People come up to Scott Hanson on a weekly or even daily basis with honest-to-goodness appreciation in their eyes to tell him that NFL RedZone has changed how they watch football. It's a heck of an accomplishment. Showing all the most exciting parts of all the games without commercial interruption is a first-ballot Hall of Fame idea. Like a lot of other greatness, RedZone's has become under-appreciated. But transforming the way people watch football—quite literally the thing this country loves to do the most—is amazing.
Sports Illustrated put Hanson, effervescent and quoting movie lines ranging from Dances With Wolves to Sicaro in a media call previewing the upcoming touchdown montages, in a classic double box. On the left is him at 10 years-old, being presented with information about what the future held and what RedZone would do. Could that kid begin to wrap his mind around it?
