LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. Edited December 17, 2018 by LabattBlue 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Every broadcast team in every medium probably has a member filling this role. Saturation of the market, filling airtime when 30 years ago you heard perhaps an hour of pregame and postgame chatter. WGR I believe touts ‘12 hour radio coverage’ on game day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. I was just thinking about his articles and how I’m rarely tempted to click, and I was thinking it’s a consequence of sites like this. I’m much more educated about the game thanks to the many experts here, so if you write something that’s not much different than what I can find here, why should I bother? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Every broadcast team in every medium probably has a member filling this role. Saturation of the market, filling airtime when 30 years ago you heard perhaps an hour of pregame and postgame chatter. WGR I believe touts ‘12 hour radio coverage’ on game day. Lol WGR... I was on my way home from work one day and had a few stops on the way. Every commercial break that day they said something like … all Bills all day. I think it was a Friday. That particular day its suppose to be all Bills talk. The entire 45 minutes that wasn't on commercial break, all the guys were talking hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estelle Getty Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, JM57 said: I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that But first they have to ask the host “how’s it going?” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, JM57 said: I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that The two things don’t go hand in hand. I’ve aways said the less callers WGR takes, the better the shows would be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 9 minutes ago, Estelle Getty said: But first they have to ask the host “how’s it going?” Long time listener, first time caller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, TPS said: I was just thinking about his articles and how I’m rarely tempted to click, and I was thinking it’s a consequence of sites like this. I’m much more educated about the game thanks to the many experts here, so if you write something that’s not much different than what I can find here, why should I bother? The radio crossover into “print” is ill-conceived. Even if you are knowledgeable on a topic, doesn’t mean you can put that knowledge into written words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. Do you criticize your employer? You aren't going to get Sal, Murph or Chris Brown going "full Coach Dickerson" mode so why bring it up? Edited December 16, 2018 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 He was a long time member of an inferior site I visited in the early 2000's. Very nice guy, but not much more insightful than the average TBD poster. He knows the sport. I'll give him that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. ....LMAO...thought you meant Sal MAIORANA from the D&C.......NOT......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeSomeProcess Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 He’s the sideline guy and loves his job, I don’t blame him at all. How don’t you see this? It’s like this with every job in America, horrible waste of a topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sal needs access to do his job. If Sal becomes overly critical players will become less likely to talk with Sal. If that happens Sal loses his ability to do his job. Why is this hard for people to understand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....LMAO...thought you meant Sal MAIORANA from the D&C.......NOT......... yeah at first I wasn’t sure either, judging by the title, whether the OP was talking about Carpaccio or Marinara, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Do you criticize your employer? You aren't going to get Sal, Murph or Chris Brown going "full Coach Dickerson" mode so why bring it up? You don't believe he can be critical of the team without going "Full Chuck Dickerson Mode"? 32 minutes ago, GimmeSomeProcess said: He’s the sideline guy and loves his job, I don’t blame him at all. How don’t you see this? It’s like this with every job in America, horrible waste of a topic You don't blame him for talking in circles without saying anything? I wish I could have that job. lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I like Sal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNubbins Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Complaining about WGR doesn't make sense to me. Don't like it, don't listen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sal is a glass half full, rose colored glasses, lifetime Bills Fan/Homer who also works for the team as sideline reporter. Dont hold your breath waiting for him to go full blast on the record about the bills. BUT i have always figured that if get guys like Murph or Sal OFF THE RECORD in a social setting they might be more critical and honest about the team than they woudl when they are on he payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, McNubbins said: Complaining about WGR doesn't make sense to me. Don't like it, don't listen? And I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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