1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: Oh, good time, Steve Tasker, good touchdown, touch down to 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: down time. Good afternoon, Happy Frinday everybody, and welcome to 3 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: the show One Bill's Live, presented by Collat of Health 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive where the installation of the field 5 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: continues right next door a new air field, and we 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: continue on with our show today three hour show John 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: Murphy with the go host Chris Brown, Bills insider from 8 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills dot Com. Steve Tasker is off today and 9 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: a special guest to start off the show the right way. Today, 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: we have Bill's head coach Sean McDermott in studio with us. Hello, coach, congratulations, 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: you made it through, UH, you made it through me camp. 12 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: Congratulations back camp. But it was it was a great, 13 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: great offseason for us and UH. A lot of new 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: developments on our football team, a lot of new developments 15 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: around the organizations, certainly with the new facility and new 16 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: new tour field going in which very we are very 17 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: appreciative of and um we're excited about the future new developments. 18 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: Let's start right with the news that just came out 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: about an hour ago. The training camp schedule is out. 20 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: You started about six weeks six weeks from yesterday Thursday, 21 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: July twenty fifth, ninety five am at Saint John Fisher College. 22 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: Talk about training camp if you would, and what you 23 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: look to get out of that and why are you 24 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: going back to Rochester for another year? We're already talking 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: about training camp right now. It's five six weeks away, 26 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's we look forward to it. We enjoy 27 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: going to Rochester. You know, I personally believe Saint Saint 28 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: John Fisher is a great venue to hold an NFL 29 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: training camp. Um. You know, they welcome us with open arms. 30 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: What more could you ask for in terms of the 31 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: first class treatment we get up there. Um, it's a 32 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: great way for us to connect with our fan base 33 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: there as well, And so I think it's one of 34 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: the best venues for training camp around. What are you 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: what are you looking to do there? In light of 36 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: what got accomplished here in the spring? I guess when 37 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: I'm getting coaches, you know, you had a fair share 38 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: of injuries on the offensive side of the ball, which 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: was the side of the ball you were looking to 40 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: start the blend probably sooner rather than later. So did 41 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: that did the time missed by the number of guys 42 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 1: that were out shift anything with your scheduling, your planning 43 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: as you get prepared for training camp. Yeah, I would say, 44 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, Chris, you're you're always evaluating where you are 45 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: as where we are as a football team and making 46 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: subtle adjustments. And so you know, one of the areas, 47 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, that we've been a little bit held 48 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: back with is has been our offensive side of the 49 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: ball in terms of the continuity with respect to the 50 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: injuries this time of year. And some of that was 51 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: not injuries sustained necessarily an offseason practice, but injuries that 52 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: some guys came in with. And so that's what comes 53 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: with free agency a little bit, right. So, but having 54 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: said all that, we we haven't had the continuity this 55 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: time of year that we had hoped for necessarily. That said, 56 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: going into training camp, we need to make a little 57 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: bit of an adjustment in terms of trying to develop 58 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 1: some continuity earlier than maybe we had originally planned. Us 59 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: one more training camp question. What goes into scheduling training camp, 60 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: both in terms of the number of days there and 61 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: even the structure of the days the practice practices typically 62 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: start This year at ninety five, you pushed it back 63 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: a little bit like an hour or so. But what 64 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: goes into those sort of considerations, Well, there's a lot 65 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: that goes into it. I just came off of a 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: meeting with our with our medical team and our sports 67 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: science department on looking into our schedule. We spent a 68 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: lot of time this offseason trying to improve our processes 69 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: in terms of making sure there's three areas really that 70 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: we wanted to improve on was recovery and rest, which 71 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: is really one area, so we're starting a little bit later, 72 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: and we did that this past spring. Retention in terms 73 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: of the mental piece for our players that we're making 74 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: the most of our meeting time where we're basically in 75 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: class with them, and then the reps on the field, 76 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: so kind of the three RS approach of of of 77 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: rest as well as the uh, the retention and the 78 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: and the reps when we're on the field itself. So 79 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: with you know, the retention, I think I don't have 80 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: to tell you because I know you're aware of this. 81 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: But you know, the modern day young athlete kid, the millennials, 82 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: if you will, retention rate isn't something they specialize in. 83 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're they're sliding. Well no I'm not, 84 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: but I mean, they're sliding through their instagrams and you know, 85 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean I don't have to tell you that. So 86 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: is that something that you have to I mean as coaches, 87 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: you gotta be mindful of that because you want the 88 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: retention and you want their attention, but how long do 89 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: you have it is something that you have to constantly measure, 90 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: right it is? And we and we spend some time 91 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: this offseason again as a staff, UM trying to evolve 92 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: in one of the areas was, uh, the these millennials, 93 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: these screen agers that that we get that I haven't 94 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: heard that that's a good I mean, they spend a 95 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: lot of time in that in that realm of on 96 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: their phones, looking at their screens, whether it's iPads, phones, 97 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: what have you, the different things that are always developing 98 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: out there. And so how do we get their attention 99 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: at at max capacity but in a shorter amount of 100 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: time before they lose interest? Um, I know there's a 101 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: ton out there about um taking phone breaks for these 102 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: guys to check their phones and whatnot. So you know, 103 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: that's an area we are always trying to evolve in 104 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: and grow in. And and because it's real, it's not 105 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: what we know. Maybe so much is. It's what they 106 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: know because they are the ones on the field. With 107 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: head coach On McDermot, a couple of minutes here to 108 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: get our show started on this Friday. UM, you're going 109 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: and you're getting set for your third season now, and 110 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: one things that's different are the resources and the facilities 111 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: you have right next door with the new weight room, 112 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: player performance center. I wonder what you've seen as a 113 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: result of that through the spring practices so far and 114 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: how much of that factors into you know, how much 115 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: time you want to spend away from that for a 116 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: training camp. Well, that's always a consideration, right when when 117 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: you do decide to go away for training camp. That said, 118 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: as an organization, I know we feel that the benefits 119 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: still outweigh the cost of going away in terms of 120 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: being away from this this beautiful facility that we that 121 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: we have UM. And so look, at the end of 122 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: the day, the facility is as nice as it is. 123 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: UM will be a piece, but not but not the 124 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: reason the sole reason why we win games. UM. At 125 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we talk a lot about 126 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: in the team meetings about the two most important parts 127 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: of our building, the two most valuable assets in our 128 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: building are our number one our people and number two 129 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: is as relates to football as the ball. And so 130 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: just trying to continue to send that message down to 131 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: our players, UM that they understand the importance of the 132 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: decisions they make off the field, the decisions they make 133 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: on the field, and then also how important the ball 134 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: is to winning football. You're wondering how much input you had, UM, 135 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: you know back in the years a year ago at 136 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: least in the planning stage for that built from that room, 137 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: the new UH performance center over there. We you must 138 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: have been involved in a lot of what's in there now, 139 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: right We were, Brandon and myself, we were both involved 140 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: to a certain extent. You know, at the end of 141 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: the day, it was a collaborative effort, well organized, UM, 142 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: great communication. Dave Wheat as well as Kim in particular, 143 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: UH from from the ownership side of it, were very involved. 144 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: And then all the architectural plans that went into it, 145 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: and it's just been a tremendous UM. It was a 146 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: tremendous undertaking. Number one, but I thought it really showed 147 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: the value of of of team and UM and the 148 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: product now that the players have and and and our 149 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: staff uses it as well, um, I think it just 150 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: shows what we're trying to do, and the goal of 151 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: it all is that you know, anybody and everybody that 152 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: comes to work at the Buffalo Bills, they're coming to 153 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: work at potentially what is the happiest and healthiest place 154 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: to work in the NFL. You obviously are still probably 155 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: digesting a lot of what went on out on the 156 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: field in terms of maybe reviewing practice tape. I know 157 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: coaches get away too at some point, But when you 158 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: look at the progress that Josh made, I mean, we 159 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: weren't out there as much as you were being out 160 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: there every day. There's the other half of his job 161 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: besides what's just on the field. But in terms of 162 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: his year two step that you're looking for him to take, 163 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's a long list of where you want 164 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: to see him grow. But there's that risk reward part 165 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: of his game that I think gets accentuated because of 166 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: his rare physical ability. He can make plays that maybe 167 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: only half a dozen other quarterbacks in this league can 168 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: make just because he's so physically gifted. How is he 169 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: in terms of balancing those rare physical gifts and the 170 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: risks that come in game situations and there are easy 171 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: ones like we're up fourteen, there's three minutes left. I'm 172 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: not going to stick a ball in a tight window. 173 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: Those are the easy ones to avoid. How is he 174 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: managing some of them? Maybe more nuanced risk reward decisions 175 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: that he's going to have to make. Are you referring 176 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: to his mobility, Chris, not a decision making decision? Right? Well, 177 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: I think that that's Listen, that's a part of the 178 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,719 Speaker 1: of every player's evolution from year one to year two, 179 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: from year two to year three, so on and so forth. 180 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: And and listen, at the end of the day, we 181 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,839 Speaker 1: turn the ball over way too much last year. So 182 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: it's hard to win football games again when you don't 183 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: take care of this second most important thing in our building, 184 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: which is the football and so being a sound decision 185 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: makers an important part of being a good quarterback. And 186 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 1: you just study the stats over the years, and you 187 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: look at the stat that doesn't change in relation to 188 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: correlation to winning football games is is the teams that 189 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: take care of the football on offense and special teams 190 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,599 Speaker 1: give themselves a chance to win every week. And I 191 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: know you have obviously more of a trained eye than 192 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: Murpher I do. In terms of evaluating all of that stuff, 193 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: if there's one thing that seemed to stand out, it 194 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: seems like Josh's ball location is far more consistent than 195 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: it was last year. And it also looks like his 196 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: array of throws has been diversified too, Like there looks 197 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: like there's a touch pass in his game, you know, 198 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: dropping it over somebody's shoulder with touch, you know. I mean, 199 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: we always knew he had his fastball, but it seems 200 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: like he's diversified the way. I even saw a side 201 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: arm you know, kind of throw the last day in 202 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: mini camps. So are you seeing those things? And how 203 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: far do you think he can take those elements of 204 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: his game now? Right? And that's a that's another chapter 205 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: in his development, is the change of the of the 206 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:50,319 Speaker 1: arm slot as it relates to sort of some short 207 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: of throws, the touch pass, the ball location and giving 208 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: the opportunity to giving the receiver a chance to run 209 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: after the catch. That that's a generation piece of our offense. 210 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: Um or should become a generation piece of our offense. 211 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: In terms of the run after the catch, I mean, 212 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: to sustain a drive, you have to have that eight 213 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: yard pass that can go for eighty UM and so 214 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: that's that's also a roster piece UM that we've tried 215 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: to um improve this offseason and so um and will 216 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: continue to be because the importance of rack as it 217 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: relates to scoring points. A couple of months of work 218 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen and Ken Dorsey's position coach, how would 219 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: you assess that, how are they how are they doing 220 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: and what kind of progress? That's been an interesting, UM 221 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,959 Speaker 1: interesting dynamic to watch evolve and come into players that 222 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: relates to Josh's development. UM, that's a great room. I 223 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: think it's it's you have to be a little bit 224 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: unselfish when when you when you have multiple voices in there, 225 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: all all wanting the quarterbacks ear and then we have 226 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: to be selective. And so it takes a lot of 227 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 1: UM work lead wise in terms of who's going to 228 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: say what, making sure we're on the same page with 229 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: our terminology with Josh and UM. You know, let's just 230 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: take it from a from a youth example, right, So 231 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: you've got you've got one coach saying this, You've got 232 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: another coach saying this to your son or daughter at 233 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: X amount of age, and they're trying to listen to 234 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: this one and trying to listen to this one. At 235 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: the end of the day, if they're not both on 236 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: the same page, they're going to hurt hurt the player 237 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: and uh, and so a lot of effort and forethought 238 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: has to go into into making sure we're on the 239 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: same page. And as the head coach, how much time 240 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: have you spent through these couple of months of spring 241 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 1: workouts keeping an eye on your two your other two 242 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: new hires, both of whom are first time you know, 243 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: position coaches, Chant Hall and Bobby Johnson, right, Um, and 244 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: I would I would say the same with with Heath 245 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: farwell as well as special teams coach. So um, you know, look, 246 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: there's a there's a great saying out there about you know, 247 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: developing what you've got and and and blooming where you're planted. 248 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: So it's our it's it's part of my job as 249 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: a head coach to help develop the coaches that we have. Um. 250 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: Some of the these guys, to your point, our first 251 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: time maybe lead position coaches. And at the end of 252 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: the day, they're all good young men with bright futures 253 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: that work extremely hard at their job. They're good teachers, 254 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: and I think those are the some of the some 255 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: of the big ingredients to becoming very good position coaches. 256 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: I know you've got to get rolling here. So the 257 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: last one for me is actually on the other side 258 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: of the ball. Here we are ten minutes and we're 259 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: finally talking about defense. Coach. But you said the other 260 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: day in your last press conference, somebody asked you about 261 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: where the defense has to go now after a pretty 262 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: successful season statistically, and you said everywhere. And some guys 263 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: sat up in their seacut, WHOA everywhere? And They're like, 264 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: this wasn't a number two pass this was the number 265 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: two defense and football as your number one pass defense 266 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: and football, they really have to get better everywhere. So 267 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: can you just kind of elaborate on your comment in 268 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: terms of what you were driving at with that, knowing 269 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: that this was a pretty successful defense against the pass 270 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: last Yeah, No, I was the question was shaped in 271 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: such a way of what are the areas that they 272 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: need to get better at? And really, um, I would 273 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: say everywhere. You know, there's every we need to get 274 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: better at in every area of what we do. Um, 275 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 1: just speaking of the defense let alone everything as relates 276 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: to the football team. But um, it's each year and 277 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: part of the reason My answer was the way it 278 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: was is because each year is different. Each year is 279 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: a new team, each year is a new defense in 280 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: this case, and um, it starts with an overall personality 281 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: of the defense. You know, I firmly believe that good, 282 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: really good defenses have a have a personality and nasty, physical, 283 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: tough personality. There's an edge to it, and there's a 284 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: dog that's baked into that that defense. And whether they 285 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: play at home or on the road, or a night 286 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: game or a day game or in preseason, and that 287 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: comes with an urgency, and that comes with the the 288 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: personality of our coaching staff as well as I'm baked 289 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: into that as well. So that's a big part of 290 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: what of the jump we need to make defense leave 291 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: this year? And uh, and so that's why I answered 292 00:14:58,440 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: the question the way that I did. One or four, 293 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: just a short one. The next six weeks. You got 294 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: rookies here for about a week or so. But what's 295 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: what what do you tell the players on their way 296 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: out the door this week as far as the next 297 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: five or six weeks, what you're looking for from them. Yeah, 298 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: it's there's a little bit of hey, you know, push 299 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: back away from the table, for for just a short 300 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: amount of time. But you know, I made sure I 301 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: communicated to the young players in particular that just because 302 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: it's it's a break, it's not vacation and and and honestly, 303 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: it's it's the opposite of that. So, um, whereas some 304 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: of the coaches may be trying to get away and 305 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: get some downtime, they after their short amount of downtime, 306 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: should be ramping up their training so that they come 307 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: back to training camp in the best shape of their lives. 308 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: And uh and so that's that's really what we're looking for. 309 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna spend the next three weeks trying to get 310 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: that image of a dog baked into your defense out 311 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: of my head. I'm ready to give a coach an 312 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: apron or something. There's a lot of bacon going on 313 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: in that answer the coach, thanks a great thanks for 314 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: having me again. Thank you head coach Sean McDermot joining 315 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: us here on the show. We thank you for joining 316 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: us again. The training camp schedule is out and you 317 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: can go to Buffalo Bills dot com if you'd like 318 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: to see it. It starts in six weeks six weeks 319 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: from yesterday. First practice nine forty five am on Thursday, 320 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: July twenty fifth, and then the following day. The next 321 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: couple of days, as a matter of fact, some of 322 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: them are ticketed practices, and you'll need to check Buffalo 323 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: bills dot com to see that the practices continue. The 324 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: last one, there's actually a practice here at the New 325 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: Airfield on August second. Friday August second, the return of 326 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: the Blue and the Red at New Airfield, and then 327 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: back to Saint John Fisher College for a couple of practices, 328 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: last one being on Tuesday August six, and then the 329 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: preseason opener Indianapolis at Buffalo seven o'clock on Thursday August eight. 330 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: A little bit shorter preseason schedule, Chris, but it's pretty 331 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: evident from talking to Sean McDermott that they have a 332 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: goal in mind for what they want to accomplish when 333 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: they go to Rochester and there's a place for it there. 334 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: Definitely see a place for it, right And you know, 335 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: I know, we didn't really get coach to elaborate on 336 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: it too much, but it is clear that they they're 337 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: always is shifting and changing. I mean, the schedule is 338 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: the schedule, but how that schedule unfolds in terms of 339 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: the things they feel they need to cover with their players, 340 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: whether it's in a classroom or on a practice field, 341 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: does morph and change, and it is impacted on based 342 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: on how things went in the spring. And that's why 343 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: I asked coach that question because we and I know 344 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 1: we've talked about it a lot on this show. There 345 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: is time missed on the field because of some of 346 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: those injuries that the offensive alignment sustained, that the wide 347 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: receivers sustained, that the tight ends sustained. I mean, it 348 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: seems like all the injuries were on the offensive side 349 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: of the ball this spring, and that's where the blend 350 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: really had to happen and start taking root here in 351 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: the spring. And some of that, I mean, it's just 352 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: it is what it is. It was compromised because they 353 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: weren't available, and he was I appreciate the fact that 354 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: Coach actually gave us a straightforward answer saying, yeah, we 355 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: did have to shift and tweak things in terms of 356 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: how we're going to approach some of those early practices 357 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: and probably early meetings, and maybe there's extra meeting time 358 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: that they have to have now, or extra reps on 359 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: the field where maybe they do an extra team segment 360 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: or two and maybe a little bit less individual or 361 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: maybe longer individual position drill segment for Bobby Johnson and 362 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: his offensive line, so they can get a few extra 363 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: reps through that. And so those are some of the 364 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: shifts and changes that we may see early in training 365 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: camp because of the time that was lost on the 366 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: field here in the spring. Yeah, it's interesting we talk 367 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 1: about the injuries, and you and I and the tasker 368 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: earlier in the week talked a lot during our assessions 369 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: with you out on the practice field. Look, this is 370 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: not the end of the world, these injuries, but it's 371 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: a compromise as you said, it's compromise in terms of 372 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: the time spent in getting these people ready to play, 373 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: and as you mentioned, it's all on the offense and 374 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: really a positions where there are new faces right on 375 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line in particular. You know, people would just 376 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: arrived here a couple of months ago, missing time when 377 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: you would hope that they'd be able to settle in 378 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: and kind of find their place. Same thing at wide receiver, 379 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: some significant names free agents missing from the practices and 380 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: Zay Jones, by the way, an important piece of what 381 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: they want to do a wide receiver and the tight 382 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: end right with Tyler Croft. I mean you would like 383 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: to have had him here. Not a crippling blow, but 384 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: certainly something that sets him back a little bit. I 385 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: would think in terms of the scheduling, as you said, 386 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: maybe more meeting time, maybe yeah, more time kind of 387 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: settling in when they get to camp on July twenty five. 388 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: And in an era where you know, coach McDermot who's 389 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: been in this business for twenty years, for coaches like him, 390 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: who can remember a time before this most recent CBA 391 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: where you had a ton of offseason time in the 392 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: spring to get on the field and actually put pads 393 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: on in May and June. To now have this, I 394 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: think they always feel like there isn't enough time, And 395 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 1: then when it's further compromised by some of the lack 396 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: of availability that we saw from some offensive players here 397 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: in the spring, I don't want to say it stresses 398 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: him out, but I think it does cause a little 399 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: bit of consternation because you can't I think NFL coaches 400 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: in this day and age never feel they have enough time, 401 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: do you know what I mean? And so now that 402 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: that time has been you know, dwindled or etched, or 403 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: chipped away even a little bit more. You know. I 404 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: think it just adds a little bit more pressure to 405 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: getting it all lined up, getting all the ducks in 406 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: a row, and having it where you want it by 407 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: the time you're coming out of that last preseason game. 408 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: All right, So thanks to coach McDermott for joining us 409 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: and setting the stage. As we said, the training camp 410 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: schedule is up. It starts in six weeks on Thursday, 411 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,719 Speaker 1: July twenty fifth. You can see all of that schedule 412 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: on our website Buffalo Bills dot com. It is the 413 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: twentieth training camp at Saint John Fisher College and Rodman 414 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: the Bills, right, is it seriously twenty Yeah? I remember 415 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: number one like it was yesterday, right. I remember the 416 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: first one like it just Wade. It was wa Yeah, 417 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 1: sitting in that little lounge room and Dorsey Hall with 418 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 1: the lectern there. They didn't even have an outdoor, let 419 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: turn back then. Everything was inside, riding around in the 420 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: golf cart with the baseball cap on it that said coach, 421 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: I don't remember that, No Bills, thank you for reminding me. Yeah, 422 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: that's Wade twentieth training camp at Saint John Fisher's sixth 423 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: Training Camp sponsored by Connors and Ferris and the law 424 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: firm of Connors in Ferris. Happy to be the proud 425 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: sponsors of training Camp again for the sixth consecutive year. 426 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: And we have something to look for now right, training 427 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: camp just six weeks away. We got a nice show 428 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: from Ready to Look yet you'll be looking in a 429 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: few weeks out looking. We got a nice show to 430 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: look forward to here the next three hours. We just 431 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: had coach Sean McDermott coming about one o'clock. Carson Palmer 432 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: was going into the Arizona Cardinals Wall of Fame this year. 433 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer, former Bengals and Cardinals quarterback, joins us. A 434 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: lot to talk about with him, and coming up at two, 435 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: we revisit with Lorenzo Alexander with the Lowdown this Friday. 436 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: He's got a lot of catching up to do and 437 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: we have not had him on in a couple of weeks. 438 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: We're looking forward to that. Love to hear from you 439 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: as well when the full lines are open eight oh 440 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: three five fifty toll free one eight eight eight five 441 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. We have a Twitter poll with 442 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: Chris Brown here today and Chris is in for Steve 443 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: Tasker today, Steve comes, I'm not gonna do it. I will. 444 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: I am this close to my own little extended vacation, 445 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: so I'm not going to make fun of a Steve. 446 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: I'll be out for a little while too. Twitter Poll. 447 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: Now that spring practices are over, the OTAs a mini camp, 448 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: what is your remaining concern with the two nineteen Buffalo bills. 449 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: That's what we're asking today. Love to hear from your 450 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: phone line's open eight o three five fifty toll free 451 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty, or 452 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: you can do it on Twitter, vote the Twitter poll 453 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: or sending a tweet. You may get it right on 454 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet. It's kind of a day I find 455 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: myself today, Chris kind of just exhiling right spring practice over. 456 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,920 Speaker 1: We know, training camps six weeks away, and you kind 457 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: of take stock of where you are. I wrote a 458 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: piece this morning for the website tomorrow about some of 459 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: these issues, especially on the offense and what has changed 460 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: about the Buffalo offense, and found myself thinking a lot 461 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: about the last a month and a half two months 462 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: with the addition of the free agents and the rookies, 463 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: and thinking about where they stand, what do they have 464 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: to look forward to? But as a fan, Bills fans 465 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: listening viewing, what's your remaining concern with the Bills. We 466 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: got it up on Twitter. We've got two hundred votes 467 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: in so far, and forty three percent of you say 468 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: the starting offensive line is your number one concern. Twenty 469 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: four percent say the tight end group. With the injury 470 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: to Croft, you're wondering about how that's going to turn out. 471 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,479 Speaker 1: Nineteen percent say the weapons in the passing game are 472 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: there are not? Fourteen have something else in mine that's 473 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: kind of high. Let us know. Let's hear from you. 474 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: Eight oh three five fifty toll free one eight eight 475 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. We talked with you 476 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: about this yesterday when you were on the show about 477 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: the starting offensive line, and nothing is said in stone, 478 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: nothing is said as all they have yet to work 479 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:49,359 Speaker 1: in pads. But at the end of mini camp on well, now, 480 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: it was Wednesday, right, the last day of mini camp. Right, 481 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: you basically had Dion Dawkins at left tackle. Long, Yeah, 482 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: Spencer Long at left guard. You had morrisets center, Teller 483 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: Why at teller right guard, Ford at right tackle. The 484 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: rookie I'm not sure that'll be the starting lineup on 485 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: September eighth, but it's pretty good place to start. I 486 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: don't think it's said in stone. I think three of 487 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: those positions are up for grabs. You know, left guard, 488 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: right guard, right tackle. H Morris is a locket center, 489 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: and I think Dawkins is a locket left tackle. I 490 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: really do, really yeah. So I think you're talking about 491 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: you're still talking about sixty percent of your line that 492 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: you got to iron out, and quite frankly, a lot 493 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: of it could come down to a. What you want 494 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: your offensive identity to be, and then b who works 495 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: best with those other guys, Which guard's work best in 496 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: tandem with Mitch mors, Which guards work work best in 497 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: tandem with the two tackles that you're planning on. I 498 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: think that helps you in deciding who your left guard is, 499 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: because you know who you're center in your left tackle is. 500 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: I leave on the right side, though, it's still a 501 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: little bit of a jumble, and I think it is 502 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: going to be a two horse race at right tackle 503 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: between Inseci and the rookie Cody Ford. So Ensecki was 504 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: not available. One of those players who was on the 505 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: sidelines for all of Mini Camp and the last half 506 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: of Week three of OTAs. So you know, I think 507 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: it's most definitely a work in progress, and there are 508 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: two guard positions that I think are firmly up for grabs. 509 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: I think the primary players or candidates for those two. 510 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: For the left guard position, it's probably Spencer Long and 511 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: John Feliciano, and for the right guard it's probably Why 512 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: at Teller and Quentin Spain. You still have players like 513 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: Vlad Ducas, you have players like Jeremiah Searles, but those 514 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,120 Speaker 1: look to be the four prime candidates I would say 515 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: for the starting role there forty three percent of our 516 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 1: respondents say offensive line is what they most worry about. 517 00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: So I want to do a deep dive into that. 518 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: We'll do that when we return, including your assertion that 519 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: it's a lock for Dion Dawkins, right, I think, so 520 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: all right, we're gonna get to the bottom of that 521 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 1: when we come back. Chris Brown is with us still 522 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: three today. It's in for Steave Tasker. I'd love to 523 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: hear from you with the phone lines open eight oh 524 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,239 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty or toll free one eight eight 525 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. We're just getting started. 526 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: It just took the lid off. Here. One Bill's Live, 527 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: presented by Collat of Health from One Bill's Drive. This 528 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio. One Bill's Live from One Bill Drive. 529 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: Hello there, John Murphy. Chris Brown is in for Steam 530 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: Tasker today. We're here until three and got a lot 531 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 1: to talk about on a pretty nice day here in 532 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: Archer Park. The end of mini camp wage yesterday, so 533 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: the bills transitioned into that next five or six weeks. 534 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: You do have rookies around, right, Rookie development camp coach 535 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: for about a week, and I saw some of the 536 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: rookies unpaid, no pads, no uniforms, really no jersey numbers, 537 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: but out kind of walking through stuff on the field 538 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: today and that'll go on. I'm sure there's that and 539 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: also behavioral issues. Right, what did you say, classroom stuff? Yeah? Yeah, ye. 540 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: Then I think the isn't the NFL Rookie Symposium. Not 541 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: that's coming up, that's coming up after the following I 542 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: think it's the following week. Let me look, so a 543 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: lot of extra instruction for them, just you know, avoiding 544 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: the potential fit pitfalls of being a professional athlete and 545 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: having money in your pocket. So, yeah, I don't have 546 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: the Rookie Symposium. It comes up with the following me. 547 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: But Rookie develoum a program continues until next Wednesday, so 548 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 1: it's probably after Yeah. So um, they'll be busy. Yeah, 549 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: they'll be busy, but they'll be ready. So that's what's important. Yeah, 550 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: A couple of things here is we talk about the 551 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: end of the Mini Camp and what slies ahead for 552 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: the Buffalo bills, and we ask you the question on 553 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: Twitter today. Lets let's take another look at that on 554 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: the Twitter poll. What are you worried about now? We 555 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: asked this question when Mini Camp began. I don't know 556 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: if there were a whole lot of answers that came 557 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: as a result of Mini Camp, but we can ask 558 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: the question again now that the spring practices are over. 559 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: What's your remaining concern with the buffled The bill has 560 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,360 Speaker 1: got about two hundred fifty votes in Most respondents say 561 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,959 Speaker 1: the makeup of the starting offensive line is their biggest concern. 562 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: Twenty five percent say the tight end group, eighteen percent 563 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: say the passing game weapons, thirteen percent say something else. 564 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: Let us know what you think. Well, we'd love to 565 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: talk to you. Give us a call eight oh three 566 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: five fifty toll free one eight eight eight five fifty 567 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 1: two five fifty. A couple of things about the offensive line. 568 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: Chris and we talked about the guys who were nominal 569 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: starters at least by the end of this week. During 570 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: the mini camp. Bobby Johnson, the new offensive line coach, 571 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: talked about it. We hit him here on the show 572 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. I believe it was and it kind of 573 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: goes to a point that you just made about trying 574 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: to find the starting five, and I thought Johnson said 575 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: something interesting. He said, sometimes the five most talented guys 576 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: might not be your best line. It's the best five 577 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: that work together, that work as one. And I think 578 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: that goes into what you were just saying a minute ago. Yeah, 579 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: because you have to be able to work in tandem 580 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: and have a rapport, because there are such things as 581 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: combination blocks in this league. You got to work as 582 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: a tandem sometimes on certain plays where you're helping this 583 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: guy for a half second before you step to the 584 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: other side, you know, and pick somebody else up or 585 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: grab a blitzer on his way through. Sometimes there's a 586 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:15,959 Speaker 1: matchup that you have to really be focused on. If 587 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: you're facing a premier pass rusher, you know, like a 588 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: Von Miller or somebody, you're gonna have to give some help, 589 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: maybe in some capacity. So there are there are talented 590 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: players that were added for this offensive line. I don't 591 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 1: think there's any question about that. And the collective talent 592 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: across the board I think is better than what they 593 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: had last year. I don't think that is a debate 594 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: at all. But as coach Johnson has pointed out, while 595 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: you may have somebody that individually is a better guard 596 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: than this guy over here, if this guy over here 597 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,719 Speaker 1: has a better on field working rapport with the tackle, 598 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: then Coach Johnson can't ignore that. He has to look 599 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: at that and say, does this make us a better 600 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: line as a whole? And if it does, then the 601 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: guy who's more talented is going to have to sit 602 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: on the bench. I mean, that's just the way it's 603 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: got to be because his aim is not to get 604 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: the most talented players on the field. His aim is 605 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: to get the guys on the field that are going 606 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: to create the best offensive line, five player unit. That's 607 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: his ultimate goal and he knows that and it's good 608 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: that he does. Anybody jump out at you as someone 609 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: who might fit into that category, someone who might not 610 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: be among the five most talented, but yet makes for 611 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: the five best one of the five members of the 612 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: best unit they can play. Yeah, I don't know if 613 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,719 Speaker 1: I can confidently say that now, because again, a lot 614 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: of these guys I haven't seen day after day up 615 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: close in pads. I want to see them in pads 616 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: before we make that kind of an assessment. I will 617 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: say this, though, you have a collection of players, particularly 618 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 1: on the interior, who have a lot of NFL experience. 619 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: You have Spencer Long who's played center and guard in 620 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: this league. You've got Quentin Spain who's got years at 621 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: guard in this league. Same can be said for John Feliciano, 622 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: although maybe a little bit more in a backup capacity. 623 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: And you know you have a tackle in Tie and 624 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: Secki who has a lot of pelts on the wall 625 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: in terms of games played. So you say, well, where 626 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: does that help you? That helps you in trying to 627 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: get a healthy blend and a rapport on the field 628 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: where guys can confidently work off each other because of 629 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: that experience. So I think signing experience guys will help 630 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: them blend quicker than having a bunch of first or 631 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: second year players trying to do the same thing, and 632 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: Secky seems like a likely candidate to wind up with 633 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,080 Speaker 1: one of these starting spots, right, doesn't he helped back 634 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: a little bit or no by the injury the last 635 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. I don't. I don't know that he's 636 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: a lock yet. Well, you said he was gonna have 637 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: a starting I'd say he's likely to make a bid, 638 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: a strong bid for a starting job. Okay, yeah, I'll 639 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:00,080 Speaker 1: give you a strong bid for a starting role. And 640 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: I think it's a two horse race between him and 641 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: Cody Ford to be the starting right tackle on this team. 642 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: I think that's probably where in Secy has his best 643 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: chance to line up when we get to September and 644 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: those two are going to be pitted against one another 645 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: and who's better. And you know, good competition raises the 646 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: level of everyone. And I know that's a core philosophy 647 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: of coach McDermot and Brandon being so yeah, it's good 648 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: that they have qualified candidates in multiples at these positions 649 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: that they have to fill. They don't just have to say, boy, 650 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 1: I really hope this guy comes through, because if he doesn't, 651 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: we're screwed. That's not the case. You have more than 652 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: one option at these three positions that I believe still 653 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: have to be determined well. And now it's begging the 654 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: question about the left tackle spot. You are the belief. 655 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: You've said it yesterday, you said it again today that 656 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: Dion Dawkins has a virtual lock on the left tackle 657 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 1: starting spot. How did that happen? I think that might 658 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: surprise some people to hear. Well, yeah, because I think 659 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 1: and even Leon would admit this. He did not have 660 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: a great season last year, but there were a couple 661 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: of reasons why. I think he played too heavy last year, 662 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: and he knows that and he's corrected that. I don't 663 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: think he's quite yet in the best shape of his life, 664 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: but he's well on his way. I think he recognizes 665 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: that he has to be an anchor for this line, 666 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: a leader for this line, even though he's only a 667 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: third year player himself, and he has embraced any and 668 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: all of that. And if you look at his rookie year, 669 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: he only had four penalties. Last year, he had fifteen. 670 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: He was among the team leaders, and it was a 671 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: byproduct of him playing too heavy. He was around three 672 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: twenty eight three twenty nine this year. He wants to 673 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: play somewhere between three nineteen and three twenty one. Told 674 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: me that along with Mark On from the Buffalo News. 675 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: We were both chatting with him for a while the 676 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: other day, and he feels that is his best way 677 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: to play at And I know some people out there 678 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 1: might say, well, what's ten pounds on a three hundred 679 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 1: pound guy. It makes a difference in a league where 680 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:08,280 Speaker 1: the smallest of margins can mean the difference. Ten pounds 681 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 1: off of Dion Dawkins frame and more of the right 682 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: weight on it will make a difference for him, and 683 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: maybe more important than anything else. If he believes that's 684 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: his best way to play out to be the best 685 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: player he can be, He's going to play better because 686 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 1: he thinks he's better. It's a confidence thing. And I 687 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 1: think he knows he wants to get back to being 688 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: the guy that he flashed as a rookie. And I 689 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 1: think he knows there were stretches of games last season 690 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:39,839 Speaker 1: where he was not that and he regressed a little 691 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: bit in his second season, and I think he's determined 692 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,800 Speaker 1: to redeem himself from year two in year three. And 693 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 1: I think we've seen it on the field thus far 694 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: in the spring, and I think the coaching staff has 695 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: rewarded him for that. He has been the number one 696 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: left tackle every single day in the spring. He hasn't 697 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: given them any reason to say he shouldn't be. So 698 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: if he carried is that into training camp and has 699 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: the camp that we believe he's going to have. He's 700 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: your left tech talking with Chris Brown Bills inside of 701 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo bills dot com. He is our co host today 702 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: as we wrap up mini camp which ended yesterday and 703 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:13,080 Speaker 1: look forward to a training camp which starts in about 704 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: six weeks. One more offensive line question, Chris and I 705 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: had not thought about this, but Bobby Johnson on our 706 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 1: show on Wednesday said this, and he was talking about 707 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 1: the fact that they've had the injuries, have not been 708 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: able to settle in with the starting five yet because 709 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 1: of some of the injuries on the offensive line. He 710 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, he's looking for a silver lining here. 711 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: I acknowledge that, but he said, to be honest with you, 712 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: the quote is, I'm kind of excited now because maybe 713 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 1: the urgency level he's talking about his players, maybe the 714 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: urgency level is going to be cranked up when we 715 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 1: get to training camp. A guy might think, man, I 716 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 1: miss this time, so now I got to ratchet it 717 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: up a little bit. Bobby Johnson said, he likes that 718 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: is a total silver linings or is there anything to that? 719 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 1: Do you think I think that's real? I absolutely think 720 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: that's real. I think there is there is a and 721 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: again we can go back to the personnel department adding 722 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: players that fit the mold of the kind of people 723 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:11,760 Speaker 1: that they want here. They want grinders. They want guys 724 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: that are going to give you the same type of 725 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: performance in a game or play in a practice in 726 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: week sixteen as they do in week one, no matter 727 00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: what the score is on the board, no matter what 728 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,800 Speaker 1: the record is in the standings, They're gonna give you 729 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,120 Speaker 1: the same thing every single day. Where you're not left wondering, 730 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 1: am I going to get what I want out of 731 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:34,120 Speaker 1: this guy today? It's a Thursday, it's December, his body's 732 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: hurting where you know we're seven and eight? Am I 733 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: going to get what I need out of him? You 734 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,720 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about that with a large balance 735 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: of the players on this roster, and if you have 736 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: grinders anywhere, you've got them on your offensive line and 737 00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: the Bills have that in plentiful supply, and so I 738 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: think because of that, Bobby Johnson's assessment is a real one. 739 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,400 Speaker 1: I think there will be a sense of urgency on 740 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 1: the part of these guys on the offensive line because 741 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: they know, number one, there's only a finite amount of 742 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: time to get ready for the regular season. Number two, 743 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: they've lost time here in the spring due to lack 744 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: of availability because of injury. And number three, oh, by 745 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 1: the way, they're competing for a starting job. Yeah. So 746 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:20,759 Speaker 1: you roll all that together and you can't help but 747 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: believe you're going to get a sense of urgency from 748 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,279 Speaker 1: these players. Not only and I'll throw a fourth one in. 749 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:29,480 Speaker 1: These guys have had to be part of putting lines 750 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:32,839 Speaker 1: together before they know the time it takes to get 751 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: it right. So again that experience factor comes in and 752 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 1: will push them to be urgent in everything that they do, 753 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,840 Speaker 1: whether it's review and practice tape in the meetings in 754 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: the evening, or being on the practice field during the 755 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: day a training camp. Chris Brown is with us, we're 756 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: kind of going through your concerns now that spring practices 757 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: are over. What you're remaining concerned with the Buffalo Bills. 758 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,839 Speaker 1: The second amount of responses went for tight end Chris 759 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 1: and yes, a couple of injuries there, Jason Krum with 760 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:05,400 Speaker 1: a hamstring, but even more importantly than that, the injuries 761 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:08,400 Speaker 1: suffered by Tyler Croft, one of the free agent signeese 762 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 1: I think has brought that in question. Twenty five percent 763 00:38:11,239 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: say the tight end group should we be concerned about that? 764 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we're gonna get krumback probably right 765 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:19,280 Speaker 1: first day of training camp, right. I think this pole 766 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,440 Speaker 1: is rooted in the fear of the unknown. I really do. 767 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:26,640 Speaker 1: We don't take criticism of our Twitter poll. It's not criticism. 768 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: We leave that for task. I think that's a fact. 769 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,840 Speaker 1: I think the people responding to this pole are responding 770 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: in a way that it's it's fear of the unknown. 771 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:36,840 Speaker 1: You know, you had a linemen that couldn't get on 772 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,360 Speaker 1: the field. Oh my gosh, what do we have? I 773 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm choosing offensive line, you know what I mean? 774 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: And the same thing with tight end. Well, we got 775 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: Tyler Croft, but now he's got a broken foot. When's 776 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 1: he coming back? Jason Krum's got a hand. What's going 777 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 1: on up tight end? You know? So? I think so, 778 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,719 Speaker 1: I think there's count on that kind of pan there's 779 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: this inherent anxiety about these positions. I mean, they're all 780 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:58,239 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball, so way to 781 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: play into that, you know. And it's not a criticism, 782 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's kind of a fact. You don't 783 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:08,759 Speaker 1: know because you haven't seen it. You haven't even heard 784 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: reports about it. Because Tyler Croft isn't on the field, 785 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,320 Speaker 1: Jason Crum comes up with a hamstring, what do we 786 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 1: have a tight end? We got a couple of rookies, 787 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: they look pretty good. We're encouraged, but you know, do 788 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,440 Speaker 1: I want to rely on those two guys? So I 789 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:24,719 Speaker 1: get it. I don't know if I would be panicking yet. 790 00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,759 Speaker 1: I'm not hitting the panic button yet. I think, as 791 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,480 Speaker 1: you said, Jason Crum will be ready to go at 792 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,800 Speaker 1: the start of training camp, and I was very encouraged 793 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,319 Speaker 1: by some of the things that I saw from him. 794 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:36,279 Speaker 1: I think he's ready to take on a bigger role there. 795 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: And Tyler Croft is a question mark. We don't know 796 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: the nature of his fractured foot and how that can 797 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,880 Speaker 1: impact him moving forward. I think it is a concern 798 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: because in this league there is a high rate of 799 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,960 Speaker 1: recurrence with foot injuries. We've seen them here over the years, 800 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: whether you want to talk John Macargo, Ryan Denny, Sammy Watkins, 801 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,760 Speaker 1: run down the list. All of them had a recurring 802 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:06,759 Speaker 1: problem with their foot injuries. So that's real. I mean, 803 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:08,360 Speaker 1: and you can go to other teams too, It's not 804 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: just here. Juleo Jones is another prominent example. So that's 805 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:16,640 Speaker 1: a concern, totally valid. I like what we saw from 806 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:20,280 Speaker 1: Jason Krum. I believe there is an on field rapport 807 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 1: between Josh Allen and Jason Crum. I think it's real. 808 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:25,880 Speaker 1: I think it's there. I'm confident they can pick up 809 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,400 Speaker 1: where they left off. How does that translate to games 810 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:31,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday? That isn't unknown, and it's going to have 811 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:34,160 Speaker 1: to be proven because it is unproven right now. I 812 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:37,280 Speaker 1: think Jason Crum has shown he has the athletic ability 813 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: to make plays for this offense, but it only came 814 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:43,800 Speaker 1: in flashes last year. We have to see it with 815 00:40:43,960 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 1: consistency now. And I believe he's the kind of worker 816 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,880 Speaker 1: who will get there. But will he be there in 817 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:55,040 Speaker 1: week one or two? I don't know. I think he's 818 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: a guy. You know, we heard coach here just earlier 819 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 1: this hour talking about out you know, the three rs, 820 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 1: retention and reps. I think he has the retention and 821 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,600 Speaker 1: what was the first one? What was the first star? 822 00:41:07,680 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: I can't remember. But the reps Jason Crum doesn't have 823 00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:14,320 Speaker 1: the real live game reps is what I'm talking about. 824 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 1: And he needs the reps to truly ascend the way 825 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:23,120 Speaker 1: I think he can. And that's just time on the job, unfortunately. 826 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:25,600 Speaker 1: And I think he needs time on the job in 827 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: a role where he's getting those reps for him to 828 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 1: maximize his potential. I think he can get there in time. 829 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:33,880 Speaker 1: I just don't know if he's going to be this 830 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: dynamic player in the passing game in weeks one, two, three, 831 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 1: or four. It may take six seven weeks before we 832 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,399 Speaker 1: get what I think we can get out of Jason Crum. 833 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:45,440 Speaker 1: Then he camp is over. We're asking you, what are 834 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,680 Speaker 1: your remaining concerns with the Buffalo Bills. Now, give us 835 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: a call eight three fifty toll free one eight eight 836 00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:54,440 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. We'll read some tweets 837 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 1: when we come back as well. One does Live from 838 00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:11,440 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio one. Bal's Live 839 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. John Murphy Chris Brown is in 840 00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 1: for Steve Tasker. Tasker returns next Tuesday. I won't be here. 841 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 1: Are you doing the show Monday? Solo, buddy, Thanks Solo. 842 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:24,719 Speaker 1: Help me out, Bills fans. The notice goes out. Now 843 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: I gotta play golf Monday. It's a the it's like 844 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,719 Speaker 1: a toado. Well, it's a it's a charity tournament in 845 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:35,400 Speaker 1: Niagara County named after my father, A bunch of family merkers. Well, 846 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:36,919 Speaker 1: then you got it. I thought you were talking about 847 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: the bill's media gold. Oh I'm not playing that. No, No, 848 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 1: I'm too good for that. WHOA not really? Uh? Question 849 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,279 Speaker 1: of the day, what's your remaining concern after the Bills 850 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 1: wrap up Mini camp and the spring practices? Give us 851 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:52,960 Speaker 1: a call eight oh three five fifty toll free one 852 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:56,040 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty Bob calling 853 00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:57,880 Speaker 1: from Rhode Island. Hello, Bob, go ahead, you're on the 854 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: air with us. Are you doing that? I'm going my 855 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: third time going. I think you guys have it backwards. 856 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:08,520 Speaker 1: I don't think it's the offense that you guys really 857 00:43:08,680 --> 00:43:10,640 Speaker 1: have to worry about a jumaic concern. It's your defense, 858 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:13,200 Speaker 1: and it's not because your defense is bad. It just 859 00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:17,320 Speaker 1: said that anybody gets injured. I can't see anybody cope 860 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:22,080 Speaker 1: Beasley Frank boys don't matter that will sustained success for 861 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:25,400 Speaker 1: a winning season. I heard Mike Robinson yesterday talking about 862 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna win the division, which is laughable. But I 863 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,399 Speaker 1: just can't see it if your defense fails in any 864 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,360 Speaker 1: way injuries or they just don't live it up to 865 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:36,560 Speaker 1: what they were last year. I see the Buffalo Bills 866 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:40,440 Speaker 1: as being in real trouble. Interesting and you brought up 867 00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 1: defense with coach McDermott, right, and he thinks, uh, what 868 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:45,279 Speaker 1: was the question? Where are you gonna get better? And 869 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,800 Speaker 1: where did you feel you need to improve everywhere? Everywhere? 870 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:49,480 Speaker 1: But I mean, this is the number one past defense 871 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,760 Speaker 1: in football last year, number two total defense in football 872 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:55,080 Speaker 1: last year, and that was with an offense that finished 873 00:43:55,120 --> 00:44:01,080 Speaker 1: thirtieth in football. So that's a pretty good group. And yes, 874 00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:04,279 Speaker 1: they were very fortunate with injuries last year. I think 875 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,719 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds only missed one game. They had one of 876 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:10,920 Speaker 1: the lowest injury rates, one of the lowest number of 877 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:14,560 Speaker 1: man games lost to injury in the entire NFL, So 878 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:17,560 Speaker 1: they were fortunate there. But I would argue that their 879 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:20,040 Speaker 1: depth is better this year on that side of the ball, 880 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,319 Speaker 1: So I do think they have answers in the event 881 00:44:22,360 --> 00:44:28,640 Speaker 1: that injury strikes. You have four corners right now that 882 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,719 Speaker 1: can play on the outside, and I would say could 883 00:44:30,760 --> 00:44:34,399 Speaker 1: start for all four could start for probably about eight 884 00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:37,040 Speaker 1: to ten other teams in the league, because you got 885 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:40,120 Speaker 1: Levi Wallace and Tredevious White right now as you're penciled 886 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:44,400 Speaker 1: in starters. White's kind of in penn and then behind 887 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 1: them you have Kevin Johnson and E. J. Gaines. I mean, 888 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: a former first round draft choice and a guy that 889 00:44:49,719 --> 00:44:53,399 Speaker 1: has thirty plus starts in his career. So those guys 890 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:56,200 Speaker 1: could start any start on about eight to ten other teams, 891 00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,719 Speaker 1: and they're your backup cornerbacks. Okay, that's number one. Number two, 892 00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:03,560 Speaker 1: you've got two of You got arguably one of the 893 00:45:03,640 --> 00:45:05,640 Speaker 1: best safety tandems in the league, and Mica Hyde and 894 00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:08,719 Speaker 1: Jordan Poyern. Behind them, you have an experienced veteran in 895 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:12,359 Speaker 1: Raphael Bush. And then you've got a couple of guys 896 00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: in the mix there that have played quite well. You 897 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,279 Speaker 1: know Jaquan Johnson. Yes he's a rookie. He wouldn't be 898 00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: the first guy on the field, but has come along 899 00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:23,440 Speaker 1: nice and has moved up from third team to second 900 00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:27,200 Speaker 1: team as the spring practices have closed, not exclusively but 901 00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:30,360 Speaker 1: as rotated up. And then at nickel you have Tarn Johnson, 902 00:45:30,560 --> 00:45:34,440 Speaker 1: who basically played with one shoulder last year and was 903 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:36,759 Speaker 1: downright impressive and you can go to all the PF 904 00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:40,080 Speaker 1: metrics you want to outline that. And now behind him, 905 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:42,920 Speaker 1: they're grooming a guy in Seran Neil who's from the 906 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:46,759 Speaker 1: same draft class, who I would argue may have even 907 00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: more athleticism than Tarn Johnson as his backup. And then 908 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:54,480 Speaker 1: at the linebacker level, you know, behind Tremaine Edmonds and 909 00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:57,120 Speaker 1: Matt Milano, who are I think proven starters even though 910 00:45:57,120 --> 00:45:59,600 Speaker 1: they're young players in this league, you have a young 911 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:02,840 Speaker 1: up and coming player in Corey Thompson who was rotated 912 00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:05,279 Speaker 1: up to first team this past week in mini camp 913 00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:08,960 Speaker 1: on the last day, basically to give Lorenzo Alexander a break. 914 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:10,319 Speaker 1: You want to talk about a kid that can run 915 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:12,840 Speaker 1: and hit, Corey Thompson is that player. Now they have 916 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:15,160 Speaker 1: a rookie of Vashan Joseph who probably has him learning 917 00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:18,239 Speaker 1: to do on the job, and he is young, but 918 00:46:18,440 --> 00:46:23,680 Speaker 1: there are very quickly better answers You know on the 919 00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:27,040 Speaker 1: two deep than there were even last year. And you 920 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:28,919 Speaker 1: can go a step further and say you have Jordan 921 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:32,360 Speaker 1: Phillips and Ed Oliver in the same three technique position 922 00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:35,000 Speaker 1: and they can roll there. You have a supremely healthy 923 00:46:35,080 --> 00:46:37,480 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy at the defensive end now, who's ready to 924 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:39,160 Speaker 1: get back to putting up the numbers that he put 925 00:46:39,239 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: his last healthy season in Washington. Shack Lawson is essentially 926 00:46:43,640 --> 00:46:46,200 Speaker 1: a backup now when he was a full time starter 927 00:46:46,400 --> 00:46:49,680 Speaker 1: last year. So I would argue that the defense that 928 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:52,960 Speaker 1: finished second in the league last year and didn't get 929 00:46:53,040 --> 00:46:55,440 Speaker 1: nearly as many takeaways as they got in twenty seventeen 930 00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:59,600 Speaker 1: is deeper and we'll have a better pass rush this season. 931 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,799 Speaker 1: Good comprehensive you went through it. Why did I think 932 00:47:03,080 --> 00:47:05,759 Speaker 1: the caller from Rhode Island was kind of You can 933 00:47:05,840 --> 00:47:07,640 Speaker 1: tell if he was if he was New England or 934 00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:10,439 Speaker 1: New York area. Yeah, it was. It was a rival 935 00:47:10,520 --> 00:47:13,480 Speaker 1: AFC location be controlled a little bit, and you you 936 00:47:13,600 --> 00:47:16,440 Speaker 1: handled it a little well. Just give him facts, man. 937 00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:18,919 Speaker 1: I can say whatever you want, but you can't argue 938 00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:21,320 Speaker 1: facts and facts are facts, all right. So you're remaining 939 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 1: concerned about the bills after Mini camp ended this week. 940 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:25,800 Speaker 1: I want to talk more about the end. In the 941 00:47:25,880 --> 00:47:28,040 Speaker 1: second hour of the show, We're gonna talk with Carson Palmer, 942 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:31,880 Speaker 1: three pro bowled appearances during his fifteen year NFL career. 943 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:34,879 Speaker 1: Former quarterback Carson Palmer joining us next, Come on back. 944 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:37,560 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Hell from One Bill's Drive. 945 00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:52,120 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Hello Hills Radio Network Sports Date. 946 00:47:52,200 --> 00:47:54,640 Speaker 1: From One Bill's Drive. The Bills announced their training camp 947 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:58,359 Speaker 1: schedule today. Camp opens in six weeks. First practice at 948 00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:02,760 Speaker 1: Saint John Fisher College July twenty fifth, ninety five AM 949 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:06,400 Speaker 1: camp again presented by Connors in Ferris. Practice times available 950 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:08,440 Speaker 1: on Buffalo bills dot Com as we speak, but they 951 00:48:08,520 --> 00:48:11,680 Speaker 1: go Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday that first weekend. Some of 952 00:48:11,719 --> 00:48:14,600 Speaker 1: the practices are ticketed. It is the twentieth season of 953 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:18,080 Speaker 1: training camp practices at Saint John Fisher College. Bills have 954 00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:21,280 Speaker 1: wrapped up their spring workouts and wrapped up their signing duties. 955 00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:24,520 Speaker 1: They signed rookie tight end Dawson Knox to a contract today. 956 00:48:24,760 --> 00:48:26,880 Speaker 1: He had a good spring and because of injuries suffered 957 00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,960 Speaker 1: to some other tight ends, Knox had an opportunity to 958 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:32,640 Speaker 1: take plenty of first team reps. Buffalo's entire draft classes 959 00:48:32,719 --> 00:48:36,040 Speaker 1: now under contract as Dawson Knox agrees to terms on 960 00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:39,319 Speaker 1: a contract. Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowland passed away last 961 00:48:39,360 --> 00:48:41,120 Speaker 1: night at the age of seventy five. He's going into 962 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:43,239 Speaker 1: the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. He had 963 00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:46,800 Speaker 1: been battling Alzheimer's disease. The only owner in NFL history 964 00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:50,320 Speaker 1: to achieve three hundred overall victories during his first thirty seasons, 965 00:48:50,360 --> 00:48:53,400 Speaker 1: Pat Bowland purchased the Broncos in nineteen eighty four. His 966 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:56,920 Speaker 1: team won three Super Bowls during his tenure. NBA Finals 967 00:48:57,040 --> 00:49:00,360 Speaker 1: last night, Golden State Warriors swingman Clay Thompson offered to 968 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:03,160 Speaker 1: torn acl in his left knee, hurt early in the 969 00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:05,399 Speaker 1: third quarter after he went up for a dunk. Left 970 00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:07,760 Speaker 1: the game after hitting a couple of free throws. Thompson 971 00:49:07,800 --> 00:49:10,880 Speaker 1: had thirty points in thirty two minutes. Wasn't enough, as 972 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:14,120 Speaker 1: the Toronto Raptors won their first ever NBA championship. They 973 00:49:14,239 --> 00:49:17,120 Speaker 1: won Game six one, fourteen to one ten to finish 974 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:21,120 Speaker 1: off of four games to two lead four games to 975 00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:25,200 Speaker 1: two series rather against the Golden State Warriors, a parade 976 00:49:25,239 --> 00:49:27,480 Speaker 1: fifty two years in the making. Taking place tomorrow in 977 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:29,759 Speaker 1: Saint Louis. The city will celebrate the Blues first ever 978 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:32,719 Speaker 1: Stanley Cup champions They beat the Bruins Wednesday night to 979 00:49:32,840 --> 00:49:35,359 Speaker 1: win that series in seven games. And the US Open 980 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:38,360 Speaker 1: Underway Round two at Pebble Links. The one under nineteenth 981 00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:43,480 Speaker 1: US Open Champion, Justin Rose, the leader after one round yesterday, 982 00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:47,239 Speaker 1: is one under today. He is at the seven hunder 983 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:49,640 Speaker 1: parts so far through six holes at the US Open. 984 00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:52,080 Speaker 1: Round two of the US Open Underway. And that's the 985 00:49:52,200 --> 00:49:55,040 Speaker 1: update from one Bill Strive, John Murphy, and Chris Brown. 986 00:49:55,120 --> 00:49:57,400 Speaker 1: Chris is in for Steve Tasker today. Happy to have 987 00:49:57,520 --> 00:50:00,360 Speaker 1: on the line with us right now, a fifteen season 988 00:50:00,520 --> 00:50:04,719 Speaker 1: NFL veteran, three Pro Bowl appearances, former NFL quarterback in Cincinnati, 989 00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:07,440 Speaker 1: Oakland and Arizona. Happy to have Carson Palmer on the 990 00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:09,680 Speaker 1: line with us. Hello Carson, John Murphy and Chris Brown 991 00:50:09,719 --> 00:50:11,840 Speaker 1: here in Buffalo. Thank you for joining us this Friday afternoon. 992 00:50:12,719 --> 00:50:14,560 Speaker 1: Hey John, Hey Chris, thanks for having me on. Guys, 993 00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:16,160 Speaker 1: we appreciate you coming on with us and we want 994 00:50:16,200 --> 00:50:18,560 Speaker 1: to congratulate you've got the Ring of Honor for the 995 00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:23,320 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals. Congratulations. That's pretty cool. Yeah. I was obviously 996 00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:28,640 Speaker 1: very very honored and humbled by the opportunity, and I'm 997 00:50:28,719 --> 00:50:30,799 Speaker 1: just really excited that I get to be a parts 998 00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:34,600 Speaker 1: so special. I was as soon as I found out 999 00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:37,680 Speaker 1: you were coming on the show, I was immediately reminded. 1000 00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:40,960 Speaker 1: I believe it was Peter King that kind of trailed 1001 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:45,160 Speaker 1: you for a whole week to kind of poor tray 1002 00:50:45,560 --> 00:50:49,160 Speaker 1: all of the studying and preparation that an NFL quarterback 1003 00:50:49,239 --> 00:50:52,360 Speaker 1: has to do these days. I mean he's shown us 1004 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,080 Speaker 1: how he's in your home in the evenings and you 1005 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:56,560 Speaker 1: got kids watching TV and you're at your desk trying 1006 00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:58,839 Speaker 1: to pour over some of your notes from the week 1007 00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:03,040 Speaker 1: and trying to kind master the game plan, so to speak. Um, what, 1008 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:05,320 Speaker 1: first of all, what was it like just having I 1009 00:51:05,400 --> 00:51:07,839 Speaker 1: think it was Peter King, right, what was it was? Yeah? 1010 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:09,439 Speaker 1: What was it like having him to kind of trail 1011 00:51:09,520 --> 00:51:11,839 Speaker 1: you for the week? And then, um, do you think 1012 00:51:11,880 --> 00:51:15,480 Speaker 1: he kind of uh fairly portrayed you know, that the 1013 00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:18,160 Speaker 1: investment of time that has to go into what a 1014 00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:22,080 Speaker 1: quarterback does every week? Yeah? And you know, I you know, 1015 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:24,000 Speaker 1: he was at my house for you know a little 1016 00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:27,320 Speaker 1: bit in the meetings, and and you know, it's just 1017 00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:30,239 Speaker 1: kind of part of the deal. Um, it wasn't It 1018 00:51:30,360 --> 00:51:34,279 Speaker 1: wasn't a hindrance whatsoever. Um. Obviously, Peter's a phenomenal writer 1019 00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:36,680 Speaker 1: and um one of the best in the business for 1020 00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:40,080 Speaker 1: for from the moment he got in the business. So UM, 1021 00:51:40,200 --> 00:51:42,040 Speaker 1: he he was never in the way. He asked a 1022 00:51:42,080 --> 00:51:44,480 Speaker 1: handful of questions. Every question had a a you know, 1023 00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:47,080 Speaker 1: there was a reason behind it. Um. There wasn't a 1024 00:51:47,120 --> 00:51:49,360 Speaker 1: million questions where he was a hindrance to to that 1025 00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:52,040 Speaker 1: week at all. Um. But it was cool. You know, 1026 00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:54,320 Speaker 1: it was at the cool piece. UM. I you know, 1027 00:51:54,360 --> 00:51:56,520 Speaker 1: I had comes a young quarterback to calling me after 1028 00:51:56,640 --> 00:51:59,399 Speaker 1: that asking why this, why that? Um. So I think 1029 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:03,000 Speaker 1: it kind of helped um, maybe more players than it 1030 00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:06,239 Speaker 1: did um the actual fans, just because the young guys, 1031 00:52:06,920 --> 00:52:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, as you come into the league and with 1032 00:52:09,120 --> 00:52:11,040 Speaker 1: Josh Allen you have it there. You're trying to kind 1033 00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:12,480 Speaker 1: of find your way and figure out how to take 1034 00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:13,960 Speaker 1: care of your body. And I'll take you know, take 1035 00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:16,920 Speaker 1: care of business on Sunday obviously, but you know, all 1036 00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:19,080 Speaker 1: the things in between, all the all the hours in 1037 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:22,839 Speaker 1: between the previous Sunday's game, in the next Sunday's game, 1038 00:52:22,880 --> 00:52:26,000 Speaker 1: It was a really good illustration of what goes in Carson. 1039 00:52:26,120 --> 00:52:28,400 Speaker 1: You were first round picked by the Cincinnati Bengals and 1040 00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:31,520 Speaker 1: spent the first several years of your career there, and 1041 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:34,200 Speaker 1: yet going to Arizona you you were quoted as saying 1042 00:52:34,200 --> 00:52:36,720 Speaker 1: you wish you'd gotten there sooner. To the Arizona Cardinals. 1043 00:52:36,760 --> 00:52:39,719 Speaker 1: Why is that? Why do you feel that way? Yeah? 1044 00:52:39,760 --> 00:52:42,719 Speaker 1: It was such a great experience and and the best 1045 00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:47,960 Speaker 1: five years of my football career. Um from a professional standpoint, 1046 00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:51,200 Speaker 1: Such a great organization. I play with so many great 1047 00:52:51,239 --> 00:52:54,320 Speaker 1: guys and unbelievable you know, as Bruce Arians coaching staff 1048 00:52:54,360 --> 00:52:58,000 Speaker 1: that really m you know it is now the Tampa 1049 00:52:58,080 --> 00:53:00,800 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers coaching staff. So it was a great staff 1050 00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:04,239 Speaker 1: and you know, like I said that, some of the 1051 00:53:04,320 --> 00:53:07,360 Speaker 1: best years of my life. And it was an unbelievable 1052 00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:09,440 Speaker 1: opportunity for my family and I have moved to Phoenix 1053 00:53:09,520 --> 00:53:13,080 Speaker 1: and we were welcomed with open arms by fans and 1054 00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:16,319 Speaker 1: by guys in the team. So just a really great 1055 00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,719 Speaker 1: five years. What do you think Arian second go around 1056 00:53:19,760 --> 00:53:21,600 Speaker 1: as the head coach will be like in Tampa Bay? 1057 00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:24,799 Speaker 1: What do you expect to see from him? I think 1058 00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:26,920 Speaker 1: they're going to be good. I think they're going to 1059 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,799 Speaker 1: be really good. I mean, they have good players, they 1060 00:53:28,840 --> 00:53:33,040 Speaker 1: have a ton of weapons on offense, they're explosive defensively. 1061 00:53:33,160 --> 00:53:35,400 Speaker 1: They've got who I think is one of the better coordinators, 1062 00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:38,000 Speaker 1: if not the best coordinators and top bowls in the league, 1063 00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:41,640 Speaker 1: and a lot of really good assistant coaches, a lot 1064 00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:44,960 Speaker 1: of assistants that were former players. So it's just a 1065 00:53:45,080 --> 00:53:48,520 Speaker 1: really really solid staff you put together. So getting back still, 1066 00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,359 Speaker 1: you know you mentioned Josh already, and you know he's 1067 00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:54,000 Speaker 1: entering his second year here obviously, and he's trying to, 1068 00:53:55,160 --> 00:53:58,120 Speaker 1: you know, diversify his game in terms of the different 1069 00:53:58,200 --> 00:54:01,920 Speaker 1: kinds of throws he's he's already improved with ball location 1070 00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:04,800 Speaker 1: from what we've been able to see in the spring practices. 1071 00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:06,520 Speaker 1: Even though I know it's not real football and you 1072 00:54:06,560 --> 00:54:09,919 Speaker 1: don't have people bearing down on you, but the risk 1073 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:13,240 Speaker 1: reward factor is something I wanted to ask you about, Carson, 1074 00:54:13,320 --> 00:54:16,359 Speaker 1: because you know, you were a physically gifted quarterback, much 1075 00:54:16,440 --> 00:54:20,719 Speaker 1: like Josh is, who could make rare plays with your arm. 1076 00:54:21,719 --> 00:54:23,600 Speaker 1: And as much as you want to make those plays, 1077 00:54:23,680 --> 00:54:26,320 Speaker 1: there's a time and a place for that relative to 1078 00:54:26,440 --> 00:54:28,680 Speaker 1: time and scoring a game or even down in distance 1079 00:54:28,760 --> 00:54:32,399 Speaker 1: or matchups. Can you just tell us how you kind 1080 00:54:32,440 --> 00:54:37,440 Speaker 1: of navigated your way through balancing risk and reward when 1081 00:54:37,520 --> 00:54:42,960 Speaker 1: you're as physically gifted a player as you and Josh are, well, 1082 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:46,040 Speaker 1: I think the abilities and that god given talent that 1083 00:54:46,160 --> 00:54:48,080 Speaker 1: Josh has, it's something you never want to take away 1084 00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:49,880 Speaker 1: from him. And I know he did a ton with 1085 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,840 Speaker 1: his feet as past season and made a lot of 1086 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:55,000 Speaker 1: plays on the ground, And you know, I kind of 1087 00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:57,080 Speaker 1: cringe every time I see a quarterback take off and 1088 00:54:57,200 --> 00:54:59,520 Speaker 1: run because you're putting your organization in a tough spot. 1089 00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:02,000 Speaker 1: But you can't take that away from him. That is 1090 00:55:02,440 --> 00:55:04,719 Speaker 1: it is anate ability to make first downs and find 1091 00:55:04,760 --> 00:55:07,040 Speaker 1: ways to get in the end zone once he's down 1092 00:55:07,080 --> 00:55:09,840 Speaker 1: in the red zone and scoring touchdowns with his legs. 1093 00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:13,680 Speaker 1: You know, it is risky and there is a lot 1094 00:55:13,719 --> 00:55:17,520 Speaker 1: of reward, but he's done such a good job of it, 1095 00:55:17,680 --> 00:55:19,960 Speaker 1: and that's naturally who he is as a player. So 1096 00:55:20,080 --> 00:55:22,719 Speaker 1: I would never, you know, I would never tell him 1097 00:55:22,760 --> 00:55:25,040 Speaker 1: to take that away from his game. My main thing 1098 00:55:25,080 --> 00:55:26,680 Speaker 1: I'd be focused on if I was him is how 1099 00:55:26,719 --> 00:55:28,279 Speaker 1: to slide and how to get out of bounds duck 1100 00:55:28,480 --> 00:55:33,480 Speaker 1: without taking those extra hits. Carson Palmer our guests, Carson. 1101 00:55:33,520 --> 00:55:35,560 Speaker 1: As you know your brother Jordan. We've had him on 1102 00:55:35,560 --> 00:55:37,520 Speaker 1: the show a couple of times talking about Josh Allen. 1103 00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:40,400 Speaker 1: He's worked with Josh Allen for a couple of off seasons. Now, 1104 00:55:40,640 --> 00:55:43,480 Speaker 1: what do you think Jordan provides for Josh that he 1105 00:55:43,640 --> 00:55:46,160 Speaker 1: benefits from And what have you heard or seen from 1106 00:55:46,280 --> 00:55:48,279 Speaker 1: Josh Allen from the some of the off season work 1107 00:55:48,360 --> 00:55:51,560 Speaker 1: he does with your brother, Well, a lot of it's fundamentals, 1108 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:53,960 Speaker 1: and I know it's something that Josh has been really 1109 00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,600 Speaker 1: trying to tighten up, just coming from a smaller school 1110 00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:00,560 Speaker 1: and not having NFL level coaching around him probably growing 1111 00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:03,000 Speaker 1: up for most of his life. And you know, so 1112 00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:05,000 Speaker 1: the first thing they do is, I know, they work 1113 00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:07,759 Speaker 1: a ton on fundamentals and the actual whip of the 1114 00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:11,440 Speaker 1: throwing motion and the accuracy and consistency with that. But 1115 00:56:11,560 --> 00:56:13,359 Speaker 1: they also spend a ton of time on the board 1116 00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:16,800 Speaker 1: up on a dry raceboard, talking defense, is talking protections, 1117 00:56:16,840 --> 00:56:19,640 Speaker 1: which is probably the most difficult thing to pick up 1118 00:56:19,719 --> 00:56:22,880 Speaker 1: for a young guy. So I think with the combination 1119 00:56:23,000 --> 00:56:24,839 Speaker 1: of you know, he gets to go out and throw 1120 00:56:24,920 --> 00:56:28,400 Speaker 1: and work on accuracy and work on fundamentals and all 1121 00:56:28,440 --> 00:56:29,640 Speaker 1: those things. But then you get to go in the 1122 00:56:29,719 --> 00:56:32,000 Speaker 1: classroom and really work on the things a lot of 1123 00:56:32,040 --> 00:56:33,640 Speaker 1: people don't want to work on and they don't want 1124 00:56:33,640 --> 00:56:37,440 Speaker 1: to spend time on. One of Josh's new weapons this 1125 00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:39,600 Speaker 1: year is a guy you're familiar with in John Brown. 1126 00:56:40,600 --> 00:56:44,600 Speaker 1: You know there's they've had, you know, their their chemistry 1127 00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:46,920 Speaker 1: on the field is still a work in progress. And 1128 00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:49,680 Speaker 1: I wonder if you can speak to this because you've 1129 00:56:49,719 --> 00:56:53,000 Speaker 1: played with John obviously, But when you have a receiver 1130 00:56:53,239 --> 00:56:56,080 Speaker 1: who runs more of the deeper routes on the tree, 1131 00:56:56,280 --> 00:57:00,120 Speaker 1: obviously it's not a high percentage throw per se, So 1132 00:57:00,280 --> 00:57:03,600 Speaker 1: how do you establish the on field rapport with the 1133 00:57:03,719 --> 00:57:06,239 Speaker 1: timing and all of that when you have a guy 1134 00:57:06,360 --> 00:57:09,840 Speaker 1: that's running more of those deeper routes. Do you treat 1135 00:57:09,920 --> 00:57:12,680 Speaker 1: it like you know, maybe a basketball player does when 1136 00:57:12,719 --> 00:57:14,960 Speaker 1: he's warming up. He starts underneath the basket and then 1137 00:57:15,040 --> 00:57:17,200 Speaker 1: backs his way out until he's warmed up and then 1138 00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:19,160 Speaker 1: you know, finds his range. Do you do that with 1139 00:57:19,240 --> 00:57:21,880 Speaker 1: a receiver where you have him run shorter stuff and 1140 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:24,000 Speaker 1: then get to the longer stuff later. I'm just kind 1141 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:27,520 Speaker 1: of curious how that manifests itself between a quarterback and 1142 00:57:27,600 --> 00:57:33,000 Speaker 1: a vertical type receiver. Yeah. I mean you start everywhere 1143 00:57:33,040 --> 00:57:36,280 Speaker 1: and continuously go until you've both just done and spent. 1144 00:57:36,440 --> 00:57:38,880 Speaker 1: I mean that first year is so tough to have 1145 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:42,960 Speaker 1: that rhythm and timing together. You throw a route after 1146 00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:44,760 Speaker 1: a route after route. I mean, John used to come 1147 00:57:44,800 --> 00:57:46,400 Speaker 1: with me in July as soon as we got out 1148 00:57:46,440 --> 00:57:48,600 Speaker 1: of OTAs and you come and live with me and 1149 00:57:48,680 --> 00:57:50,320 Speaker 1: we work out every day all of July, all the 1150 00:57:50,360 --> 00:57:54,000 Speaker 1: way up into training camp. You know that that continuity 1151 00:57:54,080 --> 00:57:57,280 Speaker 1: and that that timing and rhythm that you're trying to develop, 1152 00:57:58,120 --> 00:58:00,560 Speaker 1: you know in year one is really what to get 1153 00:58:00,560 --> 00:58:03,880 Speaker 1: it done. It's something that it's always a work in progress, 1154 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:05,840 Speaker 1: whether it's year one or year seven or year ten. 1155 00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:09,000 Speaker 1: With it with a guy, I've always felt that you 1156 00:58:09,120 --> 00:58:12,000 Speaker 1: can't get enough reps and you can't get enough timing 1157 00:58:12,120 --> 00:58:15,240 Speaker 1: and rhythm. And that's something that it just comes. It 1158 00:58:15,360 --> 00:58:17,200 Speaker 1: comes as you go, and you got to work really 1159 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,280 Speaker 1: really hard at it, and you can't ever stop or 1160 00:58:19,360 --> 00:58:21,360 Speaker 1: really take a break. You just gotta continue to develop it. 1161 00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:23,680 Speaker 1: Of course, And I wonder what you think, having played 1162 00:58:23,720 --> 00:58:26,440 Speaker 1: with John Brown, what's his ceiling in the NFL? How 1163 00:58:26,520 --> 00:58:28,720 Speaker 1: good can he be? Could he be a team's number 1164 00:58:28,760 --> 00:58:33,480 Speaker 1: one target. Do you think, Oh, absolutely, he was. You know, 1165 00:58:33,600 --> 00:58:36,200 Speaker 1: his rookie year was unbelievable. He had a couple injuries 1166 00:58:36,280 --> 00:58:41,439 Speaker 1: later on, but you know, everybody's so enamored with height 1167 00:58:41,720 --> 00:58:44,360 Speaker 1: and weight, and he does not have height or weight. 1168 00:58:44,680 --> 00:58:47,560 Speaker 1: He's a small guy. But I'll never forget my first 1169 00:58:47,600 --> 00:58:50,520 Speaker 1: training camp with him. I was walking off the practice 1170 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:52,720 Speaker 1: field next to Pat Peterson in Arizona, one of the 1171 00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:55,080 Speaker 1: best cornerbacks in the league and probably one of the 1172 00:58:55,160 --> 00:58:57,520 Speaker 1: top five fastest guys in the league. And he pulled 1173 00:58:57,560 --> 00:58:59,800 Speaker 1: me over and said, because we completed a big long 1174 00:59:00,160 --> 00:59:03,880 Speaker 1: ball down the sideline against against Patrick, and he pulled 1175 00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:05,760 Speaker 1: me aside and said, man, there is any boy on 1176 00:59:05,760 --> 00:59:07,600 Speaker 1: the field that can run with Smokey. And that was 1177 00:59:07,840 --> 00:59:11,520 Speaker 1: that was John Brown's nickname was Smokey. And as soon 1178 00:59:11,560 --> 00:59:13,960 Speaker 1: as Pat said that to me, if Pat was saying that, 1179 00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:16,320 Speaker 1: Pat would never admit that he can't run with anybody 1180 00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:19,040 Speaker 1: unless it was true. Yeah, but I think that's one 1181 00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:21,040 Speaker 1: of the few guys that Pat's ever played against and 1182 00:59:21,320 --> 00:59:23,760 Speaker 1: had to practice against that he really had to be 1183 00:59:23,840 --> 00:59:25,640 Speaker 1: on his a game when John took off and ran. 1184 00:59:25,920 --> 00:59:29,240 Speaker 1: Now the backup quarterback here with Josh is Matt Barkley. 1185 00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:30,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how well you know him. I know 1186 00:59:30,560 --> 00:59:32,840 Speaker 1: you're both USC alums, so I have to believe there's 1187 00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:37,440 Speaker 1: some measure of familiarity. But Josh has has spoken highly 1188 00:59:37,520 --> 00:59:41,040 Speaker 1: of how Matt has kind of helped him and you know, 1189 00:59:41,200 --> 00:59:43,400 Speaker 1: kind of guided him through the rookie year along with 1190 00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:48,360 Speaker 1: Derek Anderson, who's now decided to retire. But when Matt, 1191 00:59:48,520 --> 00:59:50,720 Speaker 1: I mean, for a guy that's bounced around the league 1192 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:53,960 Speaker 1: for six years doing part to circumstance maybe more than 1193 00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:58,960 Speaker 1: anything else, what can that been around town kind of 1194 00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:03,600 Speaker 1: experience le and to Josh, when you know you have 1195 01:00:03,720 --> 01:00:07,200 Speaker 1: a backup like Matt who has seen probably just about 1196 01:00:07,240 --> 01:00:09,320 Speaker 1: every offense there is in the league at this point, 1197 01:00:10,200 --> 01:00:12,600 Speaker 1: also a huge advantage. And I know Matt very well, 1198 01:00:13,040 --> 01:00:15,120 Speaker 1: and I played with Matt in Arizona for a year, 1199 01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:17,920 Speaker 1: so you know, I know the kind of mind he 1200 01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:20,360 Speaker 1: as and the kind of teammate he is. And it's 1201 01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:23,080 Speaker 1: so good for Josh to have a guy that's been 1202 01:00:23,160 --> 01:00:25,320 Speaker 1: in I don't know how many seven eight offenses now 1203 01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:29,000 Speaker 1: probably had to study and had to learn them fast. 1204 01:00:29,080 --> 01:00:31,680 Speaker 1: And that's so important when you're a young quarterback because 1205 01:00:31,680 --> 01:00:34,400 Speaker 1: you've got to learn fast. You don't have years to 1206 01:00:35,200 --> 01:00:37,520 Speaker 1: learn a system. A lot of times your coordinator gets 1207 01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:39,160 Speaker 1: another jobs somewhere else and as a head coach, and 1208 01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:40,760 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you got a new system coming in. 1209 01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:43,080 Speaker 1: So Matt's a great guy for him to be able 1210 01:00:43,080 --> 01:00:45,480 Speaker 1: to bounce questions off, whether it to be studying questions 1211 01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:49,000 Speaker 1: or technique and things like that. He's he's very lucky 1212 01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:52,320 Speaker 1: to have Matt in his back pocket and really rooting 1213 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,439 Speaker 1: him on, cheering him on and help him coach. We've 1214 01:00:54,480 --> 01:00:56,120 Speaker 1: got some palmer. Just a couple of more minutes. I 1215 01:00:56,160 --> 01:00:58,520 Speaker 1: have a question for you about a former Arizona teammate 1216 01:00:58,800 --> 01:01:01,040 Speaker 1: who's also a former er own a teamming of John Brown. 1217 01:01:01,120 --> 01:01:04,200 Speaker 1: Have you seeing that's future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald. 1218 01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:05,880 Speaker 1: What do he What did he mean for your career 1219 01:01:05,960 --> 01:01:08,680 Speaker 1: and what help do you think he What leadership did 1220 01:01:08,720 --> 01:01:10,840 Speaker 1: he show to John Brown when you guys were all 1221 01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:14,360 Speaker 1: with the Arizona Cardinals. There's there's no better guy to 1222 01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:17,640 Speaker 1: having your receiver room than Larry, and John benefited greatly 1223 01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:20,680 Speaker 1: from having him around. And now Larry's really old in 1224 01:01:20,760 --> 01:01:23,040 Speaker 1: Arizona and he's got a bunch of really young guys. 1225 01:01:23,120 --> 01:01:26,200 Speaker 1: So m having a guy like that. Who I mean, 1226 01:01:26,480 --> 01:01:30,200 Speaker 1: Larry works every day, tireslely, he doesn't take practices off. 1227 01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:34,880 Speaker 1: You know, he's he's, uh, in my opinion, probably the 1228 01:01:34,920 --> 01:01:37,680 Speaker 1: best to ever play the game at that position. And 1229 01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:41,040 Speaker 1: I know there's an easy argument against jer Jarry rice Um, 1230 01:01:41,200 --> 01:01:44,040 Speaker 1: but I'm obviously on Larry's side of that argument. But 1231 01:01:44,440 --> 01:01:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, having him in the room and on your team, 1232 01:01:46,560 --> 01:01:49,560 Speaker 1: and you know, critiquing your releases and critiquing the way 1233 01:01:49,600 --> 01:01:53,000 Speaker 1: you're catching the ball, and Larry spent time every day 1234 01:01:53,040 --> 01:01:56,080 Speaker 1: after practice, still does and just catches balls. And he's 1235 01:01:56,080 --> 01:01:58,040 Speaker 1: got the best hands I've ever seen, probably the best 1236 01:01:58,040 --> 01:02:00,480 Speaker 1: hands of the league has ever seen. But he doesn't 1237 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:03,000 Speaker 1: stop working. And I think that's so important for these 1238 01:02:03,040 --> 01:02:05,120 Speaker 1: young guys to think, all right, I figured out how 1239 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:06,520 Speaker 1: to run a curl route, and let me work on 1240 01:02:06,560 --> 01:02:09,800 Speaker 1: everything else. You know, Larry works on curl route every day, 1241 01:02:09,880 --> 01:02:12,880 Speaker 1: the most simple basic route in the playbook, and you 1242 01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:14,800 Speaker 1: know that that just illustrates what it takes to be 1243 01:02:14,840 --> 01:02:17,280 Speaker 1: a pro, especially at that position of the NFL. Last 1244 01:02:17,360 --> 01:02:20,640 Speaker 1: question Forrey Carson, and that's about the Cardinals new quarterback 1245 01:02:20,720 --> 01:02:23,400 Speaker 1: now Kyler Murray, Like you, uh, first overall pick in 1246 01:02:23,440 --> 01:02:26,160 Speaker 1: the draft. What do you think them, what's the prospect 1247 01:02:26,240 --> 01:02:28,240 Speaker 1: for him? How good can Kyler Murray be? And how 1248 01:02:28,280 --> 01:02:30,560 Speaker 1: good will he be getting getting started this first year 1249 01:02:30,640 --> 01:02:35,000 Speaker 1: in Arizona. Yeah, I think I think the the NFL 1250 01:02:35,080 --> 01:02:38,160 Speaker 1: fan base, like across the league, is excited to see him. Um, 1251 01:02:38,800 --> 01:02:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, he's obviously been such a great player for 1252 01:02:40,960 --> 01:02:43,160 Speaker 1: such a long time, and you know, growing up, the 1253 01:02:43,280 --> 01:02:46,040 Speaker 1: number one recruit in the country, and um, you know, 1254 01:02:46,080 --> 01:02:48,040 Speaker 1: obviously the number one pick in the Heisman Show. If 1255 01:02:48,080 --> 01:02:51,680 Speaker 1: he's been the best wherever he's been, and um, you know, 1256 01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:55,280 Speaker 1: he's so different and so unique that everybody's waiting to see. 1257 01:02:55,280 --> 01:02:57,160 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see. You never know until a 1258 01:02:57,200 --> 01:02:59,000 Speaker 1: guy gets on the field and plays, you know, for 1259 01:02:59,400 --> 01:03:01,480 Speaker 1: his first years, until you really can see if he 1260 01:03:01,520 --> 01:03:04,280 Speaker 1: can play or not. But I think he's gonna take 1261 01:03:04,320 --> 01:03:06,440 Speaker 1: the league over. I mean he's so so dynamic, so 1262 01:03:06,680 --> 01:03:09,200 Speaker 1: unique and different, and he can throw it. I mean 1263 01:03:09,240 --> 01:03:12,120 Speaker 1: he can absolutely spin it. So he's got a very rare, 1264 01:03:12,320 --> 01:03:15,960 Speaker 1: unique skill set this league just hasn't seen. Carson. It's 1265 01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:18,960 Speaker 1: been great talking with you today again. Congratulations on the 1266 01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:21,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals Ring of Honor, and you're a nominee for the 1267 01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:23,600 Speaker 1: College Football Hall of Fame this year, I believe also 1268 01:03:23,720 --> 01:03:26,040 Speaker 1: from your work at USC Good luck Yea and everything, 1269 01:03:26,080 --> 01:03:27,560 Speaker 1: and I hope we get a chance to talk again 1270 01:03:28,440 --> 01:03:29,880 Speaker 1: me too. Thanks for having me on follas, have a 1271 01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:32,520 Speaker 1: good day. Thanks. Carson Palmer fifteen years in the NFL, 1272 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:37,240 Speaker 1: three pro bowled appearances, played with the Bengals, the Raiders, 1273 01:03:37,440 --> 01:03:39,680 Speaker 1: and Arizona. I almost forgot about the Raiders here, but 1274 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:42,720 Speaker 1: he was the Arizona Cardinals stolen from the Raider. Yeah. 1275 01:03:42,720 --> 01:03:44,120 Speaker 1: I think it was for like a fifth or set 1276 01:03:44,240 --> 01:03:46,880 Speaker 1: round pick. It was ridiculous. And the Cardinals said that 1277 01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:48,720 Speaker 1: was when the Raiders were at their dumbest. I mean, 1278 01:03:48,800 --> 01:03:50,560 Speaker 1: let's be honest. I mean they've made a lot of 1279 01:03:50,640 --> 01:03:53,560 Speaker 1: dumb decisions over the years. That was that was probably 1280 01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:56,200 Speaker 1: the nator of their decision making. Yeah, Carson had a 1281 01:03:56,240 --> 01:03:58,200 Speaker 1: lot of good things to say about John Brown. John Brown. 1282 01:03:58,360 --> 01:04:01,640 Speaker 1: You know, some people question is do they have a 1283 01:04:01,760 --> 01:04:04,120 Speaker 1: number one receiver? Brown had a sixty five catch year 1284 01:04:04,200 --> 01:04:06,479 Speaker 1: his second year with the Cardinals, playing on a roster 1285 01:04:06,680 --> 01:04:09,560 Speaker 1: right with Larry Fitzgerald. To get sixty five catches, I mean, 1286 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:13,960 Speaker 1: the ability is there for John Brown, The speed is there. 1287 01:04:14,080 --> 01:04:16,400 Speaker 1: You heard Carson Palmer. He doesn't pass the eyeball test 1288 01:04:16,440 --> 01:04:18,360 Speaker 1: for why number one wide receiver is and that's why 1289 01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:22,120 Speaker 1: he doesn't get more consideration. I'm not saying he's Marvin Harrison, 1290 01:04:22,200 --> 01:04:24,160 Speaker 1: but he's the same stature as Marvin Harrison and he 1291 01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:26,640 Speaker 1: was absolutely a number one receiver. Yeah, it's good to 1292 01:04:26,680 --> 01:04:28,560 Speaker 1: hear Carson Palmer talking about him. We thank Carson for 1293 01:04:28,680 --> 01:04:30,800 Speaker 1: joining us. I want to know, what are you concerned with? 1294 01:04:31,320 --> 01:04:33,480 Speaker 1: What's left to be concerned with now that the Bill's 1295 01:04:33,680 --> 01:04:36,680 Speaker 1: mini camp has ended, their spring practices have ended. Give 1296 01:04:36,720 --> 01:04:38,600 Speaker 1: us a call. We got phone lines open eight oh 1297 01:04:38,680 --> 01:04:40,920 Speaker 1: three h five fifty and toll free one eight eight 1298 01:04:41,080 --> 01:04:43,680 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. You can vote on 1299 01:04:43,720 --> 01:04:46,160 Speaker 1: our Twitter poll and you can send in the tweet 1300 01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:48,000 Speaker 1: and we might read it on the tweet sheet. A 1301 01:04:48,040 --> 01:04:50,640 Speaker 1: call here from Frank and Cheek Dwagga. Hello, Franco ahead, 1302 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:54,280 Speaker 1: you're on the air. How are we doing? We're doing well. 1303 01:04:55,120 --> 01:04:57,320 Speaker 1: Appreciate taking him a call. I was just you know, 1304 01:04:57,400 --> 01:05:00,800 Speaker 1: we're all concerned about offensive line tight ends receivers as 1305 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:04,000 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's accuracy. What I'm concerned this is a coach 1306 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:07,120 Speaker 1: stepped up his game and what I mean by at first. 1307 01:05:07,200 --> 01:05:10,080 Speaker 1: In the past he has not made some good calls 1308 01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:13,640 Speaker 1: at the right time, and sometimes I question his game plan, 1309 01:05:14,240 --> 01:05:16,360 Speaker 1: and that's really what I'm concerned about. You think he 1310 01:05:16,440 --> 01:05:20,120 Speaker 1: has really stepped up his game case some point last 1311 01:05:20,200 --> 01:05:23,320 Speaker 1: year we played New England. Brady passed for one hundred 1312 01:05:23,320 --> 01:05:26,960 Speaker 1: and twenty five yards and beat on the ground and 1313 01:05:27,080 --> 01:05:28,919 Speaker 1: that was just a game plan that he had set 1314 01:05:29,360 --> 01:05:31,640 Speaker 1: from day one, and they came away with the win 1315 01:05:32,160 --> 01:05:35,760 Speaker 1: and we didn't. Well, you know, the proof will be 1316 01:05:35,920 --> 01:05:38,320 Speaker 1: in the pudding when they start playing. I don't view 1317 01:05:38,440 --> 01:05:40,840 Speaker 1: that as a big problem. I mean the list of 1318 01:05:40,920 --> 01:05:43,000 Speaker 1: things that the Bills must do better than last year, 1319 01:05:43,280 --> 01:05:45,320 Speaker 1: I don't even know that being my top ten Chris, 1320 01:05:46,200 --> 01:05:49,600 Speaker 1: I will say this, Coach McDermott. As much as he 1321 01:05:49,720 --> 01:05:53,240 Speaker 1: preaches the daily growth mindset with his players, you know 1322 01:05:53,360 --> 01:05:56,720 Speaker 1: in self improvement, he one hundred percent turns that back 1323 01:05:56,800 --> 01:05:59,919 Speaker 1: on himself. I mean, yeah, I think we know. Coach 1324 01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:02,480 Speaker 1: McDermott is a methodical coach to begin with. He's not 1325 01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:05,560 Speaker 1: only methodical with his team and his players, he's methodical 1326 01:06:05,960 --> 01:06:09,800 Speaker 1: in self evaluation and as a matter of fact, at 1327 01:06:09,840 --> 01:06:12,200 Speaker 1: the end of last season, you know, at the end 1328 01:06:12,200 --> 01:06:16,560 Speaker 1: of every season, players are evaluated by their position coaches 1329 01:06:16,800 --> 01:06:18,920 Speaker 1: and by their coordinators and their head coaches. It's all 1330 01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:21,120 Speaker 1: part of exit interviews. They sit down with the coaches. 1331 01:06:21,320 --> 01:06:23,800 Speaker 1: They say, look, I reviewed your film from the entire season. 1332 01:06:23,880 --> 01:06:25,720 Speaker 1: This is what I think. Blah blah blah blah blah. 1333 01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:29,960 Speaker 1: At the end of last season, coach McDermott gave his 1334 01:06:30,160 --> 01:06:36,200 Speaker 1: players forms to critique the coaches. He flipped it. He 1335 01:06:36,360 --> 01:06:39,600 Speaker 1: had the players critiquing the coaches for the year that 1336 01:06:39,760 --> 01:06:42,000 Speaker 1: they put in in twenty eighteen. And I think that 1337 01:06:42,160 --> 01:06:45,360 Speaker 1: speaks to a coach that the Bills have here now 1338 01:06:46,160 --> 01:06:49,680 Speaker 1: who literally practices what he preaches. He knows he doesn't 1339 01:06:49,720 --> 01:06:52,280 Speaker 1: have all the answers, so he's always looking to improve. 1340 01:06:52,760 --> 01:06:55,000 Speaker 1: And I think to ask the players for their input 1341 01:06:55,720 --> 01:06:58,480 Speaker 1: is pretty uncommon in this league and so I think 1342 01:06:58,520 --> 01:07:01,600 Speaker 1: it just and my point is it speaks to his 1343 01:07:01,840 --> 01:07:04,560 Speaker 1: efforts to not only make his team better, but to 1344 01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:06,640 Speaker 1: make himself better as a head coach in this league. 1345 01:07:06,640 --> 01:07:08,560 Speaker 1: And you know what, I'm interested in this thanks to 1346 01:07:08,560 --> 01:07:11,520 Speaker 1: your call, by the ways, and it's almost too soon 1347 01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:14,440 Speaker 1: now to ask this question, but as we approach preseason, 1348 01:07:14,760 --> 01:07:18,040 Speaker 1: at some point I'm interested in hearing from coach McDermott 1349 01:07:18,040 --> 01:07:20,680 Speaker 1: about if he has any plans to change his replay 1350 01:07:20,800 --> 01:07:23,920 Speaker 1: challenge procedure. He has not had success challenging replace for 1351 01:07:23,960 --> 01:07:26,480 Speaker 1: his first two years. His record isn't good non challenge 1352 01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:29,479 Speaker 1: and knowing to your point, knowing what we know about 1353 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,880 Speaker 1: how he looks at every aspect of it and tries 1354 01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:34,280 Speaker 1: to get better, including coaching, that would not be surprised 1355 01:07:34,320 --> 01:07:37,440 Speaker 1: if if they have a at least a new setup, 1356 01:07:37,480 --> 01:07:39,920 Speaker 1: if not a different procedure. Yeah, a different procedure and 1357 01:07:39,960 --> 01:07:43,280 Speaker 1: what they've had, I mean some teams with some teams 1358 01:07:43,320 --> 01:07:45,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers have done it, hire an assistant coach just 1359 01:07:45,600 --> 01:07:48,720 Speaker 1: to handle the challenges. Now this year, you know what 1360 01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:51,360 Speaker 1: did I see the stat I came across just last night, 1361 01:07:51,600 --> 01:07:56,320 Speaker 1: there's only on average, what three What did I come 1362 01:07:56,320 --> 01:08:00,600 Speaker 1: across to replay challenge? What was it? One play challenge 1363 01:08:00,600 --> 01:08:03,960 Speaker 1: every three games from coaches? It's not a lot. I 1364 01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:06,560 Speaker 1: would guess more. I would guess more too. Yeah, I 1365 01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:09,960 Speaker 1: gotta find that. I know that averages out in the 1366 01:08:10,120 --> 01:08:14,000 Speaker 1: NFL coaches replay challenges for one every two point eight 1367 01:08:14,040 --> 01:08:16,519 Speaker 1: games something like that. Yeah, and if you look at 1368 01:08:16,840 --> 01:08:19,559 Speaker 1: coaches record I think he only has thirteen or fourteen 1369 01:08:19,720 --> 01:08:24,160 Speaker 1: career challenges and he's coached what thirty two games thirty 1370 01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:27,479 Speaker 1: three count in the playoff game in seventeen, so that's 1371 01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:30,960 Speaker 1: pretty close to that statistic. Yeah, it's pretty close. I 1372 01:08:31,040 --> 01:08:34,000 Speaker 1: mean so yeah, I guess it does make sense be 1373 01:08:34,040 --> 01:08:36,639 Speaker 1: curious to see if he changes his procedure, and maybe 1374 01:08:36,680 --> 01:08:39,200 Speaker 1: it signs different people to it the way they look 1375 01:08:39,240 --> 01:08:41,360 Speaker 1: at it, because he does look for He looks for 1376 01:08:41,439 --> 01:08:43,760 Speaker 1: the edge, there's no question about that. A breakcare, we'll 1377 01:08:43,800 --> 01:08:45,439 Speaker 1: get some of the tweets. We'll read some of those 1378 01:08:45,479 --> 01:08:48,360 Speaker 1: when we return. What are you're still concerned about? What 1379 01:08:48,479 --> 01:08:50,200 Speaker 1: are you concerned about? When it comes to the bills 1380 01:08:50,280 --> 01:08:52,599 Speaker 1: After the end of minicamp this week we got phone 1381 01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:54,920 Speaker 1: lines open as well. Eight O three five fifty toll 1382 01:08:55,000 --> 01:08:58,040 Speaker 1: free one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. 1383 01:08:58,280 --> 01:09:00,680 Speaker 1: Chris Brown in for Steve Tasker one Live from One 1384 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:15,200 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio one Bills five from 1385 01:09:15,200 --> 01:09:17,439 Speaker 1: One Bill Drive, John Murphy with Chris Brown. Chris is 1386 01:09:17,479 --> 01:09:20,360 Speaker 1: in four Steve Tasker. We're here until three o'clock. Coming 1387 01:09:20,400 --> 01:09:23,280 Speaker 1: up at two o'clock. The Lowdown with Lorenzo Alexander looking 1388 01:09:23,280 --> 01:09:25,320 Speaker 1: forward to that. It's been several weeks since we've had 1389 01:09:25,400 --> 01:09:27,680 Speaker 1: Lorenzo in here. Got a good Twitter poll going on. 1390 01:09:27,880 --> 01:09:29,880 Speaker 1: We want to know now that Mini camp is over, 1391 01:09:29,960 --> 01:09:32,519 Speaker 1: the spring practices, the workouts are over, what are you 1392 01:09:32,600 --> 01:09:35,360 Speaker 1: still concerned with when it comes to the Buffalo Bills. 1393 01:09:35,360 --> 01:09:37,120 Speaker 1: We're getting a lot of response on Twitter. We gotta 1394 01:09:37,120 --> 01:09:40,720 Speaker 1: read some of these tweets on the poll itself. Now 1395 01:09:40,800 --> 01:09:43,559 Speaker 1: that spring practices are over, what is your remaining concern? 1396 01:09:43,960 --> 01:09:46,840 Speaker 1: Forty one percent of you say it's the starting offensive line, 1397 01:09:46,880 --> 01:09:49,200 Speaker 1: who's gonna line up there? Twenty seven percent of you 1398 01:09:49,320 --> 01:09:52,759 Speaker 1: say it is the tight end group. Nineteen percent say weapons, 1399 01:09:52,800 --> 01:09:54,960 Speaker 1: that they have enough weapons in the passing game receivers. 1400 01:09:55,280 --> 01:09:58,320 Speaker 1: Fourteen percent have something else in mind. That's where we 1401 01:09:58,400 --> 01:09:59,640 Speaker 1: need you to call and then let us know. Eight 1402 01:10:00,240 --> 01:10:05,559 Speaker 1: fifty toll free eight five fifty two five fifty got 1403 01:10:05,640 --> 01:10:08,479 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet here, brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, 1404 01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:11,920 Speaker 1: the official movers of the Buffalo Bills from William. I 1405 01:10:12,080 --> 01:10:14,760 Speaker 1: voted other as I feel it's a combination of all three. 1406 01:10:15,160 --> 01:10:17,920 Speaker 1: If Croft is able to stay healthy and they keep four, 1407 01:10:18,320 --> 01:10:21,519 Speaker 1: does crewmake it or keep Sweeney? Does the offensive line 1408 01:10:21,560 --> 01:10:24,240 Speaker 1: come together with new players in a new system. How 1409 01:10:24,320 --> 01:10:26,920 Speaker 1: many wide receivers do they keep? I'm hoping for six? 1410 01:10:27,280 --> 01:10:30,120 Speaker 1: Can day Ball put it all together? Good questions, every 1411 01:10:30,160 --> 01:10:32,640 Speaker 1: single one of A legitimate question from William on the 1412 01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:36,160 Speaker 1: tweet sheet, Chris Um, Yeah, I don't know. I think 1413 01:10:36,479 --> 01:10:37,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to speak for you here. I believe you 1414 01:10:38,000 --> 01:10:41,400 Speaker 1: think Croom's got it made right. Well, he's in an 1415 01:10:41,439 --> 01:10:45,240 Speaker 1: advantageous position only because of the unknown of Tyler Croft 1416 01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:48,160 Speaker 1: at this point. He also has a year vested in 1417 01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:51,320 Speaker 1: the system, which none of the other tight ends have 1418 01:10:51,720 --> 01:10:55,439 Speaker 1: that he's competing with for playing time. So and he 1419 01:10:55,600 --> 01:10:59,000 Speaker 1: has time on the field with Josh Allen. So yeah, 1420 01:10:59,080 --> 01:11:00,960 Speaker 1: he's got it in space. I mean, he's got a 1421 01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:03,280 Speaker 1: full house in his hand. But he's got to make 1422 01:11:03,320 --> 01:11:07,240 Speaker 1: the most of that those advantages on the field to 1423 01:11:07,360 --> 01:11:10,519 Speaker 1: show that he's deserving of a major role in this offense. 1424 01:11:10,640 --> 01:11:14,760 Speaker 1: But his athleticism, having been a converted wide receiver, all 1425 01:11:14,840 --> 01:11:17,960 Speaker 1: of those things help put him in a position to succeed. 1426 01:11:18,040 --> 01:11:19,640 Speaker 1: Now he's just got to go out there and take it. 1427 01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,439 Speaker 1: William has asks a good question, how many wide receivers 1428 01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:26,880 Speaker 1: do they keep? Let's count them down, John Brown, Zay Jones, 1429 01:11:26,960 --> 01:11:31,000 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, Robert Foster's four, Andre Roberts's five. You're given 1430 01:11:31,080 --> 01:11:33,680 Speaker 1: me those five? Yeah, I think that's pretty safe. And 1431 01:11:33,920 --> 01:11:39,439 Speaker 1: then who I mean, Ray, Ray McCloud, you wish McKenzie, McKenzie, Um, 1432 01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:43,639 Speaker 1: Duke Williams two games? Yeah, I mean, do they here six? 1433 01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:49,120 Speaker 1: I think I think they do. I think they do. 1434 01:11:50,120 --> 01:11:52,200 Speaker 1: I think they keep four tight ends. Also, you're gonna 1435 01:11:52,240 --> 01:11:56,040 Speaker 1: have to trim somewhere, and the running back positions no 1436 01:11:56,160 --> 01:11:59,640 Speaker 1: easier either. Um, that's why we've said all spring there 1437 01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:01,880 Speaker 1: are going to be players not on this roster who 1438 01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:04,320 Speaker 1: are going to be on other NFL rosters and playing 1439 01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:08,120 Speaker 1: this season. Because this roster is the deepest it's been 1440 01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:11,479 Speaker 1: in the McDermott era. I don't even think it's close. 1441 01:12:12,320 --> 01:12:16,920 Speaker 1: But those three positions alone spell out why. But I 1442 01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:20,920 Speaker 1: think they keep six receivers. And you know, you have 1443 01:12:21,080 --> 01:12:23,840 Speaker 1: some young players there that still have practice squad eligibility 1444 01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:26,760 Speaker 1: who you could stash there. You know, you're talking like 1445 01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:30,280 Speaker 1: people like Cam Phillips, Victor Bolden Junior I believe still 1446 01:12:30,320 --> 01:12:34,000 Speaker 1: has practice squad time. But yeah, who do you pick 1447 01:12:34,120 --> 01:12:36,280 Speaker 1: for that sixth spot? And I think if you look 1448 01:12:36,320 --> 01:12:39,800 Speaker 1: at the makeup of the first five. You've got two 1449 01:12:39,880 --> 01:12:44,839 Speaker 1: slot guys in Beasley and Zay. Zay can also play outside, 1450 01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:47,639 Speaker 1: so he has some position flex Beasley strictly a slot, 1451 01:12:48,280 --> 01:12:51,120 Speaker 1: and then you've got John Brown who's an outside deep threat, 1452 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:53,680 Speaker 1: Robert Foster outside deep threat. So you don't need one 1453 01:12:53,720 --> 01:12:57,439 Speaker 1: of those. But what is the biggest thing that you're 1454 01:12:57,520 --> 01:13:01,920 Speaker 1: lacking with those five Andre Roberts being five, You're lacking 1455 01:13:02,040 --> 01:13:05,639 Speaker 1: size and physicality. And so if Duke Williams can grab 1456 01:13:05,760 --> 01:13:08,920 Speaker 1: this opportunity and run with it once the pads go 1457 01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:11,680 Speaker 1: on in training camp and prove that he can be 1458 01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:16,280 Speaker 1: a guy that can win contested passes, can win jump balls, 1459 01:13:16,640 --> 01:13:19,400 Speaker 1: can out muscle defensive backs for the football, and make 1460 01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:22,640 Speaker 1: plays on a consistent basis, he puts himself in a 1461 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:26,439 Speaker 1: very good position to provide the very thing that this 1462 01:13:26,640 --> 01:13:31,000 Speaker 1: receiving corps lacks right now, which is a big, physical receiver. Now, 1463 01:13:32,360 --> 01:13:35,600 Speaker 1: there could be a different line of thinking on the 1464 01:13:35,760 --> 01:13:38,960 Speaker 1: part of the coaching staff. They may say, well, our 1465 01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:41,439 Speaker 1: physicality in the passing game is going to come from 1466 01:13:41,479 --> 01:13:45,280 Speaker 1: our tight end position with Jason Krum and Dawson Knox 1467 01:13:45,640 --> 01:13:48,960 Speaker 1: and Tommy Sweeney, and you know Lee Smith from a 1468 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:51,800 Speaker 1: blocking perspective, so that's where our physicality is going to 1469 01:13:51,880 --> 01:13:54,240 Speaker 1: come from. We want more speed. Well, if that's the case, 1470 01:13:54,720 --> 01:13:57,479 Speaker 1: now you're looking at guys like Isaiah McKenzie and Ray 1471 01:13:57,560 --> 01:14:00,160 Speaker 1: Ray McLeod, you know, make your miss type players. So 1472 01:14:00,320 --> 01:14:03,080 Speaker 1: it's all going to come down to what the Bills 1473 01:14:03,400 --> 01:14:07,160 Speaker 1: feel is best to have on the back end of 1474 01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:11,479 Speaker 1: their receiving core and whether they because if you, let's 1475 01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:17,000 Speaker 1: not forget this mirth. Last year, mid season, the Bills 1476 01:14:17,120 --> 01:14:20,320 Speaker 1: decided we have to get more speed on the field. 1477 01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:24,920 Speaker 1: They get Isaiah McKenzie off waivers, they add Robert Foster 1478 01:14:25,160 --> 01:14:29,200 Speaker 1: back to the active roster, and the Jets game happens, 1479 01:14:29,479 --> 01:14:31,920 Speaker 1: and those two guys are a critical component of the 1480 01:14:32,040 --> 01:14:34,160 Speaker 1: success of the offense on that day in a forty 1481 01:14:34,200 --> 01:14:40,679 Speaker 1: one to ten blowout. So there is some history there 1482 01:14:41,320 --> 01:14:45,720 Speaker 1: between Brian Dable and what happened to this offense when 1483 01:14:45,760 --> 01:14:48,720 Speaker 1: he added speed to it. So I don't think that 1484 01:14:48,880 --> 01:14:51,880 Speaker 1: can be dismissed just because maybe you can make the 1485 01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:54,840 Speaker 1: argument that you don't have a big physical receiver in 1486 01:14:54,920 --> 01:14:56,960 Speaker 1: the core right now, So if you think you can 1487 01:14:57,000 --> 01:14:59,040 Speaker 1: get that from the tight end position, maybe they do 1488 01:14:59,200 --> 01:15:02,960 Speaker 1: drift back to speed and choose those guys over a 1489 01:15:03,000 --> 01:15:05,240 Speaker 1: player like Duke Williams. It's gonna be a very interesting 1490 01:15:05,320 --> 01:15:08,599 Speaker 1: decision making process there through OTAs a minicamp. How much, 1491 01:15:08,840 --> 01:15:11,240 Speaker 1: if any work have you seen Duke Williams get with 1492 01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:14,400 Speaker 1: special teams because he's going to be number six, he's 1493 01:15:14,439 --> 01:15:17,120 Speaker 1: gonna have to get right, and they did line him 1494 01:15:17,200 --> 01:15:20,719 Speaker 1: up on punt coverage and punt return as an upman. 1495 01:15:21,200 --> 01:15:23,040 Speaker 1: You know, a guy to pick up a guy on blocks, 1496 01:15:23,080 --> 01:15:25,880 Speaker 1: and he better show out there. He better show out 1497 01:15:25,920 --> 01:15:28,479 Speaker 1: there because at best he's probably looking at being the fifth, 1498 01:15:28,640 --> 01:15:31,320 Speaker 1: sixth wide out on this roster, so he better do 1499 01:15:31,479 --> 01:15:35,040 Speaker 1: something else on special teams. Victor Bolden is a guy 1500 01:15:35,240 --> 01:15:37,360 Speaker 1: that is strictly a return candidate. Well, if you have 1501 01:15:37,560 --> 01:15:41,639 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts as your primary return man, you know Victor 1502 01:15:41,720 --> 01:15:45,880 Speaker 1: Bolden's cache as a special teams contributor. I think drops 1503 01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:48,839 Speaker 1: precipitously because he's in the same spot as Andre Roberts, 1504 01:15:49,080 --> 01:15:51,360 Speaker 1: and I don't know that he can do other things. 1505 01:15:51,439 --> 01:15:53,639 Speaker 1: He's not big enough, physical enough to be a gunner, 1506 01:15:54,000 --> 01:15:57,479 Speaker 1: you know that kind of thing. So that's where those 1507 01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:01,439 Speaker 1: nitty gritty decisions get ironed out by the roles that 1508 01:16:01,560 --> 01:16:04,120 Speaker 1: those guys play. Oh, you can offer us something on 1509 01:16:04,200 --> 01:16:05,840 Speaker 1: special teams? Well, what can you offer? Well I'm a 1510 01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:07,720 Speaker 1: return man. Well can you do something more than that? Well, 1511 01:16:07,720 --> 01:16:08,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if he has a body type to 1512 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:10,640 Speaker 1: do it. Okay, well I'm sorry, but we're going with 1513 01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:13,200 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts because we paid him the money. Sure. The 1514 01:16:13,320 --> 01:16:15,760 Speaker 1: last line of Williams tweet I find fascinating too, and 1515 01:16:15,800 --> 01:16:18,240 Speaker 1: I was thinking about it last night this morning a 1516 01:16:18,280 --> 01:16:21,080 Speaker 1: little bit. The last sne of Williams tweet. Can Dable 1517 01:16:21,280 --> 01:16:23,840 Speaker 1: put it all together? I was thinking last night about 1518 01:16:23,880 --> 01:16:27,040 Speaker 1: how Brian Dable must be just you know, rubbing his hands, 1519 01:16:27,080 --> 01:16:29,840 Speaker 1: getting really excited about the different weapons he has to 1520 01:16:29,960 --> 01:16:33,599 Speaker 1: employ this year, and not just wide receivers either running 1521 01:16:33,640 --> 01:16:37,439 Speaker 1: back right with the singletary, with the Frank Gore. Eventually 1522 01:16:37,479 --> 01:16:39,479 Speaker 1: you'll get the tight ends healthy again. He can use 1523 01:16:39,560 --> 01:16:42,160 Speaker 1: some of those guys. But I think at wide receiver, 1524 01:16:42,240 --> 01:16:45,479 Speaker 1: when you got a bonifide top level NFL slot man 1525 01:16:45,600 --> 01:16:47,840 Speaker 1: like Cole Beasley, when you got a speed threat, a 1526 01:16:47,960 --> 01:16:51,320 Speaker 1: new speed threat and John Brown and the potential that 1527 01:16:51,520 --> 01:16:53,400 Speaker 1: is there, I would think Brian Dable can he put 1528 01:16:53,439 --> 01:16:55,519 Speaker 1: it all together? I would think he can't wait to 1529 01:16:55,560 --> 01:16:58,080 Speaker 1: get out there on the field and start designing stuff 1530 01:16:58,080 --> 01:17:00,320 Speaker 1: for this offense. I think his biggest challenge is going 1531 01:17:00,400 --> 01:17:03,880 Speaker 1: to be whittling it down to a defined and concentrated 1532 01:17:04,200 --> 01:17:06,880 Speaker 1: game plan every week because of all the options he 1533 01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:09,880 Speaker 1: has at his disposal. Now, some of those options will 1534 01:17:10,400 --> 01:17:14,120 Speaker 1: better define themselves in training camp, because ultimately, what you want, 1535 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:16,760 Speaker 1: as unpredictable as you want to be from week to week, 1536 01:17:16,840 --> 01:17:18,720 Speaker 1: you do want to have an identity, and I think 1537 01:17:19,160 --> 01:17:22,880 Speaker 1: that's what he's going to be after you as he 1538 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:26,200 Speaker 1: gets closer and closer to the regular season. But I 1539 01:17:26,360 --> 01:17:30,880 Speaker 1: do think he feels he can be much more diversified 1540 01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:33,600 Speaker 1: with what he brings to the table every week, not 1541 01:17:33,760 --> 01:17:36,080 Speaker 1: only because of the weapons he has at his disposal, 1542 01:17:36,360 --> 01:17:39,160 Speaker 1: but because the talent on the offensive line has been upgraded, 1543 01:17:39,439 --> 01:17:42,479 Speaker 1: and that should afford him to turn to more pages 1544 01:17:42,600 --> 01:17:46,040 Speaker 1: in his offensive playbook and actually say with some measure 1545 01:17:46,040 --> 01:17:48,640 Speaker 1: of confidence, I've got a line that can execute this, 1546 01:17:49,240 --> 01:17:51,439 Speaker 1: and I want to go down the road again that 1547 01:17:51,560 --> 01:17:53,639 Speaker 1: I do all the time where this team couldn't execute 1548 01:17:53,640 --> 01:17:55,960 Speaker 1: a screenplay because their lineman didn't have enough mobility, but 1549 01:17:56,040 --> 01:17:58,519 Speaker 1: it was a fact they couldn't do it, and I 1550 01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:02,519 Speaker 1: know we talked early last season about how this was 1551 01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:06,080 Speaker 1: an offensive play caller who essentially had to do it 1552 01:18:06,439 --> 01:18:08,439 Speaker 1: with an arm tied behind his back because of the 1553 01:18:08,520 --> 01:18:11,559 Speaker 1: limitations of the offensive line and some of the talent 1554 01:18:11,680 --> 01:18:14,360 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball, and it put 1555 01:18:14,479 --> 01:18:17,439 Speaker 1: him in a difficult spot. But even as they got 1556 01:18:17,520 --> 01:18:20,280 Speaker 1: to the back half of the schedule, we saw this 1557 01:18:20,520 --> 01:18:26,080 Speaker 1: offense taking some steps flashing in some areas that were encouraging. 1558 01:18:26,920 --> 01:18:29,639 Speaker 1: And now that you've upgraded the talent in several areas 1559 01:18:29,680 --> 01:18:32,679 Speaker 1: tight end, wide receiver, offensive line most notably, and added 1560 01:18:32,720 --> 01:18:35,759 Speaker 1: depth at running back, I think there are enough tools 1561 01:18:35,880 --> 01:18:39,920 Speaker 1: there in the box for Brian Dable to really kind 1562 01:18:39,960 --> 01:18:43,479 Speaker 1: of maximize the variety that he likes to bring to 1563 01:18:43,560 --> 01:18:47,960 Speaker 1: an offensive scheme. Let's don't you think you're remaining concerns 1564 01:18:48,120 --> 01:18:50,720 Speaker 1: following the Bill's minicamp. Give us a call eight oh 1565 01:18:50,760 --> 01:18:54,080 Speaker 1: three five fifty or toll free one eight eight fifty 1566 01:18:54,120 --> 01:18:56,960 Speaker 1: two five fifty send it a tweet for the tweet sheet. 1567 01:18:57,000 --> 01:18:59,240 Speaker 1: We got one from Steve here. I had to vote 1568 01:18:59,240 --> 01:19:01,960 Speaker 1: other because biggest concern is the overall health of the 1569 01:19:02,040 --> 01:19:05,240 Speaker 1: team because it has affected all of the other three choices. 1570 01:19:05,280 --> 01:19:08,280 Speaker 1: Hopefully by camp, we will be healthy and these injuries 1571 01:19:08,280 --> 01:19:10,720 Speaker 1: will not linger throughout the season. Well, yeah, we all 1572 01:19:10,760 --> 01:19:12,840 Speaker 1: believe that. We all knock on what about that, And 1573 01:19:12,920 --> 01:19:17,439 Speaker 1: there's no guarantee about anything concerning injuries, But you know, 1574 01:19:17,560 --> 01:19:21,160 Speaker 1: Croft is the really the only injury I think, Chris, 1575 01:19:21,320 --> 01:19:24,400 Speaker 1: you can correct me if I'm wrong that has a 1576 01:19:24,520 --> 01:19:27,040 Speaker 1: real potential to linger a little bit into the regular season. 1577 01:19:27,080 --> 01:19:28,720 Speaker 1: And that might not even be the case with that. 1578 01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:31,559 Speaker 1: I don't think the injuries have done anything but slow 1579 01:19:31,640 --> 01:19:33,920 Speaker 1: down the sort of cohesion that they'd like to have, 1580 01:19:34,120 --> 01:19:36,320 Speaker 1: especially on the offensive line. Maybe it's some of the 1581 01:19:36,360 --> 01:19:39,040 Speaker 1: other positions. I don't think that it's really a has 1582 01:19:39,080 --> 01:19:42,360 Speaker 1: had a realabilitating on what they're trying to do or 1583 01:19:42,400 --> 01:19:44,000 Speaker 1: what they would try to get done this spring. Yeah, 1584 01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:46,160 Speaker 1: there is still time. It's a finite amount of time. 1585 01:19:46,240 --> 01:19:49,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, all indications are all those linemen are going 1586 01:19:49,160 --> 01:19:52,519 Speaker 1: to be back for the start of training camp. There 1587 01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:54,680 Speaker 1: may be one exception, and I don't think it's one 1588 01:19:54,720 --> 01:19:59,559 Speaker 1: of these potential top six or seven players, but we'll 1589 01:19:59,560 --> 01:20:01,120 Speaker 1: have to wait until we get the training camp to 1590 01:20:01,200 --> 01:20:04,920 Speaker 1: know for sure. But all indications are the primary candidates 1591 01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:07,040 Speaker 1: for a lot of these important positions on the offensive 1592 01:20:07,080 --> 01:20:08,439 Speaker 1: line are all going to be healthy and good to 1593 01:20:08,479 --> 01:20:12,479 Speaker 1: go and ready to compete. And yeah, Croft is probably 1594 01:20:12,520 --> 01:20:15,559 Speaker 1: the only potential exception, and we don't even know if 1595 01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:18,600 Speaker 1: that's for sure, so we're just going to have to 1596 01:20:18,640 --> 01:20:20,280 Speaker 1: wait and see how it all plays out. Where six 1597 01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:23,760 Speaker 1: weeks removed, that's plenty of time to get healthy, so 1598 01:20:23,960 --> 01:20:28,120 Speaker 1: hopefully it allows that time allows these offensive linemen in 1599 01:20:28,240 --> 01:20:31,639 Speaker 1: question to get healthy and be ready to compete when 1600 01:20:31,680 --> 01:20:34,720 Speaker 1: it comes time to battle for starting roles. One more 1601 01:20:34,840 --> 01:20:38,160 Speaker 1: from the tweet sheet from Brian His concern. His remaining 1602 01:20:38,240 --> 01:20:40,840 Speaker 1: concern is O line. It was time to say with 1603 01:20:40,880 --> 01:20:42,560 Speaker 1: all the injuries, they have not had a chance to 1604 01:20:42,680 --> 01:20:45,000 Speaker 1: fully get the starting five on the field. Plus they 1605 01:20:45,080 --> 01:20:48,200 Speaker 1: need time to build chemistry. Everything relies on the line. 1606 01:20:48,479 --> 01:20:50,080 Speaker 1: With a bad O line, we are back to last 1607 01:20:50,120 --> 01:20:53,360 Speaker 1: year's offense. Kind of hard not to pick that option. Yeah, 1608 01:20:54,360 --> 01:20:56,800 Speaker 1: and it's hard to disagree with him. I think he's 1609 01:20:56,840 --> 01:21:01,920 Speaker 1: kind of nailed it. And it's a core philosophy of 1610 01:21:02,520 --> 01:21:05,760 Speaker 1: this personnel department and this coaching staff. I mean, how 1611 01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:07,840 Speaker 1: many times have we heard coach McDermott say it starts 1612 01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:11,240 Speaker 1: up front? I mean, and he's right, it starts up front, 1613 01:21:11,320 --> 01:21:14,479 Speaker 1: and we saw, and I think the fans saw last 1614 01:21:14,520 --> 01:21:18,400 Speaker 1: season what happens when you don't have an offense, an 1615 01:21:18,479 --> 01:21:21,400 Speaker 1: offensive line that can control the line of scrimmage and 1616 01:21:21,520 --> 01:21:24,320 Speaker 1: reset it two to three yards down the field in 1617 01:21:24,360 --> 01:21:28,400 Speaker 1: the run game and properly set up a consistent pocket 1618 01:21:28,800 --> 01:21:31,600 Speaker 1: that your quarterback can step up into and throw. And 1619 01:21:31,960 --> 01:21:35,559 Speaker 1: when you can't do that, it compromises everything you're trying 1620 01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:37,760 Speaker 1: to do offensively. There's one more tweet I want to 1621 01:21:37,800 --> 01:21:41,320 Speaker 1: read and then talk about from John remaining concerned what 1622 01:21:41,400 --> 01:21:44,120 Speaker 1: he's still concerned with after minicamp. John writes in I'm 1623 01:21:44,200 --> 01:21:46,280 Speaker 1: voting other. I understand there's quite a bit of time 1624 01:21:46,280 --> 01:21:49,080 Speaker 1: before the regular season, but injuries and the amount of 1625 01:21:49,160 --> 01:21:51,040 Speaker 1: time these players will have to practice together with the 1626 01:21:51,080 --> 01:21:53,800 Speaker 1: current CBA worries me that they will not have enough 1627 01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:57,240 Speaker 1: time for cohesion. If we overplayed the injuries too much, 1628 01:21:57,320 --> 01:22:00,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna beginning to worry. I don't I'm trying. No, 1629 01:22:00,600 --> 01:22:02,439 Speaker 1: I don't think we have I think you know they 1630 01:22:02,479 --> 01:22:04,280 Speaker 1: are what they are. I mean, the facts are this, 1631 01:22:04,560 --> 01:22:08,880 Speaker 1: you had players that weren't available. Offensive linemen need time 1632 01:22:09,080 --> 01:22:14,320 Speaker 1: together to develop chemistry, understand one another's communication. When there 1633 01:22:14,360 --> 01:22:19,320 Speaker 1: are certain line calls that require combination play, and there 1634 01:22:19,439 --> 01:22:22,760 Speaker 1: are other elements too, most notably with Mitch Morse in 1635 01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:25,080 Speaker 1: getting on the same page with the guys he's going 1636 01:22:25,160 --> 01:22:27,280 Speaker 1: to be lining up with and with the guy he's 1637 01:22:27,280 --> 01:22:29,840 Speaker 1: snapping the ball too. I mean, Josh Allen said it 1638 01:22:30,080 --> 01:22:32,080 Speaker 1: very well, I thought the other day when he last 1639 01:22:32,120 --> 01:22:36,519 Speaker 1: spoke before these guys broke for the summer, he said, 1640 01:22:36,640 --> 01:22:40,479 Speaker 1: Mitch Morse and I have to be one person. I mean, 1641 01:22:40,600 --> 01:22:42,880 Speaker 1: that's how in sync they have to be out on 1642 01:22:42,920 --> 01:22:46,840 Speaker 1: the field. They have to almost operate as one person 1643 01:22:47,600 --> 01:22:53,479 Speaker 1: between assigning who's gonna make the line call, who's going 1644 01:22:53,520 --> 01:22:57,240 Speaker 1: to handle this protection in this situation. You know, Mitch, 1645 01:22:57,320 --> 01:22:59,519 Speaker 1: you handle the protection, I'm going to handle I'm going 1646 01:22:59,560 --> 01:23:02,000 Speaker 1: to diagnos coverage and decide where I'm going with the football. 1647 01:23:02,360 --> 01:23:04,599 Speaker 1: There are different things that come up all the time 1648 01:23:05,080 --> 01:23:08,000 Speaker 1: between those two men, and they need time on the 1649 01:23:08,080 --> 01:23:11,559 Speaker 1: field too. So they were very encouraged by how much 1650 01:23:11,600 --> 01:23:14,120 Speaker 1: they were able to accomplish on the field over the 1651 01:23:14,200 --> 01:23:17,759 Speaker 1: course of the last OTA practice when Morris was limited 1652 01:23:17,920 --> 01:23:20,920 Speaker 1: and the too many camp practices on the field when 1653 01:23:20,960 --> 01:23:23,760 Speaker 1: he was full go. They felt they made some very 1654 01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:27,400 Speaker 1: positive initial steps, but the point here is they're just 1655 01:23:27,640 --> 01:23:30,720 Speaker 1: initial steps and we're already in mid June. So when 1656 01:23:30,760 --> 01:23:33,240 Speaker 1: they get to training camp at the end of July, 1657 01:23:34,520 --> 01:23:36,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they really got to be rolling. I mean 1658 01:23:36,400 --> 01:23:38,240 Speaker 1: they've got to I mean they're probably going to be 1659 01:23:38,280 --> 01:23:40,320 Speaker 1: putting extra time in in the film room an awful 1660 01:23:40,360 --> 01:23:42,479 Speaker 1: lot to review what they're doing on the field every 1661 01:23:42,520 --> 01:23:45,000 Speaker 1: single day. Along those lines, what did your understanding of 1662 01:23:45,120 --> 01:23:47,559 Speaker 1: what Josh Allen has planned for the next six weeks 1663 01:23:47,560 --> 01:23:49,720 Speaker 1: He's going to get together with yea, yeah, I wrote 1664 01:23:49,720 --> 01:23:52,560 Speaker 1: about that on the website or this week. Well no, 1665 01:23:52,720 --> 01:23:55,960 Speaker 1: I mean I think he well, yes, mostly who he's 1666 01:23:56,040 --> 01:23:57,840 Speaker 1: going to be throwing too, So tight ends are part 1667 01:23:57,880 --> 01:24:00,720 Speaker 1: of that equation. Two running backs if they're interested. But 1668 01:24:01,040 --> 01:24:04,280 Speaker 1: he basically said, I will be spending some time with 1669 01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:08,360 Speaker 1: Jordan Palmer to keep my mechanics sharp, and I will 1670 01:24:08,680 --> 01:24:12,599 Speaker 1: be making an effort to get guys together for throwing sessions. 1671 01:24:13,200 --> 01:24:15,639 Speaker 1: He said, even if it comes down to me having 1672 01:24:15,680 --> 01:24:19,759 Speaker 1: to travel to multiple places to get that accomplished this summer, 1673 01:24:19,840 --> 01:24:22,960 Speaker 1: I will do that. So you know, that's an encouraging thing. 1674 01:24:23,160 --> 01:24:26,160 Speaker 1: Perfect example, Murph is John Brown and his wife just 1675 01:24:26,280 --> 01:24:30,240 Speaker 1: had twins. I mean, John Brown's probably not flying around 1676 01:24:30,320 --> 01:24:32,000 Speaker 1: to a bunch of different places to meet up with 1677 01:24:32,120 --> 01:24:34,439 Speaker 1: Josh Allen to throw. So if Josh can come to him, 1678 01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:37,719 Speaker 1: well then you're getting something accomplished. And I think Josh 1679 01:24:37,800 --> 01:24:40,839 Speaker 1: recognizes that being you know, yes he's got a girlfriend, 1680 01:24:40,880 --> 01:24:43,920 Speaker 1: but he's the single guy, no kids. His schedules a 1681 01:24:44,040 --> 01:24:47,679 Speaker 1: little bit more flexible than John Brown, who's got infant 1682 01:24:47,680 --> 01:24:51,479 Speaker 1: twins at home and another young kid in his household. 1683 01:24:51,560 --> 01:24:53,640 Speaker 1: So it's just the way it's going to have to 1684 01:24:53,720 --> 01:24:55,680 Speaker 1: work if he wants to make that happen. I was 1685 01:24:55,720 --> 01:24:57,840 Speaker 1: intrigued when we had Coach McDermott out here an hour 1686 01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:00,200 Speaker 1: and a half ago and he said these next six 1687 01:25:00,280 --> 01:25:03,560 Speaker 1: weeks or not vacation. In fact, it's the exact opposite. 1688 01:25:04,120 --> 01:25:07,439 Speaker 1: What do you think he's has a mind there? I 1689 01:25:07,520 --> 01:25:10,360 Speaker 1: think what he's talking about and what he's telling his players, 1690 01:25:10,520 --> 01:25:12,280 Speaker 1: and I think it was more specific with them than 1691 01:25:12,360 --> 01:25:15,519 Speaker 1: he was with us, is you better be maintaining what 1692 01:25:15,640 --> 01:25:18,920 Speaker 1: you've just spent all spring building conditioning. Don't. Yeah, this 1693 01:25:19,200 --> 01:25:21,560 Speaker 1: is not six weeks to put your feet up on 1694 01:25:21,600 --> 01:25:24,519 Speaker 1: the couch and you know, binge, watch the next thing 1695 01:25:24,600 --> 01:25:29,400 Speaker 1: on Netflix. This is the time because you have right 1696 01:25:29,479 --> 01:25:31,400 Speaker 1: now you've got more time in your day than you 1697 01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:34,200 Speaker 1: had all spring, but that doesn't mean all that free 1698 01:25:34,280 --> 01:25:37,679 Speaker 1: time should be spent in a leisurely way. There should 1699 01:25:37,720 --> 01:25:40,880 Speaker 1: be some commitment to the work because if you just 1700 01:25:41,760 --> 01:25:44,240 Speaker 1: if you turn into a couch potato these next six weeks, 1701 01:25:44,280 --> 01:25:47,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna lose everything that you put into April to 1702 01:25:48,240 --> 01:25:51,479 Speaker 1: the middle of June. And that's a pretty foolhardy thing 1703 01:25:51,560 --> 01:25:54,160 Speaker 1: to do, because not only are you going to cost 1704 01:25:54,200 --> 01:25:57,200 Speaker 1: your team the gains that you made individually to help 1705 01:25:57,280 --> 01:26:00,200 Speaker 1: the club, you may cost yourself a job. With the 1706 01:26:00,240 --> 01:26:02,960 Speaker 1: way this roster is stacked, they got other people to 1707 01:26:03,040 --> 01:26:05,439 Speaker 1: turn to now right, They're not going to wait on anybody. 1708 01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:07,840 Speaker 1: This bus is leaving the station, and if you're not 1709 01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:10,840 Speaker 1: in it, you're not gonna be on it. So I 1710 01:26:10,920 --> 01:26:14,040 Speaker 1: think that's what Baker Mayfield said. They got him in trouble, really, 1711 01:26:14,240 --> 01:26:15,800 Speaker 1: I think. So we'll talk about that way from my 1712 01:26:15,880 --> 01:26:19,280 Speaker 1: slap on the wrist after this segments over. Plus, there's 1713 01:26:19,360 --> 01:26:21,519 Speaker 1: the debate we had it here last year a little 1714 01:26:21,520 --> 01:26:26,720 Speaker 1: bit with Sean McDermott. What's more important scheme, strategy or culture. Well, 1715 01:26:26,760 --> 01:26:28,800 Speaker 1: the former Bills coach has some thoughts on that we'll 1716 01:26:28,840 --> 01:26:31,000 Speaker 1: hear that. We come back. Come on back, One Bill's 1717 01:26:31,040 --> 01:26:46,439 Speaker 1: Live from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back, 1718 01:26:46,439 --> 01:26:49,439 Speaker 1: It's One Bill's Live. Chris Brown is in for Steve Tasker. 1719 01:26:49,520 --> 01:26:51,680 Speaker 1: Steve and I will be back on Tuesday. Chris is 1720 01:26:51,760 --> 01:26:55,040 Speaker 1: here on Monday talking about the Bills, talking about the 1721 01:26:55,160 --> 01:26:57,720 Speaker 1: end of the spring practices and what's left to be 1722 01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:00,280 Speaker 1: done over the next six weeks before they get to 1723 01:27:00,360 --> 01:27:03,320 Speaker 1: a training camp. Take a call from Tony and Rochester. Hello, 1724 01:27:03,360 --> 01:27:08,599 Speaker 1: Tony around the air. Yeah, my concerns still is red 1725 01:27:08,760 --> 01:27:11,759 Speaker 1: zone defense. I mean our red zone. We were rated 1726 01:27:12,360 --> 01:27:17,599 Speaker 1: thirty last year, so and it's it fell precipitously since 1727 01:27:18,360 --> 01:27:21,920 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen. We were at fifty three percent. This year 1728 01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:26,320 Speaker 1: we were at seventy percent. So that's a concern. How 1729 01:27:26,560 --> 01:27:29,599 Speaker 1: have they addressed that? How are they going to solve 1730 01:27:29,680 --> 01:27:31,920 Speaker 1: that issue? You know, Tony, it's a really good point. 1731 01:27:32,040 --> 01:27:34,439 Speaker 1: They have talked about it. In fact, a couple of 1732 01:27:34,520 --> 01:27:37,800 Speaker 1: defensive players and Leslie Frasier made the same point on 1733 01:27:37,960 --> 01:27:40,320 Speaker 1: our air over the last several months about how that 1734 01:27:40,520 --> 01:27:43,160 Speaker 1: is job won for them. And you know, to me, 1735 01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:45,960 Speaker 1: that is kind of a symptom rather than an actual 1736 01:27:46,040 --> 01:27:47,879 Speaker 1: cause of a problem, and I think it's a symptom 1737 01:27:47,880 --> 01:27:50,240 Speaker 1: of how they were not a good strong run defense. 1738 01:27:50,320 --> 01:27:52,479 Speaker 1: Chris and teams had success against them in the red 1739 01:27:52,560 --> 01:27:55,320 Speaker 1: zone on the ground, and that's that's that's a red flag. 1740 01:27:55,400 --> 01:27:58,400 Speaker 1: You can't exist like that, right And I think it's 1741 01:27:58,439 --> 01:28:01,160 Speaker 1: going to be interesting to see how they position and 1742 01:28:01,479 --> 01:28:05,920 Speaker 1: use two players who, while they do both play the 1743 01:28:06,000 --> 01:28:09,400 Speaker 1: three technique, are very different in size and stature in 1744 01:28:09,560 --> 01:28:12,519 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips and at Oliver. At Oliver's a two hundred 1745 01:28:12,520 --> 01:28:15,160 Speaker 1: and eighty five pound defensive tackle while Jordan Phillips goes 1746 01:28:15,200 --> 01:28:18,719 Speaker 1: about three fifteen. And yet they're playing the same position 1747 01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:20,880 Speaker 1: and will on a rotational basis. But when you get 1748 01:28:20,920 --> 01:28:24,120 Speaker 1: in goal line, obviously you want guys who are stout 1749 01:28:24,160 --> 01:28:27,080 Speaker 1: and can stand up an offensive lineman at the line 1750 01:28:27,080 --> 01:28:29,720 Speaker 1: of scrimmage and at least stalemate the thing so you 1751 01:28:29,760 --> 01:28:31,280 Speaker 1: can hold them out of the end zone in the 1752 01:28:31,400 --> 01:28:34,200 Speaker 1: run game. But do you want the penetration of an 1753 01:28:34,280 --> 01:28:36,680 Speaker 1: at Oliver, Maybe you line him up outside on the 1754 01:28:36,800 --> 01:28:38,719 Speaker 1: edge a little bit more in a goal line defense. 1755 01:28:39,360 --> 01:28:41,280 Speaker 1: So if it is a fake or there is a 1756 01:28:41,360 --> 01:28:44,200 Speaker 1: quarterback rolling out on a boot that you have a 1757 01:28:44,280 --> 01:28:47,400 Speaker 1: guy there that can run him down and yet still 1758 01:28:47,520 --> 01:28:49,920 Speaker 1: have enough stoutness on the edge to kind of hold 1759 01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:52,439 Speaker 1: that as well. So I'm really interested to see what 1760 01:28:52,600 --> 01:28:55,320 Speaker 1: goal line defense lineups are going to look like for 1761 01:28:55,400 --> 01:28:59,320 Speaker 1: this defense, assuming that Jordan Phillips is lining up inside 1762 01:28:59,439 --> 01:29:03,280 Speaker 1: and maybe at Oliver is a component maybe more on 1763 01:29:03,360 --> 01:29:06,160 Speaker 1: the edge there, and if that will help them as 1764 01:29:06,640 --> 01:29:08,960 Speaker 1: the opponent gets deep in the red zone. Speaking to defense, 1765 01:29:09,040 --> 01:29:11,280 Speaker 1: the Bills will go up against a pretty good defense 1766 01:29:11,360 --> 01:29:13,360 Speaker 1: Week one when they play the Jets, and Greg Williams 1767 01:29:13,439 --> 01:29:16,360 Speaker 1: now over Bill's head coach, the defensive coordinator for the 1768 01:29:16,400 --> 01:29:18,800 Speaker 1: New York Jets. He spoke to the media in New 1769 01:29:18,920 --> 01:29:22,320 Speaker 1: York just yesterday. Twenty nine years in the NFL for 1770 01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:25,040 Speaker 1: Greg Williams. He is sixty years old. He's spent twenty 1771 01:29:25,120 --> 01:29:27,120 Speaker 1: nine years in the NFL. He's been a head coach here, 1772 01:29:27,520 --> 01:29:31,160 Speaker 1: interim head coach Cleveland last year. He's made eight stops 1773 01:29:31,200 --> 01:29:33,599 Speaker 1: in the NFL as a defensive coordinator. He gets around, 1774 01:29:35,120 --> 01:29:38,519 Speaker 1: he just likes to coach. And I think what you 1775 01:29:38,680 --> 01:29:42,800 Speaker 1: also have to take into consideration here is he's unapologetic. 1776 01:29:43,400 --> 01:29:45,400 Speaker 1: He is who he is, and you either like it 1777 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:50,479 Speaker 1: or you don't like it and sometimes I think while 1778 01:29:50,960 --> 01:29:56,120 Speaker 1: Greg Williams knows football, knows scheming, there have been instances 1779 01:29:56,240 --> 01:29:58,679 Speaker 1: where he has worn out as welcome. Sure, Oh yeah, 1780 01:29:58,760 --> 01:30:01,760 Speaker 1: absolutely so. But he was talking about it in the 1781 01:30:01,840 --> 01:30:04,000 Speaker 1: New York media just yesterday and he said there's a 1782 01:30:04,040 --> 01:30:06,439 Speaker 1: reason why, well there's a reason why he keeps getting 1783 01:30:06,479 --> 01:30:08,679 Speaker 1: released and fired. But he said the reason he keeps 1784 01:30:08,720 --> 01:30:13,080 Speaker 1: getting hired is not scheme. It's not like the defense 1785 01:30:13,160 --> 01:30:16,599 Speaker 1: he can draw up on a whiteboard. It's culture. Listen 1786 01:30:16,720 --> 01:30:18,720 Speaker 1: what Greg Williams says about that. Greg Williams speaking to 1787 01:30:18,760 --> 01:30:23,320 Speaker 1: the media in New York yesterday. My secrets get out 1788 01:30:23,720 --> 01:30:27,280 Speaker 1: and the real keep getting hired. It's culture and culture 1789 01:30:27,439 --> 01:30:30,160 Speaker 1: be strategy any day of the week. And it's about 1790 01:30:30,680 --> 01:30:34,719 Speaker 1: you know, how you find ways yourself to be tougher, 1791 01:30:36,640 --> 01:30:40,720 Speaker 1: how you find ways to play harder, play smarter for 1792 01:30:40,920 --> 01:30:45,120 Speaker 1: longer than any opponent you go against. And the scheme, 1793 01:30:45,240 --> 01:30:47,280 Speaker 1: all the scheme is is a way to surround the ball, 1794 01:30:47,360 --> 01:30:49,880 Speaker 1: surround the formation and his fine ball, c ball, get ball. 1795 01:30:51,200 --> 01:30:53,280 Speaker 1: But it comes from an attitude, It comes from a 1796 01:30:53,920 --> 01:30:56,800 Speaker 1: personal understanding of what it takes to play this game 1797 01:30:56,880 --> 01:31:01,719 Speaker 1: at this level, at the highest level, and when especially 1798 01:31:01,800 --> 01:31:05,880 Speaker 1: players players can smell and feel and know whether you're 1799 01:31:06,000 --> 01:31:09,880 Speaker 1: coning them faster than coaches do because they see the 1800 01:31:10,040 --> 01:31:13,840 Speaker 1: personal side at it. So yeah, I push PROD and 1801 01:31:14,720 --> 01:31:17,439 Speaker 1: attitude does come first, and I tell him attitude does everything. 1802 01:31:17,520 --> 01:31:22,479 Speaker 1: Pick a good one today. Look Greg Williams, I know 1803 01:31:22,600 --> 01:31:24,280 Speaker 1: he's full of boloney a lot of times, but Chris 1804 01:31:24,360 --> 01:31:30,000 Speaker 1: I am absolutely in agreement with him culture Trump's strategy scheme. 1805 01:31:30,400 --> 01:31:32,240 Speaker 1: We had this discussion just about a year ago on 1806 01:31:32,280 --> 01:31:34,840 Speaker 1: this show when Sean McDermott said something very similar last fall. 1807 01:31:34,920 --> 01:31:38,720 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, and I'll tell you one thing. You 1808 01:31:38,880 --> 01:31:43,439 Speaker 1: can never say that players do not play hard for 1809 01:31:43,560 --> 01:31:48,080 Speaker 1: Greg Williams. They play hard for him, and why do 1810 01:31:48,280 --> 01:31:52,160 Speaker 1: they Because of the culture that he instills in their defense. 1811 01:31:52,680 --> 01:31:55,160 Speaker 1: He makes them feel that he's going to put them 1812 01:31:55,160 --> 01:31:57,240 Speaker 1: in a position to succeed, but you better lay it 1813 01:31:57,320 --> 01:31:58,400 Speaker 1: on the line or you're not going to be on 1814 01:31:58,479 --> 01:32:01,280 Speaker 1: the field. He is very cut and dry and openly 1815 01:32:01,360 --> 01:32:04,320 Speaker 1: honest with them, and he took that tact when he 1816 01:32:04,439 --> 01:32:08,160 Speaker 1: was the head coach here and basically had to go 1817 01:32:08,360 --> 01:32:10,800 Speaker 1: out there with a roster where you could make the 1818 01:32:10,920 --> 01:32:13,400 Speaker 1: argument you only had about twenty five NFL players on 1819 01:32:13,520 --> 01:32:15,880 Speaker 1: his fifty three man roster. Because of the salary cap 1820 01:32:15,960 --> 01:32:18,599 Speaker 1: purge that happened from two thousand to two thousand and one, 1821 01:32:19,400 --> 01:32:22,000 Speaker 1: Tom Donohoe had to bite the bullet and his new 1822 01:32:22,080 --> 01:32:26,400 Speaker 1: head coach had to also, And they didn't have a 1823 01:32:26,560 --> 01:32:29,200 Speaker 1: lick of talent outside of Eric Molds and a handful 1824 01:32:29,240 --> 01:32:31,920 Speaker 1: of other players, and they had to make it work. 1825 01:32:33,479 --> 01:32:36,120 Speaker 1: But that team played hard for him. They played hard 1826 01:32:36,160 --> 01:32:37,840 Speaker 1: for him and win a lot of games. But they 1827 01:32:37,920 --> 01:32:42,600 Speaker 1: played hard. And I think it's because he knows how to, 1828 01:32:43,720 --> 01:32:48,280 Speaker 1: as he said, Polke prod get guys to give a 1829 01:32:48,360 --> 01:32:54,040 Speaker 1: little bit extra even when they were clearly overmatched. Yeah, 1830 01:32:54,439 --> 01:32:57,160 Speaker 1: you know. I think that's what makes it hard for 1831 01:32:57,280 --> 01:33:00,400 Speaker 1: teams to identify and hire a good coach, because it's 1832 01:33:00,439 --> 01:33:03,479 Speaker 1: difficult to identify the guy. More difficult anyway, to identify 1833 01:33:03,520 --> 01:33:06,120 Speaker 1: the guy who will change the culture and focus on 1834 01:33:06,240 --> 01:33:09,200 Speaker 1: culture as opposed to the guy who I have this offense, 1835 01:33:09,240 --> 01:33:11,400 Speaker 1: I have this defense, this is how I rushed the 1836 01:33:11,400 --> 01:33:13,040 Speaker 1: Pastor how about the guy who's going to get guys 1837 01:33:13,040 --> 01:33:14,920 Speaker 1: to play hard. That's hard to find that. I think 1838 01:33:14,960 --> 01:33:19,360 Speaker 1: it's sorely lacking on offense. Everybody gravitates towards the scheme 1839 01:33:19,439 --> 01:33:22,960 Speaker 1: guru on the offense, which is why you have a 1840 01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:26,080 Speaker 1: lot of offensive coaches who become head coaches because they 1841 01:33:26,120 --> 01:33:29,080 Speaker 1: want to hold onto that scheming guru guy. We don't 1842 01:33:29,080 --> 01:33:30,880 Speaker 1: want to lose him where it will be hired as 1843 01:33:30,880 --> 01:33:33,520 Speaker 1: a head coach just by somebody else, because he's our coordinator. 1844 01:33:34,439 --> 01:33:36,680 Speaker 1: There's always this inherent fear that they're going to lose 1845 01:33:36,760 --> 01:33:40,960 Speaker 1: their you know, genius play caller or whatever. But on 1846 01:33:41,040 --> 01:33:42,880 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, I think there is 1847 01:33:43,000 --> 01:33:47,800 Speaker 1: a little bit more value given to a defensive coach 1848 01:33:47,920 --> 01:33:50,679 Speaker 1: that can rally people and get them to all play 1849 01:33:51,200 --> 01:33:55,000 Speaker 1: with maximum effort all of the time. And some of 1850 01:33:55,080 --> 01:33:59,120 Speaker 1: that does the scheme does factor into some degree because 1851 01:33:59,120 --> 01:34:02,400 Speaker 1: I think players, as much as they can rally behind 1852 01:34:02,680 --> 01:34:07,639 Speaker 1: one of those coaches that does prechattitude, they do also 1853 01:34:07,760 --> 01:34:10,640 Speaker 1: want to know that they have the knowledge base to 1854 01:34:10,720 --> 01:34:13,120 Speaker 1: put them in a position to succeed on the field, Like, 1855 01:34:13,560 --> 01:34:15,479 Speaker 1: you know what my talents are, now go draw it 1856 01:34:15,560 --> 01:34:19,320 Speaker 1: up and make me look good. That does count. But 1857 01:34:19,439 --> 01:34:23,000 Speaker 1: I still think there's this dog mentality on the defensive 1858 01:34:23,040 --> 01:34:26,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball that Greg Williams approach appeals to. 1859 01:34:26,800 --> 01:34:29,720 Speaker 1: With defensive players, I mean, tell me right now, that 1860 01:34:29,800 --> 01:34:33,200 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams isn't eating everything up that Greg Williams is 1861 01:34:33,200 --> 01:34:35,679 Speaker 1: feeding it right now because he's that kind of dog 1862 01:34:35,840 --> 01:34:42,320 Speaker 1: mentality player. Yeah, dog baked into our defense. Yeah. I 1863 01:34:42,360 --> 01:34:44,160 Speaker 1: don't think he meant a literal dog. I think he 1864 01:34:44,240 --> 01:34:47,080 Speaker 1: meant the attitude of being a dog has to be 1865 01:34:47,160 --> 01:34:49,280 Speaker 1: baked into the defense. We got another hour to go. 1866 01:34:49,320 --> 01:34:50,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk to one of the key players on 1867 01:34:51,000 --> 01:34:54,719 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bill's defense, Lorenzo Alexander. Finishing up an appearance 1868 01:34:54,760 --> 01:34:57,320 Speaker 1: at West Seneca East Middle School right now. He'll be 1869 01:34:57,400 --> 01:34:58,880 Speaker 1: here in the next hour to talk about some of 1870 01:34:58,920 --> 01:35:01,360 Speaker 1: these issues and talk with you. We'll hear more from you. 1871 01:35:01,760 --> 01:35:03,640 Speaker 1: What are you still concerned about when it comes to 1872 01:35:03,680 --> 01:35:06,639 Speaker 1: the Bills now that spring practices have been winding down 1873 01:35:06,680 --> 01:35:08,280 Speaker 1: there over, what do you think what is still on 1874 01:35:08,360 --> 01:35:10,519 Speaker 1: your list of concerns? All of that coming up at 1875 01:35:10,560 --> 01:35:13,080 Speaker 1: our number three one Bill slide presented by Kalida Health 1876 01:35:13,160 --> 01:35:24,960 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo Bills Radio. Bufalo 1877 01:35:25,040 --> 01:35:29,960 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Stories Day update from One Bill's Drive, 1878 01:35:30,080 --> 01:35:33,120 Speaker 1: where the Buffalo Bills announced their training camp schedule today. 1879 01:35:33,240 --> 01:35:36,759 Speaker 1: The twenty nineteen Bills training camp will begin on Thursday, 1880 01:35:36,880 --> 01:35:40,960 Speaker 1: July twenty fifth, five practice at Morning training camp for 1881 01:35:41,040 --> 01:35:44,639 Speaker 1: the sixth consecutive year, proudly presented by Connors and Ferris. 1882 01:35:44,720 --> 01:35:47,840 Speaker 1: It's the twentieth consecutive training camp at Saint John Fisher 1883 01:35:47,960 --> 01:35:50,040 Speaker 1: College Bills with a couple of them days a couple 1884 01:35:50,080 --> 01:35:52,960 Speaker 1: of ticketed practices. All of the information about the Bills 1885 01:35:53,000 --> 01:35:56,759 Speaker 1: two nineteen training camp schedule is available on our website 1886 01:35:57,000 --> 01:36:01,320 Speaker 1: at Buffalo Bills dot com. The Bills signed their draft 1887 01:36:01,360 --> 01:36:03,920 Speaker 1: pick from the third round today, Dawson Knox, tight end. 1888 01:36:04,160 --> 01:36:06,320 Speaker 1: The rookie tight ends had a good spring, agreed to 1889 01:36:06,400 --> 01:36:09,280 Speaker 1: terms on a contract. He was the final draft pick 1890 01:36:09,760 --> 01:36:12,559 Speaker 1: unsigned going into today, and now he has signed. Knox 1891 01:36:12,640 --> 01:36:16,920 Speaker 1: had a good spring minicamp and OTAs with his athleticism 1892 01:36:17,000 --> 01:36:19,360 Speaker 1: on display and a number of plays in the passing game. 1893 01:36:19,400 --> 01:36:22,280 Speaker 1: The Old Miss product Dawson Knox now signed to a contract. 1894 01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:24,360 Speaker 1: All of the Bills draft picks are now under contract. 1895 01:36:24,560 --> 01:36:26,960 Speaker 1: Bronco's owner Pat Boland passed away last night at the 1896 01:36:27,040 --> 01:36:29,400 Speaker 1: age of seventy five. He's going into the Pro Football 1897 01:36:29,439 --> 01:36:32,599 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame in August. He had been battling Alzheimer's disease. 1898 01:36:33,120 --> 01:36:36,599 Speaker 1: The Golden State Warriors found out overnight that Clay Thompson 1899 01:36:36,640 --> 01:36:39,400 Speaker 1: suffered a torn acl in his left knee last night 1900 01:36:39,479 --> 01:36:41,840 Speaker 1: Game six of the NBA Finals, Hurt early in the 1901 01:36:41,920 --> 01:36:44,280 Speaker 1: third quarter, left the game after hitting a couple of 1902 01:36:44,360 --> 01:36:46,880 Speaker 1: free throws. Thompson had thirty points in thirty two minutes. 1903 01:36:47,160 --> 01:36:48,640 Speaker 1: He was eight to twelve in the field, but it 1904 01:36:48,720 --> 01:36:51,400 Speaker 1: wasn't enough. The Raptors won last night's Game six one 1905 01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:54,040 Speaker 1: fourteen to one ten, and they finish off of four 1906 01:36:54,120 --> 01:36:57,400 Speaker 1: games to two series victory and the Toronto Raptors capturing 1907 01:36:57,439 --> 01:37:00,800 Speaker 1: their first NBA championship last night. Louis Blues will hold 1908 01:37:00,800 --> 01:37:03,080 Speaker 1: a parade tomorrow at Parade fifty two years in the 1909 01:37:03,200 --> 01:37:06,479 Speaker 1: making as they celebrate their Stanley Cup championship there first ever. 1910 01:37:06,800 --> 01:37:08,799 Speaker 1: The Blues beat the Bruins four to one and Wednesday 1911 01:37:08,880 --> 01:37:11,439 Speaker 1: night's Game seven in Boston and the Saint Louis Blues 1912 01:37:11,479 --> 01:37:14,360 Speaker 1: will celebrate with a parade in downtown Saint Louis tomorrow. 1913 01:37:14,600 --> 01:37:17,200 Speaker 1: And the US Open Championship going on at Pebble Beach 1914 01:37:17,479 --> 01:37:20,160 Speaker 1: in California. They are in round two. Justin Rose of 1915 01:37:20,240 --> 01:37:23,479 Speaker 1: England is your leader, Roses two hundred part today eight 1916 01:37:23,640 --> 01:37:25,639 Speaker 1: under for the tournament. It's got a three stroke lead 1917 01:37:26,000 --> 01:37:29,000 Speaker 1: after over three other golfers at the US Open. That's 1918 01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:31,519 Speaker 1: the update from One Bill's Right, John Murphy, Chris Brown, 1919 01:37:31,600 --> 01:37:33,800 Speaker 1: and our One Buffalo Studio welcome to the show. An 1920 01:37:33,840 --> 01:37:36,360 Speaker 1: hour ago. Lorenzo Alexander will be joining us in a 1921 01:37:36,400 --> 01:37:38,920 Speaker 1: couple of minutes for the lowdown. We have not had 1922 01:37:39,000 --> 01:37:41,200 Speaker 1: Lorenzo in here for a while, but he's coming in. 1923 01:37:41,320 --> 01:37:43,240 Speaker 1: He's coming in after his appearance at eight. He's going 1924 01:37:43,320 --> 01:37:46,760 Speaker 1: to the character playbook school visit at West Seneca East 1925 01:37:46,880 --> 01:37:49,639 Speaker 1: Middle School just wrapped up at two. Lorenzo, we expected 1926 01:37:49,760 --> 01:37:51,160 Speaker 1: here in a couple of minutes, so that gives us 1927 01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:53,800 Speaker 1: more time talk about our topic of the day. The 1928 01:37:53,880 --> 01:37:58,320 Speaker 1: Bills wrapped up there spring workouts yesterday with the off 1929 01:37:58,400 --> 01:38:00,960 Speaker 1: day yesterday, So now, what are you worried about it? 1930 01:38:01,040 --> 01:38:03,360 Speaker 1: I know Bills fans and we know that everybody concerned. 1931 01:38:03,400 --> 01:38:05,960 Speaker 1: You know, you scratch your chan and saying what could 1932 01:38:06,000 --> 01:38:08,000 Speaker 1: go wrong? Here? I don't know from you what could 1933 01:38:08,040 --> 01:38:10,720 Speaker 1: go wrong? What are you your remaining concerns about the 1934 01:38:10,800 --> 01:38:13,479 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills now that the spring practices are over? That 1935 01:38:13,680 --> 01:38:15,880 Speaker 1: is our Twitter poll. We got pretty good response, more 1936 01:38:15,880 --> 01:38:18,320 Speaker 1: than four hundred votes in Right Now Forty one percent 1937 01:38:18,360 --> 01:38:21,240 Speaker 1: of you say your number one concern is who's gonna 1938 01:38:21,280 --> 01:38:24,360 Speaker 1: make up the starting offensive line. Twenty seven percent say 1939 01:38:24,400 --> 01:38:26,639 Speaker 1: the tight end group. How's that going to shakeout? Especially 1940 01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:29,960 Speaker 1: with the injury to Tyler Croft? Eighteen percent say do 1941 01:38:30,040 --> 01:38:32,840 Speaker 1: we have enough weapons in the passing game receivers? And 1942 01:38:33,160 --> 01:38:36,080 Speaker 1: fourteen percent have something else in mind. Let's hear from you. 1943 01:38:36,200 --> 01:38:38,240 Speaker 1: Give us a call eight oh three oh five fifty 1944 01:38:39,120 --> 01:38:42,120 Speaker 1: outside Buffalo. It's toll free. Call at one eight eight 1945 01:38:42,280 --> 01:38:44,920 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty. You can send in 1946 01:38:45,000 --> 01:38:46,880 Speaker 1: a tweet. We might read it on the tweet sheet. 1947 01:38:47,080 --> 01:38:49,160 Speaker 1: A call here about this topic. Mike on the line 1948 01:38:49,200 --> 01:38:51,080 Speaker 1: with us. Hello, Mike, welcome, you're on the air with us. 1949 01:38:51,120 --> 01:38:54,920 Speaker 1: Go ahead. Hi. I'm just I'm a long time listener. 1950 01:38:54,960 --> 01:38:58,720 Speaker 1: I love the show. Thanks Mike. I would say one 1951 01:38:58,760 --> 01:39:02,479 Speaker 1: of my bigger biggers concerned would be special teams and 1952 01:39:03,120 --> 01:39:06,040 Speaker 1: would be the running backs. All right, let's talk about it. 1953 01:39:06,120 --> 01:39:09,080 Speaker 1: What special teams? Yeah? Why I tell us about special teams? Well, 1954 01:39:09,160 --> 01:39:11,320 Speaker 1: special teams has been a problem in the past years, 1955 01:39:11,439 --> 01:39:14,040 Speaker 1: and I feel like it hasn't gotten maybe as much 1956 01:39:14,120 --> 01:39:17,599 Speaker 1: media attention, so that one isn't I'm not as worried 1957 01:39:17,600 --> 01:39:19,479 Speaker 1: about as much as the running backs. I think that 1958 01:39:19,600 --> 01:39:22,600 Speaker 1: one is more of a bigger question. Well, before we 1959 01:39:22,720 --> 01:39:26,120 Speaker 1: leave the special teams topic, the Bills knew enough to 1960 01:39:26,439 --> 01:39:28,880 Speaker 1: try to take care of special teams right hiring a 1961 01:39:28,920 --> 01:39:32,360 Speaker 1: new special teams coordinator, signing Andre Roberts, you know, a 1962 01:39:32,960 --> 01:39:34,880 Speaker 1: number one return man in the league last year. So 1963 01:39:34,960 --> 01:39:37,439 Speaker 1: it's not as if the Bills ignored it. They knew 1964 01:39:37,439 --> 01:39:39,479 Speaker 1: they had to upgrade, and I think they took steps 1965 01:39:39,520 --> 01:39:42,760 Speaker 1: to do so. Do you agree with that, Mike, Yeah, 1966 01:39:42,800 --> 01:39:44,840 Speaker 1: I'd say so. And you know how you know first 1967 01:39:44,960 --> 01:39:47,759 Speaker 1: year coaches is going to be a little rocky to start. 1968 01:39:48,400 --> 01:39:50,240 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I mean it could be, 1969 01:39:50,479 --> 01:39:53,280 Speaker 1: but you know, Heath Farwell has never been a special 1970 01:39:53,360 --> 01:39:56,000 Speaker 1: teams coordinator, but he's been an assistant for four years 1971 01:39:56,040 --> 01:39:58,360 Speaker 1: in this league. And he also has seven or eight 1972 01:39:58,479 --> 01:40:01,680 Speaker 1: years of playing experience, so he's not far removed from 1973 01:40:01,720 --> 01:40:04,400 Speaker 1: playing in this league. So I think that affords him 1974 01:40:05,000 --> 01:40:08,920 Speaker 1: some clout in the meeting room number one, having done 1975 01:40:08,960 --> 01:40:12,599 Speaker 1: it at this level and pretty successfully. And I think 1976 01:40:12,600 --> 01:40:14,280 Speaker 1: it also puts him on the cutting edge of what 1977 01:40:14,439 --> 01:40:16,720 Speaker 1: works in this league, especially under the new rules, and 1978 01:40:16,800 --> 01:40:18,439 Speaker 1: only came into the League a couple of years ago. 1979 01:40:18,600 --> 01:40:22,080 Speaker 1: So I think in terms of having a young, vibrant coach, 1980 01:40:22,479 --> 01:40:25,560 Speaker 1: and let's be honest about this, Murph Special Teams is 1981 01:40:25,720 --> 01:40:29,880 Speaker 1: less about xs and o's and more about energy, attitude, 1982 01:40:30,120 --> 01:40:34,080 Speaker 1: making plays, at least more so than offense and defense, 1983 01:40:34,160 --> 01:40:37,840 Speaker 1: which is very schematically driven. So you have a guy 1984 01:40:38,160 --> 01:40:42,320 Speaker 1: in he Farwell who is supremely energetic, not too far 1985 01:40:42,400 --> 01:40:45,240 Speaker 1: removed from a playing career, who I think can relate 1986 01:40:45,400 --> 01:40:47,920 Speaker 1: very well to those guys, having been one of them himself. 1987 01:40:48,720 --> 01:40:54,080 Speaker 1: You know, I'm cautiously optimistic and really with where this 1988 01:40:54,280 --> 01:40:56,920 Speaker 1: Special Team's unit was languishing last year in terms of 1989 01:40:56,960 --> 01:40:59,720 Speaker 1: the league rankings. They can only go up from here 1990 01:40:59,760 --> 01:41:01,559 Speaker 1: in opinion, and you know what else, And we're going 1991 01:41:01,600 --> 01:41:03,280 Speaker 1: to get to your other concern in a second, Mike, 1992 01:41:03,320 --> 01:41:06,000 Speaker 1: But I do think in general, I mean, he's a punter, 1993 01:41:06,160 --> 01:41:10,160 Speaker 1: but I do think there's under regard for Corey Bojorkez, 1994 01:41:10,240 --> 01:41:12,200 Speaker 1: how good he was coming out of college a year ago. 1995 01:41:12,760 --> 01:41:14,920 Speaker 1: He had some really good moments for the Buffalo Bills, 1996 01:41:15,000 --> 01:41:18,760 Speaker 1: and I think they expect anyway that Corey Bojorkez is 1997 01:41:18,800 --> 01:41:20,760 Speaker 1: going to be solid and a really good punter here 1998 01:41:20,760 --> 01:41:22,720 Speaker 1: in his second year, after the full off season here, 1999 01:41:22,760 --> 01:41:26,639 Speaker 1: full recovery from his injury. I think they're expecting pretty 2000 01:41:26,640 --> 01:41:28,920 Speaker 1: good things from the punter, don't you. Yeah. And I 2001 01:41:29,080 --> 01:41:32,280 Speaker 1: like Bjorquez coming in as a rookie last year, and 2002 01:41:32,720 --> 01:41:34,639 Speaker 1: it was a guy that the New England Patriots were 2003 01:41:34,640 --> 01:41:37,960 Speaker 1: trying to stash on their practice squad. He's a lefty punter, 2004 01:41:38,080 --> 01:41:41,880 Speaker 1: which presents an extra challenge to return men because the 2005 01:41:41,960 --> 01:41:45,680 Speaker 1: ball spins differently, it tails differently. And I think his 2006 01:41:45,920 --> 01:41:50,320 Speaker 1: rookie season was somewhat compromised by an unfortunate set of circumstances, 2007 01:41:51,160 --> 01:41:53,000 Speaker 1: not the least of which was the fact that he 2008 01:41:53,080 --> 01:41:56,040 Speaker 1: only joined this roster days before the regular season started. 2009 01:41:56,439 --> 01:41:59,120 Speaker 1: So your operational stuff is probably not in sync the 2010 01:41:59,160 --> 01:42:00,920 Speaker 1: way it would be for a who spent an entire 2011 01:42:01,000 --> 01:42:04,800 Speaker 1: offseason with Reid Ferguson. And then second on top of 2012 01:42:04,880 --> 01:42:07,240 Speaker 1: that was he got injured in Week one when he 2013 01:42:07,320 --> 01:42:10,560 Speaker 1: took a shot against Baltimore, had a bad shoulder, and 2014 01:42:10,600 --> 01:42:12,800 Speaker 1: then had to eventually get put on injured reserve because 2015 01:42:12,800 --> 01:42:15,439 Speaker 1: it was compromising his punting. So there were a bunch 2016 01:42:15,479 --> 01:42:18,320 Speaker 1: of things working against him last year as a rookie here, 2017 01:42:18,640 --> 01:42:22,320 Speaker 1: and yet he still punted relatively well in the time 2018 01:42:22,400 --> 01:42:25,080 Speaker 1: that he was in. Now fast forward a year, full 2019 01:42:25,120 --> 01:42:27,959 Speaker 1: off season with this team, full off season with Reid Ferguson, 2020 01:42:28,240 --> 01:42:30,599 Speaker 1: and yes he has competition in the form of Cory Carter, 2021 01:42:31,000 --> 01:42:34,120 Speaker 1: but I think it's onward and upward for Behorkes from here, 2022 01:42:34,240 --> 01:42:36,160 Speaker 1: Mike on the phone line, what's your concern about the 2023 01:42:36,240 --> 01:42:40,160 Speaker 1: running back situation? Well, I would just say age would 2024 01:42:40,160 --> 01:42:43,840 Speaker 1: be the biggest worry for me. Look out, Lashawn McCoy 2025 01:42:43,960 --> 01:42:46,280 Speaker 1: coming off kind of what I think of his worst 2026 01:42:46,320 --> 01:42:49,599 Speaker 1: season ever, and we know Frank Gore's kind of he's 2027 01:42:49,640 --> 01:42:52,200 Speaker 1: getting up there. But what I would say is, I'm 2028 01:42:52,240 --> 01:42:54,679 Speaker 1: excited for that other guy they signed, t J Yelden 2029 01:42:55,720 --> 01:42:59,240 Speaker 1: him off off of four NET. For the past couple 2030 01:42:59,240 --> 01:43:02,519 Speaker 1: of years, have been actually pretty pretty optimistic about that. 2031 01:43:03,400 --> 01:43:06,200 Speaker 1: The eventual shake Thank you, Mike. The eventual shakeout and 2032 01:43:06,680 --> 01:43:09,360 Speaker 1: playing time for the running backs is going to be 2033 01:43:09,520 --> 01:43:11,439 Speaker 1: fascinating for me when we get to training camp, Chris, 2034 01:43:11,479 --> 01:43:13,320 Speaker 1: because I don't know how they're gonna do it. Steve 2035 01:43:13,360 --> 01:43:15,200 Speaker 1: and I have talked a lot about how it is 2036 01:43:15,320 --> 01:43:20,360 Speaker 1: likely that neither McCoy nor Frank Gore are going to 2037 01:43:20,400 --> 01:43:22,360 Speaker 1: get a ton of carries in preseason games, and it 2038 01:43:22,479 --> 01:43:25,479 Speaker 1: might be a Devin Singletary as your workhorse back during 2039 01:43:25,520 --> 01:43:28,639 Speaker 1: the preseason games, and then what you know, what happens 2040 01:43:28,680 --> 01:43:31,040 Speaker 1: when the schedule turns to the regular season. I mean, 2041 01:43:31,080 --> 01:43:34,000 Speaker 1: I know, I know the rotation at least through the 2042 01:43:34,120 --> 01:43:37,840 Speaker 1: spring was when all four of them were available because 2043 01:43:37,960 --> 01:43:42,719 Speaker 1: yelled and missed some time with a groin injury. Were McCoy, Gore, 2044 01:43:43,080 --> 01:43:46,160 Speaker 1: Singletary yelled in. That was the order one, two, three, four, 2045 01:43:47,600 --> 01:43:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, and then guys like Centuries Perry, we're getting 2046 01:43:49,800 --> 01:43:55,320 Speaker 1: table scraps. So right now, Yelden has an uphill climb 2047 01:43:55,439 --> 01:43:58,160 Speaker 1: if you go by the rotation we had in mini 2048 01:43:58,240 --> 01:44:01,080 Speaker 1: camp and in OTAs. That's not to say he can't 2049 01:44:01,160 --> 01:44:03,560 Speaker 1: leap frog anybody, but it's clear to me that this 2050 01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:06,760 Speaker 1: coaching staff is pretty impressed with what Devin Singletary can do. 2051 01:44:07,479 --> 01:44:10,280 Speaker 1: And that's the first guy that Yelden has to leap frog. 2052 01:44:10,400 --> 01:44:14,720 Speaker 1: Forget about McCoy and Gore, who are proven players in 2053 01:44:14,800 --> 01:44:17,040 Speaker 1: this league. Now, Yelden's got time in the league too, 2054 01:44:17,080 --> 01:44:18,920 Speaker 1: and has done some things also, not the least of 2055 01:44:18,960 --> 01:44:22,080 Speaker 1: which is a fifty five catch career high season last 2056 01:44:22,160 --> 01:44:25,160 Speaker 1: year for the Jaguars as their chief pass receiving option 2057 01:44:25,200 --> 01:44:27,880 Speaker 1: out of the backfield, because quite frankly, that's something Leonard 2058 01:44:27,880 --> 01:44:31,400 Speaker 1: Fournette just does not do. So he filled a role there. 2059 01:44:31,840 --> 01:44:34,280 Speaker 1: You have a back in Lashawn McCoy and in Devin 2060 01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:37,200 Speaker 1: Sigletary who can handle that part of the workload. Also, 2061 01:44:37,320 --> 01:44:42,080 Speaker 1: they're diverse, you know, skill sets lend them to the 2062 01:44:42,200 --> 01:44:46,320 Speaker 1: passing game. So Yelden's kind of got a tough road 2063 01:44:46,360 --> 01:44:49,600 Speaker 1: to hoe here in terms of cracking the lineup for 2064 01:44:49,760 --> 01:44:54,280 Speaker 1: carries or pass receptions. In my instimation, Hey, let's get 2065 01:44:54,320 --> 01:44:57,719 Speaker 1: back to our initial question. The Pills, with their springing 2066 01:44:57,800 --> 01:45:00,960 Speaker 1: workouts now complete, what is still left to worry about? 2067 01:45:01,000 --> 01:45:04,080 Speaker 1: What you're remaining concern with the Buffalo Bills. Let's go 2068 01:45:04,080 --> 01:45:06,719 Speaker 1: to the tweet sheet brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, 2069 01:45:06,760 --> 01:45:10,240 Speaker 1: the official movers. You don't need to do that. I'm 2070 01:45:10,280 --> 01:45:12,080 Speaker 1: just I wouldn't hear it yet. Oh there it is 2071 01:45:12,920 --> 01:45:15,519 Speaker 1: the official moving system of the Buffalo Bills. Official movers 2072 01:45:15,560 --> 01:45:18,679 Speaker 1: of the Bills. From Tom on the tweet Shit tweet sheet. 2073 01:45:18,880 --> 01:45:21,799 Speaker 1: The tight end position is a huge question. Mark Croft 2074 01:45:21,880 --> 01:45:24,920 Speaker 1: injury is a concern. Kroom is a second year undrafted player, 2075 01:45:25,000 --> 01:45:27,599 Speaker 1: and rookie tight ends always struggle in the first year. 2076 01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:30,160 Speaker 1: If Krum gets hurt, they're in real trouble. The rookie 2077 01:45:30,200 --> 01:45:32,000 Speaker 1: tenans always struggle in the first year. Is that some 2078 01:45:33,520 --> 01:45:36,120 Speaker 1: seem to remember Zach Hurt's doing pretty good for Philadelphia. 2079 01:45:36,160 --> 01:45:38,439 Speaker 1: I'd have to look up his numbers. Krum. I know 2080 01:45:38,560 --> 01:45:40,120 Speaker 1: it's it'll be his second year on the field, but 2081 01:45:40,320 --> 01:45:42,439 Speaker 1: this will be his third year around the complex, right, 2082 01:45:42,720 --> 01:45:44,680 Speaker 1: Jason krew, Yes, because he spent a year on the 2083 01:45:44,720 --> 01:45:47,120 Speaker 1: practice squad. You are correct. If Krum gets hurt, they're 2084 01:45:47,120 --> 01:45:49,719 Speaker 1: in real trouble. Well, they already have trouble because Croft 2085 01:45:49,840 --> 01:45:52,720 Speaker 1: is hurt, right, A little bit of trouble here in June. Yeah, 2086 01:45:53,200 --> 01:45:56,200 Speaker 1: I'll hey, I'll say this about Dawson Knox. The pads 2087 01:45:56,240 --> 01:45:59,080 Speaker 1: aren't on yet, they're not playing real physical football. But 2088 01:45:59,439 --> 01:46:02,800 Speaker 1: what he can't do, he's a space athlete, that's what 2089 01:46:02,960 --> 01:46:06,680 Speaker 1: he is. He can really really run. Linebackers are not 2090 01:46:06,920 --> 01:46:09,240 Speaker 1: going to be able to cover Dawson Knox. You better 2091 01:46:09,320 --> 01:46:13,120 Speaker 1: have a fast safety or a slot corner on Dawson 2092 01:46:13,240 --> 01:46:17,320 Speaker 1: Knox if you're gonna be in pass coverage, because he 2093 01:46:17,880 --> 01:46:20,320 Speaker 1: is going to create separation. I mean he ran of 2094 01:46:20,439 --> 01:46:23,680 Speaker 1: low four five at the combine, and he's a big 2095 01:46:23,760 --> 01:46:27,719 Speaker 1: target and he's smart. I mean, he knows this offense 2096 01:46:27,800 --> 01:46:31,519 Speaker 1: pretty well already. Now, granted you get to the regular season, 2097 01:46:31,560 --> 01:46:32,840 Speaker 1: there's going to be a lot to learn. And he 2098 01:46:32,920 --> 01:46:36,040 Speaker 1: doesn't have a lot of reps. And what his reps 2099 01:46:36,080 --> 01:46:39,800 Speaker 1: will be through training camp when Drayson Croom comes back 2100 01:46:39,880 --> 01:46:42,280 Speaker 1: remains to be seen. But he got a ton of 2101 01:46:42,360 --> 01:46:44,320 Speaker 1: reps this spring and that's only going to help him. 2102 01:46:44,960 --> 01:46:48,280 Speaker 1: And I think in due time he's going to be 2103 01:46:48,320 --> 01:46:50,160 Speaker 1: able to make an impact in the passing game for 2104 01:46:50,240 --> 01:46:54,439 Speaker 1: this offense. I really do so. I think he can 2105 01:46:54,560 --> 01:46:57,120 Speaker 1: have some success. Maybe not right away, but I think 2106 01:46:57,160 --> 01:46:58,960 Speaker 1: as we get into the back half of this schedule 2107 01:46:59,080 --> 01:47:00,680 Speaker 1: this year, I think Dawson and Knox is going to 2108 01:47:00,680 --> 01:47:03,600 Speaker 1: be flashing here and there. What's your remaining concerned with 2109 01:47:03,720 --> 01:47:06,360 Speaker 1: the Bills? David tweets this in all about the quarterback 2110 01:47:06,439 --> 01:47:09,240 Speaker 1: hours is Josh Will he take steps forward? Will he 2111 01:47:09,320 --> 01:47:12,120 Speaker 1: be a gun sonning or succeeding or crash and burn? 2112 01:47:12,240 --> 01:47:14,320 Speaker 1: Will he have the accuracy needed to accel at a 2113 01:47:14,439 --> 01:47:16,880 Speaker 1: high level in both short and long passes? Will he 2114 01:47:17,000 --> 01:47:20,360 Speaker 1: be the long term answer? I get that could be 2115 01:47:20,439 --> 01:47:23,640 Speaker 1: a concern. Yeah. Sure, that's a big question. That's like 2116 01:47:23,760 --> 01:47:26,439 Speaker 1: kind of a global question, you know what I mean, Chris, 2117 01:47:26,840 --> 01:47:30,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's important. Well, it's just like, look, it's 2118 01:47:30,120 --> 01:47:32,800 Speaker 1: it's more than a one year question for Josh Allen. 2119 01:47:33,240 --> 01:47:35,120 Speaker 1: Will he be the long term answer? Is the question 2120 01:47:35,200 --> 01:47:38,360 Speaker 1: that David is posing there, and I don't even know. Well, 2121 01:47:38,920 --> 01:47:41,599 Speaker 1: you'll get evidence this year, you know, provided Josh plays 2122 01:47:41,880 --> 01:47:44,840 Speaker 1: a lot, and hopefully he does play the most of 2123 01:47:44,880 --> 01:47:46,800 Speaker 1: the snaps at quarterback. I don't know if you have 2124 01:47:46,840 --> 01:47:49,639 Speaker 1: a definitive answer if he'll be the long term answer 2125 01:47:49,720 --> 01:47:52,840 Speaker 1: at quarterback, will you? I don't know, not necessarily. Let 2126 01:47:52,920 --> 01:47:55,800 Speaker 1: me say that I think he is. I think he 2127 01:47:55,960 --> 01:47:58,040 Speaker 1: is too. I do you said it after one game 2128 01:47:58,120 --> 01:48:00,600 Speaker 1: lest after the Miami game. Yeah, because he put the 2129 01:48:00,640 --> 01:48:02,640 Speaker 1: team on his back and almost won the game by 2130 01:48:02,760 --> 01:48:05,439 Speaker 1: himself if there wasn't a Charles Clay drop at the end. 2131 01:48:05,520 --> 01:48:07,320 Speaker 1: I guess I'm just thinking of the doubters, and it's 2132 01:48:07,360 --> 01:48:09,639 Speaker 1: fine to be a doubter. It's fine, and it's fine 2133 01:48:09,680 --> 01:48:12,439 Speaker 1: to wonder if he's the guy. I think that's that's legitimate. 2134 01:48:12,520 --> 01:48:14,759 Speaker 1: But I don't even know if he'll have a complete 2135 01:48:14,840 --> 01:48:18,040 Speaker 1: and full answer at the end of this season, even 2136 01:48:18,080 --> 01:48:20,120 Speaker 1: if he plays every game, I think I think he 2137 01:48:20,280 --> 01:48:21,840 Speaker 1: is well on his way to being the long term 2138 01:48:21,840 --> 01:48:24,400 Speaker 1: answer a quarterback. I really do. And that's not shared 2139 01:48:24,400 --> 01:48:26,639 Speaker 1: by everybody, and I appreciate that. I understand that. Yeah, 2140 01:48:26,880 --> 01:48:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm I'm in the he's the guy boat, and I 2141 01:48:30,280 --> 01:48:32,200 Speaker 1: know that. I know if you look at his statistics, 2142 01:48:32,240 --> 01:48:35,520 Speaker 1: they're not going to impress anybody. Fifty two percent completion percentage. 2143 01:48:36,200 --> 01:48:39,240 Speaker 1: I think he's upside down on touchdowns to interceptions. But 2144 01:48:39,520 --> 01:48:42,000 Speaker 1: I think this year he will take a step. I'm 2145 01:48:42,040 --> 01:48:43,840 Speaker 1: not saying he's gonna be a Pro Bowl quarterback, but 2146 01:48:43,920 --> 01:48:45,360 Speaker 1: I think he is going to take a step in 2147 01:48:45,439 --> 01:48:47,720 Speaker 1: his play, and I think his play is going to 2148 01:48:47,800 --> 01:48:50,960 Speaker 1: gravitate where he's making more plays with his arm than 2149 01:48:51,040 --> 01:48:53,439 Speaker 1: he is with his feet, because I think of his 2150 01:48:53,960 --> 01:48:57,040 Speaker 1: grasp of the offense, combined with the weapons added along 2151 01:48:57,120 --> 01:48:59,559 Speaker 1: with the upgrades on the offensive line, will lend itself 2152 01:49:00,080 --> 01:49:02,080 Speaker 1: to more plays being made with his arm this year 2153 01:49:02,120 --> 01:49:04,920 Speaker 1: than with his legs. Here's an interesting tweet as we 2154 01:49:05,000 --> 01:49:08,080 Speaker 1: ask for the remaining concerns from Bills fans about the 2155 01:49:08,479 --> 01:49:13,120 Speaker 1: after spring practice from Bruce. Bruce answers pass rush without question, 2156 01:49:13,520 --> 01:49:16,360 Speaker 1: the spot opposite Jerry Hughes is nothing but questions, will 2157 01:49:16,479 --> 01:49:18,920 Speaker 1: Lawson take a step? Is Murphy back to for him? 2158 01:49:19,120 --> 01:49:21,840 Speaker 1: Too many questions that feel comfortable. You know, if you 2159 01:49:21,920 --> 01:49:24,760 Speaker 1: make a list of the things that look good in 2160 01:49:24,960 --> 01:49:27,960 Speaker 1: the Bill's minicamp just ending this week, I would say 2161 01:49:28,120 --> 01:49:33,360 Speaker 1: the health and activity, the energy from Trent Murphy would 2162 01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:35,479 Speaker 1: be near or at the top of that list. Chris say, 2163 01:49:35,520 --> 01:49:39,120 Speaker 1: he's pretty impressive Trent Murphy. You can see the confidence 2164 01:49:39,640 --> 01:49:43,160 Speaker 1: oozing out of him. I think he feels physically right. 2165 01:49:43,760 --> 01:49:46,400 Speaker 1: I think he's back in a place physically that has 2166 01:49:46,520 --> 01:49:50,120 Speaker 1: him confident mentally. And because of that, we're seeing a 2167 01:49:50,120 --> 01:49:52,200 Speaker 1: different Trent Murphy than we saw last year, when it 2168 01:49:52,320 --> 01:49:55,120 Speaker 1: was very clear that he was unsure of himself because 2169 01:49:55,479 --> 01:49:58,880 Speaker 1: his legs still didn't feel right, almost a year removed 2170 01:49:58,920 --> 01:50:02,240 Speaker 1: from surgery. So now we're two years removed, and sometimes 2171 01:50:02,280 --> 01:50:04,040 Speaker 1: it takes some players an extra year to do that. 2172 01:50:04,360 --> 01:50:08,439 Speaker 1: Not everyone's built like Adrian Peterson. So when you come 2173 01:50:08,520 --> 01:50:10,840 Speaker 1: off a major injury like that and the first year 2174 01:50:10,880 --> 01:50:12,800 Speaker 1: doesn't go that well, I think you're all the more 2175 01:50:12,880 --> 01:50:16,240 Speaker 1: motivated to have a better year to redeem yourself the 2176 01:50:16,320 --> 01:50:19,479 Speaker 1: following season, especially if your body feels right. It's clear 2177 01:50:19,560 --> 01:50:22,120 Speaker 1: to me that his body feels right, and I think 2178 01:50:22,160 --> 01:50:24,960 Speaker 1: the Bills will reap the benefits of that once they 2179 01:50:25,040 --> 01:50:28,639 Speaker 1: get on the field. You know, this fall where Murphy 2180 01:50:28,760 --> 01:50:32,640 Speaker 1: is looking more like the player that they coveted in 2181 01:50:32,720 --> 01:50:35,360 Speaker 1: free agency when he had a nine sacks season in Washington. 2182 01:50:36,400 --> 01:50:39,439 Speaker 1: Something that's kind of something fun to watch. Another tweet, 2183 01:50:39,520 --> 01:50:41,559 Speaker 1: and these are good tweets, now, these are thought provoking 2184 01:50:41,600 --> 01:50:44,040 Speaker 1: tweets from Michael. When we ask the question what you're 2185 01:50:44,040 --> 01:50:46,640 Speaker 1: remaining concerned with the Bills, Michael tweets and I think 2186 01:50:46,720 --> 01:50:50,320 Speaker 1: the second quarterback and slot are interesting. We have guys, 2187 01:50:50,360 --> 01:50:52,599 Speaker 1: but who beats out who? What happens in the backfield? 2188 01:50:52,640 --> 01:50:55,600 Speaker 1: Does Singletary beat out McCoy? I think Ques as a 2189 01:50:55,680 --> 01:50:58,360 Speaker 1: monster year in new contract, great pass or just not 2190 01:50:58,479 --> 01:51:00,880 Speaker 1: sacks this year? He gets there. Michael as a grab 2191 01:51:00,920 --> 01:51:03,600 Speaker 1: bag of stuff, but he's led with the second cornerback 2192 01:51:03,720 --> 01:51:06,920 Speaker 1: spot and that has been interesting. Right. Another I have 2193 01:51:07,040 --> 01:51:08,839 Speaker 1: to think it has to be viewed as a positive 2194 01:51:08,920 --> 01:51:13,080 Speaker 1: development was the play of Kevin Johnson during during the 2195 01:51:13,280 --> 01:51:15,840 Speaker 1: OTAs in mini camp, and he is correct, man if 2196 01:51:15,840 --> 01:51:18,160 Speaker 1: I'm wrong, I considered him a strong contender to be 2197 01:51:18,360 --> 01:51:22,639 Speaker 1: the starter opposite Tredevious White. Yes, I think the rubber 2198 01:51:22,720 --> 01:51:24,880 Speaker 1: will meet the road when the pads go on. Yeah, 2199 01:51:25,200 --> 01:51:28,880 Speaker 1: And Kevin Johnson offers something that maybe Levi Wallace doesn't 2200 01:51:28,880 --> 01:51:31,840 Speaker 1: always offer in his game, and that's a physical nature 2201 01:51:32,479 --> 01:51:36,640 Speaker 1: to the way that Kevin Johnson plays. And even in 2202 01:51:36,720 --> 01:51:39,240 Speaker 1: training camp we may not see it in its full capacity. 2203 01:51:39,320 --> 01:51:43,760 Speaker 1: Maybe that'll have to wait for preseason games. But as 2204 01:51:43,800 --> 01:51:45,640 Speaker 1: I mentioned near the top of the show, after one 2205 01:51:45,640 --> 01:51:47,960 Speaker 1: of our callers was talking about being concerned about the 2206 01:51:48,000 --> 01:51:51,320 Speaker 1: Bills defense and the depth there, You've got four cornerbacks 2207 01:51:51,360 --> 01:51:54,840 Speaker 1: that could start in this league today in Levi Wallace, 2208 01:51:54,880 --> 01:51:59,280 Speaker 1: Tredevious White, Kevin Johnson and E J. Gaines. Those four 2209 01:51:59,320 --> 01:52:02,160 Speaker 1: guys could be starting outside corners in this league. And 2210 01:52:02,320 --> 01:52:04,280 Speaker 1: so you have all four of them, you keep all 2211 01:52:04,320 --> 01:52:06,400 Speaker 1: four of them, you're a better team on the back 2212 01:52:06,520 --> 01:52:09,880 Speaker 1: end because there's more depth than if injury strikes, there's 2213 01:52:09,920 --> 01:52:11,679 Speaker 1: not going to be a whole lot of drop off there. 2214 01:52:12,120 --> 01:52:16,240 Speaker 1: And I don't even feel like the competition between Wallace 2215 01:52:16,320 --> 01:52:20,200 Speaker 1: and Johnson has really gotten off the ground yet. Wallace 2216 01:52:20,479 --> 01:52:22,519 Speaker 1: has been able to hold off Johnson through the course 2217 01:52:22,560 --> 01:52:24,320 Speaker 1: of the spring. Is he going to be able to 2218 01:52:24,400 --> 01:52:26,840 Speaker 1: do that when they get to training camp practices and 2219 01:52:26,960 --> 01:52:30,000 Speaker 1: football gets an even more realistic It's a good thing 2220 01:52:30,040 --> 01:52:32,280 Speaker 1: to watch moving forward. One more from the tweet sheet, 2221 01:52:32,960 --> 01:52:35,280 Speaker 1: and we did a show about this not too long ago. 2222 01:52:35,600 --> 01:52:37,920 Speaker 1: This one from Edward asked the question, We asked the 2223 01:52:38,000 --> 01:52:40,920 Speaker 1: question what you're remaining concerned? Edward says, one question that 2224 01:52:41,040 --> 01:52:43,519 Speaker 1: was not asked that I wanted to hear with Kyle Gone, 2225 01:52:43,520 --> 01:52:46,120 Speaker 1: who's stepping up to the leadership role on the defensive 2226 01:52:46,200 --> 01:52:48,599 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Kind of talked about that, right, 2227 01:52:48,640 --> 01:52:52,280 Speaker 1: there are candidates. Yeah, and this is the type of 2228 01:52:52,320 --> 01:52:54,000 Speaker 1: thing that we don't know for sure, We don't know 2229 01:52:54,000 --> 01:52:56,120 Speaker 1: how it's going to play out. Jerry Hughes, I think 2230 01:52:56,439 --> 01:53:00,439 Speaker 1: as a role to play a chief a chief person 2231 01:53:00,520 --> 01:53:02,599 Speaker 1: in that. We had Kyle on the show a week 2232 01:53:02,600 --> 01:53:04,240 Speaker 1: and a half ago and asked him this very question, 2233 01:53:04,320 --> 01:53:07,080 Speaker 1: and he pointed to Tremaine Edmonds. He said, because of 2234 01:53:07,240 --> 01:53:09,840 Speaker 1: Edmonds being the play caller on defense, the man in 2235 01:53:09,880 --> 01:53:11,920 Speaker 1: the middle of the guy relaying the signals, he is 2236 01:53:11,960 --> 01:53:14,880 Speaker 1: a natural candidate to be a number one leader on defense, 2237 01:53:14,920 --> 01:53:17,000 Speaker 1: even at a not just a young age, but only 2238 01:53:17,040 --> 01:53:19,479 Speaker 1: his second year in the NFL. Kyle Williams says he 2239 01:53:19,640 --> 01:53:23,040 Speaker 1: considers Tremaine Edmonds the likeliest candidate to replace him as 2240 01:53:23,040 --> 01:53:25,200 Speaker 1: a defensive leader. Yeah, I mean, I think it's Edmonds, 2241 01:53:25,240 --> 01:53:28,559 Speaker 1: it's Alexander, it's Jerry Hughes, and then in a supporting role, 2242 01:53:28,600 --> 01:53:31,040 Speaker 1: it's probably Trent Murphy. And Mica Hides been a leader 2243 01:53:31,080 --> 01:53:32,880 Speaker 1: on this team since he got here, so you know 2244 01:53:33,000 --> 01:53:36,639 Speaker 1: that guy's kind of a built in leader too. But yeah, 2245 01:53:36,640 --> 01:53:40,120 Speaker 1: if that upfront guy, you know, front seven guy, it's 2246 01:53:40,160 --> 01:53:44,240 Speaker 1: probably the Lorenzo, Tremaine, Jerry, you're not. You don't have 2247 01:53:44,280 --> 01:53:46,240 Speaker 1: a shortage of guys you can turn to. I think 2248 01:53:46,280 --> 01:53:48,280 Speaker 1: that's the good thing. And then on the back end 2249 01:53:48,320 --> 01:53:51,000 Speaker 1: it's Micah. So that's kind of where you are. And 2250 01:53:51,080 --> 01:53:53,479 Speaker 1: it's not by accident that there's no shortage. That is 2251 01:53:53,560 --> 01:53:56,200 Speaker 1: the that's who they recruit, that's who they want, that's 2252 01:53:56,200 --> 01:53:58,519 Speaker 1: who they signed and draft. That's the type of guy 2253 01:53:58,560 --> 01:54:03,880 Speaker 1: they want. Leadership type because coach mcdermot's always talking about 2254 01:54:04,600 --> 01:54:08,680 Speaker 1: grooming younger players into those leadership roles. So when the 2255 01:54:08,760 --> 01:54:12,240 Speaker 1: time comes for people like Kayle Williams to retire, there's 2256 01:54:12,920 --> 01:54:15,760 Speaker 1: there's someone there to fill the void. All right, let's 2257 01:54:15,760 --> 01:54:17,880 Speaker 1: do a little NFL trur or false Right here Lorenzo 2258 01:54:17,880 --> 01:54:21,200 Speaker 1: Alexander's stopping by n True or false brought to you 2259 01:54:21,280 --> 01:54:24,360 Speaker 1: by Yancey's Fancy New York's Artists and Cheese. Simple question 2260 01:54:24,400 --> 01:54:29,960 Speaker 1: to start NFL dot com story with MVP candidates, Patrick 2261 01:54:30,080 --> 01:54:33,640 Speaker 1: Mahomes will repeat as Most Valuable Player in the NFL? 2262 01:54:33,680 --> 01:54:36,400 Speaker 1: True or false? Brownie get A started false? Tell me why? 2263 01:54:37,120 --> 01:54:41,640 Speaker 1: Because repeating as MVP is not something that happens all 2264 01:54:41,680 --> 01:54:43,360 Speaker 1: that often. I think the last time it happened was 2265 01:54:43,400 --> 01:54:45,480 Speaker 1: ten years ago with Peyton Manning did a No. Eight, 2266 01:54:45,640 --> 01:54:48,600 Speaker 1: No nine, and then I think before that it was 2267 01:54:48,680 --> 01:54:51,320 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning again an OH three and O four, and 2268 01:54:51,440 --> 01:54:54,840 Speaker 1: then before that it was Brett Farve ninety six. So 2269 01:54:54,960 --> 01:54:57,800 Speaker 1: it only happens usually once every ten years or so. 2270 01:54:58,600 --> 01:55:02,040 Speaker 1: So I just think this league is too competitive. There 2271 01:55:02,120 --> 01:55:07,480 Speaker 1: are too many good quarterbacks to just automatically stamp Mahomes 2272 01:55:08,240 --> 01:55:11,760 Speaker 1: as you know, repeating with a fifty touchdown season. I mean, 2273 01:55:12,000 --> 01:55:14,400 Speaker 1: even Tom Brady, when he threw fifty touchdowns, didn't have 2274 01:55:14,520 --> 01:55:18,360 Speaker 1: fifty the next year in his prime. So I think 2275 01:55:18,400 --> 01:55:22,840 Speaker 1: to expect another fifty touchdown season from Mahomes is probably unrealistic, 2276 01:55:23,360 --> 01:55:25,920 Speaker 1: especially with some of the changes that could potentially happen 2277 01:55:25,960 --> 01:55:28,520 Speaker 1: in that offense. You already have no Kareem Hunt. You 2278 01:55:28,680 --> 01:55:31,920 Speaker 1: may not have Tyreek Hill, which means you're relying on 2279 01:55:32,000 --> 01:55:35,880 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins and Travis Kelsey, WHOA yeah, I mean, I 2280 01:55:35,960 --> 01:55:38,000 Speaker 1: like Kelsey is an option, but I don't know about Sammy, 2281 01:55:38,360 --> 01:55:41,160 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say false. I'm gonna say false here 2282 01:55:41,200 --> 01:55:43,880 Speaker 1: for all of the reasons you just enumerated and maybe 2283 01:55:43,960 --> 01:55:46,360 Speaker 1: just summing it up, it's hard to repeat as an MVP. 2284 01:55:46,440 --> 01:55:48,680 Speaker 1: It's hard to be an MVP, but very competitively, it's 2285 01:55:48,760 --> 01:55:52,120 Speaker 1: fifty touchdown passes. He's not gonna get that again, Kenny. 2286 01:55:52,400 --> 01:55:55,440 Speaker 1: Is that possible now? I don't think so. It's hard false. 2287 01:55:55,520 --> 01:55:59,160 Speaker 1: I got false. NFL True Falls Part two Panther's head 2288 01:55:59,200 --> 01:56:02,440 Speaker 1: coach Ron entering a make or break year. This comes 2289 01:56:02,480 --> 01:56:05,720 Speaker 1: about with a from a story from NFL dot Com. 2290 01:56:06,080 --> 01:56:09,680 Speaker 1: They're talking about the signing of defensive tackle Gerald McCoy 2291 01:56:09,720 --> 01:56:13,360 Speaker 1: and Carolina. They're talking about Cam Newton healthy with the refined, 2292 01:56:13,400 --> 01:56:16,200 Speaker 1: new and improved throwing motion and this line new owner 2293 01:56:16,280 --> 01:56:19,680 Speaker 1: David pep Pepper presumably is ready to make changes if needed. 2294 01:56:20,000 --> 01:56:22,360 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera shurely knows he must win with this group, 2295 01:56:22,680 --> 01:56:25,000 Speaker 1: or there could be a housecleaning after the season that 2296 01:56:25,120 --> 01:56:27,760 Speaker 1: includes the coaching staff and the front office. True falls, 2297 01:56:29,000 --> 01:56:31,280 Speaker 1: I will say, I'm gonna I'm gonna say, oh, you 2298 01:56:31,360 --> 01:56:33,080 Speaker 1: want to go first. Sorry, I don't want to agree 2299 01:56:33,120 --> 01:56:34,680 Speaker 1: with you, but go ahead, you go first, No, you 2300 01:56:34,760 --> 01:56:37,280 Speaker 1: go ahead, I say, true. Yeah, they got to win, right, 2301 01:56:37,360 --> 01:56:39,400 Speaker 1: A couple of years removed now from the Super Bowl, 2302 01:56:39,440 --> 01:56:42,640 Speaker 1: and they've gone through four years removed. Yeah, they've gone 2303 01:56:42,680 --> 01:56:45,840 Speaker 1: through some coaching changes obviously, but sure he's got to 2304 01:56:45,880 --> 01:56:47,760 Speaker 1: win the make or break. Yeah, I'd go along with 2305 01:56:47,840 --> 01:56:49,600 Speaker 1: that with a new owner in there. Absolutely. The only 2306 01:56:49,640 --> 01:56:52,960 Speaker 1: reason I would say true is because it's tenuous. Whenever 2307 01:56:53,080 --> 01:56:54,800 Speaker 1: you have a new owner, the new owner wants to 2308 01:56:54,880 --> 01:56:57,120 Speaker 1: put his stamp on the franchise. I think he came 2309 01:56:57,160 --> 01:57:01,000 Speaker 1: in respecting what Ron Rivera represents for this franchise. I 2310 01:57:01,080 --> 01:57:04,240 Speaker 1: think he recognized that he respected that. But as soon 2311 01:57:04,280 --> 01:57:07,280 Speaker 1: as the results aren't there for two straight seasons, that's 2312 01:57:07,320 --> 01:57:10,680 Speaker 1: when an owner, especially a new one, wants to get 2313 01:57:10,720 --> 01:57:13,160 Speaker 1: his hands dirty. I want to put my stamp on 2314 01:57:13,200 --> 01:57:16,080 Speaker 1: this team. We're gonna pick my guy, that kind of thing. 2315 01:57:16,240 --> 01:57:18,160 Speaker 1: So I think that could very well be a part 2316 01:57:18,240 --> 01:57:20,880 Speaker 1: of the equation here if things don't go well, both 2317 01:57:20,920 --> 01:57:23,560 Speaker 1: agree on that last part of NFL true or false. 2318 01:57:23,640 --> 01:57:26,280 Speaker 1: This one could be make or break two question Pittsburgh 2319 01:57:26,320 --> 01:57:30,120 Speaker 1: Steelers trending up heading into the twenty nineteen season. I've 2320 01:57:30,200 --> 01:57:32,960 Speaker 1: noticed the Steelers getting some pretty good play in the 2321 01:57:33,040 --> 01:57:35,920 Speaker 1: last week or so during mini camps. About how they look, 2322 01:57:35,960 --> 01:57:39,600 Speaker 1: how they're practicing, what an improved atmosphere, what improved chemistry. 2323 01:57:39,640 --> 01:57:42,320 Speaker 1: They have a post that I read on the NFL 2324 01:57:42,440 --> 01:57:45,000 Speaker 1: dot com with Antonio Brown and Levian Bell out the door. 2325 01:57:45,480 --> 01:57:49,680 Speaker 1: Multiple Steelers players have remarked about how calm, how the 2326 01:57:49,800 --> 01:57:53,680 Speaker 1: chemistry and team building have improved. That's fine, they better 2327 01:57:53,720 --> 01:57:56,440 Speaker 1: be trending up or I would think that Mike Tomlin 2328 01:57:56,560 --> 01:57:59,680 Speaker 1: might be looking at some important, typicult questions the Steelers 2329 01:57:59,680 --> 01:58:02,520 Speaker 1: trending up heading into the season. I'm gonna say false, Chris, 2330 01:58:02,600 --> 01:58:05,200 Speaker 1: you cannot remove that kind of talent and say we're better, 2331 01:58:05,240 --> 01:58:09,480 Speaker 1: We're getting better. False. I like Juju Smith Schuster as 2332 01:58:09,520 --> 01:58:14,440 Speaker 1: a number one receiver. James Conner was even more productive 2333 01:58:14,480 --> 01:58:17,000 Speaker 1: than Levion Bell was the year before when he played. 2334 01:58:18,000 --> 01:58:20,720 Speaker 1: They still have one of the best offensive lines in football, 2335 01:58:20,760 --> 01:58:23,560 Speaker 1: and as we know that's where it starts, and they 2336 01:58:23,600 --> 01:58:26,400 Speaker 1: should be better on defense this year, So I'm gonna 2337 01:58:26,440 --> 01:58:29,240 Speaker 1: go with true. I think that. Are you sure you 2338 01:58:29,280 --> 01:58:33,160 Speaker 1: don't sound convinced. I think absent the drama, this team 2339 01:58:33,280 --> 01:58:35,440 Speaker 1: is just gonna get down to business and be blue 2340 01:58:35,480 --> 01:58:39,240 Speaker 1: collar Pittsburgh and they can still smash mouth with the 2341 01:58:39,320 --> 01:58:43,600 Speaker 1: best of them. And Roethlisberger has Smith, Schuster and other 2342 01:58:43,680 --> 01:58:46,360 Speaker 1: options at tight end I liked. I think Switzer is 2343 01:58:46,360 --> 01:58:50,360 Speaker 1: an underrated player in the slot, So I think they'll 2344 01:58:50,440 --> 01:58:54,320 Speaker 1: be okay. Do I think they're gonna win the Super Bowl? No, 2345 01:58:54,720 --> 01:58:57,560 Speaker 1: but I think they'll get back to the playoffs. I'd 2346 01:58:57,600 --> 01:58:59,960 Speaker 1: say true. Trending up, what if we discover the best 2347 01:59:00,160 --> 01:59:03,720 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger is the source of some, if not mostly, was 2348 01:59:03,800 --> 01:59:05,280 Speaker 1: the source of some of it because he was a 2349 01:59:05,360 --> 01:59:08,760 Speaker 1: dope saying stupid stuff on his radio show, which well 2350 01:59:08,800 --> 01:59:10,640 Speaker 1: he got rid of his radio show. From what I understand, 2351 01:59:10,720 --> 01:59:12,920 Speaker 1: he's still there, Yes, he is still there, but I 2352 01:59:12,960 --> 01:59:15,600 Speaker 1: think he learned his lesson that now I no longer 2353 01:59:15,680 --> 01:59:17,560 Speaker 1: have one of the best receivers in the game because 2354 01:59:17,600 --> 01:59:20,800 Speaker 1: I was a dummy in calling him out publicly on 2355 01:59:20,880 --> 01:59:23,000 Speaker 1: the radio instead of talking through him behind us and 2356 01:59:23,040 --> 01:59:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm not convinced we'll see. I mean, all I'm saying is, 2357 01:59:25,480 --> 01:59:29,280 Speaker 1: we will see. Now with those two polarizing figures, Bell 2358 01:59:29,360 --> 01:59:32,520 Speaker 1: and Brown out, we will see what kind of leader 2359 01:59:32,640 --> 01:59:35,920 Speaker 1: and what kind of franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is. I 2360 01:59:35,960 --> 01:59:39,400 Speaker 1: think we'll see it. Yeah, I know he's talented. I 2361 01:59:39,520 --> 01:59:42,880 Speaker 1: know that. Yeah, I don't know. I think they'll be fine. 2362 01:59:43,000 --> 01:59:45,720 Speaker 1: I think they're just gonna roll. I really, do you know? 2363 01:59:45,960 --> 01:59:49,760 Speaker 1: Does it mean they're gonna outpace Cleveland for the division? 2364 01:59:49,800 --> 01:59:52,800 Speaker 1: It's an experienced group that knows what it takes to win. Yes, 2365 01:59:52,880 --> 01:59:55,320 Speaker 1: they're devoid of some significant talent, but they played all 2366 01:59:55,400 --> 01:59:57,720 Speaker 1: last year without Bell. Yes, they didn't make the playoffs, 2367 01:59:57,800 --> 01:59:59,880 Speaker 1: but I think there were some other issues at play, 2368 02:00:00,080 --> 02:00:02,520 Speaker 1: most notably the deficiencies of their defense, which they have 2369 02:00:02,600 --> 02:00:05,280 Speaker 1: worked to shore up this offseason because it was hard 2370 02:00:05,320 --> 02:00:08,120 Speaker 1: to make up for the loss of Ryan Shazier. I 2371 02:00:08,240 --> 02:00:11,640 Speaker 1: think they've taken steps to address that, and they've addressed 2372 02:00:11,640 --> 02:00:15,520 Speaker 1: their secondary as well. So somehow I just see them 2373 02:00:15,560 --> 02:00:18,360 Speaker 1: getting back into the playoffs. It might be a wildcard birth, 2374 02:00:18,400 --> 02:00:20,760 Speaker 1: but I think if they make the playoffs, they're trending 2375 02:00:20,800 --> 02:00:22,680 Speaker 1: up because they didn't last year. Okay, there you go. 2376 02:00:22,880 --> 02:00:25,760 Speaker 1: NFL Tour falls brought to you by Yancey's Fancy New 2377 02:00:25,880 --> 02:00:28,040 Speaker 1: York's Artists and Cheez. Chris and I coming back with more. 2378 02:00:28,160 --> 02:00:30,480 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alextander going to join us in the next couple 2379 02:00:30,520 --> 02:00:32,920 Speaker 1: of minutes. Come on back One Bill's Live, presented by 2380 02:00:33,000 --> 02:00:36,320 Speaker 1: Kalida Health from One Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio, 2381 02:00:46,400 --> 02:00:48,360 Speaker 1: Looking back One Bill five. Chris Brown has been with 2382 02:00:48,480 --> 02:00:50,320 Speaker 1: us all afternoon. We thank him for that. Chris will 2383 02:00:50,360 --> 02:00:53,560 Speaker 1: be here hosting the show on Monday. I'm off, Steve's off, 2384 02:00:53,960 --> 02:00:56,520 Speaker 1: and then the whole gang's back here together next Tuesday. 2385 02:00:56,560 --> 02:01:00,200 Speaker 1: There's got a lot you know, players are off, which 2386 02:01:00,280 --> 02:01:01,880 Speaker 1: is going to be off. We got a lot of 2387 02:01:01,920 --> 02:01:03,800 Speaker 1: vacation time coming up here, but hang with us. We're 2388 02:01:03,880 --> 02:01:06,560 Speaker 1: now six weeks away from A Bill's training camp. Looking 2389 02:01:06,600 --> 02:01:09,120 Speaker 1: forward to that. Lorenzo Alexander getting set to join us, 2390 02:01:09,160 --> 02:01:12,840 Speaker 1: on his way back from an appearance at a charitable event. 2391 02:01:12,880 --> 02:01:14,040 Speaker 1: I want to make sure I got it right. We'll 2392 02:01:14,040 --> 02:01:17,520 Speaker 1: ask him about it. The Lorenzo Alexander character playbook school 2393 02:01:17,600 --> 02:01:20,240 Speaker 1: visit at West Senna Geese Middle School just ended a 2394 02:01:20,280 --> 02:01:22,160 Speaker 1: while ago, and we'll get him in here in studio 2395 02:01:22,200 --> 02:01:23,880 Speaker 1: in a minute to talk about that and other things. 2396 02:01:23,920 --> 02:01:28,760 Speaker 1: I believe Lorenzo is the Iron Bill's champion right for 2397 02:01:29,000 --> 02:01:31,640 Speaker 1: the second and three years he's been here. I retweeted 2398 02:01:31,760 --> 02:01:35,880 Speaker 1: his tweet he's proudly wearing the belt. Yeah and yeah, 2399 02:01:35,880 --> 02:01:38,480 Speaker 1: there it is. He's proud of that. He talked about 2400 02:01:38,520 --> 02:01:40,560 Speaker 1: that when the off season began, how much he wanted 2401 02:01:40,560 --> 02:01:43,160 Speaker 1: to win then again. And I believe he thanked Jordan 2402 02:01:43,240 --> 02:01:46,840 Speaker 1: Poyer and Jason crom for trolling him all spring about 2403 02:01:46,880 --> 02:01:49,120 Speaker 1: how old he is because it motivated him all the more. 2404 02:01:49,120 --> 02:01:50,920 Speaker 1: Apparently good for him. We'll talk with him about all 2405 02:01:50,960 --> 02:01:52,440 Speaker 1: of that when he returns. I want to talk to 2406 02:01:52,440 --> 02:01:56,000 Speaker 1: you about this, Chris. This is in the entire offseason. 2407 02:01:56,080 --> 02:01:58,640 Speaker 1: This is something that has bothered me all along. And 2408 02:01:58,680 --> 02:02:00,600 Speaker 1: we'll get Lorenzo's take on the two in a minute. 2409 02:02:00,920 --> 02:02:03,480 Speaker 1: Past interference, So the league has made tentative plans to 2410 02:02:03,520 --> 02:02:07,360 Speaker 1: push forward with its past interference replay scheme, and but 2411 02:02:07,560 --> 02:02:09,240 Speaker 1: now they're not going to let the coaches do it 2412 02:02:09,360 --> 02:02:13,120 Speaker 1: in the final couple of minutes. They want the original plan, 2413 02:02:13,440 --> 02:02:16,160 Speaker 1: let the replay booth decide. And is it going to 2414 02:02:16,200 --> 02:02:17,920 Speaker 1: be a problem. I don't know. We'll see it'll be 2415 02:02:18,000 --> 02:02:19,960 Speaker 1: a problem if they decide to take a look at 2416 02:02:20,000 --> 02:02:21,840 Speaker 1: every single passing play at the end of the game, 2417 02:02:21,920 --> 02:02:24,320 Speaker 1: don't you know? But apparently haven't. Didn't They say that 2418 02:02:25,040 --> 02:02:29,640 Speaker 1: they're asking these replay booth guys to not be as 2419 02:02:29,800 --> 02:02:35,640 Speaker 1: particular or touchy with calling that or calling down to say, hey, 2420 02:02:35,720 --> 02:02:38,320 Speaker 1: I gotta review that one. So now, not only is 2421 02:02:38,360 --> 02:02:41,280 Speaker 1: it a judgment call number one, not only is it 2422 02:02:41,320 --> 02:02:44,520 Speaker 1: a judgment call number one, but number two. Now we're 2423 02:02:44,560 --> 02:02:47,680 Speaker 1: going to say, well, the degree in which they want 2424 02:02:47,720 --> 02:02:50,760 Speaker 1: to be picky with this is kind of something we 2425 02:02:50,880 --> 02:02:54,280 Speaker 1: want you to adhere too. Yeah, it's yeah, it's a joke. 2426 02:02:54,320 --> 02:02:56,000 Speaker 1: We're going to talk more about that with our guests 2427 02:02:56,040 --> 02:02:58,920 Speaker 1: coming up next. He is here, Lorenzo Alexander. It is 2428 02:02:59,000 --> 02:03:20,520 Speaker 1: time for the load out. That's right, Lorenzo Alexander. The lowdown. 2429 02:03:20,560 --> 02:03:23,160 Speaker 1: We get it on Friday afternoons when the veteran linebacker 2430 02:03:23,200 --> 02:03:25,520 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander comes to visit. He is here to visit 2431 02:03:25,760 --> 02:03:28,680 Speaker 1: fresh off an appearance at the character playbook School visit 2432 02:03:28,960 --> 02:03:32,320 Speaker 1: at West Seneca East Middle School. Thanks for coming by, Lorenzo. 2433 02:03:32,320 --> 02:03:33,760 Speaker 1: It spent a couple of weeks since we've talked. How 2434 02:03:33,800 --> 02:03:35,680 Speaker 1: are you doing? Yeah, I'm doing great, my pleasure, just 2435 02:03:36,200 --> 02:03:38,120 Speaker 1: ripping and running around here a little bit before I 2436 02:03:38,200 --> 02:03:40,560 Speaker 1: get out of here on Sunday, heading back to Arizona, 2437 02:03:40,600 --> 02:03:43,280 Speaker 1: Arizona for what five six weeks or so? Yeah, about 2438 02:03:43,320 --> 02:03:45,360 Speaker 1: five weeks. I'll be four weeks actually there, and then 2439 02:03:45,680 --> 02:03:47,880 Speaker 1: spent a weekend. Um, I don't even know a city 2440 02:03:47,920 --> 02:03:50,080 Speaker 1: in Texas, but it's close to resting because I know 2441 02:03:50,120 --> 02:03:52,440 Speaker 1: we're flying in them down to the sea Kyle and 2442 02:03:52,560 --> 02:03:55,240 Speaker 1: his family in his new house, and then driving over 2443 02:03:55,320 --> 02:03:57,640 Speaker 1: to Texas for his family camp, Christian family camp for 2444 02:03:57,680 --> 02:04:00,160 Speaker 1: a week. Oh cool, Yeah, get to hang out out 2445 02:04:00,160 --> 02:04:01,600 Speaker 1: with them. You know, our kids love each other, so 2446 02:04:01,600 --> 02:04:03,800 Speaker 1: it'd be a great reunion. And then obviously us tell 2447 02:04:03,840 --> 02:04:06,600 Speaker 1: me about the Character Playbook visit today West Seneca East. 2448 02:04:06,680 --> 02:04:08,520 Speaker 1: Is that a program that you do? Or yeah? When 2449 02:04:08,520 --> 02:04:11,840 Speaker 1: there is a partnership really from the NFL and Character 2450 02:04:11,880 --> 02:04:15,240 Speaker 1: Playbook United Way. Obviously the bills are associated associated with 2451 02:04:15,320 --> 02:04:18,520 Speaker 1: it a well, just really programming for sixth graders to 2452 02:04:18,600 --> 02:04:23,240 Speaker 1: help build great character earlier on, to have that foundation. Um. Obviously, 2453 02:04:23,280 --> 02:04:25,320 Speaker 1: in the world we live in today with social media, 2454 02:04:25,480 --> 02:04:29,600 Speaker 1: peer pressure, bullying, this really helps, um, young people at 2455 02:04:29,680 --> 02:04:32,200 Speaker 1: least give them some tools to maybe navigate some of 2456 02:04:32,280 --> 02:04:34,320 Speaker 1: that stuff. And so I'm always happy to be a 2457 02:04:34,360 --> 02:04:37,720 Speaker 1: part of that, especially having young kids myself sixth twelve 2458 02:04:37,800 --> 02:04:39,920 Speaker 1: years old. Yeah, yeah, somewhere about writing now in that 2459 02:04:39,960 --> 02:04:43,520 Speaker 1: wild house. So the um, well, a lot of it 2460 02:04:43,720 --> 02:04:45,600 Speaker 1: is is just learning from your mistakes. I mean, because 2461 02:04:45,600 --> 02:04:48,080 Speaker 1: nobody's perfect. I think we try to put um, you know, 2462 02:04:48,200 --> 02:04:52,080 Speaker 1: the sense of perfection on kids, and that's overwhelming as well. UM. 2463 02:04:52,160 --> 02:04:55,920 Speaker 1: But just building great relationships, being kind, serving, being accountable, 2464 02:04:55,960 --> 02:04:57,640 Speaker 1: being on time, all the things that you know, you 2465 02:04:57,720 --> 02:05:00,320 Speaker 1: think about being a great athlete and being a prof national. 2466 02:05:00,880 --> 02:05:03,160 Speaker 1: Just trying to help them maybe institute some of those 2467 02:05:03,240 --> 02:05:06,960 Speaker 1: habits earlier on in their life. UM, and that it 2468 02:05:07,080 --> 02:05:09,800 Speaker 1: will be a growing process, you know, because they always say, well, 2469 02:05:09,920 --> 02:05:11,680 Speaker 1: what were you like when you were in the sixth grade? 2470 02:05:11,720 --> 02:05:14,080 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm probably like you, you know, fall 2471 02:05:14,160 --> 02:05:16,120 Speaker 1: to peer pressure. But sometimes peer pressure can be a 2472 02:05:16,160 --> 02:05:17,720 Speaker 1: good and bad thing. So you also tell them to 2473 02:05:17,760 --> 02:05:20,000 Speaker 1: maybe get around a circle of friends that is at 2474 02:05:20,080 --> 02:05:23,120 Speaker 1: least trying to go in the right direction. UM. Because 2475 02:05:23,160 --> 02:05:25,600 Speaker 1: peer pressure can cut both ways. But you know, everybody 2476 02:05:25,680 --> 02:05:27,760 Speaker 1: falls victim to to a negative side. But it's through 2477 02:05:27,920 --> 02:05:31,440 Speaker 1: learning that, um that you gained confidence and knowing that 2478 02:05:31,480 --> 02:05:34,240 Speaker 1: you can maybe sometimes step outside of the direction to 2479 02:05:34,280 --> 02:05:36,400 Speaker 1: everybody else is going to be a leader. Don't troll 2480 02:05:36,520 --> 02:05:39,200 Speaker 1: people on social media? How about that? Don't be a troll. 2481 02:05:39,600 --> 02:05:41,600 Speaker 1: There's an easy message, don't be a troll? Are you 2482 02:05:41,760 --> 02:05:44,120 Speaker 1: suggesting that someone would have done that? With the Iron? 2483 02:05:44,160 --> 02:05:47,440 Speaker 1: Bill's victory was, well, was I trolling? Those are just 2484 02:05:47,760 --> 02:05:50,480 Speaker 1: I was a result. Those are adults that do that. 2485 02:05:50,680 --> 02:05:53,640 Speaker 1: That's a whole different people that. I don't think I 2486 02:05:53,800 --> 02:05:58,000 Speaker 1: was trolling anybody. Yeah, I would just playing troll? Was 2487 02:05:58,040 --> 02:06:01,320 Speaker 1: I buy someone? Employer? And Jay? They were trolling you 2488 02:06:01,600 --> 02:06:03,520 Speaker 1: to your face though? Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, just 2489 02:06:03,760 --> 02:06:06,280 Speaker 1: just haters. But you know I love both those guys. 2490 02:06:07,160 --> 02:06:09,880 Speaker 1: We have a great banger going back and forth. Obviously. 2491 02:06:09,920 --> 02:06:12,400 Speaker 1: I have a great relationship with both of them, Jordan 2492 02:06:12,480 --> 02:06:14,600 Speaker 1: and Jason. Been here a couple of years with both 2493 02:06:14,680 --> 02:06:18,200 Speaker 1: guys and really love them. And anytime you turn anything 2494 02:06:18,240 --> 02:06:20,560 Speaker 1: to a competition, there will be some some some trash 2495 02:06:20,680 --> 02:06:23,240 Speaker 1: talking going back and forth. Now, I know you've got 2496 02:06:23,360 --> 02:06:26,280 Speaker 1: some plans to spend some leisure time on this six 2497 02:06:26,360 --> 02:06:29,200 Speaker 1: week break, but did I thought I saw or heard 2498 02:06:29,280 --> 02:06:32,240 Speaker 1: something about when you're out in Arizona or some young 2499 02:06:32,320 --> 02:06:34,200 Speaker 1: guys coming out to work with you and train a 2500 02:06:34,240 --> 02:06:35,920 Speaker 1: little bit too. Well, there's a group of us that 2501 02:06:36,040 --> 02:06:39,720 Speaker 1: kind of spent our time in Arizona. Me Trent Murphy, 2502 02:06:39,920 --> 02:06:41,920 Speaker 1: who's not wouldn't call him a young guy, but Shaq 2503 02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:43,720 Speaker 1: Lawson to be out there as well as decided to 2504 02:06:43,760 --> 02:06:46,000 Speaker 1: come out. Eddie Yarborough as well. I think it's gonna 2505 02:06:46,040 --> 02:06:48,720 Speaker 1: come out and so we'll work out, train together and 2506 02:06:48,800 --> 02:06:50,720 Speaker 1: do some pass rush stuff and I'm sure we'll get 2507 02:06:50,760 --> 02:06:52,320 Speaker 1: some dinner and just kind of hang out. But it's 2508 02:06:52,360 --> 02:06:53,920 Speaker 1: it's cool. I think some guys do that down in 2509 02:06:54,240 --> 02:06:57,000 Speaker 1: Miami at a place as well, and it's just good 2510 02:06:57,080 --> 02:06:58,920 Speaker 1: to kind of hang out and kind of stay connected 2511 02:06:58,960 --> 02:07:00,400 Speaker 1: with with a group of men and that you know 2512 02:07:00,400 --> 02:07:01,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna be going to battle with here. So I 2513 02:07:01,920 --> 02:07:03,640 Speaker 1: want to get back to Iron Bills. This is your 2514 02:07:03,640 --> 02:07:09,520 Speaker 1: second championship. This is my first individual championship because I 2515 02:07:09,640 --> 02:07:11,920 Speaker 1: wanted my first year with the team, but this year 2516 02:07:12,000 --> 02:07:15,800 Speaker 1: was all about individual accolade for me because I had 2517 02:07:15,840 --> 02:07:20,680 Speaker 1: never won it before. And my team, by like midway, 2518 02:07:20,720 --> 02:07:22,640 Speaker 1: we were solid. But it was a couple events that 2519 02:07:22,760 --> 02:07:24,960 Speaker 1: kind of put us out of the opportunity to win 2520 02:07:25,040 --> 02:07:27,520 Speaker 1: it all, which means no conditioning test. So I had 2521 02:07:27,560 --> 02:07:29,280 Speaker 1: to put it in a hyper drive and really just 2522 02:07:29,400 --> 02:07:30,880 Speaker 1: knock it out of the park. So I don't have 2523 02:07:30,960 --> 02:07:32,520 Speaker 1: to do the conditioning test now, because if you're the 2524 02:07:32,560 --> 02:07:34,800 Speaker 1: individual winner, you don't have to do it, and team 2525 02:07:34,880 --> 02:07:38,120 Speaker 1: winning doesn't have to do it correct correct. That's a 2526 02:07:38,360 --> 02:07:42,000 Speaker 1: that's a big carrot. It's a big, big carrass because 2527 02:07:42,040 --> 02:07:45,280 Speaker 1: the conditioning tests at this point. And really, I mean, 2528 02:07:45,480 --> 02:07:48,880 Speaker 1: if you ain't in shape coming into camp, there's there's 2529 02:07:48,880 --> 02:07:52,360 Speaker 1: an issue. I shouldn't have to burn my legs up 2530 02:07:52,400 --> 02:07:54,200 Speaker 1: the day before I go out and play football to 2531 02:07:54,560 --> 02:07:57,640 Speaker 1: prove to you that I've been working out. What did 2532 02:07:57,680 --> 02:08:00,320 Speaker 1: the events? Was it? Yes? Yeah, yesterday? All the games 2533 02:08:00,320 --> 02:08:02,400 Speaker 1: out there? Did that play in any of the Iron vills? No? 2534 02:08:02,560 --> 02:08:04,960 Speaker 1: All that stuff was fun games. And actually I wasn't 2535 02:08:04,960 --> 02:08:06,360 Speaker 1: here the last couple of days. I don't know if 2536 02:08:06,360 --> 02:08:09,240 Speaker 1: people been wondering, but we had CBA negotiations and started, 2537 02:08:09,320 --> 02:08:12,000 Speaker 1: so it was part of that. And um so I 2538 02:08:12,120 --> 02:08:13,920 Speaker 1: had locked it up before I left, So none of 2539 02:08:13,920 --> 02:08:16,360 Speaker 1: that stuff last week, or probably ability would have stayed 2540 02:08:16,400 --> 02:08:18,880 Speaker 1: and phone going to CBA negotiations. That's just how bad 2541 02:08:18,920 --> 02:08:22,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to win. I was messing around. But it 2542 02:08:22,120 --> 02:08:24,160 Speaker 1: was good and I actually got because they gave out 2543 02:08:24,200 --> 02:08:26,760 Speaker 1: the wars Thursday, so I actually got to shoot a 2544 02:08:26,840 --> 02:08:32,000 Speaker 1: little acceptance speech as well, which yeah I did. Yeah, Yeah, 2545 02:08:32,000 --> 02:08:34,000 Speaker 1: it was good. We got some chuffles out of the group, 2546 02:08:34,080 --> 02:08:35,960 Speaker 1: so it was fun. You know, it's fun. At the 2547 02:08:36,000 --> 02:08:38,000 Speaker 1: end of the day, it's interesting. CBA. We had Andrew 2548 02:08:38,080 --> 02:08:41,320 Speaker 1: Brandt from ESPN and he's a business of the NFL 2549 02:08:41,400 --> 02:08:43,960 Speaker 1: guy reporter on the show, and he mentioned how important 2550 02:08:43,960 --> 02:08:45,920 Speaker 1: it is now to get some of the CBA work done. 2551 02:08:46,000 --> 02:08:47,680 Speaker 1: Now you don't have to wait for two more years 2552 02:08:47,800 --> 02:08:51,240 Speaker 1: right to put this contractor Um, you don't. UM. But 2553 02:08:51,280 --> 02:08:52,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it has to be 2554 02:08:52,200 --> 02:08:54,800 Speaker 1: a good deal. I don't. I don't ever want people 2555 02:08:54,920 --> 02:08:58,160 Speaker 1: to feel like just because it's a good time to 2556 02:08:58,240 --> 02:09:00,040 Speaker 1: do it, that you have to do it. Um. You 2557 02:09:00,080 --> 02:09:02,680 Speaker 1: have to do a good deal, especially from our side 2558 02:09:02,720 --> 02:09:05,840 Speaker 1: and their side. That's best for the people that you're representing. 2559 02:09:05,880 --> 02:09:07,320 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, if we do 2560 02:09:07,440 --> 02:09:11,040 Speaker 1: something early, it has to really be beneficial to the players. UM. 2561 02:09:11,720 --> 02:09:14,000 Speaker 1: Moving forward to what is more important than the win 2562 02:09:15,240 --> 02:09:19,640 Speaker 1: in this case. What is more what it always is, 2563 02:09:19,760 --> 02:09:22,160 Speaker 1: It always is what you're talking about and and what 2564 02:09:22,280 --> 02:09:24,360 Speaker 1: you're willing to give up and where you're willing to 2565 02:09:24,400 --> 02:09:26,520 Speaker 1: move is always the most important thing, and that's going 2566 02:09:26,560 --> 02:09:30,680 Speaker 1: to really delay or expedite a deal getting signed depending 2567 02:09:30,720 --> 02:09:32,240 Speaker 1: on where you're willing to move at. Now, we do 2568 02:09:32,400 --> 02:09:36,200 Speaker 1: have to talk about last night and what happened there. 2569 02:09:36,720 --> 02:09:39,840 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I'm good. The dub's gotta stripped down 2570 02:09:40,040 --> 02:09:42,760 Speaker 1: to the core. I mean you could see Steph Curry 2571 02:09:42,840 --> 02:09:44,960 Speaker 1: sitting down at the opposite end of the floor going, 2572 02:09:45,160 --> 02:09:47,280 Speaker 1: is this really happening? Yeah, I mean at that point 2573 02:09:47,360 --> 02:09:49,960 Speaker 1: you really can't do anything. I mean, we were good 2574 02:09:50,040 --> 02:09:52,680 Speaker 1: enough to beat them without KD. But when you take 2575 02:09:52,760 --> 02:09:55,760 Speaker 1: Clay out of the you know, the rotation now due 2576 02:09:55,760 --> 02:09:58,640 Speaker 1: to injury is just they're too good of a team. 2577 02:09:58,800 --> 02:10:03,400 Speaker 1: As far as how they played collectively, they are They're 2578 02:10:03,440 --> 02:10:05,600 Speaker 1: really good. Yeah, And they did play and they shot 2579 02:10:05,760 --> 02:10:08,280 Speaker 1: lights out last night and we still had an opportunity 2580 02:10:08,360 --> 02:10:10,760 Speaker 1: at the end to win the game. So I was 2581 02:10:10,880 --> 02:10:13,040 Speaker 1: very happy with the way the Warriors played and showed 2582 02:10:13,080 --> 02:10:15,280 Speaker 1: out and really showcase with the fan base there, especially 2583 02:10:15,280 --> 02:10:16,880 Speaker 1: with it being the last night. So that was my 2584 02:10:16,960 --> 02:10:19,680 Speaker 1: next question, are you more disappointed that they lost the 2585 02:10:19,880 --> 02:10:23,480 Speaker 1: NBA Finals or more disappointed that that's the end of Oracle. Yeah, 2586 02:10:23,520 --> 02:10:25,920 Speaker 1: I'm more disappointed because now they're going across the bridge 2587 02:10:25,920 --> 02:10:28,440 Speaker 1: to San Francisco, and you know, obviously losing the Raiders, 2588 02:10:28,480 --> 02:10:31,560 Speaker 1: and they compound this with losing the Warriors as well, 2589 02:10:31,640 --> 02:10:33,960 Speaker 1: even though you know it's coming. Um, just the history 2590 02:10:34,120 --> 02:10:36,520 Speaker 1: and what those teams mean to the fan base and 2591 02:10:36,560 --> 02:10:39,560 Speaker 1: the community. Uh, it sucks. And even though they're going 2592 02:10:39,600 --> 02:10:42,120 Speaker 1: across the water to the bridge is still close, It's 2593 02:10:42,320 --> 02:10:46,400 Speaker 1: it's just different, totally different, crowded, and I think so, 2594 02:10:46,720 --> 02:10:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean, just discommuting over there is different. I mean 2595 02:10:50,080 --> 02:10:51,720 Speaker 1: it's hard to get over the especially when they put 2596 02:10:51,760 --> 02:10:54,200 Speaker 1: the stadium, I mean traffic. You think about all those 2597 02:10:54,240 --> 02:10:56,960 Speaker 1: things to where where it is right now, it's not 2598 02:10:57,240 --> 02:10:59,520 Speaker 1: as bad to get into and get out of, especially 2599 02:10:59,520 --> 02:11:01,600 Speaker 1: if you live in Oakland. Um, and if you've ever 2600 02:11:01,680 --> 02:11:04,320 Speaker 1: been there and spend some time, you just realize some 2601 02:11:04,440 --> 02:11:06,960 Speaker 1: people just don't ever cross the bridge. It's just it's 2602 02:11:07,000 --> 02:11:08,960 Speaker 1: just for whatever reason, they just never do it. What 2603 02:11:09,160 --> 02:11:13,280 Speaker 1: is it? What is that Oakland? San Francisco? Is it? 2604 02:11:13,480 --> 02:11:16,160 Speaker 1: Is it like bitter enemies like you guys are all 2605 02:11:16,320 --> 02:11:19,480 Speaker 1: posh and sushi. We're like blue collar over here, or 2606 02:11:19,600 --> 02:11:23,000 Speaker 1: like what is there? I think a disconnect kind of 2607 02:11:23,040 --> 02:11:26,160 Speaker 1: like Kyle Stanford, you know blue collar. You think San 2608 02:11:26,200 --> 02:11:29,880 Speaker 1: Francisco Stanford more snooty bougie, and it's just a natural 2609 02:11:29,960 --> 02:11:34,200 Speaker 1: cultural difference in that way. But um, you know, at 2610 02:11:34,200 --> 02:11:35,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, if it's if 2611 02:11:35,600 --> 02:11:39,400 Speaker 1: it's us versus anybody else, we stick together. Okay, And 2612 02:11:39,560 --> 02:11:43,280 Speaker 1: so um the Warriors, Um, well probably, I mean I'm 2613 02:11:43,320 --> 02:11:45,400 Speaker 1: hearing now. I think I heard ESPN last night say 2614 02:11:45,440 --> 02:11:47,760 Speaker 1: that Durant might not even play next year. Yeah, I 2615 02:11:47,800 --> 02:11:51,320 Speaker 1: mean an achilles injury term is long term. I mean, 2616 02:11:51,400 --> 02:11:53,720 Speaker 1: it's it's it's probably worse than an acl coming off 2617 02:11:53,800 --> 02:11:56,760 Speaker 1: of it. Um, So you know, obviously you just hope 2618 02:11:56,800 --> 02:11:58,720 Speaker 1: for the best you know has the best surgeon and 2619 02:11:58,800 --> 02:12:01,400 Speaker 1: that it rehabs. But I've known a lot of guys 2620 02:12:02,480 --> 02:12:04,920 Speaker 1: um to get them, and it's it's definitely hard. You're 2621 02:12:04,960 --> 02:12:07,080 Speaker 1: not the same guy. You're playing on a hard surface, 2622 02:12:07,200 --> 02:12:09,520 Speaker 1: so it's it's unforgiving, and you're playing eighty two games 2623 02:12:09,560 --> 02:12:12,760 Speaker 1: a year, So probably end up missing next year because 2624 02:12:12,800 --> 02:12:15,040 Speaker 1: by the time he's ready, it'll probably be pointless to 2625 02:12:15,120 --> 02:12:17,520 Speaker 1: play um and so you just really wait for that 2626 02:12:17,600 --> 02:12:19,920 Speaker 1: next season. After that. You remember Tequio Spikes, I mean 2627 02:12:20,040 --> 02:12:22,120 Speaker 1: it wasn't the same after that either, and that guy 2628 02:12:22,320 --> 02:12:26,600 Speaker 1: was a workout gained. Yeah, Warriors do have one of 2629 02:12:26,640 --> 02:12:28,200 Speaker 1: the best coaches in the league, and I think one 2630 02:12:28,200 --> 02:12:31,040 Speaker 1: of the best men coaching people in the in the 2631 02:12:31,160 --> 02:12:35,400 Speaker 1: NBA these days, right, and I think courage. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 2632 02:12:35,640 --> 02:12:37,480 Speaker 1: he does a great job. It's probably a guy I 2633 02:12:37,520 --> 02:12:40,000 Speaker 1: would love to play with. And when you hear his answers, 2634 02:12:40,040 --> 02:12:43,840 Speaker 1: whether it's dealing with the team or social issues, he 2635 02:12:43,960 --> 02:12:47,560 Speaker 1: just seems to have a great um. Uh you know, 2636 02:12:47,800 --> 02:12:51,280 Speaker 1: viber had his finger um on the issues. It's got 2637 02:12:51,360 --> 02:12:55,000 Speaker 1: a worldly perspective. Yeah, I guess that the very world job. Right. 2638 02:12:55,080 --> 02:12:57,240 Speaker 1: He does a good job of being more than just 2639 02:12:57,560 --> 02:12:59,720 Speaker 1: all ball all the time. So I like guys like 2640 02:12:59,800 --> 02:13:03,000 Speaker 1: that that are connected and use their platform to push 2641 02:13:03,040 --> 02:13:05,400 Speaker 1: positive messages as well. Lorenzo, thanks for this. You're off 2642 02:13:05,440 --> 02:13:10,160 Speaker 1: to Arizona later this weekend, and then yes Sunday, I'm out. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 2643 02:13:10,160 --> 02:13:12,320 Speaker 1: I'll miss you guys too, and then jump on the show. 2644 02:13:12,440 --> 02:13:15,560 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure Donna camp maybe once or twice. Yeah, 2645 02:13:15,600 --> 02:13:17,839 Speaker 1: we'll catch you down there for sure. Thank you, Lorenzo 2646 02:13:17,840 --> 02:13:20,520 Speaker 1: Alexander the Lowdown this Friday, joining us. We got more 2647 02:13:20,560 --> 02:13:22,520 Speaker 1: to come. One Bill's Live from One Bill's Driving. This 2648 02:13:22,680 --> 02:13:34,160 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Thank Lorenzo for coming in and 2649 02:13:34,320 --> 02:13:36,280 Speaker 1: we are out of time, ladies and gentlemen. Chris Brown, 2650 02:13:36,400 --> 02:13:38,200 Speaker 1: thank you. We'll be here on Monday, right, thank you 2651 02:13:38,240 --> 02:13:41,440 Speaker 1: for today. Yes, Happy Father's Day and Happy Grandfather's Day. 2652 02:13:41,440 --> 02:13:43,560 Speaker 1: Thank you. Right. I don't know what that's like, Happy 2653 02:13:43,600 --> 02:13:46,760 Speaker 1: Father's Day. You'll find out on something. Thanks everybody. Chris 2654 02:13:46,920 --> 02:13:48,960 Speaker 1: is here to host the show on Monday. I want 2655 02:13:49,000 --> 02:13:52,879 Speaker 1: to thank our production assistant George Blast, Jeff Coltonick Thomas Hollander, 2656 02:13:53,200 --> 02:13:56,840 Speaker 1: Kelly Rude, JJ Turto, Kevin Carters, James Robello, producer Jay Harris. 2657 02:13:56,920 --> 02:13:59,200 Speaker 1: Have a great weekend, have a great Father's Day. We'll 2658 02:13:59,240 --> 02:14:02,040 Speaker 1: see you Monday at noon with One Bills Live from 2659 02:14:02,040 --> 02:14:04,080 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio.