On the 37-minute pod, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel go in-depth on the NFL playoff broadcast crews, beginning with everything Tom Brady. This is what you need to know:
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* The duo goes into detail about how Tom Brady has improved, where he needs to get better and if he should be treated like Edward R. Murrow.
* Marchand ranks his top two NFL TV game analysts for this year. Where does Greg Olsen stock up?
* Joe Buck and Troy Aikman had the strongest TV performance of the weekend.
* Tony Romo has been a little better this season, but there is still some chemistry missing with Jim Nantz
* Mike Tirico has moved into the top class, while Cris Collinsworth’s style has changed over the years as he’s become less critical.
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* The duo goes into Fox Sports’ Brad Zager’s comments to Marchand in The Athletic about Brady’s perceived conflicts of interest
* Marchand reported for The Athletic that Kevin Harlan is close to a deal with Amazon to join Ian Eagle as the platform’s top NBA play-by-players. What do Marchand and Meterparel think of the move?
* What should we know about the LIV golf and Fox deal?
* Your Questions: Will Nantz and Romo be a team in 2029? Will Fox ever go back to a three-man booth?
* Papa Clicker Book Review: In the “Baseball The Movie” by Noah Gittell.
Rating: 4.35 clickers
* And Jon’s cat, Harry, makes his first appearance on the pod. 🐈
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* On-deck Thursday: Boomer Esiason is The Main Event
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