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Aug 18, 2021 at 4:46 PM
Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:
I miss Joe Starkey, but he's better than Ted Robinson

Agreed. I'll take Papa any day over Ted. Ted should stick to tennis.
Aug 18, 2021 at 4:52 PM
Originally posted by ForeverYoung8:
the Trey Arrreaaa was a little cringy... just stick with the San-Fran-cisco call

He needs to ditch them both. Papa is that rich older guy trying too hard to be cool, and relatable to a younger demographic. But his real life is so out of touch with that demo that it comes across so forced and fake. And it is worse because he doesn't know it. That is why that Buschemi gif was perfect.
Aug 18, 2021 at 4:55 PM
Lon was by far the best. Don Klein was very good too. Papa? Not so much
Aug 18, 2021 at 7:48 PM
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Originally posted by Bluesbro:
Originally posted by ForeverYoung8:
the Trey Arrreaaa was a little cringy... just stick with the San-Fran-cisco call

He needs to ditch them both. Papa is that rich older guy trying too hard to be cool, and relatable to a younger demographic. But his real life is so out of touch with that demo that it comes across so forced and fake. And it is worse because he doesn't know it. That is why that Buschemi gif was perfect.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with you. At least he's enthusiastic I guess :/ not like Joe Buck sounding annoyed every time we do something good 😂
Aug 19, 2021 at 5:50 AM
I dont see what the big deal is. I thought his trey area call was funny and made that moment even funner. Its pre season hes just having fun.
Aug 19, 2021 at 6:44 AM
Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by OnTheClock:
I like Papa.. but unfortunately, I don't love his TD calls. The "Trey Area" thing definitely made me cringe a little. It is what it is.

I understand the San-Fran-Cisco thing is a tribute, but copying another announcer's call cadence? It bothers me. Takes away from the uniqueness.

I know we could do a lot worse, but man, we could do a lot better too.

i don't remember the TD call from someone else.. who used to do that ?

KC announcer. That's who the call tribute is from. I don't recall the announcer's name.

(edit) Found it: Mitch Holtus (Chiefs radio announcer since 1994)

It's literally an exact copy of this except San-Fran-Cisco instead..


Interesting. You wouldn't have a problem with Papa copying the cadence of another team's announcer if you weren't listening to another team's announcer.

I watch too much football related stuff so I feel like I know every team's radio announcer style at this point haha
Aug 19, 2021 at 7:38 AM
The latest Brick by Brick episode featured the Spanish announcers TD call, Papas call nowhere to be found lol

I think they really didn't like the Trey area call
Aug 19, 2021 at 4:56 PM
Originally posted by BimmerKing:
The latest Brick by Brick episode featured the Spanish announcers TD call, Papas call nowhere to be found lol

I think they really didn't like the Trey area call

The Spanish announcers are outstanding. They bring the passion every game.
Aug 19, 2021 at 6:47 PM
Originally posted by Bellaleo:
Originally posted by BimmerKing:
The latest Brick by Brick episode featured the Spanish announcers TD call, Papas call nowhere to be found lol

I think they really didn't like the Trey area call

The Spanish announcers are outstanding. They bring the passion in everything.
FTFY
Aug 19, 2021 at 8:15 PM
I was fearing Bob Fitzgerald, so I'll take Greg all night
Jan 10, 2022 at 3:39 PM
Papa bringing the juice. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Jan 10, 2022 at 3:43 PM
Raider fans miss this dude dearly!
Jan 10, 2022 at 3:43 PM
Originally posted by Heroism:
Papa bringing the juice. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


Nice
Jan 10, 2022 at 3:49 PM
I'm not a huge fan of Papa's TD call, as I always loved the Simmons/Starkey style - the emphatic, often exasperated, almost out-of-breath style, most famously with the Steve Young run, Taylor's SB23 catch, and Owen's The Catch II. That being said, Papa > Robinson, for sure.
[ Edited by captveg on Jan 10, 2022 at 3:52 PM ]
Jan 10, 2022 at 3:54 PM
Originally posted by Heroism:
Papa bringing the juice. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


At least we know how many timeouts the Rams have when the game ended. Thanks Greg
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