Lions fans are not happy with the CBS broadcast or Tony Romo

On By Littum

The Lions are not often on CBS. During Sunday’s highly hyped showdown with the Buffalo Bills, most Detroit fans learned that’s probably a good thing.

The CBS broadcast, led by Jim Nantz and Tony Romo, did not have a good first half at Ford Field.

Whether it’s cutting to an ad without identifying injured players – twice! – or Romo rambling on with non-sequitur blather while games are going on, it was a very amateurish feeling for CBS’ alleged top team.

Romo’s smarter-than-thou delivery and seeming inattention to offering anything substantive to the conversation was a particularly sticking point. Many Lions fans and pundits took issue with both Romo and CBS’ overall broadcast in this one.

A small but representative sample: