At pretty much the exact moment I started saying to myself that Tom Hammond is actually a pretty damn good play by play guy, this awkward moment happened...
Matt Schoob? Matt Schoop?
While that didn't take away too much an overall strong day from NBC yesterday, it was a pretty considerable gaffe as Hammond mispronounced a well known NFL player's name three times. I actually think the third time his spotter may have freaked out right before and Hammond just kind of echoed what he was hearing in his ear.
When you're primarily a college football announcer doing one NFL game a year, it's a bit of a tell that you're not really that plugged into the NFL when you butcher a well known player's name three times in a row.
That said, despite the momentary incident of being tongue tied or having amnesia, Hammond was pretty sharp the rest of the game. Even though Twitter commentary wasn't kind to Hammond yesterday, I think he is definitely solid and ...
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