Al Michaels weighs in on Tirico criticizing the replacement officials

NBC NFL analyst Al Michaels joined the show to talk about the upcoming week in the NFL and more. Dan asked Al about Mike Tirico’s comments during the Falcons-Broncos game that the officials had lost control. “I thought it was a very appropriate comment to make,” Michaels said. Michaels said that play-by-play guys have experience…

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Rich Eisen says Tate’s hit was illegal, comments on Broncos-Texans

NFL Network host Rich Eisen joined the show to talk about the Panthers-Giants matchup and more. Eisen weighed on Golden Tate’s hit on Sean Lee. “Within the rule book, that is an illegal hit,” Eisen said. He also said that there’s more than just the rule book. There’s also unwritten rules and Tate needed to…

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Statement from NFL on Golden Tate fine

We asked the NFL why Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate was fined for his hit on Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee. Here is V.P. of communications  Greg Aiello’s response: “It was an illegal blindside block against a defenseless player. Page 67 of the rule book. Unnecessary contact against a defenseless player is prohibited. That includes…

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Jerry Markbreit rips NFL’s stance of officiating situation, says “shame” on replacements

Former NFL official Jerry Markbreit joined the show to clarify his comments about commissioner Roger Goodell. Markbreit shared his view on the commissioner. “Every comment that the commissioner has made has reassured the fans that the game is in competent hands,” Markbreit said. “It just isn’t.” Markbreit said that the officials have worked hard to make…

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Bobby Valentine discusses ups and downs of season in Boston

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine joined the show to talk about his team’s struggles and what’s next in Boston. Dan asked if he can laugh at anything that happened this year. “Absolutely,” Valentine said. “I laugh about a lot of this stuff. But the record is no laughing matter.” Dan asked if he was down…

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