1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Oh, A good time. I watch Steve Plasterer touch down 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: to down to touch down. That's not time. Hey. Welcome 3 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: to One Bill's Live here on a Friday, Chris Brown 4 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: and Steve Tasker with you. Steve's waiting in the wings 5 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: here with some connectivity issues, so we hope he can 6 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: reconnect here sooner rather than later. But ready to wrap 7 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: up the week here with an absolutely jam packed show. 8 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: And we've got some quarterback talk on the way as well, 9 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,279 Speaker 1: So just to kind of give you an idea on 10 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: who we have lined up for today's program. At one o'clock, 11 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: we're going to have Jim Trotter from the NFL Network 12 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: reporter extraordinaire as we'll discuss all news and notes around 13 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: the league with him for this week. And just coming 14 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: down a short time ago was the fact that it 15 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: looks like the NFL's testing program for players, in the 16 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: words of one NFL executive, is going to be ambitious. 17 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: That is a quote, so this could as we talked 18 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: to Judy Batista a couple of days ago, she was saying, 19 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: it's going to be at least three times a week. 20 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: It's probably gonna be long more extensive than that. I 21 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: would think they have to test almost every other day 22 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: just to try to ensure keeping the virus out of 23 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: NFL facilities. So we'll talk to him about that and 24 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: where the NFL is headed in terms of going to 25 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: school on these other sports leagues that will be starting 26 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: up at the end of July. At one thirty, we'll 27 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: have Yahoo Sports Matt Harman, who will have some information 28 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: on Josh Allen put a piece together with an interesting 29 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: analytic tool that he uses for some predictive analysis, so 30 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: we'll be talking to him about that and how it works. 31 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: A lot of other outlets have taken to Matt's predictive 32 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: analytic tool, so we'll be addressing that with him at 33 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: one thirty and then at two o'clock. I'm very excited 34 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: about this addition number three of taskers teammate. I have 35 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: a new one in store for Steve, and it is 36 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: bound to stump him. So I'm looking forward to trying 37 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: to see if I can get him on this one. 38 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: The last two he got pretty late in the game. 39 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: I only give him a total of eight clues. The 40 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: first one took seven clues, the second one I believe 41 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: took five. So we'll see if we can stump Steve 42 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: on this one. But Steve tends to have a pretty 43 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: good handle on the hundreds of teammates he had over 44 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: his thirteen your career, so I think it's pretty impressive 45 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: when he can pull a needle out of a haystack, 46 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: even with some clues. So we'll see if he can 47 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: guess it early, middle or late at two o'clock with 48 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: Tasker's teammate. As I mentioned, we are talking quarterbacks today 49 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: and the reason why is Chris Simms from NBC Sports Network, 50 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: who's often on the Pro Football Talk and their television 51 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: program with Mike Florio. He at around this time of year. 52 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: In the last number three years now, he has put 53 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: together his top forty quarterback rankings and he just finished 54 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: the list today, and I think there's some debate to 55 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: be had on the list, not with number one. Number one, 56 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: I think is just about everybody expected was last year's 57 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: league MVP Pad Mahomes, so I don't think that was 58 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: any great surprise to anyone that he was number one. 59 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: I think what's interesting is where the guys are slotted, 60 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: basically from number two to number twelve. I would say 61 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: there's some interesting debate here, and you can tell which 62 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks Chris Simms is clearly high on and at number two. 63 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: I don't disagree with this one all that much, but 64 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: he had Russell Wilson number two from Seattle. I believe 65 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: he was up around the league leaders last year. I 66 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: had it in front of me in total touchdowns. Yeah, 67 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: he was tied for second in the league in total 68 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: touchdowns with Jamis Winston of all people, with thirty four 69 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: total tds in twenty nineteen. Lamar Jackson obviously led the 70 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: league with a total of forty two, a good portion 71 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: of which he ran four, which is something Josh Allen 72 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: also does. For those that don't know, Josh Allen was 73 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: actually sixth in the league last year in total touchdowns, 74 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: and I think that does kind of go by the 75 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: board sometimes. I mean, Chris Simms likes Josh Allen and 76 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:09,119 Speaker 1: he still ranked him eighteenth overall on his top forty list. 77 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: I will say that among the quarterbacks in the twenty 78 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: eighteen class, Chris Simms ranks Josh second. The only other 79 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: guy from his class that he has ahead of him 80 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: is Lamar Jackson at fifth overall. But I'll read you 81 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: the top five from Chris Simms Complete Top forty Quarterback Countdown. 82 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: As we mentioned, Patrick Mahomes number one, Russell Wilson number two, 83 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers number three, DeShawn Johnson, DeShawn Watson four, Lamar 84 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: Jackson five. So that's your top five. I don't think 85 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: there's too much debate there. If you want to move 86 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: one guy up, one guy down, that's fine. I'm sure 87 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: some people might feel that Tom Brady should be ranked 88 00:05:55,520 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: higher than that. He's got Brady fifteenth, which may be 89 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: a little too low, especially when you consider the fact 90 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: that he's got Tom Brady behind Ryan Tannehill at eleven 91 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: and Cam Newton at ten. So look, I'm not a 92 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: Tom Brady fan, but I respect his game and I 93 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: don't know I'm having trouble with him sitting at fifteenth. 94 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: So there's some debate to be had on this list, 95 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: and I welcome the debate from you. So if you 96 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,239 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to check out Chris Simms's Top forty 97 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: QB countdown, feel free to do that. Let me know 98 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: where you think the discrepancies lie in Simm's list. This 99 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: is obviously a subjective thing, so it's an opportunity for 100 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: you to weigh in and tell us what you think. 101 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: And I'd also like to know what you think of 102 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's ranking of eighteenth overall. I don't think it's 103 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: it's far off from where he probably should be slotted. 104 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: I think a lot of the naysayers will go right 105 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: to his completion percentage immediately and his lack of deep 106 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: all accuracy last year and say that's why he's eighteenth. 107 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: If you're on the pro side of it, you're saying, hey, 108 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: the guy was tied for six and total touchdowns, was 109 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 1: tied for the league lead in comeback victories with five, 110 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: and maybe you might argue that because of that productivity 111 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: and the fact that he's a dual threat, you should 112 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: move him up a little bit higher. So if you 113 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: want to let me know about that, feel free at 114 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: eight oh three five fifty eight fifty two, five fifty. 115 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: And I'm trying to get a gauge based on how 116 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: this rankings list was put together to figure out what 117 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: it is that sims cuvets in a quarterback. And it's 118 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: clear to me that he values playmaking ability off script 119 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: and he values mobility and dual threat ability for the 120 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: most part. So it's either he either relishes you know, 121 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: the dual threat quarterback or someone who can make plays 122 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: off script. He seems to side with athletic quarterbacks more 123 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: than the traditional pocket passers. And the reason I say 124 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: that is because in his top five alone, he's got Mahomes, Wilson, Watson, Jackson, 125 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: those four guys all can make plays off script, and 126 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: so you gotta believe that he's leaning that way. And 127 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: then the centure for me that convinces me of this, 128 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: he's got Cam Newton, who is a free agent and 129 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: really hasn't been the same guy, battling through injuries the 130 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: last two years. He's got him tenth overall, and he's 131 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: been horribly injured the last few years, so I found 132 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: that very interesting. And then he's got Tannehill at eleventh. 133 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: And yes, he led the league, well, he didn't lead 134 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: the league, but he was near the top of the 135 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: league in completion percentage. But he only played I believe, 136 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: nine games or started nine games, nine or ten games 137 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 1: last year, so and of course it's completion percentage is 138 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: going to be high. He didn't even have three hundred 139 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: pass attempts last year. So feel free to weigh in 140 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: on that and let us know where you stand. On 141 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's ranking at eighteenth overall from their sins and 142 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: what you might think of the top five if we 143 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: put anybody else in there besides the guys that they have. Listen, Brownie, 144 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: welcome me back. Welcome me back. Yes, so you're you're 145 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: back with us connectivity issues. How happy do you think 146 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: I'm passing Horizon now right? Any think I am with Horizon? 147 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: I the yeah whatever. For whatever reason, the toy equipment 148 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: they gave me sometimes pops out, right. It's just I mean, 149 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: I was sitting there, I was on we were talking 150 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: on the on the show. As soon as the show 151 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: open popped open, everything went down. So I'm not too 152 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: happy right now, and I'm sitting here. You can imagine 153 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: how nervous you get when your equipment fails. I mean 154 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: your computer, your computer equipment fails. I'm sitting here in 155 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: a full sweat right now because I just couldn't get 156 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: back on the air. It's full blown scramble mode. So yeah, 157 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: no worries. We had you covered our wife happy foot 158 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: looking at me like you can imagine the yeah. Yeah, 159 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 1: you're probably saying a lot of stuff you can't say 160 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 1: on the air. So he feels my pain. Yeah, you 161 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: got the mice in the walls chewing on your wires. 162 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: I know how it is, so something like that. Yeah, 163 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: but uh yeah, so sorry. I ran through the schedule 164 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: for today, you know, our jam Back jam Pack show 165 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 1: with Jim Trotter at one and Matt Harmon at one thirty, 166 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: and then uh the third third installment of Taskers Teammate 167 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: A two. And then I was talking about this Chris 168 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: Sims quarterback list, and I was just saying, it seems 169 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: to me, Steve, that you know, you try to get 170 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: a gauge based on this rankings list, which is admittedly subjective, 171 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: what Chris Sims values in a quarterback, and it seems 172 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 1: to me that he sides with the more athletic qbs 173 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: who can make plays off script. How else do you 174 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: explain him having Tom on this list, you know? Right? Well, 175 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: here's the thing, too, Brownie, because the game's changing a 176 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: lot and over the last and it's a ripple effect 177 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: because there are a ton of smart guys, smart coaches 178 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: in the league. Again, what they have found is the 179 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: game has evolved away from having to treat your quarterback 180 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: like he's a China doll because they're protected. And if 181 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: he's protected and you can teach him to slide and 182 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: get yardage when they can and just make a positive 183 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: out of a negative, you do it. You exploit that 184 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: part of the game. Players aren't taking free and cheap 185 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: shots down the field, particularly quarterbacks in the pocket or 186 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: out of the pocket, so they're protected and every well 187 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: just about everybody's protected. If a running back goes down 188 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: and gives himself up, he's not taking a shot either, right, 189 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: So that part of the game has changed so much 190 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: that athletic quarterback gives you that percentage of plays during 191 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: a game where instead of taking a sack or taking 192 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: a big hit or whatever, he just takes off running, 193 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: takes a slide, never gets touched, and it turns a 194 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 1: play that was maybe a minus six into a plus ten. 195 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: And those kind of plays stacked throughout a game maybe 196 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: three or four times, is the difference. Well a lot 197 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: of times, it keeps your offense on schedule and in 198 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: turn helps keep your offense on the field, so that 199 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: that's you value in those and it's not just that 200 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: too Browny. Think about this. You don't have to run 201 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 1: the ball. To run the ball, the quarterback drops back 202 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: and you're gonna throw it. So they're defending the pass, 203 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden you give up a ten 204 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: yard run. That's a squasher for a defense. And I 205 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: mean that that just they're over there just losing their 206 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: minds over it because you know, you're defending the pass, 207 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: and then the run kills you because your quarterback just 208 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: pulls it down, runs falls forward for six yards and 209 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, on a third and five they 210 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: get the first down, or on a third, or on 211 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: a second and twelve, now it's second and four, you know, 212 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: ord and four, which you know it's a different down. 213 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: It's a different world. So the evolution of the games 214 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: not all of a sudden that we've got all these 215 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that are these different breeds. It's that the game 216 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: has evolved into having a place for those guys where 217 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: they can be weaponized and used like that and game 218 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: planned like that offensively. Yeah, no question about it. So 219 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: where are gonna debate some of the choices here by 220 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: Chris Simms today, So feel free to weigh in on 221 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: that at eight oh three oh five fifty. We're also 222 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: going to kind of dovetail off of this quarterback countdown 223 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: list to a couple of different areas, namely a story 224 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: that's up on Buffalo bills dot com that our colleague 225 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: Maddie Glad put together, which takes a look at the 226 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: top ten things you need to know about Buffalo's opposing 227 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: quarterbacks this season, which includes a couple of potential familiar 228 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: faces and former Bills quarterbacks like Tyrod Taylor and Ryan Fitzpatrick, 229 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: provided they are the starters at the time the Bills 230 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: play them. They both drafted quarterbacks both of those teams 231 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: in the first round this year, so we'll have to 232 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: see where that goes. And there's a whole other slew 233 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: of things that are interesting to note as the Bills 234 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: prepare for their twenty twenty schedule. And then also we're 235 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: kind of it's a quarterback week. It was on Buffalo 236 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: bills dot com, so we're trying to jump on the 237 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: bandwagon with that. But we also have our Twitter poll, so, 238 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: you know, we see this ranking of quarterbacks from Chris Simms. 239 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: We you know, covered it on Buffalo bills dot com 240 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: in terms of things you should know about Buffalo's opposing quarterbacks. 241 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: We took it a step further on the Twitter poll 242 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: where we're asking today how many games on the twenty 243 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: twenty Bills schedule do you feel that Buffalo has the 244 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: superior quarterback? And your choices are less than five, five 245 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: to ten games, ten to twelve games, or championship. So love. 246 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: So here's the here's the early going in the voting 247 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: right now. Leading the way is five to ten games 248 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: at thirty eight percent. Just about twenty nine percent is 249 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: ten to twelve games, and then championship is twenty two 250 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: point four. People are just over the moon and think 251 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: their quarterbacks better than everybody. It's Steve. I will say, 252 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: the Bills this year are not playing many of the 253 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: traditional supreme pocket quarterbacks that season. You know, they're not 254 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: playing Tom Brady, they're not playing Drew Brees, They're not 255 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: playing those kinds of guys. They're not going against Philip 256 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: Rivers and Indy. So, yeah, you can you can name 257 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: those guys on the Yeah, Roethlisberger comes to mind. Yeah, 258 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: well they are playing him, so he's the only guy 259 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: that they are playing on the schedule from that ILK 260 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: if you will, and I know, go ahead, you can 261 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: go down the list. I mean, it's like you can say, right, uh, 262 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold is kind of like that, right, although he's 263 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: a little better at athlete than the guy you know 264 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: from that from that stereotype would anticipate. Darnold's kind of 265 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: like that. Uh certainly fits doesn't really fit into anything. 266 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: And to a tiger to Volo, he's gonna be who 267 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: knows what he's gonna be like if he actually plays, 268 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, you got Bragic, got Garoppolo. You got Garoppolo. 269 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: You don't have to play, you know Garoppolo? Right, Kyler 270 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: Murray and uh Russell Wilson is not a pocket guy. 271 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: He's he's a finesse. He's a great thrower. So, uh 272 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: then Drew Locke, Yeah, okay, maybe he found a little bit, 273 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: right And Derek Carr, who is a little bit he's 274 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: an athlete, but he's not really he's not a scrambler. Right, 275 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: So that's the schedules. You know, you're gonna see both 276 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: of those kind of You're still at the point in 277 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: the history, I think, Brownie, where you're gonna see a 278 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: little bit of both of these kind of stereotypical quarterbacks throwers. 279 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: As long as you feel like you can win either way. 280 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: I think there's still going to be a place for 281 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: some of those traditional pocket guys. But I think if 282 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: you are a traditional pocket guy, you have to be 283 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 1: near the top in completion percentage to make up for 284 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: what you lack in making plays with your legs. So 285 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 1: provided you can do that, you will still have a 286 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: place in this league because throwing is how you win 287 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: now more often than not. But I kind of went 288 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: down the schedule Steve, and I don't know where you 289 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: came down on this pole, but I didn't give Josh 290 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: the nod in every tight, you know, quarterback comparison situation 291 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: on the schedule, like for example, like Week three against 292 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: the Rams. Do I think Josh is better than Jared Goff? 293 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: I think in time he will be. I just don't 294 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: know if he is right now. So I kind of 295 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: gave the nod to Goff at this point just because 296 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: he's done a little bit more, He's been more consistent, 297 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: so you know, and try to trying to assess who's 298 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: the superior quarterback in that game, right, But I gave 299 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 1: it to Josh and four of the Bills first five games. 300 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: I know Tannehill had a great season last year, but 301 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: as you said on the show earlier in the week, 302 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: we still all remember the Ryan Tannehill we saw in Miami, 303 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 1: and it's hard for me to say that he's better 304 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 1: than Josh. I don't believe that he is, right, I'm 305 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: not convinced. I'm just not convinced. And obviously nobody's giving 306 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: Josh the nod over Mahomes. So you know, you look 307 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: at the Bills first six games, and I have Josh 308 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: as the superior quarterback in four of the first six. 309 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: I have him better than Darnold, better than whoever Miami 310 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: puts out on the field, better than Derek Carr and 311 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: and better than Tannehill. So the only ones that I 312 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: have him that's not the superior guys goff with the 313 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: Rams game in week three and then Mahomes in week six. 314 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 1: And I know the critics of this always say this, Brownie. 315 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you can say you can make an a 316 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: debate out of any of this because it's all subjective, right, Sam, Darnald, 317 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. I like Josh better because he beats Darnald 318 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: h same thing in Miami. I think we beat Miami. 319 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: I think when you're talking about the Bills, it's a 320 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: dual different animal. Certainly, I would say maybe Goff and 321 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: and car throw the ball better, but they don't win. 322 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: You know, they don't win like he does. You know, 323 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: and he does look different. They do look better when 324 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: as a as a stereotypical quarterback at times than Josh does. 325 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: But man, oh man, I want Josh. You know, I 326 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: was trying to be as objective as I could with this, 327 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: knowing that my leanings probably favored Josh a little bit 328 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: more than a truly objective observer. But and I was 329 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: trying to honor the fact that you know, and that 330 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: offense got to a super Bowl. You know, they won 331 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: an NFC title. I mean, he's only two years removed 332 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: from that. I think a lot of people thought, well, 333 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 1: the only reason that Jared Goff is successful is because 334 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: of Sean McVeigh and the offense that he brought in, 335 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: because he completely turned Goff's career around. I mean, he 336 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: was floundering. He was floundering under Jeff Fisher. So I 337 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: don't debate that McVeigh was certainly a shot in the 338 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: arm for Jared Goff's career. But he's done this now 339 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: for two plus seasons. So it's like, give the kid 340 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of credit too for what he's been 341 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: able to do with that offense right. And Sean McVeigh 342 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: deserves some credit too because he did he saved Jared 343 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: Goff's career. Jared Goff looked like a complete bust. And 344 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: I remember when people thought, you know, he's just not 345 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: that smart. You know, remember the hard knocks stuff with 346 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: Tennessee and uh and Jeff Fisher when he was the 347 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 1: head coach. He just did not look in the pre 348 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: draft process like Goff's lights were on. And how about 349 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: three years later it's a little different. Yeah, how about 350 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: this though Chris Simms has him twenty fourth on his list. 351 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: I mean, he's got him six spots behind Josh Well. 352 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: It's like Chris Sims, I get it. Chris Sims doesn't. 353 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: He goes looks at watch his film and he knows 354 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: what he's looking He played quarterback in the league for 355 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: a minute or for a little bit, and you can 356 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: say what you want about his career. He still knows 357 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: what he's looking at. And like a lot of these guys, 358 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: I talked to Chris's dad's Phil as a friend of mine, 359 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: and Phil he works with quarterbacks. He kind of feels 360 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: kind of funny. He kind of does it on the 361 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: down low. He doesn't want anybody to know he's working 362 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: with these guys, but he does. He works with guys 363 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: and fixes their motion and all of this stuff. And 364 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: he does it with college guys and pro guys, and 365 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: they know, you know, they get these quarterbacks, they kind 366 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: of know what they're looking at. So sim sees something 367 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: in Jared Goff that is beside is different than what 368 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: Sean McVay brings to the table. And when he puts 369 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: him down at twenty four, there are reasons for that. 370 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: And you can say what you want about Sean McVay 371 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,679 Speaker 1: and how brilliant he has been running an offense and 372 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: how everybody would like to kind of have him, and 373 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: he was don't forget Sean McVeigh was more than just 374 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: the flavor of the munch as a head coach. He 375 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: was the guy that if you've had a cup of 376 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: coffee with him, you're getting interviewed. Yeah, I mean, that's Sean. 377 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: I have not seen a guy a guy's cache around 378 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: the league skyrockets so fast as it did when Sean 379 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: McVay became head coach of the Rams. He was like 380 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: thirty three years old when he got hired. Yeah, and 381 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: he's got total recall, right, I mean, which is a 382 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: which is really impressive, right, I mean he's got a memory, right, 383 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: So that is a huge plus for a head coach 384 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: to have. But by the same token, what Chris Sims 385 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: is looking at is the guys he's got, and for 386 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: whatever reasons, he sets Jared Goff, who's been in a 387 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: Super Bowl now he lost it and always scored three 388 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: points in it, but he you know, he's got something 389 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: under the hood, and he puts him six spots below 390 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. That's so it's a it's a it's a 391 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: little subjective, but I always like it when quarterback like 392 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: we have Dan Orlovski on, he sees things a little 393 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: differently and Dan Dan seems to be more like and 394 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: he probably does it for us, but he spends guys positive. 395 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: He sees some things about guys that if they could 396 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: do this, they would be good, you know that kind 397 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: of thing. Orlovsky I love listening to. Chris Simms is 398 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: another guy like listening to. And there are others as well, 399 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: but guys who have played the position. Even my friend 400 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: Steve Berlin, who I was in the booth with a 401 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 1: CBS for a while they had There's a way of 402 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: seeing the game that quarterbacks have that they can evaluate 403 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: each other a little bit more accurate than the rest 404 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: of the population. What do you make of Chris Simms 405 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 1: putting Cam Newton at ten. I mean, this is a 406 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: guy that has had a rough couple of years due 407 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: to injury, but is a former league MVP, took the 408 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: league by storm his first two years, and then you know, 409 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,719 Speaker 1: was an MVP in twenty fifteen, won an NFC title, 410 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: and then since then it's been tough sledding for him. 411 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: It seems he doesn't seem like the same guy. I 412 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: was surprised to see him that high. I didn't think 413 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: I mean, believe me, when he was in college and 414 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: dominating college football, and then you know he was the 415 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: number one pick. Nobody batted an eye at that, and 416 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: then you know he threw for four thousand yards his 417 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: first season in the league, has never really had a 418 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: high completion percentage, but is a gigantic freak of an athlete. 419 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: I mean, Steve, I still remember standing on the sidelines 420 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: with mirth pregame back in twenty six thirteen. I want 421 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: to say, when the Bills won that game on a 422 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: last second touchdown Cash by Stevie Johnson. I'm watching Cam 423 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: Newton warm up. Okay, Now I am not a big person. 424 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: I think we all know that. But you got well, 425 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: thank you. But you expect big people. You're expecting to 426 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: see big people on a football field, so you know 427 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: you're not easily shocked by what you see when you 428 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: see these physical specimens out. But then Cam Newton comes 429 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: out and he's warming up. I mean, the guy's legs 430 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: are ridiculous. He's got to have like a forty two 431 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: inch in scene. I mean, legs that go on forever. 432 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: And when guys are that long, you rarely see elite 433 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,360 Speaker 1: muscle definition, do you know what I mean? Outside of bodybuilders, 434 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,880 Speaker 1: the longer your muscle striations are, and I don't want 435 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: to get too deep in the weeds here, the harder 436 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: it is to kind of define and sculpt your body. 437 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 1: This guy looked like he got carved out of marble 438 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: by Michael Angelo. And I'm standing here looking at him, 439 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 1: and Murph's going, that's pretty impressive, as and I said, 440 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't even look like he's from this universe, Like wait, 441 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: yeah it's And I'll tell you You're right, Brownie. It's 442 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: hard and I'm I was in the same way. I've 443 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: seen him up close. I've spoken to him in production meeting. 444 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:03,479 Speaker 1: It's it's like, how could this guy not be an 445 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: MVP every single year? Um, he's got an enormous arm, 446 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: He's fast. Uh. I remember thinking the same thing when 447 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: I saw Calvin Johnson come out for Detroit preseason game. 448 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: He comes out and Calvin Johnson, I mean, hit, I'm 449 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: standing there, like literally two feet from him and his 450 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: butt is chest high to me. Yeah, I mean, it's unbelievable. 451 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: The guy's a giant. I still remember him at the 452 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: Combine vertical lead forty five inches. The guy's already six 453 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: six and he jumps almost four feet in the air. 454 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 1: He could slam dunk on a twelve foot hoop. I mean, 455 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 1: good lord. So anyway, so you get these so like 456 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: so right, So Chris Simms ranks Cam Newton at ten. 457 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: He's not even in the league. Here's the thing, and 458 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: there's there's always a caveat with all these guys. Cam, 459 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:53,360 Speaker 1: It's it's two two caveats to what why he's not signed? One? 460 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: Is he healthy? That's the that's the big one. And 461 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: the second one, can you live with him? Uh, you're 462 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: he's a big personality, he's got you know, he gets 463 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: into costume post game and there's a lot of stuff 464 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: about that that rubs people the wrong way. And you know, 465 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: he's I think there's an atmosphere around Cam where you've 466 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: got to let Cam be the king. You know. So 467 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: there's that and other than that, if you just take 468 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: it for strictly, if he's healthy and he's got you know, 469 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: he's got a team around him. Yeah, he's a top 470 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 1: notch there. There are teams who, because of where they're 471 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: at and their roster and where they've gotten, how they've 472 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: gotten to where they are, they're not going to sign 473 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: Cam because they don't know that it'll backfire on him 474 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: and then they go back to square one or they're 475 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: gonna have to chuck a lot of investment they put 476 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: into a roster already. Plus I don't know what Cam's 477 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: gonna ask for to sign. You know, well, he's beggars camp, 478 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: he choosers right now. I mean, he's just got to 479 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: hope that he can get somewhere to take a physical 480 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: and then getting the workout where he can show he 481 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: can you know, throw the fifth seen yard out from 482 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: the far hash Um, you know, throw a deep corner route. 483 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: So that's where it's got to go from there. All right, Brownie, 484 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: thanks for covering for me for so I was late 485 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: for work this morning. I appreciate it. We've got Jim Trotter, 486 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: Jim Trotter coming on at one o'clock, Matt Harmon coming 487 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 1: on at one thirty. We've got Tasker's teammates at two, 488 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: and also how many games on the bill schedule? Is 489 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: Josh Allen going to be the better quarterback in that game? 490 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: Come back and join a Steve Tasker. Chris Brown here 491 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: at one Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health. This is 492 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio fa Chris Brown. We've got pretty good show. 493 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: It's packed and it's good things packed this today, Brownie, 494 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: because we're taking all next week talk just for those 495 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: who are faithful listeners and listen to the entire show. 496 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: We're not going to be on the air next week 497 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: all week Monday through Friday, and we'll return. I believe 498 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: it's July six, Is that Monday's date? So we'll be 499 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: back on the air then. Thanks for sticking with us, 500 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: Um and uh, hanging there with WGR throughout next week 501 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: while Brownie and I take some time off. I guess 502 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: um year to do it right, we only we always 503 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: take We always kind of go dark right around the 504 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: July fourth week because is you know, we say go 505 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: dark because we're off the air, but it's really due 506 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: the NFL kind of shuts its lights off for a 507 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: month or so or three or four weeks, and uh 508 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: gives everybody's chance to refresh when you come back, and 509 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: it's the preseason and the training camp and all that 510 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: on the horizon. Hopefully nothing else happens, although you know, 511 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame game yesterday was canceled and and 512 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: uh we did. Did you get that Twitter that I 513 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: tweet that I sent to you, The tweet that I 514 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: sent to you about the Giants with no fans in 515 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: the stands. That's the San Francisco baseball Giants. Oh is it? Yes? 516 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: Oh all right? I thought it was a New York Giant. 517 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: I was a New York football Giants. I didn't look logo, 518 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: that's the baseball team? Is there? Giants? Baseball team? There is? 519 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: They actually used to play in New York. In case 520 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: you didn't know, Um, there's one that that was my 521 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: dance favorite baseball team growing up. He's a huge Willie 522 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: Magates fan. Um, but I digress. Yeah, so the Giants 523 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: are taking a page out of the European soccer playbook 524 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: because a lot of the European soccer teams, knowing they 525 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 1: would not have fans in their stands as they resumed 526 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: games in early June, offered their season ticket holders the 527 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: opportunity for like, I don't know the equivalent of like 528 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: twenty US dollars to have a cardboard cutout of themselves 529 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: in their assigned seat to kind of represent them. And 530 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: you know, I got admitsed. Initially I thought it was 531 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: a ridiculous idea, and I saw a story one of 532 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: the German League teams sold twenty thousand of them. I 533 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,560 Speaker 1: couldn't believe it. And then of course we the Korean 534 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: Baseball League. They've got stuffed animals behind the plate in 535 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: the first ten rows, which might be even more ridiculous. 536 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: But kudos to the marketing genius for the German League 537 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: team for coming up with that one. I mean, they 538 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: are losing their shirt in terms of ticket revenue, and 539 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: if you can make at least just a small part 540 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: of it back by having season ticket holders, you know, 541 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: pay twenty bucks to have their life sized cardboard cut 542 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: out in their seat for the season. Kudos to you, 543 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: Mab Brownie. Think about this though, say, for instance, it 544 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: goes on, they take the page from the NFL, watches 545 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: it and says, you know what, guys, we're just not 546 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: going to do it. It'll help us stay in business 547 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: or stay on the field longer if we don't have 548 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 1: any fans in the stands. Right we had an owner's 549 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 1: meeting yesterday and there's still no policy team to team, 550 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: and it really can't be because you're in you know, 551 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: you're in twenty eight different states or whatever it is, 552 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: and you know they're all going to have different levels 553 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: of tolerance for how many people can be together at 554 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: any given time. Plus it's a month and a half 555 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: two months down the line, so we don't have any 556 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: idea what the landscape is gonna look like then. But 557 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 1: if it does get to that point where the NFL 558 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: has to take a page from this San Francisco Giants 559 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: book and say we're not going to have fans in 560 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: the stands, we can't socially distance even five thousand people 561 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: think about this, Brownie, and I'm not I'm not even 562 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: I'm not even joking. Say, for instance, there's not going 563 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: to be any fans in the standard I tweeted you this, 564 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 1: I texted you this earlier. Say the New York Giants, 565 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: they think they're going into the season and there's not 566 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: going to be any fans in the stands. But I 567 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 1: mean nobody, nobody, no normal fans can watch it. But 568 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: if you want, if you and say whatever, however big 569 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: the boxes that you're talking about a suite, would you 570 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: like to be the exclusive live audience for a National 571 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: Football League team? You can come in and if you 572 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: follow these protocols, and if you agree to these conditions, 573 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: you and thirty of your friends can have the owner's 574 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: box at MetLife Stadium. And that'll cost you well, put 575 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: it up for auction, whatever business or friends or family 576 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: wants to do it one game for And I'm telling 577 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: you what, in a city like New York, Brownie, but 578 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: you you could fetch seven figures for one game, seven figures. 579 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: You would be the only person. You and your group 580 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: would be the only people to see the live game 581 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: in person. I don't know in this current economy, with 582 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: the pandemic, if you're gonna sell it for seven figures, 583 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: if someone still got that money sitting around, Brownie, it's 584 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 1: New York City. Yeah, but it was shut down for 585 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: like the entire three months of the first three months 586 00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: of the pandemic. Nobody was on the street, nobody was 587 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: working and except for the healthcare workers. But yeah, but 588 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: think about it, though, Brownie. It would be an enormous, 589 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,719 Speaker 1: enormous nut that somebody would pay to be to have 590 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: that on your to have that in your pocket, to say, 591 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: I'm a guy. I'm gonna pay a little Devil's advocate 592 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: here on this if I haven't already. I think thirty 593 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 1: is kind of a high number, and I think the 594 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: number is I think the team could get a little 595 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: blowback for assembling thirty people in a in a suite, 596 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: no matter how big it is. They would have to 597 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: sign a waiver that says, listen, we've all isolated together. 598 00:34:21,719 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: We're in a we're in an isolation pod. All these 599 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:27,800 Speaker 1: guys whatever whatever, whatever, you put whatever parameters you need 600 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: to on it and say you agree to A, B 601 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: and C and then dimnify the club and all that stuff, 602 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: and if you want it here it is, and then 603 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: put it up for auction. Yeah, I don't know why 604 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,080 Speaker 1: you do just one. You'd probably do probably four of those. 605 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: Each one's different, each one's a different company and different 606 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, the disinfected the thing, or even put them 607 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:50,919 Speaker 1: in a different box, you know, That's what I'm saying. 608 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: You could probably do four and stand and you would 609 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: have to have certain egress and ingress procedures where they 610 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: never touched None of those groups ever touch each other. 611 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: They show up on a bus or whatever, and all 612 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: the staffing and the amenities would be whatever you could 613 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: make them reasonably. You don't even have to go over 614 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 1: the top, you know for amenities that'd be I'm telling 615 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: you they think about that. And for some of these, 616 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: for some of these uh uh in you know clubs, 617 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,399 Speaker 1: well you know Jerry Jones would do that, right, Wait, 618 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 1: for some of these clubs, the number wouldn't be that 619 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:32,600 Speaker 1: much different than what they get anyway. Right, But I'll 620 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: tell you what that's you're talking you know, hundreds of 621 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: thousands of dollars maybe millions of dollars that would be 622 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,719 Speaker 1: off your lost column, right, Yeah, you're you're going after 623 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: the one percenters there, Yeah, they gotta do it. I mean, 624 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: they're not gonna lose an opportunity to monetize it, right, 625 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean that's what I and I find. And if 626 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:56,880 Speaker 1: some you know, Charlie six pack like me, is thinking 627 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,719 Speaker 1: about it, you know, the league's got smarter people than 628 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:03,720 Speaker 1: me thinking about the same thing. Yeah, with economics degrees. Yeah, 629 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: so they can they'll know how much it costs them 630 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: to do something like that. What's it gotta cost? So 631 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna have the staff there, you're gonna 632 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: ask costing a couple of grand, the food's costing you 633 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: a couple of grand, and everything else is everything else's 634 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:21,399 Speaker 1: bottom line. I'm telling you, man, that's what you got. 635 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: Could happen, could happen. I'm not ruling it out. I'm 636 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: just curious what kind of price it would fetch. That's 637 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:29,879 Speaker 1: the only thing I'm wondering about it different. I'm sure 638 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 1: you could get into six figures. I don't know about 639 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: seven though, And I'll tell you what they would probably. 640 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:40,879 Speaker 1: If you're talking about one percenters, you're talking about egos too. 641 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,800 Speaker 1: I mean it's not just the money, you're talking about egos. 642 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:48,160 Speaker 1: So you're talking about some jet fan who is willing 643 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: to jump who will watch every Jet game in person 644 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: because he can do that in every stadium and he'll 645 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 1: fly private, him and his buddies and have them and 646 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: be there for every Jet game. All right, here's here's 647 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: my easy layup of a joke on that one. Who's 648 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: paying that kind of money to watch the Jets? Jet fans? 649 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: That Jet fans? That's who? All right, why don't we 650 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: what else? What else? Man? That'd be the fun of 651 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: it that season, right, I guess working over a lot 652 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: of green to watch that. Um yeah, right, So you 653 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: know they're gonna be playing San Francisco and Seattle and 654 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:33,240 Speaker 1: Arizona and Vegas, just like the rest of the division, 655 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: you know, and there's you know, there's be some guys 656 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: in New England that would do that too. In Boston 657 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: there's some egos up there too, right right? Oh yeah, 658 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: And you know New York City, the Giants have got, 659 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: you know, enough one percenters that love that team. They 660 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 1: might they might take a dip and do that Giants. 661 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: It's you know, growing up in that area, the Giants 662 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:59,439 Speaker 1: were always like the snobby, upper crust kind of fan 663 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,879 Speaker 1: compared to the Jets fans, who are a lot more 664 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: blue collar fans were a little more fraucous. Jet fans 665 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:11,479 Speaker 1: were always of the opinion that the Giants fans were 666 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: like turning up their nose at Jets fans. There was 667 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:19,080 Speaker 1: always this fair of there's always this perceived superiority complex 668 00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,879 Speaker 1: on be actually on the part of Giants fans, and 669 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 1: so the Jets always felt like the red headed stepchild 670 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: in New York. And then obviously the Giants most recent 671 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,960 Speaker 1: two Super bowls with Eli Manning haven't helped them at 672 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 1: all as far as Jets fans are concerned. So there's 673 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 1: a small part of me that feels for them. But 674 00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:43,359 Speaker 1: at the same time, upper management and ownership can't get 675 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,200 Speaker 1: out of their own way with that franchise, and that's 676 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,200 Speaker 1: why they continue to flounder. Think about this, and I'm 677 00:38:48,239 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 1: not saying that the difference is vast, but two off 678 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: seasons ago, the Bills and the Jets were virtually in 679 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 1: the exact same spot. We were going into the two 680 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 1: thousand and eight team draft with Darnold Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, 681 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:11,160 Speaker 1: Josh Rosen, lam Lamar Jackson. Those are the quarterbacks, and 682 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: both teams had a ton of cap to spend in 683 00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 1: the in free agency, both teams had cleared the decks 684 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: financially and kind of set themselves up to launch their 685 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:25,439 Speaker 1: you know their neck, you know, their their window. Right. Well, 686 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,719 Speaker 1: the Jets go out and they spend it on Levion Bell, 687 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,719 Speaker 1: spend about one hundred million dollars in free agency. Right, 688 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:32,800 Speaker 1: they spent about one hundred million in free agency, and 689 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 1: they get all these guys and they now cej Mosley. 690 00:39:35,719 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: They got right um as a middle linebacker. He's a 691 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: good player and has played although although he was you know, 692 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 1: injured last year. But they just just did it differently. 693 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: They got Darnald, no question, but then they didn't like yeah, 694 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 1: and they spent like crazy on a couple of different guys. Well, 695 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,160 Speaker 1: the Bills go out and get a bunch of mid 696 00:39:56,239 --> 00:39:59,359 Speaker 1: range free agents. They draft their guys and they develop them, 697 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the Bills are in ten, 698 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 1: winning ten games and looking like they're the favorites to 699 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: win the division. The Jets they got leve Leveon Bell, 700 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:12,439 Speaker 1: who's been of you know, vacant. You know, Well, as 701 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: soon as as soon as he went to the Jets, 702 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,520 Speaker 1: I said to anybody who asked me, I said he's 703 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:19,319 Speaker 1: not going to be the same player there, And they're like, 704 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 1: why do you think he's old. I said, no, he's 705 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: only twenty six, I said, but he's not playing behind 706 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:27,239 Speaker 1: the same line he played behind in Pittsburgh's that's one 707 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: of the best lines in the league. They were dominant. 708 00:40:30,040 --> 00:40:32,920 Speaker 1: Brownie I saw the same thing and Levon Bell and 709 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,319 Speaker 1: remember he had that style where he'd come up and 710 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:37,360 Speaker 1: you know, hang around the back behind the line of 711 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:40,880 Speaker 1: scrimmage and then make a cut and those offensive lineman 712 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: would hang in those blocks. The Jet offensive line last 713 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,399 Speaker 1: year was a training in comparison. Yeah, so there you go. Well, 714 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:49,920 Speaker 1: a lot of that going on. I don't know. We'll 715 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:51,840 Speaker 1: hit the tweet sheet in the next segment with the 716 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:53,920 Speaker 1: tweet sheet and the the like, Yeah, we got thanks for 717 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:55,960 Speaker 1: your input, everybody. You can give us a call or 718 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 1: tweet at US eight or three oh five fifty or 719 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,239 Speaker 1: one eight eight five fifty two five, Steve Tasker, Chris 720 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 1: Brown here till three o'clock. We've got Jim Trotter coming up, 721 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,840 Speaker 1: Matt Harmon coming up, and also an episode of Tasker's 722 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:09,720 Speaker 1: Teammates Stay with US one Bills Live presented by Kalid 723 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:19,799 Speaker 1: to Health on Buffalo Bills Radio, Welcome back to one 724 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,320 Speaker 1: of Bills Lives. Keep tasker Chris Brown here till three o'clock. 725 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,399 Speaker 1: Jim Trotter coming up at the top of the hour. 726 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: We've got a twitter question that we've got a lot 727 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: of feedback on how many games in the twenty twenty 728 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:33,600 Speaker 1: schedule do you feel the Bills have a superior quarterback? Brownie? 729 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 1: A lot of people have an opinion about this, yes, 730 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: And so far on the poll, forty four percent are 731 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: saying the Bills have a superior quarterback in five to 732 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:48,160 Speaker 1: ten games. Twenty five percent believe that Josh is the 733 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:51,360 Speaker 1: better quarterback in ten to twelve of the games on 734 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: Buffalo schedule. That's where I voted. The last choice, which 735 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:59,800 Speaker 1: is championship, is nineteen percent and third right now, and 736 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,920 Speaker 1: only twelve percent of those who have voted say it's 737 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,080 Speaker 1: less than five games in which the Bills have the 738 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: superior quarterbacks. So what are they saying on the tweet 739 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 1: sheet though? Yeah, and from Timany right off the top, 740 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: she makes a good point. Josh is the top quarterback 741 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:17,440 Speaker 1: in the East, so that's six games right there. Mahomes 742 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:21,400 Speaker 1: and Wilson are perennial MVP candidates, subtract two. Overall, I 743 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: put Josh around ten games. He's gonna have a lights 744 00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:26,800 Speaker 1: out season with the additions to the offense. Stefan digs 745 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 1: is a huge addition. She's right, you know, go to 746 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,400 Speaker 1: the East. That's six games right in the East. If 747 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: you give him them, nod in all of those. I 748 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,359 Speaker 1: did give him, not in all six of those. When 749 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 1: I was kind of tallying this up myself from Andrew, 750 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:39,839 Speaker 1: he says, well, if he keeps taking hits like he does, 751 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:42,040 Speaker 1: he'll be forced into retirement. Needs to stay in the 752 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:44,400 Speaker 1: pocket and have his line protect him and trust his weapons. 753 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:48,359 Speaker 1: No excuses. This year he's stacked with weapons. So Nick 754 00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:52,799 Speaker 1: or Andrew responded, but he didn't give us a number. Yeah, 755 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem to be too high on Josh, and says, 756 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,839 Speaker 1: you know, he's outlining the next step that he's got 757 00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:01,840 Speaker 1: to take. I still maintain that Josh is at his 758 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:06,520 Speaker 1: best off script not to say he can't operate in 759 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:09,480 Speaker 1: the design, within the design of a pass play. We've 760 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: seen him do it. But I think that to say 761 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:16,160 Speaker 1: he has to stay in the pocket, I think you're 762 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 1: almost doing it disservice to Josh and what he's capable 763 00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:21,839 Speaker 1: of it as a player, right. And I think, like 764 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:24,360 Speaker 1: we said at the early outset of this the show, 765 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:29,600 Speaker 1: the league and the position have evolved away from guys 766 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:34,719 Speaker 1: like Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers and that ilk the 767 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:39,840 Speaker 1: guys who stand there and don't move, the fringe plays 768 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,520 Speaker 1: that you get off the cuff from these guys that 769 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:45,320 Speaker 1: are athletes, the guys like Cam Newton, like Lamar Jackson, 770 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:49,640 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen, like Russell Wilson, like in the old days, 771 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: Steve Young, John Elway. The idea that you can get 772 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:57,600 Speaker 1: maybe a handful of plays that are positives instead of 773 00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:01,280 Speaker 1: big losses that keep you on the field just raises 774 00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:06,160 Speaker 1: your chances of victory in those situations exponentially because you 775 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:07,960 Speaker 1: don't come off the field, you don't punt it, you 776 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:10,319 Speaker 1: stay on the field. The guy falls forward for a 777 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:13,239 Speaker 1: first down or runs for runs out of bounds, and 778 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 1: they're putting the fact that they're protected. In this day 779 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:19,680 Speaker 1: and age has changed that dramatically by what teams are 780 00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:21,839 Speaker 1: willing to risk with their quarterback with the ball in 781 00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 1: his hands. And there's another guy who can put in 782 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:27,080 Speaker 1: that category on Buffalo Schedule, also and it's Kyler Murray. 783 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:32,239 Speaker 1: I watched two Arizona games last year. This guy's gonna 784 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:35,719 Speaker 1: be good, man, Like, he's gonna be really good. And 785 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:40,200 Speaker 1: now he's got DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk. I mean, 786 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:42,799 Speaker 1: he's got weapons. Now he's got some guys. Yeah so, 787 00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:45,560 Speaker 1: And I don't know about you, Steve, but I've never 788 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: seen arm strength like that out of a player of 789 00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,880 Speaker 1: his stature. Like he's like five nine, right, He's like 790 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:57,480 Speaker 1: five nine, and it flies out of his hand. It's unful, 791 00:44:57,520 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: the velocity that he puts on the ball and he 792 00:44:59,719 --> 00:45:03,800 Speaker 1: just flix it. Now, you usually see that from bigger guys, 793 00:45:03,920 --> 00:45:07,800 Speaker 1: big arm dudes that are like six four two twenty, 794 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:09,719 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, That's where you usually see that. 795 00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:12,760 Speaker 1: He I don't know where it comes from, but man, 796 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:15,520 Speaker 1: you what, he's gonna be a good one. And I'm 797 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:18,080 Speaker 1: gonna tell you, I'll be honest. I could not give 798 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:20,400 Speaker 1: because it was a road game. That's what tipped the 799 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:23,719 Speaker 1: scales for me. And I did not give Josh that game. 800 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:26,319 Speaker 1: I gave it to Murray because I man, that kid's 801 00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:28,560 Speaker 1: going places. He knows that offense like the back of 802 00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:32,600 Speaker 1: his hand. That helps, and he is just he's gonna 803 00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:35,560 Speaker 1: be pretty good. Yeah, man, he's he does have a 804 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:37,960 Speaker 1: live arm and that's been that's been one of his huge, 805 00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,880 Speaker 1: huge assets from the beginning. He can scoot around. He's 806 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:42,759 Speaker 1: he is small. The only thing he's got against him 807 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:46,480 Speaker 1: is he's timy. Yeah right. Other than that, he's got 808 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:48,920 Speaker 1: all the traits. But that's where that offense helps him 809 00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:50,680 Speaker 1: because they move him around a lot. There's a lot 810 00:45:50,719 --> 00:45:53,359 Speaker 1: of moving pockets to give him throwing lanes. Yeah, he's 811 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:54,920 Speaker 1: got a lot of things to look at and by 812 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:57,239 Speaker 1: moving around he can see it. Steve Tasher, Chris Brown 813 00:45:57,280 --> 00:45:59,600 Speaker 1: here till three o'clock. Jim Trotter coming up right after 814 00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:01,480 Speaker 1: the break. Stay with us. One of Bill's Life, presented 815 00:46:01,520 --> 00:46:10,040 Speaker 1: by Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Oh 816 00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:21,040 Speaker 1: Gen Tackle by Steve Taster donks downs down to Down 817 00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:31,160 Speaker 1: at all time. Welcome back to one of Bill's Live 818 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:34,080 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker and Chris Brown here until three o'clock, where 819 00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:35,799 Speaker 1: we're pleased to be joined on the line right now 820 00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:38,920 Speaker 1: by NFL Network reporter and contributor to the NFL dot Com. 821 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,680 Speaker 1: He's also a former ESPN, NFL reporter and a Sports 822 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:44,040 Speaker 1: Illustrated writer, and he's a member of the Pro Football 823 00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:47,520 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Jim Trotter, Jim, Steve Tasker, 824 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:50,279 Speaker 1: and Chris Brown here in Buffalo. Thanks for joining us, 825 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:54,319 Speaker 1: No my pleasure. How you guys doing. We're doing well. 826 00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:56,920 Speaker 1: We ask all our guests, Jim, how's the pandemic treating 827 00:46:57,080 --> 00:47:00,439 Speaker 1: is you? Are you and your family doing okay? Yeah, 828 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:04,240 Speaker 1: we're good. We're like everyone else, just you know, struggling 829 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:07,560 Speaker 1: to get through at coping and they're trying to stay safe. 830 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,840 Speaker 1: So I appreciate you asking. Don't worries. I got to 831 00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:12,960 Speaker 1: ask you this that the owners had a meeting yesterday. 832 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: They still seem hell bent on getting a season in. 833 00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:18,520 Speaker 1: What it's going to look like is for is anybody's guests. 834 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,800 Speaker 1: But if they do, you know, put a season on 835 00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:25,520 Speaker 1: with all sixteen regular season games for all thirty two teams, 836 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:30,879 Speaker 1: the question becomes, what are the players? What's it gonna 837 00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:33,000 Speaker 1: look like for the players? How big are the roster 838 00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:34,799 Speaker 1: is going to have to be? How many guys are 839 00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:36,919 Speaker 1: going to get sick at one? So many questions about 840 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:40,000 Speaker 1: the pandemic and what effect it will have on the 841 00:47:40,040 --> 00:47:42,239 Speaker 1: week to week operations for a league, the size of 842 00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:45,640 Speaker 1: the NFL. Yeah, you know, I know this won't be 843 00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:49,520 Speaker 1: a popular answer, but to be honest, answer is, nobody knows, 844 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:52,919 Speaker 1: and anyone who tells you that they know is lying 845 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:54,560 Speaker 1: to you. At this moment, there are a lot of 846 00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:57,399 Speaker 1: discussions going on between the league and the players Association. 847 00:47:58,239 --> 00:48:01,960 Speaker 1: Nothing has been decided, you know, there's still a sum 848 00:48:02,040 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 1: of question whether or not there's actually going to be 849 00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:07,880 Speaker 1: a deefon. So for me to sit here and speculate 850 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,759 Speaker 1: or tell you that I know something that I don't, 851 00:48:09,800 --> 00:48:11,719 Speaker 1: I can't. All I can say to you is that 852 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:15,560 Speaker 1: everything is up in the air right now. Jim, would 853 00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:19,120 Speaker 1: you say that at least logically, it would make sense 854 00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:25,880 Speaker 1: to institute some roster exceptions in twenty twenty in light 855 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:29,360 Speaker 1: of what they're trying to conduct a season under with 856 00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:33,520 Speaker 1: respect to these circumstances, knowing that inevitably, if they go 857 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:36,280 Speaker 1: through with this, you're going to be looking at positive 858 00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:41,040 Speaker 1: tests and players being quarantined. I know there's been some 859 00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:43,520 Speaker 1: talk about increasing the practice squad to as many as 860 00:48:43,560 --> 00:48:46,320 Speaker 1: sixteen players, up from twelve, which was contained in the 861 00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:50,120 Speaker 1: new CBA, But logic would seem to indicate they're going 862 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:55,560 Speaker 1: to have to keep larger rosters intact law, and you 863 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:57,560 Speaker 1: may have a fifty three man roster, but you're gonna 864 00:48:57,560 --> 00:49:02,320 Speaker 1: have to have extra players on, are you not? No, 865 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:04,799 Speaker 1: you would, you would think though. But look, as one 866 00:49:04,840 --> 00:49:07,840 Speaker 1: general manager said to me yesterday, say one of our 867 00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:11,239 Speaker 1: quarterbacks test positive and now a whole quarterback room has 868 00:49:11,280 --> 00:49:13,880 Speaker 1: to be quarantined, along with our quarterback coach and potentially 869 00:49:14,040 --> 00:49:17,920 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator. What happens? Man, That's the thing. They're just 870 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:21,239 Speaker 1: just so many unknowns at this point that we can 871 00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:25,200 Speaker 1: talk roster size, we can talk you know, safety and 872 00:49:25,239 --> 00:49:28,000 Speaker 1: all those sorts of things, but if something like that 873 00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:30,320 Speaker 1: were to happen, what does the team do at that point? 874 00:49:31,239 --> 00:49:33,840 Speaker 1: And I don't have the answer at this point. People 875 00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:37,040 Speaker 1: would a higher pay grade than minor figuring this out. 876 00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:40,360 Speaker 1: But the man I'm asking all the same questions you 877 00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:42,680 Speaker 1: guys are answering, but they're just there no answers at 878 00:49:42,719 --> 00:49:45,400 Speaker 1: this point. Yeah, you're right, Jim. It is kind of 879 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,560 Speaker 1: a rabbit hole when you go down, go down. And 880 00:49:47,640 --> 00:49:50,399 Speaker 1: now it seems to me and maybe I'm I'm off 881 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:52,240 Speaker 1: my rocker, But this is a league that in nineteen 882 00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:56,480 Speaker 1: eighty seven when I was playing, they brought in scab players. 883 00:49:56,520 --> 00:49:58,560 Speaker 1: I mean, they were going to put games on and 884 00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:01,040 Speaker 1: it didn't take them long to field of football team. 885 00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:06,000 Speaker 1: And I would assume, perhaps wrongly, but there are thousands 886 00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:08,320 Speaker 1: of guys who would like the chance, whether it's a 887 00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:11,880 Speaker 1: coronavirus threat or not, to get in an NFL uniform. 888 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:15,880 Speaker 1: It seems like the league won't have any problem putting 889 00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:22,879 Speaker 1: bodies on the field. But if if the virus rank 890 00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:26,319 Speaker 1: goes on a rampage through any locker room, they're going 891 00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:28,560 Speaker 1: to be pulling guys off the streets and trying to 892 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:34,640 Speaker 1: make this makeshift thing work. So I think they're going 893 00:50:34,680 --> 00:50:37,719 Speaker 1: to have bodies to play this game, but it may 894 00:50:37,800 --> 00:50:40,800 Speaker 1: be way worse than the eighty seven strike years and 895 00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:43,799 Speaker 1: the scab players that took place twenty five thirty years ago. 896 00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:47,279 Speaker 1: I don't think it's as simple as saying that everybody 897 00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:49,040 Speaker 1: is to play this game, because again, all of this 898 00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:52,360 Speaker 1: has to be collective, collectively bargains. At this point with 899 00:50:52,560 --> 00:50:54,479 Speaker 1: what we're dealing with, I don't know what the union 900 00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:56,800 Speaker 1: is going to say in terms of how additional players 901 00:50:56,840 --> 00:51:00,759 Speaker 1: are added, or what happens if they it sweeps through 902 00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:03,880 Speaker 1: a locker room. All of these things are unknown. So 903 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:07,440 Speaker 1: I think that some of the some of the parameters 904 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:09,320 Speaker 1: that we're trying to apply to this that maybe you 905 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:12,840 Speaker 1: saw in previous years in a completely different context, in 906 00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:17,960 Speaker 1: a completely different situation, don't necessarily apply here. So I'm 907 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,160 Speaker 1: not so willing to say at this point that is 908 00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:22,960 Speaker 1: going to be as simple as if X number of 909 00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:25,800 Speaker 1: players have positive that a team will be able to 910 00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:28,440 Speaker 1: go out and find X number of players to replace them. 911 00:51:28,560 --> 00:51:30,560 Speaker 1: All of this has to be decided between the league 912 00:51:30,560 --> 00:51:35,040 Speaker 1: and the union. So Jim moving on to some other 913 00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:37,960 Speaker 1: things that the NFL's trying to wrap their arms around. 914 00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:43,439 Speaker 1: One is the wide disparity in minority coaches and front 915 00:51:43,480 --> 00:51:46,719 Speaker 1: office people across the league. I know the league held 916 00:51:46,760 --> 00:51:52,200 Speaker 1: their coaching summit just recently and Bill's defensive coordinator Leslie Fraser, 917 00:51:52,239 --> 00:51:54,120 Speaker 1: who still aspires to be a head coach again in 918 00:51:54,200 --> 00:51:58,200 Speaker 1: this league, was there along with the Bills owner Kim Pegoula, 919 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:02,359 Speaker 1: who participated as well. But you know, as you kind 920 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:06,600 Speaker 1: of outlined in a piece you recently put together, it's 921 00:52:06,680 --> 00:52:09,640 Speaker 1: more about the lack of diversity at the top of 922 00:52:09,719 --> 00:52:14,360 Speaker 1: this league that's unfortunately created a trickle down effect where 923 00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:17,760 Speaker 1: the hiring practices to get diversity at the lower levels 924 00:52:18,080 --> 00:52:20,439 Speaker 1: doesn't exist either. Is that kind of what the point 925 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:23,600 Speaker 1: you were driving at there? Well, there were two points 926 00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:26,440 Speaker 1: I was driving at. Number One, in the climate that 927 00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:28,440 Speaker 1: we're in right now, in this country where people are 928 00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:31,160 Speaker 1: marching industry for racial equality, and where the league has 929 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:35,120 Speaker 1: been criticized for its lack of diversity and inclusion among 930 00:52:35,239 --> 00:52:38,640 Speaker 1: head coaches and general managers and club presidents. I thought 931 00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:41,160 Speaker 1: it was shameful that not every team would be represented 932 00:52:41,239 --> 00:52:46,000 Speaker 1: at the Quarterback Summit, because you can't keep using ignorance 933 00:52:46,040 --> 00:52:48,560 Speaker 1: as an excuse and saying we didn't know these people 934 00:52:48,680 --> 00:52:51,600 Speaker 1: were out there, and then when the opportunity present itself 935 00:52:52,160 --> 00:52:55,160 Speaker 1: for your organization to educate itself on who's out there, 936 00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:58,120 Speaker 1: and you choose not to participate, that's a problem. But 937 00:52:58,320 --> 00:53:01,600 Speaker 1: to your other point, there's no question that a lack 938 00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:05,000 Speaker 1: of diversity at the top of organizations contributes to what 939 00:53:05,160 --> 00:53:07,880 Speaker 1: we're saying at the head coach level, because look, the 940 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,600 Speaker 1: reality is, there has never been a black controlling owner 941 00:53:10,680 --> 00:53:13,239 Speaker 1: in the NFL. There has never been a black club 942 00:53:13,360 --> 00:53:17,840 Speaker 1: president in the NFL. And when owners are making decisions 943 00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:20,279 Speaker 1: on who to hire that coach, they often listen to 944 00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:23,520 Speaker 1: their general managers, and right now there are only two 945 00:53:23,640 --> 00:53:27,400 Speaker 1: black general managers in the entire NFL, So when that 946 00:53:27,560 --> 00:53:32,160 Speaker 1: decision is being made, there is not representation, diverse representation 947 00:53:32,239 --> 00:53:34,800 Speaker 1: at the table to help with that decision. And I 948 00:53:34,880 --> 00:53:36,840 Speaker 1: do believe that that is part of the problem of 949 00:53:37,160 --> 00:53:39,880 Speaker 1: why we have only four head coaches of cover and 950 00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:47,439 Speaker 1: only three black head coaches in the league today. Jim 951 00:53:47,960 --> 00:53:53,799 Speaker 1: the coaching summit, it offers some advice onto the more 952 00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:59,120 Speaker 1: diverse issues that remain. But also have we ever seen 953 00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:02,360 Speaker 1: the league at any time in point in history do 954 00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:05,640 Speaker 1: the kind of pivot that we saw them do regarding 955 00:54:05,800 --> 00:54:08,840 Speaker 1: Colin Kaepernick four years ago, Colin Kaepernick was you know, 956 00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:13,080 Speaker 1: all the outrage was palpable in the NFL and around 957 00:54:13,239 --> 00:54:17,640 Speaker 1: not just locker rooms but around the country. And how 958 00:54:17,840 --> 00:54:20,800 Speaker 1: things have shifted in these last four years, particularly in 959 00:54:20,880 --> 00:54:24,319 Speaker 1: the last two months, where you've got the NFL kind 960 00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:27,520 Speaker 1: of saying, yeah, we missed that, we botched that. I've 961 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:30,960 Speaker 1: never seen a paradigm shift or a rhetorical shift like 962 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:33,600 Speaker 1: from the NFL that we have seen in the last 963 00:54:33,880 --> 00:54:37,279 Speaker 1: few months. Do you think it will last? And what positives, 964 00:54:37,320 --> 00:54:40,640 Speaker 1: if any, could come from it, and how what's the 965 00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:44,200 Speaker 1: next step No. I think it's an incredible shift for 966 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:46,760 Speaker 1: the NFL to admit that I got it drawn before. 967 00:54:47,360 --> 00:54:50,080 Speaker 1: But again, actions have to accompany those words. And so 968 00:54:50,200 --> 00:54:53,120 Speaker 1: if you're committed to change, and you are committed to 969 00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:57,120 Speaker 1: racial equality, as I say, the numbers that the league, 970 00:54:57,320 --> 00:54:59,920 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of lead diversity have to improve, 971 00:55:00,360 --> 00:55:02,200 Speaker 1: and not just on the field, but as you talked 972 00:55:02,200 --> 00:55:04,839 Speaker 1: about earlier, at the highest level. If you look at 973 00:55:04,840 --> 00:55:07,000 Speaker 1: the league office right now, among me, I believe the 974 00:55:07,719 --> 00:55:11,480 Speaker 1: top eleven or twelve ranking people in the league office 975 00:55:11,600 --> 00:55:14,480 Speaker 1: that includes a commissioner and those just under him, only 976 00:55:14,560 --> 00:55:17,960 Speaker 1: two are people of color. That has to change as 977 00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:20,799 Speaker 1: it relates to Colin. There's no question that I think 978 00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:24,319 Speaker 1: what's happening around the country and around the globe has 979 00:55:24,400 --> 00:55:28,080 Speaker 1: shifted the focus of the NFL to say that if 980 00:55:28,120 --> 00:55:30,040 Speaker 1: we want to be on the right side of history, 981 00:55:30,520 --> 00:55:32,360 Speaker 1: we need to support our players and we need to 982 00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:35,680 Speaker 1: acknowledge what is happening in this country. And it is 983 00:55:35,719 --> 00:55:37,960 Speaker 1: a positive to hear the commissioner come out and say 984 00:55:38,440 --> 00:55:41,280 Speaker 1: that they got it wrong, that they support their players, 985 00:55:41,480 --> 00:55:44,920 Speaker 1: that black lives matter, because these players have been empowered 986 00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:47,640 Speaker 1: and they're at a point now where they're not afraid 987 00:55:47,719 --> 00:55:50,040 Speaker 1: to speak out. Four years ago, I think they were. 988 00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:53,080 Speaker 1: In fact, I had one player tell me that even 989 00:55:53,120 --> 00:55:55,360 Speaker 1: though he supported Colin, he didn't say anything because he 990 00:55:55,440 --> 00:55:58,160 Speaker 1: was fearful for his job. Well today, what he said 991 00:55:58,239 --> 00:56:01,600 Speaker 1: is their strength and numbers, what you're seeing as players lineup, 992 00:56:01,680 --> 00:56:04,600 Speaker 1: and not just black players, and that's critical here. Four 993 00:56:04,719 --> 00:56:07,120 Speaker 1: years ago, we didn't hear white players, in particularly white 994 00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:11,040 Speaker 1: quarterback speaking up on this issue. Within a week of 995 00:56:11,200 --> 00:56:15,040 Speaker 1: George Floyd's death, we heard from Carson Wentz, we heard 996 00:56:15,080 --> 00:56:17,719 Speaker 1: from Derek Carr, we heard from Joe Burrow, we heard 997 00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:20,680 Speaker 1: from Ryan Tannehill. And the numbers have only increased in 998 00:56:20,840 --> 00:56:24,399 Speaker 1: terms of prominent white quarterback who have said enough is enough. 999 00:56:24,800 --> 00:56:27,279 Speaker 1: And that's why I think we're starting to be changed now. 1000 00:56:29,239 --> 00:56:31,640 Speaker 1: So Jim, just to kind of follow up on your 1001 00:56:32,120 --> 00:56:35,640 Speaker 1: previous comment just about, you know, the lack of diversity 1002 00:56:36,120 --> 00:56:40,400 Speaker 1: in terms of ownership front office. It seems like on 1003 00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:45,280 Speaker 1: a team to team basis that would be difficult to change, 1004 00:56:45,320 --> 00:56:49,320 Speaker 1: at least at the ownership level, knowing that ownership doesn't 1005 00:56:49,360 --> 00:56:53,680 Speaker 1: really change hands terribly often in the league. Do you 1006 00:56:53,840 --> 00:56:56,160 Speaker 1: feel that the league office has to kind of take 1007 00:56:56,239 --> 00:57:01,720 Speaker 1: the lead on this in terms of diversifying they're hiring 1008 00:57:01,800 --> 00:57:05,200 Speaker 1: practices or who's actually working for them. That would seem 1009 00:57:05,280 --> 00:57:08,600 Speaker 1: to be the path of least resistance to at least 1010 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:11,719 Speaker 1: get the ball rolling, would it not. No. I think 1011 00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:13,840 Speaker 1: that's part of it. But also think that owners have 1012 00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:15,640 Speaker 1: to look at the look in the mirror and see 1013 00:57:15,680 --> 00:57:20,000 Speaker 1: who are they hiring in their organization. Again, thirty two 1014 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:23,600 Speaker 1: gms are white. That's the problem. You're saying, then you 1015 00:57:23,760 --> 00:57:27,680 Speaker 1: can't find capable and qualified minority candidates to be general 1016 00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:32,360 Speaker 1: managers for these clubs. I don't buy that, and so 1017 00:57:33,160 --> 00:57:36,120 Speaker 1: these general managers have the owner's ears when it comes 1018 00:57:36,160 --> 00:57:38,560 Speaker 1: to the hiring of head coaches. So from my standpoint, 1019 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:41,280 Speaker 1: that's one of the fixes to this problem is to 1020 00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:45,960 Speaker 1: have more diverse representation in those decision making positions. And 1021 00:57:46,120 --> 00:57:48,040 Speaker 1: I think if that happens, I think you'll start to 1022 00:57:48,120 --> 00:57:51,720 Speaker 1: see the numbers reflect more adequately that the league is 1023 00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:55,600 Speaker 1: committed to diversity and inclusion and it is a meritocracy 1024 00:57:55,760 --> 00:57:59,600 Speaker 1: as opposed to what we're seeing right now. Jim, what 1025 00:57:59,680 --> 00:58:01,200 Speaker 1: do you think the next step is and what do 1026 00:58:01,320 --> 00:58:05,520 Speaker 1: you think it looked like to the average fan? I 1027 00:58:05,680 --> 00:58:08,640 Speaker 1: have no idea. I was speaking to someone about that 1028 00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:13,880 Speaker 1: this morning, and we're all just guessing. I mean, look, 1029 00:58:13,920 --> 00:58:16,520 Speaker 1: I'm I'm fifty six years old. Obviously, I have never 1030 00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:20,000 Speaker 1: seen anything like this, this pandemic and what it's done 1031 00:58:20,040 --> 00:58:24,000 Speaker 1: to this country. So for me to even guess what 1032 00:58:24,200 --> 00:58:28,120 Speaker 1: the NFL will look like, I don't have an answer. 1033 00:58:28,280 --> 00:58:30,760 Speaker 1: I don't know what the country is going to look 1034 00:58:30,800 --> 00:58:33,960 Speaker 1: like at this point. You know, we're getting to this 1035 00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:36,720 Speaker 1: point now where they're talking about either a second wave 1036 00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:40,680 Speaker 1: or you know, just a continuation of the first wave. 1037 00:58:40,760 --> 00:58:43,200 Speaker 1: And the spike in numbers around the country. I think 1038 00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:45,760 Speaker 1: there are nineteen states that have seen a significant spike 1039 00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:51,000 Speaker 1: in numbers of positive tests, and hospitals now are being overwhelmed. 1040 00:58:51,040 --> 00:58:53,480 Speaker 1: So I, guys, I would love to give you an 1041 00:58:53,480 --> 00:58:57,160 Speaker 1: answer and say that I'm optimistic that everything's gonna be okay. 1042 00:58:57,200 --> 00:59:01,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a season, but I just can't last 1043 00:59:01,640 --> 00:59:04,160 Speaker 1: one that I've got for you. Jim Is with respect 1044 00:59:04,200 --> 00:59:09,080 Speaker 1: to Kaepernick, obviously, there's been plenty of talk that teams 1045 00:59:09,120 --> 00:59:13,240 Speaker 1: are interested in getting him in for a physical and 1046 00:59:14,360 --> 00:59:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, want to work him out. If if someone 1047 00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:24,120 Speaker 1: does ultimately sign Kaepernick, what do you think the reception 1048 00:59:24,520 --> 00:59:27,880 Speaker 1: of or the reaction to that will be because I 1049 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:30,440 Speaker 1: tend to think that there's going to certainly be a 1050 00:59:31,240 --> 00:59:36,120 Speaker 1: portion of you know, the NFL fan base or even 1051 00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:38,680 Speaker 1: just the public at large that's going to say, hey, 1052 00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, too little, too late, while there may be 1053 00:59:42,320 --> 00:59:45,400 Speaker 1: some other portion of the population that might say, well, 1054 00:59:45,520 --> 00:59:47,600 Speaker 1: at least they got it right in the end, it's 1055 00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:51,439 Speaker 1: certainly far later than it should have been. But I'm 1056 00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:54,640 Speaker 1: just kind of curious where you think the dividing line 1057 00:59:54,760 --> 00:59:57,760 Speaker 1: might be on the reaction if in fact that does 1058 00:59:57,840 --> 01:00:00,320 Speaker 1: come to pass here before the twenty twenty season start. 1059 01:00:01,600 --> 01:00:03,720 Speaker 1: I think it'll be all over the spectrum. I think 1060 01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:06,919 Speaker 1: if he continues to demonstrate I think you'll have people 1061 01:00:06,960 --> 01:00:09,800 Speaker 1: who will be upset about that. You'll have some who, 1062 01:00:09,880 --> 01:00:11,680 Speaker 1: as you said, we'll say it's too little, too late. 1063 01:00:12,920 --> 01:00:15,240 Speaker 1: You'll have some who think it's simply a pr employed 1064 01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:17,280 Speaker 1: by the league to get people off their back and 1065 01:00:18,360 --> 01:00:20,600 Speaker 1: to win back some of those folks who were upset 1066 01:00:20,680 --> 01:00:24,240 Speaker 1: that Colin was unemployed. But I think what's critical and 1067 01:00:24,360 --> 01:00:27,320 Speaker 1: what's important if Colin does sign with a team, and 1068 01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:30,400 Speaker 1: I do believe that he will have the opportunity, ultimately, 1069 01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:32,640 Speaker 1: ultimately it will be his call whether or not he 1070 01:00:32,760 --> 01:00:35,240 Speaker 1: chooses to play, but I think it's going to be 1071 01:00:35,320 --> 01:00:38,840 Speaker 1: critically important if he does return that this time we 1072 01:00:39,000 --> 01:00:42,360 Speaker 1: keep the focus on where it needs to be and understand, again, 1073 01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:45,400 Speaker 1: as he said from day one, his demonstration is not 1074 01:00:45,520 --> 01:00:48,360 Speaker 1: about the flag, It is not about the military. It 1075 01:00:48,560 --> 01:00:51,560 Speaker 1: is not about anything other than racial inequality and police 1076 01:00:51,560 --> 01:00:54,479 Speaker 1: with chality against people of color. And what we're seeing 1077 01:00:54,520 --> 01:00:56,680 Speaker 1: in the country today is that people are coming together 1078 01:00:57,080 --> 01:01:00,280 Speaker 1: and recognizing if there is a problem and hope, fully 1079 01:01:00,520 --> 01:01:04,480 Speaker 1: and I said hopefully, people will will maintain that attitude 1080 01:01:04,600 --> 01:01:07,800 Speaker 1: and that understanding as we go forward if Colin is 1081 01:01:07,880 --> 01:01:11,640 Speaker 1: on a roster. Jim, thanks so much for spending some 1082 01:01:11,760 --> 01:01:13,520 Speaker 1: time with you. I hope you and your family stay 1083 01:01:13,560 --> 01:01:15,439 Speaker 1: well through the rest of the pandemic, and I hope 1084 01:01:15,520 --> 01:01:17,960 Speaker 1: that you have a football season to cover. Thanks so much, 1085 01:01:19,000 --> 01:01:22,720 Speaker 1: Thank you. I appreciate you having mean Jim. Jim Trotter 1086 01:01:22,880 --> 01:01:25,680 Speaker 1: NFL Network reporter and a contribute to the National Football 1087 01:01:25,720 --> 01:01:28,880 Speaker 1: League dot NFL dot com. He also was a former 1088 01:01:29,160 --> 01:01:32,000 Speaker 1: ESPN NFL reporter. He wrote for Sports Illustrated. He's a 1089 01:01:32,080 --> 01:01:34,680 Speaker 1: member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection Committee. 1090 01:01:34,760 --> 01:01:37,680 Speaker 1: He's done at all, Basically, yeah, he's he's a well 1091 01:01:37,800 --> 01:01:41,200 Speaker 1: known and he's Yeah, he's an entity in the NFL. 1092 01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:43,240 Speaker 1: People know who he is and they respect his opinion, 1093 01:01:43,320 --> 01:01:46,160 Speaker 1: so do we. And as you could tell, he's smart 1094 01:01:46,280 --> 01:01:49,160 Speaker 1: enough not to offer an opinion because he has no 1095 01:01:49,360 --> 01:01:53,040 Speaker 1: idea what's going on either. There's so many variables in 1096 01:01:53,240 --> 01:01:56,280 Speaker 1: play here, and he him, he just brought it to 1097 01:01:56,400 --> 01:02:02,640 Speaker 1: light about how uncertain this all is. And time doesn't stop, Brownie. 1098 01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:05,880 Speaker 1: The seasons bearing down, starting to bear down on us, 1099 01:02:05,960 --> 01:02:09,640 Speaker 1: and they still have yet to have had to make 1100 01:02:09,720 --> 01:02:13,520 Speaker 1: a solid concrete decision. Well, yeah, and I think knowing 1101 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:17,840 Speaker 1: how plugged in Jim is with his respective NFL contacts, 1102 01:02:17,920 --> 01:02:21,240 Speaker 1: high ranking NFL contacts, for him to give you that 1103 01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:27,040 Speaker 1: that answer that, hey, your guess is as good as mine, 1104 01:02:27,120 --> 01:02:30,080 Speaker 1: I think as an indication that there is really not 1105 01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:32,440 Speaker 1: a whole lot of clarity coming from the people that 1106 01:02:32,560 --> 01:02:36,520 Speaker 1: he frequently talks to in league circles that make those decisions. 1107 01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:40,520 Speaker 1: So if he's not sure, it's because that's the feedback 1108 01:02:40,560 --> 01:02:43,840 Speaker 1: he's getting from the higher ups in the league that 1109 01:02:44,480 --> 01:02:47,640 Speaker 1: he talks to on a fairly regular basis. So yeah, 1110 01:02:48,280 --> 01:02:50,960 Speaker 1: just in the office, Yeah, just just an indication that 1111 01:02:51,680 --> 01:02:53,680 Speaker 1: the league doesn't know any better than anybody else because 1112 01:02:53,680 --> 01:02:55,360 Speaker 1: they want to wait and see as long as they can. 1113 01:02:56,520 --> 01:02:58,360 Speaker 1: Off handedly, he just mentioned, he said, I spoke to 1114 01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:00,400 Speaker 1: a GM yesterday. I spoke to this guy esterday, ask 1115 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:03,040 Speaker 1: book to another guy, and you know he was asking 1116 01:03:03,040 --> 01:03:06,040 Speaker 1: the exact same questions to them as we were asking them. 1117 01:03:06,680 --> 01:03:10,040 Speaker 1: They don't know. There was an owner's meeting, virtual owners 1118 01:03:10,120 --> 01:03:13,760 Speaker 1: meeting yesterday. Nothing. And the only thing they agreed on 1119 01:03:13,960 --> 01:03:15,800 Speaker 1: was the first eight rows are going to be tarped 1120 01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:19,160 Speaker 1: off in stadiums. Nothing. That was the only thing that 1121 01:03:19,320 --> 01:03:21,360 Speaker 1: really came out of that. They are in a total 1122 01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:23,320 Speaker 1: wait and see, and I think the league is in 1123 01:03:23,360 --> 01:03:25,360 Speaker 1: a position to do it. They're in a wait and 1124 01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:27,880 Speaker 1: see mode. They're waiting on the NBA, they're waiting on 1125 01:03:27,960 --> 01:03:30,600 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, they're waiting on the NHL. All of 1126 01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:34,520 Speaker 1: these things to take place with fans and with gatherings, 1127 01:03:34,560 --> 01:03:38,800 Speaker 1: and how fast the virus moves, how they handle the virus, 1128 01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:43,040 Speaker 1: what that looks like. Because right now the league can 1129 01:03:43,120 --> 01:03:45,240 Speaker 1: leave it up to the football people, the head coaches 1130 01:03:45,280 --> 01:03:48,640 Speaker 1: and gms and the players and the position coaches. They say, 1131 01:03:48,680 --> 01:03:51,240 Speaker 1: you guys, just keep on keeping on and when the 1132 01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:54,840 Speaker 1: lights come on, be ready and as best they can. 1133 01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:59,000 Speaker 1: They're all doing that and right now they're just telling 1134 01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:01,480 Speaker 1: them listen, and we've heard it was announced July twenty eight. 1135 01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:03,680 Speaker 1: They're gonna try and get the veterans to show up. 1136 01:04:05,560 --> 01:04:09,520 Speaker 1: But everybody else who works for these clubs, like you 1137 01:04:09,720 --> 01:04:14,720 Speaker 1: and I, Jay Harris and Derek Boycole, the media relations people, 1138 01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:19,080 Speaker 1: the public relations people, the business development side of the organization, 1139 01:04:19,240 --> 01:04:22,640 Speaker 1: even the ticket sales side of the organization, nobody's back 1140 01:04:22,680 --> 01:04:27,240 Speaker 1: there yet. You know, nobody is. And you know it's 1141 01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:30,160 Speaker 1: all on hold now. It doesn't mean they can't get 1142 01:04:30,200 --> 01:04:33,200 Speaker 1: it ramped up pretty quickly. But here's the thing, too, Brownie. 1143 01:04:33,240 --> 01:04:35,440 Speaker 1: And and if I was if I was Sean McDermott 1144 01:04:36,280 --> 01:04:40,960 Speaker 1: or Mike Tomlin or Bill O'Brien or anybody any other 1145 01:04:41,080 --> 01:04:44,200 Speaker 1: head coach in the league, and they, you know, said, 1146 01:04:44,400 --> 01:04:45,800 Speaker 1: what's what do you want this to look like? Or 1147 01:04:45,840 --> 01:04:47,680 Speaker 1: how's this gonna do? Or what do you think we 1148 01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:50,480 Speaker 1: should do? These coaches are gonna say, listen, I don't 1149 01:04:50,520 --> 01:04:54,120 Speaker 1: want I don't want public relations, media relations, ticket sales, 1150 01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:56,640 Speaker 1: business development. I don't want them in my building. I 1151 01:04:56,760 --> 01:05:00,320 Speaker 1: want all those people at home, away from my players 1152 01:05:00,360 --> 01:05:04,440 Speaker 1: and my coaches. We've already got this bubble way bigger 1153 01:05:04,520 --> 01:05:09,000 Speaker 1: than anybody else on the planet was even trying to do, 1154 01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:12,880 Speaker 1: with the exception maybe Major League Soccer. I mean, we've 1155 01:05:12,920 --> 01:05:15,560 Speaker 1: got this bubble thing going. I want all those people 1156 01:05:15,640 --> 01:05:19,760 Speaker 1: out of my building. So if it's me being head coached, 1157 01:05:19,800 --> 01:05:23,000 Speaker 1: you and me and Jay and nobody's going back to 1158 01:05:23,080 --> 01:05:25,880 Speaker 1: work until this season is completely over, or until they 1159 01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:32,080 Speaker 1: come up with a vaccination or cure nobody, right. I know, 1160 01:05:32,160 --> 01:05:34,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned this to you before we came back from 1161 01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:38,040 Speaker 1: breaking this segment that the NBA tested. They're three hundred 1162 01:05:38,080 --> 01:05:42,560 Speaker 1: two players and they got sixteen tests that came back positive. 1163 01:05:43,120 --> 01:05:45,280 Speaker 1: As they are now just about a month away from 1164 01:05:45,400 --> 01:05:49,840 Speaker 1: opening their season, and supposedly reports are indicating that the 1165 01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:56,880 Speaker 1: NBA schedule will be released tonight for this But is 1166 01:05:56,880 --> 01:06:00,280 Speaker 1: it six games and then the tournament style playoff from there? 1167 01:06:00,720 --> 01:06:03,360 Speaker 1: Down at the wide World of Sports in Orlando and 1168 01:06:03,480 --> 01:06:07,560 Speaker 1: what has largely been described as a bubble type operation. 1169 01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:11,000 Speaker 1: So here's the thing too, You're gonna have training camp. 1170 01:06:11,320 --> 01:06:14,200 Speaker 1: You're gonna have in July twenty starting July twenty eight, 1171 01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:16,480 Speaker 1: when these guys starting getting together there, it's gonna go 1172 01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:21,400 Speaker 1: on and for a month they're going to start to 1173 01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:25,800 Speaker 1: get their protocols and get these guys in a lifestyle, 1174 01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:28,640 Speaker 1: in this bubble lifestyle to try and get them up 1175 01:06:28,640 --> 01:06:30,600 Speaker 1: and running for a regular season where they're gonna have 1176 01:06:30,680 --> 01:06:35,000 Speaker 1: to go through four months, for five months of playoffs, 1177 01:06:35,120 --> 01:06:38,600 Speaker 1: regular season games, week after week after week of practicing, playing, 1178 01:06:38,680 --> 01:06:41,640 Speaker 1: and then staying away from everybody else outside this bubble. 1179 01:06:42,160 --> 01:06:44,280 Speaker 1: They got a month to get that up and running 1180 01:06:44,280 --> 01:06:49,240 Speaker 1: and get it right. How they handle the early positive 1181 01:06:49,320 --> 01:06:52,960 Speaker 1: tests is gonna be crucial because they're gonna get them, 1182 01:06:53,520 --> 01:06:56,840 Speaker 1: and they're gonna get them, and it's and I've said 1183 01:06:56,880 --> 01:07:01,200 Speaker 1: this and only half kidding some of these guys, make 1184 01:07:01,240 --> 01:07:02,440 Speaker 1: you know what, I want to get it so I 1185 01:07:02,480 --> 01:07:04,360 Speaker 1: can get it over with during training camp and I'll 1186 01:07:04,360 --> 01:07:08,800 Speaker 1: come back week one of the regular season healthy. I 1187 01:07:08,880 --> 01:07:11,760 Speaker 1: got like thirty five days before that happens, or forty 1188 01:07:11,800 --> 01:07:15,080 Speaker 1: five days before that happens. If I come back and 1189 01:07:15,120 --> 01:07:17,320 Speaker 1: I've already had the virus and I've got whatever months 1190 01:07:17,400 --> 01:07:20,080 Speaker 1: beyond that, knowing that I'm not gonna get it again, 1191 01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:23,800 Speaker 1: I'm good. Right, there's gonna be some of that mentality 1192 01:07:23,880 --> 01:07:28,880 Speaker 1: out there, and they got to fight against that too, right, Yeah, 1193 01:07:29,160 --> 01:07:34,720 Speaker 1: they do. I wonder about you know, we were talking 1194 01:07:34,800 --> 01:07:38,360 Speaker 1: yesterday Steve about von Miller, who tested positive I don't know, 1195 01:07:38,800 --> 01:07:42,080 Speaker 1: like five six weeks ago, and it was it was 1196 01:07:42,080 --> 01:07:45,959 Speaker 1: a long time ago, there was it was like maybe April. Yeah, 1197 01:07:46,600 --> 01:07:49,440 Speaker 1: and it took him a full two weeks to recover 1198 01:07:49,600 --> 01:07:54,360 Speaker 1: from the virus, and then the reports were indicating seventeen 1199 01:07:54,440 --> 01:07:59,440 Speaker 1: days after that, you know, through slow and steady training 1200 01:08:00,280 --> 01:08:04,360 Speaker 1: to improve and get his conditioning level back up, that 1201 01:08:04,520 --> 01:08:09,240 Speaker 1: he still wasn't there yet. So, I mean, you got 1202 01:08:09,360 --> 01:08:13,560 Speaker 1: guys that test positive, you're losing those guys potentially pay 1203 01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:16,800 Speaker 1: five to six weeks potentially, But you also have guys 1204 01:08:16,840 --> 01:08:18,439 Speaker 1: that will be back, and they'll be back in like 1205 01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:21,519 Speaker 1: fourteen days and they'll come back and they're fine. I mean, 1206 01:08:21,560 --> 01:08:23,880 Speaker 1: it's gonna run the gamut. Everybody seems to be different 1207 01:08:23,960 --> 01:08:26,760 Speaker 1: with this, particularly guys with no underlying health issues and 1208 01:08:27,080 --> 01:08:30,840 Speaker 1: and um whatever, I mean, you name it. Who knows, 1209 01:08:31,680 --> 01:08:34,920 Speaker 1: Um you're gonna have. Everybody's gonna be do you don't. 1210 01:08:35,040 --> 01:08:37,200 Speaker 1: There's not gonna be like, Okay, you're gonna be quarantined 1211 01:08:37,280 --> 01:08:39,599 Speaker 1: for this long and the club that can't even count 1212 01:08:39,640 --> 01:08:41,439 Speaker 1: on you getting back after that. But if you do, 1213 01:08:41,600 --> 01:08:45,439 Speaker 1: that's great. But by the same. But the point still stands, Brownie, 1214 01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:50,760 Speaker 1: you're better off after you've had it than you are before, right, 1215 01:08:51,479 --> 01:08:54,840 Speaker 1: I don't know, I think so. I mean, we've heard 1216 01:08:54,920 --> 01:08:57,639 Speaker 1: people that have that have got that they either thought 1217 01:08:57,720 --> 01:09:02,280 Speaker 1: they got it twice or that virus resurfaced within them 1218 01:09:03,040 --> 01:09:05,360 Speaker 1: and they had to go through trying to recover from 1219 01:09:05,400 --> 01:09:08,080 Speaker 1: the virus. Again. There are stories out there people getting 1220 01:09:08,120 --> 01:09:11,080 Speaker 1: this thing twice, So it's not like you have it's 1221 01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:14,679 Speaker 1: not like you're completely immune to it in certain cases. 1222 01:09:14,760 --> 01:09:19,080 Speaker 1: We and and that's the other mountain to climb here. 1223 01:09:19,800 --> 01:09:24,479 Speaker 1: It's bad enough you've got this major task of trying 1224 01:09:24,640 --> 01:09:29,800 Speaker 1: to control the spread. You know, you don't want community 1225 01:09:29,840 --> 01:09:33,800 Speaker 1: spread in your NFL facility, But then you also have 1226 01:09:33,960 --> 01:09:37,559 Speaker 1: to worry about all of these unknown things that we're 1227 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:41,880 Speaker 1: still finding out about how this virus behaves and whether 1228 01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:45,639 Speaker 1: people can get it more than once. There's talk about 1229 01:09:45,720 --> 01:09:49,400 Speaker 1: permanent lung damage for some people, which would be a 1230 01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:52,400 Speaker 1: major red flag. If you're a professional athlete. You don't 1231 01:09:52,439 --> 01:09:55,160 Speaker 1: want it even once. If you have potential lung disease, 1232 01:09:55,160 --> 01:09:58,519 Speaker 1: because now your cardiovascular ability could be compromised, and now 1233 01:09:58,600 --> 01:10:01,679 Speaker 1: you're endurance and all of that gets called into questions, 1234 01:10:01,760 --> 01:10:05,479 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of unanswered questions besides just how 1235 01:10:05,600 --> 01:10:11,280 Speaker 1: this thing spreads through communities human to human like our 1236 01:10:11,320 --> 01:10:13,200 Speaker 1: thanks to Jim Trotter for coming on from the NFL 1237 01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:16,519 Speaker 1: Network and contributor to NFL dot Com, Steve Tasker, Chris Brown. 1238 01:10:16,600 --> 01:10:18,559 Speaker 1: Coming up at the bottom of the hour, Matt Harmon, 1239 01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:21,600 Speaker 1: Yahoo sports football writer and analyst is coming on with us. 1240 01:10:21,680 --> 01:10:24,000 Speaker 1: This is Buffalo Bill's Radio, presented by Kalid to Health 1241 01:10:24,040 --> 01:10:37,160 Speaker 1: and this is One Bills Live. Welcome back to one 1242 01:10:37,160 --> 01:10:40,280 Speaker 1: of Bill's Life. Steve Chris Brown here till three o'clock. 1243 01:10:40,720 --> 01:10:44,439 Speaker 1: We've got We just had Jim Trotter, NFL Network reporter 1244 01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:47,120 Speaker 1: on word pleaed to be joined now by Matt Harmon, 1245 01:10:47,200 --> 01:10:50,760 Speaker 1: Yahoo's sports football writer, analysts, social media manager, contributor for 1246 01:10:50,840 --> 01:10:54,360 Speaker 1: Yahoo's Fantasy Sports Matt, Steve Tasker, and Chris Brown here 1247 01:10:54,360 --> 01:10:56,200 Speaker 1: in Buffalo. Thanks so much for taking a minute to 1248 01:10:56,280 --> 01:11:00,200 Speaker 1: join us. Hey, my pleasure. Happy, happy to sit down 1249 01:11:00,200 --> 01:11:02,040 Speaker 1: and talk today. I'm excited to talk about what we're 1250 01:11:02,200 --> 01:11:03,760 Speaker 1: what we're gonna focus on here with the Bills. It's 1251 01:11:03,800 --> 01:11:06,240 Speaker 1: it's an interesting time for the franchise and it's a 1252 01:11:06,360 --> 01:11:09,080 Speaker 1: good time to be talking about them. Yeah, And I 1253 01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:11,559 Speaker 1: gotta ask you before we get started. Um, your family 1254 01:11:11,640 --> 01:11:15,599 Speaker 1: doing okay, the pandemic treating you okay, Yeah, I appreciate 1255 01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:17,960 Speaker 1: you asking. Actually, you know, we're out here in LA 1256 01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:19,720 Speaker 1: and the girlfriend and I are going to take a 1257 01:11:19,760 --> 01:11:22,519 Speaker 1: big road trip back to see my family back on 1258 01:11:22,600 --> 01:11:25,200 Speaker 1: the East Coast. You know, we're we're gonna be taking 1259 01:11:25,240 --> 01:11:28,599 Speaker 1: it pretty safe obviously with everything going on, So us 1260 01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:30,240 Speaker 1: and the two dogs will be in the car for 1261 01:11:30,320 --> 01:11:32,240 Speaker 1: a few days. We're gonna camp on the way there 1262 01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:34,879 Speaker 1: because we're not really down with like staying in hotels 1263 01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:37,360 Speaker 1: quite yet. So we're we're doing We're doing good. I 1264 01:11:37,439 --> 01:11:39,639 Speaker 1: appreciate you asking. I'm excited to finally, you know, actually 1265 01:11:40,120 --> 01:11:42,759 Speaker 1: spend some time with family being as safe as possible 1266 01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:45,320 Speaker 1: as we can right now. Yeah, I know exactly. I 1267 01:11:45,439 --> 01:11:46,840 Speaker 1: know exactly what you mean. A lot of people can 1268 01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:48,920 Speaker 1: relate to that. I've got to I want to ask 1269 01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:51,640 Speaker 1: you as well about this twenty twenty upcoming season. You 1270 01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:55,000 Speaker 1: said it, how hard is it gonna be for Josh 1271 01:11:55,040 --> 01:11:57,120 Speaker 1: Allen to mess this up? And it seems like they've 1272 01:11:57,160 --> 01:11:59,400 Speaker 1: got a really strong roster in Buffalo. It seems like 1273 01:11:59,479 --> 01:12:03,680 Speaker 1: they've got you know, hit checked all the boxes. How 1274 01:12:03,720 --> 01:12:07,559 Speaker 1: do you see this season for the Buffalo Bills. Well, 1275 01:12:07,720 --> 01:12:11,280 Speaker 1: this is the time for the Bills, or so it seems. 1276 01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:14,120 Speaker 1: You know, this is the moment where Tom Brady has 1277 01:12:14,160 --> 01:12:17,680 Speaker 1: gone from the AFC East and you know the opportunity 1278 01:12:17,840 --> 01:12:20,040 Speaker 1: is there for them to take the step into the 1279 01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:23,080 Speaker 1: top of the division. And I think they're the best 1280 01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:26,519 Speaker 1: roster right now in the division. Like the job that 1281 01:12:26,680 --> 01:12:30,240 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott and Brandon Bean have done, it seems as 1282 01:12:30,280 --> 01:12:32,280 Speaker 1: if it's finally come to the point where they're ready 1283 01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:35,120 Speaker 1: to take that next step. And you know it's beyond 1284 01:12:35,200 --> 01:12:37,240 Speaker 1: just being a team that goes to the playoffs and 1285 01:12:37,320 --> 01:12:40,240 Speaker 1: gets bounced in a weird game against Houston Texans. This 1286 01:12:40,439 --> 01:12:42,760 Speaker 1: is the time for really them to join the next 1287 01:12:42,840 --> 01:12:45,960 Speaker 1: tier of the AFC. And it does all come down 1288 01:12:46,080 --> 01:12:49,720 Speaker 1: to the quarterback because the rebuild has been successful. You know, 1289 01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:52,920 Speaker 1: their defense is pretty solid. Their offensive personnel, as you mentioned, 1290 01:12:53,360 --> 01:12:56,080 Speaker 1: is really awesome, and we could talk about the wide receivers, 1291 01:12:56,200 --> 01:12:59,519 Speaker 1: especially using the series reception perception, which I do so 1292 01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:02,760 Speaker 1: wider Feber methodology to evaluate route running, so we can 1293 01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:04,800 Speaker 1: talk about those guys for sure. But this is really 1294 01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:07,960 Speaker 1: Alan's time to take to take the next step and 1295 01:13:08,040 --> 01:13:11,840 Speaker 1: become not just a starting level NFL quarterback, but a 1296 01:13:11,880 --> 01:13:15,920 Speaker 1: guy who can take advantage of the great pieces around him. Yeah, Matt, 1297 01:13:16,040 --> 01:13:20,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned your reception perception, and I'm just kind of 1298 01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:24,599 Speaker 1: curious if you could just first explain the genesis behind 1299 01:13:24,760 --> 01:13:28,000 Speaker 1: coming up with that. What you were trying to nail down, 1300 01:13:29,160 --> 01:13:35,479 Speaker 1: either from a predictive model standpoint or to assess maybe 1301 01:13:35,560 --> 01:13:39,960 Speaker 1: more effectively, you know, through data. You know this guy's 1302 01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:42,720 Speaker 1: really good at this or whatever, So maybe just walk 1303 01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:44,760 Speaker 1: us through it and try to break it down for 1304 01:13:44,840 --> 01:13:48,719 Speaker 1: the layman as best you can. Sure, So, reception perception 1305 01:13:48,840 --> 01:13:51,320 Speaker 1: is a methodology that I developed about six seven years 1306 01:13:51,320 --> 01:13:53,080 Speaker 1: ago when I was trying to break into the media 1307 01:13:53,160 --> 01:13:55,720 Speaker 1: scene because I was a I mean, I'm still a 1308 01:13:55,760 --> 01:13:58,040 Speaker 1: complete nobody, but even more so then, you know, not 1309 01:13:58,160 --> 01:14:00,320 Speaker 1: somebody to play the game at the professional level, not 1310 01:14:00,439 --> 01:14:03,479 Speaker 1: a guy who had any connections in media or anything 1311 01:14:03,600 --> 01:14:06,360 Speaker 1: like that. So I needed to have something that was unique, 1312 01:14:06,400 --> 01:14:08,800 Speaker 1: that was different. And the way that I wanted to 1313 01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:11,360 Speaker 1: approach that was I was going to be the guy 1314 01:14:11,479 --> 01:14:13,600 Speaker 1: to answer the question, the biggest question that I had 1315 01:14:13,600 --> 01:14:16,160 Speaker 1: about football, which is what is the wide receiver doing 1316 01:14:16,479 --> 01:14:19,040 Speaker 1: when we're watching on Sundays and they're running off the screen. 1317 01:14:19,120 --> 01:14:21,400 Speaker 1: Because I mean, I think you guys would agree with this. 1318 01:14:21,479 --> 01:14:24,680 Speaker 1: There's almost it's really difficult to evaluate the position through 1319 01:14:24,720 --> 01:14:28,840 Speaker 1: traditional stats because the the typical job of the wide 1320 01:14:28,880 --> 01:14:32,320 Speaker 1: receiver in order to to accru production is so dependent 1321 01:14:32,520 --> 01:14:35,760 Speaker 1: on other variables. Not just did the quarterback deliver an 1322 01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:38,160 Speaker 1: accurate pass, but did the quarterback get to you on 1323 01:14:38,200 --> 01:14:40,840 Speaker 1: the read? Did the play call dictate the put the 1324 01:14:40,960 --> 01:14:42,719 Speaker 1: ball was going to go your way? Did the offensive 1325 01:14:42,760 --> 01:14:45,920 Speaker 1: line give the quarterback enough time to deliver an accurate 1326 01:14:45,960 --> 01:14:48,080 Speaker 1: ball your way? So really, the one thing I think 1327 01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:50,719 Speaker 1: the wide receiver can control is did you run good routes? 1328 01:14:50,720 --> 01:14:53,000 Speaker 1: And did you get separation on those routes? So that's 1329 01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:56,400 Speaker 1: really what reception perception is trying to evaluate over an 1330 01:14:56,439 --> 01:14:58,800 Speaker 1: eight game sample for NFL players. I go in and 1331 01:14:58,880 --> 01:15:01,160 Speaker 1: I watched the film, and I start every single route 1332 01:15:01,200 --> 01:15:03,960 Speaker 1: that they run in those games, and not only just 1333 01:15:04,040 --> 01:15:05,840 Speaker 1: how often they run each type of route, but how 1334 01:15:05,880 --> 01:15:08,360 Speaker 1: often did they get open on each route type and 1335 01:15:08,640 --> 01:15:12,879 Speaker 1: against man, press, zone, coverage, whatever you want. So reception 1336 01:15:12,920 --> 01:15:15,840 Speaker 1: perception is really trying to evaluate the qualities to put 1337 01:15:15,920 --> 01:15:18,920 Speaker 1: some quantitative data behind the qualitative reality. We're the best 1338 01:15:19,080 --> 01:15:24,280 Speaker 1: route runners in the NFL. Jim Or Matt Harmon from 1339 01:15:24,360 --> 01:15:27,519 Speaker 1: Yahoo Sports football writer analysts, also a social media manager 1340 01:15:27,720 --> 01:15:31,760 Speaker 1: and contributor for yah Who Fantasy Sports. Matt, have the 1341 01:15:31,840 --> 01:15:35,800 Speaker 1: Bills done enough for Josh Allen? I mean you would 1342 01:15:35,800 --> 01:15:39,840 Speaker 1: think so. Like I mentioned with reception perception, Stefan Diggs 1343 01:15:39,880 --> 01:15:42,280 Speaker 1: and John Brown are two of the best separators in 1344 01:15:42,360 --> 01:15:45,680 Speaker 1: the NFL. Diggs especially, I think it's probably if he's 1345 01:15:45,720 --> 01:15:48,559 Speaker 1: not the best, he's the best route runner in the NFL. 1346 01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:52,120 Speaker 1: Him and John Brown were both top fifteen in success 1347 01:15:52,240 --> 01:15:55,479 Speaker 1: rate versus man and press coverage last year in reception perception, 1348 01:15:55,560 --> 01:15:58,479 Speaker 1: so they have two great separators as the outside receivers. 1349 01:15:58,520 --> 01:16:01,880 Speaker 1: They have a really nice receiver in Cole Beasley. They 1350 01:16:01,960 --> 01:16:03,800 Speaker 1: have a kind of an up and coming athletic tight 1351 01:16:03,880 --> 01:16:05,599 Speaker 1: end that I don't feel like enough people talk about 1352 01:16:05,680 --> 01:16:07,920 Speaker 1: right now, and Dawston Knocks, and they have two young, 1353 01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:10,519 Speaker 1: gifted running backs in the backfield and a pretty solid 1354 01:16:10,560 --> 01:16:13,200 Speaker 1: offensive line. So it's like we talked about on the top, 1355 01:16:13,280 --> 01:16:16,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard for Josh Allen to screw this up. Now. 1356 01:16:16,240 --> 01:16:19,000 Speaker 1: I think the next step that the Bills can take 1357 01:16:19,160 --> 01:16:22,320 Speaker 1: here is to kind of dial back some of the 1358 01:16:22,439 --> 01:16:25,559 Speaker 1: deeper throws for Alan and focus on getting the ball 1359 01:16:25,640 --> 01:16:27,960 Speaker 1: out of his hands quickly. The numbers would show you 1360 01:16:28,080 --> 01:16:30,439 Speaker 1: that when Alan takes three and a half seconds or 1361 01:16:30,520 --> 01:16:32,519 Speaker 1: longer to get rid of the ball, he has one 1362 01:16:32,520 --> 01:16:34,519 Speaker 1: of the worst passer ratings in the league thirty seven 1363 01:16:34,520 --> 01:16:37,240 Speaker 1: point nine passer rating in those situations. That was the 1364 01:16:37,280 --> 01:16:39,720 Speaker 1: worst among relevant starting quarterbacks last year. Because I think 1365 01:16:39,720 --> 01:16:42,519 Speaker 1: he has he has he has an itchy internal clock, 1366 01:16:42,600 --> 01:16:44,640 Speaker 1: let's put it that way. So if he can, if 1367 01:16:44,680 --> 01:16:46,240 Speaker 1: he can get the ball out of his hands quickly, 1368 01:16:46,400 --> 01:16:48,400 Speaker 1: I think that more good things will happen for this 1369 01:16:48,520 --> 01:16:52,639 Speaker 1: passing offense. And sure enough, Digs and Brown, like I mentioned, 1370 01:16:52,720 --> 01:16:55,679 Speaker 1: elite separators on the outside and a good spot receiver. 1371 01:16:55,880 --> 01:16:58,360 Speaker 1: That's a pretty good way to get those quick throws 1372 01:16:58,439 --> 01:17:01,240 Speaker 1: more in your offense. It's not just about taking advantage 1373 01:17:01,640 --> 01:17:05,400 Speaker 1: of the deep rocket arm that Josh Allen possesses, in 1374 01:17:05,479 --> 01:17:07,560 Speaker 1: the speed of John Brown, in the vertical ability of 1375 01:17:07,600 --> 01:17:11,320 Speaker 1: Stefan Digs, but making the offense more efficient, getting more 1376 01:17:11,400 --> 01:17:13,320 Speaker 1: first down, just moving the ball down the field. I 1377 01:17:13,360 --> 01:17:16,439 Speaker 1: think they've got a really great set up to do that. Yeah, 1378 01:17:16,479 --> 01:17:19,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I would argue that the one area of 1379 01:17:19,320 --> 01:17:21,800 Speaker 1: Josh's game that did take a step forward last year, 1380 01:17:21,960 --> 01:17:25,200 Speaker 1: just with respect to specifically throwing, it was in that 1381 01:17:25,280 --> 01:17:28,599 Speaker 1: short intermediate game, which he even struggled with as a rookie. 1382 01:17:28,680 --> 01:17:33,680 Speaker 1: So I'm all for pushing that agenda forward. And you know, 1383 01:17:33,840 --> 01:17:36,240 Speaker 1: just looking at you know, your tweet from just a 1384 01:17:36,320 --> 01:17:40,040 Speaker 1: couple of days ago on John Brown and Stefan Days, 1385 01:17:40,080 --> 01:17:42,799 Speaker 1: you got their rout trees up on one of your tweets. 1386 01:17:42,920 --> 01:17:47,559 Speaker 1: And I mean, even if you're not an analytics person, 1387 01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:50,960 Speaker 1: you can be nothing but impressed by Dig's success rate 1388 01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:54,519 Speaker 1: on just about every single rout he runs. I don't 1389 01:17:54,520 --> 01:17:58,280 Speaker 1: think there's a route on here other than the deep route, 1390 01:17:58,360 --> 01:18:01,120 Speaker 1: you know, the nine route that's under seventy five percent 1391 01:18:01,200 --> 01:18:06,080 Speaker 1: success rates. That's enormously successful. So I think what you're 1392 01:18:06,160 --> 01:18:09,160 Speaker 1: arguing for would make a lot of sense here. Keep 1393 01:18:09,400 --> 01:18:14,280 Speaker 1: keep pushing Josh Allen's intermediate game, and with this kind 1394 01:18:14,320 --> 01:18:17,280 Speaker 1: of talent around him, the Bill's offense is likely to 1395 01:18:17,320 --> 01:18:19,280 Speaker 1: stay on the field and finish drives a whole lot 1396 01:18:19,360 --> 01:18:22,800 Speaker 1: more often, wouldn't you say? I would totally agree, And 1397 01:18:22,920 --> 01:18:26,120 Speaker 1: everybody harps on Josh Allen's accuracy, and I get it, 1398 01:18:26,200 --> 01:18:29,160 Speaker 1: there's the completion percentage hasn't been there, But we know 1399 01:18:29,280 --> 01:18:33,320 Speaker 1: the completion percentage is very dictated by how like where 1400 01:18:33,400 --> 01:18:35,000 Speaker 1: you're throwing the ball on the field. Are you throwing 1401 01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:37,800 Speaker 1: in the tight windows, are you throwing deep down the field? Again, 1402 01:18:37,920 --> 01:18:42,000 Speaker 1: all NFL stats are taking in more than one variable 1403 01:18:42,160 --> 01:18:44,519 Speaker 1: into the equation, so we know that that's the case. 1404 01:18:44,880 --> 01:18:47,519 Speaker 1: And especially when you look at Josh Allen last year. 1405 01:18:47,720 --> 01:18:50,200 Speaker 1: You mentioned it the short intermediate game when he was 1406 01:18:50,240 --> 01:18:52,680 Speaker 1: throwing the flat, the slant, the curl, the dig, the 1407 01:18:52,760 --> 01:18:55,519 Speaker 1: crossing route, and screen routes. Was are mostly short intermediate, 1408 01:18:55,600 --> 01:18:58,120 Speaker 1: mostly in breaking routes. He had a seventy nine point 1409 01:18:58,160 --> 01:19:00,200 Speaker 1: two percent catchable pass rate. You know, it's not one 1410 01:19:00,200 --> 01:19:01,559 Speaker 1: of the best in the league, but it was definitely 1411 01:19:01,640 --> 01:19:04,000 Speaker 1: top twenty. And I think if Alan is a top 1412 01:19:04,080 --> 01:19:07,400 Speaker 1: twenty quarterback, I think the Bills are really flying there 1413 01:19:07,439 --> 01:19:10,680 Speaker 1: because they have several playmakers on the offense that if 1414 01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:12,920 Speaker 1: Alan can get them the ball in space, they can 1415 01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:16,000 Speaker 1: make plays after the catch. And again, it's just about 1416 01:19:16,160 --> 01:19:19,479 Speaker 1: moving the offense down the field, keeping drives alive. And 1417 01:19:19,600 --> 01:19:22,479 Speaker 1: I think that efficiency will just really boost this offense 1418 01:19:22,479 --> 01:19:25,160 Speaker 1: because It's like you said, Diggs is one of the 1419 01:19:25,240 --> 01:19:27,400 Speaker 1: best separators in the NFL's to me, he's a true 1420 01:19:27,520 --> 01:19:31,120 Speaker 1: number one receiver, great at the catchpoint, dictates coverages. It's 1421 01:19:31,160 --> 01:19:34,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a real bind for defenses to figure out, 1422 01:19:34,680 --> 01:19:37,400 Speaker 1: you know, do we roll coverage Stefan Dig's way because 1423 01:19:37,479 --> 01:19:39,479 Speaker 1: he's that good of a receiver. Then we leave a 1424 01:19:39,640 --> 01:19:41,960 Speaker 1: vertical receiver like John Brown on the other side of 1425 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:44,200 Speaker 1: the field who could pick up chunk plays. Think about 1426 01:19:44,479 --> 01:19:47,120 Speaker 1: new Copkins and Will Fuller in Houston when they were together. 1427 01:19:47,479 --> 01:19:51,280 Speaker 1: Fuller would consistently make those big time deep plays because 1428 01:19:51,320 --> 01:19:53,519 Speaker 1: teams were so worried about what Hopkins is going to 1429 01:19:53,600 --> 01:19:56,880 Speaker 1: do to them in you know, consistently in tough situations. 1430 01:19:57,200 --> 01:19:59,840 Speaker 1: I think this is the type of chord the Bills 1431 01:19:59,880 --> 01:20:01,879 Speaker 1: of put together. They can do the same thing. In Buffalo. 1432 01:20:02,960 --> 01:20:05,400 Speaker 1: We're talking with Matt Harmon, Yeah, who sports football writer 1433 01:20:05,479 --> 01:20:08,160 Speaker 1: and analyst. Matt, is there a type of play or 1434 01:20:08,240 --> 01:20:11,759 Speaker 1: a scheme or anything that the Bill's offensive coaching staff 1435 01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:13,920 Speaker 1: would you would like to see them do more of 1436 01:20:14,120 --> 01:20:18,559 Speaker 1: that they did not do in twenty nineteen. I think certainly, 1437 01:20:18,680 --> 01:20:21,400 Speaker 1: you can. You can always put together more play action. 1438 01:20:21,479 --> 01:20:23,519 Speaker 1: To me, and offenses at this point, I think there's 1439 01:20:23,640 --> 01:20:25,559 Speaker 1: there's no such thing as running too much play action 1440 01:20:25,640 --> 01:20:27,559 Speaker 1: with the rate that we're at in the NFL right now. 1441 01:20:27,600 --> 01:20:30,920 Speaker 1: And I think if the Bills can get Alan on 1442 01:20:31,040 --> 01:20:34,080 Speaker 1: the move outside the pocket, you know, because again the 1443 01:20:34,640 --> 01:20:36,400 Speaker 1: stats to show you also that you know, he's very 1444 01:20:36,479 --> 01:20:39,160 Speaker 1: poor under pressure, but sometimes he runs himself into those 1445 01:20:39,200 --> 01:20:42,519 Speaker 1: pressure situations, and I think taking a taking advantage with 1446 01:20:42,680 --> 01:20:45,519 Speaker 1: some boot action of his mobility, putting him out towards 1447 01:20:45,600 --> 01:20:48,680 Speaker 1: the flash of the field there, you would really see 1448 01:20:48,720 --> 01:20:50,840 Speaker 1: a situation where you're getting these guys like Digs and 1449 01:20:50,920 --> 01:20:54,360 Speaker 1: Brown open on crossing routes, and that can lead to 1450 01:20:54,600 --> 01:20:57,840 Speaker 1: more big plays down the field than just having Alan 1451 01:20:57,960 --> 01:21:00,840 Speaker 1: drop back in the pocket, scan the field old. You know, again, 1452 01:21:00,880 --> 01:21:03,000 Speaker 1: maybe get a little too frenetic in the pocket there 1453 01:21:03,040 --> 01:21:05,840 Speaker 1: and rocket it down on nines and corners, some of 1454 01:21:05,880 --> 01:21:08,400 Speaker 1: those high degree of difficulty throws. They can make big 1455 01:21:08,560 --> 01:21:11,880 Speaker 1: chunk plays beyond just the short to intermediate plays that 1456 01:21:11,960 --> 01:21:14,120 Speaker 1: we want them to put in the offense. They can 1457 01:21:14,160 --> 01:21:15,960 Speaker 1: make those big plays down the field if they move 1458 01:21:16,040 --> 01:21:18,519 Speaker 1: Alan outside the pocket, they get him rolling on boot action. 1459 01:21:18,520 --> 01:21:20,519 Speaker 1: I think there's still plenty of room for more of 1460 01:21:20,640 --> 01:21:23,640 Speaker 1: that in the offense. The last one I've got for you, 1461 01:21:23,760 --> 01:21:29,880 Speaker 1: Matt is and again I'm relying on an analytics a 1462 01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:33,080 Speaker 1: guy with an advanced analytics degree to help out the layman, 1463 01:21:33,120 --> 01:21:35,560 Speaker 1: which I'm probably in that group. As much as I 1464 01:21:35,680 --> 01:21:38,640 Speaker 1: try to decipher some of these advanced metric tools and 1465 01:21:38,720 --> 01:21:40,960 Speaker 1: as much as I enjoy making use of them in 1466 01:21:41,080 --> 01:21:44,679 Speaker 1: the stories that I write. But you know, Stefan Diggs 1467 01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:47,439 Speaker 1: reception perception that you have in the tweet from his 1468 01:21:47,479 --> 01:21:51,280 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen season seventy eight point seven percent. Another metric 1469 01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:53,599 Speaker 1: tool that I see out there a lot is catch rate, 1470 01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:56,760 Speaker 1: and I believe Stefon diggs catch rate was eighty one 1471 01:21:56,880 --> 01:22:01,519 Speaker 1: point eight How does reception perception maybe differ from catch 1472 01:22:01,680 --> 01:22:06,320 Speaker 1: rate if you have any familiarity with catch rate metrics? Yeah, so, 1473 01:22:06,479 --> 01:22:09,120 Speaker 1: I mean catch rate metrics are are good because it 1474 01:22:09,200 --> 01:22:11,200 Speaker 1: shows you just you know, how often when the ball's 1475 01:22:11,240 --> 01:22:13,800 Speaker 1: coming your way are you catching it? But again, there's 1476 01:22:13,840 --> 01:22:17,000 Speaker 1: taking in a lot of other variables beyond just did 1477 01:22:17,080 --> 01:22:20,280 Speaker 1: the wide receiver get open and do his job? Because 1478 01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:23,479 Speaker 1: you know, again a quarterback can target a wide receiver, 1479 01:22:23,640 --> 01:22:26,280 Speaker 1: but the pass might be inaccurate, you know, it might 1480 01:22:26,360 --> 01:22:28,680 Speaker 1: be a target that's twenty yards down the field, or 1481 01:22:28,720 --> 01:22:31,759 Speaker 1: it might be a target that's five yards down the field. Obviously, 1482 01:22:31,880 --> 01:22:33,800 Speaker 1: we know that the closer you are to the line 1483 01:22:33,840 --> 01:22:36,360 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, the more the catch rate goes up. So 1484 01:22:36,479 --> 01:22:38,960 Speaker 1: I think that's that's what's cool about Stefan Diggs too, 1485 01:22:39,040 --> 01:22:42,120 Speaker 1: is is you've seen him thrive in multiple different roles. 1486 01:22:42,200 --> 01:22:44,880 Speaker 1: Think about in twenty sixteen, he was playing kind of 1487 01:22:44,920 --> 01:22:47,519 Speaker 1: that slot receiver role, and then twenty seventeen they bumped 1488 01:22:47,560 --> 01:22:50,840 Speaker 1: him outside, and then even in twenty eighteen he was 1489 01:22:51,000 --> 01:22:53,519 Speaker 1: used more towards the line of scrimmage. We saw him 1490 01:22:53,640 --> 01:22:56,240 Speaker 1: like about eleven yards per catch. But then last year 1491 01:22:56,720 --> 01:22:59,200 Speaker 1: he's up way high in terms of yards per catch 1492 01:22:59,200 --> 01:23:01,080 Speaker 1: because he was used more of a vertical play on 1493 01:23:01,160 --> 01:23:04,200 Speaker 1: some of those play action shots in Minnesota. So that's 1494 01:23:04,200 --> 01:23:07,400 Speaker 1: like catch rate, yards per reception. They all take in 1495 01:23:07,640 --> 01:23:11,200 Speaker 1: other variables beyond just is the wide receiver good? Is 1496 01:23:11,240 --> 01:23:14,559 Speaker 1: he doing his job? You know? Reception, perception, it's everything. 1497 01:23:14,800 --> 01:23:17,040 Speaker 1: Nothing is the skeleton key in terms of metrics. That's 1498 01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:19,519 Speaker 1: what I would say. Nothing is the end all be all, 1499 01:23:19,560 --> 01:23:21,280 Speaker 1: the only number that you should look at. But I 1500 01:23:21,400 --> 01:23:23,840 Speaker 1: think what's good about this series you know, Pat my 1501 01:23:23,880 --> 01:23:26,680 Speaker 1: own back here. But what's good about the series is 1502 01:23:26,760 --> 01:23:30,880 Speaker 1: that it really shows the wide receiver exclusively succeeding in 1503 01:23:31,200 --> 01:23:34,240 Speaker 1: what he's asked to do and what can he do 1504 01:23:34,560 --> 01:23:37,680 Speaker 1: best when he's on the field, beyond variables of the quarterback, 1505 01:23:38,000 --> 01:23:41,520 Speaker 1: depth of target, everything like that. So as more comprehensive 1506 01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:46,479 Speaker 1: as it applies to the receivers specifically. Correct, That's what 1507 01:23:46,520 --> 01:23:47,960 Speaker 1: I would say, and that's the goal. That was the 1508 01:23:48,040 --> 01:23:50,519 Speaker 1: goal of the series, was to try to as much 1509 01:23:50,560 --> 01:23:54,840 Speaker 1: as possible isolate wide receiver play from the outside variables, because, 1510 01:23:54,880 --> 01:23:56,680 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, I do some work with fantasy for 1511 01:23:56,800 --> 01:24:00,360 Speaker 1: Yahoo Sports, and everybody's looking at numbers, but I think 1512 01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:02,920 Speaker 1: that so much truth is what's going on, you know, 1513 01:24:02,960 --> 01:24:05,479 Speaker 1: when you watch actually watch the games and when you 1514 01:24:05,560 --> 01:24:07,800 Speaker 1: watch film, everything like that. And I'm just trying to 1515 01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:11,880 Speaker 1: watch film more efficiently and record the results as I'm 1516 01:24:11,920 --> 01:24:16,120 Speaker 1: seeing them, as opposed to just looking at stats or 1517 01:24:16,360 --> 01:24:18,320 Speaker 1: just looking at film. Let's try to find a way 1518 01:24:18,360 --> 01:24:19,920 Speaker 1: to blend the two of them together so we can 1519 01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:21,840 Speaker 1: get the truth of what's going on on the film, 1520 01:24:22,120 --> 01:24:24,080 Speaker 1: but we can record it year over year for the 1521 01:24:24,160 --> 01:24:26,080 Speaker 1: last six seasons, so we can be able to compare 1522 01:24:26,200 --> 01:24:28,920 Speaker 1: guys like dig to other players in the league, and 1523 01:24:29,080 --> 01:24:32,280 Speaker 1: how his career has evolved as well. Hey, Matt, thanks 1524 01:24:32,320 --> 01:24:34,439 Speaker 1: so much for taking some time. We really appreciate it. 1525 01:24:34,760 --> 01:24:37,880 Speaker 1: And good luck on your trip across country. Thank you 1526 01:24:37,920 --> 01:24:40,000 Speaker 1: so much. Everybody stays safe out there. Really appreciate you 1527 01:24:40,120 --> 01:24:42,599 Speaker 1: have me and good luck. Joy following the team that's 1528 01:24:42,600 --> 01:24:44,080 Speaker 1: you're like, I say, it's gonna be a really fun season, 1529 01:24:44,360 --> 01:24:47,320 Speaker 1: all right. Matt Harmon, y'aho's football y'ah who sports football 1530 01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:50,920 Speaker 1: writer and analysti's social media manager and contributor for Yahoo 1531 01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:53,560 Speaker 1: Fantasy Sports. As he said, Steve Tasker Chris Brown. We 1532 01:24:53,640 --> 01:24:55,719 Speaker 1: got a lot more in the show. Got Tasker's teammate 1533 01:24:55,760 --> 01:24:57,800 Speaker 1: coming up at the top of the hour. This is 1534 01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:00,719 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health on Buffalo Bill's Radio. 1535 01:25:10,360 --> 01:25:13,240 Speaker 1: I want to live Steve Tasker Chris Brown here till 1536 01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:15,639 Speaker 1: three o'clock. We had a couple of really good guests 1537 01:25:15,680 --> 01:25:18,479 Speaker 1: on the last half hour, Jim Trotter of NFL Network 1538 01:25:18,520 --> 01:25:20,680 Speaker 1: and also Matt Harmon of Yahoo Sports. That they came on. 1539 01:25:21,360 --> 01:25:22,960 Speaker 1: Matt Harmon had a lot of nice things to say 1540 01:25:22,960 --> 01:25:26,000 Speaker 1: about the Bills offense and the acquisition of Stefan Diggs 1541 01:25:26,040 --> 01:25:29,280 Speaker 1: and how good this corps receivers around Josh Allen is. 1542 01:25:30,320 --> 01:25:33,160 Speaker 1: We also have some a sound bite here we wanted 1543 01:25:33,160 --> 01:25:34,800 Speaker 1: to share with you. We were kind of saving it 1544 01:25:34,880 --> 01:25:36,920 Speaker 1: for a moment. I guess we'll use it here. Our 1545 01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:39,400 Speaker 1: good friend Bucky Brooks's former teammate of mine, who is 1546 01:25:39,439 --> 01:25:42,519 Speaker 1: an NFL network analyst and the draft analyst, he did 1547 01:25:42,640 --> 01:25:45,360 Speaker 1: little ranking stuff and went down and went through some 1548 01:25:45,560 --> 01:25:48,840 Speaker 1: undrafted rookie free agents who might have a chance to 1549 01:25:49,160 --> 01:25:52,320 Speaker 1: have an impact on a team. And for me, Brownie, 1550 01:25:52,360 --> 01:25:55,160 Speaker 1: the thing that stuck out about this, it's never about 1551 01:25:55,160 --> 01:25:57,320 Speaker 1: the kids that they pick. It's about the teams that 1552 01:25:57,400 --> 01:26:00,120 Speaker 1: they pick. And for the Bills, it says something than 1553 01:26:00,160 --> 01:26:03,040 Speaker 1: to me, because this is a really strong roster the 1554 01:26:03,080 --> 01:26:04,920 Speaker 1: Bills that put together. They got a lot of veteran 1555 01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:09,519 Speaker 1: and young offensive line talent, wide receiver, talent, defensive line, 1556 01:26:09,800 --> 01:26:12,439 Speaker 1: defensive you know, they got it. They got it everywhere. 1557 01:26:13,000 --> 01:26:16,320 Speaker 1: And Bucky Brooks picked one of the bills undrafted rookie 1558 01:26:16,360 --> 01:26:20,600 Speaker 1: free agents to have a huge impact this year, a 1559 01:26:20,680 --> 01:26:22,240 Speaker 1: guy that was supposed to be a first rounder and 1560 01:26:22,280 --> 01:26:24,200 Speaker 1: the Bill sign him as an undrafted rookie free agent. 1561 01:26:24,280 --> 01:26:26,160 Speaker 1: That was pretty surprised by the fact that he picked 1562 01:26:26,200 --> 01:26:29,720 Speaker 1: a roster like Buffalo that's pretty strong and still had 1563 01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:32,599 Speaker 1: one of these undrafted rookies being able to contribute says 1564 01:26:32,600 --> 01:26:35,599 Speaker 1: a lot about what he thinks about Trey Adams. Well, 1565 01:26:36,040 --> 01:26:39,719 Speaker 1: somehow he was widely seen as a guy that certainly 1566 01:26:39,840 --> 01:26:42,120 Speaker 1: was going to get drafted and probably no later than 1567 01:26:42,200 --> 01:26:46,439 Speaker 1: Day two. But then two of his last three seasons 1568 01:26:46,520 --> 01:26:48,679 Speaker 1: were marred by injury. He had a bad knee injury 1569 01:26:49,120 --> 01:26:52,599 Speaker 1: and then a back injury before playing out the season 1570 01:26:52,720 --> 01:26:55,280 Speaker 1: last year as a senior. But I think there were 1571 01:26:55,560 --> 01:26:58,120 Speaker 1: genuine obviously based on the fact that he went undrafted, 1572 01:26:58,160 --> 01:27:01,160 Speaker 1: there were obvious concerns about his long term physical health. 1573 01:27:02,120 --> 01:27:05,360 Speaker 1: So Bucky Brooks ne're NFL Network Draft analyst for NFL. 1574 01:27:05,760 --> 01:27:09,080 Speaker 1: NFL Network Bucky Brooks, he listed the un undrafted rookie 1575 01:27:09,160 --> 01:27:11,160 Speaker 1: free agents that are gonna have an impact in twenty twenty, 1576 01:27:11,160 --> 01:27:15,559 Speaker 1: and the first one he listed was offensive lineman Trey Adams. 1577 01:27:15,680 --> 01:27:17,439 Speaker 1: This is what Bucky Brooks had to say about the 1578 01:27:17,560 --> 01:27:21,880 Speaker 1: Bill's undrafted rookie free agent offensive lineman. He somehow fell 1579 01:27:21,960 --> 01:27:23,800 Speaker 1: through the cracks were you're talking about a big body 1580 01:27:23,880 --> 01:27:26,839 Speaker 1: tackle who has length. He has toughness, he has ability 1581 01:27:26,840 --> 01:27:29,639 Speaker 1: to move people off the ball. In Buffalo, which should 1582 01:27:29,680 --> 01:27:32,519 Speaker 1: still continue to be a run heavy system, he is 1583 01:27:32,600 --> 01:27:34,599 Speaker 1: going to be a great fifth. And when we think 1584 01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:37,160 Speaker 1: about being able to develop Lineman, what you're looking for 1585 01:27:37,360 --> 01:27:39,920 Speaker 1: are key trace. He has size, he has strength, he 1586 01:27:39,960 --> 01:27:42,200 Speaker 1: has power. That's going to give him the opportunity to 1587 01:27:42,280 --> 01:27:45,200 Speaker 1: really have success. Yeah. So, I mean he tore his 1588 01:27:45,320 --> 01:27:48,400 Speaker 1: ACL in twenty seventeen and then at back surgery in 1589 01:27:48,520 --> 01:27:52,880 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, but then was able to start all twelve 1590 01:27:52,960 --> 01:27:56,679 Speaker 1: games as a senior Steve, So you know, I guess 1591 01:27:56,760 --> 01:28:00,720 Speaker 1: he showed enough his past year to at least get 1592 01:28:00,720 --> 01:28:04,679 Speaker 1: a look. Yeah, and you know, having done a little 1593 01:28:04,760 --> 01:28:07,280 Speaker 1: homework on him because they had to write a story 1594 01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:09,720 Speaker 1: on the eight undrafted rookies that the Bills had to 1595 01:28:10,200 --> 01:28:13,400 Speaker 1: that the Bills signed. And there's no question he's got 1596 01:28:13,439 --> 01:28:16,639 Speaker 1: a massive frame, he's got a wingspan like a condor, 1597 01:28:17,400 --> 01:28:19,439 Speaker 1: and he is known as a strong run blocker. So 1598 01:28:20,560 --> 01:28:24,240 Speaker 1: that's what they seem to go after. You know, length 1599 01:28:24,320 --> 01:28:27,400 Speaker 1: on the edges, which isn't anything new, and he's got length, 1600 01:28:27,800 --> 01:28:30,320 Speaker 1: he's got it in droves. Yeah, he checks a lot 1601 01:28:30,360 --> 01:28:32,479 Speaker 1: of boxes. And Bucky was right to point out the 1602 01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:34,600 Speaker 1: fact that when you're looking for guys and it's the 1603 01:28:34,640 --> 01:28:36,880 Speaker 1: perfect landing spot for a guy like Trey Adams, he 1604 01:28:37,320 --> 01:28:39,960 Speaker 1: won't have to I mean, they're not counting on him 1605 01:28:39,960 --> 01:28:41,479 Speaker 1: to come in play right tackle right out of the 1606 01:28:41,520 --> 01:28:43,920 Speaker 1: gate or left tackle right out of the gate. And 1607 01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:48,280 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bill's coaching staff has been really good at 1608 01:28:48,360 --> 01:28:50,720 Speaker 1: developing young players. And when you come in like a 1609 01:28:50,760 --> 01:28:53,400 Speaker 1: guy like Trey Adams, where you check all these physical boxes. 1610 01:28:53,800 --> 01:28:58,800 Speaker 1: You're long, you're powerful, you got a big frame, athletic enough, 1611 01:28:59,439 --> 01:29:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean the guy six eight, yeah, and then you 1612 01:29:01,880 --> 01:29:04,439 Speaker 1: roll in good coaching right and you get him might 1613 01:29:04,479 --> 01:29:06,960 Speaker 1: have something right. And by the time halfway through his 1614 01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:09,120 Speaker 1: rookie year, I would say that, and I mean halfway 1615 01:29:09,160 --> 01:29:11,760 Speaker 1: through his rookie year, maybe if you know, you take 1616 01:29:11,800 --> 01:29:14,080 Speaker 1: the pandemic out of the mix. But halfway through his 1617 01:29:14,160 --> 01:29:16,679 Speaker 1: rookie season or certainly into his second season, you're thinking, 1618 01:29:16,720 --> 01:29:18,559 Speaker 1: this is guy. You're gonna plug him in and play 1619 01:29:18,680 --> 01:29:23,200 Speaker 1: him and not look back. That's the kind of physical 1620 01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:25,960 Speaker 1: traits he has. Now, certainly, like everybody, you wonder if 1621 01:29:25,960 --> 01:29:27,720 Speaker 1: he's gonna be able to stay healthy at the next level. 1622 01:29:27,800 --> 01:29:31,040 Speaker 1: But man, oh man talk about checking some boxes Trey Adams. 1623 01:29:31,080 --> 01:29:33,479 Speaker 1: I think it's right. It's a perfect landing spot for 1624 01:29:33,560 --> 01:29:37,720 Speaker 1: him here in Buffalo where he's got a great offensive line, atmosphere, 1625 01:29:37,880 --> 01:29:41,519 Speaker 1: great room and some and a coaching staff more importantly 1626 01:29:41,560 --> 01:29:44,640 Speaker 1: than knows how to develop young players. Yeah, we'll just 1627 01:29:44,760 --> 01:29:46,400 Speaker 1: have to see where it goes. I mean there is 1628 01:29:46,720 --> 01:29:49,160 Speaker 1: there are other undrafted free agents that the Bills signed 1629 01:29:49,200 --> 01:29:52,080 Speaker 1: that I'm pretty excited about. I mean, the kid from 1630 01:29:52,080 --> 01:29:54,240 Speaker 1: app State. I know I've mentioned before that I really 1631 01:29:54,320 --> 01:29:57,240 Speaker 1: like the safety. I know he's at what is probably 1632 01:29:57,280 --> 01:29:59,639 Speaker 1: a pretty deep position, but I really do like Josh 1633 01:29:59,720 --> 01:30:02,200 Speaker 1: tom Us an awful lot who showed an ability to 1634 01:30:02,280 --> 01:30:05,519 Speaker 1: play free safety as a junior and then strong safety 1635 01:30:05,560 --> 01:30:08,640 Speaker 1: as a senior and was productive in both spots. But 1636 01:30:08,760 --> 01:30:11,040 Speaker 1: we know how the Bills like to have guys that 1637 01:30:11,120 --> 01:30:13,920 Speaker 1: can be interchangeable at that position. I know there's two 1638 01:30:14,120 --> 01:30:16,519 Speaker 1: entrenched veterans there, but you know this is a young 1639 01:30:16,600 --> 01:30:19,320 Speaker 1: guy that you know it can play on special teams 1640 01:30:19,400 --> 01:30:21,800 Speaker 1: as he kind of learns his defense, and you know, 1641 01:30:21,880 --> 01:30:23,880 Speaker 1: who knows where things will be in a couple of years. 1642 01:30:24,200 --> 01:30:26,920 Speaker 1: So if that's a guy that can hang on, you know, 1643 01:30:27,040 --> 01:30:29,519 Speaker 1: to the roster or sit on the practice squad and 1644 01:30:29,720 --> 01:30:32,240 Speaker 1: kind of learn the ropes. He might put himself in 1645 01:30:32,320 --> 01:30:34,120 Speaker 1: a good position to have just the right timing to 1646 01:30:34,720 --> 01:30:36,599 Speaker 1: maybe have a bigger role a couple of years from now. 1647 01:30:37,240 --> 01:30:39,360 Speaker 1: Hopefully we get a chance to see these guys play 1648 01:30:39,360 --> 01:30:42,320 Speaker 1: all right. Coming up after the break, we've got Taskers, Teammate, 1649 01:30:42,520 --> 01:30:45,920 Speaker 1: You've got another bunch of those that I'm gonna do 1650 01:30:46,320 --> 01:30:49,320 Speaker 1: this Wifer and find out which of my former teammates 1651 01:30:49,360 --> 01:30:51,120 Speaker 1: in which they're As you said, there are hundreds of 1652 01:30:51,160 --> 01:30:53,000 Speaker 1: guys who I used to who I played pro football 1653 01:30:53,040 --> 01:30:56,439 Speaker 1: with across the years. You're gonna pick one, give me 1654 01:30:56,560 --> 01:30:58,760 Speaker 1: some clues, and I'm gonna try and guess which guy 1655 01:30:58,960 --> 01:31:00,760 Speaker 1: it is. That's coming up right after the break. On 1656 01:31:00,840 --> 01:31:03,280 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio, presented by Kalid to Health, this is 1657 01:31:03,760 --> 01:31:13,040 Speaker 1: One Bills Live. Oh a good time. I'll watch Steve 1658 01:31:13,120 --> 01:31:33,639 Speaker 1: Clasper shuts down, down down, that's not time. Welcome back 1659 01:31:33,920 --> 01:31:37,000 Speaker 1: our number three of One Bills Live here on a Friday, 1660 01:31:37,120 --> 01:31:39,840 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you rolling through this two 1661 01:31:39,880 --> 01:31:44,000 Speaker 1: o'clock hour. We still have the OBL mail bag to 1662 01:31:44,080 --> 01:31:45,680 Speaker 1: get to at the bottom of the hour, along with 1663 01:31:45,760 --> 01:31:50,920 Speaker 1: some NFL true falls bucked here as promised for the 1664 01:31:51,040 --> 01:31:54,200 Speaker 1: final hour of the show. It is edition number three 1665 01:31:55,240 --> 01:31:59,560 Speaker 1: of Tasker's Teammate, where I give Steve a series of 1666 01:31:59,680 --> 01:32:03,200 Speaker 1: clue and he tries to guess which one of his 1667 01:32:03,320 --> 01:32:07,280 Speaker 1: former teammates I am talking about. Addition number one took 1668 01:32:07,360 --> 01:32:11,000 Speaker 1: him some time, but he finally guessed Quinn early correctly 1669 01:32:12,280 --> 01:32:15,040 Speaker 1: on the fifth clue. Fifth clue right. Took him a 1670 01:32:15,120 --> 01:32:18,760 Speaker 1: little bit longer to get the second teammate, which was 1671 01:32:19,000 --> 01:32:22,640 Speaker 1: Leon Seals. And now we are up, Sack. That's right. 1672 01:32:22,840 --> 01:32:26,639 Speaker 1: Now we're up to edition number three of Taskers Teammates. Steve, 1673 01:32:26,720 --> 01:32:30,040 Speaker 1: Are you ready? I am yeah. Oh look at this. 1674 01:32:30,160 --> 01:32:33,519 Speaker 1: He's got his notepad out, he's taken notes. Oh he 1675 01:32:33,680 --> 01:32:37,799 Speaker 1: is serious. Now okay, clue number one for Taskers Teammate 1676 01:32:38,000 --> 01:32:39,720 Speaker 1: music going for this by the way, I went, oh 1677 01:32:39,800 --> 01:32:42,640 Speaker 1: we can, Yeah, we got. I was a teammate of 1678 01:32:42,760 --> 01:32:49,360 Speaker 1: Steve's for seven seasons, which included all four Super Bowl appearances. 1679 01:32:51,560 --> 01:32:55,000 Speaker 1: That doesn't exactly narrow it down there. It does. There 1680 01:32:55,040 --> 01:32:57,320 Speaker 1: are only twenty two guys that were on all four 1681 01:32:58,120 --> 01:33:02,439 Speaker 1: teams all four Super Bowls. Down to twenty two people, um, 1682 01:33:02,960 --> 01:33:04,880 Speaker 1: seven years, and I don't know what if they were 1683 01:33:05,400 --> 01:33:09,639 Speaker 1: before after I would say, just out of the box, 1684 01:33:09,760 --> 01:33:14,160 Speaker 1: I can name it don Beebe. It was not Don Beeby. Okay, Nay, 1685 01:33:15,479 --> 01:33:18,360 Speaker 1: all right, here we go clue number two. You only 1686 01:33:18,360 --> 01:33:20,120 Speaker 1: get one guess per clue here, all right, all right, 1687 01:33:20,560 --> 01:33:24,639 Speaker 1: clue number two. Okay, I was a former ninth round 1688 01:33:24,720 --> 01:33:28,040 Speaker 1: pick in the NFL draft and the Bills selected me 1689 01:33:28,160 --> 01:33:34,920 Speaker 1: with pick two hundred twenty seven overall. Wow. That because 1690 01:33:34,960 --> 01:33:38,040 Speaker 1: I was two twenty sixth overall, he was a ninth 1691 01:33:38,160 --> 01:33:42,720 Speaker 1: That means he had to be picked in uh, the 1692 01:33:43,080 --> 01:33:47,200 Speaker 1: kind of the same era than I was. I think 1693 01:33:47,200 --> 01:33:49,400 Speaker 1: the eighth and the ninth round. Yeah, I don't know. 1694 01:33:49,520 --> 01:33:53,760 Speaker 1: I think it was like in when something like that. Yeah, 1695 01:33:53,840 --> 01:33:56,680 Speaker 1: it was, it was. It was well before. It was 1696 01:33:56,800 --> 01:34:03,320 Speaker 1: well before Jacksonville and Carolina expanded. Let's see. Okay, twenty 1697 01:34:03,360 --> 01:34:08,920 Speaker 1: seventh overall, former ninth round pick, and he was drafted 1698 01:34:09,000 --> 01:34:16,120 Speaker 1: by the Bills seven years Gabe Northern. It is not 1699 01:34:16,439 --> 01:34:19,280 Speaker 1: Gabe Northern. Okay, on to clue number three. Week go. 1700 01:34:20,760 --> 01:34:25,519 Speaker 1: In college, I only played one year of football as 1701 01:34:25,600 --> 01:34:29,400 Speaker 1: I used my first three years of eligibility to play basketball. 1702 01:34:29,920 --> 01:34:33,599 Speaker 1: I led my conference in rebounding all three seasons as 1703 01:34:33,640 --> 01:34:37,600 Speaker 1: a power forward, won conference tournament MVP honors as a 1704 01:34:37,680 --> 01:34:40,920 Speaker 1: junior and helped my school win a national title that year. 1705 01:34:43,160 --> 01:34:47,960 Speaker 1: Keith mckeller ding Ding, Ding, ding Ding. It is Keith mckeller, 1706 01:34:48,120 --> 01:34:52,200 Speaker 1: Steve and just three clues sets a new personal best. 1707 01:34:52,320 --> 01:34:57,040 Speaker 1: It is Keith mckeller, killer, Killer. He is great man. 1708 01:34:57,720 --> 01:35:00,640 Speaker 1: And as we did with Leon, we have Keith on 1709 01:35:00,760 --> 01:35:05,040 Speaker 1: the line so we could bring Keith up on it. Keith, 1710 01:35:05,080 --> 01:35:09,840 Speaker 1: are you there? I am here. What's going on? Hey man? 1711 01:35:10,360 --> 01:35:12,600 Speaker 1: And thanks for coming on the show. That's awesome. I 1712 01:35:12,680 --> 01:35:15,320 Speaker 1: got you. You're you're my personal record, man. I got 1713 01:35:15,360 --> 01:35:19,320 Speaker 1: you in like three guesses. Kath You make me proud, man, 1714 01:35:19,439 --> 01:35:24,160 Speaker 1: it only took three guests. Yeah, you make me proud. 1715 01:35:24,280 --> 01:35:26,800 Speaker 1: I'm so happy you're on the show. How are you doing? Everything? Treating? 1716 01:35:26,920 --> 01:35:29,080 Speaker 1: Is life? Treating you? Okay? The pandemic and everything you 1717 01:35:29,160 --> 01:35:32,720 Speaker 1: stay safe and well. I am trying all of the above, sir. 1718 01:35:33,280 --> 01:35:36,720 Speaker 1: Life is good. No complaints. I just hate and don't 1719 01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:38,800 Speaker 1: know if I'm gonna get a chance to come to 1720 01:35:38,880 --> 01:35:41,840 Speaker 1: Western New York this year. Man, it's been six and 1721 01:35:41,920 --> 01:35:46,000 Speaker 1: seven years consecutively, and I don't you know, none of 1722 01:35:46,120 --> 01:35:48,519 Speaker 1: us know really what's gonna happen the rest of the 1723 01:35:48,600 --> 01:35:52,200 Speaker 1: summer and the fall in the winter. But I think 1724 01:35:52,280 --> 01:35:54,640 Speaker 1: my shreak is gonna end. I hope I'm wrong, but 1725 01:35:55,080 --> 01:35:57,360 Speaker 1: a lot has to happen between now and then. But 1726 01:35:57,439 --> 01:36:00,720 Speaker 1: I'm good. How are you. We're doing great, We're doing great. 1727 01:36:00,760 --> 01:36:02,880 Speaker 1: You're right that. We just hope you have their games 1728 01:36:03,040 --> 01:36:05,880 Speaker 1: for you to miss, let alone, let alone for you 1729 01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:08,360 Speaker 1: to catch. We're all in the same boat. We're up here. 1730 01:36:08,439 --> 01:36:10,439 Speaker 1: I'm we're all doing the game, the show, this show 1731 01:36:10,600 --> 01:36:14,000 Speaker 1: from our houses. Um, we usually do a simulcast. We 1732 01:36:14,080 --> 01:36:17,280 Speaker 1: can't do that, Keith. We're just Um, everybody up here 1733 01:36:17,360 --> 01:36:19,639 Speaker 1: is just kind of life is on pause a little bit, 1734 01:36:19,880 --> 01:36:21,680 Speaker 1: and um, we're just kind of learning to be a 1735 01:36:21,720 --> 01:36:24,639 Speaker 1: little bit more happy with a little bit less fewer 1736 01:36:24,720 --> 01:36:27,320 Speaker 1: things to do. So, man, it's so good to hear 1737 01:36:27,360 --> 01:36:30,519 Speaker 1: your voice. I'm glad you're doing well. Yeah. Same here 1738 01:36:30,520 --> 01:36:33,240 Speaker 1: in North Carolina too. Man, Just a life is slow 1739 01:36:33,320 --> 01:36:36,600 Speaker 1: and just having adjust to a little slow apace, and 1740 01:36:37,000 --> 01:36:40,759 Speaker 1: uh they adjust. Was so far, so good. Just everybody 1741 01:36:40,840 --> 01:36:45,000 Speaker 1: needs I do have to tell you, Steve, with with 1742 01:36:45,200 --> 01:36:47,719 Speaker 1: respect to Keith, I was doing research on I'm obviously 1743 01:36:47,800 --> 01:36:50,599 Speaker 1: to get the clues ready for you, and I mean, 1744 01:36:50,760 --> 01:36:54,120 Speaker 1: you want to talk about a team, Keith's Jacksonville State 1745 01:36:54,200 --> 01:36:57,720 Speaker 1: team when thirty one and one and one and won 1746 01:36:57,800 --> 01:37:00,880 Speaker 1: the Division two national title. That's what gave it away 1747 01:37:00,960 --> 01:37:02,600 Speaker 1: from me. I knew he was a he was a 1748 01:37:02,840 --> 01:37:05,080 Speaker 1: he was an athlete, a hoopster man. He could play, 1749 01:37:05,360 --> 01:37:08,960 Speaker 1: and we knew that when they drafted him. We you know, 1750 01:37:09,880 --> 01:37:12,080 Speaker 1: we're kind of traveled around the locker room and we 1751 01:37:12,160 --> 01:37:13,960 Speaker 1: got this guy. He didn't play much football, but he's 1752 01:37:13,960 --> 01:37:16,840 Speaker 1: a he was a great basketball player, and we heard, 1753 01:37:16,840 --> 01:37:18,920 Speaker 1: you know, so we heard. We kind of knew all 1754 01:37:18,960 --> 01:37:21,320 Speaker 1: about him when they drafted him, because that was the 1755 01:37:21,400 --> 01:37:24,000 Speaker 1: story about him. He was a great athlete, great football, 1756 01:37:24,120 --> 01:37:26,960 Speaker 1: basketball player, and was part of a really really great 1757 01:37:27,000 --> 01:37:30,439 Speaker 1: football team, I mean a great basketball team before he 1758 01:37:30,479 --> 01:37:34,040 Speaker 1: switched over to football. There were there any guys on 1759 01:37:34,160 --> 01:37:37,639 Speaker 1: that team, Keith, that that went on to play semipro 1760 01:37:37,880 --> 01:37:42,280 Speaker 1: or pro ball. We had a couple went overseas. We 1761 01:37:42,400 --> 01:37:45,439 Speaker 1: had one player in the CBA and we had another guy, 1762 01:37:45,560 --> 01:37:49,680 Speaker 1: Robert gaiden Um play they extended not the NBA, but 1763 01:37:49,800 --> 01:37:51,960 Speaker 1: they did play semi pro. A couple of them dead. 1764 01:37:52,360 --> 01:37:53,880 Speaker 1: One of the things you said, I think it was 1765 01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:57,200 Speaker 1: clue number two. And I may be wrong. I'm getting 1766 01:37:57,400 --> 01:37:59,560 Speaker 1: I'm getting my memory, getting a little loss in my 1767 01:37:59,680 --> 01:38:02,160 Speaker 1: gold in the years. But I thought I would. I 1768 01:38:02,240 --> 01:38:04,479 Speaker 1: thought I led the conference four years in a row, 1769 01:38:04,520 --> 01:38:08,880 Speaker 1: all four years, all four years. Okay, I'm talking about 1770 01:38:09,160 --> 01:38:12,519 Speaker 1: all right, I'll get they look that up. Ghetto Ghetto 1771 01:38:12,640 --> 01:38:16,759 Speaker 1: is cat one hundred percent of Wikipedia. But that's great, 1772 01:38:17,040 --> 01:38:19,760 Speaker 1: that's great, Keith Man. Thanks so much. That's all Keith. 1773 01:38:20,120 --> 01:38:22,320 Speaker 1: It's great to hear your voice. I'm glad you're doing well. 1774 01:38:22,360 --> 01:38:25,479 Speaker 1: Are you where in North Carolina are you living? I'm 1775 01:38:25,560 --> 01:38:30,120 Speaker 1: in once the Salem and if you guys found good. Um, 1776 01:38:30,439 --> 01:38:34,479 Speaker 1: I saw task and I we were together for training 1777 01:38:34,600 --> 01:38:37,360 Speaker 1: camp when Buffalo came down here and shrimashed the Panthers. 1778 01:38:38,120 --> 01:38:43,559 Speaker 1: Uh this this past summer? It was last summer. Yeah, yeah, 1779 01:38:43,840 --> 01:38:45,639 Speaker 1: I remember. Is getting a little bad. But here's one 1780 01:38:45,760 --> 01:38:48,880 Speaker 1: clue you gave that. It's good to know that it 1781 01:38:49,080 --> 01:38:53,680 Speaker 1: was twenty two players that played in all four consecutives. 1782 01:38:54,640 --> 01:38:56,880 Speaker 1: I don't know why I was getting sixteen somewhere, but 1783 01:38:57,160 --> 01:38:59,120 Speaker 1: thank you for that. I'll take that one there. I 1784 01:38:59,200 --> 01:39:02,599 Speaker 1: want fortunate I knew that I got that, And I'll 1785 01:39:02,600 --> 01:39:04,600 Speaker 1: tell another thing, Keith. Not for nothing, But you know, 1786 01:39:04,640 --> 01:39:08,120 Speaker 1: there were the Pittsburgh Steelers of the nineteen seventies went 1787 01:39:08,160 --> 01:39:10,559 Speaker 1: to four Super Bowls in six in a six year span, 1788 01:39:11,080 --> 01:39:13,040 Speaker 1: and back then it was a different world, of course, 1789 01:39:13,160 --> 01:39:16,640 Speaker 1: but they also had twenty two players that played in 1790 01:39:16,720 --> 01:39:18,479 Speaker 1: all four of their Super Bowls, even though there was 1791 01:39:18,520 --> 01:39:21,400 Speaker 1: a two year span inside those that where they did 1792 01:39:21,479 --> 01:39:23,840 Speaker 1: not go to the super Bowl. There were twenty two players, 1793 01:39:23,920 --> 01:39:25,680 Speaker 1: just like the Buffalo Bills, who played in all four 1794 01:39:25,760 --> 01:39:28,559 Speaker 1: Super Bowls for that for those two franchises. And that's 1795 01:39:28,640 --> 01:39:32,280 Speaker 1: why that statistic always stuck with me, was there wasn't 1796 01:39:32,320 --> 01:39:34,599 Speaker 1: too many of us because they kept changing guys out 1797 01:39:35,200 --> 01:39:38,000 Speaker 1: in and out of the roster every year. But twenty 1798 01:39:38,040 --> 01:39:39,720 Speaker 1: two of us were there for all four of those 1799 01:39:39,800 --> 01:39:42,200 Speaker 1: and it was I still considered a gift. Even though 1800 01:39:42,320 --> 01:39:46,080 Speaker 1: some people you know outside Buffalo or who around the 1801 01:39:46,240 --> 01:39:49,040 Speaker 1: NFL kind of cringe that you that you think it 1802 01:39:49,120 --> 01:39:50,760 Speaker 1: was a gift to get beat in the super Bowl 1803 01:39:50,800 --> 01:39:52,960 Speaker 1: four times. I still think those teams were a gift 1804 01:39:53,000 --> 01:39:57,400 Speaker 1: to me, and I really cherish them. Same here, same here. 1805 01:39:57,840 --> 01:40:00,560 Speaker 1: It's good. It's good, good here, and you gentlemen, and 1806 01:40:00,920 --> 01:40:04,040 Speaker 1: uh yeah, hope, hope all is well. To stay as well. 1807 01:40:05,439 --> 01:40:08,599 Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Keith, Yes, sir, yea, I'll take care 1808 01:40:08,640 --> 01:40:12,240 Speaker 1: of so you see you tasking you bet, I'll look 1809 01:40:12,280 --> 01:40:14,840 Speaker 1: for you up here in Buffalo. Keith mckeller, the killer, 1810 01:40:14,920 --> 01:40:17,519 Speaker 1: who was the guy that theim Jim Kelly ka gun 1811 01:40:17,680 --> 01:40:20,120 Speaker 1: was named after. It. That was the last That was 1812 01:40:20,160 --> 01:40:22,679 Speaker 1: the last clue. I wasn't given that one anytime soon. 1813 01:40:22,760 --> 01:40:24,599 Speaker 1: So if you were struggling, that was the last clue 1814 01:40:24,600 --> 01:40:27,679 Speaker 1: you would eventually got right. Right. Yeah, he was Yeah, 1815 01:40:27,720 --> 01:40:29,439 Speaker 1: he was great. He was a truly great and he 1816 01:40:29,560 --> 01:40:31,799 Speaker 1: was a transcendent player. I mean that was the reason 1817 01:40:32,040 --> 01:40:34,240 Speaker 1: they were trying to find a way to get him 1818 01:40:34,280 --> 01:40:37,080 Speaker 1: on the field. And uh and he did, you know, 1819 01:40:37,200 --> 01:40:39,280 Speaker 1: he and Keith would He had some things to learn 1820 01:40:39,280 --> 01:40:40,559 Speaker 1: when he got here because he, you know, he hadn't 1821 01:40:40,560 --> 01:40:43,840 Speaker 1: played that much football, but man, oh man, he learned 1822 01:40:43,920 --> 01:40:46,720 Speaker 1: fast and was a big part of what was all 1823 01:40:47,000 --> 01:40:49,760 Speaker 1: what was fun about that K gun offense. I think 1824 01:40:49,760 --> 01:40:51,680 Speaker 1: a lot of yeah, I think even now, there's a 1825 01:40:51,680 --> 01:40:54,400 Speaker 1: lot of Bills fans, especially the younger ones, who was 1826 01:40:54,400 --> 01:40:57,559 Speaker 1: just automatically assumed that ka gun stood for Jim Kelly 1827 01:40:58,120 --> 01:41:00,240 Speaker 1: and and that was not the case. It was aimed 1828 01:41:00,240 --> 01:41:03,760 Speaker 1: after mckilly, that's right, and you know it was a 1829 01:41:03,800 --> 01:41:07,439 Speaker 1: personnel it was a personnel formation. Get in the K gun, 1830 01:41:08,040 --> 01:41:10,280 Speaker 1: which was Jim was in a cut shotgun. There was 1831 01:41:10,360 --> 01:41:12,960 Speaker 1: one back and that was Therman, and we'd switched out 1832 01:41:13,240 --> 01:41:16,000 Speaker 1: the full back or the or a second tight end 1833 01:41:16,560 --> 01:41:21,080 Speaker 1: for a wide slot wide receiver, which is what everybody 1834 01:41:21,160 --> 01:41:24,719 Speaker 1: runs these days, right, And uh, we were way ahead 1835 01:41:24,720 --> 01:41:27,200 Speaker 1: of it. And then they then when it became Jim's 1836 01:41:27,240 --> 01:41:30,760 Speaker 1: offense and different than everybody else running three wide, was 1837 01:41:30,840 --> 01:41:34,160 Speaker 1: when we started going fast. And for those of you 1838 01:41:34,200 --> 01:41:36,760 Speaker 1: who watch NFL now, if you go back and watch 1839 01:41:36,960 --> 01:41:39,920 Speaker 1: when it was at its height, Jim was that that 1840 01:41:40,080 --> 01:41:43,160 Speaker 1: offense was running a play from scrimmage, the ball was 1841 01:41:43,280 --> 01:41:48,880 Speaker 1: snapped every sixteen seconds, not on the play clock, not 1842 01:41:49,000 --> 01:41:51,080 Speaker 1: after the ball was set sixteen It was real time. 1843 01:41:51,320 --> 01:41:55,000 Speaker 1: The whistle would blow sixteen seconds later that ball was snapped. 1844 01:41:55,640 --> 01:41:58,560 Speaker 1: H And same thing next play, sixteen seconds later that 1845 01:41:58,640 --> 01:42:02,320 Speaker 1: ball was snapped. And uh, it had its pluses, uh 1846 01:42:02,479 --> 01:42:05,479 Speaker 1: and some minuses too, but man, oh man, when when 1847 01:42:05,560 --> 01:42:08,519 Speaker 1: it was clicking, and you know, not for nothing, he 1848 01:42:08,600 --> 01:42:10,840 Speaker 1: had like four Hall of famers running it too, so 1849 01:42:11,800 --> 01:42:14,160 Speaker 1: that that makes it run a little better. When you 1850 01:42:14,240 --> 01:42:18,160 Speaker 1: got James Loft and Andre Reid, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas 1851 01:42:18,240 --> 01:42:21,559 Speaker 1: and the biggest, most dominant offensive line in the NFL. Yeah, 1852 01:42:21,600 --> 01:42:26,759 Speaker 1: it's um, it should work, but it worked like nobody's business. 1853 01:42:26,800 --> 01:42:28,519 Speaker 1: It was. It was like a knife through butter a 1854 01:42:28,560 --> 01:42:30,080 Speaker 1: lot of times. There's a lot of fun. And Keith 1855 01:42:30,160 --> 01:42:32,920 Speaker 1: McKellar was the guy who coined the That was because 1856 01:42:32,960 --> 01:42:35,080 Speaker 1: of him that they coined the phrase k gun. Yeah. 1857 01:42:35,360 --> 01:42:38,120 Speaker 1: And you know some some fans may not know this either, 1858 01:42:38,240 --> 01:42:40,479 Speaker 1: but injuries kind of forced him to retire early. He 1859 01:42:40,600 --> 01:42:43,759 Speaker 1: was just twenty nine years old when when he retired 1860 01:42:44,040 --> 01:42:48,560 Speaker 1: after the ninety three season. Um. And I didn't know this, 1861 01:42:49,120 --> 01:42:52,080 Speaker 1: but his son was an offensive tackle at the University 1862 01:42:52,120 --> 01:42:56,320 Speaker 1: of South Alabama. I didn't know that son played college ball. Um. 1863 01:42:56,439 --> 01:42:58,160 Speaker 1: I don't think he went on to play after that, 1864 01:42:58,280 --> 01:43:02,519 Speaker 1: but he was a college player in South Alabama. So yeah, 1865 01:43:02,640 --> 01:43:06,760 Speaker 1: some interesting things that I uncovered there. Born in Birmingham. 1866 01:43:07,120 --> 01:43:12,040 Speaker 1: So Keith McKellar addition number three and only answered in 1867 01:43:12,200 --> 01:43:15,760 Speaker 1: three short clues. So, Steve, you're getting better at this, 1868 01:43:16,240 --> 01:43:18,599 Speaker 1: that's right. I have to get a little little more 1869 01:43:18,800 --> 01:43:22,080 Speaker 1: vague with my clue giving here. I gave away the 1870 01:43:22,160 --> 01:43:24,519 Speaker 1: farm there so well, I mean not really, I mean 1871 01:43:24,680 --> 01:43:30,880 Speaker 1: not his ability to hoop and winning a national championship 1872 01:43:30,920 --> 01:43:32,920 Speaker 1: and going thirty one on one. I mean, we hear 1873 01:43:32,960 --> 01:43:34,640 Speaker 1: about that stuff, you know, that kind of sticks with 1874 01:43:34,760 --> 01:43:37,160 Speaker 1: you because guys are and I've said this a lot, 1875 01:43:37,200 --> 01:43:41,160 Speaker 1: there are certain elements of NFL position groups, wide receiver, 1876 01:43:41,400 --> 01:43:45,719 Speaker 1: defensive back being a real, a real giveaway. If those 1877 01:43:45,840 --> 01:43:49,640 Speaker 1: guys could play any sport. I mean, I mean, you 1878 01:43:49,720 --> 01:43:52,080 Speaker 1: give them hockey if they were young enough to start playing. 1879 01:43:52,160 --> 01:43:54,880 Speaker 1: You give a hockey stick, You give them a basketball, 1880 01:43:54,960 --> 01:43:56,560 Speaker 1: you give them a golf club, you give him a 1881 01:43:56,560 --> 01:44:00,280 Speaker 1: baseball bat. It's their choice because they can play all. Yeah, 1882 01:44:00,280 --> 01:44:03,840 Speaker 1: they're gifted. They're different guys and killers one of those guys. Yeah. 1883 01:44:04,840 --> 01:44:09,840 Speaker 1: We're also discussing the Bills twenty twenty schedule, and we 1884 01:44:09,880 --> 01:44:12,000 Speaker 1: should get back into that now because we still have 1885 01:44:12,080 --> 01:44:15,479 Speaker 1: a tweet sheet to finish here. You know, if the 1886 01:44:15,520 --> 01:44:17,320 Speaker 1: fans are gonna take our listeners are going to take 1887 01:44:17,360 --> 01:44:18,760 Speaker 1: the time to chime in, we want to kind of 1888 01:44:18,800 --> 01:44:22,280 Speaker 1: get those comments out over the airwaves here. And so 1889 01:44:22,880 --> 01:44:26,600 Speaker 1: our Twitter poll today was in how many games do 1890 01:44:26,680 --> 01:44:29,280 Speaker 1: you feel the Bills have a superior quarterback in their 1891 01:44:29,320 --> 01:44:32,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty schedule, and you know, the choices varied from 1892 01:44:33,000 --> 01:44:35,600 Speaker 1: less than five to five to ten to ten to 1893 01:44:35,720 --> 01:44:40,559 Speaker 1: twelve to championship, and the majority of you have gone 1894 01:44:40,640 --> 01:44:42,360 Speaker 1: with the ten to twelve answer to this point a 1895 01:44:42,360 --> 01:44:47,160 Speaker 1: little overt and on the tweet sheet there were some 1896 01:44:47,760 --> 01:44:49,960 Speaker 1: some interesting comments. We got to a couple of them 1897 01:44:50,040 --> 01:44:54,160 Speaker 1: all ready, yeah, and this one they go from go ahead, yeah, 1898 01:44:54,240 --> 01:44:56,000 Speaker 1: So from I wanted to read the one from Nick. 1899 01:44:56,080 --> 01:44:58,400 Speaker 1: He said, Mahomes and Wilson are still ahead of Allan. 1900 01:44:58,439 --> 01:45:01,840 Speaker 1: They're on the Bills schedule. If Roethlisberger is back to normal, 1901 01:45:01,960 --> 01:45:04,360 Speaker 1: he is too. But if Alan develops at the same 1902 01:45:04,439 --> 01:45:07,360 Speaker 1: pace this year as last year, I really don't see 1903 01:45:07,400 --> 01:45:09,639 Speaker 1: any other quarterbacks on our schedule that I think would 1904 01:45:09,640 --> 01:45:12,559 Speaker 1: be better, certainly no one in the AFC East. Now, Steve, 1905 01:45:12,600 --> 01:45:15,479 Speaker 1: we already talked about this. I think most people dollars 1906 01:45:15,560 --> 01:45:19,439 Speaker 1: to donuts are given him the six games in the division, 1907 01:45:19,479 --> 01:45:22,639 Speaker 1: automatic feeling that he's the best quarterback in the division 1908 01:45:23,280 --> 01:45:28,480 Speaker 1: at least right now. Yeah, I think so too. Roethlisberger 1909 01:45:28,720 --> 01:45:31,160 Speaker 1: is a giant question mark, is he not? I mean, 1910 01:45:31,240 --> 01:45:34,080 Speaker 1: I want to say he's gonna balance back and he's 1911 01:45:34,080 --> 01:45:35,800 Speaker 1: a big guy. You know this, that and the other. 1912 01:45:35,880 --> 01:45:39,240 Speaker 1: But elbow surgery is no joke, and he's thirty eight. 1913 01:45:39,760 --> 01:45:42,080 Speaker 1: If he comes back and can throw it, he won't. 1914 01:45:42,200 --> 01:45:43,600 Speaker 1: Even if he doesn't throw it as well as he 1915 01:45:43,680 --> 01:45:46,800 Speaker 1: has in the past. The guy's still extremely accurate. Got 1916 01:45:46,880 --> 01:45:51,040 Speaker 1: a strong arm if his arms strong, He's got continuity 1917 01:45:51,120 --> 01:45:54,400 Speaker 1: with Mike Tomlin in the offense. He's got weapons too, Yes, 1918 01:45:54,560 --> 01:45:57,120 Speaker 1: he's got some weapons. So yeah, Ben Roethlisberger, I think 1919 01:45:57,160 --> 01:46:00,720 Speaker 1: even now, even sight unseen, he'd probably just kind of say, yeah, 1920 01:46:00,720 --> 01:46:03,040 Speaker 1: if they're going to let him play, he's gonna be 1921 01:46:03,160 --> 01:46:05,760 Speaker 1: that good. The Steelers are a different team with him 1922 01:46:05,800 --> 01:46:08,439 Speaker 1: a quarterbacks, so yeah, I would go with that as well. 1923 01:46:09,040 --> 01:46:14,280 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, of course, Mahomes of course. In Roethlisberger, those 1924 01:46:14,280 --> 01:46:17,920 Speaker 1: are three easy ones. The rest of them you can 1925 01:46:18,120 --> 01:46:21,519 Speaker 1: argue either way at least. But I'm saying the AFC East, 1926 01:46:21,560 --> 01:46:23,800 Speaker 1: You're right, that's six games where even if the Bills 1927 01:46:23,840 --> 01:46:25,519 Speaker 1: don't win, I'm not saying the Bills are gonna sweep 1928 01:46:25,560 --> 01:46:29,599 Speaker 1: the division. But right now, Josh is better than any 1929 01:46:29,720 --> 01:46:32,479 Speaker 1: the other three guys. This one for him. Steve, he says, 1930 01:46:32,520 --> 01:46:35,759 Speaker 1: I came up with thirteen total games, I feel that Mahomes, 1931 01:46:35,840 --> 01:46:38,679 Speaker 1: Wilson and a healthy Ben Roethlisberger would have an edge, 1932 01:46:39,000 --> 01:46:40,880 Speaker 1: although with all the work and desire that Josh is 1933 01:46:40,920 --> 01:46:43,200 Speaker 1: putting into his game, that could change. We'll have to 1934 01:46:43,280 --> 01:46:45,639 Speaker 1: wait and see. The only other ones that I had 1935 01:46:45,840 --> 01:46:48,720 Speaker 1: where I wasn't ready to just stamp Josh as the 1936 01:46:48,760 --> 01:46:53,000 Speaker 1: superior quarterback is the Cardinals game because I really, I 1937 01:46:53,120 --> 01:46:54,920 Speaker 1: really think Kyler Murray is going to be a special 1938 01:46:54,960 --> 01:46:58,680 Speaker 1: player in this league for a long time. And I 1939 01:46:58,880 --> 01:47:02,439 Speaker 1: was trying to give Eric Goff some props, you know, 1940 01:47:02,560 --> 01:47:06,000 Speaker 1: based on what he did with that offense. Granted, he's 1941 01:47:06,000 --> 01:47:07,800 Speaker 1: got a ton of weapons, he's got a great play 1942 01:47:07,840 --> 01:47:10,560 Speaker 1: caller that he's working with, but he's still got to 1943 01:47:10,760 --> 01:47:14,400 Speaker 1: make the plays, and to a large degree he has, 1944 01:47:14,960 --> 01:47:17,679 Speaker 1: so I don't know. I was trying to give Goff 1945 01:47:17,800 --> 01:47:21,560 Speaker 1: some credit, maybe too much, but I that's why I 1946 01:47:21,640 --> 01:47:24,639 Speaker 1: gave the Bills eleven games in which I think Josh 1947 01:47:24,760 --> 01:47:29,519 Speaker 1: is the superior QBU. But Steve thinks it's thirteen. The 1948 01:47:30,120 --> 01:47:33,519 Speaker 1: guy on the tweet sheet Steve, Steve, Yeah, that's not me. Um. 1949 01:47:34,040 --> 01:47:37,600 Speaker 1: We're also getting one from from John. He says, I 1950 01:47:37,720 --> 01:47:41,080 Speaker 1: believe there's only two quarterbacks better than Josh. Mahomes and 1951 01:47:41,120 --> 01:47:45,280 Speaker 1: Wilson are elite quarterbacks, but Josh has talent he hasn't 1952 01:47:45,560 --> 01:47:49,599 Speaker 1: had before around him. So and he says, in Brownie's voice, 1953 01:47:49,600 --> 01:47:53,439 Speaker 1: you say championship, Yeah, right. I stole that from a 1954 01:47:53,479 --> 01:47:56,400 Speaker 1: Fantasy football commercial when they never when they couldn't pronounce t. 1955 01:47:56,560 --> 01:48:01,120 Speaker 1: J houshman Zada's name. He's like, yep, who's missili market 1956 01:48:01,160 --> 01:48:05,519 Speaker 1: down championship right, That's where it's from. That's why I 1957 01:48:05,560 --> 01:48:07,599 Speaker 1: say it like that, just so you know, Bills fans 1958 01:48:07,680 --> 01:48:09,439 Speaker 1: are having a hard time pumping the brakes. I'll give 1959 01:48:09,479 --> 01:48:16,240 Speaker 1: him that, um right, So I just yeah, there's some 1960 01:48:16,400 --> 01:48:18,320 Speaker 1: of these games are gonna come down to something other 1961 01:48:18,360 --> 01:48:21,439 Speaker 1: than quarterback play anyway. Somebody else is gonna make a 1962 01:48:21,520 --> 01:48:24,439 Speaker 1: play either one of the particularly Bill's Pittsburgh kind of 1963 01:48:24,479 --> 01:48:27,760 Speaker 1: game where the defense makes plays on a consistent level 1964 01:48:27,880 --> 01:48:30,759 Speaker 1: or plays at a consistent enough level that they're the difference. 1965 01:48:32,360 --> 01:48:34,439 Speaker 1: I think the Bills are still in that mode where 1966 01:48:34,520 --> 01:48:37,559 Speaker 1: it's a they're a defensive team with a running game 1967 01:48:38,000 --> 01:48:39,920 Speaker 1: and a play action All they need Josh to do 1968 01:48:40,040 --> 01:48:41,680 Speaker 1: is make a handful of plays and if he can, 1969 01:48:41,840 --> 01:48:43,840 Speaker 1: maybe he can chip in a long ball here and there. 1970 01:48:43,880 --> 01:48:47,799 Speaker 1: When these guys get separation and complete this year, complete 1971 01:48:48,800 --> 01:48:53,080 Speaker 1: what sixty three? Sixty four percent of his passes? Right? Yeah? 1972 01:48:53,280 --> 01:48:55,960 Speaker 1: Happy at sixty two if he made if he made 1973 01:48:56,000 --> 01:48:58,599 Speaker 1: the same jump that he made last year, it would 1974 01:48:58,600 --> 01:49:02,760 Speaker 1: be sixty four percent of his path. Yeah. That's that's big. 1975 01:49:03,200 --> 01:49:07,679 Speaker 1: That's very big. And this becomes a really tough team 1976 01:49:07,720 --> 01:49:09,360 Speaker 1: to beat with the defense playing the way it is 1977 01:49:09,439 --> 01:49:11,920 Speaker 1: and the running game with two running backs playing the 1978 01:49:12,000 --> 01:49:14,559 Speaker 1: way they are playing the way we foresee them playing, 1979 01:49:15,040 --> 01:49:17,680 Speaker 1: and Stephan digs in the mix. It's they are going 1980 01:49:17,720 --> 01:49:20,040 Speaker 1: to be a good football team, absolutely no question about it. 1981 01:49:20,160 --> 01:49:22,400 Speaker 1: How good and whether they can win the games they're 1982 01:49:22,560 --> 01:49:24,880 Speaker 1: all the games they're supposed to win, maybe get some 1983 01:49:24,960 --> 01:49:28,599 Speaker 1: games that nobody thought they could win. They're a tough 1984 01:49:28,720 --> 01:49:31,200 Speaker 1: out and right now I don't know that they're one 1985 01:49:31,360 --> 01:49:33,720 Speaker 1: they used to be. And you, Brownie, unfortunately we've all 1986 01:49:33,800 --> 01:49:35,960 Speaker 1: lived through the fact these eras where the Bills were 1987 01:49:36,280 --> 01:49:38,920 Speaker 1: one of those teams where you know, the schedule comes 1988 01:49:38,960 --> 01:49:40,400 Speaker 1: out and all the other teams go down and say, 1989 01:49:40,439 --> 01:49:42,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna beat the Bills. We're gonna be Buffalo, We're 1990 01:49:42,360 --> 01:49:44,280 Speaker 1: gonna be that, you know, and they do their one 1991 01:49:44,360 --> 01:49:46,360 Speaker 1: lost thing in their head, they think Buffaloes will win. 1992 01:49:46,800 --> 01:49:50,280 Speaker 1: Not so much anymore. Yeah, And the crazy thing is 1993 01:49:50,400 --> 01:49:53,240 Speaker 1: the schedule is considerably more difficult this year than it 1994 01:49:53,360 --> 01:49:56,240 Speaker 1: was last year. And I think people look at ten 1995 01:49:56,320 --> 01:49:58,800 Speaker 1: and six last year Bills fans, and there are some 1996 01:49:58,960 --> 01:50:01,040 Speaker 1: that are like, oh my gosh, in twelve or thirteen 1997 01:50:01,120 --> 01:50:03,400 Speaker 1: games this year, and I'm like, whoa hold on a 1998 01:50:03,439 --> 01:50:08,200 Speaker 1: second here. The Bills may play better in twenty twenty 1999 01:50:09,000 --> 01:50:12,439 Speaker 1: from start to finish, from start to finish as they 2000 01:50:12,479 --> 01:50:14,439 Speaker 1: did last year. And they may have the same record 2001 01:50:14,920 --> 01:50:17,840 Speaker 1: or or worst record. They could play better and be worse. 2002 01:50:17,920 --> 01:50:19,760 Speaker 1: You know, even Josh could play better. The offense could 2003 01:50:19,840 --> 01:50:21,559 Speaker 1: look better, and then they don't, you know, their defense 2004 01:50:21,920 --> 01:50:24,120 Speaker 1: doesn't play quite as good or get to play gets 2005 01:50:25,400 --> 01:50:28,559 Speaker 1: now they yeah, some guys this year, you go, I'll 2006 01:50:28,600 --> 01:50:30,080 Speaker 1: tell you what. This team goes to the playoffs this 2007 01:50:30,200 --> 01:50:33,120 Speaker 1: year and gets deep into the playoffs, they're better than 2008 01:50:33,160 --> 01:50:37,080 Speaker 1: we even thought because and they'll be battle tested and 2009 01:50:37,280 --> 01:50:40,240 Speaker 1: they'll be yeah, they'll be rugged, um, and they'll be 2010 01:50:40,320 --> 01:50:44,479 Speaker 1: set up too going forward. I mean, they they still 2011 01:50:44,520 --> 01:50:46,599 Speaker 1: got all these guys tied up contractually. Now they're getting 2012 01:50:46,640 --> 01:50:48,240 Speaker 1: to the end to some of these but man oh man, 2013 01:50:48,439 --> 01:50:51,280 Speaker 1: they there and they are in no hurry to break 2014 01:50:51,320 --> 01:50:53,760 Speaker 1: the bank for any of these guys. They could still 2015 01:50:53,800 --> 01:50:57,880 Speaker 1: push this out another maybe two seasons. Then they'd have 2016 01:50:57,960 --> 01:50:59,560 Speaker 1: more than one guy they'd have to take care of, 2017 01:51:00,000 --> 01:51:03,479 Speaker 1: and they probably would. But on one hand, they got 2018 01:51:03,520 --> 01:51:05,200 Speaker 1: this great team put together. They may not be a 2019 01:51:05,280 --> 01:51:10,360 Speaker 1: season two. They're sitting pretty good because they've still got 2020 01:51:10,400 --> 01:51:13,200 Speaker 1: all their young players that are good tied up contractually 2021 01:51:13,840 --> 01:51:15,760 Speaker 1: now and they'll have some room and to take care 2022 01:51:15,760 --> 01:51:18,000 Speaker 1: of them. So it's a lot of good things for 2023 01:51:18,040 --> 01:51:20,519 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills, but there's also the uncertainties in which 2024 01:51:20,680 --> 01:51:22,840 Speaker 1: we all live. So to put a bow on the 2025 01:51:23,680 --> 01:51:26,040 Speaker 1: Twitter poll, how many games on the twenty twenty schedule 2026 01:51:26,120 --> 01:51:28,840 Speaker 1: do you feel the Bills have a superior quarterback? The 2027 01:51:29,000 --> 01:51:32,080 Speaker 1: winner in the clubhouse at forty six point two percent 2028 01:51:32,160 --> 01:51:35,320 Speaker 1: of the vote is five to ten games. In second 2029 01:51:35,680 --> 01:51:38,120 Speaker 1: was ten to twelve games at about twenty six percent, 2030 01:51:38,680 --> 01:51:43,360 Speaker 1: Championship was eighteen percent, and less than five games nine 2031 01:51:43,479 --> 01:51:47,040 Speaker 1: point six percent. So there's your Twitter poll for today, right, 2032 01:51:47,200 --> 01:51:51,280 Speaker 1: and good stuff, brownie. That that was we were We 2033 01:51:51,360 --> 01:51:52,800 Speaker 1: had a couple of we got a couple of Twitter 2034 01:51:52,880 --> 01:51:54,479 Speaker 1: polls on the back burner that we're gonna get to, 2035 01:51:55,120 --> 01:51:56,479 Speaker 1: but we're not going to get to them until the 2036 01:51:56,520 --> 01:51:58,720 Speaker 1: week after next. We are off the air this next week. 2037 01:51:58,760 --> 01:52:00,760 Speaker 1: We go darkly every time. For those of you who 2038 01:52:00,800 --> 01:52:03,519 Speaker 1: are really fans and kind of realized this, every July 2039 01:52:03,680 --> 01:52:05,479 Speaker 1: fourth week we kind of go off the air and 2040 01:52:05,600 --> 01:52:07,880 Speaker 1: go dark with the NFL. We're gonna do that next week. 2041 01:52:07,920 --> 01:52:09,960 Speaker 1: We'll be back with you July sixth, Brownie and I 2042 01:52:11,000 --> 01:52:14,720 Speaker 1: and also alternating in with we'll be Mattie Glab as well. 2043 01:52:14,800 --> 01:52:16,439 Speaker 1: She'll be back on the air with us too. We'll 2044 01:52:16,479 --> 01:52:21,080 Speaker 1: be back right after this with NFL True False and praailbacks, 2045 01:52:21,400 --> 01:52:24,200 Speaker 1: the mail back, OBL mailback. All of you have emailed 2046 01:52:24,280 --> 01:52:25,960 Speaker 1: us questions and all that. We'll take a stab at 2047 01:52:26,000 --> 01:52:28,679 Speaker 1: all those questions. On Buffalo Bill's Radio presenter by Kalid 2048 01:52:28,720 --> 01:52:38,559 Speaker 1: to Health, this is one Bill's Live Welcome to back 2049 01:52:38,560 --> 01:52:40,880 Speaker 1: to one of Bill's Lives tea task. Along with Chris Brown, 2050 01:52:41,000 --> 01:52:45,000 Speaker 1: we are getting into a little bit of NFL true false. 2051 01:52:45,120 --> 01:52:47,400 Speaker 1: We've also got what do we learned coming up? We 2052 01:52:47,640 --> 01:52:53,080 Speaker 1: were really had a nice show today. We had Wow 2053 01:52:53,160 --> 01:52:55,360 Speaker 1: now camp Oh here we go. Yeah, Jim Trotter Jim 2054 01:52:55,439 --> 01:52:57,760 Speaker 1: Trotter and Matt Harmon. Jim Trotter of NFL Network, he 2055 01:52:57,880 --> 01:53:00,000 Speaker 1: came on and Matt Harmon came on from Yahoo's Sport. 2056 01:53:00,160 --> 01:53:01,600 Speaker 1: Both those guys had a lot to say about the 2057 01:53:01,600 --> 01:53:03,519 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills, and I am about the league at large. 2058 01:53:04,240 --> 01:53:07,519 Speaker 1: Jim Trotter, who is a is about as connected as anybody. 2059 01:53:07,920 --> 01:53:09,960 Speaker 1: He's one of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection 2060 01:53:10,000 --> 01:53:13,960 Speaker 1: committee members. He's formerly ESPN, formerly Sports Illustrated and now 2061 01:53:13,960 --> 01:53:16,519 Speaker 1: I works for the NFL Network. He'd been taught. You 2062 01:53:16,560 --> 01:53:18,880 Speaker 1: could tell he's been talking to everybody, and man, there's 2063 01:53:18,880 --> 01:53:21,200 Speaker 1: a lot of uncertainty in the National Football League about 2064 01:53:21,200 --> 01:53:23,360 Speaker 1: what this is gonna look like coming to coming to 2065 01:53:23,479 --> 01:53:27,800 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah. Um, and he wasn't ready to make 2066 01:53:27,880 --> 01:53:30,519 Speaker 1: any kind of educated guesses because even though he's got 2067 01:53:30,560 --> 01:53:33,840 Speaker 1: a ton of NFL contacts, uh, they're not giving him 2068 01:53:33,840 --> 01:53:38,160 Speaker 1: any definitive answers either and understandably so so we sit 2069 01:53:38,280 --> 01:53:42,639 Speaker 1: and wait, yeah and yeah and happily so, um, we're 2070 01:53:42,720 --> 01:53:45,040 Speaker 1: just putting our time in. Now we get a weekend, 2071 01:53:45,120 --> 01:53:47,360 Speaker 1: we get a week off next week, brownie, So you know, 2072 01:53:47,439 --> 01:53:50,760 Speaker 1: don't go off the reservation and like make Vegas and 2073 01:53:50,840 --> 01:53:54,080 Speaker 1: get you Yeah, where are we going. I'm gonna we'll 2074 01:53:54,160 --> 01:53:56,240 Speaker 1: pull a Dennis Rodman and I'll have to get you 2075 01:53:56,320 --> 01:53:59,040 Speaker 1: from Vegas. Like Michael Jordan, didn't think I'll be doing 2076 01:53:59,120 --> 01:54:01,720 Speaker 1: that now, but it should be great. I mean, the 2077 01:54:01,840 --> 01:54:05,479 Speaker 1: weather come back and you come back into New York. 2078 01:54:05,520 --> 01:54:07,519 Speaker 1: So if you're gonna have to fourteen Jay, quarantine if 2079 01:54:07,560 --> 01:54:10,320 Speaker 1: you go, it's just one of those states you gotta drive, 2080 01:54:10,439 --> 01:54:12,240 Speaker 1: and you're not gonna drive to Vegas. I don't care 2081 01:54:12,280 --> 01:54:14,080 Speaker 1: how much you know what I mean, and it's just 2082 01:54:14,200 --> 01:54:17,120 Speaker 1: not it's not worth it to me. I mean, so 2083 01:54:17,439 --> 01:54:20,240 Speaker 1: you're ready for NFL true false? Oh, we're gonna do 2084 01:54:20,320 --> 01:54:22,439 Speaker 1: true false first? Okay, what are we gonna do for? 2085 01:54:22,560 --> 01:54:24,680 Speaker 1: What was I supposed to do first? I don't care 2086 01:54:24,760 --> 01:54:26,720 Speaker 1: which way we go? I just we have mail bag 2087 01:54:26,760 --> 01:54:28,479 Speaker 1: too to get to, so don't forge. Yeah, we'll do this. 2088 01:54:28,600 --> 01:54:31,000 Speaker 1: We'll do true false real quick. Okay, or do you 2089 01:54:31,040 --> 01:54:34,680 Speaker 1: want to do mailbag? Jay? Let's go all right? He 2090 01:54:34,760 --> 01:54:39,040 Speaker 1: says he didn't say do mailbag first. Okay, I'm reading 2091 01:54:39,120 --> 01:54:41,760 Speaker 1: his lips. We're gonna do the mailbag first, and I've 2092 01:54:41,800 --> 01:54:44,920 Speaker 1: got an so with all the technological advances I've got here, 2093 01:54:44,960 --> 01:54:47,360 Speaker 1: we go Friday mail Bag, O Bil Friday Mailbag, thanks 2094 01:54:47,360 --> 01:54:50,360 Speaker 1: for joining for sending this in to everybody. And this 2095 01:54:50,600 --> 01:54:53,040 Speaker 1: is from Vince the first one and he says, Hi, guys, 2096 01:54:53,360 --> 01:54:55,840 Speaker 1: seems to me that the reason maybe the season may 2097 01:54:55,880 --> 01:54:58,920 Speaker 1: be in jeopardy twenty two gentlemens sweating and breathing on 2098 01:54:59,040 --> 01:55:02,520 Speaker 1: each other. It's a physical game, no distancing there. If 2099 01:55:02,600 --> 01:55:05,600 Speaker 1: any If only one guy gets it, it can spread 2100 01:55:05,680 --> 01:55:08,400 Speaker 1: like wildfire. What happens, then we all want it back 2101 01:55:08,440 --> 01:55:11,440 Speaker 1: to normal, But can it ever be normal again? Well, 2102 01:55:11,720 --> 01:55:14,560 Speaker 1: it will be normal again. I don't think there's any 2103 01:55:14,640 --> 01:55:18,920 Speaker 1: question about that. This season. You have to bet against 2104 01:55:18,960 --> 01:55:21,480 Speaker 1: it being what we're used to, no question about it. 2105 01:55:21,960 --> 01:55:24,440 Speaker 1: It's not going to be normal in twenty twenty. I 2106 01:55:24,520 --> 01:55:31,760 Speaker 1: think that's completely expected and anticipated. If one guy gets it, yes, 2107 01:55:31,960 --> 01:55:36,440 Speaker 1: it can absolutely spread like wildfire. What happens. Then we'll 2108 01:55:36,480 --> 01:55:38,520 Speaker 1: have to see what the contingency plans are on the 2109 01:55:38,560 --> 01:55:41,760 Speaker 1: part of the NFL, whether they're going with expanded rosters, 2110 01:55:41,800 --> 01:55:44,080 Speaker 1: as Steve and I have discussed for a couple of 2111 01:55:44,200 --> 01:55:49,080 Speaker 1: days on the show this week, or whether you pull 2112 01:55:49,160 --> 01:55:51,240 Speaker 1: that team out of the rotation for two weeks and 2113 01:55:51,320 --> 01:55:54,920 Speaker 1: just quarantine the whole squad and put them in in 2114 01:55:55,200 --> 01:55:59,080 Speaker 1: lockdown isolation and push their games further down the schedule 2115 01:55:59,320 --> 01:56:02,520 Speaker 1: and either make use of their bye week or something 2116 01:56:02,640 --> 01:56:05,680 Speaker 1: like that. So we don't know what the contingencies are, 2117 01:56:05,760 --> 01:56:08,560 Speaker 1: but you better believe the NFL is trying to devise those, 2118 01:56:09,320 --> 01:56:11,080 Speaker 1: right and you're you're you're gonna have to have a 2119 01:56:11,120 --> 01:56:13,680 Speaker 1: plan for it, and you're gonna have to have contingency plans, 2120 01:56:13,760 --> 01:56:16,680 Speaker 1: and you're gonna have to have bodies to put on 2121 01:56:16,760 --> 01:56:21,720 Speaker 1: the field. You're gonna have to have staff and you know, 2122 01:56:22,240 --> 01:56:26,120 Speaker 1: person and coaches, personnel. It's oh, it just seems overwhelming 2123 01:56:26,160 --> 01:56:28,680 Speaker 1: even now. It's a lot. It's a lot, okay. Also 2124 01:56:28,800 --> 01:56:33,080 Speaker 1: from the Friday Mailbag, Nick's this is Nick says, this 2125 01:56:33,480 --> 01:56:37,440 Speaker 1: is Singletary underrated. To me, he looks like a potential star. 2126 01:56:37,840 --> 01:56:40,200 Speaker 1: Fourth most yards per carry in the league last year 2127 01:56:40,800 --> 01:56:44,520 Speaker 1: with one hundred plus rushes, great elusiveness, and very effective 2128 01:56:44,560 --> 01:56:46,919 Speaker 1: in the passing game. He had the same yards percarry 2129 01:56:46,960 --> 01:56:50,320 Speaker 1: as Derrick Henry. Yet no one even Bills fans seems 2130 01:56:50,320 --> 01:56:52,800 Speaker 1: to be too interested. I'll tell you this I saw, 2131 01:56:53,720 --> 01:56:56,720 Speaker 1: and he's right. I think Singletary is a little bit underrated. 2132 01:56:57,400 --> 01:57:01,440 Speaker 1: I'll say this, I saw a play just replay real 2133 01:57:01,520 --> 01:57:05,160 Speaker 1: quick on Twitter where said don't sleep on Devin Singletary 2134 01:57:05,200 --> 01:57:07,840 Speaker 1: and had to play in the Houston playoff game where 2135 01:57:07,880 --> 01:57:09,960 Speaker 1: he catches a ball out of the backfield and two 2136 01:57:10,040 --> 01:57:13,400 Speaker 1: defenders are right there. I mean they're all over him. 2137 01:57:13,760 --> 01:57:17,880 Speaker 1: He turns around, catches it, shakes the first one completely, 2138 01:57:17,960 --> 01:57:20,240 Speaker 1: the second one, he steps out of the tackle, goes 2139 01:57:20,280 --> 01:57:23,520 Speaker 1: another eight yards to just barely get squeak out of 2140 01:57:23,520 --> 01:57:26,520 Speaker 1: bounds for a first down. Unbelievable play by him, And 2141 01:57:26,560 --> 01:57:29,200 Speaker 1: I had forgotten that that play was there, But man o, man, 2142 01:57:29,320 --> 01:57:32,400 Speaker 1: that showcased everything. He's a There's one that's even better 2143 01:57:32,480 --> 01:57:36,040 Speaker 1: than that that he made just a few weeks prior 2144 01:57:36,280 --> 01:57:38,560 Speaker 1: in the Pittsburgh game. The Bills are in the red 2145 01:57:38,640 --> 01:57:42,040 Speaker 1: zone and he catches the ball on a circle right 2146 01:57:42,120 --> 01:57:46,080 Speaker 1: out of the backfield, gets past the linebacker level. So 2147 01:57:46,800 --> 01:57:51,200 Speaker 1: Terrell Edmonds, Tremaine's brother, you know, is lunging at him 2148 01:57:51,280 --> 01:57:53,480 Speaker 1: to try to bring him down as he's now inside 2149 01:57:53,520 --> 01:57:59,800 Speaker 1: the ten and Manca Fitzpatrick is closing as well. Single 2150 01:58:00,040 --> 01:58:04,040 Speaker 1: Terry throws it in reverse. Terrell Edmonds gets nothing but air. 2151 01:58:04,440 --> 01:58:07,120 Speaker 1: He's like flying through the air, realizing I'm not going 2152 01:58:07,160 --> 01:58:10,040 Speaker 1: to get even a piece of this kind and then 2153 01:58:10,760 --> 01:58:14,160 Speaker 1: Devin motor throws it into drive again. He's going forward 2154 01:58:14,280 --> 01:58:18,080 Speaker 1: and he shakes Fitzpatrick out of his shoes. Fitzpatrick is 2155 01:58:18,120 --> 01:58:22,560 Speaker 1: able to hang onto him with one hand as Singletary 2156 01:58:22,640 --> 01:58:24,800 Speaker 1: is still trying to dart forward towards the goal line. 2157 01:58:24,840 --> 01:58:26,600 Speaker 1: He comes up a yard shore to the goal line 2158 01:58:26,640 --> 01:58:29,800 Speaker 1: because Fitzpatrick was able to at least just get a 2159 01:58:29,880 --> 01:58:32,560 Speaker 1: handful of jersey to hold on until help got there. 2160 01:58:33,000 --> 01:58:35,720 Speaker 1: But he made two people, including a Pro Bowl safety, 2161 01:58:35,760 --> 01:58:40,160 Speaker 1: looks stupid. And he's right about yards per carry average. Now, 2162 01:58:40,480 --> 01:58:45,720 Speaker 1: in last year, for one hundred and fifty carries or more, 2163 01:58:46,640 --> 01:58:50,120 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary was number two in the National Football League 2164 01:58:50,400 --> 01:58:52,480 Speaker 1: for yards per carry average. You know who? Number one 2165 01:58:52,640 --> 01:58:57,840 Speaker 1: was Lamar Jackson six point eight five. The next guy 2166 01:58:57,880 --> 01:58:59,760 Speaker 1: with one hundred and fifty carries or more was Devin 2167 01:59:00,000 --> 01:59:03,400 Speaker 1: Singletary at five point one three per carry. Now, granted 2168 01:59:03,440 --> 01:59:05,200 Speaker 1: he only had one hundred and fifty one carries, he 2169 01:59:05,240 --> 01:59:08,000 Speaker 1: had a smaller sample size. It's easier for him to 2170 01:59:08,080 --> 01:59:12,000 Speaker 1: have a fat or average. Derrick Henry had twice the 2171 01:59:12,120 --> 01:59:14,880 Speaker 1: number of carries as Devin Singletary three hundred and three 2172 01:59:14,920 --> 01:59:17,240 Speaker 1: and he averaged five point eight to carry. But to 2173 01:59:17,400 --> 01:59:21,760 Speaker 1: answer the question, I think he is underrated and I 2174 01:59:21,840 --> 01:59:26,320 Speaker 1: think he is a potential star. He is slippery and 2175 01:59:26,560 --> 01:59:29,440 Speaker 1: his contact balance because he's built solo to the ground, 2176 01:59:29,640 --> 01:59:34,520 Speaker 1: is outstanding. He's got unbelievable Barry Sander asks a change 2177 01:59:34,560 --> 01:59:38,280 Speaker 1: of direction. He's not as fast as Barry. I don't 2178 01:59:38,320 --> 01:59:41,080 Speaker 1: think he's quick, but he's got that change of direction 2179 01:59:41,320 --> 01:59:43,600 Speaker 1: and the shake and the end. He's got the feel 2180 01:59:43,640 --> 01:59:46,920 Speaker 1: for faking guys out and leaving him behind. He steps 2181 01:59:46,960 --> 01:59:51,200 Speaker 1: out of tackles, really got good strength. But he's Yeah, 2182 01:59:51,240 --> 01:59:54,760 Speaker 1: he's not the explosive athlete at all that Barry Sanders was, 2183 01:59:54,840 --> 01:59:56,879 Speaker 1: but he does have that type of change of direction 2184 01:59:56,920 --> 01:59:59,920 Speaker 1: and that and in the league, that's what it's about. 2185 02:00:00,080 --> 02:00:03,240 Speaker 1: These guys. You know, out on the field, they're so fast. Everybody, 2186 02:00:03,320 --> 02:00:06,280 Speaker 1: the big guys, the little guys, the in between ers, 2187 02:00:06,320 --> 02:00:10,400 Speaker 1: the linebackers, the d lineman. Everybody's so fast, and sometimes 2188 02:00:10,480 --> 02:00:14,320 Speaker 1: not just for their size. They're fast compared to comparing 2189 02:00:14,400 --> 02:00:18,640 Speaker 1: them to anybody. But what the difference is is guy's 2190 02:00:18,720 --> 02:00:22,400 Speaker 1: ability to change directions and explode into an into another gear. 2191 02:00:22,600 --> 02:00:25,160 Speaker 1: That's what Singletary is so so good at and I 2192 02:00:25,280 --> 02:00:27,920 Speaker 1: think what's lost. Everybody talks about how the game has 2193 02:00:28,000 --> 02:00:30,600 Speaker 1: changed and how that demands a better kind, a different 2194 02:00:30,680 --> 02:00:34,480 Speaker 1: kind of quarterback. The game has also changed for running 2195 02:00:34,480 --> 02:00:38,880 Speaker 1: backs because the game is so fast now and it's 2196 02:00:38,960 --> 02:00:42,960 Speaker 1: not about running people over, and it's harder than ever 2197 02:00:43,200 --> 02:00:46,480 Speaker 1: to run away from defenders because defenders are faster and 2198 02:00:46,600 --> 02:00:51,000 Speaker 1: lighter now. So the more valuable running backs, at least 2199 02:00:51,040 --> 02:00:53,920 Speaker 1: in my opinion, are the ones who can get yards 2200 02:00:53,960 --> 02:00:58,160 Speaker 1: after contact and the ones who can avoid the monster 2201 02:00:58,400 --> 02:01:03,720 Speaker 1: hits and make something out of nothing. And Singletarry is that. 2202 02:01:04,120 --> 02:01:06,200 Speaker 1: And the other kid in his draft class that got 2203 02:01:06,240 --> 02:01:08,200 Speaker 1: picked just a few picks before him and went to Chicago, 2204 02:01:08,320 --> 02:01:11,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Montgomery. When I was watching tape of the running 2205 02:01:11,160 --> 02:01:14,480 Speaker 1: backs in his draft class, those two guys stood out 2206 02:01:14,560 --> 02:01:18,040 Speaker 1: to me as the players with the best elusiveness and 2207 02:01:18,160 --> 02:01:21,200 Speaker 1: the best contact balance. They weren't the fastest, but they 2208 02:01:21,240 --> 02:01:24,840 Speaker 1: were the most consistent at getting positive yardage. And I 2209 02:01:24,920 --> 02:01:27,480 Speaker 1: remember an old running backs coach once telling me the 2210 02:01:27,720 --> 02:01:31,560 Speaker 1: NFL is about first downs, not touchdowns, keeping your offense 2211 02:01:31,640 --> 02:01:36,000 Speaker 1: on the field, and Devin Singletarry is potentially elite when 2212 02:01:36,080 --> 02:01:39,360 Speaker 1: it comes to keeping your offense on schedule because he 2213 02:01:39,520 --> 02:01:43,120 Speaker 1: gets positive gains almost every time you put him on 2214 02:01:43,120 --> 02:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the field. May it would be plus one or plus two, 2215 02:01:45,320 --> 02:01:47,120 Speaker 1: but he gets plus one or plus two when it's 2216 02:01:47,160 --> 02:01:50,840 Speaker 1: supposed to be minus four, right, And that's the big differences. 2217 02:01:51,200 --> 02:01:56,000 Speaker 1: He has been a consistent positive guy. He doesn't take 2218 02:01:56,120 --> 02:01:59,080 Speaker 1: negative plays very much, and even so too when he 2219 02:01:59,160 --> 02:02:02,560 Speaker 1: gets into traffic, has the ability to keep his balance 2220 02:02:02,600 --> 02:02:06,600 Speaker 1: and stay stay alive, you know, stay alive and get 2221 02:02:06,680 --> 02:02:10,880 Speaker 1: extra yardage. And I think the more he plays behind 2222 02:02:10,920 --> 02:02:15,120 Speaker 1: the offensive line and the more he gets aided by 2223 02:02:15,120 --> 02:02:19,840 Speaker 1: a guy like Zach Moss, I think both those guys 2224 02:02:19,960 --> 02:02:22,760 Speaker 1: are gonna be really, really devastating because you're gonna have, 2225 02:02:22,960 --> 02:02:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, two guys that can get it done. Last year, 2226 02:02:26,520 --> 02:02:28,840 Speaker 1: Frank Gore in the second half of the season could 2227 02:02:28,880 --> 02:02:32,760 Speaker 1: not keep it going, but Devin Singletary got better and 2228 02:02:32,840 --> 02:02:35,240 Speaker 1: better and made up for it. I just think I'm 2229 02:02:35,320 --> 02:02:38,400 Speaker 1: really excited to see Devin play again. I know everybody's 2230 02:02:38,440 --> 02:02:40,560 Speaker 1: excited about Stefan Diggs, and I totally get it. I 2231 02:02:40,640 --> 02:02:42,400 Speaker 1: understand it, and I think he's an a leade receiver 2232 02:02:42,520 --> 02:02:44,640 Speaker 1: in this league. But the thing I might be looking 2233 02:02:44,720 --> 02:02:47,240 Speaker 1: most forward to this season is the combination of Moss 2234 02:02:47,320 --> 02:02:50,640 Speaker 1: and Singletary that has just got me juiced up. I 2235 02:02:50,760 --> 02:02:54,440 Speaker 1: am so psyched to see those two work together. Me too. Yeah. 2236 02:02:54,680 --> 02:02:57,160 Speaker 1: All right, let's take one more from the obl Friday 2237 02:02:57,280 --> 02:02:59,920 Speaker 1: mail bag. One Bills Live Friday mail bag from Jeffrey 2238 02:03:00,080 --> 02:03:03,680 Speaker 1: says our current NFL injured reserve rules needed with salary 2239 02:03:03,760 --> 02:03:09,200 Speaker 1: cap and practice squads question mark why not injured reserve 2240 02:03:09,880 --> 02:03:13,760 Speaker 1: rules more like other sports like baseball, make IR a 2241 02:03:13,880 --> 02:03:17,720 Speaker 1: minimum of four weeks with practice limits and bring bringing 2242 02:03:17,800 --> 02:03:20,400 Speaker 1: any or all of them back when they're ready. It 2243 02:03:20,480 --> 02:03:22,960 Speaker 1: helps maintain the quality of game day rosters in the 2244 02:03:23,080 --> 02:03:26,360 Speaker 1: area of COVID nineteen and Jeffrey brings up some pretty 2245 02:03:26,400 --> 02:03:29,320 Speaker 1: specific points about IR and what guys it takes for 2246 02:03:29,400 --> 02:03:30,920 Speaker 1: guys to go on I R and bring them back. 2247 02:03:31,920 --> 02:03:37,360 Speaker 1: And it's difficult because the reason the league is the 2248 02:03:37,400 --> 02:03:39,160 Speaker 1: way it is now is because it is evolved there 2249 02:03:39,240 --> 02:03:42,120 Speaker 1: they they moved to this because it was solving some 2250 02:03:42,240 --> 02:03:45,080 Speaker 1: other problems that they were having. I E. Like, you'll 2251 02:03:45,120 --> 02:03:48,400 Speaker 1: have teams if you can have guys on IR all 2252 02:03:48,440 --> 02:03:51,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden, this Team A or Team B has 2253 02:03:52,080 --> 02:03:56,720 Speaker 1: thirty two guys on IR ready to come back, you 2254 02:03:56,800 --> 02:03:58,440 Speaker 1: know they can and if they can replace them with 2255 02:03:58,520 --> 02:04:01,360 Speaker 1: somebody who's not on the roster. That's what happens. They 2256 02:04:01,440 --> 02:04:03,680 Speaker 1: get into training camp and the last priests the way 2257 02:04:03,720 --> 02:04:08,080 Speaker 1: to circumvent roster limits. That's that's right. That's the last season, Yeah, 2258 02:04:08,200 --> 02:04:10,120 Speaker 1: the last preseason game. What they would do is they 2259 02:04:10,200 --> 02:04:12,680 Speaker 1: have twenty five guys go down with an injury, and 2260 02:04:12,840 --> 02:04:16,240 Speaker 1: those twenty five guys would be on injured reserve until 2261 02:04:16,400 --> 02:04:18,920 Speaker 1: the club had two offensive linemen get hurt and then 2262 02:04:18,960 --> 02:04:21,080 Speaker 1: lo and behold, those guys are healthy, and here they are. 2263 02:04:21,520 --> 02:04:23,680 Speaker 1: They've been practicing and doing all the stuff they can. 2264 02:04:23,840 --> 02:04:26,800 Speaker 1: So all the way the rules are set up now 2265 02:04:26,840 --> 02:04:29,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL they've evolved into and for good reason, 2266 02:04:29,920 --> 02:04:32,200 Speaker 1: but I'm with you, they do have to make adjustments. 2267 02:04:32,400 --> 02:04:35,160 Speaker 1: They have relaxed them somewhat. They have the designated to 2268 02:04:35,240 --> 02:04:38,400 Speaker 1: return players now, which I think is up to three 2269 02:04:39,520 --> 02:04:41,880 Speaker 1: that they can put on IR and designate to return 2270 02:04:42,320 --> 02:04:45,720 Speaker 1: after just six weeks. It's not four weeks. So they 2271 02:04:45,800 --> 02:04:47,720 Speaker 1: still try to maintain the integrity of the rule to 2272 02:04:47,800 --> 02:04:51,240 Speaker 1: keep people from stashing players on IR to keep them around. 2273 02:04:51,960 --> 02:04:55,080 Speaker 1: And that's what you run into there. And Steve's right 2274 02:04:55,320 --> 02:04:58,120 Speaker 1: with COVID nineteen you may have to completely scrap the 2275 02:04:58,200 --> 02:05:00,760 Speaker 1: way you usually do it and come up the better solution, 2276 02:05:00,880 --> 02:05:04,240 Speaker 1: knowing rosters are undoubtedly going to need to be larger 2277 02:05:04,840 --> 02:05:07,200 Speaker 1: so teams have enough bodies to get through a season 2278 02:05:07,560 --> 02:05:09,440 Speaker 1: in the event that you have some players come down 2279 02:05:09,520 --> 02:05:11,560 Speaker 1: with COVID. Thanks for all those people who send in 2280 02:05:11,680 --> 02:05:13,640 Speaker 1: some mail bag questions. We appreciate it. We're going to 2281 02:05:13,680 --> 02:05:15,280 Speaker 1: take a break and we'll be right back. This is 2282 02:05:15,320 --> 02:05:17,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio presented by Kalida Health and this is 2283 02:05:18,000 --> 02:05:35,160 Speaker 1: one Bill's Live. Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company 2284 02:05:35,240 --> 02:05:37,320 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. Earlier in the show, we had 2285 02:05:37,760 --> 02:05:40,360 Speaker 1: NFL Networks Jim Trotter on and asked him about the 2286 02:05:40,400 --> 02:05:43,840 Speaker 1: diversity in the National Football League, and he said, the 2287 02:05:43,880 --> 02:05:46,880 Speaker 1: diversity at the top affects the diversity, or the lack 2288 02:05:46,920 --> 02:05:49,560 Speaker 1: of diversity at the top affects the lack of diversity 2289 02:05:49,600 --> 02:05:52,280 Speaker 1: at lower levels. Here's what Jim said. The reality is, 2290 02:05:52,400 --> 02:05:54,960 Speaker 1: there has never been a black controlling honor in the NFL. 2291 02:05:55,200 --> 02:05:58,680 Speaker 1: There has never been a black club president in the NFL. 2292 02:05:59,160 --> 02:06:02,240 Speaker 1: And when honors are making decisions on who to hire, 2293 02:06:02,360 --> 02:06:05,760 Speaker 1: said coach, they often listen to the general managers and 2294 02:06:06,000 --> 02:06:08,520 Speaker 1: right now there are only two black general managers in 2295 02:06:08,600 --> 02:06:12,440 Speaker 1: the entire the NFL, So when that decision is being made, 2296 02:06:12,640 --> 02:06:16,600 Speaker 1: there is not representation, diverse representation at the table to 2297 02:06:16,680 --> 02:06:19,280 Speaker 1: help with that decision. And I do believe that that 2298 02:06:19,480 --> 02:06:22,120 Speaker 1: is part of the problem of why we have only 2299 02:06:22,200 --> 02:06:24,320 Speaker 1: four head coaches of color and all the three black 2300 02:06:24,360 --> 02:06:28,160 Speaker 1: head coaches in the league today. That was Jim Trotter 2301 02:06:28,240 --> 02:06:31,280 Speaker 1: of NFL Network. We also had Matt Harmon of Yahoo's Sports. 2302 02:06:31,320 --> 02:06:34,240 Speaker 1: He's a football writer and analyst. We asked him how 2303 02:06:34,360 --> 02:06:37,320 Speaker 1: difficult it will be for Josh Allen and the Buffalo 2304 02:06:37,400 --> 02:06:39,840 Speaker 1: Bills to mess it up this year. Here's what Matt said. 2305 02:06:40,480 --> 02:06:44,040 Speaker 1: The job that Sean McDermott and Brandon Bean have done, 2306 02:06:44,640 --> 02:06:46,640 Speaker 1: it seems as if it's finally come to the point 2307 02:06:46,640 --> 02:06:49,560 Speaker 1: where they're ready to take that next step. And you know, 2308 02:06:49,640 --> 02:06:51,600 Speaker 1: it's beyond just being a team that goes to the 2309 02:06:51,680 --> 02:06:54,840 Speaker 1: playoffs and gets bounced in a weird game against Houston Texas. 2310 02:06:55,200 --> 02:06:57,360 Speaker 1: This is the time for really them to join the 2311 02:06:57,560 --> 02:07:00,680 Speaker 1: next tier of the AFC. And it does all come 2312 02:07:00,800 --> 02:07:04,560 Speaker 1: down to the quarterback because the rebuild has been successful. 2313 02:07:04,600 --> 02:07:07,200 Speaker 1: You know, their defense is pretty solid, their offensive personnel, 2314 02:07:07,240 --> 02:07:10,080 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, is really awesome, and we could talk 2315 02:07:10,080 --> 02:07:13,720 Speaker 1: about the wide receivers, especially using the series reception perception 2316 02:07:13,760 --> 02:07:17,200 Speaker 1: which I do to wide receiver methodology to evaluate route running. 2317 02:07:17,480 --> 02:07:19,160 Speaker 1: So we can talk about those guys for sure. But 2318 02:07:19,240 --> 02:07:22,440 Speaker 1: this is really Alan's time to take to take the 2319 02:07:22,520 --> 02:07:26,640 Speaker 1: next step and become not just a starting level NFL quarterback, 2320 02:07:26,720 --> 02:07:28,560 Speaker 1: but a guy who can take advantage of the great 2321 02:07:28,560 --> 02:07:31,600 Speaker 1: pieces around them. What have we learned? Brought to you 2322 02:07:31,640 --> 02:07:34,640 Speaker 1: by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company of the 2323 02:07:34,720 --> 02:07:37,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Brownie, don't go to Vegas on our week 2324 02:07:37,520 --> 02:07:39,960 Speaker 1: off next week. I know our lights are out, but 2325 02:07:40,560 --> 02:07:43,200 Speaker 1: if I'm going anywhere, it's If I'm going anywhere, it's 2326 02:07:43,200 --> 02:07:47,760 Speaker 1: fishing locally. Here. You keep it between the lines, Okay, yeah, 2327 02:07:47,880 --> 02:07:51,520 Speaker 1: no problem. Hey you too, dude, me, come on, man, 2328 02:07:52,080 --> 02:07:57,200 Speaker 1: rules don't apply to me. Oh my god, Steve Tasker, 2329 02:07:57,280 --> 02:08:00,160 Speaker 1: Chris Brown thanks for being with us, Jay Harris, thank 2330 02:08:00,160 --> 02:08:01,640 Speaker 1: you for the stuff that you did for us, and 2331 02:08:02,040 --> 02:08:04,440 Speaker 1: we had a really nice week of shows this week. Jay, 2332 02:08:04,520 --> 02:08:06,880 Speaker 1: don't get it. Don't you get into any trouble. H 2333 02:08:07,440 --> 02:08:09,680 Speaker 1: And by the way, a break though he doesn't well, 2334 02:08:10,000 --> 02:08:12,440 Speaker 1: he's at home, he's got the kids bounced around him, 2335 02:08:12,520 --> 02:08:15,960 Speaker 1: and his wife is due very soon. Good luck with that, Jay. 2336 02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:17,880 Speaker 1: I hope that doesn't come over the next week, you know, 2337 02:08:18,080 --> 02:08:19,760 Speaker 1: or maybe it should, maybe you'd have some time off 2338 02:08:19,840 --> 02:08:23,000 Speaker 1: to be with the wife and baby. But anyway, hope, 2339 02:08:23,080 --> 02:08:25,720 Speaker 1: hope everything's safe and happy and uh, you stay well 2340 02:08:25,960 --> 02:08:28,920 Speaker 1: during this having a baby. You really miss timed at 2341 02:08:29,120 --> 02:08:34,560 Speaker 1: having a baby at this time, you know, during a pandemic. Yeah. Anyway, 2342 02:08:34,680 --> 02:08:37,280 Speaker 1: all right, Brownie, good stuff this week. It was great 2343 02:08:37,320 --> 02:08:40,040 Speaker 1: to have you. Appreciate it for you. Mattie Glab will 2344 02:08:40,040 --> 02:08:42,720 Speaker 1: be back in with us on July sixteenth through that week, 2345 02:08:42,720 --> 02:08:45,200 Speaker 1: and then Brownie's back with us, headed into about the 2346 02:08:45,520 --> 02:08:49,120 Speaker 1: next two weeks, just before training camp will begin him 2347 02:08:49,160 --> 02:08:53,000 Speaker 1: before veteran sport. If nothing changes, correct, looking forward to it, 2348 02:08:53,200 --> 02:08:56,560 Speaker 1: all right, Brownie, Thanks Steve Tasker, Chris brown thanks for 2349 02:08:56,600 --> 02:08:58,920 Speaker 1: being with us. Everybody. This has been Buffalo Bill's Radio, 2350 02:08:59,000 --> 02:09:01,880 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health, and this has been one Bill's life. 2351 02:09:05,160 --> 02:09:05,520 Speaker 1: M HM.