1 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: These One Bills Live presented by Called Light a Health. 2 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: All Right, people, it is game day or game night, 3 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: depending on what you want to call it, But the 4 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: Bills are playing football tonight at eight fifteen against the 5 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: division rival New England Patriots as they begin a critical 6 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: three game stretch in the division that will largely shape 7 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: their chances on whether or not they emerge as division 8 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: champions for a third straight season. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker 9 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: here with you on Thursday on One Bills Live, Steve Right, 10 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: and sunny here today in the New England area. No 11 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: pre sip to speak of tonight, no win to speak of, 12 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: which a couple of days ago was potentially a factor 13 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: in the forecast here for this Thursday night game. But 14 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: looking like five to eight miles per hour, so it 15 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: doesn't look like weather it's going to present itself as 16 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: a factor in this game tonight. And that's good because 17 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: it was. It was raining cats and dogs here yesterday 18 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: when we arrived. Same here was raining here yesterday. With that, 19 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: if it's going to be nice weather tonight for this 20 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: Bill's Patriots game in Foxborough, just two words, man, Let's go, 21 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: just go, man, Just play. The better, the conditions, the 22 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: more it favors the better team. The Bills are the 23 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: better team. They got the better quarterback there probably at 24 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: least offensively healthier then the Patriots are offensively. The Patriots 25 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: got some problems with their offensive line, they're struggling with 26 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: their defense is getting health healthier. There's two important players 27 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: that are not going to play tonight for the Bills, 28 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: no question about it. And there are two players important 29 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: players that are at money positions, left tackle and pass rusher. 30 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: I mean there. If you're talking about the hierarchy of 31 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: what positions are the biggest most important positions on a 32 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: football team, it's quarterback, left tackle, pass rusher, corner. The 33 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: Bills are getting a corner back tonight. Probably Trey White 34 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: is probably gonna get a few more snaps to night. 35 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: He's gonna be a bigger part of the mix. They're 36 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: healthy back there. Von Miller's out, Dion Dawkins is out, 37 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: but Josh Allen's coming in fully healthy. So the Patriots, 38 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 1: on the other hand, are missing a couple of tackles already, 39 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: and there's a question mark about one of the backups, 40 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: right Brownie the kid with the caffe Yeah, yeah, it's 41 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: It's interesting because we just learned today that they're adding 42 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: Trent Brown, they're starting left tackle to the injury report 43 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: due to an illness. He probably woke up and was 44 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: sick and they had to add him to the injury report. 45 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: He's listed as questionable for MS game. But that guy 46 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: doesn't have a hundred ten temperature. He's playing, I would 47 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: assume so, But how effective is he going to be 48 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: if he feels like garbage? You know what I mean? 49 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: You got to go sixty sixty five snaps against a 50 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: rotational defensive end group that is healthier for the Bills 51 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: this week, even without Miller, because it was a two 52 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: for one deal where it looks like they're gonna get 53 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: aj Epenesa and Greg Russo back in the rotation with 54 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: Boogie Basham and Shack Lawson. So it's a two for one. 55 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: You get two back even though you lost Miller due 56 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: to his knee injury from last week. So you're gonna 57 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: be rolling those guys through and Trent Brown's got to play, 58 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, sixty sixty five snaps tonight? Is he going 59 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: to be at his best all the way through? I 60 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: kind of tend to doubt it. If you know he's 61 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: got some kind of a flu bug or something and 62 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: he's hurling on the sidelines, and then the right tackle 63 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: we already know is out, Isaiah Wynn. He's not going 64 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: to play tonight. Yadni Ki used is usually his backup, 65 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: but he's questionable coming into the game of a calf 66 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: injury that's had him limited in practice all week. So 67 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: if he plays, is he at his best? So yeah, 68 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be interesting to see how they 69 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: put the line together. The word is that David Andrews 70 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: is going to play their starting center, and as we 71 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: heard from Ben Volin who was on the show earlier 72 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: this week, the offensive line tends to function a whole 73 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: lot better when Andrews, the veteran center, is in the lineup, 74 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: as opposed to Kirk Ferns, who's a much younger and 75 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: less experienced player, and he's had to spell him a 76 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: couple of times this year already, in that line has 77 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: looked god awful when David Andrews isn't in there. Well, 78 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: it's the same with the Bills and then getting now 79 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: going to get you know, Mitch Morse back in the lineup, 80 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: so right, getting healthier, They always look better when the 81 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: center's there, especially in experienced center Morse. So yeah, both 82 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: we can speak to that on both sides of the equation. 83 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: For Buffalo Ann for the New England Patriots, it always 84 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: helps as well when you can get a guy at 85 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: center and what happens is the center what they do is, 86 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: for those of you don't know, the center makes some 87 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: calls that get that designates people on the defensive line 88 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: that either that that line it out for his other linemates, 89 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: for the guards and for the tackles. So they know 90 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: what the center sees and they all see it the 91 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: same way, whether it's right or not. At least they 92 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: all see it the same way. So if they make 93 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: a mistake, they all make a mistake together, and they'll 94 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: only leave one guy running free instead of two guys 95 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: running free. You'll see two that It's the way it 96 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: should work. Is if there's like six guys that the 97 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, it doesn't mean six guys are rushing. 98 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,360 Speaker 1: And if they only rush four, you've got those four 99 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: picked up no matter what. And that's that's the key 100 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: to it. If only four even if they you know, 101 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: they do this thing like this Patriots do and or 102 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: that the center sets what they're all looking at. And 103 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: sometimes it's hard to do. But when you've got a 104 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: guy like Mitch Morris, a lot of times, because of 105 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: his experience and his film studying, his depth of knowledge 106 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: about what this team has done in the past and 107 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: what they will do and what he sees on film, 108 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: he gets he gets it right more often than he 109 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: gets it wrong, and that's a huge plus. So both 110 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: these teams are going to be really happy to get 111 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: their starting centers back right. And again referencing our interview 112 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: with Ben Villin from The Boston Globe earlier this week 113 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: when he kind of told us Romantre Stevenson is the 114 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: engine that powers his offense. Steve I watched two games 115 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: of the Patriots last night, including that offensive debacle against 116 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: the Jets that finished with a punt return touchdown by 117 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots in the waning seconds to win ten to three. 118 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: My god, that game set offensive football back up about 119 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: thirty years. It was dreadful to plow through. Mike. I 120 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: had to watch the condensed version. I couldn't even watch 121 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: it play by play to the sideline few followed by 122 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: the end zone view. I didn't want to watch it 123 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: that badly. But you watch that game, Steve, and against 124 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: a quality defense, which we know the Jets have, I 125 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: thought it would be worth watching because an approach could 126 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: be similar tonight against a quality Bills defense. And Ben 127 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: Vollen is dead on the mark. I mean, without ramondre Stevenson, 128 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: the offense is even worse than it already was. That 129 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: guy makes more yards on his own then I've seen, 130 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: and then I looked it up. Steve. He's leading the league. 131 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: He averages three and a half yards after contact as 132 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: a rusher, that leads the NFL. Because his blocking has 133 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: been so god awful, he's got to do it himself, 134 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: quite literally. Well, the Bills have been through this before, 135 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: just a couple of weeks ago with Hunt from the 136 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, where they've got a run and they're really 137 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: good at it and you got to kind of bear 138 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: up and get ready for it. So you know it's 139 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: not gonna be much different tonight. Although this in the 140 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: Jet game, let's face it, Brownie Patriots were under no 141 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: pressure to do anything different than what they were doing 142 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: because the Jets couldn't move the football either because of 143 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: Zach Wilson's strikes, so and it's gonna be. And go 144 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: back to last year in the in the wind game, 145 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: when the Bills offense couldn't throw it because of the 146 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,599 Speaker 1: wind and the defense couldn't get them off the field offensively. 147 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: In the run game, they threw it three times. So 148 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: the Patriots are only gonna do what you forced them 149 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: to do, so if you can't get them out of 150 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: the run game. Bills fans know this better than any 151 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: fan base. When it comes to the Patriots, you're gonna 152 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: they're not gonna stop doing that, so well, they're only 153 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: gonna have the only way, Yeah, yeah, go ahead. They're 154 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: only the only way you get them to do anything 155 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: other than what they want to do is to stop 156 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: it and get a lead and force them into a 157 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: place where they got to do something different than they 158 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: want to do. That's what I was going to say. 159 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: As long as you're scoring points, that will eventually pull 160 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: them out of whatever their game plan is, because their 161 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: general game plan is hold the opponent to under twenty 162 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: points and play conservative offensive football and hope you can 163 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: find some hidden yards and special teams or via takeaways 164 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: and try to win the football game that way. And 165 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: that's why the New England Patriots this season with their 166 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: six and five record, are six and oz when they 167 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 1: hold their opponent under twenty points, and they're oo in 168 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: five when their opponents scores more than twenty points. You 169 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: score more than twenty points tonight. Unless you make stupid 170 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 1: mistakes and turn the football over, you should win the 171 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 1: football game going away. That's right. And you know you 172 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: say turn the football over. One of the things about it, 173 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: and this is it's the ancient conversation you always have 174 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: when you have an offense that scores a lot of 175 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: points and throws the football all over the yard is turnovers. 176 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: You put the ball at risk. And this just you know, 177 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: the last three games, the Chiefs have turned it over 178 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: more than the Bills have. And the Bills, and we've 179 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: been harping on how much the Bills have turned it 180 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,239 Speaker 1: over and how big a factor that's been in their struggles. 181 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have turned it over even more than the 182 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: Bills have in the last three games. That's just what 183 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: you live with when you're doing it the way the 184 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: Bills are doing it and the way the Chiefs are 185 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: doing it, the way these teams that are scoring a 186 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: lot of points doing it. If you don't do that. 187 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: If you don't turn it over, the other team is 188 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, a team like the Patriots, they're 189 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: in desperation mode for three quarters of the game. If 190 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: you bust out, they struggle to score early in games, 191 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: and if they if they're down by any significant amount, 192 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: they don't have the firepower or the people or the 193 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: quarterback for sure to come back and sling it out 194 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: with you. So the key to this if you want 195 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: to get into this thing and put the Patriots on notice, 196 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: you know, you score early and then get a double 197 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: digit score and say, okay, what are you going to 198 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: do now? What are you going to do now to 199 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: get back out? Yeah, and the Patriots have proven they 200 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: can't get back in it because in the fourth quarter 201 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 1: they have been unable to stage a game tying or 202 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: a game winning drive all season long. And you look 203 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: at mac jones statistics. Steve we remember this guy was 204 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: like a darling of the league last year as a 205 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback. Oh my god, he's the best guy in 206 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: the class. Look at what he's doing. And he was 207 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: having a good season last year. Now, his talent is 208 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: limited in scope, but Josh McDaniels was very effective in 209 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: harnessing and catering the offense to his strengths. And you know, 210 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: he had a good defense to play with which had 211 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: got off to a flying start. And you know, they 212 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: had a great record at the start of the season 213 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: and they faded in December. And you know, you look 214 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: at them now, there is very little margin of era 215 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: for them at six and five, and their schedule is 216 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: going to get considerably tough with their opponents coming up, 217 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: including Buffalo tonight. And I don't know about you, but 218 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: I was stunned when I saw Mac Jones six passing 219 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns all season. I know he's missed two games, but 220 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: six passing touchdowns in nine games, and he's got seven interceptions. 221 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: And listen to this, All seven of his interceptions Steve 222 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: this season have come in the fourth quarter. That's why. Well, 223 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: they are incapable when they're behind to come from behind 224 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: and win a football game late. They can't do it. Yeah, 225 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: and you can tell he throws his interceptions when they've 226 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: got to score to win get back in games. Plus 227 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: their red zone offense, We've been talking about it all week. Stinks. 228 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: They can't score touches first. Yeah, so they you know, 229 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: all this speaks to their ability of their defense to 230 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: kind of cang in there. The Listen, the Patriots desperately 231 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: want this game to stay close throughout because they need it. 232 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: They've gotta have it stay close throughout. If you get 233 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: up ten points on them, then it's just a ticking 234 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: time bomb because sooner or later they're gonna have to 235 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: get to a point where they got to score a bunch. Now, 236 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: if you get up, if you get up ten points 237 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: on the Patriots in the first half, they're not going 238 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: to change what they're doing because there's still plenty of 239 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: time to get a touchdown and then it's close again. 240 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: But if you go up three scores, the clock gets 241 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: shorter and the desperation window gets longer. But that's the 242 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 1: key to it. Now, it's not gonna be easy. Their 243 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: defense is legit. I mean, they're very well schooled, they're disciplined. 244 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: We've all seen it a million times. This team doesn't 245 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: make mistakes. But if the Bills go in there like 246 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: they have in the last couple of matchups with the Patriots, 247 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: and the Patriots can't get them off the field and 248 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,199 Speaker 1: the Bills don't punt, I mean, this is gonna it's 249 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a laugher, and it's gonna be a laugher quick. Yeah. 250 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: For some reason, I don't see it going that way. 251 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: I don't need The Patriots will do everything in their 252 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: power to keep it close. So that means probably top 253 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: down defense. Let them force the Bills to have enough 254 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,199 Speaker 1: consistency in the execution of their offense to go twelve thirteen, 255 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: fourteen play drives before they put points on the board. 256 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: Force them to nickel and diamond all the way down 257 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: the field. Nothing cheap, nothing deep. That's gonna be their approach, 258 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: and then bow up in the red zone and hope 259 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: you can force a field goal. That's really gonna be 260 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: New England's approach defensively tonight. They're not going to give 261 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: him anything in terms of big plays. If they can 262 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: help it. Well, yeah, that's right. That's how they That's 263 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: how they will try to stay in the game. And 264 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: you know, if you get out of the first or 265 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: second quarter and you're only down ten nothing, that's a 266 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: win for the Patriots as they would see it. I 267 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: would think, yeah, absolutely, Now if you get up by 268 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: more than that in the halftime or whatever. If if 269 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: it you know, as a game wears on. They're gonna 270 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: have to, you know, put their foot on the gas 271 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: because then it becomes a possession game and they've got 272 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: to count how many times they're going to possess the 273 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: ball again, and yeah, so then things change, but you're 274 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: right around it. This is a game where I think 275 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: if the Bills can be efficient, stay on the field 276 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: offensively and really put the screws to their offense and 277 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: force their offense to keep up, it's huge. But it's 278 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: been difficult. It's gonna be difficult. They're gonna have a 279 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be interesting to see what the 280 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: Patriots think about the Bills offense, whether they're going to 281 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: try and pressure Josh and how many guys it's going 282 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: to take them to do that, or whether they're gonna 283 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: sit back and let Josh throw into coverage with a 284 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: three man rush with a spy who's gonna come up 285 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: and just trying to hem him in, keep him in 286 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: the pocket and throw it. Last year, and we've seen 287 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: highlights of this all week when we've been talking about this, 288 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: where in last year's game in Foxborough when the Bills 289 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: didn't punt and Isaiah McKenzie had that huge game, highlight 290 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: after highlight after highlight. Is Josh standing back there as 291 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: long as he wants to looking around for somebody to 292 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: throw it too. That, to me, you're asking for it 293 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: because the longer the player goes with Josh not being pressured. 294 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I think they really test his poise and 295 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: his patients when that, because it's hard to stand back 296 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: there at the ball in your hand, knowing guys are 297 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: chasing you and you just don't have anything to worry 298 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: about it, you know, and just dare him to come 299 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: back and sack you. And last year Josh stood back 300 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: there with nobody around him and picked him apart. I 301 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: think that. I don't think the Patriots thought he could 302 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: do that to them, and of course, you know, he 303 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: proved he could do They try that again, thinking Josh 304 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: is a you know, a new offensive coordinator. It hasn't 305 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: been going that good. The receivers outside of digs aren't 306 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: good enough to get open like they were a year ago. 307 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: We're a little better maybe in the back end than 308 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: we were a year ago. I don't know. It'll be 309 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: interesting to see what they think about that, don't you think. 310 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm really interested to see how they treat Josh. 311 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, you know, you reference the mackenzie game. 312 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: You know eleven catches one hundred and twenty five yards 313 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: in a touchdown, and he's going against the exact same 314 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 1: guy tonight. Myles Bryant was the nickel corner last year 315 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: due to injury, and Isaiah McKenzie was the slot receiver 316 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: due to Cole Beasley coming down with COVID. Fast forward 317 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: to this year, you have the exact same matchup. Bryant 318 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: is the starting nickel corner this year and Mackenzie's the 319 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: starting slot receiver. You're gonna man him up on that 320 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: guy after what he did to him last year. I 321 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: don't I don't know. I don't know if you can 322 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: afford to do that. He's good. You want to play 323 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 1: safe defense and say, hey, beat us all the way 324 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: down the field. Okay, Isaiah'll hit you for six or 325 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: eight yards all the way down the field, like if 326 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: you want to play that game. Because he can get 327 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: separation on Miles Bryant. He proved it last year. There's 328 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: no reason to think he can't do it again this year. 329 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: Not to mention the fact that you got less experienced 330 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: guys on the outside. You know, Jonathan Jones has been 331 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: in the league for seven years, but he's playing outside 332 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: for the first time this season. By all accounts, he's 333 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: having a nice season. But him Stefan Dicks, I'll take 334 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: that seven days out of seven play them. Do they 335 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: not play a lot of man? I mean they play 336 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: they play man, yes, as Greg ko Sell told us 337 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: last week, not as much as they did last year. 338 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: And I think it's because they know they don't have 339 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,640 Speaker 1: the guys that can man up and go all game 340 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: like that. Yeah, you have a nice pass rusher and 341 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: Matt Judon, and you got a good situational rusher on 342 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: the other side in Uch, But I mean you got 343 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: problems in terms of the matchups. I expect them to 344 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: play a fair amount of zone tonight and you know, 345 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: hope they can make tackles short of the sticks yea 346 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: most of the evening. And you know they still play 347 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: the three safety look with Adrian Phillips Kyle Dugger who 348 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: kind of serves almost as a hybrid linebackers safety type 349 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: you know in mccordy in center field. But they play. 350 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: The reason they play the three safety look, Steve is 351 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: they don't have the athletes at linebacker to put them 352 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: on the field in a base defense, right, Um. And 353 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 1: that's that's the Tucker as a third linebacker. Because they 354 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: don't have a linebacker, they can cover anybody. And I 355 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, Steve, tell me what you think about this. 356 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: With these linebackers, the two that are on the field, 357 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: usually Jowan Bentley, Um is the main guy that's on 358 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: the field at all times. He's kind of their Tremaine Edmonds. 359 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: And he's nowhere near the athlete. Um. And then they 360 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: have Gilani Tavai who's the new edition this year. He's 361 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: a little more athletic, but he's not He's not a 362 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 1: Matt Milano. Um. What do you think about getting guys 363 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: like Hines and Cook out of the backfield and matched 364 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: up on these linebackers tonight? I like that matchup a lot. 365 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: I do too. And I get where you're coming from. Us. 366 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: You're you're you're exactly right, You're exactly down the road 367 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: I was headed towards, not just you know, getting those 368 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: guys out of the backfield and getting them on and 369 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: those guys one on one, but also running right at him. Um. 370 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: A lot of times predicted with the guy like Matt Judona, 371 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: he's a really good player. Some times when you get 372 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,239 Speaker 1: a good pastor a team. He used to try this 373 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: early in his career and even later in his career. 374 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: They try this once in a while on Bruce when 375 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: I was playing, is they get a big run game 376 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 1: and they run right at the guy. They run right 377 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: at the big the kingpin, like a Matt Judon or 378 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: Bruce Smith or somebody one of these defensive and don't 379 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: usually do it to a defensive tackle because those guys 380 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: do that. But you get a guy like that, like 381 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: with Dallas's Micah Parsons, they take the ball handed to 382 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: the running back with a guy with a point of 383 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:33,640 Speaker 1: attack going right at the pass rusher of your opponent. 384 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,280 Speaker 1: And if you get you know, Hinds on the field 385 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: or even Devin Singletary on the field or Cook on 386 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: the field, and you show that a couple of times, 387 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: and you know you have power running game, you kind 388 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: of want to bear up against this, and I know 389 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: it's kind of plays into their you know, into what 390 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: would work for them defensively the Patriots is to run 391 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: at him to take the ball out of Josh's hands. 392 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 1: But man, old man, if you can make some hey 393 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: in a running game against this defense with Josh and 394 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: those guys in the secondary, and then release, like if 395 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: you're handing it off to James Cook and then all 396 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: of a sudden you turn and lose on a pass 397 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: route against those guys. That's a real problem for them 398 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: matchup wise. Um, I'm right with you, Brownie. I think 399 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: I think the running backs and tight ends in this 400 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: game could be enormous for the Bill's offense. I mean, 401 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: with as with as vulnerable as the belly of their 402 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: defense looked at the second level last week against Minnesota. 403 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they were carving them up between the numbers 404 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field. I gotta believe coach 405 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: Dorsey sees that. It says, man, I got a guy 406 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: that runs four to three eight and another guy that 407 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: runs four to four two. If I can scheme away 408 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: to get them on a linebacker, we're gonna win all 409 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: night long. Yeah. I agree with that. And it'll be 410 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,439 Speaker 1: interesting too, because the Patriots will have a plan for it, 411 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: and it'll be see, you know, how do they match 412 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: up personnel wise? They may they may go light and 413 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: nickel and stuff. If they put two running backs on, 414 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: if they put Singletary and cook on or Singletary and 415 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: Hines or Heinz and Hines and Cook, whatever the combination 416 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: you want to pick. It'll be interesting to see how 417 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: they match up to that. It'll also be interesting to 418 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: see how they match up against Dawson Knox and Quentin 419 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: Morris on the field at the same time, right, you know. 420 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: And that's but that's the other thing too, because you say, 421 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: all right, if you're gonna split Hines or Cook out, 422 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 1: whether you line them up out there at the at 423 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: the snap, at the line of scrimmage, or are they gone, 424 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: are they gonna treat them? Are you gonna put yeah, 425 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: are you gonna put dugger on them? Okay, you want 426 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: to put dugger on him, that means you gotta put 427 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: a linebacker on the tight end unless I mean, I 428 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: know they got the three safety. Look, maybe you bring 429 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: another safety up and then that means you're single safety 430 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: high and you know, we'll take our shots. So to me, 431 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: it's it's a personnel problem for them because of the 432 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 1: weapons that the Bills can deploy. You you may have 433 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: the running back covered with dugger, and you may have 434 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: the tight and covered with Phillips, but that means mccordy's 435 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: all by himself, single safety high with Diggs and Davis 436 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: running down there. So to me, I think whatever New 437 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: England comes up with in terms of the matchups, I 438 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,719 Speaker 1: still like the pills answers. Yeah, it'll it's gonna come 439 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,439 Speaker 1: down to being able to protect Josh. It'll be you know, 440 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 1: he's got to have time to pick it apart and 441 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 1: throw to it. That's gonna be huge. Matt Judon's gonna 442 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: be a problem. Kesson Bury's gonna have his work cut 443 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: out for him. You're gonna have to have somebody, whether 444 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: it's Cook Singletary Knox, Quintin Morris, Reggie Gilliam, name it. 445 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: Somebody's gonna have to be helping Kessonburry on Judon or 446 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: helping Spencer Brown on Judon, one or the other. So 447 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 1: that's you know, that's gonna be something that's gotta be. 448 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 1: You know, you gotta take that into account because the 449 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: defense will know that either you're gonna chip on Judeon 450 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: and take a guy out of the pass pattern for 451 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:04,479 Speaker 1: a minute, or Judeon's gonna make it, you know, gonna 452 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: is going to shorten the clock that Josh has to 453 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: throw Yeah, we'll see. I like the matchups. That's all 454 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say. Um, we got a full show for 455 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: you today. We'll have field Yates from ESPN coming up 456 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: in just about ten minutes time. We'll get to him 457 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: for your ultimate Fantasy lineup presented by Fan Duel, as 458 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: we do every week for you as we're getting close 459 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: to playoffs for fantasy footballers. And we also have a 460 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: day early the obl fan mail bag open because the 461 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: game is tonight. So any questions you have on the 462 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: Bills or the league at large, fire them off to 463 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: us at one Bills Live on Twitter, or you can 464 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: give us a call at eight oh three five fifty 465 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: one eight eight eight five fifty two five fifty Steve. 466 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: The other thing that I wanted to kind of discuss 467 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: with respect to the game is the fact that this 468 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: is going to be for the Bills, the fourth game 469 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: in nineteen days. Four games in nineteen days. Now. I 470 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: will say this, the players, they've been kind of bouncing 471 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: around this hotel. They have energy. I'm I'm not looking 472 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 1: at them saying, oh man, these guys look dog tired. 473 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 1: They have a spring in their step, and I have 474 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: to believe it's because after playing two games in five days, 475 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: it probably seems like an eternity to get all the 476 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: way back to this Thursday for another one. Yeah, this 477 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: is I think the schedule now, seeing as how they 478 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 1: came off two straight wins on a Sunday to Thursday. 479 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: To get them back in the saddle and the wind. Callum, 480 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: it's got to feel good to them. But this is 481 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: also I think a really good spot for them to 482 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: take on these next three division opponents, you know, the Patriots, Jets, 483 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: Dolphins in a row with this game now after a 484 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: four week's rest, and then get the mini buy and 485 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: then a home game. Two home games. Huge, huge, Yeah, 486 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,479 Speaker 1: I mean that's the that's the other part of it, right. 487 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not only four games in nineteen days, 488 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: it's three in a row on the road. That's just 489 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: that's a ridiculous stretch, which is why I've kind of 490 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: been forgiving of some of the things that haven't gone 491 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: particularly well in their games the last couple of weeks. Still, 492 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: in all, they've got two wins out of the three. 493 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: You win three out of the last four games, and 494 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: you played at them in a span of nineteen days, 495 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: and three of them were on the road. I'm sorry. 496 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: I'm tipping my hat to every dang guy on the 497 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: roster and the coaching staff for that matter. Right now, 498 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: they got the Minnesota game at home, but then they 499 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: played Cleveland. It was it was designated as a home game. 500 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: It wasn't a home game in Detroit, in Detroit and 501 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: in New England, and then you get a couple of 502 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: home games that which is going to be great. But 503 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: you're right. I think the fact that they got through 504 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: that the way they did and it sets them up 505 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: for these next couple of weeks. They got to play well, 506 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: but having a full week before this Thursday night game 507 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: for the Patriots is it's awesome. I mean, it couldn't 508 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: have worked out better given the fact that they won 509 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: those two games. And this will just prove to you 510 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: how there is no rhyme or reason to player injuries 511 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: in this game. The Bills are more beat up in 512 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: the part of the season where there is more recovery 513 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: time from one game to the next, and in this 514 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: stretch in which they are going to play four games 515 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: in nineteen days, the injury list is actually shorter right now, 516 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 1: knock on wood. Coming out of this stretch where you've 517 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: played more games in a shorter period of time. To me, 518 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: that defies logic. But nobody's complaining as this roster is 519 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: significant health significantly healthier. Les. Let's quickly go to the 520 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: phones here before we go to break. Want to get 521 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: Jason in Toronto on who's been waiting patiently? Jason, what 522 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: do you got for us? Year? All one? Bills Live. Hey, guys, 523 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: I'm so thank you very much for having me on. 524 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm a big time fan, started being a Bills fan 525 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: back when Fluty was the quarterback, and you know the 526 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: way we've been let down year over year over year 527 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: until we became really good obviously over the last four 528 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: or five years, till Sean McDermott and Brannon Being came over. 529 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: But the so the first letdown was when they benched Fluty. 530 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: Sorry I'm still upset about that, but anyways, I just 531 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: wanted to to ask you guys about, like, you know, 532 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: I'm so excited about our team. We look with all 533 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: the challenges, the injury issues we've had over the handful 534 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: of last handful of weeks, and the schedule issues that 535 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: you guys have just mentioned, and then the snowstorm and 536 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: everything kind of like you know, throwing things, you know 537 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: up in the area scheduling, and it throws people off. 538 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering, like, um, you know is do you 539 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: think our team we we were heading into the season 540 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: like we're still intact and we're still going to be 541 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: a dominant force or do you think we're starting to 542 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: show some serious cracks in terms of you know, like 543 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: with Mitch Morris for example, of being out and Josh 544 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: Allen's elbow, Like, do you think we have cause for 545 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 1: a concern or do you think things are kind of 546 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: heading in the right direction and we're going to be 547 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: healthy and kind of back to being dominant because I 548 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: feel like we're squeaking winds out against average teams when 549 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 1: we should be pumping them. Yeah, there's a lot in 550 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: that question, Jason, But I'll say this, No, I think 551 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: they're the exact team you thought they were going to be. 552 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: I think the injuries that have riddled through the roster, 553 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: the fact that they've seen we've seen him sprinkled through 554 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: almost every position group. Linebackers have been hurt from Maine, 555 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: Edmonds has been in and out. The defensive line tackles 556 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: and Dan's have been riddled with injuries at different times. 557 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: You've had the corners of course, going in and out. 558 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: Now you've got Christian Benford who's on IR for four weeks, 559 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: and now you know Dane Jackson, kyer Elam now, Trey 560 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: White's getting back in the lineup, Micah Hide, the safeties, 561 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: they've been in and out of the lineup. We've seen 562 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: that as well, with the injuries that have gone back 563 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:58,520 Speaker 1: and forth. Him and poor year Pour years now is 564 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 1: back in getting better off of line. Same thing. Guys 565 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: have been sprinkled in and out of the lineup. Wide receivers, 566 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, Kumero has been injured. You've had Hi defense, Yeah, 567 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: the defensive ends as well. So you know, yes, the 568 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: fact that the injuries have hit almost every single position 569 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: group on the club and they've still managed eight and 570 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: three record, and really, you know, squandered a nine and 571 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: two record with the Minnesota game three weeks ago. This 572 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 1: is a team that is exactly exactly what you thought 573 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: they were gonna be. Now, certainly there are certain aspects 574 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: of it that will never know the real effect of 575 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: how all these injuries played into the production of certain 576 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: position groups, whether Gabe Davis would have had a better 577 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: year had the offensive line been a little better or 578 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:50,959 Speaker 1: been a little healthier, or the running backs, the tight end. 579 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: You know, all this stuff is a ripple effect. But 580 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: I think this is the team we thought it was 581 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: going to be. It's exactly the team we thought it 582 00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 1: was going to be. I don't think it's the same. 583 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: I think Ken Dorsey's effect is going to have to 584 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: be looked at in a big picture kind of throat 585 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: mode after the season. What he'd do differently than than 586 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: day Bo did, What will he learn from it, How 587 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: will he change going forward, how will he change week 588 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: to week? All these are questions to be answered. But 589 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: I think this is the exact team we thought it 590 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: was going to be when this season started. They are 591 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: the team to beat, and the only team that really 592 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 1: has a great shot of beating them every week is themselves, right. 593 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: And then the only thing I'll add to that is, 594 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: you know, he asked about Josh Allen's elbow and what's 595 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: the status. I think all we have to go off 596 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: of is his practice participation, and this week, for the 597 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: first time since he injured the elbow in Week nine, 598 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: he practiced on a full time basis, which means he 599 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: took every single rep. That was not the case in 600 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 1: the previous three weeks. So if we go off of that, 601 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: I think it's logical to at least assume, not definitively no, 602 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: but assume that his elbow is as healthy as it's 603 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: been since the injury, and maybe even fully healthy, because 604 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: they did say it would heal in time and they've 605 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 1: done their best to you know, not over tax the elbow. 606 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: So I think how he performs in the next couple 607 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: of games will maybe serve us better indication as to 608 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: the status of the elbow. But I think it's as 609 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: healthy as it's been since the injury. All Right, we 610 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: got to take a break because when we come back, 611 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: we've got our ESPN Fantasy football expert Field Yates joining 612 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: us to give us his Week thirteen ultimate Fantasy lineup 613 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: next here on one Bills Live. All right, welcome back 614 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: to one Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you 615 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 1: here on a game day Thursday, and bring it in 616 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: as we do every week to get your fantasy lineup. Right. 617 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: It's the expert from ESPN, Field Yates, joining us for 618 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: a week the team we're inching closer to playoffs. Here 619 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: Field for fantasy footballers. We are Brownie, and here's the 620 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: good news. If you're not doing so well in your 621 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: season long league, you get to go head over to 622 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: fan Duel and make a daily fantasy line. If you're 623 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: sitting here staying yourself, I just didn't quite make the 624 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: playoffs or whatever the circumstances might be. Instead, you've got 625 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 1: fifty thousand bucks to spend fake fifty thousand dollars of 626 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: course in your draft. Excuse me, your a FanDuel lineup 627 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: here as we'll get into just now. Well perfect, let's 628 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: get us started then. And I was checking it out 629 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: before we came on the air, and Trevor Lawrence is 630 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: on the menu. Haven't seen him yet this year, and 631 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: now with the surging Jaguars, you're getting him in the lineup. 632 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: That's right, Steve, and he's got a great matchup. You're 633 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: gonna notice a few players from the same team this 634 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: week because the matchup is just so good. And Trevor 635 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: Lawrence and the Jaguars travel up to Detroit, a place 636 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: that you guys are very familiar with because the Bills 637 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 1: have played two games and won both of them at 638 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: Ford Field. Of course, you guys are also aware that 639 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: that Lions defense maybe frisky, but not exactly deeply talent, 640 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: which is why Trevor Lawrence and seventy five hundred bucks 641 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: cracks my lineup. More to come from the Jaguars in 642 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: just a bit, but I'll take it right into the 643 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 1: running backs and the interest of time here because I'm 644 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: paying up for two guys who I think could have 645 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:16,240 Speaker 1: significant days this upcoming week. Great matchup for Josh Jacob's, 646 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: great matchup for Nick Chubb. Those two players are awesome 647 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,320 Speaker 1: every single week. But how about this. Josh Jacob straws 648 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: the Chargers, who are allowing the most yards per carry 649 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: so far this season. He's priced at ninety five hundred dollars, 650 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,320 Speaker 1: one hundred bucks more is Nick Chubb. The Houston Texans 651 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: are by far the worst run defense in the NFL. 652 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 1: It's not even close, sick a thirty yards per game 653 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: difference between them and everybody else we know. Deshaun Watson 654 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: returns for Cleveland this week, but they might be up 655 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: twenty or nothing at halftime without having really thrown the 656 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 1: ball that much. So too expensive running backs, but it 657 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,000 Speaker 1: seems like the week to pay up for them. This 658 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: is not a double dip. You're going triple dip here 659 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 1: at receiver with your quarterback. That's right, well, triple up 660 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,560 Speaker 1: in the same game. And two guys that currently play 661 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: for the Jaguars and one that used to play for 662 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. So Za Jones and DJ Chark all three 663 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: players who either currently or previously played for the Jaguars, 664 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: and they're all in this game between the Lions and 665 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:21,160 Speaker 1: the Jags. Za Jones priced at sixty four hundred bucks, 666 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk priced at seventy five hundred dollars, and DJ 667 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: Chark priced at fifty three hundred bucks. It's about his 668 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: getting as much exposure to this game as possible. Za 669 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,160 Speaker 1: Jones has twenty four targets over the past two weeks. 670 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: Been a nice player for Jacksonville. I mean, you guys 671 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,280 Speaker 1: obviously remember the beginning of his career and he couldn't 672 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: quite find his flitting in Buffalo, but he's been a 673 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: much improved player in his various stops since then. Christian 674 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 1: Kirk got paid a bunch of money, and the Jaguars 675 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 1: paid him a bunch of money to throw him the 676 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: football whole lot. He has been a very busy man 677 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: for Trevor Lawrence this season, and then DJ Chark back 678 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: from ir you guys saw him last week. What does 679 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: he do really well? He is extremely fast if he 680 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: gets one or two big plays that are more than 681 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: payoff the fifty three hundred dollar price tag. And then 682 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 1: let's head to the tight end and the flex position 683 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: as you're getting finally getting away from the Detroit Jacksonville game. 684 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 1: That's right, and Logan Thomas at tight end five thousand bucks. 685 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: You know, tight ends are a really tricky spot in 686 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: fantasy football. You know, there are there's really one guy 687 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: at the top of the food jay and that's Travis Kelsey, 688 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews not that far behind, and there are a 689 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:25,800 Speaker 1: few guys that are kind of in the next tier. 690 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: But it's really hard to find great tight ends, and 691 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,040 Speaker 1: so the price points make it pretty tricky. So Logan 692 00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:33,320 Speaker 1: Thomas is just a reasonable option. He's been playing a 693 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: whole bunch of snaps recently for the Commanders, so that's 694 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: kind of the impetus for having him in my line. 695 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: But five thousand dollars and then Elijah More for the Jets, 696 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: who he played twenty one snaps last week. And if 697 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: you're sitting there saying to yourself, twenty one snaps is 698 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: not a whole lot. Well, it is much more. The 699 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:51,160 Speaker 1: way he was playing in the weeks prior to that 700 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:54,560 Speaker 1: is Elijah More. I just faded from the Jets offense entirely. 701 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: I think having Mike White in the lineup makes this 702 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:01,120 Speaker 1: passing offense more prolific. It's against a Minnesota defense that 703 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,240 Speaker 1: I think you can throw the football against. He's priced 704 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 1: at five thousand and seven hundred dollars. I like myself 705 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: some Elijah Moore and at flex option. Yeah, so that's 706 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: a question. I've got a four year field because when 707 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: you have a quarterback change like that, are you just 708 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: pretty much flying by the seat of your pants? Are 709 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: you going back to training camp reports who got reps 710 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 1: with who in training camp to determine who's going to 711 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,759 Speaker 1: get the bulk of the volume? I mean, obviously you're 712 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: expecting Garrett Wilson's to still get the bulk of the volume, 713 00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 1: but a change of quarterback can dramatically impact in this 714 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: case with the Jets, for example, a guy like Elijah 715 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: Moore or a guy like Tyler Conklin. How do you 716 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:39,440 Speaker 1: kind of assess and make you know, educated guesses if 717 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: you will as to who would be the best answer. Yeah, 718 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 1: so More played twenty one snap as I mentioned last week, 719 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 1: and had just two catches. One of them did find 720 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: the end zone. My expectation is going to play More. 721 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: He's kind of worked his way out of the doghouse 722 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: in New York, and Heach requested a trade and then 723 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: he sort of backed off that request. It's been a 724 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: very curious year for him in New York, to say 725 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,479 Speaker 1: the least. I'm just sort of going with the gut 726 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: though here. Brownie is that second round pick last year 727 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:05,560 Speaker 1: who looked like he was going to be the Jets 728 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver for some period of time. They 729 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,600 Speaker 1: ended up drafting Garrett Wilson. That was not the case. 730 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: And Mike White, you know, is he a more talented 731 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: player than Zach Wilson's probably a bit of a subjective question. 732 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:19,680 Speaker 1: You know, Zach Wilson the number two overall picked for 733 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:22,279 Speaker 1: a reason, but he's played a whole lot better than Zach, 734 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: and the offense seems a lot more competent with Mike 735 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: White under center. And of course you took and the 736 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: last remaining pick was the Chicago Bears defense picking playing 737 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: against the Green Bay Packers, who picking any defense against 738 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: the Green Bay offense in years past has been an 739 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: absolute no no. My, how things have changed. They sure have. 740 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: And you know, obviously right now we don't know whether 741 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,239 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers will play on Sunday. It sure sounds like 742 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,720 Speaker 1: he will. That being said, I mean, this Packers offense 743 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: has not exactly been the scariest one to defend so 744 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: far this season, but this would be one that you 745 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 1: could easily pivot off of if we get word that 746 00:38:55,880 --> 00:39:00,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is available on Sunday. You know, defenses teamly 747 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 1: tell you to not pay up for them as a 748 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: result of that. If Aaron Rodgers plays and you're uncomfortable, 749 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 1: not only do you have thirty two hundred dollars to spend, 750 00:39:08,080 --> 00:39:10,880 Speaker 1: but we left three hundred dollars in the bank to 751 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: go pivot to somebody else who's slightly more expensive. If 752 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: you stick with the Bears or a team priced at 753 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,240 Speaker 1: the same point, then you can put that three hundred 754 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: dollars to a Christmas gift for Brownie and Steve. There 755 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: you go, We'll take it. U What do you ask, 756 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:30,879 Speaker 1: would you? Yeah, I don't anything, I'm fine, Uh get 757 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 1: Steve better. We're gonna get Steve two tickets to a 758 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:38,720 Speaker 1: Sabers game. I got, I got two. He's got season tickets. 759 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: I got two tickets for tonight. You want them because 760 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: I can't go? Yeah, you can't go. I got to work. 761 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:47,719 Speaker 1: Thompson Jersey. Uh what do they call him? The new 762 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: the new uniforms this year, Like the reverse logos. Those 763 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 1: are awesome. Yeah, reverse retro phrase they used so real 764 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:58,719 Speaker 1: quick before we let you go field. Uh. The Patriots 765 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: just look like a team that tries to hold the 766 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:05,160 Speaker 1: opponent under twenty points, play solid defense, hope they can 767 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,240 Speaker 1: find some hitting yards and special teams, and that Romandre 768 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,040 Speaker 1: Stevenson can do enough to get them, you know, seventeen 769 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 1: to twenty points and win a football game. Knowing the 770 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,799 Speaker 1: high powered potential of the Bills offense, are they just 771 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: gonna like we were talking about this, ten nothing after 772 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:23,799 Speaker 1: the first quarter in favor of the Bills. That's a 773 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: win for the Patriots because they're kind of slowing down 774 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: the Bills scoring potential. I would think, yeah, you know, 775 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots offense maybe a little bit better 776 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,400 Speaker 1: than that. They showed some signs last week against the Vikings. 777 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:39,120 Speaker 1: They were actually playing pretty well. And here's the Patriots 778 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: have done well. The Patriots have moved the football fairly 779 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 1: well between the twenties. They have not been a good 780 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:45,840 Speaker 1: red zone offense, though, and that's that's the kind of 781 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: stuff that gets you in trouble against a great team 782 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: like Buffalo. So if they can convert in the red zone, 783 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: this would be a competitive game tonight. If they can't, 784 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: then it won't be. I know that we have a 785 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: million different ways we can analyze every single game this 786 00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:59,920 Speaker 1: upcoming Sunday, But against the Bills, you can't set up 787 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:02,480 Speaker 1: for field bulls. That's a very simple way, I know, 788 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: but I think it's also a very important way. So 789 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,520 Speaker 1: tonight is a red zone driven game and the third 790 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,560 Speaker 1: down driven game. As you guys know, the Patriots have 791 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 1: failed to force a punt of the Bills in the 792 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,239 Speaker 1: past two games that they have played. So if the 793 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:16,359 Speaker 1: Bills are successful on third down as they happen over 794 00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,000 Speaker 1: the past two games, this game will be like it 795 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:23,280 Speaker 1: was during the past two meetings. Yeah, alright, thanks, good stuff. 796 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:26,799 Speaker 1: It feels thanks all right, guys, watch again next week. 797 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: Happy decided that Yeah, Happy December. We're already there. It's 798 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:33,200 Speaker 1: the ultimate fantasy lineup for Week thirteen, presented by Fan 799 00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:35,759 Speaker 1: Duel Make every Moment More. That's Field Yates helping you 800 00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: with your lineup again this week we will take a break. 801 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,960 Speaker 1: Steve and I back with plenty more coming up next 802 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: to here on One Bills Live presented by Kalida Health, 803 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio. All right, welcome back to One 804 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:01,840 Speaker 1: Bills Live. Chris Brown State tasker with you here on 805 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:05,800 Speaker 1: a game day Thursday, which is why we are taking 806 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:10,040 Speaker 1: tailgate Friday and moving it to Thursday, which is presented 807 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: by high Mark Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Western New York, 808 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 1: the official healthcare plan of the Buffalo Bills. So what 809 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:21,800 Speaker 1: are your plans? What is your tailgate menu look like? Tonight? 810 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 1: We go to the tailgate Thursday tweet cheat and Dawn 811 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:29,600 Speaker 1: leads us off. She says pizza, beer, and a lot 812 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:34,040 Speaker 1: of snacks. Watching both the Bills and the Sabers. You know, Steve, 813 00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: I was kind of wondering about this. So my son 814 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: last week, he's home for Thanksgiving and he wants to 815 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: watch the Michigan Ohio State game. But at the same 816 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:47,920 Speaker 1: time he wants to watch as Georgia Bulldogs against Georgia 817 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:51,640 Speaker 1: Tech they're playing at the exact same time he takes 818 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:53,919 Speaker 1: he tells me, hey, Dad, can we use the TV 819 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:55,920 Speaker 1: we use out on the patio in the summer and 820 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 1: just bringing into the living room. So I had to 821 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:02,640 Speaker 1: set that thing up on the floor, and then he 822 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:04,880 Speaker 1: was watching the other he I was watching both games 823 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 1: on two TVs. I wonder how many Buffalo fans are 824 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:12,080 Speaker 1: doing that tonight with the Bills and the Sabers. Now 825 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:15,680 Speaker 1: that you mentioned it, I'm gonna do that. I hadn't 826 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,160 Speaker 1: thought about it, but I'm gonna do that, yeah, because 827 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:21,319 Speaker 1: I have to be here where I'm sitting in this 828 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:24,839 Speaker 1: chair as soon as the game ends, So I'll watch 829 00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,400 Speaker 1: the first part of it, and the Sabers should be 830 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: about two thirds and maybe deep into the second period, 831 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:34,440 Speaker 1: maybe even the third period at eight twenty when the 832 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:38,440 Speaker 1: Bills game kicks off, so you know you'll have that 833 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:42,040 Speaker 1: kind of overlap. But I'm gonna be Yeah, I gotta 834 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:43,719 Speaker 1: be here after the game, so I'll be at the 835 00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:47,839 Speaker 1: house watching both as well. Yeah, and you can never 836 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,680 Speaker 1: go wrong with pizza, beer, and a lot of snacks. 837 00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:54,480 Speaker 1: Carly on the Tailgate Thursday tweet sheet says the Holy 838 00:43:54,560 --> 00:44:00,879 Speaker 1: Trinity of pizza, wings, and sponge candy. Now, I don't 839 00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:04,840 Speaker 1: know who threw that into the holy trinity. Um, I 840 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:06,879 Speaker 1: don't even know if that's a trinity. That's as good 841 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:12,320 Speaker 1: as Molarry and curly. Well, the pizza and wings go together, Well, yes, 842 00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 1: I think I would. I don't want to be I 843 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:18,319 Speaker 1: don't want to be finger quote sacrilegious. But to me, 844 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:22,720 Speaker 1: it's pizza, beer and wings beers in the middle of that. Yeah, 845 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:26,360 Speaker 1: the sponge candy is an odd decision. Is not deity 846 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: to me? I'm sorry. Yeah, I mean, look, it's a 847 00:44:30,760 --> 00:44:33,640 Speaker 1: it's it's a unique candy to Buffalo. We all know this. 848 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:38,320 Speaker 1: So maybe she's she's trying to go with the Buffalo 849 00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:41,800 Speaker 1: angle there. But I think if you ask most buffalo 850 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:46,160 Speaker 1: Ians what are you having with pizza and wings? I 851 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:49,279 Speaker 1: think the unfortunately might be in the minority there. The 852 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:53,719 Speaker 1: beer would be unequivocally a most popular response. I mean, 853 00:44:53,719 --> 00:44:55,919 Speaker 1: if we're doing the family feud and the top three 854 00:44:55,960 --> 00:45:00,480 Speaker 1: answers are on the board, sponge candy makes it. Sponge 855 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:03,560 Speaker 1: candy does not make Excuse me, I don't think it does. 856 00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:08,200 Speaker 1: But that's what Carly's doing. And Okay, more power to you. Elizabeth, 857 00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:11,640 Speaker 1: I like the female response. I like, I love getting 858 00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:15,360 Speaker 1: the female point of view here, because we'll get a 859 00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:19,760 Speaker 1: lot of guys. So Elizabeth says, pregame at a Myrtle 860 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 1: Beach Bills backers Bar, clam fritters with Josh Allen, hot sauce, 861 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:30,640 Speaker 1: pizza and Cape Cotters, followed by Labatt's well done there 862 00:45:31,080 --> 00:45:33,760 Speaker 1: at the Myrtle Beach Bills backers Bar, I like everything 863 00:45:33,800 --> 00:45:37,080 Speaker 1: on there. Now, are you familiar with Cape Cotters? Are 864 00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:39,120 Speaker 1: we talking lobster? There? Is that what we're supposed to 865 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:42,680 Speaker 1: assume that that may be a unique dish to that restaurant. 866 00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 1: As far as I know, I couldn't tell you right, 867 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:49,560 Speaker 1: but I would assume Cape Cotters are in New England. 868 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:55,360 Speaker 1: Gotta be right. I'm wondering if that's is that slang 869 00:45:55,400 --> 00:45:58,840 Speaker 1: for a lobster or something else? Some other kind of 870 00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:00,759 Speaker 1: scene could be. I don't know, because you already got 871 00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:06,480 Speaker 1: already got the clam fritters there. It could be like codfish. Uh, 872 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:09,719 Speaker 1: it could be fish fry or something. Hold on, I 873 00:46:09,719 --> 00:46:13,239 Speaker 1: gotta we might have an answer here I have to do. 874 00:46:13,239 --> 00:46:18,719 Speaker 1: It might be a drink, oh, Cape Cod's might like 875 00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:22,000 Speaker 1: a Long Island iced tea. It's native to Cape Cod also. 876 00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:23,839 Speaker 1: And I don't want to get too far down this 877 00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:26,840 Speaker 1: rabbit hole, but I had this huge debate with the crew, 878 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:31,320 Speaker 1: with my CBS crew for years, lebat blue is obviously 879 00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:34,880 Speaker 1: a staple here um in western New York. Um do 880 00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:37,040 Speaker 1: you always put an S on the end of that 881 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:45,160 Speaker 1: name or is it just lebat um? I think I 882 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:47,520 Speaker 1: tend to put an S on it. Everybody tends to 883 00:46:49,320 --> 00:46:52,799 Speaker 1: my asking is it proper? Because we had a huge 884 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:56,319 Speaker 1: debate because it's lobat blue, and that's, you know, kind 885 00:46:56,360 --> 00:47:01,080 Speaker 1: of the right kind of the fallback brew for most 886 00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:03,719 Speaker 1: tailgates around here, not all of them, obviously, there's a 887 00:47:03,719 --> 00:47:06,040 Speaker 1: ton of good beers. Yeah, I'm plus IPAs all. I 888 00:47:06,080 --> 00:47:07,920 Speaker 1: don't want to This isn't an advertisement, you know. I'm 889 00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:12,080 Speaker 1: just saying we got into a knockdown drag out arguments 890 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:17,360 Speaker 1: myself and Andrew Catalan, my my co you know co 891 00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,920 Speaker 1: guy in the booth in the preseason and with CBS 892 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:22,080 Speaker 1: for a lot of years, got into a knockdown drag 893 00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:25,840 Speaker 1: out with a Notre Dame graduate, Steve Burline, who he 894 00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:28,920 Speaker 1: thought the natural and only way you say it is 895 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:33,239 Speaker 1: lobats And I said read the label and there we went. 896 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:35,919 Speaker 1: We were off in a in a knockdown, drag out fight. 897 00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:40,200 Speaker 1: So he believes the s is has to be on 898 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:45,239 Speaker 1: the end of it. It's not true. Okay, Well, and 899 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,520 Speaker 1: it's funny because now that I'm thinking more about this 900 00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:50,880 Speaker 1: as you're talking, I'm saying to myself, when I go 901 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:53,760 Speaker 1: up to the bar and i'm looking to I usually 902 00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:57,200 Speaker 1: get if I'm getting lobats, I will often go the 903 00:47:57,320 --> 00:48:00,719 Speaker 1: light variety, right, But now that I'm thinking about it, 904 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:04,640 Speaker 1: I don't even say the betts. I don't think light 905 00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:10,600 Speaker 1: blue light. Yeah, I even say. I know. I'm just 906 00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:13,920 Speaker 1: saying that some people are kind of passionate about it. 907 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:17,520 Speaker 1: I tend to be the one to get I tend 908 00:48:17,520 --> 00:48:20,279 Speaker 1: to want to get it right. But yeah, I know, 909 00:48:20,360 --> 00:48:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm not the only one that had that argument. So 910 00:48:23,239 --> 00:48:25,960 Speaker 1: so a cape cod or Steve, just for the record, 911 00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:29,640 Speaker 1: is apparently vodka cranberry. So I was unaware that that 912 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,600 Speaker 1: was called dad. I didn't. I've never heard say give 913 00:48:32,640 --> 00:48:36,520 Speaker 1: me a vodka cranberry. But okay, fair enough, fair enough. 914 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:40,279 Speaker 1: Last submission from Connor, And this seems to be a 915 00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:44,120 Speaker 1: theme this week. Beer, pizza and some hot wings. See 916 00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:47,239 Speaker 1: now there's the third part of the triumvirracy. Yeah, that's beer, 917 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,840 Speaker 1: pizza and hot wings. The best way to watch Buffalo 918 00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,759 Speaker 1: stomp on the Patriots tonight. Let's go Buffalo. Okay, So 919 00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:57,400 Speaker 1: people kind of I think Steve, in the wake of 920 00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:00,319 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and all that entails in terms of prepper ration, 921 00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:04,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people are keeping it simple this week. Well, um, 922 00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:07,440 Speaker 1: I think there's an adult there's a thing here too, Brownie. 923 00:49:07,440 --> 00:49:10,840 Speaker 1: Midweek game, Thursday game, not a weekend game. You know, 924 00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:14,279 Speaker 1: you don't have time to prepare work. You got the 925 00:49:14,920 --> 00:49:17,480 Speaker 1: it's clean up. Clean up is a no fuss, no 926 00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:19,840 Speaker 1: must with pizza and wings. Man, you put everything in 927 00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:21,920 Speaker 1: the box and you throw the box out. You know 928 00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:26,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a late night game tomorrow. The game 929 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:31,799 Speaker 1: ends at like eleven thirty tonight, right, so you know, 930 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,160 Speaker 1: skip me, you know, skip it with the pot of 931 00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:36,239 Speaker 1: chili and all that stuff. You know you got to 932 00:49:36,280 --> 00:49:38,400 Speaker 1: clean it up or put it in or you know. 933 00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:41,480 Speaker 1: I think I think you're I think you're right. The 934 00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:44,000 Speaker 1: fact that it's a week night, it's a night game, 935 00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:47,680 Speaker 1: and you're a week removed from Thanksgiving and all the 936 00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:50,360 Speaker 1: preparation that that entailed you're just trying to keep it tonight. 937 00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:52,799 Speaker 1: You can Almos should kiss philosophy, keep it simple. You 938 00:49:52,880 --> 00:49:55,080 Speaker 1: and I should be have opened up a pizza and 939 00:49:55,080 --> 00:49:57,800 Speaker 1: wing joint today so we can take advantage of everybody 940 00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:00,920 Speaker 1: who's ordering pizza and wings tonight. Yeah, right, and then 941 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:06,680 Speaker 1: we can retire. Yeah. So that is Tailgate Friday, as 942 00:50:06,680 --> 00:50:10,719 Speaker 1: we do it every week, but this week on Thursday. 943 00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:13,960 Speaker 1: And as we said, it is brought to you by 944 00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:16,480 Speaker 1: Highmark Blue Cross, Blue Shield Western New York, the official 945 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:19,080 Speaker 1: healthcare plan of the Buffalo Bills. We take a break here, 946 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:24,240 Speaker 1: but when we come back, former Bills tight ends Scott 947 00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:27,680 Speaker 1: Chandler is going to be joining us for our number two. 948 00:50:28,080 --> 00:50:30,640 Speaker 1: He played for Bill Belichick at the end of his career. 949 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:33,399 Speaker 1: We'll get his thoughts on tonight's game and we may 950 00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:36,600 Speaker 1: ask him a question or two for his thoughts on 951 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:41,920 Speaker 1: relocated Bill's game in Detroit, Part two, since he was 952 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:44,360 Speaker 1: part of the first one and had a touchdown in 953 00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:46,879 Speaker 1: that game and that big Monday Night went over the Jets. 954 00:50:46,880 --> 00:51:20,680 Speaker 1: Scott Chandler up next here on One Bills Live. These 955 00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:29,320 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live presented by Called Light, a health Bill's 956 00:51:29,360 --> 00:51:33,800 Speaker 1: forced to burn their second Tis got Chandler put a 957 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:54,840 Speaker 1: Buffalo touchdown will throw. That might be the one play 958 00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:58,680 Speaker 1: that people remember about scotch Handler more than any other. 959 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:03,120 Speaker 1: Uh five of his nine seasons in Buffalo in the NFL, 960 00:52:03,640 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: a short stint in New England as well. We'll talk 961 00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:07,120 Speaker 1: to him about that in just a little bit with 962 00:52:07,160 --> 00:52:10,359 Speaker 1: the game tonight obviously on tap. But Scott, how the 963 00:52:10,360 --> 00:52:14,560 Speaker 1: heck are you? And second of all, what were you 964 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:19,000 Speaker 1: thinking when you saw the Bills have another game relocated 965 00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:24,680 Speaker 1: to Detroit because of the snow. First of all, yeah, 966 00:52:24,719 --> 00:52:27,640 Speaker 1: thank you for having me. I appreciate it. And yeah, 967 00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean you really distilled from the people you know 968 00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,719 Speaker 1: that they're ready for that, equipped for it. But it is, 969 00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, quite the ord deal to go through. And yeah, 970 00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,640 Speaker 1: I think anytime the home game gets staked away it 971 00:52:39,719 --> 00:52:41,560 Speaker 1: kind of stakes, but you know, you make the best 972 00:52:41,600 --> 00:52:43,680 Speaker 1: of it and go in the game, and the Bills 973 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:45,680 Speaker 1: are able to do that in all times? Were you 974 00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:49,040 Speaker 1: surprised at at how that game turned out? Not only 975 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:51,040 Speaker 1: the one that you caught the touchdown in, but then 976 00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, to see the Bills go back there And 977 00:52:53,800 --> 00:52:56,839 Speaker 1: this situation was unique in and of itself as well 978 00:52:56,880 --> 00:53:00,520 Speaker 1: because they had another game there against Detroit five days later. 979 00:53:00,600 --> 00:53:02,560 Speaker 1: Can you get your mind around what it would have 980 00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:04,480 Speaker 1: been like as a player to do that? To go 981 00:53:04,560 --> 00:53:08,280 Speaker 1: through two games same stadium on the road that close together. 982 00:53:09,239 --> 00:53:14,319 Speaker 1: What a weird situation. Yeah, I mean, just you know, 983 00:53:14,400 --> 00:53:17,880 Speaker 1: the travel I think would have been difficult. But you know, 984 00:53:17,960 --> 00:53:21,279 Speaker 1: I think playing in the same stadium is not a 985 00:53:21,360 --> 00:53:24,200 Speaker 1: bad thing, unlest the Church Stakes. You know, you just 986 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:26,560 Speaker 1: get more comfortable with your surroundings will as you play 987 00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:29,440 Speaker 1: or free. I mean, I think that's why teams usually 988 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:33,840 Speaker 1: play better at home. Now. Now, if I remember, right, Scott, 989 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:36,279 Speaker 1: you were one of the guys that had to get 990 00:53:36,320 --> 00:53:42,240 Speaker 1: to the stadium via snowmobile for that game. U Tremaine 991 00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:44,920 Speaker 1: Edmonds had to do the same exact thing. They actually 992 00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:48,839 Speaker 1: had the Erie County Sheriff's rescue team go and get him. 993 00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:50,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if we've ever talked to you about 994 00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:53,279 Speaker 1: what the snowmobile trip was like, but you were on 995 00:53:53,400 --> 00:53:57,239 Speaker 1: the snowmobile right to get there. Yeah, and it was 996 00:53:57,320 --> 00:53:59,000 Speaker 1: It was great because there was just some guy that 997 00:53:59,080 --> 00:54:01,879 Speaker 1: was snowmobile town. They flagged down. They're like, hey, will 998 00:54:01,880 --> 00:54:03,800 Speaker 1: you go pick up a few of the Bills players 999 00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:09,759 Speaker 1: right here? Yeah, you know, and so you know, I 1000 00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:12,160 Speaker 1: walk out there, I'm like, so, how they get you? 1001 00:54:12,239 --> 00:54:13,719 Speaker 1: And he's like, oh, I was just driving mind and 1002 00:54:13,800 --> 00:54:17,960 Speaker 1: flagging down as guys. I was like, yeah, so you know, 1003 00:54:18,440 --> 00:54:20,239 Speaker 1: the ride there was great. You're just gonna you know, 1004 00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:23,400 Speaker 1: talk to the guy a little bit about uh, you know, 1005 00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:25,279 Speaker 1: who he's picked up and those kind of things. And 1006 00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:27,120 Speaker 1: you know, we had like five or six and just 1007 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:28,960 Speaker 1: live on the Scene Street at that time. American would 1008 00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:31,239 Speaker 1: have lived a couple of houses down. Morton was on 1009 00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:34,920 Speaker 1: the street, Garrison, Sam Martin, Dan Carpenter, Sam, he was 1010 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:37,879 Speaker 1: on the street. So he made quite a few other 1011 00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:40,920 Speaker 1: shots that day right after being that's crazy. Well, Scott, 1012 00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:42,520 Speaker 1: we wanted to have you on because you're one of 1013 00:54:42,520 --> 00:54:44,600 Speaker 1: the guys who played for the Buffalo Bills and for 1014 00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:46,400 Speaker 1: the New England Patriots, and you look back on your 1015 00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:48,640 Speaker 1: time in Buffalo. A ton of your career was spent here, 1016 00:54:48,880 --> 00:54:50,880 Speaker 1: but you also did spend some time in New England. 1017 00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:53,080 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts about this rivalry and particularly about 1018 00:54:53,120 --> 00:54:58,240 Speaker 1: this game tonight. Yeah, I'm glad to kind of flipped 1019 00:54:58,239 --> 00:55:00,600 Speaker 1: on his head here with you know, Josh coming up 1020 00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:04,080 Speaker 1: and Tom going him south. So I'm excited about tonight, 1021 00:55:04,120 --> 00:55:05,960 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the Bills are a better team. 1022 00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:09,520 Speaker 1: They play well, take care of the ball. You know, 1023 00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:12,640 Speaker 1: I think that they've got the both the defense and 1024 00:55:12,719 --> 00:55:16,319 Speaker 1: offensive advantage. And you know they got to stop to run. 1025 00:55:16,520 --> 00:55:19,239 Speaker 1: Stevenson's a good back and when they're you know, when 1026 00:55:19,239 --> 00:55:21,160 Speaker 1: they're physical enable run the ball. Then you have to 1027 00:55:21,160 --> 00:55:24,640 Speaker 1: play action shots. But you know, if we just take 1028 00:55:24,680 --> 00:55:26,399 Speaker 1: care of the ball and convert in the red zone, 1029 00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:30,040 Speaker 1: I think to both of them. So Scott climb into 1030 00:55:30,080 --> 00:55:32,319 Speaker 1: the mind of coach Belichick for a second if you could, 1031 00:55:32,400 --> 00:55:34,920 Speaker 1: having been around him when he would face an opponent, 1032 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:38,080 Speaker 1: and I realized Brady was a tremendous equalizer, even if 1033 00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:40,640 Speaker 1: maybe they were in a matchup where the other team 1034 00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:42,720 Speaker 1: was stacked with talent from the top to the bottom 1035 00:55:42,760 --> 00:55:45,600 Speaker 1: of their roster, But when he was in the instances 1036 00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:49,200 Speaker 1: where he might have been faced with an opponent that, 1037 00:55:49,880 --> 00:55:53,400 Speaker 1: you know, as you even stated yourself, has superior talent 1038 00:55:53,600 --> 00:55:58,759 Speaker 1: to his. What was his general approach, I guess more 1039 00:55:58,840 --> 00:56:02,320 Speaker 1: often than not in situations, Yeah, I think Bill is 1040 00:56:02,360 --> 00:56:04,320 Speaker 1: always going to try and take away harder one option, 1041 00:56:04,480 --> 00:56:06,680 Speaker 1: so you know, look for look for a lot of 1042 00:56:06,719 --> 00:56:09,400 Speaker 1: attention to get paid to Diggs, which you know allows 1043 00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,400 Speaker 1: uh you know, Dawson Knox and Gay Davis and Isaiah 1044 00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:15,400 Speaker 1: Kinson's be able to make plays and you know, be 1045 00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:17,840 Speaker 1: able to make plays in the running game too. You know. 1046 00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:19,799 Speaker 1: I think that was part of why I was able 1047 00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:21,719 Speaker 1: to have success against the Patriots while I was with 1048 00:56:21,840 --> 00:56:23,640 Speaker 1: the Bills, was because they were paying attention to see 1049 00:56:24,320 --> 00:56:27,120 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I just had a lot of 1050 00:56:27,120 --> 00:56:29,840 Speaker 1: good matchups that way. So you know, I think that 1051 00:56:30,239 --> 00:56:32,000 Speaker 1: you know, step On might have a might have a 1052 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,239 Speaker 1: tougher Hi maybe not. You know, he's able to beat 1053 00:56:34,239 --> 00:56:36,759 Speaker 1: the double teams quite a bit. Still that Uh you know, 1054 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,320 Speaker 1: I think that Bill usually starts with we're going to stop, 1055 00:56:39,320 --> 00:56:42,200 Speaker 1: and I'm willing that. Yeah, And if if that comes 1056 00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:44,239 Speaker 1: to be the case, certainly the Bills, if if you 1057 00:56:44,280 --> 00:56:46,000 Speaker 1: take away a guy like Steph Diggs, you still have 1058 00:56:46,040 --> 00:56:49,400 Speaker 1: to deal with Josh Allen his ability to extend the play. 1059 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:52,400 Speaker 1: How what's it give us a n a sense of 1060 00:56:52,440 --> 00:56:53,800 Speaker 1: it as a tight end and a guy on the 1061 00:56:53,840 --> 00:56:56,520 Speaker 1: inside where you're always going to be an option. What's 1062 00:56:56,520 --> 00:56:57,960 Speaker 1: it like when you look back and you have a 1063 00:56:58,040 --> 00:57:01,400 Speaker 1: quarterback that is never out of a play, and you 1064 00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:04,239 Speaker 1: see a lot of plays to go off script and 1065 00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:06,200 Speaker 1: you have to have a plan for that. How much 1066 00:57:06,239 --> 00:57:10,200 Speaker 1: time and effort goes into having a plan when there 1067 00:57:10,280 --> 00:57:14,359 Speaker 1: is no plan, if you know what I mean? Yeah, 1068 00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:15,880 Speaker 1: and you know quite a bit I was. I was 1069 00:57:15,960 --> 00:57:18,120 Speaker 1: lucky enough at a college player with a guy named 1070 00:57:18,200 --> 00:57:21,080 Speaker 1: Drew take who was a little bit of Johnny football 1071 00:57:21,080 --> 00:57:23,760 Speaker 1: before Johnny football came around, And so you know, the 1072 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:27,040 Speaker 1: scrambled drill was a real thing, and you just learn 1073 00:57:27,160 --> 00:57:29,520 Speaker 1: what kind of what your quarterback wants and in his 1074 00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:32,040 Speaker 1: body language, and you know, he might just give me 1075 00:57:32,080 --> 00:57:33,800 Speaker 1: a little flick of the head or a little hand 1076 00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:36,240 Speaker 1: and he wants you to go deeper. He might you know, 1077 00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:37,919 Speaker 1: give you a nod and want you to come back 1078 00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:40,920 Speaker 1: on the sideline. See those those things are, you know what. 1079 00:57:41,480 --> 00:57:44,800 Speaker 1: All of the off season and training camp and then 1080 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:49,360 Speaker 1: obviously throughout the season, you just get into a real 1081 00:57:51,480 --> 00:57:53,280 Speaker 1: you get on in the same wavelength with one another 1082 00:57:53,360 --> 00:57:56,400 Speaker 1: and you're able to kind of read one another album. 1083 00:57:56,480 --> 00:57:58,520 Speaker 1: I had that with fits pretty well, you know, he 1084 00:57:58,600 --> 00:58:01,640 Speaker 1: and I kind of had this idea of how things 1085 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,200 Speaker 1: we're going to go with a play in great Yeah, 1086 00:58:04,240 --> 00:58:07,760 Speaker 1: and and for Josh, like basically his top four passing 1087 00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:11,200 Speaker 1: options have all been with him for at least three seasons, 1088 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:14,920 Speaker 1: so I have to imagine those scramble rules they kind 1089 00:58:14,920 --> 00:58:18,320 Speaker 1: of know like the back of their hand. Um, how 1090 00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:21,640 Speaker 1: valuable is that against a team and a defense like 1091 00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:24,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots that as you said, it's pretty good at 1092 00:58:24,520 --> 00:58:27,520 Speaker 1: taken away you know what you want to do first 1093 00:58:27,560 --> 00:58:29,840 Speaker 1: and try to make you play left handed. It sounds 1094 00:58:29,880 --> 00:58:32,560 Speaker 1: like based on the time this group has had together 1095 00:58:32,640 --> 00:58:35,960 Speaker 1: with Josh, they should be able to get to the 1096 00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:40,560 Speaker 1: second and third option if necessary. I mean, I think 1097 00:58:40,600 --> 00:58:42,600 Speaker 1: if you look at the middle offense, most of the 1098 00:58:42,680 --> 00:58:45,760 Speaker 1: problems have been solved Plato. You know that they have 1099 00:58:45,880 --> 00:58:50,280 Speaker 1: all the personnel and schematic ability to help play most 1100 00:58:50,280 --> 00:58:52,400 Speaker 1: of the teams they've played, and just you know, it 1101 00:58:52,480 --> 00:58:55,720 Speaker 1: becomes that ability to go execute all the time. And 1102 00:58:56,080 --> 00:58:59,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think that's that's where they'll continue to grow. 1103 00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:02,560 Speaker 1: You know. You see and when they when they are 1104 00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:06,040 Speaker 1: executing all they stop. And I think that you know 1105 00:59:06,280 --> 00:59:08,240 Speaker 1: that those are the kind of things that as you 1106 00:59:08,280 --> 00:59:10,000 Speaker 1: get towards us end of the season and trying to 1107 00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:11,840 Speaker 1: make a postseason r they're going to be able to 1108 00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:15,040 Speaker 1: when you get to a point at this point of 1109 00:59:15,040 --> 00:59:18,480 Speaker 1: the season, And yeah, and with the Bills, they've kind 1110 00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:21,400 Speaker 1: of had ridden this roller coaster of injuries and guys 1111 00:59:21,440 --> 00:59:23,480 Speaker 1: getting healthy, and then a different group gets injured, and 1112 00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:26,280 Speaker 1: then another group. It's been sprinkled throughout their roster. They 1113 00:59:26,320 --> 00:59:28,800 Speaker 1: actually now seem to be getting to the point where 1114 00:59:28,800 --> 00:59:32,440 Speaker 1: they're a little healthier, obviously with a few notable exceptions. 1115 00:59:32,920 --> 00:59:35,200 Speaker 1: How do you give us an idea of what you 1116 00:59:35,240 --> 00:59:38,240 Speaker 1: remember about having a season where you kind of got 1117 00:59:38,240 --> 00:59:40,120 Speaker 1: to keep rolling and trying to win games when you're 1118 00:59:40,120 --> 00:59:45,040 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent on all cylinders. Yeah, I mean 1119 00:59:45,080 --> 00:59:47,320 Speaker 1: I think that that's one of the biggest things in 1120 00:59:47,360 --> 00:59:50,120 Speaker 1: the NFL is you know how good the guys are 1121 00:59:50,120 --> 00:59:52,600 Speaker 1: able to step up because there's got to be injuries. 1122 00:59:53,080 --> 00:59:55,520 Speaker 1: You know, you hope they're not a key positions or 1123 00:59:55,920 --> 00:59:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, in key matchups, but it's going to happen 1124 00:59:59,480 --> 01:00:02,919 Speaker 1: at some and you know, you just got to keep 1125 01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:05,360 Speaker 1: your whole team ready to play. And you know that's 1126 01:00:05,360 --> 01:00:08,120 Speaker 1: where guys who have been playing special teams for weeks 1127 01:00:08,120 --> 01:00:09,720 Speaker 1: and weeks, you know, I'll step in and be able 1128 01:00:09,720 --> 01:00:12,320 Speaker 1: to make plays with you know, like you see guys 1129 01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:14,480 Speaker 1: like a J. Kleiner will step in and just you know, 1130 01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:17,800 Speaker 1: step in and play well. And uh, you know, obviously 1131 01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:19,680 Speaker 1: you like having guys leaking a loan on the track 1132 01:00:19,800 --> 01:00:22,320 Speaker 1: and vans out there. But you know, when a guy 1133 01:00:22,320 --> 01:00:24,360 Speaker 1: can step in and play well like that, you know 1134 01:00:25,800 --> 01:00:28,280 Speaker 1: who's I think he's with it, you know, not even 1135 01:00:28,280 --> 01:00:30,560 Speaker 1: with the team all year. It will step in and 1136 01:00:31,040 --> 01:00:33,360 Speaker 1: playing a system he knows that's Those are the kind 1137 01:00:33,360 --> 01:00:36,680 Speaker 1: of things that elevate teams from being good teams to 1138 01:00:36,800 --> 01:00:39,880 Speaker 1: great teams. And uh, you know, really playing a vital 1139 01:00:40,520 --> 01:00:43,360 Speaker 1: part and seeing in the playoffs and who gets hold 1140 01:00:43,280 --> 01:00:46,680 Speaker 1: the manage? Yeah, I would say probably your guys. Twenty 1141 01:00:46,880 --> 01:00:49,400 Speaker 1: eleven team comes to mind with the injury bug because 1142 01:00:49,840 --> 01:00:52,920 Speaker 1: you guys are rolling and then Fits as the rib injury, 1143 01:00:53,040 --> 01:00:55,880 Speaker 1: Fred breaks his leg, a couple other guys go down, 1144 01:00:55,920 --> 01:00:58,320 Speaker 1: and you guys just didn't have the same kind of 1145 01:00:58,360 --> 01:01:01,800 Speaker 1: depth that maybe this roster had is now. Um and 1146 01:01:01,840 --> 01:01:04,360 Speaker 1: speaking of that roster, you're gonna have Eric Wood in 1147 01:01:04,360 --> 01:01:07,520 Speaker 1: the radio booth. Fitz is doing the Amazon thing. How 1148 01:01:07,560 --> 01:01:10,560 Speaker 1: wild is it to see fits doing doing games on 1149 01:01:10,600 --> 01:01:14,600 Speaker 1: Thursday night pregame and post game. Now, I just wanted 1150 01:01:14,680 --> 01:01:20,080 Speaker 1: to dress up like the Sean Jackson every week. I 1151 01:01:20,120 --> 01:01:25,920 Speaker 1: need even to bring the chains out of him. You 1152 01:01:26,080 --> 01:01:27,680 Speaker 1: can do a great job. You know, it's fun to 1153 01:01:27,720 --> 01:01:30,640 Speaker 1: watch those guys. Uh, you know, both of those guys 1154 01:01:30,640 --> 01:01:32,640 Speaker 1: are so the smartest guys that I've played with. And 1155 01:01:33,560 --> 01:01:36,479 Speaker 1: Eric in fits you know, you know that they're gonna 1156 01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,840 Speaker 1: have success and whatever they do, So that's fun to 1157 01:01:38,920 --> 01:01:42,480 Speaker 1: watching having success. How do you think what are your 1158 01:01:42,520 --> 01:01:44,160 Speaker 1: thoughts about this game tonight? How do you think it's 1159 01:01:44,160 --> 01:01:46,680 Speaker 1: gonna go? What? What kind of personality is this game? 1160 01:01:46,760 --> 01:01:49,000 Speaker 1: Is this? I mean, these teams played twice a year. 1161 01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:51,000 Speaker 1: This is the first time they've met. We kind of 1162 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:53,040 Speaker 1: have a handle on what these two teams are. This 1163 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:56,320 Speaker 1: deep into the season. Getting their first matchup is way 1164 01:01:56,360 --> 01:01:58,160 Speaker 1: different than when you meet him in week one or 1165 01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:02,439 Speaker 1: week two of the season. Yeah, I mean, I think 1166 01:02:02,760 --> 01:02:05,160 Speaker 1: from Anningal perspective, they're gonna want to run the ball 1167 01:02:05,240 --> 01:02:07,800 Speaker 1: and control the clock and you know, just keep the 1168 01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:11,160 Speaker 1: ball in Josh's hands as much as possible. And h 1169 01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:13,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think if if the Bills are able 1170 01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:16,880 Speaker 1: to stop the run early, h And you know, I 1171 01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:19,160 Speaker 1: think they're gonna have to have some success running the 1172 01:02:19,160 --> 01:02:23,120 Speaker 1: ball too, whether that's you know, through Singletary Cook or Josh. 1173 01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:27,040 Speaker 1: And but I just think ultimately it's going to come 1174 01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:28,800 Speaker 1: down to if the Bills are able to protect the 1175 01:02:28,840 --> 01:02:31,640 Speaker 1: ball and get a couple of stops on defense, they're 1176 01:02:31,640 --> 01:02:33,920 Speaker 1: gonna have too much. And you know, I think that 1177 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:39,560 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots are still just rebuilding a little bit. Yeah, 1178 01:02:40,160 --> 01:02:42,120 Speaker 1: and they're probably gonna have to find out by the 1179 01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:43,880 Speaker 1: end of the season whether they want to continue with 1180 01:02:43,960 --> 01:02:46,400 Speaker 1: Mac or make a change there with a couple of 1181 01:02:46,440 --> 01:02:49,680 Speaker 1: decent quarterback drafts coming up as well. All right, Scott, listen, 1182 01:02:49,720 --> 01:02:52,640 Speaker 1: thanks for joining us here on game day. We appreciate it. 1183 01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:54,800 Speaker 1: We look forward to catching up with you down the line, 1184 01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:58,040 Speaker 1: but enjoy the game tonight or ride. Thanks you guys. 1185 01:02:58,080 --> 01:03:00,840 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Go Bills, Thanks Bills. Yeah, that's a 1186 01:03:01,000 --> 01:03:04,320 Speaker 1: former Bills tight end, Scott Chandler, who knows all too 1187 01:03:04,320 --> 01:03:08,000 Speaker 1: well about s November after that game that they had. 1188 01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:11,720 Speaker 1: Was that back in twenty fourteen, if my memory serves 1189 01:03:11,720 --> 01:03:14,880 Speaker 1: me properly, And then the Bills had to do it 1190 01:03:14,920 --> 01:03:19,040 Speaker 1: all over again just two weeks ago, and we forgot 1191 01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:24,360 Speaker 1: to mention this to Scott Steve, but Dion Dawkins replicated 1192 01:03:24,400 --> 01:03:27,360 Speaker 1: to Scott's celebration after the game was over. In the end, 1193 01:03:27,480 --> 01:03:32,000 Speaker 1: zone with fans, So his celebration maybe even more popular 1194 01:03:32,040 --> 01:03:35,840 Speaker 1: now than it was seven years ago. Pretty crazy. Yeah, 1195 01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:38,560 Speaker 1: we look at the remaining schedule there, Steve, and we 1196 01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:43,960 Speaker 1: know this three game division slate's coming up. It's important, man, 1197 01:03:44,040 --> 01:03:46,080 Speaker 1: It's going to pretty much spell it out the rest 1198 01:03:46,080 --> 01:03:49,520 Speaker 1: of the way here. Absolutely, at the end of these 1199 01:03:49,560 --> 01:03:51,640 Speaker 1: three games, you would think that they're going to have 1200 01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:55,280 Speaker 1: a real handle on what they're looking like going forward. Now, 1201 01:03:55,400 --> 01:03:58,960 Speaker 1: even if they win all three games, they're still I 1202 01:03:59,160 --> 01:04:02,200 Speaker 1: doubt they'll have anything sewed up, a playoff spot or 1203 01:04:02,240 --> 01:04:04,480 Speaker 1: anything else. They'll be eleven and three at that point. 1204 01:04:04,520 --> 01:04:06,520 Speaker 1: If they can win all three of those games, I 1205 01:04:06,960 --> 01:04:09,600 Speaker 1: don't know that that's gonna tell us too much with 1206 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:12,960 Speaker 1: three games remaining, you know what I mean, I think 1207 01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:14,400 Speaker 1: it'll still be up in the air, is what the 1208 01:04:14,440 --> 01:04:16,360 Speaker 1: seeding will gonna are gonna be. They'll still if they 1209 01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:17,880 Speaker 1: can't win it out, they're still gonna be in the 1210 01:04:17,880 --> 01:04:21,360 Speaker 1: conversation for the one seed, but they still are gonna 1211 01:04:21,360 --> 01:04:24,560 Speaker 1: be only probably in the conversation for the division title too, 1212 01:04:24,680 --> 01:04:29,240 Speaker 1: depending on what happens with the Dolphins. So other division 1213 01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:32,760 Speaker 1: games got to take place, and after these three games, 1214 01:04:32,800 --> 01:04:35,080 Speaker 1: they still got to play the Bears, Bengals and Patriots again. 1215 01:04:35,160 --> 01:04:40,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, we're gonna, know how, We're gonna have a 1216 01:04:40,200 --> 01:04:44,000 Speaker 1: real a much better view of the big picture after 1217 01:04:44,040 --> 01:04:47,880 Speaker 1: these three division games than we do right now. But 1218 01:04:48,720 --> 01:04:51,520 Speaker 1: you've got to think, from this end of this three 1219 01:04:51,560 --> 01:04:54,160 Speaker 1: game stretch, the way the other three teams are playing, 1220 01:04:54,520 --> 01:04:57,120 Speaker 1: you've got to win all three. You've got to win 1221 01:04:57,320 --> 01:05:01,040 Speaker 1: all three now certainly mat then then you get your 1222 01:05:01,080 --> 01:05:05,920 Speaker 1: head above water with the division record. Right mathematically, you 1223 01:05:06,120 --> 01:05:09,520 Speaker 1: probably don't have to win all three, but man oh man, 1224 01:05:09,640 --> 01:05:12,640 Speaker 1: from this end of it, you got a win all three. 1225 01:05:13,440 --> 01:05:15,720 Speaker 1: Well yeah, and I think if you do, you kind 1226 01:05:15,760 --> 01:05:17,640 Speaker 1: of put yourself in the catbird seed because you know 1227 01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:19,760 Speaker 1: your hand in each of your division opponents at least 1228 01:05:19,800 --> 01:05:23,160 Speaker 1: one loss over that stretch, you drop New England to 1229 01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:27,280 Speaker 1: six and six. Depending on what the Jets do this week, 1230 01:05:27,840 --> 01:05:31,320 Speaker 1: they could either be seven and four. What are they 1231 01:05:31,320 --> 01:05:34,760 Speaker 1: They're seven and four right now, so they could be 1232 01:05:35,440 --> 01:05:38,160 Speaker 1: they could either be coming in next week seven and 1233 01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:42,560 Speaker 1: five or eight and four. Yeah, the hand them their 1234 01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:44,800 Speaker 1: fifth they're six loss, you know, Jets of the Jets 1235 01:05:44,840 --> 01:05:49,320 Speaker 1: have got the Vikings this week. Yeah, and then right, 1236 01:05:49,360 --> 01:05:51,880 Speaker 1: so and right, you know, like you said, they're seven 1237 01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:53,520 Speaker 1: and four, but that even if they're eight and four 1238 01:05:53,600 --> 01:06:00,000 Speaker 1: coming into Buffalo, that's that's a giant game still. Yeah, 1239 01:06:00,120 --> 01:06:02,560 Speaker 1: and then you know, of course the Dolphins. I mean, 1240 01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:06,720 Speaker 1: the Bills are chasing the Dolphins down ever since Week three, 1241 01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:10,800 Speaker 1: but they've got the charge the Niners and the Chargers 1242 01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:13,920 Speaker 1: coming up next? Do the Dolphins? Yeah? What do you 1243 01:06:14,200 --> 01:06:16,640 Speaker 1: what do you? What do you think a coach McDaniel's approach. 1244 01:06:16,640 --> 01:06:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw this, but he's keeping 1245 01:06:18,320 --> 01:06:20,560 Speaker 1: the team out on the West Coast all week, So 1246 01:06:20,600 --> 01:06:24,200 Speaker 1: they play the Niners on Sunday, and then they're staying 1247 01:06:24,200 --> 01:06:26,680 Speaker 1: out there on the West Coast all week in LA 1248 01:06:26,800 --> 01:06:31,120 Speaker 1: before they play the Chargers the following Sunday. Well, I'm 1249 01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:36,560 Speaker 1: not gonna question McDaniels, you know, his ability to keep 1250 01:06:36,600 --> 01:06:38,160 Speaker 1: his hand on the pulse of that team. I think 1251 01:06:38,160 --> 01:06:40,080 Speaker 1: he probably gets them and probably wants to do that, 1252 01:06:40,120 --> 01:06:42,960 Speaker 1: and he probably feels good about doing it. There's probably 1253 01:06:43,200 --> 01:06:44,920 Speaker 1: a little bit of good in that, getting them out 1254 01:06:44,920 --> 01:06:47,200 Speaker 1: of the getting them on a business trip, and keeping 1255 01:06:47,280 --> 01:06:50,480 Speaker 1: them focused day in day out. While they're out there, 1256 01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:52,360 Speaker 1: the weather will be fine, they'll be able to get 1257 01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:55,840 Speaker 1: good practices in, they'll get acclimated, they'll get a chance, 1258 01:06:55,880 --> 01:06:58,320 Speaker 1: particularly with the Chargers game, they'll get a chance to 1259 01:06:58,320 --> 01:07:00,520 Speaker 1: get on that time zone. It'll be a game that 1260 01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:06,600 Speaker 1: takes place at eight fifteen East Coast time. Yeah, that's 1261 01:07:06,640 --> 01:07:08,600 Speaker 1: the game that got flexed. Yeah, it's only gonna be 1262 01:07:08,840 --> 01:07:12,520 Speaker 1: five fifteen in Miami. So but by them staying out 1263 01:07:12,560 --> 01:07:15,560 Speaker 1: there a week, it'll feel more normal to them. So 1264 01:07:16,360 --> 01:07:20,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't question his getting that right. But you still 1265 01:07:20,840 --> 01:07:22,240 Speaker 1: got to go out there and execute it and stay 1266 01:07:22,280 --> 01:07:24,600 Speaker 1: focused for the entire week and not get distracted and 1267 01:07:24,760 --> 01:07:28,600 Speaker 1: you know all that stuff. So we'll see, But I 1268 01:07:28,600 --> 01:07:32,200 Speaker 1: don't have a problem with it. It's going from Miami 1269 01:07:32,280 --> 01:07:36,000 Speaker 1: to to LA for that game, or going from Miami 1270 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:40,520 Speaker 1: to San Francisco then to LA for a week is 1271 01:07:40,600 --> 01:07:43,200 Speaker 1: different than Buffalo going to Detroit. I mean, we all 1272 01:07:43,200 --> 01:07:48,680 Speaker 1: know that Buffalo to Detroit is a cab ride. So yeah, 1273 01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:51,560 Speaker 1: the thing I was wondering about it was, I'm wondering, 1274 01:07:51,600 --> 01:07:54,520 Speaker 1: you know, McDaniel obviously knows the forty nine ers organization 1275 01:07:54,760 --> 01:07:59,720 Speaker 1: intimately having been a former assistant there. I wonder what 1276 01:08:00,040 --> 01:08:02,320 Speaker 1: the factors who are that went into that decision. Obviously, 1277 01:08:02,360 --> 01:08:05,080 Speaker 1: travel time back the back and forth, criss cross in 1278 01:08:05,120 --> 01:08:06,880 Speaker 1: the country. You'd prefer not to do that. I know 1279 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:11,000 Speaker 1: a lot of West coast teams typically stay east when 1280 01:08:11,040 --> 01:08:13,440 Speaker 1: they have two Eastern time zone opponents in a row 1281 01:08:13,480 --> 01:08:17,400 Speaker 1: on the road. We know that Jim Harbaugh did that 1282 01:08:17,439 --> 01:08:19,360 Speaker 1: when he coached the forty nine ers. He would stay 1283 01:08:19,360 --> 01:08:22,439 Speaker 1: on the East coast in those situations. And I can't 1284 01:08:22,439 --> 01:08:25,760 Speaker 1: remember if Kyle Shanahan's employed that, so he's just doing 1285 01:08:25,760 --> 01:08:29,760 Speaker 1: the reverse here. But I wonder if the opponent factored in. 1286 01:08:29,920 --> 01:08:33,760 Speaker 1: I think McDaniel and the Dolphins are probably anticipating a 1287 01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:37,479 Speaker 1: very physical game against you know, the best defense in 1288 01:08:37,479 --> 01:08:39,559 Speaker 1: football right now in the forty nine Ers, who will 1289 01:08:39,640 --> 01:08:43,720 Speaker 1: rough you up. Maybe it's better on bodies if you 1290 01:08:43,880 --> 01:08:47,320 Speaker 1: take what amounts to an hour flight from San fran 1291 01:08:47,360 --> 01:08:50,799 Speaker 1: to LA instead of you know, four hours back across 1292 01:08:50,840 --> 01:08:52,880 Speaker 1: the country and another four hours back out for the 1293 01:08:52,920 --> 01:08:58,920 Speaker 1: next weekend. Well, I think the question is what reasons 1294 01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:04,800 Speaker 1: are there for McDaniels, for McDaniel to keep the team 1295 01:09:04,880 --> 01:09:07,479 Speaker 1: out there or to go out there and stay out there. 1296 01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:11,000 Speaker 1: What are there? What reasons we don't know about, we 1297 01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:14,959 Speaker 1: can't figure out for ourselves. Is there something? Is there? Gamesmanship? Involved. 1298 01:09:15,439 --> 01:09:18,120 Speaker 1: Is there something about the Niners or is there something 1299 01:09:18,160 --> 01:09:21,160 Speaker 1: about LA or whatever that he wants to keep them 1300 01:09:21,160 --> 01:09:24,600 Speaker 1: out there. I doubt that because the Niners game is 1301 01:09:24,640 --> 01:09:27,479 Speaker 1: just a regular away game. They're gonna fly in, play 1302 01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:31,000 Speaker 1: the game, fly out. The problem is when the difference 1303 01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:33,120 Speaker 1: is when they fly out. They're gonna fly south to LA, 1304 01:09:33,320 --> 01:09:38,280 Speaker 1: not to not to Miami. So I doubt that San 1305 01:09:38,320 --> 01:09:41,599 Speaker 1: Francisco has any tactical advantage because he used to coach there, 1306 01:09:41,680 --> 01:09:43,479 Speaker 1: that he knows them or anything. I don't think that's 1307 01:09:43,479 --> 01:09:47,639 Speaker 1: the case. And I think staying out there has everything 1308 01:09:47,680 --> 01:09:51,880 Speaker 1: to do with a five hour flight back to Miami, 1309 01:09:52,160 --> 01:09:56,840 Speaker 1: getting acclimated, getting ready, and starting getting started back into 1310 01:09:56,880 --> 01:10:01,160 Speaker 1: the game tape for the Chargers, I think it really 1311 01:10:01,240 --> 01:10:04,400 Speaker 1: has to do the only issue with it is getting 1312 01:10:04,760 --> 01:10:07,519 Speaker 1: the right set up in LA for a week of 1313 01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:11,040 Speaker 1: work and a week of rehab, a week of treatments, 1314 01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:14,960 Speaker 1: a week of medical attention, a lot of logistics. Yes, 1315 01:10:15,320 --> 01:10:17,800 Speaker 1: it's big, and I don't know what facility they're thinking 1316 01:10:17,800 --> 01:10:19,519 Speaker 1: about using while they're there. Are they going to go 1317 01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:23,400 Speaker 1: to USC Are they gonna go to UCLA? Uh? You 1318 01:10:23,439 --> 01:10:24,640 Speaker 1: know what I mean? Are they going to go to 1319 01:10:24,920 --> 01:10:27,639 Speaker 1: one of these other cities or one of these other 1320 01:10:27,720 --> 01:10:30,320 Speaker 1: these college campuses, which is kind of apropos. You know 1321 01:10:30,400 --> 01:10:33,000 Speaker 1: a lot of colleges like doing it because it gives 1322 01:10:33,000 --> 01:10:35,000 Speaker 1: them a recruiting He said, yeah, well, the you know, 1323 01:10:35,040 --> 01:10:37,800 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins use our facilities when they come to town, 1324 01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:40,280 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. So there's plenty of people who 1325 01:10:40,280 --> 01:10:45,160 Speaker 1: would offer it up. But would it really work? And 1326 01:10:45,320 --> 01:10:47,040 Speaker 1: how many of your staff are you taking out there? 1327 01:10:47,040 --> 01:10:49,240 Speaker 1: Because the Bills take I know, a good chunk of 1328 01:10:49,240 --> 01:10:53,479 Speaker 1: people with them, but they don't take everybody on the road. Right, Actually, 1329 01:10:53,520 --> 01:10:57,439 Speaker 1: the uh, the Bills did that when Changeles two thousand 1330 01:10:57,479 --> 01:11:00,080 Speaker 1: and twelve, Bills stayed out west at San France and 1331 01:11:00,120 --> 01:11:04,840 Speaker 1: then at Arizona. They stayed a week in Arizona. Yeah, right, right, 1332 01:11:05,000 --> 01:11:07,960 Speaker 1: and then they did all of their practice stuff at 1333 01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:12,960 Speaker 1: Arizona State and temping that whole week, and they actually 1334 01:11:12,960 --> 01:11:16,360 Speaker 1: practiced in a practice bubble because it was even still 1335 01:11:16,360 --> 01:11:21,000 Speaker 1: too hot then to be outside doing whatever they got 1336 01:11:21,000 --> 01:11:24,880 Speaker 1: ready for their game. It's perfectly it's perfectly fine. I mean, 1337 01:11:25,120 --> 01:11:27,479 Speaker 1: you know nothing, it's not fine. It's perfectly okay to 1338 01:11:27,960 --> 01:11:30,160 Speaker 1: do all that as long as you can get your guys. 1339 01:11:31,120 --> 01:11:34,240 Speaker 1: It depends on how easy it is to get in 1340 01:11:34,320 --> 01:11:37,840 Speaker 1: and around meetings, moved to and from your room to practice, 1341 01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:40,559 Speaker 1: from practice back to the to the you know, the 1342 01:11:40,640 --> 01:11:44,240 Speaker 1: medical facilities whatever they are, the you know, the ice bass, 1343 01:11:44,360 --> 01:11:47,680 Speaker 1: the training staff all how you know, how hard is 1344 01:11:47,720 --> 01:11:52,000 Speaker 1: it to do that? How quickly can they get the 1345 01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:54,679 Speaker 1: players acclimated because they still got to concentrate on getting 1346 01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:59,000 Speaker 1: ready for their next opponent, you know, And it's it's 1347 01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:01,320 Speaker 1: hard to do that and strange environment, you know, because 1348 01:12:01,320 --> 01:12:03,280 Speaker 1: you got all this other stuff that's distracting you well, 1349 01:12:03,680 --> 01:12:05,920 Speaker 1: like where's my locker? You know, like where's my locker? 1350 01:12:05,960 --> 01:12:08,120 Speaker 1: Every day? Where's you know, all that stuff. It's it 1351 01:12:08,240 --> 01:12:13,280 Speaker 1: sounds minute and small, but it's really important for these 1352 01:12:13,280 --> 01:12:16,439 Speaker 1: guys to get into this routine. So I think if 1353 01:12:16,760 --> 01:12:20,120 Speaker 1: you could convince a guy like McDaniel that they're gonna 1354 01:12:20,120 --> 01:12:22,760 Speaker 1: have it smooth and sailing, and I wouldn't be surprised either, 1355 01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:25,639 Speaker 1: Brownie that if if they may send people straight from 1356 01:12:25,640 --> 01:12:29,280 Speaker 1: Miami to LA who aren't going to San Francisco for 1357 01:12:29,320 --> 01:12:31,839 Speaker 1: that game and get everything set up before they actually 1358 01:12:31,840 --> 01:12:35,160 Speaker 1: show up. Oh, I would say, that's almost right. You 1359 01:12:35,240 --> 01:12:37,800 Speaker 1: gotta do that's gotta do that. I'm just surprised that 1360 01:12:37,840 --> 01:12:39,920 Speaker 1: a first year head coach is trying to pull that off. 1361 01:12:39,960 --> 01:12:41,720 Speaker 1: That's the only thing. Well, he's got people in the 1362 01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:45,120 Speaker 1: building that are, you know, not right this um, And 1363 01:12:45,160 --> 01:12:47,920 Speaker 1: it's not I mean it's not let's face it, it's 1364 01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:53,880 Speaker 1: not complicated. But you gotta know who to call, right, 1365 01:12:53,960 --> 01:12:55,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta know what you know, Hey, I 1366 01:12:55,640 --> 01:12:58,200 Speaker 1: need you know, I need six hot tubs and whatever 1367 01:12:58,280 --> 01:13:01,280 Speaker 1: whatever all over at this place. If you're doing it 1368 01:13:01,320 --> 01:13:03,040 Speaker 1: at the hotel or they doing it at the at 1369 01:13:03,040 --> 01:13:05,599 Speaker 1: the college. And it may be too that McDaniel has 1370 01:13:05,600 --> 01:13:08,080 Speaker 1: some relationships with UCLA or USC or wherever it is, 1371 01:13:08,120 --> 01:13:10,479 Speaker 1: they're going to do it, you know, hey, Gan, and 1372 01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:12,840 Speaker 1: they got I got you, bro, I'm you're all set 1373 01:13:12,920 --> 01:13:14,680 Speaker 1: up where they probably got people at the college that 1374 01:13:14,720 --> 01:13:17,559 Speaker 1: have some NFL experience all that kind of stuff. But yes, 1375 01:13:17,720 --> 01:13:21,880 Speaker 1: it is a it's a lot of stuff to get 1376 01:13:21,920 --> 01:13:26,040 Speaker 1: done for an NFL team moving into your facility for 1377 01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:33,040 Speaker 1: five or six days and being efficient. That's hard. Um. Yeah, yeah, 1378 01:13:33,840 --> 01:13:36,000 Speaker 1: I don't know one other doesn't surprise me that McDaniels 1379 01:13:36,000 --> 01:13:37,920 Speaker 1: doing that, though he seems like that kind of guy 1380 01:13:38,479 --> 01:13:40,519 Speaker 1: doing it the smart way, which I think this is 1381 01:13:40,760 --> 01:13:46,200 Speaker 1: a very planned person. Yeah, we will take a break here. 1382 01:13:46,439 --> 01:13:50,040 Speaker 1: When we come back, we will open the obl mail 1383 01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:54,040 Speaker 1: bag with your questions, and also we will tell you 1384 01:13:54,600 --> 01:13:58,639 Speaker 1: there is one former Bill who could see the field 1385 01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:02,640 Speaker 1: tonight for New England if the offensive tackle injury situation 1386 01:14:03,040 --> 01:14:06,120 Speaker 1: does not pan out well for the Patriots heading into 1387 01:14:06,160 --> 01:14:09,400 Speaker 1: tonight's kickoff. We'll tell you who that is when we 1388 01:14:09,439 --> 01:14:11,479 Speaker 1: return here on one Bills Live for his center back 1389 01:14:11,479 --> 01:14:28,000 Speaker 1: a lot of health. It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Hey, everybody, 1390 01:14:28,040 --> 01:14:31,559 Speaker 1: Tonight's game sponsor is the Lee Com. Lee Com. We 1391 01:14:32,160 --> 01:14:36,519 Speaker 1: make doctors Steve. As we said before the break, the 1392 01:14:36,880 --> 01:14:41,519 Speaker 1: Patriots are precariously thin at the offensive tackle position. Left 1393 01:14:41,520 --> 01:14:44,439 Speaker 1: tackle Trent Brown added to the injury report today as 1394 01:14:44,560 --> 01:14:48,320 Speaker 1: questionable with an illness. He's been sick two of the 1395 01:14:48,439 --> 01:14:51,040 Speaker 1: last three weeks, did not play in the Jet did 1396 01:14:51,080 --> 01:14:53,360 Speaker 1: not start the Jets game, came in and was used 1397 01:14:53,520 --> 01:14:58,160 Speaker 1: sparingly against the Jets in that game. And then right 1398 01:14:58,240 --> 01:15:00,840 Speaker 1: tackle Isaiah Win we already know is out for Tonight's game, 1399 01:15:00,880 --> 01:15:02,880 Speaker 1: gonna miss a second story week with a foot injury. 1400 01:15:03,400 --> 01:15:06,240 Speaker 1: His backup who's expected to start at right tackle tonight, 1401 01:15:06,320 --> 01:15:11,120 Speaker 1: Yadnika used is questionable with a calf injury. Marcus Cannon, 1402 01:15:11,160 --> 01:15:13,200 Speaker 1: who used to step in for Isaiah when is on 1403 01:15:13,240 --> 01:15:17,320 Speaker 1: IR because he's in concussion protocol. So who would that 1404 01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:22,599 Speaker 1: leave if any of those three cannot play tonight? None 1405 01:15:22,640 --> 01:15:28,640 Speaker 1: other then former Bills backup offensive tackle Connor mc dermott, 1406 01:15:28,680 --> 01:15:31,519 Speaker 1: who was signed off the Jets practice squad after the 1407 01:15:31,560 --> 01:15:34,400 Speaker 1: Patriots had to put Marcus Cannon on IR with the concussion. 1408 01:15:35,600 --> 01:15:39,240 Speaker 1: Connor McDermott making another appearance. How many What a year 1409 01:15:39,280 --> 01:15:41,760 Speaker 1: is this for him? I don't even know. I think 1410 01:15:41,760 --> 01:15:46,560 Speaker 1: it's two. He's been playing since he's been playing to 1411 01:15:46,800 --> 01:15:49,960 Speaker 1: get rid of him, he's been playing since the late nineties, right, 1412 01:15:50,120 --> 01:15:56,360 Speaker 1: Connor McDermott. He seems that way, But he has bounced around, um, yeah, 1413 01:15:56,520 --> 01:15:59,519 Speaker 1: more than a super mostly the AFC East is where 1414 01:15:59,560 --> 01:16:02,640 Speaker 1: he's bounced around. Well, you know, he's six. He's one 1415 01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:04,880 Speaker 1: of those guys. He's a six eight, three hundred plus 1416 01:16:04,880 --> 01:16:08,439 Speaker 1: pound guy who's pretty athletic. Um never really found a 1417 01:16:08,520 --> 01:16:10,920 Speaker 1: home though for any of these teams that he's been with, 1418 01:16:11,040 --> 01:16:14,599 Speaker 1: you know, at least not a Yeah, he's a career backup, 1419 01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:17,400 Speaker 1: that's what he is. Yeah, for whatever reason that is, 1420 01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:20,000 Speaker 1: whether he's whether he's not strong enough or maybe not 1421 01:16:20,080 --> 01:16:22,679 Speaker 1: that athletic enough that he can stay there. But he's 1422 01:16:22,720 --> 01:16:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, he's a six eight guy, so it's hard 1423 01:16:24,320 --> 01:16:29,800 Speaker 1: to swing him down inside to guard. Yeah, so maybe 1424 01:16:29,840 --> 01:16:32,280 Speaker 1: that's maybe that's his lot in life. But if if 1425 01:16:32,360 --> 01:16:35,559 Speaker 1: he gets on the field tonight, it's because you know, 1426 01:16:35,600 --> 01:16:38,479 Speaker 1: one of the things, the scenarios you've said happened, you know, 1427 01:16:38,800 --> 01:16:43,800 Speaker 1: the calf injury happens, the illness becomes worse, or you know, 1428 01:16:44,160 --> 01:16:48,320 Speaker 1: or something else. So it's yeah, he's on the menu, 1429 01:16:48,520 --> 01:16:52,040 Speaker 1: no question. Yeah. And we should also mention that with 1430 01:16:52,160 --> 01:16:54,719 Speaker 1: this game being on a Thursday night, both the Bills 1431 01:16:54,760 --> 01:16:58,679 Speaker 1: and the Patriots have until four pm today to make 1432 01:16:58,760 --> 01:17:03,360 Speaker 1: any practice squad elevations if they so desire, So there 1433 01:17:03,400 --> 01:17:06,960 Speaker 1: is still time for them to do that if they 1434 01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:09,400 Speaker 1: feel it's necessary. And I would tend to think Steve, 1435 01:17:09,800 --> 01:17:11,800 Speaker 1: and I want to check right now real quick. I 1436 01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:17,840 Speaker 1: want to look at the Patriots practice squad, and they 1437 01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:23,280 Speaker 1: have they have two guards on their practice squad and 1438 01:17:23,479 --> 01:17:28,479 Speaker 1: one tackle. Hunter Thedford is their tackle who sounds like 1439 01:17:28,520 --> 01:17:31,679 Speaker 1: he belongs more at a tennis club than he does 1440 01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:34,879 Speaker 1: as an offensive tackle. With a name like that, My goodness, 1441 01:17:34,960 --> 01:17:43,519 Speaker 1: Hunter Thedford, really, Hunter Fedford, Ted he is on their 1442 01:17:43,520 --> 01:17:46,599 Speaker 1: practice squad, is the only tackle on the practice squad. 1443 01:17:46,640 --> 01:17:48,559 Speaker 1: So if he gets elevated tonight, I think that's a 1444 01:17:48,600 --> 01:17:53,439 Speaker 1: strong indication that they don't think Jadnika Used or Trent 1445 01:17:53,520 --> 01:17:56,160 Speaker 1: Brown will be able to go the whole way. And 1446 01:17:56,200 --> 01:18:00,280 Speaker 1: then you're just one injury away from having a break 1447 01:18:00,320 --> 01:18:04,880 Speaker 1: glass in emergency situation there um. Yeah, So I think 1448 01:18:04,960 --> 01:18:07,479 Speaker 1: if there is a practice squad elevation before four o'clock 1449 01:18:07,560 --> 01:18:11,120 Speaker 1: and Hunter Thedford is one of them, we'll know that 1450 01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:14,559 Speaker 1: Trent Brown is very iffy tonight. Well, Hundredthedford, No. One, 1451 01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:20,320 Speaker 1: Hundredthedford is well, he's listed as a tight end, listened 1452 01:18:20,320 --> 01:18:22,880 Speaker 1: as an offensive tackle. He says. I'm looking at the 1453 01:18:22,920 --> 01:18:26,519 Speaker 1: practice squad on the NFL site and it says Hundredthedford's number, 1454 01:18:26,680 --> 01:18:30,120 Speaker 1: But he is number sixty eight in your program. Yeah, listen, 1455 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:33,479 Speaker 1: I think he's a tackle. Yeah. This okay, this, this 1456 01:18:33,560 --> 01:18:36,639 Speaker 1: has te Maybe they just added the six six two 1457 01:18:36,920 --> 01:18:43,519 Speaker 1: sixty first year out of Utah. Wow, Yeah, they've got 1458 01:18:43,560 --> 01:18:46,559 Speaker 1: Hayden Howard. I see they list him as a tight end. 1459 01:18:46,560 --> 01:18:50,439 Speaker 1: Two here I'm now I was looking at an online roster, 1460 01:18:50,960 --> 01:18:53,559 Speaker 1: and it had him listed as a tackle. Now here. 1461 01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:58,160 Speaker 1: I'm looking at the only pure the weekly release of 1462 01:18:58,200 --> 01:19:00,160 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and they haven't listed as a tight end too. 1463 01:19:00,240 --> 01:19:02,479 Speaker 1: They've got a couple of old linemen other than him. 1464 01:19:02,880 --> 01:19:04,880 Speaker 1: One would be Bill Murray there, this guy this is 1465 01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:08,160 Speaker 1: like a six four two sixty five. Yeah, the names 1466 01:19:08,160 --> 01:19:10,519 Speaker 1: are fantastic, I know. Yeah, he's two sixty four. He's 1467 01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:14,080 Speaker 1: only two sixty five though, so he maybe. And then 1468 01:19:14,280 --> 01:19:17,680 Speaker 1: the other old lineman is a guard, uh, Hayden Howerton 1469 01:19:17,760 --> 01:19:20,920 Speaker 1: who's sixty three, three hundred. He's a rookie out of SMU. 1470 01:19:21,080 --> 01:19:25,480 Speaker 1: Any of these guys would be emergency activations if that happens, 1471 01:19:26,160 --> 01:19:28,760 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, you got you know, you're gonna have 1472 01:19:28,800 --> 01:19:32,599 Speaker 1: to make it work with those guys. Yeah, I think 1473 01:19:32,640 --> 01:19:36,040 Speaker 1: what they would do in that situation. Let's just assume 1474 01:19:36,160 --> 01:19:42,960 Speaker 1: that McDermott's starting, used his hurt, Brown can't finish. McDermott 1475 01:19:42,960 --> 01:19:46,320 Speaker 1: probably goes to left tackle. They would probably kick Mike 1476 01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:49,040 Speaker 1: on when you out to tackle the right guard. He's 1477 01:19:49,120 --> 01:19:51,400 Speaker 1: played some tackle in his career. And then you bring 1478 01:19:51,439 --> 01:19:53,160 Speaker 1: the young kid up from the practice squad, You plug 1479 01:19:53,200 --> 01:19:56,479 Speaker 1: him in a guard and pray for it all working right, 1480 01:19:56,560 --> 01:20:01,160 Speaker 1: you got, yeah, they're they're linemen are certainly um yeah. 1481 01:20:01,200 --> 01:20:03,280 Speaker 1: I mean the first guy up is you know, Dave 1482 01:20:03,360 --> 01:20:07,559 Speaker 1: Andrews is their center, eight year guy out of joy. 1483 01:20:07,680 --> 01:20:10,679 Speaker 1: He's questionable tonight too right, And then they go down 1484 01:20:10,720 --> 01:20:13,719 Speaker 1: through you know, they got like you said, Trent Brown 1485 01:20:14,360 --> 01:20:21,120 Speaker 1: caused James Ferentz, Michael Win, you Cody, Rucy Russy, Rucy 1486 01:20:22,320 --> 01:20:24,920 Speaker 1: Cole Strange, our good old friend from the first round 1487 01:20:24,920 --> 01:20:27,400 Speaker 1: of last year, Isaiah Winn who's out. And then they 1488 01:20:27,479 --> 01:20:34,040 Speaker 1: got Connor McDermott. That's a good friends. So there you go. 1489 01:20:34,200 --> 01:20:38,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know how big a factor all 1490 01:20:38,080 --> 01:20:40,280 Speaker 1: these guys are gonna be. They're gonna have they'll they're 1491 01:20:40,320 --> 01:20:43,000 Speaker 1: gonna have him coached up. We've seen this too many times. 1492 01:20:43,200 --> 01:20:45,280 Speaker 1: We've seen this movie too many times not to think 1493 01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:48,719 Speaker 1: that the Patriots are gonna come in and and roll over. 1494 01:20:49,400 --> 01:20:52,160 Speaker 1: Despite what happened in that playoff loss last year in 1495 01:20:52,200 --> 01:20:56,760 Speaker 1: Buffalo and even the game in Foxborough last year, this 1496 01:20:56,880 --> 01:21:01,840 Speaker 1: is not a team that goes away. And I and 1497 01:21:02,479 --> 01:21:04,880 Speaker 1: I think we're not gonna do it today because we're 1498 01:21:04,880 --> 01:21:07,479 Speaker 1: almost out of time, but you almost kind of want 1499 01:21:07,520 --> 01:21:09,519 Speaker 1: to do take the temperature of the Bills fans about 1500 01:21:09,520 --> 01:21:13,560 Speaker 1: how much angst still remains about this game. This is 1501 01:21:13,560 --> 01:21:16,599 Speaker 1: a Bills team and we've been here for you know, 1502 01:21:16,720 --> 01:21:21,120 Speaker 1: twelve games now this year or eleven games now this year. 1503 01:21:22,600 --> 01:21:25,760 Speaker 1: The Bills are the better team. How much better are 1504 01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:28,479 Speaker 1: they going to have to be to win this game tonight? 1505 01:21:29,560 --> 01:21:32,120 Speaker 1: How well, how much of one hundred percent of their 1506 01:21:32,160 --> 01:21:33,880 Speaker 1: abilities are they going to have to reach to win 1507 01:21:33,960 --> 01:21:35,880 Speaker 1: this game? Because if they reach one hundred percent of 1508 01:21:35,920 --> 01:21:39,200 Speaker 1: the their abilities, I've said it before, ain't nobody beating them? 1509 01:21:39,200 --> 01:21:43,599 Speaker 1: Not the Chiefs, not the Baltimore Ravens, not the Niners, 1510 01:21:44,640 --> 01:21:49,599 Speaker 1: not the Eagles, nobody. But we've seen them, you know, 1511 01:21:50,080 --> 01:21:55,120 Speaker 1: win by three, you know, win by six. How close 1512 01:21:55,160 --> 01:21:57,240 Speaker 1: to one hundred percent are they gonna have to play tonight? 1513 01:21:57,280 --> 01:22:01,479 Speaker 1: And will they? Now? You know, you keep chewing this up. 1514 01:22:03,360 --> 01:22:07,639 Speaker 1: Josh shows up on primetime games. So does Steph. You'd 1515 01:22:07,640 --> 01:22:09,519 Speaker 1: like to see you'd like to think von Miller has 1516 01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:12,360 Speaker 1: rubbed off on Greg Russou and Aja Panessa and Shack 1517 01:22:12,439 --> 01:22:14,840 Speaker 1: Lawson and Ed Oliver say, hey, guys, this is the 1518 01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:17,840 Speaker 1: lights are on. Let's this is when you show it, Ed, 1519 01:22:17,920 --> 01:22:21,400 Speaker 1: this is this is a Thanksgiving game. You know, go 1520 01:22:21,439 --> 01:22:23,360 Speaker 1: out and get Defensive Player of the week. And this, 1521 01:22:23,439 --> 01:22:25,479 Speaker 1: by the way, we didn't notice that Tyler Bass is 1522 01:22:25,560 --> 01:22:30,240 Speaker 1: Defensive Special Teams Player the Month for the AFC. You 1523 01:22:30,280 --> 01:22:33,320 Speaker 1: know so, Tyler Bass, tip your hat to that guy. Uh, 1524 01:22:33,439 --> 01:22:36,479 Speaker 1: they got the bills. I've got some people and if 1525 01:22:36,520 --> 01:22:39,479 Speaker 1: they play their best, we can all put our feet 1526 01:22:39,560 --> 01:22:41,839 Speaker 1: up and eat wings and drink beer and eat pizza, 1527 01:22:41,960 --> 01:22:45,920 Speaker 1: you know so. But you know we have not because 1528 01:22:45,960 --> 01:22:48,200 Speaker 1: of the injuries that have been scattered around the roster. 1529 01:22:48,240 --> 01:22:52,880 Speaker 1: We haven't really looked like that team. Yeah, I'd like 1530 01:22:52,880 --> 01:22:56,280 Speaker 1: to know what the temperature to fan base is, you know, Yeah, 1531 01:22:56,320 --> 01:22:58,519 Speaker 1: I get it, I get it. Um, let's go to 1532 01:22:58,560 --> 01:23:01,360 Speaker 1: the obi L fan elbag as we do that a 1533 01:23:01,439 --> 01:23:04,240 Speaker 1: day early with the game here on Thursday night, and 1534 01:23:05,280 --> 01:23:08,479 Speaker 1: Nick asks, have we seen enough of Xavier Rhodes in 1535 01:23:08,520 --> 01:23:12,280 Speaker 1: action to properly assess his play with our secondary struggling. 1536 01:23:12,280 --> 01:23:14,840 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if he should get more playing time. Well, 1537 01:23:14,880 --> 01:23:18,120 Speaker 1: as we know, Rhodes is now on the active roster. 1538 01:23:18,840 --> 01:23:23,160 Speaker 1: They put Christian Benford, as Steve mentioned earlier, on injured reserve, 1539 01:23:23,680 --> 01:23:26,479 Speaker 1: which opened up a roster spot. Rhodes was elevated from 1540 01:23:26,479 --> 01:23:30,880 Speaker 1: the practice squad to the active roster, and essentially he's 1541 01:23:31,479 --> 01:23:34,080 Speaker 1: your fourth corner going into the game tonight, and you 1542 01:23:34,120 --> 01:23:37,040 Speaker 1: know Tredevius White, in all likelihood it is probably not 1543 01:23:37,080 --> 01:23:41,200 Speaker 1: going wire to wire from start to finish tonight. So 1544 01:23:41,439 --> 01:23:45,439 Speaker 1: you have Tradevius White and Dane Jackson starting. When White 1545 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:49,760 Speaker 1: rotates out, it's presumably kier Elam. I suppose it could 1546 01:23:49,800 --> 01:23:54,479 Speaker 1: be Rhodes. Rhodes did get some time on the field 1547 01:23:54,600 --> 01:23:57,680 Speaker 1: last week before Elam did, now that I'm thinking about it, 1548 01:23:58,479 --> 01:24:00,720 Speaker 1: so I think it'll be interesting thing to see what 1549 01:24:00,760 --> 01:24:04,000 Speaker 1: the choice is there after White's night is done. Yeah, 1550 01:24:04,040 --> 01:24:08,559 Speaker 1: I think this rules into the I think this comes 1551 01:24:08,560 --> 01:24:11,200 Speaker 1: into more about what's going on with Trey White than 1552 01:24:11,240 --> 01:24:16,320 Speaker 1: it does with Xavier Rhodes and Dane Jackson. I think 1553 01:24:16,320 --> 01:24:21,639 Speaker 1: it's about Trey White. Well, I know what you're saying, Steve. 1554 01:24:21,680 --> 01:24:23,519 Speaker 1: But at the same time, Dane Jackson's had a rough 1555 01:24:23,560 --> 01:24:25,200 Speaker 1: go of it the last couple of games. He's been 1556 01:24:25,240 --> 01:24:28,640 Speaker 1: picked on and he's been giving up touchdowns. So I 1557 01:24:28,680 --> 01:24:31,800 Speaker 1: think that's where Nick's question stems from. Yeah, that's it. 1558 01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:38,920 Speaker 1: I get you. Um, Yeah, maybe I don't know. I 1559 01:24:39,040 --> 01:24:41,479 Speaker 1: you think they're you think they're really three guys if 1560 01:24:41,880 --> 01:24:44,840 Speaker 1: let's say TuS White takes every snap, So you think 1561 01:24:44,840 --> 01:24:47,120 Speaker 1: there's three guys that are neck and neck, Dane Jackson, 1562 01:24:47,200 --> 01:24:49,800 Speaker 1: Kyer Elam and Xavier Rhodes, and they don't know who 1563 01:24:49,800 --> 01:24:53,080 Speaker 1: they want to play. Well, no, I'm not saying that. 1564 01:24:53,200 --> 01:24:57,240 Speaker 1: I'm I'm wondering if the recent play of Dan Jackson. 1565 01:24:57,760 --> 01:25:00,719 Speaker 1: I mean the passer rating against was one I last 1566 01:25:00,720 --> 01:25:03,519 Speaker 1: week and he you know, he gave up another touchdown. 1567 01:25:03,600 --> 01:25:05,560 Speaker 1: They were clearly targeting him in the first half of 1568 01:25:05,600 --> 01:25:12,200 Speaker 1: the game. When does the defensive staff say, hey, maybe 1569 01:25:12,200 --> 01:25:14,040 Speaker 1: we should look at a change. Let's put a veteran 1570 01:25:14,080 --> 01:25:16,760 Speaker 1: in there. Xavier Rhodes been there, done that, etc. Etc. 1571 01:25:17,920 --> 01:25:20,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's a fair question from nick I. I 1572 01:25:20,680 --> 01:25:22,360 Speaker 1: don't know if they've seen enough of him in a 1573 01:25:22,439 --> 01:25:24,719 Speaker 1: regular season game to know he got a few series 1574 01:25:24,800 --> 01:25:26,800 Speaker 1: last week if I remember, right, I get it. Yeah, 1575 01:25:26,840 --> 01:25:30,320 Speaker 1: you're right. But here's the thing. If you don't know 1576 01:25:30,360 --> 01:25:32,920 Speaker 1: if you've got somebody that's better anybody you put there, 1577 01:25:32,920 --> 01:25:35,840 Speaker 1: whether it's Kayer Elam or Xavier Rhodes, you don't think 1578 01:25:35,840 --> 01:25:39,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna get picked on two They will right away, Well, 1579 01:25:39,280 --> 01:25:41,320 Speaker 1: right right away. They're all anybody they put over, there's 1580 01:25:41,320 --> 01:25:45,320 Speaker 1: gonna get picked on, so you know, pick your poison, 1581 01:25:45,640 --> 01:25:47,559 Speaker 1: and whether they just want to give a different look 1582 01:25:48,360 --> 01:25:50,599 Speaker 1: and try and get a matchup they like, because it 1583 01:25:50,680 --> 01:25:54,200 Speaker 1: might be that, uh, Dane Jackson will match up with 1584 01:25:54,240 --> 01:25:58,439 Speaker 1: somebody on the Patriots roster pretty good, but he can't 1585 01:25:58,479 --> 01:26:00,559 Speaker 1: get matched up with him because they moved guy away, 1586 01:26:00,720 --> 01:26:02,840 Speaker 1: or Kayer Elam will pa match up with the guy 1587 01:26:02,880 --> 01:26:06,960 Speaker 1: pretty good or Xavier Rhodes. Likewise, they may like the 1588 01:26:07,000 --> 01:26:09,640 Speaker 1: matchup with certain guys on the Patriot roster, but they 1589 01:26:09,680 --> 01:26:12,160 Speaker 1: can't guarantee they're always going to get that match up. 1590 01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:14,439 Speaker 1: So they're trying to mix and match all the way through, 1591 01:26:14,840 --> 01:26:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, series by series to get a handle on 1592 01:26:16,800 --> 01:26:20,120 Speaker 1: what the Patriots are doing that And we're all saying 1593 01:26:20,160 --> 01:26:23,759 Speaker 1: this in actuality as if Trey White's taking every snap 1594 01:26:23,760 --> 01:26:27,200 Speaker 1: on the other side and not getting picked on. So 1595 01:26:28,200 --> 01:26:31,120 Speaker 1: if Trey White's not gonna play, and you've got Kayre 1596 01:26:31,200 --> 01:26:34,040 Speaker 1: Elam out there with Dane Jackson or Xavier Rhodes and 1597 01:26:34,120 --> 01:26:38,599 Speaker 1: Kayer Elam or Xavier Rhodes and Dane Jackson, I mean 1598 01:26:39,240 --> 01:26:47,439 Speaker 1: somebody's getting picked on. You know, that's that's a huge 1599 01:26:47,560 --> 01:26:49,840 Speaker 1: unknown for US especially, and I don't even know if 1600 01:26:49,840 --> 01:26:54,280 Speaker 1: the Bills have a handle on it. Yeah, quickly, ed asks, 1601 01:26:54,280 --> 01:26:56,879 Speaker 1: are we gonna see ground and pound or high octane 1602 01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:59,320 Speaker 1: offense tonight? I would tend to think the Bills are 1603 01:26:59,320 --> 01:27:02,160 Speaker 1: gonna do what they do, which is throw the football. 1604 01:27:02,200 --> 01:27:05,840 Speaker 1: Although the run game has made some distinctive strides the 1605 01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:08,160 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. I mean, they're over one hundred 1606 01:27:08,160 --> 01:27:11,920 Speaker 1: and sixty yards the last three games. They've They've found 1607 01:27:11,960 --> 01:27:14,400 Speaker 1: some consistency in the run game, I think more than 1608 01:27:14,439 --> 01:27:17,160 Speaker 1: anything else. So they might go to that on occasion, 1609 01:27:17,240 --> 01:27:19,120 Speaker 1: but they still are what they are, right, You're not 1610 01:27:19,200 --> 01:27:21,920 Speaker 1: changing your identity. No, you don't need to. You're not 1611 01:27:21,960 --> 01:27:24,200 Speaker 1: going to run out. They're afraid to try and throw 1612 01:27:24,200 --> 01:27:26,960 Speaker 1: the football against the Patriots. They're gonna do what they 1613 01:27:27,040 --> 01:27:31,360 Speaker 1: do and then if it works, then they're going to 1614 01:27:31,400 --> 01:27:33,040 Speaker 1: see if they can work on their game, on their 1615 01:27:33,080 --> 01:27:34,559 Speaker 1: run game, and see if they can get that up 1616 01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:36,800 Speaker 1: to snuff in the second half of this game while 1617 01:27:36,840 --> 01:27:38,960 Speaker 1: their Patriots are desperate to catch up and trying to 1618 01:27:39,000 --> 01:27:42,160 Speaker 1: get them off the field. That way, you know, that's 1619 01:27:42,400 --> 01:27:45,240 Speaker 1: what you hope happens. You get up by three scores 1620 01:27:45,360 --> 01:27:50,519 Speaker 1: seventeen points or you know, fifteen points or whatever, and 1621 01:27:51,800 --> 01:27:54,519 Speaker 1: start handing it off more when you actually would have 1622 01:27:54,560 --> 01:27:58,519 Speaker 1: thrown it otherwise. But yeah, you do it the opposite way. 1623 01:27:58,560 --> 01:28:01,559 Speaker 1: You don't come out and run the football, get a 1624 01:28:01,600 --> 01:28:04,559 Speaker 1: big lead, and then what run the football? Now, the 1625 01:28:04,600 --> 01:28:06,519 Speaker 1: Bills are gonna be who they are. You're gonna take 1626 01:28:06,520 --> 01:28:08,479 Speaker 1: the ball out of Josh Allen's hands on a Thursday 1627 01:28:08,560 --> 01:28:11,960 Speaker 1: night football game going into New England. No, they're gonna come. Yeah, 1628 01:28:12,080 --> 01:28:15,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna man sling it. They got perfect conditions for 1629 01:28:15,400 --> 01:28:18,120 Speaker 1: it tonight. It's gonna be you know, low twenties or 1630 01:28:18,280 --> 01:28:23,280 Speaker 1: mid twenties, No win, clear night, dude. They're gonna run, 1631 01:28:23,320 --> 01:28:25,120 Speaker 1: They're gonna they're gonna throw it all over the yard. 1632 01:28:26,040 --> 01:28:28,000 Speaker 1: Go get them. Um. All right, we gotta take a 1633 01:28:28,040 --> 01:28:30,160 Speaker 1: break here. When we come back, we'll wrap things up 1634 01:28:30,160 --> 01:28:32,680 Speaker 1: with building a game plan that's next year on one 1635 01:28:32,720 --> 01:28:49,600 Speaker 1: Bill's line. Okay, it's time for us to build a 1636 01:28:49,680 --> 01:28:53,880 Speaker 1: game plan. Presented by United Rentals. United Rentals is the 1637 01:28:53,920 --> 01:28:57,920 Speaker 1: exclusive and official construction equipment rental partner of the Buffalo Bills. 1638 01:28:58,600 --> 01:29:01,839 Speaker 1: Steve for the offense, I think it's about starting fast, 1639 01:29:02,800 --> 01:29:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, and that means throwing the football. So I'm 1640 01:29:05,040 --> 01:29:08,400 Speaker 1: for them doing that and you know, getting up early 1641 01:29:08,439 --> 01:29:10,479 Speaker 1: and not making them think they can hang with him. Yeah, 1642 01:29:10,479 --> 01:29:13,360 Speaker 1: and I think defensively, you want to just to stop 1643 01:29:13,400 --> 01:29:16,080 Speaker 1: the run. Get this game in the hands of Mac Jones, 1644 01:29:16,560 --> 01:29:19,880 Speaker 1: see if he can beat you. All right, that's building 1645 01:29:19,880 --> 01:29:21,639 Speaker 1: a game plan. Steve and I are done for day. 1646 01:29:21,800 --> 01:29:23,840 Speaker 1: Enjoy the game tonight. We'll see you tomorrow at one 1647 01:29:23,880 --> 01:29:25,000 Speaker 1: pm to wrap it all up.