Another part of "John Madden Syndrome" (I like that! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />) is constantly reminding the viewers of how it was done back when he played.
It's like listening to you great-grandfather go "When I was your age I used to walk to school through 15 miles of snow, in July, uphill, both ways!"
You can't even tell what's going on in the game for the announcers reliving their glory days!