"There have been a lot of people asleep at the wheel, allowing the average sports fan to be gouged by the average sports league. I think about this all the time because eventually they'll put everything behind a paywall if they can."
Al Michaels recognizes he is stepping into a big unknown with his role as the play-by-play announcer of a strictly streaming NFL package.
Michaels, speaking...
"I said 'Listen, it's gonna happen one way or the other. Either I'm gonna grab you and knock you the hell out or you're gonna get the eff out of here'."
"Sarah Spain is a journalist and thinks about how to present tough stories. Jason Fitz says that is not something he knew how to do on his own and has learned from his partner."
"You know the old saying that you'd rather be right than be first in journalism? Well, these men and women have built their careers on being right faster than anyone else."
"There have been a lot of people asleep at the wheel, allowing the average sports fan to be gouged by the average sports league. I think about this all the time because eventually they'll put everything behind a paywall if they can."