The basic setup of an NFL broadcast have been consistent over the years: There’s an announcing team in the booth and a reporter working on the sidelines. Outside of the much-maligned Booger Mobile and Tony Siragusa’s stint at Fox, NFL broadcasts have stuck to that set formula.
On Sunday, CBS Sports’ top NFL team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson switched things up a bit for the second half of the Packers-Chargers game at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Nantz and Romo took position on the sidelines with some portable monitors and their game notes. Wolfson moved between the sidelines and the booth.
It was unclear as to why the announcing team made this move. Typically, this would be the sort of gimmick that a PR department would love to promote ahead of the game. Yet, there was no such announcement from the folks at CBS.
The move seemed to be an impromptu stunt aimed at mocking the Green Bay offense as the pair ultimately returned to the booth with a graphic showing their total yards exceeded the Packers.
If that was the whole reason, you really have to respect that kind of commitment to a joke.
