1 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: These One Bills Live presented by Called Light a Health Wednesday. 2 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: It is Steve Tasks for Chris Brown with you. One 3 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Bills Live is the show. Thanks for joining us as 4 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: we are here until three pm. And the Bills out 5 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: on the practice field. They are outside today on the 6 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: grass practice field because they'll be playing on grass on 7 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: Saturday and getting ready and I don't know, like it's 8 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: I feel like this is going to be a very 9 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: different game. Steve even we can discuss it in earnest 10 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: over the next couple of hours. Obviously, we'll also be 11 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: talking a lot of Josh Allen, who for the third 12 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: time this season, was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week, 13 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: tenth time in his career. Time against the Dolphins, it's 14 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: close to that. Yeah, it's up there. I'm trying to 15 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: wrap my head around what kind of game we're going 16 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: to see on Saturday for a couple of reasons. One, 17 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: the Bears run the tar out of the football and 18 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: nobody has really been able to stop them. And I 19 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: found coach McDermott's comment when he addressed the media about 20 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: an hour ago pretty interesting. He said we better be 21 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: ready for these guys, and I thought that was kind 22 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: of a I don't know how to describe it. It 23 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: was a comment that made my ears perk up a 24 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: little bit. And it's probably a byproduct of two things. One, 25 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: no one has been able to stop them on the 26 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: ground this season. Two, the Bills are coming off one 27 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 1: of their lesser tackling performances defensively, and so I think 28 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: that automatically, you know, ratchets up the concern is probably 29 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: too strong a word, the focus and the emphasis on 30 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: proper fundamental football, and Eric Wood and I had a 31 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: discussion about this in the pregame radio show before the 32 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: Miami game. When tackling has cropped up as a problem 33 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: for the Bills, it's not only about the way in 34 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: which they're trying to tackle, it's also about positioning. And 35 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: when we see two or three miss tackles in a row, 36 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: like we did on the eleven yard touchdown run by 37 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Mostard in the game last week, it wasn't because necessarily 38 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: the tackling was poor. It was because the positioning was poor, 39 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: which led to a tackle that isn't textbook. Yeah, I 40 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: saw that a few times looking over the game again, 41 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: arm tackles reaching to make a tackle instead of you know, 42 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: being in proper position, a breakdown, and you know, explode 43 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: into that. When you give up one hundred and eighty 44 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: eight yards one hundred and eighty eight yards rushing to 45 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: the Dolphins or any team, it always comes back to that, Yeah, 46 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: great defenses are one thing. The first guy to the 47 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: football makes the tackle all the time. Those are great defenses. 48 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: The Bills aren't. Didn't play like that against the Dolphins. 49 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: And I hope that Sean McDermot says, lesson, we better 50 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: be ready for these guys. Isn't a nod or a 51 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: reaction to what he's seen from his players thus far 52 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: this week? You get into the you get into the 53 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: nitty gritties of the season. You go in and you 54 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: start talking about the team you're gonna face and what's 55 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: gonna be what's the what's it gonna be like and 56 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: all of that, and you get to the point where 57 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: you look at what they've done and the Bears just 58 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: they're on a seven game losing streak. Right, Um, there's 59 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: not you know, there's yeah, they're running the football great. Um, 60 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: they average one hundred and eighty six yards a game, 61 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: right and how much of that is their opponent's going 62 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: to listen, you can run it all you want. Um. 63 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: They lost by in their seven game losing streak. They 64 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: lost by five to the Eagles, thirty to the Cowboys, 65 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: thirty now twenty to the Cowboys, three to the Dolphins, 66 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: one to the Lions, three to the Falcons, twenty one 67 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: to the Jets, nine to the Packers, and five to 68 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Um, it's not like a couple of those. 69 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: You have twenty points to the Cowboys way back, um, 70 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: and the and the Jets handed it to him pretty 71 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: good too, and the Packers kind of got them. But 72 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: the Packers kind of owned the The Bears are. This 73 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: is a Bears team that's not going away easy. Their 74 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: ability to run the football is one of the things 75 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: that keeps them in game because, as we've we've talked 76 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: about the Bills by the numbers this week, teams that 77 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: run the ball really well, it's hard to blow them out. 78 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: It's hard to get enough possessions in the game. Just 79 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: keep throwing throwing points on him. Unless you score every 80 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: single possession without ever making a mistake, it's going to 81 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: be a close game. That's where the Bears are right now. 82 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: And it's easy for me to envision guys sitting there 83 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: watching film and getting the field for these Bears games, 84 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: going and just taking a deep breath, going, yeah, they 85 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: ain't get they ain't good enough, right, And so I 86 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: think Sean McDermott comes out and says, Jess, I hope 87 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: you know we've got to be ready for these guys. 88 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: I think he might sense a little bit of a 89 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: of his roster kind of standing up and taking a 90 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: deep breath, saying Okay, yeah, I mean, let's get ready 91 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: for the Bengals kind of. You think about the stretch. 92 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: They've been on three consecutive division games, this is their 93 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: only remaining out of conference game in the regular season, 94 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: and yeah, you obviously want to avoid complacency because you're 95 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: in an AFC conference race for the top seed. Right now. 96 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: You currently sit at the top, but it could change 97 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: very quickly if you have a slip up somewhere over 98 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: these last three weeks. I just don't know what the 99 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: game's gonna look like. I'm very curious as to what 100 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo's defensive game plan is because the Bears run the 101 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: ball so well. Do we finally see more base personnel 102 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: on the field than nickel personnel? As Steve has mentioned 103 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: several times on this show, it's very hard to pull 104 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: the Bills defense out of nickel personnel because they value 105 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: Arren Johnson as a player and feel that he can 106 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: capably serve as a hybrid type linebacker at times. This 107 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: week might be a different story. They run the ball 108 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: so well and they're worst in the league in passing. 109 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 1: It may behoove the Bills to go pace personnel, three 110 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: linebackers and Aj Klein on the field with Matt Milano 111 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: and Tremaine Edmunds to better, you know, get the stops 112 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: they're going to need against what is proven to work 113 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: for Chicago offensively. How often do they turn to that? 114 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,679 Speaker 1: I guess that remains to be seen. But the passing 115 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: threats are limited at best. Yeah, and it maybe the 116 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Bears have been in these close games and it helps 117 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: their ability to continue to run the football through four quarters. 118 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: It seems to me too, though, that if you stop 119 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: their run game and they force them to have to 120 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: throw it, you're forcing them to beat you left handed. 121 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: And we've seen enough of that in the AFC East itself, 122 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: where you play teams like the Patriots who absolutely change 123 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: their entire identity to take away what you do best. 124 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: The Jets with a top defense, the top five defense 125 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: doing the same thing defensively, they force you to beat 126 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: them left handed. If the Bills wanted to do that 127 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: against the Bears, it seems simple enough to stack the box. 128 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: Let's say, drop back and throw it on us. If 129 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna let's let's have you max protect. We're sending pressure. 130 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: If you're gonna beat us throwing it, you're gonna beat 131 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: us throwing it, and ask them to do that. The 132 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: thing that keeps teams from doing that, especially the Bills, 133 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: is their core value system that they're not ever going 134 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: to give up big play. If you go man coverage 135 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: and go pressure and get put eight guys in the box, 136 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: you've got a chance of somebody something bad happening fields 137 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: lobbing one up and the guys behind you on a 138 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: man coverage and you get give up a touchdown. So 139 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: that's the reason the teams are hesitant to do that. 140 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: And then we run into the other thing that could 141 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: play effect around Saturday, and that is the weather. Not 142 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: so much snow, there's only a few inches expected in 143 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: Chicago Friday into Saturday. It's the wind, which they're saying 144 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: could is expected to be sustained twenty five to thirty 145 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: five miles per hour for most of the game and 146 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: then win us it's over forty. That can mess with 147 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: a passing game. And so I kind of openly wonder, 148 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: is this a game where Cole Beasley plays more than 149 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: eleven snaps because how he factors into the passing game 150 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: figures to be less impacted by the wind. Right, you 151 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: know then, because eighteen yard dig routes right, because Josh 152 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: will throw it ten yards on a you know, on 153 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: a fastball where the wind's not going to have a 154 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: chance to catch it and catch it and move it 155 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: that much, and Beasley'll catch it, turn around and fall 156 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: forward for the first down. So yeah, that you could 157 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: see that. And because that kind of offense, you can 158 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: use that kind of passing offense as an extension to 159 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: your run game, like we've heard so many times, you 160 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: know before, a lot of times people say they did 161 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: it as an excuse for why the Bills weren't running 162 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: the ball well enough, because they were throwing it so 163 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: well in the short game, they need to run the football. 164 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: That kind of thing. Just keep on keeping on if 165 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: that's the case. But I agree with this is going 166 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: to bother I don't think this is a factor in 167 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: this game as much as it would be for other teams. 168 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: The Bears run it, they don't throw it, so it's 169 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: not going to bother them. And the Bills with Josh, 170 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: I mean, they practice and play and live in that stuff. 171 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: They're just gonna throw. Josh will throw hard darts, Guys 172 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: will catch it, and that'll be the game plan. This 173 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: week's game sponsor, by the way, is well Now the 174 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: official urgent care partner of the Buffalo Bills. Let's get 175 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: to your practice updates, which are presented by Lee Coam 176 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Ryan Bates and 177 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: Jordan Phillips continue to practice in their return from injury. 178 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: Both of those players missing last week's game, so that's 179 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: they seem to still be trending in the right direction. 180 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: Center Mitch Morris, however, remains in the concussion protocol. He 181 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: is not practicing today. Neither is Jordan Poyer or Boogie Basham. 182 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: Poyer is dealing with a knee injury, the severity of 183 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: which is not known, but he is missing practice today 184 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: and I believe he was listed with a VET rest 185 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: day yesterday, so unsure when that cropped up is an issue, 186 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: and Boogie basham not practicing, still dealing with his calf injury. 187 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: He was listed over the weekend by coach McDermott as 188 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: day to day, so we'll have to see where it 189 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: goes here on what will be I guess a short 190 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: week in terms of the playing week, but knowing they 191 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: played last Saturday, there is still a full week between games, 192 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: so it's short in the terms of the traditional Sunday 193 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 1: one o'clock kickoff, but not in terms of the rest 194 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: time between games for the players since they played last 195 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: Saturday night. Resigned to the practice squad. Defensive tackle Brandon 196 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: and Bryant. Poor guys turned into the human Yo yo 197 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: a little bit here, being on and off the roster, 198 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: but some valuable and in my estimation, underrated depth for 199 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: the defensive interior. He's back on the practice squad now. 200 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: He has spent time on the practice squad on the 201 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: active roster for the better part of the last three 202 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: seasons with the Bills, so he lands there. After, they 203 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: had to make room on the roster for guard Ike Butcker, 204 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: who came off reserve pup and was added to the 205 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: active roster, and you know, his availability is pretty important 206 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: in light of the uncertainty with Mitch Morse this week 207 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: being in the concussion protocol and still not practicing here 208 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. You know, the Bills playoff clinching scenario if 209 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: they win, they already have a playoff berth excuse me. 210 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 1: If they win, they clinch the AFC East. It's a 211 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: division clinching scenario this week. So and if the Dolphins 212 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: lose to the Packers on Sunday, that's another way they 213 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: could win the AFC East, regardless of whether they win 214 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: or not against the Bears on Saturday, but win and 215 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: the divisions, there's that's an interesting matchup. But I hadn't 216 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: We hadn't really thought about because the Dolphins are kind 217 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: of in the rearview mirror now after the Bills beat 218 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: him this last Saturday. But that's an interesting matchup. Aaron 219 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: Rodgers and the Packers coming off a win, they're still 220 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: in the playoff on the NFC, going against the Dolphins 221 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: who are on a three game losing streak that's in 222 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: Miami as well. That maybe that's that's got to be 223 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: a plus for Green Bay. That's well, here's the thing. 224 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: You can say what you want about how oppressive it 225 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: was in week three for the Bills going down there 226 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: and is one hundred and forty degrees on their sideline. 227 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: Guys are falling out and dehydrated or whatever whatever whatever. 228 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: As a former player who lived here in Buffalo and 229 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: played here in Buffalo for a decade, much like the 230 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: guys in Green Bay, you practice in the cold. You 231 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: have to deal with it when you're off the field, 232 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: when you're away from the field, when you're at home, traveling, 233 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: going for groceries. And we live in it, right, okay. 234 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: And you know it's great when you go down and 235 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: get off the plane in South Florida in December, late 236 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: December for a game and it's eighty seventy five, folks, 237 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: you breathe it in like a dry sponge and a 238 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: bucket of water. Man, it feels so good. It's such 239 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: because you just you put your clothes, you put your 240 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: game jerseys and your uniform on. You know, you don't 241 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: have to worry about cayenne pepper on your feet. You 242 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: know you don't have to worry about icy hot on 243 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: your you know in your armpits, you don't have to 244 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: all the crazy plastic bags under your socks, your arm, 245 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: none of that stuff doesn't sound fun, right, You don't 246 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: have to worry about any of that. Just it almost 247 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: feels like, you know, like you're back in the in 248 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: the ancient Roman day, in the Greek days where you 249 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: compete nude, you know what I mean. Yeah, you just 250 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: feel like, godly, this is all. It's great. It's like 251 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: it's a boost up. It's a boost for the Northern 252 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: teams going down there at this time, at this time, 253 00:14:55,320 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: at this time of year. Um so I think I 254 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: think the Packers are going to go down to play 255 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: really well down there. Yeah here, at least mentally. Here's 256 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: the thing. Aaron Rodgers can always put a game together 257 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: where all of a sudden, yeah, it's like whoa, yeah, 258 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: he can still do that. Three sixty two and four touchdowns. 259 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: He can He's still capable of doing that. Now, we 260 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: haven't seen all that much of that this year, and 261 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: part of it's due to the fact that he had 262 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: a young, relatively inexperienced receiving corps. But some of those 263 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: guys are maturing here coming down the stretch and they 264 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: are pushing. There are other teams in the NFC that 265 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: are fading and are not going to be part of 266 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: the equation. I mean, you already got some teams not 267 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: The Rams are not in the mix, The Cardinals are 268 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: not in the mix. The Bears are not going to 269 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: be in the mix at three and eleven. So there 270 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: are teams falling out. The Packers are still alive. Granted 271 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: it's an uphill battle, but that NFC is is it's 272 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: a quagmire of teams just jumbled up in the middle. 273 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: It's it's a long shot for them to get there. 274 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: But I guess the point I'm trying to make is 275 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: there's still something to play for. And if Aaron Rodgers 276 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: gets off the plane, it feels as good as you 277 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: say it does to go down there in late December 278 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: when you've been spending every day of the week up 279 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. He puts together a performance and Dolphins 280 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: can't lose another one, right, the four team can't lose 281 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: it there eight and six. There are four teams in 282 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: that conference that are far and away better than everybody else. 283 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: It's Philly, Minnesota, San Francisco, and Dallas. There are four 284 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: teams that are way out ahead of everybody. Now you 285 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: can throw the Giants in there, but you know they're 286 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: hanging on by the skin of their teeth. Philly, Dallas, Minnesota, 287 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: and San Francisco are the four teams. Everybody else has 288 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: got like six or eight losses. The Giants have five 289 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: losses but a tie. It's those four teams and everybody, 290 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong, So there's three. It's an uphill 291 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: battle for green Bay. They're a game and a half 292 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: back in the lost column of Washington. Who's got the 293 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: last spot, and they got two teams that are ahead 294 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: of them. Who if they keep winning, you're out of 295 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: luck green Bay, that's right. But I think they played 296 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: Detroit one more time in the last three weeks here. Well, 297 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 1: I'll tell you they Detroit or Chicago. They still they 298 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: have one division game left. They've got Miami this week, 299 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: of course, then they go Minnesota Detroit Division games. Yeah, 300 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: I'm up. So they have the head to head with 301 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: Detroit left. You know, if they keep winning and Detroit 302 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: slips up, they could leap frog them. But Minnesota they 303 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: gotta win out, no question. They gotta good They gotta 304 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: get to nine wins, but good enough, that'd be good enough. 305 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: The point is there's still something for them to play for. 306 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: They're not going down there and you know, more worried 307 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,239 Speaker 1: about getting a ten than winning a football game. So 308 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully they give the Dolphins a good fight 309 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: down there, and you know, you go from three straight 310 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: losses to four. Yeah, it's not the way you want 311 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs, that's for sure. We also 312 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: want to discuss with you today more about Josh Allen, 313 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: as we mentioned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for 314 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: his four touchdown passing performance that also included three hundred 315 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 1: and four yards passing through the air two point conversion 316 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: of acrobatic style, you know, along with yeah, mere seventy 317 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: seven yards on the ground rushing, and he's basically responsible 318 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: for you know, three hundred and eighty one of the 319 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: team's four hundred and forty six total night yards. Not 320 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: bad and so I this kind of just went by 321 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: the board on me, Steve. With his four touchdowns, Josh 322 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:48,239 Speaker 1: has now tied Dan Marino for most total touchdowns in 323 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: your first five seasons all time, all time. It's him 324 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: and Dan, that's it. And he's probably gonna pass us. 325 00:18:55,160 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 1: He's got three games left, so he's ri donculous. So 326 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: our question that we wanted to pose to you today 327 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: was how has Josh game? How has Josh Allen's game 328 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: evolved this season? And why or how how is his 329 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: game evolved this season? Because I think there are a 330 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: little nuances that he added to his game each and 331 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: every season. And you know last year, I remember we 332 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: had Jordan Palmer on this show and we were talking 333 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: to him about Josh's game and he felt where Josh's 334 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 1: game evolved last year was in that emotional state of calm. Right, 335 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: remember how he used to talk about sugar Hi Josh 336 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: Allen and how sometimes at the beginning of the game 337 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: he had to peel him off the ceiling. Jordan was 338 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: telling us he felt if there was one step in 339 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: his game last year, it was having that emotional control, 340 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: you know, keeping his emotional center right there so he 341 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 1: could just focus on doing his job out there as 342 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And I would agree with that. I thought 343 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: we saw a lot of that last year. And every 344 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: game every year Josh has focused on something and the 345 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: next year he comes back and he's a lot better 346 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: at that's something, whatever it is, what is it this year? 347 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: That's the question we're posing to you at eight o 348 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty one eighty eight, five fifty two, 349 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: five fifty the number to get on board. We have 350 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 1: open lines for you there or you can hit us 351 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: up on the tweet sheet has always had one. Bill's Live. 352 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: How is Josh Allen's game evolved this season? You tell us? 353 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: Does anything stick out for you, like jump out at 354 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: just say wow, he really is better at that this year. Well, 355 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: the guy's been playing at MVP level for three years, 356 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: So I think the thing that grabs me more than anything. 357 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that there's anything because I hesitate to 358 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: give to say this is Josh or whether it's Ken Dorsey. 359 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: You know what I mean. He's playing in a slightly 360 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 1: with a slightly different play caller, so different parts of 361 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: his game would be accentuated. And plus, not for nothing, 362 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: the guy's been injured for the last month and a half, 363 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: seven weeks or whoever it was he got his elbow 364 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: hit and they've been nursing him along, So I think 365 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,879 Speaker 1: that has changed his trajectory a little bit this season 366 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: and maybe flattened it. So I think it's really difficult question. 367 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: I don't think he's any question. He is when he's on, 368 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 1: he's as good as or better than everybody else in 369 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: the league. Mahomes is certainly always in that conversation. Absolutely, 370 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 1: Josh is right there with him. He's always in the conversation. 371 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: Then you get guys in and out of the conversation, 372 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: like you know, Jalen Hurts. This year is being thrown 373 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: around because of the success that team has had, and 374 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: a little bit unexpectedly, two of was in that conversation 375 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: through that five game winning streak when they you know, 376 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: they were they were three and oz oh and three, 377 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: then five and oh, so they were they were off 378 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: to a red hot start. But Josh, when you watch 379 00:21:55,040 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: the Bills play, you can't not be wowed by the 380 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: level of play Josh has, even when it's when they're struggling, 381 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: when they're down eight in the fourth quarter and Josh 382 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: hits a third and fifteen for twenty one. To Gabe Davis, 383 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's exactly what it happened, but 384 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: he makes throws nobody else makes does it from the 385 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: I said this in post game. He does it from 386 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: the pocket. He does it obviously off script outside the pocket. 387 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: He can do it with called quarterback runs where they 388 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: use him as a weapon. Call it and he's going 389 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: to run it. And he also does it when he 390 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: just pulls it down and decides he wants to go. 391 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: He does it with the long ball like Pittsburgh, and 392 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: he does it plinkty plink plink boomed down the field. 393 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: He has. We have seen him win games every possible way, 394 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: every possible way. And I think the thing that we 395 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: don't see now that we had we saw it a 396 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: little bit in the swoon during the middle of the 397 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: season is the he cut off the bottom of the 398 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: world coaster. His bottoming out doesn't go like like, what 399 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: are you doing? Right? We almost saught it the last 400 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: play of the half against the Dolphins, where he ran 401 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 1: out the clock and almost blew their chance to score 402 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: any points there. But he got the touchdown. So he's 403 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: cut off the bottom of the roller coaster, too, right, 404 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, where do you go from here? 405 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: More of that, less of the other? Goodness, gracious. I 406 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: think one thing we'd like to see that he's not 407 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: that I don't know, We've talked about it. Make more 408 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: plays on schedule from the pocket, is that the guys 409 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: are running open boom hit him. Yeah, maybe more of 410 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: that rather than going off script. As much as he does. 411 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: But it's hard to see a place where there's gaps 412 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: that need to be filled in that or that we're 413 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: there last year that he hasn't, or that you know 414 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,719 Speaker 1: what I mean. It's funny that you're saying all of 415 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: that because one area where I thought he has evolved 416 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: is in managing the game. When you have a guy 417 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 1: that's so physically gifted in every possible way to play 418 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 1: the position, you're used to expecting the spectacular from him, 419 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: and more often than not he does deliver on that front. 420 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 1: But I think it's the it's I don't know how 421 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: to even describe this, but it's the mundane parts of 422 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: being a quarterback that I actually think he's gotten better at, 423 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: you know, getting the team in and out of the huddle, 424 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: recognizing time and score, recognizing situation with down and distance, 425 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: diagnosing defense pre snap and recognizing if it changes post snap, 426 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: and making a decision accordingly. I still, even to this day, 427 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: because he is so physically gifted, I still think he 428 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: is underrated as a cerebral player. Josh is really smart 429 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: in diagnosing the game, understanding the game, making on the 430 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 1: fly decisions in the game. He does not get fooled often. 431 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: It's rare when he gets fooled, and for a guy that's, 432 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, still in the first half of his career, 433 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: I think that's there's something to be said for that. 434 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: And so I think and I think he learned. I 435 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: feel like he grasped this fully when he suffered his 436 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: turnover stretch. You know, he's got nine turnovers in his 437 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,959 Speaker 1: span of like six weeks. Seven of the nine are 438 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: in the red zone. Taking points off the board for 439 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: his team cost him a couple of games in the process, 440 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: and then he has the injury on top of it, 441 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: and it's like it's almost like the offensive staff coach 442 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: McDermott josh All got in a room together and said, Okay, 443 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: let's just pump the brakes on everything here for a second, 444 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: and let's change the approach a little bit. Your elbow 445 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: is not great, so let's not throw at forty five 446 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: times a game. Let's go with this approach, try to 447 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: develop this aspect of our offense, and how about you 448 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,959 Speaker 1: just kind of run the show a little bit and 449 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: not try to be the three ring circus that you're 450 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: capable of being every week. And I think he took 451 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: that on willingly, and I was in cart like Brown's game, 452 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: Lions game. He was managing those games, and even though 453 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: the point production was dropping, he was not making the 454 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: catastrophic mistake to make winning harder. Yeah, I agree. Here's 455 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: the problem. Even if Josh buys into that and says, 456 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,360 Speaker 1: all right, I'm gonna give I'm gonna distribute the bowl, 457 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: give my guys a chance to help out, the only 458 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: guy you can point to has really come through is 459 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: Steph Diggs. Well, yes, and I wasn't, and I'm not. 460 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to indicate that that's the long term 461 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: way that this team should play. I was just saying, 462 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: for that interim period when his elbow wasn't one hundred percent, 463 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: they played a different way. He grasped how to manage 464 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: a football game. I kind of think coming out of 465 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: that now, especially with the signs we saw last week 466 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: where it looked more like the kind of play we're 467 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 1: accustomed to seeing from him, that he's kind of taken that, 468 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: even though it was only for a short stretch where 469 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: he was a quote unquote more of a game manager 470 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: than this phenomenal physical talent, he's taken it and kind 471 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: of incorporated it. In to his normal game. If you know, 472 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: you know what, does that make sense? Yeah? Oh absolutely. 473 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: My point is this, if he's going to do that, 474 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: you got to have Gabe Davis and Isaiah McKenzie and 475 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: now Cole Beasley and John Brown and Khalil Shakir. You 476 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: gotta have all these guys doing their part. He's still 477 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: leads the league and having guys drop balls. Correct, So 478 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: when you drop and were you doing that to the 479 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: guy who's trying to, you know, give you guys a chance. 480 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, he says, he listen, I'm gonna 481 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: do this myself, and he ends off snapping off at 482 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 1: forty one yard run or he ends off listen, I'm 483 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: gonna hang onto this ball. Somebody get open for me 484 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: while I extend this play. Right before halftime, you see 485 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: him doing stuff like that because he hasn't nobody has 486 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: stepped up to the play, you know consistently. Yeah, you 487 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: can take Steph Diggs. You put six guys on Steph Diggs, 488 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:33,640 Speaker 1: you take him out. Nobody's you know, there's nobody consistently 489 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: hurting the other team enough for Josh not to do 490 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: it himself. Knox is the guy that's come closest. Yes, 491 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: he's done it a couple of plays, the last couple 492 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: of games, a couple of games. Um. But the last 493 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: time before that was the Browns game when he went 494 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: seven for seventy, right, you know, so you know, maybe 495 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: Knox can be that true second option because we haven't 496 00:28:55,680 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: seen a singular, defined secondary option in this passing game. 497 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: So you're right about that. I will grant you know, 498 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: we'll see. I mean, I'll say this, he at this 499 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: point in his career, Josh knows what it takes to 500 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: win an NFL football game. And he and as you said, 501 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: one of the reasons they drafted him and were confident 502 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: in drafting him when he had so far to go 503 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: to be a great quarterback was his intelligence. That is 504 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:34,640 Speaker 1: what sets guys apart. Certainly that it sets Josh apart, 505 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: and he never gets the credit for it because of 506 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: his physical skills that are so prolific, nobody ever thinks 507 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: of him as a smart guy. You don't improve at 508 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: the rate that Josh Allen improved over the first couple 509 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: of years of your career unless you're really smart. So 510 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,239 Speaker 1: that continues to be his greatest asset, ends becoming more 511 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: of an asset as he gets further into his career. 512 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:57,959 Speaker 1: We have to take a break here, but when we 513 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: come back, we're taking your phone call. So if your 514 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: whole holding at eight oh three five fifty or one 515 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty, stay where we are, 516 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: Sam and Buffalo is going to lead us off and 517 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: others holding at eight o three oh five fifty when 518 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: we return. How has Josh Allen's game evolved this season? 519 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: You tell us what you think next Here on one 520 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: Bills Live, presented by Kalida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. 521 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: Merry Christmas and happy Holidays from all of us at 522 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: one Bill's Dry Enjoy the holidays and thank you for 523 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: your support this season. Thank you for your support this season, 524 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: and go Bills, Go Bills. All right, some holiday wishes 525 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: from Dawson Knox and Isaiah McKenzie. We hope you have 526 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: a great Christmas with you and your families, as we 527 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: all will try to do as well. We're back here 528 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 1: on One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, 529 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: and we are discussing what is it about Josh Allen's 530 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: game that has evolved this season. Maybe there's an aspect 531 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: of his play that you think has taken another step 532 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: forward this season might be hard to find, might be 533 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: pretty nuanced, but each offseason he tends to work on 534 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: something and he comes back and all of a sudden 535 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: it's decidedly better. So if there's something that comes to mind, 536 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: you let us know at eighth three five fifty one 537 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: eight eight five fifty two five fifty the number to 538 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: get on board, or you can reach out to us 539 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: on the tweet sheet at one Bills Live on Twitter. 540 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: But we lead off with the phones and baton leadoff 541 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: is Sam in Buffalo. What do you got for a Samuel? 542 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: On One Bills Live? Hi, Thanks for having me on, Yeah, 543 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: no problem, what do you go for a Sam? At 544 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: least for me when I start thinking about this season, 545 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: every one of the big kind of things coming to 546 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 1: this season, that is that they were a and seven 547 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: in one score games like before the season, and at 548 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: least it all starts from the quarterback and especially Josh 549 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: Allen and when he came in and playing those games 550 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: in like Detroit when they got moved. I honestly don't 551 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: know if they would have won those games if they 552 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: were the team last year and just all leads back 553 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: to him and kind of his resilience and the kind 554 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: of the grit of the team. So that's kind of 555 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: the big step that I've seen. And of course it 556 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: comes back to von Miller and McDermott and all those guys, 557 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: but all it all led by your franchise quarterback. And 558 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: that's kind of the one big thing that I've noticed 559 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: this year is their big step kind of taking it 560 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: the next step in winning those games that they have 561 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: to win and finding the way to win them even 562 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: when the odds are stacked again one of the things. 563 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: And I get that narrative about, you know, how they 564 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: were struggling in one score games and that kind of thing. 565 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: I'll say this, every loss they've had, it seems like 566 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: every loss except the one loss you can look at. 567 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: There's two actually that I can think of. The Indianapolis 568 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: Colts after the Bills beat them in the playoffs in 569 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty. They came in last year and 570 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: hung forty one on the Bills, and I could relate 571 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: to it. After being put out of the playoffs by 572 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: a team, you come back and you really want a 573 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: piece of them, and they took it to the Bills. 574 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: There the Bills lost big in that game, and that's right. 575 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: And then also two years before that, in the AFC 576 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: Championship game, the Chiefs played the best game they played 577 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: all season. They played their best game of the year 578 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: against the Bills in the championship game and beat them 579 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: by sixteen I believe. So those are the two games 580 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: you can think of where the Bills lost by a 581 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 1: wide margin. Every single other game the Bills ever lose 582 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: is by less than a handful of points. They've lost 583 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: three games this year by a total of eight points. 584 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: They're just hard to beat, and so they're always gonna 585 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: have their losses. Every loss they take, it seems like, 586 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: except the ones I just mentioned, every loss they take 587 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: is by a one score at you know if that 588 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, if you have a score like two points, right, So, uh, 589 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,839 Speaker 1: they're hard to beat. And this year they've had three 590 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: games two points to the Dolphins, three points to the Jets, 591 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:13,879 Speaker 1: three points to the Vikings. That's right. You go back 592 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: ye last year their losses they lost by seven to Pittsburgh, 593 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: three to Tennessee, three to Jacksonville, three to Jacksonville, four 594 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: to New England, and five or six to Tampa Bay 595 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: in ot uh. And that's that takes out the Indianapolis 596 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: Colts loss where they lost like by twenty five or 597 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:39,440 Speaker 1: twenty six points, all every loss they had last year, 598 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: except that the Cold game was by a single score. 599 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: Because they're really hard to beat. Go down to twenty twenty. 600 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 1: They lost big to the Titans down in Tennessee on 601 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: the Monday night game at five or the Tuesday Tuesday 602 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: game at five o'clock when they thought they were going 603 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: to play the Chiefs and they got moved twice, and 604 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,800 Speaker 1: the game it was bait and switched twice for the Bills, 605 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: not only what day it was on, and then it 606 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,959 Speaker 1: was bait and switched twice on who they were gonna play. 607 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:07,560 Speaker 1: They lost. The next week, they lost to the Chiefs 608 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: by by nine. Those two games right there are the 609 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: last time the Bills got had a stretch like that. 610 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: Then they lost to Arizona in the Hail Murray. Right, 611 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: they're hard to beat, you don't. They don't lose games 612 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: by more than one score. They're always in it. They're 613 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,799 Speaker 1: just they're that's how good they are, right, And it's 614 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: not a sign that they're not good in the clutch. 615 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: It's a sign about how hard it is to beat 616 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: these jokers. There's been we just counted them four games 617 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: in three years they've lost by more than one score, 618 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 1: four in three years, and then their last twenty games 619 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:57,360 Speaker 1: they're sixteen and four. Yeah, all right, geeminy cricket. They're good, bro, sleevage. 620 00:35:57,640 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: You're not telling me anything. I don't know. They're hard 621 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: to be and I and we had the analytesia when 622 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: this narrative came out about the one score game thing. 623 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: We had. I can't remember who even was, and he said, listen, 624 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 1: what happens is all these one score game things, they 625 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 1: all kind of even out over time. Most teams are 626 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 1: a coin flip. When there's one score game, it's a 627 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: coin flip over time. Shoot, yeah, you can't beat the 628 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 1: Bills by more than one score. Yeah. The other element 629 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: of that, you know, especially in this most recent stretch 630 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:35,320 Speaker 1: where they haven't blown teams off the field, there's there's 631 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: value in that too, And there's partially a reason for that. Also, 632 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: they're playing one of the toughest schedules in the league 633 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: this season in terms of opponent winning percentage. That really 634 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: hasn't The only way it's changed is the schedule has 635 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,760 Speaker 1: gotten harder primarily because the teams in their own division 636 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: are better than anticipated. That's number one, but number two 637 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,319 Speaker 1: and Sean McDermot addressed with the media today when he 638 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: spoke earlier prior to practice when he said he was 639 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 1: asked about, you know, will all these close games have 640 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,880 Speaker 1: your team more battle test had come the postseason, and 641 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: he said, yeah, we believe it will, because all of 642 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: those games in the postseason, more often than not, are 643 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: pretty tight. I mean, unless a playoff team is just 644 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 1: completely flat and doesn't bring it on that given day, 645 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: most of those games are tight. And if you've been 646 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,360 Speaker 1: in those kinds of games for basically the entire second 647 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,239 Speaker 1: half of your season, it's not going to come as 648 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 1: a shock to you and you're gonna feel right at 649 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,920 Speaker 1: home when it comes time in crunch time to execute. 650 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 1: So hopefully they're also a better team for it when 651 00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:46,360 Speaker 1: it's when the game is literally on the line and 652 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 1: it's winner, go home in the postseason. So that's the hope. 653 00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:53,080 Speaker 1: Back to the phones and to Gary on a sell, Gary, 654 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: what you got for us? Here? On? Hold on, let 655 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:58,439 Speaker 1: me get you up here. What do you got for us? Gary? Hey, guys, 656 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: how y'all? Don good I got a question. It's a 657 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, because I've been trying to get 658 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: hold of y'all. Just didn't work. Y'all. Are you interviewing 659 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:10,759 Speaker 1: somebody or something the Patriots Bills game when Hamlet got 660 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 1: ejected for the spearing or leading with the helmet. I 661 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,839 Speaker 1: guess right, all right, I've watching the Titans game versus 662 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:20,960 Speaker 1: the Eagle that Sunday, and uh, I don't know what 663 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: the safety. I never the receivers that bird kid they 664 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:26,719 Speaker 1: got from Arkansas, the Tennessee Titans. Okay, he got he 665 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,640 Speaker 1: got hit the same way, and the safety for the 666 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 1: Eagles got flagged for you know, I'm necessary roughness, But 667 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: he didn't get ejected. Yep. Now why is it a 668 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:38,760 Speaker 1: Hamlet getting ejected but the other guy's not? Only one reason? Gary, 669 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: different guy calling the game. Yeah, it's a at the 670 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:44,319 Speaker 1: end of the day, it's a judgment call, Gary, and 671 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: different guys are gonna judge it differently. There ain't gonna 672 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 1: ever be any justice in that, and that I agree 673 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: with you totally. I don't know how Hamleon gets ejected 674 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,000 Speaker 1: in the in the Bills game in New England game, 675 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: No question, it was a tough hit. It was a 676 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:03,960 Speaker 1: hard hit in the end zone. Ejected please. Yeah, this 677 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 1: is where the point of emphasis with defenseless receivers and 678 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:14,879 Speaker 1: all of that stuff gets It can get skewed from 679 00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:17,440 Speaker 1: one officiating crew to the other. There might be one 680 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,919 Speaker 1: officiating crew that's got it on the brain because maybe 681 00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,840 Speaker 1: there was a call they missed the week before, and 682 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: they know they're under the microscope. So if anything comes 683 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:31,040 Speaker 1: close to approaching that bang flags coming out up targeting two, 684 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,919 Speaker 1: he's ejected, like you know what I mean. It could 685 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: be a scenario like that. For example, the Titans game 686 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: that you're referencing, they don't eject that guy. That crew 687 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:42,759 Speaker 1: might be getting lit up like a Christmas tree by 688 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,520 Speaker 1: the director of officiating saying, hey, you should have thrown 689 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: that guy out of the game. Yeah, because Hamlin didn't. 690 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,560 Speaker 1: So now that crew comes out and tries to officiate 691 00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:52,719 Speaker 1: this week, anything comes close to that, they may eject somebody. Yeah, 692 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:55,200 Speaker 1: Hamlin didn't make head to head contact. He hit him 693 00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: with his shoulder and got his head out of the way. 694 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: And I don't have I don't know if we have 695 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: a replay of the Titan game because it's kind of 696 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,640 Speaker 1: buried in the in the video, we've got but get 697 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: the hamlet. I've never I didn't know you could even 698 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: get ejected like that. Yeah, I gotta be honest. I 699 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: didn't know that rule was in there, and they had 700 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,240 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, they're gonna I was like what, Yeah, 701 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 1: And there's there was a secondary this angle from the 702 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: end zone. You can actually see Hamlin at the very 703 00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: last second tries to turn away from the hit and 704 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: because of that he keeps from making contact with the 705 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: crown of his helmet. It's mostly a shoulder shot, but 706 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: from where the ref is standing, Hamlin actually blocks that 707 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:44,080 Speaker 1: official's view of where contact is made on the receiver 708 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:48,640 Speaker 1: and so and it's actually and it is up. He 709 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:50,879 Speaker 1: does hit the guy around the head and neck. Yes, 710 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:53,560 Speaker 1: that's I think that's the head in the neck area 711 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 1: is the point of it. That's the point. And I 712 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,359 Speaker 1: don't that's fine calling a penalty, but toss the guy out. 713 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:02,360 Speaker 1: That seems to take it from a guy who's been 714 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: thrown out. That seems a bit extreme to me. That 715 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:10,040 Speaker 1: seems just to have a fair leg to stand on here, Steve, 716 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:16,239 Speaker 1: see me, I totally deserve it, demark did not did 717 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:19,839 Speaker 1: not deserve it. Okay, you know, all right, we gotta 718 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:21,520 Speaker 1: take a break, but more of your phone calls when 719 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:24,200 Speaker 1: we come back. Mike and Amhurst, Ron and Spencerport hang 720 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: tight will get to you when we return. Here on 721 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Kellid to Health, It's Buffalo 722 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Bills Mafia, the first edition of the Buffalo 723 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: Bills comic cover series, is now on sale. Products include posters, sweaters, 724 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,800 Speaker 1: and shirts. You can purchase these items exclusively and any Buffalo, 725 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:03,239 Speaker 1: Rochester and Syracuse Wigman's Wigman's the official tailgating headquarters of 726 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:08,439 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. You know, I you go to these 727 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:13,319 Speaker 1: when I go to the supermarket invariably. I you know, 728 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:15,080 Speaker 1: you go a couple times a week, right, everybody goes, 729 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:19,560 Speaker 1: but at holiday time it's mobbed. It's you know, when 730 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:24,080 Speaker 1: it's like the apocalypse. You go through and you stand line, 731 00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:26,439 Speaker 1: and I have this thing I used to I used 732 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,000 Speaker 1: to be like, I'm impatient, So I'd be the one 733 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:30,799 Speaker 1: like putting stuff on the as soon as as soon 734 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:32,359 Speaker 1: as there was a gap there, I put that little 735 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:36,279 Speaker 1: bar down. I'd start thirting my stuff out there. Absolutely 736 00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: evolved away from that. Um Now I leave the misses 737 00:42:40,080 --> 00:42:42,880 Speaker 1: there she can do that. I go over to the 738 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:46,760 Speaker 1: to the place at the little you're checking out the apparel, 739 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:48,680 Speaker 1: and I go over and to look at all that stuff. 740 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:52,320 Speaker 1: I go shopping. I go shopping. I'm gonna get a 741 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:53,920 Speaker 1: few more things I got. I'm gonna go see what 742 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:56,080 Speaker 1: they got, if they got anything. Every On the other hand, 743 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:59,000 Speaker 1: if there's any kind of a bit of junk in 744 00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:02,160 Speaker 1: there that I can't live with out, I'm getting it. Okay, 745 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:03,960 Speaker 1: I'm getting you heard it here, and I'll tell you 746 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:10,360 Speaker 1: this comic book stuff. Just got sweaters. It's got a chance, Okay, 747 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:14,040 Speaker 1: end up in my closet. Okay. Yeah. We uh we 748 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: choose to go grocery shopping and off hours this time 749 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:19,960 Speaker 1: of year. Remember you asked me, Hey, what did you 750 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,680 Speaker 1: do last night? Yeah, yeah, you come. I was at 751 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:27,400 Speaker 1: the grocery store at ten fifteen pm returning bottles and cans, 752 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:31,399 Speaker 1: and was there It was crowded. Uh no, there were 753 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:35,239 Speaker 1: more people stocking the shelves for the next day than 754 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:39,080 Speaker 1: there were customers. Smart move. So I know. My wife 755 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:40,960 Speaker 1: even said it. She goes, this is how I liked 756 00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 1: the grocery shop. I never did I've never never did that, 757 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 1: but I know that's when celebrities kind of sometimes go 758 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 1: to this thing. They go like right before closing or not. 759 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,080 Speaker 1: If you know supermowkers, I don't know if they ever closed, 760 00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:56,040 Speaker 1: but you know they go in a very off hours, 761 00:43:56,360 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: so they don't they can be bothered. So yeah, let's 762 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,680 Speaker 1: get back to the foams. Though, as we are discussing 763 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:05,760 Speaker 1: with you, how has Josh Allen's game evolved this season? 764 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,359 Speaker 1: He always seems to add something to the repertoire each 765 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 1: and every season. What do you think that might be here? 766 00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:12,480 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty two, we go to the phones and 767 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:18,320 Speaker 1: to Mike and Amhurst. Next we got for his Mike. Hi, guys, 768 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,560 Speaker 1: how are you good? Good? Good? I just wanted to 769 00:44:21,560 --> 00:44:25,719 Speaker 1: say three things and ask a question. First, I wanted 770 00:44:25,719 --> 00:44:28,399 Speaker 1: to say, your guys, did a couple of weeks ago 771 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:32,240 Speaker 1: on last minute tree shopping and going ten minutes before 772 00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:35,640 Speaker 1: the place closes his genius? Um. I did that with 773 00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:38,120 Speaker 1: my mom at Anderson and she picked the first tree 774 00:44:38,120 --> 00:44:41,759 Speaker 1: out so it took like ten minutes total. Perfect. So 775 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:44,799 Speaker 1: much for making it a Christmas tradition and experience. Get 776 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: the dang tree and get out. Let's go the tree 777 00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:52,439 Speaker 1: and let's get home. Right. What else? So in terms 778 00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:55,360 Speaker 1: of Alan maturing to me as a fan, kind of 779 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:59,120 Speaker 1: what In my opinion, I think he's being more patient 780 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: and I I think he's learned to kind of live 781 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 1: to fight another day and trust his defense that hey, look, 782 00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 1: not every play, not every drive has to end in 783 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:11,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Yes, I love that dog mentality, but I 784 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:14,600 Speaker 1: think he's protecting the football and he's trusting the other side. 785 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:18,239 Speaker 1: To me, That's what I've noticed. And then I'm so 786 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:20,719 Speaker 1: happy you guys have been bringing up the fact over 787 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 1: the last few years how the Bills are like impossible 788 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:26,200 Speaker 1: to beat, and I agree. It seems like a team 789 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:29,120 Speaker 1: needs a miracle to beat us, and like Steve said, 790 00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:32,440 Speaker 1: we're hired to beat you know, it's it's not easy. 791 00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,480 Speaker 1: And like you guys talked about, I agree. I think 792 00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:38,680 Speaker 1: the coin flip situations are going to start going our way. 793 00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:42,560 Speaker 1: I don't think we can possibly lose anymore you know, 794 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:46,120 Speaker 1: anomaly situations. And then the last thing I had was 795 00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:49,160 Speaker 1: a question for Steve being a part of that Super 796 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,920 Speaker 1: Bowl run. I can't even comprehend how incredible that is. 797 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,719 Speaker 1: I was thirty three years old. I'm thirty three years old, 798 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:57,279 Speaker 1: so at the time you guys did that, I was 799 00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:00,840 Speaker 1: too young to appreciate it. To me, this is the 800 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:03,520 Speaker 1: best Bills team I've ever seen. I just wanted to 801 00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:06,800 Speaker 1: get your opinion on what stands out with this team, 802 00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:09,600 Speaker 1: if there's anything to the team you were on, like 803 00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:12,799 Speaker 1: in terms of greatness or kind of what reminds you 804 00:46:12,840 --> 00:46:15,240 Speaker 1: of that great team you had in the nineties. Yeah, 805 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:17,440 Speaker 1: this team is different than that team in the nineties 806 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:20,920 Speaker 1: there even by the even within this culture that the 807 00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:22,719 Speaker 1: league is in now, it's a very it's a very 808 00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:25,680 Speaker 1: different NFL now than it was back then thirty years ago. 809 00:46:26,360 --> 00:46:28,400 Speaker 1: But the thing that you notice is, and it's easy 810 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,240 Speaker 1: to see it now that I've remained such good friends 811 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:33,840 Speaker 1: with the guys I played with. These guys are you know, 812 00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:36,480 Speaker 1: you form lifelong friendships, and the culture inside the locker 813 00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:40,279 Speaker 1: room seems to be like it really enticing, not just 814 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:41,880 Speaker 1: for the guys who are here, and it's great to 815 00:46:41,880 --> 00:46:43,760 Speaker 1: go to work. The guys love coming into the building. 816 00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:45,799 Speaker 1: They can't wait to get in and hang out in 817 00:46:45,800 --> 00:46:48,200 Speaker 1: the locker room and practice and lift and work out 818 00:46:48,280 --> 00:46:53,240 Speaker 1: and rehab and death. It's just an incredibly productive place 819 00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:55,640 Speaker 1: for these guys to thrive in that's the one thing 820 00:46:56,120 --> 00:46:58,759 Speaker 1: that is very similar to the team I was on. 821 00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:02,560 Speaker 1: It was different and obviously vastly different because you know, 822 00:47:02,600 --> 00:47:08,040 Speaker 1: the money was different, the league was different, but that's 823 00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:14,440 Speaker 1: the same the locker room and the cultivated and deliberate 824 00:47:14,719 --> 00:47:19,200 Speaker 1: attempt to create that culture has been successful, whether the 825 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:20,960 Speaker 1: team gets the Super Bowl four times in a row 826 00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:23,839 Speaker 1: or not. That's very similar to the way we did 827 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:27,160 Speaker 1: it back in the day. The differences between this team 828 00:47:27,160 --> 00:47:30,920 Speaker 1: and that team. Our team, we had great players, just 829 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:34,239 Speaker 1: like these guys do. We had We had like four 830 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,279 Speaker 1: Hall of famers on the offensive side of the ball, 831 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:40,640 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly Thurman, Thomas Andre Reid, and James Lofton. And 832 00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:44,239 Speaker 1: we had an offensive line that for the time was 833 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:47,920 Speaker 1: unique in the fact that we had three three hundred 834 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:51,600 Speaker 1: pound offensive linemen starting on our offensive line. When the 835 00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:54,600 Speaker 1: Bills went to their first Super Bowl, there were only 836 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 1: seven men in the entire National Football League listed at 837 00:47:59,560 --> 00:48:02,279 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds. Are better. We had three of them 838 00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:07,080 Speaker 1: starting on our offensive line. Say what you want. They 839 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:09,200 Speaker 1: were ahead of the game offensively, a little bit like 840 00:48:09,239 --> 00:48:11,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are these days. They just had a little 841 00:48:11,120 --> 00:48:14,080 Speaker 1: bit of and those four Hall of famers in that 842 00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:19,080 Speaker 1: offensive line ran a play every sixteen seconds, not sixteen 843 00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:21,839 Speaker 1: seconds of the play clock, sixteen seconds at the time 844 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,920 Speaker 1: after the whistle was blown. So the whistle was blown, 845 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,840 Speaker 1: the ball was down, so it's second and nine sixteen 846 00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:31,640 Speaker 1: seconds later the ball is snapped again and they're off 847 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:34,640 Speaker 1: and running. Sixteen seconds after that they got another one going, 848 00:48:34,760 --> 00:48:41,040 Speaker 1: and that's average, So sometimes it was quicker. Yeah, that 849 00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:43,239 Speaker 1: was different. So we had a kind of a like 850 00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:48,719 Speaker 1: finger quotes, technological superiority with those great players. We were 851 00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:52,000 Speaker 1: able to get first downs and go quickly, and we 852 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:56,719 Speaker 1: got a huge amount of benefit from that because A 853 00:48:57,600 --> 00:49:00,239 Speaker 1: the pass rush evaporated when you got those guys trying 854 00:49:00,239 --> 00:49:04,440 Speaker 1: to rush the passer every temper every fifteen seconds and about, 855 00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:07,080 Speaker 1: and B we could get first downs. When he got 856 00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:10,000 Speaker 1: first downs, the pass rush went away, and those big 857 00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:12,440 Speaker 1: guys up front on the defensive line for the other team, 858 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:15,879 Speaker 1: we're just leaning on our three hundred pound linemen and 859 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:19,279 Speaker 1: then you hand it off to a Hall of Fame 860 00:49:19,360 --> 00:49:21,200 Speaker 1: running back and they're just trying to lean on these 861 00:49:21,200 --> 00:49:24,200 Speaker 1: guys and our offensive line fires out. So yeah, we 862 00:49:24,320 --> 00:49:25,840 Speaker 1: had a we had a big example. So that was 863 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:28,400 Speaker 1: a that was a different era that allowed that to 864 00:49:28,440 --> 00:49:32,799 Speaker 1: take place. But the culture and the feel of locker 865 00:49:32,840 --> 00:49:35,440 Speaker 1: room in the building here to me is very very 866 00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:38,440 Speaker 1: much like it was back in the nineties. And to 867 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:41,560 Speaker 1: your point quickly about how it is tough to beat 868 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:43,759 Speaker 1: the Bills, and when you do, you barely do it. 869 00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:47,560 Speaker 1: In addition to that, sometimes the Bills actually have to 870 00:49:47,600 --> 00:49:49,680 Speaker 1: help you to do it, and they've done that in 871 00:49:49,719 --> 00:49:52,080 Speaker 1: the form of some turnover the hand. The Minnesota game 872 00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:54,560 Speaker 1: is probably the biggest example. They handed the game to 873 00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:57,320 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings, still took overtime to beat them, and 874 00:49:57,360 --> 00:50:00,359 Speaker 1: it still took overtime to beat the Bills. U thing 875 00:50:00,360 --> 00:50:04,319 Speaker 1: with the Miami Dolphins. If the Bills, if Isaia McKenzie 876 00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:08,640 Speaker 1: goes again, in hindsight, you can see it. In hindsight, 877 00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:11,000 Speaker 1: of course he should have. But at the point of 878 00:50:11,000 --> 00:50:12,839 Speaker 1: the game you think, get out of bounds. But if 879 00:50:12,840 --> 00:50:14,600 Speaker 1: he has just put his foot in the ground, got 880 00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:16,600 Speaker 1: five more yards, went down spot of the ball, they 881 00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,920 Speaker 1: could have spot. They could have spiked the ball with 882 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:23,120 Speaker 1: a second or two left and yeah, and Tyler Bass 883 00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:26,480 Speaker 1: comes in, beep diddypop, diddy boop. You know you're you 884 00:50:26,520 --> 00:50:29,040 Speaker 1: win the game. So that's you know, those two of 885 00:50:29,080 --> 00:50:31,120 Speaker 1: the three losses you've taken all year that had no 886 00:50:31,239 --> 00:50:35,040 Speaker 1: business being losses. Yeah, they're tough to beat. We have 887 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:36,600 Speaker 1: to take a break here because we're out of time 888 00:50:36,640 --> 00:50:38,680 Speaker 1: in this segment. When we come back, we're gonna be 889 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:41,560 Speaker 1: joined by former Bears defensive lineman and current Believe in 890 00:50:41,640 --> 00:50:45,040 Speaker 1: Bears podcast host Corey Wootton. Who's gonna fill us in 891 00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:48,239 Speaker 1: on these Chicago Bears that the Bills have up next 892 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:50,759 Speaker 1: on Saturday. That's coming up here on One Bill's Live 893 00:50:50,840 --> 00:51:30,080 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio, The One 894 00:51:30,280 --> 00:51:34,920 Speaker 1: Bills Live presented by called Light to Health. Here we 895 00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:38,000 Speaker 1: be our number two on a Wednesday. Chris Brown, Steve 896 00:51:38,080 --> 00:51:41,759 Speaker 1: Task your One Bill's Live season's greetings, and we are 897 00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:45,960 Speaker 1: talking Bill's Bears. We're also talking about how Josh Allen's 898 00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:50,280 Speaker 1: game has evolved this season after he stuck another AFC 899 00:51:50,520 --> 00:51:52,960 Speaker 1: Offensive Player of the Week award up on his mantle 900 00:51:53,680 --> 00:51:59,080 Speaker 1: for his three hundred four touchdown passing yard performance or 901 00:51:59,120 --> 00:52:03,320 Speaker 1: three hunder four yards passing four touchdown performance against the Dolphins, 902 00:52:03,440 --> 00:52:06,799 Speaker 1: including a game winning drive at a game tying drive 903 00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:11,640 Speaker 1: that included a two point conversion of acrobatic sorts, So 904 00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:15,719 Speaker 1: I think there have been some good contributions to that discussion. 905 00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:19,160 Speaker 1: More on the Bears in a few as we wait 906 00:52:19,239 --> 00:52:22,320 Speaker 1: to connect with former Bears defensive lineman and current Believe 907 00:52:22,320 --> 00:52:25,560 Speaker 1: in Bears podcast host Corey Wootten to give us the 908 00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,319 Speaker 1: four one one on the Bears. Here's the thing about 909 00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:30,120 Speaker 1: the Bears, Steve, not only are they leading the league 910 00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:32,920 Speaker 1: in rushing, they're doing it in historic fashion. I mean, 911 00:52:33,080 --> 00:52:35,440 Speaker 1: right now at one eighty six point nine for an 912 00:52:35,440 --> 00:52:38,120 Speaker 1: average in terms of rushing yards per game, it's the 913 00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:41,600 Speaker 1: third most by any team over the last forty seasons. 914 00:52:43,200 --> 00:52:48,640 Speaker 1: That's forty seasons. Yeah, this is what this is kind 915 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:51,239 Speaker 1: of what the matchup looks like. Then, totally yards a game. 916 00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:55,879 Speaker 1: Chicago's twenty third. The Bills are number two, obviously behind 917 00:52:55,960 --> 00:53:01,719 Speaker 1: Kansas City in yards per play fifteenth. The Bills are three. 918 00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:06,239 Speaker 1: In passing yards of game, They're thirty second. The Bills 919 00:53:06,280 --> 00:53:12,759 Speaker 1: are fifth in interception ratio. They're thirty second in interception. 920 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:15,920 Speaker 1: They throw in they throw picks, and they'll throw a lot, 921 00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:18,560 Speaker 1: and the Bills are seventeenth. With the swoon that Josh had. 922 00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:20,560 Speaker 1: They don't throw it a lot, but they get picked 923 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:24,239 Speaker 1: a ton they're thirty second and the number of passes 924 00:53:24,360 --> 00:53:30,719 Speaker 1: intercepted the Bills are seventeenth. Sacks per play they're thirty second. Yeah, 925 00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:35,920 Speaker 1: offensively they can't protect him. Yeah, so they don't When 926 00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:38,919 Speaker 1: they try and throw it, bad things happen a ton 927 00:53:39,080 --> 00:53:41,080 Speaker 1: to that team, not just that they can't do it 928 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:43,960 Speaker 1: with production. I think they're throwing interceptions and they're giving 929 00:53:44,040 --> 00:53:47,080 Speaker 1: up sacks. Yeah, let's talk more about the Bears now 930 00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:50,600 Speaker 1: with our scheduled Yes, former Bears defensive linem current Believe 931 00:53:50,600 --> 00:53:53,080 Speaker 1: in Bears podcast host Corey Wooten here with us. Corey, 932 00:53:53,120 --> 00:53:56,600 Speaker 1: How you doing good? How you guys doing We're doing 933 00:53:56,640 --> 00:54:01,040 Speaker 1: all right? How much whend are we gonna get on Saturday? 934 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:05,880 Speaker 1: They're saying, like Gustin over forty. Perhaps they don't call 935 00:54:05,960 --> 00:54:08,840 Speaker 1: it the windy City for nothing. I mean it's always 936 00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:12,440 Speaker 1: windy around that lake front of Soldier Field. What did 937 00:54:12,520 --> 00:54:14,359 Speaker 1: you You might have heard what I was just saying 938 00:54:14,360 --> 00:54:17,000 Speaker 1: about their their inability or ability to throw the football. 939 00:54:17,640 --> 00:54:19,600 Speaker 1: What's it look like? And what are the fans saying 940 00:54:19,600 --> 00:54:22,319 Speaker 1: about their passing offense and what they do? They just say, 941 00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:25,440 Speaker 1: nobody cares because we can run it so well. Does 942 00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:28,200 Speaker 1: it seem like they are number thirty two an interception 943 00:54:28,320 --> 00:54:30,480 Speaker 1: rate or do they give up a ton of sacks 944 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:34,680 Speaker 1: or is that just a byproduct of Fields trying to 945 00:54:34,760 --> 00:54:36,919 Speaker 1: make something happen and he takes a sack when he's 946 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:40,680 Speaker 1: really trying to extend the play kind of thing. Well, 947 00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:42,320 Speaker 1: I think a lot of it is the old line 948 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:44,960 Speaker 1: hasn't performed up the par right early on in the season. 949 00:54:45,040 --> 00:54:47,680 Speaker 1: Justin Fields held the ball a little too much. The 950 00:54:47,800 --> 00:54:50,680 Speaker 1: past seven eight weeks, he's been really good as far 951 00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:54,520 Speaker 1: as his decision making and as far as the passing game. 952 00:54:55,120 --> 00:54:57,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you can look at the Chicago Bears roster. 953 00:54:57,400 --> 00:55:00,400 Speaker 1: We have, arguably, I think, and this is no respect 954 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:04,880 Speaker 1: to them talent wise, on one of the least talented 955 00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:07,719 Speaker 1: wide receiver corps in all of football. Right now. You know, 956 00:55:08,040 --> 00:55:11,040 Speaker 1: Equanimi of Saint Brown is our best receiver and coming 957 00:55:11,080 --> 00:55:13,160 Speaker 1: into this season, I think he had three hundred yards 958 00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:15,960 Speaker 1: in his total total in his career, So it's been 959 00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:19,120 Speaker 1: tough pickas but justin Fields, he's looked really good at 960 00:55:19,160 --> 00:55:21,320 Speaker 1: times passing the ball, even though they haven't been that 961 00:55:22,080 --> 00:55:24,480 Speaker 1: effective with it as a whole, he's looked really good 962 00:55:24,520 --> 00:55:28,000 Speaker 1: as a whole. Um he's a dynamic playmaker. I'm just 963 00:55:28,120 --> 00:55:30,920 Speaker 1: looking forward to next season where they actually surround him 964 00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:32,960 Speaker 1: with some talent and have an offensive line that can 965 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:36,279 Speaker 1: actually protect for him. So, Corey, what has been the 966 00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:41,640 Speaker 1: defensive approach to fields and this rushing attack? How often 967 00:55:41,719 --> 00:55:45,560 Speaker 1: have you seen spies out there for fields knowing at 968 00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:47,920 Speaker 1: any moment he could take off and run for some yardage. 969 00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:51,680 Speaker 1: So a good example is this Philly game. Right, they 970 00:55:51,719 --> 00:55:53,719 Speaker 1: have arguably one of the best pass rushers in the game. 971 00:55:55,680 --> 00:55:57,560 Speaker 1: They had six acts with him, but they struggled at 972 00:55:57,600 --> 00:56:01,080 Speaker 1: times containing them. He had that one run that is unbelievable. Um. 973 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:03,880 Speaker 1: So people try to keep his fire. But the thing 974 00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,600 Speaker 1: is justin fields, he is one of the fastest quarterbacks. 975 00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:08,399 Speaker 1: I think that the league is seen in a while. 976 00:56:08,719 --> 00:56:10,879 Speaker 1: Um and and it's and it's really tough, like any 977 00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:14,040 Speaker 1: defensive end, No defensive end in this game is running 978 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,200 Speaker 1: him down as well as a linebacker that's gonna spy 979 00:56:16,239 --> 00:56:18,440 Speaker 1: as well. So any team that plays him is the 980 00:56:18,560 --> 00:56:21,160 Speaker 1: challenge just because of what he can do as a playmaker. 981 00:56:22,280 --> 00:56:25,040 Speaker 1: What about the running back they just activated off ire 982 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:26,880 Speaker 1: You've got a couple of guys that can really go. 983 00:56:27,719 --> 00:56:30,360 Speaker 1: How much help are they really given Justin Fields in 984 00:56:30,360 --> 00:56:33,239 Speaker 1: the running might now we hear in Buffalo know how 985 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:36,719 Speaker 1: a running quarterback can really skew your rushing numbers. Give 986 00:56:36,800 --> 00:56:38,279 Speaker 1: us an idea of how the other guys that are 987 00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:42,279 Speaker 1: helping him. So David Montgomery and Coli Herbert, those those 988 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:44,640 Speaker 1: are two top backs, and it's kind of like thunder 989 00:56:44,640 --> 00:56:46,720 Speaker 1: and lightning, kind of like Ron Daye and Tike Barber 990 00:56:46,800 --> 00:56:50,879 Speaker 1: back in the day. David Montgomery's the downhill, gut him out. 991 00:56:51,000 --> 00:56:53,439 Speaker 1: He can do pretty much everything. He's a Swiss Army knife. 992 00:56:53,680 --> 00:56:55,960 Speaker 1: And Khalil Herbert is the home run hitter. You know, 993 00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:58,520 Speaker 1: he's before he got hurt, I mean he had he 994 00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:01,160 Speaker 1: had one of the most yards per everybody running back, 995 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:05,400 Speaker 1: so he's super explosive. So I'm looking forward to him 996 00:57:05,520 --> 00:57:09,040 Speaker 1: returning potentially. But yeah, David Montgomery can do it all 997 00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:11,279 Speaker 1: and if you need a yard, he'll get it. So 998 00:57:11,880 --> 00:57:14,799 Speaker 1: combine those three, you know, with Justin Fields, it's been 999 00:57:14,920 --> 00:57:18,440 Speaker 1: a great rushing matchup for the Bears. You know, you 1000 00:57:18,520 --> 00:57:21,560 Speaker 1: mentioned Herbert and he just came off ir yesterday. Is 1001 00:57:21,600 --> 00:57:24,760 Speaker 1: he kind of still a question Marcus to whether he'll 1002 00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:26,919 Speaker 1: be active this week? Is it kind of a see 1003 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:28,720 Speaker 1: how he comes through the practice week kind of deal. 1004 00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:31,600 Speaker 1: What are we looking at there? Yeah, that's what I think. 1005 00:57:31,640 --> 00:57:36,080 Speaker 1: It's not for certain, it's definitely probably a game time decision. 1006 00:57:36,240 --> 00:57:38,640 Speaker 1: And if I'm the Bears, he's a younger guy that 1007 00:57:38,800 --> 00:57:42,040 Speaker 1: I think they plan in their future. If it's kind 1008 00:57:42,040 --> 00:57:43,520 Speaker 1: of on the fence, I think you sent him in 1009 00:57:43,560 --> 00:57:45,640 Speaker 1: this game in a game for the Bears where it 1010 00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:47,320 Speaker 1: really doesn't matter. You know, they're not going to make 1011 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:50,400 Speaker 1: the playoffs at this point, so I would I would 1012 00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:53,000 Speaker 1: guess he probably won't play this week. What do you 1013 00:57:53,040 --> 00:57:56,080 Speaker 1: anticipate a defensive game plan coming in here for the 1014 00:57:56,160 --> 00:57:58,920 Speaker 1: Bears defense at strengths and weaknesses matched up against a 1015 00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:03,360 Speaker 1: Bill's offense. So the strength of the Bears defense is 1016 00:58:03,560 --> 00:58:06,640 Speaker 1: the secondary. They've they've been the one bright spot, especially 1017 00:58:06,640 --> 00:58:08,440 Speaker 1: in the past couple of weeks. Um they've done a 1018 00:58:08,480 --> 00:58:11,400 Speaker 1: good job. The defensive line, in my opinion, is the 1019 00:58:11,400 --> 00:58:14,400 Speaker 1: weak spot. They've struggled to get pressure all year. As 1020 00:58:14,440 --> 00:58:16,640 Speaker 1: the defensive line, they have eight and a half sacks total, 1021 00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:19,600 Speaker 1: so they really haven't been able to generate pressure. Past 1022 00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:22,040 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Quarterbacks have had anywhere from ten to 1023 00:58:22,160 --> 00:58:24,840 Speaker 1: twenty seconds and they've left the back end out to 1024 00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:28,480 Speaker 1: dry and especially in the Green Bay game. I mean 1025 00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:32,280 Speaker 1: they Aaron Rodgers had twenty seconds one play and the 1026 00:58:32,360 --> 00:58:34,360 Speaker 1: secondary held him to a one hundred and eighty two yards. 1027 00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:37,240 Speaker 1: So they've been playing pretty well. Um yeah, it's it's 1028 00:58:37,240 --> 00:58:39,560 Speaker 1: been it's been tough sledding. Um. They struggled against the 1029 00:58:40,080 --> 00:58:44,120 Speaker 1: rushing game, so this this defensive line has been getting 1030 00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:47,480 Speaker 1: pushed around. So Bears defense really struggles against the outside 1031 00:58:47,480 --> 00:58:52,240 Speaker 1: it's own run. And then with respect to their offensive line, 1032 00:58:52,280 --> 00:58:54,439 Speaker 1: I know Tevin Jenkins had to get carted off last 1033 00:58:54,480 --> 00:58:58,040 Speaker 1: week with a neck injury, and so they're gonna have 1034 00:58:58,120 --> 00:59:01,640 Speaker 1: a shuffle this week. The Bills have had their share 1035 00:59:01,640 --> 00:59:04,240 Speaker 1: of old line shuffles and may have another one this week. 1036 00:59:04,320 --> 00:59:06,240 Speaker 1: We'll have to see how Mitch Morris comes through the 1037 00:59:06,280 --> 00:59:09,760 Speaker 1: concussion protocol. But what are they looking at up front 1038 00:59:09,960 --> 00:59:12,720 Speaker 1: with Jenkins, you know, presumably not part of the mix 1039 00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:16,600 Speaker 1: this week. It's tough without Tevin Jenkins. He's been playing 1040 00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:18,479 Speaker 1: at a pro Bowl level. He's been the bright spot 1041 00:59:18,520 --> 00:59:21,000 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. He came in the league last 1042 00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:22,880 Speaker 1: year as a tackle. They tried in a left tackle, 1043 00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:25,760 Speaker 1: didn't work out. He found his spot at right guard. 1044 00:59:25,840 --> 00:59:29,640 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be tough to replace him. So, yeah, 1045 00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:32,320 Speaker 1: Braxton Jones is a rookie left tackle. He's been up 1046 00:59:32,360 --> 00:59:34,880 Speaker 1: and down. At times, he really struggles against power. He's 1047 00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:38,920 Speaker 1: pretty good against speed, but at times he's he's really struggled. 1048 00:59:39,760 --> 00:59:41,840 Speaker 1: You know, our right tackle situation has kind of been 1049 00:59:41,960 --> 00:59:46,840 Speaker 1: from Larry boram Riley Reef. You know, we we tried 1050 00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:50,680 Speaker 1: Alex Leatherwood last week, the former first rounder from the Raiders, 1051 00:59:50,760 --> 00:59:53,560 Speaker 1: and he really struggled against Hassan Reddick. He let up 1052 00:59:53,600 --> 00:59:55,440 Speaker 1: two sacks, got pressured a lot, look good in the 1053 00:59:55,560 --> 00:59:58,000 Speaker 1: run game. But it's to be interesting to see this 1054 00:59:58,120 --> 01:00:00,640 Speaker 1: week if they shift him to guard with Tevin Jenkins 1055 01:00:00,760 --> 01:00:03,560 Speaker 1: being out, because they got to see if Leatherwood can 1056 01:00:03,560 --> 01:00:06,400 Speaker 1: be a fit for the future. Okay, so so it 1057 01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:10,040 Speaker 1: could be Leatherwood they're filling in for Jenkins. So Braxton 1058 01:00:10,120 --> 01:00:13,040 Speaker 1: Jones is a rookie, he's playing left tackle, and then 1059 01:00:13,360 --> 01:00:15,800 Speaker 1: what about Jutia Carter. Is that your other option at 1060 01:00:15,840 --> 01:00:19,560 Speaker 1: guard if Jenkins can't go or yeah, yeah, that'll that'll 1061 01:00:19,600 --> 01:00:21,720 Speaker 1: be our other option. But I would be surprised if 1062 01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:24,280 Speaker 1: they don't try Leatherwood out because they you know, they 1063 01:00:24,360 --> 01:00:27,760 Speaker 1: basically took his contract doesn't seem like a fitted at tackle. 1064 01:00:27,880 --> 01:00:29,880 Speaker 1: They have to do something to see if he could 1065 01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:32,400 Speaker 1: play potentially guard because he was really good in the 1066 01:00:32,480 --> 01:00:35,160 Speaker 1: run blocking at tackle. Um, but just I just don't 1067 01:00:35,160 --> 01:00:37,680 Speaker 1: think he has the feat for right tackle catch. What 1068 01:00:37,840 --> 01:00:41,520 Speaker 1: is Luke Getsy done his offensive coordinator to help Justin 1069 01:00:41,560 --> 01:00:44,520 Speaker 1: Fields out? I know obviously we've we've heard it coming out. 1070 01:00:44,560 --> 01:00:47,520 Speaker 1: We're a million miles away from Chicago, but the rhetoric 1071 01:00:47,640 --> 01:00:49,760 Speaker 1: coming out even in the preseason was like it, you know, 1072 01:00:49,880 --> 01:00:52,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna we may not find out about Justin Fields 1073 01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:55,440 Speaker 1: because their offense is so lacking in weapons around him 1074 01:00:55,480 --> 01:00:58,320 Speaker 1: and stuff. How has Luke Getsy tried to compensate for that? 1075 01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:02,840 Speaker 1: So he's done a good job. From that Patriots game 1076 01:01:02,920 --> 01:01:05,400 Speaker 1: that was kind of the turning point for this Bears offense. 1077 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Earlier before that, you know, Justin fields and the offense 1078 01:01:08,440 --> 01:01:10,280 Speaker 1: really struggled. He was trying to make him more of 1079 01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:13,959 Speaker 1: a dropback passer, wasn't allowed him to use his feet, 1080 01:01:14,080 --> 01:01:18,280 Speaker 1: you know. And in that Patriots game, that's when everything 1081 01:01:18,360 --> 01:01:20,920 Speaker 1: came alive. When when he was starting to do some RPOs, 1082 01:01:20,920 --> 01:01:23,400 Speaker 1: getting Justin Fields on the move, some boots, some sprint 1083 01:01:23,400 --> 01:01:25,800 Speaker 1: outs and now he's hit a point where where he 1084 01:01:25,840 --> 01:01:28,560 Speaker 1: feels really comfortable in there. So Luke Getzi as a whole, 1085 01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:30,800 Speaker 1: you know, since that Patriots game, has done a great job. 1086 01:01:31,160 --> 01:01:34,360 Speaker 1: My only criticism of him is when he starts getting 1087 01:01:34,520 --> 01:01:37,520 Speaker 1: that thirty n right before the red zone. He really 1088 01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:39,960 Speaker 1: gets tight in his play calling because it seems good 1089 01:01:40,040 --> 01:01:41,840 Speaker 1: up to that point and then all of a sudden, 1090 01:01:42,120 --> 01:01:44,200 Speaker 1: you know, if Justin Fields is passing the ball well, 1091 01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:46,960 Speaker 1: then he gets to the run, he kind of doesn't stick. 1092 01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:49,960 Speaker 1: What's working with the team and Corey. I don't know 1093 01:01:50,040 --> 01:01:53,280 Speaker 1: if if this has been a subject of conversation with 1094 01:01:53,360 --> 01:01:58,240 Speaker 1: the media and you know, coach ever flews. But defensively, 1095 01:01:58,800 --> 01:02:00,920 Speaker 1: they've given up in an ordinary number of points in 1096 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:04,400 Speaker 1: the second quarter, like one hundred and forty eight, and 1097 01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:06,920 Speaker 1: they haven't given up more than eighty in any other 1098 01:02:07,080 --> 01:02:10,200 Speaker 1: quarter this season. Is there something to that or is 1099 01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:14,960 Speaker 1: that just a wacky anomaly. I think it's a wacky, 1100 01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:17,680 Speaker 1: wacky anomaly. It's it's kind of weird. It seems like 1101 01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,600 Speaker 1: every second half this team makes really good adjustments and 1102 01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:23,160 Speaker 1: they come out and play well the last couple of quarters. 1103 01:02:23,240 --> 01:02:25,560 Speaker 1: But yeah, I agree with you, it seems like, yeah, 1104 01:02:25,680 --> 01:02:27,760 Speaker 1: kind of that that end of the first second quarter 1105 01:02:28,120 --> 01:02:31,160 Speaker 1: is when they really start to struggle. So yeah, it's 1106 01:02:31,520 --> 01:02:34,120 Speaker 1: been a tough season because you know, Bears traditionally are 1107 01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:37,640 Speaker 1: a very defensive, dominant team, monsters in the midway, and 1108 01:02:37,880 --> 01:02:41,120 Speaker 1: it has been a struggle this year and it's been disappointing. 1109 01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:43,920 Speaker 1: But Ryan Poles, I mean, he put the Bears in 1110 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,960 Speaker 1: this situation. He traded away to Little Mac, you know, 1111 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:50,600 Speaker 1: Robert Quinn, Roquan Smith for some draft picks and some 1112 01:02:50,760 --> 01:02:52,600 Speaker 1: capital for next year. So I think he's putting all 1113 01:02:52,640 --> 01:02:55,480 Speaker 1: of those eggs in the basket for next season. I 1114 01:02:55,600 --> 01:02:57,480 Speaker 1: know we're deep into his first but it is his 1115 01:02:57,560 --> 01:03:00,640 Speaker 1: first season. Mattiberfus, what are the early returns opinions about 1116 01:03:00,720 --> 01:03:03,920 Speaker 1: him and the job he's done. You know, I think 1117 01:03:04,040 --> 01:03:06,760 Speaker 1: people like him and I like that the players have 1118 01:03:06,880 --> 01:03:08,800 Speaker 1: been playing for a m all season. You know, the 1119 01:03:08,880 --> 01:03:10,800 Speaker 1: Bears have been in a lot of games and you 1120 01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:14,000 Speaker 1: look at their roster. We took Miami down to the wire, 1121 01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:16,840 Speaker 1: We beat the Patriots earlier in the season. We've been 1122 01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:19,360 Speaker 1: in a lot of games, uh you know by a 1123 01:03:19,440 --> 01:03:21,920 Speaker 1: score of like, you know, seven points or so. So 1124 01:03:22,040 --> 01:03:24,640 Speaker 1: it's been very competitive. So I think people are excited 1125 01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:28,560 Speaker 1: about that. My main criticism is situational awareness for him. 1126 01:03:28,640 --> 01:03:30,680 Speaker 1: You know, in that last game, you probably should have 1127 01:03:30,720 --> 01:03:33,760 Speaker 1: went for two, you know, after they scored and didn't 1128 01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:36,080 Speaker 1: do that. So I think it's a learning experiences first 1129 01:03:36,120 --> 01:03:38,600 Speaker 1: time head coach. But as a whole, I think the 1130 01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:42,280 Speaker 1: guys buy into him in his philosophy. And you mentioned poles. 1131 01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:45,840 Speaker 1: The GM obviously stockpile and draft capital for this spring, 1132 01:03:45,920 --> 01:03:49,080 Speaker 1: which is probably when Bears fans will celebrate Christmas during 1133 01:03:49,120 --> 01:03:53,120 Speaker 1: the draft, not this season obviously. I know he comes 1134 01:03:53,200 --> 01:03:56,320 Speaker 1: from Kansas City, which has done a good job of 1135 01:03:56,680 --> 01:04:00,760 Speaker 1: finding talent in the draft. What is was the general 1136 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:04,200 Speaker 1: consensus on polls coming in the door in terms of 1137 01:04:04,280 --> 01:04:08,760 Speaker 1: being able to identify talent in the draft? You know, 1138 01:04:08,800 --> 01:04:11,000 Speaker 1: I think people were excited, you know, from like you said, 1139 01:04:11,080 --> 01:04:13,880 Speaker 1: his background in Kansas City. I think people were really 1140 01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:16,920 Speaker 1: disappointing the fact that he didn't surround Justin fields with 1141 01:04:17,040 --> 01:04:19,160 Speaker 1: more playmakers in this year. And I kind of agree 1142 01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:21,520 Speaker 1: with that, right you look at the wide receiver corps, 1143 01:04:22,520 --> 01:04:25,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's definitely been disappointing at times. But 1144 01:04:25,880 --> 01:04:28,760 Speaker 1: Justin Fields has you know, done a lot with with 1145 01:04:29,040 --> 01:04:32,080 Speaker 1: what he has, So that's my main criticism. I feel 1146 01:04:32,080 --> 01:04:35,160 Speaker 1: like he did a good job of evaluating the offensive lineman, 1147 01:04:35,320 --> 01:04:37,280 Speaker 1: especially the left tackle. He got a left tackle in 1148 01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:39,760 Speaker 1: the fifth round of Braxton Jones, so I was a 1149 01:04:39,800 --> 01:04:43,440 Speaker 1: good pick up to Kuwan Brisker. You know. On the 1150 01:04:43,520 --> 01:04:48,040 Speaker 1: defensive safety, he's been playing really well. Uh Gordon struggled 1151 01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:50,560 Speaker 1: early on, but he's finally starting to hit his stride. 1152 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:52,880 Speaker 1: So he hit on a couple picks here. But my 1153 01:04:53,240 --> 01:04:56,080 Speaker 1: main criticism was the lack of wide receivers that he 1154 01:04:56,160 --> 01:04:58,560 Speaker 1: surrounded justin fields with. So is that what they do? 1155 01:04:58,680 --> 01:05:02,360 Speaker 1: I mean, the way these in GM's work in the 1156 01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:05,200 Speaker 1: NFL free agency starts a month or two months before 1157 01:05:06,040 --> 01:05:08,600 Speaker 1: the draft comes out. Do they try and fill all 1158 01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:11,400 Speaker 1: of these holes with veteran free agents and then just 1159 01:05:11,560 --> 01:05:14,200 Speaker 1: get the centerpiece in the draft? Or and who do 1160 01:05:14,280 --> 01:05:17,360 Speaker 1: you think what positions are like first up in the 1161 01:05:17,480 --> 01:05:19,640 Speaker 1: draft when things finally roll around, what are they going 1162 01:05:19,680 --> 01:05:23,000 Speaker 1: to be looking for? Right off the top? So, I 1163 01:05:23,400 --> 01:05:26,640 Speaker 1: think Ryan Poles is background being a former offensive lineman 1164 01:05:26,760 --> 01:05:29,280 Speaker 1: and that's kind of his specialty. I think both sides 1165 01:05:29,280 --> 01:05:32,240 Speaker 1: of the football offensive defensive line, because you look at 1166 01:05:32,280 --> 01:05:34,280 Speaker 1: the Bears right now, that's kind of their weak spot. 1167 01:05:34,440 --> 01:05:37,360 Speaker 1: And usually the top teams in the league, they have 1168 01:05:37,480 --> 01:05:40,320 Speaker 1: really good offensive lines, are really good defensive lines. You know, 1169 01:05:40,440 --> 01:05:43,160 Speaker 1: because we have a franchise quarterback in justin fields, you 1170 01:05:43,200 --> 01:05:46,680 Speaker 1: obviously have to protect him. And then defensively, the pass 1171 01:05:46,800 --> 01:05:50,080 Speaker 1: rushes has been detrocious at times, so they're really gonna 1172 01:05:50,080 --> 01:05:52,919 Speaker 1: have to beef up that because you know, I believe 1173 01:05:53,040 --> 01:05:55,560 Speaker 1: championships are one on both sides of the football. And 1174 01:05:55,680 --> 01:05:57,880 Speaker 1: then the same thing, we have to get a playmaker, 1175 01:05:57,960 --> 01:06:00,440 Speaker 1: a number one receiver. It's going to be to fill 1176 01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:02,760 Speaker 1: all these needs, to be honest with you. But you know, 1177 01:06:02,800 --> 01:06:06,720 Speaker 1: I think if they can really revamp this offensive defensive line, 1178 01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:09,400 Speaker 1: I think that would be a great start. Corey, thanks 1179 01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:12,120 Speaker 1: for the time. We appreciate it. Stay warm up there. 1180 01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:14,600 Speaker 1: I know it's gonna be pretty dang chilly in Chicago 1181 01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:17,640 Speaker 1: this weekend. Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. Thanks for 1182 01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:19,880 Speaker 1: having me on. Guys. All right, that's Corey Wooton, former 1183 01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:22,840 Speaker 1: Bears defensive lineman joining us here from the Believing Bears 1184 01:06:23,040 --> 01:06:27,320 Speaker 1: podcast for a little info on the Chicago Bears. And 1185 01:06:27,560 --> 01:06:29,680 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it was a teardown project this year. 1186 01:06:29,720 --> 01:06:31,960 Speaker 1: I mean, when you trade Khalil Mack in the off season, 1187 01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:33,840 Speaker 1: and then you follow that up with trades of Robert 1188 01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:38,880 Speaker 1: Quinn and Roquan Smith before the trade deadline. You're playing 1189 01:06:38,920 --> 01:06:41,720 Speaker 1: for next year and probably the year after. Yeah, now 1190 01:06:42,080 --> 01:06:45,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna be chock full of draft choices. I think 1191 01:06:45,080 --> 01:06:47,640 Speaker 1: they have multiple ones going into the draft in the spring, 1192 01:06:47,680 --> 01:06:50,360 Speaker 1: and they're gonna need him because says he said they 1193 01:06:50,520 --> 01:06:53,320 Speaker 1: got a lot rat holes to fill. But the draft 1194 01:06:53,440 --> 01:06:57,640 Speaker 1: is really a fifty fifty proposition. Yeah, right, Guys who 1195 01:06:57,720 --> 01:07:00,480 Speaker 1: can playing, guys who can't play. And the further you 1196 01:07:00,560 --> 01:07:02,600 Speaker 1: get down into the draft, you may find guys that 1197 01:07:02,720 --> 01:07:06,280 Speaker 1: are of fifth rounders who actually play well, like like 1198 01:07:06,360 --> 01:07:10,680 Speaker 1: the Bills found Matt Nilano. But the further down you go, 1199 01:07:11,040 --> 01:07:13,920 Speaker 1: the less physically gifted they are. There's something about him 1200 01:07:13,920 --> 01:07:15,840 Speaker 1: then pushes them down the draft. Either it's their height, 1201 01:07:16,120 --> 01:07:19,880 Speaker 1: their weight, their speed, their strength, the level of competition 1202 01:07:19,960 --> 01:07:23,040 Speaker 1: they were playing against, whatever it is. There's always something 1203 01:07:23,120 --> 01:07:25,080 Speaker 1: further down. Even if the guy can play, there's going 1204 01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:26,760 Speaker 1: to be something that holds him back from being an 1205 01:07:26,800 --> 01:07:31,720 Speaker 1: all played whatever limited. Yeah, so even if you get 1206 01:07:31,840 --> 01:07:34,800 Speaker 1: three first round draft picks, you're gonna hit on one 1207 01:07:34,880 --> 01:07:41,120 Speaker 1: and a half, so one and a half players. I 1208 01:07:41,160 --> 01:07:42,720 Speaker 1: think the Bears are a little further than one and 1209 01:07:42,720 --> 01:07:45,400 Speaker 1: a half players away, guys that can come in and 1210 01:07:45,480 --> 01:07:49,080 Speaker 1: really make a difference. He's really Ryan Poles has to 1211 01:07:49,160 --> 01:07:52,240 Speaker 1: make his hay in this year's draft class and next 1212 01:07:52,320 --> 01:07:55,120 Speaker 1: year's draft class, and then they might be onto something 1213 01:07:56,440 --> 01:07:59,920 Speaker 1: at that point. But let's face it, though Justin Fields 1214 01:08:00,120 --> 01:08:02,160 Speaker 1: learned a lot this year, you would like to think 1215 01:08:03,320 --> 01:08:05,680 Speaker 1: and if he gets some help next year, particularly, and 1216 01:08:05,840 --> 01:08:11,320 Speaker 1: I agree with Corey Wootton upfront on both sides is 1217 01:08:11,320 --> 01:08:14,400 Speaker 1: where you win. And they're not deep in that area. 1218 01:08:14,600 --> 01:08:17,960 Speaker 1: Everybody else, everybody else, and you can find guys every 1219 01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:22,519 Speaker 1: place else who don't fit physical parameters down inside. In 1220 01:08:22,560 --> 01:08:28,000 Speaker 1: the NFL, you got to have big, big, big strong athletes. 1221 01:08:29,080 --> 01:08:32,280 Speaker 1: Those don't fall off trees. You gotta go out and 1222 01:08:32,400 --> 01:08:34,640 Speaker 1: hunt those guys down because there's not that many of 1223 01:08:34,720 --> 01:08:39,479 Speaker 1: their genetic anomalies. Quite frankly, they're big, huge guys that 1224 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:43,040 Speaker 1: are smart, tough and athletic. They're hard to find. The 1225 01:08:43,200 --> 01:08:45,559 Speaker 1: more you get of them, the fewer everybody else has, 1226 01:08:46,160 --> 01:08:47,640 Speaker 1: and the more you're gonna be able to match up 1227 01:08:47,640 --> 01:08:51,160 Speaker 1: with everybody. That's where everything starts and it finishes. So 1228 01:08:51,800 --> 01:08:53,800 Speaker 1: I think he's right, that's where you gotta do it. 1229 01:08:53,840 --> 01:08:55,559 Speaker 1: And if you got a gym that can pick those guys. 1230 01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:57,760 Speaker 1: Let's look at the Bills. They're a perfect example of 1231 01:08:57,920 --> 01:09:00,920 Speaker 1: how much better they've gotten this year, statistically or not 1232 01:09:01,600 --> 01:09:05,880 Speaker 1: just by the casual observer. The better play down inside 1233 01:09:05,920 --> 01:09:08,760 Speaker 1: has made a big difference for everybody else. We're going 1234 01:09:08,800 --> 01:09:11,760 Speaker 1: to step aside here because when we come back, we'll 1235 01:09:11,840 --> 01:09:15,679 Speaker 1: have Josh Allen addressing the media for you post practice. 1236 01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:17,800 Speaker 1: Josh coming your way next Here on one Bills Live 1237 01:09:17,880 --> 01:09:36,800 Speaker 1: presented by Kalaida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Hey they're 1238 01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:42,240 Speaker 1: Bills fans. Visit Buffalo Bills dot com, slash sb sweeps 1239 01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:45,320 Speaker 1: and enter for a chance to win two tickets to 1240 01:09:45,439 --> 01:09:50,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifty seven in Glendale, Arizona. One winner will 1241 01:09:50,439 --> 01:09:56,280 Speaker 1: win two tickets, airfare and lodging to attend the Super Bowl. 1242 01:09:56,560 --> 01:10:01,000 Speaker 1: Pretty cool stuff. We turn now to the host practice 1243 01:10:01,240 --> 01:10:05,960 Speaker 1: microphone where Josh Allen is addressing the media. It ended 1244 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:07,559 Speaker 1: up being a close game and they had a chance 1245 01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:10,200 Speaker 1: to it. It was really cool to be, you know, 1246 01:10:10,680 --> 01:10:14,160 Speaker 1: uh be there. I grew up a big college basketball 1247 01:10:14,200 --> 01:10:17,640 Speaker 1: fan and obviously coach Beheim. He's a legend. Um, so 1248 01:10:17,720 --> 01:10:19,559 Speaker 1: I'd be there and to witness that, and I've never 1249 01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:22,280 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that's how the stadium was. It's just 1250 01:10:22,400 --> 01:10:24,920 Speaker 1: kind of split in half and it was really cool experience. 1251 01:10:24,960 --> 01:10:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm glad we got to go Josh Hoebully goldst that final. 1252 01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:33,160 Speaker 1: I think it's doing stuff outside the facility. Um, you 1253 01:10:33,240 --> 01:10:36,000 Speaker 1: saw that last night. I was with Tanner, Steph and 1254 01:10:36,120 --> 01:10:41,519 Speaker 1: Gabe and again just having guys over and hanging out 1255 01:10:41,680 --> 01:10:46,120 Speaker 1: watching TV, you know, breaking bread together, um, you know, 1256 01:10:46,160 --> 01:10:47,759 Speaker 1: and just being able to learn them on a personal 1257 01:10:47,880 --> 01:10:50,800 Speaker 1: level and develop that trust and camaraderie off the field. 1258 01:10:50,800 --> 01:10:52,559 Speaker 1: And I think it pays dividends on the field. Maybe 1259 01:10:52,680 --> 01:10:55,200 Speaker 1: branching off a little bit. You guys have been away 1260 01:10:55,320 --> 01:10:57,919 Speaker 1: during the holidays a lot of the last couple of seasons. 1261 01:10:58,600 --> 01:11:01,280 Speaker 1: How much is that time together during holidays, only having 1262 01:11:01,320 --> 01:11:03,920 Speaker 1: each other during a time where you typically have your family. 1263 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:08,800 Speaker 1: How does that play in not a little good to see? Yeah, 1264 01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:11,840 Speaker 1: Um again, we're we're we're like a family here, man. 1265 01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:15,639 Speaker 1: We we spend so much time together. Um that if 1266 01:11:16,200 --> 01:11:18,200 Speaker 1: if you're away from your family because you're here, you're 1267 01:11:18,240 --> 01:11:21,599 Speaker 1: you're really not away from family. So, um, obviously are 1268 01:11:21,880 --> 01:11:24,320 Speaker 1: each of our individual rooms have like throwing white elephant 1269 01:11:24,439 --> 01:11:26,639 Speaker 1: or secret center that we do And I think it's 1270 01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:28,680 Speaker 1: it's really cool and special that we have here. And 1271 01:11:29,040 --> 01:11:31,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's what everyone else does, UM, 1272 01:11:31,800 --> 01:11:33,400 Speaker 1: but I think I think we do it pretty right 1273 01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:36,240 Speaker 1: here in terms of how we handle the holidays and um, 1274 01:11:36,840 --> 01:11:38,760 Speaker 1: you know how much time we spend together, how much 1275 01:11:38,760 --> 01:11:40,920 Speaker 1: we care about each other. It's a it's a great feeling. Josh. 1276 01:11:41,000 --> 01:11:46,160 Speaker 1: How do you find out just how the team that's 1277 01:11:46,200 --> 01:11:49,840 Speaker 1: down they able to playoffs and for slates? And I 1278 01:11:49,960 --> 01:11:52,400 Speaker 1: guess I'm sure it never gets old. But just two 1279 01:11:52,439 --> 01:11:56,560 Speaker 1: of the visions that um'll that to have happened. So 1280 01:11:57,960 --> 01:12:01,439 Speaker 1: I mean I think so, Um, you look at you know, 1281 01:12:01,600 --> 01:12:03,840 Speaker 1: coach McDermott and what he's done here. You know, he's 1282 01:12:03,840 --> 01:12:06,040 Speaker 1: got five in his last and his first six as 1283 01:12:06,040 --> 01:12:08,880 Speaker 1: the head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Um. You know 1284 01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:11,439 Speaker 1: the guys that Bean has brought in into this locker room, 1285 01:12:11,479 --> 01:12:14,920 Speaker 1: the leaders that we have, UM. You know, that's that's 1286 01:12:14,920 --> 01:12:16,760 Speaker 1: our goal each and every year is to win the 1287 01:12:16,800 --> 01:12:19,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. UM. And you can only do that by 1288 01:12:19,320 --> 01:12:22,599 Speaker 1: making the playoffs. So um, again, that's that's our message. 1289 01:12:22,600 --> 01:12:24,479 Speaker 1: Playoff caliber. We're starting switch over all the signs the 1290 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:27,840 Speaker 1: championship caliber um. But again, yeah, that's that's what we 1291 01:12:27,880 --> 01:12:29,040 Speaker 1: want to do. That's what we set out to do 1292 01:12:29,120 --> 01:12:31,559 Speaker 1: each and every year. We do appreciate goal that where 1293 01:12:31,600 --> 01:12:34,960 Speaker 1: this franchise was. They made the playoffs the year before, 1294 01:12:35,520 --> 01:12:37,519 Speaker 1: but the fact that they went to seven team years 1295 01:12:37,920 --> 01:12:40,320 Speaker 1: it's not easy to make the playoffs, to build that 1296 01:12:40,439 --> 01:12:42,960 Speaker 1: you're part of the team. That is really the transition 1297 01:12:43,000 --> 01:12:46,120 Speaker 1: trans trajectory of these franchise the workforce. So you know, 1298 01:12:46,439 --> 01:12:49,280 Speaker 1: five years, yeah, I think it's cool, but at the 1299 01:12:49,360 --> 01:12:51,080 Speaker 1: end of the day, we still haven't accomplished our main goal. 1300 01:12:51,120 --> 01:12:54,439 Speaker 1: And that's that's what drives us every single day. Find 1301 01:12:54,479 --> 01:12:57,200 Speaker 1: Out when you win AFC Offensive Player of the Week award, 1302 01:12:57,200 --> 01:12:58,720 Speaker 1: it is like somebody from the league call you this 1303 01:12:58,800 --> 01:13:00,679 Speaker 1: pr tell you. How do you find out? Usually Kevin 1304 01:13:00,720 --> 01:13:04,560 Speaker 1: texts me it's like, hey, congrats, I'm like thanks. I 1305 01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:10,280 Speaker 1: usually don't respond. Honestly, sorry, keV, your tenth. I know 1306 01:13:10,360 --> 01:13:12,040 Speaker 1: it's a team award, you're gonna tell us that, But 1307 01:13:12,200 --> 01:13:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, what is that feeling like for you when 1308 01:13:14,200 --> 01:13:17,120 Speaker 1: you find out that you've been recognized around the League 1309 01:13:17,160 --> 01:13:24,280 Speaker 1: for having that performance. Yeah, I mean, yeah, it's it's cool. 1310 01:13:24,520 --> 01:13:27,280 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, like it that doesn't 1311 01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:30,000 Speaker 1: really matter to me. Um, you know, I'm just trying to. 1312 01:13:30,120 --> 01:13:31,680 Speaker 1: I guess I'd be the best quarterback and team that 1313 01:13:31,680 --> 01:13:33,680 Speaker 1: I can be for the Buffalo Bills. And you know, 1314 01:13:34,200 --> 01:13:37,400 Speaker 1: with with team success usually comes individual awards, and um, 1315 01:13:38,040 --> 01:13:41,400 Speaker 1: you know we know that as players and obviously Pro 1316 01:13:41,479 --> 01:13:43,120 Speaker 1: Bowl stuff. I'm sure he's gonna come out soon. I 1317 01:13:43,160 --> 01:13:46,040 Speaker 1: don't know exactly who's made it, but I think that's 1318 01:13:46,120 --> 01:13:47,560 Speaker 1: kind of a Team of War two and it it 1319 01:13:47,640 --> 01:13:49,960 Speaker 1: takes everybody. When you're on the field. It takes you know, 1320 01:13:50,120 --> 01:13:52,639 Speaker 1: the five, five or six guys up front blocking, it's lineman, 1321 01:13:52,800 --> 01:13:56,639 Speaker 1: n tight ends, sometimes running backs. UM takes the guys 1322 01:13:56,680 --> 01:14:00,200 Speaker 1: catching the ball and you know Crayton yards after catch 1323 01:14:00,240 --> 01:14:03,439 Speaker 1: and scoring touchdowns too. So, UM, you know, it takes 1324 01:14:03,479 --> 01:14:09,240 Speaker 1: eleven guys were out on the field anywhere. I think 1325 01:14:09,280 --> 01:14:11,680 Speaker 1: it was last year's Divisional against the Patriots. I think 1326 01:14:11,720 --> 01:14:13,439 Speaker 1: that was pretty cold. I don't know if that was 1327 01:14:13,520 --> 01:14:16,360 Speaker 1: what a couple degrees at kickoff. UM played in the 1328 01:14:16,400 --> 01:14:20,519 Speaker 1: Mountains Championship game and Laramie that was I think five 1329 01:14:20,600 --> 01:14:23,639 Speaker 1: degrees at kickoff, So, uh, this one's gonna be chilly. 1330 01:14:23,680 --> 01:14:26,600 Speaker 1: But after a certain to you know, degree degrees, I 1331 01:14:26,640 --> 01:14:29,439 Speaker 1: don't know how to say that. Um, you don't really 1332 01:14:29,479 --> 01:14:34,240 Speaker 1: feel the difference. I think that's you know, after under 1333 01:14:34,520 --> 01:14:36,600 Speaker 1: ten degrees, it's just like all it's just cold, you know. 1334 01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:40,360 Speaker 1: I don't know how to else to describe it. But again, well, 1335 01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:43,240 Speaker 1: we know certain things to to keep our bodies warm 1336 01:14:43,320 --> 01:14:45,360 Speaker 1: and um our equipments after such a good job of 1337 01:14:45,880 --> 01:14:47,679 Speaker 1: making sure that we have the right tools and equipment 1338 01:14:47,720 --> 01:14:53,720 Speaker 1: to keep warm on the sidelines, particular warmth shrinks that 1339 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:58,080 Speaker 1: you like about um, obviously switching to the long sleeves 1340 01:14:58,160 --> 01:15:01,000 Speaker 1: during the cold, that's that's a a positive. I know 1341 01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:03,720 Speaker 1: some guys do like a little wetsuit underneath that kind 1342 01:15:03,760 --> 01:15:06,600 Speaker 1: of traps all the heating. UM last year doing the 1343 01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:09,479 Speaker 1: divisional I don't remember if it was icy hot or 1344 01:15:09,520 --> 01:15:11,599 Speaker 1: vashline or something. Put them on my toes to try 1345 01:15:11,640 --> 01:15:15,040 Speaker 1: to keep some some warmth and insulation there. That's that's 1346 01:15:15,040 --> 01:15:18,439 Speaker 1: really all I do. Do you ever consider wearing some 1347 01:15:19,439 --> 01:15:21,800 Speaker 1: like wearing like diamond cutters gloves or something like that. 1348 01:15:21,920 --> 01:15:25,759 Speaker 1: You can't do it the regular season game against New England, 1349 01:15:26,280 --> 01:15:29,960 Speaker 1: but it was like Wins who were twenty eight or 1350 01:15:30,040 --> 01:15:33,600 Speaker 1: thirty five with gusts forty and you guys threw it, 1351 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:40,439 Speaker 1: you know, decent um just playing in that if your 1352 01:15:40,479 --> 01:15:43,720 Speaker 1: death show you that, well, you know, whatever the forecast is, 1353 01:15:43,760 --> 01:15:46,240 Speaker 1: ten mile an hour or twenty mile an hour, Wins, whatever, 1354 01:15:46,360 --> 01:15:48,400 Speaker 1: we'll deal with it. You know. Kind of what's your 1355 01:15:48,439 --> 01:15:53,280 Speaker 1: attitude after surviving a forty mile an hour gusty game. Yeah, again, 1356 01:15:53,400 --> 01:15:56,280 Speaker 1: it's uh, every game is different, and the weather it 1357 01:15:57,120 --> 01:15:58,840 Speaker 1: We were supposed to get so much snow last game 1358 01:15:58,880 --> 01:16:00,880 Speaker 1: and it didn't come really to that late and fourth quarter. 1359 01:16:01,000 --> 01:16:04,240 Speaker 1: So whatever the weather is, we'll deal with it and 1360 01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:07,320 Speaker 1: kind of adjust on the fly. Um. But yeah, having 1361 01:16:07,400 --> 01:16:10,479 Speaker 1: that experience in the wind and obviously playing in Laramie 1362 01:16:10,520 --> 01:16:13,719 Speaker 1: for for a few years, UM, and I feel comfortable 1363 01:16:13,840 --> 01:16:17,040 Speaker 1: in that type of situation. But again, every every game 1364 01:16:17,080 --> 01:16:23,120 Speaker 1: and situation is different, So I guess we'll see. Um. 1365 01:16:23,160 --> 01:16:24,879 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he allows us to be ourselves. 1366 01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:28,680 Speaker 1: He's very respectful of personalities in the locker room. Um. 1367 01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:31,120 Speaker 1: And he's really handed the reins over to to the 1368 01:16:31,160 --> 01:16:33,240 Speaker 1: guys on the team, the captains on the team, and 1369 01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:38,040 Speaker 1: really made this a player driven locker room. And I 1370 01:16:38,120 --> 01:16:41,280 Speaker 1: think that's that's when you have really good and successful teams, 1371 01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:43,439 Speaker 1: when the coach can recognize that he's got the right 1372 01:16:43,520 --> 01:16:45,760 Speaker 1: pieces in place and he can let us be who 1373 01:16:45,840 --> 01:16:47,600 Speaker 1: we are and and do what we're supposed to do. 1374 01:16:47,640 --> 01:16:51,800 Speaker 1: And that's why we're here. Um. I think again, what 1375 01:16:51,960 --> 01:16:54,920 Speaker 1: he what he's done five playoffs in the last six years, 1376 01:16:55,000 --> 01:16:57,960 Speaker 1: and um, the winning gets head coach in Buffalo Bill's 1377 01:16:58,080 --> 01:16:59,920 Speaker 1: history right now, and you know we had to keep 1378 01:17:00,120 --> 01:17:05,680 Speaker 1: keep going, obviously, and guys respect him for it was 1379 01:17:05,680 --> 01:17:07,120 Speaker 1: the first time in nearly a lot of you have 1380 01:17:07,160 --> 01:17:09,200 Speaker 1: been listened us limited with your right elbow. I was 1381 01:17:09,240 --> 01:17:11,040 Speaker 1: just wondering. I know you've said it's something you'll be 1382 01:17:11,160 --> 01:17:13,880 Speaker 1: navigating for a while, but how is it feeling. What's 1383 01:17:13,920 --> 01:17:16,280 Speaker 1: that process like right now with managing? Yeah, it feels good. 1384 01:17:16,280 --> 01:17:19,080 Speaker 1: I think yesterday it was more just a obviously was 1385 01:17:19,120 --> 01:17:22,040 Speaker 1: a walkthrough, so just trying to limit the throws and 1386 01:17:22,439 --> 01:17:25,760 Speaker 1: be smart with that, and um, but I felt really 1387 01:17:25,800 --> 01:17:28,439 Speaker 1: good today. I felt really good. So I'm glad the 1388 01:17:28,520 --> 01:17:32,160 Speaker 1: training staff decided to kind of keep me limited yesterday. 1389 01:17:32,160 --> 01:17:34,640 Speaker 1: And I haven't felt that good a long time. Right 1390 01:17:34,720 --> 01:17:36,880 Speaker 1: along the lines of your last answer, there and I 1391 01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:40,479 Speaker 1: think the whole trap game narrative is more outside of 1392 01:17:40,560 --> 01:17:43,439 Speaker 1: Buffalo and maybe a national thing looking at this matchup 1393 01:17:43,479 --> 01:17:46,000 Speaker 1: this week than it is from from being a reporter 1394 01:17:46,080 --> 01:17:48,400 Speaker 1: here locally. But we asked Sean about that. He talked 1395 01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:50,800 Speaker 1: about what you had just said in terms of the 1396 01:17:50,960 --> 01:17:53,560 Speaker 1: leaders on this team leading by example and preventing that 1397 01:17:53,960 --> 01:17:56,640 Speaker 1: mentality at all. From from sea, is that something you 1398 01:17:56,720 --> 01:17:58,880 Speaker 1: need to address or because of the way the last 1399 01:17:58,920 --> 01:18:01,080 Speaker 1: two seasons ended in what stake with whole field and 1400 01:18:01,120 --> 01:18:03,120 Speaker 1: everything else that do you need to even address that 1401 01:18:03,240 --> 01:18:07,200 Speaker 1: or the guys here kind of guys in this locker room. No. Um, Now, 1402 01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:09,760 Speaker 1: our goals to win our division and you know we 1403 01:18:09,840 --> 01:18:11,840 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to go do that. So we're putting 1404 01:18:11,880 --> 01:18:13,240 Speaker 1: our best foot forward right now. We're having a good 1405 01:18:13,240 --> 01:18:15,240 Speaker 1: week of practice. Obviously, we got to go out there 1406 01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:18,200 Speaker 1: Saturday and execute to the best of our ability. But 1407 01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:19,679 Speaker 1: we know that this team is going to be hungry. 1408 01:18:19,680 --> 01:18:22,200 Speaker 1: They're kind of come out, you know, playing really hard. Um. 1409 01:18:22,600 --> 01:18:25,559 Speaker 1: You know, they're flying around on defense, they're making plays 1410 01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:27,840 Speaker 1: on offense. So you know, we got to go in 1411 01:18:27,920 --> 01:18:30,479 Speaker 1: there and expect a dog fight and play four quarters 1412 01:18:30,520 --> 01:18:32,720 Speaker 1: of football. Josh What's what's been the difference in the 1413 01:18:32,800 --> 01:18:34,360 Speaker 1: red zone of late. Do you feel like the offense 1414 01:18:34,479 --> 01:18:37,360 Speaker 1: is kind of ramping up here at the right time? Yeah, 1415 01:18:37,400 --> 01:18:40,840 Speaker 1: I think again, I think attention to detail, UM, going 1416 01:18:40,880 --> 01:18:43,439 Speaker 1: through practice and making sure that you know the plays 1417 01:18:43,439 --> 01:18:45,840 Speaker 1: that we got in everybody's comfortable with running them. Um, 1418 01:18:46,120 --> 01:18:48,759 Speaker 1: We're very aware of what plays we're running, the concepts 1419 01:18:48,760 --> 01:18:50,920 Speaker 1: that we're running, getting the ball to certain guys. And 1420 01:18:51,479 --> 01:18:53,960 Speaker 1: I think the threat of running down there has really 1421 01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:56,960 Speaker 1: opened up some some different stuff for us and UM Again, 1422 01:18:57,120 --> 01:19:00,720 Speaker 1: execution on game Nay, that's a good markets. The last 1423 01:19:01,160 --> 01:19:04,880 Speaker 1: he's touchdown kill the last two days. What does having 1424 01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:09,640 Speaker 1: a tiger down He's producing right across the basis, I mean, 1425 01:19:09,680 --> 01:19:13,320 Speaker 1: I think it's a matchup, a matchup nightmare for for 1426 01:19:13,400 --> 01:19:16,320 Speaker 1: some Deon's. He's big, he's fast, he's catching the ball 1427 01:19:16,760 --> 01:19:19,280 Speaker 1: very well right now, obviously scoring touchdowns. He's making a 1428 01:19:19,320 --> 01:19:20,760 Speaker 1: lot of rack And I've been saying this for a while. 1429 01:19:20,800 --> 01:19:23,600 Speaker 1: He's probably the best ball you know, the guy with 1430 01:19:23,720 --> 01:19:25,599 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands, it's hard to bring down. 1431 01:19:25,680 --> 01:19:28,400 Speaker 1: He's a big sucker. UM. So again, the more the 1432 01:19:28,479 --> 01:19:29,840 Speaker 1: more times we can feed him the ball, and I 1433 01:19:29,920 --> 01:19:32,439 Speaker 1: know he's fresh. Um, he's ready to go, and he's 1434 01:19:32,520 --> 01:19:36,879 Speaker 1: he's being smart about um, you know, playtime and concepts, 1435 01:19:36,920 --> 01:19:38,320 Speaker 1: and I think coach Doors she's been putting him in 1436 01:19:38,360 --> 01:19:40,519 Speaker 1: a really good position. He's been making some place for us. 1437 01:19:40,760 --> 01:19:44,200 Speaker 1: Guys are top three in the NFL. And second quarter scoring? 1438 01:19:44,320 --> 01:19:46,799 Speaker 1: Is there something you're noticing about that quarter in particular 1439 01:19:46,880 --> 01:19:49,880 Speaker 1: where things are clicking a little bit better? Um? I 1440 01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:52,560 Speaker 1: mean I think that first quarter or usually you know, 1441 01:19:52,640 --> 01:19:54,040 Speaker 1: we want we want to score every time we touch 1442 01:19:54,080 --> 01:19:55,960 Speaker 1: the ball, but sometimes it's a fill out process and 1443 01:19:56,439 --> 01:19:59,000 Speaker 1: understand what the defense is trying to do. Um, And 1444 01:19:59,120 --> 01:20:01,519 Speaker 1: it's just kind of a an in game adjustment of like, 1445 01:20:01,560 --> 01:20:04,200 Speaker 1: all right, this is this is their plan for today. 1446 01:20:04,640 --> 01:20:08,080 Speaker 1: Let's get to these plays. Um. But again, guys are 1447 01:20:08,080 --> 01:20:10,760 Speaker 1: just going out there and executing. We're trusting each other 1448 01:20:10,920 --> 01:20:13,559 Speaker 1: right now, we're communicating very well. Um. Obviously, we've got 1449 01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:15,599 Speaker 1: a lot of work to do and we've still got 1450 01:20:15,640 --> 01:20:17,280 Speaker 1: a lot of games left, so we got to continue 1451 01:20:17,280 --> 01:20:19,880 Speaker 1: to find ways to improve. But um, you know, just 1452 01:20:20,080 --> 01:20:22,960 Speaker 1: we're playing good football because we're talking, we're smart, we're 1453 01:20:23,439 --> 01:20:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, making sure that we're holding none of the 1454 01:20:24,760 --> 01:20:27,600 Speaker 1: football and making good decisions a lot of football. What 1455 01:20:27,720 --> 01:20:31,519 Speaker 1: are your impressions justin fields? And you obviously got stuff 1456 01:20:31,560 --> 01:20:33,920 Speaker 1: on days in your third season. You know how poor 1457 01:20:34,120 --> 01:20:36,800 Speaker 1: was getting that big time receive her What could his 1458 01:20:36,920 --> 01:20:39,120 Speaker 1: game kind of look like if they get a big 1459 01:20:39,160 --> 01:20:41,360 Speaker 1: weather now, I mean, I couldn't tell you what it 1460 01:20:41,360 --> 01:20:43,280 Speaker 1: would look like. You know, he's he's making a lot 1461 01:20:43,320 --> 01:20:45,960 Speaker 1: of plays right now, He's he's moving around well. Obviously 1462 01:20:46,000 --> 01:20:49,080 Speaker 1: they know he's big, he's fast, he's strong. Um, I 1463 01:20:49,120 --> 01:20:51,639 Speaker 1: think he's thrown it really well too, and um obviously 1464 01:20:51,880 --> 01:20:55,000 Speaker 1: bringing stuff here that was great for me in this 1465 01:20:55,160 --> 01:20:57,960 Speaker 1: offense and what he's done for my career, and um, 1466 01:20:58,120 --> 01:21:00,160 Speaker 1: I cherished, you know, every moment that I had with 1467 01:21:00,240 --> 01:21:02,280 Speaker 1: him because he's he's been so so good to me 1468 01:21:02,560 --> 01:21:06,000 Speaker 1: in football and off the field. And yeah, I don't know, 1469 01:21:06,120 --> 01:21:08,720 Speaker 1: But again I couldn't answer that question fully, I guess. 1470 01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:12,360 Speaker 1: So interesting discussion there about he was asked about his 1471 01:21:12,479 --> 01:21:16,120 Speaker 1: elbow because he was listed as a limited participant in 1472 01:21:16,200 --> 01:21:20,560 Speaker 1: the walkthrough practice yesterday, the athletic training staff choosing to 1473 01:21:20,760 --> 01:21:24,960 Speaker 1: back him off in terms of number of throws. And 1474 01:21:25,600 --> 01:21:29,040 Speaker 1: he comes out to practice today and he says felt 1475 01:21:29,240 --> 01:21:34,160 Speaker 1: really good today. So not that he didn't before, but 1476 01:21:34,240 --> 01:21:36,720 Speaker 1: it's clear that he trusts the athletic training staff and 1477 01:21:36,880 --> 01:21:40,720 Speaker 1: probably the medical staff too in how to deal with 1478 01:21:41,040 --> 01:21:44,759 Speaker 1: an elbow situation that probably won't get to one hundred 1479 01:21:44,800 --> 01:21:47,040 Speaker 1: percent unless he rests it for like a month, and 1480 01:21:47,160 --> 01:21:50,560 Speaker 1: we know that's not happening anytime soon. So they're managing it. 1481 01:21:51,240 --> 01:21:53,679 Speaker 1: And you know, you got to walk through yesterday. We'll 1482 01:21:53,680 --> 01:21:56,680 Speaker 1: have a more stringent practice on Wednesday, So let's just 1483 01:21:56,800 --> 01:21:59,280 Speaker 1: back off today and it'll feel even better tomorrow and 1484 01:22:00,080 --> 01:22:03,800 Speaker 1: confirmed as much. Yeah, how how fragile it is is 1485 01:22:03,840 --> 01:22:05,760 Speaker 1: really the question, you know, how much can you throw 1486 01:22:05,840 --> 01:22:07,400 Speaker 1: and then have it come back the next day and 1487 01:22:07,600 --> 01:22:11,280 Speaker 1: hurt or maybe not hurt. So um, certainly, having a 1488 01:22:11,400 --> 01:22:13,040 Speaker 1: day where you can go out and throw the football 1489 01:22:13,120 --> 01:22:15,920 Speaker 1: normally and feel great, it is a pretty good sign 1490 01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:17,719 Speaker 1: that they can time it up just right on Sunday, 1491 01:22:17,760 --> 01:22:19,439 Speaker 1: so he comes out against the Bears and can throw 1492 01:22:19,479 --> 01:22:23,400 Speaker 1: it and feel great. We turn from an offensive captain 1493 01:22:23,520 --> 01:22:27,160 Speaker 1: to a defensive one. As Jordan Poyer is now addressing 1494 01:22:27,280 --> 01:22:31,080 Speaker 1: the media after practice, Yeah I feel I feel all right. 1495 01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:32,639 Speaker 1: I just kind of banging it up in the game, 1496 01:22:33,240 --> 01:22:35,600 Speaker 1: just kind of resting it until hopefully get back on 1497 01:22:35,640 --> 01:22:38,640 Speaker 1: the field tomorrow, plan on plan, so um, yeah, just 1498 01:22:38,720 --> 01:22:43,599 Speaker 1: resting it though, Nah, I don't believe. So I don't believe. 1499 01:22:43,640 --> 01:22:45,360 Speaker 1: So I got a group of changes here um that 1500 01:22:45,439 --> 01:22:49,080 Speaker 1: I trust. Um, you know, second opinion, doctors, same thing. Um, 1501 01:22:49,200 --> 01:22:51,760 Speaker 1: nothing serious. So I was excited about that. So I 1502 01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:54,240 Speaker 1: was just getting some rest right now. It's very different 1503 01:22:55,720 --> 01:23:04,360 Speaker 1: just to be Yeah. I mean what an electric player. Um, 1504 01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:08,360 Speaker 1: extremely athletic. Uh. He's big, he's fast, he's strong. Um. 1505 01:23:08,720 --> 01:23:10,560 Speaker 1: You know I always say when you play quarterbacks like 1506 01:23:10,640 --> 01:23:14,240 Speaker 1: these like Josh, like Pat you know lamar um, they're 1507 01:23:14,240 --> 01:23:16,760 Speaker 1: extremely dangerous because you know they can they hurt you 1508 01:23:16,840 --> 01:23:19,080 Speaker 1: with their legs, they can hurt you with with their arm. Um. 1509 01:23:19,680 --> 01:23:21,240 Speaker 1: And I know you guys saw the run that he 1510 01:23:21,280 --> 01:23:23,760 Speaker 1: had last week against the Eagles. Uh, you know, good 1511 01:23:23,800 --> 01:23:25,720 Speaker 1: defense and you know they came down to the wire. 1512 01:23:25,760 --> 01:23:28,720 Speaker 1: It's a good football team. Um. Uh Like I said, 1513 01:23:28,720 --> 01:23:30,920 Speaker 1: it runs through frunts to Justin and those backs. Those 1514 01:23:30,960 --> 01:23:32,880 Speaker 1: backs are extremely good. They break a lot of tackles 1515 01:23:32,920 --> 01:23:35,000 Speaker 1: and so um for us, you know, it's just gonna 1516 01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:37,719 Speaker 1: come down to playing team defense. Um, all eleven guys, 1517 01:23:38,160 --> 01:23:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, hats to the ball, you know, being able 1518 01:23:40,080 --> 01:23:42,840 Speaker 1: to just be able to communicate, understand our jobs and 1519 01:23:43,120 --> 01:23:44,920 Speaker 1: be able to, like I said, hats to the ball. Um, 1520 01:23:44,960 --> 01:23:47,240 Speaker 1: it's a good offense and we understand what we gotta 1521 01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:49,120 Speaker 1: do to get done. Um, to get done to win 1522 01:23:49,160 --> 01:23:54,400 Speaker 1: the game. We have to play what to win? Players five, 1523 01:23:54,560 --> 01:23:59,400 Speaker 1: But you could reflect back it's like seven the team, 1524 01:24:00,439 --> 01:24:03,320 Speaker 1: real subteam in the playoffs. But what's it to say 1525 01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:09,800 Speaker 1: about what's happens. Yeah, I mean I'm almost kind of surreal, right, UM. 1526 01:24:10,400 --> 01:24:12,840 Speaker 1: You know coming here in twenty seventeen, Yeah, you heard 1527 01:24:12,840 --> 01:24:14,280 Speaker 1: about the drought and this side of the other, but 1528 01:24:14,840 --> 01:24:17,479 Speaker 1: really had nothing to do with us. UM. But at 1529 01:24:17,520 --> 01:24:20,320 Speaker 1: the same time, we wanted to build something special. Um. 1530 01:24:20,680 --> 01:24:23,400 Speaker 1: You know the guys that originally were here UM, and 1531 01:24:23,600 --> 01:24:25,760 Speaker 1: just kept guys that we kept bringing here. We just 1532 01:24:25,800 --> 01:24:28,680 Speaker 1: continue to build that culture, UM, build that camaraderie with 1533 01:24:28,760 --> 01:24:31,719 Speaker 1: the guys. UM. You know, it's great coaching staff, always 1534 01:24:31,760 --> 01:24:33,599 Speaker 1: great guys coming in the locker room. I always say 1535 01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:35,240 Speaker 1: it's probably with the best locker room in the in 1536 01:24:35,360 --> 01:24:38,240 Speaker 1: the in the league right now, So um, not just 1537 01:24:38,400 --> 01:24:40,960 Speaker 1: right now, over the last you know years that we've 1538 01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:43,600 Speaker 1: been here, and so UM, it's pretty special to be 1539 01:24:43,640 --> 01:24:45,559 Speaker 1: able to get to the postseason once again, five out 1540 01:24:45,600 --> 01:24:47,680 Speaker 1: of six years. But we we got a lot of 1541 01:24:47,720 --> 01:24:50,200 Speaker 1: work to be done. Three games left, Um, trying to 1542 01:24:50,240 --> 01:24:52,000 Speaker 1: go one to know this week, and you know we 1543 01:24:52,080 --> 01:24:53,879 Speaker 1: want to We still want to get that home field advantage. 1544 01:24:54,240 --> 01:25:00,479 Speaker 1: Wild most most wildest imagination to imaginom this type of 1545 01:25:01,840 --> 01:25:08,599 Speaker 1: a stable success been. You know that that sort of happened, 1546 01:25:09,080 --> 01:25:11,920 Speaker 1: bad sign, right, I mean I didn't know. I really 1547 01:25:11,960 --> 01:25:14,720 Speaker 1: didn't know what to expect when I signed here. Um, now, 1548 01:25:14,760 --> 01:25:16,479 Speaker 1: I had never been to the playoffs prior to being 1549 01:25:16,760 --> 01:25:19,320 Speaker 1: being here, and so, like I said, to be here, 1550 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,040 Speaker 1: you know five out of this is my six year 1551 01:25:21,120 --> 01:25:23,280 Speaker 1: here and then going to the playoffs five years, Um, 1552 01:25:23,439 --> 01:25:25,800 Speaker 1: it is extremely special. Like I said, it's just something 1553 01:25:25,880 --> 01:25:27,920 Speaker 1: that you know, it's you know, right now we're in 1554 01:25:27,960 --> 01:25:30,320 Speaker 1: the moment. So it's it's you know, you can't really 1555 01:25:30,360 --> 01:25:32,320 Speaker 1: sit back and be like, dang, like this is awesome. 1556 01:25:32,360 --> 01:25:34,880 Speaker 1: You know, one day when probably thirty five, no not 1557 01:25:35,000 --> 01:25:38,160 Speaker 1: thirty five, forty five, fifty five years old, we're kicking back, 1558 01:25:38,400 --> 01:25:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, that'll be a time where we kind of 1559 01:25:39,640 --> 01:25:41,479 Speaker 1: can reflect and like damn, we really did that. But 1560 01:25:41,640 --> 01:25:43,519 Speaker 1: you know, right now, we're in the moment. You know, 1561 01:25:43,560 --> 01:25:45,559 Speaker 1: we'd like to be where our feet are at. Um. 1562 01:25:45,840 --> 01:25:47,880 Speaker 1: We got a huge game this weekend that we're really 1563 01:25:47,960 --> 01:25:50,639 Speaker 1: excited about so and against a really good football team, 1564 01:25:50,680 --> 01:25:54,040 Speaker 1: so um, we gotta be ready to play, all right. 1565 01:25:54,080 --> 01:25:56,560 Speaker 1: So that's Jordan Poyer given the lowdown. Nice to hear that. 1566 01:25:57,040 --> 01:25:58,600 Speaker 1: You know it's just a knock on the knee that 1567 01:25:58,640 --> 01:26:00,519 Speaker 1: he's suffered in the game. Sounds like you wanted to 1568 01:26:00,520 --> 01:26:02,160 Speaker 1: give it one more day of rest. That it's his 1569 01:26:02,280 --> 01:26:05,880 Speaker 1: plan to practice tomorrow. We'll see if that in fact happens, 1570 01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:07,840 Speaker 1: but he fully intends on playing the game. Sat right, 1571 01:26:07,880 --> 01:26:11,320 Speaker 1: that's good news. Everybody gets lots more time off this 1572 01:26:11,439 --> 01:26:13,840 Speaker 1: time of year season, and the pads come off too 1573 01:26:14,040 --> 01:26:18,040 Speaker 1: for practice. Also, I mean they're they're totally in just 1574 01:26:18,240 --> 01:26:21,439 Speaker 1: keep it together mode, get to Sunday. They don't need 1575 01:26:21,520 --> 01:26:26,840 Speaker 1: physical conditioning. Saves the bodies, say bless you save the 1576 01:26:26,920 --> 01:26:29,880 Speaker 1: bodies so you know you can play your best on 1577 01:26:30,120 --> 01:26:35,640 Speaker 1: game day. That's right, And it makes for practices that 1578 01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:40,800 Speaker 1: are mental less than physical and you need your and 1579 01:26:40,920 --> 01:26:44,240 Speaker 1: the coaching staff has to adjust to that. Huge. That's 1580 01:26:44,320 --> 01:26:47,960 Speaker 1: something that that at the pro level they're able to 1581 01:26:48,040 --> 01:26:50,280 Speaker 1: do a little better than maybe the lower levels. Of football. 1582 01:26:50,280 --> 01:26:53,200 Speaker 1: The coaching staff has the ability to still get quality 1583 01:26:53,280 --> 01:26:56,040 Speaker 1: work done when they're not running full speed doing all 1584 01:26:56,120 --> 01:26:59,920 Speaker 1: this you know, hitting and banging and all that. Coach 1585 01:27:00,080 --> 01:27:04,880 Speaker 1: at this level are teachers at the highest degree. They'll 1586 01:27:04,920 --> 01:27:08,639 Speaker 1: get their guys mentally into it and engaged and get 1587 01:27:08,680 --> 01:27:12,200 Speaker 1: the information assimilated into them so they can play at 1588 01:27:12,240 --> 01:27:14,160 Speaker 1: a high level even though they haven't played a high 1589 01:27:14,200 --> 01:27:16,960 Speaker 1: speed and intensity, even though they haven't had a chance 1590 01:27:17,040 --> 01:27:20,120 Speaker 1: to do it in practice. But that's I think the 1591 01:27:20,200 --> 01:27:24,000 Speaker 1: difference at this level than other levels. Late in the season, 1592 01:27:25,439 --> 01:27:27,519 Speaker 1: you got to be able to They've got a huge 1593 01:27:27,560 --> 01:27:30,240 Speaker 1: foundation obviously to build on. So it's not like they're 1594 01:27:30,320 --> 01:27:33,240 Speaker 1: teaching them brand new concepts or anything like that. But 1595 01:27:33,439 --> 01:27:37,840 Speaker 1: they've got a level now of knowledge and experience even 1596 01:27:37,920 --> 01:27:39,720 Speaker 1: in this offense, and even though some of them are 1597 01:27:39,800 --> 01:27:42,639 Speaker 1: here for one year or whatever, to say, okay, here's 1598 01:27:42,680 --> 01:27:45,559 Speaker 1: what we're thinking this week, and you know, not being 1599 01:27:45,600 --> 01:27:50,280 Speaker 1: able to run through it physically, there's something into that. 1600 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:54,120 Speaker 1: But at this level they know that coaching staff has 1601 01:27:54,200 --> 01:27:57,080 Speaker 1: to know they got to get these guys ready without that, 1602 01:27:57,880 --> 01:28:00,080 Speaker 1: and they've got to figure out they got to figure 1603 01:28:00,200 --> 01:28:01,960 Speaker 1: ways to do it all right. Break time for us, 1604 01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:04,360 Speaker 1: Steve and I to wrap it up with the latest 1605 01:28:04,760 --> 01:28:08,479 Speaker 1: homage to one Josh Allen on a local street corner. 1606 01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:11,000 Speaker 1: We'll tell you about that next Here on One Bill's Live, 1607 01:28:11,080 --> 01:28:23,920 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid of Health, It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. All right, 1608 01:28:23,960 --> 01:28:27,560 Speaker 1: welcome back. We wanted to show you the latest iteration 1609 01:28:27,800 --> 01:28:31,600 Speaker 1: of a Josh Allen tribute after a strong performance. We 1610 01:28:31,680 --> 01:28:34,559 Speaker 1: saw it back in week six after the Chiefs game. 1611 01:28:34,960 --> 01:28:38,680 Speaker 1: Somebody had a picture of Josh hurtling Hurdle Avenue and 1612 01:28:38,800 --> 01:28:41,200 Speaker 1: they changed at h U R D L instead of 1613 01:28:41,320 --> 01:28:45,559 Speaker 1: HRTEL the street in North Buffalo. Now for the Superman 1614 01:28:45,640 --> 01:28:49,200 Speaker 1: two point conversion, they've put him at the corner of 1615 01:28:49,360 --> 01:28:52,960 Speaker 1: Clark and Kent Street. How clever Clark kent into the 1616 01:28:53,000 --> 01:28:56,040 Speaker 1: phone booth and he comes out Superman. I see what 1617 01:28:56,120 --> 01:28:59,360 Speaker 1: you did there, pretty clever. I see what Bill's fans. 1618 01:28:59,400 --> 01:29:01,439 Speaker 1: I gotta give it to you. You're putting a lot 1619 01:29:01,479 --> 01:29:03,000 Speaker 1: of thought into this. I can't wait to see the 1620 01:29:03,040 --> 01:29:06,639 Speaker 1: next edution. It's pretty cool. Very nice reminder for all 1621 01:29:06,680 --> 01:29:10,960 Speaker 1: of you out there. The latest episode of the Bills 1622 01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:13,680 Speaker 1: by the Numbers podcast is out and available for your 1623 01:29:13,760 --> 01:29:17,280 Speaker 1: selections any of your podcast platforms. That's right, very good. 1624 01:29:17,280 --> 01:29:19,120 Speaker 1: I'm glad you're keeping tracks. I'm trying to, but I 1625 01:29:19,240 --> 01:29:21,639 Speaker 1: keep I thought we were like forty seven or something 1626 01:29:21,680 --> 01:29:25,280 Speaker 1: like compas. You can subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Google, or 1627 01:29:25,320 --> 01:29:29,280 Speaker 1: you can watch it on the Bills YouTube flies big 1628 01:29:29,360 --> 01:29:32,600 Speaker 1: show tomorrow including ESPN's Field Yates and the Hall of 1629 01:29:32,680 --> 01:29:35,160 Speaker 1: Fame at Thurman Thomas. We'll see you tomorrow at one