Steve Tasker, one of toughest listens [CBS contract not renewed!]

[Buffalo Barbarian]

Is tasker still working for TV?

 

 

[Captain Hindsight]

Tasker can be rough. He struggles so much to get his thoughts out and I think his interview skills are horrendous. Murph is ok although he is a homer and combative with callers sometimes

 

That said those guys have a real tough job. Talk about rookie Mini camp in may and act like it matters.

 

They are able to book some good guests, but most days I dont even tune in because its such a rough listen

[Steve O]

23 hours ago, StHustle said:

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What's ironic is that you have a negative opinion of his opinion, and you shared it. So does this make you a "negative person" ?

 

In deference to the thread on John Urschel, I will answer your question in mathematical terms. A negative opinion of a positive opinion makes the person a negative person. A negative opinion of a negative opinion makes the person a positive person.

 

The link with the Urschel story is really good, check it out if you haven't. And I'm just trying to be humorous, hopefully didn't offend anyone.

[StHustle]

10 minutes ago, Steve O said:

In deference to the thread on John Urschel, I will answer your question in mathematical terms. A negative opinion of a positive opinion makes the person a negative person. A negative opinion of a negative opinion makes the person a positive person.

 

The link with the Urschel story is really good, check it out if you haven't. And I'm just trying to be humorous, hopefully didn't offend anyone.

 

are you referring to a different thread because I'm all types of confused right now. The negative opinion was simply on Steve Tasker's hosting skills not on the article.

[Steve O]

9 minutes ago, StHustle said:

 

are you referring to a different thread because I'm all types of confused right now. The negative opinion was simply on Steve Tasker's hosting skills not on the article.

Yes, I'm referring to a different thread. Currently 15th from the bottom on page 1 on of the stadium wall. Below is the link to the thread, the first post has the link to the story. Sorry for the confusion. Guess I failed at my attempted humor.

 

https://www.twobillsdrive.com/community/topic/215741-story-on-ex-nfl-raven-guard-and-buffalo-mathematician-john-urschel/

 

Edited May 16, 2019 by Steve O

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

On 5/15/2019 at 1:37 PM, Buffalo Barbarian said:

Is tasker still working for TV?

 

 

Don’t be obtuse.  ?

[hemma]

Steve has some tough days, but he threw his body around quite a bit & had a lot of tough hits, too.

I think concentration/focus is a constant challenge.

[stony]

14 minutes ago, hemma said:

Steve has some tough days, but he threw his body around quite a bit & had a lot of tough hits, too.

I think concentration/focus is a constant challenge.

Tasker and Jim both seemed to slur their L's a bit.  I've thought it might be a bit because of what you note.

Edited May 17, 2019 by stony

[Happy Days Lois & Clark]

I’d much rather listen to Tasker over Schopp & The Bulldog

 

[CountDorkula]

If only the bills were able to get Ross Tucker before he went national.

 

He is a great listen. 

 

I don't listen to OBD so i cant really comment on them.

 

Though i will say for the times i have briefly tuned in, for as bad as people say they are, my opinion is the callers/"superfans" are 1000% worse.

[ROCBillsBeliever]

19 hours ago, StHustle said:

 

are you referring to a different thread because I'm all types of confused right now. The negative opinion was simply on Steve Tasker's hosting skills not on the article.

 

It was actually a differential thread, but who's counting? ???

[IDBillzFan]

I just want to say that if you want to listen to Tasker but have a hard time doing it on occasion, one solution is to spend an hour listening to a recording of Gil Brandt on Sirius XM NFL Radio.

 

You'll be begging for Tasker in no time.

 

NOTE: I know Brandt is smart. You can be smart and terrible on the radio.

[HT02]

I don't think he's awful.  He's not polished but I enjoy his point of view

[plenzmd1]

23 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Don’t be obtuse.  ?

not sure what you meant here..i have no clue if Tasker still has a TV gig..does he?

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said:

not sure what you meant here..i have no clue if Tasker still has a TV gig..does he?

My understanding is that he is doing sideline coverage for CBS broadcast games.  On occasion, I have heard him on ‘One Bills Live’ mentioning that rather than game coverage, he was assigned to the network show that runs before, between, and after games.

[plenzmd1]

Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

My understanding is that he is doing sideline coverage for CBS broadcast games.  On occasion, I have heard him on ‘One Bills Live’ mentioning that rather than game coverage, he was assigned to the network show that runs before, between, and after games.

i thought he was poop canned , but he may be on that 7th team or something when everyone slides up when someone needs a break. 

 

Remember when they would slip Don Criqui in on a Bills broadcast a few years ago..when he would get maybe 2 games a year? 

 

For nostalgia sake, it was great hearing him call a Bills game..but damn was he brutal!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

...but he may be on that 7th team or something when everyone slides up when someone needs a break.

“Tasker!  You’ve got Cardinals vs. Jets!”

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(lousy football...great drama...)

[Threedollabills]

TASKMASTER GENERAL BE ILLIN' ON THA AIRWAVES BRUH!

[JESSEFEFFER]

Steve tends to talk too much and deliver it too fast, his words get disconnected from his thoughts and he is left to ramble.  He can end up saying Drew Brees when he means Drew Bledsoe, forget names of guys drafted a few weeks ago, start asking one question of a guest and end up switching to another midstream, etc.  His story telling is much better because he doesn't need to express an opinion or think on the fly.  As the narrator of a story he has probably told many times, he can be very good.

 

 Seriously, I worry about all those guys and CTE.  Who can really say where and when that kind thing starts to show up and how it will progress.  I still listen to their show as it does deliver some interesting Bills content and its better than nothing.  Imo, there are very few people that can talk that much about anything without using a script and deliver it consistently well all the time.

 

 

[LSHMEAB]

I don't listen to Steve on the radio, but when NFLN does the home/away telecast for preseason replays, I prefer the away feed.

 

He generally seemed very ill informed about the Bills, which is pretty shocking in it's own right.

[Jpsredemption]

The show is flawed. Murphy is articulate but arrogant and Tasker is not articulate and doesn’t do his homework. I really wish they’d reconsider the concept of the show and it’s hosts. 

[Helpmenow]

Steve does a great job and so does Murphy. You guys think you can do better I’d love to hear all of you babble.

[eanyills]

On 5/14/2019 at 8:21 AM, Chris from Rochester said:

 

If I want to hear some optimistic takes about the Bills, I really enjoy them. Beats the constant misery and pessimistic takes of Schoop and Jeremy  

But they aren’t honest takes. It’s all fluff PR pushed by the team.

 

How does that make for interesting radio?

10 minutes ago, Helpmenow said:

Steve does a great job and so does Murphy. You guys think you can do better I’d love to hear all of you babble.

 

 

One of favorite arguments, “You think X is awful. I don’t. Let’s see you do it better.”

 

OOF.

Edited May 18, 2019 by eanyills

[Putin]

On 5/16/2019 at 8:06 PM, Superhero said:

I’d much rather listen to Tasker over Schopp & The Bulldog

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^^^^

Edited May 18, 2019 by Putin

[Madbillsfan]

Man, Jeremy and Howard in the am are theee worst 

[billsredneck1]

On 5/17/2019 at 6:20 PM, JESSEFEFFER said:

Steve tends to talk too much and deliver it too fast, his words get disconnected from his thoughts and he is left to ramble.  He can end up saying Drew Brees when he means Drew Bledsoe, forget names of guys drafted a few weeks ago, start asking one question of a guest and end up switching to another midstream, etc.  His story telling is much better because he doesn't need to express an opinion or think on the fly.  As the narrator of a story he has probably told many times, he can be very good.

 

 Seriously, I worry about all those guys and CTE.  Who can really say where and when that kind thing starts to show up and how it will progress.  I still listen to their show as it does deliver some interesting Bills content and its better than nothing.  Imo, there are very few people that can talk that much about anything without using a script and deliver it consistently well all the time.

 

 

all very well put, i agree. better than nothing is spot on because the rest of wgr broadcasting is all abote da sabres eh. the morning show sucks...the instigators are irritating and shopp and the bulldog...nuff said.  the only other time that i listen to anything other than obl is sal's sports talk saturday from 11-1.

 

i try to listen everyday because i love to soak up everything bills. they do a great job getting guests on and getting players on. you really get to know the players in depth and i love that. ironically....since this thread started , the above first bolded statement has been sticking out to me much more than it was before. i find myself saying "spit it out steve!" uggh

Edited May 20, 2019 by billsredneck1

[JaCrispy]

I alternate between WGR and WFAN out of NYC, and imo, WFAN hosts are far superior than WGR hosts- even when they are fans of teams that I am not, they are always entertaining and informative...WGR could definitely learn a thing or two.

[Watching since 1964]

I just tuned in and as usual the worst part of the show is the opening. Followed by when they don’t have guests on.

 

All Tasker does is go on endlessly about his not so interesting life from present to 30+ years ago. Likely he could the whole show, he’s finds himself so very captivating...lol

 

Obviously the producer could do something but doesn’t. 

 

As Darcy said there would be...#suffering 

Truly #onebuffalo

 

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[MJS]

I actually liked the show better back in the days when it was only John Murphy. Made his job harder, which I'm sure is why he wanted a co-host, but he was forced to collect a ton of material for each show, didn't waste time making small talk and conversing about stupid things, and gave more time to callers and guests. Adding Donald Jones made the show almost unlistenable to me. Tasker is a little better, but sometimes makes me cringe when he just can't get words out or states an opinion that just makes you wonder if he does any homework at all.

 

But honestly, I think the show is ok. Not good, not terrible, sometimes interesting to listen to, and sometimes just pointless. Much like almost any radio show I have ever heard.

[Mrbojanglezs]

Steve was fired at CBS apparently. 

[scribo]

Tasker obviously knows his stuff. He is very confident in his opinions, for good reasons. But I have to agree that he's not a good interviewer. When a guest comes on the show, treat him/her like that guest! Let them talk. Tasker tends to talk as much or even more than the guests he's interviewing. Tasker, you have the rest of the show to tell us all about how it was in your locker room, and we want to to hear that. But I want to hear as much from the guest in his/her allotted time as possible. Still, #89 should be in the HOF.

Edited May 20, 2019 by scribo

[rodneykm]

44 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

Steve was fired at CBS apparently. 

 

I've heard fired and then I've heard he quit. Not sure which one is accurate. 

 

[scribo]

54 minutes ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

Steve was fired at CBS apparently. 

Not doubting you, but where did you get that info? Everywhere I look it still shows Tasker as a CBS sideline reporter.

[Nihilarian]

I like the guy and like the show, I like Murph too.

 

So awesome to listen/watch them talk football in the offseason. One Bills live from 12-3 pm channel 51 spectrum cable and I watch, listen every day. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

1 hour ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

Steve was fired at CBS apparently. 

I caught just a couple minutes of the show today, but the during the segment I heard, he was speaking favorably about his CBS time as if this was a voluntary thing he was looking forward to, fwiw.

[Mrbojanglezs]

30 minutes ago, scribo said:

Not doubting you, but where did you get that info? Everywhere I look it still shows Tasker as a CBS sideline reporter.

 

One Bills Live. Steve said at one point "let go" .... he was talking about having his weekends open for not working for CBS anymore, it didn't sound like he resigned.

Edited May 20, 2019 by Mrbojanglezs

[Buffaloflash]

6 hours ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

 

One Bills Live. Steve said at one point "let go" .... he was talking about having his weekends open for not working for CBS anymore, it didn't sound like he resigned.

Steve stated"They didn't renew my contract."

He seem fine with it.

[Richard Crickets]

I couldn’t agree more. He is constantly stammering and has little command of the language. He’s ineloquent, struggles with player names, and whatever the opposite of ‘modern’ or ‘relevant’ is...that’s Tasker. The thing is, our fan-base is loaded with dudes identical to Tasker..obsessed with the past, ineloquent, mildly-racist and just...antiquated. Barf. Anyways, Tasker is the worst. 

[NoHuddleKelly12]

1 hour ago, Richard Crickets said:

I couldn’t agree more. He is constantly stammering and has little command of the language. He’s ineloquent, struggles with player names, and whatever the opposite of ‘modern’ or ‘relevant’ is...that’s Tasker. The thing is, our fan-base is loaded with dudes identical to Tasker..obsessed with the past, ineloquent, mildly-racist and just...antiquated. Barf. Anyways, Tasker is the worst. 

A lot to unpack here. While Steve may not be the 2nd coming of Robin Leach describing the various statuary tableaux of the upper crust, he gets his points across just fine for an AM lunchtime gabfest that focuses on our favorite team. Again, you know what you’re getting when you tune in, and for me at least that’s a lot of behind the scenes anecdotes and player insights that someone who’s never actually  played a down of NFL football simply cannot duplicate. As far as our fan base is concerned, might I ask which franchise is blessed with only well-heeled and enlightened perfectly coiffed yuppies in the stands? No thanks. Bills fans are a loyal salt of the earth lot by and large, who deserve better than the flippant brush off your post dismissed them with. I apologize if this was not eloquent enough however.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

6 hours ago, Buffaloflash said:

Steve stated"They didn't renew my contract."

He seem fine with it.

He knows the real plan behind it is to drive Murphy nuts.  Now with no out of town travel, Tasker can hang out with Murphy 24/7.  Before long, Entercom will be sending over some squeaky voiced intern to OBD to be the new voice of the Bills, paying minimum wage and a free weekly pizza from Franco’s.

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