DENVER (AP) -- The NFL Network accidentally aired a vulgarity yelled by Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels as he chastised his players on the sideline of their Thanksgiving night game against the New York Giants.Coming out of a commercial break following a series of false starts near the goal line that resulted in Denver settling for a field goal, the NFL Network showed a clip of McDaniels, who yelled at his players: "We're trying to win the [expletive] game!"
The vulgarity was clearly audible to viewers, and announcer Bob Papa immediately apologized to viewers.
"We want to apologize for that audio as we went to the last break that got out over the air. We do send our sincerest apologizes for the Josh McDaniels audio that got out there," Papa told viewers.
In an interview with The Associated Press and the Denver Post, Eric Weinberger, executive producer of the NFL Network, apologized to viewers and to McDaniels for the "terrible mistake."
He said no one in the production trucks heard the profanity.
"No one heard it as it was said. It would never have been aired," Weinberger said. "It was at the end of a clip, so we missed it."
He said he heard the profanity at the same time everyone else did.
His reaction?
"I probably said the same thing" as McDaniels did, Weinberger acknowledged.
"We're not in this business to do that," Weinberger said. "We're in this business to show sports and to show the most emotion that we can show. And the guy is an incredibly emotional, passionate guy."
McDaniels wasn't miked. The audio was picked up by the NFL Network's cameras.
"It's amazing how aggressive the production is with microphones not even on the guys. We don't have wires on the guys," Weinberger said. "You're picking up ambient sound. If you're watching the game, you're hearing Kyle Orton calling audibles as the game's going on. He's not miked. It's the microphones that are on the sides that are picking up ambient sound."
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i say who cares
If you have ever played on a "Competetive sports team" about 90% of the coaches not only use VULGARITY, they belittle you, telling you "you will never amount to anything" or "you cannot do anything right". These things are said and done in the hopes that it will lift the person(kids) up and challenge them to get better. May not be right, but it has been shown to work..
Good luck with your own search for "Self-Esteem"
me too
nobody watches NFL network anyway
I agree, who really cares about it, if language offends you then plug your damn ears
Who cares? I do.
I love football, but I hate the NFL.
When all the games are on NFL Network,
as they will be one day, I'll have to find
something to do on Sundays.
i second that
years ago a sideline mike picked up a f this f that f-in comment. Noone seemed to care and it didnt make the news---if that's what you want to call the kind of drivel the media make it. I say double who cares
jaksun21...you're wrong. I recall that game, was watching it with my aunt and uncle and the comment was picked up by one of the sideline parabolics, ABC wide world of sports. Lots of flak and as a result, they did away with the sideline pickup mikes...and still do to this day.
Oh, my god! I won't be able to sleep tonight.
who cares .... no need to put what goes on on the side line on the air anyway,,, just show the game....,,, stay out of the bench area... with cameras and mics..... they have to watch what they say and do.... just so the tv. cameras dont replay it.... just let them play the game..
Man, in the heat of the battle who can blame any coach or player who says anything? Get the mics off the field if you don't want to hear "normal" language in a football game.
Are you kidding me? Who gives a flying f@&k?! Get over it, there is vulgar language all over the regularly programmed TV ahows. If people don't like what they are hearing then they should first stop all of their whining about "free speech" and censorship, because only TOTAL censorship of all programs language will prevent this from happening again. People should have thought about the consequences 30-40 years ago when all of this free speech started. It is not about to end any time soon. When there are no limits or boundaries this is where you end up.
30 or 40 years... Free speech is from the Constitution, over 200 years ago. Free speech is what this country is founded on, if you don't like it, get out.
Big deal -- the same folks who get upset about this are the same ones who went crazy about Janet Jackson's breast being exposed. People without a life..
Now the players union will get involved, the comish, and the mighty one. Everyone will be drinking a beer at the white house. LOL
YOU seem to be the only one laughing at YOUR own jokes...Keep politics out of the blog, this is sports talk and WE would rather talk about SPORTS then listen to YOUR political views...IF YOU don't like whats in the White House then try voting AGAIN..WE would MUCH rather hear a coach motivating his team with bad language then YOU voicing YOUR political views...Im sure YOU sir were in favor of Rush owning the Rams...Now back in your cabin redneck and close the door, hee haw should becoming on soon..
The guy's comment was rather tame. Yes, a little outside of topic. Your comment, on the other hand, was incredibly over-the-top and defensive. Give it a rest.
OU812: Its amazing to hear liberals whine. On one hand he says this is a sports board and we dont want to hear "his political views". Then OU812 goes right into a bigoted statement about Rush trying to become a minority owner of the Rams and some stupid, idiotic comment about rednecks and log cabins. Listen OU812, I have to put up with bigots like you, with snide comments about former Presidents Bush, Bush, Reagan and their Vice Presidents not only in sports commentary boards, but in movies and so called "news" programs. And I have been told to take it light heartedly...just a joke...ha ha. But I cannot make comments about the most inexperienced loser to be President since Jimmy Carter. Facts are facts...get a life bigot.