Signs point to Dan Dierdorf, who announced his final NFL game on Saturday.
Dan Dierdorf is calling the final game of his career tonight after 43 straight years in the NFL (first as a player, then as a broadcaster).
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) January 12, 2014
Greg Gumbel with Dan Dierdorf, before the last broadcast of Dan's career. #indvsne http://t.co/cxylOAt8Qp
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) January 11, 2014
This first half is a perfect example of why I am not sad that Dan Dierdorf is retiring. #NFLPlayoffs
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) January 12, 2014
Ouch! But for good reason? Fox News’ Brit Hume took the befuddled Dierdorf to task, Hume-style!
Does Dan Dierdorf not get that a safety was the best outcome for New England after the bad snap took the kicker back to the goal line?
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 12, 2014
Sporty thingie what?
Yes, Dan Dierdorf, it would've been a brilliant idea to give Indianapolis the ball on the 2-yard line instead of eating a safety. Huh?
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 12, 2014
Heh.
Hume wasn’t done. Mock! Mock like the wind!
Then Dierdorf says Tom Brady wants the ball back. D'ya think?
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 12, 2014
More pearls from Dierdorf. "If it's your job to catch the ball, catch the ball…Do your job."
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 12, 2014
Gasping!
@brithume my husband's fave past time is making fun of sports announcer's inane and obvious comments
— SandyL (@sandylacelle) January 12, 2014
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Oh, that is a favorite pastime on Twitter, too! Joe Buck and Tim McCarver offered up mock-tastic opportunities during the World Series. As for Dierdorf? He was still trending on Twitter on Sunday morning. And not in the good way.
It's kind of awesome that Tom Brady isn't trending. Andrew Luck isn't trending. Dan goddamn Dierdorf is trending.
— L.T. Vargus (@ltvargus) January 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/chuckycrater/status/422205985340403712
Dan Dierdorf is trending for all the wrong reasons
— Luke Johnson (@Scoop_Johnson) January 12, 2014
Read and giggle madly:
A decade ago, to say "Dan Dierdorf is trending on Twitter" would get you thrown straight in the drunk tank.
— KingOfPies (@RegalPastry) January 12, 2014
Never has a retirement been better timed than Dan Dierdorf’s. That broadcast was at times embarrassingly bad. Gumbel was no help either. Ugh
— H. Scott Flegal (@hscottflegal) January 12, 2014
DYING RT @NOTSportsCenter: Live look-in inside Dan Dierdorf's mind: #INDvsNE pic.twitter.com/wmI8AQnAax
— Becks ? (@Beck2142) January 12, 2014
@brithume yep… Dierdorf has always had "a keen sense for the obvious".
— Jim Wright (@sirjames43) January 12, 2014
“@Matthops82: You can get drunk just listening to Dan Dierdorf talk.” Now, THATS funny! #truth
— DblBullOut (@DblBullOut) January 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/TonyTremendous/status/422238259893121024
https://twitter.com/aaronhelman/status/422345178402148352
Wait for it …
https://twitter.com/TonyTremendous/status/422345297310646272
Dying.
Dan Dierdorf is dumb- my whole timeline
— IN Pool Player (@IN_PoolPlayer) January 12, 2014
God, this Dierdorf analysis is like being cornered in a bad bar with a drunk.
— Not Jackie Jensen (@JJensenRF) January 12, 2014
Math is also hard.
"A lot of people think 7 points is more than 2 points. I am not one of them. –Dan Dierdorf.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 12, 2014
Is Dierdorf's 2 points/7 points thing worse than McCarver's "a walk is worse than a home run" thing? #OldManDebate
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) January 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/422196587217965056
Snicker.
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/422221415257874432
"Why don't punters know how to make split second decisions when a situation that happens once every 3 seasons arises?!" -Dan Dierdorf
— Kathy Ward (@KathyWard37) January 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/422193504555900928
https://twitter.com/rodneyeason/status/422371669492379648
@rodneyeason Technically, that was Dierdorf's last game. I think we saw why, last night…
— El_Merv (@GriffinClubMerv) January 12, 2014
The Patriots beat the Colts, but who was the true winner of the game?
@Schultz1260 Regardless of the outcome this is Dierdorf's last game so we all win.
— IN Pool Player (@IN_PoolPlayer) January 12, 2014
Last night's true victory: we never again have to hear Dan Dierdorf who might not have said one correct thing the entire game
— Adam Martignetti (@cosmicspeaking) January 12, 2014
But not so fast …
https://twitter.com/danalban/status/422359211947737088
Oh the humanity.
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