Previous rankings: N/A (Gumbel and Trent Green ranked 8th of 15 in 2018 with Bruce Arians and 7th of 14 in 2019, while Gannon and Kevin Harlan ranked 4th of 15 in 2018 and 3rd of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: It’s all about the play by play broadcaster, apparently. Previous scores: N/A (Gumbel and Trent Green had a score of 2.44 in 2018 with Bruce Arians and 2.54 in 2019, while Gannon and Kevin Harlan had a score of 3.02 in 2018 and 3.15 in 2019) I’m curious to see if ESPN will make any changes in 2021, or just go with these three once again. I think this trio works well together, but like with many three-person booths, it gets a little busy at times. But when you consider how poorly received the previous Monday Night Football booths were…yeah, ESPN will take that in a heartbeat. Previous rankings: N/A (Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, and Jason Witten ranked 15th of 15 in 2018 and Tessitore and McFarland ranked 14th of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: Middle of the pack for a primetime broadcast team isn’t the best result. Previous scores: N/A (Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, and Jason Witten had a score of 1.08 in 2018 and Tessitore and McFarland had a score of 1.29 in 2019) Steve Levy, Brian Griese, & Louis Riddick (ESPN) – 2.51 I’m not writing off the Albert/Vilma pairing quite yet. Given Vilma’s relative inexperience in the booth (he previously did studio work for ESPN), there could be room for him to grow in the coming years. Their score barely increased from each of the last two years, and for the third straight season, Albert and his partner ranked ninth. Previous rankings: N/A (Albert and Ronde Barber ranked 9th of 15 in 2018 and 9th of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: Replacing Ronde Barber with Vilma resulted in no significant change to either the score or the ranking for this pairing.
Previous scores: N/A (Albert and Ronde Barber had a score of 2.39 in 2018 and 2.38 in 2019) Kenny Albert & Jonathan Vilma (Fox) – 2.41 Kugler was drafted into Fox’s lineup of NFL broadcasters in late August after the Thom Brennaman slur incident, and I think that late notice has somewhat affected his partnership with Spielman this season.ĩ.
Previous rankings: N/A (Spielman and Thom Brennaman ranked 7th of 15 in 2018 and 8th of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: These guys are going to get a bye from me in 2020. Previous scores: N/A (Spielman and Thom Brennaman had a score of 2.45 in 2018 and 2.38 in 2019) Kevin Kugler & Chris Spielman (Fox) – 2.38 Fox clearly has big plans for Amin after he joined the company over the summer, and it’ll be interesting to see if they give the Amin/Schlereth pairing another season in 2021 or go another direction. I will note that working with Amin has raised Schlereth’s overall grade from when he worked with Dick Stockton, but that isn’t a very high bar. Previous rankings: N/A (Schlereth and Dick Stockton ranked 13th of 15 in 2018 and 13th of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: I guess I’m one of the high voices on the Amin/Schlereth duo, because I think they’ve done just fine. Previous scores: N/A (Schlereth and Dick Stockton had a score of 1.97 in 2018 and 1.81 in 2019) 47.20% of you gave them a C, by far the highest of any team in our rankings. I don’t have a lot to say about these guys. Previous rankings: 12th of 15 (2018), 11th of 14 (2019)īreakdown: Catalon and Lofton notched their highest score ever, but still couldn’t break through into that next level of the rankings. Andrew Catalon & James Lofton (CBS) – 2.23 This trio scored lower than Myers & Daryl Johnston in each of the last two years, and I can’t see them coming back in their current form next season.ġ2. He’s a damn fine analyst, but that’s asking a lot from any broadcaster.
Then college football came back, and Huard was calling both sports for Fox. Huard’s addition seemed like it came because of the expected lack of college football. Previous rankings: N/A (Myers and Daryl Johnston ranked 10th of 15 in 2018 and 10th of 14 in 2019)īreakdown: I feel like this is a team that’s going to get broken up in 2021. Previous scores: N/A (Myers and Daryl Johnston had a score of 2.21 in 2018 and 2.20 in 2019) Chris Myers, Brock Huard, & Greg Jennings (Fox) – 2.09 But given that this duo is getting something like the sixth-best game of the week on CBS, I don’t think the network is fretting too much about their ranking. They had the lowest percentage of A votes among all teams in the league (just 4.11%) and nearly 60% of you gave them either a C or a D. The bad news is that didn’t lead to an increase in their overall ranking. Previous rankings: 14th of 15 (2018), 12th of 14 (2019)īreakdown: The good news is that Dedes & Archuleta had their best score ever in 2020. Spero Dedes & Adam Archuleta (CBS) – 2.07
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