1 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the field. 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: in the strated here of normalcy here. Let's get it 5 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: going here on a football Friday, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker. 6 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: As we are rolling into the weekend, let me quiet 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: all my devices here so we can concentrate rate with 8 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: the obl fan mailbag up and running, taking your questions 9 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: at one bills Live on Twitter, or you can call 10 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: us eight oh three oh five fifty one eighty eight 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: five fifty two five fifty a loaded Friday schedule as usual, 12 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: Tasker's teammate coming your way in about thirty minutes. We 13 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: got a doozy for Steve. We'll see if he can 14 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: guess who it is. Greg Cosell from NFL Films in 15 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: about an hour and a half and then the lowdown 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: in the third hour of the show from Lorenzo Alexander, 17 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: followed by team reporters in the final half hour the 18 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: program about two and a half hours from now, where 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: one NFL Network Cynthia Freeland will be joining Maddy glab 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: So that'll be an interesting numbers breakdown of Sunday's much 21 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: anticipated AFC title game, Steve. Unfortunately a little bit of 22 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: sad news from the baseball world. Hank Aaron passed away 23 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: at age eighty six this morning. You want to talk 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: about an icon of a sport, this guy's right up 25 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: there on Mount Rushmore as far as all timers go. 26 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: And I know that everybody makes note of, and deservedly 27 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: so of, you know, the home run record that he 28 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: held until steroid juice players passed him on the all 29 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: time list. I'm just going to say it how it is, 30 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: as far as I'm concerned, Hank Aaron and is still 31 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: the home run king. Uh. The other guys did not 32 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: beat him in fair and square. As far as I 33 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: see and think about this, it's um, Hank Karon beat 34 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: shattered a record that was set by a mythic figure, 35 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, in Babe Ruth. And he did it um 36 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: over the course of his career. What a what an 37 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: a you know, an astounding accomplishment and you know a 38 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: guy who was a gentleman to the end, um and 39 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: was yeah, that's that's a that's a that's like you know, 40 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: that's like Kobe Bryant Hank Karen, that's like young guys 41 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: like that past leave us. That's it's a big it's 42 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: a it's a sad day. It's a sad day in 43 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: the world of sports now, even if you're not a 44 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: baseball fan. Played for twenty two seasons, so his longevity 45 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: certainly helped him in surpassing Ruth, whose career was not 46 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: that long because quite frankly, I didn't really take care 47 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: of himself. Um but then again, who did in the 48 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: twenties and thirties? Who knews six hot dogs before a 49 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: baseball game was bad for you? But in any event, 50 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: this is what I want. I hope people remember about 51 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: Hank Aaron. It was more than just the home runs 52 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: because and this should stand out to people and carry 53 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: weight even more than his seven hundred and fifty five 54 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: home runs. Still holds the major league record for RBI's 55 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: twenty two hundred ninety seven total bases, sixty eight hundred 56 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: and fifty six extra base hits, double striples, Homer's fourteen 57 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy seven, and he is still third all 58 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: time in hits thirty seven hundred and seventy one and 59 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: runs scored. This guy is a mount Rushmore figure in 60 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: baseball even today, with all of the fantastic players that 61 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: have you know, played at the highest level for as 62 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: long as they have, this guy is still a gold 63 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: standard in so many ways. And you want to know 64 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: the most remarkable thing, Steve six feet one hundred and 65 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 1: eighty pounds seven hund him um passed Babe Ruth in 66 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy four and unfortunately, Um, unfortunately for Hank Aaron Steve, 67 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: when he was closing in on the home run record, 68 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: he did receive death threats in the mail yea and 69 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: all of that stuff. It was horrible to see it. 70 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: And most of that came out after the fact when 71 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, and he's still even to this day. Yeah, 72 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: he didn't make it public and heard stories that you know, 73 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: he kept the boxes up in his attic. You know, 74 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: there were box after box after box, and of course, 75 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: playing in Atlanta in the Deep South on breaking that 76 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: record at the time he did, the racism was absolutely 77 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: rampant and ugly. And as he's circling the bases when 78 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: he passes the record, there's two guys running on the 79 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: field and you had to believe that security in that 80 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: stadium was like, oh my God, like, what's gonna happen? 81 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: Fortunately they wanted to run out there to congratulate. It 82 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: was a it was a different time. Yeah, but what 83 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: do you think Hank thought. I mean, like you did 84 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: see him until the last second, and fortunately you know 85 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: they're patting him on the back and congratulating him. Um, 86 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, but man, knowing what he knowing the veil 87 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: of pressure that he was under with all of the 88 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: stuff he had gotten in the mail. You see two 89 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: people on the field, you know, coming over your shoulder. 90 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: I can only wonder what his first thought was as 91 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: he's rounding the bases and what is his career achievement? Well, 92 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: it's a not even his career. It's a moment in 93 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: the history of the sport that he plays. I mean, 94 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: it's a it's an all time moment captured on national TV. 95 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: I means, this is not like Babe Ruth doing it. 96 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: And he read it about in the papers a week later. 97 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: This is everybody in the the country was watching that. Yeah, 98 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: and uh yeah it was it and some you know it, 99 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: I don't know. It was just it's tragic that had 100 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: happened like that, and and that that that the hatred 101 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: and the racism was was kind of in the subsequent 102 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: years so much a part of that event. But he 103 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: handled it, as with all things, he handled with a 104 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: lot of grace and dignity. Um didn't shy away from 105 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: it when it was brought up, and which he shouldn't have. Yeah, 106 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: And um, I thought, it's hard to imagine a guy 107 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: handling all that happened to him in that moment in 108 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: the subsequent years after that, that anybody would have handled 109 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: it with more grace and dignity than Hank did. I 110 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: I've never met him, but certainly sports world is is 111 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: saddened today, class all the way, for sure. UM, So 112 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: we just wanted to make note of that because that 113 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: is a historic athletic figure in our country, forget about 114 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: just baseball. So, uh, our best wishes to his family. 115 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: But uh, pretty good life eighty six years. I mean, 116 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: I would take that. I'll be happy if I get 117 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: to a man that's a good life. So our condolence 118 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: is to his family. And you know, a lot of 119 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: guys in sports over the past year or so I've 120 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: been taken from us, So sorry to hear that. But 121 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: we want to move forward to the game at hand, 122 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: which is Sunday's game between the Bills and the Chiefs. 123 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: And I'm just gonna throw this out there, Steve. I 124 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: know that this timing year, players are very careful about 125 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: creating any bulletin board material. But the Bills have an 126 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,679 Speaker 1: area where they can go very easily to find bulletin 127 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: board material for extra motivation, okay. And where they can 128 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: go is the national pundits. Because picks were being entered 129 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: already for Sunday's game between the Bills and Chiefs. They 130 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: were doing this on ESPN's Get Up Show this morning. 131 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: There were four people asked for their pick, and for 132 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: those of our viewers watching on MSG, they're seeing those 133 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: people now. Rob Nikovich, former Patriot, Iran Clark, former Steeler, 134 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: Bart Scott former Jet, and Mike Greenberg, who hosts the show. 135 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: All four of them have picked the Chiefs. I'm gonna 136 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: take this a step further. I watched Scott Pioli, former 137 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: front office man of the New England Patriots, and he 138 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: was asked what it's going to take for the Chiefs 139 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: to beat the Bills. First words out of his mouth, 140 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: not much. All you need is Patrick Mahomes to show 141 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: up and be healthy. And I think he said one 142 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: other thing. Chiefs win. Yep, that's it. I'm not even 143 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: playing in the game. And that got me steamed, Steve. 144 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: I'm not even playing. I know not much. Steams won 145 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: fifteen games. Come on, bro, you're an NFL front office executive, 146 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: like you know what it takes to get that. Sorry, 147 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: you were part of an organization that got that far. 148 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: You gotta be really good to get to the AFC 149 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: title game. The Bills are fifteen and one in games 150 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: that were not rescheduled or shuffled do this due to 151 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: the COVID virus, and the one that they lost was 152 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: a hail murray. The two games that they lost and 153 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: were rescheduled and shuffled around during that week five and 154 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: six stretched there and the one game they lost after 155 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: that was the hail Murray throw to in Arizona. They've 156 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: won fifteen games, and they've done it in and from 157 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: the most part laying the wood on people. This is 158 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: I mean taking them to the wood ship. And and 159 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: I get it. The Chiefs are a juggernaut, There's absolutely 160 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: no question about it. And they do have an aura 161 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: about them that nobody else, none of the teams in 162 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: this in this uh playoff have and that is it 163 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: seems as though they have a gear they never go to. 164 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: They never they never seemed that they're never mounting. Now 165 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: they've come back from deficits, we've seen him do that. 166 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: They have a gear that nobody else has. They have 167 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: they are never afraid of any deficit, and they have 168 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 1: never seemed pressed to go out and put their foot 169 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: on the gas and win a game. They have done 170 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: just enough week after week after week, while making it 171 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: look incredibly easy to do. That's their aura. I don't 172 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: know that it's that simple, just that you say it 173 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: and they do it. But it certainly looks that way. 174 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: And that's why people are very confident in their ability 175 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: to no matter what the Bills do in this game, 176 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs to answer it and answer it easily. Right. 177 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: But and look, I've got as much respect for what 178 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have done as anybody. I mean, sure, Patrick 179 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: Mahomes is what twenty four and one in his last 180 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: twenty five starts, twenty five and one and his last 181 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: twenty six starts. I mean, I've got a ton of 182 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: respect for that. I do. And you know, two years ago, 183 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: when he was named the MVP, I thought he one 184 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: hundred percent deserved it. I didn't question it for a second. 185 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 1: And they were the best team in football last year 186 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: and they're pretty dang good football team this year or too. 187 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: But man, don't, don't. Don't have so much respect for 188 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: the Chiefs that you disrespect the Bills in turn. I mean, 189 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: come on, man, like not much. It's gonna take not 190 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: much to beat the get the hell out of here 191 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: with that. Come on it. You gotta be better than that. 192 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: And you know what, this is what convinced me that 193 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: nothing is going to change unless the Bills win the 194 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: whole damn thing. Nothing is going to change. Because you know, 195 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: they beat the Colts and you know they win by three. Yeah, 196 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: it's a tight game. Maybe they didn't play their best 197 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: on defense for sure, and you know, I'm thinking, well 198 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: they advanced, you know, they they're onto the divisional round. 199 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: The Browns beat the Steelers, they get all the headlines 200 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: the next week, so I'm like, the next day, the 201 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: next right, so I'm like, Okay, the Bills have the 202 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: Ravens here, they beat the Ravens, they'll get some props, 203 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: like they'll get credit for this, and blah blah. Up 204 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: three points to the Ravens. They give up three points. Okay, 205 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: beat the Ravens, who, next to the Bills, were the 206 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: hottest team in the AFC, coming in on a six 207 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: game winning streak. They beat the Ravens pretty handily, hold 208 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: them to their lowest point total of the season. We 209 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: get to Monday, and it's all about Patrick Mahomes concussion 210 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: and toe injury. Nothing is said for the most part 211 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: about Buffalo's win over Baltimore. So at that point, I've 212 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: just resigned myself, Okay, they're not going to get credit 213 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 1: for anything unless they win the whole thing, right, Yeah, 214 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 1: they won't. That's even then. I think the Bills are 215 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 1: at the point we're there in this uh in their 216 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: process of becoming one of these teams that's in the playoff. 217 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: They've been now this is the third year out of 218 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: four they've been in the playoffs. First year they've advanced 219 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: past that first round. Of those three years, I think 220 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: people are going to look back and say, well, you 221 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: know what, they know they've they've got to come out 222 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: and stack a year after year on top of that. 223 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: Let ten wins last year, thirteen wins this year, thirteen 224 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: wins is a that's a bundle, and that speaks to 225 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: a team that is good top to bottom. Certainly, Josh 226 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: Allen's improvement has been a big surprise for people. I 227 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: still there's still people out there who are waiting on 228 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. And and I get it because you know, 229 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: you go out there and you start looking at the league. 230 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Everybody looks at everything. They get distracted by all this 231 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: other stuff and the bills. You know, we're in a 232 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: small market. You know, although we were on prime time 233 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: four of the last five weeks of the season, people 234 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: are like, I don't know. They just they don't know. 235 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: And then you know, it's it's hard to get people 236 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: to get their mind around a new team that's gonna 237 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: be good for a while. All Right. I think the 238 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: amazing thing about it was, I that's exactly what happened 239 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs because of Mahomes. Yeah, and I'll tell 240 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: you We've said it time. The one reason and one 241 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: of the reasons Josh is not getting the credit he deserves. 242 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: It's because of Mahomes and Rogers and Brady and Breeze 243 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: and all the other and Derrick Henry and the other 244 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that have you know, justin Herbert Joe Burrow, the 245 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: young guys that are coming up right just you know, 246 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: he's well, he's getting overlooked. The thing is, though, if 247 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: you go back to the twenty eighteen season, you know, 248 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: mahomes first year as a starter, he's lighting it up. 249 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: He wins the MVP, he throws fifty touchdowns. They were 250 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: getting all the credit in the world that year, and 251 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: they even make it that year, right, um. Granted, I 252 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: think a lot of people were still on the Patriots 253 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: train because they had just come off a Super Bowl appearance. 254 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: But man, I don't know. Maybe I'm just taking it 255 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: too personally, but I think they deserve more credit than 256 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: they're getting. Not much like Scott Pioli was a veteran 257 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: of veteran front office man who I would like to 258 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: think does enough homework to know the finer details of 259 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: what has made the Bills good this season, in addition 260 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs and every other team left in the playoffs. 261 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: But he said he essentially said on the air when 262 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: asked what it's going to take for the Chiefs to 263 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: beat the Bills, he says, not much. They need Patrick 264 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: Mahomes to show up and be healthy and then basically 265 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: take care of Stefan Diggs. That's all he thinks it's 266 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: going to take to beat the Bills. And I mean, 267 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm hot sitting in this chair. If I'm in that 268 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: locker room, I'm ready to go hit somebody in the 269 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: teeth right now. Like let's play man, let me show you. 270 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that's good grief. I get it. Whatever I don't, 271 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this after watching the season that Josh 272 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: Allen put together. He just watched the last six weeks 273 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: of the season, the regular season. You were crushing people well. 274 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: And you've got two teams going in opposite direction here too, 275 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: because the Chiefs have been winning by the skin of 276 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: their teeth. Say what you will about maybe they're just 277 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: got it on cruise control here for the rest of 278 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: the regular season. But their red zone defense has not 279 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: been good all season long. Their red zone offense has 280 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: been struggling. I mean, in their last twenty four red 281 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: zone possessions, they have ten touchdowns and eleven field goals 282 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: and three trips where they came away with nothing. I mean, 283 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: that's almost unheard of for the Chiefs if you're not 284 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: aware of it, Like this was an offense last year 285 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: that scored in a red zone about seventy five percent 286 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: of the time was a touchdown and now it's more 287 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: like fifty fifty. I mean, they have dropped off even 288 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: from their regular season average, which is which was like 289 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: sixty one percent, just behind the Bills. Meanwhile, the Bills 290 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: have antied up. I mean they're three or four in 291 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: the red zone in the playoffs so far for a 292 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: seventy five percent touchdown efficiency. So there are lots of 293 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: numbers going in the right direction for the Bills, in 294 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: the wrong direction for the Chiefs going into this game. 295 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that's that can't get flipped on 296 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: its head in this game, because every game is different. 297 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: But here's what gets me, um, I got a lot 298 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: of respect for the teams in the league. I get 299 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 1: another some teams that have struggled this year, Jacksonville and 300 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: the Jets to start out with the Detroit Lions, that 301 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: kind of thing. But the Buffalo Bill the Bills have 302 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: played a schedule that was really hard. They played the 303 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: NFC West and went three and one, lost by a 304 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: hail Mary to go four and oh in that division. 305 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: They swept the AFC East and in the AFC West 306 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: and the AFC West. They went three and one against them, 307 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: losing only through the Chiefs. So you look at that 308 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: and then and the Chiefs are getting a lot of 309 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: credit for coming down the stretch at breakneck speed. I 310 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: get it. But they played. They played Denver Miami, they 311 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 1: played in New Orleans and beat them by three. They 312 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: played the Falcons and they lost to the Chargers because 313 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 1: they barely beat the Falcons. They barely. They won by 314 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: three over the Falcons. They won by three over the Saints, 315 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: they won by six over the Dolphins. They won by 316 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: six over the Broncos. I mean that is not the 317 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: gauntlet that the Bills went through. Yeah. In addition to 318 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: the obl mail bag being opened for you to ask 319 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: any question you might have about the team, the players, 320 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: the coaches, the playoffs, the league at large, Steve and 321 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: I are here to answer them for you, as we 322 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: do every Friday, we also are throwing out this added 323 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: little bit, a little tidbit. Shall we say we've asked 324 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: and requested the Bills. Look, they're on an eight game 325 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: winning streak. And when streaks like this start, fans, some 326 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 1: of whom are superstitious to begin with, get even more 327 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: superstitious to the point where they run the risk of 328 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: being outcasts in their own home because they're wearing the 329 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: same thing every week. They're not washing clothes, and I 330 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: think this has taken a life of its own for 331 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: some people. They've got their game day jersey that might 332 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: be able to stand up by itself and watch the 333 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: game at this point in time, So we want your best, good, bad, 334 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: potentially disgusting superstitions that are alive and well. On this 335 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: current Bills eight game winning streak. Nobody wants to upset 336 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: the Apple card at this point in time. So my hunch, 337 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: Steve is there are a lot of Bills fans out 338 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: there doing things the same exact way on game days. 339 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: And I'm going to take a couple of these tweets 340 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: here first and read them to you, Steve, because the 341 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: struggle is real. Steve tweets in says, my flags go 342 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: up in a specific order at eight am every game day, 343 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: and my red, white and blue patio lights get turned 344 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: on for the day. It's almost a ceremony that my 345 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: wife finds hilarious. I watched the game outside on the patio, 346 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: no matter how cold it is. It makes me feel 347 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: like I'm at the game. That's a nice start. Rachel says, 348 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: I want to start with. Rachel says, yeah, that's good, 349 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: clean fun there. Rachel says, let's just say I have 350 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: some clothes that will need a very thorough washing after 351 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: the season ends. Wandering Jack, who's a frequent tweeter on 352 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: the show, says, I have three this year. I've been 353 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: wearing the exact same outfit down to the boxers and 354 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: socks each game since the Chargers game and we've not 355 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: lost now fortunately, he says, I do wash them. I 356 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: also I also drink Chenny beer each game since and 357 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: during the bye week. We put up the Christmas tree 358 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: lights in decor. Since we keep winning, they're still up. 359 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: Hasn't taken down the Christmas tree yet because it went 360 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: up at the start of this tree. There you go, 361 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: what you do? I hope he's watered. I don't know 362 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 1: if you're you And here's the thing you're gonna put 363 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: the same. You got to think about a lot of watering. 364 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: When was the last time you washed your clothes before 365 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: you put them on for the streak? So you should really, 366 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: like if it is less than a week, you should 367 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: wash him, like if you washed him on Wednesday, you 368 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: got to wash him on the same you know what 369 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: I mean, So you wash your clothes, you know. Yeah, yeah, 370 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to get started with the guy. Yeah 371 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: we had it can get pretty out there as Yeah, 372 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: you can go way out there. Um, So we will 373 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: continue to take your superstitions. Let us know how far 374 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: you have taken them here on this eight game winning streak. 375 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: Because some people get a little yeah, not so now 376 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: I get this. When Brad Vescio says, I've I haven't 377 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: shaved or gotten a haircut since the Hail Murray, that 378 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: sounds that's pretty good. Yeah, that's pretty I love it. See, 379 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: this is what I'm signing up for. Justin says, I've 380 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: worn the same game day jersey Trade Avious. He has 381 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: a Trade Avious jersey, the same Zoobaz pants, and the 382 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: same Bill socks since the winning streak started. I even 383 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: brought all of those items with us when our son 384 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,159 Speaker 1: was born the morning the Colts game and wore that 385 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 1: outfit to see the Bills win. I wore that to 386 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: the hospital. That's awesome. Yeah, see, this is why you 387 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: know asking you shall receive Steve. This is one I've 388 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: all say entertaining I've heard this one too. This his 389 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: TV volume must be on an even number. Usually it's 390 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: on thirty four. If they're not playing well, then I 391 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: had just either higher or lower, but still on an 392 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: even number. If they start playing better, I leave it 393 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: on that volume number. Been doing it for years and 394 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: my wife thinks I'm nuts. That's a good I get 395 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: that thirty four is a good call to. If you 396 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: have to go high, they'll go to fifty six. Yeah. Yeah, 397 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: you gotta keep it on. I would say stick with that. 398 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: And if you have, if they start playing back all 399 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: the way down to twelve, yeah, I see what you're 400 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: doing there. Yeah. Adam says my jersey has not been 401 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: watched washed since the Hail Mary and I don't intend 402 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: to wash it until mid February. Also have to play 403 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,880 Speaker 1: the shout song after every score, of course, so he's 404 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: playing that in his house. Yeah. Every time I've worn 405 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: a Bill's shirt an apparel this year, we've lost undefeated 406 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: when I wear a normal outfit. Oh, so there's Keith 407 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: using the reverse psychology there. Look at that. Aiden sends 408 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: a picture of his very well filled in beard and says, 409 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: this isn't coming off my face until hopefully after the 410 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: super Bowl. If we win it, I may even have 411 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: to keep it right, stay safe. Here's another one about 412 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: a haircuts. Since I have not gotten a haircut since 413 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 1: the loss against the Cardinals, I tracked my haircuts back 414 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: to the Titan loss. My hair will grow till Monday 415 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: after the Super Bowl. Plus, yeah, did you read that one? 416 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: Christmas trees up? Still his Christmas tree still up. There's 417 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: a lot of people doing the Christmas tree, Christmas tree 418 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: more than I would have anticipated. That got me, I, 419 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,479 Speaker 1: you know, I guess a lot of people. You know 420 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: that first week in December, you know, right right after 421 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: the Hail Murray game, put the tree up. You know, 422 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: during the bye week, got a free weekend's and now 423 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: they're just keeping it up. Wow, Steve, if I have 424 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 1: good news, God is on our side here because John 425 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: tweets in and says, I am a pastor and I 426 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,479 Speaker 1: preach every Sunday with hidden Bill's swag under the cloak, 427 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: under the robe. Steve always have bill socks on and 428 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: usually a Bill's T shirt under my dress clothes. There's 429 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: another one so from this one. He says, I have 430 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,719 Speaker 1: a game day superstition, and it's worked for weeks my 431 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: main secret not telling anyone. Okay, another one is ken 432 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: Ri says, I think rule number one of superstition is 433 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: don't talk about the superstition. It's like, don't talk about 434 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: fight club. Do not talk about your superstition. Keep it 435 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,400 Speaker 1: to yourself. And you know that now, And I get 436 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: that too. Sacrificing. I'm looking at Charlie. Charlie says, unbeknownst 437 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: to me, my wife washed my game day sweatshirt after 438 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: the loss to the Cardinals. Haven't washed it since. Now 439 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: we have a new baby. If she spits up on it, 440 00:24:55,600 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: I'll spot clean. Yeah, then they got you got people joking. 441 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: I think he's joking. Mail Seth says, I sacrifice a 442 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: goat at sunrise. Whoa, yeah, that might be a little 443 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: too heads a little. That's all around the bend. We 444 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: got to take a break. But last one from Michael here, 445 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: need to watch the games alone in my basement. Had 446 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: to leave my wife alone with the kids on her birthday. 447 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: She understood, well, there you go. That's a keeper there, 448 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 1: that's a keeper of a wife. There. You're a lucky man. 449 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,120 Speaker 1: You need to get her a little something something, Yeah, 450 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,880 Speaker 1: at the end of this season or something so keep 451 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: those coming in because we love to hear your superstitions, 452 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: uh your efforts to keep the Bills winning streak going. 453 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,920 Speaker 1: We have to take a break, but when we return 454 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 1: another edition of Tasker's Teammate, how quickly can Steve guess 455 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: his former teammate? This time we'll find out. Next One 456 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: Bill's Live presented by Kalida Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio. 457 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back to One Bills Live Friday football addition, Chris 458 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: Brown Steve Tasker with you, and it is that time 459 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,640 Speaker 1: in the show that we all know and love when 460 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: we put Steve to the test. It's the latest installment 461 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: of Taskers Teammate. Tasker's Teammate brought to you by Wegman's 462 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: Meals to Go Delicious Meals Delivered download the Wegman's app. 463 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: Let me clear money today, Brownie, Like I cleared my mind, 464 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: clear the table, all right, here we go go. Clue 465 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: number one Steve. I am one year younger than Steve, 466 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 1: but got to the Bills before he did. Andre Reid. 467 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: It is not Andre Reid. Clue number two. I was 468 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: a two sport athlete in high school and earned all 469 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: state honors. That narrows it down about half the NFL. 470 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: You realize that, don't It's not supposed to be easy 471 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,360 Speaker 1: killing me. What fun do I have if I get 472 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: to read one clue and there's a year younger than 473 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 1: me and got here a year before me. Correct, Mark Pike, 474 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: It is not Mark Parker. Mark Kelso is not Mark Kelso. 475 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: In college, I won the trophy awarded to the best 476 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: player at my position group my senior year by the NCAA. 477 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: Obviously I could not get Will Wolford. It is not 478 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: Will Wolford. Clue number four. In addition to being drafted 479 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: by the Bills, I was also drafted by the USFL's 480 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore Stars wide receiver What was gosh? Now, I can't 481 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: I can't get his name, no at any him. Go ahead, 482 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: next clue. After four seasons with the Bills, I signed 483 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: an offer sheet with another NFL club, but the Bills 484 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: matched the offer to keep me in Buffalo. Bruce Smith Boom, 485 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: There is about it. There we go. The offer sheet 486 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: got me because I knew I knew it was probably Bruce. 487 00:28:20,480 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 1: Is this not true? Ralph was mad as h hockey sticks. 488 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 1: Ralph was so ticked at the Denver Broncos for offering 489 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: you an offer sheet. And they made this huge offer 490 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 1: sheet just after the Broncos had given a position presentation 491 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: to the league about how bad things were financially and 492 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: all that, and then they offered Bruce this monster contract. 493 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: Hey man, at once happened savvy. How's it going? Man? 494 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: You look good? I'm doing good? Can you hear me? Well? Yeah? 495 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: Here you good? Here you find this guy's in a 496 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: golf you're in a golf cart. You're you're absolutely right, UMU. 497 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: Ralph was was pissed up. But but but I had 498 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: to test the market out because they didn't think that that, yeah, 499 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: that was worth it the money. And and that's what 500 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: free agency does. Uh. It provides an opportunity for you 501 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: to get paid um and and uh provide for your 502 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: family family in a way, and and and opens up 503 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: the door for free agen. It couldn't have happened it 504 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: better because Ralph had a temper. And when you when 505 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: you boy did he when you poked the right button 506 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: on Ralph, it was money no object. He was gonna 507 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: if you were gonna get into it, if you were 508 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: gonna get into it, you know, a match. And he 509 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: came with a garden hose. He had a fire hose man. 510 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: He didn't care and Bruce. That played out just right 511 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: for Brucco's bowsome man. Yeah, oh boy, Yeah, well they 512 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: they the Denver Broncos um. Uh. Pat Boland uh said 513 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 1: he was gonna make me the highest paid depencil player 514 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: in the league because that's the way he felt about me. 515 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: And uh uh the rightful rest is history. Right. The 516 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: Bills came back and Mats the off right. I told 517 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: Pat when he may be offering, we signed a deal, 518 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:08,479 Speaker 1: I said, Uh, mister Wilson's gonna match this. Uh and 519 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: sure enough he did so. Uh. But if I would 520 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: have left, I wouldn't had the opportunity to, you know, 521 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: make all you guys my family. That's right, you didn't 522 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: That's that's the most important. What year was that? What year? Yeah, 523 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: that would have been crush we would Yeah, that was critical. Man. 524 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,479 Speaker 1: You talk about something goes unnoticed. That would have been 525 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: a different team without you that because you know that 526 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: that run doesn't happen the way it did. Um, I 527 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: had it was funny. I was on the radio this 528 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: morning on ESPN with with Mike green Greeny and I 529 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: got you guys have all been going on the radio 530 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: with all you know, everybody's been asking about you know, 531 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: these old teams and this new team and stuff. I 532 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: got a text from you, Jim and Thurman this morning 533 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: yesterday all asking if you could give my number to 534 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: he has been radio. I was like, yeah, okay, they 535 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: pulled out the A team, so I had to go 536 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: on the radio this morning again. Uh, nobody knows. Nobody 537 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: really knows outside of Buffalo how much we text, right, Uh, 538 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: It's on an everyday basis. And and some of the 539 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: things that are being text is hilarious. Uh Rick Brothers 540 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: from krick Neck talking about his uh renovating the outside 541 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: of the house which he almost fell off of the 542 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: ladder and and and did did some permited damage to UH, 543 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: to his leg, to to the Jim hunting, to Thurman 544 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: bitching and everybody Biscuit Biscuits, Biscuit sends pictures in his shoes, 545 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: the biscuit dress it up in his suits going to 546 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: church and UH and him being a deacon. Now here's yeah, 547 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: it is rather hilarious. I gotta hold on, I gotta 548 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 1: ask this one. So when Andre, when Andre jumps out 549 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: of a tree to break it table, what kind of firestorm. 550 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: Did that set off on the tech string? Why? Yeah, right, 551 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: why we were asking each other, Yeah, what are you doing? 552 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: What are you doing? Because I'll tell you what you 553 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: talking here? You're you're that twenty five years old Ordre. 554 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: Uh as excited as all of us are. And and 555 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: trust me, we we are so excited to be relevant. 556 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: And not only are we relevant, uh, we have an 557 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: excellent opportunity to excellent opportunity of taking this to the 558 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: next level. And I couldn't be more excited for the fans. 559 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:43,600 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott, um Leslie Frazier and and all of the 560 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: players and obviously Josh Allen and and uh, you know 561 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: guys like Tray Davis White and uh, Trey Admonds and 562 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 1: so many other guys. And that offensive line has been 563 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: playing super as well. I gotta this and you're the 564 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: perfect guy to ask. Okay, So the Bills are going 565 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: into Kansas City, and nobody believes that the concussion was 566 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: a severe concussion for Pat Mahomes, but he did have 567 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: like turf toe or something going on with his foot, 568 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: and he was really struggling to move around during the 569 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: Browns game. So you're you know, you're a pass rusher. 570 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: You're going into this game knowing Mahomes is probably not 571 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: going to be able to run as well. What does 572 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: your defensive coaching staff do tactically to take advantage of 573 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback that may not be one hundred percent with 574 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: may not have one hundred percent mobility. What do you 575 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: guys do well? Well, nobody in the history of the 576 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: game has gotten to the quarterback more than I have. 577 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: So I'll make it plain and simple. Get after him. 578 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: You got to hit him early, you got to hit 579 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: him often, and you got to hit him for four quarters. 580 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: That's the way to get him off of his mark. 581 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,800 Speaker 1: That's the way to make him feel uncomfortable while he's 582 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 1: sitting back there in the pocket. And if this toe 583 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: is as bad as they say it is, obviously I 584 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: believe they will probably shoot him up at some point 585 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: in time. But I think we have a real advantage 586 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: of being able to to harass him and not allow 587 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,480 Speaker 1: him to feel comfortable back there in the pocket and 588 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,280 Speaker 1: prevent him from doing doing a whole lot of scrambling. Bruce, 589 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: I'm curious to get your take on the defensive game 590 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: plan that we witnessed last week by the Bills. Against 591 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: that Ravens team holding him to three points. And I 592 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,320 Speaker 1: mean really it just looked masterful by Leslie Frazier and 593 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:40,320 Speaker 1: then the execution looked to match it perfectly. Yeah, Laser, 594 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: Leslie has been doing an outstanding job all year long, 595 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,800 Speaker 1: and and the guys have only gotten better and better 596 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: and better, particularly when we're healthy. One of the things 597 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:54,320 Speaker 1: that we certainly need to focus on is gap integrity. 598 00:34:55,280 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: We have to know that the tendencies that U they 599 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 1: have exhibited all year long, which holes, which gaps do 600 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: homes like to escape to? Uh? To create those big 601 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 1: plays and to extend the plays. So if you focus 602 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: on these things and pick up on the little tips 603 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:21,280 Speaker 1: and and and little keys that can make a difference 604 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: in the ball game, you can end up having some 605 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,919 Speaker 1: big plays. Biggest thing that sticks out because the last 606 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: time the Bills are in the a FC title game, 607 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: it was against the Chiefs, as you well know, uh, 608 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, you guys kind of handled them pretty well 609 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: thirty to thirteen. What's the biggest thing that sticks out 610 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:39,879 Speaker 1: about that game in your memory? Bank? Well, Uh, we 611 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: were playing against the legend in Joe Montana, um and 612 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: the fact that we're able to um Uh, pretty much 613 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:52,280 Speaker 1: keep him under wraps. UH put constant pressure on Joe 614 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 1: as well as UH curtail the running game. They didn't 615 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to really get that running game going, 616 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:06,399 Speaker 1: but we harassed him all day long. He knew we would. 617 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: We were there. He felt very uncomfortable sitting in the pocket, 618 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 1: and I think that was one of the major differences 619 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: in the ballgame. So you played in a ton of 620 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 1: playoff games, you know, you know, like we played in 621 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: four Super Bowls, a bunch of championship games. When you're 622 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,360 Speaker 1: thinking about this team, this Buffalo Bills team, in the 623 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 1: current environment they're into the league where they're going in 624 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,040 Speaker 1: as an underdog into Kansas City, what what kind of 625 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 1: mindset would you attempt to get this team in to 626 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: go into Kansas City and win. What's the best mindset 627 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: for the Buffalo Bills to take into Kansas City. Wow, 628 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: that's an excellent question, Uh, Sevy. I think the mindset 629 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 1: that the guys need to have is they need to 630 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:58,560 Speaker 1: be disciplined. They have to to limit their mental errors, 631 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: they have to execute defensively. We have to have gap integrity. UH. 632 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 1: We have to make sure we don't have two guys 633 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: in the same gaps that allow big plays to occur 634 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 1: and puts extra pressure on the defensive backs because Uh, 635 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:20,640 Speaker 1: Kansas City is full of weapons with Kelsey and Tyree Hill. 636 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,880 Speaker 1: So those are the things that we have to be 637 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: focused on. And and and if if Patrick is able 638 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: to move around a little bit, uh, it's going to 639 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: be imperative that that we make sure that we do 640 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:37,760 Speaker 1: not let him uh escape out of the pocket. Uh, 641 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,360 Speaker 1: particularly on the outside. We have to set the edges 642 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,840 Speaker 1: and make sure if he runs uh run up in 643 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 1: the middle. Uh, we can rally to the ball and 644 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,680 Speaker 1: prevent some of the larger plays. But when he gets 645 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:59,800 Speaker 1: outside of the tackles and breaks contained by the defensive ends, UH, 646 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 1: that's where the bigger plays tend to unfold. So limit 647 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: the mental earist when the takeaway giveaway ratio. And I 648 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,439 Speaker 1: studied the last film of the last game we played 649 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: against Kansas City. We got to stop the run and 650 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:17,480 Speaker 1: get off the field on third down. Yeah, I mean 651 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:19,840 Speaker 1: Jordan Poyer said it this week, Bruce. He said that 652 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: their defensive approach will be different this time around, which 653 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: leads me to believe they won't be leaving light boxes 654 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 1: up there. So I guess the question is how do 655 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 1: you kind of cover and protect against those explosive plays 656 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:37,280 Speaker 1: that Kansas City is so well known for, while still 657 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: you know, keeping the box kind of under control where 658 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:47,520 Speaker 1: guys aren't just running all day long out of the backfield. Well, well, 659 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: there's two things that took place in that first game. 660 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:53,520 Speaker 1: We had a couple of guys that were pretty banged up. 661 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: Milana was out Edmonds was banged up with the shoulder. 662 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: I think having those two guys back out on the 663 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: field and playing at a high level will make a 664 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: world of a difference. Um, but Tyree Hill, I can't 665 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 1: tell you. Uh, he is the driving force for that offense. 666 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 1: He stretches the field, he makes uh those those he 667 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:26,279 Speaker 1: allows the opportunities for those big plays to occur with 668 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:30,680 Speaker 1: his speed and uh obviously when you've got someone uh 669 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,839 Speaker 1: that that's got that kind of speed and you've got 670 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:37,839 Speaker 1: a magician in the backfield and Patrick Mahomes, uh, that's 671 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:40,800 Speaker 1: a that's a great combination to have on the field 672 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:45,320 Speaker 1: along with you know, probably the best tight end in football. 673 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,759 Speaker 1: So they've got a lot of weapons, they've got a 674 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: lot of options. And then when you add that running 675 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: game into play, that's when they become a formidable team 676 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: and a very dangerous team. Bruce, great talking to you, man, 677 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:00,759 Speaker 1: You look great, great here in front in glad people 678 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: got a chance to see on the show. I look 679 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:05,440 Speaker 1: forward to this pandemic getting over. So you can come 680 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:08,440 Speaker 1: up and watch some games in person. Man, Yeah, tell 681 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:13,000 Speaker 1: me about it. And thanks for the shirts. Yeah you bet, man. Yeah, 682 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: I've been sporting him all right, hit him straight, Bruce. Okay, 683 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: Bruce Smith Fields Hall of Famer, joining us, the latest 684 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: Taskers teammate. He's talking about the shirt, so yeah, you 685 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: send him something. Might be chili. Oh, send him some. 686 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: He text me and says, hey, send me one of 687 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: every shirt of every color and style and extra law. 688 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: It was like, no, no, please, So I did send 689 00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,000 Speaker 1: him to me, Just get him here. So I bought 690 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:44,919 Speaker 1: him and send him to don't say no to Bruce. Really, 691 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 1: it's not a good idea. It's a goat. Not a 692 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: good idea. I say no to the goat. Right, So 693 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: I did I send him to him? He sent me 694 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,319 Speaker 1: a picture. He's sent me a picture he had him. 695 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: He wears him. Yeah, he probably still fills him out 696 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:57,600 Speaker 1: pretty well. It might be chili. Yeah, yeah, nice. He 697 00:40:57,719 --> 00:40:59,640 Speaker 1: was definitely in a golf card, wasn't he there? Oh 698 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:01,400 Speaker 1: my god? She was just I'm like, Dud's in a 699 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,680 Speaker 1: golf cart, right, Yeah, he could have been driving around 700 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: his own front yard though. Yeah. Yeah, isn't not for nothing? 701 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: You looked at each other. Oh yeah, the answer when 702 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:15,879 Speaker 1: you asked him about getting after Pat Mahomes. Nobody's gotten 703 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: after the quarterback more than me. You knew that was 704 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 1: kind of love that guy. That's why we loved it. 705 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: That's why you love him. I'm good and I'm gonna 706 00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:28,080 Speaker 1: tell you how. You just tell you how. It was 707 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:32,480 Speaker 1: awesome man, and I'll tell you he has not changed 708 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: at all. It is the best, the absolute best. I 709 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:40,880 Speaker 1: still remember. It's it's pretty cool for me personally to 710 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: have a goat on my tech loop. That's just, yeah, 711 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:48,520 Speaker 1: a couple of goats. I do have a couple of them, 712 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:51,400 Speaker 1: and it's it's pretty cool. I would say it is 713 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,399 Speaker 1: because it because they don't. They don't go to each 714 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,640 Speaker 1: other very right, You know they don't because they they're 715 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:59,239 Speaker 1: busting each other's chops too, and talking about each other 716 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,680 Speaker 1: in front of each other, right, So it's pretty funny. 717 00:42:02,719 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 1: There's not many people that can do that to those people, 718 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:08,200 Speaker 1: so really it's good that they do it to one another. Yeah. 719 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:10,840 Speaker 1: I still remember being a very young reporter covering this 720 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:12,839 Speaker 1: team in the mid to late nineties and a lot 721 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,720 Speaker 1: of you guys were still here, and there's some pretty 722 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,520 Speaker 1: intimidating figures walking around in that locker room and trying 723 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:22,919 Speaker 1: to ask him for time for three questions. It's not 724 00:42:24,239 --> 00:42:27,319 Speaker 1: you had to bow up and just hope you got it. Yes, 725 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 1: listen to this, because it wasn't always yet. You know. 726 00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:32,040 Speaker 1: Gretchen get Her vice president of meet A Community Relations 727 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:35,880 Speaker 1: here with the Buffalo Bolo. She's been here for right. 728 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,920 Speaker 1: She came at her first day on the job. She 729 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,840 Speaker 1: gets on the the elevator, her first day she's coming 730 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 1: to work open. The elevator opens and she knows, I mean, 731 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 1: she gets on the elevator it's her and Gretchen is 732 00:42:50,719 --> 00:42:54,239 Speaker 1: a beautiful, tall, blonde girl, young in her twenties at 733 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:56,680 Speaker 1: that point. She climbs on the elevator and all of 734 00:42:56,719 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: the guys are on that tech loop is on the elevator. Yeah, Bruce, 735 00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:05,200 Speaker 1: Jim Thurman, Andre Cornelius, Darryl me Will, We're all in 736 00:43:05,239 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: the elevator. She has to get on the elevator to 737 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:09,560 Speaker 1: go up to the offices, right, because back then you 738 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:12,400 Speaker 1: guys were on the same elevators all the time. She 739 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,960 Speaker 1: could not be more unable. Oh my gosh, she was 740 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:18,719 Speaker 1: so uncomfortable. So I think Frank Reich is on there too. 741 00:43:18,719 --> 00:43:23,680 Speaker 1: He goes, Frank goes, so what's your name? To this day, 742 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: she'll tell you that story. It was certainly hilarious. It 743 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,520 Speaker 1: was so hilarious. That's really good break time for us. 744 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 1: But when we come back, we'll try to get to 745 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:33,520 Speaker 1: a phone call or two on as we're taking questions 746 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:36,359 Speaker 1: for the obil fan mail bag, and we'll also listen 747 00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:39,440 Speaker 1: to your superstitions and how far you've taken them on 748 00:43:39,480 --> 00:43:42,640 Speaker 1: this Bill's eight game winning streak to the AFC Title 749 00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:45,040 Speaker 1: Game coming up next. Here on One Bill's Live, presented 750 00:43:45,040 --> 00:44:00,000 Speaker 1: by Kalida Health, This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Welcome back 751 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:02,880 Speaker 1: the One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Jasper with you 752 00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:05,279 Speaker 1: can go right to the phones real quickly, as we 753 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:08,719 Speaker 1: go to Cody, who is in Kansas City. Cody, what 754 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:11,720 Speaker 1: do you have for us? You're on One Bills Live. Well, 755 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:15,280 Speaker 1: I was just gonna say that if you guys remember 756 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:20,760 Speaker 1: whenever Mahomes played in his first AFC Championship game against 757 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:23,839 Speaker 1: the Patriots, it was like he was really nervous at 758 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:28,320 Speaker 1: the start and even overthrew Williams on a wide open 759 00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:31,840 Speaker 1: wheel route for a touch for a touchdown. So I 760 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: was just wondering, do you guys think Alan can stay 761 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:37,359 Speaker 1: calm to get off to a good start. Yeah, that's 762 00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,480 Speaker 1: an interesting question because there's gonna be some fans in 763 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:41,480 Speaker 1: the stadium too. They'll be a little bit of buzz, 764 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,759 Speaker 1: a little bit like it was here in Buffalo, and 765 00:44:45,120 --> 00:44:48,440 Speaker 1: it has been something that you know has been theorized 766 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:50,600 Speaker 1: by fans here in Buffalo that Josh has played so 767 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:52,640 Speaker 1: much better. It got a little extra boost from having 768 00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:54,920 Speaker 1: things quiet and calm around him that kept us his 769 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:57,040 Speaker 1: teammates from him to peel him off the ceiling, getting 770 00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:00,840 Speaker 1: that sugar high Josh Allen go Enter playing the hero ball. Um. 771 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 1: I would say this no question that Josh may be 772 00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: nervous and he may be a little hyped up like 773 00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:10,280 Speaker 1: Mahomes wasn't his first DNFC Championship game, but it doesn't 774 00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:13,120 Speaker 1: necessarily mean it's going to manifest itself the same way 775 00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:15,960 Speaker 1: for Josh that it did for Pat Mahomes. Both those 776 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:19,640 Speaker 1: guys are different guys. Now they may have the same 777 00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:24,160 Speaker 1: ailment in being overhyped, but the way it'll affect Josh 778 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:26,240 Speaker 1: may be different than the way it affected Pat Mahomes. 779 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:28,520 Speaker 1: Mahomes may have overthrown guys and Josh may pull the 780 00:45:28,560 --> 00:45:30,319 Speaker 1: ball down and round out and try and take on 781 00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:34,200 Speaker 1: a linebacker, you know what I mean. So, yes, it 782 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:36,359 Speaker 1: is it is a concern. Is a concern for all 783 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,319 Speaker 1: these guys. There at anybody on this on the Bills team. 784 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:41,400 Speaker 1: Maybe there is there anybody on the Bills team that's 785 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,760 Speaker 1: ever played in a championship game. A lot of them actually, 786 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,600 Speaker 1: right Mario Addison there you go, Yeah, you're right. Some 787 00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:50,120 Speaker 1: of the Carolina Panthers AJJ. Klein was on the team 788 00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:52,440 Speaker 1: that you know, one went to the Super Bowl along 789 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:55,319 Speaker 1: with Addison. Um, I'm not sure if Butler was there. 790 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:58,000 Speaker 1: He may have been. Um, so there might be some 791 00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:01,719 Speaker 1: other guys other than John others that that are in 792 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:03,920 Speaker 1: the same boat. So yeah, that's an issue. It's but 793 00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,600 Speaker 1: it's something every player has to deal with. And the 794 00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,600 Speaker 1: whole with Patrick Mahomes and the coaching staff has to 795 00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:12,040 Speaker 1: deal with, right, and the coaching staff's got plenty of 796 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:16,880 Speaker 1: experience in that also, soaching staff's got to get their 797 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,239 Speaker 1: players in the rights right right, and that's what they 798 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:21,399 Speaker 1: have to deal with. Let's go back to the phones. 799 00:46:21,480 --> 00:46:23,319 Speaker 1: We go to Matt and Jamestown. Matt, what do you 800 00:46:23,360 --> 00:46:27,160 Speaker 1: have for us? You're on One Bill's Live. Hey, guys, Uh, 801 00:46:27,280 --> 00:46:29,279 Speaker 1: first off, I watch your show every day, so it's 802 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:33,160 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. Thank you. I just wanted to say. 803 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:36,240 Speaker 1: I think my take on the game is we can't 804 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:39,200 Speaker 1: change what we've been doing to get us here, do 805 00:46:39,280 --> 00:46:41,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? And uh, you know, offensively, 806 00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:43,719 Speaker 1: I think it might take us a couple of possessions 807 00:46:43,719 --> 00:46:45,840 Speaker 1: to get in the zone. But I think once we 808 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:48,160 Speaker 1: get there, we start rolling a little bit. And uh, 809 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:51,840 Speaker 1: I trust their defense. You know, defense has been playing 810 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:54,560 Speaker 1: really well over the past month or so and it's 811 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:57,319 Speaker 1: starting to really show up. Thanks for having me, guys, Yeah, 812 00:46:57,440 --> 00:47:00,080 Speaker 1: no problem, I do. I do agree with that the 813 00:47:00,840 --> 00:47:04,960 Speaker 1: defense has been on an upward ascent here since week twelve. 814 00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:09,560 Speaker 1: They've hacked ten points off their points allowed average since 815 00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:11,680 Speaker 1: week twelve. I mean that's a do you know how 816 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:13,600 Speaker 1: hard it is to whittle a number like that down 817 00:47:14,520 --> 00:47:17,239 Speaker 1: by ten points? I mean that's a lot. Like some 818 00:47:17,280 --> 00:47:20,799 Speaker 1: teams year over year don't reduce it more than six points. 819 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:25,320 Speaker 1: They've done it in eight weeks half a season. That's impressive. 820 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:29,200 Speaker 1: They've cut the rushing yardage down by forty fifty yards. 821 00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:33,640 Speaker 1: They've cut the third down conversion percentage by fifteen percent 822 00:47:34,239 --> 00:47:38,640 Speaker 1: since Week twelve, conversion percentage allowed. I mean, that's that's 823 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:41,000 Speaker 1: some good You're doing some good things if you get 824 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:43,759 Speaker 1: those numbers down. And their red zone defense has improved 825 00:47:44,120 --> 00:47:48,920 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, the the Ravens last week went 826 00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:51,960 Speaker 1: over in the red zone with the turnover, right, I am, 827 00:47:51,960 --> 00:47:54,839 Speaker 1: and I'll agree with Matt the caller that you don't 828 00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:57,279 Speaker 1: need to reinvent the wheel to go in and play 829 00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:00,120 Speaker 1: your best. You don't like, for instance, we're getting some 830 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:03,440 Speaker 1: media posts and some male bag questions about wow, they 831 00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:06,360 Speaker 1: maybe they should maybe they should activate Kenny Stills, or 832 00:48:06,360 --> 00:48:09,480 Speaker 1: maybe they should activate h Dante Freeman, maybe they should 833 00:48:10,040 --> 00:48:14,600 Speaker 1: activate Antonio. They don't have to reinvent themselves. I mean, 834 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:17,120 Speaker 1: this is a team that you just can't trust your guys. 835 00:48:17,640 --> 00:48:20,080 Speaker 1: This is a group that has played really well this season. 836 00:48:20,080 --> 00:48:21,960 Speaker 1: You don't have to like plug in this guy and 837 00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,120 Speaker 1: that guy. You don't have to change anything, Just be you. 838 00:48:24,680 --> 00:48:27,279 Speaker 1: If you go out and play your best, that will 839 00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:30,560 Speaker 1: be good enough. That will be good enough because when 840 00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:33,040 Speaker 1: you play your best, your other team won't be able to. 841 00:48:33,719 --> 00:48:35,880 Speaker 1: That's what That's what this all comes down to. You 842 00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:38,480 Speaker 1: don't have to You don't have to sit down. You 843 00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:41,279 Speaker 1: don't have to sit down Gabe Davis and plug in, uh, 844 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:44,719 Speaker 1: Kenny Stills. You don't have to. You know this dress 845 00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:47,319 Speaker 1: DeVante Freeman or dress Antonio Willms. You have to, you know, 846 00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:52,600 Speaker 1: don't whoa whoa whoa. Well, ye, don't lose your heads. Yeah, 847 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:54,520 Speaker 1: you're on an eight game winning streak here. Don't lose 848 00:48:54,560 --> 00:48:57,879 Speaker 1: your heads. Don't think. And that is the trap. Yeah, 849 00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:00,680 Speaker 1: that far too many teams fell into when they played 850 00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:03,480 Speaker 1: the Patriots all those years. They felt they had to 851 00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:07,440 Speaker 1: do something extra or extraordinary to beat them. And it 852 00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:10,520 Speaker 1: got to a point where the Patriot's approach was let 853 00:49:10,560 --> 00:49:12,920 Speaker 1: them fall on their own sword here and screw it up, 854 00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:15,240 Speaker 1: and then we'll take advantage of that. And it worked 855 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:17,880 Speaker 1: like a charm for like ten or twelve years. It 856 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:20,960 Speaker 1: worked perfectly. And that and in these games, there's plenty 857 00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:24,320 Speaker 1: of people that will tell you plenty and their conservative mindset, 858 00:49:24,360 --> 00:49:27,359 Speaker 1: no question. It doesn't mean you have to call plays conservatively, 859 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:30,000 Speaker 1: but you know that if you don't make mistakes, the 860 00:49:30,040 --> 00:49:31,839 Speaker 1: other team a lot of times will just give it 861 00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:34,239 Speaker 1: to you. We'll just make mistakes of their own. They'll, 862 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:36,359 Speaker 1: like you say, fall on their own sword. They'll get 863 00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:39,680 Speaker 1: in their own way because all of a sudden they 864 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:41,920 Speaker 1: feel like they've got to go over the top to 865 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:45,759 Speaker 1: win us an important game like this. Just be you. 866 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:49,839 Speaker 1: You're special because you're in the game. You earned your 867 00:49:49,840 --> 00:49:51,759 Speaker 1: way into a special game. You don't have to be 868 00:49:51,800 --> 00:49:54,719 Speaker 1: special to win that game. Just be you because you're 869 00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:57,840 Speaker 1: already that way. You're already special. Break time for us 870 00:49:57,920 --> 00:50:00,040 Speaker 1: when we come back. More of your phone calls and 871 00:50:00,200 --> 00:50:02,920 Speaker 1: your comments on the tweet sheet as we are taking 872 00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:05,640 Speaker 1: your questions from the obl fan mail bag, and we're 873 00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:11,560 Speaker 1: also taking your superstitions. How far have you taken them 874 00:50:11,640 --> 00:50:14,080 Speaker 1: on this eight game winning streak by the Bills. What 875 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,960 Speaker 1: have you done that maybe has upset people in your 876 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:21,640 Speaker 1: own household because you're not washing laundry, or maybe you've 877 00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:24,080 Speaker 1: got some ridiculous thing you did right after the Hail 878 00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:27,040 Speaker 1: Murray game and you're sticking to it. We got people 879 00:50:27,040 --> 00:50:29,319 Speaker 1: with brown Christmas trees in their house because they put 880 00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:30,960 Speaker 1: it up during the bye week and they won't take 881 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:33,640 Speaker 1: it down. Let us know what you got for is 882 00:50:33,760 --> 00:50:35,799 Speaker 1: eight oh three oh five fifty Back in a moment 883 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:37,960 Speaker 1: here on One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health, It's 884 00:50:37,960 --> 00:50:53,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio, Collo Bills Radio Network Sports your sports 885 00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:56,600 Speaker 1: update from One Bill's Drive. Final injury reports will be 886 00:50:56,600 --> 00:50:58,759 Speaker 1: out later this afternoon. For the Chiefs and Bills in 887 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:02,840 Speaker 1: advance of their AFS Championship game, Patrick Mahomes and cornerback 888 00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:06,959 Speaker 1: Bashad Breeland remained in concussion protocol through Thursday's practice. Both 889 00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:09,799 Speaker 1: were limited. Sammy Watkins and Clyde Edwards Lai are also 890 00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:13,600 Speaker 1: limited participants for Kansas City Yesterday. For the Bills, head 891 00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:16,360 Speaker 1: coach Sean McDermott said both Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley 892 00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:19,280 Speaker 1: are in a quote good spot for Sunday. Both players 893 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:22,840 Speaker 1: were limited in practice Thursday gave Davis and Vernon Butler, however, 894 00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:25,800 Speaker 1: looked like real question marks after both missed their second 895 00:51:25,840 --> 00:51:29,240 Speaker 1: straight day of practice on Thursday. The Pro Football Writers 896 00:51:29,239 --> 00:51:32,040 Speaker 1: of America have named Josh Allen the most improved player 897 00:51:32,200 --> 00:51:35,200 Speaker 1: of the Year. Allen increased his completion percentage more than 898 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:38,160 Speaker 1: ten points from that of last season. His passer rating 899 00:51:38,160 --> 00:51:40,800 Speaker 1: of one of six point two also set a single 900 00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:46,160 Speaker 1: season franchise record. Though former Panthers GM Marty Herney was 901 00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:49,040 Speaker 1: initially reported to be Washington's choice for the same role, 902 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:53,280 Speaker 1: the Washington football team officially named Martin Mayhew its general 903 00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:56,640 Speaker 1: manager on Friday. Mayhew spent seven seasons as the Lions 904 00:51:57,040 --> 00:52:00,319 Speaker 1: GM from two thousand and eight to twenty fifteen. He 905 00:52:00,440 --> 00:52:03,040 Speaker 1: was most recently the vice president of player personnel for 906 00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:06,440 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. Ernie expected to hold down a 907 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:11,239 Speaker 1: personnel position with the Washington football team. The NFL has 908 00:52:11,239 --> 00:52:13,560 Speaker 1: announced the twenty two thousand fans will be an attendant 909 00:52:13,560 --> 00:52:16,319 Speaker 1: to Super Bowl fifty five, and more than one third 910 00:52:16,360 --> 00:52:18,759 Speaker 1: of them will be vaccinated healthcare workers who will get 911 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:22,040 Speaker 1: into the game for free. The league will give seventy 912 00:52:22,040 --> 00:52:25,799 Speaker 1: five hundred vaccinated healthcare workers free tickets. This year's Super 913 00:52:25,840 --> 00:52:28,839 Speaker 1: Bowl is in Tampa. Most of the healthcare workers will 914 00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:33,239 Speaker 1: be from the Tampa central Florida area. Four years ago, 915 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:36,480 Speaker 1: Gary Kubiak retired as head coach of the Broncos. On Thursday, 916 00:52:36,520 --> 00:52:39,440 Speaker 1: the Vikings announced that Kubiak has now retired for a 917 00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:43,359 Speaker 1: second time as offensive coordinator in Minnesota. Will React total 918 00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:45,440 Speaker 1: twenty five seasons of coaching in the NFL and had 919 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:49,320 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl title with the Broncos in Super Bowl fifty. Finally, 920 00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:52,160 Speaker 1: Sabers back in action tonight as they visit the Washington 921 00:52:52,200 --> 00:52:55,600 Speaker 1: Capitals for a two game series. Four Capitols players, including 922 00:52:55,600 --> 00:52:58,200 Speaker 1: Alex Evetchkin, expected to miss this weekend's game due to 923 00:52:58,200 --> 00:53:01,759 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen protocol violation following an absence due to the 924 00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,320 Speaker 1: death of his father. Lena's Ollmark will get the start 925 00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:07,560 Speaker 1: in net face off set for seven pm, and that 926 00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:10,360 Speaker 1: is your sports update. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you 927 00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:12,600 Speaker 1: our number two of the program, and we're taking your 928 00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:17,080 Speaker 1: phone calls at eight oh three five fifty. Also answering 929 00:53:17,080 --> 00:53:21,759 Speaker 1: your questions in the obl fan mail bag people, and 930 00:53:21,840 --> 00:53:24,799 Speaker 1: there have been some good questions here that we were 931 00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:27,080 Speaker 1: getting even before the show began. So we're going to 932 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:30,239 Speaker 1: try to get to some of those now and let 933 00:53:30,320 --> 00:53:32,040 Speaker 1: me see where are they here? I gotta pull them up. 934 00:53:32,080 --> 00:53:36,719 Speaker 1: Here we go. So, first one from Adam, what are 935 00:53:36,760 --> 00:53:40,000 Speaker 1: the chances of Davante Freeman getting put in at the 936 00:53:40,080 --> 00:53:42,839 Speaker 1: running back two spot? With motor for this game. I'm 937 00:53:42,840 --> 00:53:45,400 Speaker 1: gonna use Steve's answer for this when he first read it, No, 938 00:53:46,760 --> 00:53:49,759 Speaker 1: not going to happen the guy. I think you have 939 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:51,520 Speaker 1: to look at these guys that have been added to 940 00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:56,479 Speaker 1: the practice squad the last several weeks, as in case 941 00:53:56,520 --> 00:54:01,520 Speaker 1: of emergency break glass players. They are strip insurance policies. 942 00:54:01,960 --> 00:54:04,800 Speaker 1: If one of two things happens, somebody has a serious 943 00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:08,600 Speaker 1: injury can't play the next week, or you lose a 944 00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:10,719 Speaker 1: bunch of players at a position group due to a 945 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:15,480 Speaker 1: COVID problem. Those those are the only scenarios in which 946 00:54:15,920 --> 00:54:18,600 Speaker 1: these players would get called up at the end of 947 00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:21,239 Speaker 1: a week. Even even in the case of you know, 948 00:54:21,400 --> 00:54:25,160 Speaker 1: Kenny Stills and Devonte Freeman, who are established really good players, 949 00:54:26,480 --> 00:54:31,160 Speaker 1: they're more to me, they're more like offseason acquisitions. You know, 950 00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:33,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna They're kind of getting them in there and say, hey, 951 00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:34,680 Speaker 1: you may help us and maybe, if not for this 952 00:54:34,719 --> 00:54:38,400 Speaker 1: playoff runs, certainly gonna help us next next season. We're 953 00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:39,719 Speaker 1: gonna keep you run and give you a chance to 954 00:54:39,760 --> 00:54:43,600 Speaker 1: compete the Bills deep at wide receiver. But you can 955 00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:47,600 Speaker 1: always get better if you get deeper. So that's that's 956 00:54:47,640 --> 00:54:49,200 Speaker 1: kind of the way I see it as well. Certainly 957 00:54:49,239 --> 00:54:51,520 Speaker 1: their emergency, and I don't even know that the terms 958 00:54:51,520 --> 00:54:53,080 Speaker 1: of their contract. They may be just signed through the 959 00:54:53,160 --> 00:54:55,680 Speaker 1: rest of this season. I don't presumably, but I don't 960 00:54:55,680 --> 00:54:58,200 Speaker 1: know that it's a practice squad contract, right, So I 961 00:54:58,239 --> 00:55:02,560 Speaker 1: would say this is chance for them to come in 962 00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,080 Speaker 1: work out for the Bills, and if they show enough 963 00:55:05,120 --> 00:55:08,319 Speaker 1: and if they're the right kind of guy, yeah they 964 00:55:08,440 --> 00:55:11,040 Speaker 1: rolled with this next year as well. From Joe. People 965 00:55:11,080 --> 00:55:13,840 Speaker 1: talking about Bills versus Chiefs matchups have only mentioned the 966 00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:15,600 Speaker 1: O and the D on both sides, but a big 967 00:55:15,640 --> 00:55:18,160 Speaker 1: factor because of the rain, maybe special teams, turnovers and 968 00:55:18,200 --> 00:55:20,839 Speaker 1: field position plus a big return could flip this game. 969 00:55:21,160 --> 00:55:23,280 Speaker 1: How do you compare both units? Why don't you tackle 970 00:55:23,280 --> 00:55:25,600 Speaker 1: that one, Steve, since you're eminently qualified. Both kickers are 971 00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:30,680 Speaker 1: really good, and I like the Bills return guy because 972 00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:33,160 Speaker 1: he's more consistent. And I know that Andre Roberts for 973 00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:35,480 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills is an elite decision maker and in 974 00:55:35,520 --> 00:55:37,120 Speaker 1: games like this, you want a guy back there that 975 00:55:37,160 --> 00:55:40,359 Speaker 1: doesn't make mistakes. The only time I've seen I've had 976 00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:43,120 Speaker 1: a problem with Andre's when he couldn't actually run up 977 00:55:43,160 --> 00:55:45,239 Speaker 1: to catch a kick when it was such a bad kick, 978 00:55:45,239 --> 00:55:47,640 Speaker 1: and it he glands, and it drops and trickles. He 979 00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:49,840 Speaker 1: still covered up though, Yeah, he's still covered it up, 980 00:55:49,880 --> 00:55:51,880 Speaker 1: and and and one of them the problems was in 981 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:54,279 Speaker 1: it was actually week seventeen when Andre wasn't even playing. 982 00:55:55,000 --> 00:55:57,839 Speaker 1: So I like the Bills special teams here a lot. 983 00:55:57,880 --> 00:55:59,880 Speaker 1: I don't I think you gotta go into this and 984 00:56:00,120 --> 00:56:03,040 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that it's gonna happen. These are games when 985 00:56:03,040 --> 00:56:06,439 Speaker 1: you have something in your back pocket that is off 986 00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:10,239 Speaker 1: the page that nobody's seen, you haven't run yet. You've 987 00:56:10,280 --> 00:56:13,120 Speaker 1: got to have it ready and you got to have 988 00:56:13,200 --> 00:56:16,440 Speaker 1: the courage to call it when it happens. Nicole Hardman 989 00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:19,360 Speaker 1: is the primary return man for Kansas City. We know 990 00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:22,879 Speaker 1: he's got wheels. Miko Hardman can run. The guy is good. 991 00:56:22,920 --> 00:56:25,640 Speaker 1: He is a force, no question about it. I like 992 00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:28,400 Speaker 1: in these games. I like a guy like Andre Roberts 993 00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:30,920 Speaker 1: who is an elite decision maker because that's as important 994 00:56:30,920 --> 00:56:33,120 Speaker 1: as anything else. And I just say Miko Hardman is 995 00:56:33,160 --> 00:56:35,160 Speaker 1: gonna make a bad decision or anything like that. But 996 00:56:35,239 --> 00:56:38,320 Speaker 1: I think when it comes down to the specialist, Corey 997 00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:40,040 Speaker 1: Burwerk has has had his best year as a pro, 998 00:56:40,520 --> 00:56:44,080 Speaker 1: even though he's had what forty nine punts and Josh 999 00:56:44,120 --> 00:56:47,360 Speaker 1: has had fifty tds or maybe it's fifty nine punts 1000 00:56:47,360 --> 00:56:51,640 Speaker 1: and sixty tds. I don't know. He hasn't punted as 1001 00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:54,080 Speaker 1: often as Josh Allen's found the end zone, but he 1002 00:56:54,120 --> 00:56:57,520 Speaker 1: has been good when he's punted. And of course Tyler 1003 00:56:57,600 --> 00:57:00,440 Speaker 1: Bass I think everybody's really enamored with him in his 1004 00:57:00,520 --> 00:57:03,280 Speaker 1: rookie season. He has played extremely well the backup punt 1005 00:57:03,280 --> 00:57:05,160 Speaker 1: return But there's a good kicker though too. They both 1006 00:57:05,160 --> 00:57:08,399 Speaker 1: have really strong legs, and neither of these teams, if 1007 00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:11,960 Speaker 1: the conditions are right, will hesitate to kick a fifty 1008 00:57:11,960 --> 00:57:14,960 Speaker 1: plus yard field goal to win it. Backup punt returner 1009 00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:18,680 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs is Tyreek Hill. Do you turn to 1010 00:57:18,800 --> 00:57:21,760 Speaker 1: him in a game of this magnitude? That depends on 1011 00:57:21,840 --> 00:57:24,840 Speaker 1: what that depends. That's a good question. And if you're 1012 00:57:24,880 --> 00:57:26,920 Speaker 1: trying to hit a home run, if if he if 1013 00:57:26,920 --> 00:57:28,360 Speaker 1: you want to hit a home run, why were you 1014 00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:30,320 Speaker 1: not trying to hit a home run through seventeen weeks? 1015 00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:32,680 Speaker 1: Maybe you don't want to wear a better he's getting 1016 00:57:32,680 --> 00:57:35,680 Speaker 1: sixty five snaps on offense. Yeah, you may think about that. 1017 00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:40,400 Speaker 1: If you think he's better, he's that guy's unbelievable. You know, 1018 00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:42,680 Speaker 1: he's faster than everybody. They call him the Cheetah for 1019 00:57:42,680 --> 00:57:47,600 Speaker 1: a right. But apparently Special teams coach Dave Tab actually 1020 00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:51,520 Speaker 1: our radio cohort Sale Capaccio tweeted this. He said Chief 1021 00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:53,880 Speaker 1: Special Team's coach Dave tab said that Tyreek Hill has 1022 00:57:53,880 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: been taking some reps returning punts this week in case 1023 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:58,000 Speaker 1: there's a big situation in which they need to have 1024 00:57:58,120 --> 00:58:00,200 Speaker 1: him do it right. So you get a big spot 1025 00:58:00,240 --> 00:58:01,600 Speaker 1: in a game and you think he can make that 1026 00:58:01,640 --> 00:58:03,280 Speaker 1: big of a difference, you put him out and throw 1027 00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:05,160 Speaker 1: him out there for sure. And then, and I'll say 1028 00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:08,640 Speaker 1: this too, Andy Reid's probably right. I know this. It's 1029 00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:11,120 Speaker 1: hard to play both when you start. If you need 1030 00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:13,680 Speaker 1: a return guy that is committed to being a return 1031 00:58:13,800 --> 00:58:18,560 Speaker 1: guy through the regular season, because you don't want an 1032 00:58:18,600 --> 00:58:21,480 Speaker 1: opportunity like or kick return or punt return as big 1033 00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:23,600 Speaker 1: as it is with fuel position, as important as it 1034 00:58:23,720 --> 00:58:26,960 Speaker 1: is to be out there thinking about first and second 1035 00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:29,800 Speaker 1: and third down. You need him focused on that job. 1036 00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:32,200 Speaker 1: You need him focused on the decisions that need to 1037 00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:34,000 Speaker 1: be made. You need to be focused on what he 1038 00:58:34,040 --> 00:58:36,320 Speaker 1: can do with that play. And if you get a 1039 00:58:36,360 --> 00:58:41,400 Speaker 1: receiver that's out there and he's doing it. He's spread 1040 00:58:41,480 --> 00:58:43,800 Speaker 1: too thin. His mind starts to wander. He started, he 1041 00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:46,120 Speaker 1: just wants to get this punt and catch it and 1042 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:48,280 Speaker 1: get off the field, or catch it and get in 1043 00:58:48,320 --> 00:58:50,760 Speaker 1: the huddle and try and catch a pass um. It's 1044 00:58:50,800 --> 00:58:55,800 Speaker 1: not about taking a swing when you're not gonna have to, 1045 00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, play first and second and third down. It's 1046 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:01,880 Speaker 1: a it's a huge and is a huge thing. A 1047 00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:03,920 Speaker 1: return man needs to be returned man. But in a 1048 00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:07,000 Speaker 1: game like this once sure they could run him out 1049 00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:08,160 Speaker 1: there and he could make a big He could have 1050 00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:10,840 Speaker 1: a big effect on this from Cody. Remember when the 1051 00:59:10,880 --> 00:59:14,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs played the Patriots in the first AFC Championship, Mahomes 1052 00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:17,120 Speaker 1: started off by having a couple of overthrows, even missed 1053 00:59:17,160 --> 00:59:20,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Do you think Alan can remain calm to 1054 00:59:20,040 --> 00:59:21,880 Speaker 1: start the game. We kind of addressed this already with 1055 00:59:21,920 --> 00:59:24,880 Speaker 1: a previous caller and we said, yeah, it could happen, 1056 00:59:26,960 --> 00:59:29,640 Speaker 1: but hopefully Josh has the Sinatra on his headphones in 1057 00:59:29,640 --> 00:59:31,280 Speaker 1: the locker room before the game. He said he started 1058 00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:34,680 Speaker 1: playing more Sinatra to kind of entering games more cool, 1059 00:59:34,840 --> 00:59:39,760 Speaker 1: calm and collected than being overhyped. And throwing rocketballs all 1060 00:59:39,800 --> 00:59:42,480 Speaker 1: over the place. So hopefully he does that again, and 1061 00:59:42,840 --> 00:59:45,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure the magnitude of the moment will get to 1062 00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:50,120 Speaker 1: everybody walking out of that tunnel. But you know, I 1063 00:59:50,560 --> 00:59:52,920 Speaker 1: think that Josh, you know, with all the improvements that 1064 00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:56,200 Speaker 1: he's made this year, has at least demonstrated an ability 1065 00:59:56,240 --> 01:00:00,680 Speaker 1: to show more composure in the biggest moments. You know, 1066 01:00:00,720 --> 01:00:03,720 Speaker 1: whether it's the last touchdown drive in Week three against 1067 01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:09,840 Speaker 1: the Rams, even in adverse situations. You know, now Denver 1068 01:00:09,920 --> 01:00:12,520 Speaker 1: the pressures off because they were up comfortably, but it 1069 01:00:12,560 --> 01:00:14,720 Speaker 1: goes from first and goal to five, to the ten, 1070 01:00:14,800 --> 01:00:16,960 Speaker 1: to the fifteen, to the twenty to the thirty, it's 1071 01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:19,520 Speaker 1: like third and goal from the thirty and he's in 1072 01:00:19,560 --> 01:00:22,040 Speaker 1: the hell going, hey guys, everybody just settled down, We're 1073 01:00:22,080 --> 01:00:25,040 Speaker 1: still going to score. Like I think there's a newfound 1074 01:00:25,080 --> 01:00:28,360 Speaker 1: poison confidence in him, level head. There's another game that 1075 01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:32,640 Speaker 1: got absolutely forgotten by everybody was when he had that 1076 01:00:32,800 --> 01:00:34,920 Speaker 1: late drive in the last minute of the game to 1077 01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:37,920 Speaker 1: give the Bills the lead in Arizona. That was a 1078 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:40,400 Speaker 1: masterful drive. And there's been times when in the two 1079 01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:43,320 Speaker 1: minute drill, even in the Miami game earlier week seventeen 1080 01:00:43,400 --> 01:00:46,360 Speaker 1: where they took that two minute drill at the end 1081 01:00:46,400 --> 01:00:48,200 Speaker 1: of the half, went down and got points out of it, 1082 01:00:48,240 --> 01:00:50,120 Speaker 1: if not a touchdown. And that's happened a couple of 1083 01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:53,080 Speaker 1: times this season in different games where they've got that 1084 01:00:53,360 --> 01:00:55,440 Speaker 1: second half kickoff coming, they get the ball with two 1085 01:00:55,440 --> 01:00:57,480 Speaker 1: minutes to go, we're less than two minutes. There have 1086 01:00:57,560 --> 01:00:58,960 Speaker 1: been a couple of games when he's gone down and 1087 01:00:58,960 --> 01:01:00,800 Speaker 1: gotten a touchdown for before they win and a half 1088 01:01:00,840 --> 01:01:04,920 Speaker 1: or at least a field goal. So yeah, it's Josh 1089 01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:08,360 Speaker 1: has improved in every area of his game. And I 1090 01:01:08,400 --> 01:01:10,960 Speaker 1: think the fact that he said listen, I listened to Sinatra. 1091 01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:13,560 Speaker 1: Now he knows there are some things he needs to 1092 01:01:13,560 --> 01:01:15,320 Speaker 1: work on, so it'll be at the forefront of his mind, 1093 01:01:15,360 --> 01:01:17,480 Speaker 1: taking a deep breath and saying, okay, just relax, give 1094 01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:19,680 Speaker 1: me some, give me some give me a drive starter, 1095 01:01:19,800 --> 01:01:22,240 Speaker 1: day Ball, then let's get going. And I know that 1096 01:01:22,720 --> 01:01:25,040 Speaker 1: last year he would tell day Ball when he was 1097 01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:26,920 Speaker 1: all hyped up for a game, hey, give me a 1098 01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:28,760 Speaker 1: run somewhere in the first series, just so I can 1099 01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:30,240 Speaker 1: get a hit and like get it out of my 1100 01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:34,160 Speaker 1: system right, almost like you know, hit the adrenaline atomy. 1101 01:01:34,200 --> 01:01:36,560 Speaker 1: I think I can settle down. Yeah, I think so too. 1102 01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:39,640 Speaker 1: I think one thing I've seen him do though they 1103 01:01:39,680 --> 01:01:42,240 Speaker 1: come back, He'll give him a quick, easy, very easy 1104 01:01:42,240 --> 01:01:44,600 Speaker 1: little completion to start that, you know, to start the game, 1105 01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:48,440 Speaker 1: just drop back a little hitch route to two Digs 1106 01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:51,600 Speaker 1: or to Beasley or whoever. Just a little quick, easy 1107 01:01:51,880 --> 01:01:54,880 Speaker 1: completion order John Brown even to get that earlier seventeen. 1108 01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:57,160 Speaker 1: Just just to get that done with and then take 1109 01:01:57,200 --> 01:01:59,440 Speaker 1: off from there. Yeah, let's go to the phones. We 1110 01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:01,920 Speaker 1: go to a been in Tonawanda. Ben, what do you 1111 01:02:01,960 --> 01:02:05,440 Speaker 1: have for us? You're on one Bill's Live. Yes, I'd 1112 01:02:05,440 --> 01:02:09,360 Speaker 1: like to say just one thing. I don't see how 1113 01:02:09,440 --> 01:02:15,880 Speaker 1: anyone could possibly have any doubts or suspicions after working 1114 01:02:15,920 --> 01:02:22,320 Speaker 1: at the regular season ranks with Buffalo against Kansas City, 1115 01:02:22,800 --> 01:02:26,600 Speaker 1: it's to me quite simple. I don't see how they 1116 01:02:26,600 --> 01:02:34,520 Speaker 1: can possibly lose, except possibly they won't beat Kansas City 1117 01:02:34,520 --> 01:02:37,600 Speaker 1: by quite as much as well, I'd like to see. 1118 01:02:38,280 --> 01:02:41,040 Speaker 1: It's open and shut. All you have to do is 1119 01:02:41,080 --> 01:02:47,080 Speaker 1: look at the regular season ranks and how Buffalo has 1120 01:02:47,200 --> 01:02:53,840 Speaker 1: improved so much. It's our litterly ridiculous of any suspicions 1121 01:02:54,160 --> 01:03:00,680 Speaker 1: or what did you say, doubts? About what Buffalo is 1122 01:03:00,720 --> 01:03:06,160 Speaker 1: going to do to Kansas City. I'm sure it will 1123 01:03:06,200 --> 01:03:09,440 Speaker 1: be a close game, but I think they're gonna not 1124 01:03:09,600 --> 01:03:12,760 Speaker 1: the snots out of them. All Right, well, all right, 1125 01:03:13,720 --> 01:03:16,800 Speaker 1: how about Ben's confidence? There, passionate phone call there, if 1126 01:03:16,800 --> 01:03:19,640 Speaker 1: ever there was one, there's absolutely But he's right because 1127 01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:22,280 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people are looking at the 1128 01:03:22,320 --> 01:03:24,680 Speaker 1: Week six game and the performance that the Bills had 1129 01:03:24,720 --> 01:03:27,520 Speaker 1: in that game. They're not taking into account the players 1130 01:03:27,560 --> 01:03:32,760 Speaker 1: that were not available to play. Matt Mlano, Levi Wallace, 1131 01:03:33,000 --> 01:03:37,600 Speaker 1: Dawson Knox, John Feliciano, a Gimpie, John Brown, one hundred 1132 01:03:37,640 --> 01:03:40,960 Speaker 1: percent healthy, Tremaine Edmonds. Now, granted, the Chiefs didn't have 1133 01:03:41,000 --> 01:03:43,320 Speaker 1: players either. They didn't have Sammy Watkins, they didn't have 1134 01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:46,760 Speaker 1: Lagarius Sneed, who's their big nickel corner, so you know 1135 01:03:46,840 --> 01:03:51,600 Speaker 1: they were missing guys too. But I think, unquestionably the 1136 01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:55,840 Speaker 1: Bills have made tremendous improvements since then, particularly on the 1137 01:03:55,880 --> 01:03:57,680 Speaker 1: defensive side of the football. I think it boils that 1138 01:03:57,720 --> 01:03:59,959 Speaker 1: we've said this a million different ways, and we've chewed 1139 01:04:00,120 --> 01:04:03,640 Speaker 1: on this very thought all season. When we started thinking 1140 01:04:03,640 --> 01:04:06,320 Speaker 1: about the Kansas City Chiefs, here's the thing, Yeah, this 1141 01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:09,560 Speaker 1: is the AFC Championship game. Okay, what if it was 1142 01:04:09,720 --> 01:04:11,760 Speaker 1: week seventeen and you had to play the Chiefs bay 1143 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:13,680 Speaker 1: some quirk of the COVID vaccine that you had to 1144 01:04:13,720 --> 01:04:19,959 Speaker 1: play him again in week seventeen. You have You've played 1145 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:23,840 Speaker 1: an incredibly difficult schedule. The bill schedule has been as 1146 01:04:23,880 --> 01:04:26,760 Speaker 1: tough as any and the only playoff team that had 1147 01:04:27,040 --> 01:04:31,800 Speaker 1: a strength of schedule over five hundred, only payoff team fourteen. 1148 01:04:32,040 --> 01:04:35,800 Speaker 1: Why would you feel differently about this game than any 1149 01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:37,520 Speaker 1: other game just because it's the Chiefs Or is it 1150 01:04:37,560 --> 01:04:39,880 Speaker 1: because it's the AFC Championship game? Or now for not 1151 01:04:39,880 --> 01:04:41,880 Speaker 1: a lot of people, they're mixing those two together and 1152 01:04:41,960 --> 01:04:44,760 Speaker 1: making the game even something more different. Let's put different 1153 01:04:44,760 --> 01:04:47,360 Speaker 1: players on the field. List, dude, Now, this is a 1154 01:04:47,400 --> 01:04:52,320 Speaker 1: game that's the next one on the schedule. Go play, yeah, 1155 01:04:52,360 --> 01:04:54,720 Speaker 1: and see what you can do. You're playing great, you're 1156 01:04:54,760 --> 01:04:57,640 Speaker 1: well coached, you're deep, you're talented, you got a guy 1157 01:04:57,640 --> 01:04:59,400 Speaker 1: at quarterback, you got a guy at receiver, and you 1158 01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:01,280 Speaker 1: got a defense is playing lights out right now. Just 1159 01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:05,080 Speaker 1: go play. You know this is it's ANFC championship game. Okay, 1160 01:05:05,080 --> 01:05:08,600 Speaker 1: but that's for that's something that is outside the lines. Yeah, 1161 01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:11,000 Speaker 1: you're playing a really good football team with a great quarterback. 1162 01:05:11,560 --> 01:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Go play him. Go play him. Don't pile on the 1163 01:05:15,720 --> 01:05:19,840 Speaker 1: entire meaning of the entire civilized world, you know, for 1164 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:22,680 Speaker 1: on this game. It Play it like it's another game, 1165 01:05:22,720 --> 01:05:25,560 Speaker 1: and play as well as you can play. Uh. But 1166 01:05:25,640 --> 01:05:27,520 Speaker 1: we have to get to break because we've got great 1167 01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:30,000 Speaker 1: co seal coming up. But very quickly on the superstition 1168 01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:32,520 Speaker 1: tweet cheat from Jeremy. I got my Josh Allen jersey 1169 01:05:32,560 --> 01:05:35,120 Speaker 1: the day after the last Chiefs game. I've warned for 1170 01:05:35,160 --> 01:05:38,640 Speaker 1: every game but the Cardinals game. It probably should be washed, 1171 01:05:38,640 --> 01:05:40,800 Speaker 1: as some adult beverages a few weeks ago have spilled 1172 01:05:40,800 --> 01:05:42,840 Speaker 1: on it. But I'm afraid to break the wish ritual. 1173 01:05:43,120 --> 01:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Should I order a new one or just go with it? 1174 01:05:45,160 --> 01:05:47,360 Speaker 1: I think you go with the jersey you already have, 1175 01:05:48,040 --> 01:05:51,080 Speaker 1: but wash it. There's nothing worse than stale beer smell. 1176 01:05:51,120 --> 01:05:53,480 Speaker 1: That's that's a rough one. Wash the wash it up, 1177 01:05:53,520 --> 01:05:55,200 Speaker 1: and by the word again, by the way, what in 1178 01:05:55,840 --> 01:05:57,560 Speaker 1: the world were you doing on the Arizona game? What 1179 01:05:57,600 --> 01:06:02,920 Speaker 1: are you thinking? Well? Had the cherseya? Yeah, yeah, he 1180 01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:04,680 Speaker 1: didn't have it. What do you do? Didn't have it? 1181 01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:09,280 Speaker 1: I blame Jeremy we gotta take a break. Just kidding, Jeremy, 1182 01:06:09,840 --> 01:06:11,560 Speaker 1: We have to take a break. But when we come back. 1183 01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:15,320 Speaker 1: Making his weekly visit from NFL Films, Greg co Sell, 1184 01:06:15,680 --> 01:06:17,840 Speaker 1: he'll be joining us next to dice up the xs 1185 01:06:17,840 --> 01:06:20,160 Speaker 1: and ohs between these two teams in the AFC title 1186 01:06:20,200 --> 01:06:22,200 Speaker 1: games coming your way next Here on One Bills Live, 1187 01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:35,440 Speaker 1: presented by Kalid to Health, It's Buffalo Bills Radio. Welcome 1188 01:06:35,440 --> 01:06:38,000 Speaker 1: back to One Bills Live. Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with 1189 01:06:38,160 --> 01:06:42,280 Speaker 1: you here to make his weekly visit. The senior producer 1190 01:06:42,280 --> 01:06:45,120 Speaker 1: from NFL Films also one of the co hosts of 1191 01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:48,680 Speaker 1: the ESPN NFL Matchup Show. And I can tell you, 1192 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:52,080 Speaker 1: Bills fans, if you're all antsy Saturday night into Sunday 1193 01:06:52,120 --> 01:06:55,120 Speaker 1: morning and you can't sleep, all you gotta do is 1194 01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:58,720 Speaker 1: turn on ESPN and at five thirty am you will 1195 01:06:58,760 --> 01:07:01,160 Speaker 1: see this man in the NFL All Matchup Show. It's 1196 01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:03,800 Speaker 1: one Greg co Sell, and Greg, I'm gonna tell you 1197 01:07:03,880 --> 01:07:06,080 Speaker 1: right now, right now, I'll be shot at today. And 1198 01:07:06,120 --> 01:07:09,600 Speaker 1: I figured, since this is Championship Sunday, I keep my 1199 01:07:09,640 --> 01:07:11,920 Speaker 1: coat and tie on because this is an important game, 1200 01:07:11,960 --> 01:07:13,800 Speaker 1: you know, And I figured I try to, you know, 1201 01:07:13,880 --> 01:07:17,000 Speaker 1: look important well, we've had working or not. But I'm trying. 1202 01:07:17,120 --> 01:07:19,480 Speaker 1: It's not how you feel, it's how you look. That's right. 1203 01:07:19,680 --> 01:07:21,960 Speaker 1: But Greg, I don't go. I don't even I'm not 1204 01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:23,680 Speaker 1: even kidding you when I say this. There are a 1205 01:07:23,720 --> 01:07:26,160 Speaker 1: lot of Bills fans who literally once they get to Friday, 1206 01:07:26,160 --> 01:07:27,800 Speaker 1: they can't sleep. So there will be a lot of 1207 01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:31,080 Speaker 1: people looking for something to watch. So Sunday morning, five thirty, 1208 01:07:31,200 --> 01:07:34,200 Speaker 1: Great co Sell, Sal Palantonio, Matt Bowen, go tune in 1209 01:07:34,200 --> 01:07:37,080 Speaker 1: a ESPN. They'll be ready talking about this game. So 1210 01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:40,080 Speaker 1: they'll be fans losing sleep. This doesn't mean it's a 1211 01:07:40,160 --> 01:07:42,160 Speaker 1: light work week for you. It's just two games on 1212 01:07:42,200 --> 01:07:45,360 Speaker 1: the schedule. Well you know what it means, Steve, believe 1213 01:07:45,360 --> 01:07:47,000 Speaker 1: it or not. And just to show you how nuts 1214 01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:49,640 Speaker 1: I am, because obviously there's not as much tape for 1215 01:07:49,640 --> 01:07:51,400 Speaker 1: me to watch. Now, I don't just watch the two 1216 01:07:51,560 --> 01:07:52,840 Speaker 1: when we get to this point in the season, I 1217 01:07:52,880 --> 01:07:55,320 Speaker 1: don't just watch the games from the previous week. I 1218 01:07:55,400 --> 01:07:57,680 Speaker 1: go back through the season because in our system, you know, 1219 01:07:57,720 --> 01:08:00,160 Speaker 1: I can pull out specific kinds of things. So I 1220 01:08:00,200 --> 01:08:02,120 Speaker 1: do that. But as it gets later in the week, 1221 01:08:02,120 --> 01:08:05,160 Speaker 1: we're done. So I've already started watching college players for 1222 01:08:05,160 --> 01:08:11,120 Speaker 1: the draft. Okay, so you're a goner. I know I'm lost. 1223 01:08:13,720 --> 01:08:17,920 Speaker 1: Uh so, Greg, I wanted to begin with a couple 1224 01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:21,559 Speaker 1: of things with respect to the Chiefs defense. Back in 1225 01:08:21,680 --> 01:08:25,240 Speaker 1: Week six, Legarius Sneed was on ir He did not 1226 01:08:25,320 --> 01:08:28,160 Speaker 1: play in this game against the Bills, and they had 1227 01:08:28,200 --> 01:08:30,720 Speaker 1: to use Tyron Matthew a little bit more in a 1228 01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:34,160 Speaker 1: coverage role at times, and obviously when Sneed is healthy 1229 01:08:34,240 --> 01:08:36,680 Speaker 1: that does not happen. Matthew gets to play, you know, 1230 01:08:37,160 --> 01:08:40,400 Speaker 1: rover kind of a safety role. More more so so, 1231 01:08:40,800 --> 01:08:44,840 Speaker 1: I was impressed to see how much Kansas City plays 1232 01:08:45,080 --> 01:08:48,280 Speaker 1: dime the third most in the league. I mean, thirty 1233 01:08:48,280 --> 01:08:51,639 Speaker 1: five percent of their defensive snaps in dime. So maybe 1234 01:08:51,640 --> 01:08:53,559 Speaker 1: tell me a little bit about what they do in 1235 01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:56,599 Speaker 1: that dime package that the Bills have to be aware of. 1236 01:08:57,960 --> 01:09:00,280 Speaker 1: Here's the way I see it. Actually, we did a 1237 01:09:00,280 --> 01:09:03,880 Speaker 1: whole segment on this in the Matchup show. I think one, 1238 01:09:04,280 --> 01:09:06,639 Speaker 1: let's look at it from the perspective of the Bills 1239 01:09:06,760 --> 01:09:10,320 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen versus what you're talking about, Chris. I 1240 01:09:10,360 --> 01:09:12,600 Speaker 1: think when it comes to the Bills, we know that 1241 01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:16,679 Speaker 1: Josh Allen this year has been better versus man coverage 1242 01:09:16,720 --> 01:09:20,479 Speaker 1: than zone coverage, and the numbers bear that out. Now, 1243 01:09:20,520 --> 01:09:23,400 Speaker 1: I think he's gotten better versus zone as the years 1244 01:09:23,400 --> 01:09:26,639 Speaker 1: progressed and as he's gained more experience. But what Steve 1245 01:09:26,680 --> 01:09:30,240 Speaker 1: Spagnolo does really, really well, and they do it predominantly 1246 01:09:30,280 --> 01:09:36,000 Speaker 1: out of dying, is disguise and late movement to cover 1247 01:09:36,160 --> 01:09:39,120 Speaker 1: two or you could even call it two robber because 1248 01:09:39,120 --> 01:09:42,240 Speaker 1: of the way they use Tarran Matthew and but the 1249 01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:45,280 Speaker 1: key is it's disguised before the snap of the ball. 1250 01:09:45,360 --> 01:09:49,200 Speaker 1: You don't necessarily know pre snap that they're going to this. 1251 01:09:49,680 --> 01:09:51,960 Speaker 1: So I think one of the critical elements in this 1252 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:55,320 Speaker 1: game is how Josh Allen and the Bills offense. It's 1253 01:09:55,360 --> 01:09:59,120 Speaker 1: not just Josh, how Josh and the Bills offense reacts 1254 01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:02,479 Speaker 1: to the disguise and the late movement. And in fact, 1255 01:10:02,720 --> 01:10:06,080 Speaker 1: Matt Bowen did a piece on the Chiefs part of that, 1256 01:10:06,479 --> 01:10:09,000 Speaker 1: and I did a piece. It was the thirty six 1257 01:10:09,080 --> 01:10:12,799 Speaker 1: yarder that Josh threw to Stefend Diggs against the Colts, 1258 01:10:13,040 --> 01:10:15,559 Speaker 1: where they didn't do exactly the same thing the Chiefs do, 1259 01:10:16,040 --> 01:10:18,400 Speaker 1: but it was it was late movement right at the 1260 01:10:18,439 --> 01:10:22,160 Speaker 1: snap of the ball by the Colts and both Stefend Diggs. 1261 01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:25,760 Speaker 1: He made an adjustment on his route and Josh recognized 1262 01:10:25,800 --> 01:10:28,720 Speaker 1: the exact same thing. So I think, Chris, that's going 1263 01:10:28,760 --> 01:10:31,880 Speaker 1: to be a really important part of this game how 1264 01:10:32,040 --> 01:10:34,559 Speaker 1: Josh and the Bill's offense reacts to that, to skies 1265 01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:37,360 Speaker 1: and late movements, those type of adjustments are and you 1266 01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:40,120 Speaker 1: think back to the Week six matchup of these teams, 1267 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:42,880 Speaker 1: are the Bills better equipped or more ready to beat 1268 01:10:42,920 --> 01:10:46,479 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Chiefs now than they were then? Without question? 1269 01:10:46,600 --> 01:10:50,200 Speaker 1: Because Josh has grown, he's seen more. You can just 1270 01:10:50,280 --> 01:10:52,439 Speaker 1: tell by the way he plays he's more in command. 1271 01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:57,120 Speaker 1: It doesn't appear watching him now that he's fooled by things. 1272 01:10:57,360 --> 01:11:00,800 Speaker 1: But again, it's a championship game. Steve Bagnola will have 1273 01:11:00,840 --> 01:11:04,360 Speaker 1: a few wrinkles, I'm sure. So I just think that's 1274 01:11:04,360 --> 01:11:06,679 Speaker 1: something to watch for in this game. And by the way, 1275 01:11:06,760 --> 01:11:09,200 Speaker 1: having said that, it's not as if the Chiefs will 1276 01:11:09,240 --> 01:11:11,920 Speaker 1: never play man to man. It's just something that Steve 1277 01:11:11,960 --> 01:11:15,120 Speaker 1: Spagnola does really well, and it's something that they hang 1278 01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:17,920 Speaker 1: their hat on because Matthew, you know, you'd love to 1279 01:11:17,960 --> 01:11:19,839 Speaker 1: be able to teach a kid to do what Matthew 1280 01:11:19,880 --> 01:11:24,559 Speaker 1: does with his feel his awareness and his instincts. I 1281 01:11:24,600 --> 01:11:26,479 Speaker 1: hate the word instincts, but it kind of fits here. 1282 01:11:26,720 --> 01:11:29,320 Speaker 1: But you know, he's just one of those guys. And 1283 01:11:29,360 --> 01:11:33,400 Speaker 1: then Greg flipping it around to Kansas City's offense. Their 1284 01:11:33,479 --> 01:11:37,479 Speaker 1: red zone touchdown efficiency has been sputtering a little bit 1285 01:11:37,479 --> 01:11:39,960 Speaker 1: of late. Yeah. I think it's their last twenty four 1286 01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:44,720 Speaker 1: red zone possessions only ten touchdowns eleven field goals. It's 1287 01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:48,519 Speaker 1: about ten percent below what their you know, season average 1288 01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:49,960 Speaker 1: was in the red zone. They were a middle of 1289 01:11:49,960 --> 01:11:54,000 Speaker 1: the pack team around sixty one percent success rate, and 1290 01:11:54,400 --> 01:11:56,880 Speaker 1: it showed up again last week against Cleveland. There were 1291 01:11:56,920 --> 01:12:00,080 Speaker 1: two or five down there in the red zone. What 1292 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:02,599 Speaker 1: what is the sticking point for them? If you've seen 1293 01:12:02,600 --> 01:12:06,799 Speaker 1: anything that's stood out to you, well, it's funny because 1294 01:12:06,920 --> 01:12:09,200 Speaker 1: you know, well, they scored two red zone touchdowns in 1295 01:12:09,240 --> 01:12:11,400 Speaker 1: the Week six game, both to Kelsey. Both came against 1296 01:12:11,439 --> 01:12:15,439 Speaker 1: the Bills high percentage split safety coverages in the red zone. 1297 01:12:16,400 --> 01:12:19,320 Speaker 1: One was they got Kelsey kind of matched on Edmonds 1298 01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:21,840 Speaker 1: by the route combination he caught a touchdown. The other 1299 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:25,800 Speaker 1: was your classic kind of cover two touchdown with kind 1300 01:12:25,800 --> 01:12:28,519 Speaker 1: of a smash concept, kind of a flat seven concept. 1301 01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:31,240 Speaker 1: And Steve knows exactly what I'm talking about and they 1302 01:12:31,320 --> 01:12:36,240 Speaker 1: hit Kelsey on that. But the Chiefs tend to be 1303 01:12:37,160 --> 01:12:40,360 Speaker 1: very multiple with their concepts in the red zone. They 1304 01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:43,799 Speaker 1: get Tyreek Hill involved with a lot of backfield action, 1305 01:12:44,160 --> 01:12:46,759 Speaker 1: they get Harden been involved with a lot of backfield action. 1306 01:12:47,000 --> 01:12:50,400 Speaker 1: Those plays have not worked over the last number of weeks, 1307 01:12:50,640 --> 01:12:54,000 Speaker 1: so that has really limited their red zone TD production. 1308 01:12:54,080 --> 01:12:56,639 Speaker 1: So we'll see if they continue to do those kinds 1309 01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:59,400 Speaker 1: of things or knowing what they're going to get from 1310 01:12:59,439 --> 01:13:03,640 Speaker 1: the Bills, assuming that Sean and Leslie don't change up dramatically, 1311 01:13:03,640 --> 01:13:05,559 Speaker 1: which I doubt they will at this time of the year, 1312 01:13:05,840 --> 01:13:08,599 Speaker 1: they pretty much know what they'll they'll get from the Bills. 1313 01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:11,800 Speaker 1: They may just try to design route concepts that beat 1314 01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:15,759 Speaker 1: split safety coverage. Why have the Chiefs red zone defense 1315 01:13:15,880 --> 01:13:18,439 Speaker 1: been so poor this year? And can the Bills take 1316 01:13:18,439 --> 01:13:22,920 Speaker 1: advantage of that? Yeah? I mean, I think one of 1317 01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:25,439 Speaker 1: the things the Bills have been good with Josh in 1318 01:13:25,479 --> 01:13:28,040 Speaker 1: the red zone. I know his numbers, Chris, you probably 1319 01:13:28,080 --> 01:13:29,840 Speaker 1: know those right off the top of your head better 1320 01:13:29,880 --> 01:13:31,679 Speaker 1: than I do, But I know the numbers are pretty 1321 01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:33,920 Speaker 1: darned good for Josh Allen in the red zone, are 1322 01:13:33,960 --> 01:13:36,800 Speaker 1: they not? Yeah, like forty two touchdowns in his career, 1323 01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:38,799 Speaker 1: no picks, and I think he's got twenty four rushing 1324 01:13:38,880 --> 01:13:42,400 Speaker 1: touchdowns as well. Yeah, and I think you always have to, 1325 01:13:42,680 --> 01:13:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, Steve for the Bills. You know, if you're 1326 01:13:46,120 --> 01:13:48,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, you always have to be aware of the 1327 01:13:49,200 --> 01:13:51,960 Speaker 1: designed run game with Josh in the red zone and 1328 01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:54,280 Speaker 1: also his ability to run in the red zone when 1329 01:13:54,280 --> 01:13:57,240 Speaker 1: it's not by design. So you have that added element 1330 01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:00,360 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen in the red zone which is very, 1331 01:14:00,479 --> 01:14:05,080 Speaker 1: very difficult to defend. So, you know, the Chiefs to me, 1332 01:14:05,160 --> 01:14:07,800 Speaker 1: they're kind of an odd defensive team. I think Spagnola 1333 01:14:07,880 --> 01:14:12,439 Speaker 1: does a really really good job with his tactics, his design. 1334 01:14:13,400 --> 01:14:15,439 Speaker 1: But I don't view the Chiefs as you know, as 1335 01:14:15,439 --> 01:14:18,040 Speaker 1: a shutdown defense. I think there you can beat them 1336 01:14:18,040 --> 01:14:21,160 Speaker 1: on the outside. In my view. You know, they play, 1337 01:14:21,640 --> 01:14:24,600 Speaker 1: as Chris said, they play a lot of dime. I 1338 01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:28,519 Speaker 1: think Fenton is due back this week. He'll he'll become 1339 01:14:28,600 --> 01:14:31,760 Speaker 1: I think they're dime corner because what they've done is 1340 01:14:31,760 --> 01:14:34,280 Speaker 1: is Sneed has played inside because I think Land is 1341 01:14:34,320 --> 01:14:37,880 Speaker 1: good to go, So Sneed will play inside as one 1342 01:14:37,960 --> 01:14:40,720 Speaker 1: slot and when they're a nickel, it'll be Snead and 1343 01:14:40,720 --> 01:14:43,120 Speaker 1: then I think it'll probably be Fenton playing the other 1344 01:14:43,200 --> 01:14:46,080 Speaker 1: slot when they go to dime. Has there been anybody 1345 01:14:46,080 --> 01:14:48,640 Speaker 1: in the Bill's schedule this year that can compare with 1346 01:14:48,680 --> 01:14:51,519 Speaker 1: the Chiefs offense with Kelsey and Tyreek Hill. I know 1347 01:14:51,560 --> 01:14:53,960 Speaker 1: they're a unique group, but you know, the tight end 1348 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:56,439 Speaker 1: that they use so much, and there's such a huge part. 1349 01:14:56,479 --> 01:15:00,800 Speaker 1: I don't know that there's anybody they face that is comparable. No, 1350 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:03,840 Speaker 1: And particularly there's one thing I really specifically wanted to 1351 01:15:03,920 --> 01:15:06,920 Speaker 1: mention because I'm so curious to see how Sean and 1352 01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:09,720 Speaker 1: Leslie match up to this. The Chiefs line up with 1353 01:15:09,800 --> 01:15:12,600 Speaker 1: Kelsey is the single receiver to the short side of 1354 01:15:12,600 --> 01:15:16,360 Speaker 1: the field, with three wide receivers to the wide side, 1355 01:15:16,479 --> 01:15:20,320 Speaker 1: and they put Tyreek Hill in the inside slot that 1356 01:15:20,560 --> 01:15:24,439 Speaker 1: is very, very difficult to defend. They line up in 1357 01:15:24,479 --> 01:15:27,640 Speaker 1: that quite a bit. I think they've done that particular 1358 01:15:27,720 --> 01:15:30,840 Speaker 1: look well over a hundred times this year. That the 1359 01:15:30,920 --> 01:15:33,920 Speaker 1: touchdown we just see right here came out of that 1360 01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:37,760 Speaker 1: formation and the Brown State in his own concept which 1361 01:15:37,800 --> 01:15:41,240 Speaker 1: put Denzel Ward on Kelsey as the single receiver to 1362 01:15:41,280 --> 01:15:44,559 Speaker 1: the boundary side of the formation, and Kelsey looked like, 1363 01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, a big kid, and Ward looked like a 1364 01:15:46,680 --> 01:15:49,439 Speaker 1: ninth grader on that play. So the question is how 1365 01:15:49,479 --> 01:15:53,080 Speaker 1: will the Bills match up Normally Tredavious White is the 1366 01:15:53,120 --> 01:15:57,680 Speaker 1: boundary boundary corner. Will he match up to Kelsey in 1367 01:15:57,720 --> 01:16:01,880 Speaker 1: those situations? So I think that it's a particular formation 1368 01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:05,120 Speaker 1: and personnel package that you have to be able to 1369 01:16:05,160 --> 01:16:08,120 Speaker 1: defend when you play the Chiefs. Yeah, and Dredavious White 1370 01:16:08,120 --> 01:16:10,439 Speaker 1: matched up on him the most in the meeting in 1371 01:16:10,479 --> 01:16:13,840 Speaker 1: Week six, But I have to believe that Milano's presence 1372 01:16:13,880 --> 01:16:16,920 Speaker 1: in the lineup could have an impact on maybe how 1373 01:16:16,960 --> 01:16:19,800 Speaker 1: they mix up those coverages through the course of the game. 1374 01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:21,720 Speaker 1: On him. I mean, he's a headache for everybody. But 1375 01:16:22,560 --> 01:16:24,280 Speaker 1: you could be right. You could be right, But if 1376 01:16:24,280 --> 01:16:26,559 Speaker 1: they put Milano out there, then you would think you 1377 01:16:26,560 --> 01:16:28,679 Speaker 1: would think, you know, nothing's one hundred percent that they'd 1378 01:16:28,680 --> 01:16:32,280 Speaker 1: be playing a man concept, not his own concept. And 1379 01:16:32,520 --> 01:16:35,519 Speaker 1: so we'll see if they feel comfortable matching up man 1380 01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:38,439 Speaker 1: to man because they're just there's some difficult matchups here. 1381 01:16:38,479 --> 01:16:40,559 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously the last thing you want to do. 1382 01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:42,760 Speaker 1: It didn't happen in the Week sixth game, but that 1383 01:16:42,880 --> 01:16:44,799 Speaker 1: was an odd game to me. The weather was bad, 1384 01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:47,200 Speaker 1: it was a Clyde Edwards e Lair game. I'd be 1385 01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:49,320 Speaker 1: very surprised if the Chiefs come out in this game 1386 01:16:49,439 --> 01:16:51,880 Speaker 1: and decide that they're going to be run heavy. You know, 1387 01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:54,479 Speaker 1: that would surprise me. Plus, I think the Bills have 1388 01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:56,760 Speaker 1: played much better against the run. Recently. We're talking to 1389 01:16:56,800 --> 01:16:59,719 Speaker 1: Great co Sell from NFL Films and the ESPN NFL 1390 01:16:59,760 --> 01:17:02,759 Speaker 1: Match Show. Greg Steve and I have knocked this around 1391 01:17:02,800 --> 01:17:06,839 Speaker 1: this week. While everybody's busy talking about Patrick Mahomes concussion protocol, 1392 01:17:07,120 --> 01:17:09,320 Speaker 1: Steve and I have been talking about his toe injury, 1393 01:17:09,360 --> 01:17:13,040 Speaker 1: which did limit his mobility in last week's game. And 1394 01:17:13,439 --> 01:17:15,280 Speaker 1: you know, I guess we'll have to see when we 1395 01:17:15,320 --> 01:17:17,559 Speaker 1: get to the game. But how much do you feel 1396 01:17:17,560 --> 01:17:22,599 Speaker 1: that compromises or could compromise what Patrick Mahomes does. It's 1397 01:17:22,600 --> 01:17:24,479 Speaker 1: not like they run him out on boots a lot 1398 01:17:24,520 --> 01:17:26,960 Speaker 1: like the Rams do with golf, But I mean, he 1399 01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:29,680 Speaker 1: relies on his mobility to extend plays. How much of 1400 01:17:29,760 --> 01:17:33,120 Speaker 1: an impact could that have. It's a big impact. I 1401 01:17:33,160 --> 01:17:37,040 Speaker 1: don't believe any quarterback has converted more third down scrambling 1402 01:17:37,040 --> 01:17:39,599 Speaker 1: than Patrick Mahomes this year, and it's a big impact. 1403 01:17:39,680 --> 01:17:42,160 Speaker 1: And by the way he's been running more so, I 1404 01:17:42,200 --> 01:17:45,600 Speaker 1: think because there's been kind of a looseness and undisciplined 1405 01:17:45,720 --> 01:17:48,479 Speaker 1: nature to his game over the last month. He's still 1406 01:17:48,520 --> 01:17:51,400 Speaker 1: obviously a great quarterback and he can compensate for that 1407 01:17:51,600 --> 01:17:55,760 Speaker 1: because he can make incredible off schedule plays. But he's 1408 01:17:55,800 --> 01:17:59,240 Speaker 1: been a little looser the last month. So that running 1409 01:17:59,280 --> 01:18:01,800 Speaker 1: part to his game, you know, not design runs. I'm 1410 01:18:01,800 --> 01:18:04,559 Speaker 1: talking about scrambling out of the pocket. That's an important 1411 01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:07,439 Speaker 1: piece of his game, Chris. So you know, obviously, look, 1412 01:18:07,600 --> 01:18:09,920 Speaker 1: we know how coaches are, Sean and Leslie. You're not 1413 01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:11,599 Speaker 1: going to say, oh, he's not gonna run. We don't 1414 01:18:11,640 --> 01:18:13,280 Speaker 1: have to worry about it. You know, we won't know 1415 01:18:13,400 --> 01:18:15,920 Speaker 1: till we see the game and watch mahomes move around. 1416 01:18:16,120 --> 01:18:18,439 Speaker 1: But that has been an important part of what they do. 1417 01:18:19,160 --> 01:18:21,640 Speaker 1: What is you know, what does it take away from 1418 01:18:21,680 --> 01:18:25,879 Speaker 1: the Chiefs If he can't you run the quarterback option, 1419 01:18:25,920 --> 01:18:28,679 Speaker 1: if he can't run a design player, if he's unable 1420 01:18:28,840 --> 01:18:32,759 Speaker 1: or unwilling to spread out and run for fourteen yards 1421 01:18:32,760 --> 01:18:34,519 Speaker 1: for a first down. You know what I'm saying, What 1422 01:18:34,640 --> 01:18:36,320 Speaker 1: does that? How does that change? And how much of 1423 01:18:36,320 --> 01:18:38,639 Speaker 1: their offense does that really take off the table? If 1424 01:18:38,680 --> 01:18:43,719 Speaker 1: any Well, you know, obviously that's that's hard to answer 1425 01:18:43,800 --> 01:18:46,320 Speaker 1: because those plays are not structured. You know. You know, Steve, 1426 01:18:46,520 --> 01:18:48,360 Speaker 1: you don't roll the ball out in practice this week 1427 01:18:48,400 --> 01:18:49,840 Speaker 1: and say, Patrick, you know, when it gets to be 1428 01:18:49,880 --> 01:18:52,439 Speaker 1: third down, you just drop back and run around. They're not. 1429 01:18:52,560 --> 01:18:54,719 Speaker 1: That's not the way it's done. But it does take 1430 01:18:54,760 --> 01:18:58,800 Speaker 1: away an element that is that makes critical plays in 1431 01:18:58,880 --> 01:19:03,320 Speaker 1: critical moments, and that's an important piece of what ends 1432 01:19:03,400 --> 01:19:06,120 Speaker 1: up happening in a game. It's not coach that way, 1433 01:19:06,320 --> 01:19:08,040 Speaker 1: but it ends It's like with Josh, you know when 1434 01:19:08,080 --> 01:19:10,800 Speaker 1: he rolls out, when he feels pressure and runs to 1435 01:19:10,840 --> 01:19:13,559 Speaker 1: its right and makes an unbelievable throw. You know, you're 1436 01:19:13,600 --> 01:19:15,880 Speaker 1: not in practice saying hey, Josh, just roll out and 1437 01:19:15,960 --> 01:19:17,400 Speaker 1: run to the right whenever you feel like it. You 1438 01:19:17,439 --> 01:19:19,760 Speaker 1: know who cares. You know, it's not coach that way, 1439 01:19:19,960 --> 01:19:23,240 Speaker 1: but those things happen in games, and they happen increasingly 1440 01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:26,519 Speaker 1: so as more and more quarterbacks like Mahomes and Allen 1441 01:19:26,600 --> 01:19:29,960 Speaker 1: have movement ability. Greg we were talking about this on 1442 01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:32,719 Speaker 1: the show yesterday. You know, the Bill's approach in week 1443 01:19:32,800 --> 01:19:36,679 Speaker 1: six was dare the Chiefs to run nothing, cheap, nothing deep, 1444 01:19:36,800 --> 01:19:39,400 Speaker 1: keep everything in front of them, and the Chiefs obliged 1445 01:19:39,439 --> 01:19:41,559 Speaker 1: to the tune of two hundred and forty five rushing yards. 1446 01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:43,799 Speaker 1: I know the Bills run defense is better, but flipping 1447 01:19:43,840 --> 01:19:46,759 Speaker 1: it around to Steve Spagnolo, I can't help but wonder 1448 01:19:48,040 --> 01:19:50,599 Speaker 1: Zach Moss out for the rest of the playoffs. Devin 1449 01:19:50,720 --> 01:19:53,519 Speaker 1: Singletary not the kind of running back that's gonna bust 1450 01:19:53,560 --> 01:19:56,040 Speaker 1: one for sixty yards and a touchdown. That's not who 1451 01:19:56,040 --> 01:19:59,160 Speaker 1: he is. Does Steve Spagnolo go light in the box 1452 01:19:59,280 --> 01:20:02,120 Speaker 1: and invite this Bills offense to try to run the 1453 01:20:02,160 --> 01:20:04,920 Speaker 1: football and try to beat them that way? I'm wondering 1454 01:20:04,960 --> 01:20:06,880 Speaker 1: if he gives them kind of a similar game plan 1455 01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:09,280 Speaker 1: to the one he gave the Chiefs offense in Week six, 1456 01:20:11,479 --> 01:20:14,439 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised by that at all. Look, he's 1457 01:20:14,479 --> 01:20:16,920 Speaker 1: gonna he knows what the Bills offense is. It's built 1458 01:20:16,920 --> 01:20:19,719 Speaker 1: on Josh. Last week, as you guys know, their first 1459 01:20:19,720 --> 01:20:22,120 Speaker 1: twenty plays were called passes. They did not have a 1460 01:20:22,240 --> 01:20:26,040 Speaker 1: called running play until the twenty first offensive snap. Now, 1461 01:20:26,120 --> 01:20:27,760 Speaker 1: they did come out in the third quarter and they 1462 01:20:27,760 --> 01:20:30,599 Speaker 1: obviously talked about this at halftime and put Josh under 1463 01:20:30,640 --> 01:20:33,519 Speaker 1: center and ran the ball a little bit. Obviously they said, hey, 1464 01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:36,640 Speaker 1: let's do that. But that's not who they are and 1465 01:20:36,640 --> 01:20:40,799 Speaker 1: that's not what they're going to do as a foundational approach. Yeah, 1466 01:20:40,840 --> 01:20:43,080 Speaker 1: they might they run it a few more times, sure, 1467 01:20:43,439 --> 01:20:46,400 Speaker 1: but I think they feel very comfortable putting the ball 1468 01:20:46,439 --> 01:20:49,160 Speaker 1: in Josh Allen's hands. And the reason they feel comfortable 1469 01:20:49,240 --> 01:20:51,760 Speaker 1: is now his command, he doesn't turn the ball over. 1470 01:20:52,120 --> 01:20:56,080 Speaker 1: So this is a passing team. I would not be 1471 01:20:56,120 --> 01:20:58,639 Speaker 1: surprised if Steve Spagnola says, Hey, you know what, let's 1472 01:20:58,640 --> 01:21:00,400 Speaker 1: play the game and Nicole, let's play the game and 1473 01:21:00,520 --> 01:21:02,800 Speaker 1: dime and let's if they want to hand it off, 1474 01:21:03,080 --> 01:21:05,679 Speaker 1: more power to him. They've not shown really that they're 1475 01:21:05,720 --> 01:21:09,040 Speaker 1: explosive with the run game, and we want to defend 1476 01:21:09,080 --> 01:21:11,720 Speaker 1: the pass because that's the way we're going to lose 1477 01:21:11,800 --> 01:21:14,559 Speaker 1: this game with explosive pass plays. One of the ways 1478 01:21:14,600 --> 01:21:17,080 Speaker 1: the Chiefs defend the pass with Tyron Matthew. Talk to 1479 01:21:17,320 --> 01:21:20,240 Speaker 1: Bills fans who have heard of him, but give us 1480 01:21:20,240 --> 01:21:25,559 Speaker 1: like a synopsis of why he's really really a dynamite safety. Well, 1481 01:21:25,560 --> 01:21:28,840 Speaker 1: first of all, he can do so many things, and 1482 01:21:28,880 --> 01:21:30,559 Speaker 1: they use him that way. He can play on the 1483 01:21:30,600 --> 01:21:32,880 Speaker 1: back end, he can play in the box, he can 1484 01:21:32,920 --> 01:21:35,280 Speaker 1: match up man to man on both wide receivers and 1485 01:21:35,360 --> 01:21:39,040 Speaker 1: tight ends. He'll line up man to man on slot receivers. 1486 01:21:39,240 --> 01:21:42,559 Speaker 1: They use him in that coverage I was speaking about earlier, 1487 01:21:42,560 --> 01:21:44,519 Speaker 1: whether you want to just call it cover two or 1488 01:21:44,520 --> 01:21:47,559 Speaker 1: two robber, where he's that middle hole defender and he 1489 01:21:47,640 --> 01:21:49,640 Speaker 1: just has such a great feel for reading both the 1490 01:21:49,720 --> 01:21:54,080 Speaker 1: quarterback and route concepts. So to me, he's the reason 1491 01:21:54,160 --> 01:21:57,120 Speaker 1: that the Chiefs defense can do all the multiple things 1492 01:21:57,200 --> 01:22:00,599 Speaker 1: that they do because he has such are eight feel, 1493 01:22:00,880 --> 01:22:04,759 Speaker 1: he's aware, he's smart. I mean, he's as versatile safety 1494 01:22:04,800 --> 01:22:09,000 Speaker 1: as there is in the NFL. I don't know if 1495 01:22:09,040 --> 01:22:11,840 Speaker 1: I've got anything else. We've talked about fifteen different ways 1496 01:22:11,840 --> 01:22:14,920 Speaker 1: to Sunday on this game, Greg, I'm like, I swear 1497 01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm tapped out. Quick thoughts on the NFC title game. 1498 01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:24,519 Speaker 1: Though you know Bucks Packers two offenses, it would seem, 1499 01:22:24,560 --> 01:22:28,519 Speaker 1: at least on paper, that the Bucks maybe have more 1500 01:22:28,920 --> 01:22:32,760 Speaker 1: talent top to bottom on their roster and might be 1501 01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:36,360 Speaker 1: perceived as the more complete team. But I gotta tell you, 1502 01:22:36,439 --> 01:22:39,400 Speaker 1: I love Zadarius Smith and Preston Smith as a combo 1503 01:22:39,439 --> 01:22:41,400 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball for Green Bay. 1504 01:22:41,439 --> 01:22:45,160 Speaker 1: I think those two guys are very underrated. What's your 1505 01:22:45,240 --> 01:22:49,080 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts at first blush with this game? Well, 1506 01:22:49,120 --> 01:22:51,160 Speaker 1: they played a Week six game as well in which 1507 01:22:51,160 --> 01:22:54,519 Speaker 1: the Bucks just blitzed and were really multiple with everything 1508 01:22:54,560 --> 01:22:57,519 Speaker 1: they did, and obviously that was the worst Packers offensive 1509 01:22:57,560 --> 01:23:00,960 Speaker 1: game of the season. Rogers worst game. Bucks will blitz again, 1510 01:23:01,000 --> 01:23:03,240 Speaker 1: but I can't imagine it's gonna play out the same 1511 01:23:03,280 --> 01:23:06,160 Speaker 1: way what you talked about with the Packer defense will 1512 01:23:06,200 --> 01:23:09,360 Speaker 1: be interesting because you talked about the Chiefs playing dime. 1513 01:23:09,800 --> 01:23:12,519 Speaker 1: Mike Petton has played with six defensive backs Chris On 1514 01:23:12,680 --> 01:23:15,720 Speaker 1: fifty percent of their defensive snaps, far and away the 1515 01:23:15,800 --> 01:23:18,920 Speaker 1: highest total in the NFL. He wants to play in 1516 01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:21,639 Speaker 1: his nickel and dime, And now that we know Antonio 1517 01:23:21,720 --> 01:23:24,200 Speaker 1: Brown is out, I wouldn't be surprised to see the 1518 01:23:24,240 --> 01:23:27,920 Speaker 1: Bucks play a lot with two tight ends Gronkowski obviously 1519 01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:30,559 Speaker 1: and Cameron Brakes really come on the last couple of 1520 01:23:30,600 --> 01:23:34,320 Speaker 1: weeks and then sort of see how Mike Petton reacts. 1521 01:23:34,520 --> 01:23:36,720 Speaker 1: Will he stay with nickel and dime, Will he put 1522 01:23:36,760 --> 01:23:39,040 Speaker 1: his bass defense on the field, which I don't think 1523 01:23:39,040 --> 01:23:41,559 Speaker 1: he really wants to do. Yeah, And if he does 1524 01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:45,920 Speaker 1: put bass on the field, Gronkowski ends up being kind 1525 01:23:45,920 --> 01:23:48,519 Speaker 1: of a big go to there, they'll yap, they'll split 1526 01:23:48,600 --> 01:23:50,439 Speaker 1: him out and all those tight ends out and Rogers 1527 01:23:50,439 --> 01:23:52,400 Speaker 1: will find him trying to get a manned up, right. 1528 01:23:52,400 --> 01:23:55,200 Speaker 1: I mean, that's right, you do this, We do that 1529 01:23:55,360 --> 01:23:58,320 Speaker 1: kind of thing. If you're gonna react with personnel, we're 1530 01:23:58,360 --> 01:24:01,000 Speaker 1: gonna get you in the matchup. You don't want. The 1531 01:24:01,040 --> 01:24:03,559 Speaker 1: other reason I think that Mike Petton will stay, will 1532 01:24:03,600 --> 01:24:07,599 Speaker 1: stay with his DBS is I think he'll have no 1533 01:24:07,640 --> 01:24:09,960 Speaker 1: problem with the Bucks turning around and handing it off 1534 01:24:09,960 --> 01:24:12,360 Speaker 1: to Fournette or Jones feeling, Hey, if you want to 1535 01:24:12,360 --> 01:24:16,160 Speaker 1: hand it off, that's fine, you hand it off. Fournett's 1536 01:24:16,240 --> 01:24:18,880 Speaker 1: not look particularly good. Jones played last week and had 1537 01:24:18,880 --> 01:24:22,360 Speaker 1: a little more juice. But I think that Petton would 1538 01:24:22,360 --> 01:24:25,240 Speaker 1: be concerned about the pass game. That's where the explosive 1539 01:24:25,240 --> 01:24:28,599 Speaker 1: plays come from. Greg, as always, thanks for the time. 1540 01:24:28,640 --> 01:24:30,639 Speaker 1: We'll look for you on the Matchup Show this weekend. 1541 01:24:30,680 --> 01:24:34,040 Speaker 1: We appreciate it, all right, guys, thanks so much. All right, 1542 01:24:34,160 --> 01:24:37,800 Speaker 1: enjoy the games. That's Greg Cosal from NFL Films and 1543 01:24:38,040 --> 01:24:42,120 Speaker 1: from ESPN's NFL Matchup Show. Uh yeah, I wanted to 1544 01:24:42,120 --> 01:24:43,920 Speaker 1: get a quick one in there about the NFC game. 1545 01:24:44,080 --> 01:24:46,320 Speaker 1: It's like it's almost like a forgotten story for all 1546 01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:50,160 Speaker 1: of us, right, Like it doesn't even Brady Tom Brady 1547 01:24:50,360 --> 01:24:53,560 Speaker 1: and who you know, Aaron Rodgers, who are those guys? 1548 01:24:53,560 --> 01:24:55,360 Speaker 1: But that needs But that's why I wanted to ask 1549 01:24:55,400 --> 01:25:01,040 Speaker 1: Greg about the run game question, because if I'm Steve Spagnolo, 1550 01:25:01,160 --> 01:25:03,320 Speaker 1: I think I'm inviting the Bills to run the football 1551 01:25:03,320 --> 01:25:06,559 Speaker 1: because anytime Josh Allen is handing it off, that's a 1552 01:25:06,600 --> 01:25:09,719 Speaker 1: win for my defense. You gotta yeah, And that's why. 1553 01:25:10,240 --> 01:25:12,519 Speaker 1: And I think Brian day Bow and the coaching's offensive 1554 01:25:12,560 --> 01:25:15,120 Speaker 1: coaching staff of the Bills feel the same way. Josh 1555 01:25:15,200 --> 01:25:18,080 Speaker 1: is the guy, and if you're and just like Mahomes 1556 01:25:18,200 --> 01:25:20,040 Speaker 1: is the guy, if you can get him to hand 1557 01:25:20,080 --> 01:25:21,960 Speaker 1: it off, that means he's not throwing at sixty five 1558 01:25:22,040 --> 01:25:25,280 Speaker 1: yards over your head or going around five times in 1559 01:25:25,280 --> 01:25:29,479 Speaker 1: weeks six, right, So I think And if Spagnolo's thinking that, 1560 01:25:29,520 --> 01:25:31,920 Speaker 1: he's thinking, you know what, that's you and I have 1561 01:25:31,960 --> 01:25:34,200 Speaker 1: talked about it, and we talk ourselves into a corner 1562 01:25:34,280 --> 01:25:36,479 Speaker 1: with this stuff too. I mean, I guess we're doing 1563 01:25:36,600 --> 01:25:39,679 Speaker 1: out of it, right, I mean, we're chewing this up. 1564 01:25:39,720 --> 01:25:41,479 Speaker 1: We're like a cow in the pasture. We just don't 1565 01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:43,080 Speaker 1: stop chew and we just keep you know, we're just 1566 01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:48,280 Speaker 1: you know, just seeing how it tastes. And I kind 1567 01:25:48,280 --> 01:25:52,080 Speaker 1: of agree with you. If I'm the Chiefs, you want 1568 01:25:52,120 --> 01:25:54,280 Speaker 1: that ball out of Josh Allen's hands because of it's 1569 01:25:54,479 --> 01:25:56,800 Speaker 1: if it's in Devin Singletary's hands, you don't have to 1570 01:25:56,840 --> 01:26:00,160 Speaker 1: cover Stefan Diggs, you know, you don't have to or 1571 01:26:00,280 --> 01:26:02,519 Speaker 1: John Brown or Cole Beasley in the slot if he 1572 01:26:02,600 --> 01:26:05,400 Speaker 1: hands it off that you know. And I'm not saying 1573 01:26:05,400 --> 01:26:07,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are gonna do that the whole game, but 1574 01:26:07,040 --> 01:26:08,599 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna do that for some of the game, 1575 01:26:09,040 --> 01:26:12,040 Speaker 1: maybe your majority of the game. They might. They might 1576 01:26:12,360 --> 01:26:15,200 Speaker 1: think some of us their own defensive game plan against him. 1577 01:26:15,320 --> 01:26:17,960 Speaker 1: Some of it may be based on down a distance. 1578 01:26:17,960 --> 01:26:20,240 Speaker 1: So for instance, if the Bills go, you know, second 1579 01:26:20,240 --> 01:26:23,920 Speaker 1: and eight, then they might say, okay, hand it off now, 1580 01:26:24,160 --> 01:26:25,880 Speaker 1: right or a you know that kind of thing, or 1581 01:26:25,920 --> 01:26:27,760 Speaker 1: a second and two for sure, like you hand it 1582 01:26:27,760 --> 01:26:29,200 Speaker 1: off now, will give us a chance. We don't want 1583 01:26:29,200 --> 01:26:31,920 Speaker 1: you throwing it or going over the top, or maybe 1584 01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:35,080 Speaker 1: on first and ten, you know, keep him in check 1585 01:26:35,120 --> 01:26:38,160 Speaker 1: on first and second down. I don't know, but certainly 1586 01:26:38,200 --> 01:26:40,360 Speaker 1: down and distance will have something to say about when 1587 01:26:40,400 --> 01:26:44,120 Speaker 1: they do that kind of thing. But I'm with you. 1588 01:26:44,200 --> 01:26:46,200 Speaker 1: I think it makes a lot of sense to give 1589 01:26:46,200 --> 01:26:48,639 Speaker 1: the ball to Singletary, because what are you gonna get. 1590 01:26:48,680 --> 01:26:50,439 Speaker 1: Most you're gonna give up is what a twenty five 1591 01:26:50,520 --> 01:26:53,400 Speaker 1: yard play? You give it to Diggs and Beasley and Brown, 1592 01:26:54,479 --> 01:26:56,439 Speaker 1: You've got a chance of giving up a big one, Yeah, 1593 01:26:56,520 --> 01:26:59,160 Speaker 1: a home run, and that's the difference. All right, break 1594 01:26:59,200 --> 01:27:00,560 Speaker 1: time for us. We'll try to get a couple of 1595 01:27:00,560 --> 01:27:02,720 Speaker 1: your phone calls in here in the next segment as 1596 01:27:02,720 --> 01:27:05,559 Speaker 1: we're asking you about your superstitions on this Bill's eight 1597 01:27:05,560 --> 01:27:07,800 Speaker 1: game win streak and any questions you might have. Steve 1598 01:27:07,880 --> 01:27:10,080 Speaker 1: and I happen to answers coming up next here on 1599 01:27:10,080 --> 01:27:12,280 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live, presented by Kellid to Health, It's Buffalo 1600 01:27:12,320 --> 01:27:27,920 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio, One Bills Live, Chris Brown, Steve Jasper's closing 1601 01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:30,680 Speaker 1: up our number two of the program, and we've been 1602 01:27:30,720 --> 01:27:34,120 Speaker 1: getting a lot of tweets from you. We're regarding superstitions. 1603 01:27:34,120 --> 01:27:37,040 Speaker 1: Some of them are downright scary and not suitable for air. 1604 01:27:38,479 --> 01:27:40,120 Speaker 1: We'll try to get to the ones that we can. 1605 01:27:40,760 --> 01:27:43,439 Speaker 1: Steve also got a tweet from a local school teacher. 1606 01:27:43,560 --> 01:27:46,240 Speaker 1: Is that right? Steve, I think it's I think it's local. 1607 01:27:46,479 --> 01:27:50,799 Speaker 1: Melissa mcgloye tweeted out, she said, ask my sixth graders 1608 01:27:50,840 --> 01:27:53,280 Speaker 1: who this guy is in the Bills hype video. And 1609 01:27:53,320 --> 01:27:54,720 Speaker 1: there's a picture of me with the hat and the 1610 01:27:54,760 --> 01:27:57,559 Speaker 1: seabo they've got you like, your hair looks blond, right, 1611 01:27:57,760 --> 01:28:04,160 Speaker 1: so you and the random answer Tom Hanks, George Bush 1612 01:28:04,520 --> 01:28:09,840 Speaker 1: my favorite. And Billy Joel Billy Joel. Yeah, sorry, Steve grader. 1613 01:28:09,880 --> 01:28:12,479 Speaker 1: These kids in they're sixth grader, sixth grade, okay, so 1614 01:28:12,479 --> 01:28:15,120 Speaker 1: they're twelve, Sorry, Steve. Next year, I don't even know 1615 01:28:15,160 --> 01:28:17,800 Speaker 1: who Billy Joel. Wait, I'm not finish reading it, sorry, Steve. 1616 01:28:17,880 --> 01:28:20,040 Speaker 1: I'm next year, I may ask to teach a Bill's 1617 01:28:20,200 --> 01:28:24,240 Speaker 1: history elective rest assured. Though we know every word to 1618 01:28:24,280 --> 01:28:26,439 Speaker 1: the shout song Go Bills. Well, there you go, So 1619 01:28:26,640 --> 01:28:29,519 Speaker 1: that's at least she's teaching him something. Yeah, that you 1620 01:28:30,080 --> 01:28:31,680 Speaker 1: got to be of a certain vintage right to know 1621 01:28:31,680 --> 01:28:34,320 Speaker 1: who I am off the Yeah, I would not sixth 1622 01:28:34,320 --> 01:28:36,320 Speaker 1: grader would not be in there. Would not expect too 1623 01:28:36,320 --> 01:28:38,599 Speaker 1: many twelve year olds, except for that legion of twelve 1624 01:28:38,640 --> 01:28:42,800 Speaker 1: year roles that religiously watches one Bills Live. They want 1625 01:28:42,880 --> 01:28:45,840 Speaker 1: to play hooky every day right side watch show. Besides that, 1626 01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:49,519 Speaker 1: I'm just studying from home. Yeah. I retweeted that and said, 1627 01:28:49,560 --> 01:28:54,240 Speaker 1: this is gold which is Tom Hanks, George, George Joel. 1628 01:28:54,479 --> 01:28:57,519 Speaker 1: That's my favorite one. Yes, that is that's pretty good. 1629 01:28:57,640 --> 01:29:01,160 Speaker 1: Former president, that's that's outstanding. That's We do want to 1630 01:29:01,160 --> 01:29:02,640 Speaker 1: get a phone call or two in here because we 1631 01:29:02,720 --> 01:29:05,280 Speaker 1: got Lorenzo Alexander coming up next hour. So we go 1632 01:29:05,360 --> 01:29:07,760 Speaker 1: to Rich in Rochester. Rich, what do you have for us? 1633 01:29:07,800 --> 01:29:11,799 Speaker 1: You're on One Bill's Live. Hi, guys, first time caller, 1634 01:29:11,960 --> 01:29:16,040 Speaker 1: longtime Bill fan, and thanks to Steve Pastor, you should 1635 01:29:16,040 --> 01:29:20,320 Speaker 1: be in the Hall of Fame. Thanks Rich. I've been 1636 01:29:20,400 --> 01:29:23,240 Speaker 1: a longtime fan of the Bills, going back to the 1637 01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:27,120 Speaker 1: sixties early sixties when we won the as Hell, which 1638 01:29:27,200 --> 01:29:29,600 Speaker 1: was as far as you could go, and I'd like 1639 01:29:29,680 --> 01:29:32,080 Speaker 1: to bring up that. Thirty years later we went to 1640 01:29:32,120 --> 01:29:34,400 Speaker 1: the super Bowl, which was as far as you could go, 1641 01:29:34,520 --> 01:29:36,840 Speaker 1: even though we didn't win it. And we're at that 1642 01:29:37,000 --> 01:29:41,400 Speaker 1: thirty year mark again. So that's my superstition is that 1643 01:29:41,479 --> 01:29:43,439 Speaker 1: we're going as far as we can go, whether we 1644 01:29:43,560 --> 01:29:46,360 Speaker 1: win it or not. All Right, that sounds good to me, Rich. 1645 01:29:46,600 --> 01:29:48,360 Speaker 1: I'll buy that for a dollar. Thanks for the call. 1646 01:29:48,439 --> 01:29:51,800 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Let's go to who we got here, 1647 01:29:51,880 --> 01:29:54,360 Speaker 1: Peter in Spencerport. Peter, what do you have for us? 1648 01:29:54,400 --> 01:29:58,800 Speaker 1: You're on one Bill's Live, first time caller. They'll spend 1649 01:29:58,880 --> 01:30:03,799 Speaker 1: my whole life and I was in Stephen Cheska. Josh 1650 01:30:03,920 --> 01:30:08,519 Speaker 1: Allen is uh from last year to this year, he's 1651 01:30:08,640 --> 01:30:13,880 Speaker 1: gotten a great thing from the Houston game to this 1652 01:30:14,840 --> 01:30:20,040 Speaker 1: second game. So you want to know how we've improved 1653 01:30:20,120 --> 01:30:22,160 Speaker 1: from the first, second, first game to this game. I 1654 01:30:22,160 --> 01:30:27,000 Speaker 1: would say Allen's greatest He asked about Josh specifically, Allen's 1655 01:30:27,040 --> 01:30:30,600 Speaker 1: greatest improvement. I think has come to a great degree. 1656 01:30:30,680 --> 01:30:34,080 Speaker 1: I would say, I'm beeping here contact tracers going off. 1657 01:30:34,080 --> 01:30:36,320 Speaker 1: I don't know why it's gotta be mine. Well, we're 1658 01:30:36,439 --> 01:30:39,560 Speaker 1: more than six feet so I'll get that address and 1659 01:30:39,680 --> 01:30:41,360 Speaker 1: the break. Pardon us, we've gone. This is what we 1660 01:30:41,360 --> 01:30:43,800 Speaker 1: gotta do during COVID. It's it's our job in any event. 1661 01:30:43,880 --> 01:30:47,320 Speaker 1: I think it's it's two things. I would say it's 1662 01:30:47,400 --> 01:30:52,519 Speaker 1: his poise and composure. You know. We we joked with 1663 01:30:52,600 --> 01:30:54,760 Speaker 1: Kyle Brant, who's a weekly guest on this show early 1664 01:30:54,840 --> 01:30:57,120 Speaker 1: in the season about sugar rush. Josh Allen there were 1665 01:30:57,160 --> 01:30:59,559 Speaker 1: still some of those plays in his game in the 1666 01:30:59,600 --> 01:31:03,000 Speaker 1: first half of the season. Now, despite the magnitude of 1667 01:31:03,040 --> 01:31:06,800 Speaker 1: these playoff games, that hasn't come back into his game. 1668 01:31:06,840 --> 01:31:09,280 Speaker 1: And so I think he's reached a level of maturity 1669 01:31:09,320 --> 01:31:13,240 Speaker 1: and poise as the leader of this offense where not 1670 01:31:13,400 --> 01:31:15,479 Speaker 1: much gets him riled up to the point where he's 1671 01:31:15,479 --> 01:31:18,960 Speaker 1: throwing rocket balls and making crazy decisions. So that's number one, 1672 01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:23,400 Speaker 1: and then number two, I just think the consistency of 1673 01:31:23,400 --> 01:31:25,720 Speaker 1: his game is at an all time high. There are 1674 01:31:25,760 --> 01:31:28,439 Speaker 1: still some Aaron throws here and there, but the decision 1675 01:31:28,479 --> 01:31:31,559 Speaker 1: making to throw it away and live for another play 1676 01:31:31,680 --> 01:31:34,080 Speaker 1: that didn't even exist in his game last year. His 1677 01:31:34,200 --> 01:31:37,600 Speaker 1: competitive fire got the best of him sometimes in his 1678 01:31:37,680 --> 01:31:39,479 Speaker 1: first two years in the league, and it would cost 1679 01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:43,000 Speaker 1: the team. And there are far less of those plays 1680 01:31:43,000 --> 01:31:46,040 Speaker 1: than we've seen before, and that's why the team has 1681 01:31:46,040 --> 01:31:49,120 Speaker 1: been able to advance in part because of his quality 1682 01:31:49,160 --> 01:31:51,920 Speaker 1: decision making from start to finishing these football I'll say this, 1683 01:31:52,439 --> 01:31:57,880 Speaker 1: it's gotten so good with Josh this year that the 1684 01:31:58,680 --> 01:32:05,400 Speaker 1: growth in his game is becoming almost unimperceptible to a 1685 01:32:05,439 --> 01:32:07,519 Speaker 1: guy who's just watching the game. When you go back 1686 01:32:07,560 --> 01:32:09,840 Speaker 1: and look at the al twenty two, and it's like 1687 01:32:09,880 --> 01:32:14,080 Speaker 1: Greg Cosell has said for weeks now, Josh is reading defenses. 1688 01:32:14,880 --> 01:32:18,160 Speaker 1: He's pulling the safeties off with his eyes. He's making 1689 01:32:18,240 --> 01:32:23,040 Speaker 1: throws off platform accurately offside, and he's changing the angleans 1690 01:32:23,080 --> 01:32:25,920 Speaker 1: through them. He's doing so many little subtle things that 1691 01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:29,479 Speaker 1: only you have to watch for that are improvements over 1692 01:32:29,479 --> 01:32:32,479 Speaker 1: what it because that's how far he's come. You don't 1693 01:32:32,680 --> 01:32:34,920 Speaker 1: and even this last week, you know what obstruct me? 1694 01:32:35,200 --> 01:32:38,439 Speaker 1: It's like, wow, there's some growth. He took a sack 1695 01:32:38,479 --> 01:32:40,920 Speaker 1: and just went down. Yeah, just took a sack, said 1696 01:32:41,040 --> 01:32:42,800 Speaker 1: I've gotten He just went down, didn't try to pull 1697 01:32:42,840 --> 01:32:45,160 Speaker 1: out of it, didn't try to fight it and get it, 1698 01:32:45,400 --> 01:32:47,200 Speaker 1: just went down. Yeah. And you know what, you also 1699 01:32:47,280 --> 01:32:49,439 Speaker 1: see you see those plays where he knows if it's 1700 01:32:49,439 --> 01:32:51,200 Speaker 1: dead from the word go, he'll just throw it at 1701 01:32:51,200 --> 01:32:53,479 Speaker 1: the guy's feet. You know those. It's almost like a 1702 01:32:53,479 --> 01:32:56,680 Speaker 1: glorified spike. He'll do those. You know what, let's just 1703 01:32:56,680 --> 01:32:58,920 Speaker 1: get the second and ten. Yeah, never did that in 1704 01:32:58,920 --> 01:33:00,760 Speaker 1: his first two years. He oh, well, let me hold on, 1705 01:33:00,800 --> 01:33:02,799 Speaker 1: see if I can do something that. He's made such 1706 01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:07,320 Speaker 1: improvements and gotten so good at so many aspects of 1707 01:33:07,360 --> 01:33:11,400 Speaker 1: his game, that the things that he's improving on now, 1708 01:33:11,439 --> 01:33:13,600 Speaker 1: I guess is what I'm saying are so subtle. You 1709 01:33:13,680 --> 01:33:16,280 Speaker 1: almost have to be an assistant coach in a system 1710 01:33:16,320 --> 01:33:19,559 Speaker 1: to understand how he's into the nuanced areas of his position. 1711 01:33:19,680 --> 01:33:22,160 Speaker 1: That's how he comes. That's how far he's come, and 1712 01:33:22,200 --> 01:33:25,360 Speaker 1: that's pretty cool for Bills fans. It's really unbelievable for 1713 01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:27,600 Speaker 1: Bills fans because that's how far the guy's coming. And 1714 01:33:27,880 --> 01:33:31,320 Speaker 1: he continues to every week. Greg Kosel comes in here 1715 01:33:31,680 --> 01:33:34,080 Speaker 1: and like, this week, are they more We asked him 1716 01:33:34,160 --> 01:33:35,880 Speaker 1: point blank, are the Bills more ready to beat the 1717 01:33:35,920 --> 01:33:37,479 Speaker 1: Chiefs this week? They were in week sex. He's oh 1718 01:33:37,520 --> 01:33:40,320 Speaker 1: my gosh, Josh has gone so far. He's got more experience, 1719 01:33:40,320 --> 01:33:43,559 Speaker 1: he's more poisoned. It's all about Josh and how much 1720 01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:45,800 Speaker 1: better he is. For most fans. He's like, well, he's 1721 01:33:45,800 --> 01:33:48,479 Speaker 1: been playing like this all year. Well, even within that, 1722 01:33:48,960 --> 01:33:51,559 Speaker 1: he's playing better, So there's all areas of his game 1723 01:33:51,600 --> 01:33:54,559 Speaker 1: that are getting better. Yeah, yeah, so yes, the last 1724 01:33:54,640 --> 01:33:59,519 Speaker 1: Chiefs game, week six, it's like a full calendar year 1725 01:33:59,760 --> 01:34:02,600 Speaker 1: for what the improvement that we've seen in Josh in 1726 01:34:02,720 --> 01:34:06,080 Speaker 1: previous years. It would be in twenty eighteen to twenty 1727 01:34:06,360 --> 01:34:09,760 Speaker 1: nineteen improvement as it has happened here in two week 1728 01:34:10,040 --> 01:34:15,240 Speaker 1: six to week now nineteen of the regular season. It's 1729 01:34:15,479 --> 01:34:17,240 Speaker 1: it's a pretty cool place for Bills fans to be 1730 01:34:17,760 --> 01:34:20,200 Speaker 1: break time for us. But when we come back, it's 1731 01:34:20,240 --> 01:34:22,800 Speaker 1: that time in the week where we get the lowdown 1732 01:34:23,240 --> 01:34:27,040 Speaker 1: from one Lorenzo Alexander and he gives us his thoughts 1733 01:34:27,040 --> 01:34:31,439 Speaker 1: on this one as we all get set for the 1734 01:34:31,479 --> 01:34:35,280 Speaker 1: AFC Championship Game. Lorenzo Alexander next here on One Bills 1735 01:34:35,320 --> 01:34:37,800 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalid to Health. It's Buffalo Bill's Radio 1736 01:34:46,560 --> 01:34:52,599 Speaker 1: Lollo Bills Radio Network Sports Update. There's a sports update 1737 01:34:52,640 --> 01:34:55,080 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. Final injury reports will be out 1738 01:34:55,160 --> 01:34:57,559 Speaker 1: later this afternoon for the Chiefs and Bills in advance 1739 01:34:57,560 --> 01:35:01,000 Speaker 1: of their AFC title game. Patrick Mahone in cornerback Pshaud 1740 01:35:01,040 --> 01:35:05,240 Speaker 1: Brelan remained in concussion protocol through Thursday's practice. Both were limited. 1741 01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:09,600 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins and Clyde Edwards Laire also limited participants yesterday. 1742 01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:12,280 Speaker 1: For the Bills, head coach Sean McDermott said both Stefon 1743 01:35:12,400 --> 01:35:15,479 Speaker 1: Diggs and Bull Beasley are in a quote good spot 1744 01:35:15,560 --> 01:35:18,559 Speaker 1: for Sunday. Both players were limited in practice Thursday gave 1745 01:35:18,640 --> 01:35:22,000 Speaker 1: Davison Vernon Butler, however, looked like real question marks after 1746 01:35:22,040 --> 01:35:25,599 Speaker 1: both their second straight day of practice on Thursday. Pro 1747 01:35:25,640 --> 01:35:28,120 Speaker 1: Football Writers of America have named Josh Allen the most 1748 01:35:28,160 --> 01:35:31,519 Speaker 1: improved player of the year. Allen increased his completion percentage 1749 01:35:31,520 --> 01:35:34,519 Speaker 1: more than ten points from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty. 1750 01:35:34,520 --> 01:35:37,160 Speaker 1: A passer rating of one oh six point two also 1751 01:35:37,240 --> 01:35:42,799 Speaker 1: set a single season franchise record. Though former Panthers GM 1752 01:35:42,800 --> 01:35:45,479 Speaker 1: Marty Herney was initially reported to be Washington's choice for 1753 01:35:45,520 --> 01:35:48,880 Speaker 1: the same role, the Washington football team named Martin Mayhew 1754 01:35:48,920 --> 01:35:51,519 Speaker 1: its general manager on Friday morning. May who spent seven 1755 01:35:51,520 --> 01:35:54,200 Speaker 1: seasons as the Lions GM in two thousand and eight 1756 01:35:54,200 --> 01:35:57,080 Speaker 1: to twenty fifteen. He was most recently the vice president 1757 01:35:57,120 --> 01:35:59,760 Speaker 1: of player Personnel for the forty nine Ers. Herney will 1758 01:36:00,280 --> 01:36:03,439 Speaker 1: in the team's personnel department. The NFL is announced the 1759 01:36:03,479 --> 01:36:05,720 Speaker 1: twenty two thousand fans will be an attendance at Super 1760 01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:08,320 Speaker 1: Bowl fifty five, and more than one third of them 1761 01:36:08,560 --> 01:36:11,680 Speaker 1: will be vaccinated healthcare workers who will get into the 1762 01:36:11,680 --> 01:36:14,719 Speaker 1: game four free. This year's Super Bowl is in Tampa, 1763 01:36:14,800 --> 01:36:17,360 Speaker 1: and most of those healthcare workers will be from the 1764 01:36:17,400 --> 01:36:21,240 Speaker 1: Tampa central Florida area. Some sad news on Friday. Hall 1765 01:36:21,280 --> 01:36:23,719 Speaker 1: of Famer and longtime home run king Hank Aaron died 1766 01:36:23,760 --> 01:36:26,800 Speaker 1: Friday morning. The Atlanta Braves legend was eighty six. Aaron, 1767 01:36:26,840 --> 01:36:29,360 Speaker 1: at twenty five time All Star, played in Major League 1768 01:36:29,400 --> 01:36:33,559 Speaker 1: Baseball almost entirely with the Braves organization. He was inducted 1769 01:36:33,560 --> 01:36:36,519 Speaker 1: into the Hall of Fame in nineteen eighty two. And 1770 01:36:36,560 --> 01:36:38,680 Speaker 1: the Sabers back in action tonight as they visit the 1771 01:36:38,720 --> 01:36:41,160 Speaker 1: Washington Capitals for the first of a two game set. 1772 01:36:41,600 --> 01:36:45,360 Speaker 1: Four Capitals players, including Alex Ovechkin, expected to miss their 1773 01:36:45,360 --> 01:36:49,360 Speaker 1: weekend's games due to COVID nineteen protocol violations. Linas Olmark 1774 01:36:49,600 --> 01:36:52,960 Speaker 1: will get the start in net face off at seven PM. Well, 1775 01:36:52,960 --> 01:36:54,800 Speaker 1: the last thing that came in just under the wire. 1776 01:36:54,960 --> 01:36:59,680 Speaker 1: The Bills are signing kicker Tristan Vasca Viscaino to their 1777 01:36:59,680 --> 01:37:03,160 Speaker 1: practice squad. Buffalo's kicker Tyler Bassard dealing with a hand injury. 1778 01:37:03,160 --> 01:37:06,559 Speaker 1: He's fully participated in practice this week, however, so bass 1779 01:37:06,600 --> 01:37:09,040 Speaker 1: should be a hand injury for a kicker, Yeah, he'll 1780 01:37:09,080 --> 01:37:12,240 Speaker 1: be all right. Hard to hard to get two ruffled 1781 01:37:12,280 --> 01:37:14,519 Speaker 1: about that, But they did bring in another kicker just 1782 01:37:14,640 --> 01:37:31,120 Speaker 1: in case, so cue it's Jay a low down and 1783 01:37:31,320 --> 01:37:33,640 Speaker 1: here to do the honors as always is one Lorenzo 1784 01:37:33,760 --> 01:37:36,400 Speaker 1: Alexander joining us fresh out of the gym. He's got 1785 01:37:36,400 --> 01:37:38,479 Speaker 1: a good sweat on. He's ready to go back in 1786 01:37:38,560 --> 01:37:40,439 Speaker 1: and hit the heavy bag. I don't know if there's 1787 01:37:40,479 --> 01:37:43,240 Speaker 1: pilates in his future, but you know there's something going 1788 01:37:43,280 --> 01:37:46,240 Speaker 1: on out there in Arizona for sure. Zoe, how are 1789 01:37:46,240 --> 01:37:51,679 Speaker 1: we doing? Guy? You're all lathered up for this one? Huh? 1790 01:37:51,880 --> 01:37:53,720 Speaker 1: Can you hear us? Zoe? Can't hear us? What are 1791 01:37:53,720 --> 01:37:56,680 Speaker 1: you doing? Jack? Pretty good? You know what I think 1792 01:37:56,680 --> 01:37:59,320 Speaker 1: we need? You gotta go back in at you. Let 1793 01:37:59,360 --> 01:38:01,960 Speaker 1: me get back old guys later, All right, hop off 1794 01:38:01,960 --> 01:38:04,000 Speaker 1: and get reconnected. We'll do. We can hang on for 1795 01:38:04,120 --> 01:38:06,479 Speaker 1: just two seconds while they reconnect. That. Yes, I don't know. 1796 01:38:06,520 --> 01:38:08,200 Speaker 1: I must have froze up for him, because then he 1797 01:38:08,240 --> 01:38:10,519 Speaker 1: froze up for us. Yeah. They Well, if you hang 1798 01:38:10,640 --> 01:38:12,840 Speaker 1: up and call back sometimes it works better. So there 1799 01:38:12,880 --> 01:38:14,800 Speaker 1: you go. That is true. So we will get back 1800 01:38:14,840 --> 01:38:16,599 Speaker 1: with him in short or. I really want to ask 1801 01:38:16,680 --> 01:38:19,920 Speaker 1: him about Milano's impact on this game. I mean, that's 1802 01:38:19,920 --> 01:38:23,120 Speaker 1: a guy he played with for two seasons three seasons. 1803 01:38:23,160 --> 01:38:25,360 Speaker 1: What am I saying, played with him for three seasons, 1804 01:38:25,520 --> 01:38:27,400 Speaker 1: knows the impact that you can have on a football game, 1805 01:38:27,479 --> 01:38:30,120 Speaker 1: knows how Leslie Frasier likes to utilize him in this defense. 1806 01:38:30,920 --> 01:38:33,439 Speaker 1: Wasn't there in Week six as we know now back 1807 01:38:33,479 --> 01:38:36,400 Speaker 1: in the fold. What changes for them defensively? How much 1808 01:38:36,439 --> 01:38:39,599 Speaker 1: more expansive does the play calling get for Leslie Frasier 1809 01:38:39,600 --> 01:38:42,360 Speaker 1: with Milano in the lineup. That's my first question for Lorenzo. 1810 01:38:42,800 --> 01:38:44,479 Speaker 1: All right, we'll see when we get him back, but yeah, 1811 01:38:44,520 --> 01:38:50,160 Speaker 1: that's Milano has been such a point of discussion all season, 1812 01:38:50,200 --> 01:38:51,880 Speaker 1: when he's in, when he's out, when he was hurting, 1813 01:38:51,880 --> 01:38:53,439 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent when he was out, and then 1814 01:38:53,680 --> 01:38:56,880 Speaker 1: how they used aj Kline to replace him, and what 1815 01:38:56,920 --> 01:38:58,759 Speaker 1: they asked aj Klin to do and what they allowed 1816 01:38:58,840 --> 01:39:01,759 Speaker 1: him to do later on because it wasn't extended absence 1817 01:39:02,040 --> 01:39:05,200 Speaker 1: I think he was. He was hobbled for what four 1818 01:39:05,240 --> 01:39:06,960 Speaker 1: games and then out for four games. I mean it 1819 01:39:07,000 --> 01:39:09,479 Speaker 1: almost seemed like eight eight games that he was affected 1820 01:39:09,479 --> 01:39:12,360 Speaker 1: by the torn peck muscle, pulled peck muscle that he 1821 01:39:12,360 --> 01:39:15,200 Speaker 1: had earlier in the season. So Milano has been yea 1822 01:39:15,280 --> 01:39:19,840 Speaker 1: and his play of late has been critical. To their 1823 01:39:20,200 --> 01:39:24,519 Speaker 1: resurgence defensive out Yea and Tremaine. You know, credit due 1824 01:39:24,560 --> 01:39:26,240 Speaker 1: to him as well. I think once he got over 1825 01:39:26,280 --> 01:39:29,760 Speaker 1: the shoulder problem, you know, he was getting back on 1826 01:39:29,800 --> 01:39:33,519 Speaker 1: track as well. So that's the good news, all right. 1827 01:39:33,600 --> 01:39:37,080 Speaker 1: So Lorenzo, you're with us, all right? Good? Yeah? I 1828 01:39:37,080 --> 01:39:39,479 Speaker 1: had to plug in you know, his WiFi. I hear 1829 01:39:39,560 --> 01:39:43,439 Speaker 1: thatting crazy out here. We experienced that with Steve too. 1830 01:39:43,479 --> 01:39:45,599 Speaker 1: I mean, he the guy spends more money on Wi 1831 01:39:45,640 --> 01:39:47,360 Speaker 1: Fi and it still doesn't work at his house. So 1832 01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:50,800 Speaker 1: that's always fun when we're home for home broadcasts. But 1833 01:39:50,920 --> 01:39:53,920 Speaker 1: I digress. Zo. The first and first question I really 1834 01:39:53,920 --> 01:39:56,879 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you was having played with Matt Milano 1835 01:39:56,920 --> 01:39:59,599 Speaker 1: for three years, knowing how Leslie Frasier likes to utilize 1836 01:39:59,680 --> 01:40:01,880 Speaker 1: him in the scope of this defense. As you know, 1837 01:40:01,960 --> 01:40:04,000 Speaker 1: he did not play in the week sixth game against 1838 01:40:04,000 --> 01:40:08,320 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, How and where does he change this defense 1839 01:40:08,439 --> 01:40:12,840 Speaker 1: the most going into this rematch with Kansas City. Yeah, well, 1840 01:40:13,000 --> 01:40:15,639 Speaker 1: you know, Matt Malone's probably one of the more underrated guys. 1841 01:40:15,720 --> 01:40:17,840 Speaker 1: You know, from a national perspective. I think people that 1842 01:40:17,880 --> 01:40:21,280 Speaker 1: are in that organization understands the versatility that he brings 1843 01:40:21,280 --> 01:40:24,240 Speaker 1: as far as run stopping, being able to blitz, and 1844 01:40:24,280 --> 01:40:26,880 Speaker 1: then most importantly, which which we're talking about for this game, 1845 01:40:26,960 --> 01:40:28,519 Speaker 1: is going to be be able to cover and be 1846 01:40:28,560 --> 01:40:30,320 Speaker 1: able to cover tight ends. And when we think about 1847 01:40:30,360 --> 01:40:33,120 Speaker 1: tight ends, Travis Kelsey is probably one of the top 1848 01:40:33,200 --> 01:40:35,120 Speaker 1: names that always rings and I think he's a He's 1849 01:40:35,120 --> 01:40:37,960 Speaker 1: gonna have a obviously a lot on his hands this week, 1850 01:40:38,000 --> 01:40:41,920 Speaker 1: but he's definitely built for the challenge, you know, being athletic, 1851 01:40:42,000 --> 01:40:45,599 Speaker 1: being being very physical as well, and I think having 1852 01:40:45,680 --> 01:40:48,360 Speaker 1: Matt there in that spot and maybe they do some 1853 01:40:48,439 --> 01:40:50,760 Speaker 1: other things with some other guys as well, it will 1854 01:40:50,800 --> 01:40:53,439 Speaker 1: allow you to then, you know, put a safety over 1855 01:40:53,479 --> 01:40:55,799 Speaker 1: the top of to David's wife if they decide to 1856 01:40:55,920 --> 01:40:59,240 Speaker 1: put him on Tyreek Hill. Because that's that's what it's 1857 01:40:59,280 --> 01:41:01,760 Speaker 1: all about, right, It's about these matchups and how can 1858 01:41:01,880 --> 01:41:04,960 Speaker 1: you with your own personnel, match up the best where 1859 01:41:04,960 --> 01:41:07,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to pay so much attention to one 1860 01:41:07,840 --> 01:41:10,360 Speaker 1: guy with two guys. And I think that's the same 1861 01:41:10,400 --> 01:41:12,559 Speaker 1: thing that the Bill's offense has done to a lot 1862 01:41:12,600 --> 01:41:15,519 Speaker 1: of teams over over the season, the same opportunity that 1863 01:41:15,560 --> 01:41:17,240 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chief does. You know, they have so 1864 01:41:17,280 --> 01:41:19,080 Speaker 1: many guys that you feel like you have to double 1865 01:41:19,080 --> 01:41:20,880 Speaker 1: team because you don't have the personnel to lock down, 1866 01:41:21,280 --> 01:41:25,200 Speaker 1: and Matt Mlano gives you the confidence because he's shown 1867 01:41:25,200 --> 01:41:26,559 Speaker 1: it to be able to match up with a tight 1868 01:41:26,720 --> 01:41:29,719 Speaker 1: end and you know, break up the ball or even 1869 01:41:29,760 --> 01:41:32,439 Speaker 1: to deter the quarterback to going at it. What does 1870 01:41:32,479 --> 01:41:35,600 Speaker 1: it mean if Mahomes isn't as mobile as he usually is? 1871 01:41:35,640 --> 01:41:37,439 Speaker 1: I mean, how how much do you think about that 1872 01:41:37,479 --> 01:41:40,479 Speaker 1: when you're going in. Certainly they don't call runs for him. 1873 01:41:41,240 --> 01:41:42,960 Speaker 1: He's just one of those guys that kind of extends 1874 01:41:42,960 --> 01:41:45,200 Speaker 1: a play. How does that affect the way you think 1875 01:41:45,200 --> 01:41:47,559 Speaker 1: about this or the way the defense has called anything, 1876 01:41:47,840 --> 01:41:51,240 Speaker 1: or you just have to kind of go with your instincts. Yeah, 1877 01:41:51,320 --> 01:41:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean I have to go with your instincts the 1878 01:41:52,720 --> 01:41:54,800 Speaker 1: floor of the game. Yeah, he may be a little 1879 01:41:54,840 --> 01:41:57,720 Speaker 1: hampered by that toe, but I mean that's not significant 1880 01:41:57,760 --> 01:41:59,519 Speaker 1: based on the way he plays. He's a you know 1881 01:41:59,520 --> 01:42:02,559 Speaker 1: the tradition no pocket passes, but that can extend with 1882 01:42:02,720 --> 01:42:05,240 Speaker 1: his athleticism that he has as far as rolling out, 1883 01:42:05,800 --> 01:42:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, backing up and still be able to throw 1884 01:42:08,000 --> 01:42:11,200 Speaker 1: at you know, multiple different arm angles. And so I 1885 01:42:11,240 --> 01:42:12,559 Speaker 1: think you just have to get a field for the 1886 01:42:12,600 --> 01:42:15,360 Speaker 1: game because he's gonna be amped up, he's gonna be 1887 01:42:15,439 --> 01:42:17,639 Speaker 1: juiced up, and so that injury that may be bothering 1888 01:42:17,680 --> 01:42:20,280 Speaker 1: him in pre game or during the week at practice, 1889 01:42:20,840 --> 01:42:22,679 Speaker 1: he's not gonna feel as much. You know, they're gonna 1890 01:42:22,680 --> 01:42:24,200 Speaker 1: shoot it up as well. And then you add in 1891 01:42:24,280 --> 01:42:26,639 Speaker 1: then drilling and wanted to be out there and wanted 1892 01:42:26,640 --> 01:42:29,120 Speaker 1: to play for his guys. I think he's gonna be 1893 01:42:29,200 --> 01:42:31,640 Speaker 1: as close to, you know, ninety percent that you can be, 1894 01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, dealing with some of the injuries that he 1895 01:42:33,479 --> 01:42:37,000 Speaker 1: suffered last week in the game. Looking at the Chiefs 1896 01:42:37,040 --> 01:42:40,280 Speaker 1: defense here, so they play a lot of dime coverage, 1897 01:42:41,160 --> 01:42:45,360 Speaker 1: third highest rate in the league, and they didn't have 1898 01:42:45,439 --> 01:42:48,800 Speaker 1: Lagarius need here back in Week six, who's one of 1899 01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:54,120 Speaker 1: their sub package guys. Dime isn't something you see a 1900 01:42:54,160 --> 01:42:57,479 Speaker 1: whole lot of in the league. Is how much of 1901 01:42:57,479 --> 01:42:59,400 Speaker 1: an adjustment is it really, if any, Is it more 1902 01:42:59,400 --> 01:43:01,479 Speaker 1: of an adjustment for the receivers going out or is 1903 01:43:01,479 --> 01:43:05,040 Speaker 1: it more for Josh Yeah, I mean it's it's personnel 1904 01:43:05,280 --> 01:43:10,040 Speaker 1: matching up athleticism on athleticism, I think a lot of 1905 01:43:10,080 --> 01:43:11,720 Speaker 1: that is going to be predicated on, you know, what 1906 01:43:12,280 --> 01:43:14,040 Speaker 1: Davil feels like. If he can run the ball or not. 1907 01:43:14,200 --> 01:43:17,160 Speaker 1: But obviously this has been a pash heavy offense in 1908 01:43:17,320 --> 01:43:19,280 Speaker 1: Josh Allen the Buffalo Bills, and so you got to 1909 01:43:19,280 --> 01:43:20,760 Speaker 1: be able to match up with guys. And it kind 1910 01:43:20,760 --> 01:43:23,000 Speaker 1: of goes to our question in the beginning. You can't 1911 01:43:23,040 --> 01:43:26,280 Speaker 1: have linebackers trying to guard Cole Beasley in the slot. 1912 01:43:27,040 --> 01:43:28,360 Speaker 1: You're just not gonna be able to do it. You 1913 01:43:28,360 --> 01:43:32,200 Speaker 1: can't have necessarily linebackers guard Devil Segretary when he goes 1914 01:43:32,240 --> 01:43:34,360 Speaker 1: out and walks out at number one and can run 1915 01:43:34,720 --> 01:43:37,439 Speaker 1: some of the receivers routes, and so they play dimes 1916 01:43:37,479 --> 01:43:39,720 Speaker 1: so that they can match up, put dbs on these 1917 01:43:39,720 --> 01:43:43,320 Speaker 1: more athletic, quick style receivers and running backs, and so 1918 01:43:43,360 --> 01:43:45,240 Speaker 1: that they don't feel like they have to double with 1919 01:43:45,320 --> 01:43:48,160 Speaker 1: the linebacker. Because obviously the more teaching you pay the 1920 01:43:48,240 --> 01:43:49,920 Speaker 1: one guy, that's the less guys that you have in 1921 01:43:50,000 --> 01:43:52,040 Speaker 1: other places. And the way the rules are made now, 1922 01:43:52,200 --> 01:43:55,000 Speaker 1: the way Josh is playing, guys can eat you up. 1923 01:43:55,040 --> 01:43:58,200 Speaker 1: You know, whether it's Cole, whether it's John Brown, whether 1924 01:43:58,200 --> 01:44:01,320 Speaker 1: it's Dawson Knox. You know, hopefully Gabe Davis can go. 1925 01:44:01,400 --> 01:44:03,599 Speaker 1: I know he's hampered with a little injury, whether it's him. 1926 01:44:04,120 --> 01:44:06,000 Speaker 1: If you don't have athletes out there that are in 1927 01:44:06,080 --> 01:44:08,080 Speaker 1: space and that can't cover these guys, they're gonna eat 1928 01:44:08,120 --> 01:44:09,960 Speaker 1: you up all the time. And that's why they've been 1929 01:44:10,000 --> 01:44:12,360 Speaker 1: so dangerous. And the same goes for the Kancity Chiefs 1930 01:44:12,479 --> 01:44:14,680 Speaker 1: one of the offense as well. One of the surprising 1931 01:44:14,680 --> 01:44:16,479 Speaker 1: things about this last round of the playoffs when the 1932 01:44:16,479 --> 01:44:19,160 Speaker 1: Bills beat that the Ravens was that the Bills just 1933 01:44:19,680 --> 01:44:22,960 Speaker 1: really decided not to run the football in the first time. 1934 01:44:23,000 --> 01:44:26,679 Speaker 1: They're like, they went twenty straight plays, all of them passes. 1935 01:44:26,720 --> 01:44:28,800 Speaker 1: They did the same thing against Seattle earlier in the year. 1936 01:44:28,800 --> 01:44:30,360 Speaker 1: They just said, forget it, we ain't gonna do it. 1937 01:44:30,479 --> 01:44:33,120 Speaker 1: They're just gonna run. What does that tell you, Like, 1938 01:44:33,600 --> 01:44:36,840 Speaker 1: does it say, hey, we're that confident or be we 1939 01:44:36,920 --> 01:44:38,519 Speaker 1: don't have a running game? I mean, what is the 1940 01:44:38,680 --> 01:44:41,519 Speaker 1: what is the message that sends to the players and 1941 01:44:41,600 --> 01:44:44,759 Speaker 1: also do your opponent. It says we're gonna do whatever 1942 01:44:44,840 --> 01:44:46,800 Speaker 1: we need to do to win. You know, Davil is 1943 01:44:46,840 --> 01:44:49,040 Speaker 1: connected to that Patriots way and what they did up there. 1944 01:44:49,040 --> 01:44:50,960 Speaker 1: And if you looked at Tom Brady, especially late in 1945 01:44:50,960 --> 01:44:53,000 Speaker 1: his career, you know, I people expecting him to throw 1946 01:44:53,040 --> 01:44:54,720 Speaker 1: the ball, but he'll go and run the ball down 1947 01:44:54,760 --> 01:44:57,240 Speaker 1: your throat thirty times. You know if it's gonna work 1948 01:44:57,240 --> 01:44:59,800 Speaker 1: and you can't stop it. And so what Davel has 1949 01:44:59,840 --> 01:45:01,519 Speaker 1: done and what he's brought from the Patriots, it's all 1950 01:45:01,520 --> 01:45:05,040 Speaker 1: about matchups and where can I attack you consistently so 1951 01:45:05,080 --> 01:45:06,760 Speaker 1: that we can continue to move the ball down the 1952 01:45:06,760 --> 01:45:08,320 Speaker 1: field and at the end of the day score more 1953 01:45:08,360 --> 01:45:11,240 Speaker 1: points than you do. And so if that means run 1954 01:45:11,280 --> 01:45:14,200 Speaker 1: the ball fifty times, we're gonna run the ball fifty times. 1955 01:45:14,200 --> 01:45:15,880 Speaker 1: And it means throw the ball fifty times, is we're 1956 01:45:15,880 --> 01:45:17,479 Speaker 1: gonna do. If it means I have to have a 1957 01:45:17,560 --> 01:45:19,840 Speaker 1: good mix, That's what I'm going to do. But at 1958 01:45:19,880 --> 01:45:21,200 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you're trying to figure out 1959 01:45:21,200 --> 01:45:23,880 Speaker 1: where you can exploit the other team's weaknesses and then 1960 01:45:23,960 --> 01:45:28,360 Speaker 1: really a situate your guys person as your own personnel, 1961 01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:33,720 Speaker 1: whether his digs, Co, Devin and Josh, and situate their 1962 01:45:33,760 --> 01:45:35,800 Speaker 1: talents and put them in the best position giving those 1963 01:45:35,840 --> 01:45:39,320 Speaker 1: matchups to go out there and win and score points. 1964 01:45:40,000 --> 01:45:46,439 Speaker 1: When you think about how far Josh has come this year, 1965 01:45:46,479 --> 01:45:49,639 Speaker 1: because he just got named Pro Football Writers of American 1966 01:45:49,640 --> 01:45:51,840 Speaker 1: Most Improved Player of the Year, we all know that 1967 01:45:51,840 --> 01:45:55,040 Speaker 1: He's made improvements in several areas of his game. What 1968 01:45:55,160 --> 01:45:58,720 Speaker 1: do you think has been the most quintessential improvement in 1969 01:45:58,760 --> 01:46:01,760 Speaker 1: his game that has vall to this team into the 1970 01:46:01,840 --> 01:46:05,680 Speaker 1: upper echelon of the league. His decision making. You know, 1971 01:46:05,680 --> 01:46:08,880 Speaker 1: everybody talks about the accuracy and jumping up ten points, 1972 01:46:08,880 --> 01:46:12,120 Speaker 1: and I think that's a product of his decision making. 1973 01:46:12,120 --> 01:46:14,480 Speaker 1: I think him being able to stay calm and collective 1974 01:46:14,880 --> 01:46:17,280 Speaker 1: when things get chaotic. You know, I've referenced this, I 1975 01:46:17,280 --> 01:46:19,000 Speaker 1: think earlier on this show. I mean, I think last 1976 01:46:19,080 --> 01:46:21,040 Speaker 1: year you would see moments and you would say, man, Josh, 1977 01:46:21,040 --> 01:46:22,600 Speaker 1: what are you doing? You know, you think about the 1978 01:46:22,640 --> 01:46:25,000 Speaker 1: Houston game last year, Maybe think about a couple of 1979 01:46:25,000 --> 01:46:26,439 Speaker 1: games earlier this year. What are you doing? Why are 1980 01:46:26,439 --> 01:46:28,760 Speaker 1: you trying to run over guys? I think as this 1981 01:46:28,880 --> 01:46:31,800 Speaker 1: season has really developed, his biggest attribute has been his 1982 01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:35,479 Speaker 1: ability to stay within himself. Obviously still be who he is, 1983 01:46:35,800 --> 01:46:39,599 Speaker 1: be ultra competitive, but at least I don't I don't 1984 01:46:39,640 --> 01:46:42,960 Speaker 1: find myself questioning what he's doing with the football or 1985 01:46:43,000 --> 01:46:44,920 Speaker 1: what he's doing with his body. I think he's really 1986 01:46:44,960 --> 01:46:48,560 Speaker 1: starting to understand how to play the game, understanding the 1987 01:46:48,600 --> 01:46:51,160 Speaker 1: situation of football, and understand when he needs to be 1988 01:46:51,200 --> 01:46:53,519 Speaker 1: a hero and when times he just needs to defer, 1989 01:46:53,680 --> 01:46:55,960 Speaker 1: check down and get out the way, let the defense 1990 01:46:56,040 --> 01:46:58,280 Speaker 1: play and then move on and that at the end 1991 01:46:58,280 --> 01:47:00,320 Speaker 1: of the day, I think it's been the big his 1992 01:47:00,360 --> 01:47:04,799 Speaker 1: difference from his first two years to now, and because 1993 01:47:04,840 --> 01:47:08,800 Speaker 1: of that, it has now led to his accuracy going 1994 01:47:08,840 --> 01:47:11,760 Speaker 1: way up because he's no longer chaotic, kind of frazzled 1995 01:47:11,800 --> 01:47:15,160 Speaker 1: and kind of all over the place. He's very focused, intense, 1996 01:47:15,600 --> 01:47:20,200 Speaker 1: and very directed in everything that he does. If you're 1997 01:47:20,240 --> 01:47:22,400 Speaker 1: playing the Bills office and you've watched him play every 1998 01:47:22,439 --> 01:47:24,360 Speaker 1: year game this year, they've they've come out and they 1999 01:47:24,760 --> 01:47:26,720 Speaker 1: spread it out. They go four wide a lot more 2000 01:47:26,720 --> 01:47:30,840 Speaker 1: than anybody else. What's your philosophy about stopping the Buffalo Bills? 2001 01:47:31,160 --> 01:47:33,840 Speaker 1: Brownie and I have been talking about the Chiefs may 2002 01:47:33,920 --> 01:47:36,200 Speaker 1: deploy the same game plan the Bills did in Week 2003 01:47:36,280 --> 01:47:39,880 Speaker 1: six against them. That just invite him to run and 2004 01:47:39,960 --> 01:47:42,479 Speaker 1: you don't want him to throw the football, just you know, 2005 01:47:42,600 --> 01:47:44,760 Speaker 1: just dare him to run the football. And maybe that's 2006 01:47:44,760 --> 01:47:46,680 Speaker 1: what the Chiefs would do to the Bills. But how 2007 01:47:46,680 --> 01:47:50,120 Speaker 1: would you attack the Bills offense? Yeah, you know, both 2008 01:47:50,160 --> 01:47:52,960 Speaker 1: these teams, you know played a real high level and execution. 2009 01:47:53,000 --> 01:47:55,200 Speaker 1: I think that's where it really lies. And so it's 2010 01:47:55,280 --> 01:47:58,439 Speaker 1: not necessarily something that you're gonna do schematically to mess 2011 01:47:58,479 --> 01:48:01,000 Speaker 1: these guys up. But early on in the game, if 2012 01:48:01,080 --> 01:48:02,840 Speaker 1: you if I was to attack the Bills, I would 2013 01:48:03,000 --> 01:48:06,000 Speaker 1: challenge my stars, right, you know, I'm challenging guys that 2014 01:48:06,040 --> 01:48:08,080 Speaker 1: are going to be lining up against digs that are 2015 01:48:08,120 --> 01:48:09,920 Speaker 1: going to be lining up on my defense line is 2016 01:48:09,920 --> 01:48:12,479 Speaker 1: going to be rushing a passer, and you have to 2017 01:48:12,520 --> 01:48:17,160 Speaker 1: win your matchup early and create some dysfunction on their side, 2018 01:48:17,280 --> 01:48:19,519 Speaker 1: some lack of execution on your side. You have to 2019 01:48:19,560 --> 01:48:22,800 Speaker 1: be disruptive. That is the only time where I've really 2020 01:48:22,840 --> 01:48:25,599 Speaker 1: seen and sometimes early in the year it was more 2021 01:48:25,680 --> 01:48:29,880 Speaker 1: self inflicted with receivers dropping balls or guys fumbling the ball. 2022 01:48:29,960 --> 01:48:33,640 Speaker 1: But only time I've really seen this offense struggle is 2023 01:48:33,680 --> 01:48:36,000 Speaker 1: when they don't have early success and they seem a 2024 01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:41,120 Speaker 1: little off kilter. And so as an opposing defense, my 2025 01:48:41,240 --> 01:48:43,240 Speaker 1: job would then be to make sure that I went 2026 01:48:43,320 --> 01:48:46,000 Speaker 1: my matchup to be a part of that, to create 2027 01:48:46,040 --> 01:48:50,800 Speaker 1: that pressure, to create that that lack of execution by 2028 01:48:50,840 --> 01:48:52,600 Speaker 1: me getting a sacked, by me getting my hand on 2029 01:48:52,640 --> 01:48:54,800 Speaker 1: the ball, getting them off the field early. On that 2030 01:48:54,880 --> 01:48:57,600 Speaker 1: first third down going three and out because that and 2031 01:48:57,640 --> 01:48:59,360 Speaker 1: that's when I've only seen them not be able to 2032 01:48:59,400 --> 01:49:02,240 Speaker 1: try to find um as far as their execution and 2033 01:49:02,320 --> 01:49:05,200 Speaker 1: rhythm in the game. Joe, I need to know what 2034 01:49:05,240 --> 01:49:10,360 Speaker 1: you were doing your reaction when tarn Johnson was running 2035 01:49:10,400 --> 01:49:13,400 Speaker 1: down the sideline last week. You're like off your chair 2036 01:49:13,479 --> 01:49:16,040 Speaker 1: and hooting and hollering around the living room, Like, what 2037 01:49:16,200 --> 01:49:19,360 Speaker 1: was your reaction on that one? Yeah? Well, you know, 2038 01:49:19,400 --> 01:49:22,000 Speaker 1: I'm reserved man, and Tarn is It's like one of 2039 01:49:22,000 --> 01:49:24,440 Speaker 1: my little nephews, and I'm just so proud of him. 2040 01:49:24,479 --> 01:49:26,479 Speaker 1: He's been making players all year. But yeah, I mean 2041 01:49:26,520 --> 01:49:29,559 Speaker 1: I jumped out of my seat, um, and I knew 2042 01:49:29,560 --> 01:49:30,840 Speaker 1: the only person I was gonna catch him was the 2043 01:49:30,960 --> 01:49:33,800 Speaker 1: more you see, uh my man, Trey White coming to pitching. 2044 01:49:33,800 --> 01:49:35,240 Speaker 1: I knew it was a touchdown at that point. So 2045 01:49:35,320 --> 01:49:37,599 Speaker 1: it was just a great play, a great read by 2046 01:49:37,680 --> 01:49:40,280 Speaker 1: his his part um and then executing. You know a 2047 01:49:40,320 --> 01:49:42,400 Speaker 1: lot of people dropped that ball, but the moment wasn't 2048 01:49:42,400 --> 01:49:44,519 Speaker 1: too big for him. And then watch out because here 2049 01:49:44,520 --> 01:49:49,960 Speaker 1: comes Michael hoid you jump on you. So now it's 2050 01:49:49,960 --> 01:49:51,600 Speaker 1: a great play. Man. I just love to see the 2051 01:49:51,680 --> 01:49:54,600 Speaker 1: dudes rolled up the offense on the sideline. Yeah, I 2052 01:49:54,640 --> 01:49:56,400 Speaker 1: mean you can see Dre in there right now. Just 2053 01:49:56,960 --> 01:49:59,400 Speaker 1: it's fun. Um. That's probably the one thing that I 2054 01:49:59,439 --> 01:50:02,040 Speaker 1: do miss being out there. It's times like this when 2055 01:50:02,040 --> 01:50:05,320 Speaker 1: you can just rally around on one another and to celebrate, um, 2056 01:50:05,400 --> 01:50:07,519 Speaker 1: what guys have been able to accomplish on the field 2057 01:50:07,560 --> 01:50:10,240 Speaker 1: and throughout this season. So I'm I can't wait to 2058 01:50:10,240 --> 01:50:12,439 Speaker 1: see what he does this week. If the Bills are 2059 01:50:12,479 --> 01:50:15,400 Speaker 1: able to go into Kansas City and get a victory, 2060 01:50:15,520 --> 01:50:19,519 Speaker 1: what will it look like? In your mind? It's gonna 2061 01:50:19,520 --> 01:50:22,000 Speaker 1: be mayhem. I think I just saw a tweet somebody said, 2062 01:50:22,000 --> 01:50:24,080 Speaker 1: didn't make they gotta make sure they put up blockade 2063 01:50:24,240 --> 01:50:26,320 Speaker 1: so guys can get out of the parking lot at 2064 01:50:26,360 --> 01:50:28,760 Speaker 1: the airport without getting Dens on that car. I mean, 2065 01:50:28,880 --> 01:50:31,799 Speaker 1: the game, it's going to be it's gonna be insane. 2066 01:50:32,160 --> 01:50:33,960 Speaker 1: I mean the game. What will the game look like? 2067 01:50:34,160 --> 01:50:38,840 Speaker 1: What's gonna as It's gonna be a close game. My 2068 01:50:38,880 --> 01:50:44,759 Speaker 1: mind goes right to Bills, my right, I get that understandable. Yeah, 2069 01:50:44,800 --> 01:50:48,560 Speaker 1: I think for them to win, Um, it's going to 2070 01:50:48,640 --> 01:50:51,240 Speaker 1: take the defense to stand up and take the ball away. 2071 01:50:52,240 --> 01:50:54,599 Speaker 1: Because both of these offenses are really good. I think 2072 01:50:54,600 --> 01:50:56,960 Speaker 1: they both have great coordinators and they have playmakers that 2073 01:50:57,040 --> 01:50:59,439 Speaker 1: execute at a high level. And so it's gonna have 2074 01:50:59,560 --> 01:51:02,120 Speaker 1: to take the Buffalo Bill's defense, and whether that's Micah 2075 01:51:02,160 --> 01:51:06,160 Speaker 1: Hide Jordan player, maybe Jerry Hughes taking the ball away, 2076 01:51:06,200 --> 01:51:10,439 Speaker 1: strip sack, interception, or limiting them early in the game too, 2077 01:51:10,960 --> 01:51:12,760 Speaker 1: as far as getting off the field on some of 2078 01:51:12,800 --> 01:51:15,960 Speaker 1: them third and sevens, third and sixes and somebody standing 2079 01:51:16,000 --> 01:51:18,559 Speaker 1: up to make a play to shorten their possession, and 2080 01:51:18,600 --> 01:51:20,719 Speaker 1: then obviously getting Josh in the back on the field, 2081 01:51:20,720 --> 01:51:23,640 Speaker 1: because it's just hard to stop these high power offices 2082 01:51:23,720 --> 01:51:26,200 Speaker 1: all the time, and so you have to figure out 2083 01:51:26,280 --> 01:51:28,200 Speaker 1: ways or even make up pick a field goal when 2084 01:51:28,200 --> 01:51:29,640 Speaker 1: they get down to the Renzo. So you have to 2085 01:51:29,640 --> 01:51:33,439 Speaker 1: win those little situational areas when they come about and 2086 01:51:33,600 --> 01:51:37,040 Speaker 1: not allow an opportunity to pass you by. You know, 2087 01:51:37,160 --> 01:51:39,759 Speaker 1: if it's like third and fifteen, don't let Patrick Mahomes 2088 01:51:39,760 --> 01:51:42,800 Speaker 1: scramble around and Tyreeko he turns around it and goes 2089 01:51:42,840 --> 01:51:45,000 Speaker 1: down the field and he gets a fifty yard bomb. Right, 2090 01:51:45,120 --> 01:51:46,519 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to sack and get him on 2091 01:51:46,520 --> 01:51:48,680 Speaker 1: the field, lay him, pup the football and get the 2092 01:51:48,680 --> 01:51:50,400 Speaker 1: ball back in Josh's hands, and so those are the 2093 01:51:50,400 --> 01:51:52,639 Speaker 1: things they have to make sure they do execute third 2094 01:51:52,640 --> 01:51:55,120 Speaker 1: and long, you know, in the red zone, and then 2095 01:51:55,200 --> 01:51:56,960 Speaker 1: definitely find a way to take the ball at least 2096 01:51:56,960 --> 01:52:00,560 Speaker 1: away twice. I know this isn't a surprise, but apparently 2097 01:52:01,040 --> 01:52:03,760 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes just told the media he just got out 2098 01:52:03,760 --> 01:52:06,679 Speaker 1: of the concussion protocol. So here we are on Friday. 2099 01:52:06,720 --> 01:52:10,000 Speaker 1: I think that was widely anticipated. I really am Zoe 2100 01:52:10,120 --> 01:52:12,400 Speaker 1: more interested in the toe injury than anything else. If 2101 01:52:12,479 --> 01:52:15,800 Speaker 1: I'm the Bills, I'm testing him early. I'm testing that 2102 01:52:15,880 --> 01:52:18,719 Speaker 1: mobility early. Maybe I call up in early blitz, send 2103 01:52:18,720 --> 01:52:21,360 Speaker 1: a dB off the edge, see if he can outrun 2104 01:52:21,400 --> 01:52:23,720 Speaker 1: the guy or at least escape, and you'll know right 2105 01:52:23,760 --> 01:52:26,479 Speaker 1: away whether that toe is a problem. Right, I mean, 2106 01:52:26,520 --> 01:52:28,800 Speaker 1: why not st put us set up a litmus test earlier. 2107 01:52:28,800 --> 01:52:31,240 Speaker 1: I mean, when you blitz, you also know you gotta 2108 01:52:31,280 --> 01:52:33,439 Speaker 1: know that Patrick Mahomes know that you're blitzing, right, and 2109 01:52:33,439 --> 01:52:35,439 Speaker 1: there's certain guys that you don't necessarily want to just 2110 01:52:35,479 --> 01:52:39,200 Speaker 1: blitz the blitz. The situation has to call for blitz, 2111 01:52:39,240 --> 01:52:41,320 Speaker 1: and that's when you test him where maybe maybe we're 2112 01:52:41,320 --> 01:52:43,800 Speaker 1: gonna sit back. But since it's you know, third and 2113 01:52:43,840 --> 01:52:46,040 Speaker 1: eight or nine, maybe we're dialing up because he's gonna 2114 01:52:46,040 --> 01:52:48,000 Speaker 1: get the ball out of his hands fairly quickly. Yeah, 2115 01:52:48,360 --> 01:52:50,200 Speaker 1: he's one of those elite guys that can make a 2116 01:52:50,240 --> 01:52:52,599 Speaker 1: diagnosis and then he has the weapons on the outside 2117 01:52:52,600 --> 01:52:54,960 Speaker 1: that guys that he's trust to get the ball out. 2118 01:52:55,000 --> 01:52:57,679 Speaker 1: And so I understand what you're talking about, a less testing, 2119 01:52:57,760 --> 01:52:59,800 Speaker 1: less blitzing, but let's make sure that we do it 2120 01:52:59,840 --> 01:53:02,680 Speaker 1: in smart way where the situation calls for it, and 2121 01:53:02,720 --> 01:53:04,559 Speaker 1: we're not trying to test the guy to see whether 2122 01:53:04,560 --> 01:53:06,960 Speaker 1: his toe is hurt when his arm is just finding 2123 01:53:06,960 --> 01:53:09,160 Speaker 1: his eyes are great, and you're not gonna even get 2124 01:53:09,200 --> 01:53:11,720 Speaker 1: to him in the situation, didn't call forward, And here 2125 01:53:11,720 --> 01:53:14,040 Speaker 1: goes Tyreek running down the field hitting his head on 2126 01:53:14,040 --> 01:53:18,080 Speaker 1: the goal post. Right, yea, so good talking to you, man. 2127 01:53:18,400 --> 01:53:19,880 Speaker 1: What are you gonna Are you gonna watch the game 2128 01:53:19,880 --> 01:53:23,120 Speaker 1: this week? I'm at the house, man, you know, people 2129 01:53:23,160 --> 01:53:25,439 Speaker 1: too crazy. We're in a pandemic. I go out, you 2130 01:53:25,479 --> 01:53:27,519 Speaker 1: know somewhere to watch it, you know, to be Mayhem. 2131 01:53:27,640 --> 01:53:29,800 Speaker 1: So I'll be at the house rocking. You know, all 2132 01:53:29,800 --> 01:53:31,720 Speaker 1: my bills gear. You see, I got my Bandan arm 2133 01:53:32,240 --> 01:53:34,760 Speaker 1: bands and my nice Chief shirts. So I'll be out 2134 01:53:34,800 --> 01:53:38,840 Speaker 1: there repping at the house, comfortably enjoying some home cook food. 2135 01:53:39,000 --> 01:53:41,320 Speaker 1: That's the question. Next question you're gonna ask it when 2136 01:53:41,360 --> 01:53:44,840 Speaker 1: you played or even now. What's the superstition that you 2137 01:53:44,920 --> 01:53:47,360 Speaker 1: had that you you know that you either do now 2138 01:53:47,479 --> 01:53:50,080 Speaker 1: that's you know you can share with us, or that 2139 01:53:50,120 --> 01:53:52,000 Speaker 1: you did as a player. What's your favorite one? Or 2140 01:53:52,160 --> 01:53:55,479 Speaker 1: the coffee guy. I know that, yeah, big time coffee guy. 2141 01:53:55,520 --> 01:53:58,479 Speaker 1: But I had the same breakfast every week, uh, you know, 2142 01:53:58,600 --> 01:54:00,200 Speaker 1: up there at the park, or even when I took 2143 01:54:00,240 --> 01:54:01,800 Speaker 1: it on the road with me. You know, I got 2144 01:54:01,800 --> 01:54:04,719 Speaker 1: my my guy will bring bird to get my special 2145 01:54:04,800 --> 01:54:06,840 Speaker 1: little waffle makes that I used to love, and he 2146 01:54:06,880 --> 01:54:09,320 Speaker 1: would actually bring it travel with us and then have 2147 01:54:09,400 --> 01:54:12,320 Speaker 1: the opposing hotel make it for me. So it was 2148 01:54:12,320 --> 01:54:14,439 Speaker 1: always making sure that I had my nice waffle, my 2149 01:54:14,520 --> 01:54:17,320 Speaker 1: Keto waffle in a good old, big old omelet with 2150 01:54:17,360 --> 01:54:20,360 Speaker 1: a cup of coffee. Yeah all right. He was always 2151 01:54:20,360 --> 01:54:22,559 Speaker 1: on the first bus too, he was. He had to 2152 01:54:22,560 --> 01:54:24,960 Speaker 1: get there early, but I gotta get there early. And 2153 01:54:25,000 --> 01:54:27,519 Speaker 1: I was the old by the time. I was a 2154 01:54:27,520 --> 01:54:30,919 Speaker 1: long time old. People always get up early, right, That's 2155 01:54:31,240 --> 01:54:33,120 Speaker 1: that's the way we do it. Good good stuff. So 2156 01:54:33,280 --> 01:54:36,800 Speaker 1: thanks very much enjoy the game this weekend. I appreciate 2157 01:54:36,880 --> 01:54:40,240 Speaker 1: you guys. Yeah, that's Lorenzo Alexander. Yeah, we always had 2158 01:54:40,240 --> 01:54:42,560 Speaker 1: to get on the first bus. Staff has either take 2159 01:54:42,640 --> 01:54:44,320 Speaker 1: the first bus or the last bus. We can't take 2160 01:54:44,360 --> 01:54:46,760 Speaker 1: any of those middle buses to the stadium buses for 2161 01:54:46,800 --> 01:54:49,160 Speaker 1: away games. Yeah, there's five, the early, the late, and 2162 01:54:49,200 --> 01:54:51,440 Speaker 1: the three in the middle, and staff has to go 2163 01:54:51,720 --> 01:54:54,240 Speaker 1: early or late. And I would always go early just 2164 01:54:54,240 --> 01:54:58,400 Speaker 1: for pregame responsibilities and whatnot. Zoe like clockwork on the 2165 01:54:58,440 --> 01:55:01,120 Speaker 1: early bus every single goal week, and there were a 2166 01:55:01,120 --> 01:55:04,000 Speaker 1: couple other guys too. Reef Ferguson was an early bus 2167 01:55:04,040 --> 01:55:07,800 Speaker 1: guys probably still is UM specialists always like to get 2168 01:55:07,800 --> 01:55:10,040 Speaker 1: there early because they're usually out on the field first 2169 01:55:10,080 --> 01:55:12,600 Speaker 1: all the time, whether it's pregame, halftime, they're always the 2170 01:55:12,600 --> 01:55:18,040 Speaker 1: guys running out there early ninety minutes before the game. 2171 01:55:18,040 --> 01:55:20,120 Speaker 1: They usually go out and they get that half hour 2172 01:55:20,280 --> 01:55:23,680 Speaker 1: inch because they the kickers and punters, they use both 2173 01:55:23,760 --> 01:55:25,320 Speaker 1: ends of the field when they warm up. They're the 2174 01:55:25,400 --> 01:55:28,080 Speaker 1: only guys who actually do that. There's kind of there's 2175 01:55:28,080 --> 01:55:30,880 Speaker 1: a rule that your team gets from the fifty this 2176 01:55:30,920 --> 01:55:32,880 Speaker 1: way and your team gets from the fifty that way. 2177 01:55:33,360 --> 01:55:35,720 Speaker 1: But in the in the early outs, the kickers need 2178 01:55:35,720 --> 01:55:37,520 Speaker 1: to kick at both ends to get you know, warmed 2179 01:55:37,600 --> 01:55:40,080 Speaker 1: up and plus check it out, so they come out 2180 01:55:40,280 --> 01:55:42,600 Speaker 1: very early before the officials are there and they kick 2181 01:55:42,640 --> 01:55:45,320 Speaker 1: it both ends of the field. Injury report is out 2182 01:55:45,360 --> 01:55:49,280 Speaker 1: for the Bills and listed as questionable Gabriel Davis and 2183 01:55:49,760 --> 01:55:53,600 Speaker 1: Vernon Butler. Those two guys listed as questionable, both were 2184 01:55:53,640 --> 01:55:56,920 Speaker 1: able to practice on a limited basis today, so their 2185 01:55:56,960 --> 01:56:00,400 Speaker 1: first practice work they were able to get it in today, 2186 01:56:00,480 --> 01:56:02,960 Speaker 1: but they are question marks for the game. Everybody else 2187 01:56:03,200 --> 01:56:08,080 Speaker 1: is good to go. The only other limited participant was 2188 01:56:08,200 --> 01:56:10,920 Speaker 1: Jake from who we know is limited in practice every 2189 01:56:10,960 --> 01:56:14,839 Speaker 1: week as the guy that's separated for COVID related reasons. 2190 01:56:14,840 --> 01:56:19,440 Speaker 1: So just gave Davis and Vernon Butler questionable for Sunday's game. 2191 01:56:20,240 --> 01:56:22,200 Speaker 1: We will take a break here, but when we come back, 2192 01:56:22,440 --> 01:56:24,880 Speaker 1: we'll get to more of your phone calls. We'll check 2193 01:56:24,920 --> 01:56:27,880 Speaker 1: the tweet sheet again for some of your superstitions. We 2194 01:56:28,000 --> 01:56:32,480 Speaker 1: also have Cynthia Freeland coming up for the Team Reporters 2195 01:56:32,480 --> 01:56:46,880 Speaker 1: segment with Mattie Glab. Stay tuned, Welcome back to One 2196 01:56:46,880 --> 01:56:50,200 Speaker 1: Bill's Live. Chris Brown, Steve Kasker with you final half 2197 01:56:50,200 --> 01:56:53,640 Speaker 1: hour of the program. Once again, Patrick Mahomes has cleared 2198 01:56:53,640 --> 01:56:57,200 Speaker 1: concussion protocol. He has been medically cleared to play on Sunday. 2199 01:56:57,240 --> 01:57:02,120 Speaker 1: That was widely anticipated, and Vernon Butler and Gabriel Davis 2200 01:57:02,280 --> 01:57:06,839 Speaker 1: both questionable for this Sunday's game against the Chiefs. Everybody 2201 01:57:06,880 --> 01:57:10,280 Speaker 1: else is full go, good to go for Sunday time. 2202 01:57:10,280 --> 01:57:12,880 Speaker 1: Now for this week's team, reporters are very own. Maddy 2203 01:57:12,920 --> 01:57:19,280 Speaker 1: Glab catches up with NFL Networks an analytics expert Cynthia Freeland. Cynthia, 2204 01:57:19,400 --> 01:57:22,800 Speaker 1: thanks so much for helping me break down this matchup 2205 01:57:22,800 --> 01:57:27,800 Speaker 1: between two high powered offenses that have really gotten deep 2206 01:57:27,840 --> 01:57:30,440 Speaker 1: into the playoffs because of the way they play on offense. 2207 01:57:30,480 --> 01:57:33,480 Speaker 1: And we've seen their defenses come alive in the playoffs too, 2208 01:57:33,480 --> 01:57:36,760 Speaker 1: which has been also really interesting to see, especially for 2209 01:57:36,840 --> 01:57:40,520 Speaker 1: the Bills against the Ravens and the Chiefs defense against 2210 01:57:40,520 --> 01:57:43,960 Speaker 1: the Browns. Wow, those are two defenses that really help 2211 01:57:44,320 --> 01:57:47,920 Speaker 1: both of these teams propel them into the AFC Championship game. 2212 01:57:47,920 --> 01:57:50,800 Speaker 1: But when you look at this matchup and you think 2213 01:57:50,840 --> 01:57:53,600 Speaker 1: about all the things that are going to go into 2214 01:57:53,600 --> 01:57:56,120 Speaker 1: this game and all the facets, the three phases of 2215 01:57:56,160 --> 01:57:58,840 Speaker 1: the game, what are some of the first things that 2216 01:57:58,920 --> 01:58:02,080 Speaker 1: you think about when you look at both teams and 2217 01:58:02,120 --> 01:58:05,640 Speaker 1: what they're able to provide, what their strengths are, both 2218 01:58:05,680 --> 01:58:08,560 Speaker 1: on offense and defense. Well, I'm obviously going to start 2219 01:58:08,600 --> 01:58:10,920 Speaker 1: with a Bill's strength because I've been so impressed with 2220 01:58:10,920 --> 01:58:13,760 Speaker 1: this Bill's team all season long. I feel like like 2221 01:58:13,840 --> 01:58:15,560 Speaker 1: I'm from Michigan, so I mean, I guess that was 2222 01:58:15,600 --> 01:58:18,160 Speaker 1: born Alliance fan, which is a horrible thing. But I 2223 01:58:18,200 --> 01:58:20,560 Speaker 1: feel like this spirit of the Bills is like what 2224 01:58:20,640 --> 01:58:24,160 Speaker 1: everyone needs for twenty Like just like what did you expect? 2225 01:58:24,160 --> 01:58:26,520 Speaker 1: And then like you expected good in the beginning season 2226 01:58:26,520 --> 01:58:29,000 Speaker 1: there was some great like hopefulness, and then like this 2227 01:58:29,080 --> 01:58:31,160 Speaker 1: is so great, and like three years ago, who would 2228 01:58:31,160 --> 01:58:32,960 Speaker 1: have thought we would be sitting right here, like having 2229 01:58:33,000 --> 01:58:36,280 Speaker 1: this conversation. You did not know how great Josh Allen 2230 01:58:36,320 --> 01:58:38,640 Speaker 1: would be. All these things are great. So that's the 2231 01:58:38,720 --> 01:58:40,879 Speaker 1: one thing that I think is a really big mismatch 2232 01:58:40,960 --> 01:58:44,480 Speaker 1: in favor of the Bills is really Steffon Diggs's presence 2233 01:58:44,560 --> 01:58:47,800 Speaker 1: with this banged up secondary. We saw Rashad Brelan last game. 2234 01:58:47,840 --> 01:58:49,720 Speaker 1: He went out. I don't know if he's playing or not. 2235 01:58:49,800 --> 01:58:54,480 Speaker 1: Rashad Fenton. They keep repeat they're on the injury report 2236 01:58:54,520 --> 01:58:58,040 Speaker 1: all week long. I could speak English, but ultimately that's 2237 01:58:58,040 --> 01:59:00,080 Speaker 1: going to be a problem. Not just when stefan On 2238 01:59:00,120 --> 01:59:02,360 Speaker 1: Diggs is a subject of the target, right, because he 2239 01:59:02,400 --> 01:59:05,240 Speaker 1: obviously two routes in the NFL. He has the most 2240 01:59:05,440 --> 01:59:09,120 Speaker 1: yards on each route. That's unheard of most people. Maybe 2241 01:59:09,120 --> 01:59:11,240 Speaker 1: it's one route and maybe they don't use a lot. 2242 01:59:11,280 --> 01:59:13,840 Speaker 1: But he also has eight touchdowns on eight different routes, 2243 01:59:13,880 --> 01:59:15,720 Speaker 1: which is tied for the most in the NFL as well. 2244 01:59:15,800 --> 01:59:18,400 Speaker 1: So not just when he's the subject of the target, 2245 01:59:18,560 --> 01:59:22,120 Speaker 1: but also the opportunity it creates for the other past catchers. Right, 2246 01:59:22,160 --> 01:59:25,080 Speaker 1: So if he's drawing the attention of Honey Badger, which 2247 01:59:25,200 --> 01:59:27,760 Speaker 1: is presumably going to be asking a lot of this 2248 01:59:27,840 --> 01:59:30,280 Speaker 1: extra safety, bring in some safety help. If the corners 2249 01:59:30,280 --> 01:59:32,360 Speaker 1: are banged up, then it's really going to open up 2250 01:59:32,400 --> 01:59:35,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity for Gabriel Davis, who we've seen come on, 2251 01:59:35,240 --> 01:59:37,960 Speaker 1: and obviously Cole Beasley he's been on the injury report too. 2252 01:59:38,000 --> 01:59:39,880 Speaker 1: But you know, it's interesting to see kind of the 2253 01:59:39,920 --> 01:59:44,760 Speaker 1: other opportunities. But Sevon Diggs makes a gigantic difference. Obviously 2254 01:59:44,760 --> 01:59:47,440 Speaker 1: he led the regular season and receptions, but it's not 2255 01:59:47,560 --> 01:59:50,280 Speaker 1: because he's not, you know, he's the beneficiary of some 2256 01:59:50,320 --> 01:59:53,200 Speaker 1: other help. It's it's actually Stefon Diggs. He's creating all 2257 01:59:53,280 --> 01:59:55,880 Speaker 1: of it. So that's going to be an interesting way 2258 01:59:56,160 --> 01:59:58,640 Speaker 1: that's going to really kind of shape the offense for 2259 01:59:58,800 --> 02:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Josh Allen the Bills for sure. And then when you 2260 02:00:01,680 --> 02:00:04,640 Speaker 1: look at the Chiefs and their season that they've had 2261 02:00:05,080 --> 02:00:08,320 Speaker 1: and the Bills, they started off the season good, they're 2262 02:00:08,360 --> 02:00:11,600 Speaker 1: winning games, but you've really seen them like hit their stride. 2263 02:00:11,760 --> 02:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Since Week nine, their average margin of victory has been 2264 02:00:14,800 --> 02:00:17,240 Speaker 1: sixteen point two points. And then the Chiefs they start 2265 02:00:17,240 --> 02:00:19,720 Speaker 1: out super hot. Of course they've finished the season super 2266 02:00:19,720 --> 02:00:22,520 Speaker 1: hot as well, but since Week nine, their average margin 2267 02:00:22,560 --> 02:00:25,360 Speaker 1: of victory is only by four points. So what are 2268 02:00:25,360 --> 02:00:27,240 Speaker 1: some of the first things that you think of when 2269 02:00:27,240 --> 02:00:31,040 Speaker 1: you look at this Chief's offense and defense as of late. Well, I, 2270 02:00:31,320 --> 02:00:33,000 Speaker 1: first of all, I love as you're bringing in numbers 2271 02:00:33,000 --> 02:00:36,200 Speaker 1: to me because I'm a numbers person, so like speaking, 2272 02:00:36,440 --> 02:00:39,320 Speaker 1: just really speaking to my soul here. But the interesting 2273 02:00:39,320 --> 02:00:43,160 Speaker 1: part about obviously Patrick Mahomes being on the injury wart 2274 02:00:43,240 --> 02:00:46,600 Speaker 1: somewhat questionable. That changes a lot of things. Now if 2275 02:00:46,600 --> 02:00:49,080 Speaker 1: you look back to week six, their first matchup between 2276 02:00:49,080 --> 02:00:52,760 Speaker 1: these two teams, you saw something really interesting from Leslie Fraser. 2277 02:00:53,080 --> 02:00:56,920 Speaker 1: They didn't blitz once, not even once, the first time 2278 02:00:56,920 --> 02:00:59,520 Speaker 1: in all of the next Gen stats history that a 2279 02:00:59,560 --> 02:01:02,920 Speaker 1: team did not blitz a quarterback, not one time. So 2280 02:01:02,960 --> 02:01:05,520 Speaker 1: they dropped into coverage, they didn't bring an extra rush 2281 02:01:05,760 --> 02:01:08,120 Speaker 1: and that what happened was is then the Chiefs ran 2282 02:01:08,240 --> 02:01:10,520 Speaker 1: the ball. Well, you know who else has been bang up? Well, 2283 02:01:10,600 --> 02:01:13,120 Speaker 1: that's been Clyde Edwards, de Laire, lev Bell has been 2284 02:01:13,160 --> 02:01:16,520 Speaker 1: on the injury part, it's very unclear who exactly is 2285 02:01:16,520 --> 02:01:18,240 Speaker 1: going to be on the field. And by the way, 2286 02:01:18,240 --> 02:01:20,200 Speaker 1: even if they're on the field, does that mean that 2287 02:01:20,240 --> 02:01:22,360 Speaker 1: they're healthy and ready to go? So it's gonna be 2288 02:01:22,400 --> 02:01:25,600 Speaker 1: a lot of interesting dynamics. So I love this chess 2289 02:01:25,640 --> 02:01:28,680 Speaker 1: match between how to stop Patrick Mahomes and how to 2290 02:01:28,920 --> 02:01:31,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's gonna play, but like, right, 2291 02:01:31,120 --> 02:01:33,680 Speaker 1: so how to stop quarterback for the Chiefs. Let's let's 2292 02:01:33,720 --> 02:01:38,080 Speaker 1: say it's very likely Patrick Mahomes. How to stop that situation? 2293 02:01:38,360 --> 02:01:41,520 Speaker 1: The real question will be how do we take how 2294 02:01:41,560 --> 02:01:44,360 Speaker 1: do we how do we take the pieces of Travis 2295 02:01:44,400 --> 02:01:47,839 Speaker 1: Kelsey and Tyreek Hill, and how do we assess who 2296 02:01:47,960 --> 02:01:50,320 Speaker 1: gets to stop each one of them, right, and when 2297 02:01:50,320 --> 02:01:53,240 Speaker 1: I look to break that down, Travis Kelsey is a mismatch. 2298 02:01:53,320 --> 02:01:55,480 Speaker 1: Part of the area where the Bills defense has some 2299 02:01:55,600 --> 02:01:58,800 Speaker 1: vulnerability is right where Travis Kelsey likes to go. He 2300 02:01:58,920 --> 02:02:01,720 Speaker 1: also likes to find. Dix has a bunch of different 2301 02:02:02,080 --> 02:02:05,200 Speaker 1: nice metrics around which routes he runs and how many 2302 02:02:05,240 --> 02:02:07,880 Speaker 1: yards he's earned per route. So yes, he's a tight end, 2303 02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:09,720 Speaker 1: and we all know he's a pass catching tight end, 2304 02:02:09,720 --> 02:02:12,240 Speaker 1: but he's super efficient with the yards after the catch 2305 02:02:12,240 --> 02:02:14,280 Speaker 1: as well. So that's going to be an area like 2306 02:02:14,400 --> 02:02:16,920 Speaker 1: shoring that up is going to be a really big deal. 2307 02:02:16,960 --> 02:02:19,520 Speaker 1: So how do they bring over the help what happens 2308 02:02:19,560 --> 02:02:21,920 Speaker 1: there on that chess match there and then by the way, 2309 02:02:21,920 --> 02:02:24,320 Speaker 1: accounting for Tyree Hill as well, So it's going to 2310 02:02:24,400 --> 02:02:26,840 Speaker 1: be interesting to see do they take the strategy of 2311 02:02:26,960 --> 02:02:28,920 Speaker 1: not blitzing. I thought that was brilliant by the way, 2312 02:02:28,960 --> 02:02:33,080 Speaker 1: like force him to run and obviously what happened happened, 2313 02:02:33,120 --> 02:02:35,360 Speaker 1: but like it was a good strategy. It was very 2314 02:02:35,480 --> 02:02:38,120 Speaker 1: very sound because by the way Patrick mahomes that it's 2315 02:02:38,120 --> 02:02:41,280 Speaker 1: true against not the blitz, he's had worse results over 2316 02:02:41,320 --> 02:02:43,320 Speaker 1: the course of his whole career. So it was a 2317 02:02:43,360 --> 02:02:46,320 Speaker 1: really sound that was a really smart strategy. It just 2318 02:02:46,440 --> 02:02:48,440 Speaker 1: in that case it didn't work out. Now will that 2319 02:02:48,520 --> 02:02:51,160 Speaker 1: be the case this time? It's super interesting. Yeah, I'm 2320 02:02:51,160 --> 02:02:54,480 Speaker 1: really interested about the Bill's game plan because Leslie Fraser 2321 02:02:54,760 --> 02:02:57,200 Speaker 1: is one of the best defensive coordinators. I think his 2322 02:02:57,280 --> 02:03:00,000 Speaker 1: ability to game plan against the team and shut down 2323 02:03:00,120 --> 02:03:04,280 Speaker 1: their strengths is completely unmatched. Because anytime we have played 2324 02:03:04,400 --> 02:03:06,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs or the Ravens, they've came out with a 2325 02:03:06,640 --> 02:03:09,240 Speaker 1: great game plan that gives the Bills a chance. Last 2326 02:03:09,280 --> 02:03:12,800 Speaker 1: year against the Ravens, the Bills offense couldn't show up. 2327 02:03:13,120 --> 02:03:16,040 Speaker 1: This year against the Chiefs. It was also a struggle 2328 02:03:16,080 --> 02:03:18,800 Speaker 1: for the Bills offense in Week six, and they had 2329 02:03:18,840 --> 02:03:21,600 Speaker 1: that chance in the fourth quarter. They were down by 2330 02:03:21,640 --> 02:03:24,800 Speaker 1: six points with six minutes left to go. Chiefs kick 2331 02:03:24,800 --> 02:03:27,040 Speaker 1: a field goal, then the Bills throw an interception and 2332 02:03:27,080 --> 02:03:30,280 Speaker 1: the game was over. So after that game, Sean McDermott 2333 02:03:30,440 --> 02:03:33,280 Speaker 1: was asked about the game plan and people are like, 2334 02:03:33,800 --> 02:03:35,560 Speaker 1: was this what you wanted to do? Did you want 2335 02:03:35,560 --> 02:03:37,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs to run for two hundred and forty five yards? 2336 02:03:37,920 --> 02:03:40,440 Speaker 1: And he was like, yes, that was the game plan, 2337 02:03:40,680 --> 02:03:44,080 Speaker 1: and hey, they racked up the yards but we had 2338 02:03:44,080 --> 02:03:47,800 Speaker 1: a chance. We could not do anything with that chance, unfortunately, 2339 02:03:47,880 --> 02:03:50,120 Speaker 1: but I wanted us to have a chance, and we 2340 02:03:50,280 --> 02:03:53,840 Speaker 1: had that. So I am super interested to see if 2341 02:03:53,880 --> 02:03:56,760 Speaker 1: they take some parts from that, because I would guess 2342 02:03:56,760 --> 02:03:59,960 Speaker 1: they have to. And Travis Kelsey had two touchdowns yet, 2343 02:04:00,240 --> 02:04:03,480 Speaker 1: but his numbers and receiving yards and Tyreek Hill weren't 2344 02:04:03,480 --> 02:04:05,800 Speaker 1: off the stat sheet. I think about. Another thing is 2345 02:04:06,960 --> 02:04:09,959 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey and Matt Milano are going to be the matchup. 2346 02:04:10,440 --> 02:04:13,919 Speaker 1: Matt Milano was not healthy for that Week six matchup. 2347 02:04:14,280 --> 02:04:16,600 Speaker 1: He was out, and so they were using a J. Klein, 2348 02:04:16,800 --> 02:04:19,800 Speaker 1: a guy who can is great against the run, but 2349 02:04:19,960 --> 02:04:22,600 Speaker 1: he can't drop into coverage like Matt Milano, who's a 2350 02:04:22,600 --> 02:04:25,960 Speaker 1: former safety from high school can. So hopefully that's going 2351 02:04:26,000 --> 02:04:27,760 Speaker 1: to go a little bit better for the Bills on 2352 02:04:27,840 --> 02:04:31,400 Speaker 1: that end, and they can limit Travis Kelsey. Maybe no touchdoubts, 2353 02:04:31,440 --> 02:04:34,640 Speaker 1: but your numbers gal. So when you're looking at the 2354 02:04:34,760 --> 02:04:38,560 Speaker 1: numbers and kind of the eye popping analytics of this matchup, 2355 02:04:38,560 --> 02:04:40,840 Speaker 1: what are some of the couple things that stand out 2356 02:04:40,840 --> 02:04:43,160 Speaker 1: to you? Well, first of all, I had to pint 2357 02:04:43,160 --> 02:04:45,480 Speaker 1: out because I went to Boston College and like almost 2358 02:04:45,480 --> 02:04:47,720 Speaker 1: nobody in the NFL did. Maybe Matt Ryan right, but 2359 02:04:48,000 --> 02:04:51,280 Speaker 1: Matt Milano, great Boston College grad. You know, I love it, 2360 02:04:51,360 --> 02:04:53,200 Speaker 1: So I'm glad to see he's back. He's been fun 2361 02:04:53,240 --> 02:04:55,520 Speaker 1: to watch, you know, basically since BC for me. But 2362 02:04:55,920 --> 02:04:59,040 Speaker 1: one of the things that the Chiefs, so this one 2363 02:04:59,080 --> 02:05:02,400 Speaker 1: isn't his IPO because most people are game plan have 2364 02:05:02,600 --> 02:05:04,800 Speaker 1: to throw the ball against the chief So if you 2365 02:05:04,840 --> 02:05:07,600 Speaker 1: look to see what their defenses faced, they faced a 2366 02:05:07,640 --> 02:05:11,200 Speaker 1: lot more passing situations because I think of the game script. 2367 02:05:11,200 --> 02:05:13,280 Speaker 1: If they're playing from behind, you have to pass. You 2368 02:05:13,280 --> 02:05:16,000 Speaker 1: can't really run the ball as if efficiently or effectively. 2369 02:05:16,240 --> 02:05:18,160 Speaker 1: So one of the areas that the Chiefs are kind 2370 02:05:18,160 --> 02:05:20,800 Speaker 1: of I'm gonna use were sneaky bad at like they're 2371 02:05:20,840 --> 02:05:24,080 Speaker 1: not that the statute is really lying to you. They 2372 02:05:24,120 --> 02:05:27,200 Speaker 1: can give up yards on the ground. The run is 2373 02:05:27,200 --> 02:05:30,000 Speaker 1: going to be key because if it just think about it, 2374 02:05:30,000 --> 02:05:31,400 Speaker 1: if in the second half you have to throw a 2375 02:05:31,400 --> 02:05:33,480 Speaker 1: lot because you're playing from behind, if many teams have 2376 02:05:33,560 --> 02:05:36,840 Speaker 1: had to with the chief you can't really run your 2377 02:05:36,920 --> 02:05:39,240 Speaker 1: runs less efficient etc. But if you look to see 2378 02:05:39,240 --> 02:05:41,560 Speaker 1: that one game where they did the where the Raiders 2379 02:05:41,600 --> 02:05:45,160 Speaker 1: beat them, and the statue will show that Josh Jacobs 2380 02:05:45,160 --> 02:05:47,400 Speaker 1: had like three point five or three point four yards 2381 02:05:47,440 --> 02:05:49,760 Speaker 1: per Russian, But don't look at it like that. Look 2382 02:05:49,840 --> 02:05:52,880 Speaker 1: to see on those downs it's set up third and manageable, 2383 02:05:53,080 --> 02:05:55,840 Speaker 1: so that on those third downs it maybe didn't have 2384 02:05:55,880 --> 02:05:58,560 Speaker 1: the most effective or efficient first and second down, but 2385 02:05:58,720 --> 02:06:02,320 Speaker 1: you're like third and in a situation where you're you know, 2386 02:06:02,400 --> 02:06:04,360 Speaker 1: third and two, so you have both the pass and 2387 02:06:04,400 --> 02:06:07,000 Speaker 1: the run available to the Raiders. And then, by the way, 2388 02:06:07,120 --> 02:06:09,880 Speaker 1: then they took the deep ball, which Josh Allen is 2389 02:06:10,000 --> 02:06:13,400 Speaker 1: very good at balancing. Run run deep ball, run run 2390 02:06:13,480 --> 02:06:16,560 Speaker 1: deep ball, right, like you've seen that happen. And another 2391 02:06:16,640 --> 02:06:19,120 Speaker 1: interesting thing is that the Chiefs they don't really bring 2392 02:06:19,160 --> 02:06:21,800 Speaker 1: a lot of heat. So in terms of pressure imposing quarterbacks, 2393 02:06:22,040 --> 02:06:25,000 Speaker 1: they rank bottom ten in the league. Right all season long, 2394 02:06:25,200 --> 02:06:27,760 Speaker 1: they have not been getting pressure. They drop into coverage. 2395 02:06:27,760 --> 02:06:31,840 Speaker 1: Their strategy is not to go force the hand up front, 2396 02:06:31,840 --> 02:06:34,880 Speaker 1: it's to drop into coverage weight and then see what happens. Well, 2397 02:06:35,000 --> 02:06:36,720 Speaker 1: that's not really gonna be a good game plan because 2398 02:06:36,800 --> 02:06:39,680 Speaker 1: Josh Allen has improved so significantly from a clean pocket. 2399 02:06:39,800 --> 02:06:41,600 Speaker 1: So that's kind of like the next gen stat way 2400 02:06:41,640 --> 02:06:44,040 Speaker 1: of saying, like what he doesn't have pressure on him, right, 2401 02:06:44,200 --> 02:06:48,040 Speaker 1: So when he's not facing pressure not gonna be a 2402 02:06:48,040 --> 02:06:49,840 Speaker 1: good thing for the Chiefs. So it's going to be 2403 02:06:49,880 --> 02:06:52,400 Speaker 1: interesting to see if they change that and maybe have 2404 02:06:52,520 --> 02:06:55,640 Speaker 1: Chris Jones like really try to attack that front and 2405 02:06:55,680 --> 02:06:58,000 Speaker 1: brace the pressure or not. So that's going to be 2406 02:06:58,000 --> 02:07:01,080 Speaker 1: an interesting strategy because they've been the Chiefs, they've been 2407 02:07:01,080 --> 02:07:03,960 Speaker 1: effective dropping back into coverage. But again, it's game plan 2408 02:07:04,200 --> 02:07:06,200 Speaker 1: because they're playing with the lead. If you're playing with 2409 02:07:06,200 --> 02:07:08,760 Speaker 1: the lead, you play more prevent defense. You don't necessarily 2410 02:07:08,880 --> 02:07:11,360 Speaker 1: go bang into teeth, right, you want to go kind 2411 02:07:11,400 --> 02:07:13,920 Speaker 1: of step back. Maybe you give them five yards to 2412 02:07:13,960 --> 02:07:17,200 Speaker 1: not give them fifteen, right, So it's a sacrifice of that. 2413 02:07:17,320 --> 02:07:19,680 Speaker 1: So it's going to be interesting because that could play 2414 02:07:19,840 --> 02:07:23,080 Speaker 1: right into the Bill's strength, Right, don't give Josh Allen 2415 02:07:23,080 --> 02:07:24,920 Speaker 1: time the pocket. If you're an imposing defense, it's not 2416 02:07:24,960 --> 02:07:26,600 Speaker 1: going to go well for you, Like it's not going 2417 02:07:26,640 --> 02:07:28,840 Speaker 1: to go well for you this season. Thank you for 2418 02:07:28,920 --> 02:07:32,000 Speaker 1: the numbers, thank you for the insights. It's going to 2419 02:07:32,080 --> 02:07:35,120 Speaker 1: help our fans and me as we go into this 2420 02:07:35,440 --> 02:07:39,400 Speaker 1: important crazy Sunday matchup. Thank you so much for having me. 2421 02:07:39,520 --> 02:07:42,440 Speaker 1: I love Bills fans are my favorite don't tell anyone, 2422 02:07:42,600 --> 02:07:45,720 Speaker 1: but it's true. They're the most passionate fan base. I 2423 02:07:45,920 --> 02:07:48,480 Speaker 1: love me some Bills fans, and I'm really looking forward 2424 02:07:48,480 --> 02:07:50,000 Speaker 1: to this game. So thank you so much for having 2425 02:07:50,040 --> 02:07:51,240 Speaker 1: me and letting me talk to you a little bit 2426 02:07:51,280 --> 02:07:55,200 Speaker 1: about it today. Yeah, of course, thank you. Cynthia. All right, 2427 02:07:55,200 --> 02:07:58,000 Speaker 1: that's Maddie Glab with NFL Networks, Cynthia Freeland. We got 2428 02:07:58,040 --> 02:07:59,680 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes here. We do want to get 2429 02:07:59,720 --> 02:08:03,200 Speaker 1: to a person holding for a while there. It's Dave 2430 02:08:03,280 --> 02:08:05,480 Speaker 1: and Elma, so we're gonna go to him at eight 2431 02:08:05,520 --> 02:08:07,240 Speaker 1: oh three oh five fifty. Dave, what do you have 2432 02:08:07,280 --> 02:08:10,360 Speaker 1: for us? You're on one Bills Live. Hey, guys, thanks 2433 02:08:10,360 --> 02:08:13,960 Speaker 1: for having me on. This was I'm really glad you 2434 02:08:14,000 --> 02:08:16,400 Speaker 1: got on here before the weekend because we've been actually 2435 02:08:16,400 --> 02:08:17,800 Speaker 1: trying a couple of days in our row to get 2436 02:08:17,800 --> 02:08:20,560 Speaker 1: on and I just wanted to share with Steve obviously, 2437 02:08:20,640 --> 02:08:22,920 Speaker 1: as you guys know, it's done twenty seven years since 2438 02:08:22,960 --> 02:08:24,760 Speaker 1: we were in an eight to six championship game last 2439 02:08:24,840 --> 02:08:27,440 Speaker 1: and same two teams are playing here and Steve, you 2440 02:08:27,480 --> 02:08:30,720 Speaker 1: were in the last game and I actually have your 2441 02:08:30,760 --> 02:08:33,200 Speaker 1: gloves from that game, so I want to share that 2442 02:08:33,280 --> 02:08:35,680 Speaker 1: story in a second. But um, you know, with everything 2443 02:08:35,720 --> 02:08:37,280 Speaker 1: going on this week, a lot of people calling them 2444 02:08:37,800 --> 02:08:41,000 Speaker 1: sharing their stories about why football means so much, especially 2445 02:08:41,000 --> 02:08:42,440 Speaker 1: being a Bills fan, I just kind of wanted to 2446 02:08:42,440 --> 02:08:46,720 Speaker 1: give you guys my story if I could so. I 2447 02:08:46,760 --> 02:08:49,360 Speaker 1: was born in summer of eighty six, Live eighty six, 2448 02:08:49,440 --> 02:08:52,040 Speaker 1: the first Super Bowl you guys played in. I was 2449 02:08:52,120 --> 02:08:54,240 Speaker 1: four years, six months and one day old, and that 2450 02:08:54,400 --> 02:08:58,120 Speaker 1: is my very first memory of of the Buffalo Bills. 2451 02:08:58,360 --> 02:09:02,480 Speaker 1: So that's where my Bill stand and began. I remember 2452 02:09:02,520 --> 02:09:04,800 Speaker 1: where I was. It's one of the few vivid memories 2453 02:09:04,800 --> 02:09:06,800 Speaker 1: I have of being a you know, four year old. 2454 02:09:07,200 --> 02:09:11,360 Speaker 1: How many people have memories like that. But as you 2455 02:09:11,400 --> 02:09:14,520 Speaker 1: guys were doing your thing back back then, you know, 2456 02:09:14,680 --> 02:09:16,960 Speaker 1: I was at a very impressionable kind in my life. 2457 02:09:17,240 --> 02:09:19,320 Speaker 1: I learned to love the Bills. I learned to love football. 2458 02:09:20,360 --> 02:09:23,000 Speaker 1: Jim Kelly was my absolute hero growing up. And when 2459 02:09:23,000 --> 02:09:25,440 Speaker 1: I was seven years old, my dad took me to 2460 02:09:25,520 --> 02:09:28,800 Speaker 1: Fredonia and waited outside of the locker room, got a 2461 02:09:28,800 --> 02:09:32,040 Speaker 1: signature from Andrew Reid a couple other players, and was 2462 02:09:32,080 --> 02:09:35,040 Speaker 1: waiting around. Didn't didn't get the season, at least I 2463 02:09:35,040 --> 02:09:38,160 Speaker 1: didn't think I was going to He waited around with 2464 02:09:38,200 --> 02:09:39,800 Speaker 1: me till all the players cleared out, and as we 2465 02:09:39,840 --> 02:09:43,360 Speaker 1: were leaving, spotted him across the field. I went running 2466 02:09:43,400 --> 02:09:46,200 Speaker 1: over and Jim sat me on his lap, talked to me, 2467 02:09:46,760 --> 02:09:49,920 Speaker 1: signed my cards and was just awesome. And from that 2468 02:09:50,040 --> 02:09:52,720 Speaker 1: moment forward, I always wanted to do the Bill's quarterback. 2469 02:09:53,360 --> 02:09:56,080 Speaker 1: You know, gave me a childhood dream, even though it 2470 02:09:56,120 --> 02:09:59,800 Speaker 1: wasn't very realistic. And there's a reason I'm telling y'all this. 2471 02:10:00,040 --> 02:10:03,240 Speaker 1: I think it's just important for people to realize, you know, 2472 02:10:03,840 --> 02:10:05,680 Speaker 1: how much of an impact you guys have had on 2473 02:10:05,720 --> 02:10:07,560 Speaker 1: a lot of lives. And I think it's really awesome. 2474 02:10:08,120 --> 02:10:12,000 Speaker 1: Um brings family together, gives kids a dreams, you know, 2475 02:10:12,200 --> 02:10:13,960 Speaker 1: it does a lot of things that people don't really 2476 02:10:13,960 --> 02:10:17,720 Speaker 1: think about. But um so, my two my two Gym 2477 02:10:17,760 --> 02:10:21,680 Speaker 1: Kelley cards are um one of my two pieces of 2478 02:10:21,720 --> 02:10:25,840 Speaker 1: memorability that I've kept in a shoe box forever. So 2479 02:10:26,000 --> 02:10:29,440 Speaker 1: during that game, my uncle Jeff was working security for 2480 02:10:29,480 --> 02:10:32,160 Speaker 1: the game, and as he tells the story after the game, 2481 02:10:32,520 --> 02:10:34,400 Speaker 1: and it'd be really cool if you actually remember this, 2482 02:10:34,560 --> 02:10:36,640 Speaker 1: but he said that after the game, you had asked 2483 02:10:36,680 --> 02:10:38,800 Speaker 1: him to bring his brother down, your brother down to 2484 02:10:38,840 --> 02:10:41,280 Speaker 1: the steel for him, and so he went and got 2485 02:10:41,360 --> 02:10:43,600 Speaker 1: him and he brought him down and um, as a 2486 02:10:43,680 --> 02:10:46,040 Speaker 1: thank you, you handed him in the game gloves. Look 2487 02:10:46,040 --> 02:10:49,320 Speaker 1: at that and Dave ends up with him full circle this. 2488 02:10:49,800 --> 02:10:52,080 Speaker 1: I'll say this too. There's a there's been some shots 2489 02:10:52,080 --> 02:10:58,120 Speaker 1: that have been circulating around UM that I ride off 2490 02:10:58,160 --> 02:11:00,720 Speaker 1: the field after that championship game with Chris Moore. I'm 2491 02:11:00,840 --> 02:11:04,080 Speaker 1: riding Chris Moore Peggy back and right at the beginning 2492 02:11:04,080 --> 02:11:06,040 Speaker 1: when when you see the other end of the field 2493 02:11:06,040 --> 02:11:08,720 Speaker 1: before we swing past, right in the beginning, my brother 2494 02:11:08,800 --> 02:11:11,760 Speaker 1: is right behind us. Yeah, and you know, you don't 2495 02:11:11,800 --> 02:11:13,440 Speaker 1: just bring guys out of the stands. They had to 2496 02:11:13,480 --> 02:11:15,680 Speaker 1: find somebody with the sideline pass to have my brother 2497 02:11:15,720 --> 02:11:17,680 Speaker 1: hold the sideline pass, so he was actually legal to 2498 02:11:17,720 --> 02:11:19,560 Speaker 1: be down there, and he actually came up. He was 2499 02:11:19,600 --> 02:11:21,680 Speaker 1: in the locker room with us after the game, and uh, 2500 02:11:22,080 --> 02:11:23,760 Speaker 1: and got a chance to be in there as well. 2501 02:11:23,800 --> 02:11:25,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, I do kind of remember. I do remember that. 2502 02:11:25,880 --> 02:11:27,840 Speaker 1: I don't remember I've given my gloves to the guy, 2503 02:11:27,920 --> 02:11:30,840 Speaker 1: but um, yes, I do remember having my brother down 2504 02:11:31,200 --> 02:11:34,040 Speaker 1: on the field. David Elma has those gloves, so how 2505 02:11:34,080 --> 02:11:35,480 Speaker 1: about that? And I say you can keep him man. 2506 02:11:35,480 --> 02:11:37,800 Speaker 1: I don't want him back. Good for you, all right, 2507 02:11:37,800 --> 02:11:40,240 Speaker 1: break time for us. Steve and I gotta close things up. 2508 02:11:40,560 --> 02:11:42,800 Speaker 1: But we have one thing we want to remind you 2509 02:11:42,840 --> 02:11:48,720 Speaker 1: about when we return, about a special Saturday preview, and 2510 02:11:49,000 --> 02:11:50,920 Speaker 1: we'll be bringing the news of that to you here 2511 02:11:50,960 --> 02:11:53,560 Speaker 1: shortly on One Bill's Live presented by Kalia Health. It's 2512 02:11:53,560 --> 02:12:09,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio time for what have we learned from 2513 02:12:09,840 --> 02:12:12,960 Speaker 1: today's show? Brought to you by Skyworks the official construction 2514 02:12:12,960 --> 02:12:16,680 Speaker 1: of Clemine Rental Company of the Buffalo Bills. And we 2515 02:12:16,680 --> 02:12:19,840 Speaker 1: didn't really learn this today from the show, but rather 2516 02:12:20,560 --> 02:12:22,440 Speaker 1: we learned through the course of the week that we're 2517 02:12:22,440 --> 02:12:24,600 Speaker 1: going to give you a little bit more of the 2518 02:12:24,600 --> 02:12:27,920 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills on Saturday. So Steve and I will be 2519 02:12:28,000 --> 02:12:31,800 Speaker 1: here in studio as we have a One Bills Live 2520 02:12:32,480 --> 02:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Saturday stream send off. As the Bills are at the 2521 02:12:37,400 --> 02:12:40,120 Speaker 1: airport getting on the plane, we will have live coverage 2522 02:12:40,120 --> 02:12:43,520 Speaker 1: of them heading out to Kansas City tomorrow. Our colleague 2523 02:12:43,520 --> 02:12:45,560 Speaker 1: Matty glab will be on site doing a couple of 2524 02:12:45,560 --> 02:12:47,600 Speaker 1: interviews with the players as they get ready to board 2525 02:12:47,640 --> 02:12:50,040 Speaker 1: the plane to head off to Kansas City. Steve and 2526 02:12:50,040 --> 02:12:52,720 Speaker 1: I will be here for you. We expect to be 2527 02:12:52,840 --> 02:12:58,360 Speaker 1: on the live stream around twelve pm noon and we'll 2528 02:12:58,360 --> 02:13:01,080 Speaker 1: be here covering it the SAT Today send off stream. 2529 02:13:01,280 --> 02:13:04,280 Speaker 1: You can find it on all of your streaming platforms, 2530 02:13:04,280 --> 02:13:07,560 Speaker 1: the FAI, the Bills facebook page, on Twitter, that kind 2531 02:13:07,600 --> 02:13:09,760 Speaker 1: of stuff. So be sure to tune in tomorrow. Steve 2532 02:13:09,800 --> 02:13:11,760 Speaker 1: and I will be here. I know Steve is enthralled, 2533 02:13:12,120 --> 02:13:14,200 Speaker 1: and I'm so proud that we're giving you an extra 2534 02:13:14,360 --> 02:13:16,840 Speaker 1: It is unbelievable the extra effort. We're gonna come in 2535 02:13:16,880 --> 02:13:18,800 Speaker 1: here for at least an extra twenty minutes tomorrow to 2536 02:13:18,840 --> 02:13:21,000 Speaker 1: give you a live stream on guys, get on the airplane. 2537 02:13:21,000 --> 02:13:27,440 Speaker 1: We are unstoppable in our drive to deliver quality listening 2538 02:13:27,520 --> 02:13:31,280 Speaker 1: entertain and viewing entertainment. And I would encourage the Bills 2539 02:13:31,320 --> 02:13:34,680 Speaker 1: fans to send any well wishes you may have for 2540 02:13:34,920 --> 02:13:37,080 Speaker 1: the Bills as they head off to Kansas City. You 2541 02:13:37,080 --> 02:13:38,800 Speaker 1: can send them to us at one Bills Live on 2542 02:13:38,840 --> 02:13:41,960 Speaker 1: Twitter and we'll be happy to put those up on 2543 02:13:42,000 --> 02:13:45,160 Speaker 1: the stream as we are on the air tomorrow on 2544 02:13:45,240 --> 02:13:48,320 Speaker 1: the streaming platforms of the Bills. So we will see 2545 02:13:48,320 --> 02:13:52,160 Speaker 1: you there on Saturday, on the Bills Facebook page, Twitter, elsewhere. 2546 02:13:52,480 --> 02:14:03,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening all week long. Go bills, its L