A baffling scheduling decision from FOX is about to leave a ton of Vikings and Saints fans in the lurch this Sunday, cutting off their access to the Week 5 early afternoon game. After seeing the Minnesota Vikings play three of their first four games in the late afternoon window, they were supposed to be back in the early slot against the New Orleans Saints, but it looks like a lot fewer eyeballs will actually be on the screen than planned. What a mess.
The Green Bay Game Hijacked Your Sunday Broadcast
So, what happened here? Apparently, the broadcast map for the Vikings/Saints game, which usually covers a decent chunk of the country in green, is going to be significantly smaller. The reason? FOX, or the league, or whoever is pulling the strings, decided to move the Chicago at Green Bay game. That Bears/Packers matchup was originally set for the late afternoon window in Week 5. But for some head-scratching reason, it got yanked into the early afternoon slot for Sunday instead.
This means if you’re in one of those areas that would’ve proudly been showing the Vikings battle the Saints, you’re now stuck watching Chicago and Green Bay. Boo! Hiss, even. It doesn’t make sense to shuffle things around like this and then leave a large number of fans totally out of luck for their preferred game.
Brees in the Booth, But Is It Enough?
Adding to the whole broadcast situation, FOX has announced its team for Sunday’s game: Adam Amin and none other than former Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the booth. Now, while Brees knows his stuff, it’s a little bit of a bummer to have a former player from one of the teams being broadcast when you’re already feeling cheated out of the game.
The article mentions a slight silver lining: at least it’s not Jonathan Vilma. Hey, we’ll take what we can get, right? But seriously, is a different commentator really going to make up for not being able to watch the game you wanted in the first place? Probably not.
This whole thing stinks. For fans who were planning their Sunday around watching the Vikings and Saints, this scheduling change is a total kick in the teeth. Let’s hope this is the one and only time this season that a broadcast change pulls the rug out from under purple fans who simply want to watch their team play.
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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