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The main broadcast getting better probably has something to do with it.

I still very much enjoy manning cast but I tend to agree with everyone saying maybe less celebrity guests and more players/former players and coaches?

The execs must of heard that Arnold was a huge football fan and didn't it was actually soccer.

It’s almost impossible to find in Canada without pirating

While part of this is due to what theyve done with Manningcast, I gotta add that the NFL schedule isn't doing them many favors. Most of the games they've had have been boring, blowouts, or close matches between kinda bad teams. I bet they have to be asking why the league isn't flexing some of these hype 1pm est matches.

I've always just watched the main broadcast. Game feels secondary on the Manning cast.

i said in the first season the only way they could screw it up was to start packing it with a bunch of non-football related celebrities to pedal their lame products, and that's exactly what they did.

Damn near every comment is about the guests... am I the only one that can't stand the Mannings? Between their "aw sucks" personality, which in the wild I've damn near universally encountered from people covering up that they're an asshole and the stories over the years confirming that for the Mannings, how are they so popular?

Emmanuel Acho says has one idiotic take, and makes white people uncomfortable in his social commentary and he's public enemy #1. Meanwhile the Mannings are "lovable rascals!" despite seemingly being assholes.

They were a bigger draw when the MNF crew were bad. Now that it is Buck and Aikman, I haven’t tuned into the Manningcast.

Football has generally been bad this year

That show is for a certain viewer

I’d watch it if it didn’t cost 15$ a month or whatever. Espn is not worth it.

Manningcast was great year one, and it’s been downhill ever since.

I used to watch it because I couldn’t stand the MNF crew. But I like Joe and Troy so I’ve switched back to the main broadcast.

If it's a shit game. it is a shit game. I pick the Manning cast because I like the depth of football knowledge and the joshing between brothers.

The ManningCast is basically a live stream. Maybe the NFL should stop trying to make it so interesting and just let the Manning Brothers just make commentary.

If you want to put in a guest, either put in an expert on the game or a complete idiot who will ask questions and prompt crazy reactions from the brothers.

I stopped watching after a couple episodes. It feels like some fun commentary interspersed with Ellen's morning show, which is a drag.

I want to hear people talk football. Not talk about pop culture shit during a football game. They need to keep it football related.

It is fucking horrible

I would watch the Mannings goof around and talk football with whatever guests they like join in and at least pretend like they’re watching the game too. Even if the guest is like that friend you invite over who doesn’t know but keeps dropping buzz words anyway

I would not watch the Mannings try to goof around and talk football, whilst the guest does media for their latest book/movie/song/whatever.

Keep it former players of the teams that are playing if there must be guests. Active players of other teams too. There are only a hand full of guests that seemed kinda funny. I have found my self watching the manning cast highlights more and not the actual broadcast

I heard it was great and tuned in for about 5 minutes. It wasn’t very entertaining

Make a chat, make the cameras more like twitch, drop the guests

I watched it once. Didn't find it particularly compelling. /shrug

Not interested in the guests, any of them. I want to see the brothers just comment on the game together, get frustrated together, laugh, etc. The guests distract way too much.

Arnold was miserable lmao, just keep getting coaches or players, or former coaches or players

I guess this is a surprise to absolutely nobody but ESPN? They fucked this project up so bad.

I’m sure their schedules make it incredibly hard to do this, but I think they would benefit greatly from being in the same room together. And as someone else said, limit the guests and try to get people with at least a medium amount of football knowledge.

It would be nice if I could actually watch it. It should be streaming on espn+ or hulu

I just want to hear the two of them talk.

Why does anyone want to listen/watch talking heads when there's a game on?

The only guests should be past or present NFL players and staff.

Maybe they should have left it on ESPN+ instead of moving it to ESPN 2. If I'm going to have to put on an eye patch to watch the game, I'll just watch the main broadcast.

The mannings are incredible. It's a shame they can't get guests on to talk about the game. Of course they're there for their plug but it should be about 90/10 of a split. Bringing on other players is a bit of a dud for me too because these guys have all been PRd to death they don't say anything. I don't need them to trash talk but it's like they're afraid to say simple things too

It distracts too much from the game. They should focus on the game more.

okay after reading some comments here, wasn't aware that the show had like 1000 guest and just random people sometimes that have no football knowledge or anything that is interesting like that. Just have the 2 brothers talk shit to each other or talk about football. Real analysis between these 2 should be enough for most real football fans, theyre also funny AF.

The guests aren't usually very good and both Manning guys suck at interviewing. Most of the time it looks like they are frustrated that there is even a guest and almost ignore them.

The production/audio always seems off, it may have gotten better but I can't stand that

It’s because once you get down to the nitty gritty it’s a dumb idea. Joe buck was practically begging me to change the channel from him and troy and go listen to them. So it makes sense they are failing. They were begging trevor to stay and participate in boring forced conversations during a dead game. Not every game is going to have shit to talk about. Now they are trying it with college football and mcafee? It doesn’t work with two likable guys. Can’t imagine how bad it’s going to be with that douche. I watch football for the football

But it's still so fucking funny watching Peyton get worked up when teams mess up 2 minute drills

It’s at its best when it’s just them two talking about the game.

Stop with all the celeb bullshit unless it’s current / former NFL people.

I tuned in to hear football analysis and breakdowns by a HoFer and a future HoFer. Instead I see Peyton trying too hard for laughs, Eli sounding like a stroke victim and a guest who contributes nothing to the viewing experience. I was hoping for a better version of Romo when he started out and instead I get a sad comedy show.

There are too many people at ESPN/Disney who don't realize there are actually people out there who enjoy sports. Like, the actual sports games. Not the celebrity hype machine, the social media jarring, or single game parlay bonuses, but the organized competition between two teams wearing different uniforms.

The ManningCast is an interesting novelty when it's 2 brothers who have played a lot of football providing a commentary track for a football game. In the current format, it's the 2 worst talk show hosts of all-time doing a pandemic era Zoom production while a football game is played in the background. It doesn't help that the real MNF broadcast has a duo who have developed into excellent sportscasters. If I have a choice between listening to Peyton and Eli ask Martha Stewart for her favorite turkey roasting tips or listening to Buck and Aikman elevate a November MNF game to the point that I'm convinced it might decide who goes to the Super Bowl, I'm going with Buck and Aikman.

Probably because it’s an unwatchable bore

If there is one thing I know, it’s that if there is a way to fuck up a good thing, the suits will find it. “Hey, people really like the Mannings doing football commentary. You know what will make it better? Vapid famous people selling their bullshit while we try to watch TV. It’ll make us billions! Sure it’ll kill the product but THE BILLIONS!!!”

Personally speaking, I don't think active players should come on there during the regular season, even if on bye. Again, just my personal feeling.

I don’t like the interviews or Eli’s ‘comedy’ although I confess I stopped watching due to that a while back; maybe things have changed. I enjoyed it for the kind of in depth in game situational analysis that you wouldn’t find anywhere else. Peyton is very articulate and comfortable; he’s a natural. Also, not afraid to be critical. I found that a lot of that analysis was getting short circuited by Eli’s peanut-butter mouth comments and stupid jokes and most of the guests were boring

I’m a massive Peyton fan but I hate the manningcast I just want to watch the game.

Let's be real it's pretty hard to watch even when it's just the mannings

Guests should be every now and then

I've recently gotten into football and this show is pretty unwatchable tbh. A lot of the guests just talk about things unrelated to the game and I find the entire thing distracting.