1 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: At a Steve Tasker who has been all over the fields. 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: Kind of unique. He was kind of a dual role 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: player for you, Steve, Steve a blimp. We're not even 4 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: in the stragedyre of normalcy here. Tuning it up on 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: a Friday before a game day, Sunday, Week one, Chris Brown, 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you. It's one Bills Live broadcasting live 7 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: from the Seneca Studios. I'm just glad we got to 8 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: Friday and we heard some of it on the on 9 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: the game last night, the kickoff game between the Chiefs 10 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: and the Texans. Steve. A lot of people saying and 11 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: tweeting out on social media. I never thought we'd get here, 12 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: but we're back. It's football. Despite COVID nineteen, the league 13 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: has successfully got the season your way. And obviously a 14 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: lot more variables will come into play as teams start 15 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: traveling across the country and they're on buses and planes 16 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: and in hotels. But for now, we're all cautiously optimistic 17 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: that this goes off without a hitch and continues without 18 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: a hitch. That's it is. When these teams travel too 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: and from these cities, and when the game opens up 20 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: a little bit you've got more people in. It'll be 21 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: interesting to see what happens with the Chiefs and Texans 22 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: after their game last night, how the Texans travel and 23 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: travel back, how their game, their post game travel, their 24 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: hotel stay, all that went for them. It'll be interesting 25 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: to see how that all comes through and where they 26 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: have a little bump in test cases. What do you 27 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: think of the crowd last night? It was obviously, as 28 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: we know, Arrowhead was allowing fans twenty two percent capacity 29 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: came out to around seventeen thousand fans, and you kind 30 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: of heard them at times, but certainly did not have 31 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: an impact on the communication on the field east as 32 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: I saw it. No, no, that no, not at all. 33 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: But it did sound it didn't It made the game 34 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: sound normal for viewers, right. They didn't pipe any extra 35 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: noise into the broadcast or anything like that, and it 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: seemed like on the field it was fairly noisy enough 37 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: not to like you can't hear the guys talking in 38 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: the huddle and that kind of thing. So it it 39 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: certainly seemed like a normal game. The camera angle seemed 40 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: you know, you'd catch those tarps on the first eight rows, 41 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. All that was going on, But 42 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: other than that, it was pretty much of a normal game. 43 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: And particularly for the Chiefs. Oh yeah, they looked like 44 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: they picked up right where they left off. And I 45 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: think that is an example of how the teams with 46 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: continuity coaching staff a great degree of your personnel still 47 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: the same from the year prior, they're going to benefit 48 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: as opposed to other teams that have had more turnover, 49 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: whether it be in terms of personnel or in coaching. 50 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: And I think we saw some of that a little 51 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: bit with the Houston Texans offense. You know, Deshaun Watson 52 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: was not consistently on the same page as a good 53 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: number of his receivers. And that's why when you look 54 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: at this Bill's Jets matchup for Sunday advantage bills from 55 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: a continuity standpoint, unquestionably, and then you take it a 56 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: step further and the Jets are dealing with injuries which 57 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: only got worse today. We saw on Thursday's injury report, 58 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: and I know I tweeted this out to the followers 59 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: that Mims went from limited to I think he went 60 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: from limited to not participating yesterday, which was an indication 61 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: that something happened, and in fact it did because Mims, 62 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,839 Speaker 1: the rookie receiver for the Jets out of Baylor who 63 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: was their second round draft choice after left tackle McKay Beckton, 64 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: is not practicing today. Adam Gase confirmed that Denzel Mims 65 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: aggravated and injured his other hamstring, so there is even 66 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: so it's looking very unlikely for him to play Sunday 67 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: against the Bills. So that one more bullet out of 68 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: the gun for the Jets, and who knows how much 69 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: of an impact he would have had anyway, in light 70 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: of all the training camp that he missed. Essentially all 71 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: but two practices of training camp he missed because of 72 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury on his other leg. So he's got 73 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 1: to be sick, yeah, I mean just sick. And oh yeah, 74 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: so you know the Jets are trying to revamp this offense, 75 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: four new offensive lineman. I don't think that's gonna that's 76 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: gonna look like a well oiled machine on Sunday. Although 77 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: they are going to be upgraded talent, there's no question, yes, 78 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: but that that group more than any other, has to 79 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: play together and kind of mesh. Yeah, and I don't 80 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if we're going to see the mesh 81 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: point this week now for Bills fans hopefully, now that's 82 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: but I agree, and they're going to see a better 83 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,679 Speaker 1: Bills defensive front four than they did last year, particularly 84 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: in the rotational basis. The Bills are better. They were 85 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: very good last year. They got off to a good 86 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: start against this team last year. Defensively, Remember they only 87 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: gave up They only gave up nine points, a couple 88 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: field goals, had a couple of had a missfield goal, 89 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: animist extra point, so they probably would have given up, 90 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, twelve or thirteen points in that game. But 91 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: you know, Josh Allen threw a pick six. It was 92 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: his first touchdown last year, remember the CJ. Mosley, And 93 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: then that's how that game started. And they turned it 94 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: over four times in the first half and still were 95 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: only down single digits. Because of that, they were able 96 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: to get back in the game and win it. But 97 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: this is a better football team for the Buffalo Bills 98 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: than it was a year ago. And they're playing at home. 99 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: And Josh Allen and Sam Darnold as well, both these quarterbacks, 100 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: and I've been diving into this, they both kind of 101 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: mirrored each other's development through that first half of last season. 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: Both of them kind of struggled committing turnovers, right, they 103 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: turned it over too much, and they got both got 104 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: better last eight games of the year because Josh was 105 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: ten touchdowns against two interceptions last eight games of the 106 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: year and Sam Darnold was thirteen touchdowns five picks last 107 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: eight games of the year. And those two guys were 108 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: in the top five in the league last year among 109 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in terms of raising their passer rating from the 110 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: year prior. Darnold was fifth in the league. He boosted 111 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: his passer rating by about seven points, and then Josh 112 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: was second only to Ryan Tannehill, who had an all 113 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: world season last year for the Titans. Josh boosted his 114 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: passer rating by seventeen points last season. So demonstrative improvement 115 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: on the part of both of those young men. And 116 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: we'll have to see where year three goes for both 117 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: of those guys. Obviously. You know, I think most people 118 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: would say Lamar Jackson made the greatest lead, because my goodness, 119 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: we went from zero. He went from zero to m 120 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: to MVP. Yeah, that's pretty big. His first year, he 121 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: was behind Joe Flacco. He sprayed got sprinkled him with 122 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: some packages and then they took he took over. Yeah, 123 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: and you know, we're still waiting to see if Baker 124 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: Mayfield can rebound from a suspect second year last year 125 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: after a decent rookie season the year prior and the 126 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: second half of his rookie he season, he started playing 127 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: for Hugh Jackson. They waited that long for him, and 128 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: they came in and he lit it up. He was 129 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: playing extremely well. Then Hugh Jackson was gone. Uh, Todd 130 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: Hailey was gone. Freddie Kitchens got elevated. They went Greg 131 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: Williams was the interim head coach. Freddie Kitchens just you know, 132 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: called plays and that's it, and Baker Mayfield executed him. 133 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: They looked really good. And then when Freddie Kitchens got 134 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: all that put on his plate, it all went went 135 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: south last year. Yeah. So now we'll see what what 136 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: Stefanski can do down there. I've got do I like him. 137 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: I like him, I've got I've got high expectations for 138 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: him and his program in Cleveland. That's if if he 139 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: can get the support. We do have a jam pack 140 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: show for you today. We've had like a jam pack week, 141 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, But Fridays are always fully stocked. 142 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: Uh and in the cupboard for you today here on 143 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: the show, one o'clock will be the lowdown with one 144 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander, who will join us. Believe he's Arizona right now, 145 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: so he'll be joining us on the line at one 146 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: o'clock to kind of break down this game. And then 147 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: at one twenty five it's the return of Greg Coo 148 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: sell As he's going to do some xs and os 149 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: for us, obviously one of the analysts on ESPN's NFL 150 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: Matchup show. He'll be on at one twenty five and 151 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: then at two thirty Steve it is installment number to 152 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: say eight, Installment number eight, Taskers teammates three, installment number nine. Yes, 153 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: thank you for confirming. So Steve has his cheat sheets 154 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: so he knows which players and former teammates have already 155 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: been a part of this series, so he knows not 156 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: to guess those names. We will try to be more 157 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: cryptic and vague with the clues since Steve has been 158 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: on a hot streak guessing his former teammates and as 159 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: little as two or three guesses. Yeah, first clue this 160 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: week is it is a male. Yeah, we think, but yes, 161 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: I intend to be far more the degree of difficulty 162 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: with these clues is going to be ratcheted up some 163 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: because Steve has prevented me from giving away some of 164 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: the more entertaining and funny clues about some of these guys. 165 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: Like last week, for example, was Jamie Mueller, and I 166 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: really wanted to get the clue out. You know, I 167 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: was one of the few people in the locker room 168 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: who had a brush cut and a killers stash, and 169 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: that was Jamie Mueller. I mean, it would have been 170 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: a dead giveaway, but it was like the sixth or 171 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: seventh clue. I was hoping I could get to it, 172 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: but Steve got it in like two or three clues again, 173 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: so we've got to Himie and I work we've got 174 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,719 Speaker 1: a rat with So we got to ratchet up the 175 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,079 Speaker 1: degree of difficulty on the clues for that. But yes, 176 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: Tasker's teammate A two thirty. And we'll also hear from 177 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 1: coach Sean McDermott a little bit later in the show. 178 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: He addressed the media this morning. Nothing terribly earth shattering, 179 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: but just a couple of comments that we wanted to 180 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: share with you, so you know where the coach stands 181 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: two days before kickoff, and probably the most important note 182 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: that he mentioned, which we can get into a little 183 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: bit now, is that Josh Norman is not practicing again today, 184 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,959 Speaker 1: so his prospects for Sunday certainly not looking good either, 185 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: as he still is trying to recover from that hamstring injury. 186 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: And you know, I don't think it leaves the Bills 187 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: devoid of talent to line up there. Obviously they have 188 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: Levi Wallace who's been the starter there the last two 189 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: years at right cornerback opposite Tredevious. But what it does 190 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: do is it knocks you down to four healthy corners, 191 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: which is basically Taran Johnson, sarand Neil and then Levi Wallace. 192 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: And so you do have two corners on the practice 193 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: squad in cam Lewis and Dane Jackson the seventh round pick. 194 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see if they feel they 195 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: need to make a move there or if they just 196 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: go in with the four corners and say what will 197 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: be will be. I think they do have the advantage 198 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: of knowing that you have players like Jordan Poyer, who 199 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: is a former corner albeit several years ago, right, but 200 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: you know, in a pinch that might be a guy 201 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 1: that can cover a bigger receiver. So there are some 202 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: You've got some guys. I mean, there are some contingency 203 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 1: plans on the roster where I don't know if you 204 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: necessarily have to make a move with the practice squad 205 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: to ensure that you have five healthy corners on game day, 206 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: right and you know you have you got guys like 207 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: Dean Marlow you can plug in there. And we saw 208 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: Dean Marlow at times against heavy formations right line up 209 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 1: in the slot when Terren Johnson was out here, and 210 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: it'll it'll be it. I think the key thing, and 211 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: I said this yesterday, is going to be how you 212 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: adjust to what the Jets are going to be doing. 213 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: If Levion Bell comes out and they got this new, shiny, 214 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: new offensive line, it's always easier for offensive lineman to 215 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: fire out and block in the run game. Levion Bell's 216 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: got a chip on his shoulder. I would anticipate them 217 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: out and trying to do that, trying to make some 218 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: hey against a defensive front. We'll see. They could not 219 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: do anything like that last year. They stunk in the 220 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: run game last year, and they probably want to make 221 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: sure that they've got that changed right off the bat, 222 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: I would think, but I don't know. It's all unknown, 223 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: but it makes a lot of sense to me that 224 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: you give Leon the levy on Bell the ball behind 225 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: a brand new offensive line to see if you can get, 226 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, control the game. Yeah, degree of difficulty you 227 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: would say is less there than it is in the 228 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: passing game. Or you can go to those receivers against 229 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: this dB group well, right, and a new target in 230 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: Breshad Perryman who you might not be completely on the 231 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: same page with. Yet here's another guy that's missed some 232 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: time in training camp due to a knee injury, although 233 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: all indications are he is going to play on Sunday, 234 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: but Mims is out of the equation. They like their 235 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: tight end Herndon an awful lot. Adam Gays just keeps 236 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: praising that guy up and down. He really thinks he's 237 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: going to be a weapon. So that'll be interesting to 238 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: see how that plays out there and whether they make 239 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: him a defend it if part of the game plan 240 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: with respect to play calling. Uh. The other element that 241 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: we really haven't discussed all that much was the plans 242 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: on the part of the Bills and maybe the Jets, 243 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, collaboratively with respect to a pregame, social justice 244 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: or solidarity, whatever you want to call it. We saw 245 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: the Texans and the Chiefs line up in lock arms 246 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: prior to the game. I believe the Texans stayed in 247 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: the locker room for the anthem and the African American 248 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: hymn that's also going to play this season, following the 249 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: national anthem in every game. So what are the Bills 250 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: going to do and will it be in conjunction with 251 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: the Jets. Coach McDermott was actually asked about that this 252 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: morning in his zoom call with the media. Here's what 253 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: he had to say about it. Yeah, you know, we've 254 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: had these conversations and I'm really proud of our team 255 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: vic Obviously you saw the plan of Houston and Kansas 256 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: City last night. You know, we've had those critical conversations 257 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: over the course of a couple of weeks the last 258 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Really proud of the players and the 259 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: decisions that they are formulating, and you know, I would 260 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: just say I'm most proud of the fact that the 261 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: action that's being taken at the player level, at the 262 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: club level, within our organization to do some of the 263 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: things that we've set out to do in a positive 264 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: way impacting our community, namely with offering we're trying to 265 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: provide internet access to many children in the Buffalo area 266 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: that have not had internet access so they can attend 267 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: school virtually, among other things. And then awareness around the 268 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: census situation in our community as well as voter registrations. 269 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: So three things that are players outlined that were very 270 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: important to them, and I think it's tremendous that they 271 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: are following through as well as the organization's falling through 272 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: in that regard. So while there are concrete plans with 273 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,239 Speaker 1: respect to address actionable items, addressing the census, voter registration, 274 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: and then internet service for Buffalo City school kids who 275 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: do not have it and have to learn remotely, which 276 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: is twice as difficult if you don't have internet service 277 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: to get online and do classes remotely. Those are all admirable. 278 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't sound he said formulating. So it doesn't sound 279 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: like the plans for Sunday have been finalized, at least 280 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: to Coach McDermott's understanding. And I do know that he 281 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: meets with his leadership council on Friday afternoons, so maybe 282 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,359 Speaker 1: that's when it gets finalized and he's and it's communicated 283 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: to him what exactly their plan is. It's an extra 284 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: I gotta say, Steve, it is an extra layer that 285 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: I would venture to guess even as little as five 286 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: years ago, because we know Kaepernick did this in twenty sixteen. 287 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: As little as five years ago, I don't think any 288 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: head coach in the NFL ever thought that this would 289 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: be an extra layer of the decision making process and 290 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: the symbiotic relationship that they have to have with their players. 291 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: I don't think they envision this being part of that 292 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: on what's probably going to be a weekly basis here 293 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: going forward, at least this season. Yeah, that's right, and 294 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: it's it continues to be and it's necessary. Yeah, it 295 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: continues to be a conversation. It's really difficult for a 296 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: lot of people to take part in. They don't like it, 297 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: particularly no matter how it's presented, whether it's in a 298 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: football fielder on the news at six o'clock. Nobody wants 299 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: to hear about a lot of people, not a lot, 300 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: but some people just don't want to hear about Underney circumstances. 301 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: And now it's becoming, and I think rightfully so hard. 302 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: It's a most impossible to ignore so I think it's okay. 303 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: It's healthy for us. It's not comfortable, but it's healthy 304 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: for us to address it, step up and say, okay, 305 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: what about this. Let's let's have some real conversations about it. 306 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: And I'm okay with it. I'm I'm I'm very okay. 307 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: I support these guys one hundred percent. It's a hard 308 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: conversation to have, particularly when half the conversation or somebody 309 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: on the other side of the table doesn't want to 310 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: have the conversation. When you make it impossible to avoid, 311 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: that's uncomfortable, and it's uncomfortable for a lot of and 312 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: even even on the business side here in our building, 313 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: I know that Kim Pagoula and an executive leadership team 314 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: have been very progressive in handling this with a lot 315 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 1: of the town hall zoom calls they have with the 316 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: entire staff on the other side of the building, and 317 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: they have certain speakers. And I'll be the first to 318 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: say I've learned some stuff. And I grew up in 319 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: the New York metropolitan area where it is a cultural rainbow, right. 320 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: I was exposed to a lot of that at a 321 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: very early age. And you know, people proudly wore their 322 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: culture on their sleeve, which is great, but there was 323 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: still stuff that I learned that I didn't know just 324 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: in a few meetings that we've had. So it's admirable 325 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: what the Bills have done to kind of push this 326 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: stuff forward. So it will be interesting to see what 327 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: the players decide to do in taking advantage of the 328 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: gigantic platform that they have being NFL players. So we'll 329 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: keep an eye out for that. And as we know, 330 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: there will be decals on the backs of the helmets 331 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: where players have the opportunity to use a name or 332 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: a cause that they choose to support, you know, whether 333 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: they want to put Brianna Taylor's name on the back 334 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: of their helmet, George Floyd's name on the back of 335 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,200 Speaker 1: their helmet, you know, whoever has been a victim of 336 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: social or racial injustice. Players have the freedom to do 337 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: that as well. I know the coaches have the opportunity 338 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: to do that also. Coach Fraser was asked, you know, 339 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: if he had made a decision on you know, what 340 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: he was going to use as a message on his 341 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: hat that he wears on the sidelines, and he said, 342 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: I will be doing something I just haven't landed on 343 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: anything yet when we spoke to him on Thursday. So 344 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be We know Sunday is 345 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: going to be different in a lot of ways, but 346 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: I think in a very healthy way. There is going 347 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 1: to be hopefully some greater awareness by the viewing public 348 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: that this is something that really has to get pushed 349 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: forward with actionable items, not just protest. So hopefully that 350 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: leads to that, but that's something to keep an eye 351 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: on as well. Coach McDermott did comment on the moment 352 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: of unity before last night's Chiefs Texans game and what 353 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: he thought of that, so let's get his thoughts on that. 354 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: It was great to see that everyone's together on this 355 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: and and I thought very well thought out and good 356 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,200 Speaker 1: to see the coaches out there in the staff as 357 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: well joining with the players. Um, you know, this is 358 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 1: it's an interesting time because you spend all week trying 359 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: to beat one another and to be to have that 360 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: opportunity to do that just from a mental shifts downpoint 361 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: is not easy. I can tell you that as a competitor. 362 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: But in this case, it was good, good to watch. 363 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: So we'll see what the Bills and the Jets decide. 364 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: To do, and all the other teams around the league 365 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: come this weekend, you know they'll have a primetime audience 366 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: again on Sunday Night, and so you know, we'll have 367 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: to see what happens. It's it's gonna be different. It's 368 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: gonna be different for a whole lot of reasons. COVID 369 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: nineteen has obviously changed how games are going to look 370 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: this season. You're gonna have people wearing masks on the sidelines, 371 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: You're gonna have no fans in the stands, and a 372 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: lot of these stadiums and I mean, I just think 373 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: about the Sunday night game, which is the Rams and 374 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. They're in the brand new so Far Stadium 375 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: in La coust probably like almost two billion dollars to 376 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: build seats, eighty thousand fans. There's gonna be nobody in 377 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: that in the seats. It's gonna I mean, those stadiums 378 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 1: look cavernous to begin with, even with people in them. 379 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: Can you imagine how much bigger it's gonna look if 380 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: you're standing on that field and there isn't a person 381 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: up in the I just think it's gonna look so strange. 382 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: I'm gonna feel like you're down in a ravine somewhere 383 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: now the Bills. You're probably there that the Bills Thanksgiving 384 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: game in Dallas last year, So that's that stadium is cavernous. Yeah, 385 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: to say it's an understatement to say it's cavernous, it's 386 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: it's unbelievable. You stand there, I've done games from the 387 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: sidelines there, and I've done And you stand down on 388 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: the sidelines in the bench area or in the corner 389 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 1: of the field, whichever corner you won, and look up 390 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: across the way at the opposite corner, up into the stands, 391 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 1: up for across into the concourse through the and the 392 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: people are they They literally seem like they're a mile away. 393 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: And if it weren't and I'm telling you, if it 394 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: weren't for the sixty yard flat screen and the eighty yards, 395 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: well yeah, that's sixty yards. So it's a sixty yard 396 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: man screen. If it weren't for that big flat screen 397 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: on the side, both sides and in the on the ends, 398 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: you wouldn't. It would Your head would explode, it's so big. 399 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: But the TV kind of makes it feel like, Okay, 400 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: it's right here, it's right in front, right, it's right 401 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: in front of me that that stadium isn't is enormous, 402 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: doesn't even I mean this says it doesn't say it. 403 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable, and how plush it is, and how the 404 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: amenities are just everywhere. I will say this, that's the 405 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: first Thanksgiving in a long time that I did not 406 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: have it with my family, maybe the first ever, if 407 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: memory serves, yeah, first ever. The spread of the press 408 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: box was pretty good for Thanksgiving Day. I'm going down 409 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: the line and I'm thinking to myself, it's it's pretty 410 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: evident that the Cowboys do this every year, you know, 411 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: because they play on Thanksgiving every year. It's like, yeah, 412 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: they've done this before. New thing from Minnie Apple and 413 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: Pumpkin pies, you know, the little single serve guys to that. 414 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: I mean, they had everything. It was well, that's a 415 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: And so this this stadium in in so so far 416 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: is laid out funky because it's not. It's asymmetrical. Yes, 417 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: so I'm sure it's gonna one thing I'm noticing it's 418 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: got a glass ceiling. Yeah, that's gonna be a big issue. 419 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: Do you think what do you think of greenhouse effect? 420 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: What do you work? Well, maybe I don't know. Non 421 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: glare glass. That's fine, that's not the problem. You don't 422 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: have to worry about a glare. And because I've gone 423 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: through this, when they punt the ball up into the 424 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 1: air and that guy gets back underneath to catch that ball, 425 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: the lighting is gonna affect your depth perception of where 426 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: you can get into the ball and how you judge it. 427 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: And you're gonna see you can see a lot of 428 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: muff kicks. Okay. I remember playing in Saint Louis, the 429 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: old American Airlines. Yeah, the dumb there, right, it was 430 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 1: lit and lighting is everything, but they lit that like 431 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: it was a show business place. The field was lit, 432 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: The stands were dark, you know what I'm saying. It 433 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: was like a stage almost. So the ball goes up 434 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: there and you lose it. He punts it. The thing 435 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: goes up and disappears about thirty feet up. I mean, 436 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: it goes into the dark, and I was like, where 437 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: is it that? So you really got to like, okay, 438 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: whoa hold on? And then it pops back out into 439 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: the light when it's down at you're in thirty feet 440 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 1: from the ground, you better be in the right spot. 441 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 1: Was zero fun, But you know that's kind of the thing. 442 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: What I'm talking about it? Yea, in some way, shape 443 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,119 Speaker 1: or form thinking about this thing. Nineteen sixty whatever, whatever, 444 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: the new Houston Astrodome opened with the Houston Astros. They're 445 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: gonna played baseball indoors. What this huge monstrosity of a 446 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: it's now a speed bump in Houston. But it looks 447 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: literally next to Aliant Reliant Stadium, it looks like, Yeah, 448 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: I remember seeing traffic. It looked like a dwarf, right, 449 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: So they were playing baseball in there. Problem was it 450 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,120 Speaker 1: had it had a glass roof too. The ball goes 451 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 1: the baseball goes up into it gone. Yeah, I know. 452 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: They have a lot of problems in Tampa Bay too. 453 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: They had to put they had to cover up part 454 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 1: of the ceiling with dark tiles behind Home Place so 455 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: when the ball came up out of there, you could 456 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: catch it and see it pick it up. You could 457 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 1: pick it up. So yeah, I don't I don't know 458 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: if the engineer Wizards thought of that one, because engineer 459 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,640 Speaker 1: Wizards probably aren't fielding punts in the NFL all too 460 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: often to have it crossed their mind. That's why you 461 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: gotta call me, man, pick up the phone. I neglected 462 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 1: to mention that with it being Friday, it's also the 463 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: fan Friday mail Bag, so we have been taking any 464 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: and all of your questions online at one bills Live, 465 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: so be sure to send those in if you have them. 466 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: Steve and I will take time throughout the course of 467 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: the show today to answer those to the best of 468 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: our ability, whether it deals with this week's game, the roster, 469 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: decisions on how players are going to be deployed this weekend, 470 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 1: or who's coming on, who's getting better, what rookie has 471 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: improved the most, whatever you have on your mind, fire 472 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 1: it off and ask us, or you could call us 473 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: at eight oh three five fifty one, eight fifty two, 474 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: five fifty and just fire off a question. That way 475 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: doesn't have to come out of the mail bag. It 476 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 1: can come right down the phone line and we'll be 477 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: happy to answer that one as well. So full jam 478 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: packed show today, and you know I know that we'll 479 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: also hear from a couple of other players. We had 480 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde who addressed the media this week. We haven't 481 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,479 Speaker 1: had a chance to hear from him, so we'll be 482 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: doing that soon. Tons and tons of stuff to get 483 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: to over the course of the day and the show today, Steven. 484 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if this crossed your mind last night 485 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: watching the Chiefs game, but as we said, they just 486 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: kind of picked up right where they left off last year. 487 00:26:55,920 --> 00:27:00,199 Speaker 1: And did you did you for even a moment think 488 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: about the Bills Week six game against the Chiefs and 489 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: what that could look like watching the Chiefs last night? 490 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: Did that cross your mind? At Of course it did. Yeah, 491 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: I think it crossed everybody's mind. You gotta you gotta 492 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: line up against those guys. I do know this as well, though. 493 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: It's different when you line up on them, even if 494 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 1: they do blow you out worse than they blew out 495 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans last you always feel different when you 496 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: come up and see him in person. When you see 497 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 1: teams on television, invariably, particularly night games. I remember watching 498 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: teams on Monday Night football, and they're like, man, oh man. 499 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: You know, they always look faster. You know, they always 500 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: talk about them, but you know, or whatever, they look athletic, 501 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: they look really fast, they look well school, you know, 502 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: they just you don't don't see it the same way. 503 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 1: But then when you get down there. I saw our 504 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: teams as well, you know, on replays of our night 505 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: games when we would play on Monday Night Football, Sunday 506 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 1: Night Football, and it's like, oh, I see, I guess 507 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 1: it's just this aura that those night games have that 508 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: makes those guys seem faster, look faster they look on 509 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: these TV on the TV games, particularly night. You're right, 510 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,640 Speaker 1: you're confined to the dimensions of your televison. It looks 511 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: like more like this play by Sammy watch Bec is 512 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: that quick pass out there that looks like an impossible throw. 513 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: They showed it from behind us. Sure it looks like, well, 514 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,439 Speaker 1: how did he even pick the ball up and catch it? 515 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: And all that. You know, this play right here that 516 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: MSG people are watching Sammy Watkins just comes in motion, 517 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: catch this play right Like, look how fast that ball 518 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: gets to him. Um, it's amazing. You can make those plays. 519 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: And then you get in the game, it's like, yeah, 520 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: of course we make those. It's easy, right. So there 521 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: is some shock value though sometimes too, Like with a 522 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: guy like Tyreek Hill for example. I mean they call 523 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 1: him the cheetah for a reason. Um, he looks fast 524 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: on television and then you get on the field with 525 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: him and he looks even faster. Yeah, I think sometimes 526 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: I think the thing guys like him um, they are fast, 527 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: and it's and I, like I've said a million times, 528 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: it's hard to to have guys say you're fast in 529 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: a league that's full of fast guys. But when you 530 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: faster like him and you stand out in the league 531 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 1: full of fast guys, you're really fast. The thing that 532 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: gets those guys don't impress me. When I'm standing on 533 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: the sidelines doing games, guys like Tyree killing, I see 534 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: those guys. I see him. There are other guys, you know, 535 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: running with him. The guys that get me are the 536 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: guys that block out the sun and still run by 537 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,239 Speaker 1: like that. They're saying, moves that way right. So you 538 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: get big guys like that moving around, and you get 539 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: like four of them running together or whatever, and you 540 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: can feel the vibration around and as they go by, 541 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: you can kind of feel it and you hear the 542 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 1: footfalls are going on and kind of feel the vibrations 543 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: of their movement. Those are the things that are like 544 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: that make you go, you know, make you kind of sink. 545 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: It turns your water to tends your insights to water, 546 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: and it's like, oh, guysh man, I don't yeah, I 547 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: can't even imagine getting now. I want to compete, right, 548 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: I can't even imagine guys like that. It's it just 549 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: seems so unbelievably unreachable. I think we also will have 550 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: to spend a little bit of time at today's show 551 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: talking about the fantasy league that was started in these 552 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: here studios. In case you don't know, the fine folks 553 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 1: over at the Instigators invited Steve and myself to partake 554 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: in their fantasy football league, and the draft was last night, 555 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: literally right before the Thursday night kickoff game, so we 556 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: could get credit for this week's point tallies and such 557 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: from our respective rosters. And I know we'll get to 558 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: the title of Steve's team, which I think was suggested 559 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: to you by listener or viewer, and we can talk 560 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: about my team. Also, I had the last pick in 561 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 1: the draft. Lucky me us what you get for saying 562 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: yes late? Well, of course I would like to think 563 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: it would have been Yeah, I would like to think 564 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 1: that it was pulled out of a hat or some 565 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: kind of random draw on the computer. But who knows, 566 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: sou We'll we'll make some brief assessments as to what 567 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: we might be looking at with this fantasy season, and 568 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 1: we'll update you on who's stinking out the joint, and 569 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: I'm sure we'll be Yeah, we'll be talking some trash too. 570 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how Consummarty with this ribs and pet anticipate. 571 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: I might, I might get a little bit dis Yeah, 572 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: you're not. You're you're more of a what would you 573 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: call yourself a rookie in this? Have you ever completely noviously? Yea, 574 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: ever had one before? Uh maybe years ago. We did 575 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: it and it was one of those where you kind 576 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: of show up for the It was one of those 577 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: things you show up for the show up for the draft, 578 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: and it's great and all that stuff, and then you 579 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: never think about it again. You were the guy that 580 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: doesn't put the lineup in everywhere. Yeah, same with and 581 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: so were the other guys in the too. Yeah. In fact, 582 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: I don't even know how who wanted poor League, if 583 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: ever there was one. Yeah, I was, so, I like 584 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: drafted like two defenses and special teams that year, So 585 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,239 Speaker 1: I would expect you to draft specially since early. So 586 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: I got your kickers in the third round. Yeah right, exactly, 587 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: all right, guy out of the box. That's right, all right, 588 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: So we gotta take a break. But when we come 589 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 1: back we'll hear from one Micah Hide as he talks 590 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: about how the improvements on offense by this team are 591 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: actually helping the defense prepare for games better this season 592 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: than maybe in year's past. We'll hear from Micah on 593 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 1: that and more when we return here on One Bills Live, 594 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 1: presented by Collid to Health. This is Buffalo Bills Radio 595 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: after Ado. As we continue here on a Friday edition 596 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: of One Bills Live, broadcasting from the Seneca Studios and 597 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:39,479 Speaker 1: getting set for Week one, Game one twenty twenty season, 598 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: the anticipation has been building and probably at an even 599 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: higher pitch since COVID hit, because people are probably anxious 600 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: back in the spring, wondering, hey, we're gonna have football, 601 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: like what is this gonna do? And blah blah blah. 602 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: And now here it is and people are kind of 603 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:01,280 Speaker 1: breathing a sigh of relief. I know my neighbor who 604 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: lives behind me, he's got this giant inflatable screen that 605 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: he can project the television video onto. It's like an inflatable. 606 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: It looks like one of those pop up like an inflatable. 607 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: It's I mean, it's huge. It's like twenty feet by 608 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: ten feet and he's like, hey, coming over, you know 609 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: and watch the game. And I had some writing to 610 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: do for Buffalo Bills that comp so I couldn't do it. 611 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: I kind of had the game on in the background 612 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: with the sounddown last night. But I mean, people are pumped, 613 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: man like, so happy that football is back and happening, 614 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: because I think there was some some genuine doubt, especially 615 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: in light of what all the other leagues that were 616 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: interrupted by COVID had to deal with, go through plan 617 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: to restart, get back underway, and then we saw what 618 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: happened with baseball with some outbreaks, and that probably led 619 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: to some trepidation as well. But we are here and 620 00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: we're ready to roll for this weekend, and I just 621 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 1: think that the players are probably breathing a sigh relief 622 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: too that we've gotten to this point. So well, let's 623 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:11,320 Speaker 1: face it too. It's been It's always difficult for players 624 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: because of training camp and how hard it is, but 625 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: this has been, you know, had a couple of degrees 626 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: of difficulty added on to it because of COVID and 627 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 1: how hard it's been to be away from their family, 628 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: to be sequestered. Bless you. Wow, excuse me, thanks for 629 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: doing that in your elbow. But right it's it's been 630 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: difficult on a lot of different levels because of COVID 631 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: and the different nature of training camp now that the 632 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: that's for the veterans as well as the rookies. The 633 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 1: guys who've been through it before, they've never been through 634 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,399 Speaker 1: this before, and the rookies of obviously not only trying 635 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: to get aclimated to the NFL but acclimated in the 636 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: middle of an NFL that's not really the NFL or 637 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: as we have known it. It's it's hard. I can't 638 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: imagine how difficult it is has been to keep it 639 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: going and not being sitting, you know, nine feet away 640 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 1: from all the guys on your team and all of 641 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: the stuff that goes on, and the only time you 642 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,840 Speaker 1: get any to be normal is when you're actually on 643 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:12,880 Speaker 1: the field. Nothing else is right. So I think getting 644 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: to this game this weekend is going to be a 645 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: huge relief for the players, for the coaches certainly, for 646 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:23,760 Speaker 1: the league offices that you know, the administrators, the staff, 647 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: everybody who's been grinding this away. It's kind of a 648 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: relief for you and me, and we're you know, we 649 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: don't even have any skin in the game really, you know, 650 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's got to be an enormous relief 651 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,520 Speaker 1: for so many thousands of people around the National Football 652 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: League and across the country. As we mentioned before we 653 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,520 Speaker 1: went to break, we were going to hear from some 654 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: comments from Micah Hyde, obviously one of the stalwarts in 655 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: that secondary that has been in the top three in 656 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: past defense each of the past two years, and he 657 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: got into an interesting conversation with the media about the 658 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:00,320 Speaker 1: competition level between the offense and the defense. Very early 659 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 1: in camp. Micah said, this is the most competitive camp 660 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 1: we've had between the offense and the defense, and I 661 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 1: think it speaks to the raised level of talent that 662 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,319 Speaker 1: has been added to this roster on the offensive side 663 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: of the ball. It's more or at least closing the 664 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: gap to being more on par with what has been 665 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:21,879 Speaker 1: a top five defense for the last two seasons. So 666 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 1: here's Micah explaining how this new offense is helping to 667 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:35,239 Speaker 1: make them better for games come the regular season. Yeah, 668 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, I talked about this the last time. I 669 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,399 Speaker 1: was like, you guys, is you know kind of from 670 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: the seventeen eighteen, you know, to last year till now 671 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,759 Speaker 1: kind of the process of the evolution of the Bill's offenses, 672 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,319 Speaker 1: and it came a long way, and I'd be lying 673 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 1: to you guys. I would have never admitted this back then. 674 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:55,720 Speaker 1: But it was frustrating, you know, some of those years 675 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:58,480 Speaker 1: to go out there and you know, defense possibly playing 676 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: well or you know, getting some takeaways and turn the ball. 677 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,719 Speaker 1: They're getting some some turnovers from offense, and then our 678 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: offense going out there and struggling. So um, it was frustrating. 679 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: But now you know, we're at the point where we're 680 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: we're we're just as excited for this offense as they are. 681 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 1: You know, there's a there's a bunch of weapons. Um, 682 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 1: they get after us in practice. There's sometimes where they 683 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, have a quick two minute drive on us. 684 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: We get back to the sideline, we're like, dagn Like 685 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 1: what just happened? They got four or five big plays 686 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,320 Speaker 1: on us. And then you know, we're off the field 687 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: and we're like what is going on? So um, you 688 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: know they're there, they're gonna be They're gonna be pretty good. Um, 689 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: and we understand that they're gonna obviously continue to have 690 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:40,040 Speaker 1: to get better and just like our defenses, and um, 691 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, we're excited for them. Yeah, 692 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: So I think the expect when you know that the 693 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: defense on this roster is encouraged and excited about what 694 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,839 Speaker 1: Buffalo's offense can do this year, I think it's okay 695 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: to kind of get a little excited. Yeah, they see 696 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,600 Speaker 1: him every day, they know the plays that they're running, 697 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: and they're finding it a challenge to stop them at time, 698 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,319 Speaker 1: particularly a guy who's seen him over the last three 699 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 1: years and how much better they are. He's seen, he's 700 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 1: witnessed the evolution on a daily basis. And I and 701 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: I it's it's good because I'll tell you, if you 702 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: can get it done against this defense, you can get 703 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 1: it done. It's about anybody, and it's it's going to 704 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: come down to for the first time. I think for 705 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: Brian daybole Uh and the offensive staff, they're gonna be 706 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: able to They're gonna have enough tools in their box 707 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: to fix any problem on game day. I think there 708 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 1: have been there have been times in the past where 709 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: and there is for every team, you know, because of 710 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: matchups and that kind of thing, because of the strength 711 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: of your opponent. But I think he's going to have 712 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 1: less times in this coming season where he's gonna have 713 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: to scheme something up to get a guy open, or 714 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to go and say, listen, we're gonna 715 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: have to get creative here because there we have nothing 716 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,880 Speaker 1: to that can beat this matchup. He can lean on 717 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: the talent a little bit more than the scheme exactly, 718 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: and I think yeah, And I think he'll have to 719 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 1: be less creative in getting ready for it. I think 720 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 1: he'll have to do He'll have more freedom to leave 721 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 1: guys alone and not make sure that they're they got 722 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 1: help or whatever, you know, all this other stuff. So 723 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be some of that this year 724 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,240 Speaker 1: for Brian day Bole that he hasn't had in the past, 725 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: hopefully because of the raised level of the guys on 726 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:25,280 Speaker 1: the on the field and h and Josh and Allen's development. Theoretically, Yeah, 727 00:39:25,360 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 1: just about everybody on this roster at this point has 728 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,640 Speaker 1: been asked for their opinion on Stefan Diggs as one 729 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: of the primary new additions to the roster. Micah Hyde 730 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:36,959 Speaker 1: was asked for his opinion, and here was his take 731 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:39,320 Speaker 1: on Diggs and what he can bring to this roster. 732 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: What did I learn? Um, I've always known he's been 733 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 1: a very good receiver, a type of guy that that 734 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 1: reads a defense really well. He is able to find, 735 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 1: you know, the holes in the defense in his own 736 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: cover something like that. One on one, Um, you can 737 00:39:57,200 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: expose you know, and anybody. He's garden. And I played 738 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,279 Speaker 1: against him the past plenty of games to know what 739 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 1: type of football player he was. And I was in 740 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:08,560 Speaker 1: Green Bay. I can remember is I letna say opening 741 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,440 Speaker 1: It might have been opening night or the second game 742 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: of the season. We were at Minnesota right when they 743 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: opened up the stadium and he went off. He went 744 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 1: off that game, and we knew what he was capable 745 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: to do, but we couldn't stop him. So, you know, 746 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,520 Speaker 1: coming into this this year knowing that we have a 747 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: receiver like that it's able to make a big plays 748 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: for your offense and then compete against him in practice, 749 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,280 Speaker 1: I understand what he's gonna do to help this football 750 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:33,400 Speaker 1: team and help the offense. So I'm excited. You know, 751 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 1: we've we've went against him. He's kind of one of 752 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: those guys that, um, he makes a lot of plays 753 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: and he lets you know he's making plays, so which 754 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 1: is good. You know. I'm the same way in competitors. 755 00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: You know, guys when compete and they want to make 756 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:46,400 Speaker 1: plays and they want to let everybody know they're making plays. 757 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:49,239 Speaker 1: So um, you know, it's it's exciting to see it. 758 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:51,000 Speaker 1: And he's brought the best in us, and I'm sure 759 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: we brought the best in him. People, I'm telling you 760 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 1: what like you were saying yesterday, we know when you 761 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,439 Speaker 1: get all these alpha dogs out on a field, it's 762 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: not enough to just make the play. You've you've got 763 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:05,880 Speaker 1: a broadcast. It's everybody too, like, hey, here's what you do. 764 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,919 Speaker 1: In case you didn't notice, I am killing you right now, right, 765 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: it's more than that. Well, I'm sure it is. I 766 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 1: was trying to keep it clean for a raid. No, 767 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,640 Speaker 1: here's no, it's it's not even telling them that you've 768 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:19,200 Speaker 1: made plays. It's this is what I'm gonna do. This 769 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:21,840 Speaker 1: is how I'm gonna do it. Did you see what 770 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: I just did? After telling you what I was gonna 771 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 1: do about and you can't stand and you are not 772 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,719 Speaker 1: stopping me. Here's what's gonna come, And here's what I'm 773 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: gonna do. It's gonna happen on the next and what's 774 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: gonna happen to you right here? So again, here's your 775 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:36,160 Speaker 1: again here's your chance. You tell him what you're gonna do. 776 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: You tell him what you're doing, why you're doing it, 777 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:40,279 Speaker 1: and then you tell him what you did to him 778 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: after it's all over, when you hand him the football. 779 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:46,480 Speaker 1: So it's yeah, all of that, but how much how 780 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: much all the way? Can you see how how happy 781 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:50,919 Speaker 1: he how happy Mike. It is to have a guy 782 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:54,279 Speaker 1: like that on offense though, it's so fun. It's so 783 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:57,640 Speaker 1: fun because you know you're good enough to make a 784 00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:00,360 Speaker 1: play once in a while against anybody, and when you 785 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:02,520 Speaker 1: get a guy who gives it back to you and 786 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:06,560 Speaker 1: you both have fun doing it, there's not oh, not 787 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,360 Speaker 1: at all. It's it's highly competitive, but they're all, you know, 788 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 1: like this, there's nobody these guys are. You know, they 789 00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 1: treat each other like family. They so the com competition 790 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 1: level is really high. And you know what it's like 791 00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: when you have a brother you just you know, there's 792 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:24,200 Speaker 1: no get You don't give him any slack, so they 793 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 1: don't have any choice but to love you. After it's 794 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: all over, anywere they're still gonna be your brother, right. 795 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:31,439 Speaker 1: So it's so fun to be in that situation where 796 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:37,880 Speaker 1: you can compete really hard and and just talk all 797 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,520 Speaker 1: kinds of smack because you know, when he does it 798 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:42,239 Speaker 1: to you, you're gonna you know, you're gonna deserve well 799 00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: not yeah, but it also juices you up to return 800 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:47,640 Speaker 1: the favor and now and now the competition level that 801 00:42:47,719 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: was here suddenly gets up to here and then here 802 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:53,719 Speaker 1: coaches just sit back and smile. Yeah. The fun part 803 00:42:53,719 --> 00:42:55,920 Speaker 1: about it, too, is on game day when you're doing 804 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:58,520 Speaker 1: it to their team and now instead of being in 805 00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:01,480 Speaker 1: competition here he like the guy who's talking smack to 806 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:03,000 Speaker 1: our week, is now talk a smack for me to 807 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: that guy. Yeah, you know what I'm saying. And then 808 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,520 Speaker 1: when your unit goes out on the field, they want 809 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: to go do the same thing. Right. It's just so fun. Yeah, 810 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:14,040 Speaker 1: and uh, it's rare, you know when it does happen 811 00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:15,880 Speaker 1: on a regular basis. But when you get a guy 812 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:17,719 Speaker 1: on the op on your own team who doesn't you 813 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:20,280 Speaker 1: have that relationship and you can talk about it. Um, 814 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:21,880 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun to go out and compete 815 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:24,520 Speaker 1: with guys like that on your team, because it does, 816 00:43:24,680 --> 00:43:27,200 Speaker 1: it does. It is one of the best ways. And 817 00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 1: really the way these guys earn each other's respect is 818 00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:32,800 Speaker 1: the way they play and the way they handle themselves 819 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 1: like that. All right, we gotta take a break, but 820 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:36,520 Speaker 1: when we come back, we might crack open the mail 821 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,520 Speaker 1: bag for the first time on the show. And then 822 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,120 Speaker 1: coming up at one o'clock, what do we have at 823 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,120 Speaker 1: one o'clock? Is a great cosale? It is no, No, 824 00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:46,880 Speaker 1: it's Lorenzo first, Great cost five. We'll have the lowdown 825 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: at the top of the hour, so stay tuned for 826 00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 1: all of that. It's coming up soon. Here on One 827 00:43:50,680 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: Bills Live, presented by Kalida Health, this is Buffalo Bill's Radio, 828 00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:09,560 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, closing out the first 829 00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:11,759 Speaker 1: hour of the program here on a Friday at One 830 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:15,000 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. And we do want to remind you the 831 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:18,400 Speaker 1: Bills have announced the launch of Predict the Bills, a 832 00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:22,040 Speaker 1: free mobile game presented by Seneca Resorts and Casinos. Fans 833 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:24,799 Speaker 1: who download the Bills mobile app, presented by M ANDT Bank, 834 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:27,080 Speaker 1: we'll have the opportunity each week to predict the answers 835 00:44:27,080 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 1: to a variety of game day related questions for a 836 00:44:30,200 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: chance to win autographed gear and exclusive experiences. So be 837 00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:36,880 Speaker 1: sure to check that out on the Bills app the 838 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:39,960 Speaker 1: next time you're checking out your Bills News as we 839 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:44,160 Speaker 1: close in on week one, so we do want to 840 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:47,640 Speaker 1: get to some early mail bag questions. This one from Tiffany. 841 00:44:47,719 --> 00:44:49,640 Speaker 1: She says, with Cody Ford listed on the depth chart 842 00:44:49,640 --> 00:44:51,680 Speaker 1: at both guard and tackle, where do you expect him 843 00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:56,120 Speaker 1: to play most of his snaps on Sunday? This is 844 00:44:56,120 --> 00:45:00,120 Speaker 1: a good question. Nobody knows well. They've They've kept it 845 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: under wraps to a great degree. He's lined up at 846 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:07,319 Speaker 1: both places. Where do where do I expect him to 847 00:45:07,360 --> 00:45:13,160 Speaker 1: play most? I'm gonna this is my This is my guess. Okay, 848 00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:16,560 Speaker 1: my guess is due to the fact that John Feliciano 849 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:21,200 Speaker 1: is out. I think he will play guard. That's my prediction. 850 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,080 Speaker 1: And I think Tie and Secki will line up at 851 00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: tackle and you may even see it. You may you 852 00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:29,960 Speaker 1: may even see a platoon. Yeah, I think that's even 853 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:33,280 Speaker 1: a possibility at right tackle with him and Darryl Williams. 854 00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:35,480 Speaker 1: That's I think it'll go in the outset. Could have 855 00:45:35,560 --> 00:45:38,760 Speaker 1: changed at halftime short, but that's my guests. If they struggle, 856 00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:41,880 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this, I agree with you. I think 857 00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:44,240 Speaker 1: that from the outside look, and I haven't watched practice, 858 00:45:44,280 --> 00:45:47,279 Speaker 1: I haven't seen him take a rep, but it makes 859 00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:49,759 Speaker 1: sense to him, they'd move him down and Secky early 860 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:51,840 Speaker 1: in the sea. He's gonna be healthy and Secki is 861 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:53,840 Speaker 1: a good tackle. He'll be able to go out and play. 862 00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:55,680 Speaker 1: So you'll have your right side set and then you'll 863 00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 1: have Darryl Williams with the ability to plug in anywhere 864 00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:01,680 Speaker 1: along there he needs to go in. You also have 865 00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:04,320 Speaker 1: Brian Winters as well, who could plug in as a 866 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:09,319 Speaker 1: guard slash center. So yeah, it'll be interesting. I think 867 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:12,000 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams and tying a Ski will be active, up 868 00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:14,960 Speaker 1: will be up, and the third offensive lineman up will 869 00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:19,680 Speaker 1: probably be from me, probably be Ryan Bates and Bill 870 00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:22,680 Speaker 1: Ryan Bates, Yeah, because you need him to be your 871 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:24,960 Speaker 1: backup center in case something happens to Morris, because you 872 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:27,840 Speaker 1: no longer have Felisiano as the guy that can slide 873 00:46:27,840 --> 00:46:30,640 Speaker 1: over to the pivot from the right guard spot since 874 00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:33,040 Speaker 1: he's on IR right now and won't be back until 875 00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:35,600 Speaker 1: week four at the earliest. So that's kind of how 876 00:46:35,600 --> 00:46:39,080 Speaker 1: we see that one going. Second one from Jose If 877 00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:40,759 Speaker 1: we want to show everyone in the NFL that we 878 00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:43,080 Speaker 1: are a serious contender, is it a must that we 879 00:46:43,239 --> 00:46:47,680 Speaker 1: destroy the Jets? I don't think so. This need to win. 880 00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:50,600 Speaker 1: I mean, just win, just win it, just win. I mean, 881 00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: you cannot. This league is too competitive to lay waste 882 00:46:59,520 --> 00:47:03,160 Speaker 1: to everybody every single week. It just doesn't happen. Style points, 883 00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:06,640 Speaker 1: don't care, too many variables in between injury. This year 884 00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:10,480 Speaker 1: with COVID, just win the game. Win the game, and 885 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:15,000 Speaker 1: if it's if it's a blowout, great, But we've seen 886 00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:19,080 Speaker 1: that before. I mean two thousand eleven is a perfect example. Okay, 887 00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:22,040 Speaker 1: Bills go out to Kansas City Week one, two eleven, 888 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:25,279 Speaker 1: they win forty one to seven. Okay. Then they win 889 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:27,839 Speaker 1: a barn burner in week two, thirty eight thirty five 890 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:30,359 Speaker 1: over the Raiders. Then they come back from twenty one 891 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,640 Speaker 1: points down in week three down twenty one nothing and 892 00:47:33,719 --> 00:47:36,719 Speaker 1: beat the Patriots thirty four thirty one. They're three and 893 00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:40,279 Speaker 1: ozero and the world is talking about the Bills, and 894 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 1: then injuries hit and it goes out the window and 895 00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,759 Speaker 1: they finished what they finished that year. They finished six 896 00:47:46,840 --> 00:47:50,200 Speaker 1: and ten after starting three and oz I mean three 897 00:47:50,239 --> 00:47:53,600 Speaker 1: and ten, Holy crow, like three and ten the rest 898 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:55,560 Speaker 1: of them. Just win the game and then move on 899 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:57,600 Speaker 1: to the next When you say, and Jose says, if 900 00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:59,359 Speaker 1: we want to show everyone in the NFL that we're 901 00:47:59,360 --> 00:48:01,920 Speaker 1: a series content. You know, there's time for them. You 902 00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:04,040 Speaker 1: want to show the Jets that you can beat them 903 00:48:04,239 --> 00:48:06,440 Speaker 1: on Sunday. That's what you and you want to be 904 00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:10,360 Speaker 1: really peaking in November and December. You don't need to 905 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:13,120 Speaker 1: blow anybody out here in week one. Just win the game. 906 00:48:13,600 --> 00:48:16,160 Speaker 1: Get to week two, right, that's right, think about week 907 00:48:16,200 --> 00:48:19,640 Speaker 1: two and when week two comes along. Yeah, you can 908 00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:22,600 Speaker 1: be a contender. If and when you ever make the playoffs, 909 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:24,160 Speaker 1: then you can think, Okay, we want to be we 910 00:48:24,200 --> 00:48:25,680 Speaker 1: want to be here and we want to be playing well. 911 00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:29,520 Speaker 1: That's yeah, none of this. You don't get any added 912 00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:34,960 Speaker 1: boost from winning big or winning a little, because the 913 00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:36,839 Speaker 1: Dolphins are going to prepare for you just like they 914 00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,799 Speaker 1: do every other team. So yeah, just go out and 915 00:48:38,920 --> 00:48:43,239 Speaker 1: play your best on Sunday, and I hope it's and 916 00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:45,440 Speaker 1: hope it's and trust it's going to be enough to 917 00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:48,800 Speaker 1: win the game. This week's game sponsor for the Jets 918 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:52,520 Speaker 1: game at Bill Stadium is ECMC. ECMC the difference between 919 00:48:52,560 --> 00:48:55,920 Speaker 1: healthcare and truecare. Time to take a break, but when 920 00:48:55,960 --> 00:48:59,960 Speaker 1: we return, it is time for the Lowdown with one 921 00:49:00,080 --> 00:49:03,000 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander. He joins us next here on One Bill's 922 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:16,600 Speaker 1: Live presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo Bills, Radiolow 923 00:49:16,680 --> 00:49:21,480 Speaker 1: Bills Radio Network Sports Date Your sports update from One 924 00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:24,600 Speaker 1: Bill's Drive. Sean McDermot gave an update this morning on 925 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:27,400 Speaker 1: Josh Norman. The cornerback missed his third straight day of 926 00:49:27,480 --> 00:49:30,279 Speaker 1: practice today as he deals with a hamstring injury. Will 927 00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:32,919 Speaker 1: know more about his game status later this afternoon. Levi 928 00:49:33,080 --> 00:49:36,120 Speaker 1: Wallace is in line to start Sunday at that cornerback 929 00:49:36,200 --> 00:49:39,840 Speaker 1: spot opposite Trudavious White against the Jets. The news not 930 00:49:39,880 --> 00:49:43,560 Speaker 1: good for Jets rookie receiver Denzel Mims, who has apparently 931 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:47,000 Speaker 1: injured his other hamstring and is not practicing today. Reports 932 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:49,520 Speaker 1: indicated he'll be doubtful for Sunday's game and may even 933 00:49:49,560 --> 00:49:52,000 Speaker 1: be placed on injury reserve with the thought that he 934 00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:54,919 Speaker 1: could miss a few weeks of action. The reigning Super 935 00:49:54,960 --> 00:49:57,200 Speaker 1: Bowl champs open the twenty twenty season last night with 936 00:49:57,320 --> 00:49:59,879 Speaker 1: a thirty four twenty win over the Texans. Pat Mahal 937 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:03,160 Speaker 1: at three touchdowns for the Chiefs, and rookie running back 938 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:05,759 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Hilaire had a game high one under thirty 939 00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:08,880 Speaker 1: four rushing yards and a touchdown in the victory. The 940 00:50:08,920 --> 00:50:11,719 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins have decided to stay inside during both the 941 00:50:11,719 --> 00:50:14,919 Speaker 1: Star Spangled Banner and Lift Every Voice and saying during 942 00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:18,560 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty NFL season, issuing a message Thursday demanding 943 00:50:18,560 --> 00:50:21,719 Speaker 1: action rather than symbolic gestures in the fight against social 944 00:50:21,719 --> 00:50:24,360 Speaker 1: and racial injustice in police brutality. In a two minute 945 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:29,120 Speaker 1: video posted Thursday, several Dolphins players combined to say, quote, 946 00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: this attempt to unify only creates more divide, So we'll 947 00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:34,799 Speaker 1: skip the song and dance, and as a team will 948 00:50:34,840 --> 00:50:37,879 Speaker 1: stay inside. End quote to the ice. Game three tonight 949 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:40,160 Speaker 1: between the Islanders and the Lightning Tampa looking to take 950 00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:43,279 Speaker 1: a commanding three oz series lead. That game faces off 951 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:45,880 Speaker 1: at eight PM, and a Game seven tonight in the 952 00:50:45,960 --> 00:50:49,319 Speaker 1: NBA Playoff Celtics and Raptors, looking to each advance to 953 00:50:49,360 --> 00:50:52,320 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference Finals Toronto. The defending NBA champs have 954 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:56,360 Speaker 1: to overcome a two nothing series deficit in that series, 955 00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 1: and the Blue Jay's kick off another series downtown at 956 00:50:58,560 --> 00:51:01,880 Speaker 1: Salem Field. It's the Mets. First pitch comes your way 957 00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:05,160 Speaker 1: at six thirty seven, and that is your sports update, 958 00:51:05,640 --> 00:51:09,040 Speaker 1: and we are beginning our number two of one bills 959 00:51:09,080 --> 00:51:24,600 Speaker 1: live and we do it with the lowdown Chris Brown, 960 00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:29,560 Speaker 1: Steve task joined by one Lorenzo Alexander and I'm gonna 961 00:51:29,560 --> 00:51:32,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pump up his tires right off the bat here, Steve, 962 00:51:32,520 --> 00:51:36,440 Speaker 1: because Leslie Frasier told me last week when he was 963 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,759 Speaker 1: asked the question, you know, who is replacing Lorenzo in 964 00:51:39,800 --> 00:51:41,960 Speaker 1: the lineup, and he said, we have to do it 965 00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,440 Speaker 1: with multiple people. It sounds like it's going to be 966 00:51:44,440 --> 00:51:47,920 Speaker 1: primarily Mario Addison in AJ Klein, so Zoe. It takes 967 00:51:47,960 --> 00:51:51,040 Speaker 1: two people to replace you in the Bills defense, that's 968 00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,840 Speaker 1: got to feel good. Yeah, That's how I was a 969 00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:57,040 Speaker 1: perstanding the league so long and working hard. But a 970 00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:58,800 Speaker 1: lot of that was just having great coaches and players 971 00:51:58,840 --> 00:52:01,040 Speaker 1: around me and have a lot of confidence to be 972 00:52:01,080 --> 00:52:03,360 Speaker 1: able to watch these guys doing training camp, especially know 973 00:52:03,440 --> 00:52:05,759 Speaker 1: what Mario is able to do, what he's done in 974 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:08,440 Speaker 1: Carolina bringing that and obviously AJ Klein and so those 975 00:52:08,440 --> 00:52:10,560 Speaker 1: two guys are great leaders, great players, and I'm excited 976 00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:12,560 Speaker 1: to see what they do on Sunday. How awkward is 977 00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:14,719 Speaker 1: it going to be on Sunday for you to be 978 00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:20,000 Speaker 1: at home with your feet up. I don't think it's 979 00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:21,560 Speaker 1: going to be awkward at all. That's what I've been 980 00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:24,640 Speaker 1: doing for the last five six months. Obviously, I love 981 00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:26,840 Speaker 1: playing the game, but I don't miss, as you know, 982 00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,680 Speaker 1: Steve trying to run through walls and getting hit. I mean, 983 00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:31,399 Speaker 1: I feel a lot better and now I think once 984 00:52:31,440 --> 00:52:34,960 Speaker 1: I kind of let that that go from a mental 985 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:36,880 Speaker 1: standpoint like, oh, I don't have to run through walls. 986 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:39,160 Speaker 1: My body is relaxed, my mind is relaxing. So I 987 00:52:39,160 --> 00:52:41,439 Speaker 1: actually have a lot of excitement about watching this game 988 00:52:42,440 --> 00:52:47,120 Speaker 1: on Sunday without an anxiety or fear of missing missing 989 00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:49,560 Speaker 1: out in an opportunity of playing. Before we get into 990 00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:51,680 Speaker 1: the nuts and bolts of this game, Zo, why don't 991 00:52:51,680 --> 00:52:54,040 Speaker 1: you just kind of fill in the bills fans just 992 00:52:54,200 --> 00:52:57,200 Speaker 1: to you know, you're like neck deep in media stuff, 993 00:52:57,239 --> 00:52:59,080 Speaker 1: so maybe just fill them in on kind of how 994 00:52:59,120 --> 00:53:02,719 Speaker 1: you're keeping yourself busy right now. Yeah, you know, I've 995 00:53:02,719 --> 00:53:04,520 Speaker 1: just been all over the place. Obviously we're out here 996 00:53:04,560 --> 00:53:07,360 Speaker 1: in Phoenix, this is home base for us. But you know, 997 00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:09,080 Speaker 1: with the pandemic, I've been able to do a lot 998 00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:12,600 Speaker 1: of things via Zoom, Skype Social, you know, this is 999 00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:15,600 Speaker 1: the social platforms, and so been obviously going to be 1000 00:53:15,640 --> 00:53:18,200 Speaker 1: working with you guys throughout the year. I'll do a 1001 00:53:18,239 --> 00:53:21,239 Speaker 1: segment as well with the Arizona Cardinals, who I played 1002 00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:23,520 Speaker 1: for for a couple of years, as well as the 1003 00:53:23,560 --> 00:53:25,840 Speaker 1: Washington football team post game. And so I'm kind of 1004 00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:28,920 Speaker 1: all over the place, I guess, feeling that itch in 1005 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:30,839 Speaker 1: a different way as far as still being a part 1006 00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:33,120 Speaker 1: of the game and still kind of connected to ball 1007 00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:36,080 Speaker 1: and obviously following the guys around the league that I 1008 00:53:36,200 --> 00:53:39,480 Speaker 1: become friends with and family within a lot of different ways. 1009 00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,239 Speaker 1: We've talked a lot about this opening week and how 1010 00:53:41,239 --> 00:53:43,440 Speaker 1: it's going to be completely different. Obviously, training camp has 1011 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:46,680 Speaker 1: been different. COVID has changed everything that there's no preseason 1012 00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:49,279 Speaker 1: games and as a result, so that the teams have 1013 00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:53,920 Speaker 1: locked down their information flow of what media guys can 1014 00:53:53,960 --> 00:53:59,560 Speaker 1: see and report on and the information that they're yeah, 1015 00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:02,200 Speaker 1: and you're gonna go. And I've been calling it the 1016 00:54:02,200 --> 00:54:04,439 Speaker 1: biggest blind date of all time. These teams are gonna 1017 00:54:04,440 --> 00:54:08,759 Speaker 1: walk into these stadiums. You hope, you hope you look 1018 00:54:08,760 --> 00:54:12,520 Speaker 1: as good as your profile pick. You know, I mean, right, 1019 00:54:12,719 --> 00:54:14,400 Speaker 1: how these guys gonna get ready for a team they 1020 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:17,959 Speaker 1: haven't seen. How much will they rely on last year's games? Yeah, 1021 00:54:18,040 --> 00:54:20,279 Speaker 1: it's definitely gonna be an issue, and I think it's 1022 00:54:20,280 --> 00:54:22,319 Speaker 1: an issue every single year because even when we do 1023 00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:24,480 Speaker 1: have the preseason games, yes, you're able to see how 1024 00:54:24,520 --> 00:54:27,160 Speaker 1: guys have developed over the summer. Yes, in that third 1025 00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:29,920 Speaker 1: preseason game, you're kind of able to see what maybe 1026 00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:32,840 Speaker 1: some coaches like to do and from a schematic standpoint, 1027 00:54:32,840 --> 00:54:35,479 Speaker 1: but they're not giving you everything, and so you really 1028 00:54:35,480 --> 00:54:38,920 Speaker 1: have to rely on coordinator's head, coach's body of works 1029 00:54:38,920 --> 00:54:40,799 Speaker 1: and what they've done in the past. You know whether 1030 00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:42,959 Speaker 1: or not they have five years, four years, or maybe 1031 00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:46,160 Speaker 1: your last couple of games playing against them last season, 1032 00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:49,440 Speaker 1: and really relying on that information going into the game. 1033 00:54:49,480 --> 00:54:51,959 Speaker 1: And then as things develop, it's really gonna come down 1034 00:54:51,960 --> 00:54:55,600 Speaker 1: to who's making the adjustments, who can identify how they're 1035 00:54:55,640 --> 00:54:59,560 Speaker 1: being attacked and then come up with a counterattack to that. 1036 00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:01,399 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, it always comes down, 1037 00:55:01,600 --> 00:55:03,799 Speaker 1: especially these four or four weeks, because you don't have 1038 00:55:03,880 --> 00:55:07,239 Speaker 1: any body of work from this current year, and as 1039 00:55:07,239 --> 00:55:09,080 Speaker 1: you know see when you watch film is normally a 1040 00:55:09,080 --> 00:55:12,160 Speaker 1: four game breakdown. So really the first two to three 1041 00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:15,759 Speaker 1: even four weeks is all about disfunmental understanding what you 1042 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:18,439 Speaker 1: want to do and have a great communication execution talking 1043 00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:21,520 Speaker 1: to Lorenzo Alexander here as part of our Lowdown segment, 1044 00:55:21,560 --> 00:55:24,000 Speaker 1: which will be coming your way every Friday during the 1045 00:55:24,040 --> 00:55:27,680 Speaker 1: regular season. And you know, naturally much as made of 1046 00:55:27,680 --> 00:55:30,480 Speaker 1: these two quarterbacks since they've been on parallel courses since 1047 00:55:30,520 --> 00:55:34,960 Speaker 1: they were both drafted in twenty eighteen. Zoe and Darneld 1048 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:37,239 Speaker 1: finished the year kind of on an uptick, you know, 1049 00:55:37,360 --> 00:55:41,800 Speaker 1: thirteen touchdowns five picks in his last eight games raised 1050 00:55:41,840 --> 00:55:44,719 Speaker 1: his passer rating from year one to year two by 1051 00:55:44,920 --> 00:55:47,640 Speaker 1: seven points. That was fifth best in the league last year. 1052 00:55:49,600 --> 00:55:52,439 Speaker 1: I don't know that he has quite the supporting caz 1053 00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:55,879 Speaker 1: that Josh has. How much more pressure is on him 1054 00:55:55,880 --> 00:55:58,800 Speaker 1: because of that to raise the level of the players 1055 00:55:58,920 --> 00:56:04,280 Speaker 1: around him. There's always pressure, especially at the quarterback position. 1056 00:56:04,280 --> 00:56:06,120 Speaker 1: When you're a young guy and being drafted as high 1057 00:56:06,120 --> 00:56:08,560 Speaker 1: as he was, there's always pressure to obviously perform well 1058 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:11,920 Speaker 1: and that means winning games. Obviously when you look at 1059 00:56:11,960 --> 00:56:15,120 Speaker 1: it on paper, you know, there's not too many names 1060 00:56:15,120 --> 00:56:17,439 Speaker 1: that just pop out at you. You You know, obviously has Navion, Bail, 1061 00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:21,040 Speaker 1: has Crowder as well, and those guys have really put 1062 00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:23,120 Speaker 1: up some good numbers. Actually gave us some issues last 1063 00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:26,640 Speaker 1: year and in the game defensively, and so they're gonna 1064 00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:30,200 Speaker 1: have to come out and execute and operate on just 1065 00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:32,640 Speaker 1: I think on another level and maybe some other teams, 1066 00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:35,840 Speaker 1: maybe you're not gonna beat a guy by just beating matchup, 1067 00:56:36,200 --> 00:56:38,440 Speaker 1: and so you're gonna have to trust on some schemes 1068 00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:42,160 Speaker 1: um and really understanding how to what your guy does 1069 00:56:42,200 --> 00:56:44,239 Speaker 1: well and then beating that matchup that way versus just 1070 00:56:44,320 --> 00:56:46,200 Speaker 1: being better than he. There's a lot of talk here 1071 00:56:46,200 --> 00:56:47,719 Speaker 1: and we've been talking about it on our show a 1072 00:56:47,719 --> 00:56:51,040 Speaker 1: lot about as good as the Bill's defense was last 1073 00:56:51,120 --> 00:56:52,440 Speaker 1: year when you were a part of it, when they 1074 00:56:52,440 --> 00:56:54,640 Speaker 1: were so good top two or top three defense in 1075 00:56:54,680 --> 00:56:57,760 Speaker 1: the National Football League. A lot of people here, including myself, 1076 00:56:57,800 --> 00:57:00,799 Speaker 1: we think this defense maybe even that or this year 1077 00:57:00,840 --> 00:57:03,080 Speaker 1: because you've got Ed Oliver with the year under his belt, 1078 00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:06,320 Speaker 1: Harrison Phillips is back on the football field. They acquired 1079 00:57:06,440 --> 00:57:10,920 Speaker 1: Vernon Butler, Quinton Jefferson, Mario Addison, as well as drafting 1080 00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:14,920 Speaker 1: aj Epenezza. So the back end of the defense and 1081 00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:17,760 Speaker 1: those linebackers are going to be helped by an uptick 1082 00:57:18,280 --> 00:57:22,919 Speaker 1: in quality depth rotation up front. Yeah, there's every reason 1083 00:57:22,920 --> 00:57:25,360 Speaker 1: to believe this defense could take even a step forward 1084 00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:28,800 Speaker 1: this year, I would agree with you, and I think 1085 00:57:28,800 --> 00:57:30,480 Speaker 1: a lot of that is even with the core group 1086 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:32,960 Speaker 1: of guys that you didn't mention, they have another year 1087 00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:36,640 Speaker 1: of their belt of experience and expertise and growth as well. 1088 00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:40,479 Speaker 1: When you think about Tremayne Etman's, Matt Milano, Jadavius White, 1089 00:57:40,520 --> 00:57:44,480 Speaker 1: Jordan Employer, This, all of those guys, Michael Hide to 1090 00:57:44,600 --> 00:57:46,520 Speaker 1: name another one, all those guys having another year of 1091 00:57:46,520 --> 00:57:48,280 Speaker 1: being together and no one to expect and now they 1092 00:57:48,280 --> 00:57:51,360 Speaker 1: can continue to grow their football IQ as far as 1093 00:57:51,360 --> 00:57:53,080 Speaker 1: how they play off each other, What are some of 1094 00:57:53,120 --> 00:57:55,520 Speaker 1: the things that we can even improve on from last year? 1095 00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:57,440 Speaker 1: And then you're throwing all those dives that you just 1096 00:57:57,520 --> 00:57:59,880 Speaker 1: named it a great football player is Mario Addison AJ 1097 00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:03,440 Speaker 1: client Really like what I've seen at Quentin Jefferson. So 1098 00:58:03,480 --> 00:58:07,800 Speaker 1: now it's all about going out there and performing and 1099 00:58:08,160 --> 00:58:11,000 Speaker 1: showcasing it week in and week out. And so I 1100 00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:12,440 Speaker 1: really want to see how this team is going to 1101 00:58:12,520 --> 00:58:16,000 Speaker 1: develop creating that age and the identity that you have 1102 00:58:16,520 --> 00:58:18,880 Speaker 1: to do it every single year and anytime that you 1103 00:58:18,920 --> 00:58:21,520 Speaker 1: ever get comfortable and think based on finishing top two 1104 00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:24,600 Speaker 1: or top three the last couple of years, and you 1105 00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:26,760 Speaker 1: start carrying that with you, that's when you can have 1106 00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:28,760 Speaker 1: some hiccups. But I don't I don't see that happening, 1107 00:58:28,880 --> 00:58:31,760 Speaker 1: especially knowing how Leslie Fraser and coach McDermott leads this 1108 00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:34,479 Speaker 1: football team and all those leaders in there making sure 1109 00:58:34,560 --> 00:58:36,919 Speaker 1: that they come out and prove it once again, So Zoe, 1110 00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:41,320 Speaker 1: last year, that defensive front ranked ninth in the league 1111 00:58:41,600 --> 00:58:43,680 Speaker 1: in blitz percentage. It was almost a third of the 1112 00:58:43,720 --> 00:58:47,840 Speaker 1: time that you guys blitzed, which was a fatter number 1113 00:58:47,840 --> 00:58:50,640 Speaker 1: than I had anticipated. Just looking at it with an 1114 00:58:50,680 --> 00:58:53,880 Speaker 1: untrained eye and not charting every single play, it seemed 1115 00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:57,760 Speaker 1: higher than maybe I thought it was. With this group 1116 00:58:58,200 --> 00:59:02,520 Speaker 1: and the ability to rotate guys not only in and out, 1117 00:59:03,120 --> 00:59:07,560 Speaker 1: but into different positions. Um, whether it's Mario Addison moving 1118 00:59:07,640 --> 00:59:10,520 Speaker 1: up and down the line anywhere, aj AJP and SSA 1119 00:59:10,600 --> 00:59:12,680 Speaker 1: being able to reduce down to a tackle a position 1120 00:59:12,720 --> 00:59:15,280 Speaker 1: in the past rushing situation. Trent did it a little 1121 00:59:15,320 --> 00:59:18,800 Speaker 1: bit last year, as you know, Um, Quentin Jefferson. I mean, 1122 00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:21,360 Speaker 1: you can put them just about anywhere in a passing 1123 00:59:21,400 --> 00:59:25,360 Speaker 1: down situation. With that ability, do you think it's going 1124 00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:28,360 Speaker 1: to be necessary for this defense to blitz as much 1125 00:59:28,840 --> 00:59:32,080 Speaker 1: to be unpredictable, knowing the fleck, the position flexibility of 1126 00:59:32,120 --> 00:59:35,640 Speaker 1: all these guys they have at their disposal. Now, yeah, 1127 00:59:35,640 --> 00:59:37,600 Speaker 1: that's actually surprised. I didn't realize we've listed that much 1128 00:59:37,640 --> 00:59:39,600 Speaker 1: last year either. And I wonder if it's sometimes those 1129 00:59:39,640 --> 00:59:42,120 Speaker 1: you know, Mike and Um and the whale linebacker are 1130 00:59:42,160 --> 00:59:44,520 Speaker 1: hugging up so you think it's a blitz. The man coverage, 1131 00:59:44,560 --> 00:59:48,160 Speaker 1: so they just hugging up. But with with what you're saying, 1132 00:59:48,200 --> 00:59:53,240 Speaker 1: I definitely agree with this a versatility positionwise, with those 1133 00:59:53,280 --> 00:59:56,520 Speaker 1: guys being able to move. That's to write inside outside. 1134 00:59:56,680 --> 00:59:59,040 Speaker 1: You know, work with different guys, give them different looks. 1135 00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:01,520 Speaker 1: Somebody may be standing out, whether it's Mario or Trent 1136 01:00:01,720 --> 01:00:04,640 Speaker 1: or whoever else they decide has that ability. You can 1137 01:00:04,680 --> 01:00:06,479 Speaker 1: give up the office a lite, a lot of different looks. 1138 01:00:06,480 --> 01:00:08,560 Speaker 1: And because all those guys have the ability to win 1139 01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:10,880 Speaker 1: one on one at a high rate, you may not 1140 01:00:10,920 --> 01:00:13,200 Speaker 1: feel as a defensive coordinate that you need a blitz 1141 01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:15,439 Speaker 1: because I, you know, I definitely feel like all those 1142 01:00:15,480 --> 01:00:19,360 Speaker 1: guys you think about, Mario, Jerry, Trent have all proven 1143 01:00:19,400 --> 01:00:20,920 Speaker 1: in this league that they can rush the pass at 1144 01:00:20,920 --> 01:00:23,160 Speaker 1: a high clip. And so now you have all those 1145 01:00:23,200 --> 01:00:26,880 Speaker 1: guys on the field together. I can even see them 1146 01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:32,400 Speaker 1: obviously collaborating and working them salves into even better numbers 1147 01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:35,360 Speaker 1: this year. So you've got this game coming up, a 1148 01:00:35,400 --> 01:00:37,160 Speaker 1: division game. You played the Jets a number of times 1149 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:39,720 Speaker 1: where you're here with Buffalo. It was the last game 1150 01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:44,080 Speaker 1: of the season last year, Week seventeen. You've seen him 1151 01:00:44,120 --> 01:00:46,120 Speaker 1: a bunch. It's a division game, you know how those 1152 01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:51,040 Speaker 1: tend to go. The Jets lost their two best defenders 1153 01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:54,480 Speaker 1: and c J. Mosley with an opt out and Jamal 1154 01:00:54,520 --> 01:00:57,520 Speaker 1: Adams with the trade. How does a team overcome that? 1155 01:00:57,680 --> 01:00:59,880 Speaker 1: And what is it going to be like for you? 1156 01:01:00,040 --> 01:01:01,880 Speaker 1: Do you think for these players to play in the 1157 01:01:01,920 --> 01:01:06,760 Speaker 1: stadium that's empty? Well, talking about both of those players, 1158 01:01:06,800 --> 01:01:10,280 Speaker 1: those are both generational type players that have obviously made 1159 01:01:10,320 --> 01:01:13,760 Speaker 1: a lot of plays throughout their career. And I don't 1160 01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:16,280 Speaker 1: know how you overcoming because you don't just see a c. J. 1161 01:01:16,440 --> 01:01:18,919 Speaker 1: Mosen and Jamal Adam just walking around on every single team. 1162 01:01:18,920 --> 01:01:21,080 Speaker 1: And if you did, everybody would would have him to 1163 01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:22,680 Speaker 1: be out the planning, so you wouldn't have to worry 1164 01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:24,680 Speaker 1: about it wouldn't even be news because they'll just have 1165 01:01:24,720 --> 01:01:28,240 Speaker 1: the next guy. And so knowing Gregg Williams. Obviously he's 1166 01:01:28,240 --> 01:01:31,000 Speaker 1: not gonna make any excuses, but I know he's gonna 1167 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:33,640 Speaker 1: make sure his guys ain't. We don't have these guys 1168 01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:35,880 Speaker 1: out here, but I don't care. I have a certain 1169 01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:37,880 Speaker 1: standard that we're gonna play at, and so we're gonna 1170 01:01:37,920 --> 01:01:40,280 Speaker 1: come out here and play physical, We're gonna run around, 1171 01:01:40,320 --> 01:01:43,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna be aggressive because he really feels it's all 1172 01:01:43,240 --> 01:01:45,120 Speaker 1: about his scheme and the mentality and the coach that 1173 01:01:45,160 --> 01:01:48,280 Speaker 1: they create versus any one player, even though it's gonna 1174 01:01:48,280 --> 01:01:50,840 Speaker 1: be hard to overcome it. So I don't I wouldn't 1175 01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:53,160 Speaker 1: go out there saying, Okay, CJ's not here, Jamal is 1176 01:01:53,200 --> 01:01:55,560 Speaker 1: not here, so we don't have it easy. Those guys 1177 01:01:55,560 --> 01:01:57,960 Speaker 1: are gonna come defensively ready to play because just knowing 1178 01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:02,560 Speaker 1: how Greg coaches and his expectations. But if you go 1179 01:02:02,600 --> 01:02:05,160 Speaker 1: to the game last year, you saw the big difference 1180 01:02:05,200 --> 01:02:08,040 Speaker 1: it mattered offensively for the Bills when you saw c J. 1181 01:02:08,160 --> 01:02:10,240 Speaker 1: Bosley go out of the game and how the team 1182 01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:12,120 Speaker 1: was able to figure out a way to score and 1183 01:02:12,200 --> 01:02:15,920 Speaker 1: win it. As far as the crowd noise, you have 1184 01:02:15,960 --> 01:02:17,480 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to bring your own energy, 1185 01:02:18,080 --> 01:02:21,120 Speaker 1: and you know, I think you'll see some guys maybe 1186 01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:24,240 Speaker 1: step up that normally wouldn't have stepped up, just because 1187 01:02:24,320 --> 01:02:27,080 Speaker 1: it is different when you have eyes on you. And 1188 01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:30,120 Speaker 1: so having this more I guess, glorified practice field, I 1189 01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:32,360 Speaker 1: think guys will be able to overcome maybe a negative 1190 01:02:32,360 --> 01:02:35,120 Speaker 1: play because you don't feel like everybody's watching or booing 1191 01:02:35,200 --> 01:02:37,320 Speaker 1: me or boing and I if I take a big 1192 01:02:37,400 --> 01:02:39,440 Speaker 1: hit and so now I'm still a dwelling on that 1193 01:02:39,480 --> 01:02:41,840 Speaker 1: negative energy, you can it's easier for you to move 1194 01:02:41,880 --> 01:02:44,280 Speaker 1: on to that next play, as we always talk about 1195 01:02:44,320 --> 01:02:46,640 Speaker 1: the next one. And then maybe on the on the 1196 01:02:46,680 --> 01:02:48,440 Speaker 1: other side, maybe you have a couple of guys that 1197 01:02:48,560 --> 01:02:50,920 Speaker 1: kind of dial back because they normally feed off of 1198 01:02:50,960 --> 01:02:53,400 Speaker 1: that energy, you know, whether it's a big play or 1199 01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:56,960 Speaker 1: just hyping the crowd up, and so everybody has to 1200 01:02:57,040 --> 01:03:00,520 Speaker 1: kind of figure that out for themselves. Hopefully Acts has 1201 01:03:00,560 --> 01:03:03,120 Speaker 1: been a simulation of that, and so you know when 1202 01:03:03,120 --> 01:03:05,840 Speaker 1: you had practice having that same mindset, because that's probably 1203 01:03:05,880 --> 01:03:08,720 Speaker 1: noise wise would have feel like. But as far as intensity, 1204 01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:11,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you planned for things that matter now, and 1205 01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:14,560 Speaker 1: so I think there's always just a natural shift, especially 1206 01:03:14,600 --> 01:03:16,240 Speaker 1: for veterans that know it. And that's where you can 1207 01:03:16,240 --> 01:03:19,160 Speaker 1: tell the different between preseason, regular season and playoffs. They 1208 01:03:19,240 --> 01:03:21,800 Speaker 1: just feel like there's a national internal shift because you know, 1209 01:03:21,840 --> 01:03:24,640 Speaker 1: the stakes are higher now. We should. We would be remiss, 1210 01:03:24,840 --> 01:03:26,760 Speaker 1: Zoe if we did not mention the fact that Greg 1211 01:03:26,760 --> 01:03:30,120 Speaker 1: Williams is in love with his rookie safety from cal 1212 01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:32,640 Speaker 1: Ashton Davis, who he intends to deploy in a number 1213 01:03:32,680 --> 01:03:34,920 Speaker 1: of places. He might be all over the field in 1214 01:03:35,000 --> 01:03:38,200 Speaker 1: due course, especially if Marcus may Camp play this week. 1215 01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:40,560 Speaker 1: Who's dealing with a couple of injuries too. But let's 1216 01:03:40,600 --> 01:03:43,560 Speaker 1: get to the lowdown number one for you, Zoe, with 1217 01:03:43,600 --> 01:03:47,120 Speaker 1: respect to this game on Sunday, hit us up. Yeah, 1218 01:03:47,240 --> 01:03:50,640 Speaker 1: it's played with great fundamentals. Sean talks about this every 1219 01:03:50,680 --> 01:03:53,000 Speaker 1: single year. I think it's true around the league, the 1220 01:03:53,120 --> 01:03:56,440 Speaker 1: teams that actuallycute well. And I'm talking especially this year 1221 01:03:56,480 --> 01:04:00,560 Speaker 1: with no preseason games, blocking, ripping off, using your hands, 1222 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:03,240 Speaker 1: tackling well. We saw that last night in the game 1223 01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:07,040 Speaker 1: Texas not being able to tackle well, Lisa Explosion plays, 1224 01:04:07,120 --> 01:04:08,840 Speaker 1: all those little things that a lot of times we 1225 01:04:08,920 --> 01:04:11,560 Speaker 1: take for granted because we're playing at the highest level 1226 01:04:11,600 --> 01:04:14,640 Speaker 1: and it's all about talent and these fancy schemes. If 1227 01:04:14,640 --> 01:04:17,280 Speaker 1: you don't do the little things right early on that 1228 01:04:17,360 --> 01:04:19,959 Speaker 1: can cost you games, you know, taking care of the ball, 1229 01:04:20,040 --> 01:04:22,680 Speaker 1: ball security, you know, creating turn all those things that 1230 01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:25,040 Speaker 1: add up to wins of little things is going to 1231 01:04:25,120 --> 01:04:27,600 Speaker 1: be critical as far as for the Bills to come 1232 01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:32,320 Speaker 1: out winning this game. Okay, all right, plays great, What 1233 01:04:32,360 --> 01:04:36,760 Speaker 1: about number two? What's your second lowdown? Don't allow Bell 1234 01:04:36,800 --> 01:04:39,840 Speaker 1: to get the get going. Obviously we all know who 1235 01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:43,280 Speaker 1: Levian Bell is and the caliber player he was a 1236 01:04:43,280 --> 01:04:45,480 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. I think last year, especially to 1237 01:04:45,600 --> 01:04:48,080 Speaker 1: his standards, didn't play the type of ball that he 1238 01:04:48,120 --> 01:04:50,760 Speaker 1: was accustomed to as far as being explosive all year long. 1239 01:04:51,160 --> 01:04:53,200 Speaker 1: You know, he took this offseason to really work on 1240 01:04:53,240 --> 01:04:56,160 Speaker 1: his body, come down in the camp lighter, and so 1241 01:04:56,200 --> 01:04:57,600 Speaker 1: he has a chip on his show. You even saw 1242 01:04:57,600 --> 01:04:59,640 Speaker 1: in the media the coach talkbody's kind of hurt. He's like, no, 1243 01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:01,720 Speaker 1: I'm not, I'd hurt. I'm ready to go week one. 1244 01:05:02,040 --> 01:05:04,400 Speaker 1: And so he's coming into the game with the mentality 1245 01:05:04,880 --> 01:05:07,080 Speaker 1: of I gotta get back to where I was and 1246 01:05:07,120 --> 01:05:09,240 Speaker 1: be a game changer where people have to now worry 1247 01:05:09,240 --> 01:05:12,320 Speaker 1: about me and start talking about me again instead of 1248 01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:15,680 Speaker 1: all these other backs. And so the Bill's defense, you 1249 01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:17,640 Speaker 1: know that front seven reality to bring you know, the 1250 01:05:17,720 --> 01:05:19,720 Speaker 1: chess traps, strap up and get ready to be physical, 1251 01:05:19,840 --> 01:05:22,480 Speaker 1: knocking him offensive linement back because he is such a 1252 01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:26,520 Speaker 1: patient runner. Really making that line, set that line back 1253 01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:29,200 Speaker 1: into his lap, because this offensive line is not the 1254 01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:32,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh still his offensive line that he's customer running to him. 1255 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:34,800 Speaker 1: So you can negate some of his patients and his 1256 01:05:34,880 --> 01:05:39,080 Speaker 1: ability by making him be more decisive or decisive earlier 1257 01:05:39,440 --> 01:05:41,680 Speaker 1: in the play than he wants to. Still hard to believe. 1258 01:05:41,680 --> 01:05:43,640 Speaker 1: He didn't have a single one hundred yard rushing game 1259 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:48,560 Speaker 1: last year. Low down number three, Zough and this is 1260 01:05:48,800 --> 01:05:53,320 Speaker 1: start the game fast offensively. I think that's been a 1261 01:05:53,360 --> 01:05:56,440 Speaker 1: struggle obviously, Josh a rookie his first year last year, 1262 01:05:56,520 --> 01:05:58,920 Speaker 1: coming into it, still working on some things. Against the 1263 01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:01,760 Speaker 1: Jets last year, we didn't played well offensively early in 1264 01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:03,600 Speaker 1: the game, even though we found a way to win late. 1265 01:06:03,880 --> 01:06:06,600 Speaker 1: But I think with all these pieces, with the continuity, 1266 01:06:07,360 --> 01:06:09,240 Speaker 1: and you know, I guess all this hype and talk, 1267 01:06:09,320 --> 01:06:10,880 Speaker 1: but I know they've been working in practice, they need 1268 01:06:10,880 --> 01:06:13,240 Speaker 1: to come out and show the league right away this 1269 01:06:13,320 --> 01:06:15,120 Speaker 1: is who we are, this is who we're going to be, 1270 01:06:15,640 --> 01:06:18,080 Speaker 1: and we're gonna beat you every single time. Just because 1271 01:06:18,080 --> 01:06:21,560 Speaker 1: we just have so many guys out here, you know, 1272 01:06:21,560 --> 01:06:25,960 Speaker 1: you think about adding Stefan Digs, John Brown, We talk 1273 01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:29,960 Speaker 1: about Cole Beasley, Dawson Knock Singletary Moss has been very impressive. 1274 01:06:30,280 --> 01:06:33,880 Speaker 1: So if they just have so many matchup I think 1275 01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:37,200 Speaker 1: issues for opposing defenses that they needed to come out 1276 01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:39,720 Speaker 1: here and not play around, get into a rhythm early, 1277 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:43,040 Speaker 1: and then maintain that and grow from that throughout the season. 1278 01:06:43,960 --> 01:06:46,720 Speaker 1: Perfect Joe, thanks for framing this one up for us. 1279 01:06:46,760 --> 01:06:48,680 Speaker 1: We appreciate and we look forward to seeing you each 1280 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:52,439 Speaker 1: and every Friday. Sir, I appreciate you guys look forward 1281 01:06:52,440 --> 01:06:55,400 Speaker 1: to being around all year. All right. Lorenzo Alexander with 1282 01:06:55,560 --> 01:06:59,120 Speaker 1: the lowdown on the Bill's Jets match up here on Sunday, 1283 01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:01,440 Speaker 1: and I agree with him. There are a lot of 1284 01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:04,760 Speaker 1: advantageous matchups for the Bills that the Jets, at least 1285 01:07:04,800 --> 01:07:07,800 Speaker 1: at first blush, do not seem to have answers for. 1286 01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:11,040 Speaker 1: And I don't know how many Greg Williams is going 1287 01:07:11,120 --> 01:07:13,280 Speaker 1: to be able to cover up just with clever scheme. 1288 01:07:13,360 --> 01:07:15,120 Speaker 1: It's it's gonna be a tough road to hope for 1289 01:07:15,160 --> 01:07:17,560 Speaker 1: them for sure. All Right, we have to take a break, 1290 01:07:17,600 --> 01:07:20,440 Speaker 1: but when we come back, Greg co Sell will join us. 1291 01:07:20,840 --> 01:07:22,960 Speaker 1: It's the return of the X and O man from 1292 01:07:23,120 --> 01:07:26,240 Speaker 1: ESPN's NFL Matchup show, so we'll be talking with him 1293 01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:28,960 Speaker 1: when we return here on One Bills Live, presented by 1294 01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:45,520 Speaker 1: Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo Bill's Radio. Chris Brown, 1295 01:07:45,600 --> 01:07:48,160 Speaker 1: Steve Tasker with you here on a Friday edition of 1296 01:07:48,240 --> 01:07:51,440 Speaker 1: One Bills Live and joining us on the line now 1297 01:07:52,040 --> 01:07:54,800 Speaker 1: to help us break down this game, because well that's 1298 01:07:54,800 --> 01:07:59,520 Speaker 1: what he does is one great co Sell and Greg, 1299 01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:01,800 Speaker 1: it's great to have you back, man, it's been a minute. 1300 01:08:02,040 --> 01:08:05,840 Speaker 1: One of our control room experts in there, I think 1301 01:08:06,120 --> 01:08:08,400 Speaker 1: was I overheard him saying, the last time we had 1302 01:08:08,440 --> 01:08:11,320 Speaker 1: you on was March twelfth. It's like it's like the 1303 01:08:11,400 --> 01:08:15,440 Speaker 1: COVID hiatus. It's good to have you back. Well, it's 1304 01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:17,599 Speaker 1: good to be back, you know. I think March twelfth 1305 01:08:17,680 --> 01:08:19,880 Speaker 1: might have been the last time I was outside, you know, 1306 01:08:20,400 --> 01:08:24,080 Speaker 1: close to it. But yes, we all turned. I'm actually 1307 01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:26,759 Speaker 1: glad to be back in my office here at NFL Films. 1308 01:08:26,760 --> 01:08:29,720 Speaker 1: That had been quite a long time. But as I 1309 01:08:29,760 --> 01:08:32,160 Speaker 1: was joking with someone, this wasn't the Summer of love 1310 01:08:32,200 --> 01:08:34,519 Speaker 1: for me. This was the summer at home, where all 1311 01:08:34,560 --> 01:08:37,400 Speaker 1: I did was basically read books and watch tape. Yeah, 1312 01:08:38,040 --> 01:08:40,640 Speaker 1: we all turned into our house, turned into caves, and 1313 01:08:40,640 --> 01:08:42,800 Speaker 1: we all turned her well, turned into her. Yeah, we're 1314 01:08:42,800 --> 01:08:45,600 Speaker 1: all mushrooms, you know, Patches. Yeah, it's good to have 1315 01:08:45,640 --> 01:08:47,080 Speaker 1: you back and we've got it. You know, what did 1316 01:08:47,080 --> 01:08:50,479 Speaker 1: you think? First of all, did you what do you 1317 01:08:50,520 --> 01:08:52,559 Speaker 1: think about the league actually ramp it up and actually 1318 01:08:52,600 --> 01:08:54,840 Speaker 1: getting this thing kicked off. I mean, a couple of 1319 01:08:54,920 --> 01:08:57,439 Speaker 1: months ago, I thought it's going to be a gargantuan effort. 1320 01:08:57,479 --> 01:09:01,560 Speaker 1: When baseball was all broken out with COVID nineteen and 1321 01:09:01,760 --> 01:09:03,400 Speaker 1: all the other sports were bubbled up and they were 1322 01:09:03,439 --> 01:09:07,160 Speaker 1: delayed and paused, and the NFL kicking off on time 1323 01:09:07,800 --> 01:09:11,920 Speaker 1: last night with the Chiefs and Texans really seems like 1324 01:09:12,200 --> 01:09:16,680 Speaker 1: our gargantuan accomplishment. I gotta tell you, I was not 1325 01:09:16,800 --> 01:09:19,040 Speaker 1: certain that this would happen, which would have been sad 1326 01:09:19,040 --> 01:09:22,760 Speaker 1: for a lot of people, obviously including myself. But let's 1327 01:09:22,800 --> 01:09:25,400 Speaker 1: just hope it can continue. You know. I think if 1328 01:09:25,400 --> 01:09:27,160 Speaker 1: we can make it through the first two or three 1329 01:09:27,280 --> 01:09:29,880 Speaker 1: weeks and be okay, I think they'll probably have a 1330 01:09:29,880 --> 01:09:34,200 Speaker 1: pretty good feel for it continuing. But hey, I'm all 1331 01:09:34,240 --> 01:09:36,280 Speaker 1: for caution. You know, I'm all for testing. I'm all 1332 01:09:36,320 --> 01:09:39,040 Speaker 1: for caution. I know that's the way I'm living my 1333 01:09:39,080 --> 01:09:42,599 Speaker 1: life right now. So that's the way it'll be well, 1334 01:09:42,640 --> 01:09:45,519 Speaker 1: as we know, Greg, when it comes to the Jets 1335 01:09:45,560 --> 01:09:49,600 Speaker 1: and the Bills. As if late, the natural magnetic storyline 1336 01:09:49,640 --> 01:09:51,920 Speaker 1: seems to be these two quarterbacks who will forever be 1337 01:09:51,960 --> 01:09:54,519 Speaker 1: linked as members of the twenty eighteen draft class, both 1338 01:09:54,560 --> 01:09:58,559 Speaker 1: now entering year three of their respective careers, and both 1339 01:09:58,600 --> 01:10:03,040 Speaker 1: players kind of the regular season on an uptick. You know, 1340 01:10:03,160 --> 01:10:06,080 Speaker 1: Josh ten touchdowns, two picks over his last eight games. 1341 01:10:06,600 --> 01:10:09,960 Speaker 1: Darnold thirteen touchdowns, five picks over his last eight games. 1342 01:10:09,960 --> 01:10:12,600 Speaker 1: I mean, both of those guys showed a noticeable improvement 1343 01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:16,320 Speaker 1: down the stretch. What do you think is fair to 1344 01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:21,320 Speaker 1: anticipate from these two gentlemen in year three? Yeah, it's 1345 01:10:21,320 --> 01:10:24,720 Speaker 1: gonna be really interesting, Chris, because you know, I think 1346 01:10:24,760 --> 01:10:27,840 Speaker 1: that they have defined ways in which they play. You know, 1347 01:10:27,880 --> 01:10:30,920 Speaker 1: I think we know what kind of player Josh Allen is. 1348 01:10:31,800 --> 01:10:34,720 Speaker 1: He's certainly capable of wow plays with his arm and 1349 01:10:34,760 --> 01:10:37,960 Speaker 1: with his legs. He's flashed the ability to make outstanding 1350 01:10:38,040 --> 01:10:41,040 Speaker 1: velocity and ball placement throws, both from the pocket, and 1351 01:10:41,160 --> 01:10:44,360 Speaker 1: off movement. But we also know, if you're being realistic, 1352 01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:48,519 Speaker 1: that there is an inconsistency and erratic nature to his game. 1353 01:10:50,200 --> 01:10:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think that as the season progressed, there 1354 01:10:52,960 --> 01:10:55,760 Speaker 1: are times I really felt like he had improved, and 1355 01:10:55,800 --> 01:10:58,320 Speaker 1: then he would miss some routine throws and I think 1356 01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:03,479 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen m he misses with you know, to 1357 01:11:03,560 --> 01:11:06,920 Speaker 1: use a basketball metaphor, I think that he misses a 1358 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:09,240 Speaker 1: few too many layups, and I think if he can 1359 01:11:09,320 --> 01:11:11,719 Speaker 1: get better at that, then he would have a chance 1360 01:11:11,760 --> 01:11:14,840 Speaker 1: to be really special. Now, there was some improvement in 1361 01:11:14,960 --> 01:11:17,519 Speaker 1: that in that area. We saw at times him hit 1362 01:11:17,560 --> 01:11:20,400 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley on the kinds of third down throws that 1363 01:11:20,760 --> 01:11:25,599 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have to make in this league. But we'll see, 1364 01:11:26,040 --> 01:11:28,519 Speaker 1: we'll see how it goes. But you know, he there's 1365 01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:32,759 Speaker 1: no question that the ability with his size, his arm strength, 1366 01:11:32,840 --> 01:11:36,519 Speaker 1: his movement ability, that those are special traits and you 1367 01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:40,200 Speaker 1: just would like to see the consistency continue. And what 1368 01:11:40,280 --> 01:11:43,280 Speaker 1: about Sam Donald who was derailed in the first half 1369 01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:45,240 Speaker 1: of last year that the team struggled to a one 1370 01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:49,120 Speaker 1: in seven start model, Yeah, and then he got back 1371 01:11:49,160 --> 01:11:52,080 Speaker 1: on the field and they improved pretty pretty markedly with 1372 01:11:52,160 --> 01:11:55,559 Speaker 1: him in the second half of the year. Yeah, Donald's 1373 01:11:55,600 --> 01:11:58,920 Speaker 1: an interesting guy. He's another guy that's capable of outstanding throws, 1374 01:11:59,040 --> 01:12:01,640 Speaker 1: but he has to be far more consistent with his 1375 01:12:01,720 --> 01:12:05,680 Speaker 1: ball placement, his lower body mechanics. I know when he 1376 01:12:05,760 --> 01:12:08,320 Speaker 1: came out, I struggled with this. Now I'm a purist, 1377 01:12:08,640 --> 01:12:12,200 Speaker 1: but I struggled with this, and a lot of people say, well, 1378 01:12:12,520 --> 01:12:14,559 Speaker 1: that's just the way he throws, you know, so you 1379 01:12:14,600 --> 01:12:17,280 Speaker 1: have to live with it, you know. To me, and 1380 01:12:17,320 --> 01:12:19,679 Speaker 1: maybe it's because I was very fortunate in my career 1381 01:12:20,040 --> 01:12:23,080 Speaker 1: to spend a lot of time with Bill Walsh. To me, 1382 01:12:23,120 --> 01:12:25,439 Speaker 1: if you're coaching a quarterback, you don't say that you're 1383 01:12:25,439 --> 01:12:28,880 Speaker 1: going to live with poor mechanics. I think he needs 1384 01:12:28,920 --> 01:12:32,800 Speaker 1: a lot of work with his lower body mechanics. He's 1385 01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:35,280 Speaker 1: got to be much more refined and buttoned up on 1386 01:12:35,320 --> 01:12:38,400 Speaker 1: the details of the position, both physically and mentally. I've 1387 01:12:38,520 --> 01:12:41,759 Speaker 1: used Sam Darnold as a young quarterback still learning the position, 1388 01:12:42,320 --> 01:12:45,040 Speaker 1: and in some ways you could say the same about Josh. 1389 01:12:45,080 --> 01:12:48,719 Speaker 1: But I think right now Josh has showed a little 1390 01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:51,639 Speaker 1: more than Sam has. And again, people can get into 1391 01:12:51,680 --> 01:12:54,519 Speaker 1: the nature of the teams. When I watch a quarterback, 1392 01:12:54,560 --> 01:12:57,600 Speaker 1: guys I isolate the quarterback. I'm not interested in his 1393 01:12:57,640 --> 01:13:01,479 Speaker 1: completion percentage or the touchdowns or I'm just isolating the 1394 01:13:01,640 --> 01:13:05,520 Speaker 1: position and really studying in detail the traits and the attributes. 1395 01:13:06,200 --> 01:13:09,200 Speaker 1: Talking to NFL Film senior producer Greg ko Sell, who 1396 01:13:09,240 --> 01:13:12,479 Speaker 1: also co hosts ESPN's NFL Matchup show with Matt Bowen 1397 01:13:12,520 --> 01:13:16,479 Speaker 1: and Sal Palantonio. That'll be airing on Saturday on ESPN 1398 01:13:16,520 --> 01:13:20,440 Speaker 1: two at eight am and then six thirty AM on Sunday. 1399 01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:24,000 Speaker 1: And we've gotten about five minutes into this interview, Greg, 1400 01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:26,639 Speaker 1: and we haven't asked you about the guy that everybody 1401 01:13:26,640 --> 01:13:29,600 Speaker 1: in Buffalo is excited to see make his debut with 1402 01:13:29,680 --> 01:13:33,400 Speaker 1: the Bills, one Stefon Diggs. So we know this is 1403 01:13:33,439 --> 01:13:36,599 Speaker 1: a guy that's had a high catch rate at eighty 1404 01:13:36,640 --> 01:13:39,000 Speaker 1: one point eight last year. We know that this is 1405 01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:42,759 Speaker 1: a guy that made a sharp increase in his receiving 1406 01:13:42,800 --> 01:13:45,160 Speaker 1: average last year and was among the league leaders in 1407 01:13:45,280 --> 01:13:50,479 Speaker 1: yards per reception. What kind of an impact should Bills 1408 01:13:50,520 --> 01:13:53,800 Speaker 1: fans expect from Stefan Diggs being in and part of 1409 01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:57,840 Speaker 1: this passing game? Now? Well, I think now when you 1410 01:13:57,880 --> 01:14:00,479 Speaker 1: look at the Bills now, I think you look at 1411 01:14:00,479 --> 01:14:04,439 Speaker 1: a situation where they've got a really good combination in 1412 01:14:04,479 --> 01:14:06,960 Speaker 1: their receiving corps because I look at Diggs as kind 1413 01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:10,559 Speaker 1: of the movement Z receiver. You can line him up anywhere, 1414 01:14:10,680 --> 01:14:13,200 Speaker 1: you can put him in motion, get him off the ball. 1415 01:14:13,920 --> 01:14:16,800 Speaker 1: I think that ultimately you have John Brown, who lined 1416 01:14:16,880 --> 01:14:20,080 Speaker 1: up a lot last year as the X. He's the 1417 01:14:20,160 --> 01:14:22,759 Speaker 1: receiver on the line of scrimmage. You've got a slot 1418 01:14:22,760 --> 01:14:26,680 Speaker 1: receiver in Cole Beasley. Diggs is a really refined and 1419 01:14:26,800 --> 01:14:30,200 Speaker 1: nuanced route runner, and I think he's not a true 1420 01:14:30,280 --> 01:14:34,840 Speaker 1: vertical dimension. But because he's very refined as a route runner, 1421 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:37,720 Speaker 1: he knows how to attack corners, he knows how to 1422 01:14:37,760 --> 01:14:40,599 Speaker 1: break down the cushion, he can win over the top. 1423 01:14:41,160 --> 01:14:44,760 Speaker 1: So when you combine this with John Brown, and now 1424 01:14:44,800 --> 01:14:46,800 Speaker 1: you have to look at Josh Allen, who we all 1425 01:14:46,840 --> 01:14:49,960 Speaker 1: know struggled to throw the ball down the field last year. 1426 01:14:50,040 --> 01:14:53,360 Speaker 1: He missed far too many. If Josh can improve in 1427 01:14:53,400 --> 01:14:56,760 Speaker 1: that area, this is a pretty complete receiving corps. And 1428 01:14:56,800 --> 01:14:59,000 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, I'm a big fan and he 1429 01:14:59,080 --> 01:15:01,200 Speaker 1: may not be a volume him target in this offense, 1430 01:15:01,240 --> 01:15:04,400 Speaker 1: but I'm a big fan of Dawson Knox. Yeah, why 1431 01:15:04,520 --> 01:15:08,360 Speaker 1: is that? I think he's really athletic. I think he's 1432 01:15:08,360 --> 01:15:11,080 Speaker 1: a really good receiver. I think he fits the mold 1433 01:15:11,080 --> 01:15:14,080 Speaker 1: of today's tight ends in the NFL, where you can 1434 01:15:14,160 --> 01:15:16,240 Speaker 1: split him, where he can line up in what we 1435 01:15:16,320 --> 01:15:19,320 Speaker 1: call one by three sets, where the tight end is 1436 01:15:19,320 --> 01:15:22,160 Speaker 1: the single receiver to the short side of the field, 1437 01:15:22,160 --> 01:15:25,200 Speaker 1: to the boundary side. You know. I think back to 1438 01:15:25,240 --> 01:15:27,160 Speaker 1: that ball he caught against New England late in the 1439 01:15:27,200 --> 01:15:30,000 Speaker 1: season last year, which was I believe initially called a 1440 01:15:30,080 --> 01:15:32,240 Speaker 1: touchdown but ended up being down at the one yard 1441 01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:34,760 Speaker 1: line where he just ran by Patrick Chung, you know. 1442 01:15:34,920 --> 01:15:36,680 Speaker 1: And we're looking at him right now, and you just 1443 01:15:36,680 --> 01:15:39,120 Speaker 1: see the body type. I mean, this kid is a really, 1444 01:15:39,160 --> 01:15:42,400 Speaker 1: really good athlete. He just didn't have production in college 1445 01:15:42,439 --> 01:15:44,839 Speaker 1: because he played at you know, with a J. Brown 1446 01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:49,760 Speaker 1: and Metcalfe and another receiver there, DeMarcus Lodge. But I 1447 01:15:49,800 --> 01:15:53,360 Speaker 1: think that he could really develop into a quality NFL 1448 01:15:53,439 --> 01:15:55,080 Speaker 1: tight end. Well. One of the other places of the 1449 01:15:55,120 --> 01:15:57,839 Speaker 1: Bill seemed to have upgraded their talent as they traded 1450 01:15:57,960 --> 01:16:02,720 Speaker 1: seemingly Frank Gore away and brought in Zack Moss. Zack 1451 01:16:02,840 --> 01:16:05,320 Speaker 1: Moss seems to be a little bit more a little 1452 01:16:05,320 --> 01:16:08,200 Speaker 1: bit more similar to Devin Singletary than Frank Gore was 1453 01:16:08,240 --> 01:16:10,120 Speaker 1: a year ago. Now, of course, Frank Gore coming back 1454 01:16:10,160 --> 01:16:12,040 Speaker 1: to Buffalo this weekend as a member of the Jets. 1455 01:16:12,080 --> 01:16:16,080 Speaker 1: But Devin Singletary and Zack Moss a nice young one 1456 01:16:16,120 --> 01:16:18,360 Speaker 1: two punch punch at the running back position. How do 1457 01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:21,879 Speaker 1: you see those two? Yeah, I think that they're different, 1458 01:16:21,920 --> 01:16:24,800 Speaker 1: you know. To me, Singletary is much more of the 1459 01:16:24,920 --> 01:16:27,920 Speaker 1: explosive back, the back who can get on the perimeter 1460 01:16:28,240 --> 01:16:33,639 Speaker 1: and who can create some explosive plays. To me, Moss 1461 01:16:33,840 --> 01:16:38,040 Speaker 1: is a workmanlike, nuanced runner. He's got great patience, vision, 1462 01:16:38,160 --> 01:16:42,280 Speaker 1: He's a high level contact, balanced runner, great finishing traits. 1463 01:16:42,920 --> 01:16:47,840 Speaker 1: You know, he's your classic sustaining, tackle breaking grinder. You know. 1464 01:16:47,880 --> 01:16:49,920 Speaker 1: It's funny. I even thought there were elements of Frank 1465 01:16:49,960 --> 01:16:52,880 Speaker 1: Gore in his game. And of course I studied this 1466 01:16:53,600 --> 01:16:55,840 Speaker 1: pre draft before I knew who would draft him, and 1467 01:16:55,840 --> 01:16:58,840 Speaker 1: I thought that he was similar to Gore in terms 1468 01:16:58,880 --> 01:17:03,600 Speaker 1: of size, running style, i'll contact, balance, competitiveness. So I 1469 01:17:03,720 --> 01:17:07,439 Speaker 1: really liked Zack Moss. He's just not a breakaway speed guy. 1470 01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:09,960 Speaker 1: But you know, he's very tight hipped in the open field. 1471 01:17:10,160 --> 01:17:11,920 Speaker 1: He's not a home run hitter. He's not a second 1472 01:17:11,920 --> 01:17:14,679 Speaker 1: gear guy. But that's okay. I think in today's NFL, 1473 01:17:14,840 --> 01:17:16,559 Speaker 1: and you guys know this, you don't see a lot 1474 01:17:16,600 --> 01:17:19,120 Speaker 1: of sixtyr touchdown runs. So to me, that is not 1475 01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:23,519 Speaker 1: really a true negative or a true weakness. Looking at 1476 01:17:23,600 --> 01:17:27,120 Speaker 1: the Jets offense, Adam Gase was quoted as saying this 1477 01:17:27,160 --> 01:17:29,919 Speaker 1: week Greg that he has a little bit of concern 1478 01:17:30,400 --> 01:17:34,080 Speaker 1: in terms of being properly prepared for this Bill's defense. 1479 01:17:34,160 --> 01:17:37,760 Speaker 1: He mentioned he mentioned quarters coverage in particular because he said, 1480 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:40,080 Speaker 1: we really don't see that kind of a look from 1481 01:17:40,120 --> 01:17:43,600 Speaker 1: the Greg Williams defense in practice. No, what do you so, 1482 01:17:43,720 --> 01:17:45,479 Speaker 1: what do you make of that? And how big an 1483 01:17:45,520 --> 01:17:48,600 Speaker 1: issue could that be? Knowing all of the time on 1484 01:17:48,640 --> 01:17:51,320 Speaker 1: the field that every team in the NFL has missed 1485 01:17:51,320 --> 01:17:54,000 Speaker 1: through the course of the spring and summer. Well, it's 1486 01:17:54,040 --> 01:17:56,040 Speaker 1: funny you say that I did last week. I did 1487 01:17:56,080 --> 01:17:57,920 Speaker 1: a deep dive on the Bills defense. I was real 1488 01:17:57,960 --> 01:18:00,280 Speaker 1: curious because you know, you get a totally different field 1489 01:18:00,280 --> 01:18:02,200 Speaker 1: when you watch three hundred snaps in a row versus 1490 01:18:02,200 --> 01:18:04,240 Speaker 1: when I watch a team week, you know, each week. 1491 01:18:04,520 --> 01:18:06,360 Speaker 1: So you know, with this offseason, I was able to 1492 01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:12,240 Speaker 1: do that. And boy, they number one, they're very fundamentally disciplined, 1493 01:18:12,280 --> 01:18:14,960 Speaker 1: but they're a little more multiple than people might think. 1494 01:18:14,960 --> 01:18:17,880 Speaker 1: And when they blitz, they blitz a lot of different 1495 01:18:17,880 --> 01:18:20,439 Speaker 1: players from a lot of different spots. But they do 1496 01:18:20,560 --> 01:18:24,240 Speaker 1: play cover four or quarters. It's a foundational coverage for 1497 01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:26,920 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott. He did that when he was in Carolina 1498 01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:29,439 Speaker 1: and he's obviously brought it to Buffalo. And yeah, if 1499 01:18:29,439 --> 01:18:31,519 Speaker 1: you don't see it a lot, I mean, it's not 1500 01:18:31,680 --> 01:18:33,360 Speaker 1: a defense where you go, oh my god, what do 1501 01:18:33,439 --> 01:18:36,479 Speaker 1: we do? But you know, there are certain concepts that 1502 01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:38,920 Speaker 1: you want to run against quarters. Look, every zone has 1503 01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:42,320 Speaker 1: holes and every zone can't cover everything, otherwise everybody would 1504 01:18:42,320 --> 01:18:45,000 Speaker 1: play the same zone. So you know, there are certain 1505 01:18:45,080 --> 01:18:48,400 Speaker 1: route concepts where you want to basically flood zones. You 1506 01:18:48,439 --> 01:18:51,320 Speaker 1: want to attack the safety and the corner in quarters, 1507 01:18:51,600 --> 01:18:54,200 Speaker 1: and Adam Gates knows how to do that. It's just 1508 01:18:54,240 --> 01:18:57,240 Speaker 1: they don't practice it a lot in their camp. But 1509 01:18:57,400 --> 01:18:59,880 Speaker 1: he knows how to do that, so we'll see. You know, 1510 01:19:00,160 --> 01:19:02,720 Speaker 1: it's obviously you need repetition against it, and I'm sure 1511 01:19:02,920 --> 01:19:05,960 Speaker 1: they're working on they've worked on it this week. How 1512 01:19:06,040 --> 01:19:09,760 Speaker 1: much does it mean that the Jets defense, who was 1513 01:19:09,800 --> 01:19:12,519 Speaker 1: pretty good at times last year particularly, was CJ. Mosley 1514 01:19:12,520 --> 01:19:15,000 Speaker 1: and Jamal Adams in the lineup, But you take those 1515 01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:18,320 Speaker 1: two guys out of it, and how many proven players 1516 01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:20,320 Speaker 1: do they have and what are they gonna How will 1517 01:19:20,360 --> 01:19:23,600 Speaker 1: that affect their defense? Yeah? Greg Williams is one of 1518 01:19:23,640 --> 01:19:25,040 Speaker 1: the best in the league. He's been doing this a 1519 01:19:25,080 --> 01:19:27,400 Speaker 1: long time. You guys obviously know he was in Buffalo 1520 01:19:27,560 --> 01:19:30,320 Speaker 1: for a little bit, but as a decoordinator, I think 1521 01:19:30,360 --> 01:19:33,840 Speaker 1: it's a twenty or twenty first year doing this. He 1522 01:19:33,880 --> 01:19:36,439 Speaker 1: knows an awful lot of things. He knows NFL offense. 1523 01:19:36,760 --> 01:19:39,519 Speaker 1: He's somewhat limited in personnel, but he was a year 1524 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:42,559 Speaker 1: ago as well, and they actually played pretty well. If 1525 01:19:42,600 --> 01:19:45,280 Speaker 1: you want to sum up Greg Williams, you'd probably say 1526 01:19:45,320 --> 01:19:47,720 Speaker 1: that he's aggressive, but he also plays a ton of 1527 01:19:47,760 --> 01:19:51,240 Speaker 1: cover two so it becomes situational, which all football is. 1528 01:19:52,080 --> 01:19:54,479 Speaker 1: But ultimately, you got to have corners, and I think 1529 01:19:54,560 --> 01:19:58,320 Speaker 1: there's there'll be questions at the corner position for this team, right, 1530 01:19:58,439 --> 01:20:00,679 Speaker 1: And then flipping it to the Bills defense one more 1531 01:20:00,720 --> 01:20:05,320 Speaker 1: time here, Greg, what we're hearing, at least coming out 1532 01:20:05,320 --> 01:20:09,479 Speaker 1: of camp is this defensive line is so deep and 1533 01:20:09,640 --> 01:20:13,120 Speaker 1: so talented with the acquisitions that they've made, not only 1534 01:20:13,160 --> 01:20:15,840 Speaker 1: in the draft with epinessa, but Mario Addison and Vernon 1535 01:20:15,880 --> 01:20:20,720 Speaker 1: Butler and Quentin Jefferson. They're talking about the position flexibilities 1536 01:20:20,920 --> 01:20:24,040 Speaker 1: of these players, being able to shuffle them all the 1537 01:20:24,080 --> 01:20:25,800 Speaker 1: way up and down the line. Now, this was a 1538 01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:30,320 Speaker 1: team last year that was ninth in blitz percentage at 1539 01:20:30,360 --> 01:20:32,920 Speaker 1: almost thirty three percent, which was higher than I thought 1540 01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:35,599 Speaker 1: it was. I was surprised to see that figure. With 1541 01:20:35,640 --> 01:20:39,640 Speaker 1: the position flexibility of all of these defensive linemen, do 1542 01:20:39,680 --> 01:20:42,439 Speaker 1: you think Leslie Frasier will need to blitz as much 1543 01:20:42,479 --> 01:20:45,519 Speaker 1: as he did last year, knowing that being able to 1544 01:20:45,520 --> 01:20:48,360 Speaker 1: shuttle these guys and all different kinds of combinations could 1545 01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:51,360 Speaker 1: actually serve just the same purpose in terms of keeping 1546 01:20:51,360 --> 01:20:55,719 Speaker 1: an offensive line off balance. That's a hard question to answer, 1547 01:20:56,600 --> 01:20:59,800 Speaker 1: but because sometimes a blitz is a philosophy thing, some 1548 01:21:00,040 --> 01:21:03,040 Speaker 1: times it's a personnel thing, and you know, only Leslie 1549 01:21:03,080 --> 01:21:06,960 Speaker 1: Frazier and Sean can answer that. But you mentioned position versatility, 1550 01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:09,439 Speaker 1: you know, and under the radar signing obviously not in 1551 01:21:09,439 --> 01:21:12,120 Speaker 1: Buffalo because you know Bill's mafia and I'm sure knows 1552 01:21:12,120 --> 01:21:14,599 Speaker 1: every player on the team. But under the radar signing 1553 01:21:14,640 --> 01:21:17,439 Speaker 1: was Quintin Jefferson. I loved his tape in Seattle, and 1554 01:21:17,520 --> 01:21:20,760 Speaker 1: he fits Chris exactly what you're talking about. He can 1555 01:21:20,760 --> 01:21:23,479 Speaker 1: play D N and D tackle and I think he's 1556 01:21:23,479 --> 01:21:26,120 Speaker 1: a really good football player. I liked him going back 1557 01:21:26,120 --> 01:21:30,360 Speaker 1: to Maryland when he came out. But you know, I 1558 01:21:30,400 --> 01:21:33,280 Speaker 1: think in studying the Bills tape, I have to tell 1559 01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:38,280 Speaker 1: you and again in Buffalo they're known. But I'm curious, 1560 01:21:38,320 --> 01:21:42,400 Speaker 1: just from a media perspective around the NFL, I think 1561 01:21:42,479 --> 01:21:45,759 Speaker 1: Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde are really really good players 1562 01:21:46,160 --> 01:21:49,519 Speaker 1: and they're used in an interchangeable way at times. Payer 1563 01:21:49,680 --> 01:21:52,559 Speaker 1: tends to play a little more down low in the box. 1564 01:21:52,840 --> 01:21:56,160 Speaker 1: He's really good. He's a good tackler. But and I 1565 01:21:56,160 --> 01:21:58,320 Speaker 1: also thought the signing of A. J. Klein was really 1566 01:21:58,360 --> 01:22:01,080 Speaker 1: a good one to replace Alexander because Klein is just 1567 01:22:01,120 --> 01:22:04,400 Speaker 1: one of those really solid, consistent players and obviously Sean 1568 01:22:04,479 --> 01:22:06,439 Speaker 1: knows him well. Yeah. I mean, if you ever want, 1569 01:22:07,200 --> 01:22:09,880 Speaker 1: if you ever want somebody to throw bouquets out about 1570 01:22:09,960 --> 01:22:12,879 Speaker 1: Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer, just to ask Bill Belichick 1571 01:22:12,920 --> 01:22:15,920 Speaker 1: about those two guys. He thinks they're fantastic, he said, 1572 01:22:15,960 --> 01:22:18,400 Speaker 1: I think they're Yeah, Like I said, when when you 1573 01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:21,040 Speaker 1: watch three hundred plays in a row and you really see, 1574 01:22:21,040 --> 01:22:23,400 Speaker 1: you know, you get a whole different feel. And I 1575 01:22:23,439 --> 01:22:26,040 Speaker 1: just think those guys are really and and you know, 1576 01:22:26,560 --> 01:22:29,439 Speaker 1: I'll admit that Bill Belichick's probably a little smarter than 1577 01:22:29,479 --> 01:22:32,160 Speaker 1: I am, but but I love Poyer and Hyde on take. Yeah, 1578 01:22:32,160 --> 01:22:34,439 Speaker 1: I mean, he said the thing that he marvels at 1579 01:22:34,560 --> 01:22:37,679 Speaker 1: is how they are able to actually line up out 1580 01:22:37,720 --> 01:22:41,479 Speaker 1: of position at the snap in an effort to disguise 1581 01:22:41,560 --> 01:22:44,400 Speaker 1: the coverage. Ye And he said there's not many safeties 1582 01:22:44,439 --> 01:22:46,439 Speaker 1: in the league that can literally line up out of 1583 01:22:46,479 --> 01:22:49,280 Speaker 1: position at the snap and still get to where they 1584 01:22:49,320 --> 01:22:51,760 Speaker 1: need to be. And he really is impressed with the 1585 01:22:51,760 --> 01:22:54,240 Speaker 1: way those two are able to do that. Well, they 1586 01:22:54,280 --> 01:22:56,280 Speaker 1: really stood out. And I hope you know I was 1587 01:22:56,360 --> 01:22:58,479 Speaker 1: joking when I said that Bill Belichick's just a little 1588 01:22:58,479 --> 01:23:02,960 Speaker 1: smarter than but yeah, but those guys really stand out 1589 01:23:02,960 --> 01:23:05,600 Speaker 1: on tape. They really do. And the other guy, to 1590 01:23:05,640 --> 01:23:07,920 Speaker 1: me who really stands out, and I've talked about him, 1591 01:23:08,160 --> 01:23:09,960 Speaker 1: Steve Will know this. I've talked about him, I think 1592 01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:11,479 Speaker 1: for a couple of years now, but I think Matt 1593 01:23:11,560 --> 01:23:14,720 Speaker 1: Milano is a really, really good football player. Yeah. They 1594 01:23:14,720 --> 01:23:16,479 Speaker 1: found him in the fifth round and he's been on 1595 01:23:16,520 --> 01:23:18,920 Speaker 1: the field. I think for a lot of people it 1596 01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:21,360 Speaker 1: was a surprise when they saw him out there so 1597 01:23:21,439 --> 01:23:24,280 Speaker 1: early in his career, particularly given the penchant this staff 1598 01:23:24,320 --> 01:23:27,439 Speaker 1: has for letting guys develop. Mulano got in there pretty 1599 01:23:27,479 --> 01:23:30,559 Speaker 1: quickly after he after his first rookie season began and 1600 01:23:30,680 --> 01:23:33,599 Speaker 1: has not left. And there have been times, particularly the 1601 01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:35,599 Speaker 1: time two years ago or maybe his last year where 1602 01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:38,320 Speaker 1: he broke his leg. Two years ago, he broke his 1603 01:23:38,400 --> 01:23:40,240 Speaker 1: leg and he was playing at a pro Bowl level 1604 01:23:40,280 --> 01:23:43,640 Speaker 1: at that spot before he got hurt. And hopefully if 1605 01:23:43,680 --> 01:23:45,759 Speaker 1: he can get back on the field and stay healthy, 1606 01:23:45,840 --> 01:23:48,040 Speaker 1: who had that kind of year now? Because to me, 1607 01:23:48,120 --> 01:23:51,519 Speaker 1: he's playing an even inside, an even better defense than 1608 01:23:51,560 --> 01:23:54,679 Speaker 1: he has his first two years. Yeah, I would agree, 1609 01:23:54,720 --> 01:23:56,760 Speaker 1: he's He's a guy, another guy that really stands out 1610 01:23:56,760 --> 01:23:59,000 Speaker 1: on tape. And and we haven't even mentioned the rookie 1611 01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:01,960 Speaker 1: e Panessa, who I think another position birth little player. 1612 01:24:02,080 --> 01:24:05,320 Speaker 1: So I'm really fascinating to see this defense. Because you 1613 01:24:05,400 --> 01:24:08,040 Speaker 1: mentioned the blitz percentage, Chris, when I watched the tape, 1614 01:24:08,040 --> 01:24:11,360 Speaker 1: I was really fascinated by how many different guys were 1615 01:24:11,439 --> 01:24:14,720 Speaker 1: used as blitzers and how many different blitz schemes they use, 1616 01:24:15,080 --> 01:24:17,479 Speaker 1: and just to make an interesting point. I had a 1617 01:24:17,560 --> 01:24:19,320 Speaker 1: chance this summer because I've known him since he came 1618 01:24:19,320 --> 01:24:21,240 Speaker 1: into the league to talk to Carson Palmer on the 1619 01:24:21,240 --> 01:24:23,120 Speaker 1: phone for a good hour and a half, and he 1620 01:24:23,520 --> 01:24:25,080 Speaker 1: and I asked him when we were sort of near 1621 01:24:25,120 --> 01:24:27,080 Speaker 1: the end of our conversation, you know, who are the 1622 01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:30,439 Speaker 1: coaches in your career who gave you the most trouble? 1623 01:24:30,720 --> 01:24:33,640 Speaker 1: And the first name he came up with with Sean McDermott. 1624 01:24:33,880 --> 01:24:36,200 Speaker 1: And I found that fascinating, you know, because I don't 1625 01:24:36,240 --> 01:24:39,599 Speaker 1: think people think of Sean McDermott and the Bills defense 1626 01:24:39,720 --> 01:24:43,240 Speaker 1: as one of those exotic, highly schemed defenses. They think 1627 01:24:43,240 --> 01:24:45,960 Speaker 1: of the Bills more as just being I think, fundamentally sound. 1628 01:24:46,439 --> 01:24:51,320 Speaker 1: But you know, Carson Palmer immediately mentioned Sean McDermott. One 1629 01:24:51,320 --> 01:24:52,800 Speaker 1: thing I've got to ask you. We've been talking about 1630 01:24:52,800 --> 01:24:55,599 Speaker 1: this defensive front. They met at Mario Addison, Vernon Butler, 1631 01:24:55,640 --> 01:24:57,920 Speaker 1: A j Epeness, and Quentin Jefferson, all the new faces, 1632 01:24:58,160 --> 01:25:00,599 Speaker 1: along with Harrison Phillips getting back on the field. Now 1633 01:25:00,640 --> 01:25:03,240 Speaker 1: they're going to face an offensive line in the New 1634 01:25:03,280 --> 01:25:08,799 Speaker 1: York Jets with five starter, five new starters, five different guys. 1635 01:25:09,439 --> 01:25:12,920 Speaker 1: What do you notice about offensive lines and particularly when 1636 01:25:12,960 --> 01:25:15,640 Speaker 1: they just you know, come in with a bunch of 1637 01:25:15,640 --> 01:25:18,840 Speaker 1: new faces. How quickly can they get together? How easy 1638 01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:21,720 Speaker 1: is it to confuse guys like that? How long does 1639 01:25:21,760 --> 01:25:23,800 Speaker 1: it take him to come together? What are your thoughts 1640 01:25:23,840 --> 01:25:25,880 Speaker 1: about this brand new offensive line of the Jets going 1641 01:25:25,880 --> 01:25:29,160 Speaker 1: against the defensive front we've been talking about. Well, you know, 1642 01:25:29,200 --> 01:25:31,639 Speaker 1: I think that's a big question in this pandemic offseason 1643 01:25:31,680 --> 01:25:35,080 Speaker 1: because offensive line is a cohesion group and guys need 1644 01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:37,639 Speaker 1: to be able to work together, understand who's playing next 1645 01:25:37,640 --> 01:25:41,160 Speaker 1: to you, and you know they're playing with five new starters. Now, 1646 01:25:41,240 --> 01:25:43,320 Speaker 1: Beckton is big enough, you probably only need him on 1647 01:25:43,360 --> 01:25:47,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line, but you know, essentially, you know, you 1648 01:25:48,040 --> 01:25:50,799 Speaker 1: have to challenge that. You have to challenge their ability 1649 01:25:51,040 --> 01:25:53,720 Speaker 1: to communicate. So I think, you know, you might see 1650 01:25:53,720 --> 01:25:56,679 Speaker 1: a little more movement before the snap by the Bills. 1651 01:25:56,960 --> 01:25:59,160 Speaker 1: You might see which they like to do anyway, what 1652 01:25:59,240 --> 01:26:01,519 Speaker 1: we call that double mug front where they put in 1653 01:26:01,600 --> 01:26:05,240 Speaker 1: Milano and Edmonds in the a gaps. I think you'll 1654 01:26:05,240 --> 01:26:08,360 Speaker 1: see things to force this offensive line to have to 1655 01:26:08,400 --> 01:26:11,800 Speaker 1: communicate before the ball is snapped. And then you don't 1656 01:26:11,840 --> 01:26:15,080 Speaker 1: necessarily have the blitz, but you know, you just forced 1657 01:26:15,120 --> 01:26:17,320 Speaker 1: the old line to have to think through the play. 1658 01:26:17,840 --> 01:26:20,400 Speaker 1: Is this defensive line of the Bills, do you think 1659 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:26,040 Speaker 1: it's good enough to get quick pressure with just four guys. 1660 01:26:30,360 --> 01:26:32,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I've always liked Addison, you know. I think 1661 01:26:33,000 --> 01:26:36,720 Speaker 1: he's a really intriguing guy in kind of a long, lean, lanky, 1662 01:26:36,880 --> 01:26:40,639 Speaker 1: bendy pass rusher. I think, you know, they were lacking 1663 01:26:40,680 --> 01:26:43,360 Speaker 1: that opposite Jarry Us. I think Troy Trent Murphy is 1664 01:26:43,360 --> 01:26:45,680 Speaker 1: a very solid player, but I wouldn't call him a 1665 01:26:45,800 --> 01:26:49,200 Speaker 1: pure edge pass rusher. You know. I think Ed Oliver 1666 01:26:49,320 --> 01:26:50,920 Speaker 1: is the guy that you kind of look at this year, 1667 01:26:50,960 --> 01:26:53,280 Speaker 1: you know, a high first round pick. You'd like to 1668 01:26:53,320 --> 01:26:55,519 Speaker 1: see him become more of a pass rusher. You know, 1669 01:26:55,560 --> 01:26:59,360 Speaker 1: he had a couple of really good hand usage sacks 1670 01:26:59,439 --> 01:27:02,240 Speaker 1: last year. I remember one against Denver and Dalton Risner. 1671 01:27:02,479 --> 01:27:05,880 Speaker 1: I remember one against Dallas last year on the Thanksgiving 1672 01:27:05,960 --> 01:27:08,000 Speaker 1: Day game. You'd like to see him be able to 1673 01:27:08,000 --> 01:27:12,080 Speaker 1: do that with more consistency. He's an explosive athlete. Greg, 1674 01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:15,080 Speaker 1: thanks very much for the time. I got to imagine 1675 01:27:15,120 --> 01:27:17,080 Speaker 1: that your favorite day of the year has got to 1676 01:27:17,120 --> 01:27:19,880 Speaker 1: be next Monday, when you have brand new slew of 1677 01:27:19,960 --> 01:27:22,519 Speaker 1: film to look at after Week one. That's got to 1678 01:27:22,520 --> 01:27:26,000 Speaker 1: be like your best day of the year. The problem is, Chris, 1679 01:27:26,120 --> 01:27:29,280 Speaker 1: is there's only a certain number of hours in each day. 1680 01:27:29,479 --> 01:27:32,240 Speaker 1: So that's really kind of my problem. All right, fair enough, 1681 01:27:32,280 --> 01:27:34,919 Speaker 1: we'll keep an eye out for you on NFL Matchup 1682 01:27:34,960 --> 01:27:37,760 Speaker 1: this weekend. That's NFL Film Senior producer Greg ko Sell, 1683 01:27:38,120 --> 01:27:41,320 Speaker 1: also a co host on ESPN's NFL Matchup. Glad to 1684 01:27:41,360 --> 01:27:44,240 Speaker 1: have him back for another season. Here on One Bill's Live. 1685 01:27:44,240 --> 01:27:46,559 Speaker 1: We'll be talking to him every Friday and he'll kind 1686 01:27:46,560 --> 01:27:49,080 Speaker 1: of crunch the x's and oh's for us. And I mean, 1687 01:27:49,680 --> 01:27:52,559 Speaker 1: he loves watching tape, so I gotta think like he's 1688 01:27:52,560 --> 01:27:57,800 Speaker 1: been waiting seven months for new tape. Monday after well, 1689 01:27:57,840 --> 01:27:59,760 Speaker 1: after all but one of the where they gotta got 1690 01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:02,160 Speaker 1: a double header on Monday night, so after all but 1691 01:28:02,280 --> 01:28:04,680 Speaker 1: two of the games from week one are played, just 1692 01:28:04,840 --> 01:28:08,599 Speaker 1: he's got this whole new databases stuff that he can 1693 01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:10,920 Speaker 1: just stare at and chart and do whatever the hell 1694 01:28:11,000 --> 01:28:15,240 Speaker 1: he does for hours upon hours. So I gotta imagine 1695 01:28:15,280 --> 01:28:17,800 Speaker 1: that's like Christmas for him, you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, 1696 01:28:18,360 --> 01:28:20,519 Speaker 1: it is. Last night I was I talked to a 1697 01:28:20,560 --> 01:28:23,240 Speaker 1: couple of buddies and I said, we get together to 1698 01:28:23,240 --> 01:28:25,200 Speaker 1: watch the game, you're gonna watch it, and one of 1699 01:28:25,200 --> 01:28:26,840 Speaker 1: them said, you know what, I'm gonna be on my 1700 01:28:26,960 --> 01:28:31,360 Speaker 1: couch hopefully the kids to bed, and I don't want 1701 01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:35,120 Speaker 1: anybody to bother me. Just leave me alone. I'm I'm 1702 01:28:35,160 --> 01:28:37,719 Speaker 1: absolutely so. Everybody's getting back into it in a different 1703 01:28:37,720 --> 01:28:39,800 Speaker 1: way for sure. So good to talk to Greg, and 1704 01:28:39,840 --> 01:28:41,880 Speaker 1: we'll have him on every Friday. As we mentioned, gotta 1705 01:28:41,920 --> 01:28:44,679 Speaker 1: take a break, but when we return, we will dip 1706 01:28:44,720 --> 01:28:47,639 Speaker 1: back into the mail bag to see what other questions 1707 01:28:47,680 --> 01:28:51,240 Speaker 1: you have about this weekend's matchup or anything else Bills related. 1708 01:28:51,280 --> 01:28:53,320 Speaker 1: Steve and I will answer those next here on One 1709 01:28:53,360 --> 01:28:55,879 Speaker 1: Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health. This is Buffalo 1710 01:28:55,920 --> 01:29:13,559 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio, Chris Brown, Steve Tasker, One Bills Live, buttoning 1711 01:29:13,680 --> 01:29:15,639 Speaker 1: up hour number two, and we do want to mention 1712 01:29:16,200 --> 01:29:19,000 Speaker 1: that the Bills have announced the series unique player inspired 1713 01:29:19,000 --> 01:29:21,799 Speaker 1: apparel items for the twenty twenty season. 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Back to the Friday 1732 01:30:21,880 --> 01:30:26,120 Speaker 1: fan mailbag Steve and from Jack, he says with no 1733 01:30:26,320 --> 01:30:30,800 Speaker 1: fullback on the roster and Taiwan Jones mostly here for 1734 01:30:30,880 --> 01:30:34,679 Speaker 1: special teams. Do you expect t j Yelden to dress 1735 01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:38,360 Speaker 1: more this season? And what role will Reggie Gilliam have? 1736 01:30:38,760 --> 01:30:40,680 Speaker 1: Is he an h back, a tight end or just 1737 01:30:40,840 --> 01:30:45,160 Speaker 1: a special teamer? I do a lot to unpack there. Yeah, 1738 01:30:45,560 --> 01:30:48,760 Speaker 1: Yelden may be dressed a little bit more because of 1739 01:30:48,800 --> 01:30:52,000 Speaker 1: the absence of Pat DeMarco, or they may go heavier 1740 01:30:52,160 --> 01:30:54,439 Speaker 1: and have an extra offensive lineman, or maybe go four 1741 01:30:54,479 --> 01:30:56,639 Speaker 1: tight ends so you can dress the extra offensive lineman 1742 01:30:56,680 --> 01:30:58,880 Speaker 1: this year. You can dress eight. Yeah, you could dress 1743 01:30:58,960 --> 01:31:01,120 Speaker 1: nine if you want, if you want. What's my point? 1744 01:31:01,840 --> 01:31:06,559 Speaker 1: The point is, yes, TJ. Yellen, there is some room 1745 01:31:06,600 --> 01:31:08,839 Speaker 1: back there unless they go with four tight ends instead 1746 01:31:08,840 --> 01:31:12,280 Speaker 1: the three. And Reggie Gilliam plays the role of a 1747 01:31:12,360 --> 01:31:16,800 Speaker 1: fullback h back kind of guy, and he is an 1748 01:31:16,960 --> 01:31:18,519 Speaker 1: h back, he is a tight end, and he is 1749 01:31:18,560 --> 01:31:20,400 Speaker 1: a special team or he's not just one of any 1750 01:31:20,400 --> 01:31:22,280 Speaker 1: of those, and that's why he's on the roster, right. 1751 01:31:22,360 --> 01:31:24,320 Speaker 1: I'm just not convinced he's going to be asked to 1752 01:31:24,360 --> 01:31:28,000 Speaker 1: do all of that right from the jump. You don't 1753 01:31:28,040 --> 01:31:32,200 Speaker 1: want to overload a kid with too many responsibilities, especially 1754 01:31:32,280 --> 01:31:35,120 Speaker 1: as it pertains directly to the game plan. I would 1755 01:31:35,120 --> 01:31:38,640 Speaker 1: anticipate that he's probably a special team or primarily I 1756 01:31:38,720 --> 01:31:40,840 Speaker 1: know they're like, I know, they like what he's done 1757 01:31:40,840 --> 01:31:43,479 Speaker 1: there through the course of training camp, So I would 1758 01:31:43,520 --> 01:31:46,559 Speaker 1: say that's where he probably starts and gets his feet 1759 01:31:46,560 --> 01:31:50,439 Speaker 1: wet on this roster, and then if there are certain 1760 01:31:50,479 --> 01:31:53,120 Speaker 1: matchups that come to pass through the course of the 1761 01:31:53,160 --> 01:31:56,800 Speaker 1: regular season where they feel having a move type tight end, 1762 01:31:57,120 --> 01:32:00,120 Speaker 1: you know, prior to the snap across the formation and 1763 01:32:00,240 --> 01:32:02,120 Speaker 1: is going to benefit them with some of the matchups 1764 01:32:02,120 --> 01:32:05,479 Speaker 1: that they like, well, then yeah, his role could be increased. 1765 01:32:05,600 --> 01:32:09,080 Speaker 1: With respect, he yelled in. I don't know if he's 1766 01:32:09,120 --> 01:32:12,639 Speaker 1: going to be up. He doesn't help them on special teams. 1767 01:32:13,320 --> 01:32:19,639 Speaker 1: He would essentially be a third back behind Singletary and Moss. 1768 01:32:19,920 --> 01:32:23,640 Speaker 1: So even though Taiwan Jones is primarily going to be 1769 01:32:23,680 --> 01:32:26,599 Speaker 1: serving this team in a special team's capacity, even though 1770 01:32:26,600 --> 01:32:29,479 Speaker 1: he's listed as a running back, I don't know if 1771 01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:34,759 Speaker 1: that's going to compel the Bills to dress TJ Yelden. 1772 01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:38,000 Speaker 1: I don't see that happening. They could vary from week 1773 01:32:38,040 --> 01:32:41,920 Speaker 1: to week, but I think when push comes to shove, 1774 01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:45,880 Speaker 1: you want Taiwan Jones will get you through the end 1775 01:32:45,880 --> 01:32:49,120 Speaker 1: of the game. Yeah, if something happens to Zack Moss 1776 01:32:50,080 --> 01:32:53,280 Speaker 1: or Devin Singletary one or the other. Now, obviously, if 1777 01:32:53,320 --> 01:32:54,720 Speaker 1: something happens to both of them, you're in a deep 1778 01:32:54,760 --> 01:32:56,960 Speaker 1: You're in deep trouble anyway. Yeah, and Let's not forget 1779 01:32:57,000 --> 01:32:58,920 Speaker 1: you have a quarterback that can run some plays too 1780 01:32:59,120 --> 01:33:01,840 Speaker 1: with the ball under his armed. Yeah, but yeah, that 1781 01:33:02,000 --> 01:33:05,559 Speaker 1: that ideal. That's not ideal. But that's what they've designed 1782 01:33:05,600 --> 01:33:07,519 Speaker 1: runs for him before, right, But that's not going to 1783 01:33:07,600 --> 01:33:09,680 Speaker 1: be a major part of your run packets at any 1784 01:33:09,720 --> 01:33:11,840 Speaker 1: shape or form unless you get to the end and 1785 01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:14,640 Speaker 1: somebody happens and you're down to the fourth quarter and 1786 01:33:14,760 --> 01:33:16,759 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter of a game. But um, 1787 01:33:16,800 --> 01:33:21,759 Speaker 1: I would say it's gonna be. We don't know what Gilliam, 1788 01:33:21,880 --> 01:33:25,360 Speaker 1: Reggie Gilliam can bring to the run game as a fullback, 1789 01:33:26,640 --> 01:33:30,160 Speaker 1: needless to say, though they moved him from fullback to 1790 01:33:30,439 --> 01:33:36,599 Speaker 1: tight end. That tells you something, right, But it's interesting 1791 01:33:36,640 --> 01:33:39,120 Speaker 1: that you know there is no full fledged fullback on 1792 01:33:39,160 --> 01:33:42,160 Speaker 1: the roster although they just released Pat de Marco this 1793 01:33:42,280 --> 01:33:45,160 Speaker 1: this last week. It would have been interesting to see 1794 01:33:45,160 --> 01:33:48,000 Speaker 1: what they would have rather had, uh than that, But 1795 01:33:48,040 --> 01:33:50,679 Speaker 1: well we may never know. Last one from the mail 1796 01:33:50,680 --> 01:33:53,280 Speaker 1: bag before the break from Anthony. Are we worried about 1797 01:33:53,320 --> 01:33:56,000 Speaker 1: cornerback too going into the game Sunday or for the 1798 01:33:56,160 --> 01:33:58,760 Speaker 1: entire season for that matter. I feel like that would 1799 01:33:58,800 --> 01:34:01,800 Speaker 1: be our biggest weakness on this team. Norman's health is 1800 01:34:01,840 --> 01:34:05,479 Speaker 1: worrisome and Wallace needs to improve from twenty nineteen for 1801 01:34:05,600 --> 01:34:08,160 Speaker 1: me to be confident in that spot. That's from Anthony. 1802 01:34:09,360 --> 01:34:11,400 Speaker 1: I think Wallace has done a pretty darn good job 1803 01:34:11,439 --> 01:34:14,080 Speaker 1: holding it down there the last couple of years. And 1804 01:34:14,280 --> 01:34:18,519 Speaker 1: he came in with more lean muscle mass on his frame. 1805 01:34:18,560 --> 01:34:22,000 Speaker 1: He came in stronger, so he said he did that 1806 01:34:22,160 --> 01:34:24,400 Speaker 1: so he could be more physical at the stem of 1807 01:34:24,400 --> 01:34:26,920 Speaker 1: the routes that he's covering, so he doesn't get pushed 1808 01:34:26,960 --> 01:34:30,560 Speaker 1: off so easily when the receiver tries to create separation. 1809 01:34:31,640 --> 01:34:36,000 Speaker 1: And he's a technician, you know, he's not an elite 1810 01:34:36,640 --> 01:34:42,600 Speaker 1: deep end to the pool athlete, but he's good. I 1811 01:34:42,640 --> 01:34:45,559 Speaker 1: don't think he's ever gonna wow you. But more often 1812 01:34:45,560 --> 01:34:47,040 Speaker 1: than not, this guy's going to be in the right 1813 01:34:47,040 --> 01:34:50,160 Speaker 1: spot because of what he's got between the years and 1814 01:34:50,200 --> 01:34:52,400 Speaker 1: because of the way he knows how he has to play, 1815 01:34:52,720 --> 01:34:57,760 Speaker 1: because he is not an elite physical specimen. Well, Levi, 1816 01:34:57,920 --> 01:35:01,640 Speaker 1: Wallace is on the field for a he's actually he's 1817 01:35:01,680 --> 01:35:03,400 Speaker 1: walking around street clothes for the rest of us. He's 1818 01:35:03,400 --> 01:35:05,880 Speaker 1: in a phenomenal athlete, but you're talking about an elite 1819 01:35:05,880 --> 01:35:08,160 Speaker 1: athlete at the NFL level. At the NFL level. Also, 1820 01:35:08,240 --> 01:35:13,479 Speaker 1: this if Anthony and me and you and every you know, 1821 01:35:13,600 --> 01:35:16,000 Speaker 1: Bill's fan everywhere is worried about gosh, I hope he 1822 01:35:16,160 --> 01:35:18,720 Speaker 1: you know, he needs to improve it. Nobody knows he 1823 01:35:18,760 --> 01:35:21,120 Speaker 1: needs to improve more than we Levi by Wallace knows, 1824 01:35:21,120 --> 01:35:23,800 Speaker 1: and he spent an entire offseason making sure that he did. 1825 01:35:23,920 --> 01:35:26,080 Speaker 1: As you mentioned, he changed his body type a little bit, 1826 01:35:26,160 --> 01:35:29,240 Speaker 1: got a heavier, got got a little bit stronger. He's 1827 01:35:29,240 --> 01:35:31,120 Speaker 1: committed to it. If you've heard any of the media 1828 01:35:31,160 --> 01:35:34,120 Speaker 1: interviews with him, he is totally in you know that 1829 01:35:34,280 --> 01:35:39,360 Speaker 1: McDermott quote, finger quotes growth mindset. He wants to get 1830 01:35:39,439 --> 01:35:41,840 Speaker 1: better all the time. So you can count on that 1831 01:35:41,920 --> 01:35:47,280 Speaker 1: happening because he's done the work. Certainly, that has been 1832 01:35:47,280 --> 01:35:49,880 Speaker 1: a question mark for this defense because the other guy, 1833 01:35:50,160 --> 01:35:53,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback, the cornerback one on the other side to 1834 01:35:53,160 --> 01:35:57,920 Speaker 1: Davis White, you don't worry about. So Levy Wallace is 1835 01:35:57,920 --> 01:36:01,080 Speaker 1: gonna get some targets because of that, some extra targets, 1836 01:36:01,160 --> 01:36:05,880 Speaker 1: and he knows it. So, Anthony, you're right, coming into 1837 01:36:05,880 --> 01:36:07,839 Speaker 1: the seasons, it is a little bit of an unknown, 1838 01:36:07,880 --> 01:36:10,000 Speaker 1: but from what we've seen, looking good for Josh Norman 1839 01:36:10,080 --> 01:36:12,120 Speaker 1: this week. He didn't practice again to Josh, and I 1840 01:36:12,439 --> 01:36:14,439 Speaker 1: mentioned that earlier too. The only thing you worry about 1841 01:36:14,479 --> 01:36:16,679 Speaker 1: him is at his age, he may have trouble staying 1842 01:36:16,720 --> 01:36:21,559 Speaker 1: one hundred percent healthy. But coming into this week, it's 1843 01:36:21,640 --> 01:36:23,040 Speaker 1: one of the things we don't know about because we 1844 01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:25,280 Speaker 1: haven't been able to watch training camp. We don't know 1845 01:36:25,320 --> 01:36:28,519 Speaker 1: that Levi Wallace hasn't made great strides in being a 1846 01:36:28,520 --> 01:36:31,920 Speaker 1: better corner over there, and he wasn't. He's not bad, 1847 01:36:32,720 --> 01:36:36,040 Speaker 1: but when you're holding him up against Tradavious White, yeah, 1848 01:36:36,080 --> 01:36:38,920 Speaker 1: he's not the best cornerback on the field when the 1849 01:36:38,920 --> 01:36:42,960 Speaker 1: Bills are running two corners. So I'm not worried about him. 1850 01:36:43,960 --> 01:36:46,360 Speaker 1: The coaches trust him. We had this. I had a 1851 01:36:46,400 --> 01:36:49,479 Speaker 1: big long diet tribe about Levi Wallace the other day. 1852 01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:51,439 Speaker 1: The reason he gets to play, the reason he was 1853 01:36:51,479 --> 01:36:54,360 Speaker 1: a walk on at Alabama turned into a starter on 1854 01:36:54,360 --> 01:36:58,840 Speaker 1: a defense that you know won a national championship, is this. 1855 01:37:01,320 --> 01:37:05,200 Speaker 1: The guy is trusted by the coaches, and if Sean 1856 01:37:05,280 --> 01:37:08,400 Speaker 1: McDermott Leslie Fraser trust him, I'm willing to do that too. 1857 01:37:08,560 --> 01:37:10,200 Speaker 1: All Right, we have to take a break, but when 1858 01:37:10,240 --> 01:37:13,720 Speaker 1: we come back. More of your questions answered from the 1859 01:37:13,760 --> 01:37:17,400 Speaker 1: fan Friday mail Bag, and we'll hear from one Dion 1860 01:37:17,560 --> 01:37:22,080 Speaker 1: Dawkins as he talks about what the team is contemplating 1861 01:37:22,160 --> 01:37:27,240 Speaker 1: with respect to social injustice and maybe something for Sunday. 1862 01:37:27,400 --> 01:37:29,400 Speaker 1: We'll hear from him when we come back here on 1863 01:37:29,400 --> 01:37:32,839 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live, presented by Kalida Health. This is Buffalo 1864 01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:49,280 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio, Bills Radio Network Sports Update. Your sports update 1865 01:37:49,320 --> 01:37:51,920 Speaker 1: from One Bill's Drive. Head coach Sean McDermott, providing an 1866 01:37:52,000 --> 01:37:56,160 Speaker 1: update on the status of cornerback Josh Norman. The veteran 1867 01:37:56,240 --> 01:37:58,880 Speaker 1: corner missed his third straight day of practice here on 1868 01:37:58,920 --> 01:38:01,200 Speaker 1: Friday as he deals with the hamstring injury. Will know 1869 01:38:01,240 --> 01:38:04,599 Speaker 1: more about his game status pretty soon when the Friday 1870 01:38:04,640 --> 01:38:08,160 Speaker 1: injury report is released. Levi Wallace is in line to 1871 01:38:08,280 --> 01:38:12,320 Speaker 1: start Sunday opposite Tradavious White against the Jets. The news 1872 01:38:12,360 --> 01:38:15,200 Speaker 1: not good for Jets rookie receiver Denzel Mims, who has 1873 01:38:15,240 --> 01:38:18,799 Speaker 1: apparently injured his other hamstring and did not practice today. 1874 01:38:18,840 --> 01:38:22,360 Speaker 1: Reports indicated he'll be doubtful for Sunday's game against the 1875 01:38:22,400 --> 01:38:24,720 Speaker 1: Bills and may even be placed on injured reserve with 1876 01:38:24,760 --> 01:38:27,639 Speaker 1: the thought that he could miss a few weeks of action. 1877 01:38:27,920 --> 01:38:30,320 Speaker 1: The reigning Super Bowl Champs opened the twenty twenty season 1878 01:38:30,439 --> 01:38:32,320 Speaker 1: last night with a thirty four to twenty victory over 1879 01:38:32,400 --> 01:38:35,240 Speaker 1: the Texans, and it wasn't even that close. Pat Mahomes 1880 01:38:35,439 --> 01:38:38,080 Speaker 1: with three touchdown passes for the Chiefs and rookie running 1881 01:38:38,080 --> 01:38:41,080 Speaker 1: back Clyde Edwards Hilaire had a game high one hundred 1882 01:38:41,120 --> 01:38:43,080 Speaker 1: thirty four rushing yards and a touchdown in the win. 1883 01:38:43,120 --> 01:38:44,880 Speaker 1: I think I told you about that guy right, told 1884 01:38:44,880 --> 01:38:48,160 Speaker 1: you he's gonna be good. Draft him to the ice 1885 01:38:48,200 --> 01:38:51,439 Speaker 1: Game three tonight between the Islanders and Lightning Tampa, looking 1886 01:38:51,640 --> 01:38:54,200 Speaker 1: to take a commanding three oz series lead. That game 1887 01:38:54,240 --> 01:38:57,280 Speaker 1: faces off at eight PM. A Game seven tonight in 1888 01:38:57,320 --> 01:39:02,200 Speaker 1: the NBA Playoffs, Celtics and Raptors battle for the right 1889 01:39:02,280 --> 01:39:05,439 Speaker 1: to go to the Eastern Conference Finals Toronto. The defending 1890 01:39:05,520 --> 01:39:09,600 Speaker 1: NBA Champs have overcome a two o series deficit to 1891 01:39:09,800 --> 01:39:12,479 Speaker 1: force the Game seven, and the Blue Jays kick off 1892 01:39:12,479 --> 01:39:15,920 Speaker 1: another series downtown in Buffalo at salin Field tonight. It's 1893 01:39:15,920 --> 01:39:19,040 Speaker 1: the Mets and Blue Jays first pitch at six thirty 1894 01:39:19,080 --> 01:39:23,080 Speaker 1: seven PM. That is your sports update here from One 1895 01:39:23,160 --> 01:39:26,280 Speaker 1: Bills Drive. It is our number three of one Bills 1896 01:39:26,360 --> 01:39:29,200 Speaker 1: Live as we're broadcasting to you from the Seneca Studios, 1897 01:39:30,000 --> 01:39:33,240 Speaker 1: Chris Brown, Steve Tasker with you, and it is that 1898 01:39:33,360 --> 01:39:35,639 Speaker 1: time in the show where we go hard and heavy 1899 01:39:36,120 --> 01:39:41,360 Speaker 1: on the OBL Friday fan mail bag and back to 1900 01:39:41,400 --> 01:39:44,799 Speaker 1: the questions that you've been asking us and from Artie, 1901 01:39:44,800 --> 01:39:49,360 Speaker 1: he says, will the fake crowd noise act like the 1902 01:39:49,439 --> 01:39:53,200 Speaker 1: real fans would, meaning louder when the Jets are on offense? 1903 01:39:53,560 --> 01:39:56,439 Speaker 1: And if so, how loud is it the same decibel 1904 01:39:56,560 --> 01:39:59,519 Speaker 1: level as our fans generate? The answer there, Aretie, is no. 1905 01:40:00,800 --> 01:40:04,559 Speaker 1: The league has set a limit on the decibel level 1906 01:40:04,600 --> 01:40:09,439 Speaker 1: for artificial fan noise at seventy decibels, and music can 1907 01:40:09,479 --> 01:40:13,040 Speaker 1: be played between plays by the people running the game 1908 01:40:13,080 --> 01:40:16,040 Speaker 1: day operation at seventy five decibels. But it will be 1909 01:40:16,120 --> 01:40:19,120 Speaker 1: smart noise. They can't. It will raise smart noise. It 1910 01:40:19,120 --> 01:40:21,840 Speaker 1: will be raised. Now there's a phrase. Yeah, it will 1911 01:40:21,880 --> 01:40:26,200 Speaker 1: be raised and lowered at different times, right, but it 1912 01:40:26,200 --> 01:40:28,680 Speaker 1: cannot go over seventy Yeah, they've got a cap on 1913 01:40:28,720 --> 01:40:31,479 Speaker 1: how loud it can be. And suffice to say, Bills 1914 01:40:31,479 --> 01:40:35,760 Speaker 1: fans clear that hurdle easily on game days, like they 1915 01:40:35,760 --> 01:40:38,120 Speaker 1: get up around one hundred and ten, so it will 1916 01:40:38,160 --> 01:40:40,120 Speaker 1: not be the same. They clear that in a fourth 1917 01:40:40,200 --> 01:40:44,559 Speaker 1: quarter of a blowout. So yeah, that's it won't be loud. Yeah, 1918 01:40:44,600 --> 01:40:48,040 Speaker 1: it won't be nearly as loud. For shut from Nick. 1919 01:40:48,400 --> 01:40:50,920 Speaker 1: If you watch the game last night between the Chiefs 1920 01:40:50,920 --> 01:40:53,519 Speaker 1: and Texans, did you see any rust, sloppiness, or other 1921 01:40:53,520 --> 01:40:56,520 Speaker 1: differences that might have been due to the abbreviated offseason 1922 01:40:56,560 --> 01:40:58,559 Speaker 1: in preseason or did it look like a typical Week 1923 01:40:58,560 --> 01:41:00,400 Speaker 1: one matchup in any given year. You know what surprised 1924 01:41:00,400 --> 01:41:02,240 Speaker 1: me about last night? I was thinking about this. I 1925 01:41:02,240 --> 01:41:04,960 Speaker 1: thought the officials did a really nice job. They didn't 1926 01:41:04,960 --> 01:41:07,479 Speaker 1: call much. Yeah, I mean, what did they call five 1927 01:41:07,520 --> 01:41:09,760 Speaker 1: penalties the whole game? I mean, she and they kept 1928 01:41:09,760 --> 01:41:12,920 Speaker 1: the hankies in their pocket the first half. The Chiefs 1929 01:41:12,920 --> 01:41:18,200 Speaker 1: had zero penalties and the Texans had like three, and 1930 01:41:18,240 --> 01:41:21,320 Speaker 1: they were all pre snaps. There was some hold whn't 1931 01:41:21,320 --> 01:41:23,880 Speaker 1: there was some holding on it? I can't, but anyway, 1932 01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:26,080 Speaker 1: the flow of the game was not of the game 1933 01:41:26,160 --> 01:41:31,320 Speaker 1: was nice and um now it lent itself to not 1934 01:41:31,439 --> 01:41:37,120 Speaker 1: having it come down to an officials call. But I 1935 01:41:37,120 --> 01:41:39,040 Speaker 1: don't know, I felt like they called enough penalties. I 1936 01:41:39,040 --> 01:41:40,880 Speaker 1: don't know, though, you know, I've talked to the players 1937 01:41:40,920 --> 01:41:42,639 Speaker 1: where they you know, did they get away with stuff 1938 01:41:42,680 --> 01:41:44,800 Speaker 1: where they where they kind of letting them play and 1939 01:41:44,880 --> 01:41:49,360 Speaker 1: letting some things go that shouldn't have been let go. Uh. 1940 01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:51,519 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of that that you can 1941 01:41:51,680 --> 01:41:54,600 Speaker 1: you can look at. But to me, I I was 1942 01:41:54,680 --> 01:42:01,680 Speaker 1: surprised at how un affected I was by the officiating. 1943 01:42:01,760 --> 01:42:07,160 Speaker 1: I will say this, I thought the Texans offense was 1944 01:42:07,240 --> 01:42:09,519 Speaker 1: an example of fits and starts. There was you know, 1945 01:42:09,520 --> 01:42:12,240 Speaker 1: they had that first touchdown drive which looked really good, 1946 01:42:12,760 --> 01:42:15,080 Speaker 1: and then they had other drives that just did not 1947 01:42:15,200 --> 01:42:17,840 Speaker 1: look good at all. And then they scored some points 1948 01:42:17,840 --> 01:42:20,240 Speaker 1: in garbage time at the end of the game, and 1949 01:42:20,280 --> 01:42:23,040 Speaker 1: I think that was a byproduct of some of the 1950 01:42:23,080 --> 01:42:27,320 Speaker 1: new pieces. You know, you have, well, Randall Cobb was 1951 01:42:27,360 --> 01:42:32,920 Speaker 1: there last year, but you have who's dang it, who's 1952 01:42:32,960 --> 01:42:36,479 Speaker 1: the new receiver they added after they lost DeAndre Hopkins. 1953 01:42:37,280 --> 01:42:41,880 Speaker 1: Now it's gonna completely slow Brandon Cooks. So they get 1954 01:42:41,920 --> 01:42:46,599 Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks and he made a couple of plays, but 1955 01:42:46,840 --> 01:42:50,800 Speaker 1: he looked a little out of sync with Watson. I 1956 01:42:50,920 --> 01:42:52,880 Speaker 1: didn't get the sense that the guys on the back 1957 01:42:52,960 --> 01:42:55,760 Speaker 1: end for the Texans, and granted they had a monumental 1958 01:42:55,760 --> 01:43:00,439 Speaker 1: task and slowing the track team down, they looked a 1959 01:43:00,439 --> 01:43:05,360 Speaker 1: little out of sync. I thought they're tackling fundamentals were 1960 01:43:05,439 --> 01:43:10,040 Speaker 1: poor defensively the Texans. So these are and this is 1961 01:43:10,080 --> 01:43:12,080 Speaker 1: why you hear and we heard on the lowdown with 1962 01:43:12,120 --> 01:43:15,520 Speaker 1: Lorenzo and why you hear it every day from coach McDermott. 1963 01:43:15,560 --> 01:43:20,200 Speaker 1: He pounds the fundamentals and games like this after a 1964 01:43:20,240 --> 01:43:24,280 Speaker 1: long offseason of not nearly enough work. The teams that 1965 01:43:24,320 --> 01:43:26,479 Speaker 1: are more fundamentally sound are going to end up winning 1966 01:43:26,520 --> 01:43:28,960 Speaker 1: some Week one and Week two games because the other 1967 01:43:29,000 --> 01:43:33,519 Speaker 1: teams aren't in regular season mode from a fundamental standpoint yet. Yeah, 1968 01:43:33,520 --> 01:43:35,800 Speaker 1: I think the things that I've been worried about didn't 1969 01:43:35,800 --> 01:43:37,960 Speaker 1: show up last night, like the stuff that you didn't expect, 1970 01:43:37,960 --> 01:43:41,400 Speaker 1: like the funky formations, different stuff that you know, trick plays, 1971 01:43:41,479 --> 01:43:45,519 Speaker 1: that kind of thing, tons of blitzes and stuff just 1972 01:43:45,520 --> 01:43:50,080 Speaker 1: didn't show up at last night. And I think I'm 1973 01:43:50,080 --> 01:43:52,120 Speaker 1: with you. I thought the teams, I think you got 1974 01:43:52,120 --> 01:43:55,320 Speaker 1: to be fundamentally sound first and foremost, and then worry 1975 01:43:55,320 --> 01:43:58,120 Speaker 1: about all the wrinkles as you go along. But the 1976 01:43:58,400 --> 01:44:01,479 Speaker 1: stuff you're talking about last night, now, the Houston Texans 1977 01:44:01,560 --> 01:44:04,240 Speaker 1: had said, and Bill O'Brien said, listen with DeAndre Hopkins here. 1978 01:44:04,240 --> 01:44:06,240 Speaker 1: We always felt kind of a pressure to put him first, 1979 01:44:06,680 --> 01:44:08,960 Speaker 1: get him the football. So they didn't share the football 1980 01:44:09,000 --> 01:44:12,519 Speaker 1: as much with DeAndre Hopkins in their offense as they 1981 01:44:12,560 --> 01:44:15,320 Speaker 1: would have liked, and as a result of that, when 1982 01:44:15,320 --> 01:44:17,120 Speaker 1: they traded him, they thought this a chance for us 1983 01:44:17,120 --> 01:44:19,920 Speaker 1: to target more people and spread the football around. Last 1984 01:44:21,439 --> 01:44:23,679 Speaker 1: in the last time the Chiefs played the Texans, six 1985 01:44:23,720 --> 01:44:30,000 Speaker 1: guys got targeted Hopkins, Fuller, Duke, Stills, Aikins, and Fells. 1986 01:44:31,280 --> 01:44:36,040 Speaker 1: Last night it was Fuller and then Brandon Cooks, David Johnson, 1987 01:44:36,520 --> 01:44:40,920 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb, then Aikins, Fells, Stills, Carter, and then Duke 1988 01:44:41,120 --> 01:44:43,560 Speaker 1: got one. So there was nine guys that got targets 1989 01:44:44,520 --> 01:44:48,160 Speaker 1: and had receptions last night or now this was targets 1990 01:44:48,240 --> 01:44:50,400 Speaker 1: last night, and only six of them had targets in 1991 01:44:50,439 --> 01:44:52,519 Speaker 1: the years before. So they added three guys to the 1992 01:44:52,640 --> 01:44:57,040 Speaker 1: rotation and gave themselves that three extra options after DeAndre 1993 01:44:57,120 --> 01:44:58,960 Speaker 1: Hopkins was traded. So there is a little bit of that. 1994 01:45:00,280 --> 01:45:03,200 Speaker 1: But and they you know, they scored twenty twenty points 1995 01:45:03,280 --> 01:45:08,000 Speaker 1: or twenty one points, twenty points last night, yeah, I mean, 1996 01:45:08,120 --> 01:45:11,240 Speaker 1: but the last two touchdowns were garbage. Yeah, I mean, 1997 01:45:11,240 --> 01:45:13,760 Speaker 1: the game was already hard there was thirty one seven. Yeah, 1998 01:45:13,760 --> 01:45:15,960 Speaker 1: they didn't look as good as they did with DeAndre Hopkins. Yeah, 1999 01:45:15,960 --> 01:45:18,760 Speaker 1: we'll put it that way. From Kyle in the fan 2000 01:45:18,840 --> 01:45:22,439 Speaker 1: mail bag. Late in the fourth if we have a lead, 2001 01:45:22,880 --> 01:45:25,920 Speaker 1: do you think Singletary will still carry the load or 2002 01:45:26,000 --> 01:45:29,479 Speaker 1: will we replace him for a Yelden Moss tandem. I 2003 01:45:29,479 --> 01:45:32,680 Speaker 1: don't think Yelden's going to be active most weeks, but 2004 01:45:32,800 --> 01:45:35,439 Speaker 1: I could see Moss running the four minute drill, can't 2005 01:45:35,479 --> 01:45:38,240 Speaker 1: you with a lead. I think what they will probably 2006 01:45:38,240 --> 01:45:40,120 Speaker 1: do if you get a lead like that, they may 2007 01:45:40,200 --> 01:45:42,360 Speaker 1: rotate them out every two plays, just to make sure 2008 01:45:42,400 --> 01:45:44,800 Speaker 1: they keep keep them all fresh, and keep them all, 2009 01:45:46,600 --> 01:45:49,240 Speaker 1: you know, in sync. I don't think he want to 2010 01:45:49,240 --> 01:45:52,160 Speaker 1: sit down. I don't anybody wants to sit down in 2011 01:45:52,200 --> 01:45:53,680 Speaker 1: a game like that. Now, if one of them has 2012 01:45:53,720 --> 01:45:56,000 Speaker 1: a hangnail or something, yeah, okay, he can sit down. 2013 01:45:56,040 --> 01:45:58,920 Speaker 1: He's and if he got hamstring tightness or growing tightness 2014 01:45:59,040 --> 01:46:01,920 Speaker 1: or whatever, a fourth quarter blowout, yeah, set them down. 2015 01:46:02,240 --> 01:46:04,880 Speaker 1: But I think you continue to rotate him through to 2016 01:46:04,960 --> 01:46:07,599 Speaker 1: keep them fresh as you can and healthy, and then 2017 01:46:07,640 --> 01:46:09,800 Speaker 1: you evaluate them, re evaluate them on Monday. But I 2018 01:46:11,240 --> 01:46:15,760 Speaker 1: don't know that at that position running back, maybe you 2019 01:46:15,840 --> 01:46:19,600 Speaker 1: do in a blowout. Yeah, I mean you're you're in 2020 01:46:19,600 --> 01:46:21,599 Speaker 1: a blowout or a game, doesn't matter. You're playing. ISAIH 2021 01:46:21,640 --> 01:46:25,800 Speaker 1: McKenzie at corner too, So you know anything's possible. Let's 2022 01:46:26,120 --> 01:46:29,040 Speaker 1: get to some comments by Dion Dawkins, who addressed the 2023 01:46:29,080 --> 01:46:33,560 Speaker 1: media here on Friday, and he was he's one of 2024 01:46:33,600 --> 01:46:35,760 Speaker 1: those players on this roster that has kind of been 2025 01:46:35,800 --> 01:46:39,400 Speaker 1: front and center in addressing a lot of the social 2026 01:46:39,439 --> 01:46:45,120 Speaker 1: injustice and racial injustice and systemic racism issues that have 2027 01:46:45,479 --> 01:46:48,120 Speaker 1: kind of enveloped our country here in the last several 2028 01:46:48,120 --> 01:46:52,439 Speaker 1: months and become a front burner topic thankfully. And he, 2029 01:46:52,680 --> 01:46:55,880 Speaker 1: along with a handful of other Bills players, had a 2030 01:46:55,880 --> 01:46:58,599 Speaker 1: press conference with Brian ran Brown yesterday as they announced 2031 01:46:58,680 --> 01:47:03,960 Speaker 1: some of their actable items and initiatives, which includes providing 2032 01:47:03,960 --> 01:47:07,800 Speaker 1: internet access for Buffalo school kids so they can still 2033 01:47:07,840 --> 01:47:11,559 Speaker 1: get their education remotely amidst this COVID pandemic, in creating 2034 01:47:11,760 --> 01:47:17,679 Speaker 1: increasing voter registration and having more awareness and filling out 2035 01:47:18,160 --> 01:47:20,639 Speaker 1: the census which comes out every ten years, and this 2036 01:47:20,720 --> 01:47:24,479 Speaker 1: is a census year here in twenty twenty. But Dion 2037 01:47:24,760 --> 01:47:28,200 Speaker 1: was asked about the message that he hopes to send 2038 01:47:29,000 --> 01:47:32,519 Speaker 1: along with his teammates with any kind of demonstration plans 2039 01:47:32,600 --> 01:47:36,840 Speaker 1: for Sunday's game. Here's what he said. I honestly think 2040 01:47:36,920 --> 01:47:43,960 Speaker 1: that if people just understand that we're better together than apart, 2041 01:47:44,640 --> 01:47:47,760 Speaker 1: then that's really all needs to be said. I mean, 2042 01:47:48,560 --> 01:47:52,640 Speaker 1: if the Buffalo Bills can treat our facility and the 2043 01:47:52,720 --> 01:47:56,840 Speaker 1: Pagoulas and all these guys can treat everybody in the 2044 01:47:56,920 --> 01:48:02,200 Speaker 1: building the same way, and the world should just see 2045 01:48:02,200 --> 01:48:06,320 Speaker 1: that and just just try to attempt to to love 2046 01:48:06,479 --> 01:48:10,680 Speaker 1: on one another and not be afraid to open up 2047 01:48:10,720 --> 01:48:14,320 Speaker 1: and be vulnerable, like like like honestly, like just to 2048 01:48:14,400 --> 01:48:17,720 Speaker 1: have a big heart and show it, you know. Uh, 2049 01:48:18,000 --> 01:48:21,240 Speaker 1: everybody just wants to be well like most men like 2050 01:48:21,320 --> 01:48:25,080 Speaker 1: want to be macho guys and all tough. But when 2051 01:48:25,080 --> 01:48:27,800 Speaker 1: you show in what your true colors, I mean, there's 2052 01:48:27,840 --> 01:48:31,479 Speaker 1: so much room for growth. And I honestly think that 2053 01:48:31,760 --> 01:48:36,479 Speaker 1: if everybody just stays together and we're unified, then this 2054 01:48:36,520 --> 01:48:41,600 Speaker 1: will be a beautiful place. So Dion is kind of that. 2055 01:48:42,760 --> 01:48:45,920 Speaker 1: He's that big teddy bear kind of personality, you know 2056 01:48:45,920 --> 01:48:48,439 Speaker 1: what I mean, Like he's he's tough on the field, 2057 01:48:48,439 --> 01:48:52,000 Speaker 1: but you get him off the field, he's really he's softie, 2058 01:48:52,160 --> 01:48:55,200 Speaker 1: like he's he's a good soul, like you know what 2059 01:48:55,280 --> 01:48:57,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Like you can just tell if by talking 2060 01:48:57,320 --> 01:49:00,479 Speaker 1: to him, Um, you know when there's a reason. He's 2061 01:49:00,479 --> 01:49:04,960 Speaker 1: also a captain on this roster. So it seems like, 2062 01:49:05,640 --> 01:49:07,559 Speaker 1: and I'm not going to speak for the players, but 2063 01:49:07,640 --> 01:49:10,559 Speaker 1: just listening to them, it seems like they're going to 2064 01:49:10,640 --> 01:49:15,719 Speaker 1: focus less on demonstration and protest and more on action 2065 01:49:16,160 --> 01:49:19,479 Speaker 1: going forward here. Yeah, well, that's it's a great place 2066 01:49:19,520 --> 01:49:22,240 Speaker 1: to be. I think, Um, it's not enough to say it, 2067 01:49:22,320 --> 01:49:24,040 Speaker 1: you got to live it. And these guys are really 2068 01:49:24,040 --> 01:49:25,559 Speaker 1: going to make an effort to do that. And that's 2069 01:49:25,800 --> 01:49:28,519 Speaker 1: I think it's h He spoke to that as well 2070 01:49:28,560 --> 01:49:31,479 Speaker 1: on what him and his teammates have planned to do 2071 01:49:32,439 --> 01:49:35,479 Speaker 1: in Buffalo the you know, the go out and get involved. 2072 01:49:35,479 --> 01:49:37,320 Speaker 1: And I think that's that's the great place to be. 2073 01:49:37,479 --> 01:49:40,559 Speaker 1: And that's a perfect segue, Steve, because that is the next, next, next, 2074 01:49:40,600 --> 01:49:42,640 Speaker 1: next thing. He was asked about, you know, on the 2075 01:49:42,680 --> 01:49:45,720 Speaker 1: team making a difference in the city of Buffalo with 2076 01:49:45,760 --> 01:49:51,519 Speaker 1: these social justice reforms. Number one, Like we're we're and 2077 01:49:51,560 --> 01:49:54,120 Speaker 1: we're huge on getting this sense it's done. I think 2078 01:49:54,120 --> 01:49:56,760 Speaker 1: that we're like we're about fifty maybe about fifty five 2079 01:49:57,479 --> 01:50:00,599 Speaker 1: percent in complete, and we need to get UH as 2080 01:50:00,600 --> 01:50:04,800 Speaker 1: close to one hundred if so one hundred percent to 2081 01:50:04,040 --> 01:50:08,559 Speaker 1: UH to make a drastic and dramatic change in Buffalo 2082 01:50:08,760 --> 01:50:13,160 Speaker 1: like money wise, and also UH week one we are 2083 01:50:14,280 --> 01:50:19,160 Speaker 1: in donating a percentage of our week one checks to 2084 01:50:18,400 --> 01:50:22,040 Speaker 1: UH to Internet. We're basically four kids to have internet 2085 01:50:22,320 --> 01:50:25,160 Speaker 1: so they can study and UH start school. There is 2086 01:50:25,160 --> 01:50:28,519 Speaker 1: about no there is forty five hundred kids that do 2087 01:50:28,640 --> 01:50:31,719 Speaker 1: not have internet and if I'm correct, I believe close 2088 01:50:31,800 --> 01:50:35,439 Speaker 1: to five hundred teachers. If I'm correct, I believe it's 2089 01:50:35,439 --> 01:50:38,759 Speaker 1: like the number is around five thousand total of people 2090 01:50:38,800 --> 01:50:42,600 Speaker 1: that don't have Internet. And we're gonna in donate a 2091 01:50:42,680 --> 01:50:47,160 Speaker 1: percentage of our week one checks and we're gonna send 2092 01:50:47,200 --> 01:50:50,519 Speaker 1: it over so those families and those teachers and kids 2093 01:50:50,520 --> 01:50:53,920 Speaker 1: can have Internet so they can UH and continue to 2094 01:50:54,040 --> 01:50:58,160 Speaker 1: learn and growing and during this pandemic. So you know, 2095 01:50:58,840 --> 01:51:01,080 Speaker 1: they're they're literally put their money where their mouth is. 2096 01:51:01,160 --> 01:51:04,479 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're not talking about reforms now, they're 2097 01:51:04,520 --> 01:51:08,360 Speaker 1: doing actionable items. And so you know, this roster top 2098 01:51:08,360 --> 01:51:11,720 Speaker 1: to bottom should be applauded for that because it's one 2099 01:51:11,760 --> 01:51:16,640 Speaker 1: thing to raise awareness and draw attention to worthwhile causes, 2100 01:51:16,760 --> 01:51:20,720 Speaker 1: and the causes that this country have largely been discussing 2101 01:51:20,760 --> 01:51:27,040 Speaker 1: are worthwhile, undoubtedly, But the next step is what creates 2102 01:51:27,080 --> 01:51:30,160 Speaker 1: real change, and that is those are actionable items, and 2103 01:51:30,600 --> 01:51:33,559 Speaker 1: credit to the bill's roster for coming up with these 2104 01:51:34,120 --> 01:51:38,080 Speaker 1: actionable items and then taking the action necessary to change 2105 01:51:38,120 --> 01:51:41,080 Speaker 1: the course of those things. You've got kids in Buffalo 2106 01:51:41,120 --> 01:51:44,320 Speaker 1: that do not have internet access and they cannot learn 2107 01:51:44,439 --> 01:51:50,000 Speaker 1: remotely on a laptop because they don't have internet access. 2108 01:51:50,080 --> 01:51:53,000 Speaker 1: So have fun going, have fun learning and getting your 2109 01:51:53,080 --> 01:51:56,320 Speaker 1: education without going to school that way. So they're going 2110 01:51:56,360 --> 01:51:59,360 Speaker 1: to provide the funding directly from their paychecks to get 2111 01:51:59,400 --> 01:52:02,000 Speaker 1: Internet acts is for about forty five hundred students and 2112 01:52:02,120 --> 01:52:06,160 Speaker 1: five hundred teachers so they can teach. So good on 2113 01:52:06,200 --> 01:52:08,799 Speaker 1: them for that. And then the census. You know, people 2114 01:52:08,840 --> 01:52:11,880 Speaker 1: I think don't think much of the senses. You got 2115 01:52:11,880 --> 01:52:15,599 Speaker 1: to fill it out because it accurately. Yeah, gives the 2116 01:52:15,640 --> 01:52:18,400 Speaker 1: government an idea on how many people you've got in 2117 01:52:18,439 --> 01:52:20,719 Speaker 1: your household, how many people are in a giving community, 2118 01:52:21,000 --> 01:52:23,280 Speaker 1: and how much funding is going to be needed in 2119 01:52:23,280 --> 01:52:26,559 Speaker 1: those communities because of the population. I mean, it makes 2120 01:52:26,640 --> 01:52:29,439 Speaker 1: a difference. So don't be afraid, don't be afraid or 2121 01:52:29,880 --> 01:52:33,080 Speaker 1: too busy to fill out the census. Takes five minutes. 2122 01:52:33,160 --> 01:52:37,479 Speaker 1: Takes five minutes, and they're there are no repercussions from 2123 01:52:37,479 --> 01:52:40,479 Speaker 1: doing it. It just makes sure that the communities and 2124 01:52:40,479 --> 01:52:42,760 Speaker 1: the and the legislature and the budgets that are so 2125 01:52:42,800 --> 01:52:45,720 Speaker 1: big gets spread out to the right places. So do 2126 01:52:45,920 --> 01:52:48,360 Speaker 1: fill out your census. Take the time to do it, 2127 01:52:48,360 --> 01:52:51,680 Speaker 1: and don't make it. Don't put it low on your 2128 01:52:51,680 --> 01:52:54,719 Speaker 1: list of priorities. Two more questions from the mail bag. 2129 01:52:55,280 --> 01:52:57,599 Speaker 1: So this guy asked you and I I wanted your 2130 01:52:57,640 --> 01:53:00,320 Speaker 1: opinion on the show today. During the game last night, 2131 01:53:00,360 --> 01:53:04,519 Speaker 1: it was ridiculous how often they showed the fans several 2132 01:53:04,560 --> 01:53:07,760 Speaker 1: were not wearing masks. No one was social distancing, and 2133 01:53:07,840 --> 01:53:10,760 Speaker 1: no one in the media is acknowledging it. They did 2134 01:53:10,800 --> 01:53:13,920 Speaker 1: acknowledge it on the news this morning. I was I know, 2135 01:53:14,000 --> 01:53:18,160 Speaker 1: I was watching the Today Show this morning on NBC 2136 01:53:18,680 --> 01:53:21,479 Speaker 1: and they were addressing it. They had a reporter out 2137 01:53:21,520 --> 01:53:24,280 Speaker 1: there in Kansas City addressing the fact that there were 2138 01:53:24,320 --> 01:53:27,360 Speaker 1: some fans who did not have masks. Now, I do 2139 01:53:27,479 --> 01:53:31,760 Speaker 1: know that with respect to seating and social distancing, they 2140 01:53:31,840 --> 01:53:35,519 Speaker 1: had groups of people in pods who knew each other 2141 01:53:36,080 --> 01:53:40,080 Speaker 1: and were in their own pods, so to speak. Now, 2142 01:53:40,800 --> 01:53:43,639 Speaker 1: none of us can speak to how the arrangements were 2143 01:53:43,680 --> 01:53:47,080 Speaker 1: handled in terms of ingress and egress out of the 2144 01:53:47,120 --> 01:53:52,400 Speaker 1: restrooms or concession stands, where you do want social distancing 2145 01:53:52,400 --> 01:53:54,880 Speaker 1: with people who are not in the same pods. But 2146 01:53:55,000 --> 01:53:57,880 Speaker 1: I think in terms of the stands themselves, there were 2147 01:53:57,920 --> 01:54:00,639 Speaker 1: certain groups of people who didn't have to social distance 2148 01:54:00,680 --> 01:54:04,680 Speaker 1: because they're either family members or you know, neighbors that 2149 01:54:04,720 --> 01:54:07,200 Speaker 1: have been in close proximity to one another, and you know, 2150 01:54:07,200 --> 01:54:10,639 Speaker 1: they're comfortable, and you know, we're all good, we're all negative, 2151 01:54:10,880 --> 01:54:13,400 Speaker 1: you know whatever. And I think that's why you did 2152 01:54:13,439 --> 01:54:17,200 Speaker 1: see some fans in a cluster, because they were all 2153 01:54:17,240 --> 01:54:19,519 Speaker 1: part of the same pot. That's right, And you're right 2154 01:54:19,560 --> 01:54:21,519 Speaker 1: if if they're out in public and doing stuff like that, 2155 01:54:21,560 --> 01:54:23,479 Speaker 1: you know, the thing is, you want to see them 2156 01:54:23,520 --> 01:54:25,800 Speaker 1: all wear masks. And I think that it was said 2157 01:54:25,840 --> 01:54:31,000 Speaker 1: that that if they weren't mandatory, um, they were highly recommended. 2158 01:54:31,080 --> 01:54:33,080 Speaker 1: I don't know what the situation was in Kansas City 2159 01:54:33,080 --> 01:54:35,560 Speaker 1: in the stands, but I would I would imagine that, uh. 2160 01:54:36,440 --> 01:54:38,560 Speaker 1: And I can only imagine too how hard it is 2161 01:54:38,600 --> 01:54:42,320 Speaker 1: to enforce a mask rule and a statum that big 2162 01:54:42,320 --> 01:54:44,000 Speaker 1: even though there was you know, they were spread out 2163 01:54:44,040 --> 01:54:47,000 Speaker 1: and easy enough to see. Uh. I don't know, but 2164 01:54:47,040 --> 01:54:49,200 Speaker 1: you're right. I did see a couple of people without masks. 2165 01:54:49,240 --> 01:54:52,640 Speaker 1: I saw predominantly a lot of them with masks mostly. Uh. 2166 01:54:52,840 --> 01:54:56,080 Speaker 1: But yeah, inside every group there was maybe one person 2167 01:54:56,600 --> 01:55:02,600 Speaker 1: or two that weren't masked up. I was, you know, yeah, 2168 01:55:02,640 --> 01:55:06,360 Speaker 1: what are the people around him? I getting one hundred 2169 01:55:06,360 --> 01:55:11,160 Speaker 1: percent compliance is a hard thing, right If if the 2170 01:55:11,240 --> 01:55:13,960 Speaker 1: people around them weren't telling him to put on a mask, 2171 01:55:15,960 --> 01:55:17,720 Speaker 1: then I got to think they were part of the 2172 01:55:17,760 --> 01:55:22,240 Speaker 1: same isolation pod, hopefully and justfully didn't want to Who knows, 2173 01:55:22,320 --> 01:55:24,920 Speaker 1: or maybe they're maybe they were in between guzzles of beer. 2174 01:55:25,040 --> 01:55:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. Last one from the fan mail bag, 2175 01:55:28,760 --> 01:55:31,400 Speaker 1: why was Jake from kept on the fifty three over 2176 01:55:31,520 --> 01:55:34,000 Speaker 1: Davis Webb? Question mark, do you think he would have 2177 01:55:34,040 --> 01:55:36,600 Speaker 1: been claimed off waivers if he was cut? And do 2178 01:55:36,640 --> 01:55:39,560 Speaker 1: you think it's necessary this season because of COVID to 2179 01:55:39,720 --> 01:55:43,640 Speaker 1: have three quarterbacks on the active roster? So first answer 2180 01:55:43,880 --> 01:55:46,760 Speaker 1: answer to the first question is yes, he was kept 2181 01:55:46,800 --> 01:55:50,000 Speaker 1: on the fifty three over Davis Webb and Brandon Bean 2182 01:55:50,080 --> 01:55:52,600 Speaker 1: addressed this when he was made available to the media 2183 01:55:52,640 --> 01:55:57,640 Speaker 1: after the roster was formed, and he essentially said, absent 2184 01:55:57,760 --> 01:56:01,640 Speaker 1: a spring and a mini camp where we would have 2185 01:56:01,680 --> 01:56:04,640 Speaker 1: had end a preseason where we would have had a 2186 01:56:05,360 --> 01:56:10,240 Speaker 1: better opportunity to watch Jake perform and get a better 2187 01:56:10,280 --> 01:56:12,800 Speaker 1: handle on what he could provide us at the NFL level, 2188 01:56:13,440 --> 01:56:18,640 Speaker 1: we did not feel we would be doing our team 2189 01:56:18,800 --> 01:56:23,040 Speaker 1: justice by releasing him and exposing him to waivers and 2190 01:56:23,200 --> 01:56:26,440 Speaker 1: potentially losing him after investing a fifth round picking him. 2191 01:56:26,840 --> 01:56:31,680 Speaker 1: So it sounds like they want more time to look 2192 01:56:31,720 --> 01:56:34,720 Speaker 1: at him, and that goes away if you put him 2193 01:56:34,760 --> 01:56:38,080 Speaker 1: on the practice squad potentially because he's not protected or 2194 01:56:38,160 --> 01:56:40,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he could be protected every week, but there's 2195 01:56:40,120 --> 01:56:41,920 Speaker 1: still going to be that forty eight hour window between 2196 01:56:41,920 --> 01:56:45,560 Speaker 1: Monday and Tuesday where somebody can poach him. So I 2197 01:56:45,600 --> 01:56:48,120 Speaker 1: think they wanted to take the safe route and say, look, 2198 01:56:48,360 --> 01:56:50,440 Speaker 1: let's put him on the roster as the third quarterback. 2199 01:56:50,920 --> 01:56:53,000 Speaker 1: Let's take our time. He'll run a lot of scout 2200 01:56:53,040 --> 01:56:55,920 Speaker 1: team for us. Let's just watch him operate, Let's just 2201 01:56:55,960 --> 01:56:58,919 Speaker 1: see if he progresses. We need to look at him longer. 2202 01:56:59,800 --> 01:57:01,960 Speaker 1: I think they felt self even though they think a 2203 01:57:02,000 --> 01:57:07,080 Speaker 1: lot of Davis Webb. I think they felt safe for 2204 01:57:07,120 --> 01:57:11,240 Speaker 1: putting him on the practice squad, and hey, as we've 2205 01:57:11,280 --> 01:57:14,840 Speaker 1: talked about Steve, all it takes is one positive in 2206 01:57:14,880 --> 01:57:20,680 Speaker 1: that quarterback room and it's deep con five. Yeah. Yeah, 2207 01:57:20,680 --> 01:57:23,400 Speaker 1: it's a positional emergency right away, Jake, from all of 2208 01:57:23,400 --> 01:57:25,400 Speaker 1: a sudden, You're lucky you have him, and you're happy 2209 01:57:25,400 --> 01:57:29,440 Speaker 1: to have him. And Davis Webb same story. At least 2210 01:57:29,640 --> 01:57:31,960 Speaker 1: the guy knows how to call the play. And I'm 2211 01:57:32,000 --> 01:57:33,960 Speaker 1: not going to pretend that I've looked at every NFL 2212 01:57:34,080 --> 01:57:36,920 Speaker 1: roster after the final cuts were made, because the second 2213 01:57:36,960 --> 01:57:40,080 Speaker 1: part of this question was do you think, amidst COVID, 2214 01:57:40,120 --> 01:57:42,760 Speaker 1: it's necessary to have three quarterbacks on the active roster. 2215 01:57:43,080 --> 01:57:46,240 Speaker 1: I don't think it's absolutely necessary, because the flexibility with 2216 01:57:46,280 --> 01:57:49,640 Speaker 1: your practice squad to pull a quarterback up is fairly 2217 01:57:50,320 --> 01:57:53,000 Speaker 1: easy and far less difficult than it had been in 2218 01:57:53,040 --> 01:57:55,960 Speaker 1: the past because of COVID and the amendments made there 2219 01:57:56,000 --> 01:57:59,560 Speaker 1: in between the league and the players Association. But I 2220 01:57:59,560 --> 01:58:01,880 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if there are more teams that have 2221 01:58:02,000 --> 01:58:05,160 Speaker 1: three quarterbacks on the roster right now than at this 2222 01:58:05,240 --> 01:58:08,000 Speaker 1: time last year. Oh sure, yeah, I mean, you can't 2223 01:58:08,000 --> 01:58:10,280 Speaker 1: afford not to keep as many quarterbacks as you can 2224 01:58:10,360 --> 01:58:14,560 Speaker 1: and that third third quarterback is exempt from fifty from 2225 01:58:14,560 --> 01:58:19,720 Speaker 1: the forty seven game day anyway, right right, So yeah, 2226 01:58:19,760 --> 01:58:23,440 Speaker 1: that's quarterbacks are different and they get treated differently for 2227 01:58:23,480 --> 01:58:25,640 Speaker 1: that reason. All right, we have to take a break, 2228 01:58:25,640 --> 01:58:27,840 Speaker 1: but when we come back, it will be the ninth 2229 01:58:27,960 --> 01:58:33,240 Speaker 1: installment of Tasker's Teammate. Can we stump Steve this time 2230 01:58:33,360 --> 01:58:36,200 Speaker 1: or at least make it difficult? He's been on a roll. 2231 01:58:36,280 --> 01:58:38,920 Speaker 1: He's been getting in two or three clues. We'll see 2232 01:58:38,920 --> 01:58:41,480 Speaker 1: how successful we can be when we return. Here on 2233 01:58:41,480 --> 01:58:44,760 Speaker 1: One Bills Live, presented by Kalida Health, this is Buffalo 2234 01:58:44,800 --> 01:59:01,240 Speaker 1: Bill's Radio. All right, back here for the final half 2235 01:59:01,320 --> 01:59:03,680 Speaker 1: hour of One Bills Live. Chris Brown Steve Tasker with 2236 01:59:03,720 --> 01:59:06,640 Speaker 1: you on a Friday edition of the program. As we're 2237 01:59:06,640 --> 01:59:09,600 Speaker 1: getting set for week one Bill's Jets. But it is 2238 01:59:09,680 --> 01:59:13,320 Speaker 1: now time for our favorite part of the week, where 2239 01:59:13,360 --> 01:59:16,360 Speaker 1: we try to stump Steve and play the game we 2240 01:59:16,400 --> 01:59:23,400 Speaker 1: affectionately call Taskers Teammates. This is the ninth installment. Steve 2241 01:59:23,480 --> 01:59:26,240 Speaker 1: has been on a roll the last few weeks, getting 2242 01:59:26,880 --> 01:59:29,760 Speaker 1: his former teammates properly guessed in the span of two 2243 01:59:29,800 --> 01:59:31,600 Speaker 1: or three clues. So we have up the degree of 2244 01:59:31,600 --> 01:59:36,000 Speaker 1: difficulty on the clues. So I hope the former teammate 2245 01:59:36,080 --> 01:59:38,280 Speaker 1: on the line right now is not insulted if Steve 2246 01:59:38,280 --> 01:59:43,200 Speaker 1: can't get this right away. But here we go. That's right, okay, 2247 01:59:43,200 --> 01:59:46,320 Speaker 1: So clue number one for this ninth edition of Tasker's 2248 01:59:46,360 --> 01:59:50,680 Speaker 1: Teammate my Nina. That's not John Fina, all right. My 2249 01:59:50,840 --> 01:59:54,040 Speaker 1: hometown is about a nine and a half hour drive 2250 01:59:54,200 --> 02:00:01,640 Speaker 1: from Steve's hometown of Leota, Kansas. Nine and a half 2251 02:00:01,680 --> 02:00:04,960 Speaker 1: hour drive. That could be in any direction, right, that's 2252 02:00:04,960 --> 02:00:07,160 Speaker 1: not helping you. No one else flat it is out 2253 02:00:07,200 --> 02:00:11,800 Speaker 1: there nine and a half hours. That's put some some 2254 02:00:12,040 --> 02:00:14,360 Speaker 1: but it's somebody else from the Midwest, somewhere up in 2255 02:00:14,560 --> 02:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Kansas City area. Word down south and was in Oklahoma City, 2256 02:00:19,800 --> 02:00:24,400 Speaker 1: May Now Oklahoma City's not that far Dallas, Cy for 2257 02:00:24,480 --> 02:00:30,640 Speaker 1: Google Maps. Steve New England could be in Mexico. I 2258 02:00:30,640 --> 02:00:35,760 Speaker 1: don't know, Okay, okay, so clue number two. Much like Steve, 2259 02:00:35,840 --> 02:00:38,320 Speaker 1: I played my college ball in the Big Ten Conference, 2260 02:00:38,800 --> 02:00:41,880 Speaker 1: but I was only there for three seasons before declaring 2261 02:00:41,920 --> 02:00:49,880 Speaker 1: for the NFL Draft. Now we had another Big Ten 2262 02:00:50,080 --> 02:00:53,080 Speaker 1: former teammate a few weeks ago. Mike Lodish played at 2263 02:00:53,080 --> 02:00:56,240 Speaker 1: Michigan State. So here's another one played in the Big Ten. 2264 02:01:00,040 --> 02:01:03,240 Speaker 1: Henry Jones. Holy crap, Steve, you're killing me, man, you 2265 02:01:03,360 --> 02:01:07,280 Speaker 1: got it? Oh yeah, good lord, I didn't give the 2266 02:01:07,360 --> 02:01:12,360 Speaker 1: college genius. You're killing me, man, It's not fun for 2267 02:01:12,400 --> 02:01:18,920 Speaker 1: me anymore. Got him in two clues, bigger Lord, where 2268 02:01:18,960 --> 02:01:20,680 Speaker 1: did you grow up? I didn't know your hometown? Where 2269 02:01:20,680 --> 02:01:24,080 Speaker 1: Sat Louis? Saint Louis. Yeah that's right, Yeah, I didn't 2270 02:01:24,080 --> 02:01:28,600 Speaker 1: know that. I knew you. Oh yeah, the Big Ten? Well, yeah, 2271 02:01:28,760 --> 02:01:33,480 Speaker 1: probably three year off because I'm always you know, att Yeah, yeah, 2272 02:01:33,560 --> 02:01:35,360 Speaker 1: hear me tell you. I'll tell you the story. So 2273 02:01:35,560 --> 02:01:38,920 Speaker 1: we draft Henry and he held out because that's what 2274 02:01:38,960 --> 02:01:42,640 Speaker 1: everybody did back then. And we're playing a preseason game 2275 02:01:42,760 --> 02:01:46,440 Speaker 1: in Chicago and we had been to a super Bowl, right, 2276 02:01:46,640 --> 02:01:49,600 Speaker 1: it was after Super Bowl twenty five. And I'm sitting 2277 02:01:49,640 --> 02:01:53,800 Speaker 1: there and Henry is at the game in the stands 2278 02:01:53,800 --> 02:01:57,560 Speaker 1: and I see him and I was like, I gave 2279 02:01:57,640 --> 02:01:59,760 Speaker 1: him the city. I come on, man, come in. And 2280 02:01:59,800 --> 02:02:02,200 Speaker 1: he's like he's like I will. He's like, I will, 2281 02:02:02,480 --> 02:02:04,960 Speaker 1: I'll be there. And it was I remember the two 2282 02:02:05,000 --> 02:02:06,280 Speaker 1: There was a time when I was standing on the 2283 02:02:06,320 --> 02:02:09,640 Speaker 1: sidelines and we were you know, we were good, and 2284 02:02:09,680 --> 02:02:12,120 Speaker 1: I asked Frank Reich, I said, what guy on this 2285 02:02:12,240 --> 02:02:16,160 Speaker 1: field is gonna be a Buffalo Bill after all the 2286 02:02:16,160 --> 02:02:18,520 Speaker 1: guys on this roster now were all long gone. And 2287 02:02:18,560 --> 02:02:20,840 Speaker 1: we both said it was gonna be Henry Jones. And 2288 02:02:20,920 --> 02:02:23,400 Speaker 1: it was because three years he played three more years 2289 02:02:23,640 --> 02:02:25,680 Speaker 1: for the Bills after you were done. Yeah, which was 2290 02:02:25,720 --> 02:02:27,440 Speaker 1: another one of my clues that I didn't get to 2291 02:02:27,920 --> 02:02:31,600 Speaker 1: because I can guessed it after two clues good grief. 2292 02:02:32,120 --> 02:02:34,480 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, I mean I was. I had all 2293 02:02:34,480 --> 02:02:37,760 Speaker 1: these clues ready to go because you know, Henry, Henry was. 2294 02:02:37,880 --> 02:02:39,720 Speaker 1: You were a corner at Illinois, right, and then they 2295 02:02:39,720 --> 02:02:43,600 Speaker 1: asked you to play safety here. I played corner Illinois, 2296 02:02:43,760 --> 02:02:47,040 Speaker 1: but our scheme was such that the corners were more 2297 02:02:47,080 --> 02:02:49,560 Speaker 1: in the deep path and the safeties were a little 2298 02:02:49,600 --> 02:02:51,960 Speaker 1: closer to the the line of scrimmage. So it worked out 2299 02:02:52,000 --> 02:02:54,640 Speaker 1: for me. Yeah, wal Corey wanted to have four corners 2300 02:02:54,680 --> 02:02:58,160 Speaker 1: on the field, really is what he wanted, and Henry 2301 02:02:58,240 --> 02:03:00,400 Speaker 1: was one of them. Yeah, Henry, you looked great, man, 2302 02:03:01,160 --> 02:03:04,120 Speaker 1: I remember too, Henry. Henry burst onto the scene on 2303 02:03:04,160 --> 02:03:05,880 Speaker 1: a Monday night game when we had a man to 2304 02:03:05,960 --> 02:03:09,760 Speaker 1: man on Keith Jackson and Keith couldn't do anything that 2305 02:03:10,080 --> 02:03:13,880 Speaker 1: Henry ended up tackling the guy like nine times unassisted 2306 02:03:13,960 --> 02:03:16,320 Speaker 1: or something or whatever. So well, here he is playing on, 2307 02:03:16,400 --> 02:03:18,240 Speaker 1: you know, a super Bowl contending team, and then he 2308 02:03:18,240 --> 02:03:20,640 Speaker 1: has that giant year where he ties for the league 2309 02:03:20,720 --> 02:03:25,040 Speaker 1: leading interceptions with eight and after that he was you know, 2310 02:03:25,080 --> 02:03:27,720 Speaker 1: he was a household name. Yeah. Yeah, one of the 2311 02:03:27,720 --> 02:03:32,400 Speaker 1: great athletes. Yeah, what sticks out about that? What sticks out, 2312 02:03:32,440 --> 02:03:34,400 Speaker 1: Henry about that big season that you had when you 2313 02:03:34,400 --> 02:03:36,360 Speaker 1: had the eight picks? Was it just like you were 2314 02:03:36,360 --> 02:03:39,880 Speaker 1: in his own like the whole year. One of the 2315 02:03:39,880 --> 02:03:43,360 Speaker 1: big things was against the Rams that had two interceptions. 2316 02:03:43,400 --> 02:03:46,160 Speaker 1: I think it was the first home game at the 2317 02:03:46,160 --> 02:03:48,480 Speaker 1: first I think it might have been my first start 2318 02:03:48,240 --> 02:03:51,200 Speaker 1: as a Bill, and it just really really gave him 2319 02:03:51,240 --> 02:03:53,840 Speaker 1: the confidence that I needed coming into a team loaded 2320 02:03:53,920 --> 02:03:58,960 Speaker 1: with some superstars like Steve Tasker, confidence to be able 2321 02:03:59,000 --> 02:04:01,160 Speaker 1: to play with those guys knew belong in the league. 2322 02:04:01,240 --> 02:04:04,280 Speaker 1: That it was an awesome experience that that first Rams 2323 02:04:04,320 --> 02:04:07,880 Speaker 1: game in ninety two. Yeah, Henry, Henry was. You could 2324 02:04:07,880 --> 02:04:10,560 Speaker 1: see it too, and it was obviously you know, when 2325 02:04:10,560 --> 02:04:13,560 Speaker 1: you get drafted in the as high as Henry did. 2326 02:04:13,840 --> 02:04:15,600 Speaker 1: The thing you checked off is you got to be 2327 02:04:15,680 --> 02:04:18,240 Speaker 1: an athlete. Henry was a phenomenon. He could have played 2328 02:04:18,720 --> 02:04:21,280 Speaker 1: offense or defense. He could have The guy could have 2329 02:04:21,320 --> 02:04:23,400 Speaker 1: been a PGA pro too. I mean the guys you know, 2330 02:04:23,720 --> 02:04:27,400 Speaker 1: given me, Henry could have played any sport professionally you 2331 02:04:27,440 --> 02:04:29,560 Speaker 1: can name. I really believe it. He would. He could 2332 02:04:29,560 --> 02:04:31,480 Speaker 1: do it all and that's why. That's why he played 2333 02:04:31,560 --> 02:04:35,960 Speaker 1: so long, was so good. I appreciate that. Man's being 2334 02:04:35,960 --> 02:04:38,760 Speaker 1: around you guys makes anybody better and bring your a 2335 02:04:38,880 --> 02:04:41,040 Speaker 1: game for sure. It was a fun group as a 2336 02:04:41,040 --> 02:04:42,840 Speaker 1: fun group. Man, it's great. You look great. I know 2337 02:04:42,920 --> 02:04:45,760 Speaker 1: that last time I saw you in person, probably it 2338 02:04:45,840 --> 02:04:47,440 Speaker 1: was it who got in the Hall of Fame. We 2339 02:04:47,520 --> 02:04:49,480 Speaker 1: were down in Canton or something. I don't know, miam 2340 02:04:49,480 --> 02:04:52,920 Speaker 1: in Thurman or somebody. Um, yeah, yeah, that was the 2341 02:04:52,960 --> 02:04:54,960 Speaker 1: last time we all kind of got together. You look good, though. 2342 02:04:55,000 --> 02:04:56,800 Speaker 1: What are you doing now? Tell us give us a 2343 02:04:56,840 --> 02:05:00,200 Speaker 1: little heads up about what you're up to. I am 2344 02:05:00,320 --> 02:05:03,880 Speaker 1: literally I was. I work at a local high school 2345 02:05:04,080 --> 02:05:06,680 Speaker 1: and I'm a strength coach and then I'm a track coach. 2346 02:05:06,720 --> 02:05:09,440 Speaker 1: So I was literally in the training session and about 2347 02:05:09,440 --> 02:05:11,240 Speaker 1: to go to track practice. Oh I saw you. You 2348 02:05:11,280 --> 02:05:13,840 Speaker 1: told me about your how's your daughter and she's running 2349 02:05:13,920 --> 02:05:18,200 Speaker 1: hurdles right. Oh yeah, yeah, my youngest is doing fantastic. 2350 02:05:18,520 --> 02:05:22,320 Speaker 1: She went to come into the USC. She's out in California. Okay, 2351 02:05:22,640 --> 02:05:26,240 Speaker 1: they're shut down right now. So he's doing remote learning 2352 02:05:26,240 --> 02:05:30,600 Speaker 1: on on campus. Yeah, on campus, but she's remote. Yeah. 2353 02:05:30,640 --> 02:05:32,920 Speaker 1: Well that's how the college just get your money that well. Yeah, 2354 02:05:33,000 --> 02:05:39,560 Speaker 1: although she's probably on scholarship, they getting money getting that's good. 2355 02:05:39,960 --> 02:05:42,200 Speaker 1: How does this now? How does this uh? How does 2356 02:05:42,200 --> 02:05:45,040 Speaker 1: he affect her with the you know, competitions and stuff. 2357 02:05:45,080 --> 02:05:46,720 Speaker 1: Are they going to compete in track? I mean that 2358 02:05:46,760 --> 02:05:48,200 Speaker 1: seems like a sport where they might be able to 2359 02:05:48,200 --> 02:05:51,960 Speaker 1: get away with it. I don't you know. It's an 2360 02:05:52,000 --> 02:05:54,640 Speaker 1: interesting because they're not really getting the training that they 2361 02:05:54,680 --> 02:05:56,920 Speaker 1: need right now out in California because so many things 2362 02:05:56,960 --> 02:05:59,280 Speaker 1: are shut down. Yeah, but then you have teams down 2363 02:06:00,040 --> 02:06:04,120 Speaker 1: Texas and Florida. They're training really hard. So that's a 2364 02:06:04,160 --> 02:06:06,360 Speaker 1: good question. We still really don't know. I was gonna 2365 02:06:06,360 --> 02:06:09,600 Speaker 1: look yeah, all right, well it's really good to see you, Henry. 2366 02:06:09,600 --> 02:06:11,840 Speaker 1: We thank you for carving some time out for us. 2367 02:06:11,880 --> 02:06:13,920 Speaker 1: I'm glad Steve got you fast so you can get 2368 02:06:14,000 --> 02:06:17,200 Speaker 1: right back to track practice. So Steve accommodated you here. 2369 02:06:17,240 --> 02:06:19,640 Speaker 1: So good to see your face though, and good to 2370 02:06:19,680 --> 02:06:22,280 Speaker 1: talk to you again. God speed to you man. Stay 2371 02:06:22,320 --> 02:06:28,440 Speaker 1: healthy out there. I appreciate it. Always a pleasure anytime. Man. 2372 02:06:28,560 --> 02:06:30,600 Speaker 1: Good to see y'all. I'll see yall soon. Okay, okay, 2373 02:06:30,600 --> 02:06:33,160 Speaker 1: take care of Henry. Appreciate it. What a great guy here. 2374 02:06:33,680 --> 02:06:36,000 Speaker 1: That was one of the you know it was. It 2375 02:06:36,120 --> 02:06:37,880 Speaker 1: was a tough roster to make. He came in and 2376 02:06:38,000 --> 02:06:40,720 Speaker 1: was plugged right in right away. That guy could really go. Yeah, 2377 02:06:41,000 --> 02:06:43,480 Speaker 1: he was a player. If he had more time I was. 2378 02:06:43,600 --> 02:06:45,360 Speaker 1: I didn't want to get into a source subject, but 2379 02:06:45,440 --> 02:06:48,960 Speaker 1: I remember him in that game up in New England 2380 02:06:48,960 --> 02:06:52,760 Speaker 1: to just give it to him. Game where it was 2381 02:06:53,000 --> 02:06:58,520 Speaker 1: fourth down and fourteen. Wade was the head coaching. Sean 2382 02:06:58,640 --> 02:07:01,680 Speaker 1: Jefferson catches a ball along the sideline. He's out of 2383 02:07:01,720 --> 02:07:06,320 Speaker 1: bounds and short of the first down marker. Yeah, Patriots 2384 02:07:06,320 --> 02:07:08,440 Speaker 1: are driving trying to you know, retake the lead and 2385 02:07:08,440 --> 02:07:11,600 Speaker 1: make a comeback. Fourth down. He's out of bounds and 2386 02:07:11,800 --> 02:07:15,240 Speaker 1: short of the marker. The ref comes flying up from 2387 02:07:15,240 --> 02:07:18,040 Speaker 1: the deep secondary and you know is doing one of 2388 02:07:18,080 --> 02:07:20,480 Speaker 1: the waves over his head. The other ref comes over 2389 02:07:21,280 --> 02:07:25,400 Speaker 1: Andre who's standing on the sidelines because the offense is 2390 02:07:25,440 --> 02:07:28,520 Speaker 1: off the field for the Bills. Audibly heard the one 2391 02:07:28,520 --> 02:07:30,600 Speaker 1: ref say to the other just give it to him. 2392 02:07:31,680 --> 02:07:35,280 Speaker 1: Heard him say that not only catching bounds, but a 2393 02:07:35,400 --> 02:07:40,000 Speaker 1: first down. Then they throw a bomb to the end 2394 02:07:40,120 --> 02:07:44,600 Speaker 1: zone and the ball is uncatchable. It's out of bounds, 2395 02:07:45,040 --> 02:07:47,520 Speaker 1: but Henry kind of gives the two arm shiver to 2396 02:07:47,520 --> 02:07:51,120 Speaker 1: the receiver in his area. It's I mean, it's it's 2397 02:07:51,160 --> 02:07:54,280 Speaker 1: not catchable. They call pass your interference on Henry and 2398 02:07:54,360 --> 02:07:57,760 Speaker 1: it's first in goal at the one, and they score 2399 02:07:57,800 --> 02:07:59,960 Speaker 1: the touchdown and then Wade takes the team off the field. 2400 02:08:00,000 --> 02:08:01,760 Speaker 1: He's like, I'm out of here. So they ran like 2401 02:08:01,760 --> 02:08:05,720 Speaker 1: a two point conversion against nobody really um because I 2402 02:08:05,720 --> 02:08:07,560 Speaker 1: think the guy that scored the winning touchdown was Ben 2403 02:08:07,600 --> 02:08:12,680 Speaker 1: Coates and uh just hob And then it was horrible 2404 02:08:12,760 --> 02:08:15,920 Speaker 1: bass interfere deep offensive defensive passing affairs in the end 2405 02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:18,640 Speaker 1: zone or they got one of the guys that Henry's yeah, 2406 02:08:18,720 --> 02:08:21,400 Speaker 1: and then the other guy, their receiver has got horse 2407 02:08:21,480 --> 02:08:25,200 Speaker 1: collared Thomas Smith around the shoulder. It was, it was 2408 02:08:25,240 --> 02:08:29,520 Speaker 1: an abomination. It was it was a it was a 2409 02:08:29,720 --> 02:08:33,760 Speaker 1: litany play after play after play after could play you 2410 02:08:33,800 --> 02:08:37,840 Speaker 1: could not have handed a game to another team with 2411 02:08:37,920 --> 02:08:40,360 Speaker 1: poor officiating any better than they did, and they did. 2412 02:08:40,400 --> 02:08:44,080 Speaker 1: It was four consecutive plays in a row where insane 2413 02:08:44,120 --> 02:08:48,720 Speaker 1: completely botched it. It was that. That was after I retired. Yes, 2414 02:08:48,720 --> 02:08:50,280 Speaker 1: it was, and I let me just tell you it 2415 02:08:50,360 --> 02:08:52,680 Speaker 1: is a good thing. Yeah, because I would have gotten 2416 02:08:52,880 --> 02:08:54,360 Speaker 1: I think you might have bumped an official for that 2417 02:08:54,400 --> 02:08:57,200 Speaker 1: one tossed out of that game. I would gotten tossed 2418 02:08:57,200 --> 02:08:58,920 Speaker 1: out of the country for that. For I would have 2419 02:08:58,960 --> 02:09:01,320 Speaker 1: pulled that. That was so bad. I didn't. I didn't 2420 02:09:01,320 --> 02:09:02,680 Speaker 1: really want to go down the road because it was 2421 02:09:02,680 --> 02:09:05,760 Speaker 1: good to see him, but that was, um all. That 2422 02:09:05,800 --> 02:09:07,440 Speaker 1: was one where I'd like to talk to some of 2423 02:09:07,480 --> 02:09:08,920 Speaker 1: the guys in that game and just go with the 2424 02:09:09,000 --> 02:09:11,680 Speaker 1: what would have happened? You know, if it's all you, 2425 02:09:11,840 --> 02:09:15,120 Speaker 1: if Sean Jefferson isn't called in bounce games over, yeah, 2426 02:09:15,120 --> 02:09:19,360 Speaker 1: it's ridiculous. Absolutely every all four of those players you 2427 02:09:19,400 --> 02:09:22,240 Speaker 1: talk talk about where the officials inserted themselves in, they 2428 02:09:22,240 --> 02:09:24,480 Speaker 1: were all four bad calls, all four win against US, 2429 02:09:24,560 --> 02:09:27,760 Speaker 1: and all four from we're arbitrary. Yeah, all right, we 2430 02:09:27,760 --> 02:09:30,320 Speaker 1: gotta take a break. But when wee that was good 2431 02:09:30,320 --> 02:09:32,240 Speaker 1: and Steve, you're killing me, man, I don't know what 2432 02:09:32,240 --> 02:09:33,840 Speaker 1: else I gotta do here. I gotta come up with 2433 02:09:33,840 --> 02:09:38,800 Speaker 1: like some real like under a rock teammate that you'll 2434 02:09:38,920 --> 02:09:42,280 Speaker 1: never guess. No, don't do that, but let me. I 2435 02:09:42,680 --> 02:09:45,040 Speaker 1: was a total shot with Henry because he's the only 2436 02:09:45,080 --> 02:09:47,440 Speaker 1: guy could remember that was that played, but I didn't 2437 02:09:47,440 --> 02:09:49,120 Speaker 1: know where he was from anywhere that one played in 2438 02:09:49,120 --> 02:09:51,160 Speaker 1: the Big ten. He's the only one I could think of. Okay, 2439 02:09:52,040 --> 02:09:53,360 Speaker 1: I gotta I don't know what I gotta do. I 2440 02:09:53,400 --> 02:09:55,560 Speaker 1: gotta change up my clues. I gotta do something now, 2441 02:09:55,840 --> 02:09:58,200 Speaker 1: we need some help. I got lucky on that one. 2442 02:09:58,200 --> 02:10:00,840 Speaker 1: I'll admit that I got lucky. Right when we come back, 2443 02:10:00,880 --> 02:10:03,800 Speaker 1: it's time for what we have learned from today's show, 2444 02:10:04,160 --> 02:10:05,840 Speaker 1: So we'll get to that when we return. Here on 2445 02:10:05,840 --> 02:10:08,120 Speaker 1: One Bill's Live, presented by Kalid to Health, this is 2446 02:10:08,160 --> 02:10:25,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bill's Radio time for what have we learned? Brought 2447 02:10:25,600 --> 02:10:30,320 Speaker 1: to you by Skyworks, the official construction equipment rental company 2448 02:10:30,720 --> 02:10:34,160 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. And we talked to a bunch 2449 02:10:34,160 --> 02:10:36,640 Speaker 1: of people today, not the least of which was one 2450 02:10:36,720 --> 02:10:39,920 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Alexander on the Lowdown, and he talked about this 2451 02:10:39,960 --> 02:10:43,960 Speaker 1: Bill's jets matchup and the challenge of playing against one 2452 02:10:44,080 --> 02:10:47,720 Speaker 1: Levon Bell. So he has a chip on his show. 2453 02:10:47,800 --> 02:10:49,400 Speaker 1: You even saw in the media the coach on body. 2454 02:10:49,400 --> 02:10:51,000 Speaker 1: He's kind of hurt. He's like, no, I'm not hurt. 2455 02:10:51,160 --> 02:10:53,440 Speaker 1: I'm ready to go week one. And so he's coming 2456 02:10:53,640 --> 02:10:56,760 Speaker 1: into the game with the mentality of I gotta get 2457 02:10:56,800 --> 02:10:58,520 Speaker 1: back to where I was and be a game change 2458 02:10:58,560 --> 02:11:00,760 Speaker 1: where people have to now worry about out me and 2459 02:11:00,840 --> 02:11:03,920 Speaker 1: start talking about me again instead of all these other bags. 2460 02:11:04,240 --> 02:11:07,080 Speaker 1: And so the Bill's defense, you know that front Severn 2461 02:11:07,120 --> 02:11:09,120 Speaker 1: really need to bring, you know, the chess trap, strap 2462 02:11:09,240 --> 02:11:11,040 Speaker 1: up and get ready to be physical, knocking him off 2463 02:11:11,040 --> 02:11:13,720 Speaker 1: with the linement back because he is such a patient runner. 2464 02:11:13,880 --> 02:11:17,680 Speaker 1: Really making that line set that line back into his 2465 02:11:17,840 --> 02:11:20,480 Speaker 1: laugh because this offensive line is not the Fitchburgh still 2466 02:11:20,520 --> 02:11:22,920 Speaker 1: his offici line that he's a customer running to him. 2467 02:11:22,920 --> 02:11:25,440 Speaker 1: So you can negate some of his patients and his 2468 02:11:25,480 --> 02:11:29,200 Speaker 1: ability by making him be more decisive or the decisive 2469 02:11:29,240 --> 02:11:32,120 Speaker 1: earlier in the play than he wants to. He is 2470 02:11:32,120 --> 02:11:33,960 Speaker 1: a patient runner. I mean that guy waits longer than 2471 02:11:33,960 --> 02:11:35,560 Speaker 1: anybody I've ever seen. I don't know how he makes 2472 02:11:35,560 --> 02:11:37,280 Speaker 1: it happen. He kind of had to get away more 2473 02:11:37,320 --> 02:11:40,120 Speaker 1: success in Pittsburgh he didn't with the Jets, but a 2474 02:11:40,160 --> 02:11:42,440 Speaker 1: little more problem doing that behind the five guys who 2475 02:11:42,440 --> 02:11:46,080 Speaker 1: aren't playing this year of starters. We also had NFL 2476 02:11:46,560 --> 02:11:50,240 Speaker 1: Film senior producer Greg Cosell, who's back for another season 2477 02:11:50,280 --> 02:11:53,040 Speaker 1: with us on Fridays, and we got into a lot 2478 02:11:53,040 --> 02:11:55,520 Speaker 1: of topics with him. But there's one player in particular 2479 02:11:55,560 --> 02:11:58,080 Speaker 1: that he's very excited about on the offensive side of 2480 02:11:58,120 --> 02:12:02,600 Speaker 1: the ball, and his name is Dawson. I think he's 2481 02:12:02,640 --> 02:12:06,040 Speaker 1: really athletic. I think he's a really good receiver. I 2482 02:12:06,080 --> 02:12:08,920 Speaker 1: think he fits the mold of today's tight ends in 2483 02:12:08,920 --> 02:12:11,640 Speaker 1: the NFL, where you can split him, where he can 2484 02:12:11,680 --> 02:12:13,960 Speaker 1: line up in what we call one by three sets, 2485 02:12:14,280 --> 02:12:17,080 Speaker 1: where the tight end is the single receiver to the 2486 02:12:17,120 --> 02:12:20,680 Speaker 1: short side of the field to the boundary side. You know. 2487 02:12:20,720 --> 02:12:22,600 Speaker 1: I think back to that ball he caught against New 2488 02:12:22,640 --> 02:12:25,440 Speaker 1: England late in the season last year, which was I believe, 2489 02:12:25,440 --> 02:12:27,920 Speaker 1: initially called a touchdown but ended up being down at 2490 02:12:27,920 --> 02:12:30,240 Speaker 1: the one yard line where he just ran by Patrick Chung. 2491 02:12:30,680 --> 02:12:32,520 Speaker 1: You know, And we're looking at him right now and 2492 02:12:32,600 --> 02:12:34,400 Speaker 1: you just see the body type. I mean, this kid 2493 02:12:34,520 --> 02:12:37,200 Speaker 1: is a really, really good athlete. He just didn't have 2494 02:12:37,240 --> 02:12:40,040 Speaker 1: production in college because he played at you know, with 2495 02:12:40,160 --> 02:12:44,600 Speaker 1: a J. Brown and Metcalfe and another receiver there, DeMarcus Lodge. 2496 02:12:45,400 --> 02:12:48,680 Speaker 1: But I think that he could really develop into a 2497 02:12:48,760 --> 02:12:52,280 Speaker 1: quality NFL tight end. Well, there's a ringing endorsement, if ever, 2498 02:12:52,320 --> 02:12:54,800 Speaker 1: there was one really high on Dawson Knox, and he 2499 02:12:54,800 --> 02:12:56,840 Speaker 1: and Devin Singletary now in year two, we'll have to 2500 02:12:56,840 --> 02:13:00,240 Speaker 1: see what they can provide to this offense. It's in 2501 02:13:00,240 --> 02:13:03,440 Speaker 1: addition to Diggs and a lot of veteran receivers that 2502 02:13:03,800 --> 02:13:05,520 Speaker 1: are now gonna be lining up for Judge. A lot 2503 02:13:05,560 --> 02:13:07,480 Speaker 1: of things I'm excited about seeing, just like all Bills 2504 02:13:07,480 --> 02:13:09,240 Speaker 1: fans out there. You know, one guy that just occurred 2505 02:13:09,280 --> 02:13:12,280 Speaker 1: to me that you know is gonna have to play 2506 02:13:12,320 --> 02:13:14,680 Speaker 1: in this game and do his job as well as 2507 02:13:14,720 --> 02:13:19,840 Speaker 1: anybody in this game. Tyler Bassa. He's gonna have to kick, 2508 02:13:20,320 --> 02:13:22,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna have to kick extra points, field goals, something's 2509 02:13:22,960 --> 02:13:24,720 Speaker 1: gonna come. He's gonna have to be in this game, 2510 02:13:24,840 --> 02:13:26,840 Speaker 1: and it's his first game as an NFL player, and 2511 02:13:26,880 --> 02:13:29,160 Speaker 1: there's no dodging it. There's not like, well, maybe they'll 2512 02:13:29,200 --> 02:13:32,360 Speaker 1: work me in slow now here and the Jets have 2513 02:13:32,400 --> 02:13:35,200 Speaker 1: a rookie punter in Brandon man So, a couple of 2514 02:13:35,240 --> 02:13:37,760 Speaker 1: rookies on either side in the kicking game. We're gonna 2515 02:13:37,800 --> 02:13:40,040 Speaker 1: be fun. That's gonna do it for us here for 2516 02:13:40,160 --> 02:13:42,840 Speaker 1: this week of one Bills Live. Be sure to get 2517 02:13:42,880 --> 02:13:45,360 Speaker 1: back here at noon on Monday when we break down 2518 02:13:45,400 --> 02:13:47,840 Speaker 1: the week one matchup with the Jets. We'll have Eric 2519 02:13:47,880 --> 02:13:49,880 Speaker 1: Wood on here to break the game down with us, 2520 02:13:49,960 --> 02:13:51,800 Speaker 1: and we'll take your phone call so he'll be sure 2521 02:13:51,800 --> 02:13:54,080 Speaker 1: to chime in with your opinions on how the Bills 2522 02:13:54,120 --> 02:13:56,800 Speaker 1: looked in Week one. Hopefully we're talking about a victory 2523 02:13:57,000 --> 02:13:59,320 Speaker 1: we'll see on Monday here on one Bills Live, presented 2524 02:13:59,360 --> 02:14:05,960 Speaker 1: by Kalida Hell. This is Buffalo Bill's radioh