One game into his NFL broadcasting career and Kirk Herbstreit already has some very enthusiastic support. Pat McAfee said on his Friday radio show that he was blown away by just how good Herbstreit sounded in the Amazon broadcast booth alongside Al Michaels on Thursday night.
McAfee was most impressed by how quickly the duo found their groove together.
“Not that Al Michales has ever had a problem with anybody or Herbstreit has ever had a problem with chemistry with anybody, but you always wonder if they are going to talk over each other,” he said. “It seems like they’re right on the f***ing same page.”
Pat McAfee revealed that he has had private discussions in the past with Herbstreit about why the College GameDay star never pursued NFL analyst jobs in the past. McAfee said that Herbstreit worried about his credibility with an NFL audience since he never played in the league himself.
Herbstreit, according to McAfee, thought it would be viewed as disrespectful for him to try to land a gig on an NFL broadcast. McAfee said he has always thought that was absurd and he hoped last night proved that.
“Hey Herbie, everybody’s f***ing pumped you’re in the NFL now!”
Expectations, at least as far as Pat McAfee is concerned, are very high for Amazon’s Thursday Night Football crew.
“Why not go and be the best f***ing team out there? I’m sure that’s what you guys are thinking,” he said. “You should go get that. You CAN go get that. I’m so thankful you motherf***ers are in the NFL together.”
