During the broadcast of the Washington Commanders vs. Denver Broncos game, Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico had an odd pattern of mispronouncing quarterback Marcus Mariota’s name. They kept bouncing from “Mah-ree-OH-tah” to “MARY-oh-tah,” leaving almost everyone confused. Now, in the Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions game, fans noticed another pattern from analyst Kirk Herbstreit.

Even before the game ended, people were getting increasingly annoyed with Herbstreit repeatedly calling Brian Schottenheimer “Shotty” throughout the broadcast. What may have been a casual nickname to Herbstreit clearly wasn’t liked by quite a few people watching the game at home.

This name isn’t entirely unfamiliar. The coach is sometimes called “Schotty” by his friends, and perhaps by players and staff

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