Chris Berman is ruining the greatest highlights of all time

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Shut the fuck up, you goddamned joker.

People associate great highlights with their original calls, not you saying "whaaaaaaaaaaap" every time there's a fucking lateral. Somebody get a muzzle. Take it off Linda Cohn and put it on this moron.
 

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he's a no talent gas bag!!!! STFU you overpaid piece of shit.
 

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Chris Berman has got to be one of the most annoying sports caster/reporters ever
 

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I was sick of this fuckstick years ago, but was afraid to voice my opinion for fear of being ridiculed. Thank goodness there are others of like mind, and a forum where we can openly express our opinions without concern of being chastised. I feel so liberatred.
 

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I was sick of this fuckstick years ago, but was afraid to voice my opinion for fear of being ridiculed. Thank goodness there are others of like mind, and a forum where we can openly express our opinions without concern of being chastised. I feel so liberatred.


You actually post in SkinsRaj thread and say: "Thank goodness there are others of like mind, and a forum where we can openly express our opinions without concern of being chastised". Are you serious? SkinsRaj makes his living crucifying anyone he feels like it. LOL. It just so happens you agree here. Next time if you disagree with Skins he will attack like a shark smelling blood. Your thoughts are good, it is just ironic that you say it in this thread. BTW, I like Berman as he is a legend, knowledgeable and funny! Thanks.
 

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You actually post in SkinsRaj thread and say: "Thank goodness there are others of like mind, and a forum where we can openly express our opinions without concern of being chastised". Are you serious? SkinsRaj makes his living crucifying anyone he feels like it. LOL. It just so happens you agree here. Next time if you disagree with Skins he will attack like a shark smelling blood. Your thoughts are good, it is just ironic that you say it in this thread. BTW, I like Berman as he is a legend, knowledgeable and funny! Thanks.

No, I'm not serious (please refer to my other 1250+ posts for reference) except in that I really don't like Chris Berman. Of the three adjectives you used to describe him, I agree only that he is knowledgeable. As for Skins, I already bought protection by purchasing for him a subscription to Pre-teen Hotties Monthly...so we're good.
 

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No, I'm not serious (please refer to my other 1250+ posts for reference) except in that I really don't like Chris Berman. Of the three adjectives you used to describe him, I agree only that he is knowledgeable. As for Skins, I already bought protection by purchasing for him a subscription to Pre-teen Hotties Monthly...so we're good.


it takes a while for New England fans to figure out jokes...for example the Pats. :drink:
 

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it takes a while for New England fans to figure out jokes...for example the Pats. :drink:

:103631605 I had considered that possibliblity, but was afraid to voice that in Skin's thread...wish I had balls like you, TTP.
 

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No, I'm not serious (please refer to my other 1250+ posts for reference) except in that I really don't like Chris Berman. Of the three adjectives you used to describe him, I agree only that he is knowledgeable. As for Skins, I already bought protection by purchasing for him a subscription to Pre-teen Hotties Monthly...so we're good.


OK, I got you. Actually pretty funny! Hey no harm in not liking Berman either...diff strokes for diff folks. Peace.
 

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Shut the fuck up, you goddamned joker.

People associate great highlights with their original calls, not you saying "whaaaaaaaaaaap" every time there's a fucking lateral. Somebody get a muzzle. Take it off Linda Cohn and put it on this moron.
Or saying whoooooooop everytime he alludes a tackler.
 

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The guy is annoying as hell and only has his job because he is an original from the start. On MNF I always mute the TV during his highlight package.
 

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He was entertaining

( like 15 years ago ... )
 

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The guy is annoying as hell and only has his job because he is an original from the start. On MNF I always mute the TV during his highlight package.

Bingo................

The guy makes over 1.5 million a year...sigh

God bless out country



 

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https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-...tire-following-2016-nfl-season-023929467.html[h=1]Report: ESPN's Chris Berman will retire following 2016 NFL season[/h] <cite class="byline vcard top-line">By Eric Edholm <abbr>16 hours ago</abbr></cite> Shutdown Corner











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Those folks likely will celebrate the news that Berman, reported by The Big Lead, will retire after the 2016 NFL season. The rest of us will tip our caps at a true giant in the industry who changed the way the game was presented to fans everywhere.
Berman, 61, joined the network in 1979, shortly after it started, having gone to school nearby at Brown and broadcasted in nearby Hartford, Conn. previously. And he's been at ESPN ever since, the longest-tenured on-air talent there along with Bob Ley.
According to the report, Berman is expected to retire and not join another network. Change clearly is in the air in Bristol from top to bottom, especially with ESPN's on-air NFL talent, although the network easily could slide Trey Wingo or Suzy Kolber into Berman's role after the 2016-2017 season. It's not known if Berman will retire immediately after the Super Bowl or whether he'll walk away after the 2017 NFL draft.
But The New York Times media columnist Richard Sandomir spoke with Berman's agent, who denied the Big Lead report.
Chris Berman's agent denies retirement report:"Chris is NOT retiring. Loves what he's doing too much and is too young to hang 'em up."
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ESPN's longtime sportscaster and catchphrase artist reportedly will retire from the network foll …

— Richard Sandomir (@RichSandomir) May 27, 2016
Will he go? It's unclear. There will be strong feelings about his next move either way. ESPN has been clearing big salaries off the books, so it's possible that this report is not coming from Berman's camp.
Berman's agent adds, on retirement report: "Perhaps people with an agenda put it out there."
— Richard Sandomir (@RichSandomir) May 27, 2016
No doubt, Berman represents a bloated, bigger-than-life institution of a different generation, and his football coverage no longer feels as essential as it once did. But his earlier work, especially throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s, was innovative, industry-changing and the right balance of educational and amusing.
Through "SportsCenter," "Monday Night Countdown," "Sunday NFL Countdown" and his NFL draft coverage, Berman helped turn a cottage industry into an empire. He and Tom Jackson were appointment viewing for the NFL fan on Sundays and Mondays in the fall (and a darned solid baseball guy, too), and Berman helped birth a generation of wannabe sportscasters who aped his signature style.
A longtime ESPN employee told Shutdown Corner last year that Berman has been whispering about retirement for years to close friends and the folks up high in Bristol. But he remained a popular figure in some regards and a warhorse for the network's NFL coverage.
Yes, the nicknames turned hammy at some point. The calls sometimes felt like they were as much about Berman as they were about the action being dictated. With the proliferation of the Internet and highlights readily available in so many formats, Berman had trouble adapting his shtick to keep himself relevant and cutting edge. "The Swami," for instance, doesn't play today like it once did.
But he unquestionably was one of the best to ever do what he did in his prime and should be regarded as such. So if this indeed is his last hurrah ("he ... could ... go ... all ... the ... way!), we wish him well. Others might dance on Berman's ESPN grave, but don't forget his contributions to the game, which were considerable.
 

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