With Tony Romo placed on indefinite leave by CBS Sports president David Berson, the idea that Romo never returns to the No. 1 booth gains steam.
Is CBS taking the right approach? What are the other factors potentially in play, including the four-years and $72M remaining on Romo’s contract and next season’s CBS Super Bowl?
In the 35-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Puck’s John Ourand go back-and-forth on Romo’s exile.
Plus, the dynamic state of the NFL TV pre-opt-out negotiations post Fox’s CEO Lachlan Murdoch’s saying not now to the league and where does Jimmy Pitaro’s ESPN stand these days following its recent layoffs.
Pod Rundown …
How to rate CBS’ handling of the Tony Romo situation
Answering if Romo will return to the CBS booth
Outlining the potential path of a Romo’s exile
The overarching issue for Romo’s return
Marchand & Ourand disagree on the regression in the booth issue
Why next year’s Super Bowl is a factor with Romo and Jim Nantz
How Romo’s 10-year, $180M contract changed the industry
Why Romo’s image then and now are such a business factor
The contract mistake CBS made with Romo
What is going to happen with the potential top musical chairs with Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Greg Olsen all having their contracts up to go along with the Romo question
The Travis Kelce, Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford factors
What Fox Sports has done with its NFL game analyst depth
How will J.J. Watt do with Nantz
Why Ourand thinks Ross Tucker will be very successful
Ourand’s adjective about Murdoch’s public statement about the NFL negotiations
Where Amazon Prime stands
Where are the streamers with the NFL long-term
Will there be a lot of change in the NFL platforms in the early 2030s
Why the NFL should want YouTube in
ESPN as a business is different than working there right now
Why ESPN’s live sports portfolio is so incredible
Debating ESPN’s journalism
Ourand has plugs
