Must-Flee TV: Five Ways to Improve Annoying NFL Television Coverage

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Published: July 22, 2009

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... face it: In today's sports television scene, there are numerous trends that hamper coverage of the games. Instead of surrounding the game with solid analysis and sober thought, networks ensconce today's contests in promos and talking heads.

The following is my list of helpful suggestions to improve the overall quality of game coverage (and why they probably won't be followed).

 

1. Stop hiring former athletes just for the sake of hiring former athletes.

I think we can all understand why networks almost exclusively hire former players to serve as analysts and color commentator—former players are known to the public and have established fanbases.

However, being good on television is a talent unto itself. NFL players, no matter how successful their pro careers may have been, usually do not possess that talent. For every successful player-analyst (like Ron Jaworski), one can think of numerous disasters (Emmitt Smith's who...

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