Favorite TV/Radio Announcers for NFL

TheClevelandSound

Our announcers this week are Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf! Yay no more Torry Holt. These guys are actually legit.

Anyways, who is your favorite TV and Radio announcer for NFL?

TV: Ian Eagle

Radio: Jim Donovan

CLEVELandMILIDH

I wish Chris Berman would commentate games, he's one guy I truely love listening to. Unfortunately its only been during pregame

Richiswhere

Don't really to much for the current T.V. announcers

I like alot of the guys from the 80's

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Curt Gowdy

Charlie Jones

Gib Shanley

Jim Mueller

Nev Chandler

ClevelandFanForLife

gus johnson. nuff said.

BrownsBacker

I really enjoy listening to Jim Donovan and Doug Dieken

Browns

Gus Johnson...Period

TheClevelandSound

Does anyone even know what Ian Eagle sounds like!?!?!?!

Richiswhere

@theclevelandsound said:
Does anyone even know what Ian Eagle sounds like!?!?!?!

I'm sure everyone here has heard him. He has been pretty constant over the last 10 or so years.

TheClevelandSound

@richiswhere said:
I'm sure everyone here has heard him. He has been pretty constant over the last 10 or so years.

he has an amazing play by play voice. y'all on crack ya here!

WRREBEL

Dick Enberg!

Two of the worst!

LeBrent

@brownsbacker said:
I really enjoy listening to Jim Donovan and Doug Dieken

I listen to them every week and I think Jim and Doug are great.

The only thing that drives me crazy is when Donovan yells "It's intercepted and dropped!" Usually followed by Doug's "Ugh".

We've dropped so many picks this year this happens about every week.

WRREBEL

@richiswhere said:
Don't really to much for the current T.V. announcers
I like alot of the guys from the 80's

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy

Curt Gowdy

Charlie Jones

Gib Shanley

Jim Mueller

Nev Chandler

Ding ding ding.. this hits the nail on the head.. I LOVED listening to those guys.. It really isnt the same.

kshutchins

@wrrebel said:
Ding ding ding.. this hits the nail on the head.. I LOVED listening to those guys.. It really isnt the same.

How about Howard Cosell?

WRREBEL

@kshutchins said:
How about Howard Cosell?

Howard was great as well. That's the biggest thing I miss is the old announcers.

One of the greatest pa announcers was bob sheppard.

Now a days I almost feel like muting the tv..

IschY

I really like people that you can learn from. I really can't stand the Monday Night crew but sometimes listening to John Gruden talk is great. He will sometimes call a play before it happens and really gives an insight to the game even though he is some what annoying.

I like Jim Nantz on whatever he is doing. To me he is probably the best overal announcer he does everything Golf, Tennis,

Football, College Bball. Pretty amazing.

Bob806

My all-time favorite is Gib Shanley-he could truly paint the picture for each play. Curt Gowdy was great as well.

As far as today's announcers, I actually like Collinsworth for NFL & Chris Spielman for college games.

Wow guys...I absolutely hated Dick Enberg, he could never put down the pom-poms for John Elway. I'm not too fond of Dierdorf either.

halfsane

Jim Donovan is awesome when the Browns are doing well.

Any other time, you can hear the disappointment in his voice lol. He has to be my favorite announcer.

MudratDetector

jim donovan is the perfect man for that job.

Richiswhere

@wrrebel said:
Dick Enberg!
Two of the worst!

Joe Buck... nepotism at its best or worst however you want to look at it ... just sounds so bland

Troy Aikman... could you please try and sound like you want to be there

couple others i can't stand Matt Millen

Matt Millen and Cris Collinsworth

bringbackbrownie2

@bob806 said:
My all-time favorite is Gib Shanley-he could truly paint the picture for each play. Curt Gowdy was great as well.
As far as today's announcers, I actually like Collinsworth for NFL & Chris Spielman for college games.

Wow guys...I absolutely hated Dick Enberg, he could never put down the pom-poms for John Elway. I'm not too fond of Dierdorf either.

Thank you! Someone with common sense! I was shocked to see all of the Enberg and Dierdorf love on this thread.. 2 of the worst commentators around. John Madden/ Pat Summerall was the best combo I have ever heard. Gus Johnson, Ian Eagle, and Dick Stockton are also pretty good..

I also have to say that every CBS analyst on the NFL halftime show is terrible! They are all still biased towards their former teams: Cowher, Marino, Sharpe, and Esiason (the worst).. Of course 3 of them are from division rivals so that makes it 10 times worse.. On the other hand, the fox halftime show is great. Howie Long, Jimmie Johnson, and Strahan do a great job. Terry Bradshaw is actually bearable despite being a steeler homer, as he admittedly hates Rapelisburger and is embarrassed to be associated with the same team..