eball Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Ok, so I see the article entitled "Bills will watch their wallet" on TBD this morning and think to myself, "that's interesting; I've heard from Buddy that they'll be aggressive in FA, so I wonder if anything new was reported." Of course, after clicking on the link I see it's nothing more than horse-racing expert Matthews opining about what players the Bills will target, with absolutely no news of any sort to back it up. As a potential TBD upgrade, could we possibly get the author's name added to the article description so we know whose trash we're about to read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I'm sure Matthews is a nice guy, but his sports writing is awful. I'm with you 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 While I don't particularly care for Bob Matthews' columns' content, I do appreciate the format wherein he places the names of those discussed in bold print. A quick scan permits me to make the read-don't read decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Matthews is sort of the Rochester version of Larry Felser, post retirement...pretty irrelevent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 If you really want to blow your brains out try listening to his terrible radio show when he has that traitor piece of crap has Fred Smerlas on for 2 hours of Patriots man love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 If you really want to blow your brains out try listening to his terrible radio show when he has that traitor piece of crap has Fred Smerlas on for 2 hours of Patriots man love. Is that still on? Smerlas is the worst... I remeber, a few years ago, he did some fill-in weekend work on Fox Sports Radio (or was it Sporting News Radio), and he was just awful to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 In the pre-internet days Bob could be seen regularly at World Wide News on St. Paul Street, buying copies of all the out-of-town papers so he could crib items from real sportswriters for his column. Now, of course, he doesn't even have to leave his desk. As a radio host, though, he's a great columnist. I listen just to hear him mangle names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Agree with OP. Article title makes it appear as news, when it's just the ramblings of a disoriented gentleman. His articles are consistently a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Matthews has been worthless for over ten years. I wish that there would be no links to him at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Is that still on? Smerlas is the worst... I remeber, a few years ago, he did some fill-in weekend work on Fox Sports Radio (or was it Sporting News Radio), and he was just awful to listen to. Unfortunately he is still on. "Hi there baawwwb..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Cubed Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I dispise Sal Maiorana as well. He did an article basically stating don't expect much from the Bills in FA. Which given the Bills history I can understand, and he quoted Nix's earlier statments about building through the draft. BUT, he then doesn't acknowledge that Nix has now said they are going to be big players this year in FA. Spend to the cap etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Matthews is greatly influenced by Fred Smerlas who hates the Bills. Their radio show is nothing but an on-air circle jerk. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Ok, so I see the article entitled "Bills will watch their wallet" on TBD this morning and think to myself, "that's interesting; I've heard from Buddy that they'll be aggressive in FA, so I wonder if anything new was reported." Of course, after clicking on the link I see it's nothing more than horse-racing expert Matthews opining about what players the Bills will target, with absolutely no news of any sort to back it up. As a potential TBD upgrade, could we possibly get the author's name added to the article description so we know whose trash we're about to read? Could be worse. Could click on Peter Pan.....actually Matthews may be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Could be worse. Could click on Peter Pan.....actually Matthews may be worse. I would rather listen to Peter Pan Randy talk Bills than Bob Matthews. PTR Edited March 13, 2012 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Ok, so I see the article entitled "Bills will watch their wallet" on TBD this morning and think to myself, "that's interesting; I've heard from Buddy that they'll be aggressive in FA, so I wonder if anything new was reported." Of course, after clicking on the link I see it's nothing more than horse-racing expert Matthews opining about what players the Bills will target, with absolutely no news of any sort to back it up. As a potential TBD upgrade, could we possibly get the author's name added to the article description so we know whose trash we're about to read? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I'd like to see the author listed as well, but not because of Bob Matthews. The main reason I click on Jerry Sullivan articles is because I like to guess if he wrote it based on doom and gloom titles and summaries. I'd prefer to be able to play that game without crediting him with webpage hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D521646 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I love hearing John the Optimist and Matthews sparring on the radio.. Funny stuff. I like Smeralas's politics but his knowledge of the modern game is limited, much like Bob. Bob is a pessemist on the Bills, and maybe for good reason, but last year at the start of the season when they were doing well, his attitudes changed and he was on the bandwagon for a while, unitl, of couse when he saw an opportunity to jump back off when they stared losing again.. I think Bob would love nothing more than to see the Bills win, but he has been so demoralized over the last 12 years that it's tough to say anything possitive about the franshise. Tim- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat7s Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 See I actually scan TBD FOR Sullivan articles... I love him LOL. So yeah, that would be a cool feature. I've gotten good at just knowing who wrote it based on the headline though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirty Year Fan Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I love hearing John the Optimist and Matthews sparring on the radio.. Funny stuff. I like Smeralas's politics but his knowledge of the modern game is limited, much like Bob. Bob is a pessemist on the Bills, and maybe for good reason, but last year at the start of the season when they were doing well, his attitudes changed and he was on the bandwagon for a while, unitl, of couse when he saw an opportunity to jump back off when they stared losing again.. I think Bob would love nothing more than to see the Bills win, but he has been so demoralized over the last 12 years that it's tough to say anything possitive about the franshise. Tim- [/quote Good Call:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Matthews is greatly influenced by Fred Smerlas who hates the Bills. Their radio show is nothing but an on-air circle jerk. PTR Smerlas is such a jack-ass. Pains me to say it, but even in their playing days in Buffalo, he, and his buddy Haslett were class A jerks. I remember when the Bills were looking for a coach (can't remember now, if it was when they hired Williams, Mularkey or Jauron) but Smerlas was on the Rochester radio station, publically trying to start a fan movement for the Bills to hire Haslett as HC, and Smerlas would, naturally have loved to work on the Bills radio broadcasts. This was from the guy who has did nothing before, or after, but bash the franchise and the owner. I have had my issues with Ralph Wilson from time to time, but the fact that Haslett was always more interested in the Bills coaching job, than the Bills were in hiring him, was sound thinking on the old man's part, as far as I am concerned. PTR, as I reacall you were a radio guy in WNY at one time? Do you recall when Smerlas and Haslett had a radio show, with John Murphy (IIRC) on WBEN in the early to mid-80's? They both thought they were hot ****...would threaten fans with bodily harm...every phone call sounded like two stupid high school bullies...I used to feel bad for John Murphy, tyring to calm things down...as I recall, during the glorious 1984 or 1985 season, it had gotten so out of hand, WBEN pulled the plug on the show... too bad too. Those early 80's teams are amongst my all-time favorite Bills teams...and Smerlas was a fine player in his day... but, a total "earf wurm" as he might say. Edited March 13, 2012 by Buftex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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