Sig1Hunter Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 This thread has me thinking... What ever happened to Dan Dierdorf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) Cris Collinsworth is the best colour guy in football. Only pompom-waving homers don't see that. But he's also a total creep.. Edited April 11, 2020 by QB Bills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeerie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, QB Bills said: Cris Collinsworth is the best colour guy in football. Only pompom-waving homers don't see that. But he's also a total creep.. Collinsworth likes girls that aren't too bright, because those were the only ones he could get to go out with him. It's a self fulfilling prophecy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Never understood the CC hate. I really enjoy his commentary.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Success said: Never understood the CC hate. I really enjoy his commentary.... His commentary is sufficient. I think it's mostly a personality thing. He's the NFL's biggest shill, but that's what he's paid to do, so.... 35 minutes ago, jkeerie said: Collinsworth likes girls that aren't too bright, because those were the only ones he could get to go out with him. It's a self fulfilling prophecy. he loves ages 14-18....wow those were different times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Whether it’s to replace CC isn’t determined yet. I read one that said NBC might try to bid for more games when the broadcasting rights auction is re-upped in a couple-few years (2022?). So, DB might be color analyst for a #2 broadcast team. ??♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Isn't Drew Brees a huge tool as well? Remember that thing with the jewelry? Who in their right mind invests huge amounts in jewelry? 8 hours ago, thebandit27 said: We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. Yeah... seems like they may just be swapping out tools ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Chicken Boo said: Joe is the worst! Yea they are both shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: Isn't Drew Brees a huge tool as well? Remember that thing with the jewelry? Who in their right mind invests huge amounts in jewelry? Yeah... seems like they may just be swapping out tools ?♂️ He has tens of millions of dollars in the bank. Who cares if he wants to use some of it to buy jewelry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: He has tens of millions of dollars in the bank. Who cares if he wants to use some of it to buy jewelry? There was a lawsuit and Brees was talking about investing in jewelry pieces, which is why he overpaid. He just sounded ridiculous to me. I believe they did win the lawsuit, though. Or won something from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billl Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. Collinsworth is one of the absolute best at what he does and has been for decades. People here love to pretend that the Bills are martyrs and that PFF is somehow out to get them because reasons. The truth is that the Bills are one of the least cared about teams in the NFL. Buffalo is the definition of a small market, the team hasn’t been good enough for the last quarter century to develop a fanbase outside its footprint, and they have no real rivals. Nobody has ever decided that they can get national exposure by underrating Buffalo’s talent because 98% of casual fans see “Buffalo Bills” in the title and keep right on scrolling. Anyone who thinks that Chris Collinsworth has issued some sort of organizational directive to disrespect the Bills in order to generate clicks or to serve some personal vendetta has a persecution complex. Edited April 11, 2020 by Billl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 hours ago, TroutDog said: This is music to my ears as I really loathe Collinsworth. The article also says ESPN went after him but he chose NBC. Further decline of ESPN. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/10/drew-brees-reportedly-will-join-nbc-sports-analyst-role-after-retiring-nfl/ This does NOT solve our Booger problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 hours ago, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. Good points. That article is assuming all that will happen down the road. The thread title is misleading. They are tossing him some ND games and the article is connecting the dots to Collinsworth's retirement in 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 3 hours ago, QB Bills said: Cris Collinsworth is the best colour guy in football. Only pompom-waving homers don't see that. But he's also a total creep.. Lol that didn’t age well in the #metoo era .... but I’m sure in the same situation, we’d all be choirboys, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I believe Romo's success as a commentor (he is great!) is making networks look at name brand QB's as future commentators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 My opinion of CC has changed over the years. He started off bad, but really seemed to take his job seriously as a professional. He got quite good and insightful there for awhile, but then he fell back down into pretty bad territory. A lot of it is getting stuck on talking points, some of which are very questionable to begin with. Then there’s my biggest pet peeve - when he does little besides state the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ennjay Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 6 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Dude, every single fan thinks every single national commentator is against their team. Yeah but this is Buffalo so we don't think it, we know it. 4 hours ago, Sig1Hunter said: This thread has me thinking... What ever happened to Dan Dierdorf? He does color now on Michigan radio. He's also 70 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigs Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Now here's a guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 3:08 PM, LabattBlue said: He has tens of millions of dollars in the bank. Who cares if he wants to use some of it to buy jewelry? His wife sure likes it !! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 5:50 AM, thebandit27 said: I have to laugh at Collinsworth getting so much hate and Brees getting so much love. Sure, CC gets stuck on one or two talking points and promotes PFF way too often, but he’s outstanding as a color guy. We have no idea how well Brees will communicate concepts to the average viewer. I also have a unique brand of dislike for him after the 2011 CBA negotiations when he donned his puppy dog face and claimed “all we want is to play football”. Oh yeah? Well if that’s all you want then take whatever offer the owners are presenting because you get paid millions to play a game and shut up. Either that, or be honest and say what you really want: a deal that maximizes revenue and provided benefits for retired players, etc. Man that pissed me off. But anyway, back on topic: not every ex player is Tony Romo. Maybe Brees will be stupendous and I’ll look forward to listening to him. Maybe he’ll be a train wreck like Dan Fouts. He's unlistenable, in my opinion. Can't stand his voice. Can't stand his takes. I see nothing outstanding about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, MJS said: He's unlistenable, in my opinion. Can't stand his voice. Can't stand his takes. I see nothing outstanding about him. You see nothing outstanding about a guy that watches a play one time, at full NFL speed, and then 10 seconds later is able to clearly and concisely articulate what the play was designed to do, how the defense was designed to stop it, and why the play did or didn’t work? Huh. Okay then. Edited April 13, 2020 by thebandit27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 4:21 PM, LeGOATski said: There was a lawsuit and Brees was talking about investing in jewelry pieces, which is why he overpaid. He just sounded ridiculous to me. I believe they did win the lawsuit, though. Or won something from it. yea he got a ton of coin back from his overpayment. he was sold jewelry from a guy selling it as an investment piece. romo has a funny personality and i don't think brees has that gift of gab that tony seems to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: You see nothing outstanding about a guy that watches a play one time, at full NFL speed, and then 10 seconds later is able to clearly and concisely articulate what the play was designed to do, how the defense was designed to stop it, and why the play did or didn’t work? Huh. Okay then. Every color analysts claim to be able to do that and most of them can. I have no reason to believe that Collinsworth is better than any of the others at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, MJS said: Every color analysts claim to be able to do that and most of them can. I have no reason to believe that Collinsworth is better than any of the others at it. You “have no reason to believe” that? That’s confusing phrasing if nothing else. As a guy that watches every game every week, my opinion is that there are bad color commentators—the guys that tend to drone on and don’t really tell you anything you didn’t already know. There are plenty of decent ones that can draw up what happened on a given play. Then there are 2 or 3 that are outstanding; they not only can show what happened, but also give a ton of insight as to why (for example) a blocking scheme targeted a specific player and why a properly-read key by another defender freed up the target to make a play. Collinsworth is one of those (the other 2 are Romo and Charles Davis IMO). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: You “have no reason to believe” that? That’s confusing phrasing if nothing else. As a guy that watches every game every week, my opinion is that there are bad color commentators—the guys that tend to drone on and don’t really tell you anything you didn’t already know. There are plenty of decent ones that can draw up what happened on a given play. Then there are 2 or 3 that are outstanding; they not only can show what happened, but also give a ton of insight as to why (for example) a blocking scheme targeted a specific player and why a properly-read key by another defender freed up the target to make a play. Collinsworth is one of those (the other 2 are Romo and Charles Davis IMO). Agree with every word of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 4:24 PM, Billl said: The truth is that the Bills are one of the least cared about teams in the NFL. Buffalo is the definition of a small market, the team hasn’t been good enough for the last quarter century to develop a fanbase outside its footprint, and they have no real rivals. Nobody has ever decided that they can get national exposure by underrating Buffalo’s talent because 98% of casual fans see “Buffalo Bills” in the title and keep right on scrolling. Hi Bill. I'm going to guess that you weren't aware of this from last season. It's ok though we don't mind. We gain or earn respect when we consistently win. I think the networks are going to show the Bills a lot of love next season. Winning! "The Cowboys’ 26-15 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving Day averaged 32.6 million viewers, the most-viewed NFL game this season" Hahahahahahahahaha Next. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/31/nfl-television-viewership-increases-5percent-for-2019-season.html I'll grant you the CC bias though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 4/13/2020 at 12:58 PM, thebandit27 said: You see nothing outstanding about a guy that watches a play one time, at full NFL speed, and then 10 seconds later is able to clearly and concisely articulate what the play was designed to do, how the defense was designed to stop it, and why the play did or didn’t work? Huh. Okay then. Now here's a guy.... Thats all i think of when i think of collinsworth. I hate his stupid slide in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, dneveu said: Now here's a guy.... Thats all i think of when i think of collinsworth. I hate his stupid slide in too "Now here's a guy"...I swear he stole that from John Madden! Or at least Frank Caliendo's impression of Madden. Collinsworth can claim the slide in, since the only sliding Madden could do was if his bus driver locked up the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Just leave Chris alone...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Just now, Don Otreply said: Just leave Chris alone...??? No, it's Brady that cries. ? On 4/11/2020 at 4:43 PM, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Lol that didn’t age well in the #metoo era .... but I’m sure in the same situation, we’d all be choirboys, right? I haven't seen anything that bad since Dial-a-Date, with the Prince of Love, David Bronstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I like the concept of Collinsworth finally being gone but it’s highly unlikely he will have the Romo magic. That happens once a decade at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicharito Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Good now start grooming someone to replace Joe Buck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 To all those with a problem with Collinsworth, has anyone tried muting the sound? Or switch to a radio broadcast? It's amazing that people complain endlessly about a product they specifically choose to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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