Gerard wins AFL commentary simply by having a vocabulary more extensive than a third grader.
The people who commented on DeadSpin, the website who agreed he was the best of the 13 calls you could listen to, basically said the same thing. This was Gerard's call
The Australian one is by far the best of the English language examples (with an honorable mention to Kevin Harlan). I mean, “...ball knocked out of his hands. Eagles recovah! The Eagles get the ball back. The script is flipped. Tom Brady bereft on the turf. It has literally been ripped from his grasp.” I want this guy on American broadcasts now and forever.
Ten thousand bonus points to the Aussie for literally using “literally” correct!
Love that the Australian dude calls Brady “bereft”. Do you think Collinsworth has ever even heard that word? [Collinsworth is the ex Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver on the NBC call with Al Michaels]
“The script is flipped! Tom Brady - bereft on the turf! It has lit-rully been RIPPED from his grahsp!” God damn, I need this saved forever. Go Birds.
But then again Gerard can become a bit of an emotional mary about a song