1 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the field. 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: in the stragedyere of normalcy here. Welcome back everybody from 5 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: a holiday weekend. We hope you enjoyed your extra day 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: on Monday and remembered the reason why we have that 7 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: as a holiday and paid your respects. Chris Brown, Steve 8 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: Tasker here with you as we begin a shortened week 9 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: of action. And there's some action, Stephen A Tasker, there 10 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: is some action. June first usually is not what it 11 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 1: used to be cracked up to be in terms of 12 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: roster activity. We know the Julio Jones thing still floating 13 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: out there, and we'll probably reach a resolution at some 14 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: point in time. We also have the Aaron Rodgers debacle, 15 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 1: and that's what I'm labeling these days because I don't 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: see how it ends well for Green Bay in any way, 17 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: shape or form. I could be wrong. And then and 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: then there's this one. ESPN's Field Yates reports this morning 19 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: that the Bills have converted close to twelve million dollars 20 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: of wide receivers deefon Diggs base salary into a signing 21 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: bonus this year, which has essentially created almost eight million 22 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: dollars in new cap space for twenty twenty one. And 23 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: I looked his base salaries down to nine ninety, which 24 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: is the veteran minimum for a four to six year player. Steve, 25 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: you're not doing this unless you're trying to acquire a player. Yeah, 26 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: they're not rolling this in the next year. Well it's 27 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: cap space for this year. Well yeah, but you can 28 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: roll unused next year. So they're not rolling. They're not 29 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: doing it for that. They something that's to me, that's 30 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: like zach Ertz money. That's the first thing you thought, 31 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: and it's almost half of Julio Jones money. Yes, but 32 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: I'm not given a first round or for Julio, not 33 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: with the roster that they have in place. Right they're 34 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: holding out and hope for that. And we'll talk to 35 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: Joel Corey from CBS Sports in the second hour of 36 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: our show about an hour from now about some of 37 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: the different ways that the Falcons might be able to 38 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: package Julio in terms of moving some money around to 39 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: maybe make it even more palatable for a potential trade partner. 40 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: There are some things they would have to ask of 41 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: Julio to do that, but we'll have to wait and 42 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: see just what comes down the pike on that. So 43 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: you so your first inclination when you saw that, obviously 44 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: was their clearing cap space to add a player, and 45 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: the first thought you had was Zach Ertz, only because 46 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: of the kind of Zach make an eight point something 47 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: in a quarter. Yeah. So, but yeah, I would say 48 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna do something or they're gonna extend somebody and 49 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: could be Josh, could be Tremaine. I would say, probably 50 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: be Tremaine before Josh in this scenario because of the money. 51 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: M Josh is gonna be a big number, right. I 52 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: thinking they can structure it so it doesn't have to 53 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: be the other. I mean, I hadn't really given much 54 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: thought to extensions, but that's obviously an option. I think 55 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: there's two ways you handle the fifth year option, Guys, 56 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: Edmondson Allen, you signed one now before the twenty twenty 57 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: one season, you signed the other one in twenty twenty two. 58 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: If you don't do that, you sign one in twenty 59 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: twenty two and you get the other one done in 60 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, because you still have the fifth year 61 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: to use and keep under contract. You got time to 62 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: do it. With that in mind, I'm of the belief 63 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: that it's going to go twenty two twenty three for 64 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: those two guys. In terms of getting resigned, I think 65 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: they wait. I don't think they resign one unless somebody's 66 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: coming to the table with a great deal that you love. 67 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: I'm kind of with you, man, I'm you're going for it. 68 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,679 Speaker 1: I'm thinking there's I'm thinking there's something on a burner 69 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: that we don't know about, right and exacts or some 70 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: other player could be an offensive linement for all I know. 71 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: I don't know who it is, but it could be 72 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: Sequon Barkley for all I know. And now I want 73 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: to take it a step fe Okay, you have basically 74 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: sliced Stefan diggs base salary as low as it can 75 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: possibly go under the rules of the CBA, right, and 76 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: you've created almost eight million in cap space according to 77 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: Field Yates. You're not doing that unless you're pretty convinced 78 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: you can get whatever you're after. Am I right? Yeah, 79 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: you're not doing all that. Right, You're like, at least 80 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: what eighty five you can get the person you're after. 81 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: June first was like yesterday or now, yes today, I 82 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: mean today. So they gotta have something in right, they 83 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: gotta have something in playing. How sure are you like, 84 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: you're not moving that much money around? Well, unless you're 85 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: how sure you're landing that here's the thing, Well, you're 86 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: moving the money around giving a couple of reasons. One, 87 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: Steph Diggs ain't going anywhere, and he's probably gonna ask 88 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: for a new contract. You're anywhere. You're giving him the money. 89 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: You're gonna give him anyone, give it to him. You're not. 90 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: Steph Diggs is not getting traded, cut or anything else. 91 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: And even if he you know, gets a hangnail, you're 92 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: not cutting him. You're not. You know, he's getting his 93 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: money this year. So just give it to him and 94 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: create cap space for it. So there's no hero risk 95 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: because Steph Diggs, you may as well etch him into 96 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: the granite of this roster because he's a foundational player, right, 97 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: He's not going anywhere. It's money that's gonna go out 98 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: no matter what. So just do it now and free 99 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: up the cap space. So that's rule one. You're give 100 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: the guy who you're gonna pay anyway the same money. 101 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: Give it to him now and create cap space. So 102 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: you have that, and the question is why why you 103 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: got to do it on June first, the trade when 104 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: the new league year starts with contracts and the cap resets. Well, 105 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: something's on, right, Yeah, I think I think as a 106 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: general I'm just spitball in here, but I would think 107 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,559 Speaker 1: as a general manager in this league, you're not doing 108 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: all this creative accounting unless you're eighty five to ninety 109 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: percent sure, maybe even ninety five percent sure you're landing 110 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: somebody whoever it is that you need to make the 111 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: room for. Right, whatever the reason is, we're gonna know 112 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: in the next what twelve hours? Oh you think it's 113 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: going to happen that fast? Yeah? Yeah, why wait, you 114 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: want to get that guy in, get him in the building. 115 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, you're gonna find out pretty quick. This is 116 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: this is a preemptive move to what's going to happen 117 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: the other shoe. Today's the day will drop. Yeah, to 118 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: today's the day the other shoe will drop. It's June first, 119 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: today's the day. Here we go. We're often running. So 120 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: with that in mind, we are asking at eight o 121 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: three oh five fifty one eight eight eight five fifty 122 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: two five fifty with reports of the Bills creating new 123 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: cap space, which player would you want Buffalo to target? 124 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: You can give us any name under the sun. As 125 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: far as a player who is not under contract right now, 126 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: I think I still believe Julio Jones is a long 127 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: shot because you need a lot more than seven point 128 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: eight in cap space to make it happen. You'd probably 129 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: have to double that. Yeah, clip a player with that 130 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: kind of cap hit on your roster already. You'd have 131 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: to clip a guy with seven minutes, maybe two guys, 132 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: and plus come up with a number one to trade 133 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: for him potentially, yes, or a conditional two that can 134 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: turn into a one. You know, if Julio makes the 135 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, that's a lot of talent. I don't field. Yeah, yeah, 136 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: I would agree, Yes, I would agree, that's a lot 137 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: of talent. So here's the other part. Because this was 138 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: rolling through my head as I was driving into work 139 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: when this was coming down, and I was thinking to myself, Okay, 140 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: on the practice field, Rookie Minicamp a week of OTA's 141 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: second weeks going on right now as we speak, and 142 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: we'll have more coverage on it tomorrow. The coaching staff 143 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,559 Speaker 1: and the front office has had essentially three days up 144 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,599 Speaker 1: close and personal with rookies on the field to a 145 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,079 Speaker 1: limited in a limited capacity, we're still in helmets, no contact, 146 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: and the same for OTAs with the veterans. My question 147 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: to you is, could anything have transpired on the playing 148 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: field over those last six or seven days on the 149 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: field that prompted them to say, we have to make 150 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: this move now. We cannot get by and get to 151 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: the mountaintop with what we're looking at on the field 152 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: right now. Can a decision like that be made that quickly? 153 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: We're not good enough there, we have to strike Yeah, yeah, absolutely, 154 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: even though you're still not playing real football yet on 155 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: the practice field. Yeah. Yeah. I've told you this. I 156 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: thought the same thing. I've told you the story. You 157 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: get these guys, nothing, nothing is as good as having 158 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: the guy on your team in your building getting coached 159 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: right away. So you get these guys in here and 160 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: they you start talking to them, starting ask them to 161 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: do things. How are they handling? Are they good in 162 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: the meeting room? What do they do? And you'd be 163 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: shocked at some high quality draft picks who in the 164 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: past and other teams and around the league and over 165 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: the history of the league have come into an NFL 166 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: team as a highly touted player and fall asleep in 167 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: their first meeting or show up late on the first 168 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,719 Speaker 1: day trying to get it, you know, try to get 169 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: away with stuff right away, like don't hustle, don't you know, 170 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: aren't engaged. You'd be shocked that there are guys like that, 171 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: in an amount of guys who are like that. I've 172 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: told you the story a bunch where back in the day, 173 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen years ago or whatever, they bring these 174 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: two draft picks in for Buffalo, and that defensive line coach. 175 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: I talked to him privately. He says, I could tell 176 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: you after twenty minutes who the guy, which guy could play. 177 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: One I ends up having a double digit career here, 178 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: and the other guy they couldn't wait to get rid 179 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: of him, and he was an afterthought. He was in 180 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: the league for three years. Because I know who two 181 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: people you're talking about, he goes, I can tell you 182 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: in twenty minutes which guy could play, So that twenty 183 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: minutes we're talking about that's why. And perhaps this front 184 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: office and coaching staff, more than any we've seen in 185 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: recent memory, makes those decisions with methodical with methodical intent, 186 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: but once the decision is made, it's quick. It is quick. 187 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: You've done. You've given the Quentin Spain example time and 188 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: time again. Guy signed a three year extension in June, 189 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: takes less money to do it, doesn't go to free agency, 190 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: and is out the door after he loses his starting 191 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: job and says, well, if I'm not starting, I don't 192 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: want to play here. Okay, thanks for coming. Yeah, and 193 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: he's in Cincinnati by October. I'm They do not and 194 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: they you can say what you want. They love and 195 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: respect their players. This coaching staff, they were all in 196 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: on the guys on their roster, no question about it. 197 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: But when it comes time to shuffle the starting lineup 198 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: because the guy's not performing, that they are. They are 199 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: ice cold, baby. They do not because I'll tell you why. 200 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: You can say, well, that's kind of cool blooded, and 201 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: I say that with a kind of a joke. But 202 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: let me tell you something. If this guy's not doing it, 203 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: there's fifty two other guys on the roster that you 204 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: owe it to, not in the least of which is 205 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 1: the guy who's there, who's earned the spot now, So 206 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: you gotta move him up and this guy moves down. 207 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: That's that's the war moves off. That is the agreement 208 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: and the culture you have signed on for. You get 209 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: what you earn. And for everybody who's not on the 210 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,839 Speaker 1: starting for the lineup, or not on the active roster, 211 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 1: or not on the field enough or doesn't have a 212 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: big enough role, they are grasping and clawing and striving 213 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: to get there. And when they do, if they get 214 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: there and some other guy's playing just because he makes 215 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: more money, what are we doing. So that's why this 216 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: team when it doesn't matter, if you earn it, you 217 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: get it. And that sells a lot of great players 218 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: on the fact they want to be here. They want 219 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: guys who have earned their way on. Not a guy 220 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 1: who's made got his second contract now took it out 221 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: of gear and he's coasting downhill. They don't. That does 222 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: not fly. And I think any successful CEHO in any 223 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: business will tell you getting to the top does not 224 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: come without hard decisions. And they are hard decisions. And 225 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: this organization, this front office in particular, and the coaching 226 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: staff is shown time and time again they are not 227 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: afraid to make hard decisions. If they believe it's in 228 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: the best interest of the team, they will make it. 229 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: Eight ways to Sunday. They'll try to soften the blow 230 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: for whoever they have to part ways with, because I 231 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: think they respect the effort that anybody that walks in 232 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: the door and is willing to suit up gives to them. 233 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: And it doesn't come out of the blue either. I say, hey, 234 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: you're you gotta come on and you gotta do this, 235 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: you gotta do this, you gotta do this, you gotta 236 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: do this, And time and time again, the guys is, well, 237 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to do anymore. I'm kind of I 238 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 1: got my money, and well I don't want to have 239 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: I showed up fat, I'll play myself in this ship. Well, 240 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: all these things stack up so and they he sees 241 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: it coming. But that's why I believe that this was 242 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: a decision that had not been finalized, but had been contemplated, discussed, 243 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: and now they just got one week of OTA's in 244 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: the books and they said, you know what, we gotta 245 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: do it. Whatever it is, it has to be done 246 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: if we are going to take the next step get 247 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: to the big game. This is what we have to 248 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: do with the question now is where is that edition 249 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: going to be made? And that's what we're asking you 250 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: at eight o three five fifty one, five fifty two, 251 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: five fifty. With the reports of the Bills creating more 252 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: cap space, which player would you want Buffalo tu targ 253 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: or do you believe they are targeting. We'll take either 254 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: of those answers. Another thing as well, Now, you don't 255 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: really want to go into the season with zero cap space, 256 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: and with the digs thing they're looking at, I don't 257 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: know what are they looking at? What is their current 258 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: after adding another seven point current cap space? I don't 259 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: even I can find it for you, but I'm trying to. 260 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: But anyway, you kind of do want like maybe what 261 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: ten million bucks like as a slush fund so you 262 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: can get into the season and if you know, injuries happen, 263 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: if this guy gets hurt, that guys or if you 264 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: have a rash of injuries, you can kind of do that. Um, so, yeah, 265 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: they don't want to go in I think that what 266 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: they had going into the right that's not much. That's 267 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: not much. They may want to go through the season 268 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: with as much as fifteen so they might not even 269 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: be a done freeing up. But if they if they 270 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: did have a guy on their radar, they've got to 271 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: have you know somewhere between five and fifteen million in 272 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: cap space, just in case somebody. Well, I think you 273 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: also have to remember this when you're adding guys off 274 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: the street. If you have a rash of injuries, right, 275 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: there's a very good chance those guys don't even factor 276 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: into your top fifty one because they're out on the 277 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: street for a reason. So there are examples of where 278 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: that would be the case. You know, you bring in 279 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: a ten year veteran who has to get paid a 280 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: certain minimum, although you still have the minimum. I believe 281 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: the new CBA still has the veteran exemption. I'll have 282 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: to double check that. I don't remember reading that language 283 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: so it doesn't pop in my head and ring a bell, 284 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: but I would think that that would still be in there, 285 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: the veteran exemption where you can sign a guy for 286 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: the veteran minimum, but the cap hit is half of that. 287 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,479 Speaker 1: So you know, I don't know if it's a gigantic 288 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: number that you need to have their sitting in a pool. 289 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: Should a rash of injury strike, that you can maneuver 290 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: the roster and make additions, because I don't know that 291 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,919 Speaker 1: they'll factor into your top fifty one anyway. But that 292 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: being said, yeah, I mean you want a cushion. And 293 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: Brandon Bean has said that over the years now, two 294 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: or three years ago he said, I usually like to 295 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: have like a five six million dollar cushion, right, and 296 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: they've got that and more. Now they've got them. They 297 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: got about double that out. Yeah, I got eleven point 298 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: just shy of eleven point one. And you know they 299 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: could do They could pick going down the list of 300 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: guys on the roster and pick another guy like Steph 301 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: Diggs who's not going anywhere, and say hey, we're gonna 302 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: do this, and the guy I will say, of course, 303 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: I'll do it. Do you gotta give me all my money? Now, 304 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: I'll take it. I think there are some interesting options 305 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: that are still out there players that you know, we 306 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: can obviously discuss. Steve already mentioned zach Ertz, which I 307 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: think was a popular name that came to a lot 308 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: of people's minds when they heard of the amount of 309 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: cap space because the numbers almost line up. I mean, 310 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: arts is at eight and a quarter and they just 311 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: cleared seven point eight. Now they have more than that. 312 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: Right now, they have just under eleven one in total 313 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: cap space. But where does it go? And if you 314 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: do strike a trade for zach Ertz, do you assign 315 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: them to a two year deal to reduce your cap 316 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: hit even more? You know, give him a tack on 317 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: an extra year, spread the money out. Hey, welcome to Buffalo, 318 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah. Other options could I think cornerback 319 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: could be a real option here. They have not added 320 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: a veteran corner, something they've done each of the last 321 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: three off seasons, some with bigger names than others over 322 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: the last three years, but it's a fact. I mean 323 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: they haven't addressed it. They resigned Levi Wallace, and then 324 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: it's youth after that, unproven youth in the form of 325 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: Dane Jackson, Rashot Wild Goose, guys like that. So I 326 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: think it be corner. Stephen Nelson was a guy they 327 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: were kicking the tires on who's probably not going to 328 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: be back in Pittsburgh. Richard Sherman is still out there, 329 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: but Shad Breland is still out there. The Kansas City 330 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: Corner just visited with Minnesota last week. He is still 331 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: out there floating around. So I think corner is a 332 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: real possibility as well. You're gonna be playing these teams 333 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: that are gonna start spreading the field just like you 334 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: did last year. You better go deep at corner if 335 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: you want to cover everybody, help your pass rush out 336 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: eight oh three oh five fifty one eight five fifty 337 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: two five fifty. Who would you want Buffalo to target 338 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 1: with this newly reported cap space that they created by 339 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: restructuring Stefan Digg's country. You look at the free agent 340 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: corners who are out there, it's you know, it's Richard Sherman, 341 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: Steve Nelson. Then you get guys like DJ Hayden, then's 342 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: Josh Norman, Buster Screen, Brian Pool, Michael Davis, Breshad Go. 343 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: You know, Breland's a good player. And some of these 344 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: gotten out Bill now you and I are. You know, 345 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: we know their names, you know, Nicole Robie Coleman, Nikel 346 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: Roby Coleman, we know their names. But the Bills Pro 347 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: Personnel department will know these guys, and they'll know which guy, 348 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: what his strengths and weaknesses are, what kind of guy 349 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: he is. They'll have a whole file on him and 350 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: they'll have a dossier on whether he fits their scheme 351 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: or not. So some of these guys are probably off 352 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: the list because they don't fit the scheme. Some of 353 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: them will fit in a in a big way. And 354 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 1: that and this list, particularly after June first, becomes a 355 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: little bit more, a little bit more inexpensive. Well, yeah, 356 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: the price day becomes much more palatable, especially for a 357 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: team like Buffalo who doesn't have gobs of money to 358 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 1: hand out, although they have more, but they'll get up 359 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: now think eat one of these guys on a one 360 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: year deal as well like they do. Yeah, let's go 361 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: to the phones at eight oh three oh five fifty 362 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: one eighty eight five fifty two, five fifty open line 363 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: for you there, and we bring Colin in cheek to 364 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 1: waga on Colin, what do you have for us? You're 365 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 1: on one Bill's life. Hey, I think that we should 366 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: really go hard for Todd Gurley, just bringing that veteran 367 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: power back for the red zone in those short first 368 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: down that we really need. Isn't that kind of what 369 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: Zach Moss is here for. I'm just gonna play Devil's 370 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: Advocate with you, Colin. Yeah. Yeah, he fumbles a little bit, 371 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: he messes the ball up a little bit. He's he's 372 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: not as big, he's still a little young. But Todd 373 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: Gurley's had veteran power back that I think can really 374 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: get the job done. All right, so you're going going 375 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: running back. That's interesting, all right, thanks for the call. 376 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: I don't I mean you signed Matt Brita. He's not 377 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: a He's not he doesn't fit the description of what 378 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: Colin is looking for. But I think that's why Zach 379 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: Moss is here. Yeah, to do that stuff between the tackles, 380 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: hard yards, red zone running. Yeah. I get the point. 381 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: You want a big you want a big running back. 382 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: At some point, I'm still I'm still ven putting Justin 383 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: Zimmer back there and handing the ball man big back. 384 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: That's the biggest guy. I am banging that drum that 385 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: he's got such speed for a guy his size. I 386 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know if he can even hold 387 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: a football. I don't. I'm laughing at but that's really in. 388 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: His athleticism is really intriguing to me. And his ability 389 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: to run in the open field. And that's where I'm 390 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: at on the big back scenario. Is a rugby player, 391 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: you can't he would plow people. That guy is. Yeah, 392 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: but that's I hear that about the running back and yeah, 393 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: that's a that's a I think that's a kind of 394 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 1: a niche player. And if you're gonna have a niche player, 395 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: a guy for short yards in a hard yard, you're 396 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: not clearing the cap space for a guy like that. 397 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 1: And there are probably some guys we've never heard of, 398 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: big running backs out of colleges and stuff, that are 399 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: young and fresher than Todd Gurley who's been fighting a 400 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 1: bad knee for six years years. Yeah, I'm I'm I 401 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: see what you're saying. But they didn't clear up this 402 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: space for a guy like that. That's just that's a 403 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: way you clear up cap space to this degree for 404 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: a starting caliber. Yes, addition, that's correct, Yeah, that's right. 405 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: And Todd Gurley, as good as he isn't and his 406 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: resume is being what it is. I don't know that 407 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: that's him anymore. He was very good a couple of 408 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: years ago, was in the you know, the Rams run 409 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl and stuff. But even then, Yeah, 410 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: there's a reason he bounces around. Let's go back to 411 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: the phones at eight oh three oh five fifty one 412 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty open line 413 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,120 Speaker 1: for you there, but we go to Jim and Amhurst next. 414 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: Jim what do you have for us? You're on one 415 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: Bill's Live. Hey guys, Jim from Amhurst, how are you 416 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: doing today? Good? Good? Here's my thought thought is what 417 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: are we gonna need? My concern you guys brought it 418 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: up last week the star coming back, and I have 419 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: a feeling stars not coming back after that year off. 420 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: So are we looking for the defensive tackle? The guy 421 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: from Caroline I think Scott's last name Kwan Short and 422 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: the short short that's it. Thanks you, And then I'm 423 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: also thinking we still are going to have a little 424 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: bit more money for earths. What are your thoughts like that? Yeah, 425 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: I mean it's funny that you mentioned that, Jim, and 426 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: thanks for the call, because the three positions I wrote 427 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: down when I said, okay, what's the seven point eight four? 428 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: I wrote down tight end, cornerback, and the third position 429 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: I wrote down was defensive tackle. Star last week was 430 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: not here at voluntary OTAs. That status could could have 431 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: changed this week. We don't know. We'll know more tomorrow 432 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: when there is media access to practice where people will 433 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: be headcounting at that point in time. And I think 434 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: on the part of fans, it sounds it's like there 435 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: is some measure of concern either a when Starr comes back, 436 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: what does he look like as a player? You know 437 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 1: how much rust Kenny knock Off? Is he the same guy? 438 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: Or as Jim just expressed, is he coming back at all? Right? 439 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: I imagine the Bills have had conversations of that nature 440 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: with him. But you know, you look at the free 441 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: agent market at defensive tackle. Geno Atkins is at the 442 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: top of the list. Geno Atkins can play, but he's 443 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 1: thirty three, had a bad injury last year. Kawan Short 444 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: thirty two from Carolina, den had injury problems last year. 445 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: Jarell Casey thirty two from de Playton, Denver. Last year 446 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: Sheldon Richardson thirty one out of Cleveland, Corey Peters thirty 447 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: three years old, Aaron Arizona, Abrey Jones from Jacksonville. He's 448 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: thirty years old. Bo Allen thirty years old from New England. 449 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: Shelby Harris from Denver, thirty years old, Austin Johnson twenty 450 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 1: seven years old from the Giants. Jack offered Daniel mcculler's 451 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: Domata Peco, Damian Damon Harrison, Mike Panell, Xavier Williams. So so 452 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: so you're going down I mean, there's a lot of 453 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: guys available, but not at that price tag. Though not 454 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: at that price tag, and the top guys are in 455 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: their thirties. Yeah, Atkins missed most of the last season 456 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: with a bad shoulder injury. So um, Atkins can play 457 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 1: when he's healthy, if he you know, and if he 458 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: don't know, if he recovers fully from the injury he 459 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: had last year. He's a really good player in quan short, Um, 460 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: you know, I've just one more, you know, former Carolina 461 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: Panther on the on the roster. I guess maybe I 462 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: don't know, but I like that idea. If there's a 463 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,919 Speaker 1: guy out there who can play at that position, you 464 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: need him. But by the same token, can you get 465 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: him and will he play? Will he be a viable option? 466 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: Because you say the Bills are looking for that, and 467 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: I agree with you, But so are twenty five other 468 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: NFL teams twenty four twenty at least NFL teams that 469 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: would love to get bigger and more athletic upfront in 470 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:10,400 Speaker 1: their defense. Let's go to Lynn in New Jersey. Lynn, 471 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? You're on one Bills live, Hey, 472 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: how are you doing? So? The calling the caller before 473 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: me actually stole my thunder. I was going to say 474 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: a star as well. Now, my question it was, is 475 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: it possible that they can have the money sitting there 476 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:29,360 Speaker 1: for a trade as well for a defensive tackle. Well, yeah, 477 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: you need the space to make the trade happen arguably. Yeah, true, 478 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,239 Speaker 1: that totally true. Yeah, they may not. We made were 479 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: thrown out Zach Ertz and Julio Jones because kind of 480 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: it's common knowledge that the teams are trying to trade 481 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 1: those players. But if there are other players around the league, 482 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: or if a team, if you could go down the list, 483 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: and I can't do that off the top of my head, 484 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: of teams that may be deep at defensive tackle, or 485 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: maybe have drafted a guy in the last two or 486 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: three years that the Bills had high on their board 487 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: that hasn't really seen a lot of playing time. The 488 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: Bills might say, hey, give us that guy. Yes, you're right, 489 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: that's a Lynn. That's a good that's a good call. 490 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: It could be for somebody we don't know about. Yep, 491 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: thanks for the yeah, thanks for calling, appreciate it. Um, 492 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: that's that's interesting. I'm surprised that I don't know. I'm 493 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: surprised that fans are that concerned about Star and replacing him. 494 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: I could see them being more concerned at the end 495 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 1: of this season, but it seems like there's a genuine 496 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: concern about him coming back at all. Um. Yeah, I 497 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, there's there's four and a half 498 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: million base salary reasons why he should come back, Um, 499 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: if he needs to come back for the bill salary 500 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: cap if he doesn't, And maybe maybe this is because 501 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: if if he goes away, if he goes away, the 502 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: Bills there's a dead cap hit of eleven eight. Yeah, 503 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: that's their cap right there. I mean, now it's all 504 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: gobbled up. If maybe that's what Maybe maybe we're gonna 505 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: get an announcement the Stars retiring and then the Bills 506 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: have got to have that cap space. Well, if he retires, 507 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: it's different. I think it's different. I don't know if 508 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: that dead cap hits you. I don't know if it 509 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: hits you. I think it does. Oh, it's the bonus 510 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,479 Speaker 1: money that's already pays money. Yeah, I think it all 511 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: hits you. It may be less than eleven, but no, 512 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,080 Speaker 1: I think if Starlot Bills are cripp Oh, that would 513 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: be a downer. Yes, wouldn't that be a downer? Here's 514 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: everybody thinking, Hey, who we ending? Who we end here? No, 515 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: we're clearing up cap space because oh god, that would 516 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: million dollars cap hit. Oh they go over like a 517 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: lead balloon. That would be a crusher. Oof, that would 518 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: be a crusher. Oh my gosh. And now we have 519 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: to take a break on that down note. Good lord man, 520 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: what the hell are we doing here? What are we doing? 521 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: All right, we have to take a break. Greg in 522 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: Holland you're gonna try to lift our spirits in the 523 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: next segment. I'm tasking you with that. So do your 524 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: best here during the break to come up with something 525 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna lead us off when we return. Open lines 526 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: for you at eight oh three oh five fifty one, 527 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two, five fifty eight with report to 528 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: the Bills creating new cap space. Which player would you 529 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: want Buffalo to target? Let us know at eight three 530 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,719 Speaker 1: five fifty or on the tweet sheet at one Bills Live. 531 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: Steve and I back in a second. We'll be all 532 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: right back. Welcome back to one Bills Live. Chris Brown, 533 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you as we are discussing the camp 534 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: room reportedly created by the Bills that per Field Yates 535 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: of ESPN in the amount of seven point eight million 536 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: dollars by restructuring Stefon Diggs contract, and we want to 537 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: know who you would prefer to see the Bills pursue 538 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: to add to this roster with the newfound cap space. 539 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: Of course, in our last segment, we did discuss the 540 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: possibility of having to clear some of this cap space 541 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: in the event that a player decides they don't want 542 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: to continue their career with the b and some callers 543 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: called up and expressed concern about Star Latulae returning after 544 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: taking a year off on an opt out last year, 545 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: entering his age thirty two season. If he did retire, 546 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: the dead cap would be eleven point eight and if 547 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: it comes after June first, we'd have to see what 548 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: the ramifications would be there. I think the same applies 549 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: to a retired player as it would to a released player, 550 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: and there are ways you can try to recoup bonus 551 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: money if there's still time left on a player's contract, 552 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: and that would in fact be the case for Latulae, 553 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: who has a contract through twenty twenty three, although there 554 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: is a potential out in twenty twenty two with that deal. 555 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: So I don't know. It's it's an interesting point to 556 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: bring up the validity of which we do not know, 557 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: because I don't. I'm not going to pretend to know 558 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: what Star Latulas thinking. Right now. All we know is 559 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: he wasn't in voluntary OTA's last week. That's all we know, 560 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: right and that's that's all we're gonna get. And that's 561 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: but that is. It is a possibility if the Bills 562 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: got wind of that, that it's going to happen. And 563 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: like I said earlier, if the you know, eleven point 564 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 1: seven of Steph diggs money goes back on the cap 565 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: and they or it goes to him as a bonus, 566 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 1: which relieves them of seven point eight in cap space, 567 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: that Steph Diggs are gonna get paid that money anyway. 568 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 1: So it's a bookkeeping thing for the Bills, but it 569 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: doves gives them give them some slack. Now, we took 570 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: it for granted that slack was up. It was winding 571 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: up for a reason. But you gotta think about this too. 572 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: We have no idea who's gonna make this roster yet, 573 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: and the Bills will not play favorites when it comes 574 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: to guys who will make the team and who will 575 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: not play. It's you gotta earn it, like we've said 576 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: time and time again. And if they if a guy 577 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: comes in, one of these guys that's making a good 578 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: buck comes in he's got a bad cap hit, the 579 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: Bills will give the guy a chance to restructure or whatever, 580 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: or maybe you know, give him some cap relief first. 581 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,719 Speaker 1: But they're gonna they run the risk of wanting to 582 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: release Star anyway if he doesn't come in and play. Well, 583 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: they did it with Quentin Spain last year. They did 584 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: it with Well, it's less like it was less likely 585 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: to happen with a cap hit of eleven eight if 586 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: they're probably playing in this year if he played, and 587 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 1: that's just it. If Starlot Lay plays, he's got he's 588 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 1: cheaper than if he cut him. Yeah, he's you're only 589 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: paying him like seven or five seven six. If you 590 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: cut him, it's eleven point something. Yeah, eleven eight, Yeah, 591 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: man alive. That's uh so it's costing you what an 592 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 1: extra cheaper to keep him. Yeah, it's costing an extra four. 593 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: They were they were counting on him to be here 594 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: and play, and we don't know different. Um we're just 595 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: kind of responding to some concerns expressed by callers. Oh man, 596 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: that send us to a dark place during the break. 597 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: Uh So, here to cheer us up is Greg and Holland. Greg, 598 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? You're on one. Bill's live. 599 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: No pressure, not not a bit of pressure. I have 600 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: three things. The first one is I don't think Star 601 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: is the issue. And the reason I say that is 602 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: because it would be very easy just to keep him 603 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,359 Speaker 1: in the lineup until said at the end of the bench, 604 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: and you can save yourself four or five million. But 605 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 1: I don't think Julio Jones is even a consideration, even 606 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: though you know, if it wasn't expensive, you might say, hey, 607 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: there's another top four or five receiver in the league. 608 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: But he's thirty two years old, he's eleven or twelve 609 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: million dollars salary that you're adding on to what you 610 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:47,879 Speaker 1: already got. My thought is that zach Ertz has been 611 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: talked about in the past, he's only got this is 612 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: the last year of his contract or that point five million, 613 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: and he's already said he's not signing a contract with 614 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: the new team, even if he's traded, that he wants 615 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: to play as hard as he and to get the 616 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: best contract possible. And I think that attitude actually fits 617 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: in with exactly what Sean McDermott and the Bill's organization 618 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 1: is looking for people to put out maximum effort, and 619 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:16,280 Speaker 1: if you put out maximum effort, you get maximum reward. 620 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: And I think that's exactly what they want. I think 621 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: they're taking a run at the super Bowl. I think 622 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 1: he could be a good guy, an asset for teaching 623 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,319 Speaker 1: our tight ends, the young kids we got running around now, 624 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: how to play, how to block, how to be a leader, 625 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: that type of thing. And reality is if he plays 626 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: well and looks like he's somebody that you know has 627 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: got a few good years left, you know, you resign him. 628 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: And maybe that's part of the deal with Philly if 629 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 1: they do that, if they give him a third or 630 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:46,280 Speaker 1: second round draft choice for him, and if you resigned, 631 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: we'll give you a number one. I don't think they're 632 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: going to trade a number one for Julio Jones, and 633 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 1: I don't think star is going anywhere. Greg, you get 634 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: a gold Star. Nice job on your call. You made 635 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: me feel a lot better, right, zach Ertz has said that, 636 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: and that's you're right. Uh, This franchise has gotten a 637 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:05,880 Speaker 1: lot of production out of guys on one year deals 638 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:07,800 Speaker 1: because they're highly motivated to hit a home run on 639 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: their next contract. The only difference is what will the 640 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 1: Bills have to give up to get him? Eight million 641 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:22,239 Speaker 1: bucks and whatever assets? You got? A second round or 642 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: third rounder, it was a first round, whatever it is. 643 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:27,359 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be a first but you know it's 644 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 1: something valuable or a player. I don't know, is it 645 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: because you're already helping the Eagles out by taking that 646 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 1: salary off their books. That's that's job one right there. 647 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,919 Speaker 1: Take a look at what Indianapolis gave up to get 648 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,839 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. I mean it wasn't a boatload because they 649 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,359 Speaker 1: were taking the salary off their hands to a great degree. Problem. 650 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean, they did take a cap hit, but still 651 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: it took a thirty seven million dollars cap hit. They 652 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 1: took a bath, you know. But it's like, we're taking 653 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: care of your problem. Yeah, but that but you're in 654 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: line with a bunch of other people who want a 655 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 1: pretty good tight end. You know, they see these tight 656 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: ends taking really deep, are we because there's we're here 657 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: June first, now, Well yeah, but that's people have been 658 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:15,120 Speaker 1: waiting for that though, right. I mean, we're the Bills 659 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: aren't the only team that's gonna free up some cap 660 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 1: space up and the Bills aren't the only team that 661 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: has maybe some assets to slide to Philadelphia. It'll be 662 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: you know, for Carson Wentz, Right, the Eagles got a 663 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: three and a conditional two for Zach Ertz. You should 664 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 1: be offering a five. Oh yeah, we'll take the salary 665 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,839 Speaker 1: and here's a five, and you get the guy for 666 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,160 Speaker 1: a year. I mean, and that's the other part of it. 667 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 1: It's like, I have no guarantees after a year. I 668 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: would give him a six that could turn into a five, right, 669 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: you know, right that that's what he doesn't want to 670 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:56,359 Speaker 1: sign a new deal. Certainly it is a move by 671 00:37:56,400 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: the Bills that will you think about it is? I 672 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:05,359 Speaker 1: don't know, it makes a lot of sense. I mean, 673 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,879 Speaker 1: who wasn't Greg from Holland just called it. It makes 674 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,279 Speaker 1: a lot of sense in a lot of ways because 675 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: they get a guy in a one year deal that 676 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 1: is that is feverish to have a good year, which 677 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: is a huge asset to a football team when you've 678 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,319 Speaker 1: got a guy that's gotta hit a home run this year, 679 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 1: and he wants it and he wants on the field. 680 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: That's a good thing to have, But to me, it 681 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:30,000 Speaker 1: kind of goes against the philosophy that the Bills have 682 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: displayed in their culture of Listen, we want to remain 683 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:37,920 Speaker 1: competitive all the time, and that would strike me as 684 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:41,239 Speaker 1: a little bit of a win now move, and that 685 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,480 Speaker 1: kind of goes against the thing. Listen, we're gonna be 686 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:50,440 Speaker 1: good and we're gonna stay good. But they doesn't mean 687 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: they can't sign him back the year after they have him, 688 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,800 Speaker 1: you know. Well, And I think the other thing to 689 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:58,800 Speaker 1: consider there too, Steve, in terms of your perennial contender point, 690 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: is that while that is a great thought in terms 691 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: of how to construct your roster year over year over year, 692 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 1: to stay in contention for a long stretch of time, 693 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: rather than oh, we're gonna go for it this year 694 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,400 Speaker 1: and next year and then we got to pull pullback. 695 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: You know, we're gonna go for it in a couple 696 00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: of years, and then we're gonna pull back again. I 697 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: think is what has thrown a wrench into it. Well, 698 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: maybe not a wrench, a wrench is strong, but what 699 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:31,839 Speaker 1: is changing The dynamics are a restrictive cap this year 700 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: and a giant quarterback contract that's gonna have to be 701 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: handed out next year. I think they know the roster 702 00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,959 Speaker 1: as it's currently constituted this year is going to change 703 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,319 Speaker 1: dramatically next year because of the money that has to 704 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: be handed to the quarterback. I don't know about that. No, 705 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:48,880 Speaker 1: I don't think that. I don't think Josh's contract has 706 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: to change the roster that at all, because they constructured 707 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:57,359 Speaker 1: in a way that is conducive to the to the 708 00:39:57,400 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: cap going forward, and that he can delay his money. 709 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,160 Speaker 1: They can delay his money just by guaranteeing more of 710 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 1: it down the road. Um question is are they amenable that? Certainly? Yeah, certainly. 711 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: The average money that he's going to get out of 712 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:13,040 Speaker 1: this contract is going to be forty plus million. I 713 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,160 Speaker 1: mean that's the that's the range. Forty forty five million. 714 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 1: It looks now and we'll see. But I mean it's 715 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,279 Speaker 1: a little bit of a role. And you talk about 716 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: Josh's contract, everything's a little bit of a roll of 717 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: the dice when you're talking contracts. Any what happens if 718 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 1: the Bills go out they don't extend Josh this offseason, 719 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:36,320 Speaker 1: they go out the Bills go fifteen and two, beat 720 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:38,799 Speaker 1: the or lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in the 721 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: regular season, or maybe beat the Kansas City Chiefs in 722 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,399 Speaker 1: the regular season. The Chiefs come to Buffalo, they beat 723 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,680 Speaker 1: they beat him again in the championship game. They go 724 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. Josh wins MBA. Then where it 725 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: yet fifty? Yeah, he ain't. He ain't getting cheaper. You 726 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:59,640 Speaker 1: know what if Josh is the single reason you go 727 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 1: to and win the Super Bowl on a couple of 728 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:06,000 Speaker 1: different occasions, during the playoff, divisional round, championship game, then 729 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:09,960 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, he does some Josh thing, you know, 730 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: throws the sixty five yard across the across the field, 731 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:15,839 Speaker 1: hits a guy in the first half. In the second half, 732 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:21,680 Speaker 1: he has a sixty two yard touchdown run, you know. 733 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: So he does some Josh Allen thing. And then where 734 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:28,640 Speaker 1: you at with his contract? Ye, he's the ultimate weapon. 735 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: He's the atomic bomb. And if he's going up that much, 736 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,919 Speaker 1: your roster is changing, it's I'm sorry it's changing. Well, 737 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,879 Speaker 1: then then you might I mean, why did your draft 738 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,399 Speaker 1: two offensive tackles, why did you draft two defensive ends? 739 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:45,359 Speaker 1: Because you know your roster next year when you pay 740 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback is going to be changing. Okay, it'll be 741 00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:54,880 Speaker 1: changing if all of that is in place. Does the 742 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 1: making a trade for zach Ertz right now does it 743 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:02,239 Speaker 1: not smack a little of win now? Well? Yeah, I 744 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:05,000 Speaker 1: and it makes sense only because you know that your 745 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:08,839 Speaker 1: roster is going to change pretty significantly next year because 746 00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:10,360 Speaker 1: of the money that's going to have to be handed 747 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: to quarterback in some way, shape or form. So if 748 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:15,680 Speaker 1: you like your roster how it is now and you 749 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:19,879 Speaker 1: know it's unsustainable in twenty twenty two, and you think 750 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:23,320 Speaker 1: you have a championship roster right now, maybe you add 751 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: a little extra mustard to the hot dog to ensure 752 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,600 Speaker 1: that you get the title you're looking for before you 753 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,640 Speaker 1: have to kind of revamp some things because of the 754 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:38,440 Speaker 1: cap implications. Right, That's all I'm saying. We have to 755 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,920 Speaker 1: take a break here, Nick and cheek Towaga, Hank tight 756 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,160 Speaker 1: you will lead us off next open line for you 757 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:46,400 Speaker 1: at eight oh three five fifty with the newly reported 758 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:51,279 Speaker 1: cap space created by the Bills, which player would you 759 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,759 Speaker 1: like to see the mad that's still floating out there, 760 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:56,760 Speaker 1: either in the trade market or the free agent market. 761 00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:59,400 Speaker 1: Let us know eight three, five fifty Steve and I 762 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: back in a sack. It's One Bill's Live, presented by 763 00:43:01,719 --> 00:43:16,839 Speaker 1: Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back 764 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:19,200 Speaker 1: to One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you. 765 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: We're asking with reports of the Bills creating a new 766 00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:25,799 Speaker 1: cap space by restructuring Stefon Diggs contract. Courtesy ESPN's Field Gates, 767 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: which player would you want Buffalo to target with that 768 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:31,799 Speaker 1: newfound cap space? Eight oh three oh five fifty one 769 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 1: eighty eighty five fifty two five fifty. Back to the 770 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:37,360 Speaker 1: phones and to Nick in Cheek, to waga, Nick, what 771 00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,239 Speaker 1: do you have for us? You're on one Bills. Hold on, 772 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 1: let me punch you up here. Uh, there we go. Nick, 773 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: you're in Cheek. Oh no, we lost them. Oh Nick, 774 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. Uh call us back. We'll get you 775 00:43:50,080 --> 00:43:53,400 Speaker 1: back on. That was my bad. I think I flubbed 776 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,160 Speaker 1: that one. It's like the Dead's what it sounded like 777 00:43:56,239 --> 00:44:01,879 Speaker 1: to men. Yeah, my bad, just versions. Yeah. I mean 778 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,359 Speaker 1: when you think about position wise, you know where could 779 00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:11,680 Speaker 1: they acquire potentially, cornerback and tight end naturally come to mind, 780 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:17,319 Speaker 1: because yes, they added Jacob Hollister, and he's certainly a 781 00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:21,800 Speaker 1: capable tight end in the past, catching variety. But I 782 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,440 Speaker 1: think when you hear the name zach Ertz, that kind 783 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,680 Speaker 1: of changes people's minds a little bit and said, oh wow, 784 00:44:26,719 --> 00:44:31,000 Speaker 1: that's a noticeable addition to a name that's familiar, proven 785 00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:35,000 Speaker 1: veteran player. And the same can probably be said for cornerback. Yes, 786 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,120 Speaker 1: they resigned Levi Wallace and they've got Dane Jackson in 787 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:43,239 Speaker 1: the pipeline, just drafted Rashad wild Goose. But you know, 788 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:46,560 Speaker 1: if you have a name veteran player that you can 789 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:48,719 Speaker 1: bring in, as they have done by the way each 790 00:44:48,719 --> 00:44:51,279 Speaker 1: of the last three off seasons in the form of 791 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:58,759 Speaker 1: Kevin Johnson, Josh Norman and E J. Gaines, you know 792 00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:01,160 Speaker 1: you would say, oh, well, maybe that's the direction they're going. 793 00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:04,919 Speaker 1: Stephen Nelson is out there, Richard Sherman is out there, 794 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:08,600 Speaker 1: Boreland is out there. There are some names starters, and 795 00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:12,840 Speaker 1: we're not talking backup guys, we're talking starting caliber corners. 796 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:15,160 Speaker 1: These are differ out there. Yeah, there there's some guys 797 00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:17,000 Speaker 1: out there. They're gonna make your team better, They're gonna 798 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:20,200 Speaker 1: get on the field for you. So that yeah, it's 799 00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:23,680 Speaker 1: really interesting that the Bills did this today and who knows. 800 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:26,720 Speaker 1: I mean, but it's gonna if if there is something 801 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:30,600 Speaker 1: on the on the radar um, I don't know, did 802 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:34,279 Speaker 1: Brandon call you and tell you, oh, yeah, absolutely right. 803 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:38,960 Speaker 1: So we'll wait like everybody else. And like we said 804 00:45:39,040 --> 00:45:41,000 Speaker 1: too that every club would like to go into the 805 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:45,480 Speaker 1: season with a hand, you know, like five million bucks 806 00:45:45,480 --> 00:45:48,279 Speaker 1: in cap space anyway, so that they can, you know, 807 00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:51,160 Speaker 1: handle anything they have to do. They gotta, you know, 808 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:53,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna churn their roster at the bottom of the 809 00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:54,840 Speaker 1: roster like they do all the time. Now, some of 810 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 1: that will be rookie rookie minimum out, rookie minimum man 811 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:02,120 Speaker 1: that kind of thing, or veteran minimum out, veteran minimum in, 812 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,000 Speaker 1: or a rookie in and a veteran minimum out, that 813 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:08,200 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. So that will happen throughout the season. 814 00:46:08,280 --> 00:46:10,640 Speaker 1: There will be a number of roster moves that go on. 815 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:13,719 Speaker 1: They churn the bottom of the roster almost constantly in 816 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:19,400 Speaker 1: the NFL. Every team does for the reason of staying 817 00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:23,200 Speaker 1: athletically better. Just getting a guy who's a better athlete 818 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:25,799 Speaker 1: than the guy you've got on the field, get him in. 819 00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:28,040 Speaker 1: He's faster, he's better if he wants to, if he's 820 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,800 Speaker 1: gonna get in, he's gonna cover kicks, he'll get there faster, 821 00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:33,040 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. They'll try and get better athletically, 822 00:46:33,239 --> 00:46:35,440 Speaker 1: and they'll try and take a flyer on guys who 823 00:46:35,480 --> 00:46:37,919 Speaker 1: are on the street as a rookie free agent, saying, 824 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:40,560 Speaker 1: this guy's got some gifts and if he if we 825 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:42,959 Speaker 1: hit a home run with him, we found a real gem. 826 00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:47,360 Speaker 1: They'll they're always looking for guys like that. And you know, 827 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:50,520 Speaker 1: so they needed like five million bucks in the pool 828 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,840 Speaker 1: to continue to do that weekend week out. Ya. So 829 00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:57,560 Speaker 1: take two with Nick and cheek to August three. If 830 00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:03,120 Speaker 1: he's back on the line, Nick, are you there? Hello? Yeah, 831 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:07,280 Speaker 1: sorry about that, Nick, Thanks for calling back. It's all good. Yeah. 832 00:47:07,320 --> 00:47:09,120 Speaker 1: I think that the bill should go ahead and they 833 00:47:09,120 --> 00:47:13,680 Speaker 1: should upgrade the defensive line and get Kauan short. Yeah. 834 00:47:13,719 --> 00:47:17,200 Speaker 1: I mean it's certainly an interesting name. My only concern 835 00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:21,000 Speaker 1: there is his injury history, and you're we got some 836 00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 1: interference there, Nick, So I gotta cut you loose. My 837 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: concern there is this. Okay, So the Carolina Panthers released 838 00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:31,960 Speaker 1: him in February. He was on a five year, eighty 839 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:34,880 Speaker 1: million dollar contract after making back to back Pro Bowls. 840 00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:38,759 Speaker 1: So you understand why they made the investment, but in 841 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:43,240 Speaker 1: the last two seasons he's played a combined five games, 842 00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:45,919 Speaker 1: and each of the last two seasons have been cut 843 00:47:45,960 --> 00:47:50,520 Speaker 1: short by season ending shoulder surgery. To me, that's not 844 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:52,480 Speaker 1: a guy you need seven point eight million in cap 845 00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:56,239 Speaker 1: space four, You know what I'm saying. Yeah, Now, if 846 00:47:56,239 --> 00:47:57,799 Speaker 1: you want to say, well, they're going to get him 847 00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:02,160 Speaker 1: and another guy, maybe the math works there, But this 848 00:48:02,239 --> 00:48:05,640 Speaker 1: isn't a guy you're paying. No, but it is. Maybe 849 00:48:05,640 --> 00:48:08,600 Speaker 1: you'd spend give him a six or seven million dollar 850 00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:12,200 Speaker 1: one year deal. You think you gotta paying that much 851 00:48:12,239 --> 00:48:14,200 Speaker 1: comp playing five games last year? I don't know. The 852 00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:16,040 Speaker 1: guy's a two time Pro Bowl or I know, and 853 00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:18,359 Speaker 1: you want them motivated, so it'll be a one yar deal. 854 00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:20,799 Speaker 1: I guess what I'm losing. As an example is what 855 00:48:20,840 --> 00:48:22,839 Speaker 1: they did with Darrell Williams. I mean, Darryl Williams came 856 00:48:22,840 --> 00:48:24,600 Speaker 1: in here and played for like what three and a 857 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,399 Speaker 1: half last year? One year? Three and a Half's fine, 858 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,719 Speaker 1: whatever the number is, but it's certainly going to be 859 00:48:29,800 --> 00:48:32,640 Speaker 1: less than eleven point whatever they did now seven point 860 00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:35,280 Speaker 1: eight And think about this, would you rather have Kwan 861 00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:38,080 Speaker 1: Short on a one year prove it deal for like 862 00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:40,839 Speaker 1: five million or three million or six million or whatever 863 00:48:40,840 --> 00:48:43,359 Speaker 1: the number is four to eight million on a one 864 00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:46,680 Speaker 1: year deal, wanting to prove it? Or do you want 865 00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:49,359 Speaker 1: zach Ertz at eight point two on a one year 866 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:54,760 Speaker 1: deal where you have to give a sixth rounder for him? 867 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:58,960 Speaker 1: Do we know what's going on with Star right? I 868 00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:01,800 Speaker 1: would want to beef up the run front. That was 869 00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:07,280 Speaker 1: a more glaring issue than the offense, scoring and moving 870 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:09,640 Speaker 1: the football. So I would I would go on the 871 00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:11,840 Speaker 1: I would air on the defensive side of the ball. 872 00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:13,799 Speaker 1: Would you do this totally with you? Yeah? And you 873 00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:15,120 Speaker 1: get him for free. You don't have to give up 874 00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:18,120 Speaker 1: a sixth or fifth. It's a question mark because of 875 00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:20,319 Speaker 1: his injury history. But yeah, but you know you're gonna 876 00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:22,320 Speaker 1: get his best effort on a one year deal and 877 00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,520 Speaker 1: he and he I think you're right. He's gonna be 878 00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:27,080 Speaker 1: way cheaper than zach Ertz at eight point Oh yeah, 879 00:49:27,120 --> 00:49:31,920 Speaker 1: absolutely so. And he has hit. I don't know. Did 880 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:37,759 Speaker 1: he play for Carol Hermott Carol Um. I believe he did. Yeah. 881 00:49:38,480 --> 00:49:40,520 Speaker 1: I think his career is long enough, right, so, yeah, 882 00:49:40,560 --> 00:49:43,839 Speaker 1: he's thirty two years old. Absolutely, I think it's yeah, 883 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:48,560 Speaker 1: I like the idea, and he played for defensive line 884 00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:51,840 Speaker 1: coach coach Washington also, so I mean there it is, 885 00:49:52,200 --> 00:49:54,960 Speaker 1: and we've seen that pipeline utilize more than once. Here. 886 00:49:55,239 --> 00:49:58,000 Speaker 1: Great time for us. When we return, though, we'll be 887 00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:01,879 Speaker 1: joined by CBS Sports Joel Worry, former NFL agent, as 888 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:04,520 Speaker 1: he's going to break down June first for us. We 889 00:50:04,560 --> 00:50:06,839 Speaker 1: can even ask him the retirement question with the dead 890 00:50:06,920 --> 00:50:11,720 Speaker 1: cap and the options with Julio Jones, zach Ertz and others. 891 00:50:12,440 --> 00:50:14,600 Speaker 1: When we return here on One Bill's Live presented by 892 00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:34,880 Speaker 1: Claude Health, It's Buffalo Bill's Radio at a Steve Tasker 893 00:50:34,920 --> 00:50:37,600 Speaker 1: who has been all over the fields. Kind of unique. 894 00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:39,840 Speaker 1: He was kind of a dual role player for you, Steve, 895 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:50,520 Speaker 1: Steve a blimp. We're not even in the stratiere of normalcy. Ah, 896 00:50:50,760 --> 00:50:53,879 Speaker 1: we're number two here on a Tuesday. Chris Brown, Steve 897 00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:56,919 Speaker 1: Tasker review and joining us on the line right now, 898 00:50:57,600 --> 00:51:01,720 Speaker 1: CBS Sports salary cap expert, an NFL writer, former sports 899 00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:05,120 Speaker 1: agent and host of the Inside the Cap podcast. It 900 00:51:05,320 --> 00:51:08,640 Speaker 1: is one Joel Corey joining us on the line. Joel, 901 00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:11,720 Speaker 1: thanks for giving us some time here on this June first. 902 00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:16,319 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us, Thanks for having me. So let's 903 00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:20,040 Speaker 1: let's begin here with the news that is, you know 904 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:23,920 Speaker 1: of interest to Bills fans here locally, the report by 905 00:51:24,200 --> 00:51:28,840 Speaker 1: ESPN about the Bills clearing approximately seven point eight in 906 00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:34,600 Speaker 1: cap space with the restructuring of Sefon Diggs contract. We're 907 00:51:34,600 --> 00:51:37,040 Speaker 1: of the belief that you're not clearing that much money 908 00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:40,719 Speaker 1: unless you know you're acquiring something. How did it strike you? 909 00:51:42,040 --> 00:51:44,600 Speaker 1: It struck me that maybe a Josh Allen deal is 910 00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:49,720 Speaker 1: okay because you're going to need first you had about 911 00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:52,280 Speaker 1: three to six a cap room according to the NFLPA data. 912 00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:54,520 Speaker 1: You still have to sign your first round pick and 913 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:56,759 Speaker 1: a third round pick, so that's going to eat some 914 00:51:56,880 --> 00:51:59,120 Speaker 1: of the space. And then, depending upon how you structured 915 00:51:59,239 --> 00:52:02,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, you're gonna need more cap room than that. 916 00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:04,359 Speaker 1: It could be you're going to acquire someone as well. 917 00:52:04,760 --> 00:52:08,759 Speaker 1: And then also come September nine, everything starts counting on 918 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:11,120 Speaker 1: the cap as opposed just to top fifty one, which 919 00:52:11,120 --> 00:52:13,680 Speaker 1: counts gives cap in the offseason, So it could also 920 00:52:13,719 --> 00:52:17,200 Speaker 1: be a move to get you in position for all 921 00:52:17,239 --> 00:52:22,920 Speaker 1: that stuff. And give us your quick remind for our listeners, 922 00:52:23,160 --> 00:52:25,600 Speaker 1: give us a little bit of a recap as to 923 00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:28,360 Speaker 1: why June first makes a big difference for these teams 924 00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:31,320 Speaker 1: like Julio Jones, like zach Ertz, and teams like the 925 00:52:31,360 --> 00:52:33,239 Speaker 1: Bills who are looking to make a trade. Why does 926 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:35,480 Speaker 1: the thing give us a quick recap as to why 927 00:52:35,560 --> 00:52:39,080 Speaker 1: things change so dramatically after June first. Well, if you 928 00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:43,319 Speaker 1: cut someone prior to June second or trade them, then 929 00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:47,600 Speaker 1: the bonus pro ration in future years hits the cap immediately. 930 00:52:47,800 --> 00:52:50,920 Speaker 1: If you wait until after June one, the bonus pro 931 00:52:51,040 --> 00:52:54,600 Speaker 1: ration in future years doesn't hit the cap until next year. 932 00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:57,000 Speaker 1: And we'll put it in Julio Jones terms to make 933 00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:59,640 Speaker 1: it more concrete. Right now, he's got a twenty three 934 00:52:59,680 --> 00:53:02,480 Speaker 1: point five million dollars cap number because of all the 935 00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:05,200 Speaker 1: bonus per ration in his contract. If they traded him 936 00:53:05,320 --> 00:53:09,439 Speaker 1: before June second, then Atlanta would have twenty three point 937 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:11,720 Speaker 1: two five million is a cap number with the trade. 938 00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:14,920 Speaker 1: By waiting, assuming they're not going to eat any salary 939 00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,200 Speaker 1: on the way out the door, they're only going to 940 00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:20,000 Speaker 1: have seven point seven five million dollars of a cap 941 00:53:20,080 --> 00:53:22,920 Speaker 1: hit this year, which would be the bonus per ration 942 00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:26,480 Speaker 1: relating to twenty twenty one in fifteen point five next year. 943 00:53:27,000 --> 00:53:30,720 Speaker 1: That's why June one June second is so significant because 944 00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:34,880 Speaker 1: of the way cap accounting works. Yeah, and Joel, reading 945 00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:38,920 Speaker 1: your column on CBS sports dot Com about the Julio 946 00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:42,600 Speaker 1: Jones exit from the Falcons or the impending one, I 947 00:53:42,719 --> 00:53:46,200 Speaker 1: found it interesting the alternative that you proposed to try 948 00:53:46,239 --> 00:53:48,400 Speaker 1: to grease the wheel, so to speak, on a trade, 949 00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:52,520 Speaker 1: and you referenced the Kiko Alonso trade in twenty nineteen 950 00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:56,200 Speaker 1: from the Dolphins to the Saints, where he agreed to 951 00:53:56,320 --> 00:53:59,400 Speaker 1: move a small portion of his base salary into a 952 00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:03,480 Speaker 1: fifth of the twenty twenty roster bonus that became fully 953 00:54:03,520 --> 00:54:06,239 Speaker 1: guaranteed five days after the trade. Can you just kind 954 00:54:06,239 --> 00:54:10,040 Speaker 1: of walk us through that and how realistic you think 955 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:12,839 Speaker 1: that would be to convince Julio to take that kind 956 00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 1: of a step. Well, first, if I'm Atlanta, I'm not 957 00:54:16,560 --> 00:54:19,480 Speaker 1: eating any salary unless I'm getting the first round pick, 958 00:54:19,560 --> 00:54:21,719 Speaker 1: which most people don't think they can get for him. 959 00:54:22,280 --> 00:54:26,520 Speaker 1: So you would have to have Julio or convince him 960 00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:30,919 Speaker 1: or Jimmy Sexton to shift money into twenty twenty two 961 00:54:31,120 --> 00:54:32,920 Speaker 1: because you have to have enough cap for him to 962 00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:35,239 Speaker 1: take on a guy's salary when you trade him. And 963 00:54:35,320 --> 00:54:37,839 Speaker 1: if you shift some money into twenty twenty two. That's 964 00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:40,320 Speaker 1: less money that a team has to have cap wise 965 00:54:40,640 --> 00:54:42,960 Speaker 1: to take him on in twenty twenty one. Obviously it's 966 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:45,600 Speaker 1: going to raise the twenty twenty two cap number. But 967 00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:49,640 Speaker 1: the way NFL salaries are now paid, they're not paid 968 00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:52,880 Speaker 1: during the course of the season. They're now paid twice 969 00:54:52,920 --> 00:54:55,040 Speaker 1: the number of the weeks of the regular season. If 970 00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:57,640 Speaker 1: he moved money into a first day of the league 971 00:54:57,680 --> 00:55:00,719 Speaker 1: year roster bonus in twenty twenty two, he might get 972 00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:03,040 Speaker 1: all He might get that money or the bulk of 973 00:55:03,080 --> 00:55:06,280 Speaker 1: the money being no worse off at that particular time frame. 974 00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:10,279 Speaker 1: Denny Wood, he kept it all big salary. That might 975 00:55:10,320 --> 00:55:14,600 Speaker 1: be one thing that is done to accelerate a trade 976 00:55:14,680 --> 00:55:17,160 Speaker 1: or facilitate a trade, and so all these things done 977 00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:20,440 Speaker 1: in the accounting side of the NFL. With Julio Jones. 978 00:55:20,480 --> 00:55:22,879 Speaker 1: Now we've reached June and it's it's okay to trade 979 00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:24,799 Speaker 1: him for the Atlanta Falcons. They get a big cap 980 00:55:24,840 --> 00:55:28,399 Speaker 1: relief and all of that. What teams have the kind 981 00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:30,640 Speaker 1: of that are in the running for a number one 982 00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:34,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver that is thirty two years old. What teams 983 00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:37,760 Speaker 1: have the cap space, the roster spot or the glaring 984 00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:40,400 Speaker 1: need and a quarterback who can get him the ball. 985 00:55:40,640 --> 00:55:42,799 Speaker 1: I mean, what teams are we talking about? There can't 986 00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:46,719 Speaker 1: be more than a handful. Well, if there's no perfect situation. 987 00:55:47,360 --> 00:55:49,520 Speaker 1: Just from the standpoint, all the teams that have cap 988 00:55:49,640 --> 00:55:54,640 Speaker 1: room are bad team, right Jacksonville, the Jets he wants 989 00:55:54,680 --> 00:55:57,399 Speaker 1: to win, they're out. They're not someplace he would want 990 00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:01,399 Speaker 1: to go. Then they're teams which may not have cap 991 00:56:01,480 --> 00:56:05,240 Speaker 1: space but have a quarterback like Seattle and not only 992 00:56:05,239 --> 00:56:06,919 Speaker 1: think they should be on the list because Tyro Locke 993 00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:09,360 Speaker 1: is very good and they got DK Metcalf. The Rams 994 00:56:09,400 --> 00:56:13,680 Speaker 1: who come up. The Titans have a glaring needed wide 995 00:56:13,719 --> 00:56:15,840 Speaker 1: receiver but only have three point nine million dollars a 996 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:20,160 Speaker 1: cap space. But you could convert Ryan Tanny Hills twenty 997 00:56:20,160 --> 00:56:22,799 Speaker 1: four point five million dollars base salary come up with 998 00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:24,640 Speaker 1: the cap room. I don't know if I want to 999 00:56:24,640 --> 00:56:26,600 Speaker 1: go to Baltimore of him who doesn't have enough cap 1000 00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:30,240 Speaker 1: space Anyway, to me, San Francisco makes a lot of sense. 1001 00:56:30,280 --> 00:56:34,560 Speaker 1: The quarterback situations a little bit iffy because it's Garoppolo 1002 00:56:34,640 --> 00:56:37,680 Speaker 1: or Trey Lance, but he has played for Kyle Shanahan. 1003 00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:41,480 Speaker 1: That one is basically doable. From a cap standpoint, to 1004 00:56:41,560 --> 00:56:44,600 Speaker 1: have like seventeen seven a cap space and the Chargers 1005 00:56:44,600 --> 00:56:47,719 Speaker 1: have close to twenty million dollars in cap space. And 1006 00:56:48,120 --> 00:56:51,000 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert looks like he's a superstar in the making, 1007 00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:54,320 Speaker 1: So that would intrigue me if I'm Julio. But Tennessee 1008 00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:58,239 Speaker 1: seems like the obvious space. You just restructure Tanny Hills contract. 1009 00:56:59,000 --> 00:57:01,120 Speaker 1: They lost their tight in, they lost the number two 1010 00:57:01,160 --> 00:57:07,160 Speaker 1: receiver that screams Derek, that screams not Derreck Henry, who's 1011 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:10,239 Speaker 1: been working out with Julio Jones to meet right. And 1012 00:57:10,480 --> 00:57:12,520 Speaker 1: you mentioned in there the Rams, and the reason the 1013 00:57:12,600 --> 00:57:14,839 Speaker 1: Rams are kind of always in every conversation is that 1014 00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:17,280 Speaker 1: they don't really seem like they don't care about the cap. 1015 00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:19,920 Speaker 1: They don't care about first round draft picks they're bringing 1016 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:23,040 Speaker 1: guys in. Is the cap I mean, how restrictive is 1017 00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:26,280 Speaker 1: the cap and how long? I mean, we saw the 1018 00:57:26,320 --> 00:57:29,360 Speaker 1: Saints get crushed this year with a cap, you know, 1019 00:57:29,640 --> 00:57:31,480 Speaker 1: by being over the cap as well as as far 1020 00:57:31,520 --> 00:57:33,680 Speaker 1: as they were. Is the cap a real thing? And 1021 00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:37,120 Speaker 1: how real is it? Well, the states get figure out 1022 00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:39,120 Speaker 1: a way to share one hundred million dollars in pay 1023 00:57:39,320 --> 00:57:42,880 Speaker 1: in cap commitments to get under the cap, and franchise somebody. 1024 00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:46,600 Speaker 1: It's real, but you can find ways to work around it. 1025 00:57:47,080 --> 00:57:51,200 Speaker 1: I think compensation trade compensation may be the bigger and pattern. 1026 00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:53,840 Speaker 1: I saw something today where Atlanta and not only wants 1027 00:57:53,880 --> 00:57:57,080 Speaker 1: a first round pick, but players in return, presumably young 1028 00:57:57,120 --> 00:58:00,360 Speaker 1: players on draft contracts, because they we have two eighty 1029 00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:02,960 Speaker 1: five dollars the cap brew and haven't signed anybody in 1030 00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:05,480 Speaker 1: the draft class, which is why you'd have to get 1031 00:58:05,600 --> 00:58:08,600 Speaker 1: rid of Julio or you have to restructure Grady Jarrett. 1032 00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:10,600 Speaker 1: So that part may be the hardest thing to trade 1033 00:58:10,640 --> 00:58:13,480 Speaker 1: compensation because you can manipulate the cap. There's another way 1034 00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:17,120 Speaker 1: you could do it as well, which is rework his 1035 00:58:17,240 --> 00:58:20,960 Speaker 1: deal where he has an option bonus for next year, 1036 00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:23,960 Speaker 1: where he cut his base salary and you turn twenty 1037 00:58:24,000 --> 00:58:26,400 Speaker 1: twenty three into an option year and add to fake 1038 00:58:26,520 --> 00:58:29,600 Speaker 1: dummy years like everybody's been doing this year. That could 1039 00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:32,480 Speaker 1: do the same thing is shifting money into a roster 1040 00:58:32,520 --> 00:58:35,600 Speaker 1: bonus next year. Joel, what do you think is the 1041 00:58:35,600 --> 00:58:41,360 Speaker 1: biggest stumbling block with zach ertz move, because it seems 1042 00:58:41,360 --> 00:58:43,800 Speaker 1: to me yet the obvious is he's coming off a 1043 00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:46,120 Speaker 1: down year when the quarterback position was a mess for 1044 00:58:46,120 --> 00:58:50,560 Speaker 1: Philadelphia last season, so that's not necessarily his fault, but 1045 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:53,400 Speaker 1: the numbers are the numbers. And then there are reports 1046 00:58:53,440 --> 00:58:56,240 Speaker 1: that he does not want a new deal after a 1047 00:58:56,280 --> 00:58:58,240 Speaker 1: trade is made because he wants to get back into 1048 00:58:58,280 --> 00:59:00,960 Speaker 1: free agency, which I totally get all so, but these 1049 00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:04,160 Speaker 1: things don't seem to help his trade market values. So 1050 00:59:04,920 --> 00:59:07,440 Speaker 1: where do you see the issue here in trying to 1051 00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:10,400 Speaker 1: find a trade partner for Philadelphia. I think it is 1052 00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:13,040 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman over playing his hand. I think he was 1053 00:59:13,760 --> 00:59:18,160 Speaker 1: trying to trade zach Ertz of twenty seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, 1054 00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:21,880 Speaker 1: and there were teams which had a tight end, me 1055 00:59:22,560 --> 00:59:25,680 Speaker 1: like the Chargers that went out and filled it, and 1056 00:59:26,240 --> 00:59:28,360 Speaker 1: you don't have a whole lot of teams. Indy always 1057 00:59:28,360 --> 00:59:31,080 Speaker 1: seemed like the obvious choice to me because Frank Wright 1058 00:59:31,720 --> 00:59:35,840 Speaker 1: was an offensive coordinator, his quarterback Carson Wentz, who threw 1059 00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:38,960 Speaker 1: him the ball, made a point of finding him. That 1060 00:59:39,040 --> 00:59:41,280 Speaker 1: seemed like a great spot to me more than any 1061 00:59:41,320 --> 00:59:44,160 Speaker 1: place else. But I think I'd lay the blamemore on 1062 00:59:44,200 --> 00:59:47,520 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman overvaluing zach Ertz in the marketplace. It could 1063 00:59:47,640 --> 00:59:49,920 Speaker 1: be what the Falcons are doing, who he was, and 1064 00:59:50,160 --> 00:59:52,880 Speaker 1: is that why it hasn't happened. Is it strictly the 1065 00:59:52,920 --> 00:59:55,240 Speaker 1: calendars to why it hasn't happened for zach Ertz, or 1066 00:59:55,280 --> 00:59:59,040 Speaker 1: is it Howie Roseman trying to, you know, get back 1067 00:59:59,120 --> 01:00:02,600 Speaker 1: some of what he over Well, he initially was asking 1068 01:00:02,720 --> 01:00:09,000 Speaker 1: for Matthew Stafford compensation for Carson Wentz who imploded last year. 1069 01:00:09,080 --> 01:00:12,080 Speaker 1: So I blame it more on how you Rosen in 1070 01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:16,280 Speaker 1: the calendar, because you could either take they're in a 1071 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:18,439 Speaker 1: position where they pick up like four seven of cap 1072 01:00:18,480 --> 01:00:22,520 Speaker 1: space if they had traded zach Ertz before June. Second, 1073 01:00:22,520 --> 01:00:24,440 Speaker 1: I can't imagine gets traded today and then as I 1074 01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:26,720 Speaker 1: say that he's going to get traded today, or you 1075 01:00:26,800 --> 01:00:30,000 Speaker 1: pick up eight five because you're able to split the 1076 01:00:30,040 --> 01:00:33,640 Speaker 1: pro ration over two years and then you know the 1077 01:00:34,680 --> 01:00:38,240 Speaker 1: Bills organization things are going to change dramatically in terms 1078 01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:43,720 Speaker 1: of salary shift when they do pay Josh Allen most 1079 01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:46,560 Speaker 1: seemed to be of the belief that, you know, Josh 1080 01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:48,640 Speaker 1: would be more in line to get one of those 1081 01:00:49,120 --> 01:00:53,080 Speaker 1: shorter term deals, maybe more in line with Deshaun Watson. 1082 01:00:53,160 --> 01:00:57,000 Speaker 1: Then what we saw Patrick Mahomes get. Are you anticipating 1083 01:00:57,040 --> 01:00:59,720 Speaker 1: that the Patrick Mahomes deal is going to be an 1084 01:00:59,720 --> 01:01:02,640 Speaker 1: out liar in comparison to what some of these twenty 1085 01:01:02,680 --> 01:01:05,720 Speaker 1: eighteen classic quarterbacks are going to be looking for more 1086 01:01:05,720 --> 01:01:07,440 Speaker 1: of the shorter ones to kind of get back in 1087 01:01:07,480 --> 01:01:11,200 Speaker 1: the market to swing again. Yes, I think it's going 1088 01:01:11,240 --> 01:01:14,120 Speaker 1: to be an outlier the one I would keep an 1089 01:01:14,120 --> 01:01:18,000 Speaker 1: eye on with that. And maybe it's a long deal 1090 01:01:18,080 --> 01:01:21,560 Speaker 1: which doesn't have the roster bonus guarantees in the same 1091 01:01:21,600 --> 01:01:25,040 Speaker 1: way as Mahomess does, so he's pretty much sure of 1092 01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:27,840 Speaker 1: being in a union. Advance would be Lamar Jackson. He 1093 01:01:27,880 --> 01:01:29,560 Speaker 1: says he wants to be a raven for life and 1094 01:01:29,560 --> 01:01:32,040 Speaker 1: doesn't have an agent that and us he has like 1095 01:01:32,560 --> 01:01:36,360 Speaker 1: the advisors similar to Order Bobby Wagner or Laramy Tunsil 1096 01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:38,960 Speaker 1: ad that has a recipe for disaster written all over 1097 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:43,520 Speaker 1: it for Lamar Jackson. And what about the situation in 1098 01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:46,560 Speaker 1: Green Bay Aaron Rodgers versus the packers the key what 1099 01:01:46,600 --> 01:01:48,680 Speaker 1: are the dates to know and what's going to happen 1100 01:01:48,720 --> 01:01:52,080 Speaker 1: with that? I mean, Aaron Rodgers is going nowhere in 1101 01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:55,800 Speaker 1: the short term, but as he laying groundwork for an 1102 01:01:55,800 --> 01:01:59,320 Speaker 1: exit next year at least, I always thought that he 1103 01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:02,000 Speaker 1: was going to exit next year. When they drafted Jordan 1104 01:02:02,120 --> 01:02:06,480 Speaker 1: love because you can't have Jordan love fit three years 1105 01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:09,600 Speaker 1: on a four year rookie contract when you have to 1106 01:02:09,640 --> 01:02:13,960 Speaker 1: make the option year decision after the third year. I 1107 01:02:13,960 --> 01:02:16,520 Speaker 1: always thought twenty twenty two was the time when Aaron 1108 01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:19,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers was going to be traded. Right now, he got 1109 01:02:19,440 --> 01:02:23,080 Speaker 1: a high stakes game of chicken. We'll see how much 1110 01:02:23,280 --> 01:02:27,400 Speaker 1: how much conviction Rogers has because it can become very costly, 1111 01:02:28,080 --> 01:02:30,400 Speaker 1: and if he sticks to his guns, it's fifty thousand 1112 01:02:30,400 --> 01:02:32,760 Speaker 1: dollars per day for each day in this training camp, 1113 01:02:32,800 --> 01:02:34,800 Speaker 1: and then sixth day of the hold out, they can 1114 01:02:34,840 --> 01:02:37,160 Speaker 1: start taking back part of the pro raded portion of 1115 01:02:37,160 --> 01:02:40,640 Speaker 1: the signing bonus. And then if he starts missing regular 1116 01:02:40,640 --> 01:02:44,760 Speaker 1: season games, you're not getting paid. So we'll see how 1117 01:02:44,800 --> 01:02:47,520 Speaker 1: much conviction he had. Those are the guy that stopped 1118 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:50,000 Speaker 1: talking to members of his family four years at a time. 1119 01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:54,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if they reconciled, so I would not 1120 01:02:54,560 --> 01:02:57,160 Speaker 1: dismiss him having a lot of resolve, more so than 1121 01:02:57,200 --> 01:03:01,720 Speaker 1: the average player. Talking to CBS Sports salary capped expert 1122 01:03:01,800 --> 01:03:05,960 Speaker 1: an NFL writer also former sports asian Joel Curry, Joel Corey, 1123 01:03:06,040 --> 01:03:09,440 Speaker 1: excuse me, and you know, Joel, I was looking at 1124 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:14,200 Speaker 1: basically the Juwan James thing, and I have to believe 1125 01:03:14,240 --> 01:03:17,800 Speaker 1: you had to take on that because you know the guy. Unfortunately, 1126 01:03:17,800 --> 01:03:20,880 Speaker 1: as an injury away from you know, the Denver Broncos 1127 01:03:20,920 --> 01:03:24,320 Speaker 1: training facilities, they label it a non football injury because 1128 01:03:24,320 --> 01:03:27,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen on their property. And then they just 1129 01:03:27,400 --> 01:03:28,880 Speaker 1: kind of cut them loose. And then they did it 1130 01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:30,720 Speaker 1: with a second player on their roster as well who 1131 01:03:30,760 --> 01:03:37,080 Speaker 1: got injured. I mean, they're within the rules. What do 1132 01:03:37,120 --> 01:03:41,720 Speaker 1: you think the ripple effects of those moves will be 1133 01:03:41,960 --> 01:03:46,360 Speaker 1: league wide? Well, first of all, I was a little 1134 01:03:46,400 --> 01:03:50,440 Speaker 1: surprised that players like Patrick Mahomes did not know the 1135 01:03:50,520 --> 01:03:54,400 Speaker 1: rule because he expressed surprised that James's money could be 1136 01:03:54,440 --> 01:03:57,920 Speaker 1: at risk. Now, the first thing that should have happened 1137 01:03:57,920 --> 01:04:02,240 Speaker 1: when the NFLPA was organizing the offseason workout boycott is 1138 01:04:02,440 --> 01:04:05,720 Speaker 1: they needed to explain what the pros and times, risk 1139 01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:08,280 Speaker 1: and ramifications were. And also it's up to the individual 1140 01:04:08,680 --> 01:04:12,200 Speaker 1: agent for each player who's contemplating not showing up, Well, 1141 01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:15,000 Speaker 1: if you get hurt, here's what happens. We've seen some 1142 01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:19,160 Speaker 1: of the ripple effect be that teams and players have 1143 01:04:19,320 --> 01:04:24,840 Speaker 1: negotiated individual changes offseason workout programs and I expect that 1144 01:04:25,560 --> 01:04:28,640 Speaker 1: next year you're going to see maybe the NFL and 1145 01:04:28,800 --> 01:04:31,600 Speaker 1: NFLPA trying to incorporate some of these changes into the 1146 01:04:31,640 --> 01:04:36,000 Speaker 1: relaxed workout programs on a go for a basis. The 1147 01:04:36,120 --> 01:04:39,600 Speaker 1: NFL and the NFLPA have agreed and they've been taught, 1148 01:04:39,640 --> 01:04:41,240 Speaker 1: I think more so than any other year in our 1149 01:04:41,400 --> 01:04:45,320 Speaker 1: remembrance because of the pandemic last year. The last twelve 1150 01:04:45,400 --> 01:04:48,360 Speaker 1: or fourteen months, the NFL, the union, and the league 1151 01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:52,000 Speaker 1: have spoken probably more times than they can count, and 1152 01:04:52,040 --> 01:04:54,919 Speaker 1: they agreed on a two hundred and eight point two 1153 01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:58,439 Speaker 1: million dollar cap ceiling for this coming year. How much 1154 01:04:58,480 --> 01:05:02,400 Speaker 1: do you think that is? Maybe a suppression of maybe 1155 01:05:02,440 --> 01:05:04,680 Speaker 1: the revenue that they're gonna get and a payback for 1156 01:05:04,760 --> 01:05:07,320 Speaker 1: what the league gave up last year to get the 1157 01:05:07,360 --> 01:05:09,720 Speaker 1: games in. I mean, give us an idea of your 1158 01:05:09,800 --> 01:05:12,680 Speaker 1: ballpark figure about where that two hundred and eight million 1159 01:05:12,760 --> 01:05:17,960 Speaker 1: sits in the maximum and the minimum of possibilities. Well, 1160 01:05:17,960 --> 01:05:23,000 Speaker 1: when Brandon being talked about cutting players who aren't vaccinated, 1161 01:05:23,040 --> 01:05:26,200 Speaker 1: he also said something else that he didn't know what 1162 01:05:26,280 --> 01:05:29,000 Speaker 1: to do about stating capacity in terms of cap planning 1163 01:05:29,040 --> 01:05:33,400 Speaker 1: and was using one ninety five twenty millions projections. Now 1164 01:05:33,480 --> 01:05:36,200 Speaker 1: it seems like most teams are gonna have full capacity 1165 01:05:36,320 --> 01:05:38,600 Speaker 1: or close to it, So maybe two hundred and eight 1166 01:05:38,680 --> 01:05:43,640 Speaker 1: point two. He's realistical seeded, But I've never heard of 1167 01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:47,600 Speaker 1: a cap on the cap a ceiling. So the more 1168 01:05:47,880 --> 01:05:49,680 Speaker 1: the higher the cap is, and if you exceed that, 1169 01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:51,680 Speaker 1: then you're going to be able to pay back more 1170 01:05:51,720 --> 01:05:55,560 Speaker 1: than money there was borrowed to keep the cap from 1171 01:05:55,640 --> 01:05:59,120 Speaker 1: dropping to one fifty five one sixty, and then in 1172 01:05:59,160 --> 01:06:02,280 Speaker 1: twenty twenty you'd have a bigger increase. And that's the 1173 01:06:02,320 --> 01:06:05,000 Speaker 1: first year and you really expect the cap to take off, 1174 01:06:05,160 --> 01:06:09,000 Speaker 1: But this is exactly the ceiling is so they can 1175 01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:11,880 Speaker 1: pay back losses. So in the case that the cap 1176 01:06:12,680 --> 01:06:16,760 Speaker 1: does end up being higher than anticipated, then the payback 1177 01:06:16,920 --> 01:06:20,440 Speaker 1: will end up being quicker instead of stretching out over 1178 01:06:20,440 --> 01:06:23,200 Speaker 1: a longer period of time. The cap what people were thinking, 1179 01:06:23,200 --> 01:06:25,800 Speaker 1: we're working between two hundred and fifteen and two hundred 1180 01:06:25,840 --> 01:06:28,240 Speaker 1: and twenty this next year. Do you think it gets 1181 01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:30,200 Speaker 1: back to that and they're paying to maybe what a 1182 01:06:30,280 --> 01:06:33,520 Speaker 1: five percent of it back, like ten million perteen back, 1183 01:06:34,320 --> 01:06:37,080 Speaker 1: like for instance, off the cap instead of two hundred 1184 01:06:37,080 --> 01:06:39,000 Speaker 1: and eighteen, it's two hundred and eight. Is you think 1185 01:06:39,040 --> 01:06:42,160 Speaker 1: that's that big a gap. I don't know if we 1186 01:06:42,240 --> 01:06:44,760 Speaker 1: get there. When Brandon being stock in one nine to 1187 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:49,240 Speaker 1: two hundred twenty twenty two, I suspect that his projections 1188 01:06:49,280 --> 01:06:52,080 Speaker 1: aren't off from everyone else's. That's what he's in this 1189 01:06:52,200 --> 01:06:54,200 Speaker 1: were talking about. And you have to air on the 1190 01:06:54,200 --> 01:06:57,800 Speaker 1: side of conservatism and cap projections. You can't air on 1191 01:06:57,840 --> 01:07:01,840 Speaker 1: the high end because then here and felt trouble if 1192 01:07:01,840 --> 01:07:06,000 Speaker 1: the cap comes in lower. So maybe that was artificially low, 1193 01:07:06,600 --> 01:07:11,160 Speaker 1: but you really need the cap to try to get 1194 01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:13,880 Speaker 1: back to close to what it would have been. And 1195 01:07:13,920 --> 01:07:16,120 Speaker 1: if you get up to two hundred and eight million, 1196 01:07:16,120 --> 01:07:19,440 Speaker 1: you're talking to fourteen increase, and we haven't had a 1197 01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:22,920 Speaker 1: fourteen percent increase in quite some time. It would go 1198 01:07:22,960 --> 01:07:25,120 Speaker 1: back to the days when you used to dump all 1199 01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:28,400 Speaker 1: the money from the new TV deals in the first 1200 01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:30,400 Speaker 1: year or a big chunk of it, and you'd have 1201 01:07:30,440 --> 01:07:32,560 Speaker 1: a huge spike in the cap where cap would go 1202 01:07:32,640 --> 01:07:36,920 Speaker 1: up from some instances twenty five percent. Almost so, Joel, 1203 01:07:37,200 --> 01:07:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, at the beginning of the conversation here with you, 1204 01:07:39,640 --> 01:07:42,240 Speaker 1: you talked about how you saw this new cap space 1205 01:07:42,280 --> 01:07:45,440 Speaker 1: as possibly an indicator that Josh Allen could be getting 1206 01:07:45,440 --> 01:07:48,600 Speaker 1: a contract extension. They also have a linebacker who they 1207 01:07:48,640 --> 01:07:51,680 Speaker 1: gave a fifty year option in Tremaine Edmonds, who presumably 1208 01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:56,000 Speaker 1: will be up for something similar. Do you believe that, 1209 01:07:56,160 --> 01:07:59,360 Speaker 1: with the off the ball linebacker market not changing really 1210 01:07:59,400 --> 01:08:03,400 Speaker 1: all that since Bobby Wagner's deal in twenty nineteen, that 1211 01:08:03,400 --> 01:08:06,240 Speaker 1: that is the easier deal to negotiate for the Bills, 1212 01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:09,200 Speaker 1: or do you think it's it's just better to get 1213 01:08:09,240 --> 01:08:11,400 Speaker 1: the quarterback done because that price is going higher a 1214 01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:16,160 Speaker 1: whole lot faster than the off the ball linebacker position. Well, 1215 01:08:17,120 --> 01:08:20,160 Speaker 1: demand should be in no hurry to get a deal 1216 01:08:20,240 --> 01:08:25,320 Speaker 1: done for two reasons. YEA, a single second round here, 1217 01:08:27,439 --> 01:08:33,200 Speaker 1: don't talk to me. Bobby Wagner and then Morner got 1218 01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:37,479 Speaker 1: a break out of here third round pick contract year 1219 01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:44,080 Speaker 1: it get first, and I'm gonna that deal. Try to 1220 01:08:44,080 --> 01:08:46,519 Speaker 1: get as close as possible to it or ex feed it. 1221 01:08:47,160 --> 01:08:50,639 Speaker 1: Oh waiting, it's gonna be good for any off ball 1222 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:56,639 Speaker 1: linebackerrounds a fifth drop, all right, So it's probably Alan 1223 01:08:56,760 --> 01:09:00,000 Speaker 1: now and Edmonds way later. It's probably how it happens 1224 01:09:00,200 --> 01:09:03,400 Speaker 1: with those two guys from the twenty eighteen class. That's 1225 01:09:03,400 --> 01:09:06,120 Speaker 1: probably the best way for them to slice it. Oh yeah, 1226 01:09:06,680 --> 01:09:12,280 Speaker 1: quarterback down a quarterback. Um that you were certain about 1227 01:09:12,800 --> 01:09:16,000 Speaker 1: the more it's gonna cost long run. Um, if I'm 1228 01:09:16,120 --> 01:09:18,679 Speaker 1: like the Browns, I might have to have a taste 1229 01:09:18,680 --> 01:09:21,799 Speaker 1: on Baker Mayfield because which Baker Mayfield is real? Baker 1230 01:09:21,800 --> 01:09:25,840 Speaker 1: Mayfield first half of the year in last season and 1231 01:09:25,920 --> 01:09:30,600 Speaker 1: his sophomore year for second half Mayfield. Josh Allen was 1232 01:09:30,720 --> 01:09:34,640 Speaker 1: MVP candidate last year, Mark Jackson's winning MVP. So I 1233 01:09:34,640 --> 01:09:36,960 Speaker 1: would try to get those two done sooner rather than later. 1234 01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:44,799 Speaker 1: Um and Edmonds, I don't he's smart wait, because he'sn't 1235 01:09:44,840 --> 01:09:46,519 Speaker 1: getting me a better position as long as it keeps 1236 01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:51,080 Speaker 1: playing well. Okay, sounds right? All right, they're good. Thanks Joel. 1237 01:09:51,120 --> 01:09:54,680 Speaker 1: We appreciate the expertise. As always, we'll catch up with 1238 01:09:54,720 --> 01:09:57,240 Speaker 1: you down the line. Thanks very much for the time. 1239 01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:00,559 Speaker 1: How you got anytime? Guys? All right? That's old Corey, 1240 01:10:00,600 --> 01:10:04,559 Speaker 1: CBS Sports Salary cap expert NFL writer on CBS sports 1241 01:10:05,160 --> 01:10:08,880 Speaker 1: dot Com. Interesting that his first inclination when he saw 1242 01:10:08,920 --> 01:10:12,679 Speaker 1: the cap space created was extension for Josh Allen. Could 1243 01:10:12,960 --> 01:10:14,880 Speaker 1: could be part of it. I don't think there's any 1244 01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:18,360 Speaker 1: question about that. Um. His reasoning seems to be something 1245 01:10:18,360 --> 01:10:20,840 Speaker 1: we talk about all the time is the quarterbacks aren't 1246 01:10:20,840 --> 01:10:24,160 Speaker 1: getting cheaper the linebackers. I think Tremaine Edmonds will say, listen, 1247 01:10:24,200 --> 01:10:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna wait because that market because of the bombs 1248 01:10:28,320 --> 01:10:32,120 Speaker 1: nineteen right, it hasn't gone up at all. So for 1249 01:10:32,160 --> 01:10:34,559 Speaker 1: the player, he should wait until the cap rises so 1250 01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:36,720 Speaker 1: we can get especially with the new media deals coming 1251 01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:39,120 Speaker 1: in for twenty three. But so he can wait until 1252 01:10:39,160 --> 01:10:41,720 Speaker 1: that quarterback though, they it's better for the team to 1253 01:10:41,720 --> 01:10:47,080 Speaker 1: get it done right. Um, And that's why I asked him, 1254 01:10:47,600 --> 01:10:50,320 Speaker 1: do you see it. I'm telling you, man, that Mahomes 1255 01:10:50,360 --> 01:10:53,240 Speaker 1: deal is going to be a one in a million 1256 01:10:53,320 --> 01:10:56,040 Speaker 1: or a one in five hundred million because all these 1257 01:10:56,080 --> 01:10:58,559 Speaker 1: other quarter but they're not taking that deal. They want 1258 01:10:58,600 --> 01:11:00,880 Speaker 1: to take a short four year d so you can 1259 01:11:00,920 --> 01:11:02,960 Speaker 1: get back in there again and take another swing when 1260 01:11:02,960 --> 01:11:04,759 Speaker 1: they're thirty and still in the prime of their career 1261 01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:07,520 Speaker 1: and make even more money. Mahomes has got some guarantees 1262 01:11:07,560 --> 01:11:10,840 Speaker 1: and you know, um, and he probably and it's up 1263 01:11:10,880 --> 01:11:13,040 Speaker 1: to the guy. If some of them want that deal, 1264 01:11:13,080 --> 01:11:14,599 Speaker 1: they don't want to think about it, so they can 1265 01:11:14,640 --> 01:11:17,160 Speaker 1: just play football and do their thing. Yeah, and it's 1266 01:11:17,160 --> 01:11:20,080 Speaker 1: important to them, so they'll they'll leave things on the table, 1267 01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:22,639 Speaker 1: or let the clubs structure the contract however they want, 1268 01:11:22,680 --> 01:11:24,800 Speaker 1: as long as they know that guaranteed number is a 1269 01:11:24,840 --> 01:11:27,559 Speaker 1: certain number, and it is for Mahomes. I mean it's 1270 01:11:27,560 --> 01:11:31,800 Speaker 1: a big number. It's half of it's guaranteed. That's as 1271 01:11:31,880 --> 01:11:36,320 Speaker 1: much as anybody's ever been guaranteed. I'm just it's hard 1272 01:11:36,360 --> 01:11:39,120 Speaker 1: for me to think that that much money that they 1273 01:11:39,200 --> 01:11:41,840 Speaker 1: cleared is enough to get it done, you know what 1274 01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:44,599 Speaker 1: I mean. I don't think it is in a restrictive nowhere. 1275 01:11:45,560 --> 01:11:48,760 Speaker 1: I don't, well, you take well unless you're now, you're 1276 01:11:48,800 --> 01:11:51,519 Speaker 1: after June first, unless you take it and say, listen 1277 01:11:51,520 --> 01:11:54,799 Speaker 1: to this club. This contract starts in twenty twenty three. 1278 01:11:57,400 --> 01:11:59,600 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so you keep the current year you have. 1279 01:11:59,720 --> 01:12:03,559 Speaker 1: You're twenty three million dollars guaranteed for being a you know, 1280 01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:08,320 Speaker 1: picking up your option. You play this year, and if 1281 01:12:08,360 --> 01:12:10,400 Speaker 1: this kicks in in twenty twenty three and you get 1282 01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:13,479 Speaker 1: balloon payments along the way for twenty two, you mean 1283 01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:18,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, that's correct, right, he signed Yeah, I'm 1284 01:12:18,240 --> 01:12:21,360 Speaker 1: only signed through twenty twenty two, right, but if you 1285 01:12:21,439 --> 01:12:25,120 Speaker 1: signed him to an extension, you know, you way through 1286 01:12:25,160 --> 01:12:27,519 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two season and then have this new 1287 01:12:27,560 --> 01:12:29,040 Speaker 1: contract kick in at the end of That's what they 1288 01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:32,719 Speaker 1: did with Mahomes. It didn't take effect until twenty three. 1289 01:12:32,880 --> 01:12:35,640 Speaker 1: I think. Yeah, so you're having him play on the 1290 01:12:35,640 --> 01:12:39,400 Speaker 1: fifty year option, right, Suppose you could do that if 1291 01:12:39,439 --> 01:12:41,800 Speaker 1: Josh is willing to play through on this first deal, 1292 01:12:41,960 --> 01:12:44,160 Speaker 1: knowing that when he that third deal kicks in, he 1293 01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:48,640 Speaker 1: gets a big chunk. You know, it doesn't do as 1294 01:12:48,720 --> 01:12:51,559 Speaker 1: much damage as the roster. Yeah, I don't recap. Yeah, 1295 01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:53,120 Speaker 1: I see what you're saying. I don't think you might 1296 01:12:53,240 --> 01:12:55,240 Speaker 1: sign it early either, because he knows it's that much 1297 01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:58,320 Speaker 1: earlier you sign the next one if he does, right, 1298 01:12:58,640 --> 01:13:04,519 Speaker 1: if he does get through this contract and they are 1299 01:13:04,640 --> 01:13:06,960 Speaker 1: going to you know, give him a big bundle on 1300 01:13:07,200 --> 01:13:09,719 Speaker 1: in you know, June first of twenty twenty three, whatever, 1301 01:13:11,040 --> 01:13:15,920 Speaker 1: they could use that you know, subsequent two years up 1302 01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:17,960 Speaker 1: running up to that twenty one and twenty two to 1303 01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:20,720 Speaker 1: roll over more cap space. So they've got it at 1304 01:13:20,720 --> 01:13:23,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, so whatever cap space they end of 1305 01:13:23,880 --> 01:13:25,960 Speaker 1: the year with, and they could they could line their 1306 01:13:26,040 --> 01:13:27,800 Speaker 1: ducks up that way and have the money sitting there. 1307 01:13:28,760 --> 01:13:35,040 Speaker 1: Just seemed like a very aggressive move. Pushing the restructuring 1308 01:13:35,040 --> 01:13:38,400 Speaker 1: of Diggs contract to the limit in terms of what 1309 01:13:38,439 --> 01:13:41,400 Speaker 1: they how far they reduced his base salary as low 1310 01:13:41,439 --> 01:13:43,840 Speaker 1: as it could go under the CBA for a six 1311 01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:49,240 Speaker 1: year player. And yeah, is that just for an extent? 1312 01:13:49,439 --> 01:13:51,960 Speaker 1: That means suppose it's possible when he signs the deal, 1313 01:13:51,960 --> 01:13:55,360 Speaker 1: though he can add somebody. He gets eleven million, almost 1314 01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:57,240 Speaker 1: twelve million bucks in his pocket like the day he 1315 01:13:57,280 --> 01:14:00,920 Speaker 1: signs the contract, so he doesn't care. No, No, I'm not. 1316 01:14:01,120 --> 01:14:03,880 Speaker 1: I'm not saying as it pertains to Stefan. I'm saying 1317 01:14:03,880 --> 01:14:06,400 Speaker 1: as it pertains to the team, like that's an aggressive 1318 01:14:06,920 --> 01:14:09,680 Speaker 1: move to create cap space. I suppose it could be 1319 01:14:09,720 --> 01:14:12,000 Speaker 1: for an extension. I'm not. I'm not saying it wouldn't. 1320 01:14:13,080 --> 01:14:14,960 Speaker 1: Maybe there's a small part of me it's hoping it's 1321 01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:18,160 Speaker 1: it's an addition. I think both of us, right, I 1322 01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:21,680 Speaker 1: think both of us think you don't just do that 1323 01:14:21,720 --> 01:14:26,840 Speaker 1: to do it. Yeah, but it could be a josh 1324 01:14:26,880 --> 01:14:29,080 Speaker 1: All extension Joel Corey could be one hundred percent josh 1325 01:14:29,120 --> 01:14:32,160 Speaker 1: All extension. Could be a Starlot Lay retirement. It could 1326 01:14:32,240 --> 01:14:35,120 Speaker 1: be a trade. It could be a trade, could be 1327 01:14:35,160 --> 01:14:36,960 Speaker 1: a free agent, could be a free agent one year 1328 01:14:37,040 --> 01:14:40,880 Speaker 1: deal or two year deal. That's why we're having the 1329 01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:46,320 Speaker 1: discussion today. What's it gonna be? I do think there's 1330 01:14:46,439 --> 01:14:48,400 Speaker 1: there's more reason than just saying, hey, we need eleven 1331 01:14:48,400 --> 01:14:50,160 Speaker 1: million to cap space to get to the season. I 1332 01:14:50,160 --> 01:14:53,880 Speaker 1: don't think that's the I don't think that's the case. No, no, no, 1333 01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:56,600 Speaker 1: I don't think it is either. So with reports of 1334 01:14:56,640 --> 01:14:59,559 Speaker 1: the Bills creating that cap space that they have, which 1335 01:14:59,600 --> 01:15:03,040 Speaker 1: player would you want Buffalo to add to the roster? 1336 01:15:03,160 --> 01:15:06,200 Speaker 1: Eight oh three five fifty one, eight eight five fifty two, 1337 01:15:06,240 --> 01:15:08,880 Speaker 1: five fifty Give us a call, open lines for you there, 1338 01:15:08,920 --> 01:15:10,880 Speaker 1: Steve and I back in a sec here on One 1339 01:15:10,920 --> 01:15:13,639 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. 1340 01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:31,400 Speaker 1: What's for Lunch? Steve? That is the question we're gonna 1341 01:15:31,400 --> 01:15:34,040 Speaker 1: be asking here in our next segment is we go 1342 01:15:34,160 --> 01:15:36,680 Speaker 1: up and down the menu with some NFL choices, and 1343 01:15:36,760 --> 01:15:40,080 Speaker 1: we choose from said menu right based on what we 1344 01:15:40,160 --> 01:15:43,640 Speaker 1: like better. So we will lead off this edition of 1345 01:15:43,720 --> 01:15:50,360 Speaker 1: What's for Lunch, Steve with the better undrafted linebacker James Harrison, 1346 01:15:51,439 --> 01:15:58,800 Speaker 1: London Fletcher or Bart Scott. Which undrafted linebacker is your pick? 1347 01:15:59,040 --> 01:16:03,360 Speaker 1: I say, James Harrison, He's defensive MVP. MVP won the 1348 01:16:03,439 --> 01:16:06,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl for the Steelers with the interception return right 1349 01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:12,000 Speaker 1: before after right before halftime. Certainly didn't end all that 1350 01:16:12,040 --> 01:16:17,439 Speaker 1: well for him in Pittsburgh. But it, like I've said 1351 01:16:17,479 --> 01:16:19,680 Speaker 1: a million times, it rarely does for the great ones. 1352 01:16:19,680 --> 01:16:21,640 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say James Harrison. Now, it's hard to 1353 01:16:21,880 --> 01:16:25,599 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't throw darts at London Fletcher Bart 1354 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:28,519 Speaker 1: Scott either. I mean, it's two pretty good players with 1355 01:16:28,680 --> 01:16:31,400 Speaker 1: really great career. So but I'm gonna say James Harrison 1356 01:16:31,439 --> 01:16:34,599 Speaker 1: for me. Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I'm taking 1357 01:16:34,640 --> 01:16:37,760 Speaker 1: the James Harrison special here. I mean, I have a 1358 01:16:37,760 --> 01:16:41,040 Speaker 1: lot of respect for London Fletcher and you know his 1359 01:16:41,200 --> 01:16:45,879 Speaker 1: iron Man streak and yeah, productive player, but yeah, Harrison 1360 01:16:46,040 --> 01:16:49,679 Speaker 1: is a cut above, I think. So I'm going Harrison there. 1361 01:16:49,880 --> 01:16:51,679 Speaker 1: And we didn't really get a chance to watch bart 1362 01:16:51,720 --> 01:16:53,840 Speaker 1: Scott much here in Buffalo. Is in the NFC and 1363 01:16:53,880 --> 01:16:56,080 Speaker 1: all that. Well, he played for the Jets. Oh I'm 1364 01:16:56,120 --> 01:16:58,439 Speaker 1: sorry the line, and he played for the Ravens and 1365 01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:01,639 Speaker 1: did he Yeah, well who am I thinking? Okay, Well 1366 01:17:01,720 --> 01:17:05,400 Speaker 1: there you go. Okay, Bart Scott is the can't wait 1367 01:17:05,520 --> 01:17:08,400 Speaker 1: after they I like guys, Yeah, that's right. I like 1368 01:17:08,560 --> 01:17:11,880 Speaker 1: guys who stay in one spot too, But that's nothing. 1369 01:17:11,880 --> 01:17:13,840 Speaker 1: It's London, London. I you're gonna play sixteen years, You're 1370 01:17:13,840 --> 01:17:17,120 Speaker 1: gonna play a couple of different spots. Yeah, pro Next 1371 01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:21,000 Speaker 1: on the menu, who wins more games in twenty twenty one, 1372 01:17:21,600 --> 01:17:26,200 Speaker 1: the Steelers or the Bengals? How often is that question 1373 01:17:26,280 --> 01:17:31,040 Speaker 1: posed in a serious way. I'm gonna I'm gonna say 1374 01:17:31,040 --> 01:17:33,599 Speaker 1: the Stellers because I say the way the Pittsburgh guys 1375 01:17:33,680 --> 01:17:36,599 Speaker 1: do Stillers. Okay, I think the Steelers, well, I think 1376 01:17:36,640 --> 01:17:38,519 Speaker 1: Ben's gonna come out and he'll play well this year. 1377 01:17:38,560 --> 01:17:41,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be his last year, and and they've got 1378 01:17:41,840 --> 01:17:45,360 Speaker 1: a little bit they although I'm not sold on how 1379 01:17:45,439 --> 01:17:47,800 Speaker 1: much their offensive line has improved, which was the key 1380 01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:50,519 Speaker 1: component to their demise last year. In my opinion, that 1381 01:17:50,640 --> 01:17:53,759 Speaker 1: is where my concern lies as well. But I still 1382 01:17:55,080 --> 01:17:59,559 Speaker 1: I think Roethlisberg's got enough left for them to win games. 1383 01:17:59,680 --> 01:18:01,560 Speaker 1: They were they put it together for two and a 1384 01:18:01,600 --> 01:18:05,040 Speaker 1: half months last year, and then you know, the wheels 1385 01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:07,320 Speaker 1: came off later on. But yeah, I think they'll be able. 1386 01:18:07,360 --> 01:18:09,400 Speaker 1: They're gonna win more games if the wheels are getting 1387 01:18:09,439 --> 01:18:11,680 Speaker 1: put back on. Though, I see this team as a 1388 01:18:11,800 --> 01:18:14,519 Speaker 1: nine and eighteam, well, what do you see the Bengals 1389 01:18:15,960 --> 01:18:18,880 Speaker 1: in that division? I see the Bengals as a seven 1390 01:18:18,920 --> 01:18:22,280 Speaker 1: and ten team. Okay, So I am going to pick 1391 01:18:22,320 --> 01:18:24,080 Speaker 1: the Steelers because of that, but I don't think they're 1392 01:18:24,080 --> 01:18:26,559 Speaker 1: gonna be that much further out of them. Okay. So 1393 01:18:27,560 --> 01:18:30,240 Speaker 1: nine and eight is where I have Pittsburgh this year, 1394 01:18:30,960 --> 01:18:34,559 Speaker 1: and about six and eleven, seven and ten, it's probably 1395 01:18:34,600 --> 01:18:38,719 Speaker 1: where the Bengals sit because their offensive line isn't terribly 1396 01:18:38,800 --> 01:18:43,280 Speaker 1: better than Pittsburgh's, right, if it's better at all. So 1397 01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:46,680 Speaker 1: it's hard to kind of pick them over Pittsburgh as 1398 01:18:46,760 --> 01:18:49,439 Speaker 1: much as I'd like to do it. Next on the menu, 1399 01:18:49,560 --> 01:18:54,040 Speaker 1: Falcons can be successful in twenty twenty one without Julio Jones, 1400 01:18:54,160 --> 01:18:59,440 Speaker 1: yes or no? I am not sold on the Atlanta Falcons. 1401 01:19:00,600 --> 01:19:04,040 Speaker 1: I am not as well. Um. I mean, I don't 1402 01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:10,040 Speaker 1: think Pitts, um, what's his first name, Kyle, Kyle Pitts. 1403 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:12,559 Speaker 1: I don't think Kyle Pitts is gonna be transformative for 1404 01:19:12,600 --> 01:19:17,320 Speaker 1: their offense. I think without Julio Jones, they're down in productivity, 1405 01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:24,000 Speaker 1: not up Matt Ryan's thirty six. Their defense is still 1406 01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:27,439 Speaker 1: a work in progress at best. Yeah, I don't think 1407 01:19:27,439 --> 01:19:29,519 Speaker 1: they're gonna be I don't think they'll be successful with 1408 01:19:29,680 --> 01:19:33,439 Speaker 1: or without him, let alone when um, yeah, well they 1409 01:19:33,479 --> 01:19:36,280 Speaker 1: win last year or four games, So I'm gonna say no, 1410 01:19:36,360 --> 01:19:38,280 Speaker 1: they will not be that six and I'm not gonna 1411 01:19:38,280 --> 01:19:40,479 Speaker 1: They're not gonna be a winning team. And in the 1412 01:19:41,240 --> 01:19:43,559 Speaker 1: in the words of Peyton Manning, I will only say, 1413 01:19:44,200 --> 01:19:53,120 Speaker 1: I concur so, uh better defense Steve Colts or Bucks. 1414 01:19:54,080 --> 01:19:59,000 Speaker 1: This is a tricky one, yes, a hard one. I'm 1415 01:19:59,040 --> 01:20:04,680 Speaker 1: gonna say, Cole why I think the Bucks, despite the 1416 01:20:04,720 --> 01:20:08,599 Speaker 1: guy who plays quarterback for them, are going to have 1417 01:20:09,040 --> 01:20:14,120 Speaker 1: a post Super Bowl lull for lack of a better word. 1418 01:20:15,040 --> 01:20:17,240 Speaker 1: I think the Colts are a team on the rise 1419 01:20:17,280 --> 01:20:21,000 Speaker 1: and they're ascending, so I think they're going to play 1420 01:20:21,040 --> 01:20:23,800 Speaker 1: better than the Bucks do defensively. Overall, I don't think 1421 01:20:23,800 --> 01:20:25,280 Speaker 1: there's any question that Bucks are going to come out 1422 01:20:25,280 --> 01:20:27,280 Speaker 1: and show some things once in a while. They're they're 1423 01:20:27,280 --> 01:20:30,120 Speaker 1: not gonna stink. But I think the Colts are going 1424 01:20:30,160 --> 01:20:34,680 Speaker 1: to be a better defense. There's a part of me 1425 01:20:34,760 --> 01:20:38,960 Speaker 1: that wants to agree with you, but it's hard to 1426 01:20:39,000 --> 01:20:44,519 Speaker 1: erase the memory of Devin White and Lavante David running 1427 01:20:44,560 --> 01:20:50,919 Speaker 1: all over God's creation and making ridiculous plays in that defense, 1428 01:20:51,520 --> 01:20:55,240 Speaker 1: not to mention the fact that the Bucks entire pass 1429 01:20:55,320 --> 01:20:59,519 Speaker 1: rush remains intact, and they added Joe try On, the 1430 01:20:59,560 --> 01:21:04,519 Speaker 1: rookie from Washington as a rotational player as well. So 1431 01:21:04,760 --> 01:21:09,400 Speaker 1: those two linebackers alone, Lavant, David and Devin, I mean, 1432 01:21:09,520 --> 01:21:13,720 Speaker 1: my god, I mean, two of the most athletic linebackers 1433 01:21:13,720 --> 01:21:18,120 Speaker 1: in the entire league and they're on the same roster. Like, 1434 01:21:18,160 --> 01:21:21,080 Speaker 1: I don't even know if that's fair. Yea, with the 1435 01:21:21,080 --> 01:21:24,679 Speaker 1: way those two guys play, and I think their pass 1436 01:21:24,760 --> 01:21:29,120 Speaker 1: rush is superior to that of Indie. So I will 1437 01:21:29,160 --> 01:21:33,360 Speaker 1: say Tampa Bay for that one. So we differ there 1438 01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:40,320 Speaker 1: better MVP dark Horse, Steve Carson, Wentzer, Jameis Winston. Yeah, 1439 01:21:40,360 --> 01:21:43,760 Speaker 1: that's a hard one. It's no easy answer there. I 1440 01:21:43,840 --> 01:21:46,360 Speaker 1: think I gotta be honest. I think Jamis Seedling is 1441 01:21:46,400 --> 01:21:52,000 Speaker 1: higher in that offense in I like, I got a 1442 01:21:52,000 --> 01:21:53,920 Speaker 1: lot of love and respect for Frank Raich as you 1443 01:21:53,920 --> 01:21:57,040 Speaker 1: know that he's not the offensive coordinator in Indy, but 1444 01:21:57,200 --> 01:22:00,640 Speaker 1: I do Sean Payton kind of runs that show offensively, 1445 01:22:01,479 --> 01:22:04,120 Speaker 1: so I give his kind of Jamis that higher end 1446 01:22:04,120 --> 01:22:05,920 Speaker 1: when he got the head coach call in your plays 1447 01:22:05,920 --> 01:22:09,439 Speaker 1: and doing all that, and Jamis has got a live arm. 1448 01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:11,360 Speaker 1: Don't kid yourself. He does throw it to the wrong 1449 01:22:11,479 --> 01:22:16,200 Speaker 1: jersey way too often. But if that goes, if that 1450 01:22:16,240 --> 01:22:19,719 Speaker 1: were to just go away, you know, if Sean Payton 1451 01:22:19,760 --> 01:22:24,599 Speaker 1: can wave a magic wand and just give Jamis Winston 1452 01:22:24,720 --> 01:22:33,439 Speaker 1: one little tick of a different mindset. Yeah, Jameis Winston 1453 01:22:33,479 --> 01:22:35,920 Speaker 1: I think is a better candidate. Yeah. I was gonna 1454 01:22:35,920 --> 01:22:39,519 Speaker 1: go with both. They're both long shots. Yes, I was 1455 01:22:39,560 --> 01:22:43,360 Speaker 1: going with Winston myself, only because he's already been there 1456 01:22:43,400 --> 01:22:46,320 Speaker 1: a year. He knows what Peyton wants, what he likes, 1457 01:22:47,240 --> 01:22:50,679 Speaker 1: and I think as much as there is familiarity between 1458 01:22:50,760 --> 01:22:54,240 Speaker 1: Wentz and Ryan having worked together in Philadelphia, I still 1459 01:22:54,240 --> 01:22:57,120 Speaker 1: think there's going to be an adjustment period there with 1460 01:22:57,240 --> 01:23:01,840 Speaker 1: the teammates and everybody in Indie, I don't know if 1461 01:23:01,880 --> 01:23:04,120 Speaker 1: it's going to translate right away. So I see Winston 1462 01:23:04,160 --> 01:23:06,479 Speaker 1: getting off to a faster start, and as a result 1463 01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:08,559 Speaker 1: of that, I think you've got it. He'll be more productive. 1464 01:23:08,600 --> 01:23:11,000 Speaker 1: We saw this last year. Not we haven't had a 1465 01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:13,439 Speaker 1: reason to kind of even think about it for decades, 1466 01:23:13,520 --> 01:23:18,120 Speaker 1: But your quarterback kind of needs to start fast and 1467 01:23:18,240 --> 01:23:20,519 Speaker 1: finish strong. You know, if he's gonna be the MVP. 1468 01:23:20,840 --> 01:23:22,639 Speaker 1: He's got to be on the radar all the way 1469 01:23:23,040 --> 01:23:25,200 Speaker 1: from start to finish. Josh was last year for a 1470 01:23:25,240 --> 01:23:27,240 Speaker 1: lot of people, and you know he finished second to 1471 01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:29,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, who was the same way. I mean he 1472 01:23:29,439 --> 01:23:32,080 Speaker 1: started out on that Monday night game and I think 1473 01:23:32,120 --> 01:23:34,599 Speaker 1: it was in Chicago. I think, you know, just get 1474 01:23:34,640 --> 01:23:36,120 Speaker 1: on the you get on the radar and you don't leave. 1475 01:23:37,439 --> 01:23:39,880 Speaker 1: And that's and I think you know so that I 1476 01:23:39,960 --> 01:23:42,400 Speaker 1: think you're right. For that reason, Jameis Winston will probably 1477 01:23:42,439 --> 01:23:44,280 Speaker 1: get off to a better start, And that's kind of 1478 01:23:44,280 --> 01:23:46,400 Speaker 1: what you gotta do if you're talking to MVP team 1479 01:23:46,479 --> 01:23:49,120 Speaker 1: more likely to go worst to first in twenty twenty one, 1480 01:23:49,280 --> 01:23:54,720 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers or Falcons. Oh forty nine ers. Man, Yeah, 1481 01:23:54,800 --> 01:23:56,360 Speaker 1: there's a part of me that wants to vote none 1482 01:23:56,360 --> 01:23:59,160 Speaker 1: of the above here, just skip this menu, ite them 1483 01:23:59,160 --> 01:24:02,559 Speaker 1: all together, because I think the quarterback position is going 1484 01:24:02,600 --> 01:24:04,280 Speaker 1: to be a little bit of a schmazzle this year 1485 01:24:04,880 --> 01:24:08,240 Speaker 1: with Trey Lance in the fold. Now, I think once 1486 01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:13,800 Speaker 1: Garoppolo struggles, you know, should that come to pass, you know, 1487 01:24:13,840 --> 01:24:17,960 Speaker 1: you get Garoppolo really struggle. When he's healthy, they don't 1488 01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:21,240 Speaker 1: ask him to throw what does he throw twelve times 1489 01:24:21,240 --> 01:24:24,120 Speaker 1: a game and they've got the roster to back it up. 1490 01:24:24,960 --> 01:24:26,760 Speaker 1: I mean that that's what I think I see the 1491 01:24:26,920 --> 01:24:30,600 Speaker 1: entire team, and that that's a good football team. Defensively, 1492 01:24:30,720 --> 01:24:34,479 Speaker 1: up front, they have everything, but the true franchise answer 1493 01:24:34,479 --> 01:24:36,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Now it may be Trey Lance. I don't 1494 01:24:36,880 --> 01:24:38,840 Speaker 1: know if that's happening this year, though they don't need 1495 01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:40,679 Speaker 1: it too. I think they can win games with Jimmy 1496 01:24:40,680 --> 01:24:42,479 Speaker 1: garl They should prove that they can win games and 1497 01:24:42,520 --> 01:24:44,960 Speaker 1: get to the Super Bowl jam Garoppolo. Then when you know, 1498 01:24:44,960 --> 01:24:49,719 Speaker 1: when they got there finally against the Chiefs, Jimmy wasn't 1499 01:24:49,720 --> 01:24:56,320 Speaker 1: good enough that day, you know. So yeah, I think 1500 01:24:56,360 --> 01:24:59,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco can definitely. They're definitely sitting there, and you 1501 01:24:59,200 --> 01:25:03,000 Speaker 1: know that they're sitting out in Palo Alto thinking we're 1502 01:25:03,040 --> 01:25:05,839 Speaker 1: the team. You know, they think they can win that division. 1503 01:25:06,920 --> 01:25:12,080 Speaker 1: I don't know that you're getting that same confidence from Atlanta. 1504 01:25:12,200 --> 01:25:14,920 Speaker 1: All right, last one here on what's for lunch? Steve 1505 01:25:16,560 --> 01:25:20,360 Speaker 1: tom Brady will play past age forty five, yes or no? 1506 01:25:20,760 --> 01:25:24,200 Speaker 1: He is forty three now, he'll be forty four before 1507 01:25:24,240 --> 01:25:26,360 Speaker 1: this season starts, so he's got to play this year 1508 01:25:27,040 --> 01:25:31,400 Speaker 1: he's got to play next year, to play past his 1509 01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:36,720 Speaker 1: age forty five birthday. I will say, yes, I think 1510 01:25:36,760 --> 01:25:39,760 Speaker 1: he will. God, here's what I think will happen. He's 1511 01:25:39,760 --> 01:25:41,800 Speaker 1: gonna he's gonna they didn't they extend him out to 1512 01:25:41,800 --> 01:25:44,880 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three season or something like that that 1513 01:25:45,080 --> 01:25:47,080 Speaker 1: I do not know off the top of my head. 1514 01:25:47,120 --> 01:25:50,240 Speaker 1: He'll play till he's forty five, and then in twenty 1515 01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:53,920 Speaker 1: twenty three, when he's forty six, the CAP's gonna go 1516 01:25:54,000 --> 01:25:58,080 Speaker 1: through the roof. Some downtrodden franchise is gonna need to 1517 01:25:58,120 --> 01:26:01,960 Speaker 1: sell tickets and they'll throw a boatload of money at 1518 01:26:02,040 --> 01:26:04,040 Speaker 1: him to come back and play again, at least for 1519 01:26:04,080 --> 01:26:07,360 Speaker 1: one more year, and he'll take it. Oh you think 1520 01:26:07,360 --> 01:26:12,800 Speaker 1: he'll do that with a downtrodden franchise. I don't see 1521 01:26:12,880 --> 01:26:15,600 Speaker 1: him doing that, Okay, especially with his picky as he 1522 01:26:15,720 --> 01:26:17,600 Speaker 1: was in terms of where he went this time. You 1523 01:26:17,640 --> 01:26:20,519 Speaker 1: eat your own lunch. I am gonna eat my own lunch. 1524 01:26:20,560 --> 01:26:22,920 Speaker 1: And I'm I mean, I'm not saying he won't play 1525 01:26:23,080 --> 01:26:25,120 Speaker 1: play past forty five. I just don't see him going 1526 01:26:25,160 --> 01:26:30,240 Speaker 1: to a downtrodden happen. He'll pick a spot, There'll be 1527 01:26:30,280 --> 01:26:33,800 Speaker 1: somebody like Denver out there, who's got a good roster, 1528 01:26:33,960 --> 01:26:36,160 Speaker 1: got a chance, and they need a guy he'll go 1529 01:26:36,200 --> 01:26:40,200 Speaker 1: in and parachute in for a year or two. Right, 1530 01:26:41,040 --> 01:26:42,880 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just because I don't want to see it. 1531 01:26:43,680 --> 01:26:46,519 Speaker 1: I'm just tired of this song and dance. It's just 1532 01:26:46,560 --> 01:26:50,800 Speaker 1: so dang said. And you know we're supposed to feel 1533 01:26:50,840 --> 01:26:53,040 Speaker 1: that way because we were looking at the guy twice 1534 01:26:53,040 --> 01:26:57,439 Speaker 1: a year for twenty years. But think about when it's 1535 01:26:57,439 --> 01:26:59,720 Speaker 1: all said and done, when we're you know, when you're 1536 01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:03,120 Speaker 1: my age, or you know, when I'm my dad's age, 1537 01:27:03,320 --> 01:27:05,920 Speaker 1: and you think banks say I saw that guy, it's 1538 01:27:05,960 --> 01:27:10,479 Speaker 1: gonna be on that air of legendary status, you know, 1539 01:27:10,600 --> 01:27:12,840 Speaker 1: and mythic status, and you'll be able to say, I've 1540 01:27:12,880 --> 01:27:15,240 Speaker 1: watched that guy for twenty years. I watched way too 1541 01:27:15,280 --> 01:27:18,560 Speaker 1: much of them. Yeah, so a little less would have 1542 01:27:18,560 --> 01:27:20,840 Speaker 1: been here, and we can all stick needles in our 1543 01:27:20,840 --> 01:27:23,880 Speaker 1: Tom Brady doll all we want. But you know, when 1544 01:27:23,920 --> 01:27:27,080 Speaker 1: it's all said and done, in decades down the line, 1545 01:27:28,320 --> 01:27:30,040 Speaker 1: we'll be able to say, hey, we had the front 1546 01:27:30,120 --> 01:27:33,400 Speaker 1: row seats. Bro. Yeah, I mean, I don't tell me 1547 01:27:33,439 --> 01:27:37,960 Speaker 1: I know, let me tell you how much I hate 1548 01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:42,960 Speaker 1: that guy. Right, So that'll happen. All right, We gotta 1549 01:27:43,000 --> 01:27:45,080 Speaker 1: take a break here, but that was what's for lunch. 1550 01:27:45,960 --> 01:27:48,759 Speaker 1: We've got some more in store for you when we return, 1551 01:27:48,880 --> 01:27:52,000 Speaker 1: including comments on the tweet sheet. As we've been asking 1552 01:27:52,040 --> 01:27:54,680 Speaker 1: you today with the reports of the Bills creating some 1553 01:27:54,720 --> 01:27:58,080 Speaker 1: new cap space, which player would you like to see 1554 01:27:58,080 --> 01:28:00,559 Speaker 1: Buffalo ad or do you think they're doing that for 1555 01:28:00,600 --> 01:28:03,920 Speaker 1: some other reason? Like our guest Joel Corey suggests that 1556 01:28:04,479 --> 01:28:07,640 Speaker 1: Warrior comments at eight oh three five fifty coming up 1557 01:28:07,680 --> 01:28:10,040 Speaker 1: next here on One Bill's Line, presented by Collid to Health, 1558 01:28:10,080 --> 01:28:25,760 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome back, It's One Bills Live 1559 01:28:25,800 --> 01:28:31,360 Speaker 1: here on a Tuesday. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you. Steve, 1560 01:28:31,400 --> 01:28:35,400 Speaker 1: we've heard the Tasker plan, which falls under the guise 1561 01:28:35,520 --> 01:28:39,679 Speaker 1: of an eighteen game regular season schedule. We saw Peter 1562 01:28:39,840 --> 01:28:43,799 Speaker 1: King this week reporting his Football Morning in America column 1563 01:28:43,800 --> 01:28:47,080 Speaker 1: that most observers think eighteen games is on the way. 1564 01:28:47,520 --> 01:28:50,719 Speaker 1: There have been other reports that say eighteen game regular 1565 01:28:50,760 --> 01:28:53,320 Speaker 1: season is just a matter of time. Twenty twenty five 1566 01:28:54,080 --> 01:28:57,960 Speaker 1: is as soon as they anticipate that happening. The question 1567 01:28:58,040 --> 01:29:00,679 Speaker 1: here is is if they go to a team games, 1568 01:29:01,160 --> 01:29:06,000 Speaker 1: is the Tasker plan enacted. It's coming down the tracks 1569 01:29:06,160 --> 01:29:08,439 Speaker 1: like a locomotive. You just better get out of the way. 1570 01:29:08,479 --> 01:29:11,479 Speaker 1: The eighteen games they're gonna start earlier. I don't know 1571 01:29:11,479 --> 01:29:13,800 Speaker 1: if they probably won't start earlier, although I think they 1572 01:29:13,800 --> 01:29:18,200 Speaker 1: should down to two preseason games, eighteen regular season games, 1573 01:29:18,200 --> 01:29:21,599 Speaker 1: and playoffs in Super Bowl in their current format, unless 1574 01:29:21,640 --> 01:29:25,280 Speaker 1: they add another playoff team to the mix, and that 1575 01:29:25,439 --> 01:29:28,559 Speaker 1: put a full fifty percent of the teams in the playoffs. 1576 01:29:28,600 --> 01:29:30,360 Speaker 1: I hope they don't. I think that's old too much, 1577 01:29:32,240 --> 01:29:36,120 Speaker 1: and then do away with the bye weeks. I'm always 1578 01:29:36,120 --> 01:29:39,960 Speaker 1: curious on the roster implications of a move like that, 1579 01:29:40,320 --> 01:29:44,120 Speaker 1: because you have to be expanded yet, so this is 1580 01:29:44,160 --> 01:29:46,639 Speaker 1: the first year we're going to have seventeen games. Next 1581 01:29:46,680 --> 01:29:49,080 Speaker 1: year in the CBA, the practice squad goes from twelve 1582 01:29:49,160 --> 01:29:52,800 Speaker 1: to fourteen. Presumably that was written in an anticipation of 1583 01:29:52,800 --> 01:29:56,400 Speaker 1: the addition of a seventeenth game. How high does the 1584 01:29:56,439 --> 01:29:58,800 Speaker 1: practice squad go if you have eighteen games? And do 1585 01:29:58,840 --> 01:30:02,439 Speaker 1: you even loosen the restrictions further on moving guys up 1586 01:30:02,520 --> 01:30:04,720 Speaker 1: or down off said practice squad. I don't know that 1587 01:30:05,040 --> 01:30:06,880 Speaker 1: eight game. I don't even know what the eighteen game 1588 01:30:06,920 --> 01:30:10,679 Speaker 1: will even warrant the flexibility and numbers they had last year, 1589 01:30:12,160 --> 01:30:14,799 Speaker 1: right with COVID. I think COVID will be less sixteen. 1590 01:30:14,960 --> 01:30:17,160 Speaker 1: It will be more of a tax because of COVID 1591 01:30:17,200 --> 01:30:19,439 Speaker 1: than it was than it would be for an eighteenth game. 1592 01:30:19,479 --> 01:30:24,240 Speaker 1: So I would say, you know, fourteen practice squad, dozen 1593 01:30:24,320 --> 01:30:27,760 Speaker 1: practice squad players is probably enough. It gives you six 1594 01:30:27,800 --> 01:30:30,760 Speaker 1: on either side of the football. You probably have the 1595 01:30:30,800 --> 01:30:39,040 Speaker 1: ability to protect two to four players on that practice squad. Yeah, yeah, 1596 01:30:39,120 --> 01:30:41,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if those protections exist. I have to 1597 01:30:41,880 --> 01:30:45,160 Speaker 1: go read the CBA again. I think the protections protecting 1598 01:30:45,200 --> 01:30:50,479 Speaker 1: four players a week was a COVID thing. Absolutely yeah. 1599 01:30:50,520 --> 01:30:54,040 Speaker 1: But so this year it's twelve practice squad players. You 1600 01:30:54,160 --> 01:30:59,200 Speaker 1: do still have the two call up and option back 1601 01:30:59,280 --> 01:31:02,160 Speaker 1: down without exposing them to waivers rule that is still 1602 01:31:02,200 --> 01:31:06,519 Speaker 1: in place because that was part of the CBA. And 1603 01:31:06,640 --> 01:31:09,400 Speaker 1: as I said, practice squad goes up to fourteen next year. 1604 01:31:09,920 --> 01:31:12,559 Speaker 1: I think they will bump it up again when they 1605 01:31:12,600 --> 01:31:15,680 Speaker 1: go to if and when they go to eighteen, you're 1606 01:31:15,680 --> 01:31:18,440 Speaker 1: gonna need extra body. I wouldn't I wouldn't be surprised 1607 01:31:18,439 --> 01:31:20,640 Speaker 1: are an eighteen game schedule that they don't move the 1608 01:31:21,160 --> 01:31:25,800 Speaker 1: roster to fifty five guys forty nine or fifty on 1609 01:31:25,960 --> 01:31:30,240 Speaker 1: game day, that kind of thing, and maybe not increase 1610 01:31:30,320 --> 01:31:32,760 Speaker 1: the practice squad, but increase the active roster. That means 1611 01:31:32,800 --> 01:31:35,920 Speaker 1: more money out of the pockets of owners. Now they're 1612 01:31:35,920 --> 01:31:38,280 Speaker 1: making more in revenue on the game cap. The cap 1613 01:31:38,439 --> 01:31:44,600 Speaker 1: is what it is. Yeah, you know, that's um and 1614 01:31:44,720 --> 01:31:46,960 Speaker 1: that means for the union, more guys getting paid. And 1615 01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:49,320 Speaker 1: they wouldn't care, you know, you'd have to fit more 1616 01:31:49,360 --> 01:31:52,000 Speaker 1: guys under the under the cap. But if they're gonna 1617 01:31:52,040 --> 01:31:54,320 Speaker 1: do that, why not do it? And if you're gonna 1618 01:31:54,320 --> 01:31:58,679 Speaker 1: have fifty three guys anyway, you know, let them suit 1619 01:31:58,800 --> 01:32:04,880 Speaker 1: up fifty you know, give him Yeah, instead of forty 1620 01:32:04,880 --> 01:32:07,120 Speaker 1: seven put the put the game are you're expanding the 1621 01:32:07,160 --> 01:32:09,559 Speaker 1: active fifty three man roster. You're just expanding the game 1622 01:32:09,640 --> 01:32:13,640 Speaker 1: day rose both going up to fifty five. Yeah, just 1623 01:32:13,720 --> 01:32:16,479 Speaker 1: fifty five and then haven't let him have forty nine 1624 01:32:16,560 --> 01:32:18,479 Speaker 1: or fifty guys active for the game and just you 1625 01:32:18,520 --> 01:32:24,000 Speaker 1: activate five guys. Um, that's I That makes some sense 1626 01:32:24,040 --> 01:32:27,200 Speaker 1: to me. It gives it spreads out the workload across 1627 01:32:27,400 --> 01:32:30,320 Speaker 1: a couple more guys. That's you know, a handful more 1628 01:32:30,360 --> 01:32:32,840 Speaker 1: reps and plays. That guys don't have to get the 1629 01:32:32,840 --> 01:32:37,160 Speaker 1: wear and tear, and during the three hour game, everybody 1630 01:32:37,200 --> 01:32:40,519 Speaker 1: contributing it spreads that workload out to a point where 1631 01:32:40,720 --> 01:32:42,479 Speaker 1: maybe some guys will come out of those games. It's 1632 01:32:42,520 --> 01:32:45,479 Speaker 1: just a hair fresher, easier to recover during the week 1633 01:32:45,520 --> 01:32:47,600 Speaker 1: and easier to go in extra two games off a 1634 01:32:47,640 --> 01:32:50,800 Speaker 1: sixteen games schedule and go to eighteen. Yeah, let's go 1635 01:32:50,840 --> 01:32:54,920 Speaker 1: back to the phones, Mike, and north Tonawanda is waiting there, Mike, 1636 01:32:55,000 --> 01:32:58,280 Speaker 1: what do you have for us? You're on one. Bill's Live. Hi, 1637 01:32:58,800 --> 01:33:03,640 Speaker 1: good new gentlemen. What I'm thinking is Levi Bell the 1638 01:33:03,800 --> 01:33:08,000 Speaker 1: mission piece for the Super Bowl? Do you think he 1639 01:33:08,120 --> 01:33:13,679 Speaker 1: was the missing piece for the Chiefs last year? Um? 1640 01:33:13,960 --> 01:33:16,280 Speaker 1: I don't know, but he's got something to prove this year. 1641 01:33:16,920 --> 01:33:19,040 Speaker 1: We'll get the good good year for one year. You 1642 01:33:19,160 --> 01:33:24,160 Speaker 1: know you like Levion Bell better than Todd Gurley was 1643 01:33:24,320 --> 01:33:28,479 Speaker 1: a free agent. Yeah, I don't know one of these 1644 01:33:28,479 --> 01:33:31,639 Speaker 1: two was missing piece. Okay, all right, if you think 1645 01:33:31,640 --> 01:33:33,200 Speaker 1: that's the missing he's I don't know if I agree, 1646 01:33:33,240 --> 01:33:35,560 Speaker 1: but yeah, I got you. Um, you gotta Bill the 1647 01:33:35,640 --> 01:33:37,080 Speaker 1: run ball at the end of the game, where you 1648 01:33:37,120 --> 01:33:39,560 Speaker 1: got a big league Yeah, Well, if you got a 1649 01:33:39,600 --> 01:33:46,160 Speaker 1: big lead, you shouldn't blow it. Well, thanks thanks for 1650 01:33:46,200 --> 01:33:49,760 Speaker 1: the call my ya. Yeah, I got And we had 1651 01:33:49,800 --> 01:33:51,519 Speaker 1: that call Littler, and that's why I asked the Todd 1652 01:33:51,560 --> 01:33:53,160 Speaker 1: Gurley question order in the program. We had a call 1653 01:33:53,200 --> 01:33:54,760 Speaker 1: to say, hey, just get this Todd Gurley and you 1654 01:33:54,840 --> 01:33:57,040 Speaker 1: get that tough yard. That's a niche for me, it's 1655 01:33:57,080 --> 01:34:01,200 Speaker 1: as Zac Moss is here, Zach Moss. That's exactly why 1656 01:34:01,320 --> 01:34:03,240 Speaker 1: Zach Moss has brought in on a rookie contract. And 1657 01:34:03,560 --> 01:34:06,800 Speaker 1: by the way, yes that's correct. And Devin Singletary, you 1658 01:34:06,880 --> 01:34:12,280 Speaker 1: got Matt Brida. You should if you need to run 1659 01:34:12,320 --> 01:34:14,200 Speaker 1: the football, you should be able to run the football 1660 01:34:14,240 --> 01:34:17,080 Speaker 1: with this guys. And for me, and I'll have to 1661 01:34:17,120 --> 01:34:19,160 Speaker 1: say is again for people who regularly listen and Mike 1662 01:34:19,240 --> 01:34:22,840 Speaker 1: and the north Tonajuana may not. It starts up front. 1663 01:34:22,960 --> 01:34:26,519 Speaker 1: They got they've got a ton of offensive lineman who've 1664 01:34:26,560 --> 01:34:29,880 Speaker 1: got some pretty impressive resumes in the NFL on this 1665 01:34:30,000 --> 01:34:33,120 Speaker 1: roster who were trying to make the team, let alone 1666 01:34:33,160 --> 01:34:35,120 Speaker 1: have been on the team. The five guys that were 1667 01:34:35,120 --> 01:34:37,080 Speaker 1: on the team last year that that never actually got 1668 01:34:37,080 --> 01:34:41,559 Speaker 1: to play together, Cody Ford, Feliciano, Mitch Morrise, Dion Dawkins, 1669 01:34:41,600 --> 01:34:44,200 Speaker 1: Daryl Williams, none of them they played three snaps together 1670 01:34:44,320 --> 01:34:48,639 Speaker 1: last year. And you've got another eight guys behind those 1671 01:34:48,640 --> 01:34:50,920 Speaker 1: guys who've got some pretty good chops in the NFL 1672 01:34:51,120 --> 01:34:53,200 Speaker 1: who want to get on the field and in place 1673 01:34:53,200 --> 01:34:55,439 Speaker 1: of those one or all of those five guys. So 1674 01:34:56,720 --> 01:34:58,400 Speaker 1: I think this offensive line is going to take a 1675 01:34:58,400 --> 01:35:01,679 Speaker 1: step forward this next year. And I think the running 1676 01:35:01,680 --> 01:35:05,400 Speaker 1: game is gonna be evidence of that. So, and it 1677 01:35:05,439 --> 01:35:08,160 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, it doesn't hinge on Levion Bell or Todd 1678 01:35:08,160 --> 01:35:11,439 Speaker 1: Gurley being on the squad. Yeah, I don't think that's 1679 01:35:11,920 --> 01:35:14,439 Speaker 1: how you get over the hump here. I'd rather see 1680 01:35:14,479 --> 01:35:17,840 Speaker 1: an addition on defense at corner and defensive tackle before 1681 01:35:18,400 --> 01:35:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm add in a running back to this roster. Would 1682 01:35:20,640 --> 01:35:23,000 Speaker 1: all right, we are taking a break here, but one 1683 01:35:23,040 --> 01:35:25,800 Speaker 1: thing we have not yet done here on Tuesday is 1684 01:35:25,840 --> 01:35:28,000 Speaker 1: get to your thoughts on the tweet sheet. We will 1685 01:35:28,040 --> 01:35:31,280 Speaker 1: do that when we return. As we're asking you with 1686 01:35:31,360 --> 01:35:34,640 Speaker 1: the cap space reportedly created by the Bills by restructuring 1687 01:35:34,640 --> 01:35:38,200 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs deal, which player would you like to see 1688 01:35:38,560 --> 01:35:40,080 Speaker 1: at it? And give us a call at eight oh 1689 01:35:40,120 --> 01:35:42,559 Speaker 1: three five fifty open line for you there. But we're 1690 01:35:42,560 --> 01:35:44,519 Speaker 1: getting to the tweet sheet. Next here on one Bill's 1691 01:35:44,560 --> 01:36:03,840 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo Bill's Radio 1692 01:36:04,600 --> 01:36:08,360 Speaker 1: at a Steve Tasker who has been all over the field, 1693 01:36:08,439 --> 01:36:10,040 Speaker 1: kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 1694 01:36:10,120 --> 01:36:16,479 Speaker 1: player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. We're not even 1695 01:36:16,520 --> 01:36:23,280 Speaker 1: in the strategyre of normalcy. Here down into our number 1696 01:36:23,360 --> 01:36:26,760 Speaker 1: three Here on a Tuesday, Chris Brown Steve Tasker with 1697 01:36:26,880 --> 01:36:31,920 Speaker 1: you discussing the reported salary cap space created by the 1698 01:36:31,920 --> 01:36:37,160 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills with the restructuring of Stefande's contract reducing his 1699 01:36:37,240 --> 01:36:41,640 Speaker 1: base salary to as low as it can go to 1700 01:36:42,080 --> 01:36:45,760 Speaker 1: create upwards of seven point eight million in additional cap 1701 01:36:45,800 --> 01:36:49,880 Speaker 1: space for the team for twenty twenty one. We had 1702 01:36:49,960 --> 01:36:54,280 Speaker 1: a CBS Sports salary cap expert Joel Cory on Last Hour. 1703 01:36:54,600 --> 01:36:59,280 Speaker 1: He thinks it's for a Josh Allen contract extension. We 1704 01:36:59,439 --> 01:37:02,400 Speaker 1: think it's possible it could be to add a player 1705 01:37:02,439 --> 01:37:05,640 Speaker 1: to the roster, either via trade or a free agency. 1706 01:37:06,360 --> 01:37:10,080 Speaker 1: We want to know which player you'd prefer to add 1707 01:37:10,479 --> 01:37:14,800 Speaker 1: with this newfound cap space. We go to the tweet sheet, 1708 01:37:14,840 --> 01:37:17,000 Speaker 1: which we have yet to do today, and tweet sheet 1709 01:37:17,080 --> 01:37:19,280 Speaker 1: is brought to you by Corrigan Moving Systems, the official 1710 01:37:19,280 --> 01:37:23,760 Speaker 1: equipment moving company of the Buffalo Bills, and we lead 1711 01:37:23,800 --> 01:37:28,240 Speaker 1: off with I love the names on Twitter, Steve. We 1712 01:37:28,360 --> 01:37:31,840 Speaker 1: lead off with Waffle Wizard, who said, I want to 1713 01:37:31,840 --> 01:37:34,360 Speaker 1: know if the guy or the male or the female 1714 01:37:34,360 --> 01:37:37,200 Speaker 1: in this case he or she is a waffle wizard 1715 01:37:37,200 --> 01:37:39,720 Speaker 1: because of how many they can eat, or because they 1716 01:37:39,760 --> 01:37:46,360 Speaker 1: make delicious waffles. I would think it's the latter. If 1717 01:37:46,400 --> 01:37:48,040 Speaker 1: you eat a ton of waffles, you'd be like a 1718 01:37:48,040 --> 01:37:51,320 Speaker 1: waffle hound. You know. If you're a wizard, you must 1719 01:37:51,360 --> 01:37:55,240 Speaker 1: make amazing waffles. You know, that's my thought. In any event, 1720 01:37:55,320 --> 01:37:58,280 Speaker 1: you gotta have your own recipe and stuff. Yeah, Waffle 1721 01:37:58,320 --> 01:38:01,719 Speaker 1: Wizard says, I know everyone's talking about, you know, Julio 1722 01:38:01,840 --> 01:38:03,960 Speaker 1: Jones or zach Ertz, but I wouldn't mind picking up 1723 01:38:03,960 --> 01:38:06,519 Speaker 1: a quality defensive freeation. Somewhere in the realm of either 1724 01:38:06,560 --> 01:38:09,719 Speaker 1: Stephen Nelson or Sheldon Richardson is where I would go personally. 1725 01:38:09,760 --> 01:38:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm with you, man, I'm with you. I'm going defense too. 1726 01:38:14,200 --> 01:38:16,720 Speaker 1: If you're I'm yeah. And those are two guys that 1727 01:38:16,760 --> 01:38:21,719 Speaker 1: are great. Sheldon Richardson or Quan Short, any of those guys. 1728 01:38:22,280 --> 01:38:28,479 Speaker 1: I think Quan Short might be for me a better 1729 01:38:28,520 --> 01:38:30,519 Speaker 1: guy to get on, maybe a one year deal that 1730 01:38:30,560 --> 01:38:32,280 Speaker 1: we're talking about here, if you can go out and 1731 01:38:32,360 --> 01:38:35,800 Speaker 1: spend five or six million bucks on him, get him 1732 01:38:35,800 --> 01:38:39,880 Speaker 1: inside the house and know that if he comes out 1733 01:38:39,880 --> 01:38:42,439 Speaker 1: and really really plays well, he's gonna hit a home 1734 01:38:42,520 --> 01:38:45,599 Speaker 1: run and have him motivated that way. Steve Nelson, same thing, 1735 01:38:45,960 --> 01:38:49,240 Speaker 1: either of these guys. And that's what it looks like here. 1736 01:38:49,280 --> 01:38:51,880 Speaker 1: I mean, at this point, you're not going to sign 1737 01:38:51,920 --> 01:38:53,479 Speaker 1: a guy to a four year deal now for you. 1738 01:38:53,520 --> 01:38:56,320 Speaker 1: I mean it's you know, they're just it's one and done, right, 1739 01:38:56,400 --> 01:38:59,160 Speaker 1: it's a one and done deal. Bring him in, turn 1740 01:38:59,240 --> 01:39:02,160 Speaker 1: them loose, give him everything they need to be successful. 1741 01:39:02,840 --> 01:39:05,200 Speaker 1: They're going to motivate themselves. They're gonna be highly motivated 1742 01:39:05,200 --> 01:39:10,240 Speaker 1: to play well and go. I think that's it's a 1743 01:39:10,360 --> 01:39:14,040 Speaker 1: likely move. And I think it's even more likely than 1744 01:39:14,080 --> 01:39:17,720 Speaker 1: the trade for Zach Ertz or Julio Jones or any 1745 01:39:17,720 --> 01:39:19,639 Speaker 1: other guy you can name. Not certainly there's a guy 1746 01:39:19,760 --> 01:39:22,519 Speaker 1: maybe out there that we don't know about. But yeah, 1747 01:39:22,600 --> 01:39:25,360 Speaker 1: the compensation is the thing. Nobody wants to give anything 1748 01:39:25,400 --> 01:39:27,760 Speaker 1: for these guys. When there's guys of the quality we're 1749 01:39:27,800 --> 01:39:29,720 Speaker 1: talking about out on the free agent Mark. Yeah. I 1750 01:39:29,800 --> 01:39:31,320 Speaker 1: think the only guy they might be able to do 1751 01:39:31,360 --> 01:39:34,640 Speaker 1: better than one year is somebody like Richard Sherman. He 1752 01:39:34,720 --> 01:39:36,439 Speaker 1: might be able to squeeze the two year deal out 1753 01:39:36,439 --> 01:39:40,320 Speaker 1: of somebody. Maybe not though, I mean he's getting up there. Yeah, 1754 01:39:40,360 --> 01:39:44,040 Speaker 1: but he's played well. Tiffany says, my big ticket move 1755 01:39:44,080 --> 01:39:47,280 Speaker 1: would be Julio. Our offense would be unstoppable. The sensible 1756 01:39:47,320 --> 01:39:50,000 Speaker 1: moves would be both Steven Nelson and Kawan Shore to 1757 01:39:50,040 --> 01:39:52,479 Speaker 1: solidify the defense up front and on the back end. 1758 01:39:52,520 --> 01:39:56,360 Speaker 1: But imagine seeing Jones, Digs and company. That would be unreal. 1759 01:39:56,439 --> 01:39:58,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if you keep everybody happy in that situation. 1760 01:39:59,040 --> 01:40:01,760 Speaker 1: I really don't will. Here's the thing. When you're winning games, 1761 01:40:01,800 --> 01:40:04,240 Speaker 1: everybody's happy, no matter. Yeah, and I'll tell you this too. 1762 01:40:04,280 --> 01:40:05,880 Speaker 1: You're gonna get that. It's gonna be one of those 1763 01:40:05,880 --> 01:40:13,320 Speaker 1: things where you won't know going into the game, like Diggs, Julio, 1764 01:40:15,640 --> 01:40:20,320 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley. Nobody will know who's gonna be the target 1765 01:40:20,400 --> 01:40:22,680 Speaker 1: that week until you see what the defensive matchup plan is, 1766 01:40:22,760 --> 01:40:24,519 Speaker 1: and then it'll say, okay, listen on this here. It's 1767 01:40:24,520 --> 01:40:26,840 Speaker 1: gonna be Julio all day and they'll start throwing it anymore. 1768 01:40:26,840 --> 01:40:29,479 Speaker 1: If they're gonna double Julio when Diggs is, you're gonna 1769 01:40:29,560 --> 01:40:32,439 Speaker 1: you're the next guy go, you know, um and vice versa. 1770 01:40:32,439 --> 01:40:34,479 Speaker 1: If they're gonna try and take digs, and if you're 1771 01:40:34,479 --> 01:40:37,200 Speaker 1: gonna put a number one corner on digs and then 1772 01:40:37,280 --> 01:40:39,400 Speaker 1: double Julio with the two and the three, or a 1773 01:40:39,400 --> 01:40:42,320 Speaker 1: slot corner or the two corner and a safety or 1774 01:40:42,360 --> 01:40:46,479 Speaker 1: a linebacker. Cole Beasley's there, you know, so you and 1775 01:40:46,800 --> 01:40:49,639 Speaker 1: it's it's and it may change on every play. So 1776 01:40:50,320 --> 01:40:53,559 Speaker 1: it'll be up to when you win games. Nobody cares. 1777 01:40:53,880 --> 01:40:56,880 Speaker 1: They really don't. They really don't. When you're winning games, 1778 01:40:57,000 --> 01:41:00,320 Speaker 1: they don't care if they have twenty targets or two argats. 1779 01:41:00,360 --> 01:41:03,120 Speaker 1: Julio Jones is gonna be making his money no matter what. 1780 01:41:03,120 --> 01:41:05,920 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts about the argument of stunting the 1781 01:41:05,960 --> 01:41:08,679 Speaker 1: growth of people like Gabriel Davis Because you have Julio 1782 01:41:08,800 --> 01:41:13,120 Speaker 1: Jones on the roster, you don't care, right, you don't care? Well, 1783 01:41:13,120 --> 01:41:15,200 Speaker 1: that's nothing. That's just because he's not playing on Sunday. 1784 01:41:15,200 --> 01:41:18,639 Speaker 1: He doesn't mean his stunted growth. Okay, he's playing wide 1785 01:41:18,640 --> 01:41:21,160 Speaker 1: receiver for the Buffalo Bill six days a week and 1786 01:41:21,200 --> 01:41:23,960 Speaker 1: he's Julio and watching Julio and if he thinks he's 1787 01:41:24,000 --> 01:41:25,800 Speaker 1: better than them, look, let's look at the practice film 1788 01:41:25,840 --> 01:41:29,880 Speaker 1: and let's just see, you know. Okay, No, that's that's 1789 01:41:29,920 --> 01:41:35,759 Speaker 1: part of being a pro athlete. Certainly, Gabe Davis wouldn't 1790 01:41:35,760 --> 01:41:37,120 Speaker 1: have the kind of year he had a year ago 1791 01:41:37,280 --> 01:41:41,080 Speaker 1: if Julio Jones pops in here. But you know, Emmanuel 1792 01:41:41,120 --> 01:41:44,320 Speaker 1: Sanders isn't gonna be all that happy either. Yeah. So, 1793 01:41:46,360 --> 01:41:49,720 Speaker 1: but when they get and they'll be bummed, and it 1794 01:41:49,760 --> 01:41:51,599 Speaker 1: won't the year won't go kind of what they thought. 1795 01:41:51,600 --> 01:41:53,360 Speaker 1: But they're gonna be winning games. They're gonna get deep 1796 01:41:53,400 --> 01:41:55,479 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and they'll be happy they were here 1797 01:41:55,560 --> 01:41:57,559 Speaker 1: because it's gonna be that kind of culture and they're 1798 01:41:57,560 --> 01:42:00,360 Speaker 1: gonna be winning games. Man, They're gonna be winning games. 1799 01:42:00,560 --> 01:42:03,320 Speaker 1: Rusty says, I am all forgetting Julio, but I don't 1800 01:42:03,360 --> 01:42:04,920 Speaker 1: see it as part of their plan. They have eight 1801 01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:08,320 Speaker 1: or nine viable candidates for the six seven wide receiver 1802 01:42:08,439 --> 01:42:11,720 Speaker 1: spots as it is, Earth seems far more likely. Aside 1803 01:42:12,080 --> 01:42:15,000 Speaker 1: for Knox and Hollister, they don't have much experience at 1804 01:42:15,000 --> 01:42:18,639 Speaker 1: tight end. He's more cost effective. Cornerback and defensive tackle 1805 01:42:18,720 --> 01:42:21,920 Speaker 1: are still options. He just recapped our entire programs. I'm 1806 01:42:21,960 --> 01:42:26,519 Speaker 1: liking that cornerback in DT are getting mentions like this though. 1807 01:42:26,520 --> 01:42:29,599 Speaker 1: That encourages me on the part of the bill's fan base. 1808 01:42:29,680 --> 01:42:35,080 Speaker 1: Good on you, guys. Yeah, it's true because we have 1809 01:42:35,280 --> 01:42:37,360 Speaker 1: and only because we haven't heard from him do we 1810 01:42:37,479 --> 01:42:40,880 Speaker 1: question how wealth Star is going to play closer to 1811 01:42:41,160 --> 01:42:43,840 Speaker 1: where he was two years ago. It's only because we 1812 01:42:43,840 --> 01:42:45,760 Speaker 1: haven't seen him or heard from him or know anything 1813 01:42:45,760 --> 01:42:49,920 Speaker 1: about him. And he kind of gives you pause. I mean, 1814 01:42:50,360 --> 01:42:52,080 Speaker 1: how's he going to be when he shows up? But 1815 01:42:52,479 --> 01:42:55,200 Speaker 1: by the same token, that spot is one I think 1816 01:42:55,240 --> 01:42:57,840 Speaker 1: they missed last year, and you need to have that 1817 01:42:57,920 --> 01:43:02,280 Speaker 1: covered for sure. For sure, Eric says Richard Sherman, lock 1818 01:43:02,360 --> 01:43:07,720 Speaker 1: up your top two corners. Be nice. He's sitting out 1819 01:43:07,760 --> 01:43:10,360 Speaker 1: there for a reason. I think he still believes his 1820 01:43:10,520 --> 01:43:12,600 Speaker 1: value is higher than what he's being offered, but in 1821 01:43:12,600 --> 01:43:14,320 Speaker 1: a restrictive cap. Ye, I don't know if you're gonna 1822 01:43:14,320 --> 01:43:16,120 Speaker 1: get what you're asking for at this point, And I 1823 01:43:16,160 --> 01:43:18,080 Speaker 1: think what from him dried up even more. Yeah, and 1824 01:43:18,160 --> 01:43:20,360 Speaker 1: I think for him it probably would be a point 1825 01:43:20,400 --> 01:43:22,719 Speaker 1: where he'd be saying, Okay, one year deal sounds pretty 1826 01:43:22,720 --> 01:43:24,160 Speaker 1: good now, you know you're not gonna get him for 1827 01:43:24,160 --> 01:43:27,240 Speaker 1: the veteran minimum. But the Bills have, as we just saw, 1828 01:43:27,360 --> 01:43:32,360 Speaker 1: have cap space. Give him a one year deal like 1829 01:43:32,400 --> 01:43:35,240 Speaker 1: they gave Josh Norman last year was a five million 1830 01:43:35,240 --> 01:43:39,840 Speaker 1: dollars deal last year. If he wants to play, let 1831 01:43:39,880 --> 01:43:43,400 Speaker 1: him play. But here, you're right, I think he's out 1832 01:43:43,400 --> 01:43:46,799 Speaker 1: there because of him, not because there's no market for Yeah, 1833 01:43:47,760 --> 01:43:51,519 Speaker 1: Brad says, what about Robinson from the Jags after they 1834 01:43:51,560 --> 01:43:54,479 Speaker 1: spent a first on Etn. He's talking about James Robins send, 1835 01:43:54,479 --> 01:43:58,680 Speaker 1: the running back who had a really productive first year 1836 01:43:58,680 --> 01:44:01,320 Speaker 1: in the league last year, the most productive rookie running 1837 01:44:01,360 --> 01:44:03,880 Speaker 1: back in the entire league. Well for Jackson, that may 1838 01:44:03,920 --> 01:44:06,200 Speaker 1: be because that may be the reason at N's playing 1839 01:44:06,240 --> 01:44:11,160 Speaker 1: receiver could be um get him both on the field 1840 01:44:11,160 --> 01:44:12,800 Speaker 1: at the same time and use him in that way. 1841 01:44:12,840 --> 01:44:17,880 Speaker 1: So but yeah, that's I don't think he's available. Plus, 1842 01:44:17,960 --> 01:44:19,320 Speaker 1: what are you gonna have to give up give up 1843 01:44:19,320 --> 01:44:23,759 Speaker 1: to get him? I don't know. I'm the trade things 1844 01:44:24,560 --> 01:44:26,120 Speaker 1: you always have to You don't have to give up 1845 01:44:26,160 --> 01:44:32,120 Speaker 1: more than you want for him, usually usually unless you're 1846 01:44:32,120 --> 01:44:34,280 Speaker 1: doing the team a favor by getting the guy's salary 1847 01:44:34,320 --> 01:44:36,240 Speaker 1: off your books. Which would be the case in Julio. 1848 01:44:36,840 --> 01:44:38,760 Speaker 1: How good a year would Matt Breeda have had in 1849 01:44:39,000 --> 01:44:40,920 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins if he'd been the guy they put 1850 01:44:40,920 --> 01:44:43,719 Speaker 1: in there every day? Yeah, and if they, for whatever reason, 1851 01:44:43,760 --> 01:44:48,320 Speaker 1: they like hats Gasking better and Breeda didn't get to 1852 01:44:48,360 --> 01:44:52,120 Speaker 1: play that much, because then, I mean, Matt Breedon might 1853 01:44:52,160 --> 01:44:56,840 Speaker 1: be a better fit here then the kid from Jacksonville. 1854 01:44:56,960 --> 01:45:01,840 Speaker 1: So I'm yeah, I get it, I get it, but 1855 01:45:01,840 --> 01:45:05,439 Speaker 1: I don't think running back is what they cleared eleven 1856 01:45:05,479 --> 01:45:08,519 Speaker 1: million dollars in caps basement. Yeah. And then there's Butch, 1857 01:45:08,760 --> 01:45:11,960 Speaker 1: who says, I believe we have everything we need. I 1858 01:45:12,040 --> 01:45:14,760 Speaker 1: really believe last year's season woke up the whole entire team, 1859 01:45:14,800 --> 01:45:16,880 Speaker 1: and each and every player here has confidence like they 1860 01:45:17,120 --> 01:45:21,360 Speaker 1: never had before. The process is working, the front office 1861 01:45:21,479 --> 01:45:25,400 Speaker 1: is working, the coaching staff is working. Nothing else is needed. 1862 01:45:25,479 --> 01:45:29,840 Speaker 1: Let's go, Bills. Thanks for chiming in, Butch. We're just 1863 01:45:29,880 --> 01:45:32,240 Speaker 1: having a conversation. Butch is the guy on the street 1864 01:45:32,240 --> 01:45:39,240 Speaker 1: with the brown bag at two amm. Let's go. We're good, 1865 01:45:40,080 --> 01:45:43,960 Speaker 1: we got it covered. He is drinking. Need to worry 1866 01:45:44,000 --> 01:45:46,840 Speaker 1: about a thing. He has been sipping on a kool 1867 01:45:46,880 --> 01:45:51,240 Speaker 1: aid in Big gulps. Yeah, that's good though. He's right, 1868 01:45:51,320 --> 01:45:54,479 Speaker 1: that's a good team, high expectations and they deserve it. 1869 01:45:56,560 --> 01:45:58,120 Speaker 1: There's a long way to go, though, before you get 1870 01:45:58,160 --> 01:46:01,880 Speaker 1: to February and the second Sunday or first Sunday in February. 1871 01:46:02,200 --> 01:46:06,080 Speaker 1: Ron says, no one's thinking Richard Sherman. He's strong at 1872 01:46:06,080 --> 01:46:09,160 Speaker 1: man coverage and a smart experience dB I thought of him. 1873 01:46:09,240 --> 01:46:11,439 Speaker 1: I just I don't know if that's going to work 1874 01:46:11,439 --> 01:46:13,040 Speaker 1: out a one year deal. I think he might be 1875 01:46:13,040 --> 01:46:18,360 Speaker 1: looking for more than that. Richard Sherman, even if he 1876 01:46:19,240 --> 01:46:24,400 Speaker 1: is not the physical player he was six or seven 1877 01:46:24,479 --> 01:46:33,920 Speaker 1: years ago, he would bring a level of competency, experience, intelligence, commitment, 1878 01:46:35,600 --> 01:46:40,719 Speaker 1: and credibility to the cornerback room that not too many 1879 01:46:40,800 --> 01:46:47,479 Speaker 1: guys can match. He would be a culture perfect fit. 1880 01:46:49,160 --> 01:46:53,240 Speaker 1: That guy's lights are on. He's got a strong personality. 1881 01:46:53,960 --> 01:46:58,559 Speaker 1: He is he knows what he's looking at. He's honest, 1882 01:46:59,600 --> 01:47:03,400 Speaker 1: and he's confident. I mean, you need guys like Richard 1883 01:47:03,479 --> 01:47:06,679 Speaker 1: Sherman on your football team, whether he can play or not. 1884 01:47:08,040 --> 01:47:10,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you certainly you want the guy to play, 1885 01:47:11,080 --> 01:47:14,800 Speaker 1: but his presence on your roster makes a difference for 1886 01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:17,160 Speaker 1: young players because that guy just like you and me. 1887 01:47:17,760 --> 01:47:20,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I've never spoken to Richard, but I'll say this, 1888 01:47:22,200 --> 01:47:23,720 Speaker 1: he comes in the room, I want to hear what 1889 01:47:23,760 --> 01:47:27,200 Speaker 1: he has to say has to say, and young players 1890 01:47:27,240 --> 01:47:31,519 Speaker 1: will do that. And he's, you know, that's a guy 1891 01:47:31,560 --> 01:47:35,240 Speaker 1: who knows his place in the game. He's he is, 1892 01:47:35,720 --> 01:47:37,840 Speaker 1: you know, for the current for the last ten years. 1893 01:47:37,880 --> 01:47:41,000 Speaker 1: He's football royalty on the NFL. He is a name 1894 01:47:41,439 --> 01:47:44,920 Speaker 1: that moves the needle. And he does it with his 1895 01:47:45,040 --> 01:47:47,680 Speaker 1: play and with his experience, and with his intelligence and 1896 01:47:47,960 --> 01:47:51,519 Speaker 1: his and his ability to communicate. So yeah, I love 1897 01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:56,439 Speaker 1: that signing, even if the guy doesn't see it down. Okay, 1898 01:47:56,960 --> 01:47:59,040 Speaker 1: he's that. I got that much respect for you. I'll 1899 01:47:59,040 --> 01:48:00,800 Speaker 1: sign up for it if they make it happen. I'm 1900 01:48:00,800 --> 01:48:04,120 Speaker 1: not opposed to it at all. I mean, and I 1901 01:48:04,160 --> 01:48:07,160 Speaker 1: think'd be your best second corner you've had in the 1902 01:48:07,240 --> 01:48:10,439 Speaker 1: mc dermott era. I'll say it again, he's out He's 1903 01:48:10,520 --> 01:48:12,439 Speaker 1: out there of his own volition. He's not out there 1904 01:48:12,439 --> 01:48:16,320 Speaker 1: because nobody wants him to play for yeah, because he 1905 01:48:16,320 --> 01:48:20,880 Speaker 1: hasn't had offers or inquiries at the very least that 1906 01:48:21,479 --> 01:48:24,960 Speaker 1: you know he is. His name and his play have 1907 01:48:25,080 --> 01:48:27,760 Speaker 1: some cachet in the NFL and he's waiting until he 1908 01:48:27,800 --> 01:48:32,640 Speaker 1: finds a spot he likes. We wanted to discuss this 1909 01:48:32,800 --> 01:48:36,160 Speaker 1: because it's uh, well, you can laugh about it now, 1910 01:48:37,320 --> 01:48:42,599 Speaker 1: but there are times where people just react and you 1911 01:48:42,640 --> 01:48:46,400 Speaker 1: are completely stunned. And that is what happened when I 1912 01:48:46,439 --> 01:48:49,599 Speaker 1: saw this video. Now, look, my kids are sticking their 1913 01:48:49,600 --> 01:48:51,920 Speaker 1: phones in front of my face like five six times 1914 01:48:51,920 --> 01:48:53,760 Speaker 1: a day. Oh Dad, you gotta see this. Oh, this 1915 01:48:53,760 --> 01:48:56,320 Speaker 1: is unbelievable. You gotta lay this. Yeah, check this out. 1916 01:48:56,360 --> 01:49:03,400 Speaker 1: This is crazy, you know, But this one we kind 1917 01:49:03,400 --> 01:49:08,280 Speaker 1: of stumbled upon ourselves and I am just I am 1918 01:49:08,360 --> 01:49:11,400 Speaker 1: shocked by it. This is and some of you have 1919 01:49:11,439 --> 01:49:14,640 Speaker 1: probably seen this already, but we wanted to comment on 1920 01:49:14,640 --> 01:49:16,479 Speaker 1: this because this is something else. There are a lot 1921 01:49:16,479 --> 01:49:19,360 Speaker 1: of layers to this onion in terms of this video here, 1922 01:49:21,000 --> 01:49:26,559 Speaker 1: the video is basically called woman attacks bear in own 1923 01:49:26,680 --> 01:49:31,519 Speaker 1: backyard and essentially what has happened here. She's got a 1924 01:49:31,600 --> 01:49:34,960 Speaker 1: very small backyard with a cinder block wall on the back, 1925 01:49:35,479 --> 01:49:39,799 Speaker 1: and she lets her dogs out to presumably do their business, 1926 01:49:40,680 --> 01:49:44,400 Speaker 1: and much to her surprise, there is a brown bear 1927 01:49:45,479 --> 01:49:48,880 Speaker 1: perched on top of her cinder block wall with two 1928 01:49:49,000 --> 01:49:53,280 Speaker 1: bear cubs. The cubs run for cover. As soon as 1929 01:49:53,280 --> 01:49:55,320 Speaker 1: the dogs come out and start barking at the bear. 1930 01:49:55,360 --> 01:49:58,840 Speaker 1: The bear meanwhile is swiping at the bigger dog. You 1931 01:49:58,960 --> 01:50:01,920 Speaker 1: got three lapdogs. He can't even reach. And this lady 1932 01:50:01,960 --> 01:50:04,840 Speaker 1: comes out in a house dress. She comes flying out 1933 01:50:04,960 --> 01:50:07,680 Speaker 1: and gives him the stiff arm and almost knocks the 1934 01:50:07,720 --> 01:50:12,280 Speaker 1: bear off the wall, like runs, no hesitation, headlong at 1935 01:50:12,280 --> 01:50:16,080 Speaker 1: the bear, just locks in and it is as like 1936 01:50:16,080 --> 01:50:19,679 Speaker 1: she's hitting a blocking sled. Steve, Yeah, it's unbelievable. Two 1937 01:50:19,720 --> 01:50:22,800 Speaker 1: hands shove off the wall. It's unbelievable. And then she 1938 01:50:22,920 --> 01:50:25,439 Speaker 1: scoops up the one lapdog he won't listen, and they 1939 01:50:25,479 --> 01:50:28,479 Speaker 1: all run back in the house. It's unbelievable. Over in 1940 01:50:28,520 --> 01:50:31,240 Speaker 1: about five seconds. But she runs out there and she's 1941 01:50:31,320 --> 01:50:34,400 Speaker 1: literally in a light blue dress with like slippers on 1942 01:50:35,000 --> 01:50:40,160 Speaker 1: these dogs. She even falls down after all these dogs, 1943 01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:43,559 Speaker 1: like four dogs, and the biggest dog is the first 1944 01:50:43,560 --> 01:50:46,120 Speaker 1: one out. There's a big black dog and he's got 1945 01:50:46,120 --> 01:50:48,040 Speaker 1: this and the bears looking at that, wiping at him, 1946 01:50:48,080 --> 01:50:49,760 Speaker 1: and he takes three swipes of the black dog and 1947 01:50:49,800 --> 01:50:51,599 Speaker 1: finally gets a piece of the black dog, and he's 1948 01:50:51,640 --> 01:50:54,320 Speaker 1: that dogs. He's running back in the house. And then 1949 01:50:54,400 --> 01:50:57,280 Speaker 1: she comes out and she like passes the black doggers 1950 01:50:57,320 --> 01:51:01,200 Speaker 1: she's coming out, and then she's hurting these little lapdogs 1951 01:51:01,280 --> 01:51:03,519 Speaker 1: back into the house, but not before the two hands shot. 1952 01:51:03,520 --> 01:51:06,640 Speaker 1: Oh can you imagine the bear in a chest, she 1953 01:51:06,720 --> 01:51:10,080 Speaker 1: chuffs it over into the neighbor's backyard. Almost right she 1954 01:51:10,160 --> 01:51:11,760 Speaker 1: gets up on the bear. The bear doesn't even know 1955 01:51:11,760 --> 01:51:13,160 Speaker 1: she's there because he's kind of looking at one of 1956 01:51:13,160 --> 01:51:18,120 Speaker 1: the lap dogs. And I mean, can you imagine this, brownie, 1957 01:51:18,200 --> 01:51:19,760 Speaker 1: you go out there and you do that, you go 1958 01:51:19,840 --> 01:51:23,120 Speaker 1: back in the house. Can you imagine the adrenaline spike 1959 01:51:23,280 --> 01:51:26,760 Speaker 1: that you go, Oh, my gosh, what did I just do? What? 1960 01:51:26,439 --> 01:51:30,040 Speaker 1: What was I thinking? Well? And was I am I drunk? 1961 01:51:30,080 --> 01:51:31,800 Speaker 1: What am I doing? I don't know if I would 1962 01:51:31,800 --> 01:51:35,320 Speaker 1: react that that. That bear's got away over two hundred pounds. 1963 01:51:35,360 --> 01:51:38,200 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's three feet tall, and it's on 1964 01:51:38,280 --> 01:51:40,320 Speaker 1: top of a cinder block wall, standing there like he's 1965 01:51:40,400 --> 01:51:42,479 Speaker 1: you know, it's on the middle of the street, and 1966 01:51:42,560 --> 01:51:44,960 Speaker 1: these four dogs come out and you can imagine it's 1967 01:51:44,960 --> 01:51:48,519 Speaker 1: all quiet, so you can imagine the din the dogs 1968 01:51:48,520 --> 01:51:51,439 Speaker 1: all barking, and the bear swiping and the she knocked 1969 01:51:51,439 --> 01:51:56,439 Speaker 1: to clean off the wall. That's amazing, And get you 1970 01:51:56,520 --> 01:51:58,800 Speaker 1: just do that stuff. I mean, because you're the only 1971 01:51:58,800 --> 01:52:01,320 Speaker 1: reason she was successful. You're one hundred percent right, because 1972 01:52:01,320 --> 01:52:04,920 Speaker 1: she's he's the bears distracted by the lapdogs on the ground, 1973 01:52:05,240 --> 01:52:08,120 Speaker 1: so he's looking down. She's on it before he knows it, 1974 01:52:09,560 --> 01:52:11,479 Speaker 1: and she's shoving him off the wall. By that point, 1975 01:52:11,520 --> 01:52:15,479 Speaker 1: I was like, Wow, she's moving like an NFL dB. 1976 01:52:15,680 --> 01:52:18,040 Speaker 1: She got, she's in her dress, she's got striding out. 1977 01:52:19,560 --> 01:52:21,760 Speaker 1: She falls to her knees though she's like literally, she 1978 01:52:21,840 --> 01:52:24,519 Speaker 1: doesn't even hesitate. She goes head first right into the 1979 01:52:24,680 --> 01:52:26,720 Speaker 1: chest of that bear, right in the right, into its 1980 01:52:26,720 --> 01:52:32,679 Speaker 1: shoulder and just pushes it off the wall. I'm impressed. 1981 01:52:34,040 --> 01:52:36,360 Speaker 1: Jimmy Fallon's got to get her on or somebody, somebody 1982 01:52:36,680 --> 01:52:39,240 Speaker 1: that is unbelieved because I know this. Any of us 1983 01:52:39,240 --> 01:52:41,439 Speaker 1: are dog Are you a dog person? Yeah, I'm a 1984 01:52:41,479 --> 01:52:44,880 Speaker 1: dog I'm a dog guy. And when and you know 1985 01:52:44,960 --> 01:52:46,880 Speaker 1: my dog Verna, he's on the show with us, right, 1986 01:52:46,920 --> 01:52:49,160 Speaker 1: so when we're doing it from home during the pandemics, 1987 01:52:49,240 --> 01:52:53,080 Speaker 1: and if my dog goes out and gets into a scrape, 1988 01:52:54,640 --> 01:52:58,559 Speaker 1: I immediately turn into like alpha dog, leader of the path. 1989 01:52:58,600 --> 01:53:00,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out and fight for my path, right 1990 01:53:01,479 --> 01:53:04,439 Speaker 1: And I told you. I mean, I got stuff laying 1991 01:53:04,479 --> 01:53:07,479 Speaker 1: all over the house. I'm out there, right, and the 1992 01:53:07,520 --> 01:53:09,640 Speaker 1: strength of the pack. I'd be out there with a 1993 01:53:09,680 --> 01:53:13,880 Speaker 1: shovel or a rake or some other garden I machette, 1994 01:53:14,439 --> 01:53:18,320 Speaker 1: an axe or whatever I had, right, and I buy 1995 01:53:18,360 --> 01:53:21,320 Speaker 1: him by the five pack. So you'd be out there 1996 01:53:21,439 --> 01:53:26,519 Speaker 1: right barefoot whatever. Yeah. Well, yeah, and I can I 1997 01:53:26,520 --> 01:53:28,840 Speaker 1: can totally relate to this lady running out into her 1998 01:53:28,880 --> 01:53:32,000 Speaker 1: back and the backyard is like fifteen feet by thirty feet. 1999 01:53:32,000 --> 01:53:36,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's like a long, if narrow. She strides 2000 01:53:36,280 --> 01:53:39,320 Speaker 1: out there like she's got she's covering a kick, she's 2001 01:53:39,360 --> 01:53:42,679 Speaker 1: got two bare hands, she's she's in a house dress, 2002 01:53:42,760 --> 01:53:45,240 Speaker 1: signer up for a gunner position. It's like she was 2003 01:53:45,320 --> 01:53:49,479 Speaker 1: making toast at eight in the morning and she runs 2004 01:53:49,479 --> 01:53:52,479 Speaker 1: out there and just headlong into the side of that bear. 2005 01:53:52,760 --> 01:53:55,400 Speaker 1: I honestly can say, I don't know that I would 2006 01:53:55,479 --> 01:53:58,599 Speaker 1: be doing the same thing. I'd be like, oh crap, 2007 01:53:58,600 --> 01:54:00,000 Speaker 1: there's a bear in the back yard. I would have 2008 01:54:00,160 --> 01:54:01,960 Speaker 1: your dogs are out there, so you're trying, you try 2009 01:54:02,000 --> 01:54:06,600 Speaker 1: to call them in without encountering the bears. Decided, yeah, 2010 01:54:06,640 --> 01:54:09,479 Speaker 1: I'm hauling off. I've seen this thing. Maybe fifty. You 2011 01:54:09,479 --> 01:54:11,599 Speaker 1: know we've washed it on a loop. At least maybe 2012 01:54:11,600 --> 01:54:13,320 Speaker 1: grab a lawn chair on the way out there or 2013 01:54:13,320 --> 01:54:16,240 Speaker 1: something with the patio furniture to keep you from the bear, 2014 01:54:16,360 --> 01:54:18,280 Speaker 1: like the lion tamer with a chair, you know, kind 2015 01:54:18,320 --> 01:54:20,920 Speaker 1: of thing. But nothing. I mean if that guy, if 2016 01:54:20,960 --> 01:54:24,160 Speaker 1: that bear looked at her, locked eyes with her, saw 2017 01:54:24,200 --> 01:54:27,040 Speaker 1: her coming one swipe, I mean, they can knock your 2018 01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:30,000 Speaker 1: head right off your shoulders, she'd be hurt. I mean 2019 01:54:30,960 --> 01:54:34,720 Speaker 1: the bear, I think it's the bear and the the 2020 01:54:35,080 --> 01:54:39,960 Speaker 1: African gorilla have the two strongest, like they can. I know, 2021 01:54:40,000 --> 01:54:42,800 Speaker 1: a gorilla for sure can knock your head clean off 2022 01:54:42,840 --> 01:54:44,760 Speaker 1: your shoulders, just snap it right at the neck and 2023 01:54:44,760 --> 01:54:47,600 Speaker 1: it's rolling over there on the ground. That's how heavy handed. 2024 01:54:47,640 --> 01:54:49,920 Speaker 1: And you know strong their arms are because they're on 2025 01:54:50,240 --> 01:54:52,720 Speaker 1: you know, they're down. I'm sure folding my folding lawn 2026 01:54:52,760 --> 01:54:57,120 Speaker 1: chair would protect me, though, Yes, that aluminum will hold 2027 01:54:57,240 --> 01:55:00,840 Speaker 1: up under the stress my angry bear. Her head would 2028 01:55:00,880 --> 01:55:03,920 Speaker 1: be over there putting a giant pause swipe at your skull. 2029 01:55:04,280 --> 01:55:07,880 Speaker 1: But you can imagine the noise this thing makes when 2030 01:55:07,920 --> 01:55:09,960 Speaker 1: all these dogs bust out of the house and she 2031 01:55:10,040 --> 01:55:13,920 Speaker 1: takes like five steps. It's the most unbelievable. What do 2032 01:55:13,960 --> 01:55:15,960 Speaker 1: you think the sound is coming out of her mouth 2033 01:55:16,200 --> 01:55:18,200 Speaker 1: aside from yelling that the dogs are coming back? And 2034 01:55:18,280 --> 01:55:21,960 Speaker 1: when she makes contact, is it like I mean, it's 2035 01:55:22,000 --> 01:55:25,320 Speaker 1: just it's like I mean, there's like pots and stuff 2036 01:55:25,320 --> 01:55:27,320 Speaker 1: and plants and everything. Now, that would have been a 2037 01:55:27,320 --> 01:55:31,360 Speaker 1: good item. Get a get a pot off the stovetop, 2038 01:55:31,480 --> 01:55:33,880 Speaker 1: break it across his head. Swing that thing right across 2039 01:55:33,960 --> 01:55:37,280 Speaker 1: the skull there. I did wake him up. She did 2040 01:55:37,280 --> 01:55:39,440 Speaker 1: a two hand shove though, knock the thing clean off 2041 01:55:39,440 --> 01:55:42,720 Speaker 1: the wall. It's unbelievable, you know. And the v in 2042 01:55:42,760 --> 01:55:45,760 Speaker 1: the early part of that video there's two bear cubs there, 2043 01:55:45,800 --> 01:55:48,600 Speaker 1: so you know that, Well, that's why the bear. The 2044 01:55:48,640 --> 01:55:50,840 Speaker 1: bear is in it to win it. He's protecting well, 2045 01:55:50,880 --> 01:55:54,040 Speaker 1: it is mama bear versus mama bear, so she's protecting her. 2046 01:55:54,280 --> 01:55:59,040 Speaker 1: Four instincts are the two cubs take off and go 2047 01:55:59,080 --> 01:56:01,120 Speaker 1: back down the water, off into the trees, and oh 2048 01:56:01,160 --> 01:56:07,440 Speaker 1: my gosh, that it human motherly instincts. Win round one. 2049 01:56:07,720 --> 01:56:10,320 Speaker 1: That's all I'm gonna say. I cannot believe. It's not 2050 01:56:10,360 --> 01:56:13,680 Speaker 1: even for her kids. God, not even believe the nimble, 2051 01:56:13,840 --> 01:56:17,360 Speaker 1: athletic move she makes to get from the door over 2052 01:56:17,400 --> 01:56:19,200 Speaker 1: to the wall and then she like runs in a 2053 01:56:19,240 --> 01:56:22,360 Speaker 1: quick circle looking for trying to heard the dogs in. 2054 01:56:22,560 --> 01:56:26,200 Speaker 1: Now I think, I'm I'm as I'm watching this over 2055 01:56:26,240 --> 01:56:28,160 Speaker 1: and over on a loop, I'm seeing more and more 2056 01:56:28,160 --> 01:56:30,680 Speaker 1: details of the scene. I'm wondering if she's got a 2057 01:56:30,720 --> 01:56:33,600 Speaker 1: lemon tree in her backyard, and that's the culprit that's 2058 01:56:36,200 --> 01:56:38,480 Speaker 1: it looked like a lemon tree. I couldn't say for sure, 2059 01:56:38,600 --> 01:56:41,480 Speaker 1: but it looks like a desert environment, right, She's got 2060 01:56:41,480 --> 01:56:45,600 Speaker 1: they got that sandy rocky backyard and the California though, 2061 01:56:45,640 --> 01:56:47,680 Speaker 1: you know, but man, oh man, that is the most 2062 01:56:47,680 --> 01:56:50,720 Speaker 1: amazing video I've seen in months on the and I 2063 01:56:50,840 --> 01:56:52,640 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, we spend all our time on this, 2064 01:56:52,720 --> 01:56:55,960 Speaker 1: but I don't know where it came from Bravo on that, 2065 01:56:56,000 --> 01:56:59,680 Speaker 1: but oh my goodness, gracious, I mean, I think I've 2066 01:57:00,200 --> 01:57:02,720 Speaker 1: seeing some interesting things on my house cameras. You know, 2067 01:57:02,760 --> 01:57:05,320 Speaker 1: we get a red fox running through the backyard sometime, 2068 01:57:06,160 --> 01:57:09,080 Speaker 1: you know, a skunk, you know, you get a skunk 2069 01:57:09,120 --> 01:57:11,280 Speaker 1: every once in a while. A bear gives you pause, 2070 01:57:11,360 --> 01:57:14,440 Speaker 1: though a bear will next. We get deer too, Oh, 2071 01:57:14,480 --> 01:57:16,320 Speaker 1: we get deer all the time, deer and fox and 2072 01:57:16,360 --> 01:57:20,280 Speaker 1: all that. And because a bear is you know, dangerous? 2073 01:57:20,280 --> 01:57:22,320 Speaker 1: I mean, and I got you know, you get grandkids 2074 01:57:22,360 --> 01:57:24,360 Speaker 1: over here, you know, you got your dogs here, you 2075 01:57:24,400 --> 01:57:27,680 Speaker 1: got neighbors around, and you kind of look out for them. 2076 01:57:27,800 --> 01:57:32,600 Speaker 1: You know, what's you know? A bear? Yeah, I came. 2077 01:57:33,280 --> 01:57:36,080 Speaker 1: Black bears are ones that I've come into contact with. 2078 01:57:36,280 --> 01:57:40,680 Speaker 1: Did that on vacation when we were in western North Carolina, 2079 01:57:40,800 --> 01:57:43,080 Speaker 1: Like up by the Smoky Mountains, they're there. I mean, 2080 01:57:43,080 --> 01:57:45,720 Speaker 1: they're just trapesing around all over the place. And I'm 2081 01:57:45,720 --> 01:57:49,240 Speaker 1: getting up the morning we are leaving. We got an 2082 01:57:49,240 --> 01:57:52,120 Speaker 1: early flight to catch, so you know, we're packing up. 2083 01:57:52,560 --> 01:57:57,600 Speaker 1: Sun's not up yet. It's like five thirty and I 2084 01:57:58,160 --> 01:58:00,720 Speaker 1: look out the front window. There's a bear, black bear, 2085 01:58:00,760 --> 01:58:04,680 Speaker 1: on the front porch. He's just nosing around, just hanging out, 2086 01:58:04,880 --> 01:58:07,040 Speaker 1: looking for something to chew on. I guess, I don't know. 2087 01:58:07,080 --> 01:58:08,200 Speaker 1: I didn't know if he was gonna sit in the 2088 01:58:08,200 --> 01:58:11,880 Speaker 1: Adirondack chair and up, but he is up there checking 2089 01:58:11,960 --> 01:58:14,320 Speaker 1: things out. How you doing. I'm like, okay, we're gonna 2090 01:58:14,320 --> 01:58:15,960 Speaker 1: go out the back. Yeah, I told you the car. 2091 01:58:16,040 --> 01:58:17,560 Speaker 1: You get the hell out of here. You know, my 2092 01:58:17,640 --> 01:58:20,880 Speaker 1: daughter lives in Alaska. Everybody, everybody, if you're in Alaska. Everybody. 2093 01:58:21,160 --> 01:58:24,960 Speaker 1: Everybody's got a bear story, yeah, or a moose story both, 2094 01:58:25,720 --> 01:58:29,200 Speaker 1: and I got both and I just visit. But there's 2095 01:58:29,320 --> 01:58:32,800 Speaker 1: they say up there, if if you're getting a tangle 2096 01:58:32,840 --> 01:58:36,880 Speaker 1: with a black bear, you have to win. You got 2097 01:58:37,000 --> 01:58:39,240 Speaker 1: a tooth and nail. You're gonna win now. If you 2098 01:58:39,320 --> 01:58:41,680 Speaker 1: played if it's a grizzly or brown bear, if you 2099 01:58:41,760 --> 01:58:44,760 Speaker 1: played dead, they just doing it because they think you're 2100 01:58:44,800 --> 01:58:46,720 Speaker 1: a threat. And if you're if they think you're dead, 2101 01:58:46,760 --> 01:58:49,840 Speaker 1: they'll take off. But a black bear, yeah, you can't 2102 01:58:49,880 --> 01:58:52,240 Speaker 1: do that. That doesn't work with that. Yeah, chew up. 2103 01:58:52,800 --> 01:58:56,080 Speaker 1: So you gotta like win that fight if you can. 2104 01:58:56,360 --> 01:58:59,640 Speaker 1: Good luck. Black bears are bad. They get big too. 2105 01:59:00,360 --> 01:59:02,400 Speaker 1: One of my one of my neighbors is a hunter 2106 01:59:02,440 --> 01:59:05,920 Speaker 1: and he he got a black bear down in Allegheny County, 2107 01:59:06,040 --> 01:59:08,840 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty pounds, like yeah, big one. We 2108 01:59:08,840 --> 01:59:12,160 Speaker 1: were we camped down in Allegheny when you and there 2109 01:59:12,160 --> 01:59:15,280 Speaker 1: were there was a bear with her cubs in the 2110 01:59:15,320 --> 01:59:17,160 Speaker 1: in and around the camp. Everybody's there's a crowded. It's 2111 01:59:17,160 --> 01:59:19,000 Speaker 1: a summer, you know, and there's everybody's camping and there's 2112 01:59:19,000 --> 01:59:21,480 Speaker 1: a bear traps around everybody. Everybody's gotta like bang, you know, 2113 01:59:22,080 --> 01:59:24,160 Speaker 1: shushing them off in the r you know, banging pots 2114 01:59:24,160 --> 01:59:27,720 Speaker 1: and whatever. Was like, I didn't, I did not sleep well, 2115 01:59:27,760 --> 01:59:30,960 Speaker 1: I don't need to come that close. R. I'm certainly 2116 01:59:31,000 --> 01:59:32,920 Speaker 1: not going to go up therein not one that's higher 2117 01:59:32,920 --> 01:59:36,080 Speaker 1: on the food chain. Out there, they're higher on the 2118 01:59:36,120 --> 01:59:39,080 Speaker 1: food chain. Oh yeah, oh yeah. And then you know 2119 01:59:39,160 --> 01:59:41,880 Speaker 1: to go out in your in your morning with your 2120 01:59:41,880 --> 01:59:44,000 Speaker 1: morning coffee and push one off your back fence like 2121 01:59:44,120 --> 01:59:47,640 Speaker 1: this lady didn't. Yeah, that's it, bravo. I'm telling you what. 2122 01:59:47,880 --> 01:59:50,200 Speaker 1: I would be on an adrenaline rush for a week 2123 01:59:50,280 --> 01:59:54,560 Speaker 1: after that. Yeah, it would take a while. It would 2124 01:59:54,600 --> 01:59:56,920 Speaker 1: take a while to come down from that one for sure. 2125 01:59:57,000 --> 02:00:00,840 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, we have to take a We'll let 2126 02:00:00,880 --> 02:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Steve's adrenaline gets tight just thinking about it. It's a 2127 02:00:04,960 --> 02:00:08,960 Speaker 1: lot break time for us. When we come back, we're 2128 02:00:09,000 --> 02:00:11,080 Speaker 1: gonna take a look at a little NFL true false. 2129 02:00:11,320 --> 02:00:13,480 Speaker 1: We'll see if we can find any other exciting videos 2130 02:00:13,480 --> 02:00:15,960 Speaker 1: to bring your way as well. Here on One Mills 2131 02:00:15,960 --> 02:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Time presented Bike a Lot l It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. 2132 02:00:32,200 --> 02:00:34,960 Speaker 1: Welcome back to One Bill's Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker 2133 02:00:35,040 --> 02:00:43,720 Speaker 1: with you and we're learning more about the protective woman 2134 02:00:43,880 --> 02:00:47,400 Speaker 1: that knocked the bear off of the legend her backyard 2135 02:00:47,480 --> 02:00:52,040 Speaker 1: to protect your dogs. She's not a mom. She's only seventeen, Steve, 2136 02:00:52,400 --> 02:00:59,240 Speaker 1: which explains the youthful exuberance and lightning speed. She looks 2137 02:00:59,280 --> 02:01:01,760 Speaker 1: like Lester's back in the day. She was running over 2138 02:01:01,800 --> 02:01:06,520 Speaker 1: there like this, she was like seventeen. Unbelievable. What an effort. 2139 02:01:06,600 --> 02:01:09,920 Speaker 1: I gotta say bravo to Thomas Michael on Twitter today 2140 02:01:10,000 --> 02:01:15,200 Speaker 1: for merging our show topic with our last story about 2141 02:01:15,200 --> 02:01:17,200 Speaker 1: the woman knocking the bear off the wall in her 2142 02:01:17,200 --> 02:01:20,880 Speaker 1: backyard to protect her dogs. He said, the Buffalo Bills 2143 02:01:20,880 --> 02:01:23,400 Speaker 1: cleared cap space today to sign the lady in the 2144 02:01:23,400 --> 02:01:30,360 Speaker 1: blue dress. It's very possible. Um, it's very good. Another one, 2145 02:01:31,000 --> 02:01:34,400 Speaker 1: what if the woman had salmon arms. I think she 2146 02:01:34,440 --> 02:01:37,160 Speaker 1: would have been lunch from one because bears like salmon 2147 02:01:37,360 --> 02:01:40,760 Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah, she wouldn't have escaped so easily. That's 2148 02:01:40,840 --> 02:01:44,280 Speaker 1: uh yeah, that's from a loyal listener, no doubt. Samon 2149 02:01:45,520 --> 02:01:49,160 Speaker 1: blue dress girl, Yeah, yeah, I thought that was good 2150 02:01:49,520 --> 02:01:55,080 Speaker 1: Salmon arm boy. And then uh, last, but definitely not least, 2151 02:01:55,800 --> 02:01:59,240 Speaker 1: U KB Morrissey says, I think the bill should sign 2152 02:01:59,400 --> 02:02:04,840 Speaker 1: salmon Arm. Every team needs a good Jenga guy, So 2153 02:02:05,800 --> 02:02:11,160 Speaker 1: Sam and Arm lives on. Happy to hear that was 2154 02:02:12,040 --> 02:02:15,120 Speaker 1: I still get responses to Samon. I believe it that 2155 02:02:16,080 --> 02:02:17,920 Speaker 1: it may have to become the new may have to 2156 02:02:18,000 --> 02:02:20,800 Speaker 1: be incorporated into the logo of the show, Steve, or 2157 02:02:21,040 --> 02:02:24,480 Speaker 1: at the very least the show opened. He just I 2158 02:02:24,560 --> 02:02:27,040 Speaker 1: thought maybe his dad was a fisherman, his mom was 2159 02:02:27,040 --> 02:02:33,600 Speaker 1: a Sam and Arm. Can happen? Yeah. Among the other 2160 02:02:33,760 --> 02:02:40,400 Speaker 1: comments on the tweet sheet is uh, this from Dean 2161 02:02:40,680 --> 02:02:44,000 Speaker 1: who says we got two edge rushers with our first 2162 02:02:44,040 --> 02:02:47,120 Speaker 1: and second round picks. Maybe it would have been nice 2163 02:02:47,160 --> 02:02:49,640 Speaker 1: to pick up a stud veteran edge rusher with the 2164 02:02:49,720 --> 02:02:52,120 Speaker 1: new cap space. But we'll see. I don't know if 2165 02:02:52,160 --> 02:02:55,920 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen, only because you already have two veteran 2166 02:02:56,000 --> 02:02:58,600 Speaker 1: guys in Hughes and Addison, and I understand you're saying, well, 2167 02:02:58,640 --> 02:03:03,240 Speaker 1: I want an upgrade. I want an upgrade. Most of 2168 02:03:03,280 --> 02:03:07,000 Speaker 1: the guys who are worth their weight are not out there, 2169 02:03:07,600 --> 02:03:10,760 Speaker 1: shall we say, unless they become a cap casualty today 2170 02:03:10,840 --> 02:03:13,080 Speaker 1: June first cut something like that. Well, then maybe I 2171 02:03:13,120 --> 02:03:16,840 Speaker 1: could see it, but I don't necessarily by the fact 2172 02:03:16,840 --> 02:03:19,080 Speaker 1: that that's going to happen this late in the game, 2173 02:03:20,640 --> 02:03:25,760 Speaker 1: unless it's a trade, I suppose, yeah, maybe perhaps, but 2174 02:03:25,840 --> 02:03:29,480 Speaker 1: it is it's really intriguing to see the team make 2175 02:03:29,520 --> 02:03:33,040 Speaker 1: this move at this time and not think that there's 2176 02:03:33,080 --> 02:03:35,480 Speaker 1: something on the horizon that's going to happen, and we 2177 02:03:35,480 --> 02:03:36,880 Speaker 1: don't know what that's going to be. It could be 2178 02:03:36,880 --> 02:03:38,960 Speaker 1: a trade, could be just a signing of a free agent, 2179 02:03:40,560 --> 02:03:42,160 Speaker 1: or it could be for a restructure of one of 2180 02:03:42,160 --> 02:03:43,920 Speaker 1: the guys or an extension for one of the guys 2181 02:03:43,920 --> 02:03:49,480 Speaker 1: on the squad doing something though, right, I hope so 2182 02:03:49,640 --> 02:03:52,200 Speaker 1: that I do too. It's fun and this is the 2183 02:03:52,200 --> 02:03:54,600 Speaker 1: time of year when they do it. And also you 2184 02:03:54,640 --> 02:03:58,040 Speaker 1: think about the calendar usually and like Brandon being even 2185 02:03:58,080 --> 02:04:00,040 Speaker 1: said this last year, he goes, we usually do you 2186 02:04:00,120 --> 02:04:03,560 Speaker 1: are extensions right before the start of the regular sect. 2187 02:04:04,200 --> 02:04:07,560 Speaker 1: So if one of these extensions comes up, a lot 2188 02:04:07,600 --> 02:04:09,440 Speaker 1: of time is going to pass between now and when 2189 02:04:09,440 --> 02:04:12,200 Speaker 1: it actually happens. If if that's the timeline we're looking at, 2190 02:04:13,400 --> 02:04:16,520 Speaker 1: time to do a little NFL true falls Steve, All right, 2191 02:04:16,680 --> 02:04:19,560 Speaker 1: are you ready to do that? I am? Okay, So 2192 02:04:19,960 --> 02:04:23,560 Speaker 1: we go to NFL True False Number one brought to 2193 02:04:23,560 --> 02:04:27,240 Speaker 1: you by Yancy's Fancy New York's artists in cheese. The 2194 02:04:27,400 --> 02:04:31,480 Speaker 1: NFL should put micro chips in footballs to approve officiating. 2195 02:04:31,800 --> 02:04:35,320 Speaker 1: Can you guess where I'm going with this? Yeah, I'm 2196 02:04:35,960 --> 02:04:38,480 Speaker 1: I'm for it if they've got the technology to do it. 2197 02:04:38,600 --> 02:04:40,120 Speaker 1: I don't know how much it would cost or any 2198 02:04:40,120 --> 02:04:42,600 Speaker 1: of that, but if if they have the technology to 2199 02:04:42,800 --> 02:04:45,240 Speaker 1: allow them not to have to spot the ball inside 2200 02:04:45,240 --> 02:04:48,560 Speaker 1: a you know, a thing and have the yard markers 2201 02:04:48,840 --> 02:04:51,640 Speaker 1: or an electric eye or whatever your thing or or 2202 02:04:51,640 --> 02:04:57,480 Speaker 1: aerial electronics thing like where you're going, Sure, I think 2203 02:04:57,520 --> 02:04:59,240 Speaker 1: what would happen is wouldn't be really so much as 2204 02:04:59,280 --> 02:05:02,520 Speaker 1: a chip, as it would probably be a digital mapping, 2205 02:05:02,560 --> 02:05:04,720 Speaker 1: a digital mapping of the ball with a like with 2206 02:05:04,760 --> 02:05:08,920 Speaker 1: the inside the bladder of the ball that's blown ups 2207 02:05:09,080 --> 02:05:12,960 Speaker 1: have metalsh mesh in there that is either electrified or 2208 02:05:12,960 --> 02:05:17,000 Speaker 1: whatever that they can sense. Right, Steve's going with chicken 2209 02:05:17,000 --> 02:05:19,600 Speaker 1: wire to fix this problem. You go chicken wire, and 2210 02:05:19,640 --> 02:05:23,200 Speaker 1: that's and that will solve the entire the entire range 2211 02:05:23,200 --> 02:05:25,280 Speaker 1: of problems at the NFL. Now you have a digitally 2212 02:05:25,320 --> 02:05:29,120 Speaker 1: mapped football with a micro chip, and well a series 2213 02:05:29,160 --> 02:05:32,040 Speaker 1: of chicken water. Because if it's just one little chip, 2214 02:05:32,120 --> 02:05:33,840 Speaker 1: that if the end of the ball if the chip. 2215 02:05:34,160 --> 02:05:35,800 Speaker 1: If the ball is over but the chip is not, 2216 02:05:35,960 --> 02:05:38,440 Speaker 1: it still doesn't go digitally map the ball back to 2217 02:05:38,480 --> 02:05:41,200 Speaker 1: square one. You gotta you know the ball both, the 2218 02:05:41,240 --> 02:05:45,080 Speaker 1: whole thing has to be. So I'm all for it. Yeah, 2219 02:05:45,080 --> 02:05:47,200 Speaker 1: I am, I'm all for it. That is true, true, 2220 02:05:47,240 --> 02:05:51,879 Speaker 1: and true. They should because that just better than eyeball 2221 02:05:51,920 --> 02:05:55,440 Speaker 1: and it solves a ton of problems. And I think, 2222 02:05:55,600 --> 02:05:57,880 Speaker 1: I think if you have it digitally mapped, I would 2223 02:05:57,920 --> 02:06:01,520 Speaker 1: think the technology is good enough where you'll get an 2224 02:06:01,520 --> 02:06:05,920 Speaker 1: accurate spot almost instantaneously. I would think, you know, see 2225 02:06:05,920 --> 02:06:07,960 Speaker 1: all service these days, you got five g you'll get 2226 02:06:08,000 --> 02:06:10,920 Speaker 1: thinking about it right away. Let me just let's just 2227 02:06:11,040 --> 02:06:13,360 Speaker 1: let's just get on a little, you know, our little 2228 02:06:13,400 --> 02:06:19,200 Speaker 1: futuristic hats here. You gotta like the skycam. It just 2229 02:06:19,280 --> 02:06:22,520 Speaker 1: it's a rail. Then it's a rail that follows it 2230 02:06:22,560 --> 02:06:25,520 Speaker 1: all the way down the field. And when they when 2231 02:06:25,560 --> 02:06:28,600 Speaker 1: the ball is tackled, they pick the ball up. They 2232 02:06:28,600 --> 02:06:31,360 Speaker 1: don't even have to look where it is. A laser 2233 02:06:31,400 --> 02:06:34,520 Speaker 1: will draw that laser line. Runner, We've got more lasers 2234 02:06:34,800 --> 02:06:37,560 Speaker 1: to put the laser line and put the point of 2235 02:06:37,600 --> 02:06:39,320 Speaker 1: the ball on the front of the laser and away 2236 02:06:39,360 --> 02:06:42,320 Speaker 1: we go, let's go. I'm for It's that easy. I 2237 02:06:42,320 --> 02:06:45,280 Speaker 1: am for it. I'd like to see it happen. NFL 2238 02:06:45,360 --> 02:06:48,320 Speaker 1: true false. Number two running back Naji Harris will be 2239 02:06:48,360 --> 02:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the Steelers savior. I'm getting go big false on that. Yeah, 2240 02:06:55,840 --> 02:06:58,880 Speaker 1: huge falls. I'm going false with a capital F yes, 2241 02:06:58,960 --> 02:07:01,720 Speaker 1: because I don't think enough has been done with that 2242 02:07:01,800 --> 02:07:05,000 Speaker 1: offensive lyne to make him the savior. Yeah, that's let 2243 02:07:05,000 --> 02:07:07,120 Speaker 1: alone Ben. I don't think Ben will be the savior 2244 02:07:07,160 --> 02:07:09,800 Speaker 1: because the line still isn't good at that. That's false 2245 02:07:09,880 --> 02:07:14,160 Speaker 1: as an F word right there. That's that's Naji Harris 2246 02:07:14,240 --> 02:07:17,440 Speaker 1: is a good player, no question about. But he's it's 2247 02:07:17,440 --> 02:07:19,960 Speaker 1: gonna be tough sled It's gonna be tough sledding. It's 2248 02:07:19,960 --> 02:07:22,600 Speaker 1: gonna be you know, it's gonna be sae Quon Barkley 2249 02:07:22,600 --> 02:07:24,480 Speaker 1: with the New York Giants for the minute. He's gonna 2250 02:07:24,520 --> 02:07:27,600 Speaker 1: wish he was back in Tuscaloosa, n behind that line. Yeah, exactly, 2251 02:07:27,640 --> 02:07:30,960 Speaker 1: all the guys they had drafted. He's in for a 2252 02:07:30,960 --> 02:07:34,360 Speaker 1: little bit of a rude awakening. But that's what I believe. 2253 02:07:34,960 --> 02:07:37,360 Speaker 1: I just think the offensive line with the Pittsburgh Steelers 2254 02:07:37,400 --> 02:07:39,440 Speaker 1: isn't what it should be. I think that was what 2255 02:07:39,560 --> 02:07:43,360 Speaker 1: held them back last year. That's why their running game was. 2256 02:07:43,440 --> 02:07:47,480 Speaker 1: They completely and utterly abandoned their run game last year 2257 02:07:47,800 --> 02:07:50,360 Speaker 1: because they got nothing out of it. And what was 2258 02:07:50,600 --> 02:07:53,120 Speaker 1: perhaps most shocking was they did not invest in that 2259 02:07:53,200 --> 02:07:58,000 Speaker 1: offensive line early in the drafty. They were cap strapped, 2260 02:07:58,360 --> 02:08:01,360 Speaker 1: so they could not invest terribly in free agency and 2261 02:08:01,400 --> 02:08:05,560 Speaker 1: fortifying their offensive line. So you're like, they're definitely doing 2262 02:08:05,640 --> 02:08:07,320 Speaker 1: in the draft. This is the Steelers, this is what 2263 02:08:07,360 --> 02:08:12,800 Speaker 1: they do, and they didn't. I was shocked. I was shocked. 2264 02:08:13,520 --> 02:08:16,920 Speaker 1: I was shocked. Absolutely shot. Doesn't mean Nagie Harris and 2265 02:08:17,000 --> 02:08:19,560 Speaker 1: Pat Fryar movie with their first two picks. You can 2266 02:08:19,600 --> 02:08:22,160 Speaker 1: say it's just me, it's me and Brownie talking. I mean, 2267 02:08:22,160 --> 02:08:25,200 Speaker 1: we haven't won six World championships like like the Steelers have. 2268 02:08:25,320 --> 02:08:28,600 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you that I agree. I think if 2269 02:08:28,640 --> 02:08:32,040 Speaker 1: you get their offensive line right, I'll bet Alabama had 2270 02:08:32,080 --> 02:08:35,160 Speaker 1: three guys behind Nagie Harris. Who would have you know 2271 02:08:35,640 --> 02:08:40,960 Speaker 1: done the same? Yeah? NFL true false. Number three Raiders 2272 02:08:41,040 --> 02:08:51,600 Speaker 1: quarterback Derek Carr is a twenty twenty one NFL MVP sleeper. Well, 2273 02:08:51,640 --> 02:08:53,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what that means. If you say yes, 2274 02:08:53,760 --> 02:08:55,480 Speaker 1: then that means he's not supposed to get it, or 2275 02:08:55,520 --> 02:08:57,360 Speaker 1: he's coming out of nowhere to get it. And that's 2276 02:08:57,520 --> 02:09:01,280 Speaker 1: absolutely true because nobody's thinking he's getting it. Had a 2277 02:09:01,400 --> 02:09:07,840 Speaker 1: productive year last year, not fantastic productive the Raiders under 2278 02:09:07,920 --> 02:09:13,680 Speaker 1: John Gruden. Forty one hundred yards, twenty seven touchdowns, nine picks, 2279 02:09:13,720 --> 02:09:20,120 Speaker 1: sixty seven percent completion percentage. Here's here's why Derek Carr is. 2280 02:09:21,120 --> 02:09:23,440 Speaker 1: Here's why Derek Carr I don't think is gonna be 2281 02:09:23,480 --> 02:09:28,560 Speaker 1: in the running for an MVP. He has never shown 2282 02:09:28,960 --> 02:09:31,800 Speaker 1: he is that. Last year he's forty one hundred yards, 2283 02:09:31,840 --> 02:09:35,600 Speaker 1: he's one point what one point five touchdowns a game, 2284 02:09:38,200 --> 02:09:45,720 Speaker 1: three to one interception ratio, and that's it. He has 2285 02:09:45,880 --> 02:09:48,240 Speaker 1: never shown even in the year they went twelve and 2286 02:09:48,280 --> 02:09:49,800 Speaker 1: four and did all that stuff, you know, got the 2287 02:09:49,800 --> 02:09:54,080 Speaker 1: playoffs under Jack del Rio, He's never had a season 2288 02:09:55,480 --> 02:09:58,800 Speaker 1: or any stretch of games where he has been Wow, 2289 02:09:58,880 --> 02:10:03,480 Speaker 1: look at that guy play never in his entire career. 2290 02:10:03,520 --> 02:10:06,640 Speaker 1: He's been good his whole career. But his ceiling is 2291 02:10:06,680 --> 02:10:09,760 Speaker 1: this and his floors, I mean, he is Andy Dalton 2292 02:10:09,840 --> 02:10:16,680 Speaker 1: on a on a cooler team. I think he's also 2293 02:10:16,760 --> 02:10:18,840 Speaker 1: hampered by the fact that John Gruden still wants to 2294 02:10:18,840 --> 02:10:21,200 Speaker 1: pound the ball as much as he does. I mean, 2295 02:10:21,440 --> 02:10:24,560 Speaker 1: in many ways, this is a team that usually he's 2296 02:10:24,600 --> 02:10:26,600 Speaker 1: running the ball twenty five to thirty times a game. 2297 02:10:26,640 --> 02:10:30,440 Speaker 1: I mean that's almost half their plays. They don't chuck 2298 02:10:30,440 --> 02:10:33,200 Speaker 1: it around enough for Derek Carr to be an MVP candidate. 2299 02:10:33,440 --> 02:10:35,280 Speaker 1: You want a quarterback to be an MVP candidate, you 2300 02:10:35,320 --> 02:10:37,840 Speaker 1: better be thrown at forty five times a game, forty 2301 02:10:37,880 --> 02:10:39,840 Speaker 1: forty five times a game, and he's got to be 2302 02:10:39,880 --> 02:10:43,160 Speaker 1: connected on you know, sixty eight seventy percent of those passes. Yeah, 2303 02:10:43,160 --> 02:10:47,720 Speaker 1: I just yeah, Derek Carr has not shown any at 2304 02:10:47,760 --> 02:10:50,600 Speaker 1: any point in his career where he could have extended play. 2305 02:10:50,600 --> 02:10:52,960 Speaker 1: That's just off the charts. He's never had, you know, 2306 02:10:53,000 --> 02:10:57,640 Speaker 1: those games, they just don't happen, and certainly don't happen 2307 02:10:57,880 --> 02:11:03,720 Speaker 1: often enough throughout a regular season. He's just he's been good. Yeah, 2308 02:11:04,040 --> 02:11:06,760 Speaker 1: and that's not good enough to win the MVP. MVP, 2309 02:11:07,480 --> 02:11:10,560 Speaker 1: all right. That is NFL True Falls presented by Yancy's 2310 02:11:10,560 --> 02:11:12,920 Speaker 1: Fancy Steve and I take one more break here before 2311 02:11:12,960 --> 02:11:15,720 Speaker 1: we wrap it up with what we have learned from 2312 02:11:15,760 --> 02:11:18,440 Speaker 1: today's show. Back in a second. Here on One Bill's Live, 2313 02:11:18,520 --> 02:11:37,800 Speaker 1: presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio time for 2314 02:11:38,160 --> 02:11:41,320 Speaker 1: What have We Learned? Brought to you by Skyworks, the 2315 02:11:41,360 --> 02:11:45,200 Speaker 1: official construction of quim and Rental company of the Buffalo Bills. 2316 02:11:45,240 --> 02:11:51,440 Speaker 1: Had CBS Sports salary cap expert and NFL writer Joel 2317 02:11:51,560 --> 02:11:55,520 Speaker 1: Corey on the show today, and among other things, he 2318 02:11:55,640 --> 02:12:02,640 Speaker 1: discussed Aaron Rodgers future with the Packers. I always thought 2319 02:12:02,720 --> 02:12:04,800 Speaker 1: that he was going to exit next year when they 2320 02:12:04,880 --> 02:12:09,240 Speaker 1: drafted Jordan Love because you can't have Jordan Love fit 2321 02:12:09,440 --> 02:12:12,920 Speaker 1: three years on a four year rookie contract when you 2322 02:12:12,960 --> 02:12:17,440 Speaker 1: have to make the option year decision after the third year. 2323 02:12:17,600 --> 02:12:19,960 Speaker 1: I always saw twenty twenty two was the time when 2324 02:12:19,960 --> 02:12:22,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was going to be traded. Right now, he 2325 02:12:22,960 --> 02:12:26,360 Speaker 1: got a high stakes game of chicken. We'll see how 2326 02:12:26,440 --> 02:12:29,840 Speaker 1: much how can much conviction Rogers has because it can 2327 02:12:29,880 --> 02:12:33,400 Speaker 1: become very costly if he sticks to his gun. It's 2328 02:12:33,400 --> 02:12:35,520 Speaker 1: fifty thousand dollars per day for each day in this 2329 02:12:35,680 --> 02:12:38,360 Speaker 1: training camp, and then sixth day of the holdouts, they 2330 02:12:38,360 --> 02:12:40,800 Speaker 1: can start taking back part of the proaded portion of 2331 02:12:40,840 --> 02:12:44,320 Speaker 1: a signing bonus. And then if he starts missing regular 2332 02:12:44,320 --> 02:12:48,400 Speaker 1: season games, you're not getting paid. So we'll see how 2333 02:12:48,480 --> 02:12:54,680 Speaker 1: much conviction he had. I was thinking about that very 2334 02:12:54,680 --> 02:12:58,520 Speaker 1: thing that Joel brought up, the whole third year decision 2335 02:12:58,560 --> 02:13:00,240 Speaker 1: on a fifty year option. How the heck do you 2336 02:13:00,280 --> 02:13:01,520 Speaker 1: do that if the guy is not even on the 2337 02:13:01,560 --> 02:13:05,000 Speaker 1: field yet, you need at least one season of watching him. Well, 2338 02:13:05,480 --> 02:13:07,880 Speaker 1: we'll have two seasons of three seasons of practice in 2339 02:13:07,920 --> 02:13:09,920 Speaker 1: a season where he's going to be the starter if 2340 02:13:10,000 --> 02:13:13,560 Speaker 1: indeed Aaron Rodgers exit next offseason or just after this 2341 02:13:13,600 --> 02:13:18,760 Speaker 1: coming season gets underway, or goes away. And I think 2342 02:13:18,800 --> 02:13:25,839 Speaker 1: that's probably the timeline that they're talking about. And Aaron Rodgers, 2343 02:13:25,920 --> 02:13:28,160 Speaker 1: he'll go when he's supposed to go. He'll go when 2344 02:13:28,160 --> 02:13:30,040 Speaker 1: they tell him he has to go, when it's scheduled, 2345 02:13:30,080 --> 02:13:32,720 Speaker 1: it's mandatory, He'll show up. There's no reason not too. 2346 02:13:32,800 --> 02:13:34,600 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to be happy about it, but he's 2347 02:13:34,640 --> 02:13:36,440 Speaker 1: not holding anything against the coaches and players in the 2348 02:13:36,480 --> 02:13:38,040 Speaker 1: locker room. He'll go in. He'll be a good soldier, 2349 02:13:38,160 --> 02:13:41,120 Speaker 1: help fun doing it. But when push comes to shove, 2350 02:13:41,520 --> 02:13:44,560 Speaker 1: when it's time for him to leave, he will slam 2351 02:13:44,600 --> 02:13:47,160 Speaker 1: the door, yeah, you know, on his way out. But 2352 02:13:47,200 --> 02:13:49,560 Speaker 1: I think most people believe they're gonna find some way 2353 02:13:49,600 --> 02:13:52,400 Speaker 1: to just squeeze one more year out of this marriage, 2354 02:13:53,000 --> 02:13:56,840 Speaker 1: and then turn the page to Jordan Love. So that's 2355 02:13:56,920 --> 02:14:00,400 Speaker 1: probably the way it's gonna go, knowing how Doug in 2356 02:14:00,760 --> 02:14:03,960 Speaker 1: the Packers are on the front office side. Tomorrow's show 2357 02:14:04,200 --> 02:14:07,680 Speaker 1: OTA coverage from week number two. We'll have Maddy Glavel 2358 02:14:07,720 --> 02:14:10,280 Speaker 1: on the sidelines and we'll also hear from defensive coordinator 2359 02:14:10,440 --> 02:14:13,160 Speaker 1: Leslie Frazier. We'll see you tomorrow