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ESPN CFP takeaways, AA NFL announcer rankings overview
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The first 12-team College Football Playoff is almost over. How did ESPN do? NFL head coaches are rarely traded so why does everyone in sports media want the Steelers to trade Mike Tomlin? Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics, and we discuss our NFL announcer rankings with AA's Andrew Bucholtz, on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.
Time Stamps:
-1:54: ESPN College Football Playoff takeaways
-22:28: AA’s NFL announcer rankings
-43:19: Kyle Hamilton tidbit everyone is using
-46:24: Tom Brady conflict of interest talk calling Lions playoff game
-57:02: Mike Tomlin trade
-1:01:26: Danny Goodwin
-1:03:36: Pat McAfee’s Field Pass altcast
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