NFL: Jon Gruden is the best announcer

HILLCYD

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They're not bad, but I absolutely hate it when they are referenced as "Kenny, Moose, and Goose."

Goose is constantly tripping over himself on the sidelines.

I can listen to Kenny and Moose though.
 

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"ah i tell you what jwas, tha was one heck of a hit" i loath him saying jaws all the time. i am uncomfortable the entire game when those two are on. couldn't disagree more with the OP.
 

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Another thing I don't like about Gruden is that according to him, every single white player in the league is either "scrappy", a "hustle player", "full of effort", or "plays with a lot of heart".
 

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Gotta disagree and say him and Dilfer are the most difficult to listen too. They are obsessed with over-hyping any qb.

BTW- Its difficult to hear Ditka talk about any other team besides the bears.
 

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I just figured out last night I now have NFL Network. I was really excited until I caught about 90 seconds of Deion Sanders. He should take his schtick over to ESPN. Unwatchable.
 

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Gruden "loves" everybody. Especially Brady. He was doing the Dolphins/Patriots game earlier in the season, and I really thought he was going to go down to the field and kiss Brady on the mouth. Way, way over the top.
 

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Can't stand Gruden. Whenever I see him it seems like he is more concerned with creating an on air persona. Whether it is in the broadcast booth or his one on one interviews.
 

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Goose is constantly tripping over himself on the sidelines.

I can listen to Kenny and Moose though.

I really like Kenny and Moose but when you throw in Goose, its not nearly as good. He constantly feels like he needs to inject something every couple of minutes. And he is usually out of breath from pacing on the sidelines.
 

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Goose is constantly tripping over himself on the sidelines.

I can listen to Kenny and Moose though.

This. Like Moose, hate Goose. Every shot of him is behind the endzone. I don't think he can get to either sideline before a commercial break. And his insight is usually something like, "These linebackers like to hit!" Really? Good thing they are linebackers, then.
 

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Everybody is "his guy"

I usually understand different opinions on things but how anybody can like Gruden is beyond me. All he does is verbally fellate each quarterback and say THIS GUY hundreds of times each night. He is the opposite of Chris Collinsworth who obviously watches a lot of tape, talks about players other than the QB's, and actually points out negative things. I have stopped watching MNF because of Gruden.

These.
 

Hawkeye11en1

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This. Like Moose, hate Goose. Every shot of him is behind the endzone. I don't think he can get to either sideline before a commercial break. And his insight is usually something like, "These linebackers like to hit!" Really? Good thing they are linebackers, then.

LOL Goose is the most annoying guy ever. He is awful. In fact I don't even watch CBS or Fox telecasts anymore. I either watch the redzone channel or flip to 702 and watch all the games and put the sound on the redzone. That guy is good.
 

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I've only heard Rich Gannon do a few games, but I really liked him. He explained the game very well and brought up small things that I wouldn't have normally caught. I'd like to hear him more often.
 

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Not a big Gruden guy, the way he verbally sucks off Rodgers, Brees, Brady, etc is annoying, but i do enjoy his one on one sessions with the draft QBs.

Nobody is worse than Trent Dilfer, nobody. He's an absolute idiot. He thinks he's the man because his defense carried him to a super bowl and his insight is usually useless. Give me anybody over him.

A guy I've grown to like that is on First Take a lot is Lomas Brown, very insightful and reasonable, or maybe he just seems that way because he's always on with Skip Bayless.
 

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Gruden "loves" everybody. Especially Brady. He was doing the Dolphins/Patriots game earlier in the season, and I really thought he was going to go down to the field and kiss Brady on the mouth. Way, way over the top.

lol, I like him because of that. Biased?

Not a big Gruden guy, the way he verbally sucks off Rodgers, Brees, Brady, etc is annoying, but i do enjoy his one on one sessions with the draft QBs.

Nobody is worse than Trent Dilfer, nobody. He's an absolute idiot. He thinks he's the man because his defense carried him to a super bowl and his insight is usually useless. Give me anybody over him.

A guy I've grown to like that is on First Take a lot is Lomas Brown, very insightful and reasonable, or maybe he just seems that way because he's always on with Skip Bayless.

The bold is where the problem is.
 

HILLCYD

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This. Like Moose, hate Goose. Every shot of him is behind the endzone. I don't think he can get to either sideline before a commercial break. And his insight is usually something like, "These linebackers like to hit!" Really? Good thing they are linebackers, then.

They must have a hotdog and beer stand in the endzones.