HOF Announcer Chris Berman To Call His First Ever Regular -Season NFL Game

The AFC West is going to be the center of some special ESPN history. The network announced Wednesday that hall of fame announcer Chris Berman will handle the play-by-play duties during the Chargers-Raiders game on Sept. 10 in Oakland, it is the second of a Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader. It will be the first time Berman ever calls a regular-season NFL game. Berman will be in good company as highly-regarded ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer will join him. The pair will warm up by calling Arizona Cardinals-Tennessee Titans MNF preseason game on Aug. 23.

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Berman is okay when he doesn't force it...however, recently it seems like he's forcing it...really forcing it...

 

what's the over/under on the number of times we hear "Da RAIIIIIDAS"

 

Forcing it...

Problem here is his "good company" is Trent Dilfer...with little to no broadcast experience...

Two guys, little NFL announcing experience...could go HORRIBLY wrong!!

 

they could do and have done much worse than berman

 

I freaking hate Chris Berman. Absolutely hate everything about him.

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They have guys at ESPN that are much, much, much, MUCH better at announcing football games than Chris Berman and Trent Dilfer.

Naming Berman as the announcer is kinda a slap in the face to the guys at ESPN that do it for a living. ESPN went with a "name" to announce the game. He's definitely not the best choice and with Dilfer at his side, it's a set up for failure. Hell Berman isn't even a good "in studio" guy anymore...

 

I liked when Mike and Mike did it a few years ago.

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It could have been Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless
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Skip Bayless??? OMG...I'd rather have Berman, anyday....

 

berman i like
dilfer i dont



but like steve said, i liked mike and mike the best

 

Why not put TJ in there with him? Not a fan of Dilfer, and I like Boomer, but I'm skeptical of sticking him in there without JAckson

 

Sorry...I had a schedule conflict :icon_cheesygrin:

 

Because he's got even less announcing experience than Dilfer...who has very little. The more I think about this, the more of a bad decision by ESPN this is. Could wind up being an epic train wreck...

 

Can't be worse then Dennis Miller

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Why not go old school and bring back Mike Patrick for one night?

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That was a disaster...I'm expecting it to be on a similar level...maybe a little better.

 

Dennis Miller was a bad fit. He was too much into making himself the show instead of just adding to the game.

 

The comedian idea wasnt bad, but it needs the right people and it could be amazing

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Yeah, Miller's crowd is more champagne than beer.