> Was there any reason they couldn't have put Madden in a booth in San > Jose and have him do remote commentary? It worked fine for NBC on the > Olympics, and it doesn't seem like his skill set would need to be on- > site to be as "effective" as he usually is. James Brown and Bill > Cowher were fine working remotely this morning when the power was out > in Buffalo. Is his in-booth chemistry with Michaels that important? Do > they not want to set some kind of precedent? Pressure from the league?
There's enough to be seen at the stadium that isn't on screen that a good analyst will be helped by being at the game. Every now and then, Phil Simms will break down coverage, which requires seeing the entire field. What CBS did today can suffice in an emergency, and Olympic table tennis can be handled from a monitor, but being at a football game usually helps. Of course, bad analysts are still going to be bad analysts. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
