1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: Oh, good time, Steve Laser textime, tex Time, text time. Alrighty, 2 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: here we go. Then One Bill's Live on a Thursday 3 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: afternoon with the beautiful sunny day in Orchard Park and 4 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: we're inside the ad Pro Sports Training Center. Practice is 5 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: already over today this Thursday. They're treating it like it's 6 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: a Friday. Essentially, it's two days before the game, the 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: big playoff game on Saturday, the Bills in the Houston Texans. 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: Good afternoon, Happy New Year, everybody. I'm John Murphy. This 9 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: is team Tasker. The New Year's celebration is over, and 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: we all got enough New Year's right, you have enough 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: New Years? I did? I did? You know? Yeah? I 12 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: think when you know, let me just say, I'm a 13 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: little I'm gonna stage in my life where, you know, yeah, 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: I don't really feel like I need to celebrate New 15 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: Year's look and to me, then the year comes to 16 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: an end when the Bill season ends, and I don't 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: think I know the Bill season is not over, and 18 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna end soon like this weekend. 19 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it's over this weekend. At least, I'm 20 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: not mentally ready for it to be over. This weekend. 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: I will say, I am totally. I have totally not 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: turned the page yet, right, I mean it's not time yet. 23 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: Not my I'm with you. My calendar is stuck on 24 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,639 Speaker 1: what's going on around me, not what the calendar says exact, 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: and not what the words say on the calendar. So 26 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: I'm I'm still on this this year, this season totally. 27 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: And I we did. We had night, went to the 28 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: hockey game, yep, and I know, you know, Saves lost again, 29 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: but it was a nine goals and Jack had an 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: absolutely filthy shorthanded goal, which I'm one of the things 31 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: that I love about hockey is shorthanded goals for our team. 32 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: That's one. I really, it's like a double goal. So 33 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: I was so that, you know, he saw nine goals 34 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: the Bills obviously, I mean the Bills Saves gave up. 35 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: I gotta I can't even say it. It's five unanswered 36 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: with an empty net or at the end, including an 37 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: empty netter at the end. I was but fun game 38 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: to be at, nice atmosphere, good crowd at the year in, 39 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: and then we went back to a little establishment ranging 40 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: the new year with some friends and you know, it 41 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: was nice and I had yesterday, I put in a 42 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: hard day's labor and uh just did some work for 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: some you know, my family who's we got to think 44 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: a little project. Where were so? I has a demo 45 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: in a building, right, so I was out there in Jesus. 46 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: So I did that and and just kind of hung out. 47 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: It was nice. It's nice good. But the point is, 48 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: I don't feel like we've reached the end or the 49 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: beginning of a new year yet. I know this calendar 50 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: says we have it's it's twenty twenty. I remember to 51 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: write then on everything you do now. But I don't 52 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: feel as if until the bill season ends, I don't 53 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: feel as if we've turned to pay yet. Yeah, yeah, 54 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: I agree. And you told me, I mean, you're kind 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: of where I was wishing I was at certain moments 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: in the evening you were you were hit the sack 57 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: early on New Year's Yeah, New Year's EVA ten thirty. 58 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: You were doing some work though before Oh yeah, i'd 59 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: worked the last two day. Okay, all right, so this 60 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: is my are you gonna I know what it is 61 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: because I used to do the thing for CBS. You 62 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: kind of you put some time in on these a 63 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: little bit. What do you think. I think the Bills 64 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: have a real good chance to win. I think the 65 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: Texans are okay, They're not great. They have got some guys. 66 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: They have some guys. They have some big time playmakers 67 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: on offense especially. It'll be interesting to see how much 68 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: of a how much work they get out of Will Fuller, 69 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: who tried to play a couple of weeks ago against 70 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay and had to leave in the second quarter 71 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: with the growing injury. And he's been in and out 72 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: of the lineup for most of the season. And when 73 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: he's in there, they're a great team. But is he 74 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: ready to go? Did not play last week. We'll see. 75 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: I think he's a key factor in this game. J. J. 76 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: Watt is a key guy to watch right Obviously, three 77 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Um hasn't played 78 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: since mid season with a peck muscle injury, a torn 79 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: pectoral muscle ise ready to go, I don't know how 80 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: effective will he be. I don't think anyone knows, and 81 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: so he'll be a guy to watch. But all that 82 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: being said, they're a decent team, not a great team, 83 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: and especially on defense, they got some serious issues on 84 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: the back end of their defense. Well, they're they're twenty 85 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: like what seventh in the league or something scoring and 86 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: the yards given up a score and you know, so 87 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: they and here's the thing too, you look at this 88 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: last month and you and you've made a bigger deal 89 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: out of it than I have. That the Bills have 90 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: kind of you know, they lost three out of the 91 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: last four to get headed in the playoffs, but you know, 92 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: they're kind of tied it up two weeks ago, so 93 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: I you know, it's easy to let your foot off 94 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: the gas. But still, the Bills have run the gauntlet 95 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: of defenses in the last month. I mean, they Baltimore, 96 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: New England, Pittsburgh, UM even when they played as far 97 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: back as Denver, was not a top five defense when 98 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: they played Denver. Although they've fallen away at the end 99 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: of the season, this is a this is an offense 100 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: and the Buffalo Bills it has underproduced. But man oh man, 101 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: they've run the gauntlet of defenses. And so I'm thinking 102 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: when they get into this game, it's gonna be like, Okay, 103 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: we've you know, we may see a little uptick in 104 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: their production, maybe not on the scoreboard, but certainly in 105 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: their ability to maybe hang onto the ball and convert 106 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: on third downs, maybe stay on the field a little bit. 107 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: But I think you look at and this is a 108 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: let me just stereotype in the in the worst way. 109 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: The Houston Texans have been a team who, for me, 110 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: have been all about on both sides of the football, 111 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: all about big plays in their recent history there. And 112 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: they're good too because they got playoff caliber players all time, 113 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: great guys like JJ Watt and DeAndre Hopkins on either 114 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball. But they're a team built around 115 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: that spectacular play, the big sack, strip, fumble, scoop and 116 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: score on defense. Or DeAndre Hopkins just you know, catching 117 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: ten balls for one hundred and ninety eight yards and 118 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: three touchdowns. He's one of those guys. Right. This is 119 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: a game where if the Bills go in there, I 120 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: think the Bills are built in a more fundamentally sound way. 121 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: They play solid defense, they move the football, they don't 122 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: make mistakes, and you just you can't get a big 123 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: play on them. They stuff you. And that's what this 124 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: game's about. The Bills have got to keep the lid 125 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: on this game, keep it close and not make any mistakes. 126 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: And the Texans, you got to think they're at some 127 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: point they're gonna get some frustration going because they can't 128 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: do anything. They're gonna struggle against this defense at times, 129 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: and how will they handle that is gonna say? How 130 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: will they play in the subsequent series? Is the series 131 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: that follow that one? So they're gonna struggle at times 132 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: against this Bill's defense everybody does, and how they handle 133 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna say a lot about how this game is 134 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: gonna turn out. I agree, I agree. We got a 135 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: good show coming up for you here today. We'll talk 136 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: about the game on Saturday and our Twitter question today, 137 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: which Bills playmaker will have the biggest impact on Saturday's 138 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: game against the Texans. Who will it be? Will it 139 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: be Josh Allen? I think he has a big role 140 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,799 Speaker 1: to play. Will he play the biggest role for the Bills? 141 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: Will it be Devins Secretary? Could it be John Brown? 142 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: Maybe there's a playmaker on the defensive side of the ball. 143 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: Maybe it's Tradevious White. If he could shut down DeAndre Hopkins, 144 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: they'd go a long way and playing a big role 145 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: in the Buffalo Bills having success on Sunday. That's our question, 146 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: simple one, not a Twitter poll. Which Bills playmaker will 147 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: have the biggest impact in Saturday's game against the Texans. 148 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: Eight h three h five fifty toll free one eight 149 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty sending a tweet. 150 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 1: Wee we can read around the tweet. Shoot, we've got 151 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: a couple of those tweets in already. Gotta let you 152 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: know what's coming up on the show today. Coming up 153 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: at the bottom of this hour, Chris Brown, Bills Insider 154 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: from Buffalo Bills dot Com. He'll be in the studio 155 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: with us talk about today's practice, what he saw today. 156 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: It is over already. Bill's practice to ten fifteen this morning, 157 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: wrapped up about half hour ago, maybe a little bit 158 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: longer than that. Field h joins us at one o'clock 159 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL Insider. We'll talk with him about this weekend 160 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: of pro football. Two o'clock. Lorenzo Alexander will be here 161 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: on set and also in the two o'clock hour. Rod Woodson, 162 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: great pro football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, great safety. 163 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. Yeah, he's also a color analyst on 164 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: the Westwood one Radio network. He'll be He'll be on 165 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: the call of the game on Westwood one on Saturday. 166 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: The Bills in the Houston Texas. Before we're going to 167 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: furthest team, we should mention that we will all find 168 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: out later today about the Pro Football of Fame. They're 169 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: gonna make the twenty list of twenty five semi finalists 170 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: into a list of fifteen finalists. They'll be announced that 171 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: we are told a little bit after six pm today, 172 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: and those finalists then go to the full forty eight 173 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: member Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee on selection Saturday, 174 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: February first, the day before Super Bowl fifty four. Steam 175 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,559 Speaker 1: of course, is a semifinalist for the seventh time, first 176 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: time since twenty thirteen, which is significant. I think, uh, 177 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: seven times as a semifinalist. Last year of eligibility, it 178 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: was seven times as a semifinalist. This is your seventh 179 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: year a semifinalist. Wow, that's a big number. It is 180 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: a big number, and it's your last year of eligibility 181 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: before you move to the Veterans Committee. I feel good 182 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: about this today, and I know you're uncomfortable talking about it, 183 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: but I'm eager to find out whether you make it 184 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: as a finalist today. Yeah. Well if, yeah, if that happens, 185 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: and we're kind of an uncharted territiles. I've ever done that, 186 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: never ever been And the only thing that changes is 187 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: that it'll be the first time where there will be 188 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: an open verbal debate with all the voters in the room, 189 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: and it'll be you know, when they get into super 190 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 1: Bowl week. Yeah, and that's never happened before, which is 191 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: kind of cool. Yeah. Well, it's good that at least 192 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: they're talking about it. If if that's if that's what happens, 193 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: if you make it to the ainlist stage and you 194 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: don't make to the Hall of Fame, it's good that 195 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: there will be finally an open discussion about, well, what 196 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: is the thoughts about a special team or being in 197 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame? What do we think about that? Yeah, 198 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: I think it's good. I think it's it's a good 199 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: question for them to answer because they'll they'll be because 200 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: there are guys aside besides me who can make an 201 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: argument for it, and and so it's it's something I 202 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: think they need to address. And if they're not going 203 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: to do it, that's fine, that's their decision to make. 204 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 1: And if they are, um, you know, maybe it's getting 205 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: to the point after thirty years or so where I 206 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: think where the rosters got big and they started being 207 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: professional special teams players. Uh yeah, maybe they Maybe it's 208 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: time to think about putting somebody out. I do. And 209 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: And by the way, if you don't get in, who's 210 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: it gonna be? Matthew Slater? I mean could be there's 211 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: a ton of guys least five years away. Yan Mitchell. 212 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: Brian Mitchell is as a guy that I've always kind 213 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: of stumped as being a guy that's special, being a 214 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: guy that has had a different career, much like people 215 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: you know attribute to my career being a little bit unique. 216 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: Brian Mitchell was a phenomenal player and a really unique 217 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: and um versatile player both on special teams and offense 218 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: and defense. And I and he's, uh, he's got an 219 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: argument to be made to be considered as well. So 220 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: I'm yeah, it's fun. It's it's thing. It comes out. 221 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: What six o'clock. You said six o'clock, they say, maybe 222 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: the leak before that. We'll see. I mean, I'll sweat 223 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: it out till six Where you gonna be, No, I 224 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: will sweat it out, not at all. But if if 225 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: my name makes this cut, yeah, I'll get a little flutter. 226 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: I'll admit to that, right, can we can I unveil 227 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: the lawn signs that I have ready to go the 228 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: political right. I mean that that give like whoa, that'll 229 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: be kind of a little bump. That'll be fun. Yeah, 230 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: I can see. I think you're going in that direction. 231 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: I think you're all going to make the field of finalists. 232 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: What I know, I've talked to a couple of different voters, 233 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame voters. They're the ones who pair it down. 234 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: It's twenty five semifinalists. Now it'll be fifteen leaders to 235 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: eight voters, forty eight voters. Yeah, so there's you know, 236 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: there's a ton of guys and they're all really respected guy. 237 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: You'd know all of them. I know many of them, 238 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, we know a ton of them. So 239 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: they're all and you can trust them with the process, 240 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: they'll be all right. Okay, So that's happening today as well. 241 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: But the big issue here, of course, said one Bill Drive, 242 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 1: is the playoff game. The Bills oiler's playoff game. The 243 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: Bills had a workout, as we said that ended about 244 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: an hour more or more ago. After workout, after the practice, 245 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: head coach On McDermott said nobody, no player has been 246 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: declared out for Saturday's game. That's a good sign. That's 247 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: pretty healthy roster, folks. Nobody has been ruled out of 248 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: Saturday's game against the Texans. Not the Tye and Sky 249 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: who left last week with an ankle injury. Not Levi 250 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: Wallace who left last week with an ankle injury. Tredevious 251 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: White who did not play last week. He's been good 252 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: to go oh week. Nobody has been declared out. Some 253 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: of them would be questionable, I'm sure, and we'll get 254 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: the full practice report a little bit later today. The 255 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: Texans big question is j J. Watt looks like he's 256 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: gonna play. He says, it's all a question of how 257 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: many snaps he gets with his torn pectoral muscle. He says, 258 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: we'll have a snaps monitored by the coaching staff. He 259 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: says they have a good plan going into the game. 260 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: How much of a concern is JJ wats coming off 261 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: the injury. He's healthy, that's a different story. Coming off 262 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: the injury. He probably will be on a pitch count. 263 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: And by the way, he got a pretty good guy 264 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: in Cody Ford over there on that side, who has 265 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: done a good job against premier pass rushers this year. 266 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: He's he's a concern because he's an unknown a little bit. 267 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: You don't know how many snaps he's gonna He could 268 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: get twenty five, thirty forty snaps, or he could get four, 269 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: you know, and he may come out and beat and 270 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: he may wreck the game in the first quarter and 271 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: reinjure himself. You know what I'm saying. He may get 272 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: two sacks in the first quarter with a sack strip, 273 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, and then all of a sudden he's out 274 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: because he reinjures himself or gets a different injury. He 275 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: has been fragile in the last handful of years. He's 276 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: spent some time rehabbing some serious injuries. And but we 277 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: all know, I mean, the guy in his career has 278 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: just become an absolute legend in the NFL. He's an 279 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: absolute game wrecker. And plus he's it was a torn peck. 280 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: There's nothing wrong with his legs. You know, he's going 281 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: to come in fresh, so he'll get a burst. And 282 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: I think what he'll probably have to deal with is 283 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: for me, being a guy who's you know, it's been 284 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: kind of on that thing where you come back after 285 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: an injury or whatever, He's probably gonna have a huge 286 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: adrenaline rush, you know. So it's one of those things 287 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: where he'll come out and he'll play a rep and 288 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: it'll feel like he's played twenty plays in a row, 289 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. He'll get gassed real quick 290 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: and they don't have to take a deep breath, and 291 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: he'll recover and he'll get back out there and okay, 292 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: but he'll he'll have some adjustment to do to get 293 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: back into game shape and game pacing, and but there's 294 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: no doubt. I mean, the guy can go. And if 295 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna go, he's a concern. He's a concern. But 296 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: I think the big thing for them, for the Texans 297 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: is the unknown amount he's gonna be able to go. 298 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: And but I don't think there's any question that you know, 299 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna bring his motor. You know, their defense has 300 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 1: been different without him, there's no question about that. The 301 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: back end of their defense, the secondary is not played 302 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: as well as they did when he was in there. 303 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: But that was basically mid season, right it was October 304 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: when he went out. Either the reason why the defense 305 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: wasn't good or are they just not good? We're gonna 306 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: find out a little bit. A couple of answers to 307 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: that question this week, I think I'll tell you one 308 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: guy is really good on their defenses. Number forty one 309 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: inside labacker Zach Cunningham, flies around him, makes almost every 310 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: play on the defensive side of the ball for them. 311 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: He's a really good player, a really good middle linebacker. 312 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: They're okay upfront, They're pretty good with Zach Cunningham, and 313 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: of course JJ Watd'll be on the edge on the 314 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: back end. I don't know. Jonathan Joseph and a bunch 315 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: of guys I think, I just don't think the defense 316 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: is much to be concerned with in this game. They've 317 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: lost their in order to get to JJ Watt active, 318 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: they took to Sean Gibson out of the game, in fact, 319 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: put them on injury reserve, so they'll have a new 320 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: um starting free safety in this game. So I don't know. 321 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what to make of that defense. I 322 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: don't think they're very good. They made a couple of 323 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: big plays in there win at Tennessee. Back on I 324 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: think it was December fifteenth, so three weeks ago, including 325 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: that one that you're watching on MSG right now. They 326 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: played in week six fifteen. Then there was Week sixteen, 327 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: and then in a week seventeen they met again. Yeah, 328 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: and as you can see if some of those watching 329 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: on MSG, that's the one where Tannehill threw the ball 330 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: right into the hands of the tight end and it 331 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: ended up going back the other way. They so they 332 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: took points off the board. And those were two very 333 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: close games that they played. Although this last one, Houston 334 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: kind of laid down in week seventeen. They didn't care 335 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: if they won or not. They were resting guys and 336 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: Tennessee needed it to get in and they and they 337 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: were able to do it. I didn't even watch that game. 338 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: Is that all right? I've watched three games. I just 339 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: wasn't going to be instructive at all. I'll allow it. 340 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: You're right, you're right, kind of like the Bills last game. 341 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 1: That's right. This this Houston team, I think, on both 342 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, thrives on the big play and 343 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: they're capable of it because of the talented individuals they have. 344 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: On a DeAndre Hopkins, will Fuller, even Kenny Stills. Uh, 345 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: those guys can can fly around. And of course to 346 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: Shaun Watson, what a competitor he is. He can throw it, 347 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: he can run it um. He is a really, really 348 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: nice young quarterback who's playing really well for his team. 349 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the big reasons they're ten 350 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: and six is his ability to make plays. But I 351 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: do think they depend on the big play on both 352 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. If you can, if you can 353 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: stop that, I think they struggle a little bit. I 354 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: think they'll struggle putting together at thirteen twelve play, fifteen play, drive, 355 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: time of possession kind of thing. Let me ask you 356 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: this question. We talk about a few big issues surrounding 357 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: the Bills game, and we'll take your phone calls and 358 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: read some of your tweets. At a moment, it's the 359 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: Bills second time in the playoffs in three years, and 360 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: they have a very limited playoff experience for the most part. 361 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: It's a Buffalo roster that doesn't have a lot of 362 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: playoff of It's like three guys left on the team right. 363 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: The Texans going to the playoffs for the fourth time, 364 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: and Bill O'Brien's tenure is five year tenure. They're one 365 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: and three in those appearances. They lost a wildcard game 366 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: last year at to the Colts. Last year twenty six 367 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: Day missed in twenty seventeen season, twenty sixteen playoffs, they 368 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: beat the Raiders at home, Raiders without Derek Carr, and 369 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: then lost on the road at New England. And the 370 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: year before that, twenty fifteen, they lost to the Chiefs 371 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: thirty to nothing the playoffs. Do they have meaningful experience 372 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: in the playoffs? The fact that they haven't won, and 373 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: our buddy Kyle Brant kind of rift on that today, 374 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: and they have, but they haven't won, and they've been 375 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: home a lot in the playoffs. They've been in this game, 376 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: this wildcard game, hosted this wild card game a lot 377 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,719 Speaker 1: over the last few games a few years. Do they 378 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: have significant meaningful playoffs experience. I'm not sure that they do. 379 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: It's interesting too, because we in the media send tend 380 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: to see things with a, you know, kind of a 381 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: cynical eye, and we kind of look down on these teams. Listen, 382 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans have nobody to apologize for to getting 383 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: the playoffs almost every year under Bill O'Brien. Well, they're 384 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: getting there. I'm gonna get back to the deck, but 385 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: go ahead. Every game, and you know this tumor. Every 386 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: season is unique, every team is different. The Chiefs thirty 387 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: to nothing lost has nothing to do with the Cincinnati 388 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: Bengals game the next year. The one thing it does 389 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: do and I think this is on this may be 390 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,160 Speaker 1: on Bill O'Brien. You've got to have a you've got 391 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: to understand and what happened on those days and look 392 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: for common denominators as to why you can't get out 393 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: of the first round out on a home game, you know, 394 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: on a Saturday afternoon in January. There you have to 395 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: look for common denominators, and that's on your head, coach. 396 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: You've got to learn from each experience. But now, I mean, 397 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: let's face it, he's got his quarterbacks not the same 398 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: guy anymore. You know, Deshaun Watson is a different player now, 399 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: JJ Watt getting back on the field. I mean, they've 400 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: got their own unique issues this season, and you've got 401 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: in a large measure, just like the Bills from two 402 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: years ago. You got to treat this like a different animal. 403 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: There are certain things you can learn, but most of 404 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: those have to do with what's your schedule on Wednesday, 405 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: what's your schedule on Thursday, what's your schedule on Friday? 406 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: You know what I mean, that's what you learn as 407 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: a coaching staff. But for this those that past lack 408 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: of success on a Saturday wildcard playoff round for the 409 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 1: Houston Texans has absolutely nothing to do with the game 410 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: on Saturday against the Buffalo Bills, and you got to 411 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: remember that. Well, let me run this by him. Let 412 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: me start with the question, because I know people, if 413 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck had not retired, do you think the Texans 414 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: would be hosting this game tomorrow? Would they have won 415 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: that division? Heavens, I don't know. What do you think? 416 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't think so. I think the 417 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 1: Colts would have won that division. They were set up 418 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 1: to win the division. Again. I think the Colts would 419 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: have won. The year before, they lost a wildcard game 420 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: to the Colts in Houston, right the year before that 421 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: with Andrew Luck, they lost a wildcard game twenty sixteen, 422 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: they beat the Raiders without Derek Carr, the third string quarterback, 423 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: without the backup to David Carr. Yeah. Yeah, and then 424 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: they went on and list of New England. Twenty fifteen 425 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: they lose to the Chiefs thirty to nothing. All I'm 426 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: saying is they have benefited from playing in the AFC 427 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: South for a long time. You could argue that this 428 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 1: year they have benefited from being a team in the 429 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: AFC South with a Colts team without its quarterback. And 430 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 1: I know Jacoby Brissette did an admirable job, but they 431 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: didn't make the playoffs this year. The AFC South with 432 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville jag are seriously underperforming this year as opposed 433 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: to a couple of years ago when the when the 434 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: Texans didn't even make the playoffs. I'm just saying they 435 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: have benefited from being in a pretty pedestrian division for 436 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: a long time now under Bill O'Brien. Well, the Bills 437 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: played the NFC East this year too, Yeah, you know, 438 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: And like I said, you can they may have gotten 439 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: benefit in years passed from it, but you know, for 440 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: me and I go back to it, it's it's about 441 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: this year. Certainly. The Bills got off to a soft start, 442 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: playing the Giants, playing the Washington Redskins early on, in 443 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals, and then having the Dolphins on their 444 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: on their schedule twice in the first half of the season. People, 445 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: you remember, you know, the Bills didn't have the hardest 446 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: schedule out of the blocks in the first half of 447 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: the season, but both these teams are ten and six. 448 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: Both of them probably have games they want to get back. 449 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: Think about this, and the Bills are ten and six. 450 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: They're I don't know what you do with the Jet 451 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: game in Week seventeen. I think the Bills would have 452 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: lumped those guys up if they would have needed that. Okay, 453 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: so if you if you take that and you put 454 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 1: them at eleven and six, actually eleven and eleven and 455 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: four against the the NFL three of the teams they 456 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: lost to Philly, New England twice and Cleveland Baltimore three team, 457 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: three of the teams in the playoffs, and of course 458 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: we got the Cleveland's most solid performance of the entire 459 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: year against US at in their own place. This Bills 460 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: team beats the teams it should beat. They don't blow games. 461 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: The Philly The Philly game is the one black guy. 462 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: I mean, we both think about the Cleveland game too, 463 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: but that Philly game is the one where you think, wow, 464 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: they they got hit in the mouth and had no 465 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: answer in that game. It was a long time ago. 466 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: This is a team that I think and and the 467 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: way these playoffs are gonna roll out, the Bills have, 468 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: I think, kind of answered the bell at every turn 469 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: this year, the big game in Dallas. We always keep 470 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: leaning on that the game in Pittsburgh is a big 471 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: win for this team. And they had it sewed up early. 472 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: They've stayed healthy, they got all their guys playing. This 473 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: is a this is a team I think in Buffalo 474 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: you gotta think, Wow, this is you know what. This 475 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: game is gonna look like. They're very solid. It's gonna 476 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: come down to one or two plays over this probably 477 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 1: the whole course of the game, but maybe in the 478 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: second half. And it's and unless the Houston Texans do 479 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: something special on one side of the ball or the other, 480 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna get beatin. So they're gonna get beat now. 481 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: They can because they got we've seen them. They got 482 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: guys that can do it. They've got DeAndre Hopkins and 483 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: all these guys we've been talking about. But the Texans 484 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: are gonna have to do something big in this game 485 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: to beat this team because they just doesn't happen to them. Yeah, 486 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 1: let's take a phone call eight fifty to three, eight 487 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: five fifty two five fifty Kevin and Lack. I want 488 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: to get a start at Kevin. Go ahead, you're on 489 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,680 Speaker 1: the air. How's it going to the guys. Good. Appreciate 490 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: taking the call off and my first time calling. So alright, 491 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 1: get down to business. Hey, I really think the table's 492 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: gonna maybe open up a new secret box. He might 493 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: have a little couple of new ideas that he hasn't 494 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: really run some of these players this year, like the 495 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: tight Ends. I don't think there has been enough activity 496 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: with m Duke Williams. Obviously a lot of the fans 497 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: were pushing for him this year. I think he's got 498 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 1: a great attitude and he's got a great body size. 499 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: I think that maybe will make things easier for Josh 500 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: as far as targets. Targets is our concerned, you know, 501 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: we know he struggles a little bit in that area. 502 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: You give him a bigger target some of the tight 503 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: Ends and get Dope Williams involved. I think you'll see 504 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure put on Houston this week. I 505 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: really do. Duke Williams. Isn't it intriguing character this week 506 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: to Eve? After a pretty good game last week against 507 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: the Jets and game a lot of targets last week, 508 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: he provides a totally different dimension than what they have 509 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: at wide receiver. The Bill is ready to roll the 510 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: dice with Duke I don't know. And if he is active, 511 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: how much does he play, by the way, that's a 512 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: question too. It's it's interesting because you kind of think, too, 513 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: this is a playoffs. I mean, there's nothing left on 514 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: the table, and I think there's always this sense that 515 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: you want to do something that you're doing, you're doing 516 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: you're really good at that they're not ready for, you 517 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: know what. I mean that they haven't seen too much of. 518 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: Duke Williams fits that to a t. You know, Duke 519 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: Williams had that one bad drop last year on the 520 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: third last week, on the third down, and he was 521 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: bummed about it, and it was really the only false 522 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: move he I think we saw him make all day. 523 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: He really was productive. Is that enough to give him 524 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: a chance in a playoff atmosphere to get back on 525 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: the field, because I think if you're looking for a 526 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: playoff run, you do have to do some things that 527 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: the other team doesn't know you can do, or doesn't 528 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: or is unaware of, you know, the trick plays or 529 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 1: fake punts or you know all that stuff. Different personnel combinations, 530 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: different formations, different shifts and even some and some new 531 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: plays you run from scratch, but also a guy like 532 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: Duke Williams getting plugged in that I don't know, what's 533 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: that they don't know if they match up with him 534 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 1: like they would Isaiah McKenzie, you know what I'm saying. Yeah, 535 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, it's so fun to think 536 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 1: about the creativity that Brian Dabo might bring to the 537 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: table using guys like Duke Williams, Robert Foster, Myzai McKenzie 538 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: and the guys at the bottom of the roster even 539 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, so Noris Perry who's a special teams guy, 540 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: and all the tight ends that they've got. I don't 541 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: think there's any question we're gonna see some things that 542 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: maybe we haven't seen before. If Duke Williams plays, what 543 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: does it mean you're not going to take out Obviously 544 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: the top two Beasley and and John Brown, you're probably 545 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: not going to take out as Zay McKenzie. Your looks 546 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: like they're gonna get on Andre Roberts back. The only 547 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: guy left to take out is Robert Foster. Foster, you know, 548 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: has been a contributor on Special teams. He plays thirty 549 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: seven percent of the special team snaps. Yeah, so which 550 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: somebody else has to pick up that that thirty seven 551 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: percent one every three uh special team snaps. If Robert 552 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 1: Foster is out, that would be that means he doesn't 553 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 1: play probably punk return, Right, he probably plays. He probably 554 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: plays kickoff, kickoff return and punk team. You know, so 555 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: that's an important consideration. That's kind of consideration they will 556 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: make if they haven't made it already, and they will 557 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: hold closely until game time. Right is do we play 558 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: Duke Williams? And if so, who picks up the special 559 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: team select that Robert Foster leads? And how are they 560 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: gonna use him? You know what personnel are going to 561 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 1: be in the field with him? Is he gonna be 562 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: on there with Cole Beasley and John Brown? Or is 563 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: he gonna go out there with three tight ends and him? 564 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: Because if they want to, if they want to line 565 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: up heavy and go hard, Duke Williams will knock some 566 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: guys off the ball. He's a great run game blocker. 567 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: If the run game is gonna be an enormous part 568 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: of what they do. All of a sudden, Cole Beasley 569 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: goes outside, Duke Williams comes to the slot and he 570 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: starts pushing people around in the run game. All that 571 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: stuff's on the table and we have I mean we 572 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: haven't even I don't know, we haven't even we want 573 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: to practice, so but all that's on the table. And 574 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 1: it opens it up because if they're gonna put him 575 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: on the active roster, it's not for have him stand 576 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: over there or hold his helmet right, take a knee 577 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: that just to back up, right, You just gotta get on, 578 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: got to get on the field, right. And if it's 579 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: not special teams, which he hasn't been right, it's in 580 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: the offense and that you know, what do you do? 581 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: Where's it? And plus here, Murph, he played last week 582 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: and had all those targets. John Beasley and John Brown 583 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: and Cole Beasley weren't even on the field. So he 584 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: was like the last guy standing. What's it gonna look 585 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: like when those guys are on the field, you know, 586 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 1: I mean there might not just there might not be 587 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: any targets for him to get. Duke Laims had ten 588 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: special teams snaps going at the end of the regular season, 589 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: not very many. We're gonna talk. We'll talk with Chris 590 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: Brown about this. He's standing body to join this next 591 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: Why don't remind you if you're not going to the game. 592 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: Most of you are not. And if you want to 593 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: watch a game with the Bills fans with other Bills fans, 594 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: a place to go would be seven one six Food 595 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: in Sport. The Playoff Watch Party is on this Saturday 596 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: at four thirty five pm. They got giveaway specials, a 597 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: disc jockey. It's presented by bud Light. The Playoff Watch 598 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: Party be a fun atmosphere down there, Steve, I know 599 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna watch a game at home set. I don't 600 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 1: know what. I haven't decided where I'm gonna watch it. 601 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: You know, I'm I'm the same. There are certain I 602 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: can't superstition involved, no, no, no, okay, I'm don't want 603 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: to watch it with my grandkids, but I gotta leave 604 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: the room, you know, you know, I mean I I 605 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 1: don't want that will be that grandpa, right, So uh yeah, 606 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: I I honestly do not know where I'm gonna watch 607 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: the game. I cannot get my mind around what I'm 608 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: gonna be doing. Okay, I don't know because I've got 609 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: you know, obviously, in my in my joint. I've got 610 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: a great spot to watch it in my house, but 611 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,239 Speaker 1: it's in you know, It'll be by myself. Nobody want 612 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 1: to watch with you. There's certain people who don't. But 613 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, then again, and I said it there early 614 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 1: in the week. If if the Bills are up by 615 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: three score, if the Bills bust out and you know, 616 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: the lid comes off, I want to be, you know, surrounded. 617 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go down and catch the second half at 618 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: seven one six with everybody else, right, it'd be a 619 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:42,719 Speaker 1: place you right, whatever or whatever a statue I live 620 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: in EA. So there's only like fifty of those establishments 621 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: over there, right, So it's like New Orleans over there. 622 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: But and so it's you know, I can go near 623 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: one of those places, but I might wait until you know, 624 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: till a second, you know what I mean, until we 625 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: got to you know what I mean, if there's some 626 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: But it's not gonna happen though. This is gonna be 627 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: one of those games. It's gonna be a Bills games, 628 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a one score game. We'll talk more about 629 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: the game with Chris Brown Bills Inside from Buffalo Bills 630 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: dot Com. We're just getting started here, John Murphy and 631 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: Steve Tansker one Bills Live. We're presented by Kalidah Health 632 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: Live from the Seneca Studio, Seneca Resorts and Casino. Nothing 633 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: comes close. One Bills Live, John Murphy, Steve Tansker are 634 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: happy to have our friend Chris Brown, Bills insigner from 635 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills dot Com in studio with us now. Happy 636 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: new year, Chris. How are you? I'm doing good? Happy 637 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: new Year. Thank you. Great to be here with you. 638 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: A report from Cleveland from Mary Kay Cabot. She says 639 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: former Brown's in current Bills offensive coordinator Brian Dable, we'll 640 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: interview for the Brown's head coaching vacancy Sunday here in Buffalo. 641 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: According to Cleveland dot Com, they're coming up here. Yeah, now, yes, sir. 642 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: Can they do that if the Bills win? Apparently they 643 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: can only if they win or only if no, if 644 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: they win it, I think there's a day that opens 645 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: for a team to do Okay. I think that's how 646 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: it works, all right. Because I knew they couldn't do 647 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 1: anything this week. That's why that's why they're coming up here. 648 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: Because they don't win. He'll just go down there, right, Okay. 649 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: It's good. It's good for Brian d Able to get 650 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: that opportunity. I don't know, no question, I don't know 651 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: that he'll be their top choice, but it's good for 652 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: him to right opportunity. And they just finished with Mike 653 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: McCarthy today, the former Packers head coach. There was a 654 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: there was a fascinating story that I can't remember who 655 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: did it now, so forgive me for not knowing the 656 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: media outlet, but they did a whole thing on what 657 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: McCarthy has done in terms of the analytic breakdown of 658 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: watching film all week, all year this year of the 659 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: entire league, and he actually had a team of analytics 660 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: people working with him to stay abreast of the league 661 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: and to try to devise new coaching methods in terms 662 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: of picking the right algorithms and such. It's almost like 663 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: he decided he had to modernize himself. I wish I 664 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: could remember where it was, but you can probably just 665 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: google it and find it. But it was it was 666 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: a very interesting story on how he approached this year off. 667 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: But he had like a whole lab in his house. 668 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: It was like he was he was breaking it down. 669 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: It was impressive. It's what they do, Man's and it's 670 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: amazing too because you can understand the analytic stuff. It 671 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: just permeates everything nowadays, right well, the question is what 672 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: variables do you think are the most important and throwing 673 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: into your algorithms, And I think that was part of 674 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: what he was trying to get to the bottom of. 675 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 1: But I think he knew with the way things went 676 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: wrong between him and Aaron Rodgers, chiefly when he was 677 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: with the Packers. At the end, I think he came 678 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: to the realization, number one, you need to take a 679 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: year off, and then number two had to reinvent himself 680 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: as a modern head coach. So it was it was 681 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: really interesting, or at least give the perception. Well, yeah, 682 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: or at least try to correct. Correct. Let's talk about 683 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: what we're here to talk about, Chris, Come on, we're 684 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: here to talk about the Buffalo Bills. And this Thursday 685 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: kind of like a Friday practice today. What did you 686 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: get out of it those brief open viewing ports. Yeah, 687 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 1: I mean we don't really get to see anything on 688 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: this Thursday, which is the equivalent of a Friday practice 689 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: with the game being Saturday. We basically watched five minutes 690 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: of stretch and that's it. That's all we get. So 691 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 1: you're basically hurrying through to take your attendance, make sure 692 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: everybody's there, and it was a helmetless practice because nobody 693 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: had helmets. They had the T shirts on. So yeah, 694 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: I mean I think it was a scaled back practice. 695 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: And we asked coach about that after and he said, essentially, 696 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: we're doing what's right by our players. And you know, 697 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: this is a this is a team that wholly subscribes 698 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 1: to the sports science and to things load management, those 699 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 1: kinds of things. And so I think even though they 700 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: were backed off physically, they make a concerted effort to 701 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: stay locked in mentally. And I think that was kind 702 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: of the approach today. Yeah, there's no question they then 703 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: that's what today is about for guys like us, who's 704 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,160 Speaker 1: practics and who's not in The Bills continue to be 705 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: one of the healthiest teams, probably one of the healthiest 706 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: teams left in the tournament. Yeah, And coach said he 707 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: did not he has not ruled anyone out for this game, because, 708 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: as we know, we've got a handful of players who 709 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: are probably going to fall into the questionable boat for 710 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 1: the game on Saturday, you know, those being Tie and 711 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: Secky Shack, Lawson, Levi Wallace and then m Andre Roberts 712 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: thank you. So I would anticipate that at the at worst, 713 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: all three all four of those are listed as questionable. 714 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: Maybe somebody got far enough along this week to get 715 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: off the injury report completely, but odds are they're probably 716 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 1: all getting the questionable designation those four. The most critical 717 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: one that seems to me might be Levi Wallace as 718 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: far as the impact on the game. Yeah, although I 719 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 1: think Shaq has developed into a pretty important player these days. 720 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: You can make the argument he's been their second best 721 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: pass rusher on the second half of the season here 722 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: in terms of productivity, and I just think he gives 723 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: Houston more to worry about if he is active. And Levi, yes, yes, 724 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: he's no question he's important. And I said this morning 725 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: on the morning show on wh R if I'm the 726 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:18,399 Speaker 1: Texans knowing that the Bills are a team that, as 727 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: a matter of course does not employ five and six 728 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: true cornerbacks on their roster, which a lot of teams 729 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,720 Speaker 1: still in this day and age. Doo, I'm going four wide, 730 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,919 Speaker 1: aren't you stretching this secondary of the Bills. I'm going 731 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,280 Speaker 1: four wide. I'm putting all my talent on the field 732 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: and let me see if you guys can match up 733 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,400 Speaker 1: four deep at corner. Let me see if you can 734 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: do that. Now, the Bills may choose to use one 735 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 1: of their safeties in a situation like that, whether it's 736 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,839 Speaker 1: Poy or Hide, who have cornerback chops when they were 737 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: younger players. Sir Ran Neil obviously is the other option. 738 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: But if Levi Wallace isn't active, I am throwing four 739 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: receivers out there on the field. There's number four for Houston, 740 00:34:55,719 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: DeAndre Carter, Kek Couci. Yeah so, and I'm doing and 741 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,399 Speaker 1: at least some of the time, and you might run 742 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: it will be an interesting question is to what the 743 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: Bills do versus that. Do they zone it off? I 744 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,240 Speaker 1: would think they would, or do they go zone blitz 745 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: and try and bring some pressure and get to Shaun 746 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: off his mark and try and get him. You know. Now, 747 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 1: it's interesting you say that may not want to you 748 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: may not want to do that. I don't think they 749 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: want to Shaun Watson off his mark, right, I think 750 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: they want I think the game plan going in here 751 00:35:23,360 --> 00:35:26,720 Speaker 1: is keep him in the pocket because when he extends plays, 752 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: that's when Texas, the Texans big plays tend to hact um. 753 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: So I think there's going to be a concerted effort 754 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 1: in this game to be for the front to be 755 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: disciplined in their rush lanes, not give escape routes to Watson, 756 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:44,359 Speaker 1: and then hope you can get home and have some 757 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: strategically time blitzes, you know, to speed up the internal 758 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: clock and get him to make a decision that he 759 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 1: doesn't want to make. One of the things too, about 760 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,319 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson being in or out of the lineup. He's 761 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: really good against mobile quarterbacks. He has had some chase 762 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: down play, a lot of chase down plays, and a 763 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 1: lot of plays where he's hemmed in right guys like 764 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: Lamar guy, you know, and the rest of them that 765 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: they faced, all these guys that escape. Shack's been pretty 766 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: good at that this year. Yeah, and you wonder if 767 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: that is something that is not in his toolbox if 768 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: he does play on Saturday because of the hamstring. As 769 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: you know, you got that hamstring. Being a long chase 770 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: player as a defensive end may go out the window 771 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 1: in a situation like that. Hamstrings are tricky, man, They 772 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: are tricky. Yeah. We're with Chris Brown Bills inside a 773 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills dot Com taking your calls and questions about 774 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: this matchup. Who's the critical guy for the Bills. Who 775 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: do you think is critical who needs to have a 776 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,360 Speaker 1: big game for the Bills to win this game on Saturday? 777 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 1: Chris what Devin Singletary. Devin Singletary, you didn't even let 778 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 1: me finish the question. Why Why didn't you let me know? 779 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: Why is he so important? Because I think he's going 780 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: to be instrumental in keeping the offense on schedule and 781 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 1: taking some of the burden off of Josh Allen. And 782 00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 1: this is a defense that can be run on. I mean, 783 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: they give up a tony yardage on the ground. They 784 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: have a great linebacker and Zach Cunningham who gets all 785 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: over the field. But I think you can use Cunningham's 786 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: elite speed against him and leverage him at the second level, 787 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:17,959 Speaker 1: set him up to overpursue. And so I think you've 788 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: got to ride the motor here early in this game. 789 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: Get the offense, keep the offense on schedule and favorable 790 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 1: down and distance, which should allow Brian Dable to call 791 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: more of the high percentage pass plays. To get Josh 792 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: in a rhythm early, because, as we've seen in the instances, 793 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: when Josh is in a rhythm, he can take over 794 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:41,759 Speaker 1: a game with his arm, not with his legs. It 795 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: hasn't happened often, but in the games where he's gotten 796 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,320 Speaker 1: off to a fast art like down in Miami for example, 797 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:53,359 Speaker 1: earlier this season, you know, those are instances where this 798 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: team almost looks unbeatable because the defense is going to travel. 799 00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:01,319 Speaker 1: We know that, Okay, for the most part. If the 800 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: offense can get a running game to be balanced and 801 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: stay on schedule, and Josh can get in an early rhythm, 802 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna really have something. They might hit thirty points 803 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: you describe. Sounds like the Dallas game to me, Yes, 804 00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: and there was some help and assistance there with that. 805 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: You know, I referenced the other day the trick play 806 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:23,080 Speaker 1: to get the extra seven points on the board. But yes, yes, 807 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,240 Speaker 1: that is a formula for success. And I'm just telling 808 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:29,040 Speaker 1: you right now, the Bills have gotten to twenty points 809 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,160 Speaker 1: or more seven times this season. They're seven and oh, 810 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 1: the defense will handle the rest. You score twenty, you're 811 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,279 Speaker 1: probably winning this football this. I was telling Murf this 812 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,680 Speaker 1: earlier in the show. This Houston team on both sides 813 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 1: of the ball, with JJ Watt and Merciless and Cunningham 814 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 1: and those guys on the defensive side, and on the 815 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 1: offensive side, obviously all the playmakers they've gotten to Shaun Watson, 816 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,120 Speaker 1: I think the Houston Texans are built for big plays 817 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,440 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. Yeah, now they can 818 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 1: run the ball. I mean, I think Carlos Hide, you know, 819 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:03,240 Speaker 1: is an underrated player. He's a power back too, power 820 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: back with speed, you know the way he runs Levy 821 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:09,919 Speaker 1: on Bell. He's very very patient. Yeah, yeah, smart patient too, 822 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: And I think it's because he's now that he's matured 823 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: as an NFL player, He's come to understand, Hey, I 824 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:17,840 Speaker 1: pack a punch here, you know what I mean. I 825 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 1: don't have to be running full speed and hit the 826 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,759 Speaker 1: hole right away. I can kind of slow play it 827 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,440 Speaker 1: and then hit it. And I still got enough momentum 828 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,799 Speaker 1: with my two hundred thirty pound two hundred thirty pound 829 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:31,759 Speaker 1: frame to have people bounce off me and get extra 830 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:35,839 Speaker 1: yards after initial contact. So he is unquestionably a power back, 831 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,840 Speaker 1: and so Buffalo's run defense has to be on point 832 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,839 Speaker 1: in this game for sure. The other guy I worry 833 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: about is Kenny Stills, which I listed in my scouting 834 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: report that just went up at noon here on Buffalo 835 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: bills dot com. Kenny Stills has quietly been a Bills killer. 836 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:58,759 Speaker 1: He's got five career games against the Bills, and he's 837 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: got eighteen catches for three hundred and seventy five yards 838 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:06,480 Speaker 1: and five touchdowns, two one hundred yard receiving games in 839 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 1: that sample size, and he's also averaged almost twenty one 840 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: yards a reception. He did it with the Saints, and 841 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:16,879 Speaker 1: he did it with the Dolphins against the Bills. Now 842 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:19,160 Speaker 1: he's with his third franchise. I don't want to see 843 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:21,279 Speaker 1: it again, so I'm hoping we can take care of 844 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,479 Speaker 1: I'm more worried about Fuller than Yeah. I know, but 845 00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:28,359 Speaker 1: to me, Stills is like the Wiley vet. You know 846 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: that'll show up at the wrong time, right right right? 847 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,000 Speaker 1: I get it. That's that's my concern. Yeah, what do 848 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 1: you think about you know the impact JJ Watton might 849 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:38,399 Speaker 1: have on this, and plus you know you got Tyan 850 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,960 Speaker 1: Secky maybe questionable. Maybe he'll get back in. We haven't 851 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,160 Speaker 1: seen Tian Secky very much. He's got a few snaps. 852 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:45,520 Speaker 1: I think I'm getting the feeling now that the injury 853 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,720 Speaker 1: he suffered in the Jet game at Week seventeen was 854 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:51,160 Speaker 1: me It was the same ankle. But I don't think 855 00:40:51,160 --> 00:40:53,239 Speaker 1: as severe as the last one. You know what, let's 856 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 1: just set him down and just take our lumps here. 857 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:57,319 Speaker 1: If he can't play, that's fine, but we want him 858 00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:01,600 Speaker 1: ready for this game, right. I think he He looked 859 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:03,879 Speaker 1: good to me in practiced this week. He really did. 860 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: He was moving much better than I anticipated he would, 861 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 1: which leads me to believe that it's while it's the 862 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,240 Speaker 1: same ankle, it's not quite as severe as the initial 863 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: injury that he suffered back in week eleven that cost 864 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:18,200 Speaker 1: him five games. And he's an important part of this 865 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,480 Speaker 1: equation this week because I was talking to him in 866 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,160 Speaker 1: the locker room earlier this week, I said, hey, how 867 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:31,760 Speaker 1: well does last year's game for you against the Texans 868 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: stick in your memory? Because when he was with Washington, 869 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,400 Speaker 1: he played against Houston, had to go against Clowney and 870 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:39,640 Speaker 1: Watt and started that game because Trent Williams was out. 871 00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:42,399 Speaker 1: I said, how much did you see a wat He goes? Oh, 872 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: I saw what I said. How much did you see 873 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,480 Speaker 1: a Clowney? He goes? I saw Clowney. He had a 874 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:49,720 Speaker 1: hell of a game. I am firmly of the belief 875 00:41:50,239 --> 00:41:54,480 Speaker 1: that his performance in that game was went a long 876 00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,600 Speaker 1: way to him getting a contract here in Buffalo in 877 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:58,680 Speaker 1: the free agency after he signed as a video we 878 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 1: showed over and over right, I means for his highlights 879 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 1: and the reason why I think he's effective against those tall, 880 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:10,320 Speaker 1: long defensive ends like what and Clowney are is because 881 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:13,680 Speaker 1: he's tall and long himself. He's enormous. If you ever 882 00:42:13,719 --> 00:42:15,800 Speaker 1: get a chance, you gotta do this. You got to. 883 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:18,319 Speaker 1: You gotta ask him to hold his hand up and 884 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:20,600 Speaker 1: then just put your hand on his hand for a second. 885 00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: It might sound a little strange, strange, but just have 886 00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: him hold it up. Say hey, man, can I just 887 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:30,040 Speaker 1: measure hands with you? And it's ridiculous. I mean, he's 888 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:32,840 Speaker 1: got meat hooks, you know what I mean. He's got 889 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:36,399 Speaker 1: meat hooks and and that's and that's essential, and it's 890 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:38,359 Speaker 1: big when you're trying to protect and keep a guy 891 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:41,399 Speaker 1: at distance from your quarterback. And I think he if 892 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:45,240 Speaker 1: he can play, that is a huge edge for the Bills. 893 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,920 Speaker 1: A veteran player that's gone against these guys before that 894 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: isn't going to be intimidated and can move people around 895 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: at that size because he's the same size Chris. Last 896 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,879 Speaker 1: thing for you, um, Bills are gonna win, right, I mean, 897 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:59,839 Speaker 1: I know that. Here's the thing. I know, it's an 898 00:42:59,840 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 1: evenly match game. It's as evenly matches any playoff game 899 00:43:02,840 --> 00:43:05,080 Speaker 1: this weekend. But I just feel like Buffalo has an 900 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: advantage here this Saturday. Why do you feel they have 901 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,560 Speaker 1: an advantage? What's the advantage. I just think they're they've 902 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:13,000 Speaker 1: been more consistent all season long. Well, i'll give you that. Um, 903 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:17,319 Speaker 1: Houston is somewhat of an enigma, yea, much like the 904 00:43:17,320 --> 00:43:20,799 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles have been this year. You don't know what 905 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,839 Speaker 1: you're going to get from them. Um, they could come 906 00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 1: out and lay an egg and get beaten by twenty, 907 00:43:26,320 --> 00:43:28,120 Speaker 1: or they could come out and light up the scoreboard 908 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,960 Speaker 1: and put th hang thirty four on you. You just 909 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,759 Speaker 1: don't know, and that's dangerous. It's scary. But I guess 910 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: if you're a person that subscribes the consistency, you would 911 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,479 Speaker 1: side with the Bills in this kind of a game. 912 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:45,440 Speaker 1: So I understand where you're coming from, Murph. But but 913 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: the dice roll can be dangerous, and the Texans are 914 00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: the dice roll team, sure, and they may roll seven 915 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:55,000 Speaker 1: five times in a row. Really, no, it'll be it 916 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,480 Speaker 1: will unquestionably, unquestionably be an entertaining game. I think the 917 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,839 Speaker 1: odds are it will be a tight game, and the 918 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:03,920 Speaker 1: odds makers tend to agree with that. I think if 919 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:07,319 Speaker 1: the Bills can get to twenty, preferably twenty four, but 920 00:44:07,360 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 1: if they can get to twenty, I feel better about 921 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 1: their chances in this one for sure. And see I 922 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:15,319 Speaker 1: don't see Houston getting too thirty four or anything near. No, no, 923 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:18,319 Speaker 1: And what encourages me that the Bills can get to 924 00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:21,160 Speaker 1: twenty and quite frankly, I think they get to twenty four. 925 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:25,280 Speaker 1: The reason I'm that optimistic is because the Houston Texans 926 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,759 Speaker 1: have the worst red zone defense in football. They're giving 927 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,440 Speaker 1: up touchdowns at almost a seventy two percent clip. That 928 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:35,600 Speaker 1: is a fat, fat number. So if the Bills, who 929 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:38,720 Speaker 1: are middle of the pack in red zone offense, can 930 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:41,719 Speaker 1: bump that up to maybe sixty five percent, you know, 931 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,600 Speaker 1: go two of three down there, you know, even four 932 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: of six if we can. If we can get that, yeah, 933 00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:50,560 Speaker 1: sure they'll be in really really good show. One of 934 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:52,200 Speaker 1: the things about this game as well, is that the 935 00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:57,640 Speaker 1: Houston offense and the Bills defense are both in the 936 00:44:57,680 --> 00:45:00,279 Speaker 1: top ten at third down conversions. Houston's really good at 937 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:02,920 Speaker 1: converting third downs. Bills defense obviously is very good at 938 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:05,360 Speaker 1: getting teams off the field and third top ten at it. 939 00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:09,880 Speaker 1: That may be a critical factor in limiting Houston's ability 940 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:12,040 Speaker 1: to get more chances to make big plays, because I 941 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: do think I still think they're the engine of Houston 942 00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:19,200 Speaker 1: is the big play. Yeah right, And you know you 943 00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: got to hope that being the top down defense that 944 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:24,279 Speaker 1: the Bills are and being one of the best teams 945 00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:26,840 Speaker 1: in the league at preventing twenty plus yard plays, that 946 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:29,960 Speaker 1: they'll be able to neutralize that. Then the next task 947 00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:35,800 Speaker 1: becomes keeping Houston from converting on those third and shorts. 948 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:37,919 Speaker 1: Like you know, Carlos Hide, I'll go back to him again. 949 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:41,000 Speaker 1: He's nine for eleven on third and one conversions this year. 950 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:43,680 Speaker 1: I mean he is. He's a pile pusher, and so 951 00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:47,160 Speaker 1: if you you got to really rally and hold them 952 00:45:47,400 --> 00:45:49,400 Speaker 1: on those third and shorts when you get them to 953 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 1: those downs, you just gotta do it. Chris, Thank you, 954 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,279 Speaker 1: got Chris Brown Bills inside of Buffalo Bills dot Com. 955 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:56,920 Speaker 1: Steve and I coming back with more. I want to 956 00:45:56,960 --> 00:45:59,319 Speaker 1: remind your Tickets are available now for the w GR 957 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:02,239 Speaker 1: Radio Soy Roast of Eric Wood on sale now at 958 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:06,279 Speaker 1: WGR five fifty dot com. Former Bills guard Richie Incognitos 959 00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:08,799 Speaker 1: is one of the roasters home. Get your tickets now, 960 00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:11,520 Speaker 1: they're going fast. The w GR celebrity Roast of Eric 961 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:15,240 Speaker 1: Wood Thursday, February twenty seventh at Buffalo River Works. Tickets 962 00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:18,399 Speaker 1: into tails at WGR five fifty dot com. We're back 963 00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:20,520 Speaker 1: with more in a moment. One Bills Live presented by 964 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:35,680 Speaker 1: Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bills Radio one does live 965 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:38,480 Speaker 1: on a Thursday afternoon. Maddy glam would be co hosting 966 00:46:38,560 --> 00:46:40,560 Speaker 1: with Steve tomorrow. I'll be on my way to Houston, 967 00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:44,200 Speaker 1: Texas wheels of Bills and the Texans game on Saturday. 968 00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:46,719 Speaker 1: Take a phone from cocktail on the charter. Now, they 969 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:49,279 Speaker 1: don't do that anymore, I don't think. So let's go 970 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:51,160 Speaker 1: to the way home they do. I don't even know 971 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,560 Speaker 1: if they do that. Let's go to Robin North. Now, 972 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:56,400 Speaker 1: you challenged me. I don't know what they're serving and 973 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:57,839 Speaker 1: I don't care, damn it. I just want to get 974 00:46:57,840 --> 00:47:00,560 Speaker 1: the use of Robin North, Carolina. Hello, you're on the air, 975 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,439 Speaker 1: Hey John, Thank you for taking my calling. Steve Man, 976 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:06,759 Speaker 1: I just want to say big ten years from back 977 00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:09,480 Speaker 1: in your playing days. Ben A Bill's faan pretty much 978 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,920 Speaker 1: my entire life. I just want to wish you good 979 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,319 Speaker 1: luck with you Hall of Fame this year. I think 980 00:47:14,520 --> 00:47:18,000 Speaker 1: there's probably no better deserving player out there than you 981 00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:22,759 Speaker 1: right now, So thank you. But listen, John, I'm maybe 982 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,719 Speaker 1: I'm maybe off my nut, but I gotta tell you, 983 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:29,080 Speaker 1: I am not concerned about this Texas team at all. 984 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:33,360 Speaker 1: I understand a very entertaining section sevent last time with 985 00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:37,120 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, but the way they've been playing, you hit 986 00:47:37,160 --> 00:47:39,759 Speaker 1: it on the head, it's inconsistent. And the way they've 987 00:47:39,800 --> 00:47:43,520 Speaker 1: finished out the season. In that game last week against 988 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:48,520 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, any other team, any other team, if they 989 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:53,319 Speaker 1: give up three interceptions like that, Tampa Bay is not 990 00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:55,960 Speaker 1: even in that game. And Winston's being benched. And I 991 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:59,360 Speaker 1: think our defense is way better than Tampa Bay's defense. 992 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:03,520 Speaker 1: And I just think get the pressure on Watson. He's 993 00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:06,919 Speaker 1: gonna make a mistake and we're gonna capitalize on it. Um. 994 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:09,440 Speaker 1: I agree with I agree with Christo. I think the 995 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:11,960 Speaker 1: running game is gonna be huge. Um. It's gonna eat 996 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,560 Speaker 1: that clock, it's gonna protect Josh, and when the time 997 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:16,759 Speaker 1: is right, we're gonna hit for a big play. Um, 998 00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:19,279 Speaker 1: I just I just don't think Houston is a good 999 00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:22,200 Speaker 1: matchup for us for them. I think I think they 1000 00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:24,640 Speaker 1: match up well for us. And I see is moving 1001 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,359 Speaker 1: on to the next week. So thanks for taking my call. Sure. 1002 00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:30,480 Speaker 1: And by the way, the Tampa Bay game, you you 1003 00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:33,600 Speaker 1: recognize that you that was an amazing game and I 1004 00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,200 Speaker 1: watched that again this week. Uh, it was an amazing game. 1005 00:48:36,239 --> 00:48:38,000 Speaker 1: Both teams just coughing it up and give them the 1006 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:41,560 Speaker 1: ball away, and it's just kind of I thought to myself, 1007 00:48:41,600 --> 00:48:43,560 Speaker 1: what's wrong with Houston. They don't just finish these guys off? 1008 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:45,960 Speaker 1: And they barely did. That was two weeks ago, and 1009 00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:48,399 Speaker 1: then then they laid down for the Titans. They got 1010 00:48:48,440 --> 00:48:54,160 Speaker 1: beat thirty what was it, thirty five to fourteen by 1011 00:48:54,160 --> 00:49:00,959 Speaker 1: the Titans to get the Titans into the playoffs. Uh yeah, yeah, 1012 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:04,680 Speaker 1: they're playoff team and they're playing at home. You know, 1013 00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:07,040 Speaker 1: and I and I agree with you. Listen, and I 1014 00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:10,000 Speaker 1: was making like a snarky comment today, Hey, we were 1015 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,759 Speaker 1: confident going into New England this last time too. You know, 1016 00:49:14,520 --> 00:49:17,640 Speaker 1: this team is in close games all the time. Their 1017 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:20,000 Speaker 1: marginal area is small. Certainly, you know we're gonna play 1018 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:21,839 Speaker 1: well against this team. You know, the Bills are gonna 1019 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,440 Speaker 1: play well against the Houston Texans, But man, old man, 1020 00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:26,680 Speaker 1: to go in there and think, you know, you're not 1021 00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:28,839 Speaker 1: worried about them. This is gonna be a one score game. 1022 00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: You just know it is. And there's just no reason 1023 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:35,640 Speaker 1: to think that you're gonna go in there and just not, 1024 00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, not sweat this. They've got too many playmakers offensively, 1025 00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:42,640 Speaker 1: They've got too much big play ability not to take 1026 00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:45,440 Speaker 1: them really, really seriously. And I know we as fans, 1027 00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:48,120 Speaker 1: we can't control the game like the players and coaches 1028 00:49:48,160 --> 00:49:50,040 Speaker 1: can so and we can kind of depend on them 1029 00:49:50,040 --> 00:49:52,920 Speaker 1: to do their jobs well. But man, oh man, this 1030 00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:57,440 Speaker 1: playoffs are hard. You know, you get one shot at it, 1031 00:49:57,520 --> 00:49:59,879 Speaker 1: and one bad play at the wrong time means you're 1032 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,320 Speaker 1: season's over and that's you know. So I'm I agree. 1033 00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:04,000 Speaker 1: You can have a lot of confidence going in there 1034 00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:06,799 Speaker 1: that your team's gonna play well, but that confidence may 1035 00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:10,080 Speaker 1: or may not transfer into a win. It's this is 1036 00:50:10,080 --> 00:50:12,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a really close, tight, hard fought game. I 1037 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:15,000 Speaker 1: think I think it gonna be close. I just I 1038 00:50:15,320 --> 00:50:17,879 Speaker 1: have a hard time seeing Cleveland or have a hard 1039 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:21,400 Speaker 1: time seeing the Houston Texans winning it. I don't. And 1040 00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:25,520 Speaker 1: I answered Brownie very briefly when he said, what do 1041 00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:28,200 Speaker 1: you see the differences? And I said, can I see 1042 00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:30,520 Speaker 1: the consistency the Bills? Said, you know, the Bills don't, 1043 00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:32,520 Speaker 1: and you mentioned it. The Bills don't give up big plays. 1044 00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:35,319 Speaker 1: The Bills don't give up long scoring drives. I think 1045 00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:38,360 Speaker 1: if they continue that they'll be okay. They'll be okay. 1046 00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:40,319 Speaker 1: I had a breakcare When we come back, we'll be 1047 00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:43,480 Speaker 1: talking with Field Yates from ESPN about the Bills and 1048 00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:45,759 Speaker 1: the Texans and the other playoff games as well. Come 1049 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:48,040 Speaker 1: on back with us. One Bill's Live presented by Kalada 1050 00:50:48,080 --> 00:50:50,799 Speaker 1: Health from the Seneca Studio on Archer Park. This is 1051 00:50:50,840 --> 00:51:06,799 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radios Radio Network Sports update from One Bill's Drive. 1052 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:09,759 Speaker 1: The Bills practice earlier today, A biggerous workout this morning, 1053 00:51:09,840 --> 00:51:13,520 Speaker 1: final full practice for the playoff game in Houston on Saturday. 1054 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:16,440 Speaker 1: After the workout, head coach Sean McDermott said no player 1055 00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:19,240 Speaker 1: has been declared out or Saturday's game. A full practice 1056 00:51:19,320 --> 00:51:23,000 Speaker 1: injury report expected later today. Bill's headed to the postseason 1057 00:51:23,080 --> 00:51:25,600 Speaker 1: for the second time in three years, Texans going to 1058 00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:27,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs for the fourth time in Bill O'Brien's tenure. 1059 00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:31,320 Speaker 1: Big matchup for this game. Cornerback Tradavious White likely to 1060 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:33,839 Speaker 1: see a lot of Houston wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who's 1061 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:36,600 Speaker 1: caught one hundred four passes this year. White leads the 1062 00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:39,799 Speaker 1: NFL with six interceptions. He gives up no touchdowns when 1063 00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:42,640 Speaker 1: he's been targeted this season. Referee Tony Corrente he will 1064 00:51:42,680 --> 00:51:45,520 Speaker 1: have a so called all star officiating crew the broadcast 1065 00:51:45,840 --> 00:51:48,960 Speaker 1: on our flagship in Buffalo, WGR Sports Radio five fifty. 1066 00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:50,960 Speaker 1: I'll have to call of the game with Eric Wood 1067 00:51:51,000 --> 00:51:53,360 Speaker 1: in the press box and salth Capachu will be on 1068 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:57,120 Speaker 1: the sidelines. Houston Texans JJ Watt will return for the game, 1069 00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:01,640 Speaker 1: first time he'll be back since Allween. Watt returned from 1070 00:52:01,640 --> 00:52:04,239 Speaker 1: a torn pectoral muscle suffered in Week eight. They'll have 1071 00:52:04,280 --> 00:52:07,680 Speaker 1: a snaps monitored by the coaching staff. Bills offensive coordinator 1072 00:52:07,719 --> 00:52:10,960 Speaker 1: Brian Dable reportedly is going to interview for the list 1073 00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:14,319 Speaker 1: of the head coaching job in Cleveland on Sunday here 1074 00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:17,520 Speaker 1: in Buffalo after the Bills game against the Houston Texans. 1075 00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:20,239 Speaker 1: The Browns interviewing Dable along with several others for their 1076 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:23,800 Speaker 1: coaching vacancy. Jason Garrett will continue discussions with the Dallas 1077 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:26,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys about his future with the team. Did later today, 1078 00:52:26,320 --> 00:52:30,040 Speaker 1: Garrett concluded a second meeting with team owner general manager 1079 00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:32,920 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones and his son on Tuesday, no announcement of 1080 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:37,080 Speaker 1: a resolution. The Washington Redskins made Jack del Rio defensive 1081 00:52:37,080 --> 00:52:39,719 Speaker 1: coordinator yesterday when they introduced Ron Rivera as their new 1082 00:52:39,760 --> 00:52:42,279 Speaker 1: head coach. Del Rio is fifty six years old. He 1083 00:52:42,320 --> 00:52:45,760 Speaker 1: had been an ESPN analyst. Now he's the defensive coordinator 1084 00:52:45,800 --> 00:52:49,240 Speaker 1: for Washington. Sabers take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight Keybank 1085 00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:51,799 Speaker 1: Center face off seven o'clock. With the win tonight, the 1086 00:52:51,800 --> 00:52:54,040 Speaker 1: Savers would sweep the season series with the Oilers for 1087 00:52:54,080 --> 00:52:57,320 Speaker 1: the third time in four seasons. David Stern, the NBA 1088 00:52:57,320 --> 00:53:00,120 Speaker 1: commissioner during the most successful period in league history. He 1089 00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:02,759 Speaker 1: died last night at the age of seventy seven. That's 1090 00:53:02,760 --> 00:53:05,440 Speaker 1: the update from One Bill surrived John Murphy, Steve Tasker 1091 00:53:05,480 --> 00:53:07,799 Speaker 1: in our one Buffalo studio. Joined on the line right 1092 00:53:07,840 --> 00:53:11,080 Speaker 1: now by a regular guest of ours typically on Wednesdays, 1093 00:53:11,160 --> 00:53:14,040 Speaker 1: joining us on Thursday. Happen to have Field h ESPN, 1094 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:16,759 Speaker 1: NFL inside around the line. Good afternoon, Field, Happy New 1095 00:53:16,840 --> 00:53:18,920 Speaker 1: Year to you John Murphy and Steve Tasker here in Buffalo. 1096 00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:22,000 Speaker 1: Hey guys, Happy New Year to you. Great to catch 1097 00:53:22,040 --> 00:53:24,319 Speaker 1: you up, and no better time to catch up than 1098 00:53:24,360 --> 00:53:27,480 Speaker 1: with a playoff game. Just what some forty eight I 1099 00:53:27,480 --> 00:53:30,560 Speaker 1: guess fifty one hours away? Cannot wait for what happens 1100 00:53:30,600 --> 00:53:32,760 Speaker 1: on Saturday afternoon? Are you counting down the hours? Field? 1101 00:53:32,760 --> 00:53:35,360 Speaker 1: It sounds like you are. You know what. I was 1102 00:53:35,400 --> 00:53:37,400 Speaker 1: not a math major in college, but I picked up 1103 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,040 Speaker 1: some countdown tricks along the way, and it's a little 1104 00:53:40,040 --> 00:53:42,440 Speaker 1: bit easier. There's only four games during the weekend. You 1105 00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:45,239 Speaker 1: have a sense of what time each one starts. So yes, 1106 00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:47,520 Speaker 1: by that logic, I am indeed count down the hours 1107 00:53:47,560 --> 00:53:50,480 Speaker 1: until this Big Bills and Texans tilt. What do you yeah, 1108 00:53:50,520 --> 00:53:52,000 Speaker 1: what do you think to give us an idea of 1109 00:53:52,040 --> 00:53:54,959 Speaker 1: what you think this game is gonna look like? Well, 1110 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,560 Speaker 1: I'd say this. There have been a lot of games 1111 00:53:57,600 --> 00:54:00,560 Speaker 1: involving the Texans recently in the playoffs have not been 1112 00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:04,440 Speaker 1: particularly pretty. But I am enthusiastic about this one because 1113 00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:08,400 Speaker 1: you've got explosive plays in Houston against the defense and 1114 00:54:08,440 --> 00:54:12,120 Speaker 1: Buffalo that just basically refuses to allow explosive plays, and 1115 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:16,680 Speaker 1: the Texans have when they're healthy, one of the best 1116 00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:20,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver duos in the NFL, and as of about 1117 00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:22,920 Speaker 1: ten minutes ago, will Fuller is a game time decision 1118 00:54:23,680 --> 00:54:25,840 Speaker 1: for Houston, and he has been in and out of 1119 00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:28,960 Speaker 1: the lineup throughout his entire career. But if he's playing 1120 00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:33,239 Speaker 1: on Saturday, it's a great test for the entire Bill secondary. 1121 00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:35,400 Speaker 1: But I think that kind of is the deciding point 1122 00:54:35,480 --> 00:54:38,839 Speaker 1: in this game. Obviously, Turdevious White about as good as 1123 00:54:38,840 --> 00:54:42,120 Speaker 1: there is on defense in the NFL all season. I 1124 00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:44,920 Speaker 1: expect to see him and DeAndre Hopkins has become very 1125 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:48,239 Speaker 1: close acquaintances on Saturday. But if they can limit explosive 1126 00:54:48,239 --> 00:54:50,200 Speaker 1: plays from Houston and find a way to keep the 1127 00:54:50,280 --> 00:54:52,640 Speaker 1: quarterback in front of them, because you don't want to 1128 00:54:52,680 --> 00:54:55,160 Speaker 1: run past to Shaun Watson, because if you do, you 1129 00:54:55,239 --> 00:54:57,000 Speaker 1: might as well just give him a first down. It's 1130 00:54:57,040 --> 00:55:00,520 Speaker 1: such an electric scramblers, such a good thrower on the run. 1131 00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:02,840 Speaker 1: So I think those are sort of the two basic 1132 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:05,600 Speaker 1: keys for the Bills to find a victory on Saturday. 1133 00:55:05,800 --> 00:55:08,360 Speaker 1: Your first point about will Fuller, you're saying he is 1134 00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:11,799 Speaker 1: a deciding point. He's determining point on how the game goes. 1135 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:13,680 Speaker 1: If he plays, they have a much better chance of winning. 1136 00:55:13,760 --> 00:55:16,279 Speaker 1: Is that what you're saying. No, I was just saying 1137 00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:18,799 Speaker 1: that I would saying explosive plays are a huge point 1138 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:21,960 Speaker 1: deciding this game on Saturday, and will Fuller is a 1139 00:55:21,960 --> 00:55:24,600 Speaker 1: game time decision. And that's been the case for him 1140 00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:27,120 Speaker 1: throughout really his entire career, right, I mean, the guy 1141 00:55:27,480 --> 00:55:30,440 Speaker 1: has tons of talent. He is just unable to stay healthy. 1142 00:55:30,480 --> 00:55:33,040 Speaker 1: We've seen it, not just this year but many other 1143 00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:35,759 Speaker 1: years as well. But at his best, he can be 1144 00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:38,800 Speaker 1: one of the most explosive vertical threats in the NFL. 1145 00:55:39,080 --> 00:55:41,120 Speaker 1: What do you think the Bills offense is gonna look like? 1146 00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:43,600 Speaker 1: There's some you know, it's an offense that has struggled 1147 00:55:43,600 --> 00:55:46,239 Speaker 1: to score points. They've leaned on their defense all year. 1148 00:55:46,280 --> 00:55:48,719 Speaker 1: They're going against, really for the first time in six weeks, 1149 00:55:48,760 --> 00:55:51,719 Speaker 1: a defense that's not ranked in the top five of 1150 00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:53,600 Speaker 1: the league. How do you think this game will go 1151 00:55:53,680 --> 00:55:56,440 Speaker 1: out on? When Buffalo's got the ball? You know, I 1152 00:55:56,440 --> 00:55:59,400 Speaker 1: think the Bills actually built some confidence offensively in the 1153 00:55:59,400 --> 00:56:02,319 Speaker 1: final game of consequence for them this year. I know 1154 00:56:02,400 --> 00:56:05,719 Speaker 1: they lost to the Patriots in Week sixteen, but the 1155 00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:11,160 Speaker 1: Bills played solid situational football. Right. The score at the 1156 00:56:11,239 --> 00:56:13,600 Speaker 1: end of the first half, and finding a way to 1157 00:56:13,680 --> 00:56:15,680 Speaker 1: make that game competitive in the second half, and having 1158 00:56:15,680 --> 00:56:17,400 Speaker 1: a chance at the end of the game to score 1159 00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:20,840 Speaker 1: down to the Patriots red zone. There are some confidence 1160 00:56:20,840 --> 00:56:23,640 Speaker 1: building things that you can see from that Bill's offense, 1161 00:56:23,719 --> 00:56:26,040 Speaker 1: but I expect this to be a keep a basic 1162 00:56:26,239 --> 00:56:28,799 Speaker 1: Saturday for the Bills. I expect Devan Singletarre to be 1163 00:56:28,840 --> 00:56:31,960 Speaker 1: a huge part of what they do offensively, and I 1164 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,440 Speaker 1: think the offensive line, which you know is in relative 1165 00:56:34,440 --> 00:56:38,280 Speaker 1: good health, should be an exciting factor too. Because the Texans, 1166 00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:42,200 Speaker 1: as we know, are returning JJ Watt on Saturday. I 1167 00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:46,600 Speaker 1: can't imagine that JJ Watt plays a full defensive workload, 1168 00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,399 Speaker 1: but if he's playing somewhere between fifty and sixty five 1169 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:53,680 Speaker 1: percent of his usual snaps, that's obviously a huge boost 1170 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:56,719 Speaker 1: for Houston, not just physically but emotionally. Right He's a 1171 00:56:56,760 --> 00:56:59,200 Speaker 1: guy that's kind of a heartbeat player for everything they 1172 00:56:59,239 --> 00:57:02,400 Speaker 1: do down there with Texans. So I look forward to 1173 00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:05,600 Speaker 1: the matchup of JJ Watts and whoever is charged with 1174 00:57:05,640 --> 00:57:08,520 Speaker 1: blocking him, because with JJ he's all over the line. 1175 00:57:08,680 --> 00:57:10,680 Speaker 1: They played about half a season second half of the 1176 00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:13,040 Speaker 1: season without JJ Watt, and they gave up about one 1177 00:57:13,080 --> 00:57:16,200 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty seven rushing yards per game without jj Watt. 1178 00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:19,680 Speaker 1: He's a difference maker in the obviously is a pass rusher, 1179 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:22,440 Speaker 1: but in the run game as well, right, yeah, he 1180 00:57:22,520 --> 00:57:24,720 Speaker 1: sure is. And I tell you what, though, if I'm 1181 00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:28,240 Speaker 1: Brian day Ball on Saturday, one of the first things 1182 00:57:28,280 --> 00:57:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm doing is I'm challenging jj Watt right away in 1183 00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:35,360 Speaker 1: the running game, right away. And that's not because I 1184 00:57:35,400 --> 00:57:38,400 Speaker 1: see him as a player that's vulnerable. It's because you 1185 00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:40,960 Speaker 1: want to let's find out, right, let's find out how 1186 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:44,360 Speaker 1: how well that pectoral muscle is actually holding up. I mean, 1187 00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:48,439 Speaker 1: two months removed from tearing his peck. When he tore 1188 00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:53,560 Speaker 1: that peck, he himself tweeted it, Hey, I'm sorry I 1189 00:57:53,600 --> 00:57:56,600 Speaker 1: couldn't finish the year with my guys. And now here 1190 00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:59,680 Speaker 1: we are some two months later and he's back and playing. 1191 00:57:59,720 --> 00:58:01,640 Speaker 1: But I don't think if you're the Bills, what you 1192 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,240 Speaker 1: want to do is avoid jj Watt, because while jj 1193 00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:07,400 Speaker 1: Watt at six is better than a lot of players, 1194 00:58:07,400 --> 00:58:09,680 Speaker 1: he's still not his normal self. I think you want 1195 00:58:09,680 --> 00:58:11,200 Speaker 1: to go out there and you want to challenge him 1196 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:16,120 Speaker 1: and find out how strong that peck really is and 1197 00:58:16,600 --> 00:58:18,720 Speaker 1: if you can this is. It reminds me of what 1198 00:58:18,760 --> 00:58:21,800 Speaker 1: I say is often a strategy that I employ if 1199 00:58:21,840 --> 00:58:25,120 Speaker 1: I were playing against the Rams. You cannot ignore Aaron Donald. 1200 00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:26,640 Speaker 1: You have to run of them. You have to make 1201 00:58:26,720 --> 00:58:29,200 Speaker 1: him earn things during the game. It's not because he 1202 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:31,840 Speaker 1: isn't an awesome player, but you got to test his 1203 00:58:31,960 --> 00:58:35,000 Speaker 1: mindsets on a given Sunday or in this case, a 1204 00:58:35,040 --> 00:58:38,320 Speaker 1: given Saturday. For jj Watt, what do you think is 1205 00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:41,440 Speaker 1: this defense will look like with in the back end? 1206 00:58:41,480 --> 00:58:43,120 Speaker 1: I mean if the Bills do have a chance to 1207 00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:45,560 Speaker 1: maybe play action or have Josh Allen dropped back with 1208 00:58:45,600 --> 00:58:48,000 Speaker 1: some time to throw it. Do you think the Bill's 1209 00:58:48,080 --> 00:58:51,280 Speaker 1: offense is sophisticated and good enough and productive enough to 1210 00:58:51,320 --> 00:58:55,000 Speaker 1: make hey against this defense? Yeah? Well, we have seen 1211 00:58:55,080 --> 00:58:59,520 Speaker 1: some key plays from Dawson Knox and Tyler Croft going 1212 00:58:59,560 --> 00:59:02,920 Speaker 1: back to the Pittsburgh game, and the middle of the 1213 00:59:02,920 --> 00:59:06,080 Speaker 1: field could be an issue for the Texan secondary because 1214 00:59:06,120 --> 00:59:09,480 Speaker 1: Tayshaun Gibson, who was a really good player for them 1215 00:59:09,560 --> 00:59:13,360 Speaker 1: in fourteen games, he's out. He's on injured reserve now, 1216 00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:16,680 Speaker 1: so unfortunately JJ Watt. That the headline was that jj 1217 00:59:16,840 --> 00:59:19,760 Speaker 1: Watt is back, but there was more to it, and 1218 00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:22,200 Speaker 1: the details of this story included that to Shaun Gibson 1219 00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:23,640 Speaker 1: was the guy that had to go on IR in 1220 00:59:23,720 --> 00:59:27,320 Speaker 1: order to create the roster spot for Watt, So that 1221 00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:30,600 Speaker 1: is an issue for them. I think their cornerback play 1222 00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:33,680 Speaker 1: has been up and down this year. They've got guys 1223 00:59:33,840 --> 00:59:35,520 Speaker 1: they actually have a lot of pedigree in their corner 1224 00:59:35,560 --> 00:59:39,040 Speaker 1: in their amongst their quarterbacks. They've got multiple players that 1225 00:59:39,240 --> 00:59:42,840 Speaker 1: entered the NFL as relatively recent first round picks. Bradley Roby, 1226 00:59:42,920 --> 00:59:44,880 Speaker 1: who was a first round pick for the Broncos, and 1227 00:59:44,920 --> 00:59:47,640 Speaker 1: then Vernon Hargraves was a first round pick for the Bucks. 1228 00:59:47,680 --> 00:59:50,040 Speaker 1: Now Hargraves was cut by the box and they've got 1229 00:59:50,040 --> 00:59:53,600 Speaker 1: a terrible secondary. But Hargraves went in the first round 1230 00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:56,840 Speaker 1: for some reasons back in the day, and he's athletic, 1231 00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:59,480 Speaker 1: He's frisky enough in the slot that he's not going 1232 00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:00,840 Speaker 1: to be a push over. But I do think the 1233 01:00:00,840 --> 01:00:04,000 Speaker 1: Bills can get the best of this secondary because on 1234 01:00:04,040 --> 01:00:06,560 Speaker 1: its best day it has been solid. But I think 1235 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:08,360 Speaker 1: the Bills have enough speed to counter some of that. 1236 01:00:08,560 --> 01:00:10,720 Speaker 1: Do the Bills want to run it or throw it more? 1237 01:00:10,760 --> 01:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Against this? Uh? This defense? What do you think? I 1238 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:17,080 Speaker 1: think run the football because that's what they do best. 1239 01:00:17,160 --> 01:00:18,800 Speaker 1: I really do. I mean, I think that's you know, 1240 01:00:18,840 --> 01:00:21,080 Speaker 1: I don't think you want to step outside your comfort 1241 01:00:21,160 --> 01:00:24,000 Speaker 1: zone just because on Saturday. I think they're gonna run 1242 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:25,640 Speaker 1: the football at time. I think, as you noted that 1243 01:00:25,800 --> 01:00:27,840 Speaker 1: the stats have sort of fallen off or the Texans 1244 01:00:27,840 --> 01:00:31,439 Speaker 1: since JJ Watt was out and obviously him being back 1245 01:00:31,480 --> 01:00:34,000 Speaker 1: as a factor. But you know, again, as I continue 1246 01:00:34,040 --> 01:00:35,600 Speaker 1: to contend, I think you got to make him work 1247 01:00:35,600 --> 01:00:37,280 Speaker 1: on Saturday. You got to find a way to test 1248 01:00:37,360 --> 01:00:39,240 Speaker 1: JJ Watt. You can't let this be a game where 1249 01:00:39,240 --> 01:00:42,080 Speaker 1: he's comfortable from start to finish, because he's not one 1250 01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:44,200 Speaker 1: hundred percent. He just isn't. And I think get through 1251 01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:45,520 Speaker 1: the bills, you got to find a way to run 1252 01:00:45,640 --> 01:00:47,600 Speaker 1: right at him and see just how comfortable he is. 1253 01:00:48,440 --> 01:00:50,160 Speaker 1: What do you think Josh Allen is gonna play like 1254 01:00:50,240 --> 01:00:54,040 Speaker 1: in this is We've seen him, you know, kind of 1255 01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:56,960 Speaker 1: rise to the occasion on a on a Thanksgiving day game, 1256 01:00:57,040 --> 01:01:00,640 Speaker 1: on a Sunday night game against Pittsburgh, he's seems to 1257 01:01:00,720 --> 01:01:04,720 Speaker 1: thrive maybe in the spotlight. Do you think this could 1258 01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:06,800 Speaker 1: bring out the best in him or you know, give 1259 01:01:06,880 --> 01:01:10,000 Speaker 1: us the spectrum of where you think he's gonna land. Yeah. 1260 01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm trying to think of a game where 1261 01:01:11,520 --> 01:01:14,439 Speaker 1: I felt like Josh really wilted in a high leverage moment. 1262 01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:16,520 Speaker 1: I think about some of the games that were the 1263 01:01:16,560 --> 01:01:19,320 Speaker 1: biggest games this season. I think it started with the 1264 01:01:19,320 --> 01:01:22,200 Speaker 1: Patriots game back and what Week four, Week three, whatever 1265 01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:25,360 Speaker 1: that was. He looked really good there, right. The only 1266 01:01:25,360 --> 01:01:27,680 Speaker 1: game where the Bills were non competitive this year was 1267 01:01:27,760 --> 01:01:31,320 Speaker 1: the Eagles game. But besides that, Josh I feel like 1268 01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:34,240 Speaker 1: a stepped up. The Patriots game twice, the Cowboys game 1269 01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:37,480 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving felt like he was wasn't a win, but okay, 1270 01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:40,720 Speaker 1: against the Ravens, the Steelers game on Something Night Football 1271 01:01:40,760 --> 01:01:43,920 Speaker 1: that was great. I think it's going to bring out 1272 01:01:43,920 --> 01:01:45,600 Speaker 1: a side of Josh that is part of what the 1273 01:01:45,640 --> 01:01:47,800 Speaker 1: Bills have really grown to love about him is that 1274 01:01:47,840 --> 01:01:51,440 Speaker 1: he's fearless. Right. He is a guy that no matter 1275 01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:54,640 Speaker 1: what a defense thinks about the challenge they have in 1276 01:01:54,720 --> 01:01:57,280 Speaker 1: facing him, he is going to find a way to 1277 01:01:57,280 --> 01:02:00,000 Speaker 1: test the defense. And I think he's got a fearlessness 1278 01:02:00,040 --> 01:02:01,840 Speaker 1: us in a mental toughness about him that is really 1279 01:02:01,840 --> 01:02:03,960 Speaker 1: compelling and makes such a huge part of what the 1280 01:02:03,960 --> 01:02:06,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills do every day. Field. You got a Buffalo 1281 01:02:06,440 --> 01:02:08,600 Speaker 1: team that is not accustomed to being in the playoffs, 1282 01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:11,320 Speaker 1: including Josh, and a Houston team that has been there 1283 01:02:11,400 --> 01:02:16,120 Speaker 1: right the four times under coach Bill O'Brien, and they 1284 01:02:16,120 --> 01:02:18,720 Speaker 1: haven't won at home, by the way, very often. Do 1285 01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:20,880 Speaker 1: you think that the Texans getting much of an advantage 1286 01:02:20,880 --> 01:02:24,000 Speaker 1: from their playoff experience compared to the Bills. I was 1287 01:02:24,000 --> 01:02:27,200 Speaker 1: having this conversation with somebody earlier on today, is that 1288 01:02:28,440 --> 01:02:32,880 Speaker 1: playoff experience matters sometimes. But if I'm not mistaken, Deshaun 1289 01:02:32,920 --> 01:02:35,240 Speaker 1: Wanton has not won a playoff game either, right, So 1290 01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:37,960 Speaker 1: it's like, just because you've been there doesn't necessarily mean 1291 01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:40,320 Speaker 1: that anything is a given. I'm not saying that as 1292 01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:42,160 Speaker 1: a personal slight at the Sean, by the way, It's 1293 01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:44,760 Speaker 1: just a fact, right, is that It's one thing I 1294 01:02:44,800 --> 01:02:46,520 Speaker 1: think if you look at some of the extremes, right, 1295 01:02:46,920 --> 01:02:49,680 Speaker 1: if the Patriots of the Saints or teams that have 1296 01:02:49,800 --> 01:02:53,040 Speaker 1: been there for five, six, seven or whatever ten straight years, 1297 01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:55,160 Speaker 1: then you know they have a bit more of an 1298 01:02:55,160 --> 01:02:59,120 Speaker 1: expectation of what happens when you play in on a 1299 01:02:59,120 --> 01:03:02,240 Speaker 1: given Saturday or day in the postseason. But I um, 1300 01:03:03,240 --> 01:03:06,200 Speaker 1: I think that for this Saturday, like if anything, like 1301 01:03:06,280 --> 01:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the Bills just go in there and they're just totally hey, 1302 01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:12,840 Speaker 1: we have nothing to lose here, like we we're not 1303 01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:15,360 Speaker 1: playing with fear of the unknown because we're just playing 1304 01:03:15,480 --> 01:03:16,960 Speaker 1: like this is what we do. Another game for us. 1305 01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:18,520 Speaker 1: I really think this is gonna be a one where 1306 01:03:18,760 --> 01:03:23,040 Speaker 1: they show very competitively and don't look like a team 1307 01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:24,720 Speaker 1: that hasn't been there before, at least some of their 1308 01:03:24,800 --> 01:03:26,560 Speaker 1: key guys haven't been there before. One of the great 1309 01:03:26,600 --> 01:03:28,480 Speaker 1: matchups about this game is we're gonna get to see, 1310 01:03:28,600 --> 01:03:31,320 Speaker 1: you know, the best wide receiver in the league and 1311 01:03:31,320 --> 01:03:34,120 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hoppins going against maybe the best cornerback in the league, 1312 01:03:34,120 --> 01:03:37,320 Speaker 1: and Tredavious White at least sometimes they're gonna be matched up. 1313 01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:43,280 Speaker 1: Tredevius White held h DeAndre his numbers down last year's meeting, 1314 01:03:43,400 --> 01:03:46,720 Speaker 1: although DeAndre did get a touchdown in that game. How 1315 01:03:46,720 --> 01:03:48,440 Speaker 1: do you you know, are are you looking forward to 1316 01:03:48,440 --> 01:03:52,280 Speaker 1: that matchup as as much as we are? Oh? Absolutely 1317 01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:54,480 Speaker 1: can't wait to see what happens, can't wait to see 1318 01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:56,880 Speaker 1: how it all shakes out, can't wait to see how 1319 01:03:56,960 --> 01:03:59,240 Speaker 1: much the Bills use him as sort of a you know, 1320 01:03:59,280 --> 01:04:01,640 Speaker 1: a shadow of DeAndre Hopkins. And I think there'd be 1321 01:04:01,640 --> 01:04:04,280 Speaker 1: plenty of that obviously. I mean, he's clearly their best 1322 01:04:04,280 --> 01:04:07,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver, even if we'll fill their plays, and you 1323 01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:11,240 Speaker 1: know the Turnavia is clearly the Bill's best defensive back 1324 01:04:11,520 --> 01:04:14,960 Speaker 1: or you know what, he is their best defensive back. 1325 01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:16,720 Speaker 1: But if I say clearly, I feel like it's a 1326 01:04:16,720 --> 01:04:18,760 Speaker 1: bit of a slight to Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer, 1327 01:04:18,760 --> 01:04:21,240 Speaker 1: who also awesome players. Turnavius, which is one of the 1328 01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:25,520 Speaker 1: best players in football defensively period. So Hopkins has not 1329 01:04:26,080 --> 01:04:30,520 Speaker 1: had quite as many touchdowns this year as last year, 1330 01:04:30,800 --> 01:04:32,800 Speaker 1: but his catches are always there. Have at least five 1331 01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:35,040 Speaker 1: catches in every game this season, so you know they're 1332 01:04:35,040 --> 01:04:37,280 Speaker 1: gonna turn to him early and often. So I can't 1333 01:04:37,320 --> 01:04:39,480 Speaker 1: wait to see that matchup. That should be one of 1334 01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:43,240 Speaker 1: the best individual matchups in the matchup on Saturday. Hey, um, 1335 01:04:43,320 --> 01:04:44,960 Speaker 1: let me take to some other playoff games for a 1336 01:04:45,000 --> 01:04:47,560 Speaker 1: second year. If I can feel the Titans and the Patriots, 1337 01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:52,400 Speaker 1: Patriots uncharacteristically have to play in a wildcard game, should we? 1338 01:04:52,520 --> 01:04:56,920 Speaker 1: Should Patriots fans be worried about that? Yeah? I mean 1339 01:04:57,080 --> 01:04:58,959 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, I was having I was talking 1340 01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:03,520 Speaker 1: to something about this earlier today too. Is that it's 1341 01:05:03,560 --> 01:05:05,840 Speaker 1: a third game. They have not had to do that. 1342 01:05:05,880 --> 01:05:08,360 Speaker 1: They've actually never made the super Bowl when playing during 1343 01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:11,400 Speaker 1: the wild card weekend. But you know what, like this 1344 01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:15,440 Speaker 1: is the NFL, nothing comes easy, right, So you're worried 1345 01:05:15,480 --> 01:05:19,160 Speaker 1: because it takes one extra win just to make it 1346 01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:23,320 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. Oh, by the way, it's been 1347 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:28,480 Speaker 1: six straight years where the Super Bowl teams we're both 1348 01:05:29,160 --> 01:05:32,400 Speaker 1: top two seeds in their respective conferences. So I think 1349 01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:35,120 Speaker 1: the last time a wild card team played in the 1350 01:05:35,160 --> 01:05:38,720 Speaker 1: super Bowl was during that after the twenty twelve season, 1351 01:05:38,760 --> 01:05:42,600 Speaker 1: maybe the twenty thirteen season. That being said, like for 1352 01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:44,800 Speaker 1: the for the Patriots and everybody else playing this weekend, 1353 01:05:44,800 --> 01:05:45,960 Speaker 1: like it's not like we should just tell them to 1354 01:05:46,040 --> 01:05:48,760 Speaker 1: not show up, right, Like, don't tell Sean McDermott that 1355 01:05:48,760 --> 01:05:51,520 Speaker 1: his guys, who're just throwing the towel now, because the 1356 01:05:51,720 --> 01:05:54,040 Speaker 1: number numbers over the past six years showed that a 1357 01:05:54,080 --> 01:05:55,800 Speaker 1: team playing in wild Card weekend is going to have 1358 01:05:55,840 --> 01:05:57,360 Speaker 1: a hard time to make it to the super Bowl. 1359 01:05:57,600 --> 01:06:01,120 Speaker 1: For the Patriots, though, and certainly you guys follow that 1360 01:06:01,160 --> 01:06:03,920 Speaker 1: game very closely against Buffalo Trisco, I thought they looked 1361 01:06:03,960 --> 01:06:06,880 Speaker 1: like a really solid football team, and in this past 1362 01:06:06,920 --> 01:06:09,040 Speaker 1: week they looked like the endithesis of that. So I 1363 01:06:09,080 --> 01:06:13,760 Speaker 1: think their best can be a successful team in the playoffs. 1364 01:06:13,760 --> 01:06:16,400 Speaker 1: But in football, it's any given Sunday and if you 1365 01:06:16,440 --> 01:06:18,920 Speaker 1: don't bring your best, in this case, Saturday night, then 1366 01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:20,880 Speaker 1: the Patriots are going to have their hands full against 1367 01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:24,360 Speaker 1: a very talented, explosive Titans team. One of the last 1368 01:06:24,360 --> 01:06:27,080 Speaker 1: thing I want to ask you about the Bills Bills 1369 01:06:27,120 --> 01:06:31,560 Speaker 1: Texans game is you know, there's no playoff experience on 1370 01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:34,320 Speaker 1: the Bill's side. They've got these young players we talked 1371 01:06:34,320 --> 01:06:36,800 Speaker 1: about Josh Allen, Devin Singletary. One guy want to ask 1372 01:06:36,840 --> 01:06:38,520 Speaker 1: you about as a guy who's really taking leaps and 1373 01:06:38,560 --> 01:06:41,800 Speaker 1: bounds this year, Tremaine Edmonds. He has become, you know, 1374 01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:44,160 Speaker 1: the centerpiece of a defense that is number two in 1375 01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:46,080 Speaker 1: the league and points allout. I mean, they're they have 1376 01:06:46,200 --> 01:06:49,360 Speaker 1: been fantastic, and he has gotten to be really on 1377 01:06:49,400 --> 01:06:52,320 Speaker 1: the custom of being a superstar. How do you see 1378 01:06:52,400 --> 01:06:54,320 Speaker 1: I mean, could he be At our Twitter we had 1379 01:06:54,440 --> 01:06:57,840 Speaker 1: asked our listeners today which Bill's playmaker may have the 1380 01:06:57,840 --> 01:07:01,200 Speaker 1: biggest impact versus the Texans. There's kind of case to 1381 01:07:01,240 --> 01:07:04,560 Speaker 1: be made for a guy like Tremaine Edmonds, who with 1382 01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:07,240 Speaker 1: his length and with his ability to cover and spread 1383 01:07:07,240 --> 01:07:10,560 Speaker 1: out and rushed the passer dropping the coverage. You know, 1384 01:07:10,720 --> 01:07:13,440 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edmonds may be a guy who maybe makes the 1385 01:07:13,440 --> 01:07:16,880 Speaker 1: big difference in this game. Yeah, I mean, I actually 1386 01:07:16,880 --> 01:07:19,200 Speaker 1: took the Twitter earlier on today to pay my respects 1387 01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:24,120 Speaker 1: to Tremaine, noting that he's the only player ever with 1388 01:07:24,200 --> 01:07:28,280 Speaker 1: two one hundred tackle seasons by the age of twenty one. Now, 1389 01:07:28,280 --> 01:07:30,560 Speaker 1: I get it, not a ton of guys are in 1390 01:07:30,600 --> 01:07:33,120 Speaker 1: the NFL at twenty one, but you know what else, 1391 01:07:33,600 --> 01:07:37,120 Speaker 1: A lot of guys who are young struggle to find 1392 01:07:37,160 --> 01:07:39,760 Speaker 1: their way early on in their career in the NFL. 1393 01:07:40,160 --> 01:07:43,200 Speaker 1: Tremaine Edwinds came in at the age of twenty and 1394 01:07:43,240 --> 01:07:46,160 Speaker 1: immediately became a full time starter for an excellent defense 1395 01:07:46,560 --> 01:07:48,920 Speaker 1: this year up until last week when obviously they were 1396 01:07:48,960 --> 01:07:51,320 Speaker 1: locked into the fifth seed. He played every single snap, 1397 01:07:51,720 --> 01:07:54,560 Speaker 1: literally every snap, and he's the quarterback for this defense. 1398 01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:57,760 Speaker 1: He's ranging. I mean, he's huge, as you guys know, 1399 01:07:57,880 --> 01:08:00,480 Speaker 1: but like normally a guy that big gonna be able 1400 01:08:00,480 --> 01:08:03,200 Speaker 1: to run like he does. He's incredible and I think 1401 01:08:03,200 --> 01:08:06,320 Speaker 1: he has you know, linebacker has kind of become a 1402 01:08:06,360 --> 01:08:10,320 Speaker 1: hard position to be either an All Pro or a 1403 01:08:10,360 --> 01:08:13,520 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year because a lot of times, 1404 01:08:13,560 --> 01:08:15,160 Speaker 1: all pros go to the guys that have been there, 1405 01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:17,600 Speaker 1: done that, and Luke Keakley and Bobby Wagner seemed to 1406 01:08:17,640 --> 01:08:20,439 Speaker 1: lock it down every year. But soon enough, it's gonna 1407 01:08:20,439 --> 01:08:21,960 Speaker 1: be Tremaine Edmond's time. He's gonna be one of the 1408 01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:23,880 Speaker 1: best linebackers of football for a long long time. I 1409 01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:25,519 Speaker 1: feel before we let you go, just give us a 1410 01:08:25,600 --> 01:08:28,519 Speaker 1: quick campsule summary of each of the two NFC wildcard 1411 01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:31,840 Speaker 1: games Vikings Saints, Seahawks Eagles. What do you see happening there? 1412 01:08:32,760 --> 01:08:36,400 Speaker 1: Seahawks Eagles is two teams that have showed incredible mental 1413 01:08:36,439 --> 01:08:39,320 Speaker 1: toughness through adversity this year. A lot of injuries, a 1414 01:08:39,320 --> 01:08:42,920 Speaker 1: lot of shorthanded situations, and they just keep plowing away 1415 01:08:42,960 --> 01:08:46,479 Speaker 1: those two quarterbacks especially, and the Saints versus the Vikings 1416 01:08:46,760 --> 01:08:49,880 Speaker 1: is a team in Minnesota that kind of stubbled to 1417 01:08:49,920 --> 01:08:52,479 Speaker 1: the finish. Now, they didn't really have a ton to 1418 01:08:52,520 --> 01:08:55,679 Speaker 1: play for in their final two weeks, But I don't 1419 01:08:55,720 --> 01:08:58,599 Speaker 1: know that any quarterback has more on the line this 1420 01:08:58,680 --> 01:09:02,400 Speaker 1: weekend than Kirk Cousins. He has yet to prove himself 1421 01:09:02,439 --> 01:09:05,840 Speaker 1: consistently in high leverage moments and that's the challenge. If 1422 01:09:05,840 --> 01:09:07,680 Speaker 1: you can go to the New Orleans and they can 1423 01:09:07,720 --> 01:09:10,120 Speaker 1: win that game and he can be a part of it, 1424 01:09:10,120 --> 01:09:11,680 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not I don't want to say, like, 1425 01:09:11,960 --> 01:09:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, a nine six win where they kick three 1426 01:09:14,760 --> 01:09:17,000 Speaker 1: field goals, but if they can win a game that 1427 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:19,240 Speaker 1: has some shootout elements to it, Kirk Cousins can start 1428 01:09:19,280 --> 01:09:22,519 Speaker 1: to rewrite some narratives for himself. On Sunday afternoon, Field, 1429 01:09:22,520 --> 01:09:24,479 Speaker 1: thanks for this, enjoy the weekend. Good to talk with you, 1430 01:09:25,479 --> 01:09:29,280 Speaker 1: all right, guys, Take care Field, n NFL Inside around 1431 01:09:29,320 --> 01:09:32,000 Speaker 1: the Line with us Um. I didn't ask him about 1432 01:09:32,000 --> 01:09:33,479 Speaker 1: the Bills, but I think he likes the Bills in 1433 01:09:33,520 --> 01:09:35,400 Speaker 1: this game, right. I think everybody think it's going to 1434 01:09:35,439 --> 01:09:38,000 Speaker 1: be a heck of a game to watch. Yeah, I 1435 01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:40,960 Speaker 1: think so. I mean even even the gamblers are think 1436 01:09:41,040 --> 01:09:42,880 Speaker 1: picking it all right, right, I mean, so everybody thinks 1437 01:09:42,880 --> 01:09:44,320 Speaker 1: it's going to be a close one because they've seen 1438 01:09:44,360 --> 01:09:48,960 Speaker 1: the Bills defense. You know, it rarely takes a weekend off, right, 1439 01:09:49,000 --> 01:09:51,000 Speaker 1: I Mean, they're tough to beat, they're tough to move 1440 01:09:51,000 --> 01:09:53,559 Speaker 1: the football on. They've played very well against some very 1441 01:09:53,560 --> 01:09:56,960 Speaker 1: good offenses. Now this Houston offense is a little different. 1442 01:09:57,000 --> 01:09:59,840 Speaker 1: It's a little different makeup. Um, they're gonna try and 1443 01:10:00,160 --> 01:10:02,360 Speaker 1: you deep, they've got some guys that can make it happen. 1444 01:10:02,360 --> 01:10:05,000 Speaker 1: They're tough to cover up, and they're gonna stretch the 1445 01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:09,360 Speaker 1: depth of the Bills secondary to its limits. But you know, 1446 01:10:09,360 --> 01:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the Bills have responded in situations like that. I think 1447 01:10:11,880 --> 01:10:13,760 Speaker 1: it's gonna be the thing that I'm thinking about right now. 1448 01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:16,759 Speaker 1: I'm really interested to see how this game begins, whether 1449 01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:19,040 Speaker 1: the Bills have the ball or whether the Texans have 1450 01:10:19,120 --> 01:10:22,920 Speaker 1: the ball. Who's gonna get the early momentum. You know, 1451 01:10:23,200 --> 01:10:25,960 Speaker 1: we're talking a lot about. Is Josh Allen gonna get 1452 01:10:26,000 --> 01:10:28,040 Speaker 1: some easy completions, get his rhythm, find his rhythm. They're 1453 01:10:28,040 --> 01:10:30,040 Speaker 1: gonna make a few first downs, even if they don't 1454 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:32,320 Speaker 1: score in their first or second possession, to get some 1455 01:10:32,360 --> 01:10:35,200 Speaker 1: first downs, flip the field, put pin the Texans back deep. 1456 01:10:35,479 --> 01:10:37,840 Speaker 1: And what about this Bill's defense. Once in a while 1457 01:10:37,880 --> 01:10:41,920 Speaker 1: over this past season, the most success and offense will 1458 01:10:41,960 --> 01:10:45,400 Speaker 1: have against this Bill's defense is early, very early. And 1459 01:10:45,439 --> 01:10:47,320 Speaker 1: then the Bills, you know, they come off the sidelines. 1460 01:10:47,360 --> 01:10:49,559 Speaker 1: You get those safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer and 1461 01:10:49,560 --> 01:10:52,760 Speaker 1: Tredavious and Tremaine Edmonds, they start talking about what that 1462 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:55,000 Speaker 1: team is doing against them, and man, it shuts down quick. 1463 01:10:55,640 --> 01:10:58,120 Speaker 1: So I think early on in this game, no matter 1464 01:10:58,120 --> 01:11:01,160 Speaker 1: who has the ball, I think is gonna you know, dictate, 1465 01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, through that first half of this game. How 1466 01:11:04,080 --> 01:11:05,479 Speaker 1: you know who's gonna get a leg up. I think 1467 01:11:05,479 --> 01:11:07,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna, you know, set the tone, and I think 1468 01:11:07,760 --> 01:11:09,920 Speaker 1: it's Yeah. I think if the Bills defense comes out 1469 01:11:09,960 --> 01:11:12,160 Speaker 1: and style me them very early, it does not bode 1470 01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:15,120 Speaker 1: well for them. Yeah, you just really see the Buffalo 1471 01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:16,880 Speaker 1: offense doing much at the start of the game, because 1472 01:11:16,880 --> 01:11:19,200 Speaker 1: they haven't. Really they don't. No, they don't. I mean, 1473 01:11:19,240 --> 01:11:20,840 Speaker 1: that's just it. We've talked about how we'd love to 1474 01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:23,240 Speaker 1: see Josh get off to a nice rhythmic start, right, 1475 01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:25,360 Speaker 1: get off to a faster or get ahead of the change, 1476 01:11:25,479 --> 01:11:28,519 Speaker 1: run the football, play complex, stay ahead of the down 1477 01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:32,799 Speaker 1: and distance. You know, you know, I can't even remember 1478 01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:34,360 Speaker 1: the last game. I think the last game I remember 1479 01:11:34,439 --> 01:11:36,839 Speaker 1: him scoring on their first possession offensively was a Giants 1480 01:11:36,880 --> 01:11:39,280 Speaker 1: game in a week two. I know what's happened since then, 1481 01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:40,840 Speaker 1: Probably I can't even remember. But you know what I mean, 1482 01:11:41,200 --> 01:11:44,280 Speaker 1: it's not there, it's not their identity and if they 1483 01:11:44,280 --> 01:11:46,200 Speaker 1: can bust out of that and do some things against 1484 01:11:46,240 --> 01:11:48,960 Speaker 1: this twenty seventh ranked defense, maybe that does change things 1485 01:11:49,040 --> 01:11:51,599 Speaker 1: really quickly. That'd be huge. Yeah, Well, why don't from 1486 01:11:51,640 --> 01:11:54,120 Speaker 1: you which playmaker for the Bills we'll have the biggest 1487 01:11:54,120 --> 01:11:56,160 Speaker 1: impact in Saturday's game. Let us know what you think. 1488 01:11:56,200 --> 01:11:58,200 Speaker 1: We'll read some of the tweets we got on the 1489 01:11:58,200 --> 01:12:01,400 Speaker 1: tweet sheet. We'll take your phone calls. Bills playmaker will 1490 01:12:01,439 --> 01:12:05,120 Speaker 1: have the biggest impact in Saturday's game against Houston. We're 1491 01:12:05,160 --> 01:12:07,200 Speaker 1: back with that in a moment. One Does Live presented 1492 01:12:07,200 --> 01:12:10,120 Speaker 1: by Kalada Health from the Seneca Studio in Orchard Park. 1493 01:12:10,200 --> 01:12:26,120 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back. One Does Live 1494 01:12:26,280 --> 01:12:28,800 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive, John Murphy, Steve Tasker and our 1495 01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:31,320 Speaker 1: one Buffalo Studio. Halfway through the show, still the Kam. 1496 01:12:31,360 --> 01:12:34,880 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander joins us at two o'clock and Rod Woodson 1497 01:12:34,920 --> 01:12:36,599 Speaker 1: is going to join us in the two o'clock hour 1498 01:12:36,640 --> 01:12:38,080 Speaker 1: as well. I got a lot have to talk about. 1499 01:12:38,120 --> 01:12:40,000 Speaker 1: Now's your chance to get in on the show. Let 1500 01:12:40,040 --> 01:12:42,080 Speaker 1: us know what you think. Which Bills playmaker will have 1501 01:12:42,120 --> 01:12:45,960 Speaker 1: the biggest impact on the Texans in Saturday's game. Give 1502 01:12:46,040 --> 01:12:48,320 Speaker 1: us a call lines wide open eight o three five 1503 01:12:48,400 --> 01:12:51,880 Speaker 1: fifty toll free from outside buffalo one eight eight eight 1504 01:12:51,960 --> 01:12:55,559 Speaker 1: five fifty two five fifty give a playmaker. You can 1505 01:12:55,560 --> 01:12:58,120 Speaker 1: think I'll have a big impact. Brownie didn't even let 1506 01:12:58,120 --> 01:13:02,360 Speaker 1: me finish the sentence. He jumped right out, said Devin Singleton. Yeah, offensively, 1507 01:13:02,400 --> 01:13:04,560 Speaker 1: that's probably too. I think I think the defense is 1508 01:13:04,600 --> 01:13:05,840 Speaker 1: going to be the key to this game. But I 1509 01:13:05,880 --> 01:13:09,640 Speaker 1: think I think Turmaine Edmonds sits in the middle of 1510 01:13:09,720 --> 01:13:11,559 Speaker 1: we talk about turd Avious White and all these guys. 1511 01:13:11,560 --> 01:13:14,000 Speaker 1: I think Turmaine Edmonds is the guy because I think 1512 01:13:14,160 --> 01:13:16,400 Speaker 1: the Texans will come in and attempt to run it 1513 01:13:17,400 --> 01:13:20,720 Speaker 1: hard against the Bills defense. I think they want to 1514 01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:22,479 Speaker 1: they want to do that. I think you're gonna use 1515 01:13:22,560 --> 01:13:26,599 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson, Carlos Hide, uh those They've found some guys there. 1516 01:13:28,520 --> 01:13:30,200 Speaker 1: I think I think they're gonna try and run it 1517 01:13:30,240 --> 01:13:32,200 Speaker 1: on him. The Bills have been susceptible to it at 1518 01:13:32,200 --> 01:13:35,040 Speaker 1: different times during the during the year. They'll probably come 1519 01:13:35,080 --> 01:13:38,799 Speaker 1: in with some some spruced up wrinkles, wrinkled up schemes 1520 01:13:38,800 --> 01:13:40,920 Speaker 1: that they haven't seen before and try and make some 1521 01:13:41,040 --> 01:13:42,400 Speaker 1: hay early on and the Bills are gonna have to 1522 01:13:42,439 --> 01:13:44,840 Speaker 1: get it short up and that that and that'll open 1523 01:13:44,920 --> 01:13:46,639 Speaker 1: and they probably feel like that'll open up their big 1524 01:13:46,680 --> 01:13:48,400 Speaker 1: playability in the back end. If the bit they can 1525 01:13:48,439 --> 01:13:50,639 Speaker 1: force the Bills to jump in on the line of scrimmage. 1526 01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:53,479 Speaker 1: I look for a guy in the Buffalo defense, Turdus White, 1527 01:13:53,479 --> 01:13:56,639 Speaker 1: they have the biggest impact. I think he can single handedly. 1528 01:13:56,720 --> 01:14:01,040 Speaker 1: He is capable of shutting down um the Texans top 1529 01:14:01,080 --> 01:14:03,200 Speaker 1: target DeAndre Hopkins. I really think he can do that. 1530 01:14:03,439 --> 01:14:06,080 Speaker 1: There are other issues. They say will Fuller will be 1531 01:14:06,120 --> 01:14:09,040 Speaker 1: a game time decision. We anticipate he will play. There 1532 01:14:09,040 --> 01:14:12,160 Speaker 1: are other issues with the Texans and their ability to 1533 01:14:12,200 --> 01:14:13,960 Speaker 1: make big plays that you pointed out. But I think 1534 01:14:13,960 --> 01:14:17,040 Speaker 1: Tredavious White, you start with that, Okay, this guy on 1535 01:14:17,160 --> 01:14:19,439 Speaker 1: this guy, Let's do what else we can somewhere else. 1536 01:14:19,479 --> 01:14:22,360 Speaker 1: Maybe we can double team will Fuller. Which teams try 1537 01:14:22,360 --> 01:14:27,559 Speaker 1: to double team you know DeAndre Hopkins on the other side. Yes, 1538 01:14:27,720 --> 01:14:33,120 Speaker 1: I don't think you can count on having Tredavious snap 1539 01:14:33,120 --> 01:14:39,360 Speaker 1: off DeAndre Hopkins all day. If they targeted DeAndre Hopkins 1540 01:14:39,400 --> 01:14:42,559 Speaker 1: twelve times and he got two receptions, those two receptions 1541 01:14:42,560 --> 01:14:46,000 Speaker 1: could be for six and average of sixty two yard touchdowns, 1542 01:14:46,400 --> 01:14:48,639 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, that's the kind of player he is. Guy, 1543 01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:50,639 Speaker 1: he was not giving up a touchdown yet this year. Yeah, 1544 01:14:50,680 --> 01:14:54,360 Speaker 1: you've got to You've got to hit on every single snap, 1545 01:14:54,360 --> 01:14:57,360 Speaker 1: and that's hard to do, particularly when a team's focused 1546 01:14:57,360 --> 01:15:00,240 Speaker 1: on getting that guy the ball. I think they'll will 1547 01:15:00,600 --> 01:15:03,840 Speaker 1: leave Tredavius on him one on one a lot, but 1548 01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:05,880 Speaker 1: I don't think that's the only thing they'll do. I 1549 01:15:05,920 --> 01:15:08,920 Speaker 1: think they'll even give Tavis some help. With a guy 1550 01:15:08,920 --> 01:15:11,920 Speaker 1: like DeAndre. I've seen teams double him all year and 1551 01:15:11,960 --> 01:15:16,160 Speaker 1: the guy continues and he gets open. Murph DeAndre Hopkins 1552 01:15:16,200 --> 01:15:18,960 Speaker 1: gets double teamed and he still gets open and crunch 1553 01:15:19,040 --> 01:15:22,120 Speaker 1: time when you know they need to play and you 1554 01:15:22,240 --> 01:15:24,519 Speaker 1: know he's their number one option and you know you've 1555 01:15:24,520 --> 01:15:26,960 Speaker 1: got to double team him. He's still getting targeted, and 1556 01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:29,920 Speaker 1: he's still getting open, and he's still making receptions. He's 1557 01:15:30,040 --> 01:15:33,280 Speaker 1: killing teams. So that's what you're up against. And there's 1558 01:15:33,320 --> 01:15:36,599 Speaker 1: no reason to just say, you know, every time, say 1559 01:15:36,680 --> 01:15:38,960 Speaker 1: you take him off there, because you gotta give the guy. 1560 01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:41,719 Speaker 1: You gotta make sure, you know, you gotta make sure. 1561 01:15:42,200 --> 01:15:44,559 Speaker 1: And I think that's I think that's the crucial element. 1562 01:15:44,600 --> 01:15:48,000 Speaker 1: I'm with you I'd rather have nobody else than than 1563 01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:52,400 Speaker 1: Tredavias White out there. But I don't you know, you 1564 01:15:52,439 --> 01:15:55,559 Speaker 1: don't need to ask the guy to do that, you know, 1565 01:15:55,760 --> 01:15:57,800 Speaker 1: give him some help, make sure you take that guy 1566 01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:01,800 Speaker 1: off the off the field and we'll see. But it's 1567 01:16:01,840 --> 01:16:04,960 Speaker 1: gonna be fun. He's but he's the focal point. Sureley 1568 01:16:05,000 --> 01:16:06,840 Speaker 1: Fuller is a good player. And we've seen there's been 1569 01:16:06,880 --> 01:16:10,519 Speaker 1: games this year where Fuller was the guy because they 1570 01:16:10,520 --> 01:16:12,960 Speaker 1: were taking Hopkins away and they had nobody else. They 1571 01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:15,360 Speaker 1: couldn't cover Fuller up. They didn't have the depth that 1572 01:16:15,439 --> 01:16:17,559 Speaker 1: you need to cover up that team. So it'll be 1573 01:16:17,560 --> 01:16:21,960 Speaker 1: interesting to see how how it plays out. But this 1574 01:16:22,000 --> 01:16:24,760 Speaker 1: is a team that's gonna play eleven man defense, not 1575 01:16:24,800 --> 01:16:27,479 Speaker 1: just one man defense. Let's take some phone calls. The 1576 01:16:27,520 --> 01:16:30,559 Speaker 1: lines are open eight three fifty twell three one eight 1577 01:16:30,680 --> 01:16:33,880 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty first. Though the 1578 01:16:33,960 --> 01:16:36,799 Speaker 1: injury report is out for the Buffalo Bills, four players 1579 01:16:36,840 --> 01:16:40,599 Speaker 1: are listed as questionable, including defensive ends Shack Lawson. Shack 1580 01:16:40,680 --> 01:16:45,920 Speaker 1: Lawson questionable with his hamstring issue and he is questionable 1581 01:16:45,960 --> 01:16:48,599 Speaker 1: for this game. Ty and Secky questionable with his ankle 1582 01:16:48,640 --> 01:16:50,360 Speaker 1: injury that took him out of the game against the 1583 01:16:50,439 --> 01:16:53,960 Speaker 1: Jets last Sunday. Andre Roberts questionable with a foot that 1584 01:16:54,080 --> 01:16:56,519 Speaker 1: kept him out of the Jets game, and cornerback Levi 1585 01:16:56,680 --> 01:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Wallace questionable with his ankle injury that took him out 1586 01:16:59,720 --> 01:17:03,200 Speaker 1: of the Jets game. Wallace did not practice on whatever 1587 01:17:03,280 --> 01:17:05,720 Speaker 1: day it was Monday, and then got unlimited work the 1588 01:17:05,800 --> 01:17:08,240 Speaker 1: last couple of days. The rest of them were all 1589 01:17:08,240 --> 01:17:10,519 Speaker 1: limited the last few days. So not a whole lot 1590 01:17:10,520 --> 01:17:13,360 Speaker 1: there to learn from. The Bill's injury report for the 1591 01:17:13,360 --> 01:17:16,280 Speaker 1: Texans were I don't think the Texans injury report is 1592 01:17:16,280 --> 01:17:18,920 Speaker 1: out yet. Will Fuller said to be a game time decision. 1593 01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:21,400 Speaker 1: JJ Watt will play. That's about all we know about 1594 01:17:21,439 --> 01:17:24,200 Speaker 1: the Texans injuries. All right, Let's go to the tweet 1595 01:17:24,240 --> 01:17:27,000 Speaker 1: sheet brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official 1596 01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:29,760 Speaker 1: movers of the Buffalo Bills. Which Bills player will have 1597 01:17:29,800 --> 01:17:32,679 Speaker 1: the biggest impact against the Texans. We'll start with Jack, 1598 01:17:32,720 --> 01:17:35,200 Speaker 1: He says. Singletary will be the key. He was okay 1599 01:17:35,200 --> 01:17:37,920 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh, quiet against the Patriots. He's due for a 1600 01:17:37,960 --> 01:17:40,400 Speaker 1: big game against the defense that can be exploited on 1601 01:17:40,439 --> 01:17:43,040 Speaker 1: the ground. I fully expect the Texans to keep Allen 1602 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:45,320 Speaker 1: in the pocket and send Blitzer, So the Bills will 1603 01:17:45,320 --> 01:17:47,960 Speaker 1: need the ground game to fire and stay and open 1604 01:17:48,040 --> 01:17:51,640 Speaker 1: play action. Pretty good analysis. He's right about the singletary 1605 01:17:51,920 --> 01:17:56,120 Speaker 1: Quiet against Pittsburgh. Quiet, okay against Pittsburg, Quiet against New England. Again, 1606 01:17:56,160 --> 01:17:58,880 Speaker 1: this is a defense that is not among the best 1607 01:17:58,880 --> 01:18:01,360 Speaker 1: in the league. Let's face it, just not against the run. 1608 01:18:01,400 --> 01:18:03,760 Speaker 1: They're twenty fifth in the league. Against the past, they're 1609 01:18:03,800 --> 01:18:05,840 Speaker 1: twenty ninth in the league. There's an opportunity here to 1610 01:18:05,880 --> 01:18:09,920 Speaker 1: do some damage against the Houston Texans defense. An opportunity 1611 01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:14,120 Speaker 1: and also some pressure. You know, you need to. I mean, 1612 01:18:14,120 --> 01:18:16,240 Speaker 1: this is a game where you need an uptick in 1613 01:18:16,240 --> 01:18:19,160 Speaker 1: your offensive production to hold your into the bargain up 1614 01:18:19,200 --> 01:18:20,880 Speaker 1: because this is an offense that can light it up, 1615 01:18:20,920 --> 01:18:23,160 Speaker 1: and you got to stay abreast of it. You got to, 1616 01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:25,599 Speaker 1: you know, either ball, control the ball with time and possession, 1617 01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:27,559 Speaker 1: stay on the field with first towns and be efficient 1618 01:18:27,560 --> 01:18:29,599 Speaker 1: and get points out of as many drives as you can, 1619 01:18:29,600 --> 01:18:31,640 Speaker 1: whether it's a field goal or touchdown. They're not a 1620 01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:33,920 Speaker 1: good red zone defense team, so you've got that going 1621 01:18:33,960 --> 01:18:37,800 Speaker 1: for you. It's out there. But this offense, you know, 1622 01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:40,160 Speaker 1: we haven't shown the ability to take advantage of that. 1623 01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:43,880 Speaker 1: Of course, when you're playing the top five defenses every week, 1624 01:18:43,920 --> 01:18:46,120 Speaker 1: it's it's hard to do that, but you know that 1625 01:18:46,240 --> 01:18:49,880 Speaker 1: that kind of expectation is there. It'll be interesting to 1626 01:18:49,880 --> 01:18:52,840 Speaker 1: see if the Bills can exploit it. They've struggled to 1627 01:18:52,840 --> 01:18:55,280 Speaker 1: score points all year. From Nathan on the on the 1628 01:18:55,280 --> 01:18:57,679 Speaker 1: tweet sheet, which Bills playmaker I have the biggest impact? 1629 01:18:58,880 --> 01:19:01,559 Speaker 1: The biggest impact in defense will be whoever lines up 1630 01:19:01,640 --> 01:19:04,320 Speaker 1: opposite of Tradavious White on offense. I think it will 1631 01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:06,000 Speaker 1: be one of the tight ends. Either knocks the croft. 1632 01:19:06,040 --> 01:19:07,680 Speaker 1: I believe they'll do their best to take Brown and 1633 01:19:07,720 --> 01:19:10,599 Speaker 1: Beasley out of the game, meaning more opportunities for the 1634 01:19:10,640 --> 01:19:13,760 Speaker 1: tight ends. Yeah, people continue and we do it too. 1635 01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:17,800 Speaker 1: You go through scenarios in your mind of how the 1636 01:19:17,800 --> 01:19:20,200 Speaker 1: game's going to play out, and I think most of 1637 01:19:20,200 --> 01:19:25,200 Speaker 1: it is going to be dictated in the gamesmanship that 1638 01:19:25,320 --> 01:19:29,960 Speaker 1: goes into game planning. How do the Houston Texans and 1639 01:19:29,960 --> 01:19:34,320 Speaker 1: their coaching staff both offensively and defensive defensively, how do 1640 01:19:34,400 --> 01:19:37,320 Speaker 1: they see and evaluate the Bills offense and the Bills defense? 1641 01:19:37,400 --> 01:19:39,479 Speaker 1: What do they see and how are they going to attack? 1642 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:41,519 Speaker 1: And where's the weak spot? What do they do well 1643 01:19:41,840 --> 01:19:44,439 Speaker 1: that the Bills won't defend as well? What will they 1644 01:19:44,479 --> 01:19:47,439 Speaker 1: do that will be an unexpected for the Bills to defend? 1645 01:19:47,439 --> 01:19:50,400 Speaker 1: And what will the Bills offense not expect from the 1646 01:19:50,560 --> 01:19:53,400 Speaker 1: Houston defense and vice versa. What are the Bills team? 1647 01:19:53,439 --> 01:19:56,000 Speaker 1: How do the Bills evaluate both sides of the Texans? 1648 01:19:56,040 --> 01:19:59,000 Speaker 1: I think how this game meshes together? And we've got stuff. 1649 01:19:59,040 --> 01:20:02,639 Speaker 1: I mean, the Bills are relatively healthy and the Texans 1650 01:20:02,680 --> 01:20:06,120 Speaker 1: are getting JJ Watt back on the field. All right, 1651 01:20:06,760 --> 01:20:09,479 Speaker 1: there's a lot of question marks about who's gonna line 1652 01:20:09,560 --> 01:20:12,360 Speaker 1: up on any given play the Bill. You know, you 1653 01:20:12,360 --> 01:20:14,400 Speaker 1: and I've been talking about we think, you know, maybe 1654 01:20:15,439 --> 01:20:17,519 Speaker 1: Duke Williams is going to be a guy. Well, Anna, 1655 01:20:17,600 --> 01:20:19,479 Speaker 1: why would we think that except that we just kind 1656 01:20:19,520 --> 01:20:22,400 Speaker 1: of want it to happen because he's intriguing matchup problem 1657 01:20:23,800 --> 01:20:27,439 Speaker 1: to me, I know how this defense is gonna play 1658 01:20:27,439 --> 01:20:31,200 Speaker 1: for Buffalo. I'm kind of sure how the offense is 1659 01:20:31,240 --> 01:20:35,600 Speaker 1: gonna play. What I want to know is what the 1660 01:20:35,680 --> 01:20:39,000 Speaker 1: Texans are gonna do. You know, that's the question. What 1661 01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:41,240 Speaker 1: do they see in our defense? Even lets them think that, 1662 01:20:41,320 --> 01:20:43,479 Speaker 1: you know what, I think we can go at Tredavious White. 1663 01:20:43,600 --> 01:20:46,320 Speaker 1: You know, They're not gonna think that, are they. I 1664 01:20:46,360 --> 01:20:49,400 Speaker 1: would be surprised, right right, But maybe they think, you 1665 01:20:49,400 --> 01:20:51,519 Speaker 1: know what, if Levi Wallace is in there, they're pretty good, 1666 01:20:51,560 --> 01:20:53,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna do something else. But if Wallace is out 1667 01:20:53,640 --> 01:20:55,720 Speaker 1: of there and it's Kevin Johnson, he was here, we 1668 01:20:55,920 --> 01:20:58,840 Speaker 1: know him. He can't stop this route or he can't 1669 01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:01,400 Speaker 1: do this or you get you know, yeah, what what 1670 01:21:02,400 --> 01:21:05,320 Speaker 1: That's what coaches thinking? What are they? What are they thinking? Yeah, 1671 01:21:05,439 --> 01:21:07,280 Speaker 1: that's what we need to know. The second phone call 1672 01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:10,000 Speaker 1: from Matt in Virginia beach Cello, Matt, you're on the air. 1673 01:21:11,520 --> 01:21:14,040 Speaker 1: Hey guys, thank you taking my call. Sure. Took my 1674 01:21:14,200 --> 01:21:16,920 Speaker 1: ten year old son to for his birthday to the 1675 01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:19,400 Speaker 1: game this past weekend against the Jets. Was a blast 1676 01:21:19,439 --> 01:21:22,400 Speaker 1: for him. Back in the airport on the way there, 1677 01:21:22,400 --> 01:21:24,320 Speaker 1: we ran to Bruce Smith. So what a treat my 1678 01:21:24,360 --> 01:21:27,559 Speaker 1: ten year old guy? Yeah. Anyway, I had a question 1679 01:21:27,600 --> 01:21:30,720 Speaker 1: about Duke. We're at the game, and I know we 1680 01:21:30,760 --> 01:21:32,320 Speaker 1: had a lot of targets, but I couldn't help. But 1681 01:21:32,520 --> 01:21:36,520 Speaker 1: notice when we had these stade jump ball red zone opportunities, 1682 01:21:36,840 --> 01:21:39,360 Speaker 1: we were throwing to Foster and not to Duke Williams. 1683 01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:41,760 Speaker 1: And I'm wondering why in the world wouldn't they line 1684 01:21:41,800 --> 01:21:44,080 Speaker 1: up Duke to get the type of opportunities that we 1685 01:21:44,120 --> 01:21:46,599 Speaker 1: need them the most in and instead go to Foster. 1686 01:21:47,080 --> 01:21:49,920 Speaker 1: Is that a way to cancel out any last remaining 1687 01:21:49,920 --> 01:21:53,080 Speaker 1: hope Foster has to play or what? I have no idea, 1688 01:21:53,120 --> 01:21:55,240 Speaker 1: but I was wondering, with all those targets, why not 1689 01:21:55,320 --> 01:21:58,639 Speaker 1: get them the actual jump ball stade end zone targets 1690 01:21:58,640 --> 01:22:01,479 Speaker 1: that we gave Foster. So that's all I was wondering. 1691 01:22:01,920 --> 01:22:03,640 Speaker 1: And I'll go off the air, and I appreciate you 1692 01:22:03,680 --> 01:22:06,000 Speaker 1: taking my call, all right. One thing, Matt, and I 1693 01:22:06,040 --> 01:22:07,519 Speaker 1: hope you're still on the line where there are a 1694 01:22:07,560 --> 01:22:09,639 Speaker 1: ton of targets in the end zone for the Bills. 1695 01:22:09,680 --> 01:22:14,200 Speaker 1: I don't recall too many in Sunday's game. He's gone, 1696 01:22:14,240 --> 01:22:17,720 Speaker 1: he's gone, right, Bill said, trouble down even getting in 1697 01:22:17,760 --> 01:22:21,040 Speaker 1: the red zone, let alone end zone. But I don't know. 1698 01:22:21,240 --> 01:22:25,679 Speaker 1: I think, um, I don't look. I think the past 1699 01:22:25,760 --> 01:22:28,200 Speaker 1: goes where Josh says it's gonna go right. They have 1700 01:22:28,200 --> 01:22:31,200 Speaker 1: guys running different routes, and some guys, he thinks, are open, 1701 01:22:31,280 --> 01:22:32,960 Speaker 1: some guys are not gonna call whatever you want, and 1702 01:22:33,080 --> 01:22:34,519 Speaker 1: Josh doesn't want to throw them the ball, he's not 1703 01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:36,200 Speaker 1: going to you. Or it could be that they lined 1704 01:22:36,280 --> 01:22:38,519 Speaker 1: up in those formations and those personnel groupings have put 1705 01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:41,400 Speaker 1: Foster out there for the express purpose, so they wouldn't 1706 01:22:41,439 --> 01:22:44,280 Speaker 1: throw jump balls to Duke and then they're gonna activate 1707 01:22:44,320 --> 01:22:46,240 Speaker 1: Duke this week, you know what I mean? Why would 1708 01:22:46,240 --> 01:22:48,840 Speaker 1: they show that if they know in a meaningless game, 1709 01:22:49,240 --> 01:22:51,559 Speaker 1: knowing they've got the most meaningful game of the season 1710 01:22:51,560 --> 01:22:53,960 Speaker 1: the next week. There might have been some of that, 1711 01:22:55,360 --> 01:22:57,840 Speaker 1: but that's pretty elevated thinking when if you're really trying 1712 01:22:57,880 --> 01:22:59,519 Speaker 1: to win that game last week with the guys you 1713 01:22:59,560 --> 01:23:01,120 Speaker 1: got in there. I agree with you and I and 1714 01:23:01,160 --> 01:23:02,880 Speaker 1: we were talking about it the same thing as well. 1715 01:23:03,479 --> 01:23:05,360 Speaker 1: They tried to hit Foster on a couple of fades 1716 01:23:05,400 --> 01:23:09,479 Speaker 1: down on a third down play, and um, you know, 1717 01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:13,760 Speaker 1: Duke was somewhere else, so I get it. Um, but 1718 01:23:13,800 --> 01:23:15,320 Speaker 1: there there might have been a little bit of that. 1719 01:23:15,840 --> 01:23:18,320 Speaker 1: You certainly did not go in there with the entire 1720 01:23:18,320 --> 01:23:21,800 Speaker 1: playbook open with Matt Barkley playing quarterback and Duke, Duke 1721 01:23:21,840 --> 01:23:24,960 Speaker 1: Williams and Robert Foster being your go to guys offensively, 1722 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:28,639 Speaker 1: so the offense will look different. Um, but don't forget 1723 01:23:28,680 --> 01:23:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's Matt Barkley decides who gets the ball. 1724 01:23:31,120 --> 01:23:34,719 Speaker 1: Not in that situation last week, not not not Brian Dable. 1725 01:23:34,760 --> 01:23:40,920 Speaker 1: Another question about Duke Williams from Pat and Cannon Dago. Hello, Pat, Hi, guys, 1726 01:23:39,960 --> 01:23:43,400 Speaker 1: and I called about a month ago with a question 1727 01:23:43,439 --> 01:23:46,360 Speaker 1: about Duke, saying he should replaced A Jones And the 1728 01:23:46,439 --> 01:23:49,200 Speaker 1: next week he got traded and Jay Jones did and 1729 01:23:49,280 --> 01:23:51,840 Speaker 1: Duke played and had a great game. Well, same kind 1730 01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:55,879 Speaker 1: of question. After that Jet game he was getting separation. Uh, 1731 01:23:55,920 --> 01:23:59,200 Speaker 1: and just that's what he did, wonderful. Um, what are 1732 01:23:59,240 --> 01:24:01,720 Speaker 1: the chances that he's gonna play in the playoffs game 1733 01:24:01,760 --> 01:24:04,800 Speaker 1: this Saturday? Well, I think there's a chance, don't you, Steve, 1734 01:24:04,920 --> 01:24:08,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. There's a chance. I don't know, because 1735 01:24:08,160 --> 01:24:10,880 Speaker 1: here's the thing. We thought, all of us, you, Pat, me, 1736 01:24:11,479 --> 01:24:13,360 Speaker 1: We were all talking about Duke for a long time 1737 01:24:13,400 --> 01:24:15,640 Speaker 1: because of the splash he made and the type of 1738 01:24:15,680 --> 01:24:19,960 Speaker 1: player he is. He seems to I can't explain it. 1739 01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:22,559 Speaker 1: It's almost like the guy has gravity when he's out there. 1740 01:24:22,600 --> 01:24:25,120 Speaker 1: You know, people are looking at the guy when he plays. 1741 01:24:25,200 --> 01:24:28,120 Speaker 1: They want to see him play. He's big, he's got 1742 01:24:28,160 --> 01:24:31,840 Speaker 1: really strong hands on the ball. He you know, he's 1743 01:24:31,880 --> 01:24:34,240 Speaker 1: an intriguing player for a lot of Bills fans. I 1744 01:24:34,280 --> 01:24:39,640 Speaker 1: can't put it into words why he has such gravita, 1745 01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, Bills fans are talking about this 1746 01:24:42,200 --> 01:24:45,320 Speaker 1: guy and he's played like three games, and I mean people, 1747 01:24:46,120 --> 01:24:50,160 Speaker 1: so they are so enamored with him. But there's a 1748 01:24:50,280 --> 01:24:52,439 Speaker 1: you know, and he hasn't played, but then he got in. 1749 01:24:52,479 --> 01:24:54,920 Speaker 1: And when he has gotten in in the Tennessee game, 1750 01:24:54,920 --> 01:24:57,240 Speaker 1: when his first game caught the winning touchdown, in these 1751 01:24:57,400 --> 01:24:59,760 Speaker 1: last game, he got targeted all those games those times 1752 01:24:59,760 --> 01:25:02,120 Speaker 1: again the Jets and came through from for the most part. 1753 01:25:02,840 --> 01:25:07,200 Speaker 1: He I cannot explain how he got to that point 1754 01:25:08,479 --> 01:25:11,400 Speaker 1: and the consciousness of all the Bills fans, except that 1755 01:25:11,439 --> 01:25:14,160 Speaker 1: he's been efficient in his opportunities. He a difference maker, Steve, 1756 01:25:14,240 --> 01:25:18,360 Speaker 1: What do you think if he's a difference maker? How 1757 01:25:18,479 --> 01:25:23,000 Speaker 1: is he not? If he's a difference maker? What makes 1758 01:25:23,040 --> 01:25:25,080 Speaker 1: you think that we're the ones who see it and 1759 01:25:25,120 --> 01:25:27,599 Speaker 1: the guys who were with him every day twenty four 1760 01:25:27,640 --> 01:25:29,720 Speaker 1: hours a day, seven days a week, don't see it. Yeah, 1761 01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:31,640 Speaker 1: how is he? How do you think? That's that's the 1762 01:25:31,880 --> 01:25:34,760 Speaker 1: that's the thing, that's the that's the disconnect for us, 1763 01:25:34,840 --> 01:25:37,320 Speaker 1: right we all love dude. We think he is like, 1764 01:25:37,960 --> 01:25:40,639 Speaker 1: we think he is a super Bowl in waiting for us, 1765 01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:45,800 Speaker 1: and and we're all by ourselves. Nobody else thinks it, right, 1766 01:25:46,040 --> 01:25:48,280 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. It's the weirdest thing 1767 01:25:48,400 --> 01:25:51,400 Speaker 1: is that weird? I mean, I was gonna. I appreciate 1768 01:25:51,439 --> 01:25:53,160 Speaker 1: the interest in him, and I know that there is 1769 01:25:53,200 --> 01:25:56,120 Speaker 1: interest in him, But I don't get the fascination with 1770 01:25:56,200 --> 01:25:58,719 Speaker 1: Duke Williams. Yes, he made six catches the other day, 1771 01:25:59,080 --> 01:26:01,360 Speaker 1: all right, it was of a preseason game the other day. 1772 01:26:01,360 --> 01:26:03,000 Speaker 1: You know, it just wasn't didn't And that's you know, 1773 01:26:03,040 --> 01:26:05,440 Speaker 1: that's how he made the team too. He had preseason 1774 01:26:05,520 --> 01:26:07,720 Speaker 1: games where he lit it up. And that's why he's 1775 01:26:07,720 --> 01:26:11,080 Speaker 1: still here. And that's why we're still talking about It's 1776 01:26:11,600 --> 01:26:14,000 Speaker 1: it's it's an amazing phenomen We're gonna have to come 1777 01:26:14,080 --> 01:26:18,320 Speaker 1: up with a name for it. Duke phenomenon, right right, 1778 01:26:18,439 --> 01:26:21,000 Speaker 1: something we're gonna We're gonna spend the next break thinking 1779 01:26:21,000 --> 01:26:24,160 Speaker 1: about a word that describes the Duke Williams's fascination. Got 1780 01:26:24,160 --> 01:26:25,760 Speaker 1: a break here, We got more to come stick around 1781 01:26:25,760 --> 01:26:27,519 Speaker 1: and come back with us. One bill slide presented by 1782 01:26:27,560 --> 01:26:30,799 Speaker 1: Kalaida Health from the Seneca Studio, Seneca Resorts in Casino. 1783 01:26:30,960 --> 01:26:44,880 Speaker 1: Nothing comes close. Welcome Back, One goes Live, John Murphy, 1784 01:26:44,960 --> 01:26:48,160 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker. See, I confess my head is elsewhere. My 1785 01:26:48,200 --> 01:26:51,320 Speaker 1: head is in Houston right now. Exeriously. I can't stop 1786 01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:53,639 Speaker 1: thinking about the game. I know we got another hour 1787 01:26:53,680 --> 01:26:55,320 Speaker 1: in ten minutes to go here, and you got another 1788 01:26:55,360 --> 01:26:58,160 Speaker 1: show tomorrow. I can't stop thinking about the game. Yeah, 1789 01:26:58,240 --> 01:27:00,680 Speaker 1: it's it's a fun game. It's fun to be in 1790 01:27:00,720 --> 01:27:04,400 Speaker 1: a game that means a lot your whole season. Yeah, 1791 01:27:04,439 --> 01:27:07,840 Speaker 1: and it said the stress is unbelievable. Maybe that's what 1792 01:27:07,880 --> 01:27:15,000 Speaker 1: I'm not used to stress. You lose, you're done, that's 1793 01:27:16,080 --> 01:27:17,960 Speaker 1: I told you. I told you this, you know, maybe 1794 01:27:18,040 --> 01:27:20,519 Speaker 1: last week. I'm gonna be bummed when this season's over. 1795 01:27:20,760 --> 01:27:22,840 Speaker 1: It's been a ball It could be over Saturday. Let's 1796 01:27:22,840 --> 01:27:25,160 Speaker 1: face it so fun. It's been fun. Take a call 1797 01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:27,760 Speaker 1: here from Jim in Lancaster. Hello, Jim, you're on the 1798 01:27:27,760 --> 01:27:33,120 Speaker 1: air with this go ahead. HI. Question for you, as 1799 01:27:34,400 --> 01:27:37,240 Speaker 1: how do you think the Bill's defensive line is gonna 1800 01:27:37,240 --> 01:27:39,559 Speaker 1: match up against the Texans front five. I know they 1801 01:27:40,040 --> 01:27:42,000 Speaker 1: struggled a lot last year and they had a tonsil, 1802 01:27:42,080 --> 01:27:44,799 Speaker 1: but you guys see an opportunity there or yeah, Tonso' 1803 01:27:44,800 --> 01:27:46,479 Speaker 1: is the key guy. Um. By the way, do you 1804 01:27:46,479 --> 01:27:49,759 Speaker 1: know tounsil leads the league in false starts. Yeah, it's amazing. 1805 01:27:50,080 --> 01:27:52,479 Speaker 1: He gets like he's got eight this year. Tonso's the guy. 1806 01:27:52,720 --> 01:27:54,840 Speaker 1: They have a rookie Sharping plays in the left guard, 1807 01:27:55,280 --> 01:27:57,519 Speaker 1: and they're okay the other spots, but nothing special. I 1808 01:27:57,520 --> 01:27:59,559 Speaker 1: think the Gills have an advantage on the defensive line 1809 01:27:59,600 --> 01:28:01,439 Speaker 1: against her offensive lad To be honest with you, I 1810 01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:04,200 Speaker 1: thought I saw I'll look at see if I can 1811 01:28:04,200 --> 01:28:06,559 Speaker 1: look it up. All we're talking, but they rank like 1812 01:28:06,600 --> 01:28:08,920 Speaker 1: twenty seventh in sacks allowed, a twenty fifth in SA 1813 01:28:09,200 --> 01:28:13,679 Speaker 1: sacks allowed, so they've been they've given up some pressures 1814 01:28:14,000 --> 01:28:16,240 Speaker 1: seven yeah, the twenty seventh and sacks allowed, so they 1815 01:28:17,160 --> 01:28:19,599 Speaker 1: you know, but they've got some really good running backs. 1816 01:28:19,600 --> 01:28:21,680 Speaker 1: Their running game is something that they've played. They're a 1817 01:28:21,720 --> 01:28:24,200 Speaker 1: top ten running team. So they're gonna be able to 1818 01:28:24,240 --> 01:28:26,360 Speaker 1: do that, which means their play action is going to 1819 01:28:26,439 --> 01:28:29,200 Speaker 1: be tough, which means Deshaun Watson is going to be 1820 01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:32,960 Speaker 1: able to play action and then maybe create after the 1821 01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:36,960 Speaker 1: plays over. So I M I think we'll probably play 1822 01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:39,800 Speaker 1: pretty well against this offensive front, no question, about it. 1823 01:28:40,880 --> 01:28:43,680 Speaker 1: But that's you know, you've got to um this is 1824 01:28:43,720 --> 01:28:46,000 Speaker 1: a team that can light it up if they get 1825 01:28:46,200 --> 01:28:48,639 Speaker 1: catch fire offensively or if they do something that catches 1826 01:28:48,640 --> 01:28:51,240 Speaker 1: the Bills off guard. You do not want to fall 1827 01:28:51,280 --> 01:28:54,880 Speaker 1: behind because this offense or the Buffalo Bills isn't built 1828 01:28:54,880 --> 01:28:59,160 Speaker 1: to come from behind. So that's that's the big worry. 1829 01:28:59,320 --> 01:29:02,280 Speaker 1: I think. I think the running game, and you mentioned it, 1830 01:29:02,320 --> 01:29:04,320 Speaker 1: and we talked with Chris Brown about it earlier on 1831 01:29:04,360 --> 01:29:08,840 Speaker 1: about the great work they get from their their running backs. 1832 01:29:08,880 --> 01:29:11,759 Speaker 1: Carlos Hyde is the number one rusher with a thousand yards. 1833 01:29:11,960 --> 01:29:15,080 Speaker 1: But the other guy, Duke Johnson came over from Cleveland, 1834 01:29:15,160 --> 01:29:17,120 Speaker 1: got four hundred ten yards, and he's a really good receiver. 1835 01:29:17,200 --> 01:29:19,439 Speaker 1: He's a big, strong guy, but a good receiver, third 1836 01:29:19,439 --> 01:29:21,559 Speaker 1: down back. They have two good running backs, not great, 1837 01:29:21,600 --> 01:29:25,000 Speaker 1: but good running backs over there. Let's getting a call 1838 01:29:25,040 --> 01:29:27,200 Speaker 1: from Mike and Amherst. Hello Mike, you're on the air. Hi, 1839 01:29:28,840 --> 01:29:34,480 Speaker 1: Hello Mike. Yeah, I said a question about Duke Williams. 1840 01:29:34,240 --> 01:29:37,040 Speaker 1: M a lot of I mean, I like Duke Gleams 1841 01:29:37,040 --> 01:29:40,639 Speaker 1: as much as every other fan, but I just don't 1842 01:29:40,720 --> 01:29:43,680 Speaker 1: understand if we were to activate Duke, someone would have 1843 01:29:43,720 --> 01:29:46,479 Speaker 1: to get deactivated. Then I'm not sure who that would be. 1844 01:29:46,640 --> 01:29:49,120 Speaker 1: Is it Andre Roberts who we know. I think the 1845 01:29:49,479 --> 01:29:53,320 Speaker 1: likeliest candidate would be Robert Foster, as we said, plays 1846 01:29:53,320 --> 01:29:55,320 Speaker 1: a third of these special teams. If it's if it's 1847 01:29:55,320 --> 01:29:58,720 Speaker 1: wide receiver for wide receiver, it could be like Duke 1848 01:29:58,760 --> 01:30:04,080 Speaker 1: Williams is activated and they you activate, say a linebacker, 1849 01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:09,040 Speaker 1: backup linebacker, or maybe a running backer or whatever somebody else. 1850 01:30:09,040 --> 01:30:11,400 Speaker 1: So it doesn't have to be a wide receiver for 1851 01:30:11,479 --> 01:30:14,920 Speaker 1: wide receiver. But you can bet that you know they 1852 01:30:14,920 --> 01:30:17,080 Speaker 1: don't want to go into a game with six or 1853 01:30:17,120 --> 01:30:21,200 Speaker 1: seven wide receivers on the roster on game day. Thanks Michae. 1854 01:30:21,200 --> 01:30:23,000 Speaker 1: Will take a break here. When we come back next hour, 1855 01:30:23,080 --> 01:30:25,960 Speaker 1: Lorenzo alexanders to anybody to join us with the lowdown 1856 01:30:26,000 --> 01:30:28,839 Speaker 1: about Saturday's game. Also in the next hour, Rod Woodson, 1857 01:30:28,840 --> 01:30:30,760 Speaker 1: Pro Football Hall of Famer, will join us if you 1858 01:30:30,840 --> 01:30:32,360 Speaker 1: have to call of the game the Bills and the 1859 01:30:32,600 --> 01:30:35,000 Speaker 1: Texans on Saturday. That's coming up. Final hour of the 1860 01:30:35,000 --> 01:30:37,439 Speaker 1: show and one Bills Live presented by Colada Health from 1861 01:30:37,479 --> 01:30:40,240 Speaker 1: the Seneca Studio at an Orchard Park. This is Buffalo 1862 01:30:40,280 --> 01:30:55,120 Speaker 1: Bills Radio. Hello, Bills Radio Network. Sports Update. Bill's wrapped 1863 01:30:55,160 --> 01:30:57,960 Speaker 1: up their final practice for Saturday's game earlier today. They 1864 01:30:58,120 --> 01:31:00,080 Speaker 1: hit the road tomorrow for Houston in their gaming and 1865 01:31:00,160 --> 01:31:03,640 Speaker 1: see Texans. After practice, head coach Sean mcderviatt said no 1866 01:31:03,800 --> 01:31:06,839 Speaker 1: players been declared out for Saturday's game. The official injury 1867 01:31:06,920 --> 01:31:10,640 Speaker 1: report as four players questionable Shack Lawson with a hamstring, 1868 01:31:10,840 --> 01:31:13,760 Speaker 1: Tian Secky with an ankle, wide receiver Andre Roberts with 1869 01:31:13,840 --> 01:31:16,840 Speaker 1: a foot, cornerback Levi I Wallace with an ankle as well. 1870 01:31:17,200 --> 01:31:20,240 Speaker 1: The Texans going to the playoffs for the first for 1871 01:31:20,360 --> 01:31:22,760 Speaker 1: the first time in the last couple of years. The 1872 01:31:23,200 --> 01:31:26,400 Speaker 1: Texans going for the fourth time rather in Bill O'Brien's tenure, 1873 01:31:26,439 --> 01:31:29,000 Speaker 1: one and three in those appearance. Lost a wildcard game 1874 01:31:29,000 --> 01:31:32,760 Speaker 1: to Houston last year. In the twenty sixteen playoffs, they 1875 01:31:32,800 --> 01:31:34,960 Speaker 1: beat the Raiders for losing on the road in New England. 1876 01:31:35,080 --> 01:31:37,320 Speaker 1: In the twenty fifteen season, they lost to the Chiefs 1877 01:31:37,320 --> 01:31:40,280 Speaker 1: thirty to nothing. The referee Tony Krenti with an all 1878 01:31:40,280 --> 01:31:43,200 Speaker 1: star officiating crew the broadcast on our Flagchip in Buffalo. 1879 01:31:43,240 --> 01:31:44,920 Speaker 1: I'll have the call of the game with Eric Wood 1880 01:31:44,920 --> 01:31:47,760 Speaker 1: from the broadcast booth. Salcapacho on the sidelines on w 1881 01:31:47,960 --> 01:31:50,599 Speaker 1: G r Sports Radio five fifty. J J. Watt will 1882 01:31:50,640 --> 01:31:52,960 Speaker 1: be back in the lineup for the Houston Texans. He 1883 01:31:53,200 --> 01:31:55,760 Speaker 1: suffered a torn pectoral muscle in week eight have his 1884 01:31:55,880 --> 01:31:58,280 Speaker 1: snaps monitored by the coaching staff, but he will be 1885 01:31:58,320 --> 01:32:01,240 Speaker 1: able to play. Cleveland Browns said to be ready to 1886 01:32:01,280 --> 01:32:05,599 Speaker 1: interview Bills coordinator Brian Dabo as a potential head coaching candidate. 1887 01:32:05,640 --> 01:32:09,360 Speaker 1: That interview said to occur this coming Sunday here in Buffalo. 1888 01:32:09,520 --> 01:32:12,480 Speaker 1: He's one of five coaches linked to the coaching vagacy Inland. 1889 01:32:12,600 --> 01:32:15,679 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett will continue his discussions with the Cowboys ownership 1890 01:32:15,880 --> 01:32:18,320 Speaker 1: about his future. He concluded a second meeting with team 1891 01:32:18,360 --> 01:32:21,280 Speaker 1: owner Jerry Jones and his son on Tuesday, and no 1892 01:32:21,320 --> 01:32:24,880 Speaker 1: announcement of a resolution at that time. Sabers in action tonight. 1893 01:32:24,920 --> 01:32:28,439 Speaker 1: They played the Edmonton Oilers. Buffalo schedule to face off 1894 01:32:28,439 --> 01:32:30,800 Speaker 1: at seven o'clock. With a win tonight, the Sabers would 1895 01:32:30,840 --> 01:32:33,360 Speaker 1: sweep the season series with the Oilers for the third 1896 01:32:33,360 --> 01:32:36,479 Speaker 1: time in four seasons. Buffalo's next game then Saturday at 1897 01:32:36,479 --> 01:32:39,599 Speaker 1: one o'clock, when they faced the Florida Panthers. Former NBA 1898 01:32:39,600 --> 01:32:43,160 Speaker 1: commissioner David Stern passed away the commissioner during the NBA's 1899 01:32:43,200 --> 01:32:46,080 Speaker 1: most successful period in league history. He was seventy seven 1900 01:32:46,160 --> 01:32:48,639 Speaker 1: years old, and Don Larson, the author of the only 1901 01:32:48,640 --> 01:32:51,240 Speaker 1: perfect game in World Series history, passed away at the 1902 01:32:51,280 --> 01:32:53,840 Speaker 1: age of ninety last night. That's the update from One 1903 01:32:53,880 --> 01:33:13,720 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive over Slow Down with Lorenzo Alexander. It is 1904 01:33:13,720 --> 01:33:18,280 Speaker 1: presented to you by Hutch's Restaurant in Buffalo, redefining fine 1905 01:33:18,360 --> 01:33:22,160 Speaker 1: dining in Buffalo, redefining city dining. Lorenzo Alexander in studio 1906 01:33:22,160 --> 01:33:23,880 Speaker 1: with us. Hello, Lorenzo, how are you doing. I'm doing 1907 01:33:23,920 --> 01:33:26,160 Speaker 1: real well. You so good, good good. You're finished with 1908 01:33:26,200 --> 01:33:28,839 Speaker 1: the week of practice. What was this week like, especially 1909 01:33:28,840 --> 01:33:30,640 Speaker 1: after a game in which guys didn't play very much? 1910 01:33:30,640 --> 01:33:31,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it was good. It was a good Chris 1911 01:33:31,880 --> 01:33:34,519 Speaker 1: week of practice. I mean, obviously, last week we had 1912 01:33:34,560 --> 01:33:37,479 Speaker 1: a chance to sit or limit some guys that had 1913 01:33:37,920 --> 01:33:40,200 Speaker 1: played a ton of roughs during the season, and so, um, 1914 01:33:40,320 --> 01:33:42,200 Speaker 1: I felt that you could see these guys were obviously 1915 01:33:42,240 --> 01:33:45,439 Speaker 1: up for the playoffs, but guys were moving, um just 1916 01:33:45,520 --> 01:33:47,320 Speaker 1: a little bit quicker, a little bit extra pepping their 1917 01:33:47,400 --> 01:33:50,280 Speaker 1: step because of an additional risk that some guys were 1918 01:33:50,320 --> 01:33:52,720 Speaker 1: able to get. On State Sunday, things get ratcheted. You 1919 01:33:52,720 --> 01:33:54,720 Speaker 1: can feel it. You walk in, you're you're excited to 1920 01:33:54,760 --> 01:33:57,120 Speaker 1: prepare your well, you want to prepare. Guys are hungry 1921 01:33:57,160 --> 01:33:59,240 Speaker 1: for everything, not that they're not, you know, they're just 1922 01:33:59,640 --> 01:34:02,439 Speaker 1: whatever there is extra in the tank emotionally, you bringing 1923 01:34:02,560 --> 01:34:04,080 Speaker 1: back to the table. You can walk in the locker 1924 01:34:04,160 --> 01:34:05,960 Speaker 1: room and feeling yeah. I mean, it's just a whole 1925 01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:07,840 Speaker 1: different mindset. And I think the best why I can 1926 01:34:07,920 --> 01:34:12,639 Speaker 1: explain it is, you know, it's one thing to get 1927 01:34:12,680 --> 01:34:14,599 Speaker 1: ready for a season, and you gotta, you know, mentally 1928 01:34:14,600 --> 01:34:18,320 Speaker 1: prepare yourself for sixteen games, but then you get to 1929 01:34:18,360 --> 01:34:20,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Just like, man, this is just one week. 1930 01:34:20,920 --> 01:34:23,400 Speaker 1: One week, it's all I got, you know that nels's promise. 1931 01:34:23,479 --> 01:34:25,320 Speaker 1: It's time to give it all up. And I think 1932 01:34:25,400 --> 01:34:27,080 Speaker 1: guys are easy. You don't have to feel like you 1933 01:34:27,120 --> 01:34:31,120 Speaker 1: have to kind of just methodically. It's not a marathon. 1934 01:34:31,240 --> 01:34:32,880 Speaker 1: This is a sprint. You know, I got to win 1935 01:34:32,920 --> 01:34:34,200 Speaker 1: this game. Then we get to the next one. It's 1936 01:34:34,200 --> 01:34:36,080 Speaker 1: another sprint. You know, it's not a marathon. It kind 1937 01:34:36,080 --> 01:34:38,280 Speaker 1: of just changes a little bit. And with your mindset 1938 01:34:38,280 --> 01:34:41,280 Speaker 1: in that way, right, it's not it's it's just there's nothing, 1939 01:34:41,840 --> 01:34:44,360 Speaker 1: no other considerations down the road, right, Yeah, I mean, 1940 01:34:45,200 --> 01:34:47,720 Speaker 1: and it's a little it's a small thing, but it's 1941 01:34:47,760 --> 01:34:51,000 Speaker 1: not it's a big thing, because there ain't no reason 1942 01:34:51,040 --> 01:34:53,000 Speaker 1: not to run the six trick plays you got. There 1943 01:34:53,000 --> 01:34:57,759 Speaker 1: ain't no reason to run the fakes and everything, everything 1944 01:34:58,080 --> 01:35:00,600 Speaker 1: is on the table. It's and it you can feel it. 1945 01:35:00,640 --> 01:35:03,240 Speaker 1: I mean right, it's herd articulate. But there's a different 1946 01:35:04,200 --> 01:35:07,240 Speaker 1: emotion in the air when it's all or nothing. Yeah, 1947 01:35:07,240 --> 01:35:09,120 Speaker 1: most definitely, And I agree with that. And you would 1948 01:35:09,160 --> 01:35:10,880 Speaker 1: know better than me because you've been there, You've been 1949 01:35:10,880 --> 01:35:13,240 Speaker 1: a lot further, and so for me, it's just it 1950 01:35:13,320 --> 01:35:15,240 Speaker 1: just it's a little bit of a ramp up. I mean, well, 1951 01:35:15,439 --> 01:35:17,080 Speaker 1: not a lot of a ramp up. But at the 1952 01:35:17,080 --> 01:35:19,599 Speaker 1: same time, I think the message that was given this 1953 01:35:19,600 --> 01:35:23,719 Speaker 1: week by Shane and some other veterans is not apply 1954 01:35:23,880 --> 01:35:26,519 Speaker 1: that pressure on yourself. So then the game speeds up. 1955 01:35:26,680 --> 01:35:29,120 Speaker 1: And so, um, there's a good mix of it, and 1956 01:35:29,160 --> 01:35:31,200 Speaker 1: I think we have enough guys with experience so that 1957 01:35:31,240 --> 01:35:34,080 Speaker 1: doesn't happen to us Saturday Versutta, who do you have 1958 01:35:34,120 --> 01:35:36,640 Speaker 1: in that locker room who talks about playoff experience? Who 1959 01:35:36,680 --> 01:35:39,000 Speaker 1: has had the most experience in the playoffs? Anybody stand out. 1960 01:35:39,760 --> 01:35:41,840 Speaker 1: I think guys more handle it in their rooms or 1961 01:35:41,920 --> 01:35:43,640 Speaker 1: Frasier may call out on the guy, but obviously a 1962 01:35:43,640 --> 01:35:46,160 Speaker 1: guy you know. Micah Hyde has been the playoffs a lot. 1963 01:35:46,320 --> 01:35:49,360 Speaker 1: Kurt Coleman, I've been six times. I haven't won a game. 1964 01:35:49,439 --> 01:35:51,040 Speaker 1: So you try to, you know, maybe lending some of 1965 01:35:51,040 --> 01:35:52,679 Speaker 1: the guys that have have been in Star lowt to lately 1966 01:35:52,840 --> 01:35:55,280 Speaker 1: has been to a super Bowl, and so we have 1967 01:35:55,360 --> 01:35:57,439 Speaker 1: some guys that have had some experience and that will speak, 1968 01:35:57,960 --> 01:36:00,519 Speaker 1: you know, individually the guys, and then you know, I've 1969 01:36:00,560 --> 01:36:01,920 Speaker 1: been able to share a little bit with Josh and 1970 01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:06,519 Speaker 1: some other younger players just far ass. Don't feel like 1971 01:36:06,560 --> 01:36:08,880 Speaker 1: you need to go and do something superhuman now that 1972 01:36:08,920 --> 01:36:11,880 Speaker 1: we now win postseason play because oftentimes, at least in 1973 01:36:11,960 --> 01:36:14,080 Speaker 1: my experience, when I was trying to do that, I 1974 01:36:14,160 --> 01:36:16,240 Speaker 1: played my worst games because I just was trying to 1975 01:36:16,240 --> 01:36:18,720 Speaker 1: force everything and not playing my type of game and 1976 01:36:19,080 --> 01:36:22,000 Speaker 1: finding my flow within the within the game. With the 1977 01:36:22,000 --> 01:36:25,160 Speaker 1: Rerenzo Alexander the phone lines opened eight three fifty and 1978 01:36:25,200 --> 01:36:28,559 Speaker 1: toll free one eight eight five fifty two fifty. Before 1979 01:36:28,560 --> 01:36:31,120 Speaker 1: we leave the regular season, we should talk about last 1980 01:36:31,120 --> 01:36:33,840 Speaker 1: Sunday in the finale against the jets where because of 1981 01:36:33,840 --> 01:36:36,120 Speaker 1: the circumstances, the bill's got a chance to honor you 1982 01:36:36,400 --> 01:36:38,400 Speaker 1: in what may have been your final home game, right then, 1983 01:36:38,479 --> 01:36:40,479 Speaker 1: it'd be a pretty good feeling for you. Yeah, it 1984 01:36:40,479 --> 01:36:42,800 Speaker 1: was awesome. It was more. It was even better because 1985 01:36:42,840 --> 01:36:44,920 Speaker 1: it was more about my daughter than even me now, 1986 01:36:45,200 --> 01:36:47,559 Speaker 1: watching Zoe go out there and seeing the national anthem, 1987 01:36:48,560 --> 01:36:50,680 Speaker 1: and I had no clue, you know, after talking to 1988 01:36:50,720 --> 01:36:53,639 Speaker 1: my wife. She actually asked a team back in June 1989 01:36:53,800 --> 01:36:56,240 Speaker 1: if she if Zoe could perform, And so Zoe's been 1990 01:36:56,240 --> 01:36:59,000 Speaker 1: working on this. She got to Wall Studios and working 1991 01:36:59,000 --> 01:37:02,519 Speaker 1: with their director down there and obviously singing the song, 1992 01:37:02,600 --> 01:37:04,320 Speaker 1: had a couple of times singing in the stadium, and 1993 01:37:04,320 --> 01:37:06,640 Speaker 1: they did a great job of keeping it on the 1994 01:37:06,680 --> 01:37:11,200 Speaker 1: down low. It was like a whole organizational kind of 1995 01:37:11,200 --> 01:37:12,960 Speaker 1: mission to kind of keep me in the dark. And 1996 01:37:13,000 --> 01:37:14,559 Speaker 1: it was great to be able to see her go 1997 01:37:14,600 --> 01:37:17,800 Speaker 1: out there perform. Well. So it's a very proud moment 1998 01:37:17,840 --> 01:37:19,840 Speaker 1: for me. Your wife, your mother, and your other children 1999 01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:22,200 Speaker 1: were down on the Yeah. And that's my dad standing 2000 01:37:22,240 --> 01:37:25,360 Speaker 1: behind her. Yeah, So you know, he flew in surprised me. 2001 01:37:25,439 --> 01:37:27,519 Speaker 1: My mom flew in surprised me. And then this was 2002 01:37:27,560 --> 01:37:29,040 Speaker 1: a huge surprise as well, and we got to take 2003 01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:30,840 Speaker 1: a picture and I didn't know even as she was 2004 01:37:30,880 --> 01:37:32,760 Speaker 1: walking on the field because we was taking a family pitch. 2005 01:37:32,840 --> 01:37:36,080 Speaker 1: I'm like, where's Zoe going, She's walking out there the sing. 2006 01:37:36,160 --> 01:37:39,080 Speaker 1: So it was really cool experience and gotten a lot 2007 01:37:39,120 --> 01:37:41,600 Speaker 1: of great feedback and a lot of tears, you know, 2008 01:37:41,680 --> 01:37:44,160 Speaker 1: from people, and so it was just a really cool moment. 2009 01:37:44,400 --> 01:37:46,120 Speaker 1: And plus a lot of the guys knows Zoe too 2010 01:37:46,120 --> 01:37:48,639 Speaker 1: because she's always up at the facility making cookies for people. 2011 01:37:49,240 --> 01:37:51,000 Speaker 1: I mean, so they know all about it, and so 2012 01:37:51,000 --> 01:37:52,640 Speaker 1: it's a really special moment I think just for an 2013 01:37:52,760 --> 01:37:54,800 Speaker 1: entire team because they see her as a little sister 2014 01:37:54,840 --> 01:37:57,639 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways. Well, congratulations on all that honor. 2015 01:37:57,760 --> 01:38:00,599 Speaker 1: You've really earned it here. Four years here in Buffalo 2016 01:38:00,600 --> 01:38:04,600 Speaker 1: have been really unforgettable. I appreciate that where the thing 2017 01:38:04,680 --> 01:38:07,479 Speaker 1: about where the franchise was and the last year of 2018 01:38:08,160 --> 01:38:10,880 Speaker 1: Rex's tenure and then you know what it looked like 2019 01:38:10,960 --> 01:38:13,040 Speaker 1: and how it went, and then to see Sean come 2020 01:38:13,080 --> 01:38:15,280 Speaker 1: in and you being a part of everything that is 2021 01:38:15,280 --> 01:38:17,080 Speaker 1: built here. And I gotta tell you too that you 2022 01:38:17,120 --> 01:38:19,080 Speaker 1: talk to the old guys, you gotta be real. You 2023 01:38:19,280 --> 01:38:21,080 Speaker 1: in particular. You gotta be really proud not only of 2024 01:38:21,120 --> 01:38:22,519 Speaker 1: what you've done the last three years and what could 2025 01:38:22,520 --> 01:38:26,400 Speaker 1: possibly still happen this year, right, but the transformation of 2026 01:38:26,439 --> 01:38:30,320 Speaker 1: the entire organization. It's been here during the last just 2027 01:38:30,880 --> 01:38:33,320 Speaker 1: thirty six months. Yeah, and it's been crazy, and I 2028 01:38:33,360 --> 01:38:35,200 Speaker 1: think that's probably the coolest thing to be a part of, 2029 01:38:35,320 --> 01:38:39,560 Speaker 1: is that. And hopefully we have helped the Bills organization 2030 01:38:40,600 --> 01:38:43,519 Speaker 1: set up something that's going to establish them on an 2031 01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:46,080 Speaker 1: annual base. And it's not just you know, this year, 2032 01:38:46,120 --> 01:38:49,200 Speaker 1: but they've really developed, obviously the mindset and that process 2033 01:38:49,200 --> 01:38:51,840 Speaker 1: that Shine has always talked about, and obviously leaders like 2034 01:38:51,920 --> 01:38:56,679 Speaker 1: myself and Kyle and Micah have helped establish a standard 2035 01:38:56,680 --> 01:38:59,640 Speaker 1: that will surpass us even playing for the Bills and 2036 01:38:59,640 --> 01:39:02,080 Speaker 1: will be here, you know, and they become more of 2037 01:39:02,240 --> 01:39:04,439 Speaker 1: what it was when you play, you know, back in 2038 01:39:05,439 --> 01:39:08,679 Speaker 1: that late eighties and the nineties. Well, Murphy, I didn't 2039 01:39:08,680 --> 01:39:10,360 Speaker 1: thought about it. We talked about how the sketch, you know, 2040 01:39:10,360 --> 01:39:12,120 Speaker 1: it's all on schedule. You know, they got this plan. 2041 01:39:12,240 --> 01:39:18,280 Speaker 1: This process to get this place is almost unrecognizable, right 2042 01:39:19,600 --> 01:39:23,479 Speaker 1: right YEA. Physically and just the attitude of attitude vibing 2043 01:39:23,520 --> 01:39:27,840 Speaker 1: the building just unbelievably different, right, the stuff that was 2044 01:39:27,920 --> 01:39:29,519 Speaker 1: I think this is what Stephen saying, the stuff that 2045 01:39:29,520 --> 01:39:31,759 Speaker 1: was a priority even when you started their under wrecks, 2046 01:39:32,160 --> 01:39:34,280 Speaker 1: you know, just things getting done around the building. It's 2047 01:39:34,280 --> 01:39:36,120 Speaker 1: different now you can feel that everything's att Yeah, I 2048 01:39:36,120 --> 01:39:38,479 Speaker 1: mean there's a certain standard. I mean playoff caliber doesn't 2049 01:39:38,479 --> 01:39:40,680 Speaker 1: just apply to our football team, and it applies to 2050 01:39:41,280 --> 01:39:46,439 Speaker 1: everybody that is underneath the organization of you know, the bills, um, 2051 01:39:46,560 --> 01:39:49,280 Speaker 1: you know, psc everybody, and Shan Holt tries to hold 2052 01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:51,720 Speaker 1: every accountable. So even when he first got here, he 2053 01:39:51,720 --> 01:39:54,519 Speaker 1: had a meeting with the staff member and the business 2054 01:39:54,560 --> 01:39:56,599 Speaker 1: side of everything as well to make sure that they 2055 01:39:56,600 --> 01:39:59,160 Speaker 1: had the same type of mentality carrying out their job 2056 01:39:59,200 --> 01:40:01,479 Speaker 1: and that we were all in this together. And we 2057 01:40:01,520 --> 01:40:04,000 Speaker 1: can't have the expectation of you know, same old bills 2058 01:40:04,240 --> 01:40:07,040 Speaker 1: like kind of doing our job, you know, haphazardly. But 2059 01:40:07,080 --> 01:40:08,840 Speaker 1: if we're gonna have excellence on our side, when the 2060 01:40:08,920 --> 01:40:11,800 Speaker 1: excellence on the business side as well, and I think collectively, 2061 01:40:11,880 --> 01:40:14,479 Speaker 1: because it does take a whole organization to win a 2062 01:40:14,520 --> 01:40:16,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. That has really helped us. Sean took the 2063 01:40:17,040 --> 01:40:20,320 Speaker 1: time out after one series of defense and second series 2064 01:40:20,760 --> 01:40:22,599 Speaker 1: sent you out there and then before you got to play, 2065 01:40:22,600 --> 01:40:24,320 Speaker 1: and he took the time out there to give you 2066 01:40:24,439 --> 01:40:27,080 Speaker 1: kind of an exit from the Yeah, knew what was 2067 01:40:27,120 --> 01:40:28,920 Speaker 1: going on at that. It was kind of weird because 2068 01:40:28,880 --> 01:40:30,400 Speaker 1: I went out there for a player early in the 2069 01:40:30,439 --> 01:40:33,960 Speaker 1: season or early in the series. I wish I would 2070 01:40:33,960 --> 01:40:35,200 Speaker 1: have got a sack. I had a chance to get 2071 01:40:35,200 --> 01:40:37,960 Speaker 1: a sack. They miss. That would have been cool to 2072 01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:41,000 Speaker 1: come off. When he put me back in, I was like, 2073 01:40:41,040 --> 01:40:42,600 Speaker 1: I want to play at this point. You know, you 2074 01:40:42,640 --> 01:40:44,400 Speaker 1: get riled up. I did my whole because I didn't 2075 01:40:44,400 --> 01:40:46,000 Speaker 1: know how much I was going to play, So I 2076 01:40:46,080 --> 01:40:48,680 Speaker 1: do my whole routine, take my supplements, so I'm all 2077 01:40:48,760 --> 01:40:51,479 Speaker 1: jacked up ready to play, and i get one play 2078 01:40:51,520 --> 01:40:53,120 Speaker 1: in a time out. It's like, man, I let me 2079 01:40:53,160 --> 01:40:55,200 Speaker 1: get a little sweaty and let me hit somebody. Even 2080 01:40:55,280 --> 01:40:58,560 Speaker 1: taking show, I gave him a lot of trouble for 2081 01:40:59,040 --> 01:41:04,519 Speaker 1: completely waste the time. Yeah, you get roosted for that 2082 01:41:04,520 --> 01:41:06,560 Speaker 1: on a normal day. But it was good. It was 2083 01:41:06,560 --> 01:41:09,439 Speaker 1: a nice moment, and it's it's a cool honor. You know, 2084 01:41:09,479 --> 01:41:12,559 Speaker 1: obviously I never wanted ever to be about me, but 2085 01:41:12,600 --> 01:41:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, obviously Sean wanted to show his gratitude the 2086 01:41:15,080 --> 01:41:17,160 Speaker 1: team as well. It's just as far as what I meant. So, 2087 01:41:17,320 --> 01:41:19,280 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's a cool experience, but we got 2088 01:41:19,280 --> 01:41:20,880 Speaker 1: a lot more work to do well. One more question 2089 01:41:20,920 --> 01:41:23,000 Speaker 1: about how do they You mentioned how they got to 2090 01:41:23,000 --> 01:41:26,480 Speaker 1: carry it on beyond Kyle last year and now probably 2091 01:41:26,520 --> 01:41:28,599 Speaker 1: after you this year. How do you do that? There's 2092 01:41:28,640 --> 01:41:31,200 Speaker 1: no Lorenzo Alexander come to the building? Is there? There's 2093 01:41:31,200 --> 01:41:34,479 Speaker 1: a Micah hi Jordan player, There's a Tremaine Admans is 2094 01:41:34,840 --> 01:41:38,360 Speaker 1: Tredavious White. If me and Kyle have left this organization 2095 01:41:38,479 --> 01:41:40,719 Speaker 1: and there's a whole we haven't done our jobs properly. 2096 01:41:40,760 --> 01:41:43,160 Speaker 1: And so, just like I said in an interview earlier on, 2097 01:41:43,200 --> 01:41:45,240 Speaker 1: I said, Kyle Wims isn't physically in here, but he's 2098 01:41:45,280 --> 01:41:46,880 Speaker 1: in here. He's had a huge impact on me, and 2099 01:41:46,880 --> 01:41:50,679 Speaker 1: I know numerous other guys that are playing there. And so, yeah, 2100 01:41:50,680 --> 01:41:53,200 Speaker 1: it won't be my voice, it won't sound exactly the 2101 01:41:53,240 --> 01:41:55,280 Speaker 1: way I say it, but I do have an impact 2102 01:41:55,600 --> 01:41:57,800 Speaker 1: from the leadership and the relationships that I built with guys. 2103 01:41:57,800 --> 01:42:00,439 Speaker 1: They've watched me for the last you know, three some 2104 01:42:00,560 --> 01:42:04,120 Speaker 1: guys four years, and so we have I've been part 2105 01:42:04,120 --> 01:42:05,680 Speaker 1: of my wisdom and the way I do things, and 2106 01:42:05,760 --> 01:42:07,880 Speaker 1: so yeah, it won't be me, but it'll be somebody 2107 01:42:07,920 --> 01:42:09,760 Speaker 1: else stepping up and kind of taking that man on, 2108 01:42:09,800 --> 01:42:13,040 Speaker 1: that leadership on. And and this team is filled with guys, 2109 01:42:13,360 --> 01:42:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, offense, defense, and special teams that can really 2110 01:42:15,720 --> 01:42:18,080 Speaker 1: pick that mano up from a leadership role and help 2111 01:42:18,200 --> 01:42:20,479 Speaker 1: carry and lead this team. That's been a big difference 2112 01:42:20,479 --> 01:42:23,400 Speaker 1: as well, because in years passing, perhaps on other teams 2113 01:42:23,400 --> 01:42:25,640 Speaker 1: that you were on, there wasn't maybe well you were 2114 01:42:25,680 --> 01:42:28,080 Speaker 1: there obviously, and Kyle was there on some other teams, 2115 01:42:28,080 --> 01:42:31,200 Speaker 1: but it was pretty shallow. Yeah, yeah, you know what 2116 01:42:31,240 --> 01:42:33,439 Speaker 1: I mean, played a little top heavy in the leadership. 2117 01:42:33,439 --> 01:42:37,080 Speaker 1: And now it seems like you've got an entire team 2118 01:42:37,080 --> 01:42:40,439 Speaker 1: built on built of leaders in waiting, guys who are 2119 01:42:40,520 --> 01:42:43,240 Speaker 1: capable of exactly and desired. And a lot of that 2120 01:42:43,360 --> 01:42:47,439 Speaker 1: is because Sean and Brandon identify guys that were obviously 2121 01:42:47,479 --> 01:42:51,120 Speaker 1: great talented players at their prospective positions, but had those 2122 01:42:51,200 --> 01:42:53,920 Speaker 1: leadership qualities, you know, maybe drafting a fourth year senior 2123 01:42:53,920 --> 01:42:56,960 Speaker 1: instead of getting a ranshirt sophomore guy who hadn't quite 2124 01:42:56,960 --> 01:42:59,760 Speaker 1: matured yet, or identifying a guy like Tremade Admans and 2125 01:42:59,760 --> 01:43:02,200 Speaker 1: knowing pedigree and what his family background is, and you know, 2126 01:43:02,280 --> 01:43:04,760 Speaker 1: he has leadership just built in him because of where 2127 01:43:04,760 --> 01:43:06,800 Speaker 1: he comes from. And when you have those type of 2128 01:43:06,800 --> 01:43:08,479 Speaker 1: guys kind of litterate in and you bring him in, 2129 01:43:08,920 --> 01:43:10,960 Speaker 1: you know, you have a Kyle and myself and other 2130 01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:15,080 Speaker 1: guys to help kind of pretty much force it on 2131 01:43:15,120 --> 01:43:17,200 Speaker 1: them in a sense. They just they just naturally want 2132 01:43:17,200 --> 01:43:19,599 Speaker 1: to grab it. And then when I'm gone, when I'm done, 2133 01:43:19,640 --> 01:43:22,680 Speaker 1: those guys naturally just take over. Hey, let's talk a 2134 01:43:22,680 --> 01:43:25,080 Speaker 1: little bit about this weekend, and let's talk if I can, 2135 01:43:25,160 --> 01:43:28,559 Speaker 1: about the difference between the playoff caliber and championship caliber, 2136 01:43:28,800 --> 01:43:33,680 Speaker 1: which is the laugh like it's not important. Yeah, I 2137 01:43:33,720 --> 01:43:35,799 Speaker 1: mean I I you know, I you know, full disclosure. 2138 01:43:35,800 --> 01:43:38,040 Speaker 1: I had talked to Sean about this because I think 2139 01:43:38,080 --> 01:43:39,960 Speaker 1: and it goes back to the not that I don't 2140 01:43:40,000 --> 01:43:42,120 Speaker 1: like it because now we are playing for a championship, 2141 01:43:42,439 --> 01:43:44,400 Speaker 1: but I just want to make sure as an old guy, 2142 01:43:44,400 --> 01:43:47,160 Speaker 1: I understand what he's saying. But sometimes young guys figure, Okay, 2143 01:43:47,200 --> 01:43:49,879 Speaker 1: we've had playoff caliber, now we're going to championship caliber. 2144 01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:51,880 Speaker 1: Now what does that mean? Do I need to do 2145 01:43:51,960 --> 01:43:55,640 Speaker 1: something different that I hadn't been doing all year? And 2146 01:43:55,680 --> 01:43:57,960 Speaker 1: I think Sho did a great job of explaining what 2147 01:43:57,960 --> 01:44:00,519 Speaker 1: he means by going a championship caliber and it's just 2148 01:44:00,560 --> 01:44:04,880 Speaker 1: continue to build that mindset of of what we carried 2149 01:44:04,880 --> 01:44:07,200 Speaker 1: and what we learned doing the season into the postseason 2150 01:44:07,240 --> 01:44:09,640 Speaker 1: play so that we can win a championship. So you 2151 01:44:09,680 --> 01:44:12,040 Speaker 1: don't have to change anything that you've done. Just continue to, 2152 01:44:12,080 --> 01:44:14,000 Speaker 1: you know, obviously learn from your mistakes and continue to 2153 01:44:14,000 --> 01:44:16,599 Speaker 1: grow and get better. But there will be a natural 2154 01:44:16,880 --> 01:44:21,719 Speaker 1: um progression or wrap up in emotional and physical um 2155 01:44:21,920 --> 01:44:23,360 Speaker 1: need that we're going to need from you as we 2156 01:44:23,439 --> 01:44:25,000 Speaker 1: go into the postseason play. I think one of the 2157 01:44:25,040 --> 01:44:27,920 Speaker 1: things about the vibe and the mantra coming out of 2158 01:44:27,920 --> 01:44:30,559 Speaker 1: the coach's office and to you guys, is really going 2159 01:44:30,600 --> 01:44:33,479 Speaker 1: to serve you well in weeks like this, because no 2160 01:44:33,640 --> 01:44:37,400 Speaker 1: game was treated differently. Right, and here's here's my little 2161 01:44:37,439 --> 01:44:39,920 Speaker 1: old guy two bits of advice. You're right about that 2162 01:44:40,000 --> 01:44:41,280 Speaker 1: you don't have to do. You don't have to tell 2163 01:44:41,320 --> 01:44:43,519 Speaker 1: these younger you don't have to do anything special this week. Right. 2164 01:44:43,960 --> 01:44:47,320 Speaker 1: You are special, right, the exact playoff team. You earned 2165 01:44:47,360 --> 01:44:51,240 Speaker 1: your way here, so whatever you do is the reason 2166 01:44:51,240 --> 01:44:52,479 Speaker 1: you're you know what I'm saying, And you don't have 2167 01:44:52,520 --> 01:44:56,120 Speaker 1: to do anything extra right. You you are extra exactly right. 2168 01:44:56,160 --> 01:44:58,040 Speaker 1: So and I think that is going to serve the 2169 01:44:58,040 --> 01:45:00,519 Speaker 1: team well now knowing that and all these other games 2170 01:45:00,520 --> 01:45:02,519 Speaker 1: in the roller coaster that you're ride through, sixteen games 2171 01:45:02,520 --> 01:45:04,360 Speaker 1: and they're all the same. The Monday nights the same, 2172 01:45:04,439 --> 01:45:06,479 Speaker 1: the Sunday night football is the same as a Thanksgiving game, 2173 01:45:06,840 --> 01:45:10,040 Speaker 1: same as the Sunday one week three Sunday. And that 2174 01:45:10,080 --> 01:45:12,720 Speaker 1: will serve you well now even though it's going from 2175 01:45:12,760 --> 01:45:15,760 Speaker 1: playoff to championship. Listen, this is what we do, is 2176 01:45:15,760 --> 01:45:17,519 Speaker 1: who what we do. And I think that really is 2177 01:45:17,560 --> 01:45:19,839 Speaker 1: a moment now where you think, Man, it's a perfect, 2178 01:45:19,960 --> 01:45:22,679 Speaker 1: perfect time to have that in place exactly And Shot 2179 01:45:22,720 --> 01:45:24,640 Speaker 1: did a great job of really articulating when you just 2180 01:45:24,640 --> 01:45:27,760 Speaker 1: said to the guys earlier in this weekend, So guys 2181 01:45:27,760 --> 01:45:31,960 Speaker 1: are ready to go, you know, focus, really know what's 2182 01:45:32,000 --> 01:45:34,040 Speaker 1: at stake. And I think the biggest difference, you know, 2183 01:45:34,080 --> 01:45:36,280 Speaker 1: this guy's just learning from what we've done in the 2184 01:45:36,280 --> 01:45:39,240 Speaker 1: past and understanding that we can't have those little mishaps 2185 01:45:39,280 --> 01:45:40,920 Speaker 1: that we've had in some of these big games before. 2186 01:45:40,920 --> 01:45:42,280 Speaker 1: But I think it's going to help us because we've 2187 01:45:42,280 --> 01:45:45,320 Speaker 1: played in a game very similar like this whether it 2188 01:45:45,360 --> 01:45:48,760 Speaker 1: was Pittsburgh, Baltimore, the Patriots. Now I think we're ready 2189 01:45:48,800 --> 01:45:51,200 Speaker 1: to kind of cross over and take that next step 2190 01:45:51,240 --> 01:45:53,760 Speaker 1: with Lorenzo Alexander for the lowdown his keys to a 2191 01:45:53,760 --> 01:45:56,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo victory. Let's get to the lowdown. The Number one 2192 01:45:57,280 --> 01:45:59,680 Speaker 1: is on the offense get going pretty early in the game. 2193 01:46:00,000 --> 01:46:03,920 Speaker 1: It's creating some great rhythm offensively. Obviously, you want to 2194 01:46:03,920 --> 01:46:06,840 Speaker 1: try to create keep Deshaun Watson off the field as 2195 01:46:06,880 --> 01:46:08,840 Speaker 1: much as possible, and so anytime that Josh and the 2196 01:46:08,880 --> 01:46:11,920 Speaker 1: offense can start to drive and boom boom, get three 2197 01:46:11,960 --> 01:46:14,679 Speaker 1: or four first downs, maybe kick a field goal, preferably 2198 01:46:14,720 --> 01:46:16,680 Speaker 1: a touchdown early in the game, and just kind of 2199 01:46:16,720 --> 01:46:18,680 Speaker 1: get that rhythm throughout. You don't have to score every 2200 01:46:18,680 --> 01:46:21,240 Speaker 1: single time, even though that's the goal, but just create 2201 01:46:21,280 --> 01:46:23,160 Speaker 1: a couple of first downs, keep him off the field, 2202 01:46:23,280 --> 01:46:25,439 Speaker 1: get us going, allow our defense to wrest so that 2203 01:46:25,439 --> 01:46:27,799 Speaker 1: we can come out and obviously chase around Deshaun Watson 2204 01:46:27,800 --> 01:46:29,519 Speaker 1: when we have the opportunity. Yeah, and that, and it's 2205 01:46:29,560 --> 01:46:32,160 Speaker 1: complimentary football, no question. And you know, anything the offense 2206 01:46:32,240 --> 01:46:34,120 Speaker 1: can you to help you guys score points or just 2207 01:46:34,200 --> 01:46:36,680 Speaker 1: hang on to the football, it's gonna pay dividends later 2208 01:46:36,680 --> 01:46:39,000 Speaker 1: in that game, keep them their offense out of rhythm 2209 01:46:39,160 --> 01:46:40,960 Speaker 1: the more they have to stand and watch, right, I mean, 2210 01:46:41,000 --> 01:46:43,679 Speaker 1: you'd love to see Josh Allen put together fifteen plays yeah, 2211 01:46:43,720 --> 01:46:46,960 Speaker 1: to be great, you know, yeah, yeah, utilizing obviously Devin 2212 01:46:47,040 --> 01:46:49,040 Speaker 1: single tear and Frank Gore, you know, running the ball, 2213 01:46:49,160 --> 01:46:52,479 Speaker 1: passing the ball, some explosion plays, but just methodically working 2214 01:46:52,520 --> 01:46:54,720 Speaker 1: their way down obviously taking care of the football as 2215 01:46:54,760 --> 01:46:58,080 Speaker 1: you mentioned, and they're really just scoring points early and 2216 01:46:58,120 --> 01:47:01,000 Speaker 1: often as much as we can and make them get 2217 01:47:01,000 --> 01:47:04,040 Speaker 1: out of suits in a sense. In your second lowdown 2218 01:47:05,240 --> 01:47:09,000 Speaker 1: you speak, well, your second LoDown is impacted Sean watching 2219 01:47:11,000 --> 01:47:14,680 Speaker 1: I do because because he could easily be be an 2220 01:47:14,840 --> 01:47:17,280 Speaker 1: MVP candidate as well, just as far as the type 2221 01:47:17,280 --> 01:47:18,840 Speaker 1: of season he put together. I mean, I was just 2222 01:47:18,880 --> 01:47:22,640 Speaker 1: watching this guy, and not obviously watching him, but I 2223 01:47:22,680 --> 01:47:26,120 Speaker 1: was watching my matchup. You know, the offensive line, the guards, 2224 01:47:26,120 --> 01:47:28,839 Speaker 1: the tackles, the centers, and on this film you see 2225 01:47:29,240 --> 01:47:33,000 Speaker 1: guys giving up pressures and an opportunities to hit the Sean. 2226 01:47:33,120 --> 01:47:36,360 Speaker 1: But he is shrugging guys off two and three at 2227 01:47:36,360 --> 01:47:39,800 Speaker 1: a time, scrambling, getting out of the pocket, getting hit 2228 01:47:39,840 --> 01:47:44,080 Speaker 1: as he's going down, finding Hopkins or fails or Fuller 2229 01:47:44,080 --> 01:47:47,360 Speaker 1: in the end zone for touchdowns. So this dude just 2230 01:47:47,400 --> 01:47:51,240 Speaker 1: has this innatability just to make plays because he's an 2231 01:47:51,240 --> 01:47:54,720 Speaker 1: elite athlete and playmaker. And so that's why I talk 2232 01:47:54,720 --> 01:47:56,800 Speaker 1: about keeping him off the field with our offenses driving 2233 01:47:56,840 --> 01:48:00,360 Speaker 1: and then for us impacting him with our coverages, um 2234 01:48:00,400 --> 01:48:02,519 Speaker 1: not giving him a clear picture, maybe making him pat 2235 01:48:02,560 --> 01:48:04,800 Speaker 1: the ball um like we did last time, we played 2236 01:48:04,880 --> 01:48:07,639 Speaker 1: him from a rush dandpoint corralling him in the pocket. 2237 01:48:07,720 --> 01:48:09,920 Speaker 1: So then you have, you know, not just one guy, 2238 01:48:10,000 --> 01:48:12,479 Speaker 1: but another guy coming in and a third guy coming 2239 01:48:12,520 --> 01:48:15,400 Speaker 1: in to obviously tackle him, but also then attack the 2240 01:48:15,400 --> 01:48:18,120 Speaker 1: football because he does get loose with it at times 2241 01:48:18,280 --> 01:48:19,960 Speaker 1: and that's just him trying to be a playmaker. But 2242 01:48:20,000 --> 01:48:21,479 Speaker 1: he's not gonna go anywhere if he doesn't have the 2243 01:48:21,479 --> 01:48:24,080 Speaker 1: football in his hands. And so I think just having 2244 01:48:24,120 --> 01:48:26,559 Speaker 1: that holistic approach to how we attack and try to 2245 01:48:26,600 --> 01:48:28,479 Speaker 1: corral him, it's going to really help us in this 2246 01:48:28,560 --> 01:48:31,120 Speaker 1: football game. And I think, and the last thing you've 2247 01:48:31,120 --> 01:48:34,920 Speaker 1: got is plus two and turnover margin. That's right, That 2248 01:48:34,960 --> 01:48:38,680 Speaker 1: puts it right on you. Yeah, you still got to 2249 01:48:38,720 --> 01:48:40,200 Speaker 1: come up with two. You think that's you need? You 2250 01:48:40,240 --> 01:48:42,360 Speaker 1: need that bigger. I think, yeah, I think that's gonna 2251 01:48:42,400 --> 01:48:44,920 Speaker 1: be significant for us. In any game that we've really 2252 01:48:44,920 --> 01:48:47,080 Speaker 1: won this year and been dominant, we've we've won the 2253 01:48:47,120 --> 01:48:50,600 Speaker 1: turnover battle. Um think about I think about Pittsburgh. I 2254 01:48:50,600 --> 01:48:52,519 Speaker 1: think about losing the Balltimore where we couldn't find an 2255 01:48:52,520 --> 01:48:54,760 Speaker 1: additional turnover, the same thing in the Patriots game. We 2256 01:48:54,800 --> 01:48:56,719 Speaker 1: got one, but we could have had a couple more options. 2257 01:48:56,880 --> 01:48:59,000 Speaker 1: And then when we played them last year the last time, 2258 01:49:00,040 --> 01:49:02,280 Speaker 1: I think we might have had two, but then our 2259 01:49:02,280 --> 01:49:06,439 Speaker 1: offense gave up two or three. They're defense, They're defense scored, right, 2260 01:49:06,520 --> 01:49:08,559 Speaker 1: So I'm really trying to put the owner. They have 2261 01:49:08,560 --> 01:49:12,080 Speaker 1: a good playmaking defense, and so we need as a defense, 2262 01:49:12,160 --> 01:49:14,439 Speaker 1: need to obviously play up to that, to that elite 2263 01:49:14,439 --> 01:49:17,040 Speaker 1: standard to really win the game by even scoring on defense. 2264 01:49:17,200 --> 01:49:18,760 Speaker 1: But that but only way we can do that is 2265 01:49:18,880 --> 01:49:21,320 Speaker 1: we create more opportunities by getting more turnovers. I told 2266 01:49:21,560 --> 01:49:24,280 Speaker 1: Murph this. The Bills team is a real solid as 2267 01:49:24,280 --> 01:49:27,720 Speaker 1: a solid defensively, very you know, low key, don't turn 2268 01:49:27,760 --> 01:49:29,920 Speaker 1: it over, ball control offense, stay on the field, makes 2269 01:49:29,960 --> 01:49:32,000 Speaker 1: and plays once in a while. The Houston team is 2270 01:49:32,040 --> 01:49:35,360 Speaker 1: a little different. Their defense is a big play defense, sack, strip, fumble, 2271 01:49:36,120 --> 01:49:38,280 Speaker 1: and then they're offense same way, big play over the 2272 01:49:38,320 --> 01:49:42,040 Speaker 1: top of the guy. They're kind of like this fireworks display, 2273 01:49:42,160 --> 01:49:44,920 Speaker 1: and the Bills are more of a I don't know, 2274 01:49:45,080 --> 01:49:48,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. Yeah, like I don't know, they're they're 2275 01:49:48,800 --> 01:49:52,880 Speaker 1: like state parade. I mean, there's nothing spectacular about you 2276 01:49:52,880 --> 01:49:55,400 Speaker 1: just look at it. But you know, you know what 2277 01:49:55,400 --> 01:49:58,000 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Yeah, And it's a it's a really difference 2278 01:49:58,040 --> 01:50:00,000 Speaker 1: in the way the two teams are constructed and really 2279 01:50:00,040 --> 01:50:02,120 Speaker 1: to keep for you guys, just keep the lid on 2280 01:50:02,160 --> 01:50:04,400 Speaker 1: it and make them go the long way. Yeah, And 2281 01:50:04,479 --> 01:50:07,200 Speaker 1: that's that's what it's always about for us, especially defensively, 2282 01:50:07,200 --> 01:50:10,439 Speaker 1: because I throughout the season, when I kind of think back, 2283 01:50:10,520 --> 01:50:13,200 Speaker 1: there might be one or two drives where somebody methodically went, 2284 01:50:13,400 --> 01:50:16,320 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen play drive and just kind of just 2285 01:50:16,400 --> 01:50:18,120 Speaker 1: marched it down the field. On us. The only time 2286 01:50:18,160 --> 01:50:19,840 Speaker 1: we really give up points is when we give up 2287 01:50:19,920 --> 01:50:23,680 Speaker 1: explosion play or some stupid penotly fifteen yarder and they 2288 01:50:23,720 --> 01:50:25,880 Speaker 1: get chunk yards chunk plays, and then it puts them 2289 01:50:25,880 --> 01:50:28,200 Speaker 1: in a spot to either score a field or a a touchdown. 2290 01:50:28,560 --> 01:50:30,400 Speaker 1: Sounds like you've done a little research on the game 2291 01:50:30,479 --> 01:50:32,679 Speaker 1: last year, the Week six game in twenty eighteen. Looking 2292 01:50:32,720 --> 01:50:34,760 Speaker 1: at this game, yeah, we definitely watched it obviously to 2293 01:50:35,080 --> 01:50:37,040 Speaker 1: kind of go back to see what made a successful 2294 01:50:37,080 --> 01:50:40,240 Speaker 1: playing against them, and then obviously Hopkins showed up when 2295 01:50:40,280 --> 01:50:42,680 Speaker 1: the game was on the line, and so we understood 2296 01:50:42,720 --> 01:50:44,479 Speaker 1: that it has to be a four quarter game. You 2297 01:50:44,520 --> 01:50:46,960 Speaker 1: can't defend him for three and a half quarters, you 2298 01:50:46,960 --> 01:50:48,479 Speaker 1: have to do it for four. The same thing with 2299 01:50:48,560 --> 01:50:51,799 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. And I don't want to I'm mentioned Hopkins 2300 01:50:51,880 --> 01:50:54,599 Speaker 1: and Deshaun Watson, but I don't want to forget about 2301 01:50:54,680 --> 01:50:56,960 Speaker 1: Hide and Duke Johnson as well, because they do a 2302 01:50:56,960 --> 01:50:58,880 Speaker 1: great job in the run in the past game. And 2303 01:50:58,960 --> 01:51:01,240 Speaker 1: so if we want to have success in any of 2304 01:51:01,280 --> 01:51:03,200 Speaker 1: those other areas, it's definitely gonna have to start with 2305 01:51:03,240 --> 01:51:06,639 Speaker 1: the run game. Because you know, we we've looked at 2306 01:51:06,680 --> 01:51:08,720 Speaker 1: this year, our explosion plays where they came from. We 2307 01:51:08,720 --> 01:51:10,719 Speaker 1: think about the Eagles game where they had that twenty personnel, 2308 01:51:10,760 --> 01:51:13,439 Speaker 1: two backs in the backfield and running. It all stems 2309 01:51:13,479 --> 01:51:16,080 Speaker 1: from this game last year when we played Houston and 2310 01:51:16,160 --> 01:51:18,479 Speaker 1: Houston where most of these teams went back Washington film 2311 01:51:18,479 --> 01:51:21,960 Speaker 1: and saw where we had some issues at. Yes, yeah, yeah, 2312 01:51:22,000 --> 01:51:23,400 Speaker 1: we had some issues too, and there's something that we 2313 01:51:23,520 --> 01:51:26,200 Speaker 1: focused on in the off season OTAs where so it's 2314 01:51:26,400 --> 01:51:28,000 Speaker 1: become a little bit of a problem, but not a 2315 01:51:28,080 --> 01:51:30,160 Speaker 1: huge problem. But this is where it stemmed from. And 2316 01:51:30,200 --> 01:51:33,160 Speaker 1: so I know they're gonna, um there a copycat offense, 2317 01:51:33,200 --> 01:51:34,800 Speaker 1: and so they're gonna look at that, So see what 2318 01:51:34,840 --> 01:51:37,200 Speaker 1: they did well and definitely probably try to at least 2319 01:51:37,240 --> 01:51:38,840 Speaker 1: hit it with us a couple of times. You guys 2320 01:51:38,840 --> 01:51:40,400 Speaker 1: did a good job on the road this year, and 2321 01:51:40,479 --> 01:51:43,720 Speaker 1: this is a road game and it's fairly nu huh yeah, 2322 01:51:43,800 --> 01:51:45,719 Speaker 1: I mean anytime you go on the road. Obviously, Houston 2323 01:51:45,760 --> 01:51:48,559 Speaker 1: has a great crowd. As we said, they're very explosive, 2324 01:51:48,600 --> 01:51:50,320 Speaker 1: so the crowd is always in it waiting for a 2325 01:51:50,360 --> 01:51:52,439 Speaker 1: big time playing. So if we can knock them out early, 2326 01:51:52,680 --> 01:51:54,240 Speaker 1: have some big places of our own and kind of 2327 01:51:54,240 --> 01:51:55,800 Speaker 1: take the crowd out of it, it'll be a huge 2328 01:51:55,840 --> 01:51:59,160 Speaker 1: up for us. But you know, we're road tested and battled. 2329 01:51:59,200 --> 01:52:00,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we were sick and two on the road. 2330 01:52:01,040 --> 01:52:02,960 Speaker 1: We played some good teams tough on the road, and 2331 01:52:03,000 --> 01:52:06,000 Speaker 1: so we look forward to going out there in compete 2332 01:52:06,000 --> 01:52:08,679 Speaker 1: and we're not you know, we're not cocky, but we're 2333 01:52:08,680 --> 01:52:11,400 Speaker 1: confident kind of going into Houston this week. Yeah, it's 2334 01:52:11,439 --> 01:52:14,120 Speaker 1: been a good road team. And you know, you go 2335 01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:16,600 Speaker 1: into a place like this, and plus most of you 2336 01:52:16,640 --> 01:52:18,679 Speaker 1: guys were just there last year. I mean, this team, 2337 01:52:18,720 --> 01:52:20,559 Speaker 1: a lot of you guys remember this stadium. And I've 2338 01:52:20,560 --> 01:52:22,479 Speaker 1: always said this, and I said it even in weeks 2339 01:52:22,479 --> 01:52:24,080 Speaker 1: one and two this year when we were in the 2340 01:52:24,160 --> 01:52:27,200 Speaker 1: Jet Stadium twice in a row. Well, something about going 2341 01:52:27,240 --> 01:52:29,720 Speaker 1: back into a place where, Okay, I remember this. You know, 2342 01:52:29,760 --> 01:52:33,280 Speaker 1: you're kind of right, same hotel and all. Especially we've 2343 01:52:33,280 --> 01:52:35,639 Speaker 1: had some success too, you know, because defensive we played 2344 01:52:35,640 --> 01:52:37,559 Speaker 1: really well. So guys just kind of oh, I've been here, 2345 01:52:37,600 --> 01:52:40,599 Speaker 1: I played well last year. This your mind. You just 2346 01:52:40,600 --> 01:52:43,120 Speaker 1: just feel a little bit different, and so that all 2347 01:52:43,160 --> 01:52:46,719 Speaker 1: that adds up to hopefully, you know, playing well on Saturday. 2348 01:52:46,840 --> 01:52:51,080 Speaker 1: Good luck here, Lorenzo. Thanks coming in always one day 2349 01:52:51,120 --> 01:52:54,559 Speaker 1: soon or too. Saturday hellow Down brought to you by 2350 01:52:54,600 --> 01:52:57,320 Speaker 1: Hutches Redefining the City Downing When we come back. Hall 2351 01:52:57,360 --> 01:52:59,280 Speaker 1: of famer Rod Woodson will join us. He's called on 2352 01:52:59,320 --> 01:53:01,559 Speaker 1: the game on the radio for Westwood One. On Saturday, 2353 01:53:01,720 --> 01:53:03,519 Speaker 1: He'll join us live to talk about the Bills in 2354 01:53:03,560 --> 01:53:06,280 Speaker 1: the Texans. It's one Bills Live presented by Klatta Health 2355 01:53:06,280 --> 01:53:09,439 Speaker 1: from the Seneca Buffalo Studio. This is Buffalo Bills Radio. 2356 01:53:21,080 --> 01:53:23,600 Speaker 1: Welcome Back, One goes Live, John Murphy, Steve Chansker and 2357 01:53:24,000 --> 01:53:26,680 Speaker 1: what One Buffalo Studio, which is about to go on 2358 01:53:26,720 --> 01:53:28,439 Speaker 1: the air. Mur Store looked at me and start laughing. 2359 01:53:28,439 --> 01:53:31,599 Speaker 1: You were laughing about something on face. No you don't. 2360 01:53:32,040 --> 01:53:35,720 Speaker 1: He's not laughing at myself. You were scares I am 2361 01:53:35,720 --> 01:53:37,880 Speaker 1: going crazy thing because I didn't realize I was. Saturday 2362 01:53:37,920 --> 01:53:40,280 Speaker 1: four thirty, the Bills in the Houston Texans the AFC 2363 01:53:40,400 --> 01:53:42,840 Speaker 1: Wild Card playoff game. It is on Will call the 2364 01:53:42,840 --> 01:53:45,000 Speaker 1: game on the radio. He's also on Westwood one Radio 2365 01:53:45,040 --> 01:53:48,280 Speaker 1: and the color analysts for Westwood Run Radio joins us 2366 01:53:48,320 --> 01:53:50,080 Speaker 1: on the line right now. Pro Football Hall of Famer 2367 01:53:50,120 --> 01:53:53,040 Speaker 1: Rod Woodson on the line with us. Rod Woodson, congratulations 2368 01:53:53,040 --> 01:53:55,120 Speaker 1: on being on the NFL Top one hundred team. That's 2369 01:53:55,120 --> 01:53:58,360 Speaker 1: a big honor for you. It definitely is. I appreciate it. 2370 01:53:58,800 --> 01:54:01,760 Speaker 1: You know, social real um. You know, I retired a 2371 01:54:01,760 --> 01:54:04,720 Speaker 1: long time ago, and you still get put in the 2372 01:54:05,160 --> 01:54:07,400 Speaker 1: mix of different things. You know. You know, the old 2373 01:54:07,439 --> 01:54:09,800 Speaker 1: saying is I'd rather be a has been than it 2374 01:54:09,880 --> 01:54:13,120 Speaker 1: never was. And I'm still I'm happy. People remember who 2375 01:54:13,120 --> 01:54:15,120 Speaker 1: I am? No, Yeah, I remember? Yeah that was yeah 2376 01:54:15,160 --> 01:54:17,439 Speaker 1: I was. I'm one of your contemporaries. Rights, there's a 2377 01:54:17,439 --> 01:54:18,680 Speaker 1: lot of fun. I used to play in the Pro 2378 01:54:18,760 --> 01:54:21,000 Speaker 1: Bowl with you a bunch and play against you in 2379 01:54:21,040 --> 01:54:24,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers, and then you went on had a phenomenal career. 2380 01:54:24,200 --> 01:54:27,800 Speaker 1: You deserve everything that you get. And you've now moved 2381 01:54:27,840 --> 01:54:29,880 Speaker 1: into the broadcast booth and you're gonna do this game 2382 01:54:29,880 --> 01:54:32,560 Speaker 1: on radio, the Wildcard game? What all right? What do 2383 01:54:32,560 --> 01:54:34,080 Speaker 1: you think about this game? It's kind of cool to 2384 01:54:34,080 --> 01:54:36,760 Speaker 1: be doing this game on radio, right, but this is 2385 01:54:36,800 --> 01:54:38,600 Speaker 1: going to be a really good game. I think the 2386 01:54:38,640 --> 01:54:42,560 Speaker 1: matchups are tremendous. I think you look at the two 2387 01:54:42,600 --> 01:54:45,680 Speaker 1: Boat teams or ten and six, and you know, a 2388 01:54:45,800 --> 01:54:48,800 Speaker 1: Texas team that's kind of, you know, they're trying to 2389 01:54:48,800 --> 01:54:51,760 Speaker 1: figure out who they are. They've been very inconsistent this year, 2390 01:54:52,760 --> 01:54:54,839 Speaker 1: can't win more than two games in a row throughout 2391 01:54:54,840 --> 01:54:58,760 Speaker 1: this whole year. But nevertheless they kind of they're kind 2392 01:54:58,760 --> 01:55:01,000 Speaker 1: of moreh you know, if you look at this Texans 2393 01:55:01,040 --> 01:55:02,840 Speaker 1: team the last couple of years, is more from a 2394 01:55:02,920 --> 01:55:07,560 Speaker 1: defensive led h. J. J. Watts team to an offensive 2395 01:55:07,680 --> 01:55:10,960 Speaker 1: led Deshaun Watson team, and now it's it's all about 2396 01:55:11,000 --> 01:55:14,240 Speaker 1: their offense. When their offense is moving and a defensive 2397 01:55:14,240 --> 01:55:16,680 Speaker 1: plays halfway decent, they're they're winning a lot of football games. 2398 01:55:16,680 --> 01:55:18,560 Speaker 1: And then you know, you look at the Bills and 2399 01:55:18,600 --> 01:55:21,920 Speaker 1: you got a young quarterback who who's become a stud, 2400 01:55:21,960 --> 01:55:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, And I the one thing I look at, 2401 01:55:23,600 --> 01:55:27,160 Speaker 1: you know when I when I hear announcers and people 2402 01:55:27,200 --> 01:55:30,840 Speaker 1: talk about young players that they want these rookies, you know, 2403 01:55:30,960 --> 01:55:32,960 Speaker 1: like you know Josh Allen last year. They want these 2404 01:55:32,960 --> 01:55:36,480 Speaker 1: guys to play like veterans. And I just know for 2405 01:55:36,600 --> 01:55:39,320 Speaker 1: me personally, it took me about three years to get 2406 01:55:39,360 --> 01:55:42,360 Speaker 1: comfortable in the National Football League. UM, and you know, 2407 01:55:42,480 --> 01:55:44,600 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is one of those guys that I think 2408 01:55:44,600 --> 01:55:48,520 Speaker 1: in his second year has played tremendously well. He understands 2409 01:55:48,520 --> 01:55:52,760 Speaker 1: his ability being able to throw the football way he has, 2410 01:55:53,040 --> 01:55:55,960 Speaker 1: but then also to be able to run the football 2411 01:55:55,960 --> 01:55:59,560 Speaker 1: with night and rushing touchdowns has put up an added 2412 01:55:59,600 --> 01:56:02,240 Speaker 1: bonus for this football team. I know that often don't 2413 01:56:02,240 --> 01:56:06,080 Speaker 1: score a lot of points. The defense led by Leslie Frasier, 2414 01:56:06,120 --> 01:56:08,960 Speaker 1: has done a tremendous job throughout the whole year that 2415 01:56:09,080 --> 01:56:11,200 Speaker 1: played really good football to put him in a position 2416 01:56:11,960 --> 01:56:14,320 Speaker 1: to keep making some noise in the postseason. Rod Woodson 2417 01:56:14,360 --> 01:56:18,080 Speaker 1: our guest, former NFL defensive Backpro Football Hall of Fame inductee. Rod, 2418 01:56:18,160 --> 01:56:20,280 Speaker 1: you won a Super Bowl with the Ravens team super 2419 01:56:20,320 --> 01:56:22,640 Speaker 1: Bowl thirty five. You beat the Giants on what was 2420 01:56:22,680 --> 01:56:26,120 Speaker 1: regarded a little bit like the Bills, primarily a defensive team, 2421 01:56:26,800 --> 01:56:29,040 Speaker 1: even though that was a while ago. Does that indicate 2422 01:56:29,080 --> 01:56:32,400 Speaker 1: that a team without you know, really scary offensive weapons 2423 01:56:32,440 --> 01:56:35,160 Speaker 1: can have success in the postseason in the NFL this year? 2424 01:56:36,080 --> 01:56:39,000 Speaker 1: I think they can, you know, especially look at you know, 2425 01:56:39,040 --> 01:56:42,760 Speaker 1: I'm like I said, I'm a Leslie Frasier fan, you know, 2426 01:56:42,800 --> 01:56:45,840 Speaker 1: I like what he has done. I think Sean McDermott, 2427 01:56:45,840 --> 01:56:48,440 Speaker 1: he's a defensive minded coach also. But the way this 2428 01:56:48,560 --> 01:56:52,680 Speaker 1: defense has played overall, just played really good football, you know, 2429 01:56:52,800 --> 01:56:56,720 Speaker 1: being only given up sixteen points a game, second in 2430 01:56:56,760 --> 01:56:59,640 Speaker 1: the National Football Leake. That is hard to do what 2431 01:56:59,760 --> 01:57:03,400 Speaker 1: all the rule changes. So, you know, you look at 2432 01:57:03,440 --> 01:57:06,560 Speaker 1: a young quarterback in Josh Allens and the way they've played, 2433 01:57:07,040 --> 01:57:10,680 Speaker 1: the way they can run the football. You know, anytime 2434 01:57:10,680 --> 01:57:12,840 Speaker 1: you can bring a good defense and you can run 2435 01:57:12,880 --> 01:57:15,840 Speaker 1: the ball, that's old school mentality. When you can come 2436 01:57:15,840 --> 01:57:17,480 Speaker 1: off the bus and you can do those two type 2437 01:57:17,480 --> 01:57:20,160 Speaker 1: of things. You can win football games on the road. 2438 01:57:21,200 --> 01:57:23,240 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you too. Then you one of the 2439 01:57:23,360 --> 01:57:25,880 Speaker 1: all time great defensive backs in league history, and you're 2440 01:57:25,920 --> 01:57:29,480 Speaker 1: looking at Tradevious White who had in almost six hundred 2441 01:57:29,480 --> 01:57:31,880 Speaker 1: snaps of coverage this year and did not give up 2442 01:57:31,920 --> 01:57:35,080 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Talk a little bit about why he's so good, 2443 01:57:35,400 --> 01:57:37,840 Speaker 1: how good is he and how big a difference he 2444 01:57:37,880 --> 01:57:40,400 Speaker 1: can make against a great receiver like Deshaun Watson. I mean, 2445 01:57:40,600 --> 01:57:44,320 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah, you know what I love 2446 01:57:44,360 --> 01:57:46,760 Speaker 1: about White? You know I loved him coming out of 2447 01:57:46,760 --> 01:57:50,120 Speaker 1: your LSU. Was one of those players that can run. 2448 01:57:51,000 --> 01:57:53,240 Speaker 1: You know, there's that old saying that you know, you 2449 01:57:53,280 --> 01:57:56,400 Speaker 1: can't teach speed and you can't teach hype. He has 2450 01:57:56,440 --> 01:57:58,360 Speaker 1: that speed. And one thing I love about him as 2451 01:57:58,400 --> 01:58:01,400 Speaker 1: a corner is that his closing speech. So when he 2452 01:58:01,400 --> 01:58:04,000 Speaker 1: puts his foot in the ground and he and he 2453 01:58:04,120 --> 01:58:06,880 Speaker 1: closes on that he closed on that little separation that 2454 01:58:07,000 --> 01:58:10,080 Speaker 1: receivers get when they make that initial breaks on their 2455 01:58:10,160 --> 01:58:13,440 Speaker 1: routes at the top of the routes. He closes so fast. 2456 01:58:13,560 --> 01:58:15,880 Speaker 1: And what I love about him is that he's not 2457 01:58:15,960 --> 01:58:17,720 Speaker 1: afraid to put his foot in the ground and go 2458 01:58:17,760 --> 01:58:20,400 Speaker 1: get the football. And when you when you do that 2459 01:58:20,440 --> 01:58:23,240 Speaker 1: on the consistent basis, when you have that type of 2460 01:58:23,240 --> 01:58:26,800 Speaker 1: ability and your coordinator sees that he's going to give 2461 01:58:26,880 --> 01:58:29,520 Speaker 1: him the best players, and when you start matching with 2462 01:58:29,680 --> 01:58:31,840 Speaker 1: the best players in the nash Football like White has 2463 01:58:31,880 --> 01:58:34,120 Speaker 1: done throughout this year, it gives them a lot of 2464 01:58:34,120 --> 01:58:37,040 Speaker 1: confidence because a defense a lot of confidence that can 2465 01:58:37,080 --> 01:58:41,240 Speaker 1: shut anybody down. And he's played extremely well with that 2466 01:58:41,320 --> 01:58:43,760 Speaker 1: mind frame and that that mindset. A lot of people 2467 01:58:43,800 --> 01:58:46,720 Speaker 1: like to Bill's safety tandem Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde 2468 01:58:47,160 --> 01:58:50,480 Speaker 1: Rod Woodson, what do you think of that those two? Yeah, 2469 01:58:50,480 --> 01:58:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm a Micah Hyde Fanum, you know when he was 2470 01:58:53,080 --> 01:58:56,480 Speaker 1: at Green Bay, always really enjoyed him. H You know, 2471 01:58:56,560 --> 01:58:59,680 Speaker 1: I thought that just I think, you know, you start 2472 01:58:59,800 --> 01:59:04,520 Speaker 1: looking at the Buffalo Bills in their their whole defense, 2473 01:59:04,800 --> 01:59:08,040 Speaker 1: and you look at that that secondary White and Wallace, 2474 01:59:08,760 --> 01:59:11,000 Speaker 1: and you know you got Kevin Johnson who played with 2475 01:59:11,040 --> 01:59:15,440 Speaker 1: the Texans, but you got also the other Johnson. I 2476 01:59:15,480 --> 01:59:18,200 Speaker 1: think to Ron Johnson who as a nick wet times, 2477 01:59:18,560 --> 01:59:21,840 Speaker 1: but you got poorer and hide as the safeties. I 2478 01:59:21,920 --> 01:59:26,640 Speaker 1: think they could be argued be the best complete secondary 2479 01:59:26,960 --> 01:59:29,480 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. The only other team I 2480 01:59:29,480 --> 01:59:32,520 Speaker 1: could put in there with them would be the Tennessee Titans. 2481 01:59:33,240 --> 01:59:36,840 Speaker 1: But I could argue and probably win that argument about 2482 01:59:36,880 --> 01:59:39,800 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills having the best overall secondary in the 2483 01:59:39,880 --> 01:59:41,840 Speaker 1: Nation Football League. And that's a heart feat because the 2484 01:59:41,920 --> 01:59:44,720 Speaker 1: rules have changed. It's a different game today, and you 2485 01:59:44,760 --> 01:59:47,000 Speaker 1: have to move your feet. You can't touch the receiver 2486 01:59:47,040 --> 01:59:48,400 Speaker 1: if you're touching me. If you hit them too hard, 2487 01:59:48,400 --> 01:59:50,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna if the flats are gonna be thrown. And 2488 01:59:50,680 --> 01:59:53,120 Speaker 1: I think they've played extremely well in this new defense 2489 01:59:53,160 --> 01:59:55,760 Speaker 1: and this defense Dad Lezie Fraser and Sean McDermott has 2490 01:59:55,760 --> 01:59:57,240 Speaker 1: put together. Now I know, we're down to the last 2491 01:59:57,240 --> 01:59:59,360 Speaker 1: twelve teams in the playoffs, so they're all having pretty 2492 01:59:59,400 --> 02:00:03,040 Speaker 1: good season. Even the Philadelphia Eagles could be construed as 2493 02:00:03,040 --> 02:00:05,960 Speaker 1: finishing strong. But if the twelve teams in the tournament, 2494 02:00:05,960 --> 02:00:09,120 Speaker 1: they all had pretty darned good road records. Does does 2495 02:00:09,280 --> 02:00:12,480 Speaker 1: home field mean anything in the NFL anymore, particularly in 2496 02:00:12,520 --> 02:00:17,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs? Well, it does, I think you know, first 2497 02:00:17,440 --> 02:00:19,840 Speaker 1: of all, you know, when you like the Buffalo Bills 2498 02:00:19,880 --> 02:00:21,960 Speaker 1: were going on the road, they're gonna have to match 2499 02:00:22,080 --> 02:00:25,880 Speaker 1: the excitement of the Tennessee Titans players and their fan 2500 02:00:25,960 --> 02:00:29,520 Speaker 1: base that first quarter, and then once the first quarters over, 2501 02:00:29,640 --> 02:00:32,000 Speaker 1: everybody kind of falls into play, and you have to 2502 02:00:32,040 --> 02:00:35,040 Speaker 1: out execute your opponent throughout the game. And the team 2503 02:00:35,040 --> 02:00:37,680 Speaker 1: that out executes their opponents throughout the majority of the 2504 02:00:37,720 --> 02:00:40,520 Speaker 1: game that the teams normally is gonna win the majority 2505 02:00:40,520 --> 02:00:44,320 Speaker 1: of the contest. So but and I said this up 2506 02:00:44,440 --> 02:00:47,280 Speaker 1: a little bit ago. When you can take a good defense, 2507 02:00:47,880 --> 02:00:50,640 Speaker 1: and you could take a running game like the Buffalo 2508 02:00:50,680 --> 02:00:53,160 Speaker 1: Bills has at the eighth Russian attack in the National 2509 02:00:53,160 --> 02:00:55,640 Speaker 1: Football League, Russian row over one hundred and twenty yards 2510 02:00:55,640 --> 02:00:58,080 Speaker 1: a game, which you can take that on the road, 2511 02:00:58,880 --> 02:01:00,920 Speaker 1: you can win a lot of football games. And as 2512 02:01:00,920 --> 02:01:02,919 Speaker 1: long as your quarterback doesn't throw a lot of interceptions, 2513 02:01:02,920 --> 02:01:07,040 Speaker 1: in which he doesn't, and they are smart with their 2514 02:01:07,240 --> 02:01:10,640 Speaker 1: offensive attack, they can win this football game. And I 2515 02:01:10,720 --> 02:01:12,680 Speaker 1: just think that the way it's set up, when you 2516 02:01:12,760 --> 02:01:16,000 Speaker 1: have good a good defense in a Russian attack, the 2517 02:01:16,040 --> 02:01:18,960 Speaker 1: old school mindset still is there. I know there's a 2518 02:01:18,960 --> 02:01:22,120 Speaker 1: lot of different rule changes, but I still believe if 2519 02:01:22,120 --> 02:01:24,400 Speaker 1: you can play good defense and you can run the 2520 02:01:24,400 --> 02:01:26,560 Speaker 1: football late in the year, you can win a lot 2521 02:01:26,600 --> 02:01:29,240 Speaker 1: of football games. And you can definitely win in the 2522 02:01:29,280 --> 02:01:32,840 Speaker 1: postseason with that same recipe. And Rod, We've talked to 2523 02:01:32,960 --> 02:01:35,480 Speaker 1: Houston people this week, including a couple of reporters, and 2524 02:01:36,080 --> 02:01:37,480 Speaker 1: I think it's safe to say that Steve and I 2525 02:01:37,560 --> 02:01:41,120 Speaker 1: gets the sense, get the sense that Texans fans believe that, 2526 02:01:41,640 --> 02:01:44,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's time now. They've had this playoff run 2527 02:01:44,240 --> 02:01:46,320 Speaker 1: for a little while, but it's time to start making 2528 02:01:46,440 --> 02:01:48,720 Speaker 1: a dent in the playoffs, start winning games in the playoffs. 2529 02:01:48,760 --> 02:01:53,440 Speaker 1: Is this the Houston Texans team that can do that? Well, 2530 02:01:53,440 --> 02:01:56,680 Speaker 1: they have talent, but every team in the National Footballague 2531 02:01:57,040 --> 02:02:00,400 Speaker 1: has talent. You know. If they come out and are 2532 02:02:00,480 --> 02:02:04,880 Speaker 1: unexpired like they were last year against the Annapolis coach, Um, 2533 02:02:05,120 --> 02:02:07,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna find a Buffalo Bills team that can that 2534 02:02:07,960 --> 02:02:11,880 Speaker 1: can play UM. And I think they understand that. Um. 2535 02:02:11,920 --> 02:02:14,920 Speaker 1: You know, I think being through it. You know, Deshaun Watson, 2536 02:02:14,960 --> 02:02:17,200 Speaker 1: it was his first playoff game last year, so I 2537 02:02:17,240 --> 02:02:20,320 Speaker 1: think him going through it for the first time, maybe 2538 02:02:20,360 --> 02:02:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, coming back the second time around. They have 2539 02:02:22,840 --> 02:02:25,840 Speaker 1: a better field, they have some new components to uh, 2540 02:02:25,840 --> 02:02:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, Tonzo, he's there for the first time around 2541 02:02:28,400 --> 02:02:31,400 Speaker 1: for the Texans centle. They do have new pieces to 2542 02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:34,960 Speaker 1: the puzzle. But you would hope that they've been there 2543 02:02:35,040 --> 02:02:38,720 Speaker 1: for several years now that it's not new to him 2544 02:02:38,760 --> 02:02:41,080 Speaker 1: anymore that their best games have to come out in 2545 02:02:41,160 --> 02:02:43,920 Speaker 1: the postseason. Um, but it's gonna be tough to do 2546 02:02:43,960 --> 02:02:46,680 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills team that is scrappy. They played 2547 02:02:46,680 --> 02:02:48,920 Speaker 1: in a lot of tough games. They understand how to 2548 02:02:49,080 --> 02:02:51,480 Speaker 1: how to win a lot of close games. Um. I 2549 02:02:51,560 --> 02:02:53,760 Speaker 1: think it's going to be the best contest of the weekend. 2550 02:02:54,440 --> 02:02:57,120 Speaker 1: The the Buffalo Bills in the Tennessee are excuse me, 2551 02:02:57,160 --> 02:02:59,680 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. What do you think? And given what 2552 02:02:59,720 --> 02:03:03,080 Speaker 1: you just said, who has the most pressure? Is it 2553 02:03:03,240 --> 02:03:05,560 Speaker 1: the tennis the Houston Texans are the Buffalo Bills. Who 2554 02:03:05,600 --> 02:03:07,320 Speaker 1: has the most to lose in this game if it 2555 02:03:07,320 --> 02:03:11,280 Speaker 1: doesn't go their way? Well, I think that the Houston 2556 02:03:11,320 --> 02:03:14,360 Speaker 1: Texans do, just for the fact they've been there for 2557 02:03:14,480 --> 02:03:17,480 Speaker 1: multiple years and you know, not winning. You know, it's 2558 02:03:17,560 --> 02:03:20,000 Speaker 1: kind of like that Cincinnati Bengals. And I love Martin Lewis. 2559 02:03:20,000 --> 02:03:22,720 Speaker 1: Martin Lewis is my guy. We're good friends. But to 2560 02:03:22,920 --> 02:03:25,320 Speaker 1: use them as an example how they got there so 2561 02:03:25,360 --> 02:03:28,640 Speaker 1: many years and you can never get over that hump 2562 02:03:29,080 --> 02:03:32,440 Speaker 1: and win a postseason game, and it's it's like in 2563 02:03:32,480 --> 02:03:34,760 Speaker 1: the back of your head. So if something starts going 2564 02:03:34,800 --> 02:03:37,800 Speaker 1: wrong for the Houston Texans early in the game and 2565 02:03:37,880 --> 02:03:41,320 Speaker 1: they're not winning, they're behind the Buffalo Bills, does that 2566 02:03:41,440 --> 02:03:45,280 Speaker 1: mindset creek fin to the players saying that, you know 2567 02:03:45,320 --> 02:03:47,880 Speaker 1: it's going to happen again, and it kind of goes there, 2568 02:03:48,320 --> 02:03:52,000 Speaker 1: all the negative things go against them. I just think 2569 02:03:52,000 --> 02:03:54,240 Speaker 1: they have more to lose just for the fact they've 2570 02:03:54,280 --> 02:03:57,080 Speaker 1: been there and they haven't produced in the postseason in 2571 02:03:57,120 --> 02:03:59,880 Speaker 1: the previous years, and I just you know, you got 2572 02:03:59,880 --> 02:04:03,839 Speaker 1: to hope that that doesn't creep in, but I wouldn't 2573 02:04:03,840 --> 02:04:06,200 Speaker 1: be surprised if it does happen to them where they're 2574 02:04:06,240 --> 02:04:09,120 Speaker 1: not playing well in that mindset creeps into some of 2575 02:04:09,120 --> 02:04:13,080 Speaker 1: their players and they kind of start going basically starts 2576 02:04:13,120 --> 02:04:16,960 Speaker 1: going south on this football team. We look forward to that. Hey, Rod, 2577 02:04:17,080 --> 02:04:20,240 Speaker 1: thanks for this, great to talk with you, all right, 2578 02:04:20,280 --> 02:04:22,120 Speaker 1: fellows up me talking to you soon. Man. We'll see 2579 02:04:22,120 --> 02:04:25,880 Speaker 1: you there on Saturday. Rod Woodson Westwood one radio color 2580 02:04:25,920 --> 02:04:28,000 Speaker 1: analysts will call the color of the game. Tom mccarthur 2581 02:04:28,200 --> 02:04:31,000 Speaker 1: called the play by play on the Westwood one Radio network. 2582 02:04:31,040 --> 02:04:33,920 Speaker 1: The Bills in the Houston, Texans. Former NFL defensive back 2583 02:04:33,960 --> 02:04:36,920 Speaker 1: for seventeen seasons. Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2584 02:04:36,960 --> 02:04:39,600 Speaker 1: the class of two thousand and nine, Rod Woodson our guest. 2585 02:04:39,680 --> 02:04:42,960 Speaker 1: He had some interesting thoughts about the game. Seventeen years 2586 02:04:43,360 --> 02:04:46,640 Speaker 1: playing defensive he actually, coach, I forgot about that, Lorenzo said. 2587 02:04:46,640 --> 02:04:49,040 Speaker 1: I neglected to mention Lorenzo played for him and open 2588 02:04:49,560 --> 02:04:52,880 Speaker 1: good for him. Hey. Couple of notes on the Saturday's game. 2589 02:04:53,720 --> 02:04:56,440 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien, Texans coach, was asked about J. J. Watt 2590 02:04:56,440 --> 02:04:58,800 Speaker 1: how much he'll play. His only quote was he'll be 2591 02:04:58,840 --> 02:05:02,240 Speaker 1: in there quite a bit. And quote and Will Fuller 2592 02:05:02,280 --> 02:05:04,560 Speaker 1: will be a game time decision. According to Bill O'Brien, 2593 02:05:04,840 --> 02:05:07,080 Speaker 1: Fuller has been limited in practice this week. Will be 2594 02:05:07,080 --> 02:05:09,640 Speaker 1: a game time decision. You take anything out of that, 2595 02:05:09,760 --> 02:05:11,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. He'll be in there 2596 02:05:11,640 --> 02:05:14,000 Speaker 1: quite a bit about J. J. Watt is gonna play. 2597 02:05:14,040 --> 02:05:20,120 Speaker 1: He'll he'll play every snap he's ables that he's not winded, 2598 02:05:20,200 --> 02:05:23,680 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Yeah, he'll play every snap 2599 02:05:24,600 --> 02:05:27,280 Speaker 1: he can. It's not gonna I don't think they're gonna say, Okay, 2600 02:05:27,280 --> 02:05:29,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna give you this series. You're gonna go out 2601 02:05:29,320 --> 02:05:30,640 Speaker 1: and if you get a couple three plays in, we're 2602 02:05:30,640 --> 02:05:32,520 Speaker 1: gonna kike and give you a break. And they'll leave 2603 02:05:32,600 --> 02:05:35,360 Speaker 1: him on the field until he has to be at 2604 02:05:35,400 --> 02:05:37,640 Speaker 1: and until he has come off. That's what I think. 2605 02:05:37,800 --> 02:05:39,920 Speaker 1: I think you're probably right. And if they get in 2606 02:05:39,960 --> 02:05:42,560 Speaker 1: trouble and if they're looking to create some issues, they 2607 02:05:42,640 --> 02:05:44,440 Speaker 1: might have to keep him out there, right right, I mean, 2608 02:05:44,480 --> 02:05:48,000 Speaker 1: what do they got to lose the season? Right right? 2609 02:05:48,040 --> 02:05:50,080 Speaker 1: I mean, they got so much to lose, they can't 2610 02:05:50,080 --> 02:05:53,800 Speaker 1: they have to pull out all the stops. So I yeah, 2611 02:05:53,840 --> 02:05:57,800 Speaker 1: I look for them to wear JJ out. Yeah, he'll 2612 02:05:57,840 --> 02:06:00,960 Speaker 1: be out there. The Bill's injury were four players who 2613 02:06:00,960 --> 02:06:04,680 Speaker 1: officially questionable for the Saturday's game. Defensive end Shaq Lawson, 2614 02:06:04,760 --> 02:06:08,760 Speaker 1: with his hamstring, got unlimited work this week. Offensive lineman 2615 02:06:08,840 --> 02:06:12,080 Speaker 1: Tie and Sky questionable with his ankle. He was limited 2616 02:06:12,080 --> 02:06:16,440 Speaker 1: all week. M Andre Roberts special teamer returned specialists questionable 2617 02:06:16,480 --> 02:06:19,240 Speaker 1: with a foot. He was limited all week. Levi Wallace 2618 02:06:19,320 --> 02:06:21,920 Speaker 1: questionable with his ankle. Wallace did not practice at all. 2619 02:06:21,960 --> 02:06:24,600 Speaker 1: On what Dave was it this week? I don't even know. 2620 02:06:25,080 --> 02:06:27,080 Speaker 1: I don't even know what Dave is today Tuesday Tuesday 2621 02:06:27,600 --> 02:06:30,320 Speaker 1: because I got Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, okay, and he'd been 2622 02:06:30,600 --> 02:06:34,000 Speaker 1: he'd been limited the last couple of days. So four 2623 02:06:34,000 --> 02:06:37,320 Speaker 1: players out, and I imagine I don't think anybody will 2624 02:06:37,440 --> 02:06:39,440 Speaker 1: least yeah, I think at least one or two of 2625 02:06:39,480 --> 02:06:42,640 Speaker 1: those guys will be at least available on game day. Yeah, 2626 02:06:43,320 --> 02:06:46,240 Speaker 1: but I don't know. Hamstrings are tough, foot injuries are tough. 2627 02:06:46,320 --> 02:06:48,840 Speaker 1: Ankle injuries, you know, you see those quite a bit. 2628 02:06:49,760 --> 02:06:51,560 Speaker 1: But the severity of all those things in there, I mean, 2629 02:06:51,560 --> 02:06:53,560 Speaker 1: you can't generalize because each of those guys is an 2630 02:06:53,560 --> 02:06:56,520 Speaker 1: individual and their their injuries are all different. But um, 2631 02:06:57,200 --> 02:06:59,280 Speaker 1: I would be surprised if at least half of the 2632 02:06:59,280 --> 02:07:03,040 Speaker 1: guys on that list didn't play. Yo. Yeah, look look 2633 02:07:03,200 --> 02:07:05,240 Speaker 1: who who? Who do you think is not gonna play? 2634 02:07:05,400 --> 02:07:07,240 Speaker 1: You know, the two of that four not gonna play? 2635 02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:09,200 Speaker 1: I think the long play. I think if if Andre 2636 02:07:09,320 --> 02:07:11,560 Speaker 1: Roberts is healthy, he'll be active because they want a 2637 02:07:11,640 --> 02:07:15,520 Speaker 1: chance at a return. Right. Um, they need Shack Lawson 2638 02:07:15,560 --> 02:07:19,160 Speaker 1: in their defensive front because he can run U Tye 2639 02:07:19,200 --> 02:07:21,880 Speaker 1: and Secky. I mean they've played without him for a 2640 02:07:21,880 --> 02:07:25,480 Speaker 1: while now, so you know, the only thing that gives 2641 02:07:25,480 --> 02:07:28,000 Speaker 1: you pause there is JJ Watt and He's had some 2642 02:07:28,040 --> 02:07:30,320 Speaker 1: pretty good games against JJ Watt last year. In fact, 2643 02:07:30,320 --> 02:07:33,600 Speaker 1: we were talking with Lorenzo Alexander. I think it was 2644 02:07:33,640 --> 02:07:38,520 Speaker 1: Lorenzo about the success Tie and Secky had again with 2645 02:07:38,560 --> 02:07:41,520 Speaker 1: the Washington Redskins, as their tackle against the Houston Texans 2646 02:07:41,640 --> 02:07:42,840 Speaker 1: last year went on. That was one of the main 2647 02:07:42,880 --> 02:07:44,920 Speaker 1: reasons he is at Buffalo Bills, that success he had 2648 02:07:44,920 --> 02:07:48,480 Speaker 1: against those guys. So, but then again, they've been without 2649 02:07:48,560 --> 02:07:50,440 Speaker 1: him for a while and they're they're still playing pretty 2650 02:07:50,440 --> 02:07:52,760 Speaker 1: good football. If this caught my attention today coming up 2651 02:07:52,800 --> 02:07:56,480 Speaker 1: on the Worldwide Web on Internet, our buddies um on 2652 02:07:56,600 --> 02:08:00,240 Speaker 1: spot track that they listed the uh well, the teams 2653 02:08:00,240 --> 02:08:03,120 Speaker 1: with the most projected camp space in twenty twenty, and 2654 02:08:03,160 --> 02:08:05,400 Speaker 1: they listened to the twelve playoff teams and guess who 2655 02:08:05,440 --> 02:08:07,480 Speaker 1: was number one among all twelve playoff teams with the 2656 02:08:07,520 --> 02:08:10,920 Speaker 1: most projected cap space. That's the Buffalo Bills. Of course, 2657 02:08:11,360 --> 02:08:14,680 Speaker 1: the Bills fourth overall in the league for projected cap 2658 02:08:14,760 --> 02:08:18,480 Speaker 1: space next year eighty nine million dollars. It's fourth among 2659 02:08:18,520 --> 02:08:22,080 Speaker 1: the all teams and number one among playoff contenders, which 2660 02:08:22,200 --> 02:08:25,160 Speaker 1: I think is pretty interesting. Mike Ginetti of Spottrek dot 2661 02:08:25,200 --> 02:08:28,720 Speaker 1: Com had that calculation Houston Texans or fifth Texans with 2662 02:08:28,880 --> 02:08:31,440 Speaker 1: seventy six million of cap space, So a couple of 2663 02:08:31,520 --> 02:08:33,400 Speaker 1: teams that have done well this season, a couple of 2664 02:08:33,480 --> 02:08:36,080 Speaker 1: ten win teams, and are likely to get involved in 2665 02:08:37,000 --> 02:08:38,840 Speaker 1: some free agency next year as well. You want to 2666 02:08:38,840 --> 02:08:42,080 Speaker 1: think that far ahead. Yeah, that's I mean, it's been 2667 02:08:42,120 --> 02:08:43,640 Speaker 1: one of the plus. I mean, there's been a lot 2668 02:08:43,680 --> 02:08:45,800 Speaker 1: of pluses about this season for Bills fans, and one 2669 02:08:45,920 --> 02:08:47,839 Speaker 1: that you had a good team that's headed the playoffs 2670 02:08:47,840 --> 02:08:52,480 Speaker 1: and have been winning games. Two is you know how 2671 02:08:52,640 --> 02:08:54,560 Speaker 1: captivating there. You got some guys that you really like, 2672 02:08:54,840 --> 02:08:56,960 Speaker 1: Josh Alley, young players who are up and coming, who 2673 02:08:56,960 --> 02:08:59,160 Speaker 1: are developing week by week and they're getting better. You 2674 02:08:59,240 --> 02:09:01,400 Speaker 1: got a coaching have who in my mess managing you 2675 02:09:01,720 --> 02:09:03,480 Speaker 1: can chime on this tumor. I think I've gotten better. 2676 02:09:03,760 --> 02:09:06,600 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott has really gotten better in game management and 2677 02:09:06,720 --> 02:09:10,760 Speaker 1: their and their decisions, their challenges there, all of that stuff, 2678 02:09:10,760 --> 02:09:13,040 Speaker 1: and they you know, they've the challenge thing continues to 2679 02:09:13,080 --> 02:09:16,440 Speaker 1: be a bugaboo for every NFL coach, but this coaching 2680 02:09:16,440 --> 02:09:20,040 Speaker 1: staff and Sean McDermott on game day, he's I think 2681 02:09:20,280 --> 02:09:23,080 Speaker 1: much more noticeable in what he does on the sidelines 2682 02:09:23,120 --> 02:09:25,120 Speaker 1: as being good things than he was two years ago 2683 02:09:25,120 --> 02:09:26,640 Speaker 1: when they made the playoffs. I think he's a much 2684 02:09:26,680 --> 02:09:30,120 Speaker 1: better coach. And by the way, his improvement in coaching 2685 02:09:30,120 --> 02:09:32,200 Speaker 1: it is not just game day stuff. It's what goes 2686 02:09:32,240 --> 02:09:35,000 Speaker 1: into the game. For instance, here we are two days 2687 02:09:35,000 --> 02:09:37,160 Speaker 1: before the game and the Bills really worked in shorts 2688 02:09:37,160 --> 02:09:39,320 Speaker 1: and T shirts today, where they've done that two years 2689 02:09:39,320 --> 02:09:40,960 Speaker 1: ago first time of the playoffs, I don't think so. 2690 02:09:41,280 --> 02:09:43,840 Speaker 1: I think McDermott has learned how to manage the load 2691 02:09:43,920 --> 02:09:46,480 Speaker 1: on these players, how to ease off the gas pedal 2692 02:09:46,520 --> 02:09:48,600 Speaker 1: a little bit. It's not go crazy with practice, right, 2693 02:09:48,600 --> 02:09:50,520 Speaker 1: And so you got all that going on, and you 2694 02:09:50,560 --> 02:09:52,360 Speaker 1: were talking about the cap space. So that's one of 2695 02:09:52,400 --> 02:09:54,680 Speaker 1: the things all the stuff that's piled on this franchise 2696 02:09:54,720 --> 02:09:56,600 Speaker 1: that we kind of associate is, you know, we're in 2697 02:09:56,640 --> 02:10:00,600 Speaker 1: this big fan base. They got their financial house in order, 2698 02:10:00,600 --> 02:10:03,000 Speaker 1: lots of money to spend in the cap. They have 2699 02:10:03,080 --> 02:10:05,160 Speaker 1: stayed in the lines and stayed disciplined about who they 2700 02:10:05,200 --> 02:10:07,800 Speaker 1: signed where they signed. They haven't gone crazy with free agents, 2701 02:10:07,800 --> 02:10:09,760 Speaker 1: but they've gotten really good free agents. That again, their 2702 02:10:09,760 --> 02:10:13,040 Speaker 1: coaching staff has gotten better. In short, they've built this 2703 02:10:13,160 --> 02:10:16,240 Speaker 1: team that's in the playoffs as the five seed for 2704 02:10:16,360 --> 02:10:19,560 Speaker 1: sustainability long term, and you can see it out on 2705 02:10:19,560 --> 02:10:21,640 Speaker 1: the cap numbers. You see it in the contracts that 2706 02:10:21,680 --> 02:10:23,320 Speaker 1: are coming up. You see it in the players that 2707 02:10:23,360 --> 02:10:25,400 Speaker 1: are lined up to be paid and which guys they're 2708 02:10:25,400 --> 02:10:27,400 Speaker 1: gonna pay in which ones they aren't. It all is 2709 02:10:27,440 --> 02:10:29,080 Speaker 1: lined up, and there's a lot of things to love 2710 02:10:29,120 --> 02:10:31,400 Speaker 1: about this team. And that's why I keep saying it. Man, 2711 02:10:31,400 --> 02:10:33,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be bummed when this season is over too. 2712 02:10:33,800 --> 02:10:36,040 Speaker 1: And it could end this weekend. I don't think it will. 2713 02:10:36,120 --> 02:10:37,520 Speaker 1: That's a part of the fun and it's part of it. 2714 02:10:39,320 --> 02:10:41,640 Speaker 1: All Right, we're back with one more segment. When we returned, 2715 02:10:41,680 --> 02:10:44,080 Speaker 1: it is One Bill Side presented by Kalada Health from 2716 02:10:44,080 --> 02:11:00,320 Speaker 1: the Seneca Studio on Buffalo Bill's Radio. All right, so 2717 02:11:00,360 --> 02:11:02,400 Speaker 1: what have we learned? It is brought to you by Skyworks, 2718 02:11:02,400 --> 02:11:05,960 Speaker 1: the official construction equipment rental company of the Buffalo Bills. 2719 02:11:05,960 --> 02:11:08,200 Speaker 1: What do we learn from today's show? Good question. We 2720 02:11:08,240 --> 02:11:10,040 Speaker 1: had a couple of good inter actually a pretty good 2721 02:11:10,040 --> 02:11:13,120 Speaker 1: guest lineup today. Chris Brown, Bills Insider Buffalo Bills dot 2722 02:11:13,160 --> 02:11:16,160 Speaker 1: Com joined us and Chris Brown we talked to Brownie 2723 02:11:16,200 --> 02:11:19,160 Speaker 1: about the impact player who has the chance they have 2724 02:11:19,200 --> 02:11:21,640 Speaker 1: the biggest impact among the Buffalo Bills playmakers. Here's what 2725 02:11:21,680 --> 02:11:25,280 Speaker 1: Brownie had to said. I think he's going to be 2726 02:11:25,320 --> 02:11:28,720 Speaker 1: instrumental in keeping the offense on schedule and taking some 2727 02:11:28,800 --> 02:11:32,120 Speaker 1: of the burden off of Josh Allen. And this is 2728 02:11:32,160 --> 02:11:34,280 Speaker 1: a defense that can be run on. I mean, they 2729 02:11:34,400 --> 02:11:36,880 Speaker 1: give up a tony yardage on the ground. They have 2730 02:11:36,920 --> 02:11:40,280 Speaker 1: a great linebacker and Zach Hunningham who gets all over 2731 02:11:40,320 --> 02:11:44,080 Speaker 1: the field. But I think you can use Cunningham's elead 2732 02:11:44,200 --> 02:11:48,440 Speaker 1: speed against him and leverage him at the second level, 2733 02:11:49,680 --> 02:11:54,200 Speaker 1: set him up to overpursue. And so I think you've 2734 02:11:54,200 --> 02:11:57,400 Speaker 1: got to ride the motor here early in this game. 2735 02:11:58,320 --> 02:12:01,240 Speaker 1: Get the offense, keep the offense don schedule and favorable 2736 02:12:01,280 --> 02:12:04,840 Speaker 1: down and distance, which should allow Brian Dable to call 2737 02:12:05,400 --> 02:12:08,640 Speaker 1: more of the high percentage pass plays to get Josh 2738 02:12:08,720 --> 02:12:11,720 Speaker 1: in a rhythm early talking about the motor record, said 2739 02:12:11,760 --> 02:12:14,120 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary, the guy that Brownie thinks will have the 2740 02:12:14,120 --> 02:12:17,880 Speaker 1: biggest impact on Saturday and the game on Saturday Field Dates, 2741 02:12:17,960 --> 02:12:20,160 Speaker 1: joined us from ESPN. He was asked if Josh Allen 2742 02:12:20,240 --> 02:12:24,680 Speaker 1: is ready for the big stage of the playoffs. Josh, 2743 02:12:24,720 --> 02:12:27,080 Speaker 1: I feel like a stepped up. The Patriots game twice, 2744 02:12:27,200 --> 02:12:30,400 Speaker 1: the Cowboys game on Thanksgiving felt like he was wasn't 2745 02:12:30,400 --> 02:12:33,520 Speaker 1: a win, but okay. Against the Ravens. The Steelers game 2746 02:12:33,560 --> 02:12:37,120 Speaker 1: on Sunday Night Football, that was great. I think it's 2747 02:12:37,120 --> 02:12:38,840 Speaker 1: going to bring out a side of Josh that is 2748 02:12:38,880 --> 02:12:40,960 Speaker 1: part of what the Bills have really grown to love 2749 02:12:41,000 --> 02:12:43,080 Speaker 1: about him is that he's fearless. Right. He is a 2750 02:12:43,120 --> 02:12:47,720 Speaker 1: guy that no matter what a defense thinks about the 2751 02:12:47,800 --> 02:12:50,000 Speaker 1: challenge they have in facing him, he is going to 2752 02:12:50,080 --> 02:12:52,760 Speaker 1: find a way to test the defense. And I think 2753 02:12:52,760 --> 02:12:55,160 Speaker 1: he's got a fearlessness and a mental toughness about him 2754 02:12:55,200 --> 02:12:57,520 Speaker 1: that is really compelling and makes such a huge part 2755 02:12:57,520 --> 02:13:00,760 Speaker 1: of what the Buffalo Bills do every day. Josh Allen 2756 02:13:00,800 --> 02:13:04,200 Speaker 1: and Saturday's getting the injury report for Buffalo four players questionable, 2757 02:13:04,200 --> 02:13:09,880 Speaker 1: Shack Lawson, Tyan Secki, Andre Roberts, and Levin Wallace. The 2758 02:13:09,880 --> 02:13:13,080 Speaker 1: The Texans, on the other hand, say that will Fuller 2759 02:13:13,320 --> 02:13:15,280 Speaker 1: is going to be a game time decision, and they 2760 02:13:15,320 --> 02:13:17,640 Speaker 1: say that J. J. Watt will play, So yeah you 2761 02:13:17,720 --> 02:13:22,080 Speaker 1: figured ja, and yeah yeah. They They've got a long, 2762 02:13:22,280 --> 02:13:25,240 Speaker 1: much longer injury list than than than the Buffalo Bills do. 2763 02:13:25,400 --> 02:13:28,160 Speaker 1: But you know, everybody, it's all hands on deck, and 2764 02:13:28,880 --> 02:13:31,600 Speaker 1: even the guys who are out there who are questionable 2765 02:13:31,600 --> 02:13:36,040 Speaker 1: are gonna play. Yeah, it's it's playoffs, man, Let's go playoff. 2766 02:13:36,080 --> 02:13:38,480 Speaker 1: Watch party coming up Saturday afternoon, four thirty five at 2767 02:13:38,480 --> 02:13:41,800 Speaker 1: seven one six. I'll be winging my way to Houston tomorrow. 2768 02:13:41,840 --> 02:13:44,120 Speaker 1: Steve will be here with Maddy Glapp and you got 2769 02:13:44,120 --> 02:13:48,640 Speaker 1: some good guests tomorrow, including Booger McFarland from ESPN, Great Cozell, 2770 02:13:48,880 --> 02:13:51,240 Speaker 1: Mark vander Meer, Voice of the Texans, all of that 2771 02:13:51,280 --> 02:13:54,960 Speaker 1: coming up on tomorrow's show. Production assistants Great uh Broom's 2772 02:13:55,040 --> 02:13:58,000 Speaker 1: Great George Blast, Jeff Coltonick Thomas hold Or, Kelly Rude, 2773 02:13:58,040 --> 02:14:01,120 Speaker 1: j J. Gurrito, Kevin Cartage, James Robo, Our producer Jay Harris. 2774 02:14:01,400 --> 02:14:03,360 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow at noon with One Bill's Live, 2775 02:14:03,400 --> 02:14:05,640 Speaker 1: presented by Come Out of Health on Buffalo Bill's read