In the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel determine the winners and losers of NBC’s Super Bowl coverage, including how Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Maria Taylor, Melissa Stark, Tony Dungy, Fred Warner, Noah Eagle did and more. Plus, Olympics’ reaction and a Papa Clicker Book Review.
The Rundown …
How do we grade NBC’s overall performance on the Super Bowl
What is Fred Warner’s TV potential after his Super Bowl studio work
How did Maria Taylor do as the pregame host
Why Tony Dungy’s failure to reveal his Pro Football Hall of Fame vote is no good
Colin Cowherd had a tough week
YouTube TV’s new sports bundle is a big deal for a lot of people
What Tirico does really well and his incredible spotlight
Assessing what Cris Collinsworth did well … and not so much
The Tirico and producer Rob Hyland relationship
How did Kaylee Hartung and Melissa Stark do on the broadcast
The oddity of the Stark-Drake Maye interview
Noah Eagle continues to soar
Peter King’s feature and the fan stories stood out
Dissecting the Randy Moss comments on Hall of Fame votes
Marchand’s yellow card in the Mets’ clubhouse at 25
What to make of ESPN’s “Handoff”
What was the week like for Marchand in San Francisco
Marchand is all-in on Waymo (with video)
How did Dan Hicks deal with the Lindsey Vonn injury
The drones are one of the big hits of the Olympics
Why Gold Zone works
Papa Clicker’s review: 101 Lessons from the Dugout: What Baseball and Softball Can Teach Us About the Game of Life by Harley A. Robart & Ken Davidoff
Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
On Deck: Mike Greenberg is the Main Event
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