When "talking heads" are harshly criticized on the forum, you think:

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Originally Posted by jkjenning

Bashing these guys can appear to be widely accepted, but I wonder if the majority of members view "talking heads" with far less anomosity than it might appear?

Based on the comments so far, I believe we have to conclude that such a conclusion would be WRONG.

Originally Posted by Jimgolf

It strikes me as disingenuous to knock those who are not qualified officials for complaining about officiating, then complain about play-by-play and color analysts, when none of us are qualified announcers.

It doesn't take a qualified anoouncer to recognize they their lack of rules knowledge. Criticizing their bashing of officials and lack of rule knowledge has nothing to do with their ability to call play-by-play or add color to the game.

Further, while some don't like Pecker and Vitale, they does not necessarily mean they do a bad job calling the game. That's more of a personality dislike.

IOW, you've totally missed this point.