Monday, January 19, 2009
Willis Mcgahee
The rivalry between the Ravens and Steelers has always been a sight for hard, violent hitting game and Sunday was nothing short of it. But during the excitement, there was a scary moment for everybody watching when Willis Mcgahee took a devastating hit from the safety Ryan Clark. I think the broadcasters and the whole network did a great job covering the situation. While Mcgahee was still on the ground, the network didn’t go to one commercial at all. There has been numerous times when the network will go to commercial while someone is unconscious on the ground. There also has been some instances when broadcasters will continue to talk about the down and situation, how much time is left in the quarter, what needs to be done, who might get fired after the game, etc.; all the while someone is seriously hurt. But the broadcasters for the game did a great job remaining people that this is just a football game and that someone’s health is far more important than a football game. Mcgahee was moving his arms and legs around slightly but wasn’t able to stand up. The medical staff had to cart Mcgahee off of the field. We still don’t know the severity of his neck injury but hopefully it’s not serious. The broadcasters and the whole network deserve props for the great job they did.
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In my opinion, the level of restraint displayed by the announcers of this game was truly amazing. Typically, when some awful collision occurs, the announcers descend into the depths of gloom and doom broadcast banter, complete with dire predictions of a lost career, total paralysis or worse. And when it's time for a commercial break, usually nothing stands in the way of a network time out. So, when the camera stayed on the same shot, only cutting away to show a taped clip of the actual hit, it was worth noting. And I have to say that I have never heard a announcer actually say that someone's health was more important than a football game. This is a first for me. I believe that CBS was in charge of this telecast, and I agree that the entire broadcast team earned high marks with the treatment of this incident.
ReplyDeleteThis was the second time during a football game where the announcers and commentators were unbaised and didn't ramble on about pointless parts of the game when it is clear all anyone cares about is the big situation at hand, in this case it was Mcgahees life at stake. I remember sitting there, holding my breath, listening the the disturbingly quite sound that overwhelmed the stadium, and my house. In another miraculous event, during the national championship between the Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners i remember one of my football fanantic friends saying "wow, this is the first time i have heard announcers not on floridas side pumping their ego". Well i don't agree with her when it comes to football teams, but she was right. Lately whether it's the announcers themselves or a higher power, they are finally realizing that there job is not to express their opinion, it's to explain what is going on in the game and the rules and regulations they follow. Once again, i believe this is the year some real magic is going to happen, whether it's in football or politics, karma is finally coming around. My heart goes out to Mcgahee and his loved ones.
ReplyDeletei am very suppoertive of what the announcers did during that brutal hit during the ravens and steelers game. i was relaxing in my room studying righ tbefore teh hit occured. but after i slid away my books and turned up the volume to listen and watch to make sure willis macgahee was alright. i truelly belive that the announcers did car eabout the out come of Macgahee's hit. they said multiple times that we should pray for the family and friends of Macgahee and how he is such a big loss to the team. as you mentioned, the programers ddidn't go to a commercial, which shows me that even the progarmmers knew that the veiwers wanted to find otu as much as they could, in order to see if he was going to make it.
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