1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: in the stratiphere of normalcy. All right, rocking and rolling 5 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: here on a Friday, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker one, Bills 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: Live as the show here until three, plenty of Bill's 7 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: news to discuss as we get ready for Bill's Colts 8 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Full show is always on a Friday. Greg 9 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: Cosell coming your way in our number two, as well 10 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: as the man who will call the game on CBS one, 11 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Harland. We'll be joining us in the final half 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: hour of the show. That he's big, that's a that's 13 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: a big name to be doing a Bill. Well, it's 14 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: a Bill's Colts game. So there's two teams that are 15 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: a little cache of this match there is, and Kevin 16 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: Harlan doing the game speaks to that absolutely. So he'll 17 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: be doing the game with Trent Green and so we'll 18 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: catch up with Kevin in the second hour of the program. 19 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: He had his feelings on that the what he thinks 20 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: of the AFC landscape, which is a jumbled mess right now. 21 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: There is one thing that has emerged as a constant, 22 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: at least for the interim, and it is the New 23 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: England Patriots. Steve I didn't really intend to begin the 24 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: show this way, but there's also a part of me 25 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: that just wants to cover it and move on. They 26 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: won another game last night, Thursday Night Football. They've now 27 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: won five in a row and they beat the Falcons 28 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: twenty five to nothing. Every quarterback that entered the game 29 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: for Atlanta throw it, throw it interception. Matt Ryan the 30 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: starter obviously through one or two. Josh Rosen made an appearance, 31 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: went one for three through a pick and a pick. 32 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: Then Philippe Franks comes in. Franks, Oh for one, the 33 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: Florida product for zero yards, zero touchdowns, and one for 34 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: a zero point zero point zero. Falcons are far from 35 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: a juggernaut, but you look at the Atlanta team. They 36 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: have trouble getting lined up, They make ill advised decisions, 37 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: It commits some penalties. The Patriots make you pay every 38 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: single time. They win eighty percent of their games based 39 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: on the opponents screw ups right, because they don't screw 40 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: up in the same way. And tell you what, Matt 41 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: Ryan looks old that old is one thing. I think 42 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: he's thirty seven now, he looked he looked older than me. 43 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: I mean he he could not avoid the rush at 44 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: all at all. Matt Ryan is thirty six. He could 45 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: not avoid the rush at all, and the Patriots made 46 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: him pay well. I was, I remember when who do 47 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: we have on earlier in the week. I cannot remember 48 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: who it was, but I oh, it was Kyle Brandt. 49 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: I said, I think Matthew Judean may prove to be 50 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: the best defensive free agent signing of this past offseason. 51 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can have a guy fit 52 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: a defensive scheme any better than him. And I think 53 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: he's got ten and a half sacks now in eleven games. 54 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: He Yeah, their defense is playing extremely well, and they 55 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: just they are always in position. They always seem to 56 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: be breaking on the ball. They play with real confidence 57 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: in what they're doing, and I think that's the thing 58 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: that sets their defense apart. Certainly they've got good players, 59 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: but I think the attitude their defenders play with is 60 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: as much about their preparation as anything. They really come 61 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: in confident about what they're doing defensively, and they play 62 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: like that. People are going Gaga for mac Jones, I 63 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: want to pump the brakes on that. Yes, he's got 64 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: back to back games of eighty percent completion, but you 65 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 1: know what are we doing here. We're throwing We're throwing 66 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: five We're throwing passes within five yards of the line 67 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: of scrimmage every single time, with a few exceptions. But 68 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: for the most part, that is why his completion percentage 69 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: is as high as it is. I'm not trying to 70 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: knock the kid. I'm just saying he's a product of 71 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: what their system is. He still has to make the 72 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: right decisions, know where he's going with the football, but 73 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: it's high degree of difficulty from a physical standpoint, because 74 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: a five yard pass is a lot easier to complete, 75 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, than a forty or a fifty yard one. 76 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: Right he is, he doesn't push the ball down the 77 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: field consistently. But you got to tip your hat to 78 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots in the way they've handled him. Their offense 79 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: is built. In my opinion, the Patriots have done as 80 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: much to support mac Jones as the Baltimore Ravens did 81 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: to support Lamar Jackson. They had to like go all 82 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: in with Lamar Jackson. I mean, they got receivers who 83 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: could block, you know, that kind of thing. In free agency, 84 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: they went and did that. They all of the things 85 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,559 Speaker 1: that they've done have been about Lamar and bringing him along. 86 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: The Patriots the same thing they brought Mac Jones in. 87 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: Knew what he could do and do well, gave him 88 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: some things and now you know what he can do 89 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: now is expanding and expanding and expanding week week in, 90 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: week out. So now by the end of the season, 91 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: you know they're gonna they're a tough out. Yeah, they're 92 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: a really good foot Now. Defensively, they knew they were 93 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: gonna need a running game, and they knew we were 94 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: gonna put a defense together. They brought some guys back. 95 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: Van Noyd came back and did all that. They all 96 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: these guys came back, Uh, Carris came back. These three 97 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: or two or three four guys came back from Miami 98 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: after going down, signing the big deals, getting financially secure 99 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: for their families and then come back and playing for 100 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: fun for New England. Um, and they they're playing extremely 101 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: well defensively, and you know Mac Jones, let's face it, 102 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: he would won that game last night with a field goal. Yeah, 103 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: he only threw one touchdown pass. Yeah, they had two 104 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: defensive touchdowns. Defense on defensive touch defense had a bunch 105 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: of like three picks. So I'm just telling you, three 106 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: weeks from now, I want to see Mac Jones picked 107 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: off by this Bill's defense like three times, with all 108 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: three of them going back for touchdowns. That's that. That 109 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: would that that would get everybody to shut that hell 110 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: up about Mac Jones because every national talk show, sports center, 111 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports, wherever you want to turn, they're crowning this 112 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: kid already. It's like, come on with that. What is that? Well? Oh, 113 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: and then here's the latest narrative, Steve. Now, now I'm 114 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: getting warmed up here. This is the latest narrative. Saw 115 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: this one this morning. I see it coming. Oh, this 116 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: defense is playing like a former Patriots defensive old and 117 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: this young quarterback is playing like an young young quarterback, 118 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: getting his feet wet and coming along slowly but surely. 119 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: And so now they're comparing the twenty twenty one Patriots 120 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: to the two thousand and one Patriots when Brady, as 121 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: a second year player, became a first year starter taking 122 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: over for Bledsoe. The defense was very good for the 123 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: Patriots that year. So you want to draw those parallels. 124 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: That's fine, but man, they're all ready to crown mac Jones. Look, 125 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: I got I got respect for him. He's done a 126 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: nice job, he's worked hard. Good for him, he's playing well. 127 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: But come on, it's like it's like it's the second Coming. 128 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: What are we doing? Yeah, I mean we're completely off 129 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: the rails here. We'll say this. And it's interesting too. 130 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about it, how good would this 131 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: Patriots team be with of with a veteran quarterback that 132 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: could throw um Max got a good arm, not a 133 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: great arm, and they don't push the ball down the field. 134 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: They got a good running I mean, right now mac 135 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: Jones is riding the wave. It'll be interesting to see 136 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: if they if he gets good enough fast enough, because 137 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: sooner or later in the playoffs, you're gonna you're gonna 138 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: have to beat a team. Um, your quarterback's gonna have 139 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: to beat you. You win for you. And I don't 140 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: know if he's there now. They maybe they may, you know, 141 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: we've seen it before. Patriots win games every kind of way. 142 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: They may put him in a position or may have 143 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: a plan for never letting it come down to mac 144 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: Jones making a play. Because right now. It has never 145 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: come down to mac Jones making a play to win 146 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: a game for him, and if it has, he has 147 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: not come through for him. So, um, he's good. They're handley. 148 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: I mean you should. They should write a book on 149 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: how this has gone with him and how well he's playing, 150 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: because it's rare that you see. I mean, think about 151 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: that twenty eighteen class. You know Bill's handled Josh okay. 152 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: It took him a year or two three to get 153 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: there well, and they built it well around him and 154 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: Lamar same thing. But everybody else Baker has struggled. Um, 155 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold's with the Carolina Panthers. Now Baker Mayfield's the 156 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: interesting case because the Browns did try to build it 157 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,719 Speaker 1: around him the right way, I thought. And now that 158 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: doesn't that doesn't remove the fact that they were changing 159 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: coaches left and right. I mean, what's the end. He's 160 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: on his third system in four years now, it's fourth 161 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: head coach. Yeah, so it was I think that is, 162 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: but maybe not, maybe not, maybe not. It was it's Stefanski. Now, 163 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: it was a huge jack Kid, Hugh Jackson, Freddie Kitchens 164 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: and Jansky. No, no, no, he was already gone. He 165 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: was before Hugh Jackson. You're thinking of m Chatzinski or whatever. Yeah, 166 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: Chatzinski was way before. So it was Hugh Jackson, Freddie Kitchens, 167 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: and now stefanskiyeh third head coach, second system because yeah, 168 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: Kitchens was the same guy. So yeah, it's interesting. But 169 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: you know, we talk all the time here about player development. 170 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: Patriots are very good at that, and they are Steelers 171 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: are very good at that, Ravens are very good at that. 172 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: Those are the teams that win perennially more often than not. 173 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: If you have player development, you're in good shape because 174 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna make good players even better. And you know, 175 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: with the margins so tight in this league, as Steve 176 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: talks about all the time, it can make the difference 177 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: between winning and losing foot particularly at the end of 178 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: the season as opposed to where you were at the 179 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: beginning of this season. Yeah, that's that's where the Bills 180 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: have been the last couple of years. That's and that's 181 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: where the Patriots have always been under Bill Belichick as well. 182 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: Twitter conversation today, you know what it is. It's ob 183 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: L Friday fan mail bag. So any questions you have 184 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: on the NFL or the Bills, fire them off to us, Steve, 185 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: and I'll do our best to answer those. It is 186 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: also tailgate Friday. We got a home game. People. We 187 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: need to know your plans for your tailgate this weekend. 188 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: So if you've got something interesting on your menu, or 189 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: maybe you have family in early for the Thanksgiving holiday, 190 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: how many extra people you got at your tailgate? Hit 191 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: up one Bills Live and send in your tailgate plans. 192 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: We'd love to hear them, or you can call in 193 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: if you want two eight, three, fifty two, five fifty 194 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: bills news today. The most recent news is as follows. 195 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: Bobby Hart, who was with this team during training camp, 196 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: was on the roster for a little bit, on the 197 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: practice squad for a little bit, then released. He is 198 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: back with the club, signed to the fifty three man 199 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: roster today. He was most recently with the Titans. They 200 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: released him earlier this week, so here he is. And 201 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: I think, if anything, Steve, this sends a strong indication 202 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: that Spencer Brown is not going to be available on Sunday. 203 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: We don't know that for sure yet. All coach McDermott 204 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: would say this morning when he spoke with the media 205 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: on his Friday press conference was that he remains in 206 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: the COVID protocol or a COVID reserve list, so as 207 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 1: does Star Latulala. So you see this kind of a move. 208 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: They have an open roster spot because when you put 209 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: Brown and Latulalae on COVID reserve, that opens up to 210 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: active roster spots. They used one of those to put 211 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: Bobby Hard on the roster. It's a depth move. I 212 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: don't anticipate in him being in the lineup in any way, 213 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 1: shape or form on Sunday. He's in case of emergency 214 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: break glass kind of addition here this week as far 215 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: as I'm concerned. Right, Yeah, Bobby Hart's been passed around 216 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: more than an offering plate in the church. So he's 217 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: been on three. This is third different Now this is 218 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: a second trip with the Bills this season. He was 219 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: in the preseason, then he goes to Cincinnati, then he 220 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: was now he's with Tennessee. Now he's back to Buffalo. Yeah, 221 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: I think I would. I would think he's in as 222 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: a safety net because if they you know, they can 223 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: give him, you know, he'll know the language or at 224 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: least be able to remember back what the language was 225 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: and what he's supposed to the system. But I don't 226 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: think you know, you're not gonna see Bobby Hard go 227 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: out there and take opening day. You know, reps right 228 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: off the top, I would think, because if he was 229 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: good enough to do that, you wouldn't have Ryan Bates 230 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: or Butcher or any of these guys, Cody four, You 231 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't have any of these guys on your roster because 232 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: Bobby Hart would be better than them at what So 233 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 1: I think those guys will probably play ahead of him here, 234 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: Tommy Doyle, whatever. So, Yeah, you have to Tommy Doyle, 235 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:06,439 Speaker 1: Jamil Douglas, Cody Ford, Ryan Bates, those are your main backups, 236 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: and one of them is going to have to start, 237 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: presumably at right guard. We're assuming that the Bills will 238 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: go back to much of what we saw when Spencer 239 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: Brown was out with the back injury against Jacksonville in Miami, 240 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: which was Daryl Williams at right tackle and they had 241 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: Cody Ford at right guard. We'll see if that continues 242 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: on Sunday, right and that's and at least they've It's 243 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: interesting too. We've got some of this feedback on our 244 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: Twitter question on the Friday fan mail bag. People are 245 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: asking do you think they'll go back under center like 246 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: they did against the Jets, because they were so successful 247 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: doing it, and it really made the run game a threat. 248 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: Even though they didn't run it, they ended up running 249 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: it a lot. I don't know, that's a good question. 250 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: I certainly think that's in the mix. It's on the table. 251 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: They were successful with it. It did set them up 252 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: to have Josh with some space to throw the football. 253 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: But they also went heavy. When I say heavy, I 254 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: mean they put big guys on the field, like tight 255 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: ends and fullbacks and extra offensive linemen on the field 256 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: in order to make it happen. And that means like 257 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley and you know, Emmanuel Sanders and you know, 258 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: some of these guys are sitting down so they can 259 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: do that. Is that which means there are fewer options 260 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: in the passing game, So it's a you know, risk 261 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: reward kind of thing. Maybe Josh has more time to 262 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: throw it, but fewer guys to throw it too, that's 263 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: the idea. And so yeah, maybe they can do that. 264 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: I know this Colts team has struggled against the pass 265 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: more passing touchdowns than any team in football. And both 266 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks are really good at throwing it down the field, 267 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: So you know, there's that they may use play action 268 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: to get a little more space in the back end 269 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: for their receivers, but like I said, they use big 270 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: bodies up front to threaten the run and that's what 271 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: really made the play action work. Right. If you try 272 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: and play action out of you know, ten personnel, that 273 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: threats not so great. We also learned today from coach 274 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: McDermott that Tremaine Edmonds is practicing for the first time 275 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: this week on a limited basis today, and we anticipate 276 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: the injury report will be out before we're off the air, 277 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: so we'll pass that along to you when we get it. 278 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: Did not practice Wednesday, did not practice Thursday, but participated 279 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: on a limited basis today, which I think means he 280 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: at least has a chance to play on Sunday. You know, 281 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: we're all guessing here. In all likelihood, he's probably listed 282 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: as questionable, having only a partial day of practice the 283 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: entire week, and they air on the side of caution 284 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: and the tissue injury. You want to try and get 285 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: him on the field against the Colts or save him 286 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: for three extra days and get him on Thursday. Well, yeah, 287 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: you have to believe that with two games in five 288 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: days and him coming off an injury. They are definitely 289 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: weighing that into the equation here. And I don't know 290 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: whether you know how close he is, but you could argue, yeah, 291 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: you could argue this game is more important though, because 292 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: it's an AFC conference game. Yeah, you know, play him 293 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: this week. If he tweaks it again, he sits next 294 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: week and he essentially gets two weeks bye week. Yeah, 295 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: I get it. Um, Yeah, who knows. It all comes 296 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: down if can he play or can he not play? 297 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: And if he can, he needs to go, and if 298 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: he can't, he probably and then it's a race to 299 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: see if he can get ready for Thursday. Yeah, and 300 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: I'm telling you I wouldn't mind having that speed on 301 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: the field. With Jonathan Taylor running the football, Dane can 302 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: cover some ground and cut off angles. Well, it's the 303 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: same thing on Thursday too, with you know, Kara Alvin 304 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: Kamara in the Saints. So I don't know. Yeah, we're 305 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: in the middle of an injury swoon here, in a 306 00:17:56,440 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: little rash of injuries and COVID. The Bills are undermanned. 307 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: It's amazing how much that can shake your confidence and 308 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: what they're going to be able to do on the field. Yeah, 309 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I just yeah, this without Spencer Brown, without 310 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: Starlo Tulalae, that casts down and given that they're playing 311 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:21,959 Speaker 1: the Colts and what they can do well, it casts 312 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: down on their ability to run off and leave these 313 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: guys for sure. Yeah, I think this is going to 314 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: be a really good football game. Think it could be 315 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: pretty tight. The oddsmakers had it at seven and a half. 316 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: Bills has seven and a half point favorites. Be interesting 317 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: to see if that line moved here as the week 318 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: wore on. Knowing that Spencer Brown and Starlatulae remain on 319 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: the COVID reserve list, we'll have to take a look 320 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: at that when we get a chance to do so. 321 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: The NFL has provided some specificity, shall we say, to 322 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: the taunting rule. They are now telling NFL teams that 323 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: if you posture toward a sideline, presumably the opposing sideline 324 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: after making a play, it counts as taunting. So the 325 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: whole Cassius Marsh debacle was Tony Carenti, which Corenti said, well, 326 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: he was, you know, saying stuff to the opposing sideline. 327 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: So that's why I threw the flag that is now 328 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: suddenly being included in the realm of taunting. Only took 329 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: him a couple of weeks to figure that one out, 330 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: So good on you, NFL officially, at least they articulated 331 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: it for all of us, and so that will now 332 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: be a thing. So you make a big play near 333 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: the opposing sideline, you better get up and be facing 334 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 1: your team sideline immediately. There's yeah, there is still we're 335 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: really at getting out in the weeds here. I was. 336 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: I'm in favor of the subject, that's the problem. I'm 337 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: in favor of the taunting, calling it because I don't 338 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 1: like seeing young kids copying the pros and you know, 339 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: getting in each other's faces. It's just not any place 340 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: for that in youth sports, and it's infiltrated it. You know, 341 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 1: having two kids that were youth sport athletes, I saw 342 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: it probably more than i'd like, So I get what 343 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,879 Speaker 1: the league's trying to do. I'm in favor of it. 344 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: But we're getting way out in the weeds here now 345 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: with some of these additions and addendums. Yeah, and you 346 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: know people are asking you remember Josh Halley got sacked 347 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: in the Jacksonville game and the guy did this kind 348 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: of I don't know, some sort of oh he went 349 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: into a zend post his Zend pose with his table Ryan, yeah, whatever, 350 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: and he did it right right in front of Josh 351 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: and a lot. I was like, I was like, where's 352 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: the to for that? And you know, the official was 353 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: just in a mood I guess and decided And that's 354 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: what it is. It's subjective to whatever the official seas 355 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: or thinks he sees or whatever. And they just said, nah, 356 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: oh let that slide and okay, all right, yes it's 357 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: gonna be inconsistent, but you're gonna call that and then 358 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 1: not that. That's where it's like, so we're that's why 359 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: we're still iron this out. I fans are gonna have 360 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: to get used to it. We're gonna have to see 361 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:07,120 Speaker 1: it called a ton and get a handle on this, 362 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: that and the other, and well, you know, so that 363 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: it gets to that's I've said it a million times. 364 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: When all of us look at it and say, yeah, okay, 365 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: that's that should be called because it's always been called. 366 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: Now they're all calling that that's need to be called, 367 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: then we're okay with it. It's the problem. The problem is, 368 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: like what you know, even when they started protecting quarterbacks 369 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: are roughing the pass or this roughing the pastor that. 370 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: Now it's like our our gauge for roughing the passer 371 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:37,239 Speaker 1: has like dropped considerably. It used to be, man, you 372 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: could clothesline that joker and they did, you know, I 373 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: mean whacking them up in the head with a with 374 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: an open arm, I mean walking you know everything. I 375 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: mean it was. It was no holds barred, And now 376 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: we're all our our tolerance is way down here compared 377 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: to that. So we'll get there with this taunting. I 378 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: don't just don't know how long it's gonna take. Steve, 379 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: inadvertently you answered the first question from the fan Friday 380 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: mail bag, which was from Herb, who said, Steve, why 381 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: would ninety six sack Josh and knelt and prayed over 382 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: him during the Jags game? A taunting penalty wasn't called. 383 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: Referee was not to call it. That's it there, No, 384 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: there's no other explanation for it. That was a singular decision. 385 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: Nick asks, I think the Pants as a team are 386 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: for real, But isn't the mac Jones hype a little premature? 387 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: Thank you, Nick, thank you, I am on that train. 388 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: He literally checked everything down against the Falcons. That's a 389 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: fine strategy if it works, but if it doesn't, but 390 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: it doesn't show you anything about the QB himself. Let 391 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: me say this, they're just having to manage games basically. 392 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: Just listen. I I get it's you know, and we 393 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: in Buffalo here are a little sensitive to what goes 394 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: on now. Hell amant that I'm hypersensitive to it. But 395 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: if any team had a quarterback playing as well as 396 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: mac Jones is as a rookie right out of the gate, 397 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: they'd be pretty excited, no question about it. They have 398 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: every the Patriot fans have every reason to be super 399 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: excited about his future. I don't know how high the 400 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: ceiling is, but the floor is really high. Yes, the 401 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 1: floor is high for mac Jones. The ceiling not as 402 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: high as it is for Zach Wilson or some of 403 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: the other guys, or you know, Trey Lance or when 404 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: you get down the list, But the floor is really high. 405 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: And he went to a place that knows how to 406 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: get the most out of him. And that's what we're seeing. 407 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: And you know, so, if if any rookie quarterback for 408 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: any other team was having the kind of season that 409 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: Mac Jones is, we'd be going crazy. Last year, justin 410 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: Herbert pops out of the gate and he looks he 411 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 1: looks like an NFL quarterback because he's grabbing big yards, 412 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: he's gunning the ball in there. He's got some physical 413 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: traits that allowed the Chargers last year to do some 414 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: things with him the Patriots can't do with mac Jones. 415 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: But you know, Patriots are winning games, so you know, 416 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: tip your hat to him, and I get it. I mean, 417 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: Mac Jones is. He's a game manager, no question. But 418 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: he's playing really well for a very young quarterback. Rachel asks, 419 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: do you think the under the center plays are here 420 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,920 Speaker 1: to stay? Or was that just a one time thing 421 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: for our matchup against the Jets. I do not know. 422 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 1: I don't know either, but I think we'll see it again. 423 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: I think we will. I'm not saying every week, but 424 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: I think most weeks it will be incorporated in some way, 425 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: shape or form to varying degrees of frequency. Like there 426 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: might be a week where it makes a lot of 427 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: sense and it's thirty percent of the snaps. There might 428 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: be other weeks where it makes zero sense and they 429 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 1: don't use it at all. Right, it's it's old school, 430 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: no question about it old school, and it does take 431 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: advantage of some things that Josh does really well, most 432 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: notably ball handling. He's really good handling the ball in 433 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: the backfield, handing off, keeping it, hiding it, you know, 434 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: talking it and run and bootlegging. Yeah, the cameraman fooled 435 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: last week. Yeah, he's really good at it, and it 436 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: does take advantage of that. But that's a little old school. 437 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: And the Bills, it's a it's a big jump backwards 438 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: from where they usually run their offense. You know, sixty 439 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: percent passes to go under center seventy percent of the time. 440 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: That's that was a big jump last year last weekend, 441 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: I think it caught the Jets somewhat off guard. Yeah, 442 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: I get it. I don't know that it would catch 443 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: the Colts that off Now this week, Thomas asks, there 444 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 1: have been a few games this year that for me 445 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: have caused concern, just an uneasy feeling. I'm having that again, 446 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: shuffling the old line COVID in every game Indie plays 447 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: is a playoff game. I'm concerned that Indie may want 448 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: and need this game more. Can you help me feel better? Well? 449 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: Your your feelings are right. This game does mean a 450 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: lot more to the Colts in terms of playoff chances. 451 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: I was looking online at playoff odds and you can 452 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: punch in. You know, if this team wins, how much 453 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: is their playoffs is enhanced. If the Colts win on 454 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: Sunday here in Buffalo, their playoff percentage goes from like 455 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: fourteen percent to fifty, So they become like a fifty 456 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: fifty shot to make the playoffs if they win this 457 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: week's game. If they don't, their percentage goes way down. 458 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: Six losses leaves you with very little margin for error 459 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: even in a seventeen game season. Right, Um, the Bills 460 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: have got by by virtue of one loss records of 461 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 1: their opponents. They got a pretty easy schedule going down 462 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: the road. But that is changing as the you know, 463 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots keep winning and some of these other teams 464 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: get some wins under their belt. There, win percentage is 465 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: going to climb a little bit, I would think, but 466 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: this is yeah, you're playing a desperate football team. Even 467 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: it was it's week eleven. I mean, this is like 468 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: we're coming if I don't even think that this is 469 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: just barely passed halfway now. It used to be Week 470 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: eleven is like Wow, we're keep down the stret We're 471 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: jeep into it, right, and it's we still are I 472 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 1: mean technically, but man oh man, it feels differently with 473 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: that extra game in there and an extra playoffs team. 474 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: Nothing's going to be decided and there's gonna be a 475 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: lot of teams in the conversation in weeks sixteen, seventeen, 476 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: and eighteen about getting in and enter out of the playoffs. 477 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: The only way I can try to make Thomas feel 478 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 1: a little bit better is the colts five wins are 479 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: against opponents whose combined record is twelve and thirty four. Now, 480 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: the Bills haven't exactly played juggernauts either for much of 481 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: the season. But if you need something to hang your 482 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: hat on, that's something I can offer you. Twelve and 483 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: thirty four is the record of the five teams at 484 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: the Colts have beaten. Man, they were in a dog 485 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: fight last week against Jacksonville, just like the Bills. The 486 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: team to beat the Bills, they want it on a 487 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: block punt, right, they want it on a block punt. 488 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: They So Jacksonville is playing better, or or Indianapolis is 489 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: playing down to the level of their competition, whichever you 490 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: want to call it. They struggled to beat a team 491 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 1: that just barely beat the Bills, and you know, and 492 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: we all know how poorly the Bills played in that game. Unfortunately, 493 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: the Bills look like they're gonna have mostly the same 494 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: lineup on the offensive line as that game in Jacksonville 495 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 1: coming into this weekend, So we'll see how much they 496 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: can do to improve their fortunes when an offensive line 497 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: that got manhandled by Jacksonville. Break time for us here. 498 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: When we come back, we'll get you some comment from 499 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: some of the players after practice, most notably Dawson Knox, 500 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde, Stephan Diggs, as they now prepare for Sunday's 501 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: game that's just forty eight hours away that's coming up 502 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: next here on One Bills Live, presented by Kalid to Health, 503 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:48,479 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. All right, welcome back to One 504 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Taster with you, and so 505 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: we motor our way to the weekend and Bills colts 506 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: and we want to pass along some thoughts from the 507 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: players on the upcoming matchup, and we're addressing the media 508 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: after practice. Dawson Knox obviously was on this roster last 509 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: year when the Bills played the Colts in the wild 510 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: Card round here in Orchard Park, a game won by 511 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: the Bills twenty twenty four, And here is Knox on 512 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: having some measure of familiarity with the Colts because of 513 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: that meeting. Anytime you play a team recently is going 514 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: to help. Just you know, we got to feel for 515 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: them recently. We kind of know their personnel after having 516 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: played them, you know, a few months ago. But at 517 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: the same time, you know, everything changes even week to week, 518 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: like a lot can change, even with divisional opponents. You know, 519 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 1: we will play everybody in our division twice a year obviously, 520 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: and sometimes we can see a lot of things change. 521 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: So you can't go onto the game and expecting them 522 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: to be the same team that they were a few 523 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: months or I don't know, eight or nine months ago 524 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: that they are now. But but it does help watching 525 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: some of that film and just kind of reassuring ourselves 526 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: that we know where to be and we know how 527 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: they're going to play it. So yeah, I think he 528 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: mapped that out pretty effectively in terms of what you 529 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: know and don't know. For the defense, it's going to 530 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: be much different because obviously there's a different quarterback playing 531 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: with a much bigger arm who can reach most areas 532 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: of the football field, which was not the case with 533 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers last year. Right, And that's there are some 534 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,239 Speaker 1: things you can get from personnel and what they do 535 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: and what they don't do. But you know, this team 536 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis is going to be as different as the 537 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: Bills are from last year, and perhaps even more so 538 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: because I got a different guy pulling the trigger. Carson 539 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: Wentz is an athlete. Philip Rivers was a thrower. Now 540 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz a thrower as well, but he's got that 541 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: athletic ability, you know, another year with Jonathan Taylor, all 542 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: of that stuff. I mean, they were they were tough 543 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: out last year, the Colts were. That game was a 544 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: real good football game. And it's it's going to take 545 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: a supreme effort for the Bills to bounce back, particularly 546 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: given their COVID problems and injuries that they're facing as well. 547 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: So it's it's going to be a completely different kind 548 00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: of matchup than it was a year ago. But still, 549 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: going back and looking at the film gives you some 550 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: confidence walking on the field saying, Okay, at least I 551 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: gotta feel for what this team is about. Yeah, maybe 552 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: the most important thing is the fact that they have 553 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: a handle on what Jason Jonathan Taylor can and cannot 554 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: do as a ball carrier. They held him to seventy 555 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: eight yards in that playoff game last year, so at 556 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: least they know what's coming at them, because sometimes you 557 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 1: face some player. Oh, you hear that he's fast, and 558 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: then you get on the field and you're like, oh, dang, 559 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: we gotta make some adjustments here. I gotta take a 560 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: different angle to the ball when he's carrying it, you 561 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: know what I mean. It's a shock, but you have 562 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 1: to kind of get adjusted to. So I think it's 563 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: good that they faced him last year. Speaking of Taylor 564 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: and the run game, this is another physical matchup at 565 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage with this Colt's offensive line in particular. 566 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: And Micah Hyde addressed the physicality that the Colts bring 567 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,719 Speaker 1: to the game starts with the running game. I think 568 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: they understand that to be successful in this league, you 569 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: gotta have a run game. So you know, that's what 570 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: they do. They give the ball at twenty eight and 571 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: they him and work. They got a good offensive line, 572 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: they got you know, big physical tight ends and and 573 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: and receivers. Um, So yeah, I mean they're a physical 574 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: ball club. You're throwing the play calling and stuff like that. 575 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: I mean, they just do such an awesome job setting 576 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: up plays and um, you know, working plays with other 577 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: plays and you know it may look the same to 578 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: the defense, but there may be something they switch up. So, um, 579 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: it's for sure physical unit. Not a surprising comment from Michael. 580 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: Heidi recognizes it. The question is are they going to 581 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: be able to match that physicality. They were the more 582 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: physical team last week against the Jets. Now you gotta 583 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 1: do it again against the better front. Right this this 584 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: front's better than the Jets front, and they've got more 585 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: to play for, and they've probably coming in here a 586 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: number of those guys, like we've talked about, they're watching 587 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: that film from last year too, and they're they're coming 588 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: in highly more highly motivated. So you gets you have 589 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: to watch it. I mean, it's crazy not to watch 590 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: that film. I don't know how much it helps just 591 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: to tactically, but it does help you watching a guy 592 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: and what he's made of. You know, you kind of 593 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: get a feel for how a guy's thinking when you 594 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 1: see him play, and you get an kind of football 595 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: player he is emotionally and whether he's gonna be chippy 596 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: and one of those guys that come, I guess is 597 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: gonna be a long day with this guy, right, some 598 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: of that goes on you kind of evaluate the guy 599 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: and refresh your memory about what it was like to 600 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: play against. Sometimes that's that's good prep. Stefan Diggs got 601 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: off to a fast start last week as the offense. 602 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: Both Brian Dable and Josh Allen made a point to 603 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: get him involved early, but Diggs addresses the importance of 604 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: getting off to a fast start as a team, part 605 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: of being like a pressure cooker as far as like 606 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 1: when you get off to that fast start, it put 607 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: pressures on their offensive score and saying and we have 608 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: that defense that and that tries to win the turnover ratio. 609 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,719 Speaker 1: It puts put their offense in bad spots. So as 610 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: a offense, we're trying to score fast. We're not dat fast, 611 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,120 Speaker 1: whereas our defense doesn't get arrest But you know, as 612 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: a offense, just being explosive and being us I mean, 613 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: I feel like we can we can put up a 614 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: lot of points. We can score points. We got a 615 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: lot of playmakers, We've got a lot of depth. It's 616 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: just all about putting it all together. I'm saying. They 617 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: talk about us being one of the most complete teams, 618 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: and I feel like, what's the use of being a 619 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: complete team if you're not showing a day in the 620 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: day out. And it kind of all starts at practice. 621 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: So we just kind of like staying on that grind. 622 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: And last week was an okay week for us, you know, 623 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: saying we got to get back on it, and you know, 624 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: we play. We faced another challenge this week and I 625 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: look forward to it. So, I mean, again, these guys 626 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: can kind of encapsulate things pretty well for the fans 627 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: to understand. I mean, they just have to keep on 628 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: keeping on. They know they're a good team, but if 629 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: you don't show it through the course of the week 630 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: and prepare properly, you're probably not going to demonstrate it 631 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: on a Sunday, especially against the team that has a 632 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 1: pretty good roster top to bottom themselves in the Colts. Yeah, 633 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: you're right. Part of being a complete team is being 634 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 1: able to do it every week, is being consistent, you know, 635 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: and the roller they've been on a list face. I 636 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: think you can make a case for this night go 637 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: back to tweek one. Pittsburgh was readier emotionally. The Tennessee game. 638 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: You say what you want to it's a crappy day out, 639 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 1: and you know, you slip on a quarterback sneak where 640 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna you feel like you're gonna convert that if 641 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,479 Speaker 1: you don't fall down, and he did. He fell down. 642 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 1: That's the game. And then of course the Jacksonville debacle 643 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,720 Speaker 1: where they show up as a number one scoring offense 644 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: in the league and put up six points against a 645 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 1: team that's got one win. So this roller coaster is 646 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: the best argument. Those flat areas are the best argument 647 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,919 Speaker 1: for this team maybe not being a complete team because 648 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:53,560 Speaker 1: they don't put it together every single Sunday. Now, great 649 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: teams win when they don't play their best. This team's 650 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: done that as well. They beat Miami like that, and 651 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: they did it a number of times last year as well. 652 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: I can't remember every game, but you know they beat 653 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: the Jets eighteen ten, right, But this year, I mean, 654 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: they took Washington in the woodshed, they took Houston to 655 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,920 Speaker 1: the woodshed, they took Miami to the woodshed. And I 656 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: think those games do as much to hurt them. In 657 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 1: these games that they go down as anything because they think, well, 658 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: god lease, these teams were pounding these teams. Yeah, it 659 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: was this is easy, and that's when you become a 660 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: team that's not consistent. You'll let your guard down fall 661 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: into bad habits. Eight oh three, oh five fifty the 662 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: number to call. Let's go to the phones where Mike 663 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: and Jamestown is waiting. Mike, what do you have for 664 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 1: us here on One Bill's Life. Yeah, follows. I was 665 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: just wondering what the chance that you thought we might 666 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: see Tommy Doyle at garter tackle. And it seems like 667 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: every every year we hear about how much they have 668 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: confidence in Ryan Bates and how much they like Ryan Bates, 669 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,120 Speaker 1: but whenever somebody goes down, we never see him get 670 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,880 Speaker 1: the start. I was just wondering what your thoughts were 671 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,919 Speaker 1: on the end, Okay, Mike, than for the call? Yeah, 672 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 1: I mean Tommy Doyle, as Steve pointed out on the 673 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: show yesterday, came in for one snap at left tackle 674 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,319 Speaker 1: when Dion Dawkins got dinged and had to come out 675 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: of the game with the athletic trainers at tended to 676 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,280 Speaker 1: him on the field and he gave up a sack. 677 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,959 Speaker 1: It's one snap. He's coming off the bench cold. That's 678 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 1: not an easy situation. But I think the thing we 679 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: have to remember is coaches favor players that they believe 680 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: they can trust out on the field. Trust is the 681 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: most important thing, especially at this level, because winning is 682 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: the ultimate goal. They need to be able to put 683 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: people out on the field that they trust implicitly to 684 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: execute effectively, consistently, and more often than anybody you have 685 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 1: standing on the sidelines next to you, and those are 686 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 1: the guys that are going to pick to play the 687 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:58,680 Speaker 1: game good, better for you know, better or worse. And 688 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 1: so because of that, I don't know if Tommy Doyle 689 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: he has built up enough of a resume for this 690 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,319 Speaker 1: coaching staff to say, you know what, I trust him. 691 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,239 Speaker 1: He's gonna play guard the whole game today. I just 692 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: don't think he's there yet. Yeah, obviously he's not, because 693 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,319 Speaker 1: there's a rookie on the field that has done that, 694 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:20,760 Speaker 1: and that's Spencer Brown. Doyle's not there yet for whatever reason. 695 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,279 Speaker 1: Neither's Ryan Bates for that matter. He hasn't been one 696 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,400 Speaker 1: of those guys. And Bates is known for his versatility. 697 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,879 Speaker 1: He can play all five spots, but you don't see 698 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: him first off the bench coming in there. That's when 699 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: we talk about it all the time. These coaches, the 700 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: coaching staff watches these guys all day every day, and 701 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 1: they know what they can do well and what they 702 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: can't do well. Where they've coached him, and where the 703 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:45,320 Speaker 1: guy's gotten better, and where he still needs to be coached, 704 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:48,479 Speaker 1: and where he have to keep coaching the guy because 705 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: he's not getting better. That kind of stuff. And you know, 706 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 1: and it's believe me, the coaching staff's got skin in 707 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,359 Speaker 1: this game. So they're trying to their best to make 708 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,279 Speaker 1: the best decision for the team. And if you're these 709 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:02,560 Speaker 1: players aren't a part of it, you know, he end 710 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: up signing guys like Bobby Hart off the practice squad 711 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 1: of another team. I mean, if if you see Bobby, 712 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:10,439 Speaker 1: this is the thing that I can't understand. If if 713 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 1: Bobby Hart gets signed and he's the guy that goes 714 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,839 Speaker 1: in the game ahead of these other guys, why why 715 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,000 Speaker 1: isn't he here and there on somebody else's practice. So 716 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: that's why I would be very surprised to see him 717 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,640 Speaker 1: right starting. I think he is an in case of 718 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 1: emergency break glass guy on the roster right now. I 719 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: think so too. But we'll see, Yeah, break time for 720 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: us here. When we come back, we'll take some more 721 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,520 Speaker 1: of your phone calls Jimmy and Kansas City Brad and 722 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,880 Speaker 1: oh you've got a tailgate Friday as well. Sorry, but 723 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:36,239 Speaker 1: if we have time, we'll get to some of these 724 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:38,359 Speaker 1: other phone calls as well. Coming up next here on 725 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health, it's Buffalo Bills Radio. 726 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:54,440 Speaker 1: All right, time for a little tailgate Friday, presented by 727 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: high Mark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York, 728 00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: the official health plan of the Buffalo Bills. As we 729 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:03,560 Speaker 1: check in on some of your submissions for your tailgating 730 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:08,240 Speaker 1: plans this weekend, Jack says this week in the lot 731 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 1: will be frying eggs, grilling up steaks with a roadhouse 732 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: season anxesty, grilled breakfast potatoes with peppers and onions, and 733 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: grilled Texas toast, Debating on whether to make a horse 734 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: radish hollandaise sauce to top it off. It'll be a 735 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,120 Speaker 1: breakfast fit for a tailgate. King. I could not agree more. 736 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: Steaking eggs is underrated. I'm just saying, do you want 737 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 1: to get your protein for the day, start with steak 738 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:36,560 Speaker 1: and eggs. That'll get you going. Yeah, I gotta tell you, 739 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: breakfast might be my favorite meal of the day. I'm serious, 740 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 1: especially when you have a hot breakfast. Come on now, 741 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 1: breakfast potatoes with like some onions mixed in there more. 742 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: I see. I'm not a breakfast potato guy' oh I'm 743 00:40:52,080 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 1: a hash brown guy. Well, I love it well, believe me. 744 00:40:55,680 --> 00:41:00,120 Speaker 1: Any anything potatoes don't do it for me. Hash browns do. 745 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't discriminate if it's a potato and 746 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: it's for breakfast, that's for sure. Yeah, I'm I'm an 747 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:13,439 Speaker 1: egg guy too. I can't do sunnyside up. I can't 748 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:18,040 Speaker 1: do it. I'm I go over easy. I can't do it. Okay, 749 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: I gotta go with the fried eggs. Gotta go over 750 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:23,360 Speaker 1: hard or scramble them up. I can't. I can't. I 751 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:26,879 Speaker 1: don't like stuff running all over my plans miss with scrambled. 752 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:32,719 Speaker 1: Stacy is saying it's our annual bills Giving tailgate, so 753 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:35,319 Speaker 1: it looks like the family is in with Stacy. So 754 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:39,920 Speaker 1: that should be a large Thanksgiving Turkey focused feast at 755 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: their tailgate spot this weekend. In the Lots and from 756 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:49,960 Speaker 1: the Bruner Wings Pizza logs pre game, then Cheddar bacon 757 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: sliders post game before the ride home. Gotta be careful 758 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: not to eat too many of those cheddar bacon sliders 759 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:01,279 Speaker 1: unless you live pretty close to the stadium. Wow, I'm 760 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,279 Speaker 1: saying that's yeah. So that sounds good. So always a risk. 761 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 1: Sounds delicious. Sliders sound really good. It's just got to 762 00:42:08,239 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 1: know your own digestive track before you embark on that. 763 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,320 Speaker 1: So it's an awful lot of hot sauce, an awful 764 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:16,759 Speaker 1: lot of grease, and an awful lot of cheese. Gotta 765 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: be careful. Gotta be careful out there. All right, that's 766 00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:24,360 Speaker 1: tail Gave me Friday, Give me two. That's Tailgate Friday, 767 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:27,280 Speaker 1: presented by high Mark, Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Western 768 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,320 Speaker 1: New York, the official health plan in the Buffalo Bills. 769 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: We go back to the phones and we talked to 770 00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:35,839 Speaker 1: Jimmy in Kansas City. What do you have for us? Jimmy? 771 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 1: Hey guys, Hey, uh, just screw back. I agree with 772 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:42,400 Speaker 1: you guys on breakfast. But what's better than breakfast is 773 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:47,759 Speaker 1: breakfast for dinner? Oh amen? Yeah? Yes, so yeah, you're 774 00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:49,719 Speaker 1: over easy egg on top of friends. Toast is to 775 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,480 Speaker 1: die for? Who are going back to earlier when you 776 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:56,759 Speaker 1: guys were talking about how the team kind of goes 777 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,400 Speaker 1: up and down. Uh, kind of, we we kind of 778 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:02,719 Speaker 1: have found that consistency yet. And I'm kind of my 779 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,200 Speaker 1: butcher the quote a little bit, but Tim Tebow said 780 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,240 Speaker 1: hard work will beat talent when talent doesn't work hard, 781 00:43:09,640 --> 00:43:13,399 Speaker 1: and I think our players and sometimes the coaches kind 782 00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:16,239 Speaker 1: of fall in that trap. You know, we'll have a 783 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:20,520 Speaker 1: great outing and everything's riding high, and then you know, 784 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,759 Speaker 1: then you just have a Jacksonville or you you know, 785 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,960 Speaker 1: you have you know, like, I'm not mad against the 786 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,520 Speaker 1: play with Tennessee. I think what would would it was 787 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,480 Speaker 1: a great call to go for it. But what I 788 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:33,400 Speaker 1: would have loved to see too is I believe we 789 00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:36,000 Speaker 1: still had a time out. Take a time out, you know, 790 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:39,399 Speaker 1: make sure everybody's on the same page, and we kind 791 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: of maybe just a little rushed out a little bit. 792 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:44,000 Speaker 1: But but yeah, I agree with you guys on that stuff. 793 00:43:44,840 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: All right, Thanks call Jimmy, thanks you. Yeah, he's yeah, 794 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:52,359 Speaker 1: And I get it, I mean the problem and I 795 00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:55,960 Speaker 1: get it against the Titans, and really the Jaguars game 796 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,080 Speaker 1: is the only true stinker of the season, right right, 797 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:02,520 Speaker 1: Tennessee a much better team and you played him, you're 798 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:08,120 Speaker 1: going in for the winning touchdown and taking the time. Yeah, 799 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,239 Speaker 1: you can say that. Well, yeah, and in hindsight you 800 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:12,640 Speaker 1: obviously if it didn't work what they were gonna do 801 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 1: and it, you should have done the other thing or whatever. 802 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:19,640 Speaker 1: But it's a quarterback sneak. I mean, I don't know 803 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 1: how much you have why you have to take a 804 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:25,000 Speaker 1: time out to call that, you know what I mean. 805 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:28,279 Speaker 1: So it's not like it was a double reverse, you know, 806 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:32,160 Speaker 1: Billy special like they ran earlier in the game where 807 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,160 Speaker 1: the you know, the toss with Dawson knoxtone it with 808 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,680 Speaker 1: a busted hand. It's not a complicated play like that. 809 00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:39,799 Speaker 1: It's like, guys, let's get a push, let's go on one, 810 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:44,840 Speaker 1: you know. And so yeah, I get it. In retrospect, 811 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,279 Speaker 1: you wish you'd have done something different, but you have 812 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:48,799 Speaker 1: no reason to think they're not going to be able 813 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,040 Speaker 1: to execute it. Indeed, they probably did, except for the 814 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 1: fact that the ground gave way under Josh's feet. That's right. 815 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,920 Speaker 1: We have to take a break here. But when we 816 00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:57,839 Speaker 1: come back, it's that time of the week where we 817 00:44:57,840 --> 00:45:00,680 Speaker 1: welcome in senior producer from NFL Film One, Greg co 818 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,240 Speaker 1: Sell to break down the xs and oats of Bill's cults. 819 00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:07,480 Speaker 1: He's coming your way next here on one Bill's Live 820 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:26,480 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio at a 821 00:45:26,719 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. Kind 822 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:32,040 Speaker 1: of unique. He was kind of a dual role player 823 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 1: for you. Stave of a lily, Steve a blimp. We're 824 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:43,279 Speaker 1: not even in the strated here of normalcy. All right 825 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:45,080 Speaker 1: here we are our number two on a Friday, and 826 00:45:45,080 --> 00:45:48,120 Speaker 1: you know what that means. I mean. Senior producer from 827 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:52,000 Speaker 1: NFL Films, Greg co Sell, also co host of the 828 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:55,719 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL Matchup Show, where they are going to be 829 00:45:55,760 --> 00:46:02,560 Speaker 1: doing an in depth segment Steve on one Jonathan Taylor. Greg, 830 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,680 Speaker 1: how deep in the weeds do you get on Jonathan 831 00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:09,319 Speaker 1: Taylor with that segment? Well, yeah, I actually do a 832 00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:12,600 Speaker 1: piece on two of his zone runs. He's a He's 833 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:15,759 Speaker 1: a predominant zone runner. That's that's the foundation of their 834 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:19,480 Speaker 1: run game. So he's he's been running pretty well. They 835 00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:22,319 Speaker 1: have their offense starts pretty much with the run game. 836 00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:24,640 Speaker 1: Should be a good matchup. You know, the Bills have 837 00:46:24,680 --> 00:46:26,680 Speaker 1: a good run day. I think the Colts have to 838 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,040 Speaker 1: stay pretty committed to the run game, unless the score 839 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:33,680 Speaker 1: suggests otherwise. How have the has the Colts offense changed 840 00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:38,560 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers out and Carson Wentz in. Um, well, 841 00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:41,080 Speaker 1: I don't think it's changed dramatically because if you go 842 00:46:41,120 --> 00:46:45,399 Speaker 1: back to last year down the stretch, particularly Steve um 843 00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,680 Speaker 1: the last oh I don't know, six seven, eight games, 844 00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:51,160 Speaker 1: they they were a run first team. Taylor, I think 845 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,719 Speaker 1: if you look at his numbers from that stretch, was 846 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:57,279 Speaker 1: carrying the ball on average probably about twenty times. Um. 847 00:46:58,320 --> 00:47:00,040 Speaker 1: You know, I think the pass game might be a 848 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,919 Speaker 1: little different, but I think the foundation of what they're 849 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:07,960 Speaker 1: trying to get done is probably somewhat similar. Uh. You know. 850 00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:10,520 Speaker 1: Taylor obviously right now he's been getting I don't know, 851 00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:12,799 Speaker 1: I don't know what his average number of carries per 852 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:15,640 Speaker 1: game is, but it's clear that that that that's the foundation. 853 00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:19,080 Speaker 1: The interesting thing that they do is they actually line 854 00:47:19,160 --> 00:47:21,600 Speaker 1: up in a meaningful number of snaps every week with 855 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:24,160 Speaker 1: both Taylor and Nahem Hines on the field at the 856 00:47:24,200 --> 00:47:26,759 Speaker 1: same time in what I you know, many call a 857 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:30,320 Speaker 1: pony package, and that's been pretty effective as well, because 858 00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: Hymes is kind of of a movement player who can 859 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:37,400 Speaker 1: line up in all different positions, different areas in the formation, 860 00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:40,239 Speaker 1: and it'll be curious to see. Well, I guess from 861 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:41,960 Speaker 1: the Bill's perspective, it doesn't matter. I was going to 862 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,840 Speaker 1: say how teams match up, but we know what the 863 00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:46,160 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna do. They're gonna play nickel. The Bills 864 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:48,279 Speaker 1: would play nickel probably if a team lined up with 865 00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:51,080 Speaker 1: eight tight ends, right, Yeah. And I think I think 866 00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:55,080 Speaker 1: Taylor carries it about nineteen times a game. That's sixteen. 867 00:47:55,160 --> 00:47:57,520 Speaker 1: He's got one hundred and sixty one carries in ten games, 868 00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:03,120 Speaker 1: so yeah, sixteen times and times a game. So yeah, yeah, yeah. 869 00:48:03,160 --> 00:48:06,680 Speaker 1: It strikes me that this game as a rematch of 870 00:48:06,719 --> 00:48:08,480 Speaker 1: the wild Card game, as we've been talking about. But 871 00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:11,960 Speaker 1: also you got a Colts team that has dug out 872 00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:14,120 Speaker 1: of a deep hole, won five of their last seven, 873 00:48:14,600 --> 00:48:17,799 Speaker 1: and it seems, and we had Stephen holder On, who 874 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:22,880 Speaker 1: covers the Colts for the for ESPN, this is a 875 00:48:22,920 --> 00:48:24,919 Speaker 1: team that really used the first month of the season 876 00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:27,200 Speaker 1: to find out who it was. Because Carson Wentz was hurt, 877 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:30,000 Speaker 1: Quentin Nelson was hurt, a couple of their key players 878 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:32,680 Speaker 1: were hurt and couldn't play. They were finding out they 879 00:48:32,719 --> 00:48:35,640 Speaker 1: didn't have a preseason with those guys, and it took 880 00:48:35,680 --> 00:48:37,600 Speaker 1: them a while to find themselves and they lost games 881 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,600 Speaker 1: because of it. Is that right? Well, I think that's 882 00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:44,239 Speaker 1: fair because keep in mind, even though Frank Right knew 883 00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:47,120 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz from Philadelphia, I think it's pretty fair to 884 00:48:47,239 --> 00:48:51,000 Speaker 1: say that, based on two and twenty tape that Carson 885 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:55,280 Speaker 1: Wentz was somewhat of a broken player and they needed 886 00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:57,880 Speaker 1: to find out what he could be and what he 887 00:48:57,920 --> 00:49:00,840 Speaker 1: could get to and without have much of a training 888 00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:03,680 Speaker 1: camp due to the foot injury, they really didn't know that. 889 00:49:03,880 --> 00:49:05,480 Speaker 1: So they had to use the first part of the 890 00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:08,799 Speaker 1: season to find out what Wentz is. And I think 891 00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:12,640 Speaker 1: he's settled in pretty well. I think they do a 892 00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:14,640 Speaker 1: lot of play action. He's been very effective in the 893 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:18,560 Speaker 1: conventional play action pass game, meaning under center. I think 894 00:49:18,600 --> 00:49:20,799 Speaker 1: for the most part, he's thrown the ball well. I 895 00:49:20,840 --> 00:49:23,120 Speaker 1: think it's in his DNA guys that every once in 896 00:49:23,120 --> 00:49:25,560 Speaker 1: a while he's going to make one of those plays 897 00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:28,719 Speaker 1: that you shake your head. But he's not turning the 898 00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:31,200 Speaker 1: ball over for the most part, and he's not getting 899 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: sacked a lot, which was a major issue in Philadelphia. 900 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:37,280 Speaker 1: So I think you'd have to say that he's played well, 901 00:49:37,680 --> 00:49:40,520 Speaker 1: not at the level of two and seventeen when many 902 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:42,120 Speaker 1: thought he was on his way to being a top 903 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:44,879 Speaker 1: two or three quarterback in the league. But you can 904 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:47,200 Speaker 1: line up and play with Carson Wentz and he can 905 00:49:47,239 --> 00:49:50,600 Speaker 1: make every throw and he has enough movement to make plays. 906 00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:53,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure you saw last week when that game against 907 00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:57,440 Speaker 1: Jacksonville seemed to be in the balance a little bit, 908 00:49:57,480 --> 00:50:00,279 Speaker 1: he made that secondary action movement throw running who is 909 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:03,040 Speaker 1: right with about three minutes to go to hit Michael Pittman, 910 00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:06,080 Speaker 1: I think for about twenty five twenty eight yards and 911 00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:09,160 Speaker 1: here are watching Jonathan Taylor, who is very good, by 912 00:50:09,160 --> 00:50:10,799 Speaker 1: the way, in the screen game as well as we're 913 00:50:10,840 --> 00:50:13,600 Speaker 1: looking at. So they had to find out what Carson 914 00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:18,160 Speaker 1: Wentz was and is. And he's played pretty consistently through 915 00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:24,040 Speaker 1: the first What is their record now, yeah, they played 916 00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:26,520 Speaker 1: ten games. He's played pretty well through the ten games. 917 00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:30,759 Speaker 1: Michael Pittman has effectively become their number one receiver. He's 918 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:34,400 Speaker 1: kind of supplanted t Y Hilton for that role, and 919 00:50:34,840 --> 00:50:37,880 Speaker 1: he also leads the league in third down receptions. I 920 00:50:37,880 --> 00:50:39,759 Speaker 1: don't know if you cut it this fine, Greg, but 921 00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:43,640 Speaker 1: how have they made use of him on third downs. 922 00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:47,279 Speaker 1: I realized the distance to gain factors into what play 923 00:50:47,320 --> 00:50:51,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna call. But what predominantly have they used Pittman 924 00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:56,479 Speaker 1: on to get him the ball on that crucial down? Yeah? 925 00:50:56,520 --> 00:51:01,520 Speaker 1: They Pittman is an intriguing player because he's big, he's physical. Um, 926 00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:04,520 Speaker 1: they like to use him quite a bit on crossers, 927 00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:09,200 Speaker 1: shallow crossers, depending on the distance on third down. With 928 00:51:09,360 --> 00:51:12,279 Speaker 1: that big body, he can run away from people because 929 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:14,520 Speaker 1: he has good speed and he can use his body. 930 00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:17,759 Speaker 1: But you know, again, I don't I can't think of 931 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,600 Speaker 1: every kind of play, but Pittman is clearly their number 932 00:51:20,680 --> 00:51:26,120 Speaker 1: one guy. I mean he's I guess he's had over 933 00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:29,000 Speaker 1: twenty catches on third down, which is quite a bit 934 00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:34,839 Speaker 1: actually total number of catches. Yeah. But uh, but he's 935 00:51:34,880 --> 00:51:37,160 Speaker 1: a big body, he's a tough cover. I remember watching 936 00:51:37,239 --> 00:51:39,439 Speaker 1: him coming out of college and I thought he fit 937 00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:43,120 Speaker 1: the profile of a boundary X perfectly. Because those guys 938 00:51:43,440 --> 00:51:48,080 Speaker 1: often get man coverage, they get individual routes because often 939 00:51:48,080 --> 00:51:50,080 Speaker 1: it's on the backside of trips and the coverage is 940 00:51:50,120 --> 00:51:52,279 Speaker 1: more focused on three wide receivers, So you get a 941 00:51:52,320 --> 00:51:54,080 Speaker 1: lot of man and you can get a lot of 942 00:51:54,120 --> 00:51:57,960 Speaker 1: individual routes. Isolation routes, he's equipped to do all that, 943 00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:01,759 Speaker 1: and and I think at you know, he'll continue to 944 00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:04,239 Speaker 1: get better. Or is this as wind settles in gets 945 00:52:04,239 --> 00:52:06,840 Speaker 1: more comfortable, as the offense settles in, it gets more comfortable. 946 00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,960 Speaker 1: What did the We talked about this at length. What 947 00:52:10,040 --> 00:52:13,160 Speaker 1: did the Bills when they played the Jets this last week? 948 00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,120 Speaker 1: And we're trying to figure out what might the Bills 949 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:17,920 Speaker 1: do offensively going forward, particularly with an offensive line that's 950 00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:22,800 Speaker 1: being shuffled again. Under center last week against the Jets 951 00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:24,880 Speaker 1: came out of nowhere for a lot of people. They 952 00:52:24,920 --> 00:52:29,320 Speaker 1: went from being yet to talk about that, yeah, to 953 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:32,200 Speaker 1: under center like seventy percent of the time, and certainly 954 00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:34,440 Speaker 1: it had to catch the Jets off count off guard. 955 00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:37,040 Speaker 1: But what did that do? And can you see it 956 00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 1: being a big factor going forward? Well that's obviously the question. 957 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:44,239 Speaker 1: You know, I guess we don't know the answer to that. 958 00:52:44,320 --> 00:52:47,040 Speaker 1: But but you know, turning on that tape and all 959 00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:50,680 Speaker 1: of a sudden, seeing Josh Allen under center, a Gillian 960 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:54,839 Speaker 1: playing you know, fifteen snaps I believe um two tight 961 00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:58,000 Speaker 1: ends playing twelve or thirteen snaps something along those lines, 962 00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:01,360 Speaker 1: it looked like a philosophic will change in their approach. 963 00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:05,400 Speaker 1: They tried to run the ball more obviously out of 964 00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, with Josh under center. We'll see if that continues. 965 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:11,239 Speaker 1: Obviously it got them back on track. Many will say 966 00:53:11,239 --> 00:53:13,680 Speaker 1: they beat a bad team, and obviously the Jets over 967 00:53:13,719 --> 00:53:17,120 Speaker 1: the last month have historically bad on defense, but I 968 00:53:17,160 --> 00:53:19,719 Speaker 1: don't think that's relevant to what the Bills are trying 969 00:53:19,719 --> 00:53:21,560 Speaker 1: to get done. They needed to sort of get back 970 00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:25,000 Speaker 1: on track. They thought that was the best way. I'm 971 00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:27,840 Speaker 1: sure there were a lot of conversations early in the 972 00:53:27,880 --> 00:53:31,600 Speaker 1: week after the Jacksonville loss, you know, with the coaching 973 00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:34,720 Speaker 1: staff and players, how do we want to go forward? 974 00:53:35,120 --> 00:53:38,440 Speaker 1: Because there has been a little inconsistency in their offense 975 00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:42,960 Speaker 1: this year, and as we've discussed, as good as Josh 976 00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,360 Speaker 1: Allen is, it's just hard to put your quarterback in 977 00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:50,160 Speaker 1: the shotgun and pretty much run your offense that way. Particularly. 978 00:53:50,320 --> 00:53:53,120 Speaker 1: The other factor is the old line. The on lines 979 00:53:53,160 --> 00:53:55,759 Speaker 1: had a lot of shuffling. It's not a great past 980 00:53:55,800 --> 00:54:00,239 Speaker 1: protection a line. It's just too difficult to ask them 981 00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:04,120 Speaker 1: to pass protect forty forty five times with the quarterback 982 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:07,239 Speaker 1: in the gun. You need the run game element, you 983 00:54:07,280 --> 00:54:11,359 Speaker 1: need the ability to move forward and be proactive as 984 00:54:11,360 --> 00:54:14,160 Speaker 1: opposed to reactive. So I would think I don't know 985 00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:16,359 Speaker 1: if you'll see it as much, guys, but I think 986 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:19,560 Speaker 1: it'll start to become a meaningful part of what they do. 987 00:54:20,440 --> 00:54:23,120 Speaker 1: And not just going off of last week's game. But 988 00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:27,200 Speaker 1: where do you come down on Brian day Ball on 989 00:54:27,360 --> 00:54:31,479 Speaker 1: the creativity meter in terms of being willing to turn 990 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:37,640 Speaker 1: to things like this to get his offense right? Well, 991 00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:40,759 Speaker 1: I think it's a it's a positive. Whether look you're there, 992 00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:42,520 Speaker 1: I'm not. I don't know whether it was his call 993 00:54:42,719 --> 00:54:46,560 Speaker 1: or meetings with Sean and hey, we got to change 994 00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:49,920 Speaker 1: some stuff. I can't answer that, but you know, I 995 00:54:50,360 --> 00:54:53,600 Speaker 1: think that the first of all, the run game. You 996 00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:55,520 Speaker 1: can do more in the run game with the quarterback 997 00:54:55,600 --> 00:54:57,399 Speaker 1: under the center. You can do more in the play 998 00:54:57,440 --> 00:54:59,719 Speaker 1: action pass game with the quarterback under the center. And 999 00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:02,160 Speaker 1: I'm talking about how it impacts the defense as well. 1000 00:55:03,520 --> 00:55:08,719 Speaker 1: So I think that I would hope you'd see more 1001 00:55:08,760 --> 00:55:10,719 Speaker 1: of it. They were having it. They were having a 1002 00:55:10,719 --> 00:55:14,440 Speaker 1: big issue getting the ball down the field. Last year. 1003 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:18,200 Speaker 1: They made far more big, explosive chunk plays in the 1004 00:55:18,239 --> 00:55:20,680 Speaker 1: pass game than they had made this year. Now, I 1005 00:55:20,719 --> 00:55:23,320 Speaker 1: don't know what the number is, but just watching the tape, 1006 00:55:23,400 --> 00:55:25,759 Speaker 1: it did not seem like they were making as many 1007 00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:28,000 Speaker 1: big plays in the pass game, and they need to 1008 00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:31,600 Speaker 1: find a way to do that. And I think going 1009 00:55:31,880 --> 00:55:34,719 Speaker 1: with Josh under center with the play action pass game, 1010 00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:37,440 Speaker 1: and I think his play action numbers were pretty much 1011 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:40,840 Speaker 1: off the charts this week. I'm sure. I think I 1012 00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:46,120 Speaker 1: remember looking them up and he was seeing it right. 1013 00:55:46,120 --> 00:55:48,120 Speaker 1: But I think when he was under center, I think 1014 00:55:48,120 --> 00:55:50,840 Speaker 1: he was eleven for fourteen four hundred ninety two yards. 1015 00:55:52,239 --> 00:55:55,919 Speaker 1: And prior to the Bills game excut, not the Bills 1016 00:55:55,960 --> 00:55:57,920 Speaker 1: game to the Jets game, excuse me, he only had 1017 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:00,799 Speaker 1: thirty two pass attempts under center and that was an 1018 00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:03,520 Speaker 1: eight game. So this was a big change. I just 1019 00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:08,200 Speaker 1: think you can do more things. So we'll see. I 1020 00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:11,120 Speaker 1: know they want to keep running the ball and have 1021 00:56:11,200 --> 00:56:15,239 Speaker 1: it be a viable part of their offense. Well, they're 1022 00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:18,280 Speaker 1: gonna their front is gonna be working against a defensive 1023 00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:20,879 Speaker 1: D line for the you know Colts, it's getting better. 1024 00:56:20,920 --> 00:56:26,360 Speaker 1: Quitty pays playing better, Dale a daying Bow is playing better. Deforce. 1025 00:56:26,440 --> 00:56:28,719 Speaker 1: Buckner's always a force. He's got four and a half sacks, 1026 00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:32,040 Speaker 1: forty five tackles. You know, talk about the front of 1027 00:56:32,120 --> 00:56:35,120 Speaker 1: the Colts defense and what it might be looking at 1028 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,880 Speaker 1: with a Bill's offensive front and the way in the 1029 00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:40,520 Speaker 1: shape it's in. Yeah, and Steve, that's a great point 1030 00:56:40,520 --> 00:56:42,400 Speaker 1: because the Colts have a good front and they have 1031 00:56:42,440 --> 00:56:46,040 Speaker 1: a lot of depth and position versatility along their D line. 1032 00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:49,480 Speaker 1: O'denibo who came at a Vanderbilt. He got hurt in 1033 00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:52,560 Speaker 1: his last year in college, but I really liked his tape. 1034 00:56:52,600 --> 00:56:56,759 Speaker 1: He is a big kid, long arms athletic. He's in 1035 00:56:56,840 --> 00:56:59,560 Speaker 1: a central placed tycon Lewis who's out for the year, 1036 00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:02,560 Speaker 1: and he can play D n he can play D tackle. 1037 00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:06,000 Speaker 1: They move people around. They've got a lot of players 1038 00:57:06,040 --> 00:57:10,719 Speaker 1: who are capable. Muhammad can rush the quarterback, Terrey can 1039 00:57:10,840 --> 00:57:13,640 Speaker 1: rush the quarterback, and he's also lined up inside as well. 1040 00:57:14,040 --> 00:57:17,720 Speaker 1: You mentioned Buckner, obviously, he's a big time player. Grover 1041 00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:21,120 Speaker 1: Stewart's a really good one technique player who normally doesn't 1042 00:57:21,120 --> 00:57:26,160 Speaker 1: play in their subfronts unless it's first down. But he's 1043 00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:29,200 Speaker 1: a really good run defender. So you know, they've got 1044 00:57:29,240 --> 00:57:30,960 Speaker 1: a lot of players. You mentioned pay I thought he 1045 00:57:31,080 --> 00:57:34,040 Speaker 1: really flashed last week as an edge pass rusher working 1046 00:57:34,080 --> 00:57:37,760 Speaker 1: from both sides US He's one of those guys that 1047 00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:41,520 Speaker 1: has the ability to initiate and then playoff contact effectively 1048 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:44,760 Speaker 1: with hand usage and leverage and strength. That's more of 1049 00:57:44,880 --> 00:57:49,000 Speaker 1: his game than just pure speed. But they're they're pretty 1050 00:57:49,160 --> 00:57:51,720 Speaker 1: deep on the front. It's the back end where they've 1051 00:57:51,720 --> 00:57:55,760 Speaker 1: struggled this year and had a lot of injuries. And 1052 00:57:55,880 --> 00:57:58,919 Speaker 1: then looking at their secondary Greg, I'm having a tough 1053 00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:01,520 Speaker 1: time figuring them out, especially looking at the numbers. We 1054 00:58:01,600 --> 00:58:03,800 Speaker 1: know they're without their top two safeties. Both of them 1055 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:07,240 Speaker 1: are on IR so they've got veterans back there and 1056 00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:11,400 Speaker 1: George Odom and Andrew Sendejo, and their corners have had 1057 00:58:11,480 --> 00:58:14,920 Speaker 1: problems preventing big plays. I mean, they've given up twenty 1058 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:18,360 Speaker 1: three passing touchdowns, that's the most in football through ten games. 1059 00:58:18,960 --> 00:58:21,400 Speaker 1: And yet at the same time, you know they're a 1060 00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:25,520 Speaker 1: team that is big on takeaways, more from fumbles than interceptions. 1061 00:58:25,560 --> 00:58:28,760 Speaker 1: But still I'm trying to figure out which secondary showing 1062 00:58:28,880 --> 00:58:32,960 Speaker 1: up on Sunday to play the Bills. Yeah, well, you know, 1063 00:58:33,080 --> 00:58:35,200 Speaker 1: takeaways or an odd thing. But in just in terms 1064 00:58:35,240 --> 00:58:38,480 Speaker 1: of talent, they got rock Yes, in back, I think 1065 00:58:38,600 --> 00:58:40,840 Speaker 1: last week he's been up and down. He played well 1066 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:43,800 Speaker 1: last week against the Jaguars, but he's been up and 1067 00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:48,440 Speaker 1: down in his career. Obviously, Kenny Moore, he's one of 1068 00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:52,439 Speaker 1: the best slot corners in the league. So they're they're 1069 00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:57,960 Speaker 1: fine there, but you know, as far as other corners, 1070 00:58:58,200 --> 00:59:00,720 Speaker 1: they it's been a little bit of a struggle for yeah. Um, 1071 00:59:01,440 --> 00:59:03,880 Speaker 1: you know, Carry's been around the league. TJ. Carrey has 1072 00:59:03,920 --> 00:59:05,680 Speaker 1: been with a number of teams. You can line him 1073 00:59:05,720 --> 00:59:10,120 Speaker 1: him up and play. He played outside Rogers, played outside 1074 00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:14,640 Speaker 1: opposite gu in Um. So they've been searching. I think Rhodes. 1075 00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:20,120 Speaker 1: Rhodes is due to play this week, is he not? Yeah, so, 1076 00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:22,480 Speaker 1: I mean, but I don't think he's the same player 1077 00:59:22,560 --> 00:59:24,200 Speaker 1: that he was. No. I mean, he's got a high 1078 00:59:24,240 --> 00:59:27,320 Speaker 1: passer rating against It's like one six point eight on 1079 00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:30,520 Speaker 1: deep balls. It's crazy. Yeah, So, I mean this is 1080 00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:33,600 Speaker 1: a very beatable secondary. Where they are good, of course, 1081 00:59:33,760 --> 00:59:37,720 Speaker 1: is they're two nickel linebackers. Leonard and o'karakay are really 1082 00:59:37,800 --> 00:59:40,760 Speaker 1: really good players. So that's where they are very good. 1083 00:59:40,800 --> 00:59:43,200 Speaker 1: But the back end, you know, you're talking about the safeties, 1084 00:59:43,600 --> 00:59:46,240 Speaker 1: Senday who they whenever they went to a single high 1085 00:59:46,280 --> 00:59:50,160 Speaker 1: it was almost always in Dale and then they played 1086 00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:53,320 Speaker 1: odom H. They played some veterans who've been around. They 1087 00:59:53,400 --> 00:59:55,960 Speaker 1: played Jalila Die who I think he's been playing since 1088 00:59:56,080 --> 01:00:00,360 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy five. And then they had Josh Joe, who 1089 01:00:00,520 --> 01:00:02,919 Speaker 1: actually came out of North Carolina State as a high 1090 01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:07,360 Speaker 1: level trade sky size speed movement and it just hadn't 1091 01:00:07,440 --> 01:00:09,920 Speaker 1: hasn't worked out, but he's there now. So both the 1092 01:00:10,040 --> 01:00:14,200 Speaker 1: dian Jones played snaps at safety with Sandejo last week, 1093 01:00:14,360 --> 01:00:18,080 Speaker 1: because Sendejo played every snap. What is a common denominator 1094 01:00:18,360 --> 01:00:21,680 Speaker 1: with the offenses that have had real success against the Colts? 1095 01:00:21,720 --> 01:00:24,080 Speaker 1: What do they do well consistently and the Colts really 1096 01:00:24,080 --> 01:00:28,480 Speaker 1: struggle with well, to give you the cliff notes, vergency 1097 01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:32,240 Speaker 1: throwing the ball. Teams have had success throwing the ball 1098 01:00:32,280 --> 01:00:37,400 Speaker 1: against this Colts defense because their secondary has been problematic. 1099 01:00:37,800 --> 01:00:42,440 Speaker 1: They feature three main coverage concepts. Cover one, which is 1100 01:00:42,520 --> 01:00:45,120 Speaker 1: of course man coverage with a single high safety. They 1101 01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:47,600 Speaker 1: play a good amount of Cover two, and they play 1102 01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:50,600 Speaker 1: a good amount of Cover three, which is the zone 1103 01:00:50,680 --> 01:00:53,160 Speaker 1: version with a single high safety. Now they'll mix in 1104 01:00:53,280 --> 01:00:57,000 Speaker 1: some Cover four, and they'll play some one robber, you know, 1105 01:00:57,120 --> 01:00:59,880 Speaker 1: depending on the situation. But for the most part, they 1106 01:01:00,080 --> 01:01:03,840 Speaker 1: play three main coverage concepts. They really will have to 1107 01:01:03,920 --> 01:01:06,760 Speaker 1: rely on their pass rush. They hell blitz on occasion. 1108 01:01:06,840 --> 01:01:09,080 Speaker 1: Kenny Moore is a really good blitzer from the slot. 1109 01:01:09,800 --> 01:01:12,160 Speaker 1: M One thing they do is they will green dogs. 1110 01:01:12,200 --> 01:01:15,160 Speaker 1: So if they play man and the back stays in, 1111 01:01:15,840 --> 01:01:19,480 Speaker 1: the linebacker, whether it's a Karake or Leonard, who has 1112 01:01:19,560 --> 01:01:22,280 Speaker 1: the back man in man coverage, if the backstays in 1113 01:01:22,360 --> 01:01:25,240 Speaker 1: to protect, that guy shoots and adds into the to 1114 01:01:25,400 --> 01:01:28,000 Speaker 1: the rush. He doesn't just stand there and cover grass. 1115 01:01:28,520 --> 01:01:31,160 Speaker 1: But as you said, they're they're not a high blitz 1116 01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:36,480 Speaker 1: rate team generally, not relative to the league correct. So 1117 01:01:37,200 --> 01:01:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, you see their pass rush is kind of 1118 01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:43,360 Speaker 1: gaining some traction. Yea, Bills. The Bills are going to 1119 01:01:43,480 --> 01:01:46,800 Speaker 1: have a shuffled offensive line, and the last time they 1120 01:01:46,880 --> 01:01:50,840 Speaker 1: had that line, Jacksonville got home early and often just 1121 01:01:51,120 --> 01:01:55,480 Speaker 1: rushing four. So yes, you know what might be some 1122 01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:58,160 Speaker 1: solutions for the Bills. They went to some more twelve 1123 01:01:58,280 --> 01:02:01,479 Speaker 1: personnel last week and that helped in terms of holding 1124 01:02:01,560 --> 01:02:05,680 Speaker 1: up to protection. I'm curious what their solutions might be 1125 01:02:05,800 --> 01:02:07,520 Speaker 1: going forward. I didn't know if you had any theories 1126 01:02:07,640 --> 01:02:11,440 Speaker 1: or things they might there. That's where I think you 1127 01:02:11,520 --> 01:02:14,160 Speaker 1: should see more Josh under center and the pass game 1128 01:02:14,200 --> 01:02:17,080 Speaker 1: working that way, because think of it this way. Everybody 1129 01:02:17,080 --> 01:02:20,280 Speaker 1: always assumes that play action just impacts second level defenders, 1130 01:02:20,320 --> 01:02:24,160 Speaker 1: meaning linebackers. But if you run outside zone play action 1131 01:02:24,360 --> 01:02:27,160 Speaker 1: run action, which of course outside zone is a part 1132 01:02:27,240 --> 01:02:30,080 Speaker 1: of the Bill's run game, think about the impact on 1133 01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:34,200 Speaker 1: the defensive line their first move is lateral as opposed 1134 01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:37,720 Speaker 1: to vertical rushing the quarterback. That helps your pass protection. 1135 01:02:38,480 --> 01:02:41,320 Speaker 1: So I think you're going to see more of Josh 1136 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:44,880 Speaker 1: under center with the conventional play action pass game. I 1137 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:47,160 Speaker 1: really do, and I think you should. I mean, I'm 1138 01:02:47,160 --> 01:02:49,040 Speaker 1: not going to sit here and say I'm smarter than 1139 01:02:49,080 --> 01:02:52,000 Speaker 1: Sean or Brian Dable, but I think that it's a 1140 01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:55,520 Speaker 1: good way to help an offensive line that's again being shuffled, 1141 01:02:55,680 --> 01:02:57,720 Speaker 1: which is a shame because I thought Spencer Brown played 1142 01:02:57,720 --> 01:03:01,360 Speaker 1: pretty well last week. He really athletic, you know, for 1143 01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:04,200 Speaker 1: a guy that size. But he's obviously out this week, 1144 01:03:04,320 --> 01:03:07,800 Speaker 1: so um, you know, I think that the play action 1145 01:03:08,000 --> 01:03:11,360 Speaker 1: pass game is really important, and I think i'd like 1146 01:03:11,480 --> 01:03:14,200 Speaker 1: to think we'll see more of it, right And as 1147 01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:17,080 Speaker 1: this game gets closer and closer and these lineups get 1148 01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:21,320 Speaker 1: it's a shuffled secondary for Indianapolis versus a shuffled offensive 1149 01:03:21,400 --> 01:03:24,760 Speaker 1: line right for the Bills, and you know the COVID 1150 01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:26,840 Speaker 1: and the injuries for both clubs. Who's gonna be up, 1151 01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:29,320 Speaker 1: who's gonna be down? Darius Leonard's struggling with an ankle. 1152 01:03:29,360 --> 01:03:31,439 Speaker 1: He's been dragging around with a couple of weeks. Left 1153 01:03:31,480 --> 01:03:33,480 Speaker 1: the game last week for a minute, came back in, 1154 01:03:35,520 --> 01:03:38,360 Speaker 1: and what's edmund status for this week? Up in the air? 1155 01:03:38,480 --> 01:03:40,720 Speaker 1: Is limited today? He was. He practiced it on a 1156 01:03:40,760 --> 01:03:46,480 Speaker 1: limited basis today. So we're anticipating like a questionable designation, 1157 01:03:46,600 --> 01:03:48,840 Speaker 1: but we're just guessing. Here's the problem, Greg, because if 1158 01:03:48,840 --> 01:03:51,640 Speaker 1: they play, if they play him Sunday, if he's healthy enough, Okay, 1159 01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:53,440 Speaker 1: that's fine, if he's healthy enough, but he's not. Does 1160 01:03:53,520 --> 01:03:55,240 Speaker 1: he is he gonna get good enough in three days 1161 01:03:55,280 --> 01:03:58,120 Speaker 1: to play Thursday? As well? The two games in four 1162 01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:00,360 Speaker 1: days is kind of an issue, I think for anybody 1163 01:04:00,400 --> 01:04:02,600 Speaker 1: with an injury. For the Bills as to whether they're 1164 01:04:02,600 --> 01:04:07,040 Speaker 1: going to be healthy or not, and the guys in particular, Yeah, uh, 1165 01:04:08,280 --> 01:04:09,800 Speaker 1: do they have guy? The Bills have guys on the 1166 01:04:09,880 --> 01:04:15,360 Speaker 1: COVID list, Yes, Spencer Brown and Starlotulala. Oh okay, that's right. Brown. 1167 01:04:15,440 --> 01:04:17,960 Speaker 1: I saw that I didn't know about ula so there, 1168 01:04:18,120 --> 01:04:20,640 Speaker 1: so neither one is playing, Sun is playing. So we 1169 01:04:20,720 --> 01:04:23,560 Speaker 1: don't know definitively, but it would seem to be headed 1170 01:04:23,560 --> 01:04:27,200 Speaker 1: in that direction. Yeah. The one advantage they have is 1171 01:04:27,240 --> 01:04:29,840 Speaker 1: they have a J. Klein because a J. Klein can 1172 01:04:29,920 --> 01:04:32,120 Speaker 1: line up and play. Um. You know, a lot of 1173 01:04:32,200 --> 01:04:34,360 Speaker 1: teams have a major drop off when you lose a 1174 01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:37,960 Speaker 1: player like Edmonds if he can't go um. Obviously, clients 1175 01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:40,040 Speaker 1: not the same player, but you can line up and 1176 01:04:40,120 --> 01:04:43,919 Speaker 1: play with a J. Klein. All right, listen, Greg, thanks 1177 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,360 Speaker 1: very much. We look forward to seeing that Jonathan Taylor 1178 01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:50,720 Speaker 1: piece on the NFL Matchup Show on ESPN. It's okay, Chris, 1179 01:04:50,840 --> 01:04:53,400 Speaker 1: you can say you don't really are looking that much 1180 01:04:53,440 --> 01:04:55,480 Speaker 1: forward too. It's it's it's not on the uh you know, 1181 01:04:55,600 --> 01:04:58,240 Speaker 1: on the bills. Oh that's okay. I kind of want 1182 01:04:58,280 --> 01:05:00,200 Speaker 1: to know what they're what they're in for, to be 1183 01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:03,960 Speaker 1: quite honest. Tellers really a good back. Yeah. He was 1184 01:05:04,040 --> 01:05:06,320 Speaker 1: my number one runner coming out two years ago when 1185 01:05:06,360 --> 01:05:09,160 Speaker 1: he came out, and I think gets proven to be 1186 01:05:09,200 --> 01:05:12,680 Speaker 1: the case. Thanks. Zoa's great for the insight. We we'll 1187 01:05:12,720 --> 01:05:15,160 Speaker 1: look forward to talking to you next week. All right, guys, 1188 01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:18,280 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks all right. That senior producer from NFL Films, 1189 01:05:18,320 --> 01:05:21,680 Speaker 1: Great Cosell, joining us here. We will take a break 1190 01:05:21,840 --> 01:05:24,720 Speaker 1: now because when we come back, we're gonna be joined 1191 01:05:24,760 --> 01:05:26,840 Speaker 1: by the man calling the game for the NFL on 1192 01:05:27,000 --> 01:05:30,880 Speaker 1: CBS on Sunday one. Kevin Harland joins us next here 1193 01:05:30,920 --> 01:05:32,840 Speaker 1: on one Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health, It's 1194 01:05:32,840 --> 01:05:52,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio. All right, welcome back, Chris Brown, Steve 1195 01:05:52,280 --> 01:05:56,040 Speaker 1: Tasker with you, and we're bringing a man in whose 1196 01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:58,320 Speaker 1: voice is very familiar to everybody who listens to the 1197 01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:02,520 Speaker 1: NFL on CBS. But this is one particular call you 1198 01:06:02,680 --> 01:06:05,720 Speaker 1: may not have heard before, although most eyeballs and ears 1199 01:06:06,120 --> 01:06:08,920 Speaker 1: were on the Super Bowl, but maybe he missed this 1200 01:06:09,040 --> 01:06:11,240 Speaker 1: one or forgot about it. We thought we'd remind you. 1201 01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:15,440 Speaker 1: Bucking down twenty five oh three to go. Someone has 1202 01:06:15,480 --> 01:06:19,880 Speaker 1: run on the field, some guy with a brawl and 1203 01:06:20,040 --> 01:06:22,280 Speaker 1: now he's not being chase. He's running down the middle 1204 01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:25,440 Speaker 1: of the forty, arms in the air and a victory salute. 1205 01:06:25,880 --> 01:06:28,360 Speaker 1: He's pulling down his pants. Put off your pants, my man, 1206 01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:31,400 Speaker 1: pull up those pants. He's being chased to the thirty. 1207 01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:33,600 Speaker 1: He breaks a tackle from a security guard at the 1208 01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:36,400 Speaker 1: twenty down the middle of the ten the five. He 1209 01:06:36,640 --> 01:06:39,320 Speaker 1: sides at the one, and they converge on him at 1210 01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:44,560 Speaker 1: the goal line. Pull up your pants, take off the prawn, 1211 01:06:44,840 --> 01:06:50,080 Speaker 1: be a man. And the players with hands on hips 1212 01:06:50,080 --> 01:06:52,000 Speaker 1: at the other end of the field are looking at 1213 01:06:52,080 --> 01:06:54,480 Speaker 1: him and shaking their head and saying, why, oh why 1214 01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:59,439 Speaker 1: is this taking place in a super Bowl? Indeed, why 1215 01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:02,080 Speaker 1: is it place in a Super Bowl? In what was 1216 01:07:02,200 --> 01:07:06,160 Speaker 1: reminiscent of a good old fashioned pig scramble, Kevin Harland 1217 01:07:06,280 --> 01:07:08,880 Speaker 1: called it better than an auctioneer. And he joins us 1218 01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:11,360 Speaker 1: now and he's calling the game on Sunday between the 1219 01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:14,520 Speaker 1: Bills and the Colts. Hopefully there's no U calls like 1220 01:07:14,720 --> 01:07:16,960 Speaker 1: that that you have to make, but you never quite 1221 01:07:17,040 --> 01:07:20,120 Speaker 1: know with Bills fans. Yeah, it's great because Kevin, you 1222 01:07:20,200 --> 01:07:23,120 Speaker 1: did the national broadcast for Westwood One and the radio 1223 01:07:23,240 --> 01:07:25,320 Speaker 1: for the Super Bowl. You've done a ton of big games, 1224 01:07:25,560 --> 01:07:29,240 Speaker 1: and what kind of instructions do you get? I mean, 1225 01:07:29,320 --> 01:07:32,040 Speaker 1: you've got some pretty pretty wide swath of leeway to 1226 01:07:32,120 --> 01:07:35,360 Speaker 1: handle it how you want, But why not just go 1227 01:07:35,520 --> 01:07:39,439 Speaker 1: with it like you did? And what an iconic call. 1228 01:07:39,760 --> 01:07:44,440 Speaker 1: It's never happened, right. I don't know if you're ever 1229 01:07:44,520 --> 01:07:48,280 Speaker 1: going to be putting the right frame of mind when 1230 01:07:50,240 --> 01:07:54,000 Speaker 1: animals or drunks run out onto the field. But I 1231 01:07:54,080 --> 01:07:56,480 Speaker 1: would tell you that, you know, when you're doing radio, 1232 01:07:58,880 --> 01:08:02,439 Speaker 1: you're you're calling everything you see and you're so deep 1233 01:08:02,520 --> 01:08:05,800 Speaker 1: in the weeds with all the different things going on, 1234 01:08:06,080 --> 01:08:09,680 Speaker 1: substitutions at receiver in different alignments with the defense and 1235 01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:14,320 Speaker 1: everything else, and it just you're you're you're like your 1236 01:08:14,400 --> 01:08:17,040 Speaker 1: your your mind, you're like hypnotized almost because you're just 1237 01:08:17,160 --> 01:08:20,360 Speaker 1: constantly doing the same thing. And this guy ran right 1238 01:08:20,439 --> 01:08:23,519 Speaker 1: through the formation and uh and did what he did, 1239 01:08:23,720 --> 01:08:26,400 Speaker 1: and he ran almost you know, free for about a minute. 1240 01:08:26,439 --> 01:08:28,960 Speaker 1: I mean, like no one was chasing them. This is 1241 01:08:28,960 --> 01:08:31,240 Speaker 1: a super Bowl, and he just out there running like 1242 01:08:31,360 --> 01:08:34,400 Speaker 1: a like a fool. And then um, and then we 1243 01:08:34,760 --> 01:08:36,640 Speaker 1: saw what happened at the end. I you know, I've 1244 01:08:36,680 --> 01:08:38,600 Speaker 1: done a couple of those, and they've been you know, 1245 01:08:38,720 --> 01:08:40,720 Speaker 1: good natured. I wouldn't do it on TV. If I 1246 01:08:40,760 --> 01:08:45,200 Speaker 1: were doing TV number one, we wouldn't show it on radio. 1247 01:08:45,360 --> 01:08:47,120 Speaker 1: You know, you can just let your words and your 1248 01:08:47,160 --> 01:08:49,600 Speaker 1: imagination take you where you want it to take you. 1249 01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:53,519 Speaker 1: So yeah, but but I think I've retired my my 1250 01:08:54,000 --> 01:08:58,280 Speaker 1: my calls about Weirdo was going on the g I 1251 01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:00,720 Speaker 1: do completely get it, though, you because even when I 1252 01:09:00,800 --> 01:09:02,600 Speaker 1: was in the booth, you know, with CBS and you know, 1253 01:09:02,680 --> 01:09:04,760 Speaker 1: we worked together as I was a sideline guy for you, 1254 01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:09,479 Speaker 1: and you get into the mindset of particularly and I've 1255 01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:11,960 Speaker 1: done some stuff for how he uh at you know 1256 01:09:12,040 --> 01:09:15,160 Speaker 1: Westwood One as well. Radio is different because you have 1257 01:09:15,280 --> 01:09:17,080 Speaker 1: to give people a sense of what's going on and 1258 01:09:17,240 --> 01:09:20,160 Speaker 1: filter it through the but you gotta paint the picture. 1259 01:09:20,720 --> 01:09:24,679 Speaker 1: And there's no pictures that you have to worry about 1260 01:09:24,760 --> 01:09:26,719 Speaker 1: because it is radio, and I think it's a different 1261 01:09:26,760 --> 01:09:29,439 Speaker 1: animal and people really lose sight of the fact of 1262 01:09:29,520 --> 01:09:32,120 Speaker 1: how different it really is. Well, he mentioned how he 1263 01:09:32,200 --> 01:09:35,000 Speaker 1: how he Denn her Off as our executive producer. He's 1264 01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:37,760 Speaker 1: done like thirty three super Bowls for CBS Radio and 1265 01:09:37,800 --> 01:09:40,760 Speaker 1: Westwood One, so he is a He's a legend in 1266 01:09:40,800 --> 01:09:43,200 Speaker 1: the business and never stopped me. And then I work 1267 01:09:43,240 --> 01:09:45,720 Speaker 1: with Kurt Warner and Steve. You know, Kurt, he's like right, 1268 01:09:45,960 --> 01:09:48,439 Speaker 1: like he's egging you on, So really it was more 1269 01:09:48,560 --> 01:09:52,800 Speaker 1: his fault and then his mind yeah, yeah, keep going 1270 01:09:53,080 --> 01:09:56,920 Speaker 1: and anyway, but it's an addit to call those games. 1271 01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:59,880 Speaker 1: I would never want to want to stain the game 1272 01:10:00,160 --> 01:10:02,840 Speaker 1: or the league or anything like that. And um, I 1273 01:10:02,920 --> 01:10:06,000 Speaker 1: think people hopefully take it in the manner and with 1274 01:10:06,840 --> 01:10:10,080 Speaker 1: you know how it was delivered, and it was the game. 1275 01:10:10,280 --> 01:10:11,760 Speaker 1: You know, it was thirty one to nine I think 1276 01:10:11,800 --> 01:10:14,200 Speaker 1: at the time, so the game was all but down 1277 01:10:14,360 --> 01:10:17,599 Speaker 1: and and and then this guy ran out on the field. Yeah, right, 1278 01:10:17,720 --> 01:10:19,479 Speaker 1: you know the game needed a little levity at that 1279 01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:22,439 Speaker 1: point something. There you go, so and you provided it, 1280 01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:25,439 Speaker 1: so so good on you. But let's talk about let's 1281 01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:28,439 Speaker 1: let's talk about Bill's Colts though, And this is a 1282 01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:31,760 Speaker 1: game that I think is underrated as a matchup because 1283 01:10:31,800 --> 01:10:33,880 Speaker 1: you've got a Colts team whose backs are against the 1284 01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:36,640 Speaker 1: wall in terms of wiggle room in staying in the 1285 01:10:36,680 --> 01:10:40,000 Speaker 1: playoff race with five losses on their record at this 1286 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:44,040 Speaker 1: point in time. But there, I think an underrated football team. Also, 1287 01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:46,479 Speaker 1: not that the Bills aren't aware of that. They played 1288 01:10:46,520 --> 01:10:49,000 Speaker 1: him to a field goal in a game that came 1289 01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:52,439 Speaker 1: down to a Hail Mary in the AFC Wildcard last year. 1290 01:10:53,120 --> 01:10:56,200 Speaker 1: The thing that I'm having trouble with, though, Kevin, is this, 1291 01:10:57,479 --> 01:11:00,640 Speaker 1: I can't figure out their past defense. They've given up 1292 01:11:00,720 --> 01:11:03,920 Speaker 1: more passing touchdowns than any other defense in football with 1293 01:11:04,040 --> 01:11:07,640 Speaker 1: twenty three in ten games. But they're also second to 1294 01:11:07,720 --> 01:11:12,439 Speaker 1: the Bills in takeaways with that Colts defense. Which defense 1295 01:11:12,560 --> 01:11:14,600 Speaker 1: do you think shows up in Orchard Park for the 1296 01:11:14,680 --> 01:11:17,920 Speaker 1: Colts on Sunday. I don't know. I'll have to go 1297 01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:20,439 Speaker 1: back and see if the majority of those were earlier 1298 01:11:20,479 --> 01:11:22,439 Speaker 1: in the season. They began oh and three, you know, 1299 01:11:22,520 --> 01:11:24,599 Speaker 1: they really struggle. Wentz had missed a lot of camp 1300 01:11:24,680 --> 01:11:27,559 Speaker 1: time and had a bad foot, and their offensive line 1301 01:11:27,680 --> 01:11:29,840 Speaker 1: wasn't what it is now. Nelson was out. I mean, 1302 01:11:29,880 --> 01:11:32,760 Speaker 1: they had a bunch of bunch of issues and but 1303 01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:36,280 Speaker 1: they've they've been playing great though lately. Their quarterback Wentz 1304 01:11:37,160 --> 01:11:40,200 Speaker 1: is throwing what seventeen touchdowns and three interceptions. They've got 1305 01:11:40,240 --> 01:11:43,280 Speaker 1: one of the best running backs in pro football. They've 1306 01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:47,840 Speaker 1: got an elite linebacker in Darius Leonard. I mean, they've 1307 01:11:47,880 --> 01:11:52,360 Speaker 1: got some wonderful parts. The Bills may be stronger top 1308 01:11:52,439 --> 01:11:55,640 Speaker 1: to bottom, though, and it may not matter, but you know, 1309 01:11:55,760 --> 01:11:58,280 Speaker 1: Frank Wright going back there, those players know what it means. 1310 01:11:58,479 --> 01:12:02,200 Speaker 1: And I'm sure whatever Ills they've got in the secondary, 1311 01:12:02,280 --> 01:12:04,280 Speaker 1: and they're facing one of the great passers and Josh Allen, 1312 01:12:04,360 --> 01:12:07,559 Speaker 1: certainly they're gonna have to be tied down back there. 1313 01:12:07,640 --> 01:12:10,720 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna have to be the focus and 1314 01:12:11,080 --> 01:12:15,280 Speaker 1: lockdown defense, because there's no doubt that Josh and that 1315 01:12:15,439 --> 01:12:19,200 Speaker 1: offense Brian Dable, they see those numbers two and I'm 1316 01:12:19,200 --> 01:12:22,400 Speaker 1: sure they'll probably go at them in some form or fashion. 1317 01:12:22,520 --> 01:12:24,840 Speaker 1: But but this is a cult team that I think 1318 01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:28,960 Speaker 1: is every bit of what last year's playoff team was 1319 01:12:29,479 --> 01:12:34,720 Speaker 1: that the Bills saw. I don't don't get sideways with 1320 01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:38,080 Speaker 1: their own three start. Look at what they've done recently, 1321 01:12:38,120 --> 01:12:40,880 Speaker 1: at you know, four wins in five games. But this 1322 01:12:41,000 --> 01:12:43,040 Speaker 1: will be a pretty good litmus test for the Colts. 1323 01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,400 Speaker 1: I think it's just the beginning for the Bills. I 1324 01:12:45,439 --> 01:12:47,080 Speaker 1: mean they've got this at the beginning of a pretty 1325 01:12:47,160 --> 01:12:49,560 Speaker 1: tough four game stretch. So we're going to see the 1326 01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:52,200 Speaker 1: true colors of the Bills. I think too in the 1327 01:12:52,280 --> 01:12:54,680 Speaker 1: next month you bounce around, will you cover all the 1328 01:12:54,720 --> 01:12:59,160 Speaker 1: teams in the league? You for CBS and Westwood. Have 1329 01:12:59,320 --> 01:13:01,559 Speaker 1: you seen a season? Can you remember a season where 1330 01:13:01,560 --> 01:13:04,240 Speaker 1: you looked like And I keep going back to this 1331 01:13:04,320 --> 01:13:06,040 Speaker 1: and Chris gets tired of me saying it. Like a 1332 01:13:06,160 --> 01:13:09,360 Speaker 1: week seven, the Cincinnati Bengals were the one seed and 1333 01:13:09,400 --> 01:13:11,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, now they're eight, the nine seed, 1334 01:13:11,880 --> 01:13:14,600 Speaker 1: the twelve seed. Then you get Baltimore who looks like 1335 01:13:14,680 --> 01:13:18,000 Speaker 1: they're unbeatable, and the Miami Dolphins clipped them. The Bills 1336 01:13:18,320 --> 01:13:21,559 Speaker 1: get taken out by the Jacksonville Jaguar. I mean, it's 1337 01:13:21,680 --> 01:13:25,000 Speaker 1: one favorite after another that gets knocked off in the 1338 01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:28,160 Speaker 1: AFC by under five hundred teams. Yeah, by sub five 1339 01:13:28,280 --> 01:13:30,240 Speaker 1: hundred teams. And it all happened in one week as well. 1340 01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:32,679 Speaker 1: I mean, like four teams that were at or below 1341 01:13:32,720 --> 01:13:35,800 Speaker 1: five hundred knocked off division leaders. So have you ever 1342 01:13:35,840 --> 01:13:38,040 Speaker 1: seen a season like this? And do you have a 1343 01:13:38,120 --> 01:13:41,960 Speaker 1: reason why maybe this year is like that. I don't 1344 01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:44,519 Speaker 1: have a reason, and I don't think I've I've seen 1345 01:13:44,560 --> 01:13:46,560 Speaker 1: a season like this. And you guys have covered the 1346 01:13:46,640 --> 01:13:49,800 Speaker 1: league a long time, and Steve will tell you, having 1347 01:13:49,840 --> 01:13:52,760 Speaker 1: played so many great years, that the difference between a 1348 01:13:53,120 --> 01:13:56,200 Speaker 1: win and a loss sometimes is razor thin. A good 1349 01:13:56,240 --> 01:13:59,400 Speaker 1: team and a bad is the difference is just a wisp. 1350 01:14:00,080 --> 01:14:03,720 Speaker 1: So you don't know what what you're going to get, 1351 01:14:04,040 --> 01:14:06,200 Speaker 1: and that's the great thing about the NFL. But I 1352 01:14:06,240 --> 01:14:08,439 Speaker 1: would I would tell you this if this is any 1353 01:14:08,479 --> 01:14:12,960 Speaker 1: indication of what the NFC and the AFC are like 1354 01:14:13,720 --> 01:14:17,160 Speaker 1: Week eighteen could see as many as what twenty two, 1355 01:14:17,400 --> 01:14:20,960 Speaker 1: twenty four teams of the thirty two still with a 1356 01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:24,440 Speaker 1: playoff possibility. I mean, I think it's going to be outrageous. 1357 01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:30,800 Speaker 1: But whether it's whether it's anything with the pandemic, whether 1358 01:14:30,840 --> 01:14:34,120 Speaker 1: it's anything with dealing with a shuffling roster, and I 1359 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:38,040 Speaker 1: guess if I were going to be specific, you know, 1360 01:14:38,400 --> 01:14:42,960 Speaker 1: I've never seen these last two years more ups and 1361 01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:47,040 Speaker 1: downs with roster changes and starters out because of you know, 1362 01:14:47,160 --> 01:14:50,160 Speaker 1: COVID or whatever. Then we have these last two years. 1363 01:14:50,200 --> 01:14:53,559 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just thrown a completely different look into 1364 01:14:53,600 --> 01:14:57,000 Speaker 1: how teams line up on Sundays, and you just really 1365 01:14:57,040 --> 01:14:59,479 Speaker 1: don't know what you're going to get. We make these 1366 01:14:59,560 --> 01:15:03,360 Speaker 1: spotting boards for our broadcast and Steve's done it for years. 1367 01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:06,599 Speaker 1: And by the time the PR guys come into our 1368 01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:09,000 Speaker 1: booth and tell us who's up and who's down, and 1369 01:15:09,040 --> 01:15:12,680 Speaker 1: who's been given, you know, a pass today because of 1370 01:15:12,760 --> 01:15:14,799 Speaker 1: COVID or who's going to be brought off the practice squad, 1371 01:15:15,200 --> 01:15:18,679 Speaker 1: We're crossing stuff out and whiten out things and names 1372 01:15:18,800 --> 01:15:21,479 Speaker 1: and it's a mess. It's like a jigsaw. You look 1373 01:15:21,479 --> 01:15:24,479 Speaker 1: at goes. It was nice, neat and tidy when I 1374 01:15:24,800 --> 01:15:27,559 Speaker 1: walked in the booth, and now it's all scribbling chicken scratch, 1375 01:15:27,960 --> 01:15:30,760 Speaker 1: so like you can't even read it anymore. It's it's 1376 01:15:30,920 --> 01:15:32,880 Speaker 1: very weird, and that may be part of it. Like 1377 01:15:32,960 --> 01:15:35,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna see the right tackle change a bit this 1378 01:15:35,720 --> 01:15:40,120 Speaker 1: week for the Bills. You know, we know Star is 1379 01:15:40,160 --> 01:15:43,080 Speaker 1: not going to play, So I mean there are changes 1380 01:15:43,200 --> 01:15:45,280 Speaker 1: even for the best of the best, like the Bills, 1381 01:15:45,880 --> 01:15:49,960 Speaker 1: and you know working around those changes. Now. Listen, AJ 1382 01:15:50,120 --> 01:15:52,360 Speaker 1: Klein plays last week and plays a terrific game at 1383 01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:54,960 Speaker 1: linebacker as he was filling in for someone. So you 1384 01:15:55,040 --> 01:15:58,120 Speaker 1: just never know, and it was Evans. You just never 1385 01:15:58,280 --> 01:16:00,960 Speaker 1: know what you're going to get. And I think coaches 1386 01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:03,680 Speaker 1: can coach and have these great weeks of practices, have 1387 01:16:03,840 --> 01:16:07,479 Speaker 1: the meetings and everybody's seeming focused in one big play 1388 01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:11,559 Speaker 1: like I did the Rams and Niners on Monday. Matthew Stafford, 1389 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:15,080 Speaker 1: who's the hottest thing in the NFL those two quick interceptions, 1390 01:16:15,120 --> 01:16:18,360 Speaker 1: want to pick six against the Niners who have just 1391 01:16:18,479 --> 01:16:22,080 Speaker 1: look horrendous, losing five of six, and they come out 1392 01:16:22,120 --> 01:16:25,559 Speaker 1: and beat them and squashed them. So that's the great 1393 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:29,200 Speaker 1: thing about the NFL. The parody I think has built 1394 01:16:29,280 --> 01:16:32,320 Speaker 1: and built and built to the point now where on 1395 01:16:32,479 --> 01:16:35,360 Speaker 1: any given Sunday, anything can happen, and that's what keeps 1396 01:16:35,400 --> 01:16:37,640 Speaker 1: you at the edge of your seats. Kevin Steve and 1397 01:16:37,680 --> 01:16:40,080 Speaker 1: I have talked about this a good deal because we're 1398 01:16:40,120 --> 01:16:42,960 Speaker 1: talking bills all the time here, obviously, but the Buffalo 1399 01:16:43,160 --> 01:16:47,320 Speaker 1: defense has been number one in the league, not only 1400 01:16:47,400 --> 01:16:50,599 Speaker 1: in total d but in points allowed for several weeks now, 1401 01:16:51,439 --> 01:16:55,080 Speaker 1: and we're trying to figure out why it doesn't get 1402 01:16:55,360 --> 01:17:01,320 Speaker 1: more credit in terms of the national landscape. And some 1403 01:17:01,520 --> 01:17:05,560 Speaker 1: of what we've surmised is there really isn't a true household, 1404 01:17:05,800 --> 01:17:09,200 Speaker 1: elite name on the unit. It's truly a group effort. 1405 01:17:09,280 --> 01:17:12,720 Speaker 1: It's a some of the parts type of defense. Yes, 1406 01:17:12,920 --> 01:17:15,400 Speaker 1: maybe Tredavious White, having been a first team All Pro, 1407 01:17:15,640 --> 01:17:18,400 Speaker 1: is a recognizable name on this defense, but beyond him, 1408 01:17:19,360 --> 01:17:22,800 Speaker 1: it's really a collective effort with Leslie Frasier's group. I 1409 01:17:22,880 --> 01:17:25,960 Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe, since you're on the national landscape a 1410 01:17:25,960 --> 01:17:28,200 Speaker 1: little bit more than we are, do you have any 1411 01:17:28,320 --> 01:17:31,800 Speaker 1: theories as to why you know this defense maybe doesn't 1412 01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:35,320 Speaker 1: get the credit it deserves none. I don't know, because 1413 01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:38,960 Speaker 1: it's been a defense as we well know with history 1414 01:17:39,160 --> 01:17:43,000 Speaker 1: with significant defensive parts that we saw during the four 1415 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:46,200 Speaker 1: consecutive Super Bowls. I mean, you know, Bruce was a 1416 01:17:46,280 --> 01:17:50,680 Speaker 1: household name playing the edge rush. So I don't think 1417 01:17:50,680 --> 01:17:53,920 Speaker 1: it has anything to do with market size. I think 1418 01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,720 Speaker 1: you've I think that the simplest explanation is usually the 1419 01:17:56,840 --> 01:18:00,200 Speaker 1: right one, and that's what you just said. It's it's 1420 01:18:00,200 --> 01:18:04,679 Speaker 1: a great collection of terrific players that play within their system. 1421 01:18:04,760 --> 01:18:07,400 Speaker 1: Can you name a single defender on the buff on 1422 01:18:07,479 --> 01:18:10,360 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, you know? I mean, I mean, 1423 01:18:10,560 --> 01:18:12,479 Speaker 1: there's a there's a couple of guys that you might 1424 01:18:12,560 --> 01:18:15,240 Speaker 1: recognize because the Patriots have been who they've been and 1425 01:18:15,320 --> 01:18:17,160 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl with a couple of those players, 1426 01:18:17,439 --> 01:18:19,759 Speaker 1: but for the most part, a bunch of no name guys. 1427 01:18:19,880 --> 01:18:23,080 Speaker 1: There's no Richard Seymour or Harrison on that defense. I 1428 01:18:23,120 --> 01:18:27,160 Speaker 1: mean again, And maybe that's maybe that's what it's all about. 1429 01:18:27,360 --> 01:18:30,559 Speaker 1: Maybe it's about not having a star, but maybe it's 1430 01:18:30,560 --> 01:18:33,960 Speaker 1: about having a great collection of guys that are all 1431 01:18:34,080 --> 01:18:37,479 Speaker 1: moving in the same direction, on the same page, doing 1432 01:18:37,560 --> 01:18:41,200 Speaker 1: their job and following what that Scottern report says they've 1433 01:18:41,240 --> 01:18:43,720 Speaker 1: got to do. On Sunday and when I guess I 1434 01:18:43,760 --> 01:18:48,920 Speaker 1: would probably begin the conversation there. I listen, and if 1435 01:18:48,960 --> 01:18:51,920 Speaker 1: they go on and have a spectacular season as they're 1436 01:18:51,960 --> 01:18:54,920 Speaker 1: putting together right now, I think when we get to 1437 01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:57,240 Speaker 1: the last week in December and January, when we're all 1438 01:18:57,360 --> 01:19:00,800 Speaker 1: voting for All Pro and Pro Bowl guys, you're going 1439 01:19:00,880 --> 01:19:03,320 Speaker 1: to see some of those players, and not just Tredavious, 1440 01:19:03,320 --> 01:19:05,799 Speaker 1: but you're gonna see other players gonna get the recognition 1441 01:19:05,880 --> 01:19:08,760 Speaker 1: they deserve. So it's just probably a matter of time. 1442 01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:13,599 Speaker 1: But they're very, very close, And I would not take 1443 01:19:13,720 --> 01:19:17,280 Speaker 1: the shun from the national media of not circling because 1444 01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:19,320 Speaker 1: I think you may have the MVP on your team 1445 01:19:19,720 --> 01:19:24,719 Speaker 1: in your quarterback, and so you know, people are well 1446 01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:29,120 Speaker 1: aware of the Bills. I think from an AFT standpoint, 1447 01:19:29,200 --> 01:19:34,160 Speaker 1: they're probably reluctant to let go of Mahomes and the Chiefs, 1448 01:19:34,479 --> 01:19:37,040 Speaker 1: even though they really don't have a big name guy. 1449 01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:40,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Matthew perhaps I don't know, but but there's 1450 01:19:40,040 --> 01:19:43,559 Speaker 1: not like a signature defensive player that's a household name. 1451 01:19:43,640 --> 01:19:46,040 Speaker 1: Chris Jones is probably the best, but he's not played 1452 01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:48,479 Speaker 1: that well. He's All Pro, but he's not played that great. 1453 01:19:48,520 --> 01:19:51,200 Speaker 1: And the defense is not that good. But the defensive 1454 01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:54,639 Speaker 1: of the Bills, but for seven eight consecutive weeks number 1455 01:19:54,720 --> 01:19:57,920 Speaker 1: one in the NFL's I get your point, and you 1456 01:19:57,960 --> 01:20:00,479 Speaker 1: can't figure it out sometimes, but maybe it's the fact 1457 01:20:00,520 --> 01:20:04,400 Speaker 1: that they're just sore as a body of work. They're 1458 01:20:04,439 --> 01:20:06,840 Speaker 1: so great that you can't pick out one or the 1459 01:20:06,880 --> 01:20:09,880 Speaker 1: other that is even better than another position because they've 1460 01:20:09,960 --> 01:20:12,519 Speaker 1: all got a hand in every win they get every Sunday. 1461 01:20:12,840 --> 01:20:15,439 Speaker 1: So you've seen as much football as anybody this year. 1462 01:20:15,720 --> 01:20:18,400 Speaker 1: I mean, in the midst of everything else you're doing, 1463 01:20:18,439 --> 01:20:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean the NBA, and I mean you're you're the 1464 01:20:22,920 --> 01:20:26,040 Speaker 1: busiest of bees in the bee Hive of sports. But 1465 01:20:26,479 --> 01:20:29,920 Speaker 1: so in your travels around the NFL, and you've seen 1466 01:20:30,120 --> 01:20:32,760 Speaker 1: a number of teams probably what is there a team 1467 01:20:32,840 --> 01:20:35,559 Speaker 1: that has surprised you this year about how well they're 1468 01:20:35,600 --> 01:20:37,519 Speaker 1: playing or where they came a little bit out of nowhere, 1469 01:20:37,760 --> 01:20:39,760 Speaker 1: or that someone has stepped forward. I mean, you've got 1470 01:20:40,080 --> 01:20:42,360 Speaker 1: I was just mentioned Cincinnati, how they've played. But there 1471 01:20:42,360 --> 01:20:45,840 Speaker 1: are twelve teams in the AFC alone that have five 1472 01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:47,840 Speaker 1: wins are better, they're at five hundred or better. And 1473 01:20:48,160 --> 01:20:52,559 Speaker 1: with a seventeen game schedule, you know, nine and eight, 1474 01:20:52,880 --> 01:20:57,200 Speaker 1: ten and seven might be enough. Is there a team 1475 01:20:57,280 --> 01:21:00,720 Speaker 1: in there that has surprised you? Well, I think best 1476 01:21:00,720 --> 01:21:02,880 Speaker 1: Steve earlier on you said, you know, every week there's 1477 01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:05,200 Speaker 1: a new team. It began with Kansas City, then I 1478 01:21:05,280 --> 01:21:08,559 Speaker 1: went to the Chargers, then Baltimore, than Cincinnati and now Tennessee. 1479 01:21:09,400 --> 01:21:13,599 Speaker 1: There are many surprises, nothing shocking. I'm surprised that Tennessee 1480 01:21:13,720 --> 01:21:16,080 Speaker 1: is surviving without Derrick Henry because he is the heart 1481 01:21:16,120 --> 01:21:18,439 Speaker 1: and soul of that team, and without him, you know, 1482 01:21:18,479 --> 01:21:21,559 Speaker 1: they've had to kind of reconfigure. I'm surprised at how 1483 01:21:21,680 --> 01:21:25,559 Speaker 1: rookies make such a big impact. They're the rookie receiver 1484 01:21:25,680 --> 01:21:29,320 Speaker 1: at Cincinnati and UH and the rookie quarterback at New England. 1485 01:21:29,400 --> 01:21:31,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you're coming in this league and having the 1486 01:21:32,080 --> 01:21:35,080 Speaker 1: kind of wherewithal they've had. Then again, you look at 1487 01:21:35,080 --> 01:21:39,000 Speaker 1: the college programs. They came from LSU and Alabama respectively, 1488 01:21:39,080 --> 01:21:41,080 Speaker 1: and maybe you get a feel for you know, those 1489 01:21:41,160 --> 01:21:43,519 Speaker 1: two programs prepare their players about as well as any 1490 01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:47,599 Speaker 1: two for the NFL, and so they don't they don't 1491 01:21:47,680 --> 01:21:50,840 Speaker 1: open their eyes wider. They just you know, grit harder 1492 01:21:50,920 --> 01:21:53,240 Speaker 1: and they're in there and they're just picking up where 1493 01:21:53,240 --> 01:21:55,800 Speaker 1: they left off in college. Because They're used to the 1494 01:21:55,840 --> 01:21:58,720 Speaker 1: biggest stage, in the brightest lights. So I don't know 1495 01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:04,040 Speaker 1: that there really is a surprise. Um. Stafford's last two 1496 01:22:04,120 --> 01:22:08,040 Speaker 1: weeks have been horrendous, and he's the first to admit it, 1497 01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:10,240 Speaker 1: Yet he was the talk of the league for the 1498 01:22:10,320 --> 01:22:14,200 Speaker 1: first five six games of the season. Mahomes struggling the 1499 01:22:14,320 --> 01:22:16,760 Speaker 1: way they have in the Chiefs, you know, so so 1500 01:22:16,920 --> 01:22:21,200 Speaker 1: like little stories like that probably have surprised me. Um. 1501 01:22:21,840 --> 01:22:24,439 Speaker 1: Maybe the fact that that that the pandemic and COVID 1502 01:22:24,520 --> 01:22:27,600 Speaker 1: hasn't really grabbed any team by the throat, except for 1503 01:22:27,720 --> 01:22:29,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers missing a couple of weeks ago for Green 1504 01:22:29,880 --> 01:22:33,040 Speaker 1: Bay and really debilitated them. Uh, you know, you've got 1505 01:22:33,080 --> 01:22:36,040 Speaker 1: one in your defensive line you're gonna miss and and 1506 01:22:36,360 --> 01:22:38,560 Speaker 1: then your right tackle so you're gonna be hit by it. 1507 01:22:38,680 --> 01:22:42,679 Speaker 1: It looks like this weekend, Um. But but I guess 1508 01:22:43,479 --> 01:22:46,200 Speaker 1: at the narrative in this league, and I guess what 1509 01:22:46,240 --> 01:22:48,200 Speaker 1: we're trying to all say is the narrative in this 1510 01:22:48,439 --> 01:22:52,120 Speaker 1: league changes week to week, and that shows you how 1511 01:22:52,200 --> 01:22:55,679 Speaker 1: great the league is, and that truly every regular season 1512 01:22:55,800 --> 01:23:00,240 Speaker 1: game means something. There's always something in back of every 1513 01:23:00,240 --> 01:23:02,760 Speaker 1: winner loss, each and every week You can't see that 1514 01:23:02,840 --> 01:23:04,719 Speaker 1: in baseball. You certainly can't say it in the NBA 1515 01:23:05,320 --> 01:23:07,720 Speaker 1: and in hockey, but you can say it in and 1516 01:23:08,040 --> 01:23:10,880 Speaker 1: and maybe more so in the NFL than even in 1517 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:13,560 Speaker 1: college football, because you lose a game or two in 1518 01:23:13,600 --> 01:23:17,800 Speaker 1: college football, the playoffs are they're gone. Uh. Now we've 1519 01:23:17,840 --> 01:23:19,439 Speaker 1: got so many that have lost a game that it's 1520 01:23:19,479 --> 01:23:22,240 Speaker 1: gonna be even. But a lot of times we got 1521 01:23:22,280 --> 01:23:25,080 Speaker 1: a lot of you know, undefeated teams this deep in 1522 01:23:25,160 --> 01:23:27,280 Speaker 1: the season and now now you don't know, you know 1523 01:23:27,360 --> 01:23:30,280 Speaker 1: what it's what's going to happen in the NFL. You know, 1524 01:23:30,479 --> 01:23:33,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville can beat the powerhouse like Buffalo. Um, you know 1525 01:23:34,040 --> 01:23:37,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Uh can lose a couple of games and 1526 01:23:37,439 --> 01:23:39,439 Speaker 1: not have any kind of you know, compass in the 1527 01:23:39,560 --> 01:23:42,759 Speaker 1: right direction. Um. We can see Green Bay get whacked 1528 01:23:42,800 --> 01:23:46,840 Speaker 1: in Week one by New Orleans in Jacksonville thirty eight 1529 01:23:46,920 --> 01:23:49,000 Speaker 1: to three. Like who can explain this stuff? Who can 1530 01:23:49,040 --> 01:23:51,880 Speaker 1: explain the Niners beating the Rams? So on a night 1531 01:23:51,920 --> 01:23:55,880 Speaker 1: they in bail Uh Beckham and uh and von Miller. 1532 01:23:56,320 --> 01:23:59,040 Speaker 1: So you know that that's where we love the NFL, right, 1533 01:23:59,080 --> 01:24:03,280 Speaker 1: we love all the stories turns Kevin, thanks for giving 1534 01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:05,519 Speaker 1: us some time here. We know you got some travel 1535 01:24:05,560 --> 01:24:06,920 Speaker 1: to do. We look forward to seeing you up here 1536 01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:10,120 Speaker 1: on Sunday with Trent and Melanie to call the game. 1537 01:24:10,439 --> 01:24:12,280 Speaker 1: So thanks for the time. We'll see you on Sunday. 1538 01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:15,320 Speaker 1: Thanks Chris and Steven. Miss your brother, Love you and 1539 01:24:15,680 --> 01:24:17,679 Speaker 1: can't wait to see us Sunday in the in the broadcast, 1540 01:24:18,040 --> 01:24:21,000 Speaker 1: Talk to you soon, man, travel safe. Thanks guys so much. 1541 01:24:21,080 --> 01:24:23,880 Speaker 1: Can't wait to get the Buffalo. That's NFL on CBS, 1542 01:24:23,880 --> 01:24:26,560 Speaker 1: played by play man Kevin Harland joining us, Steve and 1543 01:24:26,600 --> 01:24:28,599 Speaker 1: I will take a break. We'll be back with more 1544 01:24:28,720 --> 01:24:30,720 Speaker 1: here on One Bills Live, presented by Collid to Health. 1545 01:24:30,760 --> 01:24:45,800 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back to One Bills Live. 1546 01:24:45,880 --> 01:24:49,639 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve's tasker with you. The Bills Friday injury 1547 01:24:49,720 --> 01:24:53,320 Speaker 1: report is out and Cole Beasley and Matt Mlano are 1548 01:24:53,479 --> 01:24:56,200 Speaker 1: good to go. They were limited through the course of 1549 01:24:56,320 --> 01:24:59,439 Speaker 1: the practice week, but both are going to be up 1550 01:24:59,520 --> 01:25:04,000 Speaker 1: and availa on Sunday against the Colts. Tremaine Edmonds as expected, 1551 01:25:04,120 --> 01:25:08,400 Speaker 1: listed as questionable after participating in practice on a limited 1552 01:25:08,439 --> 01:25:11,679 Speaker 1: basis today as he tries to return from the hamstring 1553 01:25:11,720 --> 01:25:15,000 Speaker 1: injury that kept him out of last week's game. Colts 1554 01:25:15,040 --> 01:25:19,280 Speaker 1: have not released their Friday practice report or injury status 1555 01:25:19,400 --> 01:25:22,439 Speaker 1: for Sunday's game as of yet. Frank Reigan, addressing the 1556 01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:27,400 Speaker 1: Indianapolis media earlier today, said right now, everything's looking pretty good. 1557 01:25:27,479 --> 01:25:30,960 Speaker 1: He said he's hopeful that cornerback Xavier Rhodes and linebacker 1558 01:25:31,080 --> 01:25:35,840 Speaker 1: Darius Leonard will play on Sunday. Leonard is dealing with 1559 01:25:35,920 --> 01:25:38,640 Speaker 1: ankle and hand injuries, while Rhodes is trying to come 1560 01:25:38,680 --> 01:25:41,960 Speaker 1: back from a calf injury. Leonard did not practice Wednesday, 1561 01:25:42,040 --> 01:25:45,200 Speaker 1: was limited on Thursday. Nothing yet for Friday. Rhodes was 1562 01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:50,880 Speaker 1: limited all week, and coach Reich actually said that if 1563 01:25:51,040 --> 01:25:53,519 Speaker 1: Rhodes is good to play, he still will not have 1564 01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:56,719 Speaker 1: a full workload. They'll have a rotation, presumably with veteran 1565 01:25:56,760 --> 01:25:59,639 Speaker 1: T J. Carry, who was not quite the cover corner. 1566 01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:01,800 Speaker 1: That they're going through the exact same things the Bills 1567 01:26:01,800 --> 01:26:04,280 Speaker 1: are going through on their offensive line with their secondary. Yeah, 1568 01:26:05,160 --> 01:26:09,719 Speaker 1: shuffling and guys plugged in. Yeah, and it's and COVID 1569 01:26:09,880 --> 01:26:12,479 Speaker 1: is another extra layer degree of difficulty and layer of 1570 01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:15,240 Speaker 1: difficulty that everybody has to deal with as well, Bills included. 1571 01:26:15,280 --> 01:26:21,679 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's it's a long season, and it's it's 1572 01:26:21,760 --> 01:26:23,960 Speaker 1: more complicated this year than it was last year, do 1573 01:26:24,000 --> 01:26:29,960 Speaker 1: you agree, Um, you mean with the COVID. Yeah, maybe maybe, 1574 01:26:30,200 --> 01:26:36,439 Speaker 1: certainly not less Yeah, I guess, I guess. I mean 1575 01:26:36,520 --> 01:26:39,240 Speaker 1: there was no vaccine last year. You get you get 1576 01:26:39,320 --> 01:26:43,000 Speaker 1: hit with COVID, you're done for and it's you know 1577 01:26:43,040 --> 01:26:45,280 Speaker 1: what I mean. And the thing we've always noticed, the 1578 01:26:45,360 --> 01:26:48,520 Speaker 1: thing's really contagious when you're not When we weren't vaccinated, 1579 01:26:48,560 --> 01:26:50,639 Speaker 1: so that's where everybody was staying at home for everything 1580 01:26:51,080 --> 01:26:54,320 Speaker 1: a year ago. Now people are out and about, people 1581 01:26:54,320 --> 01:26:58,759 Speaker 1: are out and about, and it's you know, we wanted 1582 01:26:58,840 --> 01:27:02,479 Speaker 1: to remind you. The latest episode of our podcast, Bills 1583 01:27:02,560 --> 01:27:05,240 Speaker 1: by the Numbers is out and available for you on 1584 01:27:05,439 --> 01:27:10,320 Speaker 1: all your podcast platforms, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. You 1585 01:27:10,360 --> 01:27:12,280 Speaker 1: can even get it on the Bills YouTube channel and 1586 01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:14,479 Speaker 1: watch as well as listen. But Steve and I have 1587 01:27:14,520 --> 01:27:16,840 Speaker 1: tweeted the latest episode out and it's a really good 1588 01:27:16,880 --> 01:27:20,479 Speaker 1: one with the Bills atop the NFL and takeaways and 1589 01:27:20,680 --> 01:27:23,600 Speaker 1: near the top in Big Plays four and agains. We 1590 01:27:23,760 --> 01:27:26,720 Speaker 1: talked with Super Bowl winning head coach Brian Billick, who 1591 01:27:26,800 --> 01:27:31,000 Speaker 1: invented the metric of toxic differential, and Steve killed it 1592 01:27:31,080 --> 01:27:33,439 Speaker 1: in the numbers game this week, So that's always entertaining. 1593 01:27:33,560 --> 01:27:36,400 Speaker 1: Watch good week. You did well? Yeah, a good week. 1594 01:27:36,560 --> 01:27:39,920 Speaker 1: Nailed it, so check it out. It's a worthy listen. 1595 01:27:40,080 --> 01:27:43,280 Speaker 1: It's real. Brian Billicks, he's still a sharp tack man. 1596 01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:45,040 Speaker 1: I got. Yeah. He had some interesting stuff to say 1597 01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:50,280 Speaker 1: about the way analytics taught him to coach his team different, 1598 01:27:50,320 --> 01:27:52,280 Speaker 1: ask his coordinators to coach their team different, have a 1599 01:27:52,320 --> 01:27:54,840 Speaker 1: different philosophy going into yeah, how to put your game 1600 01:27:54,920 --> 01:27:57,439 Speaker 1: plan together based on what they wasn't just about we're 1601 01:27:57,439 --> 01:27:59,080 Speaker 1: gonna go for it on fourth down here, go for 1602 01:27:59,160 --> 01:28:01,600 Speaker 1: two points there, or whatever punt here, or try the 1603 01:28:01,640 --> 01:28:03,360 Speaker 1: fuel goal here. A lot of it had to do 1604 01:28:03,400 --> 01:28:05,920 Speaker 1: with the preparation leading up to the game. That's pretty insightful. 1605 01:28:05,960 --> 01:28:09,160 Speaker 1: It's fun, really great conversation with him. And then Fan Duel, 1606 01:28:09,240 --> 01:28:14,240 Speaker 1: which sponsors our podcast, make every moment more. They give 1607 01:28:14,760 --> 01:28:16,920 Speaker 1: Steve and I the opportunity to play their free game 1608 01:28:17,880 --> 01:28:21,800 Speaker 1: High Low, where we pick teams across four different statistical 1609 01:28:21,920 --> 01:28:25,000 Speaker 1: categories for this week, week eleven, and every other week 1610 01:28:25,360 --> 01:28:27,200 Speaker 1: to see who's going to be high in sacks, low 1611 01:28:27,280 --> 01:28:29,200 Speaker 1: and sacks. Who are you picking for high end points 1612 01:28:29,280 --> 01:28:31,479 Speaker 1: low end points? So we always have fun with that. 1613 01:28:31,600 --> 01:28:33,680 Speaker 1: You should check that out as well. But really good 1614 01:28:33,720 --> 01:28:35,679 Speaker 1: podcast episode. We encourage you to give it a listen 1615 01:28:35,720 --> 01:28:38,479 Speaker 1: while you're waiting for Sunday's game to kick off. Bills 1616 01:28:38,720 --> 01:28:41,560 Speaker 1: Buy the Numbers home game. Going to look forward to 1617 01:28:41,560 --> 01:28:44,200 Speaker 1: seeing everybody there. It's a first game. It's the only 1618 01:28:44,240 --> 01:28:49,240 Speaker 1: game they've got in a month at home. Pretty wild. Yeah, Yeah, 1619 01:28:49,320 --> 01:28:50,960 Speaker 1: it's been a while since they've had one, and it's 1620 01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:53,400 Speaker 1: going to be a while before they come back. Yeah, 1621 01:28:53,439 --> 01:28:57,240 Speaker 1: and then you know, and then another game five days later, 1622 01:28:57,320 --> 01:29:01,240 Speaker 1: four days later, Yeah, Thanksgiving night in New Orleans. We 1623 01:29:01,360 --> 01:29:02,960 Speaker 1: will not be on the air for Thanksgiving, but we 1624 01:29:03,040 --> 01:29:06,080 Speaker 1: will be on Friday. That is correct. But that's gonna 1625 01:29:06,120 --> 01:29:09,080 Speaker 1: do it for Steve and I for this edition of 1626 01:29:09,200 --> 01:29:12,400 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live. Steve will be on the post game 1627 01:29:12,880 --> 01:29:15,200 Speaker 1: on the streaming side on Bills Tonight with Matty Glab. 1628 01:29:15,360 --> 01:29:18,280 Speaker 1: I will be on the pre game side streaming with 1629 01:29:18,560 --> 01:29:21,519 Speaker 1: Bill's Field Pass, which comes your way at about twelve 1630 01:29:21,560 --> 01:29:22,920 Speaker 1: oh five. We'll see you that