Will someone please tell John Madden to
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Thank you.
John Madden’s biggest fault is that he always states the obvious. You are stating the obvious. Coincidence?
Has he always been like that?
The good thing about Madden is that he’s aces at affirmation. When you have an immediate reaction to a certain play (such as “Bad call!” or “Why the FUCK did they throw a pass?”), and Madden immediately echoes your thought (“Yaknow Al, I don’t think it’s an illegal forward pass if the ball moved backwards,” or “Now, on third and inches when the defense is lined up for an obvious blitz, you want to keep the ball on the ground”), you know right away that you’re not completely crazy.
The rest of the time, sure, he could stand a nice hot cup of STFU…but really, what sportscaster couldn’t? It’s what they’re paid for. Give him a break.
(Also, I contend that if the room where you’re watching the game is quiet enough to hear anything Madden or any other announcer says, you’re doing it wrong. YMMV. ;))
Madden’s got his flaws but he and Al Michaels are the only commentators I don’t automatically tune out when I watch a game. Occasionally I learn things from him. Can’t say the same for most others.
Let’s see… Madden’s the color commentator… Yup! That means he’s supposed to ralk.
Madden is clearly past his prime and he has become too schticky. Having said that, a lot of the “obvious” stuff he says is only obvious to serious fans. American football is one of the most complex team sports in the world, with some of the most esoteric rules. Madden was one of the first commentators who spoke to casual fans instead of cognoscenti. Try to explain, say, the intentional grounding rule, in ten seconds or less, to someone who watches two games a year, and you’ll understand why Madden was once one of the best and is still pretty good. Even if he can get reeeeeally annoying at times.
I did like JM’s commentary over the “phantom” DPI call on the chargers last night though. They were talking about the player who got called for DPI on the replay, and he did literally nothing for the whole play. Just stood there and didn’t even touch anyone. Madden made it funny by pretty much saying just that, without saying anything bad about the officials, but just pointing out the obvious that it was a terrible call.
**BOOM! ** You got slobbernocked by a truducken!
I dunno… I kind of like Madden and Michaels… just sayin’.
I can’t stand the guy, myself. It’s not just that he states the obvious–it’s that he’s perceived as doing it so wittily. “After all, if you get four yards on every play, you’re gonna get a lot of first downs!” (Yes, he really said something to that effect a few years back.) And everyone responds as if he’d just told us how to split the atom.
At least it’s been some time now since we were subjected to one of his ass-sweat contests! shudder
And it pains me so. Because while Madden’s a hack that usually annoys me, Al is one of the best in the business. Seriously - he’s amazing. You never remember how good he is until you get stuck watching the cut rate commentary guys because they’re the lousies your so-so team has drawn this time around (I’m looking at you, Vikings). After three hours of these clowns, I’ll deal with Madden because Al’s aces.
Chris Collinsworth is ok. I mean, I know he’s a little full of himself, but at least he tells me something I don’t already know once in a while, and he’s not afraid to criticize a few NFL sacred cows here and there.
The hell he is.
I like Madden okay, he and Michaels both, and they’re easy enough to tune out if the need arises.
I mean it’s not like they’re Kornheiser, Jaws, Tirico, Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Christensen or effin’ Dierdorf.
Maybe, but a lot of it isn’t.
“If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they’ve had a bad day.”
“Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they’re bigger than everybody else, and that’s what makes them the biggest guys on the field.”
“The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.”
“When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.”
And that’s just from the first page.
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/john_madden/
I always like when they explain basic arithmetic to you. Like when there’s 10 seconds left in a game and a team has the ball trailing by more than 3 points. “They have to score a touchdown here. A field goal is only three points. That doesn’t do them any good because they need more than 3 points.”
Thanks. I never would have figured that out on my own.
I can’t stand him either.
Heh, last week’s cracked me up (and I parse)… You can always tell how fast a guy is by how far up his back the mud flys. Cliff Branch had mud up to his shoulders. Art Shell? Only on his calves.
[Kathleen Madigan on Madden]
Well sometimes when I watch football I’ve had a few drinks and I need to have somebody point out the obvious.
[/Kathleen Madigan on Madden]