Let’s get it back to the Eagles and NFL football.

FOX sent out a press release today, announcing their broadcaster lineup for 2020, and there are a couple of notable changes on the list:

Right, so Brennaman got the boot after dropping a homophobic slur on a hot mic during a recent Cincinnati Reds game. He’s replaced by Kevin Kugler, who has been mostly a radio guy over the years, doing college basketball and NFL games.

You see Jonathan Vilma’s name in there as well. He’s the replacement for Ronde Barber and will work alongside Kenny Albert.

Kristina Pink is a new addition to Thursday night football and Kevin Burkhardt will be teaming up with Daryl Johnston this year. Previously, Burkhardt’s color commentator was Charles Davis, who was very knowledgeable but did about 80% of the talking on that broadcast.

And last but not least, Adam Amin looks to be replacing Dick Stockton as Mark Schlereth’s partner, though Stockton is listed as an “additional” broadcaster later in the press release. It was long overdue to make this change, because Stockton, a legendary broadcaster (and Philly native), just does not have it anymore.

Here’s I wrote about Dick Stockton after the Eagles’ unconvincing win over the Bears last November:

“Stockton has had a fantastic broadcasting career, and I’ve got a ton of respect for anybody who’s been doing it as long as he has. Guy has been calling games since 1974, when I was -10 years old.

He’s 76 now and has struggled in recent years, getting names wrong, reacting slowly to action on the field, and just frequently seeming “off” throughout a typical broadcast.

In this game, he:

  • said Miles “Saunders.”
  • called the Eagles the Bears and called the Bears the Eagles (this happened several times)
  • said Alshon “Jefferies”
  • failed to say anything at all about DeSean Jackson leaving the game, then surmised that he might have an “equipment situation”
  • called Charissa Thompson “Charissa Mack”
  • believed Zach Ertz might be down at the one-yard line when he basically finished his TD three yards into the endzone
  • said Lane “Jackson”
  • said a bunch of things that went in one ear and out the other

Again, much respect to Stockton for putting together a stellar, 45-year run, but FOX needs to make a change in the offseason. You don’t want to soil 40 great years with a couple of crappy seasons at the end of your career.”