RoyBatty is alive Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Well deserved, at least he got to see the start of a great new era. Papers are dying regardless, I listen to him a lot on NFL network radio. 3
GunnerBill Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Enjoy your semi-retirement Vic. Always enjoyed reading his pieces before the joys of GDPR put a stop to it. 1
ChevyVanMiller Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Very happy for him, he had a long writing career. When he first started at the newspaper he was paid with fire. (Ba-dum-ba 🥁)
eball Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Vic is one of the good ones...not afraid to be critical but also willing to acknowledge team and player successes. Too many "reporters" these days think it's a crime to actually be positive about something. 4 3
GunnerBill Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, eball said: Vic is one of the good ones...not afraid to be critical but also willing to acknowledge team and player successes. Too many "reporters" these days think it's a crime to actually be positive about something. Other than Jerry Sullivan who definitely has made being miserable his stock in trade I am not sure any of the other regular Bills beat guys can be accused of this. Sure some of them were critical a lot 5 or 6 years ago but that is because there was a lot wrong.
eball Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Other than Jerry Sullivan who definitely has made being miserable his stock in trade I am not sure any of the other regular Bills beat guys can be accused of this. Sure some of them were critical a lot 5 or 6 years ago but that is because there was a lot wrong. You're right, the reporters seem less grumpy now that they are covering a reputable team/organization.
NewEra Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Congrats Vic. Thanks for decades of solid coverage. Hopefully he can sit back, relax and enjoy this while we go on our Lombardi run 1
Shaw66 Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Other than Jerry Sullivan who definitely has made being miserable his stock in trade I am not sure any of the other regular Bills beat guys can be accused of this. Sure some of them were critical a lot 5 or 6 years ago but that is because there was a lot wrong. Correct about this. I'm partial to the written word, and not having Carucci's words is a loss for me. He's done a seriously good job for a long time. Congratulations to him. 3 4
GunnerBill Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, eball said: You're right, the reporters seem less grumpy now that they are covering a reputable team/organization. I think at times fans blamed the media for reporting on the organisation's ineptitude rather than the organisation for being inept. Jerry, however, was a special case that man could turn winning the lottery into a negative. "Great now everyone is gonna come asking me for money. Humbug." 2 1
RobbRiddick Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Good luck to him. Must be great for him, he gets to spend more time with family without all the deadlines but still gets to talk about the sport he loves on radio... and get paid for it! He's living the dream 1
Malazan Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 I've always enjoyed his writing over the years. I thought he took on the herculean task of reporting fairly on the team during the drought which was not an easy thing to do. 2
Thurman#1 Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: Other than Jerry Sullivan who definitely has made being miserable his stock in trade I am not sure any of the other regular Bills beat guys can be accused of this. Sure some of them were critical a lot 5 or 6 years ago but that is because there was a lot wrong. Sully is cranky, but he's been plenty positive over the years many times when it was called for. He just hasn't been around many teams that deserved to have more than bits and pieces of good things said about them. I remember 2011 when Sully said that if things continued as they had - the Bills were 5 - 2 - Gailey deserved consideration for coach of the year. He definitely put the conditional in there, as well he should have, as the Bills ended up 6-10 that year, but when there were good things to be said, Sully has said them. He's still eviscerating the Sabres, deservedly, but he knows the Bills are looking special and he's said it plenty of times. Carucci will be a loss. He's always been a solid, insightful guy. Edited July 20, 2021 by Thurman#1 2 1
GunnerBill Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said: Sully is cranky, but he's been plenty positive over the years many times when it was called for. He just hasn't been around many teams that deserved to have more than bits and pieces of good things said about them. I remember 2011 when Sully said that if things continued as they had - the Bills were 5 - 2 - Gailey deserved consideration for coach of the year. He definitely put the conditional in there, as well he should have, as the Bills ended up 6-10 that year, but when there were good things to be said, Sully has said them. He's still eviscerating the Sabres, deservedly, but he knows the Bills are looking special and he's said it plenty of times. Carucci will be a loss. He's always been a solid, insightful guy. I must have missed his positive day 🤣 2 2
BMWR100RT Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Vic, so many bad years. Things are just getting good. I wish you the best!
machine gun kelly Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 I love Vic. I’ve called into NFLR on his Press Coverage show for years and I’m so you guys know, Dan from FL. I wish he would’ve been offered or taken the Felser weekly article. That would’ve been fun. I’m going to rub him Saturday on it. I delivered his interoffice mail from 1987-90 (college job) and was always gracious. I didn’t see him a lot as he was always at OBD. He’s going to be missed. Listen to him amd Dan Leberfeld on Saturdays if you ever want to talk to him.
Utah John Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 I so much admire Carucci. I have another compliment to toss his way: What an articulate, well-delivered, message. Almost no hms or uhs or other pauses -- just a stream of well-chosen words.
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