Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 In the last few years I have noticed the production values for many of the Bills games have declined to amateurish levels on all the networks. They dont show replays of some controversial calls by the refs. They dont have good camera angles of a lot of plays and the announcers are NFL shills who dont dare criticize the stupid stuff the league foists on us. I watch a lot of CFL games on TSN in Canada and their production/coverage/commentary on the games is WAY better than the garbage crews the networks send for the Buffalo games. Is it any coincidence that since the Bills started sucking in 2000, that the crews sent by the networks to cover/film the games have also gone downhill? Agreed. This will change if the Bills continue to win. Later in the year, if they're duking it out with New England for the division they'll likely get flexed into some prime time games even. Bad coverage is the just the nature of being irrelevant to the playoff landscape for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac4095 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 In the last few years I have noticed the production values for many of the Bills games have declined to amateurish levels on all the networks. They dont show replays of some controversial calls by the refs. They dont have good camera angles of a lot of plays and the announcers are NFL shills who dont dare criticize the stupid stuff the league foists on us. I watch a lot of CFL games on TSN in Canada and their production/coverage/commentary on the games is WAY better than the garbage crews the networks send for the Buffalo games. Is it any coincidence that since the Bills started sucking in 2000, that the crews sent by the networks to cover/film the games have also gone downhill? Winning fixes a lot of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I give them a pass, since it was FOX. I can't believe FOX thinks those dancing robots still work, by the way... My 7-year-old thinks those robots are awesome! I guess that's their target demographic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland-bills-fan Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I baked a batch of wings on the bbq, smothered them in Franks Lousie Sauce and chugged beer, because the game was on the TV. Bellick is a smart football guy and an actual football guy who doesn't seem to have an agenda like the guys who majored in communications in their ivy league club school and are trying to climb the corperate ladder. A buzz turns their talk into gibberish. Go there, Get there. Instruction tours are available at a reasonable fee. (you bring the beer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoggyHog Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Did anyone else think that Fox had way less commercials during the gameplay than cbs? I was saying the same thing. They didn't break during possession changes, time-outs or extra points.... they broke in the middle of drives, end of quarters and missed 4 or 5 plays that I'm aware of. I love FOX, but they really sucked today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Come on man. They were both rooting for the Eagles to come back and win. It was obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGeorgiaBillsFan Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Unfortunately, it seems every broadcast crew is not able to accept that the Bills have the talent to be winning. Nothing was worse than the Cincy game and Tasker was part of that broadcast team; those two made me ill. Remember, Billick and Rosen were playing to the big city market ... that's what the NFL cares about most! No, that isn't what the NFL cares about. If it was, there would not be a salary cap. It is the media that cares about the large markets, and that is because they are a business driven by ratings. I was saying the same thing. They didn't break during possession changes, time-outs or extra points.... they broke in the middle of drives, end of quarters and missed 4 or 5 plays that I'm aware of. I love FOX, but they really sucked today. You love FOX? WHY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Eagle cheerleaders.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobesBLO13 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The worst part of FOX is their HD sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Billick is one of the best color analysts in the biz. And Sam is one of my faves in terms of pbp. You guys take this announcer stuff too personally. They don't spend 18 hours a day at TBD, so don't expect them to cover the game like they do. The Eagles and their issues are a huge national story and Vick is always a hot-button persona. What did you expect? Them to gush over the Bills for three hours?? Best --- Says who? I thought they had an NFC bias. I thought they dwelled on plays that were long past and I thought they missed key points on key plays. Not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoggyHog Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 You love FOX? WHY? Because I do. So, now you know why. Any other questions or should I just assume you really give a CRAP why I love Fox? Stay on target Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Some of the most biased announcing I have heard in awhile. Losers. Go Bills! Was listening to the radio and watching the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Playing well will get you the top team. We get Nantz/Simms next week against the NYG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Brian Billick hates on the Bills. I thought Rosen was OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Playing well will get you the top team. We get Nantz/Simms next week against the NYG. I'm sure Nantz/Simms will get Patriots-Cowboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nope: WEEK 6 – Oct. 16 GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST PRODUCER/DIRECTOR 1:00 PM, ET starts: •Buffalo @ N.Y. Giants Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Lance Barrow/Mike Arnold •Indianapolis @ Cincinnati Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jim Rikhoff/Bryan Lilley •Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith 4:00 PM, ET starts: •Cleveland @ Oakland Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Ross Schneiderman/Mark Grant •Houston @ Baltimore Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My 7-year-old thinks those robots are awesome! I guess that's their target demographic... Robots. Guitars. What's not to like about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwolf02 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rosen is a good announcer, but FOX sucks as a channel. They must have missed 5 plays while at commercial throughout the game. This. I like Rosen, I think he calls a pretty fair game with a decent tempo. Billick, I could do without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numark Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 And some of the graphics..... Ugh. Changing bills? If they showed: "Let's look back" One more time, I was going to break the tv YES I didn't think they were horribly biased (poor commenters yes though) unlike last week. However those graphics were rough. Their "let's look back" segment every 2 minutes was GOD AWFUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlamnSam Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Dissenting view: I thought they were pretty good. Light on hyperbole, corrected mistakes and made good insights. I thought Billick was especially good. you're kidding. the only thing out both their mouths was vick vick vick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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