49ers-Falcons Announcing Crew

by David Fucillo on Oct 6, 2009 2:26 PM PDT in San Francisco 49ers News

In the weekly game release, the 49ers announced that this week's announcing crew would in fact be the #2 Fox Crew: Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa. Thanks to mountaindew77 for first getting this posted.

I was complaining a couple weeks back about the 49ers-Vikings announcing crew, but at this point, if the 49ers can keep playing well, I'd like to think they'll get some of the higher rated crews going forward. Now, higher rated does not mean better (see Joe Buck, Jim Nantz, etc...). Ok, not better to me at least for the Nantz fans out there. But it does measure a certain level of prestige around the league.

If you look through the rest of the 49ers 2009 schedule, we could be looking at some high rated crews for much of the rest of the season. After their bye week, the 49ers could have some huge games against the likes of Indianapolis, Green Bay, Chicago and Philadelphia. Thow in an NFL Network home game and that's a lot of high profile coverage. I mean no disrespect to teams like Houston and Tennessee, among others (gotta keep even with karma points!), but in general I'd look for bigger names going forward.

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I'd like to see Howard Cosell,

Walter Matthau, and Richard Pryor announce the next game. That would be interesting, if nothing else.

Alaska is a state, dammit! Can I get a Niner game on TV up here?

by kinglouie33 on Oct 6, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

Yessssss!

That would be hair-raising, deadly, and on fire!

by bozotunes on Oct 6, 2009 2:38 PM PDT reply actions

FOOCH

This is unrelated to this post but I figured you would see it here. You were looking for a name and logo for our Carolina Watch Post. Check out the logo in this link….

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=snibbe2/091006&sportCat=nfl

by hudd07 on Oct 6, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions

interesting

How do you think that compares to the actually Pink Panther Watch picture? The one you linked to is on point as it’s a carolina logo. The other is more subtle…

by David Fucillo on Oct 6, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

me personally like the HK one

I get that it’s more subtle but it’s pink. Aren’t the colors of a team almost as big as their logo/name? I just liked the HK one because it had their colors, and was basically showing how horrible they are. To me it said Carolina Panthers suck more than the Pink Panther one. The actual “watch” part I could care less about. I just liked because it had their colors.

by hudd07 on Oct 6, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Carolina Kitty Watch?

I like it.

by mountaindew77 on Oct 6, 2009 2:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Can someone post the picture I'm referencing in here

Or maybe do a new post so we can vote? I don’t know how to add pics in the comments.

And Fooch, I’m OUT for the preview/post game paper. I just started a new job, with new company, new town and they have me all over the place for training the next 3 months. I just don’t think it would be fair to the Members if I wasn’t able to stay on top of it.

by hudd07 on Oct 6, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Besides....

I’m sure someone here that is good with photoshop could easily draw a black arm and hand with a blue watch on it.

by hudd07 on Oct 6, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Ha ha ...

… I mean no disrespect to teams like Houston and Tennessee …

In English/European/whatever football, there’s a saying now. “no disrespect to Wigan”, which is a cliche, because so many people say it, and by saying it, you are of course, by definition, disrespecting Wigan. As you are Fooch, with the Texans and the Titans. More power to you though, I say. Disrespect ‘em. It’s all good.

"This could be another Very Special Team" ... Superbowl winning Niners lineman Dan Audick ...

by LondonNiner on Oct 6, 2009 2:55 PM PDT reply actions

I actually don't dislike Nantz

And certainly like him more than CBS colleague Gumbel doing play-by-play and competitor Buck. I’d love if when we get our two CBS games this season we see Enberg in the booth both times. Just no Gumbel.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 6, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions

the problem is

that pretty much all national broadcasters are mediocre at best and usually worse. Even the so-called good ones. So it doesn’t really matter what announcing team we get because they’re probably gonna suck.

A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.

by wjackalope on Oct 6, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Posting pictures (I just deleted them)

Hey guys, I saw the pictures you posted from that ESPN article. I’m not quite sure of the copyright issues with the pictures, but I’d rather people just go to the links to avoid any copyright issues.

Here’s a link to the pictures.

by David Fucillo on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

Sorry about that . . .

Occurred to me after posting. ESPN Page 2 can be about as professional as our Fan Posts. They rip off material themselves.

by bignerd on Oct 6, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Lame

I’m getting Dal-KC instead of SF-ATL next weekend. Guess I’ll have to fire up the internet stream once again =/. Also, I am not a fan of Tony Siragusa in the booth at all.

by snafu on Oct 6, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions

Goose is never in the booth for a few good reasons.

by bignerd on Oct 6, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I liked Lynch

I didn’t get to comment in the gameday threads, but I really enjoyed Lynch’s commentaries for the most part. Maybe it was because I didn’t expect much, but I thought his observations were excellent.

I know he got a little guff for the ‘creativity’ bits, but those WR screens being run were new to this season’s offense as I remember. Didn’t recall them in prior games.

by RobbieS on Oct 6, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

I remember one to Josh Morgan in the AZ game..

But that’s it.

by mountaindew77 on Oct 6, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

officiating crew

there has been more problems with the officiating crew… Ratings are important but its fighting uphill when the officials make calls that we cant challenge. we’ve had SO many bad calls over the past 3 over 4 games. dont matter, we still will come out on top!

by Rooster1PMG on Oct 6, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

Tell that to the fans of the rest of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Premeir League, etc.

Whining about officiating will never go out of style, just like my little black dress:

You have been DFiBrillated.

by Dubs fan in Boston on Oct 6, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

sweet

this is a pretty good crew. i like young former player type announcers that dont talk too much but are insightful and funny…

by WiltonDeportes on Oct 6, 2009 5:43 PM PDT reply actions

Anything is better than that awful ESPN Monday night crew. I’m not a big Monday Night Football diehard , but even I was a little appalled by how low the institution was dragged last night by those jokers in the broadcast booth.

BLING BLING

by cybermaldonado on Oct 6, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions

Do you think it them being awful by choice or a league mandate to compliment Favre non-sop?

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 6, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Currently the best MNF crew since I’ve been alive.

by bignerd on Oct 6, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions

were you around for Al, Frank, and Dan

maybe it’s just because they’re the ones I grew up with, but I always liked that trio

A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.

by wjackalope on Oct 6, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah that was a good trio

I wasn’t a big fan of Dan Dierdorf though

"Pat is still just scratching the surface." - Coach Singletary on LB Patrick Willis

by 49erLou on Oct 6, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate Al
I hate sleepy Frank
And Dan was at his worst working with those two.

I love all three of the guys in the booth now. Only complaint is Jaws spends too much time poking Gruden about the Wildcat. Oh wait, Jaws covering an NFC East game gets pretty damn annoying . . . apparently the rest of the league has never played good football. Two complaints, that’s pretty good IMO.

by bignerd on Oct 6, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

Al still had enthusiasm and much less arrogance then, and Frank had great historical knowledge and was a classy guy (before he started to lose it and call the Superdome the Sky Dome). Their run from 1987 – mid 90s was the best for MNF.

You gotta bring ass to get ass.

by SpurredOn on Oct 7, 2009 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Kenny Albert is like the coolest guy ever

Go 49ers

by iaalexeeff on Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions

question about the NFL network game, sooooooooo it’s not on Cable right? if it isn’t i’ll be having to go to the bar, since i’m at school now near Cincy. I feel jealous of my Dad back home in the Bay Area who has DirecTV

by PiKAgiant on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions