1 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: These one Bill's Live presented by Called Light to Health. 2 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: All right, here we are ready to rock and roll. 3 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you on a Tuesday and 4 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: with the week accelerated, Bills are on the practice field 5 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: with a Saturday game coming up, and today essentially serves 6 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: as a Wednesday practice installs going on and actually practice 7 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: just wrapped up, and in just a short period of time, 8 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: we're expected to be joined by one day Kuan Jones, 9 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills as part of our 10 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: Fresh off the Field series brought to you by Austin Air. 11 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: So we await his arrival and we'll bring that to 12 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: you as soon as possible. But some good news on 13 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: the practice front, and we'll bring you right up to 14 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: date here because as I said, we're expecting day Kwon 15 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: Jones momentarily. Bill's Practice Updates presented by Lee Coom Lake 16 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. And the good news is 17 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: as follows. We know that Ryan Bates did not play 18 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: in last week's game, neither did Jordan Phillips. Both of 19 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: those players out on the practice field today. We'll find 20 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: out what their practice participation levels were, maybe not until tomorrow. 21 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: I'm trying to remember. I don't know that an injury 22 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: report necessarily has to come out today. It might be 23 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: until tomorrow. We'll see Saturday. Today's a Wednesday, not a Tuesday. Yeah, 24 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: I think it might have to be released today. In 25 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 1: any event, I think it might be seventy two hours 26 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: before the game or in any event. What's important here 27 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: is both are working their way back into the practice 28 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: setting coming off ankle and shoulder injuries, respectively. So that's 29 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: a good sign. Mitch Morse, as you know, is in 30 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: concussion protocol. He was not seen out there during the 31 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: media viewing portion of practice, and Boogie Basham, who has 32 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: a calf injury, was not seen out there at practice today. 33 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: Ike Butker practicing with the team on the active roster 34 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: now and his timing couldn't be better. With Mitch Moose 35 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: in the concussion protocol. With Bates back in the fold, 36 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: Steve It prompts an interesting development on the interior of 37 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: the offensive line. Last week, with Ryan Bates out of 38 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: the mix, Greg Van wrote and stepped in its center 39 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: for Mitch Morse. David Quessenberry played right guard, but with 40 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: Bates back, a guy who can also play center. It's 41 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: gonna be very interesting to see what the Bills decide 42 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: to do upfront, assuming Mitch Moose can't get back in 43 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: time to play in clear concussion protocol. If that's the case, 44 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: you either have Bates playing center or Van Roten playing center, 45 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: and presumably the other guys playing guard. I would say 46 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: I think Bates is the guy at center, and and 47 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: it maybe Van Rotten at guard or maybe Kessonburry at 48 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: guard as well, depending on what they feel like their 49 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: swing tackle needs to be behind Dawkins and Brown. So 50 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: if they've got another option at tackle, Kessinburry might be 51 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: a great go to because of his size, because he's 52 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: tackle size, and if you've got a guy down inside, 53 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: he's a little bit a little bit more like saffled Um. 54 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: Bates and Van Roten. While they're heavy and they're you know, 55 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: they're not as tall and that kind of thing. So 56 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: that would that's an interesting Yeah. I mean, they'll have this, 57 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: all the coaches will know this. We'll have to wonder 58 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: about it until we see it. Uh. To me, Bates 59 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: is the guy that goes in for Morse and yeah, 60 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: and the pivot that's yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if 61 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: we saw that, but we you know, we'll have to 62 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: see what happens. I don't know that Van Roten, Well, 63 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: Van Rotten is no question taking more reps at guard 64 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: this year than Kessonbury has. But Kessonburry ended the game 65 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: last week against the Dolphins at left right guard, and 66 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: let's not forget how it ended. They were pushing those 67 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: guys around up front. Yeah, I mean, you know, Devin 68 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: Singletary had thirty six yards out of the six out 69 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: of the sixty five yards in that whole drive, thirty 70 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: six of it was and I say sixty five of 71 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: the yards twenty one of them were penalty yards on 72 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: the pass interference. The rest of them half of them 73 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: were gotten by Devin Singletary up front, and those guys 74 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: pushed them around, So I mean they made They might say, hmm, 75 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: that worked pretty good with Kessonbury in there. You know, 76 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: that kind of thing possible, certainly possible. Ah, Yeah, depends. 77 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: The right guard is what we're talking about. Basically. For me, 78 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: I think Bates is the guy at center and whoever 79 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: goes in at right guard, I mean that's the you know, 80 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: what are they gonna do? Yeah, if you put and 81 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: like I said, if you put Kessonburry at guard, well 82 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: who's your backup tackle. It's him? Ye still that's the 83 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: only guy. So yeah, so you might not want him 84 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: out of guard because if he goes down, then you 85 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: got no tackle. Right, But they did that for the 86 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: second half last week. Yeah, but they had two guys 87 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: go down. Then, well they didn't have bits to begin with, right, 88 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: and then they're more sleeves. You're right, you're planning to 89 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: get so they kick Van Roden from right guard into 90 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: center and right so you're planning, thought, thinking and hoping 91 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: you could just get through the game. Is exactly what happened. 92 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: They just got through the game. Yea with those guys. 93 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: But so you may hold Kess and Burry is your 94 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: swing tack. Remember we found out last year when they 95 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: when Butcker went down is about the time when they 96 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: started running the ball better. So you never know what's 97 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: gonna take. And Butcker is you know, they like him. 98 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: I mean he's a he's a good player, has been 99 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: and he coming off the Achilles is tough. But you 100 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 1: never know what kind of mix you're gonna get up 101 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: in the offensive line. They shuffle those guys around like 102 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: it doesn't make any difference, right, I mean, Kesson Berry 103 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: goes in a right guard last week, it's like, what 104 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: the heck, Yeah, they're in deep trouble. Well, then all 105 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: of a sudden, they you know, they put this drive 106 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: together and it's like who that was the thing of beauty. 107 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: So you never know because the defense has something to 108 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: say about how that goes, obviously, but your offense and 109 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: who's talking to who? And it was a fantastic drive 110 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: with a with two guys that had no business playing 111 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: in the spots they were playing in, right, So there's 112 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of that where you get this thing 113 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: and maybe they do it out here in practice and 114 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: they go, ah, you know what, let's not you know, 115 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: but you know they're they're looking at it going, well, 116 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: why did that happen? Right? And that was with no reps, 117 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 1: Like I mean, they had they had reps in practice 118 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: with Van Roten at guard cut leaning into that game, 119 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: but they didn't have practice reps with and wrote in 120 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: a center in Questenbury a card. Yeah, they didn't have 121 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: that during the practice week and it worked out relatively well. 122 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: So the offensive line is really it is its own 123 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: team sport within a team sport because you got eight 124 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: guys on your roster, and at times they're all playing 125 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: different spots or the wrong spot. You it's a pecking order. 126 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: If if Dion Dawkins is healthy, he is always and forever, 127 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna be the left tackle with this group in 128 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: this in this year's right. That's that's the lynch pin 129 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: right there. And then you know, when he's healthy, uh, 130 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: Spencer Brown's gonna be your right tackle. And then you know, 131 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: it goes down. It goes down this and then when 132 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: something starts happening, when these pieces start dropping out with 133 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: an ankle, with a knee, with a you know whatever, whatever, 134 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, you it's just like a 135 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: deck of cards. They just start shuffling that deck and 136 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: you just never know how it's gonna go. And it's 137 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: it's all this big mystery to everybody who is just 138 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: watching right But in the room, they're going, oh yeah, 139 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: if this happens, okay, now you're in. You don't even 140 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: have to talk about it. You're the guy. And then 141 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: they go in. They start playing because they got calls. 142 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: And if you've ever listened to a game right there 143 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: where you like in a practice or whatever. The offensive 144 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: linemen are screaming down inside there, and when you get 145 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: different voices in there trying to communicate all this, the 146 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: line calls and who you got and who I've got 147 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: you and I have got these two guys together. Let's go. 148 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: You've got that guy? What if he does? You know, 149 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:39,599 Speaker 1: all this intricate choreography. Yeah, it just seems like impossible 150 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: to pull that off when you're just missing mixing guys up, 151 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: and yet it happens every week in the NFL. It's 152 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: amazing how they pulled it off. It is really a 153 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: team sport inside. It really is. Man, there's no choice too, yes, right, 154 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: so it's put up or shut up literally. But they 155 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: did an outstanding job there with they did Estenbury coming 156 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: in a right garden and those guys and wrote Van 157 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: Roten at center. And then to go down the field 158 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: in that final drive, burn off and just have that 159 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: drive we've been talking about all week. Fifteen plays, seven runs, 160 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: seven passes in the field goal to win it, and 161 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: they did it with you know yeah. The forecast for 162 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: Chicago on Saturday virtually unchanged, mostly cloudy skies, partly cloud 163 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: in the afternoon, a high of eleven I think we 164 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: picked up a degree wins out of the west, twenty 165 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: to thirty miles per hour sustained, could occasionally gust over forty, 166 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: so that'll put the wind chills in the negative digits. 167 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: And then in the evening down there, the bills will 168 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: be gone by then, but it's going down to one 169 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: at night there, so that'll be interesting. So wind could 170 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: play a factor in the game on Saturday, obviously affect 171 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: the passing game, the kicking game. And we along with 172 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: the media, had an opportunity to talk to offensive coordinator 173 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: Ken Dorsey this morning prior to practice, and he did 174 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: admit last week he had two different game plans, one 175 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 1: in the event that they did have measurable snowfall on 176 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: the field and another if they didn't, And obviously he 177 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: went with the game plan of not having measurable snow 178 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: on the field so they could just kind of operate 179 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: a business as usual. Yeah, he said, if there was 180 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: measurable snow on the field, there were certain cuts that 181 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: receivers just flat out would not be able to make 182 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: on certain play calls, and so those were pulled from 183 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: the game plan. This week, he said he's probably going 184 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: to do the same thing have two different game plans, 185 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: one in the event that the wind is not going 186 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: to negatively impact the game, and two one if the 187 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: wind is negatively impacting the game. What we could gather 188 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: from what he said about how they planned, what their 189 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: process was, the game plan was the game plan, and 190 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: then if it was going to be bad weather and 191 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: bad because of snow, there were certain sections in play 192 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: selections they were just going to remove, so they didn't 193 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: go to those, so it would just shorten the playlist, 194 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: and that's what would be the secondary game plan for 195 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: bad weather. It's not really like they have a completely 196 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: different style of offense. It would just be that there 197 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: were certain calls they didn't feel comfortable making. So yeah, 198 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: it's really the same plan with an edited version for weather. 199 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: So we'll see what Saturday holds weatherwise. It's looking like 200 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: it is going to be a windy day. Is it 201 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: windy enough in the stadium to impact the passing game. 202 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: We'll just have to wait and see. And there are 203 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: some of the opinion that if it is super windy 204 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 1: and the passing games impacted, that's an advantage for the Bears, who, 205 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: as we know, are a very good running team with 206 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: Jordan Montgomery and quarterback Justin Fields number one in the 207 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: league in running the football. They're also the worst passing 208 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: outfits in football, but if you can't throw the ball, 209 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: no harm done to them. So it could be a 210 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: contributing factor to not only how the game is played, 211 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: but how the game unfolds. Although the Bills are a 212 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: pretty good run defense. Let's go around the NFL presented 213 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: by Kalota Healthy, Official Healthcare system of the Buffalo Bills 214 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: and Jalen Hurts is a gigantic story in Philadelphia right 215 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: now because he has a sprained shoulder and his status 216 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: is up in the air for their big division showdown 217 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: against the Cowboys on Saturday. So Nick Sirianni, the head 218 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 1: coach of the Eagles, met the media today and said 219 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: he is not yet ruling Hurts out for the game, 220 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: but some of the media reports are indicating his status 221 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 1: is very much up in the air for their game 222 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: against the Cowboys this weekend. And yeah, you have wiggle room, 223 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: you're thirteen and one, but you know, big division game. 224 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: You'd like to knock the Cowboys down a peg or 225 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: whatever too. Because he got hurt in the Bears game. 226 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: The Bills next to play last week, and so if 227 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: you want a measuring stick of how the Bills are 228 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: going to measure up against maybe some of the elite 229 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: NFC teams, they played the same team the Philadelphia Eagles 230 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: did just seven six days ago, and they beat him 231 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: by five. The Eagles did. Hurts went down late in 232 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: that game, right, it was very late, I believe, so yeah, yeah, 233 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: so I didn't really see any of that game it, uh, 234 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: I gotta watch it this week. Yeah, So it'll be 235 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: interesting to see how the Bills fare against a defense 236 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: that the Eagles just faced this last week too. But 237 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts got hurt running the ball and they had 238 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: three rushing touchdowns in the game, and he got very 239 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: kind of an innocuous tackle. But when you're running with 240 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: a ball, we know you're not given the kind of 241 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: protection that you're given in the pocket. Guy wrapped him up, 242 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: had both arms to his side, had his arms pinned 243 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: to his side because he was being a bear hug, 244 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: and he came down on his side with a full 245 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: weight of a defensive lineman on him who was not 246 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: trying to let up at all. Yeah, And it was 247 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: like an old time hit and very legal. Very clean, 248 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: Hurts doesn't get up. Yeah, so that's that. And then 249 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: the Packers on Monday Night Football beat the Rams. Rams 250 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: officially mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in the NFC. Packers 251 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: still alive at six and eight, So there's that. I 252 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: don't know if you saw this, Steve, but the Rams 253 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: tied the nineteen ninety nine Broncos as the worst defending 254 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: champion in terms of one loss record. The next year. 255 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: They're already there and they have three games to play. Yikes. Yeah, 256 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: that's a hard spot to be in. And then there 257 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: was some news concerning their injured quarterback Matthew Stafford, who's 258 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: on ir. He says he's not retiring from the NFL 259 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: despite his neck injury that landed him on injured in 260 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: the first place, so it looks like his plan is 261 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: to come back next year. There was some question after 262 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: the team acquired Baker Mayfield off waivers last week, so 263 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: we'll see what comes to that in the offseason. That'll 264 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: be interesting, to say the least. I watched that game 265 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: last night, and certainly and it was interesting too because 266 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: I also watched the Manning cast with Peyton and Eli 267 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: talking about Baker and what he was thinking and what 268 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: would be what their impressions were of what he would 269 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: be able to do inside the offense, and how they 270 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: would call it, what it would be available to him, 271 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: some of the things that he would know about that 272 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: he wouldn't know about. It was really interesting to hear 273 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: those two guys talk about what Baker Mayfield was going through. 274 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: And as they were talking about it, Baker stunk. He stunk, 275 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: and it looked like he always looks, just a little 276 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: bit yeah, like I didn't know where he was going 277 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: with the ball, a little bit panicky in the pocket, 278 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: running around, trying to make it some sort of you know, 279 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: heroic throw that was not nearly good enough and not 280 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: nearly close enough to the people he was throwing it too, 281 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: through a bad interception down the sideline, to the to 282 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: the bear, to the Packers. Just was not a good 283 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: game for Baker Mayfield. So when you talk about Matt 284 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: Stafford not retiring from the NFL, there ain't gonna be 285 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: any competition for him at the starting quarterback because Baker. 286 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: There's no way I can see that that doesn't no way, 287 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: no way Matt Stafford loses the starting job to Baker Mayfield. Yeah, 288 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: I get it. I mean he's been there. They pulled 289 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: off a giant trade to make it happen, So I 290 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: get it. Um, I understand why that's the case. But yeah, 291 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: I guess you'll have to see what his elbow looks like. 292 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: Quite frankly, I mean, I'm assuming Stafford's elbow will be fine, 293 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: let alone his neck, you know what I mean. So 294 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: it's it's a wait and see time now though, for 295 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: our fresh off the Field interview, brought to you by 296 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: Austin Or, the official clean air provider of the Buffalo Bills, 297 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: and here, as promised, is Bill's defensive tackle Day Kwon 298 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: Jones D Kwon Welcome, How you doing fresh off the field? Literally? 299 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for getting over here so fast, no problem 300 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: for having me. Uh. I gotta say, like we've said 301 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: it on the show too, you have been a horse 302 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 1: up front for this defense man like you, I mean, 303 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: locking it down. I know you've got some help upfront 304 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 1: with your boys on the interior there, um, but there 305 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: have been guys, you know, coming in and out of 306 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: the lineup. You know, Jordan's trying to get back now, 307 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: and you've just been a rock in there. What has 308 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: how would you characterize this transition overall? You know, you're 309 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: new to the roster in the spring, but it seems 310 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: like it just kind of stepped right in and it 311 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: was like an easy transition the whole thing. Yeah. I mean, 312 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: I give credit to Coachee, you know, just get me 313 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: right early on in the system. And uh, you know 314 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: that locker room and those guys in that room are 315 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: I mean, they're a great guys, and they made everything 316 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: kind of just flow real evy, you know, training campot 317 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: all that stuff, like, Um, I don't kind of just 318 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: picked up fire. I've been here for the last couple 319 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: of years, you know what I mean. But and it 320 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: feels very comfortable on natural and I don't know, I 321 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: just I think kind of just jelling together. Yeah, you 322 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: got here. It's a little a strange little bit of 323 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: a combination. You kind of got some experienced guys down 324 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: inside you and Jordan Phillips, uh even Ed Oliver now 325 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: and his fourth year Tim Settle, you guys have played 326 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: a little bit. But on the outside you got some 327 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: younger guys like AJ Boogie, Greg Rousseau, those kind of 328 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: guys what Vughan wass a difference maker. But when he 329 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: was here obviously. UM, give me a little bit about 330 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: the dynamic between old guys down inside. I say old 331 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: you know, the guys down inside and the guys who 332 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 1: were in their first second year on the outside. Yeah, 333 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like we're doing a good job 334 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: as far as like helping them guys out when they 335 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: need it. You know what I I mean. You don't want 336 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: to give you guys too much information because this game 337 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: is a lot at the end of the day, and UM, 338 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: whatever I can do to kind of just help them 339 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 1: guys out in small details, I'm gonna try to do that. 340 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: And if they've been doing a heck of a job 341 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: all year, just every game getting better at something and 342 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: focus on like a new technique or or key recognition 343 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: or or formation recognition. And you know, it's been it's 344 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: been showing all season, you know what I mean. You 345 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 1: know this past week with kind of Harry in the 346 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: run game. But at the same time, we think, I 347 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 1: get back to the fundamentals and basics and you know, 348 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: move on to the next book. I think they're doing 349 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: a great job of pick up to those details and 350 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: getting better at it each week. Right, Well, let's talk 351 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,719 Speaker 1: about the run game a little bit because your guys 352 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: style is a penetrating, you know, get up the field style, 353 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: even in the run game. And while that's great because 354 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: you can you know, spill things or force a running 355 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: back to reroute in the backfield and then half the 356 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: battles won already. Um, at the same time, you know 357 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: you can see miss tackles on occasion. So how do 358 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: you find the balance between getting the penetration you want 359 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: while also trying to make the quote unquote textbook type 360 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: tackle because you're flying up the field and it's like, oh, 361 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: like you can't can't break down, Like, yeah, I mean 362 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: half a second, you know what I mean. They're tough, 363 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: but I think the nature of the business, you know 364 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: what I mean, we found up for that, and you 365 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 1: know our job isn't easy, and um, but the plays 366 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: we gotta make and uh, you know we we left 367 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: a lot out there, uh Sunday and hey Saturday and uh, 368 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: just just stuff we gotta make. Man. Uh yeah, simple 369 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: as as it is, Like we go out there and 370 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: just make the plays we're meant to make and uh, 371 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: you know, get off the field. One of the things 372 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: about the defense we talked to Leslie all the time 373 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: and we get, you know, scattered reports and we can 374 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: see on film we watched too. You guys almost never 375 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 1: get out of nickel. It's your base defense really with 376 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: Arran on there and you know, Matt and Tremaine on 377 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: linebackers and then you guys with your hands on the ground, 378 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,919 Speaker 1: all four of you. Um, what do you think it 379 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: was like a like this team in Chicago, particularly maybe 380 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: in this kind of weather. Would that be the kind 381 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: of game plan where you say, you know what, we 382 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: almost want to dare these guys to throw because they 383 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: run the ball pretty well. Let's throw Let's throw a J. 384 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: Klein out there. Go three linebackers, go a little heavier 385 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: in the box and see if we can lure them 386 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: into throwing it rather than playing our nickel and inviting 387 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: them to run. I mean we went through the game 388 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: playing a little bit today. I mean whatever, really, Coach 389 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: Fraser feels comfortable we're doing. I mean, I think we're 390 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: confident in both ways and stopping run or playing the 391 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: pass and either Nicke or a a bass and um, you 392 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: know again, it was just a lot of mistackles last week. 393 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: They kind of mess this up. I mean, we've been 394 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: playing nickel all year and stopping and run pretty well. Um, 395 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: So I don't want to you know, say either Nicke 396 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: or Bass whatever that, but whatever, you know, Coach Frasier 397 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: kind of field would be the best for our game 398 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: playing going forward and going into this game. I think 399 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: we'll do that, but I think I think we can 400 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: play either way. When you guys struggle stopping the run, 401 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: what's what's the basic thing that happens right? Yeah, I 402 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: mean you look at you know, the Green Bay, the 403 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: Jets and even last week, I mean a lot of mistackles, um, 404 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: you know within within at the line scriment or a 405 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: couple of year a couple of yards up the field 406 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: that kind of broke broke free and kind of you know, 407 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: you know, gash just a little bit. I mean, I 408 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: think if we make those tackles, I mean, the run 409 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: games a whole different story. Yeah. Um, looking at I 410 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: know it's a it's a short week, so you're probably 411 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: just diving into the film. But fields, I mean, he's 412 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 1: got a thousand yards Russian already. Yeah, you know we're 413 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: only fourteen games in, so uh what is it about 414 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: his running style that kind of makes you sit up 415 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: in your chair when you're watching the tape. I mean, 416 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean just watching it last night. Um, I mean 417 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: he's fast. I mean when he when he decides to 418 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: run um on you know, a scramble, he kind of 419 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 1: you know, takes the open, open grass and you know, 420 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: you see him get twenty yards of the pop man. 421 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: It looks effortless, you know what I mean. Um, then 422 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: the QB runs too. I mean once he gets the edge, 423 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: it's kind of kind of game over. I mean, we 424 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: got to make sure that we are on our you 425 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: know ps and qs, and make sure we're doing you know, 426 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: our job up front and our gap integrity, and make 427 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: sure our end do a good job of sitting down 428 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: and reading that quarterback and and you know, making him 429 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: run a lateral not vertical. Where has the word defenses? 430 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: And when you watch these guys play in their game plan, 431 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: what do defenses fear most when they play Chicago? I 432 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: mean what are they? What are they? You notice of 433 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: that every team does against this team? I mean really 434 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: you have to just get after because they run the 435 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: ball really well, so like you just have to be 436 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: able to to control a line of scrimmage and again 437 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: that's time a D line and um, really linebackers to 438 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: the whole defense, but really control a line of scrimmage 439 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: and make sure that you know, we can make them 440 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: one one dimensional and knock out the run game. I mean, 441 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: if you can do that, make them path the ball, 442 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's a less of a throughout the Avateena 443 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: be abould do two things instead of one thing. It'll 444 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,199 Speaker 1: be pretty chilly. Yeah, you've seen the forecast. Wasn't that 445 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: bad here Saturday night? It was cold, but I know 446 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: you big guys don't mind the cold as much. But 447 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: that's getting some serious stuff plus some wind. Throw a 448 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: little wind chill in. Um, not that you're not used 449 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 1: to temperatures in upstate New York. I don't know if 450 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: a lot of Bills fans know this. You're from Johnson 451 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: City down in the Binghamton area. Um, how cool has 452 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: it been to be much closer to home, you know, 453 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: in your professional football city. And and have you if 454 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: you still have family there or have they been able 455 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,479 Speaker 1: to get up to some home games? Yeah? I mean, 456 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, my brother and my grandmama, grandma came to 457 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: one of my first her first NFL game a couple 458 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. And nice, you know, I've been in 459 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: the leave for nine years in the first game, so 460 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:08,239 Speaker 1: you know, if for her to be able to come 461 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: up and make the trip with with pretty cool. My 462 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: younger brother came and uh, you know, my dad comes 463 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: up every weekend, older brother and my nieces and nephews, 464 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 1: so be able to see all them, and you know, 465 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: it's great to be able to do that in the 466 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: weekend and they able to kicking with them and hanging 467 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:22,959 Speaker 1: with them and push you. On game day, they look 468 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: up there and seem in the stand. So I've been 469 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: really enjoying that. So you got this, uh, this team, 470 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: you're laying on this team, and they got all these expectations. 471 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 1: They're like favorite, they're the one seed now headed into 472 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs. You're you're coming down the home stretch and 473 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: you're the one seed and everything's right in front of you. 474 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: Uh you see him. They signed John Brown, he comes in. 475 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: They signed uh, Cole Beasley, he comes in. They're doing 476 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: it's all hands on deck. What's the vibe in the 477 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: locker room? Like when when you know these games get 478 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: bit you know, your reward for winning this big game? 479 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: Yeah great, there's a bigger one this week. Here we go. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, right. 480 00:24:58,240 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta gotta, you gotta stay hungry man. 481 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: We're going to D line on them this morning. And 482 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, we just kept talking about and preaching about 483 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: how you know, each and every week we come in 484 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: and try to get better, no matter we win, loose, draw, 485 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter, but they're coming and get better because 486 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: we know what the end goal is and whatever we 487 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: have to do to fix the stuff we need to 488 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 1: fix to get right to go out there and play 489 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: a better, more dominant football game of defense. That's what 490 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: we have to do. And that message is all throughout 491 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: the locker room, and I think everyone knows, you know, 492 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: what we have to do this week going into Chicago, 493 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: especially if the week and proad to make sure we 494 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: all hone in on a little details so we don't 495 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: get sloppy with that going goingto the the bigger games. 496 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: You really just kind of focus on, you know, day 497 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: one fundamentals and making sure that we're all on our stuff. 498 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of the D line room, j quon, there was 499 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:46,680 Speaker 1: a photo recently on social media, so we want to 500 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: kind of get the four one one on exactly what's 501 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: going on with this picture for our radio listeners it's 502 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: basically the majority of the d line group. And Oliver 503 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: is shirtless outside in the snow, Daquan is suns out, 504 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: guns out as well, and the tank top and shorts 505 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: and who's that? Who's that in the middle? Is that? 506 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: I thought, I say, he's wearing an apron or overall overall? 507 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: But what what was the impetus for this photo? Uh? 508 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, I think with the the mindset 509 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: um that we wanted to have going into this game, 510 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: like talking about how cold was going to be and 511 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: the weather and like yo, like bump all that, like 512 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: it's go out to have fun. And you know, I'm like, 513 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna wear shorts and the tank toile. They go, no, 514 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: you ay? I'm like, yes I am. I showed up 515 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: to work and then uh, they all they all want 516 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 1: to kind of get on the vibe and it took off. 517 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: The top and book took off and we rocked out 518 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: all right, So it kind of became a dear thing. Yeah, 519 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: there were some noticeable non participants. Mike Love had his 520 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: bubble coat, US Rousseau. The Miami guy had his long 521 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: sleeve and long pants. Yeah, you couldn't get him to 522 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,719 Speaker 1: buy it. This is give me a little insight here too, 523 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: because this game you had all this this foresight. The 524 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: whole story in the run up to the Dolphin game 525 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: was the weather. It's gonna be snowy, bad weather, you 526 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: know all of this stuff. This Chicago game is gonna 527 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,880 Speaker 1: be It's not gonna be really that snowy, but it's 528 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: gonna be really really cold, like the zero degrees kind 529 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: of thing for degrees. Um, how is it different? Getting it? 530 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: Is it different? I know you got your process and 531 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: you just kind of go through it. But on game day, 532 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: do you wear you know, different layers all that kind 533 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 1: of stuff, or do you have a go to some Um, 534 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: I kind of I wear the same stuff every week 535 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: pretty much. I mean it kind of all depends on 536 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: how I'm feeling. But I'm I'm normally no sleeve type guy, 537 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: and um and especially in the colder game, but I 538 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: don't I don't like wearing sleeves. But yeah, I mean 539 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: for this game, you go out there and the basic 540 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: get up and make sure you gotta go warm up 541 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: pre game and kind of keep it. Yeah, yeah, just 542 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: keep the key playing the game that you gotta keep warm. 543 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: On the thiline, the entire game. So that's kind of 544 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: the key, key point of it. I'm with you, last 545 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:55,960 Speaker 1: one I've got for you. You got a birthday coming 546 00:27:56,040 --> 00:28:02,239 Speaker 1: up next week Tuesday. Um, how how did you? How 547 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: did you deal with that as a kid, because there 548 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: are a lot of kids. I had a friend of 549 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: mine Christmas. He was born on Christmas, So it was 550 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: like one shot and that's it for the whole year. 551 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: So where did you kind of come down on having 552 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: a birthday so close to Christmas? Because Christmas is great? Yeah, 553 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: two days later you got a birthday, and then you're 554 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: waiting three hundred and sixty three days until something happens again. Yeah. Yeah, 555 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: I mean I ain't trying to be uh you know, 556 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: going that two days deep in my path. But you know, 557 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: growing up wasn't you know the best for me? So um, 558 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: you know, the holiday season, it was kind of hit 559 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: a myth and um to me, I I just really 560 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: didn't think about it in that term until I really 561 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: I got older. And then when you got older and 562 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: hit twenty one and the well, you know my birthday 563 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: from twenty seventh, I knew you had right there and 564 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: you kind of just you know, bring it all together 565 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: and do it that way. But for me, you know, 566 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: growing up and I didn't really bother me that much. 567 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: I kind of in a different different Uh, it's all processes. 568 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: Yeah stuff yeah ull Happy birthday, Yeah, happy birthday, pre birthday, 569 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: last one for me. Um, have you gotten any rumblings 570 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: or any possibilities that the travel may be disrupted this 571 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: and going to Chicago, Like, are you guys maybe go 572 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: Thursday night or go early Friday or than normal or 573 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: anything yet like that yet or they're still waiting I've 574 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: heard anything. Yeah, okay, I didn't know if they had 575 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: even begun those conversations yet. So it maybe just a 576 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: normal week depending on the weather, whether they're here in 577 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: Chicago getting into Chicago. Looks like it maybe a problem 578 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: for holiday travelers, which, by the way, you're playing on 579 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: a holiday, so well yeah Christmas Eve, so you know 580 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 1: what I mean. So I was just wondering if they 581 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: had thought. It's like, hey, guys, get your mind around 582 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: the fact we might have to go a day early 583 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: or later in the day or earlier in the day 584 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: or keep our eye on that. Thanks. All right, man, man, 585 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: We'll keep keep chopping wood out there on the practice 586 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: field and on the game field. We appreciate you stopping 587 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 1: by man. Thank me all right. That's Jakewon Jones joining 588 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: us here in our fresh off the field interview presented 589 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: by Austin Air, the official clean air provider of the 590 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. We will take a break and be back 591 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: with more here on One Bill's Live, presented by a 592 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: Lot of Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back to 593 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you on 594 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: a Tuesday, which is serving as a Wednesday for the 595 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: team today in terms of practice, knowing their game is 596 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:28,120 Speaker 1: on Saturday and they're traveling Friday, so everything accelerated this 597 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: week as it is yet another game that is not 598 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: taking place on a Sunday. So we press forward and 599 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: the question we're asking today on the Twitter topic, which 600 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: new addition to the Bill's roster this season has impressed 601 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: you the most? Maybe it's de Kwon Jones, who was 602 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: just here in studio last segment. I mean, he has 603 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: been a rock salid force for that group throughout the 604 00:30:54,800 --> 00:31:00,239 Speaker 1: season and a year like this availability has been key 605 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: is anything, because the roster is talented top to bottom, 606 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: in front to back, but you know, having a guy 607 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: in there that you don't have to worry about whether 608 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: he's going to show up or not, you know, I mean, yeah, man, 609 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: it's hard to pick a guy who hasn't been nicked 610 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: up at some point. Yeah, you know who else has 611 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: had kind of a renaissance season, Shack Lawson. Shack has 612 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: played really well this season. He's I mean just about 613 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: every week he's made he's flat. You see you notice 614 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: him on like a play or two or three, i 615 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: mean fourth down. He's been a beast. He had that 616 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: goal line stand stop a few weeks ago, you know it, 617 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: gets another sack against the Jets, and he's in on 618 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: a play last week against the Dolphins. I mean, he's 619 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: he's showing up. I think he's a candidate for you know, 620 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 1: and that's a guy we knew about already, right but 621 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:59,000 Speaker 1: you know, after a couple of wayward years, you know, Dolphins, Texans, Jets, 622 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: I don't think we really knew what to expect. But 623 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: he's kind of bounced back. He looks like the old Shack. Yeah, 624 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: he has played really well and he's flashed. I think 625 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: one of the things about it this year is he's consistent. 626 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: He's been really consistent you know what I mean. He 627 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: hasn't just you know, one play here and then the 628 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: next time he see hims two weeks later. And he's 629 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: always been a good edge setter in the run front. 630 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: He's been very, very good at that. So yeah, I 631 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,959 Speaker 1: just like the way he's played this year. I think 632 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: he's put together a solid season. And once again, Steve, 633 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: it goes back to the whole Brandon Bean model, you know, 634 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: bringing in veteran free agents on one year deals. They're 635 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: motivated to play every week, you know, yeah they are, 636 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: and he's an example of that. Yeah, and Dequan Jones 637 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 1: actually signed a two year deal with the Bills. Coming 638 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: in has been worth it, really worth it. He has 639 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:03,719 Speaker 1: played really well. Um, Jordan Phillips coming back has been 640 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: a force. Although now you know, with his shoulder, who 641 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,240 Speaker 1: knows how he's how he's gonna finish the season. But 642 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: you mentioned he's back on the practice field today. All 643 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,719 Speaker 1: these guys that have these veteran guys that have been 644 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: brought in have really made a difference. Let's not let's 645 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: not forget either that when they first got here, Brandon 646 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: being used as guys like these to set the foundation. 647 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: Micah Hide Jordan Poyer. I mean, those guys were foundational, 648 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: but they're the first guys they signed. I remember set 649 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: they were like, Oh, no, he's just he's just gonna 650 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: sign defensive guys. He's a defensive get goes. We didn't know, 651 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, but certainly he knew something about Poler and 652 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: High that none of us did. So guys like that 653 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: have been foundational pieces to begin with, and as a 654 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: group and as a policy, I don't know, philosophy, whatever 655 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: you call it, it is foundational. I think here, and 656 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 1: you know you've been going down the list too, and 657 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: maybe a von Miller doesn't get hurt, maybe he's the 658 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: runaway winner in this conversation. You know, which newcomer, new 659 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: addition to the team has impressed you the most, because 660 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:13,439 Speaker 1: even at his age, it was impressive. But I still 661 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: think the injury kind of compromises him running away with that. 662 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: And so then you can look at a host of 663 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 1: different people, whether you want to look at the draft class. 664 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: The draft class has kind of been a little bit 665 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 1: of an enigma. You know, you had kaye Elam platooning 666 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the year with Christian Benford, who 667 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: was a pleasant surprise as a sixth round draft choice. 668 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: Benford gets hurt and then Elam's Elam misses a couple 669 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: of games with an ankle injury, and now he's trying 670 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: to work his way back into the lineup, and you know, 671 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: you go down the list of the draft choice is 672 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: James Cook is the guy that has kind of ascended 673 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: through the course of the season. Not that he didn't 674 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: have his own hiccups in his rookie season either. To 675 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: whel Bernard's it's been mostly a special teams player. Khalil 676 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: Shakier is getting a little more time here down the stretch, 677 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: you know, partially because they only have four healthy receivers 678 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: on the active roster and they've been calling up one 679 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: from the practice squad each of the last three weeks. 680 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: But it's kind of been an interesting season for the 681 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: rookie class, you know, factoring them into the new additions 682 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: on the roster. Yeah, it's it's been fun and it's 683 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:29,840 Speaker 1: always fun to see this all come together in the 684 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 1: off season. I'll say it after this season's over as well, 685 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: no matter how this one ends, that you know, like always, 686 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna love this team, love on this team as 687 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,319 Speaker 1: much as you can till the season's over, because once 688 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: it's over, it ain't coming back. Yeah, even if they 689 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: win at all there there, it's gonna be a whole 690 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: new cast of characters. You know, have some favorites. Obviously 691 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: not the whole team, but a significant portion of the 692 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: contributors are going to go move on their way and 693 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:00,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna You're gonna have Brandon Bean out there houring 694 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: the bushes see if he can find some more guys 695 00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: to make him better. But it's been fun to watch 696 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:10,160 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean and his crew, you know, Joe Shane over 697 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: the years, all these guys pick those guys and we 698 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: watch them and watch it come together. It's it's pretty 699 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,479 Speaker 1: fun to it's pretty fun to watch, and it's something 700 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: we had never has not been a philosophy that a 701 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: lot of teams around the league have used, right, And 702 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: I would say of the draft class, James Cook was 703 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:32,919 Speaker 1: the addition that had me the most excited in terms 704 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: of his fit within the scope of the offense. And 705 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: you know, we didn't see that all right away, and 706 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: as we said, he had some hiccups along with some 707 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:45,319 Speaker 1: of the other rookies. But I think he's the only 708 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: rookie that I would even consider for this question in 709 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: terms of which new addition to the Bill's roster this 710 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: season has impressed you the most. I think he's the 711 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:56,080 Speaker 1: only rookie that makes the candidate list based on what 712 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: he's done this season and is playing time increasing of late. 713 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: And then after that it's you know the veteran additions, 714 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: you know that were made in free agency and whatnot, 715 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:08,360 Speaker 1: like a day Kwon Jones or Shack Lawson or Jordan Phillips. 716 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 1: Tim Settles had a nice season. So yeah, I mean, 717 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: there are plenty of choices, and we're asking you for 718 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: those choices. Give us one at eight oh three oh 719 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 1: five fifty one eight eight five fifty two five fifty 720 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:22,520 Speaker 1: number to get on board. Let's go to the tweet 721 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,280 Speaker 1: sheet right now, though, brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, 722 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: the official equipment moving provider of the Buffalo Bills. And 723 00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:31,919 Speaker 1: daniel leads us off and he says, my pick would 724 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 1: be James Cook. I loved him in college. He was 725 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: my favorite running back. In the draft. I jumped through 726 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: the roof when the Bills drafted him. He's been good 727 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: so far. I just wish he would get on the 728 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 1: field more. Go Bills. I mean, his playing time is up, 729 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: there's no debating that it's growing. And he's you know, 730 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:55,919 Speaker 1: the touchdown catch last week, the runs he got last week. Yeah, 731 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: I thought he played as much and made had a 732 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,880 Speaker 1: more significant role against the Dolphins this last Saturday than 733 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: I'd seen him have all year. Right, oh yeah, And 734 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,440 Speaker 1: I felt the same way that Daniel did I when 735 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,800 Speaker 1: they picked him, Well, you and I picked it. This 736 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: is the only draft in history that you and I 737 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: before they made the pick, pick the guy we wanted, yea, 738 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: and they got him. We got him, So here we are. 739 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: I'm totally with you. I think he brings something to 740 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 1: the field that they haven't had in a while, and 741 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,320 Speaker 1: now he's starting to get to that role that we 742 00:38:25,360 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: thought he would fill. And I thought he did a 743 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: nice job on the touchdown pass because he had to 744 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: work back to his quarterback who's rolling to the right. 745 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:34,640 Speaker 1: He's running a route across the back of the end 746 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 1: zone right to left. He sees his quarterbacks rolling out, 747 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 1: he's in trouble. He works back to him and because 748 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:43,000 Speaker 1: of that he's open for the touchdown catch. So you 749 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:46,839 Speaker 1: know that's not something that is scripted on the play. 750 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: I know they have scramble rules, but he abided by 751 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,680 Speaker 1: the scramble rules and made himself available to make a play. 752 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: So and that was a big touchdown. Oh yeah, So yeah, 753 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,680 Speaker 1: it's encouraging to see that from him. It's not just 754 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: the scripted stuff, it's the improvisational stuff. He's actively you know, 755 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: he's engaged with that as well. So that was big 756 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:12,040 Speaker 1: play in the game on Saturday. Robert on the tweet 757 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: sheet says, von Miller and his attitude towards every aspect 758 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,719 Speaker 1: of the game and embracing the history of the city 759 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: and the fan base. I have to say, I think 760 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 1: as impressive as von Miller is as a talent, I 761 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 1: feel like the fan base is even more impressed with 762 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: his resolutely positive mindset, no matter what the circumstance. I mean, 763 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: he's barely out of surgery after his ACL surgery a 764 00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:36,080 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, and he's instagramming a video saying 765 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:39,440 Speaker 1: how he's in a great headspace and mindset and all 766 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,480 Speaker 1: that stuff. I mean that I think that's the last 767 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,919 Speaker 1: place you'd expect him to be after an injury like that. Yeah, 768 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 1: it's hard. I mean, you never feel great after surgery, 769 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:50,800 Speaker 1: certainly his leg had to be killing him. But I 770 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:54,239 Speaker 1: think Vaughan has shown his ability to step back and 771 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:57,719 Speaker 1: see the big picture, and he lives in that and 772 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: knows that. You know, He's made a cup really basic 773 00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:04,959 Speaker 1: decisions that are in really good and um, coming coming 774 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 1: here was one of them, and being on this team 775 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 1: is one of them, and I think he has he 776 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:13,319 Speaker 1: doesn't regret it. I know that. Um, yeah, it's awesome. Yeah, 777 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 1: he would run away with this question had he not 778 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: been hurt a couple of weeks ago and out for 779 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 1: the season. So um, certainly. We went through stretches of 780 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: the offseason. Brownie, you remember this. I was like, I 781 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: keep forgetting Von Miller's on our team. Well, unfortunately it's 782 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,839 Speaker 1: easier to forget now because he can't play. I saw 783 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,440 Speaker 1: somebody who I saw a guy with a number forty 784 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: before we hadn't even seen in the spring. In the spring, 785 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:41,879 Speaker 1: I remember some guy as a Miller jersey number forty. 786 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,799 Speaker 1: I'm like, I wonder who would put their own name, 787 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:46,320 Speaker 1: who would put their own name on the back of 788 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: a Bill's jersey? A number four is out of high 789 00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 1: school number one, and I've realized, oh my gosh, that's 790 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 1: Von Miller. Yeah, um, he kind of he came in 791 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:57,040 Speaker 1: like that, kind of under the radar right during the frenzy. 792 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:59,719 Speaker 1: There's like nine guys around the league who's signed at 793 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: the at the same time Vaughan did, so it kind 794 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 1: of flew under the radar for everybody. And when he 795 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: when they got to training camp and started playing everything, 796 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: it was gosh, it was fun. Yeah, Jeremy on the 797 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 1: tweet sheet, says Shack Lawson, he seems to have flown 798 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: under the radar by most, even with the absence of Millery. 799 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: Has been pleasantly impressive. And we kind of touched on 800 00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: that already, but yeah, I mean Jack's getting it done. 801 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:27,799 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about that Detroit game, Steve von 802 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: Miller goes out of the game, there was another Gregor 803 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,760 Speaker 1: Rousseau was still out of the lineup with the ankle sprain, 804 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,719 Speaker 1: and by the end of that game they were down 805 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: to Mike Love, Shack Lawson and Boogie Basham at defensive end. 806 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: And he was even making plays in that game and 807 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 1: kind of holding the fort when their rotation was severely limited. 808 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: So he's done a nice job when he's been called upon. 809 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: It really has. And I think too, both he and 810 00:41:55,239 --> 00:41:57,359 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips and any of the other guys who left 811 00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:03,840 Speaker 1: and came back. Cole Beasley even said, it you go 812 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: and you grass is greener over there. I'm gonna go 813 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,799 Speaker 1: over there and you find out. Yeah, the money's good 814 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: and all that, but man, oh man, I really really 815 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:13,719 Speaker 1: like coming to work in Buffalo, you know what I mean? 816 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:16,279 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's just a you know, we've all we 817 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,040 Speaker 1: all have jobs that we go to every day and 818 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 1: we all do that stuff. And you think, you know, 819 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: you're happy if you love your work and all that, 820 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,920 Speaker 1: but man, oh man, how how rough is life when 821 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:27,719 Speaker 1: you go to work and it's like, doesn't feel quite right, 822 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, but something's not something's missing. You know, there's 823 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,800 Speaker 1: certainly nothing to complain about. None of us have not 824 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:35,920 Speaker 1: much to complain about. But you know what, it was 825 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:38,600 Speaker 1: so much better back, you know, for a lot. You know, 826 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:41,120 Speaker 1: all the all the personal and fun reasons you like 827 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 1: a place, and you can see it in the way 828 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,440 Speaker 1: Shack plays and Jordan Phillips his attitude, all of it. 829 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:49,600 Speaker 1: So and Cole Beasley said, just point blank set it 830 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:51,759 Speaker 1: last week best locker room I've ever been a part of. 831 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,319 Speaker 1: I wanted to come back. We have to take a break. 832 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:58,520 Speaker 1: But when we return, there is an anniversary to note 833 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 1: on this day, and we will get to what that is. 834 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,600 Speaker 1: It's twenty five year anniversary. Crazy. We'll tell you what 835 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:08,920 Speaker 1: it is next Here on one Bills Live, presented by 836 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:17,080 Speaker 1: Kalaida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Snap Snapdragon Apples are 837 00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:20,840 Speaker 1: now available. Fuel your game day adventures with Snapdragon Apples 838 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:25,400 Speaker 1: now available at Wegman's Snapdragon Apples, the official apple of 839 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:28,800 Speaker 1: your Buffalo Bills. As we mentioned at the break, today 840 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:34,400 Speaker 1: is the twenty fifth anniversary of one Steve Tasker's last 841 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:40,680 Speaker 1: NFL game really nineteen ninety seven? About it December twentieth 842 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:45,080 Speaker 1: in the frozen tundra of Roll Day. Yes, I know 843 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,560 Speaker 1: you got yeah, I figured there they are there. How 844 00:43:47,640 --> 00:43:50,040 Speaker 1: many plays in was this? It was early when five plays, 845 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:54,000 Speaker 1: five plays the game kickoff to the Packers packers one, two, 846 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:59,120 Speaker 1: three and out. Then they punt, which is the fifth play, 847 00:43:59,239 --> 00:44:02,120 Speaker 1: kickoff one two through two, three four, and then the 848 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:04,080 Speaker 1: punt is the fifth play and that's it. I'm done, 849 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:07,799 Speaker 1: thanks everybody. So the ball was it a touch back? 850 00:44:07,880 --> 00:44:10,879 Speaker 1: Something was ruled? Like, all right, here's what the punt. 851 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,880 Speaker 1: The punt goes over my head. I yelled, poison. It 852 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,160 Speaker 1: was a bad punt. It bounced past me, I yelled, 853 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,600 Speaker 1: I waved guys off. It bounced one of our guys, 854 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:22,640 Speaker 1: Ray Jackson, goes down and the ball bounces over him 855 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:26,680 Speaker 1: and goes into the end zone. It hit on raised back. 856 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:29,680 Speaker 1: It touched raised back as it went by him. The 857 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:32,839 Speaker 1: officials saw it called it green Bay picks the ball 858 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,400 Speaker 1: up in the end zone, touchdown, and I was and 859 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:38,480 Speaker 1: I popped a gasket and was beef in the call 860 00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:41,719 Speaker 1: because they showed the replay on the big screen and 861 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:43,200 Speaker 1: I saw it going back to the bench, I go 862 00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:45,440 Speaker 1: ah and I ran back saying it missed him. It 863 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:47,600 Speaker 1: meant because at the angle was wrong right. And then 864 00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 1: I saw the same video like two weeks later that 865 00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:52,759 Speaker 1: I saw that set me off. I was like, of 866 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:55,240 Speaker 1: course it hit him. I think, what are you doing. 867 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:58,440 Speaker 1: I was a total bone head and I went back. 868 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:04,160 Speaker 1: I got tossed out. Yea. And the guys you might 869 00:45:04,239 --> 00:45:07,120 Speaker 1: recognize some of the officials there. One of them was 870 00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:12,319 Speaker 1: Mike Carrey, who was who was the CBS official rules 871 00:45:12,360 --> 00:45:15,960 Speaker 1: official for UH for US as CBS when I was 872 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:19,759 Speaker 1: with them. And then the other guy on the crew 873 00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:23,719 Speaker 1: was Mike Pereira, who was the Fox rules analyst. Now 874 00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:26,600 Speaker 1: that's pretty funny. And so both of those guys they 875 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,360 Speaker 1: were both with the League or Mike Pereira was with 876 00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,640 Speaker 1: the League forever and uh, I saw him when in 877 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:33,839 Speaker 1: all my years with the with CBS and stuff, we'd 878 00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:35,759 Speaker 1: kind of laugh about it. And so was that brought 879 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:37,840 Speaker 1: up often by those two guys whenever they see you. 880 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:42,080 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I tongue in cheek drag him over the coals. 881 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:47,920 Speaker 1: But they because they made that was the issue I 882 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:49,319 Speaker 1: was trying to you know, I was just you saw 883 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,600 Speaker 1: me there. That was when I got when I when 884 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:53,400 Speaker 1: I was running around him and I was and I was, 885 00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:57,320 Speaker 1: you know, rushing up against him. So you know, I 886 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:00,840 Speaker 1: no hard feelings. Twenty five years probably saved me a 887 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:04,160 Speaker 1: bust They probably saved me a busted leg. And you 888 00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:07,040 Speaker 1: got and you got free food because you watched the 889 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: guy in the tunnel. Yeah, the Lamb locker room attendant, 890 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:13,480 Speaker 1: the locker room attendant were at that. I think he's 891 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:15,399 Speaker 1: still there and at that time he was one hundred 892 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:18,839 Speaker 1: and eight years old. Uh, and I think he's still 893 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,680 Speaker 1: doing the job. But I went up and he and 894 00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 1: he leans over. You know, you saw the at the 895 00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:27,880 Speaker 1: visitors locker room. You exit the field through a little hallway, 896 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,560 Speaker 1: right because they covered up the tunnel with seats so 897 00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 1: they could sell them. So you walk up there and 898 00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:34,759 Speaker 1: the guy leans over the stairs at the end of 899 00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:37,480 Speaker 1: that tunnel the stairs and go up. He leans over 900 00:46:37,560 --> 00:46:39,520 Speaker 1: the ring and goes, Steve, did you get you got 901 00:46:39,600 --> 00:46:42,719 Speaker 1: thrown out? I go yeah. He goes, well, what did 902 00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:46,399 Speaker 1: you do? And at that point I didn't even know. Yeah, 903 00:46:46,520 --> 00:46:48,359 Speaker 1: I you know, I didn't even were still coming down 904 00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:50,719 Speaker 1: from her. I didn't even I saw the I thought 905 00:46:50,760 --> 00:46:52,640 Speaker 1: I got Yeah, I didn't know anything. I go, you 906 00:46:52,680 --> 00:46:54,360 Speaker 1: know what, I don't even know. He goes, oh no, 907 00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:57,440 Speaker 1: he goes, come on up and have a sandwich. This 908 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:02,400 Speaker 1: is so good. It's true. I go up sitting this 909 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,400 Speaker 1: because it was Buffalo and they're Green Bay and they 910 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:06,080 Speaker 1: know things, you know, and they do things the right way. 911 00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:08,920 Speaker 1: He has a beef on whack nice gives me a 912 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:11,399 Speaker 1: beef on way. I still got my gloves on my game, 913 00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:16,759 Speaker 1: I got, you know, I black. I just sit down 914 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:18,759 Speaker 1: his office, putting my helmet right next to me, and 915 00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:22,160 Speaker 1: I'm just sitting there watching the game on TV. Drinking 916 00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:26,719 Speaker 1: on doctor Pepper, and I'm just I don't even know 917 00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:29,520 Speaker 1: what to I'm just like in shock, just like what 918 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: because you know, I got to explain it to the missus. Yeah, 919 00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:35,839 Speaker 1: because my bride is watching it with all the other 920 00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:38,120 Speaker 1: Bills wives back in Buffalo, and I get tossed. She's 921 00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:39,600 Speaker 1: got to sit there with all those girls going, oh 922 00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:44,120 Speaker 1: my god. Yeah. And so I'm sitting there. He's you know, 923 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:51,359 Speaker 1: what do you do? What do you do? I didn't 924 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:52,640 Speaker 1: know what to do. I just sat there and watch 925 00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:56,080 Speaker 1: the game because team wasn't going to the playoffs. Yeah, 926 00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:59,120 Speaker 1: and this was before. This was after the Packers. The 927 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:02,759 Speaker 1: Packers had won World Championship. They were about to go back. 928 00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:04,200 Speaker 1: This was the last game of the season. So they 929 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:05,680 Speaker 1: were about to go back to the playoffs and then 930 00:48:05,760 --> 00:48:07,480 Speaker 1: go back to the next Super Bowl as well and 931 00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:12,400 Speaker 1: lose to the Broncos. And so we were they were 932 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:15,680 Speaker 1: lumping us up, and I wasn't you know, I was 933 00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:20,280 Speaker 1: nowhere to be found twenty five years ago today. Amazing. 934 00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:24,040 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Uh, let's quickly squeeze a phone call in 935 00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:25,920 Speaker 1: here before we go to break. We'll go to frank 936 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:29,279 Speaker 1: and Williamsville has been waiting. What do you got for us, Frank, Yeah, 937 00:48:29,280 --> 00:48:31,600 Speaker 1: I got a couple of coaching things here. Um, First 938 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,319 Speaker 1: of all, if you think it's going to snore as 939 00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:34,839 Speaker 1: the game goes on and get worse, wouldn't you want 940 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:37,279 Speaker 1: the ball if you actually win the coin touse to 941 00:48:37,320 --> 00:48:42,080 Speaker 1: start the game. Yeah, yeah, that's one thing. And real quick, 942 00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:43,200 Speaker 1: the other thing I was going to ask you was 943 00:48:43,800 --> 00:48:46,600 Speaker 1: the guy who ran into the kicker? Was it did? 944 00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:48,680 Speaker 1: Did the coaches tell them they don't even come close 945 00:48:48,719 --> 00:48:51,839 Speaker 1: to that putzer? And you just got to threading out 946 00:48:51,880 --> 00:48:54,759 Speaker 1: the defense had to go back out there again. Yeah, 947 00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:57,960 Speaker 1: that was a mistake. Yeah, that no question about it. Um, 948 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:00,799 Speaker 1: if you're not gonna get the if you're not gonna 949 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:04,279 Speaker 1: get the ball on the punt, you don't don't do that. 950 00:49:05,239 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 1: And there was no question too. It was a bad 951 00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:09,400 Speaker 1: It was a mistake, Yeah, no question about it. And 952 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:12,000 Speaker 1: the only touchdown that Miami scored in the second half, 953 00:49:12,080 --> 00:49:14,879 Speaker 1: the defense was off the field. They had him stopped. Yeah, 954 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:16,400 Speaker 1: and they get a fresh set of downs and that 955 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,680 Speaker 1: was the Tyree Hill touchdown drive. But they had him off. 956 00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:21,520 Speaker 1: They wouldn't they wouldn't have scored a touchdown in the 957 00:49:21,560 --> 00:49:23,920 Speaker 1: second half. Without that. Yeah, so there there's that. And 958 00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:29,160 Speaker 1: as for the coin toss, yeah, I mean there are 959 00:49:29,239 --> 00:49:32,600 Speaker 1: certain ways, like like the New England game here last year, 960 00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:35,560 Speaker 1: where's forty mile an hour winds, Maybe you do that. 961 00:49:35,760 --> 00:49:38,279 Speaker 1: And there was some talk as well on the broadcast 962 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:41,520 Speaker 1: of this last Saturday night, maybe if you think the 963 00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:46,120 Speaker 1: weather is gonna hit halftime, you make a different call 964 00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:48,920 Speaker 1: about the coin toss, or if it's gonna hit in 965 00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,080 Speaker 1: the first quarter or a second quarter. Whenever the weather's 966 00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:52,560 Speaker 1: going to hit, you try and time it so the 967 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:54,520 Speaker 1: other team gets the worst of the weather and you 968 00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:57,319 Speaker 1: get the best of it the wind ways and stuff. Yes, 969 00:49:57,719 --> 00:50:00,680 Speaker 1: but they knew it wasn't gonna come till later in 970 00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:04,080 Speaker 1: the game, And by winning the toss, that gives you 971 00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:06,320 Speaker 1: an extra hour and a half into the game, like 972 00:50:06,440 --> 00:50:10,239 Speaker 1: well a halftime, because at halftime defer you could still 973 00:50:10,320 --> 00:50:13,520 Speaker 1: kick it and pick an end. You could still give 974 00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:15,759 Speaker 1: them the ball and pick the end of the field 975 00:50:15,800 --> 00:50:21,160 Speaker 1: that you want. So by winning the toss and deferring 976 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:24,160 Speaker 1: knowing that the weather's coming later in the game, that 977 00:50:24,280 --> 00:50:25,960 Speaker 1: gets still gives you the choice to do what you 978 00:50:26,040 --> 00:50:27,840 Speaker 1: want in the second half. The Bills actually did that 979 00:50:27,960 --> 00:50:30,480 Speaker 1: in week four, they won the coin toss in Baltimore 980 00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:34,360 Speaker 1: that was supposed to be terrible rain coming in the 981 00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:37,600 Speaker 1: second half or at least late in the first half, 982 00:50:37,640 --> 00:50:39,560 Speaker 1: so they said, hey, let's just take the ball now 983 00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:41,880 Speaker 1: while the weather is still decent and hope we can 984 00:50:41,960 --> 00:50:44,239 Speaker 1: make something of it. Of course, the Bills had to 985 00:50:44,239 --> 00:50:45,920 Speaker 1: come back in the second half down ten in that 986 00:50:46,040 --> 00:50:48,279 Speaker 1: game and end up winning with the last second field goal, 987 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:51,239 Speaker 1: similar to the one we saw just last Saturday. So yeah, 988 00:50:51,360 --> 00:50:54,680 Speaker 1: sometimes that does happen, and you know, the coaching staff says, hey, 989 00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:57,480 Speaker 1: let's take the ball now while the weather's good before 990 00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:00,280 Speaker 1: weather dramatically impacts what we're trying to do on offense 991 00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:02,200 Speaker 1: here with our game plan. We got to take a 992 00:51:02,239 --> 00:51:05,760 Speaker 1: break here. But our number two will include Bill's defensive 993 00:51:05,840 --> 00:51:09,160 Speaker 1: coordinator Leslie Frasier, who was addressing the media. Will get 994 00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:12,439 Speaker 1: some of his thoughts coming up on this Chicago game, 995 00:51:12,560 --> 00:51:15,759 Speaker 1: which includes a homecoming of sorts for him being a 996 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:19,239 Speaker 1: former Chicago Bear. We'll hear from Leslie Frasier an hour 997 00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:22,040 Speaker 1: number two here on One Bill's Live presented by Collida Health. 998 00:51:22,200 --> 00:52:10,400 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radios. One Bill's Live presented by 999 00:52:10,920 --> 00:52:14,200 Speaker 1: Come Light of health. You bet your bippy it's one 1000 00:52:14,239 --> 00:52:16,959 Speaker 1: Bills Live, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you hour number 1001 00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:21,880 Speaker 1: two and as promised, Bill's defensive coordinator Leslie Fraser addressing 1002 00:52:21,880 --> 00:52:26,160 Speaker 1: the media after practice today, talking not only about a 1003 00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:28,840 Speaker 1: homecoming of sorts as he goes back to play against 1004 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:31,920 Speaker 1: the team that he once played for as a player 1005 00:52:32,080 --> 00:52:35,560 Speaker 1: cornerback for the Chicago Bears, including the famed eighty five team, 1006 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:42,440 Speaker 1: but also the task that is justin Fields here is coach, Coach? 1007 00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:47,840 Speaker 1: How dangerous is Justin Fields? Right? Man? Monkey? A thousand 1008 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:51,400 Speaker 1: yard Russia at quarterback. I mean that doesn't happen very often, 1009 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:55,040 Speaker 1: and he's dangerous. I mean he's extremely dangerous with his 1010 00:52:55,320 --> 00:52:56,759 Speaker 1: speed and he's got a good armor as will. He 1011 00:52:56,760 --> 00:53:00,000 Speaker 1: can throw to football. He's not just a one dimensional quarterback, 1012 00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:03,840 Speaker 1: but for sure his strength it's scrambling and making plays 1013 00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:05,759 Speaker 1: with his feet. I mean they have a lot of 1014 00:53:05,840 --> 00:53:10,279 Speaker 1: design quarterback runs because of that. So he's he's really 1015 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:12,400 Speaker 1: good carrying that football. How much did you carry over 1016 00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:15,280 Speaker 1: from facing Lamar earlier in the year and even somewhat 1017 00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:19,120 Speaker 1: recently a few times to combat and defend a guy 1018 00:53:19,280 --> 00:53:22,719 Speaker 1: like Fields, Yeah, I think you have to look back 1019 00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:25,719 Speaker 1: a little bit and just see some of the things 1020 00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:27,839 Speaker 1: that we did against Lamar, and I'm sure they're doing 1021 00:53:27,840 --> 00:53:32,600 Speaker 1: the same thing. And i mean, Lamar's outstanding running quarterback 1022 00:53:32,640 --> 00:53:34,320 Speaker 1: and can throw it as well, and they're similar in 1023 00:53:34,360 --> 00:53:36,920 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. But yeah, you do reflect back 1024 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:38,560 Speaker 1: a little bit on some of the things you've you've 1025 00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:41,799 Speaker 1: done in the past. Obviously, I mean, your fourth were 1026 00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:44,640 Speaker 1: now fourth in the league and run defense, so it 1027 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:48,360 Speaker 1: sounds like you're dolphin. You're not worried that the Dolphins 1028 00:53:48,440 --> 00:53:55,879 Speaker 1: will unlocked the problem that everyone can ships quite well. 1029 00:53:56,040 --> 00:53:59,520 Speaker 1: Like I said, you don't want people to feel comfortable 1030 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:02,640 Speaker 1: running the ball. And you know, we've had some situations 1031 00:54:02,719 --> 00:54:05,640 Speaker 1: where not only this year, but in years past where 1032 00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:07,520 Speaker 1: someone has some success running the ball and then you 1033 00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:09,600 Speaker 1: got to regroup, you got to learn from it and 1034 00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:12,440 Speaker 1: play it better going forward. And we've been able to 1035 00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:13,719 Speaker 1: do that in the past, and you'd like to believe 1036 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:15,600 Speaker 1: that we can do it again. So what's been the 1037 00:54:16,280 --> 00:54:18,359 Speaker 1: dividing the media root and spool. You guys are looking 1038 00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:20,920 Speaker 1: at that table about some of those tackles. When these 1039 00:54:20,920 --> 00:54:23,279 Speaker 1: are proud guys that have had a great ste I'm 1040 00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:27,400 Speaker 1: sure that there is probably an energy around the problem diagrams. 1041 00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:30,520 Speaker 1: You're absolutely right, Matt, there's an energy around that, and 1042 00:54:30,719 --> 00:54:32,560 Speaker 1: guys do have a lot of pride and they want 1043 00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,719 Speaker 1: to get better at at that part of the game 1044 00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:38,080 Speaker 1: because in the NFL, on defense, you have to tackle. 1045 00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:40,040 Speaker 1: Now this time of the year, you can't really work 1046 00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:42,160 Speaker 1: on it the way you want to. Uh, you don't 1047 00:54:42,200 --> 00:54:44,600 Speaker 1: have on pads. This is a nonpadded week for us. 1048 00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:47,160 Speaker 1: But you have to mentally put yourself in that frame 1049 00:54:47,200 --> 00:54:48,880 Speaker 1: of mind to be able to go out and tackle 1050 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:51,600 Speaker 1: and get guys to the ground. That's a big part 1051 00:54:51,640 --> 00:54:54,200 Speaker 1: of being successful on defense. And you know, our guys 1052 00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:56,520 Speaker 1: have rebounded in the past when it comes to that. 1053 00:54:56,640 --> 00:54:58,920 Speaker 1: Now this week we're playing in the team that has 1054 00:54:59,000 --> 00:55:01,120 Speaker 1: the most rushing yard it's on average per game and 1055 00:55:01,520 --> 00:55:04,239 Speaker 1: anybody in the league. So um, you know we'll have 1056 00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:06,080 Speaker 1: a handsful in the run game and we got to 1057 00:55:06,080 --> 00:55:09,880 Speaker 1: do a good job versus a run. I was just 1058 00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:12,560 Speaker 1: gonna say, how much been getting TOUTI looks back help 1059 00:55:12,680 --> 00:55:15,800 Speaker 1: with that. It's easy able to play. I think Jordan 1060 00:55:15,880 --> 00:55:19,440 Speaker 1: will definitely help us, Elena, but it still takes eleven guys, 1061 00:55:20,080 --> 00:55:21,920 Speaker 1: but it's it'll be great to have him back. And 1062 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:24,560 Speaker 1: hopefully coming off this injury, he can go out and 1063 00:55:25,080 --> 00:55:27,160 Speaker 1: give us, you know, something similar to what he did 1064 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:29,359 Speaker 1: prior to the injury. And that's the case that will 1065 00:55:29,400 --> 00:55:33,280 Speaker 1: help us for sure. But but it takes all eleven guys. Okah, 1066 00:55:33,520 --> 00:55:36,520 Speaker 1: you brought up a Christian a moment ago and these 1067 00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:41,040 Speaker 1: eligibles here, What does that all look like when you 1068 00:55:41,160 --> 00:55:42,800 Speaker 1: have another player that you want to get out of 1069 00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:45,440 Speaker 1: the field, because you guys have you know, split stamps 1070 00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:47,920 Speaker 1: with two guys before, but you don't recall you've done 1071 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:51,319 Speaker 1: it with three ro So how does that all the book? Yeah, 1072 00:55:51,680 --> 00:55:55,040 Speaker 1: you know, it'll it'll. It remains to be seen. You know, 1073 00:55:55,239 --> 00:55:57,680 Speaker 1: I don't see us going three or four guys either, 1074 00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:00,600 Speaker 1: So be good to get Christian back when the time comes, 1075 00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:02,680 Speaker 1: and then we'll sort it out when that time comes. 1076 00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:05,480 Speaker 1: Things change so much from week to week, but we'll 1077 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:07,160 Speaker 1: see where we are when he's able to get back 1078 00:56:07,160 --> 00:56:09,520 Speaker 1: on the field. It's best challenge for a while of 1079 00:56:09,840 --> 00:56:12,160 Speaker 1: hoping for some continuity there but also wanting to get 1080 00:56:12,160 --> 00:56:14,200 Speaker 1: different looks at guys. Is it any different at this 1081 00:56:14,320 --> 00:56:16,560 Speaker 1: point in the season, But there's only a few regular 1082 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:19,760 Speaker 1: season games left of like, do you need to solidify 1083 00:56:19,800 --> 00:56:21,520 Speaker 1: it a bit more. Is it so kind of wanting 1084 00:56:21,520 --> 00:56:25,760 Speaker 1: to leave people in? Yeah, I think Catherine is beginning 1085 00:56:25,840 --> 00:56:28,920 Speaker 1: to clear up a little bit. This last game I 1086 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:31,799 Speaker 1: think helped us in a lot of ways to create 1087 00:56:31,880 --> 00:56:34,000 Speaker 1: some clarity, just being able to see Kier guide and 1088 00:56:34,040 --> 00:56:37,400 Speaker 1: play as well as he played, and hopefully between him 1089 00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:39,200 Speaker 1: and Dane they can put back to back games together. 1090 00:56:39,239 --> 00:56:42,880 Speaker 1: It's great to have Trade back out there competing. So 1091 00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:45,000 Speaker 1: I think things will beginning to clear up for us. 1092 00:56:46,760 --> 00:56:50,080 Speaker 1: Hopefully this next week we'll solidify some things in our 1093 00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:52,400 Speaker 1: mind as we get closer to the end of the 1094 00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:57,680 Speaker 1: regular season. But you know, it's still taking views at 1095 00:56:57,719 --> 00:57:01,160 Speaker 1: guys for now, but hopefully it's and Caier and we'll 1096 00:57:01,160 --> 00:57:03,960 Speaker 1: see where it goes from there. Mentioned a little week ago, 1097 00:57:04,719 --> 00:57:07,319 Speaker 1: it's good to see Trade PROGRESSI and you understand he's 1098 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:09,919 Speaker 1: not going to be trade probably for a bit here, 1099 00:57:10,040 --> 00:57:13,279 Speaker 1: but did you notice another step forward and even just 1100 00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:16,160 Speaker 1: his personality and the way he carried himself and certainly 1101 00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:20,000 Speaker 1: the play against the offense. Yeah, I thought Johnny was 1102 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:22,680 Speaker 1: a really good week in preparation for preparation for him, 1103 00:57:22,760 --> 00:57:26,400 Speaker 1: better even than the weeks before. His confidence you could 1104 00:57:26,440 --> 00:57:29,480 Speaker 1: see it growing and he made some really good plays 1105 00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:31,400 Speaker 1: on the ball and up in that game as well 1106 00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:35,240 Speaker 1: against you know, an outstanding receiver. So I think it 1107 00:57:35,320 --> 00:57:37,360 Speaker 1: was a big step for him to go up against 1108 00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:40,480 Speaker 1: that type of competition to get another gauge where he 1109 00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:42,960 Speaker 1: is and what he needs to work on. So and 1110 00:57:43,040 --> 00:57:45,120 Speaker 1: that's just part of the process. But I think it 1111 00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:46,800 Speaker 1: was a good game for him to be able to 1112 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:49,600 Speaker 1: get a feel for where he's at. He mostly had 1113 00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:52,280 Speaker 1: him shadow Wattle, and I know most people would think 1114 00:57:52,520 --> 00:57:55,080 Speaker 1: you would go with Tyreek. So what went into that 1115 00:57:55,240 --> 00:58:00,040 Speaker 1: decision where we were doing some things strategically for I 1116 00:58:00,120 --> 00:58:02,840 Speaker 1: Reckon that kind of played into that. So without getting 1117 00:58:02,840 --> 00:58:06,360 Speaker 1: into too much detail, Yeah, you like, you know, we've 1118 00:58:06,520 --> 00:58:11,480 Speaker 1: talked to all season the value of tarring um. I mean, 1119 00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:15,440 Speaker 1: is there or was there any point I get that 1120 00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:19,240 Speaker 1: that you would not be that's your defense, Taren. You know, 1121 00:58:19,360 --> 00:58:23,160 Speaker 1: you're not, I mean unless they come out with you know, 1122 00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:28,760 Speaker 1: ten offensive tackles, you're not You're not taking tearing off. 1123 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:32,360 Speaker 1: What do you think I mean, Tarn is your guy? Yeah, yeah, 1124 00:58:32,440 --> 00:58:35,080 Speaker 1: I mean Tarn has done a great job for us, 1125 00:58:35,120 --> 00:58:38,479 Speaker 1: as you know, over the last few years, and he's 1126 00:58:38,560 --> 00:58:40,760 Speaker 1: a big reason why we've been able to play good defense. 1127 00:58:40,880 --> 00:58:43,400 Speaker 1: So you don't want somebody to run you out of 1128 00:58:43,480 --> 00:58:47,200 Speaker 1: your nickel. No, you know, you you have to be 1129 00:58:47,880 --> 00:58:51,600 Speaker 1: conscious of that possibility. And we do have some contingencies, 1130 00:58:51,640 --> 00:58:54,560 Speaker 1: and but the way we played to run better than 1131 00:58:54,600 --> 00:58:56,920 Speaker 1: the second half kind of solidified. You know, we have 1132 00:58:57,080 --> 00:59:01,520 Speaker 1: some answers if if if you're not in your gap, 1133 00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:03,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter if we're in base personnel or not. 1134 00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:06,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't if you don't tackle, it doesn't matter what 1135 00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:09,800 Speaker 1: personnel you have on the field. So when it's that issue, 1136 00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:13,400 Speaker 1: that's one thing versus schematically, you know you can't get 1137 00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:15,600 Speaker 1: it done with that personnel that's on the field. But 1138 00:59:15,680 --> 00:59:18,440 Speaker 1: miss tackles gap gap integrity, that's a different matter. And 1139 00:59:18,600 --> 00:59:21,760 Speaker 1: talked about how he's got two game plans if it's 1140 00:59:21,760 --> 00:59:25,360 Speaker 1: an extreme weather situation. You know you have the extreme 1141 00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:27,880 Speaker 1: weather since a game against New England here last year. 1142 00:59:29,600 --> 00:59:34,480 Speaker 1: Is it almost like do you have two plans or 1143 00:59:34,680 --> 00:59:38,360 Speaker 1: it's just you focus on this side of the call sheet? Uh? No, 1144 00:59:38,600 --> 00:59:40,919 Speaker 1: you you do need to have a contingency for sure, 1145 00:59:41,360 --> 00:59:44,640 Speaker 1: because weather like that New England game can really change strategy. 1146 00:59:44,760 --> 00:59:47,520 Speaker 1: And you know we've been on a few weather games 1147 00:59:47,560 --> 00:59:49,760 Speaker 1: over the years, and you do have to have a 1148 00:59:49,880 --> 00:59:53,760 Speaker 1: plan if things get so severe that it alters the 1149 00:59:53,880 --> 00:59:56,400 Speaker 1: passing game or affects the run game, whatever it may, 1150 00:59:56,560 --> 00:59:58,800 Speaker 1: the footing on the field. So you you have to 1151 00:59:58,840 --> 01:00:00,760 Speaker 1: think those things through ahead of time and you hope 1152 01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:06,800 Speaker 1: whatever you go to works. You know, Um, family, he's 1153 01:00:06,840 --> 01:00:09,920 Speaker 1: a secondary player, but a safety kind of say that. 1154 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,680 Speaker 1: He's kind of like a lucky way and he's starting games, 1155 01:00:12,840 --> 01:00:15,040 Speaker 1: playing for long for the time. How if you've seen 1156 01:00:15,160 --> 01:00:18,480 Speaker 1: him handle that role and it's that's what you've seen 1157 01:00:18,520 --> 01:00:20,640 Speaker 1: out of him and will play this backer of especially 1158 01:00:20,720 --> 01:00:24,240 Speaker 1: the last few years. I think, man, he's really grown 1159 01:00:25,160 --> 01:00:29,360 Speaker 1: over the last so three or four weeks, he's really 1160 01:00:29,400 --> 01:00:33,479 Speaker 1: taking a big jump. Um, he's tackling better. Uh still 1161 01:00:33,520 --> 01:00:35,880 Speaker 1: an area he wants to continue and prove on. But 1162 01:00:36,040 --> 01:00:39,080 Speaker 1: the biggest leap has been his confidence and being able 1163 01:00:39,120 --> 01:00:42,800 Speaker 1: to communicate. We counted on Micah and Jordan for so 1164 01:00:43,000 --> 01:00:45,760 Speaker 1: long to communicate on the back end with the rest 1165 01:00:45,800 --> 01:00:48,919 Speaker 1: of our secondary in linebackers and to help Tremaine well, 1166 01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:51,240 Speaker 1: you know, losing Michael, we lost some of that and 1167 01:00:51,560 --> 01:00:53,000 Speaker 1: Jordan has been kind of in and out of the 1168 01:00:53,080 --> 01:00:55,840 Speaker 1: lineup at times, so we needed to mar to step 1169 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:58,760 Speaker 1: up verbally and he's begun to do that, and that's 1170 01:00:59,160 --> 01:01:02,320 Speaker 1: that's big for our past defense and our run defense 1171 01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:04,560 Speaker 1: as well. So it's good to see him growing in 1172 01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:07,760 Speaker 1: that area. Have you seen from Micah behind the scenes, 1173 01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:10,320 Speaker 1: Like what has he been like in terms of going 1174 01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:13,000 Speaker 1: through this. He hasn't missed time like this movie. That's 1175 01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:15,920 Speaker 1: a good question, Atlanta. He He's been really good for 1176 01:01:16,040 --> 01:01:19,120 Speaker 1: us in the meetings. I've referenced him so many times 1177 01:01:19,680 --> 01:01:23,560 Speaker 1: with DeMar, with d Kwon Johnson and and just trying 1178 01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:25,440 Speaker 1: to get those guys to go back and look at 1179 01:01:25,480 --> 01:01:27,720 Speaker 1: some of Micah's tape to be able to get a 1180 01:01:27,800 --> 01:01:31,240 Speaker 1: feel for how he operated and UM. But his words 1181 01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:34,680 Speaker 1: of encouragement to those guys, it's been at practice, his 1182 01:01:34,840 --> 01:01:37,720 Speaker 1: watching tape with them, all those things have to help 1183 01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:39,920 Speaker 1: them and UM and that's one of the reasons I 1184 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,840 Speaker 1: think DeMar has gotten better as the years going on 1185 01:01:43,160 --> 01:01:45,520 Speaker 1: because of Micah's presence, as opposed to if he were 1186 01:01:45,560 --> 01:01:48,640 Speaker 1: not in the building, not around, I think that would 1187 01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:50,280 Speaker 1: kind of hurt us a little bit. It's he's been 1188 01:01:50,440 --> 01:01:53,240 Speaker 1: a big plus for us. A sideline with a headset 1189 01:01:53,400 --> 01:01:55,240 Speaker 1: and all that. Are you like, should we bring you 1190 01:01:55,280 --> 01:01:59,320 Speaker 1: on this coach like, yeah, he's been good in that respect. 1191 01:01:59,360 --> 01:02:01,160 Speaker 1: This for us can be indicating talking to the guys 1192 01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:04,240 Speaker 1: and encouraging them and so you know, appreciate what he's doing. 1193 01:02:04,280 --> 01:02:06,120 Speaker 1: He may have a featuring coaching one day, for sure. 1194 01:02:07,200 --> 01:02:11,640 Speaker 1: Greg's game Gregor saw got his fame. Greg has continued 1195 01:02:11,680 --> 01:02:14,680 Speaker 1: to play well for his mark. He had another good 1196 01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:17,520 Speaker 1: game for us. There were a couple of plays that 1197 01:02:17,840 --> 01:02:19,720 Speaker 1: if he weren't on the field, you know, I wonder 1198 01:02:19,800 --> 01:02:23,120 Speaker 1: how those players would have would have gone. So he 1199 01:02:23,240 --> 01:02:25,520 Speaker 1: played well in that ball game, and it's just good 1200 01:02:25,520 --> 01:02:27,080 Speaker 1: to have him back on the field. Those games when 1201 01:02:27,120 --> 01:02:29,360 Speaker 1: we didn't have him, you could really feel the difference, 1202 01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:31,160 Speaker 1: and you can feel the difference when he's on the 1203 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:35,320 Speaker 1: field as well. I clenched a playoff spot on Saturday, 1204 01:02:35,600 --> 01:02:37,280 Speaker 1: four season in the row. Did you have a chance 1205 01:02:37,320 --> 01:02:40,000 Speaker 1: to reflect on that and what it means for the 1206 01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:44,200 Speaker 1: Bills organization to have that level of success. Yeah, it's 1207 01:02:44,280 --> 01:02:47,160 Speaker 1: it's so hard to sit back and reflect because you 1208 01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:49,919 Speaker 1: go from playing that game on a Saturday to coming 1209 01:02:49,960 --> 01:02:53,000 Speaker 1: in on a Monday in preparation but another Saturday game, 1210 01:02:53,080 --> 01:02:55,040 Speaker 1: so you don't really have a chance to take a 1211 01:02:55,120 --> 01:02:59,080 Speaker 1: deep breath maybe after the season, but there's so much 1212 01:02:59,720 --> 01:03:01,840 Speaker 1: that that we want to accomplish as a team. And 1213 01:03:01,840 --> 01:03:04,720 Speaker 1: I know, for me personally, you're not really in a 1214 01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:08,080 Speaker 1: reflective mode yet. Uh. You know, you're thinking about the 1215 01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:10,240 Speaker 1: next opponent of what you have to get done. Although 1216 01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, we're all proud of the fact that we've 1217 01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:16,520 Speaker 1: made the playoffs again, but you know there's more, so 1218 01:03:17,320 --> 01:03:18,600 Speaker 1: you know, I don't. I don't think any of us 1219 01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:22,160 Speaker 1: have set around and thought a whole lot about that achievement, 1220 01:03:22,200 --> 01:03:26,640 Speaker 1: although it's quite an achievement for sure. Soldier fields or 1221 01:03:26,720 --> 01:03:31,680 Speaker 1: Haimer steady woof I played in some very very windy 1222 01:03:31,720 --> 01:03:34,520 Speaker 1: games that soldiers feel, but I don't know if I've 1223 01:03:34,520 --> 01:03:36,680 Speaker 1: played in one quite like the one we had against 1224 01:03:36,680 --> 01:03:39,280 Speaker 1: New England a year ago, But a lot of windy 1225 01:03:39,360 --> 01:03:41,600 Speaker 1: games that soldiers feel. It's it's it would be close 1226 01:03:41,640 --> 01:03:45,640 Speaker 1: between the two, yes, so alight, And that would be 1227 01:03:45,720 --> 01:03:48,360 Speaker 1: a guy that would know, having played there for five seasons. 1228 01:03:49,800 --> 01:03:54,880 Speaker 1: I distinctly remember a playoff game between the Bears and 1229 01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:59,560 Speaker 1: the Giants in the eighty five playoffs Giants come to Chicago. 1230 01:04:00,280 --> 01:04:02,400 Speaker 1: That was the game when Sean Lindetta went to punt 1231 01:04:02,440 --> 01:04:05,440 Speaker 1: of football and missed it because the wind blew it 1232 01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:08,440 Speaker 1: three feet to the right from the time he dropped 1233 01:04:08,440 --> 01:04:10,120 Speaker 1: it to the time he tried to kick it with 1234 01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:16,360 Speaker 1: his foot. Yeah, he I mean, that's ridiculous. Yeah, that's 1235 01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:19,640 Speaker 1: pretty windy. Because I remember Brian Mormon when he used 1236 01:04:19,640 --> 01:04:22,959 Speaker 1: to punt here. He said there had been times where 1237 01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:26,840 Speaker 1: from his drop point to trying to kick it it 1238 01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:29,919 Speaker 1: would move over about six inches, but and he would 1239 01:04:29,960 --> 01:04:32,440 Speaker 1: have to adjust his leg to still make contact with 1240 01:04:32,520 --> 01:04:35,920 Speaker 1: the ball. Lindetta obviously did not do that for the Giants, 1241 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:38,720 Speaker 1: completely whipped on the ball. Now, he may have also 1242 01:04:38,800 --> 01:04:42,280 Speaker 1: been intimidated by a pass rush that was screaming at 1243 01:04:42,320 --> 01:04:46,240 Speaker 1: his head on that play as well. But yeah, the 1244 01:04:46,280 --> 01:04:49,240 Speaker 1: wind there can get pretty stupid. How was it at Northwestern? 1245 01:04:49,560 --> 01:04:51,880 Speaker 1: Was it bad there? Like in the stadium there. I 1246 01:04:51,880 --> 01:04:54,520 Speaker 1: don't remember ever having a game like that. Yeah, a 1247 01:04:54,640 --> 01:04:57,800 Speaker 1: couple of cold games, yeah, but not windy. Now your 1248 01:04:57,840 --> 01:05:01,520 Speaker 1: season ends sooner than the NFL. Yeah, we didn't go 1249 01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:04,680 Speaker 1: to bowl games when I was at Northwestern. When I 1250 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:08,480 Speaker 1: showed up, they were and thirty one. So um yeah, 1251 01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:13,040 Speaker 1: Now we never had cold, yes, absolutely cold, Yeah, but 1252 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:17,480 Speaker 1: wind I don't remember Coach Frasier sounded very encouraged by 1253 01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:21,200 Speaker 1: the way Kayer Elam played in last week's game against 1254 01:05:21,240 --> 01:05:23,280 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Let's not forget this was a guy that 1255 01:05:23,400 --> 01:05:25,320 Speaker 1: was a healthy and active a couple of weeks ago 1256 01:05:26,440 --> 01:05:29,000 Speaker 1: for the New England game, if my memory serves me correct, 1257 01:05:29,720 --> 01:05:33,000 Speaker 1: and has slowly worked his way back into the lineup. 1258 01:05:33,040 --> 01:05:36,720 Speaker 1: He platoons with Dane Jackson last week, and I thought 1259 01:05:37,800 --> 01:05:43,200 Speaker 1: he was playing with an urgency and an intensity that 1260 01:05:43,640 --> 01:05:46,520 Speaker 1: I think we all thought we we would and could 1261 01:05:46,640 --> 01:05:51,280 Speaker 1: see from Kaye Elam. I would argue his performance was 1262 01:05:51,360 --> 01:05:54,720 Speaker 1: good enough to earn him even more playing time this week, 1263 01:05:55,280 --> 01:06:00,200 Speaker 1: and knowing it is a week to week league, No, 1264 01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:03,280 Speaker 1: I think he gets more playing time this week than 1265 01:06:03,360 --> 01:06:05,640 Speaker 1: he even did last week in that platooning situation with 1266 01:06:05,760 --> 01:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Dane Jackson. Yeah, And we were talking to about the 1267 01:06:08,720 --> 01:06:13,240 Speaker 1: fact that I don't know how much the Chicago Bears, 1268 01:06:13,280 --> 01:06:16,840 Speaker 1: skilled guys scary on the outside. If you were gonna 1269 01:06:16,880 --> 01:06:19,640 Speaker 1: go out and just like sell out and say, listen, 1270 01:06:19,720 --> 01:06:21,720 Speaker 1: here's how we're gonna play this team. Let's see if 1271 01:06:21,760 --> 01:06:23,760 Speaker 1: they can do it. This may be one of those 1272 01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:25,800 Speaker 1: teams we're talking to. De Kuan Jones just a minute 1273 01:06:25,840 --> 01:06:28,880 Speaker 1: ago said do you go in there go three linebackers, 1274 01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:32,480 Speaker 1: go heavy in the box and play man on the outside. 1275 01:06:32,720 --> 01:06:36,920 Speaker 1: And you know you got I mean kill Harry Chase, Claypool, 1276 01:06:38,000 --> 01:06:43,920 Speaker 1: Equanimius Saint Brown Byron Pringle. These guys, those are the 1277 01:06:44,000 --> 01:06:50,479 Speaker 1: four top widout. Um, all right, Kyer elm Tradevius White. 1278 01:06:50,760 --> 01:06:52,840 Speaker 1: Let's see what you got. You know, if you if 1279 01:06:52,880 --> 01:06:57,280 Speaker 1: you can shake loose with a single high safety, we'll 1280 01:06:57,280 --> 01:06:58,800 Speaker 1: see if you can do it. That may be the 1281 01:06:58,880 --> 01:07:02,640 Speaker 1: time to do it this game. Yeah, because playing two 1282 01:07:02,720 --> 01:07:05,400 Speaker 1: safeties deep is not the recipe against this Bears team. 1283 01:07:05,440 --> 01:07:08,840 Speaker 1: They're just gonna run the football, especially if it's windy, 1284 01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:11,200 Speaker 1: unless you get unless you know, Josh and the offense 1285 01:07:11,480 --> 01:07:13,720 Speaker 1: smells blood in the water. They go out and they 1286 01:07:14,440 --> 01:07:16,600 Speaker 1: they hang twenty eight points on you and a half well, 1287 01:07:16,960 --> 01:07:21,040 Speaker 1: and then you got you gotta catch up. Yeah that well, obviously, Yeah, 1288 01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:23,160 Speaker 1: that was just the complexion of they say this, that's 1289 01:07:23,200 --> 01:07:26,800 Speaker 1: the best kind of complimentary football right there. Here's twenty 1290 01:07:26,880 --> 01:07:29,960 Speaker 1: eight defense, twenty eight in the first half. Have fun 1291 01:07:30,040 --> 01:07:32,880 Speaker 1: getting after the passer. Yeah, there you go. Um, that's fun. 1292 01:07:33,080 --> 01:07:36,200 Speaker 1: But even when you get after the passer with justin fields, 1293 01:07:36,760 --> 01:07:39,120 Speaker 1: if he escapes, it's a lot like a Josh situation, 1294 01:07:39,720 --> 01:07:42,880 Speaker 1: very much so. Um so. Just because they may be 1295 01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:46,440 Speaker 1: forced to stop running the ball in the conventional way, 1296 01:07:46,520 --> 01:07:48,680 Speaker 1: whether it's a design run for Fields or something with 1297 01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:52,520 Speaker 1: Jordan Montgomery, they get behind by two or three scores, 1298 01:07:53,520 --> 01:07:57,120 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean the threat of Justin Fields running is over. 1299 01:07:57,600 --> 01:08:00,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I still remember a few weeks ago he 1300 01:08:00,160 --> 01:08:03,320 Speaker 1: runs over the Miami sideline and Mike McDaniel, the head 1301 01:08:03,360 --> 01:08:05,360 Speaker 1: coach of the Dolphins, is saying, will you knock that off? 1302 01:08:05,920 --> 01:08:07,840 Speaker 1: He says it right to Justin Fields as he walking about. 1303 01:08:07,840 --> 01:08:10,640 Speaker 1: You gotta stop doing that. Like tongue in cheek, of course, 1304 01:08:10,760 --> 01:08:14,240 Speaker 1: but because of his improvisational running when it's you know, 1305 01:08:14,760 --> 01:08:17,519 Speaker 1: like what he saw a downfield, he's given them fits. 1306 01:08:17,720 --> 01:08:20,679 Speaker 1: It's always and the Dolphins know this from playing Josh 1307 01:08:20,720 --> 01:08:24,639 Speaker 1: so much. It is the great equalizer. It doesn't matter 1308 01:08:24,720 --> 01:08:26,880 Speaker 1: how bad things are going or how great they're going. 1309 01:08:26,920 --> 01:08:29,000 Speaker 1: For your defense, you got a guy like Josh Allen 1310 01:08:29,120 --> 01:08:33,360 Speaker 1: or Jalen Hurtz or Justin Fields or Lamar Jackson who 1311 01:08:33,479 --> 01:08:37,120 Speaker 1: just yeah, you know what's third and fifteen? Watch me 1312 01:08:37,200 --> 01:08:40,360 Speaker 1: pick this up. We saw Josh do it two weeks ago. Yeah, 1313 01:08:40,680 --> 01:08:43,200 Speaker 1: just tumble up over the top. Get it. Okay, let's 1314 01:08:43,280 --> 01:08:46,160 Speaker 1: go well, and here is an indicator that Chicago does that. 1315 01:08:46,320 --> 01:08:48,240 Speaker 1: We know they're the number one running team in football, 1316 01:08:48,320 --> 01:08:50,559 Speaker 1: but we also know that the worst passing team in football. 1317 01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:54,559 Speaker 1: If you had to guess, Steve, what would you estimate 1318 01:08:55,240 --> 01:08:59,040 Speaker 1: their third down conversion rate league ranking to be with 1319 01:08:59,160 --> 01:09:01,599 Speaker 1: those two numbers? That's a great question. I would say, 1320 01:09:01,880 --> 01:09:06,720 Speaker 1: what would be your guests? They run the ball a lot, right, 1321 01:09:07,160 --> 01:09:09,840 Speaker 1: but third down conversion percentage, where do you think they 1322 01:09:09,960 --> 01:09:13,360 Speaker 1: rank in the league? Bottom two or three? They are 1323 01:09:13,479 --> 01:09:17,879 Speaker 1: seventh seventh in the league in third down conversion percentage 1324 01:09:17,920 --> 01:09:20,680 Speaker 1: with the worst passing game in football. That's because you 1325 01:09:20,720 --> 01:09:26,280 Speaker 1: got a quarterback. They can run it. Yeahable enough where 1326 01:09:26,280 --> 01:09:28,560 Speaker 1: you can run for it after laugh, I've laughed a 1327 01:09:28,680 --> 01:09:31,320 Speaker 1: couple of different times. In twenty twenty when when Josh 1328 01:09:31,400 --> 01:09:35,000 Speaker 1: exploded onto the scene, and and in times since, the 1329 01:09:35,280 --> 01:09:38,560 Speaker 1: broadcast will give you a shot of the opposing defensive coordinator. 1330 01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:40,240 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty, they gave you a shot of Robert 1331 01:09:40,320 --> 01:09:43,840 Speaker 1: slide defense for San Francisco and Josh is throwing it 1332 01:09:43,880 --> 01:09:47,160 Speaker 1: all over the yard and then snapping off runs. He's 1333 01:09:47,280 --> 01:09:49,320 Speaker 1: over there and he's got and he had a mask on. 1334 01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:51,479 Speaker 1: Remember everybody had to wear masks. He had a mask 1335 01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:53,960 Speaker 1: on his below his nose, and his look on his 1336 01:09:54,080 --> 01:09:55,800 Speaker 1: eyes were like he was just trying to think his 1337 01:09:55,920 --> 01:09:58,720 Speaker 1: way out of what he could do to stop the 1338 01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:02,839 Speaker 1: Bill's offense. And he was out of ammunition, out of answers, 1339 01:10:02,920 --> 01:10:05,559 Speaker 1: he was out of answers. He's sitting there watching Josh 1340 01:10:05,640 --> 01:10:08,519 Speaker 1: pinpoint throws over the linebackers under the safety's on the 1341 01:10:08,600 --> 01:10:12,559 Speaker 1: money to a receiver in stride and then snapping off, 1342 01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:15,799 Speaker 1: breaking a tackle and jumping loose and going and converting 1343 01:10:15,800 --> 01:10:18,120 Speaker 1: the third down. He's sitting there looking at He's gazing 1344 01:10:18,200 --> 01:10:21,719 Speaker 1: off into the distance with this stare that's a thousand 1345 01:10:21,800 --> 01:10:25,920 Speaker 1: yards away, and he has no answers. Then a couple 1346 01:10:25,960 --> 01:10:29,719 Speaker 1: of weeks later, the Bills roll into Denver and mile 1347 01:10:29,840 --> 01:10:33,920 Speaker 1: High and Vic Fangio is the defensive is the head 1348 01:10:33,960 --> 01:10:39,640 Speaker 1: coach defensive coordinator for the Broncos. Josh snaps off a 1349 01:10:39,680 --> 01:10:42,519 Speaker 1: twenty one yard touchdown run after throwing it and throwing 1350 01:10:42,520 --> 01:10:43,880 Speaker 1: it all over the yard, and then he snaps off 1351 01:10:43,880 --> 01:10:46,200 Speaker 1: a twenty one yard touchdown run. And Vic Fangi has 1352 01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:48,240 Speaker 1: got the play sheet in his hand and he's over 1353 01:10:48,320 --> 01:10:51,600 Speaker 1: there like checking for rain with the play sheet in 1354 01:10:51,680 --> 01:10:53,760 Speaker 1: his hand. Hem he's like going and his hands his 1355 01:10:53,880 --> 01:10:57,360 Speaker 1: hands just drop and his shoulders just slump. You can't. 1356 01:10:58,200 --> 01:11:03,679 Speaker 1: There's no defense for that. And Chicago uses Justin feels 1357 01:11:03,720 --> 01:11:06,240 Speaker 1: the same way, although Justin doesn't throw it anywhere near 1358 01:11:06,400 --> 01:11:09,439 Speaker 1: like the Bills do with Josh Allen and company. They 1359 01:11:09,520 --> 01:11:13,120 Speaker 1: do the same thing with Jalen Hurtz, Lamar Jackson. That's 1360 01:11:13,160 --> 01:11:16,479 Speaker 1: their whole offense is built around him doing it. You know, 1361 01:11:16,720 --> 01:11:20,679 Speaker 1: it's just these defensive coordinator there's just no easy answer. 1362 01:11:21,479 --> 01:11:23,519 Speaker 1: And what it comes down to is this. You got 1363 01:11:23,600 --> 01:11:27,240 Speaker 1: to have a defensive athlete make a play on him, 1364 01:11:27,960 --> 01:11:30,920 Speaker 1: outrun him, catch him, get a hand on and pull 1365 01:11:31,040 --> 01:11:34,040 Speaker 1: him down, sack him. A couple of offensive linemen got 1366 01:11:34,120 --> 01:11:36,160 Speaker 1: to blow their assignments. You got to get in on him, right. 1367 01:11:36,560 --> 01:11:39,880 Speaker 1: That's the only hope you've got. You can stop their 1368 01:11:39,960 --> 01:11:43,880 Speaker 1: run game, their under center handoff, straight handoff kind of stuff. 1369 01:11:44,520 --> 01:11:46,400 Speaker 1: The Bills aren't that good at it or whatever. But 1370 01:11:46,479 --> 01:11:49,519 Speaker 1: when he drops back to pass, even when you get 1371 01:11:49,560 --> 01:11:53,240 Speaker 1: a free rusher or you get pressure on him, the 1372 01:11:53,400 --> 01:11:56,400 Speaker 1: guy rolls out to his right, jumps in the air 1373 01:11:56,520 --> 01:12:01,439 Speaker 1: out of bounds, and throws a touchdown pass. Yeah, that's 1374 01:12:01,720 --> 01:12:04,320 Speaker 1: that's a tough day at the office for a defensive coordinator. 1375 01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:07,960 Speaker 1: Not easy. And it's the Bills aren't the only ones 1376 01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:10,960 Speaker 1: that do it. Fields is doing it. And like you said, 1377 01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:13,200 Speaker 1: they're a top ten third down conversion and they don't 1378 01:12:13,200 --> 01:12:16,400 Speaker 1: throw it right. We have to take a break here, 1379 01:12:16,439 --> 01:12:20,280 Speaker 1: but when we come back, Chicago's top ranked rushing attack 1380 01:12:20,760 --> 01:12:24,559 Speaker 1: maybe getting even stronger this week. We'll explain why next 1381 01:12:24,720 --> 01:12:26,920 Speaker 1: here on One Bills Live presented by Khalid to Health, 1382 01:12:27,000 --> 01:12:32,120 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. All right, welcome back to One 1383 01:12:32,160 --> 01:12:34,759 Speaker 1: Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you. We mentioned 1384 01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:39,280 Speaker 1: before the break that Chicago Bears rushing attack, ranked number 1385 01:12:39,320 --> 01:12:41,639 Speaker 1: one in the league, could be getting stronger this week. 1386 01:12:42,160 --> 01:12:46,599 Speaker 1: They just announced today that Khalil Herbert, backup running back 1387 01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:50,599 Speaker 1: to starter Jordan Montgomery, has been activated off the injured 1388 01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:52,800 Speaker 1: reserve list, where he had been for the better part 1389 01:12:52,840 --> 01:12:55,760 Speaker 1: of the last month with a hip injury. There is 1390 01:12:56,520 --> 01:12:59,760 Speaker 1: no certainty that he'll be in the lineup on Saturday, 1391 01:13:00,280 --> 01:13:03,360 Speaker 1: but with a good practice week, fresh set of legs, 1392 01:13:04,439 --> 01:13:07,200 Speaker 1: could be back in the lineup for them this week 1393 01:13:07,240 --> 01:13:10,200 Speaker 1: and that would upgrade their rushing attacks because he is 1394 01:13:10,240 --> 01:13:12,880 Speaker 1: a good change of paints back to Jordan got one 1395 01:13:12,960 --> 01:13:15,400 Speaker 1: hundred and eight carries for six hundred and forty three 1396 01:13:15,479 --> 01:13:18,760 Speaker 1: yards right at six yards a carry, and he's got 1397 01:13:18,840 --> 01:13:21,559 Speaker 1: a long of sixty three on the year and four touchdowns. Yeah, 1398 01:13:21,600 --> 01:13:24,519 Speaker 1: that's got a couple of hundred yard rushing games they 1399 01:13:24,600 --> 01:13:30,040 Speaker 1: antomery missed some time. Yeah, he's he can play his stats, 1400 01:13:30,120 --> 01:13:32,160 Speaker 1: say it and they bear it out. The guy that's 1401 01:13:32,240 --> 01:13:34,599 Speaker 1: in there also, Montgomery, He's got one hundred and seventy 1402 01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:36,920 Speaker 1: two carries for just one hundred and seven hundred yards. 1403 01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:39,280 Speaker 1: He's at four yards per carry. But you know, and 1404 01:13:39,360 --> 01:13:43,519 Speaker 1: then they've got like the Bills justin Fields, who's got 1405 01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:46,080 Speaker 1: a thousand yards at seven yards a carry and carried 1406 01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:48,559 Speaker 1: it one hundred and forty three times so far this year. Yeah, 1407 01:13:48,640 --> 01:13:50,760 Speaker 1: so it'll be interesting to see if Herbert is up 1408 01:13:50,880 --> 01:13:54,679 Speaker 1: this week and playing now this this timing year, Steve, 1409 01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:57,679 Speaker 1: I don't have to tell you this, but running backs 1410 01:13:57,720 --> 01:13:59,880 Speaker 1: are a beat up bunch. I mean, I don't even care. 1411 01:14:00,040 --> 01:14:02,600 Speaker 1: You've got a committee backfield, but a guy like Jordan Montgomery, 1412 01:14:03,120 --> 01:14:06,440 Speaker 1: he's probably hanging a little bit here going into Week sixteen. 1413 01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:09,080 Speaker 1: Oh Yeah, you can get a guy that's been on 1414 01:14:09,200 --> 01:14:11,000 Speaker 1: IR with a fresh set of eggs coming out on 1415 01:14:11,040 --> 01:14:13,280 Speaker 1: the field. You got to look faster than everybody. That's right. 1416 01:14:13,400 --> 01:14:17,240 Speaker 1: And it's interesting because Chicago's team stats are a lot 1417 01:14:17,320 --> 01:14:20,599 Speaker 1: like Buffalo's, you know, the distribution of touches and all, 1418 01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:24,720 Speaker 1: except for one thing. One guy on Buffalo gets a 1419 01:14:24,880 --> 01:14:27,080 Speaker 1: ton of targets and has a ton of catches digs. 1420 01:14:27,479 --> 01:14:30,479 Speaker 1: Chicago does not have that, right. They're guys do partly 1421 01:14:30,520 --> 01:14:33,040 Speaker 1: because the injury. Mooney is one of their top receivers. 1422 01:14:33,120 --> 01:14:35,240 Speaker 1: He went out with the season ending injury he had. 1423 01:14:35,360 --> 01:14:37,679 Speaker 1: He still leads the team in receptions. He has forty. 1424 01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:41,040 Speaker 1: Then it's Comet with thirty nine, Montgomery with twenty eight, 1425 01:14:41,240 --> 01:14:44,599 Speaker 1: Saint Brown with eighteen. So they they do not throw 1426 01:14:44,720 --> 01:14:46,760 Speaker 1: the ball well at all, and the Bills are just 1427 01:14:46,880 --> 01:14:50,160 Speaker 1: the opposite. They got four guys with forty or more catches. 1428 01:14:50,520 --> 01:14:53,960 Speaker 1: Of course, you know Steph with ninety nine, Singletary the 1429 01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:58,680 Speaker 1: running backs got thirty five, so they've the Bills have 1430 01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:05,599 Speaker 1: a more potent throwing offense without question, um, but they're 1431 01:15:05,720 --> 01:15:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, they spread it around. Yeah, so you he 1432 01:15:11,720 --> 01:15:14,519 Speaker 1: really wonder how Leslie Fraser and the defensive staff. See 1433 01:15:14,640 --> 01:15:19,160 Speaker 1: the Bears offense, right, and David Montgomery is not a 1434 01:15:21,840 --> 01:15:23,920 Speaker 1: He's not a breakaway threat in the run game. As 1435 01:15:23,920 --> 01:15:25,800 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, a lot of his skill set 1436 01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:27,960 Speaker 1: is similarly to a let of Devin Singletary. He's a 1437 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:35,439 Speaker 1: good contact balance back, so you know, he's he's a 1438 01:15:35,520 --> 01:15:39,840 Speaker 1: guy that gets yards after initial contact. Not quite as 1439 01:15:39,880 --> 01:15:44,760 Speaker 1: shifty as motor, but has that ability. But he's not 1440 01:15:44,800 --> 01:15:46,799 Speaker 1: a guy that's going to run away from defensive backs. 1441 01:15:47,160 --> 01:15:50,760 Speaker 1: Even if he breaks through the second level for long touchdowns, 1442 01:15:50,920 --> 01:15:56,200 Speaker 1: they're not that far away in the way they here's 1443 01:15:56,200 --> 01:15:59,880 Speaker 1: the give an example. Montgomery has one hundred and seventy 1444 01:16:00,280 --> 01:16:02,320 Speaker 1: runs on the year. He's carried one hundred and seventy. 1445 01:16:02,560 --> 01:16:05,080 Speaker 1: His long is twenty eight. Yeah, that's my point, right, 1446 01:16:05,160 --> 01:16:07,760 Speaker 1: And now Devin Singletary has one hundred and fifty eight, 1447 01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:13,000 Speaker 1: so he's like twelve less. His longest thirty. They're kind 1448 01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:14,519 Speaker 1: of the same guy, you know what I mean. And 1449 01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:17,479 Speaker 1: they were in the same draft, taking two picks apart, right, 1450 01:16:17,600 --> 01:16:24,280 Speaker 1: So both third round draft choices, and you know, productive guys, 1451 01:16:24,400 --> 01:16:29,040 Speaker 1: but just not Yeah, they got the supreme athletic breakaway threat. 1452 01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:30,720 Speaker 1: Neither of these guys are going to be mistaken for 1453 01:16:30,800 --> 01:16:32,720 Speaker 1: like a Breeze Hall, you know what I mean, right, 1454 01:16:33,960 --> 01:16:35,760 Speaker 1: or a Mostard or whoever. You know, they're just not 1455 01:16:35,880 --> 01:16:39,439 Speaker 1: that fast. But still I think you say both guys. 1456 01:16:40,800 --> 01:16:43,320 Speaker 1: The team trusts him, you know. And that's what Devin 1457 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:46,320 Speaker 1: Singletary brings. Hard nosed running makes a guy miss can 1458 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:50,000 Speaker 1: can run in time and he and a side Unlike 1459 01:16:50,080 --> 01:16:52,519 Speaker 1: the beginning part of maybe Motor's career, he didn't turn 1460 01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:54,840 Speaker 1: it over him much, right. And Khalil Herbert, Don't get 1461 01:16:54,840 --> 01:16:57,640 Speaker 1: me wrong, Khalil Herbert's not a burner either. I mean 1462 01:16:57,720 --> 01:16:59,360 Speaker 1: he runs in the four or fives, but there's a 1463 01:16:59,360 --> 01:17:02,760 Speaker 1: little more suddenness to his game. I don't know if 1464 01:17:02,760 --> 01:17:04,840 Speaker 1: i'd quite call him explosive, but there's a little more 1465 01:17:04,880 --> 01:17:08,800 Speaker 1: of a stop start quality to his running. And he's 1466 01:17:08,840 --> 01:17:11,760 Speaker 1: one cut down. He'll go like there's no dancing with him. 1467 01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:14,960 Speaker 1: And he's been productive when he's been called upon. So 1468 01:17:15,240 --> 01:17:19,439 Speaker 1: we'll see if the Bears get Khalil Herbert back into 1469 01:17:19,479 --> 01:17:23,040 Speaker 1: the lineup in the offensive backfield for them this week. 1470 01:17:23,600 --> 01:17:26,960 Speaker 1: We do want to get to the locker room following 1471 01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:31,040 Speaker 1: practice today. Ike Butcker, who has been activated off reserve 1472 01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:33,719 Speaker 1: pup and is now part of the fifty three man roster. 1473 01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:38,439 Speaker 1: Is a possibility to be up and active this week, 1474 01:17:38,800 --> 01:17:40,880 Speaker 1: It's unlikely he's in the starting lineup. We know this 1475 01:17:41,000 --> 01:17:43,760 Speaker 1: team is one that likes to ramp players up, even 1476 01:17:43,800 --> 01:17:45,560 Speaker 1: though he has been part of the practice setting for 1477 01:17:45,640 --> 01:17:50,080 Speaker 1: the past three weeks while on reserve pup. But we 1478 01:17:50,200 --> 01:17:52,720 Speaker 1: thought we'd get some thoughts from Ike Butcker what he's 1479 01:17:52,760 --> 01:17:54,519 Speaker 1: thinking about now that he's back on the fifty three 1480 01:17:54,560 --> 01:17:57,680 Speaker 1: man roster and almost a year removed now from his 1481 01:17:57,800 --> 01:18:00,760 Speaker 1: season ending achilles injury of twenty twenty one. Here is Ike. 1482 01:18:01,600 --> 01:18:02,960 Speaker 1: We know we talked to you a couple of weeks 1483 01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:05,599 Speaker 1: ago in the window opened. How differently do you feel 1484 01:18:05,680 --> 01:18:07,320 Speaker 1: now than when we when we spoke to you and 1485 01:18:07,560 --> 01:18:08,760 Speaker 1: you said you kind of need to get your leg 1486 01:18:08,880 --> 01:18:12,040 Speaker 1: undervie Um, I'm just feeling a lot better every week 1487 01:18:12,120 --> 01:18:14,560 Speaker 1: I've I've seen a big jump just in confidence in 1488 01:18:14,640 --> 01:18:17,840 Speaker 1: the way I'm moving, and this week's you know the same. 1489 01:18:19,080 --> 01:18:21,160 Speaker 1: Just really happy to be out there and and happy 1490 01:18:21,200 --> 01:18:23,920 Speaker 1: for the opportunity. Is it wild? It is kind of ironic, 1491 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:27,240 Speaker 1: Tray one year almost from his injury, now almost a 1492 01:18:27,320 --> 01:18:29,559 Speaker 1: year away from yours, was this kind of your timeline 1493 01:18:29,600 --> 01:18:32,000 Speaker 1: here to say, Okay, I think let let's get this 1494 01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:34,519 Speaker 1: back within a year. Yeah, I mean in my head 1495 01:18:34,600 --> 01:18:38,880 Speaker 1: for sure, a lot of a lot of prayers and 1496 01:18:39,160 --> 01:18:41,759 Speaker 1: just really felt like this was going to be about 1497 01:18:41,840 --> 01:18:44,880 Speaker 1: the time from way back. I told, you know, Joe 1498 01:18:44,960 --> 01:18:46,800 Speaker 1: Meek in the training room, like I'd really like to 1499 01:18:46,840 --> 01:18:49,519 Speaker 1: be back by Christmas, and just so happy to work 1500 01:18:49,600 --> 01:18:52,479 Speaker 1: out about perfectly. And I couldn't be happy, happy without 1501 01:18:52,640 --> 01:18:54,960 Speaker 1: feeling it seems like your time here has kind of 1502 01:18:55,000 --> 01:18:58,519 Speaker 1: been like seizing an opportunity when you know, unfortunately it 1503 01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:00,479 Speaker 1: seems to pop if someone goes down, and it kind 1504 01:19:00,520 --> 01:19:02,880 Speaker 1: of seems like you're in that same position here this week. 1505 01:19:03,240 --> 01:19:06,519 Speaker 1: Do you kind of see the timing, you know, unfortunately 1506 01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:09,000 Speaker 1: with Mitch or whatever, the timing almost perfect to the team. 1507 01:19:09,400 --> 01:19:11,240 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I'm just I'm taking it one day 1508 01:19:11,240 --> 01:19:13,840 Speaker 1: at a time and I'm trying to get myself ready 1509 01:19:14,120 --> 01:19:16,519 Speaker 1: if the team needs me. And that's really my mindset, 1510 01:19:16,600 --> 01:19:19,680 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not you know, planning on anything. I'm 1511 01:19:19,720 --> 01:19:21,360 Speaker 1: just I'm just taking it up one day at a 1512 01:19:21,439 --> 01:19:27,679 Speaker 1: time and if my numbers called, I'll be ready to go. Yeah, 1513 01:19:27,760 --> 01:19:30,160 Speaker 1: it's you know, a challenge every day it's been a 1514 01:19:30,280 --> 01:19:32,880 Speaker 1: challenge every day just to keep that that drive and 1515 01:19:33,000 --> 01:19:36,080 Speaker 1: that that hunger alive, just with it being so long. 1516 01:19:36,240 --> 01:19:39,320 Speaker 1: But you know, I've got a super supportive family and 1517 01:19:39,439 --> 01:19:41,320 Speaker 1: I have a strong faith and that's really helped me 1518 01:19:41,360 --> 01:19:44,559 Speaker 1: and to be honest, Once my twenty one day period 1519 01:19:44,640 --> 01:19:47,599 Speaker 1: got activate, I was like, I don't know, it almost 1520 01:19:47,640 --> 01:19:50,360 Speaker 1: seemed like yesterday that it went really fast, really fast 1521 01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:52,400 Speaker 1: to me, So you know, it was a grind, but 1522 01:19:53,240 --> 01:19:55,840 Speaker 1: I learned a lot about myself, and uh, you know, 1523 01:19:55,960 --> 01:19:58,680 Speaker 1: my family, like I said, was my wife especially was 1524 01:19:58,680 --> 01:20:01,720 Speaker 1: super supportive and she really stepped up and took care. 1525 01:20:01,760 --> 01:20:04,160 Speaker 1: I said, I was our third child this year, so 1526 01:20:05,000 --> 01:20:06,720 Speaker 1: she had three kids to set it too this year, 1527 01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:08,880 Speaker 1: so she she did a great job. Can you shed 1528 01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:11,240 Speaker 1: any light on what you learned about yourself? Because a 1529 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:13,120 Speaker 1: year away from what you do, I mean, that's that's 1530 01:20:13,120 --> 01:20:16,800 Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah. I mean I would just say I 1531 01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:21,000 Speaker 1: really one number one, how much I missed football and 1532 01:20:21,360 --> 01:20:23,360 Speaker 1: being out there with the guys I have been. And 1533 01:20:23,520 --> 01:20:26,000 Speaker 1: my wife said it last week, She's like, you're in 1534 01:20:26,160 --> 01:20:28,400 Speaker 1: such a better mood. I'm like, yeah, because I'm back 1535 01:20:28,439 --> 01:20:30,760 Speaker 1: to doing what I love to do and just being 1536 01:20:30,840 --> 01:20:32,720 Speaker 1: back out there with the guys. That practice has been 1537 01:20:33,160 --> 01:20:35,120 Speaker 1: has been awesome, and just the energy I wake up 1538 01:20:35,160 --> 01:20:38,320 Speaker 1: with every morning, it's just different. So I'd say that, 1539 01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:41,920 Speaker 1: and then just you know that determination and what it 1540 01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:44,360 Speaker 1: takes to come back from an injury like this, and 1541 01:20:44,920 --> 01:20:46,960 Speaker 1: I think going through it once already, you know, my 1542 01:20:47,080 --> 01:20:50,560 Speaker 1: senior in college really helped um. But I'm hoping that 1543 01:20:50,640 --> 01:20:53,439 Speaker 1: this is the end of those. So I haven't really 1544 01:20:53,479 --> 01:20:56,200 Speaker 1: had any other other injuries besides achilles, So I guess 1545 01:20:56,800 --> 01:20:58,920 Speaker 1: it's my achilles heel, but I'm I got them out 1546 01:20:58,960 --> 01:21:01,479 Speaker 1: the way rep to rap. When you're back out on 1547 01:21:01,479 --> 01:21:03,559 Speaker 1: there in the pactice field, especially in the team stuff, 1548 01:21:03,840 --> 01:21:05,960 Speaker 1: what are the biggest challenges or what have you noticed 1549 01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:08,240 Speaker 1: about like, oh, this isn't the same that it was before, 1550 01:21:09,200 --> 01:21:12,960 Speaker 1: honestly nothing. I feel, you know, significantly stronger just from 1551 01:21:12,960 --> 01:21:14,920 Speaker 1: all the time I've spent in the weight room. I say, 1552 01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:16,360 Speaker 1: the biggest thing for me right now, I was just 1553 01:21:16,439 --> 01:21:20,760 Speaker 1: catching back up to the speed. But that's coming, that's 1554 01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:23,880 Speaker 1: coming coming along very nice. And you know that first 1555 01:21:23,920 --> 01:21:26,599 Speaker 1: week back out, I was like either these people got 1556 01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:30,160 Speaker 1: way faster or I slowed down. But you know, week four, 1557 01:21:30,320 --> 01:21:32,760 Speaker 1: now I don't feel that way at all. So you know, 1558 01:21:32,840 --> 01:21:34,880 Speaker 1: I'm happy, happy to see that. I feel like a 1559 01:21:34,960 --> 01:21:38,240 Speaker 1: lot of guys around here are called stallion. Yeah, but 1560 01:21:38,360 --> 01:21:40,479 Speaker 1: I feel like you might have been the first one 1561 01:21:40,520 --> 01:21:42,680 Speaker 1: to be called that. Is that true? I think I 1562 01:21:42,800 --> 01:21:44,800 Speaker 1: might have brought that, brought that to the bills a 1563 01:21:44,840 --> 01:21:48,639 Speaker 1: few years. How did that originate? They guys in college 1564 01:21:48,720 --> 01:21:51,120 Speaker 1: just called me that, And I just think it's a 1565 01:21:51,160 --> 01:21:55,280 Speaker 1: good compliment to give. Guys started calling people and come on, 1566 01:21:56,760 --> 01:21:59,559 Speaker 1: all right, so ike, Bucker, that's that's the best mood 1567 01:21:59,560 --> 01:22:02,080 Speaker 1: I've ever seen an Steve and I. When you know, 1568 01:22:02,160 --> 01:22:05,320 Speaker 1: we're making our way through the office here, we'll kind 1569 01:22:05,360 --> 01:22:09,320 Speaker 1: of make our way through a hallway that splits the 1570 01:22:09,439 --> 01:22:13,519 Speaker 1: weight room and the athletic training room and sometimes and 1571 01:22:13,960 --> 01:22:16,719 Speaker 1: those doors are always open just so guys can pass 1572 01:22:16,760 --> 01:22:20,360 Speaker 1: through easily. And very often we'll see guys either doing 1573 01:22:20,439 --> 01:22:25,200 Speaker 1: rehab training or strength and conditioning training. And yeah, we've 1574 01:22:25,200 --> 01:22:28,439 Speaker 1: seen them all a dozen times in the last nine months. 1575 01:22:28,479 --> 01:22:31,680 Speaker 1: We've probably seen Tredevious White, Nike, Butcker, because those two 1576 01:22:31,760 --> 01:22:36,439 Speaker 1: guys had long term rehabilitation, we've already seen We've already 1577 01:22:36,439 --> 01:22:39,439 Speaker 1: seen Vaughan in there. Yeah. So yeah, so we run 1578 01:22:39,479 --> 01:22:44,040 Speaker 1: into these guys and Ike had said too, And I 1579 01:22:44,120 --> 01:22:46,639 Speaker 1: don't know if you know, I think Sean McDermott said 1580 01:22:46,720 --> 01:22:48,760 Speaker 1: this in one of his interviews about but ger Ike 1581 01:22:48,840 --> 01:22:52,400 Speaker 1: had a setback in April with his achilles, so he 1582 01:22:52,439 --> 01:22:57,000 Speaker 1: had to like haven't redone or there, you know, something 1583 01:22:57,080 --> 01:22:59,439 Speaker 1: else had to be had to go to second surgery. Yeah, 1584 01:22:59,560 --> 01:23:02,559 Speaker 1: and that was a setback for him, so he had 1585 01:23:02,600 --> 01:23:07,280 Speaker 1: to start like from scratch in April, five months after 1586 01:23:07,400 --> 01:23:09,759 Speaker 1: the injury happened. When he got it fixed right away, 1587 01:23:12,720 --> 01:23:14,439 Speaker 1: it took a while for him to get back right. 1588 01:23:14,520 --> 01:23:17,160 Speaker 1: And he's been working really hard at it. And think 1589 01:23:17,200 --> 01:23:22,479 Speaker 1: about it. How much you just take your achille, You 1590 01:23:22,520 --> 01:23:25,599 Speaker 1: take your body for grand but your achilles tending. How 1591 01:23:25,720 --> 01:23:28,000 Speaker 1: much do you have to trust that thing? Yeah? And 1592 01:23:28,160 --> 01:23:31,040 Speaker 1: not only that, you know, for those not familiar with 1593 01:23:31,080 --> 01:23:33,320 Speaker 1: the way it works, at least the last time I checked. 1594 01:23:33,320 --> 01:23:36,720 Speaker 1: Because I'm not a doctor, but when you have your 1595 01:23:36,760 --> 01:23:43,200 Speaker 1: achilles reattached, they don't reattach the two ends that ruptured 1596 01:23:43,400 --> 01:23:47,960 Speaker 1: end to end, they overlap them. And what takes what 1597 01:23:48,120 --> 01:23:49,920 Speaker 1: the reason it takes so long to come back from 1598 01:23:49,960 --> 01:23:54,719 Speaker 1: that injury is your rehabilitation regimen is required to get 1599 01:23:55,400 --> 01:23:59,600 Speaker 1: that achilles tending back to its original length, so that 1600 01:24:00,040 --> 01:24:03,360 Speaker 1: for a lap piece has to be strengthened and you know, 1601 01:24:03,760 --> 01:24:07,960 Speaker 1: condition treated, massaged everything until it gets back to the 1602 01:24:08,040 --> 01:24:10,160 Speaker 1: original length because if it's not now you're gonna have 1603 01:24:10,520 --> 01:24:13,200 Speaker 1: one achilles tending longer than the other and that's not 1604 01:24:13,280 --> 01:24:15,840 Speaker 1: a good recipe. Back to a sport like football with 1605 01:24:15,920 --> 01:24:18,360 Speaker 1: three hundred pound men leaning on alignment like Ike Butcker. 1606 01:24:18,520 --> 01:24:22,360 Speaker 1: So that's why it takes so long to get it 1607 01:24:22,439 --> 01:24:27,040 Speaker 1: back to the original length while still maintaining its original strength. 1608 01:24:27,400 --> 01:24:29,519 Speaker 1: But that's as happy as I've seen Ike Butcker in 1609 01:24:29,560 --> 01:24:32,840 Speaker 1: a calendar here by far right. I mean, yeah, isn't 1610 01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:35,760 Speaker 1: that the vibe you got from Scott? I remember what 1611 01:24:35,840 --> 01:24:37,800 Speaker 1: it's like to get out and start practicing or feel 1612 01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:40,519 Speaker 1: like you're a part of the team. Again, we all 1613 01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:42,479 Speaker 1: we've heard time and time again. We talked about it 1614 01:24:42,520 --> 01:24:44,040 Speaker 1: today on the show. We talked about it every day, 1615 01:24:44,040 --> 01:24:46,280 Speaker 1: and we hear evidence of it every day on the show. 1616 01:24:46,400 --> 01:24:49,720 Speaker 1: What the culture is here. But when you're injured and 1617 01:24:49,920 --> 01:24:52,519 Speaker 1: you're not in the locker room helping out, practicing every day, 1618 01:24:52,520 --> 01:24:54,519 Speaker 1: out there with the guys every day, you don't feel 1619 01:24:54,560 --> 01:24:57,439 Speaker 1: like you're a part of it, and to have Ike 1620 01:24:57,560 --> 01:25:00,240 Speaker 1: Butker all of a sudden back in the mix, he's 1621 01:25:00,280 --> 01:25:01,640 Speaker 1: got to feel really good. You could see it on 1622 01:25:01,720 --> 01:25:03,320 Speaker 1: his face how great it was for him to be 1623 01:25:03,360 --> 01:25:04,960 Speaker 1: a part of the team again on the fifty three 1624 01:25:05,080 --> 01:25:07,000 Speaker 1: roster too. I mean it's not like he's on the 1625 01:25:07,080 --> 01:25:11,439 Speaker 1: practice squad or on anything. He's on the team. That's right. 1626 01:25:11,720 --> 01:25:13,360 Speaker 1: You could tell it meant something to him. It makes 1627 01:25:13,439 --> 01:25:15,320 Speaker 1: him feel great, and it's been a long road back 1628 01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:18,280 Speaker 1: and it's got to be a great sense of satisfaction 1629 01:25:18,320 --> 01:25:20,760 Speaker 1: and accomplishment for him. And congratulations to him. And I 1630 01:25:20,880 --> 01:25:23,360 Speaker 1: tweeted this yesterday when the announcement came down that he 1631 01:25:23,479 --> 01:25:26,400 Speaker 1: was activated to the fifty three man roster from reserve pup. 1632 01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:28,680 Speaker 1: The timing could not have been better because with Mitch 1633 01:25:28,800 --> 01:25:32,760 Speaker 1: Morrise currently in concussion protocol and knowing it is his 1634 01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:38,320 Speaker 1: sixth documented concussion, it's hard to know how quickly he'll 1635 01:25:38,360 --> 01:25:40,560 Speaker 1: be able to make his way through concussion protocol on 1636 01:25:40,640 --> 01:25:43,719 Speaker 1: a short week. No less so, to have the depth 1637 01:25:43,800 --> 01:25:47,479 Speaker 1: of Butcher, I think is valuable this week. Knowing that 1638 01:25:47,760 --> 01:25:49,760 Speaker 1: it's probably going to be Ryan Bates or Greg Van 1639 01:25:49,840 --> 01:25:53,000 Speaker 1: Roten manning the center spot. The other guy manning guard, 1640 01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:56,560 Speaker 1: So just to know you have him in reserve, I 1641 01:25:56,720 --> 01:26:01,120 Speaker 1: think probably has this offensive staff breathing a little easier, 1642 01:26:01,680 --> 01:26:04,040 Speaker 1: even though he hasn't played in almost a calendar year. 1643 01:26:04,080 --> 01:26:07,519 Speaker 1: This week coming up Week sixteen, this weekend is the 1644 01:26:07,600 --> 01:26:10,400 Speaker 1: weekend he did. He suffered that injury last year in 1645 01:26:10,520 --> 01:26:13,719 Speaker 1: New England and then Ryan Bates stepped into the starting 1646 01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:16,760 Speaker 1: lineup for him. So good to see him back. I 1647 01:26:16,880 --> 01:26:19,040 Speaker 1: know the offensive staff's probably happy to have him back 1648 01:26:19,080 --> 01:26:20,880 Speaker 1: as a depth piece at least right now, and if 1649 01:26:20,880 --> 01:26:24,080 Speaker 1: it turns into something more, all the better. We have 1650 01:26:24,160 --> 01:26:25,800 Speaker 1: to take a break here, Steve and I back to 1651 01:26:25,880 --> 01:26:28,120 Speaker 1: wrap up a Tuesday edition of One Bills Live. Next 1652 01:26:28,439 --> 01:26:49,519 Speaker 1: we'll see in two seconds. All right, it's the final 1653 01:26:49,640 --> 01:26:52,400 Speaker 1: thoughts of yours on the tweetcheet where we were asking 1654 01:26:52,439 --> 01:26:54,320 Speaker 1: you today which new addition to the Bill's roster this 1655 01:26:54,439 --> 01:26:59,920 Speaker 1: season has impressed you the most? And DW says day 1656 01:27:00,040 --> 01:27:04,360 Speaker 1: Equan Jones one hundred percent. He's freed up the linebackers 1657 01:27:04,439 --> 01:27:07,120 Speaker 1: from having to cover multiple gaps, very sound against the run, 1658 01:27:07,200 --> 01:27:09,240 Speaker 1: and a better pass rusher than I expected. He's the 1659 01:27:09,280 --> 01:27:13,400 Speaker 1: player we always wanted Star Latoula Lay to be. I 1660 01:27:13,520 --> 01:27:17,760 Speaker 1: will say coming back from COVID year off star Latulae. 1661 01:27:18,200 --> 01:27:20,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what it was last year. It just 1662 01:27:20,120 --> 01:27:22,639 Speaker 1: looked like he lost some of his mojo and maybe 1663 01:27:22,680 --> 01:27:24,759 Speaker 1: when you pull yourself from the game and the weekly 1664 01:27:24,880 --> 01:27:27,680 Speaker 1: grind and the competition and you know what I mean, 1665 01:27:27,920 --> 01:27:31,160 Speaker 1: Like COVID. He opted out the COVID year right, came 1666 01:27:31,240 --> 01:27:34,120 Speaker 1: back last year and just didn't seem like the same play. Yeah, 1667 01:27:34,200 --> 01:27:36,320 Speaker 1: he had trouble getting back into it. He now there 1668 01:27:36,400 --> 01:27:38,320 Speaker 1: was you know, there's moments when he had, you know, 1669 01:27:38,439 --> 01:27:41,080 Speaker 1: great play. He's had a sack in the Patriot playoff game, 1670 01:27:41,160 --> 01:27:43,479 Speaker 1: but that was the last play he made as a pro. 1671 01:27:43,960 --> 01:27:49,839 Speaker 1: He's not anywhere. So day Quan has been an upgrade 1672 01:27:49,840 --> 01:27:53,040 Speaker 1: because of his consistency in his production. Is availability, no question, 1673 01:27:53,520 --> 01:27:59,880 Speaker 1: Primetime Bill says often overlooked Sam Martin. How about that. 1674 01:28:00,000 --> 01:28:03,040 Speaker 1: I had a vote for the putter. He was busy 1675 01:28:03,160 --> 01:28:05,920 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. Let's not forget the Bills game 1676 01:28:05,960 --> 01:28:07,719 Speaker 1: against the Jets. They had to punt on their first 1677 01:28:07,760 --> 01:28:12,000 Speaker 1: five possessions and more often than not. I mean, he's proven. 1678 01:28:12,240 --> 01:28:14,400 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a proven veteran punter in this league. 1679 01:28:14,439 --> 01:28:16,479 Speaker 1: But he's had a couple of coffin corner punts this 1680 01:28:16,600 --> 01:28:19,200 Speaker 1: year have been good. I've been good about pinning, pinning 1681 01:28:19,240 --> 01:28:21,800 Speaker 1: the opponent down inside the twenty, inside the ten tier. 1682 01:28:21,800 --> 01:28:25,000 Speaker 1: Bass isn't complaining about him holding, so um, yeah, he's 1683 01:28:25,160 --> 01:28:27,960 Speaker 1: he's doing his entire job really well. So that's that's 1684 01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:30,840 Speaker 1: good to say. I get it, but I don't know 1685 01:28:31,320 --> 01:28:36,120 Speaker 1: it'd be the most underrated so from always be rocking 1686 01:28:36,920 --> 01:28:39,599 Speaker 1: day Kwon Jones in the return of Jordan Phillips. Best 1687 01:28:39,760 --> 01:28:43,120 Speaker 1: DT group we've had in forever. What do you think 1688 01:28:43,120 --> 01:28:46,320 Speaker 1: about this four man unit when they're healthy, Well, when 1689 01:28:46,320 --> 01:28:50,000 Speaker 1: they're healthy, they're they're pretty good. It's very ted, very good. 1690 01:28:50,160 --> 01:28:51,840 Speaker 1: Now you know you're going back. You got some pretty 1691 01:28:51,880 --> 01:28:57,200 Speaker 1: good defensive tackle groupings, right, I mean Ted Washington, Pat 1692 01:28:57,240 --> 01:29:00,160 Speaker 1: Hollis stand that was pretty good. You couldn't move those 1693 01:29:00,200 --> 01:29:02,000 Speaker 1: guys with a bully. But that's just two guys like 1694 01:29:02,120 --> 01:29:04,640 Speaker 1: for a top four. Didn't rotate him back then as 1695 01:29:04,720 --> 01:29:07,400 Speaker 1: much either didn't rotate there. But mantle Man. Yeah, that's 1696 01:29:07,560 --> 01:29:09,880 Speaker 1: that's good though, that that he is good. Uh, and 1697 01:29:10,040 --> 01:29:12,040 Speaker 1: I just really made a difference, No question about a 1698 01:29:12,120 --> 01:29:14,599 Speaker 1: day Kuan has been. It's been a rock in there. 1699 01:29:14,680 --> 01:29:16,400 Speaker 1: It's good to have a studio. Good to talk to 1700 01:29:16,520 --> 01:29:18,920 Speaker 1: him and a Binghamton area native. So how about that 1701 01:29:19,040 --> 01:29:20,760 Speaker 1: he's a New York State native too. You don't see 1702 01:29:20,800 --> 01:29:25,160 Speaker 1: that much anymore. Big show tomorrow, which will include sound 1703 01:29:25,240 --> 01:29:28,280 Speaker 1: from Josh Allen off to practice field and Bears defensive 1704 01:29:28,320 --> 01:29:30,000 Speaker 1: tackle Corey Wooton. We'll see you that