One Bills Live with Chris Brown and... Maddy Glab?

[foreboding]

3 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

I find myself missing Steve's takes, and I also care about him as an individual.

Same. I can't listen to the show. Maddy seems nice, but there is nothing about her football knowledge i find the least bit interesting. Steve and Chris are funny together.

[716er]

Heard 10 minutes of Glab and Brown today. Was 10 too many. Hope Steve is okay.

[wppete]

1 hour ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I’ve never seen so many woman haters until this message board, holy crap 😂😂😂😂

  
A ridiculous comment. Has nothing to do with her gender. She’s just bad at what she does, would love to see Kay Adams replace her!!!!

 

 

Edited October 5, 2021 by wppete

[Beach]

im just glad to find out its not just me

[ChevyVanMiller]

3 hours ago, Rubes said:

Whenever I see the name "Maddy Glab" I can't help but think the name is supposed to be an anagram of some secret person's name

Rapper “Mad Baldy G”

Edited October 5, 2021 by ChevyVanMiller

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

3 hours ago, Beast said:

I listened to about 5 minutes of her today at the gym. She said she was happy the Chiefs won yesterday because they would have been mad and taken it out on the Bills. I promptly went to my music list.

 

She has no business being on the air talking about professional football.

I mean I don't like Glab either but that is a fair point and a very real thing in sports

3 hours ago, Steptide said:

The show is too long to start. Even 2 hrs is way too long Imo. 3 is just ridiculous, especially in the off season. The show should be an hr and a half tops. Brown doesnt bother me, but sometimes the homer in him comes out and I cringe. Maddy has always been annoying and the "maddy awards" is litterally the worst segment they have. She just creates new categorys every week and then "gives" the award to whoever. It's so dumb and pointless. 

It's only 2 hours now, except on Mondays after games when it is 3

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Donald Jones was almost as bad as Glab, but in different ways. Did you ever listen when he was doing the show with Murphy? It was just so painfully obvious that he put zero effort into it, and I'm pretty sure Murphy came to resent him because he was carrying the show completely by himself and he'd constantly say passive aggressive things to Jones. It was bad.

 

My favorite is the Locked On Bills podcast with Joe Marino. He provides some great stats following games and has a great primer for the next game each week. It's clear he knows the NFL really well. He was very negative about the Bobby Hart signing because he knew about his past performances. He does his homework.

Tasker has been all on board with masks and vaccines and everything from the beginning. He talks about it all the time. He's not as boisterous about it as Chris Brown, but he has been a full supporter, at least that's how he came across to me.

Locked On is the very very best and a daily listen, but I need much more to get me through the day

[purple haze]

3 hours ago, Ralonzo said:

it’s not “we” Maddie. You didn’t put on shoulder pads and eye black, and run gunner on punt teams.

Maddie works for the organization.  It doesn’t get more “we” than that.  If you went into their offices I’d bet you would hear “we” from many people who don’t actually play on the team. 
 

Many fans say “we” as well and don’t have anything to do with any sports organization they root for except spend money and emotion on it.   And so what?  It’s figurative not literal. 

[strive_for_five_guy]

1 hour ago, Apocalypse Nuts said:

You haters are #######s.  Everything has to be just perfect for you cry babies.  Pricks. They do their best but you gotta complain about something because it’s not exactly how you like it. 

Totally agree.  The point of the OP was to express concern about Tasker’s  whereabouts, and half the thread turns into gripes about him and his replacement.

[Beast]

30 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

I mean I don't like Glab either but that is a fair point and a very real thing in sports

 

All I can do is LOL at you. The Bills are supposed to be an elite team that is going up against a team that beat them twice last year, keeping the, from going to the SB.

 

I don’t give a crap about how mad the Chiefs would be going into the Bills game. Once the ball is kicked off that goes out the window.

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

3 minutes ago, Beast said:

All I can do is LOL at you. The Bills are supposed to be an elite team that is going up against a team that beat them twice last year, keeping the, from going to the SB.

 

I don’t give a crap about how mad the Chiefs would be going into the Bills game. Once the ball is kicked off that goes out the window.

I disagree completely, Beast of the East. I think it can affect your preparation and your mentality for the game without a doubt. You see what the Bills usually do after a loss.

[Green Lightning]

7 minutes ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Totally agree.  The point of the OP was to express concern about Tasker’s  whereabouts, and half the thread turns into gripes about him and his replacement.

Her spots are fine. On a talk format she is really hard to listen to. So I don't.  Problem solved.

[TheFunPolice]

Chris Brown always sounds angry to me

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

All that show does is make me long for “Monday Night Quarterback” with Larry Felser and a young John Murphy 

[US Egg]

Chris Brown is a tough listen with Tasker. Brown with Maddie Glab makes me appreciate silence.

[Dukestreetking]

4 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I’ve never seen so many woman haters until this message board, holy crap 😂😂😂😂

 

So I guess we're all misogynists.

 

Thus we critique Dabs b/c we're misandrists, Ford b/c we're racist...ad infinitum.

 

Best to think of us as more balanced--like, say,  misanthropic humanitarians--and you'll have a much better time here.

 

Just my two cents.

[Since1981]

Maddy takes 3 times as long to setup a question and references 8 bogus stats as setup…I’ve fallen asleep while she asked a question. 
 

Charlie Brown teacher “blah blah quaka quoke…”

 

[Chandler#81]

8 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

I can't believe it but I totally agree with this take.

 

I caught a portion of the show a week or so ago and Maddy said that her father was complaining to her about her always agreeing with everything that Chris said on the show and not having her own opinion..........which was followed by an awkward silence from Brown who is obviously aware that Glab just gives a longwinded agreement to everything her or Tasker say.

 

She is a total energy vampire.

 

[thumbing through my Dark Dictionary -The Sorcery Source] Vampire is male. Maddy’s just a Vamp.

Personally, I don’t mind her. Living in Florida, I’ll take any Bills news I can get and she provides daily news, tweets and the Podcast with ‘Kimmo’. I love my WNY, but we got nothin’ on sports programming like the Big Apple down State 🤷‍♂️

[machine gun kelly]

6 hours ago, purple haze said:

Maddie works for the organization.  It doesn’t get more “we” than that.  If you went into their offices I’d bet you would hear “we” from many people who don’t actually play on the team. 
 

Many fans say “we” as well and don’t have anything to do with any sports organization they root for except spend money and emotion on it.   And so what?  It’s figurative not literal. 

That’s part of the complaints I’ve heard for years about OBL.  Fans write a lot of they are homers, or always finding positives, and it’s kind of silly.  They are employees of the Bills.  The reason you hear a little more fair balance on the other shows is they are WGR employees, not Bills employees.  I take that into context as sometimes the guys on the air are reaching in being positive.

 

For the sake of the show, I hope Steve makes it back.  It is definitely better when he is there with Brown.  I also want crazy about Murph.  He’s fine for calling the games, although he’s no Van.

[LabattBlue]

Two things about Maddy…

 

- She often rambles without saying anything of note. 
 

- Her “nails on a chalkboard” voice often makes it sound like she is in extreme pain.  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

10 hours ago, RiotAct said:

Bag Lady, M.D.

Netflix producers and attorneys are on the phone asking for you.  Can you develop this into a series?

[SoMAn]

I find it amusing that her voice is so annoying to Buffalo natives.  She has a thick Inland Northern working class accent that is prominent all around the Great Lakes, including Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.  Her Chicago accent isn't that different from those found all around WNY. 

 

When I hear callers to local Buffalo radio shows, I cringe listening to their Sowt Bufflo ahhksents.  Maddy does have a youthful tone to her voice, but that's not any fault of hers, and shouldn't take away from the content of her statements.

 

Is there any broadcast commentator that everyone agrees on? 

 

The woman does her homework and is an enthusiastic supporter of the Bills.  I don't find that she parrots the host at all. As far as her awards and lunchtime trivia games go - what do you expect. They're trying add a little light fun and fill their 2-3 hours, 5 days a week. 

 

If you don't like the shows, don't listen. 

[RichRiderBills]

To be fair;

 

Everyone hated Murph

Everyone hated Tasker

Everyone hated Donald Jones

Everyone hates Chris Brown

 

(Briefly) everyone hated Frierland 

 

Now of course, everyone hates Maddy. This is a tough crowd. I really liked them all, but Murph could be too much a company man.

 

Personally, I'm fine with her voice, she's got a midwestern twang, very apt.

 

Maddy is doing pretty good and does a decent job. My only complaint is the cam is zoomed to close on her face during the video segments, and this annoys me, not because she's ugly ( she's not) , but its just too close and awkward. I hate this vibe from video feeds on NFL channel fantasy shows too.

 

If there is one gal i would request, its that I love Jenna Cottrell, and would love to see her on the payroll. Her spot is pretty good. 

 

I would also love if we somehow ponied up for Kim Jones. 

Edited October 5, 2021 by RichRiderBills

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

19 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

Is there any broadcast commentator that everyone agrees on? 

"Mardi Boo-ron nahmburr wan broadcazdurr in Buvvalow rahdeeyo!  Zay no, ahnd I bunch you in dee ed!"

 

signed,

M. Biron

[eMoulds]

Tasker's daughter got married in Alaska the weekend of the Washington game. I would imagine that's the reason for his absence. 

[NewEra]

5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

[thumbing through my Dark Dictionary -The Sorcery Source] Vampire is male. Maddy’s just a Vamp.

Personally, I don’t mind her. Living in Florida, I’ll take any Bills news I can get and she provides daily news, tweets and the Podcast with ‘Kimmo’. I love my WNY, but we got nothin’ on sports programming like the Big Apple down State 🤷‍♂️

There’s so many more shows you can listen to.  It’s not like Maddy is breaking stories or contributing a knowledgeable point of view.  
Other than those that have been listening for the show for years and find it routine, I don’t see any reason to listen.  Very little information.  An uncomfortable ear drum is the most memorable part of each show

[JESSEFEFFER]

All have their strengths and weaknesses but her voice is a tough listen just as I know mine would be.  Mine sounds fine in my head but I hear a recording of it and I cringe.  Certainly not the basis of a professional career.  Someone mentioned Jenna Cottrell and Kim Jones and I have to agree.  Their voices are very professional and are an easy listen so it's not just a female voice issue with me.

 

Steve is a clumsy ad libber and questions to a guest will be that by nature.  But, I think he is great at telling stories, many of which he has probably told many times prior.  Also, I think Chris Brown is a better match with Steve than Murphy was.  Chris will often gently correct Steve's misstatements or complete his points when he loses his way in the middle of a sentence and struggles to complete the thought.

 

As a rule, the questions should never be longer than the answers.  It's tempting for an interviewer to try to demonstrate that they have some real knowledge of the topic but questions buried among parentheticals and asides make for a poor guest segment.  Most of WGRs younger talent have problems with this to some degree.  It's almost like they are trying too hard to justify their own presence on air and makes for a tough listen.

[muppy]

12 hours ago, CoffeeDrip said:

I am in fact a woman myself... And I do not care for Maddy Glab. 

welcome to 2BD ^5

 

Im reading the thread out of market so havent heard said Glab all that often but it would be great if some homegrown Bills fangirl became an announcer and brought her insight and knowledge into the mix. Broadcasting careers I would guess are highly sought after . Gotta work your way up

[TC in St. Louis]

I'd rather have Tasker.  I listen to that podcast pretty much every day.  When I hear that it's Maddy, I shrug it off and listen anyway.  It's not that I dislike her, it's that I'd rather listen to Tasker.  He's been there.  Chris Brown yells a lot, and he says "good on them" instead of "good for them."  That annoys me.

 

I hope she isn't reading all this.  She seems like a good person.  If you don't like her, find another podcast.

 

Hope Steve comes back soon.  

[LabattBlue]

2 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I find it amusing that her voice is so annoying to Buffalo natives.  She has a thick Inland Northern working class accent that is prominent all around the Great Lakes, including Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.  Her Chicago accent isn't that different from those found all around WNY. 

 

When I hear callers to local Buffalo radio shows, I cringe listening to their Sowt Bufflo ahhksents.  Maddy does have a youthful tone to her voice, but that's not any fault of hers, and shouldn't take away from the content of her statements.

 

Is there any broadcast commentator that everyone agrees on? 

 

The woman does her homework and is an enthusiastic supporter of the Bills.  I don't find that she parrots the host at all. As far as her awards and lunchtime trivia games go - what do you expect. They're trying add a little light fun and fill their 2-3 hours, 5 days a week. 

 

If you don't like the shows, don't listen. 

Only one question…are you Maddy’s mom, dad or boyfriend? 😂

[NewEra]

2 hours ago, SoMAn said:

I find it amusing that her voice is so annoying to Buffalo natives.  She has a thick Inland Northern working class accent that is prominent all around the Great Lakes, including Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, and Milwaukee.  Her Chicago accent isn't that different from those found all around WNY. 

 

When I hear callers to local Buffalo radio shows, I cringe listening to their Sowt Bufflo ahhksents.  Maddy does have a youthful tone to her voice, but that's not any fault of hers, and shouldn't take away from the content of her statements.

 

Is there any broadcast commentator that everyone agrees on? 

 

The woman does her homework and is an enthusiastic supporter of the Bills.  I don't find that she parrots the host at all. As far as her awards and lunchtime trivia games go - what do you expect. They're trying add a little light fun and fill their 2-3 hours, 5 days a week. 

 

If you don't like the shows, don't listen. 

Content of her statements?  Like what, “oh I agree with everything you just said Chris”?  She has very little enjoyable content imo.  
 

I don’t listen. Many people have agreed that they don’t listen because of her. That’s not good for business.  She should be fired.  Sorry Maddy Fam 

[MJS]

2 hours ago, RichRiderBills said:

To be fair;

 

Everyone hated Murph

Everyone hated Tasker

Everyone hated Donald Jones

Everyone hates Chris Brown

 

(Briefly) everyone hated Frierland 

 

Now of course, everyone hates Maddy. This is a tough crowd. I really liked them all, but Murph could be too much a company man.

 

Personally, I'm fine with her voice, she's got a midwestern twang, very apt.

 

Maddy is doing pretty good and does a decent job. My only complaint is the cam is zoomed to close on her face during the video segments, and this annoys me, not because she's ugly ( she's not) , but its just too close and awkward. I hate this vibe from video feeds on NFL channel fantasy shows too.

 

If there is one gal i would request, its that I love Jenna Cottrell, and would love to see her on the payroll. Her spot is pretty good. 

 

I would also love if we somehow ponied up for Kim Jones. 

No, I liked Murphy, although he went downhill over the years. I like Tasker. I loathed Donald Jones. I like Chris Brown.

 

I have defended the show a lot over the years. Maddy Glab just doesn't add any value to the show at all. I don't see how anyone could say she is doing a good job. Now, when she isn't a regular and just comes on the show for her short, silly segments? Fine. Whatever.

 

But it's a train wreck when she is expected to talk for three hours about NFL football. She rambles worse than Tasker, and it's always just to restate what Brown says. 100% of the time (unless they are rambling about their personal lives).

14 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Content of her statements?  Like what, “oh I agree with everything you just said Chris”?  She has very little enjoyable content imo.  
 

I don’t listen. Many people have agreed that they don’t listen because of her. That’s not good for business.  She should be fired.  Sorry Maddy Fam 

I don't care if she is fired or not. Just don't ask her to do what she clearly can't do. She can't talk about football live on air for 3 hours straight. For short, specific segments she is fine.

[2020 Our Year For Sure]

12 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

Locked On is the very very best and a daily listen, but I need much more to get me through the day

The Bruce Exclusive podcast on the Buffalo Rumblings pod network. Bruce Rules

[BADOLBILZ]

7 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

[thumbing through my Dark Dictionary -The Sorcery Source] Vampire is male. Maddy’s just a Vamp.

Personally, I don’t mind her. Living in Florida, I’ll take any Bills news I can get and she provides daily news, tweets and the Podcast with ‘Kimmo’. I love my WNY, but we got nothin’ on sports programming like the Big Apple down State 🤷‍♂️

 

Yeah, boring won't cut it at a big city media outlet.   She sucks the "interesting" out of virtually any Bills conversation.   The perfect combo of monotonous droning(which is very straining to listen to on an am signal......where most of the listeners are getting the feed) and incredibly long winded, boring re-hashed takes.

[Chandler#81]

3 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

Yeah, boring won't cut it at a big city media outlet.   She sucks the "interesting" out of virtually any Bills conversation.   The perfect combo of monotonous droning(which is very straining to listen to on an am signal......where most of the listeners are getting the feed) and incredibly long winded, boring re-hashed takes.

🤣 I’ll argue with you the very moment I disagree..🤷‍♂️

[toto8]

6 hours ago, eMoulds said:

Tasker's daughter got married in Alaska the weekend of the Washington game. I would imagine that's the reason for his absence. 

 

Annie Tasker lives here in Anchorage.

 

One time I was walking into the local Lululemon with my wife and I was wearing a bills hoodie and cap then one of the employees came to me and ask me if I knew who Steve Tasker is and I told her of course I know Steve Tasker! Then she tells me that his daughter is the manager, she calls her and comes over to chat about the bills and the fact that she lives here. She told me Steve has been here a few times. She was so down to earth and very happy to see a bills fan (there are not many of us here, mostly seachickens fans).  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

7 hours ago, RichRiderBills said:

To be fair;

 

Everyone hated Murph

Everyone hated Tasker

Everyone hated Donald Jones

Everyone hates Chris Brown

 

But everybody loved Raymond!

[Stanley Lombardi]

8 hours ago, RichRiderBills said:

To be fair;

 

Everyone hated Murph

Everyone hated Tasker

Everyone hated Donald Jones

Everyone hates Chris Brown

 

 

To be fair-er,

In the wider world (yes, there is such a thing), above and beyond the self-acclaimed hipsters of TBD, Murph and Tasker are liked/loved, respected/revered.

[gomper]

18 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

All that show does is make me long for “Monday Night Quarterback” with Larry Felser and a young John Murphy 

That was a fantastic show.  I actually knew Larry personally.  Total class.  He always asked my opinion on the team, even though he forgot more football than I've ever seen.  Great guy. RIP Larry. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

16 minutes ago, gomper said:

That was a fantastic show.  I actually knew Larry personally.  Total class.  He always asked my opinion on the team, even though he forgot more football than I've ever seen.  Great guy. RIP Larry. 

Agreed.  Murphy hadn't yet developed his disdain for callers, and Felser always seemed to see issues with the team for what they were.  That show went by too quickly every week.