1 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: Rands and the Raiders. They took care of the AFS East. 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: But one a big question about the twenty twenty Buffalo Bills. 3 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: Can they handle disruption, can they juggle the roster, come 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: up with the line up? Can you continue to win 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: when COVID takes a bite out of their normal line up? 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: Their challenge today as the second half of the season begins. 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Snapping and they give it to McKenzie wants to throw, 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: throws it back to Josh who makes a catch at 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: the ten. Allen at the five, diving into the end roode. Touchdown. 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: Josh Ellen catches a touchdown pass. He caught a touchdown pass. Unbelievable. 11 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: Reef Ferguson will stamp it Cory, but Harkas will hold it. 12 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: Stamp is good. The kick is down, it's long enough 13 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 1: and the kick this good. It is good. Tyler Bess, 14 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: he is fantastic today. A fifty eight yard field goal. 15 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: Tyler kicking bass snap and he gets it to Kenya. 16 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: Drake Paul comes out, Boots Paul rolling around on the 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: Buffaloes secondary. It is recovered picked up by Dame Jackson. 18 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: The Bills have it now. The Snam poor Man rush 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: Johns going the throwing, puncing around Piers it down the 20 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: left side, caught by Beasley at the five into the 21 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: end zone, touchdown, Buffalo. He waited and waited and found 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley wide open for the Buffalo touchdown. Thirty nine. 23 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: Here comes the snap. Josh stands in the pocket as 24 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 1: time fires down the middle of this picked off intercepted 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,199 Speaker 1: by Patrick Peterson at his own forty yard line, dancing around, 26 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: headed to the far sideline, and he's finally wrestled to 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: the ground by Cold Peasley. Murray takes a shotgun, Staff 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: keeps it himself. Murray on the run at the tent 29 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: at the five into the end zone, touchdown, touchdown. Cardinals 30 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: take the lead with eight seconds left in this third quarter. Wow, 31 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: here's the snap. Josh Allen gonna get rid of it 32 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: quickly grows alive. But a great catch there and it 33 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: is caught by Cole Beasley. Did he get enough for 34 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: a first? I think he might have? Oh, what a 35 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: great catch the snap Atlan looks to his leaf Fire's 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: left side and go to the step find Digs makes 37 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: a catch touchdown Buffalo. Touchdown step by Diggs catches the 38 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: touchdown pass from Josh Allen twenty one yards to go 39 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: ahead touchdown, and it comes with thirty four seconds left 40 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: to play. Murray pressure, Bills rush for Murray's in trouble, 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: gets away from it, rolls to his left, fires it downfield, 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: puts it up for grabs and it is caught. Caught, 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: caught for a touchdown. Unbelievable, caught by DeAndre Hopkins, surrounded 44 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: by a couple of Bills defenders. He went up and 45 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: brought it down. Unbelievable, incredible. One second left down the 46 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: clock and this one is over. What an incredible finish. 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: With thirty four seconds left, the Bills get a twenty 48 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: one touchdown pass the Stefan's Diggs to take the lead. 49 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: And then, with two seconds left to forty three yard 50 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: touchdown pass from Kyler Murray to DeAndre Hopkins, surrounded by 51 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: three Buffalo Bills, Cardinals win it thirty two to thirty one. 52 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: A memorable game. That is well, that is your Toshiba 53 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: game Rewind, the official copier company of the Buffalo Bills. 54 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to a Monday edition of One Bills Live. Not 55 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: a very easy one for anybody to stomach at this 56 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: point in time. You're playing enough games you'll watch enough games, 57 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: your team's gonna fall victim in a losing effort in 58 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: this fashion at some point in time. We don't see 59 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: them all that often, but the law of averages says, 60 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: if you're playing enough of them, you're eventually going to 61 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: come out on the short end to one of these. 62 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: And you're playing enough of them, you'll end up on 63 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: the on the right end, as the Bills did in 64 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: Week three, as they almost did in Week ten. Right. So, yeah, 65 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: you got beat by two really singularly talented players. Kyler Murray, 66 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: who is a unique talent that Arizona is maximizing. Give 67 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: Cliff Kingsbury credit. There's no other player like Kyler Murray 68 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: in the league and they're maximizing him, and that's what 69 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: you gotta do. And then to get DeAndre Hopkins, who 70 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: at the time of the trade in the offseason from Houston, 71 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: I said, if I was gonna grab one, if had 72 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: to pick a one receiver, that's the guy would grab. 73 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: He's a great talent, He's got the strongest hands in 74 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: the leagues. You saw an example of it. Bill's got 75 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: beat by two guys making a great play, and you 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: know the positive about that game is the touchdown they 77 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: score at the end when they had played horribly in 78 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: the second half. They did score touchdown in the third quarter, 79 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: which I thought, Wow, that was huge. It was a 80 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 1: huge boost for him, got him twenty six points. And 81 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: then to come back and put that drive together that 82 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: they did to hit Diggs in the back of the 83 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: end zone. That was unbelievable because I didn't think that 84 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: fantastic throw. And I'll tell you what, Cole Beasley deserves 85 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: all the kudos you can give him that. Beasley and 86 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: Diggs put that team on their back with the ankle injury, 87 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: and they put the team on their back, got him 88 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: down there and set him up and and got the 89 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: what seemed to be at the time the game winning touchdown. 90 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: A lot to be happy about in that, but you 91 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: got beat by two guys making a great play. I've 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: seen it happen in other places. I've seen other games 93 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: kind of you use finger quotes getting stealing that win. 94 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: But certainly the Arizona Cardinals or a good football team, 95 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: I thought the Bills had a chance. You know, going 96 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: into that game, it was gonna be a tough game 97 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: like that one, much like we saw two quick two 98 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the last minute of the game won by 99 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: both teams. You know, what are you gonna do? It's 100 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: a hard league to win in. The Bills have been 101 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: beaten by a team that had nothing to lose. They 102 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: didn't know they were gonna play until thirty six hours 103 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: before the game. They got beat by the world champions, 104 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: and they got beat by a play at the end 105 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: of the game in a game where they didn't play 106 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: that well. So for me, there's still a really good 107 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: football team. They got a lot of football to play 108 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: and they're gonna come down the stretch right in the 109 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: middle of it. So I'm I'm not getting this guy's 110 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: not falling for me. I'm bummed. I was bitter about 111 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: the way that play ended, that game ended, But you 112 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: know they're good, man, and the Bills are good. They 113 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 1: went out there and that was a good football team 114 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: and took them to the wire. So I'm I'm okay, 115 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm I'm bombed. Man. It'd be awesome to be eight 116 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: and two, but I tell you, at eight and two, 117 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: we'd all be fighting the urge to take our foot 118 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: off the gas and like coast in and I don't 119 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: think they can do that. In the set next six games. 120 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: I will say this, at next six games, nine or 121 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: ten teams with six wins in the AFC, right, and 122 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: the Bills are a game ahead of them. That's that's big. 123 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: So we'll see. Let's let's get to these last six games. 124 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: I like where the Bills are at. I am not 125 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: worried about the quality of teams on the Bills schedule. 126 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: The Bills are going to be a handful for all 127 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: of those teams, So let's let's get it on. I'm 128 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: ready to get these guys healthy and get one hundred 129 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: percent of the guys back on the field. I think 130 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: it's important to paint the full picture of the level 131 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: of talent they were going against yesterday, and I'll do 132 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: it with statistics. Okay, I think we can all see 133 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: the special talents that Kyler Murray and Andre Hopkins are. Okay. 134 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins had one hundred and twenty receptions last season. Okay, 135 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: no drops, not one. When you think about how often 136 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: that guy was targeted by Deshaun Watson last year, he 137 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: made one hundred and twenty receptions, did not have a 138 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: single drop. I think it speaks to the sure handedness 139 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,119 Speaker 1: of his game. He is next level when it comes 140 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: to that. Kyler Murray, Okay, And I'll give credit to 141 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: their PR man, Mark Dalton, who used to be a 142 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: co worker of ours here in Buffalo a while back. 143 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: Now the PR director out there in Arizona. He put 144 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: this tweet out, so I will credit him for these statistics. 145 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: But Kyler Murray is the first NFL player to throw 146 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: for six thousand yards and run for over eleven hundred 147 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: yards in his first twenty five career games. He is 148 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: currently on pace steve to be the first NFL player 149 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: to pass for four thousand yards and rush for a 150 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: thousand in the same season. The first person to do 151 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: that in college was Colin Kaepernick about ten years ago, 152 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: ten eleven years ago. No one has done it in 153 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: the NFL. But here we are, and it looks like 154 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, provided these stays healthy, we'll be on track 155 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: to do that come the end of this season. We're 156 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: talking about, as you said, right at the top, elite 157 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: level talents that do special things that maybe three or 158 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: four other players in the entire league can do. So 159 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: you do your best to defend those things and we 160 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: can get into the final play of the game as 161 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: much as you want, but the Stefan Diggs and Josh 162 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: Allen made a really good play, Kyler Murray and DeAndre 163 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: Hopkins made an even better one. And that's why you 164 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: lost the game. Yeah, I mean at the end of it, 165 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: that's the reason, because you can't go back and change anything, 166 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: just like the you know, the game's gonna stand like 167 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: it is. Certainly the Bills could have played way better 168 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: than they did during twenty five minutes about of the 169 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: second half. They did. Yeah, Cole Beasley got a touchdown 170 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: in the second half early in the ear in the 171 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: third quarter, early in the third quarter, and then they 172 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: were They were done throughout the rest of the second 173 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: half until that final drive. It does say something about 174 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: Josh Allen and his crew when they got in there. 175 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: John Brown was out of the game. He couldn't come 176 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: back in and they went ahead and went down and 177 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown. Anyway, they went into the game without 178 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: Josh Norman and without Levi Wallace in their secondary. Dean 179 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: Marlow was out of this game. Tyler Croft was out 180 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: there starting tight end UH and they went with UH 181 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: with Dawson Knox, who has not played very much football 182 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: in the last month. If any. Uh, so they had, 183 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 1: you know, their own problems their offensive line. While it 184 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: was surprising to me that Mitch Morse was active, he 185 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: did not play, and I think that signals they're trying 186 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: to get some things differently and set up straight in 187 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: the front on the offensive front. I don't know why 188 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: if he was ready to play, Mitch Morse was not 189 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: in the game. Cody Ford was not in the game. 190 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: He was he was injured. So they've got some guys 191 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: that they were missing, and so did the and so 192 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: of the Arizona Cardinals. They had three defensive linement they 193 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: were down the game, yeah, and they were playing with 194 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: maybe one or two defensive linemen on the field and 195 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,719 Speaker 1: needy given time, they had one spot where they that 196 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: when they took the time out with ten guys on 197 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: the field, they didn't have any defensive linemen on the field. Yeah, 198 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: they're all standing up at the line there, and they were. 199 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 1: And the guys standing up at the line were linebackers, right. So, uh, 200 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: every team's got to deal with that, and I think 201 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: that's one reason the Bills didn't play their best. But 202 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: on a road game at a time of the season 203 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: when you love to get a win like that, you 204 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: almost feel like the Bills would have been the ones 205 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: to steal it if that pass falls in't complete at 206 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: the end of the game because of the way they 207 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: played in the second half and then having to put 208 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: together one last drive to do it, and that was 209 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,599 Speaker 1: a thing of beauty, believe me, Cole Beasley was amazing 210 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: in that drive and then of course with the catch 211 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: in the back of the end zone. But that second 212 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: half was not a half where the Bills played well 213 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: enough to deserve to win that game, right, which is 214 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: why coach McDermott said at the end of the game, 215 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: the game should not come down to one play, and 216 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: if it does, we didn't do enough from start to 217 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: finish to deserve to win the game. You can tell 218 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: that this is a coaching staff that preaches that process 219 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 1: and during the practice week, because they want the players 220 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: to play the game the same exact way every single snap. 221 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: You're executing assignments, you're playing with proper technique, and you're 222 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: playing with all out effort, and if you do that 223 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: consistently more often than not, and you have mental focus 224 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: more often than not, you will win more of the 225 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: plays in the game. And that generally means you've put 226 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: yourself in position to win the game pretty handily. I mean, 227 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: all things consider knowing three quarters of the games in 228 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: this league are decided by a score or less on average. 229 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: But I think that's what stuck with coach mcderham. At 230 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: the most he was asked eighteen different ways, would you 231 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: have defended the play differently? Yeah, we would have stopped 232 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: them if we could have. You know, I think it's 233 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: you can you can criticize how that play was defended 234 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: as much as you want. You had three defensive backs 235 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: draped all over der best free defensive backs and they 236 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: were all in position. Two of them got a hand 237 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: on the ball. The problem was DeAndre Hopkins had two hands, 238 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: and he's one of the surest handed players in the 239 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: entire league. I don't know if anybody's better. It's like 240 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: I said last year, one hundred and twenty catches, no drops, 241 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: zero zero. But Steve you brought up an interesting point 242 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: regarding the lineup on the offensive line with Mitch Morse, 243 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: who was cleared from concussion protocol this week but did 244 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: not start or play in the game at all. He 245 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: was basically available as an urgency replacement, so John Feliciano 246 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: plays center Ike Butcker plays left guard because Cody Ford's out, 247 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: and so you know, guard to guard your butcher Feliciano 248 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: in winters. And I know you have your reasons as 249 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: to why you felt that Morse was sat down. It's 250 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: my opinion that they're trying to keep Morse from suffering 251 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: another concussion in close proximity the one that knocked him 252 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: out of the game here at home a couple of 253 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and or against what was it Seattle game 254 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: or the game before that. I can't even remember now. 255 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: I think it was he missed the Seattle game, right, 256 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: and it was the game before the game before he 257 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: suffered the concussion. Okay, Patriot, it was very early. Yes, 258 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: That's why I got crossed up. In any event, my 259 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: belief is, knowing he has had five documented concussions, I 260 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: think they're saying in themselves, what is the best course 261 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: of action here to ensure that we have mors for 262 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: the stretch run when the bulk of our games are 263 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: against AFC opponents, and tiebreakers are very likely to come 264 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: into play here. Knowing you've got upwards of nine teams 265 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: after nine games played, some cases, ten had to have 266 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: six wins already. The AFC conference race is suddenly a 267 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: very tight one, not only in the division for Buffalo, 268 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: with Miami a half game behind and now sitting on 269 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: by this week Buffalo is, but you also have a 270 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: conference race where if you don't win your division, tiebreakers 271 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: will almost certainly come into play this year. And the 272 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: AFC conference record, I believe, is the second tiebreaker with 273 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: teams are that you're tied with who are not in 274 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: your division. So what is more as important as yesterday's 275 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: game was? Which is more important to the ultimate goal 276 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: for the Bills. Is it a game against an NFC 277 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: West opponent or is it a game against the Chargers 278 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: in two weeks. It's probably the Chargers game when you 279 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: think about it, And so I think they say to themselves, 280 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: let's not play Morris. If we don't have to this 281 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: week's we're on buy next week. By the time he 282 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: plays in a game again, he will be over a 283 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: month removed from suffering that concussion. That's probably a good thing. 284 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: I'm not a doctor, but that's got to be a 285 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: good thing, and you probably enhance your chances of having 286 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: him down the stretch against what will amount to what 287 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: is it Chargers, Broncos, Patriots, Steelers, and Dolphins. Five AFC 288 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: games left five You've only played seven to this point, 289 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: So those five games are going to largely tell the 290 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: story of where the Bills end up, not only in 291 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: the division, but in the conference race if God forbids, 292 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: something happens and they lose their hold on the top 293 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: of the division. Right now, with Miami just a half 294 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: game back, Buffalo has played a tougher schedule than any 295 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: of the top four leading division leaders in the in 296 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: the AFC, We've got We've had the toughest schedule, strength 297 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: of victory wins. We also have more wins than anybody 298 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: below us with with seven or fewer. When we have 299 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: more conference wins. We're five and two in the conference. 300 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: The closest is a four and two or four and 301 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: three teams, which are you Vegas, Miami Baltimore of Miami's 302 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: three and two, Baltimore's four and three, Vegas is four 303 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: and two, Buffalo's five and two, and of course Kansas 304 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: City seven and one in Pittsburgh six and zero. So 305 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: the tiebreakers right there are in Buffalo's favor, no question, 306 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: and Buffalo's got a really difficult schedule coming up, as 307 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: we all know, but we're also up to this point 308 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: have played a really rough schedule as well. This is 309 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: this is a hard season to go seven and three 310 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: in and the Bills are almost getting it done. It's 311 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: ten games played, and you can make the argument that 312 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: this Bills team is already battle tested. Yeah they are, 313 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: and they've and they've done some things. You know, you 314 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: think back to the Rams game where they they score 315 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: that late touchdown to win it. Uh running for two 316 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: hundred yards almost two hundred yards against the Patriots was 317 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 1: a big day for them as well. The obviously the 318 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: Seattle game was enormous, but you know, so they this 319 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: is you know the Bills have you know, are getting 320 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. You know, they're standing in this playoff race, 321 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: running the gauntlet and it has really I think it's 322 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: going to serve them well when they get into these 323 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: games deep in the season, no question. But you know, 324 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: you beat the Seahawks, you beat the Patriots, you play 325 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs and Titans, you beat the Raiders and Rams. 326 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 1: You know you've got some pretty quality wins under your belt. Um, 327 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: this is you know, this is gonna be one of 328 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: those years where you know you're all this hard work 329 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: that you're putting in is going to come back to 330 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: serve you well. And when you get into games where 331 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: it's a one un done. So any of the ground 332 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: do you want to cover on yesterday's game, we can 333 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: do that. Couple another couple few more injuries on Sunday, 334 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: aj and Sa left the game with a head injury. 335 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: I don't believe he returned. I didn't see him returning 336 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: to the field. After that, we know that Dane Jackson 337 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,239 Speaker 1: left with a right knee injury did not return, and 338 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: then John Brown late in the game twisted his leg 339 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: awkwardly on a reception that got a first down, but 340 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: left with an ankle injury and did not return to 341 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: the game. So coach McDermott, I know, is addressing the 342 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: media late this afternoon, so we'll see if there are 343 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: any updates on those players. But with no game on Sunday, 344 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: fortunately there's some time for this team to heal up, 345 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: and they do need to do some healing up for sure. 346 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw the social media post 347 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: by Josh Norman about a half hour before the game 348 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday, he was basically thanking everybody for their well 349 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: wishes after he tested positive for COVID and said he's 350 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: feeling fine right now. So fortunately with the buye, you 351 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: don't lose him for another game, and presumably provided he 352 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: gets over it and contest negative under the protocols, he 353 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: should be back and available when the Bills take the 354 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: field against the Chargers in week twelve. But anything and 355 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: everything that you want to dissect on yesterday's game, feel 356 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: free to do so at eight oh three five fifty 357 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty. We 358 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: also have our Twitter poll today, which is kind of 359 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: in response to what coach said after the game. After 360 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: the game, he said, hey, look, my players were dejected. 361 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,200 Speaker 1: It hurt. That's a good thing because that means it's 362 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 1: important to them, and I agree. He also said that 363 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: he's confident that his team will come back stronger from this. 364 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: It's kind of like the old adage, whatever doesn't kill 365 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: you makes you stronger. I think that this team believes 366 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: that wholeheartedly. So with that in mind, our Twitter poll today, 367 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: how confid interview that the Bills will come back stronger 368 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: following Sunday's last second loss to the Cardinals, A They'll 369 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: be fine, it's a strong and resilient group. B. You're 370 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: a little worried about the back and forth nature of 371 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,199 Speaker 1: their games. See, this loss can have a hangover effect 372 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: even during a bye week or d something else. So 373 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: let us know at eight oh three oh five fifty 374 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty we 375 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: have an open line for you there. Where do you 376 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: come down on this? I know you're pretty firming what 377 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: you think of this group. I'm in A. They're fine, 378 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna They're a strong, resilient group. I think this 379 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: loss is going to fuel them through the bye week. 380 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: They'll come back recharged, refurbished and healthier and fresher in 381 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: the last six games of the season. Yeah, I think 382 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: this is gonna make them better. And I'm I'm in. 383 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: I'm fully confident of their ability to continue to play 384 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: good football and be in almost You know, they are 385 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: hard to beat. They are really really difficult to beat. 386 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: And you had a like Kyler Murray, who's there's nobody 387 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: else like him in the league. There's nobody and there's 388 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: no way you can prepare for him. It's really fun 389 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: to watch that guy play and to see how they 390 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: use his skills I said at earlier Cliff Kingsbury deserves 391 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for what he's put together in 392 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: that offense. But this Bill's team is still a very 393 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: good football team, and that win lost yesterday doesn't change that. 394 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: Sixty eight percent of the fan base agrees with you 395 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: out of the gate here, thinking everything will be fine 396 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: going forward. There is a fairly respectable contingent of fans, though, 397 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: that are worried about the back and forth nature of 398 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: the games the last few weeks, because there is some 399 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 1: legitimacy to that Steve that you know, sometimes when you 400 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: get in those kinds of games, you are playing with 401 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: fire a little bit, especially when you play supreme talents 402 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: like we saw yesterday and Hopkins and Murray. And you know, 403 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,679 Speaker 1: I don't know that that changes from one week to 404 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: the next, because just about every team in this league 405 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: has two or three three elite level players, and so 406 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: when you get into those kinds of topsy turvy roller 407 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: coaster type games, all it takes is one mistake and 408 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: your margin forever is very thin. And so I think 409 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: that causes some concern on the part of some Bills fans. Anyway, 410 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,880 Speaker 1: over twenty one, you wonder about it a little bit, 411 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure. And coach said this earlier in the year too, 412 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: after the win over the Rams. He said, look, I'd 413 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: love to win games by comfortable margins, but that's just 414 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: not the way it works in this league most of 415 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: the time. And he's right. As we said earlier, seventy 416 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: five percent of games decided by a score or less 417 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 1: eight points or less, and yesterday was another example of that. 418 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: So you know, you do the best you can every 419 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: time out. Sometimes games just unfold that way. But we 420 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: should go back to what we saw on the second half, though, Steve, 421 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: because again, for some reason, the third quarter tens to 422 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: be the time in games this season where the Bills 423 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: have just this lull or this decline in effectiveness, consistency, efficiency, 424 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: whatever word you want to throw in there. And it 425 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 1: goes beyond the numbers. I know you and I were 426 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: talking about this before we even got on the air. 427 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: It goes beyond the numbers. I mean, can you can 428 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: talk all day about how they've been outscored seventy six 429 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: to thirty now in the third quarter this season, it's 430 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: more than a two to one margin. That's a problem. 431 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: Now you can also flip it the other way. They've 432 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: outscored team seventy three to thirty in the first quarter. 433 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 1: They've gotten off to great starts, but coming out of 434 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: the locker room, for some reason, there's a lull in 435 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: their play. And we saw it again yesterday. I don't 436 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: think there's any question about it, right, Yeah, And it 437 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: was hard to watch, you know. It just seems as 438 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: though that offense for some reason gets sick. And we 439 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: were talking, you know, about them getting outscored or whatever. 440 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: It's not just that they get it out scored, but 441 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: it's also on the defensive. It's not just that they 442 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: can't score points, which they finally scored a touchdown yesterday. 443 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: It's like their defense can't stop anybody either. It's it's 444 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: both both directions as well as the defense has played. 445 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: There have been time you think back to it, Uh, 446 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: they held who was the Seahawks weren't was? It like 447 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: it's helping like ten points. Same thing with the Rams 448 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,479 Speaker 1: games twenty eight to three in the early third quarters. 449 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: So I mean they're the defense is holding them off 450 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: the field zone stops everything, um even you know, just 451 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: one field goal or two field goal attempts. I mean, 452 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: they've played really well and whatever happens in the adjustment 453 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: phase at halftime or the emotional impact or whatever. This 454 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: team just doesn't play well from the front. It does 455 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: not play well from the front. You think what happened 456 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: yesterday when the Arizona Cardinals took the lead and the 457 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: Bills were playing from behind and they lose John Brown. 458 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 1: They got penalties that even on one of the other 459 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: turnovers interceptions, they had four penalties for thirty five yards 460 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: on that drive, So the first and thirty three went 461 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: backwards and we them go backwards. The week prior against 462 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, that was in the second half. Also, it 463 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: took one play by Gabe Davis to get him down 464 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: close where they could at least tempt tempt to attempt 465 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: a field goal, you know, to get three points in 466 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,679 Speaker 1: the third quarter. Something happens there where the Bills just 467 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: don't play well from the front after halftime. You mean 468 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: you're talking about with a lead, that's what you're talking 469 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: about from in front, and for whatever reason, and who 470 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: knows what it is, I'm I think McDermott and Dave 471 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 1: Ball and Leslie Fraser probably have a better idea on 472 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: it than they're letting on. Well, coach McDermott was asked 473 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: about it after the game yesterday and he did say, 474 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: I'm aware of it, and it's something that we're going 475 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: to take a long look at during the bye week. 476 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: So it's it's not just something that just look at 477 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: it on paper and say, yeah, you know what, that's interesting. 478 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:55,719 Speaker 1: I wonder why it is that way. Well, first of all, 479 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: I think we all know that's not the way coach 480 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: McDermott works, right. He's looking into every nook and cranny 481 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: he can find if it means his team is going 482 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: to play better on a Sunday. So they've noticed this. 483 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: There is a lull in their play. They don't look 484 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: the same. You know. You see this team come out 485 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: first couple of drives of the game, bing bang, bing bang, 486 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, right up and down the field, putting points 487 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: on the board. Even their defense can get stops in 488 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: the first half as we saw yesterday, you know, stopping 489 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: a team that came into the game fifth in the 490 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: league and red zone touchdown efficiency it's seventy five percent. 491 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: They stopped him on two of their first three drives. 492 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: To their first two drives into the red zone, they 493 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: forced him to take field goals, and then they got 494 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: a third one a little bit later in the game, 495 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: so they were doing their job in forcing field goals. 496 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: But then you get to the third quarter and there 497 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: is just this lull, and coach McDermott said it is 498 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: something we are going to take a look at during 499 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: the bye week to try to pin down the reasons 500 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: as to why their play just kind of wanes a 501 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: little bit. It's not a disaster, but it's not at 502 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: the same level of efficiency as generally the other three 503 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: quarters of play have been. And I get it too. 504 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not gonna say everything comes apart, but 505 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: because the other teams on scholarship too. I mean, you've 506 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: got some pretty sharp people on this other sideline as well, 507 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: so they're they're making adjustments as well. But if and 508 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: if things go so well for you in the first half, 509 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,880 Speaker 1: you know, what are you gonna what are you gonna adjust? 510 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: Do more of the same and let the other teams 511 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: see if they can stop you then and then see 512 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: what they're doing. And maybe that's what it is. After 513 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: you come out after halftime. Why would the Bills adjust 514 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: anything when they're up twenty eight to three on the rams, 515 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: You know, offensively, particularly and defensively. If the Rams adjust, 516 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: then you gotta figure out, Okay, what are they doing now? 517 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: Then you got to get that and maybe by the 518 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: end of the third quarter thing, Okay, here's their adjustments. 519 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: Now let's adjust back here. We got it. So maybe 520 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: that's one of the reasons they're doing it, because they 521 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: are getting off to fast starts. This is a team 522 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: that crushes it in the first halves. And I don't know. 523 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go back and look at how many games 524 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: they have trailed at halftime. I don't think it's very many. No, 525 00:27:56,560 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: it's not. And yesterday it was only the second time 526 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: under coach mcderham that they have lost when leading at halftime. 527 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: They are now twenty four and two, the two losses 528 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: both coming to DeAndre Hopkins teams the Houston Texans in 529 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year, and yesterday the only two times 530 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: in the Sean McDermott era when leading at halftime that 531 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 1: they have not emerged from the game victorious eight oh three, 532 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: oh five fifty one eighty eight five fifty two five fifty. 533 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: Have an open line for you there as we are 534 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,360 Speaker 1: asking how confident are you that the Bills will come 535 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: back stronger following Sunday's last second loss to the Cardinals. 536 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: Choices are there to file an opinion on the tweet sheet, 537 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: which we will get to when we return. Break time 538 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 1: for us, but back in a moment here on One 539 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: Bills Live presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills 540 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: Radio Chris Brown's Steve Tasker, a Monday edition of One 541 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: Bills Live as we dissect the gut punch of a 542 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:03,880 Speaker 1: loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals and the 543 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: last play of the game. Tough one to stomach for sure, 544 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: but nothing to do but move on from it, even 545 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: though it'll be a bitter taste for these players for 546 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: sure for the next week or so, Knowing there isn't 547 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: another game on the schedule this coming weekend as the 548 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: Bills get their bye week, the last bye week on 549 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: the NFL schedule. As after this, it'll be a sprint 550 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: to the finish, and with nine teams in the AFC 551 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: each having six wins, it will most definitely be a 552 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: race eight oh three oh five fifty one eight eight 553 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two five fifty open line for you 554 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: there if you want to dissect this game or you 555 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: want to address the question we have on the Twitter 556 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: poll today, how confident are you that the Bills will 557 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: come back stronger following Sunday's last second loss to the Cardinals. 558 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 1: The choices are there, but you could have your own 559 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: take on it as well. Open line for you, and 560 00:29:55,120 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: we begin on the phones today with Suzanne in Buffalo. Suzanne, 561 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Welcome to the show. 562 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: Thank you. How are you today, fellows? We're doing good? 563 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Thank you? I just have a question. 564 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: After we scored the goal ahead touchdown on the kickoff 565 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: to Arizona, would it have been a better idea to 566 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: do a short kick rather than send it to the 567 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 1: end zone so that more time would be taken off 568 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: the clock with a runback. Yeah, it depends. It's a 569 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: It's a tough call because if if you kick it short, 570 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: they get a short field and they can if they 571 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: give themselves up. If you had started with thirty four seconds, 572 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: it would take less than The clock only starts when 573 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: one of the receiving teams catches the ball or touches it, 574 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: and if he gives himself up immediately, it would gain 575 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: you about two seconds. If he just went to a knee. 576 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: If he could field it on like the thirty five 577 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: yard line and he went to a knee, the officials 578 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,479 Speaker 1: would call the play dead. You'd gained about get off 579 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: about three seconds off the clock at most, or exchange 580 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: for exchange for ten yards. Where do you come down? 581 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: A tough call. It's it's tough because well, the ten 582 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: yards would have given them one of the plays they 583 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: got which took more time than the four seconds. Uh, 584 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's a tough question. And you know, 585 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: you can go back and forth. And obviously the way 586 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: the game ended in the manner in which you did, 587 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: you can change about fifty things there in the last night. 588 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean I and just and I know this. 589 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: Here's the philosophy. If you're gonna kick it deep, it's 590 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: pretty hard to return a touch turn a kick off 591 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: for a touchdown when the ball's out of the end zone, right. 592 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: And that's what I was just going to say, just 593 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 1: to give you the perspective that the Bill's coaching staff 594 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: was like likely coming into that situation with, was how 595 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: do we remove any risk from this play? What is 596 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: the most effective risk averse play here in this situation? 597 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: And that's to kick the thing straight out of play 598 00:31:58,240 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: through the back of the end zone, of course a 599 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: touch because if they can't return it, there's no risk 600 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: other than no time coming off the clock. That's your 601 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: only risk that you're really taking, and I think that's 602 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: minimal at that point in time, because I know the 603 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: win probability after the Bill scored that touchdown with thirty 604 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: four seconds left with something like ninety six point eight percent, 605 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: so you're things are heavily slate, like slanted in your favor. 606 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: After you score thirty five seconds left, Arizona ball on 607 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: their own twenty five off a touchback and no risk 608 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: of a long return. You can see the logic in there, 609 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: thinking to kick it through the back of the end 610 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: zone and not even worry about defending it. It's one 611 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 1: more play you would have to defend that way. Now 612 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: you can argue if you kick it and squib it 613 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: and you get the stop, there's the one extra play 614 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: you to defend, and then you defend one fewer play 615 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: conceivably on defense right at the other end of the clock. 616 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it's an either or. They did one thing 617 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: I thought early in the game, the opening kickoff when 618 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: Tyler Bass kicked it. He put it. I could tell 619 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: by the way he kicked it. He got way under 620 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: it and kicked it really high with some hang time 621 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: and dropped it on like the two yard line or 622 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: the one yard line, and the Bill subsequently tacked him 623 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: on the twenty, which is five yards gained for your defense. 624 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: And then subsequently when they kicked off after the field goal, 625 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: Andre Roberts brings it out to the thirty five. Those 626 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: kind of hidden yardage plays. I mentioned it on the broadcast. 627 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: They lose five, you gain ten on the return. You 628 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: get it out past the twenty five by ten yards, 629 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: and they lost five yards on their return. So it's 630 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: yardage like that that changes the field position draft, you know, 631 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: just little by little and your favor cumulative effect. Right, 632 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: So there, you know those all of those things go 633 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: into the mix as well. But I think you know 634 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 1: for them, you're not going to give up a touchdown 635 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: on the kickoff if the guy's not going to return it. 636 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: Eight oh three five fifty one eighty five fifty two, 637 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: five fifty open line for you. There. We go back 638 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: to the phones and we go to Ivan in Buffalo. Ivan, 639 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Welcome? To the show. 640 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: I haven't are you're there? All right, we'll put him 641 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: on hold. I'm not sure he is there, So hang 642 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: on a second there, bud Um, I haven't are you're there? Yes? 643 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: What are you doing? Come on man? Yeah. So I 644 00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 1: got a complaint with three guys um that I'm I 645 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: think they really need to step their level of playoff. Uh. Oliver, 646 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: I always thought that he was too small in the draft. 647 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,440 Speaker 1: I thought that we should have actually should have went 648 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: for DK Metcalf in that draft. I believe um, but 649 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: he needs to step this playoff as well as for 650 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: me Edmund's Uh. He seems to always be blowing through tackles. Uh. 651 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: There's a several miss tackles that he had in the 652 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 1: game uh yesterday. But this is just the this has 653 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 1: just been the toys of from this whole season of 654 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: just missing tackles or either getting blocked uh and not 655 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: and not not getting off the blocks. Um and then 656 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,720 Speaker 1: also a J. Klein. I mean again, he did step 657 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: this game up, you know a little bit in the 658 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: last two games. But uh, I think that on defense, 659 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: those three players are really hurting us a lot. I 660 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: don't like to see those guys step They play with it, okay. 661 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you know you're entitled to your opinion. I 662 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: guess that's fine. I think Edmonds has played better the 663 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,359 Speaker 1: last two weeks, and I think A. J. Klein's played 664 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: better the last two weeks at Oliver. You probably have 665 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more of an argument there, because I 666 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 1: think the anticipation Steve is this guy's the ninth pick 667 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 1: in the draft. He's here to make impact type plays. 668 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: I'll admit we haven't seen enough of those from him, 669 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: and we can make whatever suppositions we want as to 670 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 1: why that's the case, whether it's because he doesn't have 671 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:44,479 Speaker 1: a true nose tackle next to him, whether it's because 672 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 1: he's getting double teamed more. I mean, we can write 673 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: every narrative we want, but you know the proofs in 674 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: the pudding yesterday, five tackles for him. He did have 675 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: a tackle for loss, and he did have a pass 676 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 1: breakup when he tipped one at the line of scrim 677 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:04,400 Speaker 1: that went incomplete. I think people were expecting to see 678 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 1: more penetration from him inside to the point where he's 679 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,720 Speaker 1: you know, getting five six seven sacks a season. Yeah, 680 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: you see him once in a while, right, you see 681 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: flashes of what the Bills thought he could be. I 682 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: think consistency is what most guy most I think what 683 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: the team is looking for him from now and what 684 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: he's probably looking for himself, because every so often he 685 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: will flash through. He made a great stop on a 686 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: play the other day where he blew through the guard. 687 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: The tight end was coming over to try and get 688 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: him as well. He blew through both those guys tackle 689 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: the tackle Faslus was a great play by him. But 690 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: you know, you just want to see more of it, 691 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: and if it's in there, you know, you got to 692 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: get it out, so we'll see. But I get you. 693 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:45,120 Speaker 1: It's interesting, and there's it's no coincidence that, you know, 694 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:47,280 Speaker 1: all three of the guys I Evan mentioned were playing defense, 695 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: and the defense is not the same defense it was 696 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 1: a year ago, and I thought they played pretty well 697 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: though all things consider, this is a defense that does 698 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: have trouble stopping the runs. Still. You know, I'll give 699 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: you that. There's no debating that. I mean, Kenyan Drake 700 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: had one hundred yards on sixteen carries yesterday. That's a 701 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:09,160 Speaker 1: problem because it keeps that offense on schedule and in rhythm, 702 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:12,440 Speaker 1: and when you play those high scoring offenses, like that 703 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,960 Speaker 1: they can have that kind of balance, it becomes a 704 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: more difficult task because now they're more unpredictable play call wise, 705 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: because they're on schedule down and distance. Why so if 706 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: you can, I mean, that was the calling card for 707 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,399 Speaker 1: this defense for each of the last two years. Get 708 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: the stops on first and second down, get to third 709 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: and seven or greater, and that's when this defense takes over, right, 710 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: And that just hasn't been the case enough of the 711 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:39,520 Speaker 1: time this season. Yeah. Last year, you's just this defense 712 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,320 Speaker 1: just made it so hard on opposing offenses to move 713 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: the football there. They were very stingy with yards. First 714 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: downs were rough to get. You know, you're forever getting 715 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: in third down with a you know, and they got 716 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: a chance to get you off the field that way. 717 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: Is just an exhausting exercise for most offenses a year ago. 718 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:59,479 Speaker 1: That hasn't been the case this year. The running game 719 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: has been a real achilles heel for the Bill's defense 720 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:04,480 Speaker 1: this year. And that's you know, you'd like to see 721 00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:08,000 Speaker 1: that change. But by the same token, here's here's where 722 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: you're at. And I know Bill's fans would like say, hey, 723 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: we need to do this. That's it, man, These are 724 00:38:13,640 --> 00:38:16,440 Speaker 1: the guys you got to play with. This is the roster. 725 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 1: There's guys on there's guys on a practice squad, there's 726 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: guys on the injured reserve, there's guys in COVID list whatever. 727 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: You know. You got like sixty nine guys go with 728 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: all the guys that play defense. Those are the guys 729 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: you got to figure out a way to win with. 730 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: And that's what the coaching staff's gonna do. Certainly, the 731 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: offense helps when they score a lot of points, and 732 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,359 Speaker 1: these these offenses, you know, have to do certain things 733 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: and they don't really want to run the football as 734 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: much because they feel like they got to keep up 735 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen and these guys. That has helped some 736 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,840 Speaker 1: in some instances, although not always. But this is the 737 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: group they got to win with. They they're not there's 738 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,799 Speaker 1: no place you can go for more players. You know, 739 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,719 Speaker 1: there's nothing you can do. There's gonna come in all 740 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:55,359 Speaker 1: of a sudden wave and want to say all this, Wow, 741 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:57,919 Speaker 1: we got a number one corner off the street. It's 742 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: just it's not gonna happen. So you got to figure 743 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:03,280 Speaker 1: out a way to get healthy and maximize the talent 744 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,799 Speaker 1: on this roster. The Bills coaching staff doing their best. 745 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: They're moving Ed Oliver all over the place. Down inside. 746 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: I saw him on the right side of the offense, 747 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,640 Speaker 1: on the left side of the offense. I saw him 748 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 1: down inside. I saw him on the three technique, like 749 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: where he was meant to play. They're moving him all 750 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 1: over the joint and they're trying to do that to 751 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 1: give him a chance to be successful and get and 752 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: to compliment the guys that are actually up there with him. 753 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: So they got a lot of work to do, no 754 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 1: question about it. But it's all an experiment to try 755 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,839 Speaker 1: and get the most out of these guys. So yeah, 756 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: Step I think Ivan says it right. You know, everybody 757 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: needs to play better, no question, But these are the 758 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:42,919 Speaker 1: guys you got to You gotta get your mind around 759 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,440 Speaker 1: because there's nobody else coming through the door. All right, 760 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: we have to take a break, but Brian and Buffalo 761 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: Spike in fort Erie, hang on the line. You guys 762 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 1: are next up. After the break is we're taking more 763 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: of your phone calls after this thirty two to thirty 764 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,840 Speaker 1: gut punch of a defeat at the hands of the 765 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals back in a flash here on one Bills 766 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio Stampy. 767 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: They give it to mckennedie wants to throw throw it 768 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,879 Speaker 1: to a goat to Josh who makes the catch at 769 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,160 Speaker 1: the tenth Helen. It's a five Ditton into the end 770 00:40:20,239 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: zone touchdown. Josh heaven check is a touchdown pass. He 771 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: caught a touchdown pass. Unbelievable. That twelve yard reception by 772 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. For the score your Hunt Zone Huntred Zone 773 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 1: Play of the Week. Visit Hunt real Estate dot com 774 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,600 Speaker 1: to score on all your real estate needs. Chris Brown 775 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:41,840 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you our number one of a Monday 776 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: edition of One Bills Live. As we are dissecting yesterday's 777 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: painful defeat at the hands of the Cardinals thirty two 778 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 1: to thirty on the last play of the game, and 779 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: we do want to get right back to your phone 780 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,040 Speaker 1: calls at eight oh three five fifty one eight eight 781 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,240 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two, five fifty We begin with Brian 782 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: and Buffalo. Brian, Welcome to One Bill Live. What do 783 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: you have for us? Oh? Yeah, I was thinking, you 784 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: know one thing. The defensive ends. They kept crashing way 785 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:11,239 Speaker 1: too much. I mean usually it's like the end, make 786 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 1: sure that nobody gets outside. But he kept crashing. That's 787 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:17,759 Speaker 1: why Tyler kept getting outside. And the other question I 788 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: got is why wouldn't you in the second half go 789 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: to the hurry up offense like we ran last week. 790 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: You know we're getting that momentum. It seems like nob 791 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:29,200 Speaker 1: they can stop us. One reason is that you don't 792 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: want to go three and out and give them the 793 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: ball like the chart, like the Cardinals gave the Bills 794 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: the ball back. They had two incomplete passes quickly on 795 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: second times down. I was really shocked that they stayed 796 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: with the no huddle. So it can work both ways. 797 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:47,799 Speaker 1: I get what you're saying, Brian, but the simple fact 798 00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,840 Speaker 1: the matter is you hung thirty points on him. You 799 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: think it should have been enough with thirty four seconds left, 800 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:55,200 Speaker 1: And I don't think it was as much about tempo 801 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:57,479 Speaker 1: or anything like that. Maybe you're right, I mean, maybe 802 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,480 Speaker 1: something they need, but I don't think what ails them 803 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 1: in the second half is tempo or going no huddle Offensively. 804 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,000 Speaker 1: I think it's something different than that. So I don't 805 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 1: know that going no huddle would have changed how their 806 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:14,840 Speaker 1: offense played in the third quarter. I would say that 807 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: Brian makes a good point with regard to setting the edge. Yeah, 808 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,160 Speaker 1: this was a problem against the Tennessee Titans, and it 809 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,680 Speaker 1: allowed Ryan Tannehill to get out and run for yardage, 810 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 1: including a long touchdown that I think covered more than 811 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: twenty yards. And against this quarterback, especially who leads the 812 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:34,440 Speaker 1: league in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and now has 813 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:38,440 Speaker 1: ten That fifteen yard run for a touchdown yesterday his 814 00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: second rushing touchdown, Steve Mario Addison takes the bait, hook 815 00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:47,239 Speaker 1: line and sinker against this quarterback. I think you'll hold 816 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: your water even an extra half a second. Yeah, you 817 00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:52,880 Speaker 1: make him, can't you make him hand it off? You 818 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,400 Speaker 1: can't give him the edge because if you do, it's over. Like, 819 00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,640 Speaker 1: I don't care what kind of angle you have, You're 820 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:04,400 Speaker 1: not getting this guy. So all the more reason to 821 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:07,359 Speaker 1: play it conservative, because what would you rather have? Would 822 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: you rather have Kenyan Drake between the tackles running the 823 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:14,320 Speaker 1: ball up the gut where you have help or crash 824 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,000 Speaker 1: down too early? Give Kyler Murray the edge and then 825 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:19,600 Speaker 1: all bets are off. That could be a ten yard play, 826 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:21,960 Speaker 1: could be a forty yard play. You don't know. Did 827 00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,120 Speaker 1: you see him walking the tight rope down the sideline. 828 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:26,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he got thirty forty yards on that run. 829 00:43:27,239 --> 00:43:30,759 Speaker 1: You can't give that to him under any circumstances. So 830 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:32,960 Speaker 1: I agree with Brian on that one for sure. Thanks 831 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,279 Speaker 1: for the call. I think getting the ball out of 832 00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,759 Speaker 1: his hands, even if he stands back there and throws it, 833 00:43:39,719 --> 00:43:41,160 Speaker 1: you need to get the ball out of his hands. 834 00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 1: Him with the ball in his hands, the play is 835 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 1: alive and he can throw it, he can run it, 836 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: but at least if somebody else has got it. You know, 837 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:50,920 Speaker 1: two of those things, and you have help inside. Yeah, 838 00:43:51,000 --> 00:43:53,560 Speaker 1: you have help there. You can't take the cheese. And 839 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,280 Speaker 1: too many times I think the Bills took the cheese 840 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: because what did he have at the end of the game. 841 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 1: I know he didn't run for a hundred, but he 842 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: certainly was effective with two rushing touchdowns and he finishes 843 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 1: the game with sixty one yards on eleven carries, averaging 844 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,960 Speaker 1: five and a half per run, and he had the 845 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,920 Speaker 1: two rushing touchdowns. Now the only quarterback in the league 846 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:17,040 Speaker 1: with double digit rushing touchdowns with ten, and eight of 847 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:21,160 Speaker 1: those have come in the red zone, including the two yesterday. 848 00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:25,760 Speaker 1: So yes, that will undoubtedly be on the correction film 849 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,759 Speaker 1: this week for the defensive lineman for sure. Back to 850 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,680 Speaker 1: the phones and we go to Spike in fort Ere 851 00:44:31,719 --> 00:44:33,120 Speaker 1: He Spike, what do you have for us? You're on 852 00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:36,839 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live. Hi, good afternoon, guys. Before I make 853 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: my comment, I just want to say my power went 854 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:42,360 Speaker 1: outside to listen to the game on a battery radio. 855 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,719 Speaker 1: But I just want to say what great commentary and 856 00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:47,760 Speaker 1: play by play from John and Steve. It was a 857 00:44:47,800 --> 00:44:49,600 Speaker 1: true theater of the mine. I felt it was a 858 00:44:50,239 --> 00:44:54,680 Speaker 1: theater the mind. Steve, look at that compliment Man Bouquet's flying, 859 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:58,200 Speaker 1: Steve's white today look at this. But that game answered 860 00:44:58,239 --> 00:45:00,640 Speaker 1: three really important questions. I guess you can say that's 861 00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:04,640 Speaker 1: the silver lining and yesterday's loss, the poor play in 862 00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:06,959 Speaker 1: the third and fourth quarter, that Josh Allen was able 863 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,080 Speaker 1: to put the team on his shoulders he has ice 864 00:45:10,120 --> 00:45:13,560 Speaker 1: water in his veins. And the Diggs. I can't blame 865 00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:16,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals for that final touchdown. That that was sheer artistry. 866 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 1: So that that answers two questions. Obtaining Diggs and as 867 00:45:21,560 --> 00:45:25,759 Speaker 1: Josh Allen championship caliber quarterback and clinched moments, I think 868 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:30,319 Speaker 1: that answers those questions. And with the kicker. A lot 869 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:33,120 Speaker 1: of people who are upset with Tyler basson of the year, 870 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:35,680 Speaker 1: but he's an outstanding kicker, and I think that was 871 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: another great move in the last year's draft for Brandon 872 00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:43,080 Speaker 1: being bringing him in. And you know, with that last 873 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: touchdown for the Cardinals, that was artwork, that was artist street, 874 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:50,240 Speaker 1: and you know, you can't blame those kind of plays 875 00:45:50,239 --> 00:45:54,360 Speaker 1: are like highlight reel, like a Brett five type play, 876 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:57,359 Speaker 1: and you just gotta I'm glad the NFL still has 877 00:45:57,440 --> 00:46:01,319 Speaker 1: these kind of superstars. With the last two touchdowns were 878 00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:05,160 Speaker 1: just too wonderful to really get too upset about. Yesterday's 879 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,160 Speaker 1: was thank you guys, all right, It's tough to be 880 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:09,239 Speaker 1: on the other end of an iconic play that was. 881 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:10,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you get on the wrong end of the 882 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:14,680 Speaker 1: immaculate reception or the home run throwback or wide right 883 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:18,840 Speaker 1: or the greatest yeah yeah, the Boilers, you know, the 884 00:46:19,160 --> 00:46:20,960 Speaker 1: greatest comeback. You get on the wrong side of an 885 00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:26,800 Speaker 1: iconic event and it stinks. But that play by Kyler 886 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:31,840 Speaker 1: Murray and DeAndre Hopkins was was special next really special, 887 00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:34,279 Speaker 1: and it was you'd like to think, wow, it was lucky, 888 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:35,759 Speaker 1: it was all, but it was you know, you got 889 00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,319 Speaker 1: to tip your hat to those guys. That is a 890 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:41,040 Speaker 1: great play. So I gotta say Steve more than the catch. 891 00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:44,040 Speaker 1: I'm amazed that Murray got this ball as far as 892 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:47,480 Speaker 1: he did. He is facing the sideline, falling on his 893 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:51,120 Speaker 1: back foot and he heaves this thing forty something yards. 894 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:53,759 Speaker 1: He's fifty three yards deep in the ends the eight 895 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:56,880 Speaker 1: yards maybe. I mean that's for a little guy. I mean, 896 00:46:56,960 --> 00:47:00,759 Speaker 1: his arm strength is special. Um, you don't expect to 897 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:03,000 Speaker 1: see that the ball come out as live as it 898 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:06,000 Speaker 1: does when he throws it, being a man in his stature, 899 00:47:06,080 --> 00:47:09,160 Speaker 1: and I mean it's just I don't know how he 900 00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:12,239 Speaker 1: does it. Yeah, falling out of bounds off his back 901 00:47:12,280 --> 00:47:15,080 Speaker 1: foot and he throws it that far. I mean it's 902 00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:19,080 Speaker 1: Hopkins did the rest after that, obviously, but that's just 903 00:47:19,640 --> 00:47:22,400 Speaker 1: it's next level stuff. Yeah, next level stuff. It's a 904 00:47:22,440 --> 00:47:24,879 Speaker 1: tip your hat situation. It is. It's tip your head 905 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:26,799 Speaker 1: in the middle of three guys and he comes down 906 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:28,200 Speaker 1: with it. You know, you gotta tip your head and 907 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:30,160 Speaker 1: the guy. And the guy's good at it. He's done 908 00:47:30,200 --> 00:47:32,120 Speaker 1: it before. He's made some If you go back and 909 00:47:32,200 --> 00:47:36,600 Speaker 1: look at DeAndre Hopkins highlights, the guy's a phenomenal player. 910 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,440 Speaker 1: He's got made the best hands in football maybe in 911 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:42,279 Speaker 1: the last decade and a half, two decades um. And 912 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,319 Speaker 1: you know that's a that's another illustration of it. Yeah. Yeah, 913 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:48,760 Speaker 1: And you got you know, Kyler Murray keeping that play alive. 914 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:52,480 Speaker 1: That's it's it's fantastic. I mean, it's it really is. 915 00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:54,120 Speaker 1: You see the pictures of it and people are like 916 00:47:54,200 --> 00:47:56,279 Speaker 1: hanging out. You're right, you get a picture of that, 917 00:47:57,560 --> 00:47:59,480 Speaker 1: and it's a it really is a work of art. 918 00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:02,840 Speaker 1: It's like the snow game, you know, when when Shady 919 00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:05,400 Speaker 1: runs in in Indianapolis here in Buffalo where Buffalo is 920 00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:07,520 Speaker 1: all in red and the Colts are all in white, 921 00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:11,520 Speaker 1: and yeah, it's a it's amazing. That stinks. It stinks 922 00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:14,080 Speaker 1: to be on this end of it, but hey, tip 923 00:48:14,120 --> 00:48:16,400 Speaker 1: your hat to those guys. And it's not catastrophic for 924 00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:18,200 Speaker 1: the Bills. You'd love to have that win, you'd love 925 00:48:18,239 --> 00:48:20,200 Speaker 1: to be eight and two, but you still got a 926 00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:23,879 Speaker 1: still got a half a game or a game lead 927 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:27,919 Speaker 1: and a tie breaker with the Dolphins. You got your 928 00:48:28,080 --> 00:48:30,279 Speaker 1: destiny is by far in your own hands, and you're 929 00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:32,799 Speaker 1: playing really good football and you're getting healthier, so you know, 930 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:36,480 Speaker 1: move on, take the week arrest. Use this as motivation 931 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,359 Speaker 1: to move on. Break time for us. But when we 932 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,880 Speaker 1: come back, more of your phone call. So Larry and Buffalo, 933 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:44,520 Speaker 1: Judy and Lackawanna hang tight. You'll be first up after 934 00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:47,880 Speaker 1: the break. As we discussed with you, How confident are 935 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:51,200 Speaker 1: you that the Bills will come back stronger following Sunday's 936 00:48:51,239 --> 00:48:53,759 Speaker 1: last second loss to the Cardinals, d and plenty more 937 00:48:53,760 --> 00:48:55,560 Speaker 1: are coming your way next Here on One Bill is 938 00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:58,840 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio, 939 00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:09,719 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Sports Date, Your sports update from One 940 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:12,400 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. The Bills officially on their bye week following 941 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:15,000 Speaker 1: yesterday's thirty two thirty loss to the Cardinals. The bill 942 00:49:15,080 --> 00:49:17,359 Speaker 1: sit at seven and three on the season, a game 943 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:19,480 Speaker 1: up on the six and three Dolphins, who defeated the 944 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:22,799 Speaker 1: Chargers yesterday for their fourth win in a row. John 945 00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:24,920 Speaker 1: Brown left the game in the fourth quarters Sunday with 946 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:28,560 Speaker 1: an ankle injury. Buffalo also lost cornerback Dane Jackson to 947 00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:31,600 Speaker 1: a knee injury and ajp and Sa to a head injury. 948 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,040 Speaker 1: John McDermot will give an update later today when he 949 00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:37,160 Speaker 1: meets with the media. The Cleveland Browns announced today that 950 00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:40,240 Speaker 1: another one of their players has tested positive for COVID nineteen. 951 00:49:40,280 --> 00:49:43,880 Speaker 1: The team has closed their facility today while contact tracing 952 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:47,160 Speaker 1: takes place to determine if any other players or staff 953 00:49:47,440 --> 00:49:51,320 Speaker 1: were in close contact. RAMS left tackle Andrew Whitworth suffered 954 00:49:51,320 --> 00:49:55,080 Speaker 1: a torn left MCL and damage to his PCL during 955 00:49:55,120 --> 00:49:58,720 Speaker 1: Sunday's twenty three sixteen win over Seattle. He'll be placed 956 00:49:58,760 --> 00:50:01,960 Speaker 1: on injured reserve. The fifteen year pro started every game 957 00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:04,600 Speaker 1: for the RAM since his arrival in twenty seventeen. Hasn't 958 00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:07,680 Speaker 1: missed a game due to injury since twenty thirteen, despite 959 00:50:07,680 --> 00:50:11,239 Speaker 1: the fact that he'll turn thirty nine next month. Last night, 960 00:50:11,239 --> 00:50:12,880 Speaker 1: it was the Patriots who had the upper hand in 961 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:15,719 Speaker 1: the run game, out dueling the Ravens twenty three seventeen. 962 00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:19,520 Speaker 1: The Pats, after two straight wins, now sit at four 963 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:22,640 Speaker 1: and five on the season. Monday Night Football Tonight is 964 00:50:22,680 --> 00:50:24,560 Speaker 1: Week ten wraps up in the NFL. The three and 965 00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:28,520 Speaker 1: five Vikings host the five and four Bears. Kickoff there 966 00:50:28,680 --> 00:50:31,919 Speaker 1: is set for eight fifteen. Saints quarterback Drew Brees headed 967 00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:34,640 Speaker 1: for testing today are on what are believed to be 968 00:50:34,719 --> 00:50:38,239 Speaker 1: bruised ribs. They'll be checking for cartilage damage. Breese did 969 00:50:38,239 --> 00:50:40,839 Speaker 1: not play in the second half of Sunday's twenty seven 970 00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:42,960 Speaker 1: thirteen win over the forty nine Ers. Head coach Sean 971 00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:46,200 Speaker 1: Payton said that Breeze will have an MRI and X 972 00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:48,960 Speaker 1: rays to determine his status for the team's Week eleven 973 00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:53,719 Speaker 1: matchup with the Falcons. An emergency ordered issues Sunday by 974 00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:57,520 Speaker 1: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prevents the Lions from having fans 975 00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:00,880 Speaker 1: present on Thanksgiving when the team hosts the Texans. The 976 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:03,360 Speaker 1: Lions had been permitted to have five hundred family members 977 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:07,040 Speaker 1: and friends attend the last two home games, including sundays 978 00:51:07,560 --> 00:51:10,919 Speaker 1: thirty to twenty seven win over Washington. That was another 979 00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:15,279 Speaker 1: last second victory, Steve, where Matt Prater still getting it 980 00:51:15,360 --> 00:51:18,600 Speaker 1: done man fifty nine yard or granted it was indoors, 981 00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:22,440 Speaker 1: but fifty nine yards is fifty nine yards and a 982 00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:25,600 Speaker 1: much needed win for the Lions thirty to twenty seven. 983 00:51:26,320 --> 00:51:28,799 Speaker 1: And final note, Buffalo Sabers have signed first round picked 984 00:51:28,840 --> 00:51:32,080 Speaker 1: Jack Quinn to a three year entry level contract. So 985 00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:34,440 Speaker 1: that is your sports update, Steve Tasker. Chris Brown with 986 00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:36,799 Speaker 1: you our number two of a Monday edition of One 987 00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:39,640 Speaker 1: Bills Live. As we're broadcasting to you from the Seneca 988 00:51:39,680 --> 00:51:42,719 Speaker 1: Studios here in Orchard Park. Well, I will tell you 989 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:46,480 Speaker 1: if the game was here in Buffalo yesterday, the final 990 00:51:46,560 --> 00:51:48,680 Speaker 1: score would not have been thirty two to thirty. It 991 00:51:48,760 --> 00:51:51,920 Speaker 1: might have been six to three. You're not kidding. I 992 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:56,160 Speaker 1: mean it was the end of days out here. They 993 00:51:56,760 --> 00:52:03,000 Speaker 1: clocked wins. The local weather UH station here which is 994 00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:07,040 Speaker 1: by the airport, clocked wins at sixty nine miles per hour, 995 00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:10,520 Speaker 1: almost seventy miles per hour. And I live about five 996 00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:15,040 Speaker 1: minutes from the airport, and my family was out of 997 00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:17,680 Speaker 1: luck when it came to watching the game because the 998 00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:20,920 Speaker 1: power went out, as did their cable service, and it 999 00:52:21,040 --> 00:52:23,399 Speaker 1: did not right over the radio right now they did. 1000 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:27,680 Speaker 1: My son flipped on his old school clock radio in 1001 00:52:27,800 --> 00:52:29,600 Speaker 1: his room and they listened to the game start to 1002 00:52:29,640 --> 00:52:33,319 Speaker 1: finish to Murph and Steve. You were their lifeline yesterday. Yeah. 1003 00:52:33,360 --> 00:52:36,200 Speaker 1: Well yeah for a lot of people. It's funny too, 1004 00:52:36,239 --> 00:52:41,040 Speaker 1: because some people they don't own one of those. Yeah, 1005 00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:43,120 Speaker 1: I mean you can. My son is an old soul. 1006 00:52:43,200 --> 00:52:45,840 Speaker 1: He loves he's old school, he likes He's fine with that. 1007 00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:47,880 Speaker 1: Just give me something that tells me the time can 1008 00:52:47,960 --> 00:52:51,319 Speaker 1: play AMFM, and I can set the alarm and I'm good. Yeah, 1009 00:52:53,200 --> 00:52:54,880 Speaker 1: but it was and we knew it was coming. We 1010 00:52:54,920 --> 00:52:58,799 Speaker 1: saw it even uh even last Thursday Friday. We got 1011 00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:01,919 Speaker 1: texts from some of our weather people and said, listen, 1012 00:53:01,960 --> 00:53:03,920 Speaker 1: tell everybody they might lose their power. And they were right. 1013 00:53:03,960 --> 00:53:05,479 Speaker 1: They were run on the money. You might lose power 1014 00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:08,359 Speaker 1: during the Bills game, and certainly backup Generator's handy. Yeah, 1015 00:53:08,400 --> 00:53:10,480 Speaker 1: get them, get them ready. And a lot of people 1016 00:53:10,520 --> 00:53:12,040 Speaker 1: needed them, A lot of people need him when some 1017 00:53:12,080 --> 00:53:14,000 Speaker 1: of them wish they had him, and some people I 1018 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:16,799 Speaker 1: think are still without power, or at least we're as 1019 00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:20,480 Speaker 1: of this morning. So yeah, I hope everybody's doing okay 1020 00:53:20,560 --> 00:53:23,120 Speaker 1: on that front. Because I was here in the studio 1021 00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:26,719 Speaker 1: last night doing Bills tonight and the lights in here 1022 00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:29,279 Speaker 1: were shaking on the inside. I was like, in the 1023 00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:31,520 Speaker 1: wind outside, what the heck is going on? I'm watching 1024 00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:34,359 Speaker 1: stuff shaking here last night? It was crazy. But back 1025 00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:37,120 Speaker 1: to the phones, and as promised, we lead off with 1026 00:53:37,239 --> 00:53:39,520 Speaker 1: Larry in Buffalo, Larry, what do you have for us? 1027 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:43,440 Speaker 1: You're on One Bill's Live. I thank a gentleman. Good afternoon. 1028 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:49,080 Speaker 1: Not calling to excoriate our team, but looking at the season, 1029 00:53:50,120 --> 00:53:54,759 Speaker 1: I just don't think the Buffalo Bills have the killer instinct. 1030 00:53:55,920 --> 00:54:01,120 Speaker 1: The Rams game, classic example, then yesterday's game when they 1031 00:54:01,120 --> 00:54:05,360 Speaker 1: had them twenty three to nine, a touchdown would have 1032 00:54:05,480 --> 00:54:08,520 Speaker 1: sealed it. And I just feel that they just don't 1033 00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:12,400 Speaker 1: have that killer instinct. And one more quick question. Whenever 1034 00:54:12,440 --> 00:54:16,200 Speaker 1: you guys, not only you guys, but commentators talking about 1035 00:54:16,200 --> 00:54:20,080 Speaker 1: the MVP, why do they always talk about quarterbacks? Yeah, 1036 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:21,960 Speaker 1: that's a that's a fun. I don't know, it's a function. 1037 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,160 Speaker 1: Who do you think they should be talking about? Dalvin Cook? 1038 00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:32,760 Speaker 1: Probably well, Dingo Cookum, this kid from Tennessee, Um, Derrick Henry. 1039 00:54:35,080 --> 00:54:37,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, well what they could do, but 1040 00:54:37,480 --> 00:54:41,080 Speaker 1: the NFL could do is have the most valuable quarterback 1041 00:54:41,760 --> 00:54:44,360 Speaker 1: then have another award, because I don't think it's fair 1042 00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:47,440 Speaker 1: to those guys who are having great season. Yeah, it 1043 00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:49,680 Speaker 1: almost always goes to a quarterback. And the same thing 1044 00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:52,279 Speaker 1: usually holds in the Super Bowl too. Yeah, it's that 1045 00:54:53,360 --> 00:54:56,920 Speaker 1: you'll never get a defensive player having unless they I 1046 00:54:56,920 --> 00:54:58,960 Speaker 1: think Richard Dent is the only guy to ever win 1047 00:54:59,040 --> 00:55:02,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVP, and that was with the eighty five Bears. Right, 1048 00:55:02,360 --> 00:55:04,080 Speaker 1: he's the only I think he's the one of the 1049 00:55:04,120 --> 00:55:06,879 Speaker 1: only defensive players to ever win Super Bowl MVP? Yeah, 1050 00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:10,279 Speaker 1: what else? Larry and one other player comes to my 1051 00:55:10,440 --> 00:55:13,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl MVPs. I think James White should have got it, 1052 00:55:13,120 --> 00:55:16,120 Speaker 1: but number twelve got it and it wasn't free to 1053 00:55:16,120 --> 00:55:20,480 Speaker 1: mister White. Yeah great, chous, keep doing what you're doing, 1054 00:55:20,600 --> 00:55:24,160 Speaker 1: all right, appreciate it. A good question and it has 1055 00:55:24,200 --> 00:55:28,239 Speaker 1: some merit. I mean, he's not the only one that 1056 00:55:29,239 --> 00:55:31,160 Speaker 1: you know that thinks that. I mean, it's every time 1057 00:55:31,160 --> 00:55:32,680 Speaker 1: you get down there and think, well, gosh, you know, 1058 00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:34,920 Speaker 1: I think last year, is there anybody? Was there anybody 1059 00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:37,200 Speaker 1: more important to their team than Derrick Henry down the 1060 00:55:37,239 --> 00:55:42,120 Speaker 1: stretch for the Titans? Yeah? You know, yeah, Mahomes maybe right. 1061 00:55:42,320 --> 00:55:45,319 Speaker 1: But I hate to say it, but I don't see 1062 00:55:45,320 --> 00:55:47,760 Speaker 1: it changing anytime. It's going to go to a quarterback 1063 00:55:47,800 --> 00:55:51,759 Speaker 1: every single year, especially with the way the league operates now. 1064 00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:54,480 Speaker 1: It's a passing league, it's a quarterback driven league. So 1065 00:55:54,520 --> 00:55:57,400 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks are going to be the contenders for that 1066 00:55:57,600 --> 00:56:00,600 Speaker 1: unless it is an exceptional season by But he Now, 1067 00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:03,080 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson didn't he get the MVP when he ran 1068 00:56:03,120 --> 00:56:05,399 Speaker 1: for two thousand yards? I believe he did. He might 1069 00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:07,759 Speaker 1: be I think two thousand and twelve. I think he's 1070 00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:11,000 Speaker 1: the last quarterback to win it, the last non quarterback 1071 00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:13,520 Speaker 1: to win it, if I'm not mistaken with two twelve. 1072 00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:16,640 Speaker 1: I think I read that just over the weekend. So yeah, 1073 00:56:16,680 --> 00:56:19,640 Speaker 1: and which would be kind of cool for Minnesota because 1074 00:56:19,640 --> 00:56:22,000 Speaker 1: if Dalvin Cook is able to somehow win that thing, 1075 00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:24,759 Speaker 1: it would be the last two non quarterbacks would be 1076 00:56:24,800 --> 00:56:27,399 Speaker 1: Minnesota running backs to win the league MVP, which would 1077 00:56:27,400 --> 00:56:30,799 Speaker 1: be something. And Thurman of course one in a ninety one. 1078 00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:35,680 Speaker 1: So there's another non quarterback that won it. So it's happened. 1079 00:56:36,080 --> 00:56:37,799 Speaker 1: I just think it's going to be happening less and 1080 00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:41,120 Speaker 1: less and less and less with where this league is 1081 00:56:41,160 --> 00:56:43,719 Speaker 1: now and how quarterbacks are utilized and now they're yeah, 1082 00:56:43,840 --> 00:56:45,839 Speaker 1: now that they're being utilized in so many different ways. 1083 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:48,520 Speaker 1: He got these athletes and they're having called quarterback runs. 1084 00:56:48,520 --> 00:56:51,640 Speaker 1: You're gonna have Kyler Murray who's going to be thrown 1085 00:56:51,719 --> 00:56:53,719 Speaker 1: for four thousand and running for a thousand and it's 1086 00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:57,360 Speaker 1: first time in NFL history has happened. How do you 1087 00:56:57,440 --> 00:57:00,279 Speaker 1: not consider him? Yeah, you know, and even if his 1088 00:57:00,360 --> 00:57:03,440 Speaker 1: team doesn't even make the playoffs, how do you not 1089 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:06,120 Speaker 1: consider him? That's you know, that's the interesting part. But 1090 00:57:06,719 --> 00:57:10,880 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and players, any player. Nobody was even in a 1091 00:57:10,920 --> 00:57:13,440 Speaker 1: position to be able to put those numbers together in 1092 00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:15,719 Speaker 1: years past because the league wasn't structured the way it 1093 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:18,320 Speaker 1: was now the way it is now. They just didn't 1094 00:57:18,360 --> 00:57:20,880 Speaker 1: let their quarterbacks run like that. They weren't protected like 1095 00:57:20,920 --> 00:57:23,840 Speaker 1: they are now. You never saw guys slide at the 1096 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:25,880 Speaker 1: end of runs and be okay with it, because if 1097 00:57:25,880 --> 00:57:29,080 Speaker 1: they slid back in the seventies, they got jacked up 1098 00:57:29,480 --> 00:57:32,040 Speaker 1: from three different directions. If you gave yourself up, you 1099 00:57:32,040 --> 00:57:34,120 Speaker 1: weren't down until somebody put their helmet in the middle 1100 00:57:34,120 --> 00:57:35,880 Speaker 1: of your back, and they would do it and it 1101 00:57:35,920 --> 00:57:39,040 Speaker 1: was not penalized, So you know, you couldn't get away 1102 00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:41,400 Speaker 1: with doing that. You'd last about three games and then 1103 00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:44,200 Speaker 1: you're in an ice tug for six weeks. Yeah. What 1104 00:57:44,320 --> 00:57:47,480 Speaker 1: about Larry's other contention that this team does not have 1105 00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:50,800 Speaker 1: the killer instincts? He I was surprised to hear him 1106 00:57:51,840 --> 00:57:56,320 Speaker 1: reference the Rams game. Now, obviously that's in light of 1107 00:57:56,520 --> 00:57:58,760 Speaker 1: them giving up a twenty five point lead and not 1108 00:57:58,840 --> 00:58:01,360 Speaker 1: stepping on their throats, so I understand where he's coming from. 1109 00:58:01,800 --> 00:58:05,600 Speaker 1: They did, however, finish that game, so I don't know 1110 00:58:05,640 --> 00:58:09,480 Speaker 1: that it's the greatest example. But I do understand where 1111 00:58:09,480 --> 00:58:11,280 Speaker 1: he's coming from. But I think they learned their lesson 1112 00:58:11,280 --> 00:58:13,360 Speaker 1: in that game to not take their foot off the gas, 1113 00:58:13,360 --> 00:58:17,400 Speaker 1: which they clearly did in that game. Do they not 1114 00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:20,520 Speaker 1: have the killer instinct? I don't know if you can 1115 00:58:20,600 --> 00:58:22,840 Speaker 1: say that. I don't know the number one. I don't 1116 00:58:22,840 --> 00:58:25,720 Speaker 1: know that. It's easy to say on the day when 1117 00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:27,360 Speaker 1: the day after they give up a Hail Mary to 1118 00:58:27,400 --> 00:58:29,360 Speaker 1: win the game and lose the game. Okay, what no 1119 00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:31,960 Speaker 1: killer instinct? Well, you know what, they put together a 1120 00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:35,080 Speaker 1: four minute and a four minute drive, almost exactly four 1121 00:58:35,080 --> 00:58:37,440 Speaker 1: minute drive. I think it was three fifty eight drive 1122 00:58:38,240 --> 00:58:40,920 Speaker 1: for a touchdown to go ahead by four with thirty 1123 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:43,800 Speaker 1: four seconds left. I'd love to see the number of 1124 00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:48,440 Speaker 1: blowouts that we've had this season across the league. We 1125 00:58:48,480 --> 00:58:51,560 Speaker 1: saw one, you know, yesterday, the Bucks bounce back and 1126 00:58:52,280 --> 00:58:55,800 Speaker 1: bury carolinea forty six to twenty three. Caroline is still 1127 00:58:55,840 --> 00:58:58,960 Speaker 1: playing without their best player, Christian McCaffrey, which obviously is 1128 00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:04,440 Speaker 1: a factor. Um, But this year, every single week a 1129 00:59:04,560 --> 00:59:08,320 Speaker 1: team has come back from thirteen points or more down 1130 00:59:08,440 --> 00:59:10,480 Speaker 1: to win a football game. Does that mean all those 1131 00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:13,480 Speaker 1: teams don't have a killer instinct either because they surrendered 1132 00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:17,440 Speaker 1: to lead. Yeah, it's just the I think it's partly 1133 00:59:17,480 --> 00:59:20,160 Speaker 1: the way of the league right now, Steve. Nobody can 1134 00:59:20,200 --> 00:59:23,960 Speaker 1: stop anybody, right I you know, the Colts beat the 1135 00:59:23,960 --> 00:59:26,959 Speaker 1: Titans thirty four to seventeen, the Buccaneers forty six twenty 1136 00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:30,320 Speaker 1: three over the Panthers, the Raiders crushed the Broncos thirty 1137 00:59:30,360 --> 00:59:33,400 Speaker 1: seven to twelve, the Saints and forty nine ers you got, 1138 00:59:33,400 --> 00:59:36,840 Speaker 1: I guess you gotta say twenty seven minus thirty twenty 1139 00:59:36,840 --> 00:59:40,840 Speaker 1: seven to thirteen. Everything else is ten points. And of 1140 00:59:40,840 --> 00:59:43,000 Speaker 1: course the Bills I think is the closest game of 1141 00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:46,880 Speaker 1: the weekend thirty two thirty. So you got the Bears 1142 00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:51,160 Speaker 1: Vikings tonight. But you know that's there's not too many 1143 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:54,120 Speaker 1: of those, and I anybody and you're right, that's it's 1144 00:59:54,120 --> 00:59:57,440 Speaker 1: a great point. This the it happened yesterday and the 1145 00:59:57,480 --> 00:59:59,439 Speaker 1: Bills were the victims of it. A team being down 1146 00:59:59,480 --> 01:00:02,520 Speaker 1: by that much coming back to winning. Yeah, I think 1147 01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:06,640 Speaker 1: it read to nine. Yeah, it's you know, killer instinct 1148 01:00:06,760 --> 01:00:10,480 Speaker 1: is one thing. But I think the Bills, I mean offensively, 1149 01:00:11,120 --> 01:00:12,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that you don't walk away from that 1150 01:00:12,840 --> 01:00:15,560 Speaker 1: game going wow, when we turn it on we turn 1151 01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:18,960 Speaker 1: it on. You know, the question is why does it 1152 01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:22,880 Speaker 1: get turned off during the game? Yeah, back to the 1153 01:00:22,880 --> 01:00:25,840 Speaker 1: third quarter bugaboo that we were talking about earlier. But 1154 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:27,640 Speaker 1: let's go back to the phones. We go to Judy 1155 01:00:27,720 --> 01:00:29,800 Speaker 1: and Lackawana. Judy, what do you have for us? Welcome 1156 01:00:29,840 --> 01:00:33,240 Speaker 1: to the show. Hi, I'm eighty years old. I've been 1157 01:00:33,280 --> 01:00:37,200 Speaker 1: a Buffo Bills fan since October twenty ninth, nineteen fifty nine, 1158 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:40,840 Speaker 1: when Lamar Hunt let Welph Wilson come into the new 1159 01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:44,280 Speaker 1: league as the seventh member. Had been a confirmed Bills 1160 01:00:44,280 --> 01:00:48,080 Speaker 1: fan since then. And I have a question. Why didn't 1161 01:00:48,080 --> 01:00:52,280 Speaker 1: the board defenders in the end zone knock the receiver down, 1162 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:55,680 Speaker 1: get called for past interference and didn't bring the ball 1163 01:00:55,720 --> 01:01:01,360 Speaker 1: out for a goal line stand and hopefully win the game. Yeah, 1164 01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:03,360 Speaker 1: I think they don't want to take a penalty there 1165 01:01:03,400 --> 01:01:05,320 Speaker 1: because they get they'll get a free down. Would you 1166 01:01:05,400 --> 01:01:08,240 Speaker 1: rather have him take a shot from a forty eight 1167 01:01:08,280 --> 01:01:10,920 Speaker 1: yards away and hail Mary? Or would you rather have 1168 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,440 Speaker 1: him first and goal with a shot to win it 1169 01:01:13,480 --> 01:01:15,240 Speaker 1: from the one? I mean that's what you're looking at, 1170 01:01:15,240 --> 01:01:18,160 Speaker 1: and I get it. I mean there's an I heard 1171 01:01:18,200 --> 01:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the stat from you know one of the analytics websites, 1172 01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:25,160 Speaker 1: eighty four percent that had only a sixteen percent chance 1173 01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:29,840 Speaker 1: of happening that play sixteen percent, So eighty four things 1174 01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:34,160 Speaker 1: right should have happened, but one of the sixteen things 1175 01:01:34,200 --> 01:01:36,680 Speaker 1: that went wrong did And that's and that's the way 1176 01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:40,000 Speaker 1: it is. I mean it's I mean, Mario Addison is 1177 01:01:40,080 --> 01:01:42,840 Speaker 1: right there chasing him down. He just didn't have a 1178 01:01:42,840 --> 01:01:46,760 Speaker 1: good angle on him. Gyler gives him a stutter step 1179 01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:49,240 Speaker 1: plays over. He's gone, yeah, And that's the thing. You've 1180 01:01:49,280 --> 01:01:52,120 Speaker 1: got to be way outside of him and almost overplay 1181 01:01:52,200 --> 01:01:54,840 Speaker 1: him to the inside. But then that allows him to 1182 01:01:54,840 --> 01:01:57,120 Speaker 1: step up and use his right arm. You almost want 1183 01:01:57,160 --> 01:02:00,240 Speaker 1: to attack him inside out, rolling right to left because 1184 01:02:00,280 --> 01:02:02,640 Speaker 1: he's on his off side, so you almost want to 1185 01:02:02,680 --> 01:02:04,640 Speaker 1: have him roll out further to his left because it's 1186 01:02:04,640 --> 01:02:07,479 Speaker 1: harder to make that throw coming across your body, rolling 1187 01:02:07,520 --> 01:02:09,520 Speaker 1: to your left and throwing with your right hand. So 1188 01:02:10,040 --> 01:02:13,560 Speaker 1: I thought Addison's angle to him was proper. It's just 1189 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:17,400 Speaker 1: Kyler's Kyler man. I mean, can't you can't get You 1190 01:02:17,400 --> 01:02:20,320 Speaker 1: can't catch that guy. He's like the gingerbread man. I 1191 01:02:20,360 --> 01:02:23,360 Speaker 1: mean he really is. You can't catch him. Yeah, yeah, 1192 01:02:23,400 --> 01:02:28,680 Speaker 1: it's GINGI it was. It was an amazing play and 1193 01:02:28,760 --> 01:02:31,720 Speaker 1: it deserves all the recognition and kudos it can get. 1194 01:02:31,800 --> 01:02:33,560 Speaker 1: And the fact that the Bills are on the wrong 1195 01:02:33,680 --> 01:02:37,360 Speaker 1: end of it is beside the point. They you had 1196 01:02:37,400 --> 01:02:41,800 Speaker 1: your three absolutely three best defensive backs hanging all over him, 1197 01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:43,520 Speaker 1: not even hanging all over him, going up to make 1198 01:02:43,520 --> 01:02:45,640 Speaker 1: a clean play. There shouldn't never have been a penalty 1199 01:02:45,640 --> 01:02:47,520 Speaker 1: on it. There wasn't. And you can say, well, they 1200 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:49,560 Speaker 1: should have taken them. Well, yeah, now they should have. 1201 01:02:49,560 --> 01:02:51,080 Speaker 1: What are you gonna do if they get the penalty 1202 01:02:51,240 --> 01:02:53,400 Speaker 1: and Kyler Murray walks into the end zone on the 1203 01:02:53,400 --> 01:02:55,400 Speaker 1: next play, which is exactly what would happened. There is 1204 01:02:55,480 --> 01:02:59,800 Speaker 1: part of me that notices that Jordan Poyer makes contact 1205 01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,920 Speaker 1: with Trudevious White and almost knocks him off of the play, 1206 01:03:03,240 --> 01:03:05,400 Speaker 1: and Tredevius is there. You wonder if if he's not 1207 01:03:05,520 --> 01:03:08,240 Speaker 1: knocked out of the play, if he's able to rake 1208 01:03:08,320 --> 01:03:10,680 Speaker 1: the arm or you know, pull the arm away from 1209 01:03:10,720 --> 01:03:13,440 Speaker 1: him as he's coming back to the ground. Yeah, is 1210 01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:16,680 Speaker 1: trying to help you get understand by your own guys. Yeah, 1211 01:03:16,720 --> 01:03:19,480 Speaker 1: that's all in play, But you know that's that's beside 1212 01:03:19,480 --> 01:03:22,040 Speaker 1: the point, and that's it's a play that got gets 1213 01:03:22,040 --> 01:03:23,960 Speaker 1: away from you. There's a there's a million things that 1214 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:27,040 Speaker 1: could go right and ten that could go wrong, and 1215 01:03:27,160 --> 01:03:31,040 Speaker 1: one of those ten things happened. Yeah, tough one for sure. 1216 01:03:31,440 --> 01:03:34,280 Speaker 1: Back to the phones, we go to Earle in Clarence. Earl, 1217 01:03:34,280 --> 01:03:35,800 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Welcome to the show. 1218 01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:40,560 Speaker 1: How you doing, Steve? Listen, I'm buffalo built thing since 1219 01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:44,440 Speaker 1: the inception, okay, and I have never in all my 1220 01:03:44,600 --> 01:03:49,840 Speaker 1: late seems such a terrible defense that the Buffalo Bills have. 1221 01:03:50,560 --> 01:03:54,120 Speaker 1: You know, this coach that they have, I wouldn't let 1222 01:03:54,160 --> 01:03:59,520 Speaker 1: him coach a high school team defensively, he's terrible. You've 1223 01:03:59,520 --> 01:04:02,960 Speaker 1: got three players, Earl, Earl, it's you know, it's the 1224 01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:07,160 Speaker 1: same guy that they had last year. Right, Yeah, I understand. 1225 01:04:07,520 --> 01:04:10,000 Speaker 1: So do you what do you think happened between five? 1226 01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:11,760 Speaker 1: What do you think happens to you? What do you 1227 01:04:11,800 --> 01:04:15,120 Speaker 1: think happened from last year to this year? Earl? Well, 1228 01:04:15,960 --> 01:04:19,720 Speaker 1: it's listen, you've got a defensive coach, okay. And if 1229 01:04:19,760 --> 01:04:23,920 Speaker 1: you can't teach your people how to be defense, I mean, 1230 01:04:24,120 --> 01:04:26,800 Speaker 1: look at the runs they run right through the Buffalo 1231 01:04:26,840 --> 01:04:30,280 Speaker 1: Bills like they were you know, not even there. The 1232 01:04:30,320 --> 01:04:33,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo doesn't have a defense anymore. And never in your 1233 01:04:33,760 --> 01:04:38,040 Speaker 1: life have you seen a worse defense than this one, Earl. Yes, 1234 01:04:38,120 --> 01:04:40,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, earl, you've never seen a worse defense in 1235 01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:44,720 Speaker 1: your life than this one. Well, no, I wouldn't say that, 1236 01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:48,760 Speaker 1: but it's rated right up there. Yeah that in the 1237 01:04:48,800 --> 01:04:51,880 Speaker 1: last four weeks, they're number one in NFL in sacks, 1238 01:04:52,280 --> 01:04:55,400 Speaker 1: they're tied for second, and interceptions, they're tied for second 1239 01:04:55,400 --> 01:04:58,800 Speaker 1: and forced fumbles. I don't think this is going to 1240 01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:01,760 Speaker 1: be a yardage defense, and we've talked about this, Earl. 1241 01:05:02,840 --> 01:05:04,800 Speaker 1: It's not going to be a defense that holds teams 1242 01:05:04,840 --> 01:05:07,600 Speaker 1: down with yardage anymore, which is what their calling card 1243 01:05:07,720 --> 01:05:10,280 Speaker 1: was each of the last two years. Dredevious White even 1244 01:05:10,280 --> 01:05:12,720 Speaker 1: said it, Yes, our defense has changed, and it was 1245 01:05:12,760 --> 01:05:15,000 Speaker 1: his opinion that they were going to be a defense 1246 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:18,520 Speaker 1: that helped their offense win by getting takeaways. And over 1247 01:05:18,560 --> 01:05:20,600 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks, is Steve just mentioned they 1248 01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:24,400 Speaker 1: have done that. Their pass pressure has improved. They were 1249 01:05:24,440 --> 01:05:28,760 Speaker 1: like eighteenth, nineteenth in the league, twentieth in sacks after 1250 01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:30,880 Speaker 1: these last three games, they're sixth in the league right 1251 01:05:30,920 --> 01:05:34,160 Speaker 1: now in sacks. So they are doing some things better. 1252 01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:39,640 Speaker 1: Is the run defense still a problem, no question. It's 1253 01:05:39,640 --> 01:05:41,919 Speaker 1: been a little too easy for their opponents to run 1254 01:05:41,960 --> 01:05:44,200 Speaker 1: the football, and that's something they still have to fix. 1255 01:05:45,160 --> 01:05:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm pretty confident they will be hard at work on 1256 01:05:47,600 --> 01:05:50,760 Speaker 1: that this week during the buy and try to plug 1257 01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:53,120 Speaker 1: up some of the holes that are ailing them right now. 1258 01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:55,120 Speaker 1: I think one of the things they're trying to fix, 1259 01:05:55,200 --> 01:05:58,040 Speaker 1: obviously is giving up yards in the running game. But 1260 01:05:58,120 --> 01:05:59,800 Speaker 1: I think one of the things they are doing better 1261 01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:02,200 Speaker 1: is just what we're talking about. They're getting better pressure 1262 01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:06,080 Speaker 1: on the quarterbacks, they're getting more sacks, they're getting more interceptions, 1263 01:06:06,280 --> 01:06:08,360 Speaker 1: and they're forcing the ball on the ground. Putting the 1264 01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:10,840 Speaker 1: ball on the ground forcing the offense to fumble it 1265 01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:13,800 Speaker 1: at a at a much higher rate. And if you're 1266 01:06:13,800 --> 01:06:17,560 Speaker 1: gonna try and fix things, you're not gonna And this 1267 01:06:17,640 --> 01:06:19,520 Speaker 1: is another thing too. I think you're right. I think 1268 01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:21,840 Speaker 1: this is a team that physically up front is a 1269 01:06:21,880 --> 01:06:26,040 Speaker 1: little undermanned. I think they'd lack size. They lack a 1270 01:06:26,120 --> 01:06:29,880 Speaker 1: couple of if not one, if not two, and at 1271 01:06:29,960 --> 01:06:34,840 Speaker 1: least one heavy big body inside to soak up blockers 1272 01:06:34,840 --> 01:06:36,880 Speaker 1: and let Tremaine Edmonds and aj Client run to the 1273 01:06:36,920 --> 01:06:38,840 Speaker 1: ball and make tackles in the run game. Hold the 1274 01:06:38,880 --> 01:06:41,560 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, not get pushed around, not get pushed 1275 01:06:41,600 --> 01:06:44,000 Speaker 1: side to side. Even you know, there's a there's some 1276 01:06:44,080 --> 01:06:49,320 Speaker 1: things they lack up front physically, but they're not alone. 1277 01:06:50,040 --> 01:06:52,480 Speaker 1: And I and I, you know, I think they're doing 1278 01:06:52,520 --> 01:06:55,120 Speaker 1: a better job now finding themselves, starting to make them 1279 01:06:55,520 --> 01:06:58,280 Speaker 1: trying to try and make some chicken salad out of 1280 01:06:58,760 --> 01:07:01,520 Speaker 1: the chicken stuff they've already got. I just I just 1281 01:07:01,560 --> 01:07:04,080 Speaker 1: don't know better. I just don't think the run defense 1282 01:07:04,200 --> 01:07:05,760 Speaker 1: is ever going to get to a place where people 1283 01:07:05,760 --> 01:07:07,960 Speaker 1: are happy with it this season. And I think that 1284 01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:10,600 Speaker 1: may be that may be the thing in the final analysis, 1285 01:07:10,640 --> 01:07:13,000 Speaker 1: that may be the one thing that keeps them from 1286 01:07:13,480 --> 01:07:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, if you get down the road, you get 1287 01:07:15,880 --> 01:07:18,600 Speaker 1: against a team like coming up the New England Patriots 1288 01:07:18,560 --> 01:07:21,600 Speaker 1: in Week sixteen and the Tennessee Titans, if you face 1289 01:07:21,680 --> 01:07:24,200 Speaker 1: them in a playoffs scenario, the Bills are gonna have 1290 01:07:24,240 --> 01:07:26,920 Speaker 1: some issues finding a way to get them out of 1291 01:07:26,960 --> 01:07:29,840 Speaker 1: their running game, because that's what those two teams do really, 1292 01:07:29,880 --> 01:07:32,919 Speaker 1: really well. Right now. Even Las Vegas runs the ball well, 1293 01:07:33,160 --> 01:07:36,760 Speaker 1: I mean that's another team. There's seventh in the league 1294 01:07:36,760 --> 01:07:39,680 Speaker 1: and rushing, I mean, they're nothing to sneeze at. So, yeah, 1295 01:07:39,800 --> 01:07:42,600 Speaker 1: the team they just played yesterday's number one. Cleveland's another one. 1296 01:07:42,960 --> 01:07:47,640 Speaker 1: You gotta play Cleveland in a wildcard game. Chubb and Hunt, 1297 01:07:47,720 --> 01:07:50,760 Speaker 1: I mean, man, yeah, that's that's gonna be tough. So 1298 01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:54,200 Speaker 1: they know they've got some fixing to do. Um, the 1299 01:07:54,320 --> 01:07:56,800 Speaker 1: question is whether they can between now and the end 1300 01:07:56,840 --> 01:07:59,280 Speaker 1: of the season. When you get to the postseason, do 1301 01:07:59,320 --> 01:08:02,200 Speaker 1: you at least that your run defense is serviceable enough 1302 01:08:02,440 --> 01:08:04,919 Speaker 1: to get your stops at least some of the time. 1303 01:08:05,240 --> 01:08:07,080 Speaker 1: Maybe not all the time, but at least some of 1304 01:08:07,080 --> 01:08:09,120 Speaker 1: the time. Because right now the Bills are ranked twenty 1305 01:08:09,120 --> 01:08:11,800 Speaker 1: eighth in the league against the run. It's got to 1306 01:08:11,840 --> 01:08:14,760 Speaker 1: get better. And that's and we're not telling any secrets here. 1307 01:08:14,800 --> 01:08:17,280 Speaker 1: The coaching staff knows that far better than we do. Yeah. 1308 01:08:17,360 --> 01:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Eight oh three, five fifty one, eight fifty two, five 1309 01:08:20,880 --> 01:08:23,559 Speaker 1: fifty and we go to Brad in North Tawana. Brad, 1310 01:08:23,560 --> 01:08:27,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to the show. What do you have for us? Hey, guys, 1311 01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:30,760 Speaker 1: how you doing good? I was just looking at the 1312 01:08:30,760 --> 01:08:33,639 Speaker 1: rest of the schedule and I don't know if are 1313 01:08:33,640 --> 01:08:36,599 Speaker 1: you guys concerned at all by the surprising Dolphins team 1314 01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:42,200 Speaker 1: and their next three games are the Brontos Bengals and Jazz. Yeah, 1315 01:08:42,200 --> 01:08:44,680 Speaker 1: with the possibility that we could drop a game or 1316 01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:47,920 Speaker 1: two against the Patriots or Steelers and we play three 1317 01:08:47,960 --> 01:08:51,120 Speaker 1: primetime games. The builds are we have not been good 1318 01:08:51,160 --> 01:08:54,960 Speaker 1: in primetime recently, and it's just kind of nervous to me, Like, 1319 01:08:55,320 --> 01:08:57,000 Speaker 1: do you guys think we could lose the AFC East 1320 01:08:57,000 --> 01:09:00,559 Speaker 1: like this? Well, I understand why you're a little uneasy 1321 01:09:00,600 --> 01:09:02,679 Speaker 1: about it. I get it. You know, you dropped a game. 1322 01:09:03,040 --> 01:09:06,000 Speaker 1: The Dolphins have now won four in a row. They've 1323 01:09:06,040 --> 01:09:09,479 Speaker 1: done it with special teams and defensive touchdowns in each 1324 01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:12,160 Speaker 1: of their last three victories. They got another one yesterday 1325 01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:15,360 Speaker 1: on a block punt right so blocked a punt against 1326 01:09:15,400 --> 01:09:19,080 Speaker 1: the Chargers went in for a score. Toua has not 1327 01:09:19,160 --> 01:09:22,080 Speaker 1: thrown over two hundred yards in any of his starts, 1328 01:09:22,080 --> 01:09:23,720 Speaker 1: and yet he's three and oz and people are calling 1329 01:09:23,800 --> 01:09:27,439 Speaker 1: him the greatest things in slice bread. I need to 1330 01:09:27,439 --> 01:09:29,680 Speaker 1: see a little bit more from them, But you are right, 1331 01:09:29,960 --> 01:09:33,200 Speaker 1: their schedule gets it is pretty easy here over these 1332 01:09:33,240 --> 01:09:36,120 Speaker 1: next three weeks, which should allow them to potentially make 1333 01:09:36,200 --> 01:09:38,240 Speaker 1: up some ground on the Bills while they said idle 1334 01:09:38,320 --> 01:09:40,160 Speaker 1: this week, and then when the Bills come back, they 1335 01:09:40,160 --> 01:09:41,800 Speaker 1: get to play the Chargers. I think that's a game 1336 01:09:41,880 --> 01:09:45,040 Speaker 1: here at home they will win, so I'm not concerned there. 1337 01:09:45,360 --> 01:09:48,200 Speaker 1: But yes, the race is considerably tighter now. This is 1338 01:09:48,200 --> 01:09:51,280 Speaker 1: the way I see it. Bread ask yourself this, would 1339 01:09:51,280 --> 01:09:54,080 Speaker 1: you rather have the Bills from twenty nineteen, which to 1340 01:09:54,160 --> 01:09:57,320 Speaker 1: me is exactly what the Dolphins are playing like right now. 1341 01:09:57,360 --> 01:10:00,160 Speaker 1: They're defense and their special teams are kicking it and 1342 01:10:00,240 --> 01:10:02,479 Speaker 1: doing really well, and their quarterback is not thrown for 1343 01:10:03,000 --> 01:10:05,960 Speaker 1: you know, two hundred yards. He's not winning you, he's 1344 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:09,559 Speaker 1: not winning you games. They're winning it with special teams 1345 01:10:09,680 --> 01:10:13,360 Speaker 1: and defense and defense and that kind of thing in 1346 01:10:13,400 --> 01:10:16,080 Speaker 1: a run game, and their quarterback is not giving it away. 1347 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:19,160 Speaker 1: Or would you rather have the twenty twenty Buffalo Bills, 1348 01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:21,760 Speaker 1: which is where we're at now, where this team is 1349 01:10:21,800 --> 01:10:23,960 Speaker 1: hanging thirty points on some of the best teams around. 1350 01:10:24,240 --> 01:10:26,960 Speaker 1: They're they're playing a much different, more difficult schedule and 1351 01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:30,000 Speaker 1: remaining really competitive and winning more games than the Dolphins 1352 01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:33,120 Speaker 1: and doing it. So that's where the Dolphins are there. 1353 01:10:33,160 --> 01:10:35,760 Speaker 1: They're hard to beat right now, no question about it. 1354 01:10:35,760 --> 01:10:39,000 Speaker 1: They're not giving anything away. Offensively, They're a tough out 1355 01:10:39,320 --> 01:10:43,120 Speaker 1: and they're getting some yardage and they're getting some help 1356 01:10:43,160 --> 01:10:47,120 Speaker 1: from their defense and special teams. Would you rather? You know, 1357 01:10:47,200 --> 01:10:49,000 Speaker 1: that's kind of where the Bills were last year. They went, 1358 01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:51,599 Speaker 1: you know, they's fought and kicked and clawed and scratched 1359 01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:54,240 Speaker 1: to a nine and seven got into the wild card 1360 01:10:54,640 --> 01:10:57,599 Speaker 1: because you know, Josh never threw for three hundred yards 1361 01:10:57,640 --> 01:11:00,200 Speaker 1: last year. Remember he was thrown for two hundred fifty 1362 01:11:00,280 --> 01:11:02,120 Speaker 1: or two hundred and twenty yards a game, and he 1363 01:11:02,200 --> 01:11:04,479 Speaker 1: was completing fifty percent of his pat That's exactly where 1364 01:11:04,479 --> 01:11:07,840 Speaker 1: two is right now. So that's where the Bills were 1365 01:11:07,880 --> 01:11:11,000 Speaker 1: a year ago. I gotta tell you, I like this 1366 01:11:11,040 --> 01:11:13,639 Speaker 1: team better. I know it's hard to watch that defense 1367 01:11:13,680 --> 01:11:15,840 Speaker 1: and they're given up, but man, oh man, Josh and 1368 01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:19,400 Speaker 1: this offense give you a chance. You know, you fall 1369 01:11:19,439 --> 01:11:21,280 Speaker 1: behind with these guys, you feel like you got it. 1370 01:11:21,320 --> 01:11:23,040 Speaker 1: You can come back on the last drive of the game, 1371 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:24,880 Speaker 1: like they've done at least twice this year, to do 1372 01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:27,000 Speaker 1: like they did yesterday, like they did yesterday, and like 1373 01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:29,519 Speaker 1: they did against the Rams. So what was that It's 1374 01:11:29,520 --> 01:11:31,920 Speaker 1: twelfth play, seventy three yard drive. I mean that's so 1375 01:11:32,280 --> 01:11:35,759 Speaker 1: that's where the Dolphins are. They're hard to beat, no question, 1376 01:11:35,800 --> 01:11:38,680 Speaker 1: And and you're right. Their next three games against the Broncos, 1377 01:11:38,720 --> 01:11:41,479 Speaker 1: against the Jets on the road, and then they come 1378 01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:45,439 Speaker 1: home to Miami against the Bengals. They may go they 1379 01:11:45,479 --> 01:11:48,160 Speaker 1: may win another three, they may go eight. They may 1380 01:11:48,240 --> 01:11:51,600 Speaker 1: run off eight straight wins. Might the Miami Dolphins. But 1381 01:11:51,640 --> 01:11:54,520 Speaker 1: then they play the Chiefs, and then they play the Patriots, 1382 01:11:54,760 --> 01:11:57,799 Speaker 1: and then they play the Raiders on the road. Raiders, 1383 01:11:58,360 --> 01:12:00,920 Speaker 1: that's right, and let's you know, Raiders are probably gonna 1384 01:12:00,960 --> 01:12:03,280 Speaker 1: need that. And they're playing the Chiefs at home, and 1385 01:12:03,320 --> 01:12:05,400 Speaker 1: the Chiefs that love to play in eighty degree weather, 1386 01:12:05,720 --> 01:12:08,920 Speaker 1: and so would the Patriots if you watch that game 1387 01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:11,639 Speaker 1: last night. So I'm yes, the Dolphins are playing really 1388 01:12:11,680 --> 01:12:14,400 Speaker 1: well and they are the team that the Bills are 1389 01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:16,439 Speaker 1: looking over their shoulder and seeing. But hey, it's the 1390 01:12:16,479 --> 01:12:19,200 Speaker 1: Bills who are looking over their shoulder, not the Dolphins. 1391 01:12:19,880 --> 01:12:22,280 Speaker 1: They got to catch us, and the Bills are a 1392 01:12:22,280 --> 01:12:25,280 Speaker 1: tough team to beat, so we'll see. You're right, it is. 1393 01:12:25,400 --> 01:12:27,840 Speaker 1: It's a they are a different team than they were 1394 01:12:27,880 --> 01:12:30,439 Speaker 1: twelve months ago. They've already blown their record out of 1395 01:12:30,439 --> 01:12:32,280 Speaker 1: the water from the games they won in a full 1396 01:12:32,320 --> 01:12:34,559 Speaker 1: season last year, and they got those three games coming 1397 01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:36,040 Speaker 1: up that they got a field they can win all 1398 01:12:36,080 --> 01:12:41,360 Speaker 1: three of those. Yeah, I see the Dolphins, but you know, 1399 01:12:41,439 --> 01:12:45,040 Speaker 1: I like the team we've got here even more back 1400 01:12:45,040 --> 01:12:47,600 Speaker 1: to the Fallons into Dave in Attica, Dave, what do 1401 01:12:47,600 --> 01:12:50,960 Speaker 1: you have for us? Welcome to one Bills Live. Hey guys, 1402 01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:56,000 Speaker 1: how are you doing it good? Just to one timing 1403 01:12:56,080 --> 01:13:03,400 Speaker 1: and one question. Sure, I felt. I don't know if 1404 01:13:03,439 --> 01:13:06,840 Speaker 1: it was a drive off one of the of the 1405 01:13:06,920 --> 01:13:11,519 Speaker 1: fumble or Buffalo lost thirty five yards and penalties? Yeah 1406 01:13:11,880 --> 01:13:14,559 Speaker 1: kill it? Oh, I agree, I totally agree. And they 1407 01:13:14,560 --> 01:13:17,120 Speaker 1: had the big play, and they had the big play 1408 01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:20,080 Speaker 1: where Dawson Knox got a silly block in the back 1409 01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:23,160 Speaker 1: penalty twenty yards down the field. That was a crusher. 1410 01:13:23,200 --> 01:13:26,000 Speaker 1: I agree with you. What yeah, what about it? And 1411 01:13:26,160 --> 01:13:29,840 Speaker 1: my question is, Okay, basically, we all knew it was 1412 01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:33,200 Speaker 1: gonna be a hail Mary to win the game. Why 1413 01:13:33,200 --> 01:13:38,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't you put like Stefon Diggs or your tall hands 1414 01:13:38,240 --> 01:13:42,800 Speaker 1: guys down there in the end zone to watch DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah, Well, 1415 01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:45,320 Speaker 1: because there's the thing at that at that point of 1416 01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:49,320 Speaker 1: the game, there was eleven seconds left and then and 1417 01:13:49,560 --> 01:13:53,320 Speaker 1: what was possible was a seven second play that would 1418 01:13:53,400 --> 01:13:55,800 Speaker 1: leave them short and go out of bounds and give 1419 01:13:55,840 --> 01:13:58,639 Speaker 1: them two plays instead of one. So you did have 1420 01:13:58,680 --> 01:14:01,320 Speaker 1: the hail Mary on the table, no question, which is 1421 01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:04,479 Speaker 1: what it was. But you also had the thing where 1422 01:14:04,479 --> 01:14:06,439 Speaker 1: you had to defend the field because what happens if 1423 01:14:06,439 --> 01:14:09,559 Speaker 1: they catch it and get out of bounds at the 1424 01:14:09,640 --> 01:14:11,720 Speaker 1: ten then they got like a ten yard play, got 1425 01:14:11,720 --> 01:14:14,040 Speaker 1: one last play, and it's not a hail mary where 1426 01:14:14,040 --> 01:14:16,360 Speaker 1: you got Kyler Murray running around and can extend the 1427 01:14:16,400 --> 01:14:19,960 Speaker 1: play for twenty seconds or fifteen seconds and never let up, 1428 01:14:20,040 --> 01:14:22,439 Speaker 1: just keep running around back there until something gives out. 1429 01:14:23,520 --> 01:14:25,840 Speaker 1: That's that's what they had to defend against as well. 1430 01:14:26,240 --> 01:14:28,479 Speaker 1: The key was to keep them if they threw it 1431 01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:32,680 Speaker 1: short of the end zone, to tackle them before they 1432 01:14:32,680 --> 01:14:34,559 Speaker 1: got out of bounds so that the clock would run out. 1433 01:14:34,600 --> 01:14:36,799 Speaker 1: So there was time for two plays with eleven seconds 1434 01:14:36,920 --> 01:14:40,080 Speaker 1: left if the Arizona Cardinals wanted to take that option, 1435 01:14:40,200 --> 01:14:43,080 Speaker 1: So you had to defend both of them. Yeah, it was. 1436 01:14:43,240 --> 01:14:45,360 Speaker 1: It was two plays left in the game, arguably with 1437 01:14:45,400 --> 01:14:47,400 Speaker 1: eleven said, well the Bills had they had a kickoff 1438 01:14:47,439 --> 01:14:50,680 Speaker 1: after the play, so there was two plays left. We 1439 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:52,880 Speaker 1: have to take a break. But Edric in New Jersey, 1440 01:14:52,960 --> 01:14:54,800 Speaker 1: hang on your first up after the break is we 1441 01:14:54,840 --> 01:14:58,040 Speaker 1: continue to take your phone calls after this gut wrenching 1442 01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:01,400 Speaker 1: thirty two thirty loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. 1443 01:15:01,439 --> 01:15:03,639 Speaker 1: Will also get to the tweet sheet, and in about 1444 01:15:03,640 --> 01:15:06,720 Speaker 1: a half hour's time we'll have Eric Wood checking in 1445 01:15:07,080 --> 01:15:09,880 Speaker 1: you give us his thoughts on yesterday's game. All of 1446 01:15:09,920 --> 01:15:12,200 Speaker 1: that coming your way here soon on One Bill's Live, 1447 01:15:12,280 --> 01:15:24,160 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris Drowse, 1448 01:15:24,200 --> 01:15:26,800 Speaker 1: Steve Jason with you One Bills Live. Second half of 1449 01:15:26,840 --> 01:15:30,479 Speaker 1: the program here on a Monday, and time now to 1450 01:15:30,600 --> 01:15:34,719 Speaker 1: go around the locker room, brought to you by connect Life, 1451 01:15:35,120 --> 01:15:40,040 Speaker 1: your blood and organ donor network, and we begin with 1452 01:15:40,160 --> 01:15:44,400 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, who commented afterwards obviously on the loss at 1453 01:15:44,400 --> 01:15:48,960 Speaker 1: the hands of the Cardinals. Losing's never fun to lose 1454 01:15:49,000 --> 01:15:54,960 Speaker 1: like that. It's painful, it hurts, you know, So you 1455 01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:57,519 Speaker 1: play sixteen minutes of the game and throughout the game 1456 01:15:57,560 --> 01:16:01,240 Speaker 1: and put the bone Harms's tweet too often and you 1457 01:16:01,280 --> 01:16:04,120 Speaker 1: know it shouldn't have come down to one play. And 1458 01:16:04,520 --> 01:16:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, I take this very personally, and you know 1459 01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:11,720 Speaker 1: the two interceptions can't happen. You can't expect to win 1460 01:16:11,760 --> 01:16:15,439 Speaker 1: after turning the ball over, and you know, it sucks 1461 01:16:15,479 --> 01:16:16,840 Speaker 1: going into the bye week because it's going to be 1462 01:16:16,880 --> 01:16:19,360 Speaker 1: the only thing on our mind for the next week 1463 01:16:19,360 --> 01:16:22,040 Speaker 1: and a half two weeks. But I think it's a 1464 01:16:22,439 --> 01:16:25,519 Speaker 1: it's also a good thing. It makes us hungry, you know, 1465 01:16:25,560 --> 01:16:29,400 Speaker 1: there's you're not gonna win every game, but to lose 1466 01:16:29,439 --> 01:16:31,880 Speaker 1: this one how we did it hurts. But at the 1467 01:16:31,880 --> 01:16:35,080 Speaker 1: same time, it's a fueling the fire. Yeah. So, I 1468 01:16:35,120 --> 01:16:38,559 Speaker 1: mean that's typical Josh after a game. He's usually pointing 1469 01:16:38,600 --> 01:16:40,880 Speaker 1: the finger at himself in terms of what he could 1470 01:16:40,920 --> 01:16:48,040 Speaker 1: do better, which is admirable. I think they I was 1471 01:16:48,120 --> 01:16:50,240 Speaker 1: encouraged by what I heard from the balance of the 1472 01:16:50,280 --> 01:16:52,920 Speaker 1: players that spoke to the media afterwards, including the guys 1473 01:16:52,920 --> 01:16:55,400 Speaker 1: that were involved on the last play of the game. 1474 01:16:55,760 --> 01:16:57,720 Speaker 1: You know, kind of that whatever doesn't kill you makes 1475 01:16:57,720 --> 01:16:59,960 Speaker 1: you stronger kind of thing, which is our Twitter poll 1476 01:17:00,080 --> 01:17:03,200 Speaker 1: today as well. I think this is a resilient group 1477 01:17:03,240 --> 01:17:06,720 Speaker 1: and they'll compartmentalize this, They'll steal about it for a 1478 01:17:06,800 --> 01:17:10,000 Speaker 1: day or two, and then you gotta just move on. 1479 01:17:10,760 --> 01:17:13,040 Speaker 1: Fix what you can fix. Maybe do some good self 1480 01:17:13,080 --> 01:17:16,040 Speaker 1: scouting this week, find out where you might be deficient 1481 01:17:16,040 --> 01:17:18,680 Speaker 1: and why and how you can fix those things and 1482 01:17:18,720 --> 01:17:20,720 Speaker 1: then just get ready for the stretch run and try 1483 01:17:20,760 --> 01:17:22,960 Speaker 1: to get as healthy as you can here in these 1484 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:25,439 Speaker 1: next two weeks. Yeah, you just try to get healthy. 1485 01:17:25,920 --> 01:17:28,120 Speaker 1: You start thinking about the next one, as I've said 1486 01:17:28,160 --> 01:17:29,760 Speaker 1: that before, and now they'll get a little time off 1487 01:17:29,800 --> 01:17:31,839 Speaker 1: and it'll be nice for them to recharge their batteries 1488 01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:35,479 Speaker 1: mentally and touch base with you know. None of them 1489 01:17:35,479 --> 01:17:38,240 Speaker 1: can leave town. Yeah, I gotta still get tested every 1490 01:17:38,320 --> 01:17:40,240 Speaker 1: They get tested every day. That's not going to change, 1491 01:17:40,280 --> 01:17:42,000 Speaker 1: so they're kind of limited. It's not going to be 1492 01:17:42,040 --> 01:17:45,479 Speaker 1: like a quick weekend to the Bahamas for any of 1493 01:17:45,479 --> 01:17:48,280 Speaker 1: these guys who you know, get away with the wife 1494 01:17:48,280 --> 01:17:51,639 Speaker 1: and kids or whatever for a minute. But still they'll 1495 01:17:51,680 --> 01:17:53,960 Speaker 1: be able to recharge, get some rests, do some other things, 1496 01:17:53,960 --> 01:17:56,519 Speaker 1: connect with their family, recharge a little bit, and then 1497 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:59,080 Speaker 1: they'll come back fresh and start start thinking about the 1498 01:18:00,120 --> 01:18:02,760 Speaker 1: started thinking about the chargers, and that's what they should do, 1499 01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:05,160 Speaker 1: and that they'll come back refresh. They'll get some guys. 1500 01:18:05,160 --> 01:18:09,439 Speaker 1: They'll come back probably on Monday, probably Tuesday. They'll come 1501 01:18:09,479 --> 01:18:15,200 Speaker 1: back and start working on the chargers in earnest and 1502 01:18:16,080 --> 01:18:18,360 Speaker 1: it'll feel good to them. When they'll look around and 1503 01:18:18,360 --> 01:18:21,880 Speaker 1: they say, wow, now everybody's here. There's a chance even 1504 01:18:22,000 --> 01:18:23,960 Speaker 1: Josh Norman could be off the list, and certainly the 1505 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:26,240 Speaker 1: guys that he was in contact with. If they test negative, 1506 01:18:26,240 --> 01:18:28,000 Speaker 1: they'll be back on the Levi Walls will be back 1507 01:18:28,040 --> 01:18:30,519 Speaker 1: on the field, Marlow will be back on the field. 1508 01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:34,840 Speaker 1: Cody Ford maybe back on the field, Tyler Croft, Tyler Croft, 1509 01:18:34,880 --> 01:18:37,320 Speaker 1: all these guys, you know, look around and say, wow, 1510 01:18:37,360 --> 01:18:38,880 Speaker 1: now we got our guys, let's go, and it'll be 1511 01:18:38,920 --> 01:18:41,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of an invigoration for him in that regard. 1512 01:18:41,960 --> 01:18:45,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm ready for a boy that this team 1513 01:18:45,960 --> 01:18:48,479 Speaker 1: could use a boy. One of the players that was 1514 01:18:48,560 --> 01:18:51,080 Speaker 1: involved on the final play of the game, Micah Hyde, 1515 01:18:51,240 --> 01:18:56,719 Speaker 1: commented on that very play. For what I can remember, 1516 01:18:57,920 --> 01:19:01,720 Speaker 1: balls in the air for like ten minutes. Um, we 1517 01:19:01,800 --> 01:19:06,080 Speaker 1: had we had ten bracketed, all small sides. Um, he 1518 01:19:06,200 --> 01:19:07,600 Speaker 1: just went up in the air first. He got up 1519 01:19:07,600 --> 01:19:10,240 Speaker 1: in the air first, and I was chatted behind him. Um, 1520 01:19:11,080 --> 01:19:13,519 Speaker 1: I think Poe Sa Davis comes from the side in 1521 01:19:13,520 --> 01:19:16,160 Speaker 1: the front. We all went up for it and he 1522 01:19:16,240 --> 01:19:18,559 Speaker 1: just beat us in the air. He timed up perfectly. Um. 1523 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:21,960 Speaker 1: You know me personally, I was I was late getting 1524 01:19:21,960 --> 01:19:23,640 Speaker 1: in the air. I feel like I could have did 1525 01:19:23,680 --> 01:19:26,000 Speaker 1: better on that part, Um, even though I was rated 1526 01:19:26,000 --> 01:19:27,920 Speaker 1: behind him, I feel like I could have could have 1527 01:19:27,960 --> 01:19:31,120 Speaker 1: timed up a little better. But you know that one hurts. 1528 01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:37,240 Speaker 1: That one hurts. Yeah, those guys were clearly dejected. Um. 1529 01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:39,760 Speaker 1: I thought he had an interesting point though, Steve, and 1530 01:19:39,800 --> 01:19:41,600 Speaker 1: you can comment on this since you've probably been in 1531 01:19:41,640 --> 01:19:49,439 Speaker 1: these situations. DeAndre Hopkins jumped first, and there is an 1532 01:19:49,479 --> 01:19:53,800 Speaker 1: advantage to doing that, um, And I can tell you 1533 01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:55,680 Speaker 1: it applies to soccer as well, but that's in a 1534 01:19:55,720 --> 01:19:58,799 Speaker 1: whole other story. But here in this situation, jumping first, 1535 01:19:58,880 --> 01:20:00,560 Speaker 1: I mean, this isn't any different. And then trying to 1536 01:20:00,560 --> 01:20:03,160 Speaker 1: get a rebound. In basketball, if you are first off 1537 01:20:03,160 --> 01:20:08,080 Speaker 1: the floor, your position in the air is established first, 1538 01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:10,640 Speaker 1: and now somebody has to knock you out of that 1539 01:20:10,720 --> 01:20:14,680 Speaker 1: position in order to get the prime location to make 1540 01:20:14,680 --> 01:20:16,640 Speaker 1: a play on the ball. And that seemed to be 1541 01:20:16,680 --> 01:20:19,519 Speaker 1: the case, maybe more than anything else, on that last play. 1542 01:20:19,560 --> 01:20:22,560 Speaker 1: He was up in the air first and an established 1543 01:20:22,600 --> 01:20:25,160 Speaker 1: position first, and now it became an exercise for all 1544 01:20:25,200 --> 01:20:29,040 Speaker 1: three of those defenders to try to challenge that space 1545 01:20:29,080 --> 01:20:32,040 Speaker 1: that he had already established for himself. Yeah, I mean, 1546 01:20:32,680 --> 01:20:35,799 Speaker 1: can you can spend all the time you want dissect 1547 01:20:35,840 --> 01:20:38,040 Speaker 1: in that play. There's a lot in there. The three guys, 1548 01:20:38,200 --> 01:20:40,160 Speaker 1: the four guys at the bottom of the past, the 1549 01:20:40,680 --> 01:20:43,080 Speaker 1: guys at the top of the past where Kyler let 1550 01:20:43,080 --> 01:20:45,719 Speaker 1: it go, and his scrambling ability where the where everybody 1551 01:20:45,720 --> 01:20:50,599 Speaker 1: else was on the field. It's it's pointless to go 1552 01:20:50,640 --> 01:20:55,280 Speaker 1: back and do that because there's, like I said, ninety 1553 01:20:55,320 --> 01:20:59,120 Speaker 1: things can go right for the defense in that situation, 1554 01:20:59,280 --> 01:21:02,920 Speaker 1: ten things go right for the offense, and it came up. 1555 01:21:03,320 --> 01:21:06,400 Speaker 1: It came up roses for the Cardinals in that situation, 1556 01:21:07,240 --> 01:21:10,960 Speaker 1: a lot of moving parts. The defenders are trying to 1557 01:21:11,000 --> 01:21:14,400 Speaker 1: work together to defend one guy and count concert. You know, 1558 01:21:14,439 --> 01:21:16,920 Speaker 1: in this case, you know, Paul, you're kind of knocked 1559 01:21:17,840 --> 01:21:20,800 Speaker 1: Tredavius out of the way a little bit and inhibited 1560 01:21:20,840 --> 01:21:22,599 Speaker 1: his ability to be as effective as he could at 1561 01:21:22,640 --> 01:21:24,840 Speaker 1: the top of the jump. All that stuff's in there, 1562 01:21:24,920 --> 01:21:27,840 Speaker 1: and it's pointless to talk about there's a million there's 1563 01:21:27,880 --> 01:21:29,840 Speaker 1: a million things during that game that could have gone 1564 01:21:29,840 --> 01:21:32,400 Speaker 1: differently to Tilton. It was a two point game after 1565 01:21:32,479 --> 01:21:35,120 Speaker 1: sixty minutes, and you can look at the Bills and 1566 01:21:35,160 --> 01:21:38,439 Speaker 1: we've been talking about it all game all day twenty 1567 01:21:38,439 --> 01:21:41,479 Speaker 1: five minutes of the second half, bills offense didn't help, right, 1568 01:21:41,720 --> 01:21:45,120 Speaker 1: And you can go back and say an idiotic penalty 1569 01:21:45,160 --> 01:21:47,800 Speaker 1: on a big play that brought him back, a tikie tack, 1570 01:21:47,880 --> 01:21:50,840 Speaker 1: holding penalty on a play that brought him back, an 1571 01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:53,280 Speaker 1: illegal shift where if you'd just waited a half a 1572 01:21:53,360 --> 01:21:56,120 Speaker 1: second it would have been fine, on a play that 1573 01:21:56,240 --> 01:21:59,679 Speaker 1: meant something to that team. And even so, their offense 1574 01:21:59,680 --> 01:22:02,080 Speaker 1: put together a four minute drive at the end of 1575 01:22:02,080 --> 01:22:05,720 Speaker 1: the game that was stellar and came up and gave 1576 01:22:05,760 --> 01:22:07,160 Speaker 1: you the lead with a half a minute to go. 1577 01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:09,519 Speaker 1: So there's a million things you can talk about in 1578 01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:11,920 Speaker 1: this game. Certainly the last plays, the last chance you 1579 01:22:11,960 --> 01:22:14,559 Speaker 1: had to win it, but it wasn't the best chance. 1580 01:22:14,840 --> 01:22:17,080 Speaker 1: Yeah it wasn't. Maybe it was the best chance, but 1581 01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:20,120 Speaker 1: it didn't happen. You also had fifty other chances during 1582 01:22:20,160 --> 01:22:22,920 Speaker 1: along the way to get there. So that last play, yeah, 1583 01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:27,160 Speaker 1: I get it. It was a phenomenal play by DeAndre Hopkins. 1584 01:22:27,200 --> 01:22:29,040 Speaker 1: That's the plays. Those are the kind of plays he's 1585 01:22:29,080 --> 01:22:32,320 Speaker 1: known for making. The Arizona Cardinals knew it. You saw 1586 01:22:32,360 --> 01:22:35,760 Speaker 1: in their postgame comments. Cliff Kingsbury told Kyler Murray listen 1587 01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:39,479 Speaker 1: if hops down there, give him a chance. That was it. 1588 01:22:39,680 --> 01:22:41,800 Speaker 1: This is it. We're throwing it. This is the hail Mary. 1589 01:22:41,800 --> 01:22:43,839 Speaker 1: We're gonna do it. We have two time for two plays, 1590 01:22:44,080 --> 01:22:46,839 Speaker 1: but we're taking our play here. Throw it up for grabs. 1591 01:22:47,240 --> 01:22:49,519 Speaker 1: That was the play. They had a name for it, 1592 01:22:49,600 --> 01:22:52,360 Speaker 1: to call it Cowboy. I guess that's it. They got 1593 01:22:52,439 --> 01:22:56,200 Speaker 1: a play. Let's see if it works. It's a hail Mary. 1594 01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:59,360 Speaker 1: One in a million shot and they came through, or 1595 01:22:59,400 --> 01:23:02,240 Speaker 1: one in a hundred shot and it came through. So 1596 01:23:03,760 --> 01:23:05,680 Speaker 1: you can slice that stuff up anyway you want. It 1597 01:23:05,720 --> 01:23:07,920 Speaker 1: ain't ever going to change, and the next time is 1598 01:23:07,920 --> 01:23:10,640 Speaker 1: going to be completely different because you may have the 1599 01:23:10,720 --> 01:23:14,240 Speaker 1: same ratio, but you ain't gonna have anybody other than 1600 01:23:14,360 --> 01:23:16,720 Speaker 1: you want down there, other than pour your hide and 1601 01:23:16,920 --> 01:23:23,799 Speaker 1: trade avious. Next time you may have Tremaine and Kleine 1602 01:23:24,240 --> 01:23:27,479 Speaker 1: and somebody else, and you'll wishing, well, why isn't trade 1603 01:23:27,520 --> 01:23:30,240 Speaker 1: avious and poor? You're there right, you know? So it's 1604 01:23:30,640 --> 01:23:32,439 Speaker 1: you know, if you give up a play like that, 1605 01:23:32,600 --> 01:23:34,439 Speaker 1: you can slice it anyway you want to. You don't 1606 01:23:34,439 --> 01:23:36,160 Speaker 1: get a second chance. That's all there is to it. 1607 01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:39,519 Speaker 1: Here's coach McDermott on his message to the team after 1608 01:23:39,560 --> 01:23:44,240 Speaker 1: that gut wrenching loss. It's just pretty pretty straightforward that 1609 01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:47,439 Speaker 1: it hurts. I know it hurts, hurts us all if 1610 01:23:47,479 --> 01:23:52,439 Speaker 1: it doesn't hurt, and something's wrong with you. We work hard, worker, 1611 01:23:52,479 --> 01:23:55,719 Speaker 1: butts off man, and you never want to go down. 1612 01:23:55,800 --> 01:23:58,599 Speaker 1: You never want to go down on the last play 1613 01:23:58,600 --> 01:24:01,719 Speaker 1: of the game. And I just we gotta learn from it. 1614 01:24:02,160 --> 01:24:04,320 Speaker 1: And it's that feeling's got to make us. It's gonna 1615 01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:07,320 Speaker 1: drive us harder to one even more when we come 1616 01:24:07,400 --> 01:24:10,320 Speaker 1: back off the Bible. So that is around the locker room, 1617 01:24:10,360 --> 01:24:13,080 Speaker 1: brought to you by connect Life, your blood and organ 1618 01:24:13,320 --> 01:24:17,519 Speaker 1: donor network. Um, come back stronger, off to buy. That's 1619 01:24:17,800 --> 01:24:20,680 Speaker 1: the goal going forward now for sure. Back to the 1620 01:24:20,680 --> 01:24:23,920 Speaker 1: phone's real quick and we get to Edric in New Jersey. Edric, 1621 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:26,200 Speaker 1: what do you have? Welcome to the show. Hey, what's 1622 01:24:26,200 --> 01:24:29,600 Speaker 1: going on? Guys? How are you listen? Man? What a 1623 01:24:29,640 --> 01:24:32,080 Speaker 1: heck of a game yesterday? And uh, if we're gonna 1624 01:24:32,080 --> 01:24:34,880 Speaker 1: be part of those kind of games, that's that's pretty 1625 01:24:34,920 --> 01:24:37,400 Speaker 1: cool because that's in the classic we were on the 1626 01:24:37,520 --> 01:24:39,200 Speaker 1: end of a you know, we're run the short end 1627 01:24:39,200 --> 01:24:41,320 Speaker 1: of the thick. But let me tell you, you can 1628 01:24:41,360 --> 01:24:44,080 Speaker 1: be mad today or you can be whatever you want 1629 01:24:44,080 --> 01:24:47,120 Speaker 1: to feel. It's okay. I'm not that upset because that's 1630 01:24:47,120 --> 01:24:50,320 Speaker 1: just it's one million shot. You know now what Josh 1631 01:24:50,320 --> 01:24:53,400 Speaker 1: did in that four minute drive, johsh can do that 1632 01:24:53,479 --> 01:24:56,040 Speaker 1: at one hundred times. We might do that seventy five times. 1633 01:24:56,120 --> 01:24:58,479 Speaker 1: So you know, we lost to a to a one 1634 01:24:58,479 --> 01:25:00,800 Speaker 1: in a million shot, like like Steve just said. And 1635 01:25:00,880 --> 01:25:04,800 Speaker 1: I'm okay with that. Um moving forward. You know, my 1636 01:25:04,840 --> 01:25:08,880 Speaker 1: concern is is is that the third quarter? I mean, 1637 01:25:08,920 --> 01:25:12,280 Speaker 1: it's it's it's insane. You know, I don't understand. And 1638 01:25:13,120 --> 01:25:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, I don't like to blame uh coaches or players, 1639 01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:19,280 Speaker 1: but right now it just seems like it's it's both 1640 01:25:19,720 --> 01:25:23,559 Speaker 1: it's an execution thing, it's a coaching thing, and it's 1641 01:25:23,640 --> 01:25:29,160 Speaker 1: it's unacceptable. Um also you know, uh I laugh. But 1642 01:25:29,160 --> 01:25:31,200 Speaker 1: but because but I finally can say, I hope people 1643 01:25:31,200 --> 01:25:34,719 Speaker 1: are listening for all you people Bill fans who would 1644 01:25:34,720 --> 01:25:38,479 Speaker 1: look at stat cheats and talk, you know, crap, and sorry, 1645 01:25:38,560 --> 01:25:40,639 Speaker 1: I hope I can say that word about Star look 1646 01:25:40,640 --> 01:25:43,519 Speaker 1: too lately, here you go, this is what he is. 1647 01:25:43,640 --> 01:25:46,240 Speaker 1: This is how important this guy is. On first and 1648 01:25:46,320 --> 01:25:49,240 Speaker 1: second down, we can't stop the run to save our lives. 1649 01:25:49,720 --> 01:25:52,360 Speaker 1: And he's a big reason why, you know, because that 1650 01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:56,639 Speaker 1: guy is a lynchpin in what McDermott and Bean want 1651 01:25:56,640 --> 01:25:58,800 Speaker 1: to do on defense, and that's why they paid them 1652 01:25:58,800 --> 01:26:01,360 Speaker 1: the ten million talls that they did, you know. Um 1653 01:26:02,320 --> 01:26:05,000 Speaker 1: and one last thought and thanks for letting me talk here. 1654 01:26:07,200 --> 01:26:08,840 Speaker 1: You know, this bye week is great. We're gonna be 1655 01:26:08,840 --> 01:26:11,080 Speaker 1: able to rest up, you know, hopefully we come back 1656 01:26:11,200 --> 01:26:13,800 Speaker 1: much more healthy. And I think we should focus on 1657 01:26:13,840 --> 01:26:17,080 Speaker 1: two things. We've got to run the ball better, especially 1658 01:26:17,120 --> 01:26:19,960 Speaker 1: in that third quarter. And I think we've got to 1659 01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:23,000 Speaker 1: become better on third down on defense. We've got it 1660 01:26:24,600 --> 01:26:26,960 Speaker 1: half of the half of the two weeks. I'm getting 1661 01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:29,000 Speaker 1: better on third downs and if we can do that, 1662 01:26:29,280 --> 01:26:32,040 Speaker 1: we'll be able to compete. All right, good call Edrick, 1663 01:26:32,120 --> 01:26:34,560 Speaker 1: thank you for it. Twenty third in the league in 1664 01:26:34,640 --> 01:26:40,679 Speaker 1: third down defense right now, subpar, twenty eighth against the run, 1665 01:26:41,120 --> 01:26:47,479 Speaker 1: that's really not good. Eighteenth and points allowed. So there's 1666 01:26:47,479 --> 01:26:49,439 Speaker 1: some fixing to do on that side of the ball. 1667 01:26:49,479 --> 01:26:51,759 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question, And there's some fixing 1668 01:26:51,800 --> 01:26:54,000 Speaker 1: to do on offense. They are twenty ninth and rushing 1669 01:26:54,080 --> 01:26:56,920 Speaker 1: right now, twenty ninth. I'm not saying they got to 1670 01:26:56,960 --> 01:26:58,800 Speaker 1: be top ten. I'm not even saying they got to 1671 01:26:58,840 --> 01:27:01,719 Speaker 1: be top fifteen, you know, top half of the league. 1672 01:27:02,560 --> 01:27:07,240 Speaker 1: Just be serviceable enough to compliment the passing game. So 1673 01:27:07,280 --> 01:27:10,559 Speaker 1: that because Steve, there is an advantage there. When the 1674 01:27:10,600 --> 01:27:13,479 Speaker 1: defense knows you cannot run the ball, you are officially 1675 01:27:13,560 --> 01:27:16,439 Speaker 1: one dimensional, and now they can play your passing game 1676 01:27:16,720 --> 01:27:19,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more aggressively then maybe they would if 1677 01:27:19,760 --> 01:27:22,680 Speaker 1: there is at least the threat of production in the 1678 01:27:22,760 --> 01:27:26,800 Speaker 1: run game. Yeah, the running game's an issue offensively, It's 1679 01:27:26,840 --> 01:27:32,280 Speaker 1: probably the issue offensively for me. Everything else they seem 1680 01:27:32,320 --> 01:27:35,479 Speaker 1: to be able to handle, even the screen game, although 1681 01:27:35,479 --> 01:27:37,600 Speaker 1: it didn't come into play too much yesterday that I 1682 01:27:37,600 --> 01:27:40,880 Speaker 1: think the big drop by Singletary in that one screen 1683 01:27:40,920 --> 01:27:44,000 Speaker 1: they had was the biggest issue in the screen game. 1684 01:27:44,040 --> 01:27:48,120 Speaker 1: But the intermediate passes, the short passes didn't get it 1685 01:27:48,160 --> 01:27:51,000 Speaker 1: that teams are really putting an extra effort in on 1686 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:53,080 Speaker 1: keeping the lid on the bills. They don't want them 1687 01:27:53,120 --> 01:27:55,760 Speaker 1: to get deep, so they haven't really attempted too many 1688 01:27:55,840 --> 01:27:59,559 Speaker 1: deep balls of late. But they are efficient and really 1689 01:27:59,600 --> 01:28:03,479 Speaker 1: playing well in the passing game and in their short 1690 01:28:03,520 --> 01:28:08,840 Speaker 1: passing game, So I'm he's right. Uh, The one thing 1691 01:28:08,880 --> 01:28:11,120 Speaker 1: their offense has lacked, has been the run game. And 1692 01:28:11,120 --> 01:28:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm and I um, I put it on the guys 1693 01:28:14,240 --> 01:28:18,479 Speaker 1: up front. Even yesterday they weren't the five guys. Weren't 1694 01:28:18,520 --> 01:28:21,720 Speaker 1: week ten. Now it's week eleven. Those aren't the five 1695 01:28:21,760 --> 01:28:23,559 Speaker 1: guys they thought they were gonna be playing with their 1696 01:28:23,920 --> 01:28:26,240 Speaker 1: quote unquote starting. And I'm not saying this is gonna 1697 01:28:26,240 --> 01:28:28,120 Speaker 1: be a magic one like oh fall, you've got these 1698 01:28:28,160 --> 01:28:30,840 Speaker 1: five guys, is gonna be fixed. But now yeah, it's 1699 01:28:30,880 --> 01:28:34,080 Speaker 1: a It was yet another combination that they played with yesterday. 1700 01:28:35,080 --> 01:28:42,320 Speaker 1: Um Cody Ford, Brian Winters, Brian Winters, John Feliciano, Feliciano, 1701 01:28:42,439 --> 01:28:46,680 Speaker 1: Winters and Ford. Now it's Feliciano, Bates and Ford. But 1702 01:28:47,040 --> 01:28:50,280 Speaker 1: and Butker Uh you know the two tackles have been 1703 01:28:50,280 --> 01:28:52,760 Speaker 1: in the same spot all year and everybody else it's 1704 01:28:52,800 --> 01:28:56,920 Speaker 1: been a roll of the dice. And now it's not 1705 01:28:56,960 --> 01:28:59,200 Speaker 1: gonna be fixed right away when they get it, when 1706 01:28:59,200 --> 01:29:00,960 Speaker 1: they get those five guys on. Now we got another 1707 01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:03,000 Speaker 1: where we made it wait another month for those guys 1708 01:29:03,000 --> 01:29:06,240 Speaker 1: to get continuity as well. And maybe I don't know, 1709 01:29:06,840 --> 01:29:10,760 Speaker 1: but they haven't had it. Yeah, makes a difference for sure. 1710 01:29:10,880 --> 01:29:12,479 Speaker 1: All Right, we have to take a break more of 1711 01:29:12,560 --> 01:29:15,320 Speaker 1: your phone calls when we return here on one Bill's 1712 01:29:15,360 --> 01:29:27,559 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris Brown, 1713 01:29:27,600 --> 01:29:30,800 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you and as we are closing up 1714 01:29:30,880 --> 01:29:33,720 Speaker 1: our number two of the program, got Eric Wood coming 1715 01:29:33,760 --> 01:29:36,160 Speaker 1: your way in the third hour, but he'll be taking 1716 01:29:36,160 --> 01:29:39,800 Speaker 1: some phone calls from you as you give us your 1717 01:29:39,840 --> 01:29:42,479 Speaker 1: take on the game. And we do go back to 1718 01:29:42,520 --> 01:29:45,200 Speaker 1: the phones. We go to Don and north Tonawanda. Don, 1719 01:29:45,200 --> 01:29:49,599 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? Don? Are you there? 1720 01:29:49,840 --> 01:29:54,639 Speaker 1: Thought on why they lost that game was number one. 1721 01:29:54,720 --> 01:29:58,600 Speaker 1: I was never a fan of prevent defense, and I 1722 01:29:58,680 --> 01:30:01,360 Speaker 1: think we gave him about twenty five thirty yards to 1723 01:30:01,520 --> 01:30:05,559 Speaker 1: set them up for that game winning touchdown pass. And 1724 01:30:05,680 --> 01:30:11,200 Speaker 1: another thing was that I don't remember the one player 1725 01:30:11,320 --> 01:30:14,200 Speaker 1: that when he leaped for the ball, he leaped way 1726 01:30:14,200 --> 01:30:18,160 Speaker 1: too early and it was a matter of not time 1727 01:30:18,240 --> 01:30:21,840 Speaker 1: in that pass right. There were three guys there. He 1728 01:30:22,160 --> 01:30:23,920 Speaker 1: could have knocked that out of his hand or something 1729 01:30:23,960 --> 01:30:28,519 Speaker 1: like that, but they didn't time that pass right. I mean, 1730 01:30:28,520 --> 01:30:31,400 Speaker 1: it was just a lucky thing. But and another thing 1731 01:30:31,640 --> 01:30:35,160 Speaker 1: was that last interception that he threw. I think that 1732 01:30:35,360 --> 01:30:39,080 Speaker 1: hurt us. They come down to score a touchdown on that. Yeah, 1733 01:30:39,080 --> 01:30:42,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that conspired, don no question 1734 01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:44,599 Speaker 1: about it. And you change any one of those things 1735 01:30:44,600 --> 01:30:46,800 Speaker 1: that ends up into two in a four point when 1736 01:30:46,840 --> 01:30:49,960 Speaker 1: instead of a two point loss. Um, what's your thought 1737 01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:54,360 Speaker 1: on that? Uh? I prevent defense stuff. I never was, Well, 1738 01:30:54,360 --> 01:30:56,919 Speaker 1: it should have worked. I mean, you know, there's fifteen 1739 01:30:56,960 --> 01:30:59,000 Speaker 1: things that went wrong on that play. Plus you got 1740 01:30:59,000 --> 01:31:01,160 Speaker 1: two of you know, most talented guys in the world 1741 01:31:01,680 --> 01:31:05,960 Speaker 1: making that play against you. The Bills had literally and 1742 01:31:07,040 --> 01:31:10,240 Speaker 1: Payer flies in and he's trying to knock it away 1743 01:31:10,840 --> 01:31:14,440 Speaker 1: and in the in the thing in the anoxtradas knoxtradavious 1744 01:31:14,560 --> 01:31:17,200 Speaker 1: off the play and Micah Hyde, you know, he'd heard 1745 01:31:17,280 --> 01:31:19,320 Speaker 1: him a moment ago. He said he was he jumped 1746 01:31:19,320 --> 01:31:22,240 Speaker 1: a little too early, and you're right. Uh. DeAndre Hopkins 1747 01:31:22,280 --> 01:31:25,240 Speaker 1: got elite ball skills. He didn't miss time his jump, 1748 01:31:25,320 --> 01:31:27,280 Speaker 1: had a chance at it, and even once he got 1749 01:31:27,280 --> 01:31:30,720 Speaker 1: his hands on it, because of their uh you know, 1750 01:31:30,760 --> 01:31:33,000 Speaker 1: because of their aggression to get into the football, they 1751 01:31:33,080 --> 01:31:34,519 Speaker 1: knocked each other out of the the way and kept each 1752 01:31:34,520 --> 01:31:36,160 Speaker 1: other from having a chance to knock it away once 1753 01:31:36,200 --> 01:31:38,000 Speaker 1: he did get his hands out, so even rip it 1754 01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:40,360 Speaker 1: out after he caught it before he got back. It's 1755 01:31:40,360 --> 01:31:42,679 Speaker 1: the one in one hundred play that the the Arizona 1756 01:31:42,720 --> 01:31:45,320 Speaker 1: Cardinals made and you know, kudos to him, but I 1757 01:31:45,320 --> 01:31:47,840 Speaker 1: don't think it was the scheme. I mean that those 1758 01:31:47,880 --> 01:31:51,080 Speaker 1: three guys. I'll take that play a hundred times out 1759 01:31:51,080 --> 01:31:53,120 Speaker 1: of one hundred because ninety nine of them, you're gonna win. 1760 01:31:53,960 --> 01:31:57,920 Speaker 1: Three guys exceptional play. Those three guys are your best 1761 01:31:57,960 --> 01:32:00,960 Speaker 1: defensive backs. They they're the ones you want right there. 1762 01:32:01,439 --> 01:32:04,360 Speaker 1: And you know, the guy made a great play, tremendous play, 1763 01:32:04,600 --> 01:32:07,200 Speaker 1: exceptional play. No I'm not. I'm not saying the coach 1764 01:32:07,240 --> 01:32:09,599 Speaker 1: has made the wrong call. They had the three guys 1765 01:32:09,600 --> 01:32:11,640 Speaker 1: that you would say, yeah, I want that guy, that 1766 01:32:11,720 --> 01:32:14,559 Speaker 1: guy and that guy on this pass and your three 1767 01:32:14,640 --> 01:32:17,360 Speaker 1: best dbs right and yeah you got beat. So there 1768 01:32:17,360 --> 01:32:19,920 Speaker 1: you go. All right, break time for us. But when 1769 01:32:19,920 --> 01:32:22,920 Speaker 1: we return, we will have Eric Wood, former Bills Center 1770 01:32:23,000 --> 01:32:25,600 Speaker 1: current Bills analysts joining us for our number three of 1771 01:32:25,640 --> 01:32:27,640 Speaker 1: the program. We will let him take some of your 1772 01:32:27,640 --> 01:32:29,519 Speaker 1: phone calls. So if you're holding it eight oh three 1773 01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:32,720 Speaker 1: oh five fifty, stay where you are. We'll take your questions, 1774 01:32:32,720 --> 01:32:35,720 Speaker 1: your comments on yesterday's game, and see what Eric thinks 1775 01:32:35,720 --> 01:32:37,800 Speaker 1: about him when we return here on One Bill's Live 1776 01:32:37,880 --> 01:32:47,040 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health, It's Buffalo Bill's Radio Balo Bill's 1777 01:32:47,240 --> 01:32:51,880 Speaker 1: Radio Network. Sports Date, Your sports update from One Bill's Drive. 1778 01:32:51,920 --> 01:32:54,519 Speaker 1: The Bills officially on their bye week following yesterday's thirty 1779 01:32:54,560 --> 01:32:56,800 Speaker 1: two thirty loss to the Cardinals. The Bills sit at 1780 01:32:56,800 --> 01:32:58,960 Speaker 1: seven and three on the year, a game up on 1781 01:32:59,000 --> 01:33:02,360 Speaker 1: the six and three Dolph who beat the Chargers yesterday. 1782 01:33:02,680 --> 01:33:04,559 Speaker 1: John Brown left the game in the fourth quarter with 1783 01:33:04,600 --> 01:33:08,120 Speaker 1: an ankle injury did not return. Buffalo also lost cornerback 1784 01:33:08,200 --> 01:33:10,640 Speaker 1: Dane Jackson to a knee injury in ajp Andesa to 1785 01:33:10,680 --> 01:33:13,800 Speaker 1: a head injury. Sean McDermott will provide an update later 1786 01:33:13,840 --> 01:33:16,960 Speaker 1: this afternoon when he meets with the media. The Miami 1787 01:33:17,000 --> 01:33:20,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins have just released running back Jordan Howard. That being 1788 01:33:20,880 --> 01:33:24,599 Speaker 1: reported by NFL Network Scene in Rappaport. The Cleveland Browns 1789 01:33:24,600 --> 01:33:27,840 Speaker 1: announced that they have another one of their players who 1790 01:33:27,880 --> 01:33:30,800 Speaker 1: has tested positive for COVID nineteen. The team has closed 1791 01:33:30,840 --> 01:33:35,120 Speaker 1: their facility today while contact tracing takes place to determine 1792 01:33:35,120 --> 01:33:38,000 Speaker 1: if any other players or staff were in close contact. 1793 01:33:38,360 --> 01:33:41,400 Speaker 1: Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth suffered a torn left MCL 1794 01:33:41,439 --> 01:33:44,200 Speaker 1: and damage to his PCL during the Rams twenty three 1795 01:33:44,360 --> 01:33:47,960 Speaker 1: sixteen win over the Seahawks. He will be placed on IR. 1796 01:33:48,520 --> 01:33:50,439 Speaker 1: Last night, it was the Patriots who had the upper 1797 01:33:50,479 --> 01:33:52,479 Speaker 1: hand in the run game, out dueling the Ravens twenty 1798 01:33:52,479 --> 01:33:56,240 Speaker 1: three seventeen. The Patriots, after two straight wins, now sit 1799 01:33:56,320 --> 01:33:59,200 Speaker 1: at four and five on the season. Monday Night Football 1800 01:33:59,240 --> 01:34:01,519 Speaker 1: Tonight is week wraps up in the NFL. The three 1801 01:34:01,560 --> 01:34:04,519 Speaker 1: and five Vikings hosts the five and four Bears, kickoff 1802 01:34:04,560 --> 01:34:08,720 Speaker 1: set for eight fifteen. An emergency order issued Sunday by 1803 01:34:08,760 --> 01:34:11,880 Speaker 1: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prevents the Lions from having fans 1804 01:34:11,880 --> 01:34:15,439 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving when they host the Texans. The Lions had 1805 01:34:15,479 --> 01:34:17,599 Speaker 1: been permitted to have five hundred family members and friends 1806 01:34:17,640 --> 01:34:21,200 Speaker 1: attend the last two home games, including Sunday's last second 1807 01:34:21,240 --> 01:34:24,800 Speaker 1: win over Washington. The Buffalo Sabers have signed first round 1808 01:34:24,840 --> 01:34:27,480 Speaker 1: picked Jack Quinn to a three year entry level contract. 1809 01:34:27,680 --> 01:34:29,880 Speaker 1: The Sabers selected Quinn with the eighth overall pick in 1810 01:34:29,880 --> 01:34:32,799 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty draft. The forwards coming off a fifty 1811 01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:35,759 Speaker 1: two goal eighty nine point campaign in sixty two games 1812 01:34:36,120 --> 01:34:39,280 Speaker 1: with the OHL's Ottawa's sixty sevens and That is your 1813 01:34:39,320 --> 01:34:42,320 Speaker 1: sports update, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you for our 1814 01:34:42,439 --> 01:34:46,720 Speaker 1: number three of the program on a Monday after a 1815 01:34:46,800 --> 01:34:50,800 Speaker 1: gut wrenching loss to the Arizona Cardinals, but impressive to 1816 01:34:50,840 --> 01:34:53,720 Speaker 1: hear the resilience in the voices of the players in 1817 01:34:53,720 --> 01:34:57,240 Speaker 1: the locker room right after the game, and coach McDermott 1818 01:34:57,280 --> 01:35:00,280 Speaker 1: said they will come back stronger from this so winning 1819 01:35:00,320 --> 01:35:03,160 Speaker 1: us Now to discuss all of that is former Bills 1820 01:35:03,160 --> 01:35:06,479 Speaker 1: center and current Bill's analyst Eric Wood, who joins us 1821 01:35:06,520 --> 01:35:09,960 Speaker 1: every Monday. Eric, how are you doing you guys? Oh? 1822 01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:12,160 Speaker 1: There he is there. We go Okay, lost you for 1823 01:35:12,160 --> 01:35:14,479 Speaker 1: a second. Didn't know what happened there. We'll take some 1824 01:35:14,600 --> 01:35:16,720 Speaker 1: calls from the fans in just a second here, Eric, 1825 01:35:16,760 --> 01:35:20,200 Speaker 1: to get their take on this thing. But I don't know, 1826 01:35:20,280 --> 01:35:22,120 Speaker 1: Steve and I have been kind of knocking it around 1827 01:35:22,160 --> 01:35:25,160 Speaker 1: all day. It was an instance that we felt where 1828 01:35:26,040 --> 01:35:27,800 Speaker 1: you made a very good play at the end to 1829 01:35:27,840 --> 01:35:30,519 Speaker 1: win the game, and then you got upstaged by an 1830 01:35:30,520 --> 01:35:33,040 Speaker 1: even better one by the Cardinals. I don't know where 1831 01:35:33,080 --> 01:35:37,120 Speaker 1: you come down on that. Yeah, yeah, I think that's 1832 01:35:37,360 --> 01:35:40,720 Speaker 1: that's it. The Bills made a game winning drive with 1833 01:35:40,840 --> 01:35:43,679 Speaker 1: thirty four seconds left, did they leave them too much time? 1834 01:35:44,080 --> 01:35:47,240 Speaker 1: You wouldn't think so. And could they have done anything different? 1835 01:35:47,240 --> 01:35:50,040 Speaker 1: Probably not, because if you don't hit that played for 1836 01:35:50,080 --> 01:35:53,160 Speaker 1: twenty one yards the digs, then you have to continue 1837 01:35:53,160 --> 01:35:55,280 Speaker 1: to try and score. You always had the fuel. You 1838 01:35:55,320 --> 01:35:57,759 Speaker 1: were in field goal range at the time, and Tyler 1839 01:35:57,800 --> 01:36:00,080 Speaker 1: Bass was playing phenomenal, So you have no issues go 1840 01:36:00,200 --> 01:36:02,080 Speaker 1: a field goal at that point to tie the game, 1841 01:36:02,120 --> 01:36:04,160 Speaker 1: to send it overtime if you need it, but you 1842 01:36:04,240 --> 01:36:06,080 Speaker 1: gotta take some shots at the end zone. They did it, 1843 01:36:06,479 --> 01:36:09,000 Speaker 1: and then you get beat on a miracle play at 1844 01:36:09,000 --> 01:36:12,200 Speaker 1: the end Like that stuff happens. I mean, how do 1845 01:36:12,240 --> 01:36:15,280 Speaker 1: you defeat that? Maybe not let it come down to 1846 01:36:15,360 --> 01:36:18,960 Speaker 1: a play, win more decisively. You know, you could play 1847 01:36:19,000 --> 01:36:21,920 Speaker 1: that game, but the Bills went on the road as 1848 01:36:21,960 --> 01:36:26,600 Speaker 1: a three point dog, dinged up with COVID issues with 1849 01:36:26,720 --> 01:36:28,839 Speaker 1: a team coming off of a loss like the Cardinals, 1850 01:36:28,880 --> 01:36:32,679 Speaker 1: who were very hungry heading into that game, and they 1851 01:36:32,800 --> 01:36:36,559 Speaker 1: played winning football. They had three guys around to jump 1852 01:36:36,640 --> 01:36:39,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the game, and they got beat 1853 01:36:39,520 --> 01:36:41,880 Speaker 1: and hopefully that's your one bad beat of the year. 1854 01:36:41,960 --> 01:36:44,000 Speaker 1: You get it out of the way, you move on. 1855 01:36:44,240 --> 01:36:46,160 Speaker 1: And it's easy for me to say if I had 1856 01:36:46,200 --> 01:36:49,960 Speaker 1: to fly five hours back from Arizona last night and 1857 01:36:50,000 --> 01:36:52,360 Speaker 1: then have the whole bye week to think about it. 1858 01:36:52,439 --> 01:36:55,160 Speaker 1: No one's leaving town. Everyone's sticking around Buffalo to get 1859 01:36:55,200 --> 01:36:57,960 Speaker 1: COVID tested every day and all that. It'd probably be 1860 01:36:57,960 --> 01:37:00,559 Speaker 1: a lot tougher to swallow. Yeah, we were talking as well. 1861 01:37:00,600 --> 01:37:03,360 Speaker 1: They're about the things that could have gone differently during 1862 01:37:03,400 --> 01:37:05,400 Speaker 1: the game to make it a little easier on the 1863 01:37:05,400 --> 01:37:07,439 Speaker 1: bills and not having it, not even having it within 1864 01:37:07,520 --> 01:37:10,000 Speaker 1: striking distance of a one play miracle play, which is 1865 01:37:10,040 --> 01:37:12,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's you're right, it's unbelievable play. We talked 1866 01:37:12,439 --> 01:37:15,439 Speaker 1: about this offensive line and went back and looked over 1867 01:37:15,439 --> 01:37:19,679 Speaker 1: the last five games. They have not had the same center, center, 1868 01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:22,639 Speaker 1: right guard left guard combination. The tackles have been there 1869 01:37:22,720 --> 01:37:26,360 Speaker 1: all season, have played all ten games, the two of them, 1870 01:37:26,600 --> 01:37:29,400 Speaker 1: you know, obviously, Dion Dawkins and Darryl Williams. The three 1871 01:37:29,439 --> 01:37:33,599 Speaker 1: guys inside have been changed at least the last five 1872 01:37:33,680 --> 01:37:36,400 Speaker 1: games in a row. They've never had the same combination 1873 01:37:36,439 --> 01:37:38,720 Speaker 1: of center and both guards. Mitch Morse was there for 1874 01:37:38,760 --> 01:37:41,599 Speaker 1: a while now, he's been out for well, actually three games. 1875 01:37:41,600 --> 01:37:46,000 Speaker 1: He missed out on the all but three plays of 1876 01:37:46,080 --> 01:37:49,320 Speaker 1: the of the Patriots game. Now Feliciano goes down there. 1877 01:37:49,320 --> 01:37:52,040 Speaker 1: Now you've got either had Ike Butker, Cody Ford and 1878 01:37:52,160 --> 01:37:55,160 Speaker 1: Brian Winners. Now Brian Winners has become a fixture at 1879 01:37:55,240 --> 01:37:59,080 Speaker 1: right guard now this week. Last week Cody Ford was 1880 01:37:59,120 --> 01:38:02,559 Speaker 1: out with a knee injury. So give us an idea 1881 01:38:02,600 --> 01:38:07,120 Speaker 1: of how much how many issues that makes for this 1882 01:38:07,280 --> 01:38:09,840 Speaker 1: offense in the running game and pass protection and all that. 1883 01:38:09,960 --> 01:38:11,760 Speaker 1: How big an issue is that. I know they've got 1884 01:38:11,840 --> 01:38:15,320 Speaker 1: quality depth, but at some point doesn't that have to 1885 01:38:15,360 --> 01:38:18,599 Speaker 1: start giving you problems having that many different guys rolling 1886 01:38:18,640 --> 01:38:22,280 Speaker 1: through there. Yeah, you'd love the offensive line to give 1887 01:38:22,400 --> 01:38:25,599 Speaker 1: into rhythm, and you obviously once your best five guys 1888 01:38:25,640 --> 01:38:28,240 Speaker 1: on the field at all times. And you know, because 1889 01:38:28,280 --> 01:38:30,880 Speaker 1: of injuries this year, I don't think the Bills have 1890 01:38:31,120 --> 01:38:35,160 Speaker 1: because as John Feliciano comes back off of ire, then 1891 01:38:35,240 --> 01:38:38,400 Speaker 1: Mitch Morse goes out immediately, and Cody Ford was out 1892 01:38:38,400 --> 01:38:40,920 Speaker 1: for that game. So I don't think they've had their 1893 01:38:40,960 --> 01:38:43,479 Speaker 1: best five out there. And I think coming off the buy, 1894 01:38:43,960 --> 01:38:48,479 Speaker 1: we should see that Bill's offensive line come together for 1895 01:38:48,520 --> 01:38:50,639 Speaker 1: the final six games of the year, which will be 1896 01:38:51,000 --> 01:38:54,680 Speaker 1: great to watch because I think their offensive line is phenomenal. 1897 01:38:54,800 --> 01:38:58,120 Speaker 1: I think they're coached well, I think they play well. 1898 01:38:58,479 --> 01:39:01,960 Speaker 1: I have been super impressed with their depth. Is the 1899 01:39:02,080 --> 01:39:04,320 Speaker 1: running game. I don't want to call it an issue, 1900 01:39:04,760 --> 01:39:07,080 Speaker 1: but could people say the Bills need to get more 1901 01:39:07,080 --> 01:39:09,040 Speaker 1: of a running game going. Yes, but when you don't 1902 01:39:09,040 --> 01:39:11,360 Speaker 1: get in a rhythm throughout the game, we don't wear 1903 01:39:11,439 --> 01:39:14,639 Speaker 1: on a defense throughout a game. Those chunk players generally 1904 01:39:14,680 --> 01:39:18,639 Speaker 1: come from wearing down a defense with the run game 1905 01:39:18,680 --> 01:39:20,320 Speaker 1: over and over and over. That's what we've seen in 1906 01:39:20,360 --> 01:39:23,080 Speaker 1: the past around here. When you're airing it out, you're 1907 01:39:23,080 --> 01:39:25,760 Speaker 1: going to score more points. It's obviously been effective for 1908 01:39:25,800 --> 01:39:29,080 Speaker 1: the Bills this year, and they're not as focus on 1909 01:39:29,120 --> 01:39:31,320 Speaker 1: the run game except for the one game they truly 1910 01:39:31,400 --> 01:39:33,800 Speaker 1: had to be because of weather, and that was New 1911 01:39:33,840 --> 01:39:36,400 Speaker 1: England and it proved to be effect of that game. 1912 01:39:36,680 --> 01:39:38,400 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the phone see what the 1913 01:39:38,439 --> 01:39:42,240 Speaker 1: fans think. We'll start here with Ken in Buffalo Ken, 1914 01:39:42,280 --> 01:39:45,679 Speaker 1: You're on one Bills Live with Eric Wood. Hey, guys, 1915 01:39:46,040 --> 01:39:49,000 Speaker 1: I love the show, Daily listener, Thanks, just wanting to 1916 01:39:49,160 --> 01:39:52,720 Speaker 1: start with how I felt this morning waking up. I 1917 01:39:52,840 --> 01:39:56,840 Speaker 1: got quite a broken heart, kind of like scene in 1918 01:39:56,920 --> 01:39:59,320 Speaker 1: Jaws where all the guys are showing off their scars 1919 01:39:59,360 --> 01:40:02,519 Speaker 1: in the boat and Hooper opens up his shirt and says, 1920 01:40:02,520 --> 01:40:07,639 Speaker 1: broken heart, this one's gonna be beaten like a dead 1921 01:40:07,640 --> 01:40:09,759 Speaker 1: horse for the better part of the next two weeks. 1922 01:40:09,840 --> 01:40:13,000 Speaker 1: But I did want to come in on the defense, sure, 1923 01:40:13,160 --> 01:40:16,599 Speaker 1: And I don't think we've been as terrible as people 1924 01:40:16,640 --> 01:40:19,760 Speaker 1: calling in claim we have been. I thought we did 1925 01:40:19,760 --> 01:40:22,600 Speaker 1: a pretty good job of filing up Murray for the 1926 01:40:22,640 --> 01:40:25,360 Speaker 1: better part of the game. But there comes a point 1927 01:40:25,360 --> 01:40:28,360 Speaker 1: when a special player is going to do special things, 1928 01:40:28,400 --> 01:40:31,120 Speaker 1: and that guy is something man. When he runs, you 1929 01:40:31,160 --> 01:40:34,040 Speaker 1: can't even see his legs moving. He's like the road runner. 1930 01:40:35,600 --> 01:40:37,880 Speaker 1: And then for it to come down to the last 1931 01:40:37,920 --> 01:40:40,960 Speaker 1: play of the game like that with DeAndre, he's just 1932 01:40:41,080 --> 01:40:45,080 Speaker 1: incredible himself. But I think we left some plays on 1933 01:40:45,120 --> 01:40:48,719 Speaker 1: the field in the third quarter, a couple of saul drives, 1934 01:40:48,720 --> 01:40:51,360 Speaker 1: some penalties, and I think we just need to keep 1935 01:40:51,400 --> 01:40:54,640 Speaker 1: our chin up, keep pushing forward. We're going into the 1936 01:40:54,760 --> 01:40:57,719 Speaker 1: buy at seven and three. Could be a lot worse 1937 01:40:57,800 --> 01:41:02,240 Speaker 1: looking at our schedule, But positive vibes, all right, Ken, 1938 01:41:02,240 --> 01:41:04,400 Speaker 1: we appreciate that. Eric, What do you what do you 1939 01:41:04,439 --> 01:41:06,240 Speaker 1: make of that? Because Steve and I were talking about 1940 01:41:06,280 --> 01:41:09,000 Speaker 1: this a little earlier in the show. The third quarter 1941 01:41:09,160 --> 01:41:12,759 Speaker 1: duldrums that have plagued this team for most of the season, 1942 01:41:13,160 --> 01:41:17,240 Speaker 1: some weeks more noticeable than others, certainly, but you can 1943 01:41:17,280 --> 01:41:20,880 Speaker 1: slice the stats however you want. They just don't look 1944 01:41:21,000 --> 01:41:25,479 Speaker 1: as efficient for some reason in the third quarters this year. 1945 01:41:25,520 --> 01:41:30,040 Speaker 1: What do you see there? Yeah, and I believe we 1946 01:41:30,040 --> 01:41:32,880 Speaker 1: spoke last night, Chris, I think it's seventy to thirty six. 1947 01:41:32,920 --> 01:41:36,000 Speaker 1: So there is an issue with the third quarter. And 1948 01:41:36,400 --> 01:41:38,880 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott was asked about it last night, and that 1949 01:41:38,960 --> 01:41:42,280 Speaker 1: was the first time since since this year started. The 1950 01:41:42,400 --> 01:41:44,960 Speaker 1: issues with the third quarter were there last year, if 1951 01:41:44,960 --> 01:41:48,439 Speaker 1: you guys remember, I'm sure, And so when they popped 1952 01:41:48,479 --> 01:41:50,600 Speaker 1: up earlier this year, they asked Sean McDermott about it, 1953 01:41:50,600 --> 01:41:53,400 Speaker 1: and Sean McDermott, after the hot start for the Bill, 1954 01:41:53,479 --> 01:41:58,200 Speaker 1: simply just said, look, we're smoking everybody in every other quarter. 1955 01:41:58,640 --> 01:42:01,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's we're doubt we're bound to have some 1956 01:42:01,439 --> 01:42:03,360 Speaker 1: downtime in a game. It just so happens to be 1957 01:42:03,439 --> 01:42:06,320 Speaker 1: the third quarter so far this season. Well, now that 1958 01:42:06,400 --> 01:42:08,439 Speaker 1: it's rearing its head and it costs you a game 1959 01:42:08,479 --> 01:42:11,840 Speaker 1: like it did last night, where the Bills gave up 1960 01:42:11,960 --> 01:42:15,599 Speaker 1: seventeen unanswered in the third quarter. Now it's becoming more 1961 01:42:15,600 --> 01:42:17,559 Speaker 1: and more of an issue, and it's becoming more and 1962 01:42:17,600 --> 01:42:20,120 Speaker 1: more apparent. And Sean McDermott was asked about it after 1963 01:42:20,160 --> 01:42:23,200 Speaker 1: the game and he said, Hey, that's something we're gonna 1964 01:42:23,200 --> 01:42:25,439 Speaker 1: have to look at and the bye week is a 1965 01:42:25,479 --> 01:42:27,280 Speaker 1: great time to look at those things, so we'll see 1966 01:42:27,280 --> 01:42:29,400 Speaker 1: if anything gets fixed. It's hard for me to put 1967 01:42:29,439 --> 01:42:31,200 Speaker 1: my head on they have such a great coaching staff. 1968 01:42:31,200 --> 01:42:34,559 Speaker 1: There's some games where the defense or offense or whoever 1969 01:42:34,600 --> 01:42:36,680 Speaker 1: comes out in the third quarter, we say, man, they 1970 01:42:36,720 --> 01:42:39,920 Speaker 1: made some great adjustments. Now they've shut down the run game, 1971 01:42:39,920 --> 01:42:42,880 Speaker 1: they've done whatever. But when I look at the last 1972 01:42:42,880 --> 01:42:50,520 Speaker 1: few weeks and I look at for Arizona, you hold 1973 01:42:50,760 --> 01:42:54,559 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray to nineteen yards rushing in the first half, 1974 01:42:54,840 --> 01:42:57,400 Speaker 1: but then you let him get going in the second half. 1975 01:42:57,439 --> 01:42:59,920 Speaker 1: Something happened. When you look at New England, you hold 1976 01:43:00,000 --> 01:43:02,439 Speaker 1: them to forty something yards rushing in the first half 1977 01:43:02,600 --> 01:43:05,960 Speaker 1: and they end up with close to two hundred. Something happened. 1978 01:43:06,280 --> 01:43:09,639 Speaker 1: So to me, it's not always you know, maybe they're 1979 01:43:09,640 --> 01:43:12,280 Speaker 1: not making enough adjustments. Maybe the first half they've been 1980 01:43:12,280 --> 01:43:14,280 Speaker 1: playing so well, they just kind of ride with the 1981 01:43:14,320 --> 01:43:16,599 Speaker 1: game plan and other teams are making adjustments. These are 1982 01:43:16,600 --> 01:43:21,080 Speaker 1: all assumptions. I don't know exactly what it is. You know, inevitably, 1983 01:43:21,080 --> 01:43:23,559 Speaker 1: I think human nature lets you let your guard down 1984 01:43:23,600 --> 01:43:26,640 Speaker 1: a little bit when you get leads in games. And 1985 01:43:26,760 --> 01:43:29,200 Speaker 1: maybe that's from a play calling standpoint, maybe that's from 1986 01:43:29,200 --> 01:43:32,400 Speaker 1: a performance standpoint. I'm not sure what it is, but 1987 01:43:32,439 --> 01:43:34,840 Speaker 1: hopefully the bye week's a great time to address it, 1988 01:43:35,240 --> 01:43:38,760 Speaker 1: and by putting enough focus and energy on it, I 1989 01:43:38,760 --> 01:43:40,719 Speaker 1: think it goes one of two ways. It either becomes 1990 01:43:40,720 --> 01:43:42,760 Speaker 1: a thing where it gets in your head and then 1991 01:43:42,760 --> 01:43:45,640 Speaker 1: it continues to show up, or you nip it in 1992 01:43:45,680 --> 01:43:48,599 Speaker 1: the bud because you put enough time and attention to it, 1993 01:43:48,640 --> 01:43:50,760 Speaker 1: then you get a fixed. Yeah, outscored in the third 1994 01:43:50,840 --> 01:43:54,360 Speaker 1: quarter yesterday seventeen to seven. So by the time they 1995 01:43:54,400 --> 01:43:57,440 Speaker 1: go to the fourth quarter, the Bills are down three 1996 01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:01,280 Speaker 1: or yes, they're down three on the scoreboard twenty six, 1997 01:44:01,400 --> 01:44:04,120 Speaker 1: twenty three. They've been outscored seventy six to thirty in 1998 01:44:04,200 --> 01:44:09,519 Speaker 1: the third quarter this season. And to Eric's point, Steve 1999 01:44:10,439 --> 01:44:13,559 Speaker 1: the run defense which he brought up, it's over two 2000 01:44:13,680 --> 01:44:16,840 Speaker 1: hundred yards on the ground. Again, you know that the 2001 01:44:16,880 --> 01:44:18,720 Speaker 1: Cardinals are able to roll up on him. Yeah. I 2002 01:44:18,760 --> 01:44:20,760 Speaker 1: went back and look, there's only been three games of 2003 01:44:20,800 --> 01:44:23,919 Speaker 1: the ten the Buffalo has played that they've trailed at halftime. 2004 01:44:23,960 --> 01:44:26,880 Speaker 1: They were down thirteen ten to Kansas City. They were 2005 01:44:26,920 --> 01:44:29,960 Speaker 1: down twenty one to Tennessee, which is a game I 2006 01:44:30,040 --> 01:44:32,720 Speaker 1: kind of throw out as an aberration because of the 2007 01:44:32,760 --> 01:44:36,160 Speaker 1: emotional impact and where they were. It's a Tuesday game 2008 01:44:36,240 --> 01:44:37,760 Speaker 1: and they didn't know they were going to play it 2009 01:44:37,800 --> 01:44:40,760 Speaker 1: until Sunday at four o'clock and everything they found out 2010 01:44:40,760 --> 01:44:43,800 Speaker 1: it was gonna be Tuesday. Just throw that one out. 2011 01:44:43,840 --> 01:44:46,080 Speaker 1: But they trailed twenty one ten, and then they trailed 2012 01:44:46,080 --> 01:44:48,719 Speaker 1: the Jets in New York the last time they played 2013 01:44:48,760 --> 01:44:51,640 Speaker 1: him ten to six before coming out and beating them 2014 01:44:51,680 --> 01:44:54,479 Speaker 1: eighteen to ten. So they're one and two in games 2015 01:44:54,479 --> 01:44:56,720 Speaker 1: they trail at halftime. Every other game they've had the 2016 01:44:56,800 --> 01:44:59,960 Speaker 1: lead at halftime, they get out of the blocks really quick. 2017 01:45:00,240 --> 01:45:03,559 Speaker 1: And I get that. You know, it's easy to take 2018 01:45:03,600 --> 01:45:05,439 Speaker 1: your foot off the gas. Maybe a little bit. I 2019 01:45:05,439 --> 01:45:07,479 Speaker 1: don't know, and I haven't done this. Maybe you go 2020 01:45:07,520 --> 01:45:09,920 Speaker 1: back and look at those games. Although the Tennessee and 2021 01:45:10,080 --> 01:45:13,439 Speaker 1: Kansas City game, they ended up losing those games. Anyway, 2022 01:45:13,880 --> 01:45:15,439 Speaker 1: the Jet game. I'd like to go look at that 2023 01:45:15,479 --> 01:45:17,320 Speaker 1: third quarter see if they came out, if they were 2024 01:45:17,320 --> 01:45:20,000 Speaker 1: trailing at halftime, do they come out with a fire 2025 01:45:20,080 --> 01:45:22,720 Speaker 1: underneath them, do they play better? They certainly didn't play 2026 01:45:22,800 --> 01:45:24,800 Speaker 1: that much better because they never scored a touchdown in 2027 01:45:24,800 --> 01:45:30,880 Speaker 1: that game. So it's all I know is this, like yesterday, 2028 01:45:31,320 --> 01:45:35,160 Speaker 1: it happened in the Rams game, it happened. You look 2029 01:45:35,240 --> 01:45:39,680 Speaker 1: down the rest of the rest of the schedule that 2030 01:45:39,720 --> 01:45:44,160 Speaker 1: they that they've played. The Dolphins, they certainly came you know, 2031 01:45:44,200 --> 01:45:47,120 Speaker 1: turned it on at the end. They won by three. Uh, 2032 01:45:47,320 --> 01:45:50,439 Speaker 1: the Raiders, they they won that one going away when 2033 01:45:50,479 --> 01:45:52,439 Speaker 1: the Raiders scored a late touchdown to bring it to 2034 01:45:52,479 --> 01:45:56,479 Speaker 1: seven points. And you know, the inside So they've they've 2035 01:45:56,520 --> 01:45:59,439 Speaker 1: played with a lead a lot, and I think they 2036 01:45:59,479 --> 01:46:02,000 Speaker 1: get to a point where maybe they just take a 2037 01:46:02,040 --> 01:46:04,200 Speaker 1: deep breath, and I think they played better when they're 2038 01:46:05,040 --> 01:46:07,040 Speaker 1: when their backs are against the wall. They certainly did 2039 01:46:07,040 --> 01:46:09,320 Speaker 1: it yesterday. They certainly did it against the Rams, and 2040 01:46:09,360 --> 01:46:13,599 Speaker 1: they've done it another points this season as well too. Yeah, 2041 01:46:13,680 --> 01:46:18,679 Speaker 1: And I think you're you're seeing other teams make halftime 2042 01:46:18,720 --> 01:46:21,519 Speaker 1: adjustments out of necessity because of how well the Bills 2043 01:46:21,560 --> 01:46:23,840 Speaker 1: are playing and then it maybe it takes you a 2044 01:46:23,880 --> 01:46:28,120 Speaker 1: second to readapt to what they're doing, and they're playing 2045 01:46:28,200 --> 01:46:31,440 Speaker 1: desperate ball in the third quarter and you're not necessarily 2046 01:46:31,479 --> 01:46:34,280 Speaker 1: but you know, the Bills get outscored seventeen to seven 2047 01:46:34,280 --> 01:46:38,599 Speaker 1: in the third quarter yesterday, and Arizona had a fumble 2048 01:46:38,640 --> 01:46:41,559 Speaker 1: in their own territory that the Bills capitalized one. You know, 2049 01:46:41,680 --> 01:46:45,320 Speaker 1: it easily could not have even been that close. That's right. 2050 01:46:45,600 --> 01:46:47,600 Speaker 1: Let's go back to the phones and we go to 2051 01:46:47,680 --> 01:46:49,760 Speaker 1: Corey and Buffalo. Corey, what do you have for us? 2052 01:46:49,800 --> 01:46:53,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to One Bill's Live. You're on with Eric Wood. Hey, 2053 01:46:53,040 --> 01:46:55,840 Speaker 1: how you doing good? I think that displayed is how 2054 01:46:55,960 --> 01:46:58,120 Speaker 1: Mary play could have been a blessing in disguise for it. 2055 01:46:58,200 --> 01:47:00,880 Speaker 1: I think we saimilar from that of years I've seen 2056 01:47:00,920 --> 01:47:03,040 Speaker 1: other teams, but then like stuff is similar to a 2057 01:47:03,160 --> 01:47:05,559 Speaker 1: hand team on an onside kick. They just put their 2058 01:47:05,560 --> 01:47:08,120 Speaker 1: tall at players in and knock the ball down. And 2059 01:47:08,280 --> 01:47:10,960 Speaker 1: I think I'd even seeing gun play on special teams 2060 01:47:10,960 --> 01:47:13,559 Speaker 1: and situations like that. I'm just glad that this happened 2061 01:47:13,600 --> 01:47:15,519 Speaker 1: to us now, maybe it's set on happen to us 2062 01:47:15,640 --> 01:47:18,280 Speaker 1: later on, like in a playoff game or something like that, 2063 01:47:18,680 --> 01:47:20,200 Speaker 1: and I think that you could just just could be 2064 01:47:20,240 --> 01:47:24,280 Speaker 1: a learning experience for our team. Blessing in disguise. What 2065 01:47:24,320 --> 01:47:27,080 Speaker 1: do you make of that, Eric? If it turns out 2066 01:47:27,080 --> 01:47:29,080 Speaker 1: that way? What do you think about using other players 2067 01:47:29,120 --> 01:47:32,479 Speaker 1: on defense? Eric? Maybe you dropped Tremaine Edmonds back as 2068 01:47:32,479 --> 01:47:34,680 Speaker 1: the deepest safety, so he's in the end zone at 2069 01:47:34,680 --> 01:47:37,200 Speaker 1: six five and a half of him to go up 2070 01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:40,080 Speaker 1: and knock those down, or put you know, Dawson Knox, 2071 01:47:40,120 --> 01:47:42,559 Speaker 1: Tyler Croft back there, some of the tall guys, put 2072 01:47:42,560 --> 01:47:44,840 Speaker 1: them as the deep safeties in the end zone to 2073 01:47:44,920 --> 01:47:47,360 Speaker 1: go up high. And you know I've seen, you know, 2074 01:47:47,520 --> 01:47:50,320 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots used to put Gronkowski back for 2075 01:47:50,360 --> 01:47:53,920 Speaker 1: those things. What are your thoughts about players being used 2076 01:47:53,920 --> 01:47:57,679 Speaker 1: in that way. I think it's a great strategy because 2077 01:47:57,680 --> 01:48:00,040 Speaker 1: then you don't get out jumped in those situations. And 2078 01:48:00,920 --> 01:48:03,840 Speaker 1: maybe an offensive player isn't as good at playing the 2079 01:48:03,880 --> 01:48:06,000 Speaker 1: ball in the air, so maybe you take away some 2080 01:48:06,040 --> 01:48:08,519 Speaker 1: of the ball skills that a defensive back has in 2081 01:48:08,600 --> 01:48:10,840 Speaker 1: eightaly because of them playing in the position so long. 2082 01:48:10,920 --> 01:48:14,040 Speaker 1: But I think you're exactly right. The kicker yesterday was 2083 01:48:14,040 --> 01:48:17,320 Speaker 1: there were still eleven seconds to go. Now, Arizona didn't 2084 01:48:17,360 --> 01:48:22,240 Speaker 1: have any timeouts, so they could have defended the sideline, 2085 01:48:22,280 --> 01:48:25,799 Speaker 1: But with eleven seconds to go, you're not necessarily thinking 2086 01:48:25,960 --> 01:48:29,200 Speaker 1: jump ball at that time. In my opinion, I would 2087 01:48:29,200 --> 01:48:32,720 Speaker 1: have assumed maybe Arizona tries to knock off another ten 2088 01:48:32,840 --> 01:48:36,840 Speaker 1: or fifteen yards along the sideline, get it to where 2089 01:48:37,760 --> 01:48:40,240 Speaker 1: you're down there, and you have a better shot at 2090 01:48:40,240 --> 01:48:43,240 Speaker 1: getting it. But maybe they were thinking, hey, if we 2091 01:48:43,400 --> 01:48:46,040 Speaker 1: throw two shots at the end zone with eleven seconds ago, 2092 01:48:46,160 --> 01:48:49,440 Speaker 1: we have twice the chance. If you if your probability 2093 01:48:49,560 --> 01:48:52,160 Speaker 1: rate is five percent there, maybe you'd take it to 2094 01:48:52,240 --> 01:48:57,000 Speaker 1: ten percent. But what what you're saying is absolutely correct, 2095 01:48:57,000 --> 01:48:59,760 Speaker 1: Tremaine Emmons. You get some more hype back there, you know. 2096 01:49:00,439 --> 01:49:03,200 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott after the game was saying that those guys 2097 01:49:03,200 --> 01:49:06,000 Speaker 1: were going up to intercept the ball instead of bat 2098 01:49:06,080 --> 01:49:08,360 Speaker 1: the ball down. I don't know if that was the case. 2099 01:49:08,600 --> 01:49:11,479 Speaker 1: You'd have to talk to those guys individually, but yeah, 2100 01:49:11,560 --> 01:49:14,360 Speaker 1: there's this is definitely gonna be a learning experience. Sean 2101 01:49:14,439 --> 01:49:19,240 Speaker 1: McDermott also mentioned two about not letting the quarterback get 2102 01:49:19,240 --> 01:49:21,040 Speaker 1: out of the pocket, so he's got to throw that 2103 01:49:21,080 --> 01:49:24,000 Speaker 1: pass from in the pocket, which is probably the angle 2104 01:49:24,080 --> 01:49:27,040 Speaker 1: that your defenders are thinking the ball is coming from. 2105 01:49:27,280 --> 01:49:30,200 Speaker 1: There's so many things and when something like that happens 2106 01:49:30,240 --> 01:49:35,559 Speaker 1: that you can talk about is potential things that you 2107 01:49:34,520 --> 01:49:38,040 Speaker 1: you go after to try and address so that you 2108 01:49:38,080 --> 01:49:40,800 Speaker 1: make sure that this doesn't happen again. Eight oh three, 2109 01:49:40,880 --> 01:49:44,200 Speaker 1: oh five fifty one eight eight five fifty two, five fifty. 2110 01:49:44,240 --> 01:49:47,120 Speaker 1: We're taking calls as we have Eric Wood here with us, 2111 01:49:47,560 --> 01:49:50,439 Speaker 1: and let's go to Ben in Amherst. Ben, what do 2112 01:49:50,439 --> 01:49:51,960 Speaker 1: you have for us? You're on One Bill's Live with 2113 01:49:52,120 --> 01:49:57,160 Speaker 1: Eric Wood. Ay afternoon, gentlemen. You know, obviously a heartbreaker yesterday, 2114 01:49:57,160 --> 01:49:58,960 Speaker 1: and I think there's just a ton of focus on 2115 01:49:58,960 --> 01:50:01,679 Speaker 1: that final play the game, and rightfully so, but there's 2116 01:50:01,720 --> 01:50:03,439 Speaker 1: just so much more depth to it to that and 2117 01:50:04,120 --> 01:50:05,600 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's it's such a 2118 01:50:05,680 --> 01:50:08,920 Speaker 1: cumulative effect, and it starts with unexpected COVID issues to 2119 01:50:09,080 --> 01:50:14,240 Speaker 1: nagging injuries, interceptions, penalties. I mean, when all that stuff 2120 01:50:14,240 --> 01:50:16,439 Speaker 1: you kind of just finally added up, I think at 2121 01:50:16,479 --> 01:50:19,000 Speaker 1: the end of the day, that's kind of what results 2122 01:50:19,120 --> 01:50:22,760 Speaker 1: in the l not just one play and you got 2123 01:50:22,800 --> 01:50:25,720 Speaker 1: two weeks and this is a great coaching staff and 2124 01:50:26,360 --> 01:50:28,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna look at what they can control and they're 2125 01:50:28,240 --> 01:50:30,720 Speaker 1: gonna fix the controllables, and I think they come out 2126 01:50:30,720 --> 01:50:34,519 Speaker 1: of this in two weeks, just healthier one and two 2127 01:50:34,560 --> 01:50:37,679 Speaker 1: more focused. That's where I'm at. Guys, all right, good call, 2128 01:50:37,840 --> 01:50:40,879 Speaker 1: I'll go along with that. I mean, you can slice 2129 01:50:40,920 --> 01:50:44,320 Speaker 1: this up and dissect it anyway you want, and you 2130 01:50:44,360 --> 01:50:46,840 Speaker 1: guys know that. But you can go back to the 2131 01:50:46,920 --> 01:50:50,320 Speaker 1: drives that stalled and you know, Tyler Bass picking the 2132 01:50:50,360 --> 01:50:53,600 Speaker 1: team up with long field goals instead of any of 2133 01:50:53,640 --> 01:50:56,759 Speaker 1: those drives ending in a touchdown, you know, and maybe 2134 01:50:56,800 --> 01:50:59,760 Speaker 1: that makes the difference. You know, you can talk about 2135 01:50:59,840 --> 01:51:02,439 Speaker 1: that drive that went backwards, you know, four penalties for 2136 01:51:02,520 --> 01:51:05,400 Speaker 1: thirty five yards after Jordan Poyter gets an interception. Here 2137 01:51:05,400 --> 01:51:08,960 Speaker 1: we go. We got an extra possession and no, could 2138 01:51:09,040 --> 01:51:10,960 Speaker 1: they throw the thing into reverse? You get a twelve 2139 01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:15,559 Speaker 1: yard punt? Yeah, and on that on your point, on 2140 01:51:15,640 --> 01:51:21,519 Speaker 1: that drive, those were self inflicted, Yeah, unforced errors. You 2141 01:51:21,560 --> 01:51:26,080 Speaker 1: have two illegal procedure penalties. Will start to drive, Um, 2142 01:51:26,280 --> 01:51:29,200 Speaker 1: I say illegal. You have the illegal formation, illegal shift. 2143 01:51:29,720 --> 01:51:31,479 Speaker 1: Can you get an off side you're sitting at first 2144 01:51:31,479 --> 01:51:35,560 Speaker 1: and twenty you get half back and then singletary and 2145 01:51:35,640 --> 01:51:37,800 Speaker 1: a bang bang play. That's a that's a tough call. 2146 01:51:38,080 --> 01:51:42,800 Speaker 1: That's the horrible call. Come on, Yeah, those are ones 2147 01:51:42,840 --> 01:51:45,320 Speaker 1: that are tough. But I'll say this too, Steve. If 2148 01:51:45,320 --> 01:51:48,639 Speaker 1: it wasn't a late hit for unnecessary roughness, it could 2149 01:51:48,640 --> 01:51:52,760 Speaker 1: have been blocking going towards your goal line. It could 2150 01:51:52,760 --> 01:51:54,320 Speaker 1: have been that as well. That's what I thought it 2151 01:51:54,360 --> 01:51:56,680 Speaker 1: was gonna be when I saw the flag, except for 2152 01:51:56,720 --> 01:52:00,120 Speaker 1: one thing. They were both going towards the ball. The 2153 01:52:00,160 --> 01:52:03,720 Speaker 1: ball was behind that play. So and yeah, and you're 2154 01:52:03,760 --> 01:52:07,120 Speaker 1: telling me the play was dead. But on the toss 2155 01:52:07,160 --> 01:52:10,280 Speaker 1: crack plays, I see your point exactly. On those toss 2156 01:52:10,320 --> 01:52:13,960 Speaker 1: crack plays, the balls behind him on the pitch right, 2157 01:52:14,000 --> 01:52:16,040 Speaker 1: So it's there's a lot there's a lot of gray 2158 01:52:16,080 --> 01:52:19,519 Speaker 1: area with Yeah, but go back because the DEVI because 2159 01:52:19,520 --> 01:52:23,080 Speaker 1: of the Devin Singletary one. But on um and then 2160 01:52:23,160 --> 01:52:27,640 Speaker 1: you convert it with John Brown and illegal block in 2161 01:52:27,680 --> 01:52:32,600 Speaker 1: the back. Yeah with with with Dawson Knox. Yeah. The 2162 01:52:32,680 --> 01:52:35,280 Speaker 1: thing about it what they called the Devin Singletary play 2163 01:52:35,800 --> 01:52:41,280 Speaker 1: after the play was over because the it was the 2164 01:52:41,320 --> 01:52:43,479 Speaker 1: ball bounced to his feet as he was hitting the guy. 2165 01:52:44,040 --> 01:52:50,280 Speaker 1: And are you kidding me? That's to me, that's that's 2166 01:52:50,320 --> 01:52:52,680 Speaker 1: over efficient. What are you doing over here? Are you 2167 01:52:52,800 --> 01:52:56,080 Speaker 1: doing anyway, But and but the caller just that, just 2168 01:52:56,160 --> 01:52:58,439 Speaker 1: got Ben from Amherst just called, he said, and he's right. 2169 01:52:58,920 --> 01:53:02,240 Speaker 1: You start with less than twenty four hours before the game. 2170 01:53:02,280 --> 01:53:04,400 Speaker 1: You got to find out you got two of your 2171 01:53:04,439 --> 01:53:06,519 Speaker 1: top three cornerbacks are out of the game because of 2172 01:53:06,560 --> 01:53:10,040 Speaker 1: COVID related illnesses, and you're starting tight end, all right, 2173 01:53:10,040 --> 01:53:12,680 Speaker 1: you got to overcome that. You gotta fly across. Then 2174 01:53:12,720 --> 01:53:14,880 Speaker 1: you got Cody Ford is gonna be out, Mitch Morse 2175 01:53:15,000 --> 01:53:17,439 Speaker 1: is only an emergency. You're gonna shuffle your offensive line 2176 01:53:17,479 --> 01:53:20,360 Speaker 1: once again for the fifth straight week. So you've got 2177 01:53:20,360 --> 01:53:23,800 Speaker 1: all that stuff going on on a road game and 2178 01:53:24,040 --> 01:53:27,439 Speaker 1: going out to play a really good football team. So yeah, 2179 01:53:27,479 --> 01:53:29,960 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things that a lot of confluence 2180 01:53:29,960 --> 01:53:32,679 Speaker 1: of events that led to this game being very close 2181 01:53:32,680 --> 01:53:35,200 Speaker 1: and the Bills not playing their best, and even so 2182 01:53:35,400 --> 01:53:37,960 Speaker 1: and not playing their best, they take them to the 2183 01:53:38,000 --> 01:53:40,800 Speaker 1: final play on a hail married desperation that goes the 2184 01:53:40,840 --> 01:53:43,880 Speaker 1: wrong way for Buffalo. I think it's still you gotta 2185 01:53:43,880 --> 01:53:46,839 Speaker 1: look at this Buffalo team as being a really, really 2186 01:53:46,880 --> 01:53:50,040 Speaker 1: tough out. Yeah, and when you look at it, all 2187 01:53:50,080 --> 01:53:52,080 Speaker 1: those reasons, So the reason that the Bills were a 2188 01:53:52,160 --> 01:53:56,960 Speaker 1: three point underdog you know, the road atmospheres nowadays are 2189 01:53:57,040 --> 01:53:59,559 Speaker 1: not what they used to be. It's not necessarily a 2190 01:53:59,560 --> 01:54:01,880 Speaker 1: three point swing. The Bills already proved earlier in the 2191 01:54:01,960 --> 01:54:03,720 Speaker 1: year that they can go west and win. They did 2192 01:54:03,760 --> 01:54:06,320 Speaker 1: it at Las Vegas and came out of the gates 2193 01:54:06,640 --> 01:54:10,920 Speaker 1: really really fast there. So traveling west not necessarily an issue. 2194 01:54:11,000 --> 01:54:14,160 Speaker 1: The crowd not a huge factor this year. The reason 2195 01:54:14,200 --> 01:54:16,439 Speaker 1: the Bills were a three point underdog a full three 2196 01:54:16,439 --> 01:54:18,439 Speaker 1: points because it moved from two and a half two three. 2197 01:54:18,479 --> 01:54:21,360 Speaker 1: It didn't go the other way. Generally, when you're looking 2198 01:54:21,360 --> 01:54:23,280 Speaker 1: at that and you look at the Bills at six 2199 01:54:23,320 --> 01:54:25,880 Speaker 1: and three, you think, wow, it's a sucker. You know, 2200 01:54:26,640 --> 01:54:29,559 Speaker 1: give me the Bills. This looks too good to be true. 2201 01:54:29,840 --> 01:54:34,600 Speaker 1: It goes to three points because of all of those issues. So, yes, 2202 01:54:34,720 --> 01:54:38,560 Speaker 1: the Bills were undermanned. They're dinged up by week. Comes 2203 01:54:38,560 --> 01:54:40,880 Speaker 1: at a great time right now for them to kind 2204 01:54:40,880 --> 01:54:43,680 Speaker 1: of regroup, and they need to regroup because you got 2205 01:54:43,680 --> 01:54:47,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers coming in, who have played good football this year. 2206 01:54:47,920 --> 01:54:50,600 Speaker 1: They found ways to lose. I hear, I've heard it 2207 01:54:50,640 --> 01:54:54,440 Speaker 1: a number of times. They seem to snag defeat out 2208 01:54:54,440 --> 01:54:58,760 Speaker 1: of the jaws of victory, not the opposite the traditional 2209 01:54:58,760 --> 01:55:02,280 Speaker 1: the other way around. But you got them. But when 2210 01:55:02,320 --> 01:55:05,480 Speaker 1: you look at the Dolphins, their next two games are 2211 01:55:05,480 --> 01:55:09,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos and the Jets, and so if they stay hot, 2212 01:55:09,160 --> 01:55:13,040 Speaker 1: you need to get wins here. And so this Chargers 2213 01:55:13,080 --> 01:55:15,720 Speaker 1: game becomes really big and it gives you a chance 2214 01:55:15,760 --> 01:55:18,960 Speaker 1: to lock in, get healthy, and really commit to this one. 2215 01:55:19,120 --> 01:55:22,840 Speaker 1: The run game, Eric, just knowing you can speak to this, 2216 01:55:24,360 --> 01:55:29,520 Speaker 1: it's troubling the lack of production there. Brian Dable tried 2217 01:55:29,640 --> 01:55:32,880 Speaker 1: to stay with it, but every time he did, he 2218 01:55:33,000 --> 01:55:35,000 Speaker 1: used to get he was getting punished with either a 2219 01:55:35,000 --> 01:55:37,280 Speaker 1: one yard game or a three yard loss, it seemed, 2220 01:55:37,640 --> 01:55:40,520 Speaker 1: particularly in the second half. And you look at where 2221 01:55:40,560 --> 01:55:43,240 Speaker 1: this team is trending going forward. I think we can 2222 01:55:43,280 --> 01:55:46,760 Speaker 1: all agree this is a passing team. But the run 2223 01:55:46,800 --> 01:55:51,520 Speaker 1: game has to at least be a complimentary element to 2224 01:55:51,600 --> 01:55:54,800 Speaker 1: this offense for it to operate at maximum efficiency and 2225 01:55:54,840 --> 01:55:57,600 Speaker 1: to keep defenses at least honest and not make your 2226 01:55:57,600 --> 01:56:01,480 Speaker 1: own offense completely predictable and give unfair advantages to that 2227 01:56:01,520 --> 01:56:04,120 Speaker 1: opposing defense to allow them to kind of tee off 2228 01:56:04,120 --> 01:56:08,160 Speaker 1: on your passing game. It seems as though it has 2229 01:56:08,200 --> 01:56:12,360 Speaker 1: bled over into first down play calling because this is 2230 01:56:12,400 --> 01:56:16,440 Speaker 1: an offense that leads the league in first down past percentage. 2231 01:56:16,840 --> 01:56:20,280 Speaker 1: It's at over sixty percent now on the season. Yesterday 2232 01:56:20,480 --> 01:56:24,080 Speaker 1: it was at seventy one percent. They threw the ball 2233 01:56:24,120 --> 01:56:27,880 Speaker 1: twenty two times ran it nine times on first down. 2234 01:56:28,400 --> 01:56:31,920 Speaker 1: And I understand sometimes the complexion of the game leads 2235 01:56:31,920 --> 01:56:35,520 Speaker 1: you into some lopsided percentages like that, But why don't 2236 01:56:35,520 --> 01:56:38,320 Speaker 1: you give us just your assessment on the state of 2237 01:56:38,360 --> 01:56:40,840 Speaker 1: the Bills run game right now and why it is 2238 01:56:40,960 --> 01:56:45,320 Speaker 1: having some struggles. The state of the Bills run game 2239 01:56:45,720 --> 01:56:48,480 Speaker 1: is not great at the moment. You know, both running 2240 01:56:48,480 --> 01:56:52,760 Speaker 1: backs under four yards of carry yesterday. That's not what 2241 01:56:52,800 --> 01:56:55,120 Speaker 1: you want. That's not what you're shooting for, period, especially 2242 01:56:55,120 --> 01:56:58,040 Speaker 1: when you have an offensive line like the Buffalo Bills do. 2243 01:56:58,680 --> 01:57:00,840 Speaker 1: When you commit to the past game the way they do, 2244 01:57:00,920 --> 01:57:03,080 Speaker 1: it's hard for the offensive line to get in the rhythm. 2245 01:57:03,160 --> 01:57:06,120 Speaker 1: We talked about that earlier. You're not wearing players down 2246 01:57:06,160 --> 01:57:08,400 Speaker 1: in the run game throughout the game, but you would 2247 01:57:08,480 --> 01:57:10,800 Speaker 1: think they would almost catch the defense off guard at 2248 01:57:10,840 --> 01:57:13,000 Speaker 1: times because they throw the ball so much. When they 2249 01:57:13,000 --> 01:57:16,160 Speaker 1: do run it, you should pop a couple because they're 2250 01:57:16,480 --> 01:57:19,480 Speaker 1: caught off guard, and they're not doing that. When I 2251 01:57:19,560 --> 01:57:23,600 Speaker 1: look at it in the moment when I'm looking at it, 2252 01:57:23,640 --> 01:57:27,240 Speaker 1: there are some blocking issues up front. There are some 2253 01:57:28,760 --> 01:57:32,520 Speaker 1: unblocked defenders, which, for me not being in the meetings, 2254 01:57:32,560 --> 01:57:34,720 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly if that's a no line issue, 2255 01:57:34,760 --> 01:57:36,680 Speaker 1: if that's something that should be checked, if that's an 2256 01:57:36,720 --> 01:57:39,840 Speaker 1: advantageous play call by the defense. All those could be 2257 01:57:39,880 --> 01:57:43,120 Speaker 1: the case. But the run game isn't that effective, and 2258 01:57:44,120 --> 01:57:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, and even on some of the plays that 2259 01:57:47,600 --> 01:57:50,680 Speaker 1: could be bigger, I'm not seeing guys eliminated at the 2260 01:57:50,760 --> 01:57:53,840 Speaker 1: second level by the offensive line. But when you don't, 2261 01:57:53,560 --> 01:57:56,600 Speaker 1: when practices can't be that physical in the NFL, and 2262 01:57:56,680 --> 01:57:58,800 Speaker 1: you don't have preseason and you don't run the ball 2263 01:57:58,840 --> 01:58:02,920 Speaker 1: that much during the game, where are you getting better 2264 01:58:03,000 --> 01:58:06,880 Speaker 1: at it? You know? The one thing in really encouraging 2265 01:58:06,960 --> 01:58:08,880 Speaker 1: to me about the run game, though, is when they 2266 01:58:08,920 --> 01:58:12,280 Speaker 1: absolutely needed against New England because the weather it was there. Now, 2267 01:58:12,320 --> 01:58:14,560 Speaker 1: that was the twenty eighth ranked rush defense in the 2268 01:58:14,640 --> 01:58:17,320 Speaker 1: league at the time that they played the Patriots. They 2269 01:58:17,400 --> 01:58:19,440 Speaker 1: just sure look better against the run last night against 2270 01:58:19,440 --> 01:58:22,360 Speaker 1: the Ravens. But when the Bills played them twenty eighth 2271 01:58:22,360 --> 01:58:24,720 Speaker 1: in the league, so they were able to take advantage 2272 01:58:24,760 --> 01:58:27,480 Speaker 1: of that situation. They ran the ball extremely effectively that game. 2273 01:58:27,520 --> 01:58:30,120 Speaker 1: I would hope that they can go back to that 2274 01:58:30,920 --> 01:58:34,720 Speaker 1: and get back to that mode maybe again at some point, 2275 01:58:34,760 --> 01:58:37,879 Speaker 1: because you're going to be forced again in Buffalo period 2276 01:58:38,360 --> 01:58:40,000 Speaker 1: to need to rely on the run game because of 2277 01:58:40,000 --> 01:58:42,000 Speaker 1: the weather. We we gotta take a break here. We 2278 01:58:42,280 --> 01:58:44,360 Speaker 1: still have Eric for one more segments, so we'll step 2279 01:58:44,360 --> 01:58:46,680 Speaker 1: aside here, but more with Eric would coming up next. 2280 01:58:46,960 --> 01:58:49,080 Speaker 1: Here on One Bills Live presented by Collid to Health, 2281 01:58:49,080 --> 01:58:59,520 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Chris Brown jasper back with you 2282 01:59:00,000 --> 01:59:02,800 Speaker 1: final half hour the program Here on One Bill's Live 2283 01:59:02,920 --> 01:59:06,280 Speaker 1: broadcasting from the Seneca Studios in Orchard Park, and on 2284 01:59:06,320 --> 01:59:09,400 Speaker 1: the line with us is former Bill center Eric Wood. 2285 01:59:09,880 --> 01:59:16,160 Speaker 1: As we are dissecting, dicing, slicing Sunday's game for you, 2286 01:59:16,960 --> 01:59:18,760 Speaker 1: I guess what we should do at this point, though, 2287 01:59:18,960 --> 01:59:21,480 Speaker 1: Eric is look ahead of here a little bit. As 2288 01:59:21,480 --> 01:59:24,840 Speaker 1: you already mentioned, coach McDermott has a to do list 2289 01:59:24,880 --> 01:59:28,560 Speaker 1: that is firmly underway. He did say in the postgame 2290 01:59:28,600 --> 01:59:31,360 Speaker 1: press conference they are going to take a long look 2291 01:59:31,440 --> 01:59:34,800 Speaker 1: at what is plaguing them in the third quarter and 2292 01:59:34,880 --> 01:59:39,320 Speaker 1: compromising their efficiency down to down series to series on 2293 01:59:39,360 --> 01:59:43,120 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. Quite frankly, the run game, 2294 01:59:43,240 --> 01:59:46,680 Speaker 1: we would anticipate would probably be a point of emphasis 2295 01:59:47,120 --> 01:59:49,440 Speaker 1: for them to take a closer look at. Is there 2296 01:59:49,480 --> 01:59:51,920 Speaker 1: anything else off the top of your head that strikes 2297 01:59:51,960 --> 01:59:54,280 Speaker 1: you as something they may want to take a closer 2298 01:59:54,320 --> 02:00:00,520 Speaker 1: look at here while they have the time to self scout. Yeah, 2299 02:00:00,560 --> 02:00:03,240 Speaker 1: I mean you're you know, Sean McDermott, he's looking at 2300 02:00:03,280 --> 02:00:08,480 Speaker 1: all aspects of it, so um, you know, there's not 2301 02:00:08,640 --> 02:00:11,800 Speaker 1: things that specifically stick out to me. I think if 2302 02:00:11,800 --> 02:00:14,080 Speaker 1: this was a few weeks ago, where would I've been looking? 2303 02:00:14,240 --> 02:00:18,080 Speaker 1: Probably sacks, maybe forcing turnovers. But they've really turned the 2304 02:00:18,120 --> 02:00:21,000 Speaker 1: corner in both of those areas in the last four weeks. 2305 02:00:21,240 --> 02:00:23,920 Speaker 1: Last four weeks they have what is it, sixteen or 2306 02:00:23,960 --> 02:00:29,320 Speaker 1: seventeen sacks and nine turn sixteen sacks, five interceptions, five 2307 02:00:29,400 --> 02:00:32,600 Speaker 1: forced fumbles. There first in sacks in the last four games, 2308 02:00:33,080 --> 02:00:37,640 Speaker 1: and tied for second in interceptions and forced fumbles. I 2309 02:00:37,680 --> 02:00:39,680 Speaker 1: gotta get your guys stats. Guys. This was that was 2310 02:00:39,880 --> 02:00:44,320 Speaker 1: That's actually from Maddie glab So you thank mad Maddie 2311 02:00:44,360 --> 02:00:47,360 Speaker 1: dug those. Oh well, that's a knock on me because 2312 02:00:47,360 --> 02:00:49,840 Speaker 1: she sends those to me too. I must not No, 2313 02:00:50,000 --> 02:00:53,320 Speaker 1: she just did that this morning. Yeah, okay, I get 2314 02:00:53,320 --> 02:00:58,480 Speaker 1: those midweek, I think for our post game stuff. But um, 2315 02:00:58,520 --> 02:01:01,200 Speaker 1: you know a few weeks ago to say you got 2316 02:01:01,200 --> 02:01:04,000 Speaker 1: to generate more pressure on the quarterback, but they happened. 2317 02:01:04,520 --> 02:01:06,480 Speaker 1: And I think that defensive line is getting more and 2318 02:01:06,560 --> 02:01:10,360 Speaker 1: more comfortable. But I think I think, yes, stopping the 2319 02:01:10,440 --> 02:01:14,200 Speaker 1: run and is it run fits? Is it guys defeating blocks? 2320 02:01:14,760 --> 02:01:18,680 Speaker 1: Is it guy's night getting downhill from the safety position 2321 02:01:18,720 --> 02:01:21,960 Speaker 1: fast enough? What is causing these issues? Where are the 2322 02:01:22,040 --> 02:01:25,840 Speaker 1: big plays coming from? You know, yesterday Kyler Murray on 2323 02:01:25,840 --> 02:01:28,120 Speaker 1: a few of those read option plays in the second half, 2324 02:01:28,360 --> 02:01:32,080 Speaker 1: And I had a conversation with somebody yesterday. Everybody is 2325 02:01:32,120 --> 02:01:36,840 Speaker 1: trying to call any quarterback run nowadays read option. It's 2326 02:01:36,920 --> 02:01:39,920 Speaker 1: kind of my critique about everything in RPO, Like some 2327 02:01:39,960 --> 02:01:41,880 Speaker 1: of the stuff is truly play action. It's a past 2328 02:01:41,960 --> 02:01:46,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line's pass blocking. There were some read option 2329 02:01:46,520 --> 02:01:49,360 Speaker 1: stuff yesterday were Kyler Murray, especially on this one touchdown. 2330 02:01:49,760 --> 02:01:53,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he didn't seem accounted for. And so like, 2331 02:01:53,760 --> 02:01:56,080 Speaker 1: let's look at all and this is time to do it. 2332 02:01:56,120 --> 02:01:58,440 Speaker 1: Let's look at all of the big plays or most 2333 02:01:58,440 --> 02:02:01,320 Speaker 1: of the chunk plays against US how do we nip 2334 02:02:01,400 --> 02:02:04,240 Speaker 1: those out? You know, offensively, you want the run game 2335 02:02:04,280 --> 02:02:06,760 Speaker 1: to get going. Are you going to devote that much 2336 02:02:06,800 --> 02:02:09,720 Speaker 1: practice time to it? Because your passing game is so effective? 2337 02:02:10,480 --> 02:02:12,240 Speaker 1: So how do you get better at it? Is it 2338 02:02:12,280 --> 02:02:15,200 Speaker 1: calls some different places it called more draws because you're 2339 02:02:15,200 --> 02:02:18,480 Speaker 1: passing the ball so much, or the draws effective? Is 2340 02:02:18,520 --> 02:02:21,760 Speaker 1: it to the point where you're not necessarily as worried 2341 02:02:21,760 --> 02:02:23,960 Speaker 1: about getting the run game going as you are? Maybe 2342 02:02:24,040 --> 02:02:29,440 Speaker 1: just first down production? So is a run play for 2343 02:02:29,600 --> 02:02:34,960 Speaker 1: five the same effect as a Cole Beasley stop route, 2344 02:02:35,400 --> 02:02:38,560 Speaker 1: as a screen whatever it may be. But let's look 2345 02:02:38,600 --> 02:02:41,040 Speaker 1: at first out like, Okay, if we if we don't 2346 02:02:41,080 --> 02:02:47,160 Speaker 1: have the time to devote to fixing the run game completely, 2347 02:02:47,680 --> 02:02:50,520 Speaker 1: how do we adjust to make it what we want 2348 02:02:50,640 --> 02:02:53,160 Speaker 1: our offense to be? And that's just an effective offense? 2349 02:02:53,640 --> 02:02:56,600 Speaker 1: Is there anybody left? Oh, I'm sorry, go ahead, No, 2350 02:02:56,680 --> 02:02:58,840 Speaker 1: I was just saying and I wanted to finish which 2351 02:02:58,880 --> 02:03:02,040 Speaker 1: they are effective? Is there anybody left he given the 2352 02:03:02,080 --> 02:03:05,600 Speaker 1: context of the Arizona Buffalo game yesterday, is there anybody 2353 02:03:05,680 --> 02:03:10,960 Speaker 1: left in NFL who doesn't believe that a top flight 2354 02:03:11,000 --> 02:03:14,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver can be a difference maker? You had Steph Digg. 2355 02:03:14,760 --> 02:03:17,600 Speaker 1: Both these teams traded for their top guy this last offseason, 2356 02:03:17,800 --> 02:03:19,840 Speaker 1: and both of them in the last sixty seconds of 2357 02:03:19,880 --> 02:03:23,040 Speaker 1: the game are the guys that make the play. Steph 2358 02:03:23,080 --> 02:03:25,280 Speaker 1: Diggs for Buffalo going in making that catch in the 2359 02:03:25,360 --> 02:03:28,120 Speaker 1: end zone, and then of course DeAndre Hopkins doing the unthinkable. 2360 02:03:28,480 --> 02:03:32,760 Speaker 1: Both those teams and Tyler Murray, as good as he is, 2361 02:03:33,560 --> 02:03:35,360 Speaker 1: I don't know how good he is if if it's 2362 02:03:35,400 --> 02:03:39,240 Speaker 1: not DeAndre Hopkins out on the outside of that play, 2363 02:03:40,040 --> 02:03:44,200 Speaker 1: and certainly that step forward that Buffalo was taken offensive, 2364 02:03:44,240 --> 02:03:46,800 Speaker 1: which has been significant, you have to give at least 2365 02:03:46,960 --> 02:03:49,880 Speaker 1: some of the credit to the presence of Steph Diggs. 2366 02:03:49,880 --> 02:03:53,480 Speaker 1: How I mean, I thought it was all and I've 2367 02:03:53,480 --> 02:03:55,760 Speaker 1: always said it, the quarterback kind of makes the receiver, 2368 02:03:56,680 --> 02:03:59,240 Speaker 1: and certainly there is some of that. But man, omen 2369 02:03:59,320 --> 02:04:04,720 Speaker 1: both these club could make the opposite argument. Well, I 2370 02:04:04,800 --> 02:04:08,360 Speaker 1: think you're exactly right in listening to a former NFL 2371 02:04:08,440 --> 02:04:11,320 Speaker 1: receiver talk about it is probably better than you're gonna 2372 02:04:11,320 --> 02:04:13,480 Speaker 1: get from here in a center talk about it. But 2373 02:04:13,600 --> 02:04:17,200 Speaker 1: I will say, Steph Diggs, there's a lot that comes 2374 02:04:17,240 --> 02:04:20,840 Speaker 1: from having a bona fide number one receiver other than 2375 02:04:21,000 --> 02:04:25,880 Speaker 1: just his production You're now talking about John Brown, Cole Beasley, 2376 02:04:26,240 --> 02:04:30,520 Speaker 1: and Gabriel Davis getting the lesser corner. If it's man 2377 02:04:30,520 --> 02:04:34,480 Speaker 1: to man defense, you're seeing coverage rolled two Steph Diggs. 2378 02:04:34,520 --> 02:04:36,640 Speaker 1: You are talking about guys that are forced to pull 2379 02:04:36,640 --> 02:04:39,240 Speaker 1: out of the box because of him. There's so many 2380 02:04:39,360 --> 02:04:41,960 Speaker 1: things that come with having a guy like Stefend Diggs 2381 02:04:42,240 --> 02:04:46,760 Speaker 1: other than the fact that man, I mean, I mean, 2382 02:04:46,840 --> 02:04:50,160 Speaker 1: Josh can throw at him on almost any play. It's 2383 02:04:50,200 --> 02:04:53,200 Speaker 1: amazing when you look back after games at the amount 2384 02:04:53,240 --> 02:04:55,919 Speaker 1: of targets Stefend Diggs gets in the amount of catches. 2385 02:04:56,320 --> 02:04:59,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it's you guys probably got the stats of 2386 02:05:00,080 --> 02:05:01,920 Speaker 1: front of you. Well, he led the league, and he 2387 02:05:02,000 --> 02:05:03,960 Speaker 1: led the league in targets coming into the game, and 2388 02:05:04,000 --> 02:05:05,960 Speaker 1: I think he's still there, and he leads the league 2389 02:05:06,040 --> 02:05:09,120 Speaker 1: right now in receptions and receiving yards. Now we'll see 2390 02:05:09,160 --> 02:05:10,920 Speaker 1: if that changes this week as they go on the 2391 02:05:10,960 --> 02:05:15,680 Speaker 1: buy and everybody else plays. But yeah, yeah, exactly, so, 2392 02:05:16,000 --> 02:05:19,080 Speaker 1: I mean he's just provided a comfort zone. I mean, 2393 02:05:19,520 --> 02:05:23,120 Speaker 1: is Josh Allen is confident right now as a quarterback 2394 02:05:24,040 --> 02:05:27,880 Speaker 1: without him? Who knows And to your points, Steve, maybe 2395 02:05:27,920 --> 02:05:32,000 Speaker 1: in five years from now, Josh Allen is that Aaron 2396 02:05:32,080 --> 02:05:35,480 Speaker 1: Rodgers type, that Drew Brees type, that, Hey, give me 2397 02:05:35,520 --> 02:05:37,720 Speaker 1: a group of guys that I know exactly where they're 2398 02:05:37,720 --> 02:05:40,040 Speaker 1: going to be at all time. They have a mix 2399 02:05:40,080 --> 02:05:42,080 Speaker 1: of skill set and watch what I can do with 2400 02:05:42,200 --> 02:05:44,400 Speaker 1: this offense. But at the point of Josh Allen's crew 2401 02:05:44,480 --> 02:05:47,600 Speaker 1: right now, I sure like him with having a guy 2402 02:05:47,640 --> 02:05:50,000 Speaker 1: like Stefon Digs out there that he can rely on 2403 02:05:50,040 --> 02:05:53,360 Speaker 1: to get open when he needs them. We're almost through 2404 02:05:53,400 --> 02:05:56,160 Speaker 1: the show and we really haven't given much love to 2405 02:05:56,640 --> 02:05:59,840 Speaker 1: Tyler Bass, who just a couple of short weeks ago 2406 02:06:00,080 --> 02:06:02,760 Speaker 1: was getting questioned as to whether he is truly the 2407 02:06:02,800 --> 02:06:08,680 Speaker 1: answer long term at the kicker position. Yesterday was his 2408 02:06:08,800 --> 02:06:12,840 Speaker 1: best day as a pro by far. I know that 2409 02:06:12,880 --> 02:06:15,880 Speaker 1: the roof was open. It's largely considered an indoor stadium, 2410 02:06:15,880 --> 02:06:19,480 Speaker 1: but it's on grass. I mean, fifty four, fifty five, 2411 02:06:19,720 --> 02:06:23,560 Speaker 1: fifty eight in succession. There's only one other guy in 2412 02:06:23,600 --> 02:06:27,320 Speaker 1: the league that has done that from fifty four yards 2413 02:06:27,400 --> 02:06:29,920 Speaker 1: or further away, three fifty plus from fifty four or 2414 02:06:29,960 --> 02:06:32,560 Speaker 1: further in one game. It was Chris Brown, not me, 2415 02:06:32,680 --> 02:06:34,920 Speaker 1: the guy that spells it with a K, who played 2416 02:06:34,960 --> 02:06:37,000 Speaker 1: for Houston the kicker there for a long time. He 2417 02:06:37,040 --> 02:06:39,400 Speaker 1: did it in two thousand and seven fifty four fifty 2418 02:06:39,400 --> 02:06:42,080 Speaker 1: four and fifty seven yards. He's the only other guy 2419 02:06:42,120 --> 02:06:45,560 Speaker 1: that's done it. I mean, that was pretty special yesterday 2420 02:06:45,200 --> 02:06:49,320 Speaker 1: by the kid, wasn't it? It was? And if the 2421 02:06:49,360 --> 02:06:51,480 Speaker 1: Bills would have won, I'd be wearing a single eye 2422 02:06:51,520 --> 02:06:54,080 Speaker 1: black like him today and I would have rough bout 2423 02:06:54,080 --> 02:06:57,880 Speaker 1: for him. No, I mean, that's a that's a great 2424 02:06:57,960 --> 02:07:01,360 Speaker 1: performance by him. You know, the NFL, especially in the 2425 02:07:01,440 --> 02:07:04,960 Speaker 1: special teams game, Steve could speak on this better than me. Again, 2426 02:07:04,960 --> 02:07:06,720 Speaker 1: I don't even know why you guys have me. It's 2427 02:07:06,760 --> 02:07:09,680 Speaker 1: all about consistency, and it's about doing it on a 2428 02:07:09,720 --> 02:07:12,040 Speaker 1: week to week basis. Are the Bill is going to 2429 02:07:12,120 --> 02:07:15,080 Speaker 1: rely on him to make three fifty plus yard vehicles 2430 02:07:15,480 --> 02:07:18,520 Speaker 1: every game? I hope not. But he showed up yesterday 2431 02:07:18,520 --> 02:07:21,360 Speaker 1: and what a performance that was. But I think, you know, 2432 02:07:21,480 --> 02:07:25,240 Speaker 1: obviously long term with him being hopefully the Bill's long 2433 02:07:25,360 --> 02:07:27,920 Speaker 1: term answer at kicker, and that's why you spend a 2434 02:07:28,000 --> 02:07:31,160 Speaker 1: draft pick on him, is that he has the potential 2435 02:07:31,160 --> 02:07:33,600 Speaker 1: to do that if you need him too. But on 2436 02:07:33,600 --> 02:07:35,600 Speaker 1: a week to week basis, buddy, we need you to 2437 02:07:35,600 --> 02:07:40,560 Speaker 1: make your pats and from forty seven and n I 2438 02:07:40,560 --> 02:07:42,400 Speaker 1: don't want to say you gotta be one hundred percent, 2439 02:07:43,080 --> 02:07:46,880 Speaker 1: but you yeah, exactly. I think you're right. He has 2440 02:07:46,960 --> 02:07:49,240 Speaker 1: really I think turned the corner. And I was and 2441 02:07:49,320 --> 02:07:50,960 Speaker 1: I said, and I'm not taking credit for any of 2442 02:07:50,960 --> 02:07:52,520 Speaker 1: his success. I'm not, but I said, you know, you 2443 02:07:52,520 --> 02:07:54,680 Speaker 1: gotta stick with him. I mean his first game he 2444 02:07:54,720 --> 02:07:57,520 Speaker 1: was fifty percent. He went six for eight in the 2445 02:07:57,600 --> 02:07:59,640 Speaker 1: Jet game and really was the margin of victory that 2446 02:07:59,680 --> 02:08:01,720 Speaker 1: kind of thing. So he has, you know, and he 2447 02:08:01,800 --> 02:08:04,360 Speaker 1: missed an extra point early in the season as well. 2448 02:08:04,680 --> 02:08:07,320 Speaker 1: But man, oh man, the kids found a groove and 2449 02:08:07,400 --> 02:08:10,520 Speaker 1: he's and he's kicking it really well. The one yesterday 2450 02:08:10,600 --> 02:08:13,040 Speaker 1: he winked off the off, the cross, off the sidebar, 2451 02:08:13,160 --> 02:08:18,000 Speaker 1: the upright and it went in. But I think you've 2452 02:08:18,040 --> 02:08:20,480 Speaker 1: really got to start having some more confidence in him 2453 02:08:20,480 --> 02:08:22,879 Speaker 1: and put him through what he put him through yesterday. 2454 02:08:23,160 --> 02:08:25,200 Speaker 1: And you know, it's what his job is. I mean, 2455 02:08:25,240 --> 02:08:26,800 Speaker 1: if they want a long one, they got to go 2456 02:08:26,840 --> 02:08:30,040 Speaker 1: for it. I think if it comes down to it 2457 02:08:30,080 --> 02:08:31,760 Speaker 1: this year, I don't have a problem he's going to 2458 02:08:31,840 --> 02:08:35,320 Speaker 1: hit a sixty yard or that one yesterday would have 2459 02:08:35,440 --> 02:08:39,760 Speaker 1: been good in the indoors off grass, would have been 2460 02:08:39,800 --> 02:08:42,920 Speaker 1: good from about sixty two sixty three yards, it probably 2461 02:08:42,920 --> 02:08:45,880 Speaker 1: would have gotten over And that's a big kick. Yeah, 2462 02:08:45,960 --> 02:08:49,520 Speaker 1: And it's a confidence boost for Bass just by the 2463 02:08:49,560 --> 02:08:52,520 Speaker 1: coach not even hesitating and throwing you out there to 2464 02:08:52,600 --> 02:08:54,480 Speaker 1: kick a fifty eight yard because you missed that thing. 2465 02:08:55,520 --> 02:08:58,800 Speaker 1: The Cardinals have the ball at midfield, like you know 2466 02:08:58,840 --> 02:09:00,600 Speaker 1: what I mean. So you know fact that he threw 2467 02:09:00,680 --> 02:09:03,640 Speaker 1: him out there, no hesitation, fifty eight go get him 2468 02:09:03,760 --> 02:09:05,280 Speaker 1: and go get him kid. And I'll tell you this 2469 02:09:05,280 --> 02:09:07,720 Speaker 1: to Steve Houshka doesn't make those kids. I love Steve. 2470 02:09:08,000 --> 02:09:10,320 Speaker 1: Steve Houska doesn't have that that. He doesn't have that 2471 02:09:10,400 --> 02:09:13,400 Speaker 1: kick anything. And it's also why this team is not 2472 02:09:13,640 --> 02:09:17,360 Speaker 1: eighteenth in the league in touchback percentage there. They're sixth 2473 02:09:17,360 --> 02:09:20,640 Speaker 1: in the league right now in touchback percentage. So he's 2474 02:09:20,640 --> 02:09:24,760 Speaker 1: made a difference. I think that is unquestionably true. Eric. 2475 02:09:24,800 --> 02:09:26,800 Speaker 1: We are out of time, but thank you for it 2476 02:09:27,480 --> 02:09:30,120 Speaker 1: and chiming in on yesterday's game for us. We will 2477 02:09:30,160 --> 02:09:34,080 Speaker 1: catch up with you after the bye. Enjoy your week off, Sarah, 2478 02:09:35,520 --> 02:09:37,800 Speaker 1: sounds good. I appreciate it. All right, that's Eric Wood 2479 02:09:37,840 --> 02:09:39,760 Speaker 1: joining us. We have to take a break. One more 2480 02:09:39,840 --> 02:09:42,360 Speaker 1: segment to go for us. Here on one Bills Live 2481 02:09:42,400 --> 02:09:44,120 Speaker 1: when we find out what have we learned? And we'll 2482 02:09:44,120 --> 02:09:46,840 Speaker 1: take one more check at the tweetcheet. Here on one 2483 02:09:46,880 --> 02:09:49,760 Speaker 1: Bills Live, presented by Collid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. 2484 02:10:01,080 --> 02:10:03,280 Speaker 1: What have we learned from today's show? Brought to you 2485 02:10:03,280 --> 02:10:06,240 Speaker 1: by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company of the 2486 02:10:06,240 --> 02:10:09,720 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. I think on the whole, Steve, with respect 2487 02:10:09,720 --> 02:10:13,280 Speaker 1: to the Bills fan base, we learned that people aren't panicking. 2488 02:10:13,720 --> 02:10:16,080 Speaker 1: They're a little frustrated by the loss. I think they 2489 02:10:16,800 --> 02:10:19,640 Speaker 1: saw eight and two there for the taking, and settling 2490 02:10:19,680 --> 02:10:22,840 Speaker 1: for seven and three suddenly becomes more difficult when that happens. Yeah, 2491 02:10:22,880 --> 02:10:24,720 Speaker 1: you see, and now it brings everything into doubt. Now 2492 02:10:24,760 --> 02:10:26,600 Speaker 1: you've got a tough schedule ahead. You gotta you know, 2493 02:10:26,640 --> 02:10:28,600 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins are winning, they're hot, and you got 2494 02:10:28,680 --> 02:10:30,560 Speaker 1: to think about them. Yeah, bring them down to your deck. 2495 02:10:30,560 --> 02:10:32,640 Speaker 1: You've got a tough schedule, They've got an easy one. 2496 02:10:34,000 --> 02:10:36,000 Speaker 1: All of that stuff comes into play. How nice would 2497 02:10:36,000 --> 02:10:39,480 Speaker 1: aid and two have been? Yeah, sure, but this is 2498 02:10:39,480 --> 02:10:41,400 Speaker 1: still a pretty good football team. They still got to 2499 02:10:41,480 --> 02:10:44,320 Speaker 1: come through Buffalo to win this thing. And we'll see 2500 02:10:44,320 --> 02:10:47,520 Speaker 1: how that goes, I'm I still like the Bills better 2501 02:10:47,520 --> 02:10:49,040 Speaker 1: than I like any of the other teams in the East. 2502 02:10:49,160 --> 02:10:51,760 Speaker 1: We will talk more about the division and the conference 2503 02:10:51,880 --> 02:10:55,600 Speaker 1: race later this week, maybe even tomorrow, we will get 2504 02:10:56,160 --> 02:10:58,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity to discuss that. We do want to check 2505 02:10:58,520 --> 02:11:01,040 Speaker 1: in once more on the tweet sheet, which is brought 2506 02:11:01,040 --> 02:11:03,640 Speaker 1: to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official equipment moving 2507 02:11:03,680 --> 02:11:06,720 Speaker 1: company of the Buffalo Bills. Question today, how confident are 2508 02:11:06,760 --> 02:11:09,240 Speaker 1: you that the Bills will come back stronger following Sunday's 2509 02:11:09,280 --> 02:11:13,640 Speaker 1: last second loss to the Cardinals. From Spicy Bills Mafia, 2510 02:11:13,720 --> 02:11:16,080 Speaker 1: they say they are a strong and resilient group. But 2511 02:11:16,120 --> 02:11:18,680 Speaker 1: if this embarrassing loss doesn't fuel them to go on 2512 02:11:18,800 --> 02:11:20,880 Speaker 1: defeated or close to it the rest of the season, 2513 02:11:21,160 --> 02:11:23,960 Speaker 1: we're losing in the first round again. Wow. First of all, 2514 02:11:23,960 --> 02:11:26,000 Speaker 1: it's not a lot of bit or it's not an 2515 02:11:26,000 --> 02:11:31,640 Speaker 1: embarrassing loss. Yeah yeah, and they will get fuel from it. 2516 02:11:31,760 --> 02:11:34,600 Speaker 1: So and this game will have nothing to do with 2517 02:11:35,040 --> 02:11:37,960 Speaker 1: bounced in the first round two years ago, three years ago, 2518 02:11:38,440 --> 02:11:40,400 Speaker 1: last year or this year. But I get it. There's 2519 02:11:40,400 --> 02:11:42,840 Speaker 1: a lot of emotion there from Chris on the tweet sheet. 2520 02:11:42,920 --> 02:11:45,000 Speaker 1: Last one the Bills will be just fine. We literally 2521 02:11:45,000 --> 02:11:46,640 Speaker 1: lost the game because of a Hail Mary. Are you 2522 02:11:46,720 --> 02:11:49,839 Speaker 1: kidding me? A Hail Mary? The game should have been ours. 2523 02:11:50,080 --> 02:11:51,800 Speaker 1: It is what it is though. Time to take this 2524 02:11:51,920 --> 02:11:54,280 Speaker 1: by we get healthier, focus on the Chargers. We're gonna 2525 02:11:54,360 --> 02:11:56,520 Speaker 1: learn and grow from this. And I think that's where 2526 02:11:56,840 --> 02:11:59,360 Speaker 1: the Lion's share of Bills fans are today. If you 2527 02:11:59,400 --> 02:12:02,760 Speaker 1: look at the at the sixty eight or sixty nine 2528 02:12:02,760 --> 02:12:05,280 Speaker 1: percent of the response, they say, hey, they'll be fine. 2529 02:12:05,320 --> 02:12:07,560 Speaker 1: It's a strong and resilient group. That's where the Twitter 2530 02:12:07,560 --> 02:12:10,200 Speaker 1: poll came down, like, I agree with him. Yeah, and 2531 02:12:10,240 --> 02:12:12,880 Speaker 1: we've got almost nineteen hundred votes there. So I think 2532 02:12:12,880 --> 02:12:15,840 Speaker 1: that's a good feel for the fan base after this. 2533 02:12:15,960 --> 02:12:19,080 Speaker 1: Everybody's you know, banging seems the arm rest on their chair, 2534 02:12:19,200 --> 02:12:23,720 Speaker 1: but surprisingly well adjusted. Yeah, because I think they have 2535 02:12:23,720 --> 02:12:25,720 Speaker 1: a pretty good handle on what this team is now 2536 02:12:25,800 --> 02:12:30,600 Speaker 1: after seeing them. So bye week, get healthy, correct what 2537 02:12:30,640 --> 02:12:33,240 Speaker 1: you need to correct, come out, you know, with all 2538 02:12:33,280 --> 02:12:37,200 Speaker 1: guns blazing, and lay it on the Chargers something fierce. Yeah, 2539 02:12:37,280 --> 02:12:39,720 Speaker 1: Steve and I back tomorrow. We'll have Greg Bishop from 2540 02:12:39,800 --> 02:12:41,640 Speaker 1: si dot com who had a great right up on 2541 02:12:41,720 --> 02:12:45,240 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, and we will get into this discussion about 2542 02:12:45,280 --> 02:12:48,160 Speaker 1: the division race and the conference race in the AFC. 2543 02:12:48,560 --> 02:12:49,440 Speaker 1: We'll see you tomorrow