Peevo Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I realize the Bills, and subsequently the requisite CBS broadcast of them, are probably the lowest ring on the broadcasting ladder for the network during the season, but holy crap it's gotten so bad. This is not even to necessarily bag on Harlan and Gannon, who are your usual say nothing actually interesting or critical types, it's just the whole damn production. How many important yet questionable plays a week do you NEVER get a replay on? It's a close 3rd down conversion, or an important 3rd down penalty, or a really close "was it a catch?" type play, and you don't even get to see it again. We get 3 minutes of screen time of a maybe-injured referee on the sideline, yet no shot of what's going with the actual game. 3 and out after 3 and out, do we get a look at if the receivers are getting open? Is the offensive line struggling against the Carolina front seven? Give me something, instead we get a ref chirping to McDermott on the sideline and complaining about going to the locker room. We get a terrible, shaky-cam close up of either another camera man or some useless coach on the sideline? What the hell was that shot yesterday? In TV a "technical director" is supposed to know whether to cut to "camera 1, camera 2, or camera 3" so as to know that the camera on that feed ISN'T A HORRIBLE CLOSE UP OF SOMETHING THAT'S USELESS TO THE PRODUCTION. Do these people not exist for the CBS Bills coverage? Did anyone notice the 3 second satellite CBS rejoin filler before the game came back on TV? Like, instead of CBS and WIVB synching exactly at 1:30 from network to local break and back to the network, they seriously thought "CBS Buffalo/Carolina NFL Game" TV card was suitable for broadcasting to the air. It's so amateurish and embarrassing. It's gotten so bad I don't know if I can stomach an entire season of this college broadcasting class level TV. You can bag on Michaels and Collinsworth all you want but at least the NBC cameras look good, and the transitions are smooth, breaks are seamless. Am I alone in this thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Part that annoyed me was when they didnt show the replay of the facemask on mccoy in the 4th. Apparentely it was a blatent facemask though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 You shouldn't be drinking piwo this early on Monday morning. Wait till noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 But they showed McD clapping on the sidelines and that upset someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Part that annoyed me was when they didnt show the replay of the facemask on mccoy in the 4th. Apparentely it was a blatent facemask though Why would a network that has a contract with the NFL want to show how pathetic the league's officiating is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100DollarBills Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 But they showed McD clapping on the sidelines and that upset someone. Because clapping when we are losing is weak. Maybe if he spent that energy pointing out what is wrong, it wouldn't be a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Glad someone posted this. The lack of replays was alarming. I have to think some of that is on Gannon; is it his job to try to call up replays? Also, the super long commercial delays were annoying, especially the one right before the last play. Talk about ruining any sense of suspense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatty is alive Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 But they showed McD clapping on the sidelines and that upset someone. Why would someone be upset McD was clapping? Did they want him crying or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 The lack of replays was very noticeable, but this is nothing new. I don't know if it's just a thing with CBS or all of the networks. They spent a lot of time with that injured official, which is alright I guess, but they did a poor job in explaining why the Bills were penalized for it. I also agree that the super close-up from that shaky camera was weird. What was the point of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 The lack of replays was very noticeable, but this is nothing new. I don't know if it's just a thing with CBS or all of the networks. They spent a lot of time with that injured official, which is alright I guess, but they did a poor job in explaining why the Bills were penalized for it. I also agree that the super close-up from that shaky camera was weird. What was the point of that? They don't want us to notice that Pop Warner football is better officiated. Replays of the entire field are like lifting the curtain on the Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I just press that button called rewind and the TV magically goes back and I can watch the prior play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 The lower echelon games have a couple less cameras than the higher rated crews and nationally televised games. But still have enough to show replays like the Shady non-call. We may have just got an amateurish crew. I thought it was poor, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peevo Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 The lower echelon games have a couple less cameras than the higher rated crews and nationally televised games. But still have enough to show replays like the Shady non-call. We may have just got an amateurish crew. I thought it was poor, too. This may be true across the league, but I'm speaking to the professionalism level of the broadcast itself. Lots of bad cuts, mistakes and bad camera angles. This is CBS, network level TV production. It should be the best of the best. There's no excuse for mistakes at that level. It speaks to the irrelevancy of the Bills. To CBS, who cares if there's mistakes, it's the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Yes. I wanted to see a replay of that ref getting B word-slapped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Why would a network that has a contract with the NFL want to show how pathetic the league's officiating is? I get what you are saying, but at the same time, I find it inexcusable for them too cover up the NFL'S mistakes, when fans pay good money to watch the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Because clapping when we are losing is weak. Maybe if he spent that energy pointing out what is wrong, it wouldn't be a big deal. Maybe McDermott should use a cat o'nine tails to flog players as they come off the field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I just saw the highlights again on NFLN and that facemask play came up in the highlights. Clear personal foul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Poor amatuerish production has been the norm for most of the networks for the past 20 years. More teams in the NFL means more games and spreading the TV talent in all areas out. One thing is almost for certain, with the Bills as irrelevant as they are now we always get the B team commentators, camera people and producers. The McCoy play where he got facemasked was a HUGE non call. It was a blatant facemask and should have been called. It hugely affected the outcome of the game. YET the clueless commentators did not mention it and somehow the guys in the TV production van didn't spot it either to show us a closeup replay or even mention to the commentators to look at. I find that watching football on a big flatscreen in HD is awesome. The images have never looked better but the way the game is covered even with all the new camera angles, pales in comparison to the production values of the 80s and 90s. The commentators are shills for the NFL and are afraid to make critical comments of the coaches, players and officials even when they do incredibly stupid stuff or make bad calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 He will developing that 10,000 mile zombie stare of Jauron soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I just press that button called rewind and the TV magically goes back and I can watch the prior play. Not all of us fancy high-rollers have one of those buttons!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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