Ok, we have the previews from CBS Sports which gives us the features you’ll see on The NFL Today and the topics that will be discussed on “That Other Pregame Show” on CBS Sports Network. Check it out.
“THE NFL TODAY” FEATURES WEEK 3 REUNIONS AND DISCUSSION ON YOUNG QUARTERBACKS FOR “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
“THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW” ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK CONTINUES WITH TALK ABOUT WEEK 3 ISSUES
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 54th year of the NFL, continues its 2013 NFL season on Sunday, Sept. 22 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET) and THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW on CBS Sports Network (9:00 AM-1:00 PM, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.
James Brown hosts THE NFL TODAY along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher, NFL TODAY Insider Jason La Canfora, as well as Lesley Visser reporting.
THE NFL TODAY features reunion week as former Stanford University and current Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck meets up with his old college coach, San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh, as the Colts play the 49ers; and new Houston Texans safety Ed Reed plays against his former teammates on the Baltimore Ravens. NFL ON CBS lead game analyst Phil Simms joins in the discussion of rating the Top 5 young quarterbacks from the 2011 and 2012 drafts? In addition, renowned Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache discusses Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s comeback from last year’s knee injury. Drew Kaliski is producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.
THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW (TOPS) continues its unique fan-focused take on all the week’s NFL and college action, headlines and hot-button issues, giving viewers all the latest information as it happens. Nationally-recognized Orthopedist Dr. Jordan Metzl is in-studio to also talk about NFL injuries. “TOPS” is hosted by Adam Schein along with 11-year NFL veteran Bart Scott, long-time Oakland Raiders executive Amy Trask, CBS Sports Radio’s Brandon Tierney, CBSSports.com fantasy analyst Nathan Zegura and LEAD OFF’s Allie LaForce reporting. Shawn Robbins and Andrew Finger produce and Jay Kincaid directs THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW.
Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports and serves as the Executive Producer for THE NFL ON CBS. David Berson is President, CBS Sports. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
And now we provide quotage from NFL on CBS analysts, the quarterbacks, Phil Simms, Dan Fouts and Rich Gannon on the games they’ll be covering in Week 3.
THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 3 (SUNDAY, SEPT. 22)
AUDIBLES WITH LEAD GAME ANNOUNCER PHIL SIMMS; DAN FOUTS AND RICH GANNON
The CBS Television Network continues its 54th year broadcasting the NFL with doubleheader coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Sept. 22 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), and THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW on CBS Sports Network (9:00 AM-1:00 PM, ET) live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.
THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the Indianapolis Colts-San Francisco 49ers game live from Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports, and serves as Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. David Berson is President, CBS Sports. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
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With five young quarterbacks in Indianapolis’s Andrew Luck, San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick, Seattle’s Russell Wilson, Buffalo’s E.J. Manuel, and New York Jets’ Geno Smith all playing this week on CBS, here are some thoughts from THE NFL ON CBS’s quarterbacks:
PHIL SIMMS: There’s nothing I can say about the young quarterbacks that hasn’t already been said. They’re more prepared now coming into the NFL. We all know that the NFL systems make it easier for these guys to make a transition into the league because there’s really so many ways to work at it and to hide them. That kind of goes unnoticed. You can hide the quarterback now in the game because of the screens, spreading it out, maybe run it a little, giving him easy throws… There are a lot of young (quarterbacks) in the league that are having success. And there is going to be a lot more young ones coming in the next couple years. It’s just the way it is. To be a veteran quarterback making a lot of money, you have to win. And you have to play really well to keep that going.
(On Luck and Kaepernick, Indianapolis vs. San Francisco)
SIMMS: San Francisco is probably the better team right now. But just watching Andrew Luck the first two weeks, it’s evident that the experience he gained last year already shows in his first two games. He’s very decisive, very strong, does so many things well. And if he has a day where he’s really striping the football, putting it on the money, then you know it’s going to be fun to watch…It’s just two games, but I like what I’ve seen. They give him everything. He gets to move. He’s throwing it short, still throwing it down the field. It’s a really good offense for Andrew Luck.
DAN FOUTS: The key word is ‘young.’ It’s going to be a challenging season for all of them because coaches now have them on tape and have been able to study them looking at their strengths and weaknesses. The name of the game is adjustments. And the question is, how will these young quarterbacks adjust to how defenses are playing them this year as opposed to last year?
(On Buffalo’s E.J. Manuel)
RICH GANNON: Last year we got spoiled with some of the young rookie quarterbacks coming in and playing so well – RGIII, Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck. E.J. Manuel has handled himself well and in a difficult situation – Week 1 against the Patriots and in a tough one against Carolina last week, but they found a way to pull it out. They’ve been patient with him in terms of the game plan. They’ve tried to scale it down and really focus in on things he does well. He is a guy that can make every throw and is a terror when he runs the ball because he’s a lot faster than his frame would indicate. He’s off to a terrific start. This is what they need in Buffalo – production and consistency at the quarterback position. He can handle the role of being the face of the franchise, which is amazing.
(On N.Y. Jets Geno Smith)
GANNON: Is he really ready to play right now? The answer is no, but necessary with the Sanchez situation. He has his weaknesses and makes some poor throws, but he’s very athletic and he gives the Jets a chance to win. You have to take the good with the bad with some of these young players. He has some play-making ability. He is mobile and going to force defenses to account for his duel threat capabilities with his ability to run, particularly out on the edge. But, he clearly has a ways to go to learn a very complicated system that Marty Mornhinweg is going to run in New York.
And next, I’ll give you the NFL on CBS announcing assignments for the next two weeks.
