@Harry Engel The budget cuts hurt ESPN in a way, too. Due to those cuts, _Baseball Tonight_ is relegated to before _Sunday Night Baseball,_ a nightly offering during the Winter Meetings, during postseason, and at the College World Series.

@Harry Engel They do discuss baseball, yes.

Then Goddell came and ruined the NFL

Harry Engel in 2014 they changed their classic red and white bottom line ticker which was awesome to some stupid “modern, sleek” gray and black design. They talk about the drama of sports instead of actually showing the sports

Hiring Stephen A. Smith was probably the dumbest thing ESPN ever did, I literally quit tuning in after they decided to make him a major contributor.

Couldn't agree more 👏

I grea up in Louisville. Tom Jackson is a Louisville football LEGEND. When I heard that he had a show on ESPN, I had to see it. It became a show that I would never miss. No NFL show today touches it

No body circles the wagon like the Bills

Yes it is and not a moment too soon.

@Hate Spreader Its not the same though.

@@JohnDoe-nj3vj how?

What’s a redzone channel?

Only 70 likes for this comment i watch nfl primetime when things get tuff but tuff times don't last forever

@@YourAverageDolphinsFan they don’t show games they show scoring plays and drives when teams are in the redzone

Yup

The music will come back

Hate Spreader ESPN was forced to cancel it (even though they didn’t cancel it immediately) NBC got the contractual rights to do a Sunday Night highlight reel show which meant ESPN couldn’t do NFL Primetime during the regular season or playoffs (with the exception of the Championship games and Super Bowl). This is also the reason NFL Primetime is now an ESPN+ exclusive, ESPN still can’t do the format on national television for now

The music was epic

MTRZGaming how is it hate spread you ppl are so sensitive STFU

MTRZGaming hate spreader? You’re what’s wrong with society

still is.

100% now it's way to political! They had so many great personalities on air

@@sillygoose635 it sucks now

I just miss Berman. The whoops, rumblin, bumblin, he could go all the way… his expressions were everything

Man I used to watch ESPN and ESPN classic all night especially the sports century show

Theres some out

I am.

Hand raised very high waving because nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills I'm very very convinced that Chris Burman is he die hard Bills fan he comes here every summer for Jim Kelly's golfing tournaments Steve Tasker golf Andre Reed Thurman Thomas every event these guys hold Chris Berman is here well it's nice to think he may be anyways

walterlv01 it’s back tonight

another part of the lameification of the nfl

walterlv01 I thought this show was on ESPN , not NBC

@@ArshadKhan-ys9ey NBC probably wanted it cancelled because NBC has a pre-game show called "Football Night in America". This show and FNA would've been on at the same time and would've segmented NBC's lead-up audience which would have a negative effect on ratings.

Was that the reason,?NBC sucks like watching grass grow

This show was why I enjoyed American Football so much as kid from England. Still randomly get the songs in my head from time to time haha

Johnathan Jenkins I do too :( Was the best way to keep up with NFL action. They did have "NFL Blitz" on Monday, after they stopped Primetime, which also had Berman and Jackson but I could never get into watching it.

Same here. The Blitz was mixed with Sportscenter which made it hard to watch. It pales in comparison to NFL Primetime.

Not only that, but the games themselves have devolved. Yes, the game is now known to be dangerous to your mental faculties, but even then, the plays are sloppier, defense is practically nonexistent, offensive line play is even worse, and running the ball is considered an antiquated notion. Hell, there are entire pages of playbooks filled with plays designed to collect yards via pass interference penalty. Speaking of which, penalties are somehow both more pedantic and lazier than ever before. What even is the sport anymore? It's devolved into rub routes and fade routes to giant wide receivers who get more touches per game than the halfback. Clock management is a thing of the past, as is wearing down the defense. Trench play is nonexistent because you're throwing it anyway, just grab an OLB and hang on for dear life. The art of route running is practically dead; only undersized receivers (pretty much everyone short of 6'3" now) and Jordy Nelson need to worry about such an art. Controlling a game is for teams with no quarterback, it seems, and players are more worried about being touched on the field than doing their jobs. You know why the Patriots are a mysterious deity now? Because they still play football like it's 2004, while also taking advantage of the passer-friendly rules, and I hate that as a fan of football, I have to respect them more than any other team except my own, because I'm a Seahawks fan through and through.

@@tripleoo0 And in 2022 it's as bad as it's ever been. Real football has died in the NFL.

Yeah, the rule book wasn't so stringent, and media wasn't so pervasive as to affect the way coaches design their schemes. Remember, it's not a passing league now; it's a QB's league. All you need is a QB and a support network designed specifically for him and you'll be fine *cough cough _Andrew Luck_ cough*, while the Saints, Rams, and Vikings have all built the new wave of dominance from dynamic tailback play and defense in the wake of Seattle's demise. The early-to-mid 2000s weren't like that at all. Some teams thrived on their passing game. Others had tailbacks that hammered away at defenses. Still others were immovable on defense. The Manning-era Colts, Alexander-era Seahawks, The Bucs That Dungy Built, and the Greatest Show on Turf all thrived around the same time with the same set of rules. All of these teams were wildly different, yet they all co-existed. Winning wasn't about having the right personnel; it was about DOING YOUR JOB. Is it any wonder that the Patriots do as well as they do, seeing as they're the only ones who have held onto that tenet so tightly?

TheManiacc45 100% agree with you my friend

80s - 2008.

The game wasnt so pussified

I Would say golden era was 1983 - 1995. You had the intersection of The classic RB led teams with the creation and rise of the single back offense, west coast offense, and spread passing offense. while on defense you had the beginnings of the defensive specialist packages scheme, cover 2 defense, knock you out safeties roaming the field, and the rise of elite athletes playing defensive positions. linebackers were now running sub 4.6 40 times and Dlineman sub 4.8 40s. Guys were praised by announcers for knocking someone out on the field. Guys played with broken arms casted up. The decline began in 93 when the NFL made it legal for a QB to throw the ball away to avoid a sack. In 95 they expanded protections to include no driving QBs into the ground on tackles or tossing them. They then made it illegal to touch a WR after 5 yds and more and more the league Turned into a fantasy football based game by 2000. Before 1993 it wasn’t all about the QB, It wasn’t all about stats, and It wasn’t called entertainment. Players and fans didn’t look for or ask for a flag after every play. And players weren’t hugging and exchanging jerseys after games. It was called competition and It was all about wins and loses. The ultimate TEAM game.

Nigga-Senpai my opinion Chris Berman is the second most entertaining anchor / Sports Anchor in the history of sports anchors or analysts or play-by-play guys number one is ABC's great Howard Cosell in the National Football League

I can't really say anything, he's before my time.

There's no doubt of it.

Yes always willing to come up with a nickname for football players. You don't see that nowadays.

Was? It still is

...and don't forget NFL Networks highlight show complete with the giggling, non-coherent commentators and nondescript low playing music in the background. Brutal

...oh yea, and the ever shrinking widow of game action

yeah its like impossible to actually see a decent recap of every game each sunday now...nfl net and disneys espn suck cock.

Monday Night Football was about to move to ESPN after 35 years at ABC, so a sacrifice had to be made.

Jonathan Allen well theyve ruined MNF as well as the best part of NFL sundays...there was no need for espn to take over MNF...all it did was jack up the price of our cable bill and kickstart the deterioration of that networks original programming...the only ting they do well at all anymore are those 30for30 documentaries..

Me either my childhood threw the 90s. I was sad during the final episode.

"Shut yo mouth!"

wpjohnston0213 I remember man. I use to watch sportscenter every morning when I was a kid during the summer before i went out to play or watch Nickelodeon in the 90's and laugh at Scott's jokes and Chris's jokes during the highlights. Now it's all political at ESPN.

I Agree Best NFL Show On Sunday Nights On ESPN!

Seriously. Now it’s a bunch of opinions. Give me Chris Berman and Tom Jackson and my highlights again.

Football wasn't the same after they left Football night in America is way so fucking boringgggggg😑

It's baaaaaaack!

Why? There is Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday NFL countdown, half of all Sportscenters are dedicated to news coverage of the NFL, even on Saturdays when there is College Football, and there is NFL Live five days a week. Plus, who is going to tune into Primetime when there is the same thing on NBC right before SNF.

I’m so old they are hyping up regggie bush

John Bunnell

Tha muthafukkin LAW WON!!!!! Luv it😄

If you could locate that episode, that would be great.

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Same here watched every day after school and then the braves game on TBS as well as Nickelodeon. Don't forget Nick was the place to be as a kid in the 90's as well.

Yeah. I miss Jerome. I miss those years. I miss this show.

Glad the Steelers got him a ring before he retired

"I don't know Boom, if things line up and they get a steady push up front from that D Line...I'm just saying boom, ya ya ya never know it could be..." 😁 My dude TJ and Boom are back baby

lol

slappy happy Patrick pass was one of those unusual fullbacks he was a good fullback though

Patrick Pass who actually did play some QB at Georgia where he threw some passes. Then he became Belichick’s RB/FB hybrid in the NFL

Alan Gamino Same :(

IK Man

😔😔😢 I miss Primetime and this was a emotional final day

Same. :'(

Nostalgia ;(

It's back! On espn+

ITS BACK LETS GO

It’s on ESPN+

I agree this was the ESPN you woke up and went to sleep watching and NFL primetime .... Classic