oldmanfan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Historic: Play By play pros: Charlie Jones Play by play college: Keith Jackson- best ever Color: Madden Present day: Play by play pros: Ian Eagle- great young announcer Play by play college: Fowler Color: Romo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Kevin Harlan is far and away my favorite. Especially on the radio...nobody paints a clearer picture than him. I almost can see the action taking place in my mind as he is announcing it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 19 hours ago, Foxx said: the 'traditional' lines are mostly blurred in today's world. perhaps we need to cis-label them. @DC Tom would be proud... i don't give him much credit for telling us 3 times that "it will go to Edelman" i think the ENTIRE UNIVERSE knows this outside of the DC of the team playing the Pats that day 1 hour ago, matter2003 said: Kevin Harlan is far and away my favorite. Especially on the radio...nobody paints a clearer picture than him. I almost can see the action taking place in my mind as he is announcing it... football and baseball are much better served by radio and the NFL radio is usually local broadcasts that tell you the real inside stuff as well as formations and subs for every play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbillsfan Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I don't remember his name & I don't think he does p-b-p, but I know I'm a fan of the Buffalo Bealz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boco357 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, sfbillsfan said: I don't remember his name & I don't think he does p-b-p, but I know I'm a fan of the Buffalo Bealz. Solomon Wilcotts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, matter2003 said: Kevin Harlan is far and away my favorite. Especially on the radio...nobody paints a clearer picture than him. I almost can see the action taking place in my mind as he is announcing it... He has a good voice - but i get a basketball vibe from it? I dunno. Nantz always seemed like football... even though he does golf and all these other things. I dunno, nothing I'm saying/thinking on this topic is making any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 10:17 PM, Joe in Winslow said: Any list that doesn't include Dick Enberg is wrong. True, that. I’m gonna give a shoutout to Curt Gowdy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) Curt Gowdy and Al De Rogatis(sp) old time AFL on NBC. I like Ian Eagle but I'm used to him from the Brooklyn Nets games and know what to expect. Edited December 6, 2019 by Mike in Horseheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Curt Gowdy and Al De Rogatis(sp) old time AFL on NBC. I like Ian Eagle but I'm used to him from the Brooklyn Nets games and know what to expect. Johnny Esaw Ernie Afaganis Don Wittman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 23 hours ago, row_33 said: Van Miller was so much classier and better Van Miller was the quintessential announcer in that he called a great game that you could follow easily if you weren't watching the game, he was a homer but not an over the top homer (IMHO) and he was fungible - could call basketball, football, probably dog fights if asked to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I always liked Pat Summerall and John Madden, even if Madden had to say, "BOOM!" and "Here's a guy..." 62 times a game. Romo and Nantz are alright. I kinda like when Romo gets on a roll and just starts calling out every offensive play before it happens. Or he'll call out whatever options the offense has in that situation. I kinda don't mind Buck and Aikman, but since they've covered more Thursday night games this year I've discovered that Aikman uses the same tropes for just about every game. At times he'll kinda trail off in the middle of saying something and you can tell he's trying to word it differently than he usually does but it comes out the same. How about all-time worst play-by-play and commentary guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, chaccof said: Van Miller was the quintessential announcer in that he called a great game that you could follow easily if you weren't watching the game, he was a homer but not an over the top homer (IMHO) and he was fungible - could call basketball, football, probably dog fights if asked to.... it was an honour and privilege to listen to that man for so many years, great he got to call the Kelly years as a part of it. 55 minutes ago, blacklabel said: How about all-time worst play-by-play and commentary guys? Enberg and Dierdorf hands down the worst of it is they snaked away the mic from the bests of all time in Curt Gowdy and Merlin Olsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 23 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: AND the reason RJ is so awesome: Started in Radio!!! Old school. ...LMAO....RJ's instantaneous one liners are the bomb.com......watching a game one night and Miller makes a miraculous save.....immediately RJ says, " call a cop...call a cop....Miller just robbed him blind"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisker A Tasker Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I'm surprised that so many people don't like Dan Fouts. I think he's insightful and funny. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, Tisker A Tasker said: I'm surprised that so many people don't like Dan Fouts. I think he's insightful and funny. Seriously. he's just another rambling ex-jock, he sure didn't perform as he demands the current generation do out there.... Phil Simms was the worst, pretending he was an above-average QB for his best seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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frostbitmic Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Frank Gifford, Dandy Don Meredith and Howard Cosell. Turn out the lights ... the party's over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 At about age 10, my younger brother could replay a Bills game out in the yard by functioning as the QB, RB, and WR, and provide a full play by play of the proceedings. That’s talented. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 9 hours ago, matter2003 said: Kevin Harlan is far and away my favorite. Especially on the radio...nobody paints a clearer picture than him. I almost can see the action taking place in my mind as he is announcing it... Wow. I listen to Harlan the only picture I get in my mind is a mangled mesh of spaghetti players being called out for the wrong teams is a Harlan special "It's 85 that's Lee Smith"....... it was the Broncos number 85 Kevin. Oh well. He is brutal. Great voice. Dreadful commentator. 4 hours ago, blacklabel said: I always liked Pat Summerall and John Madden, even if Madden had to say, "BOOM!" and "Here's a guy..." 62 times a game. Romo and Nantz are alright. I kinda like when Romo gets on a roll and just starts calling out every offensive play before it happens. Or he'll call out whatever options the offense has in that situation. I kinda don't mind Buck and Aikman, but since they've covered more Thursday night games this year I've discovered that Aikman uses the same tropes for just about every game. At times he'll kinda trail off in the middle of saying something and you can tell he's trying to word it differently than he usually does but it comes out the same. How about all-time worst play-by-play and commentary guys? Buck and Aikman are useful sleep aids for a part time insomniac like myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Another old time guy: Vin Scully. Guys like him and Enberg could call anything and make it sound great. And even farther back an announcer who I don’t think ever got the credit he deserved: Chris Schenkel. He did some football , and was smooth enough to make bowling exciting every Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC81 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) On 12/5/2019 at 8:18 AM, KD in CA said: I do like Papa. Also, Sean Mcdonough. Buffalo native Don Criqui was one of my all time favorites, especially for Notre Dame and AFC Central games. Keith Jackson and Verne Lundquist for SEC games. Lundquist also for golf. Never been a fan of any Alberts or Gumbels. Papa is also from Buffalo Edited December 7, 2019 by ColeB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, row_33 said: Johnny Esaw Ernie Afaganis Don Wittman Don Wittman was one of the most underrated announcers of all time. He did everything exceptionally well and was masterful calling hockey. Edited December 7, 2019 by gomper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 minute ago, gomper said: Don Wittman was one of the most underrated announcers of all time. He did everything exceptionally well and was masterful calling hockey. Canada had a lot of great sports announcers, some made their way to the US 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 10 hours ago, row_33 said: Canada had a lot of great sports announcers, some made their way to the US Absolutely. I love when Chris Cuthbert does games for NBCSN. I wish the Sabres would hire him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/5/2019 at 1:25 AM, Chandler#81 said: & Merlin Olsen, Curt Gowdy & Al Deragatis, Summerall & Madden. Good Times! I agree Van Miller set the standard and John Murphy is still terrible. Kevin Harlin is amazing on the radio (Westwood 1), painting masterpieces with his vernacular. (If only Murphy would listen to him..?) He also impresses me with how significantly he tones it down for a tv broadcast, allowing the video to do much of the ‘talking’. A real Pro. Otherwise, they’re all forgettable. Enberg-Olsen Criqui-Trumpy Hammond-Maguire Charlie Jones-Todd Christiansen Pretty much any NBC team as the Bills were ascending during the late 1980's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 8:03 PM, iccrewman112 said: radio is so different than TV for play by play Kevin Harlin is #1 on radio play by play followed by the Greg Papa a former CNY guy who is in the SF Bay Area now. Harlin is excellent. Continuing on a great tradition following Jack Buck and Hank Stram on westwood one radio. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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