NFL Press Conferences - Why no Microphones for the reporters asking questions?

[Dante84]

It's goddamn 2020 and it's a billion dollar industry.

Press conferences take place all year round, for every team. Multiple times per week.

They never, ever have a microphone for the people asking questions. Fucking kills me. You have to turn your headphones on full blast to where you hear every wheeze Andy makes, and fucking gibberish. Then a random answer.

Shit pisses me off. How has this not been solved? If it's televised, have a fucking microphone.

[Rain Man]

This annoys the daylights out of me, too. Something needs to be done, and I will vote for the presidential candidate who offers a viable solution.

[The Franchise]

And then you’d hear the 30 people talking over each other to get their question answered.

[ptlyon]

This annoys the daylights out of me, too. Something needs to be done, and I will vote for the presidential candidate who offers a viable solution.

Biden says "Thanks for your business"

[DaFace]

Technically the reporters are the "customers" for press conferences - not us. But I agree that it's obnoxious not to be able to hear the questions.

[Jerok]

The team should have a microphone and a line for questions and you have to donate money to Patrick Mahome's contract to get a good spot in line.

[Rain Man]

Biden says "Thanks for your business"

Correction: I'll vote for the candidate who proposes a solution and also does not touch me inappropriately.

[Rain Man]

And then you’d hear the 30 people talking over each other to get their question answered.

The answer is, "What are jeopardy clickers attached to the microphones, Alex?"

Or maybe that's the question.

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[Molitoth]

I've always thought this, and thought about contacting Mark Donovan claiming I could solve this issue for him for a small fee.
=)

[Sofa King]

I can't believe the snobs haven't come in and said something like "I don't give a fuck about what those fucking dumbasses think!"

[FlaChief58]

Yep, I've been barking up that tree for years

[RealSNR]

I can't believe the snobs haven't come in and said something like "I don't give a fuck about what those fucking dumbasses think!"

Some of my favorite dipshit responses I’ll see from people in threads like this:

“Tell us how you really feel.”

“Wow you really take this football hobby of yours seriously, huh.”

“If you don’t like how the NFL does their press conferences, then don’t listen to them. It’s that simple. Does you no good to bitch to everybody else about it.”

[Rain Man]

Another option would be to have our lucky Super Bowl ASL signer, Christine Sun Kim, read the lips of the person asking the question and sign it. Then an ASL reader could transcribe it into closed caption text for us.

[alpha_omega]

Another option would be to have our lucky Super Bowl ASL signer, Christine Sun Kim, read the lips of the person asking the question and sign it. Then an ASL reader could transcribe it into closed caption text for us.

This is an approved solution!!!

[DaneMcCloud]

And then you’d hear the 30 people talking over each other to get their question answered.

The NFL or The Combine should offer at least 30 hypercardioid lapel mics for media members that want to ask questions at press conferences.

The hypercardioid microphone, due to its design, would not pick up crowd noise or noise from other reporters. The sound truck would have Noise Gates on each mic as well.

IF it was done properly, anyway.

[Dante84]

I can't believe the snobs haven't come in and said something like "I don't give a **** about what those ****ing dumbasses think!"

Dead serious, I’ve felt this way for years and never made mention for that very reason. Today I just said fuck it because I wanted to hear what our SB winning coach and GM have to say.

[scho63]

Great point by OP.

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

I think they serve them lunch

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Don't give a fuck. It's the same dumbass questions and bullshit answers EVERY time

[teedubya]

"It's a private company... if you don't like it, create your own NFL press conferences!!!"

[R Clark]

I am glad I ain’t the only one that it bugs the shit out of ,not being able to hear the questions only the answers

[Bugeater]

This annoys the daylights out of me, too. Something needs to be done, and I will vote for the presidential candidate who offers a viable solution.
Same here, but I want Mexico to pay for that solution.

[Wilson8]

YES, YES, YES!!!

They need to improve this process. It is foolish to continue not being able to hear the questions. Dane's idea is a good one.

If it is too expensive to have individual mics, set up two in the room that makes the reporter walk up to the mic. If you only had one mic (or turn mics off and on), it would resolve the issue of them yelling over each other trying to be the one asking the question. It could be as simple as having two people in charge of mics and handing it to the next person to ask the question.

I will volunteer to do that job for a minimal fee.

Anyway whatever they come up with has to be better than it is now.

Then again, maybe the Russians are behind this.

[Rain Man]

Same here, but I want Mexico to pay for that solution.

And I want Sergio Dipp asking all the questions.