Former Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe does good work as an NFL analyst on TV. He has a simple, straightforward approach that works well, and he talks from the perspective of an ex-player while making things easy for fans to understand.
But Sharpe had his debut as a play-by-play man on NFL Network Monday night, and Awful Announcing gets it exactly right: Sharpe needs to talk more. Take a look and a listen:
A play-by-play announcer can't just sit there and say nothing while a play is going on. Viewers who want that can just hit their mute buttons. If Sharpe wants to be a color commentator or studio analyst, he's already got the necessary skills. But if he wants to be a play-by-play man, he's got a lot of work to do.
Sterling Sharpe Needs to Talk More if He Wants to Be a Play-by-Play Announcer
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8/25/2008 8:10 PM ET By Michael David Smith
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I say it's a step in the right direction. I'd love to able to watch a game with no commentary - just the mikes on the field.
All the information you need can be conveyed by graphics.
I swear I loved it when NBC experimented with no broadcast crew years ago. With only the crowd and the PA announcer it created the feeling of actually being at the game.
Sometimes less is more.