why cant we win Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 John Madden retired today http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4073253 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndneighbor Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Happy Trails John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 thank god, he was terrible. i have nothing against the guy and i wish him well and good health, but he was a god awful broadcaster. enter steve young dan marino? romeo crennel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 scratch that. chris collinsworth is his replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 thank god, he was terrible. i have nothing against the guy and i wish him well and good health, but he was a god awful broadcaster. enter steve young dan marino? romeo crennel? You're obviously too young to remember Curt Gowdy, if you want to talk terrible. Madden did tail off in recent years, but in his prime he was pretty darn good in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler SChick Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Curt Gowdy? Was he from the stains glory years? Wait - did they have TV back then? Regards .... an'at . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemosley01 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 scratch that. chris collinsworth is his replacement Seriously? Oh GAWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalBrownsFan Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 scratch that. chris collinsworth is his replacement Oh no, I can't stand that blow-hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 As if I needed more evidence that you are under the age of 18. John Madden has forgotten more about football than you'll ever know. Yeah he got a bit Harry Carry-ish towards the end, but it was part of his charm... I'll be sad to see him go, especially now that we'll have Chris Collingsworthless in the booth. I really dislike that guy, but you kinda saw it coming, for those of you who own Madden 09 Chris does the color commentary during the game. I concur. Madden was great. He is the epitome of football. I will surely miss him in the booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadWombat Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'll miss the goofy oaf. Tough Actin' Tinactin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 As if I needed more evidence that you are under the age of 18. John Madden has forgotten more about football than you'll ever know. Yeah he got a bit Harry Carry-ish towards the end, but it was part of his charm... I'll be sad to see him go, especially now that we'll have Chris Collingsworthless in the booth. I really dislike that guy, but you kinda saw it coming, for those of you who own Madden 09 Chris does the color commentary during the game. 22 actually. and the reason i didn't madden was because we always slurped brett favre and it drove me crazy. as stated before, i have nothing against the guy and hope he lives a long life, but as an announcer he wasn't too good for my taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Mike Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I liked Madden & will miss him...of course, I'm old too! Collinsworth?....I'll only tolerate him if I absolutely HAVE to. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 one thing that's good about collinsworth is that he hates pittsburgh and it shows in his commentary. surely this guy can't be all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Collinsworth is a PUSS! I cant stand to listen to the whining bitch. Those old enough to remember when he played for the Bengals, his last couple of seasons he would always have a injury so he would not have to play against our Brownies Hanford & Minnifield. They knocked the shit out of him several times. He hated the real Dog defense, and the Dog pound. Thank you Marty. Sometimes I wonder who was the biggest Puss back then, Collinsworth or Boomer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Curt Gowdy? Was he from the stains glory years? Wait - did they have TV back then? Regards .... an'at . Why sure, if you were real lucky, there was even color TV! And for a terrible RADIO announcer, I nominate Myron "the Dope" Cope. BTW, I'm old enough to say Myron sounded exactly like Arnold Stang. Did he broadcast with a clothespin on his nose, or was that the bad air from the Steel Mills that made him sound like he had emphysema? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobalaz Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 John was a real meat and potatoes blue collared kind of guy who never had a bad thing to say about anyone and was nothing short of a class act. Yes, he was slipping and it was time to retire but I'm going to miss that lovable down to earth lunk just as much as Pat Summerall (well, before he started drinking in the booth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timugen Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 That's right, folks - it isn't just a Maddenism. Happy trails, John....and I hope you don't force Brett Favre to get a restraining order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medicineman Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 that was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 That's right, folks - it isn't just a Maddenism. Happy trails, John....and I hope you don't force Brett Favre to get a restraining order. remember when he cut it with his hand instead of a knife. hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Boo hoo. Who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernietheKid Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'm not old enough to remember him in his prime but he was a great broadcaster. People also tend to forget what a great coach he was to. In ten years his record was Win-Loss 103-32-7 Winning % 76.3 I was watching NFL network and they said the Raiders went to the AFC championship game from 1969 until 1976 where they won the championship. That's a heck of a run. John Madden was a football genius and will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 People who have enough football acumen to understand his contributions to the game. I guess you're not a member of that group.... Now go back to the political forum and talk about how everybody is a hypocrite.... Awwwww, someones got a crush... It's out, Inspecta is out of the closet, he wants to get teabagged by Madden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Awwwww, someones got a crush... It's out, Inspecta is out of the closet, he wants to get teabagged by Madden. don't we all. that man has sexy written all over him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ahhh, when you get called out fall back on your ace in the hole, overt gay references of your opponent. I guess by that logic you want Bernie to lay you down after a bottle of wine and fist your asshole. By your reaction I must say you are still in the closet, my bad. Only a fag could even think of something like that. You're so angry like, Col. Frank Fitts, USMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 He was a tremendous coach in his day and he was a great broadcaster for quite awhile. He's been living on reputation for the last few years and probably should've retired when ABC stopped having MNF. But in his prime he was among the best at breaking down a football game on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickers Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 A guy who left coaching far too early IMO......reached the pinnacle of his football career at an early age...dont care hat anyone else thinks...I enjoyed his analysis of the game...Enjoy those steaks John...you earned'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furnier Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Since I'm an old bastard, I've LONG hated Madden since he prowled the sidelines for the Raiders in the 70's. He's had his moments in broadcasting for sure. Pat Summerall made him somewhat palatable, but I grew weary of his "biff, bam, booms" years ago. However, with Crissy Collinsworth taking his place I wish he'd stay on until his last functioning brain cell sparks out. DWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcrow1945 Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 In ten years his record was Win-Loss 103-32-7 Winning % 76.3 That's a heck of a run. John Madden was a football genius and will be missed. I believe he has the record for a coach with the shortest amount of time to 100 wins. He was a great coach and in his earlier days in the booth he was one of the best. Yep, he will be missed. Thanksgiving won't seem the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndneighbor Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I remember when Keith Jackson retired. He still kept showing up from time to time. I wouldn't mind seeing Madden showing up for some postseason games in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Since I'm an old bastard, I've LONG hated Madden since he prowled the sidelines for the Raiders in the 70's. He's had his moments in broadcasting for sure. Pat Summerall made him somewhat palatable, but I grew weary of his "biff, bam, booms" years ago. However, with Crissy Collinsworth taking his place I wish he'd stay on until his last functioning brain cell sparks out. DWJ I'm an old bastard too (but not like Roach or anything) and my best memories of Madden are as a coach, too, but in a good way. When I first got into football as a youngster the hottest rivalry was Chiefs-Raiders. Man that was war! Fistfights broke out, guys getting pile-driven into the turf, and it seems like they were always fighting for the AFC West at the end of the season. You had Madden one on side, jumping up and down, all portly with a shaggy haircut and the tag on his polyester pants blowing around, while on the other side it Hank Stram full of nervous energy in the dapper suit, and the rolled-up gameplan in his hands. It was classic TV, better than anything pro wrestling could ever come up with. I wasn't a fan of Madden then, but I appreciate now what he brought to the game and how good those Raiders teams were. And ... they freaking hated the Steelers, and knocked them out of the playoffs on more than one occasion. Tatum and Atkinson were feared in that secondary more than two safeties ever would be today, and when Tatum knocked out sissy-boy Lynn Swann and all of my little Steeler friends were crying, that was pure beauty. Then I remember the Miller Lite commercials where he would explode through walls and shit, still talking and arguing, thats when he started to get a real following as a character. He was unique and very good as a broadcaster, but I'm an AFC guy and listening to him and Summerall go on and on about the Cowboys or Giants wasn't my thing. Usually the Browns has just won or lost at 1PM and I was either celebrating or taking out my frustrations somewhere else. When he got to MNF, again, he was very good, but he was getting past his prime and Al Michaels is not my cup of tea, so it was never anything to get excited about like Cosell-Dandy Don-Giff. My best memories of Madden as a broadcaster were those on Thanksgiving, handing out the big turkey legs to the linemen and shit, that was one day where I would sit and listen to him do a full broadcast ... and he was always entertaining. I thought Frank Caliendo's parody of him was really dumbed down and not a good likeness, although he nailed the voice. But I'll always remember him on the sideline, arms flailing, yelling at the refs ... and Lynn Swann rolling around like the pussy he is. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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