PromoTheRobot Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Brian Billick hates on the Bills. I thought Rosen was OK. Because we never interviewed him for the head coach job. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Dissenting view: I thought they were pretty good. Light on hyperbole, corrected mistakes and made good insights. I thought Billick was especially good. You were watching a different game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Because we never interviewed him for the head coach job. PTR Bingo. As I remember it, he actually campaigned for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Fox employs Joe Buck (AS their number one announcer no less) that's all you have to know about Fox's ability to see quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Come on man. They were both rooting for the Eagles to come back and win. It was obvious. +1 I turned off the sound it was getting so annoying today. I kept saying Billick should put on his Eagles jersey and get it over with. Never once praised the Bills. Just how the Eagles needed to change something or how the Eagles could come back to win. Really bad coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Every week the announcers and the refs are against the Bills. It's amazing that they do as well as they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rosen is the Rangers pbp guy. I am sorry but given his hockey announcing, there's little doubt he's at least a little biased against Buffalo in general. My favorite part was when they started getting on Kelsay for not holding the edge on a running play. Even when Kelsay's not in the game, people want to get on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) Billick is "that guy" who thinks he's smarter than everyone in the room and wants to constantly prove it. Great moment at the end of the 3rd quarter when Rosen and Billick were discussing the teams' yardage totals and Billick opined that even though the Eagles had a lot of yardage it didn't "feel like it" because the Bills were dominating TOP. It was an accurate statement, but he then quoted the TOP stats as the Bills with 33 minutes and the Eagles with 25 minutes. Again, this was at the end of the THIRD quarter. Rosen called him out on it and I laughed out loud. To the point of the original topic, I think Rosen is actually a pretty good PBP guy, but he clearly is NYC-focused (he does Rangers games on MSG). Billick has good knowledge as well -- he's just too damn pompous. And it's clear neither of them really did their homework on the Bills' roster. Edited October 10, 2011 by eball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sam is a good guy and announcer. Billick , not crazy about./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 +1 I turned off the sound it was getting so annoying today. I kept saying Billick should put on his Eagles jersey and get it over with. Never once praised the Bills. Just how the Eagles needed to change something or how the Eagles could come back to win. Really bad coverage. Wrong. He went on and on about George Wilson being everywhere. They also belabored the point about Freddie being from Coe College and how smooth a runner he is. Billick said Stevie could be one of the "great" receivers in the league. They commented about Fitz's quick release and how it nullified the pass rush. These are just off the top of my head. What's wrong with you guys? Why let this stuff bother you? We won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Brian Billick hates on the Bills. I thought Rosen was OK. Jeez, Louise, some of you guys are WAY too sensitive. I thought Billick was more than fair to the Bills. Billick is "that guy" who thinks he's smarter than everyone in the room and wants to constantly prove it. Great moment at the end of the 3rd quarter when Rosen and Billick were discussing the teams' yardage totals and Billick opined that even though the Eagles had a lot of yardage it didn't "feel like it" because the Bills were dominating TOP. It was an accurate statement, but he then quoted the TOP stats as the Bills with 33 minutes and the Eagles with 25 minutes. Again, this was at the end of the THIRD quarter. Rosen called him out on it and I laughed out loud. To the point of the original topic, I think Rosen is actually a pretty good PBP guy, but he clearly is NYC-focused (he does Rangers games on MSG). Billick has good knowledge as well -- he's just too damn pompous. And it's clear neither of them really did their homework on the Bills' roster. There were several times when Billick made fun of himself when his analysis proved wrong (see: Wildcat TD. Before that, he DID make some legitimate points). Rarely do you see a color analyst admit he was wrong, Billick did that several times and despite his reputation for arrogance, he pointed out when he was wrong. Besides, he was ALL over Dareus, Jackson, Fitz, Wilson, Coe College, and Gailey. Heaping praise and blasting the Eagles for not protecting Vick and giving up big plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The worst part of FOX is their HD sucks. My wife, who rarely watches football made these comments about FOX the other week when i was flipping through games: 1) Why is the color so dim on this channel? 2) Why are the announcers screaming for no reason? 3) Why does it seem like the crowd isn't there? 4) Why are the camera angles so weird? 5) Are those robots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I give them a pass, since it was FOX. I can't believe FOX thinks those dancing robots still work, by the way... I hate the Dancing Robots. Wrong. He went on and on about George Wilson being everywhere. They also belabored the point about Freddie being from Coe College and how smooth a runner he is. Billick said Stevie could be one of the "great" receivers in the league. They commented about Fitz's quick release and how it nullified the pass rush. These are just off the top of my head. What's wrong with you guys? Why let this stuff bother you? We won. Agreed. But the freaking robots have to go. It just makes no sense. Looks stupid. And every time I see it...I don't know, I can't explain it, they just are terrible. It's like when the NHL tried the puck following thing. Terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Some of the worst announcing I've ever heard. Great example: It was 3rd and goal, and Billick said he'd play it save, have his RB run it and see if he could get a first down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rosen is a good announcer, but FOX sucks as a channel. They must have missed 5 plays while at commercial throughout the game. I couldn't disagree more with that. Besides the Berman-led ESPN pre-game show, Fox is a close 2nd with their crew. I'm an AFC guy all the way, love the Bills...and can NOT stand the whiney Marino, baby Boomer, goofy Cowher, and the most annoying guy since Deion Sanders with his non-stop motor mouth Shannon Sharpe. CBS does not know how to run a pregame show. FOX covers the NFC. Therefore, CBS should be covering the AFC. Instead what I see is that while FOX stays true to plan, CBS constantly does stories on teams like the Packers, the Eagles, the Falcons...last time I checked, those were all NFC teams. And how many times have Boomer, Shannon, and that cry-baby Marino bad-mouthed the Bills? With the exception of the classy James Brown, the CBS pregame show is the worst. CBS to me is a geriatric station. I hate the Dancing Robots. Agreed. But the freaking robots have to go. It just makes no sense. Looks stupid. And every time I see it...I don't know, I can't explain it, they just are terrible. It's like when the NHL tried the puck following thing. Terrible. So true. I don't know how the robots have hung on for so long. They should go the way of the "flaming puck" to the trash heap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 All they did was channel their inner Steve Tasker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Brian Billick hates on the Bills. I thought Rosen was OK. Perhaps because he really wanted the Bills HC Job? He did have a serious man crush on Vick yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantown Bills Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I honestly think that issue was more Fox than the announcers. Here's an example: watching with an Iggles fan and he noted that they showed the wrong name on the graphic for their place kicker. Granted, their kicker (Alex) and punter (Chas) have the same last name (Henry) but...really? No one did any research on that? Amateurish if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I hate the Dancing Robots. Agreed. But the freaking robots have to go. It just makes no sense. Looks stupid. And every time I see it...I don't know, I can't explain it, they just are terrible. It's like when the NHL tried the puck following thing. Terrible. The thing with the dancing robots - they were sort of modern and cute about 15 years ago. When they were introduced they were used to make the Fox broadcast look more modern/futuristic. Now they mainly appeal to little kids or adults who are super-low-tech and think somehow robots are still "new", when in fact, they are having the opposite effect on most viewers. I see them now and think "Wow, if Fox thinks a dancing robot is current/futuristic/cool, their producers must be really behind the times." Speaking of Bills TV issues: When will the NFL Network finally yank the background graphics with the Bills' Red helmets??? You'd think at least NFLN would care about getting the franchise graphics right - I mean they are the league office, after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The thing with the dancing robots - they were sort of modern and cute about 15 years ago. When they were introduced they were used to make the Fox broadcast look more modern/futuristic. Now they mainly appeal to little kids or adults who are super-low-tech and think somehow robots are still "new", when in fact, they are having the opposite effect on most viewers. I see them now and think "Wow, if Fox thinks a dancing robot is current/futuristic/cool, their producers must be really behind the times." Speaking of Bills TV issues: When will the NFL Network finally yank the background graphics with the Bills' Red helmets???You'd think at least NFLN would care about getting the franchise graphics right - I mean they are the league office, after all! YES!!!! I don't know why this bothers me so much, but it really does. It's like when we ditched the sluggo and the graphics didn't switch to the swords. Bah! it shouldn't be that damn hard, but put the buffalo on a white background, DONE! I actually don't mind the NFLN pregame/postgame show too much, but one thing does really bother me about it. Why must Irvin/Deion/Sapp CONSTANTLY yap all at once over one another??? Christ almighty, everytime Rich, Charles, or Mooch tried to make a point, all you hear those clowns running off at the mouth, whooping it up and laughing. They need to wait thier turn. More often than not, Deion and Sapp actually have good points to contribute, Irvin, well, I haven't heard anyone that incoherent since Emmitt Smith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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