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In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel explain how Drew Brees has joined Greg Olsen and J.J. Watt in the chase for the next big No. 1 NFL TV analyst mega deal. Plus, how Jim Nantz and Tony Romo have regressed, Gus Johnson missed a big call and dissecting Brad Nessler’s career

That and much more on Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

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The Rundown ….

* Drew Brees joins the chase for a No. 1 job

* If you look at all-time modern day quarterbacks, they almost all went into TV, except for two

* How Brees could have been making $20M per year right now

* What’s up: ESPN’s Brian Windhorst

* What’s up: CBS’ Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson

* What’s down: Jim Nantz and Tony Romo

* What’s down: Gus Johnson

* Brees was set up to replace Cris Collinsworth at NBC, but it didn’t work out

* Adam Amin will need to help Brees reach his potential

* Watt and Ian Eagle’s chemistry is already pretty good

* Greg Olsen has put himself in a strong position even though he was not a Hall of Fame player or a quarterback

* The sad Mark Sanchez saga ends at Fox

* Why Nantz and Romo are regressing

* How Romo lacks depth in his commentary

* Meterparel says that Romo is bringing Nantz down

* The difference between Olsen and Romo

* Why YouTubeTV made the $20 rebate the way they did

* ESPN’s Monday Night Football schedule actually turned out to be pretty good

* Why Amazon Prime Video’s “84 hours” is a strong concept into Thursday Night Football

* Gus Johnson’s big call was more about Gus Johnson than the dramatic play

* Why the NBA move for Nessler may have hurt him in college football

* Where does Marchand Sports Media stand on the Tom Brady dog cloning story

* How are big time broadcasters dealing with the government shutdown impacting air travel

* Meterparel had a friend who offered to pay for gas on a private jet

* Why NBC is a big reason NBA ratings are up

* Breaking down the Stephen A. Smith and Mina Kimes Solitaire controversy and Kimes’ apology

* A tribute to the late Bob Goodrich

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* On Deck: John Ourand is The Main Event

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