1 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: player for you see Steve a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: in the threaded fear of normalcy. Guess who was leading 5 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: the NFL and passing. Guess who it is? Is it Rodgers, 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: is it Ross? It's Josh Allen the Buffalo Bills. Josh 7 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: Allen now has so much confidence in the players around 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: him that he's allowing himself to be the quarterback that 9 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: the Bills frankly always expected him to be. You now 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: have a very good team with a very good defense 11 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: and a very talented quarterback. Stefan Diex. You are the guy, 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: very quiet, Western New York. It's a thing. It's it's happening. 13 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: It's becoming a superstar thing. Watch out for him. The 14 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: build a really good and social quarterback, got lots of time, 15 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: got a man wide open, digs into the end zone. Touchdown, 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo Stefon Digs was wide open. Jordan's ployer on the 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: safety blitz brought them down. That is a catch, great catch, 18 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: laid out completely and pulls it right in. It's a 19 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: great defensive series. Gearing it up on a Friday. Are 20 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 1: you site now for Week three action? Get the trailer 21 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: going there for our MSG viewers, our listeners on the 22 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: radio have their commentary that they're listening to. There is 23 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: really just about everybody in the country that has their 24 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: ear to the ground on the NFL network people just 25 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: about everybody. It's talking Bills after their and it'll open 26 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: in two victories and Josh Allen light in the universe 27 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: on for We're on the point now, Brownie. We're say, 28 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: for instance, that you know that in the next I 29 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: don't know, three weeks, I guess right, I mean up 30 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: until the Chiefs game, Bills go. If the Bills managed 31 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: to win the next two three games against the Rams, 32 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders Titans go into that Chiefs game five and zero, 33 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: we'll have to wear like rubber clothing. The electricity will 34 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: be so much in this it will absolutely be off. 35 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: Have a grounding wire behind you exactly. I'm gonna have 36 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: to use a lightning rod to walk around with. There 37 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: you go. It's amazing and it's gonna happen. I think 38 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna happen anyway, because I think this team is 39 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: gonna win a ton of games, even with its difficult schedule, 40 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: but there's nothing like a good psych video to get 41 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: you thinking about the best possible snipe. UM. I will 42 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: say this, the level of competition is possibly going up 43 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: two notches, not just one this week. The Rams are 44 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: really good. The more the more I watch them, the 45 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: more I'm like, Okay, the defense is gonna have to 46 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: be on it. And I thought Jordan Poyer encapsulated it, 47 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: maybe better than any other defensive player on the roster 48 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: who spoke with the media, and he said, our eyes 49 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: have to be perfect in terms of where they are 50 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: because this Rams offense will try to get you looking 51 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: in the wrong place with all of their misdirection and 52 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: pre snap motion and you're looking this way and they're 53 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: out the back door with something, and so your eye 54 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: discipline as defenders for the Bills this week is going 55 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: to have to be on point and near perfect, otherwise 56 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: they're going to pull a fast one on you and 57 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: they're going to be thirty yards downfield or maybe even 58 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: in the end zone. And so you feel encouraged because 59 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: you know the head coach is a disciplined person who 60 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: preaches disciplined football, and the defensive coordinator, Leslie Frasier, follows 61 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: suit and so this is a very disciplined defense. As 62 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, that's the exact word that Sean 63 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: McVay used when he addressed the media out in LA 64 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:13,119 Speaker 1: this week in terms of describing the Bills defense. What 65 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: I'm saying is it's going to have to be as 66 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: disciplined as it's ever been because the fluidity and how 67 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: quickly the Rams are able to run multiple people in 68 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: different directions pre snap, post snap. It's hard to find 69 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: the ball. It's hard to always know what to look at. 70 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: And that is why they are as successful as they 71 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: are running the football, throwing the football down in in 72 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: the red down, in the goal line area, in the 73 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: red zone. They execute at a very very high level 74 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: because of the different ways they can window dress and 75 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: get you crossed up. Yeah, it's a really tough game. 76 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: These guys are good offensively, they're they're well schooled. They've 77 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: got some talented players. They've got some guys that are 78 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: matchup problems. The Bills are going to be without Act 79 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: Moss and Dawson Knox this week. We just found out 80 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: out this morning. They're also going to be without Delshan Phillips. 81 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: Don't know how effective, Milano and Edmonds will be both 82 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: of them practicing again today. Edmonds is still in the 83 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: red non contact jersey, so you can't right, so no, 84 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: So you wonder if that impacts his availability. I think 85 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: with Milano practicing a third straight day, even if it's 86 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: in a limited capacity, I think we should feel good 87 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: about him being available and up on Sunday, which will 88 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: be a huge development if that is the case. Because 89 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: the Bills had trouble covering Mike Gasiki last week. The 90 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: tight end for the Miami Dolphins, Milano a lot of 91 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: the time is tasked with covering the opposing team's tight end. 92 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: It'll usually switch off between him and Poyer in most cases, 93 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: but Milano covers the tight ends a lot in this 94 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: defensive scheme. So if he is back in play, that 95 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: is a huge help, a huge help. Yeah, they need 96 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: all hands on deck if they can get them. It's 97 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: troubling that they lost two young, productive offensive players, Zach 98 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: Mawson and Dawson Knox for this game. Moss with the 99 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: toe and Knox of course with the concussion protocol. But 100 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: you know, well, you know you just have to gift 101 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: go I mean, you just you're gonna play and they're 102 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: still a good team. We've we've touted how deep this 103 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: team is from the beginning of the offseason and how 104 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: much continuity they have coming back. So there's guys that 105 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: are gonna fill in. They're gonna know exactly what they're doing, 106 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be up to Brian Dable to deploy 107 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: these guys and come up with a plan against this 108 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: Rams defense that keep. And I don't want to say 109 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: that the Rams defense is gonna come out and hang 110 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: forty points on this defense. They won't. But you're gonna 111 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: have to score some points in this game. And the 112 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 1: Bills have averaged twenty eight points over the first two games. 113 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: If they can keep that up, they're gonna have a chance. Yeah, 114 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: And that's where it's at jam Pack show here on Friday, 115 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: as is usually the case, especially during the regular season. 116 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: So let's get through the rundown for you. First and foremost, 117 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: it's Friday, so that means it's the one Bills Live 118 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: mail Bag. Any question, comment query you have about this 119 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,559 Speaker 1: football team, this game, this weekend, whatever is on your mind, 120 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: you can fire it off to us at one Bills 121 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: Live or give us a call at eight oh three 122 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: oh five fifty twelve forty five will have Rams beat 123 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: reporters Serena Morales on with Maddy Glabs bring us up 124 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: to date on the latest with the Rams, including you 125 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: know who may and may not suit up for them. 126 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: It's they've already ruled there a starting left guard Joe 127 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: note Boom out of the game with a calf injury. 128 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: He yanked that thing pulling on a on a run 129 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: play last week against Philly, did not practice all week. 130 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: He has already been put on IR so he will 131 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: not play on Sunday, and then it's looking less and 132 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: less likely that their rookie running back Cam Acres will 133 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: be able to play. He's got torn rib cartilage that 134 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: he's fighting through right now and has not practiced on 135 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: Wednesday or Thursday. And with Bills fans, perhaps they'll send 136 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: him to San Diego Chargers doctor to get fixed up. 137 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: Oh Wow, one twenty our weekly visit from NFL Films 138 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: Great co Sell as we will break down some of 139 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: the developments on the offensive side of the ball for 140 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: the Bills, as it's really looking more and more like 141 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: a philosophical change in approach and a new identity for 142 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: this Bill's offense. It's only a two game sample, it 143 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: could change, but it looks like this is what they 144 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: are going to be. So we're going to talk to 145 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: co Sell about that, and then at two pm we 146 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: have the lowdown with Lorenzo Alexander. Also, when we get 147 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: to the one o'clock hour, we are going to unveil 148 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: the debut of the Football Crisis Hotline. Steve and I 149 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: feel compelled to help you, the Bills fan base, with 150 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: your football viewing habit problems. Maybe you have a football 151 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: viewing issue with another family member. Priority number one is 152 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: watching the game, but somebody else has some other priorities 153 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: that are getting in the way. Steve and I over 154 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: the years have developed several solutions to finding creative ways 155 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: around such problems, and so we feel it's it's incumbent 156 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: upon us to dispense and share that kind of knowledge 157 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: with you so you can get out of these sticky 158 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: situations where you legitimately run the risk of missing a 159 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: game live that should not happen. So if you have 160 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: some kind of issue, you can send it to us 161 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: if you want to remain anonymous, at one Bills Live 162 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: and we'll read it give you some ideas as to 163 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: how to get around your problem, or you're welcome to 164 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: call us. You can even call us under an assumed 165 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: name and just call us at eight three five fifty 166 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: or one eight eight fifty two five fifty. Let us 167 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: know your issue. I had a fan tweeted me last 168 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: week saying, Hey, my five year old has a birth 169 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: kid birthday party to go to at one o'clock on Sunday. 170 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: What the heck am I supposed to do? Because when 171 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: you have a five year old, you usually accompany them 172 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: to a party and kind of just keep an eye 173 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: on him, hanging with the parents, that kind of thing. 174 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: So she was freaking out, like, how am I going 175 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: to watch this game at this other person's house. I said, Okay, 176 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: here's your solution. Get to the party early so you 177 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: get DIBs on the television. Okay, you make sure the 178 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 1: television is tuned to CBS to watch the game. I said, 179 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: Then you send your five year old off to the party, 180 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: which is on site. You're glued to the game, commercial breaks, 181 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: check in, make sure your kids enjoying himself, and then 182 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: back to the game again. And then I said, worse 183 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: comes to worst, you're out of control of the TV. 184 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: You're just gonna have to probably watch the game on 185 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: your phone. Yeah, but these are the answers that we're 186 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: here to provide for you. Then at one thirty more, 187 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: right about where halftime comes, you excuse yourself, say it 188 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: was a great party. We're out of here. Go home. 189 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: You got twelve minutes to get home with a halftime share, 190 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: you go and you'll be home for the rest of 191 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: the game. So these are just that's just one example 192 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: of the solutions we can provide for you. So every 193 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: Friday here on the show, we will have the Football 194 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Crisis Hotline open for you, as Steve and I will 195 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: provide answers to your trouble. Let's face it, the COVID 196 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: has made pandemic, has made these problems more prevalent than 197 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: the otherwise would have been because everybody's been cooped up 198 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: in their house for months and are kind of ready 199 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: to get out and kind of ready to start doing 200 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: some things, some normal things again, and they kind of 201 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: just take it for granted. They can schedule stuff, know 202 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: when everybody wants to do stuff. Yeah, no, no, you can't. 203 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: You can't be your priorities still should remain intact and 204 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: have the Bills on. Yes, I'm never at home usually 205 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: for Bills games. This year is different because when we're 206 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: on the road, I do get to take the game 207 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: in at home now and if you have now I'm 208 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: technically working. But when there are people that want to 209 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: watch the game with you, neighbors, friends, you can't all 210 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: be cooped up in a house amidst the COVID pandemic. 211 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: So here's an example of a solution. I got a 212 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: flat screen to put on my back patio. It's sitting 213 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: back there now everybody can watch the game together, even 214 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: though you can properly distance and you're outside. So just 215 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: some of the things that we can offer you at 216 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 1: eight oh three fifty. So we do want to get 217 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: to the phones right away because we know we have 218 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: the obl fan mail bag along with the Football Crisis 219 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: Hotline and any thoughts that you have on Sunday's game. 220 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 1: So we will begin with Ian in Arcade. He's got 221 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: a comment on the Thursday night game as the Dolphins, 222 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: Uh handed it to the Jaguars. So, Ian, what do 223 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: you have for us? Thanks for joining us, Hey, I 224 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: just want to talk about, you know, how the Bills 225 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: handled the Dolphins in a way that. You know, it 226 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: was a tight game, but they still were able to 227 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: offensively handle it. You know, defensive wise, we didn't have 228 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: our linebackers, so you know it's kind of hard and 229 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: to handle, you know, just saki and things like that. 230 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: But last night watching the game, the Dolphins just whooped 231 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: on them. And they haven't They haven't won a game 232 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: with ten plus points since twenty seventeen, and you can 233 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: it really shows that the Dolphins actually have something going. 234 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: You know. Yeah, I think they're gonna be a hard 235 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: out as the season wears on. I mean, they remind 236 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: me a lot of the Bills in twenty seventeen. You know, 237 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: a team that's still trying to find its footing as 238 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 1: to what they are year two under Brian Flores, and 239 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: they may not win more games than they lose, but 240 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna be in a lot of them because they're 241 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: just gonna fight you tooth and nail all the way through. Right, 242 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: And Fitz played really well last night. He was eighteen 243 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: of twenty. And if you can play any NFL game 244 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: where you're only throwing the ball twenty times, you're gonna win. 245 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: That's just that's the way the game is structured. If 246 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: you don't have to throw the football to score points 247 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: in a hurry on the clock, and you can only 248 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: throw it twenty times and complete eighteen of them, you 249 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: were gonna win that football game. I don't know how 250 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: bad the Jacksonville Jaguars can possibly be, but they got 251 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: beat by a team that the Bills controlled pretty well 252 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: with a crippled defense last night and beating the Jaguars 253 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: and that does not look good for Jacksonville. So I 254 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: don't know how Jacksonville is gonna fare this season. Certainly 255 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: they've been a you know, they've got a sixth round 256 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: draft pick at quarterback, and they've gotten rid of a 257 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: lot of good football players, so have the Dolphins in fact, 258 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. But you're right, the 259 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: Dolphins were in complete control of that game from start 260 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: to finish. Fitz played great, He didn't turn the football 261 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: over or at least not in a substantial way like 262 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: he has in the past, and they look good. The 263 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: Dolphins looked really good. It was not the same team 264 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: that the Bills saw on Sunday, or at least it 265 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: wasn't the same result. You can hand it to the 266 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: Bills for that, but certainly the Bills were able to 267 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: take advantage of a Dolphins secondary that Jacksonville had no 268 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: shot at taking care of. So it's you can chalk 269 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: it up to that if you want to. The Buffalo 270 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: Bills are better than both those teams, and the Dolphins 271 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: are going to get better throughout the regular season. The 272 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: Bills are going to see the Dolphins in another five 273 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: six weeks and it's going to be another difficult game 274 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: to play. But you're right, I get you in that. 275 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: That game last night raised my eyebrows because it last 276 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: or four days ago. The Dolphins didn't look good enough 277 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: to put together performance like that against anybody, and that's 278 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: on a short week too. Yeah, so thanks very much. 279 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: Do we appreciate it. Let's go to Ron in California, 280 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: who wants to talk Bill's defense? Ron, what do you 281 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: have for us? Thanks for joining us, Thank you for 282 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: having me, and great show, guys, thank you. You know, 283 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: defense wins tough games, which is obvious, and buffloads of 284 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: blue collar team, So let's plays right into our whelm. 285 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: You know, I have three key points I like to 286 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: talk about when the scrimmage, line and penetrate go back 287 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: to team tackling and play faster than them, and I 288 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: think we have a great chance. Okay, we appreciate that. 289 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: Playing faster I think is easier said than done. I don't. 290 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: I think in terms of receiving corps, the Bills can 291 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: do that because you look at the Rams and Steve 292 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: and I talked about this earlier in the week. They 293 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: don't have a true burner at the receiver position, so 294 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: that helps. Reynolds is their size guy at six to four, 295 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: you know, and then the other guys are just shifty, 296 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: shifty separators technicians. What do you think of team tackling, 297 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: going back to that old school, Yeah, I think on 298 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: the whole, the Bills are a pretty good tackling team. 299 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: I think the Rams are pretty good too, though. I 300 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: mean these are two teams that do focus on the fundamentals. 301 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: And I mean Micah Kaiser was their their middle linebacker. 302 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: Was NFC Defensive Player of the Week. I think he 303 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: had what sixteen tackles last week. He was everywhere last 304 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: I mean, he was all over the place. He doesn't 305 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: come off the field. He's a lot like Milano and Edmonds. 306 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: I don't think he's the athlete of those two guys, 307 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: but he maximizes his ability out there on the field, 308 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: and the Rams recognize that and utilize him in just 309 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: about every situation. And so don't you think winning the 310 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 1: scrimmage line will slow down running an attack? And we 311 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: can count again. Yeah, again, that's easier said than done. 312 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: Agains the Rams team running one hundred and seventy two 313 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: on the ground every week. That's a true that's a 314 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: true statement, ron of course. But you know you're trying 315 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: to win the line of scrimmage against one of the 316 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: better offensive lines in the league and against the defensive 317 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: player of the year, multiple time defensive player of the year, 318 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: So you can say it. You can say it doing us. 319 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: And I watched a couple of their games, and this 320 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: is a different Rams team than it was a year ago. 321 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: They are playing much more physical at the line of 322 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,239 Speaker 1: scrimmage offensively than they did a year ago. And I heard, uh, 323 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: it was I think Troy Aikman or was it one 324 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: of the other analysts say this is one of their emphasis, 325 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: is emphasis on the off season was to get more 326 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: physical upfront on both sides of the football. So the 327 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: Rams are doing it, and you're right if you can 328 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: take that away from them, Yeah, that gives you a 329 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: leg up on victory. But to say that you're gonna 330 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: do it and then getting it done may not be 331 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: one hundred percent accurate one way or the other. I 332 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: believe this team can do it because they they have 333 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: proven in the past tough games they can do the 334 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: stuck a game plan. Yeah, and I think you're right. 335 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: That's where the key lies. I mean, Ron, it's a 336 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: physical game, and whoever wins the physical battle, the win 337 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: usually follows the long with that victory. So yeah, the 338 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: Bills are a physical team. They've got they run a 339 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: lot of fresh bodies through there. This offensive line is 340 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: going to be tested. They're gonna be without their starting 341 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 1: left guard this week. It looks like or perhaps and 342 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: if that's the case, that gives the Bills an edge. 343 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: You gonna have a backup player in there. But you're 344 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 1: if you can beat what a team does well right 345 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: off the bat, yeah, you're gonna have a chance to win. 346 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, your logic holds true. It's like coach says 347 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: every week, it starts up front, and it does in many, many, 348 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: many ways. And we learned that the hard way in 349 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, when this Bill's offensive line could not win 350 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: it the line of scrimmage weekend and week out, and 351 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,239 Speaker 1: the offense was essentially a neutral for the better part 352 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: of that entire season. Back to the phones and to 353 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: Chris in Lockport, who wants to discuss one Stefan Diggs. Chris, 354 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us. Hey, how are you guys doing today? Good? So, 355 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: I guess my biggest question just going into this game is, obviously, 356 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: you know, the Bill's offense is revamped from over the 357 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,920 Speaker 1: last couple of years here, but with all these wide receivers, 358 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: how big of a role do you think Stefon Diggs 359 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: really plays this week? I mean, I know we got 360 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: guys like John Brown and Cole Beasley who are going 361 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: to take up some of the matchups, but how big 362 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: a role do you think Stefon Diggs is this weekend? 363 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: U you think Jalen Ramsey is matched up against him? Yeah, 364 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: that's an interesting question because here's the thing. If if 365 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: they matched Jalen Ramsey up against him, and Ramsey has 366 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: to follow him wherever he goes, and I don't mean 367 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: I know you're counting, is what roles Stefan Diggs plays. 368 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: If step On Diggs, even if he gets zero targets 369 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: for Jerer catches and takes their best defender off the 370 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: field or away from the play every for eighty plays. 371 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: He plays an enormous role because now that defense is 372 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: without their best player, playing against John Brown, Cole Beasley 373 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: and Gabriel Davis and Devin Singletary. That's a matchup I 374 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: think the Bills would probably take because that defense is 375 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 1: not really that formidable every place else in the secondary 376 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: without Jalen Ramsey back there. Now, if if Steph Diggs 377 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: gets out there and can hold his own against Jalen Ramsey, 378 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: get like five six a dozen targets and catch seven 379 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: or eight of those targets, he wins that matchup. Don't 380 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: think they're not gonna throw to Steph Diggs because because 381 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: they don't believe he can get open. I think they 382 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: think he can get open. Stephen Diggs has been doing 383 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: it for his entire career, gets really good corners, So 384 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: they're going to give him a shot to do it, 385 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: and I think that matchup. You're right. I don't know 386 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: that Jalen Ramsey will follow him everywhere every play, but 387 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: when he does, don't think the Bills don't want a 388 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: piece of that guy. I think exactly. I think Steph 389 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: is gonna force them to adjust. And I think if 390 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the receivers think about this, if John 391 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: Brown starts going off, if Cole Beasley starts going off, 392 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: the Rams are gonna have to adjust. And that's the 393 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: role that Steph Diggs can play, whether he gets targets 394 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: or not. I'm just gonna say this. It's like they 395 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: say in baseball, good pitching beats good hitting. Good route 396 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: running beats good coverage every day of the week because 397 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,199 Speaker 1: they know where they're going and the defensive back does not. 398 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: And if you are that precise and that elite as 399 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: a route runner, which Stefon Diggs clearly is, he will 400 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 1: have his opportunities even against Jalen Ramsey. I think everybody's 401 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: under the assumption, Wow, he's gonna shut Digs down. I 402 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: wouldn't assume that, not for a second. I'll say this, Chris, 403 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: I don't know what rules Steph Diggs is gonna play around, 404 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: how many catches he's gonna get. I don't know if 405 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: Ramsey's gonna be on him all the time or some 406 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: of the time or most of the time, or where 407 00:21:58,520 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna get help. I don't know any of that, 408 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: But I know this. I'm I'll be watching because I 409 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: think it's going to be an awesome matchup. I think 410 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: this is really going to be a good game. I 411 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: got one more thing for you guys. Yeah, Stefon Diggs 412 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,959 Speaker 1: say he somehow goes out this week, has has another 413 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: great game. Just like against the Dolphins, they reception one 414 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty three eyes. Do you think it kind 415 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 1: of just shucked the critics down a little bit that 416 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: we're like, hey, you know, he just played the Jets 417 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: and the Dolphins. Do you think it's shut them down 418 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: a little bit to do? Oh? Yeah, I mean this 419 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: is like, yeah, this is clearly a measuring stick all 420 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 1: that happens. Yeah, this is a team. This is a 421 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: Rams team that looks like they are back to what 422 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: they were when they were NFC champs two years ago. 423 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 1: They are running this offense very similar and with similar 424 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: execution to the way they ran it two years ago. 425 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: You know, they kind of licked their wounds after losing 426 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl and what they score ten points in 427 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. You know, Bill Belichick had their number, 428 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: three points. Bill Belichick had their number in the Super Bowl. 429 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: They licked their wounds. They kind of have a hangover 430 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: last year from from that run, but they are loaded 431 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 1: for bear again. I mean, this is a measuring stick 432 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: game for the Bills, and the naysayers about Buffalo will 433 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: go away this week if they can come out of 434 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: here with a victory. Well, if they come out of 435 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: here with that kind of victory, yes, I would expect 436 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: this to be a close game, A hard fun saying 437 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: any victory, and I think, and I think you can 438 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 1: conjure up scenarios in your mind where you know, they 439 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: come out and they don't look good doing it, they 440 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: don't look good in the wind or whatever. But there's 441 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: no getting away from it. If the Bills come out 442 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,360 Speaker 1: and wax them by double digits, I'm not expecting that. 443 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: I'm not either. I don't expect them to do that. 444 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: But if they were come out and wax them with 445 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: a double digits, the naysayers will always say, well they 446 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: got them at home, it was their second West cut. 447 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: You know they're gonna start making excuses for him. So 448 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: you're never gonna get a definitive answer until you get 449 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: through this season a little further. But there's no question 450 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: there will still be critics of the Buffalo Bills going forward, 451 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: just because that's the way they treat Josh Allen and 452 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: the Bills. But there'll be a lot more people like 453 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: they are this week jumping on board. There'll be a 454 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: lot more people saying, hey, there'll be a more a 455 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: louder voice for the Bills than there will be against it. 456 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: Right now, I think he got both sides. The critics 457 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 1: are saying, you know, the skeptics and stuff, and Josh 458 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: Allen has certainly shut up a number of those. If 459 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: they keep this going and win and win this game 460 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: in any way, shape or fashion, those voices are going 461 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: to get more disproportionate for the Bills rather than against them. 462 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: So those voices are never going to go away. But yeah, 463 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: get a win over a team like this is certainly 464 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: going to be a huge factor. So Chris, thanks for 465 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: the call on that. You know, Steve and I are 466 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: We've been dicing this game up like fifty different ways 467 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 1: through the course of the week, and I think the 468 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: thing that is still underappreciated about the Rams is their 469 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: ability to run the football. Everybody see looks at the 470 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: Rams like, oh, they're this high flying, high octane passing attack, 471 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: and they do that very very well. But you know, 472 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 1: we had Maurice Jones Drew on the show yesterday and 473 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: he said they are back to being what they want 474 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: to be on offense, and that's a physical team. And 475 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people hear that and they 476 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: say what what it means? Physical team? I think there 477 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: is a perception out there that the Rams are this 478 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: passing game finesse type team that will just pass it 479 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: on you all day and get their points that way. No, 480 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: this is a team that can run the ball and 481 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: they have a very good offensive line. Granted they'll be 482 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: down one man and Joe Noteboom, their left guard who 483 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: went on IR this week with the calf injury. But 484 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy two yards a game is nothing 485 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: to sneeze at, especially when you know they played against 486 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: two pretty good defensive fronts in Dallas and Philadelphia. I 487 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: mean there are some hosses on those defensive lines, and 488 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: I mean they just rolled up the rushing yards. I 489 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: mean rolled it up. So the run defense has to 490 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: be on point this week first and foremost, and then 491 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: you handle the other stuff after that, because if you 492 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: don't stop this team from running, then everything falls into 493 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: place for them offensively, and that's when you run into 494 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 1: problems with this team. All Right, Steve and I have 495 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: to take a break, but when we come back, we 496 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: will hear from a couple of players with their comments 497 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: about this game and about all the pub and criticism 498 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen is still getting even after his marvelous 499 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: two weeks of play. So we'll hear from them when 500 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: we return here on One Bills Live, presented by Kalida Health, 501 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bill's Radio, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker, one 502 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: Bills Live. It's a Fan Friday edition as we're taking 503 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: any and all questions in the mail bag, and we're 504 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 1: taking any and all problems on the Fan Crisis hotline, 505 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: which we'll be addressing at one o'clock. So get your 506 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:50,160 Speaker 1: problems about your football viewing habits to us. We have 507 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: your solutions. Eighth three five fifty one eight eight five 508 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: fifty two five fifty. We did want to get some 509 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: player comments out to you so you could hear what's 510 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: on the player's minds as they head into this weekend's 511 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: game against the Rams, and Josh Allen, despite his red 512 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: hot start to the season, is still getting some criticism 513 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: here and there. People are dismissing his performance based on 514 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: the fact that it was the Jets and the Dolphins 515 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,919 Speaker 1: who aren't expected to do much this year. It was 516 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: also brought up this week about Jalen Ramsey's comment two 517 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: years ago when he called him in a magazine article trash, 518 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 1: and then when asked about it again last year, doubled 519 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: down and still called him trash. So here's Josh commenting 520 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: on how he handles the criticism of his play. And 521 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 1: it goes back to even being Pop Warner in high school, 522 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: and there's always gonna be people to tell you, you know, 523 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: you're not good, or you can't do this, can't do that. 524 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 1: You know, I was a guy that had no offers 525 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: out of high school and I didn't let that gets mean. 526 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: I put my head down and I work and I 527 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: trust the guys around me, and like I said, I 528 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: just try to be the best leader that I can 529 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: be for the Buffalo Bills and the best player on 530 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: the field, the best teammate off the field, and um, 531 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: now that's really what I'm about. Uh. Some other players 532 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: on the Bills roster also asked about this. Steve Um 533 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: because the criticism believe it or not is still out there. 534 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 1: I don't get it. Um, But Jordan Poyer was asked 535 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: about it. You know, this is a guy that's a 536 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: team captain, and I mean he's over the moon with 537 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: how Josh is performing here through these first two weeks. 538 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: So he addressed the criticism by outside observers of Josh 539 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: Allen's play. He's saying, press you know that that's that's 540 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: a good word to use it. You know, it's it's crazy. 541 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: You know, you see all the Josh Allen naysayers this 542 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,239 Speaker 1: side of the other man. The dudes continue to come 543 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: out and balls every week. And so, um, I think 544 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: I said it earlier in a in an interview. Man, 545 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: he's our captain and learn ride behind him, you know, 546 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: win loosely drawing. So the guy, you know, he deserves 547 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: everything that's coming coming for him coming to him. Um. 548 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: You know, he's the hell of a player. And to 549 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: take like I said, to take all the stuff off 550 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: the field and just kind of block it out and 551 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: come out and sudden and involved out. Man. You can't 552 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: say enough about the guy. Um, you know, in just 553 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: his mental capacity, his mental strength and uh you know 554 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: that's that's our quarterback. Man that's our quarterback. Man. I 555 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: don't know how you can argue with it. Um isn't 556 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: boggling my mind, Like, how do you how do you 557 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: poke holes? And what he's done the first two weeks, 558 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: how do you even do that? And he's right though, 559 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: everybody will tell you when you get to a certain 560 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: place in your life and that you look back on 561 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: it and you realize how certain things that stunk at 562 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: the time they happened to you kind of helped make 563 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: you and prepare you for where you're at now. Yeah, 564 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: fueled you. Josh Allen didn't get any scholarship offers out 565 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: of high school, and he ends up being a top 566 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: ten pick of the draft. He gets vilified because of 567 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: a completion person, because of a completion percentage, because of 568 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: where he played, because of the competition he played with 569 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: all of that. So he comes down, he work and 570 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: he works hard to overcome it. And now that kind 571 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: of stuff in his past has kind of obviously it 572 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: humbles you, it keeps you humble. Well, yeah, but it 573 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: also has made him part partly why he's such a 574 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: great teammate now, why he has so much encouragement in him. 575 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: Now he's he's he's been where all these other guys 576 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: on the roster are where there. You know, he hasn't 577 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: always been this quarterback guy, but he has always been 578 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: a teammate. And he's been a teammate where there's been 579 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:30,719 Speaker 1: low expectations. There's been teammates where he's been criticized as 580 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: it got times when he's just kind of walked on 581 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: and kind of showed up and wanted to play all 582 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. And now he shows up and 583 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: gets a chance now as a top ten draft pick, 584 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: kind of had to be handed the keys of the franchise, 585 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: and he hasn't. It hasn't let that change what he 586 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: knows to be important because of the hard things he 587 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: went through, because of the naysayers and the critics, nobody's 588 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: ever let him get full of himself. I mean you 589 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: you talk about how you know Sam got treated in 590 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: New York and Baker got treated in Cleveland, and all 591 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: of those guys, you know, Josh Rosen in Arizona. For 592 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: for a minute, those guys, you know, they didn't take 593 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: kind of criticism that Josh Allen did just for getting 594 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: picked before he'd done anything. So you know, him being 595 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: humble and friendly and encouraging to his teammates and love 596 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: loving those guys and being all in with them, you know, 597 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: has has elevated the entire roster. And Josh and probably 598 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: Lamar because of who they are, not how they play, 599 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: have done that in both their cities. How they play helps, 600 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: but who they are is a big part of it, 601 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: and I think that's a that's a big reason to 602 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: tip your hat to both of those guys. I think 603 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: that it says something about maybe the young players coming up, 604 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: no matter what position they play quarterback or running back 605 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: or linebacker or whatever, to be that kind of guy 606 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: first and then do the football thing secondary. Let that 607 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: speak for its own self. That I think it's a 608 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: great spot for Josh to be in. I think guys 609 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: love him for who he is and what he is 610 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: and you know, being genuine and all that stuff. I 611 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: think it's pretty cool. Much has been made this week 612 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: regarding this game between the Rams and Bills about the 613 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: fact that the two highest paid corners in football are 614 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: going to be playing on the same field on Sunday 615 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: in Jalen Ramsey and Trudevious White. Obviously, Trudevius got his 616 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,959 Speaker 1: extension first, and then four days later the Rams got 617 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey done to the tune of over one hundred 618 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: million dollars on a contract extension. So with that in mind, 619 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: we're going to see two of the best at locking 620 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: it down on their respective side of the field. So 621 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: Trudevius was asked, you know about the responsibilities of being 622 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 1: a lockdown corner in the NFL. You got to go 623 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: into the game knowing that you just want to land 624 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: more than you lose, and you're not gonna set a 625 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: guy out to zero catches or one catch. Guys are 626 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: too good in his league receiver as a coup, too 627 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: good routes are too crafty there, they're so technically sound. 628 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 1: Now on the thing you can do is just try 629 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: to limit it and then, just knowing what I know, 630 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,959 Speaker 1: it's never gonna be just a one on one matchup 631 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: between you and the guy. Man. You need your teammates, 632 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna need your pass rush, you're gonna need your linebackers, 633 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: your safeties over the top, and it's gonna is a 634 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,719 Speaker 1: total team thing. He's not. It's never a one on 635 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: one thing. And it's something that I never look at 636 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: as a one on one things. So I think it's 637 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: a healthy way to go into a game as as 638 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 1: even though you strive for perfection as an NFL player, 639 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: playing the perfect game is almost impossible because everybody else 640 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: in the league is damn good too. So playing the 641 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: perfect game is something to aspire to, but achieving it 642 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: an actuality is almost impossible. Yeah, you can get You 643 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:41,120 Speaker 1: get a glimpse of the mindset with all these guys. 644 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: We're hearing this player sound right now, and you know, 645 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: Josh comes across, this humble kid who you know, who 646 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: knows where he came from and knows it hasn't always 647 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: been easy for him. He get here. You hear Tredavius 648 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: with this healthy, genuine respect for the guys he's gonna 649 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: play against. And I know this too, that when you're 650 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: on the field and you've got this healthy respect for 651 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: the guys you're playing against, it helps you to stay 652 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: focused and concentrate play to play to play to play, 653 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: because if you think these guys, if you're like Jalen 654 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,240 Speaker 1: Ramsey and you go out there and this guy's garbage, 655 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: it's like, what's motivating you? Yeah? Right, it's like, let's go. Then, 656 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let's play. You know this, I'm wasting my 657 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: time here with this garbage player that I'm playing against. 658 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 1: Guys like Tredavious tend to focus and stay on it 659 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: better with that mindset. To me, and in my experience 660 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: as a player, when you had a healthy respect of 661 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: your opponent, we had a coaching staff that kind of 662 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: fostered that in US, and I know a lot of 663 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 1: it's a common practice. You've seen it with all the 664 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: head coaches and the things they say about their opposing 665 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: teams on all the conference calls, with the opponent, with 666 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 1: that team's media. You always come off with a healthy 667 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:53,399 Speaker 1: respect for those teams. And in election, in any way 668 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: shape you want to slice it, you know those guys 669 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: are good, and that's an NFL team in You're playing 670 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: guys who have worked hard for what they got, So 671 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 1: it pays to have a healthy respect for You can 672 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: see it in the words of Todavious White right there, 673 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: you got you got to do it together. It's not 674 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: what's never a one on one thing, even when you're 675 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: in man demand coverage. Now he gets it. Really shows 676 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: why he's gotten better and better and better, and now 677 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: it's an all pro corner. Let's go to the phones 678 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: where Dale in Tonawanda is waiting, and he's got a 679 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:28,320 Speaker 1: legitimate point to make because the forecast does include winds 680 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: expected of twenty five to thirty miles per hour this 681 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,359 Speaker 1: weekend at the stadium. So, Dale, what do you have 682 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: for us? I was at the Denver game last year 683 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:42,879 Speaker 1: and watched Kyle Allen from le Broncos struggle to make 684 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: a ten to fifteen yard out pattern into the wind, 685 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:52,280 Speaker 1: and then Josh Allen threw that, you know, probably forty 686 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: yards in the air dart to John Brown in the 687 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:59,280 Speaker 1: end zone. Turned to my buddy and said, Okay, he's yeah, 688 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: he's legit. He's my quarterback, and so something to see. 689 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I think how good it is 690 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:11,720 Speaker 1: to know that, Yeah, there's a franchise cornerback in town. 691 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: There's a great GM, a great coach, you know, just 692 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: loving this right now. So all right, yeah, thank you 693 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,360 Speaker 1: for the call that kind of with you. Dale. It's 694 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 1: a fun spot to be and when you can you 695 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: kind of look forward to every game without thinking that 696 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: your team's gonna be able to really do something against him. 697 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,400 Speaker 1: And that's that's a fun place to be for all 698 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: of us. It's gonna be windy this weekend, though twenty 699 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 1: five to thirty mile per hour wins sustained. They were 700 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,479 Speaker 1: saying twenty to twenty five. And I'm just gonna point 701 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: this out. Okay, you can't tell me. Jared Goff, playing 702 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,240 Speaker 1: his college ball at Cal and in the Pac twelve 703 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: and playing in LA for his entire career, has a 704 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,440 Speaker 1: lot of experience in twenty five to thirty mile per 705 00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 1: hour wins. True, Okay, Josh Allen does. He played in 706 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,800 Speaker 1: the Mountain West Conference. He played at Elevation in Wyoming. 707 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: He's used to playing in windy conditions, and he has 708 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: a howitzer for an arm, so the wind will not 709 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: affect him and the Bills passing game perhaps as much 710 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: as it impacts the Rams, and maybe they go to 711 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,759 Speaker 1: shorter intermediate passes because of that. I know we do 712 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: have to break, but we will continue this conversation when 713 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,479 Speaker 1: we come back. There are supposed to be gusty wins 714 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 1: though according to some of the forecaster, Tyler Bass and 715 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: the Rams kicker, that's both of whom are rookies. Two 716 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: rookie kickers in this game. All right, we have to 717 00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: take a break, but when we come back, we will 718 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,280 Speaker 1: have one Maddie Glab who's with the Rams reporter Serena 719 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 1: Morales to break down this weekend's game for us from 720 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: a Rams perspective that's coming up next year. On One 721 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,280 Speaker 1: Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health, this is Buffalo Bill's 722 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:53,520 Speaker 1: radio detasker with you One Bills Live time now to 723 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: get a better feel for the Rams from the Rams perspective. 724 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: Here to do that is Bill's multi media reporter Maddy 725 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:08,240 Speaker 1: Glab who spoke with Rams reporter Serena Morales. Okay, Serena. 726 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: Week three, you've got the battle of two and O teams. 727 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: It's one of two actually undefeated matchups that will see 728 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: this weekend, the Rams and the Bills being one of 729 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: them playing on Sunday here in Orchard Park. So looking 730 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,800 Speaker 1: at the Rams in what they've done in the first 731 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 1: two weeks, how have they gone to and oh how 732 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,879 Speaker 1: did they get there? Yeah, So there's one of two 733 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: things that have really helped the Rams get to this point. One, 734 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:41,960 Speaker 1: they're running the ball way more than previous seasons. And 735 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: here's a little comparison. The most rushing attempts the Rams 736 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: have had all of last season was against the Falcons 737 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. They had thirty five rushing attempts in each 738 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:55,759 Speaker 1: of the two games this season. They've already surpassed that 739 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: number forty rushing attempts in Week one, thirty nine in 740 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: Week two. So they're running the ball way more than 741 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,400 Speaker 1: we've ever seen and you're seeing that success right. The 742 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 1: second reason for the two and oh start is the defense. 743 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:12,640 Speaker 1: They have been outstanding. The defense hasn't let any team 744 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 1: score over twenty points in their two games. And it's 745 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,480 Speaker 1: not just like the big name players that are making 746 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 1: significant noise. I forget the Aaron Donalds and forget the 747 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:25,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey's, although we will probably notice them more against 748 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 1: the Bills. But it's a Micah Kaiser, It's a linebacker 749 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 1: who led the team in tackles this past Sunday against 750 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: the Eagles. It's Darius Williams and the Troy Hills who 751 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: are playing opposite Jalen Ramsey, who each had an interception 752 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 1: in the game against the Eagles. So it's not just 753 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,799 Speaker 1: who are the big name players we need to watch for. 754 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: It's everyone's kind of showing up and that's why the 755 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:51,799 Speaker 1: Rams are two and oh so far. So you talk 756 00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: about this run game that the Rams have that is 757 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,720 Speaker 1: the third best rushing offense in the league right now. 758 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,839 Speaker 1: Has Sean McDermot McVay the battle off Sean Hello, Sean 759 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:07,800 Speaker 1: McDermott chanvah. Has Sean McVay kind of rethought his offense 760 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 1: at all because it wasn't too long ago that they 761 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: were in the Super Bowl and so you think, Okay, 762 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:15,319 Speaker 1: we have some of these same guys, we have the 763 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,319 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup, we have these great names, we have a 764 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: great tight end and Tyler Higbey. But it looks like 765 00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: their offense is running through what they can do on 766 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: the ground right now. So has that been a sort 767 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:30,720 Speaker 1: of new thinking for Sean McVay. Has he shared anything 768 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,799 Speaker 1: on what's gone behind adding this into his offense or 769 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:39,719 Speaker 1: really focusing on the run game to set set things up. Yeah, 770 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:43,360 Speaker 1: I think the entire offense is success has been around 771 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: the continuity of the old line, and we're seeing that again. 772 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: You mentioned like the Rams success in that twenty eighteen 773 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:52,839 Speaker 1: Super Bowl run, it was because we saw a continuity 774 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: with the old line. But last season we had guard Noplum, 775 00:40:56,800 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: Joseph Noplum, he was hurt. Right tackle Rob Havenstein was 776 00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:03,880 Speaker 1: her center, Brian Allen, he was her The silver lining 777 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,160 Speaker 1: of that is it gave huge opportunity for guys like 778 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:10,359 Speaker 1: David Edwards and Bobby Evans to step up and get 779 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: some big game snaps. So now you've got Joseph Nopoom, 780 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: who has had a recent injury. I don't actually see 781 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: this O line lagging. You've got three veterans. Andrew Whitworth, 782 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,000 Speaker 1: who is playing till he's one hundred years old. Austin 783 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:29,480 Speaker 1: Blythe who's the center who really kept Fletcher Cox quiet 784 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 1: in the game against the Eagles, and then Rob Havenstein 785 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:36,160 Speaker 1: who's back at right tackle. You got three big name 786 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: veterans that are kind of holding it together, and there 787 00:41:39,640 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: is now a consistency. It's the same consistency we saw 788 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen, and we're kind of seeing this O 789 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:49,040 Speaker 1: line kind of meshed together again now in twenty twenty. Well, 790 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:52,000 Speaker 1: definitely starts up front. You said an OH line versus 791 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: D line. That's where a lot of coaches say the 792 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: battle is one. But with that O line and with 793 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 1: the protection that they're giving Jared Goff, with the protection 794 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:03,560 Speaker 1: that they're giving the running backs, I want to ask 795 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,560 Speaker 1: you a little bit about these running backs. So it's 796 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: quite different from when Todd Gurley was the RB one 797 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:13,279 Speaker 1: and everything was going through him. But now it looks 798 00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: like they're taking the running back by committee approach. You've 799 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,719 Speaker 1: got Henderson, You've got Malcolm Brown, You've got Cam Acres, 800 00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:22,960 Speaker 1: two of whom Acres and Brown were a little bit 801 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:26,319 Speaker 1: banged up after Sunday's game. But what has made this 802 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:30,720 Speaker 1: group talented enough to be part of that third best 803 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:34,000 Speaker 1: rushing offense in the NFL that we're seeing. I mean, 804 00:42:34,040 --> 00:42:37,920 Speaker 1: it's no huge star names or anything like that. Some 805 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 1: of the guys could turn into stars, yes, but right 806 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 1: now we're seeing some young guys and some guys who 807 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,560 Speaker 1: have some years under their belts but definitely aren't necessarily 808 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:50,960 Speaker 1: household names. So what makes them so successful? Yeah, you 809 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:54,120 Speaker 1: said it right. It's there is no star name. And 810 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: that's what Sean McVay well preach to everyone in the universe. 811 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:01,600 Speaker 1: He has the we not me mentality, and so it 812 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:04,720 Speaker 1: is not about oh, it's me over here, Todd Gurley 813 00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: number one running back in the league. It is the 814 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:11,040 Speaker 1: Malcolm Brown and the Darrell Henderson and the Cam Akers 815 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:15,439 Speaker 1: all put together for the wee mentality. And you see, 816 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:18,759 Speaker 1: like Malcolm Brown, who's played behind Todd Gurley since he 817 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:22,040 Speaker 1: joined the Rams. So he's ready, right, he was in 818 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:24,440 Speaker 1: that backup role and he's been watching. He's ready to 819 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 1: be the star of this play. He is the veteran 820 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: presence that these other running backs need, so he's been 821 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:32,799 Speaker 1: ready to step up and take on that leadership role 822 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:34,360 Speaker 1: and you saw that in the first game of the 823 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:38,439 Speaker 1: season with two rushing touchdowns for Malcolm Brown. Then you've 824 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,040 Speaker 1: got Darrell Henderson, who has been the apple of Sean 825 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,680 Speaker 1: mcface's I since this time at Memphis. This man in 826 00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 1: thirty five career games in college, Henderson is the second 827 00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:52,760 Speaker 1: leading rusher in Memphis's history with three thousand and eighty 828 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:56,320 Speaker 1: two career rushing yards. And then Cam Akers, who was 829 00:43:56,360 --> 00:43:59,600 Speaker 1: a little dinged up again. You saw his success at 830 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 1: Florida State with their so so offensive line and the 831 00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:07,719 Speaker 1: success he had in college. Now he's stepping up and 832 00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:10,160 Speaker 1: really making a name for himself. So I think it's 833 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,040 Speaker 1: a pick your poison. You want to have Malcolm Brown, 834 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:15,480 Speaker 1: or you want to deal with Darrel Henderson, or you 835 00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:19,240 Speaker 1: want to go against Cam Akers. Well, the run defense 836 00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:21,800 Speaker 1: seems like they're gonna have their hands full on Sunday 837 00:44:21,840 --> 00:44:24,399 Speaker 1: when it comes to the Bills trying to stop the run. 838 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:27,719 Speaker 1: The Bills also have the third best run defense, so 839 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 1: we'll see how those two go up against each other. 840 00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:33,240 Speaker 1: Aside from the running backs, Aside from the Cooper Cups 841 00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: and the Tyler Higbees, we know those names right now, 842 00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,799 Speaker 1: after you've told us about how this running back by 843 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:42,920 Speaker 1: Committee corps is working. Who's an underrated offensive player that 844 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:46,200 Speaker 1: the Bills need to look out for on Sunday? You 845 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:49,200 Speaker 1: said it right, all right? Forget the Cooper Cups, Robert 846 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:52,239 Speaker 1: Woods coming back who played for the Bills before he 847 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:57,520 Speaker 1: joined the Rams, forget the Tyler Higbees. Van Jefferson will 848 00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:01,120 Speaker 1: be a household name very soon in Rams. And I 849 00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:04,040 Speaker 1: would say for the Bills Mafia, watch out for number 850 00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:08,680 Speaker 1: twelve this guy throughout all of preseason. And when I 851 00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:12,160 Speaker 1: say preseason, I mean training camp, which means training camp. 852 00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:14,880 Speaker 1: Who are you facing your own team? And who's on 853 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:17,960 Speaker 1: the Rams when it comes to cornerbacks, it's your top 854 00:45:18,040 --> 00:45:21,560 Speaker 1: cornerback in the league, Jalen Ramsey. Van Jefferson has had 855 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:24,080 Speaker 1: some of the best practice when it comes to wide 856 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,440 Speaker 1: receivers and so his freshman year as he is like, 857 00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:29,719 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to get acclimated. I'm just trying to 858 00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:33,040 Speaker 1: figure out where the bathroom is. I have to go 859 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:37,200 Speaker 1: and play against Jalen Ramsey, and he's done a spectacular job. 860 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:41,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey has said glowing things about Van Jefferson. Aaron 861 00:45:41,360 --> 00:45:44,919 Speaker 1: Donald has said glowing things about Van Jefferson. He's sort 862 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,960 Speaker 1: of a mix between a Cooper Cup and a Robert Woods, 863 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:52,000 Speaker 1: which is very scary. And Cooper Cup actually said about 864 00:45:52,120 --> 00:45:55,680 Speaker 1: Van Jefferson earlier this season, He's like, he's not asking 865 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:58,160 Speaker 1: the one oh one questions when it comes to like 866 00:45:58,560 --> 00:46:02,839 Speaker 1: college class, He's asking the three oh one question. So 867 00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:07,240 Speaker 1: Van Jefferson very smart, very poised, and he's already proven 868 00:46:07,320 --> 00:46:10,080 Speaker 1: himself to be very reliable. So he is the guy 869 00:46:10,239 --> 00:46:14,000 Speaker 1: number twelve to watch out for if you're a Bills fan. Okay, 870 00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:16,160 Speaker 1: we'll see it. We'll see how our corners match up 871 00:46:16,200 --> 00:46:21,080 Speaker 1: against Van Jefferson. Thankfully, Turdavius White and Levi Wallace get 872 00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:23,399 Speaker 1: to match up against Stefan Diggs and a few other 873 00:46:23,560 --> 00:46:26,919 Speaker 1: other of our wide receivers every day, so hopefully they'll 874 00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:29,439 Speaker 1: be in a good place when the game kicks off. 875 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:34,080 Speaker 1: But speaking of Jalen Ramsey and Stefan Diggs. These are 876 00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:38,560 Speaker 1: two of the best players in the league at their positions. 877 00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:41,520 Speaker 1: It's it's a premier matchup. I mean, everybody's eyes are 878 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,239 Speaker 1: going to be on these two lining up against each other. 879 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:48,280 Speaker 1: They actually played a couple of seasons back when Jalen 880 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:51,760 Speaker 1: was on the Jaguars and when Stefan was on the Vikings, 881 00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:54,880 Speaker 1: and Stefan walked away with the win. He didn't have 882 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:58,120 Speaker 1: a huge splash game. He had fifty five receiving yards. 883 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:01,880 Speaker 1: But what do you see in this matchup here on Sundays, 884 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:05,360 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey gonna give the Bill's offense any type of 885 00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:09,680 Speaker 1: windows to succeed. Unless you he's given windows ninety eight, 886 00:47:09,719 --> 00:47:13,160 Speaker 1: there will be no windows given. I Jalen Ramsey just 887 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:16,560 Speaker 1: got paid. He is Jalen Ramsey the name for a reason, 888 00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:21,440 Speaker 1: and say there is less targets on Jalen Ramsey side. 889 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:24,440 Speaker 1: I kind of said it before, but there there's really 890 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:26,920 Speaker 1: a pick your poison when it comes to this defense 891 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:30,600 Speaker 1: and the secondary. Troy Hill stepped up, had an interception 892 00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:34,480 Speaker 1: against the Eagles, Darius Williams stepped up. So even though 893 00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:37,520 Speaker 1: they're not again these household names like Jalen Ramsey, those 894 00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:39,799 Speaker 1: guys are like, Okay, Jalen's like, you can come to 895 00:47:39,840 --> 00:47:42,120 Speaker 1: me and I will defend you, or you can go 896 00:47:42,200 --> 00:47:44,680 Speaker 1: to my teammates and they will defend you. So it's 897 00:47:44,719 --> 00:47:49,160 Speaker 1: really just And again when you talk about this very 898 00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:54,560 Speaker 1: odd so to speak preseason and lack thereof, you know 899 00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:57,960 Speaker 1: you're playing against your own players. So the defense is 900 00:47:57,960 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 1: playing against the offense. And when you when you have 901 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:02,520 Speaker 1: Jay and Ramsey going against Robert Woods and Cooper Cup, 902 00:48:02,800 --> 00:48:06,040 Speaker 1: you know you're making those both sides of the ball better. 903 00:48:06,239 --> 00:48:09,800 Speaker 1: And so for Jalen Ramsey to be defending Robert Woods 904 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:13,200 Speaker 1: and Cooper Cup all offseason, I can say the same here. 905 00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:15,520 Speaker 1: I mean he's ready for a Diggs and I know 906 00:48:15,719 --> 00:48:18,960 Speaker 1: Jaalen is super high. He's like, bring it, Hay, Now 907 00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:22,080 Speaker 1: I've already proven myself and I'm ready to go. I 908 00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:25,120 Speaker 1: think Diggs is pretty excited to He called Jalen Ramsey 909 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:28,239 Speaker 1: damn good yesterday, so it'll be awesome to watch those 910 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:30,760 Speaker 1: two go at it. All Right, I've got to ask 911 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:33,839 Speaker 1: you and finish with this question. So we asked our 912 00:48:33,880 --> 00:48:37,400 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Brian day Ball what he would do to 913 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:40,399 Speaker 1: stop Aaron Donald and his response was, I hope Aaron 914 00:48:40,440 --> 00:48:43,279 Speaker 1: doesn't get on the bus. So Serena, if you were 915 00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:45,840 Speaker 1: going to stop Aaron Donald, please tell me how you 916 00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:48,480 Speaker 1: do it, because we're searching for the answer over here 917 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:52,520 Speaker 1: in Buffalo right now. Unless Josh Allen has a crying 918 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:55,879 Speaker 1: baby in his hand instead of a football on Sunday, 919 00:48:56,040 --> 00:49:01,320 Speaker 1: you are not stopping number nineteen nine. It's crazy because 920 00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:05,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, he is scary, but he's also the nicest 921 00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:09,320 Speaker 1: human in the universe when it comes to scary football players. 922 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:13,120 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald nicest guy ever. But unless he's crying, unless 923 00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:15,600 Speaker 1: you need to save a baby or something like that, 924 00:49:15,719 --> 00:49:18,160 Speaker 1: you are not stopping number ninety nine. And again, you've 925 00:49:18,239 --> 00:49:20,959 Speaker 1: kind of seen it when you talk about Jalen Ramsey. 926 00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:23,239 Speaker 1: When you talk about guys like Aaron Donald, they're not 927 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:26,200 Speaker 1: just a defensive end or a cornerback or playing on 928 00:49:26,239 --> 00:49:28,759 Speaker 1: the D line. These guys are playmakers. So they're gonna 929 00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:32,080 Speaker 1: affect the entire game and the entire defense. And it's 930 00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:35,359 Speaker 1: just not a one on one matchup. It's hey, we 931 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:37,360 Speaker 1: might not see that one in one matchup because we 932 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,000 Speaker 1: don't want to go that way, so we're gonna go 933 00:49:39,080 --> 00:49:43,000 Speaker 1: the other way. So they're still affecting the game. Overall, 934 00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:46,000 Speaker 1: and so yeah, to your point, maybe he doesn't get 935 00:49:46,040 --> 00:49:48,320 Speaker 1: on the bus. So though, sure, Sean McVay and Brandon 936 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:50,200 Speaker 1: Stale are like, hey, buddy, you're the first one to 937 00:49:50,239 --> 00:49:53,200 Speaker 1: get on the bus cups Sunday, So it'll be really difficult. 938 00:49:53,239 --> 00:49:55,719 Speaker 1: But hey, to your guys's credit to a no for 939 00:49:55,800 --> 00:49:58,120 Speaker 1: you to a no for us, it'll be an exciting 940 00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:00,839 Speaker 1: game to watch on Sunday. Yeah, we'll see how it goes. 941 00:50:00,840 --> 00:50:03,759 Speaker 1: They'll be interesting to see how they move and how 942 00:50:03,800 --> 00:50:06,520 Speaker 1: they use Aaron Donald because they use him all over 943 00:50:06,760 --> 00:50:10,440 Speaker 1: that defensive line. Serena Morales, the RAMS reporter, thanks for 944 00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:15,120 Speaker 1: joining us today. We appreciate the time. All right. So 945 00:50:15,160 --> 00:50:18,759 Speaker 1: that's Maddie Glab with Serena Morales, the RAMS reporter for 946 00:50:18,800 --> 00:50:23,360 Speaker 1: their team website. So good insight there. I like the reference. 947 00:50:23,640 --> 00:50:25,640 Speaker 1: You know, you gotta have a crying baby in your 948 00:50:25,719 --> 00:50:28,320 Speaker 1: arms if you're going to stop Aaron Donald from knocking 949 00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:31,719 Speaker 1: you off your feet. Um, maybe that's a thought. I 950 00:50:31,719 --> 00:50:34,799 Speaker 1: don't know, something to think about. We have to take 951 00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:37,319 Speaker 1: a break. I don't know if you can. Probably have 952 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:39,080 Speaker 1: to put a jersey on the baby too to get 953 00:50:39,120 --> 00:50:42,000 Speaker 1: them to declare as eligible, right, does the baby have 954 00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:44,480 Speaker 1: to go declare as elderby. You got to teach the 955 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:46,320 Speaker 1: baby to do that when they come on the field. 956 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:48,279 Speaker 1: All right, we have to take a break. But when 957 00:50:48,280 --> 00:50:52,640 Speaker 1: we return, the Football Crisis Hotline is open for you. 958 00:50:53,239 --> 00:50:57,560 Speaker 1: If you have a football viewing habit issue and your 959 00:50:57,640 --> 00:51:00,000 Speaker 1: chances of watching the game on Sunday are in pairs, 960 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:04,000 Speaker 1: or any other game or any other football scenario that 961 00:51:04,040 --> 00:51:06,719 Speaker 1: gets in the way of your proper football priorities, give 962 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:08,840 Speaker 1: us a call. We're here to help Steve and I 963 00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:10,760 Speaker 1: back in a moment here on One Bill's Live, presented 964 00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:23,200 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radiofalo Bills Radio 965 00:51:23,320 --> 00:51:27,440 Speaker 1: Network Sports Date, your sports update from One Bill's Drive. 966 00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:30,279 Speaker 1: Unclear right now on whether the Bills will have linebackers 967 00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:33,200 Speaker 1: Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmonds. Both players did practice for 968 00:51:33,239 --> 00:51:36,279 Speaker 1: a third straight day today. The team's injury report will 969 00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:39,440 Speaker 1: officially reveal their game status for Sunday later this afternoon. 970 00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:43,160 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott did declare Dawson Knox, Zach Moss, and del 971 00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:46,040 Speaker 1: Shan Phillips out for Sunday's game against the Rams earlier 972 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:48,439 Speaker 1: this morning. For the Rams, it's looking like a long 973 00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:51,000 Speaker 1: shot that rookie running back Cam Acres will be available. 974 00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,960 Speaker 1: He did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday with torn 975 00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:57,560 Speaker 1: rib cartilage, and cornerback Darius Williams has been limited by 976 00:51:57,560 --> 00:52:00,880 Speaker 1: an ankle injury. Running Back Malcolm Brown is expected to 977 00:52:00,920 --> 00:52:04,319 Speaker 1: play despite having surgery on his pinkie earlier in the week. 978 00:52:04,360 --> 00:52:08,560 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football and Ryan Fitzpatrick's three touchdowns, two passing, 979 00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:11,480 Speaker 1: one rushing lifted the Dolphins to a convincing thirty one 980 00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:14,640 Speaker 1: thirteen win over the Jags. With the win, Ryan Fitzpatrick 981 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:18,640 Speaker 1: has now beaten the Jaguars with six different teams. Way 982 00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:21,200 Speaker 1: to go, Fitzi. The forty nine Ers held out some 983 00:52:21,239 --> 00:52:24,000 Speaker 1: hope about quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's ankle for this weekend, but 984 00:52:24,040 --> 00:52:27,799 Speaker 1: coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed this morning that Nick Mullins will 985 00:52:27,840 --> 00:52:31,400 Speaker 1: start Sunday against the Giants. Garoppolo suffered that ankle injury 986 00:52:31,400 --> 00:52:34,880 Speaker 1: in last week's game against the Jets. And finally the 987 00:52:34,920 --> 00:52:38,319 Speaker 1: Stanley Cup Finals resumed tonight. Tampa Bay has found their 988 00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:40,600 Speaker 1: mojo in time to take control of the series. Now 989 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:42,960 Speaker 1: it's on the Dallas Stars to see if they can 990 00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:46,360 Speaker 1: even it up. Tonight's Game four of that series, Tampa 991 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:49,120 Speaker 1: is leading two games to one, and that is your 992 00:52:49,160 --> 00:52:52,920 Speaker 1: sports update here from One Bill's Drive, our number two 993 00:52:52,920 --> 00:52:56,400 Speaker 1: of the program, Chris Brown Steve Tasker with you on 994 00:52:56,440 --> 00:53:00,279 Speaker 1: a fan mail bag Friday, but in this hour we 995 00:53:00,360 --> 00:53:05,879 Speaker 1: wanted to address the debut of the Football Crisis Hotline. 996 00:53:06,320 --> 00:53:09,759 Speaker 1: We know this time of year that you have football 997 00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:12,799 Speaker 1: viewing priorities and they are probably at the top of 998 00:53:12,800 --> 00:53:16,279 Speaker 1: your list, who knows, maybe even ahead of change in 999 00:53:16,320 --> 00:53:18,359 Speaker 1: diapers if you've got young kids, although you don't want 1000 00:53:18,360 --> 00:53:21,680 Speaker 1: to put that off very long. But we have priorities 1001 00:53:21,719 --> 00:53:25,600 Speaker 1: this time of year, as we all know. Yeah, we 1002 00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:28,399 Speaker 1: have priorities, as we all know. And sometimes there are 1003 00:53:28,440 --> 00:53:31,279 Speaker 1: some people who think there is something more important than 1004 00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:34,760 Speaker 1: watching the Bills, and as we all know, that's wrong. 1005 00:53:35,719 --> 00:53:39,520 Speaker 1: But sometimes those people can be quite stubborn and put 1006 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,279 Speaker 1: you in a bit of a bind as to what 1007 00:53:41,320 --> 00:53:43,400 Speaker 1: to do. We all know what the right thing is 1008 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:46,880 Speaker 1: to do, and that's watched Bills football, But sometimes people 1009 00:53:46,920 --> 00:53:49,520 Speaker 1: get in the way of what you feel your priorities are. 1010 00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:52,000 Speaker 1: So Steve and I are here to help you with 1011 00:53:52,120 --> 00:53:54,560 Speaker 1: solutions as to how to get around some of these 1012 00:53:54,560 --> 00:53:57,799 Speaker 1: sticky situations you might run into. With the misses, or 1013 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,480 Speaker 1: you know somebody that you don't want to disappoint. Maybe 1014 00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:04,200 Speaker 1: it's your boss, and you got a quarterly report do 1015 00:54:04,320 --> 00:54:07,520 Speaker 1: the next day, and you've got a really cool Sunday 1016 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:10,040 Speaker 1: night get together that's going on, and you want to 1017 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:12,600 Speaker 1: take in the game. What do you do? So you 1018 00:54:12,640 --> 00:54:14,719 Speaker 1: can tweet us at one Bills Live. You can call 1019 00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,040 Speaker 1: us at eight o three oh five fifty. Steve and 1020 00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:19,960 Speaker 1: I have been through the ringer and back on getting 1021 00:54:19,960 --> 00:54:22,640 Speaker 1: out of sticky situations and still being able to watch 1022 00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:26,960 Speaker 1: our football. So we will start on Twitter because that 1023 00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:30,359 Speaker 1: is where we've had some responses and from Christopher. He says, Hi, 1024 00:54:30,440 --> 00:54:34,239 Speaker 1: Chris and Steve, I live near Albany, New York, and 1025 00:54:34,280 --> 00:54:36,840 Speaker 1: they're showing the oh and two Jets and oh and 1026 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:40,719 Speaker 1: two Giants games here on Sunday. I don't want to 1027 00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:43,120 Speaker 1: go to a bar because I'm trying to stay safe 1028 00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:46,080 Speaker 1: with the COVID pandemic and I can't get direc TV 1029 00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:50,000 Speaker 1: where I am. It's a crisis. Please help. This is 1030 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:51,759 Speaker 1: an easy one. It is an easy tell them. So 1031 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:57,400 Speaker 1: you can watch live sports, namely NFL football, on Hulu. 1032 00:54:58,320 --> 00:55:01,439 Speaker 1: You can also watch it on Fubo TV. So these 1033 00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:04,080 Speaker 1: are two avenues for you to pursue, and a lot 1034 00:55:04,120 --> 00:55:06,640 Speaker 1: of times, if you are a first time user, you 1035 00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:09,279 Speaker 1: can get a free one week trial, so you would 1036 00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:11,239 Speaker 1: not even have to pay for the service for this 1037 00:55:11,320 --> 00:55:14,319 Speaker 1: weekend in order to watch the Bills Rams game as 1038 00:55:14,320 --> 00:55:16,520 Speaker 1: opposed to the O and two Jets or the O 1039 00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:20,160 Speaker 1: and two Giants. Because you're living outside the normal broadcast erie. 1040 00:55:20,200 --> 00:55:25,120 Speaker 1: And if you don't have internet, move well. I would 1041 00:55:25,160 --> 00:55:28,680 Speaker 1: like to think that Christopher has internet in some capacity. 1042 00:55:28,280 --> 00:55:30,799 Speaker 1: You're not. If you're that far out, bro Sleef, you 1043 00:55:30,880 --> 00:55:33,520 Speaker 1: got to find a new place. And sometimes CBS All 1044 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:37,239 Speaker 1: Access is an option to um, but that's a little 1045 00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:40,520 Speaker 1: touch and go. Hulu and Fubo TV are probably your 1046 00:55:40,520 --> 00:55:43,319 Speaker 1: best bet, so hopefully that helps. Chris. Please tweet us back, 1047 00:55:43,400 --> 00:55:44,759 Speaker 1: let us know how it goes, because I'd like to 1048 00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:48,759 Speaker 1: know if our solutions actually worked for you. Good one 1049 00:55:48,800 --> 00:55:52,600 Speaker 1: in CBS. Yes from Nicole, this is more of a 1050 00:55:52,680 --> 00:55:56,680 Speaker 1: comment than it is a question or a problem, but 1051 00:55:56,800 --> 00:56:00,200 Speaker 1: she says, I will just say that my husband is 1052 00:56:00,239 --> 00:56:03,640 Speaker 1: better now to take me away from the game. He 1053 00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:06,840 Speaker 1: also knows not to take me to places to watch 1054 00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:10,120 Speaker 1: the game if there's mixed company because I go from 1055 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:15,239 Speaker 1: mom to trucker pretty quickly. So this is somewhat of 1056 00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:19,799 Speaker 1: an issue here because this is clearly a Bills fan 1057 00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:25,080 Speaker 1: in Nicole who worries that some of her language presumably 1058 00:56:25,080 --> 00:56:27,279 Speaker 1: gets at a control base on how the game is going, 1059 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:30,960 Speaker 1: maybe good or bad, who knows, And obviously she seems 1060 00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:33,000 Speaker 1: more into it than her husband does. Right, But when 1061 00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:35,880 Speaker 1: you're in mixed company, it can get a little tricky. 1062 00:56:36,160 --> 00:56:39,120 Speaker 1: You know, how do you behave Do you just be 1063 00:56:39,280 --> 00:56:42,160 Speaker 1: your normal self and to hell with what they think 1064 00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:47,839 Speaker 1: of you? Or do you take more of a you know, disciplined, 1065 00:56:49,120 --> 00:56:52,080 Speaker 1: you know approach and say, you know, so as not 1066 00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:55,600 Speaker 1: to embarrass my husband or whoever else might be accompanying me, 1067 00:56:56,160 --> 00:56:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to try to watch this game like I 1068 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:01,560 Speaker 1: need to and have that have a measure of decorum. 1069 00:57:01,640 --> 00:57:03,879 Speaker 1: That's always an option, is trying to alter your own 1070 00:57:03,880 --> 00:57:07,400 Speaker 1: behavior for more for the people around you. I get that, 1071 00:57:07,440 --> 00:57:09,480 Speaker 1: and that's probably the that's the high road to take 1072 00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:12,759 Speaker 1: at the very least, if you're going to be one 1073 00:57:12,760 --> 00:57:16,760 Speaker 1: of those people who has outbursts of profanity and throwing 1074 00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:20,280 Speaker 1: stuff and flipping the TV over. I've never done that, 1075 00:57:20,760 --> 00:57:23,960 Speaker 1: but throwing a brick through it if you're gonna be one, 1076 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:25,400 Speaker 1: if you're gonna do that, if you one of those 1077 00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:28,320 Speaker 1: people are trying to do that, you've gotta at the 1078 00:57:28,480 --> 00:57:32,760 Speaker 1: very least, you have to forewarn the hosts of listen, 1079 00:57:33,400 --> 00:57:37,400 Speaker 1: I watch these games. I take them seriously and and 1080 00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:40,080 Speaker 1: I react. So I just want to let you know 1081 00:57:40,120 --> 00:57:42,240 Speaker 1: that if you want me to be here, you better 1082 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:44,880 Speaker 1: get some of your muffs. Yeah, I'll be losing my mind. 1083 00:57:45,760 --> 00:57:47,360 Speaker 1: So you do it. At the very least have to. 1084 00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:49,840 Speaker 1: You have to fire a warning shot across the bow 1085 00:57:49,880 --> 00:57:52,280 Speaker 1: of the host saying, listen, I'm gonna flip your couch 1086 00:57:52,320 --> 00:57:55,200 Speaker 1: over if that TV loses service. Yeah, so that kind 1087 00:57:55,200 --> 00:57:56,840 Speaker 1: of or if the game goes the wrong way, things 1088 00:57:56,840 --> 00:57:58,840 Speaker 1: are going to go sideways here really fast, certainly, So 1089 00:57:58,840 --> 00:58:00,480 Speaker 1: you've got to be ready for that. And I'm telling 1090 00:58:00,520 --> 00:58:03,920 Speaker 1: you right up front, so we'll come over. But it's 1091 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:06,880 Speaker 1: gonna be loud, yeah, and it's a very good chance, 1092 00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:08,680 Speaker 1: and I'm going to be profane, and I am very 1093 00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:12,040 Speaker 1: serious about having that TV on and working and everybody 1094 00:58:12,040 --> 00:58:16,480 Speaker 1: else in the room being quiet. So you know, from Josh, 1095 00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:19,880 Speaker 1: you got you gotta forewarn him. If yes, from Josh 1096 00:58:19,920 --> 00:58:23,520 Speaker 1: on the fan crisis, hot Football Crisis hotline. He says, 1097 00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:26,160 Speaker 1: can one of you sign a letter for me to 1098 00:58:26,280 --> 00:58:30,440 Speaker 1: get out of work on Sunday? Now, Josh, come on, 1099 00:58:31,280 --> 00:58:34,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people that have to work on 1100 00:58:34,200 --> 00:58:39,280 Speaker 1: Sunday and they find very, very creative ways to still 1101 00:58:39,320 --> 00:58:42,000 Speaker 1: take in the game, and I think you would have 1102 00:58:42,040 --> 00:58:45,760 Speaker 1: the capability of doing that as well. Now I'm assuming, 1103 00:58:46,040 --> 00:58:49,120 Speaker 1: and maybe incorrectly, but I'm assuming that you have a 1104 00:58:49,240 --> 00:58:55,280 Speaker 1: cell phone. I mean, nfl app. I mean, I don't know. 1105 00:58:55,360 --> 00:58:58,600 Speaker 1: Maybe his work requires one hundred percent of his full 1106 00:58:58,640 --> 00:59:01,360 Speaker 1: attention one hundred percent of the time. I don't know. 1107 00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:05,640 Speaker 1: But if it doesn't, your phone is your best friend, 1108 00:59:05,680 --> 00:59:09,160 Speaker 1: mount bro. Yeah. And if you've got a desk job, 1109 00:59:09,600 --> 00:59:11,240 Speaker 1: get the head. And if this is a if this 1110 00:59:11,320 --> 00:59:13,440 Speaker 1: is a desk job and they got you working on 1111 00:59:13,480 --> 00:59:15,920 Speaker 1: a Sunday, if it's a one time thing, okay, that's 1112 00:59:15,960 --> 00:59:18,560 Speaker 1: a that's a rough spot. You can't. But if they're 1113 00:59:18,560 --> 00:59:20,400 Speaker 1: gonna have you going in on Sundays all the time, 1114 00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:22,960 Speaker 1: you've got to You've got to manipulate. You gotta get 1115 00:59:23,080 --> 00:59:25,320 Speaker 1: way out ahead of this week's in advance, saying listen, 1116 00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:27,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna need Sundays off in the fall I'm gonna 1117 00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:30,480 Speaker 1: need to take some days off or you know, right 1118 00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:33,520 Speaker 1: then you start manipulating your workspace so that you're gonna 1119 00:59:33,560 --> 00:59:35,640 Speaker 1: have an avenue to watch the game. You gotta be 1120 00:59:35,720 --> 00:59:37,640 Speaker 1: out ahead of this. You can't just wait for opening 1121 00:59:37,760 --> 00:59:40,040 Speaker 1: day or the first game. Say okay, now what am 1122 00:59:40,040 --> 00:59:42,080 Speaker 1: I gonna do? This is not a last second audible 1123 00:59:42,080 --> 00:59:43,920 Speaker 1: you got. If you're gonna if you know your job 1124 00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:46,520 Speaker 1: is going to require you to be busy on Sundays, 1125 00:59:46,680 --> 00:59:49,840 Speaker 1: you got to gauge how dangerous it is. First of all, 1126 00:59:49,880 --> 00:59:52,560 Speaker 1: for the whatever you're doing. If you're working heavy equipment, 1127 00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, turn the game off, yes, But if you're 1128 00:59:56,280 --> 00:59:58,880 Speaker 1: you know, if you're watching gauges at a power plant 1129 00:59:59,000 --> 01:00:01,080 Speaker 1: or something and they're in nothing going on and you 1130 01:00:01,160 --> 01:00:03,520 Speaker 1: got a laptop there, all right, that you know, it's 1131 01:00:03,520 --> 01:00:07,760 Speaker 1: your problem solved. You know. So there's a lot of 1132 01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:10,360 Speaker 1: things we don't don't tell us in your get off 1133 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:12,440 Speaker 1: work thing, But if you have to get off work 1134 01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:16,440 Speaker 1: to watch the game, well that's problem number one. Well yeah, 1135 01:00:16,560 --> 01:00:18,919 Speaker 1: and as Steve said, you gotta get out in front 1136 01:00:18,920 --> 01:00:21,200 Speaker 1: of it. I mean, Sean McDermott is coaching staff. They'll 1137 01:00:21,240 --> 01:00:24,000 Speaker 1: put together a game plan Saturday night at nine pm. 1138 01:00:24,040 --> 01:00:26,280 Speaker 1: They do it on Monday and Tuesday. That's right. You 1139 01:00:26,360 --> 01:00:27,880 Speaker 1: gotta get out in front of this in much the 1140 01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:30,040 Speaker 1: same way some Otherwise you're going to be sitting in 1141 01:00:30,080 --> 01:00:32,400 Speaker 1: your office on Sunday wishing you're watching the game. A 1142 01:00:32,520 --> 01:00:36,000 Speaker 1: little groundwork goes a long way when football season rolls around. 1143 01:00:36,680 --> 01:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Last one here that we have on the Football Crisis hotline, 1144 01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:44,000 Speaker 1: and you can join us always at eight three five 1145 01:00:44,080 --> 01:00:46,400 Speaker 1: fifty as well from hand to hand combat again, a 1146 01:00:46,440 --> 01:00:49,000 Speaker 1: little bit more of a comment. My girlfriend of eight 1147 01:00:49,080 --> 01:00:52,840 Speaker 1: years understands Bills games are blocked out on the calendar. 1148 01:00:53,480 --> 01:00:56,240 Speaker 1: She joins me for some, leaves me alone for others. 1149 01:00:56,760 --> 01:01:00,600 Speaker 1: After fifteen years of running restaurants, time off is equal 1150 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:05,200 Speaker 1: to gold. Bills games are sacred. Okay, So you want 1151 01:01:05,200 --> 01:01:07,000 Speaker 1: to talk about getting out in front of it. That 1152 01:01:07,040 --> 01:01:08,640 Speaker 1: there's this is a guy that's done that. There's a 1153 01:01:08,680 --> 01:01:11,040 Speaker 1: lot of there's a lot in this, a lot to unpack. 1154 01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:14,240 Speaker 1: Girlfriend of eight years, you got her, she's she's got 1155 01:01:14,240 --> 01:01:16,680 Speaker 1: you broken in. You've got her put a ring on it. 1156 01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:19,480 Speaker 1: First of all. So you've you've got one that's willing 1157 01:01:19,520 --> 01:01:21,200 Speaker 1: to do this with a Bills game. She's a keeper. 1158 01:01:21,400 --> 01:01:23,600 Speaker 1: That's right. First of all, you're right about eight years 1159 01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:28,160 Speaker 1: a keeper. The experimentation is over, you've the experiment is 1160 01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:31,440 Speaker 1: a success. Put a ring on it. Then, now that 1161 01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:35,760 Speaker 1: you've got that, you've you it's your responsibility to indoctrinate 1162 01:01:35,800 --> 01:01:39,160 Speaker 1: her so that at some point she is as big 1163 01:01:39,680 --> 01:01:42,840 Speaker 1: into the bills as you are. You come on, you're not. 1164 01:01:42,880 --> 01:01:44,600 Speaker 1: You're falling down on the job. If she's not as 1165 01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:46,360 Speaker 1: big a fan of the bills as you are after 1166 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:50,520 Speaker 1: eight years, you're slacking. Your fandom has your slacking. Let's 1167 01:01:51,360 --> 01:01:53,240 Speaker 1: put a ring on it. Indoctrinate or get her into 1168 01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:55,560 Speaker 1: the mafia, and anyway you go and make sure that 1169 01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:57,440 Speaker 1: your children are the same. And here is the way 1170 01:01:57,440 --> 01:02:00,480 Speaker 1: the future. Here's the way to do that. Okay, you 1171 01:02:00,560 --> 01:02:02,400 Speaker 1: put a ring on it. And I know you always, 1172 01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:05,680 Speaker 1: you know, always want to put conditions on that, of course, 1173 01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:09,080 Speaker 1: but that could be an easy way in because I'm 1174 01:02:09,120 --> 01:02:12,600 Speaker 1: just going to tell you from experience. The month after 1175 01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:17,440 Speaker 1: you get engaged, that is the only time in history 1176 01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:21,640 Speaker 1: of your life with your significant other that you can 1177 01:02:21,680 --> 01:02:25,040 Speaker 1: do no wrong. You have the most leeway you will 1178 01:02:25,080 --> 01:02:28,160 Speaker 1: ever have in the thirty days after you are engaged, 1179 01:02:28,600 --> 01:02:33,440 Speaker 1: because the euphoria lasts for about a month where you've 1180 01:02:33,480 --> 01:02:36,240 Speaker 1: got more leeway in your life than maybe you'll ever 1181 01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:39,840 Speaker 1: experience again, and that is the time to slide. The 1182 01:02:39,840 --> 01:02:43,240 Speaker 1: condition in that says, Hey, we're getting married. I know 1183 01:02:43,280 --> 01:02:44,960 Speaker 1: you watch some of the Bills games with me, but 1184 01:02:45,120 --> 01:02:46,760 Speaker 1: it really means a lot if you'd watch them all 1185 01:02:46,800 --> 01:02:48,960 Speaker 1: with me. Now, she looks down at her ring the 1186 01:02:49,040 --> 01:02:55,600 Speaker 1: seasons on her hand to small ask in comparison, I've 1187 01:02:55,640 --> 01:02:57,360 Speaker 1: just committed to spend the rest of my life with you. 1188 01:02:57,480 --> 01:02:59,120 Speaker 1: You think you might be able to watch Bills games 1189 01:02:59,120 --> 01:03:01,920 Speaker 1: with me on Sunday. Yeah, that's the way to slide. 1190 01:03:02,120 --> 01:03:04,280 Speaker 1: And you talk about doing some groundwork as well. That's 1191 01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:07,760 Speaker 1: when you you might You surreptitiously buy the season tickets, 1192 01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:13,640 Speaker 1: give her the ring and say, you know you're the 1193 01:03:13,640 --> 01:03:15,440 Speaker 1: person I want to watch the Bills with with the 1194 01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:17,120 Speaker 1: rest of my life. You know that kind of this 1195 01:03:17,160 --> 01:03:18,560 Speaker 1: is this is the way I want to spend that 1196 01:03:18,840 --> 01:03:20,600 Speaker 1: time with you, right, you know that kind of for 1197 01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:22,960 Speaker 1: the rest of our lives together, we'll be watching Bills. Here. 1198 01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:24,920 Speaker 1: I got you these season tickets and also a ring. 1199 01:03:25,080 --> 01:03:27,720 Speaker 1: One more before we go to break. I'm pulling it 1200 01:03:27,800 --> 01:03:29,840 Speaker 1: up right now. Because it just came in. This is 1201 01:03:29,880 --> 01:03:32,560 Speaker 1: a this is a crisis hotline. Things come in spur 1202 01:03:32,640 --> 01:03:35,640 Speaker 1: the moment. Scott says, my six year old son kept 1203 01:03:35,680 --> 01:03:38,720 Speaker 1: calling me Dad, Dad, come here, and of course, during 1204 01:03:38,760 --> 01:03:41,520 Speaker 1: the Bills game, I'm completely enthralled. Of course I say 1205 01:03:41,560 --> 01:03:43,600 Speaker 1: what is it? And he says, it's a dead bug? 1206 01:03:43,640 --> 01:03:46,680 Speaker 1: Come get it? Not during football Sunday. How do I 1207 01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:49,280 Speaker 1: break it to him? Well, this, this is a very 1208 01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:51,680 Speaker 1: simple thing here. You've got a six year old. Okay, 1209 01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:54,280 Speaker 1: maybe he's terrified of bugs, that's normal at that age. 1210 01:03:54,600 --> 01:03:58,960 Speaker 1: No biggie right, I'm telling you, sons, gotta wait till 1211 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:02,680 Speaker 1: commercial break. That's the bottom line here. Unless it is 1212 01:04:02,720 --> 01:04:05,520 Speaker 1: crawling up his leg or into his ear, if it's 1213 01:04:05,560 --> 01:04:09,000 Speaker 1: dead or some other orifice, he's got to hang on. 1214 01:04:09,480 --> 01:04:12,120 Speaker 1: He's got to hang on until the commercial break, because 1215 01:04:12,160 --> 01:04:14,080 Speaker 1: this is something that any dad can take care of 1216 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:16,800 Speaker 1: in the span of a two to three minute network break. 1217 01:04:16,880 --> 01:04:19,200 Speaker 1: So you tell him to hang on, tell him to 1218 01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:21,960 Speaker 1: come to you, say, hey, come in the room, hang 1219 01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:24,040 Speaker 1: with me, and then show me where the bug is. 1220 01:04:24,080 --> 01:04:26,160 Speaker 1: Once we go to commercial, go get a kleenex, Go 1221 01:04:26,200 --> 01:04:28,760 Speaker 1: get a paper towel or a piece of toilet paper something, 1222 01:04:28,920 --> 01:04:31,240 Speaker 1: Go get something for daddy to grab it with. Yeah, 1223 01:04:31,280 --> 01:04:33,000 Speaker 1: that and then come see me. You gotta call a 1224 01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:35,240 Speaker 1: lot of audibles when you got young kids like that, 1225 01:04:35,600 --> 01:04:38,960 Speaker 1: and every guy knows should know his six year old 1226 01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:40,959 Speaker 1: well enough to know what's going to keep occupied until 1227 01:04:41,120 --> 01:04:45,160 Speaker 1: third downs over right, So you do that. You use 1228 01:04:45,240 --> 01:04:47,560 Speaker 1: the whatever it's gonna take for have to get that 1229 01:04:47,640 --> 01:04:50,680 Speaker 1: kid occupied for the next two minutes until there's a 1230 01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:53,360 Speaker 1: commercial break, a punt or something like that. Another fun 1231 01:04:53,400 --> 01:04:54,920 Speaker 1: way to do it is you can tell your kid 1232 01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:58,120 Speaker 1: to go get your little dustbuster in the house, right, 1233 01:04:58,200 --> 01:05:00,880 Speaker 1: you know, your little handheld vacuum, and tell him, hey, 1234 01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:02,760 Speaker 1: go get the handheld vacuum. See if you can suck 1235 01:05:02,800 --> 01:05:04,680 Speaker 1: him up, because kids are more apt to do that 1236 01:05:04,800 --> 01:05:06,440 Speaker 1: than to try to squeeze it with a napkin and 1237 01:05:06,800 --> 01:05:08,960 Speaker 1: whatever else. Give him something fun to do to that way, 1238 01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:11,520 Speaker 1: it's fun. He's like using him. Then he's on autopilot 1239 01:05:11,560 --> 01:05:13,520 Speaker 1: you have. Then you don't even have to worry about him, 1240 01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:15,720 Speaker 1: all right. So that is the first edition of the 1241 01:05:15,760 --> 01:05:19,360 Speaker 1: fan crisis. Hotly, we have a call. Oh my gosh, okay, well, 1242 01:05:19,400 --> 01:05:21,080 Speaker 1: I guess we better get to that. This is important 1243 01:05:21,120 --> 01:05:24,439 Speaker 1: stuff and we're trying to help you. So we'll go 1244 01:05:24,520 --> 01:05:28,880 Speaker 1: to Jeff in Jamestown. Jeff, you have a crisis. We're 1245 01:05:28,880 --> 01:05:32,240 Speaker 1: here to help. What is going on? Hey, guys, I 1246 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:35,560 Speaker 1: have the greatest story ever. Okay. I leased to live 1247 01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:39,000 Speaker 1: in Charlotte, North Carolina. I lived there from nineteen ninety 1248 01:05:39,000 --> 01:05:42,320 Speaker 1: seven to two thousand and I think this was probably 1249 01:05:42,440 --> 01:05:47,320 Speaker 1: the ninety eight ninety nine season, and the Bills are 1250 01:05:47,320 --> 01:05:51,120 Speaker 1: playing the Steelers at that time, and it wasn't in Pittsburgh, 1251 01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:55,520 Speaker 1: and you know, we rarely beat the Steelers, especially in Pittsburgh. 1252 01:05:55,560 --> 01:05:58,960 Speaker 1: And I remember before the game three my buddies that 1253 01:05:59,040 --> 01:06:02,120 Speaker 1: I said, Hey, let's all, there's a Steelers bar there, 1254 01:06:02,120 --> 01:06:04,200 Speaker 1: and there's there's a Buffalo Bill's bar, and we usually 1255 01:06:04,200 --> 01:06:05,760 Speaker 1: go to the Bills barber. I say, hey, let's go 1256 01:06:05,800 --> 01:06:09,160 Speaker 1: to the Steelers bar. I'm like you sure, I'm like yeah, 1257 01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:12,520 Speaker 1: And we're all gonna dress in our Bills gear. Of course, 1258 01:06:12,560 --> 01:06:16,080 Speaker 1: I had my Jim Kelly jersey on and my Bill's 1259 01:06:16,120 --> 01:06:18,840 Speaker 1: Heart had on. And then we get ready to go 1260 01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:23,560 Speaker 1: and my three buddies all whipped out and they didn't anyway. 1261 01:06:23,880 --> 01:06:26,960 Speaker 1: Long story short, we get to the bar, the Bills 1262 01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:29,840 Speaker 1: are whooping their but I think James Laughtman had like 1263 01:06:29,880 --> 01:06:33,439 Speaker 1: two or three touchdowns. And you know the Steelers song, 1264 01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:37,520 Speaker 1: Here we go, Steelers, Here we go. Well, I start singing, 1265 01:06:37,920 --> 01:06:42,000 Speaker 1: here we go, Bills, here we go. And there's no 1266 01:06:42,040 --> 01:06:47,960 Speaker 1: Bill fans in there, just me and my buddies. And 1267 01:06:47,960 --> 01:06:50,440 Speaker 1: and then this one guy comes over to me, to 1268 01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:54,959 Speaker 1: me personally, and he says, hey, you think maybe you'd 1269 01:06:54,960 --> 01:06:57,400 Speaker 1: like to go across seat. It's the Bills bar. Maybe 1270 01:06:57,440 --> 01:06:59,920 Speaker 1: you guys and watch the game. And I turned to 1271 01:07:00,160 --> 01:07:03,400 Speaker 1: him and I said, Nah, this is the perfect place 1272 01:07:03,440 --> 01:07:06,040 Speaker 1: for us. I don't think I'd rather be any place 1273 01:07:06,320 --> 01:07:13,040 Speaker 1: than right here right now. All right, well done, Jett's great, man, 1274 01:07:13,120 --> 01:07:16,120 Speaker 1: that's great. Do we have time for another one here? 1275 01:07:16,280 --> 01:07:18,520 Speaker 1: Or that's all right? We gotta take a break. So 1276 01:07:19,160 --> 01:07:22,360 Speaker 1: hang on there. We've got Greg co Sell coming up 1277 01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:25,439 Speaker 1: from NFL Films as we will break down this game 1278 01:07:25,480 --> 01:07:28,080 Speaker 1: from the next season. Oh's perspective with him coming up 1279 01:07:28,120 --> 01:07:30,600 Speaker 1: next here on One Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health. 1280 01:07:30,680 --> 01:07:46,080 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris Brown. Steve Tasker with 1281 01:07:46,160 --> 01:07:48,280 Speaker 1: you here on One Bills Live. Second half of the 1282 01:07:48,320 --> 01:07:51,640 Speaker 1: program under way and joining us for his weekly visit 1283 01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:54,960 Speaker 1: with us during the regular season. Is the man from 1284 01:07:55,120 --> 01:08:00,360 Speaker 1: NFL Films who's dicing up tape like a sushi I 1285 01:08:00,360 --> 01:08:04,080 Speaker 1: don't know, spending hours and hours in the film room 1286 01:08:04,080 --> 01:08:06,960 Speaker 1: every week. He's also on NFL Matchup on ESPN two 1287 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:10,360 Speaker 1: and ESPN Saturday and Sunday mornings. It is the one 1288 01:08:10,400 --> 01:08:14,680 Speaker 1: the only great co sal Greg, How are you doing man, Grace, Steve, 1289 01:08:14,680 --> 01:08:16,920 Speaker 1: how are you guys doing? Doing well? Well? Thanks for 1290 01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:20,360 Speaker 1: coming back on. I gotta believe that this Rams Bills 1291 01:08:20,439 --> 01:08:22,640 Speaker 1: games is going to be a featured part of your 1292 01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:26,160 Speaker 1: show this weekend? Am I right about that? It is? Indeed, 1293 01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:28,400 Speaker 1: it will be in the Matchup show. Well, what do 1294 01:08:28,439 --> 01:08:33,599 Speaker 1: you anticipate in this game? Yeah? What's it gonna look like? Well, 1295 01:08:34,360 --> 01:08:36,960 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, I'm really part of the game 1296 01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:39,080 Speaker 1: that intrigues me the most. And maybe it's not what 1297 01:08:39,120 --> 01:08:42,400 Speaker 1: everybody's talking about because of how well Josh Allen is playing, 1298 01:08:42,880 --> 01:08:45,240 Speaker 1: but I think the Rams oh versus the Bills d 1299 01:08:45,479 --> 01:08:49,200 Speaker 1: is such an intriguing part of this game. Yeah. Yeah, 1300 01:08:49,240 --> 01:08:50,960 Speaker 1: We've been talking about how much the Rams have been 1301 01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:54,360 Speaker 1: running the football. It's they're much more physical upfront than 1302 01:08:54,400 --> 01:08:56,599 Speaker 1: they were a year ago, and they seem more committed 1303 01:08:56,640 --> 01:08:59,400 Speaker 1: to it than maybe perhaps almost in most other teams 1304 01:08:59,400 --> 01:09:03,719 Speaker 1: in the league. Running game. Well, the reason I find 1305 01:09:03,720 --> 01:09:06,800 Speaker 1: it so fascinating is I think that the Bills under 1306 01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:10,400 Speaker 1: Sean and Leslie have They've been very, very much a 1307 01:09:10,439 --> 01:09:14,200 Speaker 1: fundamentally sound defense. They play with great discipline, They play 1308 01:09:14,240 --> 01:09:16,800 Speaker 1: more man coverage than people probably think at this point. 1309 01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:19,000 Speaker 1: They've kind of evolved over the last year or so 1310 01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:23,400 Speaker 1: to play more man than people think. But the Rams 1311 01:09:23,439 --> 01:09:26,000 Speaker 1: are so good with a number of things number one, 1312 01:09:26,160 --> 01:09:30,280 Speaker 1: motion number two, play action number three, play action, boot 1313 01:09:30,400 --> 01:09:34,000 Speaker 1: number four, misdirection. What the Rams do so well is 1314 01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:37,599 Speaker 1: put so much stress on the second and third levels 1315 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:40,080 Speaker 1: of the defense. They kind of make you play with 1316 01:09:40,120 --> 01:09:42,840 Speaker 1: your eyes and then they make you wrong, and so 1317 01:09:42,920 --> 01:09:46,559 Speaker 1: you really have to play with tremendous discipline. Which leads 1318 01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:48,200 Speaker 1: me to my question. And maybe you guys know the 1319 01:09:48,240 --> 01:09:50,120 Speaker 1: answer to this at this point, or maybe they haven't 1320 01:09:50,240 --> 01:09:53,519 Speaker 1: made a decision yet. What's the status with Matt Milano 1321 01:09:53,600 --> 01:09:56,600 Speaker 1: and Tremaine Edmonds at this point? Well, they've they've practiced 1322 01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:00,960 Speaker 1: all week in a limited capacity. If we had to guess, 1323 01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:02,960 Speaker 1: we would say Milano is probably a little bit ahead 1324 01:10:02,960 --> 01:10:04,960 Speaker 1: of Edmonds because Edmonds has been in a red non 1325 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:08,800 Speaker 1: contact jersey all week on the practice field, So we'll 1326 01:10:08,800 --> 01:10:11,280 Speaker 1: see where it comes down here in a short amount 1327 01:10:11,320 --> 01:10:14,400 Speaker 1: of time when the Friday injury report comes out. It's 1328 01:10:14,400 --> 01:10:17,120 Speaker 1: not out yet, but they have practiced all week. I 1329 01:10:17,160 --> 01:10:20,000 Speaker 1: would I'm guessing here, but I would think Milano will 1330 01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:22,960 Speaker 1: be ready to play. Whether he can play sixty five 1331 01:10:23,080 --> 01:10:26,040 Speaker 1: seventy snaps, I don't know, but that would be a 1332 01:10:26,160 --> 01:10:30,280 Speaker 1: huge development for the Bill's defense, knowing how important he 1333 01:10:30,360 --> 01:10:32,760 Speaker 1: is when it comes to covering tight ends, knowing the 1334 01:10:32,760 --> 01:10:36,640 Speaker 1: week that Hidley had last week. Yeah, Steve, you and 1335 01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,040 Speaker 1: I are in a red non contact jersey's every day too, 1336 01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:42,599 Speaker 1: are Yes, we are. I'm gonna have my mind tattooed. 1337 01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:49,240 Speaker 1: He wears his to bed. Yes. But getting back your points, correct, Chris, 1338 01:10:49,280 --> 01:10:51,519 Speaker 1: I mean Matt Milano and I've talked about him now 1339 01:10:51,520 --> 01:10:55,320 Speaker 1: for two years. As Steve well knows, I think he's 1340 01:10:55,360 --> 01:10:58,400 Speaker 1: a really, really good linebacker. You could make an argument 1341 01:10:58,560 --> 01:11:01,000 Speaker 1: that Milano and Edmonds to other are as good a 1342 01:11:01,080 --> 01:11:04,400 Speaker 1: duo of sub nickel linebackers as there are in the league. 1343 01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:07,840 Speaker 1: But Milano is very, very athletic. He covers tight ends 1344 01:11:07,960 --> 01:11:12,760 Speaker 1: very well. The Rams are are still more eleven personnel 1345 01:11:12,800 --> 01:11:16,759 Speaker 1: with three wide than not. But they've certainly evolved going 1346 01:11:16,840 --> 01:11:19,200 Speaker 1: back to the last five six games of last year 1347 01:11:19,320 --> 01:11:21,799 Speaker 1: through the first two games of this year into playing 1348 01:11:21,800 --> 01:11:25,400 Speaker 1: with more two tight ends sets, so being able to 1349 01:11:25,439 --> 01:11:29,240 Speaker 1: defend tight ends is particularly important. I want to flip 1350 01:11:29,240 --> 01:11:32,559 Speaker 1: it around, though, Greg, because you look at this Buffalo offense, 1351 01:11:32,720 --> 01:11:35,639 Speaker 1: and I know two games does not a sample size 1352 01:11:36,200 --> 01:11:39,479 Speaker 1: make to declare a trend of any kind, but I 1353 01:11:39,479 --> 01:11:41,880 Speaker 1: thought it was very telling that through the first two 1354 01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:45,440 Speaker 1: weeks the Bills have had all six of their receivers 1355 01:11:45,439 --> 01:11:48,800 Speaker 1: on their active roster up for both games, they had 1356 01:11:48,800 --> 01:11:51,920 Speaker 1: their blocking tight end Lee Smith on the inactive list 1357 01:11:51,960 --> 01:11:54,280 Speaker 1: as a healthy scratch, and I don't know if that's 1358 01:11:54,280 --> 01:11:56,320 Speaker 1: going to be the case again this week, but it 1359 01:11:56,439 --> 01:12:00,880 Speaker 1: seems as though they have made the philosophical shift in 1360 01:12:01,000 --> 01:12:03,519 Speaker 1: terms of personnel and what their identity is going to 1361 01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:06,920 Speaker 1: be on offense under Brian Dable. I know it's only 1362 01:12:06,920 --> 01:12:09,400 Speaker 1: two games, but do you see it's shifting in that 1363 01:12:09,479 --> 01:12:13,040 Speaker 1: direction with what these guys are doing in the passing game? Well, 1364 01:12:13,080 --> 01:12:15,800 Speaker 1: as you said, the sample size is small, but this 1365 01:12:15,920 --> 01:12:18,280 Speaker 1: is an offense that through two games has been in 1366 01:12:18,400 --> 01:12:22,599 Speaker 1: ten personnel, meaning four wide receivers on the field almost 1367 01:12:22,760 --> 01:12:26,760 Speaker 1: one quarter of their snaps. That's unheard of. So and 1368 01:12:27,080 --> 01:12:30,920 Speaker 1: they're playing with hardly any snaps. I don't think they 1369 01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:34,719 Speaker 1: played with twelve personnel at all week one, and I 1370 01:12:34,760 --> 01:12:36,960 Speaker 1: would bet that they hardly played with a week two. 1371 01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:41,960 Speaker 1: So whether that is a true philosophical shift that remains 1372 01:12:41,960 --> 01:12:45,479 Speaker 1: to be seen. But clearly through two games, this is 1373 01:12:45,479 --> 01:12:48,400 Speaker 1: an offense that is spreading the field. I think it 1374 01:12:48,479 --> 01:12:51,320 Speaker 1: plays well to Josh Allen. He did not have I 1375 01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:54,280 Speaker 1: think he maybe had one design run last week, if that, 1376 01:12:54,720 --> 01:12:57,720 Speaker 1: but certainly it plays to the ability to do that 1377 01:12:57,760 --> 01:13:01,200 Speaker 1: at times. And it also helps him a lot, I think, 1378 01:13:01,439 --> 01:13:04,760 Speaker 1: because when you spread your offense, the defense spreads and 1379 01:13:04,840 --> 01:13:07,400 Speaker 1: it gives him much more information before the snap of 1380 01:13:07,479 --> 01:13:11,200 Speaker 1: the ball. And he's still a young, developing quarterback and 1381 01:13:11,240 --> 01:13:14,599 Speaker 1: you're always trying to give him as much information before 1382 01:13:14,640 --> 01:13:16,800 Speaker 1: the snap as possible. What do you see in Josh 1383 01:13:16,800 --> 01:13:21,200 Speaker 1: Allen's play thus far? I know that he's you know, 1384 01:13:21,680 --> 01:13:23,600 Speaker 1: leading the league in passing and all that, but do 1385 01:13:23,680 --> 01:13:25,639 Speaker 1: you see and what are the Bills doing with him 1386 01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:29,439 Speaker 1: to give him the best chance to succeed. Well, we 1387 01:13:29,479 --> 01:13:31,320 Speaker 1: just spoke a little bit about what they're doing. But 1388 01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:34,479 Speaker 1: I think he's throwing the ball better. I think he's 1389 01:13:34,479 --> 01:13:37,240 Speaker 1: throwing the ball down the field better. You know, last 1390 01:13:37,240 --> 01:13:39,519 Speaker 1: week they played a Dolphins team that pretty much just 1391 01:13:39,560 --> 01:13:42,479 Speaker 1: lined up and played man all game, and so they 1392 01:13:42,560 --> 01:13:44,960 Speaker 1: ran a lot of man beater concepts and they did 1393 01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:46,920 Speaker 1: a really nice job with it. And then of course, 1394 01:13:46,920 --> 01:13:49,000 Speaker 1: when Byron Jones got hurt, they had their rookie from 1395 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:52,040 Speaker 1: Auburn who they pretty much put on Stefane Diggs, and 1396 01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:55,400 Speaker 1: of course Diggs beat him a number of times. But 1397 01:13:55,439 --> 01:13:59,200 Speaker 1: I think Josh is throwing the ball better. I think 1398 01:13:59,240 --> 01:14:01,439 Speaker 1: he's the kind of back that will always miss a few, 1399 01:14:02,120 --> 01:14:05,400 Speaker 1: but if he makes, if he continues to get better 1400 01:14:05,840 --> 01:14:09,200 Speaker 1: at throwing the intermediate and deeper balls, then you live 1401 01:14:09,240 --> 01:14:11,640 Speaker 1: with that because for the most part, you're dealing with 1402 01:14:11,680 --> 01:14:14,360 Speaker 1: a kid with a powerful arm. He can make plays 1403 01:14:14,439 --> 01:14:17,200 Speaker 1: outside the structure of the offense, as we saw with 1404 01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:20,040 Speaker 1: the touchdown to Davis, which of course was a great 1405 01:14:20,040 --> 01:14:23,120 Speaker 1: catch by Davis as well. But I know he's completing 1406 01:14:23,160 --> 01:14:26,519 Speaker 1: a very high percentage. Whether that continues that remains to 1407 01:14:26,520 --> 01:14:29,240 Speaker 1: be seen. My guess is it probably won't continue at 1408 01:14:29,320 --> 01:14:32,520 Speaker 1: quite that level. But if he can make those intermediate 1409 01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:35,559 Speaker 1: and deeper throws. Then he's a real weapon because they've 1410 01:14:35,560 --> 01:14:40,360 Speaker 1: got really good receivers. And then the use of play action, Greg, 1411 01:14:40,400 --> 01:14:42,720 Speaker 1: I know you mentioned it because the Rams do it 1412 01:14:42,760 --> 01:14:45,679 Speaker 1: more than anybody else. I believe through two weeks forty 1413 01:14:45,680 --> 01:14:49,040 Speaker 1: five percent of their plays out of play action pass 1414 01:14:49,080 --> 01:14:51,519 Speaker 1: plays that is, and then the Bill So that's first 1415 01:14:51,560 --> 01:14:52,960 Speaker 1: in the league and the Bills are fourth in the 1416 01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:56,160 Speaker 1: league almost thirty five percent. Yeah, their pass plays have 1417 01:14:56,280 --> 01:15:00,720 Speaker 1: been off of play action. It's the his way to 1418 01:15:00,800 --> 01:15:03,880 Speaker 1: get linebackers to bite on any play you want to call. 1419 01:15:04,439 --> 01:15:06,880 Speaker 1: But maybe just speak to the way these two teams 1420 01:15:06,920 --> 01:15:09,160 Speaker 1: make use of it and why it has been so 1421 01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:14,559 Speaker 1: successful for them in particular, Well, the Rams, that's been 1422 01:15:14,600 --> 01:15:17,439 Speaker 1: a staple since Sean McVeigh got there, and the Rams 1423 01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:21,799 Speaker 1: predominantly use play action with outside zone. And people always 1424 01:15:21,840 --> 01:15:24,760 Speaker 1: think about linebackers, Chris, as you just indicated, but there's 1425 01:15:24,800 --> 01:15:28,160 Speaker 1: a major impact on defensive linemen as well, particularly if 1426 01:15:28,160 --> 01:15:31,599 Speaker 1: it's outside zone, because then their first step is lateral 1427 01:15:31,920 --> 01:15:34,400 Speaker 1: because they're defending the run first and foremost, they're the 1428 01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:37,160 Speaker 1: first level of the defense. So when their first step 1429 01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:40,160 Speaker 1: is lateral, and then big men have to redirect or 1430 01:15:40,240 --> 01:15:43,519 Speaker 1: rush the quarterback. That gives the quarterback the extra beat, 1431 01:15:43,680 --> 01:15:46,040 Speaker 1: extra second that he needs to be able to get 1432 01:15:46,080 --> 01:15:48,800 Speaker 1: rid of the football. So that's a critical piece of 1433 01:15:48,840 --> 01:15:53,040 Speaker 1: play action. It's not just the linebackers, it's the defensive line, 1434 01:15:53,080 --> 01:15:55,240 Speaker 1: because the defensive linemen want to be able to go 1435 01:15:55,400 --> 01:15:58,600 Speaker 1: forward and rush the quarterback. So the key thing is 1436 01:15:58,640 --> 01:16:01,360 Speaker 1: that you just slow them down, you force them to 1437 01:16:01,400 --> 01:16:03,920 Speaker 1: move laterally. And the Rams have been so so good 1438 01:16:03,920 --> 01:16:07,920 Speaker 1: at that, and then their play action boot game is phenomenal, 1439 01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:10,720 Speaker 1: and now they've added that's not a gimmick, it's part 1440 01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:14,000 Speaker 1: of what they do. All these misdirection throws. We saw 1441 01:16:14,080 --> 01:16:16,360 Speaker 1: one last week with the touchdown to Tyler Higbee for 1442 01:16:16,360 --> 01:16:19,840 Speaker 1: twenty eight yards, but that's that's just one example. So 1443 01:16:19,880 --> 01:16:23,120 Speaker 1: their Rams are very very good with play action and 1444 01:16:23,160 --> 01:16:25,960 Speaker 1: also with the with the misdirection element of play action. 1445 01:16:26,280 --> 01:16:30,320 Speaker 1: Because as Stevens, defenders have rules versus versus play action 1446 01:16:30,400 --> 01:16:33,120 Speaker 1: boot in particular, you know defenders that they have rules 1447 01:16:33,120 --> 01:16:36,920 Speaker 1: that they follow, and that's you play against those rules. 1448 01:16:36,960 --> 01:16:38,800 Speaker 1: You make them play the rules and then you go 1449 01:16:38,840 --> 01:16:42,040 Speaker 1: against them. What do you see as Jared Goff's biggest 1450 01:16:42,240 --> 01:16:44,439 Speaker 1: you know, what does he do well as a quarterback, 1451 01:16:44,479 --> 01:16:46,360 Speaker 1: and what are the rams trying to ask him not 1452 01:16:46,439 --> 01:16:49,400 Speaker 1: to do? Where has he been bothered or less effective 1453 01:16:49,400 --> 01:16:52,960 Speaker 1: against what kind of defenses or what kind of pressure. Maybe, well, 1454 01:16:53,080 --> 01:16:56,160 Speaker 1: Jared Goff is your classic kind of drop back, and 1455 01:16:56,160 --> 01:16:59,200 Speaker 1: even though they do play action boot that's designed, but 1456 01:16:59,240 --> 01:17:02,640 Speaker 1: he's sort of your classic get to a spot, feel comfortable, 1457 01:17:02,840 --> 01:17:06,240 Speaker 1: deliver the football. He's a very pretty thrower when he 1458 01:17:06,280 --> 01:17:09,040 Speaker 1: has time, when he's comfortable in the pocket. He's an 1459 01:17:09,080 --> 01:17:12,000 Speaker 1: easy thrower. He can make every throw. He's not a 1460 01:17:12,040 --> 01:17:14,519 Speaker 1: gun thrower, but he can make every throw. And they 1461 01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:18,080 Speaker 1: do everything they can to keep him comfortable, and that's 1462 01:17:18,080 --> 01:17:20,280 Speaker 1: why there's such a focus on play action and play 1463 01:17:20,280 --> 01:17:23,599 Speaker 1: action boot and all these elements that ideally keep him 1464 01:17:23,600 --> 01:17:26,799 Speaker 1: comfortable in the pocket. Obviously, you want to get pressure 1465 01:17:26,840 --> 01:17:29,920 Speaker 1: on him because he's not a second reaction player. He's 1466 01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:32,559 Speaker 1: not going to make plays with his legs. He's not 1467 01:17:32,600 --> 01:17:35,240 Speaker 1: going to leave the pocket and make great throws on 1468 01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:38,400 Speaker 1: the run. Is he capable of that on occasion, yes, 1469 01:17:38,680 --> 01:17:41,320 Speaker 1: but that's not the strength of his game. You want 1470 01:17:41,320 --> 01:17:44,519 Speaker 1: to get him off whatever a spot he's on, whether 1471 01:17:44,560 --> 01:17:47,320 Speaker 1: it's a normal drop back, whether it's a play action 1472 01:17:47,400 --> 01:17:50,000 Speaker 1: drop back, or whether it's play action boot because if 1473 01:17:50,040 --> 01:17:53,000 Speaker 1: he's comfortable and has time to throw, he's a very 1474 01:17:53,040 --> 01:17:57,280 Speaker 1: pretty thrower. And John McVay defines the reds and the 1475 01:17:57,280 --> 01:18:01,360 Speaker 1: throws for goth extremely well. You're telling me Jared got 1476 01:18:01,479 --> 01:18:04,080 Speaker 1: much like the opposite of Josh Allen. Josh is kind 1477 01:18:04,080 --> 01:18:06,640 Speaker 1: of We've seen it since his rookie season where and 1478 01:18:06,680 --> 01:18:08,720 Speaker 1: he's growing away from it now, particularly in the game 1479 01:18:08,720 --> 01:18:11,240 Speaker 1: like last week where he he didn't get much pressure. 1480 01:18:11,720 --> 01:18:13,840 Speaker 1: He's Josh Allen stood in the pocket and threw it. 1481 01:18:13,880 --> 01:18:16,960 Speaker 1: But there are times when Josh Allen meets a lot 1482 01:18:17,040 --> 01:18:19,800 Speaker 1: of big plays off the cuff off script when the 1483 01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:23,160 Speaker 1: play comes apart, Jared Goff doesn't do that very well 1484 01:18:23,200 --> 01:18:26,559 Speaker 1: at all. Your thing right, No, and Goff looks pretty 1485 01:18:26,760 --> 01:18:30,400 Speaker 1: I mean, Josh is obviously throwing it better, but Josh 1486 01:18:30,479 --> 01:18:32,280 Speaker 1: just the reality and it may be the way he 1487 01:18:32,320 --> 01:18:34,559 Speaker 1: throws in his whole career that just maybe who he is. 1488 01:18:34,880 --> 01:18:37,840 Speaker 1: But he's a guy that his lower body mechanics is 1489 01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:40,040 Speaker 1: not something you would teach. He makes a lot of 1490 01:18:40,040 --> 01:18:43,040 Speaker 1: throws where his front foot does not step to the throw. 1491 01:18:44,720 --> 01:18:48,439 Speaker 1: You know, his eyes and feet do not consistently work together. 1492 01:18:48,760 --> 01:18:50,800 Speaker 1: But as I said, that may be what he is, 1493 01:18:50,840 --> 01:18:52,680 Speaker 1: and you live with it now. I still believe you 1494 01:18:52,720 --> 01:18:55,160 Speaker 1: coach that, but he that may be what he is. 1495 01:18:55,200 --> 01:18:58,880 Speaker 1: You know, not everybody is just looks beautiful throwing it. 1496 01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:02,360 Speaker 1: But Josh obviously has a big, big time arm I 1497 01:19:02,439 --> 01:19:04,879 Speaker 1: know that. You know, the sample size, as we mentioned, 1498 01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:08,360 Speaker 1: is small, Greg, But when you think about the level 1499 01:19:08,439 --> 01:19:12,040 Speaker 1: of trust that Brian Dabele has essentially put in Josh 1500 01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:15,640 Speaker 1: Allen with the way this passing game has looked the 1501 01:19:15,680 --> 01:19:19,400 Speaker 1: first two weeks, what does that say to you about 1502 01:19:19,520 --> 01:19:23,080 Speaker 1: Dabel's trust level with a young quarterback who I think 1503 01:19:23,160 --> 01:19:28,040 Speaker 1: some people still want to see more of before they're convinced. Oh, 1504 01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:30,120 Speaker 1: I think it says a lot. And I think where 1505 01:19:30,120 --> 01:19:32,360 Speaker 1: it says a lot as mentally, because at the end 1506 01:19:32,360 --> 01:19:35,280 Speaker 1: of the day, and you've been around coaches, Steve knows 1507 01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:38,639 Speaker 1: as a former player, coaches don't ask players to do 1508 01:19:38,760 --> 01:19:41,400 Speaker 1: things if they don't believe they can do them well 1509 01:19:41,400 --> 01:19:43,280 Speaker 1: on the field, because if they can't do them well, 1510 01:19:43,320 --> 01:19:46,439 Speaker 1: you can lose games and then coaches get fired. So 1511 01:19:46,840 --> 01:19:49,519 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, if you're asking Josh 1512 01:19:49,560 --> 01:19:52,360 Speaker 1: Allen to do more within the context of this offense, 1513 01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:55,439 Speaker 1: then you truly believe he can do more without hurting 1514 01:19:55,479 --> 01:19:58,360 Speaker 1: your team. So I think it speaks to Josh Allen 1515 01:19:58,400 --> 01:20:02,080 Speaker 1: as a person, as a work probably is a teammate. 1516 01:20:02,560 --> 01:20:05,360 Speaker 1: I think there's clearly a sense that he's growing into 1517 01:20:05,439 --> 01:20:08,479 Speaker 1: that role of being a leader. And I'm not I'm 1518 01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:10,639 Speaker 1: not there, and a leader is one of those terms 1519 01:20:10,680 --> 01:20:13,200 Speaker 1: that you know, can mean a lot of things to 1520 01:20:13,240 --> 01:20:14,840 Speaker 1: a lot of people, and I'm not there every day. 1521 01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:16,760 Speaker 1: I'm not in the locker room. But I think that's 1522 01:20:16,800 --> 01:20:18,840 Speaker 1: what it speaks to, you know, I think that there's 1523 01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:22,600 Speaker 1: a definite sense that he's growing into that role and 1524 01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:26,000 Speaker 1: that you know my sense with Josh, and I've met 1525 01:20:26,080 --> 01:20:28,800 Speaker 1: Josh a number of years ago through Jordan Palmer, who 1526 01:20:28,800 --> 01:20:30,280 Speaker 1: I know well, and I know you guys had him 1527 01:20:30,320 --> 01:20:34,559 Speaker 1: on this week, I believe. But Josh, I think has 1528 01:20:34,560 --> 01:20:38,840 Speaker 1: a pretty engaging personality and I think that players probably 1529 01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:42,960 Speaker 1: gravitate to him. What is it about this Rams defense? 1530 01:20:43,560 --> 01:20:45,720 Speaker 1: You know that makes them as effective as they are? 1531 01:20:45,800 --> 01:20:48,720 Speaker 1: Maybe breakdown maybe some of their man and zoom concepts, 1532 01:20:48,720 --> 01:20:51,320 Speaker 1: and I know they bring Troy Hill inside and the 1533 01:20:51,400 --> 01:20:54,000 Speaker 1: Nickel package. He plays on the slot and Darius Williams 1534 01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:56,800 Speaker 1: comes on to play outside. But beyond that, maybe break 1535 01:20:56,840 --> 01:21:00,799 Speaker 1: down some of what they like to do well. Contrary 1536 01:21:00,840 --> 01:21:02,880 Speaker 1: to what a lot of people might think, Chris, just 1537 01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:05,320 Speaker 1: because they have Jalen Ramsey, They're not a high percentage 1538 01:21:05,320 --> 01:21:08,920 Speaker 1: man to man defense. In fact, they play more zone 1539 01:21:08,960 --> 01:21:11,400 Speaker 1: than man. But they can line up and play man. 1540 01:21:11,439 --> 01:21:13,600 Speaker 1: They did that against the Cowboys in the third and 1541 01:21:13,640 --> 01:21:16,719 Speaker 1: fourth quarter in Week one, where they did let Ramsey 1542 01:21:16,720 --> 01:21:19,320 Speaker 1: pretty much line up and play man almost zero man, 1543 01:21:19,560 --> 01:21:21,960 Speaker 1: kind of like the Durell Reeva's coverage that Rex Ryan 1544 01:21:22,080 --> 01:21:24,519 Speaker 1: used to play. So they're capable of doing that because 1545 01:21:24,520 --> 01:21:28,479 Speaker 1: of Ramsey, but that's not their m O. I think 1546 01:21:28,479 --> 01:21:30,960 Speaker 1: they've got some young players who a lot of people 1547 01:21:31,000 --> 01:21:33,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't be aware of who are good players. They're getting 1548 01:21:33,920 --> 01:21:37,200 Speaker 1: really solid play from Micah Kaiser, and he plays in 1549 01:21:37,360 --> 01:21:42,040 Speaker 1: all their packages. He's a linebacker. Everybody thought, including myself, 1550 01:21:42,040 --> 01:21:45,839 Speaker 1: that Taylor rap would be their starting safety opposite John Johnson, 1551 01:21:46,040 --> 01:21:48,759 Speaker 1: but it's been Jordan Fuller, a rookie from Ohio State, 1552 01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:53,400 Speaker 1: and he's a real smart, savvy player who clearly understands 1553 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:56,200 Speaker 1: what the new coordinator, Brandon Staley, wants to get done. 1554 01:21:56,920 --> 01:21:58,760 Speaker 1: We don't need to spend time on Aaron Donald I'm 1555 01:21:58,760 --> 01:22:01,680 Speaker 1: sure you've spoken about them all week, but obviously you 1556 01:22:01,760 --> 01:22:04,599 Speaker 1: do have to block them. So this is a defense 1557 01:22:04,640 --> 01:22:06,920 Speaker 1: that I think does a number of things well. I 1558 01:22:06,960 --> 01:22:09,679 Speaker 1: think they play with discipline. I think they play hard, 1559 01:22:09,760 --> 01:22:12,680 Speaker 1: and I think on defense that matters. We assume everybody 1560 01:22:12,680 --> 01:22:14,760 Speaker 1: plays hard, but Steve knows that that's not the case 1561 01:22:14,800 --> 01:22:17,360 Speaker 1: all the time. But I think this defense plays hard, 1562 01:22:17,680 --> 01:22:21,679 Speaker 1: and I think that they're getting really solid play from 1563 01:22:21,680 --> 01:22:24,439 Speaker 1: a number of unknown type players. One of the things 1564 01:22:24,439 --> 01:22:26,840 Speaker 1: that happens week three of the National Football League, Greg, 1565 01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:29,160 Speaker 1: we're starting to see players go down with injury. In fact, 1566 01:22:29,200 --> 01:22:31,920 Speaker 1: it just came across our best the forty nine ers. 1567 01:22:32,520 --> 01:22:34,320 Speaker 1: They got ten guys that are not going to play 1568 01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:37,080 Speaker 1: in Week three, starting with Jimmy Garoppolo and Boza all 1569 01:22:37,120 --> 01:22:39,080 Speaker 1: the way down the list. They've got ten guys who 1570 01:22:39,120 --> 01:22:42,360 Speaker 1: represent forty percent of their salary cap sitting down in 1571 01:22:42,439 --> 01:22:46,200 Speaker 1: Week three. Some long term, some short term. The Bills 1572 01:22:46,520 --> 01:22:48,960 Speaker 1: looks like they're going to be without Zack Moss, that 1573 01:22:49,080 --> 01:22:51,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna be without Dawson Knox. The Bills haven't run 1574 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:54,360 Speaker 1: the football maybe as well as they'd like. How do 1575 01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:57,759 Speaker 1: you think that's going to affect things going forward. Well, 1576 01:22:57,800 --> 01:22:59,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I think they want to run the ball. 1577 01:22:59,439 --> 01:23:01,519 Speaker 1: I mean, look, I know they came out and they 1578 01:23:01,520 --> 01:23:03,880 Speaker 1: threw it against Miami, and I think they felt because 1579 01:23:03,920 --> 01:23:08,200 Speaker 1: Miami was so defined with what they do defensively, with 1580 01:23:08,280 --> 01:23:11,600 Speaker 1: their high percentage man. Although that's they changed up the 1581 01:23:11,680 --> 01:23:14,400 Speaker 1: last night, but that's a separate question. But they played 1582 01:23:14,439 --> 01:23:16,760 Speaker 1: such high percentage man. I think that they could the 1583 01:23:16,960 --> 01:23:19,760 Speaker 1: Bills felt that, hey, this is a Josh Allen game. Well, 1584 01:23:19,880 --> 01:23:22,439 Speaker 1: we'll get our man beater concepts. We feel really good 1585 01:23:22,439 --> 01:23:25,320 Speaker 1: about John Brown, we feel really good about Stefon Diggs. 1586 01:23:25,560 --> 01:23:28,600 Speaker 1: We'll run a lot of crossers, even Beasley. So I 1587 01:23:28,640 --> 01:23:30,840 Speaker 1: think they felt really good. This week might be a 1588 01:23:30,880 --> 01:23:34,040 Speaker 1: little different. I think they would like to run it. 1589 01:23:34,080 --> 01:23:37,760 Speaker 1: So Singletary will get the large majority obviously of the 1590 01:23:38,120 --> 01:23:41,360 Speaker 1: reps at running back. But we'll see, you know, what 1591 01:23:41,400 --> 01:23:43,960 Speaker 1: they choose ultimately to do. I like Singletary a lot. 1592 01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:46,920 Speaker 1: Obviously last week they didn't have a lot of running plays. 1593 01:23:47,320 --> 01:23:50,760 Speaker 1: You know, we'll see. My senses and I hate this 1594 01:23:50,800 --> 01:23:52,800 Speaker 1: word because it's just one of those words, but just 1595 01:23:52,840 --> 01:23:54,920 Speaker 1: for one of a better term, I think they might 1596 01:23:54,960 --> 01:23:58,040 Speaker 1: need to be a little more balanced against the Rams, 1597 01:23:58,040 --> 01:24:00,879 Speaker 1: simply because the Rams pass rush as well. The Dolphins 1598 01:24:00,920 --> 01:24:03,840 Speaker 1: did not present a big time pass rush. And then 1599 01:24:04,000 --> 01:24:08,479 Speaker 1: just with respect to the kicking situation here, Greg, I 1600 01:24:08,520 --> 01:24:11,639 Speaker 1: found it interesting that both of these teams have rookie 1601 01:24:11,720 --> 01:24:15,080 Speaker 1: kickers and the spread is three points for whatever you 1602 01:24:15,120 --> 01:24:17,400 Speaker 1: want to whatever value you want to put on that 1603 01:24:17,479 --> 01:24:20,439 Speaker 1: and its accuracy, but it's supposed to be ten to 1604 01:24:20,479 --> 01:24:23,120 Speaker 1: twenty mile per hour wins. We've got two rookie kickers, 1605 01:24:23,560 --> 01:24:26,840 Speaker 1: and if this thing is tight, even if it's a shootout, 1606 01:24:27,520 --> 01:24:29,439 Speaker 1: I find it interesting that it could come down to 1607 01:24:29,479 --> 01:24:34,240 Speaker 1: a couple of kids deciding this game. Just your thoughts 1608 01:24:34,280 --> 01:24:36,600 Speaker 1: on you know the risk you always take when you 1609 01:24:36,680 --> 01:24:40,799 Speaker 1: go with a rookie kicker for the season, Well, no question, 1610 01:24:40,880 --> 01:24:45,759 Speaker 1: and that plays into strategy because I'm one of those people, 1611 01:24:45,800 --> 01:24:48,080 Speaker 1: just as a fan sitting at home, I hate when 1612 01:24:48,080 --> 01:24:50,800 Speaker 1: a team lets in a critical moment, whether it's the 1613 01:24:50,880 --> 01:24:52,320 Speaker 1: end of the first half or the end of a game. 1614 01:24:52,360 --> 01:24:55,200 Speaker 1: In particular, plays for let's say, a forty eight yard 1615 01:24:55,200 --> 01:24:57,479 Speaker 1: field goal. I hate that. I always think that I 1616 01:24:57,720 --> 01:25:00,000 Speaker 1: know kickers are supposed to make them, but I always 1617 01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:02,439 Speaker 1: I feel like that's too far, you know. So we'll 1618 01:25:02,439 --> 01:25:04,680 Speaker 1: see how it plays out. Hey, Hopefully it's not that 1619 01:25:04,840 --> 01:25:08,120 Speaker 1: close and we're running out the clock, you know, going 1620 01:25:08,160 --> 01:25:11,000 Speaker 1: down the stretch. But but you never know in these games, 1621 01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:13,720 Speaker 1: and the Rams are a really good team. I'm just 1622 01:25:13,840 --> 01:25:17,560 Speaker 1: so interested to see what Sean and Leslie do defensively 1623 01:25:17,600 --> 01:25:20,760 Speaker 1: against this offense, because this is a difficult offense to 1624 01:25:20,840 --> 01:25:25,800 Speaker 1: play against, and Sean does such a good job. You know, 1625 01:25:25,840 --> 01:25:27,280 Speaker 1: I may have mentioned this to you, like I said, 1626 01:25:27,280 --> 01:25:29,799 Speaker 1: you had Jordan Palmer on, but I spoke to Carson Palmer, 1627 01:25:29,800 --> 01:25:32,240 Speaker 1: who I've known for a long time this summer, and 1628 01:25:32,360 --> 01:25:35,120 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer when I asked him, who are the defensive 1629 01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:37,599 Speaker 1: coaches who gave you the most trouble in your career, 1630 01:25:37,640 --> 01:25:40,240 Speaker 1: and the first name you mentioned was Sean McDermott. So 1631 01:25:40,280 --> 01:25:44,160 Speaker 1: I'm very anxious to see what Sean and Leslie cook 1632 01:25:44,240 --> 01:25:46,920 Speaker 1: up against this Rams offense. Yeah, it's like a young 1633 01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:49,759 Speaker 1: offensive guru for a head coach and a young defensive 1634 01:25:49,800 --> 01:25:51,840 Speaker 1: guru for a head coach. It's certainly a matching of 1635 01:25:51,880 --> 01:25:54,639 Speaker 1: wits this week. Not surprised that you've got it featured 1636 01:25:54,640 --> 01:25:56,880 Speaker 1: on your NFL Matchup show this week. Greg. Thanks for 1637 01:25:56,920 --> 01:25:59,680 Speaker 1: the time, the insight and the breakdown. We appreciate it. 1638 01:25:59,680 --> 01:26:02,280 Speaker 1: We'll up with you next week. Thanks Greig. All Right, 1639 01:26:02,280 --> 01:26:04,599 Speaker 1: guys really appreciate have a great weekend. All right. That's 1640 01:26:04,680 --> 01:26:08,639 Speaker 1: Greg Cosell from NFL Films, also one of the guys 1641 01:26:08,640 --> 01:26:11,760 Speaker 1: who breaks it down on ESPN's NFL Matchup Show, which 1642 01:26:11,800 --> 01:26:14,439 Speaker 1: airs on Saturdays at seven in the morning on ESPN 1643 01:26:14,520 --> 01:26:18,160 Speaker 1: two Sunday four am and six thirty am on ESPN, 1644 01:26:18,560 --> 01:26:20,360 Speaker 1: So be sure to check it out because there will 1645 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:24,120 Speaker 1: be a featured segment on this Bill's Rams game coming 1646 01:26:24,200 --> 01:26:26,040 Speaker 1: up this weekend. I figured it would be, Steve. I mean, 1647 01:26:26,080 --> 01:26:29,120 Speaker 1: it's one of the only two games on the slate 1648 01:26:29,200 --> 01:26:32,080 Speaker 1: that is matching two two and O teams. It's the 1649 01:26:32,160 --> 01:26:34,080 Speaker 1: Rams and the Bills on Sunday and then the Chiefs 1650 01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:37,280 Speaker 1: and the Ravens Monday night. Those are the only undefeated 1651 01:26:37,320 --> 01:26:40,519 Speaker 1: teams that are squaring off against another undefeated team. So 1652 01:26:40,880 --> 01:26:43,679 Speaker 1: hopefully it lives up to the hype and the building. 1653 01:26:43,720 --> 01:26:45,240 Speaker 1: All Right, Steve and I have to take a break, 1654 01:26:45,280 --> 01:26:48,479 Speaker 1: but when we come back, we'll get back into the 1655 01:26:48,680 --> 01:26:52,120 Speaker 1: obl fan mail bag. If there's anybody else hanging on 1656 01:26:52,120 --> 01:26:56,600 Speaker 1: on the football Crisis hotline, we will address those appropriately. 1657 01:26:57,120 --> 01:26:59,800 Speaker 1: And we've got plenty more in the two o'clock hour, 1658 01:26:59,880 --> 01:27:03,599 Speaker 1: including one Lorenzo Alexander, all coming your way here on 1659 01:27:03,600 --> 01:27:06,559 Speaker 1: One Bills Live presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo 1660 01:27:06,600 --> 01:27:21,760 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. Chris Brown, Steve Casker here with you on 1661 01:27:21,800 --> 01:27:26,080 Speaker 1: a Friday edition of One Bills Live. And we did 1662 01:27:26,120 --> 01:27:29,479 Speaker 1: want to bring to your attention. Last week we were 1663 01:27:29,560 --> 01:27:33,920 Speaker 1: promoting the food drive, the Huddle for Hunger food drive 1664 01:27:34,680 --> 01:27:37,719 Speaker 1: that was going on. We spoke with Senior Vice president 1665 01:27:37,720 --> 01:27:40,080 Speaker 1: in a business administration, Jason sin and Roger, who was 1666 01:27:40,400 --> 01:27:42,800 Speaker 1: talking about how people are going to be out here, 1667 01:27:42,840 --> 01:27:46,400 Speaker 1: including Jim Kelley and other Bills alumni, collecting food donations 1668 01:27:47,160 --> 01:27:50,680 Speaker 1: to benefit feed More of Western New York. And the 1669 01:27:50,800 --> 01:27:55,160 Speaker 1: goal was to collect I believe it was twenty tons 1670 01:27:55,200 --> 01:27:58,840 Speaker 1: of food, which would be forty thousand pounds, and they 1671 01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:02,840 Speaker 1: did pretty good. I mean they got seventeen thousand pounds 1672 01:28:02,840 --> 01:28:06,320 Speaker 1: of food for feed More Western New York. And then 1673 01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:09,560 Speaker 1: on top of that, they got online donations in the 1674 01:28:09,600 --> 01:28:13,519 Speaker 1: amount of seventeen thousand dollars, which I believe is good 1675 01:28:13,600 --> 01:28:18,880 Speaker 1: enough to purchase somewhere around twenty thousand pounds of food 1676 01:28:18,880 --> 01:28:21,479 Speaker 1: based on that kind of money. So if you add 1677 01:28:21,520 --> 01:28:23,800 Speaker 1: the money along with the pounds. I think they were 1678 01:28:23,920 --> 01:28:27,599 Speaker 1: very close or right at the goal of forty thousand 1679 01:28:27,600 --> 01:28:30,840 Speaker 1: pounds of food. So good on everybody that turned out. 1680 01:28:30,880 --> 01:28:34,000 Speaker 1: I mean Bill's fans in general are really good about 1681 01:28:34,080 --> 01:28:36,400 Speaker 1: charitable causes. I mean we've seen a time and time again, 1682 01:28:36,439 --> 01:28:38,799 Speaker 1: whether you're talking about Andy Dalton's charity back in twenty 1683 01:28:38,880 --> 01:28:42,919 Speaker 1: seventeen or any other local cause, they turned out in droves, 1684 01:28:43,560 --> 01:28:47,639 Speaker 1: and they did that last weekend. So thanks to everybody 1685 01:28:47,640 --> 01:28:49,920 Speaker 1: that helped with Huddle for Hunger Food Drive. It was 1686 01:28:49,960 --> 01:28:52,920 Speaker 1: a huge success. And I know the people from feed 1687 01:28:52,920 --> 01:28:55,680 Speaker 1: More Western New York were over the moon with the 1688 01:28:55,760 --> 01:28:58,240 Speaker 1: donations that came in from that. I think it was 1689 01:28:58,320 --> 01:29:03,320 Speaker 1: the most successful U two day donation effort that they've 1690 01:29:03,320 --> 01:29:06,040 Speaker 1: had thus far. I had I had dinner with Jim 1691 01:29:06,120 --> 01:29:09,080 Speaker 1: Kelly uh that night and he said he was over 1692 01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:10,640 Speaker 1: there for a couple hours, so we're a bunch of 1693 01:29:10,680 --> 01:29:13,160 Speaker 1: other alumni were over there as well, and they said 1694 01:29:13,160 --> 01:29:14,760 Speaker 1: it was it was packed. It was a lot. It 1695 01:29:14,760 --> 01:29:17,000 Speaker 1: was a great day. Plus you know, there's nothing going on. 1696 01:29:17,080 --> 01:29:18,639 Speaker 1: It wasn't like there was a game. You could bring 1697 01:29:18,680 --> 01:29:20,760 Speaker 1: it with you to the game. People had to make 1698 01:29:20,800 --> 01:29:22,599 Speaker 1: a special effort to get over there and they still 1699 01:29:22,640 --> 01:29:25,120 Speaker 1: came through a big time. So I'm proud of proud 1700 01:29:25,120 --> 01:29:27,840 Speaker 1: of Bills fans and uh and at the organization too 1701 01:29:27,840 --> 01:29:29,719 Speaker 1: and feed More More Western New York. It's a great 1702 01:29:29,720 --> 01:29:31,880 Speaker 1: cause and it turned out gray. We were happy to 1703 01:29:31,920 --> 01:29:34,160 Speaker 1: have Jason centerajon too to kind of kick that thing 1704 01:29:34,200 --> 01:29:36,880 Speaker 1: off last week, and we promised we would circle back 1705 01:29:36,920 --> 01:29:38,920 Speaker 1: and let everybody out there know that it was a 1706 01:29:38,960 --> 01:29:40,640 Speaker 1: great success and if you weren't a part of it, 1707 01:29:40,840 --> 01:29:43,479 Speaker 1: you still can be if you if you go, and 1708 01:29:43,479 --> 01:29:45,920 Speaker 1: you can donate to feed More Western New York anytime 1709 01:29:45,960 --> 01:29:48,360 Speaker 1: you want, so we encourage you to do that. But 1710 01:29:48,439 --> 01:29:50,200 Speaker 1: thanks for taking part, all of those of you who did, 1711 01:29:50,520 --> 01:29:52,360 Speaker 1: those of you who did, and we hope that all 1712 01:29:52,360 --> 01:29:54,280 Speaker 1: of you can continue to support it as if we 1713 01:29:54,320 --> 01:29:57,519 Speaker 1: move into the future. Yeah, because um, I mean, it's 1714 01:29:57,520 --> 01:30:00,720 Speaker 1: a there's always a need there m but amidst this 1715 01:30:00,840 --> 01:30:05,439 Speaker 1: pandemic like it's it's like almost I don't want to 1716 01:30:05,439 --> 01:30:08,080 Speaker 1: say tenfold because I don't know the numbers. It is 1717 01:30:08,120 --> 01:30:11,320 Speaker 1: exaggerated to a great degree, and there are more more 1718 01:30:11,360 --> 01:30:15,240 Speaker 1: people in need now than there are typically. Uh So 1719 01:30:15,439 --> 01:30:18,040 Speaker 1: it was it was a good good on you, Bills fans, 1720 01:30:18,040 --> 01:30:21,599 Speaker 1: and thank you for supporting it. Um. I don't know 1721 01:30:22,400 --> 01:30:25,120 Speaker 1: if the guys in the control room have this photo, 1722 01:30:25,640 --> 01:30:29,920 Speaker 1: but we know that Josh Allen won Angry Runs this 1723 01:30:29,960 --> 01:30:33,680 Speaker 1: week from Good Morning Football, so uh, the scepter has 1724 01:30:33,760 --> 01:30:36,760 Speaker 1: arrived for Josh Allen. So I don't know if we 1725 01:30:36,800 --> 01:30:38,479 Speaker 1: have it right now, but we will have it before 1726 01:30:38,479 --> 01:30:41,400 Speaker 1: the show is over. A picture of Josh with his 1727 01:30:41,880 --> 01:30:46,519 Speaker 1: Angry Runs tank top. That's right, suns out, guns out 1728 01:30:47,320 --> 01:30:52,759 Speaker 1: and the Angry Runs scepter. I think they're I'm looking 1729 01:30:52,760 --> 01:30:56,080 Speaker 1: at the photo on my phone. I want to say, 1730 01:30:57,760 --> 01:31:00,960 Speaker 1: there are two cantlops right in the photo. It's like, wait, 1731 01:31:01,200 --> 01:31:04,320 Speaker 1: because it was mentioned during the Angry Run Diet Tribe 1732 01:31:04,360 --> 01:31:07,439 Speaker 1: by Kyle Brandt that you know, get out of my way. 1733 01:31:07,479 --> 01:31:10,040 Speaker 1: I grew up on a cantalope farm, right, so I 1734 01:31:10,080 --> 01:31:12,679 Speaker 1: think Josh included a couple of cantalopes in the photo, 1735 01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:17,479 Speaker 1: which is outstanding. Yeah, that is there's the photo now, 1736 01:31:18,040 --> 01:31:21,280 Speaker 1: our MSG viewers. I could not figure out, well, I 1737 01:31:21,320 --> 01:31:22,880 Speaker 1: took a stab and it was a wrong guess and 1738 01:31:22,960 --> 01:31:25,759 Speaker 1: why the cantalopes were there but for the Angry Run segment. 1739 01:31:25,800 --> 01:31:28,840 Speaker 1: So I just leave it at that. But yeah, I 1740 01:31:28,880 --> 01:31:31,479 Speaker 1: remember that he grew up on a cantalope farm. But 1741 01:31:31,600 --> 01:31:35,439 Speaker 1: Josh sitting there with the looking like, you know, he's 1742 01:31:35,479 --> 01:31:37,559 Speaker 1: a proud man with his scepter and his angry runs 1743 01:31:37,520 --> 01:31:39,519 Speaker 1: T shirt. Look a little white trash there to me too, 1744 01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:43,400 Speaker 1: with the guns out. Yeah, a little Minshoek, Yeah, a 1745 01:31:43,479 --> 01:31:46,040 Speaker 1: little a little minshoe esque. All he needed was cut 1746 01:31:46,040 --> 01:31:48,280 Speaker 1: off George. He doesn't have the mullet though, but yeah, 1747 01:31:48,280 --> 01:31:50,680 Speaker 1: he looks. Yeah, there he is. That's kind of The 1748 01:31:50,720 --> 01:31:52,720 Speaker 1: scepter is kind of cool, though, it's better, better than 1749 01:31:52,760 --> 01:31:55,160 Speaker 1: the crown. I think it's good. So we'll talk to 1750 01:31:55,240 --> 01:31:56,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Brand next week because I want to get his 1751 01:31:56,840 --> 01:31:59,480 Speaker 1: reaction to this photo and the use of the cantalopes. 1752 01:31:59,680 --> 01:32:03,559 Speaker 1: Very clever placement there. So good on Josh for that one, 1753 01:32:03,840 --> 01:32:06,840 Speaker 1: and whoever helped him stage that photo. Good job on 1754 01:32:06,880 --> 01:32:09,559 Speaker 1: the Bills media relations department with that one. All Right, 1755 01:32:09,560 --> 01:32:11,479 Speaker 1: we have to take a break, but when we return, 1756 01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:15,680 Speaker 1: it is time for the lowdown. As we talked to 1757 01:32:15,760 --> 01:32:19,040 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander, who joins us to break down this Bill's 1758 01:32:19,120 --> 01:32:22,559 Speaker 1: rams game, There's some interesting perspective that I want to 1759 01:32:22,560 --> 01:32:25,760 Speaker 1: get from him, not only about what the Bills should do, defensively, 1760 01:32:26,280 --> 01:32:30,000 Speaker 1: but what he thinks of this high flying Bill's offense. 1761 01:32:30,040 --> 01:32:32,680 Speaker 1: It is in stark contrast to the offense that he 1762 01:32:32,760 --> 01:32:35,680 Speaker 1: played with in his four seasons with the Bills. So 1763 01:32:35,720 --> 01:32:37,720 Speaker 1: we'll talk to Lorenzo when we return here on One 1764 01:32:37,760 --> 01:32:40,960 Speaker 1: Bills Live, presented by Kalid to Health, this is Buffalo 1765 01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:56,400 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio. Hello, Bills Radio Network. Sports Update, Your sports 1766 01:32:56,439 --> 01:32:59,439 Speaker 1: update from One Bill's Drive. Unclear right now on whether 1767 01:32:59,439 --> 01:33:02,479 Speaker 1: the Bills I'll have linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmonds 1768 01:33:02,479 --> 01:33:04,880 Speaker 1: on the field Sunday against the Rams. Both players did 1769 01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:07,839 Speaker 1: practice for a third straight day today. The team's injury 1770 01:33:07,880 --> 01:33:10,760 Speaker 1: report will officially reveal their game status for Sunday later 1771 01:33:10,800 --> 01:33:14,800 Speaker 1: this afternoon. Sean McDermott did declare Dawson Knox, Zack Moss, 1772 01:33:14,800 --> 01:33:18,639 Speaker 1: and del Shan Phillips out for Sunday's game against LA 1773 01:33:18,840 --> 01:33:20,800 Speaker 1: For the Rams, it's looking like a long shot that 1774 01:33:20,880 --> 01:33:23,559 Speaker 1: rookie running back Cam Akers will be available. He did 1775 01:33:23,560 --> 01:33:27,120 Speaker 1: not practice on Wednesday or Thursday with torn rib cartilage, 1776 01:33:27,400 --> 01:33:30,799 Speaker 1: and cornerback Darius Williams has been limited by an ankle injury. 1777 01:33:30,880 --> 01:33:34,240 Speaker 1: Running Back Malcolm Brown is expected to play despite having 1778 01:33:34,240 --> 01:33:37,599 Speaker 1: surgery on his pinkie earlier in the week Thursday Night Football, 1779 01:33:37,600 --> 01:33:41,280 Speaker 1: and Ryan Fitzpatrick's three touchdowns, two passing, one rushing lifted 1780 01:33:41,320 --> 01:33:44,040 Speaker 1: the Dolphins to a convincing thirty one thirteen win over 1781 01:33:44,080 --> 01:33:47,679 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. With the win, Ryan Fitzpatrick has now beaten 1782 01:33:47,720 --> 01:33:51,960 Speaker 1: the Jags with six different teams, amazing. The forty nine 1783 01:33:52,000 --> 01:33:55,320 Speaker 1: ers held out some hope about quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's ankle 1784 01:33:55,360 --> 01:33:58,840 Speaker 1: injury for this weekend, but coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Friday 1785 01:33:58,920 --> 01:34:01,600 Speaker 1: morning that Nick Mullins will start Sunday at quarterback for 1786 01:34:01,640 --> 01:34:04,560 Speaker 1: them against the Giants. Garoppolo suffered the ankle sprain in 1787 01:34:04,640 --> 01:34:08,160 Speaker 1: last week's game against the Jets. College football, the PAC 1788 01:34:08,240 --> 01:34:11,360 Speaker 1: twelve will play a seven game conference football season beginning 1789 01:34:11,400 --> 01:34:14,920 Speaker 1: November sixth. The league announced that on Thursday. The decision 1790 01:34:14,960 --> 01:34:18,240 Speaker 1: represents an official reversal after the conference announced in early 1791 01:34:18,280 --> 01:34:21,280 Speaker 1: August it would postpone all sports until at least the 1792 01:34:21,320 --> 01:34:26,600 Speaker 1: new year, citing health concerns related to COVID nineteen. And 1793 01:34:26,680 --> 01:34:29,280 Speaker 1: The Miami Heat can earn their first appearance in the 1794 01:34:29,400 --> 01:34:32,600 Speaker 1: NBA Finals since twenty fourteen when they take on the 1795 01:34:32,600 --> 01:34:35,760 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics in Game five of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. 1796 01:34:35,800 --> 01:34:38,400 Speaker 1: The Heat lead that series three games to one. Tip 1797 01:34:38,400 --> 01:34:41,120 Speaker 1: Off is set for eight thirty and that is your 1798 01:34:41,160 --> 01:34:44,360 Speaker 1: sports update from One Bill's Drive. Chris Brown Steve Tasker 1799 01:34:44,439 --> 01:34:47,200 Speaker 1: with you for our number three of the program, And 1800 01:34:47,320 --> 01:34:50,040 Speaker 1: as always on a Friday, that means it's time for 1801 01:34:50,080 --> 01:35:08,479 Speaker 1: the lowdown. Time for Lorenzo Alexander to join us out west. 1802 01:35:08,720 --> 01:35:13,639 Speaker 1: I'm sure enjoying the weather, but hey, we can't complain here. 1803 01:35:13,640 --> 01:35:15,960 Speaker 1: We got seventy degrees in sunshine. We'll take that any 1804 01:35:16,000 --> 01:35:17,840 Speaker 1: day of the week in late September. But Zoe, how 1805 01:35:17,920 --> 01:35:23,360 Speaker 1: you doing? Man? Is Zoe there? Because if he's talking, 1806 01:35:23,400 --> 01:35:27,000 Speaker 1: I can't hear him. No, there he is? Hey, Oh 1807 01:35:27,120 --> 01:35:30,400 Speaker 1: is he muted? I think you're zooed. You're muted, Zoe. 1808 01:35:31,360 --> 01:35:36,120 Speaker 1: We gotta figure out how to unmute you. So this 1809 01:35:36,240 --> 01:35:40,200 Speaker 1: is the world of Zoom and Skype. Everybody's got everybody's 1810 01:35:40,920 --> 01:35:45,080 Speaker 1: if everybody's been on Zoom and Skype enough where you've 1811 01:35:45,080 --> 01:35:47,200 Speaker 1: had this happen to you at least once. And you 1812 01:35:47,240 --> 01:35:49,519 Speaker 1: know what I have on my laptop. I have a 1813 01:35:49,560 --> 01:35:54,799 Speaker 1: button along the top top key row and it shuts 1814 01:35:54,800 --> 01:35:58,120 Speaker 1: my microphone off. So if I bump into it while 1815 01:35:58,160 --> 01:35:59,560 Speaker 1: I'm on a zoom call, and then I'm ready to 1816 01:35:59,560 --> 01:36:02,479 Speaker 1: start talking. Mute myself. It doesn't matter. I still can't 1817 01:36:02,560 --> 01:36:04,960 Speaker 1: nobody can hear me. And that's happened to me twice 1818 01:36:05,000 --> 01:36:09,439 Speaker 1: in the last eight months. Now we got Zoe. Now, no, 1819 01:36:09,560 --> 01:36:11,439 Speaker 1: I don't know if we have them yet. So while 1820 01:36:11,479 --> 01:36:15,040 Speaker 1: they're working through that, I will tell you here's the problem. 1821 01:36:15,160 --> 01:36:20,040 Speaker 1: And up Zoe's got his laptop. He has to call 1822 01:36:20,120 --> 01:36:22,800 Speaker 1: into the show. The board operator has to work, then 1823 01:36:22,840 --> 01:36:25,519 Speaker 1: they have to patch our MIC's. It's it's not just 1824 01:36:25,600 --> 01:36:27,320 Speaker 1: a zoom call. It's more than that. For this takes 1825 01:36:27,320 --> 01:36:29,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of dealing. So cut us some slack. 1826 01:36:29,280 --> 01:36:32,519 Speaker 1: Sorry that it's okay, It's okay. And because what I 1827 01:36:32,560 --> 01:36:36,120 Speaker 1: want to do is I want to get into where 1828 01:36:36,960 --> 01:36:41,200 Speaker 1: the where the offense is in comparison to what he 1829 01:36:41,280 --> 01:36:46,000 Speaker 1: remembers when he was playing here, because it is dramatically different. Yeah, 1830 01:36:46,000 --> 01:36:48,120 Speaker 1: and I don't want to get I know that he's 1831 01:36:49,360 --> 01:36:52,360 Speaker 1: he's been watching the bills. He's been keeping top of 1832 01:36:52,400 --> 01:36:54,519 Speaker 1: the bills for our show, and because he was a 1833 01:36:54,600 --> 01:36:56,320 Speaker 1: player here the last four years and has a lot 1834 01:36:56,320 --> 01:36:58,720 Speaker 1: of close friends on this squad. But he's also keeping 1835 01:36:58,760 --> 01:37:01,679 Speaker 1: track of the Arizona Cardinals. That one week I'm looking 1836 01:37:01,680 --> 01:37:03,640 Speaker 1: forward to is when the Cardinals, when the Bills go 1837 01:37:03,680 --> 01:37:05,280 Speaker 1: to Arizona to play that game. I want to hear 1838 01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:06,920 Speaker 1: what Zoe has to say about how those teams are 1839 01:37:06,920 --> 01:37:08,880 Speaker 1: going to mention as well. But he's also he's working 1840 01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:11,280 Speaker 1: daily radio out in Arizona, so he's on top of 1841 01:37:11,280 --> 01:37:13,720 Speaker 1: this radio thing and around the NFL just like we are, 1842 01:37:13,720 --> 01:37:15,120 Speaker 1: So we can ask him a number of things that 1843 01:37:15,200 --> 01:37:18,320 Speaker 1: don't have to do with actual this Bill's Rams game. 1844 01:37:18,360 --> 01:37:20,320 Speaker 1: We can also ask him around the NFL too, because 1845 01:37:20,320 --> 01:37:22,040 Speaker 1: they keep track of that as well. While we wait 1846 01:37:22,120 --> 01:37:25,599 Speaker 1: on Zoe, let's take a question from the obl fan 1847 01:37:25,680 --> 01:37:27,840 Speaker 1: mail bag. Steve from Nick t. He says, thus far, 1848 01:37:27,960 --> 01:37:30,800 Speaker 1: we've had a more pass first approach, but do you 1849 01:37:30,840 --> 01:37:32,760 Speaker 1: think the lack of a fullback may hurt us when 1850 01:37:32,800 --> 01:37:34,840 Speaker 1: we need to run more this season? I know we've 1851 01:37:34,880 --> 01:37:37,760 Speaker 1: motioned some tight ends into the backfield at times, but 1852 01:37:37,840 --> 01:37:39,679 Speaker 1: I think the lack of a lead blocker like Pat 1853 01:37:39,720 --> 01:37:41,519 Speaker 1: DeMarco might limit us a bit. What do you think 1854 01:37:41,520 --> 01:37:44,240 Speaker 1: about that? That doesn't bother me. It doesn't bother me either, No, 1855 01:37:44,280 --> 01:37:47,000 Speaker 1: not at all. They kept the roster the way they 1856 01:37:47,000 --> 01:37:49,400 Speaker 1: wanted it for a big for a reason. Now, Pat 1857 01:37:49,439 --> 01:37:51,280 Speaker 1: DeMarco is a good player, loved him. He's a great 1858 01:37:51,360 --> 01:37:53,840 Speaker 1: leader as well, but they wouldn't move on to him 1859 01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:59,120 Speaker 1: if they didn't have a plan to be better going forward. So, 1860 01:37:59,280 --> 01:38:03,759 Speaker 1: whether it's that means Gilliam moving up into the backfield, Knox, 1861 01:38:04,320 --> 01:38:08,080 Speaker 1: Lee Smith, name it, or whoever, or with the twenty two, 1862 01:38:08,360 --> 01:38:12,120 Speaker 1: with the twelve personnel or twenty one personnel, with Singletary 1863 01:38:12,160 --> 01:38:14,240 Speaker 1: and Moss in the backfield, or what have you, So 1864 01:38:14,640 --> 01:38:17,600 Speaker 1: that doesn't bother me at all. A lade blockers, a 1865 01:38:17,680 --> 01:38:19,720 Speaker 1: lead blocker, A lot of football players have done that 1866 01:38:19,760 --> 01:38:21,400 Speaker 1: in the past. Even if it ends up that they 1867 01:38:21,439 --> 01:38:25,040 Speaker 1: put Evan Bam in the backfield as a fullback, they're 1868 01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:28,000 Speaker 1: going to be fine in that reard. Yeah, And I 1869 01:38:28,040 --> 01:38:30,080 Speaker 1: don't think that's what they are anymore. I think they're 1870 01:38:30,120 --> 01:38:33,240 Speaker 1: a ten and eleven personnel football team, not a twelve 1871 01:38:33,320 --> 01:38:36,120 Speaker 1: and twenty one personnel football team. They're just not That's 1872 01:38:36,120 --> 01:38:38,000 Speaker 1: just not who they are anymore. All Right, I think 1873 01:38:38,000 --> 01:38:40,240 Speaker 1: we have Lorenzo back on the line and ready to 1874 01:38:40,320 --> 01:38:43,320 Speaker 1: roll now with the lowdown. Lorenzo, are you there? Do 1875 01:38:43,400 --> 01:38:45,200 Speaker 1: we need to hook up? Two cans with a piece 1876 01:38:45,280 --> 01:38:50,760 Speaker 1: of string. Oh no, apparently we do. I'm still not 1877 01:38:50,880 --> 01:38:54,240 Speaker 1: hearing him. All right, We'll let the guys on the 1878 01:38:54,240 --> 01:38:56,920 Speaker 1: other side, who are much more technically savvy than us, 1879 01:38:57,040 --> 01:38:59,240 Speaker 1: figure that out, and we will continue with the fanmail 1880 01:38:59,280 --> 01:39:03,400 Speaker 1: bag as Tiffany asks with Jalen Ramsey, most likely covering 1881 01:39:03,400 --> 01:39:06,920 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs on Sunday, how many catches, yards touchdowns do 1882 01:39:06,960 --> 01:39:09,920 Speaker 1: you think he'll have? I'm going with seven for one 1883 01:39:09,920 --> 01:39:14,599 Speaker 1: oh five and a t D. That's ambitious, right. If 1884 01:39:14,680 --> 01:39:17,719 Speaker 1: that's a little ambitious, Diggs gonna step on Jalen's throat? 1885 01:39:18,680 --> 01:39:21,679 Speaker 1: Would I would tend to think that Diggs is still 1886 01:39:21,720 --> 01:39:23,760 Speaker 1: going to make some plays. I just don't know if 1887 01:39:23,800 --> 01:39:26,160 Speaker 1: he's going to make quite as many as he has 1888 01:39:26,200 --> 01:39:29,719 Speaker 1: each of the last two weeks. What's your take on that? Because, 1889 01:39:29,720 --> 01:39:32,599 Speaker 1: I mean, you went against a week secondary in Week one, 1890 01:39:33,040 --> 01:39:35,559 Speaker 1: you played against a rookie playing in his second career 1891 01:39:35,600 --> 01:39:37,840 Speaker 1: game in Week two with no pass rush, and now 1892 01:39:37,880 --> 01:39:41,040 Speaker 1: you're going with arguably one of the top two corners 1893 01:39:41,040 --> 01:39:44,800 Speaker 1: in football. Yeah, I'm thinking four or five catches maybe, Like, 1894 01:39:45,439 --> 01:39:48,160 Speaker 1: I don't think he'll get shut out nobody, but having 1895 01:39:48,320 --> 01:39:50,760 Speaker 1: the two games the two games he had to begin 1896 01:39:50,840 --> 01:39:53,680 Speaker 1: the season. We're monster games in my opinion. I mean 1897 01:39:53,760 --> 01:39:56,080 Speaker 1: tons of catches, a couple of tough catches, and they 1898 01:39:56,160 --> 01:39:59,040 Speaker 1: targeted him a ton. I don't know that that'll continue 1899 01:39:59,560 --> 01:40:03,680 Speaker 1: against a Rams defense that is better suited to stopping him. So, 1900 01:40:04,960 --> 01:40:06,559 Speaker 1: like I said, I don't think he'll get shut out, 1901 01:40:06,800 --> 01:40:09,080 Speaker 1: but I think you know you can look for this 1902 01:40:09,120 --> 01:40:11,800 Speaker 1: is that's why you're bringing the guy in here. Cole 1903 01:40:11,880 --> 01:40:14,200 Speaker 1: Beasley and John Brown may have big games this week 1904 01:40:14,320 --> 01:40:17,280 Speaker 1: because Jalen Ramsey takes Steph Digs out of the mix. 1905 01:40:17,360 --> 01:40:22,679 Speaker 1: I'm sure Jaylen Ramsey's gonna have some success at least 1906 01:40:23,160 --> 01:40:26,559 Speaker 1: against this Bill's offense and Josh Allen the passing game, 1907 01:40:26,960 --> 01:40:28,920 Speaker 1: but that doesn't mean he's you know, he's going to 1908 01:40:29,040 --> 01:40:31,000 Speaker 1: dominate the game. I have a hard time seeing him 1909 01:40:31,000 --> 01:40:32,759 Speaker 1: do that because he can't cover all three of those guys. 1910 01:40:32,840 --> 01:40:36,200 Speaker 1: So I think this is a bigger test for the 1911 01:40:36,200 --> 01:40:39,519 Speaker 1: Bills offense. It's a bigger test for their offensive line, 1912 01:40:39,720 --> 01:40:42,800 Speaker 1: their passing game, their running game. This is gonna be 1913 01:40:42,840 --> 01:40:45,880 Speaker 1: a rough game for the Bills. Their offense is going 1914 01:40:45,960 --> 01:40:48,680 Speaker 1: to be tested. We saw him in the first two 1915 01:40:48,720 --> 01:40:52,680 Speaker 1: weeks control a lesser opponent two of them, and they 1916 01:40:52,680 --> 01:40:56,200 Speaker 1: didn't play their best football at all and still control 1917 01:40:56,240 --> 01:40:58,840 Speaker 1: those games pretty well, and that's why those games ended 1918 01:40:58,920 --> 01:41:01,160 Speaker 1: up being one point games, or I mean a one 1919 01:41:01,200 --> 01:41:04,160 Speaker 1: possession games at the end of them. So if the 1920 01:41:04,200 --> 01:41:07,320 Speaker 1: Bills can hit on all cylinders, they're more than a 1921 01:41:07,360 --> 01:41:10,600 Speaker 1: match for this defense. But we haven't seen him do 1922 01:41:10,640 --> 01:41:14,240 Speaker 1: that yet. Right from Jack A on the obl fan 1923 01:41:14,320 --> 01:41:16,479 Speaker 1: mail bag, will the Bills have Trey White follow a 1924 01:41:16,600 --> 01:41:19,679 Speaker 1: particular RAMS wide receiver, will be that Cup or Woods? 1925 01:41:20,080 --> 01:41:22,400 Speaker 1: Or will they play more zone to try and show 1926 01:41:22,840 --> 01:41:25,720 Speaker 1: Golf different looks to hopefully by some time for the 1927 01:41:25,760 --> 01:41:28,719 Speaker 1: pass rush to get home. How do they neutralize Higbee? 1928 01:41:28,720 --> 01:41:31,679 Speaker 1: Our defense against tight ends look real shaky against the Kisiki. Well, 1929 01:41:31,880 --> 01:41:34,479 Speaker 1: I think we've already addressed the tight end question. If 1930 01:41:34,520 --> 01:41:37,280 Speaker 1: Matt Malone can play, that will go a long way 1931 01:41:37,320 --> 01:41:41,639 Speaker 1: to solving tight end coverage issues. As for Trey White, 1932 01:41:41,680 --> 01:41:44,439 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's gonna follow anybody. They've got 1933 01:41:44,479 --> 01:41:49,880 Speaker 1: good receivers across the board. The Cup is probably the 1934 01:41:49,920 --> 01:41:53,520 Speaker 1: best technician of that group. None of them are Burners, 1935 01:41:54,160 --> 01:41:56,720 Speaker 1: so I don't expect to see Trey White moving into 1936 01:41:56,720 --> 01:42:00,240 Speaker 1: the slot to cover Cooper Cup. I would imagine there 1937 01:42:00,240 --> 01:42:03,120 Speaker 1: will be some defensive calls where Trey White would follow somebody, 1938 01:42:03,560 --> 01:42:06,040 Speaker 1: but there are other defensive calls, and I think they'll 1939 01:42:06,200 --> 01:42:08,000 Speaker 1: play as much zone as they do Man. I think 1940 01:42:08,000 --> 01:42:10,240 Speaker 1: it'll be they'll play both of those. When they go 1941 01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:13,360 Speaker 1: to man, they may have a guy that Tradavious White 1942 01:42:13,360 --> 01:42:15,599 Speaker 1: follows around, other than that they probably won't, or there 1943 01:42:15,640 --> 01:42:19,160 Speaker 1: may be just one package of one personnel package that 1944 01:42:19,200 --> 01:42:22,840 Speaker 1: they see from the rams that when they get it, yeah, okay, Trey, 1945 01:42:22,960 --> 01:42:25,479 Speaker 1: you line up on this guy in this package on 1946 01:42:25,520 --> 01:42:28,680 Speaker 1: these defensive calls. But I don't think it'll be all day, 1947 01:42:28,760 --> 01:42:31,880 Speaker 1: all day long, every play, all right, three times a charm. 1948 01:42:32,040 --> 01:42:35,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna try to bring in Lorenzo Alexander. Now for 1949 01:42:35,360 --> 01:42:38,639 Speaker 1: the lowdowns. Zoe, move your mouth and let me oh, 1950 01:42:38,720 --> 01:42:41,200 Speaker 1: there's there's an audio. Look at that he's moving his 1951 01:42:41,240 --> 01:42:44,360 Speaker 1: mouth and I can hear him. Amazing Zo. This has 1952 01:42:44,400 --> 01:42:47,040 Speaker 1: happened to me at least twice in the seven months 1953 01:42:47,040 --> 01:42:49,880 Speaker 1: that we've all been living. You know, it's always something 1954 01:42:49,960 --> 01:42:51,880 Speaker 1: when it's when you're trying to work with this zoom 1955 01:42:51,960 --> 01:42:56,280 Speaker 1: technology or FaceTime or Skype. You got earpieces and all 1956 01:42:56,320 --> 01:42:58,240 Speaker 1: the stuff. I whope much stuffy can go wrong. Yeah, 1957 01:42:58,240 --> 01:43:00,240 Speaker 1: it's all right. So we've got you now. And the 1958 01:43:00,240 --> 01:43:04,360 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to start with here, Lorenzo, is how 1959 01:43:04,880 --> 01:43:07,439 Speaker 1: different And I know it's only a two game sample 1960 01:43:07,520 --> 01:43:10,920 Speaker 1: so far for this Bill's offense, but if you take 1961 01:43:10,960 --> 01:43:15,760 Speaker 1: a look at the offense that you played alongside your 1962 01:43:15,800 --> 01:43:19,080 Speaker 1: first couple of years here in Buffalo, ground and pound 1963 01:43:19,560 --> 01:43:22,439 Speaker 1: shady running the ball a ton, you know, just throwing 1964 01:43:22,520 --> 01:43:24,639 Speaker 1: it kind of here and there to balance out the offense. 1965 01:43:24,720 --> 01:43:26,839 Speaker 1: And now you look at what we were seeing now 1966 01:43:27,439 --> 01:43:31,040 Speaker 1: with eleven and ten personnel like ninety five percent of 1967 01:43:31,080 --> 01:43:34,479 Speaker 1: the time and Josh throwing it all over the yard. 1968 01:43:35,240 --> 01:43:40,280 Speaker 1: Talk to me about the stark contrast in philosophy now 1969 01:43:40,360 --> 01:43:43,120 Speaker 1: and the confidence that Brian Dable has in giving Josh 1970 01:43:43,160 --> 01:43:46,280 Speaker 1: Allen the keys to the car. Well, I think a 1971 01:43:46,320 --> 01:43:48,240 Speaker 1: couple of things have changed, you know. Obviously this is 1972 01:43:48,520 --> 01:43:50,400 Speaker 1: the third year for Josh. He's definitely growing as the 1973 01:43:50,479 --> 01:43:53,880 Speaker 1: quarterback and wants to continue to development. But also his 1974 01:43:54,040 --> 01:43:57,040 Speaker 1: personnel has changed. I mean, he didn't have a Stefan Dix, 1975 01:43:57,080 --> 01:43:59,040 Speaker 1: he didn't have a John Brown, he didn't have a 1976 01:43:59,120 --> 01:44:03,080 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley or Dawson Knox. In his first year, and 1977 01:44:03,120 --> 01:44:05,880 Speaker 1: so as your personnel changes, the way your attack teams 1978 01:44:06,000 --> 01:44:08,840 Speaker 1: changes as well, because you want your stars on the 1979 01:44:08,880 --> 01:44:11,880 Speaker 1: field and off the play action as well as a 1980 01:44:11,960 --> 01:44:14,559 Speaker 1: drop back. Probably the biggest difference as we're seeing right here, 1981 01:44:14,880 --> 01:44:17,599 Speaker 1: are the chunk plays, the plays that are going down 1982 01:44:17,680 --> 01:44:23,680 Speaker 1: the field, you know, fifty fifty yards, forty yards for 1983 01:44:23,800 --> 01:44:26,439 Speaker 1: touchdowns and putting a significant amount of points on the board. 1984 01:44:26,880 --> 01:44:28,719 Speaker 1: And so those are the things that are changing because 1985 01:44:28,720 --> 01:44:31,240 Speaker 1: now you have to defend the entire field as an 1986 01:44:31,280 --> 01:44:33,760 Speaker 1: opposing defense, which is hard to do when you think 1987 01:44:33,760 --> 01:44:36,400 Speaker 1: about all the weapons are just named, including the running 1988 01:44:36,400 --> 01:44:40,080 Speaker 1: backs singletary obviously Zach moosts to be out this week 1989 01:44:40,520 --> 01:44:42,120 Speaker 1: and what they've been able to do in but we 1990 01:44:42,160 --> 01:44:44,040 Speaker 1: need to see my man, Isaiah McKenzie makeing a lot 1991 01:44:44,080 --> 01:44:46,479 Speaker 1: of players down the field too. So it's very it's fun, 1992 01:44:47,680 --> 01:44:50,120 Speaker 1: you know, as a former player watching his offense the 1993 01:44:50,160 --> 01:44:52,400 Speaker 1: growth has had and seeing a lot of the explosion 1994 01:44:52,439 --> 01:44:54,800 Speaker 1: plays has had down the field. And the scary part 1995 01:44:54,840 --> 01:44:56,880 Speaker 1: about it, if you go back and watch the Miami game, 1996 01:44:57,360 --> 01:44:59,679 Speaker 1: there still plays out there the half. There's a couple 1997 01:44:59,680 --> 01:45:02,479 Speaker 1: of times times where you know, just a lack of 1998 01:45:02,560 --> 01:45:05,400 Speaker 1: execution where they could have probably had two or three 1999 01:45:05,439 --> 01:45:10,200 Speaker 1: more forty plus tight touchdowns. Yeah, and you know, you 2000 01:45:10,200 --> 01:45:12,439 Speaker 1: look back at that Miami Dolphins game. The Bills did 2001 01:45:12,479 --> 01:45:15,120 Speaker 1: play well offensively, Josh was throwing the football well, you 2002 01:45:15,160 --> 01:45:18,439 Speaker 1: didn't get much pressure. The Dolphins couldn't get after him 2003 01:45:18,439 --> 01:45:22,400 Speaker 1: in the pocket. But also the defense was without Tremaine 2004 01:45:22,479 --> 01:45:25,880 Speaker 1: Edmonds and Matt Milano. Can you describe, as a guy 2005 01:45:25,880 --> 01:45:27,800 Speaker 1: that was just hitting that defense last year what that 2006 01:45:27,880 --> 01:45:31,720 Speaker 1: meant to those guys out there trying to defend the Dolphins. Um. 2007 01:45:31,760 --> 01:45:35,519 Speaker 1: Obviously it's a challenge, but it's nothing that that defense 2008 01:45:35,560 --> 01:45:38,040 Speaker 1: hasn't been prepared for. You don't like to see it, 2009 01:45:38,040 --> 01:45:40,320 Speaker 1: but those guys have both been out over the last 2010 01:45:40,320 --> 01:45:41,920 Speaker 1: couple of years a couple of times, and I think 2011 01:45:41,920 --> 01:45:44,559 Speaker 1: this defense was prepared to play without their absence, and 2012 01:45:44,600 --> 01:45:46,759 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to do that. It's a long NFL 2013 01:45:46,840 --> 01:45:48,519 Speaker 1: season and guys are going to get hurt of different 2014 01:45:48,560 --> 01:45:50,080 Speaker 1: parts in times, and so it was good that it 2015 01:45:50,120 --> 01:45:52,280 Speaker 1: happened now or during the season and you see a 2016 01:45:52,320 --> 01:45:55,160 Speaker 1: guy like Tyrrell Dodson come in and not really miss 2017 01:45:55,240 --> 01:45:58,559 Speaker 1: a beat. We're the players that Tremaine would have made 2018 01:45:58,560 --> 01:46:01,200 Speaker 1: that he didn't guess but made a six five long 2019 01:46:01,240 --> 01:46:03,439 Speaker 1: and some of those RPOs that we saw tremain may 2020 01:46:03,479 --> 01:46:05,599 Speaker 1: have been able to effect those passes with his length. 2021 01:46:06,000 --> 01:46:08,320 Speaker 1: But I thought Tyrell did a great job running sideline, 2022 01:46:08,400 --> 01:46:12,120 Speaker 1: the sideline being very disruptive. It looked like he had 2023 01:46:12,160 --> 01:46:15,160 Speaker 1: a fairly clean game as far as getting guys lined 2024 01:46:15,240 --> 01:46:18,000 Speaker 1: up and making checks. You didn't you didn't see a 2025 01:46:18,040 --> 01:46:20,360 Speaker 1: lot of defensive alignment turned around looking at him like 2026 01:46:20,400 --> 01:46:24,360 Speaker 1: what's going on. He was very adamant demonstrative as far 2027 01:46:24,400 --> 01:46:27,600 Speaker 1: as setting calls, and he was around, flying around and 2028 01:46:27,640 --> 01:46:30,000 Speaker 1: hidden folks. And on top of that, he was on 2029 01:46:30,080 --> 01:46:34,160 Speaker 1: punk coverage, going down, covering kicks um as a guard. 2030 01:46:34,320 --> 01:46:37,040 Speaker 1: And so he did a very good job I think, 2031 01:46:37,560 --> 01:46:40,280 Speaker 1: all the way around, from start to finish. But hopefully 2032 01:46:40,280 --> 01:46:42,080 Speaker 1: we're able to get you know, Treman and Matt back 2033 01:46:42,200 --> 01:46:44,320 Speaker 1: is a su important time. But one thing that coach 2034 01:46:44,439 --> 01:46:47,240 Speaker 1: can now rely on is that Tyrrell is ready to 2035 01:46:47,320 --> 01:46:50,240 Speaker 1: be inserted and used, and hopefully he starts getting a 2036 01:46:50,240 --> 01:46:52,639 Speaker 1: little bit of some plays, maybe in some packages where 2037 01:46:52,760 --> 01:46:54,840 Speaker 1: when guys get tired or they feel that he can 2038 01:46:54,960 --> 01:46:58,200 Speaker 1: using versus certain teams when they want a game plan 2039 01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:02,519 Speaker 1: against what about you know, we've We've had some fans 2040 01:47:02,520 --> 01:47:05,040 Speaker 1: express some concerns. They see the Tyler here we has 2041 01:47:05,040 --> 01:47:07,880 Speaker 1: three touchdowns last week against the Eagles. They see what 2042 01:47:07,960 --> 01:47:11,120 Speaker 1: minke Kaski did to the Bills last week from the 2043 01:47:11,160 --> 01:47:15,400 Speaker 1: tight end position. If Milano can play on Sunday, how 2044 01:47:15,479 --> 01:47:20,080 Speaker 1: much does that help with, you know, neutralizing the tight 2045 01:47:20,200 --> 01:47:23,519 Speaker 1: end in the opposing offense, knowing how much he's often 2046 01:47:23,560 --> 01:47:26,920 Speaker 1: deployed to cover those tight ends. Um, I think it 2047 01:47:26,920 --> 01:47:28,479 Speaker 1: helps out a lot. I think, I mean, when you 2048 01:47:28,520 --> 01:47:31,439 Speaker 1: think about Tremaine and Matt, just the way that they cover, 2049 01:47:31,560 --> 01:47:34,200 Speaker 1: they do it differently. I think Matt is obviously a better, 2050 01:47:34,320 --> 01:47:37,160 Speaker 1: like one on one cover guy, but but Tremaine is 2051 01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:39,680 Speaker 1: longer and so he assert those guys not on do 2052 01:47:39,720 --> 01:47:43,400 Speaker 1: they have experience as far as playing they have, They've 2053 01:47:43,400 --> 01:47:47,160 Speaker 1: developed and from that experience techniques different ways they can 2054 01:47:47,200 --> 01:47:51,439 Speaker 1: affect the past, whether it's you know, being physical. They 2055 01:47:51,479 --> 01:47:53,240 Speaker 1: just have a lot of confidence in who they are, 2056 01:47:53,280 --> 01:47:54,760 Speaker 1: what they're trying to do. And so when you put 2057 01:47:54,760 --> 01:47:56,960 Speaker 1: the guys back on the field like a Matt and 2058 01:47:57,000 --> 01:47:59,040 Speaker 1: Tremaine is definitely going to help be able to garner 2059 01:47:59,120 --> 01:48:01,680 Speaker 1: some of that. But at the end, of the day. 2060 01:48:01,680 --> 01:48:03,360 Speaker 1: You have to have guys step up. I mean some 2061 01:48:03,439 --> 01:48:07,639 Speaker 1: of those catches Gnseki had was on safeties and dbs 2062 01:48:07,680 --> 01:48:09,439 Speaker 1: and so they have to play better. And I think 2063 01:48:09,479 --> 01:48:12,000 Speaker 1: that's one of the things, especially in the passing game, 2064 01:48:13,240 --> 01:48:15,320 Speaker 1: that we can no longer give up these big chunk 2065 01:48:15,400 --> 01:48:20,040 Speaker 1: plays because once you start playing better better teams from 2066 01:48:20,080 --> 01:48:22,719 Speaker 1: top to bottom, those are the type of things that 2067 01:48:23,040 --> 01:48:26,719 Speaker 1: end up beating you and you can't overcome as a defense, 2068 01:48:26,960 --> 01:48:29,840 Speaker 1: and especially in this defense where it's built off of, 2069 01:48:30,400 --> 01:48:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, making offenses earn it, you know, taking five 2070 01:48:33,560 --> 01:48:36,360 Speaker 1: yards here, but not giving up the big play, because 2071 01:48:36,400 --> 01:48:39,360 Speaker 1: most offenses don't want to do that. That is almost 2072 01:48:39,360 --> 01:48:43,040 Speaker 1: one of you know seein in this defense when you 2073 01:48:43,080 --> 01:48:44,840 Speaker 1: give up chunkyards. So I think that's one place that 2074 01:48:44,880 --> 01:48:48,200 Speaker 1: we need to improve on the back end. And obviously 2075 01:48:48,240 --> 01:48:51,639 Speaker 1: pressure and getting after the quarterback helps with that as well. 2076 01:48:52,479 --> 01:48:54,599 Speaker 1: What is one thing I know it's only two weeks, 2077 01:48:54,640 --> 01:48:56,920 Speaker 1: but what has surprised you the most about the Bill's 2078 01:48:57,000 --> 01:48:59,439 Speaker 1: offense and Josh Allen the way he's thrown it around. 2079 01:48:59,720 --> 01:49:03,640 Speaker 1: What has looked different to you this year? What it 2080 01:49:03,800 --> 01:49:05,840 Speaker 1: looked different? You know what? I think Josh has really 2081 01:49:05,840 --> 01:49:07,519 Speaker 1: working on his accuracy. I mean, I think when you 2082 01:49:07,520 --> 01:49:09,880 Speaker 1: look at it, you can still say he's missing some throws, 2083 01:49:09,880 --> 01:49:12,519 Speaker 1: but I think he's definitely grown in that area as 2084 01:49:12,520 --> 01:49:14,559 Speaker 1: far as still be able to find guys down the field, 2085 01:49:14,600 --> 01:49:16,920 Speaker 1: leading guys, making some big plays with his arms, and 2086 01:49:17,000 --> 01:49:20,040 Speaker 1: being more consistent at it. And you know, David has 2087 01:49:20,080 --> 01:49:23,120 Speaker 1: definitely entrusted him more with it. A lot of that 2088 01:49:23,120 --> 01:49:25,120 Speaker 1: comes with the trust and his growth, and so that's 2089 01:49:25,120 --> 01:49:28,559 Speaker 1: been very surprising. And then the points that they're putting up. 2090 01:49:28,600 --> 01:49:30,879 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I don't think we ever had 2091 01:49:31,080 --> 01:49:33,680 Speaker 1: thirty point games, maybe maybe once in a while, but 2092 01:49:33,720 --> 01:49:35,960 Speaker 1: it seems like it's coming in. Is every week now 2093 01:49:36,240 --> 01:49:38,519 Speaker 1: you're banging on him as a defense to put up 2094 01:49:38,520 --> 01:49:41,160 Speaker 1: some points and win games offensively, versus last year where 2095 01:49:41,160 --> 01:49:43,160 Speaker 1: it was more laid by the defense and what they did. 2096 01:49:43,640 --> 01:49:46,040 Speaker 1: But thank goodness, they're playing at that high level right 2097 01:49:46,040 --> 01:49:48,160 Speaker 1: now offensively to give time to defense to kind of 2098 01:49:48,160 --> 01:49:50,320 Speaker 1: show up some things and get and get going on 2099 01:49:50,320 --> 01:49:52,080 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. The last one that I 2100 01:49:52,120 --> 01:49:54,840 Speaker 1: have for you before we get to your three lowdowns 2101 01:49:54,880 --> 01:49:59,640 Speaker 1: here the eye discipline that the Bills are gonna need 2102 01:49:59,680 --> 01:50:03,439 Speaker 1: to have defensively this week with the way with all 2103 01:50:03,479 --> 01:50:06,320 Speaker 1: of the pre snap motion, the way they try to 2104 01:50:06,439 --> 01:50:11,360 Speaker 1: get defenses to look in the wrong places for the ball. 2105 01:50:12,760 --> 01:50:15,320 Speaker 1: Is there another team that's even close to comparable to 2106 01:50:15,439 --> 01:50:18,280 Speaker 1: the to the myriad of ways that the Rams seem 2107 01:50:18,360 --> 01:50:20,400 Speaker 1: to do this and do it at top speed to 2108 01:50:20,479 --> 01:50:23,920 Speaker 1: really kind of get people looking in the wrong places. Yeah, 2109 01:50:23,920 --> 01:50:26,479 Speaker 1: they may do it the most, but you know, when 2110 01:50:26,479 --> 01:50:29,559 Speaker 1: I see this, my mind always goes back to New 2111 01:50:29,680 --> 01:50:32,439 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints in twenty seventeen when we when we first 2112 01:50:32,439 --> 01:50:36,840 Speaker 1: saw this off those jet motions relays and and having 2113 01:50:36,880 --> 01:50:38,920 Speaker 1: a breeze and the boys run twenty two times and 2114 01:50:39,040 --> 01:50:41,000 Speaker 1: run it right down the throat because we were misfitting 2115 01:50:41,040 --> 01:50:43,640 Speaker 1: gaps and just couldn't get anybody on the ground. Yeah, 2116 01:50:43,680 --> 01:50:46,559 Speaker 1: but since then, we've seen this, you know, when I 2117 01:50:46,640 --> 01:50:48,840 Speaker 1: was there the last couple of years, and you know, 2118 01:50:49,120 --> 01:50:52,479 Speaker 1: just seeing it on a more frequent matter, and because 2119 01:50:52,479 --> 01:50:54,960 Speaker 1: it isn't copycat league, and because of that, in our 2120 01:50:55,000 --> 01:50:59,360 Speaker 1: offense has a lot of this too. We've we've gotten 2121 01:50:59,360 --> 01:51:01,600 Speaker 1: a lot of reps at it from a defensive standpoint, 2122 01:51:01,960 --> 01:51:04,080 Speaker 1: and so your main man and the other linebackers that 2123 01:51:04,080 --> 01:51:05,760 Speaker 1: are being inserted, as well as the back in and 2124 01:51:05,800 --> 01:51:08,000 Speaker 1: the safeties have to be included in this two. When 2125 01:51:08,000 --> 01:51:10,719 Speaker 1: you have a jet motion, when a receiver runs behind 2126 01:51:10,720 --> 01:51:12,600 Speaker 1: the line really fast, looking like they may handle the 2127 01:51:12,640 --> 01:51:15,000 Speaker 1: ball off to them, how are you going to fall back? 2128 01:51:15,640 --> 01:51:17,760 Speaker 1: Is it man covers whether the nickel or somebody may 2129 01:51:17,840 --> 01:51:21,000 Speaker 1: chase him? Is it? Is it zone coverage where you're 2130 01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:23,400 Speaker 1: going to now bump it. You have to be on 2131 01:51:23,400 --> 01:51:25,280 Speaker 1: the same page. You understand where you're atting. I think 2132 01:51:25,320 --> 01:51:28,160 Speaker 1: that communication and those reps are helping that matter. And 2133 01:51:28,200 --> 01:51:30,720 Speaker 1: then understanding, you know, if the tight end also going 2134 01:51:30,760 --> 01:51:33,920 Speaker 1: behind the line, so you have to fall back as linebackers, 2135 01:51:33,960 --> 01:51:37,960 Speaker 1: but understanding that because it's a zone scheme, your gap 2136 01:51:38,160 --> 01:51:39,840 Speaker 1: is coming to you, so you don't have to fall 2137 01:51:39,840 --> 01:51:42,120 Speaker 1: back too far. Because if you watch film with the rams, 2138 01:51:42,760 --> 01:51:45,200 Speaker 1: most of the runs come because guys aren't in their 2139 01:51:45,200 --> 01:51:47,280 Speaker 1: gap or they overrun their gap, and then you have 2140 01:51:47,320 --> 01:51:49,479 Speaker 1: two guys in one and the running back is they're 2141 01:51:49,479 --> 01:51:51,760 Speaker 1: just too good as league. They're gonna find that vacant gap, 2142 01:51:52,320 --> 01:51:55,320 Speaker 1: and so guys just have to be really patient with 2143 01:51:55,360 --> 01:51:58,519 Speaker 1: their eyes, patient with their feet, and then once they 2144 01:51:58,520 --> 01:52:01,040 Speaker 1: figure out where they gotta go, come down here full 2145 01:52:01,120 --> 01:52:05,120 Speaker 1: force and really be stifling at the line of scrimmage 2146 01:52:05,120 --> 01:52:07,240 Speaker 1: and if the guy's getting two yards, that's cool, but 2147 01:52:07,360 --> 01:52:09,559 Speaker 1: don't don't try to do too much where you may 2148 01:52:09,600 --> 01:52:13,080 Speaker 1: give up a ten or fifteen yard explosure run because 2149 01:52:13,120 --> 01:52:15,840 Speaker 1: you were too aggressive, too quick with your movements, and 2150 01:52:15,880 --> 01:52:18,360 Speaker 1: then you end up in somebody else's gape. One thing 2151 01:52:18,439 --> 01:52:21,360 Speaker 1: real quick that I noticed at practice this week, Zough 2152 01:52:21,760 --> 01:52:26,519 Speaker 1: is Bob Babbage would have his linebackers turn their back 2153 01:52:26,560 --> 01:52:30,080 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage and run, you know, like 2154 01:52:30,120 --> 01:52:33,080 Speaker 1: a play, and at the snap he would let them 2155 01:52:33,120 --> 01:52:36,360 Speaker 1: turn around and see what the offense is doing. Can 2156 01:52:36,400 --> 01:52:42,800 Speaker 1: you just explain the the meaning behind that coaching technique. 2157 01:52:42,800 --> 01:52:45,000 Speaker 1: I'm guessing you're trying to give them as little time 2158 01:52:45,040 --> 01:52:48,559 Speaker 1: as possible to improve their recognition skills that much quicker 2159 01:52:48,680 --> 01:52:51,559 Speaker 1: or right your your your eyes are important. So if 2160 01:52:51,560 --> 01:52:54,959 Speaker 1: I see people break the huddle, you feel more confident 2161 01:52:55,439 --> 01:52:58,000 Speaker 1: and what you want to call the clothes call getting 2162 01:52:58,040 --> 01:53:00,080 Speaker 1: things set up and with the temple that this his 2163 01:53:00,160 --> 01:53:02,920 Speaker 1: team and offers can give you. It's hard to simulate that, 2164 01:53:03,000 --> 01:53:05,200 Speaker 1: so you turn you back to it, you create that 2165 01:53:05,320 --> 01:53:07,599 Speaker 1: anxiety because I'm pretty sure if you watch long enough, 2166 01:53:07,600 --> 01:53:11,080 Speaker 1: you see guys trying to peeky to turn around. As 2167 01:53:11,120 --> 01:53:13,320 Speaker 1: soon as you turn around and they lined up. Okay, 2168 01:53:13,360 --> 01:53:14,760 Speaker 1: now I gotta get the close call. I gotta make 2169 01:53:14,800 --> 01:53:16,960 Speaker 1: your guys lined up. We may have a check and 2170 01:53:17,080 --> 01:53:18,880 Speaker 1: we may have a blitz one. So all those things 2171 01:53:18,920 --> 01:53:20,519 Speaker 1: are going through your mind, and so you try to 2172 01:53:21,560 --> 01:53:25,439 Speaker 1: artificially create the atmosphere that can possibly happen in the game. 2173 01:53:25,479 --> 01:53:28,920 Speaker 1: So when it happens, you've been there. You're gonna be calm, collective, 2174 01:53:29,160 --> 01:53:31,839 Speaker 1: get you, You're gonna communicate, and if all else fails, 2175 01:53:32,320 --> 01:53:34,680 Speaker 1: you're gonna least go to your default call, make a 2176 01:53:34,720 --> 01:53:37,519 Speaker 1: close call, and get through the dam Yeah, okay, cool, 2177 01:53:37,680 --> 01:53:40,760 Speaker 1: all right, low down time number one for Rams Bills. 2178 01:53:40,800 --> 01:53:45,000 Speaker 1: Well you got this. Well, don't allow Aaron Donald obviously 2179 01:53:45,040 --> 01:53:48,639 Speaker 1: direct this game. He's a you know, a previous defensive MVP, 2180 01:53:48,760 --> 01:53:49,920 Speaker 1: and we all know what he's able to do at 2181 01:53:49,920 --> 01:53:52,200 Speaker 1: the point of attack, where's rushing the passer or playing 2182 01:53:52,200 --> 01:53:54,360 Speaker 1: the run. And so this is gonna be a big week. 2183 01:53:54,400 --> 01:53:56,320 Speaker 1: And we've already heard him saying he's gonna have to 2184 01:53:56,360 --> 01:53:58,880 Speaker 1: bring that big boy pass this week because I had 2185 01:53:58,880 --> 01:54:00,960 Speaker 1: a chance to watch the Philly game and he did 2186 01:54:00,960 --> 01:54:03,320 Speaker 1: his thing. But the fitting line guy after him too. 2187 01:54:03,360 --> 01:54:05,320 Speaker 1: And I, but I really like our guys much better. 2188 01:54:05,320 --> 01:54:07,880 Speaker 1: I like Spaying Morris and Winners as well as four. 2189 01:54:08,040 --> 01:54:10,240 Speaker 1: They kind of rotate there in the guard position, at 2190 01:54:10,280 --> 01:54:12,479 Speaker 1: least they did last week, and so I'm interested to 2191 01:54:12,479 --> 01:54:16,479 Speaker 1: see how they come and really dominate him, keep him 2192 01:54:16,520 --> 01:54:20,120 Speaker 1: off of schedule, not allowing him to really just create havoc, 2193 01:54:20,400 --> 01:54:22,760 Speaker 1: but at the same time making sure that you don't 2194 01:54:22,840 --> 01:54:24,880 Speaker 1: let other guys because sometimes you fok with so much 2195 01:54:24,880 --> 01:54:27,040 Speaker 1: on one guy, which you have to do in this case, 2196 01:54:27,240 --> 01:54:29,479 Speaker 1: that you allow other guys to make play. So really 2197 01:54:29,520 --> 01:54:32,720 Speaker 1: winning the game up front, but especially with Aaron Donald. Yeah, 2198 01:54:32,720 --> 01:54:36,200 Speaker 1: it's a rare guy that can stand out in a 2199 01:54:36,320 --> 01:54:38,560 Speaker 1: league full of guys that stand out, and Aaron Donald 2200 01:54:38,600 --> 01:54:40,960 Speaker 1: does that. He is It's it's hard to be a 2201 01:54:41,040 --> 01:54:43,800 Speaker 1: game record in a league like the NFL, but he is. 2202 01:54:43,880 --> 01:54:46,120 Speaker 1: So I agree with that when don't let him reckon 2203 01:54:46,440 --> 01:54:49,880 Speaker 1: what's what's slowdown? Number two? Number two. We've talked about 2204 01:54:49,880 --> 01:54:52,960 Speaker 1: this kind of already, but limit the Rams explosive plays. 2205 01:54:53,120 --> 01:54:56,080 Speaker 1: They're probably one of the top league teams in the 2206 01:54:56,160 --> 01:54:58,640 Speaker 1: league with explosive plays, especially in the passing game, and 2207 01:54:58,680 --> 01:55:01,560 Speaker 1: that's something that we have giving too many up this year. 2208 01:55:01,600 --> 01:55:04,160 Speaker 1: I think we've given up seven and at this point 2209 01:55:04,280 --> 01:55:06,840 Speaker 1: are in the year, we should be around three or four. 2210 01:55:07,240 --> 01:55:10,160 Speaker 1: And so it's already too hard to stop offices in 2211 01:55:10,200 --> 01:55:11,840 Speaker 1: this league. And when you give up chunk plays that 2212 01:55:11,920 --> 01:55:14,520 Speaker 1: oftentimes leads two points. And so that's something that we 2213 01:55:14,520 --> 01:55:16,560 Speaker 1: have to shore. Make them earn it, make them earn 2214 01:55:16,600 --> 01:55:18,480 Speaker 1: their way down the field, and I give up these 2215 01:55:18,800 --> 01:55:20,840 Speaker 1: big explosion plays, and if we can do that, I 2216 01:55:20,840 --> 01:55:22,920 Speaker 1: think that'll be a great job and it's gonna help 2217 01:55:23,040 --> 01:55:28,000 Speaker 1: us keeping Jared Golf kind of out of sync because 2218 01:55:28,000 --> 01:55:29,880 Speaker 1: they really rely on those things and a lot of 2219 01:55:29,880 --> 01:55:32,800 Speaker 1: that comes on first and second down, winning, winning there 2220 01:55:32,800 --> 01:55:35,680 Speaker 1: in the run game, as we mentioned, and putting these 2221 01:55:35,680 --> 01:55:38,440 Speaker 1: guys in some third and longer situations so they can't 2222 01:55:38,520 --> 01:55:40,760 Speaker 1: run these boot plays that look like their run players 2223 01:55:40,800 --> 01:55:42,960 Speaker 1: on third and three, third and two. And then he 2224 01:55:43,400 --> 01:55:45,960 Speaker 1: rolls out and has guys running deep overs, much like 2225 01:55:45,960 --> 01:55:49,200 Speaker 1: what we saw Josh ju last week versus Miami and 2226 01:55:49,320 --> 01:55:52,520 Speaker 1: hitting guys Robert Woods a Cooper Cup for these big 2227 01:55:52,600 --> 01:55:56,920 Speaker 1: forty yard games. Yeah, we're watching a receiver swing or 2228 01:55:57,040 --> 01:55:59,240 Speaker 1: screen pass off of a play action boot in the 2229 01:55:59,240 --> 01:56:02,440 Speaker 1: opposite direction, and I mean it's even misdirection after the snap. 2230 01:56:02,440 --> 01:56:04,360 Speaker 1: It's crazy with these guys, yeah, I mean, and they 2231 01:56:04,440 --> 01:56:06,200 Speaker 1: do a good job of it, especially if you allow 2232 01:56:06,280 --> 01:56:09,720 Speaker 1: them to stay on schedule. You know, went on first 2233 01:56:09,720 --> 01:56:13,280 Speaker 1: and second down. All their plays look similar, and so 2234 01:56:13,320 --> 01:56:15,200 Speaker 1: you have to be very disciplined. And if you and 2235 01:56:15,680 --> 01:56:17,960 Speaker 1: and so, you can never really hint on anything versus 2236 01:56:17,960 --> 01:56:19,560 Speaker 1: put him in third and longer where you know he's 2237 01:56:19,560 --> 01:56:22,720 Speaker 1: gonna be in the pocket. Traditionally, taking a snap versus 2238 01:56:22,760 --> 01:56:25,440 Speaker 1: running a boot always run again because we haven't stopped. 2239 01:56:25,480 --> 01:56:28,000 Speaker 1: Oh no, it's not, it's boot. It's boot back. Oh no, 2240 01:56:28,080 --> 01:56:30,240 Speaker 1: it's not. He's throwing a screen back. And they do 2241 01:56:30,320 --> 01:56:32,120 Speaker 1: a really good job of making things look the same. 2242 01:56:32,160 --> 01:56:33,720 Speaker 1: So that's why it's so important that to give up 2243 01:56:33,720 --> 01:56:36,200 Speaker 1: explosion plays. But the only reason why you can really 2244 01:56:36,200 --> 01:56:38,640 Speaker 1: do that at a higher rate is went on first 2245 01:56:38,640 --> 01:56:40,160 Speaker 1: and second down and put them in some third and 2246 01:56:40,200 --> 01:56:42,720 Speaker 1: longer situation. Steve and I have been talking all this 2247 01:56:42,760 --> 01:56:44,880 Speaker 1: week about how this could be like one of those 2248 01:56:44,920 --> 01:56:48,320 Speaker 1: back and forth type games between these two offenses, and 2249 01:56:48,400 --> 01:56:51,080 Speaker 1: that kind of plays into you know, your low down 2250 01:56:51,160 --> 01:56:53,400 Speaker 1: number three, because we were thinking the Bills may want 2251 01:56:53,440 --> 01:56:56,560 Speaker 1: to have a few more possessions in this one. Yeah, 2252 01:56:56,600 --> 01:56:59,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna need them, and we're gonna need some turnovers, 2253 01:56:59,200 --> 01:57:02,600 Speaker 1: some intersect some more strips. We may only have one 2254 01:57:02,720 --> 01:57:04,400 Speaker 1: right now. That happened in the week one and we 2255 01:57:04,520 --> 01:57:07,760 Speaker 1: brought ourselves and obviously winning the turnover battle, but trying 2256 01:57:07,800 --> 01:57:10,640 Speaker 1: to get two. Really want to get three opportunities to 2257 01:57:10,640 --> 01:57:12,919 Speaker 1: get your hands on the ball, whether it's an interception 2258 01:57:13,040 --> 01:57:16,120 Speaker 1: or force fumble, and obviously it takes points off the 2259 01:57:16,120 --> 01:57:19,040 Speaker 1: board immediately and then gives Josh and those guys one 2260 01:57:19,080 --> 01:57:22,520 Speaker 1: more opportunity or another, some more opportunities to put points 2261 01:57:22,520 --> 01:57:25,000 Speaker 1: on the board. And these type of games where you 2262 01:57:25,120 --> 01:57:27,680 Speaker 1: have teams that can put up points, you have to 2263 01:57:27,720 --> 01:57:32,160 Speaker 1: win the turnover battle and create those for your offense. 2264 01:57:32,440 --> 01:57:35,080 Speaker 1: I know that Steve doesn't want to look ahead of 2265 01:57:35,120 --> 01:57:38,000 Speaker 1: this game too far, but he was interested in getting 2266 01:57:38,400 --> 01:57:40,920 Speaker 1: your take on the Cardinals, since you do have your 2267 01:57:40,920 --> 01:57:43,640 Speaker 1: ear to the ground with that team too. And what 2268 01:57:44,040 --> 01:57:45,600 Speaker 1: did you want to ask him? No, I just want 2269 01:57:45,600 --> 01:57:47,560 Speaker 1: to say, you know, I want to it's that game 2270 01:57:47,640 --> 01:57:50,680 Speaker 1: is shaping up to be. The Cardinals are playing, they 2271 01:57:50,720 --> 01:57:53,000 Speaker 1: seem they're back. I mean, they're a good football team. 2272 01:57:53,480 --> 01:57:58,240 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray seems like the real thing. DeAndre Hopkins has 2273 01:57:58,280 --> 01:58:00,640 Speaker 1: been a big difference maker for them twenty two receptions. 2274 01:58:00,640 --> 01:58:03,960 Speaker 1: He leads the National Football League. A lot of what 2275 01:58:04,600 --> 01:58:08,440 Speaker 1: the Bills had hoped Steph Diggs was for them, DeAndre 2276 01:58:08,520 --> 01:58:11,320 Speaker 1: Hopkins has been for the Cardinals. And I think you 2277 01:58:11,440 --> 01:58:13,360 Speaker 1: hit it right and then on ahead. I think it's 2278 01:58:13,480 --> 01:58:16,440 Speaker 1: very similar as far as both these teams adding a star, 2279 01:58:16,760 --> 01:58:19,240 Speaker 1: true number one receiver to their teams in the off season, 2280 01:58:19,680 --> 01:58:23,640 Speaker 1: and it's really open things up as far as mismatches. Obviously, 2281 01:58:23,720 --> 01:58:25,800 Speaker 1: Colin Kyler Murray has been able to run the ball 2282 01:58:25,840 --> 01:58:28,040 Speaker 1: head two touchdowns last week on the ground, could have 2283 01:58:28,080 --> 01:58:30,520 Speaker 1: easily had three if it didn't get called back. And 2284 01:58:30,560 --> 01:58:32,520 Speaker 1: we see Josh doing some of the similar things too 2285 01:58:32,520 --> 01:58:37,200 Speaker 1: with his legs, and so they look similar and what 2286 01:58:37,280 --> 01:58:39,920 Speaker 1: they've been able to do taking shots um and making 2287 01:58:39,960 --> 01:58:41,920 Speaker 1: a lot of big plays. But I think right now 2288 01:58:42,120 --> 01:58:45,400 Speaker 1: the Bill's defense is still a little bit further ahead 2289 01:58:45,680 --> 01:58:49,960 Speaker 1: than where the Cardinals defense is, and just because of 2290 01:58:49,960 --> 01:58:52,360 Speaker 1: the continuity and the players that they have across the board, 2291 01:58:52,400 --> 01:58:55,280 Speaker 1: and so um, it's gonna be it's gonna be extorting game. 2292 01:58:55,320 --> 01:58:57,640 Speaker 1: Hopefully these teams continue to play well and win games 2293 01:58:57,680 --> 01:58:59,560 Speaker 1: and so that's a big, big time game when they 2294 01:58:59,560 --> 01:59:03,960 Speaker 1: show down. Um road here all right, Lorenzo, as always, 2295 01:59:03,960 --> 01:59:06,240 Speaker 1: thanks for the insight and dropping the knowledge here. We 2296 01:59:06,280 --> 01:59:08,440 Speaker 1: appreciate it. We will catch up with you next week. 2297 01:59:09,600 --> 01:59:11,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, fellas. I'm sure I have everything right 2298 01:59:11,640 --> 01:59:15,640 Speaker 1: for you guys. I'm thinking it was our user error, 2299 01:59:15,640 --> 01:59:20,720 Speaker 1: not yours. All right, we'll appreciate your right. That's right. 2300 01:59:20,760 --> 01:59:23,240 Speaker 1: You got rats in the control room chewing on the 2301 01:59:23,240 --> 01:59:27,240 Speaker 1: wires or something. Uh. Lorenzo Alexander joining us for the 2302 01:59:27,280 --> 01:59:30,040 Speaker 1: lowdown as he does every Friday, and we'll check back 2303 01:59:30,080 --> 01:59:31,720 Speaker 1: in with him next week. But your right, Steve, that 2304 01:59:31,880 --> 01:59:35,560 Speaker 1: is that Arizona Bill's game could be like it could 2305 01:59:35,560 --> 01:59:38,000 Speaker 1: be a real barnburner. I want to get ahead of ourselves. 2306 01:59:38,000 --> 01:59:40,320 Speaker 1: They get the Rams this week. There's a few games. 2307 01:59:41,040 --> 01:59:44,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've checked the bill schedule lately. Um. 2308 01:59:44,080 --> 01:59:47,400 Speaker 1: You talk about you know, Chiefs, the Rams, the Chiefs, 2309 01:59:47,440 --> 01:59:52,680 Speaker 1: the Titans, the Patriots of course, twice dealershers, stealers, and 2310 01:59:52,720 --> 01:59:57,400 Speaker 1: the Niners. It goes on and on. Um yeah, hello, 2311 01:59:59,480 --> 02:00:02,400 Speaker 1: all right, will contemplate that while we take a break, 2312 02:00:03,040 --> 02:00:06,640 Speaker 1: but when we return, more of your bills related questions 2313 02:00:06,640 --> 02:00:09,440 Speaker 1: in the OBIL fan mailbag, and we'll get to a 2314 02:00:09,480 --> 02:00:12,120 Speaker 1: little NFL true false, all of that coming up next 2315 02:00:12,160 --> 02:00:14,280 Speaker 1: year on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health. This 2316 02:00:14,320 --> 02:00:28,480 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio Chris Brown Steve Tasker a One 2317 02:00:28,600 --> 02:00:31,240 Speaker 1: Bill's Live final half hour of the program here on 2318 02:00:31,280 --> 02:00:34,120 Speaker 1: a Friday, as we dive back into the OBL fan 2319 02:00:34,240 --> 02:00:37,600 Speaker 1: mailbag and from Max, he asks how many sacks will 2320 02:00:37,720 --> 02:00:39,440 Speaker 1: ed Oliver have at the end of this year, assuming 2321 02:00:39,480 --> 02:00:41,520 Speaker 1: he doesn't get injured. Give me your best guests and 2322 02:00:41,680 --> 02:00:45,560 Speaker 1: not a range. I say nine. That's what that's. Max 2323 02:00:45,680 --> 02:00:48,200 Speaker 1: is guessing nine. I'm gonna go with eight. I'll go seven, 2324 02:00:48,560 --> 02:00:51,520 Speaker 1: You'll go seven. Okay, there you go, And that's what 2325 02:00:51,640 --> 02:00:56,520 Speaker 1: I got. Yeah, that's throwing. You're throwing a darker, you're 2326 02:00:56,560 --> 02:01:00,920 Speaker 1: throwing a dart, absolutely throwing a dart. Ed did miss 2327 02:01:00,960 --> 02:01:02,840 Speaker 1: some practice early in the week, but was back on 2328 02:01:02,880 --> 02:01:05,400 Speaker 1: the practice field Thursday and again today on Friday, so 2329 02:01:05,800 --> 02:01:08,320 Speaker 1: he looks to be good to go for the game 2330 02:01:08,440 --> 02:01:11,360 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And it's interesting because a lot of people 2331 02:01:11,400 --> 02:01:15,760 Speaker 1: look at his undersized physical stature and a lot of 2332 02:01:15,760 --> 02:01:18,360 Speaker 1: people compare him to Aaron Donald, who was also considered 2333 02:01:18,440 --> 02:01:25,720 Speaker 1: undersized for a defensive tackle. Although Aaron Donald is he's 2334 02:01:25,760 --> 02:01:30,480 Speaker 1: an Adonis, he really is. Like they had some footage 2335 02:01:30,480 --> 02:01:32,280 Speaker 1: of him in hard knocks with his shirt off, doing 2336 02:01:32,320 --> 02:01:36,640 Speaker 1: workouts and stuff. Defensive linemen typically do not have a 2337 02:01:36,720 --> 02:01:40,320 Speaker 1: six pack, you know what I'm saying. I'm just like 2338 02:01:40,400 --> 02:01:43,040 Speaker 1: a defensive tackle can have that. Now, where the heck 2339 02:01:43,080 --> 02:01:46,880 Speaker 1: are we in this world? He weighs two eighty yeah, 2340 02:01:46,880 --> 02:01:50,240 Speaker 1: And I mean you don't usually see defensive tackles that 2341 02:01:50,280 --> 02:01:53,760 Speaker 1: are ripped. He's ripped. It's amazing too. The way this 2342 02:01:54,000 --> 02:01:56,960 Speaker 1: used to when I first came in the NFL, it 2343 02:01:57,040 --> 02:01:58,720 Speaker 1: was it was kind of the steroid or so. Guys 2344 02:01:58,760 --> 02:02:01,360 Speaker 1: were doing heavy bench heavery squad, doing these big power 2345 02:02:01,440 --> 02:02:03,320 Speaker 1: lass and stuff, and they were doing all this kind 2346 02:02:03,320 --> 02:02:05,560 Speaker 1: of like they were all puffed up. It's like weightlifting 2347 02:02:05,720 --> 02:02:07,520 Speaker 1: kind of thing. It's almost like a different sport in 2348 02:02:07,560 --> 02:02:10,400 Speaker 1: and of itself. Nowadays, guys are doing a lot of 2349 02:02:10,520 --> 02:02:14,680 Speaker 1: core training. You see guys with their sitting on the 2350 02:02:14,680 --> 02:02:17,520 Speaker 1: ground and the only thing touching is their butt and 2351 02:02:17,520 --> 02:02:21,040 Speaker 1: their legs ground there, twists off the ground, They're twisting 2352 02:02:21,040 --> 02:02:26,640 Speaker 1: their metal medicine balls around there. All of it is 2353 02:02:26,960 --> 02:02:31,480 Speaker 1: they train the muscles between their knees and their shoulders, 2354 02:02:31,520 --> 02:02:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, and uh, and they train all their whole 2355 02:02:34,160 --> 02:02:36,080 Speaker 1: core and then everything else takes care of itself. And 2356 02:02:36,080 --> 02:02:39,760 Speaker 1: you get guys like Aaron Donald and and and they 2357 02:02:39,800 --> 02:02:42,560 Speaker 1: do it now a little bit less with you know, 2358 02:02:43,120 --> 02:02:45,520 Speaker 1: better life through chemistry kind of philosophy than we do 2359 02:02:45,560 --> 02:02:48,240 Speaker 1: through hard work and better training techniques. Here's a good 2360 02:02:48,320 --> 02:02:51,280 Speaker 1: question from John and the obl fan mail bag. He says, 2361 02:02:51,360 --> 02:02:55,760 Speaker 1: are design QB runs effective against a rusher like Aaron Donald? 2362 02:02:55,920 --> 02:02:59,000 Speaker 1: Should this be a week we rely on our mustache 2363 02:02:59,120 --> 02:03:04,560 Speaker 1: superhero and his legs. What you don't want to do 2364 02:03:04,600 --> 02:03:07,600 Speaker 1: against Aaron Donald is leave him one on one with 2365 02:03:07,640 --> 02:03:11,600 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman and straight drop back pass, long developing passer. 2366 02:03:11,760 --> 02:03:13,680 Speaker 1: He will He will win a one on one battle 2367 02:03:13,680 --> 02:03:16,080 Speaker 1: with an offensive lineman when a straight drop back ninety 2368 02:03:16,160 --> 02:03:18,360 Speaker 1: nine times out of Andrew. You can play action. You 2369 02:03:18,360 --> 02:03:21,000 Speaker 1: can make him go sideways, and Greg Cosell alluded to it. 2370 02:03:21,040 --> 02:03:22,960 Speaker 1: When you get these big guys, even an Aaron Donald 2371 02:03:23,000 --> 02:03:27,000 Speaker 1: going sideways where he's not quite sure where he's going, 2372 02:03:27,400 --> 02:03:29,520 Speaker 1: that's when you give your quarterback a better chance or 2373 02:03:29,600 --> 02:03:31,160 Speaker 1: more time to get rid of the Flagles did a 2374 02:03:31,160 --> 02:03:33,480 Speaker 1: good job last week. I thought they did of neutralizing 2375 02:03:33,520 --> 02:03:36,160 Speaker 1: his effectiveness. He did not take over that game, No, 2376 02:03:36,280 --> 02:03:39,120 Speaker 1: but they but they whenever he's down in the defensive 2377 02:03:39,240 --> 02:03:42,440 Speaker 1: tackle position, it was a guard center on him, right guard, 2378 02:03:42,480 --> 02:03:45,840 Speaker 1: right center or left guard center on him, and that 2379 02:03:47,040 --> 02:03:50,800 Speaker 1: and there. And just with respect to QB design runs, Steve, 2380 02:03:50,920 --> 02:03:54,720 Speaker 1: there are ways to use outside zone and a QB 2381 02:03:54,880 --> 02:03:58,360 Speaker 1: design run and seal off Donald right if you know 2382 02:03:58,400 --> 02:04:00,640 Speaker 1: where he's lining up right. But that's the problem. They 2383 02:04:00,680 --> 02:04:02,280 Speaker 1: line them up all over the place. That's up to 2384 02:04:02,320 --> 02:04:06,560 Speaker 1: Mitch Morse and the guards to make sure they understand 2385 02:04:06,560 --> 02:04:08,120 Speaker 1: where they want to what they want to do in 2386 02:04:08,240 --> 02:04:11,040 Speaker 1: every play wherever he lines up, and that's Mitch Morris 2387 02:04:11,080 --> 02:04:13,120 Speaker 1: getting kind of ahead of it. The problem is when 2388 02:04:13,160 --> 02:04:15,440 Speaker 1: you get a guy like Donald who can stem down 2389 02:04:15,440 --> 02:04:19,240 Speaker 1: into a different slot just before the snap, then you 2390 02:04:19,320 --> 02:04:21,480 Speaker 1: got a problem. Then you gotta it's gotta be kind 2391 02:04:21,480 --> 02:04:24,240 Speaker 1: of reflects and react to where you would have made 2392 02:04:24,240 --> 02:04:26,480 Speaker 1: the call. And they you got to do that with 2393 02:04:26,560 --> 02:04:30,200 Speaker 1: like three guys with no call. K Yeah, yeah, just 2394 02:04:30,280 --> 02:04:32,760 Speaker 1: flipping it and right doing it on the fly. Good 2395 02:04:32,800 --> 02:04:35,920 Speaker 1: centers are more than just a guy who snaps the 2396 02:04:35,960 --> 02:04:38,560 Speaker 1: ball and can play offensive line. They're thinkers. And they're 2397 02:04:38,680 --> 02:04:41,440 Speaker 1: they're guys who understand what the defense is trying to 2398 02:04:41,480 --> 02:04:45,240 Speaker 1: do and what their capabilities are offensively. So good center 2399 02:04:45,280 --> 02:04:47,200 Speaker 1: like Mitch Moore, like Kent Hall was a great at it. 2400 02:04:47,520 --> 02:04:50,120 Speaker 1: There's been great ones over the years, Demanti Dawson at Pittsburgh. 2401 02:04:50,240 --> 02:04:52,280 Speaker 1: You know, you can go down the list, but they 2402 02:04:52,280 --> 02:04:57,280 Speaker 1: are they're not their offensive linemen, of course, very good ones, 2403 02:04:57,560 --> 02:05:01,680 Speaker 1: but they're also thinkers and they understand what their quarterback 2404 02:05:01,760 --> 02:05:05,360 Speaker 1: wants from him with the play given play call, and 2405 02:05:05,400 --> 02:05:09,200 Speaker 1: what their offensive line capabilities are versus this front. And 2406 02:05:09,240 --> 02:05:10,920 Speaker 1: it's not just about the four guys with their hands 2407 02:05:10,960 --> 02:05:12,760 Speaker 1: and the dirt either, it's the guys standing behind him 2408 02:05:12,760 --> 02:05:17,120 Speaker 1: a linebacker. And I Kent, the guy I played with, 2409 02:05:17,240 --> 02:05:20,560 Speaker 1: Ken Hall was a master at it. And I and 2410 02:05:20,600 --> 02:05:23,560 Speaker 1: I've told this story a ton. And Jim knew it too, 2411 02:05:24,200 --> 02:05:26,640 Speaker 1: you know, hall of fame quarterback was Hall of Famer 2412 02:05:26,680 --> 02:05:29,360 Speaker 1: because he was pretty smart and when his center told 2413 02:05:29,400 --> 02:05:33,200 Speaker 1: him something, he listened. And I'll never forget Jim's up 2414 02:05:33,240 --> 02:05:35,840 Speaker 1: there barking out signals and Kent just turns around at 2415 02:05:35,920 --> 02:05:38,200 Speaker 1: him and made a little made a little lie contact 2416 02:05:38,200 --> 02:05:42,560 Speaker 1: and went just shook his head and can't tap Jim 2417 02:05:42,560 --> 02:05:44,480 Speaker 1: would tap him on the butt because he's standing, tap 2418 02:05:44,560 --> 02:05:47,160 Speaker 1: him on the butt, turn around, change the play and 2419 02:05:47,640 --> 02:05:50,800 Speaker 1: can't You could tell by Kent's body language when he 2420 02:05:50,840 --> 02:05:52,800 Speaker 1: started making calls and settling in and I was like, okay, 2421 02:05:52,840 --> 02:05:57,640 Speaker 1: you can call that one right and he the trust 2422 02:05:57,760 --> 02:06:01,000 Speaker 1: was there implicitly. That's the way it is for centers 2423 02:06:01,000 --> 02:06:02,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL when you gotta when you get a 2424 02:06:02,920 --> 02:06:05,560 Speaker 1: guy down there who everybody knows and trusts, you know, 2425 02:06:05,920 --> 02:06:08,960 Speaker 1: it all starts. It's not just figuratively because he hikes 2426 02:06:08,960 --> 02:06:11,480 Speaker 1: the ball, it all starts with him. Last one in 2427 02:06:11,520 --> 02:06:14,560 Speaker 1: the OBL fan mail bag from Anthony who has the 2428 02:06:14,600 --> 02:06:21,200 Speaker 1: better receiving day Sunday, Tyler Croft or Devin's Singletary. I'm 2429 02:06:21,240 --> 02:06:22,960 Speaker 1: gonna go with single ary because I think he's gonna 2430 02:06:22,960 --> 02:06:24,440 Speaker 1: be on the field a lot more than Craft is. 2431 02:06:24,640 --> 02:06:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go with frequency on the field, frequency 2432 02:06:28,320 --> 02:06:30,560 Speaker 1: of snaps, and I think he gets more of that 2433 02:06:31,480 --> 02:06:33,880 Speaker 1: because of it. What do you think that the top 2434 02:06:33,920 --> 02:06:36,760 Speaker 1: guys gonna be Croft and Reggie Gilliam? And I think 2435 02:06:37,640 --> 02:06:39,400 Speaker 1: this might be the thame where they just plug Croft 2436 02:06:39,440 --> 02:06:43,720 Speaker 1: in instead of Dawson Knox and then Gilliam plays his 2437 02:06:43,800 --> 02:06:46,360 Speaker 1: normal role. I don't know that it will go Gilliam 2438 02:06:46,440 --> 02:06:49,600 Speaker 1: into Knox's role and Craft going into Gilliam's role, you 2439 02:06:49,640 --> 02:06:51,520 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. I don't know if it's that 2440 02:06:51,560 --> 02:06:53,720 Speaker 1: kind of pecking order, but I'm with you. I think 2441 02:06:53,760 --> 02:06:57,040 Speaker 1: Devin's singletary is gonna get more opportunities than Croft will 2442 02:06:59,560 --> 02:07:03,040 Speaker 1: now strictly pass receiving. I don't know about that, maybe, 2443 02:07:03,800 --> 02:07:06,480 Speaker 1: but I think both those guys are gonna play a role. 2444 02:07:06,520 --> 02:07:08,520 Speaker 1: I think Devin Singleton is going to be a larger role. 2445 02:07:08,960 --> 02:07:11,120 Speaker 1: I just see him leaking out an awful lot to 2446 02:07:11,200 --> 02:07:14,200 Speaker 1: neutralize the rush of Donald and just being an easy 2447 02:07:14,240 --> 02:07:17,480 Speaker 1: safety valve for Josh in this game. And so I 2448 02:07:17,520 --> 02:07:21,160 Speaker 1: think you could very easily at five, six, maybe seven receptions, 2449 02:07:21,480 --> 02:07:23,160 Speaker 1: not for a ton of yardage, but just as a 2450 02:07:23,200 --> 02:07:24,920 Speaker 1: safety valve to kind of just keep ahead of the 2451 02:07:24,920 --> 02:07:27,480 Speaker 1: bail out the pass rush, keep ahead of the sticks. Yeah, exactly, 2452 02:07:27,520 --> 02:07:30,240 Speaker 1: stay on schedule. All right. That's the OBL fan mailbag, 2453 02:07:30,280 --> 02:07:35,280 Speaker 1: and we moved from that Steve to NFL True False, 2454 02:07:35,560 --> 02:07:39,200 Speaker 1: which is brought to you by Yancey's Fancy New York's 2455 02:07:39,320 --> 02:07:45,240 Speaker 1: Artists and Cheese and first up for NFL Truth Only 2456 02:07:45,280 --> 02:07:46,760 Speaker 1: Cow I lost it. Where the heck did it go? 2457 02:07:47,520 --> 02:07:52,520 Speaker 1: It was in here. I'm having just as many problems 2458 02:07:52,520 --> 02:07:56,040 Speaker 1: as you guy, or as are people trying to connect 2459 02:07:56,120 --> 02:07:59,040 Speaker 1: us on the phone line with the Zoe true false. 2460 02:07:59,280 --> 02:08:03,120 Speaker 1: Number one, the Vikings will not bounce back from their 2461 02:08:03,160 --> 02:08:07,080 Speaker 1: O and two start. What's that mean? Well, I think 2462 02:08:07,120 --> 02:08:10,040 Speaker 1: that they don't get their head above water and get 2463 02:08:10,080 --> 02:08:13,520 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. I think that's no way. Yeah, I agree, 2464 02:08:13,800 --> 02:08:15,880 Speaker 1: you know, Yeah, I think it's true too, as much 2465 02:08:15,920 --> 02:08:17,840 Speaker 1: as they are that they are an O and two start, 2466 02:08:18,080 --> 02:08:23,919 Speaker 1: as much as Digs and Hopkins have been success stories 2467 02:08:23,920 --> 02:08:26,800 Speaker 1: for the respective offenses they now play in in Buffalo 2468 02:08:26,800 --> 02:08:30,880 Speaker 1: and Arizona. The two teams that lost these number one 2469 02:08:30,960 --> 02:08:34,480 Speaker 1: receivers are smarting right now. Houston Texans. I think they're 2470 02:08:34,480 --> 02:08:37,720 Speaker 1: ow in two and the Vikings are owing two and 2471 02:08:37,800 --> 02:08:42,440 Speaker 1: they have not recovered from those losses in their offensive arsenals. 2472 02:08:42,800 --> 02:08:45,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, I'm telling you right now, it's nice that 2473 02:08:45,760 --> 02:08:49,160 Speaker 1: the Vikings drafted Justin Jefferson. He's a nice player wide 2474 02:08:49,160 --> 02:08:53,040 Speaker 1: receiver at LSU, but he's not there yet right and 2475 02:08:53,080 --> 02:08:56,320 Speaker 1: I don't know that he will be anytime soon to 2476 02:08:56,440 --> 02:08:58,640 Speaker 1: save them from their own two starts. The Vikings have 2477 02:08:58,720 --> 02:09:01,360 Speaker 1: not figured out how they're gonna win games without Steph Diggs. 2478 02:09:01,360 --> 02:09:03,280 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying it's only his absence that has 2479 02:09:03,320 --> 02:09:06,720 Speaker 1: caused him to lose these games. They haven't been totally worthless, 2480 02:09:06,760 --> 02:09:08,760 Speaker 1: but it's an absence and they have to find out 2481 02:09:09,320 --> 02:09:12,040 Speaker 1: what they've got. And I think no preseason games has 2482 02:09:12,080 --> 02:09:15,360 Speaker 1: aided has thrown into that for the Vikings. When you 2483 02:09:15,400 --> 02:09:18,600 Speaker 1: take a guy who demanded the ball so much, I 2484 02:09:18,640 --> 02:09:21,440 Speaker 1: think that it's hurt Adam Thielan. All of those guys 2485 02:09:21,440 --> 02:09:25,320 Speaker 1: are struggling to get it going offensively without Steph Diggs 2486 02:09:25,440 --> 02:09:28,480 Speaker 1: and they haven't figured out how to do that yet. 2487 02:09:28,920 --> 02:09:31,720 Speaker 1: Last one, real quick, we'll go to number three for NFL. 2488 02:09:31,800 --> 02:09:35,680 Speaker 1: True false, Russell Wilson is the early favorite for MVP. 2489 02:09:35,920 --> 02:09:39,720 Speaker 1: True false. Well, I'll say true. Yeah, I'll say true. 2490 02:09:39,800 --> 02:09:42,920 Speaker 1: I am one hundred percent true. Now you can say 2491 02:09:42,920 --> 02:09:44,800 Speaker 1: you want about Josh out in the year he's had 2492 02:09:44,800 --> 02:09:46,480 Speaker 1: so far and it's been great. But here's the thing. 2493 02:09:47,440 --> 02:09:51,680 Speaker 1: I just say that because more people feel are are 2494 02:09:52,080 --> 02:09:55,240 Speaker 1: surprised that Russell Wilson has never gotten an MVP vote 2495 02:09:55,760 --> 02:09:59,080 Speaker 1: than he has. He has not gotten Nanny ever, and 2496 02:09:59,200 --> 02:10:01,640 Speaker 1: he kind of has deserved too, with the way he's played. 2497 02:10:02,280 --> 02:10:04,560 Speaker 1: And I think no matter how well Josh Allen plays, 2498 02:10:04,600 --> 02:10:11,960 Speaker 1: there's a sentimental Josh has played great, right, great, played 2499 02:10:11,960 --> 02:10:14,640 Speaker 1: great the first two weeks. Russell Wilson has actually been 2500 02:10:14,640 --> 02:10:17,760 Speaker 1: a little bit better than that. Yeah, so nine touchdowns, 2501 02:10:20,080 --> 02:10:23,120 Speaker 1: some of these touchdown pass are unbelievable, I mean ridiculous, 2502 02:10:23,200 --> 02:10:27,880 Speaker 1: but yeah, I would say Russell Wilson is because just 2503 02:10:27,920 --> 02:10:30,360 Speaker 1: those gaudy touchdown numbers. All Right, we have to take 2504 02:10:30,400 --> 02:10:32,600 Speaker 1: a break because we have to get back after this 2505 02:10:32,720 --> 02:10:35,120 Speaker 1: break and tell you what we have learned from today's show. 2506 02:10:35,960 --> 02:10:38,160 Speaker 1: And there's an important comment there, so we will get 2507 02:10:38,200 --> 02:10:40,720 Speaker 1: to that when we return. Here on One Bill's Live 2508 02:10:40,720 --> 02:10:43,240 Speaker 1: presented by Kellid to Health, this is Buffalo Bill's Radio 2509 02:10:58,600 --> 02:11:02,480 Speaker 1: Time for what have we learned from today's show? Presented 2510 02:11:02,480 --> 02:11:05,280 Speaker 1: by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company of the 2511 02:11:05,280 --> 02:11:09,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills, and Greg co Sell from NFL Films was 2512 02:11:09,320 --> 02:11:13,200 Speaker 1: on and he commented on the belief that Brian Dable 2513 02:11:13,680 --> 02:11:19,160 Speaker 1: and the coaching staff has in Josh Allen. Coaches don't 2514 02:11:19,200 --> 02:11:22,200 Speaker 1: ask players to do things if they don't believe they 2515 02:11:22,200 --> 02:11:24,200 Speaker 1: can do them well on the field, because if they 2516 02:11:24,200 --> 02:11:26,440 Speaker 1: can't do them well, you can lose games and then 2517 02:11:26,480 --> 02:11:29,440 Speaker 1: coaches get fired. So at the end of the day, 2518 02:11:30,000 --> 02:11:32,800 Speaker 1: if you're asking Josh Allen to do more within the 2519 02:11:32,800 --> 02:11:35,920 Speaker 1: context of this offense, then you truly believe he can 2520 02:11:36,000 --> 02:11:40,080 Speaker 1: do more without hurting your team. I don't know. I mean, 2521 02:11:40,200 --> 02:11:42,760 Speaker 1: you just look at the way this offense has transformed 2522 02:11:42,760 --> 02:11:46,800 Speaker 1: itself into a throw and go offense. And like we 2523 02:11:46,800 --> 02:11:51,520 Speaker 1: were saying, almost ninety percent of the plays through the 2524 02:11:51,560 --> 02:11:54,680 Speaker 1: first two weeks have been in either eleven or ten personnel, 2525 02:11:55,400 --> 02:12:00,200 Speaker 1: I mean, six receivers up every week. It's an it's 2526 02:12:00,200 --> 02:12:03,000 Speaker 1: a transformation, and it's a demonstration to the trust they 2527 02:12:03,000 --> 02:12:05,320 Speaker 1: haven't Josh right, the trust they have and Josh they're 2528 02:12:05,320 --> 02:12:07,600 Speaker 1: asking him to drop back. He's gonna throw it, and 2529 02:12:07,600 --> 02:12:11,040 Speaker 1: they've got weapons that they are confident are going to 2530 02:12:11,160 --> 02:12:13,920 Speaker 1: have big windows for him to throw it into. Plus 2531 02:12:14,040 --> 02:12:15,720 Speaker 1: they'll put it in his hands and turn them loose 2532 02:12:15,760 --> 02:12:18,280 Speaker 1: to run it. They have not gotten a lot of 2533 02:12:18,280 --> 02:12:21,240 Speaker 1: production from their run game. When they can, I'm sure 2534 02:12:21,280 --> 02:12:23,160 Speaker 1: they'll hand it off a little more than they do. 2535 02:12:23,600 --> 02:12:27,080 Speaker 1: But for the time being, until somebody shuts them down 2536 02:12:27,120 --> 02:12:30,240 Speaker 1: through the air and can keep a lid on the defense, 2537 02:12:31,160 --> 02:12:33,480 Speaker 1: they're just creating. They able to create so much space 2538 02:12:33,480 --> 02:12:37,600 Speaker 1: with John Brown going very deep, with Stefon Diggs going 2539 02:12:37,720 --> 02:12:41,400 Speaker 1: very deep, all the underneath stuff, to the intermediate stuff, 2540 02:12:41,400 --> 02:12:44,000 Speaker 1: to whatever receiver they choose. There's just a lot of 2541 02:12:44,040 --> 02:12:47,240 Speaker 1: space to work with. And as long as Josh Allen 2542 02:12:47,280 --> 02:12:50,840 Speaker 1: can be protected in the pocket, he's carving people up. 2543 02:12:51,120 --> 02:12:54,280 Speaker 1: So this Aaron Donald led defense is going to be 2544 02:12:54,320 --> 02:12:56,920 Speaker 1: a big test for this offense in that regard. With 2545 02:12:57,040 --> 02:13:01,400 Speaker 1: respect to our Football Crisis Hotline, we were informed by 2546 02:13:01,440 --> 02:13:04,960 Speaker 1: some of our other listeners and viewers that Fubu, Fubo 2547 02:13:05,040 --> 02:13:07,680 Speaker 1: and Hulo TV only pick up the local Fox station 2548 02:13:07,720 --> 02:13:10,840 Speaker 1: in the area, which in Albany would be the Giants game, 2549 02:13:11,120 --> 02:13:13,160 Speaker 1: So you couldn't get the Bills Rams game that way. 2550 02:13:13,200 --> 02:13:16,360 Speaker 1: But you can use the NFL app which shows all 2551 02:13:16,360 --> 02:13:19,200 Speaker 1: the games in your viewing area, even the Thursday night 2552 02:13:19,280 --> 02:13:22,720 Speaker 1: NFL Network games, So that is another solution. But we 2553 02:13:22,760 --> 02:13:26,640 Speaker 1: will continue helping you guys with the Football Crisis Hotline 2554 02:13:26,720 --> 02:13:30,080 Speaker 1: starting next Friday, So get your queries, problems in and 2555 02:13:30,120 --> 02:13:32,280 Speaker 1: we'll be happy to answer those because they're filling up now. 2556 02:13:32,520 --> 02:13:34,640 Speaker 1: For Steve Tasker, I'm Chris Brown. We thank you for 2557 02:13:34,680 --> 02:13:36,960 Speaker 1: watching all week long. We'll catch back up with you 2558 02:13:37,040 --> 02:13:40,680 Speaker 1: on Monday, when we're hopefully talking about another Bill's victory. 2559 02:13:40,960 --> 02:13:43,440 Speaker 1: This has been One Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health. 2560 02:13:43,520 --> 02:13:45,240 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio