworth… He just acts like he’s in on the joke and you aren’t for EVERY MINUTE HE’S ON AIR. I cut him some slack because he abused that little bridge-troll Costas when they were on HBO… Not Meredith on Cosell abuse, but enough that you could tell he didn’t care for the little elf.

Tony Cornhole is the biggest hack of them all. That dude doesn’t know anything about sports, yet he’s paid large to talk like he does.

He provides insight into a lot of interesting technical stuff that a non-professional player might not know about. Ditto for Rich Gannon.

Truth be told, I think most announcers talk way too much. The game is awesome enough as it is. I’d rather announcers talked less.

When I was living in Europe, I watched the BBC’s coverage of the British Open. The announcers probably talked about half as much as the announcers did on the American coverage, yet the commentary was much more enjoyable.

I’d vote for more of that. Let the game tell the story, not the people.

I just don’t care all that much about what they have to say. Just be prepared. I get annoyed when it’s obvious announcers didn’t prep for a game properly. Buck gets on my nerves more than most, but I get tired of Gus Johnson too. I know some people think that’s blasphemous, but some of his excitement over routine plays feels manufactured sometimes.

Announcers are at their best when then just blend in with the flow of the game. If the announcing is what sneaks out about the game they are doing it wrong.

Pancakes, stop breathing so hard… there’s enough to go around for everyone!

I was in Pittsburgh back in 2001 on a rainy day, running to lunch trying to dodge raindrops. Crossing traffic, literally running long strides, the roads slick from the fresh rain and street slime… my feet went straight out to the side, 6 feet in the air. Somehow, keeping my eyes on the pavement, I twisted my body in true Parkour fashion and planted both hands and did a perfect three-point push-up. I was wearing suitpants, a dress shirt and a tie, with wingtip oxford shoes. The tie never hit the ground. I sprung back up and only the palms of my hands were damp. I wish that was on video, because I would post it on Youtube.