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The classic matchup of Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning has moved to TV. Why Brady has gotten the better of Manning early in the season.
Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel also go deep — who’s up and who’s down — into how NFL broadcasters have done, including Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, J.J. Watt, Ross Tucker, Ian Eagle, Jim Nantz, Chris Myers, Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Greg Olsen, Drew Brees, Mike Tomlin, Alex Smith, Trent Green, Kurt Warner and Adam Archuleta.
Plus, info and analysis on MLB media lockout news, NBC’s MLB playoff plans, Chris Simms’ apology, Brad Nessler, Charles Davis, Noah Eagle, Pat McAfee, Devin Gardner and Dusty Baker
It is a 34-minute edition of “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media.”
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POD RUNDOWN …
* Manningcast ratings dilemma
* Why CBS’ Ross Tucker works
* Fox’s Tom Brady’s “meatball sub” rise
* The ESPN Texas-Tennesee audio issues didn’t have to do with the Secret Service
* Fox’s Chris Myers’ problems on play-by-play
* What Fox’s Kevin Burkhardt does for Brady
* The analysts who struggle with the feel for the game
* What Fox’s Drew Brees needs to find
* Alex Smith makes the ESPN Sunday show go
* What Jim Nantz and J.J. Watt missed at end of Ravens-Cowboys
* Nantz’s final call
* Mike Tomlin comes up big
* Why the No. 60 will be so important in the MLB lockout
* What to make of the NBC/Peacock MLB lineup
* The local analysts setup are good or bad
* Should NBC’s Chris Simms have apologized for his Dante Moore comments
* Comparing CBS’ Brad Nessler and Fox’s Connor Onion
* ESPN’s Pat McAfee kicking ringer
* One to watch: Fox’s Devin Gardner
* Papa Clicker book review: Dusty Baker
* Cakes are Baking (Marchand enters 19-57)
* On Deck Thursday: Connor Schell is The Main Event
