Memorandum: NBC

Last Sunday was Week 13 in the NFL's regular season. For the past 13 Sunday evenings, we your viewing audience, has listened to John Madden and Al Michaels go completely silent for periods of up to one minute. Yeah, this is a nice break from hearing such Madden-isms as "Well, Al, these guys are just gonna have to get out there and play football." and "The thing I like about, so-and-so, is that when he throws the ball, he uses his whole arm." But, dammit, it's just unprofessional on your end!

Week 13! Has the DLP Hi-Definition Johnny-5 camera that hovers around the field depleted the microphone budget? I want answers NBC! There's no excuse for this to have gone on for 13 weeks straight.

Although, it has made me chuckle to think that maybe the silence is just the physical manifestation of Al Michael's happy place, since the silences tend to come toward the end of the game when Madden is punch drunk on cold cuts and cheese and just rambling out Madden-isms. But, that's just me... So, just fix it.

Labels: al michaels, john madden, nbc, nfl, sunday night football

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