The Fox broadcast team doing the Redskins and Cowboys telecast Sunday will be the trio of Kenny Albert, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, and Tony “Goose” Siragusa. For the team of Johnston and Siragusa, it marks their 10th year working together as part of Fox Sports — one of the most unique combination of analysts. Albert and Johnston call the game from the broadcast booth while Siragusa works from the end zone and the sidelines. Siragusa discussed his view of the game from the field, and how he is able to work things out with Albert and Johnston in the booth.
Logistically, how do the three of you work together?
Siragusa » “Well, first of all, we have a great production team led by producer Barry Landis and director Michael Frank who do a great job of coordinating who talks and when. Kenny is a true pro, so he leads us into a play. Once we start to break the play down I may start the analysis and Moose may end it, or he starts it and I end it. After 10 years, we are used to starting and finishing each other’s sentences.”
You have some nice toys that help you breakdown the game?
Siragusa » “Yes, I have a monitor and a telestrator just like in the guys in the booth. But I like to get a feed off the end zone camera because almost all game film is shot from the end zone and very wide. That allows you to see how a play develops and also where plays breakdown. Also being on the field gives me a very good perspective on the mood of the two teams, the sound of the crowd and at times the weather conditions. That is information I can feed to the producer and the booth.”
So between you and Moose, who takes the lead on what plays?
Siragusa » “I know this may come as a surprise to many since I played defense and Moose played offense, but I normally breakdown the offense and he takes the defense analysis of the same play. Now remember playing defense for the Ravens I spent hours watching offenses, so I could break them down and find their weaknesses. Meanwhile, Moose was watching defenses to see how they could find their weaknesses. So it makes sense that when you watch us break down a play I will tell viewers what the offense did wrong, and he tells them what the defense did right. Hey, it has worked for 10 years so I am not changing it.”
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