Fox’s Mark Sanchez shouts out CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore
"Where is Gene Steratore when you need him?"
"Where is Gene Steratore when you need him?"
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It took a long time for this kick to officially happen.
Great work by Pereira, less so by the NFL.
"He catches a break here. You can't be out on the field here and do this."
"I think that is right. You don't have an ineligible player take you off that."
"I’m going back to work tomorrow doing two UFL games on Fox starting at 1pm Eastern. I’ve made it and will be back this fall doing college and NFL games."
"I guess because it’s making him take a stand on a call that’s made by an official that’s employed by the NFL."
"I don't think the league under the current setup would want to broadcast everything. I just feel like it's not something they're interested in."
"I think that position is so important that if you get the right one you should do everything to not let them get away."
Let us never speak of this again.
"This was not an option, this was never something that even entered your thought process as a play-by-play announcer."
Fox also approached former umpires, but ultimately never added anyone.
"Mike, I'm gonna defer to you."
"Just a killer mistake that hurt the Saints so badly. When it's that close, you have to lead the fumble. You can always come back and kill it with incomplete. But even though they give the ball to the Saints here, and it gives them the ball, it doesn't correct the mistake that really should have resulted in a touchdown."
Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels were off on their rules interpretations, and it left viewers confused.
Pereira thinks the rule should be changed in the playoffs, though.
This comes as the league doubles down on their initial opinion.
One of the more interesting football TV personalities is Fox’s Mike Pereira. Most networks seem to incorporate former...