1 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all all over 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: the fields, kind of unique. He was kind of a 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: dual role player for state. Steve a blimp. We're not 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: even in the strated here of normalcy here, all right, 5 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: how you be on a Thursday, Chris Brown, Maddy Glab 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: here to take you through it. Welcome to One Bill's Live. 7 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: Maddie in for Steve, who is let's just say that 8 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: Steve is aspiring to be the next Bob Vila. Now, 9 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if you even remember who that guy is. 10 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: He used to have he had probably the first ever 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: home improvement show, and he actually had it on public television. 12 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: It was on like PBS, and he was very well known, 13 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: did a bunch of hardware store commercials and stuff like 14 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: back in the eighties and early nineties. And then after that, 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: HGTV takes off, and now you've got fifteen different home 16 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: shows going, five of which I have to watch with 17 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: alarming regularity, sitting next to my wife, who is addicted 18 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: to about five of those programs. And the thing that 19 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: amazes me about those programs more than anything, Mannie, is 20 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: they're so misleading. They make you think you can fix 21 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: a room in your house in half an hour, and 22 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: it's going to be the most experience ever. Those are 23 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: the most unrealistic expectations, so too newly wed people moving 24 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: into a home. You know, I might even alert your 25 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: husband about this. Do not think for a second that 26 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: even a one room reno, yeah, or fix her upper 27 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: is a party. There is a lot involved, more than 28 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: you can imagine. Are always unexpected twists and turns. Something 29 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: you find behind a wall, under a floorboard, behind a molding. 30 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: And Steve is in the midst of a lot of 31 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: that right now, with a little rental property that he's 32 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: been working on. And I mean he came in here yesterday. 33 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: He's he's stretching out his back, He's like rotating his shoulder. 34 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: I was like, what is that thirteen years in the NFL, 35 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: and he goes, Nope, it's it's a it's a potential 36 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: rental property that we're fixing. I was like, oh, okay, well, 37 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: best of luck with that. So he is still hard 38 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 1: at work on that kind of stuff. I work enough 39 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: at work, I don't want to go home after wor right. 40 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: I agree totally not that this job is physically taxing 41 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: necessarily because we're sitting in a chair and talking about football. Um, 42 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, we do walk around the facility through the 43 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: course of the day, but we're not splitting rocks and 44 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: you know, doing that kind of stuff. But yeah, you know, 45 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: you get home from work and you're going to work again. 46 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: Steve's been doing that the last month and a half. 47 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: He and the worst byproduct is his golf game is 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: suffering mightily because poor Steve. First world problems for him. 49 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: But he'll be back tomorrow. And good to have you 50 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: back in here this week. And we finally have a punter, Maddie. 51 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: There's a punter on the roster, Sam Martin. Welcome to Buffalo. 52 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: Sam Martin signed to a one year deal, was announced 53 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: last night after he came in free agent visit past 54 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: the physical obviously, and how about you, Maddie. But I 55 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, you get to cut down day not. 56 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: And look, I know punter is not a tremendously difficult 57 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: spot to phil, but at the same time, you're late 58 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: in the game. You had an unforeseen circumstance. You took 59 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: care of it, but now you still have a hole 60 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: to fill and to be fortunate enough to have options, 61 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: well not only options, Maddie, if you look at Sam's 62 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: Sam Martin's stats from last year, he is top five 63 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: almost across the board in any punting category you can 64 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: think of too. And I don't want to say, well, 65 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it to luck into a guy of 66 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: this caliber at this time of the year, Bills are 67 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: really fortunate because I'm just they're better at punter now 68 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: than they were before. You got a veteran punter top 69 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: five in the league. Okay, twenty twenty one, he came 70 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,239 Speaker 1: within a tenth of a yard of matching his career 71 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: high in net punting average forty four point one that 72 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: ranked fifth in the league last year, sixth in the league. 73 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: A number of punts down inside the twenty twenty eight 74 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: tied for fourth in the league, and forcing fair catches 75 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: with twenty four, fifth in total punt return yards against 76 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: Opponent's got one hundred and fifty four total punt return 77 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: yards for the season against him, and he punted sixty 78 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: eight times. It's not like he punted thirty times, and 79 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: that's why he's got that number. He punted sixty eight times. 80 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: This is like a borderline Pro Bowl punter they just signed. 81 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: Not too shabby. This guy's a ten year vet. He's 82 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: played one hundred and twenty three games, so he has 83 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: a lot of work under his belt. And we heard 84 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: from Brandon Bean earlier today I finally talk about the 85 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: roster and break it all down for us, and he said, 86 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: when we signed somebody like Sam Martin, what we were 87 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: looking for is, yes, somebody who can come in and 88 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: do the job, and there's not a lot of a 89 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: ramp up period, but we wanted somebody who was going 90 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: to be a good holder for Tyler Bass. We really 91 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: didn't want to mess anything up with the relationship that 92 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: Tyler Bass would have with the punter. They wanted somebody 93 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: who has proven, somebody who's done that. And Sam Martin 94 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: is that type of punter right, ten year vet as 95 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: you pointed out, so he's been holding for kicks for 96 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: a long time, can quickly adapt to however Tyler likes 97 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: his ball heat up. You know, certain kickers like a 98 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: ball tilted one way as opposed to another. You know, 99 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: some like kicking it with the ball tilted back for lift. 100 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: Some like it tilted in a certain way depending on 101 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: the wind. So Sam's been through all that. You spend 102 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: ten years in the league, you've been through all that, 103 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: so let's not forget this. And I asked Brandon being 104 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: this question ten year vet, he's been there and he's 105 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: done that. He's working with a new guy. You've got 106 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: five practice days before the opener. Is that enough time? 107 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: Brandon believes that it is. And you'll hear his answer 108 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,799 Speaker 1: a little bit more when we play the first half 109 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: of Brandon Bean's press conference from earlier this morning here 110 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: in just a little bit. So that's to me, that's 111 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 1: good news. That's great news. Like you didn't only fill 112 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: the position. I would argue they upgraded it with Sam 113 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: Martin coming in. Now we saw giant quarterback money get 114 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: thrown around today. Crazy. No, the Bronchos and Russell Wilson 115 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: just reached an agreement on a five year, two hundred 116 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: forty five million dollar contract extension. Not all of it 117 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: is guaranteed, which was the case for Deshaun Watson, the 118 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: last quarterback to sign a giant deal, All two hundred 119 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: thirty million of his contract was guaranteed. For Russell Wilson, 120 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: not the case, I say only, and I do this 121 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: almost blushing about it. Only one hundred and sixty five 122 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: million of his two hundred forty five million dollar contract 123 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: was guaranteed that according to ESPN, so now Wilson is 124 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: tied to the Broncos for the next seven seasons and 125 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: total value of the contract if he hits some incentives 126 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: could be two hundred and ninety six million dollars. I 127 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: saw some people on Twitter this morning having fun with 128 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: the announcement of the extension and how much longer Russell 129 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: Wilson will be on the Broncos in the NFL as 130 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: a hole that and they said, this is going to 131 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: be Russell Wilson in five to seven years from now, 132 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: and it was a picture of him with gray hair, 133 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: a gray beard by the time that he reaches the 134 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: end of this new contract. I think Denver's kind of 135 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: a sneaky dark horse pick. They're in such a competitive division, 136 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: you know, with the Chiefs and the Chargers and even 137 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Personally, I think the Raiders are at the 138 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: bottom of the list in the AFC West when when 139 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: the whole thing is all said and done, because I 140 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: just don't think the Raiders have a strong roster. Not 141 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: to mention the fact that you have a new head coach, 142 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: new schemes and all that stuff. Yes, Denver has that too, 143 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, with Nathaniel Hackett be in the new head 144 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: coach there. I think their roster, though, is better than 145 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: Las Vegas' roster, and because of that, I think they 146 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: come out ahead of the Raiders. I just don't know 147 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: that they're better than the Chargers or the Chiefs, so 148 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: there's a good chance they're a third place team. The 149 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: interesting thing to consider about the West, Maddie, is do 150 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: they cannibalize each other and compromise each other's records to 151 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 1: the point that you only have the division winner and 152 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: maybe one wild card or are they good enough where 153 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: maybe three teams out of the West make the playoffs 154 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: this year. That'll be an interesting thing to watch. I 155 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: know when we first kind of discovered all the moves, 156 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson going to the Broncos, YadA, YadA. The AFC 157 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: West is going to be intense. The defenses in the 158 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,839 Speaker 1: AFC West have also gotten better, and all of us 159 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: Bills fans are hoping, Hey, I hope they eat each 160 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: other and spit one person out and we can hold 161 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: on to hopefully or get the number one seed because 162 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: of high AFC West is gonna turn out. But yeah, 163 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see how many of those teams 164 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,839 Speaker 1: make it to the playoffs, what their seeds are, and 165 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: kind of how it goes for them throughout the season. 166 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: In terms of Russell and the money that he's making 167 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: now every year, Field Yates tweeted out the top five 168 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: highest paid quarterbacks an average annual value, and Rogers is one, 169 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson is two, Kyler's three, Deshaun is four, and 170 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes is five. And every time we see a 171 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: new deal come out for a quarterback, it's like Josh 172 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: Allen's deal just looks even more team friendly. Well, I mean, 173 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: it's the timing worked in the Bill's favor and they 174 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: got it done at just the right time. And don't 175 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: think for a second that gms don't look at that 176 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: because they're trying to say, all right, I gotta get 177 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: my guy done by Ideally, I want to get my 178 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: guy done by this time with a new deal, he's 179 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: gonna be our friend che quarterback. But who else is 180 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: coming up here? And do I need to do it 181 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: even sooner to avoid the price going up and up 182 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: and up and up before I actually get it done. 183 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: And Baltimore now finds themselves in themselves in that book. 184 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: I do think that the Ravens are actually helped by 185 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: the Russell Wilson contract because word has been that after 186 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: the Deshaun Watson deal, a guy who has had to 187 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: settle twenty three out of twenty four civil lawsuits against 188 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: him for inappropriate sexual conduct and all of that stuff, 189 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: he got a fully guaranteed contract. So Lamar is going 190 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: to the Ravens saying, hey, look at what this guy got. 191 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: I mean, my record is clean as a whistle. This 192 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: guy is getting a fully guaranteed contract. Don't talk to 193 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: me until two hundred and thirty million of a contract 194 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: proposals guaranteed and and how can you blame him? That's 195 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: what the market is bearing. But now this Russell Wilson deal, 196 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: I think changes the conversation and it almost helps the 197 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: Ravens to some extent where they are probably not going 198 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: to have their feet held to the fire to guarantee 199 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:21,119 Speaker 1: the full value of whatever Lamart Lamar Jackson's contract extension is. Yeah, 200 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: I wonder when that's gonna get done, what it's gonna 201 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: look like, what type of contract that is going to be, 202 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: how long it gets pushed into the season, they better 203 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: get it done soon, because I'm gonna tell you next 204 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: year at this time, Justin Herbert's can get a giant deal. 205 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: I mean if he throws for five thousand yards again 206 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: this season after throwing for five k last year. I mean, 207 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: there are only two quarterbacks in the league that through 208 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: for five thousand yards last year. One was Justin Herbert, 209 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: the other was Tom Brady. So he comes through again 210 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: this year with another five thousand yard passing season, that 211 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: guy is gonna be walking away with a giant bag, 212 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,839 Speaker 1: and it's probably going to be about two hundred and 213 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: seventy five million, maybe more than that. So the Ravens 214 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: better back up the brain struck fast and get lamar 215 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: and done. Not to mention the fact that he's a 216 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: free agent if he gets through this year appending free agent, 217 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,439 Speaker 1: I should say, but they got some decisions to make 218 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: over there, and they better come up with him pretty quick, 219 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: especially if that's the guy you're hitching your wagon to, 220 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, seeing how many teams out there that are 221 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: still devoid of a franchise quarterback Seattle, I would it's 222 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: a bad situation. He's a lot better option than more 223 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: than half of the NFL if you're a Ravens fan, 224 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: you gotta be gripping right now just a little bit. 225 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not def Con one, but you're ready 226 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: to ring the bell for def Con five and then 227 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: work your way up to the highest order of alert 228 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: because you got to get him done. You just have to. 229 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: You don't have a choice. You really don't not to 230 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: mention the fact that if he plays well right out 231 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: of the gate, then he's yeah, exactly, So kudos to 232 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: Brandon being for doing what he did last year before 233 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: the season even started, got him done. Two hundred fifty 234 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: eight million dollars looks like a very team friendly deal 235 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 1: and it only look better, as you said, as the 236 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: years go by. Of course, by the time they have 237 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: to resign, Josh, the numbers will probably be somewhere between 238 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: three hundred fifty and fool. We should write down on 239 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: a piece of paper what we think we think it's 240 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: going to be. I'll buy into that exercise. I'm going 241 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: to say between three fifty. Like on a five six 242 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: year deal, I think they're going to be talking about 243 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: three hundred and fifty to four hundred million dollars, you know, 244 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: four or five years from now. Because the money is 245 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: just and the salary caps yea, yea, so it's tough. Uh. 246 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: We did tell you that earlier today, Brandon being addressed 247 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: the media first time after the roster was quote unquote 248 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: set at least in its first iteration and getting down 249 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: to fifty three. Yes, they added to punch or so 250 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: after that. That was done last night. Brandon being addressing 251 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: the media today. Among the topics he covered were the 252 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: new punter, Sam Martin, the true Devious White Reserve pup designation, 253 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: and a couple of other subjects concerning some of the 254 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: decisions to make it to fifty three. Here is Brandon 255 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: ban Trey go on to office thirty year one. All 256 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: went into that. Yeah, I mean a guy is talented 257 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: as Tray. As I said, I think the last time 258 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: when I was here was just trying to run the 259 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: clock out and make sure that you know, there was 260 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, not really a great chance to get him 261 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: out there in in the first four weeks with the 262 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: rules so not easy, but trace tracing a good spot. 263 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: He's really working hard. It's still gonna be a long season, 264 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: I think him. I think he'll have a you know, 265 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: I think he'll play consider a considerable number of games. 266 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: I don't, you know, I don't want to say, oh, 267 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: he's one hundred percent playing Week five, which is the 268 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: first time he could be out there. UM, but we'll 269 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: we'll put a good plan in place. UM. I know 270 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: he's got another doctor visit scheduled UM here upcoming, and 271 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: I think that'll give us, UM a good idea. I 272 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: think we're closing in on a timeline for him internally, 273 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: not that we're gonna from a competitive reasons announce that 274 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: and I don't have it yet, but he does have 275 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: an upcoming appointment, and UM, I think that'll give us 276 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: it's going to be at that point. It'll give us 277 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: some really good direction. And UM, we'll start trying to 278 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: get him ready as soon as as he's able, but 279 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: obviously won't be able to play the first four to 280 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: decide when the first guy to can and no setback, 281 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: no setback, I think, just UM, we realize, you know, 282 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: training camp is a little different with the with the 283 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: fans out there and everything. It's just, um, the pressure. 284 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: You know, Trey puts enough pressure on himself just trying 285 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: to UM. You know, we didn't we didn't have a timeline, 286 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: and he's I think as you saw, he's doing really well. 287 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: But um, no setbacks. Um, some of this is just 288 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 1: making sure, Um he's as strong as can be, not 289 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: just there, but his whole his whole body ready to 290 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: take on you know, a football season. Yeah, he's still 291 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: doing all those things that you've seen that you saw. 292 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: I know there were some videos I think that we're 293 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: put out there early in camp. He's still doing all 294 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: those things and then some so um, no setbacks. Yeah, 295 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: it will be that you can't practice even until after that, 296 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: and that being a part of your decision and how 297 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: you had to this presure. Yeah, it is sal um, 298 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: you want to as I said, once he gets once 299 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: he gets full clearance to go play, that the ACL 300 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: and the knee is ready to roll. It's you're still 301 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: susceptible as a football player to other things and not 302 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: playing and um, whether it's polls strains. So Um, there 303 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: is a callousing up and and then a mental component too, 304 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: like um, you know when you come back from injuries 305 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 1: that have been this long, the last thing you want 306 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: to do is do it again. Um. You know we 307 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: saw it with in Carolina with Thomas Davis. You know 308 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: he tore his you know a few times, and and 309 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: so just trying to you know, there's a mental component 310 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: to guys coming back as well from you tore your 311 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: shoulder six months, like going out there and punching it 312 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: and using it the way you did. Um a foot, 313 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, a foot injury, anything like that. Obviously his 314 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: is a knee. So um, just making sure he's physically, 315 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:53,239 Speaker 1: mentally um ready to go play, because yeah, there will 316 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: there will be no ramp up preseason scrimmage against anybody. 317 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: It's gonna when he gets out there, it's gonna be 318 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 1: for real. Last week he went outside of the team 319 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: to get the surgery. How common is that? And you 320 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: mentioned a little bit the challenge was sometimes now having 321 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: an extra group that you have to console with. Yeah, 322 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: I think it happens a lot. I would say, I 323 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: don't know. The numbers is probably half and half um, 324 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: depending on on the injury. You know, a lot of 325 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: times out there you see, um, hey it's a it's 326 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 1: a sport attorney. They go to this doctor, it's a foot, 327 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: they go to the you know, I'm not gonna mention 328 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: all the doctor's names. It's a you know, a back 329 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: or a neck. You go to this doctor. There's there's 330 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: a lot of specialists out there, and and so like anything, 331 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: um you want to make you know, if you're the 332 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: player or the player's representative, they're always trying to make sure, 333 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: am I send them to the best guy, just like 334 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: you would if it was your child. You Hey, who 335 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: can take care of my child the best that I 336 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: know how? And so, um, no one's right or wrong. 337 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of really good doctors. We 338 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: think our doctors are very good too, But um, we 339 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 1: want whatever player it is to be comfortable with the 340 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 1: whole process. And sometimes I've seen it where players will 341 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: consult with three doctors and see how they do the surgery, 342 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: what their process is, what's their timeline, who have they done? 343 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: And that happens too to where they Okay, I'm gonna 344 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: go see these three. I'm gonna choose this doctor. After 345 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: I kind of interviewed them all, cut down the area 346 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: out there was Okay, Howard is not going to be 347 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: kind because of that money? How much do that played 348 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: to it? And then what kind of went wrong with 349 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: those days? Do you guys? Yeah, um man, I think 350 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: you got to do your best in this seat to 351 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: pick the best fifty three and Um, that's not always easy, 352 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, no matter where you're drafted or where you're 353 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: paid like um, unless you just can't cut a player 354 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: because it would put you over the cap or something 355 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: like that, which this didn't just didn't do that. Um. 356 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: You know, that was a a nip and tuck competition 357 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: between all those guys. Um, you know, after Dawson and 358 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: again you're trying to put them all into as many 359 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: different scenarios. That was definitely a decision that came down 360 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: to the end. It wasn't wasn't you know, abundantly clear 361 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: a week into training camp or two weeks into camp. Um, 362 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think ojuh in fairness to him and 363 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: Achilles can sometimes take two years to come fully back. 364 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,640 Speaker 1: And um, Oj did everything. He is a pro, He's 365 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: a great guy. I would not hesitate to bring Oj 366 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: back here. Um. You know if the opportunity, you know, 367 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: opened itself up. The Sam Martin Brandon, I mean, it's 368 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: not often that a guy who statistically top five across 369 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: the board is sitting out there was this relatively he's 370 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: decision on his record. Yeah, I mean there was a 371 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: couple of vets you guys know the other names, but 372 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,439 Speaker 1: a couple of Vets. We kind of just you know, 373 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: there were some young guys too that had some strong legs. 374 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: But where we were this is not twenty eighteen, you 375 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: know what I mean, where we're trying to just say, hey, 376 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: we'll take some young guys and mold him. And we 377 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: got time. We wanted a Vet not only as a 378 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: as a punter, but a guy who we've seen hold 379 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: plenty of games. You know what I said last year, 380 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: even with Matt's hacks Hawks struggles, I did not want 381 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: to interrupt the flow that t Bass was in. And 382 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: so the first thing when finding a puntner right now 383 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 1: was the timing was pretty good that it was the 384 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: end of camp and there were going to be We 385 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: thought we were looking at three or four battles, and 386 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: a couple of them came loose. And Sam's a guy 387 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: that you know, we actually looked at and I think 388 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: it was twenty nineteen to Home of the Year, but 389 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: was one of the years we played them in the preseason, 390 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: and he had a higher cap number and we had 391 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: heard that, you know, there was a young guy that 392 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: maybe Detroit wants to save money. So he was one 393 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: we targeted. When you know, we were still kind of 394 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: bringing Bojo up, you know, is this vet a better option? 395 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: So kind of we're really aware of him before and 396 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: then yeah, we heard Denver had a young guy that 397 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: was competing with him and really good things about him. 398 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: Vaughan you know, spoke very highly of him. Some of 399 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: the other guys that know him, Chata Hall, our receiver coach, 400 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: knows him through Matt Stafford, and so a lot of 401 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: good reviews on who Sam is and what is realistic 402 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: in terms of getting that right? Is there a I mean, 403 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: I guess you don't really have a choice. You gotta 404 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 1: be ready by Christie. Yeah, I think these are pros. 405 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,959 Speaker 1: I mean T Bass is now in years ree Sam's 406 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: done it a lot, done it for different people. Um, yeah, 407 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: you you can't make up for lost reps. But um, 408 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: this is not anything new. I know he'll get with 409 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: um with T Bass as soon as they're allowed that 410 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: it's mandatory off right now, so we can't. We can't 411 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: bring him in uh for the NFL and NFLPA. But um, Saturday, 412 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: they'll they'll get started and I'm sure him and T 413 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: Bass and and Reid will spend a lot of times, uh, 414 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: you know, on on where the ball is, how he 415 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: wants it, where he wants it, the operation and I 416 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: have full faith in Matt Smiley and that full group 417 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: that they'll be ready to roll, you know, next Thursday. 418 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: Got to tell you about him or just his strengths, 419 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: you know, his uh plus territory, tack game, hang time, 420 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: you know, just kind of what you say about what Yeah, 421 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: I think, um, he's Um, he's a guy that really 422 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: good directional um placing the ball. You know, especially if 423 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 1: you're talking you're getting at the from the you know 424 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: minus forty minus forty five over to the plus side. 425 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: You know those areas where you're trying to get him 426 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: not only inside the twenty, but you know down closer 427 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: to the ten. Um. You know, he's you know you 428 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: didn't see him missing and booting those balls in the 429 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: ends on a lot. It's at it's at Sandwidge Shot, 430 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, getting into getting into stick. But um, I 431 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: think that's the best thing. You know, Sam's not you 432 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,239 Speaker 1: know the guy that has the hugest leg, that's you know, 433 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: that's not his strength necessarily back. He's got a fine leg. 434 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: I'm not dimishing it, but that's not I would say 435 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: accuracy ball placement. UM is probably probably his best. You know, 436 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: I was looking up. I think he's had he's been 437 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 1: in the league nine years. He's had one UM career kick. 438 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 1: So his getoff time, you know, one blocked. UM. You know, 439 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: really liked his get off time, you know, touched to toe, 440 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: all that good stuff. So he's a pro. I think 441 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: he'll slide right in. He came in yesterday and and 442 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: we wanted to visit before, you know, make sure he 443 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: felt good with us, and we felt good and UM, 444 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: I thought it was pretty seamless and look forward to 445 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,360 Speaker 1: having him here. And all we really did to see 446 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: a gould snapshot of the contract. We see the basis 447 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: is fully guaranteed. Is there any way to recoup that 448 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: towards your towery cat or is that just his full basis? Yeah, 449 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: I mean if he if he were to sign on 450 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: a fifty three for the season, in the reconciliation at 451 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,640 Speaker 1: the end of the year, you get some credit back 452 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: on what he was compensated, you know, out of what 453 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: our guarantee was. So what happens sometimes is, you know 454 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: we have non likely incentives that don't count. Well you 455 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,440 Speaker 1: start when those start hitting, that will kind of offset 456 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: that a little bit, So you like to have something 457 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: that's going to bring it back anyway, some some reconciliation. 458 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: So all those incentives what's not counting on the cap now, 459 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: all those are kind of reconciled with guarantee he's more 460 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, being offset with somewhere else. So it's um, yes, 461 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,480 Speaker 1: if he was on a roster for all the whole 462 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: season another one. We don't get anything now, but at 463 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: the end of the season, we would or Trey how 464 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: much was he involved in this decision to start him there? 465 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: And then just what was his reaction You talked about 466 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: the mental side of now no wayfinitively there's at least 467 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: four more weeks here that he's not going to be 468 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: able to return. Yeah, I mean Trey's Um, Trey has 469 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: been you know, very fourth right, very honest throughout and 470 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: you know, I don't want to get into the you know, 471 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: the exact nature of the conversation, but we've communicated with him, 472 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: um where we see him, and he's communicated back where 473 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: he sees himself. And and of course there's a third 474 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,399 Speaker 1: party with the where the docks really a fourth party, 475 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 1: you know, our guys seeing him every day versus his 476 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: doctor when there's different timelines that he's checking in on 477 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: him as well. So, um no, I think we're we're 478 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: all working together and and and on the same page 479 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: of it. Ultimately, wasn't right to to start him start 480 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: him up now, and just let's give it a little 481 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: bit more time. You lose Nick mcclood, that's gotta be 482 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: tough for you. I know much you like him. Yeah, 483 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 1: Um yeah, Nick's Um, Nick's a rock Hill guy. And 484 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: I lived down there for a while. I went to 485 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,640 Speaker 1: see rock Hill football. Uh so uh he he's rock 486 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: Hill through and through, and a lot of respect for 487 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: him when you know, we hated to lose him last year, 488 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 1: and um, you know he played. I think this year 489 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: he showed his versatility more and and um, very hard 490 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: decision we had. You know, I told you the last 491 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: time I was here, we were in the fifties trying 492 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: to get down and um, some of the guys you 493 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 1: saw claimed were tough conversations and Nick being one of them. Um, 494 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,239 Speaker 1: you know, we it's one of those things you had 495 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: a feeling, Okay, save this guy, You're gonna lose this guy. 496 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: Save this guy. You're gonna you know, just um, very tough. 497 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: You wish there was a way to keep them all. 498 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: But um, as I told Nick, I'll help him out 499 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: any way I can, um in life and football, and 500 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: um I got him back once. It doesn't mean well, 501 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: it won't happen again. Right now to the final day 502 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: there with you guys on that final day. See what 503 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: he might have thought. He was making a team that 504 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: when it is going into Yeah, we're looking at all options. 505 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: You're trying to, um, look at your medical report. Make 506 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: sure guys are going to make the game. No one's 507 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: dealing with anything. You know, do you need to put 508 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: a guy on ir Uh. We were just taking some decisions, um, 509 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: you know, to the to the very end, and we 510 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: were looking at various options and at that point a 511 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: decision had not been made at practice. We knew when 512 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: we practiced that we still had, you know, a couple 513 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 1: of decisions. You know, Matt practiced, Uh Barkley did as well. 514 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: We were still, um trying to hammer out a couple 515 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: of things, and UM, I was trying to every which 516 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: way I could to figure out to keep about fifty six. 517 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 1: But uh, we you know, the rules are the rules 518 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: wanted to because this isn't a normal or because you 519 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: and your former offens coordinator is with the Giants, how 520 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: much of the consideration that they go into some of 521 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: the positions. Yeah, I told him I'd get them back 522 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: anybody that they took away from us. But now, uh, 523 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: it's been it's been really good with those guys. We 524 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: knew Listen, they know our roster um and you know, 525 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: could have been even more guys. You know, Luckily they 526 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: saw some other guys in the league that they wanted 527 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: to take take a shot on too. But now you 528 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: definitely know, um that when you lose someone you know, 529 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: I know when when weak Seawan and I got here, 530 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: people were saying Carolina North and all that stuff. You know, 531 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: you do want people in your building that you know 532 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,480 Speaker 1: don't make their club or you go trade for them, 533 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: that um understand what you're looking for and can kind 534 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: of set the tone in the locker room. This is 535 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: you know, this is what Sean mcdermots, what Brandon being 536 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: wanting in that case, This is what Joe Shane and 537 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 1: Brian Dable so definitely knew that they would be looking 538 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: closely at our roster. Twell, I'm sorry, thirteen officially ent 539 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: Apprentice Squad one was reported yesterday and unofficial. Have you 540 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: guys those last couple of spots, will you play that 541 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: out or do you have something coming on? We should 542 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: if we should have some clarity by the end of 543 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: the day. We got some guys that traveled in and 544 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: won this traveling in right now that we're you know, 545 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: we got to put them through the process, physical talk 546 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 1: to them, all that stuff. But yeah, we if all 547 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: goes well with physicals and things like that, I would 548 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: think by the end of the day we'll have those 549 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: three spots remaining. Field attention to Von kind of openly recruiting. 550 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Junior has social media? Do you pay attention 551 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: to that and what do you think about that? I mean, 552 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: I'm not on social media, but I'm aware of my 553 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: kids are, my wife is and plenty of people in 554 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: the building. So um, anything Von Miller says, I'm gonna respect. 555 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: You know, Von wants to win. Um. You know, I 556 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,840 Speaker 1: think if you guys have had enough conversations with him, 557 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: um and listen, we're I'm the guys that have been 558 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: around know what it takes, knows what it looks like. Um, 559 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: you know, if they're gonna offer up what they think 560 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him the time of the day. Why 561 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't I respect what he thinks? And UM, he's been great. 562 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: We've we've talked about players that he's not putting on 563 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: social media before, you know, so, um, von Von sent 564 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,239 Speaker 1: me a text on Sam Martin like he's not just 565 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: looking at the at the at the guys out there 566 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: that you see. So uh Von wants to win and 567 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 1: I want to surround myself with as many people like 568 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: that as I can. UM openly recruiting. You probably don't 569 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: have that that often, Um, but it happens. I think 570 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 1: you see here and there, especially in the social media age, 571 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: guys are DM and reaching out. Um. You know, I 572 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: can't sit here and have one on ones with you know, 573 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: fifty some guys on who they think we need out 574 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: on the roster. But um, someone who's been been with 575 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: other players. It is nice. Hey, I know this guy, 576 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: he fits what we're doing here. He's this and this 577 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: that I you know that I haven't been around and 578 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: you have to a guy with Vaughan's credentials, you know 579 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: you have to kind of listen to that. He's Um, 580 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: I think I'd be ignorant not to company still all that. 581 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:33,040 Speaker 1: He's asation that what kind of game you think you made? Yeah, 582 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: I mean, um Vaughn and I talked about it. We 583 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,320 Speaker 1: were he was getting smoothie the other day and I 584 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: was waiting in line, and um, we had probably a 585 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: four or five minute conversation about it. He's um Vaughn's 586 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: really smart. Vaughan knows the game beyond just playing defensive end. 587 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: He knows how the parts go together. But we talked 588 00:33:54,880 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: about the time commitments, um, the things beyond just scouting. 589 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: You know, that's probably the first natural thing I want 590 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: to go pick players. We talked about a lot of 591 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: the other things and building an organization and all that, 592 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,879 Speaker 1: and I think we're going to get into a lot 593 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 1: of those, but yeah, who knows. You know. I want 594 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: him to keep playing for a while before we get 595 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:18,799 Speaker 1: to the GM thing, though. I think he can help 596 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: us more there. All right. That's Brandon Bean talking about 597 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: the active social media recruiting of one von Miller for OBJ, 598 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: and I thought the most interesting comment concerning ob J 599 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: was when Bean was asked, hey are you recruiting OBJ? 600 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: Are you keeping an eye on him? And he said, Hey, 601 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: he's a talented player, show me a talented player that 602 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: I'm not checking into. But he did admit, you know 603 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: the guy. The fact is this, the guy tore his 604 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: ACL the day before Valentine's Day. Man, that's four months 605 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: or three months after Tredavius did it. Tredevious is not 606 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 1: ready for the start of the regular season. I think 607 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 1: the earliest OBJ gonna be ready. We're talking like December. Yeah, 608 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:05,840 Speaker 1: it would be at the best of the regular season. Yeah. 609 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,439 Speaker 1: So while it's exciting to think about, you also got 610 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,800 Speaker 1: to consider Buffalo's cap situation, which is pretty tight. So yeah, 611 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: I could it happen? Sure, will it happen? I don't know. Well, 612 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: it's a wait and see for sure. We'll dive into 613 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 1: more of what Brandon Being had to say along with 614 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 1: the Twitter poll today where we are asking you for 615 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: your bold prediction for the twenty twenty two Bills season. 616 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: Let us know what that is at eight three five 617 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: fifty one, eight eight five fifty two five fifty or 618 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: on the tweet sheet. Manny and I back in a 619 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: sec here on One Bill's Live. All right, welcome back 620 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 1: to One Bill's Live. Chris Brown, Mattie Glad with you 621 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:59,839 Speaker 1: here on a Thursday and Brandon Bean, you know, it's 622 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:03,439 Speaker 1: interesting comments today. I think he kind of laid out 623 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: the Oj Howard decision pretty effectively was a close call, 624 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: went right down to the wire. He didn't really mention 625 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: the guaranteed money in OJ's contract being a deciding factor, 626 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: and I think that points to how the personnel department 627 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:26,200 Speaker 1: and the coaching staff really focus mainly on what they 628 00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: see on the field and that drives the majority of 629 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: the decisions that they make when they put the fifty 630 00:36:33,640 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 1: three man roster together. I also think the job that 631 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: Tommy Sweeney and Quintin Morris did this training camp in 632 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,760 Speaker 1: this offseason and just their value on special teams too 633 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:49,399 Speaker 1: speaks volumes. It's not often that a late round pick 634 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 1: and an undrafted kid beat out somebody that was drafted 635 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,439 Speaker 1: so high the year that he came into the NFL. Yes, 636 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: I would agree with that. I kind of mentioned that 637 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,760 Speaker 1: in the top five things to know about the Bill's 638 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: roster after it formed on Buffalo bills dot Com. Special 639 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: teams really special teams abilities really tip the scales in 640 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 1: favor of a number of players that made the roster. 641 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you're not only kept special teams veterans like 642 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: Taiwan Jones and Tyler Matacamage and then Saran Neil. But 643 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:27,840 Speaker 1: you also kept guys at positions who offers something more 644 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:32,279 Speaker 1: on special teams. Tommy Sweeney and Quinn Morris are two examples. O. J. 645 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 1: Howard really didn't play much on special teams. Jay kumerou 646 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:39,320 Speaker 1: more experienced special teams player, got the not over Isaiah Hodgins. 647 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: You could argue balin Spector made this roster because he 648 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: demonstrated an ability to contribute on special teams. Now, he 649 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:49,320 Speaker 1: might not be active the first half of the season, 650 00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: but if you lose one of your special teams linebackers, 651 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,239 Speaker 1: that guy's going to be up the next one. Yeah, 652 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: he'll be planning. And you could argue that's the reason 653 00:37:57,120 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: they kept six linebackers because of what Specter did on 654 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 1: special teams the preseason. Yeah, Brandon ben was asked about 655 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,839 Speaker 1: choosing Jake Kumero over Isaiah Hodgins or the battle of 656 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: those two, and he said, again, it was another really 657 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: tough decision that came down to the wire. But when 658 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,360 Speaker 1: you and I had spoken about, you know, Jake Kumar 659 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,640 Speaker 1: Isaiah Hodgins. Sure, Isaiah Hodgins did have a really productive 660 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 1: camp and probably showed his best work that he has 661 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: since he's been a part of this team. But we 662 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: both came back to the fact that Jay Kumro does 663 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,680 Speaker 1: a lot for this team on special teams. He does, 664 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 1: there's no question, and not to mention the fact he's probably, 665 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,200 Speaker 1: I would say, after Gabe Davis, he's probably the best 666 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: blocking receiver in the run game. Yes, on the roster 667 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,279 Speaker 1: as well. But let's go to the phones, because we're 668 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:42,440 Speaker 1: asking you at eight O three five fifty one eight 669 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: eight five fifty two, five fifty for your bold predictions 670 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: for the Bills twenty twenty two season. Not something obvious. 671 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,879 Speaker 1: We want, you know, give me something a little under 672 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: the radar that maybe not everyone is thinking about concerning 673 00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:00,600 Speaker 1: the Bill season. Something you foresee happening the Bills in 674 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. Leading us off today, Justin and Niagara Falls, 675 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:09,239 Speaker 1: what do you got for us, Justin? Uh, you know, 676 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: I hope I'm wrong. Let me just start off at 677 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 1: the point that but I just hope we don't get 678 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: smoked by the best receiver last year in twenty twenty one, 679 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:21,880 Speaker 1: Cooper cub and Alan Robinson, who I think is a 680 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:24,799 Speaker 1: really good receiver. I think he was kind of suffocating 681 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:27,399 Speaker 1: with the Chicago Bears because, let's just be honest, they're 682 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 1: not a good team right now. I'm a little bit 683 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: worried that we're gonna have a rookie and UFA who 684 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: played at You be covering those two now, Karen Johnson, 685 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,000 Speaker 1: he's great, you know, I'll give you that, but I'm 686 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,480 Speaker 1: a little bit worried. And also one other thing, I 687 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:48,680 Speaker 1: don't know what the love and the fascination with special 688 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,799 Speaker 1: teams is with this team. I mean, you had a 689 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:53,840 Speaker 1: putterer who could literally Now I understand we had to 690 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:56,520 Speaker 1: cut him for you know, legal reasons and stuff like that, 691 00:39:56,600 --> 00:40:01,440 Speaker 1: but you know, the love for special teams is insane 692 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 1: for this team. You want a good field goal kicker, 693 00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:06,239 Speaker 1: right I get that. You want a guy that can 694 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: kick the ball, but you can literally, you know, touch 695 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 1: back every play. You can punt the ball out of 696 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: bounds every play. You don't need gunners hardly at all. 697 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: You know, the fascination with it is just insane to me, 698 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,799 Speaker 1: you know, with all due respect, you know, I just 699 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 1: I think it's kind of a dying position. And although 700 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,680 Speaker 1: has made it that way with the rules they certainly 701 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,280 Speaker 1: have with kickoff, I won't debate that for a second, 702 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,719 Speaker 1: because it's a lot easier for kickers to put it 703 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,160 Speaker 1: through the end zone than you don't have to worry 704 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,680 Speaker 1: about covering the kicks. But if you talk to Sean McDermott, 705 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:43,280 Speaker 1: he values it highly. He respects it as a third 706 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: of the game. And there are hidden yards on special 707 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:52,680 Speaker 1: teams that you know you don't that I don't think 708 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:59,240 Speaker 1: are readily evident to those that may not pay attention 709 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: to that part of the game. You know, a lot 710 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,200 Speaker 1: of times, Maddie, if you sit in the stadium when 711 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: the offense comes off the field and the punt team 712 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:07,959 Speaker 1: comes on, people get up and go to concession stand 713 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:10,760 Speaker 1: like they don't pay attention to that phase of the game. 714 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,120 Speaker 1: That is not the case with coaching staffs. They value 715 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:17,759 Speaker 1: it and the analytics tell them it's important to value it. 716 00:41:18,239 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 1: There were games last year where you would look back 717 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 1: at the game and you would point to field position, 718 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: whether it was on the bills end of things or 719 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:29,520 Speaker 1: their opponents end of things, that really played into the 720 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: difference in the game. So this coaching staff believes in it. 721 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:37,359 Speaker 1: They know it's really important. It's not common for every 722 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:40,280 Speaker 1: single team to have this type of belief in special teams. 723 00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: But I think it's a reason why the Bills have 724 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: won as many games as they have is because they 725 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:47,440 Speaker 1: do put a lot of effort into that phase of 726 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:50,120 Speaker 1: the game. It's a proven fact that if your drive 727 00:41:50,239 --> 00:41:54,480 Speaker 1: start is even ten yards better your score like from 728 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 1: the twenty for example, to the thirty. If your average 729 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 1: drive star can be the thirty instead of the twenty, 730 00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 1: your scoring percentage goes up precipitously. I don't have the 731 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: percentages in front of me, but it's been a documented 732 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:08,760 Speaker 1: fact for the better part of the last twenty years. 733 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: So the object of this game is to score more 734 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:16,279 Speaker 1: points than your opponent. If field position is directly correlated 735 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:20,239 Speaker 1: to improving that, it does matter, bottom line, and that's 736 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:22,279 Speaker 1: why it matters to coaches. We have to take a 737 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:25,440 Speaker 1: break here more of your phone calls on your bold 738 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:29,359 Speaker 1: predictions for the Bills twenty twenty two season. We'll get 739 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: some of your thoughts on the tweet sheet next here 740 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 1: on One Bills Live presented by Collid to Health, it's 741 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:47,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills Radio. All right, welcome back to One Bills Live. 742 00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:50,520 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Maddie glab with you, asking you for your 743 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:55,640 Speaker 1: bold prediction for the Bills twenty twenty two season, which 744 00:42:55,680 --> 00:43:00,400 Speaker 1: is now a week away. The opener is a week away. 745 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,359 Speaker 1: We're a little over. Well, it's not exactly a week. 746 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:06,279 Speaker 1: It will be in a few hours, but good enough 747 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:09,399 Speaker 1: for me. Man, I am ready to roll. I don't 748 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,919 Speaker 1: know why this offseason seemed longer than most. I can't 749 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:16,360 Speaker 1: put my finger on it, but it felt longer. I 750 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:19,040 Speaker 1: don't know. It's just a maybe COVID and all the 751 00:43:19,120 --> 00:43:21,080 Speaker 1: stuff we've dealt with the last two years had something 752 00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 1: to do with that. We were so focused on that 753 00:43:22,640 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 1: the last two years that all of a sudden the 754 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,400 Speaker 1: off season was over and we were back to football. 755 00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:29,520 Speaker 1: This offseason, which was as normal a one as we've 756 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:35,000 Speaker 1: had in three years, just seemed to drag. Took forever 757 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: to get here. It did feel a little bit longer. 758 00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:39,799 Speaker 1: But now that we're here and I have like a 759 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:43,440 Speaker 1: top Storylines article due on Saturday, I'm like, what the 760 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:45,720 Speaker 1: heck I have to turn this in in a couple 761 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:48,600 Speaker 1: of days. The storylines that are leading into this rams game. 762 00:43:48,719 --> 00:43:51,520 Speaker 1: I cannot believe we are getting back into the swing 763 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:55,480 Speaker 1: of things. It just gets the schedule change of just 764 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: getting into the season I mean, you're Monday through Sunday. 765 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,080 Speaker 1: You know what you were doing at every minute of 766 00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,440 Speaker 1: the day pretty much exactly. I forgot to mention this 767 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 1: when we came back. So before we get to the 768 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,520 Speaker 1: phone calls, do want to remind everybody the Buffalo Wing 769 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:12,120 Speaker 1: Festival back at high Mark Stadium over Labor Day weekend, 770 00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,920 Speaker 1: over seventy five different styles of wings from twenty four 771 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:19,040 Speaker 1: eateries local and from across the country, three stages with 772 00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: live music and contests competitive eating. There's something for the 773 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 1: whole family. Tickets will be sold at the gate for 774 00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:28,720 Speaker 1: twenty bucks. Parkings free, Kids under a get in for free. 775 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:32,799 Speaker 1: Learn more by visiting Buffalo Wing dot com. But let's 776 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:34,880 Speaker 1: go to the phones at eight oh three oh five fifty. 777 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:38,360 Speaker 1: To get your bold predictions for your twenty twenty two 778 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo bills, we go to John on a cell. John, 779 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,440 Speaker 1: what you got for us? You're on one bills live? 780 00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:47,839 Speaker 1: How are you doing on Christian Maddie good good? I'll further, 781 00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,279 Speaker 1: I want to stick to mate on her wedding. Oh 782 00:44:50,360 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 1: thank you couple. I'll follow you on Instagram all the time. 783 00:44:55,080 --> 00:45:01,719 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, no problem. Into quiz, what's up? What's up? Okay, No, 784 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:04,120 Speaker 1: I've got a couple of things. I want to stay 785 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,399 Speaker 1: real quick. I ain't gonna take much of your time 786 00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:10,040 Speaker 1: to my bow at look at the schedule and they 787 00:45:10,320 --> 00:45:12,760 Speaker 1: played the way they played in the playoffs game asks 788 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:16,640 Speaker 1: going seventeen and no, whoa, all right? Undefeated? I really do? 789 00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:19,320 Speaker 1: I mean if they if the defuld just hold in 790 00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,839 Speaker 1: this for the first month or so two, we get 791 00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 1: on crack and everybody got the continuity together, I think 792 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:27,640 Speaker 1: we'll be straight. Another thing is I look at our 793 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:30,600 Speaker 1: defensive line. This is a real Bowl prediction. I think 794 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:35,120 Speaker 1: three or four it's gonna have double digit sax. WHOA, Okay, 795 00:45:35,360 --> 00:45:38,400 Speaker 1: you're you're on my train because I was kind of 796 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:40,120 Speaker 1: in the same vein there, John. I don't know if 797 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:45,160 Speaker 1: three will which happened once before. Kyle Williams, Mario Williams, 798 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:47,840 Speaker 1: and Jerry Hughes all had double digit sacks and he 799 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:51,120 Speaker 1: was twenty thirteen that that happened, and Marcel dari has 800 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:53,160 Speaker 1: had seven and a half. So they led the leagues. 801 00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 1: They were either second or first in the league in 802 00:45:55,080 --> 00:46:00,360 Speaker 1: sacks that year. Um, so it's happened before. I wouldn't 803 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:03,920 Speaker 1: rule it out. My bold prediction was going to be 804 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,719 Speaker 1: that Jordan Phillips gets double digit sacks this year. I 805 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,799 Speaker 1: think he's kind of a sneaky under the radar pass 806 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:11,560 Speaker 1: rush guy. In this equation, everybody's gonna be focused on 807 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:14,000 Speaker 1: Vaughan ed on the inside, and I think Jordan Phillips 808 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:16,440 Speaker 1: is gonna be able to go eat had nine and 809 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:18,960 Speaker 1: a half here in twenty nineteen, almost got there three 810 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 1: years ago. I think he could do that. So that 811 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,319 Speaker 1: that was my bold prediction. Maddy's got a bold prediction too, 812 00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:26,640 Speaker 1: but we're gonna hold that for a little bit later 813 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:29,360 Speaker 1: on in the show. We have to break now because 814 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,719 Speaker 1: when we come back, the guy who's going to be 815 00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:36,680 Speaker 1: calling the Bills Rams kickoff game in the season opener 816 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:41,359 Speaker 1: on NBC is joining us next. Mike Terrico, played by 817 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,480 Speaker 1: play Man for NBC, will be on when we return 818 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:46,719 Speaker 1: here on One Bill's Live, presented by Collat of Health, 819 00:46:46,719 --> 00:47:08,200 Speaker 1: It's Buffalo Bills Radio at a Steve Tasker who has 820 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:10,560 Speaker 1: been all over the fields. Kind of unique. He was 821 00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:14,320 Speaker 1: kind of a dual role player for you, Steve, Steve 822 00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:20,719 Speaker 1: a blimp. We're not even in the stratore of normalcy. 823 00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:25,799 Speaker 1: All right, Welcome to our number two one Bills Live 824 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:28,439 Speaker 1: on a Thursday. Chris Brown, Mandy Glab with you here 825 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,799 Speaker 1: and please to be joined now by the guy who 826 00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:34,120 Speaker 1: will be on the call as the Bills open the 827 00:47:34,120 --> 00:47:38,160 Speaker 1: season at the Rams one week from tonight. You know him, 828 00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:40,880 Speaker 1: you love him. He's the NBC Sports Sunday Night football 829 00:47:40,920 --> 00:47:43,080 Speaker 1: play by Playboys, but he will be working on a 830 00:47:43,239 --> 00:47:47,120 Speaker 1: Thursday night next week to call Bills Rams. It is 831 00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:50,239 Speaker 1: Mike Tarico joining us. Mike, great to have you. How 832 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:54,120 Speaker 1: you been. I'm doing great. We're one week, six hours 833 00:47:54,120 --> 00:47:57,440 Speaker 1: and fifteen minutes from starting this. I'm not cooking down. 834 00:47:57,480 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 1: I'm not looking forward. Yeah, right, we are. Well. I 835 00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:02,040 Speaker 1: think we're all ready to go. I think we've all 836 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:05,799 Speaker 1: well talked ourselves out and we're so excited for the preseason, 837 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:08,640 Speaker 1: and then the reality with the preseason has become in 838 00:48:08,680 --> 00:48:11,120 Speaker 1: the NFL, you can't learn a darn thing. For the 839 00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:14,360 Speaker 1: most part, the Rams didn't play a soul in the preseason, 840 00:48:14,440 --> 00:48:16,920 Speaker 1: So I think we're anxious for a real ball to 841 00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:19,439 Speaker 1: start in the first two hundred and seventy two games 842 00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:21,719 Speaker 1: of What a stage for the Bills to be on 843 00:48:21,760 --> 00:48:25,600 Speaker 1: the kickoff game on opening night in LA against the champs. 844 00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:28,520 Speaker 1: It speaks to the power of the NFL that you'll 845 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:31,520 Speaker 1: take one of the smaller market teams by size and 846 00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:34,560 Speaker 1: put them in this gigantic window to open the season. 847 00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,440 Speaker 1: And it speaks everything to what the Bills have built 848 00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:40,719 Speaker 1: over the last couple of seasons. Mike, there are so 849 00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:45,120 Speaker 1: many storylines in this game, the defending Super Bowl champions 850 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:48,360 Speaker 1: taking on a team that hopes to get there. Josh Allen, 851 00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:51,359 Speaker 1: playing in his first game in California heading home, can't 852 00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:53,799 Speaker 1: believe it took him to his fifth season to do that. 853 00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:57,520 Speaker 1: But is there a storyline that you're eyeing most out 854 00:48:57,520 --> 00:49:00,640 Speaker 1: of all of these? As we had to Night's game, 855 00:49:01,960 --> 00:49:05,000 Speaker 1: how long do we have, Maddie. We could talk forever 856 00:49:05,160 --> 00:49:07,880 Speaker 1: about all these storylines. And then there's the one that 857 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:11,240 Speaker 1: jumps out. Von Miller coming back right to the Rams. 858 00:49:11,239 --> 00:49:14,799 Speaker 1: It's Championship Night. Von Miller is certainly a significant part 859 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,520 Speaker 1: of getting that banner for the Rams. You go back 860 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,640 Speaker 1: and watch the second half of the game in the 861 00:49:19,719 --> 00:49:23,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl against Cincinnati, and von Miller and his past 862 00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:26,480 Speaker 1: rush ability showed up. I went to look just so 863 00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:28,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to see what does von Miller still have left? 864 00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:32,439 Speaker 1: And you watched the impactful snaps in his playoff run 865 00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:36,520 Speaker 1: and he still has it, And you think about over 866 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:41,120 Speaker 1: the years, the Bills haven't had that guy to force 867 00:49:41,239 --> 00:49:43,520 Speaker 1: that kind of attention in this four or five year 868 00:49:43,560 --> 00:49:46,320 Speaker 1: run of good football since Sean mcdern's. But I've become 869 00:49:46,360 --> 00:49:49,840 Speaker 1: the head coach and Brandon being the GM so gives Leslie, 870 00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:54,560 Speaker 1: Frazier and Sean great options. To Von gets his attention. Man, 871 00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:58,000 Speaker 1: that frees up other people to do something. So I'm 872 00:49:58,000 --> 00:50:01,319 Speaker 1: really excited to see Von go back and to see Vaughan. 873 00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:04,520 Speaker 1: All it does is crank out double digit SAX seasons, 874 00:50:04,719 --> 00:50:07,000 Speaker 1: and the Bills really haven't had much of that in 875 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:09,480 Speaker 1: this Sean McDermot ere, so it could be a perfect fit. 876 00:50:09,840 --> 00:50:11,920 Speaker 1: I think that storylines could be pretty cool going into 877 00:50:11,960 --> 00:50:14,640 Speaker 1: the night as well. Mike, you mentioned the stage that 878 00:50:14,680 --> 00:50:18,440 Speaker 1: the Bills will be on, and it is a formidable one, 879 00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:21,719 Speaker 1: even as strong and as deep as Buffalo's roster is. 880 00:50:22,600 --> 00:50:26,680 Speaker 1: And I did a little homework and since twenty ten, 881 00:50:26,840 --> 00:50:29,239 Speaker 1: the defending Super Bowl champ has won eight to the 882 00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:33,880 Speaker 1: last eleven kickoff games. It is hard to beat the 883 00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:37,680 Speaker 1: defending Super Bowl champ in their building in Week one. 884 00:50:37,840 --> 00:50:40,839 Speaker 1: With all of that emotion that's packed into that night. 885 00:50:40,920 --> 00:50:44,239 Speaker 1: The season's going, and most of those defending Super Bowl 886 00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:46,919 Speaker 1: champs are still pretty darn good football teams, even though 887 00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:49,400 Speaker 1: we see the turnover that we see. So what do 888 00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:53,680 Speaker 1: you what do you believe the Bills are walking into here? 889 00:50:53,760 --> 00:50:58,160 Speaker 1: Just from an emotional and an atmosphere perspective, Well, it's 890 00:50:58,200 --> 00:51:00,720 Speaker 1: a lot. You're walking up against the very good team 891 00:51:00,920 --> 00:51:04,400 Speaker 1: and a terrific coach in Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford. 892 00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:06,799 Speaker 1: I live in Michigan. I watched Matthew Stafford almost every 893 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:09,839 Speaker 1: game he played for the Lions. And somebody during our 894 00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:13,239 Speaker 1: rest time this summer said to me, you know, the 895 00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:16,040 Speaker 1: Lions they can never draft a Super Bowl quarterback. I 896 00:51:16,080 --> 00:51:18,479 Speaker 1: said they did. Did you see who won the Super 897 00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:20,920 Speaker 1: Bowl last year was Stafford? They just didn't surround him 898 00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:23,960 Speaker 1: with it. And that's what LA did. They surrounded with 899 00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:27,520 Speaker 1: so much talent and their terrific upfront. Aaron Donald is 900 00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:29,799 Speaker 1: still exceptional. He's part of a couple of guys up 901 00:51:29,840 --> 00:51:33,719 Speaker 1: there that really cause havoc. You add a Bobby wagnerant 902 00:51:33,719 --> 00:51:37,480 Speaker 1: linebacker from Seattle, a decade of great play in the NFL. 903 00:51:37,640 --> 00:51:41,160 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey you know, depending on snap, the snap, you'd 904 00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:44,759 Speaker 1: want him covering in any big spot compared to any 905 00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:47,719 Speaker 1: other dB you have. And obviously Cooper couple in the 906 00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:51,960 Speaker 1: Triple Crown for receivers last year with receptions, yards and touchdowns, 907 00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:55,080 Speaker 1: and you're just scratching the surface. So you've got a 908 00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:59,839 Speaker 1: complete team. I think the emotion is going to be significant, 909 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:02,600 Speaker 1: but not as significant as it would be if it 910 00:52:02,719 --> 00:52:04,600 Speaker 1: was Opening Night and the Bills were putting up a 911 00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:08,200 Speaker 1: banner or the Eagles after they won their title. You know, 912 00:52:08,320 --> 00:52:12,320 Speaker 1: it's still la It's a five twenty pm local time start. 913 00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:13,879 Speaker 1: I think fans are going to be there and they'll 914 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:16,480 Speaker 1: be loud. But if you think back when the Rams 915 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:19,160 Speaker 1: played the forty nine Ers in the NFC Championship game, 916 00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:21,520 Speaker 1: there were a lot of Niner fans in the house. 917 00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:23,799 Speaker 1: There were a ton of Bengal fans there. It wasn't 918 00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:27,200 Speaker 1: really a home field super Bowl feel for the Rams 919 00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,839 Speaker 1: as they played the Bengals. So I don't think it's 920 00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:34,719 Speaker 1: going to be as much of an incredible Hornets nest 921 00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:37,520 Speaker 1: atmosphere that you might get with some other teams. But 922 00:52:37,600 --> 00:52:39,560 Speaker 1: you still got those guys on the field, that's what matters. 923 00:52:39,560 --> 00:52:41,719 Speaker 1: The most and the Rams are still really dark. Good. Yeah, 924 00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:43,799 Speaker 1: I think we imagine a lot of Bills mafia to 925 00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:46,279 Speaker 1: be there and be loud. I know, Josh Allen said 926 00:52:46,280 --> 00:52:49,720 Speaker 1: there could be over a hundred family members and friends 927 00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:51,959 Speaker 1: in the stands supporting him, so that will be really 928 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:54,080 Speaker 1: fun to see. But you mentioned a lot of those 929 00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:56,919 Speaker 1: big defensive players for the Rams. What do you want 930 00:52:56,920 --> 00:52:59,640 Speaker 1: to see out of this Bill's offense this season? What 931 00:53:00,080 --> 00:53:04,360 Speaker 1: cites you most about twenty twenty two in the Bills, Maddie, 932 00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:06,880 Speaker 1: The one drive in Orchard Park of the preseason just 933 00:53:06,960 --> 00:53:08,520 Speaker 1: kind of gave you a little reminder of what it 934 00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:11,400 Speaker 1: is and what it can be one more time. You know, 935 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:15,279 Speaker 1: when last when last we saw that Bill's offense, they 936 00:53:15,320 --> 00:53:19,000 Speaker 1: walked off the field feeling like they had done enough 937 00:53:19,040 --> 00:53:21,319 Speaker 1: to beat Mahomes in Kansas City and get to the 938 00:53:21,320 --> 00:53:25,399 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game. And so many of those pieces are back. 939 00:53:26,120 --> 00:53:28,839 Speaker 1: You know, obviously some changes up front on the offensive line, 940 00:53:28,880 --> 00:53:32,880 Speaker 1: but good changes depth. When you could take a Cody 941 00:53:32,920 --> 00:53:36,040 Speaker 1: Ford and trade him early in camp where you still 942 00:53:36,120 --> 00:53:38,080 Speaker 1: might get another injury in a preseason game or two, 943 00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:41,560 Speaker 1: and get a fifth round pickback, that tells you how 944 00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:44,399 Speaker 1: good this roster is when you see the players picked 945 00:53:44,480 --> 00:53:47,520 Speaker 1: up by other teams, that tells you how good this 946 00:53:47,640 --> 00:53:51,160 Speaker 1: roster is. And it's a really good roster on the 947 00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:53,960 Speaker 1: offensive side. I'm so excited to see games Cook in 948 00:53:53,960 --> 00:53:56,120 Speaker 1: the backfield and what he's going to be able to 949 00:53:56,160 --> 00:54:01,480 Speaker 1: do with the combination of Singletary and Moss. Obviously, Dawson 950 00:54:01,560 --> 00:54:05,560 Speaker 1: Knox is gonna be playing with so much unimaginable emotion 951 00:54:05,719 --> 00:54:09,120 Speaker 1: here going into this season. I didn't mentioned Stefan, but 952 00:54:09,160 --> 00:54:13,239 Speaker 1: we know what he can do. I want to see 953 00:54:13,280 --> 00:54:16,759 Speaker 1: how the slop position evolves as this season goes on 954 00:54:16,840 --> 00:54:19,600 Speaker 1: as well. I think there are a couple of additions 955 00:54:19,600 --> 00:54:21,920 Speaker 1: here on the offensive side of the ball through the 956 00:54:22,040 --> 00:54:26,000 Speaker 1: draft that will that will get people talking. I like 957 00:54:26,080 --> 00:54:28,640 Speaker 1: what Shakir brings. I like what I've seen from him, 958 00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:30,399 Speaker 1: like what I saw when we were up in Orchard 959 00:54:30,440 --> 00:54:32,960 Speaker 1: Park a couple of days ago. So there's a lot 960 00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:35,400 Speaker 1: of talent on this roster and on the offensive side. 961 00:54:35,440 --> 00:54:39,360 Speaker 1: I think if seventeen can run a little bit less 962 00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:43,239 Speaker 1: and put a little less risk into this, and can 963 00:54:43,320 --> 00:54:46,120 Speaker 1: stay back in the pocket and dance around, do what 964 00:54:46,200 --> 00:54:50,319 Speaker 1: he does differently, escaping when he needs to, I think 965 00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:52,840 Speaker 1: you can be looking at an MVP caliber season. Certainly 966 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:55,520 Speaker 1: all the pieces are around Josh to do that, and 967 00:54:55,560 --> 00:54:58,719 Speaker 1: he's grown every year and I expect nothing different this year. Yeah, 968 00:54:58,719 --> 00:55:00,520 Speaker 1: and when you were here a couple of days go, Mike, 969 00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:03,200 Speaker 1: I know you'll get an opportunity to talk to coaches 970 00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:06,080 Speaker 1: and players on Wednesday when they get into town in LA. 971 00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:10,080 Speaker 1: Did you get to even have a passing conversation with 972 00:55:10,080 --> 00:55:13,480 Speaker 1: the new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey? Because he is the 973 00:55:13,520 --> 00:55:16,880 Speaker 1: biggest I won't even label it a concern. He's the 974 00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:19,960 Speaker 1: biggest unknown I think within the scope of what this 975 00:55:20,080 --> 00:55:23,319 Speaker 1: offense is going to look like this year, we know 976 00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:25,000 Speaker 1: a lot of it's going to stay the same, but 977 00:55:25,360 --> 00:55:27,879 Speaker 1: what does his stamp on it look like? I think 978 00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:31,600 Speaker 1: is the biggest question for Bills fans. Great question. I 979 00:55:31,600 --> 00:55:35,640 Speaker 1: would feel concerned if it wasn't somebody like Kenny, who 980 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:38,120 Speaker 1: not only has been in the room with Josh, but 981 00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:41,799 Speaker 1: they've got such a great connection. Kenny not only has 982 00:55:41,840 --> 00:55:45,680 Speaker 1: played the position, he's played the position with championship expectations. 983 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:48,160 Speaker 1: But Kenny and I laughed. We did get to visit 984 00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:51,920 Speaker 1: for a few minutes, and I immediately said, you played 985 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:54,239 Speaker 1: quarterback and with a winning quarterback. And one of my 986 00:55:54,280 --> 00:55:56,520 Speaker 1: favorite games that I got to do was at the 987 00:55:56,680 --> 00:55:58,799 Speaker 1: very end of the run of the Orange Bowl when 988 00:55:58,800 --> 00:56:00,920 Speaker 1: the University of Miami the Ain still played in the 989 00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:05,760 Speaker 1: Orange Bowl, and Kenny led a Miami team, an unbelievably 990 00:56:05,800 --> 00:56:08,839 Speaker 1: talented team in two thousand and two against an upstar 991 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:10,799 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh team that was an eight win team I think 992 00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:14,280 Speaker 1: eventually and came this close to upsetting number two Miami. 993 00:56:14,280 --> 00:56:16,359 Speaker 1: And the Orange Bowl was a Thursday night football game 994 00:56:16,680 --> 00:56:19,360 Speaker 1: on ESPN and O two and Kenny was the quarterback. 995 00:56:19,640 --> 00:56:21,799 Speaker 1: And then Miami went to Syracuse and they may still 996 00:56:21,840 --> 00:56:25,279 Speaker 1: be scoring on my alma mater that next week. And 997 00:56:25,320 --> 00:56:28,239 Speaker 1: I bring all that up because Kenny Dorsey knows what 998 00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:32,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's living with, what's going through. He knows the expectations, 999 00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:35,160 Speaker 1: but he also knows how to manage a team with 1000 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,640 Speaker 1: a ton of weapons around and how do I get 1001 00:56:37,640 --> 00:56:40,520 Speaker 1: the ball to these guys and keep everybody happy. So 1002 00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:42,960 Speaker 1: the fact that he's gone through these couple of games 1003 00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:45,080 Speaker 1: to calling plays, the fact that he's been in the 1004 00:56:45,160 --> 00:56:47,440 Speaker 1: room with Josh and picks up all the small stuff 1005 00:56:47,440 --> 00:56:51,600 Speaker 1: all these years. This is no disrespect to Brian at 1006 00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:53,680 Speaker 1: all because I think Brian Dabole is a really good coach. 1007 00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:55,319 Speaker 1: I think he's going to do a good job with 1008 00:56:55,400 --> 00:56:58,799 Speaker 1: the Giants and improve them. Kenny Dorsey moving in as 1009 00:56:58,800 --> 00:57:01,440 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator is not a worry I have from Buffalo. 1010 00:57:01,480 --> 00:57:03,279 Speaker 1: I think he's going to do an excellent job. And 1011 00:57:04,040 --> 00:57:06,560 Speaker 1: if that's what's worrying Bills fans, I think that worry 1012 00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:08,600 Speaker 1: will be a suage pretty quickly here in the season. 1013 00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:11,520 Speaker 1: Some new news for the Bills. A couple of days ago, 1014 00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:13,759 Speaker 1: we found out that Turnavious White was going to be 1015 00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:16,880 Speaker 1: put on the pup list and can't play for the 1016 00:57:16,920 --> 00:57:19,880 Speaker 1: first four weeks of the season. So that leaves the 1017 00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:23,720 Speaker 1: Bills with Dan Jackson and then Kayer Elam and Christian 1018 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:27,840 Speaker 1: Benford to go up against Cooper Cup and Alan Robinson. 1019 00:57:27,960 --> 00:57:29,840 Speaker 1: What do you think about the test that these three 1020 00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:32,040 Speaker 1: young corners are going to have against some of the 1021 00:57:32,080 --> 00:57:36,040 Speaker 1: best wide receivers in the NFL. It's a test, no doubt, 1022 00:57:36,040 --> 00:57:38,080 Speaker 1: It's a key matchup in the game. Here's the best news. 1023 00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:42,960 Speaker 1: Hyde and Ployer behind those jump corners. That's I want 1024 00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:46,880 Speaker 1: to say confident from a fan standpoint, as any fan 1025 00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:51,439 Speaker 1: base should be in their safeties those guys they're six 1026 00:57:51,520 --> 00:57:54,080 Speaker 1: years together, been terrific. You know, they know each other, 1027 00:57:54,360 --> 00:57:56,720 Speaker 1: they've played so many snaps together. They're they're in the 1028 00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:00,960 Speaker 1: six percent of snaps played over the six year stretch 1029 00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:04,720 Speaker 1: every season, and so many of them are together. So 1030 00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:07,640 Speaker 1: of course you're gonna be a little uptight when you 1031 00:58:07,680 --> 00:58:12,920 Speaker 1: have some inexperience there, right. But one, you've got those safeties. 1032 00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:15,920 Speaker 1: I love the scheme if von Miller can get to 1033 00:58:16,040 --> 00:58:18,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback and get to Matthew Stafford and get the 1034 00:58:18,600 --> 00:58:21,120 Speaker 1: ball out a little bit quicker, if that helps. But 1035 00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:23,919 Speaker 1: the other part for me, which is interesting is you've 1036 00:58:23,920 --> 00:58:27,240 Speaker 1: got Elam and Benford. And let's not forget that these 1037 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:31,280 Speaker 1: are two draft picks who look ready to play. And 1038 00:58:31,680 --> 00:58:34,120 Speaker 1: maybe with a one you expect that, but in a 1039 00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:36,160 Speaker 1: sixth round pick, but I think Benford's six. In a 1040 00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:39,120 Speaker 1: sixth round pick, you don't necessarily expect that what he 1041 00:58:39,160 --> 00:58:41,480 Speaker 1: has shown in the preseason. It did get a chance 1042 00:58:41,480 --> 00:58:43,760 Speaker 1: of visit with Brandon Bean for a bit when we 1043 00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:48,680 Speaker 1: were there watching practice, and to know that Benford has 1044 00:58:48,760 --> 00:58:52,280 Speaker 1: that toughness and that test that he's proven through his 1045 00:58:52,360 --> 00:58:55,000 Speaker 1: life off the field and on the field. It's not 1046 00:58:55,040 --> 00:58:56,920 Speaker 1: going to be you would think too big for him 1047 00:58:56,960 --> 00:59:00,160 Speaker 1: going in And I love players like that. Those the 1048 00:59:00,200 --> 00:59:03,680 Speaker 1: guys who I really get a kick out of covering 1049 00:59:03,720 --> 00:59:06,720 Speaker 1: and meeting and talking to, so you know, who knows 1050 00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:08,400 Speaker 1: who's going to play more snaps. That could be one 1051 00:59:08,440 --> 00:59:10,320 Speaker 1: of those days. The night goes on, it changes as 1052 00:59:10,320 --> 00:59:13,040 Speaker 1: this week in practice goes on, and Leslie Fraser sees 1053 00:59:13,080 --> 00:59:16,440 Speaker 1: those guys will get a good sense. Look, nobody's Tredavious White. 1054 00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:18,000 Speaker 1: You're I'm going to walk out there and be an 1055 00:59:18,000 --> 00:59:22,640 Speaker 1: all pro corner. But I would feel a little comfort 1056 00:59:22,720 --> 00:59:24,720 Speaker 1: in I've got a couple of options, not just one 1057 00:59:24,720 --> 00:59:26,640 Speaker 1: guy who I'm putting all my eggs in his basket. 1058 00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:28,960 Speaker 1: I've got those two safeties who can help you out 1059 00:59:29,040 --> 00:59:32,480 Speaker 1: a lot. Talking with NBC Sports Sunday Night Football play 1060 00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:35,320 Speaker 1: by play man Mike Terrico, and that is a point 1061 00:59:35,360 --> 00:59:37,080 Speaker 1: we wanted to bring up with you. Mike. You not 1062 00:59:37,120 --> 00:59:40,560 Speaker 1: only have the game on Thursday, you then have the 1063 00:59:40,600 --> 00:59:45,040 Speaker 1: Sunday Night game, which is the Bucks and the Cowboys. 1064 00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:47,840 Speaker 1: And we were talking a little bit with you before 1065 00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:50,800 Speaker 1: we came on the air here about your process, and 1066 00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:54,640 Speaker 1: it's an interesting process because you kind of go second 1067 00:59:54,640 --> 00:59:57,600 Speaker 1: game first, maybe just walk us through how you master 1068 00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:01,840 Speaker 1: all the names and the numbers and all of that jazz. Yeah. 1069 01:00:01,960 --> 01:00:03,800 Speaker 1: I mean, it's been a long time since I've been 1070 01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:06,240 Speaker 1: in college, so I don't remember everything I did in school, 1071 01:00:06,280 --> 01:00:08,120 Speaker 1: but I did remember when you had those couple of 1072 01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:11,280 Speaker 1: final exams. If you had two that maybe in the 1073 01:00:11,320 --> 01:00:13,480 Speaker 1: same day or back to back, I'd like to study 1074 01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:16,600 Speaker 1: for that second one first, be ready for it, and 1075 01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:18,560 Speaker 1: then push it aside for a little bit, and then 1076 01:00:18,600 --> 01:00:22,080 Speaker 1: I'll come back to it right beforehand, and then prepare 1077 01:00:22,120 --> 01:00:24,800 Speaker 1: for the first one. You're gonna take last, so you're 1078 01:00:24,920 --> 01:00:26,880 Speaker 1: building right into it. And that's what I've kind of 1079 01:00:26,880 --> 01:00:28,160 Speaker 1: done here. I did a little bit of work on 1080 01:00:28,200 --> 01:00:30,600 Speaker 1: the Rams and the Bills, put that away, and now 1081 01:00:30,680 --> 01:00:32,760 Speaker 1: focus to the last twenty four hours or so, and 1082 01:00:32,800 --> 01:00:34,800 Speaker 1: then the next couple of days on the Buccaneers and 1083 01:00:34,840 --> 01:00:38,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, and then come Monday morning, I'll put the 1084 01:00:38,040 --> 01:00:40,360 Speaker 1: Bucks in the Cowboys. I'll come check on them every 1085 01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:43,400 Speaker 1: day almost but it'll be all about the Bills and 1086 01:00:43,480 --> 01:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Rams and Thursday night, and then Thursday the game ends. 1087 01:00:46,360 --> 01:00:49,520 Speaker 1: Collinsworth and Melissa Stark and I say so long from 1088 01:00:49,640 --> 01:00:52,760 Speaker 1: LA and local news and Jimmy Fallons next, and then 1089 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:55,120 Speaker 1: we leave. We get on a plane and go to Arlington, 1090 01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:59,000 Speaker 1: to Dallas and get to Arlington eventually for the Cowboys 1091 01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:01,680 Speaker 1: Buccaneers game, which was our opener last year on Sunday 1092 01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:05,479 Speaker 1: Night Football. It was a memorable two point game. Sam. 1093 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:08,840 Speaker 1: We get Tom Brady for season twenty three of his 1094 01:01:09,160 --> 01:01:13,920 Speaker 1: remarkable NFL career against the Cowboys, who are always sitting 1095 01:01:13,960 --> 01:01:17,040 Speaker 1: on expectations. So that'll be a blockbuster game to start 1096 01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:20,080 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football. So Friday morning, you land, You've got 1097 01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:22,480 Speaker 1: about two hours of sleep on the plane, and then 1098 01:01:22,600 --> 01:01:25,360 Speaker 1: three hours later you're at the Star and you're a 1099 01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:29,080 Speaker 1: Cowboys practice. You're looking at Michael Parsons and Dak and 1100 01:01:29,280 --> 01:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Zeke and Pollard and Ceedee Lamb and all those guys. 1101 01:01:33,600 --> 01:01:35,360 Speaker 1: The one thing I will go from one digs to 1102 01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:39,200 Speaker 1: the other, so well as as we go through, as 1103 01:01:39,200 --> 01:01:42,160 Speaker 1: we go from Stefan to Treyvon. But it's look, it's 1104 01:01:42,200 --> 01:01:46,120 Speaker 1: the greatest time of the football season. Every team's fan 1105 01:01:46,200 --> 01:01:49,439 Speaker 1: base thinks, hey, we can we can win eight, nine, 1106 01:01:49,560 --> 01:01:51,440 Speaker 1: ten games. Maybe we can get on a run like 1107 01:01:51,480 --> 01:01:53,840 Speaker 1: the Bengals, even even the bad teams, I think, and 1108 01:01:53,920 --> 01:01:56,040 Speaker 1: can we be this year's Bengals and get to the 1109 01:01:56,080 --> 01:01:57,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. And I always like when I do some 1110 01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:01,000 Speaker 1: of these interviews to remind folks, yeah, you should have 1111 01:02:01,080 --> 01:02:03,720 Speaker 1: a great outlook. But there will be two hundred and 1112 01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:06,880 Speaker 1: seventy two losses in the NFL this year barring a tie, 1113 01:02:07,120 --> 01:02:10,200 Speaker 1: So somebody's got to lose all these games somewhere. And 1114 01:02:10,280 --> 01:02:12,440 Speaker 1: it's fun to start getting teams on the field and 1115 01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:14,880 Speaker 1: see who's got it and who's missing a little bit. 1116 01:02:14,920 --> 01:02:17,680 Speaker 1: As we get into the first part of the season, Mike, 1117 01:02:17,760 --> 01:02:19,560 Speaker 1: last one for me. You're going to be in your 1118 01:02:19,640 --> 01:02:23,480 Speaker 1: seventeenth season calling NFL games. Life gets busy for all 1119 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:28,040 Speaker 1: of us beginning on Thursday, as we go into seventeen 1120 01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:32,360 Speaker 1: games season regular season. What's your favorite part about all 1121 01:02:32,400 --> 01:02:35,919 Speaker 1: of this and the madness and all of it. Yeah, 1122 01:02:36,080 --> 01:02:38,320 Speaker 1: and we're eighteen, We get no buy and then we 1123 01:02:38,360 --> 01:02:40,720 Speaker 1: have two playoff games the next two weekends. So it 1124 01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:45,720 Speaker 1: is weekend, the last weekend without a game on that 1125 01:02:45,840 --> 01:02:49,120 Speaker 1: Sunday night window for twenty straight weeks. So we're we're 1126 01:02:49,640 --> 01:02:51,240 Speaker 1: diving in real deep. And of course what am I 1127 01:02:51,280 --> 01:02:53,960 Speaker 1: doing for my last weekend. I'm going up to Syracuse 1128 01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:56,160 Speaker 1: to watch my alma mater play in person against Louis. 1129 01:02:56,160 --> 01:02:59,480 Speaker 1: Boy can't stay away from football games. Sometimes you know 1130 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:01,120 Speaker 1: what to look for would do the most, Mattie, It's 1131 01:03:01,160 --> 01:03:04,320 Speaker 1: it's the people. You know, we're up there week eight 1132 01:03:04,720 --> 01:03:07,280 Speaker 1: when the Packers come in on the night before Halloween 1133 01:03:07,360 --> 01:03:10,920 Speaker 1: and Paul Peck, who's been in the Buffalo media circles forever, 1134 01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:13,480 Speaker 1: that's my college roommazing with my dearest friends. And I 1135 01:03:13,680 --> 01:03:15,840 Speaker 1: look forward to week eight having dinner with Paul and 1136 01:03:15,880 --> 01:03:18,040 Speaker 1: his wife Kim and their family. And then you know, 1137 01:03:18,080 --> 01:03:20,080 Speaker 1: week two, we're in Green Bay and I've got friends 1138 01:03:20,080 --> 01:03:21,840 Speaker 1: who live over there and you get to see them, 1139 01:03:22,200 --> 01:03:25,640 Speaker 1: and it's just such a great opportunity. You get to 1140 01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:28,960 Speaker 1: see America, see all the friends you've made along the way, 1141 01:03:29,120 --> 01:03:33,120 Speaker 1: and get to sit down with Josh Allen and Matthew 1142 01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:35,920 Speaker 1: Stafford and Tom Brady and Dak Prescott. And then the 1143 01:03:35,960 --> 01:03:38,520 Speaker 1: next week it's talking to Aaron Rodgers for a half 1144 01:03:38,560 --> 01:03:42,240 Speaker 1: hour and Matt Lafleur and talking football, talking what's happened 1145 01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:44,320 Speaker 1: the arcs of all these careers. You see a guy 1146 01:03:44,360 --> 01:03:47,000 Speaker 1: like Josh it's fifth year. You get guys like Brady 1147 01:03:47,040 --> 01:03:50,200 Speaker 1: and his twenty third, We'll get Russell Wilson two weeks 1148 01:03:50,200 --> 01:03:53,360 Speaker 1: into his Denver experience in week three and get to 1149 01:03:53,360 --> 01:03:56,080 Speaker 1: see Trey Lance and see how he's handling that stage 1150 01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:58,480 Speaker 1: when they played Denver. So for me, it is the 1151 01:03:58,640 --> 01:04:03,200 Speaker 1: curiosity of how individuals grow during their time in the 1152 01:04:03,240 --> 01:04:06,240 Speaker 1: spotlight in the NFL, and how these cities come to 1153 01:04:06,320 --> 01:04:09,160 Speaker 1: life when our circus comes to town. You know, everybody 1154 01:04:09,160 --> 01:04:12,280 Speaker 1: wants to be in those Sunday night Monday night games 1155 01:04:12,280 --> 01:04:15,000 Speaker 1: because it gets to show your town, your fan base 1156 01:04:15,440 --> 01:04:18,240 Speaker 1: off to the rest of the NFL. And for me, 1157 01:04:18,280 --> 01:04:20,000 Speaker 1: it's so much fun to sit there right before the 1158 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:23,320 Speaker 1: game starts, right from Carrie Underwood and herb Sunday Night 1159 01:04:23,360 --> 01:04:25,720 Speaker 1: Anthem plays, just to see the stadium rock and the 1160 01:04:25,720 --> 01:04:29,520 Speaker 1: fireworks going off and know how much joy those games 1161 01:04:29,560 --> 01:04:33,800 Speaker 1: bring to communities around America every Sunday and Sunday afternoon 1162 01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:36,320 Speaker 1: and Sunday night, and also Thursday night and Monday night 1163 01:04:36,360 --> 01:04:39,360 Speaker 1: as well. Mike, we thank you for the time. We 1164 01:04:39,440 --> 01:04:41,120 Speaker 1: know you're in the middle of a cram session, so 1165 01:04:41,160 --> 01:04:43,480 Speaker 1: we'll let you get back to it, and we look 1166 01:04:43,480 --> 01:04:45,680 Speaker 1: forward to hearing the call on Thursday, a week from tonight. 1167 01:04:46,800 --> 01:04:49,120 Speaker 1: We look forward to the best reason that I am 1168 01:04:49,240 --> 01:04:51,400 Speaker 1: happy that I got to Orchard Park this week was 1169 01:04:52,360 --> 01:04:56,800 Speaker 1: in the communications area where Maddie sits. There is a 1170 01:04:56,800 --> 01:04:59,840 Speaker 1: little three hunters, a couple of golf balls, and one 1171 01:04:59,840 --> 01:05:03,720 Speaker 1: of the those electronic things. Except and Maddie, who's one 1172 01:05:03,800 --> 01:05:06,280 Speaker 1: for one for the year. You are, Mike, you are. 1173 01:05:07,160 --> 01:05:10,920 Speaker 1: Let's go Neil the sixteen footer, which is about a 1174 01:05:10,920 --> 01:05:13,720 Speaker 1: step short of Maddie's desk. Impressive. The gang did help me. 1175 01:05:13,760 --> 01:05:15,200 Speaker 1: It's it's got a little bit of a right to 1176 01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:18,280 Speaker 1: left break. Yeah, forgot that help me that. But I 1177 01:05:18,400 --> 01:05:20,600 Speaker 1: made that putt and I'm looking forward to going too 1178 01:05:20,720 --> 01:05:24,560 Speaker 1: for two on October twenty eighth, the friday before the package. 1179 01:05:24,840 --> 01:05:26,560 Speaker 1: All right, we'll have a putter ready for you, Mike, 1180 01:05:26,600 --> 01:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Thanks very much, good luck on Thursday. Thanks Mike, Thanks guys, 1181 01:05:30,360 --> 01:05:32,840 Speaker 1: forward to seeing y'all. All right. That's Mike Tarrico, NBC 1182 01:05:33,560 --> 01:05:36,160 Speaker 1: Sunday Night play by play Man, who will be also 1183 01:05:36,200 --> 01:05:40,960 Speaker 1: working next Thursday to call Bill's Rams out in La 1184 01:05:41,040 --> 01:05:46,720 Speaker 1: at SO five Stadium. Um, it's it's I can't imagine 1185 01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:49,200 Speaker 1: trying to do two games like that in four days 1186 01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:52,400 Speaker 1: and just mastering rosters. You really got to spend a 1187 01:05:52,400 --> 01:05:54,480 Speaker 1: lot of time to do that. It's interesting. To me 1188 01:05:55,320 --> 01:05:59,040 Speaker 1: that he chooses to do the second game first to 1189 01:05:59,160 --> 01:06:03,640 Speaker 1: kind of lay up foundation of knowledge about those two teams, 1190 01:06:04,360 --> 01:06:07,240 Speaker 1: assigning numbers to names in his head, and then he 1191 01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:10,480 Speaker 1: puts that on the side and then locks in on 1192 01:06:10,520 --> 01:06:14,800 Speaker 1: the first game, which is Bill's rams feeling like when 1193 01:06:14,800 --> 01:06:16,920 Speaker 1: he comes back to what he studied first, it'll be 1194 01:06:16,920 --> 01:06:20,240 Speaker 1: easier to recall that I can't do that. Yeah, I 1195 01:06:20,240 --> 01:06:22,360 Speaker 1: would have to just lock in on the first game, 1196 01:06:22,400 --> 01:06:24,720 Speaker 1: in the first game only, and then after that just 1197 01:06:24,800 --> 01:06:27,320 Speaker 1: flush it. Yeah. And the art of being able to 1198 01:06:27,400 --> 01:06:29,760 Speaker 1: let it go and then move on, like letting that 1199 01:06:29,840 --> 01:06:32,160 Speaker 1: out of your brain, not forgetting about it because you 1200 01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:35,240 Speaker 1: have the Bills again, but letting it go and then 1201 01:06:35,320 --> 01:06:39,640 Speaker 1: moving on to that Cowboys and Bucks game. There's so 1202 01:06:39,720 --> 01:06:42,160 Speaker 1: much prep that goes into it. So many people don't 1203 01:06:42,200 --> 01:06:44,960 Speaker 1: see what goes on behind the scenes when you're on 1204 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:49,160 Speaker 1: a huge broadcast, really, any broadcasts like that. It's an art, 1205 01:06:49,240 --> 01:06:52,720 Speaker 1: it's a skill. Not many people can do what he does. Yeah, 1206 01:06:52,800 --> 01:06:55,800 Speaker 1: pretty cool, and we look forward to watching his call 1207 01:06:55,840 --> 01:06:58,800 Speaker 1: of the game with Chris Collinsworth Melissa's starkdown on the sidelines. 1208 01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:02,720 Speaker 1: On the TV side of things, we are knocking this 1209 01:07:02,760 --> 01:07:06,720 Speaker 1: around with you today your one bold prediction for this 1210 01:07:06,840 --> 01:07:09,600 Speaker 1: year's Bill's season. I told you mine, which was I 1211 01:07:09,640 --> 01:07:12,800 Speaker 1: think Jordan Phillips can be a ten sack guy this year, 1212 01:07:13,720 --> 01:07:15,240 Speaker 1: which you know, I think he's kind of an under 1213 01:07:15,240 --> 01:07:17,920 Speaker 1: the radar pass rush option for the team this year 1214 01:07:17,960 --> 01:07:20,880 Speaker 1: with everybody focused on Vaughan and Ed Oliver having another 1215 01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:24,200 Speaker 1: breakout season, I think Jordan can get to ten. So 1216 01:07:24,240 --> 01:07:27,080 Speaker 1: that was my bold prediction. We did not hear what 1217 01:07:27,240 --> 01:07:29,320 Speaker 1: Maddie's was, so why don't we do that? Now? Lay 1218 01:07:29,320 --> 01:07:31,000 Speaker 1: it lay it on, lay it out there, all right. 1219 01:07:31,040 --> 01:07:33,640 Speaker 1: My bold prediction is that we're going to see Christian 1220 01:07:33,680 --> 01:07:36,360 Speaker 1: Benford play more than you would think he would play. 1221 01:07:36,560 --> 01:07:39,360 Speaker 1: Not saying more than Kayer Elam here, I'm saying just 1222 01:07:39,560 --> 01:07:43,600 Speaker 1: more than the public would maybe think a sixth rounder 1223 01:07:43,640 --> 01:07:46,680 Speaker 1: would play in his rookie season. And this is because 1224 01:07:46,800 --> 01:07:49,959 Speaker 1: of what we saw during training camp, how he really 1225 01:07:49,960 --> 01:07:52,520 Speaker 1: didn't back down from any challenges against some of the 1226 01:07:52,640 --> 01:07:57,240 Speaker 1: starters on offense, breaking up several passes, providing really good 1227 01:07:57,280 --> 01:08:00,560 Speaker 1: coverage when he was out there, whether it was ones 1228 01:08:00,640 --> 01:08:03,640 Speaker 1: or the two's. And I also think what Brandon Beans 1229 01:08:03,680 --> 01:08:06,720 Speaker 1: said today was a little bit telling. He said, hey, 1230 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Kayer Elam played a lot of press coverage when he 1231 01:08:10,840 --> 01:08:14,440 Speaker 1: was at Florida. He's really good at that. We're gonna 1232 01:08:14,480 --> 01:08:17,920 Speaker 1: need that from him. But that's not necessarily what the 1233 01:08:18,000 --> 01:08:21,240 Speaker 1: Bills do on defense week in week out, he said 1234 01:08:21,320 --> 01:08:25,280 Speaker 1: Christian Benford he's having more success now because of what 1235 01:08:25,400 --> 01:08:28,519 Speaker 1: he played in college. Christian played in a little bit 1236 01:08:29,439 --> 01:08:32,400 Speaker 1: more of a variety of defenses. You could say, didn't 1237 01:08:32,439 --> 01:08:37,040 Speaker 1: play exclusively in press coverage like Kayer Elam did. A 1238 01:08:37,040 --> 01:08:41,960 Speaker 1: lot of the time right he played off offman, and 1239 01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:44,519 Speaker 1: then he also played a lot his own coverages. So 1240 01:08:45,160 --> 01:08:50,040 Speaker 1: his base of knowledge goes a little deeper and is 1241 01:08:50,080 --> 01:08:55,880 Speaker 1: more varied than Elam's was. And because of that, more 1242 01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:59,599 Speaker 1: of the calls and the variety that Buffalo's defense throws 1243 01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:04,200 Speaker 1: his opponents might be more comfortable for him than it 1244 01:09:04,320 --> 01:09:06,280 Speaker 1: is for Elam right now. Then that's not to say 1245 01:09:06,320 --> 01:09:09,120 Speaker 1: that Elam's not going to get the hang of that eventually, 1246 01:09:09,200 --> 01:09:14,880 Speaker 1: But if for any reason, the defensive staff, Leslie Frasier 1247 01:09:14,960 --> 01:09:19,559 Speaker 1: chief among them, is a little hesitant on how much 1248 01:09:19,600 --> 01:09:25,040 Speaker 1: he can trust Kaye Elam in certain defensive calls. I 1249 01:09:25,080 --> 01:09:27,120 Speaker 1: don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that 1250 01:09:27,160 --> 01:09:31,200 Speaker 1: we see those two platoon at that position, maybe rotate 1251 01:09:31,320 --> 01:09:34,840 Speaker 1: in and out for a certain series. Maybe where they are, 1252 01:09:34,960 --> 01:09:37,320 Speaker 1: where the drive start is on the field for the 1253 01:09:37,400 --> 01:09:40,640 Speaker 1: Rams could impact that. You know, you get in the 1254 01:09:40,680 --> 01:09:43,720 Speaker 1: red zone, maybe you're playing a little bit more man coverage. 1255 01:09:44,120 --> 01:09:46,439 Speaker 1: You know, the space is tight, there's less room for 1256 01:09:46,520 --> 01:09:49,200 Speaker 1: a receiver to get away. So maybe you say, you 1257 01:09:49,200 --> 01:09:51,280 Speaker 1: know what we're playing, press man, get Kayer out there, 1258 01:09:51,760 --> 01:09:53,400 Speaker 1: you know, but if if you know, if they're at 1259 01:09:53,400 --> 01:09:56,719 Speaker 1: their own twenty yard line coming out, you know, maybe 1260 01:09:56,760 --> 01:10:00,360 Speaker 1: you turn to Christian Benford there so or and Steve 1261 01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:04,280 Speaker 1: and I were knocking this around yesterday, Maddie. We were 1262 01:10:04,360 --> 01:10:06,200 Speaker 1: kind of saying, well do they platoon the position? What 1263 01:10:06,240 --> 01:10:09,160 Speaker 1: do they do? And Steve was of the opinion, Look, 1264 01:10:09,520 --> 01:10:11,479 Speaker 1: you're dealing with two rookies. Pulling him in and out 1265 01:10:11,479 --> 01:10:13,200 Speaker 1: of a game might mess with them a little bit. 1266 01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:15,840 Speaker 1: You might be better off just leaving one guy out 1267 01:10:15,840 --> 01:10:18,639 Speaker 1: there and see if he can swim and if he's 1268 01:10:18,720 --> 01:10:21,519 Speaker 1: really struggling, okay, maybe then you make a change. But 1269 01:10:21,640 --> 01:10:25,200 Speaker 1: short of that, leave one guy out there. And as 1270 01:10:25,200 --> 01:10:28,200 Speaker 1: we just heard Mike Terrico say, when you got people 1271 01:10:28,240 --> 01:10:31,160 Speaker 1: like Poyer and hide in the back, Dame Jackson's over 1272 01:10:31,200 --> 01:10:34,120 Speaker 1: here on this side. He can handle his business, have 1273 01:10:34,360 --> 01:10:39,439 Speaker 1: poyer and hide kind of help cover for the rookie, 1274 01:10:39,479 --> 01:10:43,000 Speaker 1: so to speak. On a giant stage like this, against 1275 01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:45,880 Speaker 1: a receiving corps that, in my estimation, doesn't have one 1276 01:10:45,960 --> 01:10:48,519 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver, they have two. I mean Cup 1277 01:10:48,600 --> 01:10:54,479 Speaker 1: and Alan Robinson are both legit number one receivers. They're 1278 01:10:54,479 --> 01:10:56,880 Speaker 1: gonna be a handful. Tarn is probably going to be 1279 01:10:56,880 --> 01:10:58,880 Speaker 1: handling Cup the most because he lines up in the 1280 01:10:58,920 --> 01:11:03,639 Speaker 1: slot more often than not. But Alan Robinson is a handful. 1281 01:11:04,520 --> 01:11:07,599 Speaker 1: He is a handful, so you know they're gonna try 1282 01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:09,680 Speaker 1: to line him up wherever the rookie is, whether it's 1283 01:11:09,720 --> 01:11:13,000 Speaker 1: Benford or Elam So that's gonna be a tall task 1284 01:11:13,320 --> 01:11:16,880 Speaker 1: for sure. Let's go to the tweet sheet though at 1285 01:11:17,160 --> 01:11:19,240 Speaker 1: one Bill's Live to get some of your comments on 1286 01:11:19,479 --> 01:11:22,599 Speaker 1: your bold prediction for this year's Bills season. Tweet sheet 1287 01:11:22,600 --> 01:11:24,720 Speaker 1: brought to you as always by Corrigan Moving Systems, the 1288 01:11:24,720 --> 01:11:28,639 Speaker 1: official moving equipment company of the Buffalo Bills, and Jack 1289 01:11:28,720 --> 01:11:32,760 Speaker 1: says bold prediction. The Rams will be so worried about 1290 01:11:32,760 --> 01:11:35,360 Speaker 1: Alan's arm in the passing attack, playing a lot of 1291 01:11:35,400 --> 01:11:38,800 Speaker 1: deep dime, there'll be a lot of room for Motor 1292 01:11:38,880 --> 01:11:41,400 Speaker 1: and Cook to move in the ground game. Nineteen carries 1293 01:11:41,400 --> 01:11:44,000 Speaker 1: one hundred fifteen yards, two touchdowns for Motor. But I 1294 01:11:44,080 --> 01:11:49,120 Speaker 1: still predict a high scoring game, let's go. So he 1295 01:11:49,200 --> 01:11:52,599 Speaker 1: just has a prediction for this week. That's fine. He's 1296 01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:56,519 Speaker 1: all jacked up for Week one, okay, I you know 1297 01:11:56,560 --> 01:12:02,679 Speaker 1: it's I heard a comment from Matt Barkley last week 1298 01:12:03,640 --> 01:12:06,759 Speaker 1: and it resonated with me because he was being asked 1299 01:12:06,800 --> 01:12:10,720 Speaker 1: about Ken Dorsey and the offense and everything, and he 1300 01:12:10,840 --> 01:12:15,880 Speaker 1: said that he believes, with the roster that they have 1301 01:12:16,520 --> 01:12:18,920 Speaker 1: this year, and there's a guy who's been here before, 1302 01:12:19,920 --> 01:12:24,960 Speaker 1: he believes they can literally morph and change into any 1303 01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:28,679 Speaker 1: kind of offense they need to be based on whatever 1304 01:12:28,720 --> 01:12:31,200 Speaker 1: the defense is giving them. And I don't know if 1305 01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:35,160 Speaker 1: you could definitively say that in past years about this 1306 01:12:35,320 --> 01:12:38,519 Speaker 1: Bill's offense. They believe that anything they need to do 1307 01:12:38,680 --> 01:12:42,800 Speaker 1: go you know, power, run game, spread the field, you know, 1308 01:12:42,960 --> 01:12:49,519 Speaker 1: empty backfield, hurry up, whatever it is. Barkley believes they 1309 01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:52,040 Speaker 1: can turn to that page in their playbook and not 1310 01:12:52,160 --> 01:12:56,360 Speaker 1: only that, execute effectively. And I thought to myself, I said, wow, 1311 01:12:57,200 --> 01:13:00,000 Speaker 1: So he literally believes they could do anything they need 1312 01:13:00,160 --> 01:13:03,680 Speaker 1: to get the advantage and be productive on offense, like 1313 01:13:04,200 --> 01:13:06,479 Speaker 1: the Rams can come out and stiny them, Like maybe 1314 01:13:06,479 --> 01:13:09,679 Speaker 1: on the first series they could come out. Barkley's confident 1315 01:13:09,720 --> 01:13:11,759 Speaker 1: that they can come out on the second series completely 1316 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:14,160 Speaker 1: change what they were doing and be fine executing it. 1317 01:13:16,160 --> 01:13:20,479 Speaker 1: That's confidence. Yeah, that is confidence. I mean, on paper, 1318 01:13:20,760 --> 01:13:24,040 Speaker 1: the Bills do have that. And now that you say that, 1319 01:13:24,160 --> 01:13:26,679 Speaker 1: I'm thinking back to a conversation I had with Roger 1320 01:13:26,720 --> 01:13:28,800 Speaker 1: Staffold in the locker room a couple of days ago, 1321 01:13:28,840 --> 01:13:32,760 Speaker 1: and he said, the biggest thing for us offensively is 1322 01:13:32,800 --> 01:13:37,120 Speaker 1: going to be on field adjustments series in series out. 1323 01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:39,559 Speaker 1: We know they're going to switch stuff up on defense. 1324 01:13:40,080 --> 01:13:42,719 Speaker 1: We know they're going to switch it more than teams 1325 01:13:42,840 --> 01:13:45,519 Speaker 1: usually do because you have Bobby Wagner a part of 1326 01:13:45,520 --> 01:13:48,800 Speaker 1: that defense now when he makes things really difficult. So 1327 01:13:48,920 --> 01:13:51,160 Speaker 1: it's going to be on us to be able to 1328 01:13:51,200 --> 01:13:54,320 Speaker 1: shift morphin change, like you said, to be able to 1329 01:13:54,400 --> 01:13:56,879 Speaker 1: offset what the Rams are putting out there on defense. 1330 01:13:57,040 --> 01:13:59,559 Speaker 1: Not to mention the fact that in Week one it's 1331 01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:02,479 Speaker 1: the big week of unknowns. There is no game tape 1332 01:14:03,760 --> 01:14:07,439 Speaker 1: on the changes in personnel that each team has. Now, 1333 01:14:07,439 --> 01:14:10,680 Speaker 1: this goes both ways, obviously, but I think people know 1334 01:14:10,760 --> 01:14:14,320 Speaker 1: what the identity in general is of the Bill's offense. 1335 01:14:15,400 --> 01:14:18,680 Speaker 1: In a similar fashion, you probably know in general what 1336 01:14:18,720 --> 01:14:22,040 Speaker 1: the Rams defense is about, because nothing's changed with respect 1337 01:14:22,040 --> 01:14:25,479 Speaker 1: to scheme. But there are unknowns, the wrinkles that Ken 1338 01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:28,760 Speaker 1: Dorsey's putting in the offense unknown to the Rams. And 1339 01:14:28,960 --> 01:14:30,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure the Rams are going to have a few 1340 01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:32,880 Speaker 1: curveballs that they can throw with the Bills, because there 1341 01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:35,400 Speaker 1: is no tape to go off of from this season, 1342 01:14:35,479 --> 01:14:38,080 Speaker 1: yet there are. Week one is the week of unknowns. 1343 01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:40,639 Speaker 1: Any coach will tell you that. So who's got more 1344 01:14:40,720 --> 01:14:43,519 Speaker 1: unknowns that are better executed could be the difference in 1345 01:14:43,560 --> 01:14:46,080 Speaker 1: the football game. We got to take a break here. 1346 01:14:46,080 --> 01:14:47,920 Speaker 1: We'll get more of your thoughts on the tweet sheet 1347 01:14:48,200 --> 01:14:50,160 Speaker 1: and we'll take your phone calls. Open line for you 1348 01:14:50,200 --> 01:14:52,920 Speaker 1: at eighth three five fifty one, eight eight five fifty 1349 01:14:52,960 --> 01:14:55,920 Speaker 1: two five fifty or hit us up on the tweet sheet. 1350 01:14:55,920 --> 01:14:59,000 Speaker 1: You're one bold prediction for this year's Bills season. We're 1351 01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:20,960 Speaker 1: back in a moment here on one builds life. They're 1352 01:15:21,000 --> 01:15:23,599 Speaker 1: not lying at all. He's intense. I wouldn't step first hand. 1353 01:15:23,640 --> 01:15:27,000 Speaker 1: Like my brother works hard. There's nobody that's gonna outwork him. Nobody. 1354 01:15:28,479 --> 01:15:30,280 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, it was so much 1355 01:15:30,280 --> 01:15:33,600 Speaker 1: more rewarding when you see where persons come from and 1356 01:15:33,640 --> 01:15:35,679 Speaker 1: the work did put in. It means a lot because 1357 01:15:35,720 --> 01:15:37,800 Speaker 1: I was never that kid that anyone ever expected to 1358 01:15:37,840 --> 01:15:39,720 Speaker 1: be doing what I'm doing. I was, you know, just 1359 01:15:39,760 --> 01:15:43,040 Speaker 1: another guy. I've worked with him for seven years now, 1360 01:15:43,080 --> 01:15:47,240 Speaker 1: and it's like I've seen people misevaluate him because they 1361 01:15:47,280 --> 01:15:49,880 Speaker 1: can't measure heart. They want to measure height, they want 1362 01:15:49,880 --> 01:15:52,040 Speaker 1: to measure weight, they want to measure speed, and it's 1363 01:15:52,080 --> 01:15:54,360 Speaker 1: like you can't measure someone's drive to be great. But 1364 01:15:54,439 --> 01:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I knew with the work, in the sacrifice that I 1365 01:15:56,400 --> 01:15:58,760 Speaker 1: put in as well believing in myself since I was 1366 01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:01,680 Speaker 1: so young, that I knew it would happen. He's constantly 1367 01:16:01,720 --> 01:16:04,479 Speaker 1: beating the expectations that people set on him, but it's 1368 01:16:04,520 --> 01:16:07,599 Speaker 1: like those expectations don't even factor in him because he's 1369 01:16:07,600 --> 01:16:10,640 Speaker 1: competing with himself. The success and the failure rides on 1370 01:16:10,720 --> 01:16:12,880 Speaker 1: Gabe like he'll own it. And that's what a lot 1371 01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:14,600 Speaker 1: of people, a lot of athletes, won't do that. We 1372 01:16:14,640 --> 01:16:17,000 Speaker 1: don't live by comparison, but we lived a capacity and 1373 01:16:17,080 --> 01:16:19,679 Speaker 1: for someone like him, it's one of the three hundred 1374 01:16:19,680 --> 01:16:27,439 Speaker 1: in the Hall of Fame. Buffalo Bill's wide receiver Gabe Davis, 1375 01:16:27,439 --> 01:16:29,840 Speaker 1: said an NFL record in twenty twenty one with four 1376 01:16:29,920 --> 01:16:32,680 Speaker 1: touchdown catches in a playoff game, but that game is 1377 01:16:32,720 --> 01:16:35,519 Speaker 1: no surprise to those who know him best. Since that game, 1378 01:16:35,560 --> 01:16:38,200 Speaker 1: Gabe lived with his trainer in the offseason to maximize 1379 01:16:38,200 --> 01:16:41,439 Speaker 1: his prep for the twenty twenty two season. Raised by 1380 01:16:41,439 --> 01:16:43,920 Speaker 1: a hard working single mom, Gabe learned to work hard 1381 01:16:43,960 --> 01:16:46,200 Speaker 1: at a young age, which inspired his siblings and people 1382 01:16:46,240 --> 01:16:49,439 Speaker 1: in his community to work hard to achieve their dreams. 1383 01:16:49,479 --> 01:16:53,600 Speaker 1: The latest edition of Beyond the Blue and Red Gabe 1384 01:16:53,720 --> 01:16:57,799 Speaker 1: Davis will air tonight seven pm on the Bill's YouTube 1385 01:16:57,880 --> 01:17:02,040 Speaker 1: channel that will also be posted on Buffalo bills dot com. 1386 01:17:02,080 --> 01:17:07,000 Speaker 1: It's titled Gabe Davis You Can't Measure Heart, So It's 1387 01:17:07,040 --> 01:17:09,519 Speaker 1: a mussy, So be sure to check it out if 1388 01:17:09,560 --> 01:17:11,560 Speaker 1: you get a chance tonight. It'll be up on the 1389 01:17:11,600 --> 01:17:14,560 Speaker 1: website Buffalo bills dot com and on the Bills YouTube channel. 1390 01:17:14,600 --> 01:17:17,200 Speaker 1: When we had a couple of guys, some of our 1391 01:17:17,640 --> 01:17:21,680 Speaker 1: videographers and producers travel to Florida to see Gabe and 1392 01:17:21,680 --> 01:17:23,920 Speaker 1: then do some other trips in the offseason. Haven't done 1393 01:17:23,920 --> 01:17:26,200 Speaker 1: that in a couple of years because of COVID. They 1394 01:17:26,200 --> 01:17:28,960 Speaker 1: came back from Gabe's trip to go shoot all of that, 1395 01:17:29,040 --> 01:17:31,040 Speaker 1: and I was like, how was it would you guys do? 1396 01:17:31,200 --> 01:17:32,920 Speaker 1: What was it like to kind of see Gabe in 1397 01:17:32,960 --> 01:17:36,960 Speaker 1: his natural habitat And they're like, he just works out 1398 01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:40,080 Speaker 1: and practices. That's all he does. There's not much more 1399 01:17:40,479 --> 01:17:45,400 Speaker 1: to Gabe football, fishing, and watching some TV shows here 1400 01:17:45,439 --> 01:17:47,880 Speaker 1: and there. But they said that he was so focused 1401 01:17:48,240 --> 01:17:51,400 Speaker 1: on getting workouts in and on practicing. And then we 1402 01:17:51,479 --> 01:17:54,320 Speaker 1: heard from him in training camp and he admitted I 1403 01:17:54,360 --> 01:17:57,200 Speaker 1: didn't really take any vacations. I really didn't take any 1404 01:17:57,520 --> 01:18:01,400 Speaker 1: days off because I want my teammates to trust me 1405 01:18:01,840 --> 01:18:04,519 Speaker 1: and that helps with my confidence. And in order to 1406 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:07,720 Speaker 1: get that trust and to get that confidence, I knew 1407 01:18:07,760 --> 01:18:09,920 Speaker 1: I couldn't take any days off because I didn't want 1408 01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:12,280 Speaker 1: to disappoint them. Yeah, a lot of workout clips on 1409 01:18:12,320 --> 01:18:15,720 Speaker 1: the Instagram, Um, you know, squatting five hundred pounds and 1410 01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:18,000 Speaker 1: doing that kind of thing. Yeah, he is a grinder 1411 01:18:18,560 --> 01:18:21,599 Speaker 1: for sure. Let's get back to the phones at eight 1412 01:18:21,680 --> 01:18:24,599 Speaker 1: oh three five fifty one, eight eight five fifty two, 1413 01:18:24,680 --> 01:18:28,840 Speaker 1: five fifty and we go to Matt in Rochester, well, 1414 01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:32,519 Speaker 1: yeah for us, Matt, You're all one Bills Live. Hey 1415 01:18:32,640 --> 01:18:35,800 Speaker 1: Chris say Maddie. Um, I was just wondering, you know, 1416 01:18:36,120 --> 01:18:39,559 Speaker 1: with the expectations so high this year, are you are 1417 01:18:39,600 --> 01:18:42,280 Speaker 1: you guys concerned about any letdowns at all? Because I mean, 1418 01:18:42,760 --> 01:18:45,680 Speaker 1: I think expectations are high last year Week one and 1419 01:18:45,760 --> 01:18:51,640 Speaker 1: we saw you know, the gooseagan with Pittsburgh, Jacksonville and Indianapolis. 1420 01:18:52,040 --> 01:18:54,320 Speaker 1: So I'm just do you have any concerns or for 1421 01:18:54,479 --> 01:18:56,880 Speaker 1: sights that that could happen this year? Well, I mean 1422 01:18:57,240 --> 01:18:59,720 Speaker 1: that's what my concern is. Yeah, I understand in a 1423 01:18:59,760 --> 01:19:03,840 Speaker 1: seventeen game season, when you're in a league where the 1424 01:19:03,920 --> 01:19:07,880 Speaker 1: margins are so thin in terms of, you know, the 1425 01:19:07,920 --> 01:19:11,320 Speaker 1: capabilities of one team and another, it's some of the 1426 01:19:11,439 --> 01:19:19,440 Speaker 1: narrowest margins in professional sports. To be superior for seventeen 1427 01:19:19,640 --> 01:19:25,840 Speaker 1: consecutive games is almost impossible. Only one team has done 1428 01:19:25,840 --> 01:19:30,520 Speaker 1: it wire to wire. Another team came close, the Patriots, 1429 01:19:30,760 --> 01:19:32,600 Speaker 1: but the seventy two Dolphins are the only team to 1430 01:19:32,680 --> 01:19:33,960 Speaker 1: have done it, and that was back when they only 1431 01:19:33,960 --> 01:19:40,280 Speaker 1: played fourteen games a year. So to think that there 1432 01:19:40,320 --> 01:19:42,920 Speaker 1: won't be weeks when the Bills don't have their best 1433 01:19:43,880 --> 01:19:49,240 Speaker 1: is probably naive. At the same time, I think there 1434 01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:54,760 Speaker 1: are so many lessons, some of them painful, in the 1435 01:19:54,840 --> 01:19:58,799 Speaker 1: last couple of years that it will serve this team 1436 01:19:58,920 --> 01:20:03,720 Speaker 1: well in terms of the fuel needed to keep their 1437 01:20:03,840 --> 01:20:08,040 Speaker 1: level of play at a fevered pitch as much as possible. 1438 01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:12,320 Speaker 1: Maybe not every week. I mean, is there a possibility 1439 01:20:12,360 --> 01:20:15,479 Speaker 1: that they're going to have an egg laying game like 1440 01:20:15,520 --> 01:20:19,360 Speaker 1: they did in Jacksonville last year? Yeah? Why? Because the 1441 01:20:19,400 --> 01:20:24,839 Speaker 1: seasons damn long, and the physical and emotional and mental 1442 01:20:25,680 --> 01:20:29,880 Speaker 1: effort that players have to put into every week and 1443 01:20:30,040 --> 01:20:33,600 Speaker 1: every game. I still don't believe the vast majority of 1444 01:20:33,680 --> 01:20:40,000 Speaker 1: fans truly understand there is such an enormous investment in 1445 01:20:40,040 --> 01:20:42,880 Speaker 1: every way, shape and form for football players into every 1446 01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:47,200 Speaker 1: game every week that inevitably, it's human nature. There is 1447 01:20:47,240 --> 01:20:49,840 Speaker 1: going to be a week where they're not going to 1448 01:20:49,920 --> 01:20:55,200 Speaker 1: be at their tip top performance level, and you just 1449 01:20:55,280 --> 01:20:57,559 Speaker 1: have to hope that the talent can carry them through 1450 01:20:57,640 --> 01:21:00,759 Speaker 1: some weeks when they don't have their best. But it's inevita. 1451 01:21:00,800 --> 01:21:04,639 Speaker 1: It's human nature to play lights out for seventeen straight 1452 01:21:04,680 --> 01:21:07,360 Speaker 1: games in a league that's this competitive, and that's hard 1453 01:21:07,400 --> 01:21:11,000 Speaker 1: to do. Yeah, I think I'm tempering my expectations. I 1454 01:21:11,040 --> 01:21:12,840 Speaker 1: think this team is going to be really great this 1455 01:21:12,920 --> 01:21:15,680 Speaker 1: season because of the players that return and the new 1456 01:21:15,720 --> 01:21:19,080 Speaker 1: players brought onto the roster. But I was not expecting 1457 01:21:19,200 --> 01:21:21,120 Speaker 1: last year for the Bills to go through a stretch 1458 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:23,160 Speaker 1: where it was win one, lose one, win one, lose one, 1459 01:21:23,200 --> 01:21:25,000 Speaker 1: to the point that it was six weeks in the 1460 01:21:25,000 --> 01:21:26,920 Speaker 1: middle of the season. We were looking at each other 1461 01:21:26,960 --> 01:21:30,599 Speaker 1: being like, is this a playoff team that we have here? 1462 01:21:31,080 --> 01:21:34,439 Speaker 1: What's gonna happen? And then they turned it on and 1463 01:21:34,720 --> 01:21:37,200 Speaker 1: plowed through the end of the season and looked like 1464 01:21:37,240 --> 01:21:42,160 Speaker 1: the best NFL team in the playoffs. So I'm not 1465 01:21:42,200 --> 01:21:44,840 Speaker 1: saying that's going to happen again. I'm not saying I'm 1466 01:21:44,880 --> 01:21:47,040 Speaker 1: gonna be ready for a win one lose one for 1467 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:49,280 Speaker 1: six weeks straight because I think this team is built 1468 01:21:49,320 --> 01:21:53,799 Speaker 1: off of last year. But I'm expecting some tough weeks. 1469 01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:58,200 Speaker 1: The first seven weeks games of the season going to 1470 01:21:58,320 --> 01:22:01,800 Speaker 1: be really tough to come out of that completely undefeated. 1471 01:22:01,840 --> 01:22:05,000 Speaker 1: You're playing against some really great teams to start off 1472 01:22:05,000 --> 01:22:09,600 Speaker 1: the NFL season, so I understand that they're going to 1473 01:22:09,720 --> 01:22:16,200 Speaker 1: have some adversity. And it's also tough to stay injury 1474 01:22:16,320 --> 01:22:19,559 Speaker 1: free for throughout an entire NFL season. Now, this team 1475 01:22:19,560 --> 01:22:23,360 Speaker 1: has been I don't even want to say lucky. This 1476 01:22:23,400 --> 01:22:26,360 Speaker 1: team has not had a lot of injuries since Sean 1477 01:22:26,439 --> 01:22:30,880 Speaker 1: and Brandon came in because of Eric Sciano and the 1478 01:22:30,960 --> 01:22:34,679 Speaker 1: strength staff, sports science department, sports science department that does 1479 01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:38,320 Speaker 1: a really good job on catering workouts in the off 1480 01:22:38,360 --> 01:22:42,040 Speaker 1: season and in season, changing those to what your body 1481 01:22:42,120 --> 01:22:48,320 Speaker 1: really needs, and monitoring things like your heart rate, load management, 1482 01:22:48,360 --> 01:22:51,080 Speaker 1: all of that to know when guys veteran players need 1483 01:22:51,160 --> 01:22:54,720 Speaker 1: off days, which they will start handing out in the 1484 01:22:54,800 --> 01:22:57,200 Speaker 1: first few weeks of the season if a guy needs 1485 01:22:57,240 --> 01:23:00,680 Speaker 1: an off day based on load management, things like that. 1486 01:23:01,840 --> 01:23:04,519 Speaker 1: Brandon Beans said this afternoon when I asked him about 1487 01:23:05,680 --> 01:23:09,280 Speaker 1: how do you feel your roster looks heading into Week one? 1488 01:23:09,840 --> 01:23:12,960 Speaker 1: How confident are you? And he said, this team has 1489 01:23:13,000 --> 01:23:17,400 Speaker 1: been through things, They've experienced things, and I think those 1490 01:23:17,439 --> 01:23:20,280 Speaker 1: difficult things from the past few seasons are going to 1491 01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:24,840 Speaker 1: help them this season. So there's expectations are big, but 1492 01:23:24,880 --> 01:23:26,559 Speaker 1: they've been there and they've done that. There are a 1493 01:23:26,560 --> 01:23:29,080 Speaker 1: ton of lessons in the last three years. Whether you 1494 01:23:29,120 --> 01:23:30,960 Speaker 1: want to talk about being up in a playoff game 1495 01:23:30,960 --> 01:23:35,640 Speaker 1: at halftime sixteen to seven and losing in Houston and overtime, 1496 01:23:36,000 --> 01:23:39,840 Speaker 1: whether you want to talk about laying eggs against teams 1497 01:23:39,840 --> 01:23:46,360 Speaker 1: like Jacksonville last year thirteen seconds, which I hate to 1498 01:23:46,360 --> 01:23:51,840 Speaker 1: bring up, but all of that. Sean McDermott's approach with 1499 01:23:51,880 --> 01:23:55,000 Speaker 1: all of those things is you don't lose, you learn. 1500 01:23:57,560 --> 01:24:02,280 Speaker 1: Every loss. He compartment allizes into a learning experience that 1501 01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:05,639 Speaker 1: he makes sure his players do not forget, so those 1502 01:24:06,040 --> 01:24:09,679 Speaker 1: losses and the reasons for them are not repeated. Doesn't 1503 01:24:09,720 --> 01:24:12,400 Speaker 1: guarantee you're going to win, but it certainly improves your 1504 01:24:12,520 --> 01:24:15,280 Speaker 1: chances of not falling victim to the same things that 1505 01:24:15,320 --> 01:24:18,160 Speaker 1: cost you a loss again. And that's why that's how 1506 01:24:18,200 --> 01:24:22,120 Speaker 1: he coaches. So that encourages me going into this season. 1507 01:24:22,120 --> 01:24:25,120 Speaker 1: And I think there's an internal motivation here that maybe 1508 01:24:25,160 --> 01:24:29,479 Speaker 1: some of us can even quantify because of all the 1509 01:24:29,520 --> 01:24:31,639 Speaker 1: times that they have come up short the last couple 1510 01:24:31,680 --> 01:24:35,280 Speaker 1: of years, after getting so close to the ultimate prize 1511 01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:38,320 Speaker 1: and the ultimate opportunity, which we know is the Super Bowl. 1512 01:24:38,800 --> 01:24:40,800 Speaker 1: Before we get to another phone call, we do want 1513 01:24:40,840 --> 01:24:43,320 Speaker 1: to let you know the practice squad is filled out. 1514 01:24:43,800 --> 01:24:48,599 Speaker 1: There are three players to fill out spots fourteen fifteen 1515 01:24:48,600 --> 01:24:52,200 Speaker 1: at sixteen on the practice squad. Cornerback Tyler McMichael who 1516 01:24:52,280 --> 01:24:55,479 Speaker 1: was last with the Bucks, offensive tackle Ryan van Demark 1517 01:24:55,479 --> 01:24:58,840 Speaker 1: who was last with the Colts, and tight end Zach Davidson, 1518 01:24:59,160 --> 01:25:01,680 Speaker 1: who was a former round pick of the Vikings. So 1519 01:25:01,720 --> 01:25:05,080 Speaker 1: those are your last three members of the Bills practice 1520 01:25:05,120 --> 01:25:07,840 Speaker 1: squad as it's currently constituted. It is filled out and 1521 01:25:08,040 --> 01:25:11,320 Speaker 1: full and ready for the regular season. It is official. 1522 01:25:11,680 --> 01:25:14,960 Speaker 1: We are heading into Week one. Got the practice squads set. 1523 01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:19,040 Speaker 1: Good to see so many familiar faces come back. Quite 1524 01:25:19,040 --> 01:25:22,559 Speaker 1: a few guys also landed on other rosters that I'm 1525 01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:25,040 Speaker 1: sure Brandon being Nick McLeod was a name that got 1526 01:25:25,040 --> 01:25:28,679 Speaker 1: brought up, and he seemed bummed to lose Nick McLeod 1527 01:25:28,680 --> 01:25:32,360 Speaker 1: to another team. But I'm glad that we're riding with 1528 01:25:32,400 --> 01:25:34,080 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys that we've rode with the 1529 01:25:34,120 --> 01:25:36,400 Speaker 1: last couple of seasons on the practice squad. A couple 1530 01:25:36,479 --> 01:25:38,479 Speaker 1: more thoughts on the tweet sheet here before we go 1531 01:25:38,520 --> 01:25:41,600 Speaker 1: to break Ed for his one Bull prediction for this 1532 01:25:41,680 --> 01:25:45,120 Speaker 1: year's Bill season. Fourteen and three records sweeping the East, 1533 01:25:46,360 --> 01:25:49,000 Speaker 1: Bills are eleven and one the last two years against 1534 01:25:49,040 --> 01:25:52,439 Speaker 1: the AFC's The wind swept fourteen to ten game here 1535 01:25:52,520 --> 01:25:55,080 Speaker 1: last year is the only loss in the last two seasons. 1536 01:25:55,560 --> 01:25:59,519 Speaker 1: Patrick says Bills will go fifteen and two, dropping two 1537 01:25:59,560 --> 01:26:01,800 Speaker 1: games once the number one seed is locked up. So 1538 01:26:01,840 --> 01:26:03,880 Speaker 1: apparently he's got them going fifteen and oh out of 1539 01:26:03,920 --> 01:26:06,400 Speaker 1: the gate and then losing two games when they're not 1540 01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:10,599 Speaker 1: playing starters. Chris says the d line combines for sixty 1541 01:26:10,680 --> 01:26:15,240 Speaker 1: five plus sacks. Bonus prediction. Digs and Davis both go 1542 01:26:15,360 --> 01:26:19,000 Speaker 1: over a thousand receiving yards. The Chicago Bears have the 1543 01:26:19,080 --> 01:26:22,519 Speaker 1: record seventy two sacks, and that was in nineteen eighty four, 1544 01:26:22,680 --> 01:26:24,760 Speaker 1: not the eighty five team, so they have the all 1545 01:26:24,800 --> 01:26:27,240 Speaker 1: time record for sacks. It's sixty five is a lot. 1546 01:26:28,040 --> 01:26:30,080 Speaker 1: The Steelers have led the league in sacks each of 1547 01:26:30,080 --> 01:26:32,439 Speaker 1: the last two years, and they think they got to 1548 01:26:32,680 --> 01:26:36,200 Speaker 1: fifty five last year. Sixty five is a fat number. 1549 01:26:37,479 --> 01:26:39,800 Speaker 1: That's a big number. I don't know if they're doing 1550 01:26:39,840 --> 01:26:43,760 Speaker 1: that one Pat thirteen and four Super Bowl Champs is 1551 01:26:43,760 --> 01:26:47,519 Speaker 1: my prediction. Josh gets MVP Cook for Rookie of the Year. 1552 01:26:47,880 --> 01:26:49,559 Speaker 1: We'll take a break here, try to read off a 1553 01:26:49,600 --> 01:26:51,680 Speaker 1: couple of more when we come back. Here On one 1554 01:26:51,680 --> 01:26:54,320 Speaker 1: Bills Live presented by Kalida Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio 1555 01:27:07,600 --> 01:27:12,559 Speaker 1: All right, Welcome back to One Bills Live. We know 1556 01:27:12,640 --> 01:27:18,320 Speaker 1: that the Bills players, by union rules, were off Wednesday, 1557 01:27:18,360 --> 01:27:21,680 Speaker 1: They're off today, and they're off tomorrow. It is mandated 1558 01:27:22,120 --> 01:27:25,200 Speaker 1: in their CBA, and so they do not return to 1559 01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:29,280 Speaker 1: practice until Saturday, which has given two particular players on 1560 01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:33,120 Speaker 1: the Bills roster an opportunity to go watch their alma 1561 01:27:33,160 --> 01:27:37,400 Speaker 1: mater play this weekend as fans, the first time for 1562 01:27:37,479 --> 01:27:42,920 Speaker 1: them too. I believe Damar Hamlin and Dane Jackson are 1563 01:27:42,960 --> 01:27:48,280 Speaker 1: heading back to watch Pittsburgh again their season Thursday Night football. 1564 01:27:48,320 --> 01:27:50,400 Speaker 1: I talked to Jane Jackson about it in the locker room. 1565 01:27:50,439 --> 01:27:53,840 Speaker 1: He said, usually we wouldn't get a chance to do this, 1566 01:27:54,160 --> 01:27:56,680 Speaker 1: but since they're playing on Thursday night, we have to 1567 01:27:56,760 --> 01:27:59,360 Speaker 1: go back and watch them. It's only three hours open 1568 01:27:59,400 --> 01:28:01,880 Speaker 1: the season. Hours down the road. Yeah, they're playing against 1569 01:28:01,960 --> 01:28:06,920 Speaker 1: West Virginia backyard brawls right out. And the best thing. 1570 01:28:07,400 --> 01:28:10,360 Speaker 1: Damar tweeted this this afternoon. He said, this is my 1571 01:28:10,439 --> 01:28:15,320 Speaker 1: first time ever tailgating. I'm so excited. I love that. 1572 01:28:15,520 --> 01:28:18,200 Speaker 1: I never thought about that from like a player perspective 1573 01:28:18,280 --> 01:28:21,719 Speaker 1: because they're always preparing and playing in the game. Their 1574 01:28:21,720 --> 01:28:24,960 Speaker 1: families are tailgating, but they never get the tailgate. He's 1575 01:28:25,000 --> 01:28:27,439 Speaker 1: so pumped up. This is hilarious. I love it. I 1576 01:28:27,520 --> 01:28:30,479 Speaker 1: love that he's good. Just don't have too much fun. Okay, 1577 01:28:30,560 --> 01:28:32,880 Speaker 1: we need you to get back to One Bill's Drive 1578 01:28:32,920 --> 01:28:36,439 Speaker 1: safe for practice on Saturday. But good for them that 1579 01:28:36,880 --> 01:28:39,559 Speaker 1: the former pit teammates will be able to enjoy the 1580 01:28:39,640 --> 01:28:41,599 Speaker 1: Thursday night game. Take in a game as a fan 1581 01:28:42,280 --> 01:28:45,120 Speaker 1: and very interesting to see. It's the post Kenny Pickett era. 1582 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:48,920 Speaker 1: What did you say? Their ranked seventeen the season. It's 1583 01:28:48,960 --> 01:28:51,439 Speaker 1: still pretty good, but that's going to be a heck 1584 01:28:51,520 --> 01:28:54,160 Speaker 1: of a heck of a game playing one of their 1585 01:28:54,280 --> 01:28:57,759 Speaker 1: arch rivals, West Virginia right at the beginning of the season. 1586 01:28:57,760 --> 01:28:59,559 Speaker 1: That'll do it for us today, Mattie, thanks again for 1587 01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:02,920 Speaker 1: helping us out here on One Bills Live. Steve is 1588 01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:05,080 Speaker 1: back tomorrow as we put a capper on the week, 1589 01:29:05,120 --> 01:29:12,879 Speaker 1: we'll see a Friday at one