Tasker

[Bflojohn]

Steve had the best analysis all game long when he simply stated that the Bengals have MTV and star driven magazine cover athletes, but the Bills have nothing but nondiscript athletes, and essentially Buffalo has a "TEAM" and that is the difference between these two franchises, this year! In my mind, this is Chan Gailey's biggest achievement overall, because when he does have the talent available, he will NOT lose the ability to have them function as a TEAM!! GO BILLS!! That, my friends, is Coaching 101.

Edited November 22, 2010 by Bflojohn

[NaPolian8693]

Gus Johnson is awesome. If you are a fan, do a youtube search for "Rise and Fire" sometimes to see some compilations of Gus's greatest hits.

 

Let's not forget he's a college basketball legend.

 

Steve is just "OK". He's a lot better than when he first started, but still is not my favorite.

[zow2]

Funny how people can listen to the announcers and get a totally different vibe. I thought Tasker was slanted a bit towards the Bills yesterday. He agreed with nearly every call against Cinci, disagreed with some of the calls against Buffalo....continuously ripped on Palmer ignoring Ochocinco and some of their play calling.... He was kind of pumping up the Bills whenever he got a chance. I thought Tasker was very fair and did a good job.

[offsides#76FredSmerlas]

I can't stand listening to Tasker. What the hell was he trying to say about "being smoothe as water". The only guy worse than Tasker is Joe Theisman.

[Beebe's Kid]

Oh good...I was worried there wouldn't be a thread bemoaning the announcers this week. Whewwwww!!!! Just when I thought it wasn't going to happen...here it is!!!!

[eball]

I can't stand listening to Tasker. What the hell was he trying to say about "being smoothe as water". The only guy worse than Tasker is Joe Theisman.

LOL. I heard the quote as well and wondered WTF? He was referring to Fred Jackson and called him "smooth as pouring water into a glass." Umm, ok Steve.

Edited November 22, 2010 by eball

[webtoe]

LOL. I heard the quote as well and wondered WTF? He was referring to Fred Jackson and called him "smooth as pouring water into a glass." Umm, ok Steve.

 

 

My wife turned to me and said "he must have been working on that line all week."

[MaineMoxie]

I LOVE Gus and Steve. Best announcing duo on TV. Gus' calls make the game more exciting. I used to hate when Pat Summerall was calling MNF and someone scored. I've heard people sound more excited at a funeral.

[The Dean]

Tasker has gotten a bit better over the years, but he still sucks as an announcer.

[Buftex]

I LOVE Gus and Steve. Best announcing duo on TV. Gus' calls make the game more exciting. I used to hate when Pat Summerall was calling MNF and someone scored. I've heard people sound more excited at a funeral.

 

I guess I slept through that. When did Pat Summerall call MNF games?

[Fixxxer]

Maybe Tasker hates doing Bills games because he is such a big fan of the team that it's difficult for him to give us credit?

[MaineMoxie]

I guess I slept through that. When did Pat Summerall call MNF games?

 

Sorry, I meant CBS back when he was paired with Madden.

[Bob in STL]

Some sources report that it was the city’s proud citizens themselves who first proclaimed their magnificent home “The Queen City” or the “Queen of the West.” Long before marketing slogans and organized chambers of commerce, the residents themselves decided their grand and glorious city was regal. By 1826, co-authors Benjamin Drake and Edward Mansfield referred to city as the “Queen of the West” in their book, Cincinnati. Then in 1854, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned "Catawba Wine," which memorialized Cincinnati’s vineyards. In the last stanza of his poem, he refers to Cincinnati as the “Queen of the West.”

 

In the years following, the Queen City was given many other monikers. As Cincinnati became famous as a pork packing center in the mid 1800s, it was often called “Porkopolis.” It had surpassed both Dublin and Belfast as the world’s primary pork packing centers and was chief supplier of salt pork to the British Navy. During the same time period, residents still boasting their pride also referred to their Queen City as “the London of America.” When music, arts, a university and professional baseball entered the city’s complexion in the 1870s, the Queen City was also known as “the Paris of America.”

 

Found info here

 

 

I believe that Buffalo was refered to as the "Queen City of the Great Lakes".

['64 Bills]

Hey, Jimbo couldn't keep his NFL broadcasting job because he couldn't think of anything to say - nothing. Ray Bently & Steve are it! Good for them in a very tough, competitive business!

[1B4IDie]

Am I the only one that can't stand it when Tasker is announcing a Bills game? I don't know if he is trying so hard not to sound bias towards Buffalo or he holds a grudge for something. The guy finds it so hard to say anything positive about the team or give them credit for something. Meybe its just me lol.

You're not alone.

[Buftex]

Sorry, I meant CBS back when he was paired with Madden.

 

Summerall was really good at one time, but, I agree, toward the end of his time with Madden, he had a narcoleptic affect on game viewing. I think that was when it also became popular to bash Madden. IMO, Madden was talking more, just to keep everyone, including himself, awake.

[Mike In Illinois]

I like listening to Gus Johnson as well. He does many of the men's basketball games here in Big Ten country so I have a chance to watch and listen to him quite a bit. I'd really like to see Gus call a Super Bowl, no matter who his analyst is for the game.

[eball]

My wife turned to me and said "he must have been working on that line all week."

It's now my sig. Classic.

[bmur66]

I like Tasker as an announcer almost as much as I like Joe Thiesmann