EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I guess I’ve never paid any attention to it before. Here a few things he said that bugged me: -Called Josh Bellamy John Brown and went on a 30 second rant about how “Smoke Brown” would be good for the Jets (both #15 to be fair) -Said the Bills have spent a lot of money on their DL since McD has been there. Not true. They’ve extended Hughes, signed Murphy to a reasonable deal, DECLINED a 5th year option on a player who was great today at DE, and drafted a 1st round talent. -Criticized Allen for the pick 6 when I don’t think it was really on him as much as it was on Beasley. - couldn’t get off LeVeon Bell’s jock, even when the game had clearly moved into new territory. I appreciate discussing free agent moves and how that effects the game but we have a whole offseason for that. - Finally, there was a failed jailbreak screen to Zay Jones where Robert Foster CLEARY blocked the wrong guy and he didn’t even analyze the play, just called it a bad play call All in all, I just really can’t stand the national broadcast being inept to provide me a good service for watching the games. Idc if you are a HOF QB, Id rather a guy who is invested in the roster and the game, and can comment of what is actually happening on the field. Am am I being unrealistic in my expectations? P.S. I like Kevin Harlan. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Gannon is nothing special. Romo is very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Not great? He stinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Gannon obviously didn’t do his homework on the Bills. Just another example of media give two farts about our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills11 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) John brown the Jets wr they call him smoke "..Gannon Is terrible Edited September 9, 2019 by bills11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 He’s terrible. Was terrible all day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 These guys get a pre-game narrative in their head and won’t deviate from it. case in point was Bell— they were going to say he had a great game regardless. So then they kept skewing his stats all game to justify their point (eg, showing his “combined” yards instead of rushing). In truth, Bell was okay, but not as good as Singletary. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadonkadonk Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Agree Gannon was terrible But, the Bills have paid Star, Murphy, Hughes, J. Phillips and invested picks in Oliver and H. Phillips. That is a ton of cash and picks on the DL. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaptnCoke11 said: Gannon obviously didn’t do his homework on the Bills. Just another example of media give two farts about our team. See like this is the problem. You don’t have to be a beat writer to know the ins and outs of the team. I feel like I could cover 10-12 teams tomorrow and probably relatively knowledgeable about their staff, players, administration, etc. This guy does it for a living, and has a whole host of spotters and a media team helping him with stats/commentary. Give me a guy who’s just a bum in his basement breaking down film and being honest. I’d pay for that commentary. Just pay attention a little bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Gannon must not have studied ONE MINUTE for that game. Talk about mailing it in. Sheeesh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numark3 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: -Said the Bills have spent a lot of money on their DL since McD has been there. Not true. They’ve extended Hughes, signed Murphy to a reasonable deal, DECLINED a 5th year option on a player who was great today at DE, and drafted a 1st round talent. That one is true, otherwise I agree with you. Star and Murphy have two of the four biggest cap hits on the team, and they extended Hughes to a big contract. So three of the four biggest cap hits are on the DL. That's spending big money. But yea, I agree with you 100%. He just makes a ton of mistakes Edited September 8, 2019 by Crayola64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Burst out laughing when i realized he was describing John Brown, and then at the way the announcer calmly corrected it before moving on, first letting him ramble for 30 seconds 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dadonkadonk said: Agree Gannon was terrible But, the Bills have paid Star, Murphy, Hughes, J. Phillips and invested picks in Oliver and H. Phillips. That is a ton of cash and picks on the DL. Sure you can make that argument because it’s on paper and an easy one. It’s obvious to someone not in tune with the franchise. Is that the story of this team? No way. We’re still in the hunt for pass rush help and are likely looking to invest at the DE position next offseason. But they cling to something like that because it’s in the numbers. How about the commentary on any of the following: -Edmunds growth -Lorax playing DT and rushing the passer -Shaq Lawson’s declined 5th year option -an undrafted second year corner in wallace -Taron johnson who had an up and down game -Ed Oliver?!?!? thats just the defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Gannon must not have studied ONE MINUTE for that game. Talk about mailing it in. Sheeesh Yeah for a QB he doesn't seem to be putting the work in does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 He is among the worst. I like Harlan though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDonut Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Wasn't there some stat about Marshall Faulk and another RB getting 1000 yds rushing and receiving, and saying that Bell had a chance for that this year? Didn't Thurman do that 3 seasons in a row? Where are the props for that?!?!?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrochester55 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Yeah, but did you know that LeVeon Bell did not play for over 600 days? That was almost as bad as the Steelers/Seahawks super bowl where it felt like the announcers were getting commission for every time they said that Jerome Bettis's hometown was Detroit. Edited September 8, 2019 by dgrochester55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 He was not good today, but I don't really care much about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Rich Gannon, the broadcaster, is Rich Gannon, the QB, of broadcasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sistersarah Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Sometimes I wonder if broadcast folks even look at game film. It seems as if they just look at someone else's notes and just take off from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckyBoys Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I was thinking what a coincidence the Jets have a guys with the same nickname? Seriously Gannon is awful They should just have a guest pod cast nerd do the color analysis At least they would know the entire roster down to the equipment guys name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ennjay Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 As bad as Gannon was, it started when Harlan said the opening kickoff touchback would come out to the 20. How long's it been since they changed that rule? Harlan is OK, but maybe he should switch to decaf. Not every play deserves his OMG doomsday excitement voice. For example, I liked the four sacks but it's not the most incredible performance in the history of football -- "that's the FOURTH SACK TODAY by the BUFFALO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" 4 minutes ago, DuckyBoys said: They should just have a guest pod cast nerd do the color analysis At least they would know the entire roster down to the equipment guys name My wife suggested today that instead of the regular network color guys they should hire a homer of the week for each team (yes, a three-person booth) so there are guys who know each team and can talk intelligently about who's playing. It's not the worst idea I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 14 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Gannon must not have studied ONE MINUTE for that game. Talk about mailing it in. Sheeesh 14 hours ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said: Yeah for a QB he doesn't seem to be putting the work in does he? And the irony of it is if you're on a lower-rated broadcast team and frequently cover small market teams without a meaningful national following like the Bills or the Bengals, chances are that most of the viewers in your limited viewing map will know a great deal about the team like the people on this board, so you need to be EXTRA prepared. One day of hard work and a half hour with each coach should be enough to know everything relevant including the name of the long snapper's wife. I live overseas so I get the NFL Gamepass package (not available in the US) that lets me watch any game live or archived. Until this year I would routinely watch the Bills game with the sound from the radio broadcast, which was great, since those guys know everything about the team and love the Bills. This year they "improved" the Gamepass site by removing this option so I'm forced to watch the nincompoops like Gannon. Anyone know if Romo will be doing any Bills games? I think last year he did one of the Bills-Pats games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 He was awful. I’m a big fan of Kevin Harlan but I turned off the sound by the 4th qtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 This isn't news...he has always been awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 14 hours ago, DrDonut said: Wasn't there some stat about Marshall Faulk and another RB getting 1000 yds rushing and receiving, and saying that Bell had a chance for that this year? Didn't Thurman do that 3 seasons in a row? Where are the props for that?!?!?!? No, Thomas never did it, and Gannon was right. Only Craig and Faulk have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Isn't this kind of like saying "Having your junk chewed off by an angry alligator... not a great way to die"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 13 hours ago, DuckyBoys said: They should just have a guest pod cast nerd do the color analysis At least they would know the entire roster down to the equipment guys name So... @YoloinOhio then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden*Wheels Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Harlan had an awful call on the Brown touchdown. Maybe he wasn't ready for anything good to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Aside from Romo they are all pretty terrible imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 14 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: These guys get a pre-game narrative in their head and won’t deviate from it. case in point was Bell— they were going to say he had a great game regardless. So then they kept skewing his stats all game to justify their point (eg, showing his “combined” yards instead of rushing). In truth, Bell was okay, but not as good as Singletary. This right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob71 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 yeah he is awful if he does any more Bills games i will do what YOLO did and mute the TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manther Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 16 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Gannon must not have studied ONE MINUTE for that game. Talk about mailing it in. Sheeesh Agreed. My question is how long do the announcers have before they know their schedule in week one and then the following weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Gannon was horrendous. I also noticed the “John Smoke Brown” call for the Jets WR. I got a good laugh at that one. Gannon wanted Bell to go off so bad, he must have been super disappointed that he only had 90 combined yards. Also, any mistake Darnold made was not mentioned. Any mistake Allen made they amplified. Any good play Allen made was marginalized. A good play for Darnold and Gannon was as giddy as a school girl. Just terrible color commentary. Hopefully we get Romo one of these games soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bills2ref said: Gannon was horrendous. I also noticed the “John Smoke Brown” call for the Jets WR. I got a good laugh at that one. Gannon wanted Bell to go off so bad, he must have been super disappointed that he only had 90 combined yards. Also, any mistake Darnold made was not mentioned. Any mistake Allen made they amplified. Any good play Allen made was marginalized. A good play for Darnold and Gannon was as giddy as a school girl. Just terrible color commentary. Hopefully we get Romo one of these games soon. If the Bills are 2-1 or 3-0 heading into our game with NE that should be the primary game for CBS hence Romo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 minute ago, RochesterRob said: If the Bills are 2-1 or 3-0 heading into our game with NE that should be the primary game for CBS hence Romo. I was scared of getting it for that game ?. At least Romo is unbiased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Gannon seems to be mailing it in. His experience lends itself to being able to evaluate the plays happening in front of him but it's pretty clear he's not doing very much research beforehand about the individual rosters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I think a lot of these guys do very little prep work. You can tell which ones do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisker A Tasker Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Gannon was awful yesterday. I feel like he's gotten worse, because I used to like him. Kevin Harlan is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 But I will say it is better than listening j-e-t-s jets jets jets fans and their opinions on matters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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