Drew is not very popular in the booth right now (1 Viewer)

[Igordão]

NFL fans crushed Drew Brees for his dreadful performance in the booth during Raiders-Bengals

Drew Brees had a brutal game in the booth.

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It is early in his career and he will probably get better, stop speaking with weird pauses, etc.
But I don't know if he will ever be bold enough to call out players and referees during the game and up to this point even his pure technical football commentary has been really vanilla as well.

 

[jayd265]

i noticed it was awkward at times. he should get better the way he studies and practices.

 

[melman]

Haters gonna hate...wasn't so hot early on at dat football thing either, but he can master anything with some film study...

 

[Icon]

He starts a lot of his sentences with "yeah", before giving whatever analysis he's about to give.

He also used to love the word "obviously", in his post game interviews.

Probably just one of those things he'll get better at, with continued practice. We already know he's willing to put in the work.

 

[Rdanderson91]

He’s always been this way though. One of the comments said he’s very corporate, which is a good description. He’s never been outspoken. His interviews have always sounded generic

 

[Sailorsaint]

He'll get better with practice. I don't remember any criticisms of him doing college games. A lot of the critics just don't like him because he was a Saint.

 

[Saint Taysom]

Crazy, and I’m sure an unpopular opinion around here… but I don’t care.

Brees was the GOAT QB for the Saints… and I’ll be a fan of his forever… but if he’s not popular or successful slinging the NFLs crooked game, I really couldn’t care less.


Walk away Drew! Go enjoy your family, your legacy, and your money.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Didn't Tony Romo get the same treatment from us when he started out in the boothe? I know I did, but now he's pretty decent. Drew will get better, he's smart, he knows what he's doing and knows what he needs to do to get better. I don't see him stepping away from a challenge unless the network yanks him out of the booth.

 

[i_am_error]

He obviously still relies on the word "obviously" too much.

 

[Sailorsaint]

He obviously still relies on the word "obviously" too much.

Obviously.

 

[Taker597]

Didn't Tony Romo get the same treatment from us when he started out in the boothe? I know I did, but now he's pretty decent. Drew will get better, he's smart, he knows what he's doing and knows what he needs to do to get better. I don't see him stepping away from a challenge unless the network yanks him out of the booth.

No. Tony Romo was loved out of the gate.

If Drew can bring his energy from The Cam Jordan and Mark Ingram podcast. People would start liking him more. Talk like a football player and less like a boring television shopping channel analyst. he'll be good.

 

[Sailorsaint]

No. Tony Romo was loved out of the gate.

If Drew can bring his energy from The Cam Jordan and Mark Ingram podcast. People would start liking him more. Talk like a football player and less like a boring television shopping channel analyst. he'll be good.

I didn't like Romo because he was a Cowboy. That's what I meant. I think a lot of people will never like Drew, no matter how much he develops, because he was a Saint.

 

[RJ in Lafayette]

The criticism is warranted. Drew's appeal has largely been his good-guy image with a discipline for avoiding the critical or controversial comment. He may simply be ill-suited for being a television network analyst.

 

[Taker597]

I didn't like Romo because he was a Cowboy. That's what I meant. I think a lot of people will never like Drew, no matter how much he develops, because he was a Saint.

I don't think that is a thing, honestly.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I don't think that is a thing, honestly.

We will likely never find out. Either he will get better so that the only ones to complain would be haters and they wouldn't want to expose themselves, or he doesn't and is put back in the studio where he can prepare and have notes in advance.