From http://www.nbc5i.com/whattheel/14932195/detail.html
“What the El” Editorial:
Ladies, if you aren’t into football and you want to see the men around you spin out of control and go into a tirade, mention that you think Bryant Gumbel does an okay job as a commentator!
Here’s the deal for those of you who don’t know… Bryant Gumbel calls the game with Cris Collinsworth, and Bryant sucks at it.
Yes, Bryant Gumbel of “Today Show” fame who went on to host the HBO show “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Granted the show is good, but it’s because of the nature of the show and the reporters on it.
It’s like saying Stone Phillips is the reason Dateline is good.
Meanwhile, Bryant Gumbel has never NEVER done play-by-play before in his entire life before the NFL Network tapped his shoulder.
Play-by-play is an art, it takes skill and Bryant Gumbel doesn’t have it, but his big brother Greg Gumbel does, as a matter of fact his the sports guy in the family!
So why the NFL Network chose Bryant is beyond me… and most men…
I actually started a firestorm yesterday when I mentioned that Bryant wasn’t the worst I’d ever heard, to which most every man in the room said he was….
The funniest part about Gumbel is that he is epically bad at his job and no one thinks he realizes it. His play-by-play is like a satire of what a play-by-play would sound like by a bimbo who knows nothing about sports, like an SNL skit. He’s so bad, you really are in total disbelief that it’s as bad as it is. You believe that he has naked pictures of the owner of NFLN cavorting with a goat and a “live boy” (to quote Edwin Edwards) because there really is no other explanation. I heard him refer to a 4th down punt as a “turnover on downs.” He has called Frank Gore “Al Gore” multiple times in a game. He is a first class moron with a terrible announcing voice. NFLN, was Fran Drescher unavailable?