Who Was The Best Reporter On The Bills Beat in 2017?

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Sal C brings more than all the others with the combo of having true knowledge of the game (with coaching experience) along with intelligent questions, conclusions and a personality that keeps it lively.

[Mike in Horseheads]

On 12/18/2017 at 9:10 PM, BuffaloRush said:

It's poll time.  The last poll that I conducted focused on Sean McDermott's approval rating through Week 14 of the NFL season.  Shockingly, he received almost a 91% approval rating from the folks here at Two Bills Drive.  Mind you, this was largely before the Miami victory.

 

So now I'm starting a new poll.  Let's face it, we get a large part of our news from the reporters who follow the Bills beat.  Over time there are certain "go-to" reporters, others that occasionally give good info, and maybe even a few that you can't stand.  So the question in - who is the best Bills reporter?  

 

For this poll, there's too many different reporters in television, radio, print/web for one poll.  I know I'll probably leave someone out but what I want to do is to throw out the more well-known reporters and see who TBD favors the most.  Keep in mind the different between a beat reporter that covers one area (i.e. The Bills) and a columnist or sports anchor who covers multiple topics or teams This poll will focus on just the beat reporters.   Also I'm not counting any of the Bills bloggers, because while some provide excellent insight, they really aren't covering the team in person as a member of the media.

As for my vote - this is a tough call.  So many great choice to choose from.  For me it's between Sal Maiorana, Sal Capaccio, Vic Carucci, and Joe Buscaglia.  So for 2017, I am going to vote for Joe Buscaglia.  I've really enjoyed his coverage and the podcast that he drops every Sunday after the Bills game.

So waiting to hear - who are your favorites?

 

Suggestion...make them so we can see who voted for who, its one of the options.

[BuffaloRush]

4 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Suggestion...make them so we can see who voted for who, its one of the options.

I thought about that, but sometimes the lack of anonymity discourages people from participating

[Fadingpain]

Just saw this. I have no idea how Sal C. from WGR can be named #1.

 

He does not know how to separate his personal love for the team from an objective evaluation; his opinions are usually based on what he would like to believe as compared to "what is" and he is usually a day late and a dollar short in terms of really ever knowing anything within the organization.

 

Like many similar "reporters" he functions as an extension of the Bills' PR department; they spoon feed him what they want to get out and Sal dutifully disseminates.

 

Other than that, he's great.

 

 

On December 19, 2017 at 9:36 PM, The Dean said:

 

Warrow is a terrific reporter---a REAL reporter, who could probably write about most anything. I haven't read many Bills stories from him, this year. But he gets my vote, anyway. 

All professional reporters should be able to write about anything.  That's how it works and what their training is in.

The reporting comes first, the actual subject matter to be reported comes second.

 

Today you are the crime beat guy, tomorrow, covering a football team.  I think this is why many fans dislike "sports reporters"...they feel they are not "football experts" but should be.  

 

In reality, that is not their training or job description.

 

 

 

On December 18, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Ray Finkel said:

Sal Capaccio is a very professional and hardworking reporter.  He also has a catchy song using his name.  I find myself singing it during the day.  

Agree he is hard working; I also would guarantee he considers himself the luckiest man in the world, doing what he perceives to be a dream job.

 

You can't take that away from him.

 

[Wayne Arnold]

It's between Wawrow and Buscaglia.

 

Wawrow the best old-school reporter who asks good questions and gets scoops. Buscaglia the best analyst. 

 

Fairburn is good too. And I love Sal M's Twitter because he's an unapologetic miserable curmudgeon to the core and it's hilarious.

 

Not sure why Sal C is leading this poll, aside from he's a nice guy.

[boyst]

It's been almost 5 days and it's still warrow.

 

Anyone going to mention that when you do the proper Canadian translation it is Wawrow?  In French that means whiskey primed at 1am

[JohnBonhamRocks]

1 hour ago, Boyst62 said:

It's been almost 5 days and it's still warrow.

 

Anyone going to mention that when you do the proper Canadian translation it is Wawrow?  In French that means whiskey primed at 1am

 

Might have voted differently had I known his name meant that. 

 

But I voted Sal C. He's enjoyable to listen to and does not annoy me like a lot of the others. Plus, as mentioned, his song is great. 

[elijah]

What are the thoughts on Mike Schopp? 

 

 

[T-Bomb]

On ‎12‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 11:55 PM, JimKellyTryouts said:

Joe Buscaglia is one of the few guys that doesn't sound generic and recycling what most Bills fans can already know

 

He's a dork.

[boyst]

it is difficult to consider Wawrow a beat reporter because he cannot drop a lot of breaking news because he actually verifies his sources and will not be wrong.  he's a pure journalist

 

the rest of them are just tabloid style.

these play calls are amazing

[Helpmenow]

Beautiful heather pruzak, with all that eye shadow.