1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: Oh good time, Steve Tasper TEXTI text time. We are 2 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: on the air. One Bills Live returns this Friday afternoon 3 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: to end the week. We are right next door to 4 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: that place, New air Field, the beautiful stadium, home of 5 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, ready to go for three hours of 6 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: programming here at one Bills Live. Good Afterno. I might 7 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: stand all show. I see that what's going on? I 8 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: don't know. It feels good on my legs. Is that? 9 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: Can we do that? I don't know? Maybe extra, maybe, everybody. 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: Maybe the extra exertion will give me more immunity for 11 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: that which surrounds us. We're doing all right. We're happy 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: to have you with it here today. And uh, you know, 13 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: one thing you'd have to excuse me while I get 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: my ear thing together. One thing you'd have to say, Steve. 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 1: The events of the last twenty four thirty six hours 16 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: has not stopped the Buffalo Bills from being busy as 17 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: far as signing players that they signed Quentin Spain, I 18 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, I was like, what why if I'm 19 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: Quentin Spain and I didn't give up a sack all 20 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: year playing guard in the National Football League. I might 21 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: have to test the Waters. But from his tweets and 22 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: the responses from his teammates about him coming back, I 23 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: guess I underestimated how cool it must be to be 24 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: a Buffalo Bill these days. Yeah, I mean think about it. 25 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: That's that's something They got him for three or fifteen 26 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: million dollars deal, which is for a starting guard in 27 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: the NFL. Is really reasonable money. I mean it's a 28 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: lot of money. Uh, And Quentin Spain shouldn't after if 29 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: he sees the end of this contract, that should be 30 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: enough for him to live to a ripe old, happy age. 31 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: But he wanted to come back, he wanted to play, 32 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: and he wants to win with this team. There's something 33 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: to be said about that. Absolutely, three years. It's all 34 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: a report. By the way, the Bills have not confirmed 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: and they may not confirm for a while, but it 36 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: is a report. We believe it to be true that 37 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: Quentin Spain has agreed to a three year deal with 38 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: the Bills. Three years, fifteen million, five million per year. 39 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: That's a good deal. We mentioned him kind of it 40 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: just kind of snuck off on us, I think the 41 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: last week or so when we were talking about the 42 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: Bills and their free agency strategy and I think I 43 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,839 Speaker 1: said to you a couple of days ago, why haven't 44 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: they signed him yet? And I really meant that then, 45 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: like what's going on? I think I guess I felt 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: that they could get him for a reasonable deal, which 47 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: they certainly have, and I guess for Spain, you got 48 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: to think, well, maybe this is the best place for him. 49 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: And I think he said that, And that's the part 50 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: that I'm interested in exponing a little bit with you. 51 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: When you say what a cool place this is to play, 52 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: I think we're seeing that, and I think I'm reevaluating 53 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: slightly my list of things that makes it important for 54 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 1: a free agent. I guess what makes it important for 55 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: maybe the group the Bills have at least is where's 56 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: a comfortable place where I'll be treated fairly and we 57 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: have a chance to win and maybe win a championship 58 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: that might be that is crawling up the list of 59 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: my priorities for free agents. I can see that the 60 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: Bills have a number of guys who that's what matters 61 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: to them, and I think that's a good sign for 62 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: the Bills for now and even into the future for 63 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: their competition for players and free agents. Yeah, and they've 64 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: also they redid Tyler Croft's deal. When he's been a guy, 65 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: he's been struggled to get on the field, injured, He's 66 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: been pretty good when he's been healthy, but that's been 67 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: too few and far between. They restructure his contract actually 68 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: guaranteed him a little more money, but made it kind 69 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: of this year, kind of into his one year proven deal. 70 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: He's got a two years on the contract. But if 71 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: if he doesn't produce this year, the Bills could, you know, 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: essentially wash their hands of him and turn him loose 73 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: as a free agent again. And this is a really 74 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: incentivized year for him to come out and really give 75 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: it his best. They continue to do that for a 76 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: lot of guys, and you know, it continues to be 77 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: a really sharp, I think strategy. We'll see how many 78 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: guys they can get tied up to doing that. But 79 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: you know, they still got guys out there that you 80 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: run him to resigning. But man, Quentin Spain, we had 81 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: four guys, remember we had this Twitter poll like a 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: month ago. Was that Kevin Johnson, Quentin Spain, Jordan Phillips 83 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: or Shack Lawson. Is four really top flight free agents 84 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: that the Bills might want to think about resigning they got. 85 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: They resigned Quentin Spain at a deal. I think it's 86 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: good for both sides. Here's the thing too, I think 87 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: we all shouldn't understand you're probably already doing. You probably 88 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: agree with this. You restructured Tyler Croft's contract, takeaway the 89 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: final year. He's on a one year deal. Now you 90 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: resigned Quentin Spain do a three year contract. That's not enough. 91 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: And I know Steve feels strongly about this. They have 92 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: moves to make. If anything, I think these two moves, 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: which came leaked out overnight, indicate to me, what's the matter. No, nothing, 94 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: I'm just checking in somebody. I got it. Yeah, that's 95 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: what I thought. That's not my bottle of waters. Okay, 96 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: here's the point the Bills. I think you're doing a 97 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: great job right now of restructuring their everything, getting everything 98 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: in place for the start of free agency. Whenever it is. 99 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: It could be Wednesday, it may get delayed. We'll talk 100 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: about that in a moment. But they are restructuring everything 101 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: and doing a good job of restructuring everything, getting their 102 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: ducks in order for the start free agency. I think 103 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: you want to have Quentin Spain signed to a contract, 104 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: so you're not out there looking to replace him in 105 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: free agency. Maybe you can do better than Quentin Spain, 106 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: by the way, but at least you got him under 107 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: contract and you'll bring him to camp and see how 108 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: he plays. Same thing with Tyler Croft. You know, if 109 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: you don't have Tyler Croft under contract and maybe he's healthy, 110 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: maybe he's not. But if you don't have him under 111 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: contract and maybe get a deal that's more friendly to you, 112 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: which is what they've done, then you probably be out 113 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: there looking at tight ends in free agency. And I 114 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: think they've kind of put things in place a little bit. 115 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: I like them. I'm a proponent of this. And Brandon 116 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: Bean said, if they're more than one guy away from 117 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: competing for the super Bowl, you don't get bumped in 118 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs and come in as 119 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: a wild card without being a little bit further away 120 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: than you'd like to be. And my point is this, 121 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 1: it's great that they signed Quentin Spain. He's a guard 122 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: who actually had probably had his best without question, had 123 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: his best year as a pro this last year. He 124 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,679 Speaker 1: didn't give up a sack. But he's a guy who 125 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: you know what you've got in him. He's been in 126 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: the league for a while. But if you want to 127 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: get better, you've got to get different guys who play better, 128 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: or get the same guys to play markedly better. The 129 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: Bills did that last year with guys like Quentin Spain. 130 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson took a step forward, of course, Jordan Phillips 131 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: took an enormous leap forward. You've got to get guys 132 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,119 Speaker 1: like that to play better. If you want to get 133 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: better and make sure you get better, you got to 134 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: sign new guys to compete with those guys who are better. 135 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying, You've got to You've still 136 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: even if they signed Shack Lawson back, they gotta get 137 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: another edge, right, They gotta get a better edge rusher. 138 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: They got to bring a guy into compete with Shack 139 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: Lawson and Trent Murphy and Jerry Hughes. They need guys 140 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: to come in and compete with Tredavious White and Kevin 141 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: Johnson and Levi Wallace. They gotta get bring guys in 142 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: that will either compete at with or push guys like 143 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer. They're not exempt from this. 144 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds and He's got They need competition at all 145 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: these positions, and this is just on the defensive side 146 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: of the ball. You go to the offensive side of 147 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: the ball. Quentin Spain needs somebody to push him to 148 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: be a better guard. They need to sign guys who 149 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: are if you want to. And this brings up the 150 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: huge question about worth they're gonna do with Cody Ford. 151 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,119 Speaker 1: He's gonna be a tackle, He's gonna be a guard. 152 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: They've already got John Feliciano and Quentin Spain. Now the 153 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: guys that started at guard last year, Cody Ford, everybody 154 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: thought they were going to project him at tackle. Is 155 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: he played well enough to tackle to be stuck there 156 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: and plugged in, or they gonna bring a guy in 157 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: and said, listen, this guy maybe our starting right tackle, 158 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: which means Cody Ford, John Feliciano, and Quentin Spain are 159 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: the three guards in there. Are they gonna compete? Who's 160 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: gonna be the two guys there? You've got to get better. 161 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: This isn't about resigning the guys and let's just keep 162 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: on keeping on. This isn't the end of offense. They 163 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: got a long way to go. This is the beginning, 164 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: and certainly it gives them some solid pieces to build on. 165 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: But they want to compete at all these positions. That's 166 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: one of the reasons guys get better in this building 167 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: is because they know they've got to bring it every day. 168 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: They've got to bring their mental capacities, their workout ability. 169 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: They've got to get better. And this is a team 170 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: that has taken care of guys. They give guys days 171 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: off when they need it, they give guys a little 172 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: maintenance day when they need it, and it's a great atmosphere. 173 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: But it's about competition. And I think this at the 174 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: start of free agency. You got a guy like Quentin Spain. 175 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: Now they don't need to go out and get a 176 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: high level guard or maybe another guard, or maybe they can. 177 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. I'm all about new guys coming in, refurbishing, 178 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: bringing fresh guys in who want to bring who want 179 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: to play. You've got something to prove. I think you've 180 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: got to get better at all these positions. And signing 181 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: the same guys as great because it gives you a 182 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: sense that you don't have any big holes to fill. 183 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: But this is an offseason, like we've said many times, 184 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: or if it's different, you're trying to get better now, 185 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: You're not trying to rebuild. You're just trying to get better, 186 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: and that means forcing some guys who you love and 187 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: respect to play better or sit the bench. Yep, and 188 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: that's a tough call. One more thing about a tough 189 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: call to make because of coaching. One more thing about 190 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: Quentin Spain that needs to be said. Um, he comes 191 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: to Buffalo, gets this big contract. He was a starter 192 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: for the most part of Tennessee before he got here. 193 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: But I think at some level, and I'm sure they've 194 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,839 Speaker 1: already communicated, he needs to sound out a text or 195 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: a phone call to Bobby Johnson, the offensive line coach, 196 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: and say, hey, thanks for everything you did for me 197 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: last year because it's paying off big for me and 198 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: my family now. And I think Quentin Spain would probably 199 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: do that from what I know of a pretty good guy. 200 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: But seriously, the Bill's coaching staff, Bobby Johnson and that crew, 201 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: they've done a great job with the entire offensive line, 202 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: but maybe with Quentin Spain more than anybody. I mean, 203 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: he played sixteen games, sixteen starts. We had a respected 204 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: NFL talent Evalua to tell us just about a year 205 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: ago around free agency when the Bill signed him, he 206 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: can't play. He can't quin Quinn Spain can't play. Yeah, 207 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: well he played sixteen games and he was That was 208 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: when he came over from didn't he come over from 209 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 1: the Raiders or something? Word we get Titans. Yeah, and 210 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: they just the guy said he can't play. Yeah, no, 211 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: but you know what's not gonna help you. He didn't 212 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: give up a sack through sixteen games last year. Yeah, 213 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: that's a guy that played better than people thought he 214 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: could in this building. And I think, you know what, 215 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: these guys are starting the words starting to get out. 216 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: This is a pretty good place to be your best. 217 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: And I do think Bobby Johnson and his crew deserves 218 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: some credit. They really do, all right, So that's the 219 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: way Bobby Charleston Handy we've training camp is the first 220 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: time we got exposed to him last year. I don't 221 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: want to go off on a tangent, but man, old man, 222 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: I was like, wow, okay, yeah, they're gonna get better. Yeah. 223 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: So Quentin Spain on board, reportedly three more years. Tyler 224 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: Croft has a new deal. As the Bills continue to 225 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: set the stage for the start of free agency. It 226 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: is scheduled to start next week, scheduled the Monday to 227 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: start with the legal tampering period Wednesday to start with 228 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: actual free agency. Before that, the league owners are waiting 229 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: for final approval by the vote of the NFLPA of 230 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: the new CBA. That's got to be midnight on Saturday night, 231 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: Sunday morning, midnight. That's when day will the final votes 232 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: will be in. Now we're told that that's an important 233 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: consideration for the owners before anything moves forward, including as 234 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: whether the league moves forward at all. The NFL is 235 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: not yet delaying the start of the league year, but 236 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: it could. And I think that vote on Saturday night 237 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: has something to do with whether they move forward or not. 238 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: Right absolutely, And it's a big moment for the ownership 239 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: because it gives them certainty about the future. They can 240 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: go ahead and do some of the things business wise 241 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: with the television networks, with free agency, with the league here, 242 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: all of that stuff kind of hinges on their knowledge 243 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: that they've got labor piece with the players union. That's 244 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: a big moment. And if they can get that, you know, 245 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: it sounds crazy and I'm just I'm in full of 246 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: conjecture here. I would think, Murph that if the league 247 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: gets that certainty and the and the vote passes the 248 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: new CBA. I would almost expect the league to take 249 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: a deep breath and say, you know what, cool, We're 250 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: gonna shut down for a couple of weeks. We're gonna 251 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: follow the suit of all the other major spro sports things. 252 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: We've got our ducks in a row. Now we can 253 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: take it's you know, it's March, and it's the football 254 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: season doesn't start till September. We're gonna take two weeks 255 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: and get on board with what the country is doing 256 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: all over in all these different industries and other sports. 257 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: But there's a lot of uncertainty without the coronavirus thing 258 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: going on here in the NFL because of the CBA 259 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: vote right and called all those negotiations, let alone free 260 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: agency and all of the stuff that with a travel 261 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,719 Speaker 1: and all the stuff that's going on. So they want 262 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: to get at least one thing they can depend on. 263 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: They get the CBA done, and then they can take 264 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: a deep breath and step away and say, if you 265 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: know what we're taking, we're going to close down for CBO. 266 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: That CBA vote was already delayed by two days, supposed 267 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: to be last night at midnight, so they're looking to 268 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: get it done by Saturday at midnight. The League, as 269 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: you know, yesterday, canceled the annual league meetings March twenty ninth. 270 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: Those they are canceled, they'll meet in May and get 271 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: done most of the things they can do there. The 272 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: league canceled the Historically Black Historically Black Colleges and University 273 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: Combine and Regional Combine scheduled for late March at the 274 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: Dolphins training facility. Many teams are shutting down their facility. 275 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: He's already the Eagles shut down effective today. There's another team, 276 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: and many teams have restricted travel for their coaches and 277 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: scouts because of the virus, including the Buffalo Bills. So 278 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: everything's kind of in a state of flux and they're 279 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: trying to figure it out as of right now. As 280 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,599 Speaker 1: of right now twelve thirteen pm on Friday afternoon, the 281 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: league year still starts next week, but we'll see if 282 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: that takes place. The vote comes in. Eleven fifty nine 283 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: is the deadline, eleven fifty nine pm on Saturday, which 284 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: means midnight Sunday, Saturday night Sunday morning. So we'll see 285 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: how that goes around the sports world. Steve, It's things 286 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: happened so quickly. The last few days. Oh my god, 287 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: it's hard to keep up. The XFL has canceled its 288 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: regular season games the rest of the year. In their 289 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: first season, the XFL has canceled their season now and 290 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: given players permission to sign with NFL teams. Augusta Nashal 291 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: announced that the Master's Tournament will be postponed because of 292 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 1: the coronavirus outbreak. It was scheduled for April ninth through 293 00:13:55,600 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 1: the twelfth. The Boston Marathon postponed until September fourteenth. It's 294 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: just crazy everything that's gone on. You know, the NHL 295 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: and NBA took their moves, made their moves yesterday, and 296 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: a couple of other sports. It's just crazy, and trying 297 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: to keep up with it is crazy too. It's trying 298 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: to keep up with the latest. But as we said 299 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: right now, as of right now, NFL is still open 300 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: for business. Next week that may change, and a lot 301 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: of it may hinge on how the CBA vote goes 302 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: at midnight Saturday. That's only that's just these and that's 303 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: just our world. That's our the world we live in 304 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: the sports world. I mean now in New York State, 305 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: they don't want people more than five hundred people getting 306 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: together anywhere, um, schools and businesses and all that has 307 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: to know, it's kind of altering our daily lives. And 308 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: I heard this and it makes a lot of sense. 309 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: Although it's unfortunate, you know, if we do all if 310 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: all of us across the country, we kind of do 311 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: our thing. We do everything we can to keep to 312 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: keep the lid on on the spread of this this, 313 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: these symptoms and this this disease, and it goes away quick. 314 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: It gives you the idea like, wow, we overreacted, right, 315 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: You're like, wow, we should We shouldn't have had to 316 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: do all of that, you know, right, because nobody will 317 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: get sick, and it'll seem like, well it wasn't he 318 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: But that's exactly what you needed to happen. That's what's 319 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: gonna take It did happen. Maybe that's a good thing 320 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: in the end, you know, maybe overreaction is the way 321 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: to go, right Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly, I mean yeah, 322 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: I mean there's a segment of our population it's really 323 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: vulnerable to this. We got to be sensitive to it. 324 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: And I get it, and I don't have a problem. 325 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: The inconveniences to me have been minimal so far. Yeah, 326 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: we'll leave that to the civic leaders, the ones who 327 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: know best, right, right, hopefully, let's just let's clink glasses 328 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: to that. So we're on the are Dull three today 329 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: with our show One Bill's Live. Happy to have you 330 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: with us. Good guests coming up. Maddy Glab joins us 331 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: at about fifteen minutes, Bills reporter for Buffalo Bills dot 332 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: com and various other platforms. She's got a variety of 333 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: free agency issues to discuss with Maddy Glabs. She'll be 334 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: in studio with us. Frank Schwab is going to join 335 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: us at one o'clock from Yahoo sports dot com. He's 336 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: got a variety of free agency issues. And at two 337 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: o'clock today, Marcel Louis Jacques from ESPN Covers of Bills 338 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: will talk with him about these bills moves today, Quentin 339 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: Spain signing, Tyler Crawfrey structuring some of the other moves. 340 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: Josh Norman addition that sort of thing with Marcella Luis Jacque. 341 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: He'll be on the line with us at two o'clock today. 342 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: That's what the show looks like today. UM let's take 343 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: a phone call. You got something first or you want 344 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: to uh no, you you might want to tell them 345 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: what we might take the phone call on anything. The 346 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: tweet sheet though, Okay, is he gonna do? Is that 347 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: what he's calling in? I don't know. Okay, we'll do that. 348 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: Let's give you what the tweet sheet is. UM, let 349 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: me just find it here. Here we go. We got 350 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: something to discuss on the eve of NFL free agency. 351 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: Who is your at all costs free agent you want 352 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: the Bills to sign? Who's the guy you just go 353 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: right to the wall for. It's a little bit different 354 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: than the other day when he said who's who would 355 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: be a wild wild fantasy? This don't make it wild? 356 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: But who would you sign at all costs? Is there 357 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: one guy you think is an all costs free agency 358 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: you want the Bills to sign. Some of these guys 359 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: are like Yannick and Gockway, Amari Cooper. You know those 360 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: are some of the free agents that are out there. 361 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: Who would it be? Um, I don't know if there's 362 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: any you know, TB twelve is out there, all these 363 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: free agents? I mean, who's this? Some of those are 364 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: on the borderline between wild ideas and at all costs? 365 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: Right and at all costs? I mean, what is it? 366 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 1: Going to be and that means, you know, a big 367 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: number and free agency and a big splash and for 368 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: what you're gonna get back? Um, what's it mean? Do 369 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: you have one? And that's that's pretty interesting week. Can 370 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: I say something? I don't have one. I know there's 371 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: nobody I would say, you got to have him no 372 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: matter what it costs. No, there's nobody out there who 373 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: and I know that there's a vocal minority who is 374 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: gonna are gonna come up with a lot of stuff. 375 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: I think in our viewers and our listeners, there's gonna 376 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: be free. Come on, get him. So let's hear from you. 377 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: Eight three fifty toll free one. Eight eight eight five 378 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty Who is your at all costs 379 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: free agent update? You want the bills to sign? You 380 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: can send in a tweet. We'll read him on the 381 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: tweet sheet. You can give us a call and we'll discuss. 382 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: And the phone lines at eight O three five fifty 383 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: toll free one. Somebody already called in on tweet sheet. 384 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 1: Or now let's go to the calls. Okay, calls are 385 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: much more interesting. Well, we're not not that I don't 386 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: appreciate all that We've got a ton of tweet responses already. 387 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 1: But Jeffrey and Buffalo, Hello, you're on the air. How 388 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: you doing. Steve always want one of my most favorite bills, 389 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: and I just want to congratulate you. Congratulation for being 390 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: on the team that went to fourth straight Super Bowls. 391 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: I don't think people realize how difficult that is. Steve. 392 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: As a former right receiver, I still happened on a 393 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: good explanation while with Brown Dobble in a playoff game 394 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: split Pattri Demarquad as a wide receiver. I think I 395 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: think dobb will have hidden behind a saving in Alabama. 396 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: I think he has hidden behind Belichick. I think if 397 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: they do engaguation on the guy they trying out, this 398 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: guy is him. He's an inferior offensive coordinator. He's handicapptain 399 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. It wasn't Josh Allen. It was how terrible 400 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: Brian Dobble was running in his Steve, Now, wait a minute, 401 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: did or address it to you? But before you answer it, 402 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: you still believe the calls are better than most of 403 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: the appreciate no, Jeffrey, I appreciate, first of all, I 404 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: appreciate what you said about the teams. I was on 405 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: your right. It was a lot of fun to be on. 406 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: But don't get caught up in the fact. But think 407 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,719 Speaker 1: about this, and I said this at the time too, 408 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: because I noticed the same thing you did. What a 409 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator does. He splits Brian a guy like Pat 410 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: DeMarco out without any intention. And Josh knows this too, 411 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: without any preconceived notion that anybody's gonna throw him the ball. 412 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: But if you'll notice when Josh at that point, and 413 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: I know which player you're talking about, when he when 414 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: Josh throws DeMarco the ball, a starting cornerback was there 415 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: and a safety was there. Pad DeMarco was thirty five 416 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 1: forty yards down the field with two of the best 417 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: defenders on him. That's exactly what an offensive coordinator is 418 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: supposed to do. Get their best defenders on your worst option, 419 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: and then everybody else work the work the different guys. 420 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: You've got everybody else on mismatches. The problem is Josh 421 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: gets under duress, he gets a guy in his face, 422 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: and he tries to throw it to the wrong guy. 423 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: He just doesn't do it. And that that is I 424 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: know it's not Josh Allen. It is on Josh on 425 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: that play, You're not throwing the ball to Pat DeMarco 426 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: on a deep route, particularly when he's doubled by the 427 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: safety and the corner. That's exactly what an offensive coordinator 428 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: would love to do every single time. Get two of 429 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: their best secondary players on your worst option. So now 430 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: you've got John Brown, Cole Beasley, and Dawson Knox working 431 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: against everybody else and the and that's one of the problems, 432 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,160 Speaker 1: and that is, in fact, that is the problem with 433 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: this Bill's offense. It was too inefficient and that it 434 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: falls a lot of it on Josh because you've got 435 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: to find have a quarterback who knows that and goes 436 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: to another option. Now, he was under pressure, he got 437 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: on it, had to get rid of it quick, made 438 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: a quick decision and it was the wrong one. But 439 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: that's what an offensive coordinator is paid to do. And 440 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: that was a great example of a good thing that 441 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: Brian day Ball did. While it's you're thinking it's a 442 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: bad thing, he did it exactly like he's supposed to. 443 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: He got a bad wide receiver, a fullback split out, 444 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: covered by two of the best defenders, and let everybody 445 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: else work against what was left over In the defense 446 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: and your quarterback couldn't find him. That's the problem. So 447 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: don't think Brian Dable didn't do the exact right thing, 448 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 1: because he did, it was just poorly executed. I got 449 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: and one other thing that Jeffrey said, I want to 450 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: respond to you can as well that I think you 451 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: said day ball works against Josh Allen and holds him back. 452 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: I think it's the exact opposite. I think part of 453 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: the reason why Josh Allen has shown pretty dramatic improvement 454 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: from year one to year two was because of Brian 455 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: Dable's leadership, because of his coaching, because what he's asked 456 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: to do. I mean, the guy had a pretty significant 457 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: uptick and complete your percentage. I think he did a 458 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: much better job of reading defenses, diagnosing plays, and making 459 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: good decisions. That one obviously stands in opposition to what 460 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: the player you talk about. But I think Dable's done 461 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: a great job with Josh Allen in contrast to what 462 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: Jeffreys Jeffrey still there, No, he's gone, okay, all right, 463 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: thanks though, thanks, thank you. I hope I straighten that 464 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: out because we got a lot of we got a 465 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: ton of calls about Brian Dable during the season, mostly 466 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: in the six losses, mostly right after the losses, right 467 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: right after the losses, and they crushed him. But let 468 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: me tell you, he's working with a young quarterback who's developing, 469 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: who's making mistakes. And I said, when I say offensive efficiency, 470 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: I use that word a ton. Go back and watch 471 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: the all twenty two of these films of these games, 472 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: and you'll see where Josh tries to throw it or 473 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: can't throw it. Now. Sometimes he makes great throws and 474 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 1: it's completions and all that, but a lot of time, 475 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: not a lot, but a handful of times in most games, 476 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: there'll be an option away from where he threw it 477 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: that he never gets to where a man o man 478 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: it would have been an easy throw, easy completion, and 479 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: they would have stayed on the field instead of getting 480 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: off the field on a third down or they got 481 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: a first down on second down, whatever. They just left 482 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: too many plays on the field in their offensive passing game, 483 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: and that a lot of it falls on Josh. But 484 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: Brian Dable, I think he's getting a lot of credit 485 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: around the league for the way he's handled Josh and 486 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,959 Speaker 1: the development Josh is shown. And having said that, a 487 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: lot of the credit goes to Josh because he's worked. 488 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: He has worked really hard to get better. He's sharp, 489 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: and he has accepted the coaching and you've heard him 490 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: in his postgame conferences him and he shoulders all the burden. 491 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: He knows he's got to play better. And so it's 492 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: I think they've got a good thing going on. They're 493 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: getting better. Offensively, you're never going to hit on all 494 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,479 Speaker 1: cylinders all the time, but when it got a defense 495 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: like this, it certainly has given that offense a large 496 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: margin of error and they're starting to close that down 497 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 1: and play well within it. So it's good. Our question 498 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,719 Speaker 1: of the day, who is your at all costs free agent? 499 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: And who do you want the Bills to sign? Who 500 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: would you go after at all costs, no matter what 501 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: it costs for the Buffalo Bills and free agency? Eight 502 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,360 Speaker 1: oh three oh five fifty the number two call toll 503 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: free from outside Buffalo one eight eight eight five fifty 504 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: two five fifty. And we have some tweets for the 505 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: tweet sheet brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the 506 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: official movers of the Buffalo Bills. What do you have 507 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: on the tweets from seth? He says, bring back Big 508 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: Nasty ninety seven. Jordan Phillips, dude is a tone center 509 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: and he's pretty young. Pay him what he wants. We 510 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: need that nast neist on a team full of nice guys. 511 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: You're ready to pay him what he wants? Well, that's 512 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: really that's what he said. Hey man, that's that's what 513 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: he said. Are you are you ready to pay him 514 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: what he wants? I'll tell you what I might pay him. 515 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: I might be willing to pay him everything he wants, 516 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: more than I would be in Yannick and Goquay or somebody. 517 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. You know, uh, I think if you're 518 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: gonna pay anybody top dollar, pay a guy who's hitting 519 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: a home run for your team. You know. Um, I mean, 520 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 1: I'm not saying Jordan Phillips is uh like like, uh, 521 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, Aaron Donald, I don't think you can count 522 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: on him to get fifteen sacks, but the guys got 523 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: it in him to get nine and a half sacks. Uh, 524 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: And he did it last year in a year where 525 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: he had to prove it. You know, if you're gonna 526 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: pay for somebody, I don't have a problem with that. 527 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: That's that's I like paying guys. I know and whether 528 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: that's again, you might have to overpay him. But I'll 529 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: tell you what. Let's go out on the market, see 530 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: what he gets. And if you tell him, say listen, 531 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 1: whatever you get will match it. If it's a bona 532 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: fide offer, I might be willing to do that for him. Yeah, 533 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: but I still think you got to stay within the lines. 534 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm this is wild, Fred, but I like 535 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: where your head's at. Let's let's get the guys who 536 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: have helped us and reward him and I can get 537 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: behind that. No again, I'm right back to where he 538 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: was with Shack. I love the fact that we're the 539 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: Bills are dealing with guys who really like it here 540 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: and want to play here, want to stay here. And 541 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: it's it's an unusual position for Buffalo Bills football. I'm 542 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: talking historically that has not been the case. Right. They 543 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: usually have to, you know, twist arms and pay ridiculous 544 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: money to get people to come or sometimes to stay. 545 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: They don't. They appear to be the exact opposite. Now, 546 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: they don't have to twist arms. They got people saying, well, 547 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: I want to come back. I'd like to come back, 548 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: And I think that what we talked about yesterday where 549 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott said at the combine to the general media. 550 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: They asked him about and he said, listen, if you 551 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: want to be your best and the best version of 552 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: yourself as a person and a player, you want to 553 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: play in Buffalo. And they're backing it up. Yeah, they're 554 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: backing it up and they've made it. And I don't 555 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: want to understate this. The environment here is one that 556 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: is conducive to success on a personal and professional level. 557 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: They take care of these guys. A twenty million dollar 558 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: building isn't just about going in there and grinding out 559 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: in the weight room. It's also about staying healthy, getting healthy, 560 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 1: preventing injury, making sure you feel your best on game 561 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: day so you can play your best. There's a lot 562 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: in that, and I think word got out really is 563 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: getting out that they are committed to that in this building. 564 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: It's part of the culture and what they do. It's 565 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: the way they want to do business. It's not like 566 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: they're just putting it out there as a billboard. Hey 567 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: come by here, and then when you get here, it's 568 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 1: a little different. It's real, genuine here, and I think 569 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,360 Speaker 1: that is that has played very well on the free 570 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: agent market and in the way that the Buffalo Bills 571 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: are perceived around the league. I get confused what we 572 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: talk about off air and on here. We talked about 573 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 1: Czech Lawson. Yet now I don't think I don't We 574 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 1: should check. Lawson had an interesting photo on his Twitter 575 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: side of him in a Bill's uniform with what Smiley 576 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,919 Speaker 1: faces or something which easy to think he might be 577 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: happy about coming back. We also informally have had some 578 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: contact with people not with the Bills but associated with 579 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: Lawson who are kind of indicating that he likes it 580 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: here and he might be coming back. He likes the optimism. 581 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: Yeah he's talking. He's not He's not pulling the report 582 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: saying I'm out here no matter what I think. But 583 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: he's in the kind of same thing that Quentin Spain was, 584 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: and probably Jordan Phillips is too. They know what kind 585 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: of good thing it is here, and they want to 586 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: be here if they can. But they owe it to 587 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: their families to go out on the market and say, wow, 588 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: you know what mean you think about it? It sounds 589 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: if you can make whatever I'm picking these numbers out 590 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,199 Speaker 1: of the blue, if you make seven million here, but 591 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: you can make nine and a half there. Two and 592 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 1: a half million dollars is a big different. You gotta 593 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: take it. That's just the way it is. And that's 594 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: where these guys have gotten. They've earned it. The team 595 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 1: has told them, and to their credit, Brandon Beano said, hey, guys, 596 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 1: you played great. You've earned it. Go out there and 597 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 1: find out what you're worth. If you want to come 598 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: back and give us a chance to match it or not, 599 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: you can, but man, oh man, thank you for doing it, 600 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: and good luck. And that's a great spot for a 601 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 1: team to be in, a great relationship for players who 602 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: have come here and helped you. I think the Bills 603 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: are in the process of setting the table for free agency. 604 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: If it begins next week or maybe a little bit later, 605 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna have things pretty well set with what they 606 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: have and what they need. At any rate, we relate 607 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: to air from you. Who is the at all costs 608 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: free agent you'd like to see the Bills signed. Give 609 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: us a call eight O three five fifty toll free 610 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: from outside Buffalo one eight eight eight five fifty two 611 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: five fifty. Matty Glab from Bills dot Com going to 612 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: join us in a minute to discuss ideal free agent 613 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,719 Speaker 1: scenarios for the Bills, Differences in value between free agents 614 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: and talent in the draft that's coming up next. Come 615 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: on back with us One Bill's Live, presented by Kalada 616 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: Health from the Seneca Studio in Archer Park on Buffalo 617 00:28:51,800 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. We're back One Doll's Live genre BC task 618 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: around this Friday, March thirteen. Tap you have it with us. 619 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: We're here until three. We got the Frank Schwaba Yahoo 620 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: Sports dot Com coming up at one, and we've got Um. 621 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: I want to say, great co Sellum so you said, 622 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: but he's not. He was on with us yesterday. We 623 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: got Um Marcela Luis Jacque of ESPN coming up at two. 624 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: We have Maddy Glab with us right now. Maddy Glab, 625 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: the inside reporter for the Buffalo Bills dot Com PSC reporter. 626 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: Hello Maddy, how you bet good? It feels good to 627 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: be back in the studio. I feel like the last 628 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: time I was on, we were at the Combine, which 629 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: seems like forever ago, but it really wasn't. It was 630 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: fun though, we had good time. It was a lot 631 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: of fun. You guys talked to so many high profile guests. 632 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 1: Everybody was weaving on through one Bills Live and the 633 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: setup was amazing. Yeah, we were. We were right along 634 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: that corridor that everybody was walking through. That's your first combine? 635 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: Was my first combine? Second, you said it was at 636 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: the time, you said it was a lot like SEC 637 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: met Yeah, so if I had compared to anything, it 638 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: was like SEC media days, which I've probably covered for 639 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: six or seven years, going to University of Missouri and 640 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: then working at Tennessee, and then it was also very 641 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: similar to the College World Series, just in the length 642 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: of your day because I got to work for the 643 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:18,479 Speaker 1: NCUBA as a reporter for the College Baseball World Series 644 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 1: in Omaha, which was amazing. With the events of the 645 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: last couple of days, and with your extensive experience in 646 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: college sports, will you be okay if I ask you 647 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: a couple of questions? Yeah, of course. If you talk 648 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: to anybody about Tennessee, they gotta be at Tennessee, they 649 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: got to be crushed. Yeah. So I'm in a lot 650 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: of group texts still with us all every nca School 651 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: Baseball College World Series. If you're a player waiting to 652 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: play baseball, if you're a junior hoping to be drafted 653 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,479 Speaker 1: or a senior getting into your last year, no season, 654 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's done for that. Yeah, I'm still in 655 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: a lot of group text with a lot of my 656 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: former co workers from Tennessee and they're just talking about 657 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: what's going on, what's happening, And a bunch of them 658 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 1: were at the SEC basketball tournament, and so they're getting ready, 659 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: they're warming up, players are on the court warming up. 660 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: Tennessee's gonna tip off with Alabama, and head coach Rick 661 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: Barnes of the Tennessee basketball team did an interview with 662 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: Marty Smith from ESPN and was just talking about how 663 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: I don't think it's right if we tip off this game, 664 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,800 Speaker 1: just with everything going on. And then you get the 665 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: news that the SEC tournament was canceled. So they pack 666 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 1: everything up, tear everything off the walls, all the wall graphics, 667 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: wall art, things like that, clean up the locker room, 668 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: the team gets some food, and they get on the 669 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: bus and head back to Knoxville. It was in Nashville, 670 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: so it's not a long drive for the Tennessee basketball team. 671 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: But you think about some of these teams and the 672 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: seniors that you know had really great seasons and could 673 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: have made a big run in the nc DOUBAA tournament 674 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: or in their respective conference tournaments. And it's definitely it's 675 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: sad because it's the what could have been Tennessee basketball. 676 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: They weren't having the best season ever so but still 677 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: Tommy Zoe, Michigan State Basketball, he's quoted as saying it 678 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,719 Speaker 1: was the hardest sing he's ever done telling this. Players 679 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: are seasons over. You could see that, and I also 680 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: think this. I have some friends at coach basketball. One 681 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: of them right here at the Division two Damon College 682 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,800 Speaker 1: just made the tournament last weekend. That's gone. No tournament 683 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,680 Speaker 1: from him. Another one, Joe Mahalak, coached at Niagara three years, 684 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: coaching at Hofstra, just made the tournament for the first 685 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: time in years. Joe's first time in thirteen years. That's gone. 686 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just a lot of I know they're 687 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: not the most important stories, but there's a lot of 688 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: little sad stories about what's gone on the left. It's 689 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: weird and sad. I didn't want to happen to me. Yesterday, 690 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: my son called me from his university. He said, I 691 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: just might have walked out of my last college class, 692 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 1: and everything's gonna happen online and they canceled graduation. I'm like, 693 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, I come out of this, just 694 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: finished finals and all that, and all of a sudden, 695 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: I'm done. That's it, goodbye, and that's It's weird, and 696 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: that happened. To forget sports. That's every college kid in 697 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: America who I know. Have another friend of mine, my 698 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: golf buddy, his two kids are coming home from college. 699 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: Everything's going to be online now. It changed. I mean, 700 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an era here. We're in uncharted territory. 701 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: But but it's disorienting. It's really disorienting for all of 702 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: us because we in our lifetime, nothing like this has 703 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: ever happened. Nothing can I run this by. I know, 704 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: we got football stuff to talk about. We're talking about 705 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: the NCAA tournament being canceled, basketball men's basketball tournament. My 706 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: buddy John Beeline, former Michigan coach, had a great idea 707 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: on Big ten Network. I saw it last night, said 708 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: what we can still do selection Sunday. Nobody's playing, but 709 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: just two selections. Yeah. I was talking to a friend 710 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: about that last night via text message, and that's what 711 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: we were saying, just two selection Sunday. It's something to 712 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: talk about. It's something to get excited about. And then 713 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: aside from that, you should be airing all of the 714 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: great upset games in the last years in the year's 715 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: pass for March Madness, Cinderella stories, over and over look. 716 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: I made here to talk about the Bills in the NFL. 717 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 1: There's this. This just came in via a tweet from 718 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport. Former Brown's linebacker. Christian Kirksey's free agent tour continues. 719 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: He is visiting the Bills today. He's been at the 720 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: Raiders and the Packers also others are interested as well. Well, 721 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: that's good. I like Christian Kirksey, and I think he 722 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,359 Speaker 1: might have a role to play here if he wants 723 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: to sign. From what I've heard, he he fits the 724 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 1: DNA of this building. He's an outstanding teammate, a really 725 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: sharp guy, hard working, professional kind of guy. You know, 726 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: he's just one of those guys who mentors the young guys. 727 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: He's everything he wanted your guy. Plus he's a really 728 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 1: good player. He is a dynamite. He would be a 729 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: dynamite addition to the Buffalo Bills if they could, if 730 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: they could woo him into coming up here, no question 731 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 1: and he thoughts on there, do you want to talk 732 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: about who you're looking at. You're looking at linebacker, and 733 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: that's obviously a position that needs to be filled and 734 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: Lorenzo with him retiring, he was a very interesting linebacker. 735 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: So you have to look at are we trying to 736 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: fill with another Lorenzo who can do all with the 737 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:53,240 Speaker 1: different things that Lorenzo could do from a linebacker standpoint, 738 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: are you looking to fill that with multiple players? Yeah? 739 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: I think multiple players, right, Yeah, of course. And I 740 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: think I think also it's hard to find somebody like 741 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: that in the draft. That's why I think you have 742 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 1: to go after linebackers in free agency. Now. Some of 743 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: the really great linebackers that are in this draft will 744 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 1: probably be off the board before twenty two. I just 745 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 1: looked at a mock yesterday, can't remember which mock draft 746 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: it was, but it had us picking Kenneth Murray from 747 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:19,279 Speaker 1: Oklahoma with the twenty second overall pick. I think he 748 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: will be gone by twenty two. That's an amazing linebacker 749 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 1: and he can probably do some really great things also 750 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: from a leadership standpoint, with the way that he represents 751 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: himself and carried himself at Oklahoma. But again, It's this 752 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: question of what positions take longer to develop from drafting 753 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: versus going after in free agency. Who's an immediate need, 754 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: who needs to perform week one? And who what positions 755 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: can take time to develop. So I think that's a 756 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 1: question that Brandon Being and Sean McDermott, as well as 757 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 1: the scouts are asking themselves as they're meeting with free agents, 758 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: as they're as they were at the comm finding things 759 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: like that, what's an immediate need, what do we know 760 00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 1: we'll develop right away? What's going to take time? It's 761 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: interesting we had this Twitter poll today about you talk 762 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: about evaluating these guys, where they're going to fit in, 763 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: where the draft picks, how long the draft picks will 764 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: take to develop? And you get these free agents you 765 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 1: can plug in and play and we've and our quick 766 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: Twitter poll it is who is the guy at all 767 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,719 Speaker 1: costs as a free agent you'd bring in to be 768 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: a Buffalo Bill? And it's you know, I say that, 769 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,399 Speaker 1: and then as I think about it, and I thought 770 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: about it when we came up with this question, the 771 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: Bills are never going to be one of those all 772 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 1: at all cost teams, right, They've never been. Again, now 773 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:40,359 Speaker 1: they set the market with Mitch Morris, Right, Okay, that's 774 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: pretty good. Would they do that again? And who would 775 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: it be for? And that's kind of what we're asking today. 776 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: Who's the guy? And we're getting a lot of feedback 777 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: about Maury Cooper. They think these out there, there are 778 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 1: three teams involved in it, and maybe Bills are one 779 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,000 Speaker 1: of them. But how much is that going to cost? 780 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 1: And is it going to be worth it for that? 781 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: You know? Is that gotta gonna make a bigger difference 782 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: as a as a big time wide receiver. Even if 783 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,319 Speaker 1: the guy comes in he's everything we ever hope for, 784 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: how many catches are you gonna take away him? John Brown, 785 00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, those guys are still going to get their share. 786 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: So it's Devin Singletary and Dawson Knox. So even if 787 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:13,439 Speaker 1: that guy comes in and has a great year, there's 788 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: only one football to go around. Yeah, and you got 789 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: to throw it to everybody. Here's what I like, Maddie 790 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: and Steve about where the Bills are at again. We 791 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: think free agency starts next Wednesday. I love the way 792 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,359 Speaker 1: the Bills are sort of setting themselves up for that 793 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: right now. Signed Quentin Spain to restructure Tyler Croft to 794 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 1: bring in Josh Starman last week. They're kind of just 795 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: getting their ducks in line so they can do whatever 796 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,040 Speaker 1: they want to do next week and know they won't 797 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: be desperate for anybody next week. And free agency, Brandon 798 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: talked about it in his media availability at the combine 799 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:47,280 Speaker 1: that we want to work with our players first and foremost, 800 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: and then we want to go and test the market. 801 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,279 Speaker 1: And he also wants the current players that are free 802 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: agents that were on the bills this past year but 803 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: could be going elsewhere, he wants them to be able 804 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: to test the market as well, to see they can 805 00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: get maybe with another team versus Buffalo. And we saw 806 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 1: Quintin Spain. He's going to be coming back next year, 807 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,919 Speaker 1: which is great. He was a really well liked guy 808 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,399 Speaker 1: in the locker room. I know Josh Allen among many 809 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,879 Speaker 1: other offensive players really thought highly of him. Didn't give 810 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: up a sack last year, And I think it says 811 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: something about this culture and this team going after your 812 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: own players first, trying to resign them, trying to get 813 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 1: them back in the building. And I think it also 814 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: says a lot about Quentin Spain and just how much 815 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: he really liked Buffalo and how much he felt the 816 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: love and felt like he fit in in this locker room. 817 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:35,840 Speaker 1: And I have friends that play on different teams in 818 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: the NFL and just talking to them about the season 819 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,360 Speaker 1: the Bills had. I have a friend on the forty 820 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: nine ers and we're going back and forth while they 821 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,760 Speaker 1: were in the playoffs, and he was like, it seems 822 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: like Buffalo has something that's really great that's going to 823 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: be building in the next few years. It seems like 824 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:54,000 Speaker 1: a really fun place to play. It seems like the 825 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: players really get along with each other. There's a good 826 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:58,719 Speaker 1: locker room there that's similar with the forty nine ers. 827 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 1: But man, not every team in the NFL has that, 828 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: so you have to appreciate it when you have that. 829 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 1: Let me go through the list of guys who are 830 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: scheduled to be unrestricted free agents. We believe it starts 831 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, and they've already taken care. Quentin Spain still 832 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: out there for the Bills, obviously, Jordan Phillips and Chack Lawson. 833 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,480 Speaker 1: Check Lawson tweets how to picture himself smiling, which we're 834 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 1: interpreting his good news. But we'll see, we'll see where 835 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 1: that goes. The others, Frank gore Sonarris Perry, led Adrian Waddle, 836 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 1: Maurice Alexander, Julian Stanford, Kevin Johnson, Kurt Coleman, Dean Marlowe. 837 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:29,759 Speaker 1: Anybody in that group that either of you see the 838 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: Bills pursuing in these next few days. I don't know 839 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,919 Speaker 1: that there is. There's probably some of them that they will, 840 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,839 Speaker 1: but those guys, I mean, those guys aren't household names 841 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,280 Speaker 1: that are gonna You know, Kurt Coleman, for instance, he's 842 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:42,439 Speaker 1: a wily veteran. He was old when the Bills signed 843 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,840 Speaker 1: him last year in the preseason because he had experienced 844 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,319 Speaker 1: in Sean McDermott's system. He played some special teams for him. 845 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 1: They'll talk to him about bringing him back, but he's 846 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: going to be competing for a special team's backup role 847 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: as a secondary player. They're gonna have to fill out 848 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,719 Speaker 1: their roster with guys at the atom as well as 849 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: the top guys starters like Quentin Spain, Shack loss In, 850 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips, and they're gonna also in this draft bring it. 851 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:12,440 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if they, you know, bring a 852 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,959 Speaker 1: draft an offensive lineman, even though they just signed Quentin Spain, 853 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. So they're trying to get better, 854 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:20,480 Speaker 1: and the guys that they've got in the building now 855 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:22,440 Speaker 1: they like because the vibe is good and they and 856 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:25,760 Speaker 1: when you're in a great environment, elevate. Everybody is elevated 857 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 1: by that, everybody can be their best, and they're trying 858 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,919 Speaker 1: to keep that going by resigning some of the guys 859 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,880 Speaker 1: that were important to that, even even free agents. Maddie, 860 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,359 Speaker 1: what's the ideal free agent scenario for the Bills? Are 861 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:40,239 Speaker 1: we approaching that? Maybe? I think the next coming days 862 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: will be interesting to see if if it follows as 863 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:49,040 Speaker 1: March eighteenth, from that heads March sixteenth, when that tampering 864 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: period begins, uh yeah, which is Monday. So I think 865 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: the next few days will be very telling as to 866 00:40:56,239 --> 00:40:59,520 Speaker 1: what the scene is going to look like. Um but 867 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:01,920 Speaker 1: I think we're gon we're gonna continue to see this 868 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: Brandon Mean and Sean McDermott go after our own and 869 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,040 Speaker 1: then see what's what they want to go after in 870 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: the market. I think Shack Lawson and Jordan Phillips are 871 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 1: two of those big names of our own that we 872 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: don't have word on yet. So I think that's coming 873 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 1: and then you look at someone like sent Snorris Perry 874 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,520 Speaker 1: and what he was able to do on special teams. 875 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:26,760 Speaker 1: That's a great special teamer who was on the Buffalo 876 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,359 Speaker 1: Bills this past year, who also really helped with that 877 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:32,920 Speaker 1: nickel position when when Tarren Johnson was out. So you 878 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,040 Speaker 1: look at some of those other gadget type players that 879 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,720 Speaker 1: can be stuck on special teams but can also help 880 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:41,879 Speaker 1: when injuries come about. And we didn't have a lot 881 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 1: of injuries last year, but you want to have another 882 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: solid roster who that There's just a lot of depth too, 883 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,959 Speaker 1: and the free agency last year, this team made so 884 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,080 Speaker 1: many moves in free agency to fill some of those 885 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:01,120 Speaker 1: holes to provide some of that depth. Now this year, 886 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:04,480 Speaker 1: you're looking at free agency, maybe not looking at the 887 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,520 Speaker 1: amount that we had last year, but I would like 888 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:10,600 Speaker 1: to see a big name or two because that's what's 889 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: going to get this team better and over that hump. 890 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: And with a lot of these guys resigning or guys 891 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: coming in from free agency or the draft, you also 892 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: think about the competition. Sean McDermott loves competition, so they're 893 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:29,360 Speaker 1: going to put people in place and put more people 894 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:33,239 Speaker 1: within the positions to have that competition and to duke 895 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:36,200 Speaker 1: it out in training camp for a starting spot. Right 896 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:40,280 Speaker 1: as we know, the NFL calendars as we speak today 897 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 1: is set up with free agency starts next Wednesday. The 898 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: draft is five weeks after that. Are there any positions 899 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,400 Speaker 1: that have more value in free agency as opposed to 900 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,239 Speaker 1: the draft. Maybe it's just a year to year thing. 901 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,279 Speaker 1: What do you think I think when you're looking at 902 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: development and draft versus free agency, I think an offensive 903 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:01,360 Speaker 1: lineman and the draft and as sure as an offensive 904 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:04,799 Speaker 1: lineman that's been in the NFL for years, that's a 905 00:43:04,800 --> 00:43:08,440 Speaker 1: talented offensive lineman. I also think wide receiver is another 906 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:11,880 Speaker 1: position you look at. Sometimes it's hard to develop a 907 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:15,120 Speaker 1: wide receiver coming out of college depending on the offense. 908 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: He was a part of the route tree. He ran 909 00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:20,799 Speaker 1: things like that. The Buffalo Bills want their receivers to 910 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:22,880 Speaker 1: be able to run the entire route tree. They're not 911 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:25,360 Speaker 1: just looking for guys who can be a sure slot 912 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,160 Speaker 1: receiver who can be your outside threat. They want people 913 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: who can who can do it all. We saw Dawson 914 00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:33,359 Speaker 1: Knox in a jet suite this year. This is an 915 00:43:33,360 --> 00:43:36,200 Speaker 1: offense that wants to put players in different positions. To 916 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 1: throw off defenses and things like that. So those are 917 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:44,280 Speaker 1: two positions that I look like. Look at edge rushers, 918 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:47,399 Speaker 1: that's a premium position in the draft. This year, it's 919 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,920 Speaker 1: not as deep as it was in years. Pass is 920 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,560 Speaker 1: somebody gonna fall to twenty two? A lot of mocks 921 00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:59,920 Speaker 1: have Calavon Chasin aj Epanessa. Those are two very talent 922 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:05,520 Speaker 1: to players. Um, but our people in free agency more valuable, 923 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:09,799 Speaker 1: Like you're Yannick and Gockway, you're Shack Barrett. Right, Yeah, 924 00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:13,560 Speaker 1: that's a big question. Yeah. Um, I really hope that 925 00:44:13,719 --> 00:44:16,880 Speaker 1: the league year starts on schedule next Wednesday, Maddie, and 926 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:19,480 Speaker 1: the free agency began for our sake. No, I mean, yeah, 927 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,239 Speaker 1: we've been waiting for this and I'm really eager to 928 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,560 Speaker 1: see what the Bills do. I think it's it's been 929 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:26,360 Speaker 1: fun so far, but I just hope they don't delay things, 930 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:27,839 Speaker 1: and I know if they have to do, they will, 931 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:31,160 Speaker 1: and I'm okay with that. Again here we are put 932 00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:33,400 Speaker 1: it in perspective. It's not that the league can go 933 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:35,919 Speaker 1: without free agency next week. But yeah, it'll be fun 934 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:40,160 Speaker 1: once this gets started. You think about Josh Norman, Tyler Croft, 935 00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:43,319 Speaker 1: now Quentin Spain, Um You've got these guys, you know, 936 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:45,960 Speaker 1: lining up, and they're starting to fill these holes a 937 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:48,200 Speaker 1: little bit at a time to get some depth there. 938 00:44:48,239 --> 00:44:50,880 Speaker 1: Already the corners, they have addressed the corner, they addressed 939 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:53,919 Speaker 1: the offensive line. They picked up Spencer Long's option. Um, 940 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:55,960 Speaker 1: so they've got some guy. They've got their starting five 941 00:44:55,960 --> 00:45:00,160 Speaker 1: offensive linemen back on the roster right now, the guys 942 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:02,920 Speaker 1: that played last year plus some depth. But somebody has 943 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:04,880 Speaker 1: said they need to get better, right I said it. 944 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:06,759 Speaker 1: Oh that's right, I said it. I know you did, 945 00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:10,080 Speaker 1: so we'll see that now. It's getting to the point where, 946 00:45:10,120 --> 00:45:12,759 Speaker 1: you know, I feel pretty good about where you're sitting 947 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:16,000 Speaker 1: right before free agency. Yeah, Maddie, thank you. Take care 948 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,960 Speaker 1: of yourself. Be healthy of course, no no handshakes hand 949 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 1: We're back at on a moment. One Bills Live, presented 950 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:28,760 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health from the Seneca Studio Seneca Resorts in Casino. 951 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:45,600 Speaker 1: Nothing comes close. Welcome back, It's One Bill's Live. John Murphy, 952 00:45:45,640 --> 00:45:47,960 Speaker 1: Steve Tansker. So a couple of reports out in the 953 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:52,399 Speaker 1: last hour. The uh Bills reportedly are hosting Farmer Brown 954 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:55,560 Speaker 1: Snibacker Christian Curtsey in for a free agent visit. He's 955 00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:57,759 Speaker 1: already been at the Raiders and Packers, and maybe more 956 00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:01,799 Speaker 1: visit scheduled as well. Um if in fact the league 957 00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:03,759 Speaker 1: shuts down, and some teams have already shut down. If 958 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:06,640 Speaker 1: a leige shuts down, shuts down next week, those type 959 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:09,640 Speaker 1: of visits will no longer take place you would anticipate. 960 00:46:09,719 --> 00:46:12,680 Speaker 1: So those are getting busy. They have agreed to terms 961 00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:14,960 Speaker 1: reportedly on a three year deal with Quentin Spain, and 962 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:17,279 Speaker 1: they have restructured the deal with the Tyler Croft the 963 00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:21,880 Speaker 1: tight end, and maybe putting together a deal for Shack Lawson. 964 00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:23,799 Speaker 1: Now here's an interesting thing. They're not the only ones 965 00:46:23,840 --> 00:46:28,000 Speaker 1: that's busy, though. The Ravens, the Baltimore Ravens have applied 966 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:30,120 Speaker 1: the franchise tag. First team I think to apply a 967 00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:33,879 Speaker 1: franchise tag. They put it on Matthew Judeon. They'd put 968 00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:37,520 Speaker 1: the tag on him as a let me make sure here, 969 00:46:37,719 --> 00:46:40,160 Speaker 1: Ravens passed rush your first player to be franchise tag 970 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,840 Speaker 1: described as an outside linebacker on the press release. Judeon 971 00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:45,399 Speaker 1: and the Ravens could be in for a fight ever, 972 00:46:45,440 --> 00:46:48,680 Speaker 1: whether he's an outside linebacker or a defensive end, which 973 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:50,719 Speaker 1: would be a different tag. But the Ravens tag of 974 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:53,640 Speaker 1: is an outside linebacker because that's less money than a 975 00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:58,239 Speaker 1: defensive end. Terrell Suggs fought that a couple of years 976 00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:00,760 Speaker 1: ago two thousand and nine, actually eleven years and lost 977 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:04,200 Speaker 1: and lost. So that'll be a fight for another day. 978 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:06,560 Speaker 1: But the teams are getting busy with the tag and 979 00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:09,200 Speaker 1: with the getting their ducks in order for free agency 980 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:13,239 Speaker 1: is scheduled to begin next Wednesday. See yeah, and it's yeah, 981 00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:17,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on. I mean it for an offseason. 982 00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,319 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks. He threw on the added thing 983 00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:22,720 Speaker 1: where all these where everything's shutting down, all the sports 984 00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 1: worlds shutting down, and adds an extra layer of difficulty. 985 00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:28,040 Speaker 1: Yesterday we reported that the Bills had an enormous contingent 986 00:47:28,040 --> 00:47:31,719 Speaker 1: of people at the Clemson Pro Day, and then last 987 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,799 Speaker 1: night they pulled all their scouts and everybody off the road, 988 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:36,120 Speaker 1: so they got that one last pro day and a 989 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:37,920 Speaker 1: Clemson then they call it came home, so that's it, 990 00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:42,640 Speaker 1: We're done. And then Clemson second round exactly, so then 991 00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:44,920 Speaker 1: the only players we've seen right so now. And then 992 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,120 Speaker 1: also it came out too that the league has left 993 00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:51,240 Speaker 1: it up to each individual franchise to handle the travel 994 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:55,000 Speaker 1: and their scouts and their executive travel and their visits 995 00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:56,759 Speaker 1: to free agents. They've left it up to each of 996 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,120 Speaker 1: the clubs to handle it in a way that they 997 00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:01,760 Speaker 1: see fit. Be interesting to see how the Bill's handling 998 00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:04,719 Speaker 1: and what they want to do. I'm um, given what 999 00:48:04,719 --> 00:48:07,239 Speaker 1: we've seen in this building, it'll be left up to 1000 00:48:07,239 --> 00:48:09,160 Speaker 1: Sean McDermot and brand of being what they think they've 1001 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:11,400 Speaker 1: got to have got to do, and they'll weigh that 1002 00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:16,920 Speaker 1: in with the risk and reward. So but this that 1003 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:21,680 Speaker 1: Matt Judon thing about designating him as a defensive end 1004 00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:23,920 Speaker 1: instead of an arn else outside linebacker instead of a 1005 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:28,880 Speaker 1: defensive end for the that's that's that's seven figures different 1006 00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:31,640 Speaker 1: sure from one position to the other. And be the 1007 00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:33,480 Speaker 1: fact that he plays some of the snaps with his 1008 00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:35,120 Speaker 1: hand off the ground and some of the snaps with 1009 00:48:35,160 --> 00:48:37,359 Speaker 1: his hand on the ground leaves him open I guess 1010 00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:40,759 Speaker 1: to interpretation a guy in the for the exact same 1011 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:43,840 Speaker 1: team and the exact same position. Terrell Suggs fought it 1012 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:48,600 Speaker 1: in court and lost. Um, you talk about the importance 1013 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:51,160 Speaker 1: of the CBA, there you go right there. That's that's 1014 00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:53,919 Speaker 1: the importance of it. Our friend field Yates tweeted this out. 1015 00:48:54,239 --> 00:48:56,879 Speaker 1: Last year, Matt Judan and the Ravens played thirty six 1016 00:48:57,000 --> 00:48:59,879 Speaker 1: snaps as a stand up linebacker, which is where he's 1017 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,520 Speaker 1: as needed now. On the franchise tag, he played six 1018 00:49:02,680 --> 00:49:06,240 Speaker 1: hundred nineteen snaps as an edge defender. The gray area 1019 00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:10,439 Speaker 1: is defining an offensive linebacker outside linebacker versus a defensive enroll. 1020 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:15,120 Speaker 1: Within those edge snaps. The defensive enfranchise tag projects to 1021 00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:17,680 Speaker 1: be worth three million dollars more than the linebacker tag, 1022 00:49:17,719 --> 00:49:20,960 Speaker 1: So three million per year on the tag, three million 1023 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:24,480 Speaker 1: dollars on the tag. If you're an outside linebacker, you 1024 00:49:24,640 --> 00:49:26,920 Speaker 1: make three million dollars less. They tag him as an 1025 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:29,960 Speaker 1: outside linebacker. Wow. Yeah, all right, we're coming up, and 1026 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:31,959 Speaker 1: we're coming back in a second with a special guest, 1027 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:34,520 Speaker 1: Franch Schuab of Yahoo sports dot com. He can sort 1028 00:49:34,560 --> 00:49:37,239 Speaker 1: through some of these interesting issues and maybe get us 1029 00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:38,759 Speaker 1: to where we want to be Frank Shuib. But when 1030 00:49:38,760 --> 00:49:41,560 Speaker 1: we return, One Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health from 1031 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:44,920 Speaker 1: the Seneke from the Seneca Studio in Archard Park. This 1032 00:49:45,040 --> 00:49:59,880 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio Hills Radio Network Sports Update call 1033 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:03,200 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive from the Seneca Studios at one 1034 00:50:03,239 --> 00:50:05,200 Speaker 1: Bill's drive. We're in the middle of our show and 1035 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:07,680 Speaker 1: it deals with the Bills moved so far today. A 1036 00:50:07,719 --> 00:50:11,160 Speaker 1: former Browns linebacker, Christian Kurtsey's free agent tour continues said 1037 00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:14,360 Speaker 1: to be continuing in Buffalo today, according to Ian Rappaport 1038 00:50:14,360 --> 00:50:17,840 Speaker 1: of NFL Network, Kurtsey previously had visited the Raiders and 1039 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:21,600 Speaker 1: the Packers other interesting teams as well other interested teams 1040 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:24,080 Speaker 1: as well, and recording to Ian Rappaport, he is visiting 1041 00:50:24,080 --> 00:50:26,520 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills today. Quentin Spain and the Bills have 1042 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:29,640 Speaker 1: reportedly agreed to a three year contract. The offensive lineman 1043 00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:32,640 Speaker 1: gets a deal three years worth fifteen million dollars. The 1044 00:50:32,760 --> 00:50:35,120 Speaker 1: moved that insures the team will return its entire starting 1045 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:37,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line this coming year. He was undrafted, a 1046 00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:42,520 Speaker 1: revelation for the Bills, helping to stabilize a shotty offensive 1047 00:50:42,560 --> 00:50:45,120 Speaker 1: line in his first season in Buffalo. Quintin Spain, three 1048 00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,839 Speaker 1: hundred thirty pounds six foot four started all sixteen games 1049 00:50:47,840 --> 00:50:49,880 Speaker 1: for the Bills for the first time in his career. 1050 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:53,200 Speaker 1: Tom Pallisero NFL Media reports the Bills that restructure the 1051 00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:56,120 Speaker 1: contract of Titan Tyler Craft. Now he's due four million 1052 00:50:56,120 --> 00:50:58,960 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three point four million of that guaranteed 1053 00:50:59,080 --> 00:51:01,920 Speaker 1: at the final year of his contract deleted. The NFL 1054 00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:03,759 Speaker 1: says it has no plans to move the start of 1055 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:06,759 Speaker 1: the league year. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, 1056 00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:09,319 Speaker 1: the league has canceled the tannual meeting. Right now, the 1057 00:51:09,360 --> 00:51:11,480 Speaker 1: league is waiting to get results on the player of 1058 00:51:11,480 --> 00:51:14,360 Speaker 1: owning on the collective Bargaining Agreement, the proposed agreement. The 1059 00:51:14,440 --> 00:51:17,359 Speaker 1: deadline for that is midnight tomorrow, and once that's done, 1060 00:51:17,400 --> 00:51:20,040 Speaker 1: the league may revisit whether they move the start of 1061 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:22,919 Speaker 1: the league year and postpone a little bit they start 1062 00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:25,400 Speaker 1: of free agency. It is scheduled to begin next Wednesday. 1063 00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:28,799 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans released running back Dean Lewis and linebacker Cameron Wait. 1064 00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:33,000 Speaker 1: The XFL canceled its regular season amid the spread of coronavirus, 1065 00:51:33,120 --> 00:51:35,800 Speaker 1: and the Masters Tournament Gulls first major championship of the 1066 00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:39,080 Speaker 1: year will be postponed because of the coronavirus update. That 1067 00:51:39,120 --> 00:51:42,080 Speaker 1: announcement coming from Augusta National officials today. It was scheduled 1068 00:51:42,080 --> 00:51:44,680 Speaker 1: for April ninth through the twelfth. It's the fifth event 1069 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:46,640 Speaker 1: of the PGA Tour schedule that will not be played 1070 00:51:46,840 --> 00:51:50,480 Speaker 1: Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated foot race, postponing the 1071 00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:54,800 Speaker 1: event until September September fourteen because of the coronavirus pandemic. 1072 00:51:55,920 --> 00:51:59,279 Speaker 1: I want going on there? Wow right, Yeah, it's hard 1073 00:51:59,320 --> 00:52:01,800 Speaker 1: to keep up. He changes hourly. It's amazing. Yeah it 1074 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:05,040 Speaker 1: we've never seen anything like that on the line with 1075 00:52:05,080 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 1: us right now. A gentleman who maybe can comment on 1076 00:52:07,239 --> 00:52:09,520 Speaker 1: what's going on in the NFL and a number of 1077 00:52:09,560 --> 00:52:12,600 Speaker 1: different sports. He covers the NFL or Yahoo Sports dot com. 1078 00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:14,560 Speaker 1: We're happy to have him on the air. Frank Swab 1079 00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:16,840 Speaker 1: joined us Hi Frank, John Murphy and seem Tasker Rupper 1080 00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:19,600 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. Thanks coming on, Hell, what's going on? Fills? 1081 00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:23,440 Speaker 1: Too much? Not too much? What do you think of 1082 00:52:24,040 --> 00:52:28,120 Speaker 1: the NFL's response anyway to the coronavirus epidemic? And do 1083 00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:30,400 Speaker 1: you think there's more to come? Maybe once the CBA 1084 00:52:30,480 --> 00:52:34,160 Speaker 1: gets approved or not approved next this weekend? Yeah, I 1085 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:39,520 Speaker 1: you know. Look, I don't want to marginalize anything, but 1086 00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:42,800 Speaker 1: this isn't like March madness. This isn't like the NBA. 1087 00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:46,840 Speaker 1: The NFLF free agency can be done over the phone. 1088 00:52:46,920 --> 00:52:48,959 Speaker 1: Like I don't know how the physicals work. That that's 1089 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:52,120 Speaker 1: one kind of issue there. And I know NFL teams 1090 00:52:52,120 --> 00:52:54,839 Speaker 1: would perform me with ice face to face. I mean, 1091 00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:56,680 Speaker 1: that's how they've done it for years and year and years. 1092 00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:00,640 Speaker 1: But there's something that's it says that, you know, Genevian 1093 00:53:00,680 --> 00:53:03,719 Speaker 1: Clowney can't agree over the phone to a new deal 1094 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:05,279 Speaker 1: with the New York Giants. You know what I mean? 1095 00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:08,720 Speaker 1: That is, I don't see a real reason to stop 1096 00:53:08,800 --> 00:53:12,800 Speaker 1: this other than well, everybody else has stopped their sports. 1097 00:53:12,840 --> 00:53:15,160 Speaker 1: Why is the NFL. Why are we going to celebrate 1098 00:53:15,239 --> 00:53:18,120 Speaker 1: guys getting millions dollars and signing bonuses. I get that. 1099 00:53:18,200 --> 00:53:20,480 Speaker 1: I guess that the optics might be a little bad, 1100 00:53:20,560 --> 00:53:23,640 Speaker 1: but I think the NFL at this point that they're 1101 00:53:23,719 --> 00:53:25,960 Speaker 1: kind of the most normal sport going because it's the 1102 00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:30,359 Speaker 1: off season. There's not big crowds, you don't you can 1103 00:53:30,440 --> 00:53:34,440 Speaker 1: do this kind of stuff, you know, over the phone, digitally, 1104 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:36,680 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff. So I just don't see 1105 00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:39,640 Speaker 1: a reason really other than just the optics for the 1106 00:53:39,719 --> 00:53:42,560 Speaker 1: NFL to push anything back. I think the big, you know, 1107 00:53:42,840 --> 00:53:45,279 Speaker 1: the big event is going to be the draft. Can 1108 00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:47,319 Speaker 1: they have a draft in Las Vegas? My guess is no, 1109 00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:50,480 Speaker 1: I wouldn't see how they could at this point. But 1110 00:53:50,560 --> 00:53:51,719 Speaker 1: we don't know what this is going to look like 1111 00:53:51,760 --> 00:53:53,040 Speaker 1: in a few weeks. It might be what better, it 1112 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:55,200 Speaker 1: might be worse. We just don't know. As I think 1113 00:53:55,520 --> 00:53:59,560 Speaker 1: that was being prudent and not pushing back free agency 1114 00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:02,279 Speaker 1: because again, there's no big crowds involved here and they 1115 00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:04,440 Speaker 1: still want to get their off season going and not 1116 00:54:04,520 --> 00:54:06,279 Speaker 1: making a decision on the draft. They don't have to 1117 00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:08,759 Speaker 1: cancel the draft today. There's there's really no reason for it. 1118 00:54:08,840 --> 00:54:10,719 Speaker 1: So I think the NFL to this point, and I 1119 00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:13,520 Speaker 1: know everybody likes to complain on Twitter in twenty twenty, 1120 00:54:13,719 --> 00:54:15,640 Speaker 1: but I think the NFL at this point has done 1121 00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:18,480 Speaker 1: everything kind of the way they should. It is the optics, though, 1122 00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:20,560 Speaker 1: isn't it, Frank. I mean, how would it look if 1123 00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:24,480 Speaker 1: a player got a multimillion dollar contract and he signs, 1124 00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:26,440 Speaker 1: and even if there's nobody there, the team brings him 1125 00:54:26,480 --> 00:54:29,120 Speaker 1: in and the video of him sitting into death signing 1126 00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:32,240 Speaker 1: and big check goes his way. It just what. It 1127 00:54:32,280 --> 00:54:34,800 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like it would ring right in the current climate, 1128 00:54:34,840 --> 00:54:38,000 Speaker 1: does it. Yeah, I don't think we'll get much of that. 1129 00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:40,640 Speaker 1: I really think that these teams, hopefully anyway. I mean, 1130 00:54:40,680 --> 00:54:42,680 Speaker 1: who knows, but these teams are gonna be a little 1131 00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:46,440 Speaker 1: more muted about it. When the Giants sign you know, Clowney, 1132 00:54:46,760 --> 00:54:48,759 Speaker 1: you know whoever. I have just started throwing that a 1133 00:54:48,840 --> 00:54:52,080 Speaker 1: combination out there. Let's say the Giant signed Clowney to 1134 00:54:52,200 --> 00:54:55,760 Speaker 1: a one hundred ten million dollars deal. Probably I assume 1135 00:54:55,800 --> 00:54:57,759 Speaker 1: they'll just probably just kind of tweeted out. You know, 1136 00:54:57,960 --> 00:54:59,840 Speaker 1: it's not going to be you know, him holding the 1137 00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:03,319 Speaker 1: jersey and him munking for the cameras that maybe that 1138 00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:06,000 Speaker 1: comes in June, July, whatever. But I think it's just 1139 00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:11,000 Speaker 1: kind of fundamentally, the transactions of the NFL will go on, 1140 00:55:11,280 --> 00:55:13,040 Speaker 1: but without a lot of the pomp and circumstance in 1141 00:55:13,080 --> 00:55:16,080 Speaker 1: the celebrating. It's going to be more of, hey, we 1142 00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:18,359 Speaker 1: gotta do this, where we're going to keep going on 1143 00:55:18,440 --> 00:55:23,479 Speaker 1: with our offseason lives basically, but without Yeah, it's gonna 1144 00:55:23,480 --> 00:55:25,400 Speaker 1: be a weird free agency that way, We're not going 1145 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:28,120 Speaker 1: to see a whole lot of celebrating over it. But yes, 1146 00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:31,080 Speaker 1: it still will look a little weird when we're dealing 1147 00:55:31,120 --> 00:55:34,080 Speaker 1: with a global pandemic and you know, football players are 1148 00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:37,080 Speaker 1: getting eight nine figure deals that it won't be great, 1149 00:55:37,120 --> 00:55:39,400 Speaker 1: but I think the NFL just what else are they 1150 00:55:39,400 --> 00:55:41,279 Speaker 1: going to do? They kind of have to go on. Right. 1151 00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:44,799 Speaker 1: Do you see any reason or benefit other than optics 1152 00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:48,120 Speaker 1: for delaying this thing. I think the only thing would 1153 00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:51,399 Speaker 1: be if, if, and if the physicals are a big 1154 00:55:51,400 --> 00:55:53,080 Speaker 1: part of it. I think, I mean, if you're if 1155 00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:55,480 Speaker 1: you're dealing with a guy coming off a major injury, 1156 00:55:56,120 --> 00:55:58,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna why get him in with your doctors? I mean, 1157 00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:00,960 Speaker 1: that's a big part of this process. And also I 1158 00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:03,400 Speaker 1: just think that you know, when you're dealing with this 1159 00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:06,440 Speaker 1: these kind of business decisions, they do like to uh, 1160 00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:09,719 Speaker 1: you know, sit face to face with a guy. It 1161 00:56:09,719 --> 00:56:11,360 Speaker 1: gets an home a little bit. I mean, that's a 1162 00:56:11,360 --> 00:56:13,799 Speaker 1: big part of this process too, and that might be 1163 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,600 Speaker 1: you know that in doing it over FaceTime isn't exactly 1164 00:56:16,600 --> 00:56:19,400 Speaker 1: the same. But so I think it would be better, 1165 00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:21,880 Speaker 1: you know, any other way, but it's not to the 1166 00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:25,319 Speaker 1: point of it. You know, you can't function during free 1167 00:56:25,320 --> 00:56:27,960 Speaker 1: agency without face to face meetings and all that. So 1168 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:30,880 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a huge benefit the waiting, but 1169 00:56:31,360 --> 00:56:33,480 Speaker 1: at the cost would out way to benefit. Let's put 1170 00:56:33,520 --> 00:56:35,120 Speaker 1: it that way, Because if you push this thing back 1171 00:56:35,160 --> 00:56:38,480 Speaker 1: to I don't know. May first, all of a sudden, 1172 00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:41,120 Speaker 1: you're offseasons really really short. I don't think NFL teams 1173 00:56:41,120 --> 00:56:43,440 Speaker 1: want to deal with that. Frank Frank schwab our guest 1174 00:56:43,440 --> 00:56:46,000 Speaker 1: from Yahoo Sports NFL writer, UM, I want to talk 1175 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:47,920 Speaker 1: to you about a variety of the Bills moves. Their 1176 00:56:48,200 --> 00:56:51,960 Speaker 1: week started with the signing Josh Norman to a one 1177 00:56:52,040 --> 00:56:54,279 Speaker 1: year deal with Buffalo. You wrote a condo about this 1178 00:56:54,360 --> 00:56:56,759 Speaker 1: on Yahoo sports dot com. It seems to be a 1179 00:56:56,800 --> 00:56:59,560 Speaker 1: good logical contract, one that makes sense for the Buffalo Bills, 1180 00:56:59,560 --> 00:57:02,520 Speaker 1: and maybe they gets something out of Josh Norman. H Yeah, 1181 00:57:02,560 --> 00:57:06,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, one year kind of a non 1182 00:57:06,080 --> 00:57:09,759 Speaker 1: invasive deal, right, Like I mean, it's it's it's it's 1183 00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:12,640 Speaker 1: impossible almost to really have that much buyer's remorse over 1184 00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:16,120 Speaker 1: any one year deal. If even if Josh Norman is 1185 00:57:16,160 --> 00:57:20,040 Speaker 1: on this decline and can't bounce back, well you know 1186 00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:22,640 Speaker 1: you're out of him after one year, so it really 1187 00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:24,760 Speaker 1: doesn't set you back as far as your future goes. 1188 00:57:24,840 --> 00:57:27,160 Speaker 1: I think that you know, and even you know the 1189 00:57:27,240 --> 00:57:29,680 Speaker 1: price of it doesn't preclude the Bills from making another 1190 00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:31,440 Speaker 1: move a cornerback if they wish, they can just take 1191 00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:34,160 Speaker 1: a shot teum mcderman knows this guy really well. Get 1192 00:57:34,280 --> 00:57:36,760 Speaker 1: him back in that scheme and maybe he turns it around. 1193 00:57:36,840 --> 00:57:39,439 Speaker 1: He has been a very, very cornerback before, so I'd 1194 00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:41,840 Speaker 1: like to move. There's just not much risk involved with it. 1195 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,560 Speaker 1: So I did like it, and we'll see. I mean, 1196 00:57:44,640 --> 00:57:47,480 Speaker 1: Josh hasn't played very well his last couple years in Washington. 1197 00:57:47,560 --> 00:57:50,640 Speaker 1: Who knows, Washington's kind of a dysfunctional franchise as we know, 1198 00:57:51,080 --> 00:57:53,560 Speaker 1: and maybe being able to play in a better defense 1199 00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:56,720 Speaker 1: with a better defensive coach, maybe that helps him. You know, 1200 00:57:56,720 --> 00:57:59,600 Speaker 1: you can get you squeeze another good season out of him. Yeah, 1201 00:57:59,720 --> 00:58:02,720 Speaker 1: and you you admit also in your article that if 1202 00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:05,960 Speaker 1: Josh Norman was going to revive his career and prove 1203 00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:07,560 Speaker 1: that he still has something in the tank, that it 1204 00:58:07,600 --> 00:58:10,760 Speaker 1: wasn't all his fault, Buffalo might be the perfect place 1205 00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:14,480 Speaker 1: for him to land. Absolutely. I think that if all 1206 00:58:14,520 --> 00:58:16,200 Speaker 1: the landing places for him, this was the best one. 1207 00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,360 Speaker 1: And I think that that's why he just, you know, 1208 00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:21,000 Speaker 1: he had a lot of interest. He could have gone elsewhere, 1209 00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:22,880 Speaker 1: but I think that you know, there was nowhere need 1210 00:58:22,920 --> 00:58:25,040 Speaker 1: to kind of drag this thing out, that he wanted 1211 00:58:25,080 --> 00:58:27,600 Speaker 1: to get this thing done. And you know, landing a 1212 00:58:27,600 --> 00:58:30,880 Speaker 1: spot where he knew he had a comfort level and 1213 00:58:31,080 --> 00:58:33,800 Speaker 1: this is the best landing spot for him. And you know, 1214 00:58:33,840 --> 00:58:36,120 Speaker 1: maybe I had a big ring Sila multi year Kiel 1215 00:58:36,200 --> 00:58:38,880 Speaker 1: next March. I mean, I'm sure that's in his mind 1216 00:58:38,920 --> 00:58:41,600 Speaker 1: that you know, he can still turn his career back around. 1217 00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:44,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know how athletes are now, he's thinking, 1218 00:58:44,480 --> 00:58:47,160 Speaker 1: I'm telling I'm finished. I think that he really sees 1219 00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:49,640 Speaker 1: this as a way to kind of get things back 1220 00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:51,840 Speaker 1: on track. What do you say that there were other 1221 00:58:51,920 --> 00:58:53,840 Speaker 1: teams interested in a lot of some people might be 1222 00:58:53,920 --> 00:58:55,959 Speaker 1: a little bit shocked by that. Do you have any 1223 00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:58,560 Speaker 1: idea or any details about who else was interested in 1224 00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:01,600 Speaker 1: what they might have looked those offers to look like. No, 1225 00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:04,240 Speaker 1: I really don't. I know that they're you know, everybody 1226 00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:07,520 Speaker 1: said there were multiple teams involved, and I know, you 1227 00:59:07,560 --> 00:59:10,200 Speaker 1: don't know if that's that's real interest, if that's just 1228 00:59:10,280 --> 00:59:13,520 Speaker 1: take kicking the tires a little bit or or anything 1229 00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:18,439 Speaker 1: like that. So I will, we will, you know, very least. 1230 00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:20,200 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think anybody was offering a 1231 00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:21,840 Speaker 1: huge deal or he's got to take them that. But 1232 00:59:22,200 --> 00:59:25,040 Speaker 1: I think that maybe, you know, there could have been 1233 00:59:25,080 --> 00:59:28,120 Speaker 1: comparable deals, and he just ended up settling on the 1234 00:59:28,360 --> 00:59:31,800 Speaker 1: best situation possible. I'm with Frank Schwab of Yeah Who Sports. Frank, 1235 00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:33,640 Speaker 1: I want to talk to you about some other Bills 1236 00:59:33,680 --> 00:59:35,720 Speaker 1: notes here, but I just said to Steve during a 1237 00:59:35,720 --> 00:59:37,720 Speaker 1: commercial break, I think it's going to be a very 1238 00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:40,680 Speaker 1: busy weekend in the NFL, whether or not the league 1239 00:59:40,720 --> 00:59:42,920 Speaker 1: year starts on time next Wednesday, as it should, whether 1240 00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:45,960 Speaker 1: or not free agency begins next Wednesday. The Bills, I 1241 00:59:45,960 --> 00:59:48,560 Speaker 1: think our signal and other teams are doing the same thing. 1242 00:59:48,800 --> 00:59:51,760 Speaker 1: They're making moves now, you know, the franchise tags coming out. 1243 00:59:51,800 --> 00:59:54,320 Speaker 1: Everybody's kind of making moves to set themselves up for 1244 00:59:54,360 --> 00:59:58,440 Speaker 1: the league year whenever it begins. Is that fair to say? Yeah? Absolutely, 1245 00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,320 Speaker 1: I think the NFL teams have to fin and from 1246 01:00:00,360 --> 01:00:03,000 Speaker 1: that way, Matt Juden just got the franchise takes from 1247 01:00:03,040 --> 01:00:05,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens. I mean, so it's it's it's kind of 1248 01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:07,919 Speaker 1: this weird thing where the tire sports world is shut down, 1249 01:00:08,000 --> 01:00:10,480 Speaker 1: but yet the NFL is the most business as usual, right, 1250 01:00:10,560 --> 01:00:13,680 Speaker 1: Like they almost have to be what the Dallas Cowboys, 1251 01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:16,200 Speaker 1: for example, can't say, well that all this is going on, 1252 01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:19,160 Speaker 1: We're goill wait on making a in house decision on 1253 01:00:19,240 --> 01:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott. They gotta be ready to go on Monday 1254 01:00:21,840 --> 01:00:24,800 Speaker 1: and kind of play this thing as if the you know, 1255 01:00:24,800 --> 01:00:26,840 Speaker 1: free agency is going to go off on Wednesday, is expected, 1256 01:00:26,920 --> 01:00:30,400 Speaker 1: tampering period starts on Monday. Franchise tags are due on Monday. 1257 01:00:30,760 --> 01:00:34,440 Speaker 1: I think that the day every team has to operate 1258 01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:37,680 Speaker 1: as normally as they can during this weird time until 1259 01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:40,160 Speaker 1: they're told, hey, we're pushing this thing back to mid 1260 01:00:40,200 --> 01:00:42,960 Speaker 1: April or whatever. I think that, yeah, they have to 1261 01:00:42,960 --> 01:00:45,440 Speaker 1: be prepared and go on this as usual, and it's weird. 1262 01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:49,160 Speaker 1: Like as somebody who covers the NFL, the NFL transactions 1263 01:00:49,200 --> 01:00:51,000 Speaker 1: next week are the only thing going on in the 1264 01:00:51,040 --> 01:00:54,439 Speaker 1: sports world other than you know, a coronavirus story. So 1265 01:00:55,120 --> 01:00:58,320 Speaker 1: you know, every signal transactional movement happens is going to 1266 01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:02,840 Speaker 1: take on this like a enormous news sense because because 1267 01:01:02,880 --> 01:01:04,560 Speaker 1: there's nothing I'm going on, we don't have much man 1268 01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:06,520 Speaker 1: less to talk about our the NBA playoffs or anything 1269 01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:08,680 Speaker 1: like that. Right. Yeah, Frank Murph and I have been 1270 01:01:08,680 --> 01:01:10,920 Speaker 1: talking for the last couple of months about how this 1271 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,760 Speaker 1: is a very different offseason for the Buffalo Bills, and 1272 01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:15,760 Speaker 1: I was wondering if as you look at that now, 1273 01:01:15,800 --> 01:01:17,760 Speaker 1: they had to they came in. First of all, they 1274 01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:19,720 Speaker 1: had to get their financial house in order to get 1275 01:01:19,720 --> 01:01:22,920 Speaker 1: out of cap jail. Then they built their defense up, 1276 01:01:22,960 --> 01:01:25,960 Speaker 1: and then they then they completely revamped their offense. They've 1277 01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:29,439 Speaker 1: got a young developing quarterback, what you know? And now 1278 01:01:29,480 --> 01:01:32,480 Speaker 1: this last year, although they got swept by the Patriots, 1279 01:01:32,600 --> 01:01:35,160 Speaker 1: there were two really good football games and it shows 1280 01:01:35,160 --> 01:01:37,640 Speaker 1: signs of maybe things are changing in the AFC East. 1281 01:01:38,000 --> 01:01:40,600 Speaker 1: What do you think the Bills strategy is here? What 1282 01:01:40,720 --> 01:01:42,800 Speaker 1: and how? You know? This being a different kind of 1283 01:01:42,800 --> 01:01:44,800 Speaker 1: offseason for the Bills where they're trying to get just 1284 01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:47,760 Speaker 1: a little better rather than rebuild. What do you how 1285 01:01:47,800 --> 01:01:49,920 Speaker 1: do you think this is gonna go? What are your 1286 01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:52,920 Speaker 1: thoughts about their strategy to do that? Yeah, and I 1287 01:01:52,960 --> 01:01:55,160 Speaker 1: think the first of all, you want to retain I mean, 1288 01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:57,880 Speaker 1: I still have to be excited. I mean, so you 1289 01:01:57,920 --> 01:01:59,960 Speaker 1: try to retain as much as you can Jordan Phillips, 1290 01:02:00,080 --> 01:02:01,800 Speaker 1: get him back in the fold, and then see what 1291 01:02:01,880 --> 01:02:05,160 Speaker 1: you can do offensively. I mean they have a lot 1292 01:02:05,160 --> 01:02:08,640 Speaker 1: of to like Devin Singletary look really good, maybe Dawson 1293 01:02:08,680 --> 01:02:11,320 Speaker 1: Knox to just the develop you showed some things for sure. 1294 01:02:11,720 --> 01:02:15,200 Speaker 1: I think that maybe they're just like one big piece away. 1295 01:02:15,240 --> 01:02:16,480 Speaker 1: So you wonder, are they going to get in on 1296 01:02:16,560 --> 01:02:18,360 Speaker 1: the Amari Cooper sweet sticks? Are they going to get 1297 01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:20,880 Speaker 1: in on Robbie Anderson if he doesn't resign with the 1298 01:02:20,960 --> 01:02:23,320 Speaker 1: Jets before free agency. I'd like to see them do that. 1299 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:25,760 Speaker 1: I think that that's the one, you know, kind of 1300 01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:30,160 Speaker 1: glaring need that the Bills have is still playmakers. They 1301 01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:33,040 Speaker 1: have some, They've approved that for sure, but you want 1302 01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:35,320 Speaker 1: to give Josh you on the best chance possible to succeed. 1303 01:02:36,000 --> 01:02:38,600 Speaker 1: You know, the offensive line is just not very deep 1304 01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:40,400 Speaker 1: this year, not very good. You're probably gonna have to 1305 01:02:40,400 --> 01:02:41,919 Speaker 1: look in the draft if you want to improve there. 1306 01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:44,680 Speaker 1: But I think that of all, you know, the Bill 1307 01:02:44,760 --> 01:02:47,120 Speaker 1: defense is fantastic. I really like what they've done there. 1308 01:02:47,480 --> 01:02:50,680 Speaker 1: But I just think that maybe they're one playmaker away, 1309 01:02:50,880 --> 01:02:54,040 Speaker 1: and that's not easy as not necessarily cheaper easy to 1310 01:02:54,080 --> 01:02:56,800 Speaker 1: find on the open market. But I think that you 1311 01:02:56,800 --> 01:02:59,480 Speaker 1: can definitely make a case that you know, they'll they'll 1312 01:02:59,480 --> 01:03:01,960 Speaker 1: be aggress of them see if they can if at 1313 01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:04,920 Speaker 1: the top end of their kind of receiver tight end 1314 01:03:04,920 --> 01:03:06,919 Speaker 1: the pool. You know, maybe they're in a second tier 1315 01:03:06,920 --> 01:03:08,960 Speaker 1: where They're looking at a guy who can just come 1316 01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:11,360 Speaker 1: in and definitely help what they have. Now. Speaking of 1317 01:03:11,400 --> 01:03:16,000 Speaker 1: Bill's moves, report today, Frank that Christian Kurtsey, linebacker just 1318 01:03:16,040 --> 01:03:18,120 Speaker 1: cut by Cleanlon, is in for a visit. What do 1319 01:03:18,160 --> 01:03:19,520 Speaker 1: you think of him and what kind of a signing 1320 01:03:19,560 --> 01:03:22,040 Speaker 1: would that be for Buffalo? Do you think I really 1321 01:03:22,080 --> 01:03:24,200 Speaker 1: like the player as he's healthy. I think he's played 1322 01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:26,120 Speaker 1: nine games last two years. Maybe I'm off a little 1323 01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:27,680 Speaker 1: bit on that, but he's just a lot of time. 1324 01:03:27,760 --> 01:03:29,600 Speaker 1: But if he's healthy, I mean, what we saw from 1325 01:03:29,680 --> 01:03:31,680 Speaker 1: him his first two years, it was very The two 1326 01:03:31,760 --> 01:03:35,240 Speaker 1: years before his injuries were very, very good. He's kind 1327 01:03:35,240 --> 01:03:36,600 Speaker 1: of this, you know. I mean, I don't think he's 1328 01:03:36,600 --> 01:03:39,240 Speaker 1: gonna cost a ton. I mean that that position kind 1329 01:03:39,240 --> 01:03:41,640 Speaker 1: of flies under the radar a little bit as far 1330 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:43,640 Speaker 1: as value goes. He was a true three down guy 1331 01:03:43,640 --> 01:03:45,640 Speaker 1: one hundred percent of the snapsiving two years in a row, 1332 01:03:46,040 --> 01:03:48,160 Speaker 1: so he can he can do it all. He's one 1333 01:03:48,160 --> 01:03:50,360 Speaker 1: of those linebackers I would Yeah. I think any team 1334 01:03:50,400 --> 01:03:52,120 Speaker 1: that ads Kurtsey, as long as it's for the right price, 1335 01:03:52,200 --> 01:03:55,360 Speaker 1: right contract, I think it can really really help. But again, 1336 01:03:55,480 --> 01:03:57,480 Speaker 1: the health piece is a big part of that. I 1337 01:03:57,520 --> 01:03:59,800 Speaker 1: think that you know, he's not necessarily he is a 1338 01:03:59,800 --> 01:04:01,400 Speaker 1: guy played on hundred percent of the snaps two years 1339 01:04:01,400 --> 01:04:03,400 Speaker 1: in a row. He's not necessarily brittle. But he's had 1340 01:04:03,440 --> 01:04:05,720 Speaker 1: bad luck last years and you signed him. Hope that 1341 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:08,760 Speaker 1: you get better luck than after two bad, unlucky years 1342 01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:12,480 Speaker 1: for him. What do you let me ask you one 1343 01:04:12,480 --> 01:04:14,880 Speaker 1: two about some of the other guys? And we've got 1344 01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:18,520 Speaker 1: a question out today. If Bills fans have one get 1345 01:04:18,560 --> 01:04:20,920 Speaker 1: at all costs free agent, You've got a lot of 1346 01:04:20,920 --> 01:04:23,960 Speaker 1: people have said Amari Cooper could be that guy, and 1347 01:04:23,960 --> 01:04:26,800 Speaker 1: you've said the Bills want a playmaker. What do you 1348 01:04:26,840 --> 01:04:28,960 Speaker 1: think the price tag would be on Amari Cooper? And 1349 01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:31,840 Speaker 1: how likely is it that he leaves Dallas? Yeah, and 1350 01:04:31,880 --> 01:04:33,800 Speaker 1: I think it's I really think it's five years, a 1351 01:04:33,840 --> 01:04:36,240 Speaker 1: hundred million. I mean, I think that that's kind of 1352 01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:38,840 Speaker 1: a going rate right now for you. Look at Michael 1353 01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:41,120 Speaker 1: Thomas was contracting. I think he would get somewhere in there. 1354 01:04:41,360 --> 01:04:44,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just why wouldn't he He's I think 1355 01:04:44,120 --> 01:04:46,520 Speaker 1: he's inconsistent. I think that you kind of got to 1356 01:04:46,520 --> 01:04:48,120 Speaker 1: be aware of that that he's gonna have big weeks 1357 01:04:48,160 --> 01:04:49,880 Speaker 1: and he's gonna have you know, the reach where he 1358 01:04:49,960 --> 01:04:52,600 Speaker 1: kind of disappears. But he's a guy who I believe 1359 01:04:52,640 --> 01:04:55,520 Speaker 1: he's twenty six years old, the former fourth pick of 1360 01:04:55,520 --> 01:04:58,000 Speaker 1: the draft. He's made four Pole Bowls and five years 1361 01:04:58,040 --> 01:05:01,560 Speaker 1: four thousand or seasons of five years. He's very, very talented, 1362 01:05:01,800 --> 01:05:04,360 Speaker 1: and so I I just don't see what it's settled for, 1363 01:05:04,840 --> 01:05:07,640 Speaker 1: anything really less than twenty million, and there's been reports 1364 01:05:07,640 --> 01:05:10,600 Speaker 1: that he wants even more than that, maybe in the 1365 01:05:10,680 --> 01:05:13,320 Speaker 1: low twenties, twenty one, twenty two. All it's going to 1366 01:05:13,360 --> 01:05:16,520 Speaker 1: take is the Bills, the Cowboys, and let's say the 1367 01:05:16,560 --> 01:05:18,800 Speaker 1: Packers getting an outbidding war, and then he can kind 1368 01:05:18,800 --> 01:05:22,680 Speaker 1: of name his price. So there's there's risk involved in 1369 01:05:22,720 --> 01:05:25,200 Speaker 1: that because of his inconsistency, But I think that when 1370 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:27,600 Speaker 1: you get down to it, he's easily the best guy 1371 01:05:27,680 --> 01:05:29,360 Speaker 1: free agency is a rare guy who's going to hit 1372 01:05:29,400 --> 01:05:33,240 Speaker 1: free agency at his age, at his tel level, and 1373 01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:36,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna get paid a lot, and whoever it adds him, Hey, 1374 01:05:36,240 --> 01:05:39,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a you want the inconsistency, it's going 1375 01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:41,280 Speaker 1: to be a great addition. You know. Speaking of that, 1376 01:05:41,320 --> 01:05:44,360 Speaker 1: You've got the Cowboys number one, the Bills number three 1377 01:05:44,520 --> 01:05:46,720 Speaker 1: in a post you wrote about the most interesting teams 1378 01:05:46,720 --> 01:05:50,280 Speaker 1: in free agency? Can you tell us why those two? Yeah? 1379 01:05:50,320 --> 01:05:52,680 Speaker 1: I think Cowboys just have so much, so many moving 1380 01:05:52,720 --> 01:05:56,120 Speaker 1: pieces going on. I mean they have they have Daft obviously, 1381 01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:58,680 Speaker 1: that's a big one. Can they resign Amari and get 1382 01:05:58,760 --> 01:06:01,080 Speaker 1: Dack under contract? Nip or Jones too? It was a 1383 01:06:01,080 --> 01:06:03,600 Speaker 1: phenomenal free agent, right, He's one of those other guys 1384 01:06:03,640 --> 01:06:06,440 Speaker 1: where hitting their open market in his prime years. I 1385 01:06:06,440 --> 01:06:08,840 Speaker 1: think the Bills are that high because they saw the 1386 01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:10,439 Speaker 1: capering to make a lot of moves. And I think 1387 01:06:10,440 --> 01:06:13,160 Speaker 1: that this is I put them that high because and 1388 01:06:13,320 --> 01:06:15,040 Speaker 1: I have the Patriots number two, because I think they 1389 01:06:15,160 --> 01:06:17,440 Speaker 1: kind of go hand in hand. Is this year somebody 1390 01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:21,000 Speaker 1: finally builds something to overkip the Patriots. We don't know 1391 01:06:21,040 --> 01:06:23,000 Speaker 1: what the Patriots are going to look like in a 1392 01:06:23,080 --> 01:06:26,520 Speaker 1: week again, we might be looking at Andy Dalton leaving 1393 01:06:26,520 --> 01:06:28,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots. We didn't know. We don't know if it's 1394 01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:30,040 Speaker 1: gonna be Brady, we don't know. So I think the 1395 01:06:30,120 --> 01:06:34,280 Speaker 1: door is finally open for somebody to challenge the Patriots. 1396 01:06:34,320 --> 01:06:36,280 Speaker 1: We saw it last year. The Bills were very good, 1397 01:06:36,480 --> 01:06:39,000 Speaker 1: Like you said, they played them tough twice. And if 1398 01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:41,600 Speaker 1: they can have the right moves this offseason. If they 1399 01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:44,120 Speaker 1: can add kind of fill in the gaps a little bit, 1400 01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:46,600 Speaker 1: I think the door is open for them to at 1401 01:06:46,720 --> 01:06:50,040 Speaker 1: very least compete with the Patriots and maybe finally snapped 1402 01:06:50,040 --> 01:06:52,840 Speaker 1: his long, long, long streak of ASCs titles. That's why 1403 01:06:52,840 --> 01:06:55,400 Speaker 1: the Bills are fascinating to me, because I feel like 1404 01:06:55,440 --> 01:06:58,840 Speaker 1: they're just one good offseason away from finally being the 1405 01:06:58,880 --> 01:07:01,480 Speaker 1: team to kind of off the Patriots in that the vision. Well, 1406 01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:03,560 Speaker 1: you talk about the Patriots in the AFC East, it's 1407 01:07:03,560 --> 01:07:06,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots Bills, and then you know the Dolphins sitting 1408 01:07:06,120 --> 01:07:08,560 Speaker 1: at the top of the draft this year. What are 1409 01:07:08,560 --> 01:07:11,200 Speaker 1: your thoughts about the Dolphins their offseason and what we 1410 01:07:11,200 --> 01:07:13,160 Speaker 1: can look at from them and as well as the 1411 01:07:13,200 --> 01:07:16,600 Speaker 1: Patriots and the rest of the AFC East. Right, the 1412 01:07:16,640 --> 01:07:18,880 Speaker 1: Dolphins are they have the most draft picks and the 1413 01:07:18,880 --> 01:07:22,800 Speaker 1: most cap rooms. That's a pretty crazy daily double right there. 1414 01:07:23,120 --> 01:07:27,120 Speaker 1: I wonder that you know, you guys know, everybody who 1415 01:07:27,160 --> 01:07:29,600 Speaker 1: follows the NFL knows Dolphins are one of those teams 1416 01:07:29,600 --> 01:07:32,680 Speaker 1: that always just seems to be impatient and impulsive, and 1417 01:07:33,080 --> 01:07:35,360 Speaker 1: they go out and sign and Donald Crunch sue for 1418 01:07:35,520 --> 01:07:38,240 Speaker 1: a crazy amount of money. They're patients is not their 1419 01:07:38,640 --> 01:07:40,880 Speaker 1: number one thing. So now you give them all this 1420 01:07:41,000 --> 01:07:43,560 Speaker 1: cap space, all these draft picks, what are they gonna do. 1421 01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:45,840 Speaker 1: Are they going to keep with this kind of smart, 1422 01:07:46,440 --> 01:07:49,200 Speaker 1: repatient rebuild, or are we going to get a Dolphins 1423 01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:51,480 Speaker 1: move where they they are the team to drop one 1424 01:07:51,560 --> 01:07:54,280 Speaker 1: hundred twenty million and Shadavian Clowney. I mean, and now 1425 01:07:54,440 --> 01:07:55,880 Speaker 1: that would be the worst move, but I'm just saying 1426 01:07:56,000 --> 01:07:58,080 Speaker 1: they would just seem like a Dolphins move. I don't 1427 01:07:58,120 --> 01:07:59,640 Speaker 1: know what they're gonna do. Are they're gonna play it 1428 01:07:59,640 --> 01:08:01,760 Speaker 1: like the pole let's have and be kind of patient 1429 01:08:01,840 --> 01:08:05,120 Speaker 1: and not really get involved with any long term big deals. 1430 01:08:05,120 --> 01:08:07,040 Speaker 1: Are they going to do the Dolphins thing and want 1431 01:08:07,040 --> 01:08:09,880 Speaker 1: to get the headlines? I'm not sure they're fascinating to 1432 01:08:10,040 --> 01:08:12,600 Speaker 1: track this offseason. I think the Jets are just kind 1433 01:08:12,600 --> 01:08:15,480 Speaker 1: of Jet sing I mean, they're I don't have like 1434 01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:17,439 Speaker 1: I just want think Adam Gays is the right guy. 1435 01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:19,840 Speaker 1: I just don't. I mean, if you look at the 1436 01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:23,960 Speaker 1: way Tannehill played after he got after he escaped Gay 1437 01:08:24,320 --> 01:08:26,599 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake DeVante Parker, and you look at the way 1438 01:08:26,760 --> 01:08:29,439 Speaker 1: that Levion Bell is kind of underused with Gays, you 1439 01:08:29,520 --> 01:08:31,920 Speaker 1: just say there's one common thread here. It's the guy 1440 01:08:31,960 --> 01:08:34,800 Speaker 1: who was supposedly offensive genius based on one season back 1441 01:08:34,840 --> 01:08:38,320 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen. I just don't. I don't think they 1442 01:08:38,360 --> 01:08:40,599 Speaker 1: got the right eye in place. So the Jets are 1443 01:08:40,640 --> 01:08:42,559 Speaker 1: just the Jets, and they're going to do what they do. 1444 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:45,040 Speaker 1: And then the Patriots are obviously just so fascinating because 1445 01:08:45,080 --> 01:08:47,160 Speaker 1: it's a Brady thing. I mean, we've kind of never 1446 01:08:47,760 --> 01:08:49,439 Speaker 1: seen anything like this, or it's been a long time 1447 01:08:49,479 --> 01:08:51,840 Speaker 1: since we have. It's it's fascinating to see what happens 1448 01:08:51,920 --> 01:08:56,160 Speaker 1: or Brady here. So the East is remarkable. It is there, 1449 01:08:56,200 --> 01:08:58,479 Speaker 1: there's this. I mean, there's great stories around the NFL. 1450 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:00,679 Speaker 1: We make great stories out of every NFL team because 1451 01:09:00,680 --> 01:09:03,360 Speaker 1: we're so interested, but the ACS really does have some great, 1452 01:09:03,360 --> 01:09:05,439 Speaker 1: great stories to Hey, let me ask you one question 1453 01:09:05,479 --> 01:09:09,400 Speaker 1: about the pool of free agent players when free agency begins. 1454 01:09:09,640 --> 01:09:12,639 Speaker 1: You have written that after the top group, there's really 1455 01:09:12,640 --> 01:09:15,280 Speaker 1: not much depth of free agency. Maybe the Bills they 1456 01:09:15,320 --> 01:09:17,800 Speaker 1: just signed Quentin Spain to a three year deal, but 1457 01:09:17,840 --> 01:09:20,759 Speaker 1: maybe they go out and hit up a free agent 1458 01:09:20,800 --> 01:09:23,320 Speaker 1: tackle or a guard, but somebody to play on the 1459 01:09:23,360 --> 01:09:25,599 Speaker 1: offensive line. Is there's not that much depth there you're 1460 01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:29,400 Speaker 1: saying no, I mean you get past the first few names, 1461 01:09:29,400 --> 01:09:32,920 Speaker 1: and even some of these guys Anthony Tostanzo, Andrew Whitworth, 1462 01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:35,400 Speaker 1: who I don't expect him to change team, so good 1463 01:09:35,439 --> 01:09:37,960 Speaker 1: dealing with just ton of a handful of difference makers 1464 01:09:37,960 --> 01:09:40,000 Speaker 1: I think on the line. But why not? I mean, 1465 01:09:40,160 --> 01:09:42,960 Speaker 1: it looks Jack Conklin's going to go somewhere, Brandons Shurf 1466 01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:44,759 Speaker 1: is going to go somewhere. Oh why not the Bills? 1467 01:09:44,840 --> 01:09:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean, why why wouldn't they be involved in those 1468 01:09:47,080 --> 01:09:49,519 Speaker 1: kind of talks. So I think that you know, whoever 1469 01:09:49,640 --> 01:09:52,439 Speaker 1: lands a handful of top off of theive linemen really 1470 01:09:52,439 --> 01:09:54,600 Speaker 1: helping themselves out. But I think this is just you 1471 01:09:54,640 --> 01:09:56,799 Speaker 1: look at the draft and there's so many good offensive 1472 01:09:56,800 --> 01:09:59,240 Speaker 1: linemen undergrass. I think that that's where if you're a 1473 01:09:59,240 --> 01:10:01,479 Speaker 1: team like the Bill, who you know, could use a 1474 01:10:01,479 --> 01:10:03,400 Speaker 1: piece on the offensive line for sure, And there's a 1475 01:10:03,439 --> 01:10:05,280 Speaker 1: lot of teams out there could use offensive line help. 1476 01:10:05,479 --> 01:10:07,559 Speaker 1: I think you're looking at the draft and saying there's 1477 01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot of talent here even beyond the first round. 1478 01:10:10,520 --> 01:10:13,080 Speaker 1: Maybe that maybe we use the draft to approve of 1479 01:10:13,080 --> 01:10:15,320 Speaker 1: offensive line and we use free agency to get the 1480 01:10:15,360 --> 01:10:19,160 Speaker 1: defensive playmaker or a receiver or something like that. Yeah, 1481 01:10:19,160 --> 01:10:21,360 Speaker 1: there anybody on it. We just heard, you know, Hunter Henry, 1482 01:10:21,400 --> 01:10:23,599 Speaker 1: the tied end of the Chargers got the franchise tag. 1483 01:10:23,640 --> 01:10:26,520 Speaker 1: We've talked about Matt Judon. It's a it's a designation 1484 01:10:26,520 --> 01:10:29,360 Speaker 1: that doesn't get used all of that much. Is there 1485 01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:32,519 Speaker 1: anybody that's that maybe you see on the maybe getting 1486 01:10:32,560 --> 01:10:36,040 Speaker 1: that franchise tag that may surprise people. I don't know. 1487 01:10:36,360 --> 01:10:38,200 Speaker 1: I think the teams use it in a way that 1488 01:10:38,240 --> 01:10:39,720 Speaker 1: they just want to take their top guy off the 1489 01:10:39,760 --> 01:10:42,640 Speaker 1: market sometimes. And Judon was that was surprising to me. 1490 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:45,599 Speaker 1: I pretty hefty price tag for a guy who's never 1491 01:10:45,880 --> 01:10:48,080 Speaker 1: had a double digits X season, and that's not really 1492 01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:51,599 Speaker 1: the Ravens way, you know. And they you know, they're 1493 01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:53,439 Speaker 1: a team that they you know, we're not gonna overpay 1494 01:10:53,439 --> 01:10:55,880 Speaker 1: for guys on their second deal. So it was interesting 1495 01:10:55,920 --> 01:10:57,680 Speaker 1: to me that he got that. I don't know that 1496 01:10:57,720 --> 01:10:59,840 Speaker 1: there's necessarily going to be a big shock. I think 1497 01:11:00,439 --> 01:11:02,720 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly what the Bengals are doing with 1498 01:11:02,800 --> 01:11:04,920 Speaker 1: aj Creen. I get why they would tag him, but 1499 01:11:04,920 --> 01:11:06,679 Speaker 1: at the same time, it doesn't seem like he wants 1500 01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:09,880 Speaker 1: to play them anymore so, so we'll see about that. 1501 01:11:10,120 --> 01:11:12,400 Speaker 1: I think Dak is obviously going to get it. I think, well, 1502 01:11:12,400 --> 01:11:14,720 Speaker 1: you know, most of the most of the decisions are 1503 01:11:14,720 --> 01:11:17,559 Speaker 1: going to be kind of uh, we can see it coming. 1504 01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:19,800 Speaker 1: I don't think there's gonna be any big shocks in there, 1505 01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:21,240 Speaker 1: but you don't know. I mean, he's got a couple 1506 01:11:21,240 --> 01:11:23,040 Speaker 1: of days to figure out the markets and see what 1507 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:25,519 Speaker 1: they want to do. Hey, Frank Lessing that the Ravens 1508 01:11:25,760 --> 01:11:28,759 Speaker 1: used the franchise tag for an outside linebacker on Matthew 1509 01:11:28,840 --> 01:11:30,760 Speaker 1: Judon instead of a defensive end. Are they going to 1510 01:11:30,800 --> 01:11:36,160 Speaker 1: get away with that. There's obviously a complaint coming. They'll 1511 01:11:36,200 --> 01:11:38,360 Speaker 1: take it up with the NFLPA, as we've seen this 1512 01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:42,599 Speaker 1: happen before with you know, Jimmy Graham and other defensive players, 1513 01:11:42,680 --> 01:11:44,320 Speaker 1: and I think that they're going to have to at 1514 01:11:44,360 --> 01:11:47,080 Speaker 1: some point or kind of revamp that. You know, linebackers 1515 01:11:47,080 --> 01:11:49,080 Speaker 1: aren't all the same. I mean, can't just say like 1516 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:52,080 Speaker 1: Von Miller is the same as Blake Martinez, you know, 1517 01:11:52,120 --> 01:11:54,400 Speaker 1: I mean they're they're different, They're completely different positions but 1518 01:11:54,479 --> 01:11:56,559 Speaker 1: yet to lump together. So I think I think the 1519 01:11:56,640 --> 01:12:00,400 Speaker 1: NFL you have of LPA, they're doing all the CP stuff, 1520 01:12:00,439 --> 01:12:02,120 Speaker 1: But I think at some point they're gonna have to 1521 01:12:02,120 --> 01:12:04,120 Speaker 1: look and say, oh, we have to designate this a 1522 01:12:04,160 --> 01:12:05,720 Speaker 1: little better and make it fair on these guys. I 1523 01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:08,479 Speaker 1: think you're right. Yeah, Frank, thank you, stay healthy, Thanks 1524 01:12:08,520 --> 01:12:11,280 Speaker 1: coming on with us. Say we appreciate it. Yep, no doubt, 1525 01:12:11,280 --> 01:12:14,200 Speaker 1: guys appreciate it. Thanks. Frank Schuab, Yeah Who, sports NFL 1526 01:12:14,280 --> 01:12:17,080 Speaker 1: writer with Yeah Who since twenty and twelve covered a 1527 01:12:17,160 --> 01:12:21,360 Speaker 1: wide variety of topics. Let me he's right. Next week, 1528 01:12:21,600 --> 01:12:24,439 Speaker 1: the NFL News will be the only sports news in America, right, 1529 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:26,680 Speaker 1: I sup. If you're a sports writer, you gotta be 1530 01:12:26,720 --> 01:12:29,720 Speaker 1: pretty pumped about that. What's what? What are you gonna do? 1531 01:12:29,720 --> 01:12:31,120 Speaker 1: If you're a sports writer, all you gotta do is 1532 01:12:31,160 --> 01:12:34,040 Speaker 1: cover NFL free agency next week? If in fact it happens, 1533 01:12:34,160 --> 01:12:36,000 Speaker 1: how are you gonna cover it? I mean it's like 1534 01:12:36,240 --> 01:12:41,360 Speaker 1: it's not like I don't know, it's weird. Yeah, it's 1535 01:12:41,400 --> 01:12:44,799 Speaker 1: gonna be dark. Yeah, I mean, what are you watching 1536 01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:48,080 Speaker 1: on TV? There's no I mean, nothing, nothing's going on. 1537 01:12:48,160 --> 01:12:50,160 Speaker 1: We may be living that same life. Yeah, we'll be 1538 01:12:50,439 --> 01:12:53,120 Speaker 1: sitting here as of now. The league says the league 1539 01:12:53,160 --> 01:12:56,639 Speaker 1: year will begin on time on Wednesday, four pm. That's 1540 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:59,519 Speaker 1: when free agency begins. But I would think, like everything 1541 01:12:59,560 --> 01:13:01,479 Speaker 1: else in the last forty eight hours, that is subject 1542 01:13:01,479 --> 01:13:04,080 Speaker 1: to change. All right, we're taking a break, we're coming back. Hey, 1543 01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:06,720 Speaker 1: our Twitter poll today it's not exactly a pole, but 1544 01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:09,040 Speaker 1: we want to know who is the one free agent 1545 01:13:09,080 --> 01:13:11,719 Speaker 1: you'd like to sign at all costs for the Buffalo Bills. 1546 01:13:12,120 --> 01:13:13,800 Speaker 1: You would just open up the check, look and say 1547 01:13:13,840 --> 01:13:15,800 Speaker 1: whatever you want. We're writing the check right now, whatever 1548 01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:17,920 Speaker 1: it will take. Give us a call. Eighth three five 1549 01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:20,960 Speaker 1: fifty toll free one eight eight eight five fifty two 1550 01:13:21,040 --> 01:13:23,200 Speaker 1: five fifty said it a tweet. We've got more to 1551 01:13:23,240 --> 01:13:25,920 Speaker 1: go on the tweet sheet, and we'll do that when 1552 01:13:25,920 --> 01:13:27,960 Speaker 1: we come back. It's One Goes Live presented by Klin 1553 01:13:28,040 --> 01:13:31,400 Speaker 1: of Health from the Seneca Resort from the Seneca Casino 1554 01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:35,080 Speaker 1: in Orchier Park, Seneca Resorts in Casino. Nothing comes close. 1555 01:13:45,840 --> 01:13:48,080 Speaker 1: Welcome back to One Goes Live Time, Rafee. Steve task 1556 01:13:48,120 --> 01:13:50,439 Speaker 1: around this Friday afternoon, big plans for the weekend? Steve, 1557 01:13:50,439 --> 01:13:53,880 Speaker 1: You're gonna do not sit around and watch the grats grow? Yeah? 1558 01:13:54,040 --> 01:13:56,840 Speaker 1: What can you do? Right? Parties man cancel parades are 1559 01:13:56,880 --> 01:14:00,800 Speaker 1: off parades if the parade is off? Oh you mean March. 1560 01:14:01,200 --> 01:14:03,920 Speaker 1: What parade is the biggest parade? What do you mean? 1561 01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:06,000 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, you're right. It's like when was it 1562 01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:10,160 Speaker 1: supposed to be Sunday and another one tomorrow Saturday. I 1563 01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:12,799 Speaker 1: would have been there. Yeah, you don't even know what exists. 1564 01:14:12,840 --> 01:14:15,559 Speaker 1: I would have been there. Yeah, but I would Yeah, 1565 01:14:15,560 --> 01:14:17,400 Speaker 1: you're right. I would have found out though I would 1566 01:14:17,439 --> 01:14:18,800 Speaker 1: have been, I would have been. I would have been 1567 01:14:18,800 --> 01:14:21,719 Speaker 1: there where I still might be there. There's no parade, 1568 01:14:21,760 --> 01:14:24,920 Speaker 1: go ahead, down, I go down. I don't just stand 1569 01:14:24,920 --> 01:14:27,640 Speaker 1: down Delaware Avenue. Why not? What's traffic? At least? I 1570 01:14:27,640 --> 01:14:31,439 Speaker 1: don't know how to celebrate. I can celebrate without everybody 1571 01:14:31,439 --> 01:14:34,400 Speaker 1: else order, if they'll go for the open containers on Sunday, 1572 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:36,920 Speaker 1: if they'll let people just stand there after we're a parade, 1573 01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:40,280 Speaker 1: I don't know they do that in my town. Uh, 1574 01:14:40,320 --> 01:14:42,320 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be a weird weekend and weird a 1575 01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:44,680 Speaker 1: couple of weeks laughing about it. It's very sick about it. 1576 01:14:45,560 --> 01:14:54,600 Speaker 1: The no basketball, no hockey, no NBA. You know, the 1577 01:14:54,920 --> 01:14:57,280 Speaker 1: big think about it. They may get to it is 1578 01:14:57,280 --> 01:15:00,840 Speaker 1: this last, say this last for another what six weekends? 1579 01:15:02,520 --> 01:15:04,760 Speaker 1: People might get used to it pretty quick. No, you 1580 01:15:04,800 --> 01:15:07,680 Speaker 1: know again, they may never get them back to say, 1581 01:15:07,720 --> 01:15:10,599 Speaker 1: you know what, I like this better. I'll tell you this. 1582 01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:13,760 Speaker 1: I'll go ahead. I'm just gonna say it's we're kind 1583 01:15:13,760 --> 01:15:16,120 Speaker 1: of making light of it. It's a serious health situation 1584 01:15:16,560 --> 01:15:19,519 Speaker 1: and has serious consequences. It's got to be dealt with, 1585 01:15:19,800 --> 01:15:22,400 Speaker 1: and I think we're kind of getting grips on getting 1586 01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:26,840 Speaker 1: our hands around what exactly it might take. And amusements 1587 01:15:26,840 --> 01:15:30,479 Speaker 1: like the NFL, NHL, NBA are not really that important, 1588 01:15:30,479 --> 01:15:32,639 Speaker 1: but it is directly important to us, and we don't 1589 01:15:32,640 --> 01:15:37,479 Speaker 1: overlook how how critically health important it is to a 1590 01:15:37,479 --> 01:15:39,719 Speaker 1: lot of people it really is. We started thinking about 1591 01:15:39,800 --> 01:15:42,080 Speaker 1: contingency if because there's always this talk we'd never know 1592 01:15:42,120 --> 01:15:44,479 Speaker 1: if the league take follows suit because our league is 1593 01:15:44,479 --> 01:15:46,200 Speaker 1: out of season, so we can kind of go on 1594 01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,400 Speaker 1: because we don't have seventy thousand people showing up in 1595 01:15:49,400 --> 01:15:51,680 Speaker 1: our building right like the NBA does, and like the 1596 01:15:51,800 --> 01:15:54,880 Speaker 1: NHL does, and having their fifteen to twenty thousand people 1597 01:15:54,880 --> 01:15:58,840 Speaker 1: showing up in their arenas, but we do. We do 1598 01:15:58,920 --> 01:16:01,200 Speaker 1: have it want to be sensitive to the people who 1599 01:16:01,240 --> 01:16:03,840 Speaker 1: actually work in the building all year round, and so 1600 01:16:04,080 --> 01:16:05,519 Speaker 1: we're thinking, what are we gonna do, What are you 1601 01:16:05,560 --> 01:16:06,840 Speaker 1: and I gonna do if we're going to put the 1602 01:16:06,840 --> 01:16:10,920 Speaker 1: show on just radio only or whatever. So there's all 1603 01:16:10,920 --> 01:16:13,680 Speaker 1: that stuff going on. But we were talking just a 1604 01:16:13,680 --> 01:16:16,479 Speaker 1: minute ago about how people get used to different things. 1605 01:16:17,200 --> 01:16:19,760 Speaker 1: A friend of mine, a former great Special Teams player 1606 01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:23,679 Speaker 1: named Hank Bauer, was the radio analyst for the Chargers 1607 01:16:23,760 --> 01:16:28,599 Speaker 1: Chargers and something happened and he got suspended for like 1608 01:16:28,680 --> 01:16:30,479 Speaker 1: a month. I don't know what it was, and I 1609 01:16:30,920 --> 01:16:34,600 Speaker 1: seriously don't know why. But he says, you know what, 1610 01:16:34,640 --> 01:16:38,080 Speaker 1: I found out. And he's in San Diego, so there's 1611 01:16:38,080 --> 01:16:39,800 Speaker 1: a lot of this going around. He goes, there's a 1612 01:16:39,840 --> 01:16:43,679 Speaker 1: ton there's more people who don't care about the NFL 1613 01:16:43,760 --> 01:16:45,960 Speaker 1: than there are who do you know, we're so wrapped 1614 01:16:46,040 --> 01:16:48,799 Speaker 1: up in it that we forget that not every single 1615 01:16:48,880 --> 01:16:50,920 Speaker 1: citizen in the United States is wrapped up in what 1616 01:16:50,960 --> 01:16:53,280 Speaker 1: we do on Sundays in the NFL. He goes, I 1617 01:16:53,520 --> 01:16:54,680 Speaker 1: got a chance to go out and do a lot 1618 01:16:54,680 --> 01:16:56,920 Speaker 1: of stuff on the water, you know, San Diego. He's 1619 01:16:56,920 --> 01:16:59,519 Speaker 1: going out, you know, doing different stuff, and there was 1620 01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:02,120 Speaker 1: because there was a ton of people who don't even 1621 01:17:02,160 --> 01:17:03,800 Speaker 1: care if the NFL was on. He goes, that was 1622 01:17:03,840 --> 01:17:07,160 Speaker 1: really eye opening for him. And so we get you 1623 01:17:07,200 --> 01:17:10,559 Speaker 1: and I were necked deep in NFL and Buffalo bills, 1624 01:17:11,400 --> 01:17:14,280 Speaker 1: and we forget about all these other things. At and 1625 01:17:14,320 --> 01:17:16,519 Speaker 1: T just said, all there, they're two hundred and forty 1626 01:17:16,520 --> 01:17:18,360 Speaker 1: thousand people, and their work were to work for them, 1627 01:17:18,720 --> 01:17:21,040 Speaker 1: they can encourage them to work from home. A quarter 1628 01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:23,240 Speaker 1: of a million people that don't show up don't have 1629 01:17:23,280 --> 01:17:25,160 Speaker 1: to show up for work. You can do it from home. 1630 01:17:29,200 --> 01:17:32,280 Speaker 1: I don't even think there are words to describe how 1631 01:17:32,400 --> 01:17:35,519 Speaker 1: different a culture we live in today than we did 1632 01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:38,240 Speaker 1: when you and I were twenty five. And that's not 1633 01:17:38,360 --> 01:17:42,519 Speaker 1: that long ago, right, right, It's amazing how things have changed, yep. 1634 01:17:42,680 --> 01:17:46,439 Speaker 1: And having the ability to even do this as a country, yep. Wow. 1635 01:17:46,520 --> 01:17:52,200 Speaker 1: And the biggest changes we mentioned this yesterday maybe unrelated 1636 01:17:52,240 --> 01:17:54,120 Speaker 1: to sports, right, I mean, yeah, it affects us and 1637 01:17:54,240 --> 01:17:56,479 Speaker 1: what's the schedule to look like any looking people that 1638 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:59,320 Speaker 1: the draft? But the biggest changes I think are unrelated 1639 01:17:59,360 --> 01:18:01,439 Speaker 1: to sport. And I think the bigger changes might be 1640 01:18:01,600 --> 01:18:04,360 Speaker 1: number one health, Number two the economy, right, I mean, 1641 01:18:04,479 --> 01:18:06,479 Speaker 1: does the NFL come back to where it was prior 1642 01:18:06,520 --> 01:18:10,000 Speaker 1: to this? Do TV networks commit one hundreds of millions 1643 01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:12,760 Speaker 1: of dollars towards the NFL packages. All of that I 1644 01:18:12,840 --> 01:18:14,200 Speaker 1: think is a little bit up in the air. Now. 1645 01:18:14,240 --> 01:18:15,880 Speaker 1: We hope it doesn't go on forever. We hope things 1646 01:18:15,920 --> 01:18:18,519 Speaker 1: get back to normal, but I'm not willing to predict 1647 01:18:18,520 --> 01:18:20,640 Speaker 1: that it as going to ye and it are we 1648 01:18:20,720 --> 01:18:23,439 Speaker 1: going to be never whatever it looks like? Or is 1649 01:18:23,439 --> 01:18:25,640 Speaker 1: it never going to be the same? Right? Never going 1650 01:18:25,680 --> 01:18:28,360 Speaker 1: to be the same? And how soon is the next 1651 01:18:28,360 --> 01:18:33,080 Speaker 1: one going to happen? You know, I gotta get through 1652 01:18:33,120 --> 01:18:38,160 Speaker 1: this one, right, I know, it's amazing. It really is disorienting, yes, 1653 01:18:38,600 --> 01:18:44,000 Speaker 1: you know, to have unprecedented amounts of people having to 1654 01:18:44,080 --> 01:18:47,680 Speaker 1: change their traditions, Like the Masters isn't going to go 1655 01:18:47,720 --> 01:18:49,960 Speaker 1: on this year. It's going to be postponed. The tournament, 1656 01:18:49,960 --> 01:18:52,439 Speaker 1: the NCAA tournament that's huge, and not just Division one 1657 01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:55,639 Speaker 1: much two and March three or Division two and Division three. 1658 01:18:55,720 --> 01:18:58,680 Speaker 1: That those are big losses. And I told you this, 1659 01:18:58,720 --> 01:19:02,520 Speaker 1: and I said it earlier in the show. If it works, 1660 01:19:03,800 --> 01:19:07,600 Speaker 1: it should look like an overreaction. And if it is, 1661 01:19:07,640 --> 01:19:11,479 Speaker 1: and we can look back and fine, that's exactly what 1662 01:19:11,520 --> 01:19:13,240 Speaker 1: it was supposed to do. Fine, that's fine. If it 1663 01:19:13,320 --> 01:19:15,439 Speaker 1: wasn't over here, it's that you kind of wanted to 1664 01:19:15,479 --> 01:19:19,280 Speaker 1: look like that, because then you know, noe, not as 1665 01:19:19,320 --> 01:19:21,200 Speaker 1: many people are affected and all that it did exactly 1666 01:19:21,240 --> 01:19:23,559 Speaker 1: what it's supposed to do, and that that's the that's 1667 01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:25,400 Speaker 1: the good and the bad part of it. You hope 1668 01:19:25,400 --> 01:19:27,880 Speaker 1: it looks like wow, a massive overreaction. If it is, 1669 01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:31,040 Speaker 1: then it worked exactly the way it was supposed to work. Yeah, yeah, well, 1670 01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:36,120 Speaker 1: seeing strange strange times. Among things that survive, our Twitter pole, 1671 01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:39,280 Speaker 1: our Twitter question, kill it. You can't kill it. You 1672 01:19:39,400 --> 01:19:42,680 Speaker 1: might cry. You can't live without the Twitter question. The 1673 01:19:42,720 --> 01:19:44,920 Speaker 1: one thing it has an immunity to coronavirus is a 1674 01:19:45,040 --> 01:19:48,360 Speaker 1: Twitter pole. Who rather is your at all costs free agent? 1675 01:19:48,439 --> 01:19:50,439 Speaker 1: You want the Bills to sign? Who is it that 1676 01:19:50,479 --> 01:19:52,920 Speaker 1: you think they need to sign at all costs? Give 1677 01:19:53,000 --> 01:19:55,240 Speaker 1: us a call. We have phones wide open eight three 1678 01:19:55,439 --> 01:19:58,800 Speaker 1: fifty toll free one eight eight five fifty two five fifty. 1679 01:19:58,880 --> 01:20:01,880 Speaker 1: The tweet sheet from Ryan and he says, Amari Cooper, John, 1680 01:20:02,479 --> 01:20:04,559 Speaker 1: I know you're not on board with this one, but 1681 01:20:04,600 --> 01:20:06,400 Speaker 1: there have been rumors that the Bills are one of 1682 01:20:06,479 --> 01:20:09,160 Speaker 1: three teams that could possibly get him away from the Cowboys. 1683 01:20:09,600 --> 01:20:13,000 Speaker 1: Cooper is that star wide out that I believe would 1684 01:20:13,000 --> 01:20:16,280 Speaker 1: really help Josh take that big step and really open 1685 01:20:16,400 --> 01:20:18,080 Speaker 1: up our offense. Am I not on board with that? 1686 01:20:18,120 --> 01:20:21,240 Speaker 1: I don't think I ever indicated. I know I'm not 1687 01:20:21,320 --> 01:20:23,120 Speaker 1: on board that having one guy that's going to show 1688 01:20:23,200 --> 01:20:24,880 Speaker 1: up and open up our offense. I'm not on board 1689 01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:27,640 Speaker 1: with overpaying a guy, paying him too much and you 1690 01:20:27,720 --> 01:20:29,120 Speaker 1: might have to to give it. But yeah, but if 1691 01:20:29,120 --> 01:20:32,639 Speaker 1: there was one guy there who let me ask you this, Murph, 1692 01:20:32,680 --> 01:20:34,120 Speaker 1: and I know you and I are both kind of 1693 01:20:34,160 --> 01:20:36,400 Speaker 1: on the same boat, I'm not this team, and I'm 1694 01:20:36,439 --> 01:20:39,080 Speaker 1: on board with it. They're not buying anybody than paying 1695 01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:41,240 Speaker 1: too much. Now, I've been harping on it all week 1696 01:20:41,479 --> 01:20:43,800 Speaker 1: in this run up to free agency. You're paying these 1697 01:20:43,840 --> 01:20:46,600 Speaker 1: guys like Mark Cooper. We had Frank Schwab on the 1698 01:20:46,680 --> 01:20:49,599 Speaker 1: last segment. He said one hundred million bucks twenty million 1699 01:20:49,600 --> 01:20:53,360 Speaker 1: bucks a year for five years. Now, I'm not gonna 1700 01:20:53,360 --> 01:20:58,640 Speaker 1: do that. I mean, are you no, right? So I 1701 01:20:58,680 --> 01:21:01,519 Speaker 1: don't know I'm with you. I don't know that there's 1702 01:21:01,560 --> 01:21:05,240 Speaker 1: a guy out there that is worth it. But if 1703 01:21:05,280 --> 01:21:07,880 Speaker 1: there was, Murph, if there was a guy out there 1704 01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:10,040 Speaker 1: that could live that, would you what position would you 1705 01:21:10,080 --> 01:21:12,400 Speaker 1: have him play? Would you have him played like edge 1706 01:21:12,439 --> 01:21:17,800 Speaker 1: rusher and get fifteen sacks or wide receiver and you 1707 01:21:17,840 --> 01:21:20,680 Speaker 1: know have twelve hundred yards rusher. Are you asking me, 1708 01:21:20,720 --> 01:21:23,800 Speaker 1: where's the Bill's most desperate need? Yeah? Well, which which 1709 01:21:23,800 --> 01:21:26,360 Speaker 1: would help us get to the next level wins and 1710 01:21:26,439 --> 01:21:28,040 Speaker 1: loss wise? You know what I'm saying, who puts this 1711 01:21:28,120 --> 01:21:30,000 Speaker 1: into the Super Bowl? That one of those players edge 1712 01:21:30,040 --> 01:21:33,080 Speaker 1: rusher or wide out free agency? Or is it somebody 1713 01:21:33,080 --> 01:21:35,479 Speaker 1: else who? What position it would be? Rush? I would 1714 01:21:35,479 --> 01:21:39,200 Speaker 1: be paying Rush? Yeah, I would get a reasonably price 1715 01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:43,599 Speaker 1: not cheap, but reasonably price. Edge rusher Robert Quinn Kyle 1716 01:21:43,680 --> 01:21:46,120 Speaker 1: van Noy in New England is likely to be available, right. 1717 01:21:46,120 --> 01:21:48,960 Speaker 1: What about Clowney? If you get him as much money? Like, 1718 01:21:49,080 --> 01:21:51,200 Speaker 1: what if he hangs out, nobody signs him after two 1719 01:21:51,240 --> 01:21:54,080 Speaker 1: weeks and you get him what like, what's a bargain 1720 01:21:54,120 --> 01:21:57,680 Speaker 1: for him ten million a year? Um? Yeah, maybe a 1721 01:21:57,680 --> 01:22:01,000 Speaker 1: little less? Yeah, yeah, I think Rush to be the position. 1722 01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:02,920 Speaker 1: I would get Clowney for ten million a year. I'd 1723 01:22:02,960 --> 01:22:09,519 Speaker 1: probably do that deal. Okay you wouldn't. Um, what about 1724 01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:11,400 Speaker 1: the length of the deal. What if you get him 1725 01:22:11,439 --> 01:22:14,640 Speaker 1: for ten million de year for two years? Uh? You 1726 01:22:14,680 --> 01:22:16,280 Speaker 1: know what I mean? You having like this year is 1727 01:22:16,280 --> 01:22:19,160 Speaker 1: like doing and I don't care three five years. What 1728 01:22:19,200 --> 01:22:20,960 Speaker 1: about a one like a prove it deal? One year? 1729 01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:25,200 Speaker 1: Twelve MoES. You have to prove he's just thirteen? Yeah, 1730 01:22:25,240 --> 01:22:27,120 Speaker 1: what's he got to prove? He can get the quarterback? 1731 01:22:27,200 --> 01:22:30,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's not a pass rusher. He's an athlete. 1732 01:22:30,360 --> 01:22:32,960 Speaker 1: He does get some, but he doesn't have that many sacks. 1733 01:22:34,400 --> 01:22:36,320 Speaker 1: He was playing, he was playing with JJ. He won't 1734 01:22:36,320 --> 01:22:38,599 Speaker 1: sign a one year deal. He doesn't have to. Yeah, 1735 01:22:38,720 --> 01:22:40,600 Speaker 1: that's what I'm saying. I mean, what would you do 1736 01:22:40,640 --> 01:22:42,400 Speaker 1: though to get a guy like that, because I'd be 1737 01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:45,559 Speaker 1: pretty pricey, right, twelve million but for one year and 1738 01:22:45,600 --> 01:22:51,040 Speaker 1: you got the money. Might work. Um, let's go to 1739 01:22:51,080 --> 01:22:53,559 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet brought to you by Cargan Moving Systems, 1740 01:22:53,560 --> 01:22:56,760 Speaker 1: the official movers of the Buffalo Bills from Jose. If 1741 01:22:56,760 --> 01:22:59,120 Speaker 1: it is a good culture fit and if it makes 1742 01:22:59,120 --> 01:23:01,880 Speaker 1: sense cap wise, Marie Cooper, he was. He was a 1743 01:23:01,880 --> 01:23:04,160 Speaker 1: good deep pass catcher last year. It caught over sixty 1744 01:23:04,240 --> 01:23:06,720 Speaker 1: percent of twenty or more yard passes thrown his way. 1745 01:23:06,760 --> 01:23:09,360 Speaker 1: Would surely help Josh in the deep game. Yeah, good 1746 01:23:09,360 --> 01:23:11,519 Speaker 1: passes will help Josh in the deep game too. I 1747 01:23:11,560 --> 01:23:13,439 Speaker 1: get it. There's a lot of support behind at Marie Cooper. 1748 01:23:13,520 --> 01:23:16,320 Speaker 1: Huh yeah, that's that's a spot where people think that's 1749 01:23:16,400 --> 01:23:19,200 Speaker 1: one spot on offense we need to upgrade. I get it. 1750 01:23:20,280 --> 01:23:22,840 Speaker 1: We've been talking about Quentin Spain. They've got their entire 1751 01:23:23,320 --> 01:23:25,720 Speaker 1: offensive line coming back in tack where it looked like 1752 01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:27,960 Speaker 1: we might be, you know, looking for somebody to play 1753 01:23:28,040 --> 01:23:30,719 Speaker 1: left guard or moving Cody forward over there and hope 1754 01:23:30,840 --> 01:23:35,200 Speaker 1: depending on Tyne and Sky who might not be able 1755 01:23:35,200 --> 01:23:36,920 Speaker 1: to stay healthy enough, that kind of thing, and then 1756 01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:39,080 Speaker 1: just kind of refurbishing with a draft on with a 1757 01:23:39,120 --> 01:23:43,360 Speaker 1: mid lay round guy. But now and with now with 1758 01:23:43,640 --> 01:23:46,880 Speaker 1: Spain signed, that's kind of a spot that's even more 1759 01:23:47,080 --> 01:23:49,479 Speaker 1: stands out even more as needing somebody to fill that. 1760 01:23:49,560 --> 01:23:54,120 Speaker 1: We got a corner in Josh Norman, we signed Quentin Spain, 1761 01:23:54,360 --> 01:24:02,120 Speaker 1: we got uh we reverbish refurbished Tyler Croft's contract. You 1762 01:24:02,200 --> 01:24:06,599 Speaker 1: know that's the spots either d lineman or wide receiver, right, 1763 01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:09,720 Speaker 1: I think so maybe online, let's see a call here, 1764 01:24:09,760 --> 01:24:11,360 Speaker 1: John and Buffalo. John, you want to talk about a 1765 01:24:11,360 --> 01:24:14,559 Speaker 1: Marie Cooper go yeah. First, let me say I love 1766 01:24:14,600 --> 01:24:16,559 Speaker 1: your guys the show. Letten to do it every day 1767 01:24:16,760 --> 01:24:18,200 Speaker 1: or you're right in the hard head at work on 1768 01:24:18,200 --> 01:24:23,800 Speaker 1: my phone, love it. I'm more prone to want a 1769 01:24:24,040 --> 01:24:27,679 Speaker 1: defensive lineman, and that's a two parter for me. I'm 1770 01:24:27,680 --> 01:24:29,799 Speaker 1: really not in love with any of the wide receivers. 1771 01:24:29,880 --> 01:24:34,120 Speaker 1: I know everyone's all over Marie Cooper. I don't like 1772 01:24:34,240 --> 01:24:37,599 Speaker 1: the wide receiver as a free agent thing for two reasons. 1773 01:24:37,800 --> 01:24:40,599 Speaker 1: One I said I don't really have any wide receiver 1774 01:24:40,720 --> 01:24:43,800 Speaker 1: I'm all about, and two I'd really like to see 1775 01:24:43,840 --> 01:24:47,360 Speaker 1: them take Kee Higgins. I really want Kee Higgins in 1776 01:24:47,400 --> 01:24:49,559 Speaker 1: the first round, and I think if they went after 1777 01:24:49,680 --> 01:24:52,800 Speaker 1: Marie Cooper they might shy away from taking that first round. 1778 01:24:54,720 --> 01:24:58,240 Speaker 1: But also, I don't want them to use that first 1779 01:24:58,320 --> 01:25:01,120 Speaker 1: round draft pick on a d Hinman. So if we're 1780 01:25:01,120 --> 01:25:03,479 Speaker 1: gonna pick one up, which is I think in need 1781 01:25:03,479 --> 01:25:07,000 Speaker 1: of ours, why not go get the Theonic and gock 1782 01:25:07,080 --> 01:25:10,000 Speaker 1: Way even though I'm not overly in love with him either. 1783 01:25:10,320 --> 01:25:12,640 Speaker 1: It fills the need, it's something we can do in 1784 01:25:13,240 --> 01:25:16,000 Speaker 1: free agency, and it answers the question to talk about 1785 01:25:16,040 --> 01:25:21,080 Speaker 1: the Yeah, Um, I agree with you. I'd rather have 1786 01:25:21,120 --> 01:25:24,200 Speaker 1: a rookie wide receiver, but for this particular group, not 1787 01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:27,439 Speaker 1: at all every time. But you got two veterans in 1788 01:25:27,600 --> 01:25:31,360 Speaker 1: uh In John Brown and Um Cole Beasley. I'd rather 1789 01:25:31,400 --> 01:25:34,360 Speaker 1: have a rookie, a speed rookie who was long and 1790 01:25:34,520 --> 01:25:37,160 Speaker 1: probably tall, like at Chase Claypool. Get him in the 1791 01:25:37,160 --> 01:25:39,640 Speaker 1: second round, maybe the third. And I'd like to have 1792 01:25:40,160 --> 01:25:42,120 Speaker 1: an edge rusher in the first round. And there's not 1793 01:25:42,160 --> 01:25:44,000 Speaker 1: a ton of them, so you gotta you gotta act quickly. 1794 01:25:44,040 --> 01:25:46,360 Speaker 1: But I do think there's enough receivers in this draft 1795 01:25:46,360 --> 01:25:48,599 Speaker 1: you can you can solve it. Look, I'm going right 1796 01:25:48,600 --> 01:25:50,840 Speaker 1: back to who said it on our show a couple 1797 01:25:50,880 --> 01:25:52,880 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. The Bills don't need a number. What 1798 01:25:52,960 --> 01:25:55,280 Speaker 1: he's saying. They don't need to start their wide receivering room. 1799 01:25:55,320 --> 01:25:57,200 Speaker 1: They need to finish their wide receivering room. And I 1800 01:25:57,200 --> 01:25:58,840 Speaker 1: think that's kind of what they should be looking for 1801 01:25:59,160 --> 01:26:01,880 Speaker 1: this year. Totally agree. I think a rookie wide receiver 1802 01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:03,400 Speaker 1: makes a ton of sense for him. If you can 1803 01:26:03,439 --> 01:26:07,200 Speaker 1: get a guy like te Higgins at twenty two, it's 1804 01:26:07,240 --> 01:26:12,000 Speaker 1: a it's a total perfect fit, I think. And also 1805 01:26:12,200 --> 01:26:16,240 Speaker 1: I'm kind of with you too. You need d Lineman 1806 01:26:16,280 --> 01:26:20,400 Speaker 1: on this squad, and this draft is kind of shallow 1807 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:25,160 Speaker 1: in those guys once you get past Chase Young, you know, 1808 01:26:25,520 --> 01:26:27,600 Speaker 1: and I know Epinez is a pretty good thing, but 1809 01:26:27,640 --> 01:26:32,000 Speaker 1: he's a little he was not impressive physically at the combine. 1810 01:26:32,040 --> 01:26:33,760 Speaker 1: He's not going to be a difference maker. He's gonna 1811 01:26:33,800 --> 01:26:37,080 Speaker 1: be one of those guys who you know, kind of 1812 01:26:37,120 --> 01:26:38,840 Speaker 1: makes a career for himself. He's not going to be 1813 01:26:38,880 --> 01:26:41,479 Speaker 1: a headliner. Same thing with some of the other guys 1814 01:26:41,479 --> 01:26:43,559 Speaker 1: that are out there, are defensive end, that edge rusher. 1815 01:26:43,640 --> 01:26:45,960 Speaker 1: So this draft is a little bit thin in those guys. 1816 01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:48,519 Speaker 1: So I would say, get the guys that have played 1817 01:26:48,560 --> 01:26:51,120 Speaker 1: in the league as free agents, pay one of those 1818 01:26:51,120 --> 01:26:52,800 Speaker 1: guys to come in and help you, like a Robert 1819 01:26:52,880 --> 01:26:56,519 Speaker 1: Quinn and Gokway, you name it, and then draft the 1820 01:26:56,560 --> 01:26:58,960 Speaker 1: wide out. There's a bunch of them in this draft. 1821 01:26:58,960 --> 01:27:01,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna get one that can help help you. And right, 1822 01:27:01,280 --> 01:27:03,280 Speaker 1: and like Murph said, a young guy, you don't need 1823 01:27:03,360 --> 01:27:05,400 Speaker 1: him to come in and carry the weight of the 1824 01:27:05,400 --> 01:27:07,360 Speaker 1: world on his shoulders as a rookie wide out. You 1825 01:27:07,400 --> 01:27:10,000 Speaker 1: just need him to contribute. And that's a perfect spot 1826 01:27:10,040 --> 01:27:12,679 Speaker 1: to come into the league being as a wide receiver. 1827 01:27:12,760 --> 01:27:14,840 Speaker 1: And so I think that's a great plan. That's a 1828 01:27:14,840 --> 01:27:17,400 Speaker 1: good call by John. There a couple of more calls 1829 01:27:17,400 --> 01:27:18,840 Speaker 1: to get to We'll get to him after the Break 1830 01:27:18,840 --> 01:27:21,519 Speaker 1: One Bill Slide presented by Kalida Health from the Seneca 1831 01:27:21,520 --> 01:27:35,120 Speaker 1: Studios in Orchard Park on Buffalo Bill's Radio. Back One 1832 01:27:35,120 --> 01:27:38,280 Speaker 1: goes live, John Murphy, Steve Tasker in Orchard Park. Take 1833 01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:39,880 Speaker 1: a few more phone calls here to the top of 1834 01:27:39,920 --> 01:27:41,639 Speaker 1: the hour, go to Greg and Ken Moore. Hello, Greg, 1835 01:27:41,640 --> 01:27:44,280 Speaker 1: you're on the air. Go ahead, Hey guys, Steve, thanks 1836 01:27:44,280 --> 01:27:46,080 Speaker 1: for the memories and then my book. You're a Hall 1837 01:27:46,080 --> 01:27:49,160 Speaker 1: of Famer all the way. Many appreciate it. Thanks, no problem. 1838 01:27:49,240 --> 01:27:51,400 Speaker 1: I had a question I tried getting in last week 1839 01:27:51,439 --> 01:27:55,560 Speaker 1: about the CBA. Now you're a former player when you retire, 1840 01:27:55,800 --> 01:27:59,680 Speaker 1: are you locked under that CBA contract forever? Or does 1841 01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:03,280 Speaker 1: yours changed with every change? Mine's changed with every change. 1842 01:28:03,520 --> 01:28:07,520 Speaker 1: They have been nice enough to go back and refurbish 1843 01:28:07,640 --> 01:28:10,880 Speaker 1: some of the benefits that old guys like me have gotten. 1844 01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:16,840 Speaker 1: My uh pension has elevated, not significantly, but a little 1845 01:28:16,880 --> 01:28:19,840 Speaker 1: bit with every CBA And by the way, in the 1846 01:28:19,880 --> 01:28:22,479 Speaker 1: proposed CBA, it's a pretty good deal for retired players 1847 01:28:22,479 --> 01:28:25,439 Speaker 1: like yourself, isn't it. It It appears there's gonna be a 1848 01:28:25,479 --> 01:28:29,680 Speaker 1: whole new class of guys that get get vested that 1849 01:28:29,800 --> 01:28:31,719 Speaker 1: weren't well, it's gonna be like three or four hundred 1850 01:28:31,800 --> 01:28:35,200 Speaker 1: guys who were who had gotten three years into the 1851 01:28:35,280 --> 01:28:38,000 Speaker 1: league but were never vested because they didn't start their 1852 01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:41,880 Speaker 1: fourth season get three years in three games. So there's 1853 01:28:41,880 --> 01:28:43,799 Speaker 1: gonna be three or four hundred guys that get vested, 1854 01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:46,200 Speaker 1: which means they get a pension and all that other stuff. 1855 01:28:46,240 --> 01:28:50,679 Speaker 1: And yes, go ahead. M Are there any retired players 1856 01:28:50,680 --> 01:28:53,320 Speaker 1: that actually vote on the agreements or in on the 1857 01:28:53,640 --> 01:28:56,880 Speaker 1: discussions at all? Uh? In on the discussions, Yes, but 1858 01:28:56,960 --> 01:28:59,120 Speaker 1: to vote, no, I don't think so. You have to 1859 01:28:59,160 --> 01:29:01,519 Speaker 1: pay dues all the time to stay in the union, 1860 01:29:01,560 --> 01:29:05,120 Speaker 1: and I don't think most retired players do that. So no, thanks, 1861 01:29:05,200 --> 01:29:07,559 Speaker 1: thanks for the memory. Thanks great. Did you see, by 1862 01:29:07,560 --> 01:29:11,799 Speaker 1: the way, Lorenzo Alexander, our buddy retired, was re elected 1863 01:29:11,880 --> 01:29:14,479 Speaker 1: to the right executive Committee, So he's going to stay 1864 01:29:14,479 --> 01:29:17,200 Speaker 1: active and the NFLPA Executive Committee even though he is 1865 01:29:17,200 --> 01:29:20,000 Speaker 1: a retired player. Call here from Ray and Clarence. Hello, Ray, 1866 01:29:20,000 --> 01:29:22,559 Speaker 1: you're on the air. Yeah, Hi, guys, thanks for taking 1867 01:29:22,560 --> 01:29:25,000 Speaker 1: the college. I just want to second what that individual 1868 01:29:25,040 --> 01:29:27,160 Speaker 1: said about the Hall of Fame. I hope in my 1869 01:29:27,240 --> 01:29:30,800 Speaker 1: lifetime that I see in there. But actually, and I 1870 01:29:30,800 --> 01:29:33,240 Speaker 1: hope these questions aren't too far off topics. They're more 1871 01:29:33,640 --> 01:29:35,599 Speaker 1: X and o's type questions. Steve, we don't have much 1872 01:29:35,600 --> 01:29:38,600 Speaker 1: of a topic today anyway, so go ahead. But the 1873 01:29:38,600 --> 01:29:41,960 Speaker 1: first one is, you know, if you could explain, and 1874 01:29:42,280 --> 01:29:45,640 Speaker 1: I used to hear Kyle Orton more so than other quarterbacks, 1875 01:29:45,680 --> 01:29:49,080 Speaker 1: but when they call out fifty ones, the mic um 1876 01:29:49,360 --> 01:29:52,160 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm going to use a dated example, 1877 01:29:52,240 --> 01:29:55,200 Speaker 1: but obviously the offense knows if Dick Butkus is number 1878 01:29:55,240 --> 01:29:58,080 Speaker 1: fifty one. Why is there a need for the quarterback 1879 01:29:58,120 --> 01:30:01,680 Speaker 1: to even u say that. I mean, they can all 1880 01:30:01,680 --> 01:30:03,479 Speaker 1: when they break the huddle, they can all see where 1881 01:30:03,760 --> 01:30:06,559 Speaker 1: he's lining up. And my second question, I know it's 1882 01:30:07,560 --> 01:30:09,760 Speaker 1: when talking about like Kent Hall, I always used to 1883 01:30:09,800 --> 01:30:12,280 Speaker 1: hear about saying that he was excellent at the line calls. 1884 01:30:12,640 --> 01:30:14,760 Speaker 1: And I'm just wondering, there's a limited amount of time 1885 01:30:14,800 --> 01:30:16,559 Speaker 1: from the time they break the huddle to the time 1886 01:30:16,600 --> 01:30:20,200 Speaker 1: the ball snap, and if the quarterback's audibilizing, isn't there 1887 01:30:20,439 --> 01:30:22,400 Speaker 1: two you know, there's two voices going at the same 1888 01:30:22,439 --> 01:30:25,080 Speaker 1: time chronologically. How do they all do that in such 1889 01:30:25,080 --> 01:30:28,400 Speaker 1: a short period of time? Okay, first, Quin things first, 1890 01:30:28,880 --> 01:30:31,920 Speaker 1: and when he says fifty ones the mic. That means 1891 01:30:32,560 --> 01:30:36,160 Speaker 1: under different circumstances, if he might say fifty ones not 1892 01:30:36,240 --> 01:30:38,400 Speaker 1: the mic, he might be a different guy depending on 1893 01:30:38,479 --> 01:30:41,960 Speaker 1: where the line slides to and what the defense is 1894 01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:44,800 Speaker 1: showing you. A quarterback can pick anybody he wants to 1895 01:30:44,920 --> 01:30:48,240 Speaker 1: be the mic, and if the mic comes on a blitz, 1896 01:30:48,800 --> 01:30:52,360 Speaker 1: it changes who. It makes sure somebody's responsible for him 1897 01:30:52,479 --> 01:30:55,800 Speaker 1: or not responsible for him, depending on the protection calls. 1898 01:30:55,840 --> 01:30:59,280 Speaker 1: So it's a it's just a way for the quarterback 1899 01:30:59,680 --> 01:31:02,320 Speaker 1: to from what he sees and his study he's done, 1900 01:31:02,720 --> 01:31:05,439 Speaker 1: to tell the offensive lineman what he expects, and that 1901 01:31:05,600 --> 01:31:08,160 Speaker 1: allows the guy in front of him, the center, to say, okay, 1902 01:31:08,200 --> 01:31:10,720 Speaker 1: if he's if that guy's the mic, we're gonna we're 1903 01:31:10,720 --> 01:31:12,680 Speaker 1: gonna block. If there's too many guys over here, we're 1904 01:31:12,720 --> 01:31:16,240 Speaker 1: gonna block this direction, that kind of thing, and that 1905 01:31:16,280 --> 01:31:19,000 Speaker 1: always happens that way. The quarterback will set the set. 1906 01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:21,799 Speaker 1: The defense tells you the offensive line what he sees, 1907 01:31:22,200 --> 01:31:25,320 Speaker 1: and the offensive line, starting with the center, will make 1908 01:31:25,360 --> 01:31:27,400 Speaker 1: the calls off of what the quarter says. That's how 1909 01:31:27,439 --> 01:31:31,639 Speaker 1: the quarterback says. That's how it works. Logistically. The center 1910 01:31:31,760 --> 01:31:34,679 Speaker 1: is always the last guy to talk before the quarterback 1911 01:31:34,720 --> 01:31:38,519 Speaker 1: calls for the snap, and so calling out the mic 1912 01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:43,840 Speaker 1: gives the offensive lineman a centerpiece as to where their 1913 01:31:43,920 --> 01:31:47,280 Speaker 1: protection is gonna be set. It could be important to 1914 01:31:47,280 --> 01:31:49,759 Speaker 1: them if the mic blitzes, or it could be important 1915 01:31:49,760 --> 01:31:54,600 Speaker 1: to them if he calls a different person as the 1916 01:31:54,680 --> 01:31:59,000 Speaker 1: mic linebacker. Red. Second question, Um, chronologically, which comes first, 1917 01:31:59,080 --> 01:32:01,559 Speaker 1: the audible or the line protection? No, the audible ask 1918 01:32:01,560 --> 01:32:03,400 Speaker 1: to come first, because if you're going to change the play, 1919 01:32:03,479 --> 01:32:07,680 Speaker 1: the offensive line responsibilities change vastly. So they have to 1920 01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:11,320 Speaker 1: If the quarterback calls the play and then they call 1921 01:32:11,439 --> 01:32:14,760 Speaker 1: the line calls, and that goes for the mic linebacker 1922 01:32:15,040 --> 01:32:16,920 Speaker 1: when he calls the mike, then the offensive line can 1923 01:32:16,920 --> 01:32:21,040 Speaker 1: set their play set. There's protection. Let's try Nick and Marilla. Hello, Nick, 1924 01:32:21,040 --> 01:32:23,479 Speaker 1: you're on the air morning, gentlemen. How are you guys 1925 01:32:23,479 --> 01:32:27,080 Speaker 1: doing it? It's two o'clock, Nick, come on, man, Hey, 1926 01:32:27,200 --> 01:32:30,880 Speaker 1: So talking about your most position positional need? Um. I 1927 01:32:31,040 --> 01:32:33,519 Speaker 1: like Kyle van Noy out of New England. I think 1928 01:32:33,520 --> 01:32:37,000 Speaker 1: he's a very versatile linebacker who could fill in for 1929 01:32:37,880 --> 01:32:44,360 Speaker 1: Alexander m Also, I like Corey Littleton. Um. Also, there's 1930 01:32:44,360 --> 01:32:47,120 Speaker 1: so many linebackers where we could use. But if everybody's 1931 01:32:47,120 --> 01:32:49,240 Speaker 1: talking about Marie Cooper, and I think that's gonna be 1932 01:32:49,479 --> 01:32:52,160 Speaker 1: way out of the price tag for Buffalo. So I 1933 01:32:52,240 --> 01:32:54,879 Speaker 1: think what we do is we stick within the division 1934 01:32:55,000 --> 01:32:58,439 Speaker 1: and we weaken our rivals like New England and the Jets, 1935 01:32:58,439 --> 01:33:00,559 Speaker 1: and we go after someone like maybe Robbie Anderson. I 1936 01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:03,400 Speaker 1: think these guys are blue collar players that fit what 1937 01:33:03,439 --> 01:33:07,000 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott and Brandon Bean are trying to build within 1938 01:33:07,000 --> 01:33:10,360 Speaker 1: the organization. Yeah, there's a little that's a that's a 1939 01:33:10,400 --> 01:33:13,720 Speaker 1: philosophical choice. You're talking about him and making sure that you, 1940 01:33:13,960 --> 01:33:19,000 Speaker 1: you know, grab guys from your division opponents, and it 1941 01:33:19,040 --> 01:33:21,160 Speaker 1: has worked in the past for some teams, but it 1942 01:33:21,240 --> 01:33:23,720 Speaker 1: also has worked to the deftment of some teams. They 1943 01:33:23,760 --> 01:33:26,800 Speaker 1: find out why the Jets don't want Robbie Anderson for 1944 01:33:26,840 --> 01:33:28,439 Speaker 1: some reason. I'm just using him as a example. I'm 1945 01:33:28,439 --> 01:33:30,400 Speaker 1: not saying as anything wrong with Robbie Anderson per se. 1946 01:33:30,400 --> 01:33:33,599 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, you grab these guys off your division opponent, 1947 01:33:33,640 --> 01:33:35,320 Speaker 1: and they get in the building and all of a sudden, 1948 01:33:35,320 --> 01:33:37,559 Speaker 1: it's like, Wow, I wish no wonder that team didn't 1949 01:33:37,560 --> 01:33:39,599 Speaker 1: want to sign him to the same deal we did. 1950 01:33:40,760 --> 01:33:43,360 Speaker 1: I like your idea about Kyle Van Noy. I think 1951 01:33:43,360 --> 01:33:46,720 Speaker 1: he's a really smart heads up player who's contributed to 1952 01:33:47,479 --> 01:33:50,640 Speaker 1: one of the one of the few defenses who is 1953 01:33:50,680 --> 01:33:53,479 Speaker 1: on the level of the Buffalo Bills defense. The Patriot 1954 01:33:53,520 --> 01:33:56,760 Speaker 1: defense last year was elite. The Bills were close behind it. 1955 01:33:56,960 --> 01:33:59,640 Speaker 1: Baltimore was right there in the same conversation, and then 1956 01:33:59,640 --> 01:34:02,840 Speaker 1: it was San Francisco. Those four defenses last year were 1957 01:34:03,800 --> 01:34:06,479 Speaker 1: set apart in the league. And to bring a guy 1958 01:34:06,600 --> 01:34:09,240 Speaker 1: from one of those defenses into your building, I think 1959 01:34:09,320 --> 01:34:11,160 Speaker 1: is going to help. And I think Van Noy would also, 1960 01:34:11,760 --> 01:34:15,599 Speaker 1: with his versatility, be able to help in a lot 1961 01:34:15,640 --> 01:34:18,600 Speaker 1: of different ways, not just to replace Lorenzo got a 1962 01:34:18,640 --> 01:34:21,799 Speaker 1: break here. We're coming back with Marcella Louis Jacques of ESPN. 1963 01:34:21,880 --> 01:34:25,360 Speaker 1: He's ESPN's NFL Nation reporters stationed here in Buffalo. He's 1964 01:34:25,360 --> 01:34:27,639 Speaker 1: going to be joining us when we return. One Bill's Live, 1965 01:34:27,920 --> 01:34:31,280 Speaker 1: presented by Kalaida Hell from the Seneca Studio, Seneca Resorts 1966 01:34:31,280 --> 01:34:45,400 Speaker 1: and Casino. Nothing comes close Hills Radio Network Sports. The 1967 01:34:45,520 --> 01:34:49,000 Speaker 1: update from One Bill's Drive. Christian Kirksey reportedly visiting with 1968 01:34:49,040 --> 01:34:51,840 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills today. Free agent linebacker cut by the 1969 01:34:51,880 --> 01:34:54,720 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns earlier this week. He has hand interests from 1970 01:34:54,720 --> 01:34:57,479 Speaker 1: other NFL teams. Already met with the Raiders on Wednesday, 1971 01:34:57,600 --> 01:35:01,600 Speaker 1: visited the Packers Thursday. Today reported his day in Buffalo 1972 01:35:01,920 --> 01:35:04,479 Speaker 1: a twenty seven year old linebacker, and his tour might 1973 01:35:04,520 --> 01:35:07,360 Speaker 1: not stopping Buffalo. Other organizations around the league said to 1974 01:35:07,360 --> 01:35:10,639 Speaker 1: be interested. Six seasons in Cleveland, Kirtzy, a good tackler 1975 01:35:10,680 --> 01:35:13,160 Speaker 1: in the middle of the Browns defense. Christian Kirtzy, free 1976 01:35:13,160 --> 01:35:15,759 Speaker 1: agent linebacker, is said to be visiting with the Buffalo 1977 01:35:15,800 --> 01:35:18,080 Speaker 1: Bills today. The Bills reportedly have agreed to a three 1978 01:35:18,160 --> 01:35:21,439 Speaker 1: year contract with offensive miniaan Quentin Spain three years, fifteen 1979 01:35:21,439 --> 01:35:24,280 Speaker 1: million dollars, a move that means the Bills returned their 1980 01:35:24,400 --> 01:35:27,960 Speaker 1: entire starting offensive line in twenty twenty started every game 1981 01:35:28,080 --> 01:35:30,479 Speaker 1: at left guard for the Bills in twenty nineteen, and 1982 01:35:30,560 --> 01:35:33,720 Speaker 1: the Bills reportedly have restructured the contract of tight end 1983 01:35:33,800 --> 01:35:36,960 Speaker 1: Tyler Kropp. Now he's doing four million dollars this coming season, 1984 01:35:37,240 --> 01:35:40,280 Speaker 1: three point four million guaranteed at the final year of 1985 01:35:40,320 --> 01:35:43,439 Speaker 1: his contract. The leaded NFL says it has no plans 1986 01:35:43,479 --> 01:35:45,600 Speaker 1: to move to start of the league year. As a 1987 01:35:45,600 --> 01:35:48,439 Speaker 1: result of the coronavirus pandemic, the league has canceled its 1988 01:35:48,479 --> 01:35:51,160 Speaker 1: annual league meetings that were supposed to be starting March 1989 01:35:51,200 --> 01:35:54,439 Speaker 1: twenty ninth in West Bond Beach, Florida. That has been canceled, 1990 01:35:54,560 --> 01:35:57,080 Speaker 1: but as of now, the league year starts next Wednesday. 1991 01:35:57,320 --> 01:36:00,760 Speaker 1: Free Agency tag Day is Monday. All of this, of course, 1992 01:36:01,000 --> 01:36:03,960 Speaker 1: could be subject to change. The league also interested in 1993 01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:07,559 Speaker 1: getting the new CBA approved by vote by midnight on 1994 01:36:07,600 --> 01:36:11,920 Speaker 1: Saturday Saturday night Sunday morning, the XFL canceled its regular 1995 01:36:11,960 --> 01:36:15,280 Speaker 1: season amid the spread of the coronavirus. The league has 1996 01:36:15,280 --> 01:36:18,439 Speaker 1: given its players approval to sign with NFL teams anytime 1997 01:36:18,479 --> 01:36:21,600 Speaker 1: after they pass exit physicals. The Masters Tournament will be 1998 01:36:21,600 --> 01:36:24,880 Speaker 1: postponed because of the outbreak. Augusta National announced today we'll 1999 01:36:24,880 --> 01:36:28,240 Speaker 1: sketch for April ninth through the twelfth. They will not 2000 01:36:28,320 --> 01:36:30,400 Speaker 1: be played in the current spot on the calendar. The 2001 01:36:30,560 --> 01:36:32,599 Speaker 1: word again and when it might be And the Boston 2002 01:36:32,640 --> 01:36:35,880 Speaker 1: Marathon that set up the planet's most celebrated foot race 2003 01:36:36,160 --> 01:36:41,760 Speaker 1: postponed until September fourteen because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. 2004 01:36:42,200 --> 01:36:43,920 Speaker 1: There you go, let's see update on what's going on. 2005 01:36:43,960 --> 01:36:46,000 Speaker 1: As we said, things changed quickly on the line with 2006 01:36:46,080 --> 01:36:49,040 Speaker 1: US now ESPN's NFL Nation reporter assigned to cover the 2007 01:36:49,040 --> 01:36:51,600 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Happy to have Marcella Louis Jacques on the 2008 01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:53,599 Speaker 1: line with us. Hold on Marcel, John Murphy and Steve 2009 01:36:53,640 --> 01:36:57,719 Speaker 1: Tasker here in Buffalo. Thanks coming on, Yeah, of course, John, Steve. 2010 01:36:57,760 --> 01:36:59,880 Speaker 1: Get to see you guys again. Happy to have still 2011 01:37:00,160 --> 01:37:02,000 Speaker 1: some football to talk about. Yeah, a little bit, Oh 2012 01:37:02,040 --> 01:37:04,320 Speaker 1: we have, I know you. You threw it out there yesterday. 2013 01:37:04,400 --> 01:37:06,920 Speaker 1: The Bills had an enormous contingent at the at the 2014 01:37:07,000 --> 01:37:11,080 Speaker 1: Clemson Pro Day and then then promptly shut down the 2015 01:37:11,120 --> 01:37:13,760 Speaker 1: operation and pulled all their guys off the road. What 2016 01:37:13,840 --> 01:37:16,439 Speaker 1: do you make of how that will affect their ability 2017 01:37:16,439 --> 01:37:18,680 Speaker 1: to evaluate some of these guys that you know, the 2018 01:37:18,760 --> 01:37:22,000 Speaker 1: historically black colleges and universities. They canceled their pro day. 2019 01:37:22,160 --> 01:37:24,200 Speaker 1: It's gonna have a ripple effect. How do you think 2020 01:37:24,200 --> 01:37:28,160 Speaker 1: it will affect free agency and the draft? Yeah, well, 2021 01:37:28,160 --> 01:37:31,280 Speaker 1: from from everybody, every source I've talking to, everybody I've 2022 01:37:31,320 --> 01:37:34,320 Speaker 1: spoken with, most of the the teams have done They've done 2023 01:37:34,320 --> 01:37:37,840 Speaker 1: their homework on the big game, big name guys, the 2024 01:37:37,840 --> 01:37:40,920 Speaker 1: guys who were invited to the combine and whatnot. So 2025 01:37:41,160 --> 01:37:44,519 Speaker 1: those kind of players, those draftees, they shouldn't be affected 2026 01:37:44,520 --> 01:37:47,000 Speaker 1: by this, But like you said, it is the HBCU guys. 2027 01:37:47,040 --> 01:37:49,960 Speaker 1: It is the ones who were not invited to the 2028 01:37:50,080 --> 01:37:52,960 Speaker 1: NFL combine the ones who now are not looking like 2029 01:37:53,000 --> 01:37:55,680 Speaker 1: they're able to make their pre draft visits. Those are 2030 01:37:55,680 --> 01:37:57,280 Speaker 1: the guys that are going to be affected. And what 2031 01:37:57,640 --> 01:38:00,120 Speaker 1: I'm curious about is if years down the line we 2032 01:38:00,160 --> 01:38:03,280 Speaker 1: look at how many players just slipped through the cracks, 2033 01:38:03,280 --> 01:38:06,920 Speaker 1: if it's and like and of normally large number compared 2034 01:38:06,960 --> 01:38:09,559 Speaker 1: to most years, just because they couldn't get in the 2035 01:38:09,560 --> 01:38:12,479 Speaker 1: building for those pre draft visits. So no, it is 2036 01:38:12,520 --> 01:38:16,240 Speaker 1: a concern, and it's uh NFL we always say it's 2037 01:38:16,280 --> 01:38:19,160 Speaker 1: a copycat league. And that's where you saw the domino 2038 01:38:19,240 --> 01:38:21,840 Speaker 1: start to fall yesterday or in the day before. I 2039 01:38:21,840 --> 01:38:25,360 Speaker 1: think Washington was the first team to announce that that 2040 01:38:25,400 --> 01:38:29,280 Speaker 1: they were they were withholding their staff from traveling. Then 2041 01:38:29,360 --> 01:38:31,920 Speaker 1: it just started from there. Once one did, they all did, 2042 01:38:32,120 --> 01:38:35,759 Speaker 1: and it's kind of to be expected at this point, Marcel. 2043 01:38:36,000 --> 01:38:38,760 Speaker 1: How essential is it that the league year begin next 2044 01:38:38,800 --> 01:38:41,280 Speaker 1: week on Wednesday? Is that? Does that have to happen 2045 01:38:41,400 --> 01:38:42,960 Speaker 1: or could you see the league postponing that for a 2046 01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:46,200 Speaker 1: little while. I mean, I could see them postponing it 2047 01:38:46,280 --> 01:38:48,920 Speaker 1: just because once again, it's dangerous to try to get 2048 01:38:48,920 --> 01:38:50,680 Speaker 1: guys in the building right now. And I know that 2049 01:38:50,800 --> 01:38:55,280 Speaker 1: Christian Kirksey is in Buffalo today reportedly, but you know, 2050 01:38:55,360 --> 01:38:58,720 Speaker 1: it is it's a concern. This thing is everywhere and uh, 2051 01:38:59,040 --> 01:39:01,040 Speaker 1: you know, you've got to think player safety, You've got 2052 01:39:01,040 --> 01:39:02,880 Speaker 1: to think of staff safety, You've got to think of 2053 01:39:03,840 --> 01:39:07,599 Speaker 1: people are where this could spread. So I wouldn't be 2054 01:39:07,640 --> 01:39:12,160 Speaker 1: shocked if if the league did suspend or postpone the 2055 01:39:12,240 --> 01:39:15,120 Speaker 1: start of its league heere. But other than that, you know, 2056 01:39:15,120 --> 01:39:18,040 Speaker 1: it seems like where all systems go for the NFL Draft, 2057 01:39:18,280 --> 01:39:20,600 Speaker 1: and we'll just have to wait and see what the 2058 01:39:20,640 --> 01:39:23,040 Speaker 1: league decides. Well, it's been left up to each each 2059 01:39:23,320 --> 01:39:25,839 Speaker 1: individual at this point, it's been left up each individual 2060 01:39:25,880 --> 01:39:28,000 Speaker 1: franchise to say, you know how much your guys travel. 2061 01:39:28,040 --> 01:39:30,439 Speaker 1: So the Bills and others, as you mentioned, pulled their 2062 01:39:30,479 --> 01:39:33,120 Speaker 1: their scouts and guys off the road. But they did 2063 01:39:33,160 --> 01:39:35,400 Speaker 1: bring in Christian Kirksey or it's a reporter that he's 2064 01:39:35,400 --> 01:39:38,680 Speaker 1: coming into Buffalo today to visit is it. I mean, 2065 01:39:39,960 --> 01:39:42,840 Speaker 1: we're uncharted. I don't know, this kind of disorienting all 2066 01:39:42,880 --> 01:39:45,160 Speaker 1: the stuff we're going through. Does this become like a 2067 01:39:46,040 --> 01:39:48,719 Speaker 1: badge of honor or maybe a salute to the guy's 2068 01:39:48,760 --> 01:39:51,400 Speaker 1: ability that they actually ask him to travel in and 2069 01:39:51,479 --> 01:39:54,439 Speaker 1: come to visit, like they Wow, they must really want 2070 01:39:54,439 --> 01:39:56,280 Speaker 1: this guy to want him to come in and visit 2071 01:39:56,320 --> 01:39:59,960 Speaker 1: in this environment. But nevertheless, Christian Kirksy's making the round 2072 01:40:00,479 --> 01:40:04,479 Speaker 1: and he's a pretty good player, Yeah he is. And 2073 01:40:04,640 --> 01:40:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not in a position to speculate on 2074 01:40:07,080 --> 01:40:09,400 Speaker 1: whether whether it should be a badge of honor, if 2075 01:40:09,400 --> 01:40:12,960 Speaker 1: it's bravery or anything. If I had to guess, it's 2076 01:40:13,000 --> 01:40:17,320 Speaker 1: just it's buffalo trying as best it can to keep 2077 01:40:17,360 --> 01:40:21,320 Speaker 1: everything as usual or business as usual. And uh, you 2078 01:40:21,360 --> 01:40:24,679 Speaker 1: know right now, that's that's looking at, Like you said, 2079 01:40:24,680 --> 01:40:27,000 Speaker 1: a talented player who could fit right into this defense, 2080 01:40:27,040 --> 01:40:29,760 Speaker 1: who has plenty of connections in that Bill's locker room. 2081 01:40:29,840 --> 01:40:32,400 Speaker 1: I believe he was in Jordan Poyter's wedding. He played 2082 01:40:32,680 --> 01:40:35,760 Speaker 1: with Micah Hyde at Iowa, christ and Kirtsey that this 2083 01:40:35,880 --> 01:40:38,519 Speaker 1: is a guy who can really help this defense remain 2084 01:40:38,560 --> 01:40:41,879 Speaker 1: at the at the level of play that they've sustained 2085 01:40:41,920 --> 01:40:44,880 Speaker 1: over the past two years. So I think anytime you 2086 01:40:44,920 --> 01:40:46,960 Speaker 1: can get a guy like that in the building, you 2087 01:40:47,080 --> 01:40:49,840 Speaker 1: take it, and it's it's a way to try to 2088 01:40:49,960 --> 01:40:51,800 Speaker 1: they can. I mean, shoot, he can come away with 2089 01:40:51,840 --> 01:40:55,040 Speaker 1: the deal as early as as as today per league rules, 2090 01:40:55,080 --> 01:40:58,559 Speaker 1: since he was a veteran released by released by Cleveland 2091 01:40:58,840 --> 01:41:01,639 Speaker 1: before the hard of this year. That he's he's good 2092 01:41:01,680 --> 01:41:04,280 Speaker 1: to sign with whoever went over. I know that was 2093 01:41:04,320 --> 01:41:08,719 Speaker 1: a point of confusion earlier in with Josh Norman, but yeah, 2094 01:41:08,760 --> 01:41:10,400 Speaker 1: he's good to sign. He could come out with the 2095 01:41:10,439 --> 01:41:14,080 Speaker 1: contract today if everything's copa stic. But yeah, anytime you 2096 01:41:14,240 --> 01:41:16,120 Speaker 1: can get a player with his of his caliber in 2097 01:41:16,160 --> 01:41:17,960 Speaker 1: the building, you got to try to do it. The 2098 01:41:18,040 --> 01:41:21,800 Speaker 1: threats of the coronavirus, Marcel, they've not the handcuffed the 2099 01:41:21,800 --> 01:41:24,040 Speaker 1: bills that would appear. They've been busy. They made moves, 2100 01:41:24,080 --> 01:41:28,280 Speaker 1: including signing Quentin Spain reportedly agreeing to terms at a 2101 01:41:28,280 --> 01:41:30,280 Speaker 1: new three year deal. What do you think of that move? 2102 01:41:30,320 --> 01:41:33,200 Speaker 1: And what about what else they need predictably on the 2103 01:41:33,200 --> 01:41:35,320 Speaker 1: offensive line. I can't believe that's the last move they'll 2104 01:41:35,320 --> 01:41:38,320 Speaker 1: make up there. What do you think? Yeah, gus A, 2105 01:41:38,439 --> 01:41:41,200 Speaker 1: what an end to yesterday? Right? Yeah? I mean it started. 2106 01:41:41,200 --> 01:41:43,920 Speaker 1: It started with Tyler Croft's restructuring, and that's something that 2107 01:41:44,240 --> 01:41:47,040 Speaker 1: was kind of predictable. You can see that coming. He 2108 01:41:47,200 --> 01:41:49,800 Speaker 1: was I think set to represent about a five or 2109 01:41:49,840 --> 01:41:52,240 Speaker 1: six million dollar cap hit. This lowers that down to 2110 01:41:52,720 --> 01:41:56,439 Speaker 1: about four and it takes away the final year of 2111 01:41:56,479 --> 01:41:58,719 Speaker 1: his contract, but it also gives him a secure place 2112 01:41:58,800 --> 01:42:01,960 Speaker 1: to play into twenty and a chance to kind of 2113 01:42:01,960 --> 01:42:05,240 Speaker 1: build that, you know, build his market back up by 2114 01:42:05,240 --> 01:42:07,719 Speaker 1: staying healthy for a season. And then the Quentin Spain 2115 01:42:07,760 --> 01:42:11,439 Speaker 1: deal is just indescribable bargain. This is a guy who 2116 01:42:12,040 --> 01:42:14,840 Speaker 1: was the least penalized starting alignment on the team. I 2117 01:42:14,880 --> 01:42:19,120 Speaker 1: believe last year didn't allow a sack, played all sixteen games. Uh, 2118 01:42:19,520 --> 01:42:21,800 Speaker 1: you know, good in the locker room guys, clearly you 2119 01:42:21,840 --> 01:42:25,240 Speaker 1: saw it on Twitter and social media reaction. Guys love him. 2120 01:42:26,280 --> 01:42:28,960 Speaker 1: And to get him at five million dollars a year 2121 01:42:28,960 --> 01:42:31,040 Speaker 1: for the next three years when he's in his prime, 2122 01:42:31,240 --> 01:42:33,519 Speaker 1: I mean, that's going to open up that that's opening 2123 01:42:33,600 --> 01:42:36,479 Speaker 1: up so many more options for them, especially with Dion 2124 01:42:36,600 --> 01:42:39,280 Speaker 1: Dawkins is set for an extension, Matt Milano is set 2125 01:42:39,280 --> 01:42:42,439 Speaker 1: for an extension, Tremada Edmonds is going to be you know, 2126 01:42:42,680 --> 01:42:44,960 Speaker 1: he might have his fifth year option picked up. They 2127 01:42:45,040 --> 01:42:48,240 Speaker 1: might choose to extend him. There's a precedent for Brandon 2128 01:42:48,280 --> 01:42:51,759 Speaker 1: Bean taking care of his young middle linebackers. Tradevious White 2129 01:42:51,760 --> 01:42:53,680 Speaker 1: needs his new contract as well. I mean, there's a 2130 01:42:53,680 --> 01:42:55,559 Speaker 1: lot of things to take care of here. So to 2131 01:42:55,640 --> 01:42:58,880 Speaker 1: get a glue guy and a quality starter like Quentin 2132 01:42:58,960 --> 01:43:02,840 Speaker 1: Spain is it's very it's very positive and it looks 2133 01:43:02,840 --> 01:43:06,679 Speaker 1: well Brandon Bean. Um. It probably means that Cody Ford 2134 01:43:06,720 --> 01:43:09,439 Speaker 1: is locked into the right tackle spot for this season, 2135 01:43:09,479 --> 01:43:12,120 Speaker 1: at least from what I'm told that this isn't a 2136 01:43:12,240 --> 01:43:16,599 Speaker 1: guarantee that Ford is a long term option at tackle 2137 01:43:16,640 --> 01:43:20,240 Speaker 1: instead of guard, but at least for next year, it 2138 01:43:20,240 --> 01:43:23,400 Speaker 1: looks like all five starters are going to return, and 2139 01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:26,680 Speaker 1: especially with Spencer Long as well had his option year 2140 01:43:26,720 --> 01:43:30,479 Speaker 1: picked up, probably going to take a look at at 2141 01:43:30,560 --> 01:43:33,479 Speaker 1: later in Waddle and be able to have that swing tackle. 2142 01:43:34,160 --> 01:43:36,880 Speaker 1: That versatility is so important. You saw how often they 2143 01:43:37,240 --> 01:43:41,080 Speaker 1: plugged and played with their lineman last season. So now, 2144 01:43:41,280 --> 01:43:44,080 Speaker 1: but Quentin Spain, I mean, this is just I know 2145 01:43:44,160 --> 01:43:46,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on in sports right now, but 2146 01:43:46,160 --> 01:43:48,240 Speaker 1: on an average, in an average off season, we'd be 2147 01:43:48,280 --> 01:43:50,559 Speaker 1: talking about this as one of the better bargain deals 2148 01:43:50,600 --> 01:43:52,439 Speaker 1: in the league. Yeah, and as as you look at 2149 01:43:52,439 --> 01:43:55,160 Speaker 1: the offensive line, and at the end of this last season, 2150 01:43:55,280 --> 01:43:58,880 Speaker 1: certainly from twenty eighteen to twenty nineteen, with four news 2151 01:43:58,880 --> 01:44:02,160 Speaker 1: starters on opening day, it was a vastly improved offensive line. 2152 01:44:02,320 --> 01:44:03,760 Speaker 1: But there was also some thought at the end of 2153 01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:06,439 Speaker 1: the season that maybe they needed to improve that offensive line. 2154 01:44:06,800 --> 01:44:09,760 Speaker 1: And now they got the same five guys coming back, 2155 01:44:09,760 --> 01:44:13,080 Speaker 1: and well, ty N Seki is still under contract, Spencer 2156 01:44:13,120 --> 01:44:16,320 Speaker 1: Long's option picked up. It may be the same group. 2157 01:44:16,360 --> 01:44:20,400 Speaker 1: Can you expect any improvement from a group that stays 2158 01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:23,519 Speaker 1: intact from year to year. Yeah, I mean you can 2159 01:44:23,600 --> 01:44:26,040 Speaker 1: say there's a lot to be said about cohesiveness and 2160 01:44:26,160 --> 01:44:30,400 Speaker 1: uniformity there. Another year of playing alongside one and another 2161 01:44:30,920 --> 01:44:34,080 Speaker 1: I think will work for Cody Ford, especially another year 2162 01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:38,160 Speaker 1: of playing and understanding Josh Allen's habits when he drops 2163 01:44:38,200 --> 01:44:41,200 Speaker 1: back to pass. I think it's gonna it can't get 2164 01:44:41,240 --> 01:44:44,160 Speaker 1: any It can only go up from last year. And 2165 01:44:44,200 --> 01:44:47,280 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think that line was necessarily that 2166 01:44:47,479 --> 01:44:52,320 Speaker 1: bad as people are complaining about last season. It's just 2167 01:44:52,360 --> 01:44:54,680 Speaker 1: a matter of Josh Allen is a mobile quarterback and 2168 01:44:54,720 --> 01:44:57,160 Speaker 1: he bounces around, so you know, it's kind of that 2169 01:44:57,240 --> 01:45:00,240 Speaker 1: kind of pressure is somewhat to be expected. But there's 2170 01:45:00,320 --> 01:45:04,120 Speaker 1: veteran leadership, there's there's youth, and everybody in that line 2171 01:45:04,200 --> 01:45:06,200 Speaker 1: I think is in their prime right now. So it's 2172 01:45:06,800 --> 01:45:09,360 Speaker 1: I think that, uh, you know, returning all five starters 2173 01:45:09,520 --> 01:45:12,439 Speaker 1: is probably the way to go. It's absolutely the way 2174 01:45:12,439 --> 01:45:14,920 Speaker 1: to go. In twenty twenty, on the Line with Marcella 2175 01:45:15,000 --> 01:45:17,720 Speaker 1: Luis Jacques, ESPN's NFL Nation Reporter covers the Bills you 2176 01:45:17,840 --> 01:45:21,439 Speaker 1: touched on the tyler Craft restructured contract. They've eliminated the 2177 01:45:21,439 --> 01:45:23,599 Speaker 1: final year of his deal. As I look at that 2178 01:45:24,240 --> 01:45:28,200 Speaker 1: restructuring contract, it seems to me the perfect fit for 2179 01:45:28,240 --> 01:45:31,519 Speaker 1: the Bills and for tyler Craft. Looked the guy because 2180 01:45:31,520 --> 01:45:33,880 Speaker 1: of injury, was not able to perform much last year. 2181 01:45:34,120 --> 01:45:35,760 Speaker 1: It doesn't make sense to be tied up with them 2182 01:45:35,760 --> 01:45:37,200 Speaker 1: for a couple more years, so they get him one 2183 01:45:37,240 --> 01:45:39,400 Speaker 1: year sort of a proved deal now, and there is 2184 01:45:39,400 --> 01:45:42,479 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, there's some security for him for this 2185 01:45:42,520 --> 01:45:45,040 Speaker 1: one deal if he does have injury issues. Again, It's 2186 01:45:45,040 --> 01:45:47,200 Speaker 1: not like he walks away with nothing in his pocket, 2187 01:45:47,280 --> 01:45:50,599 Speaker 1: right exactly. It's just kind of a it's a push 2188 01:45:50,640 --> 01:45:52,679 Speaker 1: pull here. You know, you got to give a little 2189 01:45:52,720 --> 01:45:55,040 Speaker 1: to get a little, and uh, like I said, he 2190 01:45:56,040 --> 01:45:58,240 Speaker 1: gave up that final year. He gave up the two 2191 01:45:58,320 --> 01:46:03,040 Speaker 1: years of job security here in town, but in exchange, 2192 01:46:03,080 --> 01:46:05,840 Speaker 1: he has guaranteed money. It would have cut. They're only 2193 01:46:05,840 --> 01:46:08,160 Speaker 1: looking at I think one point six million dollars in 2194 01:46:08,240 --> 01:46:11,680 Speaker 1: dead cap if they released him. If they released him 2195 01:46:11,720 --> 01:46:15,040 Speaker 1: this offseason, that's not a huge hit for them, especially 2196 01:46:15,080 --> 01:46:17,320 Speaker 1: if he's got a declining role. So this was a 2197 01:46:17,360 --> 01:46:20,320 Speaker 1: way to say, hey, you know, if you don't want to, 2198 01:46:20,640 --> 01:46:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, we have this option, but we want to 2199 01:46:23,000 --> 01:46:24,640 Speaker 1: keep you around, but we want to do it at 2200 01:46:24,680 --> 01:46:27,600 Speaker 1: this kind of at this price point. And it was 2201 01:46:27,640 --> 01:46:30,000 Speaker 1: a team move. It was a you know, I think 2202 01:46:30,000 --> 01:46:33,680 Speaker 1: smart move on Tyler Croft's part to take that. And uh, 2203 01:46:34,000 --> 01:46:36,280 Speaker 1: you know, you'd like to see him get through an 2204 01:46:36,360 --> 01:46:39,400 Speaker 1: entire season healthy. You don't like to see guys either 2205 01:46:39,479 --> 01:46:42,519 Speaker 1: either flame out or lose opportunities because of injuries, especially 2206 01:46:42,560 --> 01:46:45,559 Speaker 1: a guy who's as team oriented as Tyler Croft. And 2207 01:46:45,640 --> 01:46:48,840 Speaker 1: you know he when't given the opportunity. He provided one 2208 01:46:48,840 --> 01:46:50,920 Speaker 1: of the bigger moments of the Bill season and that 2209 01:46:51,000 --> 01:46:54,400 Speaker 1: game winning catching Pittsburgh that clints the playoff birth. So 2210 01:46:54,439 --> 01:46:56,519 Speaker 1: he's got the talent. You know, he can perform when 2211 01:46:56,520 --> 01:46:58,559 Speaker 1: he's on the field. It's just the matter of getting 2212 01:46:58,600 --> 01:47:01,240 Speaker 1: him on the field and a matter of how many 2213 01:47:02,080 --> 01:47:05,759 Speaker 1: how many of Dawson Knox's snaps and reps is Tyler 2214 01:47:05,800 --> 01:47:09,120 Speaker 1: Croft going to eat into, especially with Tommy Sweeney and 2215 01:47:09,240 --> 01:47:11,880 Speaker 1: Lee Smith still on that fifty three As we talk 2216 01:47:11,920 --> 01:47:14,240 Speaker 1: about moves that the Bills have made recently, and they 2217 01:47:14,280 --> 01:47:16,240 Speaker 1: do seem to be win When Quentin Spain was a 2218 01:47:16,960 --> 01:47:19,600 Speaker 1: seems like a real bargain for the Buffalo Bills. Crofts 2219 01:47:19,720 --> 01:47:22,320 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense putting him on a motivated, 2220 01:47:22,360 --> 01:47:25,439 Speaker 1: proved deal, and then the signing of Josh Norman. A 2221 01:47:25,479 --> 01:47:27,519 Speaker 1: lot of people were very down on him and he 2222 01:47:27,560 --> 01:47:29,519 Speaker 1: didn't have him a good couple of years, the last 2223 01:47:29,520 --> 01:47:32,360 Speaker 1: couple of years in Washington and what seemed from the 2224 01:47:32,360 --> 01:47:36,040 Speaker 1: outside looking in maybe a dysfunctional franchise at least at 2225 01:47:36,120 --> 01:47:39,000 Speaker 1: this point in history. Kind of a good deal for 2226 01:47:39,120 --> 01:47:42,040 Speaker 1: both sides, A win win again for the Buffalo Bills 2227 01:47:42,040 --> 01:47:44,000 Speaker 1: if he comes through and plays like he did two 2228 01:47:44,080 --> 01:47:47,559 Speaker 1: years ago in this defense, they're getting for the right price. 2229 01:47:48,640 --> 01:47:52,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I think six million is worth it a lot. 2230 01:47:52,320 --> 01:47:55,400 Speaker 1: There's a lot to be said again about familiarity here, 2231 01:47:55,479 --> 01:47:58,240 Speaker 1: and he had the best years of his career in 2232 01:47:58,439 --> 01:48:02,360 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott's defensive ski and especially with so much zone 2233 01:48:02,560 --> 01:48:07,519 Speaker 1: being played, you know his Norman's perceived declining athleticism is 2234 01:48:07,800 --> 01:48:11,799 Speaker 1: not as important as his savvy and he's just veteran, 2235 01:48:11,920 --> 01:48:14,080 Speaker 1: know how. I think this is a guy who's been 2236 01:48:14,080 --> 01:48:16,920 Speaker 1: around the league. He's a smart player, he's a crafty player. 2237 01:48:16,960 --> 01:48:19,599 Speaker 1: He knows how to put himself in position. It's just 2238 01:48:19,720 --> 01:48:22,679 Speaker 1: that asking him to go man on man or mano 2239 01:48:22,720 --> 01:48:26,120 Speaker 1: amano with another team's top wide out, that's not necessarily 2240 01:48:26,160 --> 01:48:29,160 Speaker 1: his skill set right now. That's of course what he 2241 01:48:29,200 --> 01:48:31,760 Speaker 1: was known for in Carolina during that twenty fifteen Pro 2242 01:48:31,800 --> 01:48:35,759 Speaker 1: Bowl season, But you know, they were just not asking 2243 01:48:35,880 --> 01:48:38,680 Speaker 1: him to do what I think is in in his 2244 01:48:38,760 --> 01:48:42,160 Speaker 1: skill set. Not to mention, the talent around him wasn't excellent. 2245 01:48:42,200 --> 01:48:44,840 Speaker 1: He didn't have great safety play behind him. I believe 2246 01:48:44,880 --> 01:48:47,599 Speaker 1: it was three defensive back coaches in those four years. 2247 01:48:47,640 --> 01:48:51,600 Speaker 1: So Buffalo, it's become kind of a pillar of stability 2248 01:48:51,720 --> 01:48:53,640 Speaker 1: over the past few years. He's got one of the 2249 01:48:53,640 --> 01:48:56,120 Speaker 1: best secondaries in the league around him. He's got Micah 2250 01:48:56,200 --> 01:48:59,080 Speaker 1: Hide behind him, who is one of the top deep 2251 01:48:59,120 --> 01:49:02,519 Speaker 1: bald Deterrens in the NFL. Teams don't like testing the 2252 01:49:02,600 --> 01:49:05,320 Speaker 1: Bills vertically because of what Micah Hyde brings. So I 2253 01:49:05,320 --> 01:49:09,080 Speaker 1: think he's got a real opportunity to succeed here. And 2254 01:49:09,479 --> 01:49:12,360 Speaker 1: you know, if all goes well, then by December we're 2255 01:49:12,360 --> 01:49:15,160 Speaker 1: talking about Brandon Bean as an Executive of the Year 2256 01:49:15,160 --> 01:49:17,479 Speaker 1: candidate once again. I mean, this guy is just he's 2257 01:49:17,520 --> 01:49:20,000 Speaker 1: been hitting home runs all offseason. I wonder, and this 2258 01:49:20,040 --> 01:49:22,120 Speaker 1: is kind of a big picture qutchin Marchell we're with 2259 01:49:22,160 --> 01:49:25,240 Speaker 1: Marcel Louis Jack of ESPN covers the Bills, the Bills 2260 01:49:25,280 --> 01:49:28,800 Speaker 1: becoming the prototype for one year deals. They've done it 2261 01:49:29,040 --> 01:49:31,360 Speaker 1: successfully a couple of years in a row, and now 2262 01:49:31,400 --> 01:49:33,720 Speaker 1: here's another one for Josh Norman. I think they might 2263 01:49:33,760 --> 01:49:35,600 Speaker 1: be Are they showing the rest of the NFL that 2264 01:49:35,680 --> 01:49:37,360 Speaker 1: you can make things happen with a one year deal 2265 01:49:37,400 --> 01:49:40,360 Speaker 1: and it makes sense for both sides Sometimes, I mean, 2266 01:49:40,400 --> 01:49:42,880 Speaker 1: they don't always work out. I believe Vonte Davis was 2267 01:49:42,920 --> 01:49:45,280 Speaker 1: a one year deal as well, and I mean, that's 2268 01:49:45,360 --> 01:49:48,080 Speaker 1: that's not fair to bring to say. I'm sure that's 2269 01:49:48,120 --> 01:49:50,680 Speaker 1: an extreme case. That's a very extreme like that, but 2270 01:49:50,800 --> 01:49:54,600 Speaker 1: he couldn't even last a whole games do so that 2271 01:49:54,680 --> 01:49:56,799 Speaker 1: he does his homework, I think they do their homework. 2272 01:49:56,800 --> 01:49:59,760 Speaker 1: And you heard SA McDermott say earlier this offseason that 2273 01:50:01,000 --> 01:50:02,960 Speaker 1: that I mean, you come to Buffalo and you can 2274 01:50:03,000 --> 01:50:06,800 Speaker 1: be the best version of yourself. I think that with 2275 01:50:06,960 --> 01:50:09,320 Speaker 1: enough of those hits, like enough that's been the case, 2276 01:50:09,360 --> 01:50:11,679 Speaker 1: with enough players, that the word is starting to spread. 2277 01:50:11,920 --> 01:50:14,880 Speaker 1: You start to see players, you know, sell Buffalo, sell 2278 01:50:14,920 --> 01:50:18,320 Speaker 1: the Bills organization, sell the camaraderie in the locker room, 2279 01:50:18,400 --> 01:50:22,160 Speaker 1: and it's just it's becoming one of the class organizations 2280 01:50:22,160 --> 01:50:25,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL, if it isn't considered one already. I 2281 01:50:25,120 --> 01:50:28,960 Speaker 1: think that what Sean McDermott and Brandon Bean and company 2282 01:50:28,960 --> 01:50:30,840 Speaker 1: have been able to do over the past three years 2283 01:50:30,960 --> 01:50:34,639 Speaker 1: is commendable and it's been effective. I mean, you see 2284 01:50:34,680 --> 01:50:37,920 Speaker 1: ten and six with eighty million dollars to spend it 2285 01:50:38,280 --> 01:50:41,640 Speaker 1: in uh this offseason, in such an important year, I 2286 01:50:41,640 --> 01:50:44,080 Speaker 1: think you're doing things right. One of the things about 2287 01:50:44,120 --> 01:50:47,280 Speaker 1: the camaraderie that's come out is that you've got some 2288 01:50:47,320 --> 01:50:50,280 Speaker 1: guys who got a chance to test the market. The 2289 01:50:50,320 --> 01:50:53,120 Speaker 1: Bills have said, hey, Jordan Phillips, Shack Lawson, you've earned 2290 01:50:53,160 --> 01:50:55,160 Speaker 1: the right to go out and find out what you're worth. 2291 01:50:56,720 --> 01:50:58,960 Speaker 1: Good luck to you and if we can, we'd love 2292 01:50:59,000 --> 01:51:00,880 Speaker 1: to have you back. But what do you think the 2293 01:51:00,920 --> 01:51:04,040 Speaker 1: market is going to dictate for Jordan Phillips, for Shack Losson. 2294 01:51:04,120 --> 01:51:06,360 Speaker 1: What kind of numbers are we talking about and are 2295 01:51:06,400 --> 01:51:09,400 Speaker 1: they pricing them? Have they priced themselves out of Buffalo's 2296 01:51:09,680 --> 01:51:13,680 Speaker 1: ability to not the ability, but desire to pay them. 2297 01:51:13,720 --> 01:51:17,240 Speaker 1: I think that shack Lasson, with this this report yesterday 2298 01:51:17,280 --> 01:51:20,520 Speaker 1: that he could fetch between twelve and fourteen million dollars, 2299 01:51:20,560 --> 01:51:23,000 Speaker 1: that's going to be that might be tough to bring back. 2300 01:51:23,439 --> 01:51:25,519 Speaker 1: I think they need him, Don't get me wrong. I 2301 01:51:25,560 --> 01:51:28,360 Speaker 1: think they should do whatever it takes within reason to 2302 01:51:28,439 --> 01:51:31,960 Speaker 1: sign him back. But fourteen million dollars is a lot 2303 01:51:32,040 --> 01:51:35,880 Speaker 1: for a player ultimately has had one good one good season, 2304 01:51:35,880 --> 01:51:38,320 Speaker 1: and that's not you know, I'm not trying to knock 2305 01:51:38,360 --> 01:51:41,680 Speaker 1: Shack here, but he's been kind of a it's been 2306 01:51:41,680 --> 01:51:44,160 Speaker 1: a process with him under this new regime, and he's 2307 01:51:44,200 --> 01:51:46,080 Speaker 1: said it himself. We've sat down and he talked about 2308 01:51:46,120 --> 01:51:49,800 Speaker 1: it that they've really the new regime, the new front 2309 01:51:49,840 --> 01:51:52,960 Speaker 1: office has really helped him kind of grow up in 2310 01:51:53,000 --> 01:51:55,960 Speaker 1: this game. He called Buffalo, you know, that locker room 2311 01:51:56,080 --> 01:51:58,560 Speaker 1: almost like a big party. In his rookie year in 2312 01:51:58,600 --> 01:52:01,200 Speaker 1: the league and it's definitely age for the better and 2313 01:52:01,320 --> 01:52:04,080 Speaker 1: been more professional ever since. So you know, that's just 2314 01:52:04,200 --> 01:52:06,000 Speaker 1: that's putting a lot of money, that's putting a lot 2315 01:52:06,080 --> 01:52:09,519 Speaker 1: of faith in that continued transformation. I do think he's 2316 01:52:09,520 --> 01:52:11,799 Speaker 1: a good player. I'm not sure they go fourteen million. 2317 01:52:12,520 --> 01:52:14,719 Speaker 1: I don't think they go that high than Jordan Phillips. 2318 01:52:14,800 --> 01:52:17,800 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips is kind of the enigma here because I 2319 01:52:17,840 --> 01:52:20,880 Speaker 1: mean you've seen you've seen him linked as a under 2320 01:52:20,920 --> 01:52:23,679 Speaker 1: the radar free agent, You've seen him as a name 2321 01:52:23,760 --> 01:52:26,960 Speaker 1: to watch that could get an explosive pay day. I 2322 01:52:27,000 --> 01:52:29,200 Speaker 1: think it was our Jeremy Fowler yesterday said that this 2323 01:52:29,439 --> 01:52:31,759 Speaker 1: is going to end up being a sneaky big market 2324 01:52:32,160 --> 01:52:35,760 Speaker 1: for interior defensive linemen. And that was nine and a 2325 01:52:35,800 --> 01:52:39,559 Speaker 1: half sacks. You know, while the analytics might say that 2326 01:52:39,880 --> 01:52:42,760 Speaker 1: it looks better on paper than it actually was, No, 2327 01:52:43,200 --> 01:52:44,720 Speaker 1: nine and a half is nine and a half, and 2328 01:52:44,800 --> 01:52:46,880 Speaker 1: even if you're in the right place, right time, to 2329 01:52:46,960 --> 01:52:49,520 Speaker 1: be in the right place nine and a half times 2330 01:52:49,520 --> 01:52:52,479 Speaker 1: in a season is especially for a guy who's six six, 2331 01:52:52,680 --> 01:52:55,200 Speaker 1: three hundred and fifty pounds. I think that's I think 2332 01:52:55,200 --> 01:52:58,400 Speaker 1: that's impressive, and you don't. Guys at that mode don't 2333 01:52:58,439 --> 01:53:00,880 Speaker 1: just grow on trees. So you know, from from Brandon 2334 01:53:00,880 --> 01:53:04,880 Speaker 1: Bean's language in his post his postseason press conference, I 2335 01:53:04,920 --> 01:53:08,360 Speaker 1: would guess that they're ready for Jordan Phillips to leave. 2336 01:53:08,840 --> 01:53:12,240 Speaker 1: I think they expect him to leave. And you know, he, 2337 01:53:12,520 --> 01:53:14,439 Speaker 1: like you said, he earned his pay day. He part 2338 01:53:14,479 --> 01:53:16,920 Speaker 1: layed a good season, and he deserves that bag now. 2339 01:53:17,200 --> 01:53:22,040 Speaker 1: But I don't I really don't think that if either 2340 01:53:22,080 --> 01:53:24,080 Speaker 1: of them get to a certain point, it's not a 2341 01:53:24,120 --> 01:53:27,760 Speaker 1: blink check being offered to either Phillips or Lawson. Let 2342 01:53:27,760 --> 01:53:29,679 Speaker 1: me get you back to Shack Lawsom for a second. 2343 01:53:29,720 --> 01:53:32,840 Speaker 1: If Ken Marcel fourteen million dollars for a guy who 2344 01:53:32,920 --> 01:53:36,280 Speaker 1: played less than half of the bills defensive snaps last year, 2345 01:53:37,920 --> 01:53:40,720 Speaker 1: I'm double check in here. He started no games for 2346 01:53:40,760 --> 01:53:43,679 Speaker 1: the Bills last season, fifteen games played, no starts. That's 2347 01:53:43,720 --> 01:53:45,880 Speaker 1: outrageous that he might be in line for that kind 2348 01:53:45,880 --> 01:53:48,040 Speaker 1: of money. You want to pay him that much money, 2349 01:53:48,280 --> 01:53:50,120 Speaker 1: go ahead. If I'm the Bills right, you're saying, go 2350 01:53:50,200 --> 01:53:51,680 Speaker 1: for it and take it. We're not gonna pay you 2351 01:53:51,720 --> 01:53:54,080 Speaker 1: that much, wouldn't they? Yeah, I don't think. I don't 2352 01:53:54,080 --> 01:53:56,400 Speaker 1: think Buffalo. I really don't think they do that. I mean, 2353 01:53:56,479 --> 01:54:00,400 Speaker 1: that's not even They're extremely high on Jerry Hughes, and 2354 01:54:00,479 --> 01:54:04,040 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes isn't getting fourteen million dollars a year. Like, 2355 01:54:04,200 --> 01:54:07,000 Speaker 1: once again, check Lawson is a good player, they need 2356 01:54:07,080 --> 01:54:10,040 Speaker 1: him this season otherwise there is an immediate hole at 2357 01:54:10,160 --> 01:54:13,599 Speaker 1: edge rusher. I think that if Lawson science elsewhere, edge 2358 01:54:13,680 --> 01:54:18,240 Speaker 1: rusher becomes the top priority over wide receiver come draft 2359 01:54:18,320 --> 01:54:22,240 Speaker 1: time or it come the draft. But yeah, fourteen million 2360 01:54:22,280 --> 01:54:25,439 Speaker 1: dollars just for that kind of money you have to have. 2361 01:54:25,640 --> 01:54:27,400 Speaker 1: You've got to have an elite trade. And I think 2362 01:54:27,439 --> 01:54:29,960 Speaker 1: check Lawson is a good run defender. I think he 2363 01:54:30,000 --> 01:54:33,680 Speaker 1: gets to the quarterback, he provides pressure enough. But you know, 2364 01:54:33,720 --> 01:54:35,880 Speaker 1: at fourteen million, you might as well be franchise tag. 2365 01:54:35,880 --> 01:54:39,000 Speaker 1: And I think Matt Judon is getting is getting franchise 2366 01:54:39,080 --> 01:54:42,400 Speaker 1: tag at fourteen million dollars, and you know he's got 2367 01:54:42,400 --> 01:54:44,920 Speaker 1: an elite pass rush trade. So that's that's kind of 2368 01:54:44,920 --> 01:54:48,000 Speaker 1: hard to justify. But then again, you know, you are 2369 01:54:48,000 --> 01:54:50,960 Speaker 1: worth whatever somebody is willing to pay you. That you're 2370 01:54:51,000 --> 01:54:53,440 Speaker 1: worth whatever the market says you are, whatever somebody is 2371 01:54:53,480 --> 01:54:56,000 Speaker 1: willing to offer you. So you know, if somebody gives 2372 01:54:56,080 --> 01:54:58,880 Speaker 1: him fourteen million dollars. Man, give him a handshake, give 2373 01:54:58,920 --> 01:55:01,320 Speaker 1: him round of applies, because well, that's the that's the 2374 01:55:01,360 --> 01:55:04,720 Speaker 1: real question. Who's going to that He's going to be 2375 01:55:04,760 --> 01:55:07,000 Speaker 1: out there and there are thirty one teams other than Buffalo. 2376 01:55:07,080 --> 01:55:09,920 Speaker 1: What team can you see on the radar? Like, is 2377 01:55:09,920 --> 01:55:11,560 Speaker 1: there one off the top of your head that would 2378 01:55:11,560 --> 01:55:13,800 Speaker 1: be Yeah, that's a guy that's gonna give We're gonna 2379 01:55:13,800 --> 01:55:16,920 Speaker 1: get fourteen million dollars too. Because the market is is 2380 01:55:16,960 --> 01:55:19,960 Speaker 1: only thirty two teams big and while that there's a 2381 01:55:19,960 --> 01:55:25,320 Speaker 1: lot of money out there, nobody is not watching filmy. 2382 01:55:25,640 --> 01:55:28,640 Speaker 1: Miami has a ton of money. They have a desperate 2383 01:55:28,680 --> 01:55:31,920 Speaker 1: need for talent. I mean it is Miami, don't get 2384 01:55:31,960 --> 01:55:34,960 Speaker 1: me wrong. But so it's a it's an easy draw 2385 01:55:35,040 --> 01:55:39,040 Speaker 1: and that that's the city. But talent wise, it's gonna 2386 01:55:39,080 --> 01:55:40,960 Speaker 1: be kind of hard to convince guys who want to 2387 01:55:40,960 --> 01:55:44,720 Speaker 1: win now to join up on a rebuilding effort that 2388 01:55:44,760 --> 01:55:48,360 Speaker 1: could take several years still. But guys that are looking 2389 01:55:48,360 --> 01:55:50,960 Speaker 1: for a pay day, Guys that you know, feel like 2390 01:55:51,000 --> 01:55:54,680 Speaker 1: they deserve that big pay day. I don't know, So, 2391 01:55:54,800 --> 01:55:56,360 Speaker 1: you know, it's hard to it's hard to decide to 2392 01:55:56,440 --> 01:56:00,360 Speaker 1: market before for him. But I wouldn't be surprised if 2393 01:56:00,360 --> 01:56:03,080 Speaker 1: he ended up down with the Dolphins. Last thing I 2394 01:56:03,160 --> 01:56:07,000 Speaker 1: have for you, Marcel, what does the uncertainty about the 2395 01:56:07,040 --> 01:56:10,640 Speaker 1: league year due to this process free agency, bringing players 2396 01:56:10,640 --> 01:56:12,760 Speaker 1: in and out. It's gotta well, let's slow things down 2397 01:56:12,800 --> 01:56:15,200 Speaker 1: at all or will do everything just take a there's 2398 01:56:15,280 --> 01:56:17,440 Speaker 1: uncertainty at least and maybe more than that coming up soon. 2399 01:56:17,520 --> 01:56:20,080 Speaker 1: Do you think it'll kind of take the NFL and 2400 01:56:20,120 --> 01:56:23,520 Speaker 1: the NFL offseason train off the tracks for a couple 2401 01:56:23,520 --> 01:56:26,040 Speaker 1: of weeks? What do you make of this? Yeah, that's 2402 01:56:26,160 --> 01:56:29,280 Speaker 1: from everybody I've spoken to, from you know, people around 2403 01:56:29,280 --> 01:56:33,080 Speaker 1: the league, player agents as well. This is going to be, 2404 01:56:33,280 --> 01:56:35,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's going to be kind of a slow offseason. 2405 01:56:36,240 --> 01:56:39,640 Speaker 1: We might see the big names pop up right off 2406 01:56:39,640 --> 01:56:42,000 Speaker 1: the bat, but other than that, if guys can't travel, 2407 01:56:42,600 --> 01:56:45,480 Speaker 1: if guys can't go to the facility. I think I 2408 01:56:45,520 --> 01:56:48,440 Speaker 1: saw I think a report just popped up on my phone. 2409 01:56:48,520 --> 01:56:50,600 Speaker 1: I haven't checked it, but it kind of looks like 2410 01:56:50,800 --> 01:56:55,240 Speaker 1: there are teams now starting to to cancel pre draft meetings. 2411 01:56:55,280 --> 01:56:57,800 Speaker 1: I know that the league did reach out and uh 2412 01:56:57,960 --> 01:57:00,840 Speaker 1: and tell them that they're not gonna league itself is 2413 01:57:00,880 --> 01:57:05,680 Speaker 1: not going to enforce. It's not going to enforce any cancelations. 2414 01:57:05,680 --> 01:57:07,720 Speaker 1: It's going to leave it up to teams. So we'll see. 2415 01:57:07,760 --> 01:57:09,560 Speaker 1: I mean, all it takes is one. Like I said before, 2416 01:57:09,600 --> 01:57:12,120 Speaker 1: all it takes is one, and uh, we'll start to 2417 01:57:12,120 --> 01:57:15,800 Speaker 1: see that effect kind of ripple through. But going back 2418 01:57:15,800 --> 01:57:18,080 Speaker 1: to the original question, Yeah, I would expect this to 2419 01:57:18,080 --> 01:57:21,680 Speaker 1: be a pretty slow free agency period that hopefully starts 2420 01:57:21,720 --> 01:57:25,080 Speaker 1: next week. I think that, you know, I think people 2421 01:57:25,080 --> 01:57:29,000 Speaker 1: could use the distraction. I think people, you know, sports 2422 01:57:29,040 --> 01:57:32,520 Speaker 1: does a lot of good for people, and so hopefully 2423 01:57:32,520 --> 01:57:35,600 Speaker 1: it doesn't get postponed. But if not, if it does, 2424 01:57:35,680 --> 01:57:38,040 Speaker 1: then we'll just we'll all have to plan according we'll 2425 01:57:38,080 --> 01:57:42,280 Speaker 1: make it. Thanks Marcel Allay anytime. Thanks for having me on. 2426 01:57:42,680 --> 01:57:46,720 Speaker 1: Marcel Marcel Luis Jacqui ESPNS NFL Nation Reporter covers the 2427 01:57:46,720 --> 01:57:49,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. There's a great job with that. Um. Yeah, 2428 01:57:49,800 --> 01:57:51,200 Speaker 1: we'll talk about a lot of what he said in 2429 01:57:51,200 --> 01:57:53,120 Speaker 1: a moment. You can phone in your comments and questions. 2430 01:57:53,520 --> 01:57:56,080 Speaker 1: Eight o three five fifty twelve three one eight eight 2431 01:57:56,240 --> 01:57:59,160 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty Our question of the day, 2432 01:57:59,280 --> 01:58:01,200 Speaker 1: is there one free agent you want the Bills to 2433 01:58:01,240 --> 01:58:04,000 Speaker 1: sign at all costs? 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You go to these places. 2446 01:58:49,240 --> 01:58:52,360 Speaker 1: Podcasts of shows of Bills dot Com, the Bills App, iTunes, Spotify, 2447 01:58:52,400 --> 01:58:54,680 Speaker 1: Google Play, etc. Those are the ways to do it. 2448 01:58:55,040 --> 01:58:58,920 Speaker 1: News from Cincinnati today, the Bengals have released or they 2449 01:58:58,920 --> 01:59:01,480 Speaker 1: will release offense time in courty Glen, the former second 2450 01:59:01,520 --> 01:59:04,040 Speaker 1: round pick of the Bills. Adam Schefter says the Bengals 2451 01:59:04,040 --> 01:59:07,920 Speaker 1: will cut Glenn later today, clearing nine point five million dollars. 2452 01:59:08,160 --> 01:59:10,400 Speaker 1: He was moved to left guard when the Bengals drafted 2453 01:59:10,600 --> 01:59:12,760 Speaker 1: Jonah Williams in the first round to play left tackle. 2454 01:59:13,040 --> 01:59:15,440 Speaker 1: Corty glen Man the left tackle spot here in Buffalo 2455 01:59:15,480 --> 01:59:18,040 Speaker 1: for a while. Courty Glenn wound up making five starts 2456 01:59:18,040 --> 01:59:20,840 Speaker 1: in his second and final year with Cincinnati, ninety five 2457 01:59:20,920 --> 01:59:25,000 Speaker 1: starts over the course of his career. You know what 2458 01:59:25,080 --> 01:59:26,760 Speaker 1: looks like a good deal was the Bills trade of 2459 01:59:26,760 --> 01:59:29,800 Speaker 1: Courty Glenn to Cincinnati. Doesn't it really good deal? Wasn't 2460 01:59:29,840 --> 01:59:32,360 Speaker 1: that for a first rounder? Um? I don't know. I 2461 01:59:32,360 --> 01:59:34,000 Speaker 1: got to look that up. No, I don't. I don't 2462 01:59:34,000 --> 01:59:36,240 Speaker 1: think it was. We'll give you him. He's him part 2463 01:59:36,280 --> 01:59:39,200 Speaker 1: of that to get move up for the Josh for 2464 01:59:39,320 --> 01:59:46,520 Speaker 1: Josh for Josh. So you know, yeah, that's yeah, yeah 2465 01:59:46,600 --> 01:59:48,120 Speaker 1: that People are starting to relea you know, this is 2466 01:59:48,120 --> 01:59:51,000 Speaker 1: the thing. We're starting to get all these notifications. The 2467 01:59:51,160 --> 01:59:54,560 Speaker 1: Chargers released Thomas Davis linebacker, in the Minnesota Vikings release 2468 01:59:54,680 --> 01:59:57,680 Speaker 1: Xavier Rose pro source, all this stuff. They're starting to get, 2469 01:59:57,720 --> 02:00:02,200 Speaker 1: all these moves coming down in anticipation. I mean, we're 2470 02:00:02,200 --> 02:00:06,320 Speaker 1: all let me just put my tinfoil hat on. I 2471 02:00:06,360 --> 02:00:09,040 Speaker 1: think the ownership in the league really believes this CBA 2472 02:00:09,120 --> 02:00:12,480 Speaker 1: is going to pass. Yeah, most people and I get 2473 02:00:12,520 --> 02:00:15,800 Speaker 1: it we're a couple of days away from free agency, 2474 02:00:15,840 --> 02:00:18,200 Speaker 1: and also that this also speaks to me that I 2475 02:00:18,240 --> 02:00:20,840 Speaker 1: don't think they think it's gonna get delayed. I think 2476 02:00:20,880 --> 02:00:23,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna this league year is gonna plow on through. 2477 02:00:23,520 --> 02:00:25,600 Speaker 1: YE don't know. I do, And I think that's why 2478 02:00:25,640 --> 02:00:27,360 Speaker 1: these teams are starting to make these moves, make sure 2479 02:00:27,360 --> 02:00:29,640 Speaker 1: they get all this stuff done, because they don't want 2480 02:00:29,640 --> 02:00:32,200 Speaker 1: to be left saying, you know, oh, it is gonna 2481 02:00:32,240 --> 02:00:36,560 Speaker 1: go on. I think they believe there's or at the 2482 02:00:36,680 --> 02:00:39,560 Speaker 1: very least murph. I don't think anybody knows whether it's 2483 02:00:39,560 --> 02:00:41,120 Speaker 1: going to get delayed. So if it's not going to 2484 02:00:41,200 --> 02:00:43,040 Speaker 1: get delayed, they want to make sure they're ready for 2485 02:00:43,120 --> 02:00:46,200 Speaker 1: it to move ahead with their cap space and with 2486 02:00:46,280 --> 02:00:48,640 Speaker 1: another and knowing exactly how much money they're going to 2487 02:00:48,720 --> 02:00:53,160 Speaker 1: get when this when this CBA. Let me think about this, 2488 02:00:53,280 --> 02:00:56,080 Speaker 1: it's a CBA has got to get ratified. If it is, 2489 02:00:56,360 --> 02:00:59,080 Speaker 1: that sets the parameters for what's going on. These teams 2490 02:00:59,080 --> 02:01:03,000 Speaker 1: are making these moves in anticipation of that. Plus there's 2491 02:01:03,040 --> 02:01:05,720 Speaker 1: been some talk, like we've heard that they may delay 2492 02:01:05,960 --> 02:01:09,200 Speaker 1: the league year. I don't think they think it's gonna 2493 02:01:09,200 --> 02:01:12,280 Speaker 1: get delayed, and I do think they think it's gonna 2494 02:01:12,320 --> 02:01:16,840 Speaker 1: get passed. The CBA. Well, I have to disagree. I 2495 02:01:16,880 --> 02:01:19,720 Speaker 1: do think they're gonna get the CBA passed by midnight 2496 02:01:19,760 --> 02:01:22,200 Speaker 1: tomorrow night. But I also think teams are making these 2497 02:01:22,200 --> 02:01:24,880 Speaker 1: moves in anticipation of kind of a I don't know, 2498 02:01:25,160 --> 02:01:27,200 Speaker 1: some shutdown of the league for a couple of weeks. 2499 02:01:27,200 --> 02:01:29,800 Speaker 1: Maybe they want to get things in order. Most teams, 2500 02:01:29,920 --> 02:01:33,800 Speaker 1: acting on their own behalf get things settled, get guys signed, 2501 02:01:33,880 --> 02:01:37,160 Speaker 1: get franchise tags applied, cut players like Corty Glenn. If 2502 02:01:37,160 --> 02:01:39,720 Speaker 1: you're the Bengals, in anticipation of a two week dead 2503 02:01:39,760 --> 02:01:42,080 Speaker 1: period when nothing will take place, I think they're trying 2504 02:01:42,080 --> 02:01:43,400 Speaker 1: to get ready for that. By the way I looked 2505 02:01:43,400 --> 02:01:46,040 Speaker 1: at up Corty Glenn went to Cincinnati. The Bills flipped 2506 02:01:46,120 --> 02:01:49,080 Speaker 1: draft spots with the Bengals. They moved up from Bills 2507 02:01:49,080 --> 02:01:51,520 Speaker 1: moved up from where are they twenty first in the 2508 02:01:51,640 --> 02:01:54,840 Speaker 1: first round of the twenty eighteen draft, So they moved 2509 02:01:55,080 --> 02:01:56,800 Speaker 1: moved up to twelve, and then of course they moved 2510 02:01:56,840 --> 02:01:59,400 Speaker 1: up again to get to get Josh Allen, but he 2511 02:01:59,320 --> 02:02:02,240 Speaker 1: helped him move up the twenty first to twelve. He 2512 02:02:02,200 --> 02:02:05,280 Speaker 1: helped him move up nine spots. Um, so they traded 2513 02:02:05,400 --> 02:02:08,640 Speaker 1: him to flip flops picks with Cincinnati. Yes, and they 2514 02:02:08,680 --> 02:02:10,880 Speaker 1: got a six round pick that year too from Cincinnati. 2515 02:02:11,120 --> 02:02:12,840 Speaker 1: It was almost two years was two years ago yesterday, 2516 02:02:12,880 --> 02:02:15,760 Speaker 1: March twelve, twenty eighteen, Cordy Glenn traded from the Bills 2517 02:02:15,800 --> 02:02:18,600 Speaker 1: to the Bengals. What a good deal that was, moved 2518 02:02:18,680 --> 02:02:20,280 Speaker 1: him up nine spots in the draft. They had to 2519 02:02:20,360 --> 02:02:22,840 Speaker 1: make another move to get to Josh Allen, but really, 2520 02:02:22,840 --> 02:02:26,200 Speaker 1: what a good deal that was, right, Cody Glenn, It's 2521 02:02:26,240 --> 02:02:27,960 Speaker 1: a great deal. You know. That's the thing too. I 2522 02:02:27,960 --> 02:02:32,040 Speaker 1: think this this coaching staff got in here and from 2523 02:02:32,080 --> 02:02:34,880 Speaker 1: the get go, they started evaluating guys that they liked 2524 02:02:34,920 --> 02:02:37,560 Speaker 1: and good player. Cordy again was Glenn was a starting 2525 02:02:37,640 --> 02:02:41,880 Speaker 1: left tackle. They started evaluating guys right then about DNA, 2526 02:02:42,000 --> 02:02:44,320 Speaker 1: about the culture, about all that, and they decided pretty 2527 02:02:44,320 --> 02:02:47,440 Speaker 1: early he wasn't gonna fit. Well, he wasn't playing right. 2528 02:02:47,480 --> 02:02:49,840 Speaker 1: He got banged up and had a slow recovery, and 2529 02:02:49,880 --> 02:02:52,000 Speaker 1: I think they got tired of waiting for him. They said, well, 2530 02:02:52,040 --> 02:02:54,360 Speaker 1: let's move on, let's get somebody. That's when and that's 2531 02:02:54,360 --> 02:02:59,000 Speaker 1: when Dean Dawkins took over. Yeah, and he hasn't left since. Yeah, yeah, 2532 02:02:59,160 --> 02:03:01,600 Speaker 1: call here from Ray on the line. Hello, Ray, go ahead, 2533 02:03:01,600 --> 02:03:03,920 Speaker 1: you're on the air. How are you doing right? I 2534 02:03:04,000 --> 02:03:07,200 Speaker 1: mean sorry, Murph and um Steve. I mean I have 2535 02:03:07,440 --> 02:03:11,440 Speaker 1: faith and you know, um Brandon Bean and Sean McDermot, 2536 02:03:11,440 --> 02:03:14,120 Speaker 1: they gonna take care of the wire receivers, the edge rushers, 2537 02:03:14,200 --> 02:03:18,160 Speaker 1: all that other stuff. I'm just I won't say concerned, 2538 02:03:18,360 --> 02:03:21,040 Speaker 1: but you know who's going to back up Singletary. Is 2539 02:03:21,040 --> 02:03:23,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna get someone in free agency? Or is we 2540 02:03:23,720 --> 02:03:26,120 Speaker 1: gonna find another diamond in the rough like we found 2541 02:03:26,160 --> 02:03:29,080 Speaker 1: single Tarry in the draft. And that's pretty much it. 2542 02:03:29,280 --> 02:03:32,240 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I get you. I get you 2543 02:03:33,840 --> 02:03:36,520 Speaker 1: for me, Ray, And I don't want to belittle the 2544 02:03:36,880 --> 02:03:41,640 Speaker 1: position or anything. Like running backs are everywhere. You can 2545 02:03:41,640 --> 02:03:45,440 Speaker 1: find great ones and I mean great, great ones everywhere. 2546 02:03:45,840 --> 02:03:49,400 Speaker 1: So I think running back is the easiest position on 2547 02:03:49,440 --> 02:03:52,040 Speaker 1: the team to go out find a guy who can 2548 02:03:52,080 --> 02:03:56,000 Speaker 1: really help your squad on the free agency and the 2549 02:03:56,080 --> 02:03:58,000 Speaker 1: scrap heap, whatever one that you want to call it. 2550 02:03:58,080 --> 02:04:00,760 Speaker 1: There are guys out there that can play. The question 2551 02:04:00,840 --> 02:04:04,080 Speaker 1: is can they find that they will find? I'll tell 2552 02:04:04,080 --> 02:04:05,600 Speaker 1: you who think what the guy's gonna be like, he's 2553 02:04:05,640 --> 02:04:07,640 Speaker 1: gonna be a great fit with his deal. He's gonna 2554 02:04:07,640 --> 02:04:09,840 Speaker 1: be a great mentor probably be a veteran guy. He's 2555 02:04:09,840 --> 02:04:13,480 Speaker 1: gonna have some some success, and he's gonna be for 2556 02:04:13,520 --> 02:04:16,520 Speaker 1: the right price. And it'll be somebody who you kind 2557 02:04:16,560 --> 02:04:18,280 Speaker 1: of heard about but was probably not a big deal. 2558 02:04:18,720 --> 02:04:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm telling you right now, unless they draft a guy 2559 02:04:20,720 --> 02:04:23,160 Speaker 1: later in the draft or whatever. But they're gonna bring 2560 02:04:23,160 --> 02:04:26,320 Speaker 1: in a veteran guy who's gonna be a solidifying force 2561 02:04:26,400 --> 02:04:30,040 Speaker 1: and a steadying force to Devin Singletary. And he'll probably 2562 02:04:30,080 --> 02:04:32,200 Speaker 1: be a versatile kind of back, a guy who can 2563 02:04:32,240 --> 02:04:33,680 Speaker 1: do a lot of things or has done a lot 2564 02:04:33,680 --> 02:04:36,400 Speaker 1: of things in his career. That's who they're gonna bring in. 2565 02:04:36,480 --> 02:04:39,120 Speaker 1: And I don't think they'll have any trouble finding the 2566 02:04:39,200 --> 02:04:43,680 Speaker 1: right guy. I think those guys are are abundant. So 2567 02:04:44,520 --> 02:04:47,400 Speaker 1: I'm not concerned at all about a backup running back 2568 02:04:47,640 --> 02:04:50,400 Speaker 1: to Devin Singletary. We talked yesterday about a couple of 2569 02:04:50,440 --> 02:04:54,800 Speaker 1: candidates right who might be interested interesting for the Buffalo Bills. 2570 02:04:54,800 --> 02:04:57,680 Speaker 1: The Houston Texans said they be getting ready to release 2571 02:04:58,000 --> 02:05:00,920 Speaker 1: Carlos Hyde and the other guy in the former Dolphin 2572 02:05:01,360 --> 02:05:05,360 Speaker 1: who went thinking of Lamar Miller, either one I think 2573 02:05:05,400 --> 02:05:06,960 Speaker 1: would fit in here. I think either one would be 2574 02:05:07,000 --> 02:05:08,600 Speaker 1: good and be the type of guy you talk about. 2575 02:05:08,640 --> 02:05:11,040 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're a diamond dozen, but either both 2576 02:05:11,040 --> 02:05:12,640 Speaker 1: of them have played in the NFL. They both had 2577 02:05:12,640 --> 02:05:15,480 Speaker 1: a thousand yard rushing years in the NFL. Millerge got 2578 02:05:15,480 --> 02:05:17,200 Speaker 1: a little more mileage on the tires. But I think 2579 02:05:17,200 --> 02:05:19,160 Speaker 1: either one would fit in pretty well here. Yeah, and 2580 02:05:19,200 --> 02:05:20,800 Speaker 1: that those are the kind of guys you gotta get. 2581 02:05:20,920 --> 02:05:24,440 Speaker 1: They're just out there. They're gonna be available and they're 2582 02:05:24,440 --> 02:05:28,960 Speaker 1: gonna you know, they're gonna be good. Remember players that 2583 02:05:29,000 --> 02:05:31,640 Speaker 1: have come through here in the Carlos Williams, Mike Gillisli, 2584 02:05:31,920 --> 02:05:34,000 Speaker 1: all these guys have come in and kind of flashed 2585 02:05:34,040 --> 02:05:38,520 Speaker 1: for this team. They don't last in the league, but 2586 02:05:38,600 --> 02:05:41,800 Speaker 1: we kind of liked them here in Buffalo. But then 2587 02:05:41,840 --> 02:05:45,360 Speaker 1: they left here because for whatever different reasons. But they 2588 02:05:45,480 --> 02:05:47,480 Speaker 1: replaced him pretty easily. And that's just the way the 2589 02:05:47,520 --> 02:05:50,080 Speaker 1: league works at that position these days. Hey, couple of 2590 02:05:50,120 --> 02:05:52,240 Speaker 1: notes on Twitter about where this league is headed in 2591 02:05:52,280 --> 02:05:55,240 Speaker 1: the short term. Tyler Dunn reports on Twitter that he 2592 02:05:55,240 --> 02:05:57,360 Speaker 1: heard from an NFL scout that the league has can't 2593 02:05:57,400 --> 02:06:00,400 Speaker 1: the league the NFL has canceled all pro days, no 2594 02:06:00,480 --> 02:06:04,560 Speaker 1: workouts anywhere, no more draft visits, and Mike Garafolo of 2595 02:06:04,680 --> 02:06:06,720 Speaker 1: NFL Network says, the NFL just send a memo to 2596 02:06:06,720 --> 02:06:11,040 Speaker 1: teams stating pre draft visits to team facilities are over 2597 02:06:11,160 --> 02:06:14,240 Speaker 1: after today. I guess that means no more of the 2598 02:06:14,280 --> 02:06:17,400 Speaker 1: top thirty. Right. They get thirty players in there, right, 2599 02:06:17,480 --> 02:06:20,840 Speaker 1: So that's interesting. The travel's done, no more, no more. 2600 02:06:21,200 --> 02:06:22,960 Speaker 1: I think there's another indication that they're getting ready to 2601 02:06:22,960 --> 02:06:26,520 Speaker 1: shut They may they may push the league year back. Now. 2602 02:06:26,560 --> 02:06:30,320 Speaker 1: I think, what's that vote goes through Saturday night? For me? 2603 02:06:30,480 --> 02:06:36,560 Speaker 1: The free agency? You don't, you don't need to as 2604 02:06:36,840 --> 02:06:39,360 Speaker 1: who was our on the phone? I agree? Who was 2605 02:06:39,400 --> 02:06:42,960 Speaker 1: our guest today? It looks bad. People are struggling, and 2606 02:06:43,000 --> 02:06:45,720 Speaker 1: people are going to struggle. There's health issues, there's gonna 2607 02:06:45,760 --> 02:06:47,920 Speaker 1: be financial issues. How does it look to have your 2608 02:06:47,960 --> 02:06:50,280 Speaker 1: here's our new free agent, everybody, while you're out of 2609 02:06:50,280 --> 02:06:52,480 Speaker 1: work for a couple of weeks, here's our new free agent. Yeah, 2610 02:06:52,720 --> 02:06:54,480 Speaker 1: it just is a bad look. I think the league's 2611 02:06:54,480 --> 02:06:56,480 Speaker 1: sensitive to that, and there's no reason why it has 2612 02:06:56,520 --> 02:06:58,760 Speaker 1: to happen next week. Yeah, that's true. I mean, there's 2613 02:06:58,760 --> 02:07:01,440 Speaker 1: no they'll probably that. They probably do want it to 2614 02:07:01,440 --> 02:07:05,440 Speaker 1: happen before the draft, but is that far enough out? Yeah, 2615 02:07:05,600 --> 02:07:08,400 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do with the draft? I'm not 2616 02:07:08,440 --> 02:07:10,880 Speaker 1: going to guarantee anything, right, but I don't think they're 2617 02:07:10,880 --> 02:07:15,360 Speaker 1: gonna have a public forum, a public side show at 2618 02:07:15,360 --> 02:07:18,360 Speaker 1: the draft like they had last year in national and 2619 02:07:18,600 --> 02:07:20,920 Speaker 1: not that they couldn't, but things will have to drastically 2620 02:07:21,000 --> 02:07:23,720 Speaker 1: change for that to happen. I think they'll have a draft, 2621 02:07:23,760 --> 02:07:26,000 Speaker 1: they probably have it. It's a little bit more than 2622 02:07:26,000 --> 02:07:28,120 Speaker 1: the month away, but I don't think they'll have a 2623 02:07:28,120 --> 02:07:30,640 Speaker 1: big public thing where they're farrying players across the moat 2624 02:07:30,680 --> 02:07:33,000 Speaker 1: at the Bellaggio like they were talking about doing. Who 2625 02:07:33,040 --> 02:07:36,040 Speaker 1: needs that? Sound like a nightmare? Yeah? Might even good, 2626 02:07:36,160 --> 02:07:40,000 Speaker 1: even forget everything that's happened. That's to me, sounded bad 2627 02:07:40,040 --> 02:07:42,440 Speaker 1: from the very beginning. I agree. Do we have time 2628 02:07:42,440 --> 02:07:49,320 Speaker 1: for true or falls? Okay, that was kind of definitive, No, Harris, 2629 02:07:50,120 --> 02:07:51,880 Speaker 1: So I'll let you know what's going on around here today. 2630 02:07:51,960 --> 02:07:54,560 Speaker 1: Christian Kirksey, said to be visiting the Bills, met with 2631 02:07:54,560 --> 02:07:57,480 Speaker 1: the Raiders and Packers earlier this week. Linebacker cut by 2632 02:07:57,520 --> 02:08:00,240 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns, he might be a good fit year, 2633 02:08:00,600 --> 02:08:02,480 Speaker 1: seems to have a good character, would be a good 2634 02:08:02,520 --> 02:08:05,560 Speaker 1: character type of player. Twenty seven years old. Met with 2635 02:08:05,560 --> 02:08:08,240 Speaker 1: the Raiders on Wednesday, visited the Packers yesterday and said 2636 02:08:08,240 --> 02:08:10,440 Speaker 1: they have a few more visits to go, but Kristin 2637 02:08:10,520 --> 02:08:13,680 Speaker 1: Kirksey'd be a nice edition here. Yeah. Quentin Spain and 2638 02:08:13,720 --> 02:08:16,040 Speaker 1: the Bills have reportedly agreed to a three year deal. 2639 02:08:16,040 --> 02:08:19,960 Speaker 1: It's an extremely feasible deal for the Bills. Fifteen million dollars, 2640 02:08:19,960 --> 02:08:22,880 Speaker 1: three years, a guy who started all sixteen games last year. Yea. 2641 02:08:23,000 --> 02:08:26,080 Speaker 1: And the last thing is Tyler Crawfrey structures his deal 2642 02:08:26,160 --> 02:08:28,240 Speaker 1: takes away the final year of his three year contract. 2643 02:08:28,400 --> 02:08:30,600 Speaker 1: So he's got one year, do four million, three point 2644 02:08:30,600 --> 02:08:33,640 Speaker 1: four guarantee, fully guaranteed. So all those guys are signed 2645 02:08:33,640 --> 02:08:35,560 Speaker 1: and buttoned up. And we asked you out there today 2646 02:08:35,560 --> 02:08:37,760 Speaker 1: who is, at all costs, who would you want to 2647 02:08:37,800 --> 02:08:39,920 Speaker 1: sign as a Bills free agent? And I said this 2648 02:08:40,040 --> 02:08:42,400 Speaker 1: just before after we went to the break. During the break, 2649 02:08:42,760 --> 02:08:45,800 Speaker 1: I said this to Murph from Tiffany. She says Jack 2650 02:08:45,840 --> 02:08:48,240 Speaker 1: Conklin would lock down the right side tackle position. He's 2651 02:08:48,240 --> 02:08:51,320 Speaker 1: a top ten draft pick in twenty sixteen. He's a big, 2652 02:08:51,360 --> 02:08:54,240 Speaker 1: physical tackle and he's in his prime, would love to 2653 02:08:54,280 --> 02:08:56,360 Speaker 1: see the Bills go after him. It would allow Cody 2654 02:08:56,400 --> 02:08:58,960 Speaker 1: Ford to play right guard and they could dominate the 2655 02:08:59,040 --> 02:09:01,320 Speaker 1: right side of the line together. I'm kind of all 2656 02:09:01,360 --> 02:09:05,120 Speaker 1: about that. I want. I've always said my most important 2657 02:09:05,640 --> 02:09:09,080 Speaker 1: position group and then in the league in football is 2658 02:09:09,080 --> 02:09:13,400 Speaker 1: the offensive line. That group. If you've got a dominant 2659 02:09:13,440 --> 02:09:18,200 Speaker 1: offensive line, everybody else plays better, including your defense. So 2660 02:09:18,280 --> 02:09:20,200 Speaker 1: I am all about getting those guys. And I think 2661 02:09:20,320 --> 02:09:22,680 Speaker 1: Jack Conklin may be the guy. He may be the 2662 02:09:22,680 --> 02:09:26,120 Speaker 1: one that's outpriced for the Buffalo Bills, but that's the 2663 02:09:26,160 --> 02:09:28,040 Speaker 1: one of the guys I would like to grab. And 2664 02:09:28,080 --> 02:09:30,400 Speaker 1: I'm good with moving Cody forward inside. I kind of 2665 02:09:30,960 --> 02:09:33,040 Speaker 1: anticipate that. To tell you the truth, I haven't play 2666 02:09:33,080 --> 02:09:34,960 Speaker 1: gardens stead of tackle, and I don't want to wait 2667 02:09:34,960 --> 02:09:37,880 Speaker 1: another year to do it, right, do it now? All right? 2668 02:09:38,080 --> 02:09:40,440 Speaker 1: All right? Jack Conflin, Okay, keep an eye on that. 2669 02:09:40,520 --> 02:09:42,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take a break. Coming back. One Bill slide 2670 02:09:42,440 --> 02:09:45,200 Speaker 1: presented by Kalaida Health from the Seneca Studio in Archard Park. 2671 02:09:45,400 --> 02:10:01,200 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bills Radio. Okay, so what do we 2672 02:10:01,280 --> 02:10:04,000 Speaker 1: learn from today's show? Brought to you by Skyworks, the 2673 02:10:04,080 --> 02:10:06,960 Speaker 1: official construction equipment rental company of the Buffalo Bills. What 2674 02:10:06,960 --> 02:10:08,680 Speaker 1: have we learned? We had Maddie glab our buddy Maddi 2675 02:10:08,720 --> 02:10:10,840 Speaker 1: Glab on the show. In the first hour of the show, 2676 02:10:10,960 --> 02:10:14,560 Speaker 1: reporter for PSC covers the Bills. Maddie glab says the 2677 02:10:14,600 --> 02:10:17,480 Speaker 1: strategy for the Bills approaching free agency should be going 2678 02:10:17,520 --> 02:10:20,040 Speaker 1: after linebackers now instead of waiting for the draft. Here's 2679 02:10:20,040 --> 02:10:24,800 Speaker 1: what she said. You're looking at linebacker and that's obviously 2680 02:10:24,840 --> 02:10:28,320 Speaker 1: a position that needs to be filled and Lorenzo with 2681 02:10:28,400 --> 02:10:31,920 Speaker 1: him retiring, he was a very interesting linebacker, So you 2682 02:10:32,000 --> 02:10:34,080 Speaker 1: have to look at are we trying to fill with 2683 02:10:34,080 --> 02:10:37,000 Speaker 1: another Lorenzo who can do all of the different things 2684 02:10:37,040 --> 02:10:40,400 Speaker 1: that Lorenzo could do from a linebacker standpoint. Are you 2685 02:10:40,400 --> 02:10:42,920 Speaker 1: looking to fill that with multiple players? Yeah? I think 2686 02:10:43,000 --> 02:10:45,680 Speaker 1: multiple players, right, Yeah, of course. And I think I 2687 02:10:45,720 --> 02:10:47,760 Speaker 1: think also it's hard to find somebody like that in 2688 02:10:47,800 --> 02:10:49,840 Speaker 1: the draft. That's why I think you have to go 2689 02:10:49,920 --> 02:10:53,080 Speaker 1: after linebackers in free agency now. Some of the really 2690 02:10:53,120 --> 02:10:55,640 Speaker 1: great linebackers that are in this draft will probably be 2691 02:10:55,720 --> 02:10:59,280 Speaker 1: off the board before twenty two. Maddy glamp talking about 2692 02:10:59,320 --> 02:11:02,800 Speaker 1: the Bills for strategy. Also today, Frank Schwab of Yahoo 2693 02:11:02,840 --> 02:11:05,400 Speaker 1: sports dot Com talked about the Bills as one of 2694 02:11:05,440 --> 02:11:08,160 Speaker 1: the most interesting teams going into free agency in the 2695 02:11:08,240 --> 02:11:14,120 Speaker 1: NFL this year. This year, somebody finally builds something to 2696 02:11:14,160 --> 02:11:16,280 Speaker 1: over keep the Patriots. We don't know what the Patriots 2697 02:11:16,440 --> 02:11:19,440 Speaker 1: are don look like in a week again, we might 2698 02:11:19,480 --> 02:11:21,680 Speaker 1: be looking at Andy Dalton leaving the Patrios that we 2699 02:11:21,680 --> 02:11:23,360 Speaker 1: don't know. We don't know if it's to be Brady, 2700 02:11:23,400 --> 02:11:25,840 Speaker 1: we don't know. So I think the door is finally 2701 02:11:25,880 --> 02:11:29,480 Speaker 1: open for somebody to challenge the Patriots. We saw last 2702 02:11:29,520 --> 02:11:31,600 Speaker 1: year the Bills weren't very good. Like you said, They're 2703 02:11:31,600 --> 02:11:34,040 Speaker 1: played them tough twice. And if they can have the 2704 02:11:34,680 --> 02:11:37,360 Speaker 1: right moves this offseason, if they can add kind of 2705 02:11:37,360 --> 02:11:39,400 Speaker 1: fill in the gaps a little bit, I think the 2706 02:11:39,440 --> 02:11:42,160 Speaker 1: door is open for them to at very least compete 2707 02:11:42,160 --> 02:11:44,920 Speaker 1: with the Patriots and maybe finally snapped as long and 2708 02:11:45,000 --> 02:11:47,440 Speaker 1: long and long streak of AFCs titles. That's why the 2709 02:11:47,440 --> 02:11:50,160 Speaker 1: Bills are fascinating to me, because I feel like they're 2710 02:11:50,200 --> 02:11:53,640 Speaker 1: just one good offseason away from finally being the team 2711 02:11:53,640 --> 02:11:55,800 Speaker 1: to kind of knock off the Patriots, and that the vision. 2712 02:11:56,200 --> 02:11:59,080 Speaker 1: Maybe this is that offseason, right, Maybe it is. I 2713 02:11:59,120 --> 02:12:00,800 Speaker 1: don't know, and maybe we have to wait a while 2714 02:12:00,880 --> 02:12:03,040 Speaker 1: longer in this offseason to find out if in fact 2715 02:12:03,040 --> 02:12:07,800 Speaker 1: that's what happens. We'll see. By the way, Franks Rops 2716 02:12:07,800 --> 02:12:10,000 Speaker 1: sounded this close to being a Bills fan a caller 2717 02:12:10,080 --> 02:12:14,400 Speaker 1: to the show, I think they're close. I really think 2718 02:12:14,440 --> 02:12:18,200 Speaker 1: they're close. I'll tell you what, there's no doubt there's 2719 02:12:18,200 --> 02:12:20,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people pulling for the Bills outside of 2720 02:12:20,440 --> 02:12:22,880 Speaker 1: Bills fit, you know, just to knock those guys off, 2721 02:12:22,960 --> 02:12:25,800 Speaker 1: Just somebody take the division, knock them off, get rid 2722 02:12:25,840 --> 02:12:28,840 Speaker 1: of them, and get them out of the playoffs. It's 2723 02:12:28,880 --> 02:12:31,000 Speaker 1: been a long it's been a long road of success 2724 02:12:31,000 --> 02:12:33,800 Speaker 1: for those guys. But we'll see. It hasn't come quickly, 2725 02:12:33,880 --> 02:12:37,600 Speaker 1: hasn't come easily. But hey, there's more on. The NFL 2726 02:12:37,640 --> 02:12:40,600 Speaker 1: would send a memo to all of its teams prohibiting visits. 2727 02:12:40,760 --> 02:12:43,680 Speaker 1: Albert Breer points out that has the memo up there, 2728 02:12:44,480 --> 02:12:48,360 Speaker 1: clubs are prohibited from hosting prospects. I assume that means, well, 2729 02:12:48,480 --> 02:12:52,200 Speaker 1: doesn't mean draft prospects as well and free agents. Clubs 2730 02:12:52,200 --> 02:12:55,320 Speaker 1: are prohibited from visiting prospects. No more pro days. Clubs 2731 02:12:55,320 --> 02:12:58,480 Speaker 1: can visit them. Teams can do calls or video conferences, 2732 02:12:58,800 --> 02:13:00,880 Speaker 1: but this sounds like NCA stuff. Now, the calls are 2733 02:13:00,960 --> 02:13:03,760 Speaker 1: limited to three per week with the prospect calls can't 2734 02:13:03,840 --> 02:13:06,520 Speaker 1: last more than an hour. Well, you talk about in 2735 02:13:06,520 --> 02:13:09,280 Speaker 1: an hour, I guess. But look, the league is putting 2736 02:13:09,280 --> 02:13:13,000 Speaker 1: these things in place for what I believe Steve is 2737 02:13:13,080 --> 02:13:16,800 Speaker 1: kind of at least a little shutdown in business coming 2738 02:13:16,840 --> 02:13:19,360 Speaker 1: up soon. They're putting in the processes in place for 2739 02:13:19,400 --> 02:13:23,360 Speaker 1: teams to deal with their draft prospects. Yeah, I guess, 2740 02:13:23,440 --> 02:13:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm guessing. I don't know. I don't know what to do, right, 2741 02:13:27,640 --> 02:13:30,040 Speaker 1: this is what I'm told. I'll I'll do what I'm 2742 02:13:30,120 --> 02:13:31,600 Speaker 1: told when I'm told to do it. And we'll see 2743 02:13:31,600 --> 02:13:34,400 Speaker 1: you on Monday, Monday at noon, that's when we return. 2744 02:13:34,600 --> 02:13:38,160 Speaker 1: Production assistant George Blast, Jeff Coltoney, Thomas honold Or, Kelly Rude, 2745 02:13:38,360 --> 02:13:41,440 Speaker 1: j j Urito, Kevin Krgers, Teams, Robell Our producer Jay Harris. 2746 02:13:41,520 --> 02:13:43,280 Speaker 1: Have a good weekend, everybody. We'll see him Monday at 2747 02:13:43,360 --> 02:13:46,240 Speaker 1: noon in some form. One Goes Live, presented by Kalidah 2748 02:13:46,280 --> 02:13:49,200 Speaker 1: Health from the Seneca Studio in Archerd Park on Buffalo 2749 02:13:49,240 --> 02:13:49,880 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio