Buffaloflash Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Jauronimo said: Although they don't try to hide it, many of our esteemed posters here don't know that and feel betrayed when they stumble upon this truth which was so carefully concealed in the open. Hahaha Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 4 hours ago, JohnC said: Does the word "process" get on your nerves? No. Just Tasker every time he uses a word that has “ation” in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Jay_Fixit said: Hopefully he correctly said “couldn’t care less” like the proper saying goes. And I listen to WGR from here on the west coast and other than The Instigators I find each show to be pretty good. As long as I don’t have to hear about your ****ty Sabres. Yeah, The Instigators is kind of the amateur hour of radio broadcasting. Unfortunately, it runs two hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Jay_Fixit said: Hopefully he correctly said “couldn’t care less” like the proper saying goes. And I listen to WGR from here on the west coast and other than The Instigators I find each show to be pretty good. As long as I don’t have to hear about your ****ty Sabres. Man, I hate hockey centric talk shows. Incredibly dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 9 hours ago, wppete said: Going to miss Donald Jones. Can't stand jones, he was never prepared and uneducated when talking about players and information in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Can't stand jones, he was never prepared and uneducated when talking about players and information in general. Whether Jones or Murphy is good or bad at their job it doesn't matter. The way the show is designed (and all similar local shows in every football city) it makes it impossible to have a real discussion about the team and players . Both hosts know enough about football to recognize bad coaching, front office decisions and the talents of the players. But because they are working for the team/organization they can't explicitly criticize the team/organization. What do you think would happen if Murph or Jones stated that they thought that Rex was a fool and the bigger fool was the person/s who hired him? Each of the hosts realized the limitations of Taylor yet they tip toed around the issue when discussing his play. It' simply the nature of the beast. You get bland in those type of cooptative situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 hours ago, JohnC said: Whether Jones or Murphy is good or bad at their job it doesn't matter. The way the show is designed (and all similar local shows in every football city) it makes it impossible to have a real discussion about the team and players . Both hosts know enough about football to recognize bad coaching, front office decisions and the talents of the players. But because they are working for the team/organization they can't explicitly criticize the team/organization. What do you think would happen if Murph or Jones stated that they thought that Rex was a fool and the bigger fool was the person/s who hired him? Each of the hosts realized the limitations of Taylor yet they tip toed around the issue when discussing his play. It' simply the nature of the beast. You get bland in those type of cooptative situations I like listening to sal, Jones was just had at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 29 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: I like listening to sal, Jones was just had at. I'm a Sal C fan. However, I think if he had a full time football show on the Bills he would become softer with his opinions and commentary. I realize Murph has a tough job not straying too far from the company line but he really doesn't add much to the discussion. When a caller harshly criticizes the team he becomes very defensive and is not too adept at engaging the caller. Steve Tasker is a good guy but he is bland. The hockey show with Peters and Revet is much livelier. There is much more personality to this duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptide Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Tasker is BRUTAL to listen to. Been listening the last few days and urgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemp2Warlick Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 3:08 PM, JohnC said: On 4/12/2018 at 2:29 PM, Buffalo Barbarian said: I like listening to sal, Jones was just had at. Ha!...very different opinion than mine. I can't stand Sal C as a radio host. Sals beat reporter segments are ok. I can listen to all of WGRs hosts except Sal. I liked Jones....I don't listen to hockey talk at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carter Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 What has happened to Taskers Career? How embarrassing. Sunk so low you are now a DJ for some local station way up in Buffalo. Not just a DJ, but a co-dj What happened Tasker? Really hitting rock bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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26CornerBlitz Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 ONE BILLS LIVE APRIL 23 We debuted the new One Bills Live with John Murphy and Steve Tasker. Bills GM Brandon Beane discussed preparing for this week's NFL Draft and conducting mock drafts to get ready (24:40). NFL Network/NFL on FOX analyst Charles Davis broke down his mock draft and why he likes Bills QB AJ McCarron (1:40:40). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) On 4/22/2018 at 1:20 PM, Carter said: What has happened to Taskers Career? How embarrassing. Sunk so low you are now a DJ for some local station way up in Buffalo. Not just a DJ, but a co-dj What happened Tasker? Really hitting rock bottom. I would bet there are thousands of ex-NFL players who would trade post-playing careers with Tasker in a heart-beat. I really think people who hate him as a broadcaster haven't listened to him lately. I completely agree, he was horrible on game broadcasts for his first few years, but he has improved...we all know (I think) that Bills fans are notoriously thin-skinned. I heard Tasker admit, that early on, he was probably harder on the Bills, during broadcasts, than he should have been, because he didn't want the perception out there that he was a "Bills homer". He often stumbled over his words...but he doesn't do that near as much any more... I think the radio show is a good forum for him. I think he has good insight into the "classic Bills" era (and I think he is pretty frank about their failures), knows the current league very well, and he also has insight into the broadcast aspect of the NFL, which I kind of enjoy. Edited April 24, 2018 by Buftex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, Buftex said: I would bet there are thousands of ex-NFL players who would trade post-playing careers with Tasker in a heart-beat. I really think people who hate him as a broadcaster haven't listened to him lately. I completely agree, he was horrible on game broadcasts for his first few years, but he has improved...we all know (I think) that Bills fans are notoriously thin-skinned. I heard Tasker admit, that early on, he was probably harder on the Bills, during broadcasts, than he should have been, because he didn't want the perception out there that he was a "Bills homer". He often stumbled over his words...but he doesn't do that near as much any more... I think the radio show is a good forum for him. I think he has good insight into the "classic Bills" era (and I think he is pretty frank about their failures), knows the current league very well, and he also has insight into the broadcast aspect of the NFL, which I kind of enjoy. Tasker was as terrible as ever as a color analyst in last year's pre-season games. He is better as a limited comment guy down on the sideline. He also speaks much better in a more relaxed setting like a radio show interview. I can see him being good on this show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 On 4/22/2018 at 2:20 PM, Carter said: What has happened to Taskers Career? How embarrassing. Sunk so low you are now a DJ for some local station way up in Buffalo. Not just a DJ, but a co-dj What happened Tasker? Really hitting rock bottom. Is he supposed to be broadcasting the football games that arent being played at this time of year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 12:12 AM, Boatdrinks said: Man, I hate hockey centric talk shows. Incredibly dull. I agree for the most part. However, I find Rob Ray's segment to be the best regular scheduled segment on WGR, and I didn't watch one full period of Sabres hockey this year because I find them so boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 51 minutes ago, thenorthremembers said: Is he supposed to be broadcasting the football games that arent being played at this time of year? If he is forced to work for income, he must be really struggling. Guy should be retired and enjoying life, instead, he self banished himself up to Buffalo. A legend turned into a schlub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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