1. When the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand broke the news last week that NBC would not be using Al Michaels for its NFL playoff coverage this season, I wasn’t shocked.
After giving NBC’s decision some thought over the past week, though, I can’t help but think that the move is just really sh---y.
From a practical standpoint, I understand some of NBC’s thinking. Michaels does not work for NBC anymore, despite having some fake title. He works for Amazon. It would make sense that NBC would want to use its own people for the game. The network probably wants to get some publicity for Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge, who call Big Ten games for NBC to small audiences.
