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Originally Posted by Freeway
I sat next to Rob Kerr at a couple pre-season games his year. He's incredibly well-prepared for every game. He also seems more and more relaxed in the role (during games), which I think reflects in the product this season.
And personally, as somebody who watches the Sportsnet product, I'd much rather have insight into the hows and whys of hockey decisions rather than get "scoops" about what's happening. (For instance, WHY Jarome Iginla was traded to a certain team for certain assets interests me more than knowing which team he's going to).
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Kerr's strength as a prepared radio or intermission commentator is for me, part of the problem with his play by play call.
I think calling a game fluidly is much harder than many imagine. As an exercise, watch a game on mute and record yourself calling the play. No swears, no profane colloquialisms, bonus points for speed, accuracy and alliteration.
Unfortunately, I think Kerr has been cast in the wrong role. If sportsnet cut Eric Francis and switched Millions and Kerr, giving Kerr a full segment to discuss interesting information from his research, the Flames broadcast product would be vastly superior. Even if those segments were canned pre-recordings with Kerr up in the booth WITH Millions and Simmer chiming in, it would make all three of them look/sound better.