1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: It is time for the first installment of Know Your 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Foe right here Oncolts dot Com. I am your host, 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Casey Valier, and I am also joined by Culturing of 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Honor member Bill Brooks and our guests this week helping 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: us get up to date on the Buffalo Bills is 6 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Joe Bascalia of The Athletic Joe, thank you so much 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: for the time and thanks for joining us. Yeah, thanks 8 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: so much for having me. It's a pleasure to talk 9 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: to you both. Well, we're going to start with this 10 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: Bill's team and we're not going to really dive into 11 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: specifics on Saturday, just because you don't really know what 12 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: to expect from a preseason standpoint. But you're covering a 13 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: team that's definitely one of the favorites in the AFC 14 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: to be representing them in the Super Bowl. So before 15 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: we dive into like players specific how has this team 16 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: looked as a whole to this point in training camp. Yeah, 17 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: it's been a lot as you would expect for a 18 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: potential Super Bowl contending team. The offense has looked sharp, 19 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: especially they did one practice out in their stadium at 20 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, and the passing offense was 21 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: unstoppable from the first team right through the third team. 22 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: So they have looked good so far. Some moment some 23 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: good moments for the Bill's defensive line throughout camp, So 24 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: all of that kind of checks out. The boxes are 25 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: being checked. The one maybe a thing that might be 26 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: a slight concern from training camp so far is just 27 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: the play of the cornerbacks and you have to try 28 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: and figure out how much of that is the offense 29 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: they're going up against or how much of that is 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: cause for concern. But what they are dealing with right 31 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: now is because Tredavious White, their star cornerback, he still 32 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: has he had to practice as he's coming back from 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: his torn acl So they've got three young guys out there, 34 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: the first round rookie kier Elam, their third year player 35 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: Dane Jackson, who is a sixth rounder back in twenty twenty, 36 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: and then a sixth round pick from this year, Christian Benford. 37 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: Those three guys have really been rotating in against the 38 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen group. Well, there you mentioned the guy that 39 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk about in Josh Allen. He looks 40 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: to be kind of the guy that's next in line 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: to be in that MVP conversation. Definitely kind of his 42 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: turn after the last couple of years we've seen. Do 43 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: you think that's fair for him to have kind of 44 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: that high heading into this year. Yeah, because I think 45 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: he has really transformed himself from really what we saw 46 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: in the first couple of years. It's kind of remarkable 47 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: what he has turned himself into over time. I don't 48 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: really remember many quarterbacks going through the type of learning 49 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: curve he did and having some weaker moments early on 50 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: in his career to the point where he is now, 51 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: you know, one of the best in the NFL. It 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: just goes to It really speaks to what he does 53 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: on a weekly basis. And the one thing that I 54 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: noticed from him early on his career that was a 55 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: bit different from all the other quarterbacks that I've covered 56 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: here in Buffalo over the last thirteen years. And that's 57 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: not saying much because the Bills haven't had great quarterbacks. 58 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: But what he's been able to do is he'll do 59 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: something within the confines of a game, and it will 60 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: and he'll learn a hard lesson from it. But he 61 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: isn't the type to continue to make the same mistake 62 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: over and over again. He goes in, he hammers himself 63 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: for it, he goes in studies, works to fix it, 64 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: and then within a week or two it's fixed and 65 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't come back for a very long time, if 66 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: at all. So like a good example of that is 67 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: some of these risky throws that he used to make 68 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: in his rookie season and going into his sophomore year, 69 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: but he has he weeded that out after like a 70 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: big time horrible throw I think it was against the 71 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: Patriots a couple of years ago, where he's like, all right, 72 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: this is time to learn from this. It was his 73 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: second season and he had never done that again. And 74 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: then little things like with his mechanics, whether it be 75 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: you know, not opening up his hip too much when 76 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: he's throwing to the left, which was a problem for 77 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: him early in his career, that's all seemed to be 78 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: in order. So these are the little minute changes that 79 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: he's been able to work on in season and fix 80 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: them for good's that's I think really leads himself to 81 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: why he's been able to do what he's done and 82 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: why they're so excited to have him for a long 83 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: long time now. Joe. Some of the positions that will 84 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: help contribute to Josh Allen's success are the wide receivers 85 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: and tight ends. Stefan Diggs and Titan Dawson Knox are 86 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: back no longer they are Cole Beasley and Emmanuel Sanders, 87 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: but they have added wide receiver Jameson Crowder and tight 88 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: end O J. Howard, as well as drafting Khalil Shakier 89 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: in the fifth round. What are the expectations of this 90 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: passing game this season with a new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. Yeah, 91 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: and that is kind of a multi faceted question because 92 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: they are excited about their personnel groups that they have 93 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: in terms of their starters, because Diggs is obviously a star, 94 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: They're really excited about thirty year wide receiver Gabriel Davis 95 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: after his breakout, breakout AFC Divisional round against Kansas City. 96 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: I think everyone remembers that and they want to see 97 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: if he can consistently do it. I think there's a 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: lot of optimism about Isaiah McKenzie, who's been with the 99 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: Bills back since twenty eighteen, to be their potential slot 100 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: and bringing some yards after the catch that they haven't 101 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: had from the slot receiver position in a while. So 102 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: they are definitely optimistic about what this could look like 103 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: in a big stress this year because it was it 104 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: wasn't as much of a facet of their offense last 105 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: year was incorporating more throws and more opportunities and more 106 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: accurate throws for yards after catch. So that's how they're 107 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: kind of formulating their receiver group I think with dig 108 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: Davis and what I think will likely be Isaiah McKenzie 109 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: and you know Jamison Crowder backing up McKenzie. But the 110 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: big question is what is it all going to look 111 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: like with the new offensive coordinator who's never done it before. 112 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, Dorsey, super super interesting guy. Everyone knows about 113 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: his prowess dating that way back to Miami as a quarterback. 114 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: He's worked his way up the coaching ranks and he's 115 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: earned this opportunity. But the big question is how is 116 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: it going to look for a first time offensive coordinator 117 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: that has never called plays in an NFL setting before 118 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: and doing it on a Super Bowl contending team. That 119 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: is where I think there is some amount of variants 120 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: that that could go into the season and what might 121 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: happen when things start to go awry. How how do 122 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: they pivot from that? Is they're going to be a 123 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: little bit of a learning curve early on in the 124 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: season to try and you know, get the plays down 125 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: and you know, try and figure out sequencing that works 126 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: best for those first fifteen plays. So all of that 127 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: is a very fascinating conversation and one of the one 128 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: of the things I'm looking forward to seeing how they 129 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: handle most this year. Yeah. Now, another talent to throw 130 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: in the mix there is on the offense is running 131 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: back James Cook of Georgia, who they drafted. How do 132 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 1: you see him being utilized in this offense. Yeah, He's 133 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: someone that Sean McDermott said a few days ago that 134 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: is someone that has kind of opened their eyes both 135 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: in the running and the passing game. Now, I don't 136 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: think he's going to come through and be the locked 137 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: in bell Cow starting guy. I think there is a 138 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: pretty good chance that this winds up being a two 139 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: or three man backfield with Cook, Devin Singletary and Zach Moss. 140 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: But I think what Cook allows them to do is 141 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: to be a little bit more creative. They have been 142 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: working to find a pass catching running back for the 143 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: past couple of years now, and they finally have one 144 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: in James Cook. So I wonder if maybe we'll see 145 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: him in that third down work. Maybe they have one 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: of Singletary or Moss in the backfield and potentially split 147 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: out Cook out wide. They have that potential piece. He's 148 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: a really smooth route runner, a little bit rough around 149 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,559 Speaker 1: the edges right now at pass protection, but that's something 150 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: that comes with time for these rookies, especially running backs, 151 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: and he needs to figure things out there. But they're 152 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: really they really like the potential for the yards after catch, 153 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: the good route running, and they think he can win 154 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: against safeties and linebackers, so they are excited about him. 155 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: We're talking with Jobs Gaalu, who covers the bills for 156 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: the Athletic Now. One of the biggest moves we saw 157 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: during the the NFL offseason was the signing of von Miller. 158 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,239 Speaker 1: This defense was a number one defense in the league 159 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: last year in twenty twenty one, but felt the need 160 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: to add a pretty big piece in von Miller. What 161 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: can he bring to this defense? You know that we saw, 162 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: you know, one of the elites of the elite in 163 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: the NFL last year. Yeah, he gives them something that 164 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: they have not had in several years, which is a 165 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: finishing touch for their pass rush. They've gotten there, like 166 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes, who you guys in Indianapolis knew for a 167 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: little bit. He he was an excellent, excellent and winning 168 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: is one on ones and getting right to the point 169 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: of where the sack would need to happen, and then 170 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: you know the quarterback would scorm away because they didn't 171 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: have consistent pass rush all along the line. So what 172 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: I think von Miller does is he's going to attract 173 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: a lot of attention. So not only is he going 174 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: to get into the backfield, but he's going to help 175 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: someone like at Oliver, who's there, really exciting three technique 176 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: defensive tackle who I think is is very much potentially 177 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: going to have a breakout season this year. He just 178 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: seems like he's putting all of it together and he's 179 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: been really good over the past few years, but the 180 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: statistics haven't quite been there for him. I think this 181 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: year he might pop a little bit a bit with 182 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: that with von Miller there, and then there are other 183 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: young guys that they that they've added, Greg Rousseau. He's 184 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: going to benefit from von Miller. And you still see 185 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: the ability from from Miller in practice like today on 186 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: we're doing this on Wednesday, August tenth, and he had 187 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: one one on one rep against their right tackle and 188 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: he got the right tackle just to overstep a little bit, 189 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: and it's just like with a snap of a finger, 190 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: a quick little spin move inside and it was it 191 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: was just beautiful and they just don't happ't had that 192 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: in a while. He still has that insane bend around 193 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: the edge that he's had for his entire career, and 194 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: it's like, how do you how are you still doing 195 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 1: that when you're thirty three? I don't understand, but but yeah, 196 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: he still has plenty of ability and they're plenty excited 197 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 1: this year. Now. You mentioned to Davious White earlier that 198 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: he hasn't practice shit. Has there been any updates or 199 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: has rehab progressed thus far? No updates. They are just 200 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: saying that they have been happy with what he's been 201 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: able to do so far. He has not done any 202 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: sort of football related drills during practice. The most I 203 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: saw him do was around like the fifth, maybe the 204 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: sixth day of camp. He was doing some backpedaling and 205 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: explosive drills, some change of direction stuff, which is an 206 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: important one for torny acl But we really haven't seen 207 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: him work much to the side since that point, so 208 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: you know, the Bills, they have been really hesitant to 209 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: give any sort of timetable on him. The injury was 210 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: suffered in late November, surgery happened in mid December, so 211 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: normal and nine month timetable will put that at around 212 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: mid September. But as we know, some guys come back 213 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: from ACLS early, some guys a little bit later. Really 214 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: depends on how what type of injury it was and 215 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: if there was any additional stuff in so to be determined. 216 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: But as August continues to take away here and if 217 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: he's not if he's not back practicing in full by 218 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: let's say the last week of August, it's going to 219 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: be a really big stretch for him to be in 220 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: the lineup on September eighth when they take on the Rams. Yeah. 221 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: Now I want to continue with the secondary. Now, Jordan 222 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: Poya and Micah Hyde are one of the best safety 223 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:22,719 Speaker 1: tanems in the National Football League. I think we all 224 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: know that how important will they be to this defense, 225 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: especially as you just said Tredavious White might not be 226 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: ready for the beginning of the season. Oh, they'll be critical. 227 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: I mean, they have been such an important component to 228 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: how good this defense has been. I mean, they're both 229 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: really good. I think Hide is one of the more 230 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: underrated players in the league just because of how much 231 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: he takes away being back in that deep middle and 232 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: how much he dissuades quarterbacks from from taking shots down 233 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: the field. His instincts, his recognition, and the angles that 234 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: he takes to the ball are all really impressive. So 235 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna depend on him because now, if 236 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: let's say Tredavious White can't start the season, they're going 237 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: to be going in with two inexperienced players as they're 238 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,680 Speaker 1: starting cornerbacks unless they make a move of some kind, 239 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: and it's either going to be Kayer Elan the first 240 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: round pick, a sixth round pick, Christian Bedford, or Dane Jackson. 241 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: Two of those guys will will likely be starters to 242 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: begin the year. And that's a little bit of a 243 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: scary proposition, especially because they, you know, the cornerback spot 244 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: has been struggling a bit. This can't um and they've 245 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: just needed to see more. So they need to get 246 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: those guys a lot of live reps. I wouldn't be 247 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: surprised if all three of them or a couple of 248 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: them get some get some time in that first preseason 249 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: game against the Colts, and for the Bills to start 250 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: to figure out, Okay, what do we have here? Can 251 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: these guys sustain until Tredavious White is ready or do 252 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: we need to go out and get a veteran to 253 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 1: help get us through the interim here. So yeah, that's 254 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: to be determined. We'll find a couple of things. With 255 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: Joe Pascalia of the Athletic covering the Buffalo Bills looking 256 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: at the preseason, what are you expecting you know, you 257 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: briefly mentioned it there with the corners, but what are 258 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: your expectations, you know, maybe in this first game on Saturday, 259 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: for frontline players to see in the Buffalo uniform. Yeah, 260 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: I don't think we're gonna see many. If I had 261 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: to guess, I think same here. Yeah, it seems to 262 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: be the trend around the NFL. I don't even know 263 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: if we're going to see Josh Allen take a single 264 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: snap the entire preseason. When when Sean McDermott was asked 265 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: about it, he didn't really give any strong indicator that 266 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: he was intent on doing something like that. I think 267 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: they know where their bread is buttered here, but they're 268 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: just gonna kind of chill with Josh. But I think 269 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: some of the what you might see is some of 270 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: these veteran offensive linemen where they're trying to figure out 271 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: what depth depth pieces could be, or guys maybe working 272 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: back from some injury. You know, maybe a guy like 273 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: a second year player Spencer Brown works in who's at 274 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: started at right tackle at the end of the year. 275 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: Maybe he gets some time. I probably doubt it, So 276 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: I think what we're going to see is more bottom 277 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: of the fifty three man roster slash guys battling for 278 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: practice squad in this first game here. All right, Well, 279 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: final thing with you. I kind of mentioned at the top. 280 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: Definitely one of the teams that's definitely a favorite in 281 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: the AFC to be representing the conference in the Super Bowl. 282 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: What are your expectations for this team here in twenty 283 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: twenty two. Yeah, I think that they should run away 284 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: with the AFC East. I don't know that that's really 285 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: a stretch of saying that. You know, the Patriots seemed 286 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: to have taken a bit of a step back from 287 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: what they were last year. That gotten a little older. 288 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: The defense seems to have lost some talent. Jammy has 289 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:47,480 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. Yes, Miammy does have Tyreek Hill. Hopefully for them, 290 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: they have a quarterback that they can get it to 291 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: him way down the fielding. But I think with the 292 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: Dolphins they are approved and I think there's a there's 293 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: a solid shot that they wind up with second place, 294 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: and I would I wouldn't rule them out for the playoffs. Yeah, 295 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: this is this is Buffalo's division. I think the Jets 296 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: will probably be a little bit better, um, and maybe 297 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: challenge for a third place. Who knows, that'd be crazy, 298 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: like the Patriots go down to fourth, that would be 299 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: completely unheard of in the AFC's But yeah, I think 300 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: I think this is a division that the Bills should 301 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: cruise with and um, you know, win either four or five, 302 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: maybe all six games, and then you know, I think 303 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: they can contend for the the first round. By um. 304 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: I think they have that type of talent. They're deep, 305 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: the roster is as good a one as I have 306 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: ever covered here in Buffalo, and this is my thirteenth season. Um, 307 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: and they should they should do really well. The schedule 308 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: is a little daunting, but with those six games against 309 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: AFC East opponents, I think it could help inflate their 310 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: record to potentially get home field advantage and uh and 311 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: that first round by if if all things go well, 312 00:15:58,240 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: well there you go. Should be a fun year. That's 313 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: Joe Biscalia covers the Bills for the Athletic Joe, thank 314 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: you so much for the time and enjoy the season. Yeah, 315 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: thanks guys for having me. Well, thanks again, Joe. The 316 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: Colts kick off the preseason game in Buffalo. That's this 317 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: Saturday against the Bills at four o'clock for Bill Brooks. 318 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: I am Casey Valier. Go Colts.