The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing against the Philadelphia Eagles in a preseason matchup airing on the NFL Network, but there are no announcers at the game. The announcers are calling the game from a studio.

Many viewers aren’t liking the concept at all:

I DESPISE this "let's announce the game from the NFL Network studios" Let the team announcers call the damn game, this is horrible. — Pauly (@thenflanalyst) August 21, 2014



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This @nflnetwork presentation is awful. Announcers are not at the game and it's non stop @kurt13warner noise. — HL (@Tatumspop) August 22, 2014

How cheap is @NFL network that these guys can't even commentate at the game just in a studio #c'monman — JJ Borecky (@jjborecky) August 22, 2014

NFL Network needs to stop this crap, man. Just play the authentic broadcast. — Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork who's bright idea to have the commentators call the game from the studio? Is this gonna happen all season? #awful — Isaac M Butler (@iceman412) August 22, 2014

Is it me or is the NFL Network unwatchable? #NFL #nflnetwork — Irving Sunshine (@Irvsea) August 22, 2014

This broadcast is terrible. @nflnetwork — Chris Jacobs (@soldier89892002) August 22, 2014

Really @nflnetwork you can't afford to send announcers to the @Eagles game? — John Forbes (@j4bs998) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork – good job making it completely obvious that you couldn't send someone to the game! — TranceLegion (@TranceLegion) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork Having commentators work from the studio is horrendous- you've made the game unwatchable, on to something else #eagles #steelers — John Anderson (@EinarRetentive) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork Where is the crowd noise? The crackle of a crisp tackle? The local HS teams have better TV coverage than this. @Eagles — phuntastikbobby (@phuntastikbobby) August 22, 2014

NFL Network on mute >>>> NFL Network — Dee Breezy (@ctdee) August 22, 2014

Why does @nflnetwork not send a broadcast crew? Why are these guys calling the game from LA? Why not just have local guys do it — John Middlekauff (@JohnMiddlekauff) August 22, 2014

@Woodsy1069 @whsanchez111 @nflnetwork I'd rather listen to one of local telecasts than these 2 guys sounding like they're home having beer — Rich Marotta (@boxingrich) August 22, 2014

.@nflnetwork exec: "how can we take some excitement from these telecasts?" Other exec "I know! Don't send announcers to games!" #awfulidea — Chris Leible (@ChrisLeible) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork not even having announcers at the game is cheap and bush league. Make those two fly to the game. — Timothy miller (@timdiggity1) August 22, 2014

did the NFL Network not even care enough to send play by play guys to the game? #preseason #whyamiwatching #coopertheracist — Mike Hommerding (@MikeHommerding) August 22, 2014

These announcers have NO IDEA what's going on because they're not there, very poorly done broadcast @nflnetwork — Zack Moore (@ZackMooreNFL) August 22, 2014

If you find out, let me know. What's the problem? RT @jerry93292: What's @nflnetwork customer service number? — 49ers Gab (@49ersGab) August 22, 2014

@PeytonsHead Must be lean times @nflnetwork . Two guys sitting at home calling the game. — Jakey Boy (@G2392FS) August 22, 2014

This is a really bad move by @nflnetwork, makes them look cheap to the fans. Maybe it was an experiment, but there's no energy to broadcast — Zack Moore (@ZackMooreNFL) August 22, 2014

This is garbage. Not only does @nflnetwork not have the broadcasters not at the stadium, they're 3000 miles away. Smh #PITvsPHI — JW (@XII_XXX_MMXIII) August 22, 2014

@nflnetwork, would you make a really big presentation to @Verizon through @Skype or in person? Why wouldn't your announcers be at the game? — Zack Moore (@ZackMooreNFL) August 22, 2014