I'm Spartacus Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Somebody get the hook and get him out of the booth. He's terrible! 3 3 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadBills Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Agreed. Anyone else think Taskers a one upper? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferra13 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 It's one of those things... he's "our guy". Just like Rob Ray is to Sabres. A couple of gents who have been hit in the head way too much. I still love them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I think we need to get Allen somebody better in the West Herr commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControllerOfPlanetX Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Indy needs take a time-out…Indy needs take a time-out…Indy needs take a time-out…Indy needs take a time-out… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I like him....suffer 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bferra13 said: It's one of those things... he's "our guy". Just like Rob Ray is to Sabres. A couple of gents who have been hit in the head way too much. I still love them. You're on to something. We need to Ray and Tasker to do a show together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I love both Ray and Tasker. Suck it, *****. LOL 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 How about Steve, and all color guys shut up an let the viewers watch and make opinions for themselves. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHustle Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 His opinions were often not on point. I found myself correcting him several times to my girlfriend who was totally confused with how he was explaining things sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 That last drive and his insistence about how TOs were going to be used was Billy Joe Hobertesque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, HulkSmashMafia said: Agreed. Anyone else think Taskers a one upper? I thought he said he never fielded an 82 yard punt? I didn't hear him say he did an 83... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I don't understand how people who are paid to provide color commentary and "know" stuff normal fans don't know can wonder on air about why the horsecollar sack wasn't called. It's because the only place a horsecollar tackle is legal is on a QB in the pocket Steve. Get with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I hope he was drinking because at least that would give him an excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Spartacus Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) If he would stop over analyzing and make a few astute comments it might be tolerable Edited August 14, 2022 by I'm Spartacus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I actually really like his commentary. I was disappointed when Eric Wood took back over after the 2020 season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp566 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 He’s either asking overloaded questions to guests on one bills live or botching names in the broadcast booth. You can’t hide from him. Once he lost his gig at CBS he’s all Buffalo all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Easily one of the worst in the business 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSEFEFFER Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Check out the Youtube of OBL from Friday. He was trying to make a point about Bernard but kept calling him Benford. Someone corrected him, he checked the roster and got it right for one sentence and then resumed calling him Benford three more times. Maddy Glab inserts his correct, full name twice before she finishes two sentences. The look on Frelund's face was one of total befuddlement. CTE is real and Tasker had as many full speed ST collisions as any of them. I totally hope that is not the case. Steve is at his best when storytelling as in many cases he has probably told many of them on multiple occasions. 19:36 Benford or Bernard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse Nuts Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I would like to see any of you complainers do his job. He’s not the best. So freaking what? He’s our Steve Tasker. 46 minutes ago, JESSEFEFFER said: Check out the Youtube of OBL from Friday. He was trying to make a point about Bernard but kept calling him Benford. Someone corrected him, he checked the roster and got it right for one sentence and then resumed calling him Benford three more times. Maddy Glab inserts his correct, full name twice before she finishes two sentences. The look on Frelund's face was one of total befuddlement. CTE is real and Tasker had as many full speed ST collisions as any of them. I totally hope that is not the case. Steve is at his best when storytelling as in many cases he has probably told many of them on multiple occasions. 19:36 Benford or Bernard Actually I think the other guy today made the same mistake. If they both make the roster, it won’t be the last time. People are human and make mistakes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 If you listen to OBL then you get that he considers it show prep and you're not really getting much new except for the current in-game commentary. Can't really hold that against him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennstate10 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I don’t know. Tasker is wrong about obvious facts. 1). He said Bills run game improved in the last 5 games when Boetger started playing full time. Really? 2). He was suggesting Colts scored a TD on an illegal pick play. Replay showed that receiver wasn’t involved in the “pick”. And the pick was really Bills DB and LB playing keystone kops. sorry, he’s just not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 He gets ahead of himself all the time on broadcasts. He's a really sharp and funny dude in person, even if a bit of a dry, witty prick when holding court (which is not exactly a criticism in my eyes), but with a microphone he gets lost. Must be the professional need to fill the air with words. I'll bet his at-home, on-the-couch commentary is MUCH more engaging. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1105 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 He’s so hit and miss. He is bad in the booth, okay as side line reporter, he’s more cold than hot as a team with Chris Brown. He’s average as a commercial guy but he’s fantastic in the pre recorded Bills hype videos. It’s like sometimes his brain still produces genius but most of the time it’s at 40% 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I’m not a big fan of OBL as I expect some balance. Howard & Jeremy are decent, especially Jeremy, and having Joe now in the morning is working out. The extra point show is the best of the WGR shows. Forget about the tools in the afternoon. OBL comes across like a propaganda machine for the Bills. I think the Bills own that show. As far as the HOF, I hope he makes it. The HOF voters always talk about “did he transform the game”, and I’d say yes back in the 80’s/90’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Despite the WR barely getting a finger on the ball, Tasker insisted that the 1st Keenum int was on the WR. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 12 hours ago, Bferra13 said: It's one of those things... he's "our guy". Just like Rob Ray is to Sabres. A couple of gents who have been hit in the head way too much. I still love them. This. Tasker is brutal, but they’ll never oust him until he voluntarily retires. I actually like Rob Ray and think he adds insight to the Sabres’ broadcasts. Tasker just talks a lot without really saying anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 This thread is like clockwork EVERY season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunTheBall Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Love Steve but he needs to get out of the booth if this seasons first game is an indication of where his head is at. I’m a seasoned viewer of professional football and I found myself time and again getting confused with the word salad, misidentifications, and downright nutty analysis (the phantom Elam pick play, the whole Colts TO fiasco). Instead of just watching the game I’m spending too much time questioning my own eyes because Tasker is seeing things that just aren’t there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 1 hour ago, eball said: This. Tasker is brutal, but they’ll never oust him until he voluntarily retires. I actually like Rob Ray and think he adds insight to the Sabres’ broadcasts. Tasker just talks a lot without really saying anything. My favorite Rob Ray moment was when he got caught in the middle of a near fistfight between Lindy and the Ottawa coach: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I'm trying to recall if their has been a thread on this topic at any time before......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O. Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 "They need to call a quick timeout".... actually I like medium timeouts better, or long timeouts. Don't see the benefit of a quick one, how much can you get done in 10/15 seconds? I know what he is saying, "Call a timeout quickly after the play is over", but he kept saying a Quick timeout, like there are other types of timeouts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 He was a sideline reporter at CBS for a reason. Give the guy a break 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 19 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: How about Steve, and all color guys shut up an let the viewers watch and make opinions for themselves. Turn the sound down, and you can do just that. He was fine. It's a ***** preseason game...watch the local coverage of pretty much any other team, and you will hear far worse....then again, we are Bills fans, we complain about everything and anyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Riv Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 20 hours ago, I'm Spartacus said: Somebody get the hook and get him out of the booth. He's terrible! Better than Paul Maguire! Or maybe he's the new Maguire? 🤨 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 There is a segment amongst the "mafia" that views every single damn thing with an hyper-sensitive eye/ear. It's ***** football...it's a game...all the guys that people wax so poetically about from the days of yesteryear, had just as many issues... complaining because he didn't explain he didn't differentiate between "a quick timeout" and calling a timeout quickly? Even though you know what he meant? Petty fan base we have...as you all could no doubt do better, just watch with the sound off, you might actually enjoy the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 hours ago, BTB said: Despite the WR barely getting a finger on the ball, Tasker insisted that the 1st Keenum int was on the WR. 🤔 He was right...the whole, "if you get a hand on it, you have to catch it" is as tired a cliche' as there is with analysts. Keenum's lack of touch was responsible for that pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 I'll take tasker all day over whoever the color-commentator was for the Panthers/Commanders game. Wildly cringe faux macho nonsense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 18 hours ago, JESSEFEFFER said: Maddy Glab.... I would take Steve Tasker over Maddy Glab every day of the week. Her delivery is just so painful to my ears. I immediately turn the radio off if she comes on the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Einstein said: I would take Steve Tasker over Maddy Glab every day of the week. Her delivery is just so painful to my ears. I immediately turn the radio off if she comes on the program. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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