Long Time Bills Fan Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 After YEARS of reading the Two Bills Drive forum, I took the leap of actually registering...for this purpose. John Murphy has the worst on air mannerisms I have ever heard. Worse that Shoop and the Bulldog (individually and collectively). What do we need to do to get some decent Bills radio coverage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 What do you mean? He seems pretty polite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 You don't listen to much radio outside of Buffalo do you? Murph is one of the best. Gets great guests, interviews people well and his game calls are clear. I think he does a great job Go listen to the guys in Cinci. Its atrocious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crowing Rooster Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) You mean you signed up to post this. Shame on you John has a great show. Edited December 18, 2017 by The Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Schopp is way way worse IMO. Honestly, I dont know if he even realizes that he runs an opinion based call in radio show. He always seems so amazed and pissed off that someone dares call in to his show with a different opinion than his. lol I like John Murphy. I think he always treats the fans who call in with respect, and I generally value his opinion (most of the time, anyway). Edited December 18, 2017 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW95 - JA17 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Murphy is average at best. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I like listening to Murph and Kelso. After being at games in person, they make me feel like I am there. I wish I could watch the game on tv and listen to them on the radio; I can barely pick them up in PA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan3482 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Totally agree. Tyrod, the bills, the coaches can do no wrong, EVER. I don't need him talking **** about the bills, but don't act the like the previous 17 yrs didn't happen. Shopp and bulldog may be rude and hang up. But at least they have opinions both ways. When they're good and when they suck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corta765 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 14 minutes ago, Long Time Bills Fan said: After YEARS of reading the Two Bills Drive forum, I took the leap of actually registering...for this purpose. John Murphy has the worst on air mannerisms I have ever heard. Worse that Shoop and the Bulldog (individually and collectively). What do we need to do to get some decent Bills radio coverage? This is a pretty poor take. Murph is regarded as one of the best radio man in the game and one of the few who you don't need to see the game to know whats happening. Listen to other markets and how awful and truly bias their announcers can be. That idiot Scott Zolak is one of the Pats play by play guys and said Tre White deserved to get hit by Gronk because he was holding him. You will never hear crap like that from Murph because he is very fair and will straight up say when the team is crap. Now in regards to his radio/TV show now I think he is a bit too homerism on those, but given the platform its expected. Game wise though he is superb. 8 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: Schopp is way way worse IMO. Honestly, I dont know if he even realizes that he runs an opinion based call in radio show. He always seems so amazed and pissed off that someone dares call in to his show with a different opinion than his. lol I like John Murphy. I think he always treats the fans who call in with respect, and I generally value his opinion (most of the time, anyway). Schopp is probably the single worst radio personality in this area of the state. His arrogance and self-righteousness is astounding and literally why I don't listen anymore. I wish he was replaced years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Good example of why new members should post x times before they can start a thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PABillsfan23 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Not a big fan of Murph. Love listening to Kelso because he knows the game and explains things very well. Murph is pretty much a Bills propaganda pumper. Never criticizes them for anything. Alawsys defends everything they do for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Jax Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dalton said: Good example of why new members should post x times before they can start a thread. Yes, by all means, if somebody has a different opinion, then they shouldn't be allowed to post up. /s Get real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Muellers Ghost Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Liked Murph in his old humble radio and cable days, but something happened after he was fired from Channel 4. He seems to have a large chip on his shoulder and his defense of his buddy Russ Brandon at OBD is beyond embarrassing to fans. Edited December 18, 2017 by Jamie Muellers Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, PABillsfan23 said: Not a big fan of Murph. Love listening to Kelso because he knows the game and explains things very well. Murph is pretty much a Bills propaganda pumper. Never criticizes them for anything. Alawsys defends everything they do for the most part. I'm not sure that you and I are listening to the same John Murphy... I mean I get it... "John" and "Murphy" aren't exactly uncommon names. I listen to his radio show most days, and early in the year when we were 5-2, and everyone was talking playoffs, he was sitting there basically saying that 5-2 doesn't mean anything and that it's a week-to-week league. Edited December 18, 2017 by CLTbills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 27 minutes ago, Long Time Bills Fan said: After YEARS of reading the Two Bills Drive forum, I took the leap of actually registering...for this purpose. John Murphy has the worst on air mannerisms I have ever heard. Worse that Shoop and the Bulldog (individually and collectively). What do we need to do to get some decent Bills radio coverage? Murph has the unenviable task of following Van Miller as voice of the Bills. Not an easy task to begin with, but he handles his job with class. He's good to the fans and players. His show is (as some have said) just a platform for the Bills to put some good PR out...but that's not a bad thing. His game calls are all right, nothing fantastic but not Beth Mowins bad. He's just very average which in my opinion is just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 it's hard to fill 15 hours a week about a 3 hour game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Murray Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 i like Murph. Despite the fact that it is his job to be biased (a-la Chris Brown) i think he does a good job of making good points and being balanced, which makes him credible for a Bills-pocket reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FappyTheClown Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I bet he smells bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW95 - JA17 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, jr1 said: it's hard to fill 15 hours a week about a 3 hour game You mean a 20 minute game when you take all the dead time away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Murphy, Chris Brown, Kelso and Donald Jones work for the Bills. All the other on-air personalities do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Wait, you prefer the professional asshat Schopp to Murph? Come on, this has GOT to be a trolling attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 46 minutes ago, Long Time Bills Fan said: After YEARS of reading the Two Bills Drive forum, I took the leap of actually registering...for this purpose. John Murphy has the worst on air mannerisms I have ever heard. Worse that Shoop and the Bulldog (individually and collectively). What do we need to do to get some decent Bills radio coverage? What is supposed to do, agree with every opinion? In terms of being polite, Murphy is sometimes overly polite with some of the idiotic calls that people call in with and demonstrate they have no idea what they are actually watching 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Call in and try and say anything negative about the team (there's obviously a lot from the past 20 years or so) and Murph will go off the rails. He is way too much of a homer. You need to be a little bit unbiased to be in the media imo. He's just spitting propaganda over the airwaves and it does get tiresome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corta765 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, Jamie Muellers Ghost said: Liked Murph in his old humble radio and cable days, but something happened after he was fired from Channel 4. He seems to have a large chip on his shoulder and his defense of his buddy Russ Brandon at OBD is beyond embarrassing to fans. You cannot expect that the Bills host of a 3 hr show 5 times a week dedicated to the team which is an arm of the team to actually criticize the Russ who is the head of the Bills and Sabres business wise. Second fans complaining about Russ who has zero role with team decisions anymore and can be credited for helping the team stay here still baffles my mind to this day. Yes there was a point Russ was at the controls and he biff'd it pretty decently, but that was years ago and I'm not sure what is achieved revisiting the past constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Murphy is good. I like Sal too but Schoop is the worst. I tuned in after yesterday’s game for the post game and he was so incredibly negative it killed my buZz from the great win we had. I had to turn it off. It was just plain awful. No need to be a homer but you are Turing fans off, especially after a win. I will try and avoid his show at all costs going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, kdiggz said: Call in and try and say anything negative about the team (there's obviously a lot from the past 20 years or so) and Murph will go off the rails. He is way too much of a homer. You need to be a little bit unbiased to be in the media imo. He's just spitting propaganda over the airwaves and it does get tiresome Can you really expect something different from someone that is require to publicly comment about his employers product? I get it can be annoying but that's like your boss asking you to get up in the middle of your workplace and listen to people criticize it, only to leave you to have something to say about it. Edited December 18, 2017 by The Wiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Being on the left coast I listen to most of the Bills games on WGR. It has been hard to go public in Bills gear to watch games over the last 17 years. I really like Kelso's analysis. When I listen to Murph (and he is the DH - Designated Homer) I close my eyes and see John Candy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 He is just a big homer, always will be. His radio show is like state radio in a communist country 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xwnyer Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 44 minutes ago, PIZ said: I like listening to Murph and Kelso. After being at games in person, they make me feel like I am there. I wish I could watch the game on tv and listen to them on the radio; I can barely pick them up in PA. only reason I have sirius radio is so I can listen to them call a bills game by pausing DVR if its ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Time Bills Fan Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Okay. I get it on the responses that support Murphy. But, I go back to the 60's and 70's and remember listening to Artie-baby (the tiny tot of the kilowatt) and Chuck Dickerson. Both highly opinionated.....and Chuck had his NFL days as his credibility (although he was fired by Marv and used radio to take it out on him). Maybe I ought to cut John M some slack. He just seemed to be taking Donald J to task...almost embarassing him for his opinion. I just find that rude. One thing I think we can all agree on is that Schopp is the worst. Agreed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Just now, Long Time Bills Fan said: Okay. I get it on the responses that support Murphy. But, I go back to the 60's and 70's and remember listening to Artie-baby (the tiny tot of the kilowatt) and Chuck Dickerson. Both highly opinionated.....and Chuck had his NFL days as his credibility (although he was fired by Marv and used radio to take it out on him). Maybe I ought to cut John M some slack. He just seemed to be taking Donald J to task...almost embarassing him for his opinion. I just find that rude. One thing I think we can all agree on is that Schopp is the worst. Agreed? Actually I think Bulldog is the worst. Schopp is at least intelligent, but he is condescending at times. Bulldog is just bad at what he does, have you ever listened to one of the shows when Schopp was out and it is just bulldog? Painful to listen to., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, Long Time Bills Fan said: Okay. I get it on the responses that support Murphy. But, I go back to the 60's and 70's and remember listening to Artie-baby (the tiny tot of the kilowatt) and Chuck Dickerson. Both highly opinionated.....and Chuck had his NFL days as his credibility (although he was fired by Marv and used radio to take it out on him). Maybe I ought to cut John M some slack. He just seemed to be taking Donald J to task...almost embarassing him for his opinion. I just find that rude. One thing I think we can all agree on is that Schopp is the worst. Agreed? I didn't hear that, but I also didn't listen the entire game....only when I had to run the kids in town (then back to tv). If I heard him complaining about Trump I would have turned it off. I'm a Trump fan, as many Pennsylvanian's are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp2Warlick Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Murph is a Bills shill....WGR should have a Bills show with a host not affiliated with the Bills in that time slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Greg Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I agree with that Murphy's homerism is over the top and hurts his credibility. He is clear in his calls for the play by play, but I really don't enjoy listening to him very much. His excitement and attempts at having a unique personality while calling the game seem very forced to me. There's a lot of announcers out there who make the game fun to listen to/do it better IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I love Murphy..his remark about Landry yesterday was classic.Kelso has a great football mind,seeing things on the field that most of us miss.I usually listen to them..only negative is the radio is about 5 seconds ahead of the TV feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Lombardi Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Moving, in order, from the sublime to the abominable... Murph is great for the Bills and for Buffalo at large. Kelso is sometimes interesting and always authoritative, but his technical chalk-talks leave me cold. Schopp hates his customers almost as much as he hates himself. What a miserable experience the post-game show has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bomb Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Murph is a superhomer and he tries too hard to be excited when calling games. He wants to be as exciting as Van Miller or Rick Jeanneret but he comes across as a phony. He sucks, his show with Jones is garbage. Edited December 18, 2017 by T-Bomb Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Dalton said: Good example of why new members should post x times before they can start a thread. I never understood this opinion. So if I post 500 times in the "last post wins" thread or the "Game Discussion Thread" then you will take me seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boco357 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, T-Bomb said: Murph is a superhomer and he tries too hard to be excited when calling games. He wants to be as exciting as Van Miller or Rick Jeanneret but he comes across as a phony. He sucks, his show with Jones is garbage. Yes. The forced nicknames during games are annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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