Sports Announcers: Is This as Good as It Gets?

As I watch a football game I am always trying to figure out why we have these announcers that don't do anything but talk about the players.

Yes, it's a football game and a lot of that is important. I feel that talking about the players would be better left to the after game shows. 

So many times I have been watching a game on TV and have had to shut off the volume on the TV and then turn on a radio to listen to announcers that will actually fill you in on the play instead of talking about Joe Schmoe who did something for somebody I'll never meet.

I think the announcers should actually be talking about the plays. They need to try and break the play down. 

I want to know what the coaches are up to. I want to see plays broken down. I want to see individual battles and the form that the players use. I want to be able to see the techniques that everyone talks about but has no idea what they mean. They should divide the game up into talking about certain segments.

For instance, during the first quarter they can keep displaying individual battles. In the second quarter they can start zoning in on game fundamentals. In the third quarter they can start talking about formations, and during the fourth quarter they can start talking about the play strategies that have been going on.

I don't care what it is that is different, but give me someone that will actually provide me with advanced football knowledge instead of making me listen to John Madden and Al Michaels teach me what a guard pulling looks like on the drawing board.

I can see catering to the beginner fans and your normal announcers will always be there. I'm just thinking that the NFL Network should add additional versions of the game for you to watch.

Put a price tag on the version if you want to. I'll pay a few hundred dollars for good announcing that gives me some deep analysis. Just stop catering to the beginner that watches football and start giving everyone else some knowledge of the game. It'll only make the game that much better.