TSOL Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Matthew Fairburn Sal JW Vic Carucci Metzalaars_lives 😉 Edited September 2, 2015 by mastershake
ALF Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Almost forgot John Wawrow (brave enough to stop by this forum ) and Astrobot (TC) John Murphy always easy to listen to, good guests Edited September 2, 2015 by ALF
BobChalmers Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 For a company man I think John Murphy does a heck of a job and isn't afraid to point out issues with the team. Agree with others that Dunne is off to a good start. Sal Maiorana Leo Roth I don't recall having a problem with Bucky Gleason yet. Agree Carucci really seems to have lost a step - almost nothing (anything?) he's tried to speculate has come out. I think he's lost all his connections at OBD.
zonabb Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 So far so good with Dunne. Like Buscaglia because he's knowledgeable (gotta take some arrogance but he knows his stuff). That's about it. The rest of the BN are unreadable. Problem I have with WGR is they're all jock-sniffing fans boys (especially Sal, holy cow I can't deal with him, he's like a 13-year-old meeting his heroes) and season ticketholders for our teams, hard to lend any credibility to them. JW unfortunately works for a dinosaur, the AP. Couldn't tell you the last time I read any of his stuff. I have warning points for being critical of him in the past. Oh, I did like the reporting of the guy in Toronto during the Bills sale, is it John Kryk (spelling?). He was good. As I said in an earlier post, probably many, I don't like opinion pieces because I don't care what anyone says. I've watched as much football as these twits on WGR, why should their opinion matter more than what I think for myself. I have a brain with 10 years of college invested in it, I don't need to be told what to think or turn to them to re-frame my own thoughts. I like good reporting, sadly that's in short supply in WNY, very short supply. Seems to me that the line between reporting and opinion has been blurred, that even in what should be a game report, we get snark, innuendo, and cheap shots when the goal is to report the facts. And as I've also said... I come here, scan the topics and see if there is any newsy. This place is better than any reporter for news because it's a clearinghouse and distiller of local and national outlets and twitter.
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) No love for Astro on page 1? Astro's got my vote. The Wiz also reported from camp with unbiased reporting. And I can't leave out JW Tyler Dunne and Vic C Edited September 2, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever
scribo Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 1. Astro 2. Yolo 3. Sal C 4. John W (AP) 5. Fairburn
ALF Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Yolo is our #1 source of breaking news , for sure 26CornerBlitz another great source of good info Edited September 2, 2015 by ALF
Lurker Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 My top five are jw Tyler Dunne The old Vic Good list. I'd add Lori Chase as well even though she's not local anymore...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Good list. I'd add Lori Chase as well even though she's not local anymore... Yeah, Lori is great. And Chuck Pollock is good. I just didn't consider them Bills Beat reporters even though they report on the Bills.
PromoTheRobot Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Top 3 in no particular order: Wawrow, Fairburn, Sal.
Jobu Posted September 2, 2015 Author Posted September 2, 2015 You guys are gold. Thanks for posting your favorites. Helps me weed through the BS.
bschmoove Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Wawrow. Other than that, none of these guys offers any more insight than what they see at practice or hear in a press conference. When a story breaks, it's from the big boys with the national organizations. The locals never get the story first.
Solomon Grundy Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Chris Trepasso Matthew Fairburn Coach Sal Kevin Massare Chris Brown
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 JW JW JWJWJW I also enjoyed John Kryk's reporting during the sale process CBF
Mister Defense Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 As a Central New York resident, I like that Matthew Fairburn is on the job the last 2 (?) years. He is fact based and very objective, straight forward, in his reporting. Good variety of topics as well. The Syracuse paper has had the worst NFL coverage of any major newspaper I have read, so good to see that they made a small step in the right direction by hiring this good young writer to cover the Bills. He just needs to end his pieces in a stronger manner as sometimes they just fizzle out.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 How about the top five Bills' reporters who should be beaten?
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 How about the top five Bills' reporters who should be beaten? Only 5? CBF
26CornerBlitz Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 Only 5? CBF You're right! Why stop there?
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