1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Oh, right, time of Steve Tasper done, bust backs domes 2 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: dost our time. Hey there, and welcome to One Bills Live. 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to One Bill's Drive, Orchard Park, New York. It's 4 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,319 Speaker 1: kind of a nice sunny day. Sixty degrees. We're gonna 5 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: get the sixty degrees today, that's a little odd. Welcome 6 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: to Orchard Park. If you're tuned in from on radio 7 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: or TV from outside the area, it's a little hint 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: of springtime in the air, and a hint of big 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: change in the air as well. Here at One Bill's Drive, 10 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: I'm John Murphy. Chris Brown is in with US Bills 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: inside and from Buffalo bills dot Com. In for the 12 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: vacation in Steve Tascar. Oh I Steve went away, Chris. 13 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: We got spring weather here now today? Is it for 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: a day anyway? Yeah, for a day, I know, for 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: a day, but it does feel like spring. Didn't you 16 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: get that sense today? Springtime? Well? What is it a 17 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: week away about? Yes? March twenty first, Yeah, yeah, yeah, 18 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: so welcome, Welcome to springtime your park, at least for today. 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: And welcome to uh, welcome to all the free agents 20 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: who are here. They're here making their way around the building. 21 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Most of them arrived last night. We're gonna talk about 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: that a lot today. We're gonna talk to some of 23 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: them today as we can get them through here. They've 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: got a busy schedule. The free agents who arrived over 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: the last twenty four hours. Cold Beasley wide receiver, John 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: Brown wide receiver, veteran running back, Frank Gore tight end, 27 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: Tyler Croft, guard, John Feliciano, center, Mitch Morse and offensive 28 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: lineman Tie and Secki. All of them here. I saw, 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: I saw Feliciano and Tyler Croft in the hallway, Chris. 30 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure you bumped into a few guys. All right, 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: there's been a lot of traffic. Yeah, there's been a 32 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: lot of traffic here. So yeah, a lot of business 33 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: to get done, a lot of paperwork to sort through, 34 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: and some press conferences to be held. So yeah, it 35 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: should be busy and hopefully it fits in the window 36 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: of the show where we can kind of bring some 37 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: of that to people live. Kind of a nice birthday 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: gift for you, Murph. Oh yeah, happy birthdays too, you thanks. 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: March Birthdays rule, by the way, mines next week, So 40 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: what day, I'm Monday? So okay, Yeah, a lot of 41 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: March birthdays and mine is one of them today. Thanks. Yeah, 42 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: this is a good present these eight new free agents. 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: Report last night that there's another one coming, Andre Roberts, 44 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: according to ESPN Special Teams Return Specialists, joining the Bills. 45 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: The Bills fits last year in that second game, if 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: you remember, he was good, He is good. Thirty one 47 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: years old, he's been around the league a little bit 48 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: nine NFL seasons. No confirmation of that, but reportedly Andrey 49 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: Roberts has set to sign on with the Bills Ziggionza. 50 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: Last report was he was still in town, still in 51 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: the building, Chris, if youre anything updated on that at all, 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: I did not get an update. I've been kind of 53 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: busy crunching some other stuff right now. So no, did 54 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: not get an update as of yet. We'll see where 55 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: it goes. Yeah, obviously the injury concerns are right at 56 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: the front and center on Ziggyonza, and I'm sure that's 57 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: part of their discussions. He was scheduled to move on 58 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: to New Orleans, New Orleans, but as far as we know, 59 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: he has not done that yet. I was watching reports 60 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: this morning that said Ziggyanza is still here in Orchard Park, 61 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: which I guess you view as a good sign view 62 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: at least that there's definite interest on both sides. I 63 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: would think that's where we are on. Free agency just 64 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: opened officially yesterday at four with the announcement by the 65 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: Bills yesterday at four of the new free agent signed 66 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: seven and all they are all here now. The street 67 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: free agent who signed last week, the defensive back Kevin 68 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: john Kevin Johnson, I believe he's not here right because 69 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: he was here earlier in the d to my knowledge, 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: is not around right now. So it's the seven who 71 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: went back home in side is a seven or eight? Seven? Seven? Yeah, 72 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: and maybe Roberts makes eight and we'll see if Ziggiansa 73 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: joins the fault. So that's the plan for today. We 74 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: hope to hear these guys either at the podium or 75 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: on our show as they make their way around the building. 76 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: Their schedules today. What do you understand they're doing today here, Chris, 77 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: Our physical physicals are happening, then contract signing, and then media. 78 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: That's pretty much how it's going to work for all 79 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: these guys. And they're all coming in at different times. 80 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: It's not like they're on one commuter plane. Getting here 81 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: all at the same time. So there's a lot of 82 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: moving parts to the day. And you know, there's that 83 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: big storm out in the Midwest that has slowed down 84 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: possibly some people. The whole seven thirty seven mess may 85 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: have slowed down some people with some cancelations as those 86 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: three airlines are scrambling to fill in the fleet that was, 87 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, considerably reduced because a lot what is it, 88 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: United American and Southwest, you know, use that seven thirty 89 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: seven max that has been grounded across the country by 90 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: the FAA and the President. So it's going to be 91 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: interesting to see if that impacts any of the travel 92 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: schedules for these new free agents coming in. We are 93 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: what the twenty hours since free agency officially opened now 94 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: at this point, But doesn't it feel our producer Jay 95 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: Harrison I were talking, doesn't it feel like free agency 96 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: is over already? Because of the way the reports league 97 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: out on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week before freedanc even 98 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: it takes a little bit of the starch out of Wednesday, 99 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: I'll say that because everything's reported Monday and Tuesday before 100 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: it even happens. And we did have one Renegg which 101 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: was Anthony Barr, who renegged on the Jets and then 102 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 1: went back to the Vikings. And then you had Teddy 103 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: Bridgewater who apparently was ready to resign with the Saints 104 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: and then was meeting with the Dolphins yesterday. So a 105 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: little bit of you know, some some backdoor haikup if 106 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: you will buy the Dolphins and by the Vikings. Although 107 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: bar the way, I don't know if you saw anything 108 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: of what Barr said about how everything unfolded for him. 109 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: He said he was, you know, working with his agent 110 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: and then the Jets come out with this monster offer 111 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: for him, and he said he was sick to his 112 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: stomach at the thought of signing with the Jets and 113 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: decided to go back with the Vikings. How about that 114 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: for a slap in the face. I mean, holy cow, 115 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: does it get much worse than that? If you're I mean, 116 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: I don't think the Jets are too upset about it. 117 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: I mean they have Levian Bell and you know they 118 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: also got C. J. Mosley, so I think they're doing okay. 119 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: For the record and no place was Antonio Brown recorded 120 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: as saying that playing with the Bills made him sick 121 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: to his stomach. Just for the record, and for the 122 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: record I don't know that he ever had the choice 123 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: to make. I'm just saying. I mean, I don't want 124 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: to rehash the whole thing, but I'm just gonna say this. 125 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: People have interpreted Drew Rosenhouse's statements to the NFL Network 126 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: completely incorrectly. Um Basically, he was asked point blank, did 127 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown just not want to go to Buffalo? And 128 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: he said it never got to that point and it 129 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: wasn't our decision to make, which means there is. Let 130 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: me just say this. If you're the Pittsburgh Steelers and 131 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: you've got a player who doesn't want to be with 132 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: you anymore, do you think you're obvious you're giving him 133 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: any option to say no to any deal you're able 134 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: to strike with a player whose value has been severely 135 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: decreased by the player himself, you're gonna give him a 136 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: choice on where to go. You're out of your mind. 137 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: So this whole narrative last week that Brown said not 138 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: going to Buffalo absolutely ridiculous, one unfounded, and the agent 139 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: for him for that player confirmed it. It never got 140 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: to that point. You know why you yelling at me? 141 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: He's drove me nuts. Early this week, I'm on the 142 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: phone with friends amount of on the league, and they 143 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: were still buying that narrative. Well, obviously Antonio Brown didn't 144 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: want to come to Buffalo, and I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 145 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: He never said that, he never got a chance to 146 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: say that. But around the league, that's what people are 147 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: talking about. That's the linking of the ludicrous. Oh my god, 148 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: I was mad for like three days. But yeah, I know, 149 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,239 Speaker 1: and now I got all that again. But to my point, 150 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr said that I didn't see that it made 151 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: him sick to his stomach to think about playing with it. 152 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: Just said of signing with the Jets made him sick. 153 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: Yeah right, you know, right, because nobody wants to talk 154 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: about that. They're too busy talking about how they signed 155 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: Levion Bell. So it's like, oh, well this kind of 156 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: covers up for that, and blah blah blah. Anyway, we're 157 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: talking about free agents. The Bills signed seven plus the 158 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: defensive back we talked about earlier, and you're welcome to 159 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: way in what do you think our Twitter pull today? 160 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: How would you grade the bills free agency moves so far? 161 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: And let's talk about so far for a second, Chris, 162 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: I have no doubt that the Bills have other roster 163 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: moves to make, maybe Ziggyanza. Uh. You know, it's reported 164 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: that Andre Robertson signed this week, but even beyond that, 165 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: they are gonna make their go to make more moves 166 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: before they go to training camp. So we want to 167 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: keep that in mind. But it does feel like the 168 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: meat of the offseason, the meat, I'm sorry, the meat 169 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: of free agency has passed us. Right that the Bills 170 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: have made the moves that they wanted to make, the 171 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: kind of calculated moves, not big splash money moves, with 172 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: the exception of Morse right, with the exception of Morse. 173 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: So I think we're asking you to kind of look 174 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: at it and grade it. What they've done so far? 175 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: What do you think? And you can give us a 176 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: call to do that. Eight O three oh five fifty 177 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: and toll free one eight eight eight five fifty two 178 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: five fifty. How would you grade the bills free agency 179 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: moves so far? ABC or D Pretty simple? You can 180 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: tweet it in you can vote on our Twitter poll, 181 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: or you can phone us up at those numbers eight 182 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: h three oh five fifty or eight eight eight five 183 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. Early in the Twitter poll about 184 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: five hundred votes in fifty three percent of you give 185 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: the Bills a B, which is where I would be. 186 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: Forty two percent give the Bills an A, four percent 187 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: give the Bills a C, and one percent, just one 188 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: percent gives the Bills DU if you add A and 189 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: B together, which is you know, pretty good. You're looking 190 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: at the voting so far, which is you know, I 191 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: think for the most part, not just in Buffalo, and 192 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: obviously our audience is Bills fans, not just in Buffalo, 193 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: but I think around the league the Bills are getting good, 194 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: great good marks as far as what they've done so 195 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: far this week in free agency, you've seen that too. 196 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 1: I saw a right up on the Ringer today which 197 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: said they listed like the eight teams that they felt 198 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: made shaped the free agent market and how it unfolded. 199 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: And the Bills are one of those eight teams that 200 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: were listed. I'll try to pull it up when I 201 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: when I can find it here online in a second. 202 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: But yes, I think the general consensus is the Bills 203 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: made some astute moves and they didn't necessarily break the 204 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: bank and go fiscally irresponsible to do so, which you 205 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: obviously cannot say, for every team out there, you know, 206 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: they I've seen listings from Pro Football Focus of elite 207 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: free agent moves, very good free agent moves, above average 208 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: free agent moves, and average and poor and across the board. 209 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: The Bills were anywhere from average to very good moves. 210 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: And they listed about four or five of them for 211 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: the Bills, of the seven moves that they've made. So, 212 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: you know, I think, yes, the general consensus is that 213 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean and company have done a very good job 214 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: of addressing some need areas being fiscally responsible, not over 215 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: committing to anybody necessarily, and so yeah, good reviews so far. 216 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: But I agree with you. I don't think there's any 217 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: way that they're done right now. I think the approach 218 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: shifts a little bit. You know, it's no longer let's 219 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: get in, let's get these guys and get out. It's okay, 220 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: we have what we have. Now, what are some other 221 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: little holes areas that we can maybe fill with one 222 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: or two year deals, you know that are more of 223 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: the bargain variety going forward, because you do have to remember, 224 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 1: you've got a draft class that you're going to have 225 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: to sign, and that's going to gobble up about ten 226 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 1: million of your cap room, so that has to be 227 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: set aside. And you know so, I think going forward 228 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: now it's more of the looking for bargains kind of 229 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: approach here going forward. And I think it's important to 230 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: know too. And yeah, we're looking at grades. You look 231 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: around the league, what do these people think? And I 232 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: don't get I don't and I guess fans understand this. 233 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: I wouldn't interpret this as a guide for how the 234 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: season's going to go. Do you agree with me? I 235 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 1: think it's more of it's a mile post along the 236 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: offseason trail, a free agency We're gonna be doing this 237 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: again in a month five weeks when the NFL Draft hits. 238 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: People will assign grades to how this team drafted, how 239 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: that team drafted. What does it mean as far as 240 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: your regular season record. Not much. I think it's indicative 241 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: of just a off season milestone. And you got to 242 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: keep it in mind. If the Bills get good grades 243 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: from this free agency class this year, that's good. I 244 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: mean that shows that people look at what they've done, 245 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: look at how they've allocated their resources, which is part 246 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: of the game. It's not just grabbing players whoever you 247 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: can get how they allocated their resources, what money have 248 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: they saved, who have they brought in in terms of 249 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: character and a team, you know, good teammates. And then 250 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: you move on to the draft and do the same thing. 251 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: So don't get caught up in thinking a grede a 252 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: good grade today, a B or an A today means 253 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: Bills win twelve games. The same thing with those instantaneous 254 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: grades after the draft. I mean nobody knows how there. 255 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's like Parcel said, you're just buying the groceries. 256 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: Now what you do with the groceries is a whole 257 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: different story comes September. So you know, you've got to 258 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: take all of these ingredients that you've added and you 259 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: got to kind of blend them into your roster. And 260 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, some of it's going to look good right away, 261 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: some might some elements might take a little bit longer 262 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: to manifest themselves and assimilate to the roster in the scheme, 263 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,599 Speaker 1: be an offense or defense. So you know, there's a 264 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: lot of moving parts there that have to be fit together, 265 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: you know, to have a nice puzzle at the end. 266 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of pieces that have been added 267 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: here that are going to have to be blended in. 268 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: You know, when OTAs and mini camp and training camp 269 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: in the preseason before you get to the regular season 270 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: in September. So that what we're starting with today. How 271 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: would you grade the bills free agency moves so far? 272 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: And that includes the money they've paid. You know, I 273 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: go back to a couple of days ago when we 274 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: had Mike Janetti from spottrack dot com on the show, 275 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: and he was talking about at that time that we 276 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: knew the Bills had reached terms with John Brown and 277 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley and Frank Gore and Tyler Croft. Those are 278 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: the only four. But Janette kept talking about how these 279 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: were really really reasonable signings. You know, Yes, they paid 280 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: a lot of money for Mitch Morse. They had to 281 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: get Mitch Morse. They needed a veteran center who's played 282 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: in the league. They got him and paid dearly for him, 283 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: right eleven million dollars a year. But the other signing, 284 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: Janette kept saying, Beasley, Brown, Gore, Croft, He said, those 285 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 1: are those are really good value signings. And that's part 286 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: of what you're doing here too, Christian. Yes, the Bills 287 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: have a ton of cat money, had a ton of 288 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: cat money going in. They've kind of gone for the 289 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: volume by this year in free agency, right with the 290 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: eight signings total over the last couple of weeks. You're getting, 291 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, and filling positions of need with volume and 292 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: good players and guys they can trust, and guys with experience. 293 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: Obviously you're gonna get experienced guys in free agency. But 294 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: the only big money signing was Mitch Morris the Center, 295 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: and I'm all right with that. I don't care if 296 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: they make a big splash. And one more thing about 297 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: this fredency period that struck me yesterday. There were a 298 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: couple of tweets yesterday and we asked yesterday on our 299 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: Twitter poll, we're asking Bills fans which free agency move 300 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 1: do you like the best? And the fact that it's 301 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: kind of I don't know if it's dismissive, but a 302 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: couple of people responded on Twitter. I like the fact 303 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: that they didn't get Antonio Brown, and I thought, yeah, 304 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: that was a move. I mean, they were in it. Obviously, 305 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: we talked about this a couple of minutes ago. They 306 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: had made inquiries, they never consummated a trade, never really 307 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: got that close to a trade. But the fact that 308 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: the Bills walked away from it, and in Brandon Bean's 309 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: words last Friday, it didn't make sense for either one 310 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: of us or the Steelers. And I think that's a decision, right, 311 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: It's a decision not to pursue that trade. They probably 312 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: could have finished off that trade, regardless of what you 313 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: think about Antonio Brown's desire to play here, there, or 314 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: anywhere they if they were motivated to that, I think 315 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: the Bills could have finished that off. They elected not to. 316 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: And a couple of a responded yesterday said you saw 317 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: that as a positive, which I took note. Well, I 318 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: think the biggest positive that came out of that was 319 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: they didn't dwell on it, you know what I mean. 320 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: They didn't try to take too long to try to 321 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: find a different avenue to make it work, or a 322 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: different means of making it work. They just said, look, 323 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: this isn't gonna fit. For whatever reason, whether it was 324 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: all the guaranteed money that we saw Antonio Brown get 325 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: or whatever the case might have been. They just said, look, 326 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: not gonna work. Let's move on, let's focus on free agency. 327 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Let's get our job done there. Since this is an 328 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: option that we had, but it's clearly not going to 329 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: come to fruition. So we turn the page to the 330 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: next thing, and the fact that they're ready to turn 331 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: the page signify something too right. And we get a 332 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: chance to talk to Brandon Beam. We think he'll be 333 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: on the Show of Us tomorrow. That would be a 334 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: good question, how much were you rattled by the Antonio 335 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: Brown trade talks and the failure for that he'll be consummated. 336 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: It doesn't strike me as someone that really gets rattled. 337 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: Was not at all. No, And the evidence of that 338 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: for me came in last year's draft. I mean, there 339 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: was a lot of maneuvering that and a lot of 340 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: work that he had to do to get up to 341 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: pick seven to take Josh Allen, a lot of work, 342 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: a lot of steps over the course of several months, 343 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: and I mean to be able to pull it off 344 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: and make it happen. When he saw Denver taking Chubb 345 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: the pass rusher, you know, that's when everything sprung into action. 346 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: And to be able to orchestrate that and successfully get 347 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: one of the probably top two quarterbacks you had on 348 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: your board at seven in a year where the quarterback 349 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: class was chock full of talent, you know, that said 350 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: to me, this is a guy that doesn't flinch. Yeah, 351 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: And that was evidence of it for me, So I 352 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: was sold there. Maybe it took some more convincing for 353 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: other people, but that was enough for me because there's 354 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: a lot of jockeying for you know, getting up the 355 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: draft board that he had to do to make all 356 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: of that happen. So you know, you want to if 357 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: anybody cares. That's the moment that Brandon Beans told me 358 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: that this is a guy that can stand in the 359 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: phase of immense pressure and get the job done for 360 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: It didn't seem to phase them at all. The Antonio 361 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: Brown Talks failure that deal to be consummated. They were 362 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: ready to go. And just so you know, there are 363 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: some updates here. The Patriots are starting to get active, 364 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: which is typical of them. They kind of sit out 365 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: the initial wave of free agency when sometimes stupid money 366 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: can be spent. And they're now looking at a couple 367 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: of options, including Golden Tate, the free agent receiver from 368 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: Philadelphia who's still out on the market. According to a 369 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: lot of reports coming out of New England, they were 370 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: targeting slot receiver as an area where they wanted to improve. 371 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: Golden Tate would obviously fit that. Bill so there's some 372 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: interest being expressed on the part of the Patriots. No 373 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,719 Speaker 1: word yet if he's visiting, but we'll try to keep 374 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: our ear to the ground on that. Patriots, apparently you're 375 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: moving on from Chris Hogan, right, no contact and Hogan 376 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: was talking to the Giants, I guess reports today, which 377 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: would be of interest to him go home to New 378 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: Jersey and play there and maybe finish out his career 379 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: there because now he's you know what is he thirty 380 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: two years old? Thirty one years old? Yeah, that would 381 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: be that would be a nice way to finis for 382 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: him to finish his career, a career that was literally 383 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: carved out of nothing, right when you think about lacrosse player, 384 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: And we salute Chris Hogan, although I do think the 385 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: handwringing and nashing of teeth that went on when he 386 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: left here was a little bit overblown. Yeah, and his 387 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: production it kind of kept pace with what he was 388 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: doing here, even with the Patriots. But that's a topic 389 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 1: for another day. That's a topic for a quiet summer 390 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: preseason day, Quiet summer preseason day. Okay, Anyway, what do 391 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: you think? How would you grade the Bill's early free 392 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: agency moves? Give us a call and discuss eighth three 393 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: fifty twenty three, one eight eight, five fifty two five 394 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: fifty or on Twitter at one bills five. I'd give 395 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: him a beat, and I would do that mindful of 396 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: the fact that it's been all offense really so far, 397 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: other than Kevin Johnson. We'll see if anything happens with 398 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: Ziggy Ansa. Look an A means to me, you've you've touched, 399 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: you know, you've covered every base, and they have not 400 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: done anything for the pass rushing need they have. Ziggy 401 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: Ansa would help. I don't think he's a deal breaker. 402 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: I don't think he's a consummate difference maker, but it'd 403 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: be nice to add a little pass rush help if 404 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: they can get that done in the next couple of days. 405 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: But you're great, what about your great Chris? I get 406 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: him a beat? What do you? I'm at B plus 407 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: only because I felt that the heaviest attention had to 408 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: be paid to the offensive line, and they have done that. 409 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:51,719 Speaker 1: They did it super early with Spencer Long and now 410 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: they've gone ahead and done it over and over again 411 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: within Seki and Feliciano, and let's not forget Mitch Morse 412 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: and you know we'll see what shakes out of the 413 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: trees here in the next several weeks. You know, I 414 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: think there could be a bargain signing somewhere down the 415 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: pike here where you know, they look to just fill 416 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: in depth wise perhaps and get some more players in 417 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: here at the very least, or at the most to 418 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: compete for a starting job at the least to serve 419 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: as as a pure depth player from a numbers perspective, 420 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: you know. And let's not forget the fact too, that 421 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,479 Speaker 1: you've got a new offensive line coach here in Bobby Johnson, 422 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: and you wonder, and maybe this is a question for 423 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: Brandon being when we have them tomorrow too, how much 424 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: do the coaches kind of weigh in as to you know, 425 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: obviously your coordinator is going to weigh in on what 426 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: fits best, But in terms of the techniques that Bobby 427 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: Johnson wants to employ and coach into his offensive lineman, 428 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: what body type skill set caters best to those techniques 429 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: to make that line the most effective line it can 430 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 1: be as a cohesive unit. I'm curious if that kind 431 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: of plays into what Brandon Bean is entrusted with targeting 432 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: for this roster, you know, not just Oh, this guy's 433 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: a good player. Let's get him for our team. I 434 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: think it goes far deeper than that. What's left to 435 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: be done is a defense then in free agency for 436 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: the Bills, because I'm looking over who's left, and obviously 437 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: Ziggyanza is of interest to the Bills. He reportedly is 438 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: here and other edge rushers. You know who gets my 439 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: attention a little bit, Chris, I don't know if you 440 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,959 Speaker 1: like this guy, Vinny Curry, former Marshall player. Yeah, you've 441 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: mentioned him before. He got cut by the Bucks early 442 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: good years with the Eagles before that early in the 443 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: Op's a good classic like edge rush guy. He's not spectacular, 444 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: but I think he's pretty good. Plase. I think what 445 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: is clear though, is this is a coaching staff in 446 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: a personnel department that doesn't just go for the one 447 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 1: trick pony type edge rusher. They want somebody who can 448 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,239 Speaker 1: also capably set the edge hold up in the run 449 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: front and so that and Ziggyanza answers all of those 450 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: or checks all of those boxes when healthy. I think 451 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: the big issue with Ansa his health, and then where 452 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: is the value come in, you know what, Like he's 453 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: been a pro bowler in his career, you know, four 454 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: years ago, has shown proven pass rush ability. But he's 455 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: also pretty darn good at setting the edge in the 456 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: run front. Because of his length. He's got long arms, 457 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: he's a long frame, and that's an attractive quality. As 458 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: we saw the bills, you know, and signing Trent Murphy 459 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: and free agency last year, there is a long edge player. 460 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: May not be the speed rusher, more of a power rusher, 461 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: but man is he good at locking out in the 462 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: run front, you know, and stemming the run back inside, 463 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: preventing outside or you know, providing contain and not letting 464 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: running backs bounce things outside. Shack Lawson, more of a 465 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: power rusher, also has some length to him good in 466 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: the run front. It's clear that in this scheme that 467 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: Coach McDermott and Leslie Frasier the DC do want guys 468 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: that are capable of playing the run. They're not just 469 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: one trick ponies that go after the passer. Now, if 470 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: you don't maybe get some of these preferred choices on 471 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: the edge, maybe you do resort to getting a one 472 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: trick pony that you can bring onto the field on 473 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: third down on an obvious passing situation. Maybe that's what 474 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,479 Speaker 1: you turn to next if you can't land maybe one 475 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: of your preferred options. You know, it strikes me when 476 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: you talk about that, and then they don't want just 477 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: a one trick pony. And maybe one of the reasons 478 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: why you may agree with this or not, we have 479 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: watched over the last few years, Jerry Hughes developed into 480 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: more than just a pass rush guy. Right. He is 481 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: a solid edge player, run and pass. I don't think 482 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: he ever ignored the run. But when he's played improved, Yes, 483 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: he is better. I think he is. Yeah, unquestionably, I 484 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: think he's better at that. Yeah, yeah, all right, what 485 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: do you think? Let us know what you think. How 486 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: would you grade the Bill's early free agency moves. I 487 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: got a tweet here from Bill's fan Extreme on the 488 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: tweet sheet says, the defense still needs work, but the 489 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: offense has been so terribly neglected over the last two 490 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,120 Speaker 1: seasons that what they just added might not be enough. 491 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: There's no established number one wide receiver, no reliable tight 492 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,959 Speaker 1: end on the roster. Yet that's gonna hurt Allen this year. 493 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: If not addressed, be great. Well, a couple of things there. 494 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: Has the offense really been terribly neglect over the last 495 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: two years, first round quarterback last year, second round wide 496 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,920 Speaker 1: receiver a couple of years ago, uh Dion Dawkins. In 497 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: the draft, they've they've used some picks on offense as too. Right, 498 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: I have to believe he's talking about free agency, and 499 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: I think there's an argument to be made there. You know, 500 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: you look at what the free agent market was. I mean, 501 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: I understand the concern that no true, proven number one 502 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: receiver was added. The Bills talk turkey with the Steelers 503 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 1: about Antonio Brown, who would be a true number one. 504 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,919 Speaker 1: The Giants obviously called the Bills to see if there 505 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: was any interest in Odell Beckham Junior last week. So 506 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: you know, there were some flirtations with the type of 507 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: player that would be a true number one wide receiver 508 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: in this offense or any offense for that matter in 509 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. But it was going to require parting with assets, 510 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:57,280 Speaker 1: not just money, and in addition to that, probably new 511 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: guaranteed money on top of that. If you were able 512 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: to orchestrate a trade in the free agent market, I 513 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: think you can make the argument that there really wasn't 514 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: a true number one, proven wide receiver of that ILK 515 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: or like you know, a Julio Jones or someone like that. 516 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: So with that in mind, when you enter this free 517 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: agent market and you're trying to be fiscally responsible, are 518 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: you really going to pay overpay for someone who doesn't 519 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: fit the bill? I don't think you are, and I 520 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,360 Speaker 1: think that's why we saw the approach that we did 521 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: with the Bills here in getting a proven target at 522 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: least in John Brown who can stretch the field, get 523 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: behind defenses, score touchdowns, and approven inside target in Cole Beasley. 524 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: Now the contracts, if you look at them, they're fiscally responsible. Yeah, 525 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,879 Speaker 1: you can make the argument, as the tweeter did, that 526 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,439 Speaker 1: you still don't have that true, proven number one target. 527 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: But I think after you moved on from the Antonio 528 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: Brown thing, and after the things didn't appeal to you 529 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: with whatever the Giants were talking to you about in 530 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 1: terms of comp station for Odell Beckham Junior, who got 531 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: a wand to three and a player from the Browns, 532 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: I think the options were very limited on the free 533 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: agent market for a true number one receiver, and I 534 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: think that's why they went the direction they did. And 535 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,200 Speaker 1: the draft remains, and the draft is there as another option, yes, 536 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: And I know I know what's coming next here? I 537 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: know what name is coming next here? I mean you 538 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: are giddy for that? No, I'm not. I wanted to 539 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: hold on a second. We're spending the next five weeks 540 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: figuring out about DK Metcalf. What is he? In fact, 541 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,400 Speaker 1: you know what I'm gonna I'm going to employ your 542 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: crack production staff in the back room here. We are 543 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: going to start an over under for DK Metcalf mentions 544 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: per day, and we're gonna we're gonna say a lot 545 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,359 Speaker 1: of names. Look all that's the name that comes up, 546 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: an awful lot. Yeah, the last couple of weeks, based 547 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: on his combine performance, based on his physical stature, based 548 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: on how he runs. It is worth spending a big 549 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: chunk of the next five weeks figuring out if DK 550 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: Metcalf could be the guy, could be the number one 551 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: guy somebody, Look, he's going in the first round. Oh, 552 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: there's no question he might. He's probably going to fifteen. Yeah, 553 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: he's top fifteen, and there's the Bills at number nine. 554 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: What why would you think that would be a mistake. Well, 555 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: I didn't say it would be a mistake. There isn't 556 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: a great history of first round wide receivers especially in 557 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: the top half. There are more missus than hints, at 558 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: least historically. Now there's always exceptions to the rule. And 559 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: the other thing that you have to weigh in here 560 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: is what are you trying to do this year? In 561 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,400 Speaker 1: year three of Sean mcdermot's regime as the coach, win 562 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: get to the playoffs and receivers a tricky position. We've 563 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: had this conversation before, or if I know, we have 564 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: receivers a tricky position based on the learning curve that 565 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: receivers now have coming out of college into the NFL. 566 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: But you may have a talent here in dk Metcalf 567 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: who is so good that even if he can only 568 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: do one thing well, he's still gonna make you better. Yeah. 569 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: So that and that is a conversation that has to 570 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: be head upstairs. That's all I'm said. Conversation that has 571 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,640 Speaker 1: to be conversation. Why would you rule it out? He's 572 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: gonna go on the first to anybody's rulling it out. 573 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: You're making fun of me, for mention is no, I'm 574 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: not well, I'm making fun of you because it's a 575 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: it's it's a drug. We're beating the drum here every day. 576 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: I got draft him yet. I don't know how big 577 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: your budget here is on this one Bill's live show, 578 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: but I want to get a giant bass drum for 579 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: the middle of the set, and or a gung gong 580 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 1: would be better. Jay, we gotta get on this. Let's 581 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: get a gong every time MRF starts getting on the 582 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf train, which isn't a bad train to be on, 583 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: im I understand it, but I just think we got 584 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: a gang it every day because I just the DK 585 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,959 Speaker 1: Metcalf gong. We gotta work on that, Ja Tasker Hall 586 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: of Fame gung. We can use that. That's going unused 587 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: right now? Where is that? It's delicate? I'm gonna talk 588 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: about it. Yeah, he doesn't like it, right, he does not? 589 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: All right, we gotta break here because I'm gonna cough. 590 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: Come on back though we're getting started. What do you think? 591 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: How would you grade the bill's first four A into 592 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: free agency this year? What do you think? Give us 593 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: a call eight oh three oh five fifty and twelve 594 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: three one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty 595 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: or send it a tweet. We might read it on 596 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet. Come on back, We got more to 597 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: come one Bill's Live. Chris Brown is here. We're coming 598 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: to you from one Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio. 599 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: We usten the show. We're in day three, well, day four, 600 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: I guess really of the Bills free agency the first 601 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: official day why wraps up at four o'clock today, It's 602 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: been It's a weird calendar, but it does feel like 603 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: we're through the bulk of it anyway, and we're talking 604 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: about the Bills and free agency and the question of 605 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: the day, what kind of grade would you give the 606 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: Bills free agency moves? Give us a call eight O 607 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: three five fifty toll free one eight eight eight five 608 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. Let's take a call here from 609 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: Bill in Boston, Massachusetts, Solo Bill, Welcome to the show. 610 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: Hey guys, thanks for having me here. Sure, my biggest 611 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: concern would be the front seven on the defense and 612 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: listening to the New England players after the last two 613 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo games that I went to up here, they were 614 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: they were very clear to the point they did not 615 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: feel the built front seven was a very physical front. 616 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: And if you look back at most of the times 617 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: that the Patriots control us, they control the line of 618 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: scrimmage and when I watched the Colts game and watch 619 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: that run over us and the Jacksonville game until Fournett 620 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: there went crazy. He was running all over us. So 621 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: my question to you guys, without relying on the draft, 622 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: what does this team need to do to get physical 623 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,719 Speaker 1: upfront with their front seven. I know they got two 624 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: kids in the linebacker position, but they don't stop the 625 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: rundery well against physical teams and they lose the line 626 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. And this continues to be a gripe when 627 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: the Bills lose from the coach that they lost the 628 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage got to get better. What what do 629 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: you think is the solution? Well, first of all, what 630 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: do you think of that analysis? Chris? I don't know 631 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: if I'm buying in one hundred percent on yeah, on 632 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: Bills analysis. I thought I thought the physical physicality issues 633 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: were a bigger problem on the offensive side of the 634 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: ball last year than the defensive side of the ball. 635 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: I mean, this defense finished number two in the league 636 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: and that's based on total yards allowed. They finished middle 637 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: of the pack and run defense sixteenth. Uh. I will 638 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: agree that the Patriots ran all over them in that 639 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: second game because Tom Brady did not do anything in 640 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: that second meeting in terms of throwing the football, they 641 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: completely shut him down. Um, you know, but Sony Michelle 642 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: was back healthy and they ran the ball pretty effectively 643 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: in that second meeting, and the offense was stymied for 644 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: the most part. I really feel like the offensive shortcomings 645 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: are what cost this team last year, not the defense 646 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: and or their physicality. Right. Look, they had bad games, 647 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: no question, including the Patriots game. Um, including some others 648 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: who ran the Colts game. Um, And are they are 649 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: they in over Are they a real physical defensive front seven. 650 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: That's a that's a decent question to ask. I mean, 651 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: Milano is runs all day. Matt Milano runs all day, 652 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: but is he a big thumping linebacker. No, he is not. 653 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: I think Tremaine Edmonds is trending in that direction. He's 654 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: still got to fill out. I mean, kids twenty Kyle 655 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: was kind of a quick, athletic, penetrating type defensive tackle. 656 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:24,160 Speaker 1: I think Starlotulalay was very physical and did a pretty 657 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: good job of tying up offensive lineman. So they're not 658 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: overly physical. I'll grant you that, Bill, but I don't 659 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: know if that was a major problem. Now your question, 660 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: you said aside from the draft. One are they going 661 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: to do? One of the questions I would ask, why 662 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: is it have to be aside from the draft? We 663 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: go to break a minute ago and Chris, you know, 664 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: we're kind of joking about DK Metcalf, and Chris says, 665 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: and I inclined to agree that it would not surprise 666 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: me at all the Bills go with their first pick, 667 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: no matter when it is nine or later, for defensive 668 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: line help, right edge rush help, probably, so defensive tackle. 669 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: I mean, there are defensive tackles that are going to 670 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: come off the board in those top fifteen picks. So 671 00:31:57,560 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: I don't know why you three or four of them? Why? Bill? 672 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: I don't know why put the draft aside? Um. I 673 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 1: don't know if there's any help at defensive tackle in 674 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 1: the remaining free agency class here. Yeah, I mean I 675 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: can take a look when I get a chance here. 676 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 1: But I don't think it wasn't it wasn't an enormous 677 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: focus of mine, I'll admit. And Doma consue Mohammed Wilkerson, 678 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 1: Malcolm Brown, Danny Shelton. You want to get into big 679 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: money for some of these guys, I would not at 680 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: this point now, So and They're pretty heavily invested already 681 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: in Starlatula, so right, I don't see them spending big 682 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: money for another one. I think, like I said, I 683 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: think we're at the point now where we're going to 684 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 1: start seeing more of those one in two years type 685 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: contracts if they sign any other players in a second, third, 686 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: or fourth wave of free agency here over the next 687 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: few weeks. Bill, what do you think does that? That 688 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: probably doesn't make you do happy? Our response does well, yeah, well, 689 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's I kind of expect that because I 690 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,239 Speaker 1: think the offense was front and center last year as 691 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: a big problem. But you know, I do way listening 692 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: to these players, and I do I do, and both 693 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: occasions heard Buffalo games here, that locker rooms discussion afterwards, 694 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: the post game they do up here, and them talking 695 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: about the fact that we were not physical and they 696 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: can they can run on the Buffalo Bills. They kind 697 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: of guess the gaps and they can push this around. 698 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean, Edmonds is young, and they know that. Malone's 699 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: I think accurately described by by Murphy here as a 700 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: as a young kind of a jitterbug type linebacker who 701 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: is going to try to get to you before you 702 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: get to him. I mean, I understand that, but when 703 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,719 Speaker 1: when I watch the Newingleo game, when I saw the calls, 704 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: just Flatton Bills guys, I mean, Flattenum, you can have 705 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: the best offense you want unless you're able to get 706 00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: that line of scrimmage and win that line of scrimmage. 707 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: I don't see it happening. I think they need a 708 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: lot of help there. Sure, you bring a kid in 709 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: off the draft, but I mean, you know, to understand 710 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,240 Speaker 1: the defense and to expect a big plus back first year. 711 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: I think as a reach, I think you've got to 712 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: get it from a veteran guy who can kind of 713 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: guess the plays, who can kind of read the offense 714 00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: a little bit and hold some people up. So guy's 715 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: got valid points. So I'm not going to deny that, 716 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: But I still don't think this team is physical enough 717 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 1: to play football at a competitive level. On defense, front seven, 718 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: all right, well we'll see what they do. I mean, 719 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,320 Speaker 1: this is also known as a penetrating type of defensive 720 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: scheme that relies on the front four getting up the field. 721 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 1: So you can't have those three hundred and fifty pound 722 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,359 Speaker 1: defensive tackles in this defense. They'll get worn out based 723 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: on what they're asked to do. Same thing for the 724 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: linebacking corps. I mean, this is such a passing league 725 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,439 Speaker 1: now that you need linebackers that go two twenty five 726 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: to two hundred and thirty pounds, not two hundred and 727 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: forty to two hundred and fifty five pounds. They're just 728 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 1: not going to be able to handle the coverage assignments 729 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,760 Speaker 1: that are going to crop up. And you know the days, 730 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen twenty years ago, when you were able 731 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 1: to have a two down linebacker to come on the 732 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,959 Speaker 1: field on rundowns, that doesn't exist anymore because everybody throws 733 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: on first and second down now, no matter what the 734 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 1: down and distance is. And I'm not going to be 735 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: an apologist for what you're suggesting in terms of the 736 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 1: physicality of the Bills defen ends, but New England ran 737 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: on everybody last year. Just to note, I mean they 738 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: were the fifth rank rushing offense in football last year 739 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,880 Speaker 1: to that point. In the first Bills Patriots game, the 740 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: Monday Night game, Patriots twenty five rushes seventy six yards, 741 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: So they didn't really pound the Bills. It was the 742 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: leading receiver. It was the second game rush for one 743 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 1: two hundred seventy yards or home against the Bills when 744 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,520 Speaker 1: they met Christmas Eve, and that was when the when 745 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots running game really hit its stride was the 746 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: second half of the season. And we've seen this historically 747 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,960 Speaker 1: by the Patriots. You know, they may flounder in September 748 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: and October when you see them take a loss that 749 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,239 Speaker 1: maybe nobody expected, or they might be sitting there. I mean, 750 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:39,879 Speaker 1: I think at one point they were four and two 751 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 1: last year in the first half of the season. But 752 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: as is their nature, they get to November and December, 753 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: they find out what their identity is on offense, and 754 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 1: they catered to that and they maximize that, and all 755 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: of a sudden they start rolling up victories and then 756 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: you see where they are at the end of the year. 757 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: And last year they discovered that what we do best 758 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: is run the foot ball. Yes, Tom Brady is still 759 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady to a measurable degree. He's probably incrementally fallen 760 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 1: off from where he was when he was winning MVPs 761 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: year in and year out. But they found a running 762 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: game that was working so well for them. In the 763 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 1: second half of the season, they shot up from being 764 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: maybe like sixteenth or seventeenth and rushing in the first 765 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: half of the year to finishing fifth overall in the league, 766 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: so right to the Super Bowl, right, And so it 767 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: wasn't just and again I get your point. There were 768 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: times where the Bills did get run over, you know, 769 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: and the Colts were another team. They weren't running the 770 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: ball well in the beginning of the season. They were 771 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:38,759 Speaker 1: one in five after the first six weeks, but second 772 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,320 Speaker 1: half of the season, Marlon Mack takes off the offensive 773 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,600 Speaker 1: line gels with some of the changes that they made 774 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:45,879 Speaker 1: last year, not the least of which was their first 775 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,879 Speaker 1: round pick Quenton Nelson, who's going to be a monster guard, 776 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl guard for them for the next twelve years. 777 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: They hit their stride and bang off they go, and 778 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 1: they're running on everybody. So yes, I mean, and also 779 00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 1: I think you have to factor in that there are 780 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: weeks where you just have down days where the other 781 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: team just has your number and you don't have an 782 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: answer for them. And sometimes it is getting physically beaten 783 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, but sometimes it's other things 784 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: getting out schemed, you know, or just having two guys 785 00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: that are having a bad day at the second level 786 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: of your defense, and eight and ten yard runs turn 787 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: into twenty and thirty yard runs and the numbers look 788 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:24,360 Speaker 1: ugly at the end of the game. How would you 789 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,759 Speaker 1: grade the Bills free agencies so far? Let us know 790 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 1: what you think. We'll read some of your tweets, will 791 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,479 Speaker 1: take some of your calls. Here's a call from Frank 792 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 1: and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hello, Frank, go ahead, you're on the air, sir. Yes, 793 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 1: I give the Bills an A minus. I think we 794 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: did everything. We added some more weapons for Josh. I 795 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:49,320 Speaker 1: think we can go to the draft and add on defense. 796 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 1: I disagreed the caller earlier. I think that the New 797 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:57,399 Speaker 1: England had such a goodo line and the Bills now 798 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 1: pumping up our line. Now we can use Frank Gore 799 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:06,319 Speaker 1: to run over people and then add a running back 800 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 1: in the draft, which would be awesome, and now we 801 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:15,040 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about things. I think I give 802 00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: an AI minus. Okay, thanks, Frank makes a good point, 803 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: and we discussed you and I touched on this a 804 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: little bit yesterday, I believe Chris, or maybe it was 805 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: earlier in the week. One of the things that appears 806 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: to have happened it's not complete yet, and I'm not 807 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: going to say everything hangs on Ziggie on Sta, but 808 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 1: the Bills now will approach the draft in five weeks 809 00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,760 Speaker 1: with the slate wide open. They don't have a desperate, 810 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:37,840 Speaker 1: crying need because of the different areas they filled the 811 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 1: big meat areas in free position emergencies. Yes, you and 812 00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: I talked about position emergencies was the goal of free 813 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 1: agency for the Bills, And as it stands right now, 814 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, can you make the argument and get 815 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: a proven number one, but it's a projection when it 816 00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 1: comes with draft choices. They made the best of the 817 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: lot they had to choose from in free agency with 818 00:38:57,320 --> 00:38:59,000 Speaker 1: John Brown and Cole Beasley, and I think those are 819 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: two very capable sievers who improve the unit immensely and 820 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:08,000 Speaker 1: give josh Allan some dedicated weapons. I mean, do you 821 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,239 Speaker 1: remember when Sean McDermott was saying, we just need guys 822 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,719 Speaker 1: to line up in the right place and be where 823 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: they're supposed to be at the right time. You're not 824 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 1: going to be wondering about John Brown and Cole Beasley 825 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:19,520 Speaker 1: in this offense in the fall. You're just not and 826 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 1: that level of trust cannot be measured in terms of 827 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,920 Speaker 1: the confidence that it gives the quarterback, especially a young one. 828 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:27,759 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, there's a new receivers coach 829 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: to help that, right in jan Hall. Yeah, all right, 830 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:31,719 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break. We're coming back with more. 831 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:33,200 Speaker 1: Let us know what you think. How would you grade 832 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: the Bill's early moves in free agency? Phone lines open 833 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:40,520 Speaker 1: eight three fifty, toll free one eight eighty fifty two 834 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: five fifty, or you can do it on Twitter at 835 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 1: One Bill's Side. We're back with more One Bill's Live, 836 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: presented by Kalaida Health from One Bill's Drive. This is 837 00:39:47,120 --> 00:40:03,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back One Bill's Life. John Murphy 838 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:06,399 Speaker 1: and Chris Brown in for Steve Tasker today talking about 839 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: the Bills free agency so far. How would you grade him? 840 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:12,520 Speaker 1: People sending in tweets to One Bill's Life and your 841 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 1: Twitter site as well, Chris, what do you got to take? 842 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,200 Speaker 1: Some people are just sending grades without explanations. B plus, 843 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:23,719 Speaker 1: solid b plush rick. Rick McGuire goes with overall A 844 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: B plus. The only questionable signing I have is Tyler 845 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: Croft for six plus million a year when Jared Cook 846 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: was available. One player I hope they go after is 847 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:35,840 Speaker 1: justin Houston. But Brandon Bean's done a great job and 848 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,919 Speaker 1: now I think that ninth pick in the draft next 849 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:42,600 Speaker 1: month is up in the air. I think we got 850 00:40:42,719 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 1: to really get a handle on the Croft contract because 851 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:50,919 Speaker 1: I've seen things where it's essentially a type of deal 852 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: where they can get out of it pretty easily, like 853 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:55,560 Speaker 1: as soon as one year. Yeah, not a lot of 854 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:59,680 Speaker 1: guaranteed money. So take that with a grain of salt. 855 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,000 Speaker 1: Let me see here, what else did we have in 856 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:08,680 Speaker 1: terms of grades? This one loved. The Bills moves under 857 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: the radar a grade whatever that means. Still need future 858 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:15,279 Speaker 1: old line starters and hope they prioritize old line tight 859 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 1: end in linebacker in the draft. We're set to take 860 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,680 Speaker 1: the most impactful player available at nine go Bills. That's 861 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:23,800 Speaker 1: from Paul de bort I believe is how you pronoun 862 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:26,839 Speaker 1: some old line starters here more in particular, right, Yeah, 863 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: And I think Long will compete to be a starter, 864 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:31,279 Speaker 1: so will end Secky. So yeah, I mean you've got 865 00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:34,719 Speaker 1: options there. And here's the only thing I gotta and 866 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to get a better handle on this 867 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 1: from Brandon being or the player. But in sci is 868 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:44,440 Speaker 1: thirty three years old. Yeah, not a lot of miles 869 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:48,319 Speaker 1: on the tires, so maybe he's a young thirty three 870 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: similar to Lorenzo Alexanders football miles and CFL miles. Right, 871 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:53,880 Speaker 1: but that feels only fifty yards. How many miles are 872 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:58,680 Speaker 1: you going? He's not running sprints, let's go, right, So, 873 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: but I I wonder about that. I mean, they did 874 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,440 Speaker 1: sign him to a two year deal, so obviously they 875 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 1: believe that. You know, this is a guy who, though 876 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:11,919 Speaker 1: his age says old in terms of football, his time 877 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 1: on the field is limited in terms of wear and tear. 878 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,920 Speaker 1: I would think, okay, and obviously, but he could be 879 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: a starter. No, absolutely, absolutely, he could be a starter. 880 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,120 Speaker 1: And he's got some good film. I mean, you watch 881 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,879 Speaker 1: some of his tape. He's got some impressive tape out 882 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:32,960 Speaker 1: there against some pretty clowney flying players on the defensive 883 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,839 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Yeah. I just think he's so long, 884 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,880 Speaker 1: he's so good at steering people around the pocket, and 885 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:39,439 Speaker 1: that'll be a good thing for Josh Allen for sure. 886 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:42,239 Speaker 1: Got a call here from Joe in Batavia. Hello, Joe, 887 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 1: go ahead, you're on the air, John, Thank you for 888 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:48,160 Speaker 1: taking my call. I was listening to you guys yesterday 889 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:51,640 Speaker 1: about the Giants general manager, and he's a lot of 890 00:42:52,239 --> 00:42:55,040 Speaker 1: hot water and everything. I think he's got a deal 891 00:42:55,560 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: pending with Rosen quarterback there. Yeah. Then I think they're 892 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: also going to take Matt Calf as their first route, 893 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:08,120 Speaker 1: you know, their first pick in the draft, because this 894 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,840 Speaker 1: way they can replace that receiver that they just lost. 895 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,799 Speaker 1: So I mean, those two, you know, I think those 896 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:16,680 Speaker 1: two right there will take care of his hot water. 897 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:19,560 Speaker 1: Plus uh, he's also going to get away with an 898 00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,080 Speaker 1: extra third round pick and everything like that, so he's 899 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:27,120 Speaker 1: gonna beckfit from that. Are you a Giants fan? H No, 900 00:43:27,320 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: I'm a fan, but I just I just, you know, 901 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: I just see this coming and I could just I 902 00:43:33,800 --> 00:43:36,719 Speaker 1: just feel it, you know. Yeah, like you said, he's 903 00:43:36,719 --> 00:43:39,719 Speaker 1: in hot water and everything. But I just you know, 904 00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:41,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if if I was him and that's what 905 00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:43,360 Speaker 1: I do, well, I'm just gonna say you could go 906 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:45,360 Speaker 1: broke trying to predict what Dave Gentleman is going to 907 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,000 Speaker 1: do with the Giants these days. I don't know if 908 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:49,360 Speaker 1: I'd be comfortable at all trying to forecast what the 909 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:51,839 Speaker 1: Giants are thinking or what the Giants are doing. Your 910 00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,759 Speaker 1: your moves make sense, But there have been a couple 911 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,839 Speaker 1: of moves with the Giants recently that don't make much sense. 912 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,440 Speaker 1: I think the biggest issue that Giants fans had with 913 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:02,920 Speaker 1: the Odil Beckham trade was they just signed him to 914 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,359 Speaker 1: an extension last year and now they're eating twenty one 915 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:07,799 Speaker 1: million dollars on their cap trading him the very next year. 916 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: And Dave Getleman, what he said has not matched what 917 00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 1: he has done. You know. He he gave every indication 918 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,320 Speaker 1: that he wasn't going to trade Odell Beckham Junior, and 919 00:44:17,360 --> 00:44:19,880 Speaker 1: that's why they signed him to an extension, and then 920 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:22,799 Speaker 1: just two weeks after saying that, at the Combine Bang, 921 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:26,239 Speaker 1: they trade him. Now, he did come out with a 922 00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: statement yesterday about the moves that were made, and he 923 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:32,400 Speaker 1: thanked Odell Beckham Junior, you know, for his service, this, 924 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:35,360 Speaker 1: that and the other, and then he said there is 925 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:39,000 Speaker 1: a plan and this was part of it. So I 926 00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,200 Speaker 1: think he's trying to reassure the fan base that he 927 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:43,680 Speaker 1: has a vision in place and now he's just got 928 00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:46,000 Speaker 1: to take the steps to execute that vision. And I 929 00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:49,359 Speaker 1: wouldn't rule out them taking a dynamic impact type player 930 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:51,279 Speaker 1: with the sixth overall pick, which is where they sit 931 00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:55,440 Speaker 1: right now. Josh Rosen there, well, I raised that yesterday 932 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,439 Speaker 1: when we had Kim Jones on the show. I said, 933 00:44:57,480 --> 00:44:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, what do you think? Or even Jordan rnand 934 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:01,960 Speaker 1: so I I asked him, you know, I said, what 935 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:05,440 Speaker 1: are your thoughts about perhaps, gentleman, you know, talking to 936 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:08,560 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, about just how available Josh Rosen is, 937 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:13,200 Speaker 1: And you know, he kind of said, probably unlikely. I 938 00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: don't think it's that unlikely. I think there's a there's 939 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:19,239 Speaker 1: a distinct chance. And you know, I'm just spitballing here. 940 00:45:19,239 --> 00:45:21,400 Speaker 1: I don't have any inside information on the Giants. I 941 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,200 Speaker 1: haven't called anybody down there to try to read the 942 00:45:24,239 --> 00:45:27,839 Speaker 1: tea leaves, but it makes sense to me. Yeah, I mean, 943 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:29,640 Speaker 1: you have a guy that probably could be on the 944 00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:32,320 Speaker 1: block and could be had for the right price. I 945 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:34,279 Speaker 1: still think he can be a very good quarterback in 946 00:45:34,360 --> 00:45:36,480 Speaker 1: this league. I mean, he was thrown into a cauldron 947 00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,920 Speaker 1: down there in Arizona, first year head coach who was 948 00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:41,000 Speaker 1: clearly in over his head, an offensive line that was 949 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:43,600 Speaker 1: a mess and had five backups playing from left tackle 950 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:46,160 Speaker 1: to right tackle by the time they got to Week three. 951 00:45:46,280 --> 00:45:49,680 Speaker 1: Due to injury and ineffectiveness, and really didn't have a 952 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:53,040 Speaker 1: defense to support him either. So you know, you roll 953 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:57,279 Speaker 1: all that together and it's it's understandable why Josh Rosen 954 00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:59,719 Speaker 1: struggled the way he did. He also showed some signs 955 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:01,920 Speaker 1: that he play in this league. So you know, I 956 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:06,560 Speaker 1: think Gettleman, if he believes that's the succession plan that 957 00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:09,320 Speaker 1: would work for the Giants, he's going to explore that 958 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:11,480 Speaker 1: avenue a little bit. The other thing that you know, 959 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: the caller said was, you know, he thinks maybe they 960 00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:16,759 Speaker 1: go for DK Metcalf at the sixth overall pick. You know, 961 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:19,320 Speaker 1: I suppose you can't rule that out. The other interesting 962 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:22,920 Speaker 1: move that they made was after Corey Coleman flamed out 963 00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:26,920 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, Buffalo and New England last year, the Giants 964 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:28,680 Speaker 1: picked him up, kept him on the roster. He didn't 965 00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:31,040 Speaker 1: play a whole lot. He was a restricted free agent 966 00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:35,520 Speaker 1: going into this offseason. The Giants put a first round 967 00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:41,600 Speaker 1: tender on Corey Coleman, which baffles me because that costs 968 00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:44,200 Speaker 1: you four point four million dollars on a one year contract. 969 00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:47,560 Speaker 1: But it's a clear indication to everybody else that they 970 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:50,600 Speaker 1: believe he can be a significant part of their plan 971 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:53,759 Speaker 1: going forward. Now, I don't have the same faith in 972 00:46:54,080 --> 00:46:57,960 Speaker 1: Corey Coleman that maybe Dave Gettleman does, but that's another 973 00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:00,560 Speaker 1: element of where they are going. It's a clear sign 974 00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:02,839 Speaker 1: that they intend to have Corey Coleman on their roster 975 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:05,560 Speaker 1: next year and hope that he pans out. I'm not 976 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 1: saying they see him as being a number one, but 977 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:10,120 Speaker 1: at four point four million dollars, you're expected to be 978 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 1: a significant part of their receiving corps, along with Sterling 979 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,640 Speaker 1: Shephard and the other receivers that they have there, which 980 00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:20,200 Speaker 1: are largely no name, non household variety name players. So 981 00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:23,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting to see how that all plays out. 982 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:25,000 Speaker 1: But I think there are some things in the works 983 00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:28,320 Speaker 1: here that in due time you might see and have 984 00:47:28,440 --> 00:47:30,839 Speaker 1: a different opinion of Dave Gettleman a year from now. Yeah, 985 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:33,200 Speaker 1: certainly they have plans for Corey Coleman. What they are, 986 00:47:33,239 --> 00:47:35,160 Speaker 1: we don't know. It's Giants are going to be interesting, 987 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:37,680 Speaker 1: and as I've said, i'd like Dave Gettleman personally known 988 00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:39,920 Speaker 1: him from thirty years ago when he worked here, but 989 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:43,360 Speaker 1: he's had some weird moves over the last year, and 990 00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:46,400 Speaker 1: it would be fascinating if the Giants get into the 991 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:50,640 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen quarterback draft a year late, so I gotta 992 00:47:50,680 --> 00:47:52,360 Speaker 1: be amazing. I got a couple more tweets for you here. 993 00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:55,759 Speaker 1: So this one. Dave says B plus for the Bills 994 00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:59,040 Speaker 1: in free agency. Whoops, screen just updated. I just lost it. 995 00:47:59,080 --> 00:48:01,439 Speaker 1: Hold on, let me scroll down here. Sorry. B plus 996 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,160 Speaker 1: and free agency. Love how they've brought guys in to 997 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:08,000 Speaker 1: protect Alan and also giving him weapons to succeed. Signs 998 00:48:08,080 --> 00:48:12,160 Speaker 1: ziggy and it's an a this guy says. Chris says, 999 00:48:12,239 --> 00:48:14,239 Speaker 1: I'm just listening waiting to hear a Gon go off 1000 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:17,960 Speaker 1: every time. Her says DK Metcalf Lol. Free agency solid 1001 00:48:18,000 --> 00:48:21,440 Speaker 1: B plus at the least with Gore. Our pass protection 1002 00:48:21,520 --> 00:48:23,279 Speaker 1: will improve a lot. That's in a stew point and 1003 00:48:23,320 --> 00:48:26,200 Speaker 1: he's dead on with that one. Dom says Bills deserve 1004 00:48:26,239 --> 00:48:28,880 Speaker 1: a B plus thus far. And as far as old line, 1005 00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:31,360 Speaker 1: I think if we start in Seci at left tackle 1006 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:34,120 Speaker 1: and kick Dawkins to left guard, we should grab one 1007 00:48:34,160 --> 00:48:37,600 Speaker 1: of the ots at nine, whether it's Jonah Williams, Cody Ford, 1008 00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:40,160 Speaker 1: or Juwan Taylor, our line would likely be a top 1009 00:48:40,239 --> 00:48:43,160 Speaker 1: ten unit in the NFL. That's an interesting take there, 1010 00:48:43,239 --> 00:48:45,800 Speaker 1: although I think you're doing a lot and I probably 1011 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:48,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't want to disrupt the left side too much because 1012 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:50,680 Speaker 1: you think about this. You worked why a Teller and 1013 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:53,480 Speaker 1: Dion Dawkins together on that left side for the last 1014 00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:56,640 Speaker 1: seven weeks of the season. You know there's some chemistry 1015 00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,480 Speaker 1: that has been built there between those two guys, and 1016 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:03,400 Speaker 1: I think with a veteran center next to them, I 1017 00:49:03,480 --> 00:49:04,959 Speaker 1: think you got to give it a little more rope 1018 00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:07,799 Speaker 1: and a little more time. You're not going well, they 1019 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:11,560 Speaker 1: can get better. Well, yeah, of course, especially well yes, 1020 00:49:11,960 --> 00:49:14,560 Speaker 1: but you you threw a rookie into the deep end pool. 1021 00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,560 Speaker 1: So I'm inclined to see how he comes through training camp, 1022 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:21,680 Speaker 1: the preseason, and yeah, he's got to earn it. I'm 1023 00:49:21,719 --> 00:49:24,040 Speaker 1: not saying plug him in, he's your guy in week one, 1024 00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:26,319 Speaker 1: but I kind of want to give it a little 1025 00:49:26,360 --> 00:49:29,120 Speaker 1: more rope and see where it can go. Not to 1026 00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:32,000 Speaker 1: say that you wouldn't rotate in other options, but I 1027 00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,759 Speaker 1: want to see where Teller can go here in year 1028 00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:38,160 Speaker 1: two and can he make that leap and that improvement 1029 00:49:38,239 --> 00:49:41,440 Speaker 1: that you genuinely hope for for players from year one 1030 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:43,040 Speaker 1: to year two, that's when you look for them to 1031 00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:46,319 Speaker 1: make their biggest jump in terms of performance. So let's 1032 00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:48,080 Speaker 1: see if that can happen. I at least want to 1033 00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:50,200 Speaker 1: put him in the rotation and give him an opportunity 1034 00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:52,359 Speaker 1: to prove that. By the way, I hope you don't 1035 00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:56,560 Speaker 1: think that threatening to sound some gong every time I 1036 00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:59,359 Speaker 1: say DK Metcalf's name is going. I hope you don't 1037 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:01,520 Speaker 1: think it's gonna have a chilling effect on my and 1038 00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:05,440 Speaker 1: I'm promoting DK Metcaft. But look, he's a bontified contender 1039 00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:08,040 Speaker 1: for a Bill's selection in the first round of the draft. 1040 00:50:08,080 --> 00:50:09,640 Speaker 1: He's gonna go in the first round of the draft. 1041 00:50:09,680 --> 00:50:11,360 Speaker 1: He may go on the first is a signature on 1042 00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:15,000 Speaker 1: your soapbox, though it would say DK Metcalf, I'm I'm 1043 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,239 Speaker 1: not gonna have a showing effect. I'm gonna keep saying it. 1044 00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:19,480 Speaker 1: All I'm saying is look deep at him. I'm sure 1045 00:50:19,480 --> 00:50:21,759 Speaker 1: they are faith in these guys. Chris and I am 1046 00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:23,239 Speaker 1: coming back with more. We hope to hear from some 1047 00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:25,439 Speaker 1: of the Bill's free agents as the afternoon rolls along. 1048 00:50:25,719 --> 00:50:27,719 Speaker 1: But come on back and find out with us. One 1049 00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:29,920 Speaker 1: of Bill's Live from One Bill's Drive. This is Buffalo 1050 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:46,640 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Bills Radio Network Stories. You got the update 1051 00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:49,680 Speaker 1: from One Bill's drive. The Bills have their free agents 1052 00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:52,000 Speaker 1: in the seven that they've signed so far this week, 1053 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:54,360 Speaker 1: and they have some candidates in as well. The report 1054 00:50:54,440 --> 00:50:57,680 Speaker 1: from ESPN last night that Andre Roberts, last year's All 1055 00:50:57,719 --> 00:51:00,319 Speaker 1: Pro return man in the AFC, is right to sign 1056 00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:03,319 Speaker 1: with the Buffalo Bills. That's what ESPN reports. Roberts leaving 1057 00:51:03,320 --> 00:51:05,680 Speaker 1: the New York Jets. The Bills rivals led the NFL 1058 00:51:05,719 --> 00:51:08,520 Speaker 1: and kick returning yardage last year twenty nine point four 1059 00:51:08,600 --> 00:51:12,399 Speaker 1: yards per kickoff return. He's thirty one years old, nine 1060 00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:15,320 Speaker 1: seasons already in the NFL. This is his fourth straight 1061 00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:18,759 Speaker 1: one season stop. No confirmation from the Bill yep, but 1062 00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:22,000 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts reportedly ready to sign with the Buffalo Bills. 1063 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:26,280 Speaker 1: It was also reportedly still hosting defensive end ziggi Onza 1064 00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:28,640 Speaker 1: on a free agent visit. The twenty nine year old 1065 00:51:28,920 --> 00:51:30,719 Speaker 1: visiting the Bills and then his schedule to move on 1066 00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:33,319 Speaker 1: to the New Orleans Saints. Six year NFL veteran who 1067 00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:36,360 Speaker 1: has spent his entire career with the Detroit Lions so 1068 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,560 Speaker 1: far around the NFL, Blake bortos tenure with Jacksonville has 1069 00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:44,200 Speaker 1: officially ended. Today. The Jaguars introduced their new quarterback Nick Foles. 1070 00:51:44,320 --> 00:51:47,160 Speaker 1: Bortos was the third overall pick in the twenty fourteen 1071 00:51:47,320 --> 00:51:50,560 Speaker 1: NFL Draft. He has gone now from Jacksonville. Teddy Bridgewater 1072 00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:53,200 Speaker 1: met with the Miami Dolphins last night. No deal announce yet. 1073 00:51:53,360 --> 00:51:56,480 Speaker 1: Bridgewaters reportedly was ready to resign with the New Orleans Saints, 1074 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:59,600 Speaker 1: and that apparently is still on his agenda, but he 1075 00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:02,400 Speaker 1: is with the Miami Dolphins about joining the Dolphins to 1076 00:52:02,440 --> 00:52:05,120 Speaker 1: play some quarterback there. And the New Orleans Saints have 1077 00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:08,400 Speaker 1: restructured Drew Brees contract to clear eleven million dollars in 1078 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:10,840 Speaker 1: salary cap space. Maybe some of that money goes to 1079 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:13,440 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater to keep him there. The Jets of released 1080 00:52:13,480 --> 00:52:16,280 Speaker 1: running back Isaiah Crowell. The team announced today. The addition 1081 00:52:16,320 --> 00:52:19,680 Speaker 1: of Levion Bell made Crowell expendable. He turned twenty six 1082 00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:22,480 Speaker 1: in January, just one year with the Jets after previously 1083 00:52:22,719 --> 00:52:25,840 Speaker 1: playing with the Cleveland Browns Hockey. Tonight, the Buffalo Sabers 1084 00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:28,160 Speaker 1: home against the Pittsburgh Penguins seven o'clock face up. With 1085 00:52:28,200 --> 00:52:30,640 Speaker 1: a win tonight, Savers would have a season sweep and 1086 00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,560 Speaker 1: three straight wins against Pittsburgh for the first time since 1087 00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:35,920 Speaker 1: two thousand and five. Through two thousand and six, and 1088 00:52:36,080 --> 00:52:38,960 Speaker 1: college basketball. The ub Bulls playing in the Mid American 1089 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:42,359 Speaker 1: Conference quarterfinals. They lead Akron thirty eight twenty one at 1090 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:44,680 Speaker 1: the half. The Bulls looking to advance in the MAC 1091 00:52:44,719 --> 00:52:48,879 Speaker 1: Tournament obviously and a good course for an NCAA tournament bid, 1092 00:52:49,120 --> 00:52:50,520 Speaker 1: but they'd like to get a couple of wins at 1093 00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:52,520 Speaker 1: the MAC Tournament. Up by seventeen and a half right 1094 00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:54,960 Speaker 1: now in Cleveland, that's the update from One Bill's Drive. 1095 00:52:55,040 --> 00:52:58,120 Speaker 1: John Murphy, Chris Brown in for the vacationing Steve Tasker. 1096 00:52:58,600 --> 00:53:00,719 Speaker 1: We await the free agents who are here, seven of 1097 00:53:00,760 --> 00:53:03,880 Speaker 1: them here making the tour of the building, meeting with 1098 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:05,880 Speaker 1: the people they need to meet, I would think, including 1099 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:09,279 Speaker 1: their position coaches, right, Chris, probably the conditioning team to 1100 00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:11,040 Speaker 1: get a you know, they'll need a program for the 1101 00:53:11,120 --> 00:53:13,920 Speaker 1: next month before the players arrive here. Presumably their owner. 1102 00:53:13,960 --> 00:53:16,760 Speaker 1: I know Kim was a building today, so the schedule 1103 00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:19,000 Speaker 1: was for her to give a tour of the facility, right, 1104 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,839 Speaker 1: including the new waight ut it's under construction and that's 1105 00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:25,919 Speaker 1: going on. Yeah, and the new facility is apparently doing 1106 00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:29,239 Speaker 1: a lot to provide some pull, yeah, in the free 1107 00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,759 Speaker 1: agent market. Yeah. Kevin Johnson mentioned that on our show 1108 00:53:31,840 --> 00:53:34,320 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago. It was made an impact 1109 00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:37,120 Speaker 1: on his decision to sign here, So that was good. 1110 00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:40,040 Speaker 1: I've been impressed by the speed with which the building 1111 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:42,319 Speaker 1: is being turned around. They're on a schedule. Yeah, those 1112 00:53:42,360 --> 00:53:44,640 Speaker 1: guys work and they're here early in the morning, and 1113 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:46,600 Speaker 1: they work hard, and they make a lot of dust. 1114 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:51,280 Speaker 1: They make a mess. But yeah, that that facility schedule 1115 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:53,280 Speaker 1: to be opened in mid April, so a month away. 1116 00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:56,000 Speaker 1: That's when players return for the beginning of off season. Condition. 1117 00:53:56,200 --> 00:53:58,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure that's a kind of a hard deadline for 1118 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:02,120 Speaker 1: that group, and good for them construction workers. I go ahead, 1119 00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:04,360 Speaker 1: I got more tweets for him, Urf. Yeah, So our question, 1120 00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:06,799 Speaker 1: how would you grade the Bill's early free agent moves 1121 00:54:06,840 --> 00:54:09,239 Speaker 1: so far? What do you think? Chris has some responses 1122 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:11,640 Speaker 1: on his Twitter. Yeah, this one's from Mark. He says 1123 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:15,279 Speaker 1: B plus filled most of the needs with good contracts. Sorry, Murf, 1124 00:54:15,360 --> 00:54:17,759 Speaker 1: but right now leaning Ed Oliver at nine if available, 1125 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:21,560 Speaker 1: I think he can be a dominant defensive tackle. Matt says. 1126 00:54:21,719 --> 00:54:25,280 Speaker 1: Grading them is tough, but excellent job of having a plan. 1127 00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:28,160 Speaker 1: You could release all these guys next year and the 1128 00:54:28,200 --> 00:54:31,200 Speaker 1: potential dead money is little compared to the average cap 1129 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:34,960 Speaker 1: risk in signing proven free agents. Albeit Mitch Moore's the center, 1130 00:54:35,080 --> 00:54:38,839 Speaker 1: overall roster flexibility is the goal. And that's a good point, Murph, 1131 00:54:38,920 --> 00:54:41,400 Speaker 1: because you know, if you remember at the end of 1132 00:54:41,480 --> 00:54:44,520 Speaker 1: last season, when Brandon Bean was discussing the approach that 1133 00:54:44,560 --> 00:54:47,000 Speaker 1: they were going to take to free agency, he talked 1134 00:54:47,040 --> 00:54:49,680 Speaker 1: about ridding this team over the past two seasons of 1135 00:54:49,960 --> 00:54:54,279 Speaker 1: bad contracts with a ton of guaranteed money. And if 1136 00:54:54,360 --> 00:54:57,319 Speaker 1: you look at the contracts right now that have been 1137 00:54:57,400 --> 00:55:00,400 Speaker 1: put together or reported out there, because the team doesn't 1138 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:04,040 Speaker 1: report contracts as a matter of policy, really the only 1139 00:55:04,239 --> 00:55:07,719 Speaker 1: big contract, giant contract is that of Mitch Morse in 1140 00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:12,160 Speaker 1: terms of total dollars and guaranteed money. Everybody else is 1141 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:15,520 Speaker 1: pretty palatable from a from a multi year standpoint. So 1142 00:55:16,120 --> 00:55:19,120 Speaker 1: you know, if something should occur, or if you can 1143 00:55:19,560 --> 00:55:22,960 Speaker 1: fall into some situation where you can upgrade a position 1144 00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:25,840 Speaker 1: even better than you initially anticipated, which prompted you to 1145 00:55:25,880 --> 00:55:27,560 Speaker 1: sign some of these players and you had to move 1146 00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:31,120 Speaker 1: on from them, you know it's there to be done 1147 00:55:31,320 --> 00:55:33,960 Speaker 1: where it's not going to cripple you. With respect to 1148 00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:36,239 Speaker 1: the calf um, let's let's hear what you think how 1149 00:55:36,280 --> 00:55:38,279 Speaker 1: would you grade the bill's early free agency moves? And 1150 00:55:38,360 --> 00:55:39,800 Speaker 1: the phone lines are wide open if you want to 1151 00:55:39,840 --> 00:55:42,680 Speaker 1: weigh in that way. Eight three fifty toll free one 1152 00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:45,480 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty. Did that last 1153 00:55:45,480 --> 00:55:47,920 Speaker 1: tweet you read start with sorry, Murf, I want them 1154 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:51,880 Speaker 1: to draft. Yeah, he said, sorry Murf. No DK Metcalf 1155 00:55:51,880 --> 00:55:53,919 Speaker 1: for me. He wants at Oliver nine. I like it, Oliver. 1156 00:55:54,040 --> 00:55:57,640 Speaker 1: Let let me be clear about this. I'm not campaigning 1157 00:55:57,680 --> 00:56:00,680 Speaker 1: for DK Metcalf. I am not. I want to spend 1158 00:56:00,719 --> 00:56:02,799 Speaker 1: the next six weeks before the draft figuring out if 1159 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:05,560 Speaker 1: he belongs there at number nine for the Bills. I 1160 00:56:06,280 --> 00:56:08,840 Speaker 1: think there's enough evidence based on his combined workout, his 1161 00:56:08,920 --> 00:56:11,759 Speaker 1: performance at the combine, to invest some time into him 1162 00:56:11,800 --> 00:56:14,960 Speaker 1: and figure out. I'm look, you don't have to apologize. 1163 00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:18,920 Speaker 1: I like Ed Oliver, I like Montes Sweat. There's a 1164 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:20,640 Speaker 1: number of guys I can see the Bills going for 1165 00:56:20,719 --> 00:56:22,320 Speaker 1: in the draft in the first round. I won't have 1166 00:56:22,440 --> 00:56:24,919 Speaker 1: my heartbroken if it's not DK Metcalf. Are you sure 1167 00:56:25,040 --> 00:56:28,200 Speaker 1: I am positive? Okay? Maybe he doesn't measure up. Maybe 1168 00:56:28,239 --> 00:56:30,160 Speaker 1: there's a reason why he I know there's some of 1169 00:56:30,200 --> 00:56:32,880 Speaker 1: the mitigating circumstances. But maybe there's a reason why he 1170 00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:36,279 Speaker 1: lacked production on a regular basis in his college career. 1171 00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:38,200 Speaker 1: Maybe there's a reason why he struggled in the three 1172 00:56:38,280 --> 00:56:40,200 Speaker 1: cone drill the other day, you know, a week ago. 1173 00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:42,600 Speaker 1: People are hung up on his change of direction. Yeah, 1174 00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:45,680 Speaker 1: maybe there's there something there. Find out, That's all I'm saying. 1175 00:56:45,719 --> 00:56:47,680 Speaker 1: Spend the next six weeks and find out. Am I 1176 00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:50,239 Speaker 1: clear on that, Chris, don't paint me into that corner. 1177 00:56:50,280 --> 00:56:52,880 Speaker 1: It's clear to me. But I'm just gonna say that 1178 00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:55,600 Speaker 1: DK metcalf is a name that comes up rather frequently 1179 00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:58,160 Speaker 1: on One Bill's Live because I think you have to 1180 00:56:58,280 --> 00:57:00,680 Speaker 1: mix in some more names here to vince people that 1181 00:57:01,239 --> 00:57:03,680 Speaker 1: you know, you're not hot on the trail. All right, 1182 00:57:03,719 --> 00:57:05,720 Speaker 1: I'll look at more. I think you're hot on the trail. 1183 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:09,600 Speaker 1: I mean, and I understand why. It's it's very tantalizing talent. 1184 00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,640 Speaker 1: It is, and you probably already have a touchdown call 1185 00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:15,399 Speaker 1: in your head already mapped out for DK metcalf um, 1186 00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:17,320 Speaker 1: but you may have to mix in a few other 1187 00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:19,880 Speaker 1: names to convince the listening public otherwise that if they 1188 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:22,240 Speaker 1: get the right guy, I'm perfectly happy with that. And 1189 00:57:22,360 --> 00:57:24,520 Speaker 1: look I've done my duty this offseason. I steered the 1190 00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:30,120 Speaker 1: organization to John Brown. I'll take credit for that. I've done. 1191 00:57:30,160 --> 00:57:37,800 Speaker 1: My work is done here. Oh wow, okay, yeah, well 1192 00:57:37,840 --> 00:57:41,800 Speaker 1: I'll better play. I'll give you that. You better play well. Yeah, 1193 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,760 Speaker 1: and then you might be hiding from that recommendation. My 1194 00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:47,160 Speaker 1: reputation on the line there, John John Brown, Well, when 1195 00:57:47,160 --> 00:57:48,960 Speaker 1: you have him on set, make sure you communicate that 1196 00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:50,640 Speaker 1: to him. I need you to perform here because I 1197 00:57:50,680 --> 00:57:53,120 Speaker 1: stuck my neck out for you and here you are. 1198 00:57:53,240 --> 00:57:56,440 Speaker 1: That will be communicated in some form. From the tweet 1199 00:57:56,480 --> 00:57:58,520 Speaker 1: sheet from Eli Padilla. When we asked the question how 1200 00:57:58,520 --> 00:58:01,400 Speaker 1: would you grade the Bill's early free agent move, Eli says, 1201 00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:03,760 Speaker 1: I give an a. They're bringing the people they need 1202 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:06,360 Speaker 1: and filling the holes needed without breaking the bank for anybody. 1203 00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:08,960 Speaker 1: I prefer this type of signings as opposed to a 1204 00:58:09,080 --> 00:58:10,920 Speaker 1: statement signing that might put us back to our old 1205 00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:14,360 Speaker 1: financial issues. Good job Bills. Eli makes a really good point. 1206 00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:17,800 Speaker 1: They have not made big splashes. It's hard to make 1207 00:58:17,840 --> 00:58:19,560 Speaker 1: a splash signing in a center, even with the money 1208 00:58:19,600 --> 00:58:22,000 Speaker 1: what it is for Mitch Morse, they have not made 1209 00:58:22,040 --> 00:58:24,880 Speaker 1: big splashes. They are getting kudos, not just for the 1210 00:58:25,040 --> 00:58:27,720 Speaker 1: people they've added, but for the deals they've constructed to 1211 00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,680 Speaker 1: add those people, Chris addressing their needs offensive line and 1212 00:58:30,720 --> 00:58:34,760 Speaker 1: wide receiver primarily. Yeah, I mean I think that's why, 1213 00:58:35,080 --> 00:58:36,840 Speaker 1: and we all feel pretty good about it, it appears. 1214 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:39,240 Speaker 1: Let me check the Twitter poll. I'm sure it's ninety 1215 00:58:39,520 --> 00:58:41,760 Speaker 1: or more percent gives them ACE or BS. When we 1216 00:58:41,800 --> 00:58:43,880 Speaker 1: ask the question and what kind of a grade would 1217 00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:46,480 Speaker 1: you give the Bills in this free agency early free 1218 00:58:46,520 --> 00:58:50,800 Speaker 1: agency so far, thirty nine percent give them A, fifty 1219 00:58:50,880 --> 00:58:54,240 Speaker 1: five percent give them B, five percent give them a C, 1220 00:58:54,440 --> 00:58:56,200 Speaker 1: and one percent gives them a DAL. Like here from 1221 00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:00,240 Speaker 1: the one percent given them a D. And you can 1222 00:59:00,280 --> 00:59:01,919 Speaker 1: have that opinion. I'd just like to know what you see. 1223 00:59:02,040 --> 00:59:04,000 Speaker 1: What are we missing? I guess yeah, I mean I 1224 00:59:04,040 --> 00:59:06,400 Speaker 1: got another tweet here this guy John gives him a B. 1225 00:59:06,560 --> 00:59:08,560 Speaker 1: Would like to see a big receiver. Hope they take 1226 00:59:08,640 --> 00:59:10,640 Speaker 1: Metcalf at nine. Need a good tight end and a 1227 00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:13,800 Speaker 1: young running back too. So even though all the focus 1228 00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:15,920 Speaker 1: has been on the offense for the most part here 1229 00:59:15,960 --> 00:59:18,360 Speaker 1: in free agency thus far by the Bills, it's interesting 1230 00:59:18,440 --> 00:59:22,080 Speaker 1: to see fans still thinking offense even now after all 1231 00:59:22,120 --> 00:59:24,640 Speaker 1: of those acquisitions. I mean, this guy's talking about getting 1232 00:59:24,680 --> 00:59:26,760 Speaker 1: a number one wide receiver at nine, a tight end, 1233 00:59:26,800 --> 00:59:28,320 Speaker 1: and also get me a young running back. I mean, 1234 00:59:28,400 --> 00:59:30,720 Speaker 1: he's had a long list for offense and they just 1235 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:33,240 Speaker 1: signed seven guys. What are the six of them on 1236 00:59:33,360 --> 00:59:36,760 Speaker 1: offense or whatever the breakdown is? I mean seven on offense? Right? Oh? Yeah, 1237 00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:40,760 Speaker 1: I was thinking Kevin Johnson, Yeah, yeah, I don't know 1238 00:59:40,760 --> 00:59:42,720 Speaker 1: where you count if they do wind up signing a 1239 00:59:43,080 --> 00:59:45,560 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts, gotta be a wide receiver. I guess that 1240 00:59:45,600 --> 00:59:47,760 Speaker 1: will yeah count on the offense. I guess he would, yeah, 1241 00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:50,200 Speaker 1: and that and that's I was thinking about this at 1242 00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:51,840 Speaker 1: day two, Chris, I want to dive into this with you, 1243 00:59:53,560 --> 00:59:55,959 Speaker 1: and he points out, as you said that he thinks 1244 00:59:56,440 --> 00:59:59,840 Speaker 1: that your tweet respondent there, the Bills need a big wide, 1245 01:00:00,320 --> 01:00:02,640 Speaker 1: a number one wide receiver. I get that, But what 1246 01:00:02,760 --> 01:00:04,880 Speaker 1: do we got? What do the Bills have at wide receiver? 1247 01:00:04,920 --> 01:00:06,960 Speaker 1: I guess is the question I'm trying to ask in 1248 01:00:07,000 --> 01:00:10,560 Speaker 1: an inarticulate fashion. Right here. They have an interesting mix 1249 01:00:11,000 --> 01:00:14,600 Speaker 1: with some returnees obviously, a couple of new ones coming in, 1250 01:00:14,800 --> 01:00:16,840 Speaker 1: and a couple of guys who already have been signed 1251 01:00:16,880 --> 01:00:18,720 Speaker 1: who may or may not factor into it. I think 1252 01:00:18,720 --> 01:00:19,840 Speaker 1: it's going to be. You know what, do they have 1253 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:22,960 Speaker 1: thirteen receivers at camp last year? I believe that sounds right, 1254 01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:25,080 Speaker 1: and I believe there are ten under contract right now. 1255 01:00:25,280 --> 01:00:28,440 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts would make it eleven. And there's some interesting 1256 01:00:28,600 --> 01:00:30,520 Speaker 1: There's gonna be an interesting camp, I believe when you 1257 01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:34,840 Speaker 1: think about that receiver mix, first of all, do you 1258 01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:38,040 Speaker 1: give the free agent signees. We'll get the draft picks 1259 01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:39,760 Speaker 1: in a moment, but you give them a leg up 1260 01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:42,520 Speaker 1: when it comes to making the roster. I think most 1261 01:00:42,560 --> 01:00:45,320 Speaker 1: teams because of the investment that you made right and 1262 01:00:45,440 --> 01:00:47,680 Speaker 1: you see them as answers. I mean, they'd have to 1263 01:00:47,720 --> 01:00:50,880 Speaker 1: fall flat on their face to not be one. But yes, 1264 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:53,200 Speaker 1: I think at the receiver position, this roster just got 1265 01:00:53,240 --> 01:00:55,520 Speaker 1: a whole lot harder to make. Yes, So that gives 1266 01:00:55,600 --> 01:00:59,600 Speaker 1: us John Brown obviously and Cole Beasley, right, you'd have 1267 01:00:59,680 --> 01:01:02,880 Speaker 1: to think that they are probably targeted for the roster. Um. 1268 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:06,120 Speaker 1: Let's put Andre Roberts in the mix as like a 1269 01:01:06,280 --> 01:01:08,760 Speaker 1: sixth receiver on the roster. Right, So now, what do 1270 01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:13,240 Speaker 1: you have three spots to fill amongst Zay Jones, Robert Foster, 1271 01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:17,600 Speaker 1: Isaiah McKenzie, Zay McKenzie, Ray, Ray McLeod and then some others. 1272 01:01:17,880 --> 01:01:20,480 Speaker 1: Duke Williams is a guy the size component. People have 1273 01:01:20,560 --> 01:01:23,640 Speaker 1: forgotten all about Duke Quills, Yes, the big guy from Canada. Yeah. 1274 01:01:23,640 --> 01:01:25,640 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be very competitive and pretty 1275 01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:29,240 Speaker 1: interesting how this shakes out in the summer at dry camp. 1276 01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:33,600 Speaker 1: I think what you have is the ability to maybe 1277 01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:36,160 Speaker 1: practice squad some of those players who are younger, like 1278 01:01:36,240 --> 01:01:38,200 Speaker 1: a Ray Ray McLeod, maybe you try to let him 1279 01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:40,720 Speaker 1: develop a little bit more on the practice squad if 1280 01:01:40,720 --> 01:01:42,080 Speaker 1: you don't have a spot for him on your fifty 1281 01:01:42,120 --> 01:01:44,760 Speaker 1: three man roster due to the additions that you've made 1282 01:01:44,800 --> 01:01:49,520 Speaker 1: in this offseason, because he kind of plays a similar 1283 01:01:49,640 --> 01:01:54,000 Speaker 1: role whether it's Roberts the return man, or Beasley the 1284 01:01:54,080 --> 01:01:57,200 Speaker 1: slot receiver, or even McKenzie. I mean, he's the same 1285 01:01:57,320 --> 01:01:59,560 Speaker 1: kind of guy as or does some of the same 1286 01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:03,400 Speaker 1: things that each of those guys do. And it's clear 1287 01:02:03,920 --> 01:02:06,760 Speaker 1: based on the acquisitions that you made that you're trying 1288 01:02:06,800 --> 01:02:12,200 Speaker 1: to upgrade that position. You know, who knows, But I 1289 01:02:12,280 --> 01:02:14,080 Speaker 1: think there are some options where you can kind of 1290 01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:16,560 Speaker 1: hang on to some people, let them try to develop 1291 01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:19,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more, you know, and buy yourself some 1292 01:02:19,520 --> 01:02:21,520 Speaker 1: time by still keeping them in the fold and on 1293 01:02:22,200 --> 01:02:24,760 Speaker 1: your roster in the building, albeit on the practice squad, 1294 01:02:24,840 --> 01:02:27,560 Speaker 1: but you know, short of that, I mean, I think 1295 01:02:27,600 --> 01:02:32,040 Speaker 1: if anybody is projecting it right now, you know, you're 1296 01:02:32,360 --> 01:02:36,400 Speaker 1: you're saying that Beasley's on your roster, Brown's on your roster, 1297 01:02:36,920 --> 01:02:38,640 Speaker 1: Roberts is on your roster because of what he does 1298 01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:41,920 Speaker 1: for special teams, assuming you know this, the reports of 1299 01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:46,480 Speaker 1: that signing come to fruition. And now you're talking Duke Williams, 1300 01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:48,360 Speaker 1: does he make the team? I mean, he had enormous 1301 01:02:48,480 --> 01:02:51,320 Speaker 1: production in the CFL, but it is a different game. 1302 01:02:51,360 --> 01:02:54,800 Speaker 1: It is a bigger field. It's the end zones twice 1303 01:02:54,840 --> 01:02:57,120 Speaker 1: the size up there that it is down here. So 1304 01:02:57,800 --> 01:02:59,760 Speaker 1: you know, there are some adjustments to be made with 1305 01:03:00,120 --> 01:03:03,040 Speaker 1: his game and are they going to translate. That's a 1306 01:03:03,120 --> 01:03:05,960 Speaker 1: big question and a big if. And then you have 1307 01:03:06,120 --> 01:03:09,400 Speaker 1: the incumbents like Zay Jones. I think Robert Foster is 1308 01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:13,160 Speaker 1: probably safe with respect to making this roster unless he 1309 01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:15,760 Speaker 1: takes a gigantic step back in his development. Hard to 1310 01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:18,960 Speaker 1: see that coming. I don't. I don't anticipate it, um, 1311 01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, and Zay Jones. Zay Jones, I think is 1312 01:03:23,960 --> 01:03:27,320 Speaker 1: got a direct challenge from Cole Beasley because slot I 1313 01:03:27,400 --> 01:03:30,160 Speaker 1: think is where long term, long range they kind of 1314 01:03:30,280 --> 01:03:33,920 Speaker 1: envisioned Za fitting in for this team. But he's got 1315 01:03:34,040 --> 01:03:37,640 Speaker 1: to demonstrate an ability to win against press coverage and 1316 01:03:37,720 --> 01:03:40,880 Speaker 1: to get consistent separation. And you know, I did think 1317 01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:43,920 Speaker 1: that he improved his catch rate last year compared to 1318 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,960 Speaker 1: what it was as a rookie, but I think it 1319 01:03:46,040 --> 01:03:51,240 Speaker 1: still has to take another step. Yeah, reliability with catches. 1320 01:03:51,320 --> 01:03:54,680 Speaker 1: He seems to make the most ridiculous difficult catches and 1321 01:03:54,800 --> 01:03:57,920 Speaker 1: it seems like, you know, the lesser difficulty catches are 1322 01:03:57,960 --> 01:04:00,640 Speaker 1: the ones that sometimes he's almost thinking too much about. 1323 01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:04,360 Speaker 1: So if he takes a step there, you know, then 1324 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:08,640 Speaker 1: I think and I think he probably sticks. But these 1325 01:04:09,320 --> 01:04:12,720 Speaker 1: acquisitions are a direct challenge to his roster security, I believe. 1326 01:04:12,760 --> 01:04:15,880 Speaker 1: And Isame McKinzie and Isa mckinziy absolutely, yeah, that's gonna 1327 01:04:15,880 --> 01:04:18,080 Speaker 1: be really fun. And Ray Ray McLoud, yeah for sure. 1328 01:04:18,680 --> 01:04:22,080 Speaker 1: Eight three fifty toll free one eight eight five fifty 1329 01:04:22,160 --> 01:04:24,200 Speaker 1: two five fifty. You got a grade for the Bills 1330 01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:26,360 Speaker 1: free agency moves. Let us know what you think. Richard 1331 01:04:26,440 --> 01:04:28,480 Speaker 1: on the Line from Rochester has some thoughts about the 1332 01:04:28,520 --> 01:04:32,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo offense. Richard, go ahead, hey, gentlemen, First, I wanted 1333 01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:34,480 Speaker 1: to let you know I've been watching a lot of 1334 01:04:34,600 --> 01:04:39,000 Speaker 1: sports talk shows and apparently, except for Arizona, the Giants, 1335 01:04:39,080 --> 01:04:44,560 Speaker 1: and the Bills, every other team is going undefeated. What 1336 01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:47,880 Speaker 1: do you mean, Spring Hopes, Hope Springs? Why not Arizona, 1337 01:04:47,960 --> 01:04:50,440 Speaker 1: the Giants, and the Bills. Those are the only three 1338 01:04:50,520 --> 01:04:53,480 Speaker 1: teams I here criticized and the other team apparently has 1339 01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:56,960 Speaker 1: made every perfect move possible. What's the Bills criticism? What 1340 01:04:57,040 --> 01:05:00,560 Speaker 1: have you heard, Richard? I haven't come across much of that. Well, 1341 01:05:01,040 --> 01:05:04,760 Speaker 1: that you know they passed on the running back from 1342 01:05:04,800 --> 01:05:09,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and still spending eight million on Shady McCoy when 1343 01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:13,160 Speaker 1: they could have got Bell for thirteen. That was one, 1344 01:05:14,120 --> 01:05:20,280 Speaker 1: and that they didn't get a prime wide out if 1345 01:05:20,280 --> 01:05:23,760 Speaker 1: they really didn't get the one of the main guys 1346 01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:28,560 Speaker 1: there that they okay for everybody's got an opinion, especially 1347 01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:31,680 Speaker 1: this time of year. Yep, they do. Now My question 1348 01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:35,680 Speaker 1: is do you think that this year it's possible that 1349 01:05:35,840 --> 01:05:38,919 Speaker 1: the only player from last year starting at the same 1350 01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:43,120 Speaker 1: position in some formations would be Josh Allen, That the 1351 01:05:43,200 --> 01:05:46,480 Speaker 1: other ten could be new if they moved the left 1352 01:05:46,480 --> 01:05:48,880 Speaker 1: tackle the right tackle, and when Shady's not in the 1353 01:05:48,920 --> 01:05:53,480 Speaker 1: backfield that they could have ten new people on offense. Yeah, so, yeah, 1354 01:05:54,200 --> 01:05:57,600 Speaker 1: I wouldn't discount the Dion Dawkins stand where he's in. 1355 01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:00,479 Speaker 1: Chris talked about the familiarity factor of him at tackle, 1356 01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:03,640 Speaker 1: but yeah, I guess so, I guess I can see that. 1357 01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:06,320 Speaker 1: What do you think, Chris, I'm a little reluctant to 1358 01:06:06,360 --> 01:06:09,400 Speaker 1: move him Dawkins. Yeah. Yeah, me too, I'm reluctant to 1359 01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:12,320 Speaker 1: move him. He did. He have a down year last year. Absolutely, 1360 01:06:12,400 --> 01:06:14,280 Speaker 1: he regressed as a player. I don't think there's any 1361 01:06:14,360 --> 01:06:15,960 Speaker 1: question about that, and I think that's part of the 1362 01:06:16,040 --> 01:06:19,160 Speaker 1: reason why they made a change of offensive line coach, 1363 01:06:20,440 --> 01:06:23,520 Speaker 1: because he wasn't the only player who regressed in terms 1364 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:25,880 Speaker 1: of performance on the field. I think John Miller regressed 1365 01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:28,360 Speaker 1: last year despite coming in in the best shape of 1366 01:06:28,400 --> 01:06:32,160 Speaker 1: his life, and the biggest thing for me with Dion, 1367 01:06:32,520 --> 01:06:34,560 Speaker 1: which he did not demonstrate in any way, shape or 1368 01:06:34,600 --> 01:06:37,320 Speaker 1: form as a rookie where the penalties committed. He was 1369 01:06:37,400 --> 01:06:41,280 Speaker 1: the leading offensive lineman on the Bills in terms of 1370 01:06:41,400 --> 01:06:44,880 Speaker 1: drawing penalties. Now, granted, he is going, arguably every week 1371 01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:47,440 Speaker 1: against the opponent's best pass rusher, and sometimes you got 1372 01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:48,840 Speaker 1: to hold a little bit more than maybe some of 1373 01:06:48,880 --> 01:06:52,040 Speaker 1: the other guys, but that was uncharacteristic of what we 1374 01:06:52,120 --> 01:06:55,400 Speaker 1: saw from him as a rookie. So I think he 1375 01:06:56,040 --> 01:06:58,600 Speaker 1: knows he did not play his best football last year. 1376 01:06:58,680 --> 01:07:00,360 Speaker 1: He knows he probably didn't even play as well as 1377 01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:03,040 Speaker 1: he did as a rookie. But it's clear to me 1378 01:07:03,400 --> 01:07:06,960 Speaker 1: that they are invested in him to be the anchor 1379 01:07:07,040 --> 01:07:09,680 Speaker 1: on the left side, and I think he can be 1380 01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:13,160 Speaker 1: a very good left tackle in this league, because I 1381 01:07:13,240 --> 01:07:16,560 Speaker 1: believe the ability is there. I just think, you know, 1382 01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:19,480 Speaker 1: there was some disconnects with some of the coaching that 1383 01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:22,120 Speaker 1: was going on, and I think there was a lack 1384 01:07:22,200 --> 01:07:24,680 Speaker 1: of focus to a little bit with Dion talkings. Is 1385 01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:27,080 Speaker 1: that unfair to say I do. I did detect that 1386 01:07:27,240 --> 01:07:29,480 Speaker 1: at times last year. I think there was a measure 1387 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,720 Speaker 1: of frustration on his part with the lack of success 1388 01:07:31,760 --> 01:07:36,800 Speaker 1: that the offensive line was having, and perhaps perhaps there 1389 01:07:36,880 --> 01:07:39,560 Speaker 1: may have been a disconnect between the players and the coach, 1390 01:07:39,600 --> 01:07:41,640 Speaker 1: and maybe that's part of why that change was made. 1391 01:07:42,480 --> 01:07:44,880 Speaker 1: The other thing about the Dion that I think should 1392 01:07:44,920 --> 01:07:47,880 Speaker 1: factor into this is if you move him, and I'm 1393 01:07:47,880 --> 01:07:50,760 Speaker 1: not ruling it out. The caller suggested it could happen. 1394 01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:54,240 Speaker 1: You're basically throwing away the two years of investment that 1395 01:07:54,280 --> 01:07:55,960 Speaker 1: you've already put into him. And yes, I know there 1396 01:07:56,040 --> 01:07:58,080 Speaker 1: was a regression last year, but there was still in 1397 01:07:58,600 --> 01:08:01,520 Speaker 1: this two year two of an investment in him as 1398 01:08:01,560 --> 01:08:03,960 Speaker 1: a left tackle. I think you'd be kind of tossing 1399 01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:06,160 Speaker 1: that out the window. Certainly it doesn't mean everything, but 1400 01:08:06,520 --> 01:08:09,880 Speaker 1: invested in that spot on the offensive line with those 1401 01:08:09,920 --> 01:08:11,680 Speaker 1: opponents coming at him for a third year, I think 1402 01:08:11,680 --> 01:08:13,560 Speaker 1: there'd be a benefit to that. I really do. Yeah, 1403 01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:17,479 Speaker 1: And to my knowledge, if memory serves, he played mostly 1404 01:08:17,560 --> 01:08:19,880 Speaker 1: on the left side in college when he first got here. 1405 01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:21,759 Speaker 1: They put him on the right side when Corty Glenn 1406 01:08:21,840 --> 01:08:24,000 Speaker 1: was still here, and then Cordy Glenn got hurt, and 1407 01:08:24,040 --> 01:08:25,800 Speaker 1: they didn't wait a second. They flipped him back over 1408 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:29,720 Speaker 1: to the left side rather quickly. So there seems to 1409 01:08:29,760 --> 01:08:31,760 Speaker 1: be a clear plan in place to leave him there. 1410 01:08:32,200 --> 01:08:34,519 Speaker 1: And I would be inclined to think that Tie and 1411 01:08:34,600 --> 01:08:36,920 Speaker 1: Secky and anybody else that's going to be in the 1412 01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:39,840 Speaker 1: mix will be competing for the right tackles. Let's take 1413 01:08:39,840 --> 01:08:42,000 Speaker 1: a call here from Tom and Buffalo. Go ahead, Tom, 1414 01:08:42,080 --> 01:08:44,639 Speaker 1: you're in the air. Hey, guys, I think the reason 1415 01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:47,640 Speaker 1: you're getting that one percent for DS is because they 1416 01:08:47,760 --> 01:08:52,840 Speaker 1: passed on AB and OBJ, But anyway, I would give 1417 01:08:52,880 --> 01:08:56,000 Speaker 1: them an a minus. I think they're doing a good 1418 01:08:56,080 --> 01:09:00,080 Speaker 1: job plugging all major needs that we have, and you 1419 01:09:00,160 --> 01:09:03,200 Speaker 1: can actually take the best player overall in the draft. 1420 01:09:03,920 --> 01:09:07,800 Speaker 1: But I honestly believe we need another tight end. We're 1421 01:09:07,880 --> 01:09:11,599 Speaker 1: shallow on tight end and we need more bodies there. 1422 01:09:12,120 --> 01:09:14,720 Speaker 1: And whatever happening to the concept of moving a tight 1423 01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:18,519 Speaker 1: end over to tackle Jason Peters did, it wasn't at 1424 01:09:18,600 --> 01:09:22,880 Speaker 1: him and he's still playing. The only difference was Jason 1425 01:09:22,920 --> 01:09:26,439 Speaker 1: Peters was already three hundred pounds. He was a six 1426 01:09:26,520 --> 01:09:30,280 Speaker 1: foot five, three hundred pound tight end anymore who ran 1427 01:09:30,320 --> 01:09:32,840 Speaker 1: a four nine five, and those are hard to find. 1428 01:09:33,000 --> 01:09:35,719 Speaker 1: But it was the right move for him, clearly, because 1429 01:09:35,760 --> 01:09:37,400 Speaker 1: he's made a fifteen year career out of it and 1430 01:09:37,479 --> 01:09:40,400 Speaker 1: just resigned with Philly, so it worked for him. The 1431 01:09:40,479 --> 01:09:42,960 Speaker 1: thing about Tyler Croft that I like, and I saw 1432 01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:46,120 Speaker 1: this on film from his film in Cincinnati, not only 1433 01:09:46,280 --> 01:09:49,080 Speaker 1: is he a very good and accomplished inline tight end 1434 01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:51,640 Speaker 1: in terms of the run game in blocking, but he 1435 01:09:51,760 --> 01:09:54,320 Speaker 1: can flex out into the slot and do some things 1436 01:09:54,360 --> 01:09:56,800 Speaker 1: for you in the intermediate areas as a receiver, but 1437 01:09:56,960 --> 01:10:01,680 Speaker 1: he's also been lined up in the backfield Hockenburg. How 1438 01:10:01,720 --> 01:10:04,479 Speaker 1: about who who Huckburg? Oh yeah, I love that kid. 1439 01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:07,280 Speaker 1: I mean he's probably the best all around tight end 1440 01:10:07,320 --> 01:10:11,080 Speaker 1: in the class. I mean I don't even think it's close. Yeah, yeah, 1441 01:10:11,400 --> 01:10:13,760 Speaker 1: even be there by the time we pick, well, you'd 1442 01:10:13,800 --> 01:10:15,720 Speaker 1: have to take him at nine probably. I think he's 1443 01:10:15,720 --> 01:10:17,360 Speaker 1: going to be off the board by pick twenty. You 1444 01:10:17,439 --> 01:10:19,000 Speaker 1: make a good point about tight ends that I have 1445 01:10:19,120 --> 01:10:20,840 Speaker 1: not given a ton of thought. But I only have 1446 01:10:20,920 --> 01:10:23,439 Speaker 1: two right now, right and you could get a rookie 1447 01:10:23,479 --> 01:10:25,920 Speaker 1: obviously who could play. There are some interesting names, and 1448 01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:28,400 Speaker 1: that's all I'll say as far as free agent tight 1449 01:10:28,479 --> 01:10:31,240 Speaker 1: ends available, Chris, guys who've had some production in the year, 1450 01:10:31,320 --> 01:10:34,640 Speaker 1: Tyler Eiffort at Cincinnati, I want, I want to. I 1451 01:10:34,720 --> 01:10:37,559 Speaker 1: won't not mention Antonio Gates, he's too old. Max Williams 1452 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:39,960 Speaker 1: at Baltimore pretty good tight end, pretty productive tight end 1453 01:10:40,040 --> 01:10:43,040 Speaker 1: over the over recent years. Anyway, All I'm saying is 1454 01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:45,360 Speaker 1: there are names out there that people would recognize if 1455 01:10:45,720 --> 01:10:47,559 Speaker 1: you want to wait and now, the value is coming 1456 01:10:47,600 --> 01:10:50,519 Speaker 1: down every every minute that passes, right, these guys value 1457 01:10:50,560 --> 01:10:52,599 Speaker 1: goes goes down a little bit. There are some interesting 1458 01:10:53,200 --> 01:10:55,479 Speaker 1: free agent tight end names still available out there right 1459 01:10:55,560 --> 01:10:58,040 Speaker 1: and I think you're very quickly, especially if you get 1460 01:10:58,040 --> 01:11:01,719 Speaker 1: to next week. You know, now you're talking about signing 1461 01:11:01,800 --> 01:11:05,560 Speaker 1: some of these guys to shorter term contracts. That benefits 1462 01:11:05,640 --> 01:11:08,719 Speaker 1: the Bills because it's probably just a stop gap player, 1463 01:11:09,160 --> 01:11:11,320 Speaker 1: and it benefits the player because it gives them one 1464 01:11:11,400 --> 01:11:13,920 Speaker 1: year to kind of prove themselves and hopefully get some 1465 01:11:14,040 --> 01:11:16,720 Speaker 1: production so they can get a bigger contract next offseason. 1466 01:11:17,120 --> 01:11:20,000 Speaker 1: So this is usually when those one year deals come 1467 01:11:20,040 --> 01:11:21,760 Speaker 1: together once you get to the second full week of 1468 01:11:21,800 --> 01:11:24,839 Speaker 1: free agency, third week, because they're just looking to be somewhere, 1469 01:11:25,400 --> 01:11:27,519 Speaker 1: hope to get production on the field so they can 1470 01:11:27,600 --> 01:11:31,240 Speaker 1: get more money next year when they're back in free agency. Meanwhile, 1471 01:11:31,320 --> 01:11:34,040 Speaker 1: the team is just trying to fill a gap in 1472 01:11:34,120 --> 01:11:36,880 Speaker 1: their roster that they're not one hundred percent sure they're 1473 01:11:36,880 --> 01:11:39,360 Speaker 1: going to be able to address in the draft capably. 1474 01:11:39,640 --> 01:11:42,400 Speaker 1: Although it is a very deep tight end draft this year, 1475 01:11:42,439 --> 01:11:45,080 Speaker 1: it's one of the deepest I've ever seen in terms 1476 01:11:45,120 --> 01:11:47,599 Speaker 1: of the talent. I mean, it arguably goes three rounds 1477 01:11:47,680 --> 01:11:49,559 Speaker 1: deep where you can get a guy that can help 1478 01:11:49,640 --> 01:11:51,360 Speaker 1: you as a rookie. They might wait for that to draft, 1479 01:11:51,400 --> 01:11:54,000 Speaker 1: but you know who's available who He's had some good 1480 01:11:54,040 --> 01:11:55,960 Speaker 1: moments with Miami over the last couple of years. My 1481 01:11:56,040 --> 01:12:00,160 Speaker 1: queis Gray who started really was here. Yeah, he's he's 1482 01:12:00,200 --> 01:12:02,360 Speaker 1: had some injuries of late. He's getting a little long 1483 01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:06,920 Speaker 1: in the tooth, but he's capable blocker. Yeah. I liked 1484 01:12:06,920 --> 01:12:09,800 Speaker 1: some of the stuff he did at Miami. Yeah we didn't. 1485 01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:13,439 Speaker 1: You know. You look at what Brian Dable used in 1486 01:12:13,560 --> 01:12:17,519 Speaker 1: terms of personnel packages last season, and obviously the three wide, 1487 01:12:17,640 --> 01:12:20,000 Speaker 1: one receiver, one tight end, said eleven personnel was the 1488 01:12:20,080 --> 01:12:26,800 Speaker 1: most popular, and then I believe after that, second and 1489 01:12:26,920 --> 01:12:29,400 Speaker 1: third was twelve personnel, which is, you know, one tight end, 1490 01:12:29,439 --> 01:12:32,800 Speaker 1: two backs, and then they would mix in a whole 1491 01:12:32,840 --> 01:12:37,160 Speaker 1: bunch of other stuff after that. So do they continue 1492 01:12:37,320 --> 01:12:40,680 Speaker 1: to lean towards eleven personnel? I'm inclined to think they do, 1493 01:12:40,920 --> 01:12:43,920 Speaker 1: especially with their receiver acquisitions. Heck, they might even go 1494 01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:48,719 Speaker 1: four wide a little bit more this year. I don't 1495 01:12:48,920 --> 01:12:51,360 Speaker 1: envision two tight ends being on the field a whole 1496 01:12:51,439 --> 01:12:55,000 Speaker 1: heck of a lot in this offense unless they start 1497 01:12:55,080 --> 01:12:57,400 Speaker 1: going road greater mode. You know, when you want to 1498 01:12:57,960 --> 01:12:59,960 Speaker 1: grind it out or you're gonna want to be versatile. 1499 01:13:00,040 --> 01:13:01,600 Speaker 1: We know that there Yeah, a lot of things at 1500 01:13:01,600 --> 01:13:03,800 Speaker 1: their disposed, but they I think it's safe to say 1501 01:13:03,800 --> 01:13:05,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna need more than two tight ends on their roster. Yeah, 1502 01:13:05,960 --> 01:13:07,559 Speaker 1: they're have to go to camp with a at least 1503 01:13:07,600 --> 01:13:11,400 Speaker 1: four maybe five, Right, and that third one has to 1504 01:13:11,479 --> 01:13:14,200 Speaker 1: be worth his salt. Right, you know you can't just 1505 01:13:14,320 --> 01:13:16,439 Speaker 1: have bodies to fill out the numbers at the position. 1506 01:13:16,840 --> 01:13:18,559 Speaker 1: Taking a break, we're coming back with more. Let us 1507 01:13:18,560 --> 01:13:20,040 Speaker 1: know what you think. How would you grade the Bill's 1508 01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:23,400 Speaker 1: early free agency moves eight oh three, five fifty. The 1509 01:13:23,479 --> 01:13:25,240 Speaker 1: number will get to your calls in a moment. John 1510 01:13:25,320 --> 01:13:27,759 Speaker 1: Murphy with Chris Brown. He's in for Steve Tasker today. 1511 01:13:28,000 --> 01:13:30,240 Speaker 1: It's one Bills Live from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo 1512 01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:46,559 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. Welcome back to One Bill's Drive for One 1513 01:13:46,640 --> 01:13:48,840 Speaker 1: Bills Live, John Murphy. Chris Brown is in for Steve 1514 01:13:48,880 --> 01:13:50,800 Speaker 1: Tasker again today and back tomorrow. Right Brown, are you 1515 01:13:50,840 --> 01:13:53,040 Speaker 1: liking this? Yeah? This is good? Are you sure? Yeah? 1516 01:13:53,080 --> 01:13:55,280 Speaker 1: I could different. It's different than your normal routine. Right, 1517 01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:59,280 Speaker 1: you're usually huddled over your left grinding. It's a little different. 1518 01:13:59,280 --> 01:14:01,120 Speaker 1: It's a little more free form. It is free form. 1519 01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:02,800 Speaker 1: I like free form. Yeah, And I can rant and 1520 01:14:02,880 --> 01:14:06,120 Speaker 1: rave a little bit. Yeah, anytime you gotta rant ahead, 1521 01:14:06,160 --> 01:14:09,360 Speaker 1: open it up, spill it out. We had hoped to 1522 01:14:09,400 --> 01:14:11,200 Speaker 1: get some of the free agents in on our show yet, 1523 01:14:11,200 --> 01:14:14,240 Speaker 1: but they're still ongoing there going through their tour the 1524 01:14:14,280 --> 01:14:17,160 Speaker 1: building welcome. Look, Yeah, they're in the new uh what 1525 01:14:17,320 --> 01:14:19,160 Speaker 1: is it called Sports Performance Center? Is that where we 1526 01:14:19,200 --> 01:14:21,240 Speaker 1: call it the new weight room? They add pros? Oh 1527 01:14:21,400 --> 01:14:23,080 Speaker 1: that one? Yeah? Does it have add pro one? And 1528 01:14:23,160 --> 01:14:25,519 Speaker 1: also in mind, I don't know unless they can sell 1529 01:14:25,760 --> 01:14:27,479 Speaker 1: I haven't. They haven't done the sign it yet. Yeah, 1530 01:14:27,720 --> 01:14:29,800 Speaker 1: but maybe it's up for grants. You're going through the 1531 01:14:29,840 --> 01:14:32,000 Speaker 1: tour over there at this point, so we'll get somebody 1532 01:14:32,040 --> 01:14:33,479 Speaker 1: in here, we think before we go off the here. 1533 01:14:33,520 --> 01:14:35,880 Speaker 1: In the meantime, your grades, please, how would you grade 1534 01:14:35,880 --> 01:14:38,519 Speaker 1: the bills early free agency moves? Give us a call? 1535 01:14:38,640 --> 01:14:41,120 Speaker 1: Eight oh three five fifty toll free one eight eight 1536 01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:44,040 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty? Is he on the 1537 01:14:44,120 --> 01:14:47,519 Speaker 1: line from North Carolina? Hello? Is he? How are you? Hey? 1538 01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:52,400 Speaker 1: Are you guys? I'm so excited I can't stand it. Yeah. 1539 01:14:53,479 --> 01:14:57,880 Speaker 1: I give the Bills an a because I've always said 1540 01:14:57,960 --> 01:15:01,200 Speaker 1: that what they did with the quarterback going to start 1541 01:15:01,280 --> 01:15:04,880 Speaker 1: the rookie. Well he's not a rookie, but you start 1542 01:15:05,080 --> 01:15:07,880 Speaker 1: the young guy and you have the two older quarterbacks 1543 01:15:08,360 --> 01:15:11,200 Speaker 1: to help back them up. Same thing, you know with 1544 01:15:11,320 --> 01:15:15,439 Speaker 1: the defensive guy that they got, you know before this 1545 01:15:16,280 --> 01:15:19,400 Speaker 1: trade deal. He's got experienced, so if one of our 1546 01:15:19,439 --> 01:15:22,479 Speaker 1: guys go down, at least he can play. I mean, 1547 01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:26,160 Speaker 1: it's just crazy. You know. You make a good point, 1548 01:15:26,240 --> 01:15:27,519 Speaker 1: is he and Chris? I want to get your take 1549 01:15:27,560 --> 01:15:30,280 Speaker 1: on this the setup of the quarterback room. Look, we 1550 01:15:30,360 --> 01:15:31,920 Speaker 1: all knew the Bills were not in the market for 1551 01:15:31,960 --> 01:15:35,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback in the draft this year, and we didn't 1552 01:15:35,920 --> 01:15:38,320 Speaker 1: know about free agency until until they set it up. 1553 01:15:38,360 --> 01:15:39,840 Speaker 1: And they set it up what a week and a 1554 01:15:39,920 --> 01:15:45,280 Speaker 1: half after the season ended, Matt Barkley's coming back Anderson's 1555 01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:48,600 Speaker 1: coming back. They were set with the group and so 1556 01:15:48,720 --> 01:15:50,640 Speaker 1: they don't even have to look at quarterbacks. And what 1557 01:15:50,720 --> 01:15:52,559 Speaker 1: did that do? Not that you don't want to look 1558 01:15:52,560 --> 01:15:55,240 Speaker 1: at quarterbacks, but at least it's look boom, that position 1559 01:15:55,360 --> 01:15:56,600 Speaker 1: set ready to go, you know what I mean. I 1560 01:15:56,640 --> 01:15:58,320 Speaker 1: thought it was a good way to start and for 1561 01:15:58,439 --> 01:16:00,760 Speaker 1: that group, and especially for the most important man in 1562 01:16:00,800 --> 01:16:03,080 Speaker 1: that group, Josh Allen. Right, and you can take it 1563 01:16:03,160 --> 01:16:06,080 Speaker 1: a step Further, even though the quarterback coach is new 1564 01:16:06,160 --> 01:16:08,479 Speaker 1: in the form of Ken Dorsey, he and Derek Anderson 1565 01:16:08,560 --> 01:16:11,080 Speaker 1: have a deep working relationship. They were teammates together in 1566 01:16:11,160 --> 01:16:15,640 Speaker 1: Cleveland for three seasons and then Dorsey became the quarterbacks 1567 01:16:15,680 --> 01:16:18,439 Speaker 1: coach in Carolina when Derek Anderson was there his last 1568 01:16:18,600 --> 01:16:23,280 Speaker 1: three or four seasons. And Ken Dorsey has experienced coaching 1569 01:16:23,360 --> 01:16:25,280 Speaker 1: a young up and coming quarterback because he did that 1570 01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:28,439 Speaker 1: with Cam Newton and made him into an NFL MVP. 1571 01:16:28,720 --> 01:16:32,640 Speaker 1: So you like how they assembled the QB room from 1572 01:16:32,680 --> 01:16:35,960 Speaker 1: a player perspective, but then getting Ken Dorsey coming in also, 1573 01:16:36,520 --> 01:16:39,880 Speaker 1: who is known as an astute football mind. And this 1574 01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:42,280 Speaker 1: is Derek Anderson telling me this. I called him last 1575 01:16:42,360 --> 01:16:44,840 Speaker 1: month just to kind of get some feedback from him, 1576 01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:47,679 Speaker 1: knowing he knows to Ken Dorsey perhaps better than anybody 1577 01:16:47,720 --> 01:16:50,559 Speaker 1: else on this entire roster or the coaching staff, even 1578 01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:52,760 Speaker 1: though coach McDermott was down there for some time too, 1579 01:16:52,800 --> 01:16:55,559 Speaker 1: as well as Brandon Bean, and he said, the way 1580 01:16:55,840 --> 01:17:02,160 Speaker 1: he views the game, diagnoses the game averages, etc. He's 1581 01:17:02,200 --> 01:17:04,120 Speaker 1: one of the best he's ever seen. And Derek Anderson 1582 01:17:04,160 --> 01:17:06,439 Speaker 1: has been in this league for seventeen years now, fifteen 1583 01:17:06,479 --> 01:17:10,120 Speaker 1: sixteen years, So I mean that's saying something. So I 1584 01:17:10,280 --> 01:17:12,920 Speaker 1: think they have a guy that they're happy they were 1585 01:17:12,960 --> 01:17:15,479 Speaker 1: able to add, and a guy that I think will 1586 01:17:15,560 --> 01:17:18,639 Speaker 1: help Josh Allen in many different ways, not only out 1587 01:17:18,680 --> 01:17:20,760 Speaker 1: on the field, but in that quarterback room as well 1588 01:17:20,840 --> 01:17:24,160 Speaker 1: when they're breaking down film and trying to come up 1589 01:17:24,200 --> 01:17:26,879 Speaker 1: with solutions, because the number one thing that a quarterback 1590 01:17:26,960 --> 01:17:28,720 Speaker 1: has to be as a problem solver, and this guy 1591 01:17:28,840 --> 01:17:31,559 Speaker 1: is a problem solver. According to Derek Anderson, what did 1592 01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:35,639 Speaker 1: you make you were here with us yesterday talking with Palmer? 1593 01:17:35,760 --> 01:17:39,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Palmer really interesting things to say about the role 1594 01:17:39,040 --> 01:17:41,519 Speaker 1: that Matt Barkley would have in that quarterback room, I thought, right, 1595 01:17:41,560 --> 01:17:43,560 Speaker 1: and how much of a benefit he would be for 1596 01:17:43,680 --> 01:17:45,559 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, how important it was it he came back 1597 01:17:46,439 --> 01:17:49,840 Speaker 1: author a million good things that Jordan Palmer touchdown yesterday 1598 01:17:49,840 --> 01:17:51,439 Speaker 1: in the Internet. I would encourage you to go back 1599 01:17:51,479 --> 01:17:53,000 Speaker 1: by the way if he didn't hear it yesterday, to 1600 01:17:53,520 --> 01:17:55,560 Speaker 1: listen to it because there's just a lot there. But 1601 01:17:55,680 --> 01:17:57,680 Speaker 1: I thought that was amazing what he said about part well, 1602 01:17:57,680 --> 01:18:00,320 Speaker 1: and it stemmed from the fact that Barkley does not 1603 01:18:00,520 --> 01:18:03,519 Speaker 1: have the physical ability that Josh has to rely upon 1604 01:18:03,720 --> 01:18:06,840 Speaker 1: in his game. So from a very early point in 1605 01:18:06,920 --> 01:18:10,280 Speaker 1: his career, probably early in college, he had to use 1606 01:18:10,360 --> 01:18:14,040 Speaker 1: his brain to make up for what his physical capabilities 1607 01:18:14,080 --> 01:18:16,760 Speaker 1: could not deliver on the field. So he had to 1608 01:18:16,800 --> 01:18:20,600 Speaker 1: become an anticipatory thrower very early in his career. And 1609 01:18:21,000 --> 01:18:25,200 Speaker 1: that is a step that Jordan Palmer believes that Josh 1610 01:18:25,280 --> 01:18:28,040 Speaker 1: still has to take, being more of an anticipatory thrower 1611 01:18:28,400 --> 01:18:32,200 Speaker 1: rather than a reactionary one. And since Barkley's been that 1612 01:18:32,320 --> 01:18:35,240 Speaker 1: for so long, there's a guy sitting right next to him, 1613 01:18:35,520 --> 01:18:38,679 Speaker 1: shoulder to shoulder that can kind of guide him through 1614 01:18:38,760 --> 01:18:41,000 Speaker 1: that thought process and the level of trust you have 1615 01:18:41,120 --> 01:18:43,720 Speaker 1: to have in your receiving corps. How quickly you have 1616 01:18:43,880 --> 01:18:46,760 Speaker 1: to read what the defense is doing, whether they're disguising, 1617 01:18:46,840 --> 01:18:49,840 Speaker 1: whether they're not. Has someone taken a false step that 1618 01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:52,400 Speaker 1: I can take advantage of now and fit this ball 1619 01:18:52,479 --> 01:18:55,519 Speaker 1: in here. I mean, these are all little elements of 1620 01:18:55,640 --> 01:18:58,479 Speaker 1: what Barkley can provide to Alan, having done that for 1621 01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:01,240 Speaker 1: so long, to the extent that yesterday Jordan Palmer said, 1622 01:19:01,280 --> 01:19:04,879 Speaker 1: even the practice reps that Barkley takes will be important 1623 01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:06,760 Speaker 1: to Josh Allen to watch right, to mirror him and 1624 01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:08,960 Speaker 1: to see how he's reacting to, well, that's how you 1625 01:19:09,040 --> 01:19:11,920 Speaker 1: can solve that. Yeah. That early. Yeah, But most of 1626 01:19:11,920 --> 01:19:14,400 Speaker 1: the interviews we do were pretty good. That one yesterday 1627 01:19:14,479 --> 01:19:16,479 Speaker 1: not because of anything we did, because of Jordan Palmer. 1628 01:19:16,520 --> 01:19:19,680 Speaker 1: That was he was a font of invention and just 1629 01:19:19,880 --> 01:19:22,639 Speaker 1: NonStop right. I don't think he cracked a smile. That's 1630 01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:24,479 Speaker 1: how serious he wasn't about every moment. It's like he 1631 01:19:24,560 --> 01:19:26,320 Speaker 1: walked in here and he was filled to the brimwood 1632 01:19:26,360 --> 01:19:27,840 Speaker 1: stuff and he had to just spill it all over 1633 01:19:27,960 --> 01:19:30,080 Speaker 1: the table here and he was great. It was great 1634 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:31,720 Speaker 1: for really good interview. I hope you got a chance 1635 01:19:31,720 --> 01:19:33,519 Speaker 1: to hear. You can go on our website Buffalo Bills 1636 01:19:33,520 --> 01:19:35,360 Speaker 1: dot com if you'd like to Frank on the line 1637 01:19:35,360 --> 01:19:38,479 Speaker 1: from an Golden and York Collo Frank, he looks, how 1638 01:19:38,479 --> 01:19:43,240 Speaker 1: are you doing? Okay? Listen, I'm a plus A kind 1639 01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:45,599 Speaker 1: of guy of a rating. And then I really like, deeply, 1640 01:19:45,760 --> 01:19:47,679 Speaker 1: I think he's literally going to help the team. I'd 1641 01:19:47,720 --> 01:19:50,600 Speaker 1: like the slot and then the slot. He's very reliable, 1642 01:19:50,680 --> 01:19:53,679 Speaker 1: he gets open. I think he's gonna be good for Josh, 1643 01:19:54,240 --> 01:19:58,160 Speaker 1: just for quick eight ten year passes, you know, so 1644 01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:01,519 Speaker 1: he's getting getting the ball on his hands quick. I 1645 01:20:01,680 --> 01:20:04,040 Speaker 1: just like your thoughts to that. Yeah, but I got 1646 01:20:04,120 --> 01:20:10,439 Speaker 1: one vote for the gong. He likes DK too. Yeah, 1647 01:20:10,600 --> 01:20:12,960 Speaker 1: so you're not alone Murph. Yeah, of course I'm not. 1648 01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:14,760 Speaker 1: The guy's going to be a first round pick. Early 1649 01:20:14,800 --> 01:20:18,600 Speaker 1: first round Beasley. Um, Can I confess something Chris? The 1650 01:20:18,680 --> 01:20:20,920 Speaker 1: fact that he has worn that star on his helmet 1651 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:24,040 Speaker 1: for what the first seven years of his career? Yeah? 1652 01:20:24,640 --> 01:20:27,040 Speaker 1: For years, I was like a big deal. He's Texas 1653 01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:30,400 Speaker 1: through and through Texas, born in Texas, went to SMU. 1654 01:20:30,600 --> 01:20:33,160 Speaker 1: I mean he's Yeah, he's Texas through. It's a big 1655 01:20:33,200 --> 01:20:34,840 Speaker 1: move for him. But when you look at his record 1656 01:20:34,920 --> 01:20:38,840 Speaker 1: of production with a young developing quarterback over the last 1657 01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:42,280 Speaker 1: few years here with Dak in Dallas, it's impressive. And 1658 01:20:42,400 --> 01:20:43,920 Speaker 1: you know what else I find impressive the more I 1659 01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:45,680 Speaker 1: think about it, the more I watch video of him. 1660 01:20:45,960 --> 01:20:48,400 Speaker 1: His energy level is very high. You know what I mean? 1661 01:20:48,520 --> 01:20:50,960 Speaker 1: You want that? I think especially from a slot guy, 1662 01:20:51,080 --> 01:20:53,639 Speaker 1: you know, moving around all the time pre snap uh, 1663 01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, making quick decisions on how to run the 1664 01:20:57,479 --> 01:20:59,960 Speaker 1: route and where to get open. I think his energy 1665 01:21:00,160 --> 01:21:02,240 Speaker 1: level is impressive too. Look, he's got what it takes 1666 01:21:02,280 --> 01:21:04,240 Speaker 1: to be a slap receiver in the NFL. But they're 1667 01:21:04,240 --> 01:21:06,040 Speaker 1: just a couple of things I've noticed in the last 1668 01:21:06,080 --> 01:21:08,479 Speaker 1: few days since Bill signed him that I think, all right, 1669 01:21:08,520 --> 01:21:10,439 Speaker 1: I see it. I see where they're going with this well, 1670 01:21:10,479 --> 01:21:12,960 Speaker 1: and you can't deny the production with a young quarterback 1671 01:21:13,120 --> 01:21:15,320 Speaker 1: because three of the last four years he's had fifty 1672 01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:19,160 Speaker 1: plus catch seasons, including sixty five last year for the Cowboys. 1673 01:21:20,040 --> 01:21:22,320 Speaker 1: So you know, you look at that and you say, Okay, 1674 01:21:22,640 --> 01:21:24,559 Speaker 1: this is a guy that's playing with a young quarterback 1675 01:21:24,680 --> 01:21:27,360 Speaker 1: already and is still that productive. You know, he can 1676 01:21:27,439 --> 01:21:29,800 Speaker 1: probably be the same thing here in Buffalo. I think 1677 01:21:29,840 --> 01:21:35,200 Speaker 1: it's a natural projection that is not outlandish in any way, 1678 01:21:35,240 --> 01:21:37,200 Speaker 1: shape or form. He should be able to fit and 1679 01:21:37,360 --> 01:21:41,040 Speaker 1: at the very least do what he did there. I'm 1680 01:21:41,080 --> 01:21:43,240 Speaker 1: intrigued by him. I can't I'd like to meet him. 1681 01:21:43,240 --> 01:21:45,439 Speaker 1: Hope comes in. Does the show here any any minute? Here. 1682 01:21:45,600 --> 01:21:48,240 Speaker 1: He's got a rap album, you know, I saw that today. Yeah, yeah, 1683 01:21:48,400 --> 01:21:50,800 Speaker 1: it sounds like a rapper too. I was unaware of this. Yeah, 1684 01:21:50,800 --> 01:21:53,320 Speaker 1: it sounds like he's bonified rappers from what I know. 1685 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:55,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not a huge rap music connoisseur, but 1686 01:21:56,040 --> 01:21:58,439 Speaker 1: he sounds fits the role. It sounds like it. Yeah, 1687 01:21:58,600 --> 01:22:01,479 Speaker 1: A Shan calling from us in Texas. Hello Sean, Welcome 1688 01:22:01,479 --> 01:22:04,519 Speaker 1: to the show. Hi, Hi guys, right, good show. I 1689 01:22:05,120 --> 01:22:07,160 Speaker 1: like talking in three ages. I think the Bills has 1690 01:22:07,240 --> 01:22:11,439 Speaker 1: been pretty active. I've been really excited, and my favorite 1691 01:22:12,040 --> 01:22:15,559 Speaker 1: picks are the center and the two wide receivers. Of course, 1692 01:22:17,240 --> 01:22:19,519 Speaker 1: I'm excited about Bees as well. Guys. I live here 1693 01:22:19,560 --> 01:22:22,559 Speaker 1: in the Dallas area, and uh, you know, I haven't 1694 01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:23,800 Speaker 1: been a huge fan of his because I'm not a 1695 01:22:23,880 --> 01:22:27,479 Speaker 1: cowboy fan, right, but he reminds me a lot of Edelman. 1696 01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:31,280 Speaker 1: He's a grotty type of player like Edelman is. Um. 1697 01:22:31,720 --> 01:22:35,080 Speaker 1: I questioned the Gore pick up, and I questioned it 1698 01:22:35,240 --> 01:22:40,280 Speaker 1: because the aging guy could possibly have been picked up 1699 01:22:40,320 --> 01:22:44,400 Speaker 1: the day before spring or summer camp or training camp 1700 01:22:44,520 --> 01:22:47,320 Speaker 1: or whatever. I'm just curious how he gets picked up 1701 01:22:47,360 --> 01:22:50,640 Speaker 1: on the first daily. But I'll tell you, I do 1702 01:22:50,920 --> 01:22:53,639 Speaker 1: like Gore. I think he's gonna be a really good 1703 01:22:53,800 --> 01:22:57,200 Speaker 1: running back for us. He seems like he still has 1704 01:22:57,240 --> 01:23:00,960 Speaker 1: his legs with him. He's a tough really you know, 1705 01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:04,080 Speaker 1: bulldogs or runner. And I think they might have brought 1706 01:23:04,200 --> 01:23:07,600 Speaker 1: him in because he's a he's a professional. He is 1707 01:23:08,160 --> 01:23:12,240 Speaker 1: a professional in a way that maybe shady McCoy might 1708 01:23:12,400 --> 01:23:15,880 Speaker 1: be a little bit more little. I'm not gonna see 1709 01:23:15,880 --> 01:23:18,960 Speaker 1: anything many about McCoy. I love McCoy, but maybe he's 1710 01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:24,200 Speaker 1: not the professional you know that Gore's gonna be. And 1711 01:23:24,320 --> 01:23:28,040 Speaker 1: the one more thing, Brownie Man, Robert Foster, how do 1712 01:23:28,120 --> 01:23:31,320 Speaker 1: you drop him the number four after the season he 1713 01:23:31,479 --> 01:23:35,200 Speaker 1: had last year? Man, I reste. I'm really excited about 1714 01:23:35,280 --> 01:23:37,280 Speaker 1: this kid, and I think that he could be a 1715 01:23:37,400 --> 01:23:39,479 Speaker 1: number one or number two for us. All you got 1716 01:23:39,520 --> 01:23:41,400 Speaker 1: a couple of things. They're sean and I'm gonna let Chris. 1717 01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:45,280 Speaker 1: First of all, you answered your own question. I believe 1718 01:23:45,280 --> 01:23:48,400 Speaker 1: about Gore. Chris talked that link yesterday about Gore's contributions 1719 01:23:48,439 --> 01:23:50,320 Speaker 1: on third downs blitz pickup. I let him get to 1720 01:23:50,360 --> 01:23:52,360 Speaker 1: that in a second. For my part, I think you 1721 01:23:52,439 --> 01:23:56,280 Speaker 1: answered your own question his Gore's leadership potential, which he's 1722 01:23:56,280 --> 01:24:00,400 Speaker 1: already demonstrated, his stature in the NFL, the presence that 1723 01:24:00,520 --> 01:24:02,439 Speaker 1: he brings is a factor here. What he can do 1724 01:24:02,520 --> 01:24:04,080 Speaker 1: on third downs as a factor, what he can do 1725 01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:06,560 Speaker 1: running the football. I mean, he's still producted with the 1726 01:24:06,600 --> 01:24:09,040 Speaker 1: Dolphins last year, but I believe that a big factor 1727 01:24:09,120 --> 01:24:10,800 Speaker 1: for the Bills. And maybe why they wouldn't want to 1728 01:24:10,840 --> 01:24:13,280 Speaker 1: wait much longer. They got him on day one. Was 1729 01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:15,880 Speaker 1: the fact that he is a locker room leader and 1730 01:24:15,960 --> 01:24:18,080 Speaker 1: has been acknowledged as such for several years. But Chris, 1731 01:24:18,120 --> 01:24:20,320 Speaker 1: you talked about this third down production yesterday. Yeah, I 1732 01:24:20,320 --> 01:24:23,200 Speaker 1: mean he's great and blitz pick up, great pass protector 1733 01:24:24,240 --> 01:24:26,720 Speaker 1: and good in short yardage. And I think and some 1734 01:24:26,840 --> 01:24:29,679 Speaker 1: people might say, well, isn't that why you have Chris Ivory. Yeah, 1735 01:24:31,000 --> 01:24:32,760 Speaker 1: but you know, this is a guy that wants to 1736 01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:35,840 Speaker 1: keep playing. He said he still feels good when he 1737 01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:38,920 Speaker 1: trains in the off season. His body feels good. As 1738 01:24:38,960 --> 01:24:40,960 Speaker 1: a guy with a fifteen year career who came out 1739 01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:43,320 Speaker 1: of college with a pair of aclknee injuries. People thought 1740 01:24:43,360 --> 01:24:45,080 Speaker 1: he'd have a four or five year career and here 1741 01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:47,400 Speaker 1: he was fifteen years later. Because he does all the 1742 01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:50,240 Speaker 1: things right in the off season to take care of himself. 1743 01:24:51,080 --> 01:24:53,760 Speaker 1: He's also a freak of nature. But Murph's one hundred 1744 01:24:53,800 --> 01:24:55,719 Speaker 1: percent right. And I mentioned this on the show yesterday. 1745 01:24:56,120 --> 01:24:59,080 Speaker 1: When Frank Gore walks into a locker room, everything stops. 1746 01:24:59,640 --> 01:25:03,519 Speaker 1: That's revered Frank Gore is in this league. I mean, 1747 01:25:03,520 --> 01:25:06,439 Speaker 1: because he's played that long, he's been that productive. He's 1748 01:25:06,479 --> 01:25:10,519 Speaker 1: the active rushing leader in the NFL and McCoy's number three. 1749 01:25:10,600 --> 01:25:12,840 Speaker 1: Now here's the other element. Because Gore was on the 1750 01:25:12,920 --> 01:25:16,400 Speaker 1: NFL network yesterday and he was asked why he signed 1751 01:25:16,439 --> 01:25:19,120 Speaker 1: with the Bills, what attracted him, and he said he 1752 01:25:19,240 --> 01:25:22,960 Speaker 1: was recruited by Lashawn McCoy because those two guys work 1753 01:25:23,040 --> 01:25:25,960 Speaker 1: out a lot down in Miami in the offseason together, 1754 01:25:26,360 --> 01:25:29,120 Speaker 1: and they were training together extensively last year and there 1755 01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:32,639 Speaker 1: is a mutual respect there. And Gore talked about how 1756 01:25:33,240 --> 01:25:37,559 Speaker 1: McCoy told him, come on in, we'll make this work together. 1757 01:25:37,760 --> 01:25:40,000 Speaker 1: You'll help me get back to where I was before 1758 01:25:40,160 --> 01:25:42,120 Speaker 1: last season when he had the worst year of his career. 1759 01:25:42,960 --> 01:25:44,960 Speaker 1: I think this is a good thing for McCoy. People 1760 01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:47,960 Speaker 1: are wondering, where is this gonna steal carries away from McCoy, 1761 01:25:48,040 --> 01:25:50,479 Speaker 1: what have you? What this is gonna do is it's 1762 01:25:50,479 --> 01:25:52,800 Speaker 1: gonna push McCoy to be his best. This will be 1763 01:25:53,680 --> 01:25:58,320 Speaker 1: a healthy competition based on mutual respect, and it will 1764 01:25:58,400 --> 01:26:00,880 Speaker 1: make both of them better because of it. And so 1765 01:26:01,040 --> 01:26:03,800 Speaker 1: I think the Bills saw that as nothing but a 1766 01:26:03,880 --> 01:26:07,920 Speaker 1: win win, and I think that's why, as unconventional as 1767 01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:10,920 Speaker 1: it might look on the outside, it made all the 1768 01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:13,840 Speaker 1: sense in the world inside the walls here at one 1769 01:26:13,920 --> 01:26:17,400 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. Now, with respect to Robert Foster, I just 1770 01:26:17,640 --> 01:26:19,880 Speaker 1: listed him fourth because it was the fourth name that 1771 01:26:19,960 --> 01:26:22,160 Speaker 1: came up in my head. We were just trying to 1772 01:26:22,240 --> 01:26:24,760 Speaker 1: run through the receiving corps, and I listed the two 1773 01:26:24,880 --> 01:26:27,600 Speaker 1: new guys because they're top of mind, and then I 1774 01:26:27,720 --> 01:26:30,120 Speaker 1: just happened to get to Robert Foster fourth. There In 1775 01:26:30,200 --> 01:26:32,120 Speaker 1: no way was I saying he's the fourth receiver on 1776 01:26:32,160 --> 01:26:36,000 Speaker 1: the depth Chartum, where would he fall? I mean he's 1777 01:26:36,040 --> 01:26:41,720 Speaker 1: probably three. I mean I'm convinced. I'm convinced who to be. 1778 01:26:42,040 --> 01:26:43,320 Speaker 1: We were just trying to figure out who were going 1779 01:26:43,400 --> 01:26:45,320 Speaker 1: to be the six on the roster. We weren't. We 1780 01:26:45,400 --> 01:26:47,960 Speaker 1: weren't establishing a pecking order. But I will say this, 1781 01:26:48,080 --> 01:26:50,240 Speaker 1: and I said this yesterday, at the end of this season, 1782 01:26:50,280 --> 01:26:52,320 Speaker 1: it's not going to surprise me if Cole Beasley leads 1783 01:26:52,320 --> 01:26:54,280 Speaker 1: to this team and targets. I'm not saying he's gonna 1784 01:26:54,320 --> 01:26:56,640 Speaker 1: lead the team in receiving yards, maybe not even touchdowns, 1785 01:26:56,840 --> 01:26:59,760 Speaker 1: but in terms of targets, just knowing the high percentage 1786 01:27:00,160 --> 01:27:02,080 Speaker 1: area routes he's going to be running, he might be 1787 01:27:02,160 --> 01:27:04,240 Speaker 1: leading this team in targets when the season's old. All right, 1788 01:27:04,360 --> 01:27:06,120 Speaker 1: break here, lots of time to talk, lots of time 1789 01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:08,400 Speaker 1: for you. Eight oh three five fifty toll free one 1790 01:27:08,520 --> 01:27:11,000 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty getting your 1791 01:27:11,080 --> 01:27:13,320 Speaker 1: sense of how the Bills have done the first day 1792 01:27:13,720 --> 01:27:16,160 Speaker 1: officially of NFL free agency. I would you great him? 1793 01:27:16,320 --> 01:27:18,080 Speaker 1: Give us a call. We're back with more one Bills 1794 01:27:18,120 --> 01:27:20,559 Speaker 1: Live from One Bills Drive and this is Buffalo Bills Radio. 1795 01:27:32,520 --> 01:27:35,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back to One Bill's Drive for one Bills Live. 1796 01:27:35,160 --> 01:27:37,799 Speaker 1: I'm John Murphy and Chris Brown in for Steve Tasker 1797 01:27:37,920 --> 01:27:40,040 Speaker 1: for the next couple of days. Here, we'd hope to 1798 01:27:40,080 --> 01:27:42,519 Speaker 1: be talking to some of the Bills free agents. Several 1799 01:27:42,600 --> 01:27:45,519 Speaker 1: of them are here in the building. They've got medical exams, 1800 01:27:45,560 --> 01:27:47,840 Speaker 1: they've got a full schedule. At some point we had 1801 01:27:47,880 --> 01:27:49,519 Speaker 1: hoped that they haven't met with the media yet. We 1802 01:27:49,560 --> 01:27:51,240 Speaker 1: can bring you that once they meet with the media. 1803 01:27:51,360 --> 01:27:53,599 Speaker 1: So things just kind of moving at a slow pace. 1804 01:27:54,720 --> 01:27:58,320 Speaker 1: So it's a very fluid situation, very fluid situation. So 1805 01:27:58,400 --> 01:28:00,400 Speaker 1: we're taking a lot of input from how would you 1806 01:28:00,439 --> 01:28:02,920 Speaker 1: grade the bills early free agency moves? Give us a 1807 01:28:03,000 --> 01:28:04,640 Speaker 1: call or send it in on Twitter. We have a 1808 01:28:04,680 --> 01:28:07,400 Speaker 1: Twitter poll on this ABC or D How would you 1809 01:28:07,479 --> 01:28:10,000 Speaker 1: grade the bills early moves in free agency? And by 1810 01:28:10,040 --> 01:28:12,360 Speaker 1: early we mean early free agency has been open what 1811 01:28:12,439 --> 01:28:15,200 Speaker 1: twenty almost twenty three hours? That's it, and yet people 1812 01:28:15,240 --> 01:28:17,240 Speaker 1: are ready to grade. It's it's kind of an odd 1813 01:28:17,880 --> 01:28:19,680 Speaker 1: It's no different than the draft, murff. You see all 1814 01:28:19,720 --> 01:28:22,519 Speaker 1: those grades come up on Monday or Sunday after the draft. 1815 01:28:22,520 --> 01:28:25,160 Speaker 1: It's over on Saturday. It's oh, you always get the 1816 01:28:25,400 --> 01:28:27,800 Speaker 1: It's instant gratification. That's what everybody wants. It's the on 1817 01:28:27,920 --> 01:28:32,200 Speaker 1: demand generation. Murf. Thanks, I needed that lecture, Chris. Thank you. 1818 01:28:34,040 --> 01:28:37,400 Speaker 1: So you're a millennial, right, I mean? Oh no, in fact, 1819 01:28:37,439 --> 01:28:41,599 Speaker 1: a little sensitive topic today. Oh okay, Iria was unaware. 1820 01:28:43,560 --> 01:28:44,880 Speaker 1: So let me see it. How would you grade the 1821 01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:46,720 Speaker 1: bills freegency moves? So far? I don't have it in 1822 01:28:46,800 --> 01:28:48,920 Speaker 1: front of me, but I know that most people think 1823 01:28:49,000 --> 01:28:51,719 Speaker 1: A or B is the buffalo grade. Thirty nine percent 1824 01:28:51,800 --> 01:28:54,200 Speaker 1: say they get an A, fifty five percent give them 1825 01:28:54,240 --> 01:28:56,600 Speaker 1: a B, only five percent give them a C, and 1826 01:28:56,960 --> 01:28:59,800 Speaker 1: lonely one percent says the grade is D. Let us 1827 01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:01,639 Speaker 1: know what you think? Phone line's open? I feel bad 1828 01:29:01,720 --> 01:29:04,639 Speaker 1: for that person. Well, there's still languishing in the dumps 1829 01:29:04,720 --> 01:29:07,000 Speaker 1: about I don't know what free agent. Maybe the caller 1830 01:29:07,080 --> 01:29:10,280 Speaker 1: was right earlier that they're upset about not getting Antonio Brown. 1831 01:29:11,080 --> 01:29:13,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was instructive the other day. That wouldn't 1832 01:29:13,040 --> 01:29:15,160 Speaker 1: even count towards free agency. It would be a trade. Yeah, 1833 01:29:15,160 --> 01:29:19,080 Speaker 1: we'd have trouble with that one. A tweet sent in 1834 01:29:19,160 --> 01:29:21,760 Speaker 1: on the tweet sheet from Tiffany Daniels A plus so far. 1835 01:29:21,960 --> 01:29:25,840 Speaker 1: She says they've given themselves draft flexibility by addressing several 1836 01:29:25,960 --> 01:29:28,920 Speaker 1: key needs so far in free agency. At nine in 1837 01:29:28,960 --> 01:29:30,640 Speaker 1: the draft, they can do a variety of things. They 1838 01:29:30,680 --> 01:29:33,120 Speaker 1: can take the best player available or move back adding 1839 01:29:33,200 --> 01:29:36,080 Speaker 1: more premium picks. They've shown they can draft solid players. 1840 01:29:36,200 --> 01:29:38,840 Speaker 1: All good points by Tiffany Daniels. Right, Yeah, I've got 1841 01:29:38,920 --> 01:29:42,200 Speaker 1: one here, guys. Bob says, based on what's available in 1842 01:29:42,280 --> 01:29:45,160 Speaker 1: free agency, they've done a very good job of temporarily 1843 01:29:45,280 --> 01:29:47,240 Speaker 1: filling the many holes on the team. I'd give them 1844 01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:50,120 Speaker 1: a solid B plus. The draft should provide some long 1845 01:29:50,280 --> 01:29:53,320 Speaker 1: term solutions, and that really is the formula under which 1846 01:29:53,320 --> 01:29:57,160 Speaker 1: Sean McDermot and Brandon being operate. You draft to build 1847 01:29:57,200 --> 01:29:59,920 Speaker 1: your team for the long haul, and you fell in 1848 01:30:00,120 --> 01:30:02,920 Speaker 1: holes with free agency and then you try to resign 1849 01:30:03,000 --> 01:30:05,519 Speaker 1: your own players, provided you've hit on your draft choices, 1850 01:30:05,960 --> 01:30:07,599 Speaker 1: which you know, for the most part, the first two 1851 01:30:07,680 --> 01:30:12,800 Speaker 1: draft classes here have shown some encouraging promise. I would 1852 01:30:12,840 --> 01:30:14,920 Speaker 1: say for the most part. You know, whether you're talking 1853 01:30:14,960 --> 01:30:18,439 Speaker 1: about Tredavious White, Deon Dawkins, Matt Milano from that first 1854 01:30:18,520 --> 01:30:21,400 Speaker 1: draft class, and even Zay Jones to a certain extent 1855 01:30:21,520 --> 01:30:24,000 Speaker 1: made some strides this past year. And then you know 1856 01:30:24,120 --> 01:30:27,800 Speaker 1: last year's draft class too, so you know it's if 1857 01:30:27,840 --> 01:30:30,800 Speaker 1: they can keep doing that. You know, that's where you 1858 01:30:30,920 --> 01:30:33,479 Speaker 1: improve your roster over the long haul. You use these 1859 01:30:33,560 --> 01:30:37,360 Speaker 1: free agents opportunities to kind of plug the holes that 1860 01:30:37,479 --> 01:30:40,599 Speaker 1: are still devoid of talent that's suitable for the rest 1861 01:30:40,640 --> 01:30:42,880 Speaker 1: of your roster. All right, we're gonna take a break. 1862 01:30:42,920 --> 01:30:44,680 Speaker 1: We're coming back for one more hour to go, and 1863 01:30:44,760 --> 01:30:46,880 Speaker 1: we need your input. We love your input. The grade 1864 01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:48,599 Speaker 1: you would give the Bills for their free agency move 1865 01:30:48,720 --> 01:30:50,680 Speaker 1: so far, Give us a call or tweet it. In 1866 01:30:50,840 --> 01:30:53,360 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Kalada Health from One Bill's Drive, 1867 01:30:53,640 --> 01:31:10,320 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bills Radio Hills Radio Network Stories Day 1868 01:31:10,600 --> 01:31:12,519 Speaker 1: update comes from One Bill's Drive where the Bills have 1869 01:31:12,800 --> 01:31:15,719 Speaker 1: seven of their new free agents in town in the building, 1870 01:31:16,040 --> 01:31:19,120 Speaker 1: giving them tours, going through medical checkups, giving him the 1871 01:31:19,200 --> 01:31:20,840 Speaker 1: lay of the land. We hope to hear from some 1872 01:31:20,960 --> 01:31:23,080 Speaker 1: of them as the afternoon rolls along, but I got 1873 01:31:23,080 --> 01:31:26,400 Speaker 1: an hour to go. Might not happen. Bills also reportedly 1874 01:31:27,160 --> 01:31:31,080 Speaker 1: I have signed another free agent, a return specialist. ESPN's 1875 01:31:31,120 --> 01:31:34,120 Speaker 1: Diana Rasini reports that the Bills are signing Andre Roberts. 1876 01:31:34,400 --> 01:31:37,439 Speaker 1: No confirmation with the team yet on that. Roberts led 1877 01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:41,080 Speaker 1: the AFC in kickoff return yardage last year, averaging twenty 1878 01:31:41,160 --> 01:31:44,839 Speaker 1: nine point four yards per kick return. He also averaged 1879 01:31:44,840 --> 01:31:47,559 Speaker 1: fourteen yards per punt return last year. He's thirty one 1880 01:31:47,640 --> 01:31:50,880 Speaker 1: years old, nine seasons already in the NFL. Andre Roberts 1881 01:31:51,200 --> 01:31:53,439 Speaker 1: expected to sign with the Buffalo Bills. This will be 1882 01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:56,720 Speaker 1: his fourth consecutive one year, one season stop in a row. 1883 01:31:57,040 --> 01:32:00,280 Speaker 1: From twenty sixteen to twenty eighteen, he played for the Lionskins, 1884 01:32:00,320 --> 01:32:03,040 Speaker 1: and Jets. Now he reportedly is coming to the Buffalo Bills. 1885 01:32:03,400 --> 01:32:06,040 Speaker 1: Ziggy Onsa, at last report, was still visiting the Buffalo 1886 01:32:06,080 --> 01:32:08,599 Speaker 1: Bills today. The twenty nine year old defensive end free 1887 01:32:08,640 --> 01:32:11,200 Speaker 1: agent visiting the Bills about a possible job here also 1888 01:32:11,320 --> 01:32:14,360 Speaker 1: reportedly ready to visit the New Orleans Saints coming up next. 1889 01:32:14,880 --> 01:32:17,719 Speaker 1: The Miami Dolphins met with free agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater 1890 01:32:17,880 --> 01:32:20,560 Speaker 1: last night, but no deal announced. Bridgewater likely having to 1891 01:32:20,640 --> 01:32:23,080 Speaker 1: decide between the Dolphins and his current team, the New 1892 01:32:23,160 --> 01:32:26,559 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints. He had a potentially a long term option 1893 01:32:26,640 --> 01:32:30,280 Speaker 1: to replace Drew Breese in New Orleans. Meantime, Breeze got 1894 01:32:30,320 --> 01:32:32,280 Speaker 1: a new contract today in an effort to clear some 1895 01:32:32,600 --> 01:32:36,320 Speaker 1: salary cap space the Saints restructure Drew brees contract. He'll 1896 01:32:36,360 --> 01:32:38,680 Speaker 1: still get the twenty three million in Cashi's due this year, 1897 01:32:38,920 --> 01:32:41,479 Speaker 1: but a simple restructure will push his cap figure higher. 1898 01:32:41,680 --> 01:32:44,360 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty, the New York Jets released their top 1899 01:32:44,479 --> 01:32:47,200 Speaker 1: running back from last season, Isaiah Crowell. Let Go buy 1900 01:32:47,280 --> 01:32:50,080 Speaker 1: the Jets the edition of Levion Bell made him expendable. 1901 01:32:50,320 --> 01:32:53,360 Speaker 1: The Buffalo Sabers in action tonight, host to Pittsburgh Penguins 1902 01:32:53,400 --> 01:32:55,960 Speaker 1: seven o'clock. If they win tonight, Savers will have a 1903 01:32:56,000 --> 01:32:58,519 Speaker 1: season sweep over the Penguins and three straight wins against 1904 01:32:58,520 --> 01:33:00,960 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh for the first time. In two thousand and five. 1905 01:33:01,280 --> 01:33:04,400 Speaker 1: Two thousand and six, college basketball, the Mid American Conference 1906 01:33:04,439 --> 01:33:07,719 Speaker 1: Tournament in Cleveland, UB Bulls winners today. They beat Akron 1907 01:33:07,960 --> 01:33:10,200 Speaker 1: eighty two to forty six. Next up, the Bulls get 1908 01:33:10,240 --> 01:33:13,040 Speaker 1: the winner of four seed Kent State or fifth seed 1909 01:33:13,120 --> 01:33:16,479 Speaker 1: Central Michigan tomorrow at six thirty pm. The Bulls were 1910 01:33:16,560 --> 01:33:19,320 Speaker 1: rolling along as they make their way to the NCAA Tournament. 1911 01:33:19,520 --> 01:33:21,760 Speaker 1: That's the update from One Bill's Drive, John Murphy. Chris 1912 01:33:21,880 --> 01:33:24,360 Speaker 1: Brown is in for the vacationing Steve Tasker here for 1913 01:33:24,479 --> 01:33:26,479 Speaker 1: one more hour. Hope to hear from some of the 1914 01:33:26,520 --> 01:33:28,360 Speaker 1: free agents. Don't know if that's going to happen. A 1915 01:33:28,400 --> 01:33:30,040 Speaker 1: couple of issues I want to talk to you about, Chris, 1916 01:33:30,120 --> 01:33:31,479 Speaker 1: and we'll get back to the phones in a moment 1917 01:33:31,720 --> 01:33:34,080 Speaker 1: and get your grade on the Bills and free agency. 1918 01:33:34,479 --> 01:33:38,599 Speaker 1: Isaiah Crowell one season obviously, levy on Bell makes him expendable. 1919 01:33:39,000 --> 01:33:42,160 Speaker 1: I used to like Isaiah crawl Chris, usually for the Bryans. Yes, 1920 01:33:42,520 --> 01:33:44,400 Speaker 1: and you know what, it just turned me off so much. 1921 01:33:44,439 --> 01:33:47,320 Speaker 1: Remember the n sportsmanlike conduct penalty. Week three, the Jets 1922 01:33:47,360 --> 01:33:50,280 Speaker 1: go to Cleveland. Chroil scores a touchdown against his old 1923 01:33:50,360 --> 01:33:54,959 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns teammates and goes into a long touchdown celebration 1924 01:33:55,040 --> 01:33:58,559 Speaker 1: where he pretended to wipe his butt with the ball. 1925 01:33:58,680 --> 01:34:02,680 Speaker 1: Remember that. Thanks for reminding, man. I actually had forgotten that, 1926 01:34:02,760 --> 01:34:05,360 Speaker 1: but now I was so offended. Look, guys do stuff, 1927 01:34:05,680 --> 01:34:08,560 Speaker 1: and people celebrate in different ways. That offended me. So 1928 01:34:08,600 --> 01:34:11,240 Speaker 1: I just couldn't believe that that was his choice of celebration. 1929 01:34:11,520 --> 01:34:13,560 Speaker 1: So I'm glad he's been released by the Jets, and 1930 01:34:13,600 --> 01:34:15,519 Speaker 1: I hope nobody else picks him up. Isaiah Crawl, I 1931 01:34:15,560 --> 01:34:17,200 Speaker 1: want't you'll wind up here. But I just think that 1932 01:34:17,320 --> 01:34:22,559 Speaker 1: was a ridiculous affront to just common decency. Last year. Man, 1933 01:34:23,080 --> 01:34:25,360 Speaker 1: you're looking on you want to do that celebration? Find 1934 01:34:25,360 --> 01:34:28,120 Speaker 1: a bathroom? Yeah, it was just stupid. It was Monday 1935 01:34:28,200 --> 01:34:30,479 Speaker 1: Night football, right week three months light football gotta be 1936 01:34:30,520 --> 01:34:33,080 Speaker 1: better than that, right, and it was. It wasn't funny, 1937 01:34:33,720 --> 01:34:36,479 Speaker 1: it wasn't obscene. Yeah, I mean the closest thing you 1938 01:34:36,560 --> 01:34:39,400 Speaker 1: can think of is Randy Moss pretending to drop Troo 1939 01:34:40,000 --> 01:34:43,160 Speaker 1: Yah up against the goalposts in Green Bay. Just crazy. 1940 01:34:43,240 --> 01:34:45,040 Speaker 1: I thought, all right, there's something else I want to 1941 01:34:45,040 --> 01:34:46,559 Speaker 1: talk to you about before we get back to the phones. 1942 01:34:46,600 --> 01:34:48,439 Speaker 1: Where is it? I threw it at you? Oh? Here? 1943 01:34:48,439 --> 01:34:53,200 Speaker 1: It is an interesting piece on SI dot com from 1944 01:34:53,280 --> 01:34:55,400 Speaker 1: Jonathan Jones, a writer who we've had on the show. 1945 01:34:55,640 --> 01:34:58,840 Speaker 1: He has the early NFL free agency winners. He's got 1946 01:34:58,880 --> 01:35:01,400 Speaker 1: a list of free agency winners early on this week. 1947 01:35:01,640 --> 01:35:04,040 Speaker 1: He's got the Buffalo Bills on his list of six. 1948 01:35:04,520 --> 01:35:06,160 Speaker 1: And let me read you what he wrote about the Bills, 1949 01:35:06,400 --> 01:35:09,559 Speaker 1: and he's right, Jonathan Jones. Social media got its jokes 1950 01:35:09,600 --> 01:35:11,599 Speaker 1: off when Antonio Brown blew up the deal that could 1951 01:35:11,640 --> 01:35:14,120 Speaker 1: have sent him to Buffalo. Didn't happen that way. And 1952 01:35:14,240 --> 01:35:17,120 Speaker 1: then Robert Clemco cold agents who aren't crazy about sending 1953 01:35:17,160 --> 01:35:18,640 Speaker 1: their clients to Western New York. Did you read that 1954 01:35:18,720 --> 01:35:21,519 Speaker 1: Clemco piece earlier this week? We'll get to that, but 1955 01:35:22,120 --> 01:35:24,640 Speaker 1: Jonathan Jones says, second year GM Brandon being brought in 1956 01:35:24,760 --> 01:35:27,800 Speaker 1: a nice haul early in free agency. Speedster John Brown 1957 01:35:27,840 --> 01:35:30,439 Speaker 1: will pair nicely with bigger on quarterback Josh Allen. Then 1958 01:35:30,520 --> 01:35:33,240 Speaker 1: there's Cole Beasley in the slot being nab center Mitch 1959 01:35:33,320 --> 01:35:35,680 Speaker 1: Morris to anchor the offensive line. He also picked up 1960 01:35:35,760 --> 01:35:38,920 Speaker 1: tight end Tyler Croft and added ageless wonder Frank Gore 1961 01:35:39,080 --> 01:35:41,360 Speaker 1: a one year deal as he continues his march up 1962 01:35:41,400 --> 01:35:44,320 Speaker 1: the all time rushing list. Jonathan Jones at least recognizes 1963 01:35:44,360 --> 01:35:46,479 Speaker 1: what the Bills have done on a national basis on 1964 01:35:46,560 --> 01:35:50,000 Speaker 1: the National Forum side dot com, which is important. Yeah, 1965 01:35:50,080 --> 01:35:52,760 Speaker 1: he's wrong about how Antonio Brown went down and the 1966 01:35:52,840 --> 01:35:54,840 Speaker 1: clemco article. Did you see that on a side door? 1967 01:35:54,960 --> 01:35:57,040 Speaker 1: This is what I found most humorous about the clemco 1968 01:35:57,200 --> 01:36:01,120 Speaker 1: article for anybody that wanted to apply Antonio criticism as 1969 01:36:01,160 --> 01:36:04,160 Speaker 1: it pertained to the bills. With respect to that article. So, 1970 01:36:04,320 --> 01:36:08,200 Speaker 1: they had the top five destined destinations of choice in 1971 01:36:08,240 --> 01:36:11,200 Speaker 1: the NFL for teams, and Dallas was first, along with 1972 01:36:11,240 --> 01:36:13,200 Speaker 1: a couple of others. And then they had a top 1973 01:36:13,320 --> 01:36:17,560 Speaker 1: five least desirable locations and they listed Buffalo first. You 1974 01:36:17,640 --> 01:36:21,200 Speaker 1: know what was second? Oakland. So they're all, you know, 1975 01:36:21,400 --> 01:36:25,720 Speaker 1: pining and prattling on about how Antonio Brown spurned the 1976 01:36:25,800 --> 01:36:27,840 Speaker 1: Bills and this is probably a big reason why he 1977 01:36:27,960 --> 01:36:32,439 Speaker 1: went to Oakland. And I would argue, off the field 1978 01:36:32,520 --> 01:36:35,320 Speaker 1: in terms of facilities and all of that stuff, Oakland 1979 01:36:35,360 --> 01:36:38,560 Speaker 1: doesn't hold a candle to Buffalo. Now, maybe it'll be 1980 01:36:38,600 --> 01:36:40,240 Speaker 1: different when they go to Vegas and they have all 1981 01:36:40,240 --> 01:36:43,559 Speaker 1: their shiny new toys. But I mean, come on, dude, 1982 01:36:43,760 --> 01:36:47,479 Speaker 1: just enough with that narrative. Already, he'd never had a choice, 1983 01:36:47,800 --> 01:36:50,400 Speaker 1: He was never given a choice. The only request that 1984 01:36:50,439 --> 01:36:53,280 Speaker 1: the Steelers were willing to grant with Antonio Brown was 1985 01:36:53,320 --> 01:36:55,479 Speaker 1: to get him the hell off their roster. That was it. 1986 01:36:55,760 --> 01:36:58,160 Speaker 1: That was the only request they were going to accommodate 1987 01:36:58,280 --> 01:37:01,920 Speaker 1: him on. That's it. Yeah. Um, let me go through 1988 01:37:01,960 --> 01:37:04,160 Speaker 1: some of the other the free agency winners that Jonathan 1989 01:37:04,240 --> 01:37:08,519 Speaker 1: Jones has has has handed out here Cleveland Browns obviously 1990 01:37:08,640 --> 01:37:11,960 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham from the Giants for what they got, you 1991 01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:14,000 Speaker 1: know what, they had to give up a lot of 1992 01:37:14,320 --> 01:37:17,040 Speaker 1: help there for Baker Mayfield. They got Olibia Vernon to 1993 01:37:17,200 --> 01:37:21,080 Speaker 1: match with some other great pass rushes they had. Um. Yeah, 1994 01:37:21,160 --> 01:37:24,719 Speaker 1: the Browns did. Okay, does that make it really championship contender? 1995 01:37:25,160 --> 01:37:29,120 Speaker 1: We'll see first year, I think, Sharon, Yeah, there are 1996 01:37:29,240 --> 01:37:31,200 Speaker 1: some things in the way. You've got to blend all 1997 01:37:31,240 --> 01:37:34,520 Speaker 1: of that talent together. Yeah, you've got a new defensive coordinator, 1998 01:37:34,680 --> 01:37:37,439 Speaker 1: you've got a new head coach. Granted he was there. 1999 01:37:37,840 --> 01:37:41,720 Speaker 1: So the offense should you would you would assume kind 2000 01:37:41,760 --> 01:37:44,080 Speaker 1: of hit the ground running because most of the guys 2001 01:37:44,120 --> 01:37:46,559 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball were in it last year. 2002 01:37:46,640 --> 01:37:49,080 Speaker 1: They have some holes to plug on their offensive line. 2003 01:37:49,880 --> 01:37:52,800 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question about that, especially after 2004 01:37:52,840 --> 01:37:57,160 Speaker 1: they traded Kevin Zeitler. So I think that what you 2005 01:37:57,320 --> 01:38:02,200 Speaker 1: have is some ground to cover before you can stamp 2006 01:38:02,280 --> 01:38:04,040 Speaker 1: yourself as a contender. But I think they're going to 2007 01:38:04,080 --> 01:38:05,599 Speaker 1: be in the thick of that race in the AFC 2008 01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:08,840 Speaker 1: North for sure. This article side dot com listening to 2009 01:38:08,920 --> 01:38:10,880 Speaker 1: free agent winners. He has the Bills in that list 2010 01:38:10,960 --> 01:38:14,280 Speaker 1: of six. Also as the green Bay Packers. The Packers 2011 01:38:14,520 --> 01:38:17,400 Speaker 1: um got pass rushing helps at Areas Smith Preston Smith. 2012 01:38:17,760 --> 01:38:20,640 Speaker 1: They got um Adrian Amos, pretty good safety from the 2013 01:38:20,800 --> 01:38:22,719 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, one of the best in the market. Pretty 2014 01:38:22,720 --> 01:38:24,800 Speaker 1: good ads for the green Bay defense. I think they 2015 01:38:24,880 --> 01:38:28,040 Speaker 1: might need more and maybe some offensive weaponry to be 2016 01:38:28,120 --> 01:38:30,920 Speaker 1: honest with you, But yeah, on defense and pretty good additions. Yeah, 2017 01:38:30,960 --> 01:38:33,840 Speaker 1: and that's the new GM up there. Brian gutencous Um, 2018 01:38:34,840 --> 01:38:38,240 Speaker 1: who actually, if I remember right, interviewed here um correct job, 2019 01:38:38,320 --> 01:38:41,799 Speaker 1: Yes he did. But yeah, I mean green Bay was interesting. 2020 01:38:41,880 --> 01:38:44,960 Speaker 1: They were very quiet very early, and then it was 2021 01:38:45,080 --> 01:38:48,000 Speaker 1: like Tuesday hit and all of a sudden, all these 2022 01:38:48,080 --> 01:38:50,120 Speaker 1: signings kind of came out of the woodwork for them. 2023 01:38:50,960 --> 01:38:54,360 Speaker 1: They did sign a guard, Billy Turner from Denver. He 2024 01:38:54,520 --> 01:38:58,040 Speaker 1: was a former third round pick. So did I see 2025 01:38:58,080 --> 01:38:59,360 Speaker 1: him at the senior bow a couple of years ago, 2026 01:38:59,479 --> 01:39:01,840 Speaker 1: Billy Turn. He's like from a small college. Yeah, he's 2027 01:39:01,840 --> 01:39:04,720 Speaker 1: from a small college. I can't remember. I can't remember where, 2028 01:39:04,760 --> 01:39:06,240 Speaker 1: but yeah, I think he was like a third or 2029 01:39:06,240 --> 01:39:08,160 Speaker 1: fourth round picked in the Dolphins draft him. I want 2030 01:39:08,200 --> 01:39:09,840 Speaker 1: to see the Dolphins drafted him and then a cut 2031 01:39:09,880 --> 01:39:12,960 Speaker 1: and who went to Denver anyway, So they did address 2032 01:39:13,040 --> 01:39:15,479 Speaker 1: something on the offensive side of the ball, though not anything, 2033 01:39:16,040 --> 01:39:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, dramatic. And it's interesting to still see Randall 2034 01:39:20,160 --> 01:39:24,639 Speaker 1: Cobb out there as a free agent. It's pretty clear 2035 01:39:24,760 --> 01:39:26,920 Speaker 1: that Green Bay is ready to move on from him, 2036 01:39:27,600 --> 01:39:31,840 Speaker 1: but it's it's worth noting he's still sitting out there, 2037 01:39:31,880 --> 01:39:35,439 Speaker 1: and it's not I understand. You know, he had a 2038 01:39:35,520 --> 01:39:38,360 Speaker 1: down year last year, battled some injuries. The guy's only 2039 01:39:38,400 --> 01:39:41,280 Speaker 1: twenty eight years old, I mean, and he's a proven performer. 2040 01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:45,080 Speaker 1: So for me, it's interesting to see him out there. 2041 01:39:45,160 --> 01:39:48,120 Speaker 1: There's a bargain option. Who if he's still on the 2042 01:39:48,160 --> 01:39:49,760 Speaker 1: market next year, you could get for a pretty darn 2043 01:39:49,840 --> 01:39:52,960 Speaker 1: good price. You really could. I mean, that's a talented 2044 01:39:53,000 --> 01:39:56,080 Speaker 1: player who also gives you some return options. You know, 2045 01:39:56,200 --> 01:39:58,360 Speaker 1: he's been a returner in his career. He's a guy 2046 01:39:58,439 --> 01:40:00,519 Speaker 1: that can still run like that jet sweeps I type 2047 01:40:00,520 --> 01:40:02,920 Speaker 1: stuff that everybody likes. Now, so you could do a 2048 01:40:03,000 --> 01:40:06,040 Speaker 1: lot worse than Randall cop Billy Turner, North Dakota State, 2049 01:40:06,160 --> 01:40:08,360 Speaker 1: but he was in the Senior Bowl. I do recall 2050 01:40:08,479 --> 01:40:11,160 Speaker 1: him there a small school. Yeah, New England Patriots get 2051 01:40:11,200 --> 01:40:14,760 Speaker 1: on the list of early winners in free agency. What yeah, 2052 01:40:15,400 --> 01:40:17,120 Speaker 1: let me tell you why, because this might even insane. 2053 01:40:17,280 --> 01:40:19,120 Speaker 1: I got to hear this as is they gonna get 2054 01:40:19,160 --> 01:40:22,599 Speaker 1: credit for sitting idle. Come on, this is the credit 2055 01:40:22,680 --> 01:40:24,599 Speaker 1: for the Patriots. Sometimes the best moves are the moves 2056 01:40:24,640 --> 01:40:27,600 Speaker 1: you don't make. Oh my gosh. Patriots opted not to 2057 01:40:27,640 --> 01:40:29,760 Speaker 1: pay big money to both Tree Flowers and Trent Brown, 2058 01:40:30,080 --> 01:40:33,679 Speaker 1: so more compensatory picks are coming Bill Belichick's way. Really, 2059 01:40:34,120 --> 01:40:36,840 Speaker 1: that's something I mean, because he drafts so well. Yeah right, 2060 01:40:37,080 --> 01:40:39,639 Speaker 1: that's marginal. Right. We didn't sign anybody, but we're gonna 2061 01:40:39,640 --> 01:40:42,080 Speaker 1: get competitor only the Patriots. We're gonna get credit for 2062 01:40:42,200 --> 01:40:45,880 Speaker 1: doing nothing. Yeah, all right, on with this trade for 2063 01:40:45,960 --> 01:40:51,320 Speaker 1: Michael Bennett. Who is this guy? Jonathan Jones SI dot com. Okay, 2064 01:40:52,080 --> 01:40:55,720 Speaker 1: where's he from? I'm not sure? Wooster? I mean, come on, 2065 01:40:56,280 --> 01:40:58,879 Speaker 1: give me a break and one more didn't do anything, 2066 01:40:58,960 --> 01:41:01,960 Speaker 1: and you're gonna get credit. I understand not overpaying for 2067 01:41:01,960 --> 01:41:04,200 Speaker 1: those guys. I wouldn't have paid sixty six million dollars 2068 01:41:04,200 --> 01:41:07,960 Speaker 1: for Trent Brown either, but come on, you're gonna give 2069 01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:11,519 Speaker 1: them credit for doing nothing. He is he did good God. 2070 01:41:11,720 --> 01:41:13,680 Speaker 1: And lastly on this list, the Bills are on this list. 2071 01:41:13,760 --> 01:41:17,400 Speaker 1: The early winners in free agency. The Philadelphia Eagles dumping 2072 01:41:17,479 --> 01:41:21,519 Speaker 1: Michael Bennett in a cost cutting move. Left tackle Jason 2073 01:41:21,560 --> 01:41:23,960 Speaker 1: Peters comes back on a one year deal, They signed 2074 01:41:24,200 --> 01:41:27,280 Speaker 1: Malik Jackson do a three year deal, and getting the 2075 01:41:27,360 --> 01:41:30,840 Speaker 1: trade for DeShawn Jackson. Okay, yeah, the national here's how 2076 01:41:30,880 --> 01:41:33,080 Speaker 1: it works, Murph just I mean, I'm sure you get 2077 01:41:33,160 --> 01:41:35,679 Speaker 1: this also, and you've you're a student enough to recognize 2078 01:41:35,720 --> 01:41:38,519 Speaker 1: this yourself. But you look at the last two Super 2079 01:41:38,560 --> 01:41:41,840 Speaker 1: Bowl champions they're the national media darlings because they did 2080 01:41:41,920 --> 01:41:45,280 Speaker 1: everything right to win the championship. So you know, anything 2081 01:41:45,360 --> 01:41:48,639 Speaker 1: that the Philadelphia Eagles do, oh what a great move. 2082 01:41:48,760 --> 01:41:51,400 Speaker 1: That was fantastic. And then you know same thing here 2083 01:41:51,720 --> 01:41:55,680 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. They didn't do anything. They're brilliant. I mean, 2084 01:41:56,000 --> 01:41:59,080 Speaker 1: come on with this already. Just make it a level 2085 01:41:59,160 --> 01:42:02,160 Speaker 1: playing field at least in terms of reviewing what teams 2086 01:42:02,200 --> 01:42:05,280 Speaker 1: are doing out there, speaking of which the Ringer had 2087 01:42:05,439 --> 01:42:07,400 Speaker 1: a right up. They did a thing on the eight 2088 01:42:07,520 --> 01:42:11,599 Speaker 1: teams that define the twenty nineteen offseason. Now, I would 2089 01:42:11,680 --> 01:42:13,479 Speaker 1: argue we still have a draft to cover here, so 2090 01:42:13,560 --> 01:42:16,920 Speaker 1: this might be a little premature, but the Bills are 2091 01:42:17,000 --> 01:42:20,760 Speaker 1: on this list, obviously with seven other clubs. The Jets 2092 01:42:20,800 --> 01:42:22,200 Speaker 1: are on the list, the Browns are on the list. 2093 01:42:22,240 --> 01:42:24,519 Speaker 1: Some of the usual people you'd expect, Packers and Chiefs 2094 01:42:24,600 --> 01:42:27,120 Speaker 1: made it also, But this is what they said about 2095 01:42:27,160 --> 01:42:31,400 Speaker 1: the Bills. Yeah, Brandon Bean may not have made any 2096 01:42:31,520 --> 01:42:35,519 Speaker 1: headline grabbing deals in free agency, but collectively, Buffalo is 2097 01:42:35,600 --> 01:42:39,960 Speaker 1: used it's abundance of cap space in fascinating ways. They 2098 01:42:40,000 --> 01:42:42,679 Speaker 1: mentioned the Morse deal, and they say that might seem 2099 01:42:42,760 --> 01:42:45,280 Speaker 1: like an overpay, but after Eric Wood was forced to 2100 01:42:45,280 --> 01:42:47,559 Speaker 1: abruptly retire, as we all know, blah blah blah, they 2101 01:42:47,600 --> 01:42:49,439 Speaker 1: were kind of in a critical spot and had to 2102 01:42:49,479 --> 01:42:53,240 Speaker 1: get that position addressed. And then they said beyond that, 2103 01:42:55,320 --> 01:42:58,320 Speaker 1: you know, Buffalo spent big on Morse, but the team's 2104 01:42:58,400 --> 01:43:01,160 Speaker 1: other moves along the offensive have been much more frugal 2105 01:43:01,240 --> 01:43:04,639 Speaker 1: and creative. Aside from left tackle, where Dion Dawkins sits 2106 01:43:04,920 --> 01:43:07,639 Speaker 1: the Bills had openings at every other line spot. Center 2107 01:43:07,760 --> 01:43:10,160 Speaker 1: is now occupied by Morse, but to fill the rest, 2108 01:43:10,320 --> 01:43:14,240 Speaker 1: being has tried to find viable bargain options. So then 2109 01:43:14,280 --> 01:43:16,200 Speaker 1: he list you know, they list all the options there 2110 01:43:16,560 --> 01:43:18,400 Speaker 1: and then he went on to talk about, you know, 2111 01:43:18,479 --> 01:43:20,960 Speaker 1: the offense and adding Brown and Beasley and how that'll 2112 01:43:21,000 --> 01:43:24,120 Speaker 1: help Josh Allen. So that's basically where it sits. But 2113 01:43:24,200 --> 01:43:27,439 Speaker 1: it was a favorable review. And you know, the Bills 2114 01:43:27,439 --> 01:43:30,800 Speaker 1: are in one out of every four teams in the league, 2115 01:43:30,880 --> 01:43:33,960 Speaker 1: as you know, defining the twenty nineteen off season. I 2116 01:43:34,040 --> 01:43:36,080 Speaker 1: hope that Brandon being a company had a little more 2117 01:43:36,160 --> 01:43:38,680 Speaker 1: defining that they can do in the draft, you know, 2118 01:43:38,880 --> 01:43:42,000 Speaker 1: because I don't season well and I don't think free 2119 01:43:42,000 --> 01:43:44,479 Speaker 1: agency is anywhere near done. And Brandon being even showed 2120 01:43:44,560 --> 01:43:46,360 Speaker 1: us that with some of the additions that he made 2121 01:43:46,360 --> 01:43:49,800 Speaker 1: as late as May last year. Yeah, I don't get 2122 01:43:50,200 --> 01:43:53,280 Speaker 1: even training camp. He was doing stuff comes into training camp. 2123 01:43:53,800 --> 01:43:56,280 Speaker 1: How would you grade the Bills early free agency moves? 2124 01:43:56,320 --> 01:43:58,720 Speaker 1: That's our Twitter poll. Let's check the Twitter poll. How 2125 01:43:58,760 --> 01:44:00,200 Speaker 1: would you grade it? If you're giving them at a 2126 01:44:00,240 --> 01:44:02,599 Speaker 1: grade right now? Ninety four percent of you total, give 2127 01:44:02,680 --> 01:44:04,439 Speaker 1: him an A or a B. Forty percent give the 2128 01:44:04,479 --> 01:44:07,800 Speaker 1: Bills an A in free agency, and fifty five percent 2129 01:44:07,920 --> 01:44:11,360 Speaker 1: give the Bills a B. Five percent little movement there 2130 01:44:12,040 --> 01:44:16,040 Speaker 1: slight movement forty percent A, fifty four percent B. Five 2131 01:44:16,080 --> 01:44:18,160 Speaker 1: percent give him a C. One percent gives him a D. 2132 01:44:18,479 --> 01:44:20,479 Speaker 1: What do you think? Let's discuss phone nine's open eight 2133 01:44:20,560 --> 01:44:23,759 Speaker 1: O three oh five fifty toll free from outside Buffalo 2134 01:44:23,880 --> 01:44:26,720 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two. I want to 2135 01:44:26,720 --> 01:44:28,600 Speaker 1: ask you this bester. You gave him a solid B 2136 01:44:28,840 --> 01:44:31,080 Speaker 1: as what would have given them an A? In your mind? 2137 01:44:31,160 --> 01:44:33,439 Speaker 1: What would they have had to do to bump your 2138 01:44:33,439 --> 01:44:37,760 Speaker 1: grade up from a B to an A? Ah, I 2139 01:44:37,800 --> 01:44:39,760 Speaker 1: didn't think about that. Is there anything like that? You 2140 01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:41,920 Speaker 1: had your heart and dead right now would bump them 2141 01:44:42,000 --> 01:44:44,760 Speaker 1: up to an A if they can fit that, My guy, 2142 01:44:44,880 --> 01:44:47,479 Speaker 1: we're wedging that contract in there somehow, some way. I 2143 01:44:47,479 --> 01:44:50,559 Speaker 1: would be using smoke and mirrors. I mean, I'm looking 2144 01:44:50,600 --> 01:44:51,960 Speaker 1: at guys who were still out there and that guys 2145 01:44:52,000 --> 01:44:53,880 Speaker 1: that they've missed out on. Yeah, he would be the 2146 01:44:53,920 --> 01:44:55,560 Speaker 1: one I think that would push him up there in 2147 01:44:55,920 --> 01:44:59,840 Speaker 1: my a'd B an elite defense. Yes, if you add 2148 01:44:59,840 --> 01:45:02,040 Speaker 1: A I like that you are an elite defense now 2149 01:45:02,160 --> 01:45:03,840 Speaker 1: that would make him a name. Other than that, I 2150 01:45:03,880 --> 01:45:05,960 Speaker 1: don't know. Is there a wide receiver they missed out 2151 01:45:06,000 --> 01:45:09,080 Speaker 1: on in free agency. No, Tonio Brown was a trade, 2152 01:45:09,160 --> 01:45:12,040 Speaker 1: but even that, yeah, that would have made him better team. 2153 01:45:12,120 --> 01:45:14,040 Speaker 1: And really, when you think about it, collection to talent 2154 01:45:14,120 --> 01:45:19,080 Speaker 1: anyway defensively outside of adding edge rusher or maybe another 2155 01:45:19,120 --> 01:45:22,400 Speaker 1: defensive tackle. I mean, you're gonna have a defense coming 2156 01:45:22,439 --> 01:45:24,519 Speaker 1: back from last season that has ten of their eleven 2157 01:45:24,600 --> 01:45:28,120 Speaker 1: starters coming back. I know, you know, Kyle Williams is 2158 01:45:28,200 --> 01:45:30,639 Speaker 1: the only guy that's not back from the starting group, 2159 01:45:31,320 --> 01:45:36,200 Speaker 1: and you've at least signed back insurance at that position 2160 01:45:36,280 --> 01:45:39,760 Speaker 1: in the form of Jordan Phillips. So I would anticipate 2161 01:45:39,800 --> 01:45:43,360 Speaker 1: they're going to add to the defensive line pool of talent, 2162 01:45:43,960 --> 01:45:47,519 Speaker 1: probably in the draft. Maybe they can find somebody. I 2163 01:45:47,640 --> 01:45:50,960 Speaker 1: know they're still talking to Ziggians's camp, so we'll see 2164 01:45:51,000 --> 01:45:55,040 Speaker 1: where that goes and if anything materializes. But you know, 2165 01:45:55,160 --> 01:45:59,320 Speaker 1: you look at that defense from a starting perspective, it's 2166 01:45:59,360 --> 01:46:02,479 Speaker 1: in pretty good shape and they've all they've already done 2167 01:46:02,479 --> 01:46:05,000 Speaker 1: a couple of things to address the depth. You know, 2168 01:46:05,120 --> 01:46:07,479 Speaker 1: Kevin Johnson being the most notable ad so far, and 2169 01:46:08,000 --> 01:46:10,400 Speaker 1: I think we all anticipate they'll be making a couple 2170 01:46:10,520 --> 01:46:13,680 Speaker 1: more ads, just from a depth perspective, So you know, 2171 01:46:13,720 --> 01:46:18,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to see how how eager they are 2172 01:46:19,000 --> 01:46:22,320 Speaker 1: to make ads in terms of free agency, or when 2173 01:46:22,400 --> 01:46:23,960 Speaker 1: they get to a point where they just say, you 2174 01:46:24,040 --> 01:46:27,519 Speaker 1: know what, there's enough talent in the draft at position X. 2175 01:46:28,320 --> 01:46:30,599 Speaker 1: We can just wait on that, and with the draft 2176 01:46:30,680 --> 01:46:33,120 Speaker 1: capital we have, we're gonna be able to address that effectively. 2177 01:46:33,400 --> 01:46:35,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking over the list of who's still available and 2178 01:46:35,640 --> 01:46:38,040 Speaker 1: watched I was watching NFL Network this morning and one 2179 01:46:38,080 --> 01:46:40,439 Speaker 1: guy they got fixated on a little bit was Ronald Darby, 2180 01:46:40,760 --> 01:46:44,040 Speaker 1: former Bill's draft pick, former Eagles cornerback who is still 2181 01:46:44,040 --> 01:46:46,439 Speaker 1: out on the open market. The Eagles are apparently talking 2182 01:46:46,560 --> 01:46:48,840 Speaker 1: to him and trying to get a long term deal done, 2183 01:46:48,920 --> 01:46:50,800 Speaker 1: but nothing is said in Stone. He's got some injury 2184 01:46:50,840 --> 01:46:53,639 Speaker 1: issues that I'm sure admits of that, right, Yeah, consider 2185 01:46:53,720 --> 01:46:55,640 Speaker 1: that I think he had I want to say he 2186 01:46:55,720 --> 01:46:58,240 Speaker 1: had a high ankle sprain. This is over the last 2187 01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:00,479 Speaker 1: two years, he's had a high ankle sprain. He's had 2188 01:47:00,479 --> 01:47:03,519 Speaker 1: a bad groin injury. So yeah, he's I don't know, 2189 01:47:05,640 --> 01:47:07,880 Speaker 1: it's interesting how those things crop up because I mean, 2190 01:47:08,240 --> 01:47:09,760 Speaker 1: for the most part, he was healthy as a horse 2191 01:47:09,800 --> 01:47:12,880 Speaker 1: when he was here, and granted he was younger in 2192 01:47:12,960 --> 01:47:14,760 Speaker 1: his career at this at that point in time, but 2193 01:47:15,479 --> 01:47:18,679 Speaker 1: you know, that's just an example of how you really 2194 01:47:18,800 --> 01:47:22,360 Speaker 1: do have to be vigilant in taking care of your body. 2195 01:47:22,439 --> 01:47:24,639 Speaker 1: I mean, your body is your career in this league, 2196 01:47:25,240 --> 01:47:27,640 Speaker 1: maybe in more than any other professional sports league, just 2197 01:47:27,680 --> 01:47:29,360 Speaker 1: because of the wear and tear and the pounding that 2198 01:47:29,439 --> 01:47:32,519 Speaker 1: it takes, especially at a high impact position like corners. 2199 01:47:32,600 --> 01:47:36,360 Speaker 1: So you wonder what's going on there with him, and 2200 01:47:36,600 --> 01:47:38,800 Speaker 1: that's going to affect his price tag in terms of 2201 01:47:38,920 --> 01:47:41,360 Speaker 1: what teams feel the value is, even a team that 2202 01:47:41,439 --> 01:47:44,559 Speaker 1: knows him intimately, like the Eagles. Let me throw another 2203 01:47:44,640 --> 01:47:46,560 Speaker 1: name match, and I'm not saying there's any interest in 2204 01:47:46,600 --> 01:47:48,000 Speaker 1: the Bills on this guy, but as you look at 2205 01:47:48,040 --> 01:47:51,519 Speaker 1: who's available and Domainsue might be one of the biggest 2206 01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:54,439 Speaker 1: names still available, coming off a pretty good year, maybe 2207 01:47:54,800 --> 01:47:57,400 Speaker 1: his best year actually with the rams of this last year, 2208 01:47:57,400 --> 01:47:59,599 Speaker 1: why do you think he's still out there? I think 2209 01:47:59,720 --> 01:48:03,080 Speaker 1: his his personal price tag is probably too high. What 2210 01:48:03,200 --> 01:48:04,720 Speaker 1: did he play? He played on a one year deal 2211 01:48:04,840 --> 01:48:07,080 Speaker 1: last year for something like fourteen million. I want to 2212 01:48:07,080 --> 01:48:09,680 Speaker 1: say it was a fat, fat number. And I think 2213 01:48:09,800 --> 01:48:12,840 Speaker 1: we just in looking at that deal last year at 2214 01:48:12,880 --> 01:48:14,720 Speaker 1: this time, I said, Okay, this is a one year. 2215 01:48:15,600 --> 01:48:17,400 Speaker 1: This is a go for it year for the Rams. 2216 01:48:17,960 --> 01:48:19,840 Speaker 1: They're going to invest this money in this guy for 2217 01:48:19,960 --> 01:48:22,160 Speaker 1: just this year. After that he's gone because they have 2218 01:48:22,240 --> 01:48:24,800 Speaker 1: to pay Aaron Donald. So you knew it was only 2219 01:48:24,840 --> 01:48:27,800 Speaker 1: going to be a one year's stay in LA for Sue. 2220 01:48:28,720 --> 01:48:32,160 Speaker 1: And he played well year. I don't know if he 2221 01:48:32,200 --> 01:48:35,160 Speaker 1: played fourteen million dollars well, but he played well. Best 2222 01:48:35,240 --> 01:48:39,880 Speaker 1: year in the league. He's kind of a mercurial personality, though, 2223 01:48:40,000 --> 01:48:44,240 Speaker 1: and so you have to be confident that that personality 2224 01:48:44,439 --> 01:48:48,000 Speaker 1: can be managed by the leadership in your locker room, 2225 01:48:48,040 --> 01:48:50,720 Speaker 1: because if it can't be, then you have a whole 2226 01:48:50,800 --> 01:48:52,560 Speaker 1: other set of issues on your hands. And then you 2227 01:48:52,680 --> 01:48:54,800 Speaker 1: have a giant human being who's not living up to 2228 01:48:54,840 --> 01:48:57,160 Speaker 1: his potential, and you have a whole other set of 2229 01:48:57,240 --> 01:49:01,200 Speaker 1: problems because he's a giant. Well, who's gonna tell him 2230 01:49:01,320 --> 01:49:02,760 Speaker 1: you need? You know what I mean, Like, you got 2231 01:49:02,840 --> 01:49:04,320 Speaker 1: to make sure you have leadership in your room that 2232 01:49:04,400 --> 01:49:06,160 Speaker 1: has the guts to tell him, yeah, I know you're 2233 01:49:06,160 --> 01:49:08,599 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds and you can probably pound me into salt. 2234 01:49:08,640 --> 01:49:11,360 Speaker 1: Heard about three swings, But you're wrong, and you need 2235 01:49:11,400 --> 01:49:14,320 Speaker 1: to work harder. As easier said than done with a 2236 01:49:14,360 --> 01:49:17,400 Speaker 1: guy like that, you understood stood anywhere near him down 2237 01:49:17,520 --> 01:49:20,360 Speaker 1: the field. He is a card, can't join human being. Yeah, Like, 2238 01:49:21,120 --> 01:49:24,680 Speaker 1: I swear he's valuable. I swear his upper arm is 2239 01:49:24,720 --> 01:49:27,160 Speaker 1: as big as my thigh. I swear to God it is. 2240 01:49:28,400 --> 01:49:31,599 Speaker 1: He is just a behemoth of a human. I think 2241 01:49:31,600 --> 01:49:33,360 Speaker 1: you'd have some value here, but we're well, I guess 2242 01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:35,080 Speaker 1: we're only a day into free agency, but he is 2243 01:49:35,080 --> 01:49:38,160 Speaker 1: still out here. Yeah, but for players like that, those 2244 01:49:38,200 --> 01:49:39,760 Speaker 1: are the ones you want to sit and wait on 2245 01:49:39,920 --> 01:49:42,960 Speaker 1: and hope the market keeps softening to the point where 2246 01:49:43,040 --> 01:49:46,479 Speaker 1: he gets desperate and we'll say, all right, I'll play 2247 01:49:46,479 --> 01:49:47,960 Speaker 1: for eight million, you know what I mean, Like, I'll 2248 01:49:47,960 --> 01:49:50,000 Speaker 1: play one year for eight million. Let's just do it. Yeah, 2249 01:49:50,080 --> 01:49:52,639 Speaker 1: you know that's what you're hoping for as a GM 2250 01:49:52,840 --> 01:49:54,479 Speaker 1: that you know, if you believe you can still get 2251 01:49:54,520 --> 01:49:56,519 Speaker 1: out of him what he's been in this league. He's notable. 2252 01:49:56,600 --> 01:49:58,720 Speaker 1: Who else anybody else? Get your attention? Still be Yeah, 2253 01:49:58,760 --> 01:50:00,519 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll be honest, I really I haven't taken 2254 01:50:00,720 --> 01:50:03,599 Speaker 1: a long hard look at the list of remainers. Ryan 2255 01:50:03,680 --> 01:50:07,080 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick in the league. Now, oh, he'll find he'll go somewhere. Yeah, 2256 01:50:07,439 --> 01:50:10,800 Speaker 1: he'll land somewhere. I'm not Blake Bortles'll land somewhere. It 2257 01:50:10,920 --> 01:50:14,080 Speaker 1: might be a little while. Okay, Golden Tate. You talked 2258 01:50:14,080 --> 01:50:16,360 Speaker 1: about Tate possibly with the Patriots, talking to the paper, 2259 01:50:16,520 --> 01:50:19,519 Speaker 1: talking to him. Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I mean, 2260 01:50:19,600 --> 01:50:21,360 Speaker 1: of course, I mean, would you go there if you're 2261 01:50:21,360 --> 01:50:24,120 Speaker 1: Golden Tate? In a second, why wouldn't you? Yeah? Yeah, 2262 01:50:24,200 --> 01:50:27,280 Speaker 1: I mean the role that the slot receivers play in 2263 01:50:27,400 --> 01:50:29,720 Speaker 1: that offense. I mean, they go back to those four 2264 01:50:29,880 --> 01:50:32,479 Speaker 1: y double slot looks that they had when they had 2265 01:50:32,560 --> 01:50:35,320 Speaker 1: Welker and Troy Brown, or when they had Welker and 2266 01:50:35,520 --> 01:50:37,479 Speaker 1: Edelman on the same team and Edelman was just working 2267 01:50:37,560 --> 01:50:41,560 Speaker 1: his way into the offensive rotation. So, um, I'm just 2268 01:50:41,600 --> 01:50:44,400 Speaker 1: looking to line up Edelman and take double slots. I mean, 2269 01:50:44,520 --> 01:50:47,120 Speaker 1: my god, you better be deep at corner. I'm just 2270 01:50:47,200 --> 01:50:49,280 Speaker 1: looking over the names of those still available, and you know, 2271 01:50:49,320 --> 01:50:53,080 Speaker 1: we already talked about justin Houston. I think he's likely 2272 01:50:53,160 --> 01:50:54,759 Speaker 1: to go by the end of it. I was stunned 2273 01:50:55,560 --> 01:50:58,280 Speaker 1: that to get de Ford all it took was a 2274 01:50:58,360 --> 01:51:02,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty second round pick that blew me away. It 2275 01:51:02,800 --> 01:51:07,360 Speaker 1: blew me away, and granted the leverage that San Francisco 2276 01:51:07,560 --> 01:51:10,320 Speaker 1: had in that deal was, Look, we're gonna have to 2277 01:51:10,360 --> 01:51:12,840 Speaker 1: sign him to a new money deal, and that's not 2278 01:51:12,880 --> 01:51:15,880 Speaker 1: going to be easy for us. I'm just wondering why 2279 01:51:16,040 --> 01:51:18,920 Speaker 1: Kansas City was so compelled to push him off their roster. 2280 01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:21,679 Speaker 1: Were they that cap strapped? I mean pretty cap strapped 2281 01:51:21,720 --> 01:51:25,760 Speaker 1: because they signed Tyron Matthew to three year forty two 2282 01:51:25,760 --> 01:51:28,760 Speaker 1: million paid him fourteen million for safety. Wouldn't you rather 2283 01:51:28,840 --> 01:51:33,040 Speaker 1: pay that money to your defensive end, wouldn't you? Don't 2284 01:51:33,040 --> 01:51:36,000 Speaker 1: you more highly valued pass rusher over safety? Yeah? No 2285 01:51:36,120 --> 01:51:38,400 Speaker 1: offense to safeties in this league, I agree, which is 2286 01:51:38,439 --> 01:51:42,320 Speaker 1: why it's an interesting that both Justin Houston and Ford 2287 01:51:42,320 --> 01:51:44,960 Speaker 1: are gone. I mean that one or the other you 2288 01:51:45,000 --> 01:51:48,439 Speaker 1: can see, especially with where the Chiefs defense was last year. 2289 01:51:49,200 --> 01:51:52,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I couldn't wrap my head around that they 2290 01:51:52,120 --> 01:51:54,439 Speaker 1: got rid of both of those guys and then paid 2291 01:51:54,479 --> 01:51:57,280 Speaker 1: a boatload of money to a safety. Was a good player, 2292 01:51:57,760 --> 01:52:01,920 Speaker 1: but fourteen million a year for I mean, holy cow 2293 01:52:02,439 --> 01:52:05,160 Speaker 1: that I was. I was. I was just as crossed 2294 01:52:05,240 --> 01:52:08,599 Speaker 1: up about those moves as I was about trading Beckham 2295 01:52:08,640 --> 01:52:10,400 Speaker 1: the year after signing him to Giant money and then 2296 01:52:10,479 --> 01:52:12,680 Speaker 1: eating twenty one million on your cap. What do you 2297 01:52:12,760 --> 01:52:15,400 Speaker 1: think Bills, what do you think they're grade should be 2298 01:52:15,600 --> 01:52:17,800 Speaker 1: early on in free agency? Let's go to a call here, 2299 01:52:17,840 --> 01:52:19,880 Speaker 1: Sean and Buffalo. I Sean, you're on the air with us. 2300 01:52:19,920 --> 01:52:23,800 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Hey, how are you guys doing okay? So 2301 01:52:24,680 --> 01:52:27,320 Speaker 1: with all the signings, you know, the center I think 2302 01:52:27,400 --> 01:52:30,000 Speaker 1: was really good with miss Morris and everything. The left tackle, 2303 01:52:30,080 --> 01:52:32,920 Speaker 1: he's one of the best, you know moving left tackles. Um, 2304 01:52:34,320 --> 01:52:36,519 Speaker 1: what do you think come to draft? Do you think 2305 01:52:36,600 --> 01:52:40,960 Speaker 1: we should still target metclass or do you think Metcalf? Sorry, 2306 01:52:41,280 --> 01:52:42,840 Speaker 1: or do you think we should maybe go after a 2307 01:52:42,920 --> 01:52:45,679 Speaker 1: running back to have him grow under these two future 2308 01:52:45,720 --> 01:52:48,960 Speaker 1: Hall of famers. Well, if you're asking me what I 2309 01:52:49,000 --> 01:52:53,080 Speaker 1: would do, I would focus hard on defenders pass rush guys. 2310 01:52:53,400 --> 01:52:56,880 Speaker 1: There's a glut of good pass rush targets in this 2311 01:52:57,040 --> 01:52:59,960 Speaker 1: year's early first round, first round especially, and I would 2312 01:53:00,160 --> 01:53:01,640 Speaker 1: keep an eye on Metcalf and do a lot more 2313 01:53:01,640 --> 01:53:04,200 Speaker 1: work on Metcalf in the next six weeks. Running back 2314 01:53:04,240 --> 01:53:07,400 Speaker 1: would not be on my not be early on my 2315 01:53:07,479 --> 01:53:09,920 Speaker 1: list here, maybe not even in the first three, three, probably, Yeah, 2316 01:53:11,000 --> 01:53:13,800 Speaker 1: it's not a great running back class. There is a 2317 01:53:13,920 --> 01:53:20,080 Speaker 1: healthy drop off probably after round two or so, where 2318 01:53:21,160 --> 01:53:24,880 Speaker 1: I was just alarmed at the lack of pure speed 2319 01:53:25,439 --> 01:53:29,280 Speaker 1: of running backs top to bottom in this class, a 2320 01:53:29,320 --> 01:53:32,880 Speaker 1: lot of four six and four seven guys, when in 2321 01:53:33,000 --> 01:53:37,840 Speaker 1: previous years, I mean you you might not have guys 2322 01:53:37,920 --> 01:53:40,600 Speaker 1: that had the full package, but what they did have 2323 01:53:40,800 --> 01:53:44,000 Speaker 1: was time speed, you know, and that helps you because 2324 01:53:44,040 --> 01:53:46,760 Speaker 1: you can get to the edge more effectively. You can 2325 01:53:46,800 --> 01:53:48,439 Speaker 1: stick your foot in the ground and burst through a 2326 01:53:48,520 --> 01:53:51,040 Speaker 1: hole that much faster. That's why you look for explosion 2327 01:53:51,080 --> 01:53:55,439 Speaker 1: in running backs. And this year's class, you know, after 2328 01:53:55,520 --> 01:53:59,320 Speaker 1: you get passed round two, maybe early round three, there's 2329 01:53:59,320 --> 01:54:01,559 Speaker 1: a lot of there's a lot of grinders, a lot 2330 01:54:01,600 --> 01:54:04,760 Speaker 1: of mutters if you will, that just do not have 2331 01:54:04,960 --> 01:54:09,160 Speaker 1: that burst that teams covered and look for in bags. 2332 01:54:09,320 --> 01:54:10,800 Speaker 1: Which is not to say you dismiss him. One of 2333 01:54:10,840 --> 01:54:12,880 Speaker 1: those mutters might have a role to play here in Buffalo. 2334 01:54:12,960 --> 01:54:16,920 Speaker 1: You're right, but you're not spending an early draft choice 2335 01:54:16,960 --> 01:54:18,760 Speaker 1: on a player like that. You're just not. That's just 2336 01:54:18,920 --> 01:54:22,880 Speaker 1: not what has traditionally been valued. There's a place for 2337 01:54:22,960 --> 01:54:24,680 Speaker 1: them in the league, but they're not going to be 2338 01:54:24,720 --> 01:54:27,439 Speaker 1: an early draft pick in getting here. Call here from 2339 01:54:27,520 --> 01:54:30,759 Speaker 1: Donnie and Sarasota, Florida. Donnie, welcome. How's the weather in Sarasota? 2340 01:54:30,800 --> 01:54:34,640 Speaker 1: The hy absolutely stunning. I'm looking at blue skies, a 2341 01:54:34,640 --> 01:54:36,600 Speaker 1: couple of clouds, and I'm sitting on the gulf. So 2342 01:54:37,040 --> 01:54:41,320 Speaker 1: oh you guys that you're on the water, look like 2343 01:54:41,560 --> 01:54:45,040 Speaker 1: drop a line in the water. Man. I'm I live 2344 01:54:45,120 --> 01:54:46,960 Speaker 1: on the water. I'm getting the boat ready to get 2345 01:54:47,000 --> 01:54:49,600 Speaker 1: back out today. Just had to call in real quick. 2346 01:54:49,760 --> 01:54:54,320 Speaker 1: Oh go ahead, Donnie, Sorry, John, Yeah, John, Chris, you 2347 01:54:54,360 --> 01:54:57,240 Speaker 1: need to be on more. You're awesome. Thanks Steve Tasker 2348 01:54:57,280 --> 01:54:59,120 Speaker 1: for the whole of fame. And I wanted to give 2349 01:54:59,160 --> 01:55:02,760 Speaker 1: the Bills a A on absolutely an A on this 2350 01:55:02,920 --> 01:55:07,280 Speaker 1: free agency. You know, especially the addition of the wide receivers. 2351 01:55:07,680 --> 01:55:10,360 Speaker 1: You're gonna have Brown and Foster like blowing the top 2352 01:55:10,440 --> 01:55:14,440 Speaker 1: off most defenses, and Beasley and Jones having you know, 2353 01:55:14,520 --> 01:55:18,160 Speaker 1: amazing years catching underneath. And as soon as those safeties 2354 01:55:18,240 --> 01:55:21,839 Speaker 1: come down to try and stop those two, Josh Allen's 2355 01:55:21,920 --> 01:55:23,600 Speaker 1: is going to be burying them in the end zone. 2356 01:55:24,640 --> 01:55:27,720 Speaker 1: That opens a lot of play action. Josh Allen hopefully 2357 01:55:27,760 --> 01:55:29,800 Speaker 1: with the addition of this center is not going to 2358 01:55:29,840 --> 01:55:32,960 Speaker 1: have the center and space the entire game his back anyway, 2359 01:55:33,920 --> 01:55:36,920 Speaker 1: no offense. I was wondering where you guys thought that 2360 01:55:37,600 --> 01:55:40,440 Speaker 1: Duke Williams fit in. And I think that with this 2361 01:55:40,600 --> 01:55:42,600 Speaker 1: offense that they're looking at, as long as Dybel runs 2362 01:55:42,600 --> 01:55:44,640 Speaker 1: it right, these two running backs are going to have 2363 01:55:44,640 --> 01:55:46,320 Speaker 1: an amazing year because you're no longer going to have 2364 01:55:46,400 --> 01:55:48,760 Speaker 1: seven guys sitting in the box on them. Yeah. All 2365 01:55:48,840 --> 01:55:51,320 Speaker 1: hang up and wish you guys well from Sonny, Florida. 2366 01:55:51,440 --> 01:55:53,120 Speaker 1: Thanks Donny, have a good day out on the out 2367 01:55:53,160 --> 01:55:56,120 Speaker 1: on the Gulf. He asks a good question about Duke Williams, 2368 01:55:56,160 --> 01:55:57,840 Speaker 1: and I have to say, I'm eager to see I 2369 01:55:57,960 --> 01:56:00,400 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know. I haven't seen him run around, right, 2370 01:56:00,440 --> 01:56:01,960 Speaker 1: I haven't seen him at all. Yeah, I mean his 2371 01:56:02,080 --> 01:56:04,400 Speaker 1: production was off the charts. He was the leading receiver 2372 01:56:04,560 --> 01:56:07,240 Speaker 1: in the entire CFL last year I think in terms 2373 01:56:07,280 --> 01:56:09,480 Speaker 1: of catches, end receiving yards, and I think he had 2374 01:56:09,520 --> 01:56:12,600 Speaker 1: fifteen touchdowns. Also, it is a different game. It's a 2375 01:56:12,680 --> 01:56:15,280 Speaker 1: wider field, it's a longer field. The end zones twenty 2376 01:56:15,360 --> 01:56:19,320 Speaker 1: yards not ten, So you know it's arguably easier to 2377 01:56:19,360 --> 01:56:23,680 Speaker 1: score there too. And he was a physical freak in 2378 01:56:23,760 --> 01:56:26,680 Speaker 1: the CFL because you don't have as many six foot 2379 01:56:26,720 --> 01:56:30,560 Speaker 1: corners playing in the CFL. So he being six foot 2380 01:56:30,640 --> 01:56:32,680 Speaker 1: three and two hundred and fifteen two hundred and twenty 2381 01:56:32,720 --> 01:56:35,880 Speaker 1: pounds just as a physical superiority over a lot of 2382 01:56:35,920 --> 01:56:38,840 Speaker 1: cornerbacks in that league. Here, that's not going to be 2383 01:56:38,920 --> 01:56:42,240 Speaker 1: the case. So can his game translate is probably the 2384 01:56:42,280 --> 01:56:45,120 Speaker 1: biggest question that has to be answered by him, you know, 2385 01:56:45,240 --> 01:56:48,680 Speaker 1: when he gets here in OTAs and the like, you know, 2386 01:56:48,840 --> 01:56:51,880 Speaker 1: as far as the other stuff. You know, here's something 2387 01:56:51,960 --> 01:56:54,400 Speaker 1: that I really hadn't thought about yet, Murph, And what 2388 01:56:54,600 --> 01:56:57,960 Speaker 1: Donnie said kind of made me think about this. With 2389 01:56:58,680 --> 01:57:01,920 Speaker 1: the way that Brown and Foster we envisioned them stretching 2390 01:57:01,960 --> 01:57:06,200 Speaker 1: the field, the amount of room underneath for Beasley, end 2391 01:57:06,360 --> 01:57:10,520 Speaker 1: or Jones is going to be significantly greater. There are 2392 01:57:10,600 --> 01:57:13,400 Speaker 1: going to be bigger holes and areas of the field 2393 01:57:13,440 --> 01:57:17,200 Speaker 1: to exploit because in many cases those safeties are going 2394 01:57:17,240 --> 01:57:20,400 Speaker 1: to have to vacate to cover over the top. I mean, 2395 01:57:20,440 --> 01:57:22,480 Speaker 1: the Bills might see a whole lot more cover two. 2396 01:57:22,640 --> 01:57:26,280 Speaker 1: And that's good news for the guys playing underneath, you know, 2397 01:57:26,480 --> 01:57:28,720 Speaker 1: like Beasley, like Jones, and it's good for the run 2398 01:57:28,800 --> 01:57:32,880 Speaker 1: game too, So there are trickle down effects to what 2399 01:57:33,600 --> 01:57:36,320 Speaker 1: the team speed that's been added to this roster will 2400 01:57:36,400 --> 01:57:39,000 Speaker 1: do for this offense for sure. I mean, I don't 2401 01:57:39,000 --> 01:57:41,200 Speaker 1: think there's any question about that. I've got another grade 2402 01:57:41,240 --> 01:57:45,280 Speaker 1: here on Twitter, Murph. This one's from Paul and he 2403 01:57:45,360 --> 01:57:48,160 Speaker 1: said he gives them a grade B plus. They filled 2404 01:57:48,160 --> 01:57:51,760 Speaker 1: almost every hole except defensive end defensive tackle, and this 2405 01:57:51,880 --> 01:57:54,680 Speaker 1: could change. Picked up an all Pro return guy who 2406 01:57:54,680 --> 01:57:58,560 Speaker 1: he's referring to the reported signing of Andre Roberts. Still 2407 01:57:58,680 --> 01:58:03,120 Speaker 1: need a punter, Actually they don't because they do have one. 2408 01:58:03,440 --> 01:58:05,760 Speaker 1: If the Bills make the playoffs this year, Bean should 2409 01:58:05,760 --> 01:58:08,960 Speaker 1: be considered for GM of the Year. Solid players, financially 2410 01:58:09,120 --> 01:58:12,680 Speaker 1: good signings. Now. The punter is Corey Bojorkez, the rookie 2411 01:58:12,800 --> 01:58:16,240 Speaker 1: kid who came in with great production from college. And 2412 01:58:16,400 --> 01:58:19,360 Speaker 1: I thought, in a situation that would not be easy 2413 01:58:19,440 --> 01:58:21,960 Speaker 1: for any rookie at any position to come in here 2414 01:58:22,040 --> 01:58:25,240 Speaker 1: cold what a week before the season started, and then 2415 01:58:25,280 --> 01:58:27,200 Speaker 1: he got hurt and he was playing hurt for about 2416 01:58:27,240 --> 01:58:29,160 Speaker 1: three or four weeks with a bum shoulder before they 2417 01:58:29,200 --> 01:58:33,040 Speaker 1: finally I ared him. That kid can kick. That's all 2418 01:58:33,080 --> 01:58:35,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say so I think they have a punter 2419 01:58:35,680 --> 01:58:37,360 Speaker 1: they have a lot of confidence in. When they picked 2420 01:58:37,440 --> 01:58:42,320 Speaker 1: him up off waivers from the Patriots, who wanted to 2421 01:58:42,440 --> 01:58:46,400 Speaker 1: stash him on their practice squad. They signed Behorkez to 2422 01:58:46,560 --> 01:58:49,520 Speaker 1: a three year contract. They didn't sign him to a 2423 01:58:49,560 --> 01:58:51,600 Speaker 1: one year rookie deal and said, well, let's see how 2424 01:58:51,640 --> 01:58:54,480 Speaker 1: you do. They signed him to a three year contract. 2425 01:58:55,400 --> 01:58:58,120 Speaker 1: That's evidence of the kind of punter they believe he 2426 01:58:58,240 --> 01:59:00,440 Speaker 1: can be. That's a long term commit him into a 2427 01:59:00,480 --> 01:59:02,960 Speaker 1: guy walking in the door that they hadn't seen anywhere 2428 01:59:02,960 --> 01:59:05,680 Speaker 1: else but on field. And the Patriots didn't even use 2429 01:59:05,760 --> 01:59:07,720 Speaker 1: him in the preseason last year because they were trying 2430 01:59:07,720 --> 01:59:10,680 Speaker 1: to hide him and keep him off NFL film. And 2431 01:59:10,800 --> 01:59:12,440 Speaker 1: that's what the Bills thought of him. So that's your 2432 01:59:12,480 --> 01:59:14,560 Speaker 1: punter going into next year. You got a caller on 2433 01:59:14,600 --> 01:59:16,920 Speaker 1: the line about this issue, Joe and Tonawanda. Joe, you 2434 01:59:16,960 --> 01:59:20,080 Speaker 1: had a question about Bohrkez. Are about the punting. Yeah. 2435 01:59:20,120 --> 01:59:22,320 Speaker 1: I was just going to ask that question because it 2436 01:59:22,520 --> 01:59:26,160 Speaker 1: just seemed like I couldn't even remember his name, and uh, 2437 01:59:26,480 --> 01:59:28,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem like he was getting it down to 2438 01:59:28,400 --> 01:59:31,360 Speaker 1: the ten yard line. I don't know that was it. Yeah, 2439 01:59:31,440 --> 01:59:33,960 Speaker 1: he was kicking hurt. And granted, you say, what can 2440 01:59:34,040 --> 01:59:36,280 Speaker 1: a shoulder do to affect you? But I think when 2441 01:59:36,320 --> 01:59:38,320 Speaker 1: you have an injury, it affects everything, even if it's 2442 01:59:38,320 --> 01:59:41,680 Speaker 1: not connected necessarily directly to your lower body. But I 2443 01:59:41,840 --> 01:59:44,320 Speaker 1: think this kid's going to have every opportunity to be 2444 01:59:44,440 --> 01:59:47,240 Speaker 1: the starting punter for this team. He's healthy now, and 2445 01:59:47,720 --> 01:59:49,920 Speaker 1: I think with a full offseason with this team, you're 2446 01:59:49,960 --> 01:59:51,400 Speaker 1: really going to be able to see what he can 2447 01:59:51,480 --> 01:59:54,360 Speaker 1: do to help the special teams unit, which needs help 2448 01:59:54,400 --> 01:59:56,400 Speaker 1: in a lot of areas, which is why we're hearing 2449 01:59:56,440 --> 01:59:59,800 Speaker 1: the reports of Andre Roberts probably, and you know the 2450 02:00:00,040 --> 02:00:02,440 Speaker 1: coverage units are gonna need some help too. So only 2451 02:00:02,520 --> 02:00:05,440 Speaker 1: half a season for Corey Bohrkez. Last year he games played. Yeah, 2452 02:00:05,520 --> 02:00:08,320 Speaker 1: and I probably shouldn't say this, but he's a regular. 2453 02:00:08,640 --> 02:00:10,480 Speaker 1: He's a regular here at One Bill Drive. He spent 2454 02:00:10,520 --> 02:00:13,040 Speaker 1: out in the field house rehabbing his injury every day 2455 02:00:13,080 --> 02:00:15,000 Speaker 1: and there aren't a lot of players around, but he's 2456 02:00:15,000 --> 02:00:18,680 Speaker 1: spending his offseason time rehabbing here with the Bill's trainers 2457 02:00:18,760 --> 02:00:20,120 Speaker 1: keeping an eye item. And I don't want to make 2458 02:00:20,160 --> 02:00:22,360 Speaker 1: excuses for him, but you drop any rookie into it 2459 02:00:22,800 --> 02:00:25,280 Speaker 1: onto a roster a week before the season. He doesn't 2460 02:00:25,320 --> 02:00:28,120 Speaker 1: know anybody from Adam and now in six days you 2461 02:00:28,200 --> 02:00:30,560 Speaker 1: got to go punt against the Baltimore Ravens. I mean, 2462 02:00:30,880 --> 02:00:34,120 Speaker 1: it's just and you're holding for a veteran kicker. I 2463 02:00:34,200 --> 02:00:36,200 Speaker 1: mean that whole chemistry. I mean, there was a lot 2464 02:00:36,280 --> 02:00:38,400 Speaker 1: on his plate in the early going, and then he 2465 02:00:38,440 --> 02:00:40,800 Speaker 1: got hurt on top of that, and so I think 2466 02:00:40,840 --> 02:00:43,240 Speaker 1: it was a very I don't want to say it 2467 02:00:43,280 --> 02:00:45,680 Speaker 1: was unfair because the NFL is the NFL. It's either 2468 02:00:45,760 --> 02:00:48,000 Speaker 1: make or break, but I thought it was a very 2469 02:00:48,080 --> 02:00:51,160 Speaker 1: difficult position in which a rookie had to land. And 2470 02:00:51,320 --> 02:00:53,880 Speaker 1: I am confident there were a full offseason run up 2471 02:00:54,160 --> 02:00:57,160 Speaker 1: to his second NFL year, He's going to do demonstrably 2472 02:00:57,240 --> 02:00:59,640 Speaker 1: better this season. A Breakcare. We're coming back with more. 2473 02:00:59,640 --> 02:01:02,240 Speaker 1: One Live presented by kalaa Health from One Bill's Drive. 2474 02:01:02,560 --> 02:01:17,640 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio Mac One Bill's Live from 2475 02:01:17,680 --> 02:01:20,000 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive, John Murphy with Chris Brown. Chris is 2476 02:01:20,040 --> 02:01:22,960 Speaker 1: in today and tomorrow. We're gonna have a good show tomorrow, 2477 02:01:23,080 --> 02:01:24,440 Speaker 1: not that we didn't have a good one today, got 2478 02:01:24,520 --> 02:01:27,280 Speaker 1: a ton of good response today. Tomorrow. Brandon Bean is 2479 02:01:27,320 --> 02:01:29,360 Speaker 1: expected to be one of our guests to talk about 2480 02:01:29,400 --> 02:01:32,400 Speaker 1: the first week of free agency. Great Cosal, our usual 2481 02:01:32,440 --> 02:01:34,440 Speaker 1: Friday visitor, will be with us tomorrow and we expect 2482 02:01:34,480 --> 02:01:36,320 Speaker 1: to talk to some of the free agents who are 2483 02:01:36,320 --> 02:01:38,920 Speaker 1: still making the way around the building, including the wide 2484 02:01:38,920 --> 02:01:41,840 Speaker 1: receiver John Brown, who as we speak, is meeting with 2485 02:01:42,000 --> 02:01:44,560 Speaker 1: the media being interviewed over in the podium area in 2486 02:01:44,640 --> 02:01:47,360 Speaker 1: the media room. Let's listen in John Brown, Bills free 2487 02:01:47,360 --> 02:01:50,800 Speaker 1: agent wide receiver, just signed to the roster yesterday, as 2488 02:01:50,880 --> 02:01:56,400 Speaker 1: he talks to the Buffalo media today and here is 2489 02:01:56,440 --> 02:02:01,280 Speaker 1: walk us through the process of choosing the Bills. Um, 2490 02:02:01,960 --> 02:02:04,520 Speaker 1: thank you first of all, and UM, you know, just 2491 02:02:04,680 --> 02:02:08,560 Speaker 1: the process of coming to the Bills, it was kind 2492 02:02:08,640 --> 02:02:11,800 Speaker 1: of tough, you know, just with the um you know, 2493 02:02:11,880 --> 02:02:14,760 Speaker 1: with plenty of options, but when you look at it 2494 02:02:14,960 --> 02:02:17,560 Speaker 1: on the good side, you know, it's a team that 2495 02:02:17,720 --> 02:02:20,520 Speaker 1: always within the work and plus with a young quarterback 2496 02:02:21,320 --> 02:02:23,880 Speaker 1: that can throw great passes and do all types of 2497 02:02:23,960 --> 02:02:27,320 Speaker 1: things that what brought me here. How much last year's 2498 02:02:27,640 --> 02:02:30,560 Speaker 1: process will going through this and the Bills possibly trying 2499 02:02:30,560 --> 02:02:32,240 Speaker 1: to recruit you, maybe you signed with that and you 2500 02:02:32,280 --> 02:02:34,160 Speaker 1: also go to Baltimore, and how much of that kind 2501 02:02:34,160 --> 02:02:38,000 Speaker 1: of let you out here that you're already familiar with that, um, 2502 02:02:38,600 --> 02:02:41,280 Speaker 1: you know, just like the same situation. Like I said, 2503 02:02:41,400 --> 02:02:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, last year with the Ravens, you know, I 2504 02:02:44,720 --> 02:02:47,640 Speaker 1: didn't know what the quarterback situation would be here. But 2505 02:02:47,840 --> 02:02:49,560 Speaker 1: you know now that I see they have a great 2506 02:02:49,640 --> 02:02:52,280 Speaker 1: quarterback and we could do a lot of things together. 2507 02:02:52,840 --> 02:02:56,720 Speaker 1: You think we can overthrow you? Honestly, I think he can. 2508 02:02:57,080 --> 02:02:59,160 Speaker 1: You know, I don't say that about a lot of quarterbacks, 2509 02:02:59,200 --> 02:03:01,520 Speaker 1: but I think he can. So what do you know 2510 02:03:02,080 --> 02:03:05,600 Speaker 1: about an you you know, what are your crashings from 2511 02:03:05,920 --> 02:03:08,120 Speaker 1: watching him at it or whatever? You I don't know 2512 02:03:08,120 --> 02:03:10,720 Speaker 1: if you see much of the money on Oh you know, 2513 02:03:10,840 --> 02:03:13,760 Speaker 1: I just don't know that he's accurate. You know he 2514 02:03:13,840 --> 02:03:15,760 Speaker 1: could run the ball, you know he does it. He 2515 02:03:15,920 --> 02:03:19,040 Speaker 1: leaps over a lot of guys, and I'm just excited 2516 02:03:19,080 --> 02:03:21,720 Speaker 1: to work with him. How much when you when you 2517 02:03:21,840 --> 02:03:25,200 Speaker 1: reflect back the last season and I'm fully worthy is 2518 02:03:25,240 --> 02:03:27,880 Speaker 1: certainty that was here? How much did that help you 2519 02:03:28,800 --> 02:03:31,680 Speaker 1: look to Buffalo when you've got your opportunity to gage 2520 02:03:31,720 --> 02:03:35,320 Speaker 1: and see yet again, could you repeat that question again? 2521 02:03:36,720 --> 02:03:40,720 Speaker 1: They try you, They tried signing you last year, So 2522 02:03:41,200 --> 02:03:45,400 Speaker 1: with that experience, how much did you think rethink Buffalo. 2523 02:03:45,760 --> 02:03:47,960 Speaker 1: You know how much was Buffalo on your radar when 2524 02:03:48,000 --> 02:03:50,600 Speaker 1: he became a free agent against and that they was 2525 02:03:50,640 --> 02:03:54,240 Speaker 1: on my radar again. And I'm a person that I 2526 02:03:54,400 --> 02:03:59,040 Speaker 1: believe if after you basically go somewhere else and this 2527 02:03:59,160 --> 02:04:02,280 Speaker 1: team is still after you, you know, it's got to 2528 02:04:02,320 --> 02:04:05,560 Speaker 1: be something good about this place. You think of what 2529 02:04:05,720 --> 02:04:08,720 Speaker 1: they've done in the last two days. An eight players, 2530 02:04:08,840 --> 02:04:12,120 Speaker 1: seven on offense. What did that signal to be released? 2531 02:04:13,280 --> 02:04:15,800 Speaker 1: It just seeming to me that they're trying to build 2532 02:04:16,680 --> 02:04:19,040 Speaker 1: and you know, just trying to work from here to 2533 02:04:19,200 --> 02:04:21,920 Speaker 1: see where we can go win the season start. You know, 2534 02:04:22,200 --> 02:04:26,400 Speaker 1: any skills players or coaches Lorenzo I played with Lorenzo 2535 02:04:26,480 --> 02:04:31,360 Speaker 1: in Arizona? Did you Yeah, you have the feeling about that? 2536 02:04:31,520 --> 02:04:33,920 Speaker 1: Did you? Did you rejock you at all? Or you 2537 02:04:34,080 --> 02:04:37,320 Speaker 1: have a communication with that. No, I didn't have no communication. 2538 02:04:37,440 --> 02:04:40,840 Speaker 1: You know. I just made a decision, you know, with 2539 02:04:41,080 --> 02:04:42,920 Speaker 1: my heart, you know, and so I just followed it. 2540 02:04:44,240 --> 02:04:46,800 Speaker 1: Your production last year be hitting in the year when 2541 02:04:46,960 --> 02:04:49,720 Speaker 1: Joe Flaco was in UM he got off to a 2542 02:04:49,760 --> 02:04:53,080 Speaker 1: great start team like after I guess the bye week 2543 02:04:53,120 --> 02:04:56,160 Speaker 1: for Baltimore when with our game in that production wasn't 2544 02:04:56,160 --> 02:05:00,240 Speaker 1: at the same level. What changed any in your mind? Oh? 2545 02:05:00,440 --> 02:05:03,960 Speaker 1: You know, um, just being a team player. You know. 2546 02:05:04,120 --> 02:05:08,040 Speaker 1: The offense changed, you know, due to the quarterback situation, 2547 02:05:08,360 --> 02:05:10,520 Speaker 1: and you know, at the end of the day, it 2548 02:05:10,640 --> 02:05:13,880 Speaker 1: was just about winning. So I couldn't. I didn't have 2549 02:05:14,080 --> 02:05:19,600 Speaker 1: no parts of that. What how do you see, um, 2550 02:05:19,800 --> 02:05:23,800 Speaker 1: you and call you know, fitting yourselves into this offense 2551 02:05:24,120 --> 02:05:28,120 Speaker 1: right now? I think we'll fitting good. We're gonna come 2552 02:05:28,200 --> 02:05:30,920 Speaker 1: ready to work. And you know, just with the other 2553 02:05:31,000 --> 02:05:34,520 Speaker 1: receiver guys. You know, I've seen them. Guys make a 2554 02:05:34,600 --> 02:05:37,880 Speaker 1: lot of plays and we're all fitting good together. You know, 2555 02:05:37,960 --> 02:05:40,480 Speaker 1: it's just not about me and beast. What did you 2556 02:05:40,560 --> 02:05:42,760 Speaker 1: think about you were one of the guys who got 2557 02:05:42,840 --> 02:05:48,640 Speaker 1: chicken right? Yes, what did you make? Just how was that? 2558 02:05:49,560 --> 02:05:52,840 Speaker 1: As walkings go off? Oh? It felt good. You know 2559 02:05:53,200 --> 02:05:56,040 Speaker 1: that was something new and you know it kind of 2560 02:05:56,080 --> 02:05:58,960 Speaker 1: made me feel like I was at home. You know 2561 02:05:59,080 --> 02:06:01,080 Speaker 1: what a foster at You both have a lot of 2562 02:06:01,120 --> 02:06:04,400 Speaker 1: speed from he said yesterday that having both left the 2563 02:06:04,440 --> 02:06:06,920 Speaker 1: same time to be pretty scary for defenses. Oh yeah, 2564 02:06:06,960 --> 02:06:11,200 Speaker 1: we'll be scarier. Um. You know, Jess, I played with it, 2565 02:06:11,280 --> 02:06:13,120 Speaker 1: got um a lot of guys with speed you know, 2566 02:06:13,240 --> 02:06:17,440 Speaker 1: like JJ Nelson and he can fly also, So with 2567 02:06:17,680 --> 02:06:21,200 Speaker 1: us on the field, you'll just have to pick a 2568 02:06:21,360 --> 02:06:24,160 Speaker 1: match and it'll be fun. And I'm willing to work 2569 02:06:24,200 --> 02:06:31,480 Speaker 1: with him. Smoke or smoke, it doesn't matter, you know, 2570 02:06:32,200 --> 02:06:40,520 Speaker 1: I go by both of them. Yes, Once I made 2571 02:06:40,560 --> 02:06:43,160 Speaker 1: the decision, Josh Allen was the first person to call 2572 02:06:43,280 --> 02:06:46,880 Speaker 1: me from the organization, and you know, he was just 2573 02:06:47,120 --> 02:06:50,120 Speaker 1: amped up about it. So I was glad to hear 2574 02:06:50,200 --> 02:06:53,240 Speaker 1: from him, you know, by him being a young quarterback. 2575 02:06:53,400 --> 02:06:56,040 Speaker 1: You don't see most young guys do that. That's trying 2576 02:06:56,080 --> 02:06:59,440 Speaker 1: to take over a team. He called him before a 2577 02:06:59,560 --> 02:07:05,640 Speaker 1: random He was the first player I got at. That 2578 02:07:05,800 --> 02:07:07,600 Speaker 1: was the first person I heard from. You know, I 2579 02:07:07,680 --> 02:07:10,560 Speaker 1: got text missus everything, but he reached out and called 2580 02:07:11,600 --> 02:07:14,760 Speaker 1: you to meet up during the off season, gets some workings. 2581 02:07:14,760 --> 02:07:18,240 Speaker 1: You gotta even Josh oh, yeah, most definitely, you know, 2582 02:07:18,560 --> 02:07:20,560 Speaker 1: but not just me and him, you know, all of 2583 02:07:20,600 --> 02:07:25,200 Speaker 1: the receivers and tight end John Brown, Bill's wide receiver, 2584 02:07:25,320 --> 02:07:28,280 Speaker 1: answering questions right across the way in the media room, 2585 02:07:28,960 --> 02:07:31,680 Speaker 1: hopefully getting him on the show with us tomorrow. At 2586 02:07:31,720 --> 02:07:34,960 Speaker 1: some point, Chris, you had kind of a good Buffalo 2587 02:07:35,160 --> 02:07:37,960 Speaker 1: based John Brown trivia question that you threw. Was that 2588 02:07:38,080 --> 02:07:40,720 Speaker 1: you that did that yesterday? I did? Didn't you ask 2589 02:07:40,760 --> 02:07:42,360 Speaker 1: me a question about John Brow? Did I ask you? 2590 02:07:42,600 --> 02:07:45,560 Speaker 1: Is alma mater? Oh? Yes, his alma mater? Go ahead, 2591 02:07:46,400 --> 02:07:48,200 Speaker 1: do you know what it is? Yes? I want you 2592 02:07:48,280 --> 02:07:50,480 Speaker 1: to let our listeners in on your little I thought 2593 02:07:50,480 --> 02:07:52,120 Speaker 1: it was a good trivia question. Yeah. He went to 2594 02:07:52,240 --> 02:07:56,120 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh State. Yeah, he started enough. He started in another school, 2595 02:07:56,640 --> 02:07:59,440 Speaker 1: Mars Hill, and then he had some academic issues, had 2596 02:07:59,480 --> 02:08:01,600 Speaker 1: to go to jay See and then came out of 2597 02:08:01,640 --> 02:08:04,400 Speaker 1: there and went to Pittsburgh State. So he is the 2598 02:08:04,480 --> 02:08:08,800 Speaker 1: second Bill's player in team history from Pittsburgh State, the 2599 02:08:08,880 --> 02:08:11,720 Speaker 1: other one being Brian Mormon. Yes, one of the all 2600 02:08:11,760 --> 02:08:14,960 Speaker 1: time bills. Yeah, so it's a good stump your friends 2601 02:08:15,000 --> 02:08:17,400 Speaker 1: at the bar tonight. Yeah. It was the only other 2602 02:08:17,520 --> 02:08:20,800 Speaker 1: bill that went to Pittsburgh State besides John Brown. And 2603 02:08:20,920 --> 02:08:23,600 Speaker 1: your answer is Brian Mormon. Good try that one on 2604 02:08:23,680 --> 02:08:25,680 Speaker 1: for such. Yeah, here's a call on the line, Pat 2605 02:08:25,760 --> 02:08:27,800 Speaker 1: drink anyway, Pat on the line, Pat? Where are you 2606 02:08:27,840 --> 02:08:31,840 Speaker 1: calling from? Shalot in New York? Oh? Shoot, okay, down 2607 02:08:31,840 --> 02:08:33,320 Speaker 1: the road a little bit. What's up? Pat? What's on 2608 02:08:33,400 --> 02:08:36,640 Speaker 1: your mind? All right? What I was gonna ask, was 2609 02:08:36,680 --> 02:08:40,520 Speaker 1: about the ninth pick in the draft? Sure, what about 2610 02:08:40,880 --> 02:08:46,280 Speaker 1: putting in maybe another Josh Allen, the quarterback or the 2611 02:08:46,800 --> 02:08:51,880 Speaker 1: linebacker from Kentucky? He was all it was the ce 2612 02:08:52,800 --> 02:08:56,480 Speaker 1: CEC Player of the Year or SC He's a top 2613 02:08:56,560 --> 02:08:59,480 Speaker 1: ten candidate, right, Chris, isn't he? I don't know. Um, 2614 02:09:00,240 --> 02:09:02,640 Speaker 1: people weren't too giddy about him at the combine. I 2615 02:09:02,760 --> 02:09:05,680 Speaker 1: was surprised that some of the luster came off of 2616 02:09:05,840 --> 02:09:08,680 Speaker 1: him when we got to Indianapolis, because a lot of 2617 02:09:08,720 --> 02:09:11,560 Speaker 1: people had him as a consensus top ten selection. And 2618 02:09:11,720 --> 02:09:15,640 Speaker 1: now it seems like that kind of interest has waned 2619 02:09:15,680 --> 02:09:18,680 Speaker 1: a bit, which tells me one thing. The media was 2620 02:09:18,800 --> 02:09:22,920 Speaker 1: gaga about him, Yeah, but after they had the opportunity 2621 02:09:22,960 --> 02:09:24,640 Speaker 1: need to talk to a lot of front office people 2622 02:09:24,680 --> 02:09:28,840 Speaker 1: in Indie for a week, they realized, now the league 2623 02:09:28,880 --> 02:09:31,560 Speaker 1: doesn't maybe think as highly of him as we do 2624 02:09:31,720 --> 02:09:35,720 Speaker 1: as a media, and so they kind of follow suit 2625 02:09:36,160 --> 02:09:39,400 Speaker 1: and fall in line with what the professional, trained eyes 2626 02:09:40,200 --> 02:09:43,200 Speaker 1: people think of him. And so I don't know, it's 2627 02:09:43,240 --> 02:09:45,320 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting to see where he falls in a 2628 02:09:45,720 --> 02:09:48,360 Speaker 1: class that is very deep, as we've said, in edge 2629 02:09:48,400 --> 02:09:50,720 Speaker 1: talent and in defensive tackle talent. I mean d line 2630 02:09:50,760 --> 02:09:53,800 Speaker 1: talent overall. You know, you hear people like Daniel Jeremiah 2631 02:09:53,800 --> 02:09:56,080 Speaker 1: and others saying this is as deep as the defensive 2632 02:09:56,160 --> 02:09:58,680 Speaker 1: line talent has gone and maybe twenty years in the draft, 2633 02:09:59,160 --> 02:10:02,840 Speaker 1: So that that says something and it most definitely has 2634 02:10:02,880 --> 02:10:06,240 Speaker 1: an impact on where gms are going right now in 2635 02:10:06,400 --> 02:10:09,920 Speaker 1: free agency because they feel that that depth of talent 2636 02:10:10,000 --> 02:10:13,280 Speaker 1: on the defensive front, if they need such talent, is 2637 02:10:13,360 --> 02:10:15,440 Speaker 1: something they have in their back pocket in the draft, 2638 02:10:16,160 --> 02:10:18,760 Speaker 1: which is why people like Justin Houston and some of 2639 02:10:18,800 --> 02:10:22,520 Speaker 1: the defensive tackles are still out there in fregency. I 2640 02:10:22,560 --> 02:10:24,600 Speaker 1: would think, Yeah, one of the reasons why it'll be 2641 02:10:24,680 --> 02:10:26,920 Speaker 1: a soft market for them based on the talent that's 2642 02:10:26,960 --> 02:10:28,640 Speaker 1: coming in in the draft, which can be had at 2643 02:10:28,680 --> 02:10:31,360 Speaker 1: a much cheaper price in terms of labor costs. Yeah, 2644 02:10:31,800 --> 02:10:33,760 Speaker 1: all right, we gotta break here. We're coming back with more. 2645 02:10:33,840 --> 02:10:36,640 Speaker 1: One don't die on us. I'm good. I'm making One 2646 02:10:36,680 --> 02:10:54,800 Speaker 1: Bill's Lie from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. Okay, 2647 02:10:54,840 --> 02:10:56,960 Speaker 1: so what have we learned from today's show. It's presented 2648 02:10:56,960 --> 02:11:00,360 Speaker 1: by Advanced Alarm, providing Western New York's homes and business 2649 02:11:00,480 --> 02:11:02,920 Speaker 1: is with the finest and security and home theater the 2650 02:11:03,080 --> 02:11:05,400 Speaker 1: preferred alarm and home theater provider of the Buffalo Bills. 2651 02:11:05,400 --> 02:11:06,800 Speaker 1: What have we learned, Well, the main thing we learned 2652 02:11:06,920 --> 02:11:10,520 Speaker 1: is that Bills fans responding to our Twitter poll absolutely 2653 02:11:11,160 --> 02:11:15,280 Speaker 1: love the picks the free agency selections the Bills have made. 2654 02:11:16,000 --> 02:11:18,120 Speaker 1: How would you grade the bills free agency move so far? 2655 02:11:18,560 --> 02:11:21,120 Speaker 1: Forty percent of you give them an A, fifty four 2656 02:11:21,160 --> 02:11:23,200 Speaker 1: percent of you give them a B. So if you're 2657 02:11:23,280 --> 02:11:26,400 Speaker 1: keeping scoring home, ninety four percent of Bills fans responding 2658 02:11:26,480 --> 02:11:29,680 Speaker 1: say they kind of like the bills free agency moves. 2659 02:11:29,720 --> 02:11:32,280 Speaker 1: Free agency one day old and about one more hour, 2660 02:11:32,760 --> 02:11:34,680 Speaker 1: you think the meat of it is over with. But 2661 02:11:35,040 --> 02:11:38,440 Speaker 1: that impressed me, Chris, Yeah, there are still some moves 2662 02:11:38,440 --> 02:11:40,720 Speaker 1: to be made, we know that to be sure, and 2663 02:11:41,480 --> 02:11:43,680 Speaker 1: I don't know there's gonna be big, splashy moves anywhere, 2664 02:11:43,680 --> 02:11:46,600 Speaker 1: including Buffalo. But yeah, Bills fans like it, so that's good. 2665 02:11:46,720 --> 02:11:48,800 Speaker 1: They get passing more than passing grades. Yeah, I mean, 2666 02:11:48,880 --> 02:11:51,160 Speaker 1: I think at this point in time you're venturing into 2667 02:11:51,240 --> 02:11:54,400 Speaker 1: the portion of free agency where one and two year 2668 02:11:54,480 --> 02:11:58,040 Speaker 1: contracts become more of the norm rather than the exception, 2669 02:11:59,280 --> 02:12:04,640 Speaker 1: due to both wanting that you know the teams in 2670 02:12:04,680 --> 02:12:08,560 Speaker 1: the league are looking for short term commitments to get 2671 02:12:08,720 --> 02:12:12,240 Speaker 1: stop gap players to fill roles until they have younger 2672 02:12:12,280 --> 02:12:15,280 Speaker 1: players that are ready to step in, and those players 2673 02:12:15,360 --> 02:12:17,200 Speaker 1: that are still out there and free agency are looking 2674 02:12:17,280 --> 02:12:19,080 Speaker 1: for a short term deal to kind of prove they 2675 02:12:19,120 --> 02:12:21,640 Speaker 1: can produce so they can get a bigger contract and 2676 02:12:21,760 --> 02:12:24,560 Speaker 1: go back in free agency the next year. Ay, we 2677 02:12:24,680 --> 02:12:27,080 Speaker 1: talked about how one of the goals for this offseason 2678 02:12:27,400 --> 02:12:30,400 Speaker 1: for the Bills was to add weapons for Josh Allen. 2679 02:12:30,440 --> 02:12:33,960 Speaker 1: It appears with the additions of John Brown and Cole Beasley, 2680 02:12:34,000 --> 02:12:36,720 Speaker 1: it appears they've done just that. Next Gen stats from 2681 02:12:36,720 --> 02:12:40,520 Speaker 1: the NFL projected Bills receivers in twenty nineteen average air 2682 02:12:40,640 --> 02:12:44,000 Speaker 1: yardage per target. Look at this, They've got Robert Foster 2683 02:12:44,120 --> 02:12:47,640 Speaker 1: projected at twenty point six yards per target. John Brown 2684 02:12:47,720 --> 02:12:50,280 Speaker 1: would rank sixth in the league, Foster would be first 2685 02:12:50,320 --> 02:12:52,760 Speaker 1: in the league at sixteen point three, Zay Jones would 2686 02:12:52,800 --> 02:12:56,080 Speaker 1: rank twenty eighth, and Cole Beasley would rank number ninety one. 2687 02:12:56,120 --> 02:13:00,880 Speaker 1: I mean, these are projections, but that's impressive, Chris. That's 2688 02:13:00,920 --> 02:13:04,560 Speaker 1: weaponry right there, offensive passing firepower right there. Yeah. I mean, 2689 02:13:04,560 --> 02:13:07,200 Speaker 1: if I remember right, if Robert Foster had enough receptions 2690 02:13:07,240 --> 02:13:09,400 Speaker 1: to qualify. Last season, he would have been right at 2691 02:13:09,400 --> 02:13:11,360 Speaker 1: the top of the league in terms of receiving average, 2692 02:13:11,400 --> 02:13:15,240 Speaker 1: so that projection really doesn't come as any surprise. Here's 2693 02:13:15,320 --> 02:13:17,600 Speaker 1: this might come as a surprise. A tweet from Adam Schefter, 2694 02:13:18,120 --> 02:13:21,400 Speaker 1: former This is amazing. Former Bills quarterback J p Lasmin, 2695 02:13:22,000 --> 02:13:24,920 Speaker 1: thirty eight years old, offensive coach at Clemson. Right threw 2696 02:13:25,000 --> 02:13:27,360 Speaker 1: the ball. No, he was an old officer, he was. 2697 02:13:27,600 --> 02:13:29,720 Speaker 1: He's a former yea, yeah, now he was like he's 2698 02:13:29,720 --> 02:13:32,600 Speaker 1: a Carolina or Arizona the Cardinals. He threw the ball. 2699 02:13:32,720 --> 02:13:35,080 Speaker 1: JP threw the ball to wide receivers and defensive back 2700 02:13:35,160 --> 02:13:37,800 Speaker 1: so well at Clemson's pro day. Then an NFL team 2701 02:13:37,800 --> 02:13:39,720 Speaker 1: actually asked him if he had any interest in coming 2702 02:13:39,760 --> 02:13:42,680 Speaker 1: back to the league. Hasn't played in twenty eleven. JP 2703 02:13:42,760 --> 02:13:44,520 Speaker 1: hasn't played. He just had a birthday this week. I 2704 02:13:44,560 --> 02:13:46,520 Speaker 1: think his birthday was on the twelve. That's good, hey. 2705 02:13:46,600 --> 02:13:49,839 Speaker 1: Thanks our production assistant George Blast, Jeff Coltonick Thomas Hollander, 2706 02:13:50,360 --> 02:13:54,920 Speaker 1: Kelly Rude, JJ Turito, Kevin Cartis, James Roebel, producer Jay Harris. 2707 02:13:55,320 --> 02:13:58,800 Speaker 1: Back tomorrow with Brandon Bean. We expect with Greg Kosel. 2708 02:13:58,920 --> 02:14:00,880 Speaker 1: We we know, and maybe some of these free agents 2709 02:14:00,960 --> 02:14:03,040 Speaker 1: on the show tomorrow join us. Then One Bills Live 2710 02:14:03,080 --> 02:14:05,160 Speaker 1: from One Bills Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio.