John Madden Retires

I’m a bit older than you (I presume that when you asked if we remember when MNF was on ABC.) and I grew up listening to Summerall and Madden on CBS, long before FOX. During the season Madden does these 15 minute spots on a Bay Area radio station (KGO I think) every morning and my mom, who lives there, listens almost every day. When the ’Hawks play the 9ers or get a prime time game, I always get the call. “Did you hear what the Coach said about (insert Seahawks reference here)?” He has declined over the years and the illusion of in depth knowledge by the major networks blowhards have signaled the end. I will, with out a doubt, miss him. Boom! Whap!

Collinsworth would see Seattle rush for a loss on the play and bring up Steve Hutchinson again. He did that throughout the season analyzing from the studio and the booth and it bugged me.

I wonder how Madden’s retirement affects his video game commentaries. Will he be dumped from that too?

I’ll miss him even though you could see some signs of decline. His enthusiasm for the game is always there and I love that about him.

Sure, he can be criticized for a variety of things – and is, by a variety of people. Personally, I like him and have liked him for some time. There was a time when he worked with Pat Summerall that Pat couldn’t remember what to do or what was going on in the game. I’ve never wanted Madden to leave broadcasting like I did with Summerrall. At least Madden would call the game and not completely fall asleep at the wheel the way the aging Summerall did. John could still do it. He’ll surely be in the HOF.

(this was also posted on the fanshot thread of Madden retiring that went up an hour or so ago here: http://www.fieldgulls.com/2009/4/16/840104/john-madden-retires-from)

http://www.kcbs.com/pages/295323.php?

just like that he’s gone

oh yeah, and uh…BOOM!

Madden 06 (or whatever one had Shaun Alexander on it)

“90% of the game is half mental.”

so, John, 45% of the game is mental? This is when I know this man KNEW footballl if he could narrow it done to such and indiscriminate percentiles.

So, anyone else want Matt Millen to get a fair shake?

and they brought up the ‘Terducken’ thing with Summerall. He said that it was from New Orleans and that it was a Duck, a Turkey, and a (he couldn’t remember it for a few seconds) a pig. This blew me away. I mean the whole reason for the name Terducken is that you can immediately tell from the name of it what three birds are in it.

I never understood the Madden jokes. I mean, if a guy talks a lot, he’s bound to say some stupid things. Part of the reason his analysis is so basic is that he’s doing nationally televised games, and they are supposed to be dumbed down. That being said, I also didn’t think he good enough to justify his salary. Is he that much better than the next guy in line? No, at least no in my opinion. Whether or not Madden was in the broadcast booth, I’d probably watch SNF or MNF, unless the teams playing were terrible.

I don’t have any real fond memories of Madden, but he’s been a great ambassador, and a great fan.

I loved Madden. Not for his “insights”, but he was just so entertaining. I would watch MNF games just because he was commentating, because he would inevitably get me laughing at least 4 times a game. His statements were silly and basic, and I loved him for it. Even my little brother (who hates watching sports of all kinds) would watch sometimes, because Madden was so entertaining. This is a sad day in broadcasting (at least for me), because 90% of the broadcasters out there are bland and boring and simply regurgitate the same things over and over again about each team. Oh well.

Thanks for all the good times Madden, and thanks for calling it like you saw it in the ’05 super bowl.