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  • Brian Brennen is my guess.  

    Some might say Bernie.  I don't think so.  As the color guy on radio you might have 15 seconds to get your though out.  I think Bernie tries to get too deep.

  • Brian Brennen is my guess.  

    Some might say Bernie.  I don't think so.  As the color guy on radio you might have 15 seconds to get your though out.  I think Bernie tries to get too deep.

    @ballpeen said:

    Brian Brennen is my guess.

    He would be great... Wish they would give the gig to Bernie... He sees plays before the snap...

  • @ballpeen said:

    Brian Brennen is my guess.

    He would be great... Wish they would give the gig to Bernie... He sees plays before the snap...

    @nickers said:

    He would be great... Wish they would give the gig to Bernie... He sees plays before the snap...

    You added your comment while I was editing mine...lol  With bernie you sometime benefit by seeing the replay as he makes his comments.

  • Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    The play by play guy on TV isn't announcing that Chubb is up to the 30, cuts inside, stiff arms a man, etc.  The radio guy does, and is always announcing this a fraction after it has already happened.  He also need time to announce the set and players, motion, etc, leaving little time for the color guy to say a whole lot.

  • Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    The play by play guy on TV isn't announcing that Chubb is up to the 30, cuts inside, stiff arms a man, etc.  The radio guy does, and is always announcing this a fraction after it has already happened.  He also need time to announce the set and players, motion, etc, leaving little time for the color guy to say a whole lot.

    @ballpeen said:

    Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    The play by play guy on TV isn't announcing that Chubb is up to the 30, cuts inside, stiff arms a man, etc.  The radio guy does, and is always announcing this a fraction after it has already happened.  He also need time to announce the set and players, motion, etc, leaving little time for the color guy to say a whole lot.

    The color guy basically explains what happened.. Why it worked , or did not work...

  • Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    The play by play guy on TV isn't announcing that Chubb is up to the 30, cuts inside, stiff arms a man, etc.  The radio guy does, and is always announcing this a fraction after it has already happened.  He also need time to announce the set and players, motion, etc, leaving little time for the color guy to say a whole lot.

    @ballpeen said:

    Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    Gib Shanley was fantastic at painting the picture for the radio listener.  Nev Chandler was real good too. 

    Jim Donovan is very weak at this IMHO. 

  • @ballpeen said:

    Another thought on the radio guy.  In TV, the play by play and color guy are almost a 50/50 team.  In radio, it is maybe 80% to play by play guy.  It takes them more to  more or less diagram the play for the listener where on tv the people have seen it. 

    Gib Shanley was fantastic at painting the picture for the radio listener.  Nev Chandler was real good too. 

    Jim Donovan is very weak at this IMHO. 

    @bob806 said:

    Gib Shanley was fantastic at painting the picture for the radio listener.  Nev Chandler was real good too. 

    Jim Donovan is very weak at this IMHO. 

    Shanley was B O R I N G!.... Nev was the best bar none!.. Donovan spits too much...

  • @bob806 said:

    Gib Shanley was fantastic at painting the picture for the radio listener.  Nev Chandler was real good too. 

    Jim Donovan is very weak at this IMHO. 

    Shanley was B O R I N G!.... Nev was the best bar none!.. Donovan spits too much...

    @nickers said:

    Shanley was B O R I N G!.... Nev was the best bar none!.. Donovan spits too much...

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

  • @nickers said:

    Shanley was B O R I N G!.... Nev was the best bar none!.. Donovan spits too much...

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

    @bob806 said:

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

    I agree with Gib.  Cleveland has been lucky with good announcers in the NFL,  MLB and NBA  teams over the years.   

    Particularly with baseball but everyone has their own favorites. 

  • @nickers said:

    Shanley was B O R I N G!.... Nev was the best bar none!.. Donovan spits too much...

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

    @bob806 said:

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

    Again.... B O R I N G!

  • With Joe Thomas apparently out of the running, I'd be cool with Andre Knott getting the job as color commentator next to Donovan. 

    And I can't imagine Rick Manning will be doing the color job for the Guardians for way too long, so let me throw out Jensen Lewis as Matt Underwood's sidekick eventually too. I really like Knott and Lewis, they do a very good job for their respective teams. (Knott does Guardians work too)

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  • Too bad about Joe Thomas. I can't imagine it would take that much time away from your family but it's his life. Never heard Brian Brennan on the radio. I doubt Brian Sipe would want to come back for the job. Bernie would be okay if he can stay off the sauce. Hanford Dixon is a pretty gregarious fellow. Tim Couch?

    WSS

  • Too bad about Joe Thomas. I can't imagine it would take that much time away from your family but it's his life. Never heard Brian Brennan on the radio. I doubt Brian Sipe would want to come back for the job. Bernie would be okay if he can stay off the sauce. Hanford Dixon is a pretty gregarious fellow. Tim Couch?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Too bad about Joe Thomas. I can't imagine it would take that much time away from your family but it's his life. Never heard Brian Brennan on the radio. I doubt Brian Sipe would want to come back for the job. Bernie would be okay if he can stay off the sauce. Hanford Dixon is a pretty gregarious fellow. Tim Couch?

    WSS

    Tim Couch actually does a great job of detailing and breaking down plays

  • So Joe, are you not watching the Browns on Sundays anyway?

    I bet your kids are an afterthought those 3 hrs. 

  • get this guy

  • The some that listen to NFL radio, may have heard of a former Buckeye & 49'ers lineman nicknamed 'Boon-ie'.. Aka... Alex Boone... raised in Lakewood,Ohio..

    I believe he's back living in Columbus,Ohio? And knows what he's seeing.. I've always thought he'd be excellent at this kind of analyst job opening..

  • @bob806 said:

    Naw, Gib was great. I still remember some of his great calls. Phipps to Pitts MNF in San Diego 1972. Browns over Steelers in '72 on a GW FG by Cockroft. 1980 season he was brilliant too, and don't forget he told it like it was with the Iranian hostage crisis.

    "Pruitt out of the I to the T, Rucker split left, Newsome in motion..."  

    I agree with Gib.  Cleveland has been lucky with good announcers in the NFL,  MLB and NBA  teams over the years.   

    Particularly with baseball but everyone has their own favorites. 

    @mjp28 said:

    I agree with Gib.  Cleveland has been lucky with good announcers in the NFL,  MLB and NBA  teams over the years.   

    Particularly with baseball but everyone has their own favorites. 

    And then the Steelers had to listen to Myron Cope.  😁 

    @dutch-oven said:

    With Joe Thomas apparently out of the running, I'd be cool with Andre Knott getting the job as color commentator next to Donovan. 

    And I can't imagine Rick Manning will be doing the color job for the Guardians for way too long, so let me throw out Jensen Lewis as Matt Underwood's sidekick eventually too. I really like Knott and Lewis, they do a very good job for their respective teams. (Knott does Guardians work too)

    I've listened to Knott on Red Zone, but I doubt he's got the expertise to be the color commentator breaking down plays. Certainly not in Bernie's League...  

    @nickers said:

    Tim Couch actually does a great job of detailing and breaking down plays

    I agree, Couch was very good doing commentating on Browns preseason games.  

  • @mjp28 said:

    I agree with Gib.  Cleveland has been lucky with good announcers in the NFL,  MLB and NBA  teams over the years.   

    Particularly with baseball but everyone has their own favorites. 

    And then the Steelers had to listen to Myron Cope.  😁 

    @dutch-oven said:

    With Joe Thomas apparently out of the running, I'd be cool with Andre Knott getting the job as color commentator next to Donovan. 

    And I can't imagine Rick Manning will be doing the color job for the Guardians for way too long, so let me throw out Jensen Lewis as Matt Underwood's sidekick eventually too. I really like Knott and Lewis, they do a very good job for their respective teams. (Knott does Guardians work too)

    I've listened to Knott on Red Zone, but I doubt he's got the expertise to be the color commentator breaking down plays. Certainly not in Bernie's League...  

    @nickers said:

    Tim Couch actually does a great job of detailing and breaking down plays

    I agree, Couch was very good doing commentating on Browns preseason games.  

    @hoorta said:

    And then the Steelers had to listen to Myron Cope.  😁 

    I've listened to Knott on Red Zone, but I doubt he's got the expertise to be the color commentator breaking down plays. Certainly not in Bernie's League...  

    I agree, Couch was very good doing commentating on Browns preseason games.  

    Andre Knott meh!

  • @mjp28 said:

    I agree with Gib.  Cleveland has been lucky with good announcers in the NFL,  MLB and NBA  teams over the years.   

    Particularly with baseball but everyone has their own favorites. 

    And then the Steelers had to listen to Myron Cope.  😁 

    @dutch-oven said:

    With Joe Thomas apparently out of the running, I'd be cool with Andre Knott getting the job as color commentator next to Donovan. 

    And I can't imagine Rick Manning will be doing the color job for the Guardians for way too long, so let me throw out Jensen Lewis as Matt Underwood's sidekick eventually too. I really like Knott and Lewis, they do a very good job for their respective teams. (Knott does Guardians work too)

    I've listened to Knott on Red Zone, but I doubt he's got the expertise to be the color commentator breaking down plays. Certainly not in Bernie's League...  

    @nickers said:

    Tim Couch actually does a great job of detailing and breaking down plays

    I agree, Couch was very good doing commentating on Browns preseason games.  

    @hoorta said:

    I've listened to Knott on Red Zone, but I doubt he's got the expertise to be the color commentator breaking down plays. Certainly not in Bernie's League...   

    While Knott obviously never played at the NFL level like Bernie (he did play college ball at Kent State), he also has never been accused of calling games drunk, so there's that. ?