He could see it before every snap, how the quarterback dropped his rear end just before the center put the ball in his hands. Without his unique vantage point from the roving sideline booth positioned 10 feet above the ground, Booger McFarland is not sure he would have noticed this during a preseason game this year.
McFarland, a former LSU defensive lineman who won two Super Bowls in eight NFL seasons, is a first-year commentator for Monday Night Football broadcasts. He will be in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with Drew Brees needing 201 passing yards to become the career leader in that category.