Thread: Beth Mowins, Rex Ryan to call Broncos/Chargers MNF opener

The last woman to call play by play for an NFL regular season game was Gayle Sierens, who retired in 2015 after a long career as a news anchor in Tampa, Fla. For those too young to remember, Sierens was assigned by NBC Sports to call the Seahawks-Chiefs game on Dec. 27, 1987, a game played on the final week of the regular season that year. Following that broadcast and good reviews, then-NBC Sports executive producer Mike Weisman offered Sierens six more games for the following season. But Sierens’ local NBC station did not want her to call more games and miss work. So Sierens never called another NFL game.

You are now officially updated on all the women who have served as game-callers for an NFL regular season game.

That is about to change, according to multiple sources. ESPN broadcaster Beth Mowins will be given the play by play assignment for the Sept. 11 game between Chargers and Broncos in Denver, the late game of the Monday Night Football opening week doubleheader. Former Bills and Jets head coach Rex Ryan is likely to be her game analyst. Ryan was hired by ESPN in April and the Monday Night Football assignment would be his debut as an NFL color commentator. Mowins and Ryan called the Florida State spring game together last April.

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Awesome, I hope she hits it out of the park.

What do you guys think about Ryan? I'm not crazy about him, but he might be good at this kind of thing.

Who is Beth?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

What do you guys think about Ryan? I'm not crazy about him, but he might be good at this kind of thing.

Who is Beth?

Well, he likes to talk.

Hopefully she covers her feet.

This should be interesting!

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

What do you guys think about Ryan? I'm not crazy about him, but he might be good at this kind of thing.

Who is Beth?

She's done a ton of college athletics for ESPN. She's one of the voices on early Big Ten football games. I think she's good, she'll get out of Ryan's way.

Can't be worse than Berman/Dilfer who have been calling that slot for the last couple years.

Is she hot?

Ummmm, alright. I think Rex could be pretty good as a color guy. He's got a sense of humor.

Originally Posted by slim

Is she hot?

That's all that really matters here. Something to offset Rex's turdfactor.

Considering Rex's quantity of golden sound bites he might turn out to be a rock star at calling games

His bit should be "let's go get a snack." And he'll go try some food somewhere in the area.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

His bit should be "let's go get a snack." And he'll go try some food somewhere in the area.

That made me chuckle.

He should put his foot to the ground and grab some grub.

Originally Posted by slim

Is she hot?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

That's all that really matters here. Something to offset Rex's turdfactor.

Actually, she is pretty hot, for someone who will be turning 50 in 11 days.

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In all seriousness, I'm sick & tired of all of these eye candy sideline reporters that don't know enough about football to ask intelligent questions, especially during post-game interviews. If she has genuine football knowledge, then I'd be happy to listen to her.

As far as Rex, I'm also sick & tired of QBs & WRs getting all of the prime game spots, resulting in people getting this idea that the passing game is all that matters. I'm not just talking about the fan base, but also the owners who hire the GMs & HCs. If Rex does a decent job of explaining why Ds matter, then maybe we won't have as many New Orlean Saints type teams that have great Os every year, but hasn't had a respectable D since possibly the early 90s. Then all we'll need is to get a RB to be given a chance at a prime spot so the fan base, especially the owners, will understand that an effective running game is still needed in today's NFL, especially if you don't want to get your superstar QB kill because they throwing 40+ passes per game behind garbage OLs.