Marchand Sports Media Drew Brees, J.J. Watt, Greg Olsen & the quest for the next NFL TV analyst mega deal
In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel explain how Drew Brees has joined Greg Olsen and J.J. Watt in the chase for the next big No. 1 NFL TV analyst mega deal. Plus, how Jim Nantz and Tony Romo have regressed, Gus Johnson missed a big call and dissecting Brad Nessler’s career
That and much more on Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media
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The Rundown ….
* Drew Brees joins the chase for a No. 1 job
* If you look at all-time modern day quarterbacks, they almost all went into TV, except for two
* How Brees could have been making $20M per year right now
* What’s up: ESPN’s Brian Windhorst
* What’s up: CBS’ Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
* What’s down: Jim Nantz and Tony Romo
* What’s down: Gus Johnson
* Brees was set up to replace Cris Collinsworth at NBC, but it didn’t work out
* Adam Amin will need to help Brees reach his potential
* Watt and Ian Eagle’s chemistry is already pretty good
* Greg Olsen has put himself in a strong position even though he was not a Hall of Fame player or a quarterback
* The sad Mark Sanchez saga ends at Fox
* Why Nantz and Romo are regressing
* How Romo lacks depth in his commentary
* Meterparel says that Romo is bringing Nantz down
* The difference between Olsen and Romo
* Why YouTubeTV made the $20 rebate the way they did
* ESPN’s Monday Night Football schedule actually turned out to be pretty good
* Why Amazon Prime Video’s “84 hours” is a strong concept into Thursday Night Football
* Gus Johnson’s big call was more about Gus Johnson than the dramatic play
* Why the NBA move for Nessler may have hurt him in college football
* Where does Marchand Sports Media stand on the Tom Brady dog cloning story
* How are big time broadcasters dealing with the government shutdown impacting air travel
* Meterparel had a friend who offered to pay for gas on a private jet
* Why NBC is a big reason NBA ratings are up
* Breaking down the Stephen A. Smith and Mina Kimes Solitaire controversy and Kimes’ apology
* A tribute to the late Bob Goodrich
* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you
* On Deck: John Ourand is The Main Event
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