1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: Oh a good time, Taskers, dost time you are looking 2 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: live at the Buffalo Bill's media room right around the 3 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: corner from where we are. They're all waiting for head 4 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: coach Sean McDermott in this week's news conference. The regular 5 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: Wednesday news conference, but this week a little twist. Head 6 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: coach on McDermott expected to announce his choice for the 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: starting quarterback for the Sunday for the Bills game at 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: the against the Los Angeles Chargers. Here at knew were 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: afield the home openers. A matter of fact, welcome to 10 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: the show. John Murphy's team. Task are getting early jump 11 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: on things today with the quarterback announcement coming up moments away. 12 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: It has already been reported by Chris Mortenson that it 13 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: is expected that John mcdermot's gonna announce that rookie Josh 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: Allen is ready to make his first NFL start. I 15 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: don't think anyone would be surprised to hear that in 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes here, so they don't have to 17 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: justify that decision, no, no question about it. The way 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: things went down on Sunday, That's why we're on early 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: today is because this is high drama kind and not 20 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: not the ideal way to start the season. I mean, 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: you would, and we've we've been going around about you know, 22 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: what this means for the future and that, and you know, 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: you get your people that on one side of the 24 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: room that are wringing their hands, and we're putting poor 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: Josh Allen into the game and maybe he's not ready, 26 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: or maybe the team's not ready around him, or maybe 27 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna be bad for him. But I think you 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: can you can always play out those hypotheticals worst case scenario, 29 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: best face scenario. But we'll find out if that's actually 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: going to be the case. As Sean McDermott takes the post, 31 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: go ahead and get started. Open up to your questions. 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: You're that's accurate, Josh will start. Also explain what you're 33 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: thinking is now, I'm making a change. It's the right 34 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: move for our team. It's a right move for our team. 35 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: Can you last week your guy and it's one week things? 36 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: Pretty quick decision? What decision? Yeah, I mean, look, that's 37 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: I don't I don't feel a need honestly to elaborate. 38 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: That's you know, we talk a lot in the house 39 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: about decisions and things and what we've got to do 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: and the right move at the right time and and 41 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: right now. Save this with all respect your question, this 42 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: is the right move for us? How much sooner are 43 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: you doing this? Want to? It's the right move, That's 44 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: what we gotta It's the right move for us. Um, 45 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: and where we are, it's the right move. That's where 46 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: we're going to. I'm not going to get into how 47 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: permanent it is, guys, And again you gotta understand where 48 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: I'm coming from. It's the right move for our football team. 49 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: And I'm not going any further than that. It's the 50 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: right move for our team. I've got confidence in Josh, 51 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: I have confidence in this football team, and it's the 52 00:02:55,520 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: right move for our team. You had some specific thoughts 53 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: on Josh's play in the time he was in the 54 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: command and other things that you referenced. How much are 55 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: you able to leave from that in it when when 56 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: you went through this decision process, could you just at 57 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: least expand on that part of what he showed you 58 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: in a regular season game. Well, in the regular season game, Uh, 59 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: similar to what I said after the game, vic I 60 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: thought his command of the offense was there. Um, there 61 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: were some things that he did well. Um, in getting 62 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: us in and out of the huddle, UM, which those 63 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: are things you don't take for granted when a young 64 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: players out there. And then UM after the snap. UM, 65 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: you know, executed fairly well at times, and then there's 66 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: other times where we need to execute better. UM. He 67 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: moved uh well to to put himself in position and 68 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: generate some offense I thought within the pocket and then 69 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: outside of the pocket. UM, there are some things that that, 70 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: like I said after the game, that he can do 71 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: better and it's going to be He's going to continue 72 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: to learn and grow. And that's that's the growth mindset 73 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: that that um Our team embraces. And that's that's the 74 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: case in the situation. Sorry for the team, we basically 75 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: think it's right. Well, you know, when you look at it, 76 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: experience is important as well, and he's going to get 77 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: valuable experience, UM from being in this case where where 78 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: he's going to be this weekend, in particular behind the 79 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: steering wheel. And there's there's certainly valuable experience when you 80 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: can stand and watch, but as we all know, UM, 81 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: there's no there's no substitute for the experience when you're 82 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: actually behind the wheel. And and so UM there's a 83 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: lot of there's a lot of value to that always 84 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: comfortable plane. Yes, yea, even though it would be accelerated decision, 85 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: accelerated situation for Josh. Do you were comfortable with that 86 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: obviously because you got rid of ad. Yes, that's accurate. 87 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: I mean when you when you when you draft a 88 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: quarterback like we did. Um, Uh, there's a part of 89 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: it that you got to say, hey, yeah, he's gonna 90 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 1: play either A or B or C and early middle 91 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: or later or the next year. I mean there's you know, 92 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: you gotta be okay with all of that, and um, 93 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: you know that's you know, and I'm and I'm, like 94 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: I said before, that's accurate. I'm I'm comfortable with it. 95 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 1: When you go to a rookie quarterback and high graphic, 96 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: it's obviously kind of an organizational decision. Who was involved, 97 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: um and the ultimate decision, right, but the ultimate decision 98 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: is mine. Um. Brandon and I talk about everything, as 99 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: you guys know, and then certainly we we worked um 100 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: with Terry and Kim as well and keep them informed 101 00:05:51,160 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: of our decisions. UM and everything we do. John decision job. 102 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get into, you know again with 103 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: all due respect to the questions, I get it, you know, 104 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: but there's some things that you know, I can share, 105 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: and there's some things that are need to stay where 106 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: they need to stay. And you know, I'm respecting where 107 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: you guys are, and you need to respect where we 108 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: are on this as well. He's prepared and he will 109 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: be prepared. I mean, I don't think he's prepared yet. 110 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: It's a natural progression during a week, but he'll be prepared. Um, 111 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. He's a young player. 112 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: So we keep that all in mind, manage expectations and 113 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: and UM know that we embrace that growth mindset that 114 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: there's going to be some there's going to be some um, challenges, 115 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: some adversity you and you keep learning as you as 116 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: you go, and you embrace that. Um. I mean I 117 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: think we all do that here. I embrace that. There's 118 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 1: a lot of lessons, UM that I learned from the 119 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: game the other day that that we've got to make 120 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: adjustments and he'll have to make some adjustments as he 121 00:06:54,640 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: grows as well. So you need to evaluate how you 122 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: prepared this team at the top. Oh God, list um 123 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: looking back, and how do you feel you evaluated the 124 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: quarterback situation heading in till last week and then have 125 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: to make this change. I'm gonna make sure understand your question. 126 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: Do you feel you misjudge the quarterback position? No? No, 127 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: why not? Certainly looks that away from well listen, I 128 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: felt like it was just like this, I feel like 129 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: it's the right move. I felt like that was the 130 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: right move. Um, and I and I'll take that to 131 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: my grave. That's how I felt about it. I'm always 132 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: going to try and make the right move for our 133 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: football team. Sometimes it's gonna work out, sometimes it's not, 134 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: And I stand by it as a leader. I stand 135 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: by those both the ones that work out and the 136 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: ones that don't. Giving a rookie quarterback his first start 137 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: now at home for a first ray of season start 138 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: for the home over the versus on the road play 139 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: into thing not necessarily. I mean there's again there's a 140 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: lot of things that a lot of variables that go 141 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: into it. Um, it's the right move for our team, 142 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: which I keep coming back to, And you guys need 143 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: to understand everything I do, everything we do is to 144 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: do the right thing for our football team. It's not 145 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: for one individual, it's for the team. And and that's 146 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: every that drives every decision we make. LA. What was 147 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: his reaction to you and you for me to the 148 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: MBDIA to start. Yeah, he was excited. He was excited. Um, 149 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: and I'm excited for him. I'm excited for our football 150 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: team and excited to see and watch how he prepares 151 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: this week, probably more so than anything at this point 152 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: to have success. How important is it to get lash 153 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: and see carry in the game. Well, Shan's a big 154 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: part of our offense and and uh that's that was 155 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: that way last year and that'll continue to be the case. Um, 156 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: so we've got to be as we talk about going 157 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: back and looking at things that we can do better. 158 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: I can do better, Um, you know That's that's somewhere 159 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: in there, and as well as many other things. Looks 160 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: not breaking news or you didn't play well on offense, 161 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: but there's two key guys I thought, Benjamin and Clay 162 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: who were really kind of been visible in that game. 163 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: I know there were circumstances, but do you need those 164 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: two guys to be better than they were? Absolutely? Absolutely? 165 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: Speaking of Kelvin be, mother of Zay Jones tweeted this 166 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: sweet that Zay needs to tell Kelvin where to line 167 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: up on each play? How much have you set yourself. 168 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 1: I'm not going to get into tweets and and all 169 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: that type of stuff again with respect your question. I'm 170 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: not I don't follow tweets, Mike, I'm not on Twitter. Um, 171 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: but that's my going there. Charles and Kelviner just kind 172 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: of share some thoughts on what they have to do 173 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: to be more presentable to the quarterback. Yeah, I mean, 174 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: I think you bring up a good point. I think 175 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: we all have to be more presentable. And there's there's 176 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: not just one guy out there playing the playing the part. 177 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: It's all eleven guys executing one play at one time. 178 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: And and if you want to be a good offense 179 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: or a defense or special teams, you've got to make 180 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: sure you execute. And some of that is just making 181 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: sure we're on the same page with how we see coverage, 182 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: with how we see leverage, whether it's run, run or pass. 183 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: That making sure we're on the same page and going 184 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: to the right spot as well, starting on the offensive 185 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: line this week. Yes, Sean, how concerning you with how 186 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: this decision affects Nathan moving forward now that he's been 187 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: native starter twice failble to play the entire game and 188 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: then would replace the following week again a young player. Um, 189 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: you know he's gone through some challenges certainly. I acknowledge that, 190 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: and I think Nate would acknowledge it as well. Um, 191 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: there's been some good moments, UM, I know, UM, you 192 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: know there's been some moments certainly that he would we 193 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 1: all like to have back. Um. I expect that he'll 194 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: learn from those moments and continue to grow and move forward. 195 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: Sean about the tasting they see Philip Rivers and the 196 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: charters and the passing attack obviously after you know what 197 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: happened some of the things that broke down in your 198 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 1: end last week in getting Yeah, we've got a lot 199 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: of work to do so and that's in every phase 200 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: of our game. Um, as you mentioned with Philip Rivers, 201 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for for Philip and going 202 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: against him a number of times, um, and put the 203 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: future Hall of Fame quarterback and very smart in terms 204 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: of what he does before the snap, which most quarterbacks 205 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: are the good ones. And um, you know they've got 206 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: a high powered offense as you saw, um, and we've 207 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: got a lot of respect for them. Yeah, we'll see 208 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: I mean let's take it one day to time. Getting 209 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: started today Chris and and seeing how he acclimates into 210 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: the terminology probably more than anything. And and then what 211 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: we asked him to do with the game plan, and um, 212 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, so you know, I know Brandon looks at 213 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: everything and felt like this was the right move for us. 214 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: And and so we're excited to have him on board 215 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: and get him going here. Everything stand at the quarterback position, 216 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: well up remains starting lineup once again. We're going to 217 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: continue to continue to mix that. Um, you know you'll 218 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: see both guys out there to day and and uh, 219 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: you know we got confidence. We have confidence in both 220 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: of them. So wherever you like that position last Monday, 221 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: looking back, if you only had four yeah, it's you know, 222 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: I mean usually go you a dress seven or eight. 223 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: At the position we had, we had four safeties that 224 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: I believe four corners at the time. Um, so we're about, 225 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: you know where we probably would normally be going into 226 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: a game. You have a lot of better than that 227 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: room experience the playoffs last year. How you kind of 228 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: as a leader prepare them for We'll probably be some 229 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: ups and downs with a rookie order remue, Well, you 230 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: know if you if you continue to a work on 231 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: our on our culture. We've got some new guys and 232 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: it's important that we continue to build our culture. If 233 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 1: not and and manage it. If not, it's gonna um 234 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: grow up around us and informed that we don't want 235 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: it to be, and then be that we continue to 236 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: embrace the growth mindset of there's going to be some 237 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: challenges last year, there were challenges in a play off. Yere, 238 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: you got to hang together and continue to work, um 239 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: and make adjustments. You know. That was mentioned earlier about 240 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: learning from the game a few days ago. And we 241 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: continue to grow and make adjustments and and um, that's 242 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: what I expect from our football team to be. Yes, 243 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: he's the team that each of my thirty last year 244 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: and third places that factor into any of the preparation 245 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: going into this. They need of the motivation for your players. 246 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: The guys were last year being drums out there the 247 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: way you were. Yeah, that's you know, that's certainly um. 248 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:37,719 Speaker 1: You know, I see that we have a lot of 249 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: respect for them. As I mentioned earlier, it's probably better 250 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: question for them, but um, as a competitor, that would 251 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: drive me and I hope it drives our football team 252 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: Brian Davis question on Monday, but I think he wasn't 253 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: didn't really to answer it because what the quarterback situation was. 254 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: But what did you learn from Josh or what do 255 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: you need to what mitigated what you could have learned 256 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: from Josh and his situation involved more Given that he 257 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: says a lot of backups, UM defense thanks like that, 258 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: How do you what do you date from you move 259 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: forward experience for Josh? I mean, I think there's a 260 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: good experience there. UM. Each each day he gets more 261 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: and more reps, more and more chance to be around 262 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: what we're doing, the system, NFL football. It's all just 263 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: part of the overall process, the growth process that UM 264 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: you go through, you know, and just acclimating oneself to UM, 265 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: to life in the NFL and then life under center, 266 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: and so it's all part of the development. What did 267 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: you necessarily like with respect of Josh's performance at well? 268 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: Like I said earlier to Tim, I you know I feel, 269 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: you know, he was command had command of the huddle. UM, 270 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: the play clock. I've been around some some young quarterbacks 271 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: before the play clock, and I know you some of 272 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: you guys look up like you you know, the play 273 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: clock No, that's real. To get in and out of 274 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: the huddle on time is that's a challenge sometimes um 275 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: for young quarterbacks. And then diagnosing where to go with 276 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: the football reading defenses, that's a challenge. So and then 277 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: moving in the pocket like he did at times, not 278 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: just escaping the pocket and moving within the pocket I 279 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: thought was important. Peas gotta go. Head coach Sean McDermott 280 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: with a news conference of about with fifteen twenty minutes 281 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: in length, and he made the announcement Josh Allen will 282 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: start at quarterback, the first round draft pick of the Bills. 283 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: McDermott says it's the right move for us. He repeated 284 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: that several times. He says Allen is prepared and he 285 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: will be prepared. He decided some of the things that 286 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: he liked that Josh did against the Ravens, and he 287 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: said that obviously playing time as a starter with the 288 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: Ones is going to be a good example for Josh 289 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: Allen's John Murphy's team tasker here till three o'clock today, Steve, 290 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: did Sean really have a choice? I mean, it's hard 291 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: to imagine they can see you now. Seems like not now, 292 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, the more the more of the week, and 293 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: along I thought he cannot come back. With Nathan Monday 294 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: that I maybe entertained the possibility, but yesterday I was like, 295 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: you can't. Yeah, you kind of talk yourself out of it. 296 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: And I think too, the fact that it went so 297 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: bad in Baltimore and Josh Allen didn't look out a 298 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: place when he got in there in the second half. 299 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: Of course, you know, it was the same issues that 300 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: Nate Peterman felt. But Josh Allen did some things and 301 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: showed enough. Now he's got his issues too. He runs 302 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: out of the pocket a little too fast. I know 303 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: the offensive line isn't playing well in front of him. 304 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. For every one I don't know 305 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: where it's one in five, three in five, four and five, 306 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: whatever the number is. However, many plays out of every 307 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: series at the offensive line didn't keep Baltimore out. You've 308 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: got to use every one of those plays and throw it. Plus, 309 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: there's been a lot said about Kelvin Benjamin, how he 310 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: kind of checked out of the game after it went 311 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: I didn't see that. I know people are saying that 312 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: I did. I watched a game twice. I did not 313 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: see that. You've got anyway that the guys around him 314 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: have got to step up. They can't watch they can't 315 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: watch Josh Allen see how he's gonna play. They gotta 316 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: play in front of him. They gotta pick him up. 317 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: They gotta play better or in front of this guy 318 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: than they did even Nate Peterman, which you know, it 319 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: sounds like a setup for a joke, you know what 320 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: I mean. It's like, yeah, of course they got yeah, 321 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: they gotta How could they play worse? But that's that's 322 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: the situation you're in. Yeah, all fifty three guys on 323 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: that roster got to decide they're gonna play well and 324 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: they're gonna rally around this guy, and that's what it's 325 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: going to be. But there was enough in that second 326 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: half when Josh Allen was in there. You saw his arm, talent, 327 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: you saw what he was gonna do. You saw the 328 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: things he brings to the table athletically. They got to 329 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: play better around him, and the offensive lines got to 330 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: protect him. But every time they don't, then it's okay, Yeah, 331 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: you can bust cover and run to the sideline and 332 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: try and make something happen. But every time they do, 333 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: whether it's even if it's just two times in the 334 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: first half. You gotta take both those two times and 335 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: make something like an NFL quarterback. You can't start forming 336 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: bad habits and getting out of the pocket and doing 337 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,479 Speaker 1: all this stuff that you wouldn't normally do behind an 338 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: offensive line is playing well. You got an early start 339 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: today to one Bill Side because we wanted to bring 340 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: you Sean mcdermot's news conference. We'll discuss more about that, 341 00:17:58,320 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: and we'll discuss with you as a matter of fact, 342 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: so we look forward and what's the best thing the 343 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills can provide Josh Allen Sunday against the Chargers. 344 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: Let's talk about that and much more about this quarterback move. 345 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: And you're welcome to join us eight oh three five 346 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: fifty and toll free one eight eight eight five fifty 347 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: two five fifty. John Murphy's Steam Tasker. An early start 348 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: to one Bills Live from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo 349 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. Welcome back one Bills Live. We're gonna early 350 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: start today, a little bit early because we heard Sean 351 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: McDermot announced that Josh Allen is starting. He's gonna start 352 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: on Sunday. His first NFL start comes at home. A 353 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: couple of things to note about this, Steve, it's a 354 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: it's a start against a Los Angeles defense that is 355 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: not likely to have Joey Bosa. That is important. Posa 356 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: of course destroyed the Bills last year in that November 357 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 1: game in in Los Angeles, and he's got a foot 358 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: injury that is likely not official yet, but likely to 359 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: keep him out of the lineup, So that's big. It's 360 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 1: a start against a Los Angeles defense that gave up 361 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: what thirty eight points to Kansas City the other day 362 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: and some big passing plays. They threw it all over 363 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: the place too, by the way, and we'll get to 364 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: San Diego's offense in a little bit, but they threw 365 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: the ball all over the park last week at home 366 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: against forty yards passing last week. Folks, they can throw it. 367 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: But it's a start against the Kansas City defense that 368 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: struggled last week, or a Los Angeles defense that struggled. 369 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: So there's that thirty eight points, five touchdowns in Kansas City. 370 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, I think you know we've gone over this 371 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: a lot the last two days on the show. Josh 372 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: brings the raw material that you need to play quarterback 373 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Strong arm. He is athletic. I think 374 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: he has demonstrated, to my surprise anyway, since he started 375 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: playing in the summer, that he can run around enough, 376 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: he can run for first downs, he can escape the 377 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: pocket that he needs to. McDermott talked about some of 378 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: his other attributes, including managing the game clock, which is 379 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: part of game management. So there's a lot to recommend 380 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, but I don't think you'd be hard has 381 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: to say that this is the way that anybody saw 382 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: it coming or wanted it to come. You know, to 383 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: have to go to Josh Allen this early in the season. Well, 384 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: here's the thing, though, you got to know Sean McDermott 385 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: and the coaching staff. Every time you make a decision 386 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: of the kind we're talking about, where you're you know 387 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: which quarterbacks you're keeping. You got a quarterback competition. Nathan 388 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: Peterman plays better than anybody else in camp, and he 389 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: earns the spot. You also, and this is all part 390 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: of the development plan for seventeen, Josh Allen. You also 391 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: when you make these decisions, you know there are ripple 392 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: effects if if we do this, we have to be 393 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: prepared in case a happens, b happens C happens and 394 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: D happens. I mean, and because if you look at 395 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: the other end of the spectrum on what happened with 396 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman, what happens if Nathan Peterman comes in and 397 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: lights it up? Well, then where are you you know, 398 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen when last Yeah, then Josh is on 399 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: the bench in Nathan start. What if he lights it 400 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: up for sixteen seventeen weeks and then you're in lights 401 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: it up winning games? Yeah, that's no problem at all. 402 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: I'll take that in a second. Yeah, you'll take it 403 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: over this no question, because this is the other end 404 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: of the spectrum. Now you've got to hurry up Josh Allen. 405 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: Then put him in on a time where he may 406 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: not aim, he may not be ready and be the 407 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: team doesn't look ready to protect him and give him 408 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: the best chance to be successful and developed like you 409 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: want him to. So there's this is you know, I 410 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: would say, as bad as the other end of the 411 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: spectrum of the plan to develop him as you can get. Yep, 412 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: you know it's they're up against it. They've got to 413 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: every and like I said, well, it's about the whole team. 414 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: And you're right, I don't think it's a question. Sean 415 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: McDermott told the truth when he said this is the 416 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: best decision for our team. It is. It just may 417 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: not be what's best for Josh Allen, and that's the question. 418 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: I would have liked to heard Sean elaborate a little 419 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: bit more about why it is the best for the team, 420 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: which includes, I guess, you know, some critique of what 421 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: went wrong last week on offense. I think there's a 422 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: way to do that without throwing Nathan Peterman under the bus. 423 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: Peterman did not play well. I don't think anyone would 424 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: disagree if Sean McDermott simply said we got to get 425 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: better at quarterback, because quite frankly, they do. That's what 426 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: precipitates this move. It is the best move for the 427 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: team to go to Josh Ellen, which is why it 428 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: was not unexpected today. But I think I would like 429 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: I heard him elaborate a little bit more about some 430 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: of Josh's attributes, about what Josh might be able to 431 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: provide for this team which struggled so badly last Sunday, 432 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: and about what they weren't getting from that position that 433 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: forced him to make the change. We didn't hear much 434 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: of that today. Yeah, and I think when you make 435 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: this change to Josh Allen and Josh Allen goes out 436 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: and does not play well, I think the tack you 437 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: take is this, Listen, Josh Allen stays in. We pulled 438 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: Nate Peterman for that play, but we're leaving Josh Allen 439 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: in because his physical abilities make it better for him 440 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: and easier for him to develop quicker than Nate Peterman. 441 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is going to develop into a better quarterback 442 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: faster than Nate Peterman will because of his physical abilities. 443 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: That's why he gets to stay in. If he doesn't 444 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: play well, and if he plays as poorly as Nate Peterman, 445 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry he doesn't get pulled out of the game. 446 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: He stays in, tries to work through it, and the 447 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: team has to work around him to get through it. 448 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: That's the way it is. It's going to be that 449 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: way for him because his physical abilities give him a higher, high, 450 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: higher end at the end of the equation. So, uh, 451 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: I got into this yesterday with you at the end 452 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: of the show, where you know if you're gonna go 453 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: down this road with Josh Allen. He stays in unless 454 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: he's injured. He stays in. We got into it yesterday 455 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: and I needed a better understanding of the timing there. 456 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: I mean, four weeks from now, if Josh Allen is struggling, 457 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: you're not saying that he stays in then, right, I 458 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: don't I want to see the straw I want to 459 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: see why he strug I don't want to see him strugle. 460 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: But I nobody wants to see the guy struggled. But 461 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: that's the that's the I agree with. And look, it's 462 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: kind of and not to compare Josh with the Hall 463 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,680 Speaker 1: of Famer Jim Kelly, but it was kind of that 464 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: way with Kelly. Right, he would have horrible first half 465 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Monday Night, horrible first half. You weren't going anywhere else, 466 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: even with a pretty healthy end and pretty decent Frank 467 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: right behind him. You stayed with Jim Kelly. He brought 468 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: him back to that game and game and think about 469 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty six when he comes in one week 470 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: before the season starts and he comes in. You know, 471 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: they lose that game, but he throws for three touchdowns. 472 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: He didn't even know the offense. I mean, he'd never 473 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: even been in a no TA or a mini camp 474 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: with that team. I don't expect Josh Allen to no, 475 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: and I don't want to compare with the two other 476 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: than here's the same kind of a setup that Josh 477 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: Allen gets the same benefit of the doubt that when 478 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 1: he struggles, we stay with him for a long long time, 479 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: I don't know forever. So how much say here's the 480 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: question too, You got to think about what's around him. 481 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: I mean, Jim Kelly was around a team that the 482 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: year before was you know one, it was two and 483 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: fourteen for two years in a row before Jim Jim 484 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: Kelly arrived and he comes in and all of a 485 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: sudden he's thrown for three touchdowns and stuff, and the 486 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: team around him it wasn't that talented. I think Josh 487 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: Allen's on a better team this year, despite what you 488 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: saw last Sunday. They're more talented around him. You gotta 489 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: expect him to have some success, even if it is 490 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: a wild roller coaster. Even if he does have a 491 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: half where he throws multiple interceptions and goes for you know, 492 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: goes for two of twelve or whatever you want to 493 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: call it, you got to leave him in there so 494 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: at the second half he doesn't throw for those interceptions 495 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: and he goes maybe five of twelve. You know, he's 496 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: got to get better and it's gonna be baby steps, 497 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: but those five throws are gonna be throws that Nate 498 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 1: Peterman can't make. We got a good agenda and a 499 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: good show coming up, so we're gonna break for the 500 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: top of the hour. I'll come back and let you 501 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: know about what's coming up from now until three o'clock, 502 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: and of course plenty discussion about Josh Allen. He will 503 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: start Sunday against the Charger. Steve and I return One 504 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: Bill's Live. Coming up from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo 505 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio. Oh what time I'll watch Steve Pasper to 506 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: the Don Tex Down touch Down Text Tex Downs, do 507 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: fur Time. Good afternoon, Welcome to the Real Show, One 508 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,479 Speaker 1: Bills Live. And you're if you're watching on MG, you're 509 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: gonna look at Josh Allen, Bill's rookie quarterback, seventh overall 510 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: pick in the NFL Draft. He will start on Sunday 511 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: when the Bills take on the Los Angeles Chargers a 512 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: new airfield. The announcement came about thirty minute to go 513 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: from Bill's head coach Sean McDermot. Josh Allen gets the 514 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: start in week two. Good afternoon, Welcome to our show, 515 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: John Murphy, Steve Tasker in our one Buffalo studio. As 516 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: we said, we picked up Sean mcdermot's news conference live 517 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: about a half hour ago. Now we spend most of 518 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the day talking about it with you 519 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 1: and with a couple of great guests, including Chris Mortenson 520 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: from ESPN. He'll be joining us at one o'clock today. 521 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: Post practice, we'll hear from Josh Allen, and we expect 522 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: to hear from Bill's new defensive end, Nate Orchard. Right now, 523 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 1: we're going live back out to the practice field, the 524 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: grass practice field outside the ad Pro Sports Training Center, 525 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 1: where Bill's insider or Chris Brown from Buffalo Bills dot 526 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: Com is standing by to join us. Chris, welcome to 527 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: the show. Thank you for this, Chris. As I said 528 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: to Steve about it thirty minutes ago, this cannot be 529 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 1: a surprise, right that they went to Josh Allen. Did 530 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: they have much of a choice they go back to 531 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman. Do you think well, I mean, I think 532 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: this is what you're looking at basically right now. You 533 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: had two quarterbacks that both have limited experience in the NFL. 534 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: I think the greatest thing that Nathan peter And does 535 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: as a quarterback is get the ball out on rhythm. 536 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: That's probably his greatest asset that he brought to the 537 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 1: table for this offense. And getting the ball out quick 538 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: would obviously facilitate the protection scheme and help the offensive line, 539 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: which as we know, had their issues in the preseason. 540 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 1: We didn't see that in Week one. He was uncharacteristically hesitating, 541 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: taking time too much time in many instances to deliver 542 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: the football. So once that goes out the window, you 543 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 1: have to look at what other assets you can deploy 544 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position. And if there's one advantage that 545 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: Josh Allen brings to the table, it's not only his arm. 546 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: I think more importantly than that, he provides this offense 547 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: with more options due to his athleticism. I think you 548 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: can insert the read option game into your attack with 549 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: him because of his mobility, and he can also get 550 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: away from trouble if he hesitates. If Nathan Peterman hesitates, 551 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: it's probably a sack. That's not to say he's immobile, 552 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: but he's not nearly is mobile as Josh Allen, and 553 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: so I think those are partly some of the reasons 554 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: why this decision was made. Well, I think the main 555 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: reason is because they got beat forty seven to three, 556 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: and they look bad all the way around, and the 557 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to make the biggest difference no matter 558 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: what happens. But here's the thing, Chris, and here's the 559 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: sixty four dollars question. Are the players around Josh Allen 560 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: gonna play better? Well? I mean that remains to be seen. Steve, 561 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if anybody any of us can answer that. 562 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: I think everybody on this roster knows who the more 563 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: physically gifted quarterback is. I don't think there's any question 564 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: about that. I know, as we got closer and closer 565 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: to the regular season, the work habits, the daily routine 566 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: of Josh Allen was starting to earn respect in the 567 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 1: locker room, regardless of where he sat on the depth chart. 568 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: I think a lot of the veterans on this roster 569 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: are encouraged by the fact that he is a nose 570 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: to the grindstone kind of player who wants to get better, 571 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: wants to improve, and I think he's got the kind 572 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: of personality that's good for the quarterback position and the 573 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: fact that he is an engaging personality that knows how 574 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: to draw people in. Those are all pluses for the 575 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: position as far as the bills are concerned. So from 576 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: a locker room perspective, yes, I mean, this team's gonna 577 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: get behind him and you know, hopefully help him at 578 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: every turn because he is going to need some assistance. 579 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot of stuff that he just 580 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: has simply not seen and not at the speed at 581 00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: which he's going to see it on Sunday, because there 582 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: were pluses and minuses to Josh Allen's you know, one 583 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: quarter plus last Sunday down in Baltimore, and some of 584 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: the pluses, I mean, McDermott mentioned clock management, game clock management, 585 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: which is game management, I guess, and I agree with that. 586 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: I also was impressed, and I guess we saw it 587 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: and trained air in preseason as well. Josh Allen's athleticism, 588 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: his ability to run is an asset right when things 589 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: break down, and let's face it, things broke down badly 590 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: for the most part all afternoon long down in Baltimore. 591 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: He can pick up first downs on the run. He 592 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: can escape the pass rush. That's got to be part 593 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: of the equation here why they're making this move, I 594 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: would think, huh, well, yeah, I mean, as I mentioned earlier, 595 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: what he brings to the table is more improvisational skills, 596 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: and I think you can also force an opponent, knowing 597 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: his mobility exists, to have to study read option and 598 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: prepare for that. So it's another thing on the to 599 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: do list for the Chargers this week with Josh in 600 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: the lineup, because he can pull it out and run 601 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: and get yards around the edge or up the middle 602 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: or what have you. So yeah, I mean, his athleticism, 603 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: unquestionably is an asset. Talk to us a little bit about, 604 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: you know, what you might anticipate with personnel, the guys 605 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: around Josh Allen on the offense, I mean, what kind 606 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: of And I know we none of us know exactly 607 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: what the Los Angeles Chargers defense is about, except for 608 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: that front four pass rush, which may or may not 609 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: be without Joey Bosa. But talk about the Bills adjustments 610 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: to what they can do with you know, some of 611 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: the things that happened to them in week one, How 612 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: will it translate into changes in week two? Yeah, I 613 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: mean it's kind of hard to say, because with Josh 614 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: Allen in the lineup. It changes the dynamic a little bit. 615 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: We don't know this for sure, but knowing this is 616 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: this guy's first career start, how simple do you want 617 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: to keep it? How simple can you afford to keep it? 618 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: I mean these are questions that the coaching staff obviously 619 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 1: answered for themselves in the game planning meetings that happened 620 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: here on Tuesday. It'll be interesting to see if they decide, 621 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: you know, what Josh can handle a complex game plan, 622 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: Let's put in what we think is gonna work best, 623 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: or do they gravitate more to the side of let's 624 00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: just give him what we know he can handle and 625 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: feel confident with no matter what the circumstance is, because 626 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: quite frankly, guys, he's gonna have to do most of 627 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: his thinking pre snap in terms of what he's seeing 628 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,600 Speaker 1: from the defense. The last thing you want him thinking 629 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: about also is this play gonna work? So you know, 630 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: you think about what coach table put on the field 631 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: last week. I mean, in the first half they ran 632 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: only twenty three twenty four plays, nineteen of them nineteen 633 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: of them were in eleven personnel. The other three or 634 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: four we're in twelve personnel. Didn't really alter too many 635 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,479 Speaker 1: personnel groupings for Nathan Peterman. You wonder if they take 636 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: that same approach, or maybe they think, look, we really 637 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: got to switch up personnel groupings to help the quarterback. 638 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: But that's got to be balanced with what they feel 639 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: he can handle with Bills inside or Chris Brown. He's 640 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: on the practice field, the Bills getting set their first 641 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: real practice, they getting set for the Chargers. Josh Ellen 642 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: named the starting quarterback for this game. Hey, Chris, Josh 643 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: is best shot and winning this job came in the 644 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: preseason Week three, when the Bills were home again Cincinnati. 645 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 1: It did not go well. What do you think the 646 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: coaching staff takes from that game that they apply to 647 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: this game. You know, what they saw from Josh Allen 648 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: that day and well they and maybe what they saw 649 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: from him throughout preseason good and bad. Yeah, I mean, 650 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: I think they want to make sure his internal clock 651 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: is sound. I think they also want to try to 652 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 1: encourage him to be confident in staying in there and 653 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: reading just for a half second longer instead of ducking 654 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: away and trying to run and make a play on 655 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,479 Speaker 1: the run. He had to do that an awful lot 656 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: in Wyoming. I know it's something he's used to doing. 657 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,320 Speaker 1: It's a difficult habit to break. I thought he did 658 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: a good job of breaking that habit in the first 659 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: and second preseason game. His touchdown pass in the Cleveland 660 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: game maybe stands out more than any other play the 661 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: most in terms of if hanging in the pocket for 662 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,959 Speaker 1: that extra half second giving his receiver time to get 663 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: open and complete the play for a touchdown instead of 664 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: just maybe running for a few yards and playing for 665 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:47,479 Speaker 1: another down. I mean, if he's gonna take off, he's 666 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: gonna take off. But I gotta imagine they're gonna try 667 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: to coach him a little bit up this week on 668 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 1: just trying to hang a half second longer give his 669 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: receiver a chance to make a bigger play for him 670 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: through the air than he might make with his feet. Yeah, 671 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: one of the things I've been saying, Brownie, and maybe 672 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: you can elaborate on in your own way. I think 673 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: this is going to be a real roller coaster ride 674 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen. But the one thing that's different between 675 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman is that the highs will 676 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,760 Speaker 1: be much higher because of his physical abilities, his ability 677 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: to make the throws that Peterman can't make and the 678 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: lows maybe just every bit as low as Nathan Peterman 679 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: showed in his two or three starts as a Bill, right, 680 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: And I think another element that can't be ignored is 681 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: the fact that the Chargers in Week one were very 682 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: susceptible to the big play. I know, Kansas City has 683 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: an all World receiver and Tyreek Hill, who was the 684 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: guy that victimized them more than anything else. But I 685 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 1: think there were about five plays that the Chiefs had 686 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: last week against the Chargers that went for thirty yards 687 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: or more. Granted Tyreek Hill had three of them, but 688 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:54,840 Speaker 1: knowing that Josh Allen certainly gives you the greater chance 689 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: of making that big play in a game, and a 690 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: big play can mean points on the board, and we 691 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: know the Bills were starved for points in week one. Chris, 692 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:07,839 Speaker 1: it is significant upheaval to change quarterbacks after just one 693 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: week in play. How do you think this locker room, 694 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: it's a fairly venteran locker room. How do you think 695 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: they'll react and how will they handle the upheaval that 696 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: they're facing this week? Well, I mean, obviously for the 697 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: defensive players, there's really no upheaval everything's kind of status 698 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: quo for them, But on the offensive side of the ball, 699 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: I think there's going to be somewhat of a rallying 700 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 1: cry here. I think it was no secret that they 701 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: probably originally had a plan to bring Josh along slowly 702 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 1: through maybe the first half of the season, maybe less, 703 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,360 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit more. And I have to believe 704 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: that the plan has been accelerated. Nobody really knows exactly 705 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: what the plan was that coach McDermott and the offensive 706 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: staff had in mind for him, but seeing this happen 707 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: in week two, you have to believe it was accelerated. 708 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,240 Speaker 1: So now it's incumbent upon the players on the offensive 709 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:57,840 Speaker 1: side of the ball to rally around the kid. And 710 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: I think they're going to do that because they know 711 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: this guy is the future and the future has come 712 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: a little bit sooner than maybe any of them anticipated. 713 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: But they gotta get on the ball and help him 714 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:10,400 Speaker 1: at every turn. Well, Chris, one of the things I 715 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: want to ask you about it, and I brought this 716 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: up yesterday. It's it's my thought and my opinion that listen, 717 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: if you're gonna go with make this move at the 718 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:22,799 Speaker 1: quarterback after week one, Josh Allen has a very, very, 719 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 1: very long leash. I mean, the only way he comes 720 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: off the field, in my opinion, is if he gets hurt, 721 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: and because this is the decision you've made in the road, 722 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: you're gonna go down. I mean, if you go back 723 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 1: to Nathan Peterman at any point because Josh Allen played poorly, 724 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna shrug his shoulder and say, hey, didn't you 725 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: expect it to go this way? So I think if 726 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna, if you're gonna put him in there at 727 00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:47,680 Speaker 1: this point of the season, you do not take him 728 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: out unless he's hurt. What are your thoughts about that? Yeah, 729 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: I would agree one hundred percent. I really don't think 730 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: there is any going back. I think the only example 731 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: where that could happen is if there is such sustained 732 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: struggle in his game personally, and I'm talking for three, 733 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: four or five weeks in a row where they feel 734 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: his confidence is taking a major hit and he's getting 735 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: compromised mentally. That's really the only time where I could 736 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,200 Speaker 1: see a change like that happening. I think they ride 737 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: this thing out good, bad, or indifferent, and I think 738 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: they are fully preparing themselves for the fact that they 739 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: are going to be highs and they are gonna be lows. Yeah, 740 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 1: you think back in history, you're you know, we always 741 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,400 Speaker 1: worry about damaging a quarterback. And the only example I 742 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: can really think of is way back when the Houston 743 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: Texans were an expansion franchise, they picked David Carr number 744 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: one overall and he got sacked one hundred and twelve 745 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: or thirteen times over two seasons, and he was and 746 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:52,080 Speaker 1: people feel like he was never the same quarterback. Do 747 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: you buy that? I think he was shell shocked. He 748 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: got sacked seventy six times his rookie here. That's a lot. 749 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: I think that would change any quarterback, and it's hard 750 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,240 Speaker 1: to get that back. But again, I think what Josh 751 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: Allen has that, you know, David Carr didn't have his escapability. 752 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: So I think his athleticism hopefully can get him out 753 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:17,600 Speaker 1: of some tight spaces at times. I'm not saying he's 754 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 1: not gonna take sacks. He will, but hopefully his athleticism 755 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: will help him in that regard. And again, I think 756 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: we're talking about an improvisational ability that Allen possesses just 757 00:38:28,719 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: by virtue of having to play that way at Wyoming 758 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: last year a lot of the NFL caliber talent that 759 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,360 Speaker 1: was on that roster, you know, when he was on 760 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 1: the team in twenty sixteen, was gone in twenty seventeen, 761 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,360 Speaker 1: and really he was the entire offense. So I mean, 762 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: he's got a little bit more to work with here. 763 00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got a Pro Bowl running back behind him, 764 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,720 Speaker 1: and I expect the Bills to ride, you know, Lashawn 765 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,760 Speaker 1: a lot to try to be, you know, a support 766 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: system or even an element that carries this offense and 767 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,400 Speaker 1: then hope that Josh can compliment Lashawn. Think that's the 768 00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:02,600 Speaker 1: ideal scenario here. You may not be able to do 769 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: that every week, but I think that's the plan. And 770 00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, Josh's improvisational ability hopefully will prevent a scenario 771 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 1: like the one you're you know, you're referencing in David 772 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:15,000 Speaker 1: carry Chris the Bill's offensive struggles last Sunday. We're not 773 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: solely quarterback issues. And I think it's worth noting that 774 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:21,319 Speaker 1: the coach McDermott indicated today just before practice there will 775 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: be no change for the starters on his offensive line. 776 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:29,080 Speaker 1: What did you make of that? Yeah, I mean, as 777 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,320 Speaker 1: much as everybody's saying, well, you made the change, of quarterback. 778 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 1: Why not make other changes where it was evident that 779 00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: the play was subpar. I think when you start making change, 780 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:41,440 Speaker 1: I think the offensive line is a completely different animal. 781 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,799 Speaker 1: You've got guys that are trying to work in continuity 782 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: with one another, in sync with one another. That doesn't 783 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:51,160 Speaker 1: happen by constantly making changes up there. So I expect 784 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:53,839 Speaker 1: them to go another week here, see how it goes, 785 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:56,279 Speaker 1: how far it goes, if the struggles continue, I think 786 00:39:56,320 --> 00:39:58,640 Speaker 1: remains to be seen. But I think they're going to 787 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:00,600 Speaker 1: try to give this group the benefit fit of the doubt, 788 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,759 Speaker 1: see if they can take a step up in their 789 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:06,879 Speaker 1: play collectively as a unit, because it certainly wasn't good 790 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 1: enough last week, and I think everybody on that line 791 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: knows that. So I think he's gonna play the redemption angle. 792 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,399 Speaker 1: Let's see how much pride this group of five has 793 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: upfront and how much better they can be here in 794 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:20,120 Speaker 1: week two against a defensive front that is every bit 795 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,839 Speaker 1: as formidable as that of Baltimore. Chris, I'm gonna give 796 00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:24,759 Speaker 1: you the same three words I gave Steve the other 797 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:26,600 Speaker 1: day here on the show. Three words to keep in 798 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:30,359 Speaker 1: mind for you and everybody. Oh and one that's all. 799 00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:32,839 Speaker 1: I mean, there's the story this season has not yet 800 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: been told, even though many people are rushing to the 801 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:39,200 Speaker 1: finish line year. Do you agree? Yeah, I mean we've 802 00:40:39,239 --> 00:40:41,399 Speaker 1: had this conversation before him or if it's a week 803 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:46,239 Speaker 1: to week league and sometimes the roller coaster, you know, 804 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 1: it looks like a plummet from the summit, and there 805 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: are high there are highs and lows. So you know, 806 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 1: we got a situation here where they took a big 807 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: dip in Week one and maybe maybe even though most 808 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:02,719 Speaker 1: people aren't predicting a win in Baltimore, I don't think 809 00:41:02,719 --> 00:41:05,920 Speaker 1: they were predicting a loss of that magnitude, including everybody 810 00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: in that locker room. So there's some pride on the 811 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: line here. So I'm expecting a significantly better effort this Sunday, 812 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: especially with the home crowd behind them, and who knows. 813 00:41:17,120 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if anybody's predicting that the 814 00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna win, but I expect a supreme effort 815 00:41:22,719 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 1: from them. And there's a gut feeling that I have 816 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: that Lashawn McCoy is going to be leading that charge. 817 00:41:27,520 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: There's just something in my gut that's telling me he's 818 00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,400 Speaker 1: going to have a big day against the Chargers on Sunday. 819 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 1: He's a captain now he needs to. Chris, thanks very much. 820 00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,239 Speaker 1: We appreciate it, all right, Bronnie, all right, take care, guys. 821 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Bills Insider Buffalo Bills dot Com out on 822 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: the field with the Bills at practice where they're getting 823 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,759 Speaker 1: set for the Chargers. Jean McDermott made the announcement a 824 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: little bit less than an hour ago. He's going with 825 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 1: the rookie josh Allen at quarterback. And here's what it 826 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 1: sounded like over in the Bills meeting room just before practice. 827 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:58,720 Speaker 1: That's accurate, Joshua Star. He also explained what you're thinking 828 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 1: is now, Ava, it's the right move for our team. 829 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:10,600 Speaker 1: It's a right move for our team, and its want 830 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: is pretty quick, ye decision. Yeah, I mean, look, that's 831 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:20,480 Speaker 1: I don't feel a need honestly to elaborate. That's you know, 832 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:23,440 Speaker 1: we talk a lot in the house about decisions and 833 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:25,400 Speaker 1: things and what we've got to do and the right 834 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:28,240 Speaker 1: move at the right time and and right now. Salve 835 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:30,160 Speaker 1: this with all respect your question. This is the right 836 00:42:30,239 --> 00:42:37,480 Speaker 1: move for us. You wanted to, It's a right move. 837 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: That's what we gotta it's the right move for us 838 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:42,879 Speaker 1: UM and where we are, it's the right move. That's 839 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:46,959 Speaker 1: where I'm not going to get into how permanent it is, guys, 840 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:50,040 Speaker 1: And again you gotta understand where I'm coming from. It's 841 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:53,320 Speaker 1: the right move for our football team, and I'm not 842 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 1: going any further than that. It's the right move for 843 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:59,040 Speaker 1: our team. I've got confidence in Josh, I have confidence 844 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:01,160 Speaker 1: in this football team, and it's the right move for 845 00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:03,640 Speaker 1: our team. And if you're keeping scoring at home, I 846 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:05,680 Speaker 1: think seven times he said it's the right move for 847 00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 1: our team in the first minute of the news conference. 848 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:09,719 Speaker 1: Clearly he believes it is. That's why they make the move, 849 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:13,160 Speaker 1: and we've talked with Chris Brown, among Steve and I 850 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:16,040 Speaker 1: about some of the reasons for that. Again, it can't 851 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: be much surprised that they made that move. And it 852 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: is significant, Steve, and it's significant not just what happens today, 853 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:24,640 Speaker 1: but more importantly, what happens Sunday and the Sundays that follow. 854 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 1: I think that'll be really the indicator of what kind 855 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:29,360 Speaker 1: of a move this was. Yeah, exactly, It's gonna be 856 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:32,319 Speaker 1: what happens from how now on. That's the difference maker 857 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 1: and I think he you know, and there's always gonna 858 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:37,560 Speaker 1: be these people like, wow, they they got themselves into 859 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:39,680 Speaker 1: a mess. Well, you know what, they made some pretty 860 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 1: difficult decisions all the way down the line to get 861 00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:44,160 Speaker 1: to this point. And Murphy and I've been doing that. 862 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:46,759 Speaker 1: We did the show every day. There's not too many 863 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: of these decisions that got the Bills to this point 864 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:52,400 Speaker 1: that you can argue didn't make any sense. A lot 865 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,840 Speaker 1: of them did. Nathan Peterman started because he earned the 866 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:57,719 Speaker 1: job in the preseason. He played better than anybody else 867 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:00,759 Speaker 1: in training camp. The only reason that the people are saying, hey, 868 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:02,520 Speaker 1: we wish we had time. Listen, if you don't have 869 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: if he had all the whatever veteran quarterback you can 870 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:07,799 Speaker 1: name to be on the team now, or some other 871 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,600 Speaker 1: option at quarterback other than Josh Allen, listen, it would 872 00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:14,640 Speaker 1: have cost you the future now. I mean it would 873 00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:17,680 Speaker 1: have cost you this particular future to have gotten there, 874 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:19,400 Speaker 1: because it would have cost you assets. It would have 875 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:21,040 Speaker 1: cost you draft picks, it would have cost you not 876 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: to make some of the decisions you had to make 877 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:27,000 Speaker 1: to get here. To have those guys on the roster. 878 00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:32,359 Speaker 1: They traded AJ McCarron because he wasn't going to play 879 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:34,680 Speaker 1: for this team. He did not play as well as 880 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:36,680 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman. You had to go with the guy who 881 00:44:36,719 --> 00:44:38,759 Speaker 1: earned the spot, and that's why it kind of why 882 00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:41,040 Speaker 1: they're in it now. You can say that Nate Peterman 883 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: let him down, and you might be right about that. 884 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:46,279 Speaker 1: He didn't play well last week, and that's what's facilitated 885 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,239 Speaker 1: the acceleration of this point. So I think it right now. 886 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:52,759 Speaker 1: There's no doubt in my mind, at least for me 887 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,160 Speaker 1: and my This isn't where I thought they would be, 888 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:56,960 Speaker 1: and this is not how early I would have put 889 00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,120 Speaker 1: Josh Allen in the game. It's not the circumstances under 890 00:44:59,120 --> 00:45:00,759 Speaker 1: which I would have put joh Shallen to the game. 891 00:45:01,360 --> 00:45:03,719 Speaker 1: But I think it's the right move now. I do too. Hey, 892 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:05,239 Speaker 1: we want to hear from you. What do you think 893 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:07,960 Speaker 1: McDermott decided to go with Josh Allen and what do 894 00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:10,160 Speaker 1: you think comes next. We got a pretty good lineup 895 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:12,200 Speaker 1: of guests coming up here tonight, lots of time to 896 00:45:12,239 --> 00:45:15,160 Speaker 1: talk about this decision. At one o'clock today, Chris Mortenson, 897 00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:17,879 Speaker 1: the veteran ESPN football analysts, will join us to talk 898 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:19,919 Speaker 1: about the Bills and the rest of the NFL coming 899 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:22,640 Speaker 1: up after practice, we expect to hear from Josh Allen 900 00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: at the podium post practice comments from him. We also 901 00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:27,880 Speaker 1: expect to get Nate Orchard in studio. Bills to new 902 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:30,560 Speaker 1: defensive end just signed to the roster to a couple 903 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,839 Speaker 1: of days ago, and a lot of what we're gonna 904 00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:34,920 Speaker 1: do today is based on what you think about the 905 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:37,719 Speaker 1: decision about where the Bills go from here. Our Twitter poll, 906 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:39,640 Speaker 1: I think it's an interesting one too. It's been up 907 00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:41,239 Speaker 1: for a little bit more than an hour now. So 908 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,799 Speaker 1: what's the best thing the Buffalo Bills can provide Josh 909 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:47,040 Speaker 1: Allen Sunday against the Chargers. He's the guy, he's the starter. 910 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 1: What can they do to help him? Again? You can 911 00:45:50,239 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 1: talk about long term stuff if you want, Well, they 912 00:45:52,239 --> 00:45:54,120 Speaker 1: need to draft a better receiver, they need to draft 913 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:56,719 Speaker 1: some offensive line'm ensure, But this Sunday, that's where we 914 00:45:56,760 --> 00:45:58,880 Speaker 1: want to focus on this Sunday. What's the best thing 915 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,800 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills can vide to help Josh Allen Sunday 916 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:03,840 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. We got it up on Twitter. You 917 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:05,319 Speaker 1: can ring us up, let us know what you think. 918 00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:08,000 Speaker 1: Eight oh three, oh five fifty or toll free one 919 00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:11,360 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. On the 920 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:14,919 Speaker 1: Twitter poll the best thing the Bills can provide Josh 921 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:17,759 Speaker 1: Allen Sunday against the Chargers. The early results with more 922 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:20,399 Speaker 1: than well almost five hundred votes in seventy two percent 923 00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:22,200 Speaker 1: of you say they can have better play on the 924 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:24,839 Speaker 1: offensive line. Who would argue with that? Seventy two percent 925 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:27,400 Speaker 1: say that, twenty one percent say the best thing the 926 00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:30,080 Speaker 1: Bills can provide Josh Allen will be a strong run game, 927 00:46:30,520 --> 00:46:33,680 Speaker 1: five percent say solid defensive play, two percent have something 928 00:46:33,719 --> 00:46:35,200 Speaker 1: else in mind. Give us a call, let's hear what 929 00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:37,440 Speaker 1: you say eight oh three oh five fifty and toll 930 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:40,360 Speaker 1: free one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. 931 00:46:40,719 --> 00:46:43,080 Speaker 1: Josh Ellen gets the start. What's the best thing the 932 00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:45,560 Speaker 1: Bills can do now to set them up for success 933 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:48,279 Speaker 1: this Sunday against the Chargers. Let's take a few phone calls. 934 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:51,160 Speaker 1: Let's go to Vince and Tampa, Florida. Hello, Vince, Welcome, 935 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:52,960 Speaker 1: you're on the air with Let's hang on, Vince, hang on. 936 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:55,200 Speaker 1: I can't punch us up. Maybe they can do it 937 00:46:55,239 --> 00:47:00,279 Speaker 1: in the studio. Vince and Tampa Florida, are you there? Vince? Hello, 938 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:03,000 Speaker 1: bench You're on the Air, Hey John, Hey Steve, how 939 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:06,000 Speaker 1: are you guys doing well? So? I got a couple 940 00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:08,320 Speaker 1: of things for you if you will and bear with me. So, 941 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:14,600 Speaker 1: first of all, you know, the decision is the right decision, 942 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:17,719 Speaker 1: I believe right. I think Josh Allen should have been 943 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:21,160 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback all along. Um let him take his lumps. 944 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: He's definitely the quarterback of the future. But when they 945 00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:28,160 Speaker 1: made the decision to go with Peterman and they said that, 946 00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,919 Speaker 1: you know, they want that Nathan won won the job 947 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:33,799 Speaker 1: out of camp, and this is going to give josh 948 00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:36,880 Speaker 1: Allen some time to learn. You already knew that there 949 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:38,239 Speaker 1: was going to be growing paint. Do you have to 950 00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:40,880 Speaker 1: stick with that decision, whether it be you know, a 951 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:45,680 Speaker 1: twenty four yard two interception performance, But let him continue 952 00:47:45,719 --> 00:47:47,640 Speaker 1: to learn, let him to see her from the sideline. 953 00:47:48,840 --> 00:47:51,960 Speaker 1: By putting him in now, it kind of shows the 954 00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:57,000 Speaker 1: the incompetency, if you will, from McDermott and handling the quarterback. 955 00:47:59,320 --> 00:48:03,040 Speaker 1: Nathan struggled so badly last Sunday that I believe the 956 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:04,800 Speaker 1: exact opposite of what you said it would be it 957 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:06,879 Speaker 1: would be incompetent to come back with him this week. 958 00:48:07,160 --> 00:48:09,840 Speaker 1: And let me say that I think I agree to 959 00:48:09,920 --> 00:48:13,279 Speaker 1: a lesser extent on your assertion that, yeah, Peterman won 960 00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:14,880 Speaker 1: the job, and Stevens said that he has. But you 961 00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:17,680 Speaker 1: know what, if Josh had played well against the Bengals 962 00:48:17,719 --> 00:48:19,360 Speaker 1: in preseason, my guess is he would have been the 963 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:22,040 Speaker 1: starter last week. Would they have been better off against Baltimore? 964 00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:24,920 Speaker 1: Who knows, But I guess I would disagree with your 965 00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:29,080 Speaker 1: assertion that it's incompetent to switch quarterbacks. Now I believe 966 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:32,279 Speaker 1: the exact opposite, and based on how bad Peterman played 967 00:48:32,320 --> 00:48:34,560 Speaker 1: last week. But if you make the decision coming out 968 00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:38,319 Speaker 1: of camp, you have to stick with it. If why so, Well, 969 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: if you come out of camp and you feel as 970 00:48:40,120 --> 00:48:43,360 Speaker 1: though Josh and Helen needs to sit on the sidelines, 971 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:45,799 Speaker 1: that he's not ready, well wait a minute, Vince, you're 972 00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:48,359 Speaker 1: missing the point. You come out of camp. You come 973 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:51,000 Speaker 1: out of camp. It's not about Josh Allen needing to 974 00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:55,319 Speaker 1: sit it. It's about Nathan Petermen winning the job. See 975 00:48:55,360 --> 00:48:56,759 Speaker 1: see if I think it's less about that. I think 976 00:48:56,800 --> 00:48:59,480 Speaker 1: it's about Josh's readiness. But I think when you make 977 00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:02,480 Speaker 1: a decision and it doesn't go well, you're not forced 978 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:05,120 Speaker 1: to lock into that decision. Well, I said that last week, 979 00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:07,160 Speaker 1: I gotta stay with it. No, you gotta be ready 980 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:10,000 Speaker 1: to adapt. It went so poorly last Sunday they had 981 00:49:10,080 --> 00:49:11,800 Speaker 1: to make a change. That's what I believe. Yeah, I 982 00:49:11,840 --> 00:49:14,160 Speaker 1: don't think this. I don't think they'd have made this decision, Vince. 983 00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:16,480 Speaker 1: If if it would have been a twenty four twenty 984 00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:18,440 Speaker 1: one game, you know, I don't think they would have 985 00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:22,360 Speaker 1: made this decision. I agree with you, Steve, I absolutely 986 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:25,439 Speaker 1: do agree with that, But you know it, I guess 987 00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:28,239 Speaker 1: my thought process. First of all, I think I think 988 00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:31,480 Speaker 1: McDermott and being are so invested in Peterman and they 989 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:34,120 Speaker 1: almost have a have a point to prove. I still 990 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 1: believe that, Oh absolutely absolutely, And that actually leads me 991 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:41,000 Speaker 1: to my second thing, and then I'll let you guys go. 992 00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:44,040 Speaker 1: I actually really believe that this decision was made from 993 00:49:44,080 --> 00:49:47,560 Speaker 1: the top. I think that there there was feelings, especially 994 00:49:47,600 --> 00:49:50,960 Speaker 1: after seeing Sam Darnold on Monday night. You know, you 995 00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:53,560 Speaker 1: have that that new Corvette sitting in the garage and 996 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:55,600 Speaker 1: you want to let it out, and then you see 997 00:49:55,640 --> 00:49:58,120 Speaker 1: the performance that we had on this past Sunday. And 998 00:49:58,239 --> 00:50:00,520 Speaker 1: I believe that there, and especially if you listen to 999 00:50:00,560 --> 00:50:03,600 Speaker 1: the tone from McDermott at the press conference, right, it 1000 00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:06,960 Speaker 1: doesn't feel as though he's excited about the move. And 1001 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:10,040 Speaker 1: I get a sense that, you know, whether it be 1002 00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:14,040 Speaker 1: Terry or Kim or whoever it may be, somebody is 1003 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,200 Speaker 1: kind of making that decision for him. I don't know 1004 00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:19,879 Speaker 1: the answered. Yeah, I don't either. Answer. I don't either, 1005 00:50:19,920 --> 00:50:22,279 Speaker 1: And that's you know, that's yeah. I mean we can 1006 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:24,759 Speaker 1: all guess at that. But and there's no doubt that 1007 00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:28,160 Speaker 1: if if they desired, Terry and Kim could have a 1008 00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:30,319 Speaker 1: voice in that decision, no question about it. But Sean 1009 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:32,719 Speaker 1: McDermott later on in the press conference said, hey, it 1010 00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:36,000 Speaker 1: was ultimately it was my decision to make. I think 1011 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:39,759 Speaker 1: there's no doubt a guy like McDermott, when we know this, 1012 00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:42,160 Speaker 1: he talks to the people involved in it, and not 1013 00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:46,360 Speaker 1: only Brandon Bean, but more importantly Brian Dable and the 1014 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:48,320 Speaker 1: rest of the offensive staff. The guys who are actually 1015 00:50:48,360 --> 00:50:50,440 Speaker 1: on the field and have skin in the game. Uh, 1016 00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:52,880 Speaker 1: those are the guys he listens to most. And I 1017 00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:55,160 Speaker 1: think more often than not, when you find it, it's 1018 00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:57,040 Speaker 1: been my understanding. And I'm not saying I know how 1019 00:50:57,120 --> 00:50:59,680 Speaker 1: this goes down, but I know I've heard a lot 1020 00:50:59,719 --> 00:51:02,320 Speaker 1: about how these conversations have taken place after they have 1021 00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:06,799 Speaker 1: where headquar not just in this city, but in other 1022 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:13,040 Speaker 1: NFL cities. The football people explain what they're doing to 1023 00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:15,719 Speaker 1: the ownership group, whoever it is, whether it's in Denver, 1024 00:51:15,840 --> 00:51:19,520 Speaker 1: whether it's in Oakland, whether it's in Dallas. The football 1025 00:51:19,600 --> 00:51:24,000 Speaker 1: people explain to the ownership groups why they're doing what 1026 00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:29,200 Speaker 1: they're doing, and almost invariably the ownership group says, Okay, 1027 00:51:29,320 --> 00:51:32,040 Speaker 1: go that's the way it is. Now they haven't. They'll 1028 00:51:32,080 --> 00:51:33,960 Speaker 1: come into the ownership group, will give their opinions, and 1029 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,719 Speaker 1: then the football people will give their opinions and their rationale, 1030 00:51:36,719 --> 00:51:39,000 Speaker 1: and the ownership group invariably will say, Okay, I get it, 1031 00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,960 Speaker 1: go ahead. Now that changes. Obviously, there are some ownership 1032 00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,000 Speaker 1: groups that are not like that, but I know the 1033 00:51:45,080 --> 00:51:50,640 Speaker 1: best ones are. And I think this ownership group makes 1034 00:51:50,719 --> 00:51:53,239 Speaker 1: these decisions and this type of decision exactly that way. 1035 00:51:53,760 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 1: I think they're willing to let the people who are 1036 00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:58,799 Speaker 1: experts at it make the decisions. We got a lot 1037 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:01,720 Speaker 1: to talk about today. Allen gonna get to start against 1038 00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:03,800 Speaker 1: the Chargers on Sunday. What do you think of that? 1039 00:52:03,960 --> 00:52:05,840 Speaker 1: And what's the best thing the Bills can do to 1040 00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:08,239 Speaker 1: help him succeed. On Sunday, give us a call or 1041 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:11,000 Speaker 1: tweeted in on the tweet sheet at one Bills Drive. 1042 00:52:11,239 --> 00:52:13,040 Speaker 1: The phone numbers to call eight H three h five 1043 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:15,600 Speaker 1: fifty or twel three one eight eight eight five fifty 1044 00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:18,160 Speaker 1: two five fifty steph and I here until three one 1045 00:52:18,239 --> 00:52:21,000 Speaker 1: Bills Live from one Bills Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio. 1046 00:52:33,440 --> 00:52:35,279 Speaker 1: One Bills Live. That's the name of the show. We're 1047 00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:38,320 Speaker 1: here every day noon to three. We don't I was 1048 00:52:38,360 --> 00:52:39,880 Speaker 1: sinking back to the good old day, Steve, in the 1049 00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 1: middle of the summer, when we had nothing to talk about. 1050 00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:43,719 Speaker 1: We got a lot to talk about. Now. We got 1051 00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:47,360 Speaker 1: Josh Allen on the practice field installed as the number 1052 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:50,040 Speaker 1: one quarterback. He gets to start Sunday against the Los 1053 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,560 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers. We got a lot to talk about that. 1054 00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:54,399 Speaker 1: I do want to say. I watched the Chargers video. 1055 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:56,080 Speaker 1: I watched their game last night a couple of times 1056 00:52:56,120 --> 00:52:59,640 Speaker 1: against the Chiefs. They look Josh going up against their defense. 1057 00:52:59,680 --> 00:53:03,560 Speaker 1: That's one story. But the Chargers offense was spectacular in 1058 00:53:03,680 --> 00:53:06,360 Speaker 1: that game against Kansas City. They had more yards than 1059 00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:08,439 Speaker 1: anybody else in the league last week, more passing yards, 1060 00:53:08,440 --> 00:53:11,120 Speaker 1: four to forty one yards. They're making plays, marching up 1061 00:53:11,160 --> 00:53:13,279 Speaker 1: and down the field. The Chiefs couldn't stop them. Chiefs 1062 00:53:13,320 --> 00:53:16,480 Speaker 1: outscored them, but they couldn't stop them. They had four drops, 1063 00:53:17,120 --> 00:53:19,520 Speaker 1: two of them in the end zone the Chargers did, 1064 00:53:19,719 --> 00:53:22,720 Speaker 1: did they? Yes? Four drop passes right there, Travis Benjamin 1065 00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:25,040 Speaker 1: had won the former Brown and somebody else had one 1066 00:53:25,080 --> 00:53:27,760 Speaker 1: in the end zone as well. That killed them. Four drops. 1067 00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:30,600 Speaker 1: But um, they can move up and down the field. 1068 00:53:30,640 --> 00:53:32,520 Speaker 1: The Bills We're gonna get that. We have to get 1069 00:53:32,560 --> 00:53:34,920 Speaker 1: to talk about the Bills defense, if not today then 1070 00:53:35,120 --> 00:53:37,800 Speaker 1: as the week moves along, because they are supremely This 1071 00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:40,000 Speaker 1: is a much better offense than Joe Flacco and those 1072 00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,120 Speaker 1: guys down in Baltimore and Philip Rivers are going to 1073 00:53:42,160 --> 00:53:45,080 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame. You're killing me. Why this is 1074 00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:50,400 Speaker 1: the reality man's encouragement day around the next when they 1075 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:52,280 Speaker 1: went off. The year I always did was ripping National 1076 00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:54,839 Speaker 1: Dave encouragement. Yeah, well, and you are beating me. I'm 1077 00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:57,720 Speaker 1: telling you. I'm telling you the truth. The Chargers offense, 1078 00:53:57,800 --> 00:54:00,839 Speaker 1: that's all I'm talking about here. The offense is sensational 1079 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:02,680 Speaker 1: reset the Twitter pull so I can go to that. 1080 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:04,600 Speaker 1: You want to move on because we got issues here too, 1081 00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:07,640 Speaker 1: and the Bills offenses front and center, the Bills offense. 1082 00:54:07,719 --> 00:54:10,359 Speaker 1: What's the best thing the Buffalo Bills can provide Josh 1083 00:54:10,480 --> 00:54:13,120 Speaker 1: Allen Sunday against the Chargers. Give us a call, well 1084 00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:15,839 Speaker 1: the Scots eight three five fifty or eight eight eight 1085 00:54:15,920 --> 00:54:18,080 Speaker 1: five fifty two five fifty, or you can do it 1086 00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:19,480 Speaker 1: on Twitter and see. He's got a couple of things 1087 00:54:19,520 --> 00:54:21,240 Speaker 1: from there. Let me read a couple from the tweet 1088 00:54:21,280 --> 00:54:23,400 Speaker 1: sheet from the Bills monster. He says, I will I 1089 00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:26,080 Speaker 1: will be excited to see what al can do if 1090 00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:28,360 Speaker 1: Bosa is out. This would be a much easier defense 1091 00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:31,280 Speaker 1: to take con than Baltimore. I always thought Josh Allen 1092 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:34,200 Speaker 1: would start at some point this season, just not this early. 1093 00:54:34,239 --> 00:54:35,680 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of people would echo that. 1094 00:54:35,880 --> 00:54:39,320 Speaker 1: Also another one yeah from Nick from Tick Naggart. The 1095 00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:44,080 Speaker 1: other in our Twitter poll with all the other choices 1096 00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:46,839 Speaker 1: we have, the other would be better wide receiver play. 1097 00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:50,000 Speaker 1: On the one hand, the talent it just isn't there 1098 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:52,920 Speaker 1: at wide receiver. On the other hand, these wide receivers, 1099 00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:56,200 Speaker 1: Benjamin especially, have to step it up. And I think 1100 00:54:56,200 --> 00:54:57,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people to agree with that. I mean, 1101 00:54:57,680 --> 00:55:00,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna everybody's gonna have to play better around Josh Allen. 1102 00:55:00,040 --> 00:55:03,359 Speaker 1: Then everybody played around Nathan Peterman in Baltimore. Oh yeah, 1103 00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:06,719 Speaker 1: And I think Sean McDermott said it right after the game, 1104 00:55:06,760 --> 00:55:08,200 Speaker 1: and it started with him. He goes, listen, I'm gonna 1105 00:55:08,200 --> 00:55:10,120 Speaker 1: reevaluate the way I got this team ready to play. 1106 00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:11,960 Speaker 1: The coaching staff will do the same. And it starts 1107 00:55:12,400 --> 00:55:16,960 Speaker 1: like that on a good team, which with a good 1108 00:55:17,000 --> 00:55:19,000 Speaker 1: locker room like this team does have. I mean, it 1109 00:55:19,120 --> 00:55:21,640 Speaker 1: starts with each individual look at it himself and saying, listen, 1110 00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:24,279 Speaker 1: I gotta play better, and then it goes from there. 1111 00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:26,000 Speaker 1: Then they get together and they'd look at the film 1112 00:55:26,040 --> 00:55:28,120 Speaker 1: and they start to play better. But there's no doubt 1113 00:55:28,800 --> 00:55:31,799 Speaker 1: it wasn't all Nathan Peterman's fault in Baltimore. He could 1114 00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:33,960 Speaker 1: have played better and maybe his play would have elevated 1115 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:37,200 Speaker 1: some guys around him. But you're starting a rookie quarterback 1116 00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:40,440 Speaker 1: in his first start, it is at home, and that's 1117 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:43,319 Speaker 1: a boost, but everybody around him has got to play better. Also, 1118 00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:46,640 Speaker 1: from the tweet sheet, Number one Bills, there is no 1119 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:50,320 Speaker 1: better teacher in this world than experience. Josh Allen needs this. 1120 00:55:50,760 --> 00:55:53,440 Speaker 1: The only concern I have, is his potential for injury 1121 00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:56,480 Speaker 1: increasing because defenses will be pinning their ears back and 1122 00:55:56,560 --> 00:55:58,480 Speaker 1: coming after him. But the more he's out there, the 1123 00:55:58,560 --> 00:56:00,839 Speaker 1: better he'll get. I agree with that. And you don't 1124 00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:02,800 Speaker 1: get much better at standing on the sidelines with the 1125 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:05,719 Speaker 1: clipboard watching somebody else play. Sean mcdermer talked about that. 1126 00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:09,279 Speaker 1: He acknowledged in one of the few acknowledgements he made 1127 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:11,840 Speaker 1: in his news conference earlier today. He acknowledged that this 1128 00:56:11,920 --> 00:56:14,520 Speaker 1: will be valuable experience for Josh Allen when he gets 1129 00:56:14,560 --> 00:56:18,120 Speaker 1: the chance to start this Sunday. You know, when you 1130 00:56:18,200 --> 00:56:21,600 Speaker 1: look at it, experience as important as well. And he's 1131 00:56:21,600 --> 00:56:26,239 Speaker 1: going to get valuable experience from being in this case 1132 00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:29,200 Speaker 1: where where he's going to be this weekend, in particular 1133 00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:34,280 Speaker 1: behind the steering wheel. And there's there's certainly valuable experience 1134 00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:36,680 Speaker 1: when you can stand and watch, but as we all know, 1135 00:56:37,600 --> 00:56:40,120 Speaker 1: there's no there's no substitute for the experience when you're 1136 00:56:40,120 --> 00:56:43,960 Speaker 1: actually behind the wheel and and so um, there's a 1137 00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:47,239 Speaker 1: lot of there's a lot of value to that, Yeah, 1138 00:56:47,320 --> 00:56:49,120 Speaker 1: no question about it. The experience is going to pay 1139 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:52,239 Speaker 1: big dividends theoretically down the line for Josh Allen. But 1140 00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:55,080 Speaker 1: you know the tweet you just read read about these 1141 00:56:55,160 --> 00:56:57,000 Speaker 1: defenses pinning their ears back and coming after him. I 1142 00:56:57,040 --> 00:56:59,880 Speaker 1: think it's going to be just the opposite. They're going 1143 00:56:59,920 --> 00:57:01,960 Speaker 1: to be stacking eight nine guys in the box and 1144 00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:04,279 Speaker 1: daring the Bills to throw it on first and second down. 1145 00:57:04,280 --> 00:57:06,759 Speaker 1: They're gonna get them into third and long situations. Then 1146 00:57:06,800 --> 00:57:08,640 Speaker 1: maybe they're gonna come back after him. But I think 1147 00:57:08,840 --> 00:57:11,880 Speaker 1: Lashawn McCoy is gonna be the key weapon the Bills have, 1148 00:57:12,080 --> 00:57:14,160 Speaker 1: and the defense is gonna know it. They're gonna dare 1149 00:57:14,239 --> 00:57:16,560 Speaker 1: you to run it on first and second down, or 1150 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,280 Speaker 1: because they're gonna have eight guys in the box, maybe 1151 00:57:19,360 --> 00:57:22,120 Speaker 1: nine guys in the box, they'll go single coverage, you know, 1152 00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:26,040 Speaker 1: they'll single Zay Jones, They'll have safety help over the 1153 00:57:26,080 --> 00:57:28,640 Speaker 1: top of Kelvin Benjamin, and they'll dare you to beat 1154 00:57:28,720 --> 00:57:30,520 Speaker 1: him through the air on first and second down. They're 1155 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:33,080 Speaker 1: gonna dare Josh Allen to drop back, and they'll send 1156 00:57:33,200 --> 00:57:35,479 Speaker 1: different exotic looks. They'll have eight guys in the box, 1157 00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:38,080 Speaker 1: five of which or four of which are gonna be 1158 00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:39,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a mystery as to which one of 1159 00:57:39,800 --> 00:57:41,840 Speaker 1: those guys is gonna be rushing the passer on first 1160 00:57:41,880 --> 00:57:43,840 Speaker 1: and second down, the rest of them will drop out 1161 00:57:43,880 --> 00:57:46,520 Speaker 1: into coverage and dare him to throw it. And if 1162 00:57:46,560 --> 00:57:48,480 Speaker 1: he does try and hand it off to Lashawn McCoy, 1163 00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:51,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna chase him down. That's gonna be there. That's 1164 00:57:51,680 --> 00:57:53,720 Speaker 1: gonna be the game plan that Josh Allen's gonna see. 1165 00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:56,160 Speaker 1: Don't think they're gonna be like rushing the passer and 1166 00:57:56,240 --> 00:57:59,200 Speaker 1: all this. They're gonna they're gonna dare him to throw 1167 00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:02,000 Speaker 1: it into coverage and they're gonna see if they can 1168 00:58:02,040 --> 00:58:04,160 Speaker 1: fool him. They're gonna try and make it impossible for 1169 00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:06,320 Speaker 1: Josh Allen to know where to go with that football. 1170 00:58:06,360 --> 00:58:08,080 Speaker 1: You know, if that's the case, and I think you 1171 00:58:08,200 --> 00:58:12,120 Speaker 1: might be honest something there. I like that matchup for 1172 00:58:12,160 --> 00:58:13,640 Speaker 1: the pills, you know. I like the fact that, first 1173 00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:15,840 Speaker 1: of all, the Bills will will be challenged to run 1174 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:17,600 Speaker 1: the football, and I think they're gonna have to run 1175 00:58:17,600 --> 00:58:20,720 Speaker 1: the football effectively. But if things if they were stacking 1176 00:58:20,760 --> 00:58:23,080 Speaker 1: the box and Josh has to throw it deep, I 1177 00:58:23,240 --> 00:58:25,080 Speaker 1: like having him throw it deep. I like having him 1178 00:58:25,120 --> 00:58:27,960 Speaker 1: get a chance to attack a defense that's set up 1179 00:58:27,960 --> 00:58:29,560 Speaker 1: to stop to run. That could be the way it 1180 00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:32,120 Speaker 1: goes down this week. I was looking up some numbers 1181 00:58:32,160 --> 00:58:34,120 Speaker 1: too and thinking about the Chargers a lot. The last 1182 00:58:34,520 --> 00:58:37,640 Speaker 1: twenty four hours or so fewest. They allowed the fewest 1183 00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:39,800 Speaker 1: sacks in the NFL last season eighteen. We all talked 1184 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:43,280 Speaker 1: about how the Bills need more pass rush against Baltimore Ravens. 1185 00:58:43,400 --> 00:58:44,680 Speaker 1: This might not be the weak to do it. That's 1186 00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:47,480 Speaker 1: a pretty veteran offensive line for the Chargers. They only 1187 00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:49,920 Speaker 1: gave up eighteen sacks last week. They had the best 1188 00:58:49,960 --> 00:58:52,840 Speaker 1: passing offense in the league in twenty seventeen, and they've 1189 00:58:52,880 --> 00:58:54,600 Speaker 1: got the best passing offense in the league right now 1190 00:58:54,600 --> 00:58:56,720 Speaker 1: after week. Well, here's the thing, that's because of Philip 1191 00:58:56,840 --> 00:59:00,440 Speaker 1: Rivers and including the sack numbers. I said earlier in 1192 00:59:00,440 --> 00:59:03,360 Speaker 1: the week Philip Rivers and I talked to my friend 1193 00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:07,680 Speaker 1: Frank Reich about Philip Frank was this the quarterbacks coach 1194 00:59:07,720 --> 00:59:10,720 Speaker 1: for Frank For Philip Rivers a handful of years ago 1195 00:59:10,760 --> 00:59:13,160 Speaker 1: before he went to Philadelphia. He was there with Ken 1196 00:59:13,200 --> 00:59:16,240 Speaker 1: Wizzen Hunters, the offensive coordinator. He was there with Mike 1197 00:59:16,320 --> 00:59:19,600 Speaker 1: under Mike McCoy as well as a head coach. Philip Rivers, 1198 00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:24,600 Speaker 1: Frank told me, was almost a savant in his ability 1199 00:59:24,680 --> 00:59:28,880 Speaker 1: to determine who was rushing the passer, where the pressure 1200 00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:32,520 Speaker 1: was coming from. He moved his people around like nobody 1201 00:59:32,600 --> 00:59:35,000 Speaker 1: Frank had ever seen in his ability to make sure 1202 00:59:35,080 --> 00:59:37,920 Speaker 1: he had a hat on. A hat in pass protection. 1203 00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:41,440 Speaker 1: You can't fool him up front. That's why he never 1204 00:59:41,560 --> 00:59:45,240 Speaker 1: gets sacked. He gets guys covered up on the front 1205 00:59:45,520 --> 00:59:47,440 Speaker 1: to make sure that everybody has a hat on. Never 1206 00:59:47,600 --> 00:59:50,120 Speaker 1: you never get a free runner towards Philip Rivers, and 1207 00:59:50,200 --> 00:59:53,760 Speaker 1: if you do, it's because he wants it and he's 1208 00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:56,200 Speaker 1: got a matchup behind it that he can throw too. 1209 00:59:56,640 --> 00:59:58,640 Speaker 1: So that's why he never gets sacked. It's not so 1210 00:59:58,760 --> 01:00:01,040 Speaker 1: much that they had this great offense of line is 1211 01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:04,360 Speaker 1: because they have a quarterback who gets his offensive line 1212 01:00:04,360 --> 01:00:06,440 Speaker 1: in the right spot and he's got a very quick release, 1213 01:00:06,720 --> 01:00:09,040 Speaker 1: and he's accurate passer and he knows where the pressure 1214 01:00:09,120 --> 01:00:11,720 Speaker 1: is coming from. That's why he never gets sacked. It's 1215 01:00:11,760 --> 01:00:14,280 Speaker 1: not because they have all these great offensive lineman ahead 1216 01:00:14,280 --> 01:00:17,000 Speaker 1: of him, but there it is. You don't. He's like 1217 01:00:17,120 --> 01:00:19,280 Speaker 1: Dan Marino was. He had such a quick release. Dan 1218 01:00:19,360 --> 01:00:23,280 Speaker 1: didn't care about all that stuff. You remember Marino had 1219 01:00:23,320 --> 01:00:26,080 Speaker 1: this streak of like however many games he went without 1220 01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:29,160 Speaker 1: getting sacked and the Bills got him here because a 1221 01:00:29,200 --> 01:00:31,480 Speaker 1: guy whiffed on a quick rout and that was the 1222 01:00:31,560 --> 01:00:33,200 Speaker 1: only reason they got it. I mean they got him 1223 01:00:33,280 --> 01:00:35,160 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, it was it was a thing. So 1224 01:00:35,280 --> 01:00:37,960 Speaker 1: that's I mean, it's a it is a tough challenge 1225 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:40,960 Speaker 1: this week for the Bills defense, and it's and they're 1226 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:43,080 Speaker 1: gonna have to win quick and win now to get 1227 01:00:43,160 --> 01:00:46,480 Speaker 1: pressure on Philip Rivers. Call here from Paul and Akron Paul. 1228 01:00:46,520 --> 01:00:48,440 Speaker 1: It's the best thing the Bills can do to support 1229 01:00:48,520 --> 01:00:51,880 Speaker 1: to Josh Allen this Sunday. Yeah, I got that answer 1230 01:00:51,960 --> 01:00:53,440 Speaker 1: for you, and then I got a quick question for 1231 01:00:53,560 --> 01:00:56,040 Speaker 1: both of you guys. Um, But what I think the 1232 01:00:56,160 --> 01:01:00,880 Speaker 1: best thing is is protection for our new quarterback that's 1233 01:01:00,920 --> 01:01:03,640 Speaker 1: going to start. He needs the protection from the offensive 1234 01:01:03,720 --> 01:01:06,600 Speaker 1: line to get the ball out. I think that is 1235 01:01:06,600 --> 01:01:08,560 Speaker 1: going to be important. I mean there's other things that 1236 01:01:08,640 --> 01:01:10,360 Speaker 1: go along with that, but I think that's got to 1237 01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:13,960 Speaker 1: be the very first thing that happens, because it's my 1238 01:01:14,080 --> 01:01:16,480 Speaker 1: belief that the center is the most important position because 1239 01:01:16,480 --> 01:01:18,840 Speaker 1: he needs to get the ball to the quarterback, but 1240 01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:21,200 Speaker 1: then the protection needs to be there so that the 1241 01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:25,400 Speaker 1: play can happen. So I would think the protection is it. 1242 01:01:25,600 --> 01:01:28,680 Speaker 1: And my question for you guys is, if you were 1243 01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:31,520 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator, what would be the very first play 1244 01:01:31,600 --> 01:01:33,680 Speaker 1: you would give Josh Allen game. Would it be a 1245 01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:37,480 Speaker 1: run a path or what would you guys do if 1246 01:01:37,880 --> 01:01:40,560 Speaker 1: you were calling that very first play And don't hang 1247 01:01:40,680 --> 01:01:42,920 Speaker 1: up and hit listen to you guys think that's a 1248 01:01:43,000 --> 01:01:46,520 Speaker 1: great question, and it's a that's a great question if 1249 01:01:46,600 --> 01:01:50,120 Speaker 1: I'm listen. I called it before it happened in the preseason. 1250 01:01:50,160 --> 01:01:52,400 Speaker 1: They dropped him back five steps and he threw one 1251 01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:54,640 Speaker 1: as far as he could throw it. It's the one 1252 01:01:54,680 --> 01:01:57,520 Speaker 1: that was like three yards out of as remember Robert Foster. 1253 01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:01,440 Speaker 1: I'd do it again, why just to get the crowd excited, 1254 01:02:01,440 --> 01:02:04,480 Speaker 1: to get people pay defense got to know, all right, 1255 01:02:04,560 --> 01:02:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, set us send a message. I mean, throw 1256 01:02:06,600 --> 01:02:08,360 Speaker 1: it all the way down the field. That's what I 1257 01:02:08,440 --> 01:02:11,720 Speaker 1: would do. I would call a huge pass play, drop 1258 01:02:11,920 --> 01:02:13,960 Speaker 1: back and sling it. I was just that's what I 1259 01:02:14,000 --> 01:02:15,760 Speaker 1: would I would love to see a nice little toss 1260 01:02:15,760 --> 01:02:18,360 Speaker 1: sweep to Shady McCoy to the Joey Bosa's side to 1261 01:02:18,360 --> 01:02:20,840 Speaker 1: get ten or twelve yards first down, first play. You 1262 01:02:20,880 --> 01:02:24,040 Speaker 1: can't you can't call the result. Oh, I think I 1263 01:02:24,080 --> 01:02:26,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't be the result. I really do. I think McCoy 1264 01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:29,640 Speaker 1: is integral to what the Bills want to do this week. 1265 01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:32,840 Speaker 1: I really do, absolutely, And they need him last week 1266 01:02:32,840 --> 01:02:34,800 Speaker 1: and I get it too. And we talked about this, 1267 01:02:34,920 --> 01:02:37,040 Speaker 1: what bad luck it was for Nate Peterman to get 1268 01:02:37,080 --> 01:02:39,440 Speaker 1: in again. It was a driving rainstorm all day and 1269 01:02:39,520 --> 01:02:41,800 Speaker 1: all I mean that guys in that regard. He's been 1270 01:02:41,840 --> 01:02:44,880 Speaker 1: a little bit snake bit in his short career. But um, 1271 01:02:46,080 --> 01:02:50,400 Speaker 1: hopefully it won't be. And thankfully we're in Buffalo for 1272 01:02:50,440 --> 01:02:52,200 Speaker 1: this game where the weather's gonna be nice because all 1273 01:02:52,200 --> 01:02:55,480 Speaker 1: across the Eastern Seaboard this hurricane's gonna hit and everything's 1274 01:02:55,520 --> 01:03:00,680 Speaker 1: gonna be a wash in rain. But yeah, it's gonna 1275 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:03,400 Speaker 1: be nice to have this team at home for week 1276 01:03:03,480 --> 01:03:06,160 Speaker 1: two and maybe some nice weather. Hey, we'll take a break. 1277 01:03:06,200 --> 01:03:07,440 Speaker 1: We want to hear more of you. What's the best 1278 01:03:07,480 --> 01:03:09,800 Speaker 1: thing the Bills can provide Josh Allen on Sunday. What's 1279 01:03:09,840 --> 01:03:11,880 Speaker 1: the best thing they can do to help him win 1280 01:03:11,960 --> 01:03:14,080 Speaker 1: on Sunday? Give us a call or tweeting your response. 1281 01:03:14,320 --> 01:03:16,280 Speaker 1: We're talking about him when we return. One Bill's Live 1282 01:03:16,360 --> 01:03:18,760 Speaker 1: presented by Collata Health from One Bill's Drive and this 1283 01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:33,720 Speaker 1: is Buffalo Bill's Radio. We're in the middle of a 1284 01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:38,280 Speaker 1: good show here. We feel that way about almost every show, right, 1285 01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:40,880 Speaker 1: It's really it's like clock work show and Steve and 1286 01:03:40,920 --> 01:03:42,800 Speaker 1: I just pat ourselves on the back. Great show, great show, 1287 01:03:42,800 --> 01:03:45,480 Speaker 1: and show. Sometimes it's better than others, but we always 1288 01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:47,360 Speaker 1: do that. Great show. Good game, good game, good game, 1289 01:03:47,400 --> 01:03:50,880 Speaker 1: good game. Rights literally you're making me cough now, it's like, literally, 1290 01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:54,280 Speaker 1: good game, good game, good game. We're in the middle 1291 01:03:54,280 --> 01:03:55,680 Speaker 1: a good show, though, we want you to be part 1292 01:03:55,720 --> 01:03:58,200 Speaker 1: of it. We've got Chris Mortenson from ESBN coming up 1293 01:03:58,200 --> 01:04:01,000 Speaker 1: at one o'clock today. We've got to post practice. Sounder. 1294 01:04:01,080 --> 01:04:04,440 Speaker 1: You're right, you need what do you mean you caught me? 1295 01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:09,440 Speaker 1: You need to my diet Pepper went down the wrong 1296 01:04:09,520 --> 01:04:11,520 Speaker 1: pipe when you diet actor Pepper coming up your nose. 1297 01:04:11,600 --> 01:04:15,080 Speaker 1: That's always pleasant, uh. Chris Mortenson coming up at one 1298 01:04:15,120 --> 01:04:17,480 Speaker 1: o'clock after practice should be one forty five two. Wish 1299 01:04:17,760 --> 01:04:20,919 Speaker 1: we will hear from Bill's new starting quarterback, Josh Allen. Plus, 1300 01:04:21,000 --> 01:04:23,800 Speaker 1: we've got the new guy coming in right, Nate Orchard. 1301 01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:25,840 Speaker 1: I'm excited to get him on set here and talk 1302 01:04:25,880 --> 01:04:27,600 Speaker 1: with him. In the meantime, you're a chance to talk 1303 01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:30,800 Speaker 1: about the quarterback switch to Josh Allen what the Bills 1304 01:04:30,840 --> 01:04:32,760 Speaker 1: need to do to help him succeed? On Sunday, let 1305 01:04:32,800 --> 01:04:34,880 Speaker 1: us know what you think. Eight oh three five fifty 1306 01:04:34,880 --> 01:04:38,600 Speaker 1: toll free one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. 1307 01:04:38,600 --> 01:04:40,760 Speaker 1: A couple of calls here Ken in Buffalo, Hello, Ken, 1308 01:04:40,800 --> 01:04:44,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to the show. Ken, you gotta talk to us. 1309 01:04:44,960 --> 01:04:49,080 Speaker 1: You can't listen to the radio. Ken, he's running. I 1310 01:04:49,240 --> 01:04:52,640 Speaker 1: can go ahead. You're in the air. Yeah, I was 1311 01:04:52,680 --> 01:04:54,560 Speaker 1: seeing what you. I want to know what you guys 1312 01:04:54,600 --> 01:04:59,000 Speaker 1: thought about them bringing in a backup all Betrian quarterbacks? Well, 1313 01:04:59,080 --> 01:05:02,080 Speaker 1: who I mean? And how long do you hell? Long 1314 01:05:02,200 --> 01:05:05,880 Speaker 1: is it gonna be before he can help? But what 1315 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:08,280 Speaker 1: would do? What are they gonna do it for? Josh 1316 01:05:08,360 --> 01:05:10,400 Speaker 1: Allen got hope he goes down? Are you gonna go 1317 01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:13,640 Speaker 1: back to Peterman? Yes? Yeah, now, yeah, no question about it. 1318 01:05:14,680 --> 01:05:16,720 Speaker 1: That's the way it stands, the way it works. Yeah. 1319 01:05:17,160 --> 01:05:19,479 Speaker 1: Let's take a call from Tony and Hamburg. Hello, Tony, welcome, 1320 01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:22,360 Speaker 1: you're on the air with us. Hey, John and Steve, 1321 01:05:22,440 --> 01:05:26,240 Speaker 1: thanks for taking my call. Guys. Sure My question is 1322 01:05:26,520 --> 01:05:29,280 Speaker 1: uh the stats for Ray mclode. I really haven't heard 1323 01:05:29,360 --> 01:05:31,400 Speaker 1: much from him lately. Do you know obviouslyuld be playing 1324 01:05:31,440 --> 01:05:33,480 Speaker 1: this Sunday or well, he's been hurt, right, He had 1325 01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:36,800 Speaker 1: the knee injury in the Chicago game, the final preseason game, 1326 01:05:36,880 --> 01:05:39,800 Speaker 1: was inactive last Sunday, And I believe McDermott updated his 1327 01:05:39,880 --> 01:05:42,600 Speaker 1: status on Monday this week if I can find it. 1328 01:05:42,680 --> 01:05:44,960 Speaker 1: But I don't think it sounded real good for him 1329 01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:48,480 Speaker 1: to be ready on Monday either. So he's hurt. He's hurt. Um. 1330 01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:51,360 Speaker 1: And then my last question is the all kindsive line. Um, 1331 01:05:51,720 --> 01:05:53,080 Speaker 1: what do you guys think you would do? Do you 1332 01:05:53,160 --> 01:05:56,680 Speaker 1: think he move Groy to guard and Bode Iron to center? 1333 01:05:56,840 --> 01:06:00,280 Speaker 1: Like there's really no quick sticks for that, but maybe 1334 01:06:00,520 --> 01:06:03,080 Speaker 1: I don't know little things sure, And there you know, yeah, 1335 01:06:03,160 --> 01:06:06,200 Speaker 1: Tony that he was asked that to in today's press conference, 1336 01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:07,880 Speaker 1: he said, there's not going to be any changes the 1337 01:06:07,960 --> 01:06:10,000 Speaker 1: offensive line this week. He's going to give him at 1338 01:06:10,080 --> 01:06:12,880 Speaker 1: least another week, if not longer, to get it together. 1339 01:06:13,040 --> 01:06:15,080 Speaker 1: But there's no doubt about it. That was a question 1340 01:06:15,200 --> 01:06:18,520 Speaker 1: somebody asked, and from what we've all seen and what 1341 01:06:18,600 --> 01:06:20,400 Speaker 1: happened last week, it was a good reason to ask 1342 01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:25,320 Speaker 1: it because it seemed like they struggled a little bit. 1343 01:06:26,360 --> 01:06:29,480 Speaker 1: Mcclouds still out. As a Monday two days ago, Mclouds 1344 01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:32,960 Speaker 1: still out with the knee injury. That was McDermott's last 1345 01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:35,520 Speaker 1: word on him. They'll have an official injury report coming 1346 01:06:35,560 --> 01:06:38,520 Speaker 1: out at the end of At the end of practice today, 1347 01:06:38,800 --> 01:06:41,280 Speaker 1: call here from Pat in Toronto. Hello, Pat, Welcome to 1348 01:06:41,320 --> 01:06:45,440 Speaker 1: the show. Hey guys, you bet sure. I think the 1349 01:06:45,960 --> 01:06:47,800 Speaker 1: issue years they threw him the kick of the wall 1350 01:06:48,280 --> 01:06:51,800 Speaker 1: poor he thought out planned drafting him was the right idea. 1351 01:06:53,040 --> 01:06:56,919 Speaker 1: The next four picks draft picks on defensive players. They've 1352 01:06:56,960 --> 01:06:59,680 Speaker 1: got no offensive line, they can't run the ball, they 1353 01:06:59,720 --> 01:07:02,320 Speaker 1: can't protect them, and they got known to approaches. The 1354 01:07:03,280 --> 01:07:08,040 Speaker 1: only thing that keeps gonna learn did to run life. Well, 1355 01:07:08,040 --> 01:07:10,600 Speaker 1: I would say Pat, that you're you've reached all those 1356 01:07:10,640 --> 01:07:14,440 Speaker 1: conclusions based on one game. One game, right, Um, they 1357 01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:15,960 Speaker 1: can't run the ball, you say, I have I have 1358 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:17,320 Speaker 1: a feeling day are going to be able to run 1359 01:07:17,360 --> 01:07:19,800 Speaker 1: the ball. I have a feeling they'll probably start this Sunday. Um, 1360 01:07:19,840 --> 01:07:23,080 Speaker 1: the offensive line played very poorly. Uh, in one game. 1361 01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:24,960 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna play that poorly again. So 1362 01:07:25,320 --> 01:07:29,520 Speaker 1: I'm reluctant to make wide sweeping Um. Pronouncements based on 1363 01:07:29,640 --> 01:07:32,320 Speaker 1: one game. You apparently are not reluctant to do that right, right, 1364 01:07:32,360 --> 01:07:34,880 Speaker 1: and and don't you can't go back and doubt what 1365 01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:39,040 Speaker 1: happened in the draft, because maybe you can't. I can't. Um, 1366 01:07:39,840 --> 01:07:43,040 Speaker 1: nobody was up in arms over the guys they drafted 1367 01:07:43,080 --> 01:07:45,040 Speaker 1: at the time they drafted. I mean, and uh, you know, 1368 01:07:45,120 --> 01:07:48,440 Speaker 1: they got the guys they got, and listened the two 1369 01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:51,280 Speaker 1: guys they've got, particularly the second one of the first round, 1370 01:07:51,320 --> 01:07:53,720 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds, is no bust and there's you know, I 1371 01:07:53,800 --> 01:07:56,120 Speaker 1: don't think they're and believe me too, And I brought 1372 01:07:56,200 --> 01:07:59,560 Speaker 1: this up to some other people. This was a draft 1373 01:08:00,080 --> 01:08:02,600 Speaker 1: where offensive linemen were at a premium. There just wasn't 1374 01:08:02,640 --> 01:08:06,600 Speaker 1: that many of them, and was going they weren't good. 1375 01:08:06,800 --> 01:08:11,440 Speaker 1: And also, um, you know, you think about how this 1376 01:08:11,640 --> 01:08:16,080 Speaker 1: draft came down anything you the subsequent moves they made. 1377 01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:20,880 Speaker 1: Um at the time they made him you they were 1378 01:08:20,920 --> 01:08:23,960 Speaker 1: hard to argue. Uh they got And plus the fact 1379 01:08:24,040 --> 01:08:27,120 Speaker 1: that we've talked about a little bit this and and 1380 01:08:27,360 --> 01:08:28,680 Speaker 1: I don't want to go back to it too much. 1381 01:08:30,080 --> 01:08:36,679 Speaker 1: They had assets taken off their team unexpectedly without putting 1382 01:08:36,840 --> 01:08:39,720 Speaker 1: any assets back into the team to cover for those 1383 01:08:39,760 --> 01:08:42,840 Speaker 1: assets being lost. I'm talking about Eric Wood and Richie Incognito. 1384 01:08:42,960 --> 01:08:46,320 Speaker 1: Early in the offseason. Those guys were just jettisoned off 1385 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:50,120 Speaker 1: the team. Richie Incognito retired, Eric Wood was forced to 1386 01:08:50,160 --> 01:08:52,720 Speaker 1: retire because of an injury. But it's not like you 1387 01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:55,040 Speaker 1: get more draft picks because those guys are gone. It's 1388 01:08:55,040 --> 01:08:56,639 Speaker 1: not like you get more money in the cat because 1389 01:08:56,680 --> 01:08:59,639 Speaker 1: those guys were gone. Your team is just that much thinner, 1390 01:09:00,400 --> 01:09:03,040 Speaker 1: and you've got the same amount of assets to try 1391 01:09:03,080 --> 01:09:05,200 Speaker 1: and cover for that, for those holes, and you just 1392 01:09:05,320 --> 01:09:07,280 Speaker 1: they just couldn't do it. And they were on this 1393 01:09:07,600 --> 01:09:10,920 Speaker 1: collision course with a draft class and quarterbacks that looked 1394 01:09:10,960 --> 01:09:12,960 Speaker 1: to be really good, and they had to get there 1395 01:09:13,040 --> 01:09:15,040 Speaker 1: and they had tried to find their guy in that 1396 01:09:15,240 --> 01:09:18,280 Speaker 1: draft at quarterback, so it's not like they can back up. 1397 01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:20,760 Speaker 1: They tried to do it as best they could. They 1398 01:09:20,760 --> 01:09:23,439 Speaker 1: signed Russell Bodine, they elevated some guys that have been 1399 01:09:23,479 --> 01:09:25,439 Speaker 1: on this team for a couple of years and shown 1400 01:09:25,520 --> 01:09:27,800 Speaker 1: some things to try and cover those holes. And at 1401 01:09:27,840 --> 01:09:29,439 Speaker 1: this point, it doesn't look like it was gonna work 1402 01:09:29,479 --> 01:09:31,679 Speaker 1: for it's gonna work very good unless they start playing better. 1403 01:09:32,160 --> 01:09:36,320 Speaker 1: So that's where they're at. They got hit a little 1404 01:09:36,360 --> 01:09:39,360 Speaker 1: bit blindside over this offensive line thing in the off season. 1405 01:09:40,200 --> 01:09:41,800 Speaker 1: And you can say what you want, Oh they should 1406 01:09:41,800 --> 01:09:43,680 Speaker 1: have known that. Well, you know what, no it or not. 1407 01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:47,040 Speaker 1: They didn't have any extra money or extra draft picks 1408 01:09:47,080 --> 01:09:49,920 Speaker 1: to cover for it in a year when it would 1409 01:09:49,920 --> 01:09:52,759 Speaker 1: have been nice if they were offensive linemand actually draft. 1410 01:09:53,479 --> 01:09:56,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, it was a that was a bad That 1411 01:09:56,360 --> 01:09:58,320 Speaker 1: was a tough blow that has been overlooked a lot, 1412 01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:02,320 Speaker 1: and and we're seeing the results of it now. I'm yeah, 1413 01:10:03,080 --> 01:10:05,639 Speaker 1: you know what you say is true. They're only one. Yeah, 1414 01:10:05,680 --> 01:10:08,680 Speaker 1: I'm saying on this group, they've got no nor am 1415 01:10:08,720 --> 01:10:11,479 Speaker 1: I And I'm not willing to when you lay it 1416 01:10:11,560 --> 01:10:13,160 Speaker 1: out like that, all of it true, all of them 1417 01:10:13,240 --> 01:10:16,800 Speaker 1: true facts. I feel like you're you're trying to paint 1418 01:10:16,840 --> 01:10:19,200 Speaker 1: a picture of what happened to the twenty eighteen season. 1419 01:10:19,640 --> 01:10:23,840 Speaker 1: Twenty eight season just started. It just started. Relax talking 1420 01:10:23,880 --> 01:10:25,840 Speaker 1: to you and the listener, Oh yeah, you don't have 1421 01:10:25,920 --> 01:10:27,920 Speaker 1: to lay it out like we know what happened. Let 1422 01:10:27,960 --> 01:10:29,880 Speaker 1: me tell you something. This same that offensive line that 1423 01:10:29,920 --> 01:10:33,439 Speaker 1: we're all pining so so fondly about this last year's 1424 01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:36,640 Speaker 1: offensive line, they stunk in the first day games of 1425 01:10:36,680 --> 01:10:39,639 Speaker 1: that season, and they made a few adjustments of the bibing. 1426 01:10:39,720 --> 01:10:41,599 Speaker 1: They got a lot better and Shade ended up having 1427 01:10:41,640 --> 01:10:44,200 Speaker 1: eleven hundred yards and eleven hundred plus yards on the ground. 1428 01:10:44,280 --> 01:10:46,760 Speaker 1: You know, they ended up playing pretty well. They ended 1429 01:10:46,840 --> 01:10:48,640 Speaker 1: up playing a lot better than they did. And the 1430 01:10:48,720 --> 01:10:51,400 Speaker 1: back is still here. Three of those five offenses, and 1431 01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:53,439 Speaker 1: so they've got a lot a long way to go 1432 01:10:53,640 --> 01:10:56,280 Speaker 1: before you should check out on this offensive line, you too, 1433 01:10:56,920 --> 01:11:01,599 Speaker 1: all right? All I like lecturing. Yeah, I don't think. Listen, 1434 01:11:01,680 --> 01:11:05,040 Speaker 1: you curb your enthusiasm. I'll curb my pessimism. We'll meet 1435 01:11:05,040 --> 01:11:08,560 Speaker 1: in the middle and little role reversal. That's Steve and I. 1436 01:11:08,640 --> 01:11:10,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna break when we come back. Chris Mortons and 1437 01:11:10,880 --> 01:11:14,040 Speaker 1: he's been covering the NFL for ESPN for almost thirty years. 1438 01:11:14,120 --> 01:11:15,960 Speaker 1: He'll join us live on the line when Steve and 1439 01:11:16,000 --> 01:11:18,400 Speaker 1: I return. One Bills Live from One Bill's Drive, and 1440 01:11:18,439 --> 01:11:34,200 Speaker 1: this is Buffalo Bills Radio Bills Radio Network Sports. Date 1441 01:11:34,400 --> 01:11:37,000 Speaker 1: the update from One Bill's Drive sooner than most expected, 1442 01:11:37,080 --> 01:11:39,519 Speaker 1: earlier than many had hoped, But the Bills are going 1443 01:11:39,560 --> 01:11:42,160 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen at quarterback on Sunday. Buffalo's first round 1444 01:11:42,200 --> 01:11:44,800 Speaker 1: pick seventh overall selection, has been named the starter for 1445 01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:47,360 Speaker 1: Sunday's game against the Chargers Week two. He gets to 1446 01:11:47,400 --> 01:11:49,479 Speaker 1: start because Week one went so poorly for the Bills 1447 01:11:49,520 --> 01:11:52,800 Speaker 1: and last week's starter, Nathan Peterman. Sean McDermott says it's 1448 01:11:52,840 --> 01:11:55,400 Speaker 1: the right move for the team. He says Allen is 1449 01:11:55,479 --> 01:11:57,920 Speaker 1: prepared and he will be prepared. He says he'll get 1450 01:11:57,960 --> 01:12:00,639 Speaker 1: some valuable experience as to start his first start. He'll 1451 01:12:00,680 --> 01:12:03,000 Speaker 1: go up against veteran Philip Rivers of the Chargers, making 1452 01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:06,960 Speaker 1: his one hundred ninety four NFL start. Chargers defense struggled 1453 01:12:07,000 --> 01:12:08,960 Speaker 1: in their opener last week, giving up thirty eight points 1454 01:12:09,040 --> 01:12:12,200 Speaker 1: and five touchdowns to Kansas City. Chargers may have to 1455 01:12:12,240 --> 01:12:14,960 Speaker 1: play without top pass rusher Joey Bosa, who missed last 1456 01:12:14,960 --> 01:12:16,920 Speaker 1: week with the foot injury. No change for the bill 1457 01:12:16,960 --> 01:12:19,479 Speaker 1: starting lineup on the offensive line, according to McDermott. They're 1458 01:12:19,479 --> 01:12:21,960 Speaker 1: out on the practice field now getting through today's workout. 1459 01:12:21,960 --> 01:12:25,040 Speaker 1: We'll hear from news starter Josh Henley coming up after practice. 1460 01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:27,000 Speaker 1: The Eagles are going with Nick Foles at quarterback for 1461 01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:29,240 Speaker 1: at least one more week. That's what head coach Doug 1462 01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:32,640 Speaker 1: Peterson said today. Most believe that Carson Wentz will be 1463 01:12:32,680 --> 01:12:34,639 Speaker 1: able to return from his knee injury in Week three 1464 01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:38,160 Speaker 1: when the Eagles hoste Indianapolis Colts. Nick Foles, the reigning 1465 01:12:38,200 --> 01:12:40,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP, was not in top form, but the 1466 01:12:40,760 --> 01:12:43,719 Speaker 1: Eagles won over the Falcons last week and a victory 1467 01:12:43,800 --> 01:12:46,599 Speaker 1: on opening Day for them. Mark Tavis Bryant is resigning 1468 01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:49,240 Speaker 1: with the Raiders, who previously released the veteran receiver on 1469 01:12:49,560 --> 01:12:53,160 Speaker 1: roster cutdown day, to one year deal. According to ESPN, 1470 01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:56,600 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers are bracing for impact from Hurricane Florence, and 1471 01:12:56,880 --> 01:13:00,719 Speaker 1: the team is exploring three options, possibly staying put in Charlotte, 1472 01:13:00,840 --> 01:13:03,960 Speaker 1: maybe finding a nearby university to practice and an indoor facility, 1473 01:13:04,240 --> 01:13:06,960 Speaker 1: or heading to Atlanta early off Sunday's game against the 1474 01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:09,799 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. Cam Newton without one of his top targets 1475 01:13:09,840 --> 01:13:12,040 Speaker 1: for a long stretch again. Panthers tight end Greg Olson 1476 01:13:12,120 --> 01:13:14,880 Speaker 1: refractured his right foot. He will avoid surgery at this 1477 01:13:14,960 --> 01:13:17,519 Speaker 1: time will be evaluated on a month to month basis. 1478 01:13:17,680 --> 01:13:21,280 Speaker 1: Buffalo Sabers have their training camp roster intact now. Jason 1479 01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:24,599 Speaker 1: Battro and Phil Housley have invited twenty nine forwards, eighteen 1480 01:13:24,680 --> 01:13:27,639 Speaker 1: defensemen and six goaltenders, to camp which opens up tomorrow. 1481 01:13:27,760 --> 01:13:31,120 Speaker 1: Testing in physicals coming up tomorrow. And that is the 1482 01:13:31,720 --> 01:13:34,200 Speaker 1: update from One Bill's Drive, John Murphy and Steve Tasker 1483 01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:36,799 Speaker 1: in our one Buffalo studio while the Bills practice outside. 1484 01:13:36,840 --> 01:13:40,120 Speaker 1: It's kind of a cloudy, not cold day, but it's 1485 01:13:40,120 --> 01:13:42,000 Speaker 1: not warm either, is it. Well, there's gonna be good 1486 01:13:42,040 --> 01:13:43,960 Speaker 1: for Sunday, right, think it gonna be really good. Gonna 1487 01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:46,080 Speaker 1: get better for Sunday and the home opener, the Bills 1488 01:13:46,120 --> 01:13:49,080 Speaker 1: and the Los Angeles Chargers joining us right now on 1489 01:13:49,240 --> 01:13:52,280 Speaker 1: the subway fresh Day Coutline. Long time observer of the NFL, 1490 01:13:52,720 --> 01:13:55,280 Speaker 1: ESPN senior analysts, he's been with ESPN for more than 1491 01:13:55,320 --> 01:13:58,439 Speaker 1: twenty seven years. Contributor to NFL Countdown on Sports Center. 1492 01:13:58,600 --> 01:14:00,679 Speaker 1: We are honored to have Chris Morton on the line 1493 01:14:00,680 --> 01:14:03,160 Speaker 1: with this. Chris, John Murphy, and Steve Tasker here in Buffalo. 1494 01:14:03,240 --> 01:14:06,080 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us today. Mervyn task How are 1495 01:14:06,080 --> 01:14:08,800 Speaker 1: you doing? We're doing good. We were talking earlier about 1496 01:14:08,840 --> 01:14:10,960 Speaker 1: we just have had all kinds of stuff to talk 1497 01:14:11,000 --> 01:14:14,120 Speaker 1: about since this, since really training camp began today. Of course, 1498 01:14:14,360 --> 01:14:16,360 Speaker 1: the move to Josh Allen as the starter. What did 1499 01:14:16,400 --> 01:14:17,519 Speaker 1: you make of that, Chris? What do you think of 1500 01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:22,120 Speaker 1: that decision. I anticipated it. I think it's the right decision. 1501 01:14:22,160 --> 01:14:26,360 Speaker 1: I think when you and I actually, you know, I 1502 01:14:26,520 --> 01:14:28,720 Speaker 1: probably lean towards the side that says they should have 1503 01:14:28,760 --> 01:14:32,400 Speaker 1: opened the season with Josh Allen. But I understand having 1504 01:14:32,439 --> 01:14:35,639 Speaker 1: a plan. Uh. You know, when I saw the Bengals game, 1505 01:14:35,640 --> 01:14:38,240 Speaker 1: I got people overreacted to, oh my goodness, he's not 1506 01:14:38,320 --> 01:14:42,400 Speaker 1: ready for this. Well, listen to Bengals interior or defensive 1507 01:14:42,479 --> 01:14:45,519 Speaker 1: line would have made Sam Darnold look just like Josh 1508 01:14:45,560 --> 01:14:50,040 Speaker 1: Allen loved okay in that preseason game. But you know, 1509 01:14:50,280 --> 01:14:55,280 Speaker 1: Nathan Peterman, listen, he had a really good preseason. I 1510 01:14:55,360 --> 01:14:58,360 Speaker 1: think the word on Nate has always been that this guy, 1511 01:14:58,560 --> 01:15:00,439 Speaker 1: at the very least, he's going to be a really 1512 01:15:00,560 --> 01:15:04,360 Speaker 1: good number two and maybe even a starter eventually in 1513 01:15:04,439 --> 01:15:07,360 Speaker 1: this league. But Josh Allen, what he does to a 1514 01:15:07,479 --> 01:15:11,080 Speaker 1: team not just for his team, because his team sees 1515 01:15:11,160 --> 01:15:13,400 Speaker 1: this every day. And I don't know if you guys 1516 01:15:13,479 --> 01:15:16,840 Speaker 1: are on a practice every day, but his team see, 1517 01:15:17,439 --> 01:15:21,439 Speaker 1: they see the ability, they know what it does to 1518 01:15:21,560 --> 01:15:23,639 Speaker 1: a defense. In other words, it's not just the fact. 1519 01:15:23,840 --> 01:15:26,000 Speaker 1: It's not that he can throw at seventy five yards. 1520 01:15:26,360 --> 01:15:29,680 Speaker 1: He can make intermediate drolls in his athleticism, and in 1521 01:15:29,760 --> 01:15:32,519 Speaker 1: this day the age quarterbacks do have to be a 1522 01:15:32,520 --> 01:15:35,960 Speaker 1: little more athletics than they used to be. Will allow 1523 01:15:36,160 --> 01:15:39,000 Speaker 1: I think for the offense to breathe a little bit. 1524 01:15:39,200 --> 01:15:42,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna it's not it's not gonna be pretty all 1525 01:15:42,320 --> 01:15:44,720 Speaker 1: the time. I mean Peyton Manning when he had that 1526 01:15:44,920 --> 01:15:47,840 Speaker 1: rookie season at three and thirteen, and I realize he 1527 01:15:47,960 --> 01:15:51,479 Speaker 1: had more time at tennesseeason Josh had at Wyoming, but 1528 01:15:51,600 --> 01:15:53,559 Speaker 1: that marriage. I've talked to Painting about this a lot, 1529 01:15:53,720 --> 01:15:56,040 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, there were times when his 1530 01:15:56,200 --> 01:16:00,599 Speaker 1: confidence contrary to the belief, you know, started the wayne 1531 01:16:00,920 --> 01:16:02,840 Speaker 1: when he was getting beat up when he was throwing 1532 01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:06,400 Speaker 1: interceptions at the rookie record for interceptions. But he said 1533 01:16:06,439 --> 01:16:09,719 Speaker 1: it was really Jim Moore, the head coach, Jim morea 1534 01:16:10,600 --> 01:16:14,519 Speaker 1: senior who really kind of just had to basically remind him. 1535 01:16:14,520 --> 01:16:17,000 Speaker 1: He says, Hey, no matter what you do, no matter 1536 01:16:17,080 --> 01:16:19,639 Speaker 1: what they say about you, I'm not taking you out. 1537 01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:22,040 Speaker 1: So live with it. And I think Josh Allen has 1538 01:16:22,080 --> 01:16:26,360 Speaker 1: the mental toughness to live with the ups and the 1539 01:16:26,520 --> 01:16:29,400 Speaker 1: down because you got to live with the ups too. Hey, Chris, 1540 01:16:30,080 --> 01:16:33,080 Speaker 1: it struck me even before developments today, it struck me 1541 01:16:33,240 --> 01:16:37,760 Speaker 1: that there is no tested template for quarterback development in 1542 01:16:37,800 --> 01:16:39,519 Speaker 1: the league. Right. Some guys have to sit and wait, 1543 01:16:39,600 --> 01:16:41,640 Speaker 1: some guys start right away, and there's a lot of 1544 01:16:41,640 --> 01:16:44,000 Speaker 1: different ways of being successful as a quarterback indu stegue. 1545 01:16:44,040 --> 01:16:47,479 Speaker 1: Nobody has the perfect answer, do they? No, they don't. 1546 01:16:48,200 --> 01:16:50,240 Speaker 1: I think if you tried to study, it's like, Okay, 1547 01:16:50,320 --> 01:16:53,000 Speaker 1: we saw that David's carr was kind of maybe he 1548 01:16:53,200 --> 01:16:58,799 Speaker 1: was physically and psychologically mentally wrecked after his experience in Houston. 1549 01:16:59,320 --> 01:17:01,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, you're a lot of them, and there is 1550 01:17:01,800 --> 01:17:03,880 Speaker 1: I think there's some people who like the ideas and 1551 01:17:03,960 --> 01:17:05,920 Speaker 1: the bills. Maybe It's may have been one of them. 1552 01:17:06,240 --> 01:17:08,320 Speaker 1: He listen to them sit a half dozen games and 1553 01:17:08,600 --> 01:17:12,559 Speaker 1: before he gets rolling. But there's nothing tried and tested. 1554 01:17:13,240 --> 01:17:15,360 Speaker 1: You taught the guys who played from the very get go, 1555 01:17:15,520 --> 01:17:17,439 Speaker 1: and they sit there and said, that's how I've learned. 1556 01:17:17,560 --> 01:17:22,720 Speaker 1: I learned by going out there and playing. And you know, physically, 1557 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:24,599 Speaker 1: you know, you don't want a guy to get hurt, 1558 01:17:24,760 --> 01:17:28,479 Speaker 1: so it makes them suffer setback. I've always been that's 1559 01:17:28,520 --> 01:17:32,520 Speaker 1: always been my primary concern about Josh, not because of durability, 1560 01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:36,040 Speaker 1: but just because he's so dang competitive. But I've watched 1561 01:17:36,120 --> 01:17:39,000 Speaker 1: him in preseason and even the other day, and when 1562 01:17:39,000 --> 01:17:42,599 Speaker 1: he gets out there to run, and it is remarkable 1563 01:17:42,600 --> 01:17:46,639 Speaker 1: to see you guy that big, that athletic he show. 1564 01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:48,920 Speaker 1: He's showing that he's going to take care of his 1565 01:17:49,080 --> 01:17:52,519 Speaker 1: body when possible. One of the other things that christ 1566 01:17:52,560 --> 01:17:55,360 Speaker 1: and you mentioned it, I said, the real owners of 1567 01:17:55,439 --> 01:17:57,840 Speaker 1: this entire situation is up to the Bill's coaching staff, 1568 01:17:57,920 --> 01:17:59,920 Speaker 1: not just to not expect him. He's not going to 1569 01:18:00,080 --> 01:18:02,400 Speaker 1: going to knock it dead right right from the get go. 1570 01:18:02,479 --> 01:18:04,360 Speaker 1: It's going to be a roller coaster. But you have 1571 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:06,920 Speaker 1: to get him through the tough times and keep putting 1572 01:18:06,960 --> 01:18:09,360 Speaker 1: him out there so that he can fight through that 1573 01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:12,080 Speaker 1: and gain his confidence back if it is if it 1574 01:18:12,240 --> 01:18:15,000 Speaker 1: is dinged a little bit, because you know it is 1575 01:18:15,040 --> 01:18:17,160 Speaker 1: going to be difficult. But I think the real onus 1576 01:18:17,240 --> 01:18:20,120 Speaker 1: isn't about what game plan they give him or all 1577 01:18:20,160 --> 01:18:23,280 Speaker 1: of that stuff. It's about how they handled him between 1578 01:18:23,360 --> 01:18:26,320 Speaker 1: the bad games and to make sure that he keeps 1579 01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:32,400 Speaker 1: coming back and getting better. Yeah, you hit every point there. 1580 01:18:32,520 --> 01:18:35,200 Speaker 1: And then I had one that Bill Parcels always liked 1581 01:18:35,320 --> 01:18:39,000 Speaker 1: to whisper to his quarterbacks and the Phil Simms and 1582 01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:41,280 Speaker 1: ah by the way, when he sat down with Josh 1583 01:18:41,320 --> 01:18:44,240 Speaker 1: Allen and Sam Darnell before the draft, this was one 1584 01:18:44,240 --> 01:18:48,400 Speaker 1: of Bill's messages to the guys, which was, Hey, who 1585 01:18:48,479 --> 01:18:50,200 Speaker 1: are you going to be on Wednesday? When your first 1586 01:18:50,200 --> 01:18:53,479 Speaker 1: step in the huddle after throwing four interceptions in a 1587 01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:56,680 Speaker 1: losing game on Sunday, Who are you going to be 1588 01:18:56,800 --> 01:19:00,880 Speaker 1: on Wednesday? And so you know, Josh as to to 1589 01:19:02,360 --> 01:19:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, adversity is important and the coach's response to it, 1590 01:19:06,560 --> 01:19:08,519 Speaker 1: and the fans are going to be fan. But I 1591 01:19:08,560 --> 01:19:11,080 Speaker 1: would in my advice as the fans, and I think 1592 01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:13,400 Speaker 1: you got a special one. I've said that I thought that, 1593 01:19:14,160 --> 01:19:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, at least four of these quarterbacks I think 1594 01:19:17,240 --> 01:19:19,360 Speaker 1: are going to be first round quarterbacks are going to 1595 01:19:19,400 --> 01:19:22,760 Speaker 1: be good, really good quarterbacks in the NFL. And I 1596 01:19:22,840 --> 01:19:24,760 Speaker 1: think a couple have a chance to be great. And 1597 01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:27,000 Speaker 1: I happen to believe that Josh has a chance to 1598 01:19:27,040 --> 01:19:29,000 Speaker 1: be one of the guys who has a chance to 1599 01:19:29,080 --> 01:19:32,439 Speaker 1: be great. But it's not gonna It's got to unfold 1600 01:19:32,520 --> 01:19:36,320 Speaker 1: over time, and time doesn't necessarily mean this year. And 1601 01:19:36,479 --> 01:19:40,240 Speaker 1: I'll just again Peyton Manning three and thirteen, twenty six 1602 01:19:40,400 --> 01:19:44,120 Speaker 1: rookie interceptions. I don't know Peyton's Peyton's probably rooting for 1603 01:19:44,280 --> 01:19:47,519 Speaker 1: Josh Ellen to break his record. He mentions it all 1604 01:19:47,560 --> 01:19:50,400 Speaker 1: the time. Chris Morton from from ESPN is on the 1605 01:19:50,439 --> 01:19:52,880 Speaker 1: line with us. We're talking about the Bills quarterback moved today. 1606 01:19:52,920 --> 01:19:55,840 Speaker 1: Josh Ellen gets to start on Sunday. Chris, um, are 1607 01:19:55,880 --> 01:19:58,799 Speaker 1: the Bills equipped to help him out? We've been asking 1608 01:19:59,200 --> 01:20:01,519 Speaker 1: our listeners to what's the number one thing the Bills 1609 01:20:01,560 --> 01:20:04,360 Speaker 1: can do to help Josh Allen succeed this Sunday, just 1610 01:20:04,520 --> 01:20:06,800 Speaker 1: this Sunday in particular. Do they have what it takes 1611 01:20:06,840 --> 01:20:08,840 Speaker 1: to help them out at all? I mean, I think 1612 01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:10,519 Speaker 1: they can start on the football, what do you think? 1613 01:20:11,240 --> 01:20:13,560 Speaker 1: I think? Listen, the defense has got to do a 1614 01:20:13,640 --> 01:20:15,599 Speaker 1: good job too. I realize, you know they get put 1615 01:20:15,680 --> 01:20:20,040 Speaker 1: in bad situations, maybe by the offense, but you're facing 1616 01:20:20,080 --> 01:20:22,719 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. True, for how many yards is a foreigner 1617 01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:28,840 Speaker 1: and fifty or whatever? Somebody told me he actually left 1618 01:20:28,880 --> 01:20:30,720 Speaker 1: one hundred yards. He didn't leave one hundred yards on 1619 01:20:30,760 --> 01:20:34,200 Speaker 1: the field, but drops like four drops had four drops, Yeah, 1620 01:20:34,479 --> 01:20:36,639 Speaker 1: it probably could have had five hundred and fifty yards 1621 01:20:36,760 --> 01:20:39,760 Speaker 1: four drops too. In the end zone. Philip has found 1622 01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:42,400 Speaker 1: the Fountain of Views. He looks great. I mean, it's 1623 01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:45,519 Speaker 1: to me the defense has to rise to the occasion 1624 01:20:45,640 --> 01:20:49,720 Speaker 1: and at least try to give you, Brian Dable, the 1625 01:20:49,960 --> 01:20:52,439 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, and the rest of the offense a chance. 1626 01:20:52,600 --> 01:20:55,120 Speaker 1: I mean, uh, And I don't think you can play 1627 01:20:55,120 --> 01:20:58,720 Speaker 1: it conservatively. I think young quarterbacks in your running game 1628 01:20:59,080 --> 01:21:02,280 Speaker 1: with LESA McCoy and I like the Murphy kid, I 1629 01:21:02,360 --> 01:21:06,360 Speaker 1: really do. I think you have to open spread it 1630 01:21:06,439 --> 01:21:08,000 Speaker 1: out a little bit and let them see it. I 1631 01:21:08,080 --> 01:21:12,080 Speaker 1: mean task. I mean, I know Bill Polian talked about 1632 01:21:12,160 --> 01:21:16,560 Speaker 1: this previously, and I know when Jim Kelly, you know, 1633 01:21:16,760 --> 01:21:19,680 Speaker 1: having the k gun and Ted marching Road opening up. 1634 01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:21,680 Speaker 1: It kind of gives a quarterback a chance to see 1635 01:21:21,720 --> 01:21:24,559 Speaker 1: the field. But it opens up your running game too. Now. 1636 01:21:25,320 --> 01:21:29,000 Speaker 1: You know, they still have some personnel issues, and we 1637 01:21:29,120 --> 01:21:31,439 Speaker 1: knew they were. We talked about it before the year. 1638 01:21:32,040 --> 01:21:34,519 Speaker 1: You know, they're cleaning up the cap. What is it, 1639 01:21:34,640 --> 01:21:39,200 Speaker 1: fifty five million dollars and dead dollary cap money? Right. Unfortunately, 1640 01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:41,280 Speaker 1: you do have to have a plan and some of 1641 01:21:41,360 --> 01:21:43,880 Speaker 1: that kind with some of those plans comes a little 1642 01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:46,880 Speaker 1: bit of pain. Yeah, Chris. One of the other things 1643 01:21:46,920 --> 01:21:50,040 Speaker 1: I want if we check a break from the Buffalo Bills. Here, 1644 01:21:50,080 --> 01:21:51,680 Speaker 1: there's a lot of stuff going around. What did you 1645 01:21:51,840 --> 01:21:55,320 Speaker 1: think You talk about quarterbacks and if you if you 1646 01:21:55,360 --> 01:21:58,240 Speaker 1: don't have a quarterback, you're looking for one. And you know, 1647 01:21:58,400 --> 01:22:03,240 Speaker 1: we saw Aaron Rodgers on Monday night do something we 1648 01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:05,280 Speaker 1: haven't seen guys do very much the NFL come out 1649 01:22:05,320 --> 01:22:08,200 Speaker 1: on one leg and we saw why Aaron Rodgers is 1650 01:22:08,760 --> 01:22:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, has become sort of a legendary figure in 1651 01:22:11,360 --> 01:22:13,560 Speaker 1: the NFL with the way he throws the football. What 1652 01:22:13,680 --> 01:22:15,360 Speaker 1: did that tell you? I mean, what are your thoughts 1653 01:22:15,400 --> 01:22:18,559 Speaker 1: about Aaron Rodgers and his game on Monday night? Well, 1654 01:22:18,640 --> 01:22:21,479 Speaker 1: he has unique quality still Sims and I talk about 1655 01:22:21,520 --> 01:22:24,400 Speaker 1: this all the time. Feels a really good friend. And uh, 1656 01:22:24,680 --> 01:22:27,880 Speaker 1: you know it's not just it's just not Aaron's athleticism. 1657 01:22:28,400 --> 01:22:30,519 Speaker 1: I mean, in a way this showed like what he 1658 01:22:30,560 --> 01:22:32,719 Speaker 1: can do from the pocket because they protected him pretty 1659 01:22:32,720 --> 01:22:35,280 Speaker 1: well in the second half. I mean, Khalil Mack did 1660 01:22:35,400 --> 01:22:38,360 Speaker 1: get gassed in the second half. It wasn't the same 1661 01:22:38,439 --> 01:22:41,080 Speaker 1: Khalil mag that we saw early in the game. But 1662 01:22:41,600 --> 01:22:45,040 Speaker 1: you know, thrown from the pocket, Aaron Rodgers can do that. 1663 01:22:45,160 --> 01:22:47,160 Speaker 1: They have they have a good offensive line there in 1664 01:22:47,240 --> 01:22:50,960 Speaker 1: Green Bay. But the other thing about Aaron resides the ability. Okay, 1665 01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:54,400 Speaker 1: he's got a great arm, he's accurate, but his hand size. 1666 01:22:54,880 --> 01:22:57,680 Speaker 1: I mean, at the scouting combine, you only measure your 1667 01:22:57,720 --> 01:22:59,479 Speaker 1: hand size there kind of from the tip of your 1668 01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:04,280 Speaker 1: peaky anger to your thumb. Phil Phil and I oh, 1669 01:23:04,360 --> 01:23:06,439 Speaker 1: act like I'm on Phil's level with quarterback and this 1670 01:23:06,600 --> 01:23:10,800 Speaker 1: is great. We believe like the hand should be measured 1671 01:23:10,840 --> 01:23:12,960 Speaker 1: fights from the from the bottom of the palm or 1672 01:23:13,040 --> 01:23:15,800 Speaker 1: the palm to the tip of the your middle finger. 1673 01:23:16,320 --> 01:23:18,840 Speaker 1: And Aaron has incredibly like they're like ten and a 1674 01:23:18,880 --> 01:23:22,120 Speaker 1: half inch hand, So he has great hand manipulations. And 1675 01:23:22,600 --> 01:23:26,400 Speaker 1: he just listened with all the experience he has, and uh, 1676 01:23:26,880 --> 01:23:29,320 Speaker 1: you know, he had space. We know he's specially we've 1677 01:23:29,320 --> 01:23:31,840 Speaker 1: always said he's got as good at arm talent as 1678 01:23:31,960 --> 01:23:36,600 Speaker 1: ever has played. And it was it was inspirational, it 1679 01:23:36,720 --> 01:23:40,519 Speaker 1: was fun. I mean that's why despite the frustration and 1680 01:23:40,680 --> 01:23:44,400 Speaker 1: some people have about protecting the quarterbacks so much, I mean, 1681 01:23:44,920 --> 01:23:47,519 Speaker 1: it's bad. It's it's a bad league when we're missing 1682 01:23:47,560 --> 01:23:49,760 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and some of the top quarterbacks from the 1683 01:23:49,840 --> 01:23:52,400 Speaker 1: league because of the injury. So everything we can do 1684 01:23:52,560 --> 01:23:55,040 Speaker 1: to protect him, I think is a good thing. Speaking 1685 01:23:55,040 --> 01:23:57,320 Speaker 1: of injuries, we want to talk to you about the Chargers. 1686 01:23:57,439 --> 01:23:59,519 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa is going in for a second opinion on 1687 01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:02,760 Speaker 1: his foot, and Bill's fans here in western New York 1688 01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:04,960 Speaker 1: are wondering if that guy's going to be on the 1689 01:24:05,000 --> 01:24:09,400 Speaker 1: field this weekend. No, he's not playing Sunday. He's not 1690 01:24:09,520 --> 01:24:11,880 Speaker 1: gonna play Sunday. And if he does, he'd called me 1691 01:24:11,920 --> 01:24:16,360 Speaker 1: back next week and say a nice call. Morton. Here's 1692 01:24:16,360 --> 01:24:18,960 Speaker 1: the thing about listen, he's got a foot injury. He 1693 01:24:19,040 --> 01:24:22,599 Speaker 1: said he aggravated it or new injuries. On Wednesday. He's 1694 01:24:22,640 --> 01:24:25,240 Speaker 1: going to see doctor Robert Anderson, who's the foot and 1695 01:24:25,240 --> 01:24:28,120 Speaker 1: ankle guy, you know, like Doctor Andrews was the shoulder 1696 01:24:28,160 --> 01:24:30,879 Speaker 1: and knee guy for a long time. Doctor Robert Anderson 1697 01:24:30,920 --> 01:24:36,519 Speaker 1: who actually practices now in Green Bay. It's not good 1698 01:24:36,600 --> 01:24:40,200 Speaker 1: news when you go see him, and you know, I'm 1699 01:24:40,280 --> 01:24:44,160 Speaker 1: not hearing good things. It's gonna be at least a 1700 01:24:44,280 --> 01:24:47,519 Speaker 1: few weeks before he plays again, but I think there's 1701 01:24:47,560 --> 01:24:49,920 Speaker 1: some worry that he could go beyond that. But as 1702 01:24:49,960 --> 01:24:52,639 Speaker 1: far as Sunday goes, he won't be there. But that's 1703 01:24:52,680 --> 01:24:56,320 Speaker 1: still a pretty good defense and aggressive defense they can 1704 01:24:56,400 --> 01:24:59,160 Speaker 1: get after you. Hey, mart let me ask you about 1705 01:24:59,240 --> 01:25:02,880 Speaker 1: another quarterback, Nick Foles in Philadelphia. It looks like the 1706 01:25:02,960 --> 01:25:04,920 Speaker 1: Eagles when they are they're ready to go try to 1707 01:25:04,960 --> 01:25:07,600 Speaker 1: muddle through one more week without Carson Wentz. But it 1708 01:25:07,680 --> 01:25:09,600 Speaker 1: won't be easy for him down in Tampa Bay. I 1709 01:25:09,640 --> 01:25:11,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't think, why do you love that? What do you 1710 01:25:11,320 --> 01:25:13,840 Speaker 1: think of that? I love when you say muddle isn't 1711 01:25:13,840 --> 01:25:18,800 Speaker 1: going to muddle through this day? Listen. Uh, Carson's really 1712 01:25:18,840 --> 01:25:22,080 Speaker 1: getting close and it's just a matter of saying, you know, 1713 01:25:22,200 --> 01:25:25,679 Speaker 1: we're comfortable. I mean, you know they had those GPS 1714 01:25:25,800 --> 01:25:29,000 Speaker 1: data stuff that they collect in the in the last threshhold, 1715 01:25:29,080 --> 01:25:31,960 Speaker 1: he really had to meet his Kenyan. Is he moving 1716 01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:34,120 Speaker 1: at the same pace where he was able to protect 1717 01:25:34,240 --> 01:25:38,320 Speaker 1: himself last year? And the answer I got is yes 1718 01:25:39,160 --> 01:25:41,839 Speaker 1: and so but you know they want him to continue 1719 01:25:41,880 --> 01:25:44,080 Speaker 1: to go to another week of scout team. He listened, 1720 01:25:44,360 --> 01:25:46,360 Speaker 1: He gave their scout team a great look, you know, 1721 01:25:46,760 --> 01:25:49,400 Speaker 1: getting ready for the falcon. He got bumped around and 1722 01:25:49,400 --> 01:25:52,680 Speaker 1: he got stepped on. Uh you know nobody was you know, 1723 01:25:53,080 --> 01:25:55,640 Speaker 1: feigning because because he got roughed up a little bit, 1724 01:25:56,360 --> 01:25:58,519 Speaker 1: and uh, I think he's got a chance in week 1725 01:25:58,600 --> 01:26:03,080 Speaker 1: three and which would be next week. And in the meantime, 1726 01:26:03,160 --> 01:26:05,840 Speaker 1: you know, the Buccaneers surprised everybody by going down and 1727 01:26:06,000 --> 01:26:10,639 Speaker 1: throttling the Saints, although the Saints have lost sixth straight openers. Wow, 1728 01:26:10,800 --> 01:26:12,880 Speaker 1: I didn't know that. Hey, what'd you make of Sam Donald? 1729 01:26:12,880 --> 01:26:15,320 Speaker 1: They're already annointing him the next Broadway Joe in New 1730 01:26:15,439 --> 01:26:18,000 Speaker 1: York City. An impressive outing, But how can can you 1731 01:26:18,040 --> 01:26:21,559 Speaker 1: sustain that kind of production? I love whoever posted on Twitter? 1732 01:26:21,680 --> 01:26:24,360 Speaker 1: The whole thing was the uh they put the Sam 1733 01:26:24,479 --> 01:26:27,879 Speaker 1: Donald you know tabboid headline next to the Mark Sanchez 1734 01:26:27,920 --> 01:26:30,760 Speaker 1: tabloid headline right in the first game. You know, yeah, 1735 01:26:30,800 --> 01:26:32,800 Speaker 1: But listen, I've I've always thought Sam is going to 1736 01:26:32,840 --> 01:26:35,840 Speaker 1: be a good quarterback in this thing. I mean, of 1737 01:26:35,960 --> 01:26:38,479 Speaker 1: all the guys that I felt like had no no 1738 01:26:38,680 --> 01:26:42,160 Speaker 1: chance to really flop, I thought Sam was it. But 1739 01:26:42,479 --> 01:26:44,439 Speaker 1: you know, listen, they've done it. They have they have 1740 01:26:44,640 --> 01:26:46,479 Speaker 1: they have a better team than people give them credit 1741 01:26:46,520 --> 01:26:48,599 Speaker 1: forward during the preseason, That's the one thing I talked 1742 01:26:49,040 --> 01:26:51,080 Speaker 1: and talking to football people say, you know, they are 1743 01:26:51,200 --> 01:26:53,880 Speaker 1: physical on both sides of the football. Got off of 1744 01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:56,519 Speaker 1: these line is physical. You know, they may not have 1745 01:26:57,200 --> 01:26:59,880 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl backs that they got good backs, and Sam 1746 01:27:00,040 --> 01:27:03,679 Speaker 1: does a good job of Jeremy Bass the offensive coordinator, 1747 01:27:03,760 --> 01:27:06,040 Speaker 1: does a good job with us and playing to his strengths. 1748 01:27:06,479 --> 01:27:08,760 Speaker 1: And he's got a great feat. You know, he gets 1749 01:27:08,840 --> 01:27:10,600 Speaker 1: the ball out. Most of the throws are going to 1750 01:27:10,640 --> 01:27:13,439 Speaker 1: be controlled, and uh, you know, he had the one 1751 01:27:13,479 --> 01:27:15,920 Speaker 1: big throw to Robbie Anderson. And I was excited for 1752 01:27:16,040 --> 01:27:19,519 Speaker 1: Sam because, by the way, he is another great young man, 1753 01:27:20,080 --> 01:27:23,280 Speaker 1: a kid that he would just love. And he's composed. 1754 01:27:24,160 --> 01:27:26,880 Speaker 1: Drove pick six in your first pass. But you know, 1755 01:27:27,200 --> 01:27:29,680 Speaker 1: that's the type of guy Sam is. And I like him. 1756 01:27:29,960 --> 01:27:33,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I just do. We're not standing them to Canton, 1757 01:27:33,800 --> 01:27:36,840 Speaker 1: but he is gonna have a good career and they are. 1758 01:27:37,080 --> 01:27:40,760 Speaker 1: They are a better team than people believe. Chris last 1759 01:27:40,800 --> 01:27:43,400 Speaker 1: one for me, I want to go down to Pittsburgh, 1760 01:27:43,479 --> 01:27:45,880 Speaker 1: and I got a question. I'd ask you, how fast 1761 01:27:46,720 --> 01:27:51,400 Speaker 1: is the value of Levon Bell dropping in Pittsburgh. Well, 1762 01:27:52,120 --> 01:27:55,320 Speaker 1: last year he sat out in Reporter Week one, he 1763 01:27:55,360 --> 01:27:58,479 Speaker 1: had thirty eight yards rushing. Previous two years he was 1764 01:27:58,600 --> 01:28:01,960 Speaker 1: suspended for both those games. So he hasn't really been 1765 01:28:02,120 --> 01:28:05,599 Speaker 1: a factor in the first first three game three first 1766 01:28:05,640 --> 01:28:08,280 Speaker 1: three openers the last three years. He's not coming in 1767 01:28:08,400 --> 01:28:13,000 Speaker 1: this week, so not that I know of. I think 1768 01:28:13,040 --> 01:28:15,640 Speaker 1: it's an impact a little bit of the team attitude, 1769 01:28:15,720 --> 01:28:19,160 Speaker 1: but not in a negative way. It's like, Okay, let's 1770 01:28:19,200 --> 01:28:22,200 Speaker 1: just James Connor has gotten better now. He ain't leving 1771 01:28:22,400 --> 01:28:25,400 Speaker 1: on Bell, but I know that they were really happy 1772 01:28:25,520 --> 01:28:28,200 Speaker 1: with the way his body has changed. This guy had 1773 01:28:28,240 --> 01:28:31,120 Speaker 1: cancered less than three years ago or was it so 1774 01:28:32,200 --> 01:28:35,200 Speaker 1: h you know, they feel like their offensive linds motivated. 1775 01:28:35,240 --> 01:28:39,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, he's listen, you missed Levyan Bell. I think 1776 01:28:39,120 --> 01:28:41,439 Speaker 1: it'll probably be a week five weeks six before he's 1777 01:28:41,520 --> 01:28:44,439 Speaker 1: really up and running, because it takes about three weeks 1778 01:28:44,720 --> 01:28:48,080 Speaker 1: it did last year for him before he started really contributing. 1779 01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:51,000 Speaker 1: So we're looking more like week five weeks six before 1780 01:28:51,000 --> 01:28:53,920 Speaker 1: I think he becomes a contributor. Hey, Chris, thanks for this. 1781 01:28:54,080 --> 01:28:55,880 Speaker 1: It's great to hear from you. It's great to talk 1782 01:28:55,920 --> 01:28:57,840 Speaker 1: with There'm glad you're doing well and we appreciate your 1783 01:28:57,880 --> 01:29:01,040 Speaker 1: time today. Thank you very much. Okay, thank you. Thanks. 1784 01:29:01,160 --> 01:29:05,160 Speaker 1: Chris Mortenson from ESPN, the ESPN senior NFL analysts, been 1785 01:29:05,240 --> 01:29:08,320 Speaker 1: with ESPN for twenty five thirty years now and contributor 1786 01:29:08,320 --> 01:29:10,760 Speaker 1: to NFL Countdown on Sports Center. Chris joined us on 1787 01:29:10,840 --> 01:29:14,040 Speaker 1: the Subway Fresh Take Hotline, presented by Subway Restaurants proud 1788 01:29:14,080 --> 01:29:16,680 Speaker 1: to be locally owned and operated. I love hearing Chris 1789 01:29:16,760 --> 01:29:19,280 Speaker 1: Mortenson talk about football. I do, and he makes so 1790 01:29:19,479 --> 01:29:21,720 Speaker 1: much sense. There's not a whole lot of you know, 1791 01:29:22,120 --> 01:29:24,040 Speaker 1: not a whole lot of exaggeration, not a whole lot 1792 01:29:24,040 --> 01:29:26,200 Speaker 1: of hype. Um. I love what he has to say 1793 01:29:26,240 --> 01:29:28,599 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen. He's been a fan of Josh Allen 1794 01:29:29,280 --> 01:29:31,600 Speaker 1: for a while and I'm glad he brought up the 1795 01:29:31,680 --> 01:29:34,480 Speaker 1: conversation that he had and we had with Bill Parcels 1796 01:29:34,520 --> 01:29:37,640 Speaker 1: about his advice for Josh Allen and who was it, 1797 01:29:37,760 --> 01:29:42,280 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Sam Darnold grew to be pretty 1798 01:29:42,320 --> 01:29:44,200 Speaker 1: good buddies in the off sea and they worked out 1799 01:29:44,240 --> 01:29:47,360 Speaker 1: together and they they are represented by the same guy. 1800 01:29:47,720 --> 01:29:49,760 Speaker 1: And he took him down to see Parcels and they 1801 01:29:49,760 --> 01:29:51,479 Speaker 1: spent a day with him, and that was what Parcels 1802 01:29:51,479 --> 01:29:53,160 Speaker 1: told him. He said, Hey, you gotta get back in 1803 01:29:53,240 --> 01:29:55,720 Speaker 1: the huddle. You're gonna there's gonna be a time he goes, 1804 01:29:55,760 --> 01:29:59,000 Speaker 1: You're not an NFL quarterback until you've been beaten thirty 1805 01:29:59,040 --> 01:30:01,800 Speaker 1: five to ten or own out and it's largely because 1806 01:30:01,840 --> 01:30:03,640 Speaker 1: of you, and you got to climb back in the 1807 01:30:03,720 --> 01:30:06,040 Speaker 1: huddle on Wednesday. He goes, that's when you become an 1808 01:30:06,120 --> 01:30:08,120 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback. You got to look those guys in the 1809 01:30:08,200 --> 01:30:10,679 Speaker 1: huddle in the eye and say, listen, I'm gonna get better. 1810 01:30:11,280 --> 01:30:13,200 Speaker 1: Let's go you And you got to win him back 1811 01:30:14,040 --> 01:30:16,920 Speaker 1: the coaches and the players, and that's when he become 1812 01:30:16,920 --> 01:30:19,599 Speaker 1: an NFL quarterback. And he told that to Josh Allen 1813 01:30:19,640 --> 01:30:22,599 Speaker 1: and Sam Darnold, and I'm pretty sure both those guys 1814 01:30:22,640 --> 01:30:24,640 Speaker 1: are going to have a chance to go through go 1815 01:30:24,800 --> 01:30:28,040 Speaker 1: through that, hopefully not next Wednesday. Get back in the Wednesday. 1816 01:30:28,640 --> 01:30:30,720 Speaker 1: We can get one week reprieve. I would like, no, 1817 01:30:31,160 --> 01:30:32,960 Speaker 1: you gotta do it anyway, whether it's good or bad. 1818 01:30:33,040 --> 01:30:36,599 Speaker 1: But yeah, Hey, our Twitter poll today is an interesting one. 1819 01:30:36,640 --> 01:30:40,000 Speaker 1: I believe what's the best thing the Bills can provide 1820 01:30:40,880 --> 01:30:44,680 Speaker 1: Josh Allen on Sunday to ensure his success. We're still 1821 01:30:44,760 --> 01:30:47,120 Speaker 1: taking responses to this more than eight hundred and so far, 1822 01:30:47,479 --> 01:30:49,240 Speaker 1: seventy three percent of you say the best thing the 1823 01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:53,040 Speaker 1: Bills can provide Josh Allen Sunday is improved offensive line play. 1824 01:30:54,160 --> 01:30:56,439 Speaker 1: Twenty percent say give him a strong run game. Which 1825 01:30:56,439 --> 01:30:58,240 Speaker 1: I believe they have. I still think they can do 1826 01:30:58,360 --> 01:31:01,880 Speaker 1: that four percent, say solid defense, three percent of something 1827 01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:03,680 Speaker 1: else in mind. Give us a college here, what you 1828 01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:06,320 Speaker 1: say eight oh three five fifty and toll three one 1829 01:31:06,520 --> 01:31:09,960 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. Or on 1830 01:31:10,080 --> 01:31:13,240 Speaker 1: Twitter at one Bills Live a call from Samon Williamsville. Hello, Sae, 1831 01:31:13,280 --> 01:31:16,439 Speaker 1: I'm go ahead, you're on the air. You doing good. 1832 01:31:16,880 --> 01:31:20,120 Speaker 1: Couple couple of things. Obviously, he's gonna need patients in time, 1833 01:31:22,240 --> 01:31:24,360 Speaker 1: the best of the best game plan. I'm not a 1834 01:31:24,439 --> 01:31:30,040 Speaker 1: real big football guy, but in other sports, they need 1835 01:31:30,080 --> 01:31:32,519 Speaker 1: to find out what they do well. And I think 1836 01:31:32,600 --> 01:31:36,240 Speaker 1: you sort of a less as more approach, maybe some 1837 01:31:36,400 --> 01:31:41,559 Speaker 1: quick hitters, you know, because of the line down the middle, 1838 01:31:43,160 --> 01:31:49,360 Speaker 1: multiple deviations of variations, and then most importantly a plan B. 1839 01:31:50,280 --> 01:31:54,240 Speaker 1: They need a couple of comes from behind strategies and 1840 01:31:54,400 --> 01:31:58,840 Speaker 1: a tactical game plan when they get behind. I like 1841 01:31:59,000 --> 01:32:02,000 Speaker 1: what you're saying there, Sam, about figure out what they 1842 01:32:02,120 --> 01:32:04,680 Speaker 1: do well. And look, they didn't do anything well last Sunday? Right? 1843 01:32:04,800 --> 01:32:07,840 Speaker 1: Can we agree they would do anything well offensively last Sunday? 1844 01:32:08,080 --> 01:32:10,960 Speaker 1: But I do believe they have within themselves, this Bill's 1845 01:32:10,960 --> 01:32:13,240 Speaker 1: team the ability to run the football well. I mean 1846 01:32:13,520 --> 01:32:16,400 Speaker 1: McCoy you said it. Mord said it. Eleven hundred yards 1847 01:32:16,520 --> 01:32:19,160 Speaker 1: last year and a bad start to get to that 1848 01:32:19,240 --> 01:32:21,680 Speaker 1: eleven hundred yards on the ground last year. It is 1849 01:32:22,080 --> 01:32:24,479 Speaker 1: two thirds or two fifths of the offensive line is new, 1850 01:32:24,560 --> 01:32:26,599 Speaker 1: but still those are some players up there. I think 1851 01:32:26,640 --> 01:32:28,439 Speaker 1: that would be where I would look first and foremost, 1852 01:32:28,640 --> 01:32:30,200 Speaker 1: how can we run the ball better? And I think 1853 01:32:30,240 --> 01:32:32,040 Speaker 1: that's the best thing they can do to give Josh success. 1854 01:32:32,360 --> 01:32:33,880 Speaker 1: I think what yeah, I think one of the things 1855 01:32:33,920 --> 01:32:37,360 Speaker 1: Sam was talking about those finding out what Josh does well, Yeah, 1856 01:32:37,479 --> 01:32:39,200 Speaker 1: you know, find out what he does well, what he 1857 01:32:39,280 --> 01:32:41,360 Speaker 1: can do really well in the offense, what he's already 1858 01:32:41,439 --> 01:32:44,120 Speaker 1: good at, maybe as opposed to the weaknesses every rook 1859 01:32:44,160 --> 01:32:47,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna show in their game, not only in their 1860 01:32:47,439 --> 01:32:49,600 Speaker 1: skill level, but also in their understanding level, in the 1861 01:32:49,640 --> 01:32:51,519 Speaker 1: preparation level, what it takes to get ready, all of 1862 01:32:51,560 --> 01:32:53,120 Speaker 1: that stuff. But I think when you get into the game, 1863 01:32:53,120 --> 01:32:54,600 Speaker 1: and I said this yesterday, I think one of the 1864 01:32:54,640 --> 01:32:57,280 Speaker 1: things that may make it better for him, although it's 1865 01:32:57,320 --> 01:32:59,519 Speaker 1: a roll of the dice, is to go out there 1866 01:32:59,560 --> 01:33:02,800 Speaker 1: and go fast. Have them go play fast, because what 1867 01:33:03,080 --> 01:33:06,439 Speaker 1: it does a couple of things. Particularly, and I know 1868 01:33:06,880 --> 01:33:08,320 Speaker 1: this is why it's a roll of the dice too. 1869 01:33:09,000 --> 01:33:10,840 Speaker 1: Particularly if you can get a first down right away, 1870 01:33:10,880 --> 01:33:13,840 Speaker 1: if you can keep the defense from substituting fresh guys 1871 01:33:13,880 --> 01:33:16,400 Speaker 1: in and out on the defensive line, you negate their 1872 01:33:16,400 --> 01:33:19,879 Speaker 1: pass rush a little bit, and you give your quarterback 1873 01:33:19,960 --> 01:33:23,000 Speaker 1: a chance for a defense that becomes simplified because they've 1874 01:33:23,040 --> 01:33:24,680 Speaker 1: got to just get lined up and they don't have 1875 01:33:24,800 --> 01:33:27,200 Speaker 1: a chance to do checks, balance of that kind of stuff, 1876 01:33:27,560 --> 01:33:29,599 Speaker 1: and they don't have to chance to call different plays. 1877 01:33:30,439 --> 01:33:32,840 Speaker 1: They go right back to their base defense real quick, 1878 01:33:33,439 --> 01:33:36,360 Speaker 1: their default defense, if they don't have a chance to 1879 01:33:36,400 --> 01:33:38,600 Speaker 1: get something in from the sidelines. That's one of the 1880 01:33:38,680 --> 01:33:41,720 Speaker 1: things it does. Now here's the problem. You can't go 1881 01:33:41,880 --> 01:33:44,160 Speaker 1: three and out going fast. If you start going three 1882 01:33:44,200 --> 01:33:45,839 Speaker 1: and out, three and out, then all of a sudden 1883 01:33:46,439 --> 01:33:48,920 Speaker 1: you're on the field. You've got at the end of 1884 01:33:48,920 --> 01:33:51,280 Speaker 1: the first half, you've got two minutes of time of possession. 1885 01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:54,280 Speaker 1: The other team has twenty eight minutes and your defense, 1886 01:33:54,400 --> 01:33:57,519 Speaker 1: and your defense is you know, you've got defensive lineman 1887 01:33:57,560 --> 01:33:59,720 Speaker 1: the way of buck ten because they've been running so much. 1888 01:34:00,000 --> 01:34:02,360 Speaker 1: This other team Sunday put up five hundred forty yards off, 1889 01:34:02,479 --> 01:34:03,760 Speaker 1: you can't get it, you're going to give the ball 1890 01:34:03,800 --> 01:34:05,880 Speaker 1: back to the other team. But I do think if 1891 01:34:05,920 --> 01:34:08,200 Speaker 1: it gives you, if you feel confident in that, if 1892 01:34:08,200 --> 01:34:10,559 Speaker 1: that's what your young quarterback, if that will help him mentally, 1893 01:34:11,840 --> 01:34:13,640 Speaker 1: I think he might have to roll with that and 1894 01:34:14,080 --> 01:34:16,400 Speaker 1: take your chances and give him a chance to be 1895 01:34:16,439 --> 01:34:19,320 Speaker 1: successful that way. You know, it's me, Steve, from what 1896 01:34:19,400 --> 01:34:21,320 Speaker 1: the caller said, and when you just said, yes, the 1897 01:34:21,439 --> 01:34:23,840 Speaker 1: offensive line has to get better. They got to get 1898 01:34:23,880 --> 01:34:27,360 Speaker 1: better separation defense, much much better, much play much better. 1899 01:34:27,360 --> 01:34:28,680 Speaker 1: They got to get better quarterback. And you know what, 1900 01:34:28,720 --> 01:34:31,040 Speaker 1: they got a coach better this week. And this is 1901 01:34:31,320 --> 01:34:34,240 Speaker 1: a big challenge for a coaching staff which probably never 1902 01:34:34,400 --> 01:34:37,040 Speaker 1: figured it was likely they'd get to Josh Allen this soon, right, 1903 01:34:37,080 --> 01:34:38,560 Speaker 1: I mean a week ago at this time, did you 1904 01:34:38,760 --> 01:34:40,720 Speaker 1: know what he thought Josh will start week too? But 1905 01:34:40,800 --> 01:34:42,640 Speaker 1: here it is, they got a coach better. They got 1906 01:34:42,680 --> 01:34:43,800 Speaker 1: to do the kind of thing you said, you know, 1907 01:34:43,880 --> 01:34:45,880 Speaker 1: what can we do to make Josh comfortable? What can 1908 01:34:45,920 --> 01:34:48,080 Speaker 1: we do to increase the advantage he might have over 1909 01:34:48,160 --> 01:34:50,759 Speaker 1: that defense. This is a coaching thing coming up on Sunday, 1910 01:34:50,880 --> 01:34:52,880 Speaker 1: it is, and it's a balance. It's a balancing act. 1911 01:34:52,960 --> 01:34:55,599 Speaker 1: Let's face it, you need in a perfect world, your 1912 01:34:55,640 --> 01:34:58,320 Speaker 1: quarterback knows your entire offense. He's comfortable with it. It 1913 01:34:58,360 --> 01:34:59,880 Speaker 1: can do everything you ask of him. You go in 1914 01:35:00,360 --> 01:35:03,880 Speaker 1: a game with literally five hundred plays you could call 1915 01:35:04,280 --> 01:35:08,360 Speaker 1: at any given time. You know that's probably not the 1916 01:35:08,439 --> 01:35:10,760 Speaker 1: best case scenario for where they're at right now? Am 1917 01:35:10,760 --> 01:35:13,479 Speaker 1: I right? But the balancing act is you got to 1918 01:35:13,479 --> 01:35:15,760 Speaker 1: give Josh. Hey, if you're only gonna run four plays, 1919 01:35:15,840 --> 01:35:17,720 Speaker 1: sure Josh can handle those, fine, but you know what, 1920 01:35:18,520 --> 01:35:21,160 Speaker 1: that's not enough to win. You've got to put enough 1921 01:35:21,200 --> 01:35:25,560 Speaker 1: in that you've got guys that chance to win. I 1922 01:35:25,640 --> 01:35:28,200 Speaker 1: think you need to have enough of everything. You have 1923 01:35:28,320 --> 01:35:31,600 Speaker 1: enough screen passes, enough intermediate throws, enough deep shots and 1924 01:35:31,760 --> 01:35:34,519 Speaker 1: adjustments off all of those three areas. Didn't enough things 1925 01:35:34,560 --> 01:35:37,439 Speaker 1: in the run game, and enough things out of different 1926 01:35:37,439 --> 01:35:40,280 Speaker 1: personnel sets. I think you gotta have something of everything. 1927 01:35:40,720 --> 01:35:44,920 Speaker 1: But how many? That's the fast questions. That's what I 1928 01:35:44,960 --> 01:35:46,960 Speaker 1: don't know. That's what I don't know. And there might 1929 01:35:47,000 --> 01:35:50,519 Speaker 1: be he might be great in the screen game, in 1930 01:35:50,640 --> 01:35:53,200 Speaker 1: the run game and whatever. But when you get into 1931 01:35:53,240 --> 01:35:54,920 Speaker 1: the thing where you've got to read a defense and 1932 01:35:55,000 --> 01:35:57,000 Speaker 1: look this way and look the safety off at he 1933 01:35:57,040 --> 01:35:58,880 Speaker 1: may not be ready for that. Those are the kind 1934 01:35:58,920 --> 01:36:00,639 Speaker 1: of things that you kind of got to stay away 1935 01:36:00,680 --> 01:36:03,320 Speaker 1: from and maybe have one or two of those in 1936 01:36:03,400 --> 01:36:05,680 Speaker 1: the game plan to show the Chargers you can do 1937 01:36:05,840 --> 01:36:08,360 Speaker 1: it so that they stay honest. But you don't have 1938 01:36:08,439 --> 01:36:10,000 Speaker 1: to lean on those in your offense. You go back 1939 01:36:10,040 --> 01:36:12,639 Speaker 1: to what he does best. But like I said, that's 1940 01:36:12,920 --> 01:36:14,880 Speaker 1: that's where the coaches really make their money, is when 1941 01:36:14,960 --> 01:36:18,040 Speaker 1: they can give a game plan that is comprehensive so 1942 01:36:18,120 --> 01:36:20,800 Speaker 1: that if this doesn't work, we do have something we 1943 01:36:20,920 --> 01:36:23,880 Speaker 1: can do right. But the plan to b you gotta 1944 01:36:23,920 --> 01:36:25,560 Speaker 1: have something you can fall back on. You got to 1945 01:36:25,600 --> 01:36:28,200 Speaker 1: be You're not gonna go out there and say, hey, 1946 01:36:28,240 --> 01:36:30,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna run the ball to win. Well, it may 1947 01:36:30,040 --> 01:36:31,719 Speaker 1: be a big part of it when when the game's 1948 01:36:31,760 --> 01:36:34,160 Speaker 1: over and you won. Yeah, the running game was important, 1949 01:36:34,200 --> 01:36:35,560 Speaker 1: but there was a lot of other stuff that you 1950 01:36:35,680 --> 01:36:38,120 Speaker 1: had to do to set the run game up for success. 1951 01:36:38,160 --> 01:36:39,800 Speaker 1: I got a call from Mark and Buffalo with some 1952 01:36:39,920 --> 01:36:43,200 Speaker 1: thoughts on coaching. Marco had you're on the air with this, Hi, guys, Harya, 1953 01:36:43,479 --> 01:36:46,120 Speaker 1: great good. Hey, I was the guy that called you, guys, 1954 01:36:46,160 --> 01:36:48,560 Speaker 1: And it was Monday after the game and said, I 1955 01:36:48,680 --> 01:36:52,360 Speaker 1: was really shocked at the lack of movement before the 1956 01:36:52,439 --> 01:36:55,760 Speaker 1: snap and the fact that they did not incorporate the 1957 01:36:55,840 --> 01:36:59,360 Speaker 1: tight ends and try to make some mismatches. And I 1958 01:36:59,520 --> 01:37:02,719 Speaker 1: was really concerned about that then, but I'm really concerned 1959 01:37:02,800 --> 01:37:06,040 Speaker 1: now that Josh Allen may be in a position to 1960 01:37:06,240 --> 01:37:08,800 Speaker 1: fail just because of his an experience for these a 1961 01:37:08,880 --> 01:37:12,600 Speaker 1: couple of reasons. When Chris Brown says they were predominantly 1962 01:37:12,840 --> 01:37:17,639 Speaker 1: in eleven personnel almost ninety percent of the time last 1963 01:37:17,680 --> 01:37:19,600 Speaker 1: week with a guy that's a little bit more of 1964 01:37:19,640 --> 01:37:22,559 Speaker 1: a veteran, that indicated to me that Dabele believes we've 1965 01:37:22,600 --> 01:37:25,200 Speaker 1: got the guys at the white out positions to go 1966 01:37:25,360 --> 01:37:28,760 Speaker 1: play after play and win. I don't believe that. I 1967 01:37:28,840 --> 01:37:31,640 Speaker 1: didn't think we need diversity in our offense and we 1968 01:37:31,760 --> 01:37:35,439 Speaker 1: need to try to put matchups more in place. But 1969 01:37:35,640 --> 01:37:39,160 Speaker 1: that all being said now, with the lack of experience 1970 01:37:39,240 --> 01:37:42,200 Speaker 1: that Josh has and the lack of probably knowledge of 1971 01:37:42,280 --> 01:37:45,000 Speaker 1: the overall playbook, I don't think they're going to be 1972 01:37:45,040 --> 01:37:48,080 Speaker 1: able to go into more packages and then throw on 1973 01:37:48,200 --> 01:37:51,679 Speaker 1: top of that the lack of talent and how bad 1974 01:37:51,800 --> 01:37:55,040 Speaker 1: the offensive line is playing. I mean, Josh is up 1975 01:37:55,120 --> 01:37:58,559 Speaker 1: against it just totally up against it. Well, yeah, Mark, 1976 01:37:58,680 --> 01:38:01,439 Speaker 1: and I get what you're saying. Don't don't go to 1977 01:38:01,479 --> 01:38:04,280 Speaker 1: any conclude past, you know, don't jump to any conclusions 1978 01:38:04,320 --> 01:38:08,800 Speaker 1: about whether Brian Daybole put three wides on the field 1979 01:38:08,840 --> 01:38:10,800 Speaker 1: all the time because he felt felt that they were 1980 01:38:10,840 --> 01:38:13,559 Speaker 1: gonna win outside. He might have done it to pull 1981 01:38:13,600 --> 01:38:15,400 Speaker 1: an extra guy out of the box and let Lashawan 1982 01:38:15,520 --> 01:38:17,760 Speaker 1: run a little better. He might have tried to get 1983 01:38:17,800 --> 01:38:19,559 Speaker 1: the defense spread a little bit so he could run 1984 01:38:19,600 --> 01:38:21,600 Speaker 1: the football with a little room up inside. There's a 1985 01:38:21,640 --> 01:38:23,720 Speaker 1: lot of things that go into that. And you're right, though, 1986 01:38:23,840 --> 01:38:26,439 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be all doom and gloom about what the 1987 01:38:26,479 --> 01:38:27,640 Speaker 1: Bills are going to be able to do or what 1988 01:38:27,760 --> 01:38:30,360 Speaker 1: they can do with Josh Allen at quarterback, because there's 1989 01:38:30,400 --> 01:38:32,559 Speaker 1: gonna be some things they can do with Josh Allen 1990 01:38:32,640 --> 01:38:36,160 Speaker 1: that they could not do with Nathan Peterman and vice versa. 1991 01:38:36,600 --> 01:38:41,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, no question. If everybody plays the same around 1992 01:38:41,439 --> 01:38:43,280 Speaker 1: Josh as they did last week, they're gonna get beat 1993 01:38:43,320 --> 01:38:45,240 Speaker 1: forty seven to three, just like they did this week. 1994 01:38:45,960 --> 01:38:48,400 Speaker 1: I don't anticipate that happening. I think they're gonna play 1995 01:38:48,439 --> 01:38:50,040 Speaker 1: a lot better around him and Josh he's gonna give 1996 01:38:50,080 --> 01:38:52,439 Speaker 1: him a little something too from the pocket. That'll pick 1997 01:38:52,520 --> 01:38:54,720 Speaker 1: him up a little too. Listen, this is gonna be 1998 01:38:54,960 --> 01:38:57,680 Speaker 1: a tough game. The Chargers are a really good football team. 1999 01:38:57,720 --> 01:39:01,599 Speaker 1: They showed it last week, even in a loss. So yeah, 2000 01:39:01,680 --> 01:39:04,800 Speaker 1: you can bet that everybody on the Bills roster. Forget 2001 01:39:04,840 --> 01:39:07,040 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen, everybody else on the roster's gonna have 2002 01:39:07,040 --> 01:39:09,160 Speaker 1: to play much better than they did and more consistently 2003 01:39:09,240 --> 01:39:11,479 Speaker 1: than they did to win this one. Gotta break here. 2004 01:39:11,520 --> 01:39:13,120 Speaker 1: We're back with more. Steve and I come back, So 2005 01:39:13,240 --> 01:39:15,000 Speaker 1: why don't you join us One Bills Live from One 2006 01:39:15,080 --> 01:39:31,519 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bills Radio j P. Steve Tasker, 2007 01:39:31,560 --> 01:39:33,120 Speaker 1: We're coming to you live from One Bill Drive to 2008 01:39:33,160 --> 01:39:35,560 Speaker 1: Bills at practice there Wednesday practice, getting set for that 2009 01:39:36,200 --> 01:39:39,200 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Chargers. Steve, I asked you a tribute question today. 2010 01:39:39,439 --> 01:39:41,479 Speaker 1: When's the last time? I already asked him, told me 2011 01:39:41,520 --> 01:39:46,559 Speaker 1: the answer, so sorry, I'll do it. When's the last 2012 01:39:46,600 --> 01:39:49,759 Speaker 1: time the Los Angeles Los Angeles Chargers played in Buffalo? 2013 01:39:49,840 --> 01:39:52,320 Speaker 1: And this is when I said, it's a trick question. 2014 01:39:52,840 --> 01:39:55,960 Speaker 1: There's San Diego, there's San Diego Chargers, so never this 2015 01:39:56,120 --> 01:39:58,040 Speaker 1: is the first time the Los Angeles Chargers. I've ever 2016 01:39:58,120 --> 01:40:02,160 Speaker 1: played in Buffalo. Right in the nineteen sixty first year 2017 01:40:02,320 --> 01:40:04,760 Speaker 1: they were the Chargers in Los Angeles, played at the 2018 01:40:05,080 --> 01:40:07,519 Speaker 1: See Him in Los Angeles, then moved the next year 2019 01:40:07,520 --> 01:40:09,280 Speaker 1: to Balbo Stadium in San Diego. They came in the 2020 01:40:09,360 --> 01:40:11,000 Speaker 1: day of the Bills. They came here and beat the Yea. 2021 01:40:11,040 --> 01:40:15,240 Speaker 1: They played home and home and home. Yeah, that's kind 2022 01:40:15,280 --> 01:40:16,800 Speaker 1: of cool. That's what I did this morning. I got 2023 01:40:16,880 --> 01:40:18,760 Speaker 1: up at six and started looking at this, and I thought, 2024 01:40:19,680 --> 01:40:21,160 Speaker 1: you said that in front of Jane. Of course Jay 2025 01:40:21,240 --> 01:40:22,960 Speaker 1: was doing something else. He was distracted. I said, I 2026 01:40:23,040 --> 01:40:25,960 Speaker 1: got the trick question. It's not the LA Chargers have 2027 01:40:26,080 --> 01:40:28,360 Speaker 1: never played in Buffalo, it's the San Diego Chargers, and 2028 01:40:28,520 --> 01:40:30,720 Speaker 1: I was wrong. Played here once. They're pretty good. We 2029 01:40:30,760 --> 01:40:32,360 Speaker 1: talked about that. They're pretty good and the Bills have 2030 01:40:32,520 --> 01:40:34,800 Speaker 1: some ground to makeup. Um, let's do this, Steve. And 2031 01:40:34,920 --> 01:40:37,280 Speaker 1: we know what the quarterback decision is in. It is 2032 01:40:37,680 --> 01:40:40,320 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. We know that Sean McDermot talked about it 2033 01:40:40,400 --> 01:40:44,200 Speaker 1: before practice today and Sean was asked, is Allen ready? 2034 01:40:44,240 --> 01:40:45,720 Speaker 1: It is Josh Allen ready for this. They thought a 2035 01:40:45,760 --> 01:40:47,560 Speaker 1: week ago he might not be ready. So it's a 2036 01:40:47,680 --> 01:40:52,479 Speaker 1: legitimate question one week into the season, is uh, Josh 2037 01:40:52,560 --> 01:40:56,320 Speaker 1: Allen ready And he said he's prepared, he will be prepared. 2038 01:40:56,560 --> 01:40:59,040 Speaker 1: I think he's counting on dead right. He has to 2039 01:40:59,080 --> 01:41:02,479 Speaker 1: be exactly. And I think Josh Allen's ready to go 2040 01:41:02,520 --> 01:41:04,320 Speaker 1: out and play, and he's I don't know if he's 2041 01:41:04,320 --> 01:41:06,479 Speaker 1: gonna go out and throw it for you know, three 2042 01:41:06,600 --> 01:41:09,040 Speaker 1: hundred yards, five touchdowns and no picks or anything. I 2043 01:41:09,080 --> 01:41:10,400 Speaker 1: don't know if that's going to happen. I don't know 2044 01:41:10,400 --> 01:41:12,280 Speaker 1: if the team's gonna elevate their play or how much 2045 01:41:12,320 --> 01:41:14,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna I think they will elevate their play, but 2046 01:41:14,840 --> 01:41:17,720 Speaker 1: you know, it's all in the future. And but I 2047 01:41:17,760 --> 01:41:19,840 Speaker 1: do think it's the right move. There's absolutely no question 2048 01:41:19,840 --> 01:41:21,320 Speaker 1: about it. We've been taught. We had you know, we 2049 01:41:21,400 --> 01:41:23,760 Speaker 1: had the great debate about whether it was too early 2050 01:41:23,800 --> 01:41:25,559 Speaker 1: to put him in. Yes, you know, yesterday we had 2051 01:41:25,560 --> 01:41:27,680 Speaker 1: our Twitter pull up and people said, you know you 2052 01:41:27,760 --> 01:41:29,200 Speaker 1: gotta do it, you know you got to throw him 2053 01:41:29,200 --> 01:41:31,160 Speaker 1: in there. Um. And I think it is the right 2054 01:41:31,479 --> 01:41:34,120 Speaker 1: move at this time for this team. That doesn't mean 2055 01:41:34,160 --> 01:41:37,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna work out right away, and I think it 2056 01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:39,680 Speaker 1: is a little ahead of where they probably thought they 2057 01:41:39,720 --> 01:41:42,240 Speaker 1: were going to be at this point, but at this 2058 01:41:42,320 --> 01:41:44,360 Speaker 1: point too, Murph, I, you and I both Yeah, I 2059 01:41:44,400 --> 01:41:47,679 Speaker 1: kind of shrug your shoulders and say, let's go. It's time. Yeah, 2060 01:41:48,040 --> 01:41:51,519 Speaker 1: they've been. They got there because of the play of 2061 01:41:51,600 --> 01:41:53,840 Speaker 1: the guys they they've got on their roster. They got 2062 01:41:53,920 --> 01:41:56,240 Speaker 1: to move, make this move. Let's talk about this, um. 2063 01:41:57,080 --> 01:41:59,040 Speaker 1: We know the quarterback decision is front and center. We're 2064 01:41:59,040 --> 01:42:00,880 Speaker 1: gonna hear it from a Jazz challenge at the podium 2065 01:42:00,920 --> 01:42:03,320 Speaker 1: post practice here in a minute or two. They have 2066 01:42:03,400 --> 01:42:06,040 Speaker 1: other issues. Let's do a couple of minutes here and 2067 01:42:06,120 --> 01:42:07,920 Speaker 1: talk about the other things that have to happen for 2068 01:42:07,960 --> 01:42:10,000 Speaker 1: this team to get on track this week and see 2069 01:42:10,040 --> 01:42:12,400 Speaker 1: if you can do it without mentioning quarterback, even saying 2070 01:42:12,439 --> 01:42:15,519 Speaker 1: the word quarterback, because there's plenty of things that have 2071 01:42:15,600 --> 01:42:18,519 Speaker 1: to go well. And I'll start Okay, defense, Steve, they've 2072 01:42:18,560 --> 01:42:20,519 Speaker 1: got to play better defense. They've got to get better 2073 01:42:20,600 --> 01:42:23,160 Speaker 1: in the secondary. We know the problems they had the 2074 01:42:23,280 --> 01:42:26,519 Speaker 1: corner they did. Vante Davis inactive. They lost to Taran 2075 01:42:26,640 --> 01:42:29,040 Speaker 1: Johnson for a while in the game. We'll find out 2076 01:42:29,080 --> 01:42:32,400 Speaker 1: post practice today what his status is. But you can't 2077 01:42:32,439 --> 01:42:35,280 Speaker 1: have guys running around free free runners in the secondary, 2078 01:42:35,560 --> 01:42:38,519 Speaker 1: and if you do against this team, the Los Angeles Chargers, 2079 01:42:38,560 --> 01:42:40,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in big trouble, bigger trouble, as hard 2080 01:42:41,000 --> 01:42:42,920 Speaker 1: as it might be to believe bigger trouble than you 2081 01:42:43,000 --> 01:42:46,639 Speaker 1: were last week, because these guys can play on offense, 2082 01:42:46,720 --> 01:42:49,160 Speaker 1: they are unbelievable. Philip Rivers was as good as I've 2083 01:42:49,160 --> 01:42:52,439 Speaker 1: ever seen him, firing the ball around last week against 2084 01:42:52,520 --> 01:42:56,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City. He was outstanding last week, thirty four of 2085 01:42:56,280 --> 01:42:59,760 Speaker 1: fifty one, four hundred twenty four yards, three touchdowns, one interception. 2086 01:43:00,320 --> 01:43:02,519 Speaker 1: They got Melvin Gordon involved in the passing game to 2087 01:43:02,600 --> 01:43:06,040 Speaker 1: running back. They got Keenan Allen, who was outstanding, great size, 2088 01:43:06,120 --> 01:43:09,719 Speaker 1: kind of a prototypic, prototypical twenty first century wide receiver. 2089 01:43:10,520 --> 01:43:14,439 Speaker 1: They're getting production now from Mike Williams right, the former 2090 01:43:14,560 --> 01:43:18,560 Speaker 1: Clemson star. Um. They are a very good offense and 2091 01:43:18,680 --> 01:43:21,120 Speaker 1: the Bills. I'm not going to mention the Q word 2092 01:43:21,120 --> 01:43:22,599 Speaker 1: when it comes to how the Bills win this game, 2093 01:43:22,600 --> 01:43:24,960 Speaker 1: because if they don't play good defense, they have no chance. 2094 01:43:25,080 --> 01:43:29,759 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, Nathan Peterman. You know, it doesn't matter who's 2095 01:43:29,760 --> 01:43:32,400 Speaker 1: playing quarterback for the Bills. They've got to tighten up defensively. Yeah, 2096 01:43:32,400 --> 01:43:34,280 Speaker 1: and I think it starts up front. I mean, they've 2097 01:43:34,360 --> 01:43:36,960 Speaker 1: made some bold moves in the offseason to bring in 2098 01:43:37,000 --> 01:43:40,040 Speaker 1: Trent Murphy and star Lotu Lele. They've drafted Harrison Phillips, 2099 01:43:40,760 --> 01:43:44,000 Speaker 1: They've got Tremaine Edmonds up front. They need to generate 2100 01:43:44,600 --> 01:43:47,000 Speaker 1: some pass rush. Jerry Hughes had a pretty good game 2101 01:43:47,120 --> 01:43:48,800 Speaker 1: last week, and in fact, you and I both said 2102 01:43:49,160 --> 01:43:52,280 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson had a good game. His effort was really 2103 01:43:52,360 --> 01:43:54,360 Speaker 1: off the charts. He had a chance to make to 2104 01:43:54,479 --> 01:43:56,640 Speaker 1: make some plays in the passing game as well. In 2105 01:43:56,680 --> 01:44:00,880 Speaker 1: the pass rush, nobody could get Joe Flacco down and 2106 01:44:01,040 --> 01:44:03,479 Speaker 1: that's got to change. That has absolutely got to change. 2107 01:44:03,520 --> 01:44:05,960 Speaker 1: Somebody's got to win up front and give the secondary 2108 01:44:05,960 --> 01:44:08,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of help. And if they do that, 2109 01:44:08,360 --> 01:44:10,840 Speaker 1: maybe they'll get more pickoffs than they were able to 2110 01:44:10,920 --> 01:44:13,160 Speaker 1: against Joe Flacco. They've got to get start getting the 2111 01:44:13,160 --> 01:44:15,439 Speaker 1: ball back for the offense. It is hard to look 2112 01:44:15,479 --> 01:44:17,320 Speaker 1: at this matchup Sunday, and we've got a few more 2113 01:44:17,400 --> 01:44:20,559 Speaker 1: days to do it and find advantages that go Buffalo's way. 2114 01:44:20,760 --> 01:44:23,479 Speaker 1: But I got one for you, Steve Special Teams. I 2115 01:44:23,560 --> 01:44:26,479 Speaker 1: think you know it's hard to sort through the wreckage 2116 01:44:26,479 --> 01:44:29,040 Speaker 1: of last Sunday. But the Bills did have good kick 2117 01:44:29,160 --> 01:44:33,400 Speaker 1: return work last week and the punter right Hork kids 2118 01:44:33,439 --> 01:44:35,559 Speaker 1: did a pretty good job other than dropping one, which 2119 01:44:35,640 --> 01:44:39,040 Speaker 1: is a problem. And I think the Chargers historically have 2120 01:44:39,200 --> 01:44:41,639 Speaker 1: been a bad special teams unit. They have been for years. 2121 01:44:41,680 --> 01:44:44,120 Speaker 1: They've got a new kicker, Caleb Sturgis who just came 2122 01:44:44,160 --> 01:44:47,920 Speaker 1: in this year, but they have problems. You know, they 2123 01:44:47,960 --> 01:44:49,840 Speaker 1: gave up a punt return on the first for a 2124 01:44:49,880 --> 01:44:52,840 Speaker 1: touchdown ninety one yards to Tyree Hill. First punt of 2125 01:44:52,880 --> 01:44:55,280 Speaker 1: the game goes ninety one yards for the go ahead touchdown. 2126 01:44:55,280 --> 01:44:57,040 Speaker 1: They were behind the eight ball for the rest of 2127 01:44:57,080 --> 01:44:59,840 Speaker 1: the afternoon. So special teams I think could play a 2128 01:45:00,040 --> 01:45:01,599 Speaker 1: a big role and a good role for the Bills 2129 01:45:01,640 --> 01:45:03,680 Speaker 1: in this game. Yeah, and I agree with you that 2130 01:45:03,800 --> 01:45:06,360 Speaker 1: and that, like I said, to the kickoff return game 2131 01:45:06,439 --> 01:45:08,680 Speaker 1: for the Bills, and unfortunately they got more reps than 2132 01:45:08,720 --> 01:45:10,840 Speaker 1: anybody in the league last week. They should be well 2133 01:45:10,880 --> 01:45:14,519 Speaker 1: oiled to do that. But then again, I'm gonna stick 2134 01:45:14,560 --> 01:45:18,080 Speaker 1: with it. I still think the return game, really we 2135 01:45:18,160 --> 01:45:20,280 Speaker 1: haven't seen has good at how good it's gonna be 2136 01:45:20,520 --> 01:45:22,960 Speaker 1: around the National Football League, not just in Buffalo. Although 2137 01:45:23,000 --> 01:45:26,439 Speaker 1: I think Marcus Murphy really was consistent and played extremely well. 2138 01:45:26,479 --> 01:45:29,880 Speaker 1: They blocked well up in front of him, and he 2139 01:45:30,040 --> 01:45:32,640 Speaker 1: was a difference he gave. He gave the Bills some 2140 01:45:32,720 --> 01:45:35,360 Speaker 1: starting field position that was pretty darn good, and they 2141 01:45:35,560 --> 01:45:38,639 Speaker 1: never took advantage of it, unfortunately. But you're right, Murphy, 2142 01:45:38,640 --> 01:45:42,160 Speaker 1: and I think Borkez punted really well. In fact, I 2143 01:45:42,240 --> 01:45:45,519 Speaker 1: had a chance to see him on Monday after the 2144 01:45:45,600 --> 01:45:47,360 Speaker 1: game and I walked up to him and I complimented 2145 01:45:47,439 --> 01:45:48,640 Speaker 1: him on his player. I said, I said, I know 2146 01:45:48,720 --> 01:45:53,439 Speaker 1: you'd dropped the one snap in a downpour, which what 2147 01:45:53,479 --> 01:45:55,280 Speaker 1: are you gonna do? You know? But I thought when 2148 01:45:55,360 --> 01:45:56,880 Speaker 1: he put his foot on the ball, he did a 2149 01:45:56,960 --> 01:46:00,280 Speaker 1: really nice job. And he punted a ton of time times. 2150 01:46:00,720 --> 01:46:03,599 Speaker 1: It wasn't like he got in his first NFL game 2151 01:46:03,680 --> 01:46:06,000 Speaker 1: ever and punted three times. It was like ten times 2152 01:46:06,080 --> 01:46:10,639 Speaker 1: he punted, and he did really well. Certainly the punt 2153 01:46:10,720 --> 01:46:16,000 Speaker 1: that he dropped at that point it wasn't catastrophic, but 2154 01:46:16,080 --> 01:46:17,479 Speaker 1: still it could have been if it would have been 2155 01:46:17,520 --> 01:46:20,680 Speaker 1: a close game. But he punted really well. I think 2156 01:46:21,800 --> 01:46:23,840 Speaker 1: Bill's fans are going to cheer for this guy for 2157 01:46:23,920 --> 01:46:25,559 Speaker 1: a long time. I think he's got a nice future. 2158 01:46:25,880 --> 01:46:29,040 Speaker 1: I think that is maybe an advantage of Bills. And finally, 2159 01:46:29,120 --> 01:46:31,080 Speaker 1: offensive line, we're looking at issues they have to fix 2160 01:46:31,200 --> 01:46:33,719 Speaker 1: this week. Other than quarterback. They got to play better upfront, 2161 01:46:33,720 --> 01:46:36,719 Speaker 1: pass protection, run blocking, especially if they have a chance 2162 01:46:36,760 --> 01:46:38,720 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. They've got to be able to get 2163 01:46:38,760 --> 01:46:41,519 Speaker 1: Shady McCoy on track. They got to play better all 2164 01:46:41,560 --> 01:46:43,920 Speaker 1: over the line. You know, I thought Ryan Gray had 2165 01:46:43,920 --> 01:46:46,920 Speaker 1: a particular kind of a rough struggle against the Ravens. 2166 01:46:47,120 --> 01:46:50,920 Speaker 1: That's a good run front. Baltimar has a very good front. Seven. 2167 01:46:51,439 --> 01:46:53,160 Speaker 1: It's a pretty good one this week. Not quite as 2168 01:46:53,200 --> 01:46:54,920 Speaker 1: good as Baltimar, I don't believe, but they've got to 2169 01:46:54,920 --> 01:46:57,080 Speaker 1: get better, much much, get better. Yeah, And I'll tell 2170 01:46:57,080 --> 01:46:59,120 Speaker 1: you when you when you look at the All twenty two, 2171 01:46:59,200 --> 01:47:01,880 Speaker 1: which is the film that for those of you who 2172 01:47:01,880 --> 01:47:03,960 Speaker 1: don't know at All twenty two is. It's a camera 2173 01:47:04,040 --> 01:47:06,360 Speaker 1: that takes a picture of every play all over the field. 2174 01:47:06,400 --> 01:47:08,760 Speaker 1: You can see all twenty two players all the time, 2175 01:47:09,320 --> 01:47:11,240 Speaker 1: and it goes from the sideline, so you can see 2176 01:47:11,280 --> 01:47:12,760 Speaker 1: what it looks like from the sideline, then it goes 2177 01:47:12,800 --> 01:47:14,320 Speaker 1: from the end zone. You can see it both ways. 2178 01:47:14,360 --> 01:47:16,599 Speaker 1: When you watch that, the offensive line of the Bills 2179 01:47:16,600 --> 01:47:18,519 Speaker 1: pass protected a little bit better than I thought they 2180 01:47:18,600 --> 01:47:21,120 Speaker 1: did when I was watching it on a field level, 2181 01:47:21,479 --> 01:47:24,639 Speaker 1: because because of the rain and because of all the traffic, 2182 01:47:24,720 --> 01:47:26,599 Speaker 1: and because of the outcome of the game, you kind 2183 01:47:26,640 --> 01:47:31,080 Speaker 1: of tend to spin it down. There's there's reason to 2184 01:47:31,200 --> 01:47:33,479 Speaker 1: think that they're going to play better. There really is, 2185 01:47:33,600 --> 01:47:36,960 Speaker 1: and I think they probably will. I think they must. Well, yes, 2186 01:47:37,040 --> 01:47:39,640 Speaker 1: absolutely if the offense, and let's face it, we all 2187 01:47:39,720 --> 01:47:43,160 Speaker 1: know because listen, if you've got a great offensive line, 2188 01:47:43,439 --> 01:47:46,479 Speaker 1: everything's better. Your running backs are better, your quarterbacks better, 2189 01:47:46,520 --> 01:47:50,360 Speaker 1: your receivers are better. It's five of the eleven guys 2190 01:47:50,439 --> 01:47:52,400 Speaker 1: on the field all the time, or offensive line, and 2191 01:47:52,439 --> 01:47:55,240 Speaker 1: so if those guys are clicking, it goes without saying. 2192 01:47:55,400 --> 01:47:58,320 Speaker 1: And the problem is, it's so easy to forget about 2193 01:47:58,360 --> 01:48:01,639 Speaker 1: those guys because when they're playing well, you never hear 2194 01:48:01,640 --> 01:48:04,720 Speaker 1: about them. And so we as fans tend to put 2195 01:48:04,800 --> 01:48:06,519 Speaker 1: it all on the guys with the ball in their hands. 2196 01:48:06,560 --> 01:48:09,840 Speaker 1: And it's not always the case, but by the same token, 2197 01:48:10,560 --> 01:48:12,160 Speaker 1: when they look when they play bad, or when they 2198 01:48:12,200 --> 01:48:14,479 Speaker 1: give up one sack, all of a sudden, the offensive 2199 01:48:14,520 --> 01:48:17,439 Speaker 1: line stinks. Well, it's not exactly the case. I think 2200 01:48:17,439 --> 01:48:20,800 Speaker 1: there's a lot that this offensive line is gonna play 2201 01:48:20,840 --> 01:48:22,639 Speaker 1: better than it did in Week one. I'm not saying 2202 01:48:22,680 --> 01:48:25,080 Speaker 1: they're going to turn into this juggernaut, but they are 2203 01:48:25,120 --> 01:48:26,719 Speaker 1: going to play better and then they're going to continue 2204 01:48:26,760 --> 01:48:28,360 Speaker 1: to get better because there's a lot of young guys 2205 01:48:28,400 --> 01:48:31,559 Speaker 1: on that line as well. So from what I saw, 2206 01:48:32,439 --> 01:48:34,640 Speaker 1: there is reason for optimism that there's gonna be a 2207 01:48:34,680 --> 01:48:36,880 Speaker 1: lot of improved play this week has to be right. Hey, 2208 01:48:36,920 --> 01:48:39,240 Speaker 1: we're gonna they got a new starting quarterback too. We 2209 01:48:39,280 --> 01:48:40,880 Speaker 1: didn't talk about him in that last segment that we 2210 01:48:41,040 --> 01:48:44,080 Speaker 1: just said that the streak is over because there are 2211 01:48:44,120 --> 01:48:46,559 Speaker 1: other issues sides quarterback, but the quarterback is an issue 2212 01:48:46,600 --> 01:48:49,680 Speaker 1: and a change. With Josh Allen getting to start, we're 2213 01:48:49,680 --> 01:48:51,880 Speaker 1: gonna hear from Josh Allen momentarily. Come on back for 2214 01:48:51,920 --> 01:48:53,719 Speaker 1: that as he takes the podium talks to the media. 2215 01:48:53,960 --> 01:48:56,040 Speaker 1: Practice is just wound up here at One Bill's Drive 2216 01:48:56,080 --> 01:48:58,400 Speaker 1: for the Bills. Come on back for that One Bill's 2217 01:48:58,439 --> 01:49:01,080 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalata Health from Bills Drive on Buffalo 2218 01:49:01,160 --> 01:49:17,120 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio. Welcome back to One Bill's Live. John Murphy, 2219 01:49:17,160 --> 01:49:20,439 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker, Bill's Practice as ended for this Wednesday, joining 2220 01:49:20,560 --> 01:49:23,760 Speaker 1: us in studio, the newest Buffalo Bills defensive end. Nate 2221 01:49:23,920 --> 01:49:26,000 Speaker 1: Orchard just signed a couple of days ago after being 2222 01:49:26,040 --> 01:49:28,320 Speaker 1: way by Cleveland and the final cutdown. Good day to 2223 01:49:28,360 --> 01:49:29,640 Speaker 1: be here and Nate, thanks for joining us, Thanks for 2224 01:49:29,640 --> 01:49:33,760 Speaker 1: having fellas you were escaped from the hard Knox right. 2225 01:49:34,640 --> 01:49:36,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, how big of a distraction was it? You 2226 01:49:36,880 --> 01:49:39,519 Speaker 1: know what it's It's crazy the amount of cameras they 2227 01:49:39,600 --> 01:49:41,519 Speaker 1: have on the field and the amount of boom mics, 2228 01:49:41,520 --> 01:49:43,040 Speaker 1: because you know, it's funny as a kid growing up 2229 01:49:43,080 --> 01:49:44,880 Speaker 1: watching movies things like that, you see boom mics on 2230 01:49:45,280 --> 01:49:46,960 Speaker 1: the TV sets, but to actually have them there on 2231 01:49:46,960 --> 01:49:48,400 Speaker 1: the field kind of running around. It was. It was 2232 01:49:48,439 --> 01:49:51,240 Speaker 1: intense cameras everywhere. So you kind of parachuted in. You 2233 01:49:51,280 --> 01:49:53,719 Speaker 1: were here Monday, you went over, you worked out of Detroit. 2234 01:49:53,760 --> 01:49:55,719 Speaker 1: It worked out for the Jets, you know, and ultimately 2235 01:49:55,800 --> 01:49:58,000 Speaker 1: signed here. How you know, are you going to be 2236 01:49:58,040 --> 01:49:59,680 Speaker 1: able to get up to speed and have a chance 2237 01:49:59,720 --> 01:50:02,240 Speaker 1: to play Sunday? Yeah? You know, being in Cleveland the 2238 01:50:02,320 --> 01:50:06,400 Speaker 1: last three years, I had multiple schemes, three four schemes 2239 01:50:06,439 --> 01:50:09,360 Speaker 1: with two different coaches and really being with Greg Williams 2240 01:50:09,439 --> 01:50:11,880 Speaker 1: these last two years in his scheme and kind of 2241 01:50:11,880 --> 01:50:14,200 Speaker 1: seen everything in the book almost, and so the verbiage 2242 01:50:14,280 --> 01:50:16,680 Speaker 1: is it's just something I got to catch up to. 2243 01:50:17,200 --> 01:50:20,000 Speaker 1: But ultimately things kind of run hand in hand. Three years, 2244 01:50:20,040 --> 01:50:22,280 Speaker 1: as you said in Cleveland, not many wins. That had 2245 01:50:22,320 --> 01:50:24,320 Speaker 1: to be difficult, right, How many wins did you four 2246 01:50:24,439 --> 01:50:27,920 Speaker 1: years or three years? I've been there four wins and three. Yeah, 2247 01:50:27,960 --> 01:50:30,240 Speaker 1: it's tough. It's tough, you know, and it kind of 2248 01:50:30,439 --> 01:50:32,080 Speaker 1: it grows on you a little bit. But at the 2249 01:50:32,160 --> 01:50:34,320 Speaker 1: end of the day, you know, you go through this life. 2250 01:50:34,360 --> 01:50:35,760 Speaker 1: You have your ups and down, you have your trials, 2251 01:50:35,840 --> 01:50:37,680 Speaker 1: and this is something that I've I've learned a ton 2252 01:50:37,800 --> 01:50:39,880 Speaker 1: from and to be here now in Buffalo is truly 2253 01:50:39,880 --> 01:50:41,960 Speaker 1: an honor and a blessing and I'm just excited to 2254 01:50:41,960 --> 01:50:44,120 Speaker 1: get the ball rolling. What was last week like for you? 2255 01:50:44,360 --> 01:50:46,320 Speaker 1: You get released in the final cutdown and you're out 2256 01:50:46,400 --> 01:50:48,600 Speaker 1: week one in the NFL. Did you anticipate? I know 2257 01:50:48,720 --> 01:50:50,800 Speaker 1: sometimes scenes will do that, but you know, let a 2258 01:50:50,800 --> 01:50:52,280 Speaker 1: guys sit for a week, But did you think that 2259 01:50:52,400 --> 01:50:53,800 Speaker 1: was coming in? What was it like for you that 2260 01:50:54,120 --> 01:50:57,400 Speaker 1: itself being released is one thing, but being released and 2261 01:50:57,479 --> 01:51:00,280 Speaker 1: obviously being featured on Hard Knocks it's another, you know, 2262 01:51:00,320 --> 01:51:03,519 Speaker 1: because you have the cameras on you constantly and the 2263 01:51:03,760 --> 01:51:06,599 Speaker 1: uh producers and people like that kind of telling your 2264 01:51:06,640 --> 01:51:09,200 Speaker 1: story almost and you can and you hate that and uh, 2265 01:51:09,840 --> 01:51:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, right and uh to go out there, but 2266 01:51:13,320 --> 01:51:15,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'm happy I went out with on a bang. 2267 01:51:15,360 --> 01:51:17,519 Speaker 1: That last game had a couple of hurries, tackles and 2268 01:51:17,800 --> 01:51:20,800 Speaker 1: the interception with the first touchdown and so ended on 2269 01:51:20,840 --> 01:51:23,680 Speaker 1: the high note. And to get cut on the last day, Um, 2270 01:51:23,760 --> 01:51:27,040 Speaker 1: it's really really demoralizing. And it's uh, it's it can 2271 01:51:27,320 --> 01:51:31,240 Speaker 1: it shoots you down. I remember decades ago it happened 2272 01:51:31,280 --> 01:51:33,920 Speaker 1: to me. I was like, I was kind of like 2273 01:51:34,040 --> 01:51:37,000 Speaker 1: you said, it's when it hits you that you're not there. 2274 01:51:38,560 --> 01:51:40,760 Speaker 1: It's kind of on the other coin flip, when you 2275 01:51:40,800 --> 01:51:42,880 Speaker 1: have these teams calling you and say, hey, we'd like 2276 01:51:42,960 --> 01:51:46,000 Speaker 1: you to play for us, that's kind of just the opposite. 2277 01:51:46,040 --> 01:51:47,840 Speaker 1: That kind of gives you a little adrenaline rush, right 2278 01:51:47,880 --> 01:51:50,320 Speaker 1: because you know, because sometimes you get out there, you're 2279 01:51:50,320 --> 01:51:52,320 Speaker 1: playing and you know, you're like you're saying, you're on 2280 01:51:52,360 --> 01:51:54,000 Speaker 1: a rough team. You're going through a couple of rough 2281 01:51:54,120 --> 01:51:55,639 Speaker 1: years with that team, and you think, man, nobody even 2282 01:51:55,680 --> 01:51:57,639 Speaker 1: knows who I am, not alone wants me to play 2283 01:51:57,680 --> 01:52:00,439 Speaker 1: for him, and then you get multiple calls that had 2284 01:52:00,479 --> 01:52:02,080 Speaker 1: to be kind of a good feeling. Oh, great feeling. 2285 01:52:02,160 --> 01:52:04,640 Speaker 1: I got an amazing agent who who worked this tale off, 2286 01:52:04,960 --> 01:52:07,200 Speaker 1: making those calls, making things happen. You know, I had 2287 01:52:07,240 --> 01:52:09,760 Speaker 1: three workouts last week, the week I was cut, And 2288 01:52:10,680 --> 01:52:14,000 Speaker 1: to really have those workouts lined up in comparison to 2289 01:52:14,120 --> 01:52:18,080 Speaker 1: other guys, it's crazy, because really anything can happen to anyone, 2290 01:52:18,160 --> 01:52:21,120 Speaker 1: and just to have that opportunity, I was truly grateful 2291 01:52:21,160 --> 01:52:23,000 Speaker 1: for it. What is it about Buffalo that makes it 2292 01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:24,519 Speaker 1: a good fit for you? Of the three teams that 2293 01:52:24,560 --> 01:52:26,559 Speaker 1: you worked out for? Um? Really the scheme, the scheme, 2294 01:52:26,600 --> 01:52:30,120 Speaker 1: the defense, love the coaches, Coach McDermott, I mean, he's 2295 01:52:30,160 --> 01:52:32,200 Speaker 1: a man, met him and has down just fell in 2296 01:52:32,280 --> 01:52:34,720 Speaker 1: love with the organization and being around the building and 2297 01:52:34,800 --> 01:52:36,719 Speaker 1: meeting some of the folks. It's good to hear, especially 2298 01:52:36,760 --> 01:52:39,479 Speaker 1: after last Sunday. It was kind of a rough Sunday here. Yeah, yeah, 2299 01:52:39,600 --> 01:52:42,080 Speaker 1: rough Sunday. But at the same time I had to 2300 01:52:42,320 --> 01:52:44,479 Speaker 1: sit back and realize I'm home with my wife and kids, 2301 01:52:44,800 --> 01:52:47,040 Speaker 1: being able to sit home and watch football, knowing this 2302 01:52:47,160 --> 01:52:49,760 Speaker 1: isn't the end for me, right, So I enjoyed it 2303 01:52:49,880 --> 01:52:52,160 Speaker 1: just a little bit give people an indication. I mean, 2304 01:52:52,200 --> 01:52:53,720 Speaker 1: because I know it was this way. I covered you 2305 01:52:53,760 --> 01:52:55,400 Speaker 1: guys when you were in Cleveland. You're going through those 2306 01:52:55,479 --> 01:52:58,200 Speaker 1: rough seasons and now you know directly hopefully they've turned 2307 01:52:58,240 --> 01:53:01,519 Speaker 1: it around, but you go through those times. Give people 2308 01:53:01,520 --> 01:53:03,640 Speaker 1: an insights that what the mentality is on a good 2309 01:53:03,720 --> 01:53:06,679 Speaker 1: football team, on a team that's got the right people 2310 01:53:06,760 --> 01:53:10,040 Speaker 1: in place, what's the mentality like after a hard, hard 2311 01:53:10,120 --> 01:53:12,479 Speaker 1: game like the ones the Bills went through. Um, you 2312 01:53:12,560 --> 01:53:14,920 Speaker 1: know you're down, but you believe in the coaches and 2313 01:53:15,000 --> 01:53:17,760 Speaker 1: what they're preaching because you go through OTA's training camp 2314 01:53:17,960 --> 01:53:20,519 Speaker 1: for one reason only and that's to win. And when 2315 01:53:20,560 --> 01:53:23,280 Speaker 1: you when you lose like that, yes, it's it beats 2316 01:53:23,280 --> 01:53:24,560 Speaker 1: it down a little bit. But you go back to 2317 01:53:24,640 --> 01:53:27,200 Speaker 1: the drawing boards and it's just the little things here 2318 01:53:27,240 --> 01:53:29,960 Speaker 1: and there, a block here, um, you know, a foot here, 2319 01:53:30,080 --> 01:53:32,640 Speaker 1: Just little things that can make a big difference. Um. 2320 01:53:32,800 --> 01:53:34,719 Speaker 1: And I think that's something we've gone back and looked 2321 01:53:34,720 --> 01:53:37,200 Speaker 1: and seeing we can correct. Do you think the Browns 2322 01:53:37,240 --> 01:53:39,960 Speaker 1: will be okay? Nate? Eventually? I mean you leave, I'm 2323 01:53:39,960 --> 01:53:41,559 Speaker 1: sure you leave a lot of friends back there. Oh yeah, 2324 01:53:41,560 --> 01:53:42,800 Speaker 1: a lot of friends and a lot of folks in 2325 01:53:42,840 --> 01:53:45,160 Speaker 1: that building that I'll definitely miss, But I think I 2326 01:53:45,200 --> 01:53:47,519 Speaker 1: think they'll be okay. They'll they have a great quarterback 2327 01:53:47,720 --> 01:53:50,439 Speaker 1: and Tyrod who was here, um, a defense that's led 2328 01:53:50,520 --> 01:53:53,519 Speaker 1: by Christian Kirksey and those cats there um, and they 2329 01:53:53,600 --> 01:53:56,759 Speaker 1: have the camaraderie and the and the skill set obviously, 2330 01:53:57,160 --> 01:53:59,559 Speaker 1: but they just need to put it together with Nate Orchard, 2331 01:53:59,600 --> 01:54:02,000 Speaker 1: the brand new defensive end for the Buffalo Bills who 2332 01:54:02,120 --> 01:54:04,000 Speaker 1: just signed to the roster on what Monday and night? 2333 01:54:04,040 --> 01:54:05,560 Speaker 1: I think it was Nate. How would how would you 2334 01:54:05,640 --> 01:54:08,000 Speaker 1: describe your game and how would you describe how the 2335 01:54:08,040 --> 01:54:10,280 Speaker 1: Bills plan on using you? And can they use you 2336 01:54:10,400 --> 01:54:13,320 Speaker 1: this Sunday? In fact, yeah, I plan on playing the 2337 01:54:13,400 --> 01:54:15,880 Speaker 1: Sunday and I think they want me to given just 2338 01:54:15,960 --> 01:54:18,800 Speaker 1: the injuries and things like that, and uh, you know, 2339 01:54:18,840 --> 01:54:22,439 Speaker 1: I bring just a dynamic diversity to the field, being 2340 01:54:22,479 --> 01:54:25,439 Speaker 1: able to rush outside inside, and uh, that's just how 2341 01:54:25,479 --> 01:54:28,120 Speaker 1: they want to use me. Tell me about your background 2342 01:54:28,120 --> 01:54:31,120 Speaker 1: a little bit. Uh you were born in California, but 2343 01:54:31,240 --> 01:54:33,440 Speaker 1: moved at what age eleven to Utah? Yep, you know, 2344 01:54:33,680 --> 01:54:35,960 Speaker 1: moved moved to Utah at the age of ten and 2345 01:54:36,200 --> 01:54:38,240 Speaker 1: live with my brother who was seventeen at the time 2346 01:54:38,280 --> 01:54:41,320 Speaker 1: and just got married. He dropped the scholarship to UCLA, 2347 01:54:42,000 --> 01:54:44,280 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, he had some things going on 2348 01:54:44,320 --> 01:54:45,920 Speaker 1: in his life. But that's just kind of what led 2349 01:54:46,000 --> 01:54:47,640 Speaker 1: us to to Utah and end up living with him 2350 01:54:47,640 --> 01:54:49,720 Speaker 1: for a couple of years. And then then you moved 2351 01:54:49,760 --> 01:54:52,160 Speaker 1: in with your basketball coach. Ye it actually took his name. 2352 01:54:53,120 --> 01:54:56,440 Speaker 1: Started playing organized sports at the age of twelve. And Uh, 2353 01:54:56,600 --> 01:55:00,640 Speaker 1: this amazing man, Dave Orchard, who's now my father, really 2354 01:55:00,720 --> 01:55:03,480 Speaker 1: took me in under his wing. Uh. I drove to 2355 01:55:03,560 --> 01:55:05,760 Speaker 1: his house, knocked on his door, asked if you would 2356 01:55:05,760 --> 01:55:07,440 Speaker 1: take me in just because we're planning on moving back 2357 01:55:07,440 --> 01:55:11,800 Speaker 1: to California, and uh, yeah, he said yes, he said yes. 2358 01:55:11,960 --> 01:55:14,440 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what it is. Was a heck 2359 01:55:14,480 --> 01:55:17,320 Speaker 1: of arrived. You said that I gave him a ran 2360 01:55:17,400 --> 01:55:21,400 Speaker 1: for their money. They I definitely give run. It wasn't 2361 01:55:21,440 --> 01:55:23,920 Speaker 1: all sunshine and rainbows. Um I gave him. I gave 2362 01:55:24,000 --> 01:55:26,080 Speaker 1: him some grief. But they stuck with me through thick 2363 01:55:26,120 --> 01:55:28,000 Speaker 1: and thin, and and I'm forever in debted to them 2364 01:55:28,360 --> 01:55:30,200 Speaker 1: and kind of just you know the man I am today. 2365 01:55:30,240 --> 01:55:32,720 Speaker 1: You were also a teammate of Starlot to lay right, 2366 01:55:32,960 --> 01:55:36,400 Speaker 1: that's impressive. I like how you said it. We've had 2367 01:55:36,400 --> 01:55:37,800 Speaker 1: a chance to get used to it. Yeah, I love 2368 01:55:37,840 --> 01:55:39,400 Speaker 1: you guys to attempt my middle name. I'd love to 2369 01:55:39,440 --> 01:55:41,960 Speaker 1: hear what that you gotta look at it. I can't 2370 01:55:42,000 --> 01:55:46,560 Speaker 1: tell you your last name. See, there you go. This 2371 01:55:46,640 --> 01:55:49,480 Speaker 1: is this is high school for me right here. Have 2372 01:55:49,560 --> 01:55:55,160 Speaker 1: fun with that hearing me hear it again. There you go. 2373 01:55:55,360 --> 01:55:57,920 Speaker 1: You got it right there. That's your middle name. That yeah, 2374 01:55:58,000 --> 01:56:00,320 Speaker 1: that was my maiden name. I'd be afraid to say 2375 01:56:00,360 --> 01:56:04,840 Speaker 1: that high school games were the best. Yeah. Yeah, we're 2376 01:56:04,880 --> 01:56:07,720 Speaker 1: gonna go with the orchard. There you go. What do 2377 01:56:07,800 --> 01:56:09,640 Speaker 1: you think first practice out here? Oh, it's great. The 2378 01:56:09,880 --> 01:56:12,600 Speaker 1: energy was there, the uh the the guys are amped up. 2379 01:56:12,600 --> 01:56:14,720 Speaker 1: They're ready to go. I think they definitely bounced back 2380 01:56:14,720 --> 01:56:16,240 Speaker 1: from last week. You know, you put that behind you. 2381 01:56:16,840 --> 01:56:18,800 Speaker 1: I'm just ready to move forward. Yeah. That that's something 2382 01:56:18,840 --> 01:56:20,560 Speaker 1: you can speak to it. You gotta flush that game. 2383 01:56:20,640 --> 01:56:23,200 Speaker 1: They use that word at you have to flush the 2384 01:56:23,240 --> 01:56:24,920 Speaker 1: game away. You got to move on to the next night. 2385 01:56:25,040 --> 01:56:26,080 Speaker 1: And I was on the where I was on the 2386 01:56:26,160 --> 01:56:28,240 Speaker 1: radio telling Murph and all the guys in the control room. 2387 01:56:28,280 --> 01:56:30,120 Speaker 1: We come in on Monday, and all these guys they're 2388 01:56:30,200 --> 01:56:33,000 Speaker 1: kind of like fan, They're like, man, the skies fall 2389 01:56:33,080 --> 01:56:35,200 Speaker 1: and we're gonna go. You know, we're going to own sixteen. 2390 01:56:35,880 --> 01:56:39,400 Speaker 1: We staying. You know what, you gotta listen, think about 2391 01:56:39,440 --> 01:56:42,280 Speaker 1: the next one, because you and the rest of the 2392 01:56:42,320 --> 01:56:46,360 Speaker 1: guys a lot you You truly, honestly believe you've invested 2393 01:56:46,480 --> 01:56:48,480 Speaker 1: enough in you're gonna win this game. You're gonna win 2394 01:56:48,600 --> 01:56:50,560 Speaker 1: this game. And that's the way you you come out 2395 01:56:50,600 --> 01:56:51,880 Speaker 1: of the tunnel, that's the way you come in on 2396 01:56:52,000 --> 01:56:55,000 Speaker 1: Wednesday morning. Um, and that's that's a fun place to 2397 01:56:55,080 --> 01:56:56,520 Speaker 1: be for a player. And I love it because you 2398 01:56:56,560 --> 01:56:58,160 Speaker 1: have an idea. You played so long in this week 2399 01:56:58,280 --> 01:56:59,800 Speaker 1: and uh, that's what you really have to have a 2400 01:56:59,840 --> 01:57:01,800 Speaker 1: short term memory. You have to be able to even 2401 01:57:01,840 --> 01:57:03,000 Speaker 1: on the field when you have a bad player, you 2402 01:57:03,040 --> 01:57:04,320 Speaker 1: got to be able to put that behind you and 2403 01:57:04,600 --> 01:57:06,800 Speaker 1: move on to the next. And coming in here on Monday, 2404 01:57:06,800 --> 01:57:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure the guys went over the film and just 2405 01:57:08,960 --> 01:57:11,000 Speaker 1: wash that away and onto onto the charts. And it 2406 01:57:11,080 --> 01:57:13,600 Speaker 1: sounds impossible to do for fans, but really, you come in, 2407 01:57:13,680 --> 01:57:14,920 Speaker 1: you watch the film and you go, oh, you think, 2408 01:57:14,960 --> 01:57:16,400 Speaker 1: oh my god, oh I ain't gonna do that again. 2409 01:57:16,400 --> 01:57:18,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's go I'm gonna go. You know, I'm 2410 01:57:18,040 --> 01:57:19,920 Speaker 1: not gonna do that again. I'm gonna do this. And 2411 01:57:20,560 --> 01:57:23,000 Speaker 1: it's that's It's truly that simple, and it's it's a 2412 01:57:23,080 --> 01:57:24,760 Speaker 1: lot of fun to be in a locker room where, 2413 01:57:25,360 --> 01:57:27,120 Speaker 1: in a good locker room where even after a game 2414 01:57:27,200 --> 01:57:29,240 Speaker 1: like that, right, you can kind of laugh about it 2415 01:57:29,320 --> 01:57:31,000 Speaker 1: during the week and say, what were you thinking on that? 2416 01:57:31,080 --> 01:57:33,120 Speaker 1: And they're like, dude, you know, you kind of bust 2417 01:57:33,160 --> 01:57:35,760 Speaker 1: each other for playing so poorly because you know that's 2418 01:57:35,800 --> 01:57:37,200 Speaker 1: not who you are. Yeah, when you go back out 2419 01:57:37,200 --> 01:57:39,560 Speaker 1: to the practice field and correct those mistakes and and 2420 01:57:39,720 --> 01:57:41,400 Speaker 1: you can say, Okay, I fix it, I figured it out. 2421 01:57:41,880 --> 01:57:43,640 Speaker 1: I spent I told Steve I watched a little bit 2422 01:57:43,680 --> 01:57:45,560 Speaker 1: of the Chargers Chiefs game last night. You came in 2423 01:57:45,640 --> 01:57:48,880 Speaker 1: here telling Steve how good Chargers were offensively. You've been 2424 01:57:48,920 --> 01:57:50,960 Speaker 1: in the film room. They're pretty That was a pretty 2425 01:57:50,960 --> 01:57:53,760 Speaker 1: impressive win for them. The yards or lots for them, 2426 01:57:54,040 --> 01:57:56,680 Speaker 1: all the yards they put up. Yeah, I mean when 2427 01:57:56,680 --> 01:57:58,560 Speaker 1: you give a quarterback like that time in the pocket 2428 01:57:58,680 --> 01:58:00,880 Speaker 1: and the amount of passes leave it was close to fifty. 2429 01:58:02,160 --> 01:58:04,280 Speaker 1: And so yeah, they'll do that. They'll do that. And 2430 01:58:04,400 --> 01:58:06,400 Speaker 1: so you know, we got to make them one dimensional 2431 01:58:06,920 --> 01:58:09,600 Speaker 1: um and really really get back there and affect a quarterback. 2432 01:58:09,640 --> 01:58:12,360 Speaker 1: That's your job. That's right. That's good luck to you, Nate. 2433 01:58:12,440 --> 01:58:14,360 Speaker 1: Thank you great having you on man. Appreciate it, Appreciate you. 2434 01:58:14,400 --> 01:58:16,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Buffalo. Thank you, Nate Orchard. Bill's a new 2435 01:58:16,840 --> 01:58:19,200 Speaker 1: defensive end joining us in studio. Steve and I return. 2436 01:58:19,440 --> 01:58:21,400 Speaker 1: It is One Bill's Live from One Bill's Drive on 2437 01:58:21,480 --> 01:58:38,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio, Hello, Bill's Radio Network Sports date from 2438 01:58:38,800 --> 01:58:41,680 Speaker 1: One Bill's Drive. Sooner than most expected and earlier than 2439 01:58:41,760 --> 01:58:43,720 Speaker 1: many had hope, but here it is. Josh Allen is 2440 01:58:43,720 --> 01:58:46,360 Speaker 1: the starter. Bills are going with Allen at quarterback as 2441 01:58:46,440 --> 01:58:49,240 Speaker 1: the starter on Sunday, Buffalo's first round pick seventh overall 2442 01:58:49,400 --> 01:58:51,760 Speaker 1: and named the starting quarterback for the game against the Chargers. 2443 01:58:52,040 --> 01:58:54,240 Speaker 1: He gets the start in part because Week one went 2444 01:58:54,320 --> 01:58:56,480 Speaker 1: so badly for the Bills and last week started. Nathan 2445 01:58:56,520 --> 01:58:59,560 Speaker 1: Peterman Sean McDermott, talking about the reasons for the start 2446 01:58:59,640 --> 01:59:01,760 Speaker 1: earlier today, said it's the right move for us. He 2447 01:59:01,840 --> 01:59:04,440 Speaker 1: repeated that over and over and over again. He says 2448 01:59:04,680 --> 01:59:07,760 Speaker 1: Josh Ellen is prepared, and he will be prepared. He 2449 01:59:07,880 --> 01:59:10,760 Speaker 1: said he will get more valuable experience as a starter, 2450 01:59:11,080 --> 01:59:13,400 Speaker 1: among the reasons why he's going with Josh Allen. His 2451 01:59:13,480 --> 01:59:16,200 Speaker 1: first start, he goes up against veteran Philip Rivers of 2452 01:59:16,280 --> 01:59:19,080 Speaker 1: the Chargers, making his one hundred ninety fourth start. The 2453 01:59:19,120 --> 01:59:21,000 Speaker 1: Bills are wrapped up their practice for the day, the 2454 01:59:21,040 --> 01:59:23,200 Speaker 1: first real practice of the week. Getting set for the Chargers. 2455 01:59:23,400 --> 01:59:25,360 Speaker 1: We're going to hear from new starter Josh Allen coming 2456 01:59:25,440 --> 01:59:27,840 Speaker 1: up in just a minute or two. Philadelphia Eagles are 2457 01:59:28,520 --> 01:59:30,600 Speaker 1: gown with Nick Foles at quarterback for at least one 2458 01:59:30,680 --> 01:59:33,760 Speaker 1: more week that According to Doug Peterson today, Carson Wentz 2459 01:59:33,840 --> 01:59:36,240 Speaker 1: still not cleared for contact, meaning Foles will be under 2460 01:59:36,280 --> 01:59:39,920 Speaker 1: center for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay against the Bucks. 2461 01:59:40,760 --> 01:59:44,120 Speaker 1: Martavis Bryant resigning with the Oakland Raiders, who released him 2462 01:59:44,160 --> 01:59:47,160 Speaker 1: on roster cutdown day with concerns about a possible league 2463 01:59:47,200 --> 01:59:49,840 Speaker 1: impost suspension. It's a one year deal. Raiders play at 2464 01:59:49,880 --> 01:59:53,400 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Carolina Panthers have some decisions 2465 01:59:53,440 --> 01:59:57,000 Speaker 1: to make bracing for impact from Hurricane Florence. The report 2466 01:59:57,160 --> 01:59:59,880 Speaker 1: is the team is exploring three options, possibly staying put 2467 02:00:00,120 --> 02:00:03,360 Speaker 1: in Carolina, finding a nearby university with an indoor facility, 2468 02:00:03,400 --> 02:00:06,280 Speaker 1: in which to practice or heading to Atlanta early before 2469 02:00:06,360 --> 02:00:09,160 Speaker 1: Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. The hurricane expected to 2470 02:00:09,240 --> 02:00:12,480 Speaker 1: hit the Carolinas in Virginia late tomorrow. According to the 2471 02:00:12,560 --> 02:00:15,200 Speaker 1: Weather Channel, the Panthers are gonna play without Greg Olsen 2472 02:00:15,240 --> 02:00:18,000 Speaker 1: for a while. He refractured his right foot. He will 2473 02:00:18,000 --> 02:00:20,440 Speaker 1: avoid surgery at this time and be evaluated on a 2474 02:00:20,520 --> 02:00:23,600 Speaker 1: month to month basis. Hockey Savers training camp starts tomorrow. 2475 02:00:23,680 --> 02:00:26,800 Speaker 1: Players report for testing in physicals that's closed to the public, 2476 02:00:26,880 --> 02:00:29,560 Speaker 1: but on ice practice begins on Friday, and you can 2477 02:00:29,640 --> 02:00:32,440 Speaker 1: watch at Harbor Center at the eight forty five on 2478 02:00:32,600 --> 02:00:35,560 Speaker 1: Friday morning as the Savers training camp begins. John Murphy, 2479 02:00:35,600 --> 02:00:38,520 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker and One Bill's Drive. Hour three of One 2480 02:00:38,560 --> 02:00:40,520 Speaker 1: Bill's Lab. Has been an interesting day, Steve with the 2481 02:00:40,880 --> 02:00:43,760 Speaker 1: It's been a long day. Yeah, we started early because 2482 02:00:43,800 --> 02:00:46,800 Speaker 1: of the Sean McDermott press conference. He came out Josh 2483 02:00:47,160 --> 02:00:49,839 Speaker 1: Josh Allen as a starter and we all were riveted 2484 02:00:49,920 --> 02:00:52,760 Speaker 1: to the first thirty seconds of that press conference. Before 2485 02:00:52,800 --> 02:00:55,120 Speaker 1: I knew I didn't need to listen anymore of it 2486 02:00:56,040 --> 02:00:59,240 Speaker 1: KNOWNSKA was made. That's all I wanted to know. The 2487 02:00:59,320 --> 02:01:01,720 Speaker 1: rest of it was all details and then then they 2488 02:01:01,760 --> 02:01:04,200 Speaker 1: went out. The team went out and had practice, and um, 2489 02:01:04,560 --> 02:01:07,800 Speaker 1: now practice is fresh over, and you know, I want 2490 02:01:07,800 --> 02:01:09,400 Speaker 1: to look at Josh Allen, see what he has to say. 2491 02:01:09,480 --> 02:01:10,760 Speaker 1: You know what I mean, Well, see we can do 2492 02:01:10,880 --> 02:01:14,600 Speaker 1: that for you. Really, Josh Allen, those quarterbacks, starting quarterback 2493 02:01:14,840 --> 02:01:16,880 Speaker 1: just met the media moment or two were going, here's 2494 02:01:16,880 --> 02:01:20,680 Speaker 1: what he had to say today. I mean, I'm say 2495 02:01:20,720 --> 02:01:24,640 Speaker 1: I'm super excited and and thankful for the chance to 2496 02:01:24,960 --> 02:01:26,680 Speaker 1: be the start of this team. You know, this is 2497 02:01:27,040 --> 02:01:29,880 Speaker 1: something I've dreamed for for a long time. Um, but 2498 02:01:30,040 --> 02:01:33,800 Speaker 1: now that it's here, you know, just come Sunday, just 2499 02:01:33,880 --> 02:01:35,320 Speaker 1: trying to do my job. You know, I'm not trying 2500 02:01:35,320 --> 02:01:38,360 Speaker 1: to do too much, trusting those around me and ultimately 2501 02:01:39,040 --> 02:01:40,920 Speaker 1: trying to be the quarterback of the team needs, which 2502 02:01:40,960 --> 02:01:42,960 Speaker 1: is you know, moving the ball, moving the chain on 2503 02:01:43,040 --> 02:01:45,400 Speaker 1: third down and um, you know, putting points on the boarder. 2504 02:01:46,160 --> 02:01:48,600 Speaker 1: How much did you clean from the time you got 2505 02:01:48,720 --> 02:01:55,040 Speaker 1: last you did? Check hit a real game. I took 2506 02:01:55,080 --> 02:01:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot from it. I think if you if you 2507 02:01:56,840 --> 02:01:58,560 Speaker 1: saw the first ride that I was in, it was 2508 02:01:58,600 --> 02:02:01,680 Speaker 1: a little a little quick to get my eyes down. Um, 2509 02:02:01,880 --> 02:02:03,840 Speaker 1: because the game went on, I felt a little more 2510 02:02:03,880 --> 02:02:06,560 Speaker 1: comfortable and just kind of trusting the guys in front 2511 02:02:06,560 --> 02:02:08,640 Speaker 1: of me, um, and then the guys outside just letting 2512 02:02:08,640 --> 02:02:13,720 Speaker 1: them go make some plays. Um. I mean we're still 2513 02:02:13,760 --> 02:02:16,520 Speaker 1: in the preparation process. You know, we're facing a really 2514 02:02:16,560 --> 02:02:19,840 Speaker 1: good defense this week. UM, it's a really good team. UM. 2515 02:02:20,200 --> 02:02:21,960 Speaker 1: You know they can they can square on offense too, 2516 02:02:22,080 --> 02:02:23,800 Speaker 1: So we got to make sure we're doing the right 2517 02:02:23,880 --> 02:02:26,040 Speaker 1: things on our side of the ball. And that's you know, 2518 02:02:26,720 --> 02:02:29,800 Speaker 1: negating the penalties and um, negative plays and stuff like that, 2519 02:02:29,920 --> 02:02:33,200 Speaker 1: and just trying to stay on the field. Are you 2520 02:02:33,320 --> 02:02:36,520 Speaker 1: making them? Did you? Or have you been making a 2521 02:02:36,720 --> 02:02:39,960 Speaker 1: conscious ever since you're birth? About to change a conscious? 2522 02:02:39,960 --> 02:02:44,760 Speaker 1: Suffert to carry yourself in any different way, knowing that 2523 02:02:44,960 --> 02:02:47,800 Speaker 1: you are the for the official starter, you know, and 2524 02:02:48,280 --> 02:02:51,160 Speaker 1: in practice in the locker room, in meetings, I don't 2525 02:02:51,160 --> 02:02:54,680 Speaker 1: think so. UM. You know obviously with with the title 2526 02:02:54,760 --> 02:02:57,320 Speaker 1: comes you know, running some meetings and you know I've 2527 02:02:57,400 --> 02:02:59,680 Speaker 1: learned from Nate and aj Um. You know, I'm still 2528 02:02:59,720 --> 02:03:01,560 Speaker 1: gonna be a process, you know, being my first week 2529 02:03:01,640 --> 02:03:03,960 Speaker 1: in all but just understanding what what we need to do. 2530 02:03:04,160 --> 02:03:05,720 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not gonna really take a different approach 2531 02:03:05,800 --> 02:03:08,760 Speaker 1: last week, I got in the same time. Um, then 2532 02:03:08,800 --> 02:03:10,120 Speaker 1: I got in this week. You know, just trying to 2533 02:03:10,120 --> 02:03:12,200 Speaker 1: be the first one in, last one out. And um, 2534 02:03:12,640 --> 02:03:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, always preparing like you're gonna be the guy. 2535 02:03:14,640 --> 02:03:16,800 Speaker 1: So you know, not much on that front's gonna change. 2536 02:03:17,320 --> 02:03:20,840 Speaker 1: Do you feel it's Wednesday? It's Wednesday. Um, you know, 2537 02:03:20,920 --> 02:03:23,360 Speaker 1: the game's a few days away, so we've still got 2538 02:03:23,400 --> 02:03:24,880 Speaker 1: a lot of preparation to do, a lot of film 2539 02:03:24,920 --> 02:03:26,880 Speaker 1: work to do. Um. Like I said, this is a 2540 02:03:27,040 --> 02:03:29,480 Speaker 1: really good defense that we're facing, so I can't take 2541 02:03:29,520 --> 02:03:31,920 Speaker 1: them lightly. You know they're gonna be They're gonna be 2542 02:03:31,920 --> 02:03:34,440 Speaker 1: ready come Sunday too. How much does it help if 2543 02:03:34,480 --> 02:03:38,640 Speaker 1: this first start comes home home game as opposed to 2544 02:03:39,520 --> 02:03:43,160 Speaker 1: balls more on the words something, Um, I mean obviously 2545 02:03:43,240 --> 02:03:45,400 Speaker 1: having a little bit of home field advantage. The field's 2546 02:03:45,400 --> 02:03:47,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a little quieter on third down here, and 2547 02:03:47,160 --> 02:03:50,320 Speaker 1: then it is gonna be away, so that's always a plus. Um. 2548 02:03:50,560 --> 02:03:52,600 Speaker 1: And then just you know the attitude that the guys have, 2549 02:03:53,000 --> 02:03:55,160 Speaker 1: you know, defending our dirt here. You know it's something special. 2550 02:03:55,200 --> 02:03:57,360 Speaker 1: We take pride in it. So you know we're looking 2551 02:03:57,400 --> 02:03:59,080 Speaker 1: forward to having our first you know, our home opening 2552 02:03:59,120 --> 02:04:03,160 Speaker 1: here said to you, and how can he help you. Um, 2553 02:04:03,240 --> 02:04:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, Nate's one of the best guys I've ever met. 2554 02:04:05,720 --> 02:04:08,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna be there for me. Um. You 2555 02:04:08,080 --> 02:04:10,320 Speaker 1: know he's still and at the same time I am. 2556 02:04:10,360 --> 02:04:12,920 Speaker 1: Were the first two working out, and uh, you know 2557 02:04:13,000 --> 02:04:14,560 Speaker 1: he's going to take the same approach to that. He's 2558 02:04:14,560 --> 02:04:17,000 Speaker 1: gonna be the guy. So you know, anything that he says, 2559 02:04:17,240 --> 02:04:19,120 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna trust, you know, because he's putting 2560 02:04:19,120 --> 02:04:22,560 Speaker 1: a lot of work too. Um, and we'll go from there. 2561 02:04:23,400 --> 02:04:26,560 Speaker 1: Feel that starting this early in your rooking season can 2562 02:04:26,600 --> 02:04:31,160 Speaker 1: help the celebrate you're development. I mean just seeing defenses, um, 2563 02:04:31,640 --> 02:04:34,960 Speaker 1: playing in in playing in game. You know, those reps 2564 02:04:35,000 --> 02:04:38,800 Speaker 1: are invaluable. I think for especially a young quarterback. You know, 2565 02:04:38,920 --> 02:04:41,480 Speaker 1: any repetition, any chance I get to go out there 2566 02:04:41,560 --> 02:04:44,200 Speaker 1: and play football, you know, something I enjoy doing, something 2567 02:04:44,240 --> 02:04:46,920 Speaker 1: I love doing. Um, something that I will always cherish 2568 02:04:46,960 --> 02:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and love doing. So to go out there and actually 2569 02:04:49,200 --> 02:04:51,440 Speaker 1: play and in meaningful snaps, it's gonna be fun. You 2570 02:04:52,480 --> 02:04:57,480 Speaker 1: personally more and more develop more through game. Actually, I think, 2571 02:04:57,560 --> 02:04:59,840 Speaker 1: I mean I would hope a lot of people would 2572 02:04:59,840 --> 02:05:02,680 Speaker 1: say yes there, Um, I definitely think I do. You know, 2573 02:05:02,760 --> 02:05:04,480 Speaker 1: the speed is just a little different in game. You know, 2574 02:05:04,560 --> 02:05:07,680 Speaker 1: you get a little different juices flowing, you know, um, 2575 02:05:08,960 --> 02:05:11,680 Speaker 1: the energy, the excitement of the crowd. You know, you 2576 02:05:11,760 --> 02:05:13,800 Speaker 1: got guys on both sides going as hard as they can. 2577 02:05:13,920 --> 02:05:15,800 Speaker 1: You know, they they're both trying to make plays on 2578 02:05:15,880 --> 02:05:18,360 Speaker 1: both sides of the football. So you know, Um, like 2579 02:05:18,440 --> 02:05:21,920 Speaker 1: I said, these these reps are invaluable. What was the heartbeat? 2580 02:05:23,640 --> 02:05:25,960 Speaker 1: Baseball players talking about the head of the heart Baby, 2581 02:05:26,240 --> 02:05:28,600 Speaker 1: it's a biggest bashman, big moment. And you went out there, 2582 02:05:29,080 --> 02:05:32,480 Speaker 1: were you? I felt pretty calm, um, you know, go 2583 02:05:32,560 --> 02:05:35,640 Speaker 1: out there and in the situation that I did. You know, 2584 02:05:35,920 --> 02:05:39,240 Speaker 1: it's not the most desirable, um situation, But um, I 2585 02:05:39,320 --> 02:05:40,800 Speaker 1: went out there and I just tried to play football 2586 02:05:40,800 --> 02:05:42,560 Speaker 1: and just try to have fun. Um, you know, just 2587 02:05:42,640 --> 02:05:44,520 Speaker 1: try to get out there and and trust, like I said, 2588 02:05:44,560 --> 02:05:47,360 Speaker 1: trust the guys around me. So um, to be going 2589 02:05:47,400 --> 02:05:49,560 Speaker 1: through a full week of practice now with these guys, 2590 02:05:49,600 --> 02:05:52,800 Speaker 1: it's it's really fun, you know, just to you know, 2591 02:05:52,920 --> 02:05:55,040 Speaker 1: be in the huddle with these guys and and start 2592 02:05:55,400 --> 02:06:00,160 Speaker 1: preparing for a game. And week one running game really 2593 02:06:00,280 --> 02:06:02,680 Speaker 1: wasn't bad, But that's good. How important is that after 2594 02:06:02,760 --> 02:06:05,440 Speaker 1: this offense and in particular to yourself is a young 2595 02:06:05,560 --> 02:06:09,160 Speaker 1: quarterback to establish that running game. You know, it's I mean, 2596 02:06:09,200 --> 02:06:11,520 Speaker 1: I think it's important for every offense, you know, having 2597 02:06:11,640 --> 02:06:14,400 Speaker 1: that running threat. You know with La Shawn's one of 2598 02:06:14,600 --> 02:06:16,400 Speaker 1: the best backs, if not the best back in the NFL. 2599 02:06:16,560 --> 02:06:19,600 Speaker 1: So you know, is we can get him going, you know, 2600 02:06:19,720 --> 02:06:22,000 Speaker 1: this offense is gonna get going. I know, the the 2601 02:06:22,080 --> 02:06:23,960 Speaker 1: old line stomping at the bit to get back out 2602 02:06:24,000 --> 02:06:27,000 Speaker 1: there and um, you know do their things. So you know, 2603 02:06:27,120 --> 02:06:29,240 Speaker 1: I don't think we're really taking much of a different approach, 2604 02:06:29,400 --> 02:06:32,400 Speaker 1: but um, we'll definitely you know, Dabe's gonna get us 2605 02:06:32,440 --> 02:06:34,760 Speaker 1: ready by time Sunday comes. He's got a lot on 2606 02:06:34,840 --> 02:06:37,880 Speaker 1: your plate obviously, you know this week. But are you 2607 02:06:37,960 --> 02:06:40,240 Speaker 1: able to you know, take a take a step back 2608 02:06:40,360 --> 02:06:43,920 Speaker 1: and you know, appreciate the the significance of all of this. 2609 02:06:44,760 --> 02:06:49,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, obviously it being my rookie year, Um, 2610 02:06:49,320 --> 02:06:51,720 Speaker 1: I've got a game experience and now I'm just starting 2611 02:06:51,760 --> 02:06:54,240 Speaker 1: a game. So um, and I'm just looking to do 2612 02:06:54,360 --> 02:06:55,960 Speaker 1: my job, you know, trying to be one eleventh of 2613 02:06:56,000 --> 02:06:58,600 Speaker 1: this team, um and this offense, and like I said, 2614 02:06:58,640 --> 02:07:00,280 Speaker 1: just help this team in any way poff to help 2615 02:07:00,280 --> 02:07:04,600 Speaker 1: win football games. The best chance to let you. I mean, 2616 02:07:05,080 --> 02:07:07,080 Speaker 1: you know, I think everybody should have that same mindset. 2617 02:07:07,240 --> 02:07:08,680 Speaker 1: Of course. You know, when I step on the field, 2618 02:07:08,680 --> 02:07:10,160 Speaker 1: I think, I think I can help this team win 2619 02:07:10,200 --> 02:07:12,080 Speaker 1: football games, and um, you know that's what they brought 2620 02:07:12,120 --> 02:07:13,960 Speaker 1: me here to do, essentially, is to be on the 2621 02:07:14,000 --> 02:07:16,720 Speaker 1: field and um, you know, move the ball and the 2622 02:07:16,880 --> 02:07:19,920 Speaker 1: points on the board. So I'm preparing to do that. Josh, 2623 02:07:19,960 --> 02:07:22,360 Speaker 1: what do you think You're internal poppy is in regards 2624 02:07:22,400 --> 02:07:25,080 Speaker 1: to staying in the poppy of staying as long as 2625 02:07:25,120 --> 02:07:27,960 Speaker 1: you can and going through all your progressions before deciding 2626 02:07:28,040 --> 02:07:31,880 Speaker 1: to maybe take off and running things like that. You know. Um, 2627 02:07:33,280 --> 02:07:35,960 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like I'm an instinctual player and 2628 02:07:36,520 --> 02:07:39,000 Speaker 1: you know, at times, you know, I do need to 2629 02:07:39,000 --> 02:07:40,600 Speaker 1: stay in the pocket a little more. Um, but I'm 2630 02:07:40,600 --> 02:07:42,440 Speaker 1: always gonna trust my feet, trust my my gut or 2631 02:07:42,440 --> 02:07:44,600 Speaker 1: what's going on around me. You know. That's one of 2632 02:07:44,600 --> 02:07:46,680 Speaker 1: the reasons that got me here. Um, you know, Davil said, 2633 02:07:46,960 --> 02:07:48,480 Speaker 1: and he's never gonna trying to take that away from me. 2634 02:07:48,560 --> 02:07:51,480 Speaker 1: So um. But at the same time, I'm developing more 2635 02:07:51,520 --> 02:07:53,440 Speaker 1: trust and the guys that I'm playing with, and that's 2636 02:07:53,440 --> 02:07:56,360 Speaker 1: gonna come through time. Josh showing a stuff a couple 2637 02:07:56,400 --> 02:07:58,440 Speaker 1: of different times about your ability to get the team 2638 02:07:58,480 --> 02:08:00,760 Speaker 1: in and out of the huddle, which you he kind 2639 02:08:00,800 --> 02:08:02,880 Speaker 1: of says it it maybe sounds easier than what it 2640 02:08:02,920 --> 02:08:05,960 Speaker 1: can actually be for especially for a rookie. How would 2641 02:08:06,000 --> 02:08:08,200 Speaker 1: you describe what that process has been like and why 2642 02:08:08,240 --> 02:08:09,600 Speaker 1: do you think you've been able to do it? So? 2643 02:08:09,680 --> 02:08:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm recklessly so far. Um. I mean, this offense isn't easy. 2644 02:08:13,280 --> 02:08:15,920 Speaker 1: You know the verbiage that we use sometimes he's play 2645 02:08:15,960 --> 02:08:18,600 Speaker 1: causing it pretty lengthy, but just getting out there and 2646 02:08:19,440 --> 02:08:21,320 Speaker 1: making sure that we have a sense sense of urgency. Yes, 2647 02:08:21,320 --> 02:08:22,920 Speaker 1: we break the uddle getting to the line of scrimmage, 2648 02:08:22,960 --> 02:08:25,720 Speaker 1: so the line and myself can assess what's going on 2649 02:08:25,720 --> 02:08:27,200 Speaker 1: in front of us. We can shift and we can, 2650 02:08:27,360 --> 02:08:29,440 Speaker 1: you know, tell what the defense is trying to do 2651 02:08:29,760 --> 02:08:31,280 Speaker 1: before we snapped the ball. And I think a lot 2652 02:08:31,360 --> 02:08:33,640 Speaker 1: of offenses are doing in that now. Just trying to 2653 02:08:34,320 --> 02:08:38,160 Speaker 1: trying to get some answers before the test comes. Do 2654 02:08:38,280 --> 02:08:41,560 Speaker 1: you go two things? He's right, He's absolutely right about 2655 02:08:41,640 --> 02:08:44,400 Speaker 1: when people say are you ready? He said it's Wednesday. 2656 02:08:44,560 --> 02:08:47,120 Speaker 1: He's right to be ready. They're not playing the Los 2657 02:08:47,160 --> 02:08:50,560 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers Thursday. He's got time to get ready. Not 2658 02:08:50,680 --> 02:08:52,920 Speaker 1: a lot, but I like the fact that he handles 2659 02:08:52,960 --> 02:08:54,720 Speaker 1: that question like that, are you are you ready? Josh? 2660 02:08:55,320 --> 02:08:57,760 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday. I'll be ready Sunday. Second thing was, and 2661 02:08:57,880 --> 02:09:00,240 Speaker 1: I have under I have not thought about this yet, 2662 02:09:00,320 --> 02:09:03,200 Speaker 1: but listening to the questions and answers with Josh Allen, 2663 02:09:03,240 --> 02:09:04,440 Speaker 1: that was a few moments to go over in the 2664 02:09:04,480 --> 02:09:06,920 Speaker 1: field house. Look, it's a home game, and I know 2665 02:09:07,000 --> 02:09:10,360 Speaker 1: the Bills disappointed their fans bitterly this past Sunday, but 2666 02:09:10,440 --> 02:09:12,840 Speaker 1: it's a home game. It's gonna be a sellout. It's 2667 02:09:12,880 --> 02:09:15,760 Speaker 1: the seventh over. I'll pick the first round quarterback earliest 2668 02:09:15,800 --> 02:09:18,600 Speaker 1: the franchise has ever selected a quarterback. When Josh Allen 2669 02:09:18,720 --> 02:09:21,120 Speaker 1: is introduced on Sunday, that's the way it's gonna go berserk. 2670 02:09:21,200 --> 02:09:23,360 Speaker 1: It's gonna be great. What a shot of confidence and 2671 02:09:23,480 --> 02:09:25,360 Speaker 1: energy there will be in the building. You know you 2672 02:09:25,440 --> 02:09:27,760 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. Listen, I've been there, man, I 2673 02:09:27,880 --> 02:09:30,320 Speaker 1: know exactly. Consider that. It's gonna be crazy when it'll 2674 02:09:30,320 --> 02:09:32,400 Speaker 1: bring Listen, you come down that ton, it'll bring tears 2675 02:09:32,440 --> 02:09:35,280 Speaker 1: to your eyes, it really will. I mean, it's pretty amazing. 2676 02:09:35,440 --> 02:09:37,640 Speaker 1: There's nothing like it. So it's gonna be a big boost, 2677 02:09:37,680 --> 02:09:41,160 Speaker 1: and it'll be something that on the Buffalo side, a 2678 02:09:41,240 --> 02:09:47,320 Speaker 1: lot of these guys, everybody who's new, have never experienced before. 2679 02:09:47,680 --> 02:09:50,160 Speaker 1: And it's pretty cool, and it's something that the San 2680 02:09:50,240 --> 02:09:52,440 Speaker 1: Diego Chargers. I mean, you think about what they went 2681 02:09:52,480 --> 02:09:54,880 Speaker 1: through last week. They were at their home stadium and 2682 02:09:54,960 --> 02:09:57,120 Speaker 1: it was a road game. It was amazing watching that 2683 02:09:57,200 --> 02:09:59,400 Speaker 1: game last night. It was a road game. Even the CBS, 2684 02:09:59,480 --> 02:10:02,600 Speaker 1: it was Ion Eagle and Whosie were rand files. They 2685 02:10:02,680 --> 02:10:06,720 Speaker 1: were basically ripping the fans in Los Angeles for saying, 2686 02:10:06,760 --> 02:10:08,880 Speaker 1: where are the Charger fans here? There are none? There 2687 02:10:08,960 --> 02:10:10,960 Speaker 1: were none. Yeah, you look at the you look at 2688 02:10:10,960 --> 02:10:13,040 Speaker 1: the highlights of the Chiefs game where they get down 2689 02:10:13,080 --> 02:10:15,080 Speaker 1: to the field level, where they go across the stands, 2690 02:10:15,280 --> 02:10:19,320 Speaker 1: it is nothing but red. That's the Chiefs colors, not 2691 02:10:19,440 --> 02:10:22,720 Speaker 1: the Charger colors. It was crazy. So when when when 2692 02:10:22,720 --> 02:10:24,800 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills come down that tunnel and they and 2693 02:10:24,960 --> 02:10:28,840 Speaker 1: you know we're not supposed to bet on football. I 2694 02:10:28,960 --> 02:10:31,480 Speaker 1: bet ten dollars that they introduce offense this week, didn't 2695 02:10:31,480 --> 02:10:36,360 Speaker 1: you You can't say that, Steve Ye against company policy. Yes, 2696 02:10:37,000 --> 02:10:40,760 Speaker 1: we're a no, but you're right. They got to introduce offense. 2697 02:10:40,920 --> 02:10:43,560 Speaker 1: And look, you mentioned right when the news conference started, 2698 02:10:43,600 --> 02:10:45,200 Speaker 1: we're watching it here in Steve cit he looks nervous. 2699 02:10:45,240 --> 02:10:47,040 Speaker 1: He does look a little nervous, doesn't he, Josh Ellen, 2700 02:10:47,200 --> 02:10:49,080 Speaker 1: he should be a little bit nervous. And when that 2701 02:10:49,360 --> 02:10:51,760 Speaker 1: here's that crowd and here's that buzz when he's introduced 2702 02:10:51,800 --> 02:10:54,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday, I would think he's gonna be nervous but 2703 02:10:54,280 --> 02:10:56,400 Speaker 1: also be lifted up. How could you not be? This 2704 02:10:56,440 --> 02:10:58,800 Speaker 1: place is gonna be biserve If I if I'm Brian 2705 02:10:58,880 --> 02:11:02,280 Speaker 1: Dable right now or Sean McDermott, I'm going to him 2706 02:11:02,320 --> 02:11:05,160 Speaker 1: and I'm saying I'm just losing. I say it doesn't 2707 02:11:05,160 --> 02:11:07,000 Speaker 1: matter how you play, just go out there and have 2708 02:11:07,160 --> 02:11:09,600 Speaker 1: some fun. Your ability is going to get you through this. 2709 02:11:09,880 --> 02:11:12,800 Speaker 1: You're trained for this, you're ready. Just relax, do what 2710 02:11:12,920 --> 02:11:16,320 Speaker 1: comes natural, and play. Don't worry about not playing well, 2711 02:11:16,400 --> 02:11:19,000 Speaker 1: don't worry about having to throw touchdowns, don't worry about that. 2712 02:11:19,160 --> 02:11:21,879 Speaker 1: Just go play. If you can get him into that mindset, 2713 02:11:21,960 --> 02:11:23,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna be way ahead of it because listen, when 2714 02:11:25,360 --> 02:11:27,200 Speaker 1: you feel it, when you walk down that tunnel, he's 2715 02:11:27,200 --> 02:11:29,280 Speaker 1: gonna feel a little pressure to play well for all 2716 02:11:29,320 --> 02:11:31,960 Speaker 1: those people that are there. You gotta get around that. 2717 02:11:32,400 --> 02:11:34,040 Speaker 1: He's got to get around that. He can't let that 2718 02:11:34,200 --> 02:11:36,240 Speaker 1: be the dominant emotion he feels. When he gets there, 2719 02:11:36,360 --> 02:11:38,880 Speaker 1: Josh Allen gets to start. McDermott made the announcement. Today, 2720 02:11:38,920 --> 02:11:40,840 Speaker 1: we're asking you what's the best thing the Bills can 2721 02:11:40,920 --> 02:11:45,000 Speaker 1: provide Josh Allen on Sunday to help him succeed. Give 2722 02:11:45,080 --> 02:11:47,240 Speaker 1: us a call eight oh three oh five fifty or 2723 02:11:47,360 --> 02:11:50,320 Speaker 1: toll free one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty, 2724 02:11:50,760 --> 02:11:52,760 Speaker 1: or tweet in your response to one Bills Live on 2725 02:11:53,560 --> 02:11:56,280 Speaker 1: Twitter with more than eleven hundred votes in seventy two 2726 02:11:56,720 --> 02:11:58,400 Speaker 1: you see. The best thing the Bills can provide Josh 2727 02:11:58,480 --> 02:12:01,879 Speaker 1: Allen to help him succeed on Sunday is better offensive 2728 02:12:01,920 --> 02:12:03,760 Speaker 1: line play. Look, it's not going to take much to 2729 02:12:03,800 --> 02:12:05,720 Speaker 1: be better than they were last Sunday, but most of 2730 02:12:05,800 --> 02:12:08,880 Speaker 1: you seventy seventy two percent say that's the most important 2731 02:12:08,920 --> 02:12:11,960 Speaker 1: thing they can do for him. Nineteen percent say a 2732 02:12:12,040 --> 02:12:14,440 Speaker 1: strong run game, which I believe they did not display 2733 02:12:14,480 --> 02:12:16,400 Speaker 1: it on Sunday, but I believe they have. I still 2734 02:12:16,480 --> 02:12:18,440 Speaker 1: think the elements are there, Steve for a good run game. 2735 02:12:18,640 --> 02:12:21,680 Speaker 1: Five percent say solid defensive play. Four percent say something else. 2736 02:12:21,840 --> 02:12:23,839 Speaker 1: Am I crazy to think that they can run the football. 2737 02:12:23,880 --> 02:12:25,640 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're the best running team in the league, 2738 02:12:25,640 --> 02:12:27,480 Speaker 1: as they work a couple of years ago, but they 2739 02:12:27,520 --> 02:12:30,160 Speaker 1: were six best last year, and I think with the 2740 02:12:30,480 --> 02:12:33,000 Speaker 1: talent they have there, Yes, I'm talking about Lashawn McCoy 2741 02:12:33,320 --> 02:12:36,400 Speaker 1: and Chris Ivory and Marcus Murphy and what I believe 2742 02:12:36,520 --> 02:12:38,840 Speaker 1: is an offensive line they played that can play. She 2743 02:12:38,960 --> 02:12:40,720 Speaker 1: has to play much better than they did. I think 2744 02:12:40,720 --> 02:12:42,160 Speaker 1: they can run the football. I think they can do 2745 02:12:42,240 --> 02:12:45,400 Speaker 1: it this Sunday against this team. Well, they're gonna give 2746 02:12:45,400 --> 02:12:47,680 Speaker 1: it a shot. I think. I think that's if you're 2747 02:12:47,760 --> 02:12:50,640 Speaker 1: the San Diego Chargers, you're going to force the Bills 2748 02:12:50,680 --> 02:12:53,120 Speaker 1: to throw it. I think you're gonna try and do it, 2749 02:12:53,200 --> 02:12:55,160 Speaker 1: because if you look at the Bills offense and the 2750 02:12:55,240 --> 02:12:57,880 Speaker 1: way things went for him last week, you know they 2751 02:12:58,160 --> 02:13:00,320 Speaker 1: as much as all of us here in Buffalo, we've 2752 02:13:00,320 --> 02:13:02,280 Speaker 1: been talking about the quarterback thing all week. You know, 2753 02:13:02,400 --> 02:13:04,960 Speaker 1: that's what they're talking about in Sandy A in LA 2754 02:13:05,400 --> 02:13:07,560 Speaker 1: with the Chargers organizations. They say, listen, it's all about 2755 02:13:07,560 --> 02:13:09,240 Speaker 1: the quarterback out there. If we take you, we take 2756 02:13:09,280 --> 02:13:14,160 Speaker 1: away Leshaun McCoy. We're forcing them to beat us with 2757 02:13:14,320 --> 02:13:16,800 Speaker 1: a rookie making his first start, and they got to 2758 02:13:16,800 --> 02:13:19,080 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about that. So they're gonna they're gonna 2759 02:13:19,120 --> 02:13:22,000 Speaker 1: put you know, nineteen guys at the line of scrimmage. 2760 02:13:22,040 --> 02:13:24,200 Speaker 1: There's gonna be any they'll put it one safety back, 2761 02:13:24,360 --> 02:13:26,240 Speaker 1: they'll go man to man on the outside, and they'll say, 2762 02:13:26,320 --> 02:13:28,000 Speaker 1: I dare you to throw it because none of your 2763 02:13:28,040 --> 02:13:31,400 Speaker 1: receivers can beat our dbs and none of your offensive 2764 02:13:31,440 --> 02:13:33,560 Speaker 1: linemen can block our front guys. We're gonna blitz you 2765 02:13:33,680 --> 02:13:37,400 Speaker 1: every time with eight guys, seven guys and force your 2766 02:13:37,480 --> 02:13:39,480 Speaker 1: quarterback to throw it. And I think that's what you're 2767 02:13:39,480 --> 02:13:42,000 Speaker 1: gonna see. I'm exaggerating. They probably will do all of that, 2768 02:13:42,440 --> 02:13:44,440 Speaker 1: but they're gonna do enough of it. And I think 2769 02:13:44,480 --> 02:13:48,080 Speaker 1: that's what you're gonna see. And as and so you do. 2770 02:13:48,280 --> 02:13:49,840 Speaker 1: What are the bills? How do the Bills combat that? 2771 02:13:49,880 --> 02:13:52,480 Speaker 1: If that's what you anticipate, do you come out in 2772 02:13:52,640 --> 02:13:55,080 Speaker 1: five wide to force them to get those guys out 2773 02:13:55,120 --> 02:13:58,280 Speaker 1: of the box. You come out five wide with Leshaun 2774 02:13:58,360 --> 02:14:01,600 Speaker 1: in the with Leshaun in the slow and force him 2775 02:14:01,600 --> 02:14:03,480 Speaker 1: to match up with your personnel and then walk him 2776 02:14:03,520 --> 02:14:05,800 Speaker 1: back into the backfield and then hand him the football, 2777 02:14:06,200 --> 02:14:08,760 Speaker 1: or do you go fast paced, no huddle offense and 2778 02:14:09,240 --> 02:14:11,160 Speaker 1: you know, take the starts out of the pastors. There's 2779 02:14:11,160 --> 02:14:12,520 Speaker 1: a lot of things you can do to combat this, 2780 02:14:12,600 --> 02:14:15,800 Speaker 1: because if there was one way to win in the NFL, 2781 02:14:15,920 --> 02:14:18,280 Speaker 1: everybody be doing it. So if they do something, the 2782 02:14:18,320 --> 02:14:21,440 Speaker 1: Bills have to have an answer, and you know, as 2783 02:14:21,480 --> 02:14:24,120 Speaker 1: of this week, it's going to be up to Josh 2784 02:14:24,200 --> 02:14:25,960 Speaker 1: Allen to come up with that answer. What's the invest 2785 02:14:25,960 --> 02:14:28,480 Speaker 1: thing the Bills can do to provide help for Josh Allen? 2786 02:14:28,560 --> 02:14:31,480 Speaker 1: On Sunday, Walter and Baltimore have some thoughts. Walter, go ahead, 2787 02:14:31,480 --> 02:14:34,320 Speaker 1: you're on the air with this. Yeah, thanks guys for 2788 02:14:34,400 --> 02:14:36,480 Speaker 1: taking my call. I actually have a question and a 2789 02:14:36,560 --> 02:14:39,200 Speaker 1: comment about today's topic, but kind of put another comment 2790 02:14:39,240 --> 02:14:43,160 Speaker 1: in about the San Diego situation. Sure, the light situation. Yeah, 2791 02:14:43,240 --> 02:14:45,760 Speaker 1: that comment last night about like they were ripping the 2792 02:14:45,880 --> 02:14:48,160 Speaker 1: San Diego fans or Charger fans for not being there. 2793 02:14:48,360 --> 02:14:51,280 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, they're all in San Diego. Keep away from him. 2794 02:14:51,280 --> 02:14:53,320 Speaker 1: It's like, right, if they took the Buffalo team and 2795 02:14:53,360 --> 02:14:57,200 Speaker 1: went to Toronto. I figure for them. They don't deserve criticism, 2796 02:14:57,240 --> 02:14:59,480 Speaker 1: they deserve our sympathy. But anyway, right, you're right. That's 2797 02:14:59,480 --> 02:15:03,000 Speaker 1: a good point, really good point. Yeah. So so first 2798 02:15:03,040 --> 02:15:04,720 Speaker 1: of all, I just wanted the question I had was 2799 02:15:05,400 --> 02:15:08,560 Speaker 1: for I mean, would there be any benefit to having 2800 02:15:08,680 --> 02:15:12,360 Speaker 1: plays called for Josh Allen with formations and routes and 2801 02:15:12,440 --> 02:15:15,920 Speaker 1: stuff similar to Wyoming's offense, just to give them some 2802 02:15:16,120 --> 02:15:19,040 Speaker 1: comfort zone? Oh yeah, they'll, believe me, there's nothing new 2803 02:15:19,080 --> 02:15:21,040 Speaker 1: in football. Some of the plays they ran in Wyoming 2804 02:15:21,080 --> 02:15:23,600 Speaker 1: they'll have for Josh Allen and maybe even better ones 2805 02:15:23,640 --> 02:15:26,120 Speaker 1: that he likes even more. They'll be more versatile. They've 2806 02:15:26,160 --> 02:15:28,280 Speaker 1: got more things that Josh Allen can do well in 2807 02:15:28,360 --> 02:15:30,960 Speaker 1: this offense than they did at Wyoming, believe me. And 2808 02:15:31,400 --> 02:15:33,520 Speaker 1: the question is will it be enough to win? And 2809 02:15:33,760 --> 02:15:36,480 Speaker 1: the only thing that's different about some of the things 2810 02:15:36,520 --> 02:15:39,320 Speaker 1: they've got in this offense and they do that at 2811 02:15:39,360 --> 02:15:41,720 Speaker 1: Wyoming will be the things that's different is they'll name 2812 02:15:41,760 --> 02:15:43,880 Speaker 1: it different. It'll be a different word, it'll be a 2813 02:15:43,920 --> 02:15:46,640 Speaker 1: different description on a different way to call it. But everything, 2814 02:15:46,760 --> 02:15:50,640 Speaker 1: believe me, everything they had in the Wyoming I'm pretty 2815 02:15:50,680 --> 02:15:54,680 Speaker 1: sure everything they had in Wyoming offense they've got tenfold 2816 02:15:54,720 --> 02:15:56,680 Speaker 1: in the Buffalo offense. It's just the way it works. 2817 02:15:56,840 --> 02:15:59,280 Speaker 1: Call from David and Brackford. Hello David, Welcome to the show. 2818 02:16:00,080 --> 02:16:03,280 Speaker 1: Hi John, Thank McCall. This is going to take a 2819 02:16:03,280 --> 02:16:05,800 Speaker 1: little while explain. I have a whole lot of time. 2820 02:16:05,960 --> 02:16:09,960 Speaker 1: Go ahead. UM. I love I love Brandon Bean and 2821 02:16:10,040 --> 02:16:15,720 Speaker 1: Sam McDermott. The question I have is the coach and 2822 02:16:15,960 --> 02:16:20,760 Speaker 1: are receiving coach? How good are they to change all this? 2823 02:16:21,760 --> 02:16:24,480 Speaker 1: And are they in sync with each other? Are they 2824 02:16:24,520 --> 02:16:28,640 Speaker 1: in sync with a quarterbacks coach? And if if not, 2825 02:16:29,120 --> 02:16:32,160 Speaker 1: it's not going to change. And in five five weeks 2826 02:16:32,280 --> 02:16:35,600 Speaker 1: I think these two need to be changed. Well let's listen. 2827 02:16:35,680 --> 02:16:38,320 Speaker 1: If if the team doesn't start playing better than they 2828 02:16:38,400 --> 02:16:41,880 Speaker 1: did an opening day, I mean, you know, there's a 2829 02:16:41,920 --> 02:16:45,080 Speaker 1: lot of things that will change. But yeah, I believe me. 2830 02:16:45,200 --> 02:16:47,200 Speaker 1: This is a this is a coaching staff. And as 2831 02:16:47,280 --> 02:16:49,240 Speaker 1: much as we've heard about the culture and how great 2832 02:16:49,280 --> 02:16:51,000 Speaker 1: the locker room is here in Buffalo, about how the 2833 02:16:51,000 --> 02:16:52,800 Speaker 1: players like each other they hang out with each other, 2834 02:16:53,160 --> 02:16:55,280 Speaker 1: you can bet that Sean McDermott built his staff the 2835 02:16:55,360 --> 02:16:59,520 Speaker 1: same way. They are all in it together. Uh, there's 2836 02:16:59,560 --> 02:17:03,240 Speaker 1: not the don't have this isn't This isn't like what 2837 02:17:03,360 --> 02:17:05,560 Speaker 1: you saw in Hard Knocks or any other team where 2838 02:17:05,680 --> 02:17:07,800 Speaker 1: you've got two coaches who don't like each other, or 2839 02:17:07,840 --> 02:17:11,000 Speaker 1: trying to outshow each other, or trying to grandstand for 2840 02:17:11,040 --> 02:17:13,680 Speaker 1: each other. They're all in this together, I don't think, 2841 02:17:14,240 --> 02:17:17,200 Speaker 1: and I don't think Sean McDermott would allow it to 2842 02:17:17,240 --> 02:17:19,320 Speaker 1: be any other way. The coaches he has on this 2843 02:17:19,800 --> 02:17:22,760 Speaker 1: coaching staff will be as close knit and as tight 2844 02:17:22,920 --> 02:17:26,000 Speaker 1: as he expects the players in the locker room to be. 2845 02:17:26,160 --> 02:17:28,720 Speaker 1: And I think he recruits coaches for that. I think 2846 02:17:28,800 --> 02:17:32,560 Speaker 1: he knows their philosophies are consistent with that. So I 2847 02:17:32,680 --> 02:17:38,480 Speaker 1: think don't think that they need to fundamentally change things 2848 02:17:38,720 --> 02:17:41,320 Speaker 1: because they had a bad loss last week. Every team's 2849 02:17:41,360 --> 02:17:44,080 Speaker 1: gonna get beat the It happens to the Patriots, it 2850 02:17:44,240 --> 02:17:47,400 Speaker 1: happens to the Eagles, it happens to every team, particularly 2851 02:17:47,440 --> 02:17:50,720 Speaker 1: when you've got the up the overturning of the roster 2852 02:17:50,840 --> 02:17:52,520 Speaker 1: the way the Bills have had in the last two years. 2853 02:17:52,720 --> 02:17:56,240 Speaker 1: So you're gonna go through some weeks like this. But 2854 02:17:56,440 --> 02:17:59,240 Speaker 1: don't think that just that it's a sign of any 2855 02:17:59,280 --> 02:18:03,000 Speaker 1: other of any other problems other than what are self evident. 2856 02:18:03,120 --> 02:18:06,080 Speaker 1: From the tweet sheet from Brian Cook, he goes, he says, 2857 02:18:06,160 --> 02:18:08,960 Speaker 1: he writes, here's the good news, Allen will face his 2858 02:18:09,120 --> 02:18:12,600 Speaker 1: toughest tests in weeks two through four. That's this week, 2859 02:18:12,720 --> 02:18:15,320 Speaker 1: that's at Minnesota, at Green Bay. He says, we may 2860 02:18:15,360 --> 02:18:18,080 Speaker 1: be winless at that point, but the experience in those 2861 02:18:18,160 --> 02:18:20,680 Speaker 1: games will pay big dividends. When the schedule softens up 2862 02:18:20,720 --> 02:18:22,920 Speaker 1: a bit and settles in. We could hit our stride 2863 02:18:22,959 --> 02:18:27,560 Speaker 1: by November because of it. You know what, Brian, You're right. 2864 02:18:28,080 --> 02:18:30,439 Speaker 1: I hate to acknowledge that, though I hate to acknowledge 2865 02:18:30,959 --> 02:18:33,960 Speaker 1: only because I consider all of these games critical. All 2866 02:18:34,000 --> 02:18:35,720 Speaker 1: of these games are important. I don't look at the 2867 02:18:35,760 --> 02:18:38,560 Speaker 1: schedule and say, oh, you know, don't worry about that, 2868 02:18:38,640 --> 02:18:40,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna lose that, you're gonna lose that. But I 2869 02:18:40,600 --> 02:18:42,760 Speaker 1: get what you're saying. The schedule is tough right now. 2870 02:18:42,840 --> 02:18:45,880 Speaker 1: It's tough, right you know, with all the road games especially, 2871 02:18:45,959 --> 02:18:48,199 Speaker 1: that's a bigger factor than who you think you're playing. 2872 02:18:48,280 --> 02:18:50,800 Speaker 1: But with all the road games especially, the schedule is tough. 2873 02:18:50,840 --> 02:18:54,080 Speaker 1: And these probably these next three weeks, the opener, the 2874 02:18:54,160 --> 02:18:56,600 Speaker 1: home opener, and then going to Minnesota, going to Green Bay. 2875 02:18:56,640 --> 02:18:59,119 Speaker 1: You're right, right, probably the toughest stretch of the schedule 2876 02:18:59,160 --> 02:19:01,520 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen will and we knew it going in 2877 02:19:01,640 --> 02:19:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like they spring the schedule on 2878 02:19:03,760 --> 02:19:05,160 Speaker 1: us one week at a time. You knew it was 2879 02:19:05,200 --> 02:19:08,760 Speaker 1: gonna be like this, and a lot of people had said, hey, listen, 2880 02:19:08,840 --> 02:19:10,880 Speaker 1: let's start in eight Peterman for the first four games, 2881 02:19:10,920 --> 02:19:13,400 Speaker 1: and then when you get out of that stretch, then 2882 02:19:13,520 --> 02:19:16,760 Speaker 1: start playing Josh Allen. Well, you know even that, you know, 2883 02:19:16,920 --> 02:19:19,520 Speaker 1: so yeah, people knew what was coming down the road, 2884 02:19:19,560 --> 02:19:21,920 Speaker 1: and people on MSG can look at the schedule right now. 2885 02:19:22,400 --> 02:19:25,240 Speaker 1: You've got Los Angeles here, then you go two Minnesota 2886 02:19:25,320 --> 02:19:27,960 Speaker 1: to Green Bay, the Titans here, then you go to 2887 02:19:28,200 --> 02:19:31,800 Speaker 1: Houston and to Indianapolis. I mean that's you know there. 2888 02:19:33,240 --> 02:19:36,360 Speaker 1: I mean you keep kind of rehashing it. Every game 2889 02:19:36,600 --> 02:19:39,840 Speaker 1: on that schedule is critical, and when you lose one, 2890 02:19:40,160 --> 02:19:43,400 Speaker 1: it's devastating, and when you win one, it's awesome. But 2891 02:19:43,720 --> 02:19:46,199 Speaker 1: both of them count and that one last weekend counts. 2892 02:19:46,240 --> 02:19:47,960 Speaker 1: But it only counts for one no matter how you 2893 02:19:48,080 --> 02:19:49,600 Speaker 1: lose it or how you win, it only counts for 2894 02:19:49,680 --> 02:19:52,840 Speaker 1: one win. Whether it's a blowout win for the Baltimore Ravens, 2895 02:19:52,840 --> 02:19:54,480 Speaker 1: they only get credit for one, and whether it's a 2896 02:19:54,520 --> 02:19:57,120 Speaker 1: blowout loss and they only get a credit for one loss. 2897 02:19:57,200 --> 02:20:01,280 Speaker 1: Do the Buffalo Bills. So they are all important. That 2898 02:20:01,400 --> 02:20:04,680 Speaker 1: includes the next three weeks. They are gonna be tough games. 2899 02:20:04,760 --> 02:20:08,240 Speaker 1: But believe me, on the Friday before those games, each 2900 02:20:08,240 --> 02:20:10,000 Speaker 1: and every one of them this season, you'll know that 2901 02:20:10,160 --> 02:20:12,400 Speaker 1: how tough it's gonna be to win. Hey, Um, the 2902 02:20:12,480 --> 02:20:14,720 Speaker 1: Bills are talking about it. Josh Allen gets names the 2903 02:20:14,840 --> 02:20:17,240 Speaker 1: starter this morning here in One Bill's Drive. Well, Sean 2904 02:20:17,320 --> 02:20:19,760 Speaker 1: McCoy talked about it when he met the media after practice. 2905 02:20:19,800 --> 02:20:23,200 Speaker 1: Here's what he had to say. Uh, like I said 2906 02:20:23,240 --> 02:20:26,880 Speaker 1: before day, they all look good. From Josh U A 2907 02:20:27,000 --> 02:20:29,600 Speaker 1: j looked good and even Nate you know him, but 2908 02:20:30,200 --> 02:20:33,480 Speaker 1: whoever it's quarterback. We got a roll on confident Uh 2909 02:20:33,680 --> 02:20:38,400 Speaker 1: and Josh he's very talented, He's extremely smart and intelligent. 2910 02:20:38,520 --> 02:20:40,920 Speaker 1: So I'm happy with the move. Um, you know, Nate's 2911 02:20:40,920 --> 02:20:43,560 Speaker 1: a good friend of the lines and he had a shot. Um, 2912 02:20:43,720 --> 02:20:46,200 Speaker 1: we got to move on this type of business of this. 2913 02:20:46,680 --> 02:20:49,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's kind of like the up the guy 2914 02:20:49,080 --> 02:20:52,080 Speaker 1: up next. I mean that's kind of approach. So as 2915 02:20:52,120 --> 02:20:56,080 Speaker 1: you look at what went wrong with more than just 2916 02:20:56,160 --> 02:20:59,160 Speaker 1: a quarterback physician last half and the inability to get 2917 02:20:59,280 --> 02:21:02,119 Speaker 1: up running game, Sean, how do you see that from 2918 02:21:02,160 --> 02:21:06,600 Speaker 1: the context of fixing it for this, huh. I mean, 2919 02:21:06,920 --> 02:21:09,600 Speaker 1: to be honest, that game we kind of got out 2920 02:21:09,640 --> 02:21:13,280 Speaker 1: of wax like fast. I mean, so we didn't really 2921 02:21:13,280 --> 02:21:15,800 Speaker 1: get that run the ball to get the running game established. 2922 02:21:16,320 --> 02:21:17,960 Speaker 1: So it's hard to really judge it. I mean, they 2923 02:21:18,040 --> 02:21:21,480 Speaker 1: made plays, we got down so fast, and I think 2924 02:21:21,560 --> 02:21:23,440 Speaker 1: that the penalties kind of killed us when we did 2925 02:21:23,520 --> 02:21:26,120 Speaker 1: get some positive yards and the running game kind of 2926 02:21:26,200 --> 02:21:28,440 Speaker 1: was an appiloty and brought it back. So we really 2927 02:21:28,440 --> 02:21:31,240 Speaker 1: didn't get the chance to really run the ball um. 2928 02:21:32,040 --> 02:21:35,520 Speaker 1: I mean I had about what six seven carries um, 2929 02:21:35,600 --> 02:21:38,040 Speaker 1: I think Murph is the next was like five or six, 2930 02:21:38,959 --> 02:21:41,520 Speaker 1: and those was kind of long distance just trying to 2931 02:21:41,600 --> 02:21:44,120 Speaker 1: get some failed positions to pump the ball. So we 2932 02:21:44,200 --> 02:21:46,720 Speaker 1: didn't have a opportunity really run the ball. So it's 2933 02:21:46,720 --> 02:21:49,280 Speaker 1: hard to really judge it. Meaning that, Sean, is it 2934 02:21:49,400 --> 02:21:52,440 Speaker 1: fair to say that we can change quarterbacks all your 2935 02:21:52,480 --> 02:21:54,240 Speaker 1: one It doesn't make a look a difference in us 2936 02:21:54,280 --> 02:21:57,959 Speaker 1: the whole teams plays better. Yeah, I mean, I won't 2937 02:21:57,959 --> 02:21:59,680 Speaker 1: go that for I would just say that, you know, 2938 02:22:00,240 --> 02:22:02,880 Speaker 1: maybe Nick didn't play well with the turnovers, but we 2939 02:22:03,040 --> 02:22:05,040 Speaker 1: helped out to that. You know, we didn't we didn't 2940 02:22:05,040 --> 02:22:07,520 Speaker 1: help him out. We gave up some pressures. We kind 2941 02:22:07,560 --> 02:22:11,040 Speaker 1: of um we had two of these, you know, second 2942 02:22:11,080 --> 02:22:13,800 Speaker 1: and long stirring longs. We didn't make We didn't make 2943 02:22:13,840 --> 02:22:16,640 Speaker 1: plays for him. I had some drops. I had a drop, 2944 02:22:17,120 --> 02:22:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot of drops. So collectively, I mean, we didn't 2945 02:22:20,280 --> 02:22:23,000 Speaker 1: play well together. Um. So I don't always blame just 2946 02:22:23,160 --> 02:22:26,360 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks or one position, you know, it's it's a 2947 02:22:26,440 --> 02:22:29,680 Speaker 1: team thing, you know, And I think collectively we didn't 2948 02:22:29,680 --> 02:22:35,200 Speaker 1: play well. You said that you're not quick to kies. 2949 02:22:35,680 --> 02:22:37,560 Speaker 1: You said that Trey White and Josh down are a 2950 02:22:37,600 --> 02:22:40,320 Speaker 1: little bit different. Though. What what makes you think that 2951 02:22:40,560 --> 02:22:43,680 Speaker 1: Josh is ready for this? Well, he's a rookie, so 2952 02:22:43,800 --> 02:22:46,920 Speaker 1: he'll have his his lumps, his bruises. I'm he's learning, 2953 02:22:47,200 --> 02:22:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, every team, every game, every stadium. It's a 2954 02:22:50,640 --> 02:22:52,920 Speaker 1: new experience for him, you know. So that's just come 2955 02:22:53,000 --> 02:22:55,080 Speaker 1: with it, with with with the job. But as far 2956 02:22:55,160 --> 02:23:00,280 Speaker 1: as my talent level from jumping off of college offense 2957 02:23:00,320 --> 02:23:02,520 Speaker 1: and learn that it comes to NFL with the All Stars, 2958 02:23:02,560 --> 02:23:05,120 Speaker 1: with the players, this the elite level, you know, and 2959 02:23:05,280 --> 02:23:08,560 Speaker 1: to see his talent, he's smartness, his arm strength, I mean, 2960 02:23:08,600 --> 02:23:12,360 Speaker 1: he's he's put together. If I had the draft for quarterback, Um, 2961 02:23:12,800 --> 02:23:14,680 Speaker 1: I would draft for a kid like him. He's mobile, 2962 02:23:15,160 --> 02:23:19,840 Speaker 1: he's tall, he's strong, he's not afraid, he's smart, you know, 2963 02:23:19,879 --> 02:23:22,400 Speaker 1: and it's a big arm. So when I say them 2964 02:23:22,440 --> 02:23:24,760 Speaker 1: things about rookies, I'm not really big on rookies, but 2965 02:23:24,879 --> 02:23:28,200 Speaker 1: guys like him and trade they're special there different, you know, 2966 02:23:28,280 --> 02:23:31,680 Speaker 1: and this year, next year and you'll see him coming 2967 02:23:31,760 --> 02:23:40,960 Speaker 1: together and U scary sight for defense forty cars No, no, 2968 02:23:41,800 --> 02:23:45,680 Speaker 1: just no, I mean just helping him out. I think 2969 02:23:46,120 --> 02:23:47,600 Speaker 1: the one thing I'm gonna talk to the offense about, 2970 02:23:47,720 --> 02:23:51,160 Speaker 1: especially to Scale guys, is that with a rookie quarterback, 2971 02:23:51,360 --> 02:23:53,480 Speaker 1: to have a good game for them is to make 2972 02:23:53,520 --> 02:23:55,480 Speaker 1: it easy on them. Hey, if it makes your own 2973 02:23:55,560 --> 02:23:58,000 Speaker 1: read and it's a tough ball to catch, catch it. 2974 02:23:58,360 --> 02:24:00,120 Speaker 1: I mean he might not get yards after catch, but 2975 02:24:00,600 --> 02:24:03,279 Speaker 1: just catching the ball give him confidence. Moving the chains 2976 02:24:03,800 --> 02:24:06,480 Speaker 1: in a running back room, making guy's miss, breaking tackles, 2977 02:24:06,879 --> 02:24:10,640 Speaker 1: everything kind of they get the extra advantage is critical 2978 02:24:10,680 --> 02:24:14,040 Speaker 1: and big for this game. For Ricky's confidence. I mean 2979 02:24:14,080 --> 02:24:16,520 Speaker 1: it's so young, you know, they kind of they get 2980 02:24:16,600 --> 02:24:19,120 Speaker 1: going and get him confidence each play. So that's one 2981 02:24:19,120 --> 02:24:20,200 Speaker 1: thing I want to talk to the guys that ball 2982 02:24:20,360 --> 02:24:23,880 Speaker 1: was just executing and making it easier to fall. Thirty care, 2983 02:24:23,920 --> 02:24:26,560 Speaker 1: where do I sign up for thirty carries for shady forty? 2984 02:24:27,240 --> 02:24:31,039 Speaker 1: Thirty said forty. I'll sign up for forty carries too. 2985 02:24:31,480 --> 02:24:33,680 Speaker 1: Maybe not for you, No, But he's right, they have to. 2986 02:24:33,760 --> 02:24:35,840 Speaker 1: He's got he's basically he took the theme of our 2987 02:24:35,879 --> 02:24:37,760 Speaker 1: show and talked about it. Here's how we make it 2988 02:24:37,840 --> 02:24:39,480 Speaker 1: easy for the ricky quarterback. That's the way he said 2989 02:24:39,480 --> 02:24:40,760 Speaker 1: they gotta do. You gotta make it easy on him. 2990 02:24:40,760 --> 02:24:42,840 Speaker 1: If he makes it bad reading and a rough throw, 2991 02:24:42,840 --> 02:24:45,000 Speaker 1: you gotta catch it. Yeah, that's you gotta play for him. 2992 02:24:45,000 --> 02:24:47,320 Speaker 1: And that's and he's right, and that's something they did 2993 02:24:47,920 --> 02:24:50,160 Speaker 1: all too infrequently when Nate Peterman was in there. But 2994 02:24:50,200 --> 02:24:52,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't like they were ganging up on him. Everybody 2995 02:24:52,600 --> 02:24:55,160 Speaker 1: was struggle. But that's the that's the idea, and I 2996 02:24:55,240 --> 02:24:58,680 Speaker 1: think that's what Lashan McCoy is there for. I mean, 2997 02:24:58,800 --> 02:25:01,480 Speaker 1: he is. He is the guy on the cusp of 2998 02:25:01,560 --> 02:25:03,480 Speaker 1: Megan the Hall of Fame. He's the guy that has 2999 02:25:03,560 --> 02:25:06,800 Speaker 1: the he's the elite player on that offense. He's the 3000 02:25:06,840 --> 02:25:08,600 Speaker 1: one that steps up and say, come on, guys, let's go. 3001 02:25:08,720 --> 02:25:11,080 Speaker 1: We gotta help this guy, and this sounds to me 3002 02:25:11,160 --> 02:25:12,920 Speaker 1: like that's exactly what he's doing. Gooda take a break. 3003 02:25:12,920 --> 02:25:14,960 Speaker 1: When we come back, Chris Brown has coffee with the 3004 02:25:15,040 --> 02:25:17,720 Speaker 1: coach head coach Sean McDermott. Plus more of your feedback 3005 02:25:17,800 --> 02:25:19,640 Speaker 1: on what the Bills need to do to help Josh 3006 02:25:19,720 --> 02:25:22,600 Speaker 1: Allen succeed this Sunday when he gots to start. Steve 3007 02:25:22,680 --> 02:25:24,560 Speaker 1: and I back with more. One Bill's Live presented by 3008 02:25:24,640 --> 02:25:27,800 Speaker 1: Kalada Health from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's Radio. 3009 02:25:40,600 --> 02:25:43,840 Speaker 1: Joe rolls along here, John Murphy, Steve Tasker from One 3010 02:25:43,920 --> 02:25:46,240 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. It is One Bill's Live and it's been 3011 02:25:46,280 --> 02:25:50,080 Speaker 1: an eventful day, Steve. I have to say though, So 3012 02:25:50,320 --> 02:25:53,960 Speaker 1: they announced a quarterback switch today? Yeah, I feel like 3013 02:25:54,320 --> 02:25:55,800 Speaker 1: how many times have we head this show? You know, 3014 02:25:55,840 --> 02:25:59,240 Speaker 1: we've had a quarterbacks announcement at least in the last 3015 02:25:59,280 --> 02:26:01,480 Speaker 1: month three times because of the well think about it. 3016 02:26:01,560 --> 02:26:05,280 Speaker 1: The preseason we did it every single week and we 3017 02:26:05,360 --> 02:26:07,959 Speaker 1: had actually it was during training guys every day because 3018 02:26:07,959 --> 02:26:10,200 Speaker 1: we had to keep track of who was taking reps 3019 02:26:10,240 --> 02:26:13,400 Speaker 1: with the Wars two and three and switching everybody who 3020 02:26:13,640 --> 02:26:16,440 Speaker 1: You're right, it's a little exhausting and you get caught 3021 02:26:16,520 --> 02:26:18,600 Speaker 1: up at the quarterbatch, you forget about everything else going on, 3022 02:26:18,640 --> 02:26:20,520 Speaker 1: which is why we did that one thirty segment today. 3023 02:26:20,840 --> 02:26:23,080 Speaker 1: But all the other stuff there was one thirty seems 3024 02:26:23,120 --> 02:26:26,520 Speaker 1: like it was week three weeks ago. But seriously, there's 3025 02:26:26,560 --> 02:26:28,720 Speaker 1: a lot of other things going on. The coach kind 3026 02:26:28,760 --> 02:26:30,959 Speaker 1: of wraps it all up for us. Head coach Sean McDermott. 3027 02:26:31,000 --> 02:26:34,160 Speaker 1: Every week sits down with our man, Chris Brown, Bills 3028 02:26:34,200 --> 02:26:37,000 Speaker 1: inside a rot Buffalo Bills Dot Com. Time now for 3029 02:26:37,480 --> 02:26:39,959 Speaker 1: Coffee with the Coach. They do it every week. Coffee 3030 02:26:40,000 --> 02:26:42,200 Speaker 1: with the Coach presented by Tim Horton's Cafe in Bakeshop, 3031 02:26:42,440 --> 02:26:47,000 Speaker 1: the official coffee of the Buffalo Bills. Wello, everybody, welcome 3032 02:26:47,040 --> 02:26:49,199 Speaker 1: to the week two edition of Coffee with the Coach, 3033 02:26:49,480 --> 02:26:51,959 Speaker 1: presented by Tim Hortons. I'm Chris Brown along with Bills 3034 02:26:51,959 --> 02:26:54,280 Speaker 1: head coach Sean McDermott as the Bills get set for 3035 02:26:54,320 --> 02:26:57,800 Speaker 1: their home opener against the Chargers at New Airfield on Sunday. 3036 02:26:57,840 --> 02:27:00,560 Speaker 1: Coaches always, thanks for being with us. Need to tell 3037 02:27:00,600 --> 02:27:03,080 Speaker 1: you that Week one was a tough one. But in 3038 02:27:03,240 --> 02:27:05,680 Speaker 1: sifting you know through all the tape that you had 3039 02:27:05,720 --> 02:27:09,360 Speaker 1: to this week, what pieces did you pull out that 3040 02:27:09,680 --> 02:27:12,640 Speaker 1: leave you encouraged going into week two. Well, we've got 3041 02:27:12,680 --> 02:27:15,880 Speaker 1: some young players playing big roles for us, and that 3042 02:27:16,080 --> 02:27:21,199 Speaker 1: experience should bow well for the future. Chris that said, 3043 02:27:22,160 --> 02:27:25,160 Speaker 1: there were moments in special teams in defense and offense, 3044 02:27:25,200 --> 02:27:26,960 Speaker 1: believe it or not, where we did some good things 3045 02:27:27,040 --> 02:27:29,600 Speaker 1: and we didn't want to lose sight of those as 3046 02:27:29,640 --> 02:27:32,480 Speaker 1: we combed through the film. And we try and continue 3047 02:27:32,520 --> 02:27:34,840 Speaker 1: to establish our standard of how we do things and 3048 02:27:34,920 --> 02:27:37,480 Speaker 1: how we play down in and down out at the 3049 02:27:37,520 --> 02:27:40,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo Building. I know every week a head coach has 3050 02:27:40,120 --> 02:27:42,240 Speaker 1: to be very mindful of the message he wants to 3051 02:27:42,320 --> 02:27:45,760 Speaker 1: craft for his team, coming off a game like that 3052 02:27:46,000 --> 02:27:48,120 Speaker 1: and getting ready for what will probably be a very 3053 02:27:48,160 --> 02:27:51,320 Speaker 1: emotional home opener. Do you just flip the script or 3054 02:27:51,440 --> 02:27:53,880 Speaker 1: is there anything from the previous week that you carry 3055 02:27:53,920 --> 02:27:57,360 Speaker 1: into this Well, we carry a lot from last week 3056 02:27:57,400 --> 02:27:59,520 Speaker 1: into this week, and the biggest thing is the lessons 3057 02:27:59,560 --> 02:28:04,240 Speaker 1: that we learn, valuable intel, valuable information, valuable lessons overall 3058 02:28:04,560 --> 02:28:07,240 Speaker 1: as a staff and with the players as well. So, 3059 02:28:08,040 --> 02:28:10,080 Speaker 1: like I mentioned, we've got some young players, first and 3060 02:28:10,160 --> 02:28:12,200 Speaker 1: second year players, getting a lot of playing time, and 3061 02:28:12,640 --> 02:28:15,360 Speaker 1: it's important that we continue to develop those players. Okay, 3062 02:28:15,440 --> 02:28:18,400 Speaker 1: little word association time here. So when I say Los 3063 02:28:18,440 --> 02:28:24,760 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers, you say what challenging opponent? And why? Well, 3064 02:28:24,760 --> 02:28:26,800 Speaker 1: when you look at their ability to affect a quarterback 3065 02:28:26,840 --> 02:28:29,720 Speaker 1: on defense, they play fast and then offensively, they're skilled 3066 02:28:29,760 --> 02:28:32,720 Speaker 1: at at most of the key positions in particularly the 3067 02:28:32,800 --> 02:28:37,040 Speaker 1: quarterback position. Not much that their quarterback, Philip Rivers, hasn't 3068 02:28:37,040 --> 02:28:40,200 Speaker 1: seen to this point in his career. So a true 3069 02:28:40,280 --> 02:28:41,440 Speaker 1: pro and a guy that we have a lot of 3070 02:28:41,480 --> 02:28:43,160 Speaker 1: respect for him. A lot of passing arts that they 3071 02:28:43,240 --> 02:28:45,040 Speaker 1: wrecked up in Week one, even though they did come 3072 02:28:45,120 --> 02:28:47,600 Speaker 1: up short against the Chiefs. Now it's time for our 3073 02:28:47,640 --> 02:28:49,800 Speaker 1: Fan Question of the Week, a chance for you the 3074 02:28:49,879 --> 02:28:53,080 Speaker 1: fan to ask coach a question. This week's question comes 3075 02:28:53,160 --> 02:28:56,680 Speaker 1: from Charles on Twitter, who asks coach McDermott. In years past, 3076 02:28:56,800 --> 02:29:00,240 Speaker 1: we have seen so many Round one wide receivers live 3077 02:29:00,320 --> 02:29:02,640 Speaker 1: up to their high what truly makes an NFL wide 3078 02:29:02,680 --> 02:29:06,080 Speaker 1: receiver successful in year one coming out of college? Well, 3079 02:29:06,120 --> 02:29:09,760 Speaker 1: the biggest challenge for most NFL wide receivers that just 3080 02:29:09,920 --> 02:29:12,320 Speaker 1: came out of college is learning the system. A lot 3081 02:29:12,360 --> 02:29:15,040 Speaker 1: of the college systems are different than the pro systems, 3082 02:29:15,680 --> 02:29:18,040 Speaker 1: and so learning the system and still being able to 3083 02:29:19,080 --> 02:29:22,400 Speaker 1: display their talent and skill level is the biggest challenge 3084 02:29:22,400 --> 02:29:25,480 Speaker 1: that most receivers see during their first season in the NFL. 3085 02:29:25,720 --> 02:29:27,840 Speaker 1: All right, good answer, coach, Thanks for the time. Is 3086 02:29:27,840 --> 02:29:30,280 Speaker 1: always good luck getting at home win on Sunday. Thanks Chris. 3087 02:29:30,360 --> 02:29:32,680 Speaker 1: All right, that's Bill's head coach, Sean McDermott. This has 3088 02:29:32,720 --> 02:29:35,400 Speaker 1: been Coffee with the Coach, presented by Tim Horton's. Thanks 3089 02:29:35,440 --> 02:29:37,720 Speaker 1: for watching. We'll see you next week with the coach 3090 02:29:37,840 --> 02:29:39,920 Speaker 1: Chris and Sean McDermott. You must look at that and 3091 02:29:39,959 --> 02:29:42,200 Speaker 1: see those little teeny tiny cups of coffee sitting down 3092 02:29:42,200 --> 02:29:44,440 Speaker 1: there between them, and think, what's wrong with those guys? Man? 3093 02:29:44,480 --> 02:29:46,680 Speaker 1: I can I can down forty eight ounces of that stuff? 3094 02:29:46,800 --> 02:29:50,240 Speaker 1: That's right. You look at that and say, small timers, 3095 02:29:50,280 --> 02:29:53,440 Speaker 1: look at that, that's nothing. Right. You can chug forty 3096 02:29:53,480 --> 02:29:55,760 Speaker 1: an ounces of coffee. I saw it last week, forty 3097 02:29:55,800 --> 02:29:58,440 Speaker 1: announces of coffee in about forty five minutes. That was amazing. 3098 02:29:58,640 --> 02:30:02,160 Speaker 1: They're not drinking coffee. They're not drinking coffee. It's Tim Horton's. 3099 02:30:02,240 --> 02:30:05,039 Speaker 1: That's some shot glasses. Come on, man, get a cup 3100 02:30:05,120 --> 02:30:08,240 Speaker 1: of coffee, but kind of a big handle on top, 3101 02:30:08,360 --> 02:30:10,440 Speaker 1: you know, they like kind of carry like a bucket. Yeah, 3102 02:30:10,720 --> 02:30:12,720 Speaker 1: that's a cup of caffs. That wasn't really we got 3103 02:30:12,800 --> 02:30:14,360 Speaker 1: to talk to him. I don't know if I can't 3104 02:30:14,360 --> 02:30:16,320 Speaker 1: even read the Tim Horton's logo on it. Get the 3105 02:30:16,360 --> 02:30:21,120 Speaker 1: big one. It's big, bigger, go home, Go big or 3106 02:30:21,240 --> 02:30:23,800 Speaker 1: go home. Call on the line from Trent in Rochester. 3107 02:30:23,920 --> 02:30:27,840 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Trent, you're on the air, guys. I just 3108 02:30:27,959 --> 02:30:30,680 Speaker 1: wanted to reinterrate or the point that I made. Even 3109 02:30:30,760 --> 02:30:34,359 Speaker 1: through training, jous Allen has been hampered by the perception 3110 02:30:34,440 --> 02:30:38,520 Speaker 1: that he was only gonna back up whoever started this year. 3111 02:30:38,680 --> 02:30:42,039 Speaker 1: So I'm saying that to say this, with the correct 3112 02:30:42,120 --> 02:30:45,400 Speaker 1: preparation and what he's about to get in everything, we're 3113 02:30:45,440 --> 02:30:49,120 Speaker 1: gonna see the better Josh Allen. I think that him 3114 02:30:49,240 --> 02:30:52,320 Speaker 1: not being ready and everything was more perception. He's shown 3115 02:30:52,360 --> 02:30:56,119 Speaker 1: to be the hottest rookie quarterback drafted, and it's gonna 3116 02:30:56,160 --> 02:30:59,600 Speaker 1: pay big dividends now that he's actually being prepared to stars. 3117 02:31:00,320 --> 02:31:02,480 Speaker 1: But the only thing Trent that stands in opposition to 3118 02:31:02,560 --> 02:31:05,240 Speaker 1: that is the Cincinnati preseason game. He was he had 3119 02:31:05,240 --> 02:31:07,120 Speaker 1: a week, he had a full week at a practice, 3120 02:31:07,200 --> 02:31:08,880 Speaker 1: and he was prepared to start that day and it 3121 02:31:08,959 --> 02:31:11,240 Speaker 1: did not go well, not just for the Bills, but 3122 02:31:11,360 --> 02:31:13,640 Speaker 1: for Josh that day. Either. That's the thing that I think, 3123 02:31:14,840 --> 02:31:17,080 Speaker 1: I think about. I hope it doesn't occur yet, Trent, 3124 02:31:17,120 --> 02:31:18,480 Speaker 1: and I get I get what you're saying, and I 3125 02:31:18,560 --> 02:31:21,080 Speaker 1: agree with you to a large extent. But I do 3126 02:31:21,280 --> 02:31:24,160 Speaker 1: think too, he's gonna have to grow into that. I mean, 3127 02:31:24,360 --> 02:31:27,520 Speaker 1: he was he went through it once in preseason of Cincinnati. 3128 02:31:27,560 --> 02:31:29,320 Speaker 1: That just going through it your first time doesn't mean 3129 02:31:29,480 --> 02:31:31,640 Speaker 1: you've mastered it. Going through it your second time, maybe 3130 02:31:31,680 --> 02:31:35,160 Speaker 1: your third time. It's gonna take rep after rep of 3131 02:31:35,360 --> 02:31:39,400 Speaker 1: weeks to get into a point where he gets some 3132 02:31:39,520 --> 02:31:41,800 Speaker 1: benefit out of that and it becomes second nature. This 3133 02:31:41,959 --> 02:31:44,560 Speaker 1: thing too about Murph, and I noticed he looked a 3134 02:31:44,560 --> 02:31:48,000 Speaker 1: little nervous in his in his press conference just after 3135 02:31:48,080 --> 02:31:51,080 Speaker 1: his first practice as a starter. That's gonna go away. 3136 02:31:51,160 --> 02:31:53,520 Speaker 1: The more and more that happens, the more casual he's 3137 02:31:53,520 --> 02:31:55,640 Speaker 1: gonna become with it, the more easy it'll be for him. 3138 02:31:55,959 --> 02:31:58,520 Speaker 1: Same thing was stepping into the huddle on opening on 3139 02:31:58,680 --> 02:32:01,480 Speaker 1: Opening Day. He's gonna step in the huddle game after 3140 02:32:01,600 --> 02:32:04,040 Speaker 1: game after game, and it will not be foreign territory 3141 02:32:04,120 --> 02:32:06,040 Speaker 1: to him. It's not gonna be nerve racking because he's 3142 02:32:06,040 --> 02:32:09,480 Speaker 1: gonna know what's gonna happen all of this stuff. You've 3143 02:32:09,480 --> 02:32:12,640 Speaker 1: got to get him to a position where none of 3144 02:32:12,720 --> 02:32:15,600 Speaker 1: it's new. That means when he comes back and plays 3145 02:32:15,680 --> 02:32:18,640 Speaker 1: the Jets for the second time, it's gonna seem like 3146 02:32:18,800 --> 02:32:20,760 Speaker 1: the second time he's played him. He's played this team, 3147 02:32:20,800 --> 02:32:22,520 Speaker 1: he's seen it before. It's gonna be the same thing 3148 02:32:22,560 --> 02:32:25,080 Speaker 1: when he plays the Patriots for the second times, the 3149 02:32:25,080 --> 02:32:27,200 Speaker 1: same thing when he when he plays the Dolphins for 3150 02:32:27,240 --> 02:32:29,000 Speaker 1: the second time. And then next year when he's seen 3151 02:32:29,080 --> 02:32:31,600 Speaker 1: all these teams and he's seen these coordinators for the 3152 02:32:31,680 --> 02:32:34,920 Speaker 1: second time. You've got to give him time to get 3153 02:32:35,040 --> 02:32:39,160 Speaker 1: through this and see what it's like time and time again, 3154 02:32:39,280 --> 02:32:42,440 Speaker 1: so nothing's the first time for him anymore. And when 3155 02:32:42,480 --> 02:32:44,879 Speaker 1: you start getting to that and by the time you've 3156 02:32:44,959 --> 02:32:46,960 Speaker 1: get where you've seen everything, well, some of the stuff 3157 02:32:46,959 --> 02:32:49,640 Speaker 1: you've seen you have seen a hundred times, and that's 3158 02:32:49,720 --> 02:32:51,520 Speaker 1: old news to him. And that's you know, you have 3159 02:32:51,640 --> 02:32:53,640 Speaker 1: seen this defense, you have seen this look. You have 3160 02:32:53,760 --> 02:32:56,760 Speaker 1: seen that it may be only your fifth game in 3161 02:32:56,840 --> 02:32:59,000 Speaker 1: the league. It maybe you're only your fifth start, but 3162 02:32:59,080 --> 02:33:01,840 Speaker 1: now this is the twenty time you've seen this defensive look. 3163 02:33:02,480 --> 02:33:05,240 Speaker 1: That's the kind of progression that you gotta hang in 3164 02:33:05,360 --> 02:33:08,880 Speaker 1: there with for Josh Allen throughout these first things and uh, 3165 02:33:09,240 --> 02:33:11,440 Speaker 1: you know, having him be the perception of being the 3166 02:33:11,520 --> 02:33:13,760 Speaker 1: starting quarterback and starting to prepare for it. You're right, 3167 02:33:14,000 --> 02:33:16,320 Speaker 1: it is gonna make a difference, but it's gonna take 3168 02:33:16,400 --> 02:33:20,120 Speaker 1: some time before that becomes commonplace and not wow, this 3169 02:33:20,280 --> 02:33:22,480 Speaker 1: is kind of cool. I'm starting. It's got to be 3170 02:33:22,640 --> 02:33:24,879 Speaker 1: old hat for him. And that's that's when you finally 3171 02:33:24,920 --> 02:33:26,600 Speaker 1: get to a point where you're a starter and nothing 3172 02:33:26,680 --> 02:33:29,560 Speaker 1: gets you there except playing. Throw him in there and listen, 3173 02:33:29,640 --> 02:33:31,240 Speaker 1: that's the thing, and this is the big thing. You 3174 02:33:31,360 --> 02:33:33,680 Speaker 1: gotta hang in there. It's gonna be tough for him. 3175 02:33:34,080 --> 02:33:35,760 Speaker 1: And I think this team, I think this team and 3176 02:33:35,840 --> 02:33:38,160 Speaker 1: his coaching staff are gonna do that. They're gonna hang 3177 02:33:38,240 --> 02:33:40,280 Speaker 1: tough with him, and they're gonna battle through this with him, 3178 02:33:40,560 --> 02:33:43,119 Speaker 1: and he's gonna feel like he's he's got some support 3179 02:33:43,560 --> 02:33:46,480 Speaker 1: and they're not gonna let his confidence get chattered. A break. Here, 3180 02:33:46,480 --> 02:33:48,560 Speaker 1: we're back with more Stephen I come back One Bill's 3181 02:33:48,600 --> 02:33:51,520 Speaker 1: Live from One Bill's Drive and this is Buffalo Bill's Radio. 3182 02:34:05,800 --> 02:34:08,119 Speaker 1: What are we learned? Just presented by advanced alarm providing 3183 02:34:08,200 --> 02:34:12,080 Speaker 1: Western New York's homes and their businesses with and it's 3184 02:34:12,160 --> 02:34:14,600 Speaker 1: businesses with the finest and security in home theater, the 3185 02:34:14,720 --> 02:34:17,520 Speaker 1: preferred alarm at home theater provider of the Buffalo Bills 3186 02:34:17,720 --> 02:34:21,800 Speaker 1: Smooth professional Wealth, you can't have grammatical errors. Sean McDermott 3187 02:34:22,000 --> 02:34:23,720 Speaker 1: was on the show when we first started, hours and 3188 02:34:23,760 --> 02:34:26,840 Speaker 1: hours ago, and he said that, yes, Josh Ellen is ready. 3189 02:34:26,879 --> 02:34:29,400 Speaker 1: He is prepared to start this Sunday against the Los 3190 02:34:29,440 --> 02:34:34,120 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers. He's prepared and he will be prepared. I mean, 3191 02:34:34,120 --> 02:34:36,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he's prepared yet. It's a natural progression 3192 02:34:36,520 --> 02:34:39,600 Speaker 1: during a week, but he'll be prepared at the end 3193 02:34:39,600 --> 02:34:42,200 Speaker 1: of the day. He's a young player. So we keep 3194 02:34:42,280 --> 02:34:46,000 Speaker 1: that all in mind, manage expectations and and know that 3195 02:34:46,120 --> 02:34:48,520 Speaker 1: we embrace that growth mindset that there's going to be 3196 02:34:48,640 --> 02:34:52,400 Speaker 1: some there's going to be some challenges, some adversity, and 3197 02:34:52,800 --> 02:34:55,880 Speaker 1: you keep learning as you as you go and you 3198 02:34:55,959 --> 02:34:58,320 Speaker 1: embrace that. Um. I mean, I think we all do 3199 02:34:58,480 --> 02:35:01,640 Speaker 1: that here. I embrace that a lot of lessons that 3200 02:35:01,720 --> 02:35:03,879 Speaker 1: I learned from the game the other day, that we've 3201 02:35:03,920 --> 02:35:05,880 Speaker 1: got to make adjustments and he'll have to make some 3202 02:35:05,959 --> 02:35:09,040 Speaker 1: adjustments as he grows as well. A great conversation with 3203 02:35:09,160 --> 02:35:11,920 Speaker 1: Chris Mortenson from ESPN earlier today, and he talked to 3204 02:35:12,000 --> 02:35:14,280 Speaker 1: us about Josh Ellen. He has been a longtime fan 3205 02:35:14,320 --> 02:35:16,320 Speaker 1: of Josh Allen, and we asked, somebody thinks about Allen 3206 02:35:16,360 --> 02:35:20,960 Speaker 1: getting to start on Sunday, But Josh Allen what he 3207 02:35:21,160 --> 02:35:24,520 Speaker 1: does to a team, not just for his team, because 3208 02:35:24,560 --> 02:35:27,959 Speaker 1: this team sees this every day. They see the ability, 3209 02:35:28,720 --> 02:35:31,640 Speaker 1: they know what it does to the defense. In other words, 3210 02:35:31,680 --> 02:35:33,320 Speaker 1: it's not just the fact that it's not that he 3211 02:35:33,360 --> 02:35:36,599 Speaker 1: can throw at seventy five yards. He can make intermediate 3212 02:35:36,680 --> 02:35:40,720 Speaker 1: drows in his athleticism, and in this day they quarterbacks 3213 02:35:40,760 --> 02:35:42,720 Speaker 1: do have to be a little more athletics than they 3214 02:35:42,840 --> 02:35:47,000 Speaker 1: used to be. Will allow I think for the offense 3215 02:35:47,080 --> 02:35:49,560 Speaker 1: to breathe a little bit. It's gonna it's not it's 3216 02:35:49,600 --> 02:35:52,560 Speaker 1: not gonna be pretty. And I think Josh Allen has 3217 02:35:52,600 --> 02:35:57,240 Speaker 1: the mental toughness to live with the U and the down. 3218 02:35:58,200 --> 02:36:00,200 Speaker 1: Great talking with Chris Mortenson today. We got a great 3219 02:36:00,200 --> 02:36:02,600 Speaker 1: show coming up tomorrow. Steve Gorman, Thomas saw Hall of 3220 02:36:02,640 --> 02:36:05,880 Speaker 1: Famer joins us. Tom Telesco, good friend of yours, buddy 3221 02:36:05,920 --> 02:36:09,080 Speaker 1: of mine, former Saint Francis high school star right around 3222 02:36:09,080 --> 02:36:10,680 Speaker 1: the corner here now the general manager of the Los 3223 02:36:10,720 --> 02:36:12,800 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers. He's gonna be great to talk to you. Yeah, 3224 02:36:12,840 --> 02:36:14,520 Speaker 1: he's always great to talk to. He's got it. He's 3225 02:36:15,240 --> 02:36:17,280 Speaker 1: he's a Buffalo guy, so you know we can all 3226 02:36:17,360 --> 02:36:19,840 Speaker 1: relate to him. Jerry Hughes, a Buffalo Bills guy, will 3227 02:36:19,879 --> 02:36:21,840 Speaker 1: join us tomorrow after practice as well. We'll look forward 3228 02:36:21,840 --> 02:36:23,640 Speaker 1: to it. Steve, you're ready for tomorrow? I am? You 3229 02:36:23,760 --> 02:36:26,160 Speaker 1: got time to get ready. You don't be ready. It's Wednesday. 3230 02:36:26,440 --> 02:36:28,760 Speaker 1: It's only Wednesday. Are you ready for Thursday? On Thursday? 3231 02:36:29,000 --> 02:36:32,480 Speaker 1: Our productions assistants George Blast, Jeff Coltnick Thomas, honald Or, 3232 02:36:32,560 --> 02:36:35,520 Speaker 1: Kelly Rude, JJ Turito, Kevin Card, Just James Robell, our 3233 02:36:35,560 --> 02:36:38,200 Speaker 1: producer Jay Harris. Good show tomorrow. We hope to see 3234 02:36:38,240 --> 02:36:40,640 Speaker 1: you here at twelve noon with One Bill's Live, presented 3235 02:36:40,640 --> 02:36:43,760 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health from One Bill's Drive on Buffalo Bill's 3236 02:36:43,879 --> 02:36:44,119 Speaker 1: Radio