And what's hilarious is that Felger tries to present himself as such an objective observer when it comes down to it, he is a total fanboy just like anyone else. His often over the top rants against Favre were due to him underperforming as a Packer, his over the top hatred of Moss was due to his time against the Packers with the Vikings, etc...Rocco Graziosa said:I think one of the problems with Felger in Boston, is that for whatever reason he's never been presented/promoted as to what he really is. Some dude from Wisconsin who likes the Packers, Bucks, and Brewers. WFAN never for one second hid the fact that Mike Russo was a Giants fan who HATED the Yankees. It allowed the audience to understand where he was coming from.
Im not a Sabr guy and believe in clutch. I don't think Hook embarrassed Felger or turned him into an "obnoxious bully" but it was nice to see someone debate him and it was a very interesting part of the show that I listened too.Buffalo Head said:Anybody catch the last hour or so. Marshall Hook, filling in on the flash, has been taking it right to Felgie on the "clutch" issue and not backing down, and its telling that the more Marshall (and Bertrand) counter Felger's arguments, the more of an obnoxious bully Felger turns into. Its no wonder someone like Mazz can't hang with him.
Rocco Graziosa said:Does anyone here other than ForKeep think Mike Felger is dumb? Because I think you can call him a lot of negative things.......condescending, lazy, confrontational, ect ect but he's not stupid.
ForKeeps could you expound on your opinion of Felger? You post often about him, but your comments are very brief, and consist of nothing but insults. Do you listen to the show? If you listen to the show and think Mike Felger is dumb and uninformed, then I question why on earth you would be spending your time doing that. If you don't listen to the show.....well, then I'll take your opinion of it with a grain of salt.
BH aren't you the guy that used to get pissed at posters for trying to predict what Felger was going to chirp about the next day.Buffalo Head said:He's going to destroy Farrell for not playing Ortiz. Theme of the day.
Just giving you shit.Buffalo Head said:I only mentioned it because he was setting it up yesterday. He spent lot of time first-guessing it.
Ortiz had started every game since July 6th. Giving him a day off isn't a move worth bitching about.HomeBrew1901 said:Just giving you shit.
Like I said I agree with you, he's been first guessing a lot of Farrell's moves and if he is in today he will absolutely be talking about Ortiz.
That didn't stop him yesterday.RedOctober3829 said:Ortiz had started every game since July 6th. Giving him a day off isn't a move worth bitching about.
Buffalo Head said:He's going to destroy Farrell for not playing Ortiz. Theme of the day.
Billy Jo Robidoux said:I heard the whole segment with Hook and Felger talking about clutch players. Who the hell is Marshall Hook? I had never heard of him before yesterday.
the guy has the personality of a fucking gnat no way he becomes anything more than he is now. Don't get me wrong he seems good at what he does in small doses but anything more would annoy the shit out of me.the1andonly3003 said:Marshall Hook used to be a fill in Flash guy on WEEI...I've heard him do the traffic report on WHDH in the mornings...if he turns into a star onTSH, he's another one WEEI didn't develop and let get away
the1andonly3003 said:
Marshall Hook used to be a fill in Flash guy on WEEI...I've heard him do the traffic report on WHDH in the mornings...if he turns into a star onTSH, he's another one WEEI didn't develop and let get away
Harry Hooper said:Felger yesterday made the argument that Peavy mustn't be that good since Detroit was so willing to send him to the Red Sox, one of their likely playoff opponents.
I may have spoken a bit too early on Hook as he's done well filling in for Bertrand this week. I still can't stand his "if it can't be quantified by numbers it doesn't exist" type stuff, but I have enjoyed his Patriots commentary and general contributions the last few days.HomeBrew1901 said:the guy has the personality of a fucking gnat no way he becomes anything more than he is now. Don't get me wrong he seems good at what he does in small doses but anything more would annoy the shit out of me.
Andy Merchant said:Jerry Thornton is totally busting Shaughnessy's balls at the intro of his segment. Great stuff!
link to audioJerry Thornton said:I did a piece they excerpted quite a bit called "How to write your own Dan Shaughnessy column". And it was just kinda like a Mad Libs thing. Like, insert an Animal House reference "here", um Criticize Bill Belichick "here".
Billy Jo Robidoux said:This has been a great hour of radio. I happen to like Shaughnessy, and think he's at his best when he's on the radio. I was happy to hear that he's filling in for Felger today (although I would prefer that Mazz had the day off).
Interview with Borges, then the Barstool guy. Good stuff...
Buffalo Head said:Felger's theme for the first two hours was, "Let's talk about all the things wrong with the NFL." I'm not paraphrasing, either. That's what it was.
1. Fantasy football sucks
2. Too many commercials on TV
3. Getting to/watching games at the stadium is a chore
At one point Beetle said, "It's really about you just hating to have fun."
Edit: 5 p.m. He's back on the fantasy football bashing again. The best part was him flipping out because the NFL Network was on their monitor at 2:30 and it was showing an interview with Pierre Garcon, and the graphic on the screen listed his fantasy points per game in 2012. Felger was OUTRAGED that his fantasy points were being highlighted, instead of his "regular stats" "SEEPING IN! ANNOYING!"
Turns out it was a Fantasy Football specific show that he was watching. Dumbass.
Buffalo Head said:Felger's theme for the first two hours was, "Let's talk about all the things wrong with the NFL." I'm not paraphrasing, either. That's what it was.
1. Fantasy football sucks
2. Too many commercials on TV
3. Getting to/watching games at the stadium is a chore
At one point Beetle said, "It's really about you just hating to have fun."
Edit: 5 p.m. He's back on the fantasy football bashing again. The best part was him flipping out because the NFL Network was on their monitor at 2:30 and it was showing an interview with Pierre Garcon, and the graphic on the screen listed his fantasy points per game in 2012. Felger was OUTRAGED that his fantasy points were being highlighted, instead of his "regular stats" "SEEPING IN! ANNOYING!"
Turns out it was a Fantasy Football specific show that he was watching. Dumbass.
mandro ramtinez said:Felger keeps hammering Brady for not falling on his own sword about the fumbled goal line snap. Brady didn't blame anyone else. I just don't see the point of Felger's needling on this one. Does he really think Brady is a bad teammate?
I hear that, Brady should've just said "I screwed up". Felger is clearly tweaking the listeners and flailing away at strawmen, which I think he does too often.soxfan121 said:
No, his point is that (paraphrasing) success has many fathers and failure is an orphan. Saying "we" when it goes well and you (Tom Brady) play well is good leadership/teammate behavior. And owning the mistake - even if it is not yours - is GREAT leadership/teammate behavior. So, by saying "we" in reference to the blown snap, Brady is sharing the blame with Wendell and that's...something. Felger is nitpicking how much of a great teammate Brady is, not suggesting that he's a bad teammate.
And yes, it's stupid and yes, it's bad radio.
Buffalo Head said:Felger's theme for the first two hours was, "Let's talk about all the things wrong with the NFL." I'm not paraphrasing, either. That's what it was.
1. Fantasy football sucks
2. Too many commercials on TV
3. Getting to/watching games at the stadium is a chore
At one point Beetle said, "It's really about you just hating to have fun."
mandro ramtinez said:Not to belabor a nothing issue, but Felger just said the issue is not a big deal. If it's not a big deal, I can't figure out why is he talking about it for the second straight day.
Maybe I shouldn't resort to live message boarding my Felger and Mazz listening session.
ForKeeps said:Brady has never been reluctant to take on blame or say "I need to be better on that play". I've heard him say it a million times. And so has Felger. He's ignoring it and blowing one "misstep" out of proportion because sports radio.
Agree. See: Griffin, Robertjoe dokes said:Players who take "all the blame" aren't being good teammates. They're begging to be given all the credit for when things go well.
mabrowndog said:Beetle just gave the insufferable Craig Calcaterra a well-deserved and entertaining beatdown for his latest batch of anti-Red Sox tripe.
Well done, sir.
John Marzano Olympic Hero said:
What did he say? And what is Clacaterra writing now?
mabrowndog said:Beetle just gave the insufferable Craig Calcaterra a well-deserved and entertaining beatdown for his latest batch of anti-Red Sox tripe.
Well done, sir.