1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: Oh time, Steve Tasper go to the end. Sucks down, 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Sucks down Down Time. Wednesday of week one. That's a 3 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: big day in the football calendar. Good afternoon, Welcome to 4 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: what your park, Welcome to New Airfield. We're in the 5 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: One Buffalo Studio in the front end of the ad 6 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: Pro Sports Training Center. John Murphy, Steve Tasker here until 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 1: three with One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive. Got 8 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: a big show planned and it starts right off the bat. 9 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: We're happy to have Bills general manager Brandon Bean in 10 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: studio with his Brandon, how are you doing well? Congratulations 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: on a new season. You're pretty excited. Huh yeah, you know, 12 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: it's always fresh start, and uh it's uh we've made 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: it through the cutdown process and uh, you know we're 14 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: ready with these fifty three And obviously Baltimore has been 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: on our schedule for a while, so we've known the 16 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: opponent and it's here and it's uh, let's go time. Yeah, tough, 17 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: tough time, a year to break, get cut down, the 18 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: final cutdown day. I mean it's a it's a chemistry 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: equation kind of you want to make sure you get 20 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: the right guys that can play with enough roles and 21 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: keep you versatile and get it. But then there's also 22 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: sometimes you have to say goodbye to some guys you 23 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: really didn't want to say goodbye to. Yeah, you do. Uh, 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: there's new blood every year from the draft and things 25 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: like that, and obviously free agency, and you know guys 26 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: that have been here. You know, Nico Leary comes to mind. 27 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: Nick's been a warrior for this team even before I 28 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: got here and was a big part of what we 29 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: did last season. And but it is a new year, 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: and and right or wrong, and I'm sure he probably disagrees, 31 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: and we you know, we respect that. We just felt 32 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: that the other guys right now gave us the best chance. 33 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: And that's why every move you make when you do this, 34 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: gives you the best you know, what you think gives 35 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: you the best chance. Obviously we're not always right. Can 36 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: we get back to the cutdown process? Last weekend, so 37 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: you play on Thursday in Chicago, and when do you 38 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: really start having those hard meetings about who stays, who 39 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: go in? How do we build this roster? Yeah, you know, 40 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: as you go into the game that last game, especially 41 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: this time with such a short window from the Cincinnati game, 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: you start going through all right, is this guy good? 43 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: We feel we all feel good. We meet with the 44 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: coaches and is there anything you need to see? And 45 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: then same back from us from our personnel standpoint, Is 46 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: there anything you need to see? Any guys you still 47 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: want to get reps with this guy or that guy? 48 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: And so we decided who was going to play and 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: who was not going to play, and then we talked 50 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: about what we need to see from those guys that 51 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: were fighting either for a roster spot or some guys 52 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: that we were talking about, would we'd rather have this 53 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: guy on practice squad or this guy if they're available, 54 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: And then it goes on even after they've had guys 55 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: already this week, you're in working guys out and I 56 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: know that continues all the way through the I mean, 57 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: it's never ending. It's one of those jobs you can 58 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: spend twenty four hours a day on and still not 59 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: be done. Right. Yeah, you know, it's the market all 60 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you know, it's it's bare as you 61 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: go through August because you've got ninety man rosters and 62 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: then now it's flooded and people are you know, position 63 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: and trying to get guys on practice squad and so 64 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: the guys that are out there either that are not 65 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: practice squad eligible anymore or have not yet been picked up. 66 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: So we did a workout yesterday combination of some guys 67 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: that were some first round draft picks and also some 68 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: guys that we wanted to compare to what we have 69 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: on our practice squad. Would these guys be upgrades? And 70 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: let's talk about the upgrades that talk about this roster. 71 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: It's been like exactly twelve months, I mean since you 72 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: made a couple of trades right at the end of 73 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: training camp headed into the week one. Talk about that 74 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: roster compared to this or you like where you're at? Yeah, 75 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, we're still building this thing. And I'll always 76 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: say this, You're never satisfied, you know, I would say 77 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: this year, when healthy, I like where we're at on 78 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: the defensive front. You know. Unfortunately Trent did not get 79 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: to play any in the preseason due to the growing setback. 80 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: But and then Kyle got banged up in the Cleveland game. 81 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: So I wish there was more jelling that this group 82 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: could have done, but that's that's the way it goes. 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: And then but you know, we'll see what happens this 84 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: week and then offensive line. Obviously, you know they were 85 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: very disappointed. I'm not saying anything that the guys in 86 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: that room wouldn't tell you at what happened first Cincinnati, 87 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: and so it's been you know, a couple of weeks 88 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: to get back and get back to the fundamentals and 89 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: what went right, what went wrong, and let's fix it 90 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: because we know there's a tall task this week in Baltimore. 91 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: Let me ask you about your defense a little bit, 92 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: because you spend a lot of resources, both draft resources 93 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: and money on building up that defense. Are you happy 94 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: with the way it turned out what you did, especially 95 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: in that front seven. Yeah, you know, on paper, I 96 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: really like it. But you know, every years in a 97 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: new year, and you know you want to see at 98 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: jail and that will you know, the time the test 99 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: will be as we start this week, the real live 100 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,679 Speaker 1: bullets with all of them together, because we haven't had 101 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: everybody out there at once. So we like where we're 102 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: at on the practice field. The guys are working hard, 103 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: and we had some run fits a couple of times, 104 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: but overall our run defense was pretty good. Um, we 105 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: got to clean up some things in the past defense, 106 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: but uh, and obviously the defense is you know, the 107 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: way we build is predicated on getting pressure on the 108 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: quarterback and so that will be big, you know, getting 109 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: after Joe Flacco this week and this one of the 110 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: things he did in the offseason is kind of revamped 111 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: that front seven. But there's gonna be what six new 112 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: strong contributes, maybe not on the field all the time 113 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: all the way from Harrison Phillips and the Tarren Johnson 114 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: and Nichol and those guys may be in and out, 115 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: but also Star Lotulele, Trent Murphy, Tremaine Edmonds, those guys 116 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: can be in there all the time. So there's a 117 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: lot of new faces are gonna play some significant roles 118 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: and you haven't even gotten out of the rapper yet. Yeah, no, 119 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: it's uh, that's why we're excited. And again we do 120 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: have some new faces. Obviously, Tremaine has been a big 121 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: subject since we drafted him, leading the middle and you know, 122 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: the so called quarterback of the defense. But m really 123 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: like what he's brought and the maturity you see from 124 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: even a young guy who's twenty years old. But uh, 125 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: and Lorenzo Alexander, you know, is a vet back there 126 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: that's really kind of been his wingman. So to speak, 127 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: helping him with all the things that go on, and 128 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: obviously Kyle upfront helps us, and then Mike and Jordan 129 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: were such big time leaders back there. So we've got 130 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: leadership at every level. Now, we just got to see 131 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: how it jails. Did you see Tremaine get better during 132 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: the course of preseason, either the practices or the four 133 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: preseason games. Yeah? You know, this game is so much 134 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: about reps, and the college game is different offenses versus 135 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: NFL offenses. There are some things that have been brought 136 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: from college to the pros, but in general it's different 137 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: pull schemes and things like that. So I think just 138 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: getting reps and seeing different things. Maybe in college it 139 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: was done this way. The more he plays, the better 140 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: he's gonna get. Again. He's gonna still see some things 141 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: that Baltimore and the Chargers next week have not shown 142 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: the preseason. It's gonna take some times. He's gonna have 143 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: some lumps, that's to be expected, but I think we'll 144 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: see a guy who, as the season progresses, will contin 145 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: annually get better better. He's so serious and seems so focused. 146 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: I hope that he's playing freely and I don't know 147 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: him well enough to say that, is he playing like 148 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: with Abandon, playing freely? I mean taking out and tag 149 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: somebody one of these days. Yeah, you know, I think 150 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: I think he wants to get it right every time, 151 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: and sometimes you can do paralysis by you know, analysis 152 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: in any position and you want guys playing fast and free. Uh, 153 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: let me tell you something. He is working his tail off. 154 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: He's done everything right. He's asking questions from whether it's 155 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: his coaches, his teammates. He wants to be right every time. 156 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: He's a you know, he comes off as a perfectionist. 157 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: Unfortunately this game, you're not always gonna be right. Even 158 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: the best of the best sometimes get fooled on play 159 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: action or you know, you miss a run fit. But uh, 160 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: we're really happy with where Tremaine's at and look forward 161 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: to watch him grow as the season goes along. It 162 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: says something about him that you know, first certainly we 163 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: were talking about it on the show when you drafted him, 164 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: and as soon as you guys start doing ot as 165 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: he was plugged in right there, it says something. And 166 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: we had this conversation yesterday. He's been off the radar. 167 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: I mean it's like plug him in, let him play 168 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: and forget about him because it's not one of those 169 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: we don't really can I don't think of him and 170 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: my perception of him. I'm not worried about him. Yeah, 171 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna show up now. He may make 172 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: some some problems or do, but I don't think he's 173 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: going to be an issue with the defense. I think 174 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a plus more than he's a minus. 175 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: And it's kind of amazing for that a young guy 176 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: twenty is so off the radar with the concern level. Yeah. No, 177 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: I think at the end of the day, we have 178 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: to remember this guy as a rookie and he's playing 179 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: a spot that is in the middle of the defense, 180 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: the quarterback, and he's set in the fronts and checking 181 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: audibles and all sorts of things. So he's got a 182 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: lot on his plate. And again he's going to continue 183 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: to grow. To your original question, definitely saw growth in 184 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: him this preseason. I know people are looking for all 185 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: these flash plays and all that. Sometimes you just have 186 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: to play what you know. You got to play your 187 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: spot and you can't run all over and get out 188 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: of your gap. And sometimes that's that's what it is. 189 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: People know he's there, they're not going to try and 190 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: go at him. They're gonna go They're gonna go away 191 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: from him, just like you would do you know any 192 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: of the top backers in the league. Got a few 193 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: minutes here with Brandon being the Bills general manager, is 194 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: the Bills players take the field getting ready for this 195 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: Wednesday practice just began a few minutes ago. Brandon on 196 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: the offense and you mentioned the offensive line. Um, just 197 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: tell me what gives you confidence in what you've seen 198 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: to him in that group. And let me say, at 199 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: this point, it's so hard to tell from watching preseason 200 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: football with different people playing and with what we know 201 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 1: is not really the offense in its entirety out there 202 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: being displayed. What have you seen maybe in practices that 203 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: it makes you feel like you're gonna be okay upfront? Well, 204 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: I think you'll you'll start to get continuity. I mean, 205 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: we even had you know, I know everybody knew about 206 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback battle, but below the radar a little bit 207 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: was a center battle between Ryan Ryan Groy and Russell 208 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 1: Bodine And that was a tough one and at the 209 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: end of the day, Groy's gonna start for us right now. 210 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: But so we were mixing matching those guys with the 211 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: ones and the twos, and in defense of the old 212 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: line when you're playing, we had three quarterbacks going for 213 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: a battle, which is really not normal and it's not 214 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: the way you draw it up. It's the situation we're 215 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: in in the phase of where we're building this team. 216 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: So in fairness to those guys, they're playing with different qbs. 217 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: There are different nuances with different guys that do this. 218 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: This guy may bail out of the pocket more, this 219 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: guy may step up in the pocket. So in fairness 220 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: to them, you know, it probably wasn't the easiest, not 221 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: only having a different center up there every time, but 222 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: also a different quarterback. And you know, also Dean Dawkins 223 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: did not play in the Cincinnati game where we had 224 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: some of the issues, not that all of them were 225 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: over there, but I think, as if we can stay 226 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: healthy in jail, this group Dion played last year, John 227 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: Miller's played, Vlad Ducas played for US all year last year. 228 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: Groy filled in very well in sixteen when Eric eric 229 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: Wood broke his leg, and then Jordan Mills started every 230 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: game for US at right tackle. I think individually, these 231 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: guys have all shown they can do it now. We 232 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: just got to get it as a unit. One question 233 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: about that, because this is opinion that I don't think 234 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: many people share. But I happen to think that Jordan 235 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: Mills is almost underrated. He's a different player now than 236 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: he was when he got here a couple of years ago. 237 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: I think Jordan Mills is one of the stronger players 238 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: on your offensive line. Give him your thoughts on her. Yeah, 239 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: Jordan is h He's a guy. He's a vet. Uh. 240 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: He brings energy. Guys like him. He shows up every day. Uh. 241 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: He's a pro's pro in the sense that he you know, 242 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: if something's hurting, he's in the training room. But he's 243 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: just a he's not flashy, um, but he's just out 244 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: there and his job. He's gonna get it done to 245 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: block his guy. And we really like who he is 246 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: on the field, off the field, locker room. And we've 247 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: lost some leadership with Eric Wood and Um and Richie 248 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: and so to add him, you know now, I think 249 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: he's kind of stepped up Dione in year two and 250 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: so it's it's different leaders and again they're all still 251 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: figuring out their role here in this because it is 252 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: a new group. As a whole, even though all these 253 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: guys have experience. Talk a little bit about expectations. I know, 254 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: outside of around the country, they don't expect much from 255 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. I think you guys are in the rebuilding. 256 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: You think you kind of you got rid of a quarterback. 257 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: You know, you got a you know, rookie quarterback behind 258 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 1: a one year guy. You know, they see all these things, 259 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: the offensive line and the changes in the names up 260 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: front for the defense. So the expectations outside the building, 261 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: I think you kind of welcome the fact that they're 262 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: way low around the country because like last year when 263 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: you guys got accused of trying to get the first 264 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: pick of the draft. You know, it's this is an 265 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: overachieving culture. I think one of the things Murph and 266 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: I talked about it that Chicago game was a clear 267 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: example of how far a culture can take you in 268 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: a regular season. Yeah, you know that that was a 269 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: great teachable moment for guys that had not been here. 270 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: You know, obviously the rookies, but even vets that they're 271 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: coming from another team of has the fourth game, you know, 272 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: you can just shut it down. You know, hey, we'll 273 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: just get back on the plane. Doesn't matter anyway, and 274 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 1: that group, and you got to give a lot of credit. 275 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: He got hit early and things didn't go well early, 276 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: and he made some throws he wanted back, and even 277 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: though he's not here, he did a great job and 278 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: that group around him really responded. And to put up 279 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: twenty five in the fourth after only three before that, 280 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: I don't think many people saw that, but that's what 281 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: we're trying to build. And Sean had a great message 282 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: in the locker room afterwards that how proud he was 283 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: of that group of men that went out there on 284 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: you know, all sides of the ball, not just the offense, 285 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: but to give that kind of effort and to leave 286 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: it all out on the field. And a lot of 287 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: those guys are either not here or on the practice squad, 288 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: but it said a lot, says a lot about what 289 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: we're trying to build. And again we're not there. We 290 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: understand where expectations are. And listen, there's I respect and 291 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: o'shaun does to all the people that prognosticate and all 292 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: that they have jobs to do. But that's not our worry. 293 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: Our worry is about the people in this building, the 294 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: fifty three guys on that roster, the ten on the 295 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: practice squad, the coaches and everybody else that's a part 296 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: of this team. To go out there and travel to 297 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: Baltimore and give it our best effort. We'll see what happens. 298 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: You Brandon, you bring up mccaren, Can you take us 299 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: back to last Saturday. What went into the decision to 300 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: trade him away and the consideration of keeping just two quarterbacks? 301 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: What was going through your mind back Bay? Yeah, it 302 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: was hard really appreciate what Aj did. And this was 303 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: not how he saw it or we saw it when 304 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: we brought him in. We obviously brought him in even 305 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: before the draft, so you don't even know what's going 306 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: to happen there. And and he was brought in to compete, 307 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: and he did, and he gave it his all and 308 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: there was nothing. There's nothing more positive I can say 309 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: about Aj mccaren. He's a true pro And for him, 310 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: if you know, for him to finish that fourth game 311 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: the way he did, says a lot about his character, 312 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: his grit, his moxie, and it was tough. Um. You know, 313 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: we got to know his family a little bit as well, 314 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: his wife and a young kid, I think it was 315 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: a young son, but he uh AJ Justum, it was 316 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: one of those things had called earlier in the week 317 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: and we're you know, filling things out, not only I'm 318 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: sure with other teams as well. And basically we said, hey, 319 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna get through this last game, we're going to 320 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: talk about our what our order is going to be 321 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: of the quarterbacks, and then we're gonna talk about would 322 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: we be willing to part with one? And we said, 323 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: you know what, once we determined that Aj would be 324 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: the three, we thought it'd be fair to him to 325 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: give him a shot to go at least be a backup, 326 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: uh somewhere else as long as Oakland gave us enough 327 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: value for For Aj, second straight year, you've gone with 328 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: just two quarterbacks. Is that really the template that you 329 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: see going into a season, Well, it gives you, Um, 330 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: it's not always. Every year is different, and it doesn't 331 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: mean that we will necessarily stay there, but it gives 332 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: you a flexibility to keep another roster player. And because 333 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: generally you're going to be active with two and on 334 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: game days, so it just allows you to keep another 335 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: guy wherever you whether it's extra receiver, an extra tight end, 336 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: extra running back. So that's what you know, It's kind 337 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: of what we did last year. We had Joe Webb, 338 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: who is the you know, the Swiss Army knife who 339 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: could do anything. He was a quarterback, but we had 340 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: him on special teams, receiver and other things. So I 341 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: finished a game for you, yeah, and ended up helping 342 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: us win that indie game. So at the end of 343 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: the day, it doesn't mean we'll always stay at two, 344 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: but we just felt right now we would roll with 345 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: these two and we'll see how it goes. I got 346 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback question for you. With Brandon being the general 347 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: manager of the Bills. You mentioned a minute ago about 348 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: how the different quarterbacks and the play that they got 349 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: during preseason may have gone into some of the play 350 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: upfront and the offensive on You talked about the nuances 351 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: they each Yep, the one that Sean and you have 352 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: selected to be the starter maybe best suited to your 353 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: offensive line. We were saying it yesterday. I was saying 354 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: it about Nathan Peterman yesterday. The ball's coming out with 355 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman, right, it's coming out on time for the 356 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: most part, it every time. Yeah. Nate's a confident young 357 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: man and even last year, even though things didn't go 358 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: to well, he was really confident and throwing the ball. 359 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: And you know, as I've said many times, and I 360 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: know Sean has, a couple of those were not necessarily 361 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: his fault. They just they ended up in the wrong 362 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: team's hand. But aj has worked, I mean, Nate has 363 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: worked super hard, and he's you know, he's one of 364 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: those guys that he knows the defense, he knows where 365 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: to go to the ball, He's very quick, he's very precise. 366 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: Josh is there too, but you probably saw in games 367 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: this preseason, Nate, of all three of them, probably did 368 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: get it out the quickest. Yeah. One of the interesting 369 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: things that I find about this is when he got 370 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: his start last year in LA after that all went down, 371 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,239 Speaker 1: there was a lot of work he had to do, 372 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: not only to earn the trust of his teammates back, 373 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: to earn the trust of the coaching staff back, because 374 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: there was everybody doubted him. Then it's like, wow, you know, 375 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 1: the kid had a nice preseason. While it might be 376 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: it for him, you know, and they baby and everybody 377 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: kind of automatically said, wow, it's gonna be hard for 378 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: him to bounce back from that, and he did. I mean, 379 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: he really methodically earned the trust of the franchise, back, 380 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: the coaches, his players, teammates, and now he really did 381 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: earned the starting job for the Buffalo Bills in a 382 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: in a competition with two other really competent guys that 383 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: we're trying to win it for themselves. And I think 384 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: it that road from where he started to this says 385 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: a lot about what he might bring to the table 386 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: in Baltimore and beyond. Yeah, you know what, we in 387 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: this building never lost faith in who Nate is. And 388 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: I know outside of people just wrote him off, even 389 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: in this town or obviously nationally. And I know when 390 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: we said it would be a quarterback competition, most people 391 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: were saying, it's a quarterback competition between AJ and Josh, 392 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: and they kept leaving Nate out of there, and We're like, 393 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: trust us, Nate is doing well. And when we left 394 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: in June, we felt like Nate still should start with 395 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: the ones as we roll out, you know, in August 396 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: when things get going for real. And he he was steady, Eddie, 397 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: He's not flashy. He just but he really does a 398 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: good job of getting the play called. There's so many 399 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: things other than the play of getting the play call, 400 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: in getting guys, making sure you know the receivers are 401 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: lined up, making sure that you know, he gets up 402 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage in time to survey the 403 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: defense and see what they because if you're constantly struggling 404 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: to get the play call out and get guys lined up, now, 405 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: the play clock's ticking down and he doesn't have a 406 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: full opportunity to see what coverage they're in. I think 407 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: Nate really does a good job of figuring out what 408 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: the defense is in to know where to go with 409 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: the ball. Sean was asked about Nathan Peterman's attributes the 410 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: other day. One of the first things he said was 411 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: his command of the offense. It seems to me that's 412 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: a clear cut and advantage he had over the others, 413 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: right and yeah, and maybe this strongest suit going into 414 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: this season. Yeah, it is, like I said, he knows 415 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: he may not have the same physical talents that Josh, 416 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: you know, from an arm strength standpoint, and not as big, 417 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, he is a 418 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: professional quarterback. He can play at this level. He's shown 419 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: that even last year through the mishaps and all spring. 420 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: He's shown it in the preseason this year. It's not 421 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: too big for him. He can handle it what he 422 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: has seven or eight in completions, I think, yeah, so 423 00:19:57,960 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: it won't be too big for him. I know he's 424 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: looked and forward to an opportunity to go back out 425 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: there and show who he really is and get a 426 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: fresh start in twenty eighteen. Last question I have for you, Brandon, 427 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,400 Speaker 1: are you ahead of where you where a year ago 428 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: at this time in terms of building this roster? Do 429 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: you feel like you've made progress last year to this? Yeah? 430 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: You know, Um, I feel like we're heading in the 431 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: right direction. You know, it's so hard to say which 432 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,439 Speaker 1: roster is better or not. You know, we've got some 433 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: new faces, We've got some I think we're getting younger 434 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: in some areas we needed to and you know, new 435 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: blood with a draft and and again we're going to 436 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: continue to add talent as you know, as the season 437 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: goes along, different things happen. If there's a way to 438 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: get better, we're gonna make that show that last year. Yeah, 439 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: the last question for me, let me lob one way 440 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: out in the future. You know, every Bay's so you 441 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: got Josh Allen's going to kind of just you know, 442 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: kind of just date for a year, hopefully. Um. Peterman 443 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: plays well and he kind of sits there and learns 444 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: all this stuff. But you've got a lot of dead 445 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: cap money that goes away. Um, a big offseason on 446 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: the horizon. Is there anything you can do now except 447 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: just sit and watch your guys to prepare for what's 448 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: happening gonna happen in March, February, March April of next year. Yeah. 449 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: We you know, that's the exciting part about you know, 450 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: eating all this money this year and as tough as 451 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: it is to swallow, you know, the fifty plus million 452 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: that where we're at at the end of the day, 453 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: we know it's a you know, we've got a lot 454 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: of money next year. We got ten draft picks, so 455 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: I actually have on college film now and we'll have 456 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 1: one eye on the pro stal to where we can 457 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: get better. But at the same time, it's time for myself, 458 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: Joe Shane, Dan Morgan and to join our college scouts 459 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: that have already hit the road and start working because 460 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: we got to make If you have ten picks but 461 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: you don't select the right guys, it's a waste. We 462 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,919 Speaker 1: got to make sure we hit on those guys and 463 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: then obviously be smart with free agency. You know, we'll 464 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: deal with the cat part of it more in December 465 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,119 Speaker 1: January when you realize who's going to be free agents, 466 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: because some guys may get signed between now and then 467 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: that that you thought we're going to be free agent 468 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,919 Speaker 1: If last year is any indication you underground now right, 469 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: we won't see you again, and we won't see you know, 470 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: we'll never see you again Halloween. I think this is 471 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: my Derek Boyco farewell interview until after the season. That's okay, hopefully, 472 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: But the next time we talk here we have a 473 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: couple of wins to talk about. More than a couple 474 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: would be good. Thanks, Brandon's appreciate you. Brandon being the 475 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: Bills general manger. He's gonna out and watch practice. We're 476 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: gonna talk about today and give you the schedule for today. 477 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: We got a good guest lineup coming up, So come 478 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: on back as we get rolling One Bills Live from 479 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back to 480 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: One Bills five. It is John Murphy here alongside Steve Tasker, 481 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: coming here from New air of Field from Archard Park, 482 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: New York, on with the Buffalo Bills Bills on the 483 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: practice field, the grass practice field as we speak. Practice 484 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,959 Speaker 1: began around noon today. Steve and I here to talk 485 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: about the bills, the Ravens, the NFL, everything you'd like. 486 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: Bull Nine's open eight oh three fifty toll free one 487 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. Good to 488 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: have Brandon being on good to start the show. That 489 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: way sort of sets the tone I think for the 490 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: rest of the show. I like the way he thinks. 491 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: Steve and I thought this last year, and I also 492 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: regret the fact that if last year is any indication, 493 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: we won't add Brandon out in the show again for 494 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: a while, just because he does go underground eating. He 495 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: starts digging into the colleges and he comes a mushroom, 496 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: and he goes into a dark place and grows. You know, 497 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: he just watches film in the dark like the rest 498 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,959 Speaker 1: of those guys, and that's what they do, and they 499 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: evaluate these young kids who are playing who knows where, 500 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: and it's a long, grueling process. Gotta be your thing, 501 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: you know, there's certain roles in every business, and you 502 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: have people who that's what their thing is, and that's 503 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: what general managers and scouts do. His job is assembling 504 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: the roster and for the most part, the roster is 505 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: assembled right for twenty eighteen. And that's where we're gonna 506 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: start with today. Well, let me let you know what's 507 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: coming up on the show today. Just heard Brandon being 508 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Bills inside of Buffalo. Bills joins us in 509 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: studio at one. He'll let us know what practice look 510 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: like today, the brief of a portion you got to 511 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: look at practice or we're looking forward to that. Coming 512 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: up after practice one forty five, two o'clock, we'll hear 513 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: from Lashawn McCoy. He's going to the podium today, I believe, 514 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 1: for the first time since the first day of training camp, 515 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: Shady will talk today about the season opener. Nathan Peterman 516 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: scheduled to talk to the media. We've got Ryan groy 517 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,240 Speaker 1: Bill starting center schedule to join us here in studio 518 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: coming up after practice as well, probably around two o'clock 519 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: or so. So that's the lineup. Let's tell you what 520 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: we want to talk about today. And we've danced around 521 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: this question a lot over the last few weeks, almost 522 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: since you started back in April, and it's time now 523 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: as we get set for the new season, to confront 524 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: it head on. It's a basic question I think it 525 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: will generate some good response, and we need to hear 526 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: your voice on this. It's a yes or no question, 527 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: which doesn't make it doesn't make it that compelling on Twitter. 528 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: But is the twenty eighteen Bills roster better going into 529 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: this season than the roster was going into twenty seventeen? Simple? 530 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: It is a yes or no answer. Is the Bills 531 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: roster better now than it was twelve months ago? What 532 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: do you think? Give us a call eight oh three 533 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: five fifty toll free one eight eight eight by fifty 534 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: two five fifty. It is a Twitter poll and on 535 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: Twitter with close to five hundred votes in already almost 536 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: two thirds of you sixty four percent saying no, it 537 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:13,719 Speaker 1: is not a better roster than it was a year 538 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: ago at this time, thirty six percent of you say yeah, 539 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think it is. It's debatable. In fact, 540 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: we had pretty vigorous debates in the office today this morning, 541 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: Steve about this question. You want gonna go first on 542 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: this or let me go first. I think it's it's 543 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: questionable whether it's better. I think it's marginally the same. 544 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: And I look at the depth chart for the opener 545 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: last year going up against the Jets. I mean one 546 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: way to do its position by position, and well, I 547 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: want to get your response to this too. Let's go 548 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: right down the roster at quarterback? Are the Bills better 549 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: right now than they were a year ago? At quarterback? 550 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: Last year it was Taylor Peterman t J. Yates was 551 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: on the roster. We'll discount that. Are they better now 552 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: with the two? Peterman and Allen hard for me to 553 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: say yes, Tyrode had a record of production. I think 554 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: it's I think it's a at least a push, if 555 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: not in favor of this year's roster, maybe a push. 556 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: I mean the only thing the Tyrod brings to the tables. 557 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: He never turned it over. But you know, if you're 558 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: gonna kneel down for four quarters, you can do that. 559 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: That's not the only thing. They were twenty ninth. They 560 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,879 Speaker 1: were twenty ninth in the league in passing, but thirty 561 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: first in the league and thirty first in the league 562 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: in passing, twenty ninth in overall offense. That's largely falls 563 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,680 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. I think they're going to be better 564 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: than that this year statistically around the league. I think 565 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna better than thirty first in passing and I 566 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: think that falls on the quarterback, and that's an upgrade. Now, 567 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: there's no doubt they're gonna turn the football more than over, 568 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: more than they did a year ago. But to me, 569 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: you've got to get more production out of that that spot. 570 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: And I think that that's why the move was I 571 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 1: think it's a plus. That's why the move was made 572 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: to get better at quarterback. I don't know that right 573 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: now we're talking I'm talking about I don't know that 574 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: they're better than they were a year ago at this 575 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: time Week one. I just I don't know. I don't 576 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: think they are. I think it's we're gonna talk about that. 577 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to get side tracking this because we 578 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: gotta go down the rest of the roster bits. You know, 579 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: we're gonn to do this for the next hour and 580 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,400 Speaker 1: a half. We're going to talk about the first point 581 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: that you may get the Twitter poll, But here's the thing. 582 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: Your quarterback throws the football better. Calvin Benjamin's better, Jeremy 583 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: Curly's better, Ray Zay Jones is better. All three of 584 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: those guys are better automatically, and Zay Jones is going 585 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: to be better than he was a year ago. So 586 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: that's a better spot. I think Calvin Benjamin is going 587 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: to be better than Jordan Matthews was last year. I 588 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: think those guys become better when the quarterback. Let's go 589 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: to receivers as long as you bring it up. Are 590 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: the Bills? Is the Bills receiving corps better today than 591 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: it was a year ago? Today? Last year at this 592 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: time on the rosters, Zay Jones, Andre Holmes, Klin Clay, 593 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: Jordan Matthews, Brandon Tate, Jones, Holmes and Clay are back. 594 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: The rest of receivers this year, Calvin Benjamin, Ray, Ray McLeod, 595 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: Jeremy Curley, and Robert Foster. Are the Bills better now 596 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: with that group? I would say marginally better, mostly because 597 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: of Calvin Benjamin. Yes, they are slightly better receiver and 598 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a better guy thrown to them. Well, 599 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: we're talking about receivers. I know you want to go back. 600 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna go back at quarterback and everything. Here's the thing. 601 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: I think their roster is better because they're gonna get 602 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: more production out of more people and so Yeah, and 603 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 1: I do think they're more talented. I think they're more 604 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: proven with Benjamin there, I think he's the big difference maker, 605 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: so I'll go along with you. There slightly better running 606 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: back last year Lashan McCoy, Mike Tilbert, Joe Baniard, Taiwan Jones. 607 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: This year Lashawan McCoy, Chris Ivory, Marcus Murphy, Taiwan Jones. 608 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: The difference is Tilbert and Baniard last year at this time, 609 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: Ivory and Marcus Murphy. This year, I'd say, yes, they 610 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: are better this year at running back, I agree, yeah, 611 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 1: they are better. In fact, that may be the biggest improvement. 612 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: That is the biggest improvement on the offensive side of 613 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: the ball. It's a running back spot and which is 614 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: saying something with Lashawn McCoy making a play to go 615 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: into the Hall of Fame for the next over the 616 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: next eighteen months or a year. So yeah, that's that's 617 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: a that's an upgrade there, all right. Fullback DeMarco DeMarco, 618 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: that's a wash obviously, right. Maybe it's better with a 619 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: year and under his belt and this maybe culture uh 620 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: maybe um. Offensive line last year, the starters Corty Glenn, 621 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: Richie Incognito, Eric Wood, John Millard, Jordan Mills. This year 622 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: the starters left to right, Dion Dawkins, Led Ducas, Ryan Groy, 623 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: John Millard, Jordan Mills backups last year. The difference the 624 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: difference last year. Connor McDermott was on the roster at 625 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: the start last year, but other than that, uh, Dawkins, 626 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: Groy and Ducas were the backups. Um, No, the offensive 627 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: line is not better now than it was a year 628 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: ago at this time. It's I would think impossible to 629 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: argue that Bodin is in addition this year obviously, whyatt 630 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: Teller is here this year in new houses this year. 631 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: But no, are you going to tell me the offensive 632 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: line is better right now than it was a year ago? No, no, 633 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: they're not proven. I'll tell you this though, and here's 634 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: and I always spend things positive because that's that's me. 635 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: Remember last year, that offensive line got out of the 636 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: gates very slow because they had installed a new offense 637 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: with Rick Denison, and that offensive line didn't play like 638 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: it was like the talent level that had had and 639 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: it took them all the way to the bye week 640 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 1: to get back to what they had done succes Lee 641 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: before that. So even though this offensive line on the 642 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: face value, you gotta say it's not as talent and 643 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: certainly not as proven. We don't know as much about 644 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: it as we did last year. There's reason to believe 645 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: that they could play better in this offense with Brian 646 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: day bole than at the beginning of the year last 647 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: year that they were able to do when they were 648 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: struggling to assimilate into a zone blocking scheme. So, but no, 649 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: they're not better tight end Last year opening day Charles Clay, 650 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: Nico Leary, Logan, Thomas Kyrie, Lee, This year tight end 651 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: Charles Clay, Kyrie, Lee, Logan, Thomas, Jason Croom. Croom is 652 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: the change from Nicoleary? Are they better at tight end? 653 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it's a push. I gotta say they're 654 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: getting better because they had a chance to pick between 655 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: the two and they chose Croome over O'Leary, So they 656 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 1: feel like they upgraded. And O'Leary was, as you say, 657 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: he was a dependable, stalwart guy. I mean, he's a 658 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:55,719 Speaker 1: real pro. But I think you've got to say they 659 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: had the choice between the two and they picked a 660 00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: guy that they're not going to pick the worst guy. 661 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: They picked him more athletic guy. Yeah, that's why I 662 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: think they're up that's an upgrade. Okay, i'd say it's 663 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: a push, But it's a push. How gonna be a push? 664 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: It's the same three, it's three of the same four guys, 665 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:13,719 Speaker 1: and they had a choice between the two and they 666 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: picked the other guy. Maybe they're not right that ever, 667 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: and maybe maybe they would get more production out of 668 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: Nicole Leary than Jason Crum this year. Maybe you think 669 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: you'd throw that out. It can't happen. Yeah, they'll They 670 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: watched those guys for six months and picked the better guy. 671 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: They picked their choice. Yes, and I know why, because 672 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: he's a better athlete. It's potentially be a better player. 673 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: But right now I'm saying it's a push. I don't 674 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: think they're worse defense. That's a come on, man, they're better, 675 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: all right? Okay, defensive line, running back, and tight end. 676 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: By just for now, we think wide receivers are marginally better, 677 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: mostly because of Benjamin running backs better tight end you're 678 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: thinking push, you're thinking better, I'm better, And quarterbacks I'm 679 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: thinking push are better. You're thinking not as good, and 680 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: offensive line is not as good? Right? All right? Tight end, 681 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: you're writing all this down, yes, Sam keeping Trackee. Well, 682 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: after the finale, we'll do this again. After the Bills 683 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: roster better than last year, worse than last year? What 684 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: do you think we're gonna get to you? Eight oh 685 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: three five fifty toll free one eight eight eight five 686 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: fifty two fifty defense now defensive line last year opening 687 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: day Shack Laws and Kyle Williams, Marcel Darius, Jerry Hughes 688 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: backups or let me give you the starters this year, 689 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy, Count Williams, Starlotula Lay, Jerry Hughes backups last year, 690 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: Eddie Yarbrough, Jarrell Worthy, Adolphins Washington, Ryan Davis, DeAndre Coleman backups. 691 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: This year Washington is back, Lawson is now a backup, 692 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips, Eddie Yarbrough. I think the Bills are better 693 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: d line than last year. I agree, Okay, they're gonna 694 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: talking about that. Do we need linebackers? Last year's starters Lorenzo, Alexander, 695 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: Preston Brown, Ramon Humber Uh This year's starters Lorenzo, Alexander Freemaine, Edmonds, 696 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: Matt Milano. Backups at lineback. Last year you had um 697 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: Tanna Ballejo, Matt Milano who was not as starter, and 698 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: Dion Lacy. This year's backups include a Lacy, Julian Stanford, 699 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: and Ronne Humber. Um, I'm gonna say not not quite 700 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: as good, you know what. I think the reason at 701 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: this point because the difference between Edmonds and Preston Brown 702 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: is the difference difference because athletically Edmonds is better and 703 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: he's all all the stuff that we know about. But 704 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: Preston brown was an experienced middle linebacker was probably probably 705 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 1: the strength of that linebacking corp last year, which was 706 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: criticized last year for being a week spot on the team. 707 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: But nevertheless, I think Edmonds could you know that could 708 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: change that by the end of the year. But for 709 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: this point, yeah, he got to say. The linebackers are 710 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: probably not as good this year as they were last year, 711 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,520 Speaker 1: even though you know Milano moved up. Um, you know, 712 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: so there's some reason to be optimistic or maybe a 713 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,959 Speaker 1: little worse just because of the difference between Preston Browning 714 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: and Edmund Treman. Defensive backfield, the corners starting on opening 715 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 1: day last year Turdavious White e J. Gaines. This year, 716 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 1: the corners Turdus White Vonte Davis. Safeties are the same 717 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: Hid Employer both years. Backup defensive backs last year included 718 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: Philip Gaines. I'm sorry. Backup defensive backs last year included 719 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:29,000 Speaker 1: Charisse Wright, Leonard Johnson, Trey Elston and Greg Mabin. This 720 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: year's backups include Philip Gaines, Laffiette Pitts, Tarn Johnson, Ryan Lewis, 721 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:37,919 Speaker 1: Serron Neil, Rafael Bush. It's the same basically. I think, 722 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: you know, the big changes at the one corner of 723 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: Vonte Davis for EJ. Gaines, we think it's going to 724 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: be Vonte Davis and may wind up being may wind 725 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: up being Philip Gaines in the starting lineup. But I'm 726 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: going to say the same defensive backfield, what do you say? 727 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: I would say they're a little better because of the 728 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,920 Speaker 1: depth has changed all those backups. I think the depth 729 00:34:56,200 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: guys behind them, particularly a guy like Rafael Bush. That 730 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: guy can really play. I think the depth is better 731 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: this year than it was last year. That doesn't mean 732 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:06,359 Speaker 1: the starters have changed all that much, but they were 733 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: very good last year and I think with better guys 734 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: behind them this year. So I'm gonna say it's a plush. 735 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: Do you have anything to say about special teams? You 736 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: know the punter is different than Listen Colton Schmidt uh 737 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: was a proven punter last year. Now you've got but 738 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: yorkez Horz. You know that that's a minus to me. 739 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 1: How shkes a push? He may be even better this year. 740 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 1: He could be, but be horkez Um is a big 741 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: question mark. I think you got to you gotta say 742 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,560 Speaker 1: it's a minus from that, from that, just because the 743 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: kids never kicked in an NFL game, right, not even 744 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: in the preseason, right, So if you're can't think about 745 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: that for just a minute. Yeah, So if you recap, 746 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: I've got the Bills better at three positions, position groups 747 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: anywhere a year ago. Steve's got him better at six 748 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: position groups. I've got him worse at six. Se He's 749 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 1: got him worse at three than they were a year ago. 750 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: What do you think the phone lines open eight three 751 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: fifty two, eight five fifty two five fifty. Bill's roster 752 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: better right now today going into twenty eighteen than they 753 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: were in twenty seventeen. You know this amazing thing I've 754 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: noticed in the last couple of weeks and months, month 755 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: and a half since the training camp started. It's so 756 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: different being here every day talking to you about the team. 757 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:28,319 Speaker 1: Because I tend to put a lot of stock in 758 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: the effort that is put into that Brandon Bean and 759 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott and the staff and the scouts have put, 760 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: through the draft and free agency and training camp, the 761 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: effort they've put into fixing what is evidently wrong with 762 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: the team, filling the holes at offensive line when they 763 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 1: began to happen, and you know, one or two of 764 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: them unexpectedly, both of them unexpectedly addressing in even a 765 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: tight end space, the running back spot, the quarterback spot, 766 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: moving up in the draft, the linebackers. The efforts that 767 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: they've put into building the team to be better even 768 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: in the spots where they were weakest last year, even statistically. 769 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:15,880 Speaker 1: I think it really has been neat to see, and 770 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: I tend to get I tend to think like, the 771 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: more effort you put into it, the better it's going 772 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: to be fixing. And I got to realize too, they 773 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: put all a lot of effort into all of this, 774 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,960 Speaker 1: and some of it may turn out to be worthless. Well, 775 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: because you're dealing with human beings that it's in ever 776 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: changing NFL week to week, So it's it's interesting to see, 777 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:34,720 Speaker 1: but I tend to give them a lot of credit 778 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: and I think I tend to give him credit for 779 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: the results that haven't yet been enjoyed because of the 780 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: effort they've put in to make this team better and 781 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: on all accounts. And that's been the fun part for me, 782 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 1: is appreciating man the decisions they've made to try and 783 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: get better. And it's been fun to watch those guys 784 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: come in and be a part of what they're trying 785 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,839 Speaker 1: to build here. It's it's been a lot of fun. 786 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: It is. It's the story of the offseason. Thirty two 787 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: NFL cities on very degrees of success, and that's what 788 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,960 Speaker 1: the Bills are successful. And we've talked about you said, 789 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: we've warned me Friday, we're gonna have to give predictions 790 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,399 Speaker 1: and all that. You know, and nobody around the country 791 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,480 Speaker 1: thinks the Bills are gonna do anything. The thirty ESPN 792 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,839 Speaker 1: were the thirty second ranked team or thirty first ranked 793 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: team in the league. Um, you know, they think spec 794 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna get a top one or top two draft pick. Uh, 795 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: and all that stuff is going on. But here's one 796 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:31,080 Speaker 1: of them. It may go bad. We don't know. But 797 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: I know this and I mentioned it right at the 798 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: end of the when Brandon Bean was here with us 799 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: the last half hour. There's there is a big off 800 00:38:39,719 --> 00:38:42,160 Speaker 1: season coming up for the Buffalo Bills, and it is 801 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: on the horizon, I think, and I want. I don't either. 802 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,399 Speaker 1: I don't either, but they've built something here already. It's 803 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:52,160 Speaker 1: gonna be pretty cool. And to have those kind of 804 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: assets on the horizon, man, it is it's really going 805 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 1: to be exciting to see not only watching these guys 806 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 1: play this season, but no one, it's gonna we're This 807 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:03,879 Speaker 1: is the line that the line graph has going way 808 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:06,680 Speaker 1: up for this club, and it has been steadily ever 809 00:39:06,760 --> 00:39:09,440 Speaker 1: since these guys took over. And when we asked Brandon 810 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,879 Speaker 1: being a similar question. We didn't ask him roster better 811 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: or worse, but I think I asked him, how do 812 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: you feel about your roster? And he answered it that way. 813 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: He said, I think we're headed in the right direction. Yeah, 814 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:21,279 Speaker 1: and I believe that too. I absolutely you can see 815 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: it when you talk to these guys and you talk 816 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: to Sean McDermott and you talk to Brandon Bean had 817 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 1: a minute chance to talk to Sean on Monday, and 818 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: it was you know, they know they're they're on the 819 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:35,800 Speaker 1: right track. They've got they've got something. You know, they're limited, 820 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, got dead money. They can only add so 821 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:39,880 Speaker 1: many draft picks. They only have so much you know, 822 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: free in any free agent they made the best you know. 823 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:46,560 Speaker 1: Now they're like twenty first and they in the uh, 824 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:49,920 Speaker 1: the claim order, the waivers claim or so, they're not 825 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,520 Speaker 1: really getting you know, they may not get the exact 826 00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 1: guys they wants. They're limited in a lot of things, 827 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: but man, oh man, they really feel good about the 828 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: absolute steady direction they're headed in, and it's it's been 829 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:00,680 Speaker 1: kind of cool to be round. What do you think 830 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 1: Bill's roster better than it was a year ago going 831 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:04,880 Speaker 1: into the season worse? Give us a call. Lines are 832 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 1: open eight oh three five fifty toll free one eight 833 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty. You can tweet 834 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,120 Speaker 1: it in you can vote in our Twitter poll or 835 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,080 Speaker 1: tweet In a response from the tweet sheet from Nicky Boy, 836 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,840 Speaker 1: he says roster is a little worse than last season. 837 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,640 Speaker 1: I think the defense, wide receivers and running backs are 838 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,520 Speaker 1: about the same on the whole. Quarterback is a complete 839 00:40:23,560 --> 00:40:25,439 Speaker 1: question mark, but the O line is worse. I don't 840 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,959 Speaker 1: think they'll be as bad as they looked against the Bengals, 841 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,799 Speaker 1: but I still think we downgrade it. Hope I'm wrong. 842 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: That's fair enough. And one more tweet from Chris Stair. 843 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: Overall roster, yes, better than last season, but I think 844 00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 1: some areas decline greatly. O line for one. And that's 845 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:42,839 Speaker 1: a good point from Christer. We don't you know. We're 846 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: measuring what do you think better or worse roster? We 847 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,440 Speaker 1: go through position by position, we come up with what 848 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: we think. But one week, one week position group affects everybody, right, 849 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: and it is greater exact spots on the others. All right, 850 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a break, We're gonna come back. We'll 851 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,520 Speaker 1: take your phone calls on this Buffalo's roster. What do 852 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:01,839 Speaker 1: you think better than last year opening day? Worse than 853 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: last year? Just about the same? Phones open eight fifty 854 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,160 Speaker 1: to three one eight eight, five fifty two five fifty 855 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:10,560 Speaker 1: one Bills Live presented by Kalida Health from One Bills 856 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:25,920 Speaker 1: Drive And this is Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back, Obell 857 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: means one Bills Live, John Murphy, Steve Tasker here until three. 858 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:31,279 Speaker 1: Chris Brown's going to join us after the top of 859 00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 1: the next hour. He was taking a look at the 860 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:35,239 Speaker 1: Bills Wednesday practice session. Today, we will deep brief him 861 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,440 Speaker 1: on that. Probably didn't see much, right. They don't let 862 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 1: him stay out there, don't let anybody stay af during 863 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,759 Speaker 1: the practice. They can't let Chris browns Christ he knows 864 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:44,359 Speaker 1: what he's looking at, right, He's gonna tell everybody coming 865 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,480 Speaker 1: up after practice. We'll hear at Lahawn McCoy says at 866 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,560 Speaker 1: the podium today and meeting with the media, Nathan Peterman 867 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,640 Speaker 1: the same, and then Ryan Grey's going to join us 868 00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:52,640 Speaker 1: here in studio. I want to hear from you as well. 869 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:54,680 Speaker 1: What do you think this Buffalo roster we talked with 870 00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:57,440 Speaker 1: the Brandon Bean at the top of this hour, better 871 00:41:57,440 --> 00:41:59,799 Speaker 1: than last year at this time, And of course there 872 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,000 Speaker 1: were moves made in the roster last year which made 873 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:06,120 Speaker 1: a big difference. Marcel Darius shipped away, Calvin Benjamin arrived here. 874 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,880 Speaker 1: But I'm talking right now today to a year ago. Today, 875 00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:12,080 Speaker 1: Bill's roster better going into the season and last year worse. 876 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:14,279 Speaker 1: What do you think? Eight h three five fifty two 877 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,400 Speaker 1: three one eight eight five fifty two five fifty A 878 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: couple of calls on this Jay and Buffalo Jay. Go ahead, 879 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: you're on the air with us. Hey, what's up guys? Um. Basically, 880 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:28,000 Speaker 1: I think overall we are better on all sense. Decide 881 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: we have better quarterback, the same at running back, better 882 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:35,279 Speaker 1: receiver at tide end the line. I think you're still 883 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: washed there this instantly. I'm very pleased at defensies side 884 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,399 Speaker 1: of the ball line is better that me. We'll get 885 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:49,000 Speaker 1: to the quarterback hopefully better. Um. The couple of guys 886 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,719 Speaker 1: we lost, I was wasn't too happy about Gains was 887 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:56,360 Speaker 1: one of them. I'm not Gains, Um da, what's the 888 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:02,600 Speaker 1: starting quarterback corner besides White Gains last year EJ games? Yeah? Yeah, Um, 889 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:06,080 Speaker 1: And we got um Star and a couple of key 890 00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:10,040 Speaker 1: guys on the line. Our safety stayed in Tyck and 891 00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:13,520 Speaker 1: we got good backups in Bush and Neils. So I 892 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 1: think overall our rest better mcause I'm kind of worried 893 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:21,520 Speaker 1: about the special teams, the kicking game, the particularly the 894 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 1: punting game, because this guy is not proving in the 895 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,840 Speaker 1: NFL as yet, hasn't paid a snap in the NFL. 896 00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:30,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, Jay, let me stop it because we run 897 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:32,759 Speaker 1: out of time. Tell me how you think the Bills 898 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:36,480 Speaker 1: are better at quarterback and at tight end. Um quarterback, 899 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:43,279 Speaker 1: because I think Nate has improved that m dramatically. I've 900 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 1: been to a couple of practice UM practice games, UM, 901 00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:49,960 Speaker 1: and I liked what I saw from maybe and also 902 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:53,640 Speaker 1: for the preseason, and an upgrade over Tyrod Taylor last year. 903 00:43:53,719 --> 00:43:57,880 Speaker 1: You're thinking that your argument, I am definitely full that. UM. 904 00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:01,200 Speaker 1: A lot of people say, well, gay Heat brought us 905 00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:03,759 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, blah blah blah. He didn't bring us 906 00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:07,600 Speaker 1: a play as the Seeing Brothers. Yeah, but UM, anyway, 907 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:11,560 Speaker 1: and how are they better at tight end? Tight end? Um? 908 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:15,200 Speaker 1: I rather chroom over Nick O'Leary. I agree with what 909 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:19,040 Speaker 1: um Steeds played earlier. UM, I think Heat the better 910 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:21,880 Speaker 1: man one over that. And play off, of course was 911 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:26,640 Speaker 1: the started. So I think we're better there. Okay, thanks, 912 00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: all right, thank you, Jaye appreciated. UM. Let's go to 913 00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:32,560 Speaker 1: Drew in Columbus, Ohio. Hello, Drew, welcome, you're on the 914 00:44:32,560 --> 00:44:36,239 Speaker 1: show with us. Go ahead, Hey, John uh gooding here 915 00:44:36,280 --> 00:44:37,880 Speaker 1: from me all man, this season, man, I hope we 916 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:41,759 Speaker 1: have a good season this year. I think that we 917 00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:44,719 Speaker 1: do have a better squad this year than we did 918 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:46,520 Speaker 1: last year. I mean, what was the whole purpose of 919 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:50,280 Speaker 1: us drafting new players? And you know, shinning free agents 920 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:54,000 Speaker 1: to build up our roster. Um. I feel like I 921 00:44:54,080 --> 00:44:56,520 Speaker 1: also feel like we did. We have a better upgrade 922 00:44:56,520 --> 00:44:59,160 Speaker 1: at quarterback as well. I mean, I'm tired. I was 923 00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:02,399 Speaker 1: a ti they're playing. But you've seen that game when 924 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:05,880 Speaker 1: they when he was including they played, Uh, I forget 925 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: who that was they played. But he threw he threw 926 00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:11,000 Speaker 1: the fade route the landry three times in first to 927 00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:13,080 Speaker 1: go down there. You see what the ball landed right 928 00:45:13,480 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 1: out of bounds. Nathan Peterman. You see when he throws 929 00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:21,640 Speaker 1: his stay route with Calvin Benjamin and the Coats. You 930 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:23,839 Speaker 1: know the back show the past. But I felt like 931 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: if he if we could have threw that fade route 932 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:30,080 Speaker 1: a little better against the jab Roys, we probably would 933 00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:33,560 Speaker 1: have scored against him in that playoff game. Tyrod Tyrod Taylor. 934 00:45:33,960 --> 00:45:36,640 Speaker 1: He he could throw the ball. He's a good leader 935 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:39,399 Speaker 1: and all that, but he just helped much. I'm feel 936 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:43,360 Speaker 1: with Nathan Peterman, he's he's real decisive. He's upgraded his 937 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:46,359 Speaker 1: you know, his play from last year. And I think 938 00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:49,040 Speaker 1: we we you know, with Josh Josh Allen back there, 939 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:52,080 Speaker 1: learning good prospect up to coming. I think we I 940 00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:54,239 Speaker 1: think we got a good chance. Man deepense gonna holder 941 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:57,400 Speaker 1: down this. YEA, I do believe in Drew. I agree, 942 00:45:57,560 --> 00:46:00,160 Speaker 1: and I I when I say, like you did that 943 00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:03,840 Speaker 1: you think we got a better quarterback throw in the football. 944 00:46:04,320 --> 00:46:06,440 Speaker 1: It doesn't mean I don't want to come off like 945 00:46:06,440 --> 00:46:08,759 Speaker 1: a Tyrod hater. That guy was did a lot of 946 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:11,040 Speaker 1: good things for this club, and he was in large 947 00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:13,360 Speaker 1: part one of the reasons they were successful because he 948 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,399 Speaker 1: did take out the bad play, he didn't turn it over, 949 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:18,240 Speaker 1: and he gave him a little something with his athleticism 950 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:23,320 Speaker 1: at certain plays. And when I went on radio in 951 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:26,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland after they made the trade, they at Cleveland Radio 952 00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:28,160 Speaker 1: station called me, wanted me to come on and talk 953 00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:29,600 Speaker 1: about it. And the thing I told them, and I 954 00:46:29,680 --> 00:46:32,360 Speaker 1: tried to put it this way, there are three to 955 00:46:32,560 --> 00:46:35,520 Speaker 1: four or maybe even five plays a game that Tyrod 956 00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:37,799 Speaker 1: Taylor would make for the Buffalo Bills last year that 957 00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,839 Speaker 1: there weren't any quarterbacks in the league who would make them. 958 00:46:41,640 --> 00:46:43,480 Speaker 1: He was one of maybe two or three guys who 959 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:45,719 Speaker 1: could make some of the plays that he made last year. 960 00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:50,640 Speaker 1: The frustrating thing was for Bills fans and even soccer 961 00:46:50,719 --> 00:46:54,120 Speaker 1: moms in the stands were yelling at him to throw 962 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:56,160 Speaker 1: it because they could see guys running open. So there 963 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:58,600 Speaker 1: was a lot of plays that almost every other quarterback 964 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:00,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL would have made in the passing him 965 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:02,799 Speaker 1: or either think they would. And that's the that's the 966 00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:05,120 Speaker 1: idea here. You get the idea that there was a 967 00:47:05,120 --> 00:47:07,520 Speaker 1: ton of plays that every quarterback in the league would 968 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:10,400 Speaker 1: have made that Tyrod never did. So while he didn't 969 00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:13,480 Speaker 1: make big mistakes, didn't turn the football over, there were 970 00:47:13,520 --> 00:47:16,080 Speaker 1: so many plays left on the field. It was really 971 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:19,440 Speaker 1: frustrating as the season went on to watch and then 972 00:47:19,239 --> 00:47:21,440 Speaker 1: you sprinkle in like the thing I've ranted about the 973 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:23,680 Speaker 1: fact that he never threw for three hundred yards and 974 00:47:24,239 --> 00:47:25,719 Speaker 1: eight of the games that what he didn't throw for 975 00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:28,600 Speaker 1: two hundred yards. I mean, it was just really hard 976 00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:31,840 Speaker 1: to feel like you were hitting on all cylinders offensively 977 00:47:31,840 --> 00:47:34,279 Speaker 1: with Tyrod Taylor playing quarterback. But that doesn't mean he 978 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:36,319 Speaker 1: wasn't a big asset at different times in the game. 979 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:38,480 Speaker 1: So when we talk about it and has an upgrade 980 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:40,960 Speaker 1: of a quarterback, I do think it's an upgraded quarterback 981 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:43,640 Speaker 1: with Nate Peterman, particularly given his extra year now of 982 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:47,560 Speaker 1: experience that he went through. That doesn't mean I didn't 983 00:47:47,600 --> 00:47:49,680 Speaker 1: think I think Tyrod was totally worthless because I don't 984 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:52,479 Speaker 1: know he's a he's a quarterback that the Cleveland Browns 985 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:54,279 Speaker 1: are going to be happy they have all right a break, 986 00:47:54,320 --> 00:47:56,399 Speaker 1: We're coming back. Chris Brown's going to join this next hour. 987 00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:58,520 Speaker 1: Your phone call is welcome as well. Let us know 988 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,480 Speaker 1: what you think. Is the Buffalo roster better right now 989 00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:03,200 Speaker 1: going into this season than it was a year ago 990 00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:05,920 Speaker 1: going into twenty seventeen season. Give us a call at 991 00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:08,440 Speaker 1: eight oh three five fifty and toll free one eight 992 00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:11,160 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty John Murphy's Deep 993 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:14,040 Speaker 1: Tasker One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo 994 00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:28,759 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. Hello Bills Radio Network. Sports Day Update from 995 00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:30,800 Speaker 1: One Bills Live. Just four days away now until the 996 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:33,560 Speaker 1: season opener. The fifty nine season of Buffalo Bills Football 997 00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:36,320 Speaker 1: starts Sunday in Baltimore against the Ravens. Bills on the 998 00:48:36,400 --> 00:48:39,680 Speaker 1: field today for their Wednesday practice, had a walkthrough indoors 999 00:48:39,719 --> 00:48:42,440 Speaker 1: this morning. Nathan Peterman ready to go his third NFL 1000 00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:45,799 Speaker 1: start comes Sunday. McDermot Shaan McDermot said Peterman is off 1001 00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:48,440 Speaker 1: to a good start in practice this week. Rookie wide 1002 00:48:48,440 --> 00:48:51,600 Speaker 1: receiver Ray Ray McCloud will not practice today, still suffering 1003 00:48:51,640 --> 00:48:55,400 Speaker 1: from a knee strain. Linebacker special team standout Julian Stanford 1004 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:58,040 Speaker 1: will be limited with his nose injury. The Ravens have 1005 00:48:58,200 --> 00:49:00,240 Speaker 1: won two of the last three times they've gone against 1006 00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:02,440 Speaker 1: the Bills. It'll be the first game as a referee 1007 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:05,760 Speaker 1: for Shawn Hockiley, the son of former NFL ref and Hockeyley. 1008 00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:08,799 Speaker 1: Kickoff one o'clock Sunday Bills in the Baltimore Ravens from 1009 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:12,399 Speaker 1: M ANDT Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore. Ben Roethlisberger says 1010 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:14,920 Speaker 1: he's moving forward as if Lebion Bell will not be 1011 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:17,160 Speaker 1: available for a week per week one. He says the 1012 00:49:17,160 --> 00:49:19,640 Speaker 1: Steelers will be okay. The offense will be okay without him. 1013 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:22,640 Speaker 1: Lebion Bell did not report to the Steelers facility this 1014 00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:25,120 Speaker 1: morning for the meetings, as yet to sign his fourteen 1015 00:49:25,160 --> 00:49:27,680 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars franchise tag. That sets the 1016 00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:30,040 Speaker 1: stage for James Connor to get the start for the 1017 00:49:30,040 --> 00:49:33,160 Speaker 1: Steelers Sunday at Cleveland. The NFL season opens up tomorrow 1018 00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:36,080 Speaker 1: night in Philadelphia. The Atlanta Falcons and the defending Super 1019 00:49:36,080 --> 00:49:40,080 Speaker 1: Bowl champions eight twenty kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field Tomorrow night. 1020 00:49:40,480 --> 00:49:43,000 Speaker 1: Earl Thomas in Seattle this week, but do not expect 1021 00:49:43,040 --> 00:49:45,799 Speaker 1: him to return to the Seahawks facility their Week one 1022 00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,760 Speaker 1: game against the Broncos. He stayed away as he awaits 1023 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:50,400 Speaker 1: a trade out of town. He's hoping to go to 1024 00:49:50,440 --> 00:49:53,160 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. The All Pro safety was in Seattle 1025 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:56,360 Speaker 1: today but did not report to the Seahawks complex. Tiger 1026 00:49:56,360 --> 00:49:58,840 Speaker 1: Woods one of three golfers named as at large picks 1027 00:49:58,840 --> 00:50:02,080 Speaker 1: to the US Ryder Cup team by Captain Jim Furik yesterday. 1028 00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:05,400 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods, along with Phil Nicholson and Bryson D. Shambo, 1029 00:50:05,600 --> 00:50:07,719 Speaker 1: added to the US team. It's an at large pick, 1030 00:50:08,080 --> 00:50:11,400 Speaker 1: and Furick named Woods one of the surprises to be 1031 00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:14,719 Speaker 1: one of his vice captains in January. Tiger Woods, forty 1032 00:50:14,719 --> 00:50:16,960 Speaker 1: two years old, ranked six hundred and fifty six in 1033 00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:19,520 Speaker 1: the world, has not earned a single Rider Cup point, 1034 00:50:19,760 --> 00:50:22,279 Speaker 1: has not played had not played competitive golf in a 1035 00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:24,719 Speaker 1: year the result of back surgery. But he's there. He's 1036 00:50:24,719 --> 00:50:26,480 Speaker 1: going to be there on the US Rider Cup team 1037 00:50:26,520 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: coming up later this fall. That's the update from One 1038 00:50:28,560 --> 00:50:31,319 Speaker 1: Bill Drive. John Murphy Steve Tasker joined in our One 1039 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:34,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo studio by Bill's Insider from Buffalo Bills dot Com. 1040 00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:36,520 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Hi, Brownie, gonna be with you. How are 1041 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:38,680 Speaker 1: we doing doing? Okay? We missed you on the field today. 1042 00:50:38,719 --> 00:50:41,600 Speaker 1: We just elected to go with Brendan Bean in studio. 1043 00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:44,120 Speaker 1: Guess I'll accept that. Yeah, it was a good trade 1044 00:50:44,200 --> 00:50:47,879 Speaker 1: trade for us. How are you gonna do? Man? Hey? 1045 00:50:48,040 --> 00:50:51,400 Speaker 1: Know your role? Man? Right? I love your practice updates? 1046 00:50:51,400 --> 00:50:53,120 Speaker 1: And what did you see when you're out there today? 1047 00:50:53,120 --> 00:50:56,240 Speaker 1: Any news from practice earlier today? I was very encouraged. 1048 00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:59,160 Speaker 1: And we actually have our our quick Hits column up 1049 00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:01,399 Speaker 1: on the site right now, just to kind of if 1050 00:51:01,400 --> 00:51:03,040 Speaker 1: people want to read a little bit more about some 1051 00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:07,279 Speaker 1: of these topics. But Trent Murphy and Kyle Williams, both 1052 00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:11,600 Speaker 1: of whom practiced on Monday in the extra practice session 1053 00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:14,200 Speaker 1: that every team seems to get going into Week one 1054 00:51:14,239 --> 00:51:17,240 Speaker 1: with the Labor Day holiday and coming off a long weekend. 1055 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:21,759 Speaker 1: They both practiced sparingly on Monday today. I was very 1056 00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:23,680 Speaker 1: encouraged by the way they were moving out there on 1057 00:51:23,719 --> 00:51:26,080 Speaker 1: the field. Didn't look like they were holding back at all. 1058 00:51:27,840 --> 00:51:30,040 Speaker 1: Trent looks to be a little bit further ahead than Kyle, 1059 00:51:30,080 --> 00:51:33,000 Speaker 1: which is understandable knowing you know, his knee injury was 1060 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:36,000 Speaker 1: suffered in the second preseason game, you know. But for 1061 00:51:36,040 --> 00:51:39,279 Speaker 1: two players that Bills fans really didn't see a whole 1062 00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:41,919 Speaker 1: lot of in the preseason Trent Murphy not at all. 1063 00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:46,200 Speaker 1: It's encouraging to see those guys moving well, looking comfortable, 1064 00:51:46,320 --> 00:51:48,759 Speaker 1: you know, with their feet under them. So I think 1065 00:51:48,760 --> 00:51:52,000 Speaker 1: the arrows are pointing up for the chances of both 1066 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:53,839 Speaker 1: of them being available on Sunday. Do you remember, I'm 1067 00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:56,480 Speaker 1: sure you do. Early in camp when Trent Murphy was healthy. 1068 00:51:56,760 --> 00:51:59,040 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the first maybe one or two practices 1069 00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:01,439 Speaker 1: a training camp. I would have made him. I would 1070 00:52:01,440 --> 00:52:03,399 Speaker 1: have named him the best player on the field based 1071 00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:05,799 Speaker 1: on his performance of early practices, and then, of course 1072 00:52:05,840 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 1: the grain injury, and then they, wisely, I think, shut 1073 00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:09,840 Speaker 1: him down for a while. And I probably had this 1074 00:52:09,840 --> 00:52:12,440 Speaker 1: in mind all along. Get him ready for the opener, right, yeah, 1075 00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:14,680 Speaker 1: I mean you don't want to. I'm worried about the 1076 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:18,640 Speaker 1: game's account. Don't worry about getting him preseason action. I mean, sure, 1077 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:20,279 Speaker 1: if you can, you'd love to get him some live 1078 00:52:20,320 --> 00:52:22,399 Speaker 1: reps just so we can kind of get back into 1079 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:24,880 Speaker 1: the flow. But I would imagine if he's playing on 1080 00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:27,200 Speaker 1: Sunday that it'll take all of a series or two 1081 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:29,160 Speaker 1: and he'll be fine. Yeah, what do you see from 1082 00:52:29,360 --> 00:52:31,920 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the football. I mean, you're 1083 00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:34,880 Speaker 1: not getting any x's nose and tactical stuff. But how 1084 00:52:34,920 --> 00:52:38,279 Speaker 1: much faith are you putting in and Brian Dayball and 1085 00:52:38,320 --> 00:52:40,280 Speaker 1: his ability to get the most out of Nate Peterman 1086 00:52:40,840 --> 00:52:42,920 Speaker 1: that kind of thing, because I think when well, when 1087 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:45,719 Speaker 1: Nate's in there, it becomes more about an intellectual exercise 1088 00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:48,319 Speaker 1: for the quarterback than it does the physical abilities of 1089 00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:51,879 Speaker 1: Josh All when he's in It's letter rip kind of football. Yeah, 1090 00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:54,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Peterman proved that he can handle it. 1091 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean, if we go back to that first preseason 1092 00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:58,640 Speaker 1: game against Carolina, Steve, how much personnel was coming on 1093 00:52:58,719 --> 00:53:04,960 Speaker 1: and off the field, pre snap motion shifts, checks at 1094 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:07,960 Speaker 1: the line. I mean, they threw the book at Peterman 1095 00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:10,000 Speaker 1: in that first preseason game, and I thought he handled 1096 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:13,719 Speaker 1: it very well. And I think that was a test 1097 00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:16,919 Speaker 1: that Dabele was issuing to Nathan Peterman because he didn't 1098 00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:18,640 Speaker 1: know who the starting quarterback was going to be. And 1099 00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:21,360 Speaker 1: I think Dabele was going into that game saying to himself, 1100 00:53:22,080 --> 00:53:24,799 Speaker 1: I got to act like this guy's my starter, and 1101 00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:26,880 Speaker 1: if I'm going to do that. The best way for 1102 00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:28,840 Speaker 1: me to help him is to be very multiple and 1103 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:31,640 Speaker 1: very varied on offense. So let me throw the book 1104 00:53:31,640 --> 00:53:33,600 Speaker 1: at him and see if he can process it, handle it, 1105 00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:36,200 Speaker 1: get this team up to the line, command the huddle, etc. Etc. 1106 00:53:37,040 --> 00:53:38,839 Speaker 1: And I thought he handled it with a plum. I mean, 1107 00:53:38,920 --> 00:53:43,080 Speaker 1: he did a fantastic job. And if you remember, you know, 1108 00:53:43,239 --> 00:53:47,320 Speaker 1: in that Carolina game, really no major busts on offense 1109 00:53:47,760 --> 00:53:50,920 Speaker 1: in terms of mental errors, in terms of false starts 1110 00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:52,680 Speaker 1: or anything. I think there were two penalties at the 1111 00:53:52,760 --> 00:53:55,360 Speaker 1: end of the first half, and I believe Peterman was 1112 00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,200 Speaker 1: out of the game or running along with the starting unit. 1113 00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:00,560 Speaker 1: So you know, you think about that opening drive leads 1114 00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:02,879 Speaker 1: the team right down the field. By the time he's 1115 00:54:02,920 --> 00:54:04,400 Speaker 1: out of the game, he's nine to ten for one 1116 00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:07,040 Speaker 1: hundred and some odd yards with a touchdown pass. Yes, 1117 00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:09,160 Speaker 1: he had to pick on that pass behind Ivory over 1118 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:11,560 Speaker 1: the middle. That's the only blemish there. And I think 1119 00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:15,120 Speaker 1: that went a long way in convincing Dable that, you 1120 00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:17,240 Speaker 1: know what, you can get pretty deep into the weeds 1121 00:54:17,640 --> 00:54:20,080 Speaker 1: of your playbook and this kid will be able to 1122 00:54:20,120 --> 00:54:22,720 Speaker 1: handle it. You know. Sean Monday, when he met the media, 1123 00:54:22,840 --> 00:54:25,120 Speaker 1: was asked a question about his quarterback decision, about the 1124 00:54:25,160 --> 00:54:28,800 Speaker 1: Bill's quarterback decision, and when he's talking about Peterman and 1125 00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:31,080 Speaker 1: his attributes, the first two things he said, and I 1126 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:33,320 Speaker 1: mentioned this, I've said it a couple times since Monday. 1127 00:54:33,640 --> 00:54:36,399 Speaker 1: His mental toughness, his command of the offense. I think 1128 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,840 Speaker 1: it's pretty simple. That's exactly why they're going with Nathan Peterman, right, 1129 00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:43,239 Speaker 1: is resilient and tough. We've seen that over and over 1130 00:54:43,320 --> 00:54:45,480 Speaker 1: again just in his brief tenure here. But I think 1131 00:54:45,520 --> 00:54:47,600 Speaker 1: even more importantly, his command of what they're trying to do, 1132 00:54:47,719 --> 00:54:50,040 Speaker 1: as you just mentioned, did what wants to do, and 1133 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:53,279 Speaker 1: I think a different way of encapsulating all of that 1134 00:54:54,239 --> 00:54:57,520 Speaker 1: is the overarching thing that coach McDermott is we're always 1135 00:54:57,560 --> 00:55:01,359 Speaker 1: looking for, and that's consistency. I mean it's not even 1136 00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:05,040 Speaker 1: close when you examine the consistency of the three quarterbacks 1137 00:55:05,080 --> 00:55:08,880 Speaker 1: that were in this competition, that Peterman blew them out 1138 00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:12,440 Speaker 1: of the water when it came to a consistent performance 1139 00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:15,560 Speaker 1: every day. And I'm not just talking about preseason games, 1140 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:20,719 Speaker 1: which alone tells you where things stood between these three candidates, 1141 00:55:21,520 --> 00:55:24,680 Speaker 1: but in practice he was the best quarterback also, and 1142 00:55:24,840 --> 00:55:27,200 Speaker 1: to be honest, with you guys. That really hasn't changed 1143 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:29,320 Speaker 1: from where it was in the spring. I mean, we 1144 00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:34,759 Speaker 1: gave out Spring Practice awards on Buffalo bills dot Com. 1145 00:55:34,840 --> 00:55:37,440 Speaker 1: At the end of the spring, he got most consistent 1146 00:55:37,520 --> 00:55:42,279 Speaker 1: players that didn't change in training camp or the preseason. 1147 00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:45,680 Speaker 1: Every day in practice, this guy finds something to get 1148 00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:49,880 Speaker 1: better at and that's why his career is on the 1149 00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:53,040 Speaker 1: upward climb right now, even though there isn't a lick 1150 00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:56,640 Speaker 1: of a person outside of the Buffalo area that believes 1151 00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:58,239 Speaker 1: he's going to be able to do anything for this offense. 1152 00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:03,759 Speaker 1: Blue ribbons, what were you? No ribbons? It's all written word. Yeah, 1153 00:56:04,040 --> 00:56:06,080 Speaker 1: I don't have a budget for that, Are you kidding me? Yeah? 1154 00:56:06,080 --> 00:56:08,080 Speaker 1: And the mental toughness you talked about with Peterman and 1155 00:56:08,560 --> 00:56:12,120 Speaker 1: the command of the offense, and that's what it all 1156 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:15,719 Speaker 1: translated into his consistent play. And I said it a 1157 00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:18,400 Speaker 1: bunch of times on this show throughout the preseason. The 1158 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:20,719 Speaker 1: only guy who didn't have a swoon in his game 1159 00:56:20,760 --> 00:56:24,800 Speaker 1: in the quarterback race was Peterman. Um. He had that 1160 00:56:25,080 --> 00:56:27,879 Speaker 1: opening drive for the touchdown, and then it's kind of like, well, 1161 00:56:27,920 --> 00:56:29,920 Speaker 1: he never took a step back from that, you know, 1162 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:33,120 Speaker 1: it was he completed eighty percent of his passes, and 1163 00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:36,360 Speaker 1: and the only down thing you could say is you 1164 00:56:36,360 --> 00:56:39,439 Speaker 1: can't remember really any spectacular plays when he was in there, 1165 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:43,080 Speaker 1: and you know, that's that's something that you might say, Wow, guys, 1166 00:56:43,120 --> 00:56:44,759 Speaker 1: you'd like to see him go deep once or twice 1167 00:56:44,840 --> 00:56:46,520 Speaker 1: or hit a long ball or something, but they really 1168 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:49,200 Speaker 1: never made him, never had any of those plays. They're like, wow, 1169 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:55,400 Speaker 1: I remember that play in the preseason town twenty eight 1170 00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:57,600 Speaker 1: yards and he landed it on the tent. But here's 1171 00:56:57,640 --> 00:56:59,759 Speaker 1: the fifteen so it was like a thirteen yard throat. 1172 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:03,000 Speaker 1: But you'll look at yards per attempt in the preseason again, 1173 00:57:03,120 --> 00:57:05,160 Speaker 1: he blew the other two out of the water ten 1174 00:57:05,200 --> 00:57:07,960 Speaker 1: point five, you know, and Alan's sitting there at five 1175 00:57:08,040 --> 00:57:10,560 Speaker 1: point four or five, and I think mccaron was around 1176 00:57:10,600 --> 00:57:14,440 Speaker 1: six or something. So even in that department, I mean, 1177 00:57:15,200 --> 00:57:18,400 Speaker 1: he's beaten them, you know. And he's not the one 1178 00:57:18,440 --> 00:57:21,440 Speaker 1: with the rocket arm. And I think here's the thing 1179 00:57:21,520 --> 00:57:26,439 Speaker 1: for Peterman that makes up for what people are concerned about, 1180 00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:29,320 Speaker 1: namely the lack of elite arm strength. First of all, 1181 00:57:29,320 --> 00:57:31,400 Speaker 1: I think his arm strengths above average. I don't think 1182 00:57:31,400 --> 00:57:33,400 Speaker 1: it's average. I don't think it's below average. It's slightly 1183 00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:37,720 Speaker 1: above average. But where he's going to help his receiving 1184 00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:42,160 Speaker 1: targets is with his ball placement, because far and away, 1185 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:44,080 Speaker 1: he's the best guy in terms of ball location. When 1186 00:57:44,080 --> 00:57:46,640 Speaker 1: he's delivering the football to his targets, he puts it. 1187 00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:49,280 Speaker 1: He's not just trying to put it on a guy. 1188 00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:52,000 Speaker 1: He's trying to put it on the proper shoulders so 1189 00:57:52,160 --> 00:57:54,400 Speaker 1: his teammate can get up turned and get up the 1190 00:57:54,480 --> 00:57:57,520 Speaker 1: field and spin away from a defender, not into him. 1191 00:57:59,080 --> 00:58:01,920 Speaker 1: If it's a back shoulder throw, it's on the back shoulder. 1192 00:58:02,280 --> 00:58:06,240 Speaker 1: If it's if he's got a guy that's blanketed in coverage, 1193 00:58:06,240 --> 00:58:07,720 Speaker 1: but he knows he's got a receiver who's got a 1194 00:58:07,720 --> 00:58:10,960 Speaker 1: big catch radius like Kelvin Benjamin. He's putting it, you know, 1195 00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:13,440 Speaker 1: six inches out in front of his body where the 1196 00:58:13,560 --> 00:58:15,800 Speaker 1: defender has to go through Kelvin Benjamin to make a 1197 00:58:15,840 --> 00:58:17,760 Speaker 1: play on the ball. He's only putting it where his 1198 00:58:17,840 --> 00:58:19,880 Speaker 1: teammate can make a play or nobody can make a play. 1199 00:58:20,320 --> 00:58:22,360 Speaker 1: And that's gonna be huge because this is a team 1200 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:25,400 Speaker 1: that for the last three years in this league has 1201 00:58:25,440 --> 00:58:29,200 Speaker 1: either been thirtieth, thirty first, or thirty second in yards 1202 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:32,800 Speaker 1: after catch, and it's because of the previous quarterback that 1203 00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:35,720 Speaker 1: was here. He could not lead people into space. Assistant 1204 00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:38,120 Speaker 1: pump the brakes on, you know, I like Peterman. I'm 1205 00:58:38,160 --> 00:58:40,560 Speaker 1: opping pump the brakes on sound making him sound like 1206 00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:43,920 Speaker 1: Joe Montana. I mean, he's he's good, and he had 1207 00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:46,120 Speaker 1: a good preseason. But I'm not thinking he's gonna go 1208 00:58:46,120 --> 00:58:48,200 Speaker 1: out in complete eighty percent of his passes. No, I 1209 00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:50,800 Speaker 1: don't think so he isn't. But watch his ball placement 1210 00:58:50,840 --> 00:58:52,680 Speaker 1: Steve when he got I mean I will, I will, 1211 00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:55,959 Speaker 1: but you know they can't make Yeah, but there's also 1212 00:58:56,040 --> 00:58:57,440 Speaker 1: things they're not gonna have him do. And I mean, 1213 00:58:57,480 --> 00:58:59,280 Speaker 1: how many times we have to hear somebody calling this 1214 00:58:59,360 --> 00:59:01,200 Speaker 1: show and say, you not let him throw a five 1215 00:59:01,280 --> 00:59:03,560 Speaker 1: yard hitch to the out wide side because he's gonna 1216 00:59:03,560 --> 00:59:07,760 Speaker 1: get picked off. We've seen that happen twice and maybe 1217 00:59:07,880 --> 00:59:10,160 Speaker 1: and it happened a J McCarron. He's kind of you 1218 00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:13,600 Speaker 1: know that you just can't make that throw. That's that's 1219 00:59:13,600 --> 00:59:16,760 Speaker 1: not going to happen. So there are as good as 1220 00:59:16,800 --> 00:59:18,800 Speaker 1: he's been and as improved as he is, and I 1221 00:59:18,920 --> 00:59:21,760 Speaker 1: think the thing that we don't see is that where 1222 00:59:21,840 --> 00:59:24,520 Speaker 1: he's at now and we're making having this conversation about 1223 00:59:24,600 --> 00:59:27,760 Speaker 1: where the roster is, where Nate Peterman is now from 1224 00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:30,640 Speaker 1: where he was twelve months ago. Think about the light 1225 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:34,120 Speaker 1: years of the journey that he's been on since he 1226 00:59:34,320 --> 00:59:36,920 Speaker 1: was coming as a backup to Tyrod Taylor last year, 1227 00:59:37,400 --> 00:59:40,080 Speaker 1: didn't plan on starting any games, and the and the 1228 00:59:40,280 --> 00:59:42,240 Speaker 1: roller coaster, the ride that he went on and has 1229 00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:46,360 Speaker 1: gone on through this offseason. It's there's no way that 1230 00:59:46,560 --> 00:59:48,360 Speaker 1: has not helped him. When he lines up behind center 1231 00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:51,600 Speaker 1: in Baltimore, he's better because of it. Yeah, exactly, question absolutely. 1232 00:59:51,680 --> 00:59:53,960 Speaker 1: Chris Brown is with US Bills Insider Buffalo Bills dot Com. 1233 00:59:54,080 --> 00:59:55,840 Speaker 1: Let's get you into what we're talking about on the 1234 00:59:55,880 --> 00:59:57,880 Speaker 1: show today, Chris, and that's the state of the roster. 1235 00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:01,400 Speaker 1: We're four days away from the season opener. Whyn't you 1236 01:00:01,520 --> 01:00:03,360 Speaker 1: if you need it, I have last year's depth chart 1237 01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:05,280 Speaker 1: here for opening day. If you need it, sure, I'll 1238 01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:07,800 Speaker 1: take it. Okay, let's see what you got. Let's talk 1239 01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:10,840 Speaker 1: about the Bill's roster. Is it better entering this season 1240 01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:13,680 Speaker 1: today than it was a year ago today? Okay, a 1241 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:16,320 Speaker 1: year plus minus or push and we'll go. I'll go 1242 01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:19,440 Speaker 1: kind of go through because we are we're taking meticulous 1243 01:00:19,560 --> 01:00:22,320 Speaker 1: notes here because Murph and I have Murph and I 1244 01:00:22,440 --> 01:00:26,640 Speaker 1: have vested interest in how this goes. I'll get overall 1245 01:00:26,680 --> 01:00:28,919 Speaker 1: at the end here, Chris wide receiver? Are they better 1246 01:00:29,080 --> 01:00:31,320 Speaker 1: this year going into the season they were a year ago? 1247 01:00:31,440 --> 01:00:37,040 Speaker 1: Right now? I think they're about the same. Um, they're 1248 01:00:37,040 --> 01:00:39,440 Speaker 1: about the same. Maybe a little bit better because you 1249 01:00:39,520 --> 01:00:45,120 Speaker 1: have Benjamin right, Um, maybe a little slightly better, slightly 1250 01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:51,120 Speaker 1: better exactly what we said. Slightly better quarterback tough one. Yeah, Um, 1251 01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:57,479 Speaker 1: I think just because if Taylor's experience and his dual 1252 01:00:57,560 --> 01:01:00,160 Speaker 1: threat nature they were, they were probably better at the 1253 01:01:00,280 --> 01:01:02,320 Speaker 1: very start of the season. And this is rooted more 1254 01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:05,240 Speaker 1: in experience than anything else. Yeah, for me, that counts. 1255 01:01:05,320 --> 01:01:10,360 Speaker 1: So I would say at quarterback as the season, quarterback 1256 01:01:10,440 --> 01:01:13,400 Speaker 1: as the season begins, I will say, yeah, So there, 1257 01:01:13,480 --> 01:01:19,640 Speaker 1: I would say running back better, worse? The same. Um, 1258 01:01:21,240 --> 01:01:25,320 Speaker 1: I think they're better. Yeah. I wasn't a fan of Tilbert, Um, 1259 01:01:26,040 --> 01:01:30,240 Speaker 1: so I think they're better. Yeah, not as good? Got you, 1260 01:01:30,760 --> 01:01:35,200 Speaker 1: tight end um? Same three three of the four the 1261 01:01:35,240 --> 01:01:39,160 Speaker 1: same guys, right, yeah, right. I'm intrigued by Croom's athleticism, 1262 01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:41,920 Speaker 1: so I think there's the potential there to be better 1263 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:44,760 Speaker 1: but for right now, I'll say push. Let me just 1264 01:01:44,840 --> 01:01:47,840 Speaker 1: say this. So the coaching staff that evaluates these guys 1265 01:01:47,880 --> 01:01:52,840 Speaker 1: and after six months picked picked between the two, they're 1266 01:01:52,880 --> 01:01:55,440 Speaker 1: not going to pick the worst guy. That's their opinion. 1267 01:01:55,640 --> 01:01:57,760 Speaker 1: We're not asking the coaching staff. We know what their opinion. 1268 01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:00,640 Speaker 1: I trust them. They're the guys who know there's more 1269 01:02:00,760 --> 01:02:04,040 Speaker 1: upside with Chrome. Yeah, there's no doubt about it. The 1270 01:02:04,120 --> 01:02:07,680 Speaker 1: potential is there to be better at that position. What's 1271 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:09,720 Speaker 1: he got to do to be worse than o Leary? Oh? 1272 01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:11,640 Speaker 1: Leary wasn't a bad player. He's got say he was. 1273 01:02:11,760 --> 01:02:13,800 Speaker 1: He's got to prove it, that's all Steve. He hasn't 1274 01:02:13,840 --> 01:02:15,360 Speaker 1: proved it, had in a regular season. He's got to 1275 01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:18,360 Speaker 1: prove it and then better you know, then better you know. 1276 01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:20,720 Speaker 1: That's why I'm with I don't know how. I don't 1277 01:02:20,720 --> 01:02:21,840 Speaker 1: know how you go. I don't know how you go 1278 01:02:21,960 --> 01:02:24,480 Speaker 1: worse it tight end? What's the first thing? Just an 1279 01:02:24,520 --> 01:02:26,960 Speaker 1: hour ago, um Brandon bead sitting right over there, when 1280 01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:28,920 Speaker 1: we're talking about roster cutdown, what was the first one 1281 01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:31,400 Speaker 1: he mentioned how tough it was to cut Nicole Leary. 1282 01:02:31,600 --> 01:02:34,040 Speaker 1: That's what he said. We didn't drag it. I get it. 1283 01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:35,960 Speaker 1: It was a tough call, a close call, I bet 1284 01:02:36,200 --> 01:02:38,640 Speaker 1: based on what Brandon bead said. Yeah, so I'm going 1285 01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:41,680 Speaker 1: to push with the potential to be better. Fine, can 1286 01:02:41,760 --> 01:02:44,840 Speaker 1: we move on now, Steve All defensive line, what do 1287 01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:47,600 Speaker 1: you think defensive line? Last year's roster edition? Listen. I 1288 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:52,600 Speaker 1: like Nico Leary a lot, a lot, but I think 1289 01:02:52,640 --> 01:02:55,120 Speaker 1: they made their choice and I think there's reasons for it. Sure, 1290 01:02:55,720 --> 01:02:59,840 Speaker 1: defensive line last year, the talent was better. This year. 1291 01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:03,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say working as a unit, they will be better. Collectively, 1292 01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:06,520 Speaker 1: they will be better that defensive line. And you're the 1293 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:11,200 Speaker 1: talent you're you're thinking of Marcel Darius because talent wise 1294 01:03:11,640 --> 01:03:15,160 Speaker 1: he is off the charts two or three years ago. 1295 01:03:15,240 --> 01:03:17,400 Speaker 1: But last year at this time now, I think as 1296 01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:19,560 Speaker 1: a group they will function better. This year, they will 1297 01:03:19,600 --> 01:03:23,640 Speaker 1: be better. Starlot Lee will it is better than Marcel 1298 01:03:23,720 --> 01:03:30,960 Speaker 1: Darius right now. Linebacker um again, probably a push with 1299 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:34,080 Speaker 1: the potential to be better because of what Tremaine Endmunds 1300 01:03:34,120 --> 01:03:36,640 Speaker 1: can be. He's got to prove it, you know, we 1301 01:03:36,720 --> 01:03:38,840 Speaker 1: don't know yet. But potential to be better. Yes, I 1302 01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:41,200 Speaker 1: actually said, I actually said I thought the linebackers were 1303 01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:45,760 Speaker 1: worse because Preston Brown was what he was and Tremaine 1304 01:03:46,280 --> 01:03:48,400 Speaker 1: maybe you know what I mean, just gave it. I 1305 01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:51,280 Speaker 1: gave the nod to you knew what prestaurant and he 1306 01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:52,880 Speaker 1: was good. He's still you still do and he's a 1307 01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:55,240 Speaker 1: good player. And I think that the other two guys 1308 01:03:55,280 --> 01:03:58,720 Speaker 1: on the outside, Lorenzo is still there and Milano moved 1309 01:03:58,800 --> 01:04:01,280 Speaker 1: up from a year ago from a backup to a starter. 1310 01:04:01,440 --> 01:04:05,600 Speaker 1: So I think Edmonds is the wildcard there. Defensive backfield better, worse, 1311 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:10,720 Speaker 1: the same? What do you think? Very similar? It's it's similar. 1312 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:13,400 Speaker 1: I'm worried that it might be a little bit less 1313 01:04:14,320 --> 01:04:16,280 Speaker 1: um because of the corner I'm worried about the other 1314 01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:19,240 Speaker 1: corner opposite Tradaviaus. That's the position I'm worried about. Yeah, 1315 01:04:19,240 --> 01:04:21,480 Speaker 1: and I said, I don't remind me what I said 1316 01:04:21,480 --> 01:04:23,320 Speaker 1: it was. It was. I thought it was better because 1317 01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:26,120 Speaker 1: of the depth behind those guys. Raphael Bush can really play. 1318 01:04:26,160 --> 01:04:28,320 Speaker 1: I think the guys behind the second because we read 1319 01:04:28,360 --> 01:04:30,840 Speaker 1: off the old the guys behind the starters from a 1320 01:04:30,920 --> 01:04:33,200 Speaker 1: year ago. Yeah, and this group is just much better. 1321 01:04:33,480 --> 01:04:37,800 Speaker 1: I like the safety depth better right and corners of 1322 01:04:37,880 --> 01:04:40,800 Speaker 1: the corners question mark, no question anything on special teams 1323 01:04:42,280 --> 01:04:45,560 Speaker 1: the punter, Well, yeah, what do we We don't know. Again, 1324 01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:49,000 Speaker 1: we don't know, so you know, you can it's worse, better, worse, 1325 01:04:49,080 --> 01:04:50,600 Speaker 1: the same. How do we How do we know? We 1326 01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:53,439 Speaker 1: haven't seen us, We don't know any of It's gotta 1327 01:04:53,440 --> 01:04:55,560 Speaker 1: be you gotta consider a little bit worse because of 1328 01:04:55,640 --> 01:04:58,040 Speaker 1: the fact that guy's never punted in an NFL game 1329 01:04:58,080 --> 01:05:00,800 Speaker 1: of any kind. Overall, better roster entering the season than 1330 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:04,520 Speaker 1: last year. Did you keep his? Oh my gosh, he 1331 01:05:04,600 --> 01:05:07,640 Speaker 1: didn't keep it. He was similar to us. It was 1332 01:05:07,760 --> 01:05:11,120 Speaker 1: really similar. Yeah, I mean, I think I think the 1333 01:05:11,240 --> 01:05:13,320 Speaker 1: roster has the potential to be better, but I don't 1334 01:05:13,320 --> 01:05:15,680 Speaker 1: think it is at the beginning of the season right now. Okay. 1335 01:05:15,800 --> 01:05:17,560 Speaker 1: One of the things too, and I've been trying to 1336 01:05:17,600 --> 01:05:21,120 Speaker 1: spend I'm you know, spending this positively one of the 1337 01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:24,120 Speaker 1: rumors and people forget I've brought it up. This offense 1338 01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:26,280 Speaker 1: and particularly the offensive line struggled in the first half 1339 01:05:26,320 --> 01:05:29,520 Speaker 1: of the season under that running scheme with Dennison last year. 1340 01:05:30,560 --> 01:05:35,360 Speaker 1: That gives this offensive line, given the fact that this 1341 01:05:35,800 --> 01:05:40,440 Speaker 1: they're picked for this offense, Um, you know, there's a 1342 01:05:40,520 --> 01:05:42,120 Speaker 1: chance they could play a little bit better than that 1343 01:05:42,200 --> 01:05:43,880 Speaker 1: offensive line did last year at the beginning of the 1344 01:05:43,960 --> 01:05:46,640 Speaker 1: year because they did struggle. We're talking about the roster though, 1345 01:05:46,680 --> 01:05:49,240 Speaker 1: I know I'm talking. You're asking me. Do I like 1346 01:05:49,320 --> 01:05:53,120 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator this year better than last year? Absolutely? Big? 1347 01:05:53,240 --> 01:05:56,160 Speaker 1: Two plus? Yeah? And what is the best free agent 1348 01:05:56,240 --> 01:05:59,240 Speaker 1: signing every year for well, you're a big coordinator guy. 1349 01:05:59,240 --> 01:06:02,120 Speaker 1: That's right. Let's take some calls on this topic. We'll 1350 01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:04,560 Speaker 1: go to Paul in Rochester thoughts on the roster and Paul, 1351 01:06:04,600 --> 01:06:06,000 Speaker 1: go ahead, you're on the air, and Chris is here 1352 01:06:06,040 --> 01:06:11,520 Speaker 1: as well. You guys, how are we doing today? Very good? Great? Um? So, Unfortunately, 1353 01:06:11,560 --> 01:06:13,880 Speaker 1: I love the question. Unfortunately, I actually think that the 1354 01:06:14,040 --> 01:06:16,840 Speaker 1: roster as a whole is a little bit worse, if 1355 01:06:16,920 --> 01:06:19,960 Speaker 1: not significantly worse. And here's why. I think when in 1356 01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:23,200 Speaker 1: the last season, we knew we had one elite group 1357 01:06:23,280 --> 01:06:25,160 Speaker 1: on there, or close to elite group, and that was 1358 01:06:25,400 --> 01:06:28,360 Speaker 1: that was the running game. When you when you lose 1359 01:06:28,440 --> 01:06:31,800 Speaker 1: three fifths of your starting offensive line, I don't know 1360 01:06:31,960 --> 01:06:33,840 Speaker 1: how we're going to be able to effectively run the 1361 01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:36,720 Speaker 1: ball game in game out and get McCoy the space 1362 01:06:36,840 --> 01:06:39,360 Speaker 1: that he needs to, you know, to be McCoy. So 1363 01:06:39,440 --> 01:06:41,560 Speaker 1: I think that's a huge thing. And then the other 1364 01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:45,400 Speaker 1: thing is, I mean Tyrod Taylor. I think so many people, 1365 01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:48,560 Speaker 1: fans the media focus on, you know, what he wasn't 1366 01:06:48,640 --> 01:06:51,280 Speaker 1: instead of the things that he was. He turned it 1367 01:06:51,360 --> 01:06:54,240 Speaker 1: over four times last season. Peterman turned it over more 1368 01:06:54,280 --> 01:06:57,000 Speaker 1: in one game than Tyrod is the higher seas and 1369 01:06:57,120 --> 01:06:59,680 Speaker 1: there's a huge value in that. Sure there is. Yeah, 1370 01:07:00,040 --> 01:07:02,280 Speaker 1: doesn't win games, but part of winning games is not 1371 01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:06,040 Speaker 1: losing them either. So two good points, Paul, Tyrod was 1372 01:07:06,080 --> 01:07:09,240 Speaker 1: a competent NFL quarterback. He remains a competent NFL quarterback. 1373 01:07:09,360 --> 01:07:11,600 Speaker 1: Bills want to get better, great later. Bills want to 1374 01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:13,360 Speaker 1: get better. They want to do better than thirty first 1375 01:07:13,400 --> 01:07:16,800 Speaker 1: in passing, right right, Yeah, you gotta definitely true. But 1376 01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:19,200 Speaker 1: but keep in mind guys too it. You know, Tyrod's 1377 01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:21,120 Speaker 1: a winning quarterback in the NFL. I think his records 1378 01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:25,000 Speaker 1: like twenty three and twenty one. Then guys maybe ten 1379 01:07:25,040 --> 01:07:27,000 Speaker 1: of them in the NFL that have winning records, so 1380 01:07:27,080 --> 01:07:29,840 Speaker 1: it's hard to come by. I get why he's gone. 1381 01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:32,080 Speaker 1: I totally understand it, and I love the Allen pick. 1382 01:07:32,520 --> 01:07:34,080 Speaker 1: But to say that Peterman is going to be a 1383 01:07:34,120 --> 01:07:36,680 Speaker 1: step above him like some fans are thinking, and he 1384 01:07:36,760 --> 01:07:38,800 Speaker 1: had a great preseason, like he earned the starting job. 1385 01:07:38,800 --> 01:07:41,400 Speaker 1: I totally get it. But he turned it over five 1386 01:07:41,520 --> 01:07:44,080 Speaker 1: times in his one start last year. He ended the 1387 01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:47,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville game in the playoffs with a pick. He threw 1388 01:07:47,160 --> 01:07:49,160 Speaker 1: a pick in his only time in the preseason against 1389 01:07:49,240 --> 01:07:51,680 Speaker 1: the Ones. Not really his fault. He almost threw two 1390 01:07:51,760 --> 01:07:54,640 Speaker 1: picks to the Browns. So I actually see Peterman as 1391 01:07:54,680 --> 01:07:57,120 Speaker 1: a passer kind of as a plus, but I also 1392 01:07:57,160 --> 01:07:59,320 Speaker 1: see him as as you know, the potential for a 1393 01:07:59,400 --> 01:08:02,000 Speaker 1: big turn Well, anytime you throw the football, you got 1394 01:08:02,080 --> 01:08:04,080 Speaker 1: a potential for a turnover, no question about it. And 1395 01:08:04,160 --> 01:08:06,840 Speaker 1: that's why Tyrod didn't turn it over, because he wouldn't 1396 01:08:06,840 --> 01:08:11,640 Speaker 1: throw it. What did you think, Chris of his Paul 1397 01:08:11,720 --> 01:08:14,600 Speaker 1: and Rochester's analysis of the old line and what he 1398 01:08:14,680 --> 01:08:17,200 Speaker 1: anticipates we struggle running the football. I'm not prepared to 1399 01:08:17,240 --> 01:08:20,840 Speaker 1: say that yet. It might be difficult this week. Yeah, 1400 01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:23,599 Speaker 1: it's gonna be difficult this week. I mean Brandy Williams 1401 01:08:23,640 --> 01:08:26,840 Speaker 1: and Michael Pierce, Oh my gosh, that's not gonna be 1402 01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:30,400 Speaker 1: easy those two guys are. I mean, I really worry 1403 01:08:30,520 --> 01:08:35,560 Speaker 1: that we're gonna see on Sunday a lot of similarities 1404 01:08:35,600 --> 01:08:37,439 Speaker 1: to what we saw in the opener in twenty sixteen, 1405 01:08:37,520 --> 01:08:39,479 Speaker 1: where it was just it was just a brick wall. 1406 01:08:39,560 --> 01:08:42,439 Speaker 1: They just stacked everybody in there and said, let's see 1407 01:08:42,439 --> 01:08:45,400 Speaker 1: your quarterback beat us, and Tyrod Taylor couldn't do that. 1408 01:08:45,960 --> 01:08:48,559 Speaker 1: And now I see them saying the same thing. We're 1409 01:08:48,560 --> 01:08:51,760 Speaker 1: gonna take care of McCoy, what else you got, And 1410 01:08:52,640 --> 01:08:55,599 Speaker 1: it's going to be on Peterman to make some plays 1411 01:08:55,720 --> 01:08:57,880 Speaker 1: to at least pull them out of what is largely 1412 01:08:57,960 --> 01:09:00,160 Speaker 1: going to be an eight in the box. Look or 1413 01:09:00,760 --> 01:09:02,760 Speaker 1: as long as they want to try to run the football, well, 1414 01:09:02,760 --> 01:09:04,439 Speaker 1: I think you can count that if they want to 1415 01:09:04,479 --> 01:09:08,760 Speaker 1: throw eight in the box that the Bills are going 1416 01:09:08,800 --> 01:09:11,800 Speaker 1: to break the box up. Though. I mean they'll split it. See, 1417 01:09:11,840 --> 01:09:15,760 Speaker 1: they can take im. I was gonna say, they'll take 1418 01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:19,519 Speaker 1: LaShaun to put him outside of Calvin Benjamin to the side, 1419 01:09:19,560 --> 01:09:22,360 Speaker 1: to the to the wide side of the field. Um. Yeah, 1420 01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:24,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot of stuff they can do to combat that, 1421 01:09:24,280 --> 01:09:26,040 Speaker 1: and I think that's one of the things that, particularly 1422 01:09:26,080 --> 01:09:28,800 Speaker 1: with this offensive scheme, they're gonna be able to do. Um, 1423 01:09:29,080 --> 01:09:33,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna be able to do more things offensively in 1424 01:09:33,280 --> 01:09:36,280 Speaker 1: the passing game, which means the defense is not going 1425 01:09:36,320 --> 01:09:39,280 Speaker 1: to be able to throw nine guys in the box 1426 01:09:39,439 --> 01:09:41,680 Speaker 1: and dare you garry your guy to throw it a 1427 01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:45,160 Speaker 1: crossing route at fifteen yards? Call here from Chris and 1428 01:09:45,280 --> 01:09:48,720 Speaker 1: Myrtle Beach. Hello Chris, go ahead, Hey guys, how are 1429 01:09:48,720 --> 01:09:51,519 Speaker 1: you doing right? I just wanted to say, overall, I 1430 01:09:51,680 --> 01:09:55,479 Speaker 1: think our defense is better, UM on our offense on side, 1431 01:09:55,720 --> 01:09:58,200 Speaker 1: I think our running back is a lot better, UM, 1432 01:09:58,320 --> 01:10:01,479 Speaker 1: you know, through the depth and with the quarterback position, 1433 01:10:01,800 --> 01:10:05,960 Speaker 1: I do think that it is better. When Hyrod played 1434 01:10:05,960 --> 01:10:08,960 Speaker 1: against the Saints, he threw fifty eight yard passing. I 1435 01:10:09,040 --> 01:10:14,559 Speaker 1: believe that game and after that game that they asked 1436 01:10:14,600 --> 01:10:17,880 Speaker 1: the defense, how did you contain Tyrod? They said they 1437 01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:21,240 Speaker 1: made him play quarterback. When the defense is saying that 1438 01:10:21,320 --> 01:10:24,679 Speaker 1: about your quarterback, he's he's not good. And I think 1439 01:10:24,760 --> 01:10:27,120 Speaker 1: that what you guys just said is correct. Teams aren't 1440 01:10:27,160 --> 01:10:29,320 Speaker 1: going to be stuck in the box anymore because we 1441 01:10:29,439 --> 01:10:31,680 Speaker 1: have someone that can throw it down the field. So 1442 01:10:31,800 --> 01:10:33,800 Speaker 1: I think in the quarterback position it is better. I 1443 01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:36,320 Speaker 1: think wide receiver is a little better, running backs better, 1444 01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,200 Speaker 1: and our defensive side. The only thing that really scares 1445 01:10:39,240 --> 01:10:41,519 Speaker 1: me is our depth at quarterback. But other than that, 1446 01:10:41,680 --> 01:10:43,519 Speaker 1: you know, last year we made the playoffs at nine 1447 01:10:43,560 --> 01:10:45,559 Speaker 1: and seven, and I think we have a very similar team. 1448 01:10:45,920 --> 01:10:49,360 Speaker 1: Great defense, spotty offense. So overall, I do think we 1449 01:10:49,439 --> 01:10:52,800 Speaker 1: are a better team. Okay, that's pretty comprehensive there. Yes, 1450 01:10:53,120 --> 01:10:55,640 Speaker 1: that's it's well thought out and I get it too. 1451 01:10:55,720 --> 01:10:58,280 Speaker 1: And the problem is when you start talking about your 1452 01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:00,519 Speaker 1: offensive line, that means you get that has a ripple 1453 01:11:00,560 --> 01:11:02,720 Speaker 1: effect across the board. That's what scares a lot of 1454 01:11:02,760 --> 01:11:06,680 Speaker 1: people fans as well. I mean, Lashawn McCoy doesn't play 1455 01:11:06,720 --> 01:11:09,000 Speaker 1: as well, your quarterback can't play as well, your receivers 1456 01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:12,000 Speaker 1: don't play as well. And it's it's cause and effect, 1457 01:11:12,080 --> 01:11:15,439 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of fans are apprehensive about 1458 01:11:15,479 --> 01:11:18,040 Speaker 1: their ability to be consistent. Chris, Before we let you go, 1459 01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:19,760 Speaker 1: I want to get your thoughts on this. I think 1460 01:11:19,800 --> 01:11:21,360 Speaker 1: we'll get a chance to talk to you again before 1461 01:11:22,160 --> 01:11:25,560 Speaker 1: before the kickoff on Sunday, but maybe not. Roster is 1462 01:11:25,600 --> 01:11:27,280 Speaker 1: one thing, and that's all we're dealing with your roster. 1463 01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:32,559 Speaker 1: Steve keeps talking about coordinators and stuff for two things. One, 1464 01:11:32,600 --> 01:11:34,679 Speaker 1: I do believe they're heading in the right direction too 1465 01:11:35,640 --> 01:11:38,680 Speaker 1: with this head coach McDermott, who demonstrated last year his 1466 01:11:38,760 --> 01:11:41,280 Speaker 1: ability to get more out of a roster than the 1467 01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:44,240 Speaker 1: talent might indicate. I feel pretty good about that. I 1468 01:11:44,280 --> 01:11:47,240 Speaker 1: feel really good about the change of defensive coordinator. So 1469 01:11:47,520 --> 01:11:50,240 Speaker 1: whatever we think about this roster, I think it's important 1470 01:11:50,240 --> 01:11:52,280 Speaker 1: for me to say, and maybe you agree or disagree, 1471 01:11:52,680 --> 01:11:55,160 Speaker 1: that's not the only consideration as what a team does 1472 01:11:55,280 --> 01:11:57,080 Speaker 1: during the course of the season. Oh no, of course not. 1473 01:11:57,240 --> 01:11:59,280 Speaker 1: I mean, and luck is a factor too. By the way, 1474 01:11:59,560 --> 01:12:03,080 Speaker 1: I'm a proponent of the of the theory that good 1475 01:12:03,120 --> 01:12:05,639 Speaker 1: coaching can win you at least two more games a season. 1476 01:12:07,240 --> 01:12:10,720 Speaker 1: Belichick's number might be even higher than that. His might 1477 01:12:10,760 --> 01:12:13,720 Speaker 1: be three or four. But I would say, if you've 1478 01:12:13,760 --> 01:12:17,360 Speaker 1: got a good quality head coach who hires a good 1479 01:12:17,439 --> 01:12:20,479 Speaker 1: staff and they're doing things the right way, you can 1480 01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:22,880 Speaker 1: win two more games, and maybe people think you should 1481 01:12:23,760 --> 01:12:27,759 Speaker 1: each year. And I think McDermott falls into that class. Okay, 1482 01:12:28,439 --> 01:12:31,719 Speaker 1: thanks Chris, you got it, Chris Brown, Bills Insider, Buffalo Bills. 1483 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:33,400 Speaker 1: What's coming up on the website? What do you got 1484 01:12:33,400 --> 01:12:35,400 Speaker 1: post practice? So we've got quick hits up now. It's 1485 01:12:35,400 --> 01:12:39,600 Speaker 1: just kind of encapsulates some of the newsworthy notes, you know, 1486 01:12:39,680 --> 01:12:41,840 Speaker 1: from coach mcdermot's press conference and what we saw in 1487 01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:45,000 Speaker 1: the practice field. Lashawn McCoy's going to address the media 1488 01:12:45,040 --> 01:12:46,960 Speaker 1: for the first time since the first day of training camp, 1489 01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:50,120 Speaker 1: so we'll be covering that in detail. This afternoon. We'll 1490 01:12:50,160 --> 01:12:52,840 Speaker 1: have Bill's minute on the video side, kind of encapsulating 1491 01:12:52,920 --> 01:12:56,200 Speaker 1: the day first, you know, Wednesday of the regular season, 1492 01:12:56,240 --> 01:12:58,560 Speaker 1: which is you know, when the installs start happening and 1493 01:12:58,600 --> 01:13:01,160 Speaker 1: the players are busy. So we'll have wall to wall 1494 01:13:01,200 --> 01:13:03,280 Speaker 1: stuff up there on the video side and the written side. 1495 01:13:03,320 --> 01:13:05,840 Speaker 1: All right, all right, Man Bills Buffalo Bills dot Com. 1496 01:13:05,960 --> 01:13:08,720 Speaker 1: Chris Brown is all over the first injury report too. Yeah, 1497 01:13:08,760 --> 01:13:11,760 Speaker 1: injuries that'll come out what late this afternoon, late afternoon, Yeah, 1498 01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:13,479 Speaker 1: four or five o'clock somewhere in there. All right, we're 1499 01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:15,519 Speaker 1: back with more One Goes Live from One Bill's Drive 1500 01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:32,160 Speaker 1: on Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back to One Bill's Drive 1501 01:13:32,280 --> 01:13:34,800 Speaker 1: where we do One Goes Live every weekday noon to three. 1502 01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:36,519 Speaker 1: We got great shows coming up the rest of the week. 1503 01:13:36,720 --> 01:13:39,920 Speaker 1: Steve Dorman Thomas gonna join us in studio tomorrow. He's 1504 01:13:39,960 --> 01:13:44,200 Speaker 1: back for the regular season. On Friday, Greg Cosell, Lorenzo Alexander, 1505 01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:45,960 Speaker 1: Eric Wood's going to be in the show on Friday. 1506 01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:47,479 Speaker 1: We got a lot coming up the rest of the week. 1507 01:13:47,520 --> 01:13:49,559 Speaker 1: Here pretty good shows, not that today is not good. 1508 01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:52,840 Speaker 1: It's a great show. We have a vigorous discussion going 1509 01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:54,960 Speaker 1: on about the state of the roster well year to year, 1510 01:13:55,320 --> 01:13:56,800 Speaker 1: and we'd like you to weigh in on that. It's 1511 01:13:56,840 --> 01:13:58,880 Speaker 1: our Twitter poll. Let's check and see how we're doing 1512 01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:01,519 Speaker 1: on Twitter. The question is the Bill's roster as we 1513 01:14:01,600 --> 01:14:05,120 Speaker 1: approached the regular season opener four days away, how does 1514 01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:07,320 Speaker 1: it compare to last year? Is the Bill's roster better 1515 01:14:07,400 --> 01:14:10,000 Speaker 1: than it was a year ago at this time entering 1516 01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:13,400 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen, on Twitter, sixty three percent of you say no, 1517 01:14:13,600 --> 01:14:16,320 Speaker 1: it is not. Thirty seven percent of you say yes, 1518 01:14:16,479 --> 01:14:19,200 Speaker 1: it is better. Love to hear your explanation of that. 1519 01:14:19,400 --> 01:14:21,760 Speaker 1: You're and there've been good ones already. On the phone 1520 01:14:21,760 --> 01:14:24,479 Speaker 1: lines eight three five fifty toll free one eight eight 1521 01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:27,760 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty the number to call. 1522 01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:30,120 Speaker 1: We'll take your phone calls on that. We can read 1523 01:14:30,160 --> 01:14:34,840 Speaker 1: the responses off the tweet sheet from Brian Cook. On 1524 01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:37,280 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet on paper, we are the same or 1525 01:14:37,360 --> 01:14:40,639 Speaker 1: better at every position group, with the exception of offensive line, 1526 01:14:40,920 --> 01:14:44,400 Speaker 1: which has big questions to answer after their preseason performance. 1527 01:14:44,439 --> 01:14:47,400 Speaker 1: If they can show competence, and the answer is resounding yes. 1528 01:14:47,479 --> 01:14:52,280 Speaker 1: If not, get ready for a long, painful season. Interesting, Yeah, 1529 01:14:52,600 --> 01:14:54,720 Speaker 1: Nick Terry Oline is the only group you can say 1530 01:14:54,840 --> 01:14:57,720 Speaker 1: is definitely worse quarterback remains to be seen. Hard to 1531 01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:01,240 Speaker 1: say Peterman will definitely be a worse quarterback over the 1532 01:15:01,320 --> 01:15:03,280 Speaker 1: course of a full season. In Tyron Taylor, it is 1533 01:15:03,320 --> 01:15:05,479 Speaker 1: a true question mark. All the other groups are on 1534 01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:10,640 Speaker 1: power or better than twenty seventeen. I don't know some 1535 01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:12,280 Speaker 1: of it. I'm yeah, I mean, I agree with some 1536 01:15:12,400 --> 01:15:15,640 Speaker 1: of everybody says, you know, because that's the beauty of 1537 01:15:15,680 --> 01:15:17,720 Speaker 1: this and from Russell Harrington. Overall, I think the Bills 1538 01:15:17,760 --> 01:15:20,200 Speaker 1: have improved from last year. They've gotten better athletically, and 1539 01:15:20,240 --> 01:15:23,480 Speaker 1: they have a quarterback that can successfully can be successfully 1540 01:15:23,560 --> 01:15:26,920 Speaker 1: groomed for upcoming years. Also, like the tight end group 1541 01:15:26,960 --> 01:15:29,639 Speaker 1: with what they offer in the receiving game, special teams 1542 01:15:29,760 --> 01:15:34,960 Speaker 1: coverage has improved. So I some of that's true, I mean, 1543 01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:41,599 Speaker 1: but to me, the real question comes down to whether 1544 01:15:41,640 --> 01:15:43,800 Speaker 1: it's plus or minus or a lot of people think 1545 01:15:44,200 --> 01:15:47,880 Speaker 1: they've improved everywhere, which except for the offensive line, and 1546 01:15:48,320 --> 01:15:51,120 Speaker 1: because I think one of the things was the unexpected 1547 01:15:51,200 --> 01:15:54,360 Speaker 1: departure of the two guys Ritchie and Eric, that was 1548 01:15:54,840 --> 01:15:59,760 Speaker 1: that was unexpected by everybody, and that's when you get 1549 01:15:59,800 --> 01:16:02,639 Speaker 1: caught off guard. That means the club couldn't plan ahead 1550 01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:04,880 Speaker 1: to say, hey, we're gonna look ahead and start planning 1551 01:16:04,960 --> 01:16:07,719 Speaker 1: on this now. So they got to kind of dropped 1552 01:16:07,760 --> 01:16:09,519 Speaker 1: in their laps and there was no chance to really 1553 01:16:10,040 --> 01:16:15,360 Speaker 1: ramp up some possibilities to make sure the transition goes smoother. 1554 01:16:15,520 --> 01:16:18,280 Speaker 1: So and and it has shown up this preseason as well, 1555 01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:20,839 Speaker 1: that that problem. We'll go back to something Russell Harrington 1556 01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:22,360 Speaker 1: tweeted in there in the tweet sheet, and he said 1557 01:16:22,360 --> 01:16:24,680 Speaker 1: they've gotten better athletically and they have a quarterback that 1558 01:16:24,880 --> 01:16:29,479 Speaker 1: can be successfully groom for upcoming years. That's true, Josh Allen, 1559 01:16:30,240 --> 01:16:33,600 Speaker 1: I think offers immense potential for upcoming years. But the 1560 01:16:33,720 --> 01:16:36,280 Speaker 1: question we're asking it is the roster better now today 1561 01:16:36,400 --> 01:16:38,040 Speaker 1: going into this season than it was a year ago. 1562 01:16:38,080 --> 01:16:40,200 Speaker 1: And that's where I don't get confused by that. I 1563 01:16:40,280 --> 01:16:42,720 Speaker 1: think long term, yes, the Bills are going to be 1564 01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:45,400 Speaker 1: better off at quarterback, gonna be better off at quarterback 1565 01:16:46,200 --> 01:16:48,200 Speaker 1: a year from now than they were going into the 1566 01:16:48,280 --> 01:16:51,400 Speaker 1: last season. But are they better today than they were 1567 01:16:51,479 --> 01:16:54,240 Speaker 1: going into the last season, said they've got a quarterback 1568 01:16:54,360 --> 01:16:58,679 Speaker 1: can be successfully groom for upcoming years. I was thinking 1569 01:16:58,680 --> 01:17:05,280 Speaker 1: of Peterman. Yeah, he'll get he's yeah, he's one year in. Um, 1570 01:17:06,200 --> 01:17:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, can you imagine if he takes an enormous 1571 01:17:08,040 --> 01:17:11,680 Speaker 1: step forward. I mean that's um, it would be a 1572 01:17:11,800 --> 01:17:14,200 Speaker 1: good place to be if you're the Bills. Um. And uh, 1573 01:17:14,600 --> 01:17:18,160 Speaker 1: we'll see if it happens. But yeah, that's he's right there. 1574 01:17:18,360 --> 01:17:20,840 Speaker 1: Listen at this point, it's nothing but question mark. Yeah, 1575 01:17:21,120 --> 01:17:23,120 Speaker 1: Mark and Jersey on the line. Mark, any thoughts on 1576 01:17:23,200 --> 01:17:27,040 Speaker 1: this or quarterbacks? What do you got? Oh, I'm more 1577 01:17:27,080 --> 01:17:30,160 Speaker 1: in line with you guys. I mean not to talk 1578 01:17:30,240 --> 01:17:32,600 Speaker 1: bad about the show, you know, prior to yours or 1579 01:17:32,880 --> 01:17:36,439 Speaker 1: following yours, But I'm bathing in the negative narrative and 1580 01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:40,040 Speaker 1: talking about fantasy football and fear bunkers. I'm sick of it. 1581 01:17:40,920 --> 01:17:43,680 Speaker 1: I mean, what you're what? What about? I don't know 1582 01:17:43,760 --> 01:17:46,360 Speaker 1: what that meant? What did you say? What's it's it's 1583 01:17:46,720 --> 01:17:52,439 Speaker 1: something that the early show talks about the team's culture 1584 01:17:52,760 --> 01:17:55,719 Speaker 1: means so much, but it's snarked that by so many 1585 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:59,880 Speaker 1: And look at the Browns. They've had waiver claim priority 1586 01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:04,360 Speaker 1: draft priority. But you know what the message is always changing, 1587 01:18:04,880 --> 01:18:07,760 Speaker 1: the leadership always changes, and then they what do they 1588 01:18:07,840 --> 01:18:10,320 Speaker 1: do when they're what they're doing is not working? They 1589 01:18:10,479 --> 01:18:14,400 Speaker 1: change Mitch Dream to save themselves because in the NFL, 1590 01:18:14,479 --> 01:18:17,840 Speaker 1: self preservation becomes the number one priority. Bills aren't there, right, 1591 01:18:17,880 --> 01:18:21,160 Speaker 1: that's what you're saying, Mark, Right, Yeah, the bills are there. 1592 01:18:22,400 --> 01:18:24,680 Speaker 1: Is germinating and they're a second year in so I 1593 01:18:24,760 --> 01:18:27,439 Speaker 1: think they're better this year for that, and positionally, I 1594 01:18:27,479 --> 01:18:31,439 Speaker 1: think they're much more talented athletically, they're more diverse on offense. 1595 01:18:31,800 --> 01:18:34,680 Speaker 1: Just from the coordinator alone, I think Jason Krum, you 1596 01:18:34,800 --> 01:18:36,360 Speaker 1: have to game plan for that guy. You don't have 1597 01:18:36,439 --> 01:18:40,400 Speaker 1: to game plan for nicol Leary. Jason Crum's the number 1598 01:18:40,400 --> 01:18:45,240 Speaker 1: two tight end on the depth chart, right, So I'll 1599 01:18:45,320 --> 01:18:47,160 Speaker 1: cross the board and I think they have a quarterback 1600 01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:51,280 Speaker 1: that teams have to adjust to passing the ball because 1601 01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:53,280 Speaker 1: they all knew Tyrod was going to run and if 1602 01:18:53,320 --> 01:18:56,200 Speaker 1: they suffocated him in certain ways that they could just 1603 01:18:56,560 --> 01:18:58,960 Speaker 1: nullenvoid him. Look at the game prior to the one 1604 01:18:59,160 --> 01:19:02,559 Speaker 1: everybody holds over Peterman's head. They may as well turn 1605 01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:06,880 Speaker 1: over the ball five times against the Saints. They went 1606 01:19:07,160 --> 01:19:08,800 Speaker 1: out how many times and how many times that the 1607 01:19:08,840 --> 01:19:11,800 Speaker 1: Saints run it right down their throat to score right right, 1608 01:19:11,840 --> 01:19:13,360 Speaker 1: It was an ugly game. The Saints game was a 1609 01:19:13,760 --> 01:19:17,360 Speaker 1: ugly game, no question about it. And yeah, yeah, Mark, 1610 01:19:17,439 --> 01:19:19,320 Speaker 1: some of that you gotta agree with, a lot of 1611 01:19:19,360 --> 01:19:23,439 Speaker 1: it is well thought out, and I'm with you that 1612 01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:26,920 Speaker 1: culture does mean something, and I'm not it may not 1613 01:19:27,240 --> 01:19:29,599 Speaker 1: translate into as many wins as they got last year. 1614 01:19:29,640 --> 01:19:32,800 Speaker 1: And we had a tweet come in at us. Listen, 1615 01:19:32,840 --> 01:19:35,559 Speaker 1: they may be athletically better, they may be better at 1616 01:19:35,600 --> 01:19:39,040 Speaker 1: every position, including quarterback, but in this league, in the 1617 01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:41,439 Speaker 1: NFL we've all seen, you may get better, but when 1618 01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:44,160 Speaker 1: fewer games, particularly given the fact that the Bills won 1619 01:19:44,360 --> 01:19:46,680 Speaker 1: way more games than a lot of people gave them 1620 01:19:46,720 --> 01:19:49,320 Speaker 1: credit for deserving. Last year, they got to the playoffs 1621 01:19:49,360 --> 01:19:51,840 Speaker 1: and they were the We've said it a million times, 1622 01:19:51,880 --> 01:19:56,200 Speaker 1: twenty sixth ranked defense, twenty ninth ranked offense overall, and 1623 01:19:56,320 --> 01:19:59,439 Speaker 1: they've gotten the playoffs mostly because they got turnovers. And 1624 01:19:59,479 --> 01:20:04,479 Speaker 1: that's the one most unpredictable statistic in football. So if 1625 01:20:04,520 --> 01:20:07,240 Speaker 1: they can replicate that, they will be much better. But 1626 01:20:07,320 --> 01:20:10,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to do that to get there, and 1627 01:20:10,240 --> 01:20:13,200 Speaker 1: if they don't, they could play much better football all 1628 01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:15,600 Speaker 1: the way across the board, all over this roster. But 1629 01:20:15,720 --> 01:20:18,360 Speaker 1: it may not translate into nine wins. It may translate 1630 01:20:18,439 --> 01:20:21,600 Speaker 1: into seven wins. One thing I think they will replicate 1631 01:20:22,240 --> 01:20:26,080 Speaker 1: is culture and attitude, and I think that'll go a 1632 01:20:26,160 --> 01:20:28,000 Speaker 1: long way. I think they will again like they did 1633 01:20:28,040 --> 01:20:31,080 Speaker 1: a year ago, outperform the talent on the roster. We're 1634 01:20:31,080 --> 01:20:33,479 Speaker 1: talking about the talent on the roster today, better or 1635 01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:35,680 Speaker 1: worse than last year. People have different opinions. I get 1636 01:20:35,760 --> 01:20:38,080 Speaker 1: that Steve and I have different opinions. But the one 1637 01:20:38,160 --> 01:20:40,600 Speaker 1: thing I'm not gonna I'm not gonna speak for you, 1638 01:20:40,720 --> 01:20:43,439 Speaker 1: but I know they will have the same kind of culture, 1639 01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:47,400 Speaker 1: the same sort of character, the ability to bounce back 1640 01:20:47,479 --> 01:20:50,559 Speaker 1: from a potential three game losing streak and keep plugging 1641 01:20:50,560 --> 01:20:52,439 Speaker 1: away and win a game on the road in Kansas City. 1642 01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:55,519 Speaker 1: That character, that characteristic will not go away from this team, 1643 01:20:55,560 --> 01:20:57,120 Speaker 1: and I think that'll serve them well. They'll win more 1644 01:20:57,160 --> 01:20:59,519 Speaker 1: than you may anticipate. Yeah, And I think they're going 1645 01:20:59,600 --> 01:21:01,000 Speaker 1: to be in a position to win a lot of games. 1646 01:21:01,040 --> 01:21:03,160 Speaker 1: Their defense is going to be more than competitive. And 1647 01:21:04,240 --> 01:21:06,479 Speaker 1: we had the big go round and I was I 1648 01:21:06,640 --> 01:21:08,880 Speaker 1: was passing out kool aid all in the off season 1649 01:21:08,960 --> 01:21:10,960 Speaker 1: saying this is gonna be a top ten defense. You're 1650 01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:13,120 Speaker 1: still there, man, It's it's hard to get there. We 1651 01:21:13,240 --> 01:21:15,320 Speaker 1: haven't seen it play. Yeah, you know it's still in 1652 01:21:15,400 --> 01:21:18,920 Speaker 1: there somewhere maybe, but you know, it might take him 1653 01:21:18,920 --> 01:21:20,880 Speaker 1: a while to find their stride now, because you know, 1654 01:21:20,960 --> 01:21:24,599 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy hasn't played. Kyle Williams is not one hundred percent. 1655 01:21:24,720 --> 01:21:26,640 Speaker 1: Even if he does play and start this week, you 1656 01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:29,000 Speaker 1: gotta think, Wow, you know he's not gonna be himself 1657 01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:31,800 Speaker 1: like he has been. Harrison Phillips is gonna be playing 1658 01:21:31,880 --> 01:21:35,280 Speaker 1: his first live snaps as in a real game, Tremaine 1659 01:21:35,400 --> 01:21:38,000 Speaker 1: Edmonds behind him. Me. So it's it's you know, it's 1660 01:21:38,240 --> 01:21:40,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a work in progress, I think early on, 1661 01:21:40,520 --> 01:21:42,280 Speaker 1: and they're gonna have to depend a lot on that 1662 01:21:42,400 --> 01:21:46,679 Speaker 1: athleticism we're talking about. So if all that stuff happens, sure, 1663 01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:49,479 Speaker 1: I mean, there could be a top ten defense. Here's 1664 01:21:49,479 --> 01:21:52,000 Speaker 1: a call from Emmanuel in Hawaii. You go ahead, Emmanuel, 1665 01:21:52,080 --> 01:21:55,320 Speaker 1: than thanks for calling in. Hey, I had good morning, 1666 01:21:55,720 --> 01:21:59,240 Speaker 1: John and Steve right a couple of things. I don't 1667 01:21:59,360 --> 01:22:03,519 Speaker 1: think the team, in terms of rosters as talented. I'm 1668 01:22:03,640 --> 01:22:06,040 Speaker 1: kind of concerned about the roster and I was thinking, 1669 01:22:06,200 --> 01:22:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, Brandon Bean, um, you know, trading ray Ronald 1670 01:22:10,120 --> 01:22:12,920 Speaker 1: Darby in terms of he was still being his rookie deal. 1671 01:22:13,000 --> 01:22:16,200 Speaker 1: And now we're looking at Vante Davis and whether he actually, 1672 01:22:16,840 --> 01:22:19,800 Speaker 1: you know, we can play that position. And then I 1673 01:22:19,920 --> 01:22:23,200 Speaker 1: was looking at Carolina's record over the last ten years 1674 01:22:23,479 --> 01:22:26,080 Speaker 1: and they weren't even had three winning seasons over the 1675 01:22:26,160 --> 01:22:29,160 Speaker 1: last ten years. And the best way to project performance, 1676 01:22:29,160 --> 01:22:33,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, being isn't solely responsible, it's historical documentation. UM. 1677 01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:38,439 Speaker 1: I was thinking about culture. I'm on the opposite side 1678 01:22:38,439 --> 01:22:40,680 Speaker 1: of that. I think culture is well and good, but 1679 01:22:40,760 --> 01:22:43,679 Speaker 1: at the same time, UM, if you guys can't play, 1680 01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:45,360 Speaker 1: they can't play out and played on a lot of 1681 01:22:45,479 --> 01:22:48,840 Speaker 1: teams where if you just lack talent, you won't win, 1682 01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:53,000 Speaker 1: regardless of how the attitude of the team is. UM. Lastly, 1683 01:22:53,200 --> 01:22:55,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to say to you John, because every time 1684 01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:59,639 Speaker 1: you know, they talk about Nay Peterman, I can sense 1685 01:22:59,760 --> 01:23:04,000 Speaker 1: apprehension or some trepidation in your voice. I really think 1686 01:23:04,120 --> 01:23:06,320 Speaker 1: that he's going to be a good quarterback and he 1687 01:23:06,439 --> 01:23:10,040 Speaker 1: can develop into a franchise quarterback. He just doesn't kind 1688 01:23:10,080 --> 01:23:12,599 Speaker 1: of look the part. But if you saw Drew Breese 1689 01:23:12,800 --> 01:23:16,600 Speaker 1: or even Garoppolo or Wilson out in Seattle. You know, 1690 01:23:16,720 --> 01:23:18,960 Speaker 1: some people just doesn't look the part. But I really 1691 01:23:19,080 --> 01:23:21,600 Speaker 1: think that what his attitude and work ethic. You know, 1692 01:23:21,840 --> 01:23:24,000 Speaker 1: Bills may have a dilemma on their hands. What if 1693 01:23:24,040 --> 01:23:26,599 Speaker 1: he goes to eleven and five. It'd be great, he's 1694 01:23:26,680 --> 01:23:29,400 Speaker 1: playing outstanding, It'd be great. I'd be surprised, but that'd 1695 01:23:29,439 --> 01:23:32,439 Speaker 1: be great. I have no trepidation about I'm listen. I 1696 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:33,880 Speaker 1: root for Nathan Peter and we he was on the 1697 01:23:33,920 --> 01:23:36,840 Speaker 1: show with a series yesterday. You cannot avoid rooting for 1698 01:23:36,920 --> 01:23:38,960 Speaker 1: a guy like that, with that attitude, in that work ethic, 1699 01:23:39,040 --> 01:23:41,840 Speaker 1: and that approach. So I root for him. I don't think. 1700 01:23:43,280 --> 01:23:46,240 Speaker 1: I know he doesn't have some of the raw materials, 1701 01:23:46,320 --> 01:23:48,679 Speaker 1: some of the skill set that for instance, his teammate 1702 01:23:48,800 --> 01:23:51,320 Speaker 1: Josh Allen does, or many other quarterbacks. But we'll see. 1703 01:23:51,320 --> 01:23:52,800 Speaker 1: You guys have worked around that in the past and 1704 01:23:52,880 --> 01:23:54,720 Speaker 1: meant successful. I hope he's one of them. Yeah, and 1705 01:23:55,800 --> 01:23:59,919 Speaker 1: it's right, Emmanuel, I got You're right. It's not. Cultures 1706 01:24:00,160 --> 01:24:02,320 Speaker 1: great and it helps, but you're right in one thing. 1707 01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:06,320 Speaker 1: Talent is king. Uh, It's always gonna be that way. 1708 01:24:07,160 --> 01:24:09,599 Speaker 1: But the Bills have made a concerted effort to get 1709 01:24:09,920 --> 01:24:13,280 Speaker 1: talented players who fit the culture. Guys like Tremaine Edmondson 1710 01:24:13,479 --> 01:24:17,000 Speaker 1: and Harrison Phillips and Wyatt Teller, guys Tarren Johnson. These 1711 01:24:17,000 --> 01:24:20,519 Speaker 1: are guys that are talented and do fit that culture. 1712 01:24:20,560 --> 01:24:22,880 Speaker 1: And when you've got both of those things going, your 1713 01:24:22,920 --> 01:24:25,040 Speaker 1: team will take get better, not only get better, but 1714 01:24:25,160 --> 01:24:28,160 Speaker 1: get better really fast. So I think that's the thing 1715 01:24:28,240 --> 01:24:30,800 Speaker 1: that I would, you know, caution against, you know, pooh 1716 01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:34,320 Speaker 1: poo and culture as being as important of other other things. 1717 01:24:34,479 --> 01:24:38,200 Speaker 1: One more thing, Manuel, go ahead, Um, Okay, I'm about 1718 01:24:38,240 --> 01:24:42,400 Speaker 1: to some bills blasphemy, right, But quick question, is Kyle 1719 01:24:42,479 --> 01:24:47,280 Speaker 1: Williams I understanding as a pro bowler, five time Pro Bowlers, 1720 01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:50,600 Speaker 1: great in the community and all of those things. But 1721 01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:54,479 Speaker 1: is he still playing at a Pro Bowl level? I 1722 01:24:54,560 --> 01:24:56,160 Speaker 1: think he was last year, to be honest with you, 1723 01:24:56,240 --> 01:24:58,439 Speaker 1: I really do. And he hasn't played obviously this year, 1724 01:24:58,479 --> 01:25:01,880 Speaker 1: and mister you know, I'm what half of preseason games 1725 01:25:01,880 --> 01:25:04,479 Speaker 1: because of the injury. We'll see, but I think the 1726 01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:06,439 Speaker 1: plan is too, by the way, to kind of lessen 1727 01:25:06,520 --> 01:25:08,280 Speaker 1: the load on kind of a little bit work Harrison 1728 01:25:08,280 --> 01:25:10,519 Speaker 1: Phillips in there a little bit more. But I think 1729 01:25:10,800 --> 01:25:12,960 Speaker 1: in his last meaningful action a year ago. Yeah, I 1730 01:25:12,960 --> 01:25:14,760 Speaker 1: think Kyle Williams is playing at the Pro Bowl level. 1731 01:25:14,840 --> 01:25:19,680 Speaker 1: You don't. I just see our defensive line, right, we 1732 01:25:19,800 --> 01:25:22,519 Speaker 1: had Marcel Dars and now we got Star in there. 1733 01:25:22,960 --> 01:25:26,040 Speaker 1: And over the last five to eight years, the Bills 1734 01:25:26,080 --> 01:25:29,160 Speaker 1: have been gone getting blown off the ball. And Nope, 1735 01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:31,160 Speaker 1: really can argue that if you look at the film, 1736 01:25:31,479 --> 01:25:33,720 Speaker 1: whether it's the Saints game or years part of that, 1737 01:25:33,800 --> 01:25:36,479 Speaker 1: we're getting blown off the ball. And the only constant 1738 01:25:36,560 --> 01:25:40,400 Speaker 1: factor that's there is Kyle Williams. I always see Kyle 1739 01:25:40,800 --> 01:25:44,320 Speaker 1: Williams making plays in terms of every now and again 1740 01:25:44,360 --> 01:25:46,280 Speaker 1: he get a sack in the backfield and things of 1741 01:25:46,280 --> 01:25:49,400 Speaker 1: that nature, But is he kind of smallish when it 1742 01:25:49,479 --> 01:25:53,920 Speaker 1: comes to a defensive tackle. And that's and I'm like, 1743 01:25:54,120 --> 01:25:56,040 Speaker 1: what is the constant here? Why do the Bills get 1744 01:25:56,080 --> 01:25:58,640 Speaker 1: blown off the ball over the years? I don't know 1745 01:25:58,720 --> 01:26:01,040 Speaker 1: what they do over the years of me? Ye, go back, 1746 01:26:01,240 --> 01:26:04,400 Speaker 1: go back. When Schwartz was coordinating the defense, they were 1747 01:26:04,439 --> 01:26:07,240 Speaker 1: a top five defense. And it has to do with 1748 01:26:07,720 --> 01:26:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, your philosophy and all that, and and you 1749 01:26:09,920 --> 01:26:14,599 Speaker 1: don't you don't gain the reputation that Kyle Williams has 1750 01:26:14,680 --> 01:26:17,479 Speaker 1: gained across the National Football League without being pretty productive 1751 01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:20,519 Speaker 1: and a really difficult guy to play against. So while 1752 01:26:20,560 --> 01:26:22,200 Speaker 1: you can say they get blown off the ball, and 1753 01:26:22,240 --> 01:26:24,640 Speaker 1: they had, they had a three game stretch last year 1754 01:26:24,680 --> 01:26:28,240 Speaker 1: where they turned into a really poor defense and it 1755 01:26:28,360 --> 01:26:32,840 Speaker 1: really they really struggled to uh stop the run. Uh. 1756 01:26:34,160 --> 01:26:36,120 Speaker 1: This is a this is a guy that does play 1757 01:26:36,160 --> 01:26:38,960 Speaker 1: well and teams really respect him. And there's no question 1758 01:26:39,080 --> 01:26:41,560 Speaker 1: he's not the player he was in his second or 1759 01:26:41,640 --> 01:26:45,040 Speaker 1: third year, but there's no doubt that he is still 1760 01:26:45,120 --> 01:26:49,960 Speaker 1: a handful for offensive lineman. Some of it may be 1761 01:26:50,160 --> 01:26:52,519 Speaker 1: because of his savvy and his technique and because he 1762 01:26:52,720 --> 01:26:57,160 Speaker 1: had nosed things and can use uh that that knowledge 1763 01:26:57,479 --> 01:27:00,360 Speaker 1: to his benefit, but some of it is to guy's 1764 01:27:00,400 --> 01:27:04,200 Speaker 1: still pretty darn good athlete and that's the that's not 1765 01:27:04,240 --> 01:27:06,120 Speaker 1: going to change. What. Is he going to be All 1766 01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:09,600 Speaker 1: Pro this year? Probably not, but he's going to be 1767 01:27:09,680 --> 01:27:12,360 Speaker 1: more than effective. And I think also he's going to 1768 01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:15,400 Speaker 1: get a consistent effort from the guys around him that 1769 01:27:15,479 --> 01:27:17,400 Speaker 1: he didn't always get in the first half of last year. 1770 01:27:17,520 --> 01:27:20,080 Speaker 1: Thanks Emmanuel, Hey, we're reminded as we look at some 1771 01:27:20,160 --> 01:27:22,240 Speaker 1: of the videos, some of the training camp video the 1772 01:27:22,439 --> 01:27:25,280 Speaker 1: fourth and final episode of Buffalo Bills Embetted is coming 1773 01:27:25,360 --> 01:27:28,479 Speaker 1: up tonight eight o'clock tonight. It's an inside all access 1774 01:27:28,560 --> 01:27:31,080 Speaker 1: look at the Bills behind the scenes at training camp. 1775 01:27:31,160 --> 01:27:34,080 Speaker 1: The final episode of Buffalo Bills in Betted tonight available 1776 01:27:34,120 --> 01:27:36,360 Speaker 1: at Facebook Watch at eight pm tonight. You're able to 1777 01:27:36,360 --> 01:27:38,479 Speaker 1: watch it there and it'll be available on some other 1778 01:27:38,560 --> 01:27:41,599 Speaker 1: platforms twenty four hours after that. So we've been following along. 1779 01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:44,040 Speaker 1: Do it one more time Buffalo Bills in Betted tonight 1780 01:27:44,040 --> 01:27:46,240 Speaker 1: at eight o'clock on Facebook Watch. Steve and I back 1781 01:27:46,280 --> 01:27:48,080 Speaker 1: with more one Bills Live from One Bill's Drive on 1782 01:27:48,160 --> 01:28:11,120 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio show goes on here until three. Coming 1783 01:28:11,240 --> 01:28:13,320 Speaker 1: up in the next hour, we're gonna hear from the 1784 01:28:13,360 --> 01:28:15,960 Speaker 1: podium where Lashan McCoy is gonna speak, first time McCoy 1785 01:28:16,080 --> 01:28:19,160 Speaker 1: has met with the media since opening day of training camp, 1786 01:28:19,240 --> 01:28:21,760 Speaker 1: and expect here from Nathan Peterman at the podium as 1787 01:28:21,760 --> 01:28:23,559 Speaker 1: well as he gets set to start the game. Let's 1788 01:28:23,600 --> 01:28:26,439 Speaker 1: hear from you phone line's open. Mike and Jamestown, New York. 1789 01:28:26,439 --> 01:28:30,240 Speaker 1: Go ahead, and Mike Walcot to the show. Hello, Mike, 1790 01:28:30,360 --> 01:28:34,519 Speaker 1: go ahead, Mike, Hey, Hey, turn your radio off. Mike Hey, 1791 01:28:34,600 --> 01:28:38,000 Speaker 1: how's it going, guys. Good, all right, it's gonna be 1792 01:28:38,000 --> 01:28:42,240 Speaker 1: a good games on Sunday. Awesome. Yeah. I think we're 1793 01:28:42,280 --> 01:28:46,439 Speaker 1: gonna win against Baltimore, but I don't know Peterman's gonna 1794 01:28:46,560 --> 01:28:49,000 Speaker 1: pretty man had a pretty toel game against Chargers last 1795 01:28:49,040 --> 01:28:53,720 Speaker 1: week last year. You think, yeah, thanks Mike, all right, 1796 01:28:53,760 --> 01:28:56,240 Speaker 1: well break we're back. I don't know where we're going. Yeah, 1797 01:28:57,439 --> 01:28:59,840 Speaker 1: you think it's gonna get better. God bless your Mike. 1798 01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:03,280 Speaker 1: I know you waited a while. I don't know. You 1799 01:29:03,400 --> 01:29:05,640 Speaker 1: gotta kind of I know I'm with you, man, you 1800 01:29:05,720 --> 01:29:09,800 Speaker 1: gotta going record saying you push the button, there's the 1801 01:29:09,840 --> 01:29:11,920 Speaker 1: bus and there I go right and that. I wasn't 1802 01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:14,000 Speaker 1: totally on board with it. I'm just where are you 1803 01:29:14,040 --> 01:29:17,040 Speaker 1: gonna go with that? He went back to November nineteen. 1804 01:29:17,280 --> 01:29:19,639 Speaker 1: I'm going, yeah, I'm gonna be in the game. It's 1805 01:29:19,640 --> 01:29:22,960 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome. All right, good hour coming up, Come 1806 01:29:23,000 --> 01:29:24,920 Speaker 1: on back for that, John Murphy, Steve Tasker. I don't 1807 01:29:24,920 --> 01:29:26,280 Speaker 1: want to hang up. I didn't hang up on him, 1808 01:29:26,760 --> 01:29:28,960 Speaker 1: thanked him, thanks for calling it. That wasn't a hangoup. 1809 01:29:29,320 --> 01:29:31,400 Speaker 1: I hang up his boom. That was not a hangoup. 1810 01:29:32,360 --> 01:29:35,520 Speaker 1: That was just like that was that was me exercising 1811 01:29:35,600 --> 01:29:38,040 Speaker 1: my right as the control of the board, which, by 1812 01:29:38,080 --> 01:29:39,479 Speaker 1: the way, you can do if you want. Mike, we 1813 01:29:39,560 --> 01:29:41,960 Speaker 1: appreciate it were doing. It was great. It's great hearing 1814 01:29:42,000 --> 01:29:44,599 Speaker 1: from you. Thanks for calling, all right. One Bill's Life 1815 01:29:44,680 --> 01:29:47,240 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health from One Bill's Driving. This is 1816 01:29:47,280 --> 01:30:04,160 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio, the Hills Radio Network Sports just four 1817 01:30:04,280 --> 01:30:06,400 Speaker 1: days away now until the season opens up for the 1818 01:30:06,439 --> 01:30:09,160 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. The fifty nine season of Buffalo Bill's Football 1819 01:30:09,160 --> 01:30:11,880 Speaker 1: starts Sunday in Baltimore against the Ravens. The Bills have 1820 01:30:12,000 --> 01:30:14,400 Speaker 1: wrapped up there Wednesday practice session. They walked through this 1821 01:30:14,479 --> 01:30:17,320 Speaker 1: morning practice today. Nate Peterman ready to go his third 1822 01:30:17,439 --> 01:30:20,479 Speaker 1: NFL start comes Sunday. Sean McDermott says Peterman is off 1823 01:30:20,520 --> 01:30:23,160 Speaker 1: to a good start in practice this week. Rookie wide 1824 01:30:23,200 --> 01:30:26,080 Speaker 1: receiver Ray Ray McCloud did not practice today, still suffering 1825 01:30:26,200 --> 01:30:30,200 Speaker 1: from a knee strain. Linebacker special team standout Julian Stanford 1826 01:30:30,280 --> 01:30:33,400 Speaker 1: limited today with his nose injury. No official practice update 1827 01:30:33,479 --> 01:30:36,479 Speaker 1: yet on the status of Kyle Williams or Trent Murphy. 1828 01:30:36,560 --> 01:30:39,200 Speaker 1: Both reportedly we're able to get through some of the 1829 01:30:39,439 --> 01:30:41,840 Speaker 1: workout today. Ravens have won two of their last three 1830 01:30:41,920 --> 01:30:44,360 Speaker 1: games against Buffalo, and it'll be the first game as 1831 01:30:44,360 --> 01:30:47,439 Speaker 1: a referee for Sean Hockeley, the son of former NFL 1832 01:30:47,520 --> 01:30:50,240 Speaker 1: ref and Hockeyley makes the move over to be a referee, 1833 01:30:50,280 --> 01:30:52,360 Speaker 1: and he's got the Bills game coming up. The Sunday 1834 01:30:52,479 --> 01:30:55,400 Speaker 1: kickoff one o'clock Bills in the Baltimore Ravens from M 1835 01:30:55,439 --> 01:30:57,160 Speaker 1: ANDT Bank Stadium. All if the call of the game 1836 01:30:57,240 --> 01:30:59,519 Speaker 1: on the radio on our flagship here in Buffalo, w 1837 01:30:59,720 --> 01:31:03,880 Speaker 1: G Sports Radio five fifty. Pittsburgh Steelers pressing on without 1838 01:31:04,520 --> 01:31:06,960 Speaker 1: Laby on Bell. He did not report today for Wednesday 1839 01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:09,519 Speaker 1: morning meetings. He has not signed his franchise tag. That 1840 01:31:09,680 --> 01:31:12,559 Speaker 1: sets the stage for James Conner to start Sunday at Cleveland. 1841 01:31:12,760 --> 01:31:16,280 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger says the Steelers are very good on offense 1842 01:31:16,320 --> 01:31:19,200 Speaker 1: and they couldn't put up points without him. James Connor 1843 01:31:19,240 --> 01:31:22,320 Speaker 1: get first team reps this week. Teammates are praising his development. 1844 01:31:22,400 --> 01:31:25,559 Speaker 1: In preseason, he ran for one hundred yards on nineteen carries, 1845 01:31:25,600 --> 01:31:29,240 Speaker 1: also sixty four receiving yards. The Steelers started the twenty 1846 01:31:29,280 --> 01:31:32,080 Speaker 1: fifteen and twenty sixteen seasons without Leby on Bell, who 1847 01:31:32,200 --> 01:31:35,599 Speaker 1: was serving suspensions during that time. The NFL schedule starts 1848 01:31:35,640 --> 01:31:39,120 Speaker 1: tomorrow night the Falcons in Philadelphia eight twenty on NBC 1849 01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:44,160 Speaker 1: from Lincoln Financial Field. The Super Bowl champion Eagles defending 1850 01:31:44,240 --> 01:31:46,960 Speaker 1: their Super Bowl tylo with an opening game against the 1851 01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:49,280 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons, who were in the Super Bowl a couple 1852 01:31:49,360 --> 01:31:52,479 Speaker 1: of years ago. Earl Thomas, now the key, one of 1853 01:31:52,520 --> 01:31:55,960 Speaker 1: the top defenders for the Seattle Seahawks, has agreed to report. 1854 01:31:56,600 --> 01:31:59,360 Speaker 1: Reported on Instagram he's reporting to the team despite the 1855 01:31:59,479 --> 01:32:01,519 Speaker 1: fact that he's not happy with the way his contract 1856 01:32:01,680 --> 01:32:03,640 Speaker 1: was worked out. There you go the update from One 1857 01:32:03,680 --> 01:32:07,320 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. John Murphy, Steve Tasker. I'm neglected to ask you, 1858 01:32:07,400 --> 01:32:09,280 Speaker 1: Steve about the oliveon Bell. What do you think the 1859 01:32:10,360 --> 01:32:12,080 Speaker 1: where are they going with that? You know he's not 1860 01:32:12,200 --> 01:32:14,240 Speaker 1: in practice Wednesday's he's gonna sit out some games. Those 1861 01:32:14,280 --> 01:32:17,240 Speaker 1: are big checks to miss if he's gonna actually miss 1862 01:32:17,280 --> 01:32:19,080 Speaker 1: some of those games, right, isn't it? Yeah? And you 1863 01:32:19,120 --> 01:32:21,519 Speaker 1: don't get that money back, right, I mean, even on 1864 01:32:21,600 --> 01:32:24,439 Speaker 1: a new contract. If you're gonna get a new contract, 1865 01:32:24,479 --> 01:32:27,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna get it, whether you sit out the games 1866 01:32:27,120 --> 01:32:30,920 Speaker 1: or not. I think I don't think the Steelers are 1867 01:32:30,960 --> 01:32:33,720 Speaker 1: gonna Budge. I think they're gonna make him play out 1868 01:32:33,760 --> 01:32:36,080 Speaker 1: this contract. If he wants to play football, come back 1869 01:32:36,160 --> 01:32:38,519 Speaker 1: and play. And if you do come back and play 1870 01:32:38,560 --> 01:32:40,559 Speaker 1: for the Steelers, you're going to carry the ball about 1871 01:32:40,600 --> 01:32:43,840 Speaker 1: four hundred times if you're aliveon Bell he might be 1872 01:32:43,920 --> 01:32:45,840 Speaker 1: doing if he wants to save a year of his career, 1873 01:32:45,880 --> 01:32:47,760 Speaker 1: he might be doing himself a favor by not doing 1874 01:32:47,840 --> 01:32:51,400 Speaker 1: that that many carries. He's gonna take it's toll pretty quick. 1875 01:32:52,280 --> 01:32:53,960 Speaker 1: But by the same tongue, he's in a tough spot. 1876 01:32:54,040 --> 01:32:56,160 Speaker 1: He has no leverage here except to do what he's 1877 01:32:56,200 --> 01:33:00,200 Speaker 1: doing to hold out. So if he feels that strongly, 1878 01:33:00,320 --> 01:33:04,439 Speaker 1: then hey, he's doing the right thing. But it is 1879 01:33:04,520 --> 01:33:08,960 Speaker 1: what it is. He's in that spot. I don't know. 1880 01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:10,479 Speaker 1: If I don't know, if I have an opinion, the 1881 01:33:10,560 --> 01:33:13,679 Speaker 1: Steelers are gonna be fine without him. They've been fine 1882 01:33:13,680 --> 01:33:16,639 Speaker 1: without other great players in their day. They always seem 1883 01:33:16,680 --> 01:33:18,599 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs, and they've got the guy pulling 1884 01:33:18,640 --> 01:33:21,479 Speaker 1: the trigger in Ben Roethlisberger. It's a team that hung 1885 01:33:21,840 --> 01:33:25,960 Speaker 1: forty points on the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs last year, 1886 01:33:26,040 --> 01:33:30,000 Speaker 1: Jacksonville having the defense, the best defense in the league 1887 01:33:30,520 --> 01:33:33,439 Speaker 1: last year, and the Steelers hung a bunch of points 1888 01:33:33,479 --> 01:33:35,800 Speaker 1: on him, and that the larger and larger measure because 1889 01:33:35,840 --> 01:33:39,320 Speaker 1: of Ben Roethlisberger. So they'll be all right without levon Bill. 1890 01:33:39,520 --> 01:33:43,160 Speaker 1: They'll miss him, no questions. Good player, all at yah, YadA, YadA, YadA. 1891 01:33:43,240 --> 01:33:48,839 Speaker 1: But you know they'll be all right. Okay. I'm surprised 1892 01:33:48,840 --> 01:33:51,439 Speaker 1: it's gone this long. I'm surprised that neither side has budged. 1893 01:33:51,520 --> 01:33:54,599 Speaker 1: But we'll see. Hey, um, speaking of good running backs 1894 01:33:54,600 --> 01:33:57,040 Speaker 1: of Bill sam One Shady McCoy has not spoken to 1895 01:33:57,080 --> 01:33:59,360 Speaker 1: the media since day one a training camp back in July. 1896 01:33:59,760 --> 01:34:02,240 Speaker 1: He speaking right now, let's listen in after practice the 1897 01:34:02,280 --> 01:34:04,920 Speaker 1: Bills just coming out the practice field and Lashawan McCoy 1898 01:34:05,000 --> 01:34:09,960 Speaker 1: addressed the media. Let's listen in season now, I feel fine. Um, 1899 01:34:10,720 --> 01:34:12,519 Speaker 1: it was good to get back out here on my teammates, 1900 01:34:12,680 --> 01:34:14,840 Speaker 1: run around a little bit. Um. I had a couple 1901 01:34:14,840 --> 01:34:17,000 Speaker 1: of days on the field of getting that full football 1902 01:34:17,040 --> 01:34:21,320 Speaker 1: shape with the plays. Um, My win was okay, you know, 1903 01:34:21,439 --> 01:34:23,920 Speaker 1: but I'll be fine of a lot of times until 1904 01:34:23,960 --> 01:34:26,880 Speaker 1: game time to Sunday. So I just gotta get myself 1905 01:34:26,960 --> 01:34:30,160 Speaker 1: mentally ready, physically doing all the right things off the 1906 01:34:30,240 --> 01:34:33,160 Speaker 1: field the training room and can extra cardio on conditioning, 1907 01:34:33,200 --> 01:34:35,000 Speaker 1: so I'll be ready to go. We go back and 1908 01:34:35,120 --> 01:34:38,760 Speaker 1: look the brief time you played against Cleveland, it was 1909 01:34:38,760 --> 01:34:40,680 Speaker 1: that a sign of rust. There's some seems to be 1910 01:34:40,800 --> 01:34:43,479 Speaker 1: some hesitancy. You know, we're dancing around a bit, but 1911 01:34:43,640 --> 01:34:46,200 Speaker 1: what how do you chop that up? Yeah, I doesn't 1912 01:34:46,200 --> 01:34:48,680 Speaker 1: play well um and as one of the things like 1913 01:34:48,720 --> 01:34:51,759 Speaker 1: anxious to get out there, but also just like rusty. 1914 01:34:52,320 --> 01:34:54,280 Speaker 1: You know, it was like I had two good cuts, 1915 01:34:54,360 --> 01:34:56,320 Speaker 1: but the first cut I kind of hesitated before I 1916 01:34:56,400 --> 01:35:00,439 Speaker 1: hit the whole um. Typically, I never really played good preseason, 1917 01:35:00,439 --> 01:35:01,840 Speaker 1: to be honest. You know, it's one of the things 1918 01:35:01,880 --> 01:35:03,680 Speaker 1: where like you know you're getting out, you got to 1919 01:35:03,680 --> 01:35:05,680 Speaker 1: go off there. You want to be as cast as 1920 01:35:05,680 --> 01:35:07,560 Speaker 1: as possible, but you kind of want to dial in 1921 01:35:07,680 --> 01:35:12,240 Speaker 1: and know your keys um fundamentally being sound. So I 1922 01:35:12,320 --> 01:35:14,519 Speaker 1: mean that particular game, I just think really played well. 1923 01:35:14,640 --> 01:35:18,040 Speaker 1: But that's kind of a Norman preseason. But it's good 1924 01:35:18,040 --> 01:35:19,280 Speaker 1: to kind of get out there and get a little 1925 01:35:19,320 --> 01:35:22,080 Speaker 1: rust off. I'm a type of player honestly where I 1926 01:35:22,200 --> 01:35:26,360 Speaker 1: need certain reps, if it's in practice or if it's 1927 01:35:27,120 --> 01:35:29,439 Speaker 1: UM in the preseason, just to get the Worklow gets 1928 01:35:29,520 --> 01:35:31,920 Speaker 1: kind of some of that rusted off. But once that 1929 01:35:32,040 --> 01:35:34,799 Speaker 1: game hits, man, I'm dialed and I'm prepared. I'm preparing 1930 01:35:34,920 --> 01:35:39,200 Speaker 1: myself even when I wasn't playing for Baltimore. So men, 1931 01:35:39,280 --> 01:35:40,960 Speaker 1: this is this is week one, but this is probably 1932 01:35:41,000 --> 01:35:44,519 Speaker 1: like week two in some days for me. Prepper eyes, 1933 01:35:44,760 --> 01:35:49,160 Speaker 1: how prep preparation wise are you? For you expecting to 1934 01:35:49,600 --> 01:35:54,520 Speaker 1: get a tremendous repeld give a both young and inexperience 1935 01:35:54,560 --> 01:35:57,760 Speaker 1: that you're kind of the focus player. I mean, to 1936 01:35:57,840 --> 01:36:01,200 Speaker 1: be honest, it's always been like my my thing since 1937 01:36:01,320 --> 01:36:03,479 Speaker 1: bout my third year has always been the focal guy 1938 01:36:03,560 --> 01:36:05,400 Speaker 1: in the offense. So I'm used to that. But the 1939 01:36:05,479 --> 01:36:09,760 Speaker 1: good thing is day ball. He's he's a smart coach 1940 01:36:09,960 --> 01:36:13,160 Speaker 1: and he finds ways to um to get guys the ball, 1941 01:36:14,000 --> 01:36:16,960 Speaker 1: m open space. He does a good job of sharing 1942 01:36:17,000 --> 01:36:19,439 Speaker 1: the ball. Um. I expect a big year out of 1943 01:36:20,360 --> 01:36:24,320 Speaker 1: a Calvinish year. You know, Benjamin is is, he's playing ball. 1944 01:36:24,479 --> 01:36:27,600 Speaker 1: He's in good shape physically and mentally. He's ready to go. 1945 01:36:28,360 --> 01:36:30,800 Speaker 1: M Clay's always um, you know, a big piece of 1946 01:36:30,800 --> 01:36:33,880 Speaker 1: our offense and also young guys. I mean you look 1947 01:36:33,920 --> 01:36:36,360 Speaker 1: at Murphy's He's playing a big role for us to 1948 01:36:36,400 --> 01:36:39,880 Speaker 1: sharing and also Ivory. We're account of the pounder. So 1949 01:36:40,120 --> 01:36:44,479 Speaker 1: I'm for sure the main focus I think from the defense. Um, 1950 01:36:44,640 --> 01:36:46,720 Speaker 1: but we have a lot of small pieces is put 1951 01:36:46,760 --> 01:36:50,040 Speaker 1: together to make plays. And then you sprinkle in my 1952 01:36:50,160 --> 01:36:52,519 Speaker 1: genius at the offense coordinator who co comes from a 1953 01:36:52,560 --> 01:36:56,200 Speaker 1: winning programs last year with Alabama and also with the Patriots. 1954 01:36:56,280 --> 01:36:58,599 Speaker 1: I mean they might be our rivals, but you gotta 1955 01:36:58,600 --> 01:37:00,519 Speaker 1: get them guy's credit. They find ways to win. And 1956 01:37:00,640 --> 01:37:04,400 Speaker 1: offensively even with you know, probably the best quarterback play 1957 01:37:04,479 --> 01:37:07,439 Speaker 1: the game, with Tom, they do well offensively. I mean 1958 01:37:07,600 --> 01:37:09,280 Speaker 1: some of the things that he brings serious that that 1959 01:37:09,439 --> 01:37:13,240 Speaker 1: kind of culture attitude. Uh. And then the smarts, you know, 1960 01:37:13,320 --> 01:37:15,800 Speaker 1: making guys accountable to know the playbook, put us in 1961 01:37:15,800 --> 01:37:18,920 Speaker 1: different formations to make the defense. Um, they have to 1962 01:37:19,120 --> 01:37:21,680 Speaker 1: count for that, you know. So all them things combine, man, 1963 01:37:22,000 --> 01:37:24,120 Speaker 1: I think it helps out with if per se. We 1964 01:37:24,160 --> 01:37:27,240 Speaker 1: don't have the big playmakers that people may think we need. 1965 01:37:28,360 --> 01:37:30,599 Speaker 1: May even last year and we had ups and downs, 1966 01:37:30,680 --> 01:37:32,800 Speaker 1: but as the offense, we found ways to not turn 1967 01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:35,720 Speaker 1: the ball over, you know, run the ball well and 1968 01:37:35,800 --> 01:37:38,400 Speaker 1: make plays who we needed to, you know what I mean, 1969 01:37:38,720 --> 01:37:40,680 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna kill ourselves. I think the defense is 1970 01:37:40,720 --> 01:37:43,000 Speaker 1: just the strong part of our team that saw us 1971 01:37:43,040 --> 01:37:46,760 Speaker 1: put together, um, you know, but collectively altogether, I mean, 1972 01:37:46,760 --> 01:37:50,439 Speaker 1: it's a team the genius. So it is if your 1973 01:37:50,479 --> 01:37:54,600 Speaker 1: opinion that they little scheming to baby get you a 1974 01:37:54,880 --> 01:37:58,560 Speaker 1: couple of last few resis well, I do think so, 1975 01:37:58,720 --> 01:38:01,360 Speaker 1: honestly when he first got here, um, just talking to 1976 01:38:01,479 --> 01:38:04,920 Speaker 1: them and and seeing how things I've been around some 1977 01:38:05,040 --> 01:38:09,320 Speaker 1: smart coaches offensively and the way they skame things up, 1978 01:38:09,360 --> 01:38:12,640 Speaker 1: the way they want to find mismatches and take advantage 1979 01:38:12,640 --> 01:38:15,760 Speaker 1: of it. Not so simple offense that you have to 1980 01:38:15,840 --> 01:38:17,920 Speaker 1: think a little bit. You put the defense in the 1981 01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:22,680 Speaker 1: bond to prepare and that's hard. That's hard. So I 1982 01:38:22,760 --> 01:38:26,080 Speaker 1: think that for sure it will be plays will be 1983 01:38:26,160 --> 01:38:29,000 Speaker 1: made um and pressure will be off for me because 1984 01:38:29,240 --> 01:38:33,400 Speaker 1: the different matchups, you know. I think it's the special 1985 01:38:33,560 --> 01:38:36,479 Speaker 1: coordinators are the coaches that could put you in plays 1986 01:38:37,280 --> 01:38:40,960 Speaker 1: to plays to be successful as far as not running 1987 01:38:40,960 --> 01:38:43,599 Speaker 1: a play into a bad look, you know, always having 1988 01:38:43,600 --> 01:38:45,680 Speaker 1: an audible out of it, always having a play we 1989 01:38:45,720 --> 01:38:47,559 Speaker 1: can get out of a bad look. And that's half 1990 01:38:47,600 --> 01:38:51,800 Speaker 1: the battle. It's giving us a chance opportunity set a 1991 01:38:51,800 --> 01:38:54,080 Speaker 1: couple of times this summer that if you look stronger, 1992 01:38:54,560 --> 01:38:57,400 Speaker 1: faster even than you were a year ago. Do you 1993 01:38:57,479 --> 01:39:02,160 Speaker 1: feel that way? And so you tribute back to uh, 1994 01:39:03,800 --> 01:39:06,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, Man, I's been blessed. I'm gonna blessed 1995 01:39:06,160 --> 01:39:09,280 Speaker 1: my whole career. Um, you know I'm staying healthy, it's 1996 01:39:09,320 --> 01:39:12,720 Speaker 1: working hard, just trying a ways to push myself. I 1997 01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:15,280 Speaker 1: think this year just putting the extra working. You know, 1998 01:39:15,320 --> 01:39:17,000 Speaker 1: people will take a lot of shots of running backs 1999 01:39:17,040 --> 01:39:21,120 Speaker 1: thirty years old, and um, it's always like a question. 2000 01:39:21,479 --> 01:39:23,639 Speaker 1: I feel like every year I get it lately, which 2001 01:39:23,680 --> 01:39:26,080 Speaker 1: I'm not used to. So it's like some extra driving, 2002 01:39:26,920 --> 01:39:32,240 Speaker 1: you know, if it's if it's chasing different things, yardage, wins, um, 2003 01:39:32,960 --> 01:39:34,840 Speaker 1: you name it, whatever it is. I always trying to 2004 01:39:34,880 --> 01:39:37,280 Speaker 1: find something to get myself going. And that's probably just 2005 01:39:38,080 --> 01:39:40,120 Speaker 1: I credit that to that. I mean, just just putting 2006 01:39:40,120 --> 01:39:42,880 Speaker 1: the work in, man, and pushing myself. You know. One 2007 01:39:42,880 --> 01:39:45,479 Speaker 1: of those concerns though, is you'll look at the numbers 2008 01:39:45,520 --> 01:39:47,759 Speaker 1: and we want to see where your numbers are in comparison. 2009 01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:50,360 Speaker 1: But four point yards of carry was a career low 2010 01:39:50,439 --> 01:39:53,160 Speaker 1: for you last year. Yeah, I mean I know a 2011 01:39:53,240 --> 01:39:55,559 Speaker 1: lot of things go into that, but you know people 2012 01:39:55,640 --> 01:39:57,439 Speaker 1: look at that and go, oh, well, there he goes. 2013 01:39:57,479 --> 01:40:00,960 Speaker 1: He's slipping for Harry, you can do. That's part of it. 2014 01:40:01,479 --> 01:40:05,559 Speaker 1: You know, it's part of it. Uh, you know, that's 2015 01:40:05,640 --> 01:40:07,519 Speaker 1: that's that's how it goes. I mean that take the 2016 01:40:07,560 --> 01:40:10,120 Speaker 1: good with the bad. If my yards is down a 2017 01:40:10,280 --> 01:40:12,000 Speaker 1: yard or so, or he might be losing it. But 2018 01:40:12,640 --> 01:40:15,160 Speaker 1: if I if it goes up yard, if it's five 2019 01:40:15,280 --> 01:40:18,000 Speaker 1: point one or something, it's like, oh my god, how's 2020 01:40:18,040 --> 01:40:20,519 Speaker 1: he doing it? What's he either? Where's he training at? 2021 01:40:20,640 --> 01:40:22,439 Speaker 1: You know, so it's up and down. I don't I 2022 01:40:22,479 --> 01:40:24,479 Speaker 1: don't pay too much attention to that because the players 2023 01:40:24,520 --> 01:40:27,320 Speaker 1: around me know the defenses we play against. They know, 2024 01:40:27,800 --> 01:40:32,120 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, having four point or carries one thing. 2025 01:40:32,280 --> 01:40:35,799 Speaker 1: But every week is like there's no secret. The defense 2026 01:40:35,880 --> 01:40:38,080 Speaker 1: knows the game playing what they gotta do to stop me. 2027 01:40:38,240 --> 01:40:40,439 Speaker 1: So that's what it is. That's gotta find ways to 2028 01:40:40,479 --> 01:40:42,760 Speaker 1: motivate myself, and that's one of them. How can I 2029 01:40:43,439 --> 01:40:46,200 Speaker 1: have a better productive year than last year? You know, 2030 01:40:46,280 --> 01:40:49,400 Speaker 1: how can I uh some things that can get better 2031 01:40:49,479 --> 01:40:52,880 Speaker 1: at like minus yards you know, negative yards? Um, I 2032 01:40:52,920 --> 01:40:55,439 Speaker 1: mean it's a little stuff, and especially in my game, 2033 01:40:55,720 --> 01:41:00,600 Speaker 1: like you know, a guy always um look up to 2034 01:41:01,040 --> 01:41:03,120 Speaker 1: growing up It's like Barry Sanders. It means how great 2035 01:41:03,120 --> 01:41:05,760 Speaker 1: as he was, they critics hires him for dance too 2036 01:41:05,880 --> 01:41:08,720 Speaker 1: much or take it to me negative yard so they 2037 01:41:08,960 --> 01:41:12,120 Speaker 1: criticize him. I'm aired, you know, I'll be allured. It 2038 01:41:12,320 --> 01:41:16,599 Speaker 1: was the last time. And this is this is everybody 2039 01:41:16,600 --> 01:41:20,120 Speaker 1: speaking of question. Okay, go ahead, and what do you 2040 01:41:20,240 --> 01:41:26,240 Speaker 1: feel is the response to drill? Uh? Well, just you know, 2041 01:41:26,320 --> 01:41:29,920 Speaker 1: being accountable, you know, being a person that I said 2042 01:41:29,920 --> 01:41:31,400 Speaker 1: I am. You know, if I said I'm a hard 2043 01:41:31,439 --> 01:41:35,320 Speaker 1: working guy who, um, you know, works hard and does 2044 01:41:35,360 --> 01:41:37,320 Speaker 1: whatever I have to do for my teammates and do 2045 01:41:37,439 --> 01:41:39,479 Speaker 1: that every day, you know, don't just talk about a 2046 01:41:39,520 --> 01:41:42,000 Speaker 1: bit about it. Um. And that's my first time actually 2047 01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:45,519 Speaker 1: being a true captain. Every every coach is different. Um. 2048 01:41:45,720 --> 01:41:47,360 Speaker 1: This is actually the first time a coach has really 2049 01:41:47,680 --> 01:41:50,479 Speaker 1: had like stamp captains. So I look forward to having 2050 01:41:50,520 --> 01:41:54,280 Speaker 1: to see on my chest, you know sunday. But um 2051 01:41:55,120 --> 01:41:57,479 Speaker 1: old to my teammates, you know, we voted for it, 2052 01:41:57,520 --> 01:41:59,519 Speaker 1: and they voted for me. So it's my duty to 2053 01:41:59,560 --> 01:42:02,120 Speaker 1: go out there week and every day. I want to 2054 01:42:02,160 --> 01:42:04,280 Speaker 1: fit off the field duringything the right way, you know, 2055 01:42:04,400 --> 01:42:06,519 Speaker 1: the best of my abilities, you know, for my teammates 2056 01:42:06,760 --> 01:42:09,439 Speaker 1: on this stage your career is a mate name a 2057 01:42:09,479 --> 01:42:11,760 Speaker 1: little bit of the word that I would they needed 2058 01:42:11,840 --> 01:42:17,200 Speaker 1: twenty three, right three? You know what It's weird to 2059 01:42:17,240 --> 01:42:20,280 Speaker 1: say because like I never see myself at like an 2060 01:42:20,320 --> 01:42:23,160 Speaker 1: older player, you know, but now I feel it, not 2061 01:42:23,360 --> 01:42:26,639 Speaker 1: body wise, but like the reaction from players around the NFL, 2062 01:42:27,320 --> 01:42:30,080 Speaker 1: my teammates, the way they view me or before if 2063 01:42:30,080 --> 01:42:32,640 Speaker 1: I was twenty four, twenty five, twenty three, and I 2064 01:42:32,760 --> 01:42:35,599 Speaker 1: may say something, I might do something, they don't probably 2065 01:42:35,640 --> 01:42:37,200 Speaker 1: look at it the same way if I do it now, 2066 01:42:37,840 --> 01:42:40,200 Speaker 1: you know, And I'm conscious of that. So it's like 2067 01:42:40,320 --> 01:42:42,519 Speaker 1: every every move I try to make nowadays, man, I 2068 01:42:42,880 --> 01:42:45,200 Speaker 1: really want to make it the best because I see 2069 01:42:45,240 --> 01:42:47,479 Speaker 1: how they view me. And you don't really notice that, 2070 01:42:48,720 --> 01:42:51,320 Speaker 1: you know, and until like a youngster speaks to you, 2071 01:42:51,400 --> 01:42:54,080 Speaker 1: talks to ask you different questions. I mean, you'll be 2072 01:42:54,120 --> 01:42:56,679 Speaker 1: surprised the type of like all star young players in NFL, 2073 01:42:57,040 --> 01:42:59,920 Speaker 1: the type of text menager or questions I get. I'm like, damn, 2074 01:43:00,000 --> 01:43:02,240 Speaker 1: like I really must be I must be thirty or 2075 01:43:02,280 --> 01:43:04,760 Speaker 1: it must be my life to fear so all them things, 2076 01:43:04,840 --> 01:43:08,320 Speaker 1: man Like, it really shocks, you know, And I think 2077 01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:11,080 Speaker 1: just being a captain. I mean those kind of can relate. 2078 01:43:11,600 --> 01:43:13,479 Speaker 1: So you try to just look at things that I 2079 01:43:13,560 --> 01:43:15,439 Speaker 1: would look at an older guy, because I remember watching 2080 01:43:15,479 --> 01:43:18,080 Speaker 1: Michael Vick and I was so like impressed with Michael 2081 01:43:18,120 --> 01:43:20,240 Speaker 1: Vick this because who he was. And then I really 2082 01:43:20,400 --> 01:43:24,559 Speaker 1: became a big fanum Washington play and then he had 2083 01:43:24,760 --> 01:43:27,160 Speaker 1: the job seal with me when I watched him as 2084 01:43:27,200 --> 01:43:29,519 Speaker 1: a professional and in the locker room the way he 2085 01:43:29,560 --> 01:43:31,680 Speaker 1: talked to the younger guys. And that's why I'm a 2086 01:43:31,720 --> 01:43:34,240 Speaker 1: big fan of his now because I kind of washed 2087 01:43:34,320 --> 01:43:38,680 Speaker 1: him as a mature vet. Well. Sean McCoy, he is 2088 01:43:38,760 --> 01:43:41,080 Speaker 1: a captain, one of the six captains and ounced yesterday 2089 01:43:41,160 --> 01:43:45,000 Speaker 1: by the Bills. McCoy and Patrick DeMarco on the offensive 2090 01:43:45,040 --> 01:43:49,719 Speaker 1: side of the ball, m Lorenzo, Alexander K. Williams on defense, 2091 01:43:49,840 --> 01:43:52,840 Speaker 1: Julian Stanford and Stephen House on special teams. What do 2092 01:43:52,880 --> 01:43:55,680 Speaker 1: you think of that? Steven elected by their teammates, by 2093 01:43:55,720 --> 01:43:58,120 Speaker 1: the way, which is significant. I think, how did you 2094 01:43:58,160 --> 01:44:00,400 Speaker 1: guys select captains? And what will you ever captain? A 2095 01:44:00,439 --> 01:44:04,200 Speaker 1: special team's captain? For the Bills, I was, um, yeah, 2096 01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:07,519 Speaker 1: for I don't know how many years, a few handful 2097 01:44:07,560 --> 01:44:13,040 Speaker 1: of years, and Yeah, it's yeah, it's it's an honor, 2098 01:44:13,240 --> 01:44:15,120 Speaker 1: no question about it. And it does it does make 2099 01:44:15,160 --> 01:44:17,200 Speaker 1: you feel good about the kind of teammate you're perceived 2100 01:44:17,240 --> 01:44:19,280 Speaker 1: as being. So Miss Tylan Jones is a captain too, 2101 01:44:19,360 --> 01:44:21,479 Speaker 1: that's right. There's six of them, Yeah, two on each 2102 01:44:21,520 --> 01:44:24,680 Speaker 1: side of the ball. And and uh, it's u It 2103 01:44:24,760 --> 01:44:26,640 Speaker 1: makes for a long coin flip when there's six of them. 2104 01:44:26,720 --> 01:44:29,040 Speaker 1: But you know, they all got to take time shaking 2105 01:44:29,080 --> 01:44:34,559 Speaker 1: their hands. But you know that's all. There's more than 2106 01:44:34,640 --> 01:44:36,519 Speaker 1: shaking hands, right, It's more than going out there, right 2107 01:44:36,680 --> 01:44:40,160 Speaker 1: or no, I think what McDermott. He counts on that group. Yeah, 2108 01:44:40,200 --> 01:44:43,120 Speaker 1: they get it. They are in a loop of conversation 2109 01:44:43,200 --> 01:44:45,280 Speaker 1: about anything significant that has to do with the team. 2110 01:44:45,320 --> 01:44:46,960 Speaker 1: The coach will running by them, and there's probably a 2111 01:44:46,960 --> 01:44:49,719 Speaker 1: handful of other guys as well. There's probably uh, there's 2112 01:44:49,760 --> 01:44:52,960 Speaker 1: certainly one from every position group that are in some 2113 01:44:53,160 --> 01:44:55,760 Speaker 1: sort of leadership group. The head coach will call them 2114 01:44:55,760 --> 01:44:57,479 Speaker 1: together and say, hey, guys, this is what's going to happen, 2115 01:44:57,520 --> 01:45:00,360 Speaker 1: and here's why and and uh so when you guys 2116 01:45:00,479 --> 01:45:03,560 Speaker 1: question it, here's what you can say to him. So 2117 01:45:03,920 --> 01:45:06,880 Speaker 1: I mentioned Stanford is not a captain. It was it 2118 01:45:07,160 --> 01:45:12,360 Speaker 1: was um Taylon Jones was the other special team's captain, right, Okay, 2119 01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:15,240 Speaker 1: I got him now. M Leshan McCoy talking into media, 2120 01:45:16,120 --> 01:45:19,240 Speaker 1: Bill's head coach Sean McDermott talked about Lashan today. Lashawn 2121 01:45:19,280 --> 01:45:21,439 Speaker 1: at age thirty? What does he see there? Here's what 2122 01:45:21,560 --> 01:45:23,639 Speaker 1: head coach Sean McDermott had to say about that today. 2123 01:45:24,400 --> 01:45:28,040 Speaker 1: He's developing. Um, I've watched him since he was younger, 2124 01:45:28,160 --> 01:45:32,519 Speaker 1: Like I've said before to now, Um, I appreciate his 2125 01:45:32,640 --> 01:45:36,600 Speaker 1: leadership within our team. He's got a good grasp of 2126 01:45:36,640 --> 01:45:40,360 Speaker 1: the offense. He's playing fast. Uh, he looks like he's 2127 01:45:40,360 --> 01:45:44,040 Speaker 1: in better shape even than he was a year ago. So, UM, 2128 01:45:44,720 --> 01:45:48,320 Speaker 1: I think he's been off to a real, real fine start. Obviously, 2129 01:45:48,920 --> 01:45:52,600 Speaker 1: some newsy distractions of his personal life. We have to 2130 01:45:52,680 --> 01:45:55,560 Speaker 1: carry that over here. But how have you and the 2131 01:45:55,640 --> 01:45:58,559 Speaker 1: team managed some of those things that he has been 2132 01:45:58,640 --> 01:46:02,719 Speaker 1: dealing with? Yeah, well, you know, nothing's changed along those lines. 2133 01:46:02,800 --> 01:46:06,439 Speaker 1: A separate of that, we as a team talk about 2134 01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:09,760 Speaker 1: general distractions that can come up during a year, and 2135 01:46:09,920 --> 01:46:14,479 Speaker 1: there's always things that come up within a season and 2136 01:46:14,640 --> 01:46:17,519 Speaker 1: you name it. Since you've been you know, you're playing 2137 01:46:17,520 --> 01:46:19,360 Speaker 1: on teams since you're this tall, and things come up, 2138 01:46:19,479 --> 01:46:22,240 Speaker 1: and we have a lot of respect for those things. 2139 01:46:23,439 --> 01:46:26,080 Speaker 1: But it's important that we stay focused on what we 2140 01:46:26,160 --> 01:46:28,320 Speaker 1: need to stay focused on and the team stays together. 2141 01:46:29,200 --> 01:46:33,639 Speaker 1: Sean mcdermer talking about Lashawan McCoy at age thirty. Guarantee 2142 01:46:33,640 --> 01:46:35,519 Speaker 1: you Steve, write this down, put this in the bank. 2143 01:46:35,800 --> 01:46:38,000 Speaker 1: First time. Shady doesn't go for a hundred yards that 2144 01:46:38,120 --> 01:46:40,200 Speaker 1: they're going to be people saying, oh, he's thirty years old. 2145 01:46:40,760 --> 01:46:42,920 Speaker 1: I told you, and you know what, He'll have ups 2146 01:46:42,960 --> 01:46:46,160 Speaker 1: and downs like he does every season. We'll see. I 2147 01:46:46,720 --> 01:46:48,760 Speaker 1: think it encouraging to me is the fact that he's 2148 01:46:48,800 --> 01:46:51,120 Speaker 1: been healthy for a couple of years a row, hasn't 2149 01:46:51,240 --> 01:46:53,559 Speaker 1: really missed one game I think over the last two years, 2150 01:46:54,040 --> 01:46:56,360 Speaker 1: and that he's had an easy time of it. This 2151 01:46:56,840 --> 01:47:00,320 Speaker 1: training camp has not been put put he's not giving 2152 01:47:00,400 --> 01:47:02,120 Speaker 1: much work to do, and he's healthy. He's said in 2153 01:47:02,200 --> 01:47:05,240 Speaker 1: himself he's healthy. I'm encouraged about his prospect for twenty eighteen. 2154 01:47:05,280 --> 01:47:07,360 Speaker 1: And it's interesting to me Sean McDermott almost had the 2155 01:47:07,479 --> 01:47:10,439 Speaker 1: idea that he's LaShaun is still developing, still getting better, 2156 01:47:10,640 --> 01:47:12,560 Speaker 1: still working at getting better, better shape than he was 2157 01:47:12,600 --> 01:47:16,040 Speaker 1: a year ago. Still developing, still putting to use some 2158 01:47:16,120 --> 01:47:17,560 Speaker 1: of the things he's learned over the course of a 2159 01:47:17,640 --> 01:47:19,479 Speaker 1: long career and learning how to do that. So he 2160 01:47:20,080 --> 01:47:23,880 Speaker 1: has credits McCoy with having him an attitude of getting 2161 01:47:23,920 --> 01:47:26,439 Speaker 1: better even at the age of thirty, not just just 2162 01:47:26,520 --> 01:47:28,479 Speaker 1: coming in and putting in another year. So it's it's 2163 01:47:28,600 --> 01:47:31,799 Speaker 1: pretty encouraging. I've been pretty high praise, all right. Nathan 2164 01:47:31,880 --> 01:47:34,439 Speaker 1: Peterman just finished up his session with the media after 2165 01:47:34,560 --> 01:47:37,719 Speaker 1: practice today. Let's listen in. Here's what Bill's starting quarterback 2166 01:47:37,800 --> 01:47:40,680 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman had to say today after the workout. It 2167 01:47:40,800 --> 01:47:42,760 Speaker 1: was great, you know, good to get out there again 2168 01:47:43,240 --> 01:47:45,760 Speaker 1: in game week mode, trying to prepare for a great 2169 01:47:45,800 --> 01:47:48,160 Speaker 1: defense and a lot of good work today and I 2170 01:47:48,280 --> 01:47:51,759 Speaker 1: just gotta keep improving. Its suddening into it certainly Monday. 2171 01:47:51,800 --> 01:47:53,639 Speaker 1: You're dealing with all of our questions in the world, 2172 01:47:53,880 --> 01:47:56,960 Speaker 1: different views, I'm sure even from outsiders. Are you starting 2173 01:47:57,040 --> 01:47:58,600 Speaker 1: to settle in now that we're a few days and 2174 01:47:59,080 --> 01:48:01,920 Speaker 1: want and get more You're normal routine of being a 2175 01:48:02,800 --> 01:48:04,519 Speaker 1: for sure, you know, and I think that's important as 2176 01:48:04,520 --> 01:48:07,479 Speaker 1: a routine. Um, you know, learned a little routine last 2177 01:48:07,560 --> 01:48:09,479 Speaker 1: year and just getting back into that, you know, adding 2178 01:48:09,520 --> 01:48:12,120 Speaker 1: some things to it as well, to just find the 2179 01:48:12,160 --> 01:48:15,720 Speaker 1: best way to prepare and be ready on Sunday. Jack 2180 01:48:15,920 --> 01:48:20,200 Speaker 1: was a guy who transferred in college and he took 2181 01:48:20,320 --> 01:48:23,240 Speaker 1: whatever criticism may come his way in his first year 2182 01:48:23,280 --> 01:48:25,880 Speaker 1: as a starter. Have you talked with him at all, 2183 01:48:26,040 --> 01:48:29,760 Speaker 1: especially with kind of connection so to speak. Yeah, I haven't, no, 2184 01:48:29,920 --> 01:48:32,479 Speaker 1: but definitely where of a story and uh yeah pretty 2185 01:48:32,479 --> 01:48:38,120 Speaker 1: impressive anything from his game that he liked just professionally. Yeah, 2186 01:48:38,200 --> 01:48:40,200 Speaker 1: you know, I haven't been able to watch him much obviously. 2187 01:48:40,280 --> 01:48:42,479 Speaker 1: We have a big defense, uh, in front of us, 2188 01:48:42,520 --> 01:48:44,519 Speaker 1: a great defense in front of us, and um, I 2189 01:48:44,600 --> 01:48:47,280 Speaker 1: know he's accurate though, Um, you know he makes good 2190 01:48:47,280 --> 01:48:49,760 Speaker 1: decisions and um, you know they've won games obviously, so 2191 01:48:49,840 --> 01:48:52,720 Speaker 1: he's done a good job with that last year last 2192 01:48:52,800 --> 01:48:57,240 Speaker 1: year for them and for you guys. Three shutouts they 2193 01:48:57,320 --> 01:48:59,960 Speaker 1: had last year as the defense, and you know Machine 2194 01:49:00,160 --> 01:49:01,719 Speaker 1: is on that side of the ball for them, weren't 2195 01:49:01,760 --> 01:49:05,519 Speaker 1: dramatic when you see it. When you see a team 2196 01:49:05,560 --> 01:49:07,960 Speaker 1: that's capable of doing something like that, how does that 2197 01:49:08,080 --> 01:49:10,560 Speaker 1: resonate with you as you're studying and getting compared to 2198 01:49:10,600 --> 01:49:13,559 Speaker 1: the beats? Yeah, I mean they're talented, obviously, you see 2199 01:49:13,560 --> 01:49:15,880 Speaker 1: their status preseason as well. I mean they're leader in 2200 01:49:16,000 --> 01:49:18,600 Speaker 1: all the categories. I think that shows you know, just 2201 01:49:18,680 --> 01:49:22,040 Speaker 1: their total team. So we got a big challenge ahead 2202 01:49:22,080 --> 01:49:25,280 Speaker 1: of us. I mean, very talented players, good scheme, um, 2203 01:49:25,560 --> 01:49:28,640 Speaker 1: so we gotta be ready. On Sunday, Lashawan was just 2204 01:49:28,680 --> 01:49:32,719 Speaker 1: talking about coach Agel and just he key used workout 2205 01:49:32,720 --> 01:49:36,400 Speaker 1: me he's called in the genius. What is it about 2206 01:49:36,840 --> 01:49:40,840 Speaker 1: is scheming because it's clearly given LaShaun confidence that no 2207 01:49:41,000 --> 01:49:44,439 Speaker 1: matter what caliber of defense you're facing, he's gonna come 2208 01:49:44,520 --> 01:49:46,920 Speaker 1: up with some kind of answer for you. Guys. That's good, 2209 01:49:46,960 --> 01:49:50,400 Speaker 1: be good. You feel similar to them absolutely, and h 2210 01:49:50,520 --> 01:49:53,120 Speaker 1: you know, I think he's extremely smart. Another thing is 2211 01:49:53,200 --> 01:49:56,640 Speaker 1: he's he's an extremely hard worker. I mean, you know, 2212 01:49:56,720 --> 01:49:58,680 Speaker 1: he's up here all the time. He calls me late 2213 01:49:58,720 --> 01:50:01,240 Speaker 1: at night, you know, going over ideas and things that 2214 01:50:01,320 --> 01:50:04,080 Speaker 1: we can do, and um, you know that's that's I 2215 01:50:04,160 --> 01:50:06,799 Speaker 1: guess you know, makes you feel secure as a quarterback 2216 01:50:06,880 --> 01:50:09,000 Speaker 1: and um, as a guy planning for him that hey, 2217 01:50:09,040 --> 01:50:11,360 Speaker 1: we've seen every look, um, and we just got to 2218 01:50:11,360 --> 01:50:12,600 Speaker 1: trust our rules at the end of the day and 2219 01:50:12,640 --> 01:50:14,280 Speaker 1: go out there and perform. But he's gonna put us 2220 01:50:14,280 --> 01:50:17,640 Speaker 1: in the best position to win comparison to maybe the 2221 01:50:17,760 --> 01:50:20,000 Speaker 1: last three preseason games, and this is just the naked 2222 01:50:20,200 --> 01:50:22,719 Speaker 1: it could be officers. But then that first three season 2223 01:50:22,760 --> 01:50:25,280 Speaker 1: game that you started with the first team, it looked 2224 01:50:25,280 --> 01:50:26,840 Speaker 1: like he put an awful lot on your play, a 2225 01:50:26,880 --> 01:50:29,320 Speaker 1: lot of personnel coming on and off the field, a 2226 01:50:29,360 --> 01:50:32,720 Speaker 1: lot of pre snap motion and you handled it. Um. 2227 01:50:33,439 --> 01:50:35,920 Speaker 1: What was the feedback from him, you know when reviewing 2228 01:50:36,040 --> 01:50:38,720 Speaker 1: maybe that game, take and do you have do you 2229 01:50:38,800 --> 01:50:41,559 Speaker 1: feel you have his full confidence that if he needs 2230 01:50:41,600 --> 01:50:45,160 Speaker 1: to be super multiple, we're ready for it. Yeah, you know, 2231 01:50:45,280 --> 01:50:47,280 Speaker 1: I mean that that first preseason game is kind of 2232 01:50:47,479 --> 01:50:50,040 Speaker 1: a long time ago, so it's hard to remember everything. Um. 2233 01:50:50,360 --> 01:50:52,479 Speaker 1: You know, I think we made strides every game. UM. 2234 01:50:52,600 --> 01:50:54,519 Speaker 1: And and now you know we're just completely focused on 2235 01:50:54,560 --> 01:50:56,880 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Um. You know, I think I'm gonna do 2236 01:50:56,960 --> 01:50:59,160 Speaker 1: whatever they asked me to do. Um. I'm here to win, 2237 01:50:59,479 --> 01:51:01,280 Speaker 1: um and help the team win as much as I can. 2238 01:51:01,400 --> 01:51:04,800 Speaker 1: So whatever that means from his you know, asking of 2239 01:51:04,880 --> 01:51:06,439 Speaker 1: me to do, I'm going to do that. What do 2240 01:51:06,479 --> 01:51:10,280 Speaker 1: you give it? Tea? This week? I start this season 2241 01:51:10,840 --> 01:51:13,759 Speaker 1: from last year of starting experience, not necessarily the results 2242 01:51:13,800 --> 01:51:16,120 Speaker 1: that people like to bring up. It's just more generally 2243 01:51:16,160 --> 01:51:18,920 Speaker 1: and thinks that you're taking from those experiences now in 2244 01:51:19,000 --> 01:51:22,439 Speaker 1: year second year. You know, Um, I think I've talked 2245 01:51:22,439 --> 01:51:25,040 Speaker 1: about a lot. To be honest, I've learned a lot, um, 2246 01:51:25,560 --> 01:51:28,519 Speaker 1: But really my focus is just completely ahead, you know, um, 2247 01:51:28,560 --> 01:51:32,400 Speaker 1: ahead on Sunday. UM. You know, obviously this is year two, 2248 01:51:32,520 --> 01:51:34,080 Speaker 1: so you learn things from year one to year two. 2249 01:51:34,240 --> 01:51:36,679 Speaker 1: But um, it's a whole new year and a whole 2250 01:51:36,720 --> 01:51:39,840 Speaker 1: new you know, team, a whole new defense we're facing 2251 01:51:39,880 --> 01:51:42,400 Speaker 1: as well. UM, So you know, just focused on that film, 2252 01:51:42,479 --> 01:51:45,000 Speaker 1: focusing on the task in front of us every day 2253 01:51:45,000 --> 01:51:48,559 Speaker 1: of practice here, trying to get better every day. Any 2254 01:51:48,640 --> 01:51:54,200 Speaker 1: sense of thee Now that decision has been made, you're 2255 01:51:54,280 --> 01:51:56,439 Speaker 1: a starter and you can kind of just focus on that. 2256 01:51:56,680 --> 01:51:58,920 Speaker 1: Now we'll go forward in the week one. Yeah, you know, 2257 01:51:58,960 --> 01:52:02,519 Speaker 1: it's good to have clarity for sure, but I think, uh, 2258 01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:06,760 Speaker 1: there's no like relaxing, I guess, because, um, you know 2259 01:52:06,840 --> 01:52:08,560 Speaker 1: what a great challenge it is ahead. You know this 2260 01:52:08,760 --> 01:52:11,040 Speaker 1: this was one goal accomplished, but I have you know, 2261 01:52:11,040 --> 01:52:13,920 Speaker 1: a lot more goals I want to keep accomplishing um, 2262 01:52:13,960 --> 01:52:15,160 Speaker 1: And it takes a lot of work to do. So 2263 01:52:15,200 --> 01:52:17,280 Speaker 1: you got to earn the right um every day here 2264 01:52:17,320 --> 01:52:19,639 Speaker 1: in the facility. Um to win on Sunday. So I'm 2265 01:52:19,640 --> 01:52:21,559 Speaker 1: gonna keep trying to do that. How do you keep 2266 01:52:21,640 --> 01:52:25,120 Speaker 1: from looking too far ahead? Because I know the first 2267 01:52:25,160 --> 01:52:28,200 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, the challenging schedule. How do you keep 2268 01:52:28,320 --> 01:52:32,760 Speaker 1: from taking it? You know a lot of guys say 2269 01:52:32,800 --> 01:52:36,280 Speaker 1: that you know work, but how do you do that? Yeah, 2270 01:52:36,280 --> 01:52:38,240 Speaker 1: I think it's something you learn. Um. Just being a 2271 01:52:38,280 --> 01:52:41,960 Speaker 1: football player is uh going through college's twelve games, but 2272 01:52:42,080 --> 01:52:45,160 Speaker 1: now you know, sixteen games in the NFL preseason along 2273 01:52:45,200 --> 01:52:47,080 Speaker 1: with playoffs. I mean, it's it's so long. That's the 2274 01:52:47,120 --> 01:52:49,280 Speaker 1: only way you can do it is you know, compartmentalize 2275 01:52:49,680 --> 01:52:51,439 Speaker 1: one game at a time. You put all your focus 2276 01:52:51,520 --> 01:52:54,880 Speaker 1: and energy um into that next day, um, and then 2277 01:52:54,920 --> 01:52:57,640 Speaker 1: you move ahead from there so um anything else. And 2278 01:52:57,920 --> 01:53:00,120 Speaker 1: you know that's really what you can't do and what 2279 01:53:00,240 --> 01:53:02,160 Speaker 1: makes it impossible if he tried to take it too 2280 01:53:02,479 --> 01:53:06,200 Speaker 1: many days at a time. Okay, there he goes, have 2281 01:53:06,320 --> 01:53:08,759 Speaker 1: a seat, Steve. We're back. And that was Nathan Peterman 2282 01:53:08,840 --> 01:53:12,080 Speaker 1: talking about a variety of things, including his respect for 2283 01:53:12,280 --> 01:53:14,800 Speaker 1: the Baltimore defense. I think that's a healthy respect and 2284 01:53:14,880 --> 01:53:17,200 Speaker 1: I think you should there. They're awfully good. Last year's 2285 01:53:17,200 --> 01:53:20,519 Speaker 1: Steve thirty four takeaways, I think twenty two interceptions. They 2286 01:53:20,560 --> 01:53:23,160 Speaker 1: can create havoc with the pass rush. They have some 2287 01:53:23,280 --> 01:53:25,880 Speaker 1: big time stars on defense, Mosley in the middle, sugs 2288 01:53:26,000 --> 01:53:28,479 Speaker 1: up front, good guys on the back end. They don't 2289 01:53:28,560 --> 01:53:31,439 Speaker 1: have Jimmy Smith who's serving the suspension, but still I 2290 01:53:31,560 --> 01:53:34,280 Speaker 1: have respect for the Baltimore defense as well. Three times 2291 01:53:34,320 --> 01:53:37,680 Speaker 1: they shut out opponents last year. They're just a very 2292 01:53:37,720 --> 01:53:41,000 Speaker 1: good defense. And that's a tough challenge for Nathan Peterman 2293 01:53:41,280 --> 01:53:43,960 Speaker 1: in his first start this season and returning largely all 2294 01:53:44,000 --> 01:53:45,920 Speaker 1: the guys they had from that defense a year ago, 2295 01:53:46,680 --> 01:53:50,240 Speaker 1: with the exception of their defensive coordinator, Don Martindale, new 2296 01:53:50,320 --> 01:53:54,920 Speaker 1: coordinator for the Baltimore defense, new coordinator for the Buffalo offense. 2297 01:53:55,000 --> 01:53:57,000 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of unknowns headed into this game 2298 01:53:57,000 --> 01:53:58,720 Speaker 1: about what we're going what each team is going to 2299 01:53:58,760 --> 01:54:01,760 Speaker 1: see from the other. Hey, what do you think about 2300 01:54:01,800 --> 01:54:04,519 Speaker 1: the Buffalo roster as we approach that season opening game? 2301 01:54:04,640 --> 01:54:06,680 Speaker 1: Is the Buffalo roster this year better than it was 2302 01:54:06,720 --> 01:54:08,439 Speaker 1: a year ago at this time, not the end of 2303 01:54:08,439 --> 01:54:10,720 Speaker 1: the season, but right now going into the season, going 2304 01:54:10,760 --> 01:54:12,599 Speaker 1: into Week one. We've talked about it early in the show. 2305 01:54:12,920 --> 01:54:15,160 Speaker 1: We will continue the discussion when we get back. You're 2306 01:54:15,200 --> 01:54:17,559 Speaker 1: welcome to join us phone lines open eight oh three 2307 01:54:17,840 --> 01:54:20,639 Speaker 1: five fifty and toll free one eight eight eight five 2308 01:54:20,800 --> 01:54:22,680 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty, or you can do it on 2309 01:54:22,760 --> 01:54:26,840 Speaker 1: Twitter at one Bills Live on our Twitter poll. Most 2310 01:54:26,880 --> 01:54:28,880 Speaker 1: of you think it's not quite as good. You think 2311 01:54:28,920 --> 01:54:32,600 Speaker 1: the Buffalo roster man for man is not quite as 2312 01:54:32,640 --> 01:54:35,040 Speaker 1: good as it was a year ago. At this time, 2313 01:54:35,120 --> 01:54:37,840 Speaker 1: sixty two percent of you say no, roster is not 2314 01:54:37,960 --> 01:54:40,280 Speaker 1: better than last year. Thirty eight percent say yes it is. 2315 01:54:40,600 --> 01:54:43,360 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that. We'll do NFL truin falls and 2316 01:54:43,800 --> 01:54:46,760 Speaker 1: coffee with the coach when we return. John Murphy, Steve Tasker, 2317 01:54:46,800 --> 01:54:49,920 Speaker 1: One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. 2318 01:55:01,280 --> 01:55:03,640 Speaker 1: Still roll along here, one goes Live. Thanks for tuning in. 2319 01:55:03,760 --> 01:55:05,440 Speaker 1: Whether you're tuned in on the radio side that what 2320 01:55:05,520 --> 01:55:08,760 Speaker 1: you gr flagship station here in Buffalo, or maybe you're 2321 01:55:08,800 --> 01:55:11,160 Speaker 1: on TV MSG. It's awfully nice out there, but maybe 2322 01:55:11,200 --> 01:55:13,120 Speaker 1: you're inside watching the show on TV. A lot of 2323 01:55:13,160 --> 01:55:15,880 Speaker 1: people do, Steve. I'm always trying. No, not that I 2324 01:55:15,880 --> 01:55:19,160 Speaker 1: mean it's quality entertainment. My mom and dad. Yeah, there 2325 01:55:19,200 --> 01:55:21,720 Speaker 1: you go eighty eight though you're watching on the satellite 2326 01:55:21,760 --> 01:55:24,840 Speaker 1: dish out there in Kansas. I would I would venture, 2327 01:55:24,960 --> 01:55:26,800 Speaker 1: I would listen. I would venture to say this is 2328 01:55:26,800 --> 01:55:30,080 Speaker 1: a highlight of their day. Oh oh, you're gonna hear 2329 01:55:30,120 --> 01:55:34,320 Speaker 1: about that one. Yeah, that's right, highlight of their day. 2330 01:55:34,680 --> 01:55:37,000 Speaker 1: There's just a shot fired at your very own parents. 2331 01:55:37,640 --> 01:55:40,320 Speaker 1: Highlight of the day. Watching Stevie Boy on the TV. 2332 01:55:40,680 --> 01:55:44,200 Speaker 1: Gordon and Joanne will be watching. I know. Hey. We 2333 01:55:44,320 --> 01:55:46,840 Speaker 1: asked the question, what do you think the Buffalo roster 2334 01:55:46,960 --> 01:55:48,920 Speaker 1: better than last year? Worse than last year? Steve and 2335 01:55:48,960 --> 01:55:51,920 Speaker 1: I had some minor disagreements about Dad Chris Brown. Also, 2336 01:55:52,200 --> 01:55:54,160 Speaker 1: what do you think pull nine's open? Eight oh three 2337 01:55:54,400 --> 01:55:56,960 Speaker 1: five fifty twell three one eight eight eight five fifty 2338 01:55:57,000 --> 01:56:00,240 Speaker 1: two five fifty. On the tweet sheet from Wandering Jack, 2339 01:56:00,320 --> 01:56:03,280 Speaker 1: one of our favorite tweeters, says better or worse. He 2340 01:56:03,320 --> 01:56:06,880 Speaker 1: says it's better, but only marginally. Quarterback and O line 2341 01:56:06,880 --> 01:56:10,040 Speaker 1: are weaker, at least on paper. He says, D line 2342 01:56:10,320 --> 01:56:13,280 Speaker 1: looks better, and I feel there's better depth at running 2343 01:56:13,280 --> 01:56:15,480 Speaker 1: back in than the defensive backfield. It's more or less 2344 01:56:15,480 --> 01:56:17,920 Speaker 1: a wash, but I can't say it's worse than twenty seventeen. 2345 01:56:18,280 --> 01:56:20,000 Speaker 1: It'll be after the coach us to pull a rabbit 2346 01:56:20,040 --> 01:56:22,480 Speaker 1: out of the hat. Again, I think wandering Jack has 2347 01:56:22,520 --> 01:56:24,840 Speaker 1: sort of surrounded it and got to the point here. See. Look, 2348 01:56:24,920 --> 01:56:27,360 Speaker 1: we have a hard time saying better or worse. It's 2349 01:56:27,440 --> 01:56:30,520 Speaker 1: it's similar in many respects. He's right, you know, there's 2350 01:56:30,560 --> 01:56:33,400 Speaker 1: better depth. I think at a variety of positions, including 2351 01:56:33,520 --> 01:56:36,320 Speaker 1: running back, including in the defensive backfield. It's safety anyway, 2352 01:56:36,400 --> 01:56:40,480 Speaker 1: maybe not corner. Better depth at running back, defensive backfield. 2353 01:56:41,240 --> 01:56:42,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. It is kind of a wash. D 2354 01:56:42,840 --> 01:56:44,960 Speaker 1: line looks better. I would agree with that. Everybody healthy 2355 01:56:45,320 --> 01:56:48,920 Speaker 1: quarterback O line weaker, at least on paper, you would 2356 01:56:48,960 --> 01:56:57,480 Speaker 1: disagree with a quarterback. I think the quarterback listen. Tybrod 2357 01:56:57,560 --> 01:56:59,680 Speaker 1: was a winner, there's no question about it. But was 2358 01:56:59,760 --> 01:57:02,560 Speaker 1: he the main cog and the main reason that the 2359 01:57:02,640 --> 01:57:05,600 Speaker 1: team was winning. I don't know. I don't think he was. 2360 01:57:05,720 --> 01:57:08,240 Speaker 1: I think if you're trying to if you're trying to 2361 01:57:08,280 --> 01:57:11,320 Speaker 1: be an NFL team and play the game the way 2362 01:57:11,360 --> 01:57:14,240 Speaker 1: it's officiated and the way the rules set it up 2363 01:57:14,280 --> 01:57:16,680 Speaker 1: to be played, you gotta have a quarterback that ultimately 2364 01:57:16,760 --> 01:57:19,160 Speaker 1: can stand in the pocket and make the throws. That's 2365 01:57:19,200 --> 01:57:22,160 Speaker 1: not Tyrod. But Tyrod didn't turn it over and he 2366 01:57:22,240 --> 01:57:25,000 Speaker 1: got a handful of first downs every game with his legs. 2367 01:57:25,440 --> 01:57:29,040 Speaker 1: And he was a different quarterback than anybody. Everybody, anybody 2368 01:57:29,720 --> 01:57:31,960 Speaker 1: any other team faced all year. He was different than 2369 01:57:31,960 --> 01:57:36,240 Speaker 1: any other quarterback. So he gave teams problems sometimes. But 2370 01:57:36,400 --> 01:57:39,200 Speaker 1: having said that, if you want your wide receiver group 2371 01:57:39,240 --> 01:57:41,480 Speaker 1: to play better, you got to give somebody who can 2372 01:57:41,560 --> 01:57:44,400 Speaker 1: give them more opportunities, and that's gonna be Nathan Peterman. 2373 01:57:44,440 --> 01:57:46,240 Speaker 1: I think it's a really interesting question. It is a 2374 01:57:46,320 --> 01:57:49,200 Speaker 1: really interesting question, and I you and I kind of 2375 01:57:49,280 --> 01:57:52,920 Speaker 1: debate sometimes just just because we like to debate. But 2376 01:57:53,040 --> 01:57:55,680 Speaker 1: I do think they're going to be a better offense 2377 01:57:55,760 --> 01:58:00,320 Speaker 1: with Nathan Peterman under center, because that's the way this 2378 01:58:00,680 --> 01:58:03,480 Speaker 1: league is set up to be played. And when you 2379 01:58:03,560 --> 01:58:06,320 Speaker 1: start playing it the other way around, where the quarterback 2380 01:58:06,400 --> 01:58:10,200 Speaker 1: is more of a running athlete, playmaker type guy, kind 2381 01:58:10,240 --> 01:58:12,240 Speaker 1: of an improviser at time when he's at his best, 2382 01:58:13,120 --> 01:58:17,520 Speaker 1: you're asking for something that's that makes it difficult to predict. 2383 01:58:17,720 --> 01:58:20,200 Speaker 1: More from the tweet cheet this run from Bobby giambra. 2384 01:58:20,520 --> 01:58:22,720 Speaker 1: Are the Bills better going into the season as the 2385 01:58:22,840 --> 01:58:24,800 Speaker 1: roster better than it was a year ago? At this time? 2386 01:58:24,840 --> 01:58:27,720 Speaker 1: Bobby Giambra's answer, I think the Bills are just as good, 2387 01:58:27,760 --> 01:58:30,680 Speaker 1: if not better in terms of potential production at every 2388 01:58:30,720 --> 01:58:33,600 Speaker 1: position compared to last year. Besides center and guard, two 2389 01:58:33,640 --> 01:58:36,280 Speaker 1: big holes to Phil. Quarterback is a question mark, but 2390 01:58:36,560 --> 01:58:38,040 Speaker 1: I have to think who was ever a back there 2391 01:58:38,120 --> 01:58:40,560 Speaker 1: can push this offense better than thirty first in passing. 2392 01:58:41,000 --> 01:58:43,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot there. Bobby Giambre, You're right, it's hard 2393 01:58:43,560 --> 01:58:46,280 Speaker 1: to imagine them finishing thirty first in passing. Again, I 2394 01:58:46,360 --> 01:58:48,920 Speaker 1: don't think that'll happen. And that's the save three years 2395 01:58:48,960 --> 01:58:52,640 Speaker 1: in a row or around there was two years than this. 2396 01:58:52,760 --> 01:58:57,080 Speaker 1: Steve big argument about how they're better a quarterback. Look, yeah, 2397 01:58:57,160 --> 01:58:59,960 Speaker 1: that's uncertain, right, because we don't know how Peterman's gonna 2398 01:59:00,200 --> 01:59:03,000 Speaker 1: or Josh Allen if he winds up playing just as good, 2399 01:59:03,040 --> 01:59:06,640 Speaker 1: if not better, in terms of potential production. Potential doesn't 2400 01:59:06,680 --> 01:59:09,160 Speaker 1: count in this question, I'm sorry to say, Bobby Giambre, 2401 01:59:09,440 --> 01:59:12,240 Speaker 1: it's not about potential. Look, I think potentially they're a 2402 01:59:12,320 --> 01:59:14,080 Speaker 1: heck of a lot better a quarterback than they were 2403 01:59:14,120 --> 01:59:15,960 Speaker 1: a year ago at this time because of the potential 2404 01:59:16,040 --> 01:59:19,040 Speaker 1: provided mostly by Josh Allen. But it's not the question 2405 01:59:19,080 --> 01:59:21,640 Speaker 1: we're asking Josh Allen they wanted year ago. At this time, 2406 01:59:21,720 --> 01:59:24,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's out of the equation because you know, you 2407 01:59:24,600 --> 01:59:27,480 Speaker 1: don't even know if he's as good a backup this 2408 01:59:27,760 --> 01:59:31,680 Speaker 1: year as Nathan Peterman was last year. When you can't 2409 01:59:31,680 --> 01:59:34,600 Speaker 1: even make that assumption because you haven't seen him. I 2410 01:59:34,600 --> 01:59:37,000 Speaker 1: wouldn't assume it, but I would hope that it's true. 2411 01:59:37,000 --> 01:59:39,640 Speaker 1: I think it, hope that it's true. That's for the 2412 01:59:39,680 --> 01:59:44,920 Speaker 1: basis of given these strict confines of your question. You're right. 2413 01:59:45,000 --> 01:59:46,760 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of potential, and I think 2414 01:59:46,840 --> 01:59:49,240 Speaker 1: there is more potential on this team, but we're not 2415 01:59:49,320 --> 01:59:51,680 Speaker 1: asking about We're not asking about it. That's exactly right. 2416 01:59:51,760 --> 01:59:55,160 Speaker 1: To take a call from Ray in Rochester. Go ahead, Ray, 2417 01:59:55,200 --> 02:00:00,240 Speaker 1: you're on the air. OHI guys, hi, I was king 2418 02:00:00,320 --> 02:00:04,360 Speaker 1: that you know, Brady originally wasn't a high graphic He 2419 02:00:04,520 --> 02:00:08,440 Speaker 1: was what four said, sixth round or something. And how 2420 02:00:08,480 --> 02:00:11,960 Speaker 1: would you compare Peterman with Brady? Now, obviously Brady's a 2421 02:00:12,080 --> 02:00:14,120 Speaker 1: student of the game, so not someone in the of 2422 02:00:14,200 --> 02:00:21,080 Speaker 1: course experience, but you know his physical talents, Brady has 2423 02:00:21,080 --> 02:00:25,640 Speaker 1: a better arm, he's way taller. Um. One of the 2424 02:00:25,720 --> 02:00:28,200 Speaker 1: things that Tom Brady brought to the table even when 2425 02:00:28,240 --> 02:00:30,400 Speaker 1: he was drafting the sixth round and early on in 2426 02:00:30,480 --> 02:00:33,160 Speaker 1: his time in New England, he was a smart guy. 2427 02:00:33,320 --> 02:00:36,520 Speaker 1: He had commanded the offense from the moment he took 2428 02:00:36,560 --> 02:00:40,200 Speaker 1: over for Drew Bledsoe after Drew Bledsoe was injured, he 2429 02:00:40,440 --> 02:00:43,320 Speaker 1: ran the complete offense um. Not too many young players 2430 02:00:43,360 --> 02:00:49,320 Speaker 1: can do that. Yeah, so yeah, Nate Peterman is not 2431 02:00:49,480 --> 02:00:53,880 Speaker 1: going to be like Tom Brady. Tom Brady might be 2432 02:00:53,920 --> 02:00:56,400 Speaker 1: the best quarterback who ever played, to a heck of 2433 02:00:56,440 --> 02:00:59,200 Speaker 1: a comparison. He's in the conversation now. I get it 2434 02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:01,880 Speaker 1: that that Peterman is a fifth round draft pick and 2435 02:01:02,400 --> 02:01:04,720 Speaker 1: AJ McCarron was a fifth round draft pick, and Tom 2436 02:01:04,840 --> 02:01:11,720 Speaker 1: Brady was a sixth round draft pick, and that's I 2437 02:01:11,800 --> 02:01:14,520 Speaker 1: still think Brady probably has a better arm than Peterman, 2438 02:01:14,800 --> 02:01:19,040 Speaker 1: even at this, even though Peterman's twenty three or twenty 2439 02:01:19,120 --> 02:01:22,600 Speaker 1: four and Brady's forty, So even now, I think they're comparable. 2440 02:01:22,960 --> 02:01:25,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, I don't. I don't think there's much comparison 2441 02:01:25,720 --> 02:01:29,080 Speaker 1: there to be made. Not too many guys compare favorably 2442 02:01:29,520 --> 02:01:33,960 Speaker 1: with Tom Brady. Let's go to Kevin and West Seneca. Kevin, Hello, 2443 02:01:34,000 --> 02:01:37,400 Speaker 1: you're in the air, hiy, how are you doing? Good afternoon, gentlemen. 2444 02:01:37,520 --> 02:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Hi Kevin, Hey, I'm just calling because I'm curious and 2445 02:01:41,920 --> 02:01:44,680 Speaker 1: see if you guys relate with this flits. The NFL 2446 02:01:45,440 --> 02:01:49,280 Speaker 1: has turned into a tight end, you know sort of league, 2447 02:01:50,320 --> 02:01:55,360 Speaker 1: and nobody has actually address that situation as far as 2448 02:01:55,400 --> 02:01:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm concerned. What do you see there, Kevin? What do 2449 02:01:57,560 --> 02:02:00,800 Speaker 1: you mean? Well, I mean, you got a talent like 2450 02:02:01,040 --> 02:02:05,839 Speaker 1: nicol leary, who is very contendable, not on the roster anywhere, 2451 02:02:05,840 --> 02:02:08,880 Speaker 1: by the way in the league. He's been out since Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 2452 02:02:08,960 --> 02:02:12,120 Speaker 1: four days out. It's correct, But I mean, I mean, 2453 02:02:12,200 --> 02:02:15,600 Speaker 1: what do you think about the tight end situation? What situation? 2454 02:02:15,720 --> 02:02:20,840 Speaker 1: What do you mean the one with Buffalo? Yes, okay, 2455 02:02:20,920 --> 02:02:22,840 Speaker 1: we here's the thing. Three of the guys that are 2456 02:02:22,880 --> 02:02:26,440 Speaker 1: on the roster over the four the three to four 2457 02:02:26,480 --> 02:02:28,400 Speaker 1: guys on the roster were on the froster last year. 2458 02:02:28,440 --> 02:02:31,480 Speaker 1: The difference is O'Leary's out and Croom is in. We 2459 02:02:31,640 --> 02:02:35,440 Speaker 1: both feel like we both feel like they made a 2460 02:02:35,720 --> 02:02:38,280 Speaker 1: decision to go with the more athletically gifted guy and 2461 02:02:38,400 --> 02:02:39,960 Speaker 1: crewm And if you look around, if you weren't look 2462 02:02:39,960 --> 02:02:43,040 Speaker 1: asking for a league wide assessment of how the tight 2463 02:02:43,160 --> 02:02:46,640 Speaker 1: end is changing in its role. I think you get 2464 02:02:46,720 --> 02:02:49,040 Speaker 1: that when you get a guy like Gronkowski in New 2465 02:02:49,080 --> 02:02:51,480 Speaker 1: England who can make a difference and Jimmy Graham who 2466 02:02:51,560 --> 02:02:55,920 Speaker 1: made a difference for the New Orleans Saints before he 2467 02:02:56,160 --> 02:03:00,120 Speaker 1: moved on and went to the Seahawks. I mean, you know, 2468 02:03:00,600 --> 02:03:03,200 Speaker 1: it depends on the talent. Like a lot of positions. 2469 02:03:05,480 --> 02:03:09,480 Speaker 1: One guy is a great talent, but he doesn't start 2470 02:03:09,520 --> 02:03:12,040 Speaker 1: a trend in the league. I think offenses and the 2471 02:03:12,080 --> 02:03:15,080 Speaker 1: way defenses are built build trends in the league, and 2472 02:03:15,400 --> 02:03:18,320 Speaker 1: team's ability to combat them or their tactics they used 2473 02:03:18,320 --> 02:03:22,360 Speaker 1: to combat them. You know, like the running back positions 2474 02:03:22,440 --> 02:03:24,880 Speaker 1: swung way out of favor for a handful of years, 2475 02:03:24,920 --> 02:03:26,840 Speaker 1: and now I think it's way back in favor. I 2476 02:03:26,920 --> 02:03:28,960 Speaker 1: think people are really looking for great running backs who 2477 02:03:29,000 --> 02:03:31,320 Speaker 1: can do a lot of different things. So no, I 2478 02:03:31,360 --> 02:03:33,480 Speaker 1: don't I think the tight end position for the Bills 2479 02:03:33,560 --> 02:03:40,120 Speaker 1: is better athletically. We'll see if they're as consistent as 2480 02:03:40,160 --> 02:03:42,320 Speaker 1: they were with Nico Leary in the lineup. Hey, Chris Brown, 2481 02:03:42,400 --> 02:03:44,760 Speaker 1: who was with us on the show earlier today, had 2482 02:03:44,800 --> 02:03:47,800 Speaker 1: a chance this week to sit or maybe stand and 2483 02:03:47,880 --> 02:03:50,000 Speaker 1: talk to a head coach Sean McDermott. Let's hear what 2484 02:03:50,040 --> 02:03:52,240 Speaker 1: they had to say. It is time now for Coffee 2485 02:03:52,320 --> 02:03:54,440 Speaker 1: with the Coach, a regular feature Coffee with the Coach 2486 02:03:54,520 --> 02:03:57,080 Speaker 1: brought to you by Tim Morton's Cafe and Bakeshop, the 2487 02:03:57,120 --> 02:04:01,840 Speaker 1: official coffee of the Buffalo Bills. Hello, everybody, Welcome to 2488 02:04:01,960 --> 02:04:04,839 Speaker 1: a twenty eighteen edition of Coffee with the Coach, presented 2489 02:04:04,880 --> 02:04:07,400 Speaker 1: by Tim Hortons. I'm Chris Brown along with Bill's head 2490 02:04:07,400 --> 02:04:09,880 Speaker 1: coach Sean McDermott as the Bills get set for their 2491 02:04:09,960 --> 02:04:14,520 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen season opener down in Baltimore on Sunday. Coaches always, 2492 02:04:14,560 --> 02:04:17,000 Speaker 1: thanks for being with us. So you'll look at year 2493 02:04:17,080 --> 02:04:20,080 Speaker 1: one and what that was for you lay in a foundation, 2494 02:04:20,160 --> 02:04:23,160 Speaker 1: as you've often said, as you enter year two here 2495 02:04:23,600 --> 02:04:26,040 Speaker 1: and maybe through the course of the off season, what 2496 02:04:26,480 --> 02:04:28,960 Speaker 1: was some of the things you pulled from year one 2497 02:04:29,080 --> 02:04:32,440 Speaker 1: that maybe you chose to apply and tweak your approaching 2498 02:04:32,520 --> 02:04:35,520 Speaker 1: year two. Well, I thought we did quite a bit 2499 02:04:35,600 --> 02:04:38,600 Speaker 1: of good things last year. That said, there's always things 2500 02:04:38,680 --> 02:04:40,840 Speaker 1: we can improve upon in terms of our process and 2501 02:04:41,480 --> 02:04:46,240 Speaker 1: our operation. How I do things. I trust the leaders 2502 02:04:46,320 --> 02:04:49,400 Speaker 1: of the team and the player driven leadership is important 2503 02:04:49,880 --> 02:04:52,680 Speaker 1: for every team and so I give them a pretty 2504 02:04:52,720 --> 02:04:56,240 Speaker 1: big voice into what we do and how we do things, 2505 02:04:56,360 --> 02:04:58,760 Speaker 1: and they were able to share some things that our 2506 02:04:58,800 --> 02:05:02,480 Speaker 1: exit interviews after the last season that I kind of 2507 02:05:02,560 --> 02:05:05,600 Speaker 1: chewed on over the offseason, and we implemented some of those, uh, 2508 02:05:05,720 --> 02:05:08,800 Speaker 1: some of those ideas the season. Nathan Peterman named as 2509 02:05:08,840 --> 02:05:12,520 Speaker 1: your starting quarterback this week. As much as Nate, as 2510 02:05:12,560 --> 02:05:14,520 Speaker 1: you even said this week, earned the right to be 2511 02:05:14,640 --> 02:05:17,840 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback through his performance as a coach, I 2512 02:05:17,920 --> 02:05:19,400 Speaker 1: have to imagine you have to take a little bit 2513 02:05:19,480 --> 02:05:21,800 Speaker 1: deeper dive than just what he does on the field, 2514 02:05:22,280 --> 02:05:26,120 Speaker 1: knowing how much quarterback impacts so many other positions. Right, well, 2515 02:05:26,120 --> 02:05:29,480 Speaker 1: it does. And you know, look, Nate has certainly played 2516 02:05:29,520 --> 02:05:33,040 Speaker 1: well throughout the preseason, as has Josh Um. You know, 2517 02:05:33,080 --> 02:05:36,040 Speaker 1: I'm happy to say Josh is on schedule, and but 2518 02:05:36,280 --> 02:05:38,880 Speaker 1: but you're right, there's it's not it's it's never an 2519 02:05:38,920 --> 02:05:41,760 Speaker 1: easy decision. None of these decisions really are that that 2520 02:05:41,880 --> 02:05:46,480 Speaker 1: applied to personnel. Um, the quarterback position affects so much 2521 02:05:46,560 --> 02:05:49,760 Speaker 1: of the team. Um that there's that there's a lot 2522 02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:53,680 Speaker 1: of angles to look at it from and and so 2523 02:05:54,080 --> 02:05:56,839 Speaker 1: a it's the position, it's the performance at the position, naturally, 2524 02:05:57,240 --> 02:06:00,280 Speaker 1: it's how it affects the overall team. It's it's the 2525 02:06:00,360 --> 02:06:06,200 Speaker 1: team's overall mindset with this player under center versus that 2526 02:06:06,240 --> 02:06:10,200 Speaker 1: player under center. It's the opponent, it's who we are. 2527 02:06:10,360 --> 02:06:12,680 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of different things you've got to 2528 02:06:12,720 --> 02:06:17,320 Speaker 1: take into consideration. And again, it's not an easy decision, 2529 02:06:17,680 --> 02:06:20,760 Speaker 1: and sometimes in some ways I wish it was. But 2530 02:06:20,920 --> 02:06:24,640 Speaker 1: we feel confident about about Nate and job. Taking a 2531 02:06:24,720 --> 02:06:27,080 Speaker 1: look at your opponent here this week in Baltimore. I 2532 02:06:27,200 --> 02:06:29,240 Speaker 1: know you and coach Harbaugh him a long history together. 2533 02:06:29,360 --> 02:06:31,760 Speaker 1: He knows you. You know him every year as different 2534 02:06:31,800 --> 02:06:34,080 Speaker 1: as you say. Also, but looking at them in the preseason, 2535 02:06:34,200 --> 02:06:37,240 Speaker 1: five and zero won a couple of games by ten 2536 02:06:37,320 --> 02:06:39,840 Speaker 1: points or more, won a couple of close games, so 2537 02:06:39,920 --> 02:06:42,400 Speaker 1: they've won in different ways. I know it's just the preseason, 2538 02:06:42,480 --> 02:06:45,400 Speaker 1: but what did you pull maybe from their preseason tape 2539 02:06:45,440 --> 02:06:47,480 Speaker 1: to kind of have a feel for what you're walking 2540 02:06:47,520 --> 02:06:50,080 Speaker 1: into on something. Well, they've got a really strong football team. 2541 02:06:50,280 --> 02:06:53,040 Speaker 1: They just missed the playoffs, as we well know last year. 2542 02:06:54,520 --> 02:06:56,800 Speaker 1: Coach Harbor and his staff do a phenomenal job, a 2543 02:06:56,960 --> 02:07:00,600 Speaker 1: very good coaching staff. They've added both road of talent 2544 02:07:00,680 --> 02:07:04,240 Speaker 1: this offseason, whether it through the draft and free agency. 2545 02:07:05,120 --> 02:07:07,960 Speaker 1: So they are they're built to win and win now. 2546 02:07:08,040 --> 02:07:13,360 Speaker 1: And so they added or hired a new defensive coordinator 2547 02:07:13,600 --> 02:07:17,280 Speaker 1: that they promoted from within, a guy that's done at 2548 02:07:17,320 --> 02:07:20,840 Speaker 1: the job before. So they feel that they've got a 2549 02:07:21,000 --> 02:07:24,560 Speaker 1: fresh start on the defensive end of things. And so 2550 02:07:24,720 --> 02:07:27,400 Speaker 1: we'll have to be on our a game early in 2551 02:07:27,480 --> 02:07:30,120 Speaker 1: the season when we traveled down to Baltimore. All right, 2552 02:07:30,240 --> 02:07:32,680 Speaker 1: that sounds good. Now it's time for our fan Question 2553 02:07:32,760 --> 02:07:34,480 Speaker 1: of the week, the chance for you the fan to 2554 02:07:34,600 --> 02:07:37,600 Speaker 1: ask coach a question. This week's question comes from Lisa 2555 02:07:37,720 --> 02:07:40,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter and coach. He asks what steps are being 2556 02:07:40,640 --> 02:07:43,480 Speaker 1: taken to improve the team's pass rush coming out of 2557 02:07:43,520 --> 02:07:46,440 Speaker 1: the preseason. Now, at all fanness, coach, it's pretty vanilla preseason. 2558 02:07:46,480 --> 02:07:48,960 Speaker 1: You're not dialing up stuff in the preseason. But what 2559 02:07:49,000 --> 02:07:50,640 Speaker 1: do you say to Lisa, Well, we're certainly trying to 2560 02:07:50,720 --> 02:07:53,680 Speaker 1: evaluate our personnel, our talent and see what they can 2561 02:07:53,760 --> 02:07:55,960 Speaker 1: and can't do. And you know, we had some moments 2562 02:07:56,000 --> 02:07:57,800 Speaker 1: in the preseason where we were able to get some 2563 02:07:57,840 --> 02:07:59,840 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback and some other times where we 2564 02:08:00,160 --> 02:08:03,200 Speaker 1: wish we had more pressure. And it's important to Lesa's 2565 02:08:03,280 --> 02:08:07,080 Speaker 1: question to apply pressure with your front four. So you know, 2566 02:08:07,160 --> 02:08:10,080 Speaker 1: we'll continue to look at that. It's certainly an important 2567 02:08:10,200 --> 02:08:13,680 Speaker 1: ingredient to playing good defense and good team football. Um, 2568 02:08:13,920 --> 02:08:15,520 Speaker 1: and so we'll continue to look at it as we 2569 02:08:15,600 --> 02:08:18,920 Speaker 1: get into the into the Ravens and both three each 2570 02:08:18,960 --> 02:08:20,840 Speaker 1: and every week. All right, coach, there's always thanks for 2571 02:08:20,880 --> 02:08:22,560 Speaker 1: the times we luck kicking off this season with a 2572 02:08:22,640 --> 02:08:25,280 Speaker 1: victory on Sunday. Thanks Chris. All right, that's Bill's head coach, 2573 02:08:25,280 --> 02:08:27,880 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott. This has been Coffee with the Coach, presented 2574 02:08:27,880 --> 02:08:30,520 Speaker 1: by Tim Hortens. Thanks for watching. We'll see you next week. 2575 02:08:30,920 --> 02:08:33,160 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Sean McDermott, coffe who the coach coming to 2576 02:08:33,200 --> 02:08:34,960 Speaker 1: you every week? I think we're gonna do it on Wednesdays, 2577 02:08:35,040 --> 02:08:37,000 Speaker 1: just like that, a little one on one discussion there. 2578 02:08:37,200 --> 02:08:39,840 Speaker 1: You know, Chris has about or the Actually the listener 2579 02:08:39,880 --> 02:08:42,360 Speaker 1: asked about pass rush and I do think about stuff 2580 02:08:42,360 --> 02:08:44,200 Speaker 1: all week and accurred to me. See, you know who 2581 02:08:44,280 --> 02:08:47,720 Speaker 1: we're not really talking much about. Who could have a 2582 02:08:47,800 --> 02:08:51,800 Speaker 1: prominent role this week into the future. Jerry Use. Jerry 2583 02:08:51,880 --> 02:08:55,720 Speaker 1: Hus is a pass rushure. That's that's his specialty. Hasn't 2584 02:08:55,760 --> 02:08:57,720 Speaker 1: been quite on top of the game. The last couple 2585 02:08:57,760 --> 02:08:59,880 Speaker 1: of years, they weren't getting sacked. But I'm a feeling 2586 02:09:00,040 --> 02:09:02,240 Speaker 1: Jerry Hughes is gonna break out, if not this week, 2587 02:09:02,280 --> 02:09:05,200 Speaker 1: then soon, and I think he will be not Trent Murphy, 2588 02:09:05,240 --> 02:09:07,760 Speaker 1: but I think Jerry Hughes will be the predominant pass 2589 02:09:07,840 --> 02:09:10,520 Speaker 1: rush around this roster in large part because of what 2590 02:09:10,600 --> 02:09:13,760 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy does. On the other side. I think there's 2591 02:09:13,840 --> 02:09:15,840 Speaker 1: a lot of guys on this roster that are looking around. 2592 02:09:15,840 --> 02:09:18,440 Speaker 1: The guys that were here last year are looking around saying, hey, 2593 02:09:18,480 --> 02:09:20,640 Speaker 1: we've got to be better, and they've kind of dedicated themselves. 2594 02:09:20,680 --> 02:09:23,960 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson case in point, he's coming into a spot 2595 02:09:24,000 --> 02:09:25,840 Speaker 1: where this is third year, it hits time for him 2596 02:09:25,880 --> 02:09:28,160 Speaker 1: to really show up as a first round draft pick talent. 2597 02:09:28,720 --> 02:09:30,800 Speaker 1: You got Jerry Hughes who's been around for a few years, 2598 02:09:30,840 --> 02:09:32,600 Speaker 1: who's looking around sayn we got to get better and 2599 02:09:32,680 --> 02:09:35,640 Speaker 1: working harder to do to improve. And then there's guys 2600 02:09:35,760 --> 02:09:39,200 Speaker 1: like Starlo tu Lele and Trent Murphy who come in saying, now, 2601 02:09:39,240 --> 02:09:41,320 Speaker 1: this is a great opportunity for me to show I 2602 02:09:41,400 --> 02:09:43,680 Speaker 1: can be a difference maker on any team that I 2603 02:09:43,800 --> 02:09:46,240 Speaker 1: sign with. So there's a lot of motivation on those 2604 02:09:46,320 --> 02:09:48,720 Speaker 1: front guys for a lot of different reasons to play 2605 02:09:48,800 --> 02:09:50,560 Speaker 1: well and get a lot of sacks and get pressure, 2606 02:09:51,080 --> 02:09:53,720 Speaker 1: at least on an individual basis, and certainly as a team, 2607 02:09:53,760 --> 02:09:55,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna be trying to do just that. All Right, 2608 02:09:55,680 --> 02:09:58,000 Speaker 1: We're breateresting. It's gonna be fun. We break. We're back 2609 02:09:58,040 --> 02:10:00,760 Speaker 1: at a moment. John Murphy's Steave Tasker One Bills Live 2610 02:10:00,840 --> 02:10:03,560 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive and this is Buffalo Bill's Radio. 2611 02:10:19,120 --> 02:10:21,480 Speaker 1: What are we learned from today's show? Presented by Advanced 2612 02:10:21,480 --> 02:10:24,400 Speaker 1: Alarm providing Western New York's homes and businesses with the 2613 02:10:24,480 --> 02:10:27,680 Speaker 1: finance and security and home Theater, the preferred Alarment home 2614 02:10:27,720 --> 02:10:30,200 Speaker 1: theater provider of the Buffalo Bills. Good show today, good 2615 02:10:30,240 --> 02:10:33,280 Speaker 1: start to the show. Especially Brandon being general manager, joined 2616 02:10:33,360 --> 02:10:35,480 Speaker 1: us right off the bat, and he talked about Nathan 2617 02:10:35,560 --> 02:10:38,120 Speaker 1: Peterman winding up as a starting quarterback this Sunday going 2618 02:10:38,160 --> 02:10:42,200 Speaker 1: into Baltimore. We in this building never lost faith in 2619 02:10:42,280 --> 02:10:45,520 Speaker 1: who Nate is. And I know outside people just wrote 2620 02:10:45,600 --> 02:10:48,960 Speaker 1: him off, even in this town or obviously nationally. And 2621 02:10:49,240 --> 02:10:51,480 Speaker 1: I know when we said it would be a quarterback competition, 2622 02:10:52,480 --> 02:10:55,400 Speaker 1: most people were saying, it's a quarterback competition between Aj 2623 02:10:55,560 --> 02:10:58,520 Speaker 1: and Josh, and they kept leaving Nate out of there, 2624 02:10:58,760 --> 02:11:01,320 Speaker 1: and we're like, trust us, Nate is doing well. And 2625 02:11:01,520 --> 02:11:05,200 Speaker 1: when we left in June, we felt like Nate still 2626 02:11:05,240 --> 02:11:07,760 Speaker 1: should start with the ones as we roll out, you know, 2627 02:11:07,920 --> 02:11:11,280 Speaker 1: in August, and he he was steady, Eddie. He's not flashy. 2628 02:11:11,600 --> 02:11:13,680 Speaker 1: He just but he really does a good job of 2629 02:11:13,760 --> 02:11:15,760 Speaker 1: getting the play called. There's so many things other than 2630 02:11:15,960 --> 02:11:18,640 Speaker 1: the play of getting the play call in getting guys, 2631 02:11:18,760 --> 02:11:21,960 Speaker 1: making sure you know the receivers are lined up, making 2632 02:11:22,000 --> 02:11:24,360 Speaker 1: sure that you know he gets up to the line 2633 02:11:24,400 --> 02:11:28,200 Speaker 1: of scrimmage in time to survey the defense. So high 2634 02:11:28,240 --> 02:11:31,680 Speaker 1: praise for Nathan Peterman from the GM. Chris Brown, Bills 2635 02:11:31,720 --> 02:11:34,480 Speaker 1: insider Buffalo Bills dot Com, joined us today on the show, 2636 02:11:34,760 --> 02:11:38,240 Speaker 1: talked about how Nathan Peterman's preseason start helped him win 2637 02:11:38,320 --> 02:11:44,320 Speaker 1: the job this year. Pre snap motion shifts checks at 2638 02:11:44,360 --> 02:11:47,360 Speaker 1: the line. I mean, they threw the book at Peterman 2639 02:11:47,400 --> 02:11:49,360 Speaker 1: in that first preseason game, and I thought he handled 2640 02:11:49,360 --> 02:11:52,680 Speaker 1: it very well. And I think that was a test 2641 02:11:53,160 --> 02:11:56,280 Speaker 1: that Dabel was issuing to Nathan Peterman because he didn't 2642 02:11:56,280 --> 02:11:57,920 Speaker 1: know who the starting quarterback is going to be. And 2643 02:11:58,360 --> 02:12:00,680 Speaker 1: I think Dabel was going into that game to himself, 2644 02:12:01,440 --> 02:12:04,320 Speaker 1: I gotta act like this guy's my starter. And if 2645 02:12:04,320 --> 02:12:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to do that, the best way for me 2646 02:12:06,400 --> 02:12:08,440 Speaker 1: to help him is to be very multiple and very 2647 02:12:08,560 --> 02:12:11,080 Speaker 1: varied on offense. So let me throw the book at 2648 02:12:11,160 --> 02:12:12,920 Speaker 1: him and see if he can process and handle it, 2649 02:12:13,040 --> 02:12:15,520 Speaker 1: get this team up to the line, command the huddle, etc. Etc. 2650 02:12:16,400 --> 02:12:18,200 Speaker 1: And I thought he handled it with a plum. I mean, 2651 02:12:18,280 --> 02:12:22,280 Speaker 1: he did a fantastic job. And if you remember, you 2652 02:12:22,400 --> 02:12:26,080 Speaker 1: know in that Carolina game, really no major busts on 2653 02:12:26,240 --> 02:12:30,839 Speaker 1: offense in terms of mental errors. Chris Brown and Nathan Peterman. 2654 02:12:30,920 --> 02:12:33,320 Speaker 1: Really the central story of this game as we approach it, 2655 02:12:33,400 --> 02:12:36,480 Speaker 1: isn't It's Steve. The quarterbacks. Nathan Peterman making his third 2656 02:12:36,640 --> 02:12:39,040 Speaker 1: NFL start, the first time he's ever started the season. 2657 02:12:39,360 --> 02:12:44,440 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco eleventh straight season as Baltimore's starting quarterback, look 2658 02:12:44,480 --> 02:12:46,640 Speaker 1: into rebound. I mean, he hasn't been great since his 2659 02:12:46,720 --> 02:12:49,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. He's been okay. Last year. Joe Flacco work 2660 02:12:50,160 --> 02:12:52,760 Speaker 1: worse than the NFL among starters and yards per attempt 2661 02:12:53,120 --> 02:12:55,840 Speaker 1: only thirteen passes of twenty five yards or more. Joe 2662 02:12:55,880 --> 02:12:58,240 Speaker 1: Flacco's looking to show something starting this Sunday, too, on 2663 02:12:58,360 --> 02:13:00,720 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, I think one of the things, the 2664 02:13:00,840 --> 02:13:04,080 Speaker 1: big battle that I'm looking at this game, at this 2665 02:13:04,240 --> 02:13:09,320 Speaker 1: game is the one between Don Martindale Baltimore defense against 2666 02:13:09,360 --> 02:13:15,680 Speaker 1: Brian Dable, Buffalo offense, Nathan Peterman against Terrell Suggs, all 2667 02:13:15,760 --> 02:13:18,800 Speaker 1: of those things that are you know, put together back 2668 02:13:19,120 --> 02:13:21,400 Speaker 1: on that side of the football, when Buffalo's offense is 2669 02:13:21,400 --> 02:13:24,200 Speaker 1: on with Lashawn McCoy and all those guys and this 2670 02:13:24,400 --> 02:13:26,760 Speaker 1: offensive line, that's the I think the side of the 2671 02:13:26,800 --> 02:13:30,280 Speaker 1: football and the battle that I think is is the 2672 02:13:30,320 --> 02:13:32,320 Speaker 1: one with the most unknowns, and I think that's the 2673 02:13:32,320 --> 02:13:34,360 Speaker 1: one that's most intriguing. We'll talk more about this game 2674 02:13:34,400 --> 02:13:36,360 Speaker 1: in the next couple of days. Thurman Thomas joins us 2675 02:13:36,440 --> 02:13:39,160 Speaker 1: on the show tomorrow, plus a number of other guests, 2676 02:13:39,160 --> 02:13:41,080 Speaker 1: So make sure you come on back tomorrow. I'm the 2677 02:13:41,120 --> 02:13:44,160 Speaker 1: heir of twelve noon Tomorrow. Our production assistants George Blast, 2678 02:13:44,480 --> 02:13:47,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Colton, At, Thomas hanod Or, Kelly Rude, JJ Turto, 2679 02:13:47,560 --> 02:13:50,880 Speaker 1: Kevin Cargis, James Robolt, our producer Jay Harris. Twelve known 2680 02:13:50,960 --> 02:13:53,320 Speaker 1: three pm right here at one Bill's Drive. One Bills 2681 02:13:53,360 --> 02:13:56,880 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalaida Health Tomorrow on Buffalo bills radio,