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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttsather" data-source="post: 189367" data-attributes="member: 873">Was it DeMarcus Ware?  Regardless, it was hilarious.Even if his call was spot on, which it seemingly never was, Gumbel's unemotional voice does absolutely nothing for me.  Beyond getting player names incorrect and other factual mistakes, he was often late with calls, getting any detail into the description well after the play was decided or over.  I feel like Collinsworth used to succumb too often to the classic Dierdorf habit of looking for the big extreme statement to make his comments stand out, but has now become much more poignant and genuine.  He tops Gumbel in knowledge and in broadcasting fundamentals.NFL Network does a great job of bringing in the ambient crowd noise, which makes it far easier to take advantage of the only true positive to Gumbel's call - his voice being so soft and unsubstantial that it is very easy to tune out.(Moral of the story: Wayne and Larry)</blockquote>

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